this is jonbenet. she's 4. 7. >> christmas was patsy's favorite time, and she really went all out. she had a christmas tree for every room, and every tree had a theme. the windows were done with garland. the staircases had garland. there were red ribbons everywhere. >> and from all of us at our house to everyone at your house, merry christmas and the happiest of new years. >> there was plenty to celebrate that christmas of 1996. patsy had been battling ovarian cancer and was finally in remission. on christmas morning, the family opened presents in their home. >> they were going to a friend's house for dinner that night. >> we were going to leave early the next morning for a trip to our summer cottage in michigan. so we came home, set the alarm, went to -- went to sleep. >> this is your first extended interview. >> in 2000, barbara walters spoke to the couple about that terrible day. >> you get up. you're dressed. what happens? >> i went down our steps from our bedroom to the second floor, then i started walking

they knew jonbenet. it would have been possible for them to go to the house, take jonbenet without having a disturbance. >> when police visited the pews, they discovered the same brand of duct tape that had been used to cover jonbenet's mouth years later, the ramseys continued to name her as a suspect, but she always denied it. >> i think about jonbenet every day of my life and have ever since the day she died. i have never turned my porch light off my porch lights. been on every night since jonbenet died. >> then there was the santa claus suspect, who was a guy well known around town. his name was bill mcreynolds. >> he was santa claus to the boulder community for their parades and for certain events. >> santa claus was a darn good suspect mcreynolds actually played santa claus at the ramseys christmas party just two days before jonbenet's murder, and he and jonbenet actually struck up a friendship. >> all children are special to santa. >> she just happened to be extra special to me. she was very though

i did not kill my daughter jonbenet. uh, there have also been innuendos that she has, has been or was sexually molested. they are totally false. >> i'm appalled that anyone would think that john or i would be involved in such a hideous, heinous crime. but let me assure you that i did not kill jonbenet i think from the very start there was a sense that this case might just become a cold case, and it has become, you know, the mother of all cold cases. >> at this point, the prospect that we're ever going to see a, you know, a legal resolution of this case, i think is very, very dim at this point had you asked me then, will this be a story in 20 years? >> i would have laughed and said, absolutely not. there will be an arrest in this case and probably quickly. no one could have foreseen what happened over the next 20 years. i wouldn't be surprised if we never know what actually happened in that basement, and it will always stay a whodunit. >> this is a little girl who should be in her mid 20s right now and we're all dancing a

who killed jonbenet ramsey? >> our goal is to find jonbenet ramsey's killer. that has never wavered. >> her father speaks out after police gave an update in the case. >> i just need some specifics from the police. >> after nearly 30 years, the new leads. he says he's still chasing. >> i did get a letter yesterday that said, i think my husband is a killer. >> why? he now thinks the killer could be caught in his lifetime. >> god willing, they find the person or persons responsible for your daughter's death. what would you want to say to them? >> plus, james van der beek, the star of classics like dawson's creek. i don't want to wait for our lives to be over. and varsity blues. >> let's be heroes. >> sharing his shocking colon cancer diagnosis could spare anyone the experience of my last year. >> i would definitely want to do that. >> how he says his wife helped him through it. >> she's really taught me what i'm unconditional love is why he's now auctioning off his varsity blues jersey and the two biggest pop stars. >> and for a fortnight there we were, fortnite.

, patsy, who died in 2006, in jonbenet's murder. the boulder police department still seeking the public's help says they continue to receive tips to this day, david. >> david: mola lenghi on the case tonight. mola, thank you. you can see much more of that new interview with john ramsey later tonight right here on "nightline." >>> and when we come back tonight, major news coming in from the nfl tonight. action against the player after that violent hit on sunday. >>> former "dawson's creek" star james van der beek, his emotional interview with robin roberts on his cancer battle. >>> and two asteroids, one on a collision course with earth tonight. to the inconsiderate monster who has been stealing my pudding, i hope your conscience eats at you as you have eaten my pudding. bring my pudding back. i wish you the worst. dale. [click] [click] [swoosh] beautiful words. i'm sorry. thank you. ♪ i am genius (whoaaa) ♪ (cough cough) (sneeze) (♪) new alka-seltzer plus cold or flu fizzy chews. chew. fizz. feel better fast. no water needed. new al

