America Now - August 14, 10 PM EST

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty: What are the wider implications behind the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO
Luigi Mangione has now pleaded guilty in federal court to charges stemming from the 2024 killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. And while that guilty plea brings one part of this saga closer to an end, the bigger story around Mangione and what his crime represented to some Americans is far from over. Jacqueline Luqman, organizer at Black Alliance for Peace, joins America Now’s Olivia Flynn to discuss what this murder and this trial mean for Americans. Plus, American arms producers can’t keep up with demand, while Iran is producing more rockets than ever – America Now’s Jalyssa Dugrot reports.