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to reform those housing giants we were talking about. the gop has a proposal that could also wind down fannie mae and freddie mac but also make 30-year mortgages harder to get and more expensive. so we think the president is getting ahead of congressional fights over how to wind those giants down. he ll be insisting those 30-year mortgages are important to keep and making that a priority should be part of congress s efforts as they tackle this issue. now, part of the reason he s doing this is because the housing market, as you know, is starting to rebound. and arizona where we are right now was one of the ground zeros for the foreclosure collapse. so we ll expect the president to say it s doing better but has a long way still to go, brooke. this is the crux of the president s speech but his day not over after the speech.
wealthiest, it s a pittance. it comes up with, like, $31 billion. jon: yeah. there s some tough decisions, and they are going to involve cuts, and these guys are not with the exception of paul ryan and only of the republicans they re just not willing to take that on. jon: we talked about that buffett rule and what it would bring in last hour. charlie hurt from the washington times, thank you. thank you, jon. jenna: up next, there s a brewing battle over the future of two housing giants. you re familiar with the names, fannie mae and freddie mac. one side wants both of these institutions to do more, not less to rescue homeowners. some folks say they want to pull the plug on the troubled lenders. which is right? what are the sides there? we re going to take a closer look at that. and a store clerk attacked while the cameras are rolling. now police are hunting for the robber before he strikes again. this is $100,000. we asked total strangers to watch it for us.
politics in-depth. i m wolf blitzer in florida, you re in the situation room. the dust is settling here in jacksonville, florida, after our very exciting cnn republican presidential debate last night. and there s new evidence that mitt romney is gaining support four days before florida puts its stamp on the republican race for the white house. the new poll shows romney nine points ahead of gingrich among likely gop primary voters here in florida. the survey was taken tuesday through thursday entirely before our debate last night. gingrich was leading romney in florida earlier this week. right after he won the south carolina primary, but in the last couple of days, he clearly lost some of that momentum here in florida. and he s now trailing romney. newt gingrich came out swinging in debate here in jacksonville, but some campaign watchers think he was off his game last night. our chief political analyst gloria borger listened to every word of the debate. she was here in jac