--:-- Georgia Howe: Flash flooding hits another state, the election interference case against a pro-Trump meme maker is tossed out, and Russia hits Ukraine with another record-setting attack. I'm Georgia Howe. John is out on vacation this week.
--:-- Georgia Howe: It's Wednesday, July 9th, and this is Evening Wire. Catastrophic flooding has hit another state, leading to tragedy in a mountain village. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Officials say a man and two kids have died due to flash flooding in Redoso, New Mexico. The Rio Redoso surged over 19 feet in minutes, sweeping away homes, including one caught on video floating downstream.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Officials say the conditions are a product of wildfire scorched terrain, meeting the torrential rain that fell and exceeded last year's levels. Redoso's mayor called it worse than expected and urged residents to report missing loved ones as search efforts continue.
--:-- Redoso's Mayor: We have a hotline set up for those that have someone missing so we can look for them and let them know if we found them.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The flood ravaged Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas had its emergency plan approved by state inspectors just two days before the deadly flood. 27 campers and counselors died in the Guadalupe River surge.
--:-- Tim Pierce: According to state records obtained by the AP, the camp had complied with various regulations regarding procedures to be implemented in case of disaster, including evacuation plans.
--:-- Georgia Howe: President Donald Trump will visit Texas on Friday to meet with victims. Joined by First Lady Melania Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the president says he doesn't want to distract from rescue efforts still underway.
--:-- President Donald Trump: That's what happens. The president goes and everyone's around, focused on, I don't want anyone to focus on us.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Over 170 people remain missing, including children from Camp Mystic. Trump has approved a major disaster declaration and praised coordination with Texas officials.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The case of a pro-Trump meme maker found guilty of election interference, or making memes, will soon be dismissed. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo has the latest.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: In a post on X, Douglas Mackey said, quote, The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out my conviction for lack of evidence. The case has been remanded to the district court with orders to immediately dismiss.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: Previously, Mackey had faced up to 10 years in prison for posting satirical memes suggesting Clinton supporters could vote by text. Prosecutors said it was a scheme to mislead minorities and suppress turnout. The defense argued the memes were protected free speech.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: Many had raised serious First Amendment concerns after Mackey was convicted.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Jeffrey Epstein brother is blasting federal officials for insisting the disgraced financier 2019 jail death was a suicide all while frustration mounts inside the White House.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Mark Epstein told News Nation's Chris Cuomo that he, quote, laughed at FBI Director Cash Patel's claim that he, quote, knows a suicide when he sees one, dismissing Patel's lack of medical expertise.
--:-- Mark Epstein: Is he a forensic pathologist? Does he have a medical degree? Does he have a certificate that he passed a CPR course? Does he have a Boy Scout merit badge for first aid? What is he basing his expertise on?
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Contrast that to Dr. Roman, who was a city pathologist who did the autopsy. She came out of the autopsy and said she couldn't call it a suicide because it looked too much like a homicide.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Meanwhile, frustration with the administration continues to mount, including from close advisors to the president. DOJ recently concluded Epstein's 2019 death was a suicide and that no client list exists, contradicting earlier public claims by Bondi and others.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Critics say she overpromised and underdelivered, while some of Trump's key supporters are calling for her dismissal. Justice Department says no further documents will be released.
--:-- Georgia Howe: President Biden's former doctor Kevin O'Connor is pleading the fifth. O'Connor refused to answer questions before the House Oversight Committee today in a deposition about Biden's cognitive health while in office.
--:-- Kevin O'Connor: [Declines to answer]
--:-- Georgia Howe: House Oversight Chair James Comer called the silence unprecedented, fueling claims of a cover-up. Democrats say doctor-patient privilege limits what O'Connor could legally share.
