Here are the big stories on the agenda today:
A source confirming to CNN that Supreme Court Justice David Souter is retiring when the term ends in June. It will be President Obama’s first appointment to the high court and the first since President Bush appointed Samuel Alito in 2006. A lot of names are already being floated. Our resident court expert, Jeffrey Toobin will be here to break down the president’s choices.
Another state, Virginia, now reporting its first confirmed cases of swine flu. A man and a woman from the central part of the state apparently brought it back from Mexico. They're recovering at home. At least 300 schools nationwide are shut down over swine flu concerns. States are now receiving and stockpiling antiviral drugs from the Strategic National Stockpile. In Mexico, all 176 pro soccer games will be played this weekend in empty stadiums in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. 52 new cases of the flu have been reported there in just the past 24 hours.
Memo to the president: Saving the homeowner. President Obama’s $75 billion plan is supposed to help as many as nine-million American families avoid foreclosure or refinance their mortgages, but hundreds of thousands of Americans are getting foreclosed as banks end their foreclosure moratoriums and tighten their grip on people who fell behind on their mortgages. Are they on their own now?
Michelle Obama: Comic Book Hero. She isn't faster than a speeding bullet and she can't leap tall buildings in a single bound, but Michelle Obama is the subject of a new comic book celebrating women in the political arena. The first two comic books in Bluewater Comics' "Female Force" were about Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton and have sold thousands of copies. Now the creators of “Female Force” are hoping the popularity of the first lady will translate to sales for their latest creation.