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--:-- Georgia Howe: I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley. It's Friday, January 24th, And this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- John Bickley: President Trump made a visit to the hurricane-ravaged areas of North Carolina today. He'll head to L.A. next to survey the damage from the recent fires there.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Trump is joined by First Lady Melania Trump and a host of local officials in North Carolina. During remarks in Nashville, Trump floated the idea of overhauling FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and possibly even abolishing it.
--:-- John Bickley: Trump took questions throughout the day and even laid down some conditions for releasing aid to California I want to see two things in Los Angeles Voter ID so that the people have a chance to vote And I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and also go out to all the farmland that's barren and dry. They artificially stop the water from going onto the land. I just want voter ideas to start and I want the water to be released and they're going to get a lot of help
--:-- Georgia Howe: As of last night, the security details of several people, including Mike Pompeo, Anthony Fauci, and John Bolton, were terminated.
--:-- John Bickley: Trump was asked about terminating their taxpayer-funded security. You can't have a security detail for the rest of your life because you work for government. Do you feel partially responsible for something you're going to have to say, Dr. Fauci or John Bolton? No. You know, they all made a lot of money. They can hire their own security, too. All the people you're talking about, they can go out. I can give them some good numbers of very good security people. They can hire their own security. They all made a lot of money. Fauci made a lot of money. Certainly I would not take responsibility.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Trump's pick for CIA director has been confirmed. The Senate has voted to confirm John Ratcliffe, a former congressman and director of national intelligence under Trump, by a vote of 74 to 25.
--:-- John Bickley: He received broad bipartisan support with 20 Democrats and one independent senator, joining Republicans to back him.
--:-- Georgia Howe: President Donald Trump has signed an executive order mandating the full release of federal records related to the assassinations of President John F Kennedy Senator Robert F Kennedy and Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr The order comes after decades of redactions and delays Trump called the withholding of information, quote, not consistent with public interest. The Director of National Intelligence and Attorney General have 15 days to present a plan for the JFK records and 45 days for the others. The move aims to provide transparency surrounding these pivotal events in American history.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The 18-year-old male who stabbed three little girls to death at a Taylor Swift event in the UK back in July has been sentenced for his deadly rampage.
--:-- John Bickley: Daily Wire senior editor Ash Short has the story. Axel Rudicabana pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls and injuring 10 others and was sentenced to at least 52 years in prison.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The attack, which took place in Southport, England, was described by the judge as extreme violence of the utmost seriousness, leaving the community devastated.
--:-- John Bickley: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who initially tried to silence protests over the stabbings, has finally admitted his government failed the families, saying there are grave questions to answer as to how the state failed in its ultimate duty to protect these young girls.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Families of the victims called the sentencing a small measure of justice for the horrific loss.
--:-- Georgia Howe: After several delays due to wildfires, the Oscar nominations have been announced.
--:-- John Bickley: Daily Wire culture reporter Megan Basham has the key nominees The film Amelia Perez led this year Oscar nominations with 13 nods including Best Picture and Best Actress Carla Sofia Gascon who earned a Best Actress nomination for the Spanish-language film, is the first actor who identifies as trans to be nominated for an Oscar.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Other top contenders included Wicked and The Brutalist, which earned 10 nominations. Wicked scored acting nods for Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, while Adrian Brody earned his second best actor nod for The Brutalist. He won in 2002 for The Pianist.
--:-- John Bickley: The ceremony will take place on March 2nd.
--:-- Georgia Howe: A dazzling celestial event will light up the night sky this weekend as six planets align.
--:-- John Bickley: Daily Wire reporter Amanda Presagiacomo has details on the rare event. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune will all align in a breathtaking parade that will be visible throughout the month of January.
--:-- Georgia Howe: NASA says that the planets will be visible to the naked eye and they can be best viewed 90 minutes after sunset.
--:-- John Bickley: Astronomers are calling this a must-see event and urging stargazers to step outside for a view of the planet's spectacular dance around the heavens.
--:-- Georgia Howe: If you miss this extraordinary alignment, a similar though less spectacular one will occur at the end of February.
--:-- 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 reporting on the biggest stories of the day, tune into our full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
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