monty! he did it!ld monty, a giant schnauzer from ocean city, new jersey, crowned the champion of the westminster kennel club best in show. and it was a victory a long time coming. >> puppy did the damn thing. i'm so proud of him. >> david: monty and his handler making it to the finals last year, and the year before, but going home without the crown. >> been awhile since a working dog has won best in show. >> david: but as they say, the third time's the charm. >> monty the magnificent, your 2025 best in show. the giant schnauzer. >> david: making history, too. the first giant schnauzer to ever be crowned top dog. beating more than 2,500 dogs from all 50 states. more than 200 breeds. >> graceful as ever out there. >> david: there was bourbon the whippet coming out of retirement. and of course, comet. look at that hair. this year, it was monty's turn, and his owner, katie, always knew he could do it. >> he always tries so hard. and i'm just proud of him. >> david: and right here tonight -- >> hey, david.

monty was in there. monty was the winner. >> i choose the giant schnauzer. [ cheers ] >> george: this morning monty named top dog at the westminster kennel club dog show. >> monty! he did it! three years and he finally wins best in show! >> george: third time was a charm for the 5-year-old known as monty the magnificent who has won the working group category for three straight years but has never taken home the show's top prize until now. >> he always tries so hard. i'm just proud of him. >> reporter: competition was tough but he beat out over 2,500 other dogs including favorites like bourbon the whippet, comet the shi-zhu. archer the terrier. [ cheers ] >> one last shot. >> george: and neo the bishon. but no one caught the judges' attention quite like monty, the first giant schnauzer to ever take home the title. >> he did it. i'm so proud of him. >> robin: okay. >> george: he's on a winning streak. won the american kennel club dog show in december. also we're all gonna meet monty later this morning. >>

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monty wanted to have the last word there of course.his was actually his last lap around the show ring. the five-year-old pooch is officially retiring from competition. aw. thanks for watching. the news continues at 8:00 on pix plus, 44 cable 12. we'll see you back here at 11:00. mmmm... planet oat's so creamy and not watery like- exactly! and unsweetened has 0 grams of sugar. and it's an excellent source of calcium. wow! planet oat really has it all! ♪♪ announcer: it's time to play "family feud"! give it up for steve harvey! [cheering and applause]

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after three long dog years, monty the giant schnauzer finally bests them all. >>> good morning. i'm michael george. well, we start with another busy day at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. president trump met with jordan's king abdullah over the future of the palestinian people. trump also signed another executive order alongside elon musk over his doge government overhaul plans. and late last night, the president met with newly released american teacher marc fogel who's been detained inside russia for more than three years. cbs' jarred hill is here with the details. good morning. let's talk about this prisoner release. certainly good news, but has the president said yet what the u.s. gave up in exchange? >> reporter: fogel last night was essentially in shock it seemed after getting released from a russian prison. there was nothing that president trump said about the deal itself. he pretty much shied away there the details. it was, though, a promise that trump made to fogel's 95-year-old mother over the summer when she spoke to him at a rally in butler, pennsylvania, site of the attemp

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monty also won the huge american kennel club champion in december, and his handler said that monty is retiring from showing and this was his last competition. wow. well, if you're going to go out, go out big. you're like, look, i'm done.e. it's pretty good, though. they call him monty because usually they have those long names like montgomery. oh, yeah. the third. exactly. very cool. what an honor to do, monty. and the handler crying there? yeah, absolutely. is like honor. yeah, it's like a beauty pageant moment. right? don't muss the makeup. right. all right, we're going to need something to cover up at least tomorrow when the rain comes. i got the umbrella handy. and you will need the umbrellas, the hats, everything. because not only will it be raining, but also windy. and we're looking at a big change in our weather over the next 24 hours. it's all clear right now as you're heading out and take a look at that sunrise in san jose. it's going to be a nice one, and it's a little bit milder than it was yesterday at this time. we're in the low 40s, which is still chilly, but at least we

we get to pet monty, guys.ow thrilled are you? janice, you did a great job yesterday as always covering the westminster dog show. >> janice: you know how much i love it. it's one of my favorite assignments. >> steve: absolutely. >> janice: the groundhog every year and the dog show and up next is kentucky derby. an animals. >> lawrence: was the competition close? >> janice: i think. so there was really amazing stories with all seven of the groups that were in the dog show. the winthe whippet. came out of retirement. 9 and a half years old. >> steve: came out of retirement. what is a dog's job it could come out of retirement? >> janice: there were a lot of people excited for the different groups. giant schnauzer has never won best in show 149 years since the westminster kennel club dog show. what a great seen. people should go at least once in their life to enjoy the dog show. number one question i get is it like best in show the movie? and it is. it's identical. >> emily: i was watchinged from the gym and crossi