there's new hope in the decades old unsolved murder case of jonbenet ramsey. sources say progress is being made in the investigation into the six year old's killing. >> obviously a homicide, a criminal act has been committed. somebody did it. >> sources close to the investigation say a team of experts is going through the remaining evidence using modern scientific and cold case techniques to try and crack the case. >> jonbenet's murder has frightened residents of boulder. >> it was the day after christmas in 1996, when jonbenet's parents realized their daughter was missing from their boulder, colorado, home. a handwritten ransom note demanding $118,000 was left behind on the stairs by the kitchen. hours later, john ramsey found his daughter dead in the basement. the unsolved murder captivated people for nearly 30 years. netflix now out with a docu series on the case. >> she had tape over her mouth and her hands were tied behind her back, and i immediately pulled the tape off. >> jonbenet's parents and brother were cleared in 2008 after additional dna evidence

jonbenet's father, now 80 years old, talking to abc news. here's mola lenghi. >> reporter: tonight, it's the case that has captured the nation for nearly 30 years. 6-year-old beauty queen jonbenet ramsey found brutally murdered in the basement of her home the day after christmas. now her father, john ramsey, speaking to abc news, saying he's still hopeful that her killer will be caught. >> if the police will do what we've asked to do regarding dna testing, genealogy research, i think there's a very good possibility that we will have him behind bars sooner than later. >> reporter: sources telling abc news that progress is being made in the investigation and that a team of experts is pouring over evidence using modern techniques. it was john ramsey who found his daughter dead in their boulder, colorado, home after she had been missing for hours. her tragic death making national headlines, but her murder remaining unsolved. >> someone killed this 6-year-old child. >> reporter: the crime now back in the public eye due in part to the newly releas

the ramseys were officially cleared, which was many years after the, you know, the murder of jonbenet ramsey. so where are they now? are they still actively pursuing leads? >> well, there's a new police chief who released a video statement recently saying that this case is actively open. it's a cold case that they are working on right now. and unlike the original investigation where the boulder police rejected help, like, for instance, the denver police department said, hey, we got some detectives who homicide detectives will make them available to you right now. and the boulder police department at the time said, nope, no thank you. we're good. we're a small department. we can take care of this themselves. and they didn't have an actual homicide unit. fast forward, new chief, new culture. the chief says that they're taking advantage of every resource available to them. that means local, state, federal resources. also, there have been changes in technology. dna technology has advanced. so the hope is that with these advances in technology, with the support of outside departments, that

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old jonbenet ramsey. what we're learning >> another budget blow to the city of oakland, according to the east bay times, the real estate firm seeking to buy the training facility used by the oakland roots and soul soccer teams, backed out of the deal last month. the raiders used the facility until they moved to las vegas. the firm prognosis issued a statement saying it determined the deal wasn't going to work out. the report says the city expected to receive $12 million from the sale of that 16 acre property. >> tomorrow, the pro football hall of fame will announce the finalists for the seniors category of enshrinement and fans here in the bay area certainly are hoping one of our own is on the list. >> that jim plunkett won championships in high school, in san jose, at stanford, and of course, for the raiders. >> but as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, the hall of fame has been one of the only things to elude the legendary quarterback when deciding who is enshrined into the pro fo

jonbenet, and the tragedy. mysteriously found dead in their own home the day after christmas. tonight on 20/20 for the very first time, you are going to see a clip of john and patsy ramsey talking with our barbara walters about finding a ransom note before jonbenet's body was even discovered. it's a cold case that has grabbed headlines for nearly three decades. >> we had a kidnapping. hurry. >> jonbenet ramsey found dead by her father john in their boulder, colorado, home, on the day after christmas in 1996. the ramsey family thought to have committed the crime. here her mother patsy being interrogated by police more than a year later. >> quit asking me about things that are ridiculous. find the person that did this. >> reporter: the family was cleared by police of any wrongdoing but it would take 12 years after the crime. now, for the first time, a never before seen clip from barbara walters' interview with john and patsy ramsey about a crucial piece of evidence. a ransom note demanding money or else. >> the r

