1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,934 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Mumamea podcast. Mummameer acknowledges the traditional 2 00:00:15,974 --> 00:00:18,814 Speaker 1: owners of land and waters that this podcast is recorded 3 00:00:18,814 --> 00:00:25,054 Speaker 1: on Hi. I'm Kimberly Braddish from Mumma MEA's twice daily 4 00:00:25,134 --> 00:00:28,414 Speaker 1: news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines for Friday, December 5 00:00:28,454 --> 00:00:32,654 Speaker 1: twenty Sydney's iconic New Year's Eve fireworks could be canceled 6 00:00:32,734 --> 00:00:36,054 Speaker 1: if planned industrial action disrupts the city's rail network on 7 00:00:36,094 --> 00:00:38,934 Speaker 1: its busiest night of the year. New South Wales Police 8 00:00:38,934 --> 00:00:43,974 Speaker 1: Commissioner Karen Webb expressed grave concerns, warning that without functioning trains, 9 00:00:44,014 --> 00:00:46,614 Speaker 1: the safety of the two hundred and fifty thousand expected 10 00:00:46,614 --> 00:00:50,254 Speaker 1: attendees would be at risk. It comes after union work 11 00:00:50,334 --> 00:00:53,974 Speaker 1: bans again caused widespread disruption on the state's urban rail 12 00:00:54,014 --> 00:00:57,334 Speaker 1: network this morning. The state government plans to argue at 13 00:00:57,334 --> 00:01:00,134 Speaker 1: a Fair Work Commission hearing that the union's work bands 14 00:01:00,214 --> 00:01:03,574 Speaker 1: pose a public safety threat or unions continue to push 15 00:01:03,614 --> 00:01:07,334 Speaker 1: for wage increases deemed unaffordable by New South Wales Premier 16 00:01:07,414 --> 00:01:11,814 Speaker 1: Chris Mins. With train delays and cancelations already affecting commuters, 17 00:01:11,814 --> 00:01:14,534 Speaker 1: the standoff could mean a dimmer New Year's Eve for Sydney. 18 00:01:15,614 --> 00:01:19,134 Speaker 1: Luigi Mangioni, the suspect in the killing of United Health 19 00:01:19,134 --> 00:01:23,054 Speaker 1: Group CEO Brian Thompson, could face the death penalty under 20 00:01:23,094 --> 00:01:27,054 Speaker 1: federal murder charges, in addition to state charges of first 21 00:01:27,094 --> 00:01:31,174 Speaker 1: degree murder and terrorism. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have charged 22 00:01:31,214 --> 00:01:35,014 Speaker 1: Mangioni with murder, using a firearm, stalking, and possessing an 23 00:01:35,054 --> 00:01:40,414 Speaker 1: illegal gun silencer. Authority say Mangioni meticulously planned the assassination, 24 00:01:40,734 --> 00:01:44,974 Speaker 1: motivated by hostility toward the health insurance industry and wealthy executives, 25 00:01:45,134 --> 00:01:48,574 Speaker 1: as revealed in a notebook found in his possession. Arrested 26 00:01:48,574 --> 00:01:52,854 Speaker 1: in Pennsylvania after a five day manhunt, Mangioni was extradited 27 00:01:52,894 --> 00:01:55,574 Speaker 1: to New York on Thursday, where he will face multiple 28 00:01:55,654 --> 00:01:58,814 Speaker 1: charges in both state and federal court. His lawyer claims 29 00:01:58,854 --> 00:02:02,214 Speaker 1: he has been overcharged and vows to fight the accusations, 30 00:02:02,494 --> 00:02:05,734 Speaker 1: while a small group of supporters outside the courthouse condemned 31 00:02:05,774 --> 00:02:09,494 Speaker 1: the health care industry. Five members of the Berlin Ni 32 00:02:09,574 --> 00:02:12,174 Speaker 1: nine have been released from custody to spend Christmas with 33 00:02:12,214 --> 00:02:16,694 Speaker 1: their families for the first time in twenty years. Matthew Norman, Scott, Rush, 34 00:02:17,014 --> 00:02:20,654 Speaker 1: Martin