THE U.S. SUPREME COURT WILL ISSUE ITS LAST OPINIONS OF THEIR CURRENT SESSION ON THURSDAY, WITH THE DECISION ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE PLAN EXPECTED TO OCCUR THAT DAY.

GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD SAYS THERE'S NO GREATER THREAT TO JOB CREATION IN THE COUNTRY THAN "OBAMACARE:"

THE GOVERNOR SAYS WHATEVER PARTS OF OBAMACARE, IF ANY, THAT AREN'T STRUCK DOWN BY THE COURT, SHOULD THEN BE REPEALED;

BRANSTAD SAYS THE PRESIDENT BROKE HIS PROMISE TO MAKE HEALTH CARE AFFORDABLE. 
HE SAYS IOWA HAS A GOAL TO BECOME THE HEALTHIEST STATE IN THE NATION, BY HAVING IOWANS TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR OWN HEALTH.

THE GOVERNOR CONDUCTED HIS WEEKLY NEWS CONFERENCE IN SIOUX CITY.

ONE MAN WAS INJURED WHEN HE APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF HIS PICK UP TRUCK AND CRASHED IT IN THE 1900 BLOCK OF SUMMIT STREET LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

POLICE SAY THE DRIVER STRUCK TWO OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE THE TRUCK FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS TOP.

A WITNESS SAYS THE DRIVER OF THE PICK UP WAS UNCONSCIOUS WHEN PARAMEDICS ARRIVED. THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. 

HIS NAME AND CONDITION HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED.

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED SHORTLY BEFORE NOON AND CLOSED SUMMIT STREET DOWN FOR AROUND THREE HOURS. 

SIOUX CITY FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED TO AN EARLY MORNING FIRE SUNDAY IN THE 2000 BLOCK BETWEEN PIERCE AND DOUGLAS STREETS.

TWO GARAGES WERE DAMAGED BY FIRE IN THAT BLOCK.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

THE FIRE WAS REPORTED AROUND 4:30AM.

U.S. SECRETARY OF THE NAVY RAY MABUS MADE IT OFFICIAL SATURDAY. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, A COMBAT SHIP OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY WILL SAIL AS THE U.S.S. SIOUX CITY.

MABUS SHOWED OFF A DESIGN OF THE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP AT A PUBLIC CEREMONY AT CITY HALL.

HE PAID TRIBUTE TO LOCAL WAR HERO AND CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR WINNER COLONEL BUD DAY AS EXAMPLE OF THE SPIRIT AND PATRIOTISM OF SIOUX CITY RESIDENTS:

MABUS SAYS SINCE THE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP IS MODULAR, IT WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PERFORMING A VARIETY OF MISSIONS:

IOWA 5TH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN STEVE KING SAYS THE SHIP WILL CARRY SIOUX CITY'S PRIDE AND VALUES WITH IT OVERSEAS FOR YEARS  TO COME:

THE VERSATILE SHIP WILL BE FAST WITH A TOP SPEED OF 40 KNOTS.  THE SECRETARY SAYS CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHIP BEGINS NEXT YEAR WITH A COMPLETION DATE OF 2016.