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Having said that, if rex tillerson testified that the president wanted him to break the law, that could be a game changer in that you then could maybe see support for the president collapsing in the senate. were not at that point yet but others hope. you know, if you talk to bob sheafer, maybe he would be willing to talk to a congressional committee. >> we will see. thank you-all for starting us off tonight. appreciate it. when we come back, our guest is senator kamala harris. shell be a juror...

Police it. >> it doesnt matter. you care about a document like that when you dont have the phone call. >> think about when a guy robs a bank and there is videotape of him putting a gun to the teller and there is a witness in the bank who is sworn out a statement that supplements, its nice that you have the witnesss testimony but hes been caught red-handed. you dont need it. this is sis supplemental. having said that, if rex tillerson testified that the president wanted him to break the law, that...

Said it and im obsessed with rex tillerson and personally, ill just let you know, at the time rex tillerson made these remarks, i was in the middle of writing my book, which is just come out in the past week and if you have seen the book, you may have noticed that it is more about rex tillerson than any other single person. im obsessed with rex tillerson. ive remembered all utterances of him since trump plucked him out of exxonmobil and made him secretary of state even though he never met him be...

Time, it was rex tillerson that said it and im obsessed with rex tillerson and personally, ill just let you know, at the time rex tillerson made these remarks, i was in the middle of writing my book, which is just come out in the past week and if you have seen the book, you may have noticed that it is more about rex tillerson than any other single person. im on sbsessed with rex tiller. ive remembered all utterances of him since trump plucked him out of exxonmobil and made him secretary of state...

For someone who constantly undermines them or contradicts them publicly, wouldnt that be embarrassing? >> henry kissinger said when someone asked him why when he was secretary of state he was able to date all these beautiful women, and he apparently said, power is the greatest aft aphrodisi aphrodisiac. theres a lot of people that like to be at the center of the world and center of attention. some of them are doing for public service reasons, but those that are not and think this is cool, while ...

The white house. joining me now is a man who has seen it all in washington. veteran journalist bob sheafer, the author of "overload, finding the truth in todays deluge of news." i think hes probably seen it all, but maybe not quite what were looking at now. i think the title is appropriate. thank you for coming on. >> i thought i had seen it all, don. >> exactly. so listen, lets talk about the book then. you address the problem of fake news, writing in part that its easier and faster to make up ...

Because in this white house, you have as many factions it seems like as you do on capitol hill and theyre all going at each other. they all have their own agendas. this is totally different than anything weve seen in any of the administrations since i came here in 1969. people say its a great story. yeah, but so was 9/11, and i dont think any of us want another 9/11. but its fascinating in its own way as a journalist to watch this. and frankly, i dont know how this comes out. >> how do you -- ca...

About the president that went on jimmy kim snell >> is there any way we could fly president obama to some golf course halfway around the world and leave him there? i think thats a good idea. >> reporter: and how about when he did fallon? >> im president barack obama. and i too want to slow jam the news. >> reporter: what about letter, colbert, stewart, and bob sheafer? yes, this president does funny, at least tries to, a lot. what is it like to be the last black president? >> seriously. what is ...

>> can i get in the d.l. camp to host next year? and can i come with you, please? lets go to briana on the red carpet. hey, bri. >> hey there, poppy, im here with peter hamby. well, ive been covering the red carpet over the last hour and peter has been living it up at the parties, which is what this weekend is so much about, right? >> no, this is a weekend about honoring journalism, briana. >> come on. >> theres a cascade of preparties before the event. i was at the cbs atlantic party. "the wash...

Especially one driven so heavily by one person. nbc executives said last month they are committed to improving the show with david gregory as the host. gregory signed a brand-new contract last year and in case youre wondering, bob sheafer is 77 years old and hes been eyeing retirement. hes been eyeing retirement for the past 1 two years but that could shake things up as well. >> do you think there are consultant teams, psychologists analyzing us now? >> they will send a pediatrist to your house ...