--:-- Georgia Howe: I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley. It's Friday, September 1st, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- John Bickley: Joe Biggs, who the government says served as an instigator and a leader for the Proud Boys, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison Thursday on several charges related to January 6th.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more.
--:-- Tim Pierce: This is one of the harsher sentences in the Capitol riot cases, with the longest sentence being handed down to Oath Keepers founder Stuart Rhodes for 18 years. The government originally tried to get Biggs sentenced to 33 years as prosecutors argued he was a vocal leader and influential proponent for the group.
--:-- Georgia Howe: An attorney for Biggs argued that he was sold untruths by the leader of the Proud Boys and former President Trump. Before the sentence was handed down, Biggs apologized for his actions.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas released a statement along with his annual financial disclosure form on Thursday. In his statement, Thomas said he flew on businessman Harlan Crowe's private jet due to security concerns after the Dobbs decision was leaked. He also said he continues to work with Supreme Court officials for guidance on whether he should further amend his reports from any prior years.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The justice has faced criticism for vacationing with Crow.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Overdose deaths from fake prescription pills are becoming more common among young adults and, according to the CDC, have more than doubled in recent years. A CDC report found that from mid-2019 to the end of 2021, overdose deaths involving counterfeit drugs rose from 2% to 4.7%. In the majority of cases, people thought they were taking oxycodone or Xanax, but the pills were not obtained through a legitimate pharmacy.
--:-- Georgia Howe: While the pills often look normal, they're often laced with deadly levels of fentanyl.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The highest court in Texas let a new law that bans transgender medical treatments for minors take effect today. This comes one week after a state district judge ruled that the pending law violated the rights of transgender children and their families and issued a temporary injunction to block the law.
--:-- Georgia Howe: State officials immediately appealed to the state's highest court for civil cases.
--:-- Tim Pierce: A mom in California has been awarded a settlement from a middle school that she said socially transitioned her daughter into a trans boy. The mother claims that her daughter was told by the school that she was upset because she didn't know who she truly was inside. The school also allowed the child to use the boy's restroom and male pronouns in class without her mom's consent.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Despite not admitting fault, the Spreckel Union's school district settlement marks an important moment in the debate across the U.S. about how parental rights fit in with children's decisions in school settings.
--:-- Tim Pierce: A man who was caught on camera attempting to break into UFC boss Dana White's house has been arrested in Levant, Maine. According to the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office, the suspect was arrested.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Early Monday morning, White posted a photo on Instagram of the man that his home security system captured attempting to break down his front door, saying that he would pay $2,500 to the first person who could identify the man.
--:-- Dana White: I mean, it's just it's crazy. I don't know, I'm assuming the guy was breaking in to try to rob the house. And my sister and her husband and some of his friends are up there visiting right now. And yeah the guy came up and tried to kick the door in a couple of times and then noticed the camera was there. Tried to rip it off and rang the doorbell, freaked out and ran away.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Listen, whether you're in Vegas or anywhere else, don't f around around my house.
--:-- Dana White: According to WMTW News 8, the case has been turned over to the district attorney's office for additional review.
--:-- Georgia Howe: A viral video shows police in Nebraska pulling over a driver who was driving a huge bull in the passenger seat of his car.
--:-- Police Officer: The strange traffic stop happened Wednesday morning after police got a call about a man driving eastbound on Interstate 274 with a large animal on board. They then received a second call about a car driving into town with a cow in it.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Responding officers thought it would be a calf, but were surprised to find a large bull named Howdy Doody, that's actually the story, sitting shotgun in a car.
--:-- Police Officer: Police say it was an obvious traffic violation. There were some citable issues with that situation. The officer chose to write him a warning and ask him to take the animal back home and to leave the city.
--:-- 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.
