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at last count, there were more than 135 million cars on the roads of america. well, today, the government announced that one out of four is being recalled because of potentially deadly airbags. that's nearly 34 million vehicles, the largest auto recall in u.s. history. the airbags are blamed for five deaths and more than 100 injuries were made by japan's takata corporation. here's jeff glor. >> up until now, takata has refused to acknowledge that their airbags are defective. that changes today. >> reporter: after months of prodding, transportation secretary anthony foxx said takata finally gave in, agreeing to this record-setting recall. the national highway traffic safety administration believes that moisture from humidity leaks into the airbag's inflater, changing the properties of the chemical used to inflate the bags. when this happens, the explosive force can rupture the metal casing, sending shrapnel flying through the vehicle. why this is happening officially is still not clear. >> takata still has not identified the root cause of the defect, but we cannot let that delay our actions that we're taking today. >> i get more anxiety than anything is when anybody stops. >> reporter: three years ago angelina sujata was driving a 2001 honda civic, when she was involved in a crash at just 25 miles per hour. her takata airbag exploded. one piece of shrapnel from inside the airbag flew out the windshield. the other ripped into her body. >> i had a hole in my chest, clear enough to see the bone at the bottom. >> reporter: the problem back then-- no one believed her. >> everybody kept telling me "airbags don't do that." the problem is these ones are, and that's not right and that's not okay. >> reporter: kevin dean is now her attorney. >> this is the absolute worst automotive products liability defect we've ever seen. >> reporter: ever. >> ever. >> reporter: it is a problem that takata and honda have known about since at least 2008 when honda issued its first recall for 4,000 takata airbags. at the time, the companies blamed it on manufacturing problems. additional recalls followed. eventually, expanding to 11 manufacturers, but mostly for humid regions. dean is suing takata and honda on behalf of his clients. he hired forensic engineer bill williams to try to discover a cause. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: dean and williams have been documenting their testing, and so far of the 100 airbags they've tested, three have ruptured. they took these slow-motion videos capturing some of those failures. you can see shrapnel flying in a driver's direction. if you're sitting in one of these vehicles and the airbag goes off, you don't know what you're going to get. it could be safe. it could be essentially a grenade. >> exactly. >> reporter: today, n.h.t.s.a. said it could be days before they know all the vehicles affected. takata said today, "we are pleased to have reached this agreement with n.h.t.s.a.," and said it presents a clear path forward to restoring trust and safety, even though as we mentioned they still don't know the root cause. scott, n.h.t.s.a. believes drivers can still use these impacted vehicles but once the official list is out, they should get those vehicles fixed as soon as possible. >> pelley: jeff, thanks very much. that list that jeff just mentioned is still being compiled by the government, but for a list of the vehicles that we already know are being recalled and what to do if you own one, you can go to our web site, cbsnews.com. at least five american cities have mishandled critical evidence in rape investigations, according to a new report out today. in those cities, more than 9,000 evidence kits have languished untested. we have more now from anna werner. >> reporter: in 1998, brenda tracy reported to police in oregon that she was gang raped by four football players. at a hospital, nurses gathered evidence for a rape kit. >> i assumed that, like any other crime, police get evidence and they keep it and they process it. >> reporter: the men were arrested based on tracy's identification, but she says she was intimidated and dropped the charges. years later, she reconsidered, but discovered her rape kit had never been tested and in fact, had been destroyed. >> it was devastating because i did everything right. i went and i got a rape kit right away. and i told the police what happened to me. >> reporter: new data gathered by the joyful heart foundation a nonprofit that works on national sexual assault issues shows there are many cities where's thousands of rape kits remain untested. more than 1,000 in charlotte and kansas city, missouri. nearly 2,000 in jacksonville and portland. and almost 3,000 in san diego. ilsa knecht is with the foundation. >> i have worked with a lot of rape survivors whose kits have gone untested, and they suffer through a lot of shame. they feel that the criminal justice system has let them down, that nobody cares about what happened to them, that their experience was not important. >> reporter: in the last five years, cbs news has reported on several cities where rape kits sat untested. in one of those cities cleveland, once the kits were analyzed, they revealed 225 men who were potentially linked to multiple rapes. brenda tracy is now working on legislation in oregon. >> they deserve to have their evidence processed and tested, and the d.n.a. needs to be put in the database if there is d.n.a. >> reporter: now, the police departments provided us a variety of reasons for not testing these kits, including lack of financial resources and the fact that some victims did not want to prosecute. all say they are committed to clearing any backlogs, but scott, portland police say they are now seek $2 million to $3 million from the department of justice for testing every single kit. >> pelley: and to be clear brenda tracy's rape kit was destroyed before the statute of limitations had run out on her case. >> reporter: that's correct. >> pelley: anna werner, thank you. important story. today, a federal judge ordered the state department to begin releasing the e-mails of former secretary of state hillary clinton. nancy cordes caught up with the democratic candidate for president in iowa. >> i want those e-mails out. >> reporter: in her first press encounter in nearly a month, clinton urged the state department to move up its timeline after the agency warned that sifting through the voluminous collection of 55,000 pages would take until january the start of an election year. >> nobody has a bigger interest in getting them released than i do. >> reporter: clinton held on to the e-mails for more than two years after she left the state department, storing them on a home server until republicans investigating the benghazi attacks demanded them. today, u.s. district judge rudolph contreras ordered the state to start releasing the emails on a rolling basis. clinton had been avoiding questions about other e-mails she deleted. >> you can't script your way to the presidency. >> reporter: but criticism from her rivals was getting louder. businesswoman carly fiorina. >> i have answered a total of 372 on-the-record questions. hillary clinton has answered eight since april 12. >> reporter: so today, at a bike shop in cedar falls, clinton strolled over to our cameras. your opponents say that the foreign donations and the private e-mails are examples of the clinton's having one set of rules for themselves and another set of rules for everyone else. >> i am so proud of the foundation. i'm proud of the work that it has done and it is doing. it attracted donations from people, organizations from around the world, and i'll let the american people make their own judgments about that. >> reporter: clinton answered about five questions, then headed off to a local bookstore and a cafe. her campaign argues she has been taking questions all along scott-- just from voters, not journalists. >> pelley: 17 months to election day. thank you very much, nancy. an oil pipeline has burst today in santa barbara county, california. there is a sheen of oil about four miles wide just off a state beach. some of the oil has begun washing ashore, as you can see. the coast guard is on the scene. we're told that the pipe has been shut off. today, the mother of an american reporter who vanished in syria 1,000 days ago says that she believes he's alive. and clarissa ward met her in lebanon. >> reporter: for more than two and a half years, debra tice has been searching for her kidnapped son. 33-year-old austin tice previously served as a captain in the marine corps and studied law before heading to syria as a freelance journalist. do you think the u.s. government knows who's holding him? >> i think they think they know. but they aren't sharing with us, you know, because we're the parents. >> reporter: so you do feel that information has been withheld from you? >> oh, absolutely. yes. i mean, we've even been told that we... they can't share information with us because we are a security risk. >> reporter: tice disappeared outside damascus in 2012, where he was covering rebel fighting against the syrian army. this march, the u.s. government said it had begun periodic direct communication with the syrian regime about tice's case. what's been your reaction to how the u.s. has handled its hostages being held overseas? >> i think the more appropriate question is how they have not handled it, because look at the tragic ends six times over. >> reporter: six american hostages have been killed in the past nine months, while other westerners have been freed. one of the cornerstones of u.s. hostage policy has been its refusal to allow payment of ransoms. >> it just is heartbreaking disbelief because especially with them. they were held with others, and those others, except for the british, are free. that's the strongest indication that freedom was an option for them. >> reporter: last month, administration officials indicated that they would no longer seek to threaten families with prosecution who do try to pay ransom. but so far, scott, no ransom has been requested for austin. >> pelley: clarissa ward with the interview in beirut tonight. clarissa, thank you. in britain, more than 200 officers swooped in today and arrested nine suspects in a daring jewelry theft that embarrassed the police. mark phillips has more on this. >> reporter: as heists go, it was major league, an access hole drilled through two feet of concrete wall in london's diamond district. an elevator disabled so the thieves could climb down the shaft to the basement vault as they worked over two days of the easter weekend. and millions of dollars of loot- - diamonds, other jewelry, who knows what else-- gone. no one is sure how much because the content of the deposit boxes was only known to the owners. scotland yard had put out cctv images of the gang at work, but the police were under intense criticism for not responding to the alarm in the first place and for not making any visible progress on the case in the six weeks since, until now, said scotland yard commander peter spindler. >> at times, we have been portrayed as if we'd acted like keystone cops, but i want to reassure you that, in the finest traditions of scotland yard, these detectives have done their utmost to bring justice for the victims of this callous crime. >> reporter: no one's been charged yet, but police say they've recovered at least some of what was stolen. the suspects sound like something out of a "one last caper for old time's sake" movie. craig turner of the yard's flying squad. >> they're all aged between 48 and 75 years of age. they've all been arrested for conspiracy to steal. >> reporter: police here at the yard now have four days in which to charge their suspects or let them go. but, scott, sorting out who gets what from which of the recovered loot boxes may take longer. >> pelley: mark phillips on the case for us tonight. mark, thanks 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( applause ) what do you think they could be looking for? >> us. that's what they're looking for. >> reporter: only a third of these performers will get the thumbs-up giving them access to the most lucrative spots in subway stations, as well as something to show the cops to make clear they're good to go. henry prince is a judge. >> you can imagine that people are going to come and hear you and immediately relax and be transported out of the subway. so they think they're somewhere else before the train comes. maybe miss the subway. >> reporter: prince, a subway musician himself, understands the power of subway performers to cut through the rush hour stress and lend a little lift to the daily commute. >> someone once who was deaf wrote a letter to me and said, "you know, i can't hear, but the people around me looked so happy when you were playing that i had to give you some money." >> reporter: those selected today will join the 350 other new yorkers sanctioned to provide the backbeat of the new york city subways. >> once we get the permit and we're playing at these big cavernous station-- >> if we get the permit. >> when we get the permit. >> no concert tickets before they're hatched, man. >> reporter: he knows just how hard it is to earn the designation, not just the best musicians in new york but under. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: and tomorrow, "cbs this morning" is going to take us to the very top of new york as charlie, norah, and gayle broadcast from the 102nd floor observation deck of the new 1 world trade center. and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. now at 6:00, hopes for a new raiders stadium in oakland appear to be fading away. tonight, some new signs that the team is looking to los angeles. >> good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. it is looking more and more like the deck is stacked against the raiders staying in oakland. kpix 5's mike sugerman on the two things that happened today that set the stage for a move to l.a. >> carson is a crime! >> reporter: raiders family rallied outside the nfl owners meetings. inside big-wigs talked of rules changes. outside they wanted to make an extra point to raider owner mark davis. [ indiscernible ] >> stay in oakland. >> in l.a. he is going to be a team. here in oakland he is the team. >> reporter: looks to be third and wrong forayeders fans having been sacked twice in the past 48 hours. first carmen policy is hired to lobby for an l.a. stadium in carson and a land deal is closer to completion. so it was a surprise to some to hear this today. >> how many times can i tell you that we're trying to stay in oakland? >> reporter: raiders owner mark davis doesn't see an inconsistency. you hired carmen policy. >> i'm working in oakland right now and trying to get something done in oakland. we'll see what happens. and we have a parallel path going on in los angeles. >> the raiders continue to say their number one priority is to stay in oakland. >> reporter: oakland mayor libby schaaf brushes off a setback but understands the business of gett
New-yorkUnited-statesPortlandOregonNorth-carolinaDamascusDimashqSyriaMissouriOaklandCaliforniaSan-diego tight tidal wave. senator al franken resign, taking one final shot at the president. >> i am leaving, while a man who has bragged on tape about sexual assault sits in the oval office. >> another congressman steps down. now more accusations and more calls for resignations. >> i think that he should voluntarily resign. >> out of control, 140,000 acres of california engulfed in flames. nearly 200,000 people evacuated. some of the 6,000 firefighters on the front lines are going from heroes to victims. >> i ask them to go by and check my house and he texted me back saying i'm sorry, you know, told me it's gone. >> and he's sure no coffee boy. the fiance of george papadopoulos speaks out this morning, saying he was far more than a bit player in the campaign. >> he was constantly in touch with the higher level official in the campaign. never took any initiative without the blessing of the campaign. >> and it is jobs day. 228,000 jobs added in november. we'll have more on that in a moment. we've got to begin on capitol hill. where more lawmakers have been caught up in the cultural and political purge stemming from sexual misconduct allegations. just hours after al franken said he would resign, another lawmaker, this time a republican, trent frank, said he would also resign. with rumblings that more allegations could surface, the big question is who's next. we'll have a great team here to break it all down. first to garrett haake on capitol hill. garrett, we saw al franken's resignation coming. i mean, we just heard on morning joe he resigned voluntarily. not exactly. he was under a huge amount of pressure. said let the ethics committee investigate and sort of became a runaway train. trent franks, that bubbled up quickly. what happened? >> this bubbled up very quickly. it's a much different type of story then what happened with al franken. a couple of his former staffers went to the speaker in the middle of last week and said they had these allegations they wanted to make about harassment and retaliation against him. from franks' statement last night, he tells us that this stems from his family's struggles with infertility and the fact that he and his wife were struggling to have children. he says he spoke to some staffers about surrogacy. in a way that he now recognizes made them uncomfortable. in the intervening time between the middle of last week when this came to the speaker's attention and when we found out about it last night, the speaker had urged him to resign over this, said an ethics investigation would be coming. indeed, the ethics committee said they would evaluate the sexual harassment side of this, but also possible retaliation, which is not something that's discussed in the statement and is probably the other half of this, why franks felt he had to resign. according to a statement, effective at the end of next month. >> well, the thing that we need to point out though, it was retaliation. so it wasn't just he's asked these women to potentially be interested in surrogacy, it's similar to -- you could ask charlie rose -- charlie rose has said on tape, you know, everything i had -- i don't know if he said it on tape, but charlie rose could say my situation, were consconsensual. so in this case, this is about retaliation as much as it is asking these women would they consider surrogacy. >> i think that's exactly right. that's sort of the unexplored part of this, having this all sort of broken late last night. franks essentially admits in his resignation statement to these comments about surrogacy that could be viewed as making these women uncomfortable, could be viewed as harassment, but there's nothing in the statement about the retaliation part of this, and i think that's sort of as we probe this a little bit more, as we reported out a little bit further, i think that's what we're going to find out, maybe the reason why the speaker's office felt and why franks felt he had no choice but to resign. >> all right, more interesting to me, the 84 grand. we previously heard that republican congressman blake farranthold used taxpayer monther to settle some sexual harassment claims from a staffer. last night, one of his colleagues, nia love, said this. >> this is something to me that shouldn't have been in place at all. we're using taxpayer dollars to settle these cases? >> so he should resign? >> resign. i think we have to hold ourselves to a higher standard. >> how significant, whether farranthold used protocol, used moneys you're allowed to, at the end of the day, you see trent resign or al franken resign. are we going to see the same pressure hit farranthold here. >> that's the million dollar question. >> it's the $84,000 question. >> franken resigned because of pressure from his colleagues. if mia love is the iceberg, you see more republican women come out and say farranthold should resign over this, that might build pressure. right now farranthold still has support of the leadership. he's sort of gone through the process. we're going to find out here if the pressure and the design p sire to have a sort of zero tolerance environment is enough to push farranthold to resign at some point. again, this will have to bubble up among his colleagues because right now from the top he has some cover. >> jason, politics editor at the root.com. elise jordan, former adviser to senator rand paul. elise, i want to start with you. longtime journalist neil king tweeted this, that he is hearing the total number of congressional members who may ultimately be linked to sexual harassment allegations could hit 40, 40, as a former senate staffer yourself, listen, when i read these stories and i see so many of them are different, i think of the 14 years i spent on wall street, not that it's good, bad or otherwise, and i think if we are running people out of town for a grab and a tickle and a this, and yes there are huge problems, holy cow, there's a lot more coming. >> well, the problem is how it's been policed for so many years. that is why the wrecki ining is coming on such strong force on the hill. people want to say why did $84,000 of taxpayer dollars, why was that paid to a former staffer of farranthold? what is the accountable standard here? i respect maya love for coming out and saying that this is not fiscal conservative for u.s. taxpayers to be paying settlements for blake farranthold and that he should voluntarily resign. >> all right, jason, we know that trent franks said in a statement that he was resigning in part because of, quote, in the midst of this current cultural and media climate, i'm deeply convinced i will be unable to complete a fair house ethics investigation. now, does he have a point here? al franken said lets have an ethics investigation. that didn't happen. public pressure is so big. look at joe barton for example. joe barton, whether it was revenge porn or not, joe barton had naughty nudie pictures of himself spread throughout the internet and said i'm not going to run again. >> right. >> can these guys, or women in some cases, are they getting a fair shake? because -- >> there's two ways to judge this. i think this is important. there's the voters holding you accountable and your colleagues holding you accountable. whether we're talking about anybody else, letting the voters eventually decide is this tolerable behavior. but you're also part of a team. you're part of a club. if your colleagues say, hey, i don't want someone like you working with me, i think that should matter as well. i do think it matters that democrats and republicans can say hey, i don't want someone with this kind of behavior to be part of the team. i wish they would go back and do this with several other people. but the idea of these men saying oh, my gosh, i can't get a fair shake, look at all the women you were harassing. i can't imagine it's that hard to go through an entire state and find someone who hasn't grabbed someone's butt. i'm pretty sure you can find someone -- >> then is retaliation the issue? elise, your girl from mississippi, one could say there's been a lot of good old boys who have behaved in a slightly different way. not that i appreciate it, not that i accept it. you may have worked in an office where they say we like the lovely ladies to only wear dresses. when i interviewed to be an intern on the hill, when i heard that, i was like, you got to be kidding me, we don't roll that way in jersey. the real issue here is retaliation. if you ask your employee to do something and they say no and you punish them for it, that's the issue. >> if you ask your employee to carry a child for ten months and then as part of your job responsibilities -- >> i'm glad you acknowledge it's ten months. >> i think it's a sham when people say nine months, it's a terrible sham. >> that tenth month, it's the worse one. continue. >> can you imagine, you're a young employee trying to do whatever your boss asks, trying to rise on the ladder, and one day he just drops the yeah, bearing a child for me would be great too, just, you know, that's another -- carry that child for the next ten months. >> those hips look like they could be good for me. i want to share what david axelrod said. obviously democratic strategist. he tweeted this. ready. a strange principle is emerging. if you admit misconduct, you resign. but if you deny it, however compelling or voluminous the testing against you, you continue in office or on to office with impunity? well, that is the argument he's making. sarah huckabee sanders was asked about al franken, she said, he admitted doing it. the president didn't. this is the opposite of what we teach our children. i say to my kids, i don't care what you did, you got to tell me the truth and i swear the punishment will be less. are we living in the reverse world? >> well, we're living in the reverse world for trump. at the end of the day, i think there needs to be a standard that people hold themselves too, and it doesn't matter if you're republican, democrat. i think more democrats and republicans should say we don't want someone who admits to sexual assault being president of the united states but unfortunately his party will not enforce that on him. they're not going to push to hold him responsible. i guess voters are going to have to hold him responsible. at the end of the day, if people are arguing about this in terms of winners or losers, bell, you know, we'll lose -- that's not how this is supposed to work. it's about right and wrong. basic common sense. >> i would also argue the cultural moment has shifted. right after president trump was elected, that the women who had accused trump of sexual harassment and misconduct, they completely were shut out basically in the media. the coverage stopped. president trump said he was going to sue them. >> but didn't. >> right. >> and then the harvey weinstein moment happens. >> isn't that what's stunning? i remember after access hollywood looking at elise, saying to female colleagues, oh, my gosh, the floodgates are going to open. unless it relates to the president, the reverse has happened. harvey weinstein, charlie rose, i mean, it's one after the other. >> that's ultimately a good thing. i think the issue here also, you're talking about retaliation. sometimes it's just the environment, right. because it's the fear of retaliation. you look at oncjohn conyers. he had people baby-sitting his kids, was telling them to meet him in hotel rooms. if you feel that someone can ask you a question that creepy, you know what's coming next if you say no. i want to see enforcement of the actual rules on the books because then people won't be inclined to make those comments. >> if you didn't read it yet, you must. david brooks has a superb peace out where he's talking about the gop rotting from the inside. and he says, there is no longer any middle ground for republicans. by not coming out against people like roy moore or donald trump, they're sacrificing the principles of their party. i have to ask you this, elise, because you worked for rand paul. i've watched rand paul this week skirt, hide and run from reporters who want to ask him about roy moore. >> i have not been keeping up with what he's been saying on roy moore. i disagreed -- >> that's why i'm here to -- >> yes, i disagreed with his initial endorsement way before these allegations were public. just because i do not think that roy moore's in any way, shape or form someone a civil libertarian should be endorsing. i think that this is putting a lot of people on capitol hill in a tough place. are they going to entrench into their tribalism or stand up for the principles that they really do hold dear. that's the problem. >> what does your tribe represent? i want to go back to garrett haake because there's other big news. congress averted a government shutdown yesterday. come on, garrett, we knew they were going to. it was a whole big show for a whole lot of nothing. >> well, i think that's mostly right. nobody wanted a shutdown. at least not right now. we might be having a different conversation two weeks from now. republicans want to make sure that absolutely nothing gets in the way of finishing their tax reform push. and so shutting down the government or having a fight over government spending right now is not helpful. they're going to kick that down the road two weeks. similarly, democrats have to figure out how hard they want to fight about a daca fix before the end of the year. if they're going to really fight to get the dream act passed or to get something passed to address those dreamers before the end of december as they have said they would. and then finally there's the actual issue of spending. how much are we going to spend on the military and how much are we going to spend on everything else in the domestic sort of programs bucket. all of these things have to be resolved. and yesterday we saw the leadership of both parties agreeing to kick that can down the road or at least two more weeks. >> all right. now to some other breaking news. awful news out of southern california where the devastating wildfires have come up out of the mountains and canyons and are now chewing through neighborhood after neighborhood. at least 500 buildings have been burned and nearly 200,000 people have been chased from their homes across a huge part of the state from ventura north of l.a. all the way down to san diego county. this is a huge swath of california. i want you to take a look at this before and after. a stunning snapshot of what is happening all over the region. nbc's kristin dolgren is in fallbrook, california. where they are having evacuationings. what is happening in our own state of california? >> i know, just take a look at this devastation behind me. and this is what goes on for mile after mile. you can see, there's still a lot of hot spots and that's what they're concerned about. you know, this fire down near san diego in the first eight hours, stephanie, burned about 4,100 acres. they haven't updated us on the acres since last night because they couldn't get a good handle overnight in the dark and we're expecting in the next half hour or so, they'll give us an idea. we do expect that number to really skyrocket. take a look at this and i can show you why they're so concerned. because the homes are just so close here. you can see the firefighters standing by ready to protect these homes. really at all costs. just some brave, brave firefighters out here. these are some of the same men and women, these firefighters who are up near los angeles fighting that fire. and then they got the call it was happening closer to their own homes so they rushed back there. exhausted and they're just doing an extraordinary job. one thing we are concerned about, look at the wind here. you can see they're whipping winds. it's kind of going straight, shifting a little bit. we are expecting the winds to start coming a little bit on shore today. that sounds like good news because you get more humidity in the air. the problem is it makes this fire that was so predictable with those santa anas a little less predictable. firefighters are really concerned about which direction this is going to go in today. and then the santa anas come back over the weekend so really no relief in sight over the weather, stephanie. >> we're going to take a break. coming up, president trump heading to florida today, just 15 miles from the alabama border, calling it a campaign event. campaign event for roy moore. what can we expect? 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>> look, they are pushing back vigorously against that characterization, stef. here at the white house one white house official telling me just moments ago this is a make america great again rally. it's not for roy moore, it's for the president to talk about his policies, his agenda. but, bottom line here in doing that, he's effectively enforcing his endorsement of roy moore. because the president's whole argument for endorsing roy moore in the first place is to say we need a republican in that seat to keep that seat in republican hands so that his agenda, everything from tax reform to everything else, can be advanced. so i think it is very hard to argue that whatever the president actually says tonight won't wind up helping roy moore. as you point out, it is just a stone's throw away from alabama. and clearly the folks there, some of them will likely attend, and a lot of them will be watching. because it does hit a major media market. and then tomorrow as you say, stef, president trump has another potentially -- event that is going to create a lot of headlines. he's heading to jackson, mississippi, for the opening of that civil rights museum. as you say, representatives john lewis and betty thompson announcing they're not going to attend. saying this in a statement, president trump's attendance and his hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed in this civil rights museum. sarah huckabee sanders pushing back, calling that a disappointment that the president is not -- or that those two have chosen to not attend the event. she called it unfortunate. it really i think exposes some of the tensions between president trump and this community. the naacp saying they are potentially going to be rallying outside. we'll be watching to see how big those crowds get. worth noting the president will be spending the weekend more broadly at his home in mar-a-lago. >> joining me, robert costa, national political reporter for "the washington post." guess what he's doing tonight? hosting washington week. and back with me, my panel, elise jordan and jason johnson. i want to start by reading something that roy moore said at a campaign rally in december. listen to this, please. in response to a question from one of the only african-americans in the audience, asking when america was last great. and here's what moore said, quote, i think it was great at the time when families were united. even though we had slavery, they cared for one another. our families were strong. our country had direction. so i already sent that out via twitter and someone said to me, what are you talking about? he's talking about a time when families were united. united in what? many have worried and wondered does make america great again, to kristen welker's point, this isn't a roy moore event, it's a make america great event. roy moore said america was great when slavery existed. if you were a woman, if you were a minority, america was not greater back then. so how do you read this? >> i guess to roy moore "12 years a slave" was about a family film. people working hard under difficult circumstances. none of this is in question anymore. it's really obvious what roy moore politics are. >> united you serve me or i whip you are you kidding me? >> he said we, we had slavery, like we white folks owned ya'll and therefore you were slaves and you were hold together. which you weren't because children were sold and everything like that. i don't find any of this shocking from roy moore. from president trump. what i have said, all you have to do is look at a president who's the number one choice of 8 out of 10 skin heads and it's pretty clear. it's up to voters and whether or not anybody in his party is capable of demonstrating dition gust at people who seem to be advocating a belief system that says other folks are subhuman and not really part of the american dream. >> all right, robert, so let's put that aside. make america great again to roy moore, he says bring back the days of slaves. i want to pull what he wrote this morning because it stood out. nine women on the record have accused roy moore of sexual misconduct. most when they were teenagers and he was a grown man. his spokesperson says those women are criminals. those women who mitch mcconnell believes. you've got president trump endorsing roy moore. you've got the rnc helping him get elected. and even though many republicans in the senate are uncomfortable, they're now falling in line as well. walk us -- and "washington post" has a poll, nearly 6 out of 10 white women in alabama are likely to vote for roy moore. what gives here? what am i missing? >> those accusations are credible accusations. stephanie, i just got back from four days in alabama and spending time in an african-american neighborhood in the birmingham, alabama, area. there's a lot of wariness about roy moore and there's wariness, too, in the more suburban white communities outside of that city and elsewhere in the state. they believe, these voters tell me, that alabama in some respects has come so far. you look at the business development in mobile, up to the north, in huntsville. yet this is still a state rationally, socially, politically that is haunted by its past. you have democrat doug jones who's in a neck and neck race still talking about on the campaign trail george wallace, the former governor and segregationist, bull conner, birmingham official who was infamous for turning the firehouses on civil rights activists. so this is a state that they believe the senate race has inflamed all these tensions and it really is not just between red and blue, republican and democrat, but past and future. >> did luther strange do no opposition research? you and i spoke before the show about people you know in alabama saying listen, what am i going to do, i can't vote for a democrat. how did luther strange let this happen? >> i think that it's so incredibly difficult to have survivors, to have victims come forward and make allegations against powerful men because they have no -- >> right. >> what do they get out of it? the women who accused roy moore have been harassed. they've had to take leave from their jobs. they are speaking truth because they want to make it better for the next generation. and that's a very tough call to make. i think it's something that is defensible to be misseded by normal opposition researcher because it's not what you're necessarily doing. you're not going on the ground and doing the kind of rigorous reporting that the "post" did. but it still is incredible that roy moore who is a fairly skapd lus figure in alabama, and has never done well in general elections. he's always squeezed by with not a margin of 54% in 2000. it's amazing that there was not more of this baggage revealed in the primary. >> if he wins are republicans going to seat him, is the senate going to seat him? >> majority leader mitch mcconnell a few weeks ago was singing a different tune. he said he was appalled by judge roy moore, the former judge. at the same time, he has walked back his message publicly a bit. there doesn't seem to be much of an appetite right now in the republican room on capitol hill to move to expel him. just because they believe they have so many other things on their plate, plus president trump himself is also in a sense haunted by the accusations. more than a dozen during last year's campaign. republicans aren't exactly eager to engage in this day to day. >> stunning. mitch mcconnell singing a different tune. i never pictured mitch mcconnell much of a singer. imagine karaoke. all right, thank you. i want to share one more. sarah huckabee sanders talking. i want to share her quote again. we think it is unfortunate that these members of congress would join -- wouldn't join the president in honoring the incredible sacrifice civil rights leaders made to right the injustices of our history. sarah huckabee sanders, i'm not sure as you watch as much cable tv as the president does, but fyi, congressman lewis was literally beaten, marching alongside with martin luther king jr. so the civil rights leaders and heroes you're talking about are the ones you're also complaining about. be sure to watch "meet the press" daily. chuck todd is going to be live, where else, mobile, alabama. that is today at 5:00 p.m. eastern, on msnbc. please take vaugh hillyard out to dinner. he's been there for like 14 days. protests erupting across the middle east after president trump recognized jerusalem as israel's capital. we're going to take you live to israel and any second now the u.n. security council starts today's meeting. for your heart... your joints... or your digestion... so why wouldn't you take something for the most important part of you... your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is now the number one selling brain health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. 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because we already heard nikki haley a couple days ago saying we're not taking a side here. i think the rest of the world thinks the united states is taking a side. >> absolutely. nikki haley is going to be very isolated today at the u.n. just as rex tillerson is at the palace as we speak with macron, with the french president. this call for a council meeting today comes from the uk, france, egypt, russia, a number of other countries. 8 out of the 15 members of the security council. and the u.s. can obviously block any action, a single veto, so thatrhetorical. but the u.n. secretary-general with a very strong statement condemning what the u.s. did. i talked to the white house officials and i interviewed the israeli ambassador ron determiner yesterday on our show, saying that this is not definitive and that the statement was nuanced. at least the u.s. is saying it was nuanced. he didn't say that these are the boundaries and these are the final agreements. but what dermer said to me is israel views this as categorical. that an undivided jerusalem is solely the property of israel. not any part of east jerusalem to be walled off down the road as some sort of capital for the palestinians. so what you're hearing from the palestinian negotiators, saeb erekat, who for decades has been speaking in favor of negotiations with the u.s., they're saying today to our people there, look, we now have to go for a one-state solution. a one-state solution according to a lot of more liberal israelis, means the end of the state of israel as we know it. because the palestinian population very quickly if there's one state, if there's one person, one vote, would overwhelm the israeli jews. so clearly that's not going to happen. but what it means is the end of any kind of diplomacy. >> all right, andrea, thank you so much. andrea mitchell of andrea mitchell reports. >> speaking of ayman mohyeldin. what's the situation on the ground? i'm glad to see you're not wearing a helmet. >> i think a lot of us who were in the thick of things yesterday were bracing ourselves to see something similar unfold today. we are to say quite frankly it did not pan out with the same kind of violence that we saw yesterday. obviously, a lot of that has to do with the israeli security posture here. because they certainly were aware that emotions were running high so they were not as confrontational with their presence here. they definitely maintained a robust presence of security forces. they did not want to have the protests that began following friday prayers here inside the old city to really grow in size, grow in strength. so what we saw following friday's prayers, as thousands of worshipers made their way out of the old city, the police really movemillion quickly and tried to break up those protests. even here on the steps leading into the old city, as protesters tried to gather and organize themselves, the police moved in. we did not see any significant violence between either side. the sun is setting here on what was the third day of the day of protests. as we mentioned it did not go -- it went smooth. it did not go with any violence. we have seen some clashes and some skirmishes in other parts of the occupied west bank in cities like ramallah similar to the scenes we saw yesterday, but again, i think the real question now shifts towards more what andrea was saying, the political and diplomatic dynamic of trying to sal vamg a peace process. the palestinian authority very reluctant. one of the senior members said vice president pence who's expected to tour the region and meet with the heads of states from the region about this decision and others, the palestinian member of the plo was saying mike pence should not be welcomed to the west bank. he should not meet with the palestinian authority president. no decision made officially on that. you can get a sense from that kind of rhetoric coming out of the p.a. and others how significant the tensions are on the diplomatic front now. especially ahead of this u.n. security council meeting later today. >> we're going to take a break. coming up, wells fargo find millions of dollars for massively abusing lending practices that took advantage of people across this country, and now trump's head of the consumer financial protection bureau reportedly reviewing whether or not the bank should pay any fines at all. the gripe with the copb was they didn't do enough. that is next on money, power, politics. plus, markets opening on the heels of a new jobs report. i'm going to break down the numbers next. people all across the country lost their savings, their pensions and their jobs. i'm tom steyer and it turned out that the system that had benefited people like me who are well off, was, in fact, stacked against everyone else. it's why i left my investment firm and resolved to use my savings for the public good. but here we are nine years later and this president and the republican congress are making a bad situation even worse. they won't tell you that their so called "tax reform" plan is really for the wealthy and big corporations, while hurting the middle class. it blows up the deficit and that means fewer investments in education, health care and job creation. it's up to all of us to stand up to this president. not just for impeachable offenses, but also to demand a country where everyone has a real chance to succeed. join us. your voice matters. if you're not content to remain where you are, why should your teeth be? 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i want to bring in a legend, former omb director under president reagan, david stockman. what do you think about the jobs report? you got a beautiful unemployment number. 17-year low. what does this tell you about the economy? >> i never think about the monthly establishment survey. it's noise. it doesn't tell you what you need to know about the quality and the trend of what's going on. in this report, there was 72.7 million breadwinner full-time jobs reported last month. do you know that's the same number as december 2007 and the same number as january 2000? in 17 years, we've not gained a single full-time breadwinner job in construction, the higher white collar professions and so forth in an entire century. all the jobs have been either part time, we've created 16 million jobs since clinton was in the white house, all of them have been either part time or in health and education, which depends on governments, which are insolvent everywhere in the united states. so this is not a sign of health. this is a sign of obliviousness on wall street and in washington to how serious our economic challenges are. >> these are part-time jobs that people need to have two, three and four of to make ends meet that don't provide you with insurance or coverage or time off. so many who are backing this gop tax plan are saying this plan is going to help wages. it's going to help wages increase. it's going to help bring people back to work. i want you to compare that jobs number that everybody likes to this plan. there's a piece you put out that i love where you say why the gop is heading for physical calamity. you wrote the $1.8 trillion of business tax cuts in the senate will pay for themselves is about as realistic as the bitcoin mania. now, some people could argue bit coin mania is working for them for the moment but long-term it will end in disaster. >> bit coin was 12,000. it was $19,000 last night. if you want to call that realism, it's a benchmark. my point is there is no evidence that after tax increases in cash flow will be invested or will go to jobs or to wages or to expanded payrolls. it's going to go into stock buy backs, dividends, other capital transactions. it will go to shareholders. it is a huge mistake. it's a fiscal abomination to borrow $1.8 trillion over the next ten years, going in to what is already a horrible fiscal situation in order to give corporations more money to give to their shareholders. >> then why would the senate pass this? i get why they like this, they've never been in government. they've never had to have long-term promises. they're deal guys. if you're a keel guy, the idea is jam this deal through, get it done, pay your fee and walk out. if you're an elected official, you can't walk out. why would they pass this? and it's actually if you look at the popularity of this thing, 29% of the american people are approving this plan. >> it's a bill of the lobbies by the pacs and for the money. that's all it's about. >> one more time. >> it's a bill of the lobbies, by the pacs and for the money. it's a swamp creature. it is not aimed at the middle class. it's not a supply side tax cut. it does not cut marriaginal rat. we had our job report this morning. everybody says we're at full employment. yes, we're at 102 months in this expansion. nearly the record expansion of 118 months. what they're going to do is cut taxes unfinanced, borrow money, 101.5 trillion, during a period. now, listen to this, this is unbelievable, for month 114 to month 180 of the so-called expansion. you know something, we have never been there before. there is no expansion that long in recorded history. the business cycle hasn't been abolished. they are increasing the deficit, right into the teeth of the next recession. >> okay, then david, this is a reverse robin hood. the poor who voted for president trump are going to get poorer and the rich who didn't vote for president trump are going to get richer. do you think it's going to pass? >> i think it is going to pass. they'll fiddle around with it and probably raise the corporate rate a couple more points. >> oh, but that's nonsense. >> it is, it's total nonsense. if you wanted to respond to the rust belt america, to the flyover american voter left behind who desperately voted for trump, you should have cut the payroll tax. 160 million people pay the payroll tax on every dime even of their minimum wage job. that is what is the paycheck killer. that is what is the job killer in america because it adds to employer's costs. >> how does this help president trump get elected again? i understand that president trump loves that the likes of steve schwartzman suddenly want to hang out with him. i'm pretty sure before last year steve schwartzman was never inviting president trump to 740 park avenue for a party and thousand now he's throwing parties for him. is this all about president trump's ego? because i don't understand why he would push this when it will not help him get re-elected. >> it's about his delusions. it's about help to get him re-elected? >> it's about the illusion, he doesn't have the agenda. he doesn't understand policy. his instinct is right. the economy is in bad shape. >> the economy is not in bad shape. >> yes, it is, in this sense. we are at the numbers of the last peak before the crisis. we have had a lot of growth in the health sector, a lot of growth in restaurants and hotels and so forth, but we really haven't had sustained productivity and growth in our core goods producing economy. and you can't live on services alone, okay? we still have the highest trade deficit that we have ever had. it is rising again. >> president trump who went after the trade deficit, went after china, that trade deficit has only gotten bigger in the last nine months. i need to ask you about wells fargo. nick mulvaney, the current director, is now the acting cfp director. he said the cfpb is a joke. a lot of people said we need smart regulation but don't get the job done. he did get the job done in terms of the wells fargo, but the l.a. times found the original abuses, now why would nick mulvaney say wells fargo may not have to pay out the millions? you have customers waiting for payouts. >> well, i agree with him on that. that was a mistake to enact that agency. it is a swamp. there are 5,000 banks of america. there are dozens of regional chains. if a bank like wells fargo abuses its customers time after time, people simply need to take the mouse, click, and go to another bank. this is a -- consumers can handle this problem. we don't need the nanny state in washington with a bunch of liberal arts graduates being hired at 80,000 a year to muck around in the banking system. i really think he's right. >> just because it's called cfpb doesn't mean the job is getting done. but should we get rid of the cfpb to say wells fargo shouldn't be hit with the fines or have to pay them? >> if they have been levees under proper law, they should pay the fine. and then they need to pass a law to repeal the consumer protection bureau. we don't need it, it's a waste of money, it's a waste of time, and force the banks to compete more. the way i would force the banks to compete more is break up the big banks. we do not need multitrillion dollar banks with multi-trillion balance sheets. so break up the big banks. then you won't need it. >> looking at you, oh, no, don jr., what are you going to do when you say this is just a liberal agenda? 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>> reporter: i think there's every reason to believe it is routine and not going to influence flynn's sentence. this is whether robert flynn or mueller believes he is doing his job. they say this could be as simple as a scheduling issue, stephanie. >> got it. fiance for george papadopoulos made it clear, george was no coffee boy. >> will the president will happy with the story george tells? >> i -- i don't -- i mean, i think it is not right to dismiss george as a coffee boy. so i think there are instances where he was not a coffee boy. >> did she say anything that surprised you? >> reporter: this was an interesting interview. he said papadopoulos coordinated his activities at the highest level of the campaign with mike flynn and steve bannon. he never took an initiative without a blessing from the campaign. normally people are in the midst of an investigation and want to hide and not seek publicity. so it is interesting she seems to be sort of pushing back against the trump campaigns trying to minimize papadopoulos' role and suggesting he's a very important figure. and that also happens to be good for the robert mueller prosecution because it may come a day when they have to convince a jury that papadopoulos was a significant figure in the campaign, stephanie. >> mike flynn and steve bannon. steve bannon. how long before breitbart discredits that young woman? ken delanian. thank you for joining me. i like the "harry potter" tie. i'm stephanie ruhle. i'll be back with my partner ali velshi at 11:00. now to hand you off to my friend hallie jackson on this friday in washington, d.c. thank you, my friend. wait until you hear what is happening in alabama over the last 48 hours. the last weekend in the race for a candidate who is facing sexual misconduct allegations. and john lewis is campaigning for roy moore. we'll watch what is becoming a crisis in congress over sexual harassment. three lawmakers now announced resignations in the moment of national reckoning. and we are now getting new reporting on the earthics committee investigation of a fourth lawmaker. we're also heading out west to get an update from southern california where devastating wildfires are torching hundreds of homes, charring an area the size of chicago. and if that's not enough, the top white house official will join me here to talk shut down, taxes and more, plus a segment for a new show, follow-up friday. what is happening in puerto rico almost three months after hurricane maria. but we want to start with politics and our nbc reporters on the ground covering this from
