mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the outstanding commitment of ridgeway, pennsylvania volunteer fireman philip. he has tirelessly served the ridgeway fire department for over 65 years. starting in march of 1959, he has served as the department treasurer, sat on the ridgeway fire department board of directors, representative in the tri county firemans association, and enjoyed volunteering at the tuesday night bingo. as a former volunteer firefighter, i understand how important his service to the community has been and how much of an impact he has had on so many people's lives. mr. speaker, i want to once again thank and congratulate him on his 65 years of service to the community of ridgeway anti-15th congressional district of -- and the 15th congressional district of

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mr. thompson. another -- a number of members of the public walked by unhindered and mr. appears to be singled out, shot he walks past.mes in the back as why the shooting took place in public, the police do not yet have a motive. significantly perhaps, mr. thompson's wife gave a short interview to nbc news earlier today saying her husband had been facing rats of some kind. there was little further detail given in the interview but clearly, if that is the case that is likely to be a focus of the investigation. >> john reporting there in new york city. great to get that update from you. thank you so much. let's turn to other headlines now from around the world. u.s. president joe biden met the presidents of zambia and the demo arctic republic of congo to promote plans for a u.s. funded railway line, which aims to make it easier to export minerals via a port in angola. the u.s. pledged 500 $50 million to refurbish and expand the railway first -- the railway. mr. biden's visit counters the influence of china. human rights groups believe 135 fans were crushed at a football sta

mr. thompson to appear. from 6:38 to 6:44 a.m., the defendant stood across from the entrance of the hotel. when he saw mr. thompson, he crossed the street and approached him from behind. we allege that he then took out a 9 millimeter 3d printed ghost gun, equipped with a 3d printed suppressor and shot him once in the back and once in the leg. defendant then fled northeast on 54th street and took an e-bike up town before getting into a taxi that took him to west 178th street and amsterdam avenue. on december 9th, the defendant was spotted at mcdonald's in altoona, pennsylvania. the local police were notified. he was arrested and found with a 9 millimeter handgun, a suppressor, two ammunition magazines and the same fake new jersey i.d. he used at the hostel. i want to say a word about ghost guns. these weapons are increasingly proliferating throughout new york city and the entire country involving technology, that will only make this problem worse. last year over 80 ghost guns and ghost gun parts were recovere

mr. thompson's family. but the first i want just maybe, to explain more to viewers how you come to the conclusion that this is an act of terrorism. i think that's an important part of this. um, and so i'm hoping maybe you can explain that a little more. just sort of define maybe the statue here a little bit. sure. >> and my point, i mean, the statute talks about, uh, attempts to influence or coerce a civilian population. the statute talks about, uh, intending to influence a policy of government. um, and it talks about, um, seeking to, you know, put forth things sort of similar to that by murder. so, um, the statute, the plain language of the statute is clear. obviously, we've charged it. the grand jury has voted on it, and we intend to go forward and and prove it. but i think it does help to take a step back, um, and think about the the proof in the case, some of the writings. um, i'm not going to get into too much of that, but, uh, and the actual reaction, uh, you know, in the middle of midtown, the beginn

mr. thompson was talking that morning about 6:45 a.m. when the shooter acrosses the street from behind me where we showed where he was posted up, crosses south to the south side of 54th street underneath this awning. he then follows mr. thompson this way in conditions much like this, dark, but again, he knew it was thompson, and he shoots him about here. molly: that's retired n.y.p.d. inspector and fox news kbter paul morrow providing a walk through of the suspect's movements. and what he discovered walking the path of this suspected killer. thank you for giving us your time today and also for doing the walk-through, it was enlightening and gave us familiarity that the suspect in that area and for me got me thinking about a lot of different things. funny, there was a bike involved in this as he supposedly whipped through central park and seen riding in the far reaches before he made it to the bus terminal by the end of the day. what did you glean from this walk? >> when you actually visit the crime scene and retrace the suspect's steps.

