with fredricka whitfield. >> have a great day. the cnn presidential debate, tempers flair and we'll talk more on that. this morning after we're tallying the fight cards of the most tested debate of the election season. jim acosta is in las vegas where the candidates anted up and they threw down. jim, all must be nursing some bruises after that throw down. any winners? >> there were some winners and some losers and i think you're going to see in this piece we are talking about. this was, as a lot of people are calling it, fight night here on the vegas strip. for weeks mitt romney cruised through debate after debate and letting other top tier candidates take all of the abuse but that all came to an end in last night's cnn debate. >> anderson, you say that you knew you had illegal -- >> reporter: it was a wild west shootout on the las vegas strip and at times it felt like rick perry's last stand with an urgent strategy to take down mitt romney. >> you hired illegals in your home and you knew about it for a year and the idea that you stand here before us and talk about that you're strong on immigration is on its faith the height of hypocrisy. >> reporter: romney wasn't laughing for long. >> are you just going to keep talking? >> a couple tough debates for rick. >> reporter: civil discourse was out the window. this was the first gop debate to get personal. >> we hired a lawn company to mow our lawn. and they had illegal immigrants working there. you have a problem with allowing someone to finish speaking and i suggest that if you want to become president of the united states, you have to let both people speak. >> reporter: unlike past debates, it was romney's first test as a frontrunner as they took aim at the health care plans in massachusetts. rick santorum pointed out some of his own advisors helped draft president obama's health care law. >> you don't have credibility, mitt, when it comes to obamacare. your basis was the basis for obamacare. >> reporter: at issue, newt gingrich says is the individual mandate and both romneycare and obamacare. >> there's a lot of big government behind romneycare, not as much as obamacare, but more than your campaign is admitting. >> reporter: romney admitted we got the idea from gingrich. >> you did support an individual mandate. >> reporter: rising republican star herman cain also found himself on the defensive over his 9-9-9 plan. the plan's individual business and national sales taxes all set at 9% would raise taxes on millions of americans. >> i'm going to love you, brother, but let me tell you something, you don't have to have a big analysis to figure this out. >> reporter: a new sales tax would be combined with existing state sale taxes. >> would the people in nevada not have to pay nevada sales tax and in addition pay the 9% tax? >> governor romney, you were doing the same thing that they're doing. you're mixing apples and oranges. >> i'll get a bushal basket with apples and oranges because i'll pay both taxes. >> reporter: make lemonade. giving republicans a bitter taste of a more combative campaign to come. >> you get to ask the questions and i get to answer like i want to. >> in the post-debate spin room accusing rick perry to have a strategy to kill romney, but in the end the adviser said, "perry just killed himself." that might be wishful thinking on the part of the romney campaign because rick perry showed he still has some fight left in him. >> all right, looks like all of them do. jim acosta, thanks so much. so, the audience members used words like imature, polarizing to describe the debates they saw last night. they didn't use the word boring, however. t.j., it also looks like the candidates weren't the only ones coming out swinging. >> again, that's one way you can put it, fredricka. there's no doubt a new hit show on the vegas strip. did you see that last night? get your tickets now as the venetian presents "2012, the republicans." they should sell tickets to these things from now on and everybody in the audience. fredricka, i talked to a ton of folks, many on camera, which you're about to hear from and many off camera and all of them said the exact same thing and had the very first impression of this debate was not about politics, it was about candidates behaving badly and one in particular. >> too much fighting tonight. >> some were a little immature. >> it's polarizing the country. >> that was a surprise for me tonight. >> some candidates didn't exhibit the class that other candidates did. >> i think rick perry hurt himself tonight. >> i really liked rick perry and then after the debate i kind of faltered away from rick perry a little bit. >> romney and perry, the way that they acted to each other. >> it was a little uncomfortable with the perry/romney exchange. they have a thing for each other, but they don't seem to get along too well. >> i think they know that time is running out and they're trying to get to that upper echelon and get the votes and the only way to do that is to bash each other instead of taking the moral high road. >> these are not role models that i would be looking up at. >> sure, they're ratcheting it up a little bit, it's a very low-level ratcheting up. nobody called anybody else either a socialist or a nazi. they haven't made it european-style parliamentary debate or korean where things get thrown. i'd love that. >> now, the last guy, of course, he was being tongue in cheek and he came literally to see the show, boy, did he get one. you heard one guy speak about role models and he said what if a fifth grader was watching them last night. we are telling young people on how to maintain their cool and how to treat each other, that was not a good example. someone used the example of the coach schwartz from the detroit lions and coach harball, that little dust up they had after their game with the hand shake, still, these are adults and they're the leaders. they did not set a good example last night. that's all