house and paulette thompson's house. the maple grove police department saying plainly that was a swatting incident and that it was a hoax. >> erin. all right whitney, thank you very much. harry sandick is out front extensive experience with white collar and securities fraud cases. also, former assistant us attorney with the southern district of new york and was the acting chief of the violent crimes unit there. so, harry, i'm looking at this from every perspective, just starting where whitney finished though, as they are trying to figure out motive here. sure, there are all right. there's people who may have been denied coverage that there's that motive which which obviously is front and center here, accused of selling a third of his shares and pocketing $15 million ahead of shareholders taking a loss on on inside information. um a lawsuit like that. i know you think that may not be related to this at all but it does seem like a lot of money. >> it is a lot of money and and what would happen in the case is they would hav

thompson that is coming up tonight as well. but as we continue to follow this breaking news, we do have some new details about the ceo brian thompson himself. he was estranged from his wife. they were living in separate houses, although nearby they shared two children. what more do we know about him? plus our john miller who has the best nypd sources, is right now on the phone. he's going to get off the phone with the information, bring it right here for you. breaking details about the search out front and bitcoin tonight's breaking a record, surging over $100,000 for the first time. trump celebrating it. so who's buying who's benefiting? harry enten will tell us something we don't know erin burnett out front brought to you by nature made the number one pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand start your day with nature made and try new zero sugar gummies you don't stop being you just because you turn 65. >> but you do face more risk from flu and covid. last year alone, those viruses hospitalized nearly 1 million peo

before thompson got there. >> all right. let's talk weather here as we take a peek outside at the golden gate bridge. things are certainly going to get cool again tonight. but these days it doesn't feel like december. no, it doesn't. lawrence is here to tell us. so what month it really going feel like that at all. doesn't get these temperatures very comfortable around the bay area. now we're going to see some changes, though. coming up, i'm trying to find a couple raindrops coming our way too out there right now. the golden gate bridge kind of a quiet evening out there. come up, our cars passing on by weather-wise. looking good, though, tonight. >> mostly clear. partly cloudy skies as we head through the night i received few high clouds begin to drift in even some patchy fog moving along the coastline. tomorrow, you'll notice a few more clouds and the temperatures probably get knocked down. just a tad and then a little bit cooler into the weekend. we've got that ridge of high pressure out there right now. but the ridge going

a police say that brian thompson was killed outside of a hotel where a united health was holding investor conference. police say this is a premeditated attack. the victim's wife is also telling some media outlets that her husband had been receiving death threats before his murder. kareen wynter has the latest. >> new images of a shocking shooting on the streets of new york 06:45am. surveillance video records. a deadly attack as a masked gunman fires on 50 year-old united healthcare ceo brian thompson whose initially hit in the calf. he stumbles and police say appears the suspect's gun jams briefly before you start shooting again, thompson collapses on the sidewalk. the motive for this murder currently is on known. >> but based on the evidence we have so far, it does appear that the victim was specifically targeted. but at this point, we do not know why this does not appear to be a random act of violence. authorities still working to identify and apprehend that shooter dressed in all black hooded sweatshirt and a backpack. >> the nypd confirmed thompson was about to attend united healthcar

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

thompson was father of two boys. his wife also released a statement saying brian was an incredibly loving, generous, talented man who truly lived life to the fullest and touched so many lives. >> there are no words to describe how so many of us are feeling right now. brian was a truly extraordinary person who touched the lives of countless people throughout our organization and far beyond the brazen murder happening at the start of morning rush hour in an area of new york city crawling with tourists for the holiday season. >> so we just heard sirens going off. >> i thought, oh gosh, what's going on? i did not think it was actually right here. >> you know, we really don't know what it was about but we're shocked that somebody would be killed in the in broad daylight in new york that's really quite shocking and look, erin we've been giving you updates on this case as we've been learning from police sources and initially nypd thought that this gunman fled on a city bike. >> and you heard in that piece right there that i

that's brian thompson right there. the ceo of unitedhealthcare he was shot and killed while outside the hilton hotel. let's get right to cnn's brynn gingras with the latest on this. i know the details are just coming in, brant. so what are you learning yeah, that's right, john. >> of course, this is still unfolding. investigators there on the scene but as you just described there, they believe right now this was a targeted attack. now let's back up to just a few hours ago this morning in midtown manhattan. and for reference for people who aren't familiar, of course, with new york city, this is really not far from where the tree lighting is expected to occur tonight in the heart of the theater district in midtown manhattan we're told that thompson was headed to a conference for united health care that was expected to happen in the ballroom of that hotel of the the hilton there in midtown when there was a gunman who fired shots about 20ft away from him as he was approaching that hotel again, it appears it was a targeted

officers found the victim brian thompson an 50—year—old male on the side _ thompson an 50—year—old malegunshot wound to his back_ hilton with gunshot wound to his back and leg, mr thompson was reproveded 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 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 uni

