1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Stateside, Richard, how are you doing well, Mike? Best for 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: the holidays, and I've seen the latest photo. They've got 3 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: to be able to work out who he is, don't they? 4 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: You'd think right? Killer has been unmasked partially. Police hunting 5 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: this murder of top insurance industry boss Brian Thompson outside 6 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: the New York hotel have released these two new photos 7 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: showing at least part of the gunman's face. They also 8 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: have gone to a hostel where the shooter stayed for 9 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:25,159 Speaker 1: a couple of days. For most of that period he 10 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,479 Speaker 1: kept on a black mast under his hoodie, but at 11 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: the front desk there were moments when he let the 12 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 1: mask slip, and so we have these photos in the 13 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 1: city of cameras. There are now more and more clues 14 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 1: in this manhunted. Was apparent from the star, of course, 15 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: that this was a targeted killing. The gun and was 16 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: waiting for Brian Thompson as he was heading into a 17 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: hotel for an industry presentation. Then he shot him several 18 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: times in the back, fixing his gun when it appeared 19 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: to jam for a brief moment during the attack. Police 20 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: now have found some bullet casings and there are messages 21 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: on the bullets they read delay, TOD and depose. So 22 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: these appear to be references the ways that health insurance 23 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 1: companies seek to avoid paying patient's claims. The company that 24 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: this coo led, United Healthcare, has coming for some fierce 25 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: criticism at times from patients and lawmakers and others for 26 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: denial of claims. The victim's wife, Paulette, has made a 27 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: brief statement, now. 28 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 2: Brian was a wonderful person with a big heart and 29 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 2: who lived life to the fullest. 30 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: She and her husband were separated some time ago. She 31 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: also has said that there had been threats to her husband, 32 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:33,839 Speaker 1: but says she never knew any details. Okay, so we're guys. 33 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: Is Higg sith gunna survive? He's on thin ice, isn't he. Yeah, 34 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: he's back on Capitol Hill at the minute, trying to 35 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: salvage the whole thing. Senat Republicans are not talking because 36 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: they never do on these matters. But Democratic Senator Richard 37 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: Blumenthal says this about the circumstance that Higgs sith I 38 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: was facing. 39 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 2: I've talked to five to ten Republicans who have said 40 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 2: to me they're just waiting for the right moment to 41 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 2: say no to Pete has said, and for very good reasons. 42 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 2: Why do you think so few Republicans, none by my account, 43 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 2: have been willing to come out and say they will 44 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 2: definitively not support this nominate. Nobody wants to defy Donald Trump. 45 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: HeiG Sith says he spoke with Trump who told him, hypete, 46 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: I got your back. It's a fight. 47 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 2: They're coming after you get after it. 48 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: Got your back. Well, there are reports that Trump has 49 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: raised with his campaign for Ron de Centus that he 50 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: might take the defense job. Also, Trump has not been 51 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: on the phones trying to persuade senators to support Higgsseth. 52 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: We hear as additional stories emerge about drinking and mismanagement. 53 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: The two small veterans group that Hegseth was forced from 54 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: wound up in pretty dire financial straits. Hegseth says, if 55 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: he gets the top defense job, he will no longer 56 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: touch any alcohols. 57 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 2: The biggest deployment of my life and there won't be 58 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 2: a drop of alcohol on my lips while I'm doing it. 59 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: So is he an alcoholic? Would he be awakened alert if 60 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 1: some defense crisis erupted after ours? His mom, of course, 61 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: also went on Fox News yesterday to vouch for him 62 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: after she wrote that letter years ago slamming his behavior. 63 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: It is a new person. He's redeemed, forgiven changed. So 64 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: that's the verses and Mike likes of Don Rumsfeld to 65 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: Cheney never had their moms making television appearances like that one. 66 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 1: Go well, Michael ketchup next to you. Appreciate it as always. 67 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 1: Richard Arnold stateside for another year. For more from the 68 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,919 Speaker 1: Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to news talks. 69 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 2: It'd be from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast 70 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 2: on iHeartRadio.