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Kirk shooting suspect held, consumer sentiment, nasal spray for Covid-19 & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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We start with an update on the man accused of fatally shooting conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. Some Israeli allies backed a declaration for a two-state solution between Israel and Palestinians. South Sudan’s vice president is facing charges that some fear could reignite a civil war. A new poll shows how Americans are feeling about the economy. And, could an over-the-counter nasal spray help prevent Covid-19 infection? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey, from CNN, I'm Afoma DK, with the five things you need to know for Friday, September 12th.

0:38.1

The suspect accused of killing political influencer Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah Valley University Wednesday is in custody.

0:46.3

22-year-old Tyler Robinson is being held without bail in Utah County Jail.

0:51.3

He's being held on several initial charges, including aggravated

0:55.7

murder, felony discharge of a firearm, and obstruction of justice, but hasn't been formally

1:01.4

charged. Utah's governor Spencer Cox says Robinson was taken into custody last night after

1:07.5

a family member reached out to a friend and told law enforcement, quote,

1:11.3

that Robinson had confessed to them or implied he had committed the incident. Cox says

1:17.0

Robinson wasn't a student at UVU and is believed to have acted alone. Two sources tell CNN the

1:23.5

Justice Department may bring federal charges this afternoon. CNN's Nick Watt has more from authorities.

1:29.9

They talked a lot about also messages that investigators were able to see

1:34.6

on Tyler Robinson's roommates' computer. Apparently the two had been

1:38.4

exchanging messages over a Discord server, and Robinson had been talking about the need to

1:43.2

pick a weapon up from a drop, that he was going to wrap it in a towel, had been talking about the need to pick a weapon up from a drop,

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