so i think maybe we can start with just a few i i basics the death row death row in tennessee and maybe i'll ask joe if i if you're comfortable talking it you know how many are on death row in tennessee you know how i see it what our history of the death penalty. tennessee, our history looks like. sure. so thank you. dan, it's a pleasure to be here. and i always enjoy hanging out with stephen. so that's a real treat. you know, death in tennessee has a korean barbecue section 45 people on it. that's 44 men and one woman, christa pike, the woman, she's at the women's prison. and recently because of some able by her lawyers, she's now off of solitary confinement. i think participate in other things going on. the prison, despite her death sentence. so she is able to avail herself of the same programs we have created for the folks on death row through a series of litigation in the 1980s. when you know gordon vitamins out of town. i wish he was here so he could be recognized. but gordon pioneered that litigation and it was against the entire state. tennessee federal courts, the whole system u

there are 14 men on death row- row, federal death row?on death row at. row, federal death row? there are 14 men on death row at a l are 14 men on death row at a federal level, charged with federal level, charged with federal offences, convicted of federal offences, convicted of federal offences, convicted of federal offences in the united states. he has commuted the sentences of 37 of those 40 in an act of clemency, as you say, in the last month of his presidency. that comes ahead of mr trump presidency. that comes ahead of mrtrump taking presidency. that comes ahead of mr trump taking office. he had campaigned on support for the death sentence, saying he would expand its use. notably, in his first term, he had effectively overseen the reinstatement of the use of executions at a federal level when it largely had been very restricted at that level. mr biden commuting those sentences to life without parole, he says, out of conscience, though he still condemned the people involved as murderers but said he disagreed with the use of the death

death row.end video clip] host: that interview from earlier this month. president biden commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 federal death row inmates and this was the reaction in the wake of the move on monday from members of congress on capitol hill. peter welch, the democrats same federal executions don't lead to safer communities, and it is impossible to ignore the exoneration of people from death row. it ensures these people will never pose a threat to public safety. joe biden is using his last days in office to spread the word sponsors in america. has a lengthy and burdensome appeals process, the republican from texas that it is unconscionable. he is carrying out a miscarriage of justice. joe biden is not the only person destroying the rule of law, and dick durbin said i have long advocated for the abolition of the federal death penalty and commend the president for this active justice and mercy and for his leadership. taking your phone calls i would like to hear your thoughts. nelson, calif

it 'ust shows you i people on death row. it 'ust shows you the i people on death row. extraordinary direct power of the president of the united states to be able to commute the sentences of those people who are facing the federal death sentence. remember, that is distinct from the many more people who are facing the death penalty in various states in the united states. these are those that have been convicted in federal courts, of whom there are a0. as you say, president biden has said he is commuting the sentences of 37 of them, all men, all convicted of murder, saying he is doing this out of his belief that there should not be executions at the federal level except, he says, in cases of terrorism and hate crimes that result in mass murder, and that is why we are seeing these 37 sentences commuted to life without parole. those three cases that you mentioned, one man is convicted of the boston marathon bombing in 2013, another who carried out a mass shooting at a church in charleston in 2015, and then a man who killed jewish worshippers in the tree of life synagogue in

death row. [end video clip] host: that interview from earlier this month. president biden commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 federal death row inmates and this was the reaction in the wake of the move on monday from members of congress on capitol hill. peter welch, the democrats same federal executions don't lead to safer communities, and it is impossible to ignore the exoneration of people from death row. it ensures these people will never pose a threat to public safety. joe biden is using his last days in office to spread the word sponsors in america. has a lengthy and burdensome appeals process, the republican from texas that it is unconscionable. he is carrying out a miscarriage of justice. joe biden is not the only person destroying the rule of law, and dick durbin said i have long advocated for the abolition of the federal death penalty and commend the president for this active justice and mercy and for his leadership. taking your phone calls i would like to hear your thoughts. nelson, cal

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on death row in this country.at president biden's commutations are extremely significant, historic, even. because i'm hoping that governors governor s in many of these states will follow the president's lead. there are over 600 people on death row in the state of california. a state that has spent $4 billion on the death penalty since 1978. there are over 100 people on death row in north carolina. 100 people on death row in pennsylvania. and if governors and state executives follow the president's lead, we could see a dramatic reduction in the number of people on death row in this country. and i think there are tense of millions of americans that would celebrate that, because they do not want their government executing people in their name. they do not believe that a great state or a great nation should be systemically and unnecessarily executing its citizens in this way that has been so unreliable and so unfair. >> you know, i misquoted you or paraphrased a quote from you last week when this was announced, where

