Morning Wire - FBI Child Protection Failures & Venezuelan Gang Takeovers | Afternoon Update | 8.29.24

Episode Date: August 29, 2024

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I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Thursday, August 29th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. A new audit from the Justice Department's Inspector General reveals ongoing failures by the FBI in protecting children from sexual abuse. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Presta Giacomo has more. Three years after criticism over the handling of the Larry Nasser case, the report finds serious deficiencies in nearly 13 percent of 320. reviewed cases. One involved a child abused for 15 months while the FBI failed to act. Senator Dick Durbin called the report a stain on the FBI, accusing the Bureau of ignoring

reforms that were put in place to address this very issue. In response to the report, the FBI pledges to uphold child safety as a solemn duty, but cites budget constraints as a challenge. Calls are growing for Congress to step in and reform the FBI's child protection efforts. Israel and Hamas have agreed to limited pauses in fighting to allow for polio vaccines to be given to children in Gaza. The ceasefires come after a child contracted the viral disease, marking the first case in the region in over 25 years. According to Israeli officials, the pauses will only be in designated areas. In an alarming situation, around 20 illegal immigrants allegedly tried to board a Southern California school bus carrying students. The incident

happened yesterday near Hamul Del Zura Union School District, with migrants reportedly blocking Highway 94 to stop the bus. Parents were at the scene helping to keep students safe. One parent, Nicole Cardinale, told local news that it was really scary for her eight-year-old son and others. He said these adults, they weren't kids. They had backpacks on mom and they tried to get on our bus. And there was a lot of them. Other parents say there needs to be a safety plan in place to prevent events like this from happening in the future. We don't know who these people are. We don't know if they having criminal history, what their background is. District officials say the incident has been reported to the U.S. Border Patrol and local

authorities who are investigating. All bus drivers have been advised to skip stops if migrants are present to ensure student safety. Armed men reportedly from the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua are seen storming a Colorado apartment building in new footage. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has the latest. The gang has been linked to over 100. crimes nationwide and is accused of taking over the complex and demanding rent for protection. Residents report drug deals and visible firearms with little response from law enforcement.

According to members of the city council, sex trafficking is also linked to the gang's activities. Meanwhile, Aurora police call reports of Thren de Aragua's influence isolated. Here's Aurora Councilwoman Danielle Jurenski, who's been outspoken on the matter. The city nonprofits have lined up to help the migrants that have come here that nobody is helping the American citizens, the residents that are trapped in these apartment complexes. A federal court has revived a lawsuit by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin against the New York Times. Palin sued the Times over a 2017 editorial linking her campaign to a 2011 shooting. The lawsuit was initially dismissed by a U.S. District Judge during jury deliberations,

but an appeals court now says the dismissal was flawed. The Times expressed disappointment, but remains confident that a retrial will end in its favor. Palin's legal team calls the ruling a step toward accountability. And Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walls will face their first campaign interview tonight with CNN's Dana Bash. Daily Wire's senior editor Cabot Phillips has more. The joint interview comes after weeks of criticism that Harris has avoided tough questions and the press altogether. This will be her first sit-down interview since becoming the Democratic nominee. She still has yet to hold a press conference, though.

Meanwhile, former President Trump has been more visible, holding multiple press conferences and sitting for a number of long-form interviews. Former President will be sitting down for a town hall tonight as well, which will be moderated by former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. Harris and Trump are still set to take the debate stage on September 10th on ABC, though there has been some conflict surrounding the rules and whether or not their mics will be muted. According to the New York Post, ABC has denied the Harris campaign's last-minute request to keep the mics hot throughout the evening. 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 in to our full episode of Morning Wire every morning.