Morning Wire - Thursday Afternoon Update | 10.6.22

Episode Date: October 6, 2022

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Hey, I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howl. It's Thursday, October 6th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. A family of four in Merced County, California, have been found dead after they were kidnapped in Central California. Law enforcement took a person of interest into custody earlier this week, but there is no known reason for the abduction. Here's Merced County's sheriff on Thursday. I said it earlier. There's a special place in health for this guy. And, I mean, we got to call at about 5.30 p.m. There was a farm worker in the area, and during the course of his job duties came across

them and made contact. Stephen Cannon, 26, was sentenced this week to life in prison for the murder of retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn during the 2020 George Floyd riots. He also received an additional 30 years for other crimes in violation of Missouri law. Dorn's widow, Ann, spoke to the media after the sentencing. I don't want to say we can move on, and there's no. never going to be full closure, but it brings us peace. It does. A team investigating the presumed Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage on Thursday found that

detonations damaged the lines. In recent days, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has claimed that the sabotage could work out in the West's favor in the long run. Ultimately, this is also a tremendous opportunity. It's a tremendous opportunity to once and for all remove the dependence on Russian energy. This week, the U.S. announced 625 million in additional security assistance for Ukraine's fight against Russia. Per the Pentagon, the U.S. military has committed more than 16.8 billion to the Eastern European nation since the beginning of Russia's invasion on February 24th. The Department of Justice indicted 11 pro-life activists on Wednesday, accusing the individuals of violating the FACE Act in front of an abortion clinic in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. The FBI reportedly conducted a morning raid on Wednesday.

one of the activists. The arrests come weeks after anti-abortion activist Mark Howke was arrested in Pennsylvania. Higher fuel prices are hurting Americans, especially small business owners. Gas prices are expected to rise again after OPEC announced it would cut back drilling on Wednesday. In Thailand, a retired police officer is suspected of killing at least 38 people, including at least two dozen children in a shocking rampage at a daycare center. The suspect who was facing drug charges killed himself prior to being apprehended. And an animal rights protester who stormed onto the field at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California Monday night, has filed a police report for assault after he was leveled by the Los Angeles Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner.

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