is lou. lou: good evening, a number of news events that are developing. a suspicious letter sickened 11 at a virginia military base. haz-mat teams responding to joint base meyer-henderson hall in arlington. also attorney general jeffin sessions announcing justice department decided to investigate allegation of fisa court abuse by obama administration. and special counsel robert mueller moved to drop charges against rick gates, mueller's leniency after gates agreed to cooperate in the manafort probe. only half of the charges again gates however. the special counsel and all of the investigations and congressional committee combined have failed to produce any evidence of collusion, that amounts amongst all those committees and fbi investigations, and special investigation, by superb -- special counsel to just about 7 years of investigation that produced to this point, nothing. president trump making history, kicking off his reelect campaign, 2 1/2 years before 2020 election, making his announcement earlier than any previous president, president trump announc

and lying to fbi, lou. lou: thank you. >> catherine herridge. >> first guest, sets a second special counsel should look into claims that the fbi knowingly used information from paid political operatives to spy on their political opposition. joining me tonight. congressman mark meadows, member of several key committees, including foreign affairs, oversight, government reform, and chairman of house freedom caucus. mr. chairman, good to have you with us. >> than thank you always good te back with you and your viewers. >> and we're all appreciative. let me turn to most recent development from attorney general sessions, who, who, who is hearing a lot of calls for his resignation among those voices your own, jim jordan and other leading republicans, today saying they will investigate the special -- will investigate fisa secret courts. and whether or not there has been the abuse that is appears there has been on part of the obama administration. >> yeah. that is welcome news. that has been a long time coming. but

lou: thank you. >> from washington. >> our first guest has been working tirelessly to sound the alarm on deep state corruption, at fbi and bo yond. we're -- beyond, we're joined by congressman matt gates from florida. higheserves on a number of committees, let's begin with democratic response, on the intel committee, what you make of it. >> well, let me say, as a fan of the show, it is great to have you back, i appreciate you having me on. democratic memo is politics, wrapped in circular logic, claim that republican memo that cash at dnc was convertible to a government sponsored warrant to staspy on american citizens. in democrat memo you don't see hillary clinton's name or the dnc mentioned once. they ignored the fact that in memo prepared by senators grassley and graham, fbi agreed to declassify the admission this was a significant portion of the warrant to spy on american citizens. lou: indeed. there is so much to clean up. when we look at the striking thing, to me about that memo, certainly, is t

here is lou dobbs. lou: good evening. tensions betwee between presidep and the corrupt leadership of the fbi are exploding into open warfare. the fbi issuing a rare public statement saying the agency has quote grave concerns about the expected release of the classified memorandum from the house intelligence committee that exposes how the obama-era department of justice and fbi abused their surveillance powers. this an extraordinary break with the president who says he's 100% behind releasing that memorandum. our special guest, congressman mark meadows. he says the american people deserve to see the memo. and scary moments for republican lawmakers, 200 of them. a chartered train carrying them to a retreat in west virginia, collided with a trash truck. the driver of the truck was killed, a passenger critically injured. none of the lawmakers were injured. but president obama says they are shaken. president trump: they are doing pretty good. the train accident was a tough one. a tremendous jolt. and they are proceeding to the

charles: no doubt about it now here is lou. lou: it is great to be back with you. the dems getting their chance to rebut the republican intel memorandum in word ofs of president trump, it was a total bust. their 10 page document exposing congressman adam schiff as a leaker if not the leaker, confirms that highly politicize obama fbi and justice department with held critical information from fisa court. we'll have a full report for you. also, supreme court today refused to rule on daca instead, instructing liberal 9th circuit court of appeals to expeditiously deal with the decision. that ruling only a temporary setback, president trump correctly pointing out his administration is likely to win once the supreme court takes up the case after 9th circuit court appeal process is completed. and mexico's president throwing a his hissy fit, canceling a to washington because president trump still insists that mexico pay for that wall, mexico president slowly learning when president trump makes approve is, he sticks to it -- and makes a promise, he sticks to us, and joining

well, mary lou mcdonald has just us. how is the mood now? well, mary lou mcdonald hasjust been us.y lou mcdonald has just been formally confirmed as the new president of sinn fein. she's speaking on the platform behind me and her speech is being punctured by pretty thunderous applause. this is her home city, she might not be particularly well known outside island but she has had a high—profile in the irish parliament since she was elected to its seven yea rs since she was elected to its seven years ago, and knows a prize that it is she who has taken over from gerry adams after 3a years, mr rudd is, the man who led the republican movement from violence to peace. mary lou mcdonald was the only person who put her name forward in this contest, and the membership here, about 2000 of them, have been enthusiastically endorsing her, as it is quite clear, as you can see. there has also been another leadership change in sinn fein this afternoon, mary mcdonald had been the vice president and so the new vice president is the party's leader north of the irish border, michelle o'neill. north of

