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Out it was the coral springs officers who were first to go inside that building. >> and you also have new reporting about the tip the fbi received before the shooting. >> reporter: yeah, this was a major red flag that went nowhere. that came in january 5th, and this tipster who called in it warning the fbi that the teen was about to explode or close to exploding. the female tipster spoke of his social media posts, his enjoyment of guns, his violence in school, and she said to the fbi that she feared him, quote, getting into a school and just shooting the place up. meanwhile the fbi as you know...

Has a very strong sense of right or wrong. >> reporter: not republican or democrat. >> i didn't say hear him say anything political. >> reporter: really in washington? >> yeah, that sounds weird. he might have said that guy's a jerk. i didn't see it as a partisan issue. >> reporter: how would you describe his politics? >> he's apolitical. he's nonpartisan. i think it's become quite clear he's a pretty law and order guy. but he doesn't speak of things in political terms. >> reporter: which is partly why president bush picked him to run the fbi in 2001. >> the fbi was remain uncompromising in it...

In school, and she said to the fbi that she feared him, quote, getting into a school and just shooting the place up. meanwhile the fbi as you know has admitted proper protocols were not followed when it came to this tip. somehow it went nowhere even though it was so close, john, to the date of this massacre. >> and florida social services also failed to act years ago on a pretty strong tip about this guy. >> reporter: absolutely. that was in 2016. the department of children and families here in florida went to the home of this suspect. they went to check out his home life. he and his girlfrien...

Polarizing investigations in modern political history. >> fred, during his nine months on the job, special counsel robert mueller has been busy, indicting 22 people and companies, securing five guilty pleas and on friday, getting the cooperation of trump campaign aide rick gates. but who is this virtually silent special counsel? a man of few words but clearly lots of action. special counsel robert mueller is a mystery man. perhaps the most private public figure in washington. but as the leader of the russia investigation, he's also at political ground zero. >> i think the public trust in this ...

Asked him to stay two more years, it required an act of congress the senate approved 100-0. his mo, a behind the books guy even after hours. >> people told me while we're going to the director's house at the end of the party he would flick the lights. it's seven to 9:00, that's kind of a signal. >> reporter: married for 50 years to a former teacher, with two daughters there wasn't much talk of family at work. a literally buttoned up and buttoned-down boss. >> i remember telling him, director you wear a white shirt. i asked him finally years after he had been director what was the deal with the...