--:-- Georgia Howe: I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley. It's Monday, November 6th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- John Bickley: Former President Donald Trump took the stand today in a civil fraud trial in which he's accused of inflating his net worth and assets.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more. Trump and Judge Arthur Engeron had several heated back and forths during which Engeron asked Trump to keep his answers concise and scolded the former commander-in-chief for making political speeches.
--:-- Tim Pierce: During one instance, the judge threatened to remove Trump from the witness stand if he didn't stop making speeches.
--:-- Georgia Howe: During another moment, Trump asked to read a document that he pulled from his suit pocket and enter it into the record.
--:-- Tim Pierce: After politely asking the judge if he could read it, Engeron said no.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Trump responded sarcastically, saying, "Shock."
--:-- Tim Pierce: The document was a copy of the much-discussed disclaimer clause, which says that lenders are not obligated to take Trump's valuations of his properties for granted when setting loan terms.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The court took a 15-minute break, during which Trump was ordered not to talk about the case.
--:-- Tim Pierce: He made a gesture that he was zipping his lips as he exited.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Leaked images of what appear to be three pages of the Covenant school shooter's writings were published today by podcaster Stephen Crowder.
--:-- Stephen Crowder: This comes after authorities have refused to release the manifesto for some seven months.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips has more.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Crowder published photographs of the three pages allegedly written by the 28-year-old female shooter.
--:-- Georgia Howe: In an entry marked February 3rd, the shooter said, "Kill those kids," and also referred students at the school as, "Crackers going to private fancy schools."
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Other entries expressed wishes to, "Kill all you little crackers" and describes the students as enjoying, "White privilege."
--:-- Georgia Howe: Metro Nashville Police Department said in a statement that they are continuing their investigation into the dissemination of those three images and said, "The photographs are not MMPD crime scene images."
--:-- Georgia Howe: The Israel Defense Forces struck Gaza with several airstrikes overnight into today as the IDF is gearing up for a push into Gaza City.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza claims the death toll has surpassed 10,000 people, though Hamas has been known to inflate casualty numbers.
--:-- Georgia Howe: So far, around 1,400 Israelis have died, most of whom were killed in the Hamas attack on October 7th that sparked the war.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The IDF says it struck 450 targets overnight and that ground troops took over a Hamas compound soon after.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Here's what an IDF soldier told Daily Wire reporter Cassie Dillon on the ground in Israel: "Them go, and if not, we're arresting them."
--:-- Georgia Howe: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's diplomatic tour of the Middle East wrapped up today, but with little success.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The secretary was hoping to get the Middle Eastern nations to agree on a strategy of how to best deal with the Gazan civilians as the war between Israel and Hamas intensifies.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Blinken's final stop was in the Turkish capital of Ankara, where he met with the country's foreign minister.
--:-- Georgia Howe: This comes after a busy week for the secretary in which he traveled to Israel, Jordan, the occupied West Bank, Cyprus, and Iraq.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Countries are looking for us to do things, and we don't obviously agree on everything, but there are common views on some of the imperatives of the moment that we're working on together.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And in other areas, we're making sure that we're communicating clearly and understanding where each other's coming from.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Maine Senators Susan Collins and Angus King asked the U Army Inspector General today to provide a full account regarding the reservist who shot and killed 18 people in the city of Lewiston.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The senators told Lieutenant General Donna W. Martin in a letter that it's important to find out what occurred at the federal level before the shooter shot up a bowling alley and bar.
--:-- Georgia Howe: There are accounts from fellow soldiers expressing concern about the shooter's mental health before the October 25th shootings.
--:-- Georgia Howe: According to law enforcement officials, one of these soldiers sent a text message saying, "I believe he's going to snap and do a mass shooting."
--:-- Georgia Howe: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is expected to endorse Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for president at a rally in Des Moines this evening.
--:-- Georgia Howe: According to a social media account associated with the DeSantis campaign, the popular two-term GOP governor of Iowa is set to join DeSantis at the rally as a special guest.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And Tyson Foods is recalling tens of thousands of pounds of dinosaur-shaped fun nuggets after consumers complained about finding metal pieces in the breaded chicken.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The USDA is urging consumers with nuggets in their freezers to throw them out or return them.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Those are your drive-home updates this afternoon.
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--:-- Georgia Howe: And for more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day, listen to the latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