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all three of them will remain on death row.emaining 37 men will never be released from federal prison, but they will not be executed. william: as you know, president biden has a complicated history with the criminal justice system. he was principally responsible for the infamous crime bill in the 1990's that many critics have said led to mass incarceration. he wanted to do more on the death penalty during his administration, but was not able to until today. i want to read a quote he said -- "i'm more convinced than ever we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level. in good conscience i cannot step back and let a new administration resume executions that i halted." is that your sense that that is principally what is driving this? robin: president biden was once a strong supporter of the death penalty, but his change of heart began several years ago during the 2020 presidential campaign. at that time we had come out of this breathtaking execution spree, or president trump executed 12 men and one woman in just si

today president biden commuted death sentences for nearly every federal prisoner on death row in thenited states. it doesn't mean that these guys will be set free, but it does mean they will not be killed by the government. 37 of the 40 federal death row prisoners will now instead serve life without parole. the only exceptions were three prisoners convicted for acts of terrorism or for hate crimes. those were the boston marathon bomber and the mother emmanuel ame church shooter and the tree of life synagogue shooter. those three are the only prisoners left on federal death row today after these 37 commutations today just ahead of christmas from president biden. among the people who have been pushing president biden to take this kind of step is brian stevenson. he's been the leading anti-death penalty advocate in this country for decades. in 1989 he founded equal justice in alabama. it challenges death sentences in particular all across the country. his best selling memoir "just mercy." among other things it tells the story of a man who spent six years on death row who was not just sp

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but we've had an act of clemency from him in terms of people on death row, on federal death row.re a0 men on death row at a federal level charged with federal offences or convicted of federal offences in the united states. now he has commuted the sentences of 37 of those 40, in an act of clemency, as you say, in the last month of his presidency. that comes ahead of mr trump taking office, who had campaigned on support for the death sentence, saying that he would expand its use and notably in his first term, had effectively overseen the reinstatement of the use of executions at a federal level when it had largely, um, been very restricted at a federal level. so, mr biden, commuting those sentences to life without parole, he says, out of conscience, although he still condemned the people involved as murderers, he said, but said that he disagreed with the use of the death penalty at a federal level in the exception to accept those three cases where he said involved terrorism or hate crimes that had led to mass murder, including the man who carried out the boston marathon bombing in

up next, the panel on president biden's death row commutations.rump's deportations to come. and the matt gaetz ethics report just released. first, beyond our borders tonight, mourners lay flowers near the scene of the deadly christmas market attack in germany. investigators are still searching for the motive there five people were killed. when a vehicle was driven into a busy shopping area friday evening. as many as 235 people were injured. and this is a live look at japan. one of the big stories there tonight, japanese automakers honda and nissan announce plans to work toward a merger. it would form the world's third largest automaker by sales. the two companies say they have signed a memorandum of understanding and that smaller nissan alliance member mitsubishi has also agreed to join those talks. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. we'll be right back. ♪ maybe we make a deal ♪ maybe together we can get somewhere ♪ i had the worst dream last night. you were in a car crash and the kids and i were on our own. that's awful, h

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the niners have lost 3 in a row and it's the sharks who have won 3 in a row.s, back to you. >> all right. and about 200 kids and their families are winning. they got to shop with. police, firefighters and military personnel in silicon valley today shop with a cop. silicon valley hosted its annual breakfast and shopping spree today. the event is focus on fostering positive relationships with law enforcement and supporting kits. >> citing like grateful. i would have because we get to shop our family for ourselves to get to we really like. and i do think that the officers who participate get as much out of it or maybe more than the kids. i think they really appreciate this opportunity to interact to build the relationship and to give back. >> this is the 17th year of shop with a cop in san jose. alright, weather time here as we get a live look above san francisco on what was just a beautiful day. >> and a beautiful night, although a bit chilly. yeah, jacket if you're headed out. but boy, nice weather all around the bay. area's a looks like high-pressure holding o

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you know, you don't see it, but there are lot of children on skid row. they try to keep them inside. know we have multiple themes from homeless, held god to the community health project, doing valuable work, going around distributing narcanon fentanyl district because that is a significant number of overdose. those that happen daily, you know, schedule like a lot of people, you know, don't understand what actually schedule is 54 blocks. quote here to funny is right in the middle of skid row is a police station. and one time when i was there, i saw a 2 dude arguing amongst each other. one shoots the dude over the dog and walks the way and the bodies laid out there until 10 o'clock the next day. why? i don't know and there's a police station, right? across the street and this was, that was right in front of the midnight shelter. after i saw that i, i just left, i decided not to be down there. so there are a lot of people who are struggling with mental health issues on schedule. a part of that is because um, you know, whole mess of spite sophie so much trau

