we have a lot of, say, footprint in denmark.aving said that, we do invest and expand a lot globally. most of what we sell in the u.s. we also produce in the u.s., so, in many aspects, we are as much a u.s. company as we are a danish company. but the headquarter -- the corporate headquarter is based in denmark for the foreseeable future. francine: you think of denmark, and really, now, you think of novo, because of the size of revenues, which is, i think, bigger than gdp. is that uncomfortable? lars: i think maybe the perspective should be corrected a bit, because there is this comparison about our market cap with the danish gdp. and we all know that gdp is an economic flow matrix for the flow on a yearly basis, and the market cap is the total value of the company. i'm sure if we compare the market cap of novo nordisk with the market cap of everything that's in denmark, we would be tiny. but, of course, there's also the point that, with our expansions, our more than 30,000 employees in denmark, huge capex investment, we are fueli

announcement of the increased defence spending by denmark.coastal nations, that form a very strong arctic defence against aggression either by russia, or increased interest by china or others in the region. so, this is increasingly important that as the climate warms and changes in greenland and the arctic, faster than any place around the planet, and we see the great greenland ice melting at a rapid rate we need to both address those climate risks and we need to be mindful of the opportunities that are created for increased commercial activity as a result of that. and therefore protect those interests both for the people of greenland and denmark and nato, and america's strategic interest overall.— interest overall. john bolton trum -s interest overall. john bolton trumps national— interest overall. john bolton trumps national security - trumps national security adviser in his first term said there are legitimate debates over greenland �*s strategic importance to the us and nato, do you agree with them?- do you agree with them? well, we had t

to quote, deepening the bonds between the us and denmark. you know, so those times the power of diplomacy to advance american interests and strength and alliances. i look forward to working with the dedicated teams at u. s. embassy, copenhagen and u. s. consulate nukes in greenland to deepen the bonds between countries. okay, so he wants to work on those bonds partly from the u. s. consulate in greenland, which may as well just be, attend on her front lawn at this point. and it looks like the you will just welcome him right into the front door and even offer some snacks while trump wing man and bassinger works on stealing green lambs, considerable natural treasures and wealth right from under their noses. we'll certainly want to talk about this more now with a political strategists and coming to anthony web. and i was joining us from lester in the u. k. in about half past 3 in the afternoon and to be great to get you on the program. this story just keeps on giving. i don't know if it's just it's a typical trump. the last uh oh oh, is it easy

announcement of the increased defence spending by denmark.en in nato we have seven arctic coastal nations, that form a very strong arctic defence against aggression either by russia, or increased interest by china or others in the region. so, this is increasingly important that as the climate warms and changes in greenland and the arctic, faster than any place around the planet, and we see the great greenland ice melting at a rapid rate we need to both address those climate risks and we need to be mindful of the opportunities that are created for increased commercial activity as a result of that. and therefore protect those interests both for the people of greenland and denmark and nato, and america's strategic interest overall. you're live with bbc news. a russian air strike has hit ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky�*s home town while his christmas message was being broadcast. rescuers are digging through the rubble, searching for survivors. at least one person was killed and dozens more injured in the attack. ukraine is marking its thi

the officials in denmark dismissed the site. they even asked at spacing that, that open for business and noted for sale. but trump, of to getting such response from the danish authorities. donald trump actually counselled his state visit to denmark. and you know, the us considered and made proposals. and since my since 1867 to buy the island of greenland for young denmark and you know, something don't trump obviously couldn't turn a blind eye to ahead of his presidency. yeah, he's making all the all the news is nice and it's not just greenland, it's not just to find them. i can now i'm much bigger, a nation kind of has also been in the sites all the at president elect site does it? i'm so tempted language being used here. well, yes, don't tell me. i actually did. in fact make fun of the canadian prime minister just intrigued or even stating it, suggesting that kind of domain should become the 55 states of america. let's west with them. no one can answer why we subsidize canada to the tune of over $100000000.00 a year. makes no s

