we're tracking a major storm that has the midwest reeling and it's still on the move. and democrats, republicans and independents come together to try to find a way past partis partisanship with no labels. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news, political headlines and jeanne moos, all straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com it was a hard-won victory that had the president and democrats celebrating nine month us go, but now the future of president obama's signature achievement is in doubt. we're talking about health care reform. a federal judge has just ruled that a major element of the new law is unconstitutional. namely the mandate that would require everyone to buy insurance. cnn's brian todd is outside the supreme court here in washington with more. brian what do we know about this ruling today? >> a very critical one, wolf.