an arrest has been made in the murder of 18-year-old hannah hill. murphy: the arrest of good-time denny was incomprehensible to hannah's friends. i just can't see why someone we knew would want to hurt her. dennis murphy: denny's father alan ross says he was stunned, too. you tell me who your boy is. who's denny ross? denny ross-- wow-- a young kid who, uh, got himself in a situation by telling the truth. dennis murphy: the father says denny was an average, carefree kid, excited about a new job in internet marketing, not a killer. personality, demeanor-- if he walked in the door, who would we meet? you'd meet a person who just doesn't stop smiling. it doesn't matter who you are. you'll feel at home when you're around him because he's just got that personality. dennis murphy: the medical examiner ruled hannah's death a homicide by asphyxiation, saying she was strangled to death. but little else was clear. for instance, the me found semen inside hannah's body during the autopsy but said the sample wasn't useful because it had degraded so much during th

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[cheering] dennis murphy: farewell to hannah hill, never forgotten by her family and friends, or, as it turned out, by the criminal justice system. that's all for this edition of "dateline". i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. [music playing] ♪♪ >>> good morning and welcome to this sunday edition of "morning joe" weekend. it was another fast-moving newsweek. here are some of the conversations you might have missed. >> "the new york times" has a new piece on president biden as he is a little over a month away from leaving office. it is titled, a weary biden heads for the exit. in his final weeks, the president is determined to finish on a high note, and shape his legacy. a sprint to the finish line as chief of staff jeff zients puts it, the biggest box left is a cease-fire in gaza. and if he manages that, it would be a validating triumph for a departing president. otherwise, he is wrapping up his time in office by claiming credit for the healthy economy that he is turning over to his ungrateful successor and by getting money previously approved by congress out the door for roads

hannah brandt reports. >> the budget situation here on capitol hill is pretty uncertain right now, which shifting power dynamicsere's a debate about how to move forward with the government spending plan. >> i'm cautiously optimistic i'm doing one of these is the double catholic iris. a time that i that we can get it congressman pat fallon has faith. lawmakers will pass a spending bill before the december 20. a shutdown deadline will be here as long as we have to because we don't want is i don't mind. it was a journey of my republican colleagues as well. house democratic leader hakeem jeffries says negotiators are trying to come to an agreement on a full year long budget, but notes that there are still some issues they need to result to reach a deal. bipartisan conversations continue to be under way in january. republicans will take control of the house, the senate and the white house and some want to pass a short-term budget instead. so republicans can dictate the full budget when they have complete government control. congressman pete sessions expects they'll vote to extend the funding deadline into february a

and that is our hannah brandt reports today. both men on capitol hill musk and ramaswamy met with republicans here on capitol hill for what they're describing as a brainstorming session and they discussed how to carry out their plans to slash government spending under gauche. >> with his son on his shoulders, billionaire elon must walk through the capitol halls alongside businessman, vague ramaswamy and republicans welcomes their visit. this is an important day. it's a beginning of a journey as the heads of president-elect trump's department of government efficiency. musk and ramaswamy have promised to dismantle the federal government. they say they want to cut 2 trillion dollars in government spending with methods like firing federal workers, slashing regulations and cutting programs. government is too big. it too many things and it does almost nothing. well, many republicans are excited about the doge ideas. senator marsha blackburn is introducing a bill to start by freezing federal hiring and reforming federal salaries. you've got to freeze that spen

stance is tiresome con force washington, d.c., correspondent hannah brandt explains where things stand now. >> the budget situation here on capitol hill is pretty uncertain right now, which shifting power dynamics. there's a debate about how to move forward with the government spending plan. >> i'm cautiously optimistic i'm doing one of these is the double cafeteria sometime in we can get it congressman pat fallon has faith. lawmakers will pass a spending bill before the december 20. a shutdown deadline will be here as long as we have to because don't want i don't mind. was a journey of my republican colleagues as well. house democratic leader hakeem jeffries says negotiators are trying to come to an agreement on a full year long budget, but notes that there are still some issues they need to result to reach a deal. bipartisan conversations continue to be under way in january. republicans will take control of the house, the senate and the white house and some want to pass a short-term budget instead. so republicans can dictate the full budget when they have complete government control. congressman pete sessions expects they'll vote to

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hannah. hi, justine. >> the budget situation here on capitol hill is pretty uncertain right now because of the shiftingic. there's a debate about how to move forward with government spending. >> i'm cautiously optimistic i'm doing one of these is the double cafeteria sometime in we can get it congressman pat fallon has faith. lawmakers will pass a spending bill before the december 20. a shutdown deadline will be here as long as we have to because don't want do is i don't mind it was a jury of my republican colleagues as well. house democratic leader hakeem jeffries says negotiators are trying to come to an agreement on a full year long budget, but notes that there are still some issues they need to resolve to reach a deal. bipartisan conversations continue to be under way in january. republicans will take control of the house, the senate and the white house and some want to pass a short-term budget instead. so republicans can dictate the full budget when they have complete government control. congressman pete sessions expects they'll vote to extend the funding deadline into february allowing this admin