--:-- James Comer: The doc's silence tells you everything you need to know. You don't plead the fifth if it's just checkups and a clean bill of health that he was so happy to brag about to the country for so many years.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And so what happens next is the House needs to flex its muscles.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The Trump administration has formally subpoenaed Harvard University for information related to, quote, criminality and misconduct of foreign students on its campus.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The Department of Homeland Security alleges that Harvard enabled foreign students to advocate for violence and terrorism on campus in a blatant abuse of their visa privileges. Administration officials also accused Harvard of refusing to cooperate with previous information requests tied to its international student program.
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--:-- Georgia Howe: The Trump administration is suing the state of California over allowing men in women's sports. The DOJ claims that California's policies of inclusion violate Title IX and jeopardize the state's $44.3 billion in federal funds.
--:-- Georgia Howe: California Governor Gavin Newsom stumped through small towns in South Carolina yesterday, campaigning for next year's midterms and casting speculation of a potential presidential bid.
--:-- Gavin Newsom: I think it's really important for Democrats that we spend time in parts of our state and parts of our country that, frankly, we haven't spent enough time in. This presidency will end with you and the House of Representatives in 2026. This is the opportunity and this is why I know you're all here as well.
--:-- Georgia Howe: This presidency will end next November.
--:-- Georgia Howe: NATO jets took to the skies early this morning in response to a record-setting Russian drone attack on Ukraine. Russia launched a whopping 728 drones and 13 missiles into Ukraine near several military airfields.
--:-- Georgia Howe: One missile landed roughly 100 miles from the Polish border. Poland activated all available forces and resources, including Ukrainian and allied fighter jets, to the highest state of readiness.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said the majority of incoming drones and missiles were shot down, though several regions sustained damage. He's calling on Western allies to increase pressure on Russia.
--:-- Georgia Howe: In business news, Linda Yaccarino stepped down as CEO of X. Yaccarino has been the CEO for two years. She joined the company six months after Elon Musk bought the platform.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Yaccarino says she's incredibly proud of the X team, and during her tenure as CEO, she led the company through its rebrand from Twitter to X. Under her leadership, the company also restored accounts banned by Twitter, such as the one belonging to President Donald Trump
--:-- Georgia Howe: Her departure comes as Musk is combining X with his AI platform XAI XAI bought the social media platform in March NVIDIA became the first publicly traded company to hit the trillion value mark Shares hit an all-time high of $164.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The company recently committed half a trillion dollars to build AI infrastructure entirely in the U.S. The company designs graphics processing units that power AI programs, such as ChatGPT.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The rally comes after stocks dropped in April following tariff announcements. The Dow rebounded today, jumping 200 points. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both stayed relatively flat, rising less than a percent each.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Investors brushed off escalating tariff moves by the president, who announced new duties on goods from six more countries and hinted at steep levies on imported pharmaceuticals.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Markets appeared confident negotiations could ease the impact.
--:-- Georgia Howe: New data from the CDC shows that one in three teens and preteens are pre-diabetic. This means nearly 8.4 million people, or 32.7 percent of the United States adolescent population, had the disease in 2023.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Prediabetes significantly increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, which can pose a significant threat to a person's health.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Additionally, new diabetes diagnoses among adults have also stopped decreasing after declining for more than a decade, with 1.5 million people being diagnosed in 2023.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne is calling it a career. Despite having Parkinson's and a host of other injuries, over the weekend, Osbourne was joined by his original Black Sabbath bandmates to go off the rails on a crazy train one last time.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The Back to the Beginning show drew 45,000 fans and nearly 6 million online viewers, with rock legends from Metallica to Aerosmith paying tribute. The show also had a little bit of drama behind the scenes, as Sharon Osbourne revealed that she disinvited a major band from the show.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Speculation has exploded online about which band it was.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Those are your drive home updates this evening. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And in case you missed it this morning, we covered some major stories, including the sixth cabinet meeting of Trump's second term, the continued fallout from the flash flooding in Texas, and the administration's plan for illegal immigrant farm and hospitality workers.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire.