this was of course a shocking killing, only to mr thompson's family in the wider company he works forcentral manhattan is not normally the scene of this kind of thing in the police say they are determined to catch the suspect. significantly perhaps mr thompson's wife, paulette, gave a shawl —— short interviewed nbc news earlier today saying that her husband had been facing threats of some kind. there was very little further detail given in that interview, but clearly that is a case that is likely to be a focus of the investigation. some breaking news before we 9°“ some breaking news before we go— bitcoin has crossed the 100,000 dolomite for the first time. we will bring you the latest as and when we get it. many thanks for watching business today. iam i am ashton with the catch up. tonight, russian money—laundering operation, euro successful wales and spotify raft. first, relationship red flags. whatever you learn about them in the classroom?— in the classroom? took our social media _ in the classroom? took our social media passwords, i social media passwords, constantly asking for lo

mr. thompson to appear. from 6:38 a.m. when he saw mr. thompson, he crossed the street and approached him from behind. we allege he then took out a nine millimeter 3-d printed ghost gun, equipped with a three printed suppressor and shot him once in the back and once in the leg. the defendant then fled northeast on 54th street and took an e-bike uptown before getting into a taxi that took him to west 178th street. on december 9, the defendant was spotted in mcdonald's in altoona, pennsylvania at the local police were notified, he was arrested and found with a nine millimeter handgun, a suppressor, two ammunition magazines, and the same fake new jersey i.d. he used at the hospital. i want to say a word about ghost guns. these weapons are increasingly proliferating throughout new york city and the entire country, involving technology, will only make this problem worse. last year over 80 ghost guns and ghost gun parts were discovered in manhattan alone. the nypd and the manhattan das office, the introduction of these ghost gun

mr. thompson so appear. the defendant stood across from the entrance of the hotel when he saw mr. e crossed the street and approached him from behind. we allege he then took out a nine milimetre 3-d printed ghost gun, equipped with a 3-d printed suppresser, and shot him once in the back and once in the leg. the defendant fled, northeast on 54 health street and took an ebike uptown before getting into a taxi that took him top west 1 # 78 street and amsterdam avenue. on december 9th, was defendant was spotted in an mcdonald's in pen vans ya. the police were notified he was arrested and found with a.9 milimetre handgun, a suppresser, two ammunition magazines and the same fake new jersey i.d. he used at the hostile. i want to say a word about ghost guns. these weapons are inyesterday -- creasingly proliferating without new, york city and the country involving technology, will only make this problem worse. last year, 80 ghost guns and parts were recovered in manhattan alone. leading in the interdiction of the ghost guns and one thing i want to make clear, they are on several yalized, ca

just a few minutes later he shot mr thompson dead, before making his escape.ent whereabouts remain unknown — and his motive is yet to be fully established. with the latest, here's our north america correspondent rowan bridge. hi, i'm brian thompson, ceo of unitedhealthcare. brian thompson in a corporate video for a health care event in 2021. it was the same year he became the ceo of the company where he worked for two decades. flags were lowered at unitedhealthcare's headquarters following the shooting. the company is a massive player in the us health market, but mr thompson wasn't a public figure. which raises the question, why was he targeted? it's been revealed the bullet casings found at the scene had the words "deny," "defend" and "depose" written on them. it's possibly a reference to some of the tactics critics say insurers used not to pay medical bills. mr thompson was attacked as he walked through midtown manhattan by the hilton hotel. police say this man is a person of interest in their murder investigation. this is the first sighting of the gunman as

mr. thompson in the back. mr. thompson goes down.as that a famous jam where he appears to clear the gun. he almost certainly did some reconnaissance before he did the shoot. the police will almost certainly be going from before the event to full digital forensics from the cell towers, other cameras hard here to get video footage to see if they pick him up at a time when maybe his guard was down. maybe he walked this route with the mask down so his face shows more clearly. rachel: other people saying how does he know right away that's him, right? he's walking by, and he just knows it's him. is there somebody, like a spotter telling him it's that guy? what is going on in that situation? there's a lot of questions. charlie: or he knows him, or he's seen him before. rachel: yeah. charlie: if you only know somebody from a picture or even from tv or something like that, when you see them in person, you're like, oh, that person does or doesn't look like the picture. he's not a particularly, you know, there's nothing particularly distinguish

