Nearly a week after the UnitedHealthcare CEO was gunned down outside a New York City hotel, Aaron Katersky has the latest on police taking 26-year-old Luigi Mangione into custody as a person of interest after he was recognized at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania; Stephanie Ramos has details on a jury finding Daniel Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide for the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway train; James Longman reports from Damascus, where Syrian rebels have seized power and forced Pres. Bashar Al-Assad to seek asylum in Russia; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.
00:00 Intro
02:31 Person of interest Luigi Mangione arrested in Pennsylvania in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing
07:48 Jury finds Daniel Penny not guilty in chokehold death of Jordan Neely on New York City subway
09:08 Syrian rebels seize power, forcing Pres. Assad to flee and seek asylum in Russia
11:58 Jay-Z denies allegations of sexually assaulting then-13-year-old girl after 2000 VMAs
13:51 Trump picks for FBI Director, Defense Secretary and more face questions on Capitol Hill
16:53 Mystery drone sightings in New Jersey now expanding to Pennsylvania
17:22 Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” ends, grosses over $2 billion in ticket sales
17:41 Juan Soto, New York Mets agree to $765 million, 15-year contract
18:08 America Strong: Taylor University continues nearly 30-year Christmas tradition of “silent night” game
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