paul steinhauser has details on that. paul? >> hey, ana. on the eve of the first anniversary of the sandy hook tragedy, another school shooting, this time in colorado. >> we cleared the school and secured all of the students very quickly. in the year since 20 young children were killed in newtown, connecticut, a push for new gun control laws never made it to the republican controlled house. the bill went down to defeat in a democratic run senate. hours before the new school shooting in colorado, the top senate democrat expressed his frustration. >> shameful that the united states senate can't pass gun safety legislation that would protect the most vulnerable citizens, our kids, our children, our babies. >> one thing that changed in the past year, support for gun control, which went up after the newtown, connecticut massacre, appears to have faded. back in january, people we questioned in a cnn, orc poll, supported stricter gun control laws by 55-44% margin. in the most recent poll, support had waned and the public was divided. two other nat

paul steinhauser looks ahead to the coming election season. >> 2014 is an election year.tions will take center stage. the wbig question? will republicans be able to take control of the chamber. and will they recapture control of the house. we feel confident about where we go in and what our opportunity is in those districts and don't forget about the battle for the governors. a bun of ch of republican gover first have to win re-election. hovering overall of this is the affordable health care law and republicans plan to make the issue a key part of their campaign pitch. obama care continues to wreak havoc on our economy. >> the economy is stronger than it has been in a very long time. the establishment versus tea party battle for the heart and soul of the gop. 7 senators the top two rep republicans will -- hillary clinton will make up her mind on whether she launches another bid for president. >>> as the head of the republican governor's association, he will be -- traveling all over the country trying to help republican governors. >> and expect the potential contenders to

>> thanks so much, paul steinhauser in washington. >>> one guy that has no trouble with his popularitys week. you know who i'm talking about. ron burgundy is back in "anchorman 2." opened on wednesday and doing pretty well so far. ju just edging out the hobbit. experts predict that "the hobbit" will probably win the weekend, but it just might be rather close. >>> so, will ferrell has been everywhere in the character of ron burgundy to promote the movie. he's in commercials, on local tv new s sets and even appeared wih our own wolf blitzer. take look at wolf and ron. >> "anchorman 2" you are no longer in local news. >> no. >> you work for a 24/7 cable news network, is that correct? >> that's exactly right. we work for gnn. >> no relation to cnn. >> no relation to cnn. so, we find ron and his lovable team of misfits thrust into the world of 24 hours. >> the whole concept of ron burgundy. people associate you with ron burgundy. >> i'm ron burgundy. you stay classy, san diego. >> ron is getting more famous than i am. which that's okay. i can live with that. ron's thrilled. he's finally get

cnn political editor paul steinhauser breaks down the fight. >> reporter: it's something you don't seet often. >> well, frankly, i think they're misleading their followers. i think they're pushing our members in places where they don't want to be. >> reporter: this week, what's usually behind closed doors went public as house speaker john boehner pushed back against a bunch of conservative groups over their opposition to the bipartisan budget deal. >> when you criticize something ant you have no idea what you're criticizing, it undermines your credibility. >> reporter: and the groups which hold a lot of sway with tea party activists and other grassroots conservatives pushed right back. >> certainly very frustrating that an honest disagreement about a bill -- or a deal that was struck has devolved into name-calling from the speaker. >> reporter: the groups have been very influential the past couple of years in urging congressional republicans to hold firm and not negotiate with democrats. and they fuelled the push by conservative lawmakers that led to october's government shutdown. that