left and right, to find the common ground for them. and in that way maybe pull the cord a little to the left. as a backdrop to the drama on capitol hill, the supreme court is going to issue this term's final opinions tomorrow. the justices will rule on a blockbuster case over the right to bear arms, which could overturn a strict handgun ban in chicago. cnn's live coverage of the confirmation hearings for elena kagan, president obama's second supreme court nominee, begins tomorrow at noon eastern here on cnn. with three days still left, june has become the deadliest month for nato forces in afghanistan since this war began. 94 killed so far. nine just this weekend. we don't know yet their nationalities. the taliban have threatened to intensify attacks, and evidently making good on the threat. cia director leon panetta tells abc that the war has serious problems, but he says the overall mission is making progress.