i generally come in late, i use the side door so lumberg can t see me. and after that i usually just space out for a while. space out? yeah. i look mate deat my desk, but i like i m working. stare at your desk, we all indulge in a little me time while we re at work. your boss may not like it, but goofing off on your work p.c. is not a crime. for those of you wondering why it would be illegal in the first place, the answer is something called the 1984 anti-hacking law. the government has long argued that law applies to both computer hackers and anyone who uses a computer for a, quote, unauthorized purpose. so in the san francisco case, the law was used to prosecute a certain gentleman who decided to use a competing company.
preside over crowds today in havana. he s on his last leg of his visit to cuba. before saying mass, he ll speak to cuban president raul castro. his brother fidel has requested a meeting as well. a key part of the health care reform law may be in jeopardy. the u.s. supreme court expressed different views on whether the government can require individuals to buy health insurance or face a penalty. today is the third and final day of the hearings. a ruling is expected in june. those are the top stories from cnn. i m monita rajpal. world business today starts right now. good morning. from cnn london, i m nina del santos. and a very good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today. these are our top stories this wednesday. shares in totale fall after a major gas leak in the north sea. the oil giant says it could be months before the rig is back online. rupert murdoch s news corp. is hit by more allegations of hacking. this ti
it s looking more and more as if the supreme court will cut the heart out of health care reform law. that s the part which would require americans to buy insurance if that mandate is found unconstitutional and we won t know it until june. it s an open question whether the rest of the law could survive. the court wrapped up three days of historic arguments today. cnn s congressional correspondent kate bolduan and our legal analyst jeffrey toobin, they were both inside during the oral arguments. let s start with kate. what s your take, kate? how did it go today? wolf, after three days of oral arguments and four issues being debated and more than six hours of debate, this historic case is a bit exhausting and i m sure even for the justices and for the attorneys arguing before them. this all wraps up with still the same question at the center of this case. is the individual mandate constitutional and with that very question in mind, the justices today took a look at the quest
state until the final push. what the heck is a caucus any way? and are you looking for a job? one employer says you better not smoke. we ll show you how they are testing job applicants for nicotine. happy new year to you. if you re celebrating new zealand style. that s because it s midnight there. let s look at auckland. there it is. they are among the first to ring in the new year. they do it in amazing style. we will spend the next couple hours showing you the new year s celebrations from around the world as the clock strikes midnight in various parts of the world. there s a new year and perhaps changes for the better. iran says it has no plans to close the strait of hormuz. the country had said they would block the strait if sanctions on iran were enforced. reports said they fired a long-range missile during the training, but now a senior commander says they didn t, but will in the next few days. after complaints by defense secretary leon panetta, egypt says it will
it s going to be hilarious. stay home. deep on cnn. stay with us. the countdown to the republican caucuses. the first contest over who will face president obama in november. we ll take you live to des moines. and a corporation bows to public pressure. verizon convenience fee, fuhgedaboudit. captions by vitac www.vitac.com we start with iowa and the republican presidential race. there are just three days now until the first votes are cast, which means plenty of action this weekend in places like goblin goat and bloomers. a taste of what potential voters are hearing. we are just a few days, you know, before, before an important election. some people say, why does iowa have so much clout? it s a small state, and it has such great meaning, because it s sending a message around the country. a week ago we in last place. so right now people are thinking my whole emphasis on brain science coming in directly from dealing see that ambush, dealing with the real probl