>> hi, i'm ron pollack with families usa. i was -- go ahead, you can cheer. >> yeah. >> you can do better than that, too. so today the court was really hearing what many call a jurisdictional issue, and by a jurisdictional issue the question is does the court actually have the ability to listen to this case? and the anti-injunction act in essence says if the legislation at issue is a tax, then you can only challenge that once the tax liability is due. and the tax liability for somebody who doesn't comply with the individual responsibility provision would fall due to april of april 2015. so the question before the court was do we have to wait until april 2015 in essence to hear the arguments about the constitutionality of the individual responsibility provision. and so there were really two issues that the court was trying to work through. one is, is this a tax? and, of course, the enforcement of this is done through a tax that falls due in april. it is required under the internal revenue code, and you pay it to the internal r

newt gingrich at 12%, ron pollack 7% for we should point out though it's a narrow and significant leap in this race, moderate independents it to ronni but the number of conservative voters in illinois still shows the problem that ronni is having one other factor to point out is that this raised really remains very fluid 46% of the voters say that they can still change their minds you can see in recent states were santorum had a significant lead we're going to see some of that here in illinois one other factor to remember to is that ronni did well in suburban areas santorum did well in rural areas and is doing well in downstate illinois. it will be one of the most interesting races to watch on election night in illinois the return to capture the nomination in the eighth congressional district candid its art iraq war veteran and businessman roger christian they agree on many issues however they did take issue on the controversial at the jackson middle school forum and villa park. if roger now has his own super pak and now i know what he wouldn't sign the play. whoever wins 10 days from n

in the meantime, ron pollack still has not won a contest and needs a win -- ron paul still has not won a contest and needs a win. >> it is hard for him to go on as a credible contender if he has not won anything by the time super tuesday is over. >> he spent the last 24 hours campaigning in idaho. >> 11 news would like you to be part of our latest project, a 10:00 p.m. newscast. you can get all the information you need one hour earlier, starting tonight. it will be anchored by kate amara. that is tonight on wbaltv.com lots starting at 10:00 p.m. >> coming up, the latest on the tornado outbreaks. >> a a maryland woman who survived the disaster. while she was visiting alabama. >> we will tell you who the latest player is to get the bad news call from the club. >> snow showers are winding down on hd doppler. we're talking about a significant warmup this week. 41 at the airport, 43 at the switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. but in the sleep number store, we hear it all t

leaves ron pollack is the candidate without. stay with abc7 for continuing of the race. for the latest, log onto wjla.com. could be a pivotal day in the murder trial. a witness is expected to take the stand. he admitted firing an ak-47 into e in march ofopl 2010. guilty to murder charges and agreed to cooperate. five men are on trial. the shooting killed five people. will take a few more weeks. a former candidate is expected ofstand trial on charges without a license. he was arrested in september. driver's license was of an unpaidause parking ticket. he accused rinsing gray of him and promising him a attackinghange for adrian fenty. >> apple is ready to unveil its newest ipad today. down to bluebird york.arters in new good morning. apple, itbig day for the newted to unveil latest ipad. all major releases result in long lines. says the latest ipad could hit shelves next friday. verizon and at&t are hinting selling them. you know how the postal service keeps hiking rates, scott brown to lower prices instead. says by cutting the cost of a s stamp, more would be attracted to

newt gingrich and ron pollack third and fourth respectively as inez for a report to the candidates arealready looking ahead to this week's other contests. as the campaign in illinois at the site of tuesday's primary. another that job done. >>> he compared his chief rival over santorum to president obama's. santorum has the same economic light weight back on the president has santorum was in church in louisiana sharing personal stories with the congregation. >>> it was really dead. armies still has a big lead in the delegate count he has about twice as many in santorum but less than half the number he needed to win the nomination. santorum says those numbers show romney's weakness. huge money advantage huge advantage of soap supports and he hasn't been able to close the deal and even come close to closing the deal. the republican national chairman says the gop will have the nominee before the convention. >>> from a halftime of a nominee where two months away. >>> dozens in the bay area show as a part for the uprising in syria one year to the day after it began. dewi's to commemorate the

near the bridge or ron pollack jumping out? think you have had enough of the republican victory in this campaign, you are not alone. >> it has been i think the worst campaign i have ever seen. >>pam: former first lady barbara bush says that the republican mudslinging is hurting the party. take a look at this new poll. only 35 percent of american voters have a positive opinion of mitt romney. 45 percent have a negative view. these are the numbers for all voters. not one of the cabinet had approved a rate above 40%. the president delivered its own sharp criticism of arrivals saying that their call for a military confrontation with ron is irresponsible bluster. >>president obama: those who are suggesting or proposing were beating the drums of war should explain clearly to the american people what they think the cost and benefits would be. >>catherine: the president chose super tuesday told his first news conference and is courts have an election year edged. >>president obama: what is said on the campaign trail, those people do not

ron pollack criticized it language over the weekend, but rick santorum said was none of his business. >> thank you. jury selection began today in a wrongful death lawsuit over the virginia tech massacre. several families filed a lawsuit against the state of virginia. instead of accepting a settlement, the suit claims the school waited too long to tally government about -- to tell students about the gunmen on campus. a judge has capped any possible settlement that $100,000. the victims of the deadly midwest tornados have to deal with snow. survivors had to shovel away several inches of snow before digging through the rubble of their ruined homes. officials say the snowfall has not only slow down the clean-up but it is concealing hazards. the storm system spawned 42 tornadoes. 39 people were killed. >> what an awful situation. >> that and the country will see a significant warm-up. around here, we will see a warm- up as well. >> i want to show a time lapse. starting after 2:00, patches of blue sky and then some snow showers went through the area. for a few minutes, it looked like a mini