anybody could talk about, fredricka. >> i think what we saw on display, survival of the fittest. >> yeah. >> we'll see what happens next, at the next debate. t.j. holmes, thank you so much in las vegas. tune in tonight for primetime interview of herman cain. pierce morgan digs deeper at 9-9-9 tonight on cnn. deputies in zanesville, ohio, have orders to shoot to e their pens they shot two dozens and the animals include lions, tigers, bears and cougars. police found their owner dead last night. today, nearby schools have been closed. >> obviously, we haven't gotten real wide yet because, obviously a lot of wooded area and we have not put people on foot in those areas due to the nature of this thing. obviously, our public safety has always been the top pritorty. officer safety is right there with that. >> zanesville's mayor joins us live with the hunt under way right now. how are you getting the word out, mr. mayor, to people to be safe? what are you instructing them to do? >> this happened about two miles outside of zanesville. so sheriff matt lutz is in charge of the whole operation. i have had several calls from people who are concerned that that they are shooting these animals and it's my understanding that the columbus zoo is on hand with tranquilizing materials. so, whatever possible, they're going to tranquilize the animals and save their lives. but i don't have a complete update because sheriff is out in the field and is preoccupied at the time. i understand he's going to have a press conference at 10:00 and update everybody. meanwhile, it's several of the schools in the area are closed. people are being told to stay inside. safety of the people is number one on the sheriff's mind. the people in zanesville, we're asking them to be careful. it's business as usual. everybody is going to work and we're telling people to look around and be cognizant of what's around them and watch out for wild animals and, so, we're being cautious about it. >> and mr. mayor, let me ask you, too, do you have any idea what happened? what happened to that park owner that he was found dead? >> i got a call from my safety director bob branford last evening around 9:00 or 9:30 and he told me that terry thompson, the owner of the farm and the owner of the animals had set them free and then shot himself. and, so, that's the best information that i have. >> your information is that he committed suicide after setting the animals free. mayor howard zwelling. mr. mayor, thank you so much for your time and, of course, we'll try to keep in contact with you as the hunt continues for many wild animals. >> thank you very much. and a news conference is set for the next hour, as you heard the mayor say. we'll bring you that, the latest on the developments as they happen. all right, turning now to money matters overseas. angry people are taking to the streets in greece right now. they're protesting an expected vote to raise taxes, cut wages and slash jobs to fix greece's financial crisis and, already, things have turned violent. max foster is in london with an update on what's happening. max? >> hey, fredricka. these clashes are getting more and more violent. we think these are the biggest demonstrations and certainly set to be the biggest demonstrations since the whole thing started in greece. demonstrations taking place outside the parliament building and we'll increase taxes, cut jobs, cut wages and that's been done so many times before. the people outside simply think that they can't take any more. you have to have some sympathy for these people there. the economy is on its knees and they don't feel the economy can take any more. but at the same time, the government has to push through extra cut backs otherwise the country won't qualify for european bailout if it doesn't get that bailout still being discussed, by the way. the country will go bankrupt. you know, it will default and huge reprecussiercussions and m worse. this is how the world press is looking at it. "st. thomas times journal" there is no rescuing greece from financial crisis and european countries are fearful for themselves if greece is allowed to default. at some point, reality has to be faced, though. let it revert to the drachma, until it comes to terms with itself. which is fair to say, fredricka. if they do default, a lot of french, german and american banks will lose a lot of money. it's a difficult balancing act, but, you know, this is the reality of it. demonstrations in anthens. >> big potential ripple effect. max foster, thanks so much, from london. on to politics now, the race for the white house, herman cain and mitt romney are running close in the polls. some have cain ahead, but if you ask republicans who's more likely to get the nomination, it's no contest, they say. we'll talk with gop strategist ed rollins coming up. also ahead, prince harry's got skills impressing his u.s. helicopter instructors as he trains for deployment to afghanistan. and...a toy drum. hiya folks, so the other day i tried to buy some camouflage pants but i couldn't find any. 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>> she did a really good job of maintaining composure. >> police say the woman also her 5-year-old daughter with her at the time. all right, let's talk more now about the republican candidates. polls show herman cain and mitt romney pretty much tied. but are they really that close? cnn/orc poll asked republicans who was most likely to win the gop nomination and this one isn't even close when you look at it that way. romney blows everyone else away. ed rollins is a republican strategist. ed, looks like republicans really want cain, but they feel they need romney to beat president obama. what is this all about? >> cain has had an interesting run here, he's a motivational speaker and very entertaining and i think people like him, but i don't think he's going to be the nominee of the party. he has no organization in states like iowa and new