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--:-- Host John Bickley: I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Friday, June 21st, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- Host John Bickley: Two men from Venezuela have been arrested and charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl in a Houston neighborhood. Houston police say the two men were seen speaking to the girl at a nearby convenience store on surveillance video shortly before her murder.
--:-- Host John Bickley: The New York Post reports that one of the suspects crossed into the country illegally just last month, and he claimed that he was afraid to return to his country.
--:-- Host John Bickley: The girl's body was found by a neighbor in a nearby creek. Her mother, Alexis Nungary, spoke to reporters.
--:-- Alexis Nungary: She was an amazing little girl. Amazing. I was so excited to see the woman she was going to turn into. I always knew God had other plans for her. She meant to be here. She supposed to be here.
--:-- Host John Bickley: Also in Colorado last week a 64 father and grandfather was killed by an illegal immigrant from Mexico who has been deported 16 times.
--:-- Host John Bickley: 47-year-old Ignacio Cruz Mendoza flipped the truck he was driving on top of five other vehicles, killing Scott Miller.
--:-- Host John Bickley: The suspect was charged with vehicular homicide, driving a commercial vehicle with no qualifications and reckless driving. He was first arrested in 2002 for drug trafficking.
--:-- Host John Bickley: ICE has filed a detainer on the suspect, ordering local authorities to hold him.
--:-- Host John Bickley: The victim's daughter, Michelle Tusa, remembered her father fondly.
--:-- Michelle Tusa: He was just young. He was only 64. And I just want everybody to know my dad was fun. He was an awesome dad. He was an awesome grandfather. He left behind a grandson and a granddaughter. And they miss them. We're all going to miss them.
--:-- Host John Bickley: In a new investigation, the Wall Street Journal found that Instagram continues to recommend sexual content to users as young as 13.
--:-- Host John Bickley: Daily Wire investigative reporter Mireya Lordi has more.
--:-- Mireya Lordi: The journal and a Northeastern professor created accounts listing the owner age as 13. Users were immediately shown content of sexy dancing or seductive poses.
--:-- Mireya Lordi: Users who watched the reels were shown adult sex content within three minutes. In less than 20 minutes, they were offered nude photos.
--:-- Mireya Lordi: Similar tests of TikTok and Snapchat did not produce sexualized content. Even adult content on TikTok was less sexual than that found on Instagram Reels for teens.
--:-- Mireya Lordi: Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the investigation does not match the reality of how teens use Instagram.
--:-- Host John Bickley: Podium positions in the order of closing statements have been finalized for next week's first presidential debate.
--:-- Host John Bickley: Daily Wire reporter Zach Jewell has the details.
--:-- Zach Jewell: Donald Trump will get the last word and Joe Biden will stand behind the podium on the right. Those choices were decided by a coin toss, which the current president won.
--:-- Zach Jewell: The former president is not holding mock debates, but he is preparing with policy briefings from experts in certain areas, including from Senator Marco Rubio.
--:-- Zach Jewell: Meanwhile, President Biden will spend the next seven days away from the White House preparing for the debate at Camp David.
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--:-- Host John Bickley: Some of LA's homeless will soon be able to move into a 19-story luxury high-rise on Skid Row.
--:-- Host John Bickley: Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce reports on the new shelter.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The Weingart Tower was unveiled this week and includes 50 fully furnished one-bedroom apartments and 228 studio units.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The building features a gym, an art room, a library, a cafe, and several balconies.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Voters approved a $1.2 billion bond to pay for the project back in 2016. Proposition HHH promised to build 10,000 units for the homeless at a price of $137,000 per unit.
--:-- Tim Pierce: But an audit by the city comptroller found that so far each unit has cost an average of about $250,000.
--:-- Host John Bickley: Thousands of car dealerships were disrupted due to a cyber attack on their software provider.
--:-- Host John Bickley: Daily Wire reporter Spencer Lindquist has more.
--:-- Spencer Lindquist: The cyber attack on software company CDK Global affected about 15,000 dealerships across the U.S. for at least two days.
--:-- Spencer Lindquist: Many dealerships were forced to use pen and paper for sales and repairs.
--:-- Spencer Lindquist: The National Automobile Dealers Association is seeking more details on the breach, while dealerships implement contingency plans to manage the disruption.
--:-- Spencer Lindquist: Car dealerships have become a popular target for hackers due to the large amount of sensitive data they collect from customers.
--:-- Host John Bickley: At least 562 people have died during the annual pilgrimage to Mecca since it began last week.
--:-- Host John Bickley: Many of the deaths are attributed to high temperatures.
--:-- Host John Bickley: The tradition goes back a thousand years, and now some two million Muslims make the trek every year to the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia.
--:-- Host John Bickley: And this evening offers a treat for stargazers. The strawberry moon will light up the night sky tonight.
--:-- Host John Bickley: The first full moon of summer will appear larger than usual due to its low path around Earth.
--:-- Host John Bickley: For the first time since 1985, this celestial event coincides with the summer solstice and will give the full moon a golden hue.
--:-- Host John Bickley: The moon will reach its peak brightness at 9.08 p.m. Eastern and will remain radiant the whole weekend. Enjoy.
--:-- Host John Bickley: All right, those are your drive home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com.
--:-- Host John Bickley: And for more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day, listen to the latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
