Anderson Cooper 360

The House Ethics Committee found evidence that former congressman Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex or drugs on at least 20 occasions, including paying a 17-year-old girl for sex in 2017, according to a final draft of the panel’s report on the Florida Republican, obtained by CNN. Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s first choice to be attorney general, has denied all allegations. Plus, the latest on former President Bill Clinton, who is in the hospital where he is undergoing testing and observation after developing a fever, his spokesman told CNN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a frantic scramble by lawmakers, the House passed a last-minute stopgap funding bill just hours before tonight's midnight deadline to avoid a government shutdown. Now, the bill heads to the Senate for approval. The latest plan would extend government funding into March and includes disaster relief and farming provisions, but does not include a suspension of the debt limit, which President-elect Donald Trump has been demanding that Republicans address. South Dakota Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson and Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin discuss the progress made today. Plus, the growing concerns about bird flu. Veronica Miracle visits a dairy farm in California, where there is now a statewide emergency over the spread of the virus livestock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House Republicans failed to pass legislation tonight that would keep the federal government running until March, intensifying the threat of a shutdown ahead of tomorrow night's deadline. The Trump-endorsed plan was opposed by almost all Democrats, who are frustrated and angry after Elon Musk and the President-elect tanked an earlier bipartisan deal, as well as dozens of Republicans. But GOP Rep. Don Bacon voted for it and joins AC360 to share why and what could happen next. Plus, how the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione started the day facing state murder charges and finished it in a federal jail in New York City, facing a federal murder charge that could carry a death sentence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The clock is ticking on Capitol Hill. With the government about two days from a shutdown, President-elect Trump brought his own party to a halt with new demands on the spending bill, and only after a push from Elon Musk. Democratic congressman Dan Goldman from New York reacts to Trump and Musk's efforts to kill this bill. Plus, the suspect in the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting could soon be on his way to New York to face local charges. Could federal charges also happen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Manhattan grand jury on Tuesday indicted Luigi Mangione for murder as an act of terrorism in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to newly released court documents. Mangione faces 11 counts, including one of murder in the first-degree and two of murder in the second-degree in Thompson’s killing on December 4 in New York, along with other weapon and forgery charges, the indictment says. Why authorities decided to seek that rare-for-New York charge, and what they will need to do to make it stick. Plus, new developments tonight in the wake of yesterday's school shooting in Madison, WI and all we're learning about what motivated the 15-year-old girl responsible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, WI, Monday morning left one student and one teacher dead, and six others injured. According to a law enforcement official, the shooter was a 15-year-old female student at the school and is believed to have died from a self-inflicted wound. The latest details we're learning tonight, including new reporting from a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation that the shooter planned the attack in advance. Plus, Judge Juan Merchan ruled President-elect Donald Trump does not have immunity from prosecution in the New York hush money case in which a jury found him guilty earlier this year. Two former federal prosecutors and CNN's Kara Scannell on what this means for Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The highest-ranking government official yet, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told CNN "we know of no threat" to the American public, in regard to the unidentified drone sightings over parts of the U.S. Federal agencies are facing intense pressure to give the public more details on the drone sightings going on for weeks over neighborhoods as well as restricted sites and critical infrastructure. Plus, President-elect Trump has praised the polio vaccine as the “greatest thing,” but a lawyer has petitioned the FDA to revoke approval of the vaccine used in the United States. Turns out that attorney is now an adviser to Trump’s pick to run HHS, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, himself a polio survivor, issued a warning about the issue Friday that was apparently intended for Kennedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sources are telling CNN that authorities have executed as many as three search warrants in New York as part of their investigation into the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. At least two of the warrants include the backpack found in Central Park and the burner phone found near where the shooting occurred, according to a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation. Anderson shares what we have learned so far, and what we still don't know about the suspect. Plus, what the White House said today about the mysterious drones flying at nighttime over many parts of New Jersey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New York police now say the 3D-printed gun that CEO killing suspect Luigi Mangione had when he was arrested in Pennsylvania this week matches shell casings at the crime scene. Mangione’s fingerprints also match those investigators found on items near the scene, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Wednesday. Plus, a clearer timeline on when Mangione’s mother reported him missing and when at that time she said she last spoke with him. And, for weeks, mysterious drones have been flying low over parts of New Jersey. Our Gary Tuchman has video of some of the drones and shares what officials are saying about the sightings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight, a