JerusalemIsrael-general-IsraelGeorgiaUnited-statesAlabamaWest-bankWashingtonChinaFloridaCaliforniaWhitehouse that case. now the judge in the case with the recruiseusal. there has never been a random lottery, a random drawing from the other judges in that district to figure out who will pick up the case and replace the judge rudolph contreras. instead of him being the judge, the new judge in the flynn case is this man, judge named emit sullivan but this recusal news, it is a surprise and there are two basic things we're waiting to figure out about it now that we got this news. number one is the impact of this decision. number two is the explanation for why it happened. in terms of the impact, the judge in the flynn case thus far as far as we can tell hasn't been handling complex matters, right? flynn was charged with lying to the fbi. he pled guilty to that charge. the judge accepted his plea. and the sentencing with the -- which the judge would preside over in this case, that sentencing has been delayed for three months while flynn apparently gets his time to cooperate with muller's investigators so the implications of the judge in the flynn case being recused and replaced tonight could be very minor. could be important, we don't yet know. that's one. the implication of this change in the flynn case. in terms of the explanation for why it happened, it's possible that this was just something logistic logistics. it was a scheduling matter with one of the judge's case and possible the judge was discovered to have a previously unknown conflict of interest in the mike flynn case. now, if that's the case, we may or may not get some explanation from the judge about that conflict. in legal terms, these kinds of things happen all the time and they are very rarely seen as the end of the world. in this particular case, in the mike flynn case, in this particular political climate, i think it's worth recognizing that this is -- this may be treated differently than a normal case. republicans are starting to respond to the threat that the muller investigation poses by increasingly accusing people involved in the investigation, accusing people involved in these multiple prosecutions, republicans are accusing them of having political bias. some sort of political bias that ought to disqualify them all. republicans are increasingly and more aggressively every day accusing the law enforcement people involved in this investigation with having terrible conflicts of interest. that have somehow corrupted the russia investigation. so again, tonight, we have this bare bones news that judge rudolph contreras is recused and will be replaced by emit sullivan. we don't know why. when the judge discloses some conflict, if this ends up being more than a logistic recusal, it's worth considering this may be another potential flash point for republicans' efforts to problemize the investigation and multiple prosecutions it's led to. that news just breaking. poll lpolitico.com breaking thi. the major news out of congress we expected they would narrowly avert shutting down tomorrow. that's the case. they waited until the last day before the government was due to run out of money and shut down but passed a two-week spending bill to avert the shut down which means we'll have another come to the brink shut down bout right before christmas. which is nice of them. aside from this having been potential shut down eve, the real drama out of washington today was just this whiplash series of stories on ethics. started midday today when as we expected senator al franken of minnesota made public comments about his future following multiple allegations of groping and attempts at unwanted kisses from senator franken. he announced the resignation. we'll talk about that in more detail in a few moments. the resignation of course follows the resignation of the longest serving member of the house of representatives, 88-year-old john conyers who also stepped down this week in his case after multiple claims of sexual harassment and including some settled financially with members of his staff but it was interesting today we got the resignation from senator al franken today, very dramatic moment, important moment for the democratic party and senate and obviously for senator franken and his family and staff. that resignation had basically been telegraphed with a little ambiguity and new it was coming but then after the franken succession, the resignation today, tonight in quick secession, we got hit with three big new consequential commitments. you'll remember senator al franken asked for them to investigate the sexual misconduct allegations against him. so hypothetically, counter fa factually, one possible outcome could have been the ethics committee was allowed to go forward. they would have waited for the results and left the senate then. if the ethics committee had come out with some damming report. that didn't happen. senator franken resigned today. that means the investigation will not happen. but now we know there will be an ethics investigation of this man, republican texas congressman blake farenthold to settle a sexual harassment claim from one of his staffers. it's been interesting this week, on the republican side while democrats have been twisting themselves into knots over those members of congress, there are almost no calls for blake farenthold's resignation or any consequences for him despite the non-decemb non-disputed revolutions that there was a tax settlement in his office and announced they will start an investigation into blake farenthold over that matter. speaker of the house paul ryan referred to the committee an allegation concerning arizona conservative republican congressman trent franks. now, trent franks has been in congress for i think 14 years. he's one of the more visible members. he's an anti abortion activist, more broadly social conservat e conservative. big supporter of president trump. upon hearing that his case had been referred to the ethics committee by the speaker, congressman franks tonight put out a statement denying he had ever had any sexual contact with any member of his congressional staff but acknowledging that he might have made some of his staffers uncomfortable by speaking to female ss in his office about potentially becoming surrogates to bear a child for him and his wife. this is a bolt from the blue about congressman trent franks. we don't know much about the allegations against him other than the way he is characterizing it in his self-exonerating statement but at the end of the self-exonerating statement, congressman franks announces that he's quitting and resigning from congress effective january 31st. i imagine we'll get more detail what led to the sudden and dramatic resignation tonight from, again, this long-term highly visible conservative protrump member of congress. if we get that further detail about congressman franks over the course of the hour, i'll stop what i'm doing and give it to you then. but this is tonight a shock resignation from republican congressman trent franks. and then we got further word from the ethics committee about the result of their month's long investigation into devin nunes. he's chairman of the intelligence committee of the house. at the start of their investigation into the russia matter, chairman nunes was the star of his own mellow dramatic cast action movie when he made a big show of marching to the white house to say he was informing the white house about damming documents he had just received, which it turns out were documents that had just coal from the white house to him. it was weird. there were a couple of immediate consequences of that weird stunt involving devin nunes back in march where he tried to give the white house back things the white house just had just given him. one consequence is he announced he would be stepping back, stepping down from overseeing the russia investigation and house intelligence. republicans promoted mike conway to oversee the russia investigation in devin nunes' place. the other major consequence is the ethics committee started an investigation into whether or not over the course of that weird stunt, congressman nunes might have illegally revealed classified information. they concluded the investigation and cleared him, they have decided he didn't reveal classified information they say they consider the matter closed and so presumably that means that congressman devin nunes will push mike conway aside and put himself back in charge of the russia investigation. he's been angling to try to do that anyway in advance of the ruling from house ethics. if that happens and congressman nunes takes full control of the russia investigation and house intel, let's get real here for a second, that probably means that the house intel investigation on russia is over. devin nunes was a member of the trump transition. he has made very clear what he thinks the trump russia scandal is, which is something having to do with like, you know, chelsea clinton or i don't know. it's -- i have to say, though, that is just my impression of how this is likely to go. i don't want you to take it from me. we've actually got here tonight in studio a gate reporeat repor covering a ton of work and that investigation including the weirdness of devin nunes that may be back in charge. don't take it from me. i'm looking forward to that conversation coming up this hour. there is new news tonight from cnn that one of the things congressional investigators turned up is some previously undisclosed follow up communications that involve the trump campaign after the famous june 9th trump meeting where kushner, manafort and donald trump junior met with a bunch of russians that had kremlin connections. once again a currently-serving white house official appears to be implicated in having known about that meeting but not owning up to it. white house social media director dan scuitto received the e-mails. he got e-mails from the intermedia intermediary, the man that promised russian government provided dirt on hillary clinton as part of the russian government's efforts to support trump's election campaign. we know that donald trump junior was questioned extensively about that meeting and about the aftermath of that meeting and eventual actu eventual public expose. he frustrated a member of democrats on the intelligence committee when he refused to answer questions how he and his father responded once the meeting became publicly known, but this may end up being a serious thing. there remains real questions that we have no answer to at all as to why the trump campaign kept the existence of that trump tower meeting with those russians secret for over a year. until it was finally reported public in the "new york times." now with this new reporting from cnn a current white house official may be on the hook for having been on that meeting and for having not disclosed it. for a year. so all of that stuff has just happened tonight. a lot of unexpected news and weird news. and on the subject of weird news, this is something that i did not talk about last night because i melt a little oogy about it and honestly, i still hesitate to bring it up now but i'm going to because it has an important news consequence today. despite my -- i'm going to go there. all right. yesterday at the white house when the president announced this very controversial decision that the u.s. will eventually move the embassy in israel to jerusalem, that announcement rattled nerves around the world because of the potentially explosive consequences in the middle east and elsewhere but the president's announcement yet rattled nerves at home because of the way he was speaking at the end of his announcement and i -- i do not like making a bigger deal out of these things than ought to be made of them. i do not take pleasure in showing you this. i do not find this to be hilarious as many people do. i also say this in full c awareness that i flap my hands and make weird faces sometimes. i don't generally think people should be made fun of or scrutinized because they are fu looking or talk weird or have a strange look on their face. that's it. when the president was making his announcement about jerusalem, depending on how you look at it, he appeared to maybe have his teeth come loose or start slurring words or maybe bit his tongue hard or something. something strange happened at the end of his speech. >> let us rethink old assumptions and open our hearts and minds to possible and possibilities. and finally, i ask the leaders of the region, political and religious israeli and palestinian, jewish and christian and muslim to join us in the noble quest for lasting peace. thank you, god bless you. god bless israel. god bless the palestinians and god bless the united states. thank you very much. thank you. >> those are the president's remarks yesterday. as you can see, he was speaking strangely. that received enough attention on late-night tv last night and over the course of today that the white house was not just asked about it in the briefing room today. they had a prepared response. the white house has announced that their official explanation for why the president was talking that way yesterday is that he had a dry throat. but then they also announced that the president will get a physical. now this was one of the weirder controversies of the donald trump for president campaign. they made it a central point of their campaign for months they would attack the health and fitness, physical fitness of hillary clinton while trump himself, the oldest person to ever be inaugurated president for a long time refused to submit any information about his own health and eventually turn in a bizarre statement from his personal doctor, who ended up being a real character and unlike professional medical statements about a person's fitness that we expect, donald trump instead handed in from his unusual doctor what was basically a riming thing that said trump was superman. it was really weird. since he's become president, the white house has been consistently dodging the question of whether or not he will submit to a physical examination by an army doctor at walter reid like most presidents do. they have been dodging that question for months but today, in the wake of the president's strange slurring teeth loose remarks, today they announced that he will be examined by a doctor at walter reid next year and the results will be made public. there has been a lot of idle speculation about this particular president's health. if the white house sticks to its word, we now know that we'll actually finally get some real information about his health for the first time ever early next year. so like i said, it's been a weird day. but there is one more story that i want to update you on here in the front half of tonight's show 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the news outlet is called "the bell." it's a relatively recent russian news startup. they publish in russian and you can use google translate to get an english language version of their news stories. but in the case of this story they just broke, we went ahead and sprung for a proper translator to get the story translated more formally to give it a closer read. part of the reason we were willing to open our checkbook and swivel our wrist for that purpose is that we've been really interested in the subject of this news story here on our show in particular. because richard engel helped report out a piece of the story, an angle on the story when he went to russia and talked to people inl valved and it was for us a dramatic thing when richard did that because even though richard is a tough guy and so served in war zones and we've seen him in way too close to fire fights to appear comfortable, he's been kidnapped on the job, he's experienced and can take care of himself. it was still unnerving when he went to russia to cover part of the story and resulted in him getting basically threatened on camera. he was told from somebody who was sympathetic that the kinds of questions he was asking about this story might be putting him personally in danger in russia. >> we managed to track down one of the lawyers in the case. he says that because of the nature of the charges, treason is not even allowed to tell us which man he's representing. what specifically are they accused of having done. >> it's not a clear accusation. >> is the general accusation that they cooperated with an american intelligence? >> yes -- >> -- group? >> they say american special service. >> was the information related to the investigation into hacking and into the manipulation of the u.s. election? >> i can't say this because it's breach of my client that i don't disclose this accusation. >> so you think they are being held because they know information. >> they know much. they know much. i can't be completely clear with you and say much about this case because it's quite dangerous. it's quite dangerous for me, as for my client and even for you. >> why would it be dangerous for me? i understand for your client. he's in jail. >> it's a quite sensitive information. >> that was richard engel reporting in russia on a number of arrests, including one-high ranking colonel. we've been reporting on his arrest and keeping an eye and worrying about it a built for most of the course of 2017. the arrest of that fsb colonel and arrest of people associated with him happened a year ago this week in moscow. russia's biggest spy agency, the inheriter is the fsb, the department within the fsb that focuses on cyber issues is the information security department. you might remember when u.s. intelligence agencies described the russian hack a central part of their sbeer feinterference. there were two hacker groups, one was fancy bear and one was cozy bear. this department at the fsb, information security department was cozy bear at the fsb. and that fsb department, which the u.s. intelligence agency says is responsible for part of the hack against the democratic party last year. the cyber unit of the fsb. they held a regularly scheduled meeting for the high-levelled staff this week last year, december 5th in moscow and there was an unusual interruption of that meeting in the middle of that meeting security officers reportedly rushed in. they seized the deputy chief of that department. they threw a bag over his head, grabbed him under the arms and dragged him out of the room and he hasn't been seen since. that was a year ago. deputy chief arrested that day. we later learned that his deputy was also arrested. also arrested was a senior guy from kaspersky labs. the fsb colonel was the kaspersky's contact at the fsb. all three of them were taken into custody. "the new york times" later described the arrests as the highest profile arrests for treason in russia since the fall of the ussr in 1991. the russian government never put out a formal statement the arrests were for freetreason bu allowed news services to publish information about those arrests and by that means, they let it be known they were traesrwere t arrests and that's the ground they were being held. well now, as we're all watching from the united states, the progress of this american investigation into what russia did and whether they had help from the trump campaign, we're watching that investigation here, you know, indict the trump campaign chairman and get a guilty plea from the national security advisor, we're watching the incredibly dramatic investigations, those arrests at that fsb meeting a year ago, those are the closest things we've seen to any kind of action happening on the russian side. right? on the russian side presumably they don't want to investigate the russian attack into the u.s. election but they very well may want to cover it up. so the bell, this russian news source has just published this new report on those arrests and it sheds some new light on one ve detail. according to the bell, the reason they put a bag over his head when they arrested him, is because quote, he has a black belt in karate and his fsb colleagues feared that he would resist. okay. i know nothing about karate or black bags or fsb traditional arrest techniques so you can take that for what it's worth but apparently, that's why they didn't just drag him out, they put his head in a bag before they did so. as americans, the thing we're most interested in is whether or not those arrests tell us something or prove to us anything about what russia did in our election. in january, "the new york times" reported it was possible russia might have made those arrests to try to stop the flow of information out of russia about what the russian government did to hack the u.s. election. at the time in january, at the time sited two u.s. officials as saying quote, human sources in russia did play a crucial role in proving to u.s. investigators who was responsible for the dnc hacking. well, now from the russia side the bell is reporting based on conversations with acquaintances of the men arrested that the reason they were arrested is because they were the russian sources who helped u.s. intelligence services get evidence last year that it was russian hackers who had been involved in these attacks in the united states. one person familiar with the investigation quote confirmed that the arrest of sergey and his comrades is connected with the u.s. elections. we're trying to report this out and seek confirmation but if in fact the news reports are correct and putin has locked up his own people who he believes told u.s. investigators what russia did in the election last year, including a colonel at the fsb, one of the top cyber spies, if this reporting from russia bears out, it would prove one important thing for us and raise an important question for us. it would prove the russian government is full of bull when they deny they had anything to do with the attack on the election. if they hadn't attacked the election, they wouldn't have to lock up people who told u.s. intelligence agencies that russia had attacked our election. you only lock somebody up if they gave out real information, right? so it would prove that. the important question these reports would raise for us, if these reports are true, why is russia letting this information out now? that fsb colonel and those arrested with him have been in jail for a year this week. why would the russian government know the reason they have been in jail helped america figure out russia hacked our election? why would it be russia's advantage to know this now? more ahead. stay with us. is in full swing. 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>> mark dayton the governor of minnesota a democrat will appoint a caretaker here. dayton will make an appointment, the indications are, not confirming but it will be lieutenant governor. the lieutenant governor will hold the seat basically for the next year and promise not to run for election next year because the election will be held next august, general next november with every other election in the country next year. she will be appointed. she beat a senator. she wouldn't run and while she holds that job as a caretaker, the normal election process would play out and be a wide open race among democrats and wide open race among republicans and the political risk and why so many are concerned about this plan, if you get a wide open primary, it's expensive, it's bruise bruising and you can have a nominee beaten up with the treasury and not much time for the general election. in a state minnesota as a blue state, hillary clinton won the state by a point and a half last year. >> oh, yeah. >> that movement in the northern part of the country, non-college white voters, minnesota was like heart and soskand soul of that. this is a state barack obama won easily. you have barack obama won that swung to trump by 15 points. that's going on in the ground of minnesota and atmosphere. not one you can take chances with if you're a democrat. >> in terms of that political wisdom is going to be different in different congressional districts and different in different statements depending on what the prevailing wins are. why would you put a caretaker person in that kind of a job? what's the political advantage today ton in terms of doing that? >> it's hard to see except if you don't feel like choosing and it's a tough choice. you can say i'm not going to offend anybody. i'm going to let everyone in who wants to get in and they can sort it out. that's the logic. dayton is at the end of his career not running for reelection. he's 70 years old. i don't know the long-term future. there is a hold notion of hey, it's best for democracy to have an open primary, maybe that's what is on his mind here as well. also, could enter into this, his lieutenant governor was his chief of staff a couple years ago. her background is more. she was chief of staff. mayor of minneapolis. she was the chef of staff to mark dayton, somebody behind the scenes recently coming out into more public view. he see as capstone to her public career here, too. sometimes those factor into it. if he does do this, this is very rare. a governor who has an opportunity to make an appointment to serve a year and chooses the open primary, you got to go back to 1992 to find a governor that chose the open primary in tennessee and a democrat and the seat ended up in republican hands. >> there is so much attention on terms of how that will affect the power in the senate and dayton's decision may affect it and he's making that decision under different circumstances. thank you, my friend. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. touch is how we communicate with those we love, but when your psoriasis is bad, does it ever get in the way? 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>> these attacks on robert mueller and fbi follow a report that a top fbi agent on the team peter struck was removed from the office after found to have exchanged politically charged texts with another former member of muller's team. well, today the director of the fbi testified in the house and in the house he was treated to republican after republican after republican just tearing into the fbi. >> did bob muller recruit people to his probe that had a bias. >> he was a key player in the clinton investigation. the same peter struck who helped -- was a key player in the russia investigation and the same peter struck who was put on muller's team, special counsel bob muller's team. >> you remember from law school legal doctrine the fruit of the poisonous tree. if that one agent at the center or source is decidedly anti trump and decidedly proclinton, that raises real questions about all of the conclusions that the fbi has reached on any and all of these matters. >> the fruit of the poisonous tree. this is where we're at. republicans decided their strategy is to discredit the entire fbi and specifically to discredit robert mueller's special counsel investigation. that's how they are approaching the investigation. what's the other side? 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>> i've asked that exact question and i have yet to get an answer on it. it would be surprising to me if mike conway steps down at this point in the investigation because he's come so far since nunez recused himself and the committee is divided by partisanship and a mess in terms of the republicans and democrats kind of fighting over who they subpoena, not going to subpoena, who they want to interview and for nunez to come in, a tapted figure in the investigation, that would really bode terribly for an investigation that's already kind of compromised. >> is it your sense that the republicans on the house intelligence committee have been happy with mike conaway since he took over? >> there's a sense he's more neutral and way easier to work with. the democrats have to go through devin nunez to get things done and not -- he stepped aside from the russia probe and always been a necessary figure and present figure. in fact, i reported the other day that he met with eric prince before eric prince went to go testify with the fbi about the meetings of the russians and he's finding a way to interject in the investigation regardless of the fact that he said that he stepped aside in april. >> okay. so ep though we've all been saying he's recused because it looked like he recused he's splitting hairs on that saying i stepped back, i didn't technically recuse. i can get involved in anything i want and so he has been talking to witnesses. not totally clear he's been present when witnesses have been testifying and all the closed door testimonies. >> he has no, no. >> very interesting. the other thing going on there, i mean, i don't know that we get anything important out of any committee in congress in terms of getting the bottom of this. i don't. i feel like it's important that we ought to because there's so many things that they can look into they wouldn't be under the per view of prosecutors working for mueller for an investigation of what happened but with the -- with the intelligence committee, one of the things that feels like is happening right now is they're rushing through really important witnesses, really fast. we've seen them -- they had carter page in. they had eric prince, just had donald trump jr. in, about to have felix sadir and list of kind of big deal witnesses they have been doing really fast all in a row. are the -- i sense that the democrats are worried they're not having adequate time to prepare for the people, not getting out of them what they're supposed to. is that your sense of the republican strategy there? >> absolutely. the democrats are very frustrated first 0 of all they cannot manage to get a subpoena to many of the witnesses. and they've actually decided to come into for voluntary interviews and actually not a good thing for the committee because it mean that is the subject can just kind of get up and leave whenever he or she wants to. jared kushner, for example, left after two or three hours. really at the beginning of when the democrats were just starting to question him. he just decided that he wanted to leave. so, the fact that the republicans have now kind of begun to stonewall or distract from the main subjects of this investigation is really frustrating the democrats and donald trump jr., of course, the other day used the bizarre attorney/client privilege defense that the democrats telling me they're going to make legal arguments to the republicans why that doesn't fly and they're actually planning to call him back but ultimately according to one member of the committee who i spoke to ultimately it is going to be up to the republicans to call donald trump jr. back or any other witness for that matter. >> democrats can't do anything on their own. fascinating. natasha bertrand, thank you. i really appreciate it. >> thank you, rachel. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. 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New-yorkUnited-statesMoscowMoskvaRussiaTennesseeIsraelIowaMinnesotaCaliforniaTogoCapitol-hill made unauthorized disclosures to the media and quote - lacked candor while speaking to the internal watchdog, the internal ig investigators. the president applauded the dismissal in a tweet overnight saying quote - a great day for the hard-working men and women of the fbi. james comey was his boss. he made mccabe look like a choir boy. he knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the fbi. now foxes confirm that mccabe memos meeting with president trump that similar to the notes that were compiled by former fbi director james comey. garrett tenney is live in washington now with the very latest. >> those memos will almost certainly be included in the special counsel robert mueller's investigation to determine if the president attempted to interfere in the fbi is investigation. last night andrew mccabe suggested the president is targeting him because of his role as a witness in the robert mueller investigation and in an attempt to discredit testimony. in a statement mccabe said this attack on my credibility is one part of a larger effort not just to slander me personally but to taint professionals more generally. this is an ongoing war on the fbi and efforts of the special counsel investigation which continue to this day. the decision to fire mccabe was ultimately made by attorney general jeff sessions. last night sessions said every fbi employee knows that lying to investigators result in dismissal. he cited two internal investigations by the fbi and doj to determine mccabe had learned to investigators viewing the handling of -- full details of mccabe's actions will be included in the inspector general report which is expected to be released in the next couple of weeks but the former number two at the fbi is already preparing to challenge his dismissal in court. he hired the doj inspector general to represent him. he was set to begin receiving -- >> in the wake of the firing president trump personal attorney call for an end to the robert mueller investigation. for more on this and all of the other white house news of the day we have ellison barber live. >> hello. the word from the presidents personal attorney that he is using is beachline. the statement he provided fox news in part, quote - i pray that acting attorney rosenstein will follow the brilliant and courageous example of the fbi with professional responsibility and attorney general jeff sessions can bring an end to alleged russian collision investigation manufactured by james comey based upon a flood flood and collect dossier. he tells fox news that he is getting his own personal capacity, not on behalf of the president misstatement the democratic chuck schumer criticized saying that the comments are yet another indication that the first instinct of the president and his legal team is not to cooperate in the special counsel but to undermine him at every turn. the president, administration and legal team must not take any steps to curtail, interfere with the special counsel investigation or there will be severe consequences from both democrats and republicans. president trump is at the white house this weekend. no official events today. he tweeted a couple of times a day. and anyone he talked about collision writing court of the house intelligence committee has concluded there was no collusion between russia and the trump campaign. as many are not funny however, there was tremendous leaking, lying and corruption at the highest levels of the fbi, justice and state. # drain the swamp. mccabe is not the only person to lose his job this weekend president trump supplies secretary of state, rex tillerson. the cia director mike pompeo is supposed to replace them. their speculation more people could be going out the door. sarah sanders is as now that there are no immediate personal changes. >> thank you ellison barber. >> andrew mccabe says the dismissal is part of the trump administration quote - more on the fbi.some democrats have been saying that this is like -- in fact one presidential historian last night granted the mccabe fire and quote - the friday night slaughter. is that fair? joining now with the chairman of the republican party is president nixon's son-in-law, the father of chris. >> is not there at all. this was evidence that was unearthed by the inspector general that fact mccabe had not told the truth. and he referred to the office of professional responsibility and then recommended that mccabe be fired. it was the archibald cox situation. special counsel not the saturday my massacre. there was a constitutional -- which actually labor law and law. he was not a prosecutor. he stumbled into issuing a subpoena to the president of the united for my perspective from agility different issues. >> i think with asked with a question for you so hot out of the block.this is a night master. >> is ridiculous. just making political points making this into something more. this is the first firing coming from the inside of the fbi and the inspector general inside the justice department. this person according to the facts and rules should be fired. >> he was the acting director of the fbi. that shows there was no corruption. >> of course, mccabe says he did not do anything wrong. he said he was truthful but now they recommend this. it seems to be otherwise. >> that will come out soon. >> horwitz is an obama appointee. >> what's going on here? >> i think this is just corruption. they were covering their tracks. i think there was, obama, he corrected the justice department. and loretta lynch was involved in this, that, in order to make sure that mrs. clinton did not have problems on her path to be president of the united states. >> you think the actually were orders where there is pressure to try and -- >> there were emails between the people who were doing the investigation into the fbi, the president unisys is interested in everything we are going. all the president say there are walls, they were reporting exactly what was going on. and the way the investigation of the cleansing emails, collective grand jury and subpoena, destruction of evidence. the giving of immunity. talk to any prosecutor, that was not a popular investigation. >> there was say the interest by the president with the russia investigation and what they would find in russia. you don't buy that. >> no. two completely different things. clinton's problem was to be president of the united states and a bomb his problem was to help them be president despite the scandal over emails. >> we don't know it's in the reports because they have not come out yet. we do know based on the "washington post" reporting in january, this has to do with anthony weiner and huma abedin and the laptop that apparently was about a month when they first found out about the laptop. but for james comey, he made the announcement on october 28. this is what they reported about that. a key question of the internal investigation, mccabe or anyone else at the fbi wanted to avoid taking action on laptop findings. until after the november 8 election. at the same time the fbi was facing a new set of questions this time about mccabe's role in the probe and clinton foundation. some within the affect that mccabe had repeatedly moved -- were suspicious of his motives. he denies any political actions by the fbi or -- >> comey had a problem. near the end of october there was a piece and it revealed that mccabe's wife actually got it hundred thousand dollars for a race that she was running in virginia for clinton related impact. i think james comey said i better make all this public with respect to the fact that there are these new huma abedin -- >> before the investigation, the ethics division of the fbi. it was that that is when i got to james comey is radar? >> yes. because they're saying is that walking is to get past election notice that mccabe has his own problem with respect to the washington journal report. there are emails you have to look at them and then they said no problem, -- >> what you think the end result will be? >> there are issues with respect to fusion gps. and the dossier and the fisa warrant. there has to be looked into. have some senators, i think it is better to leave it to the inspector general. an obama appointed as done a good job. >> we will see that when it comes out. as always, thank you. thank you for joining us. >> thank you! we now turn to the foreign ministers of sweden and north korea. wrapping up three days of talks in stockholm. the high level meetings cloaked in mystery and perhaps paving the way for the highly anticipated summit between mr. trump and the north korean leader kim jong-un. >> the swedish foreign minister did not reveal much and personally did not give us much more detail about a possible meeting between president trump and the north korean leader kim jong-un. north korean foreign minister her she was meeting with said absolutely nothing at all to the report as i have gathered in sweden.you might be asking yourself, why were the swedes meeting with the koreans? the reason is because sweden is one of only a few western countries with an embassy in north korea. the us does not have one so sweet and often acts as a go-between. donald trump you will recall agreed to meet kim by may. south korean officials met with kim so that he is willing to discuss the in other words nuclear weapons program. it is not clear if it is a breakthrough of a repetition of the long-standing position but they are ready to get rid of the news if the us withdraw troops from south korea. that has been long a nonstarter in the past. sweden has been flooded as a possible venue for a us north korea summit. i have to tell you that it is not the only place that is being discussed. the more likely site many say is a villages on the south korean side of the dmz if there is of course to be a meeting between president trump and kim jong-un. >> thank you very much. >> the investigation into the deadly bridge collapsed in miami was picking up speed this afternoon. authorities looked into the possible breakdown in communications that led up to the tragedy. who have the latest on the search for answers there and the recovery effort that is still continuing. plus michael flynn is making his first public appearance since he pled guilty in the robert mueller investigation. his words to a crowd in california on the campaign trail, we will have that coming up. >> i am an american first. i am an american who wants my country, family, children and grandchildren. last years' ad campaign was a success for choicehotels.com badda book. badda boom. this year, we're taking it up a notch. so in this commercial we see two travelers at a comfort inn with a glow around them, so people watching will be like, "wow, maybe i'll glow too if i book direct at choicehotels.com". who glows? 