conference, and this will show you how important the latino vote will be in november. the polls show that president obama has a huge lead over mitt romney, and 66% to 24%. but here in florida the president is tight with his lead over romney where he trailed by 12 points. in romney's speech today and i want to bring in the panelists here, jim acosta who is inside, and we will go to him later, and juan carlos and also the executive president of naleo, and i want to start off with u you, juan carlos, first of all, anything surprising with the this speech? a lot of build-up and people want to bring something back home to the constituents. >> the tone. the tone on immigration, an is a different and different message. he recognizes the importance of latinos in the community, and what they provide to the economy and the businesses they create and the importance of the latino family and he says i do not want to separate the families and i want the u.s. citizens and residents to have the same time to process is trelatives. he is saying that immigration needs to be humanitarian issue and not law and order issue, but if you break the law, we have to deport you, but it is a different framing than in the last few months. >> this is something that naleo has been focusing on mano a mano, and he is talking about the 11% unemployment in the hispanic community and 2 million hispanics living in poverty and were you listening for more on immigration specifics or focusing more on the economic issues? >> well, he did something smart focusing on economy and immigration reform. polls show that latino voters are more concerned abo suffering from the great recession and the job loss and being part of the economic recovery. we are guard to immigration, the most important thing that the governor said is that he recognized we have a broken immigration system so there is common ground to work with and that is an important statement on behalf of the governor. >> any specifics that made you feel that this is a something that is a real policy change or sound like a simply political speech? >> well, some of the specifics about immigration, i took to heart and the emphasis of keeping the families together and priority to spouses and children of residents for green cards and what he said that i thought was one of the winning line lines he said is that he would staple a green card to anybody who earns an advanced degree. i think that really goes to the importance of education in our community, and i would hope that this signals an opening here for the greem act. >> the dream act, and we know that he did not endorse the dream act, one of the policy advisers made a point to tell jim acosta inside that he did not go that far. what do you make of the fact that he slams president obama and says this is a short-term fix, if you will on immigration, and the late st announcement tht president obama made just last week that those young people who are meeting certain requirements will avoid deportation. >> well, we have to bring in senator marco rubio and bring him up in the conversation in ones such as this, and he was working on a project similar to the dream act to legalize the young people, but not a path to citizenship, and with the president's announcement, they did that, they will not be deported and in at least two years, receive a work permit and not have a path to citizenship, so i think that this opens the door to negotiations to have something that is permanent and comes from congress and gives people more stability, and they know that this is not something that is going to change. now governor romney has not said that if he reaches the white house what he would do if he would either maintain the policy or he would revoke it, so it is very interesting to see that. he is talking about permanent issues, and he is receiving advice from people like senator rub rubio. >> i want to bring in jim acosta inside of the room. jim, tell us where the applause lines were and did he get any people standing on their feet regarding some of the things or his announcements or what was the mood in the room? >> well, you know, it was polite applause for mitt romney here in this crowd, suzanne. i would say that the strongest applause that he got was when he talked about how he would like to see a path to legal status for the children of members of the armed services, and people who are in the armed services. but that is a policy proposal that he has laid out before and talked about it for many, many months so it is not really new. i have to tell you, suzanne, that what happened here today, and this is really backed up by what a campaign policy director told me a few moments ago, that this is really laying out broad principles, and he wanted to challenge the president and take on the president and point out the fact that the president did not get comprehensive immigration reform passed in the first term of his administration, and that is about all that we got out of mitt romney today. he did not take a position on what the president did late last friday with that policy change with respect to the deportations of young undocumented people in this country, and i will tell you, suzanne, after the speech, i broke awayf a we talked last and i met up with an undocumented college student in the crowd and she told me in an interview moments ago that she went up to mitt romney, and tried to get him to come to her, and she said that she is furious that she did not get direction from mitt romney about what would happen to her life if he would become president. so suzanne, some people were in the room disappointed, but at the same time we have to acknowledge that this is probably a predominantly democratic crowd. remember, this is a crowd of latino elected officials and as we know by looking at the polls a large majority of the latinos in the country favor the president in the upcoming election. so it is not too surprising that the applause was polite and not thunderous in here, susan. >> and talk, jim, in here about the strategy, because