denmark essentially owns it. we are very good allies with denmark. we protect denmark like we protect large portions of the world. so the concept came up and i said, certainly, i would be strategically it's interesting, and we would be interested. i thought that the prime minister's statement that it was absurd, that it was an absurd idea was nasty. i thought it was inappropriate. all she had to do is say, no, we wouldn't be interested. >> so, the prime minister of denmark back then said no, we are not interested in the sale. trump was supposed to travel to denmark and canceled that trip as a result of some of the comments back then. again here we are in 2024. the idea of somehow acquiring denmark came up again and again. excuse me. greenland has come up again. again the response from greenland from denmark has been that greenland is not for sale and never is going to be, and so it's a non-starter conversation from their perspective. richard. >> thanks for that, aaron. julie, when you think of greenland, why might the president-elect be interested in

novo nordisk, the number one driver of gdp in that nation and job growth in denmark.there's a bit of a downside to that. >> yes, danish economy is doing well, employment is at a record high and that's positive for denmark overall, but just not everyone who are feeling those benefits. denmark is a small country, we are about 6 million people novo nordisk is on a massive hiring binge that it's vacuuming the labor market for everything it can get. and it can get a lot. of attractive pay, good benefits, it's up eight -- place people want to go to work. for companies, especially those near where he was president and expanding hospitals, and now repair shops. not only are they losing staff but they are struggling to recruit because there is no one left. we are seeing some visitors really feeling the pain. tom: a single company accounting for half of the gdp growth of an entire nation. did you say auto parts makers? that's pretty remarkable. what are the consequences for businesses and for the danish economy? it means that some businesses can't grow as much as they would lik

no, no, no, no, i didn't. nicholson's mine denmark's farm is to blame. the small country with just under 6000000 inhabitants is home to twice as many cows and pigs and many farm is used fertilizers on the fields that eventually end up in the sea. christian medicines finalize only a few kilometers from the fjord. he says he has already cut the use of nitrates to the bare minimum. he uses a satellite images to monitor which fields need to be fertilized and which can do without. but he thinks it would be impossible to give up fertilizers altogether. i think it's a good thing that we have reduce the nitrogen, but i don't think we can get any further. i think we are the lowest limit that we can accept as a from plants need nutrients to grain one grow without them since the pharma and since reducing the use of fertilizes, his plans are already only surviving on what is left in the ground. the mads fields christianson is aware of the problem. as a nature manager, these are the seeing of project and restoring the ecosystem invite. yes, your, you know, is the odd

should denmark led the united states by greenland? we should ask robert o'brien when kudlow continues. lock in let's go. rated e for everyone. [rock and roll music playing] xfinity. made for gaming. rewards members, get early access to an ea sports fc25 kit. visit xfinity.com/rewards. president-elect trump's suggestion that the u.s. should by greenland was dismissed by most as hyperbole. former national security advisor robert o'brien has doubled down on trump's suggestion say that denmark should let the u.s. by greenland if that country is unable to defend itself and the shipping routes around it. robert o'brien joins us now. robert, i heard you talk about this. a wonderful idea because everyone was snooty saying no, no, no, that is just donald trump and as hyperbole. there is some real truth to this why is greenland such as strategic property in our interest? >> well, david, president trump, people may have dismissed him, but the reality is he's a real geopolitical strategist. greenland is part of north america just like canada is.

ken mowery ambassador to denmark.want something to do. >> carley: with this exact thing in mind people on truth social for purposes of national security and freedom through the world. the united states of america feels that the ownership and control of green land is an absolute necessity. this something that he brought up during his first term in office. and denmark, which i mean, green land is a sovereign nation. but under the kingdom of denmark's authority, i guess. >> sovereignty. >> carley: autonomous nation? >> yes. >> carley: donald trump was mocked for saying it. but he clearly has a plan for why he wants to control greenland or take it under the united states' umbrella. one of the things pure speculation here is he is talking a lot about how to get criminal illegal immigrants out of our country. and countries like venezuela that we don't have relations with won't take them back, maybe he will build a facility in grown land and ship them there. that would for sure be a deterrent for people to come to the countr

