plus there are big questions about how all of this can be enforced. >> it will potentially save lives in this country. >> president obama teeing up to announce a major overhaul on gun control this morning. giving congress a hard pass. >> these are recommendations that are well within my legal authority and the executive branch. >> the president set to lay out a series of executive orders including clarifying that anyone in the business of selling guns must acquire a license and ensure background checks no matter the volume of guns sold or where. the white house also urging more state reporting of background check records that could disqualify buyers with mental illness or a history of domestic violence. proposing beefing up the background check system itself. hiring more staff to operate it around the clock. and the president will ask for much more funding for mental health treatment.