new developments in the jonbenet ramsey case.-year-old's unsolved murder nearly 30 years ago. mola lenghi has details. good morning, mola. >> reporter: good morning, george. to date, nobody has been convicted of the murder that shocked the nation nearly three decades ago. it remains one of the country's most high profile crimes. jonbenet's family is hoping that, plus renewed public interest, plus new dna technology might finally close this case. this morning an update in the infamous decades longs cold case surrounding the murder of 6-year-old beauty queen jonbenet ramsey. sources telling abc news progress is being made in the investigation. >> obviously a homicide, a criminal act has been committed. somebody did it. >> reporter: according to sources close to the investigation, a team of experts is going through the remaining evidence, using the most modern scientific and cold case techniques to try and crack the case. it was the day after christmas in 1996 when jonbenet's parents discovered she was missing from their home. a han

the 1996 murder of jonbenet ramsey.family's colorado home the day after christmas. now 28 years later, her name and face is gripping public interest once again. sparking new hope that her killer could still be uncovered. nbc is tracking this renewed attention. liz? >> hey there. like the menendez brothers case, this new netflix docuseries is driving new interest in the mystery. the boulder police chief won't say if they have new leads but in an update he says things could have been done better and he hopes the renewed attention will generate more tips from the public after nearly 28 years. >> we have a kidnapping. hurry, please. >> reporter: the brutal murder of 6-year-old jonbenet ramsey in her home on christmas night 1996 shocking the nation and fueling a frenzy of media coverage that would last for years. >> it was a case that people couldn't stop talking about. >> reporter: as a new netflix docuseries contends, problems with the investigation appeared early on. >> why was the ramsey house not sealed off as a crime s

determined to find jonbenet's killer. >> you still have hope that this can be solved? their system. >> jonbenet's mother patsy ramsey passed away from cancer in 2006. two years later, the boulder d.a. cleared the family, pointing to dna evidence. >> colorado has over 1,000 unsolved homicides and we're not going to be one of them. >> reporter: dana griffin, nbc news. >> in today's daily health, a new study is revealing just how much exercise you might need to lose those extra pounds. we're all trying, right? according to findings published in the journal of the american medical association, 2 1/2 hours per week of aerobic exercise can lead to significant reductions in body weight and fat for people who are overweight or obese. that is half an hour five days a week. we double checked the math. nbc news medical contributor dr. john torres joins me now. dr. john, study also found that 30 minutes a week of aerobic exercise was linked to modest weight loss, but researchers really say working out 2 1/2 hours a week is optimal. why is that? >> i'm going to walk you through the

the jonbenet ramsey case getting another look. her father, john, hoping outside experts can finally solve his daughter's murder. >> we're going to have a representative with us from one of these cutting edge labs to explain what they can and can't do. hopefully, he will accept their help. >> nearly 30 years later, why jonbenet's family hopes it could lead to an arrest and the long-awaited closure. >>> flying high. a major milestone birthday, and we are taking you onboard for a one-of-a-kind ride. >> here we go! >> how the famous air ship keeps rising to the top 100 years later. >>> those stories, plus giant jackpot. more than $1 billion on the line in tonight's drawing. what would make for a massive belated christmas gift for somebody. >>> and game changer. >> throws it up in the air, and it is intercepted. >> the seattle seahawks keep their playoff hopes alive muzzling the chicago bears in the lowest scoring nfl game of the year. >> toledo wins it in six ots. >>> and the epic finish in college football with toledo putting the squ