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up behind brian thompson about 10 or 12ft away?ou see a bystander run out of the frame in the other direction. brian thompson is on the floor. >> a deadly shooting in midtown manhattan. >> police are searching for a suspect that fled the scene. >> a manhunt ensues, with police searching for video from thousands of cameras that blanket new york city. tracking his movements after the crime, riding a bike into central park, leapfrogging over one camera over another, over another. >> they were able to track this guy to this youth hostel on 103rd in amsterdam. so at the youth hostel they find this amazing piece of video. as he's checking into the youth hostel, the lady behind the counter asks him to drop his mask, to see his face, to see his smile and he obliges. and that was the picture that went viral. >> that viral photo fueling an exhaustive search. finally, investigators get a tip from a mcdonald's in altoona, pennsylvania. >> you have one customer saying to the other, hey, doesn't that guy look like the wanted killer that everybod

thompson was a father of two boys. his wife also released a statement saying brian was an incredibly loving, generous, talented man who truly lived life to the fullest and touched so many lives. >> there are no words to describe how so many of us are feeling right now. brian was a truly extraordinary person who touched the lives of countless people throughout our organization and far beyond. >> the brazen murder happening at the start of morning rush hour in an area of new york city crawling with tourists for the holiday season. >> so we just heard sirens going off. i thought oh gosh, what's going on? i did not think it was actually right here. >> you know, we really don't know what it was about, but we're shocked that somebody would be killed in in broad daylight in new york. that's really quite shocking. >> brynn gingras cnn new york. yeah a fierce fighting has erupted between syrian government troops and rebel forces in the countryside north of hamas. >> you can see the territory under rebel control here in green lo

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brian thompson was shot dead on wednesday morning.attacked a few blocks from times square and central park, just outside the hilton hotel in manhattan. police now say this man is a person of interest as they pursue their investigation. the first known sighting of the gunman is by the 57th street subway station. this cctv image, obtained by the washington post, is time—stamped 6.15. the next sighting, according to us media, is 6.17 at a starbucks. the police released this image from inside the cafe. then at 6.30, we see the same man in this video, published by the new york times. he appears to be on the phone. nearby is the hilton hotel. brian thompson was attending a conference there, and according to police, at around 6.110 the gunman arrived and waited. minutes later, this video shows mr thompson by the hotel. the gunman approaches and takes aim. he ignores a bystander close by, who flees as the shooting begins. also, if we zoom in, after the initial shot, the gun appears to temporarilyjam, and one firearms expert told us the gun ma

brian thompson was shot dead on wednesday morning. few blocks from times square and central park, just outside the hilton hotel in manhattan. police now say this man is a person of interest as they pursue their investigation. the first known sighting of the gunman is by the 57th street subway station. this cctv image, obtained by the washington post, is time—stamped 6:15. the next sighting, according to us media, is 6:17 at a starbucks. the police released this image from inside the cafe. then at 6:30, we see the same man in this video, published by the new york times. he appears to be on the phone. nearby is the hilton hotel. brian thompson was attending a conference there and according to police, at around 6:40, the gunman arrived and waited. minutes later, this video shows mr thompson by the hotel. the gunman approaches and takes aim. he ignores a bystander close by who flees as the shooting begins. also, if we zoom in, after the initial shot, the gun appears to temporarily jam, and one firearms expert told us the gun may have a si

anne thompson, nbc news. >> and that is "nbc nightly news."i'm lester holt, please take care of yourself and each other. good night. person of interest in the shooting that shook our city last week. the search may be over.

hi, i'm brian thompson, ceo of unitedhealthcare.me 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 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

thompson was never charged.ing to do with united denying claims at a very high rate. thompson's wife says he's been threatened over that before. "there have been some threats. basically i don't know. a lack of coverage. i don't know details, i just know that he had said there were some people that had been threatening him." john walsh, former host of america's most wanted, joins me now. just tell us what you get from the surveillance footage, the way the gunman holds the firearm and then the escape plan. >> jesse, before we dig into this for one second i just want to talk to you about the daniel trial. biggest travesty in the history of the country. that guy is a hero and there were eight murderers on the subway this year, some 60 percent, and now we have a marine risking his life to jump on a guy and the victim is a mentally ill guy, arrested 27 times. whole society let him down. we are the richest most powerful country on the planet, we could not get this guy help. and then they try to turn it into a race thin

