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--:-- John Bickley: I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Thursday, October 17th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- Brett Baier: [audio clip plays]
--:-- John Bickley: Fox News anchor Brett Baer says during last night's interview with Kamala Harris, he was abruptly rapped by several members of Harris' staff, despite her being nearly 20 minutes late.
--:-- Brett Baier: Madam Vice President, they're rapping me very hard here. I hope you got to say what you wanted to say about Donald Trump. There are a lot of things that people want to learn about you and your policies. And that's why I invite everyone to go to KamalaHarris.com and you will see that I have 80 pages of policies that are quite comprehensive. And should be accessible to anyone who would like to read them.
--:-- Brett Baier: Madam Vice President, they giving me a hard rap here.
--:-- Kamala Harris: Well, I thank you for the time. I thank you for the time. It's good to meet you. Thank you very much. Thank you.
--:-- John Bickley: The interview was cut short running just over 20 minutes despite Fox News being promised 30 minutes. Baer later told his panel that at least four Harris aides were signaling him to end the questioning.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Florida is suing the Biden administration, accusing them of failing to provide the information needed to ensure non-citizens cannot vote in the Sunshine State. Florida says the Department of Homeland Security has refused to verify immigration records needed to ensure non-citizens are not on the state's voter rolls. According to officials in the state, the federal government is mandated to provide this information through the systematic alien verification for entitlements program, but so far has not responded to the state's requests.
--:-- Ashley Moody: Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says that preserving election integrity is crucial and that this suit is a necessary step in doing just that.
--:-- John Bickley: DHS has yet to comment on the lawsuit, which marks another legal clash between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over election practices.
--:-- Tim Rice: A panel put together to investigate the Secret Service has warned that without major agency rehaul, an incident like the Butler rally shooting will happen again. The panel, commissioned by President Biden, found the agency complacent and recommended hiring new leadership from outside of the organization to prevent future threats.
--:-- Tim Rice: The panel report also found several cultural failures that put officials at risk, including a lack of critical thinking skills.
--:-- Vem Miller: The man accused of having intent to assassinate former President Trump last Saturday is suing the Riverside County Sheriff. Vem Miller says he was wrongly portrayed as a threat despite being cleared by both the Secret Service and FBI at a California rally.
--:-- Vem Miller: He told Fox News that the sheriff fabricated the story in order to appear heroic. The most basic thing as an officer of the law is you've got to prove if it's lawful or unlawful, and evidence is involved. And when somebody has zero evidence but seems to be doing something for other reasons, I mean, those people do not belong in office.
--:-- Vem Miller: Also, they essentially dropped a nuclear bomb into my life, where my life will never be the same regardless. You know, there's a legal word called restitution, which is meaning to make you whole again after a calamity like this. And there is no ultimate restitution in this.
--:-- John Bickley: The sheriff's office has acknowledged the lawsuit, but declined to comment further due to pending litigation.
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--:-- John Bickley: The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a targeted strike in southern Gaza. Sinwar, who was the mastermind behind the deadly October 7th attack on Israel, was killed along with two other terrorists. DNA testing verified his identity.
--:-- Aryeh Lightstone: Aryeh Lightstone, the former senior advisor to the U.S. ambassador to Israel, told Morning Wire that the killing of Sinwar is significant.
--:-- Aryeh Lightstone: Sinwar was not only the mastermind but considered one of the great operators of Hamas as the glue that held them together not just for the planning and the execution but in guiding the response of this war that now been a little bit more than a year long.
--:-- John Bickley: President Biden responded to the killing of Sinwar, calling it, quote, a good day for Israel, for the United States and for the world. He also compared it to the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
--:-- John Bickley: Former One Direction singer Liam Payne has tragically died at age 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. Payne, who had publicly struggled with addiction, was reportedly involved in a disturbance before the fall.
--:-- John Bickley: A 911 call reveals hotel staff frantically seeking help for the singer, claiming he was intoxicated and destroying his room before the fatal fall.
--:-- John Bickley: Payne leaves behind a seven-year-old son and a legacy of global musical success. And donations are pouring in for an Arkansas father charged with shooting a man accused of raping his daughter. Over $100,000 has been raised for the legal defense of Aaron Spencer.
--:-- John Bickley: Spencer allegedly shot Michael Fossler, the suspected stalker of his 14-year-old daughter. Fossler had been previously charged with stalking and raping the teen. While Spencer faces a preliminary first-degree murder charge, public support for his actions has been overwhelming, with many calling him a hero for protecting his daughter.
--:-- John Bickley: Those are your drive home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com. And for more in-depth reporting on the biggest stories of the day, tune into our latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
