wordpress TINYMCE / WYSIWYG editor strips <br/> <br> break tags...

TinyMCE editor strips

break tags

This issue has been driving kyle and i crazy for sometime now. I could probably look for the find/replace code in the wordpress files. but, it'd be nice to modify the editor with a plugin so as not to mess up the WP core files.

SOLUTION = TinyMCE Advanced Plugin

I installed TinyMCE Advanced Plugin and voila. there's an option to STOP REMOVING
AND

Inside your WP control panel go to Settings>TinyMCE Advanced and click the "Stop removing the

and
tag..." option

problem solved!!!