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just appointed too much ago. peter strzok said i did.we talked about before and after. i need to get together with them to request i can imagine you let's get on with anything in detail enough -- any espionage warrants that come before him what should he do given his friend overseas? and she writes recusal are quite high. i do not think this poses an actual conflict. and he doesn't know what you do? he responds, generally he does know we do. not the level or the scope for area but he is super thoughtful and rigorous about ethics and conflict. suggest a social setting with others who would probably be better than a one-on-one meeting. i'm sorry i'm just going to have to invite you to that cocktail party. there is no confirmation yet as to whether or not the cocktail party ever occurred. but we will of course keep you updated. >> thank you very much! >> new developments in the deadly florida bridge collapsed. an engineer left a voicemail with a state official warning about cracks in the bridge but sadly and tragically was not in time. the bridge then came tumbling down as you can see. the crews are removing two vehicles that do contain three bodies from the wreckage. that after the new pedestrian bridge crumbled on the highway on thursday. authorities are still looking to recover at least two more bodies that they believe are still in the rubble. >> our condolences to the family members. we now are providing support at the family resource center to the families of loved ones and we are providing support for the first responders and we are very grateful for all who are participating in the recovery. >> steve harrigan is in miami with the latest. >> in the past couple of minutes we have seen more fire rescue vehicles pull up. they have taken structures out of the back. behind me of seen this is a slow and laborious process trying to get at least six bodies from 2 million pounds of concrete. they have been working all through the night and all through the day to try and make that happen. using jack hammers, saws, and rubber belts to look up sections of the bridge. they have been trying to do this in a private and dignified manner as well. they put up tarps for privacy. they pulled out three bodies this morning and they may be about to pull another one out today. miami-dade police say recovering the dead, recovering the remains in identifying them is top priority here. >> as the process moves forward, every time we remove a body, a victim within the vehicles, the vehicle with victims inside our being transferred to the medical examiner's office. that is where the bodies will be removed from the vehicle. and identified. so we can have 100 percent confirmation of identities. >> there has been a lot of attention given to a practice covered in the pedestrian bridge at least two days before the bridge collapsed. right now ntsb officials are saying they are not certain at this point whether that crack was responsible for the bridge coming down. finally, it remains receiving hardness will likely be pulled to a family center and medical identification center. a lot of families are still waiting for notification with red cross members and grief counselors trying to comfort each other through this very difficult 48 hours.back to you. >> that is just so horrendous. thank you. >> we have an update on the illegal immigrant accused in a deadly hit and run. his status with i.c.e. right now. we will take about that.plus former fbi deputy director, andrew mccabe not keeping his peace one day after being fired he will hear from a former fbi assistant director. >> the way he went about this, it looks very much like it was vindictive and political. that mr. mccabe is not treated fairly. just as importantly, it shows politics enters into the department of justice when it shouldn't. could michaela deprince use the chase mobile app to pay practically anyone, at any bank, all while performing the grandest grand jeté? 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of course. if there is evidence that points to something relevant to the special councils investigation, he will use it if you can. it is relevant evidence because it is notes of a conversation that is taking place. there contemporaneous with conversation and they are not inadmissible in and of itself. let's go back to the person that wrote the notes. that is andrew mccabe. what messages the attorney general and the president sending to the leadership of the fbi by firing him and how does this impact the fbi? doing jobs according to the law and sacrificing their lives in the process. >> first let's be clear, president trump had nothing to do with this. the attorney general was sort of the final leg in the process. this came from a career person in the fbi. who has been running the office of professional responsibility for 14 years. and who made a recommendation to fire based on precedent built up over decades. everyone in the fbi knows, i have seen fbi agents fired. for lying. and we know it is a bright line. you cannot lie under oath for you cannot lie at all. you cannot budge, you cannot hedge. >> we are talking about in this case is what you call lack of candor. as you well know, a very low burden of proof. the alleged crimes on the part of mccabe, does it, does the crime for the punishment for the punishment fit the crime if you will? the full -- will be delayed for seven years and he will move that to federal healthcare and he did serve for 21 years. >> yet and i'm set for andrew mccabe. i respect his service 100 percent. i would fight for my pension if i were him as well. but again, 24 years in the fbi, rising agents fired for lying about -- >> yet we are talking about mccabe. it's fine if you're saying, i am certainly nothing that the president had something directly to do with it but we see the president tweeting and congratulating jeff sessions for having the gumption to fire this person who he is really demeaning in terms of his reputation at the fbi, some would ask, is the hand of the president of the united states tipping the scales of justice? >> no. i'm telling you, 24 years in the fbi, icing agents fired for lying during inquiries about minor infractions. that happens all the time. it is a bright line. if you life does not matter with the underlying inquiry is for. an fbi agent has to tell the truth 100 percent of the time. they have to sit on a witness stand. if they are caught lying, and it is sustained in an internal inquiry, that is in the record forever. is discoverable by every defense attorney in every case if they ever appear in. they become ineffective as an fbi agent. it really doesn't matter with the underlying infraction is for the size of the president had nothing to do with this. a career employer or someone under made the recommendation to protect the integrity and be consistent with prior fbi decisions. >> i want to play chris, if i can, republican congressman winston of ohio. he says that that firing is an opportunity to clean house in the doj. let's listen. >> there so many good people that work in the agencies that are true patriots. i think that this is an opportunity for them to make up their finest hour with a city people coming in and not doing the job the way they should be doing, not being the most with professionalism, let's clean house and less start to rebuild some of the trust the american people want to have in these agencies. >> do you believe that there needs to be a correction at the doj?the fbi, if so where to begin, what needs to be fixed, how do you write that and who should oversee the overhaul of the fbi? >> first i agree with him that this is the fbi taking care of its own issues. this is the fbi is internal office of professional responsibility taking the investigation conducted by the inspector general, examining that in making the recommendation to discipline its own employees. this is how you take care of things. through a well-established process that has nothing to do with politics. that is the problem. over the last two years or so has been politics and external factors that come into play. if you follow the same rules all the time the matter whether it is a president or deputy director or presidential candidate, you cannot go wrong. if you follow established rules and procedures. the way to deal with any issues and said the fbi is to use the inspector general for officer professional responsibility and gather the facts and take action based on well-established precedents. >> what about ag sessions? >> i have no idea. i honestly think that he is trying to exert some independence. i will go back to what i said earlier. i do not think that his decision here was based on anything the president said i think he took a recommendation from a career person inside the fbi and signed off on it. i'm sure it passed over christopher ray's desk as well. and i think that christopher wray, it is not something you like to do you don't want to do if we had to set the example for the rank and file or subject to that same high standard. you cannot apply one standard to lower-level agents and not apply to the deputy director. >> had to leave it there but thank you for your time. we want to let our viewers know that tonight you can see judge jeanine with -- discussing all the latest development from nations capital including the firing of andrew mccabe. that is to 9 pm eastern right here on the fox news channel. >> meanwhile the illegal immigrants suspected in the deadly hit and run in colorado. he turned himself in to i.c.e. officials. the sheriffs department had let him go after he posted bail despite i.c.e. reportedly requesting that they be notified before he was let out. will carr is in los angeles with more. >> the denver sheriff admits that they made a mistake here as a result preshow activities have been reassigned and he says simply, they all had a bad weekend. the denver sheriff department said they released him from jail last weekend even though i.c.e. had a detainer in him. he is in the united states on a temporary visa that expired three years ago. authorities say killed a man in a suspected drunk driving crash. they charged him with vehicular homicide acting fled the scene. but then on march 10 they released him before notifying i.c.e. >> that is what is shocking. we need to know so we can take action to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> he allegedly had john anderson, a truck driver that died after semi caught on fire. his friends say they want the man to face justice in the united states. >> i do not think it is fair for him to go back over the border and get lost and never be seen again. or even worse, get behind the wheel drunk and kill somebody else! >> he turned himself into i.c.e. on friday for the sheriff has now ordered an immediate investigation into how he was released in the first place. >> thank you. >> there is a small airplane crash in the philippines shortly after taking off from a manila airport. all five passengers on board are confirmed killed along with five others on the ground. witnesses say the plane hit a tree and an electric post before slamming into a house. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >> up for election and it is probably slam dunk. vladimir putin is retaliating against the uk now over its response to the poisoning of a former spy. and that prompted a response from the world leaders including the president. and voters are going to the polls tomorrow, practically guaranteeing his reelection. will that embolden him? 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turning tables. >> very troubling. thank you amy. >> for more this we have to bring in a partner for the washington examiner. tom, i read your article saying what i britain, the us france and germany should expel the russian ambassadors in return. what do you say that? >> thank you for referencing the article.i think the main point here is that the united kingdom politics nato allies and enemies of united states. our country is the most important. they have to hold the strategic initiative. we have to send the message to moscow to the president vladimir putin and particular and that nato is holding the line. and the problem with what russia has done today in terms of expelling british diplomats from moscow, is that it tries to draw the level of equality. tries to save that you have done something bad to us and we're going to do the same to you and we will leave it there. no -- >> i understand where you're going but does such retaliation come with equal parts determination, conviction and follow-through by all four countries? if that is not the case, what message does that send to russia? >> i think it does at this point. i think it wouldn't have been the first insisted that the russians had retaliated with equal expulsion i think the ice is very clearly could have done enough and has been enough in terms of president trump saying this is unacceptable. we blame russia, we stand with britain. but at this point where the russians are escalating and in the context of a broader strategic environment that threatens ukraine and syria and eastern europe in terms of physical threat i think it's very important to united states france and germany to stand with the united kingdom and say, consolidated sense, this is unacceptable and we are going to out escalate effectively. we will challenge you for the first time in many years. >> if they do, can they stop russia? and if so, stop them from doing what and to what extent?>> i think they can. the important factor to consider here is the strategic environment and the world, the soccer world cup in a sense is coming up. beyond that, his interest in terms of energy supply to western europe, germany, france, united kingdom, to a degree. if all of those nations, all of the coordinations, the heart of nato essentially are saying that president putin the line is drawn and we're holding it, i think it puts him in a position that says actually my interest in a limited sense, and it is quite limited and sense of assassinating and tried to assassinate a traitor as he was a and his daughter have been miscalculated. i think that you could put putin back in his box but only if there is a consolidated nato response. >> right. you're saying that you believe it to be damaging if the eu and nato tensions against russia were to put into place in full force. what if in the face of all that, russia pushes for it? >> then you consolidate even further. for example you could deploy brigade combat teams from the united states. to estonia, lithuania, the baltic states. those are nato member states. we simply say to president putin do you want to play this game? and the last one here, he can be corralled. in 2008 president george w. bush sent in a c-130 aircraft and us -- basically dared putin to shut it down and he did not. you don't over escalate official him when i go to burn down to. then i think that you can deal with the issue in a constructive sense with the security western europe and the united states. requesting the copresident would take that sort of stance? >> i am not sure. i'm concerned to say that. but the president has and i think strong on the issue. i think if we look at what he has done in syria for james mattis to push back against the russians, and ukraine, there is hope. but again, we will have to see and at this point i have some hope at least. i'm not quite sure that -- but i am optimistic. that is always a good thing. >> i think so! thank you so much. >> severe weather is on the move. take a look at that. watches and warnings across texas and part of the southeast. we will update you on this if anything develops. and in the northeast another winter storm on the way! number one, number two, number three, number four -- we will get an update straight ahead! wt originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. the name to remember. burning, of diabetic nerve pain, these feet... loved every step of fatherhood... and made old cars good as new. but i couldn't bear my diabetic nerve pain any longer, so i talked to my doctor and he prescribed lyrica. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions, suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worse depression, unusual changes in mood or behavior, swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling or blurry vision. common side effects: dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain, swelling of hands, legs, and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. those who have had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. now i have less diabetic nerve pain. ask your doctor about lyrica. >> a fox weather alert severe watches and warnings in texas and across the southeast with potential for strong thunderstorms and even a tornado. this is the northeast braces for yet another winter storm. we will go to our meteorologist in the weather center. adam, we are taking notes! >> the one coming up to the northeast is several days away. this weekend specifically today, folks across texas into the southeast, everywhere you see these warm temperatures from the 80s in san antonio and 75 in this area. this is possibly an afternoon hours into the evening is what we will talk about. with these areas you're saying highlighted across the southeast, these are spots where you can see big thunderstorms, hail, possibly flash flooding and eventually results early sunday. otherwise the system that we are paying attention to might affect the east coast, the fourth nor'easter is still currently all the way out on the west coast. it has to travel across the entire country. on the way it will drop a lot of rain at times piercingly heavy snow. we can see some places in the mountain as this passes by with spots getting up to six inches. scott getting up to one foot of snow! if you look at the radar, is moving across the mountain states later today into early sunday. it continues to work across the midwest. eventually up to the east coast, that will happen not until tuesday. at this point, it becomes a low-pressure system. we will start to see that markets way up the coast. you will see some snowfall there. the thing is when you have to travel across the entire country gives a little time for there to be little room in the system. so trying to come together where exactly will settle. how far off the coast it will be. here is a possible forecast model.you are seeing this area of low pressure. as most of the post maybe we missed most of this but if it gets closer than we could be looking at another bad one. we will have a better idea on this getting closer to sunday and monday. >> and if it does hit the east coast, you do not have any idea at this point how long it will last, do you? 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eric: garrett, thank you very much. arthel? arthel: the firing of former fbi deputy director mccabe just two days short of his retirement comes as president trump's personal lawyer calls for an end to the robert mueller's russia investigation. ellison barber is live from the white house with more on this part of the story. >> hi, arthel. president's attorney says, he said quote just end it on the merits in light of recent revelations. he tells fox news he is speaking in his own personal capacity, not on behalf of the president. in a statement democratic senator schumer criticized the attorney's comments writing quote, the comments are yet another indication that the first instinct of the president and his legal team is not to cooperate with special counsel mueller, but to undermine him at every turn. president trump is at the white house this weekend. there are no official events on his schedule for today. but he did send out a couple of tweets. this week has been filled with news, a lot of it related to administration staffing. some of it news seemingly fit for a tabloid. stormy daniels claims she had an affair with president trump in 06. her attorney has spoken to a number of media outlets this week, he said that daniels whose legal name is stephanie clifford has been threatened. >> what can you tell us about the threats the physical threats? >> i can't tell you anything beyond what i've already said, again -- >> can you tell -- can you tell us whether it came from the president directly? >> i'm not going to answer that. >> will you deny that the president of the united states threatened your client? >> i will not confirm nor deny. >> trump's lawyer filed two motions on friday one accuses dap daniels of violating a nondisclosure agreement claiming she could owe money in damages. sarah sanders was asked about the allegations of threats in regards to stormy daniels and said she is not aware of that situation and referred reporters who were asking to outside personal attorneys for the president. arthel? arthel: thank you. eric: for more on the inside workings of mccabe's firings, let's bring in bob driscoll, he served as deputy assistant attorney general. good to see you tonight. do you think this is vindictive payback by the trump administration of some charge or is it appropriate policy recommendation from the office of professional responsibility? >> i have a lot of confidence in the inspector general and in opr at doj. i think this is what they do for a living. lack of candor is a -- if you take the politics out of this, lack of candor is known to be a firing offense for the fbi. it does seem harsh to come at the very tail end of a career, but still, as a defense lawyer on this side, i represent people all the time who are interviewed by fbi agents, and they don't have a particular sense of humor about my clients that can't remember things and don't tell the truth when they're being interviewed by the fbi. so the fbi necessarily has to hold itself to a high standard. i think that's what's going on here. that's why the recommendation was made. eric: what do you think of the lack of candor was? can you describe that term? is it overlying? is it hiding something? -- is it over lying? is it hiding something? what exactly does that mean? >> well, i think it's similar to a false statement type of charge, the fbi would charge someone else with. i think attorney general sessions memo indicated that, that that kind of thing would -- or that it was -- certain statements even statements under oath as part of the inspector general investigation. i would have liked to have seen would have made me feel better for mr. mccabe would have been if he and his lawyer had come out and said this is ub true. -- this is untrue. i told the truth in that investigation and everything i said was true. that doesn't seem to be what they were saying. what they are saying i was treated different than others and the president is out to get to me. the bottom line is if someone was less than truthful in the context of an internal fbi investigation, that's a big problem. eric: he did say he was truthful. let me read you one paragraph from what he said. he said quote the investigation subsequently focused on who i talked to, when i talked to them and so forth. during the inquiries i answered questions truthfully and as accurately as i could, amidst the chaos that surrounded me. when i thought my answers were misunderstood, i contacted investigators to correct them. when you read that phrase about he did it as accurately as i could amidst the chaos that surrounded me. is that giving himself an out? he's saying he's telling the truth. or is he parsing it? >> he's parsing it. that's what you do when you are caught in a false statement. you essentially say i was busy. i get a thousand e-mails a day. i didn't recall that one. that's an intent defense that he appears to be laying out, rather than a straight truthfulness defense. you know, where i recalled, i was truthful and essentially trying to say he misremembered something or made a mistake and his justification for that is that it was a chaotic time. again, i can have some sympathy for that because i have represented clients in that position, but there is some irony to the fact that it is deputy director of the fbi making those arguments which again the fbi doesn't really give a lot of credit to regular civilians when they're in the fbi crosshairs and make mistakes in interviews. eric: what would happen to a regular civilian if they said -- >> ask general flynn what would happen in that case. i mean, flynn's a great parallel in the sense that flynn didn't do anything illegal or at least he was not charged with doing anything illegal other than making a false statement in the course of an interview explaining otherwise legal conduct. eric: could he be charged, do you think? >> it would be unusual for him to be charged i think this would be viewed as a severe enough punishment. he's in professional disgrace right now. i suspect there will be some -- he will be able to get his pension through other means, i would suspect, but i think this is kind of an unfortunate end to his career to end up not telling the truth or at least be found not to have told the truth by ig horowitz who i do trust as a pretty fair player in this all of this. i think the horowitz report when it is finally done i think will shed a lot of light on a lot of lights. >> you said that he may not be charged because he has a professional disgrace. when would you hear the fbi not charging something because you lie to them? >> i think a lot of people lie to the fbi and don't get charged criminally. and sometimes they will. if someone's lost their job, they lose their law license, something like that happens, that will get taken into account when a prosecutor makes charging decisions. eric: do they have discretion. >> the prosecutor would have the discretion. the fbi would usually pass the recommendation on to the prosecutor. the prosecutor will have discretion to make those kinds of calls. but particularly in this context, this heated political context, where you have flynn and papadopoulos and others all facing serious charges for essentially the same type of offense, which is engaging in a witness interview with agents about past conduct and being accused of lying in that context. eric: oh, man oh man. essentially the same type of defense. line up papadopouloses and flynns, everyone else defense attorneys, they will be screaming at the courthouse steps, if you do that to my client, do the same thing to andy mccabe. >> if i were representing them, i would be drawing those analogies all the time. i think it's hopefully -- the unfortunate thing here is we don't have the report yet. hopefully we can get more detail on the report of how far off these statements are and what kind of lies we're talking about and how credible it is that this is the kind of thing one would just forget because one was busy and the agency was in crisis at the time he did the interview. eric: in fairness, you wouldn't think they would fire the guy if he was like, you know, oops, you know, i forgot. >> in these kind of interviews, you know what's going to get asked. you know what's being investigated. i mean everyone knew that the horowitz investigation was looking into, you know, the political angle of whether there was too much politics involved in the clinton fbi investigation. there would have been time to prepare, review e-mails and everything else before somebody went into an interrue -- interview like that. eric: will we see this report? >> oh, yeah, typically ig reports are public. i suspect it will be released -- it is much broader than andrew mccabe. i think it is going to look into doj and fbi. we have seen some of the fruits of the report, certainly some of the fbi text messages back and forth with peter struck and with others. and now we've seen the mccabe part of it. i think we will see more parts of it. i suspect they will release it all at once. certainly it would be helpful for everyone to see it. but i'm sure ig horowitz and others at the doj want to go by the book in terms of the release because all of this was raised -- the questions were raised with people not going by the book, soy -- so i think people are looking closely at the regs on when this will be released. eric: when do you think that will be? in fairness the american people should know what's going on. we didn't know anything about these e-mails and the other reports and we have seen the two committee reports come out. do you think it should come out? when could that be? >> i heard march maybe a month or two ago. we're in march now. i would hope to see it. i don't have any inside information on that. i hope it can come out as soon as possible. i imagine the congressional committees can kind of spur that process along by calling the ig and ask him at some point. eric: do you think we will find out more about the clinton stuff, in the alleged delay by a month in trying to investigate some of that? >> i suspect that will be part of the report. this report has been going on for a long time with a lot of agents. there's been no leaking so there hasn't been much reporting. i think it could be more important part of this story than people have thought up until now. eric: bob driscoll, a lot of experience in washington on both sides of the fence there, the defense table, i thank you very much for your insight. we will get you back when the report comes out. >> thank you. eric: we have a quick programming note for you tonight on justice with judge jeanine, she will have house majority leader kevin mccarthy. he will be on with the judge to discuss all the latest developments and the firing of mccabe. of course the judge is right here, less than three hours from now, 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on the fox news channel. arthel? 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just appointed two months ago. struck replies i did. we talked about it before and after. i need to get together with him. page writes i can't imagine either one of you could talk about anything in detail meaningful enough to warrant recusal. struck replies really? rudy, i'm in charge of espionage for the fbi. any espionage fisa warrants that comes before him what should he do given his friend oversees them? page writes standards for recusal are quite high. i just don't think this poses as an actual conflict and he doesn't know what you do? struck responds generally he does know what i do. not the level or scope or area, but he's super thoughtful and rigorous about ethics and conflicts and suggested a social setting with others would probably be better than a one-on-one meeting. i'm sorry i'm just going to have to invite you to that cocktail party. there's no confirmation yet as to whether or not this cocktail party ever occurred, but we will of course keep you updated arthel? arthel: thank you. eric? eric: now to that horrible deadly bridge collapse in florida. three bodies have been recovered today after two more vehicles were pulled from under the tons of the concrete. the pedestrian bridge was under construction at florida international university in miami when it suddenly collapsed on thursday killing so far at least six people. and this despite a warning from an engineer to the state about cracks, but sadly that warning was not heard in time. now we have some new video of that tragedy just coming into our newsroom. steve herrigan live in miami at that collapse site with the latest tonight. good evening. >> good evening. it's clear there was a crack in the bridge. what's not clear yet at this point is who exactly knew about it and when they knew. there was an e-mail from an engineer to a state worker department of transportation worker, voice mail also two days before the bridge itself collapsed. that voice mail was not heard until the day after the bridge collapsed. there was also a two-hour meeting on thursday, the day the bridge collapsed, before the collapse. the focus of that meeting was the crack in the bridge. the university here says the university knew about the crack. the department of transportation knew about the crack. and the engineers who built the bridge knew about the crack. but the ntsb says as far as its investigation goes, it's still too early to say whether the crack in the bridge is what caused the collapse. >> i would have to say that a crack in a bridge does not necessarily mean that it's unsafe. i know the crews were out there inspecting it and they were applying tension. i don't know if that was related to the cracks that they discovered. that's still too early in the investigation for us to determine. >> eric, this is a very slow process of trying to recover the dead and to remove the debris. we've seen a couple of things over the past few hours that really are striking. one is a blue tarp over a car. the heavy machinery was trying to lift the car and also to try and provide some privacy, some dignity for the dead, but because of the nature of this disaster, because of the fact that 2 million pounds of concrete fell on at least eight cars in a sudden instant, at a red light on 1:30 thursday afternoon, in some cases, it's simply impossible at this point to separate the victim from the car, but with that flying blue tarp, they are at least trying to provide some semblance of dignity. the other is, these first responders have been going around the clock to try and recover and identify all the dead. they are in heavy uniforms. they are with heavy equipment. they are cutting through concrete. it is difficult work. and yet each time they do find a victim, we see a pause, removal of the helmets and a moment of silence. no one's really out there watching them do this job, but they are really working to try and provide as much dignity as possible to these victims. eric? eric: it is so heart breaking and so compelling, and of course we thank all the first responders, steve, thank you very much. arthel? arthel: hilary clinton's trip to india proving to be an eventful one. what landed the former presidential candidate in the hospital. plus as president trump's personal lawyer calls for an end to the mueller russia investigation, republican members of capitol hill doubling down on their calls for a second special counsel. >> and the reason we want a special counsel is i think crimes may have been committed. >> because they cannot be counted on to investigate themselves. i mean, it's kind of common sense. if you do something wrong, you don't have the fox guarding the chicken house. it's ok that evere ignores me while i drive. it's fine. because i get a safe driving bonus check every six months i'm accident free. and i don't share it with mom! right, mom? righttt. safe driving bonus checks. only from allstate. switching to allstate is worth it. when heartburn hits fight back fast with tums chewy bites. fast relief in every bite. crunchy outside. chewy inside. tum tum tum tum tums chewy bites. arthel: update for you now on the shooting that took place at the oaks mall in thousand oaks, california, about an hour and 15 minutes ago. the the county sheriff's department is saying there was a male seen chasing a female who is deceased at the scene. the male has been transported to a local hospital who is in critical condition and is believed to be the shooter. the county sheriff's department saying they don't believe there are any outstanding shooters or suspects. so it appears that that shooting at the oaks mall about an hour and 15 minutes ago, that incident is now over. eric: back in washington, four republican senators are urging attorney general jeff sessions and deputy attorney general rosenstein to appoint a second special counsel to investigate the investigators. they want a new probe to look into the justice department and fbi's actions in the russia investigation. how they used the steele dossier and how the clinton campaign was handled before special counsel mueller was appointed. those four senators asking for this are the chairman of the judiciary committee, chuck grassley, senators lindsey graham, john cornyn and thom tillis. joining us is a congressional report eliza collins. do you think this demand will get any traction? >> i think the demand is the highest level in congress that has come so far. up until now, we have seen a lot of house members calling for this. these tend to be sort of the more pro trump, further right house members, with this group of four senators, you are getting john cornyn as the number two republican, chuck grassley is chairman of judiciary, you are getting some of the top republicans, that being said, there is already an investigation going on over how they handled the investigation. so we're not quite sure if they will appoint a special counsel to do another investigation. not quite clear right now what is going to happen, but it is noteworthy because these four are the highest so far in the republican party. eric: should they wait do you think for the horowitz ig report to potentially come out, let's say? we are told we are going to see that. >> that sounds like that is coming out soon. i think you aren't going to see any special counsel appointed until the ig report certainly. there doesn't mean they will necessarily stop their calls in the meantime. eric: as you know graham and grassley have called for a criminal investigation of christopher steele and the way that was handled. a lot of troubling questions between the text messages between lisa page and struck, between the allegations of how this all got to steele. steele had as we're told a good reputation in britain. there are all these questions that the critics say basically they think tipped this whole investigation against the president, then candidate trump, and for hillary. >> right. and that's actually what's being investigated now although the ig cannot bring criminal charges. the special counsel would bring it up a level. they can use a grand jury. that's why you are seeing these members calling for it to go to a special counsel. there certainly are a lot of questions. the critics of the way this was handled are pointing to these conversations, but it is the -- it is being investigated. it hasn't been stuck under a rug by any means. eric: they say this report by horowitz will be hard-hitting, dealing with career professionals in a scathing answer to being fired under mccabe says that there wasn't any politicization in the fbi. he says all that is false. what do you think we can get out of the report? will it be hard-hitting? >> i'm not going to speculate what's in the report. i will say that andrew mccabe was fired and they are pointing to the report coming out. so they seem to think what is in that report is enough to fire andrew mccabe basically hours at this point before he was set to retire and get his pension. they think whatever is in there is bad enough for that. that's just part of the report. i have no idea what's in there. they are defending that. eric: just part of it, i mean, you have got mccabe gone and comey of course was fired earlier on fox news channel in the last hour we had ed cox on, and he basically put the finger blaming, the obama administration saying president obama and his administration he said, quote, corrupted the department of justice. here's what ed cox had to say. >> i think in fact they were covering their tracks. i think there was -- obama, he corrupted the justice department. eric holder did it and loretta lynch were involved in it and that in order to make sure that mrs. clinton did not have any problems on her path to being president of the united states. eric: do you think that is what they will be looking into potentially? >> well, he's not alone in saying that. i talked to members on capitol hill all the time who do feel like this stems from the obama administration. we don't know. i have no idea what they are looking into. this is a broad report. but they are litigating the investigation and how that's been handled. i don't think as far as i know it is going back to the days before the investigation, but again these are some of these people are holdovers from the obama administration. we really don't know. that's not a unique opinion from republicans. eric: certainly these are questions that are being asked and the american public would say how come if they're not going to look into it, you know, why not? >> right. it sounds like they are looking into something. i think we just have to wait till the ig report is out to know what is being looked into and that goes back to, you know, the graham and grassley request. i think people are waiting to see what the ig report says before going into the next step. eric: it sounds like they are having the building blocks, get the i shgs report. -- we will get the ir report, may raise a lot of questions and some accusations perhaps, and call for a special counsel or certainly more investigations, whatever comes out of that. eliza, thank you. we will see what mr. horowitz has when he releases that report. thank you. arthel: a suspect in a colorado hit-and-run turning himself over to i.c.e. officials. the denver sheriff's department letting the illegal immigrant go free after posting bail in connection to the fiery crash, despite i.c.e. reportedly requesting to be notified upon his release. the case now prompting an internal investigation. will carr is live in los angeles with more on this story. will? >> arthel, the denver sheriff admits they made a big mistake. as a result three sheriff's deputies have been reassigned. the denver sheriff's department released the suspect from jail last weekend even though i.c.e. had a detainer on him. the suspect is in the united states on a temporary visa that expired three years ago. authorities say he killed a man in a suspected drunk driving crash. they charged him with vehicular homicide after he fled the scene and booked him. but then on march 10th, the jail released him without notifying i.c.e. beforehand. >> this was shocking to know that something like this happened. and we want to make sure that we understand why it happened so that if we need to take action to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> the suspect allegedly hit john anderson, a truck driver who died after his semi caught on fire. his friends say they want the suspect to face justice in the united states. >> i don't think it's fair for him to just go back over the border and get lost and never be seen again. or even worse, get behind the wheel and drunk and kill somebody else. >> the suspect turned himself into i.c.e. on friday. the sheriff has ordered an immediate investigation into how he was released in the first place. arthel? arthel: will carr, thank you very much, for that story out there in so cal. eric? eric: as part of the investigation, mueller also subpoenaed this week the trump organization, focusing on a potential real estate deal in russia. that proposal was for a trump tower in moscow that was pitched to donald trump's lawyer by a developer and part time we're told u.s. intelligence asset. i talked to him several months ago in an interview and he denied my wrongdoing on all this. that deal fell through, but some critics are pointing to that deal as a possible problem. >> i assume that mueller has spoken to you, is that correct? >> i'm sorry, i can't answer anything to do with any ongoing investigations. >> okay. i'm going to assume that's true. you've been interviewed by some of the intelligence committees in the house and the senate, i would imagine? >> i have been interviewed by the house intel committee, yes. eric: does he have a story to tell. you can see his full interview tonight on watters world, 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on the fox news channel. arthel: three days of talks between sweden and north korea's foreign ministers comes to an end without much clarity on whether some tensions were diffused. why sweden is acting as an intermediary between the u.s. and the rogue regime. how'd i get this yard? 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eric: ryan from london, thank you. arthel: for more on this we will bring in now peter brooks senior fellow for the heritage foundation, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense, and a former cia officer. good to have you here with us. >> good to be with you. arthel: what lies beneath kim jong-un's move? i mean what's his motive? any specific reason for security talks with sweden? >> well, it's interesting. i mean, you know, sweden has longstanding ties with north korea. in fact they were the first western country to open relations with north korea back in the 1970s. and as you mentioned, they also do consular affairs through the united states. there have also been a number of what they call track one and a half, track two sort of meetings between north koreans and western academics and foreign officials in stockholm. this is not unusual. it is not unprecedented that there could be a swedish channel. i'm not saying that there is. i'm not aware that any americans were present at any of these talks, but, you know, president nixon and his national security advisor henry kissinger worked through pakistan before nixon traveled to china in 1972. so it's not unprecedented, arthel. but this could be just a sense, you know, sweden could be getting a sense of how far north korea is willing to go other than hearing it from our allies in south korea. and we probably will get some sort of, you know, debriefing from them. also perhaps to give the north koreans a sense of what is possible from the west, but i'm not really convinced that stockholm is a likely venue for some talks. you know, kim jong-un, the north korean leader, has never left north korea since becoming the country's leader, and a lot of these predecessors, his father, his father rare hi left the country -- rarely left the country, occasionally went over into a border area in china. i'm not saying that -- stockholm isn't at the top of my list for a possible venue for meetings between president trump and kim jong-un. arthel: even if that meeting takes place between president trump and kim jong-un, wherever it may take place, if foreign policy is not discussed at that meeting, what would kim jong-un considered mission accomplished? >> i think our expectations are pretty high. i think we have to moderate them. you know, we're talking about a very short time before the summit my take place. we've heard by the end of may. there's nothing that says it has to be by the end of may, but that's only 2 1/2 months away. that's a very short time. a lot of these summit sort of meetings take six months before you can expect something to happen. arthel: in preparation. >> yeah. remember we negotiated a lot during the cold war with the soviets. in fact, i'm reminded of president reagan's meeting with premiere gorbachev in iceland. that meeting fell through. but it was the first of meetings that led to additional arms control measures later on. so you know, the first meeting may be just something that is kind of a get to know each other. arthel: right, a test to see how things could go. >> get an understanding of where they stand. arthel: i do want to ask you before i let you go. when you look at trying to water down the temperature, getting, you know, kim jong-un to neutralize his nuke development, getting the u.s. cooperation from russia and china, how surgical does that approach have to be and how dangerous is the operation? >> well, i mean, there are significant challenges here. you know, there's always a possibility that a summit could fail and could make things worse; right? i mean it doesn't mean that that's going to happen. but there are significant challenges here. of course south korea plays a very important role. i mean, ultimately the situation on the korean peninsula needs to be resolved. that including south korea. so we have to deal with our allies in japan, major powers like russia and china. so there's significant challenges here in moving this -- moving these negotiations and the challenges on the korean peninsula forward. arthel: peter brooks, thank you very much for your analysis. i have to leave it there. >> thanks for having me. eric: i see peter got the memo. wear a green tie on tv on st. patrick's day. arthel got the memo, wear a green dress. there really isn't a memo. on 5th avenue, the grand st. patrick's day parade. other cities across the country are celebrating st. patrick's day today. we will tell you about that next. uncertain... but you can feel confident in our investment experience around the world. call us or your advisor... t. rowe price. invest with confidence. are made with smarttrack®igners material to precisely move your teeth to your best smile. see how invisalign® treatment can shape your smile up to 50% faster today at invisalign.com if yor crohn's symptoms are holding you back, and your current treatment hasn't worked well enough, it may be time for a change. ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohn's. entyvio works at the site of inflammation in the gi tract and is clinically proven to help many patients achieve both symptom relief and remission. infusion and serious allergic reactions can happen during or after treatment. entyvio may increase risk of infection, which can be serious. pml, a rare, serious, potentially fatal brain infection caused by a virus may be possible. this condition has not been reported with entyvio. tell your doctor if you have an infection, experience frequent infections or have flu-like symptoms or sores. liver problems can occur with entyvio. if your uc or crohn's treatment isn't working for you, ask your gastroenterologist about entyvio. entyvio. relief and remission within reach. >> many across the country celebrating st. patrick's day. a massive parade was held on 5th avenue while the chicago river was dyed green for the city's festivities. bryan llenas has all the details. >> today was the 257th running of the st. patrick's day parade in new york city. it is the largest in the world. the first was held all the way back on march 17th 1762. that is 14 years before the u.s. declaration of independence. some 2 million spectators came out today to enjoy the six-hour long parade for 35 blocks on manhattan's 5th avenue, 100 marches bands joined in. today is about celebrating the patron saint of ireland st. patrick who brought christianity to ireland in the fifth century. we spoke to a man who has been coming to the parade in new york since 1953 and tourists from dublin ireland who made the trip. >> does new york make it special? >> oh, yeah. >> ireland is a very special country. >> why so? >> it's beautiful, absolutely beautiful. and irish are beautiful people. >> chicago also celebrated, dyeing its river front in downtown chicago green, a tradition that dates back to 1962. it's a vegetable dye that is environmentally safe. they also had a big parade in downtown. and one of the largest st. patrick's day celebrations in the world is actually in savannah, georgia. vice president mike pence was there. mr. pence's grand father came over from ireland in 1923. there are more than 100 st. patrick's day parades held across the u.s. and around the world. from the five day festival in dublin to even the great wall of china and rio de janeiro in brazil. an estimated 13 million pints of guinness will be consumed by the end of the day worldwide and the celebrations continue tomorrow when south boston holds its parade. arthel? arthel: bryan llenas, thank you very much. we will be right back. so allstate is giving us money back on our bill. well, that seems fair. we didn't use it. wish we got money back on gym memberships. get money back hilarious. with claim-free rewards. switching to allstate is worth it. burning, pins-and-needles of beforediabetic nerve pain, these feet... grew into a free-wheeling a kid... loved every step of fatherhood... and made old cars good as new. but i couldn't bear my diabetic nerve pain any longer, so i talked to my doctor and he prescribed lyrica. nerve damage from diabetes causes diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is fda approved to treat this pain, from moderate to even severe diabetic nerve pain. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions, suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worse depression, unusual changes in mood or behavior, swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling or blurry vision. common side effects: dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain, swelling of hands, legs, and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. those who have had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. now i have less diabetic nerve pain. and i love smoothing the road ahead for others. ask your doctor about lyrica. vof hundreds of families, he'se hmost proud of the one the heads he's kept over his own. brand vo: get paid twice as fast with quickbooks smart invoicing. quickbooks. backing you. eric: we are back tomorrow at 12:00 and 4:00. arthel: hope you can join us. julie banderas is up next with the fox report. >> the fbi director fired just days before he would have been eligible for a lifetime pension. and now fox news confirming mccabe's personal memos on his meetings with the president and those notes have reportedly been handed over to special counsel robert mueller. good evening everyone i'm julie banderas. this is the fox report. attorney general sessions announcing mccabe's firing yesterday saying multiple federal probes and reports showed alleged misconduct that included lying to investigators during the probe into the clinton foundation. the president is applauding the move, tweeting andrew mccabe fired a great day for the hardworking men and women of the fbi.
