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tikrit from above. iraqi military is trying to secure the highways into and out of baghdad. they are going to be aided by a fleet of russian fighter jets. these are bought second hard reportedly for $500 million. the first batch of those jets arrived in baghdad yesterday. we want to get the very latest from the ground from nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel who is on the ground in baghdad. richard? >> reporter: good morning. as you said, it seems like the government is finally launching something of an effective counter offensive. there had been several attempts in th...

We have success at the state level, and we have success with elections, policies will begin to change. i think people are looking at things very differently. you know, the gun lobby did not get anything in virginia this year, despite a surgence of laws that got in. we're very proud of that here in virginia. i think change comes a little slower than we would like, but it's going to happen. and i'm absolutely convinced of that. >> john, as we part ways, are you optimistic at the state level? >> absolutely. here in colorado, they tried to undo everything we did last year. and they failed flatly. ...

murdering 32 people. and today, a billionaire politician announced he is taking the fight to the country's powerful gun lobby. why does this matter? well, the push for gun safety has stopped. in the year following the newtown massacre, for instance, states enacted 70 laws loosening gun restrictions, twice the number of laws strengthening controls. this is an issue that tears our hearts out with each new massacre and we do nothing. michael bloomberg wants to change all that. he's spending $50 million to back every town for gun safety. you hear what i'm saying? use the nra's own playbo...

close to a senate bid in new hampshire. and mining for golden nuggets in little rock. another clinton document dump is sure to make some news. and a very good morning. happy friday, everyone. it is friday, march 14th, 2014. and this is "the daily rundown." i'm kristin welk aer in for chu todd. the expanding search for the passenger jetliner that vanished on its way to beijing. the search is now entering its seventh day, and there's still no sign of the plane or its 239 passengers and crew members. hundreds of family members have gathered in malaysia to await word, but this mornin...

And we actually have a weak form system of government in colorado where you have to pay close attention to what happens in the house and the senate, and so really the republicans would have to take all three in order to repeal those laws, and i don't think you'll find anybody here in colorado that's arguing they're going to take -- i don't think -- i would argue they're not going to take any of the three, much less all three. >> all right. former colorado state senate president john morse, on the front lines of this big debate when these recalls happened. mr. morse, thanks for your time. >> yo...