NY1 VIDEO: On the February 18, 2017 edition of The New York Times Close Up, hosted by Sam Roberts:

• Longtime political advisor and Donald Trump supporter Roger Stone brings an enthusiastic view of the new president with his latest book, "The Making of the President 2016: How Donald Trump Orchestrated a Revolution."

• We meet a rising star in the fashion world, James Altuzarra, thanks to the New York Times and nytimes.com.

• Producer/director Rita Coburn-Whack brings us an intimate and professional view of the writer and activist Maya Angelou, the subject of her award winning documentary, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," airing on PBS next Tuesday.

• And the New York Times' contributing writers Clyde Haberman and Eleanor Randolph, Metro Reporter Rick Rojas and City Hall Bureau Reporter William Neuman discuss the week’s lead stories in the reporters' roundtable.