a 26-year-old man has bbc news. a 26—year—old man has been arrested at a pennsylvania mcdonald's in connection with the killing of a healthcare ceo in new york city. i the killing of a healthcare ceo in new york city.— in new york city. i was in the courtroom — in new york city. i was in the courtroom as _ in new york city. i was in the courtroom as the _ in new york city. i was in the courtroom as the suspect - courtroom as the suspect appeared before a judge here in altoona, pennsylvania. in altoona, pennsylvania. in s ria, altoona, pennsylvania. in syria, rebelfighters altoona, pennsylvania. in syria, rebel fighters start work towards a transitional government one day after they topple our side but the future remains uncertain. crowds gather at the notorious saydyna prison searching for missing victims. we have a special report from inside the jail. thank you forjoining us. we start with breaking news. a suspect in the killing last week of the health insurance ceo has been charged with carrying a firearm without a license and providing false identification to police. the

26—year—old was arrested in pennsylvania earlier today is a strong person of interest in the murder investigation. he has not been formally charged with the death of the united healthcare ceo in brian thompson in new york but he is currently being held without bail after a brief court appearance and officials now call him a suspect. he was detained at a mcdonald's after a tipoff from a worker who recognised him from those police photos. in a press conference in the last hour police think the public for their help. pennsylvania also issued a stern warning. america, we do not kill people in cold blood. to resolve policy differences or express a view point. i understand that people have real frustration with our healthcare system and i have worked to address that throughout my career. but i have no tolerance nor should anyone for one man using an

illegal ghost gun to murder someone because he thinks his opinion matters most. fiur opinion matters most. our correspondent _ opinion matters most. our correspondent was - opinion matters most. our correspondent was in - opinion matters most. our correspondent was in the court in pennsylvania where he appeared earlier and she joins us now. tell us what you experienced inside the court. good evening to you. we were in the courthouse, a building or two behind me earlier where as you say, luigi —— luigi mangione appeared before a judge for a short hearing where the charges you mention that had been filed here in pennsylvania were outlined to him. mr mangione appeared engaged in court, he answered questions put to him by the judge and for example the judge asked him about his addresses, his work in recent years. up until a year ago he said he had been working as an engineer. he was asked if he had any alcohol

or mental health addiction issues to which he replied no to that. and then the prosecutor also stood up to outline more details and in the end thejudge also outline more details and in the end the judge also said that he would be denying bail to mr mangione who, to describe the scene, he appeared engaged in the courthouse, he was wearing jeans and a blue jersey, the courthouse, he was wearing jeans and a bluejersey, he the courthouse, he was wearing jeans and a blue jersey, he was handcuffed at his wrists and ankles as well. a lot of press in the courtroom, clearly because there is a huge amount of interest in this case with journalists rushing to this city earlier today after news of the arrest spread.- of the arrest spread. what details are _ of the arrest spread. what details are we _ of the arrest spread. what details are we learning - of the arrest spread. what i details are we learning about the investigation? it is details are we learning about the investigation?— the investigation? it is really interesting. _ the investigation? it is really interesting. we _ the investigation? it is really interesting. we learn - the investigation? it is really interesting. we learn more l interesting. we learn more today about what happened at the mcdonald's, the local mcdonald's where the arrest happened and we heard a little more detail in the press conference you showed a clip of a moment ago. what we are told is that this morning it was a

customer who recognised the suspect who sat on the back of the restaurant, we are told, he was on a computer, on a laptop. the customer notified an employee, we are told, who then rang the police, dialled 911 and then offices soon came to the scene. what the officers described is that they approached the suspect, asked him to remove a mask that he had on his face and started to ask him questions. at one point during the questions it appeared, they said that the suspect was getting shaky and after a while they took him away for further questioning. in terms of what will happen in new york where, of course, the murder of the healthcare executive took place, what the prosecutor setting: earlier on today was that they expect some sort of warrant to be issued fairly soon but it is not exactly clear at the moment because of various judicial processes as to whether mr mangione will remain here or

could be extradited to new york. ~ ., . , could be extradited to new york. . ., . , ., ., york. we saw a clip of governor sha - iro york. we saw a clip of governor shapiro in _ york. we saw a clip of governor shapiro in his _ york. we saw a clip of governor shapiro in his press _ york. we saw a clip of governor shapiro in his press conference| shapiro in his press conference and he said that this is not a hero. tell us about the larger questions being asked about this case and the reaction to it. ., _, , this case and the reaction to it. so of course there was a message — it. so of course there was a message on _ it. so of course there was a message on shell - it. so of course there was a message on shell casings l it. so of course there was a| message on shell casings at it. so of course there was a - message on shell casings at the scene of the shooting in new york that appeared to echo the sentiments of a book written some time ago that was critical of the health insurance industry and then there has been some online social media discussion about the state of the health insurance system and people's perceptions of its failure to properly provide for some people. and what governor shapiro was saying today is that he found, i paraphrase but he found that kind of discussion in connection with this case, in connection with a homicide case as disturbing and was trying to say that the people he considers to be

heroes are the people who identified the suspect and the officers involved in the detention today. officers involved in the detention toda . ., ~ detention today. thank you so much for your _ detention today. thank you so much for your reporting - detention today. thank you so much for your reporting from | much for your reporting from pennsylvania tonight. now to syria where work is under way to build a transitional government 48 hours after the sudden collapse of the brutal regime of bashar al assad. no—one is officially in charge of the country but power appears to be consolidating in two the hands of the islamist leader of the rebel group hts who led the insurgency that led to the downfall of bashar al assad. basharalassad to the downfall of bashar al assad. bashar al assad has left the country and been granted asylum by russia. it the regime he left behind is falling in line behind the rebels. our correspondent now reports from the streets of damascus as people celebrate the end of the regime and wonder what comes next. a jubilant people poured into the capital's central square for a second day. a street party—like atmosphere.

