on the power pundit panel, fred lokken, cecilia colling and john sande coming up next on all new "nevada newsmakers." >> "nevada newsmakers" is brought to you in part by the tahoe reno industrial center, retail association >> closed captioning of "nevada newsmakers" is brought to you by the nevada trucking association, trucking moves america forward. this is "nevada newsmakers" with host sam shad, a no holds barred political forum. now from the "nevada newsmakers" sam shad. >> back on "nevada newsmakers," we're pleased to welcome back to the program after an absence, former state senator maurice washington, now candidate for washoe county commissioner. welcome. >> thanks, sam, good to be here. >> so you're back. >> i'm back. >> running. >> what were you thinking? why are you running, let me put it that way? >> actually i'm looking forward to the opportunity between the local governments, reno, sparks and washoe county. it's a great opportunity for us with the likes of tesla and switch and things are going to happen in our county and our community to push forward and not only maintain our

. >> elisa cafferata, lobbyist with planned parenthood and fred lokken professor of political science truckee meadows community college. let us start with president's executive order for new gun control measures. >> good public relations in the scheme of things, it will not really change a darn thing. most americans seem to be okay he's going forward with whatever he can accomplish, but in the end not going to prevent san bernardino or anything like it. something. >> elisa. >> planned parenthood, we've never had a position on laws that deal with guns and background checks and after the incident in colorado springs, of course, we have taken a position. i do think the universal background checks, closing the loophole at gun shows, would have prevented the situation in colorado springs and it is the question that is on the ballot in nevada. and so, obviously a huge, huge question in nevada with our early caucus. >> one of the things that is fascinating to me about, any time we have gun control measures, this has been go og through the entire obama presidency, gun sales are through the ro