from american people, cast your vote on twitter, at lou dobbs, and follow lou on twitter at lou dobbsould like him on facebook and follow him on instagram, at "lou dobbs tonight." >> wall street stocks closed mix. dow gaining 3937. -- 37 points. shares of apple and amazon up in afteafter-hours trading they bet earnings expectations. economic growth to surge, atlantaa forecasts 5 1/2 % on gdp . >> and listen to lou's reports 3 times a day coast-to-coast on salem radio network. >> up next, republican lawmakers calling on the white house too release the memo. >> it is important this memo be made available to the american people for them to see. there is a problem with several people in some of the highest levels in the bureau, that needs to be investigated and american people need to know why. >> we'll take up the release of the memo with washington examiner's byron york right after this. i tried hard to quit smoking. but when we brought our daughter home, that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent your urge to smoke a

lou: good evening everybody i'm david asman in for lou dobbs. we're following two breaking news stories on wall street and capitol hill. the market the rally is turning into a full on route today with the dow plunging 1175 points suffering its worst point drop in history. investors are worried that the revved up economy will lead to higher inflation and higher interest rates. we'll have a full report in moments also tonight, the house intelligence committee moments ago voting unanimously to make public a democratic memo rebutting allegations the obama justice department and the fbi abused their surveillance powers president trump now has five days to review it and decide whether or not to block its release and house intel committee chairman devon nunes says he's not done exposing corruption in our government. chairman nunes says the release of the surveillance help o is just phase i of his investigation. the next phase will involve probing the state department for what he calls "irregularities." our special guest tonight is congressman ron desan

charles: here is lou. david: good evening, i'm david asman in for lou dobbs. president trump returning to the cpac stage to if you are what he calls common sense proposals to make our schools safe again. among those are allowing teachers to have guns and interesting gun-free zones. rick gates pled guilty at a washington courthouse. it's a strong indication gates plans to cooperate with robert mueller's russia probe. but there is still no evidence of collusion, so why is the mueller probe still going on? the trump administration announcing harsh new shipping sanctions against north korea. the president calling the sanctions quote the heaviest ever and warning about phase two if those measures don't -- don'. all that and more coming up. the president's triumphant return to cpac. for more than an hour the president did what he does best, speaking directly to supporters in a campaign-style speech that touched on everything from the second amendment to north korea. john roberts has our report. john: there was a lot in the president's cpac speech. but his support fo

coming up later, i have a appreciate message from lou, i will share with you. on wall street, stocks closing mixed. volume on the big board, 3.7 billion shares. crude oil prices up 1.8 percent. 30-year mortgage rate, highest level in 4 years. listen to lou's reports 3 times a day, coast-to-coast on the salem radio network. up next, bernie sanders calling on hillary clinton for not doing more to stop russia meddling in the election. we take up the real copd makes it hard to breathe. so to breathe better, i go with anoro. ♪go your own way copd tries to say, "go this way." i say, "i'll go my own way" with anoro. ♪go your own way once-daily anoro contains two medicines called bronchodilators, that work together to significantly improve lung function all day and all night. anoro is not for asthma . it contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. the risk is unknown in copd. anoro won't replace rescue inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than once a day. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition, high blood

in the meantime, here's lou. lou: good evening, i'm david asman in for lou to bees.emocrats are playing dirty tricks with their memo rebutting allegations of fbi and department of justice corruption. president trump right now is considering whether to release the democratic memo but a source telling fox news that the ten-page document is loaded with sensitive information, including sources and methods. that was apparently done intentionally to force president trump to either deny the release of the memo or significantly redact it so that democrats could cry foul. we're going to take up the partisan games with one of the congressmen who led the effort to release the gop memo, congressman matt gates joins us. >>> also tonight, president trump doubling down on his demands for more border security. the president today telling the reporter he's ready to shut down the government if congress don't work quickly to close loopholes that allow m s-13 gangs to cross the border. >> if we don't change the legislation, if we don't get rid of the loopholes where killers are able to

charles: and we appreciate lou dobbs, he is next. next. >> good evening, i am trish regan in for lou, democrat on house intelligence committee admit they must clean up their government surveillance memo if they want president trump to release it. adam schiff backing down with his fight, to say he will meet with fbi to ensure that memo does not spill national security rhett, we take up the democrat's dirty political trips with greg jarrett and judge napolitano. two former obama administration officials facing scrutiny over their role in pushing the russia fake collusion scandal. nunes is planning to rest -- investigate weather john brennan played a role, and two republican senators demand former own national security adviser susan rice explain a bizarre e-mail she sent to herself moments before president trump was inaugurated. documents prob probe pro presids guidance to the fbi, republicans' to know why? and president trump vowing to fix nation' nation -- crumbling infrastructure. >> we have spend 7 trillion dollars in the middle eas