there are three people who will remain on death row.ings, basically in the united states. and they still could face the death penalty. but donald trump doesn't have the power to undo the commutations that joe biden has given. so those people will be removed from death row and will face life in prison without parole. other people who come on to death row subsequently, clearly then, could face the death penalty under a trump administration. it is christmas eve today, but has there been any reaction to what donald trump has said on this? i mean, there have been reaction to the decision byjoe biden in the first place to do this. it clearly split. i mean, it splits american opinion and it split the opinion of some of the families involved in these cases. and i think the biden white house was well aware that this was going to be a controversial decision and in some ways, to kind of pre—empt that. they issued a bunch of statements alongside joe biden's decision from campaign groups welcoming the move, but also from some of the friends and fami

one was on the military row and one was on federal death row.cedents for mass grants of clemency is pretty strong. we've had a number of state governors who have made decisions to clear all the people on their death rows. eight different times in the modern era. host: cleared in what way? guest: commute everybody sentence on the row to life without the possibility of parole. this addresses public safety concerns. no one is saying that people will be released. they will die in prison. it is a harsh and very severe sentence but an alternative to the execution. host: let's talk to callers. nathaniel in irvington, new jersey. caller: how are you guys doing? i want to thank ms. robin for the good work she's doing. i am a minority in this country. we feel the death penalty targets us as a community unjustly. i've had one issue with conservatives and pro-life advocates. they are so much on the front lines for life in the womb. so many push for the death penalty. i feel like that is a walking contradiction. how could you be so harsh and a proponent of t

three people remain on federal death row. during his first term in office, mr.ught back federal executions which had not been carried out in two decades. 13 murderers were executed by lethal injection. >> there are three people who will remain on death row. they are all cases of mass killings basically in the united states. and they could still face the death penalty but donald trump doesn't have the power to undo the commutations that joe biden has given, so those people will be removed from death row and will face life in prison without parole. others subsequently could face the death penalty under a trump administration. >> it is christmas eve today but has there been any reaction to what donald trump has said on this? >> there has been reaction to the decision by joe biden in the first place to do this. it splits american opinion and split the opinion of some of the families involved in these cases. i think the bite and white house was well aware that this was going to be a controversial decision, and in some ways, to preempt that, they issued a bunch of sta

death row exonerees because 1 in 25 on death row are innocent. so wherever you fall on the issue of the death penalty, one thing is, is for sure is that whether or not it's people think it's fair or unfair, it has not been applied fairly. it has had a disparate impact on low income people, black people and other marginalized persons. black people make up only 13% of our society, and over 40% of those on death row. >> congressman, i want to turn to some of the other news of the day, especially concerning the hill. right now. i want to talk about this newly released house house ethics committee report on former congressman matt gaetz. now, the investigation found that gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex or drugs, including paying a 17 year old girl for sex in 2017. congresswoman, i just want to get your quick reaction to your former colleagues or the allegations against your former colleague it's a report. >> i'm glad that it was released. and matt gaetz is is clearly unfit for public office. >> well, just going along those lin

no word from trump on rowe's future.e to rowe said he would be proud to continue serving if asked by president-elect trump. next week the man authorities plotting to kill trump on his florida golf club will appear in court for a status hearing facing serious federal charges related to an assassination attempt of the president-elect. he has been in jail since september. no indication he is getting out any time soon. >> mike: we'll follow it all, david. thanks a lot. >> shannon: you've heard it said peace through strength. it was the strategic bedrock for president ronald reagan when he won the cold war. after the republicans election victory some say it is time to bring back that policy. >> trump needs to rebuild the military like president reagan did and restore a culture that's ruthlessly focused on war fighting excellence and lethal -- i can highly recommend you will walk through so many important moments in history and air force one. hard to beat. you have a lot of survey information that has come out now as well how

when trump is inaugurated, in fact, under trump's previous term, he executed 13 death row inmates in just 6 months. that is more the previous 10 president's combined. so on monday, 5 and took aggressive action, commuting the sentences of 37 death row inmates to life in prison. just 3 of the remaining death row inmate, which is here revealed face execution and all have been convicted of mass murder. now the computations are not without controversy. in fact, many of the critics argue that president 5 and has a vista rated the hard work of dozens of judges and juries who have had to deliberate over very complicated legal cases. and that the president has essentially elevated his personal aversion to capital punishment over the reef of victims. families. still, the white house is defending the actions of the president saying that he has looked at these cases very carefully and, but he has acted in good conscience and that his conscience compelled him to convert these sentences even as pulls consistently show that a majority of americans support the death penalty in the united states. kim

. >>> president biden commuting nearly ever death row inmate to life without parole. why now?nd who was left off the list? >>> the suspect arrested over a horrifying attack on a new york subway, allegedly setting a woman on fire. >>> rescues in the pacific ocean after a pier collapses. the breaking news just in. >>> the dramatic light show ending in horror after drones fell into the crowd watching below. a 7-year-old boy fighting for life. >>> and the coach diagnosed with cancer who led her volleyball team to a national title, serving up history in the process. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. he was once the president-elect's surprise pick for attorney general. but tonight a years-long report lays out in lurid detail accusations against former congressman matt gaetz. accusations that ultimately derailed his bid to lead the justice department. over the course of dozens of pages of chat logs and financial transactions the ethics committee found that gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars for sex including in florida, wher