this might seem like a dangerous way to celebrate. but not in a country that has endured years of bombs and bullets, finally rid of a brutal dictator. anyone who wants to celebrate is coming here, to the central square in damascus. every couple of minutes, we are hearing celebratory gunfire. the ground here literally is strewn with bullets that have been fired. and it's notjust members of the rebel group hts, it's lots of civilians. i've seen women and children bringing their families along. stories of horror, too easily found amidst this joy. mohammed is 45, but looks older because he has no teeth. he says bashar al—assad's soldiers brok them because he belonged to a rebel militia. they also cut off part of his tongue and gave him mice to eat in prison.

"we are the people of damascus," he says, "though they accused us of being terrorists. thank god, i can't believe what's happened." hayat tahrir al—sham's fighters, heroes for those here for liberating them. but can a group that has a jihadist past deliver the democratic rule that hani told us he wants? i think, based on the last 13 years, hayat tahriral—sham has changed a lot. they started maybe as part of al-anda, but now they are syrians, purely they are syrians. i think in the coming days, we will see good things from these guys. noor is a nurse. she believes hts won't impose hardline rule, especially on women. "they are from our country, they are not islamic state. "we're not afraid of them. "i don't think they will force us to cover ourselves from head to toe."

today, the man at the centre of it all, dressed in his usual military attire, hts leader mohammed abu al—jolani, met the interim prime minister to discuss the way forward. so far, there is little clarity on what that could be. damascus is still largely shut down, and there is a curfew from dusk till dawn. at a police station, we met hts men brought in to protect it. we asked what would happen to the men who fought for assad. translation: our revolution is not for revenge. _ any policeman who does not have blood on their hands, we will work with them. the looting and vandalising that was seen on the first day, that appears to have stopped today. what we've seen at government buildings, public places, markets, is that rebels from hayat tahrir al—sham have been moved from idlib, the region which they control, en masse to damascus,

to secure these places. but as of now there isn't a proper, functioning government in place. that vacuum can breed instability. who will run this country? an answer is needed quickly. yogita limaye, bbc news, damascus. the united nations security council was holding an emergency session to discuss the development this weekend in syria. the collapse of the regime created shockwaves being felt across the middle east and around the world. in israel benjamin netanyahu says he ordered his air force to destroy the chemical research centres and other facilities that he says he cannot allow to fall into the hands of terrorists. ., , ., fall into the hands of terrorists. ., ., terrorists. thousands of syrian refu . ees terrorists. thousands of syrian refugees are — terrorists. thousands of syrian refugees are already _ terrorists. thousands of syrian refugees are already returning| refugees are already returning home, some after more than a decade in exile but others are fleeing the country worried about the future holds. european countries including the uk france and germany are suspending some asylum

applications from syrians. austria says it prepares for the deportations. the group in charge in damascus is still considered a terrorist organisation by the un uk and the united states and the designation has not yet been changed. moscow is reeling from the defeat of one of its closest allies as bashar al assad and his family prepared to start a new life in the russian capital west steve rosenberg has the story. at the syrian embassy in moscow, it was all change. up went the flag of the syrian rebels to mark the ousting of bashar al—assad. ironically, syria's leader had fled to russia, although his exact whereabouts are unknown. fanfare the man who has reportedly given assad asylum was giving out medals — to russian soldiers who'd fought in ukraine. from vladimir putin, no mention of syria. events there are a huge blow to the kremlin. that is because for nearly a decade

president putin had poured resources into keeping assad in power. he became moscow's man in the middle east, shored up by russian firepower. and i'd better stop there because it's about to get very loud indeed. a few years back, we visited russia's airbase in syria, khmeimim. from here, fighterjets were conducting airstrikes on rebel positions. russian bases in syria gave it a foothold in the eastern mediterranean, but without assad, would it lose that? today, i asked president putin's spokesman what would happen to its bases. dmitri peskov told me that would be discussed with syria's new leaders. losing its staunchest ally in the middle east, that is painful for the kremlin.

vladimir putin had invested heavily in assad, determined to keep him in power. in the end, it wasn't enough. the russian public too has questions about the last few days. "i was surprised our military didn't step in to help syria's army," alexander says. "but it's good assad's in moscow and that we don't abandon our guys." "of course, it would have been better if the situation had turned out differently," says yelena. "but things don't always go the way you want them to." vladimir putin is used to getting his own way. he hasn't in syria. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. we will have much more on syria coming up in a moment including a special risk or from our correspondent inside the notorious saydyna prison. you can stay up—to—date on our website or on our app we can

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