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Undocumented immigrants. immigrants overall use the health care system less than we do. and millions are suspected to fall through the gaps. making too much to qualify for government coverage, but not enough to make buy it on their own. arizonas notorious law, senate bill 1070, requiring police to check the papers of anyone they stop they think might not be in the country legally, is being challenged. you can know, because you betemit romney does, because hes come out in support of sb 1070, no m...

leak at a u.s. government lab. is an agency thats supposed to protect us from disease putting people at risk? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." all eyes on the u.s. supreme court this coming week as the justices are expected to hand out a ruling that will impact every american and shape the future of the country. the long-awaited decision on president obamas health care reform law. and coming ju...

Decision could come tuesday, wednesday, even later next week. i can tell you about two big decisions we did get today. first up, a case out of california where state employees are forced to pay union dues even if they choose not to join the union. several of those nonunion member but dues-paying employees sued when their dues were used for political speech they didnt agree with. the court decided with those employees. individuals shouldnt be compelled to -- another case the justices also ruled o...

Candidate for president of the united states must meet and must pass is the test of leadership. his pleasantries and being vague offer no solutions. latinos have specific questions and demand specific answers. and he gave none today. he could have simply said i will let the order of president barack obama stand while i work for a permanent solution as president. but he didnt want to say that. because he doesnt want to alienate the most extreme sectors of the republican party which of course have...

point, partisan politics and a sitting u.s. attorney general cot in the cross fire. eric holder is in copenhagen this morning. yesterday a house committee voted to recommend citing him for contempt of congress for not turning over documents from that botched fast and furious gun operation. you will remember that program allowed guns to end up in the hands of mexican drug cartels and is connected to the death of at least one u.s. law enforcement officer. those documents are now off limi...

plus, why rapists in the military are getting away with it. a bay area congresswoman taking the air force on front and center. jackie spear calling for new hearings on what she calls abuse of power. this morning, shes in the newsroom. and hot, hot, hot. the summer sizzler in full effect this morning. dangerously high heat and humidity making it feel as hot as 110 degrees from virginia all the way to southern maine. so sit back, get out the fan, stay cool. newsroom starts right now. >...

youre in "the situation room." their voters no candidate can afford to ignore any longer. and both mitt romney and president obama are reaching out to latinos this week with speeches to a national conference being held near orlando. the president addresses the group tomorrow. mitt romney spoke today. but the presumptive republican nominee has the greater challenge. a gallop poll shows mr. obama with a strong lead among hispanic registered voters. 66% to romneys 24%. but the president...

Going forward. of course, we have some issues still dealing in the federal court. here in the federal district. we are a long ways from the solution unless they would just absolutely support and make their opinion positive for the whole senate bill 1070. but the bottom line is, senate bill 1070 ought to be upheld. their opinion ought to come out and be positive. it does nothing more than mirror a federal law. so we are a country of laws. we believe in the rule of law. it goes back -- shab * ther...

Backlash sb1070 has generated? >> we knew it would be a lightning bolt but notly not to the extent it created. both sides are concerned. we would like to support the rule of law. they have the right to demonstrate. its gone the more attention than we had ever anticipated. shannon: most of the folks supporting this law came out with a renews sense they may have won partially at the supreme court. how are you repairing for the possible outcome? >> i believe if there is ever a day in court that was...

Up in litigation and will never be fully realized? >> the time period is questionable. but the bottom line and i will say this again to you. we need our border secured in arizona. we wouldnt have a lot of the issues weir all facing in regards to immigration and the dream act, and senate bill 1070 and fast and furious if the federal government would step up and do their job and secure our borders, we could deal with this in a logical manner. but in the meantime they made arizona the gateway for t...