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--:-- Host (John Bickley): At least five soldiers are hospitalized after a shooter opens fire on an army base. The U.S. meets with Russia as Trump's peace deadline nears. And RFK Jr. cancels hundreds of millions of dollars in mRNA vaccine research. I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Wednesday, August 6th, and this is Evening Wire.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): At least five soldiers have been shot and taken to the hospital after a shooter opened fire today at Fort Stewart in Georgia. The shooter has been apprehended, and officials say he is a 28-year-old Army sergeant. All of the injured are in stable condition and expected to recover. The shooter used his own handgun in the attack. Fort Stewart is the largest Army base east of the Mississippi with three on-base schools and nearby campuses. Brigadier General John Lubas gave an update in a press conference today.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): The shooting occurred at the soldier's place of work. It did involve his co-workers. We're still not certain about the motivations, but again, he's been interviewed by Army investigators, and we believe we'll gain more information here shortly.
--:-- Guest (Cabot Phillips): The move doubles the total U.S. tariff rate on India to 50% and takes effect August 27th. It comes in response to the country's continued purchase of Russian oil and gas. It also comes just days before Trump's deadline for Russia to agree to a peace deal in Ukraine or face sweeping secondary sanctions on energy trade.
--:-- Guest (Cabot Phillips): India, the world's second largest purchaser of Russian oil after China, has now pushed back, calling the tariffs unjustified and vowing to defend its economic interests. For his part, President Trump says the Kremlin's energy revenue poses a direct threat to U.S. national security and foreign policy goals.
--:-- Guest (Tim Pierce): The White House has warned of crippling tariffs on Russia and, as we just heard, nations buying its oil if a deal isn't struck with Ukraine by this Friday. So far, no breakthrough has been announced, though sources say the Kremlin could suggest a pause on aerial attacks if Kiev agrees.
--:-- Guest (Tim Pierce): Trump has voiced growing frustration with continued Russian strikes including a deadly attack this week on civilians in southern Ukraine Meanwhile Moscow is touting new hypersonic weapons and warning of deeper tensions with NATO.
--:-- Guest (Tim Pierce): Speaking of flaring NATO tensions, Romania scrambled some of its F-16 jets after an overnight Russian drone strike hit just a half mile from its territory. The Romanian Defense Ministry confirmed that drones targeted Ukraine's Ismail region. Though no airspace violations were reported, emergency alerts were issued and NATO was notified.
--:-- Guest (Tim Rice): As sources tell ABC News, Maxwell says she never witnessed President Trump doing anything inappropriate. Maxwell met with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche for nine hours last month, reportedly answering questions about over 100 individuals. Her lawyer says no deal was requested in exchange for her cooperation, but hinted that a pardon from Trump is possible.
--:-- Guest (Tim Rice): Soon after the meeting, Maxwell was transferred to a much lower security Texas prison, raising new questions. Meanwhile, Maxwell's lawyers say she is opposed to the administration potentially unsealing the grand jury transcripts from her sex trafficking case, worrying it could jeopardize her Supreme Court appeal.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Democratic Senator Adam Schiff is under investigation for mortgage fraud. Fox News obtained a criminal referral letter from the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency. It states that the California Democrat, quote, appears to have falsified bank documents and property records to acquire more favorable loan terms for his purchase of a home in Maryland.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Schiff apparently claimed two properties, a condo in Burbank, California, and the home in Potomac, Maryland, as his primary residence. When Trump commented on the investigation in a social media post, Schiff denied wrongdoing.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Texas Governor Greg Abbott is moving to oust the ringleader behind the Democrats' walkout stunt. Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove House Caucus Chair Gene Wu from office after he, along with 50 of his colleagues, left the state to block a vote on GOP-backed congressional redistricting.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): The lawsuit from Abbott alleges that Wu violated the state constitution and effectively forfeited his seat in the legislature. Wu says his actions are part of his, quote, constitutional duty to block the Republicans' efforts.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Alligator Alcatraz may have some competition. The Trump administration is teaming up with Indiana to open up a new migrant detention facility dubbed the Speedway Slammer. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem unveiled the near 1,000-bed facility Tuesday, saying it will help remove, quote, the worst of the worst from the U.S.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Speaking of Alligator Alcatraz, a judge is considering ceasing its operation. Today, a hearing was held over allegations that it was built without required environmental studies. Environmental groups in the Miccosukee tribe argue that the government bypassed the National Environmental Policy Act, and that risks harming endangered species and sacred sites.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): A former Doge staffer is being called a hero after jumping in to defend a woman from carjackers in D.C. Ed Korstein used to work for the Department of Government Efficiency, where he was known by the online name Big Balls. He now works at the Social Security Administration.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): President Trump responded to the incident, saying D.C. needs to stop crime or risk being taken over by the federal government. Somebody from Doge was very badly hurt last night. You saw that. A young man who was beat up by a bunch of thugs in D.C. and either they're going to straighten their act out in terms of government and in terms of protection, or we're going to have to federalize and run it the way it's supposed to be run.