who killed jonbenet ramsey? and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more.what boulder investigators are saying about the jonbenet ramsey case and the steps they're taking to solve the crime with your gma first look, i'm mola lenghi, abc news. >> we're learning more about the injury to 40 niners. star running back christian mccaffrey on sunday versus the buffalo bills. the 28 year old suffered a pcl injury in his right knee and will go on the injured reserve list. the injury likely will not require surgery, but the stanford alum will miss at least six weeks, ending his season with sunday's loss to the bills in buffalo. the 40 niners playoff hopes have dwindled down to below 10%. >> happening today, the pro football hall of fame will announce the finalists for the senior category of enshrinement. fans here in the bay area hope that san jose native jim plunkett is on that list. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has a look back at plunkett's legendary career. >> when deciding who is enshrined into the pro football hall of fame. one question stands

jonbenet was found murdered in her family's basement.blames police for not accepting outside help. >> bill: in the event that you missed it, justin trudeau making a trek to mar-a-lago on friday. this after trump threatened canada with tariffs. mexico as well, by the way. the president-elect calling the meeting very productive and you see a shot at the table. one of many that came out over the weekend. kennedy and tom shillue is here. good morning to both of you. so maple leafs are wild at mar-a-lago? >> what's amazing. trump has been around for a long time and finally he is normal. you know, people are showing up, taking meetings with him. you go back and forget how i was hosting red eye at the time in 2016. we could not get guests on the show who were not just pro-trump, who would have anything to say about trump at all. i couldn't get the guests. he couldn't get his cabinet. talk about controversial cabinet picks. nobody wanted to be part of the cabinet and not near trump. now everybody wants to be near trump, liberals and conservative

>> michael: new hope in the jonbenet ramsey investigation. her father responding to reported progress of finding the 6-year-old beauty queen's killer. >> george: breaking news. the new study on the two medicines approved to treat obesity. which one helped users shed more weight? ♪ ♪ step into christmas ♪ >> robin: are you ready to step into christmas? or jump? >> i believe in us! we can do this! >> robin: hopefully, we did a little better. we're unveiling something special this morning like the rocket man says, we're sending you this christmas card to say it's nice to have you here. >> announcer: live in times square, this is "good morning america." >> robin: who are you calling on that phone? [ laughter ] >> michael: i don't know. nobody on the other end. for the moment. >> robin: can you believe 21 days until christmas day? we have mindy kaling. she will be here in our next hour. looking forward to her. >> michael: yes, we are. the points guy is here with an exclusive look at his 2025 travel trends report. what to expect as you book vacatio

six year old beauty queen jonbenet ramsey found murdered in the basement of her colorado home the day after christmas. now her father, john ramsey, is speaking to nightline's brian pitts. >> sources have told abc news that progress is being made in the investigation. when you hear that. what do you think? >> john doesn't tell me anything. i just need some specifics from the police. are you doing this? are you doing this? and if the answer is yes, then i'll shut up. i'll keep my mouth shut. i don't need to keep pressuring them. but if they don't tell me what they're doing, then i've got to assume the worst. >> for more on john ramsey's conversation and the latest on the investigation into jonbenet's death, you can catch the full report on nightline. it's on in about an hour at 1235 right here on abc seven, after jimmy kimmel live! stay tuned for that. but stay here with us, because coming up, not even two years after it opened, san francisco needs millions to repair leaks at the subway station in chinatown. then the fallout in south korea after the president declares martial law and th

. >>> justice for jonbenet.orado police addressing new interest in the unsolved murder that's captivated the nation for three decades. this morning, why a new netflix docuseries is raising hopes that a new break in that cold case could be right around the corner. >>> all that plus holiday getaway. it is travel tuesday. we will tell you how to find the best bargains for your trip. >>> and rocky mountain high. >> he's gone. touchdown denver! >> the broncos outduel the browns in a high-scoring game that came down to the wire. >> here's a pick! intercepted! and that should end the night. mcmillan the other way. touchdown broncos. >> we have all the highlights wrapping up another exciting week in the nfl, today, tuesday, december 3rd, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> well, good morning. good to see you. it is a tuesday morning. glad you are with us. >> i like that fancy shot. i had to give it away. good morning, everybody.