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. >> monty. >> there it is. best in show. meet monty, a giant schnauzer. the five year old pup won the prestigious title at the 2025 westminster kennel club dog show. monty is the first giant schnauzer to ever win the big prize. i was kind of rooting for the golden retriever. >> for all. >> the. >> years that you put into. >> it. >> it's still a nice looking dog. president trump and new york mayor eric adams formed an unusual bond. both men have faced scrutiny after federal charges against them. but now the justice department has pushed u.s. prosecutors to drop the corruption case against adams, despite the evidence. cnn's brynn gingras has more on what appears to be a growing alliance between the president and the mayor. >> donald trump. >> and eric. adams an unlikely friendship that's now seemingly having major payoff for the embattled new york city mayor. >> and this case will no longer continue. >> quoting the bible and not taking questions. adams thanking the justice department for ordering new york prosecutors to drop federal charges against him. >>

monty.he winner of the working group category the past three years at westminster, though that group has not secured the overall win since 2004. i also did read that monty entered the competition as the top ranked dog in the country, based on points amassed in previous shows, and was the odds on favorite to win. >> if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. monty is cute. >> apparently john hates dogs. >> not i love dogs, real dogs. i don't. >> like. >> dog shows. >> and joy. i don't know. >> a mutt, a real dog, not one of those. >> i agree with john. thank you guys so much for joining us. this is cnn news central roof. >> hank used to suffer from what felt like a cold and flu medicine hangover in the morning. then he switched to mucinex nightshift. mucinex is uniquely formulated to leave your system faster, so you wake up ready to go. dry mucinex nightshift and feel the difference. >> we are. >> living with afib and over half a million of us have left blood thinners

meet monty, the giant schnauzer. he was crowned best in show at the westminster kennel club. the sleek, all black canine broke a long drought for the working group. he's the first from that class to take home the prize in more than 20 years. monty's owner had the best reaction to the win. the puppy did the thing. that's a direct quote. yes, the puppy did. good boy. very good boy. no, great dane, but impressive. impressive pooch. thank you for joining us. i'm phil mattingly. stay with us. inside politics with dana bash starts right after the break. >> has a. good day to cough or no. >> buh bye. >> cough chest congestion. hello 12 hours of relief 12 hours. >> not coughing at the movies. >> hashtag still not coughing. mucinex dm 12 hour doesn't just quiet coughs, it treats coughs caused by excess mucus at the source and controls them for 12 hours. it's comeback season. stubborn chest congestion. try mucinex 12. >> dad, are we really going to miss the game? >> i think we're stuck here. >> you guys doing okay? >> dad? it's john elway. >> our planes having. >> mechanical problems,

the champion this year was a nepo baby named monty. he was the first giant schnauzer to win, but his father was runner up in 2018, spreading the wealth here. monty's handler was crying, as was probably every mutt in the country. they're not even allowed in the best in show competition. a new hour of cnn news central starts now. >> a show of power in the oval office. first buddy elon musk holding court alongside president trump, touting transparency as they slash the federal government workforce and some of its programs. but critics say transparency. what transparency. and what about those conflicts of interest? also, waking up at home in american history teacher who the u.s. says was wrongfully detained in russia is finally back on american soil. the warm welcome he received from the white house. and futures are mixed this morning, minutes before the first inflation report of 2025. a strong labor market accompanied with tariffs and high egg prices. which way will the report tip the scales? we will show that to you. coming up, i'm sara