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ed: it was. rachel: andrew mccabe fired. a great day for the hard working men and women of the fbi. a great day for democracy. sanctimonious, james comey. comey doesn't get to escape this one, was his boss and made mccabe look like a choir boy. he knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the fbi. the president clearly happen with this result. ed: reason why he is saying it's a great day for the men and women of the fbi. about 15 fbi officials in recent years have made false statements in one form or another where they were not technically under oath and they lost their job, they lost pensions. so, i think the key here is accountability. the key is making sure the rules apply to everyone equally. that doesn't happen a lot in washington. it does not appear like it happened with the hillary clinton email investigation when others who have mishandled sensitive and classified information have faced severe punishment, maybe even jail. and andrew mccabe, let's not foreguest was overseeing the hillary clinton investigation shortly after his wife was running for political office in virginia, receiving political money from terry mcauliff an ally of the clintons. pete: great points. for the fbi's office of professional responsibility to do this is very rare. especially someone at this level. it's not a political office. almost unheard of someone of 21 years for this to happen. you made such great point. lacked candor is washington speak for lying. unauthorized disclosure to the news media, washington speak for leaking. and when someone that high does that i think it restores confidence. most countries corrupt officials get away with the money. they are never held accountable. i feel like with this move you feel like you got a piece of america back. you got a piece of law and order back where the actual standards matter and whether you are andrew mccabe or lowest official at the fbi you are not allowed to you lie to the fbi. rachel: we have seen before where lois learner she was let go. you reach a certain level of government if you are high enough, you just kind of skate by. this is why when the president said i'm going to drain the swamp. i'm going to restore confidence and rule of law, this is what i think people want to see. that everybody is held to equal standards. ed: there can be an arrogance in the swamp when you attain a certain level. lois learner or someone else. andrew mccabe is finally speaking out. he hasn't been able to say much obviously while he was at the fbi. heemhere is a statement he put out very anally attacking the president. saying for the last year and a half my family and i have been the targets of an unrelenting assault on our reputation and my service to this country. he goes on to say president's tweets have amplified and exacerbated it. he called for my firing. he called for me to be stripped of my pension after more than 20 years of service. this attack on my credibility is one part of a larger effort not to slander me personally but to taint the fbi. he goes on to say, andrew mccabe, that he believes the real reason is that the president wants to taint him as a witness before the special counsel investigation, destroy his credibility. a big question for andrew mccabe this morning did you destroy your own credibility with your actions within the fbi. rachel: or take down the fbi's credibility as you do that? i think this is really not just about, you know, equal justice under the law. the citizens could see this. but this, i think is also the beginning of cleaning up the reputation of the fbi that has been really sullied by james comey, by andrew mccabe. pete: a lot of this is the result of an investigation that started as early as january of 2017. to accuse and make this just a political slap is not to be fair to the process that's been ongoing for a long time. someone who has been uncovering things throughout that process is sara carter. information we gleaned had to rip out of these investigations have come from her oftentimes. she talked about the mccabe firing last night and why she doesn't think it's a political hit job. listen. >> this can't be a political hit job. it's o. r. the office of professional responsibility got documents, provable facts that he violated his oath as an fbi agent and lied. and who did he lie to? he lied to the inspector general. he probably lied to other fbi agents. and this could be leading to criminal charges. one thing that i did hear is that mccabe has said over and over again if i go down, i'm taking everybody else. rachel: that's interesting. very interesting. ed: if andrew mccabe had gone off into the sun set with a pension $1.8 million, if the actuarial tables play out and he lives to 83 years old or something like that. he would be happy and have the pension and go off with his reputation intact or at least somewhat. now he is very angry and already is lashing out at the president. and says in that statement he's basically a witness before the special counsel probe. is he now going to be an angry witness? is that going to tilt what he says in the days ahead? rachel: or is it going to lead to a book deal where he slanders everybody as well. we can imagine he will have to make some money since he is not getting his pension. democrats are also lashing out right now. representative eric swalwell, full screen, he tweeted gloat now but you will be fired soon and it's not going to be done cowardly as you have done to so many who have served you. there is a storm gathering, mr. president. and it's going to wipe out you and your corrupt organization all the way down to the studs. wow. pete: that is the mind set of leftists in this country. whatever you do, mr. president, it's wrong. we're going to win in the 2018 mid terms and we will try to impeach you. ed: what happened to wait until the facts in the special counsel investigation and say you're going to be fired, you're going down. just throwing it out there. on the other hand in the case of mccabe you had, as you noted, the office of professional responsibility alan dershowitz liberal law professor was on with laura ingraham last night and basically saying this opr office is either seen as nonpartisan or sometimes protecting its own. and protecting fbi officials too much. so, for them to say you acted inappropriately and should be fired, that's a big deal. pete: absolutely. rachel: it's a big deal and also points to the need that the people working there know they need to clean their image up and this is a good first step. pete: do you know who else needs to clean their image up? journalists. we will play it for you. >> very disturbing the president has been gunning for andrew mccabe since the campaign. this kind of friday night massacre is a little concerning. >> is there any comparison to nixon's saturday night massacre? >> yeah, this will be known as the friday night slaughter. it's done in a kind of cloak of secrecy late at night in a bizarre fashion. i think we can say tonight that the trump white house is at war with our fbi. >> deputy fbi director. >> yes, yes. >> was fired. >> oh. [crowd boos] >> really? >> that doesn't really effect anything but it's just mean. pete: a guy who did the wrong thing got fired and it's just mean. if i was in the military and dishonorably discharged after 20 years because did i something wrong i don't get a pension. somehow mean for this guy. ed: couldn't get talking points straight. let's call it the friday night massacre. let's call it the friday night slaughter. they couldn't get the talking points straight. rachel: get the headlines and get back to the massacre. engineer reported cracks in the bridge at florida international university two days before its deadly collapse. >> i was calling to share with you some information about the fiu pedestrian bridge and cracking that's been observed on the north end of the span. we have looked at it and obviously repairs or whatever will have to be done but from a safety perspective we don't see that there is any issue there. rachel: the engineer leaving a message to the florida department of transportation employee who didn't hear it until after the collapse, killing six people. two of those victims now identified fiu student alexa duran was driving under the overpass while construction worker navarro brown was on top of the bridge making repairs. russia expelling 23 russian diplomats overnight as part of a spy poisoning standoff. this in response to the u.k. kicking out 23 russians, putin's foreign minister also closing the british council and preventing the opening of a general consulate in st. petersburg. it all comes after exrussian spy and daughter critically injured in a london nerve agent attack. russia denies any involvement. the ultimate family upset has finally happened. >> the madness has hit its peak as a 16 defeats a 1 for the first time in ncaa history. rachel: the university of maryland baltimore county knocking off number one overall seed virginia. top seeds had won the previous 135 games against 16 seeds. and another shocker. 13 seed marshall beats 4th seed wichita state 81-75. pete: miracle whip is what they say becomes the first 16 seed to have won. ed: i live in. washington park this is a stepsister. they haven't gotten a lot of respect now they got it. pete: they don't have a football team. they only have a basketball team. the retrievers are on top of america this morning. congratulations. ed: a lot more news coming, hillary clinton making headlines after trashing the president yet again. >> whole campaign make america great again was looking backwards. ed: it's just one of the many clips from this busy week in politics. we will show you how americans reacted to the back and forth next. pete: guess who has an opinion about anthony collin kaepernick, oj simpson. what the juice had to say coming up. ♪ ♪ g. g. making the coffee erupt with flavor. so we give farmers like win more plants. to grow more delicious coffee. that erupts with even more flavor. which helps provide for win's family. and adi the goat's family too. because his kids eat a lot. all, for a smoother tasting cup of coffee. green mountain coffee roasters. packed with goodness. ♪ come to my window ♪ ohh ♪ crawl inside ♪ wait by the light of the moon ♪ ♪ come to my window ♪ i'll be home soon ♪ ♪ i'll be home, i'll be home ♪ ♪ i'm coming home ♪ ♪ come to my window ♪ ohh applebee's to go. order online and get $10 off $30. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. and get $10 off $30. at a comfort inn with a glow taround them, so people watching will be like, "wow, maybe i'll glow too if i book direct at choicehotels.com." who glows? 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>> which isn't a great grade to give hillary clinton. they are saying enough is enough already. it's never a good idea to look down your nose at people. if you are trying to help them and change their minds, don't be condescending. don't be pejorative. that's what she has done throughout the election and did here. that's going to haunt her. can i imagine in 2020 this is going to be cycling over and over again in campaign ads. these are the kind of people you want to represent you? i don't think so. ed: senate democratic candidates running saying i don't want nothing to do with it time to leave the stage. someone else has made condescending statements crumbs. nancy pelosi at it again. watch. >> border, did you see it? how high it is, the wall in i mean, really in a civilized society we would do something like that, as oobnoxious as it is. that's a community there with a border running through it okay, we have a difference of opinion on that. but a wall that big separating people, i mean, really? this is a big wall. ed: the president calls it a big beautiful wall the. >> republicans f, independents a d and democrats a b. she is completely out of touch with the american people. while she might think the law is a terrible idea and might be offended by it a lot of americans think it's a great idea. it means security. it means protection. it means a lot of important things to them. and so by her looking down on it and talking about it in such a way, it's alienating voters that she is frankly going to need. ed: joy behar can't stay out of the news, not a politician but a pundit who likes to inject politics into these debates and she and vice president pence have been going back and forth. >> i think vice president pence is right. i was raised to respect everyone's religious faith and i fell short of that i sincerely apologize for what i said. >> you know, this is exactly what she should have said but should have said it a long time ago. ed: it took a couple of weeks. >> it took a couple of weeks. republicans, independence and democrats there you go all gave it a c. right thing to say too late. split between whether people thought she was sincere. most people buy she was truthful in what she was saying. just to too little too late. ed: danger at the slopes out-of-control ski lift violently throwing people into the air. shocking video. you can hear it right there straight ahead. college cafeteria worker brought to tears when she thanked the president for passing the tax cuts. >> i am very grateful for the bonus when the college gave it to us. and i want to thank you, mr. president, and god bless you. ed: money into her retirement account. she thanked the president there emotionally. she will join us live next. eems. we didn't use it. wish we got money back on gym memberships. get money back hilarious. with claim-free rewards. switching to allstate is worth it. have discovered more ttheir irish roots...unity which means your smiling eyes might be irish too. order ancestrydna and find the surprises in you. just $69 through monday. get your kit today. moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis was intense. my mom's pain from i wondered if she could do the stuff she does for us which is kinda, a lot. and if that pain could mean something worse. joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, and helps stop further damage enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders and allergic reactions have occurred. tell your doctor if you've been someplace where fungal infections are common. or if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure or if you have persistent fever, bruising, bleeding or paleness. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. since enbrel, my mom's back to being my mom. visit enbrel.com... and use the joint damage simulator to see how joint damage could progress. ask about enbrel. enbrel. fda approved for over 18 years. ed: good morning again. quick headlines. illegal immigrant wanted by ice following a deadly hit and run turns himself. in ivan costanada free on bail after being charged and police say he was driving drunk and fled the scene of fiery crash. the 26-year-old will face trial before ice makes a decision on deportation. california mayor sparking outrage for sending out ice raid warnings was consulting, yes, with illegal immigration activists. oakland mayor libby schaaf is standing by her decision despite ice official saying hundreds of criminals may have escaped. the justice department is conducting a review of schaaf's actions. rachel? rachel: thank you, ed. a college cafeteria worker brought to tears as thanks president trump for tax reform. >> i am very grateful for the bonus when the college gave it to us and i put mine in savings for my retirement and i want to thank you, mr. president and god bless you. >> very nice. thank you very much. that's very nice. pete: her workplace college of the ozarks gave $204 bonuses to all employees in january as a result of tax cuts. that cafeteria worker bonnie brazil joins us now along with jerry davis who is the president of the college of the ozarks. thank you for joining us this morning, both of you, we appreciate it happy saint paddy's day. you are there in the presence of the president. you have a moment to thank him. you expressed your gratitude for this bonus. what that bonus did, what does it mean to you? >> i was very grateful for the bonus because the college didn't have to do that. rachel: right. bonnie you called it a blessing. nancy pelosi calls it crumbs. what do you think about that? >> it was a blessing. it didn't matter. pete: absolutely. >> what the size was. pete: mr. president, jerry, you know, you decided voluntarily to give these bonuses. what was the reason for that decision? >> that's right. when we noticed businesses across america giving bonuses and other considerations to their employees, we thought that was a good thing because i think we are all going to gain by the changes brought about by the tax bill. and we wanted to be a part of that and be a good example. it's especially appropriate here because the college of ozarks is a work college, work for a very unusual place. students come here who are of financial need. they all work on campus every semester. they do not have to borrow money. they graduate with no debt. and they work hard. we certainly are not an environment for snowflakes. rachel: graduating with no debt. that's music to my ears. bonnie, not a lot of people get to meet the president. yet, you were invited to sit at the head of this round table with the president. what does that feel like? you seemed emotional. what was going through your mind as you were sitting there? >> it was an amazing experience. i never dreamed that i would meet the president and personally thank him for the bonus. he really listened. he really cares for the american people. pete: you know, people out there, some will and some in the elite media will dismiss $204. those of us that understand working hard every day will acknowledge that's an important amount of money for a lot of people. when you heard about this bonus, did you tie it, initially, to the fact that the president had reformed the tax code? i mean, what was your response? >> i was really surprised the college didn't have to do that. but i was emotional because it touched my heart. i lo my job. i love working with the students. and to me that is priceless. pete: absolutely. rachel: jerry, the workers that received the bonuses understood that this was part of the tax cut benefit, correct? >> yes. we september out a note and explained to them where we had gotten the money to do that. pete: jerry, i have got to say college of the ozarks. i hadn't heard of it before preparing for this segment. you say no snowflakes aloud and no college debt. i hope your website is flooded with students looking for a college. >> we have lots of applications. but we are so very different and we think we teach character education here. students have to work hard. they also take a military science course because we want them to understand our country better and those who sacrifice for it we think the college of the ozarks reflect the building blocks that make america what it is. we don't think that these colleges that are whining about not dealing with adversity because their students amount to snowflakes, that doesn't fit here. we're trying to train leaders. can you imagine what about the marines that died in iwo jima, they wouldn't have been snowflakes. they had to deal with adversity. pete: amen. mr. president, we are a mile away from columbia university. forget columbia university give me the college of the ozarks and the principles you ever talking about. i think it's fantastic. bonnie and jerry, thank you very much for being here this morning. april. rachel: and happy saint patrick's day. >> thank you. rachel: fox news alert. attorney general jeff sessions fired deputy director andrew mccabe. tom fitton says this isn't the end of the mccabe story. it's just the beginning and he will join us live next. pete: and the third time is not the charm for united airlines. a flight diverted over yet another pet incident. find out what happened ahead. rachel: and it's saint patrick's day. so we are celebrating all morning with the new york metro pipe band and very own pub on the plaza. 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i tell you, this is a big blow to the deep state efforts to target president trump. mccabe now has been branded by the internal watchdogs of the agencies he has been a part of for 20 years as being less than candid. and that infects every investigation he has been involved with now. it infects the clinton email investigation, the russia investigation, the fisa warrants, all of that now. the flynn investigation. all of that is further compromised and there are a lot of reasons that have been compromised to date. now the top, number two guy at the fbi is a documented liar according to their internal watchdogs. and that's why he has been fired. i can imagine he is upset about being called that by his colleagues in the agencies there, but it is a remarkable development and it shows you just how compromised this fbi was by comey's leadership. comey put this person in. he was his -- you know, mccabe was comey's protestor gay ancomey protege.he was accur misconduct for. pete: briefly, not just a liar but a leaker -- if we knew -- if there was anything on this president on collusion, i feel like it we would know it by now. does this put to bed that whole fallacy and ultimately does it turn the page to an investigation even more into the fbi? >> i don't know how many blows the russia collusion story is going to take before it dies the death it deserves. the mueller investigation is a zombie investigation. the dossier has been compromised. it is shown to be not worthy of investigation and now mccabe's involvement further undermines the whole russia probe. ed: tom fitton, thanks for joining us this morning. rachel: thanks for all the work at judicial watch. thank you. >> thank you. rachel: headlines, two long time new york city fire department members are among the seven killed in helicopter crash in iraq. lieutenant christopher are a rad zinitas providing support on nighttime mission when the hh 60 pave hawk hit a power line along the syrian border. serving third tour abroad. 39-year-old rogusso leaves behind a wife and two daughters. terrifying video, a ski lift malfunctioning running backwards uncontro uncontrollaby throwing people from their seats. take a look. [shouting] [screams] rachel: this accident happening at a ski resort in the country of georgia. 11 people are hurt. none with life threatening injuries. the cause is still under investigation. pete: insane video. rachel: horrible. now even oj simpson is calling out anthem kneeler collin kaepernick for disrespecting the flag. he told buffalo news i thought he made a bad choice disprping the flag. he shouldn't have been disrespectful. the flag represents what we want america to be. simpson was released from prison in october after serving nine years on kidnapping and robbery charges. ed: when you are getting lectures from oj. pete: thanks guy who committed a double homicide. anyway, just saying. ed: rick, pass it off to rick. rick: guys, i have no idea what's going on right now. [bagpipes] rick: here is what i know it's my mom's birthday so i assume this is her saint patrick's day celebration for my mom. wow, i'm kind of glad that's done, guys. it's hard to be right in the middle of all of that. it's intense. >> i didn't even hear it. >> i bet you are used to it it's normal. i'm standing behind the bar. no bartender. i will make the drinks this morning. let's talk a little bit of weather. it's chilly out there. there has been a lot of weather going on and this active pattern we are in doesn't seem like it's going to change at all any time soon. in fact, another storm coming towards the east. we had a really rough morning from chicago down to ohio where we have got some snow and little bit of freezing rain going on. being very careful out on the roads. snow and rain across the west. active pattern will continue. this is how this storm plays out moves across the west and central plains. more moisture picked up tomorrow in across parts of the south and then watching a potential nor'easter, it would be the fourth coming across parts of the northeast for the day on tuesday. give you more information right here. send it back to you right now. rachel: thank you, rick. happy birthday, mom. it's saint patrick's day and we are all celebrating all morning with new york metro pipe band bagpipers. pete: very own pub as you saw with rick in it on the plaza. ed: joining us now is tim hurley, ambassador of tullamor dew. >> we are in new york and have a serious saint patrick's day quiz. rachel: you should do all the news with that accent. i love it awesome. pete: all morning long. >> this is a serious quiz. i hope have you been practicing for the past 365 days. ed: prize, what do we get? >> a full bottle of irish whiskey. and this is going to be multiple choice. paddles at the ready our first question is what percent of americans claim irish heritage? is it a 10%? b, 33%? or c 48%, right? pete: claim, right? rachel: on saint patrick's day. ed: 33%. rachel: me, too i will change mine to c. ed: i'm going a. >> the answer is a. ed: says the only person of irish dissent. >> today you don't need irish passport everyone claims. where is the world's largest shamrock from ireland, nebraska or c massachusetts. >> i only know of shamrock shakes at mcdonald's. i'm going to go with b. i'm sticking with b. going with middle america. rachel: ireland. >> it's wooster isn't it? i made that mistake once. >> it's b. o'neil, nebraska. rachel: trying to support irish answers. it's like nebraska. >> everyone gets to claim it today. where was the first saint patrick's day parade a boston? b dublin and c gullway. pete: where is galway? >> ireland. pete: hearing it's more aggressively celebrated here than ireland. >> you are very good at celebrating saint patrick's day. you all have it right 1737 boston the home of the world's first saint patrick's day parade. brian: ed, we are neck and neck here. >> where was he born scotland, b right home in ireland or c wales? rachel: i'm going to say c wales. >> this is neck and neck here. all right again. i'm just happy it wasn't england, okay? pete: ed and i are tied. ed: we have to split the bottle in half. we are sharing. happy saint patrick's day. rachel: saint patrick's day. >> thank you. pete: want to read the first line of that in irish accent? coming up. general michael flynn back on the scene hitting the campaign trail in california this morning explosive new revelation about the recused judge from his case. ed: you are not going to want to miss that pipe band is here they are live and celebrating saint patrick's day all morning long [bagpipes] it's easy to think that all money managers are pretty much the same. but while some push high commission investment products, fisher investments avoids them. some advisers have hidden and layered fees. fisher investments never does. and while some advisers are happy to earn commissions from you whether you do well or not, fisher investments fees are structured so we do better when you do better. maybe that's why most of our clients come from other money managers. fisher investments. clearly better money management. why is dark magic so spell-bindingly good? 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[laughter] or how unfair i have been treated or how unfair the entire process has been. you know, it is what it is and my previous statements stand for themselves. >> this as new texts between fbi agent peter strzok and fbi lawyer lisa page surfaced. you may have heard of them. revealing that in july of 2016 the two discussed strzok's friendship with a federal judge who would later handle, wait for it, general flynn's prosecution. so in these new texts, strzok and page discuss hosting a cocktail party with federal judge rudolph contreras who serves on the fisa surveillance court. on july 25th page writes rudy is on the fisc. did you know that? just appointed two months ago. strzok responds i did. we talked about it before and after. i need to get together with him. page continues: i can't imagine either one of you could talk about anything in detail meaningful enough to warrant recusal. strzok says really? rudy, i'm in charge of espionage for the fbi. any espionage fisa warrants that come before him, what should he do? given his friend oversees them? well strzok replies he is super thoughtful and rigorous about ethics and conflicts. and suggested a social setting with others would probably be better than one on one meeting. on this saint patrick's day weekend who wouldn't prefer a cocktail. cocktail party i should say or just a cocktail. rachel: we don't really know if that actually happened. that's one of the questions. did it happen? >> questions now are surround whether or not the cocktail party actually took place. so stay tuned for that. ed: gillian turner thanks for coming in. pete: a convicted cop killer will soon be free thanks to a new york state pick and roll board. next guest is new york state senator now calling for its members to be removed. ed: wow, plus, charlie hurt, dan bongino, sara carter and former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. john bolton. all live, all coming up. what a line up there. rachel: wow. ♪ i can't get no satisfaction ♪ ...three hundred and sixty degree network of driver-assist technologies... ...and sporty performance... ...what's most impressive about the glc? 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>> yes, it should be. without a doubt. what happened to these two police officers it despicable and it's wrong. and these gentlemen should not, as our good pat lynch just pointed out should not have been released. this is a governor cuomo assigned board that decided to release him. now listen to this. this is not -- he participated in three murders of three police officers. pete: remind people what happened so they can understand this situation. >> they were lured. in they were set up and ambushed what's known today as the harlem houses. they were brought, in set up, shot and killed. jones was killed instantly and another begged for his life. begged. talked about his wife. talked about his two daughters. they shot him 22 times with his own gun and bell shot him in the head at the end of this. rachel: we had one of the widows on yesterday on "fox & friends." she said, you know, my daughter grew up without a dad because of this. so why -- how can he get out of jail? >> he shouldn't get out of jail. there is another family reiman that comes from brooklyn. harry reiman gunned down in 180. they have to go to the board next friday. they are in tears. they don't know what to do. his death left three girls and two boys. they grew up. there was no dad at their recitals or baptism or weddings, no dad there this guy is going to come out and walk the street rehabilitated this cold and psychopathic individual is rehabilitated? pete: what's the find set going in to release the guy. >> two mind sets. this is where the board acted inappropriately this is why we believe this board should be taken apart. fired. one of them is that they have to consider whether the crime is so heinous that their release would undermine the respect for the law. pete: yes. >> guess what, they didn't do that right? seven previous boards. seven previous boards said that the release would depreciate the severity of the crime. so how does seven boards come up with that and this board comes up with their decision? and guess what? this was done, the board was shuffled about two months ago. and the shuffling of that board. pete: senator, unfortunately we have to leave it there because of television and the restraints that we have. we appreciate your time a republican from brooklyn fighting this fight martin golden we are going to stay on this story. >> thank you. there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ ♪ the future is for the unafraid. no, please, please, oh! ♪ (shrieks in terror) (heavy breathing and snorting) no, no. the running of the bulldogs? 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if you'd rather be home, ask your doctor about neulasta onpro. pete: attorney general jeff sessions has fired fbi deputy director andrew mccabe. >> that infects every investigation he has been involved with now. >> this can't be a political hit job if the office of professional responsibility got documentation that he violated his oath as an fbi agent and lied. >> newly obtained text messages are showing that fbi agent peter strzok, well, he was close friends with u.s. district court judge rudolph contreras a same judge that presided over a hearing with michael flynn that. >> judge had a relationship with peter strzok and the justice department and didn't want us to find it out. rachel: a college cafeteria worker brought to tears as she thanks president trump for tax reform. >> i am very grateful for the bonus. i want to thank you, mr. president and god bless you. >> i never dreamed that i would need meet the president and personally thank him for the bonus. >> total destruction. >> look at this. 16 defeats a 1 for the first time in ncaa history. ♪ [bagpipes] pete: welcome to "fox & friends" on this amazing saturday morning. one of the best shows of the year here. what you are looking at right there is not a real pub. it's a pub on our plaza it's saint paddy's day. do you know who they are saluting members of the 69th. irish brigade infantry battalion. i served in that unit back in the day. they lead the saint paddy's day parade. rachel: don't have to be irish? pete: two for day. university of maryland baltimore county the first 16 seed ever beat a one seed in the ncaa tournament. we have a couple kids to play. i don't know those people but they look like they are good players. ed: a two for saint patrick's day and march madness thanks sports pro-u.s.a. court they put together with our logo on it in honor of march madness. we will go out and shoot hoops. pete: i like three point shooting contests. rachel: all the green on the boards behind us. everything is green. it's saint patrick's day. pete: those green earrings are not hers. borrowed from one of the producers lacking flare. rachel: it is a big news day. pete: a fox news alert starting out. it's not about ncaa tournament or saint patrick's day it's about president trump tweeting support of firing fbi director andy mccabe. overnight it was announced the former deputy director of the fbi was fired instead of being allowed to retire and receive his pension. president tweet -- president trump tweeting this yesterday, last night late into the night he said andrew mccabe fired. a great day for the hard working men and women of the fbi. a great day for democracy. sanctimonious james comey was his boss and made mccabe look like a choir boy. he knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the fbi. ed, you were on the air covering this last night. we didn't know if it would happen and at the last minute it did. ed: they were going literally right down to midnight. my understanding from people inside the administration they were trying to make sure they dotted all the i's. they know andrew mccabe is going to night legally and try to get his pension back. do all of the right paperwork and get it in before midnight before his official retirement on sunday. if they had not made this midnight deadline basically fired or not he was going to get this pension. so the attorney general though, important to note, the president, the attorney general are getting attacked from the left this morning saying this is outrageous. it's an abuse of power. hang on a second. the attorney general made the rationale in this statement saying, in part. the fbi's opr, that's the office of professional responsibility, then reviewed the report from the inspector general he means and underlying documents and issued a disciplinary proposal recommending the dismissal of mr. mccabe. both the office of the inspector general and the fbi, office of professional responsibility, those reports concluded that mccabe had made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor, including underoath on multiple occasions. now, as you said earlier, lacking candor what does that really mean in plain english. rachel: it means you lied. that's washington speak for you are lied. i think it's important in that statement this decision on mccabe did not come from the president. it did not come from the doj it came from the fbi itself from their office of public responsibility and he can't say it was trump. ed: internal affairs like you have at the police department. been abused before of protecting its own. pete: defending. you need to go. rachel: either it was so egregious that they had to do this and also i think there is a concern about the image of the fbi. it really has been tarnished since comey come in. rank and file. fbi agents happy to see this stuff. see that finally see some draining of the swamp. cleaning of their image that has been so damaged. pete: when you say lacking candor. he lied under oath and said unauthorized disclosure. he is a leaker, liar and leaker. ultimately if you did that at lower levels of the fbi or military or elsewhere or general flynn, you are prosecuted for it. in this particular case you serve 21 years good for you. but if you don't conduct yourself the way you should especially when the deputy director in charge of big investigations like the hillary clinton email server investigation. ed: he was overseeing that shortly after his wife took political money from terry mcauliff. pete: you better be above board u and in this case he was not in closed doors under oath. a lot of americans understand that makes sense and restores confidence in the system. two systems for those. ed: fairness to mccabe he finally got to speak. after being dismissed and terminated he put out this statement. for the last year and a half my family and i have been the targets of unrelenting assault on our reputation and my service to this country. the question though i think really is, yes, has he been under attack? absolutely. has it been deserved in did he bring this on himself? did he make these mistakes? and by the way, this may not just be a dismissal in losing your pension. depending on what's in that office of inspector general report and whether or not there is a second special counsel, there could be criminal charges downtown road. pete: tell me michael horowitz hasn't been more influential than robert mueller. unbelievable how interesting. ed: that's where we got the text messages from peter strzok. rachel: congress wanted to know why peter strzok was fired. it wasn't until the ig horowitz released that so alan dershowitz, professor at harvard law school had this to say last night. >> when the opr comes to this conclusion you really have to give it credibility. we will see evidence that's far more compelling than what we have heard about up to now. when they are talking about criminal charges, that sounds very, very serious. it's distressing. but, you can't have a double standard. you have to have the same standard for democrat, for republican for people who have been in the fbi. if that standard has been met for criminal prosecution and firing so be it. pete: that is a simple tenet of america. we are a country of laws not a country of men and women. in most countries corrupt officials get away with this. take the money, take the position, no accountability. it felt like last night we got a part of law and order in america back. no matter how are. you can be fired for doing the wrong thing. rachel: under the obama administration we saw somebody like lois learner, they do things that are wrong and then they just go off, they quit, they retire. they get their pension and sort of used to seeing this. that's why so many americans have lost trust in the institutions in our country. and i think you are so right, pete. this is a first step in restoring confidence and trust in our institutions. and in the equal justice under the law. ed: who is andrew mccabe. let's not forget about text messages. they talked about insurance policy in case donald trump whop. won. that meeting in andy's office. that may be one reason why democrats are so fired up about this because it has been exposed. and eric swalwell out there last night going after the president without evidence saying gloat now but you will be fired soon. it's not going to be done cowardly as have you done so so many who have served you. there is a storm gathering, mr. president it's going to wipe out you and your corrupt organization all the way down to the studs. pete: storm dissipating. they wanted it to it be russian collusion and obstruction. now that it's falling apart is the storm gathering or going away? because there was no storm. according to him we are going to -- they want to win midterm elections and img peach this president that's what they are committed to. rachel: someone else wants the democrats to win out midterm election and also want andrew mccabe to keep his pension and that's some members of the media. take a look at this. andrea mitchell tweeting last night one suggestion from mccabe supporter friendly member of congress hired him for a week he could possibly qualify for pension benefits by extending his service the extra days. giving tips on how to keep your pension. ed: non-policy supporters are putting out what could save his pensions. pete: nonpartisan journalists. ed: i do believe there are some that's a whole another discussion that will go on than the next three hours. pete: i totally believe that these other networks it seems like they are in the tank. ed: you had steve schmidt who was the campaign manager for john mccain not too long ago campaign manager of 2008 he was on last night andrew mccabe is a patriot and we need to, you know, basically raise money, start a drive, a go fund me basically to get his pension. rachel: unbelievable. ed: are you kidding me? a patriot? pete: where is that same argument for michael flynn. rachel: michael flynn didn't have those defenders in the media. email from renee mccabe deserved to be fired. about time someone in the swamp has accountability. all the mainstream media going nuts blaming president trump. pete: email from burt, is he said this is what happens when the elites, the political class believe they are immune to those laws by which the rest of us must abide. this decision is necessary if we are truly a nation of laws. bert. amen. ed: we want to know what you think about this. was this fair? andrew mccabe is saying that the president is trying to destroy his credibility as a witness before the mullen probe. is that true or is it andrew mccabe destroying his own credibility with his actions as a deputy fbi director? rachel: is this just a draining of the swamp that was promised in the election? pete: let us know. what is the most important story of the day? is this story or saint patrick's day or university baltimore county beating uva in the first round of the ncaa tournament. i'm interested in what america thinks. let us know. ed: how about this headline? 