meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
WSJ What’s News

Police Arrest Person of Interest in UnitedHealth Executive Shooting

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

P.M. Edition for Dec. 9. Police have arrested a 26-year-old man in Pennsylvania on firearms charges tied to last week’s killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. And as the U.S. scrambles to meet Syria’s new political reality, WSJ national security correspondent Michael Gordon talks us through the options. Plus, Americans are driving older cars, but they are also deferring their maintenance, says WSJ global editor of Heard on the Street Spencer Jakab. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Amazon Q Business is the generative AI assistant from AWS, because business can be slow, like waiting through mud.

0:07.4

But Amazon Q helps streamline work so tasks like summarizing monthly results can be done in no time.

0:12.7

Learn what Amazon Q business can do for you at aWS.com slash learn more.

0:19.7

Police arrest a strong person of interest in the killing of the United Health Executive.

0:24.8

And U.S. officials scrambled to understand the groups that may shape Syria's new government

0:29.4

as they figure out just how much influence they might have.

0:32.9

The U.S. is starting from a bit of a disadvantage.

0:35.7

As a former official, put it to me, the Syria issue

0:38.8

wasn't just on a back burner for the Biden administration. Really, the whole stove had been

0:43.0

shut down. Plus, China opens an antitrust probe into U.S. chipmaker NVIDIA.

0:49.8

It's Monday, December 9th. I'm Alex Osala for the Wall Street Journal. This is the PM edition of

0:55.1

What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

1:03.4

First, an update on the search for the person who killed United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

1:09.0

Police have arrested on firearms charges 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, whom authorities called,

1:14.5

quote, a strong person of interest in the shooting.

1:17.3

An employee at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, saw Mangiote eating and called the police

1:22.1

this morning.

1:23.2

New York City Mayor Eric Adams praised the employee and law enforcement.

1:27.5

The chief of detectives and the police commissioner made the decision to release as much of a photo that we've, that we had at the time.

1:38.1

We sent it across the country.

1:40.8

And someone and McDonald's employee did something we ask every American to do.

1:47.0

If you see something, say something, but most importantly, do something.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Wall Street Journal, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Wall Street Journal and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.