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there will now be just three people remaining on federal death row.s first term in office, mr. trump brought back federal executions, which had not been carried out for almost two decades. 13 murderers were executed by lethal injection. our correspondent in washington has the latest. correspondent: there are three people who will remain on death row. they are all cases of mass killings basically in the united states. they still could face the death penalty, booked trump does not have the power to undo the commutations that joe biden has given, so those people will be removed from death row and will face life in prison without parole. other people on death row could face the death penalty under a trump administration. host: it is because miss eve today, but -- it is christmas eve today, but has there been any reaction to what donald trump has said? correspondent: there was reaction by joe biden in the first place to do this. it splits american opinion. it splits the opinion of some of the families involved in these cases. i think the biden white house

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one was on the military row and one was on federal death row.dents for mass grants of clemency is pretty strong. we've had a number of state governors who have made decisions to clear all the people on their death rows. eight different times in the modern era. host: cleared in what way? guest: commute everybody sentence on the row to life without the possibility of parole. this addresses public safety concerns. no one is saying that people will be released. they will die in prison. it is a harsh and very severe sentence but an alternative to the execution. host: let's talk to callers. nathaniel in irvington, new jersey. caller: how are you guys doing? i want to thank ms. robin for the good work she's doing. i am a minority in this country. we feel the death penalty targets us as a community unjustly. i've had one issue with conservatives and pro-life advocates. they are so much on the front lines for life in the womb. so many push for the death penalty. i feel like that is a walking contradiction. how could you be so harsh and a proponent of the

there are people on death row in north carolina, in pennsylvania, in ohio, and many other states. think we have an opportunity to really step back from this punishment that has been so flawed, error prone and troubling over the last 50 years. >> you've made a powerful case that part of what is wrong about the death penalty is because of what it asks of us, as a society, what it asks of our government, that people who do terrible things are more than the worse thing they have ever done in their lives, but those of us who think of ourselves as citizens and as people who are responsible to the way that our government behaves also have a responsibility to make sure that one of the things our government ought not to do is make it somebody's job to kill people as part of their paycheck, part of what they do to earn a paycheck. >> yeah. >> given that, what do you make of the three exceptions the president made, the three crimes that are associated with those three prisoners are obviously some of the most heinous and notorious crimes that have been committed in this country in my life tim

there is 700 people on california's death row alone.le in north carolina, dozens of people, scores of people in pennsylvania. and all these folks have been condemned, i think, can have their sentences switched. and i appreciate you pointing out the president biden did not pardon anyone, he commuted the sentences, and each of the people on federal death row will now have a different kind of death sentence. they have been sentenced to incarceration until they die. and we have the capacity to punish people very harshly in this country without executing them. and i would love to see this courageous act by the president replicated in states where we see a further retreat from the death penalty in america. >> brian stevenson, thank you so much for the thoughtful conversation, and happy holidays, it is good to see you. >> thank you, you, too. >>> coming up, u.s. officials believe it is possible that plane crash that killed dozens of travelers on christmas day was shot down by russian air defenses. >>> and today donald trump is boasting that vl

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giving you a front row seat to cracy. click senate democrats will be in the min next year unanimously elected their new le today for the 119 congressork senator chuck schumer was e senate democratic leader and chair of the democratic conference for illinois senator dick durbin was reelected asemocratic whip. senator amy klobuchar will serve as number three leadership post in new jersey senator cory booker will chair the strategic communications committee. republicans control the senate and the next congress beginning in january soon to be senate minority leader chuck schumer told reporters he sent a letter to incoming senate majority leader john thune urging him to uphold the senate constitutional duty to provide advice and consent on the senate nomination. referring to present like donald trump nominees. senator schumer declined to answer a series of question on president biden's barden of his son hunter for gun and tax crimes this is about 10 minutes. >> i am happy to be joined by our new leadership team senator durbin,

rowe. i'm going to recognize myself for five minutes. first of all, i want to thank you for your testimony. of all the areas the secret service reviewed after july 13th, what do you think was the most concerning failure of that day looking back on it? had you been the one developing the game plan, what moves would you have made strategically to ensure it was a safe and security area? >> i think what is glaring to me is the failure to recognize the significance of the agr billing, to recognize the significance of proximity to what was perceived to be the middle perimeter of the site, the lack of recognizing that, the failure to effectively communicate, as you stated, and some of the findings of the task force, to effectively communicate to local law enforcement that we need to have uniformed presence out here, that we shouldn't have people that close unscreened on the curtilage of our site, not having better line of sight mitigation, having something, scrim, along that fence line that was to