and also the wall street journal reported on that match the officials in denmark dismissed the site. dave, i'm facing that, that open for business and not for patches and trump of trump. then after receiving such statements from the, from the danish will start to see when tom sold his thing, trip to denmark. and you know, since 1867 the us has considers or made proposals to buy the islands of greenland from denmark. and you know it's, it's something the don't trouble this week. i will not turn his a blind guy to in light of his upcoming presidency. yeah. when you look at all or is horses that greenland has as well the oil, they gas, the uranium, it's starting to make sense a little bit, isn't it? can i touch upon something in donald trump? he's been busy, he's taking name of his northern neighbor as well. on some pretty pointed language being used here. yes. well, darling, from actually did. in fact, make fun of the canadian prime minister just entry to even suggesting the kind of the should become the 55 states of america as well as cooling justin. to do the governor kind of done, l

to quote, deepening the bonds between the us and denmark. i know 1st times the power of diplomacy to advance american interests and strength and alliances. i look forward to working with the dedicated teams at u. s embassy, copenhagen and u. s. consulate nukes in greenland to deepen the bonds between countries. okay, so he wants to work on those bonds, partly from the u. s. consulate in greenland, which may as well just be, attend on her front lawn at this point. and it looks like the you will just welcome him right into the front door and even offer some snacks while trump's wing man and bassinger works on stealing green lambs. considerable natural treasures and wealth right from under their noses. oh but now and to the boys, the last guy i saw him pockets on what sizes have fled in recent days. yeah, i've gotten defends him if he says it's carried out that we retaliations like a games quote, middle dishes elements in the area at several points beyond the hypothetical line. serving as centers and height outs for malicious elements and their

to to buy the island of greenland from denmark. obviously some things donald trump wouldn't turn a blind eye to in light of the upcoming presidency. i know he didn't mention the vast amount of resources that but shoots terry free of greenland actually holds the gold, silver, oil, gas, etc. let's do something else as well. he said he hasn't been shy of i kind of, he's been taking and hit the northern neighbour of america to task as well. if the right. yes. well donald trump did actually, in fact, makes one of justin is true dyer, the canadian prime, minnesota. he called him b golf and else canada as well as making fun and suggesting that would be a great idea for canada to become the 55 states of america. let's listen to that. no one can answer why we subsidize canada to the tune of over $100000000.00 a year. makes no sense. many canadians wanted candidate to become the 51st state. they would save massively on taxes and military protection. i think it is a great idea. 51st state, as i've just mentioned, uh don't drum did in fact coo

the one announcing his a fall the he, wes, i'm boss of the to denmark. he indicated interest in taking control of greenland out for the following reasons for purposes of national security and freedom throughout the world. the united states of america feels that the ownership and control of greenland is an absolute necessity. as we know, don't trump made his name and real estate and actually during the 1st time of his presidency, he also spoke about and he discussed purchasing green lunch as well. and off to wall street journal reported on that they initial, sorry t is dismissed. the site, they actually saying that, that open for business and not for sale, and trump actually off to getting such response. he canceled his trip to denmark and you know, since $1867.00 the us has a considered or major proposals. so to buy the island of greenland from denmark, obviously something donald trump wouldn't turn a blind eye to in lights of the upcoming presidency. i know take didn't to mention the vast amount of resources that that's huge. terry, for your greenland a

there's another tournament newcomer in poland, who'll face neighbours there too in germany with denmarkoup. translation: it is| a challenging group. i think that all the teams that have qualified for this year have a chance and quality to make it to the knockout stages. therefore we have to be very focused on the task from the first game onwards because i think the individual quality of the other three teams are also very high. well, off the pitch, it was a big day for spanish football as well as rafael louzan was elected as new president of the spain football federation. louzan was a member of the executive committee since december 2019, but was banned by the pontevedra provincial council from holding public office for seven years. louzan was allowed to run after appealing to spain's supreme court and will now serve a term of four years. translation: today we've had a great victory and i hope this . is not a victory for myself, but a great victory for spanish football that needs us to start working together, all of us starting now, for the sake of our football. we are an example for th

