bales' wife. he says her husband would not commit the crimes he's accused of. >> he loves children. he's like a big kid himself. tossed, handcuffed and dragged out. is how a trip to the oklahoma city airport ended for one man and it looks like you can see him there, he is face down. now police are under investigation. campaign ad or horror movie? hard to tell the difference. >> welcome to a place where one president's failed policies really hit home. welcome to obamaville. >> stephen king. you got nothing on rick santorum. the candidate's new ad says this grim horror will be reality if the president is reelected. call this a susan boyle moment. only this fintime the voice bels to a 17-year-old boy. you don't have to look like a star to sound like one. ♪ he is so good. he took the smirk off simon cowell's face. this morning we start with a monumental legal fight that gets under way at the u.s. supreme court in about an hour. the issue is president obama's health care law but, ultimately, the case could redefine the power of government, the freedom of your choices and even the presidential race. three days of arguments begin with the central question, is the individual mandate constitutional? it will require nearly every american to purchase some level of insurance or face a tax penalty. that part of the bill, that law, that part of the law rather is scheduled to take effect in 2014. the supreme court debate is considered one of the most important cases in years, and it's been years in the making. >> reporter: the political fight over health care was exhausting. historic. on the day it passed, democrats cheered. when president obama signed the law, vice president joe biden inadvertently told america how amazing it was. was it ever! and still is in so many ways. >> i have every right -- >> wait a minute. >> where are we going to go if this health care gets passed? >> it helped fill the tea party movement and led to a shellacking of democrats in 2010 and may decide who is president in 2012. >> i will laeliminate obama car >> all of this over a law many americans simply don't understand. >> i'm not that educated on it. >> i'm not very good at it. i just hope it's -- when i get older. >> i know what i hear on tv but i don't know intimately. >> reporter: children up to age 26 can stay on their parents' plan. the prescription coverage gap for seniors is reduced. insurance companies cannot drop coverage for people with preexisting conditions. states are allowed to cover more people on medicaid. new plans can't charge for a certain preventive services like mammograms and colonoscopies. the one aspect most americans do understand is the requirement that everyone have insurance, the widely reviled, individual mandate. >> i don't like forcing anybody to do anything, you know, whether or not they -- it would benefit them personally. it's not anyone else's place to tell them what they have to do even if it's taking care of their health. it's not anyone else's right. >> reporter: that is where the health care law is where it is today, in the u.s. supreme court. talk more about that. the supreme court debate is sweeping in scope and jaw-dropping in scale. three days, four sessions, six hours of arguments. that makes this the biggest supreme court marathon on a single topic in more than 40 years. that's because of the sheer complexity of the law. 2,700 pages and 450 some provisions. so what can we expect when it's all said and done? the justices could strike down all or parts of the law. that may mean throwing out the individual mandates. supporters say that is the linchpin that makes the whole plan work, though. the justices could also press pause on some of the larger issues and decide on them later. the court is expected to release its rulings? june. another case that is stealing passionate debate about justice and trust in our legal system. just hours after this cand candlelight vigil for trayvon martin the city will address the city commission in sanford, florida. a noon time meeting and two other celebrities will join the cause. nba hall of famer patrick ewing and nfl star ray lewis demanding justice for the unarmed teen killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer. martin's family now plans to sue the homeowners association. the attorney for the shooting is revealing more about a possible defense strategy. he says george zimmerman suffered injuries in a scuffle with the teenager and fired the fatal shot in self-defense. so let's get more on this developing story and what is shaping up to be a busy day for those demanding justice. martin savidge is in sanford. good morning, martin. >> good morning, carol. you're right. >> reporter: there are tloof factit has been one month now since trayvon martin was shot and killed by george zimmerman. no doubt about that. george zimmerman has admitted he shot and killed the 17-year-old youth. the point has been he has maintained throughout that this was self-defense. there are a lot of people who disagree with that and many of them are planning to be here in sanford around 4:00 this afternoon. there is going to be a protest march and make its way to the civic center where this town hall meeting is taking place at 5:00 tonight. and it is expected that there is such a large crowd, first, they had to move the menu while it's at the civic center. there may have to be an overflow which is why this park is being set up to handle that. there is eventually going to be, we're told, a giant screen television so that everyone, whether they get to be inside the civic center or not, will at least have the opportunity to see what takes place. the trayvon martin family has already put out a notice they are asking everyone, they are appealing for calm. they understand that passions are still running very, very high. we should also point out that there has been at least some information now coming from craig sonner. he is speaking about what sounds like a defense tactic. take a listen. >> he sustained an injury his nose and back of his head. i believe it broke his nose. he had a pretty good cut on the back of his head that probably could have used stitches but in the time it took for him to get to the hospital, i think they opted not to put stitches in. >> reporter: so you're listening to george zimmerman's attorney talk about his injuries from an altercation that george zimmerman required him to fire a weapon that killed the 17-year-old youth. no charges have been filed that has not happened, but the investigation is continuing at this point. carol? >> martin savidge reporting live from sanford, florida. one