friends they are, john mccain probably would rather senator graham kept walking past monu rather than stop and talk. >> can i just say john mccain is -- there are lots and lots of senators who travel a lot. nobody travels the globe more than john mccain. i mean, to say he is tireless is the understatement of the day despite the fact that he is certainly not one of the youngest senators. and so i think the pace he keeps is something that i think a lot of his colleagues and even us would not be able to keep. >> he's always welcome to join us here in the situation room. if he's watching us right now, we would be happy to say hello and wish him a speedy, speedy recovery in the process. stand by. coming up, new demands from vladimir putin's russia. will the trump administration unconditionally give back the two compounds seized in retaliation for russia's meddling in the presidential election?