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Underway. well bring shannon to you with that decision. it appears they will take this case up, gregg. i guess well not get information on timing and when. with the election coming that will be so significant in terms of when theyre hearing this. gregg: legal scholars predict oral argument, february, march, then a decision by june. seems to be a no-brainer they will take the case. you have conflicting lower court decisions. the solicitor general wants the high court to take the case. both sides ...

Climate. look what we saw last couple days in investment in this country a firm, transcanada, wants to build a $7 billion pipeline that would create thousands of construction jobs here in the united states. it has been ebb zooing to do this for three years. the obama administration bureaucracy has been gumming it up and now the president says, actually, no were not even going to make a decision until after the election because his environmentalist base oppose this is pipeline. martha: that is a ...

Of bankruptcy. are you getting stonewalled on that? my goodness, 85,000 documents by all kind of agencies have been turned over yet, only 80 to 100 e-mails from the white house? are they not giving you that aspect? and if not do you suspect theyre hiding something? >> well, this is a critical decision made by someone in the white house, in the administration where they decided to put the taxpayer in the back of the line. we think they broke the law. the law seems very clear that you can not subo...

Exactly how you do that, delayed until next year. probably a good idea, gregg, if you actually want this thing to happen but nevertheless delayed right into the middle of an election year. gregg: after all they dont kick into 2013 anyway. there is some wiggle room. stuart varney, thank you very much. >> gregg. martha: those are just a few of the stories were following here today on "americas newsroom." coming up this morning, president obama says the u.s. is a bit lazy to attracting business to ...

Meeting of pacific rim leaders in hawaii by choosing not to have his guests and himself wear hawaiian aloha shirts. only serious suits here. actually it was japan that ended the tradition last year. many felt tough economic times didnt really call for money spent on such props, the tradition of funny shirts. the local custom was started by president bill clinton nearly two decades ago, and dont you want to forget that shirt? >> martha: i think it was a wise decision they not wear hawaiian shirts...

Were americas natural gas. the smarter power, today. learn more at anga.us. martha: a fox news alert. the future of president obamas health care overhaul hangs in the balance because we are about to hear from the supreme court. the justices are expected to announce any moment whether they will take up this case. the legal challenge to president obamas health care law in this session and that is how we start a brand new hour of "americas newsroom." good to have you with us, everybody. im martha m...

They will take the largest case, one we expected, that involves 26 states that emanates out the florida. the question is the mandate. is the mandate the constitutional or unconstitutional that will be the key decision they have to make. we understand they will consider the question of severability. if the mandate is struck down can the rest of the law survive without funding from the mandate? not only requires you to have insurance, if you dont have it you will have to pay a penalty. all that fu...