Stephens, c Year Chen and Michael Schuguy, all now 35 00:02:20,734 --> 00:02:24,014 Speaker 1: aged in their thirties or forties, spent two decades locked 36 00:02:24,054 --> 00:02:27,014 Speaker 1: in a Bali prison after being found guilty of attempting 37 00:02:27,014 --> 00:02:30,214 Speaker 1: to traffic heroine. After spending four days in the Howard 38 00:02:30,214 --> 00:02:33,854 Speaker 1: Springs Federal Accommodation Facility near Darwin, the men returned to 39 00:02:33,894 --> 00:02:37,574 Speaker 1: their respective homes on Thursday, where they will continue reintegrating 40 00:02:37,614 --> 00:02:41,054 Speaker 1: with Australian society. It draws an end to the saga, 41 00:02:41,174 --> 00:02:44,694 Speaker 1: which upended the five men's lives and tested Australia's diplomatic 42 00:02:44,734 --> 00:02:47,734 Speaker 1: relations with Indonesia. The five men who have not been 43 00:02:47,814 --> 00:02:52,574 Speaker 1: pardoned a band from entering Indonesia for life, and Paris 44 00:02:52,654 --> 00:02:56,134 Speaker 1: Hilton says she would consider a career in politics after 45 00:02:56,174 --> 00:02:59,174 Speaker 1: she helped pass the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act in 46 00:02:59,214 --> 00:03:02,134 Speaker 1: the United States. The forty three year old heiress had 47 00:03:02,174 --> 00:03:06,014 Speaker 1: been lobbying for the new legislation to regulate residential programs 48 00:03:06,054 --> 00:03:09,294 Speaker 1: for troubled youth like the one attended by Paris herself 49 00:03:09,334 --> 00:03:12,414 Speaker 1: for several years, and on Wednesday, the US House and 50 00:03:12,494 --> 00:03:15,774 Speaker 1: Senate passed the bill with bipartisan support. Now all they 51 00:03:15,814 --> 00:03:18,254 Speaker 1: have to wait for is President Joe Biden to sign 52 00:03:18,294 --> 00:03:21,334 Speaker 1: off on the new law. When asked if she fancies 53 00:03:21,334 --> 00:03:24,494 Speaker 1: a career in politics after the victory, she told reporters 54 00:03:24,534 --> 00:03:27,334 Speaker 1: at Capitol Hill in Washington, d C. After coming here 55 00:03:27,374 --> 00:03:29,694 Speaker 1: so many times over the past couple of years and 56 00:03:29,774 --> 00:03:32,414 Speaker 1: seeing that my voice really can make a difference, and 57 00:03:32,454 --> 00:03:34,534 Speaker 1: I can really shine a spotlight on things that are 58 00:03:34,574 --> 00:03:36,614 Speaker 1: important around the world to make it a better place 59 00:03:36,654 --> 00:03:39,294 Speaker 1: and safe for children, I can maybe see that happening. 60 00:03:39,774 --> 00:03:42,974 Speaker 1: The former Simple Lifestyle says she is just getting started 61 00:03:43,014 --> 00:03:44,974 Speaker 1: as there is so much work to be done, and 62 00:03:45,094 --> 00:03:47,854 Speaker 1: vowed to return to the White House. She says these 63 00:03:47,894 --> 00:03:51,174 Speaker 1: programs promised healing, growth and support, but instead did not 64 00:03:51,254 --> 00:03:53,694 Speaker 1: allow me to speak, move freely, or even look out 65 00:03:53,694 --> 00:03:56,014 Speaker 1: of the window for two years. I am here to 66 00:03:56,054 --> 00:03:58,454 Speaker 1: be the voice for children who currently do not have one, 67 00:03:58,774 --> 00:04:01,774 Speaker 1: and says she will not stop until America's youth are safe. 68 00:04:02,294 --> 00:04:05,534 Speaker 1: That's your evening news headlines. Stay tuned as The Quickie 69 00:04:05,614 --> 00:04:08,974 Speaker 1: continues to bring his stories and conversations across the summer 70 00:04:08,974 --> 00:04:11,774 Speaker 1: break Listen to The Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.