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as for monty.e rest of his life as a cherished family pet. hard turn now from dogs to beetles. and i'm not talking about the animals. there was another show happening last night in the big apple. legendary singer songwriter paul mccartney held a surprise concert in new york city yesterday. the former beatles member announced the show online at noon, set for later that evening. tickets were priced at a steal, just $50, but they were only available in person on a first come, first serve basis. absolute scramble after the announcement, a lion quickly wrapped around the block and the tickets expectedly sold out within an hour. mccartney's 100 minute set list included hits like a hard day's night, let it be, and more for the intimate 500 person audience. still ahead this morning, house speaker mike johnson is responding to vice president j.d. vance's social media post about the power of the courts. we're going to play his response for you. plus, former biden housing and urban development secretary julia

that's what it means. >> congrats, monty. >> his handler says the pooch will. >> live the rest. >> of. >> his life as a cherished. >> family pet. yeah, i was hoping. >> monty would get some words in. >> in that interview. >> the postgame. i wanted. >> to see what. >> monty had to say about their performance, but. >> i guess he has a spokesperson. >> everybody see best in show tonight. oh, yeah. and one of these years, the golden retriever will win. yeah. you know, the golden retriever never won this contest. >> i did not. >> know that. shut out. >> well, monty, by the way, break his silence on his podcast being released later. >> this week. >> naturally. >> speaking of podcast host pablo. >> torre. >> well done. >> that is really good. this is a professional heading out. he's a professional. >> meadowlark media, the name of the podcast pablo torre. >> finds out. >> msnbc contributor pablo torre. >> thank you. >> as always. >> midseason form. >> here we go. >> pitchers and catchers. >> we are ready. very impressive. >> coming

monti was named best in show, beating out more than 2500 dogs across 200 breeds.n the working group category three times in a row, but this is his first time winning the top honor. the akc says the giant schnauzer has grown in popularity in recent years. the working dog breed is easily trainable. they're not recommended for first time dog owners, though, or those with small children. >> you know who i voted for best dog? moe. moe? of course. i'd like to talk about moe more. i've got to go to sal. we have a new crash in dublin. what is happening, sal? >> yeah, it's got three lanes blocked on all of a sudden, and we had just talked about this commute. it was actually pretty good. and now there's a new three car crash. westbound 580 at doherty road there right before the 680 interchange. and this is quickly going to back things up right there as everyone tries to merge. and we have a big backup. the and the authorities are on their way. the fire department you know this is going to be a big deal for you if you're driving out of livermore heading to dublin. it's alrea

look for some monty hall. >> ainsley: he said it is going to hurt in the beginning but it will allowcompanies to produce more, avo avocados, they grow them in california. tequila countries mexico. maybe a company that can produce it here. >> brian: keep mexican worms in mexico. we will use our own worms. here is secretary of energy as of friday, doug burgum talking about how this all lines up with his agenda. >> it's an incentive for americans to say let's get going on producing energy here. but you saw the lower tariff on canadian energy. this reflects president trump thoughtfully considering the impacts on american but still putting pressure on those related to the border. i mean, this isn't a trade war with canada or mexico or china. this is about fentanyl. i mean, would very had mass invasion of our country. we have been taking mass casualties. we lose almost 300 people a day to overdose deaths in this country. that's a tragedy. president trump wants it to end. this is an economic developer's dream as a state, if you said wow, we are going to tariff foreign products and have no t

wizard, monty python, if i can get but those three things into a show, it would be the kind of food showld want to watch. at the time, i did not realize that i could do it. that was the mission statement. >> what you make of the evolution of food as entertainment since then, on tv but nowadays on social media? >> well, everything has changed. more than i ever could have fathomed. at the time, that i started good eats, if you want to the recipes you had to send a self-addressed stamped envelope into this place in ipswich, new york. there was no internet. we were on dial up. i think that food's role in society and in culture has amplified, which is greatly due to the food network but also proliferated and mutated in a way that concerns me. as someone who has spent most of my professional life trying to teach people how to cook. i think that food has moved into a lot of spaces that probably it should not be in. we look at it more than we think about it. we fetishize it. i worry about food and i worry about cooking. i never would've seen this coming. >> you have emphasize the signs. what is

warriors insider monty poole says this might be a risky move. i will say this about jimmy butler.ew team, he's usually on his best behavior and he's usually very productive. it's the end of every place he's been that doesn't go so well. so the words looking at one and a half years the rest of this year and all of next year to try and figure out the best way to fit jimmy butler into their culture. behind steph curry, steve kerr and draymond green. and we know that warriors culture is very important. so if butler has any magic left the warriors could have used it last night in utah. the warrior led for most of the way in the fourth quarter. then in the last three minutes they gave up an 11 point lead to lose the game 131 to 128. kind of getting used to this new team that's forming. yeah. all right. let's get a look at that forecast. we're expecting some rain again. yeah it's already here in parts of the bay area. we can see it in the north bay. and as the storm system arrives, there will be a little bit more energy, even more so than we saw with the last round of thunderstorms that

