Morning Wire - J6 Sentence & Dana White Break In | Afternoon Update | 9.1.23

Episode Date: September 1, 2023

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I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Friday, September 1st, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. Joe Biggs, who the government says served as an instigator and a leader for the proud boys, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison Thursday on several charges related to January 6. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more. This is one of the harsher sentences in the Capitol Riot cases, with the longest sentence being handed down to Oathkeeper's founder, Stuart Rhodes, for 18 years. The government originally tried to get Big sentenced to 33 years as prosecutors argued

he was a vocal leader and influential proponent for the group. An attorney for Biggs argued that he was sold untruths by the leader of the proud boys and former President Trump. Before the sentence was handed down, Biggs apologized for his actions. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas released a statement along with his annual financial disclosure form on Thursday. In his statement, Thomas said he flew on businessman Harlan Crow's private jet due to security concerns after the Dobbs decision was leaked. He also said he continues to work with Supreme Court officials for guidance on whether he should further amend his reports from any prior years. The justice has faced criticism for vacationing with Crow. Overdose deaths from fake prescription pills are becoming more common among young adults and, according to the CDC, have more than doubled in recent years.

A CDC report found that from mid-2019 to the end of 2021, overdose deaths involving counterfeit drugs rose from 2% to 4.7%. In the majority of cases, people thought they were taking oxycodone or Xanax, but the pills were not obtained through a legitimate pharmacy. While the pills often look normal, they're often laced with deadly levels of fentanyl. The highest court in Texas let a new law that bans transgender medical treatments for minors take effect today. This comes one week after a state district judge ruled that the pending law violated the rights of transgender children and their families and issued a temporary injunction to block the law. State officials immediately appealed to the state's highest court for civil cases.

A mom in California has been awarded $100,000 from a middle school that she said socially transitioned her daughter into a trans-identifying boy. The mother claims that her daughter was told by the school that she, quote, was upset because she didn't know who she truly was inside. The school also allowed the child to use the boys' restroom and male pronouns in class without her mom's consent. Despite not admitting fault, the Spreckle Union's school district settlement marks an important moment in the debate across the U.S. about how parental rights fits in with children's decisions in school settings. A man who was caught on camera attempting to break into UFC boss Dana White's house has been a

in Levant, Maine. According to the Pinaub Scott County Sheriff's Office, the suspect was arrested. Early Monday morning, White posted a photo on Instagram of the man that his home security system captured attempting to break down his front door, saying that he would pay $2,500 to the first person who could identify the man. White said the following about the experience. I mean, it's just, it's crazy. I don't know, I'm assuming the guy was breaking in to try to rob the house. And my sister and her husband and some of his friends are up there visiting right now. And yeah, the guy came up and tried to kick the door in a couple times and then noticed the camera was there, tried to rip it off and rang the doorbell, freaked out and ran away. Listen, whether you're in Vegas or anywhere else,

don't f*** around around my house. According to WMTW News 8, the case has been turned over to the district attorney's office for additional review. A viral video shows police in Nebraska of pulling over a driver who is driving a huge bull in the passenger seat of his car. The strange traffic stop happened Wednesday morning after police got a call about a man driving eastbound on Interstate 274 with a large animal on board. They then received a second call about a car driving into town with a cow in it. Responding officers thought it would be a calf, but were surprised to find a large bull named Howdy Duty, that's actually the story, sitting shotgun in a car.

Police say it was an obvious traffic violation. There were some sightable issues with that situation. The officer chose to write him a warning and ask him to take the animal back home and to leave the city. Those of 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.