group is adding to the volati volatility. the black panthers have issued a reward for george zimmerman. this ad is posted on the group's website. >> where is the money coming from? >> from the black community. we are already getting support from athletes and entertainers as we speak. by next week, we are looking forward to getting $1 million for the capture of george zimmerman. we will force our government to do their job properly and if they don't, we will. it is a very troubling time in the united states of america. we are in era of our so-called post-racial, harmony for all people but black people are being murdered all over america and we get the same treatment time and time again. so we're saying to president obama, you got to do your job on this one, buddy. we don't need a -- we neat to laugh and have a good time. our children are dying. >> okay. here is a closer look at that group. the new black panthers claim to have thousands of members but offer no exact numbers. they are a black separatist group and believes america should have their own nation. one group believe they are a hate group calling them, quote, racist and antisemitic. the black panthers in the '60s and '70s reject them on their ideas. an mj vuf of the u.s. military of malaria drug that is still being used in afghanistan. the army nearly dropped the drug known as mefloquine or lariam. it has the various side effects. the drug has been complicated in numerous suicides and homicides. and comes day after robert bales allegedly massacred 17 afghan civilians, including women and children. the wife of robert bales spoke out today in an interview on the nbc "today" show and said she had seen no indication there was anything wrong with her husband and doesn't believe he could have done the horrific acts he is accused of. listen. >> he loves children. he's like a big kid himself. >> and he is accused of killing nine children. >> right. >> innocent children. >> it's unbelievable to me. i have no idea what happened, but he would not -- he loves children and he would not do that. >> the u.s. government, by the way, paid out $860,000 to the families of those afghan victims over the weekend. that's according to afghan officials. $50,000 for each of the dead. and $10,000 apiece for the wounded. also new this morning. north korea has moved a long-range rocket to a launch pad apparently getting ready to test-fire it. the news comes as president obama arrives in south korea for the start of a two-day nuclear summit. and it comes amid a warning from the u.s. and its allies. white house correspondent brianna keilar is traveling with the president. >> reporter: carol, president obama had some tough words for north korea's new leadership. he said if north korea moves forward what it's calling a satellite launch that u.s. and many other countries see as a thinly veiled long-range missile launch it will isolate itself. >> i want to speak directly to the leaders in payongyangpyongy. we are admitted to peace. your provocations and pursuit of nuclear weapons have not achieved the security you seek, they are undermined it. >> reporter: president obama also addressed iran's alleged ambitions to build a nuclear weapon, reiterating that there is a window for a diplomatic solution but that window is closing. the stated purpose of this nuclear security summer mitt is to keep tabs on nuclear material and make sure it doesn't fall into the hands of terrorists, but it's really the meetings on the sidelines that are getting so much attention. president obama has had a number of meetings with world leaders. he met with russian president dmitry medvedev and one of the things they talked about was syria. it's no secret that president obama has been upset with the russians, along with the chinese for vetoing that resolution on syria. he stated there was some differences today. he also, though, said that he and president medvedev agree the efforts by coffkofi annan must succeed. he spoke with the president of china. he is looking to china to pressure north korea and try to get them to stop this missile launch. carol, back to you. >> brianna keilar reporting. movie director james cameron back on the surface of the pacific ocean after diving so low to the bottom of the world. it's true! the director of "titanic" hit a spot called challenger deep. the deepest part in the world's ocean. challenger deep, more than 35,000 feet deep, that is seven miles underneath the water! took cameron two and a half hours to get down there. he is the first one to make it down there as a solo diver. talk more about this in a few minutes with zane vergy who is live in london. how important is the case before the supreme court this morning? so big that people camped out in front of court all weekend. wind, rain, heavy pollen could not keep them away. we will talk to one woman who has been on the sidewalk since friday. an atlanta newspaper says the cheating scandal that hit local schools may actually be a national problem. we will tell about it later. rick santorum lose his cool with a reporter on the campaign trail. we will tell you what the reporter asked, plus santorum's testy response. i'm walt gale, i worked at the colorado springs mail processing plant for 22 years. we processed on a given day about a million pieces of mail. checks, newspapers, bills. a lot of people get their medications only through the mail. small businesses depend on this processing plant. they want to shut down 3000 post offices, cut 100,000 jobs. they're gonna be putting people out of work everywhere. the american people depend on the postal service. 14 clubs. that's what they tell us a legal golf bag can hold. and while that leaves a little room for balls and tees, it doesn't leave room for much else. there's no room left for deadlines or conference calls. not a single pocket to hold the stress of the day, or the to-do list of tomorrow. only 14 clubs pick up the right one and drive it right down the middle of pure michigan. your trip begins at michigan.org. pandora rocks the big board. let's talk more about the health care law going before the u.s. supreme court in just about an hour. it's not just a constitutional debate, it's a hot ticket. some people have been camping out on the sidewalk or paying people to hold a spot all weekend to get one of the few dozen tickets available to the public to get inside the court and, yes, it's been raining in d.c. kathy mcclure got in line on friday. she is the founder of boat health care.org and sports the health care law. you've been literally waiting in line to get a ticket to go inside the court since