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program, a ruling that will impact millions of people, one of the court's most influential cases this term with implications beyond the student loan issue. the plaintiffs which include six republican-led states, two borrowers who do not qualify for this program, are challenging the legality of the plan which would cancel up to $20,000 in debt for some borrowers. >> so just to give you an idea of the scope here, outstanding student loan debt in this country is more than $1.7 trillion. the vast majority of that, we're talking more than 90%, is from federal student loans and those are t...

With having to pay for college and finance t i will start with someone like justice clarence thomas who grew up in georgia in modest means and he wrote about his own loan burden back in a 2007 memoire, he had gone to holy cross for undergrad with some tuition help from the school, but then when he was at yale he had to take out loans. he said he and his young family at the time were really struggling with the bills and the loans he took out, jim, from yale, he was still paying off when he became a supreme court justice in 1991 at age 43. sometimes we do think about young people shouldering a l...

Things. it's interesting there's a disconnect. what about the issues? shannon, these voters have some issues with democratic candidates as well. what's the biggest issue dividing the democratic voters? >> reporter: that was great -- really great data to see, too. for example, president trump's key signature item, the wall with mexico, which he continues to keep promoting, just had a visit to the wall recently, the majority of americans do not want to see a border wall built with mexico. it's like an option to buy into medicare if you're under 65. expanding government-run health care in a sense...

Need-blind really, truly is? >> i think most colleges really are trying to communicate their admissions and financial aid policies accurately. they can be complex things to explain. but i think most of them really are trying to do a good job. i think colleges that can afford to be need-blind are probably clearer about those kinds of policies than ones that aren't. >> is there any kind of oversight to make sure that admissions offices are transparent in how they admit or deny students? >> there's a national association for college admissions. they have a statement of good principles. and accord...

House on sunday. two other passengers and a woman on the ground were hurt but are expected to be okay. the pilot reported an electrical problem just before the plane went down. >> brian: tuition suspended for men and women in the military because of sequester. but millions of dollars going to pakistan. republican congressman ted poe outraged. >> it's time, mr. speaker, to sequester pakistan. why are we cutting the aid for our military and educate the people in pakistan? the administration has the power and ability to make it right. but this program is not reinstated, i'm going to introduce leg...