>> reporter: trump is also tying:t to her husband's past sexual infidelitys. >> it hasn't been a pretty picture for her or for bill, because i'm the only one willing to talk about his problems. what he did and what he has gone through i think is frankly terrible, especially if she wants to play the woman card. >> reporter::t now counting on the former president to bolster her campaign on monday in new hampshire. >> he is so excited about coming back to the granite state that wait a minute. -- ro when a republican state law maker heckled clinton about her husband's alleged past sexual misconduct. >> you are very rude. and i will not ever call on you. >> reporter: trump is on defense after al shabab, the al qaeda affiliate used trump's muslim ban in a recruiting video. >> they use other people. what am i going to do? i have to say what i have to say. >> reporter: fodder for clinton who slams trumps rhetoric. >> it is not shameful, it is counterpouktive and shameless. >> reporter: they are giving the front runner a past. >> those jihadists do not consist because of donald trump or anybody else's campaign. >> let's not get so concerned about how our enemies were. >> front runners have to keep winning. expectation force clinton are sky high. now expectations for trump are sky high. >> that was kristen welker reporting. it's been an angry race, not just for theed cans. there is a new online poll by nbc news survey monkey in "esquire q. 49% of americans find themselves angrier now than current events than they were one year ago. if you break it down by race, whites are the angriest at 54%, higher than latinos at 43%, republicans are angrier than democrats and finally 53% of women are feeling angrier about current events compared to 44% of men back from vacation, president obama has gun laws in the crosshairs, apparently ready to bypass congress to tighten the rules. nbc's edward lawrence is in ug what. the presidentor the attorney general will meet in a few hours. what's their focus going to be? >> gigi, it's gun control t. president outlined gun control, as the most important issue he wants toing that him this year remember he plans to bypass congress to do it. president obama fresh off his hawaiian vacation and taking aim at gun control. he meets with attorney general loretta lynch to talk about ways to increase backgrounds checks for people who buy guns. the president during his weekly radio address defended his position. >> it's a policy that is supported by some 90% of the american people. it was supported by a majority of nra households. but the gun lobby mobilized against it and the senate blocked it. >> reporter: democratic front runner for president hillary clinton applauds the move to use executive orderers to increase background checks, republican candidates disagree. >> now this president wants to act as if he's a king arc dictator. the fact is, if he wants to make changes to these law, go to congress and convince congress they're necessary. >> so he will sign another second order, ving to do with the second amendment, having to do with guns. i will ve to i will unsign that so fast. >> his first impulse is to take rights away from law abiding citizens. it's wrong. >> reporter: still it's at the top of the president's final agenda in his finalier in office. president obama is expected to take a three month review of other steps he can take to reduce gun violence. gigi. >> thanks. now to a remote part of oregon, right now, holding a wild life office. they are po testing the prison sentence of the tyranny of the next. nbc's kristen dolgren has more. >> reporter: from the remote and frozen oregon wilderness, a call to arms. >> this has become a base place for patriots from all over the country to come and to be housed here and live here and we're planning on staying here for several years. >> reporter: the group of armed protesters taking over the wild life refugee led by the nevada rancher known for his standoff with federal authorities over zprazing rights. his brother ryan gave you us a tour. >> we are here only to promote the constitution, the supreme law of the land and to help the people to establish their rights. >> reporter: this latest standoff started after weeks of tension and a peaceful protest on saturday. dozens rallying in support of oregon ranchers for facing jail time for lighting fire on land. >> i am going to jail, it seems like a bit of an overkill. >> reporter: the hammonds already served time before a judge ruled it wasn't enough. their rights. >> reporter: their attorney says they will report to federal prison a and the bundys don't speak for them. standoff. one posting a good-bye video to his family. >> and i am 100% willing to lay my life down. >> the sheriff has warned people to stay away from the refuge. so far, fetch, including the fbi have kept a low profile. >> we have to make some decision at some point that you can't let people just come in there at will. >> reporter: protesters said they won't get violent unless the government does. some locals worry it won't end well. >> people are afraid. >> reporter: militant's promise they won't back down. kristen dolgren, nbc news. >> this morning, communities along the mississippi river continue the cleanup effort after historic flooding t. death toll stands at 25 across illinois and missouri as officials remain watchful for more flooding. on sunday, illinois authorities recovered the body of an 18-year-old killed when his vehicle was skept swept up by the flood waters t. rivers reached a crest in cape girardeau. the army core of engineers is inpictureing levies in both states saudi arabia's foreign minister says the kingdom is separating ties with iran. it comes after violent protests and attacks on the saudi embassy in tehran t. saudis executed 47 people, including a shiite critical of the saudi royal family. condemns the values and says the attack was by no means justified and iran's top leader said there would be quote divine revenge. u.s. officials have called for diplomatic engagement and affirmative steps to ease tension in that region here in the u.s., ethan couch the so-called affluenza teen is mounting a high profile defense to mount his extradition from mexico to the u.s. his lawyer confirms to nbc news he is now representing couch. benitez he was he was unlawfully detained in puerto vallarta and has not committed no crimes in mexico. the attorney says the legal process could drag on for months. coup's mother tawnya was deported to the u.s. last week and is awaiting extradition from los angeles to texas. that could happen early this week t. pair had been on the run since failing to czech in with his probation officer. when he drove drunk in 2013 the mild winter weather is about to come to an end. nbc meteorologist bill kierans is here with the forecast. bill, say it ain't so. >> it is, finally. i had to search for the fwlofs this morning him i haven't needed them yet t. cold air finally moving in. with it lake effect snows. the only area that has lake effect snow warnings is this spot near cleveland and erie. one stream off the lakes here. they're right across interstate 90. that's really the only heavy snow we have out there on the map. the store is the cold. the cold air has now spilled in definitely through northern portions of new england. >> that slice noose the south. with it will come some of the coldest wind chill values you have experienced the winter and head out this morning for work. saranac lake it feels like negative 9 buffalo feels like 3. >> that cold air is moving down to the mid-atlantic. so the high temperatures today will be about 5 to 10 question ski areas are loving it. they're making as much snow as possible. they haven't had the man made the natural snow. tuesday a little milder. by wednesday, temperatures are back in the 30s and 40s. so it's a really quick sought of cold air. that's your national weather. here's a closer 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