anderson. and the irish government had had a role to play in some of this, but even the irish government who had been in contact with the russian ministry of defense, they thanked the fishermen here. a real win for fish boat diplomacy over gunboat diplomacy. and look, it was the fishermen that brought global attention to this story. and now they have grand ambitions for their next diplomatic act. so watch this space. >> how long are you staying in ireland for? >> reporter: home to visit the family now after this for a few days. >> nice. >> reporter: so, it's happy endings on all sides, anderson. >> enjoy, enjoy. donie o'sullivan. thank you very much in ireland. what a great place. coming up, the partying that's been giving boris johnson a political hangover. tonight fellow conservatives are turning on the british prime minister. the polls are doing him no favors. his answer to a bruising new report next. but america is just as beautiful on the 4th of january or february.