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and so, you know, yeah, there is plenty of chaos and a lot of excitement but none of it really surprises me. ed: you said a phrase that covering the obama administration team of rivals. democrats people in the media were promoting the heck out of team of rivals. hillary clinton and barack obama. it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. now donald trump has some people who disagree, oh my gosh, it's the end of democracy. >> it's really, really incredible. they lo to accuse the president of only surrounding himself with yes men and the evidence of this are all the non-yes men. ed: right. >> and cohn and sessions. ed: cohn did not win on tariffs. >> despite their differences and i admire that. the ability and i do believe that despite all of the people's, you know, discomfort with the president, at the end of the day, he does like having people around with him who disagree with him and disagree with one another. he feels like in that sort of mix you wind up getting good decisions. and if you step back, after tillerson' departure i thought was very interesting. the first thing he went, to he started talking about iran how they disagreed on the iran deal. that was yet another one of those things that donald trump is checking off that we may not like it. ed: i will do you one better. when tillerson was nominated secretary of state, many in the media said this proves collusion. he was at exxons and did deals in russia. when he leaves many in the media said this proves collusion because he has been tough on russia, tougher than the president. >> exactly. actually that wasn't true. of course, the president came out just as hard on russia. ed: to be fair when you look the wall all these people who have left. there is comings and goings in every administration. there has been, the numbers do not lie, an abnormally high number, communications directors and there were two chief of staffs early. now there is speculation general kelly may be out soon. this president does have to get things in order so it's not chaos. >> sure. but when was the last time we had a president who for all intents and purposes was his own communications director. being communications director for this president is not the normal sort of position that we think of. and so, yeah, you know, i keep going back to the same thing. this guy is not a politician. he has never aspired to be, you know, to be political. i give him a lot of leeway. you are right there is a lot of turmoil and chaos. but i think chaos is good right now. i think, you know, the wave that sent him into the white house is a wave that wants to see tremendous disruption. ed: media keeps learning donald trump is a little different. same story. charlie hurt, appreciate it? >> thanks. ed: a fox news alert. deputy fbi director andrew mccabe fired. the left says the decision is politically motivated. but dan bongino says it's called a little something, maybe it's called justice. he joins us live next. and it's saint patrick's day. tradition dating back over 160 years. the fighting 69th infantry leads the parade in new york city today. but, first, they are stopping in at "fox & friends" before the parade. don't miss them all morning. bece driving bonus check every six months i'm accident free. and i don't share it with mom! right, mom? righttt. safe driving bonus checks. only from allstate. switching to allstate is worth it. you know what's not awesome? gig-speed internet. when only certain people can get it. let's fix that. let's give this guy gig- really? and these kids, and these guys, him, ah. oh hello. that lady, these houses! yes, yes and yes. and don't forget about them. uh huh, sure. still yes! xfinity delivers gig speed to more homes than anyone. now you can get it, too. welcome to the party. ♪ pete: welcome back. couple quick headlines for you. ivanka trump is taking the president's infrastructure plan to iowa on monday. she will meet with republican governor kim reynolds to discuss workforce development and tour the walking innovation and learning center. the trump administration believes the center is vital to training people to fill jobs, improving infrastructure across the nation. we'll follow that. and retiring republican senator jeff flake, love talking about him, now eye ago 2020 presidential run, sparking more speculation during a political appearance in new hampshire. listen. >> no plans to run for president but i haven't ruled it out. i hope someone does run in the republican primary. somebody to challenge the president. pete: the problem is when you run you have to get votes. ed: arizona senator office later this year after serving one ineffect actual term. ed: we know where you stand. a fox news alert. the left absolutely apoplectic after attorney general jeff sessions fires former deputy director andrew mccabe. they leave out the office of professional responsibility says they should. rachel: some liberals are calling the decision politically motivated. our next guest says it's just justice. pete: here to weigh normal former nypd officer and host of the dan bongino show dan bongino. dan, good morning. you woke up like the rest of us to this news. what do you make of the fact that andy mccabe has been fired? >> yeah, this was justice, pete. really, you know, who cares what liberals have to say anymore? i mean, i don't i'm sorry. i care about what responsible democrats have to say radical left kooky crowd i don't care. these are people who laugh even though the trump team was spied on. they don't care about the fourth amendment anymore. this case was an abomination of justice the entire time. let's be clear on this, too. this was a politically motivated firing? this was an investigation, guys, requested by democrats in response to the mishandling of the clinton email investigation and the guy who recommended the firing, the inspector general was an obama appointee. so, liberals spare us all your snowflake tears. we're done with you guys. you got busted and now, you know, you can't handle it. rachel: good morning, dan and happy saint patrick's day to you. really quick, so you know a lot of law enforcement. what do the rank and file think of this decision? do you think it's a decision that they stand by, that they like, that they think will help restore the reputation at the fbi? >> one of my sources very well connected guy describe mccabe as a briefer. he likes to brief people. he didn't like to get dirty in the streets and put handcuffs on people. now, there are three things though that mccabe did wrong that i think bothers him. the grotesque happened ling of the hillary clinton email investigation. there was the fisa, of course, the fisa warrant that was backed by information that later turned out to be false. and the prosecution of mike flynn, despite higher ups at the fbi acknowledging that mike flynn was likely truthful in his interview. those are three horrible decisions by the number two guy if you made those decisions in the private sector, you wouldn't only lose your pension you would have your salary clawed back, too. we all supposed to be crying for mccabe? spare me. go seek a safe space if you are a liberal right now. he didn't deserve the job he had. ed: i heard you refer to him as a liberal. oh my gosh now people on the right don't even want to let women run for office because mccabe's wife ran for the state senate and it was unfair and chauvinistic that people were picking on her when, in fact, as i recall the facts, what they were picking on was not that a woman was running for office. she has every right to do that. she lost the race but good on her for trying. it was that andrew mccabe was overseeing the hillary clinton investigation and didn't recuse himself until many months later, right before the 2016 election. the story is not his wife. the story is that andrew mccabe waited until the last minute to recuse himself. >> ed, listen, i know facts are hard for liberals. they have been immunized to facts at a very early age. let's walk through what happened with andrew mccabe's wife. nobody gives a damn that she ran for office. it's that she ran for office, took $700,000 in donations from people affiliated with the democrat governor of virginia closely tied to hillary clinton while the democrat governor of virginia and hillary clinton were under an fbi investigation. her husband supervised. let's do the head scratch. sounds kind of like a conflict of interest. by the way, he only recuses himself a week before the presidential election. you know, libs, i know that's tough to deal with you about suck it up. man up for once and admit you guys got busted. they spied on the president. the investigation broke down. the number two guy was in charge most of the time. he has got to go. you want me to pay him with my taxpayer money for the rest of my life and lois learner, too? who else do you want to bring back? do you want to bring back the entire corrupt crew and stick him back in the government and rehire him again? what's wrong with these people? ed: hey, dan, it's only 7:30 then. pete: pretty fired up. happy saint paddy's day. rachel: we appreciate it. >> thanks. rachel: a house democrat is slamming republicans for criticizing nancy pelosi. >> to use nancy pelosi failing them at this point. and i think quite frankly it's sexist. rachel: so is it sexist? when the left attacks republican women? we will discuss that just ahead. ed: general mike flynn you heard about him a moment ago hitting the political scene hitting the trail in california. this morning there is explosive new revelation about the recused judge from his case. you can't miss this. pete: march madness is in full swing and we are celebrating with our own basketball court, a "fox & friends" sport court you might say opt plaza there are a lot of kids out there. i'm going out there very soon ♪ unbelievable ♪ so, i needed legal advice, and i heard that my cousin's wife's sister's husband was a lawyer, so i called him. but he never called me back! if your cousin's wife's sister's husband isn't a lawyer, call legalzoom and we'll connect you with an attorney. legalzoom. where life meets legal. when it comes to strong bones, are you on the right path? 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[laughter] or how unfair i have been treated or how unfair the entire process has been. you know, it is what it is. and my previous statements stand for themselves. >> this as new work texts between fbi agent peter strzok and fbi lawyer lisa page have surfaced revealing that in july 2016, they discussed strzok's friendship with a federal judge who would later handle flynn's prosecution. now, in these new texts you, strzok and page discuss hosting a cocktail party with federal judge rudolph contreras who serves on the fisa surveillance court. on july 25th page writes rudy is on the. if isc did you know that? just appointed two months ago. strzok replies i did. we talked about it before and after. i need to get together with him. page continues: i can't imagine either one of you could talk about anything in detail meaningful enough to warrant recusal. to which strzok replies really? rudy i'm in charge of charge of espionage for the fbi. any espionage fisa comes before them what he should he do given his friend oversees them. is he is super thoughtful and rigorous about ethics and conflicts. m redacted out. suggested social setting with others would probably be better than a one-on-one meeting: guys, i will leave with you at question one-on-one meeting? cocktail party? rachel: lots of questions. thank you, gillian and happy saint patrick's day. >> happy saint patrick's day, rachel. rachel: pete on the plaza. pete: march madness as you know has kicked off this week. already the upsets and buzzer beaters have busted almost everyone's bracket. >> bulls eye. big time hits. >> this has been just total destruction. >> look at this. [cheers and applause] one time-out. they will don't take it. he got it. he got it. >> at the buzzer. pete: you can't beat march. all morning we are having fun out here on our plaza and we brought some young talent to our own half court. chris kinney and sam sarantino are here from nyc. thanks for being here. tell us what is nyc basketball. >> we work out of manhattan, brooklyn and queens. we do programs for kids, you know, summer camps, training programs, au teams, travel teams. we are all about teaching basketball the right way and making sure they understand the game. pete: march madness is as good as a motivator as you might need. >> especially last night biggest news probably ever march madness 16 seed beat a 1 seed. show these kids what they need to work for anything is possible. pete: anything is possible. ed: how important is it for these kids to have a chance to play sports camaraderie and team work. >> very important. we use sports lightning basketball and premier basketball. we use that as a tool to teach kids how to be good teammates. how to learn outside the classroom as well as on the court. you know, it's a whole, complete package and we try to use sports as a tool in the facility. ed: hearing about the biggest upset basically in college basketball history pretty remarkable. >> it certainly was. bracket monday is my favorite day of the entire year. to seat -- you know a team like unbc knock off a power house like virginia. these kids may not get there if they work hard and continue to do all the things. he had they'd kind of cinderella story. rick: march madness meteorological event. rough month for weather. second march madness is here. people watching and saying maybe i want to put a court in my house. you guy does. this tell us about what you guys can do. >> we build basketball courts. sport court distributer for new york and new jersey there are sport court distributers all over the united states. building in backyards 40 years. all about family, fitness and fun. rick: this is different not concrete. >> better for knees ankles and hips. great place to gather your family and get out there and make some memories. rick: that matters the knees the back and the hips. did you this for us. you made this report. we appreciate it make your own court and design it for whatever you want at your house. >> we can do whatever you want. actually put any logo on there. any colors you want. it doesn't matter. as big or as small as you want. all up to you you. >> thank you very much. how do people find out about you? >> i would bet against it oh. rick: i should have put some money on that bet. all right. there you go. rachel, send it to you inside. rachel: thank you, rick. a house democrat is slamming republicans for criticizing nancy pelosi. take a look. >> to use nancy pelosi is failing them at this point. i think quite frankly it's sexist. rachel: sexist. so is it sexist when the left attacks republican women? we're going to discuss that coming up. and most of us would say the army's junior rotc program is an incredible opportunity for young patriots. but one liberal group says it's just part of the war machine. a former rotc cadet joins us next to talk about why that group is wrong. command performance sales event. lease the 2018 es 350 for $339 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. coming at you with my brand-new vlog. just making some ice in my freezer here. so check back for that follow-up vid. this is my cashew guy bruno. holler at 'em, brun. kicking it live and direct here at the fountain. should i go habanero or maui onion? 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>> i think it really comes from this #resist mentality that the dems have been pushing. we see this the worst case of this is in california. they think that they do not have to comply to any orders whatsoever. it's becoming a form of extremism in this country. this would not fly anywhere else and it certainly shouldn't within the united states of america. donald trump needs to take a strong stance against this. and with the exception of california and new york, the west of the united states will stand with him. rachel: so, candace, representative joe crowley from new york says that conservative attacks or criticism of nancy pelosi are sexist. take a listen to this. >> conor lamb really localized the issue. the attempt here to nationalize it by the republicans, i think they need to get a new game book. the attempts to use nancy pelosi is failing them at this point. and i think quite frankly it's sexist. rachel: so conor lamb was distancing himself. he said he wouldn't vote for her. is he is a sexist, too? >> it's just absolutely ridiculous. the language here. sexism, racism, misogyny. the left is who needs a new playbook. it's all they have at this point. of course, if it's a conservative woman it's absolutely fine to attack them time and time again. we see this as the case with sarah sanders. we see this as the case with kellyanne conway that there is a double standard. the truth is it's just a tale of two different ideologies. the people on the right we don't see ourselves as victim. the culture on the left is all about victimology it's all they have at this point. it's the only platform they have left. when your policies and your ideas don't make sense, you have to say well, hey, there is an invisible fence around me and nobody can attack my ideas or bad policies because of my genology or because of my skin tone or because of my sex. so, it's pathetic at this point but it's no surprise. it's just par for the course when it comes to the democrats. ed: sounds like building invisible fence or maybe even a wall. >> yeah. an invisible wall. ed: thanks for coming. in. pete: appreciate your time. ed: meanwhile, democrats also distancing themselves from hillary clinton after she, once again, bashes trump voters. can one of her closest advisors admit she's finally starting to hurt her own party? we will ask hillary's senior advisor. as secretary of state is he live next hour. pete: jr. rotc is incredible program for young patriots. one group says no, no, it's a war machine and needs to be out of our nation's schools. a former rotc cadet has a message for them coming up next. ♪ ♪ prevagen. the name to remember. when this guy got a flat tire in the middle of the night, so he got home safe. yeah, my dad says our insurance doesn't have that. what?! you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. joining me now to set the record straight former rotc cacadet, former air force captain and ceo street shares mark rockefeller. you were in the rotc in the air force. i did rotc in the army in college. this program is jrotc which is in the high schools. tell me why a liberal group would call them a war machine. >> good morning, pete. this is frustrating. simply an example of the ignorance that exists oftentimes about what the military does real benefits of military training, right? any rotc program be it jrotc in high school or rotc program that you and i went through instills great traits, right? character, patriotism, pride. physical fitness, discipline. these are great things that go on to create great citizens that then become, you know, the teachers and firefighters and business owners in our community. it's just ignorance, plain and simple. pete: you hit a buzz word, mark, citizenship. when you look at the purpose, stated machine of jrotc it's instill in students in the united states, the values of citizenship, service to the country, personal responsibility. of since of accomplishment this idea of citizenship is being litigated in our culture who is a citizen and who isn't. you love your country or not. but the idea that couple of the his oheros in parkland werem the jrotc program yet they are being criticized. tell us about that mind set. >> that's right. one of the greatest things about the military is that it truly is a melting pot, right? you take folks from all different background, you bring them together and give them a common goal and train them in self-discipline. who wouldn't want their child, their high schooler or college-aged student hob trained in those things, right? it just creates great citizens. pete: mark, you were in rotc. you are a part of the war machine. >> right. pete: you are a war bot. do you seek war? do you want war? >> no, of course not. of course not. and if you look at what folks who receive some military training, right, with it rotc, jrotc, through basic training enlistment program, what those folks do after they get out is they contribute to their country, right? self-discipline, pride in oneself, pride in your country. that's a good thing that has various applications. i was in rotc myself and then i got out and i started a company called street cheers where we fund veteran-owned companies and allow patriots throughout america to join us in doing that. pete: check that out. we have to leave it right there. >> believe in folk so much that we invest with them with our own dollars. rotc creates great citizens. pete: the name of the organization is street shares. you are the ceo opportunity continue to vest in veteran owned companies. thank you for being here. >> thanks, pete. pete: other side of 8:00 hour here in manhattan we have more "fox & friends." don't leave us. the world's best talent to central new york. and turning the airport into a first-class transportation hub. all while growing urban areas into vibrant places to live and work. across new york state, we're building the new new york. to grow your business with us in new york state, visit esd.ny.gov. 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i don't know, a couple thousand? they don't even have a football team but they just beat uva last night pretty cool. rachel: saint patrick's day. proof he is not irish, he calls it a bar not a pub. pete: fair point. rachel: i want to say hand to my son patrick and to my husband sean patrick: my brother patrick and brother-in-law patrick. lots of patricks. happy saint patrick's day. by the way i'm wearing green earrings those of you tweeting me wondering where my green on, it's on. pete: holiday celebrates bringing of christianity to ireland. rachel: not about drinking, pete. pete: a little bit. ed: maybe some religion in washington after a lot of problems. fox news alert attorney general jeff sessions firing, terminating the former deputy director at the fbi andrew mccabe. this was a dramatic late night development on friday. the attorney general saying in part the fbi's opr, the office of professional responsibility, reviewed the report from the inspector general there and underlying documents issued a disciplinary proposal recommending the dismissal of mr. mccabe. both the inspector general and that office of professional responsibility. those reports concluded mccabe made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor, including under oath on multiple occasions. disclosures to the media and lacked candor. what does that mean in plain english? rachel: that is washington speak for you lied and you leaked. and that is why it's happening. and by the way, he is blaming donald trump. he is blaming the republicans. but this decision was -- came right out of the fbi. came out of their office that usually is as you mentioned, ed. ed: internal affairs, nonpartisan. if anything, they protect their own and try to make sure that people don't get punished inside the fbi. that's the allegation anyway. in this case they said he should be terminated for what he did. pete: the fbi office as you said professional responsibility, very rare for this type of thing. totally nonpartisan. it's not as if president trump or attorney general sessions said you are fired or you are fired. the process went through. they looked at the facts. they realized he violated the law and ultimately if you violate the law, you don't get to keep your pension or your job. that was. rachel: unless you are lois learner. pete: excuse me, you are right. you lied to the fbi, your own organization, you should -- ed: could lead to criminal charges. that's in part why you are seeing senator grassley and senator graham talking about a second special counsel beyond mueller looking at russia collusion haven't found evidence of it by the way. on the other side of it, what about the investigators that have their own problems. fisa abuse, maybe lying to the fbi. maybe lying to the investigators at the justice department inspector general. rachel: so the president not responsible for this decision but definitely happy with it tweeting last night: andrew mccabe fired. a great day for the hard-working men and women of the fbi. a great day for democracy. sanctimonious james comey was his boss and made mccabe look like a choir boy. he knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the fbi. very clear the president's position there. but, again, bringing up the people at the fbi because i think a lot of this is about clearing up that reputation, about draining the swamp and so much damage done to the reputation of the doj since james comey came in and mccabe certainly part of that. ed: angry statement is charging that the president is at war with the fbi. not really true. he might be at war with a handful of people who he believes turned the fbi political. rachel: at the top. ed: there are thousands and thousands we should point out hard working men and women inside the fbi trying to keep this country safe do their jobs and be impartial umpires. the problem is if you decide to inject politics into this process. pete: that's exactly right. well, andrew mccabe struck back or put out a statement last night as a result of this. he said this. his side of the story. he said for the last year and a half, my family and i have been the targets of an unrelenting assault on our reputation and my service though this country. the president's tweets have amplified and exsaler is baited it all. he called for my firing and he called for my pension after 20 years of service. it's part of an effort not just to slander me personally but to taint the fbi law enforcement and generally. part of the fbi investigation which continues to this day. so he keeps pointing back to that. he points to 20 years of service. i point to the fact that i know people who have served over 20 years in the military, they commit a violation, they get dishonorablably discharged they don't keep their pension. average people look at this and say, in most countries, corrupt officials, they get away with these types of things. we have never been that type of country. we are a country of laws. not a country of men. laws should apply to everyone equally. in this case, if he violated, he should get the same punishment a low level official would get as well. ed: rachel, the mccabe-comey fbi wrote the exoneration statement for hillary clinton. rachel: that's right. ed: before they interviewed her. that might be all you need to know. but dan bongino goes further. as you know he can list it all. here is where he says mccabe messed up. >> there were three things though that mccabe did wrong that i think bothers him. the grotesque handling of the hillary clinton email investigation. there was the fiz warrant that was backed by information that later turned out to be false. and the prosecution of mike flynn despite higher ups at the fbi acknowledging that mike flynn was likely truthful in his interview. those are three horrible decisions by the number two guy. if you made those decisions in the private sector, you wouldn't only lose your pension, you would probably have your salary clawed back, too. -- andy mccabe? really, spare me this. rachel: he is so right. this idea that we should feel sorry for andrew mccabe in all of this. you know, american people have lost so much confidence in institutions in general, and we saw even -- you said our country is not supposed to operate it never has. guess what, pete, it did. under the obama administration, lois learner also broke the law and she is now retired, happily living, you know, off of her pension. we is seen this happen before. that's why people are losing confidence. ed: infewer united states people lack of accountability. rachel: they know if they had done this they would be in trouble. look at what michael flynn is facing for lying to the fbi, force lesser matters, i would argue, than what he -- what andrew mccabe has done. pete: you think? rachel: now the media has joined in also crying a river for andrew mccabe. pete: talking about institutions that the american public have lost confidence in. rachel: correct. pete: like the so-called mainstream media journalists in this country rammed narratives down our throat that we don't want and don't believe. here is a snippet of it. listen. >> very disturbing that the president has been gunning for andrew mccabe since the campaign. this kind of friday night massacre is a little concerning. >> is there any comparison to nixon's saturday night massacre? >> yeah, i mean, this will be known as the friday night slaughter. it's done in a cloak of secrecy late at night in a bizarre fashion. i think we can say tonight that the trump white house is at war with our fbi. >> deputy fbi director. >> yes, yes. >> was fired. >> oh. >> yeah. [crowd boos] >> really? >> that doesn't affect anything but it's just mean. ed: someone further. andrea mitchell one suggestion from a mccabe supporter. if a friendly member of congress hired him for a week, he could possibly qualify for pension benefits by extending his service the extra day. so now we're coming up with ideas on how to bail out andrew mccabe. rachel: you are a journalist. how unusual is this kind of advocacy for someone to skirt, you know, getting his pension when clearly the office, the fbi has said this guy doesn't deserve it? ed: if you andrea mitchell would argue she was passing along the facts that a supporter of andrew mccabe was doing. rachel: she is using a huge platform to make that point. ed: second part of that is there are plenty of people in the media who you could just see are cheering mccabe on. you can see from some of those clips. and suggesting this is the friday night massacre. this is nixon. this is watergate. it is a narrative. pete: yes. ed: whether the facts support it or not is going to continue to be fed. pete: resistance narrative. got to continue at some level. rachel: not even pretending to be unbiased. it's really really interesting. we have got to turn to some headlines now though. engineer reported cracks in the bridge at the florida international university two days before its deadly collapse. >> i was calling to share with you some information about the fiu pedestrian bridge and cracking that's been observed on the north end of the span. we have taken a look at it and obviously some repairs or whatever will have to be done. from a safety perspective, we don't see that there is any issue there. rachel: the engineer leaving the message to a florida department of transportation employee who didn't hear it until after the collapse which killed six people. two of those victims now identified fiu student alexa duran was driving under the overpass while construction worker navarro brown was on top of the bridge making those repairs. illegal immigrant wanted by ice followed by a deadly hit and run turns himself. in ivan was free on bail after being charged. denver police say he was driving drunk when he caused this fiery crash killing a truck driver. he then fled the scene. 26-year-old will face trial before ice makes a decision on hills deportation. the ultimate upset has finally happened. >> the madness has hit its peak as a 16 defeats a 1 for the first time in ncaa history. rachel: i'm going to let pete read this. pete: i would love to read. this the university of maryland baltimore county knocking off the number one seed virginia 754-54. top seeds have won the previous 135 games against 16th seed. automatic in your bracket for years, you pick the one versus the 16 because the never 16 for decades you never get it wrong. you got it wrong last night. virginia goes down. and another shocker as 13th seed marshall beats 4th seed wichita state. the shockers 81-75. there is almost always a 13. ed: is that what they are naming the shockers? pete: almost a 12 or 13 seeds. 16 has never beat 1 and they did it yesterday. so some history. pete: i was a 15 seed i played for princeton. 15 seed against a 2 seed we did not win but we did the best we could. ed: but you went on for great things. pete: some might say marginal. keep watching. joy behar apologizes for mocking vice president mike pence's faith. well, we don't have the clip. one of the many clips from this busy week in politics. we give the dial treatment to some of the major sound bites of the week. ed: guess who has an opinion about anthem kneeler collin kaepernick? good old o.j. sinks. what h -- simpson.collin, if yo. simpson, you have got problems. just saying ♪ call all the neighbors ♪ to the whole block hates us ♪ and the cops show up ♪ try to shut us down and in rare cases... both. need a change of scenery? the kayak price forecast tool tells you whether to wait or book your flight now. so you can be confident you're getting the best price. giddyup! kayak. search one and done. polster and partner with maslansky and partners. she put this week's big moments to a test. let's look at hillary clinton. >> don't do well with married white women. part of that is an identification with the republican party. and a sort of ongoing pressure to vote the way that your husband, your boss, your son, whoever believes you should. rachel: even democrats started saying that women vote the way their sons or husbands. didn't like that. >> you can see there republicans gave it an f. independence a d and democrats a c. this is a super terrible moment for hillary clinton. i can imagine for the midterm elections right now that the republicans are already cutting the tape for these attack ads. rachel: can you see it happening. >> look how out of touch you are saying you don't have a mind of your own. it demonstrated itself through out election and newt results. now she can't stop herself and something she really needs to pump the brakes on. rachel: joy behar someone else been in the news a lot with her comments on christianity. let's take a look at this. >> i think vice president pence is right. i was raised to respect everyone's religious faith and i fell short of that i sincerely apologize for what i said. >> this is exactly what she should have said but a few weeks too late. here can you see republicans, democrats and independence gave her a c. it fell flat because as they said we wanted to hear her say this way before she did. rachel: right. this woman the president calls pocahontas. others know her as elizabeth warren the senator. let's take a look at what she had to say. >> not running for president. but let me tell you a little bit about my family. you know, my mom and dad were born and raised out in oklahoma. and my daddy was in his teens when he fell in love with my mother. he was head over heels in love with her and wanted to marry her, and his family was bitterly opposed to that because she was part native american. and eventually my parents eloped. they hung together for 63 years. i know who i am. rachel: so what's the grade on this one. if, did. and b minus. doesn't look like people believe her. >> people don't necessarily connect with elizabeth warren on a real personal warm and fuzzy level. you can see independence -- the democrats are most disappointed when she said i'm not running for president. you saw a big dip there they wanted it see she was. the rest of the story wasn't anything did anything for her. rachel: was it because they didn't believe her. >> one of the things about communication to be effective it has to feel authentic and genuine. part of elizabeth warren's persona is not to be that warm and fuzzy. let me tell you about a love story of my family. when she talks about her child being a working mother those resonate much more than things like this. rachel: thanks so much. >> great to be here. rachel: president trump reportedly open to cutting a deal on daca in exchange for border wall funding. will a deal get done? we are doing what congress won't. we're going to solveth immigration -- the whole thing, we are going to solve it right here ahead. and deputy fbi director andrew mccabe sounding off in an angry statement after being fired. but will the firing lead to bad news for hillary clinton? former clinton advisor philippe reines is here next. the day after chemo might mean a trip back to the doctor's office, just for a shot. but why go back there, when you can stay home with neulasta onpro? strong chemo can put you at risk of serious infection. neulasta helps reduce infection risk by boosting your white blood cell count, which strengthens your immune system. in a key study, neulasta reduced the risk of infection from 17% to 1%, a 94% decrease. applied the day of chemo, neulasta onpro is designed to deliver neulasta the next day. neulasta is for certain cancer patients receiving strong chemotherapy. do not take neulasta if you're allergic to neulasta or neupogen (filgrastim). ruptured spleen, sometimes fatal as well as serious lung problems, allergic reactions, kidney injuries, and capillary leak syndrome have occurred. report abdominal or shoulder tip pain, trouble breathing or allergic reactions to your doctor right away. in patients with sickle cell disorders, serious, sometimes fatal crises can occur. the most common side effect is bone and muscle ache. so why go back there? if you'd rather be home, ask your doctor about neulasta onpro. threat to themselves or others. meanwhile, three arkansas high school students say the dean paddled them for participating in the national school walkout, protesting gun violence. the superintendent confirming the students were punished for breaking school rules not for protesting. arkansas, one of 22 states that somehow still allows paddling. rachel? pete: still allowed, ed u. rachel: former acting fbi director andrew mccabe lashing out after getting fired. but he is not denying what's in the opr report that he made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor or lied. so will more come to light in the coming days? pete: we are getting reaction from hillary clinton's former senior aide philippe reines. good morning, sir. thank you for being here. >> good morning. pete: your reaction to the fact that andy mccabe was fired for cause and the result of it? >> well, i think i had a couple of reactions. first was irrespective of what you think mr. mccabe did or didn't do, it's transapparently vindictive to fire him within a couple days of his earning his pension. and second of all, my larger thought is yes, you could say that the fbi was the one who had are issue? united stated the termination let's be honest, president trump has been tweeting about firing andy mccabe for months. in fact, he specifically said let's do it before the pension. and i think there is a larger problem here that i don't know why the white house hasn't learned is that president trump cannot fire his way out of the troubles he is in, whether it is jim comey, andy mccabe. not only have they not worked. they have utterly back fired and i think ultimately that's what we are going to see here with andy mccabe. pete: what was back fired. >> firing james comey. pete: nothing coming of that collusion narrative at all. in this particular case this nonpartisan office decided to take an action against an employee who lied to them under oath. >> let me take that in pieces. first, firing jim comey, i hate to cite or align myself with steve bannon but firing jim comey will go down as one of the biggest political blunders in history. while collusion is not a crime in and of itself obstruction is and it is pretty clear that the special counsel is focusing on that. whether what's been found or not, we don't know what special counsel mueller is doing. we do know that mike flynn pleaded guilty. we do know that paul manafort and rick gates. pete: doing what andy mccabe did? >> one point you made about andy mccabe that's not fair. there are three people in the fbi who are authorized to speak to the media,. pete: that was only one part of it. rachel: all right. felipe, we are going to move to another topic really quick. hillary clinton she has been overseas and made offensive comments about conservative women needing to talk to their husbands and their sons to figure out how to vote. she seems still really traumatized by the election. does she have friends around her that are helping her to come to terms with it so that she stops embarrassing herself? >> i don't think -- i put it in a cycle babble terms. i think she obviously did not mean to be insensitive these past weeks. i think what she has learned which frankly she should have known from decades in public life, is that saying something quickly in a sound bite is not a good idea. what she was trying to say and let me step back for a second, i don't think secretary clinton wants to focus on 2016 any more than anyone else does. but there are two things. first of all, she is asked a lot about it that's what she was answering. rachel: right. >> beyond that she is focusing on parts of the election that didn't work not any kind of whoa is me kind of way but attacks on election system false news, these are things that need to be focused on and fixed. and president trump in the white house are just not doing enough. that is part of what she is trying to say. now, on the specific part of what she said about women, i think and first of all i know she is posting on something on facebook later today to put it in better context. but she does believe that women are more impacted by their husbands than husbands are impacted by their wives. and that's. rachel: that's really not true if you look at any consumer decisions paid in the household, 70% are made by women. pete: that's true across the board. raach can't make their mind up on their votes. >> that's not what she was saying she could have been more clear. rachel: it was offensive. >> i was excited for a minute i thought you were introducing me with a person of the pulse of the politics of the nation. previous guest. rachel: you have the pulse of hillary clinton. pete: there you go. >> thank you. rachel: thank you so much and happy saint patrick's day. >> thank you for having me. rachel: dangers at the slopsz violently throwing people into the air. pete: unbelievable. president trump says he wants to solve the daca problem but democrats are nowhere to be found. so what's standing in the way? 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let's bring in our immigration panel brandon judd president of the national border patrol council also an active border patrol agent. laura wilkerson angel mom her son was killed by illegal immigrant in 2010 and francisco hernandez is an immigration attorney and he joins us this morning. thank you for being here. we appreciate it brandon, let me start with you, is a deal like a short-term deal something that should happen? where should we go forward on this? >> we have to look at what the president ultimately wants to get done. the president wants to get a deal done that will protect these people that were brought here through no fault of their own. unfortunately the democrats are the ones that are keeping these dreamers in limbo. i would trade border security, a firm border security package to where we never have to have a son like laura's die again if we could secure that border to give the dreamers some sort of legalization. unfortunately the democrats just don't want to do it. pete: first, laura, tell us a bit about your son and tell us if this is a kind of deal you could support. >> my son was joshua wilkerson. he was 18 in high school. and he was brutally beaten and strangled and tortured to death. he was then tied up, dumped in a field and set on fire after death. pete: my goodness. >> he was a good kid, loved learning and apparently this illegal alien wanted his truck to scrap for money. it was so senseless to do. about the deal. as a last resort, if we had the daca numbers, no parents, no siblings, no anything else like that, i could trade it if it was a last resort. we have got to close the border first. like i said, we have got to close the border first. we can't assess who is here until we have done that i think we have given daca -- president trump gave them, what, six months or something ago that he gave congress to get something done and he has not done it i don't think we need to keep giving them warning, warning and time, time, time. it's time to do something. pete: francisco, stories like that are powerful, citizens affected by a system that benefits oftentimes illegals. how do we change that? >> i don't know that daca is going to make a difference in criminal acts by violent people. and i'm so sorry that that happened and it should not have happened. in most of the instances you see people that should have been removed there was a point when border patrol actually used to monitor the prisons and jails and that changed after 911. going back to your point why do the republicans need the democrats to pass daca? you only need a majority they are afraid of the filibuster. quite frankly if the republicans really want to pass daca, don't they want the democrats to filibuster it or try to filibuster it and show their true colors as they say they have? just put something on the legislative table. start passing it, take a vote. it's way past time, guys. pete: your proposal would be dare them to filibuster and pass it with republican votes. >> draw the line. pete: do you think that could happen, brandon? >> it could happen. i mean, if the president, the president is going to take control. i would never bet against president trump. and if he wants to make it happen, he is going to get the republicans to get behind him. it could happen. i think it's a good idea. pete: excellent idea. dare them to expose themselves for they are. democrats say you are for daca there is electoral benefit and not actually advocating for it to begin with. you bring up the point that but for those who are here legally to love this country, black white, hispanic, otherwise, it does still feel unfair that the debate is slanted towards benefits for illegal also as opposed to border security first. >> it is unfair. we don't have to give them a thing at all. we owe them nothing. why would i want to trust a daca parent, you know, they have already brought their kid here illegally and cheated maybe frauded the system, you know, why would i want to trust any of them to have any input in it? i don't think they will leave. we were talking earlier about he was saying ask a daca parent what they would do. if they leave if their kid could stay here? i don't trust them for a second. pete: how do we trust our authorities when you have the mayor of oakland saying look out ice is coming for you. if you are a criminal. >> but i think that's been settled that really had little or no effect. they couldn't pick up 800 people at the same time. but we have got to separate the issues. pete: the principle. >> let's get back to the principle that the daca parents are by and large 9.9% good hard-working people. there are more pro-america than many americans. they are here for opportunity and she is right. there are no rights in immigration. pete: you would acknowledge that. >> look, you and i if we swim across the river we are breaking the same law. we are not entering. pete: but i haven't swam across the river. that's the point. >> nor did my son. >> and you are correct. and i'm sorry for that. but the daca students, the daca children didn't do this. on our side why do we call it a dreamer. what's in a dream about that? it's a nightmare. they wake up and all of a sudden we're not even supposed to be here? we don't even speak that language and all of a sudden they are having to argue about whether they even have a right to stay? there are no rights in immigration there are only opportunities to earn. we have to reframe that issue on my side, on our side because it does sound offensive that we're entitled to something that we are not. pete: laura, final point here. >> let me assure you that is not a nightmare. living through what parents had their children taken from them ripped out of their family is what a nightmare is. they don't begin to understand the nightmare or separating families. i can't call mine. i wish joshua was in mexico where i could call him. wish he was in another country and get on skype. they have not lived the nightmare. we have lived the nightmare. it's american citizens at the expense of people coming over here want ago better life. not good. pete: the president was at the border briefly. does the wall get built? >> it does get built. he will make that wall happen and we will secure the border. pete: this is the type of discussion that happens at fox news channel the way that it should. brandon, judd, laura wilkerson and francisco hernandez, thank you all for your time. we appreciate it explosive new revelations involving three -- these two -- prompter doesn't read quite well. these two anti-trump fbi agents peter strzok and fbi page and involves the recused judge from michael flynn's case. wow, more details. sara carter has been following this sordid story from the beginning. she is live here next. plus, have you heard the wild stories of united airlines not caring for your pets. kurt, the cyberguy, has the newest tech to keep your pet happy and healthy. i have another tip don't travel with your pet. that's pete's opinion. we will bring that to you straight ahead ♪ i want to fly away ♪ yeah, yeah for yourself, now through april 2. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. it's ok that everyone ignores it's fine. drive. because i get a safe driving bonus check every six months i'm accident free. and i don't share it with mom! right, mom? 