supreme court showdown. this morning the supreme court begin hearing three days of argument on president obama's controversial health care overhaul law. shooting outrage. one month after florida teen trayvon martin was shot and killed, there are nationwide calls for justice and change. >> they set the climate of shoot first and talk later. and dives to the deep. movie director james cameron journeys to the deepest point in the world's oceans. this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, march 26, this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, march 26, 2012. captioning funded by cbs good morning. today the supreme court begins hearing the three days of

arguments on president obama's hotly debated health care law. it's a historic and partisan battle with dramatic changes in this country's health care system. the justices will consider four different legal issues. up first this morning, the bake question, is it too soon for the courts to even take up this law? susan mcginnis in washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the central issue this week the supreme court will hear is whether it's constitutional to require americans to buy health insurance. but today the court is going to hear arguments about whether it's even legal for them to decide on this law before key elements even go into effect. team have been lining up outside the supreme court all weekend. they want a seat to watch historic arguments over whether or not prospect's healesident o care law is constitutional.

today should they postpone the argument. the law requires what's called an individual mandate, meaning all american must buy health insurance or face a fine. tomorrow's main question is, can congress force people to buy something? 26 states are opposed and some lawyers say if the court upholds the law, it could have far-reaching consequences. >> if the administration wins on this one, it is, frankly, hard to sew what would be left of federalism and the concept in the united states. >> reporter: wednesday's focus will be if the individual mandate is unconstitutional, does that mean the entire law is struck down? these three days of argument will be the longest the supreme court have heard in 45 years. lawyers will have a total of six hours to state their cases. the obama administration is looking forward. >> we're confident it will be constitutional. and our focus right now, obviously a process play out this week and obviously the supreme court will deliberate. we'll continue to make sure we

implement this law smartly. >> reporter: republicans say it goes too far. >> americans have now come to their own conclusion. they don't like it. they think it's unconstitutional. and they want it repealed. >> reporter: a ruling will likely come later this year. now, if the court decides by law it has to postpone a decision on this until 2015, and that's when the americans who don't buy health insurance pay the first penalty, it would relieve the court of the burden of making a decision on the law before it's so close to a presidential election. >> take a seat. this will take a while. susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. president obama is in seoul, south korea for international security summit. notably absent is north korea. today the president had tough words for north korea and their nuclear programs. the president says there will be no awards for provocation and now is the time to pursue peace. >> today we say, yongyang,

pursue peace and give a better life to the korean people. >> yesterday the president visited the militarized zone. the south says they would shoot down a missile north launches. wisconsin holds the next presidential primary a week from tuesday. rick santorum was the easy winner in louisiana's primary. speaking in wisconsin yesterday, santorum got into a verbal scuffle with a reporter from "the new york times." it started when santorum told voters romney was uniquely unqualified to be the gop nominee. >> pick any other republican in the country. he is the worst republican in the country. to put up against barack obama. >> when pressed about his claim that romney was the worst republican to run against the president, santorum lashed out saying, i said he is uniquely disqualified to run against

barack obama on the issue of health care. quit distorting my words, if i see it, it's expletive. if you can't figure it out, you can watch the exclusive video on "cbs this morning." the u.s. is confident t, ros accused of killing 17 in afghan villages. it was one month ago today that unarmed florida teenager trayvon martin was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer. the shooting has sparked protests across the country. today martin's parents will attend a city commission meeting in sanford, florida, to discuss the case. randall pinkston reports. >> we say peace! >> reporter: the city of sanford, florida, black and white, came together in peace sunday evening around the shooting death of trayvon martin. the 17-year-old was gunned down last month as he walked through

a suburban neighborhood. >> his thoughts right here starts right here with us. >> reporter: the mayor of sanford brought his two young sons with him to the prayer rally. >> i want my boys to learn, too, we don't need this in our society. >> reporter: in atlanta, baltimore and new york city church goers wore hoodies to sunday services. martin was wearing one when 28-year-old neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman shot him, claiming self-defense. reverend jackson spoke at a church service and spoke on the florida's stand your ground self-defense law. >> they're setting a climate of shoot first, talk later. the stand your ground laws gives common civilians the hands of trained police officers. >> reporter: sanford police didn't arrest zimmerman saying there's little evidence to disprove his claim of self-again. a grand jury will be convened next month to determine whether he should face charges. rick scott has appointed a special prosecutor to oversee the case and a traffic force to

review the stand your ground law. >> the first thing we're going to do is do a thorough investigation to see what happens here. no one can imagine this happening to their family. >> reporter: a rally here in sanford is planned for monday, the one-month anniversary of trayvon martin's death. randall pinkston, cbs news, sanford, florida. a powerful earthquake rocked central chile. so far no reports of deaths or major damage. the 7.1 magnitude quake struck sunday night. residents say the powerful shaking lasted about a minute. buildings swayed in chile's capital over 100 miles away. widespread power outages and phone use disrupted in some area. this morning dick cheney is recovering after receiving a new heart at a virginia hospital. cheney is 71 years old and suffered from severe heart failure. nearly two years ago he received a heart pump that kept him alive at that very same hospital. coming up on the "morning