we begin with the murder of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. suspect luigi mangione has now been indicted for the shooting. police say they have pieced together the killer's movements the morning he ambushed thompson in new york city. our stephanie gosk reports. >> reporter: two weeks after unitedhealthcare ceo bryan thompson was gunned down on a new york city street, luigi mangione has been indicted for his murder, mangione facing 11 counts, the most serious first degree murder in furtherance of terrorism. >> this is a killing that is intended to evoke terror. >> reporter: prosecutors laying out the most detailed timeline yet of mangione's movements the day thompson was killed. he headed to mid up to on an ebike. for nearly an hour from 5:52 to 6:45 i walked around near the hilton where thompson was set to attend a conference. accordinto prosecutors. these images are from a starbucks where he stopped at 6:15. beginning at 6:38 he stood against a wall across from the hotel with his hood up. he approached brian hompson from behind and shot him.

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brian thompson, 50 years old, two children.ke you there as soon as that gets underway in new york city. we have retired n.y.p.d. inspector paul morrow standing by. president-elect trump ushering in what he calls a golden age of america. and tidal shift as some of the most powerful, wealthy entrepreneurs signal and embrace of a second trump term. watch highlights from the lengthy press conference we saw at mar-a-lago yesterday. >> 200 billion investment. >> we have a lot of great executives coming in, top anchors. in the -- i don't know what it was. it is like a complete opposite in the first -- the press covered that fairly actually. for a change. the golden age of america i call it. it's begun. so it is the golden age of america and that is what it is going to be. >> martha: ok. let's bring in our panel, kate katie pavlich, antjuan seawright and why it is so different this time. why is the press sticking to the subject of and -- actual issues that face the country when they ask questions to the president-elect? >> because the

. >> every indication is that this was a premeditated, pre-planned, targeted attack. >> thompson, inom minnesota, was walking to an annual meeting with investors at the hilton hotel in midtown when the horror began to unfold. the insurance executive alone no security detail. >> the victim here he was, walking with purpose. not worried, obviously, about anything. right in the middle of the sidewalk. and the video shows the shooting happening right there with a bystander. actually trying to flee and get out of the way. >> shortly before 7 a.m, a masked gunman in the freezing cold was lying in wait before opening fire. >> 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. the shooter then walks toward the victim and continues to shoot. it appears that the gun malfunctions as he clears the jam and begins to fire again. from watching the video, it does seem that he is proficient in the use of firearms, as he was able to clear the malfunctions pretty quickly. >> the weapon appears to

home, as well as at paulette thompson home. >> they are close together. there are probably about a mile apart, but the maple grove police department, that's the police department that covers that area, said plainly. those were swatting incidents. it was a hoax, but this tragedy has you know, just left them completely shattered. laura. they have declined much media interviews, but they did issue a statement saying that they are completely shattered, saying that brian leaves behind again a legacy of compassion, of love, of generosity they called him incredibly talented and a wonderful father. >> laura whitney wild we can't lose sight of the fact that a human being lost their life as we look to see who this person is, who took it. thank you so much for your reporting. look, brian thompson's widow told nbc news that there had been some threats against him. but as you saw in the surveillance video, he left that hotel alone. was walking alone. there were no bodyguards present that we can see. no protection, it seems. my next guest once provided thompson with se

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the assassin opens fire, shooting thompson in the back.mpson stumbles and looks back at his killer as the gunman walks towards him. police say the gun malfunctions, but the shooter clears the jam and continues to fire. >> i was paying attention. i was holding my phone. then i heard the shot. i saw him after he shot him. he ran across the street. this way. >> seconds later, police say the gunman flees through an alleyway towards 55th street, makes a right, and then gets on an e-bike and goes north on sixth avenue. at 6:46 a.m., the first 911 call goes out. there's been a shooting outside the hilton hotel. two minutes later, 6:48 a.m. officers arrive on scene to find thompson, a 50 year old male, lying on the sidewalk, gunshot wounds to his back and leg. at the same time, the shooter is seen riding his e-bike into central park, into center drive. >> the last we see with him on that bike is in central park. >> officers recovered three live nine millimeter rounds and three discharged nine millimeter shell casings at the scene. >> every indicat

then he runs from the hilton where he had shot thompson with a silencer. he runs on that bike gets on a bike, goes into central park. he exits the park and we'll show you the map here. around 77th street, just the context here. that's 23 blocks from where the murder took place. for anyone not a new yorker that is just over one mile. he then made his way to 85th street, where police have this video of him on a bike. they say that's him and that they know that's him. officials say from there he walked up to 86th street and grabbed a taxi to the george washington bridge bus station. now the george washington bridge is all the way north. you can see that green part of central park. you got to go a long way up there. 90 blocks away and that's almost five miles. okay, so he gets there in a taxi. officials then have video. you heard them just say entering that bus station. it is one of the busiest in the entire united states. there are 1000 busses a day that go through that george washington bridge bus terminal. they say that is where they lose him because they d

