Morning Wire - Trump Jury Proceeding & NY Shark Attack | Afternoon Update | 8.8.23

Episode Date: August 8, 2023

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I'm Daily Wire, editor-in-chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Tuesday, August 8th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. On Monday, Judge Eileen Cannon, the federal judge overseeing special counsel Jack Smith's documents case, demanded a legal explanation for why the DOJ used, quote, out-of-district grand jury proceeding. Daily Wire reporter, Zach Jewel, has more. The questioning came as Cannon responded to the DOJ's request for a hearing to address possible conflicts of interest with, Stanley Woodward. Woodward is the lawyer representing Trump-Valé Walt Nata, but he has also previously represented people the government may call to testify. Cannon said the DOJ needs to explain the reason for using an out-of-district grand jury proceeding to continue to investigate

and or to seek post-indictment hearings on matters related to the instant indicted matter in this district. Images have surfaced of several suspected cartel gunmen crossing the southern border into Texas while wearing body armor and carrying rifles. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more. Law enforcement sources tell Fox News that three men were spotted on Saturday by camera in the area of Front in Texas. When the Border Patrol sent agents to the area,

they found nothing. Law enforcement arrested at five suspected members of the Northeast cartel at the same location back in June. This latest incident comes soon after the Lone Star State's Department of Public Safety spotted an armed smuggler in Eagle Pass via drone, carrying a long gun and guiding a gun. group of illegal immigrants across the Rio Grande.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign shake-up continues. On Monday, he replaced his campaign manager, Janera Peck, with his current chief of staff, James Utmire. The campaign said in a statement that Utmire has, quote, been one of Governor DeSantis's top advisors for years, and he is needed where it matters most. The change comes as DeSantis has continued to struggle to gain traction against President Trump in the polls. The Florida governor has defended his campaign in recent days.

So if I had a nickel for every naysayer I've had in my life, I'd be a very, very wealthy man. I would much rather be underestimated. When they underestimate you, that's when we're able to strike. A powerful storm that battered the eastern part of the U.S. on Monday has left two people dead and more than 1.1 million without power. One of the victims was a South Carolina teenager who was killed by a tree falling on him, as he stepped out of his car, while another was a 28-year-old Alabama man who was struck by lightning.

Due to the storm, tornado watches and warnings were posted across 10 states from Tennessee to New York at one point on Monday afternoon. Here's a Philadelphia mother and son's reaction to the storms, courtesy of CBS News. The house was shaking,

and it was just, it was horrible. It was really scary. Things were flying. Rain, you could barely see. A 17-year-old boy who reported as the cousin of the Uvaldi, Texas teenage school shooter, who murdered 19 students and two teachers at Rob Elementary in May 2022, was arrested in San Antonio after his mother reported he was planning to do the same and shoot up in elementary school. Court documents state that the mother said her son was on

probation and was intoxicated when he issued the threats, and she overheard him on the phone trying to buy an AR-15 illegally. The cousin was booked in to the Bayer County Jail on Monday, afternoon. More than 10,000 city workers picketed in Los Angeles this morning after promising to walk off their jobs over unfair labor contracts. The workers included a range of occupations, including sanitation and airport workers. The union said its members voted to authorize the walkout because the city has failed to bargain in good faith and also has engaged in labor practices that restricted employee and union rights. Here's what union members told KTLA. Well, we're saying the message to the City Hall that we deserve a fair contract, respect proper bargaining.

The city did not come in bargaining in good faith. What I mean by that is they didn't come ready to address the issues. And so we're going back to the bargaining table on Monday and we're sending them a message that they need to take this seriously. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said the following in a statement, quote, they deserve fair contracts and we have been bargaining in good faith with SEIU 721 since January. The city will always be available. to make progress 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Voters in Ohio are heading to cast their ballots today on Ohio issue one. That's a referendum backed by Republicans, which would require any proposed amendment

to the Constitution of the state to get 60% of the vote on the proposed amendment. That's a change from the traditional simple majority needed for approval now. If the amendment passes, it would tie Ohio with Florida as the state with the highest voter approval requirement to pass citizen-initiated constitutional amendments. And New York City experienced its first shark attack in 65 years after a 65-year-old woman was bitten in the leg on Monday at Rockaway City Beach. Police officers rushed to save her by applying a tourniquet to her significant injuries. First responders were able to transport her to a nearby hospital.

She's now reportedly in serious but stable condition. Witnesses say it was shocking. Everybody was leaving the beach and they were just like just don't get in the water. I was like, what happened? He was like, somebody got bit by a shot. 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,

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