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in afghanistan this morning, a gunman wearing an aof began army uniform shot and killed two nato service members. nato officials say the gunman open fire in a base in helmand providence. the gunman was shot dead. nationalities of the victims are unknown. on the "cbs moneywatch" on a monday, gm announces recall of thousands of vehicles and protecting facebook. ashley morrison with more on that. good morning. >> good morning. stocks overseas were flat this morning. this week we will get reports on consumer confidence, home prices and manufacturing.

the first quarter of 2012 also comes to a close and investors hope stocks continue their hot start to the year. for the week the dow was down 151 points. the nasdaq gained 12. prices at the gas pump continue to surge. average cost of a gallon of regular is up 11 cents over just the last two weeks to $3.93. but relief may be on the horizon. some industry experts believe the price of gas may have peaked. they point to the falling price of crude oil. general motors is recalling more than 6,000 vans and suvs over potential steering problems. the recall affects certain 2012 chevy express and gmc savannah vans and chevy suburban and gmc you con xl suv. they determined during tests that the gear shaft can break and cause a loss of steering. no crashes or injuries have been reported. delta is expanding its

service throughout the northeast. they are offering more flights there laguardia to pittsburgh, cleveland, vermont and includes buffalo, syracuse and rochester. delta is investing $100 million in upgrading routes and facilities at laguardia. and it's a request more and more job seekers are hearing from prospective employers, give us your facebook password. now two u.s. senators are weighing in on the controversy. charles schumer and richard blumenthal are calling on the u.s. justice department to investigate whether requesting social media credentials from someone is a violation of federal law. >> there's a coercive nature here. you want the job so badly if your employer asks, you may be afraid to say no. >> last week facebook issued a warning to employers to not ask job applicants for their password. facebook opposes the practice

saying it's a violation of the website's policy and, quote, not the right thing to do. i would agree with that, too. >> absolutely. ashley morrison here in new york. thank you so much. hollywood film maker james cameron completed his voyage to the bottom of the sea. he was about 200 miles off guam when he descended seven miles into the mariana trench. he spent more than three hours under water to explore and film and even tweeted, just arrived at the ocean's deepest point. can't wait to share what i'm seeing. pretty cool stuff. coming up on your monday morning, weather forecast. in sports, is the old tiger woods back? why he's all smiles next. [ male announcer ] new starbucks blonde roast

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here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. mostly sunny, 50 in new york. partly cloudy, 49 in chicago. partly sunny, 84 in dallas. partly sunny, 64 in los angeles. let's check your national forecast. dry and windy in the northeast. gusts in some areas could reach 45 miles an hour. a wet and windy storm will approach the west coast from northern california to washington. severe thunderstorms in the dakotas and tornadoes could roll through parts of north and south dakota. in sports, here's something you haven't heard in almost three years. tiger woods has won a pga tour event. drains this putt on 15 to save par.

finishing at 13 under to win the arnold palmer invitational. seventh time he's won this tournament. his first victory on the pga tour in 30 months. it's been an exciting march madness and down to the final four. here are the highlights. taylor had a big day for kansas, dropping in 22 points against north carolina. the jayhawks roll over top seeded har teels 80-67. kansas makes it to the final four for the first time since winning it all in 2008. top seeded kentucky had an easy time against baylor hitting from the outside and stealing the ball for the big score, gilchrist had 19 points to help the wildcats claw the bears 82-70. kentucky makes it to the final four for the second year in a row. and here are your broadcast-busting final four match-ups. kentucky goes up against louisville on saturday at 6 p.m. eastern. then at 8:49 kansas takes on ohio state. you can see both games right here on cbs. the national championship will be on monday night in new orleans. all of it right here on cbs.