in today's gma first look, john ramsey, the father of six year old jonbenet ramsey, who was brutally is talking about possible new evidence being uncovered in the unsolved case. here's abc news reporter mola lenghi. >> in this morning's gma first look, jonbenet ramsey father john ramsey speaking out to abc news, i want this chapter closed for my family. it was john ramsey who found his daughter dead in their boulder, colorado home just hours after she had gone missing the day after christmas in 1996. her tragic death captivated the nation, but her murder would go unsolved. sources close to the investigation telling abc news that progress is being made if the police will do what we've asked regarding dna testing, genealogy research, i think there's a very good possibility that we will have him behind bars uh- sooner than later and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more with john ramsey and hear from the director of the new docu series cold case, who killed jonbenet ramsey with your gma first look? i'm mola lenghi, abc news, new york. >> sean diddy combs facing a new lawsuit, this on

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six year old beauty queen jonbenet ramsey found murdered in the basement of her colorado home the day after christmas. now her father, john ramsey, is speaking to nightline's brian pitts. >> sources have told abc news that progress is being made in the investigation. when you hear that. what do you think? >> john doesn't tell me anything. i just need some specifics from the police. are you doing this? are you doing this? and if the answer is yes, then i'll shut up. i'll keep my mouth shut. i don't need to keep pressuring them. but if they don't tell me what they're doing, then i've got to assume the worst. >> for more on john ramsey's conversation and the latest on the investigation into jonbenet's death, you can catch the full report on nightline. it's on in about an hour at 1235 right here on abc seven, after jimmy kimmel live! stay tuned for that. but stay here with us, because coming up, not even two years after it opened, san francisco needs millions to repair leaks at the subway station in chinatown. then the fallout in south korea after the president declares martial law and th

who killed jonbenet ramsey? >> our goal is to find jonbenet

the murder of jonbenet ramsey is officially considered a cold case. the boulder pd has detectives assigned to it, and they do follow leads when they get them. but so far they've only been dead ends. let's hope that someday there will be justice for jonbenet ramsey. i'm hill harper, thanks for watching. >> i don't care what people think of me, you know, as i've said, questioning my moral character. >> if you want to. but look at your heart. think of laci. her picture, baby, and make the effort to bring her home. >> welcome to how it really happened. i'm hill harper, a charming hometown, a beautiful young couple with a new baby on the way. sounds like the perfect life, but not in this case. not even close. scott and laci peterson were surrounded by family, friends and love. they seemed to have it all until it all came crashing down when laci, who was eight months pregnant, vanished on christmas eve 2002. this is how it really happened you always look for someone that completes you. >> you know that harmony you've seen her picture on the fliers with the

today, the murder of jonbenet ramsey is officially considered a cold case. the boulder pd has detectives assigned to it, and they do follow leads when they get them. but so far they've only been dead ends. let's hope that someday there will be justice for jonbenet ramsey. i'm hill harper. thanks for watching. >> hello. welcome to our viewers in the united states, here in the uk and all around the world, i'm ben hunt in london. it is so good to have you with me. coming up on cnn newsroom, an unfamiliar profile is emerging of the suspect in the attack on a christmas market in germany. he's being held on murder charges as investigators search for the motive. the chaos on capitol hill this week could be a preview of what's to come in washington. we'll have reaction from house members after narrowly avoiding a government shutdown. and how a christmas cold front is threatening to impact record holiday travel in the u.s. we are learning more about the man accused of driving a car into a crowd at a christmas market in germany. police say he was in court late saturda

coping by shutting off the news for a while and watching something a little cozier, like "who killed jonbenet's cold outside, and so is this case! but for those democrats able to leave the house, this is what they're doing. >> an art installation on the walls of a 14th street subway stop is encouraging people to put their thoughts on post-it notes. it invites everyone to leave their feelings about this week's presidential election. >> things like, "i'm so scared, but i love this life more than i fear darkness." >> what the [bleep] is this? call me old-fashioned, but if you have a breakdown on the subway, you're supposed to jump in front of it! subway walls are only for two things: mysterious piss stains, and ads for shen yun. sure, it's a cult, but those concubines sure can boogie! and who are these people writing their deepest feelings on a train platform? the only subway thoughts i have are "is that guy shitting?" and, "why am i being stabbed?" in that order! but if writing post-its is a little too subtle, you can react to the election loss the american way: violence. >> rage rooms have see

