we have michael smerconish. i was down there, reporting on it.here were so many powerful testimonials from the podium there. they got much of the country's attention. what do you think happens now? >> i always thought that the nra and its supporters had cornered the market on passion. that in the grand scheme of things, more americans might be supportive of forms of gun control measures but they lack the passion that you saw in the nra membership. that might be the change that is now under way as a result of these millennials and i -geners. it will play into suburban swing areas, places i live like philadelphia. and it remains to be seen how much the democrats are prepared to campaign on this issue. >> he that's the key. the intensity gap, without question, you have seen it narrowing. we have never seen it around gun control right now, motivated out of the worst of circumstances. but it's there. but that's not what leads to policy change. it is an element. the nra doesn't beat you with money. it beats you in organizing and at the polls. do you th

michael smerconish, host of michael smerconish and lawyer here. from this lawsuit, because we heard from sarah sanders, what she was saying, a, that the president has address this had regularly. i don't think he ever has. feel free, anyone, to correct me. but, b, that the case has been won in arbitration. we're scratching our heads. from the stormy daniels' lawsuit. to be clear the attempts to intimidate miss clifford into silence and shutter up in order to protect mr. trump continue unabated. for example only days ago, on or about february 27th, 2018, mr. trump's attorney, mr. cohen, surrepitiously initiated a bogus arbitration proceeding against miss clifford in los angeles. remarkably he did so without even providing miss clifford with notice of the proceeding and basic due process. put simply considerable steps have been taken by mr. cohen in the last week to silence miss clifford through the use of an improper and procedurally defective arbitration proceeding. it strains credibility to conclude that mr. cohen is acting on his own accord witho

michael smerconish, i know you'll keep following it, we will too. thanks very much. you can catch michael on saturdays, 9:00 in the morning eastern time and 6:00 in the evening eastern time. thanks, michael, we'll talk to you soon. >>> coming up next, the toughest action yet on russia. president trump expels 60 russian intelligence officials after a nerve agent attack on british soil. we're going to discuss the impact of those expulsions. >>> plus debunking conspiracy theories and photo shopped images. students who survived a massacre at their high school now turn into villains in the far right wing media. liberty mutual saved us almost $800 when we switched our auto and home insurance. liberty did what? yeah, they saved us a ton, which gave us a little wiggle room in our budget. i wish our insurance did that. then we could get a real babysitter instead of your brother. hey, welcome back. this guy, right? (laughs) yes. ellen. that's my robe. you could save $782 when liberty stands with you. liberty mutual insurance. at crowne plaza, we know business travel isn't just

joining us now is michael smerconish, cnn political congressm commentator. you heard chris stewart, michael. the intelligence community, those three, four agencies just got it wrong. we reviewed their stuff and they just mis-read the intelligence, came up with the wrong conclusions. it's time to wrap this up. there's no problem. you okay with that? >> no. the house intel committee may be completely correct. but we don't know. and i don't think they know. i think the only individual the only group of people who know are mueller and his team of prosecutors. and i think, chris, it is so damn sad because our partisan differences used to extend only as far as the water's edge. you know, we used to be in this country like a couple having a domestic dispute that would turn on an outsider. well, the outsider in this case is russia and we no longer turn on the outsider, instead we're divided by politics. i think it's an attempt at inoculation. it's an attempt to inoculate the administration against whatever might come from the mueller probe. >> so, when you say an ino

. ♪ >>> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia.elcome to you in the united states and around the world. despite the alleged white house scandals, the president's poll numbers are on advertise roo. who would have thunk it? and a reboot from 20 years ago, "roseanne," she is now a trump supporter. what does the success say about our political divide? there's a real life roseanne barr who praised the president for his work against pimps. plus, the president has declared a war on amazon. up early today, tweeting about it again. he says amazon is bad for america. is he right? or is he picking on ceo jeff bezos because he owns "the washington post"? also, a golf star since age 2, one of the most famous people on earth and one of the least well known. but a new biography finally make us understand tiger woods as he prepares to tee off at this week's masters. i'll talk to one of the authors. >>> but first, one of the more interesting stories this week was the huge audience that the revival of "roseanne" attracted. when abc launched with two

. ♪ >>> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia.elcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. beware of the bubble. donald trump has been president for about 400 days now and despite a lot of hand wringing the world has no come to the end. it looks like we'll suffer survive this presidency although that's an enormous void as the how we'll be entertained post trump administration. last december, "the new york times" reported before taking office, mr. trump told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode in a television show in which he vanquishes rivals. for entertainment value, this administration is a hit. look at this week. monday we were introduced to the full nunberg. former campaign staffer sam nunberg said on virtually every tv show that exists he would defy testifying in front of mueller. by the way by friday he was spending six hours testifying. tuesday, a porn star filed a complaint against the president. she wants a court's permission to tell her story. and then two hours after president t

. ♪ >>> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia.e to you in the united states and around the world. despite the alleged white house scandals, the president's poll numbers are on advertise roo. who would have thunk it? and a reboot from 20 years ago, "roseanne," she is now a trump supporter. what does the success say about our political divide?