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>> i have interviewed mr. brennan in the past. i met with him. did i a 45-minute interview with him before he left the cia. i am stunned over and over again when, ed and pete, i keep seeing these tweets come in the direction of the president this is a nonpolitical position. if anything, he is dividing america. is he constantly attacking the president of the united states. and i honestly i find it stunning. and i think they are concerned. i mean, not just brennan but clapper and others like susan rice, samantha power, all unmasking. see, there is still ongoing investigations into all these other issues. what happened to andy mccabe and, you know, the former deputy director, i think that was expected. he lied under oath. this was opr. this was not the president of the united states. the president of the united states may have wanted him removed. he may have wanted that to happen, but it couldn't happen unless opr found him guilty. and they did. and it was -- i mean, this was information coming from a person appointed by the obama administration. ed: that's right. >> michael wh horowitz. pete: have you led the curve on reporting on some of these text messages between peter strzok and lisa page. we got a few more of them that you released and are new to our audience this morning. talking about maybe conspiring or working -- not conspiring but working with a judge who is on the fisa court as it pertains to michael flynn. tell us what you found. >> oh, i think this is incredible. for a long time everybody has wondered why did judge contreras who presided over michael flynn december 1st, 2017, when he gave his guilty plea, seven days later recuse himself from the case? it was a mystery. and even the courts didn't say why. neither did contreras. they just said he was recused from the case. now we discover through the house oversight committee, based on, i mean, absolute due diligence by their investigators, that contreras was friends with peter strzok. very close friends with peter strzok. and they were texting about him in 2016. and in fact what was even more interesting was the fact that they were trying to figure out a way how key meet with him without raising any suspicion because he had met with him already and he knew he was going to the fisc that's the foreign intelligence surveillance court where you get those warrants and he knew that by doing that, by meeting him privately or anything that that might get him recused. this is i object credible, explosive. ed: there are also questions about whether that same judge was involved in the first fisa application to spy on carter page, whether he was the judge that approved it. it hasn't been proven but republican members of congress are asking about it sara carter i'm sure you will be all over in the days ahead. >> thank you so much. ed: media appears to mock the christian faith of the newest member of the president's administration. >> god's will. the position he is in now, he has to stand there and represent real data. well, as larry kudlow says, it's god's will. ed: making fun of that well, father jonathan morse has john . is coming in next hour. pete: you heard of united airlines not caring for your pets. tragic stories. kurt the cyberguy has advice to keep your pet happy and healthy on the next trip. that's coming up ♪ are defined by the things we share. and the ones we love. who never stop wondering what we'll do or where we'll go next. we the people who are better together than we are alone... are unstoppable. welcome to the entirely new expedition. pete: welcome back, pet owners on edge following the death of a puppy on a united airlines flight. rachel: sorry, i was distracted on carrying dogs. traveling with your animal can be less stressful if you are prepared. kurt the cyberguy joins us now with the tech to keep your pet happy and healthy wherever you go. these dogs are adorable. pete: right, these dogs are adorable. rachel: puerto rico can dogs speak spanish. >> it's true. outrage continues this morning. united airlines lost yet one more dog overnight third report this week at blunders at airlines. pete: i got him. keep going. >> technology this morning helping us get better control over our own travel journey with our pet. first of all, some real great, break through stuff. so, airlines make it kind of confusing on how to travel with your pet because they vary in policy slightly. rachel: okay. >> you think you are ready but maybe you are not. rachel: there are products that can help you make this better. >> first of all, you have to have the right gear and you have to have the health certificate that your airline is asking for. and just keep control of your information. so a carrier like this one for a small animal is the only one that an airline will take if it's iata and usca approved. they are looking for both of those designations. why have it online in terms of the different ones that work and the ones that don't. in the cabin is a whole other story. that's where you want to travel with your pet. so if your pet is not service animal qualified. pete: yep. >> which maybe it is. then this would be the carrier required for most airlines in the u.s. to go underneath the seat in front of you. also the one that was used on monday. rachel: what's the whistle tracker? >> whistle tracker is what -- actually, stella is wearing this. rachel: is stella potty trained? >> we will find out, won't we? >> stella is wearing very cool technology whistle 3. g.p.s. tracker tell us where stella is minute by minute everywhere she goes. it connects up with cellular. if she ask lost along the way, can i go onto the app. and find out where is stella and i don't have to rely on the airline telling me where my dog is. i, in the past, have used the things that we use all the time for lost and found items. because i lose things all the time. but i always find them because of tile. tile is a thing that connects up with other people that have tile in their apps. so in an airplane full of 150 plus people above you, you just need about 100 feet between this and someone else with their phone to tell you where that tile is. i tape it underneath inside the carrier, which is an amazing tip to use. and so cheap. rachel: tell us how we can adopt these dogs. this is a charity that goes to puerto rico and they go once a month and bring back dogs that need to be adopted, right? >> tomorrow. rachel: this dog is puerto rican. is it a boy or girl? >> oh, she is a girl. stella is a girl. >> stella, and the name of the organization is -- what's the beginning of it. pete: safe and sound. >> safe and sound satos.com. bring dogs up from puerto rico and find good americans willing to adopt them. rachel: because puerto ricans are americans. these are american dogs. pete: 100 percent. >> she has never used tranquilizers. calming vest put out by akc. rachel: calming vests. pete: i need one for my kids. >> i bet you do. rachel: go to cyberguy.com for more information. >> you can see the checklist you want. rachel: come on stella, we have got to read. this still ahead, geraldo rivera is celebrating saint patrick's day with us and he joins us on the couch live. pete: come on up, geraldo, bring it with you. and could be on the journey to much worse. help stop the journey of gum disease. try parodontax toothpaste. ♪ ... hi, i'm bob harper, and i recently had a heart attack. it changed my life. but i'm a survivor. after my heart attack, my doctor prescribed brilinta. it's for people who have been hospitalized for a heart attack. brilinta is taken with a low-dose aspirin. no more than 100 milligrams as it affects how well brilinta works. brilinta helps keep platelets from sticking together and forming a clot. in a clinical study, brilinta worked better than plavix. brilinta reduced the chance of having another heart attack... ...or dying from one. don't stop taking brilinta without talking to your doctor, since stopping it too soon increases your risk of clots in your stent, heart attack, stroke, and even death. brilinta may cause bruising or bleeding more easily, or serious, sometimes fatal bleeding. don't take brilinta if you have bleeding, like stomach ulcers, a history of bleeding in the brain, or severe liver problems. slow heart rhythm has been reported. tell your doctor about bleeding new or unexpected shortness of breath any planned surgery, and all medicines you take. if you recently had a heart attack, ask your doctor if brilinta is right for you. my heart is worth brilinta. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. pete: attorney general jeff sessions has fired fbi deputy director andrew mccabe. >> if you made those decisions in the private sector you wouldn't only lose your pension you'd probably have your salary clawed back too. pete: the key here is accountability. >> this can't be a political hit job if the office of professional responsibility got documentation that he violated his oath as an fbi agent and lied. ed: explosive new text messages between fbi official peter strzok and less page reveal strzok's personal relationship. >> that judge had a relationship with peter strzok and the justice department and didn't want us to find it out. rachel: another fine video a ski lift malfunctioning running backwards. >> [crowd screaming] >> just total destruction. >> look at this. >> 16 defeats the one for the first time in ncaa history. >> [irish music playing] rachel: i love it. ed: we couldn't go to the bar so the bar came to us. rachel: in honor of pete [laughter] pete: i'm there in spirit brother. ed: pete's public. pete: pete's pub on the plaza. we got ed henry, rachel cam pos duffy. ed: geraldo too. pete: this is a live shot of dublin, ireland right there. ed: looks like they're just starting. pete: give it time. they will pour out in to the streets. ed: they're all in the bar. pete: same thing will happen here in new york city. ed: we've got a basketball court out there for march madness too, but we want to talk to geraldo. pete: it's amazing the fact that a 16 seed and 1 seed is like the fourth story of the day. rachel: then you know you've got a lot of breaking news. pete: a lot of stuff going on. ed: so geraldo? we start with a fox news alert. go ahead ed. ed: yeah, attorney general jeff sessions terminating the former fbi director andrew mccabe. in a statement in fact saying the fbi office of professional responsibility reviewed the report from the inspector general and underlying documents and issued a disciplinary proposal recommending the dismissal of mr. mccabe both inspector general and office of professional responsibility concluded mccabe had made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked can door including under oath on multiple occasions, geraldo two points there, lacked candor means lie basically and lower fbi agents not the number two official would lose their job maybe even face charges over something like that and number two all kinds of people in the media this morning saying donald trump fired mccabe when in fact it was this non- partisan independent group at the fbi that said he should be fired. geraldo: all true, ed and good morning, everybody and happy st. patricks day today it is my sister sharon's birthday she and my 98 year old mom are watching. you know, i think that even though everything you said is true it was still tacky and it's of the saturday night massacre during the nixon days. i don't like the way it came down. i think both things can be true here and probably are true. number one the firing of mccabe as it happened on a friday night at 10:00 was harsh and spite full and it has that vibe to me that, you know, this was unnecessary. pete: why? geraldo: let me get to my number two point but even though it was spitefull and overly harsh and punitive, because you're going to deny the guy his pension, the second point and this is the driving point, is that i have no reason to doubt the office of professional responsibility or the inspector general i think that mccabe as i mentioned on the program yesterday morning is in some real severe criminal jeopardy now. he obviously according to these allegations lacking candor, he committed perjury and lied to a federal investigator about his conduct during the probe of the clinton foundation and the hillary clinton e-mail. so you have both things probably -- pete: the rankin file fbi member were to lie they would be fired immediately why is it draconian to file the deputy director when he lies repeatedly and also he was leaking in an unauthorized way. why is that draconian? geraldo: i stand by it because the guy was going to retire tomorrow. he's been on the bureau for 21 years. you know, his wife is a democrat politician. pete: 21 years and i commit an offense and i'm dishonorably discharged i don't get a dime of pension why should he be treated differently? geraldo: i will wager you now what his pension is that he ultimately gets his pension because the civil service rules are so pro-worker that even though they took this action and they stuck him in the tushy, he's going to get his pension but it makes the president of the united states, my friend, who is my basic concern right now, makes him look churlish and immature. rachel: he did not do it though the fbi did. geraldo: we know that. we know that. rachel: andrew mccabe put out ate statement. he said for the last year and a half my family and i have been the targets of an unrelenting assault on our reputation and my service to this country. the president's tweets amplified and exacerbated it and he called for my firing and called for me to be stripped of my pension after more than 20 years on my service. this attack on my credibility is one part of a larger effort not just to slander me personally but to taint the fbi, leland intelligence and the fbi and efforts of the special counsel investigation which here is what i don't line about this statement. it presumes that the president has control over bureaucracy we've learned nothing over the last year is that they do whatever they want. geraldo: here is the problem. you've now created, you probably had him all along he was probably like a democratic mole within the fbi from the get go. i mean, that's my surmise. his wife dr. jill mccabe ran for democratic state office. she got three-quarters of a million dollars from the allie of hillary clinton i get all of that but now you have to remember that, so he is mccabe who takes over his acting director of the fbi in may, right? pete: uh-huh. geraldo: so he's acting director of the fbi from may until august what he is saying now is you've made me an enemy. i am very bitter. i am very angry. you screwed me on friday night. do you know why you did it? you did it because i know why you really fired james comey, the fbi director. you really fired james comey the fbi director because you wanted to obstruct mueller's investigation into the president and russiagate. so what i'm saying is that i understand some of this is follow the bouncing ball but we have now set the stage for an ugly ugly bar fight here with broken glass and people playing dirty. pete: you're saying so cabbies cab acts it appears unethically, breaks rules. geraldo: maybe criminally illegally. ed: so he loses his pension some people would say that's the act geraldo and now you're saying because he's held accountable maybe he's going to say i'm going to bar fight and screw you mr. president and testify against you that's problematic to me i'll let you respond in a minute but another problem is the president is saying they've gone political that he's not at war with the men and women who bravely try to protect us and let me add to that. now you have the cia director in the last administration john bre nnan, supposed to be non- political. a few moments ago he tweets this to the president. when the full extent of your moral turpitude and political corruption becomes known you will take your rightful place as a disgraced demagog in history and scape goat andy mccabe but you will not destroy america, america will triumph over you but my simple question is how in the world can it allegedly non- political cia director say that to the president of the united states? geraldo: i despise both things. i think that when you set the table with firing mccabe this way, a guy with kids and he's been there and all that -- pete: it doesn't matter. geraldo: it's going to be sob story. rachel: andrea mitchell is already trying to figure out how to help him. geraldo: but why not let him retire, you go after him criminally, you indict him, he gets convicted he will lose the pension anyway but you don't look like scrooge. and i don't understand why this kind of -- pete: well you're acting like mccabe fired in the first shot when in reality you look at the facts because part of the conspiracy and insurance plan. he thought hillary clinton was going to win, he thought he would be the fbi director. geraldo: that's true. maybe true also. pete: now he's found out and lied about it and you feel bad for him? geraldo: last week, i want to take everybody back to ancient history. rachel: [laughter] geraldo: last week the house intelligence committee says no collusion. this is like last week it seems like it was five years ago but it was like days ago. the house intelligence committee says no collusion so i'm with shawn hannity, and we're saying dude, high five. collusion illusion now the 45th president of the united states can go on and run the country and the normal order of business you've got all these things going on, we've got north korea, syria, all kinds of thins that i have to pay attention to. rachel: i see what you're saying geraldo: and now he's got -- pete: the media calls it the knife fight the rest of us call it accountability. you fire the guy who screwed up. welcome to the world america. you and i could be fired tomorrow that's the reality of it. geraldo: when are we going to be president? when are we going to run the country? how is it that this guy, my friend the president now has to worry about people calling him v enal and demagog. rachel: they thought all those things about him before. geraldo: you don't the escalation though? there's been an escalation last night i happened to be home. erica is coming in from cleveland this morning. i was home alone last night so i'm watching msnbc and watching cnn and i'm clicking around. ed: wait, what? geraldo: and i'm hearing what sounded like 40 years ago, you know, it's like -- ed: that's how they were framing it. geraldo: that's exactly the way so we now have to live through a period i think of extreme turmoil. i hope that what's his name cray , the new guy? wray. i hope that he settles the bureau down and gets back to the traditional job. pete: why not skip the fake news and watch fox news channel. ed: we'll be hoisting guiness in honor of rivera. ed: this is a fox news alert bombshell revelations found in new text messages from these two anti-trump fbi agents that involves general michael flynn a live report from washington will be next. pete: and oprah winfrey has said she would need a sign from god to run for president. well, maybe she has received it. rachel: [laughter] >> oprah you must run. rachel: [laughter] >> ♪ ♪ i will be faithful ♪ ner so allstate is giving us money back on our bill. well, that seems fair. we didn't use it. wish we got money back on gym memberships. get money back hilarious. with claim-free rewards. switching to allstate is worth it. rachel: a fox news alert former national security advisor michael flynn making his first appearance since pleading guilty to lying to the fbi. pete: think about the contrast between the way he was treated and the way that andy mccabe was treated, quite interesting. this as a new explosive text messages between fbi love birds peter strzok and lisa page revealed strzok's personal relationship with the judge recused from michael flynn's case. ed: julian turner our friend is live in washington with all the details good morning. >> good morning, guys so president trump's disgraced former national security advisor michael flynn is as you say back in the spotlight and it's for the first time since he plead guilty to lying to the fbi, on december 1. now, general flynn is talking about himself, while stumping for a california congressional candidate. >> i'm not here to complain about who has done me wrong. >> [laughter] >> or how unfair i've been treated or how unfair the entire process has been. you know, it is what it is and my previous statements. >> this as new work texts between fbi agent peter strzok and fbi lawyer lisa page have surfaced. they reveal that in july 2016, they discussed strzok's friendship with a federal judge who would later handle flynn's prosecution. so in these new texts, strzok and page discuss hosting a cocktail party with federal judge rudolph contreras. he serves on the fisa surveillance court. on july 25, page wrote, rudy is on the fisc. did you know that just appointed two months ago. strzok replied i did and we talked about it before and after i need to get together with him. page continued, i can't imagine either one of you could talk about anything in detail meaningful enough to warrant recusal. to which strzok replied really? rudy, i'm in charge of the fbi and any espionage fisa warrant that comes before him what should he do? give him his friend overseas them. strzok replies to that, he's super thoughtful and rigourous about ethics and conflicts. and suggested a social setting with others who probably would be better than a one on one meeting. so, guys? looks like the betting is on a cocktail party. rachel: right? we've still got more to discover but find out if they had that cocktail party or not. pete: thanks for your time. rachel: hattie st. patricks day. >> you too guys. pete: love it. ed: a lot of people having cocktail parties today. you'd never bet against cocktail parties let's be honest. pete: that's a never not intended cocktail party. ed: well moving on consumer confidence hitting a 14-year high, charles payne says there's one reason for that optimism and it is jobs, and he joins us live ed: always brings energy to the show. rachel: and faith under attack this time the target is president trump's new economic advisor take a look. >> he ended by saying however things work out, it will be god 's will. >> that's an interesting way to talk about being the national economic advisor to the president. god's will? 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>> the position that he's in now he has to stand there and represent real data. >> well as larry kudlow says, it's god's will. pete: wow. god's will and larry kudlow calling them out on twitter tweeting sneering at faith and god's will at msnbc? why are you still on the air? she apparently believes people in business and economics should not have faith. ed: wow. rachel: joining us with his reaction fox news religion contributor father jonathan morris. hello, happy st. patricks day. >> thank you. rachel: this is very interesting to me first of all larry is somebody who clearly takes his religion seriously, he converted in 1997 and god's will we all want god's will and we all expect that god's looking out for our lives and has a play in that. why is that so curious and maybe even offensive to her? >> well if you believe that god is a providential god which means god provides for us and intervenes in human affairs rather than a diest perspective of god, like the watchmaker who sets things in motion christians believe that he cares about our affairs, that he intervenes that's why we pray and that he has a plan for us and so it sounds to me, i don't know larry kudlow but it sounds to me like he took seriously what we call discernment of god's will. that is to try to discern, to decipher what does god want me to do? it sounds like there was an opportunity to take this job. he prayed about it, he thought about it and then he decided yes , i believe it's god's will for me to say yes to this. there's nothing strange about that. ed: and msnbc was making it sound like and framing it like he doesn't have decades of economic experience. he really doesn't know what he's doing. he's not going to have any plans but he will go off and say mr. president, i don't know it's sort of up to god when we know the reality is he has all this experience, he's going to bring it to the table but even if he makes the best possible decisions for the president, god 's will may take it another way. i think that's what he was saying. >> yes, i would agree and i would say, you know, it sounded to me like this woman, this anchor was not trying to, she just thought it was very strange that anyone at all would actually think about god's will. she felt very comfortable making fun of it. pete: that's the one thing she picked up on he said god's will. it was a long interview what's the mind set that goes to you just shouldn't be saying that? >> i don't think it was mean- spirited of her but just a shock and bewilderment that how could anybody whose a smart person actually be worried about god's will in their life and i thought it was very refreshing that larry kudlow, reminded me we saw somebody else make fun of the vice president. >> joy behar. >> yes, it's almost like hearing voices from god and talking to god. ed: it took her weeks to apologize. rachel: i feel reassured when there are people in government who actually listen to god and inform their ideas at least on the basis of ethics that are usually formed. >> maybe she's worried about it would be worrisome if a christian were just saying i'm going to wait until i hear a voice and do whatever it tells me. rachel: yes. >> god doesn't usually speak to us in that way. he has given us the gift of reason, human intellect and faith and reason do not contradict each other. there is one truth and so it's our faith seeking understanding, right? seeking a deeper understanding of god's will and also of the laws of nature for example. rachel: yeah, it's just a cultural divide? pete: it's no doubt why people in middle america don't trust coastal elites that look down at them because they have faith. you will be having maybe a green beer today at some point, one? rachel: [laughter] good, father. ed: thank you very much for being here. >> happy st. patricks day. rachel: you too. pete: danger at the slopes, an out of control ski lift violently throwing people into the air, you've got to see the shocking video and it is shocking, coming up ahead. rachel: plus consumer confidence is hitting a 14-year high, charles payne says there's one reason for optimism and that is jobs and he's going to join us inside next. ed: it can't be st. patricks day without the irish spirit like irish whiskey. rick on the plaza, just ahead. pete: rick with the whiskey? rachel: [laughter] >> [bagpipes playing] >> madness has hit its peak as a 16 defeats a 1 for the first time in ncaa history. pete: it is your shot of the morning the ultimate upset has finally happened for the first time in history since the bracket hit 64 teems the university of maryland baltimore county you probably haven't heard of them but now you have knocking off the number one seed uva virginia. they didn't just beat them. i mean they beat the pants off them 74-54, as the top seeds won the previous 135 games against 16 seed. rachel: and we're celebrating march madness all morning long with our own basketball court on the plaza. ed: and guess what? we went into the archives to find out pete actually has a little history with basketball. rachel: awe, pete? ed earlier days, i recognize that broad shouldered basketball player anywhere. pete: if i'd known that photo was going to live on forever i would not have had such a cheese y smile. but i'm going to get my revenge when we do a three point contest ed: when you beat me? pete: yes. ed i have a secret weapon which is charles payne. charles: well the one kid said we're going to pick teams and he looked at me and said we've got to go hard. he was serious right? rachel: i saw it. ed: well you know what's got a lot of confidence is this economy we saw this number 14- year high in consumer confidence talking about the market but talk about why there's so much confidence right now. charles: well let me go deeper into that confidence because there's a narrative that goes way beyond the headlines the bottom third of households in terms of income saw a 16 percentage point increase in optimism that's absolutely unheard of. unheard of, ironically the top one-third actually went down. they're worried about the status quo being upset they don't want tariffs but hard reality hitting the lower income of our nation is amazing. why? well one reason, we also learned yesterday in january, 6.3 million job openings right now. by far an all-time record and guess what's it's in things like construction 250,000 construction jobs up over 60% in just one month. pete: wow. charles: 470,000 manufacturing jobs. it really is amazing. pete: what happens when you've got those kind of openings if they don't have people to fill it then what happens with wages? you got to bring people into that industry. charles: they start to go up but that is another problem that by the way won't be an easy fix. we have manufacturing data out by two federal reserve this week empire state and new york both said the same thing through the roof qualified workers is an area of the country we're going to have to work on but as far as the jobs themselves, they are coming out like never before. rachel: and another piece of news that you will not hear on other channels because all good economic news is getting buried in all the drama instead of what people really care about. that is 2 million americans are off of food stamps this is like the opposite of what happened in the obama administration where we saw that number grow in one year it's coming down. charles: it's coming down dram at beingly and that also reflects what we saw last fright , when we got the jobs report we learned over 800,000 people came back into the job market that was a spike we hadn't seen in like three decade s so it tells you that people are saying hey, i have the confidence to get off of assistance. rachel: right. charles: i've always wanted to get off but i just wasn't sure but now i have the confidence to get off because the jobs are out there. rachel: you told us last week we should be expecting maybe a marriage boom. charles: we're going to see a household formation boom, we'll see a boom in business startups because two or three years ago we went to an all-time low in entrepreneurship. we're going to see all that turn around. forget about all the other polls and nonsense out there in those headlines and real life and real americans things are getting much better. pete: charles payne. charles: not like my basketball game. was it worse seeing your photograph? [laughter] pete: who you got on the three point shooting contest though me or ed? charles: i'm going with ed. pete: oh, okay. rachel: well thank you and happy st. patricks day. okay we've got headlines for you , an engineer actually reported cracks in the bridge at florida international university two days before its deadly collapse. take a look. >> share with you some information about the fiu pedestrian bridge and some cracking that's been observed on the north end of the span. we've taken a look at it and obviously some repairs or whatever will have to be done but from a safety perspective we don't see that there's any issue there. rachel: the engineer leaving the message to a florida department of transportation employee who didn't hear it until after the collapse, which killed six people. two of those victims have now been identified, fiu student ale xa duran was driving under while construction worker was on top of the bridge making those repairs. terrifying video, a ski lift malfunctioning running backwards uncontrol aboutly and violently throwing people from their seats take a look. the accident happening at a ski resort in the country of georgia 11 people are hurt, none with life threatening injuries. the cause is still under investigation. oprah winfrey said she needed a sign from god before she would run for president. well it looks like that moment is here. her bff, gayle king, sharing this photo on twitter of a letter to oprah. if you take a closer look, the return address is from jesus christ. christ is actually an 83 year old woman in north waterborough, maine, who legally changed her name 50 years ago and those are your headlines. okay you guys what's going on out there at the bar? rick: we're celebrating st. patricks day out on the plaza with our own pub. ed: joining us now tim hurley, is that an official title? >> it is. [laughter] rick: i thought i had the best job around, but you basically are just a brand ambassador for a booze company. >> i go coast to coast, city to city, always occasionally an irish pub that we like to take with us so what we have today is four irish whiskey cocktails to make sure you celebrate st. patricks day correctly. no green beer nonsense while we have first up, don't be shy, our irish mule, so this is tillamore irish whiskey, lyme juice as well and we serve it in -- pete: i didn't even know about the irish mule. ed: i prefer irish to moscow. rick: this is like if you're sick what you would drink. >> this is a cold hot toddy. we call it a cold rush or golden irish and i'm not talking about what you'll find at the end of rainbows or leprechauns but it's a thirst question quencher, and then a lemon garnish as well so we made it with our caribbean rum finish. pete: let's try that. >> so we'll finish this for four to six months in caribbean rum and, you know, i always talk about it's a bit of island life in ireland. ed: do you give it a sweet finish or anything? >> you'll get that, and we also top it off with coconut water to make sure you're well hydrated on this st. patricks day. pete: very important. rick: overly hydrated is what we call it. last one? >> this is our classic, this is a beer which is a stout aged in our tillamore rum cast so this is my favorite pairing it's the easiest cocktail in the world to make and so gents, grab a drink and let's do a toast. ed: this is to rachel. and her mom on her birthday. rachel: bring in one of those cocktails for me guys bring one inside. all right, thank you. president trump supporting the firing of former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe, claiming he knew of corruption at the highest level. former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. john boulton is here to react, next. plus, march madness is still in full swing and former college basketball player john kristin is shooting hoops on the plaza. he's going to be on a one on one match up between pete and ed you've got to stay intune for that, just ahead. that's my girl! that's it! get it, woo, yeah! mom! my game's over. parents aren't perfect, but then they make us kraft mac & cheese and everything's good again. ed: now to a fox news alert president trump signaling support for attorney general jeff sessions firing a former fbi director andrew mccabe. he was agreeing with a decision that was suggested by the office of professional responsibility inside the fbi the president tweeting andrew mccabe fired a great day for the hard working men and women of the fbi, a great day for democracy and getting reaction also live from former ambassador to the u.n. fox news contributor john bolton ambassador bolton, what do you think about this you have all kinds of critics saying the president is overreach, attacking a man, taking away his pension is it that or about accountability? >> well i think just speaking it would have been stunning if jeff sessions had done anything else. i mean let's be clear here. the department' office of the inspector general is conducting an investigation, that means that it's not just an fbi matter it's department-wide and in the course of an investigation like that sometimes something urgent or important comes up but even before the ig's finished his report, he'll refer it for disciplinary action or possible criminal investigation. now, here it was referred to the fbi's office of professional responsibility. we don't know whether there's a criminal referral yet. there maybe there may not be but it goes to the fbi and its office of professional responsibility concurs with the department's ig and recommends that mccabe be fired. now if this were fbi special agent john smith, nobody would take notice of it and i think that's exactly what happened here. ed: and john smith would have been fired long ago to your point. let's turn to russia. the narrative for so long has been the president won't get tough against vladimir putin. then this week what the administration builds as tough new sanctions are unveiled. again, the media says well they're not tough enough and meanwhile, russia responds starts expelling diplomats. sounds like they think the sanctions are tough ambassador. >> well, i think this is primarily in response to prime minister theresa may of great britain expelling some russian diplomats. i think what happened in great britain this assassination of a former russian spy bayous of a prohibited chemical weapon is very very serious and i think we are following britain's leads since the crime took place on its territory but i would say that the west as a whole the nato alliance needs to have a very strong response to this and i'm sure that's under consideration in the trump adminitration. ed: a couple of other big stories this week that have been brewing going into next week. we saw rex tillerson fired of course as secretary of state, a lot of people wondering what that means for the iran nuclear deal and at the same time some of our european allies seem to be prepared according to a report on reuters last night to make some moves to maybe improve the deal to try and keep the u.s. in that iran nuclear deal. where do you think we stand right now? >> well the deal cannot be improved. it is a strategic debacle for the united states and it's simply blue smoking mirrors to think we can fix it and anyway let's focus on the europeans they want to fix it that's great and wonderful. has anybody asked the iranians whether they will agree to any of this? i think the president should have gotten out of this deal on day one, better late than never, because it harms the united states, it impedes our ability to deal with iran, and honestly when we've got north korea racing toward the capability of hitting targets in the united states, we need to address this very seriously. ed: you mention north korea i hear criticism in the media last 24-48 hours that the president in installing mike pompeo at least nominating him as his designation to be secretary of state that he's putting the "sp ies" in charge of the talks and not folksed enough on democrat. what do you think? >> it would be nice if we could hear something from north korea it's now if my math is correct nine days since president trump accepted the offer conveyed by south korea, the offer that kim jong-un extended to meet with him. nine days the north koreans have said nothing publicly. i'd sure like to know what's going on in pyeongchang. ed: absolutely last question probably don't want to talk the it but i've got to ask it i'm talk about reshaming the cabinet national security team and now there's a lot of talk that had are mcmaster will be out, short term or medium term have you talked about the president in the last few days? >> nice try, ed congratulations but i will stick with my long- standing very boring policy i just don't talk about myself. ed: okay, so that sounds like a maybe. >> [laughter] ed: it's like when we ask people whether or not they're going to keep the door open to running for president it sounds like the doors open for one ambassador. those are my words. my view is that no comment means no comment. i know that's old fashion but that's what it means. ed: fair enough have a good weekend ambassador bolton, we'll see you in the days ahead. meanwhile we'll have a little fun with the talk about diplomacy and it's march madness and pete is warming up he better warmup because i'm taking him on in a three point contest and former college basketball player s ncaa analyst john christian is going to referee. it's going to be fun. >> ♪ check every six months i'm accident free. and i don't share it with mom! right, mom? righttt. safe driving bonus checks. only from allstate. switching to allstate is worth it. >> [irish music playing] pete: it is st. patties day and we're doing it right as we always do we've got a bar here and a court over here but big upsets and buzzer beaters so far in this year's march madness ncaa tournament, watch. >> big time hits. >> this has been just total destruction. >> look at this. they will take it and he's done it. he's done it! ed: what other upsets might happen this month? joining us with reaction, predictions former college ball er and ncaa tournament analyst john cristman. so good to have you here so i don't care arizona is out and uv a is out because my team is kentucky. >> oh, god here we go. ed: they have a path in the final four now. >> they have a path to the final four but as you see everything is unpredictable. pete: yes. >> look you're talking about basketball which has a ton of variables right and then you talk about 18-22 year olds and unpredictability is what makes being 18-22 a lot of fun. >> millennials. >> so how do you protect the ncaa tournament. pete: you've been to the sweet 16 actually with penn state. >> how did they do? rachel: [laughter] ed: you were a great trash talker. pete: but what's it like to be in the thick of it? it's one of the most special moments you'll have in your sports life. guys that play professionally, they'll always talk about college and the opportunity to play in the ncaa tournament because everyone has a chance to win. pete: yeah. >> you know, sports in general is like that great connector where you come from different walks of life, everybody works for one common goal and it's one of the most special things you can experience especially when you look at some of the things like unbc knocking off uva last night a team that had no business to be in this tournament and now they're still dancing. ed: we're going to see if pete learned anything in the bench. >> did it go in? pete: it did not go in. but redemption, we've got a contest, ed is going to shoot, i'm going to shoot. >> i don't know how i feel about this right now. ed: oh, no. pete: i know you're a lefty ed. >> [irish music playing] rachel: [applause] ed: the pressure is on. >> [cheers and applause] pete: he might need your help. ed: i need you. i need you. pete: yes, sir! ed: sorry the better man won. pete: i was defeated by ed in a three pointer. rachel? ed: move in a little bit. oh, there it is. pete: you know what i'm going to make one. we will be right back as i hang my head in shame. >> [laughter] >> ♪ ♪ [burke] vengeful vermin. seen it. covered it. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ pete: welcome back to fox & friends it is st. patties day and we've got of course as a result guiness. >> how is it going? ed: we're in a virtual bar here in a studio in manhattan. pete: aaron ridgeway, a guiness ambassador from dublin, how do you pour the perfect point? >> with clean glass, you don't necessarily have to reach over the bar actually that's not a good way to do it at all and fill it up three-quarters of the way and then let it set. ed: we're going to finish this after the show. go to our facebook page right now. pete: i might finish this after the show. ed: come back tomorrow we've got a big show tomorrow too. rachel: happy st. patricks day. rachel: have a great day. dagen: the fallout after the firing, fbi guy andrew mccabe out, hours before retiring. president trump calling it justice. the left saying it's just politics. who is right? how intelligence brad winstrop and ben cardon are here and get ready for more tax cuts in the wake of that pennsylvania race republicans making a big push for it. we're on it, and not one, not two, now three incidents of mishandling dogs by united airlines unless than a week. what is going on? and why is this republican senator getting involved? louisiana john kennedy is here,
