Inside Edition for Wednesday Aug 12, 2026

Is accused health care CEO assassin Luigi Mangione about to make a plea deal? A surprise, unexpected hearing has just been called in federal court for this Friday by Mangione's legal team and prosecutors, leading to speculation that he may be changing his not guilty plea to the federal charges. Justin Finch has the latest.And, dumb, stupid, and wrong. That's what a golfer is saying after being caught cheating at a big tournament. He celebrated getting a hole in one — but it was all a scam. Steven Fabian tells us how he almost pulled it off. Plus, the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the biggest franchises in sports, and the team was just sold for a record-breaking $12.5 billion — the most ever paid for a professional sports team. Here's what we know about the jaw-dropping deal.And backlash today over the covert mission sneaking President Trump out of Turkey. After the recent NATO Summit, they used a decoy plane and a food catering truck to keep the president safe amid a specific threat from Iran to target Air Force One with a shoulder-fired missile. But what about White House staffers and journalists still traveling on Air Force One — were they put at risk?