. >>> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia. we welcome our viewers.espite all the alleged white house chaos and scandals, the president's poll numbers are on the rise. on a related note, the biggest tv show in america, a wree boot from 20 years ago, "roseanne" and she's now a trump supporter. what does its success say about our political divide? of course there is also a real life roseanne barr who last night praised the president for his work against pimps. plus the president has declared a war on amazon. up early today tweeting about it again. he says amazon is bad for america. is he right? or is he picking on ceo jeff bezos because bezos owns the "washington post"? also, a golf star since age two,

. >> you also said you will oppose michael smerconish's nomination to be secretary of state replacing rex tillerson. you said that pompeo and the president both have a casual relationship with the truth. why will you oppose pompeo? >> we saw when he was the director of the cia that it was so hard to pin him down on fundamental issues with respect to accountability. you and have i talked about the open intelligence committee hearing in the past when i tried to pin him down on mike flynn. sally yates said that mike flynn was a security threat we could never get mike pompeo to describe. and pompeo is going to have a huge affect on american policy, with sanctions represent to iran and russia, what he has always tried to do is curry favor with the president, to play down the role of the russians and potential collusion. so those are going to be important hearings. >> senator ron wyden, senior member of the senate intelligence committee, thank you. much appreciated. >> thank you. >>> lots to get to tonight, as you've been watching these numbers come in the pennsylvania special congressional

. ♪ >>> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia.elcome to the viewers in the united states and around the world. this week was a disaster for president trump. or was it? let's consider the evidence. his most trusted adviser hope hicks is leaving the white house. national security adviser h.r. mcmaster may be next. and "the new york times" is reporting that the president is conflicted over the continued white house service of his daughter ivanka and son-in-law jared kushner even seeking john kelly's help in removing them where he has own legal entangment wills and he's at war with jeff sessions. wednesday he risked alienating the nra when saying that the conciliatory words which drew an excited response from dianne feinstein. and he even managed the impossible. to temporarily alienate one of his fox enablers tucker carlson by being dismissive of due process. and then a day later he announced a stiff tariff on imports of steel catching by the gop by surprise where the white house has not completed a legal review. the friday "wall stre

>>> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia. we welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe fired friday night at 10:00 p.m. a little more than 24 hours shy of his retirement. was this justified or political revenge? plus russia continues to meddle in our news cycle poisoning a former spy in the uk, infiltrating our power grid, being sanctioned for the election hack. and yet when asked the white house still not sure if they are friend or foe. now with special counsel mueller subpoenaing trump organization files, is something going to give? i'll ask michael isikoff, co-author of russia roulette. and toys are no longer us. the latest american retail giant to shutter its stores. and who is to blame? >> toys on amazon. now i'm out of a job. >> but 5amazon is just one of te booming big tech companies along with apple, facebook and google. you'll meet the man who advocates breaking them up like ma bell. >> and new steps to keep silent. can they prevent "60 minutes" from airin

. >>> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia.viewers in the united states and around the world. former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe fired friday night at 10:00 p.m. a little more than 24 hours shy of his retirement. was this justified or political revenge? plus russia continues to meddle in our news cycle poisoning a former spy in the uk, infiltrating our power grid, being sanctioned for the election hack.

