somehow everybody survives. welcome to our viewers around the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off. you re in the situation room. the obama administration gives in and replies to a rare order from a federal judge. the latest round there a legal and political fight over the health care reform law. things escalated this week when president obama warned the supreme court against overturning himself cherished legislation. some appeals court judges took offense and demanded a written explanation. they got one. let s begin with cnn congressional correspondent kate baldwin. kate, the administration has answered this request. so where do things stand now? to use a sport metaphor, i d say the ball may still be in play, joe. i wouldn t call this letter a bombshell but it s definitely another strange twist in this political battle that has no end in sight. three pages single spaced. that was the unusual order by a federal circuit court. attorney general eric hol