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fox 31 in denver as the father of jonbenet ramsey says he plans to meet with the bolder police departmentt month. john ramsey will bring a representative from an independent genetic genealogy research lab. is he pushing local authorities to allow an outside lab to test crime scene evidence from his daughter's unsolved 1996 murder case. and this is a live look at a cloudy and rainy dallas. we can barely see it from fox 4. one of the big stories there tonight. 463 flights are delayed, 260 canceled. can you see why at dfw, dallas-fort worth international airport a line of thunderstorms moves across parts of texas. the national weather service predicted the system could bring high winds, hail, possible tornadoes and obviously a lot of fog. tonight's live look through the sleepy mess in dallas, we'll be right back. ♪ so, you know, han is 22 years old, and we've been together most of my life. not often do you have a childhood dog that, that lives this long so i think it's really unique and special that we've experienced so many, so many things in life together. knowing that he's getting good nu

colorado police say they are optimistic that they can solve the cold case murder of jonbenet ramsey asr telling the "new york post" over the weekend, quote: i'm not sure what it will take to bust it wide open. but, it feels like it's within reach. we're hoping for 2025. this is our year. the 6-year-old was found dead in the basement of her family's boulder house on christmas day in 1996 and gone unsolved ever since. although police say they are still actively looking into dozens of leads into her death. and after a weekend of brawls in the college game -- in college games, brian, do you want to take this over. >> brian: ohio state and michigan after the big upset by michigan, they decide to plant a flag in the middle of the field. a brawl ensued. it got scary and dangerous it. doesn't stop so they came out with pepper spray and cops. thankfully it did not spread into the stands. the both teams were fined $100,000. it didn't end there. similar scenes breaking out after florida beat florida state in the big rivalry game, obviously. they tried to plant a flag in the middle of the field. d

police in bolder, colorado now working over 100 new tips in the jonbenet ramsey case. the 6-year-old beauty queen found dead in her family's basement. 28 years ago. police say new leads have been flooding in since the release of a new netflix documentary. this all comes as ramsey's father john is preparing to meet with the bolder police chief next month. john telling fox news digital this week that he is pushing for authorities to allow an outside lab to test crime scene evidence. and disgraced former senator bob menendez postpone sentence until after wife's corruption trial. what a christmas they must have had. the democrat's lawyer telling the judge the sentencing falls in the middle of his wife's upcoming trial and comes at a risk of poisoning the proceedings against her. bob menendez resigned after being convicted on 16 counts of bribery and corruption charges. the fbi says it seized take a look. remember those gold bars from his home. sentencing currently scheduled for january 29th. and finally. i have never said this word. finally ample bees revealing the shockin

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perry russom, abc news, washington it's been nearly 30 years, and jonbenet ramsey murder still mystifies is renewed hope that the case could finally be solved. tonight, 2020 takes a closer look into the case with a new interview from ramsey's father. john ramsey is now 81 years old. his daughter would be 34 years old if she had not been murdered on christmas day in 1996. >> and one of the things he said at the end of our conversation is that i asked him if he could talk to her now, as you know, as an adult, what would he say to her? and without much pause, he said, oh, i would apologize to her. i said, apologize for what? i said, i would apologize for not protecting her because that's the father's job, to protect his daughter. >> you can catch more with john ramsey on 2020 tonight on abc seven at nine. it's followed by abc seven news at 11. >> all right. united airlines becomes the first major carrier to use those e airtags to try to track lost bags. >> such a great idea. an abc news reporter, becky worley, shows us how the new program works. >> airtags, their technology that we use to f

