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Get anymore cooperation that he can move forward or push this? this is pretty limited in scope. >> yeah. i don't think he's going to get much more than this. not just because of the republicans, but in the senate for example there are a whole bunch of democrats including some democrats from sort of gun states, if you will, up for re-election in 2014 or reluctant to go further at least limited expansion of background checks they don't want to deal with the ammunition, with the magazines, they don't want to deal with the assault-type weapons, at least not now. so i suspect this is about as much ...

Dealer requires a federal background check. >> are you under indictment? no, have you been convicted of any felony? no. 27 personal questions including criminal and mental health history, all requiring government confirmation. add potential state and city laws, thousands across the country, and it could feel like an obstacle course. >> there's a background check for the rifle. if you live in the city there's the rifle shotgun card. if you have a pistol -- >> reporter: but this pails in comparison to the pain the nation felt on december 14th in newtown, connecticut. the most vulnerable victimiz...

In the united states. their parents are sitting in jail. we're live in florida with the very latest. plus, he's no more than 30 years old and has the power to launch a missile from north korea. we're going to take a look at the life of kim jong-un including his passions, james bond, basketball, and how he passed up two older brothers to rise to power. this is "cnn newsroom" and i'm suzanne malveaux. we begin with the breakthrough in the gunfight on capitol hill. two senators, a republican and democrat, have now reached a deal on expanding background checks. across the network today we are taki...

Some time. 14 people were wounded at lone star college. two of them are hospitalized in critical condition. police say the weapon was a razor utility knife. two fugitives accused of abducting their young sons and sailing to cuba, well, those are the parents. they're now sitting in a jail in florida. cuban officials put josh and sharon hakken on a plane to the united states just after a cnn crew spotted their boat in havana. victor blackwell is following the story from tampa. so, victor, first of all, tell us, these are the parents. they don't have custody of the kids. they took them to cuba....

Security council, says kim may also be trying to compensate for the fact he's so young, 29 or 30. analysts say he's got to show strength with the military. >> he's trying to look as a young man of 30 in a confusion society where age is respected as tough, and so that's his way of looking to the generals like he's in control. >> reporter: but he may lose control if he can't produce a male heir. his wife will be counted on for that, to solidify a dynasty that some say is on shaky ground. there were reports late last year and early this year that she had been pregnant, may have been given birth t...