based on the commerce clause of the constitution. but it was upheld based on the tax writing provisions of the u.s. congress, and the executive branch of the u.s. government. a 5-4 decision. the key decision by the chief justice of the united states, john roberts. he sided with the other, the democratic appointed members of the supreme court, breyer, ginsberg, kagan, sotomayor, together with chief justice john roberts, they were in the majority. kennedy, scalia, alito and thomas, they were in the minority. the health care reform law stays in full fully remains the law of the land in the united states. kate baldwin has been watching all of this unfold. kate, you re outside the supreme court. give us some more on what was going on inside the supreme court. reporter: what was going on inside the supreme court is the chief justice, he announced the ruling and began reading part, a summary, really, of the opinion, the majority of opinion of the court. and that has been happeni
choices. almost impossible to overstate how important next hour s announcement is. we have complete coverage to break it down for all of you. our crews are covering every angle from coast to coast. let s go to the white house, though, first. there s breaking news coming out. jessica yellin is standing by. what are you learning about the president s intention today? reporter: hi, wolf. well, president obama will be in the oval office receiving his daily briefing when the supreme court ruling comes down. he ll be there with the vice president, his chief of staff, and the men who usually brief him, the heads of his national security team, and others. and i understand that the president will give remarks. i expect it in the nature of a speech and the white house is prepared for a number of different contingencies. they re prepared for the possibility it s fully upheld, obviously, fully struck down and then something in between. possibly a version of the mandate getting struck d