MaineUnited-statesLondonCity-ofUnited-kingdomWhitehouseDistrict-of-columbiaChicagoIllinoisFloridaGreen-mountainLimerick will be as we look at how intelligence agencies this weekend are dealing with moscow as it has poisoned a number of people in the united kingdom and hacked america's power grid ♪ ♪ leland: if you went to bed 10:00 last night you didn't think we had anything to talk about today. arthel: slow day. leland: never fear 123409 a low saturday. i'm lelan leland vittert. >> and i'm eboni k. williams. andrew mccabe has been fired in just days before he was set to retire. garrett tenney has the latest details. >> eboni, this is something president trump has been calling for but firing andrew mccabe is the precise move recommended by what is essentially the fbi's ethics office. last night attorney general jeff sessions said an investigation by the doj's inspector general determined mccabe lied to investigators who were reviewing the fbi's handling of the investigation into hillary clinton's email server and that he had leaked information to a reporter about the bureau's investigation into the clinton foundation. and in a statement, sessions said, in part, the fbi expects every employee to adhere to the highest standards of honesty, integrity and accountability. as the proposal stated all fbi employees know that lacking candor under oath results in dismissal and that our integrity is our brand. mccabe is firing back though claiming everything he did was above board and he is being targeted in an effort to discredit him as a witness against the president and special counsel robert mueller's investigation. in a lengthy statement, he says, in part, the oig's focus on me in this report became a part of an unprecedented effort by the administration driven by the president himself to remove me from my position, destroy my reputation, and possibly strip me of a pension that i worked 21 years to earn. and mccabe was just about 24 hours away from his retirement and that pension, which has been estimated to be worth more than $1.5 million. while he claims he is being signaled out, doj officials point out the fbi has fired 19 other employees in the last year alone for lacking candor or being dishonest, though none of those other employees did that while they were under oath, which is a federal crime. and that is why a number of legal experts are now suggesting that mccabe's legal troubles could just be getting started. >> which leads to the other issues, will he be prosecuted for lying to investigators the way that general flynn, who mccabe targeted, was prosecuted for lying to fbi agents? >> now, key to all of this is the report by the doj's inspector general which prompted mccabe's dismissal. and that report is expected to be released at some point in the next couple of weeks. eboni? eboni: thank you, garrett now we will go to leland. leland: with that we bring in former fbi assistant director steven palmer. you have been here a lot of weekends. there is a lot to talk about at your old shop. we will go back to your time there. before you were the assistant director, you dealt with the disciplinary issues. office of professional standards. back in the day, take everything we know at face value. would andrew mccabe have been fired per se? >> yes. based on on the reporting and what seems to be his admission in his own statement that he lacked candor. now, the term "lack of candor" is a term of art. it basically means you didn't tell the truth, whether you lied, whether you perjured whether it was under oath or wasn't under oath. none of that really matters in terms of fbi's code of conduct. if you lie, you are fired. leland: it's important to point out because some are making this about the issue well, did he talk to the media or did he not talk to the media? that's not what we are talking about here. >> that's not what we're talking about. leland: we are talking about did he tell the truth to the people he was supposed to about that. >> it's become a term of art in washington that the coverup is worse -- is oftentimes worse than the offense and that's true. and the corollary in the fbi is that lying during an inquiry about your conduct will get you a harsher penalty potentially than what you are being -- than the conduct that's under investigation. if you lie, you are fired. leland: it seems as though it has to be that way because the word of an fbi agent is worth so much in court. >> exactly. i was about to say it's about court. fbi agents as a major part their job is to testify in court. if you have a reputation, if you have been adjudicated a liar by the organization, of what value is your testimony in court and the answer is it's of no value. this is not a fetish. leland: especially if the fbi knows someone is a liar, whether it be about one thing or lots of things, it's hard to go put them on the stand. you talked about mccabe's statement in which he parsed this if i'm guilty of anything. >> he tries to recast this. leland: people who are guilty often do that this is what his statement says in part. this attack on my credibility is one part of a larger effort not to just slander me personally but to taint the fbi. law enforcement and intelligence professionals more generally. can you read that the other way. this is an attempt to root out liars and political actors who have badges. >> yeah. can you read that the other way. but, two things may be true simultaneously. it may well be a political orchestrated attack on the fbi that's ongoing as we speak. that does not excuse his conduct for lying during the course of an official inquiry. there is -- we are dealing with a very complex set of scenarios right now and a very complex situation with the russia investigation and with everything else. but this is simple. this is simple. leland: i think that's the first time have you ever said that on television this is simple. we zoom out to the russia investigation. garrett tenney brought up the point of michael flynn the former national security advisor. he pleaded guilty to a crime of lying to the fbi. mccabe is being accused of lying to the fbi. what's good for the goose is good for the gander. should he face some kind of charges or disciplinary procedures other than just losing his pension? >> you have to leave that one to the prosecutors at the department of justice. but, there are many times. leland: it doesn't seem that fair though, does it? >> there are times when a lie is not the equivalent of a crime. and fbi loses his livelihood for telling a lie under any circumstances. it may not rise to a crime and i have to leave that one to the prosecutor. leland: a lot more will come out, probably, once we get a chance to read through the inspector general report michael horowitz who we heard about before. even democrats really are holding back on this one. they are not defending mccabe. they say we want to read the report. we will see what it has to say. how broad could the implications be here. if mccabe's word, his bond as an fbi agent is now called into question. this is a guy involved in a lot of cases. he was involved in a lot of fisa warrants and involved in a lot of high profile investigations do. those now all come into question if his integrity has been badly damaged? >> yeah, i think that's a fair question and i think that's right. they will be subject to more scrutiny. whether one applies to the other, we have to wait and see. i think you are exactly right. this ig report is going to be a crucial next step in answering many, i hope, and i believe in answering many of the questions that we all have about the conduct of the hillary clinton email investigation, the conduct of the russia investigation and many other things. leland: it seems hard almost to understatement the significance of this, of an fbi assistant director being fired for this kind of behavior. >> yeah. it's a very, very serious thing. it has an impact on the organization. leland: as you said, quite a simple one. steve, always good to have you. thank you, sir, as always. all right. there is a lot more to talk about about this. "fox news sunday," a lot more on the mccabe firing chris wallace has an exclusive interview with congressman trey gowdy, chairman of the house oversight committee. that is on the big fox network. check your local listings for time and channel. tomorrow 11:00 a.m. eastern. howard kurtz talks to anthony scaramucci who always has a lot to say about everything, about the coverage of rex tiller's firing and the president's battles with the press. eboni: two new developments righted to the russia investigation. michael flynn is talking about his indictment and new text messages that reveal fbi agent peter strzok had a personal relationship with a judge who presided over former national security advisor michael flynn's case in the russia probe. the judge did eventually recuse himself. gillian turner has many more details for us right now. gillian? >> that's right, eboni. president trump's first national security advisor michael flynn is back in the spotlight for the first time since he pled guilty for lying to the fbi last december. he is talking about his indictment on the campaign trail while stumping for a california congressional candidate. >> i'm not here to complain about who has done me wrong. [laughter] or how unfair i have been treated or how unfair the entire process has been. you know, it is what it is and my previous statement stand for themselves. >> this as new texts july 2016 between peter strzok and fbi lawyer lisa page surfaced. revealing a discussion they had about strzok's friendship with a federal judge who later went on to manage michael flynn's prosecution. judge rudolph contreras sat on the very secretive fisa surveillance court during the time flynn was under investigation. and in these new texts, strzok and page discussed the judge's appointment and even floated the idea of hosting him at a cocktail party. page writes rudy is on the. if isc. did you know that? just appointed two months ago. strzok replies i did. we talked about it before and after. i need to get together with him. she goes on to say i can't imagine either one of you could talk about anything in detail meaningful enough to warrant recusal. to which strzok replies really? rudy, i'm in charge of espionage for the fbi. any espionage fisa warrant that comes before him what should he do given his friend oversees him? page replies standards for recusal are quite high i don't think this poses an equal conflict and he doesn't know what you do? strzok says generally he does know what i do. not the level or scope or area. but he is super thoughtful and rigorous about ethics and conflicts. m suggested a social setting with others would probably be better than a one-on-one meeting. i'm sorry, i'm just going to have to invite you to that cocktail party. so, eboni, there is no confirmation yet as to whether or not this alleged cocktail party ever occurred, but we will, of course, keep you and our viewers updated. >> eboni: absolutely. thank you for that update. gillian, leland? leland: russian officials now saying 23 british diplomats have a week to pack up and leave. this as the diplomatic dispute over a nerve agent -- also ordering the close of the british council. no longer reopen the british consulate in saint petersburg. saying the united kingdom will continue to do what is necessary in their words defend itself. >> rhythm as a result of an appalling attack in the united kingdom. the attempted murder of two people using a chemical weapon developed in russia and not declared by russia, the organization prohibition of chemical weapons. earlier this week the prime minister set out in parliament a number of measures that we took or we're taking to defend ourselves against this type of attack. leland: the move comes by the kremlin days after britain expelled 23 russian diplomats and nearly two weeks after exrussian spy and daughter were poisoned on british soil. rusrussia has vigorously denied. tend to overshadow tomorrow's election where vice president, as you might guess, is expected to win fourth term as president. eboni: for more bring in dr. cohen a senior fellow. as leeland is pointing thought detailed report the escalations from russia are simply rising, getting more and more aggressions. we know those aggressions ultimately come through vladimir putin putin. going through all the sanctions and steps that have been taken to address these escalations, it does seem that putin himself seems to be offlimits and certainly those that are closest to putin himself don't really seem as affected by. this therefore, with awful these sanctions, including some corporations and individuals, how effective do you think they will be if putin himself and his inner circle are not targeted? >> first of all, putin's inner circle is targeted. but not people in the government. people in the government usually have immunity. but what is bothering is that the escalation is going up and up. the relationship between russia and the west is circling the drain. and russia is being very aggressive. it's not just u.k. it's not just these two poor people who were poisoned. it was also, you know, plom poo. coverup of syrian chemical weapons under russian umbrella. and russia blocking any investigations in the united nations. it is massive use of cyber and of self-power. so it's social media. now we find out that during the obama administration they were sitting on this information and i know it from my sources that this was going on. they were aware. and this was sort of post reset obama-russia policy they didn't want to shake the boat too much. not to upset the relationship with russia on the iranian issue. >> eboni: obama administration put some sanctions but many said not effective and not enough and too little, too late was often the retort there. you talked about the relationship with russia and the west. let's talk about it. when president trump first took office, he stated and it seemed to be the case that he was open to a better relationship with vladimir putin himself and russia. certainly it seems, recently, that the president in this white house is taking a bit of a shift, certainly sounding talking tougher as it relates to russia. we know the president had that initially as an intention. what do you see in terms of this shift right now? >> well, we need to do what we need to do to protect the. that includes protecting in the cyberspace our infrastructure, our first responders, our airports, nuclear reactors, et cetera. eboni: do you see a shift? do you think this is stronger not just language do you think president trump and this administration will take a tougher stance around the entire relationship? >> we have to do it because, for example, mike rogers, admiral mike rogers, the outgoing chief of the national security agency said he doesn't have enough resources or direction to do what needs to do in cyber. we also are doing quite a lot. for example, the trump administration, unlike obama, is selling antitank missiles to ukraine. who thought? but what i'm missing here is a very strong international leadership to work with our allies. with the europeans, with the japanese, with south koreans. and to impose sanctions where it really hurts. bone boip right. >> finances, technology, oil and gas exports. eboni: let's talk about oil and gas. our very own stuart varney yesterday on this program on fox business talked about how russia is a petra state. he made some suggestions one of which is the u.s. putting some natural gas into europe and basically squeezing out that russian influence around that issue. your take on that? >> well, traditionally, republicans do not want to interfere in the markets. and, you know, tell the oil industry or the gas industry. >> eboni: but if it's a national security issue. >> exactly. mr. trump, for example, takes exemption national security in trade. >> eboni: we saw that yes. >> you don't need to sub is i dyes this very much. but, you need to have understandings with the europeans, with the germans who are hungry. eboni: do you see that international buy-in. >> not yet. we do to do more and now we have a new secretary of state. hopefully mr. pompeo is going to reach out to the europeans and we'll be working on the gas issue. but also very important cyber, soft power, social media, and all that good stuff. >> eboni: if mr. pompeo is confirmed thank you. leeland? leland: coming up how rescue crews beat the clock to save hikers stranded on a desert mountain. police rush to save residents in a house that truly turned into a ticking time obama. were thetime -- time bomb. deadly collapse in miami as crews dig through the concrete. steve harrigan on the ground in so you r. south florida. hi, steve. >> leland, there are reports now that there was a crack in the bridge before it collapsed. who knew what wynn when? 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leland: coming up, president trump fresh off his trip to inspect prototypes for the massive southern border wall. once funding for it is part of an immigration deal. so what's holding up that grand bargain? and, with an fbi assistant director fired late last night, president trump said it was a great day for democracy. ellison barber at the white house on anything but a slow saturday. hi, ellison. >> hi, leland, president trump's attorney is calling for an end to the mueller investigation. we'll tell you exactly what he says in just a minute. ♪ no matter how the markets change... at t. rowe price... our disciplined approach remains. global markets may be uncertain... but you can feel confident in our investment experience around the world. call us or your advisor... t. rowe price. invest with confidence. ♪ eboni: president trump tweeted praise for ag jeff sessions' firing of former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe. mccabe was set to retire with full pension on sunday. ellison barber is following the latest with the staff shakeup and so much more this morning from the white house. ellison? >> hi, eboni. the firing is controversial. some like mccabe say it's part of a an effort to discredit special counsel robert mueller's investigation into the russian medaling in the 2016 election. president trump called the firing a great day for democracy tweeting in part, quote: sanctimonious james comey was his boss and made mccabe look like a choir boy. he knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the fbi. in a statement trump's personal attorney john dowd told fox news he hopes acting attorney general rod rosenstein follows, quote, the brilliant and courageous example of the fbi office of professional responsibility and attorney general jeff sessions and brings an end to alleged russia collusion investigation manufactured by mccabe's boss james comey based upon a fraudulent and corrupt dossier. he went on to say just end it on the merits in light of recent revelations. he says he is speaking in his own personal capacity and not on behalf of the president. president trump is at the white house this weekend. no official events on his schedule this week has been filled with news, a lot of it palace intrigue. some of it news that seems fit for a tabloid. adult film star stormy damages claims she hadaniel dane had affair with president trump. stefanie clifford has been threatened though wouldn't say by whom. michael cohen fired two motions on monday. one accuses daniels of violating a nondisclosure agreement more than 20 times and claims she could owe $20 million in damages. president trump fired secretary of state rex tillerson this week. the announcement was unexpected. the decision less so for months. there have been rumors that the president was unhappy with his secretary of state. there are rumors of more changes to come. but the white house is down playing them. >> just actually spoke to a number of staff this morning. reassuring them that there were personnel changes, no immediate personnel changes at this time. and that people shouldn't be concerned. >> tillerson is expected to stay in office until the end of the month and president trump plans to replace him with cia director mike pompeo. it's a decision that is already under fire by some. even some on the right, kentucky senator rand paul says that he will not support pompeo's nomination in part, he says, because of pompeo's stance on the iraq war. enhanced terror techniques and defense of controversial nsa spy tactics. paul has suggested in a number of places, including an op-ed on foxnews.com that he will do whatever he can,. eboni, to try to stop this nomination. eboni? eboni: thank you, leland? leland: former deputy assistant to president george w. bush with us now. the favorite words or phrases here in washington by reporters is this is not normal. which oddly enough is exactly what president trump promised us. >> no doubt. he is unorthodox. he is unconventional. i like to focus on the performance than the process. no one likes to see how sausage is being made but we love sausage. the president has had great accomplishment this year. has he had turnover, record turnover for the white house? of course he has. three principles remain in serving a president. you serve at the pleasure of the president. it's an opportunity, not a career. and, you know, know when to leave. that's been true in every white house. leland: h.r. mcmaster yesterday was joking around everyone leaves sometime. >> that's true. leland: this has been how president trump has been known to management is he known to play people off of each other. >> absolutely. leland: he seems to find that effective. does the art of the deal method of management translate well to the white house way of management? >> typically, no. but that's where kelly has come in. and tried to make it a more traditional type of white house. still in keeping with the president's unorthodox style. having said that i think the president, again, has had great accomplishment, whether it's the economy, whether it's foreign policy. do we have a onto get used to at least during this presidency, a more unstructured style, a greater turnover? i think the answer is yes. leland: is there a danger in it? >> well, there is a danger in getting bogged down or getting -- having offices that are. leland: there is a huge number of vacancies right now and the state department has nobody -- we don't even have a ambassador to south korea or saudi arabia and now all of a sudden the secretary of state is fired as are all of his top deputies? >> well, to a certain extent i don't blame the president for the lack of vacancies because i blame the senate. there are a lot of people in the pipeline. leland: okay. >> not getting the type of hearings. we control the senate. it's amazing to me that we're not pushing people through. our ambassador to germany has been put on hold by democrats. so, as much as people would like to blame the white house, i think there is shared responsibility with the senate because they have a duty of confirmation. leland: all right. you mentioned democrats who are sort of increasingly having to find more and more colorful language to lose their minds with take a listen. >> we have got the president of the united states in a situation where his entire white house is falling apart and, just yesterday, we learned that russia is hacking into our essential utilities, nuclear power plants on and on and on this. this is a very serious security threat to the united states. leland: we will get to the hacking issue later with chad sweet of dhs. in the meantime, back to the first part of congressman delaware mandy's statement. we invited him to come on and talk about this. instead we have you, glad you are here. does he have a repor a point whe he says this is a white house in chaos, falling apart. or are we not seeing how things are actually happening? >> you are not seeing how things are actually happening. the president has told us, i'm not telephoning to our enemies what our strategies are or what we're implementing. can i tell you i have talked to people inside the house. i have talked to people on the national security staff. we are doing a lot, whether it's thwarting their attempts to influence our elections, coming up, whether it's cyber security. there is so much that's happening behind the scenes. why would we be telegraphing to the very people who seek to hurt us what we are doing? leland: your former boss, president george w. bush tell graphed exactly what he was going to do. he said you are with us. you are with the terrorists. president bush's rhetoric towards terrorists was a lot stronger than president trump's rhetoric was or is towards russia. >> well, you have to separate rhetoric from operations. i can tell you we all know the russians are bad actors. we know the chinese are bad actors. the president has called them out. leland: what a president says is important. president trump hasn't gone and really called out the russians in strong and meaningful ways. >> i disagree. i think the president has been strong where he needs to be strong. i look more to what's happening behind the scenes. what's actually being done to thwart them. i can tell you the president has told everybody whose job it is to keep america safe, you do whatever you need to do. the president is not taking the gloves off of any of our adversaries or enemies. i can assure you of that when chad sweet is here, he will tell you, i'm sure the same thing. leland: makes a very interesting point in terms of now you have a former cia director coming in secretary of state definitely a changing of hats in terms of how he will look at things. brad, always good to have you. >> my pleasure. leland: thanks. eboni? >> eboni: robert muriel subpoenaed the trump administration this week he spoke of a potential real estate deal that would have brought a trump tower to moscow. felix is a man who pitched the idea to donald trump's lawyer and he told jesse watters that the president has nothing to worry about. >> you're not worried about going to prison at all? >> for doing a real estate transaction? it's not illegal to try to build a nice building. >> jesse: are you concerned that the president is in legal jeopardy for any business dealings? >> any of the business dealings that i have had with the president i can swear to you and i would be more than happy to do it under oath. there was never any involvement of any foreign, you know, russian money and i can assure you to the best of my knowledge, vladimir putin didn't drop off a couple suitcases of cash with anyone to finance donald trump for his presidency. eboni: you can catch that full interview tonight at 8:00 p.m. on "watters' world." leland: coming up after the break california standing off against ice agents and immigration raids. congress is at stand still on immigration fix. what one congressman says can be done to fix it all. 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for those of us on the outside looking in, it looks simple enough, right? give the president some border wall money. give some protection for are the daca kids, no. >> i think that's a good start of the story. i think that's what we love about this story is he is holding congress accountable. i'm ready to fix it. we are not quite there yet. kind of where chairman goodlatte is now is where kevin brady was a month before he passioned the tax bill. i see all the pieces coming together, negotiating last steps. we are almost there. and we are going to have a stronger bill if we kind of keep going through this process at every step making a better bill. chairman goodlatte is out there hard working on it the staff is working hard on it i know we are communicating a lot with our people back home to make this a better bill. we are almost there. and just reminder, way back in september/october the house passed a bill to help fund the initial ask for the wall but that kind of died in the senate. we will get her done soon. eboni: immigration fix this year, congressman. >> absolutely. i think the stars are aligned right for us to get this done. a president that is going to hold us accountable. we have a speaker of the house that want to get it done. i assume the senate would like to get it done as well. the democrats, they say they want it done. so the stars are all lined up right and i'm ready to do it. eboni: just not for march 23rd, probably not. eboni: speaking of the speaker of the house, paul ryan has been on record as to say that he is really not a fan of the tariffs that the president has recently enacted particularly around steel and aluminum. he talk us about the unintended consequences that those taxes circumstantially cil wilessential oncertain workers. talk about district in kansas agriculture and the farmers. talk about how they are reacted your constituents to the new tariffs. >> first of all the trade war has all right started in stn kansas bearing the brunt of it united states sells sore gum to the chinese and use it for a drink that they like. alcohol drink, they feed it to their pigs. within two weeks after the tariff announced by president trump on the washing machines and the solar panels, china filed a counter suit against us. and overnight the price of sorgum went down 15 to 20%. agriculture is the at this tip f the spear when it comes to retaliation. >> eboni: counter argument is congressman yes there will be impact short-term but long term steelworks and lusm manufacturers in america and producers of those products will gain a benefit you say to that? >> well, i think that everyone understands that a tariff is a tax and this tax is going to be very broad sweeping and this is why it is so important that we get nafta done and then we start doing bilateral agreements with other countries. we need greentle that work with both countries. we need agreements that are enforceable. that's why i'm excited to work with kevin brady the waist and means committee. mike conway and secretary of state of agriculture to make sure we have agreements to protecting a gri culture as well. eboni: speaking of nafta you just got back from mexico talking about what nafta will look like moving forward. the president elected to negotiate many of those type of agreements. you came back optimistic. tell me why. >> again, getting to work with kevin brady always makes everybody optimistic. i think i went down there kind of worried about where we were going. the sun came out from behind the clouds that first morning, saturday morning, mexico city, talking with the mexico government leaders, talking with our own u.s. trade reps and later the canadian reps, that they're making progress and really so many great opportunities. can i see us transporting more and more national guard nam kansas. see us shortening the time span when we have fruits and vegetables coming across the border and bringing healthier foods to our kids and the country. eboni: got to wrap soon. when it comes to trade issue you all in congressman control; enacted why? >> we have to pass any type of trade agreement congressman both the house and the senate have to pass this agreement. we want to make sure that the ster stans that we want to make sure that they give us a bill and trade agreement that can pass indeed. we are working very hard. bob lighthizer is doing a great job. eboni: they are wrapping us. can't wait to get more thoughts on that, congressman. >> thank you. >> eboni: leland? leland: what went wrong and that sent skiers flying off. leland: wow. a home explodes seconds after police make a stunning rescue, how they made it in time. 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[explosion] eboni: wow, that explosion, that was the mobile home erupting, just seconds after you saw police pull out a man. now, police say oxygen tanks caused the structure to suddenly explode. the man was hospitalized in critical condition and is being treated for severe burns. >> update now from a ski resort in eastern europe. a malfunctioning chair lift in the country of georgia. actually turned around and brought skiers and snowboarders back down the hill and then flung them off. get this. it took nearly two minutes to shut the chair lift down. at least 8 riders suffered injuries. there is no word yesterday -- nt caused the malfunction. you see people trying to help and other people just sort of standing around as these people are flung off and then the chairs crash into each other. yikes. eboni: goodness. leland: all right. eboni: terrible. worse nightmare come true i will tell you what. leland: for sure. >> eboni: glad i don't go skiing that much. coming up next hour very true sweet 16 university of maryland baltimore county they make history in this year's ncaa basketball tournament. and more on the firing of the fbi's former deputy director. what the absence of andrew mccabe will mean for the future of the russia probe. >> mueller investigation is a zombie investigation. the dossier has been compromised. it's shown to be not worthy of investigation. and now mccabe's involvement further undermined the whole russia probe. ♪ . . . eboni: welcome back to the sound of america's news headquarters, so much news to go forward. leland: a lot to get through. i'm leland vittert. this is what's happening on this saturday a day after attorney general fires deputy andrew mccabe, president trump's attorney says he's praying rosenstein will bring end to russia investigation and that drew swift reaction from democrats. eboni: election day in russia tomorrow. president putin is certainly to win but we will look at the west effort to punish moscow for poison attack in the uk and hacking into america's power grid. leland: and the luck to have irish out in full force, we go around the country as america celebrates st. patrick's day, green beer to come. all this as we are learning more about the investigation that ended last night in the firing of the fbi deputy director for, quote, a lack of candor, we were told to read that as line, garrett with what is next. we may not even know all of the implications, garrett. >> expected to be a little bit of time before we get the full story on what led to dismissal. but we also know that he was 24 hours away from receiving pension at retire rent and that pension could be worth more than 1 and a half million dollars, so andrew mccabe, he's planning to fight for it in court. fox news has learned that mccabe is now represented by michael bromwich. former doj general. jeff sessions said he was firing mccabe after the current inspector general had lied to investigators no reviewing the handling of hillary clinton's e-mail server. in a statement, sessions added that both oig and fbi concluded that mr. mccabe had made unauthorized disclosure to news media including under oath. gop proposal stated all fbi employee that is lack of candor under oath was open dismissal and integrity is our band. mccabe is firing back with lengthy statement maintaining he did nothing wrong in claiming president trump had him fire because he's afraid explaining, quote, here is the reality, i'm being treated this way because of the role and actions i took and the events i witnessed in the aftermath of firing of james comey, the release of report accelerated after my testimony in house intelligence, accounts discussions with the president. now, some legal experts are suggesting mccabe could be facing prosecution of his own though given inspiring and lie to go federal investigators which is a federal crime. what we don't know, though, is details and circumstances surrounding mccabe's action and whatever lies ahead we are expect today -- expected to find out after doj releases report, leland. leland: democrats are not exactly defending mccabe as they view this as political. garrett tenney throughout the day, garrett, thank you, eboni has much more. eboni: we will bring washington examiner white house reporter steven nelson. president trump ran a campaign that was based on him running the government much like he runs his successful business entities, part of that was him saying that if you're not effective in your role, he's not afraid to push you out. yet, there are a lot of people reacting to mix-up in the white house as it has been called negatively, what's your position on the mix-up itself if you believe the premise that these people may not be affected and the president simply delivering on campaign promise to mix it up. >> there's always shake-up at the white house. not only this administration but there seems to be significant amount this year and appear that is we are in the midst of another round of firings and departures. eboni: are departures okay, steven, on the basis of wrongdoing or lack of effectiveness as the reporting on mccabe certainly continues, let's put mccabe on back burner because there's so much we don't know. the why becomes very important i would imagine as to why some of these people are being booted. do we know why rex tillerson lost his job? >> he reportedly didn't get along quite so well with the president as other people clearly mike pompeo, replacement of somebody who has strong personal rapport with president. it seems like the personal connection was something that was important to president trump, of course, it's been important to him and president trump said he's getting closer to have team of advisers he would like to have in place and i guess we will have to wait and see. eboni: what does the team look like? how important is that everyone on the team, cabinet, is ideologically aligned with president trump and has personal relationships you speak of, is that a good thing, a positive for white house staff or is it problematic in the sense it creates echo chamber that we hear so much in washington? >> i think getting along well with trump is the bigger issue. he likes different point of views, clearly surrounded by many. he brought in larry kudlow against the tariffs that have been imposed to be new chief economic adviser, mike pompeo, he disagreed on foreign policy matters and rex tillerson as well on that. he has many different points of view around him, hr mcmaster who is reportedly on the way out. he's differed with president trump on middle east policy in particular. it seems -- eboni: less policy and more personal relationship. >> seems like it. eboni: let's do a rundown on people being on thin ice, i want you to give me your take on the odds on being in white house. hr mcmaster. >> rumor of the week that he was being let go and teased the press poking at west wing and appeared safe for at least more days. eboni: john kelly. >> i would predict is safe, he, again, reported on thin ice and who knows what's going to come in the future. eboni: va secretary david shulkin. >> he seems most at risk because the scandal involving travel and wife expenses in europe. eboni: what about hud secretary ben carson. >> he faces similar questions, probably he is next on the list after shulkin. eboni: if you had to rank them, giver me the ranking that you anticipate the dismissals to follow suit. >> shulkin seems like a matter of time, carson, at least people seem speculating -- to be speculating he's on the way out as well, top officials, who knows if they are going. eboni: lots of speculation, that we do know that rex tillerson was told that he was going to be safe, sarah huckabee sanders was saying that until he wasn't. we will wait and see what the white house does next. >> president trump likes to keep us guessing. eboni: thank you steven nelson. leland. leland: michael flynn is talking about his indictment and new text messages that fbi peter strzok has relationship in russia probe, that judge ended up recusing himself, who better than to bring all of this together are jillian turner, has texts and relationships, and texts. >> president trump's first security adviser michael flynn is back in the spotlight since appear to go lying to the fbi in december, now he's talk about his indictment on the campaign trial while something for a california congressional candidate. >> i'm not here to complain about who has done me wrong or how unfair i have been treated or out how unfair the process has been, it is what it is, my previous statements defend for themselves. >> july 2016 between fbi counterintelligence peter strzok and fbi lawyer lisa page surfaced revealing relationship with federal judge who later managed michael flynn's prosecution. judge rudolph contreras sat and discussed the judge's appointment and floated the idea of hosting him at a cocktail party. page writes, rudy is on the fence, just appointed two months ago, i did, we talked about it before and after, i need to get together with him. page writes, i can't imagine neither of you can talk about anything that mean recusal, really, rudy, i'm in charge of espionage for the fbi, any espionage fisa warrants that comes before him, what should he do given his friend overseas. page writes, standards for recusal are quite high, i don't think this poses an actual conflict. he doesn't know what you do, generally he does know what i do, he is super thoughtful and rigorous about ethics and conflicts and suggested the social setting with others would probably be better than a one one-on-one meeting, i'm sorry, i will just have to invite you to cocktail party. there's no confirmation, leland, whether or not this cocktail party actually occurred afterwards but we will keep you updated throughout the day, throughout the weekend as michael flynn says, it is what it is. leland: that's the first time i heard michael flynn quoted but wouldn't you liked to have been at the cocktail party or find somebody who was, thanks, gillian. eboni: russia's foreign ministry announcing today that they will expel 23 british diplomats comes days after britain's decision to expel diplomats. amy kellogg live in moscow with the very latest, amy. >> hi, eboni, it's been pointed out to me that it's notable that neither side yet has touched the money and that would hurt both russia and the uk apparently very hard. now, in terms of this tit for tat, it's interesting, a former british ambassador to russia today cautioned the tit for tat. in addition, to sending home these 23 british diplomats, russia announced it's going to close the british consulate in st. petersburg. british embassador stands by move which started motion this week, those moves were response to assassination of russian double agent and his daughter. >> but we will always do what's necessary to defend ourselves, our allies and our values against an attack of this sort which is an attack not only on the united kingdom but upon the international world base system. >> in the meantime yesterday, the british foreign secretary said it's highly luckily that putin himself was behind the attempted assassination, something the kremlin spokesman calls shocking and unforgivable. but some russians likes exiled tacoon said it would to have have been putin. >> either way, this was done with the consent of putin or the secret service which themselves in a way are a criminal gang, decided that his consent was not necessary. >> finally british police have opened a murder investigation into the death of nikoli earlier, former executive who had been convicted of russia of embezzlement found dead in home with compression marks on his neck and finally, eboni, in terms to have mood here in moscow, a lot of russians have told me that they feel offended by the accusations against their country against their president, they say they still want to see or hear about the evidence themselves and it was intriguing watching russian tv this week, one program really focused on what they said was a western conspiracy to try to meddle or influence their elections, their presidential elections, of course, which are taking place tomorrow. eboni, back to you. eboni: amy, thank you so much for the update. leland: the president is spending saturday at the white house and we are now hearing heg from him this morning about the firing of andrew mccabe and the russia investigation in general. he tweeted a little bit after midnight and then this morning he just tweeted in the past two minutes as the house intelligence committee has concluded, there was no collusion between russia and the trump campaign, as many are now finding out, however, there was tremendous leaking line and corruption at the highest levels of fbi justice and state #drain the swam. that's echoing what we heard from the president for a long time and also what we are hearing from the president's surrogates, relates to the firing of andrew mccabe, more on political fallout throughout the day not only what it means to russia investigation, what it means for michael flynn that gillian was talking about and also what it means for clinton investigation. far more questions than answers. there's the question on it. back to the president's tweets as it happens, we will pick up where amy kellogg left off about the brits dealing with russia mischief. not just them, fox news reporting reporting that russia hackers could quite literally turn the lights off across the united states using cyber-attack on power plants. they've also gained access to the computer controls for nuclear power plants, for more on what's happening to protect all of us, let's bring in former cia director and dhs chief of staff chad, gave you upgrade, not director, pardon me, big picture here. the russians seem to think at this point that they can act with impunity, why? >> well, i think, unfortunately we have not basically made it painful or lostly for them to do what. what the president has done most recently, the new sanctions that target 19 individuals, five institutions is a fantastic first step. i think what incoming nsa director said and outgoing director that we have got to increase the cost and the pain on russia in order for them to change their calculus. it has to change the calculus and behavior. leland: they have to get the message whether the phone rings or not as a noal once wrote. >> right. leland: you talk to the president's folks who are clearly big fans, look, the president is not telegraphing anything. he knows more, he's taking the gloves off, he doesn't want our adversaries to know what they are doing, do you buy that? >> well, in part, what i will say, he's up against adversary, former kgb officer, putin and times in operations where you want to be covert and times when you want to signal. i think the president adopt that is approach. there's time where he doesn't like to signal and be unpredictable. if you look at putin, cyber-attacks in the power grid, even though they didn't have any operationals -- operational disruption they left a signal. it's a clear answer, yes, he's actually not hiding and trump is trying to hide and now we have to get more with the sanctions trump is being much more overt. leland: you were in dhs as cyber warfare was becoming a thing, how is it that there aren't better safeguards in place for critical infrastructure, is it time that congress takes on the private infrastructure, if the russians are able to hack, you guys were able to hack, there are serious penalties? >> if you look at it since 9/11 there's been a tremendous effort for dhs to collaborate -- leland: doesn't seem to be working. >> it has to be collaborative effort. i will tell you, for example, in the power industry which we work with, there have been tremendous strides in hardening the systems and more importantly having information sharing among the operators and government. there's a lot more work that needs to be done. leland: clearly more work needs to be done on that said. where does the reciprocity go from this? okay, here is the menu, what is the bloody nose school bully to say, knock it off? >> that's the right question, at the end of the day, you're up against an adversary who is former kgb, there's a full spectrum of non"nuclear option"s to escalate and they go from everything from number one, going ahead and posing as he did the sanctions over the first steps and second would be double down on nato and reinforce, he feels us constraining him especially in ukraine where he annex korea. do what the president did that obama did not do, look on doubling down and redeploying missile defense system in poland and at home doing what dhs is doing which is hardening election systems and as i mentioned in the beginning nsa director saying, we have the capability and kind tore punch them in the nose and be a lot more aggressive. we haven't done it, let's send that signal. leland: one called say that we mess with the russian elections, it may not make a big difference over there. yeah. all right, chad, sweet, great to have you. eboni. eboni: coming up after days on the run, illegal immigrant wanted by ice following a deadly hit and run turns himself in. plus political panel takes a closer look at fallout of andrew mccain's firing and what it means to the mueller investigation and it's a great day for the irish, city as cross the country celebrate st. patrick's day, we will show you all the highlights. you know what's awesome? gig-speed internet. you know what's not awesome? when only certain people can get it. let's fix that. let's give this guy gig- really? and these kids, and these guys, him, ah. oh hello. that lady, these houses! yes, yes and yes. and don't forget about them. uh huh, sure. still yes! xfinity delivers gig speed to more homes than anyone. now you can get it, too. welcome to the party. eboni: and illegal immigrant wanted by ice and out on bond following a deadly hit and run has turned himself in. >> eboni, denver sheriff admits they made a big mistake when they released the illegal immigrant. three sheriff deputies have been reassigned. they had a bad weekend, the denver sheriff's department released evan zamarita, he's in the united states on temporary visa that expired three years ago. authorities held the man in suspected drunk driving crash, they charged him with vehicular hock side after fleeing the scene but on march tenth, the jail released him. >> this was shock to go know something like this happened and we want to make sure that we understand why it happened so that we need to take action so it doesn't happen again. >> zamaripa hit anderson, truck driver who died after semitruck caught on fire. >> go back over the border and get lost and never be seen again or even worse, get behind the wheel and drunk and kill somebody else. >> zamaripa turned himself to ice on friday and sheriff ordered immediate investigation into how he was released in the first place, eboni. eboni: will carr thank you very much for the update, leland. leland: we will talk to former cia officers on what pompeo's move to agency to state department means for the intelligence community. after the break, battled former fbi director andrew mccabe fired just before he was eligible for retirement. ellison barber at the white house as the president is tweeting about this today. high, ellison. >> hi, leland, president trump says president trump's firing was a great day for democracy, one person is saying it's time to end the special counsel's investigation, also, leland on who is saying what in just a minute who were sure of it. others who felt a connection. many more who never saw it coming. but now they know... they descend from the people of ireland. in fact, more than half of our community have discovered their irish roots... which means your smiling eyes might be irish too. order 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at the so-called swamp with a not-so vial comment on last night's firing of andrew mccabe. after that he called it great day for democracy. ellison barber, north lawn of the white house, hi, ellison. >> hi, leland, mccabe and a number of democrats disagreed with firing as great day for democracy, they say that they believe this was an effort in part to distract or discredit special counsel robert mueller's investigation. president trump tweeting joust a few moments ago, quote, as the house intelligence committee has concluded, there was no collusion between russia and the trump campaign as many are now finding out, however, there was tremendous leaking lying and corruption at the highest levels of the fbi, justice and state, #drain the swamp. trump's personal attorney says acting attorney rod rosenstein ends the special counsel investigation in a statement provided to fox news writes, quote, bringing in to alleged russia collusion investigation manufactured by mccabe's boss james comey based upon a fraudulent and corrupt dossier just ended on the merits in light of recent revelation. dowd is speaking on personal opinion and personal capacity and not on behalf of the president. democratic shuck schumer releasing own statement in response to dowd's comments, quote, mr. dowd's comments are indication that first instinct of the president and his legal team is to -- is not to cooperate with special counsel mueller but to undermine him at every turn, the president must not take any steps to curtail, interfere with or end the special counsel's investigation or there will be severe consequences from both democrats and republicans. trump is at the white house this weekend, nothing on his official schedule today, a lot of the focus this week has been on the white house and the people who work for this administration. president trump fired secretary of state rex tillerson this week, he offered cnbc larry kudlow, a job that gary cohn held until he resigned last week. there are more rumors of changes to come but the white house down playing them. >> spoke to a number of staff this morning we assuring them that there were personnel changes, no immediate personnel changes at this time and people shouldn't be concerned. >> as for tillerson, he's expected to stay in his role until the end of the month and then president trump plans to replace them with current cia director mike pompeo. leland: leland, senate confirmation hearings to come, ellison barber at the white house, thanks. eboni: for more on this we will have political panel to weigh n joining us kevin, vice president at hamburger gibson creative and alexander smith, executive director of america rising. >> great to be with you. >> thanks for having me. eboni: i'm going to lay out a starting point and have you weigh in. it seems that there are two competing narratives as it relates to mccabe's firing, on one hand many are saying that this is political strictly, that this is the president bushing an agenda to discredit the whole fbi and all of those organizations, a bit of a comey grudge, fill in the blanks. other side that mccabe was fired for the fbi's own professional of responsibility and the inspector general's report said that he basically lied under oath, he was a leak and various other reasons are called for firing. alex, i will start with you, can two things be true at the same time, can it be true that the president has a vested interest in seeing mccabe and the mueller investigation be discredited on the front end and could it also be true that mccabe did something wrong and deserves to be terminated? >> a general proposition i think that's true n this instance we are expecting to see the inspector general's report to see exactly why mccabe was fired. it was recommended by several veteran-career employees to have fbi that he be fired. so we are still waiting on the details of that report. eboni: alex, would you want to see the report, would you be in favor of released publicly, i know a democrat has called open hearing to get more detail, are you in favor of that? >> absolutely. the key to this entire investigation and any investigation that's undertaken by one of the largest most respected agencies in our country is transparency and i think that's something that, you know, republicans in congress and the white house have actually have willingness to engage in as well as republican leaders on senate committees permitting democrats to ask questions or the release of the two memos that we have seen and i think this has been at play here. eboni: we will see if we can get this open. kevin, do you think democrats are doing disservice here by not waiting on the full report from the ig's office or any other details around exactly why mccabe was firing and really jump to go a conclusion, some of them that this is all a political stunt and this is all the president working to kind of undermine the credibility of mueller? >> sure, it's on the part of the president tweeting last night even before deputy mccabe director was notified that he was fired from the position. we have more questions and answer. alex and i are in agreement that we should have open hearings that we should release the oig reports so that transparency are in public and house and senate judiciary committees should weigh in on whether the firings, jim comey or andrew mccabe are political in nature by the white house. eboni: sure, speaking of political in nature part, i know that you're about to be shocked and amazed on what i'm about to say, the president is tweeting about this right now. i'm going to come to you, alex, both of you pay close attention. the fake news is beside themselves that mccabe was caught, called out and fired, how many hundreds of thousands of dollars were given to wife campaign by crooked h hillary friend terry m who is under investigation, how many lies, how many leaks, comey knew it all and much more, alex, pretty much celebration and going further on attack of credibility of the individuals, it's political when instead he could let the facts speak for themselves if mccabe was a bad actor letting firing stand alone. >> as you mentioned, it is true even in washington for two things to be true at the same time, i think in this case there are incredibly hard-working people, they put their lives on the line to defend us every day at the same time acknowledging that there was mistakes and mishaps that came out of 2016 -- eboni: right, connecting them together, hillary's bad actions possibly and that of mccabe which he's relying upon to firing him, is that helpful? >> well, i think it's important to note that the president himself did not fire mccabe, it was attorney general jeff session who is did and i think we still have to wait for the report to come out. as i understand it, lack of candor is a serious charge -- eboni: sounds a lot like lying. >> if that's what occurred there is troubling. i think that attorney general jeff sessions had every reason to fire him if that's true. eboni: jeff sessions fired him. we do know that the president called for the firing long ago. alex and kevin, we will have to leave it there, leland. leland: cia director mike pompeo now tap today lead the state department. we will talk to former cia officer about pompeo's transition and what next for the cia's operations against the russians. >> mike pompeo is going to be an incredible secretary of state. we have so wonderful ideas. leland: and the irish are smiling across mark, look at st. patrick's day festivities around the country. 