--:-- Georgia Howe: I'm Georgia Howe. It's Monday, July 17th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- Georgia Howe: This morning, Russia announced that it will not be renewing the grain deal that allowed Ukraine to export its grain around the world. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more.
--:-- Tim Pierce: That agreement, which first began in July 2022, was set to expire Monday evening at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The move could harm supply chains, lead to food shortages, cause grocery prices to surge, and further escalate the war. Ukraine has historically been known as the breadbasket of the world.
--:-- Dmitry Kuleba: Stop playing Hunger Games with the people around the world. That's very simple because it's impossible to fully compensate the blockade of Ukrainian ports by inland routes. So Russia is using hunger as an instrument to blackmail the world, pursuing its own commercial interests. Stop playing hunger games.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Ukraine also took responsibility Monday morning for an attack on a key bridge that connects Russia to the Crimean Peninsula. As CNN reports, the bridge holds both logistic and symbolic importance for Russia after the country annexed Crimea in 2014, the last time it invaded Ukraine. According to reports, a husband and wife were killed in the explosions.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Pennsylvania authorities are still searching for a missing nine-month-old and his two-year-old sister in the Philadelphia area after the duo were presumably swept away in flash flooding that hit the region Saturday evening. That weather emergency killed five individuals in Upper Makefield Township in Bucks County.
--:-- Tim Brewer: Our hearts do go out to the families affected by this tragedy. So far, we've had seven missing people, five have been recovered. With the five deaths due to the floodwaters, mass casualty incident like these, which we have never seen before, unbelievable and devastating to all the families involved. We are all grieving.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Also near Philly on Monday morning, a CSX Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, forcing residents nearby to be evacuated from their homes and offices. Officials say that one train car was transporting hazardous material, but as of now, quote, there is no indication of any leaks or spills nor are there any injuries reported thus far.
--:-- Mother: It all happened really fast. We didn't have shoes on. Didn't really know like how long we would be or how serious it was till we pulled out of the neighborhood and saw all the lights, helicopters, fire trucks, etc. Right as you hear the door at 5:30 in the morning, it's a little shocking. And yeah, it was just scary. First thought for me kind of always goes to my family and friends.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Media personality Tucker Carlson has reportedly agreed to a seven-figure ad deal with the company Public Square for his new Twitter show. Public Square aims to connect patrons with businesses that are, quote, pro-life, pro-family, and pro-freedom. The news comes amidst reports that Carlson and his longtime friend and business partner Neil Patel are starting a new media company.
--:-- Georgia Howe: New York City has a new top cop, Edward Caban. Mayor Eric Adams announced Caban's appointment Monday morning and swore him in. He is the first Latino New York City police commissioner and comes with decades of experience. He was previously serving as acting police commissioner.
--:-- Georgia Howe: My journey with the NYPD began over 32 years ago. A young Puerto Rican kid from Parkchester. Standing on a footpost in the South Bronx just like thousands who came before me and thousands who have come after me.
--:-- Georgia Howe: An Australian sailor who says he survived over two months lost at sea with his dog is quote stable and very well according to his doctor. 51-year-old Tim Shattuck and his dog Bella were sailing from Mexico to French Polynesia when rough seas damaged their comms systems, leaving them unable to call for help. Shattuck says he and his dog survived by drinking rainwater and eating raw fish.
--:-- Tim Shattuck: I've been through a very difficult ordeal at sea, and I'm just needing rest and good food because I've been alone at sea a long time.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Monday night's Powerball jackpot is expected to be a whopping $900 million. If taken as a lump sum, the estimated cash payout would be about $465.1 million.
--:-- 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.