to quote, deepening the bonds between the us and denmark. who knows this times the power of diplomacy to advance american interests and strength and alliances. i look forward to working with the dedicated teams at u. s embassy, copenhagen and u. s. consulate nukes in greenland to deepen the bones between countries. okay, so he wants to work on those bonds, partly from the u. s. consulate in greenland, which may as well just be, attend on her front lawn at this point. and it looks like the you will just welcome him right into the front door and even offer some snacks while trump's wing man and bassinger works on stealing green lambs. considerable natural treasures and wealth right from under their noses. yeah. what's a good average on mazda wrap this outs program here lie for most going on see international with one of our stores continuing online, not you don't call them and we're all across telegrams as the of wanted to come here since i was 121 my grandfather told me his mom came from russia of i was part russian. i didn't plan on staying

. >> denmark.ok forward to going, but i thought that the prime minister's statement that it was absurd, that was it was an absurd idea, was nasty. i thought it was an inappropriate statement. all she had to do is say, no, we wouldn't be interested. >> joining me now to talk about all of this is isaac dovere, cnn senior reporter and leah wright rigueur, cnn political analyst and historian, kicking off our wonderful panel on this post-christmas morning. thank you both for being here. isaac, i want to start with you. five years ago, trump said all denmark had to say was they weren't interested. and yet, here we are. what is old is new again in 2024. he's again talking about how greenland is needed. isaac, what's going on here? is this real? >> well, look, donald trump has been reelected president. he had ideas of what he wanted to do in his first term. he wants to bring them back in a second term. so it's not surprising to see that kind of continuity here. i think what's different potentially here is

denmark is now on the front lines of the war against russia and china. states, because of their vast territory in greenland. they've got to defend greenland, and if they can't defend it, we're going to have to, and we're not going to do it for free. they can put the frigate and airways and missiles there, the infantry there that they need to defend the country just like latvia, lithuania and estonia are doing in eastern europe, or they can pay us to do it and we'll do it, but they can coffer the cost of defense. or if they don't want to do either of those things, let us buy greenland from them, and greenland can become part of alaska. the native people are closely related to the people of alaska, and we'll make it part of alaska. but theyen can't have it -- the u.s. can't defend it for nothing, and the days of the u.s. taxpayer with defending western europe and kingdoms in europe and defending their empire for nothing if, those days are over. we love the danish people, they're great. denmark's a wonderful place. copenhagen is a wonderful city, but they h

quote, deepening the bonds between the us and denmark. i know 1st time the power of diplomacy to advance american interests and strength and alliances. i look forward to working with the dedicated teams at u. s. embassy, copenhagen and u. s. consulate nukes in greenland to deepen the bones between countries. okay, so he wants to work on those bonds, partly from the u. s. consulate in greenland, which may as well just be, attend on her front lawn at this point. and it looks like the you will just welcome him right into the front door and even offer some snacks while tom's wing man and bassinger works on stealing green lambs, considerable natural tractors and wealth. right from under their noses. alright, up and down to the border regions of i've got us on a pockets, don, essentially tensions have been flaring over the last few days of the defense ministry size. it's a carried out of retaliation strike against quote, malicious elements in the area. several points beyond the hypothetical line, serving as centers and height outs for malicious

elsewhere germany face poland, denmark and sweden while the hosts switzerland have been drawn alongside sport website — that's www.bbc.co.uk/sport but from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, hello there. it's been a mild start to the week. temperatures at swanage in dorset on monday reached 13 celsius. it'll be mild on tuesday as well, but again, there'll be a lot of cloud around. we're on the warmer side of thejet stream, and that's why we've got these higher temperatures, there's the position of the jet stream, it's to the north of the uk, so we're on the warmer side of that. but along a weather front, we've seen a lot of rain in the northern highlands, that's moving away, but this area of low pressure will bring some wetter weather back in to the north and west of the uk. so on tuesday, it looks like scotland and northern ireland will be cloudy, and there'll be some rain from time to time. england and wales looking mostly dry, again, there'll be a lot of cloud around, limited sunshine. and we're more likely to see a little rain into these western areas of england an