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mr thompson was ceo of unitedhealthcare, this country's biggest health insurer, providing cover for somes marking where the shell casings had been recovered, the police said they had little doubt the killing was premeditated. in midtown manhattan earlier this morning, 50—year—old brian thompson, the ceo of unitedhealthcare, was shot and killed in what appears at this early stage of our investigation to be a brazen, targeted attack. this does not appear to be a random act of violence. after the shooting, the street here was quickly closed off, and the police investigation has been continuing all day, and while they say they do not yet have a motive, significantly, perhaps, mr thompson's wife has given a phone interview to nbc news, in which she said her husband had been receiving threats of some kind, and although she didn't go into any detail that will clearly feed into the investigation. gun crime in new york is lower than the national average, and extremely rare in central manhattan. those close by when it happened spoke of their shock. i mean, its new york. it's kind of, it's not norm

mr. thompson did not.n general, in this climate right now, about security? >> yes, when you hire professionals to handle your executive protection, then you need to listen to the professionals. many of them are retired from law enforcement, secret service positions. they know what they are doing. they are very experienced, and it isn't just random. it's based on the threat level, risk level. i know ceos and high level executives like to be accessible. many of them do. >> sure. >> i get that completely but they need to listen to the experts. >> fair enough. guys like you. real quickly, do you think he had help? that luigi mangione did this alone or that he might have had help? >> yes, i wonder. who made the gun for him. does he actually have a 3-d printing equipment? who was he talking to on the phone? who was he talking to when, you know, on apparently the laptop or computer when he was arrested in pennsylvania. a lot of question marks there. it's not something you can rule out for sure. and it's kind of h

and while they say they do not yet have a motive, significantly, perhaps, mr thompson's wife has givenwhich she said her husband had been receiving threats of some kind. and, although she didn't go into any detail, that will clearly feed into the investigation. gun crime in new york is lower than the national average and extremely rare in central manhattan. those close by when it happened spoke of their shock. i mean, it's new york. it's kind of, it's not normal here at 8:00 and 7:00 in the morning, but it's pretty scary, huh? i feel so sorry for his family. and no matter whatjob he has, no matter where he worked or what he done, nobody deserves to be murdered. for now, the priority is finding the suspect. police drones, helicopters and dogs, and thousands of cctv cameras are combing the city, street by street, and a reward of $10,000 is being offered for information that helps to track him down. john sudworth, bbc news, new york. it's just over eight months since the francis scott key bridge — in the us city of baltimore — collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship. six people died

mr. thompson's picture. mangione was arrested in pennsylvania, and nbc news has lelearned he plans to waive extradition at a hearing on thursday and will be transported to new york city right after that. the busy holiday travel period part two is about to kick off. if you're flying around christmas or new year's, prepare because the airports are going to be crowded. the tsa expects to screen 40 million people between this thursday and january 2nd. that's up 6% from last year. the busiest travel days are expected to be this friday, as well as december 27th and monday, december 30th. the tsa predicts nearly 3 million people will go through airport security checkpoints on each of those days. new rules are rolling out for airlines to handle wheelchairs wh more care. the rules were announced by senator tammy duckworth of illinois and transportation secretary pete buttigieg. they're calling it the biggest expansion of rights for passengers with disabilities in a generation. the policy mandates hands on training fo

mr. thompson coming down the side street, i am quite familiar with the area. that is not the front of the hotel but the side of the hotel and came from where he appears to be coming from the direction he stayed. mistress thompson was not staying at the hilton hotel. there are still a number of items to clarify in order to bring to rest to, if anyone may have known about his whereabouts or what he was planning ahead of time. >> john: bail, its get you to speak to the ghost guns as well because the hot topic of the day and what the place have been talking about. they face enormous challenges because they are not registered anywhere and you can print them on a 3d printer at home or buy them in another place to put them together and get the ammo for them as well. then you have a gun absolutely untraceable unless you are dumb enough to leave your dna all over the place. at the place according to the place printed this at home and got the parts and put it together and able to kill brian thompson with it. >> certainly as you hear an echo through the law enforcement c

