1. Luigi Mangione the alleged killer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson is due back in court in New York City today for a multi-day hearing. Defense attorneys are trying to limit prosecutors from using key evidence including a 3D-printed gun and purported journal writings police say they found in a backpack when they arrested him in Pennsylvania last year.

2. The preliminary totals are in for the 2025 Wisconsin gun deer season. The Department of Natural Resources reports that around 182,000 deer were harvested by hunters during the nine-day gun hunt last month. That's down slightly from both 2024 and the five-year harvest average dating back to 2020. The numbers notably do not include deer harvested on tribal lands, or those killed by being hit by a car. While overall license sales of 538,000 remain down, there is some good news on the youth front: The Wisconsin youth hunt in October saw a 15% increase in harvest compared to 2024.

3. The Trump Administration isn't backing down from the increased military presence in the Caribbean, that it says is there to combat drug trafficking. U.S. forces have attacked vessels in recent months, and dozens of people have died. Little evidence has been provided about the strikes, or who was on board. And, during a strike on September 2nd, the Pentagon is coming under fire for allegedly going after survivors.

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1. We have a new contestant in the race for Governor of the great state of Wisconsin. Former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes officially launched his campaign today. Barnes served as Lieutenant Governor from 2019 to 2023. He previously ran for the U.S. Senate in 2022, narrowly losing to incumbent Republican Ron Johnson. Barnes joins a crowded field on the Democratic ticket. He's currently one of eight in the race and could be one of nine pending the decision of Greater Milwaukee Committee President, Joel Brennan. It took only a few minutes for Republican Tom Tiffany to put out a press release saying, among other things, "Wisconsinites rejected Barnes in 2022, and they will do it again in 2026."Tiffany & Washington Country Executive, Josh Schoemann are the Republican representatives in the mix. Both parties will hold their 2026 primary on August 11th.

2. Multiple strikes ordered by President Trump against alleged drug traffickers near Venezuela last September are facing renewed scrutiny. Lawmakers are demanding answers about the strikes from the head of U-S Special Operations Command. The questioning comes following a report by The Washington Post that the two survivors were still clinging to the burning vessel when they were killed. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is insisting he watched the strikes live, and that the military knew exactly who the people were when they launched the strikes.

3. Luigi Mangione the alleged killer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson is back in court in New York City today for day-two of a multi-day hearing. Defense attorneys are trying to limit prosecutors from using key evidence including a 3D-printed gun and purported journal writings police say they found in a backpack when they arrested him in Pennsylvania last year. But the defense isn't the only side with a compelling argument. This is a state case, but Evidence considered permissible or impermissible could translate to the federal case. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal murder charges. The sub headline here are Mangione supporters, mostly women, who had been waiting in sub-zero temperatures since Saturday afternoon, spending the night in tents outside the Manhattan Supreme Court.

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1. Airbus says most A-320 s impacted by an urgent safety issue have now had their software upgraded to alleviate the problem. Intense solar radiation could corrupt computer data causing the plane to perform in unexpected ways. Only around 100 planes globally still need to be updated. The urgent order for a software upgrade came after a JetBlue flight dropped injuring passengers in October The plane descended without the pilots ordering it to do so and while on auto pilot. In the US, American Airlines had to update over 200 planes this weekend Delta fewer than 50 planes. And United had six impacted Airbus aircraft.

2. Deals, Deals, Deals! Cyber Monday is off and running! Some fun facts: spending is expected to peak between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. local time, with an estimated $16 million passing through online shopping carts every minute nationwide. Can't do a talker segment these days without acknowledging the impact of AI: Artificial intelligence is becoming a significant player in online shopping, with traffic from AI sources such as ChatGPT to retail sites up by over 500% during the holiday season. The average American plans to spend $1,552 over the full holiday period this year, buoyed by big Black Friday numbers: the event this year saw record-breaking online sales in the U.S., reaching an estimated $11.8 billion, a 9.1% increase from 2024.

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ABC News Correspondent Jim Ryan talks about how in decades past, the day after Thanksgiving meant a trip to the shopping mall to catch a Black Friday bargain. Now the holiday shopping frenzy has been spread out across four days, to include Cyber Monday. It may be one of the biggest shopping days of the year, but Cyber Monday is also a major distraction for America's workforce. With retailers baiting the hook with discounts on thousands of items, a new survey finds that about 60 percent of full-time workers plan to scout out bargains at some point during work hours Monday.

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