geoff: monty took home the most prestigious award in the u.s. dog show world last night.s determine to the five-year-old most closely matches the ideal for his breed. some of the other finalists including a whippet named bourbon who has been the runner-up three times now plus another named neil, a sky terrier named archer, and a should to named comet -- a dog named comet. they do get a trophy, a giant ribbon, and of course lots of bragging rights. still to come on the newshour, house republicans released their budget blueprint as the senate confirms tulsi gabbard as director of national intelligence. cuts to the federal government continue, this time within the department of education. and after adrien brody unpacks his oscar-nominated performance in the postwar epic the brutalist. ♪ >> this is the pbs news hour from the david and rubenstein studio at weta in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school at arizona state university. amna: house republicans have released their long promised budget outline as they seek to fulfill president trump's agenda while

. >> giant schnauzer. [ applause ] >> reporter: a stately giant schnauzer named monty took top prizeuper bichon and the honey colored whip it named bourbon. the road begins long before any primping backstage. >> when they're a couple of weeks old you kind of start to see like the ones that really stand out. >> reporter: the westminster kennel club dog show now in its 149th year brings together more than 2500 dogs from over 200 breeds like this big guy. >> this is bodacious. >> reporter: a good name. the 3-year-old short haired st. bernard won best in breed. >> he's still maturing. so -- >> reporter: he's going to get bigger. >> yeah. he's going to get bigger. >> reporter: not only about the size. >> isn't he gorgeous? >> reporter: but it's often about the hair. >> we spent a lot of time teasing you know. >> reporter: ever wonder how the irish setter keeps a coat this silky? depends on location. >> you go to the desert. it's way more dry. and you need to use different kind of conditioners ansupplements. >> reporter: not just show dogs, champions are also household pets and some do the

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the prize goes to a nepo baby named monty. i'm john berman with kate bolduan and sara sidner. this is cnn news central. >> and the breaking news overnight, american marc fogel back on u.s. soil. last night. clearly overwhelmed and clearly overcome by emotion, he stood alongside president trump with an american flag draped over his shoulders. president trump welcoming him home and to the white house. now, after three years of wrongful detention in russia. >> i feel like the luckiest man on earth right now. and, uh. i want you to know that i am not a hero in this at all. and president trump is a hero. >> this morning. we are now standing by to really find out more. possibly another detained american to be freed in the coming hours. that was suggested by the president last night. who this person is, though, or when and or where they will be released from, that is unclear. we're also waiting to find out how this deal to free marc fogel came together. who or what russia is getting in return? the kremlin says a russian citizen is being released as part of the exchange. but as you ca

. >> monty raju, thank you so much. let's continue this conversation. joining us now to discuss is the israeli ambassador to the united nations, danny danon. ambassador, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> first of all, i just want to get your read on this. do you think that this proposal, if you will, is serious or shock value bluster? >> well, first, we are grateful that president trump received prime minister netanyahu at the white house yesterday, the first foreign leader to come to the white house after the elections. it shows the strength of the bond between israel and the u.s. and we saw that the president is committed for israel's security and future. and i think the idea he put up, you know, we were not prepared for that. but i think it's about time to think out of the box. now we have immediate goals. we have to bring the hostages back today. we have to eliminate hamas today, and we will continue to pursue those goals. but at the same time, this idea is an interesting one. it's not easy to implement it, and we will

monty's statement, we will begin the first round of questioning. seven minute round for question after the first round will do a second four-minute round of questioning. members should do the very best to adhere to these time limits so that we can proceed efficiently with the hearing. we are here today to consider pam bondi's nomination to serve as attorney general of the united states. ms. bondi, for a second time i thank you for your nomination, your willingness to serve. but more in partly serve the role of senate advice and consent process. you are nominated to on the most important offices in our country. it took, it took a lot of work on your part just to get here todayo,. note pages of records, hundreds of thousands of media files in more than 3400 responsive entries disclosed to this committee to testament to your long career in public i do. and your cooperation with this committee. and also to thank your family for being here today. i don't many of them have traveled some distance to celebrate with you i would like to explain and expect th