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Dec 2024
24m 38s

An Assassination Gets Personal

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Police release new details about the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A 7.0 earthquake, threatening a tsunami, sends Californians scrambling. And Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth tries to reassure senators, without the personal help of President-elect Trump.

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