ambassador to denmark.ational security and freedom throughout w0r8d the united states of america feels ownership and control of greenland is a necessity. trump was looking into it is u.s. buying greenland and danish officials rejected selling, it is part of denmark. >> carley: madeleine rivera live in washington. thank you. bring in executive director of center for secure free society, joseph fumeyer. interesting things to talk about today from panama to greenland, two countries we don't often talk about. what do you think about what president trump is saying and trying to plush? >> i think as usual president trump is forecasting something that is strategic. panama canal is one of the seven strategic choke points, waterways throughout the world. not just a hub for u.s. commerce, it is transit hub for u.s. navy. panama canal has been diminished by having control over china. this is message for panama and china, who is controlling both sides of the operation of the canal and controlling port holding companies

given the fact the population of denmark, denmark owns greenland, population of denmark is 6 million,xchange for selling greenland to the united states if trump is willing to pay $1.7 trillion. ashley: what would we do with it? strategically it is in a good place but other than that it is a frozen rock. >> it has a lot of minerals that are very important when it comes to electric vehicle, electrification, batteries and whatnot. instead of having to rely on china for these minerals we can instead produce of them in greenland and that is where the value of this one. $7 trillion price tag comes from. ashley: now i understand. thank you for being here on christmas eve. have your self a great christmas with your family. appreciate it. still ahead, thank you very much, denzel washington was baptized as a minister. how are people in hollywood reacting? a flightmayor after american airlines temporarily grounded flights nationwide because of a technical issue, the latest updates from airports across the us when we come back. ♪ ♪ (♪) car, this isn't the way home. that's right james, it isn't. c

another -- >> jonathan: denmark which owns greenland which is -- greenland is owned by denmark. >> yeson-to-be president is saying we should, you know, attack denmark. >> be fair. he's talking about buying greenland, something that actually lots of conservatives, jonah goldberg has been talking about buying it for years. >> this is not a real estate sale. >> in 1775, we tried to have canada join us. they declined. etried again in 1812. >> it's a different century now. >> a different century and we're not going back to the 19th century. i hope an attack in canada, a sovereign nation -- >> he hasn't talked about attacking anyone. >> nobody's going to give up their land. trust me. >> there is a method to the madness. they say this is him doing what he does, which is throwing out some bluster, maybe a lot of bluffing, but trying to make statements on the world stage that scramble things, that scare some allies and. -- some enemies. i don't think we're going to rip up the u.s. flag and add a sister any time soon, and i don't think he thinks that either. i think he's trying to scramble a lot

denmark says it will increase its defense spending on greenland by at least $1.5 billion.se came just hours after america's president-elect donald trump repeated his desire for the u.s. to purchase the territory. denmark's defense minister said the timing of the funding announcement was just an irony of fate. the money will pay for two new naval vessels, long-range drones, and an approach to the airport to allow it to handle supersonic aircraft. donald trump on friday said the security of america and the world depended on the u.s. owning and controlling greenland. greenland's prime minister responded by saying his country is not for sale. a russian missile has struck a ukrainian city, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen. the strike on president zelenskyy's hometown came as his christmas message was broadcast. authorities say the ballistic missile hit a four story residential building. video showed rescuers pulling people from the rubble. standing outside kyiv's cathedral, mr. zelenskyy said the ukrainians wanted to see a christmas star shining in these guys,