of courbv, they are here for a reason, and they don't believe they are going to win over in grand fashion the latino community, but certainly here in florida every vote counts, and what are they hoping for and wishing for in terms of shaving off the margin just even a little bit to get to gain some track shawn here? >> right. >> and suzanne, as you know, e e are in the state where every vote does count, but maybe not in all cases. but, yeah, no. what mitt romney is trying to do here is to talk about the economy and we talked about that a few moments ago and his message, no matter the crowd that he is talking to is about the economy. if it is latino leaders, it is the economy. and keep in mind that he is going to be talking to the naacp next month and he will be talking about the economy and that is the message from here to e election day. jeb bush is coming up and that is a speech coming up and he is obviously a popular political figure in the state among latinos and tomorrow senator marquee rubio ma marco rubio is going to be talking, and what we have not talked about here at naleo is what will happen with marco rubio and whether or not he is being vetted and whether or not he is going to be put on the republican issue, and not just immigration, but a issue that a lot of latinos are going to be watching in this state, suzanne. >> and don't forget as well that president obama will be addressing this group tomorrow to talk about the immigration policy, and economic policy and the reasons that he believes that the latino community should vote for him for another four years. jim acosta, thank you so much, and juan carlos lopez, and mr. vargas, thank you for taking your time. this is what we are working on this hour. the night he killed trayvon martin, george zimmerman reenacted for police what happened and that tape has been made public, and we will play it for you in moments. and both sides of the jerry sandusky trial are wrapping up the closing arguments, and hear what tactic the defense took to try to save sandusky. we are going live to the president, and he is about to speak in 30 minutes or so on the rising student loan rates and a problem he is blaming on republicans. do you see it ? 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>> well, the fact that he came. you know, he came. there was a lot of question whether or not he would come. he did address the question of immigration, but i do not think that it is that shot in the arm that latinos were waiting for. the devil is in the details, and we are still here with an open mind to see what he lab rates on later, but latinos want a bigger project. >> what are you listenening for? what are you hoping for? is it about economic concerns or jobs or providing for your families or school choice for your kids? >> it is all of the above. i mean, we do know that for latinos, immigration and the economy are the top two issues. we have the toughest recession hit, andp the unemployment rates, and we don't want just one, but no silver bullet regrettabl regrettably. >> what do you think as a community and mothers to look to the families and the children and encourage husbands and families to participate in the elections, what do you want? >> we want fixes. we want jobs, but at the same time we want a future for our children when they graduate. it does us no good to have a short-term solution, and when we go forward our kids are going to go to college and no future ahead of them. >> tomorrow, president obama is going to actually come here to speak before you, and was this policy shift last week allowing some illegal immigration, young ploi illegal immigration who meet some criteria to stay in the country, was that enough? do you feel he made a strong enough stand or look like a last-h minute political move? >> well, we do know from the survey evidence that a survey went into the field right this past week right after he made the announcement with the latino decisions, and we saw over to the weekend that enthusiasm of the latino voters shot up 50%, so there is enthusiasmp, with but the problem with the president is that, latinos support the president, and now they will turn out. that is the key question. they can answer yes on the surv survey, but november 6th, where they are? >> they will be looking for the moms either way. >> latina moms. >> thank you very much. the closing arguments were made today in the case of jerry sandusky. we will go live outside of the pennsylvania courtroom next. and didn't for get to watch cnn live on your computer while you are at work. go to cnn.com/tv. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief, i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am committed to making a difference, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta. taking it with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners may increase bleeding risk. severe liver problems, some fatal, were reported. signs include abdominal pain and yellowing skin or eyes. tell your doctor about all your medicines, including those for migraine and while on cymbalta, call right away if you have high fever, confusion and stiff muscles or serious allergic skin reactions like blisters, peeling rash, hives, or mouth sores to address possible life-threatening conditions. talk about your alcohol use, liver disease and before you reduce or stop cymbalta. dizziness or fainting may occur upon standing. ask your doctor about cymbalta. imagine you with less pain. cymbalta can help. go to cymbalta.com to learn about a free trial offer. jerry sandusky's fate is now in the hands of the jury. attorneys wrapped up their closing arguments just a few minutes ago, but before they began, there was a surprise announcement from the judge. three more child molestation counts against at the former penn state assistant head coach have been dropped. susan candiotti is outsidef of the courthouse in pennsylvania. s susan, first ofts all earlier in the week, one count against sandusky was dismissed and now three others dropped today, and can yo