it was quite illuminating. >> this morning we have new details. >> in the case of jonbenet ramsey. a local paper, the boulder daily camera, reports that a grand jury voted to indict john and patsy ramsey for abuse. that led to jonbenet's death. >> but the district attorney declined to prosecute. >> so what that means is the grand jury decides to indict the ramseys. but the da discards their decision and decides not to proceed. >> the grand jury said both of the girls parents, john and patsy, did unlawfully, knowingly, recklessly and feloniously permit a child to be placed in a situation which posed a threat of injury, which resulted in the death of jonbenet ramsey. >> this was explosive because it totally contradicted what alex hunter, the da at the time, had actually told people back in 1999. >> i and my prosecution task force believe we do not have sufficient evidence to warrant the filing of charges against anyone who has been investigated at this time. >> alex hunter essentially decided to veto the grand jury's decision. now, prosecutors do have that option. but the issue here i

there's a good opportunity to really find out who did this. ♪ >> jonbenet ramsey! perform. she was a natural for it. >> i competed with jonbenet. she had all these wonderful costumes and outfits and she had this presence. >> third runner up, jonbenet ramsey! >> it wasn't really a competition to her. it was more of "this is fun! let's go on stage and do that." >> my name is jonbenet ramsey, and i'm 5 1/2. >> what is your favorite animal at the zoo? >> the monkeys, because they laugh and stuff and hang around. >> today, jonbenet would have been 34 years old. >> i was her age. she would be my age now. she would be pursuing her own career. she never got to grow up. she is frozen in time now. >> well, the police were convinced pretty early on that patsy and/or john were involved. and you had a district attorney's office that was saying, not so fast. and that created enormous tension between the two. >> did you hear anything yesterday? >> i think there are some new developments. >> alex hunter, the district attorney, wanted someone to come in with fresh eyes in this case

as detectives dug deeper into the jonbenet ramsey case, some of them believed all signs were pointing to patsy ramsey, their colleagues at the boulder da's office were split. some bought into the police theory, but others weren't so sure. three months into the investigation, it was in disarray. the d.a., alex hunter, needed an objective take on the case. what he didn't expect was for that take to turn the investigation upside down. >> when the autopsy report was released and we found out how this little girl died, all of a sudden, it seemed really surprising for many people that the parents could have been involved at all. >> the autopsy does not read like an accident. it reads like a violent attack. oh, it's a horrible death. >> jonbenet ramsey, six years old, had been strangled, had her mouth duct taped, her hands bound. her skull fractured. >> if you believe patsy ramsey did this to her daughter, you have to believe she did all these things. and that then she had the whereabouts to sit down and write this ransom note. >> and there was one more horrifying detail in the autopsy repor

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.

the murder of jonbenet ramsey still mystifies americans, but with new documentaries and interviews, there is renewed hope the case could finally be solved. tonight, 2020 takes a closer look into the case with a new interview from ramsey's father. abc seven news anchor reggie aqui spoke to 2020 anchor byron pitts about tonight's episode, what we hope to accomplish in this show. >> forever young, who killed jonbenet ramsey is to give to connect the dots over the past 28 years. certainly what happened early on. there's this these excerpts from an interview that barbara walters did back then that that's never been seen before. that gives renewed context. as you mentioned, we talked to john ramsey recently about the ordeal, the pain he still lives with and the commitment he has to finally finding the person responsible for his daughter's murder. >> yeah, he's 81 years old now. his daughter would be 34 years old. has she not been murdered on christmas day all those years ago? and i think one thing that really struck me was he said that he has run into some of her old playmates when she was a li

in the public eye due in part to the newly released netflix docuseries "cold case: who killed jonbenet ramsey?" now 80 years old, ramsey says he's grateful for the renewed interest, but it's painful to relive his daughter's death. >> somebody asked me once, "what would you say to jonbenet if you could?" and i said, "look, i would say she knew she was loved." i mean, we told her that every day. and but i would tell her, "i'm sorry i didn't protect you. that's a father's job." >> reporter: in 2008, dna evidence killed john and jonbenet's mother, patsy. the boulder police department still seeking the public's help says they continue to receive tips to this day, david. >> david: 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 creek's star james van der beek, his emotional interview with robin roberts. >>> and two asteroids, one on a collision course with earth tonight.

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

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

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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

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

. >> michael: new question in the jonbenet ramsey case. this morning, the never before seen clip from barbara walters interview with jonbenet's parents. >> the ransom asked for a weird figure, 1 her parents. $118,000. >> michael: the ransom note found in the house. >> rebecca: in court. morgan wallen facing charges after throwing a chair off the roof of a nashville bar, now taking a plea deal. the sentence he's facing now. >> george: close call. what happened here? everyone is okay but what led to this car going out of control? >> rebecca: massive recall. more than 2 million stanley cups recalled by the company. the potential danger this morning. ♪ >> michael: and your wildest dreams this friday. the little elephant becoming a giant sensation. you'll meet baby kirby live. ♪ >> announcer: live in times square, this is "good morning america." >> george: how cute is kirby? >> rebecca: so sweet. >> george: good morning. hope you're doing well this morning. >> michael: we sure do on this friday morning. and you know what? got some good news. dic

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

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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it has been 28 years sincehe killing of jonbenet ramsey. d no one has been charged with the crime. >> john ramsey he has he plans to meet with the current chief of police in boulder in the new year. dana griffith has the latest for us. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. john ramsey called that meeting, an important step towards closure. he is hoping the boulder police allow him to bring in outside experts to help test crime scene evidence in a last-ditch effort to solve the murder. nearly three decades after the brutal murder of 6-year-old jonbenet ramsey in her colorado home on christmas night, her father still thinks the case can be solved. >> that's an important meeting. we will 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. >> reporter: boulder police declined to answer questions about the case or do any interviews citing the active investigation. only saying in a statement, the boulder police department has regularly met with the family

no one has ever been charged with jonbenet's murder, now 80, john ramsey recently telling savannah he'sis can be solved? >> i believe it can be solved if the police accept help from outside 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 workin

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>> 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

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

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

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

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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

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. >>> also ahead, the renewed spotlight this morning on the unsolved jonbenet ramsey case as a netflixat the evidence three decades later. liz kreutz is on the story. >> hey, guys. good morning. some of the biggest questions a lot of folks still have is there dna evidence that could be tested? and did the police department do enough? today the police chief is responding as we approach 28 years since the murder. >> liz, thank you. >>> we have that and a lot more on a what day of the week is this? >>> still ahead, we are heading into a real life santa's workshop. >> one of our favorite elves, kaylee hartung, will take us behind the scenes at a magical place where some of the most famous holiday displays are created, including the displays right here at 30 rockefeller. first, your local news, weather and some quick messages. for more than a decade farxiga has been trusted again and again, and again. ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ ask your doctor about farxiga. a chewy order is en route for monkey, who loves to climb. so mom uses chewy to save 60% and get exclusive

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

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

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

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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

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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

. >> is the jonbenet ramsey murder investigation turning into a media circus? >> 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. >> they don't have any capability. >> well, they're 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 hear

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"

jonbenet case. a lot of people, a lot the younger generation may be heard of jon benet ramsey but didn't know all the 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 identified. >>the suspects throughout the years. and we continue to be open-minded about what occurred as we investig