into taiwan airspace. and warships from six nations including the u.s. japan and u.k. are gathering in the philippine sea for a joint training exercise. while idaho governor brad little is visitings the border. hills lieutenant governor issues order banning vaccine mandates. also banning covid testing in schools and colleges. he said he would rescind any executive orders issues while he is away. i m in texas performing my dues as the duly elected governor of idaho and i have not authorized the lieutenant governor to act on my behalf. okay, the shocking moment an alligator in florida steals a boy s fishing rod is of course caught on camera. watch. oh my. god. god. he just ate the fishing rovmentd
did he change any minds? cnn s michelle kosinski live at the white house with our top story. good morning, michelle. reporter: president obama took four questions on each side of this issue. these people s compelling stories speak to the complexity and emotion of this. you had victims of crime who are against gun regulation, visitings who are for it. but one place you do get a lot of overlap is that one tough question, what are additional steps actually going to do to prevent violence? reporter: president obama addressed a crowd split on the issue with a surprising story from his time on the campaign trail, going through rural iowa. he says the first lady brought up the subject of guns for protection. at one point, michelle turned to me and she said, if i was living in a farmhouse where the sheriff s department is pretty far away, and somebody can just turn off the highway and come up to the farm, i d want to have a