source tells CNN's John Miller that the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter made a to-do list for a killing, as well as notes justifying those plans. Law enforcement also said Mangione had a three-page handwritten “claim of responsibility” as police characterized his manifesto. In one notebook passage, Mangione concludes that using a bomb against his intended victim “could kill innocents” but shooting would be more targeted, musing what could be better than “to kill the CEO at his own bean counting conference." Plus, a tip from the public was the key to the apprehension of Luigi Mangione, Randi Kaye takes a look at other high-profile investigations that came to a close with the help of good Samaritans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We examine how the suspected New York CEO killer was caught and what the police found tying him to the crime. Plus, a look at the suspect’s background and why he was almost invisible to authorities in the days before his capture. Also, a report from inside Syria and what’s being found after the fall of its brutal dictator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NYPD told the New York Times investigators are looking into the possibility the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson may have used what is known as a veterinary gun, a larger firearm used on farms and ranches. Also Friday, a backpack believed to belong to the suspect was found in Central Park, a law enforcement official told CNN. Plus, the race to identify the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter is hardly the first time a manhunt captivated the nation's attention. What can high-profile investigations into the Boston Marathon bombing and DC Sniper tell us about how the current search might end? CNN's Brian Todd takes a look. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN is learning more details about the alleged gunman's movements prior to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Police believe the gunman arrived in New York City on November 24th, 10 days before the shooting, a law enforcement official told CNN. He arrived at the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan and then went to a hostel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Earlier Thursday, the NYPD released new images of an unmasked “person of interest wanted for questioning” over the killing. Our law enforcement experts including CNN Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, and former FBI Special Agent Bryanna Fox break down the latest developments in the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Authorities in New York are searching for a killer tonight. A suspect was caught on video in the heart of midtown Manhattan shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in cold blood with a pistol and what looks like a silencer. CNN Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on the “brazen, targeted attack" and the continued manhunt. Plus, former secret service agent Jonathan Wackrow, who also has years of experience in private corporate security, on the threats against corporate executives and the business of protecting them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, continues to draw doubts after several damaging reports on his alleged drinking problem, alleged sexist behavior, and alleged financial mismanagement in a job related to veterans. Hegseth is expected to sit for an interview with Fox News tomorrow, according to sources. Multiple GOP senators say he faces a tough road to win confirmation. Plus, new developments from South Korea, where the sudden declaration of martial law shocked the world, and the sudden end to it leaves more questions than answers about one of America's leading allies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter has left some Democrats fuming over his previous repeated comments claiming he would never take that step. Kaitlan Collins, Jeffrey Toobin, David Axelrod and Shermichael Singelton discuss the President’s controversial decision. Plus, The New Yorker's Jane Mayer shares her reporting that Pete Hegseth was pushed out as the head of two veterans’ advocacy organizations after allegations of mismanagement and personal misconduct. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Could President-elect Trump offer New York City Mayor Eric Adams a way out of his criminal prosecution once he’s back in the Oval Office? CNN's Chief Law Enforcement Analyst John Miller looks at how it could come together. And Randi Kaye reports on the new scene in South Florida where Trump's reelection has turned the Palm Beach area into the center of the MAGA universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN’s political and foreign policy analyst Barak Ravid and CNN Jerusalem Correspondent Jeremy Diamond have the latest on the expected Israel and Hezbollah ceasefire in Lebanon. President Biden said the agreement “is designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.” And a Kentucky man nearly became a full organ donor, even though he was still alive, leading to an investigation and calls for changes. Our Dr. Sanjay Gupta has the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Special Counsel Jack Smith announced Monday he is dropping both the federal election interference and the mishandling of classified documents cases against Donald Trump. The President-elect has said he would fire Smith once he retook the office, shattering previous norms around special counsel investigations. Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman, a former federal prosecutor, reacts to the decision. Plus, the Menedez brothers were back in court today, virtually, for the first time in decades. Mark Geragos, an attorney for the brothers, joins 360° to give more details on today’s developments and the efforts to get his clients released. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the national intelligence community, was briefly placed on a TSA watch list that prompts additional security screening before flights after her overseas travel patterns and foreign connections triggered a government algorithm earlier this year, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Plus, a 30-year-old woman from Hawaii has mysteriously vanished after missing a flight at LAX. Her family is alarmed by some text messages they got from her. CNN’s Veronica Miracle has the latest on the investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices