Morning Wire - Pelosi Attacker Convicted & DNC Pro-Palestinian Protest | Afternoon Update | 11.16.23

Episode Date: November 16, 2023

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I'm Daily Wire, editor-in-chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Thursday, November 16th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. David DePap, the man who attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer at the Pelosi's San Francisco home, has been found guilty by a federal jury. DePap was convicted on charges of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official. The 43-year-old could get life in prison. Israel hopes that Wednesday's military action in Gaza will pressure Hamas into finishing a hostage-swap deal. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more. According to Israeli officials, the terms of the deal would require Hamas to release 50 women and children who were abducted during the October 7th terrorist attack. In exchange, roughly the same number of Palestinian women and children held in Israel would be released. The deal, which is being

coordinated by Qatar, Egypt, and the U.S., would also require a humanitarian pause. Israel would need to cease all hostilities for several days. While Hamas confirmed the deal in a broad sense, they blamed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for delaying it. Netanyahu told NBC News that this deal is a result of military pressure and that he can't give too many details on it just yet. I can say that we weren't close at all until we started the ground operation. In fact, we heard that there's an impending deal of this kind or of that kind,

and then we learned that it was all hoax. It was nothing. But the middle we started the ground operation, things began to change. Is there a potential deal? Mr. Prime Minister? Is there a potential deal? There could be, but I think the less I say about it, the more I'll increase the chances that it materializes. Police in our nation's capital say a pro-Palestinian protest at the Democratic National Committee headquarters grew violent last night as demonstrators called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Capital police say around 150 individuals were, quote, violently protesting near the DNC building and officers made at least one arrest. Police say that six officers were injured during the confrontation from being punched, cut, and sprayed with pepper spray.

Social media videos show protesters shoving policemen and trying to move metal barricades at the DNC headquarters. Here's what some of that sounded like. Protesters insist that the demonstration was mostly peaceful. The Senate easily passed a continuing resolution Wednesday night sending the bill to the president's desk in hopes of ending the threat of a partial government shutdown. On this vote, the yeas are 87, the nays are 11. The 60 vote threshold having been achieved, the bill is passed. The vote was 87 to 11 with 10 Republicans and one Democrat voting against the stopgap bill. The bill cleared the House on Tuesday after a 336 to 95 vote.

President Biden is expected to sign it. Majority leader Chuck Schumer made the following remarks after the vote. Because of bipartisan cooperation, we are keeping the government. open without any poison pills or harmful cuts to vital programs. A great outcome for the American people. Republican Representative George Santos of New York says he will not seek re-election. His announcement comes after the House Ethics Committee uncovered, quote, overwhelming evidence that Santos broke the law. Daily Wire senior editor, Joel Needler, has more. Shortly after the panel released the report, Santos called the report a politicized smear while also confirming he would not seek a second term.

He did, however, indicate that he was likely to stay in office through the end of his term. Meanwhile, a renewed effort to expel the controversial congressman from the House has gained momentum. The House may vote on the expulsion of Santos after the Thanksgiving holiday. The report shows evidence that Santos knowingly caused his campaign committee to file false or incomplete reports with the Federal Election Commission and used campaign funds for personal purposes. The panel also stated that Santos was uncooperative with the investigation. A California man has been arrested in connection with the death of a Jewish protester amid a conflict at dueling rallies for Israel and Palestinians. According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, 50-year-old Loy Anahi was booked this morning on the charge of involuntary manslaughter.

The incident happened on November 5th during a pro-Israel gathering in Thousand Oaks. Officials say 69-year-old Paul Kessler suffered a fatal head injury during a incident. an altercation with a nausea. Authorities initially said they had not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime, but this morning sheriffs declined to say whether or not such a charge may still come. And police are still seeking two more suspects after 17-year-old Jonathan Lewis was beaten to death by a group of high school classmates in Las Vegas this month. The fight, which occurred after school in an alleyway, was reportedly over a vape pen and a pair

of headphones which were allegedly stolen from the victim's friend. Eight of the students were arrested. on Tuesday. The investigating lieutenant described the footage of the brawl as very void of humanity. All right, 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 our latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.