the police say they have no idea of motive, but interestingly, in the last few minutes, mr thompson'seath threats of some kind. she wasn't able to give any detail about that. that will obviously feed into the police investigation. at the moment, though, their priority was trying to catch the suspect, they have offered a $10,000 reward for any member of the public is able to give them information that helps them do so. give them information that helps them do sm— give them information that helps them do se— give them information that helps them do so— give them information that helps them do so. g ., ,, ., them do so. john sudworth, with the latest there — them do so. john sudworth, with the latest there from _ them do so. john sudworth, with the latest there from new _ them do so. john sudworth, with the latest there from new york, - them do so. john sudworth, with the latest there from new york, thank i latest there from new york, thank you. hospice leaders are warning that around 300 of their beds in england aren't being used because of a lack of funding and staff. end of—life care

and while they say they do not yet have a motive, significantly, perhaps, mr thompson's wife has given in which she said her husband had been receiving threats of some kind. and although she didn't go into any detail, that will clearly feed into the investigation. gun crime in new york is lower than the national average and extremely rare in central manhattan. those close by when it happened spoke of their shock. i mean, it's new york. it's kind of, it's not normal here at 8:00 and 7:00 in the morning, but it's pretty scary, huh? i feel so sorry for his family. and no matter whatjob he has, no matter where he worked or what he done, nobody deserves to be murdered. for now, the priority is finding the suspect. police drones, helicopters and dogs, and thousands of cctv cameras are combing the city, street by street, and a reward of $10,000 is being offered for information that helps to track him down. some experts suggest the images of the weapon showed the gunman was using a silencer, another indication that this was calculated and deliberate. a number of members of the public passing t

and while they say they do not yet have a motive, significantly, perhaps, mr thompson's wife has givennd had been receiving threats of some kind. and although she didn't go into any detail, that will clearly feed into the investigation. gun crime in new york is lower than the national average and extremely rare in central manhattan. those close by when it happened spoke of their shock. i mean, it's new york. it's kind of, it's not normal here at 8:00 and 7:00 in the morning, but it's pretty scary, huh? they had little doubt the killing was premeditated. in midtown manhattan early this morning, 50—year—old brian thompson, the ceo of unitedhealthcare, was shot and killed in what appears at this early stage of our investigation to be a brazen, targeted attack. this does not appear to be a random act of violence. after the shooting, the street here was quickly closed off and the police investigation has been continuing all day. and while they say they do not yet have a motive, significantly, perhaps, mr thompson's wife has given a phone interview to nbc news in which she said her husband h

and while they say they do not yet have a motive, significantly, perhaps, mr thompson's wife has givenws in which she said her husband had been receiving threats of some kind. and, although she didn't go into any detail, that will clearly feed into the investigation. gun crime in new york is lower than the national average and extremely rare in central manhattan. those close by when it happened spoke of their shock. i mean, it's new york. it's kind of, it's not normal here at 8:00 and 7:00 in the morning, but it's pretty scary, huh? i feel so sorry for his family. and no matter whatjob he has, no matter where he worked or what he done, nobody deserves to be murdered. for now, the priority is finding the suspect. police drones, helicopters and dogs, and thousands of cctv cameras are combing the city, street by street, and a reward of $10,000 is being offered for information that helps to track him down. john sudworth, bbc news, new york. let's speak to our cbs correspondent naomi ruchim. chilling images of the moments before that fatal shooting. what is the latest news on the investigat

mr thompson was attacked as he walked through midtown manhattan by the hilton hotel.y this man is a person of interest in their murder investigation. this is the first sighting of the gunman as he leaves a subway station about half an hour before the shooting. he then visits a starbucks, where again, he's seen on cctv before making his way to the nearby hilton hotel, where brian thompson was due to attend an event. following the shooting, he leaves the scene and is later spotted on an e—bike. police say it was a planned and calculated attack. he has a shooter stance, he's masked and he's thought about his escape route. all of these things make it challenging, but farfrom out of the ability range of the nypd. they have great resources to nail down a crime like this. despite the challenges, the investigation is moving at pace. earlier, police visited a hostel where the suspect checked in, and they're also examining a starbucks coffee cup for fingerprints and dna. now it's emerged he took a bus to new york several days before the attack. two days on from brian thompson's