. >> kron four's washington correspondent hannah brandt explains where things stand. >> the budget situation here on capitol hillpretty uncertain right now, which shifting power dynamics. there's a debate about how to move forward with the government spending plan. >> i'm cautiously optimistic i'm doing one of these is the double catholic iris a time and i that we can get it congressman pat fallon has faith. lawmakers will pass a spending bill before the december 20. a shutdown deadline will be here as long as we have to because want is i don't mind it was a journey of my republican colleagues on well. house democratic leader hakeem jeffries says negotiators are trying to come to an agreement on a full year long budget, but notes that there are still some issues they need to result to reach a deal. bipartisan conversations continue to be under way in january. republicans will take control of the house, the senate and the white house and some want to pass a short-term budget instead. so republicans can dictate the full budget when they have complete government control. congressman pete sessions expects they'll vo

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washington, d.c., correspondent hannah brandt explains where things stand. >>the budget situation here on capitol hill is pretty uncertain right now because of shifting power dynamics. there's a debate about how to move forward on government spending. >>i'm cautiously optimistic i'm doing one of these is the double catholic iris. a time that we can get it congressman pat fallon has faith. lawmakers will pass a spending bill before the december 20. a shutdown deadline will be here as long as we have to because we don't want i don't mind was a of my republican colleagues as well. house democratic leader hakeem jeffries says negotiators are trying to come to an agreement on a full year long budget, but notes that there's still some issues they need to resolve to reach a deal. bipartisan conversations continue to be under way in january. republicans will take control of the house, the senate and the white house and some want to pass a short-term budget instead. so republicans can dictate the full budget when they have complete government control. congressman pete sessions expects they'll vote to extend th

hill today. his picks for attorney general defense secretary and secretary of state met with senators our washington, d.c., correspondent hannahhat's all going today. hi, justine. >> the trump nominees are here making their cases to senators as they work to win support for confirmation. but some of the nominees are facing more intense scrutiny than others. >> mata questions information about the nomination. lot of questions. well ration, not any persons from, but that's what god made confirmation as senators gear up to consider president elect trump's nominees. great meeting. many of them are visiting capitol hill to try to rack up votes for confirmation. want to congratulate responded to be president trump's nominee, attorney general nominee pam bondi is getting glowing reviews from republicans as she makes the rounds prosecutors. she wasn't really too good to turn ship stuff too and forest understands. the role that trump's pick for defense secretary is more controversial. >> army veteran and former fox news host pete hegseth is facing multiple troubling allegations including an accusation of assault which he denies and an i

hill today. >> his picks for attorney general, defense secretary and secretary of state. they're meeting with the senators called for as washington correspondent hannah brandt explains how that is going. >> the trump nominees are here making their cases to senators as they work to win support for confirmation. but some are facing more intense scrutiny than others. >> mata questions been raised about the nomination. lot of questions. ration, not any persons but at that's what god made confirmation hearings as senators gear up to consider president elect trump's nominees. great meeting. many of them are visiting capitol hill to try to rack up votes for confirmation. want to congratulate responded to be president trump's nominee, attorney general nominee pam bondi is getting glowing reviews from republicans as she makes the rounds prosecutors. she wasn't really too good to turn shoot stuff too and forest understands. the role that trump's pick for defense secretary is more controversial. army veteran and former fox news host pete hegseth is facing multiple troubling allegations including an accusation of assault which he denies and an investigation by t

hill tuesday. his picks for attorney general defense secretary and secretary of state all meeting with senators there, washington, d.c., correspondent hannah brandt explains the road ahead. >>the trump nominees are here making their cases to senators as they work to win support for confirmation. but some nominees are facing more intense scrutiny than others. >>a lot of questions information about the nomination. lot of questions will ration not any questions from that's god made confirmation hearings as senators gear up to consider president elect trump's nominees. great meeting. many of them are visiting capitol hill to try to rack up votes for confirmation. want congratulate responded to be president trump's nominee, attorney general nominee pam bondi is getting glowing reviews from republicans as she makes the rounds prosecutors. she wasn't really too good to turn shoot stuff. susan and instantly went to the forest, understands the role that trump's pick for defense secretary is more controversial. >>army veteran and former fox news host pete hegseth is facing multiple troubling allegations including an accusation of assault which he de