The Update- December 11th

The Update with Brandon Julien

Is the terror in the skies a bit overblown? The seemingly myriad of mid-air mishaps recently have made flying seem like playing Russian Roulette at 30,000 feet. Infamous recent examples have included the Alaska Airlines door disaster in March and Southwest Airlines’ near crash-landing recently. However, experts have mixed opinions regarding whether it’s still safe to fly the friendly skies.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, in our continuing coverage of the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the man charged with murder in the killing made it clear he wasn’t going to make things easy for authorities, shouting unintelligibly and writhing in the grip of sheriff’s deputies as he was led into court and then objecting to being taken to New York to face trial.

Elsewhere, Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner has filed to run for a seat on the New York City Council, launching a potential political comeback after his once-promising career was destroyed by sexting scandals and later a criminal conviction for having illicit online contact with a child. And in the ongoing transition of power from Joe Biden to Donald Trump, President-elect Donald Trump made another flurry of job announcements, selecting Andrew Ferguson as the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Ron Johnson was nominated to be ambassador to Mexico, and Kimberly Guilfoyle to be ambassador to Greece.