trump is also in greenland, which is an autonomous territory owned by denmark that he first sought to acquire for the u.s. in 2019. that came in a truth social post, naming his ambassador, ken howery. "for purposes of national security and freedom throughout the world, the united states of america feels that the ownersh and control is an absolute necessity. we will do a wonderful job in representing the interests of the united states." "greenland is ours. we are not for sale and will never be for sale. but showing some concern that trump is serious. also been referring to canada as the 51st state and prime minister justin trudeau as "governor." opposite reaction from the canadians. he said trump is joking as they worked to secure this northern border and avoid his tariff threats. >> anita: well, there is a new sheriff in town, so we will see what happens in the new year. thank you so much. john. >> john: let's bring in alex for more on this. you actually wrote an op-ed about those not too long ago, saying it makes perfect sense. greenland is not for sale, but sometimes are not for sal

denmark has announced a huge boost defense spending for greenland.ugh, the danish government described the timing of the announcement as, quote, and irony of fate. indeed it is. juanita, i was up late at night on christmas on christmas, reading my advance copy of your book. which was a purely driving my husband absolutely bananas because that was a period of time that he was expecting to wrap all of the gifts for me. he was like, why are you not in bed? and i said, because i'm reading oliver's book and it's really good. the part of your core argument is that shirley chisholm was ahead of the curve on everything. right? she sort of understood that you needed to have dynamic and radical change. that you had to be a party that actually offered something to people. and that is where i think your argument dovetails with what david jolly was laying out about the incoming president. there is some appetite to just see a shakeup. right? the shakeup people are going to get is not shakeup they think they voted for. but it does speak to this desire that you can

political targets, here is a round of the headlines in the past 24 hours, they are reporting that denmark -- the washington post says trumps panama canal is a china influence. this it reads, trump urges wayne gretzky as he could be on the brink of losing power, i was going to say it is kind of a fun time to be alive, a more dangerous world now for trump and how china responds will be key. joining us, the president and ceo of the atlantic council. the truth is stranger than fiction here. just talk us through the impact this is all having and what does it all mean. >> first of all, we get ready for a freewheeling president is going to conduct a very unorthodox policy. i don't know how you spend your christmas day but the president- elect on social media talking about expanding american territories in the panama canal to greenland and to canada, the greenland prime minister as part of denmark, a territory of denmark, the panamanian president that says no we are not going to give it up and trudeau did not really respond at all. trump said that citizens would have 60% less taxes. but at the sa

trump then canceled a planned trip to denmark in response, denmark. i look forward to going, but i thought that the prime minister's statement that it was absurd, that was it was an absurd idea, was nasty. >> i thought it was an inappropriate statement. all she had to do is say, no, we wouldn't be interested. >> what's old is new again. joining me now to talk about all this is shelby talcott, politics reporter at semafor. good morning, shelby. thank you for being here on this holiday week. uh, so let's start right here on, i guess, greenland. five years ago. you heard right there, trump said all denmark had to say was that they weren't interested. and yet here we are once again talking about how greenland is needed. shelby, what's going on here? >> yeah. good morning. >> and this is the ultimate question, right? is donald trump serious? is this a negotiating tactic? his transition team hasn't exactly clarified his comments as they often do. they they will typically say with things like this, this is what donald trump said, take it as you will now back

denmark, the home of ittai and his gem collection. that's what i've come here to see.straight ahead here. ..having never considered the possibility they could come from the british museum. i can see a lot of white dots. exactly. what does that mean? the white dots is my way of marking out the ones that come from the british museum. so, that's most of them, then. and how many gems here do you think belong to the british museum? i think it's about 150 here, and roughly the same amount in my drawer over there. ittai's now in the process of returning all those gems that he thinks belong to the museum. i feel i'm righting a wrong and i'm doing something constructive and i enjoy helping the museum with retrieving the objects. but here's the thing — ittai didn't keep all of the gems he bought for himself. the items i sold on, i actually sold them on to people i already knew — fellow dealers, colleagues, friends, and a collector i knew very well already. he's now on a mission to return those gems to the british museum as well. some of the gems ittai sold on have been on quite