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here's a look at weather in is some cities around the country. atlanta, 79. detroit, 47 degrees. partly cloudy and 76 in denver. morning showers in seattle, 54 degrees. top stories now on a monday morning. today the supreme court begins three days of arguments on president obama's health care reform law. first up, the justices will hear

arguments on whether it's too soon for courts to even take up the law. rally around the country calling for justice in the shooting death of trayvon martin. demonstrators wore hooded sweatshirts like the one the 17-year-old was wearing the night he was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer. pope benedict is wrapping up his trip to mexico. last night he was serenaded by a band and much to the light of the crowd, put on a wide brimmed sombrero. pope benedict urged mexicans to stand up against drugs, violence and corruption. pony benedict heads to cuba, more than 300 cuban-americans are making a pilgrimage to the country they led. we take a look at the pope's historic visit. >> reporter: as the sun sets and another day in santiago, government workers finished up final preparations for pope benedict's open air mass here. in some places the smell of

fresh paint overpowers the smell of a good cuban cigar. he taught at fordham university and a priest in santiago. what does it mean to have the pope in cuba? >> it's a present that invites to have more faith, more hope, more solidarity. >> reporter: for all the posters and enthusiasm, cuba is the least catholic country in latin america. communist party banned christmas until pope john paul visited in 1998. while most cubans are catholic, far less than 10% are considered practicing. most churches draw modest crowds for mass. the african tradition is far more popular, a mix of katri catholicism. the pope's visit comes at a time of deepening economic hardship and increased privately run

businesses. very small businesses from street vendors to small restaurants. with the decline of communism, the cuban government was forced to lay off state workers by the thousands, forcing people to fend for themselves. pope benedict said ideology of cuba no longer corresponds with reality. privately people here hope the pontiff will provide heat and light during his three-day visit. byron pitts, cbs news, santiago. the first large piece of debris from last year's tsunami in japan has been spotted in north america. japanese fishing boat was seen drifting off the coast of british columbia, canada, about 150 miles miles off shore. the ship about 164 feet is expected to make landfall in about a month and a half. possibly in alaska. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the return of tiger woods. all that and more later this morning. i'm tyrell brown. ♪ me and you

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good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is monday, march 26th. is this the last week of the month? >> i'm andrea roane. and i'm jessica doyle in for

mike haiduk. thank you so much. and of course. >> howard bernstein is here with today's forecast. >> it is colder, windy and freeze watch and warnings are up for tonight. >> i don't get it. i planted already. >> if you have tender plants outside, you have to protect them. the growing season started much earlier than usual. that is why we have the freeze watch out. let's get going and we'll show you this in a moment. today the winds are picking up out of the northwest. lots of sunshine, but much cooler. highs only in the low 60, slightly above average. average is 5 degrees. we are looking at a storm system to our south. southeastern virginia and eastern carolina. clouds are moving away with the storm itself. temperatures are dropping into the 40s in oakland. most of us still holding on to

60. 60 in fredericksburg. here's the freeze watch in and around the metro, we are not sure we are going to get below freezing. i think parts of mont good morningry, howard. for tonight, along i-70 and north of the pennsylvania border, along and west of i 81, freeze warning in effect for tonight. tuesday morning temperatures could be dropping into the 20s and low 30s. today only in the 50s. low to submitted 60s. it is 4:27. here's monika samtani with timesaver traffic. >> reporter: no problems to report. no big deals all around town. it is a good start to the rush hour. the beltway looks great. we'll take a live look a little

further north. here in dale city, you are looking fine. as i said, now let's go north. no robs in the main hov lanes. let's go back over to the maps. this time to 270. looking great out of frederick. further south here at shady grove road. coming up in my next report, we will go over to route 50 in maryland. back to you guys. thank you, monika. the u.s. geologicical survey says a 3. 1 magnitude earthquake struck around 11:20 just six miles from the town of mineral. no major damage has been reported from last night a quake. there have been hundreds of aftershocks since the quake last august.

the largest aftershock was 4.5 on august 25th. president obama's healthcare reform law goes before the supreme court today. this will be the first of what is expected to be three days of arguments. >> 26 states argued the 2010 healthcare overhaul is unconstitutional because it will require all americans to have some form of healthcare or face a fine. susan mcginniss has more. >> reporter: people have been lining up outside the supreme court all weekend. they want a seat to watch historic arguments over whether or not president obama's healthcare law is constitutional. today is day one of arguments. the focus, should the high court postpone a decision? since the law done go into full effect until 2014. the law requires what is called an individual mandate, meaning all americans must buy health insurance or face a fine. tomorrow's main question is, can congress force people to