Morning Wire - Newsom Vacation & Norfolk Southern Pays Up | Afternoon Update | 3.6.23

Episode Date: March 6, 2023

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I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Monday, March 6th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced Monday that Norfolk Southern, the company at the center of the disastrous derailment in East Palestine, will pay millions for its error. Along with the train company, the Biden administration has received a lot of criticism for its handling of the disaster, including from Ohio Senator J.D. Vance. You want the government to do its basic job.

You want the EPA and other folks to actually be on the ground, responding to the crisis in real time. That took longer than it should have, though I'm happy to say that there's some progress being made there. You also just want leaders to actually show up and let people know that they care. And that's one of the ways in which the Biden administration has been a totally catastrophic failure. It's no wonder the folks of East Palestine feel left behind. California Governor Gavin Newsom is drawing fire from critics for vacationing in Baja Mexico. this comes as the state battles severe weather and power outages. Here with more as Daily Wire's senior editor, Cabot Phillips.

Last week, California was pummeled by historic snowstorms, leaving many stranded into their homes and desperate for help, especially in the San Bernardino Mountain region. On Thursday, Newsom left the state for a, quote, personal trip to Baja California, a day after he declared a state of emergency, 13 of the state's counties. On Sunday, his office announced that Newsom had returned to California. While he was away, rescue workers saved at least 150 people unable to leave. their homes due to the heavy snowfall. First responders have been delivering food and providing meals for those unable to travel to grocery stores due to business closures or blocked roadways. More storms

are expected to drop mounds of snow and precipitation onto the state in the days ahead. The University of Massachusetts is warning other schools of a new viral trend which started on TikTok. The trend encourages college students to chug so-called blackout rage gallons or boards, a potent mix of alcohol, flavoring, electrolytes, and water. UMass students had to call for the ambulance at least 28 times, and neighboring towns had to help Amherst deal with the binge drinking over the weekend. Two Ukrainian pilots are in the U.S. for operations related to military training of U.S. aircraft, including F-16s.

Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce reports. Congressional and Pentagon officials have told NBC news that the two pilots are currently in Tucson, where their skills are being tested in flight simulators. The goals here are to improve the pilot's skills and evaluate how long a proper training program could take. Ten additional Ukrainians have been approved by Congress for additional assessments as early as this month. Officials say that these training sessions will help the U.S. advise Ukraine's military on how to better use the equipment it already has.

Walgreens is defending itself after it announced that it will not sell or distribute an abortion pill in 21 states either by mail or via retail. For more, here's Daily Wire Report. reporter Brandon Drey. The states that Walgreens won't be selling the pills include Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, and Montana where the drug is legal. The decision followed a letter from 20 Republican attorneys general last month, warning that doing so would violate state law. A spokesperson for the company said recently, quote, this is a very complex and influx area of the law, and the company is taking into account as it seeks FDA certification to sell the drugs. Walgreens will still sell it where it is legal. 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.