missile defense. president obama clarifies comments he made to russia's president about a proposed mission shield and the upcoming election. they consider the centerpiece of president obama's historic health care law later today. and deadly wildfire, a fast moving fire in colorado leaves at least one person dead and forces hundreds of others to flee their home. captioning funded by cbs good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. this morning president obama is clarifying comments he made to russian president about us plans

for a yeuropean defense mission shield. his comments were picked up by an open mike. he told medvedev he needed more space and, quote, this is my last election. after my election i'll have more flexibility. this morning at the nuclear summit in seoul he said arms controls are complex and it's not surprising a deal can't be reached quickly. >> this is not a matter of hiding the ball. the only way i get this stuff done is if i'm consulting with pentagon, if i'm consulting with congress, if i've about got bipartisan support, and, frankly, the current environment is not conducive to those kinds of thoughtful consultations. >> republicans were quick to criticize the open mike comments. speaking in san diego gop presidential kaent mitt romney says it appears the president is about to cave in to the russians. >> that is an alarming and

developing. this is no time for the president to be pulling his punches with the american people. >> russia wants a pledge that its missiles would not be tar betted by the anticontrol system and control on how it would be used yoo for the second day in a row the supreme court hears comments on the president's health care law. they're considering the heart of the issue, the provision that makes it manta torrey to for all americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty. susan mcginnis is in washington to explain it all. good morn, susan. >> hey, good morning, betty. today is the most critical of the three days at the supreme court and folks are camped out outside hoping to get a seat inside to witness the arguments in this case because the outcome is going to impact virtually every american. day one of the historic protest brought out protesters.

today they tackled the most controversial part of president obama's health care law, the so-called individual mandate. it requires americans to buy health coverage or pay a fine. attorneys general from 26 states have sued saying the government kept do that. >> we have all kinds of national problems be it global warming or anything else. if they suggest that have to buy a service to solve that problem the relationship has changed forever. >> reporter: a new survey shows more than half of the respond t respondents don't like the survey and more than 47% disapprove of the overhaul. four justices were appointed under democratic president, five under republicans. monday lawyers argued whether the court can decide now or wait until people without insurance pay for their choice, which would be in 2015 and that involves whether it's considered a tax or a penalty.

justice steven brewier says the never suggested tax. >> they never called it a tax for a reason. >> reporter: legal experts say sit appears just tigss won't wait. tomorrow is day three. the justices will hear arguments about whether it is any gaited whether the entire health care overhaul should be thrown out as well. at least one person has been dead by a fast-moving wildfire in colorado. the largest fire is burning about 25 miles southwest of denver. the fire started yesterday. apparently a flare-up from a controlled burn. the fire took off pushed by wind gusts of up to 55 miles per hour. at least five homes have been destroyed and residents in more than 900 houses have been ordered to evacuate. >> i'm grabbing personal papers, my dog, my cat, some clothes, some pictures that can't be replaced, things like that,

medicine. >> first time in 36 years i had to move -- get out of here. so heavy-duty. >> officials say firefighters spent the night protecting homes. more than 4 1/2 square miles have been burned. the family of trayvon martin have been put on the defensive. he was shot by george zimmerman. a neighborhood watchman. zumerman claims he acted in self-defense and has not been arrested. on monday police confirmed he had made those allegations. they confirmed a newspaper report that details what george zimmerman told police on the night of the shooting. zimmerman said martin approached him from behind. after two exchanged words zimmerman said martin punched him and started baking his head on the sidewalk. that is when zimmerman said he fatally shot trayvon martin. >> even in death they're still

disrespecting my son. >> at a town hall meeting exactly one month since the chuting his parents said the sanford police department leaked the details in order to his son. they acknowledged he had been suspended from school after traces of marijuana had been discovered in plastic baggy in his book bag. >> whatever he had been suspended for had absolutely no bearing on what happened on the night of february 26. >> hundreds packed sanford's civil center and thousands more showed support for trayvon martin outside. demonstrations for justice took place in cities across the country. the case is racing questions over whether race factored into the decision not to arrest zimmerman. >> if a black vigilante killed a 17-year-old white child near his

father's house, he would be in jail. >> meanwhile zimmerman has hired an attorney and is allowing friends to speak on his behalf. >> we dpoenlts what went on between the time he was in his vehicle and the time the gun went off, but i can tell you race had nothing do with it. >> state and federal agencies are looking at the case and a grand jury will look at it on april 10 and there's a possibility that information about the case was leaked from the police department. law enforcement investigators are looking into a possible hate case. a woman was found badly beaten in her san diego suburban home last week. she died shortly after. a threatening note was found near her body that read, go back to your country, you terrorist. the family said they had received another note but never reported it. coming up on the morning news, newt gingrich's message of funding his new campaign. plus, caught on tape.

