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Immigration crackdown once and foreall a. the decision may impact similar laws across our nation. the supreme court is taking up arizona's tough new law that targets illegal immigrants in that state. the legislation sparked widespread protests as i'm sure many of you remember. and a lawsuit from the white house. the federal appeals court has blocked several key parts from taking effect. one of those key measures requires police to check the immigration status of people they stop for other crimes if, in fact, they suspect that they are in our nation illegally. the justice department is also cha...

effectively will not affect my ability to serve as commander in chief. >> dr. sanjay gupta will join us for a reality check. but up first, live action in the house of representatives and how it impacts a search for a deal to keep the government from a default most economist say could derail the already fragile recovery. this hour you see right there live debate. the house is expected by the end of this hour to pass the republican majority's cut, cap and balance plan. it would cut federal spending, then cap that spending and the house republicans also want a constitutional amendment...

mississippi river. >> our hearts go out to everybody downstream. this is monumental water. never been seen before. >> that man flilives in morganz louisiana, home of the morganza spillway. it now seems likely that sometime over the weekend the army corp of engineers will open that structure for the first time since 1973 lessening the force and volume of the mighty mississippi, thus lessening the flood risks to the downstream cities of baton rouge and new orleans. but the water's got to go somewhere, and that somewhere is farmland and swamps. bayous and hamlets to the west and south. ...

The legal battle over california's proposition 81 far from over. yesterday, a federal judge ruled that the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. there's a temporary stay on the ruling which stops it from taking effect immediately. talk of appeals was already in the works, we knew it would happen and got word officially that yes, an appeal has been filed in the case. both supporters and those against proposition 8 agree that the case will likely end up in the supreme court down the road. this is the first ruling we've seen around the country to strike down a marriage ban ...

Which that on the way to new jersey, on the air force one, the president got a call from an aide and was briefed on the situation. that the president was told that the judge issued this ruling, had knocked down key parts of this law to prevent it from taking effect. but i'm told now by a senior administration official also cautions, though, that while the administration views this as a positive step, they're not celebrating here in the white house because, again, they want to carefully go through this, as you've been listening to jeffrey toobin, many others trying to figure out what this reall...