and since then, why would you expect panama, canada and denmark?ean, they're all allies of the u.s., denmark and canada are treaty allies. i mean, mutual defense treaties with with both of them under nato. why would you expect them or the president elect to respond to this kind of brinksmanship positively, given the way he's talking about taking their land? >> yeah. so, jim, i'm not sure he's talking to atlanta. look, i think, you know, there's the monroe doctrine, which i know everyone is familiar with or maybe people aren't familiar with, but the, you know, the. secure america. and the western hemisphere. right. and then there was the there was the roosevelt corollary to the monroe doctrine, which allowed you to carry a big stick and kind of work up and down the americas to keep american interests at bay. and now this is the trump corollary to the monroe doctrine. right? we're going to have that to secure america. look, the united states has looked to buy greenland before 1967. the state department said we should buy greenland at the same time we

denmark is still about five years away from that. this is trump, i think, saying denmark, you need to step up to the table here. >> it's a fascinating point, particularly because there's there's an underpinning here of strategic interest in greenland that i think, you know, and i want to ask you about this because you're one of the few people, i think, tom cotton talks to every once in a while on capitol hill of our ilk. >> he says no comment. >> he says no comment to you, but it's on the record. so i appreciate that. the strategic interests of which tom cotton in the first term was, was somebody who would detail when this first came out is, you know, from a foreign policy piece on greenland. the three main reasons for the interest, the melting ice will create a new, commercially valuable sailing route from the east greenland, maintain security importance to the united states as the site of its northernmost military base. and finally, greenland could become a crucial rare earth mineral source. when you talk to folks on capitol hill,

greenland is a self-governing autonomous island within denmark. acquiring in his first term and greenland government rejected the idea then and it does now. the danish prime ministers office would only say that it is quote, looking forward to working with the new administration. another day, another story. >> you can expect the trump team to be coming up with a number and seeing if that is something that greenland and denmark would bite at. >> it would have to take an opening offers. >> it would. thank you. donna major and katherine, two live stolen in a 2017 south carolina bank heist. there killer was spared from death row by president biden. we will hear from the prosecutor who calls it a betrayal of justice for these families. next. >> 12 jurors unanimously voted for the death penalty. that is what was fair and biden took that away from us. this senile, old, incompetent man took that away from our family, justice. >> welcome back. we are hearing from a former prosecutor who helped put away one of the convicted killers whose life was just spared

and that denmark hand over greenland. this is the same man who promised voters no more wars. >>> plus, president biden's historic announcement, commuting almost all federal death sentences. >>> good evening, i'm katie phang, in for joy reid. we begin with the rise and fall of matt gaetz. today the house ethic's committee revealed it found substantial evidence that the former republican congressman had sex with a 17-year-old girl in 2017. and that he regularly paid women for sex while he was in congress. the 42-page report concluded that the committee, quote, determined there is substantial evidence that representative gaetz violated house rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory a perks, impermissible gifts, obstruction of congress. committee investigators said they tracked 12 different women from 2017 to 2020. the committee concluded that most of the payments were likely connected to sexual activity and/or drug use. gaetz has repeatedly denied any wrong doing. and on monday, in a series of

>> i think i know, i think it's denmark, it's denmark, it's denmark. >> greece. >> i think it's denmarkpa. >> it is actually not greece. no. is it? wait, it is greece. wait, hold on a second. it's denmark. >> you were right, laura. >> denmark. during the new year, plates are thrown at neighbors or friends doors. it represents a new beginning. it also represents a new way of saying thank you. so thank you to friends. and then you throw it a plate at their door. all right. one last spin. let's go to the wheel. okay. smashing. >> kai bird smashing, smashing pomegranates. >> where in the world do they smash pomegranates? i think this is. >> i think greece. i think greece. >> it's greece. you got greece? >> i was going to say cyprus, but. but greece. >> is it greece or cyprus? the huge winner tonight it is greece laura sweeping the competition. perhaps they're getting the first one right. but it was close enough. you said south america so we'll count it. greece. they smashed pomegranates for good fortune, life and prosperity. heck of a thing to do with some pomegranates. laura and mary poppi