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Have been asking me this for forever. okay, so sunday come to boom island in minneapolis, as in boom island drop the mic, and then youll find out. its going to be a little cold, 20 degrees. wear warm clothes, maybe have little heat warmers with you, but then youll find out my decision. >> on sunday boom island in minneapolis you are going to announce your decision? >> i am. weve had so many discussions about this, i thought well, here you go thats the moment. >> well, thank you. >> a lot of ener...

>> on sunday boom island in minneapolis you are going to announce your decision? >> i am. weve had so many discussions about this, i thought well, here you go thats the moment. >> well, thank you. >> a lot of energy there. i dont feel like its a big secret. >> you typically dont ask people to show up somewhere in 20 degree weather to say im not running. >> right, to give a shermanesque statement. walk us through the field and many of them women which is unusual. >> having a stage of 17 candidate...

Role in our national security apparatus, pompeo will give it a bigger voice in the oval office. this is a net positive for the president to make that change. now hes got the right team, pompeo and haley, two people that have his confidence. >> one bit of breaking news as it comes to the cabinet makeup now. some speculation that the va secretary david shulkin may be on the way out, not by his choice. and that secretary of energy rick perry might be the replacement. rick perry is testifying on cap...

Tomorrow, oprah winfrey. she may not be on the ballot anytime. she says shes not running for president, she has given a shermanesque statement. she was talking to van jones over the weekend, and what she said about how democrats should run was really interesting. listen to this. >> do not give your energy to the other side. do not spend all your time talking about your opponents. do not give your energy to that which you really dont believe in. do not spend an ounce of your time on that. >> so, ...

Who is well-known, has a nationally built in base, can self-finance a campaign even the most significant development is that oprah winfrey didnt tamp this down. she didnt come out on twitter or she didnt try to issue a shermanesque statement. its not to say she is running for president. i dont think any of us can dismiss this notion. what do we know about successful presidential candidates. they can captivate the american people with a message that matches the moment. it was true of donald tru...

Defeat president trump, she said, well, shell never know the answer to that question because shes never going to run. pretty definitive, id say. a real shermanesque statement from the great host for television and very popular american oprah winfrey, and well be right back. ay. what do you need? i need the temperature for pipe five. ask the new guy. the new guy? jack trained him. jacks guidance would be to maintain the temperature at negative 160 degrees celsius. that doesnt sound like jack. act...

And direct for the university of virginia. welcome to both of you. you heard what mrs. obama said. she said a campaign of her own is off the table but president obama recently told npr that they both will play a role in developing the next generation of democratic lawmakers. is that more valuable? >> certainly very valuable because the bench is almost empty for democrats and part of that is as a result of the obama administration. those mid-term elections have been disastrous for democrats. look...

that because her family wants to spend a lot of private time with her to catch up for that past four years. brooke? >> sandy, thank you very much. lets go to alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. were 60 minutes away from the "closing bell." how did today fair? >> thats right. its just another rough day. weve got another hour to go before the "closing bell" sounds. stocks have been stuck in the red for most of the day. we saw them trim their losses after comments from fed chief ...

>> he could have said if nominated i will not run, if elected i will not serve. that is what general womener isman said in 1886 eliminated any freak presidential scenario and giving birth to the term shermanesque statement. >> im absolutely not running for president. i know you have guests that are coy. there are no cav yets. >> shermanesque. >> im not running for president. >> reporter: if there are 50 ways to leave your lover, there are 100 ways to ask the mayor of new york if he change is cha...