Oh say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming whose broad stripes an bright stars through the Perilous Fight O Er The Ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bomb bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that starspangled banner yet Wave O Er The Land of the free and the Home Of The Brave [cheering and applause] wow. Will so incredible thank you so much mary. Amazing. Rachel thank you. Mary millben on national, National Anthem day incredible performance by someone who has performed four consecutive president s. Rachel sometimes people sing and which was such ease a difficult song. And with such beauty that you just are reminded of god because that talent can only come from god i see her. I listen to her voice, and i think god why didnt you give me that [laughter] pete that last note and hit it and hold it to do it with that kind of power and boldnes
rachel: good morning, it s 7:00 here in new york city. come on, christmas. will: never heard it. but sounds familiar. pete: come on, christmas. rachel: how would you like me to say it, pete? pete: i don t know. come on, christmas. you were like, come on christmas. yeah, we re saying come on, christmas. come in. will: felt like we re talking about the state of the country. come on, christmas. pete: do better. rachel: when we have racist christmas parties and satan displays, come on, christmas. will: oh, yeah, christmas. pete: somebody took care of that satan display in the iowa capitol. rachel: by the way, i thought it was going to be you. when i heard somebody decapitated the satan statue, i was like, where s pete? pete: count me in. rachel: i thought for sure it was going to be you. pete: different veteran beat me to the punch in the capitol. we hope you re having a wonderful christmas in your home and maybe do people ever stoke warning fires if you have a fireplace. rache
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say they will appeal. nato leaders meeting in madrid have declared the kremlin a direct threat to security. they also said ukraine could rely on the military alliance for as long as it takes in its fight against russia. now on bbc news, click. this week: a high tech message from ukraine. it s unusual for presidents or heads of government to use a hologram to address people. the artificial intelligence catching the rubbish dumpers in the act, including this suspicious looking chap. there i am. look at that, bang to rights. is it a film or is it a game? when you ve got a hollywood director on board, it might be both. and is it a puffin? yeah, it s definitely a puffin. yeah, it is, although nick s been distracted by a gadget. is that a wee windscreen wiper? hello and welcome to this big, green, open space. never before have we appreciated outdoor spaces and parks like we have since lockdown. unfortunately lockdown also saw an increase in something threatening to turn our green a