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--:-- John Bickley: Welcome to Morning Wire, I'm John Bickley.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And I'm Georgia Howe.
--:-- John Bickley: It's Thursday, September 12th.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
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--:-- John Bickley: Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips reports. Former President Trump may have lost some ground in both Georgia and North Carolina. The revelation comes as the former president says he will not participate in another debate.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: The latest Fox News power rankings show Harris with a slight edge in those two states, giving her a slight lead in the overall forecast. Despite that shift, the race remains highly competitive, with six toss-up states holding a combined 78 electoral votes.
--:-- Georgia Howe: While the legacy media largely declared Harris the debate winner, experts caution that the true impact on the race will not be clear for a few weeks. Both candidates are still locked in a tight national race as Election Day approaches.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: In a speech earlier today, Attorney General Merrick Garland condemned what he described as dangerous and outrageous attacks on Justice Department personnel. While speaking to his employees, Garland praised the ability of DOJ workers to remain dedicated amid what he said is an escalation in threats.
--:-- Merrick Garland: The way you do that work makes clear that the public servants of the Department of Justice do not bend to politics and that they will not break under pressure.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Meanwhile, former President Trump continues to slam the Biden DOJ as being politically weaponized against him. The former president is facing several cases, two of which are federal.
--:-- John Bickley: Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on new charges by a Manhattan grand jury ahead of his upcoming sex crimes trial. Prosecutors haven't revealed specifics, but Weinstein's attorney suggests the new indictment involves serious felony charges from multiple accusers.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Weinstein, who is currently in the hospital after an emergency heart surgery, is expected to face arraignment if his health allows. The new indictment adds to the legal challenges Weinstein faces following his overturned conviction earlier this year.
--:-- John Bickley: Time magazine issued a debate-related correction today. The publication walked back their initial false rating for Trump debate night claim that Harris supported funding gender transitions for illegal aliens.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Now she wants to do transgender operations on illegal aliens that are in prison. This is a radical left liberal that would do this.
--:-- Amanda Presta-Giacomo: Trump's comments refer to a questionnaire Harris filled out for the ACLU during her ill-fated 2020 presidential campaign. She was asked if she would take executive action as president to ensure transgender and non-binary individuals who relied on taxpayer-funded medical care, including those in prison and immigration detention, would have access to transgender medical treatment, including surgeries. Harris answered yes.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Police responded to a bomb threat in Springfield, Ohio this morning. The threat comes as the city has been thrust into the national spotlight by a discussion about Haitian immigrants during Tuesday's presidential debate.
--:-- John Bickley: The City Commission office says it was sent via email to multiple agencies and media outlets. No bomb has been located, but police continue to investigate the source of the threat.
--:-- Georgia Howe: NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban resigned today amid a federal corruption probe.
--:-- Ash Short: Caban, who led the department for over a year, stated that the ongoing investigation had become a distraction making it impossible to focus on the NYPD's crucial work.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Mayor Eric Adams accepted Caban's resignation today, naming former FBI official Tom Donlan as interim commissioner.
--:-- Ash Short: The probe, which included raids on Caban's home, has not resulted in any charges against him, but he vowed to fully cooperate with authorities.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Caban's resignation comes just one day after the New York Post revealed one of the police commissioner's top aides was linked to the Chinese Communist Party.
--:-- John Bickley: And John Bon Jovi helped persuade a distraught woman to climb off a dangerous ledge on a Nashville bridge earlier this week.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Police say Bon Jovi was filming a music video on John Sigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge Tuesday when surveillance footage captured him and another person approaching a woman perched precariously near the edge of the bridge.
--:-- John Bickley: The two appear to talk for about a minute after which Bon Jovi assists the woman in climbing back over the railing.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The two embrace briefly, then are joined by others and walk safely off the bridge. According to Nashville Metro PD, the woman was referred for mental health treatment.
--:-- 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 reporting on the biggest stories of the day, tune into our full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
