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a high court is nearing the end of a remarkable six hours of arguments on four separate issues arising from the affordable care act of 2010. the session that began last hour is due to wrap up 45 minutes from now. soon after that the final health care arguments will center on the power of the feds to compel states to broaden medicaid coverage. we dont expect any decisions until june at the earliest, but our jeff toobin and kate baldwin will step out of the courthouse to bring us up to s...

>> its like the federal government putting crack cocaine in candy machines. its that easy. >> this isnt just a drug bust. it involves tax fraud, and your refund is at risk. the price of life. >> the worst is not being able to watch my kids grow up. >> locked away for a crime he didnt commit. >> what did they give you when you got out? >> nothing. >> revealing investigations. fascinating characters. stories with impact. this is "cnn presents" with tonights hosts randi kaye and drew gr...

also, james wolfensohn has many claims to fame. yes, he ran the world bank but he hired paul volcker when he started his own investment firm. ill talk to him about the global economy and more. later, an inside look at the silicon valley facebook, paypal, facebook, zynga. reid hoffman has been at the ground floor of all of them. and why is one of americas friends, india, friends with one of its sworn enemies, iran? playground politics are at large. ill explain. but first, heres my...

george clooney on evidence he says he has of war crimes. and a look at what we can learn from health care around the world. a preview of a new "gps" special that premieres tonight at 8:00 p.m. first heres my take. when he was in college in the early 80s as part of a student organization, i invited ronald reagans defense secretary, casper weinberger, to give a speech on campus. at the time american colleges were hotbeds to the reagan administration especially to its defense policies. ...

sadrs movement. no active duty military personnel have been missing in iraq. well continue to update this story when we get new information as it becomes available here on cnn. the army soldier accused of killing 16 civilians in afghanistan is in fort leavenworth, kansas. it has stunned people in and around washingtons joint base lewis-mccord they are having a hard time understanding how the man could be accused of this atrocity. dan lewis has more now. >> reporter: don, this is a so...

the pentagon says its because there isnt a proper long-term detention facility in afghanistan. about 200 people are taking part in the peaceful protest against the killings in a neighboring province. u.s. defense secretary leon panetta is on his second day of his visit to afghanistan. around the time he was scheduled to arrive, an afghan national stole a vehicle and drove it on to the runway. the car crashed into a ditch. the driver later died. nato says panetta was never in danger. ...

this is the story of a cnn team that got into syrias most dangerous city. to reach a handful of citizens risking their lives every day. to see firsthand, to bear witness, and to tell the world about the suffering, the grief, and the courage of homs. this is the account of "72 hours under fire." >> reporter: for more than a year, the regime of dictator bashar al assad have used brutal force to put down a popular uprising in syria. across the country, protesters demanded change, chanting...

ill also bring you an amazing story. free and fair elections in china. ill explain. but first, heres my take. president obama has been trying to cool down the war fever that suddenly gripped washington early this month. but prime minister benjamin netanyahus visit and the flurry of statements surrounding it have created a dangerous dynamic. it is easy to see how things move toward war. it is difficult to see how they dont. the pressure is building on iran, but there are no serious di...

good evening, everyone. im erin burnett. outfront tonight, we told you so. the economy is doing a lot better. today, the third month in a row of frankly really good job numbers. todays jobs report shows the u.s. added 227,000 jobs last month, and more people felt optimistic enough to actually get back into the labor force. thats why the unemployment rate held firm. now, everyone is increasingly optimistic about the jobs picture in america, something we at "outfront" have been saying fo...

good evening, everyone. tonight, is it time to trust? time for a breakthrough between the west and iran? today was all about trust between iran and the united states and possible talks until just moments ago when israels prime minister gave an interview throwing cold water on the situation and laying out a timeframe for a strike. in an interview with channel 2, benjamin netanyahu said this. >> translator: i am not standing with a stopwatch in hand. it is not a matter of days and weeks....