friday? >> that's right. carol, friday afternoon. >> people say you're crazy. >> i'm sorry? >> some people might say you're crazy. >> well, maybe they don't have a dog in this fight. i do because i have sick children who are chronically ill. i'm here because my kids' future really depends on this law surviving the constitutional challenge. it unites on the sidewalk is nothing compared to lifetime of affordable health care for them. >> a lot of people in america are against the individual mandate. they think it's unconstitutional because, of course, it forces them to buy insurance whether they want it or not. what would you say to those people since you support the law? >> well, you know, government tells us to do a lot of things. for example, we are all required to have automobile liability insurance and what is going on right now in our country is that people who don't have insurance coverage are actually costing all of us money. we pay each one of us who has insurance, actually pays about a thousand dollars a year for those that show up in the emergency room. so really the mandate is all about individual responsibility. it means we should all plan for the inevitable need for health care and people who don't cover themselves, they create a problem for everybody. so that is really the whole issue with the mandate. it's a matter of dollars and cents for insurance companies to make this a viable program that it's necessary. the mandate was a republican idea before it became socialism. >> i want to ask you about the emotions surrounding this law. it has split this country. people are passionate about this law. what do you think that is? >> i think the law has been framed in a way that's really -- it's more about emotional issues rather than the nuts and bolts of how the law works and really what it takes to solve our health care problem in america where we spend, you know, $3 trillion on health care, and, yet, 30th among developed nations in our outcome. what -- what this law is a first step toward is to bring everybody into the fold, to have everyone covered so that they can get the care they need, so that we can be less sick, healthier nation, let's put it that way. >> of course, plenty of people in this country that vehemently disagree with you and probably standing in line with you. do you talk? >> oh, yes. the majority of people in line are being paid by companies to hold spots for important senators and congressman and other vips. there are not that many of us that actually have a personal stake in this. although the people who are in line for these companies, for the senators and congressmen that don't want to sleep on the sidewalk, they are working poor people and they don't have health care. so what does that say? you know? and one of my feelings, carol, is that these supreme court proceedings that are going to decide, and affect everybody in this country, they ought to be on television, you know? every american should be available to see this and decide for themselves whether the court is -- how the court is -- understanding how the court is considering this issue. >> we tried. >> i know you did. >> they won't let us in supreme court. thank you so much. we will let you get back in line. >> thank you. >> we will check back with you tomorrow. thanks, kathy. rick santorum has a web video out called "welcome to obamaville." >> imagine a small american town two years from now, if obama is reelected. >> this video takes a dark look at what would happen if president obama is reelected. we will talk more about this after a break. most of us cannot live without our cell phones but the carriers are getting much love for the customers these days. i'm sure you know why but we will tell you more after a break. a pgeget t totogegethther, yoyou u cacameme t to o ththe. bebecacaususe e heherere a at, wewe'r're e ononlyly a abob. fifindndining g yoyou u ththe e isis a allll w we e do. wewelclcomome e toto h hot. colors are more vibrant, this good... words are pin sharp, everything is more brilliant. because when a screen becomes this good... it's simply you and the things you care about. the stunning retina display. on the new ipad. turning now to the campaign trail. rick santorum is attacking mitt romney as being unable to unseat president obama. santorum says anybody but romney would be better to top the gop ticket. >> why would we put someone up who is uniquely, pick any other republican in the country! he is the worst republican in the country to put up against barack obama. why would wisconsin want to vote for someone like that? >> okay. so help me understand what this is from. the big thing going around the internet right now is "the new york times" reporter was in the audience when rick santorum said that, "the new york times" reporter pressed santorum about that. santorum came back and said, what you're saying basically is a bunch of bull. is that what we are watching? >> reporter: yeah. that sound right there is from last night in wisconsin. santorum campaigning there in advance of wisconsin's primary. he has been using this line a while that romney is the worst candidate to go up against president obama in november. why? so called romney care. santorum says it takes away from the so-called obama care, the national health care law. you're wife. a "the new york times" correspondent asked santorum about what we heard a second ago and this is how santorum responded. he said -- he said quit distorting my words. it's bull and then, of course, used the profanity. this morning, rick santorum defending that. he was interviewed on another network this morning and he said, listen. if you haven't cursed out a "the new york times" reporting you're not a true republican. santorum campaign are fund-raising now off of that incident last night, the back and forth between him and the "the new york times" reporting and trying to raise money off of it. santorum won big in louisiana over the weekend but he is still very far back in second place. take a look at this. the delegate count right now. mitt romney more than 2-1 advantage over santorum but not halfway to the 1,144 delegates need to do clench a nomination. a bunch more today backing romney. mike lee, a tea party caucus member in the senate and congressman mccarthy of california, number three house republican, both endorsing romney today. >> when you said rick santorum was on another network? would that be fox? >> could be, could be. i think that is the one. >> santorum has a new web video out and paints a bleak picture of an obama second term. let's look a bit of that. >> imagine a small american