now to stories you can bank on this morning. we know homeowners who were the victims of mortgage abuse will start getting settlement checks from banks in april. lauren simonetti joins us with that story. happy friday. unfairly called on homeowners will get money back the government and 13 banks will get 13.6 in cash among borrowers next month. they will get money in mortgage relief. it seemed criticized for borrowers with the biggest unpaid balances. borrowers don t need to take any action. the bank will cont tact you and determine your payoff with you. if you don t like waiting in the long line they are giving you a way out if you don t want to pay any more. it is another airline fee. for $9 united airlines letting passengers get through the security line faster. you will buy access into the security that was traditionally
government-backed loans and it s thought that this plan will include private home loans to provide more pervasive help. obama is going to need congressional approval and it will be funded by a fee on large banks. the president also called for new mortgage investigation unit spearheaded by the justice department to look into mortgage abuse. that s what we know on this but sounds like a positive sign. thanks, jackie. and the internets that really been lugging up this morning with buzz about the possible release date for, yes, the iphone 5. several tech blogs quote a source from apple s manufacturer saying it s ready to begin production and could be out this summer. now, among the hot speculation that it will be a phone with a longer and wider screen. as usual, though, apple is not commenting. whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee!
within a few seconds. this is very different, isn t it? i disagree. it is the opinion of the president s counselors that the senate is in recess. again, let s understand. when they go into this, they say, no business shall be conducted. this is really a means of seeking to use a technicality to override the president s ability to implement a law that congress passed to address the abuse millions of families suffered from in this great financial recession we just went through. they re again, not objecting to this nominee s credentials. they re trying to block the nominee to block a law that congress passed with the support of the american people to protect consumers from mortgage abuse, credit card abuse, student loan abuse, veterans from being taken advantage of and targeted by lenders. no one should be afraid of this
by our election team and around the country and the world. stand by to learn more about edith and carolyn, who solved the case of the missing votes. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. so long, iowa, hello, new hampshire. the republican presidential candidates are zeroing in on the next battlefield and a big primary coming up on tuesday. the front-runner, mitt romney, is following up his squeaker win in iowa with a new endorsement from senator john mccain who beat him in the new hampshire primary four years ago. several of romney s opponents also are in new hampshire right now. but rick perry says he s heading south. he sent out a tweet today saying here we come, south carolina. and a photo from his morning run confirming he s staying in the race despite his poor showing in iowa. michele bachmann made a very different decision, ending her presidential bid today after a crushing defeat in the state where she was born. rick santorum lands in new hampshire later