21 minutes and we can break out the green beer on the set. you can't predict the market, but through good times and bad at t. rowe price we've helped our investors stay confident for over 80 years. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. let's team up to get the lady of the house back on her feet. and help her feel more strength and energy in just two weeks yaaay! the complete 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new evidence of russian mischief in the united states and attempted murder in the united kingdom, the cia is going to get a new leader, gina hapel first woman to lead the agency. just this weekend, the intelligence community now dealing with reports that russian hackers have access to much of america's power grid. let's bring in former cia covert operations officer mike baker, no specifics, mike, give us a sense of what kind of operative gina haspel is and what kind of leadership she is? >> i think she's a very strong pick, a great decision on the part of the administration, someone who has grown up through the organization, through the director of operations and with responsibilities throughout the agency and understanding of how the agency fits into the overall community, pragmatic, smart, very patriotic, dedicated, already given three decades of exemplary services to this country. leland: she came up through the cold war and we seem to be moving back to having adversary in kgb major to leading russian federation and now getting fourth term in office, what operations does the cia need to bring in to the fold against the russians? >> it's a very, very good question, look, putin frankly never thought the cold war ended. there was even talk about, well, we don't even really need a cia anymore, but for vladimir putin and his cohorts, the cold war never ended. he actually said several years back and he meant it that the collapse of the cold war -- i'm sorry, of the soviet union was the greatest catastrophe of the 20th century, he really meant that. they always acted as we continued to be an adversary, they act in self-interest as frankly every nation, what do we have to do, well, as far as the cyber issue goes and the latest report about their attacking their probing, their mapping, frankly, we have known about that for years. leland: we haven't been doing anything about it. >> well, no, that's a good question in the sense, operationally have we been doing anything about it, yes, we have been focused on this issue within the community off the radar screen for quite sometime because we understand how dangerous this is. from a political perspective and from a sort of a 30,000-foot view of what constitute uises an act of war and cyberspace, yes, we are behind the curb on this. leland: big picture of the agency and how it operates, former nonofficial cover officer said to me about the cia under the obama administration, big problems, little opts, little problems, no opts, no problems, how long does it take if gina haspel she's the director if you say she's the officer and operator you say she is, how honing does it take for her to take handcuffs off? >> there's folks out there that for whatever reason like to denigrate the agency, look, it's not the same as it was in my day, they are completely risk averse, they don't want to do anything. it's not like when i was there, i'm not buying that. the agency goes through periods. i was there for a while. agency goes through periods where, you know, senate steps back and becomes more risk averse and the demands of the time require it to charge back in the front end to have spear. the agency -- leland: is the institutional knowledge, are there enough officers on the front line who is have the abilities if the handcuffs come off that all of a sudden they'll be able to launch old-fashion espionage operations? >> well, look, we've always engaged in old-fashion espionage, that's been going on, we could always use more, do we have the people that we need, we could always use more, at the end of the day, you know, most of what goes on with the agency it's always going to be off the radar screen and so, you know, i guess what i'm saying, of course, i'm subjective, that's a caveat, what i'm saying is when it comes to russia as an example, activities and understanding that russia is a concern, a threat that does not have interest at heart, yes, absolutely. despite what sometimes you'll see in the public about we are going to do a reset, we can be friends, nobody in the intel community buys that. we have our eyes on what's important and the agency will continue to be and i think will be led extremely well if gina can get confirmed. that's a big question. there would be people that would want to relitigate the rendition program. leland: there's been questions about that and a lot of reporting about her that had to be walked back. the truth will hopefully come out and obviously there's a lot of folks who work with her who have great things to say. mike, i always appreciate your insight, sir. >> sure, thank you. leland: all right, eboni. eboni: still ahead people across the country including me decked out in green for st. patrick's day in new york, one to have biggest st. patrick's day parades is in full swing bryan llenas is standing by. >> maybe some shepherd pie, definitely a kilt as we bring the latest from the biggest st. patrick's day parade in the world here in new york city 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are all irish, st. patrick's day, unbelievable, first on march 17, 1762, 14 years before the declaration of independence, you know, st. patrick's day is about honoring st. patrick, apostle of ireland and brought christianity to ireland back to fifth century and ever since then it's been celebration not only here in the united states but around the world but here in new york city this parade goes from 44th street to 79th street, more than 2 million spectators, over 100 marching bands. it's a 6-hour long parade over 30 blocks and people just having a good time now leading the parade actually is the first battalion 59 infantry and representative here in 1800's. we spoke to folks around the parade route, take a listen. >> it's great, i'm very proud. >> does new york make it special? >> oh, yeah. >> you come every year? >> yeah, about 60 years now. >> we are very special people, the irish are special people and ireland is a very special country. >> why so? >> because it's beautiful, absolutely beautiful and irish are beautiful people. >> and it's not just in new york city in chicago, they die in river front today, big tradition since 1961 and around and especially in dublin. 30 million pints of guinness will be drank today and i'm sure people had a couple. leland: bryan, great job out there. i always keep wondering why can't they ever die the chicago river blue that would be helpful. something for you to ponder as the news continues from new york in just a couple of minutes, great being with you. cholestero. but they might not be enough to protect my heart. adding bayer aspirin can further reduce the risk of another heart attack. because my second chance matters. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. my healthy routine helps me feel my best. so i add activia yogurt to my day. with its billions of live and active probiotics, activia may help support my digestive health, so i can take on my day. activia. now in probiotic dailies. kelly: fox news alert and very busy day in washington. former fbi director andrew mccabe fired two days before set to retire for his role in allegedly leaking -- leaks with the fbi, the fbi's probe and the clinton administration, president trump praising the move, trump's lawyer meanwhile now calling for an end to the mueller-russia investigation. welcome to brand new hour of america's news headquarters i'm kelly wright. julie: and i'm julie banderas u attorney general making decision to fire andrew mccabe and
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hour ago. in that press conference, the anne arundel deputy police chief could not confirm what i'm about to tell you but fox has confirmed with a separate maryland law enforcement official that they were able to identify the gunmen using facial recognition software because -- they had to do that because he mutilated hiso fingertips in an apparent attempt to make it very difficult to identify him. he didn't have any i.d., what until the law enforcement what his name was, they had to use facial recognition software to identify him. that is why police are saying that he was very well-prepared for this attack. he had it well-planned. he thought it through. now police are going through the process of securing his house and getting search warrants so that they can search for the dash searches property. as for this paper, sean, one reporter said that i can tell you this, "we are putting out a damn paper tomorrow, sean." >> sean: a real thank you to all of those in law enforcementn 60 seconds, you can't get a better response time. they saved a lot of lives. t we turn to our opening monologue. we'll start with today's huge showdown on capitol hill. the deputy attorney general rodd rosenstein, f director christopher wray appearing before the house judiciary committee where they were grilled by members of congress. was a beat down. we have so many highlights to bring you, including the worst moments from rod rosenstein, who i'm told is unlike me. the deputy ag is continuing to obstruct the u.s. house of representatives and their subpoenas in its effort to check and do their constitutional duty and investigate actions by the fbi and doj. now house republicans are fighting back hard, contempt, impeachment, tonight is very much on the table. also tonight, america's left is ramping up, as i predicted, their disgusting rhetoric, political tactics ahead of the 2018 midterms, and some are actually trying to forcibly shut down immigration and customs enforcement offices acrosson the country. others are calling for the complete abolition of i.c.e. meanwhile many in the media, well, as we predicted, a full mental psychotic breakdown over the news that justiceus anthony kennedy is retiring. it's been a very bad week for democrats. sit tight. we have all of this and so much more and we are following all the details out of annapolis, maryland, in our breaking news opening monologue. ♪ for over a year, house republicans have desperately been trying to conduct what is their constitutional oversight duties and properly investigate how the fbi and the doj handled, well, really, mishandled the content server investigation. we know she committed felonies, obstructed justice. also the ongoing russia collusion witch hunt and the fisa abuse, lying to fisa court judges is by an opposition party candidates in an election year. sadly their efforts, their document requests, their subpoenas, they have been met with nothing but obstruction and hatred, antipathy, and animus from the deputy ag, who has a bad temper, rod rosenstein. today some of these house members had a rare opportunity to hold rosenstein accountable right to his face. it started with this powerful opening statement from house judiciary committee chairman bob goodlatte. take a look. >> the recent inspector general's report revealed bias in the top echelons of the fbi during a hotly contested presidential election. it revealed that fbi agents, lawyers, and analysts hold profound biases against then candidate donald trump and in favor of his opponent, hillary clinton. it is right out of a novel with salacious, unverified dossiers, reports of informants that appear more like spies for the u.s. government, and application of of the aforementionedgo surveillance powers to collect on a u.s. person once associated with president trump's political campaign. it's not a novel. it's realai life. >> sean: real life. next, they very ill tempered rod rosenstein, who again doesn't like me, i can't imagine why, he was grilled by ohio congressman jim jordan over rosenstein's blatant effort to hide important information from house investigators. again, this is theire constitutional job. oversight, separation ofhe powe, coequal branches of government. look at this tense exchange. it's amazing. >> why are you keeping information from congress? >> congressman, i'm not keeping any information from congress. >> in a few minutes, mr. rosenstein, i think that house of representatives will say something different. >> i don't agree with you. >> i disagree. i think, in a few minutes, the house of representatives is going to go on record saying you haven't complied with requests from a separate and equal branch of government, that you haven't complied with the subpoenas, and you got seven days to get your act together. is think that is what is goingo happen by that is notto jim jordan. i think that the majority of the house of representatives. in just a few minutes, i think that's going to happen. i want to know why you won't give us what you ask for. >> sir, i certainly hope that your colleagues aren't under that impression.r it's not accurate, sir. >> it is accurate! we have got you -- >> mr. chairman, can we allow the witness to answer? >> sean: the house did in fact pass a resolution demanding that rosenstein comply with the document request and seven days or they do face the possibility, first of contempt, and even impeachment. by the way, the president can demand at some point everything be handed over, and that will then be a matter of law. in terms of the president having that power, one of the issues at play here, the house investigation into possible coordination between the clinton campaign and the fbi's initiation of that so-called trump-russia, which we now know to be witch hunt. one of the small part of the scandal surrounds bruce antonelli or. look right there, 2016, nally was conducting the oppo research for the clinton campaign. fusion gps, right alongside ex-barns by, foreign national christopher steele. allst while her husband, bruce,a high-ranking doj official, was the federal government's point of contact for the same christopher steele. rod rosenstein is saying he was totally unaware of the connection.ti really? i don't believe that. take a look. >> you said earlier bruce ohr was not working on the russia investigation. let me ask you -- >> r to my knowledge. >> to your knowledge. did you not know that bruce ohr was meeting with christopher steele, getting information about the dossier, and supplying that information to the fbi at the same time his wife, nellie, was working for fusion gps, that was helping hillary clinton? did you not know he was doing that for the fbi? >> correct. because you did not know that? >> correct. >> okay. his office as a couple of doors down but you had no idea he was actually the go-between to get that information. >> sean: another key question was asked by a florida congressman ron desantis, a question we have not been asking right hereco on the show for months. why hasn't rod rosenstein recused himself from the mueller witch hunt? notice a lot of what you are hearing tonight should be recognizable to you because we have been reporting this for a long time. it was all true. take a look. >> you appointed mueller, you're supervising mueller, and supposedly about collusion between trump's campaign and russia and obstruction of justice, but you wrote the memo saying that comey should be fired, and you signed the fisa extension forne carter page. my questionn is do you, it seems like you should be recused from this more so than jeff sessions, you are involved making decisions involving this investigation. why haven't you done that? >> if it were appropriate for me to recused, i would be more than happy to do so, and let someone else handle it. it is my responsibility to do it. all i can tell you -- >> how do you have obstruction of justice possibility for a president exercising his powers to failure and fbi director that you said should be fired, and oh, by the way, the report makes it clear that jim comey should have been fired. by redoing this with the mueller probe? >> i am not commenting on what is going on in the mueller probe. >> sean: here we are, 407 long days into mueller's fishing exhibition. congressman trey gowdy, south carolina, confronting rod rosenstein with what we have all been thinking. watch this from today. >> russia attacked this country. they should be the target but russia isn't being hurt by this investigation right now.at we are. this country is being hurt by it. we are being divided. we've seen the bias. using the pies. we need to see the evidence. if you have evidence of wrongdoing by any member of the trump campaign, presented to the damn grand jury. if you have evidence that the president acted inappropriately, presented to the american peopl people. justice delayed is justice denied. all of us are being denied. whatever you have god, finish it the hill up. this country is being torn apar apart. >> sean: finish it the hell up. that's right. are you watching what you have done to the country, what you are doing to the country? rod rosenstein, really, when is this and? rod, it is your constitutional duty, checks and balances, coequal branches, to provide members of congress with the subpoenaed documents and information they need so they can doey your job -- their job d check your department. in seven days from today, if the doj continues as obstruction, i urge every single member of the house to now take action to, yes, move to contempt, and he has, impeachment. enough is enough. trey gowdy was right. of course, many democrats are perfectly fine with doj obstruction. their friends in the deep state have a lot to hide. meanwhile, as robert mueller's witch hunt is producing literally zero evidence that the president did anything wrong, the people on the left are now predictably beginning to unravel. f their favorite new target, the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement agency, it's doing the job that congress passed, their laws. throughout the week, hundreds of left-wingin protesters, they "occupied" fisa offices across multiple cities, forcing some to temporarily close their doors on these demonstrators blocked interventions, obstructed i.c.e. employees, attempted to tamp out in front of the building, "the hill" reported many protesters celebrated the news that their occupation actually prompted delays and some operations at the center. "this may result in some immigrants being attained for weeks longer than expected." great job. this all culminated in washington, d.c., where 575 people were arrested after literally storming the center building. multiple democratic lawmakers were in attendance, including one congresswoman from washington, who was arrested. sadly, this anti-i.c.e. rhetoric on the left, on tv, he's even farmers. watch this. >>o i think there is no question we've got to critically re-examine i.c.e. and its role in the way that it is being administered on the record is doing and we need to probably think about starting from scratch. >> i think we need to abolish i.c.e., that seems really clear. they have strayed so far from the interests of the american people in the interests of humanity. we need to abolish it. >> eliminating i.c.e., for instance, president trump. >> i.c.e. isn't doing what it was created to do, it's being used as his own personal police force, and is on those actions, it's making us less safe. >> sean: what you heard is right, the left, democrats must country, literally want to abolish i.c.e., proving exactly what we have been telling you for a long time. this is the most important midterm in your life. of democrats win this november, this is what they are pushing for. i have been telling you, they want to impeach donald trump but don't tell anybody, keep it secret. maxine, stop saying it. they want to keep obamacare. how's that working out for you? of course they want to make sure that you get paid less. they are campaigning and saying publicly, they want to repeal the trump tax cut and raise your taxes. as you see, they want open borders. number five, they want to destroy whoever the president fixed or replace justice kennedy on the u.s.. supreme court. no vision, no betterment of the american people at all.cr democrats have no agenda, no real plan for improving this country, helping the forgotten men and women. so their playbook is all too predictable. it's the one they use every two and four years. the slayer, samantha, besmirch, assassinate the character of any trump republican. we o are seeing this in the meda after justice kennedy announced his retirement, as i predicted last night. take a look. >> if you are lgbtq, if you are a person of color, if you are a woman -- basically if you are not a straight white male in america right now, you are probably freaking out. >> we are looking at eight obstruction of the constitution of united states. >> we are not screwed. we are screwed for generations. >> clean air and water that you use and breathe is at stake. >> you're only 81! you know what they say, 81 as the new 79. i don't tell me your mind is going because i read bush versus gore and citizens united. you never had one. >> we are looking down the tunnel of potentially criminal liability for women who are seeking to make decisions about their own bodies. it's time for democrats to throw down. what i mean by that is we've been playing by the rulebook, and donald trump and republicans have been playing my street rules. we need to play by street rules. >> don't allow a vote on this, don't have a hearing, don't let anything go forward. don't play ball with this decision. >> sean: oh, told you. if you think that's bad, it gets even worse. look at this disturbing image from "the huffington post." by the way, view rewarding, it's pretty disturbing braided closing or with the words of "the end of it roe." then there's whoopi goldberg, another viewer warning, what you are about to see here, it's very graphic particular. >> i don't like this line, i come as a democrat, or independent or whatever, trying to take away anything for me. trying to hold onto my personal rights so that you can have the rights you want. if you take mine, i feel like you're the one with the problem. if you take my right away for me to judge what i do for my family and my m body, i got a little problem with that. you got a problem? you don't want people -- get out of my behind. get out ofof my vagina. >> sean: once again, the media lying about president trump. the exact same tactics the left are used against president reagan and as i showed you last night, judge robert bork. the same smear campaign against clarence thomas and president trump hasn't nominated anybody yet. you better believe the tactics from the left are going to get much worse every day from now to election day. let me warn you, hold on tight, buckle up, and, yeah, your voice needs to be heard in november. we are going to tell you all the key races. without a doubt, this will be the most consequential midterm election in our lifetime. coming up, gregg jarrett, sara carter, later on, yes, he's here, and i will be a guest on his show sunday night, but the great one, mark levin, is in the house. stay with us. ♪ h us. my name is jeff sheldon, and i'm the founder of ugmonk. before shipstation it was crazy. it's great when you see a hundred orders come in, a hundred orders come in, but then you realize i've got a hundred orders i have to ship out. shipstation streamlined that wh the order data, the weights of , everything is seamlessly put into shipstation, so when we print the shipping ll everything's pretty much done. it's so much easier so now, we're ready, bring on t. shipstation. the number one ch of online sellers. go to shipstation.com/tv and get two months free. >> ♪ ♪ >> sean: reacting to deputy attorney general rod rosenstein appearance on capitol hill. sara carter. see that brooke? early july. you can preorder it on amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com. it will be the definitive book, the licit scheme to clear hillary clinton and frame donald trump. fox news legal knowledge gregg jarrett. we can start fromme you. i captured a lot of inconsistencies that ifr know yu did. >> well, one could say they were lysed by rod rosenstein. for example, he denied ever threatening members of the intelligence committee and the staff in a january 10th meeting in which he threatened to get his hands on their emails, text, and phone records. >> sean: that's a little s scary, isn't it? >> attracted to people in that meeting, they use the word, "threatened," and that he said that he was threatening to obtain those texts and emails and so forth. so that did not appear to be terribly truthful by him. he also wasn't truthful when he said i'm not withholding any evidence of subpoenaed records. well, his own letters refusing to turn over the documents or evidence that he is withholding, and yet he said, i'm not withholding. there wasn't a lot of truth in rod rosenstein today. >> sean: let me get your initial reaction, sara carter. >> i think that when trey gowdy, representative trey gowdy, questioned him and made his statement, saying, if you have any evidence of this, rod rosenstein, let's just get it out right now. stop driving the american public. this administration, and our country, through the mud. if you have any evidence that anything happened with the trump administration for mike president trump, get it out there. let us know what it is. he never wouldn't have done tha that. you look at the ig report, how he evaded and avoided questions, i tell you, gregg is 100% right. i spoke in a similar sources who have been those backroom rod rosenstein -- >> sean: i spoke to someone who is personally the victim of a temper tantrum. a direct conversation that was relayed to me. >> rod rosenstein flat out lied. he lied to congress, and he lied to the american people. we just got a call a spade a spade. you look at the ig report, i want to go back to that really quick. we look at strzok, i was looking at a more detailed, talking with sources, and there is one point where strzok tried to explain the insurance policy question. in august, the text message that he sent to lisa page about having an insurance policy andur talking with andrew mccabe, and he explains it away as saying, we were talking about how aggressively were going to be or how overt we were going to be with this investigation. and when i was talking to fbi sources about this, they said, that is so telling. that moment in time, when he left that out to horwitz, when he made that statement, he was basically saying, we are going to go after drum, even if it means going after the people around him. even if it means putting this information out there in the media, even if it means arresting people for crimes that were committed ten years ago or maybe 1 they are not even crime, just getting that around the president. the chaos he really has been the fbi and the people on the seventh floor at the doj, and not even so much the russians anymore. real chaos in our country is coming from them. >> sean: c rosenstein said, i'm not trying to hide anything. i made a short list, wrote it down before the show. we'll stop trump, they had data from everybody from a period of time, he withheld the fact that strzok of rudolph contreras, he begged up to the last minute, paul ryan, not to release but became the nunes memo which told us about fisa abuse. the doj tried to hide the fact that two of the most important investigative investigators on the hillary and russia probe were anti-trump. five months after strzok and page were shut out the door, it was the inspector general that released for strzok-page texts. that's only the short-list, gregg. >> >> what did rosenstein say? he calls it inappropriate. it has to be the most colossal understatement of all time, especially when you consider the ig said that this is a man who had a willingness to abuse his position of power to influence an election. by gerard rosenstein, oh, it's just inappropriate. >> sean: the things that stand out, all three of us have talked to at least one person, i've talked to one, you've talked to two. how many sources do you have that he has a temper? >> i have at least four sources. >> sean: you are working harder than greg and i. [laughter] >> i'm not. >> sean: 's actions, highly inappropriate.ac no. that would be bringing an investigatione to influence a presidential election, and as your book says, a scheme to clear hillary and frame trump. that is what happened. >> rosenstein said today, if it's appropriate, i'll recuse myself. it was appropriate a long time ago. he is a witness investigator, prosecutor, judge, jury, all rolled into one. >> sean: say that again.e, >> he's a witness, key witness, investigator, supervising thein prosecution, which makes him a prosecutor, also the judge and jury because he decides whether any charges would be brought. >> sean: why is the only mad at me by name and not you and sara? frankly, i'm taking all the heat. >> we are feeling a little jealous. >> sean: they tried to undermine the election to favor one candidate and screw the other candidate, and why the rest of the media ignores the story, i don't know. >> it matters because they weaponized our tools of law enforcement, the nsa, the cia, the fbi, and everything else. this is such an enormous investigation. we haven't even talked about the unmasking's yet. they weaponized the tools -- we need to get back to that. we need to have answers. it if the united states is going to move forward, if we are going to clean up our system, our fbi and intelligence agencies, we need to know what happened. the truth needs to come out, and the people thatpl abused it need to be removed. >> one of the most striking moments occurred today when he was asked about mueller's not one but two clearing conflicts of interest that are disqualifying. rosenstein said, i don't know of any conflict of interests with mr. mueller. he apparently doesn't read newspapers because dozens and dozens of law professors and lawyers i have written a myriadf columns explaining the disqualifying conflicts of interest of robert mueller. but rosenstein is either a modern-day machiavelli and or he is the most oblivious person to hold that position. >> sean: you know what someoneio said today, i really believed them. they said, hannity, you are trying to do this because you are undermining mueller. you'ree missing the whole story. the more important thing they said, they don't get at. they really believe that these guys -- i'll throw this to sara -- that they actually think that they were better, smarter, and that they think they are the super patriots and that we come of the people, are stupid. they knew better which is why they had to save hillary and a undermined trump. >> they undermined the american people. they undermined the system that our nation is founded on, shawn. just look at at the most disparaging comments that strzok and page it said about people that shop at walmart, the american people, people in pennsylvania. >> sean: i can smell them. i shop at walmart. can you smell me? >> there is nothing more disgusting than people thinking that they know everything. that is the reason why president trump won. people were sick and tired of being told they weren't smart enough, not good enough, they don't know what to do. you know what, the american people said, we are smart enough, we are good enough, and we don't really care what you have to say because we live in this country and we will vote for who we want to vote for. if trump hadn't have won, if you would not have won this election, think about what the alternative would be. we would never know what would have happened. >> sean: please mark that sara monologue. you get the last word. >> people like rosenstein and comey and strzok and lisa page and mccabe and the whole gang are a symbol of corruption and how absolute power corrupts absolutely. >> sean: we haven't been wrong on one thing yet, have we? >> not yet. >> sean: is scary. the media ignored it. frankly, you guys deserve pulitzer prizes. i can't. wait for your book. good job as always. when we comedo back, don't touch that dial. i have an announcement. the great one, mark levin, and i, will make it next. straight ahead. ♪ get great deals on great gear at bass pro shops and cabela's. like select men's hiking shorts for under $15. save 25% on select towable tubes. and bring the kids for free workshops and activities. 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[laughter] >> sean: mark has just been appointed to the supreme court. >> i just self identified. you know, you are my guest on "life, liberty, levin" ." we will switch roles. >> sean: that role reversal thing is a little bit weird. i think it's a great show. f thank you for having me come by the way. mark, you are probably best known for your massive runaway best seller and all your bugs have been number one bestsellers but "liberty and tyranny," i remember you wrote a book callel "men in black." long before anybody else, you talked about this, what the left can't accomplish in an election, what they can't accomplish legislatively, they want to ignore separation of powers, coequal branches, they'll cite foreign law, and they literally want things legislated from the bench. you have been way ahead of the curve. this president wants to choose an originalist. i want you to go through their reaction to this opening now, what it means for the country. >> first of all, i want americans to understand that the progressive ideology, which you hear on the left, is incompatible with constitutionalism. so they've turned the supreme court, for them, and too a politburo, and all powerful, centralized, political operation, where they want to control a majority of the seats. they don't't talk about upholdig the constitution as written. they don't talk about this article, a this provision, this section, this because of the constitution. when you hear them yap away on the other networks, they are talking about abortion on demand, same-sex marriage, obamacare, open borders. they give you the same left-wing agenda as if they are running for president or the senate that they want in a judicial nominee. that is not how that works. we don't want a conservative, a liberal, we want a constitutionalist. a constitutionalist or somebody who has sworn to uphold the constitution, looks of the constitution, the words,, takes them in context, tries to figure out what the original intent was, and applies at where the parties before the supreme court have a right to expect that as with the justices will do. but the democrats are telling the president, if you don't nominate ruth bader ginsburg in one form or another, we will oppose whomever you nominate. the republicans will have to steamroll the democrats and that's okay. the democrats have politicized this process where they don't even make any sense. they use to support a filibuster, they oppose it. they use to oppose a nomination, with one year after the presidency, now they supported, or they don't support it, now they oppose it when it's midterm elections. in other words, forget about schumer, forget about the democrats, forget about their agenda, and let us uphold the constitution with our nomination. i think this president, more than most, understands that. he ran for office, how does list, he was extremely transparent. hillary clinton didn't have a list because the nation would have puked. he has tremendous candidates on this list. he said, i will choose from this list. the left has every opportunity to dig up whatever they can one these candidates and the president is taking to the list. this is very, very important. the supreme court is nott. supposed to be more powerful than the other two branches of government. it is supposed to benc independt of them, justices are appointed for life because they are not to be political. it has gotten way out of whack and under the left it will be more out of whack. here is the additive of the progressives, who rarely use to attack the constitution, as written by a bunch of white men who owned slaves, not a protective supported, here is the position of the left basically. they want to enshrine their ideology in into the constitution. whenay they say you have to support president, they don't believe that. through dred scott, upholding slavery, plessy versus ferguson, segregation, that was president. the internment of japanese americans, that was president. do they support that? now. what they mean is the most radical decisions of the supreme court, that is what they want to compel, that is what they believe in. now the constitution, but the leftist directions that leftists are taking the constitution. >> sean: i don't even know, when you wrote "men in black" -- >> 2005. one of the reasons we became friends, mark, we became friends because of issues, and i will tell a little bit of a story, with all due respect to you, i have to twist your arm to fill in for me in radio, twist your arm to do a weekend show, twist your arm to do it 6-8, 6-9, and is indicated. it has been years i have been twisting your arm to come on the tv show. now you a are here, and now youe flipped it and i have to do your show. but the thing is, that what brought us together is -- >> i agree. i want your viewers to know something. we just did this interview. i want the viewers to know more about you then when you are on tv. that is what we are doing in this interview. >> sean: i hate that. >> you've got a wonderful background, a great sense of humor, you are one of the most decent human beings i know. you are under constant attack from the left. you paid me 20 bucks, i got to finish. you are under constant attack from the left and i want people to know the real sean hannity and that is what is going to happen to happen. >> sean: by the way, i did something that a lot of politicians and liberals. mark would try to get me to talk about me and i wanted to talk about issues.is and he said, "talk about you." your love of this constitution has been your life study. i mean is. i absorbed this because this is important. i swear, if we don't get this right, we will lose this country. we talk about rule of law, equal application of our laws, our constitutional form of government, the foundation of all our laws, and you have been an intellectual heavyweight in all of this. >> let me just say one thing. the s progressive's don't own te supreme court. they don't own the seats in the supreme court. when they talk about the supreme court is going to move hard to the right. it doesn't move part of the right. you either believe in the constitution or you don't. we define everything through thi left. we see everything through the left. stop. we want candidates who are going to uphold the constitution, not drive their political agenda for the constitution. >> sean: by the way, you likee likely. >> i would support that, if the president is watching, mike lee is your best choice. i think he would be absolutely outstanding. >> sean: he's brilliant. i think it be a great choice. "life, liberty, levin," sunday night, the number one troll on n cable, i am the guest, he beats me up. i hope you'll watch ray dan bongino, geraldo rivera, next. ♪ ♪ and we'll beat the birds down to acapulco bay ♪ ♪ it's perfect for a flying honeymoon they say ♪ ♪ come fly with me ♪ let's fly, let's fly away ♪ ♪ come fly with me ♪ let's fly, let's fly away ♪ and we got to know the friends of our friends.r the friends. and we found others just like us. and just like that we felt a little less alone. but then something happened. we had to deal with spam, fake news, and data misuse. that's going to change. from now on, facebook will do more to keep you safe and protect your privacy. because when this place does what it was built for, then we all get a little closer. >> ♪ ♪ >> extremist democrat politicians have called for the complete elimination of i.c.e. we don't want to i.c.e. anymore. you know what would happen to parts of our country? it would be overrun with the worst criminal elements who have ever seen. seen. >> sean: that was the president last night at a rally in north dakota hammering democrats for their destruction i.c.e. former secret agent, nra contributor, the best seller of the geraldo show, we have more details now on the shooter that is developed. i wear glasses, they don't want me to wear them on tv. too bad. maryland law enforcement, i won't give the name out, geraldo. here's what we know, we did not know earlier. he lost a defamation case that he brought against this newspaper in 2015, over a 2011, he contended defamed him. obviously, disgruntled with the paper. the column provided an account of his guilty plea to criminal harassment of a woman on social media. by the way, police were there in 60 seconds, geraldo. that is how great they are. not cooperating with investigators. he had canisters of smoke grenades hein used inside the buildings. he was prepared, he obviously premeditated this evil tissue people. i mean, they are just as evil -- geraldo, i want to say one thin thing.g. it really is infuriating. as harsh as i have been against maxine waters, these are separate issues, her call to confront people. this is separate and apart, as i said, ten times on my radio show today. the language is getting out of control. but there was a great city that said, because president trump says fake news, because he believes the media lies, they were almost trying to say, i wonder if this was a trump supporter. if somebody listened to any of the leftzy people on and did something horrible, you blame the person. words do matter, though. but the president saying fake news is not bad because they do live. constantly. >> first of all, i salute the law enforcement in maryland whoo were there within 60 seconds, fibroid outcome i horrible, horrible event. yet, if 2 minutes had gone by, three, four, the cops traffic going out like the way they did like they did in parkland, it could have been a far worse max liquor, so god bless the cops maryland who did what they had to do.goan also, shame on everyone, right and left, who blamed what happened today on disability dispute, the debate, this one saying, you do this, it had nothing to do that with guy was a specific grudge, who warned the newspaper over social media, threaten them, and carried out his hideous attack. it had nothing to do with political philosophy. this was a piece between a deranged, despicable, murderous sop who invented the evil against the newspaper he claimed that defamed him. >> sean: admits the left or the right, geraldo, it doesn't matter. words come at the end of the e day, they are dangerous but people are responsible for their own actions. i would encourage people to tone it down a little bit but honestly. there is one idiot i on cnn, "a moment many journalists have year." you know what they are implying there. they were implying if you say fake news and call these people out for being liars and an extension of the democratic party, left-wingers, oh, that somehow is a motivation. no, that is telling the truth actually. >> sean, twitter today was an absolute cesspool. the obsession with some people, to jump to a narrative, to tell the story right away, before anyone has had a chance to mourn, or even worse, had the chance to get the facts. i was on your radio show. he went through great lengths to put in, what, five or six caveats that you are not connecting the two. you are making a point, i was there, that, yes, the rhetoricho has gotten hot. i said we could all take the temperature down. but what happens, instead of trying to solve the problem, they jumped on your throat, write the ridiculous opposites. nobody talks, sean. it becomes a shouting match in both directions. and it's really sad, this obsession with narratives of our facts. twitter -- i had to log off. i haven't tweeted in two hours. i can't take it. >> sean: geraldo, i tweet out only news and information for the most part now. it is assessable. it's gotten -- anonymity, you're sitting in your basement in your underwear, you can say anything you want. >> that is absolutely true. there is no governor on social media. it is puke coming out of too many mouths. it is really disgusting. i have to say about i.c.e., the story we were supposed to talk about, it is not merely the hundreds of protesters who were arrested today around the country who want, if not abolished, then severely reform i.c.e., i.c.e. is divided into the homeland security investigation and the enforcement and removal operations, the homeland security investigations are the guys who go after the gang bangers and the drug cartels, the majority of them wrote a letter to the boss today, much of the homeland security secretary, suggesting that i.c.e. be split in two, that the guys who go after the gang bangers be separated, men and women can be separated from those,m remove the citizens, wht otherwise law-abiding, undocumented immigrant, hardworking, like the people from the gardening company here in ohio, 146 of them were arrested. i think the agency could conceivably be split because the backlash for that horrible family separation is not just among civilians. it's even among the agents themselves. >> sean: thank you both for being with us. you know what, i feel so sorry for these families tonight. s just evil. this premeditated evil. more "hannity" after this. ♪ >> hannity: all right, we're now awaiting a press conference from law enforcement from maryland. this'll take place in the next hour. be sure to tune in for that. they'll have the latest details. looks like a lawsuit, disgruntled, he lost, he went after the paper. really? when you think about it, it doesn't matter. it's just evil. evil manifests itself in so many forms. we pray for the families tonight, those that lost loved ups with and are healing up in hospitals tonight. laura has a big show coming up. laura, take it away. have a good show. >> laura: law enforcement officials are set to provide updates on the latest about the deadly, horrific shooting in the capital gazette newspaper inta annapolis, maryland. they were not planning on giving further updates tonight. we expect to hear real news. let's go straight to fox news correspondent kristen fisher scene. the kristen? >> reporter: police expected to identify the victims. we don't know if they're going to identify the gunman but already tonight, the parent company of the capital gazette, the newspaper where this horrific shooting took place, the parent company, the baltimore sun
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