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Episode Date: April 9, 2024

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This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Get a $1 per month trial period at Shopify.com slash morningwire. That's Shopify.com slash morning wire. I'm Daily Wire, editor-in-chief John Bickley with Georgia Hal. It's Tuesday, April 9th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. The Arizona Supreme Court upheld a 160-year-old law that heavily restricts abortions in most cases, with the only exception being a threat to the life of the mother. The law officially takes effect in two weeks.

Existing law allows abortions up to 15 weeks. Planned Parenthood says they will continue to provide abortions up to 15 weeks, as allowed by the Arizona courts, but will have to wind them down in the coming months. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is putting to bed arguments that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more. During a Senate Armed Services Committee budget hearing, Austin was asked whether Israel was committing genocide. Here's what he said. Senator Kodin, we don't have any evidence of genocide being created.

So that's a no. Israel's not committing genocide in Gaza. We don't have evidence of that. Thank you. Austin's comments come as the Biden administration has faced mounting pressure from progressives over U.S. support for Israel. During the hearing, Austin stopped short of calling Hamas' October 7th attacks against Israel a genocide.

He called it a horrific terrorist attack and said it crossed the line of being a war crime. Meanwhile, Democratic committee member Elizabeth Warren warned that Israel Israel's actions in the conflict could still be declared a genocide by international officials. Regarding aid in the region, Austin said the U.S. will start work on a peer to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza later this month. A Louisiana bill that allows law enforcement in the state to arrest and jail people who enter the U.S. illegally is one step closer to becoming law. The law, which resembles a similar bill in Texas, was passed by the state Senate today and now heads to the statehouse. Louisiana joins a growing list of legislatures seeking to expand state's. authority over border enforcement. Opponents argue the bill is unconstitutional, while proponents of the bill

accused the federal government of neglecting its immigration law enforcement responsibilities. Under Louisiana's bill, anyone who violates the proposed law would face up to a year in prison and a $4,000 fine for the first offense, and up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine for a second offense. A last-ditch effort made by Donald Trump's legal team to delay his hush money trial has been rejected by a New York judge. The decision clears the way for jury selection to begin next week. Trump's legal team wanted the trial to be delayed until an appellate court could hear arguments on lifting or modifying a gag order that currently bans him from talking about

individuals connected to the trial. Lawyers representing Trump argue that the order is unconstitutional and limits the former president's free speech rights. This episode is brought you by Beam. Try Beam's best-selling dream powder for up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to shopbeam.com slash wire and use code wire at checkout. That's shopbeam.com slash wire. The FBI has arrested an 18-year-old in Idaho after uncovering his plot to attack churches on

behalf of ISIS. According to the Justice Department, Alexander Mercurio faces federal charges for attempting to provide support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization after devising a plot to incapacitate his father and steal his firearm. The DOJ says Mercurio planned to use the firearm. an attack on churches in the city of Cordillane, Idaho. Mercurio now faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted of the federal charge. The parents of a Michigan school shooter were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison today for their failure to prevent the attack that

killed four students. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Presta Giacomo has the latest. The historic ruling makes Jennifer and James Crumbly the first parents convicted of involuntary manslaughter in a U.S. mass shooting. The two were found guilty after prosecutors presented evidence of an unsecure gun at home and neglect toward the teen's mental health. During today's hearing, parents of the victims were able to address the crumblies. Here's the mother of Madison Baldwin, who was killed in the attack. When you knew the gun was missing, you called the police, knowing it was your son who took it. I was having family call every hospital describing what she looked like. When you texted, don't do it.

I was texting Madison. I love you. Please call mom. The Crumblies also delivered prepared statements before the court. To drag me weight, this is taken on my heart and soul cannot be expressed into words. Just as I know, there's nothing I can say that's going to ease the pain and suffering of the victims and their families. Please know that I am truly very sorry. I am sorry for your loss as a result of what my son did. I cannot express how.

much I wish that I had known what was going on with him. Before the shooting, their son, who will not be named per company policy, drew troubling images of a gun and wounded man on a math worksheet, which was accompanied by despondent phrases. Oxford High School did not require him to leave that day, but did meet with his parents to address the issue. Later that same day, their 15-year-old son pulled a handgun from his backpack and began shooting. More than a year after the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio,

Norfolk Southern has agreed to a $600 million settlement in a class action lawsuit. During the derailment, more than three dozen cars went off the tracks, including several cars containing hazardous chemicals which caught fire. Three days later, officials set fire to an additional five cars containing vinyl chloride in an attempt to thwart an explosion. The fire sent massive plumes of black smoke in the air, causing health concerns for residents. If approved, the settlement will resolve all class action claims within a 20-mile radius of the derailment and personal injury claims within a 10-mile radius. And it is a Yukon-Court national champions. Yukon beats Purdue becoming the first team since 2007 to win back-to-back men's basketball championships.

The Huskies won by a score of 75 to 60 due to their strong defense. UConn limited the country's second best three-point shooting team to a mere seven shots. 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.