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--:-- John Bickley: I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Friday, March 3rd, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- Georgia Howe: West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed a bill into law this week that allows those with concealed carry permits to take firearms onto public college and university campuses. Campus carry, as it's known, will go into effect in July 2024, and West Virginia now joins 11 other states with similar laws on the books.
--:-- John Bickley: This is just saying the law-abiding people have a right to be able to carry if they choose to do so. And we just hope and pray that there's never a problem. We can ensure in any way that there won't be a problem. For God's sake, of living we need to stand rock solid by who we are and by the Second Amendment and all the greatness that we are in this great state and send the message to the world, by God, if you want to mess with us, we can mess back.
--:-- Georgia Howe: A Chicago police officer was killed Wednesday in a gunfire exchange, allegedly with a man who was arrested in connection to a shooting last year. According to CWB Chicago, the Cook County State's Attorney's Office chose not to bring felony charges against the suspect last summer after he and two other suspects fled from a vehicle connected to a shooting.
--:-- John Bickley: My heart breaks and I'm furious because there's a war going on in the streets of Chicago where criminals have no fear.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Family members in Greece lined up to give DNA samples in hopes of identifying victims of a train crash that killed nearly 60 people there, while rail workers went on strike Thursday saying the rail system is outdated, underfunded and dangerous. Meanwhile the country government has blamed human error and a railway official was charged with manslaughter 57 people have been confirmed dead from the crash that being called the country deadliest ever.
--:-- John Bickley: The Department of Justice said Thursday former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the January 6th, 2021 riots. The brief was filed by lawyers of the Justice Department's Civil Division, and they say the investigation has no bearing on the special counsel investigation into whether Trump can be criminally charged over efforts to undo President Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The House Ethics Committee announced on Thursday that it's launching an investigation into embattled Republican Representative George Santos, the New York congressman who is accused of lying and embellishing his resume. The investigation seeks to determine whether Santos may have engaged in unlawful activity with respect to his 2022 congressional campaign.
--:-- John Bickley: Federal health officials are warning new parents to sterilize equipment used for both bottle and breastfeeding after a baby died last year from a rare infection tied to a contaminated breast pump. According to a CDC report, the infant was infected with the same bacteria that sparked a recall and nationwide shortage of baby formula last year.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Tesla says it will cut the cost of its next generation of vehicles by half largely by using innovative manufacturing techniques and smaller factories CEO Elon Musk and other executives outlined the goals during a three Investor Day presentation on Wednesday as they presented the company's third master plan The changes could bring a cost of a new generation of vehicles to around $25,000.
--:-- John Bickley: The desire for people to own a Tesla is extremely high. The limiting factor is their ability to pay for a Tesla, not do they want a Tesla. It's easy for people in this room to lose sight of that.
--:-- Georgia Howe: On Thursday, British intelligence agency MI5 said they did not act on important information that could have prevented the suicide bombing that killed 22 people and injured more than 100 at an Ariana Grande concert in 2017. The retired judge who led the inquiry said, quote, "I have found a significant missed opportunity to take action that might have prevented the attack."
--:-- John Bickley: And a massive fire consumed an under-construction skyscraper in Hong Kong on Friday, causing embers to rain down on the shopping district below. Two bystanders have been hospitalized.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Those are your drive-home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com. And for more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day, listen to the latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning. Thank you.
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