. ♪ >>> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia.elcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i said, good thing mueller dropped those russian indictments the same day as the revelation that the fbi missed the tip on the florida shooter or there'd be even louder complaints from people on the right to shut down his probe. robert mueller of course indicted 13 russians for meddling, but as president trump was quick to point out there's still no proof his campaign was involved or that the election results were affected. so where does this leave us? meanwhile, new reporting alleges not just an affair between the president and a "playboy" playmate who was on ""celebrity apprentice"" but an elaborate cover-up system abetted by "the national enquirer." >>> plus, there were multiple warnings about the school shooter to the fbi so why could he not be stopped? and those who pursue teaching know it will be demanding. but now as we were reminded this week it can also be dangerous. how will that impact the profession? but first

smerconish?st: you can already, because i deliver the commencement address at wagner university two years ago and i was awarded a dr. of humane letters. i guess if i go the way of cosby and donna shalala, i should say you should already call me dr., my tongue is planted firmly in my cheek when i say that. agriculturet me dr. -- you want to be a doctor of agriculture? guest: i'm giving a commencement address this spring, and they are known for their horticulture. i have a tomato gardens i'm very proud of and i kind of joked on the radio, you're embarrassing me now, but i joked on the radio that i would love it to be a doctor of horticulture, although when i said that, a real doctor, a phd of horticulture called to say you don't want that, because friends will ask you to identify all sorts of green plants and you won't know the answer. that made some sense. host: what is tc going to call you dr. smerconish? guest: we keep waiting for her tc after dark show to air and i'm hoping that serious xm will

smerconish, a picture of obama farrakhan. context, please.icture of trump with russian spies in the oval office with no other americans present. patsy, i just gave you the context. there is always a story. >>> for lifelong philadelphia eagles fans tomorrow should be pure thrills. but there are aspects of the big game giving me pause. look at that guy. and i will explain. (daniel jacob) for every hour that you're idling in your car, you're sending about half a gallon of gasoline up in the air. that amounts to about 10 pounds of carbon dioxide every week. (malo hutson) growth is good, but when it starts impacting our quality of air and quality of life, that's a problem. so forward-thinking cities like sacramento are investing in streets that are smarter and greener. the solution was right under our feet. asphalt. or to be more precise, intelligent asphalt. by embedding sensors into the pavement, as well as installing cameras on traffic lights, we will be able to analyze the flow of traffic. then that data runs across our network, and we use it

smerconish starts for you right now. >>> i'm michael smerconish coming to you from the home city of the philadelphia eagles. we welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. well, after weeks of drum rolls, the knnotorious memo is out. it aims to discredit the steele dossier partly because he leaked his findings to reporteris cough. is cough is covfefe is here to discuss. but what if it is not prove of wrongdoing but rather russian espionage disinformation to disrupt both parties and their country? and if this 2005 picture of barack obama and lewis farrakhan was made public back when it was taken, it might have derailed his election. what lesson can we learn. and plus super bowl lii should be a dream come true for this fan. so why am i dogged with doubts? >>> but first, at long last the memo is now in the public domain. this is the outcome sought by congressional republicans and their support ertz and in ters president. whether it was in long term part is an interests, that remains to be seen. and until yesterday, the president enjoyed the best of all worlds. gop member

. >>> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia. we welcome our viewers around the world and the united states. #wheresthememo. where is the memo after the president promised we'd see the democrat's response to the nunes memo? it is still under wraps? how come? an a second white house aide stepping down after accusations of spousal abuse. he's one of dozens lacking full security clearance. plus the winter olympics have begun in south korea with both countries marching under the unification flag. now the stunning news that kim jong-un's sister has invited south korea's president moon to pyongyang. has trump's bad cop behavior actually helped diffuse tensions? during the shutdown battle, rand paul accused both parties of grand standing. while abandoning their core principles. he's right. so why do voters remain so loyal to their home team? you will hear a convincing theory from annie duke, former poker champion and celebrity apprentice. and plus after outcry over his relatively lenient sentence, the judge now facing a recall. but was

we have michael smerconish and michael zeldin. he worked as special assistant to robert mueller at the department of skwrus is advertise. the president has denied that he has denied russian meddling since he is saying he didn't. we have videotape. this is why videotape is so handy. here it is. >> i notice any time anything wrong happens. the russian source -- she doesn't know about hack. >> hacking is hard thing to prove. >> i believe he believes that. and that's very important for somebody to believe. i believe that he feels that he and russia did not meddle in the election. >> michael, the last one was the president saying he believes vladimir putin over his own intelligence agencies. so where are we today? >> the most trouble some aspect is his denials and his failure to accept the findings or at least the allegations of the mueller indictment. it means that at the most senior level, the commander in chief is not combatting nor retaliating. congress passed that sanctions bill against the russians. he refuses to embrace it. seem

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and then a debate on gun control and other issues with michael smerconish from serious xm and joins us fromg florida to discuss the shooting at his school and the discussion to address gun violence. host: good morning. congress is back this week after the president's day's recess. no votes for the rest of the week. in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol, the reverend billy graham will lie and honor wednesday and thursday. privatee first citizen since rosa parks to be accorded that honor. the nation's governors continue thr

. >>> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia. we welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. last week as others focused on gun policy, i suggested here a corresponding cause for our national tragedy. and today in light of new information, let me say it flat out. the florida school shooting was an epic intelligence failure. it should have been stopped. it never should have happened. in this technological world of apple and google, facebook and amazon, better management of data by law enforcement needs to keep us safe from mass killings. and better integration of that which was in a variety of databases should have kept us safe from this guy. i hate to say his name, but i need to in order to make my points. nikolas cruz was not living off the grid like the unabomber ted kaczynski. he was totally plugged in. to his community, to law enforcement. and to social media. there was a staggering amount of seemingly searchable information 3r5 predicting his future path. consider just some of the electronic bread crumbs.

. >> joining me now, cnn pittal commentator michael smerconish. i want to begin with that comment from the president, rig right. he talked about a deputy that stood outside the school, a man the president referred to as a coward. arm teachers, arm former military and you heard what the president said. we dug up some sound from this particular school deputy in 2015. >> frankly you had a gun. he was outside as a guard and he decided not to go in. that was not his finest moment. that, i can tell you. he waited and he didn't want to go into the school. i just heard this and it's a terrible situation. but we need people that can take care of our children. we're this the going to let this happen again. see, a -- >> i'm scott peterson. i've been a police officer for 30 years. i've been a school resource officer for 25 years. go eagles, anyway. i've also been an officer at technical center. i'm almost on my way out. i'm 30 years. there are police officers that have made homes there. you know, they're part of that community. we're all here for the same goa