hampshire and south carolina and you've got to win delegates. you've got to win the vote and at this point in time, it's all about debating skills and what have you. he got his 9-9-9 got pretty trashed last night and i don't think there was another person on the stage that would be supportive of it. >> it seems, though, cain was a real target last night and romney was a real target last night. the other candidates with seeing these two as the threat, the ones to beat. >> i think you have to bring them back in order to basically put yourself forward. still isn't the clear conservative candidate yet, the alternative to romney. obviously, mrs. bachmann had a shot at that and mr. perry had a shot at that. until you have votes in iowa, probably someone doesn't emerge who is that challenger. the key thing last night, if you like "housewives of new jersey" and great show for anderson cooper and cnn, and not a good show for the republican party. i don't think beating each other up, not just debates on issues, but a lot of personal stuff challenging mr. romney's intention and so forth. not a great show. >> a lot of sparring, not just between, not really between cain and romney, but, really, just between romney and perry. it doesn't boil down to who presents themselves as the more presidential debater. >> no, it doesn't. at the end of the day, these are the two men that have the resources and the organizations and for those of us who have been around the game a long time, our assumption is they are the ones that will be able to go on and carry this nomination beyond iowa and new hampshire. everybody else is either broke or not necessarily having the organization to move forward. not too late and can always be a surprise. at this point in the time, those are the two people that are serious in the sense of mechanics. >> ed rollins, thank you so much. good to see you this morning. >> my pleasure, thank you. coming aside, pushing aside the bluster and finding the bottom line. we'll look at three things that we may have learned from last night's debate. and next, the boss becomes the big man on campus. a massive special collection of bruce springsteen memorabilia moves from a public library to a college campus. we'll tell you where, next. coffee doesn't have vitamins... unless you want it to. new splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweetener with b vitamins, the first and only one to help support a healthy metabolism. three smart new ways to sweeten. same great taste. new splenda® essentials™. let's get to your "showbiz headlines" now. everything you want to know about rock star bruce springsteen can soon be found at new jersey's university. the hometown hero special collection. a local library became too small for the more than 14,000 pieces of memorabilia. philadelphia native will smith and his wife, jada pinkett-smith are now part owners of the philadelphia 76ers basketball team. they partnerred with one of the largest equity firms in the world. nba officially approved the sale this week. fashion expert carson kressley has more time. he was in the bottom three for the last several weeks. overseas "queen elizabeth" arrived to cheering crowds to. y max, why is this going to be emotional? >> a lot of people are billing it as a farewell tour of australia. she is not just the queen , shes in her 80s and she cannot keep up with the big calls. she had to call and a lot of people in austral ia, although the queen herself is quite popular. i think the prime minister sums it up quite well. she wants it to come after the queen's rein and she talked about how the queen is here in australia. she is enjoying and celebrating her presence here but certainly lots of people who think it's still inappropriate that she's arriving there. but, you know, i don't think anyone is expecting the monarchy to go while she's still alive, at least. >> in the meantime, let's talk about somebody else. let's talk about prince harry who is in the u.s. he's in the middle of some helicopter training and, apparently, getting rave reviews. why? >> you know, the isis is it. we weren't given any access to harry, learning to fly the apache helicopters there. but "daily london" has managed to get a source in the military and talking about how harry surpassed all expectations, including his own. the u.s. instructors are really impressed by him, he's doing really well. another quote from an insider, he certainly isn't getting any special treatment in california. it's not the way he wants it. he wants to be a regular soldier, they say. he's loving, freed redricka, ben the states. maybe he'll be there long term. >> who knows. i'm sure if you find out, you'll share that with us. something else you have to find out. this is your assignment from me today, what is in the queen's handbag? why does the queen need to carry a purse? that's all i want to know p. >> she definitely doesn't carry cash. i have to assume. >> she probably doesn't have a cell phone in there. i don't know why that shot right there with her with that handbag strikes me. that's what i want to know, what is in her handbag and why does she need to carry it? >> a tissue. >> that's right, an emotional tour, maybe her hanky is in there. all right, max foster, thanks so much. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange where shares of apple are selling off after their earnings missed expectations. alison, how big of a deal is this? >> you know what, fredricka, it is a big deal. just like death and taxes, apple blowing past its earnings expectation is pretty much a certainty. the fact that it missed its expectations is a real shocker to wall street. investors selling off shares. apple shares down 5% in dollars and cents. that wipes tens of billions of dollars off its market share. let's get real here. apple is still making money hand over fist. $100 billion. i'm talking about in sales in the past year. ipad and mac sales for apple hit a record, listen to th