--:-- Guest (Amanda Presa Giacomo): Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is shutting down $500 million in mRNA vaccine research. The Health and Human Services Secretary said that these vaccines have more risks than benefits and he canceled 22 related contracts. Kennedy said the vaccines are ineffective because they only code for a small part of the viral protein, usually a single antigen, and he pointed out that a single mutation essentially renders those vaccines useless.
--:-- Guest (Amanda Presa Giacomo): During the COVID pandemic, millions of people caught the Omicron variant even though they were vaccinated due to the nature of mRNA vaccines. Kennedy said that the department will replace mRNA programs with other broader vaccine strategies, such as whole virus vaccines.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Let me be absolutely clear. HHS supports safe, effective vaccines for every American who wants them. That's why we're moving beyond the limitations of mRNA for respiratory viruses and investing in better solutions.
--:-- Guest (Joel Needler): The CDC has issued a China travel warning over the outbreak of the chikungunya virus. In a travel notice updated this month the agency is warning Americans to take quote enhanced precautions while traveling to the country due to an outbreak of the mosquito virus Chinese health officials say that more than 7 cases have been confirmed since last month in the Guangdong province, particularly the city of Foshan.
--:-- Guest (Joel Needler): The CDC says that most people infected with the virus develop some symptoms which usually begin three to seven days after a mosquito bite. The most common symptoms are fever and joint pain, but can also include headaches, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rashes.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Senator Marsha Blackburn is officially throwing her hat in the ring for governor of Tennessee, saying she wants to put the volunteer state on the map as America's conservative leader. The second-term Republican senator announced her candidacy today in a video, declaring that President Trump needs strong governors to help back up his agenda.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): This is Tennessee. We'll honor the Constitution, we'll value life, and will define our boys and girls the way God made them. I love Tennessee. I believe in Tennesseans. And I'm ready to deliver the kind of conservative leadership that will ensure our state is America's conservative leader for this generation and the next.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Apple is announcing a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing. This would bring Apple's total U.S. investments to $600 billion over the next four years. This will include a new American manufacturing program to bring more of Apple's supply chain and advanced manufacturing to the U.S.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): The company plans to use the program to incentivize other global companies to make critical parts in the U.S. And Seattle's NHL team's mascot had a wild encounter with a brown bear while on a promo shoot in Alaska. While filming in Katmai National Park, the bear charged toward the blue-haired troll mascot known as Bowie, but veered off at the last second.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): The run-in happened as part of a youth hockey trip, and the whole thing was caught on video and later posted by the team. Thankfully, no one was hurt and safety guides were on hand.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): All right, those are your drive home updates. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com. And in case you missed it this morning, we covered some major stories, including Elizabeth Warren endorsing Zoran Mamdani, Gavin Newsom jumping into the redistricting fray, and Oklahoma rolling out new anti-woke tests for teachers.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire.