mr thompson was killed on wednesday in what's been called a targeted attack.w york. john, tell us more about what the police are actually saying. well, matthew, central manhattan, of course, is one of the most filmed and photographed places in the world. so, no surprise that two days on, the police have built up days on, the police have built up a substantial body of evidence, not least those photographs. they also have details about the suspect�*s movements, saying he checked into a hostel on the upper west side of manhattan in the days before this killing and that he arrived in new york on the 24th of november having travelled by bus, a greyhound bus that left atlanta and georgia. what's interesting about the latest images that they've released is that they show his face very clearly. newspaper reports for unnamed police sources suggest that these images were taken at the reception desk at the hostel and that the man in the images was asked by the receptionist to take his mask off and give her a smile, a very innocent, normal exchange, but if that is true, t

front of the hilton with gunshot wound to his back_ hilton with gunshot wound to his back and leg, mr thompsonveded by ems to hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7.112am. he is the _ pronounced dead at 7.112am. he is the ceo — pronounced dead at 7.112am. he is the ceo of unitedhealthcare and resides in minnesota. detectives from night watch and a and _ detectives from night watch and a and elsewhere bethan their investigation, we know the shooter arrived on foot about five minutes prior to the victim's_ five minutes prior to the victim's arrival. he stands alongside the building line as numerous other people and pedestrians pass him by. from hid owe — pedestrians pass him by. from hid owe we see at 6.44am the victim — hid owe we see at 6.44am the victim is— hid owe we see at 6.44am the victim is walking alone, towards _ victim is walking alone, towards the hilton after exiting his hotel. we believe the victim was headed to the hitton— the victim was headed to the hilton hotel to attend the unitedhealth group. the shooter appears — unitedhealth group. the shooter appears to be a light ski

eyewitnesses say the gunman appeared to have been waiting for mr thompson outside the meeting venue buthe city of new york, gun violence is part of the backdrop to daily life here in america but new york as a city, has much lower experience of that kind of thing than the national average, and this part of manhattan in particular, this is right in the centre of mid town manhattan, a few blocks south of central park, not far from trump tower, a part of new york visitors the and tourists will know very well, a large police presence in normal times, the subways and on the streets, so this is very very unusual and obviously now there is a major manhunt under way and a police investigation beginning. john sudworth for now, live in new york, thank you for that. around the world and across the uk, you have watching bbc news. you are watching bbc news. let's turn to ukraine, with people facing their third winter, since russia's full—scale invasion. resiliance and resistance come in many different forms — and my next guest is ukraine's most famous singer. slava vakarchuk has spent most of the las

mr. thompson walking down the street when he's gunned down from behind. almost always these things are motivated by some sort of grievance. to me, it looks at this point that it may be more that mr. thompson may be more of a symbolic victim than, you know, a personal victim. certainly he didn't -- mr. thompson didn't deny any coverage personally, if that may be some kind of personal motivation. but -- so we see this shaping up. they identify with anti-heros, these attackers do, who take up weapons against oppressors. in this idea that you see him kind of aligning with ted kaczynski in this case describing him as an extreme political revolutionary. no, kaczynski is a murderer, murdered 3, wounded 23 others. timothy mcveigh who bombed the federal building in oklahoma, wore a t-shirt that said "thus always to tyrants." they see themselves as an avenging guy taking up weapons against an oppressor and requires a moral inversion where bad becomes good and right becomes wrong. but they're not crazy. that's the other thing we have to understand, that they're not