two hour lou dobbs, trish regan next. >> i am trish regan in for lou dobbs, president trump searching for answers and solutions after last week's school shooting in florida, president holding a second listening session with state and local officials to discuss ways to make our schools safe, we discuss president's effort to unite the country. with ed rollins, also robert mueller, filing new tax evasion charger again former trump campaign chairman paul manafort and hi, partner, still no evidee of any type of collusion. we take it up, whole mueller witch-hunt with comarl charlie . and congressman jason chaffetz. and uncovering truth about discredited trump dossier. invoking fifth amendment refusing to talk about his role in handles the dossier, and giving it to the fbi. >> there is a lot more to cover, wire on the air for two hours tonight, i have a special message from lou dobbs, i know you will' to hear, very good news, stay tuned for it top story, trump's effort to listen and come up with solution here to gun violence. president today reiterating he supports new restrictions, includin

cast your vote on twitter at lou dobbs and follow lieu on twitter at lou dobbs, like him on facebooknd follow him on instagram at lou dobbs tonight. on wall street, stocks closing sharply lower and another volatile trading session the dow plunging 1033 points this is the second biggest point drop in history, the first was on monday the s & p down a hundred and the nasdac dropping 275 points. volume on the big board heavy at 5.2 billion shares, the dow and the s & p closing the session in correction territory down more than 10% from recent highs that were set last month. stocks plunging on rising rates with a yield on the 10 year climbing near a four year high closing in at 2.85%. asian markets by the way now opening and they're sharply lower, down about 3% at this hour, and a reminder to listen to lou's reports three times a day coast to coast on the salem radio network. coming up next, clinton corruption is exposed, new testimony detailing how moscow paid millions to the clinton global initiative to win influence over the obama administration. we'll take it all up with congressman j

lou dobbs is next. david: good evening, i'm david asman in for lou dobbs. day of reflection at the white house. president trump holding a listening session for survivors of mass shootings including last week's horrific tragedy in parkland florida. this coming mung reports that the president is open to address the mass shootings including raising the minimum age for owning firearms. >>> president trump slamming attorney general jeff sessions for not investigating the obama administration and its fame your to stop russian interference in our election we take up the need to expose corruption at the highest levels of the administration with ed rollins and mike huckabee. >>> and the nation tonight mourning the loss of america's pastor. the ref rand billy graham dead at the age of 99. we'll reflect on his powerful life and legacy with tony perkins. >>> top story, president trump's efforts to prevent massacres like the one of the florida high school last week. the president today holding an extraordinary emotional listening session to improve school safety. john r

us now from dublin so tell us a little bit about who takes over what we know about mary lou. well sammy this is a momentous occasion mary lou mcdonald who's will be speaking fairly shortly gerry adams the man she takes over from has been round largely applauded here he's not speaking but there have been tributes to him and what he's achieved both for the party in terms of getting them into power in the power sharing government in northern ireland but also the inroads that he's monies to make here in the republic of ireland as well of their own party activists members and officials from all over the island of islands here i'm not something that should really striking the move towards strengthening the party on both sides of the border and at the same time amongst the wider population there still is a debate over exactly what gerry adams his political legacy will be. over the years gerry adams has been praised as a brave political leader and condemned as a secret terrorist commando the boy from belfast became active in northern ireland civil rights movement in the one nine hund

more than 2000 sinn fein leaders have enthusiastically endorsed the new leader, mary lou mcdonald, in name forward to succeed gerry adams as leader of sinn fein, no surprise that she has been installed as leader of the party, second biggest in northern ireland and the third biggest in the irish republic. now, gerry adams had the longest career of any major party leader in britain, or ireland, extremely divisive politician, he was a peacemaker to his supporters but he was at least an apologist for ira violence to his enemies, although he was never a member of that organisation himself. mary macdonald in her speech said that it was time forfresh macdonald in her speech said that it was time for fresh ideas and bold thinking. —— mary lou mcdonald. the ambition for the party is to be in government on both sides of the border, whether they get back into government in northern ireland will depend upon negotiations between sinn fein and the democratic unionist party at stormont, word is, in particular, there has been some progress in british and irish governments have been morning that time

mary lou mcdonald in her speech said that it was time for fresh ideas and bold thinking.nt on both sides of the border, but whether they get back into government in northern ireland will depend upon negotiations between sinn fein and the democratic unionist party at stormont, word is, in particular, there has been some progress in british and irish governments in the last 2a hours, they have been warning that time is running out to get devolution back. whether or not an agreement is possible should become clear over the next week or so, as talks seem to be heading for a crosspoint. now, other issues that mary lou mcdonald touched on in her speech, international issues, the middle east, catalonia, climate change and also more specific to politics here on the island of ireland, the legacy of the conflict in northern ireland, for example, paying tribute to her predecessors who have led sinn fein, and very much put the emphasis on the party's overall aim, achieving a united ireland. she says that she is willing to persuade unionists on that, many of them are extremely suspici

