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--:-- John Bickley: I'm Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Tuesday, October 3rd, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- Georgia Howe: In a 216 to 210 vote, the GOP-controlled House has voted to take the gavel away from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Eight Republicans joined with Democrats to oust the House Speaker this afternoon.
--:-- John Bickley: This comes after GOP Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz filed a motion to vacate the speaker's chair last night. McCarthy and his supporters say that Gaetz was on a personal vendetta, while Gaetz says that McCarthy has failed to deliver on his promises to the American people.
--:-- Kevin McCarthy: McCarthy called for a vote this morning saying he was confident he would survive. But as the day went on, the speaker changed his tune. Are you expecting Democrats to back you up then?
--:-- John Bickley: No, I personally am not. Do you need their help to remain in leadership?
--:-- Kevin McCarthy: No. If five if five Republicans go with Democrats, then I'm out. So it's what it's it's whether probably so.
--:-- John Bickley: This is the first time in U.S. history that a speaker of the House has been voted out of office.
--:-- Georgia Howe: President Biden's son Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty this morning to a trio of felony gun charges at a federal courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware.
--:-- Hunter Biden: Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler has the latest.
--:-- Joel Needler: A federal grand jury indicted 53-year-old Biden last month on counts related to his purchase of a Colt Cobra revolver while he was a drug addict in October 2018. Biden faces a maximum of 25 years in prison and up to $750,000 in fines if convicted.
--:-- Hunter Biden: After Biden pleaded not guilty, the judge explained the terms of his release, which reportedly included supervision by a U.S. probation officer in the Central District of California, seeking employment, and not using drugs or alcohol.
--:-- Joel Needler: The first son is being prosecuted after a plea deal with Delaware's U.S. attorney David Weiss collapsed after a judge raised concerns about immunity.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar was carjacked at gunpoint in Washington, D.C. on Monday night.
--:-- Henry Cuellar: Yeah, I was just coming into my place. Three guys came out of nowhere and they pointed guns at me. So they said they wanted my car. I said, sure, you got to keep calm in those situations. And then they took off. They recovered the car. They recovered everything. What really got me upset was they took my sushi. But anyway, that's something else. And they did recover the sushi after all.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Now congressional officials are calling on the House to crack down on D.C. crime.
--:-- John Bickley: This week, a new zero-cash bail policy went into effect in Los Angeles County. Now the majority of people arrested in L.A. will be released from custody rather than kept in jail on cash bail unless they are accused of the most serious of crimes.
--:-- George Gascogne: Critics say it will now allow dangerous criminals to remain on the streets but L.A. District Attorney George Gascogne defended the policy in an interview with Fox 11 L.A. Monday night.
--:-- George Gascogne: I believe that how much money you have in your bank account should not determine whether you're going to get out or not. I strongly believe that if you have an open case, you should not be released. If we determine that you're a danger to our community, you should not be released. It doesn't matter how much money you have. On the other hand, if it doesn't appear that you're a danger to our community, you don't have other open cases, we have a whole structure that's being built around releasing a person and allowing the person to show up for court when they're being cited.
--:-- John Bickley: The New York judge presiding over the civil fraud trial of former President Trump deflated Trump's claims of a win scored yesterday in the early hours of the trial.
--:-- Arthur Engeron: Today, Judge Arthur Engeron said that, quote, statutes of limitations bar claims, not evidence. And at least during the trial's early stages, he will allow some flexibility to connect older evidence to claims in the lawsuit.
--:-- John Bickley: Yesterday, Judge Engeron suggested some testimony used in New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit might be beyond the legal time limit for when it could be used. Relevant statute of limitations rules out related claims from before a date in 2014. Trump's legal team has argued that the time limit cuts off most of the case.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The nine-year-old girl who was missing in upstate New York was found safe Monday evening after she disappeared Saturday at Morrow Lake State Park.
--:-- Craig Nelson Ross Jr: Now a suspect has been arrested in her alleged kidnapping. Officials say that during the two search for Charlotte Sina police watched her family home Craig Nelson Ross Jr was allegedly spotted dropping a ransom note at the family home at 4 20 a.m. on Monday. Police then fingerprinted it and ID'd Ross due to a 1999 DWI infraction. Authorities later arrested Ross at a camper and rescued Charlotte.
--:-- Kathy Hochul: New York Governor Kathy Hochul addressed the incident late Monday night.
--:-- Kathy Hochul: What happened was extraordinary. This is a very good day. It's been a long two days, but tonight our prayers have been answered. We're overcome with relief and gratitude for this gift to all of us. And it is the people standing here with me that remind me why I'm so proud to be the governor of this state. Incredible men and women who were relentless in their pursuit of finding this little girl.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Sweden is turning to its military to curb violent crime that has soared alongside immigrant gang activity across the country.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Here with more is Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Christensen said Friday that he planned to ask the country's military to help police combat gang violence. The prime minister blamed the country's surging crime problem on Swedish immigration policies and the violent migrants driving gang activity. Swedish police authorities say the security situation is the worst it's been since World War II. Christensen said he, quote, cannot emphasize enough how serious the situation is. Sweden has never seen anything like it before.
--:-- John Bickley: All right, 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 our latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
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