that s the main issue. we won that issue. other two issues are the servability. meaning if the mandate is unconstitutional, is the rest of the law. the third is the medicaid coercion claim. we did not prevail on that. but there is limited case law. we always believed this would and matter to be determined by the supreme courts. bill: we ll see if that sticks on the calendar that we ll get a chief significance in june of 2012. martha: this is a significant moment. this is the first visit by u.s. senators to libya in the post moammar qaddafi period. we ll keep a close eye on that and let you know if there are any developments out of that. the fact that they are there is
traveling to libya we are seeing and hearing from them today. john mccain. mark kirk, marco rubio and lindsey graham. they are meeting with the country s new leadership in libya. it s the highest profile delegation to libya since the ouster of moammar qaddafi. a space station successfully launching an experimental module in space. it s expected to stay in orbit for two years as they construct a manned space station dominic straws kahn is accused of rape in ne new york city, that was is later dropped. jon: police in los angeles are examining white powder sent to the hit tv show dancing with the stars. the second time in two months the show received a
on across the u.s. and around the world from inside our control room. four republican senators traveling to libya right now. they are meeting with leaders from the national transitional council. it is the highest profile visit by an american delegation since muammar qaddafi lost control of that country. if you re in the market for a new home, now is the good time to buy. fixed mortgage rates hitting new lows. a 15 year fixed, about 3.25% annual interest. that is a record. a 30-year fixed just over 4%. and rates, are likely to drop even more. former archbishop matthew hannen has died. he delivered the eulogy for robert f. kennedy and, john f. kennedy. he was 87 years old. jenna: we have new information in the susan powell case out in utah. her husband josh powell, has temporarily lost custody of their two little boys. susan powell as you might
the europe central bank and governments over there, including jeremy and france would have to do more to help possibly the european sent albank by bonds of portugal, italy, greece and spain. can that become europeans bad bank, that is the other issue. the question is will the u.s. be asked to step in. the u.s. during the financial crisis in 2008 gave $6 billion in loans through the federal reserve in loans germany may balk at this new plan c, yet another rescue plan nor europe. back to you, jon. jon: and possible u.s. dollars in the works. that s right. jon: thank you. jenna: speaking of overseas, new video crossing our international desk. the hometown of moammar qaddafi coming under heavy attack. revolutionary forces firing into sirte one of the last remaining moammar qaddafi strongholds. nato is also helping out and
our control room as well, we showed you the president talking about the transitional government in libya. we have a brand new audio message from moammar qaddafi in the meantime, the form libyan leader trying to rally supporters, telling them his regime is still alive and described the events in libya as a, quote, masquerade. back closer to home, south of atlanta, bullets flying at a private school, police say a woman and child hit. no word on their condition or the motive for that shooting. the military s don t ask don t tell policy repealed after midnight, paving the way for openly gay men and women to serve our country. jon: north of oklahoma city, fire crews are battling a massive fire right now. rick folbaum is tracking this breaking story for us at the breaking news desk. reporter: we have pictures for you and you ll see the camera has to zoom in from very far away because of the blistering heat from these flames. take a look. it s about an hour or so, as you said, northwest