mr. thompson to appear from 6:38 a.m. to 6:44 a.m. defendant stood across the entrance of the hotel. when he saw mr. thompson, he crossed the street and approached him from behind we allege he then took out a 9 millimeter 3d-printed ghost gun, equipped with a 3d-printed suppressor and shot him once in the back and once in the leg the defendant then fled northeast on 54th street and took an e-bike uptown before getting into a taxi that took him to west 178th street and amsterdam avenue on december 9, the defendant was spotted at a mcdonald's in a altoona, pennsylvania. the local police were note fight. he was arrested and found with a 9 millimeter handgun, a suppressor, two ammunition magazines, and the same fake new jersey i.d. he used at the hostel i want to say a word about ghost guns these weapons are increasingly proliferating throughout new york city and the country involving technology will only make this problem worse. last year over 80 ghost guns and ghost gun parts were recovered in manhattan alone the nypd and the manhattan

mr. thompson. so it's a large uptick and it has not let up since then is it? >> i was thinking back to the i guess it was the intelligence report that cnn obtained earlier this week from new york police that said they believed that thompson's killing was a that was a symbolic takedown. it could inspire others to act violently. and, you know, that is inspiring a lot of these corporations and executives to reevaluate what's safe, really is what secure really looks like. how much do you think that is going to change going forward? how much what does beefing it up mean and look like absolutely. >> there is a significant paradigm shift that's underway. and when we look at, you know, before mr. thompson's killing to where we are afterwards, i agree that you're not putting the toothpaste back in the tube anymore. and what it looks like is sitting down with our clients and having them understand themselves. they make tough decisions every day, and they will alienate part of their population that's going to disagree with them. so we need them to look at their digital f

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to recognize bellefonte area high school's concert choir milestone event performing ahead of the rock yet -- rockettes at radio city music hall. 3-p 2 students from bellefonte area high school will take the stage as the opening act for the rockette's radio city christmas spectacular in new york city. the concert choir was selected to participate in radio city's sounds of christmas experience, a program that allows groups to apply to perform on openers for the christmas spectacular. for their five-minute holiday theme, a cappella performance, b.h.h.s., will perform two pieces, knoll neuve, a setting of a french carol, and a vocal jazz setting of "it's the most wonderful time of the year." the rockette's radio city christmas spectacular is a cherished tradition that brings the spirit of christmas to life for audiences from around the world. congratulations to the bellefonte area high school concert choir for their dedication, hard work, and contributions to the iconic christmas s

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise to recognize penn highlands due the boys has delivered expert care, health and wellness care to the central pennsylvania region for nearly 125 years. penn highlands received a pathway of excellence from the american nurses credentialing center. this recognition is held by fewer than 250 organizations nationwide and less than 25 in pennsylvania. the pathway to excellence designation is awarded to health care systems that create a healthy working environment where nurses feel empowered and valued. they must demonstrate their commitment to standards, which include shared decision making, safety, leadership, quality and well-being. the health care industry has been affected by work force shortages. when organizations strive to foster a better working environment, staff retention improves and the whole opt community benefits. i congratulate pep highlands and recognize its commitment to improving workplace satisfaction. i yield back the balance. the speaker pro tempore: the

mr. thompson was the target. mit to the possibility up until then it was a random shooting, so you know thompson was the target. what the police have been doing is acting off of the hard and fixed data points that they have. despite all the speculation and they will entertain various theories. they had the video to start with of him lying in wait on 6th avenue. the salient fact there is that the convention was slated to start at 8:00. the shooting occurs at 6:40. the shooter knew he would be there an hour and 20 minutes before the event. but they had video. so putting all that something i'm sure they're developing various that theories to mr. thompson's life and they took the video and looked for similar videos and that's how they put him at the youth hostel. they got a facial. facial recognition. that likely hit some video. the port authority in new york has a lot of public cameras that are city owned and i would bet that they probably hit a facial rec hit there. that's where the buses come from all over the coun