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auction. ashley morrison is here with more on that. big rally for overseas markets. tokyo's nikkei gained more than 2% since last year's tsunami while hong kong's hang seng added more than 1.5%. federal reserve chair ben bernanke suggested interest rates will stay low fueled a big day on wall street. stocks finished at their highest levels in years and posted the biggest single day. the dow added 160 points. the nasdaq gained 54. we'll get a fresh report on home prices today that could erase some of those gains. the head of the rae site zil zillo.com is predicted home prizes will fall nearly 1% this year. prices will be held back as more foreclosed properties make their way onto the market. we'll also get new data on consumer confidence. they're concerned that rising gas prices may cut into pending. the average cost for a gallon of

glass is now 10 cents short of last year's high price. southwest airlines is blaming higher fuel cost for an increase in ticket tickets. on monday southwest raised fares by as much as $10 per round trip. it is the third rate hike this year. it warned it will not earn a profit for the first three months of this year because of rising fuel costs. the maker of the meat additive known as pink slime is suspending production at all but one of its plants. beef products usa insists its product is safe but the company wants to address what it calls misconceptions about the product. it's made with meat trimmings and treated with ammonia before it is added to ground beef. and a missouri man is hoping for a home run when he puts a rare baseball card up for auction today. bill goodmon hopes this 1909 bill honus card will score $1

million and possibly more when it hits the online auction block. historians believe it's one of only 60 wagner cards in existence. betty, why can't we find something? >> a million dollars for a card like that? who knew? >> i'd find a lot of things i could with it. straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather, and in sports it gets ugly under the basket as tennessee and baylor battle to make it to the final four.

here's a look at today's forecast for some cities around the country. new york mostly sunny, 50. miami, partly sunny, 82. chicago, afternoon thunderstorms, 68. denver, you're going to see partly sunny skies, 83. let's get a check of your national forecast. break out the sweaters because it is going to be cold but sunny from the great lakes to the northeast. temperatures are expected to be 10 degrees below normal. isolated thunderstorms are possible from sooeutheast kansa to illinois. a few thunderstorms will pop up from southeast texas to oklahoma and heavy rain and a foot of mountain snow expected northwest in california. in sports it's officially tebow time here in new york, and he got the star treatment yesterday. it's the first time tebow talked to the media since being signed as the new york jets' backup quarterback. broadway tim as he's being called says he looks forward to

helping the jets win, and to working with current starter mark sanchez, no problem. >> i think we'll have a great worjing relationship. you know, we talked about that, just supporting one another in our roles. and, i'm excited about that opportunity. you know, think we'll -- i think we'll have a grade relationship and hopefully we'll be able to drive today. >> they didn't waste any time. his jerseys are already in stores and is flying off the shelves. >> in women's college basketball baylor is headed to the final four. another great game from brittney griner. she blocked shots and hit the tough shots against tennessee. she finished with 23 points. 15 rebounds but was tossed out of the game when coming off the bench during a scuffle. they're now two wins away from becoming the first men's or women's team in the ncaa history to win 40 games in one year. when we return, the pope makes a historic trip, and new

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here's a look at today's forecast for some cities around the country. washington, d.c., mostly sunny, 58, atlanta, mostly sunny, 75. st. louis, windy, 82. denver, partly cloudy, f 9, and rainy in seattle, 56 degrees. here's another look at this morning's top stories. today the supreme court will hear arguments regarding the heart of president obama's health care law. can the government force you to buy health care insurance. yesterday the justices considered whether it's too early for them to rule on the law. and the colorado wildfire has killed at least one person. the wind-blown fire started yesterday. at least five homes southwest of denver have been destroyed and hundreds forced to evacuate.

landmark catholic church sex abuse trial is under way in philadelphia. this monsignor is accused of protecting pedophile priests in order to chav save the church from scandal. he supervised more than 800 priests in philadelphia from 1992 to 2004. he's the first u.s. church oh foishl be charged with the way he mishandled an abuse complaint. tens of thousands turned out last night as he celebrated mass in santiago. this is the first time in 14 years the pope has visited the communist country. in health news teenaged girls are having trouble getting plan b, the morning after pill. a new study found one in five pharmacies gave the girls wrong information over the phone, telling them it would be impossible to get the emergency

contraception pill. in most states most anyone over 17 can get plan be without a prescription. diabetes is the leading cause of dekt in the u.s. but now a new study has found that weight loss surgery can improve and possibly reverse type 2 diabetes. >> reporter: for years tim fury had a hard time keeping off the pounds and keeps his diet in check. >> i would go on a diet and lose weight and it would sneak on. right after the surgery, within about a week or so, i no longer needed medication for my diabetes at all. >> reporter: the study looked at 150 obese patients with poorly controlled diabetes. patients were given one of two types of weight loss surgery plus medication to treat the disease. a third group just got the medicine. the surgery patients lost more weight and achieved normal blood

sugar levels better than the group just on medication. >> the patients at the end of one year, they were on an average of less than one medication for their diabetes, and, in fact, about 40% of the patients were on no medication. their diabetes essentially went away. >> reporter: 26 million adults have diabetes in the u.s. about 30 to 50% of them don't have their diabetes under good control and researchers are saying that for some, surgery could make a big difference. but bariatric surgery comes with risks including digestive problems and gallstones but tim says it was worth it. >> i feel like a million bucks. i have more energy to help two little kids running around the house. >> reporter: after more than two years he's dropped 60 pounds and his diabetes is in remission. coming up after your local

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