1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Kate for sure. Our US correspondent is with us this morning. 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: The CEO of United Healthcare has been shot did in Manhattan. 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: The NYPD currently holding a prisser. They say this is 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: not a random a shooting. This appears to be a 5 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: targeted a tech Kate, what's the lightest. 6 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, as you say, Lisa about to give a news 7 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 2: conference in New York to get more details because at 8 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 2: the moment things are pretty sketchy. We know that Brian 9 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 2: Thompson was shot dead on the street outside the Hilton 10 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 2: Hotel in Midtown, Manhattan just before seven am local time. 11 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 2: He was making his way to the hotel for an 12 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 2: investor's meeting. We're told everybody there is in shock, as 13 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 2: our staff of the hotel. As you say, police think 14 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 2: this was targeted and not something random to the Mayor 15 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 2: of New York, Eric Adams, has tried to reassure New 16 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 2: Yorkers that it is safe to be out on the streets, 17 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: but clearly a shocking occurrence. Kind of seems to be 18 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:05,279 Speaker 2: some sort of execution. In the early hours of this morning. 19 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 2: He was wearing a hooded black garment and escaped on 20 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 2: a bike heading down an alleyway. Towards Central Park. But 21 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 2: other than that, we still don't know what the motive 22 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 2: could be. The police press conference is just starting as 23 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 2: we speak. 24 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, I could say they've got a fine number up 25 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: for tips, so they're obviously wanting people to know, Dobbin 26 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: what happened and a ten thousand dollars reward, right, Okay, 27 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 1: sounds quite serious. Let's got to Trump and has picked 28 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: for Secretary of Defense. There are allegations of drinking and 29 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: treatment of women here. Is this going to be another 30 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: one that falls by the wayside. 31 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 2: It's certainly looking very tense at the moment as to 32 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 2: whether he can hang on to this. This is Pete Heski, 33 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 2: the former Fox News presenter, but there are many allegations 34 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 2: about him being drunk on the job and about potential 35 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 2: allegations of misconduct towards women, to the extent that Donald 36 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,919 Speaker 2: Trump has apparently start to look for a potential replacement, 37 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 2: including his former rival for the presidential nomination, that is 38 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 2: Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida. They have had not 39 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,119 Speaker 2: the closest of relationships, given that they were fighting each 40 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 2: other for the presidential nomination. So it has surprised some 41 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 2: people that Donald Trump is looking to Ron DeSantis, but 42 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 2: at the moment, Pete Heskiff is still the nominee. He's 43 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:25,119 Speaker 2: on Capitol Hill today trying to persuade some of those 44 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 2: senators who are unsure about him that he is the 45 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 2: man for the job. And his mother has even been 46 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 2: on TV today trying to say that he is a 47 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 2: great guy and not to worry, even though back in 48 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 2: twenty eighteen she apparently emailed him and told him he 49 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 2: was an abuser of women. Takes that back and has apologized. 50 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 2: But you know it's not looking great, no. 51 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: And we'll never good if you need to call your 52 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: mum up to come out and do a prisser for you. Kate, 53 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: Thank you for that, Kate, for sure you is correspondent. 54 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: For more from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, Listen live 55 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: to News Talks It'd be for five am weekdays, or 56 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.