mr. thompson was the target. the writing on the shell cases could be a false flag but you have to play percentages here and there's no way antiinsurance book that has language, title similar to shell casings could possibly be linked, unlinked, excuse me to the fact that this guy was the ceo of united healthcare. as far as motive, believe it or not, the cops don't care about that right that much. they want to deal with the hard facts they have. the event was supposed to kick off at 0800, 8:00 o'clock in the morning and yet the shooter arrives 5 minutes beforehand according to chief of detectives himself and is set up across the street, he acquires mr. thompson at a goodies tans, i've walked that and it was dim, it was tie light, early in the morning and then he comes up behind him and he knows it's him right away and furthermore, had he known he would be there an hour and 20 minutes before the event. it argues these are some kind of access or somebody was helping surveil, now, alexis mcadams who has done great rep

mr. thompson was removed by ems to roosevelt hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:12 a.m.. mr. of unitedhealthcare and resides in minnesota. detectives from nightwatch midtown north detective squad and manhattan south homicide responded to the scene and began their investigation. what we know is that the shooter arrived at the location on foot about five minutes prior to the victims arrival he stands alongside the building line as numerous other people and pedestrians pass him by. from video. we see at 6:44 a.m., the victim is walking alone towards the hilton after exiting his hotel across the street we believe the victim was headed to the hilton hotel to attend the unitedhealth group investors conference that was scheduled to start at 8 a.m.. the shooter appears to be a light skinned male. he's wearing a light brown or cream colored jacket, a black face mask, black and white sneakers, and a very distinctive gray backpack the shooter steps onto the sidewalk from behind the car. he ignores numerous other pedestrians, approaches the victim from behind, and shoots him in the back.

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate computer science education week. computer science education week is a chance for students of all ages to learn about the importance and benefits of computer science and the professional opportunities that abound with a skills-based education. in today's world, technology influences every sector, health care, agriculture, transportation, entertainment and beyond. yes, many students are growing up without exposure to the foundational skills that power this innovation. only about half the schools in the united states offer any kind of computer science coursework, that's a gap we cannot afford to ignore. as co-chair of the bipartisan career and technical education caucus, i've been proud to work across the aisle to invest in cutting-edge c.t. programming that in

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mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the outstanding achievement of warren county native mitchell angov who was recently named to the forbes 30 under 30 list, published recently -- published annually by "forbes" fag seen. he graduated in 2018 and earned a bachelor's and master's degree throughout the following years. today mitchell is co-founder and c.e.o. of phoenix biotechnology, his company is helping transform the agriculture industry by analyzing animal gee gnomes to predict traits such as size, milk production and other key factors. as chairman of the house agriculture committee i've seen the issues curbly affecting our american farmers and i'm proud to see motivated individuals like mitchell pursue chance. s that -- advancements nationwide -- that could help farmers nationwide. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from hawaii seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: th

i know the nypd is looking to serve a search warrant for entering mr thompson's room at his hotel sohis pointjust based on what i'm hearing and when i have seen already the nypd probably already knows who this person is and it is a matter of tracing it all together to have enough to make an arrest. this person could still be on the run and they don't know where he is, but i think they probably have a good idea of who this person is by now. extraordinary events in manhattan today. thank you very much for being with us. the security brief is coming up. we will do that shortly after the break. around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. welcome back. it is time for the security brief. welcome to the programme. since we last met, the rebels in north—west syria have launched a surprisingly successful attack, exploiting in part the strain that israel has put on hezbollah and the alliance that has helped bashar al—assad stay in power, though a decade of civil war. in a matter of days, the rebels have seized most of aleppo in the north west, and are now challenging preside

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend rep. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the outstanding achievement of penn state university football player, life long pennsylvanian and starting center, nick dawkins. nick recently won the all-state trophy, college football's premier award for community service. every year this trophy is given to one player across the country who combines exemple plary community service with leadership achievements on and off the field. throughout his time at penn state, nick has took great pride in founding the dawkins family foundation. his foundation has hosted back to school supply drives, organized christmas present donations and continues to support and provide for children and families throughout the pennsylvania community. on the field, dawkins was named team captain and continues to have

mr. thompson. neil: i'm just wondering, a lot of the insurance companies taking down the web pages and the top executives out of abundance in caution, and we've seen where ceo's and banks were targeted, outside of the country and same with the tobacco companies, what they knew and when they knew it. do you think this could be a new wave of that thing? >> absolutely. and ironic, mr. thompson had security once upon a time. why that discontinued, i do not know. i have, many, many associates that currently do this, colleagues, at the minimum they have a driver who is issuely armed, a retired police officer, agent, or law enforcement officer. the fact that he didn't have security kind of surprised me he's just walking new york city by himself with no protection whatsoever, you know, mr. witty, i'm sure, does have, you know, quite a bit of protection around him, along with many, many other ceo's of many, you know, significant companies like united health. so, yeah, you're going to see a change for sure.