. >>> joining us now with their thoughts on the future of the affordable care act, ron pollack, he is for the law and mike tanner of the kato institute is against it. >> thanks for inviting us. >> the changes healthcare reform has brought to young adults, letting them stay on their parents insurance. after what you heard today, are you worried all that is going to go out the window? >> not at all. the individual responsibility provision obviously was controversial. we don't yet know what the decision is going to be. chief justice roberts. justice kennedy, it's unclear where they're going to come down. however, as somebody who has argued cases in the supreme court, i used to be a law school dean. one of the things you know is that the court, when it interprets the constitutionality of a provision, it is supposed tosh a remedy, if it finds something unconstitutional as narrowly as possible. and there are so many key provisions in the affordable care act that are unrelated to this individual responsibility provision. they are going to stay and they are the key provisions that extend cove

close in tennessee among the other two candidates, new been granted exit to win in georgia and ron pollacktside chance of winning north dakota and alaska. r >>justine: 71 the number of large delegates are up for grabs today commute with one that can damage is not do as well as fruit and did his time pain could be in trouble with. i fog will be covering this we leave you on the kron4 morning material removed new >>james: review this in one incredible rocket and bomb if talking mortgage relief. he is aiming three is to teach at a court, to correct those in the military as well as those with homeowners. he is scheduled to speak at 1015 alley am pacific time. >>justine: more detainees have been in a loose talk. for national intelligence shows about one in four detainee's transfer to other countries by the end of last year or either confirmed or works suspected of returning to the battlefield. it indicates 14 of the 167 are dead, and 54 are in custody. most of the releases occur during the bush administration. and >>james: prices of cotton could go all the way up. but india decided to immediate

primary and pr yesterday and now has more than twice as many delegates as rick santorum newt gingrich ron pollack piquancy far behind a candidate needs just over 1100 delegates to win the nomination. as for runyon santorum they've already started campaigning in illinois today the primary is set to go tomorrow is a lot of delegates. the republican national chairman said he believes the party will have a nominee within one or two months before the convention in august. did we did not it could be very interesting in tampa. >>> is the time now 612 winter is coming to an end to the this morning mother nature is packing her last punch of snow coming up and the 49ers are fighting hard to snap a commanding how they're facing pressure from their own ballot's smith. here's a look today's top stories right now all apple discusses what it intends to deal with its $98 billion cash surplus the tech giant will spend nearly have to pay added dividends to investors and buy back shares of the company their quarterly dividend his first since 1995 would be $2.65 per share a search is on for a gunman who killed four

. >> reporter: ron pollack, executive director of families u.s.a., also says that ultimately states will save money under the law, even with higher costs for medicaid. >> if you take the affordable care act in its entirety, the states actually are going to save in the aggregate $100 billion in the next six years, because they're no longer going to have to pay for people who are uninsured. >> reporter: the justices will now have to weigh the merits of all four major arguments made this week. decisions are expected sometime in late june. >> ifill: as betty ann bowser mentioned there were two separate arguments on the health care docket today. here to explain is the team that's been covering the case for us: marcia coyle of the "national law journal" and "newshour" health analyst susan dentzer, editor in chief of the journal health affairs. so mash athe justices seemed skeptical that this bill-- that this law can remain intact, even if this individual mandate goes away, the severability clause. explain how that played out. >> okay, well, here's sort of the bottom line for the court. all of

. >> reporter: supporters like ron pollack of families usa kicked off a three-day blitz by bringing doctors and nurses to the steps of the court. >> two-and-a-half million young adults are receiving coverage through their parents as a result of the legislation. children with pre-existing conditions can no longer be denied health coverage by an insurance company due to their pre-existing condition. >> reporter: a coalition of health reform groups has taken over this building across the street from the supreme court. the groups it brought in nearly 30 radio talk show hosts to broadcast during the three days of arguments. when the affordable care act was passed in 2010, americans were sharply divided over whether it was a good or a bad idea. today that is still the case. and the individual mandate has never been more unpopular. a recent abc news/"washington post" poll found that 67% of those surveyed want the supreme court to strike the mandate down. >> repeal the law. repeal the law. >> reporter: no group is more opposed to the individual mandate than the coalition of conservative organizatio

santorum has to another 63 followed by newt gingrich with 135 and ron pollack just 15. >>mark: a united flight from san francisco to shanghai made today de tore in anchorage alaska. it left sfo at 2:00 p.m. on sunday, two hours into the flight the bathrooms broke down and the plane was diverted to alaska. united said another plane on monday afternoon, but that aircraft also have problems in. if passengers finally took off yesterday afternoon on the third boeing 777. united will be fully refunded tickets into the airline is speaking with passengers about additional compensation. six months after this deadly crash that killed 11 and injured dozens more, tickets have gone on sale for this year's reno air show. this was the scene last september when the plane crashed into a crowd of spectators. the crash is still being investigated in the faa still has to approve a waiver to allow the race is to continue. >>darya: a school official has been arrested for having video tapes listed as having sex in his office. >> we did none of the entire situation, how students are able to ge