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Woodstock in some ways, and thats something that was unmatched by any other candidate in the field, whether hillary clinton, bernie sanders, rubio, cruz, huckabay, santorum, you name it. now, could oprah, you know, harness some of that? i suppose she could. i mean, most people didnt think donald trump could, and yet, here we are. the only thing is, what we dont know in bringing this back to oprah is that we dont know where she really stands on this, right? i mean, her daytime talk show was kind ...

Legislative calendar. phil mattingly knows it like the back of his hand. he has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: members of congress, as of today, have five days left where theyre expected to be in session to deal with a raft of major issues. and based on whats happened so far this week, what happened on wednesday, they are not just not closer to finalizing some agreement on that, theyre actually further away, on the daca issue. instead of one group working towards a final solution. its spli...

Leaders want to hear. that is not the discussion theyve had with the white house. they know because this issue is so complicated within their conference that they need the president not just to sign whatever they agree to, but to endorse it and to help them push forward on it. there are still negotiations that are considered the core of everything thats p haing right now. president trump has laid out four principles that he wants to be addressed. democrats acknowledge those four principles will ...

Republicans say they have until march to deal with that issue, but you want to put a calendar on it, they want that addressed by that january 19th deadline. president trump in that meeting at the white house said that he was willing to sign anything that congress came up with. he was willing to leave it to congress to figure out the direction forward. that is not what republican leaders want to hear. thats actually not the discussion republican leaders have had with the white house. they know be...

>> sure i buy it. i think what his point was is that this president is confident he can take anyone on, whether that is oprah winfrey or someone else the democrats put up. >> melissa: it is very hard for me to believe she would do this. it looks incredibly painful and uncomfortable to run for president, i dont know why anyone wants to do it. her life right now is fabulous, it seems like shed be insane. do you think she really do it? >> its hard to say, it seems like she has a great life but she ...

>> i am not in the business of saying anything is impossible anymore, but i do think the point is right that being a political candidate and running for office means you develop a lot more enemies than being a tv host, being someone who is a philanthropist pivo philanthropist, gets to do all of the nice and fun things. politics isnt all of the nice and fun things. gallup asks every year who is the most admired man and woman, going back a number of years, oprah is always in the hunt, always in th...

In the trump orbit, weve seen so many people rise and fall and rise, but people always seem to have a second life. the president likes to have the viewpoints from a collection of different people. i do not think its at all improbable that several months from now it will be reported by mr. green here or someone else that they are back on the phone with each other. fwho but no doubt about it, humiliated in every way here. well see what happens with steve bannon, but this does create a vacuum and a...

Long shadow of the book "fire and fury." so give us your interpretation of all that was said there. >> reporter: the question was in the context of the fact that the president is assembled with top officials from his administration talking about serious policy issues and yet while at camp david, he felt compelled to tweet about his own mental stability. so that was the way the question was framed. that is a backdrop for the presidents thinking right now and his mood and his outlook. he talked in...

I think these words dont have mass distinction. psychiatrists are not making any clinical diagnosis. but the skill that allowed him to become president is not the same skill set that allows you to be president. and i think, in essence, thats what this debate is about. and its the essence of the michael wolff reporting here. >> so, councilman borelli, she makes a good point about whats happening right now. we know that the president is at camp david. hes got the majority of his cabinet with him. ...

So just, you know, partisan politics aside, as an american, im very concerned about his mental state. but also his judgment. his ability to surround himself with people who are not afraid to tell him what he doesnt want to hear. because thats really the true assets and characters of a leader is surrounding yourself with people who agree or disagree with you but you make this decision to come out and protect this country and push an agenda forward. i think therein lies the ultimate problem. >> th...