we start with the father of jonbenet ramsey sitting down with abc news. we'll tell you what he's saying about the investigation into his daughter's death after reported progress by investigators and then some breaking news about the popular injectable weight loss drugs. how two of the medicines approved to treat obesity compared in a new study. one of them came out on top, and we are revealing our gma holiday card. it's inspired by a viral tiktok trend and we did our best. and then mindy kaling also live here in times square. so a lot to get to on gma. >> who do you think is going to be your number one for whatever apple does? i honestly don't know what it's called. i just know unwrapped. i it's i don't know what it's called either because i'm not as wrapped up as see that spotify is a little like you guys get really stuck on it. >> so i don't know, actually it's called because i don't know how the analytics work. oh, it's called replay. good to know. >> yeah i'm going to guess that mine. what do you think? i think mine is going to be chappell roan. >> yo

also, the new developments in the jonbenet ramsey murder investigation cannot believe we are learningore here about that unsolved case of the child pageant queen found dead that has grabbed headlines for decades, and james van der beek will be with us here in times square. it's his first live tv interview since announcing his cancer diagnosis. we're going to check in and see how he's doing and how he's helping others, and we've got cruise news this travel tuesday. gio will bring you that. and how about some joy because it's also giving tuesday melinda gates is here with a big announcement. and we've got a great story about one man's generous mission launching something called kind corps. we're going to tell you about it and how you can make an impact too. it's all coming up on gma. >> okay, so the stowaway story is so fascinating to me. this is not that story. but it reminded me of when i was on a very long haul flight and someone refused to sit down in their assigned seat. and it was this whole situation that was unfolding. and it was it was threatening to make us late. right. and i

they speak with the father of jonbenet ramsey about what he thinks happened the night that she was murderedle 8." shows the story of the only women's corps -- army of color that was stationed in europe during world war ii. she spoke with a director tyler perry and also the star kerr' washington ability the amazing story behind the film. we also have a surprise for her. it's a birthday surprise and i promise you, you are going to love it. we'll see you at 7:00. >> okay nate. [ laughter ] thank you so much. it's nice to talk to you this morning. >>> hey, watching the price you pay for goods and services this morning. new government data just shows prices rose only slightly in november by just 0.1%. what if it is lenny kravitz and i just ruined it? maybe it is. oh. i was joking everybody. yearly inflation was 2.4% in november. up from 2.3% in october. that's according to the personal consumption expenditures price index. the federal reserve watches this closely as leaders consider changes in interest rates. you know, for the sixth time this year, california regulators have approved two new rat

this new netflix docu series is a 3 part series is r really generating a lot of new interest in the jonbenetr generation may be heard of jon benet ramsey but didn't know all the details of exactly what happened. i and there is new interest now into what went wrong and why a killer was never caught so much so that the new york post is reporting that investigators saying the case could bus wide open in 2025 and that it is, quote, our year to finally perhaps all of all of this john bunnies murder has perplexed police since the early morning hours of 12/26/1996. when the 6 year-old beauty queen was reported missing from her boulder, colorado, home. her father, john ramsey, later found her body beaten and strangled in the basement of their home. and ever since then series of surfaced about what happened. but no one is ever actually been charged. boulder's new police chief released a video in response to the new netflix docu series pledging to reinvestigate the case and finally bring justice. take a look. what i can tell you, though, is that we have thoroughly investigated multiple people identifi

the killing of jonbenet ramsey.amsey says he'll meet with the police chief from boulder, colorado. ramsey will push for an independent lab to retest crime scene evidence hoping recent technology could reveal new findings. this thursday, christmas day, marked 28 years since the body of the 6-year-old was found strangled and bludgeoned to death in the family home. another high-profile case revisited, as well, the menendez brothers who were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989. lyle and erik menendez are serving a life sentence without parole after shooting kitty and jose menendez in what they describe as self-defense. in their first virtual court appearance in decades they appealed for a shorter sentence, but their fight for freedom could take a back seat as new l.a. district attorney nathan hokman reviews the case file. keith morrison has more. >> reporter: one of the biggest crime stories of the year is 35 years old. the murder of kitty and jose menendez. popping up all over tiktok. >> they should be walking