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

this man, brian thompson 50 years old, married with two kids. he was in the city in new york for the company's annual investor conference at the hilton, which was scheduled to begin at eight. people had already begun gathering in the conference room upstairs. the video we're about to play is from just outside, and it is startling for a number of reasons. now take a look in it. you see the shooter's deliberation. that's the ceo. you see the shooter's deliberation as he pulls out the pistol. it appears to have a silencer on. it assumes that two handed firing stance and starts shooting. now, just 17 seconds after firing, the first shot, the killer was gone. first on foot, then on what was first believed to be one of those blue and white rental city bikes, which would have been a break because they have gps trackers on board instead, a law enforcement official now tells us it was a regular e-bike, not part of the city bike fleet. the bike was then spotted minutes later in central park just a few blocks north of the hilton. now that search, now just

. >> sandra: developments in the fatal shooting of health of health care ceo brian thompson.necting somebody who could be connected to the case in developing this our, hello, john, great debate with you you. >> john: this could be a big great break in the case and i'm john roberts and this has been 30. taken into police custody altoona, pennsylvania, about 23. the police say the man had a gun similar to the one used to shoot thompson outside of midtown manhattan six days ago. >> sandra: searching a plan for possible clues and the police found backpack in the part which they say may belong to that than men and release new photos over the weekend. >> john: alexis mcadams in central park new york city watching everything that is going on. the divers are in the pond but what else to be no, alexis? >> this was like drip, drip, new evidence in the case and a huge my nypd services and it started in new york city but in hundreds of miles away they have the person they are calling a suspect in for questioning. why did they think it is a suspect? it matches the description of someone a

on thompson an 50—year—old male on the side _ thompson an 50—year—old male on the side walk in fronthilton— the side walk in front of the hilton with gunshot wound to his back_ hilton with gunshot wound to his back and leg, mr thompson was reproveded 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

that is when i believe he was planning this awful, tragedy that occurred with brian thompson.elieve that he hand-selected him as his victim. that goes a lot back to the motive. and he was not going to be stopped. >> sandra: okay, if the phone call turns out went to a parent, a cousin, the maryland delegate, it could have been anybody, a friend, a colleague who knew he was on the run but didn't report him, are there legal repercussions for that? he could have gone on to carry out another murder or another crime. >> that's something that they are really going to need to look closely into. from what i understand, even tracking down that phone and getting into the phone to determine who he had spoken to fight be tough for law enforcement but i have no doubt the nypd will make it happen along with help if necessary. if you are aiding and abetting someone who has committed a crime, you better watch your back because you have to cooperate with law enforcement, and you cannot be helping someone who is on the run, who has just murdered somebody. so that is a great question, and i guara

but first, those major developments in the murder of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. a person of interest arrested and already appearing in court at this hour.r. 26 year old luigi mangione was arrested in pennsylvania today after a mcdonald's employee called police over a suspicious looking man. he was arraigned in a pennsylvania court just over an hour ago on unrelated weapons and forgery charges, and has not been charged with the ceo's death. but in the criminal complaint, police say they immediately recognized him from photos released of the suspected gunman and say he was found with evidence linking him to the murder of thompson last week in new york city. officers recovered a firearm on his person, as well as a suppressor, both consistent with the weapon used in the murder. they also recovered clothing, including a mask consistent with those worn by our wanted individual. also recovered was a fraudulent new jersey i.d. matching the i.d. our suspect used to check into his new york city hostel before the shooting incident. additionally, officers recovered a handwri

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the suspect appeared to be waiting for thompson, who ran united health care, outside the hilton hoteld the scene on foot and was last seen riding an electric bike through central park. 0ur north america correspondentjohn sudworth is in new york with more. as brian thompson arrived early for his meeting, behind him a figure can be seen stepping out of the shadows. the gunman fires at least three rounds before running away — all caught on cctv video. the police have released this image showing the suspect moving further away from the scene by bike, and this one revealing part of his face. taken, officers say, minutes before the shooting. mr thompson was ceo of unitedhealthcare, this country's biggest health insurer, providing cover for some 30 million americans. as the investigation began, with numbers marking where the shell casings had been recovered, the police said 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 investig

anne thompson, nbc news. >> that is "nightly news." thank you for watching.of yourself and each other. good night. hero. hear me on this. he is no hero. new developments in the killing of the united health care ceo. the suspected gunman has ties to the bay area. we have the latest also. i'm not pamela price. i'm rachel roberts. alameda county has a

