middle class but to the top two pwrobgts this well. this obviously is in pop situation to press plan to only extend tax relief to those making 250,000 and less. they are very tphofs, these are democrats in tight races. i imagine that number will grow, in the days and weeks there will be more than 31. that is enough to mutt the math at risk. i don t think it looks at this point like they have votes. to sunset tax relief for the top two brackets richest americans either on the house side or the senate side. jon: the speaker and the president have been very vocal saying the tax cuts are going to increase for the top two pwrobgts brackets. they say no way are we going to extend for the richest americans. is that just bluster? reporter: that s been their plan all along. president obama campaigned on that, he stuck to it all along. the leadership is behind him. as you see the members who are fighting for their political