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12 PM ET: Riley murder suspect convicted, humans strengthening hurricanes, Target's holiday shopping warning & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

A court has convicted the man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley while she was out jogging. The House Ethics Committee is expected to meet today to discuss a report on former representative Matt Gaetz. A US envoy is hoping to close in on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah. Human-caused climate change made every single hurricane stronger this past season. Plus, we’ll tell you why Target is sounding the alarm on holiday shopping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hi there, from CNN. I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, November 20th.

0:23.8

Count one, malice murder, I find the defendant guilty.

0:29.1

Count two, felony murder, I find the defendant guilty.

0:32.9

Jose Ibarra has been convicted of killing nursing students Lakin Riley while she was out jogging

0:39.1

on the University of Georgia campus. The prosecution and defense had agreed on a bench trial for the

0:44.4

case, so it was a judge not a jury who found Ibarra guilty of murder. And in addition to the murder

0:50.2

counts you heard there, the judge found Ibarra guilty of kidnapping with bodily injury,

0:55.6

aggravated assault with intent to rape, and aggravated battery, among other charges.

1:01.8

The case inflamed national debate around crime and illegal immigration, because Abara is an undocumented

1:07.7

migrant. Prosecutors have said they'll ask for Abara to be sentenced to life in prison without the

1:13.7

possibility of parole.

1:15.7

The House Ethics Committee is expected to meet today to discuss a report on former representative

1:21.9

Matt Gates.

1:23.4

The panel still hasn't decided whether to release the findings of its investigation into Gates.

1:28.8

But two sources say the meeting could still get cancelled, like it was last week.

1:33.7

The probe ended when Gates resigned from Congress, after President-elect Donald Trump

1:38.9

announced him as his pick for Attorney General. House Speaker Mike Johnson says that because

1:43.8

Gates isn't a representative

1:45.2

anymore, the report should not be released, arguing it would set a bad precedent. But some Republican

1:51.1

senators say they want to see it before they vote on whether to confirm Gates as the next

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