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Are saying this is a big, historic moment and that gun rights activists are saying this is a horrible thing thats going to lead to the confiscation of guns. these are relatively minor steps, as far as weve been told so far. it gets a conversation going about an issue the president has felt very frustrated about dealing with congress. he wasnt able when there was a democratically controlled senate, he wasnt able to get some bigger measures in terms of closing the so-called gun show loophole accom...

Time studying this issue. polling shows that americans are split on the issue of gun control. so how will this move by the president play out, do you think, in the 2016 election? >> first of all, i agree thats as impassioned as weve ever seen president obama in public. look, americans are not only split, they are conflicted and closely divided. i think the answer to how it plays out is reflected in this really revealing chart that weve posted today in "national journal" looking at public opinion...

Kind of campaign to isolate and squeeze, learn more about the information and whats happening there. mosul is a very complicated -- theres shia, sunni, arab, kurd, everybody is there together. we want to make sure everything is synchronized and working together and that has now really started. >> reporter: the sectarian tensions inflamed as several sunni gulf states led by saudi arabia cut diplomatic ties with shiite iran. tensions stoked when saudi arabia executed a prominent shiite cleric, lea...

His alternative reality and im not going to respond. [ cheers ] >> reporter: so of course, that moment came, the voter was referring to something donald trump said in mississippi that president obama and hillary clinton were responsible for creating isis. now, im not sure she lived up entirely to that new years resolution. she talked a lot about republican and extreme policies here but wolf, you can tell the sense of urgency is creeping into her campaign. she knows full well how tricky the iowa ...

Expect the back and forth between the candidates to heat up more dramatically. jeff zeleny is joining us from s cedar rapids, iowa, and what is the latest story there? the kacandidates are coming big time to shake hands, and get the people to show up at the caucuses. >> wolf, they sure are. the there are candidates fanning out across the state, and trying to meet new voters, but they are also trying to steal other peoples supporters. that is what is happening leading into the iowa caucuses that ...

Festering for a while. the execution of shaikh nimr for many iranians was the last straw. >> and how is this going to affect, christiane, the u.s. effort to destroy isis? >> well, you can imagine, wolf, basically what you have and as bobby said, these things have been festering between these the two countries for years, and it goes back decades, and so much bad blood are from saudi arabia supporting saddam hussein in 1980, and is so the point is that it has gone on for a long time, and saudi ara...

State getting the candidates attention right now. the new hampshire primarys only five weeks from tomorrow. lets welcome cnns newest correspondent here to "the situation room," phil madingly, on the campaign trail with the new jersey governor chris christie. phil, tell us more about the governors pitch today that hes actually an outsider who can get things done. >> well, its a delicate dance, wolf, right? try to harness the anger thats really coarursing through the republican electorate but cour...

Prime minister david cameron. ill speak live with republican congressman daryl isis, hes a member of the judiciary and foreign affairs committee. and our correspondents, analysts and guests will have full coverage of all the days top stories. lets begin with the armed occupation of federal property on a remote wildlife refuge in oregon. cnns paul vercammen is there for us. paul, what do these people want? >> reporter: wolf, here in remote part of oregon we now have a situation where there are no...

Another chapter in american politics? do they want to turn the page? i think thats what this feeds into. >> the other thing is remember the minute bill clinton says any word at all about this in any way, shape or form, thats going to be the entire news cycle for days and days and days. he knows that. >> good point. >> hes seen this movie before. >> hes got to be disciplined. >> remember that finger wag? >> having covered bill clinton when he was president of the united states for several years -...

Know. he doesnt scream. the "saturday night lives" jay farrell nailed his impersonation. >> doctor, do you, a brain surgeon, have the experience and toughness to deal with world leaders like vladimir putin? [ laughter ] >> that question makes me furious, wolf. i might go ham up in here right now. of course i can be tough. as a surgeon, i had to tell people things they didnt want to hear, not that they had to have brain surgery that it would be performed by me, a man who they believed to be aslee...