dippolito?eover): dalia dippolito had been called home from the gym to be told by police out front that an intruder had murdered her husband, michael. dennis murphy (voiceover): dalia was rushed to the boynton beach police department for the start of interviews. she began by telling the detectives that michael, her deceased husband, wasn't exactly squeaky clean. dennis murphy (voiceover): mike dippolito, she said, was a convicted felon, a swindler who'd bilked thousands of dollars from gullible investors by selling them phony currency securities. dennis murphy (voiceover): in other words, her murdered husband was a guy with enemies. when he was released from prison after seven months, he was still looking at more than 25 years of probation. he'd been ordered to make restitution to the victims he'd fleeced, an outstanding iou of $191,000. dennis murphy (voiceover): find out who he owed, suggested dalia, and you'll find the killer. the cops listened, but changed the focus of their questioning to t

and so dalia dippolito, the real housewife of boynton beach, who became a worldwide reality tv sensation, is now simply florida inmate w42222. yes, really. that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm andrea canning. thanks for watching. ♪ it's christmastime ♪♪ >>> good morning and welcome to a special holiday edition of "morning joe." we're on tape this hour, bringing you some of our best discussions of the past few weeks. we will begin with a recent column for axios titled "the great upheaval" which looks at how ai is among the many forces generating major change in government and beyond. >>> let's bring in the co-author of this piece co-founder and ceo of axios jim vandehei, msnbc contributor mike barnicle also joins us. i looks good, actually. >> yeah. >> okay. thanks for showing up. >> jim vandehei, this ai thing scares me. >> scares all of us. >> carnies, they -- >> what? >> they scare me. it's an austin powers line. but this ai thing scares me, man, and it seems like we don't have an administration that is going to be actually bringing the reins in on development of it. what are