wecht consulted on sensational cases from the kennedy assassination to the murder of jonbenet ramsey.th his lab just minutes from blairsville, the local coroner asked that he perform the autopsy on john yelenic. dr. wecht also decided to visit the murder scene. my own inspection of the death scene indicated that dr. yelenic had been injured already in the back part of the house. andrea canning: dr. wecht believed the assailant then chased john yelenic through the house. it's a very mobile situation. you're fleeing from me, and i'm chasing you. and i'm inflicting injuries as you go along. [camera shutters] andrea canning: dr. wecht explained why the window by the front door was broken and covered in blood. cyril wecht: his head is pushed through this multi-paned glass arrangement on the right side of the door, looking at it from the inside. andrea canning: john yelenic suffered massive, possibly fatal, injuries to his neck when his head was pushed through the glass. but the attack wasn't over. dr. yelenic then, finally, fell to the ground, obviously, and his throat then was slashed. an

. >> you know, it brought us the ability to go to far is the jonbenet ramsey murder investigation turningrcus? >> yes, it's tabloid, but on the other hand, it's a tabloid era. and here's the point. here's where the fear comes into it. i think, larry, it's the fear that says, gosh, if we don't cover it big time, our competition is. and when they cover it big time, they're going to get a big jump in the ratings and the first thing is to last, if we're going to last, if we're going to survive, we've got to do it. >> well you also see is a whole army of commentators people who make their business talking about the news. >> what i say is what we should do is we should bomb his capability of producing oil, take out his refineries, his stations, his wealth have any capability of producing certainly selling a lot of oil to the networks were doing good journalism, but they became much more preoccupied by profits. >> it's much cheaper to have someone in your studio pontificating than to have reporters out in the field reporting. >> i don't know if any of this is true, but what i've heard is that th

>> i'm not going to ask you about jonbenet. but people watching the other day.e guy, the guy on that case. >> yeah. covered it for a >> covered it for a couple of years. >> the latest i have heard phil, they have not used -- boulder police were so completely incompetent they haven't used all the methods that are in use now and we actually might get an answer, supposedly, for who did that and using the dna. >> everyone would love it, if they can get answers. >> no kidding. we got to move on. but pop culture, we cover that, too. >>> >> just after 8:00 a.m. on the east coast and you are watching squawk box on cnbc. i'm here along with joe kernen. andrew is hosting the "new york times" conference but will join us for a preview it is a little bit. >>> among thai days top stories, a few earnings movies -- movers, lacquer missed profit expectations and that stock is down 17%, that is a big dip from what we saw earlier this morning. >>> shares of dollar tree are rising after the dollar store chain beat 3rd quarter top and bottom line . right now, you can see it is up by

and -- >> jonbenet ramsey? what were you doing there? >> you were a beat reporter covering it.have an actual picture of you -- boy, you were handsome, as a young man. >> and you are today, phil. >> the past tense word. that's nice. >> in your youth. >> in your youth. in your youth. >> you should listen to me, rather than him. >> phil, did you know at the time -- i remember how bad alex hunter was, but that detective, man, did they screw over the ramsey family without looking at what actually happened. do you have a view now on that? there was an intruder, i'm absolutely sure. >> some day we'll sit down and have a drink. i have many views. you don't coverry a story for years like i did without developing your opinion about certain things. we'll sit down and have a drink. >> mainstream media back then too. not you. but the -- it was more the yellow tabloid stuff. anyway, phil lebeau, still handsome, thank you. >>> coming up, punch bowl's jake sherman will join us on president-elect trump's latest picks. arn president biden, the pdo of his son hunter. get the best of "squawk box"