. >>> earlier this morning, stormy daniels' attorney appeared on cnn and spoke with michael smerconish. >> has anyone offered to pony up the million dollars to protect her and say here, i'm good for it, go tell your story? >> at least ten individuals in the last three days alone. >> 10 individuals. are any of them larry flynn? >> no, not that i know of. >> is she contemplating taking any of those ten offers? >> no. >> does she think in retrospect that 130-k was chump change? because after all, he was elected president. i'm really asking whether that amount was determined by her perhaps believing the polls a week out from the election, hey, he's not going to win anyway, i may as well take the money? >> i think when and if she's able to tell her story the american people are going to learn how that amount was arrived at. among the parties. but this isn't about her having buyer's remorse, it really isn't. >> so what is all of this about? let's bring in our political panel, robert zimmerman is a democratic strategist and a member of the democratic national committee ben ferguson is a cnn p

. >> let's discuss with michael smerconish and john avlon. we do not have any more indication whether this will actually happen today. but you see this as just another example of them not getting their ducks in a row at the white house? there are legitimate policy decisions at play here. >> i think there is a combination of both. i think they also have their eye on the issue of the pennsylvania special election on tuesday. the president clearly wants to get this issue resolved in time to go into pennsylvania on saturday so as to effect the outcome of what is a very close election. >> michael, i want to stop you for one second. those are your stomping grounds. you're in philly. you understand pennsylvania as well as anybody. how does it play there? friend or foe in pennsylvania? >> in that particular district, pennsylvania's 18th district, i think it plays well for the president of the united states. there are a lot of misconceptions about that district. it is democratic in its registration but has a tendency to elect republicans. donald trump

. >>> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia.come on you viewers in the united states and around the world. this weekyou viewers in the united states and around the world. this week was a disaster for president trump are or was it? let's consider the evidence. his most trusted adviser hope hicks is leaving the white house. national security adviser hr mcmaster may be next. and the "new york times" is reporting that the president is conflicted over the

. ♪ >>> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia.in the united states and around the world. this week was a disaster for president trump. or was it? let's consider the evidence. his most trusted adviser hope hicks is leaving the white house. national security adviser h.r. mcmaster may be next. and "the new york times" is reporting that the president is conflicted over the continued white house service of his daughter ivanka and son-in-law jared kushner even seeking john kelly's help

. >>> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia. we welcome our viewers. today big day, the anti-gun march for our lives on organized by the survivors of the recent shooting at the marjory stoneman high school, protests in d.c., here in philadelphia, and more than 800 other cities in america and abroad. but will it change anything? and facebook losing both users and stock value in the wakescan. data used to target voters during the election. here is one lesson. be careful what you like on line. i'll explain. >>> plus, i just sat down with governor arnold schwarzenegger, he told me it is time for john kasich to run for president starting right now. >>> and no first lady has ever had to deal with this, dueling tv interviews with an ex-playboy play mate and adult film star about their alleged affairs with the president. how is melania weathering the storm. >>> but first as tens of thousands prepare to protest in the march for our lives, i want to ask if their efforts will be in vein. said differently, will america's gun culture ever change? it is a question i

smerconish starts now. >>> i'm michael shmerconish in philadelphia. beware of the bubble.rump has been president for about 400 days now and despite a lot of hand wringing, the world has not come to an end. it looks like we'll survive this presidency, although there will be an enormous void as to how we'll be enter

michael. >>> what are your thoughts? tweet me @smerconish. ly read some -- i will read some responses.hat do we have? he's draining the swamp, campaign promise, i do believe. this is a tale of two cities to those who are supportive of the president and conservative, this is a day of celebration and to those on the left who see this as being part and parcel of a cover-up, of obstruction of justice, they see it entirely different. do we have one more? i think we have a tweet as well. smerconish, isn't the firing of mccabe more of a threat to all government employees? complete loyalty to trump or you will pay the consequences? you see the differing ways that people are interpreting this and my response to to individual would be to say that the inspector general's office conducted an investigation. they said he informed the media when he shouldn't have and "b" he was untruthful about it. what do you expect to happen? >>> up ahead a week full of russia news. they expelled 23 diplomats after condemnation for poisoning a spy. we learned of a threat to our power plants and robert mueller has s

smerconish starts now. >>> i'm michael shmerconish in philadelphia. beware of the bubble. donald trump has been president for about 400 days now and despite a lot of hand wringing, the world has not come to an end. it looks like we'll survive this presidency, although there will be an enormous void as to how we'll be enter stained post-trump administration whenever that might come. last december, the "new york times" reported that before taking office, mr. trump told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode as a television show in which he vanquishes rivals. for entertainment value, this administration is a hit. look at this week. monday, we were introduced to the full nunberg. sam nunberg said on swrernlgsviv show that he would defy a request to testify. and then friday he would spend six hours testifying. tuesday, a porn star filed a complaint, she wants the court's permission to tell her story. and two hours after donald trump said everybody wants to work at the white house, gary cohn resigned. wednesday jeff sessions scolded california over immigration