. >> pee here is lou dobbs, keep t right here on fox business. >> i am greg jarrett in for lou dobbs, police in south florida vowing to make sure that justice is served after a gunman killed 17 people in the deadly east high school shooting in u.s. history, investigator digging deep into the suspect's troubled past. those who knew nikolas cruz describe him as a depressed loner. fixation on violence and weapons, we'll have a fill report from parkland, florida in moments, and tonight, president trump offering a message of unity and hope. after the shooting speaks directly to america's children. >> i want you to know that you are never alone and you never will be. you have people who care about you. who love you. and who will do anything at all to protect you. if you need help turn to a teacher, a family member, a local police officer, or a faith leader. answer hate with love answer cruelty with windness. kindness. >> and u.s. senate's afford to pass an immigration bill today ending in failure, senators rejecting all four bills that were put on the floor. we'll discuss where we go from h

i thank lou for letting me sit in for him. not just anybody can sit in. thank you, lou.ght boont thank you to all of you for being so supportive. a lot of you have asked me where this is a special message to all the fans of this show from lou dobbs himself who tweeted. thanks to all for your kindness and concern and loyalty to this show. i have had a medical issue to deal with and have been recuperating on the farm. all has gone well and i'm anxious to get back to the show this coming monday. thanks again, and see you again. we'll see lou back here monday night. we are happy you are well and can't wait to see you back here. president trump issuing a warning to california over its dangerous sanctuary city policy. president trump: we are getting no help from california. if i pulled our people from california, you would have a crime nest. all i would have to say is i.c.e. and border patrol leave california alone. you would see crime like you have never seen in this country. but you get no help from california. they have the highest taxes in the nation and they don't know wh

on twitter at lou dobbs. o wall street stocks closed higher for fifth straight session, dow surging 307. and s&p up 33, and volume 3.7 billion shares, stocks rebounding from last week's sharp losses, dow on track, to actually have its best week since the 2016 presidential election. s&p and nasdaq on pace for biggest weakly gains in 5 and 6 years. and reminder to listen to lou's report three times a day coast-to-coast on the salem radio network. >> up next, president trump uniting a country reeling from first high school shoots in u.s. history. >> we must also work together to create a culture in our country that embraces the dignity of life that creates deep and meaningful human connects and that turns classmates and colleagues and friends and neighbors. >> we'll take up the president's leadership in time of crisis with ed rollins, he'll be right here. whoooo. when it comes to travel, i sweat the details. late checkout... ...down-alternative pillows... ...and of course, price. tripadvisor helps you book a...

mcdonald. —— for mary lou mcdonald.be able to build new relationships in a way that was more difficult for past generations of leaders with direct experience with the conflict in northern ireland. now to some action at the winter olympics — as sweden‘s charlotte kalla won the first gold medal of the games with victory in the women‘s skiathlon. after friday‘s opening ceremony, the action in pyeongchang got under way this saturday. the swede beat defending marit bjorgen by 7.8 seconds. it‘s a third olympic gold, after wins in diffrerent events in 2010 and 2014. but, bjorgen, the norwegian still became the most decorated female winter olympian of all time after that silver — now 11 medals in total. i was quite nervous today and the olympics is something i have focused on for a long, long time. itjust feels very great during the season but i know everyone wants to be in shape at the olympics. it was really exciting and fun to compete today. carlijn achtereekte made her olympic debut a golden one, leading a dutch podium swee

here's lou t to dobbs. trish: good evening. i'm in for lou dobbs tonight. we're talking about the discredited trump dossier to spy on the election campaign. devin nunes asking obama official to explain how they handled the dossier. we're going to discuss the community's efforts to expose fbi and doj corruption with dr. sebastian gorka >>> also tonight, special counsel robert mueller straying far from his russian collusion update. mueller charging a new york attorney with lying to federal investigators about his interactions with a long time business associate of president trump's former campaign chair paul manafort. we'll have a full report. >>> president trump ordering the justice department to propose regulation to ban bump stocks, the devices that allow rifle to mimic automatic weapons. the president saying we must do more to protect our children. >> the key in all of these efforts, as i said in my remarks the day of the shooting, is that we cannot merely take actions that make us feel like we are making a difference. we must actually make a difference.