front of the hilton with gunshot wound to his back_ hilton with gunshot wound to his back and leg, mr thompson _ pronounced dead at 7.112am. he is the ceo — pronounced dead at 7.112am. he is the ceo of unitedhealthcare and resides in minnesota. detectives from night watch and a and _ detectives from night watch and a and elsewhere bethan their investigation, we know the shooter arrived on foot about five minutes prior to the victirn's_ five minutes prior to the victim's arrival. he stands alongside the building line as numerous other people and pedestrians pass him by. from hid owe — pedestrians pass him by. from hid owe we see at 6.44am the victim — hid owe we see at 6.44am the victim is— hid owe we see at 6.44am the victim is walking alone, towards _ victim is walking alone, towards the hilton after exiting his hotel. we believe the victim was headed to the hitton— the victim was headed to the hilton hotel to attend the unitedhealth group. the shooter appears — unitedhealth group. the shooter appears to be a light skinned mate — appears to be a light skinned mate he _ appears to be a light s

mr. thompson. >> reporter: thompson had been with unitedhealth group for two decades and was made ceo oftedhealthcare in 2021. the company issued a statement saying it is "deeply saddened and shocked at the passing of our dear friend." a law enforcement source tells cbs news that the suspect went to a starbucks right before the shooting and left behind forensic evidence that's being tested, and surveillance video there captured enough of his face to run it through facial recognition. thompson leaves behind a wife and two sons. norah? >> norah: crucial new information, meg oliver, thank you very much. there is breaking news tonight from northern california where police are investigating a shooting at a christian elementary school. this is happening in palermo, california, about an hour north of sacramento. cbs's elise preston has the late details. elise? >> reporter: norah, the details are still coming in, but as you can imagine, a very dramatic and terrifying afternoon for those students ang afternoon for thos reunification center. >> units responding medical. criminal violence. >> repor

first and foremost, i want to extend my deepest condolences to mr thompson's loved ones and colleaguesnue to grieve, our work will never be able to undo the fact that a life was lost. we are here to announce that luigi mangione, the defendant, is charged with one count of murder in the first degree and two counts of murder in the second degree. including one count of murder in the second degree as an act of terrorism. for the brazen, targeted and premeditated shooting of brian thompson, who as you know as the ceo of united health care. this case was made possible by the collaborative efforts of the phenomenal public servants you see before you today and so many others who are not here. i am honoured to lead the district attorney's office and civil along the district attorney and others who are working from the outset, hand—in—hand with the greatest police department in the world. the chief of our trial division, providing sage oversight and direction and i want to acknowledge our technology analysis unit. a lot to process here. steve who heads that and marco. we are privileged here at

mr. thompson. um, they've got a very, very strong case. so it's going to move forward. it's going to move forward fairly quickly. he could very well fight extradition, but that fight is not going to last very long because new york eventually will get him back in the state. and they will proceed to charge and move forward with the trial. >> when he was charged, it struck me that in new york, he was charged with second and not first degree murder. and now we're learning why. legal analysts say that first degree murder in new york requires specific aggravating circumstances, including an intent to commit terrorism. given the evidence you've seen so far, is there a strong chance that this murder charge could wind up getting upgraded to first degree? >> well, it might. i mean, i'm not that familiar with new york law, but the bottom line is, even with second degree, i think it's 25 to life. and as far as i'm concerned, if convicted, this individual will and should spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> now, some of the search warrants are for the backpack and his cell pho