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thompson's life. that's what the nypd is telling us as of now. also very important allison, two people briefed on the investigation do tell us they believe nypd investigators are getting closer to possibly identifying a name. that, of course, would be the most significant piece of information in this investigation so far. >> allison, that would go a long way, i'm sure, towards capturing him gloria pazmino, thank you very much for all of the latest. police need your help. if you have any info you can reach out to the new york crime stoppers at one 800 577 tips. that's 800 577 tips and you can also be anonymous. well, the killing of that ceo of one of the largest health insurance companies in the country has sparked a flurry of pent up anger against the health care system. many people online making light of the murder. cnn's jason carroll looks at what's fueling this vitriol soon after the shooting of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson came the somewhat unexpected. >> a flood of social media posts like

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

today we mourn the death of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. gunned down. wait i'm sorry. today we mourn the deaths of the 68,000 americans who needlessly die each year so that insurance company execs like brian thompson can become multimillionaires. then there's unitedhealthcare group's facebook posts about thompson, who was a husband and father of two. it reads in part, we are deeply saddened and shocked at the passing of our dear friend and colleague brian thompson. brian was a highly respected colleague and friend to all who worked with him, so far. that statement has received more than 90,000 laugh emojis. >> i am surprised some of the backlash just because it's such a, um, really sad situation that has occurred. >> erin bradshaw has some insight into the current climate among patients and insurance carriers. she's an executive vice president at the patient advocate foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to improving health care access. >> it's an exhausting process you know. and on top of already being sick injured or disabled when they are running into a challenge with g

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 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 and paents, who rushed to a reunification center. >> units responding medical. criminal violence. >> repor

the victim, brian thompson, was in new york city for minnesota.ng alone into an annual meeting with investors at the hilton hotel in midtown, he was walking with purpose, not worried, obviously, about anything right in the middle of the sidewalk and the video shows the shooting happening right there shortly before 7 a.m. authorities believe the shooter was allegedly lying in wait. seen in this video obtained by abc news before opening fire with a weapon that appeared to have a silencer. >> the shooter steps onto the sidewalk from behind the car. he ignores numerous other pedestrians, approaches the victim from behind. >> thompson was shot in his back and in his right calf. the 50 year old died of his injuries after being rushed to the hospital. surveillance footage captured the suspect fleeing on an e-bike riding into central park before leaving the city. >> 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. >> a mass

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

in midtown manhattan earlier this morning 50—year—old brian thompson the ceo of united healthcare wasears at this early stage of our investigation to be a brazen, targeted attack. this does not appear to be a random act of violence. the victim was in new york city to speak at an investor conference and it appears the suspect was lying in wait for several minutes and as the victim was walking to the conference hotel, the suspect approached from behind and fired several rounds, striking the victim at least once in the back and at least once in the right calf. many people past the suspect but he appeared to wait for his intended target. the suspect fled first on foot and then on an e—bike and was last seen in central park on center drive early this morning. 0n on an 0nane on an e bike let's look at what that manhunt looks like it let's me to the former us secret service agent barry, thank you forjoining us. in one sense, this government had quite a bit of intelligence about the c0's movements, brian thompson's movements but on the other hand it does not seem to have planned is getaway ve

hi, i'm brian thompson, ceo of unitedhealthcare.mpson 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 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

united healthcare ceo brian thompson, a 50-year-old husband and father of two. gunned down, police calling it premeditated, preplanned. the gunman, they say, was waiting. the chilling images here tonight. police studying this surveillance video now, showing the victim, brian thompson, this is around 6:45 this morning. the gunman shooting from behind. multiple shots. his weapon appearing to have a silencer. police say the suspect then ran through an alley, then got on a bike and rode into new york's central park, escaping. tonight, authorities are now asking for the public's help, sharing these images of the masked suspect wearing a hooded jacket and a gray backpack. his face partially seen in this image right here. a reward of up to $10,000 now. the manhunt at this hour, and what we've now learned about the victim, the ceo and father of two boys. abc's aaron katersky leading us off tonight. >> reporter: this is the chilling moment a gunman opens fire multiple times in the heart of manhattan, killing brian thompson, the ceo of united healthcare, one of the nation