Morning Wire - Wednesday Afternoon Update | 2.22.23

Episode Date: February 22, 2023

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I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Wednesday, February 22nd, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. About 1,300 flights within to and out of the United States were canceled on Wednesday. A severe weather wreaked havoc with massive storms threatening to bring record snowfall across America. The National Weather Service issued winter storm, blizzard, and high wind advisories for swazes of the western and the north-central U.S. in anticipation of the storms, with up to two feet of snow expected in some areas through Thursday. Officials have also warned residents to stay off the roads due to potential whiteout conditions. Former President Trump and his son, Don Jr., landed in East Palestine, Ohio on Wednesday

to visit with residents dealing with the fallout from the Norfolk Southern train derailment. Trump also donated thousands of gallons worth of cleaning supplies, 13 pellets of water, and other supplies. Legal commentators are shocked after Emily Coors, DeForman, and Georgia's 2020 election interference case against Trump and his associates went on a series of interviews on Tuesday, divulging private thoughts in a behind-the-scenes look into jury deliberations over the past seven months. CNN's Ellie Honig, former prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, blasted Cors for her statements. We definitely heard a lot about former President Trump, and we definitely discussed him a lot in the room. And I'll say that when this list comes out, you wouldn't, there are no major plot twists waiting for you. It's a prosecutor's nightmare. Mark my words.

Donald Trump's team is going to make a motion if there's an indictment to dismiss that indictment based on grand jury impropriety. She's not supposed to be talking about anything, really, but she's really not supposed to be talking about the deliberations. The vague Ramoswamy, the CEO of Antewoke Inc. is running as a Republican for President of the United States in 2024. Ramaswami announced his decision Tuesday night, following weeks of rumors and reporting that he was considering a 2024 bid. This morning, he kicked off his campaign in New Hampshire. We're in the middle of this national identity crisis where you ask most people my age, really any age. What does it mean to be American today? You get a blank stare in response.

And I'm on a mission to deliver an answer to that question because as much as I've been complaining about woke culture and identifying that problem, I think the way we solve it is by delivering an American national identity that is so powerful that it dilutes those woke agendas to irrelevance. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves confirmed on Tuesday that he plans to sign a bill banning transgender medical treatments in the state for anyone younger than 18. House Bill 1125 won final approval on Tuesday in the Mississippi Senate, and it will be sent in the coming days to the governor's desk. Here's a clip from Reeves' State of the State address. Activists are advancing untested experiments and persuading kids that they can live as a girl if they're a boy and that they can live as a boy if they're a girl. And they're telling them to pursue expensive, radical medical procedures to advance that lie. We don't let 11-year-olds enter an R-rated movie alone.

Yet some would have us believe that we should push permanent body-altering surgeries on them at such a young age. A Florida Democratic Lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban drivers from allowing their pet dogs to stick their heads out the window or have a pet in their lap while driving. The purpose of the bill is to increase animal safety.

A woman in Alaska was kicked in the head by a moose while walking her dog last week and it was all caught on camera. Take a listen. This moose is chasing this person. Give a little bit. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, watch out. Whoa.

The woman, Tracy Hansen, told local news it happened so fast that her thought was she'd been hit by a bicyclist, not paying attention. But when she looked up, she saw the moose and began to realize what it just happened. Washington state officials announced that three members of a mountain climbing group died over the weekend after being swept up in a series of avalanches. The individuals who died were a 53-year-old Connecticut man, a 60-year-old New York woman, and a 66-year-old New Jersey man who were all part of a six-person group. The National Labor Relations Board ruled this week that employers can no longer offer severance packages that prohibit ex-employees from speaking ill of their former company.

The board ruled that workers cannot be asked to waive their rights recognized through the National Labor Relations Board Act. Hollywood legend Liam Neeson revealed this week that he turned down the role of James Bond in the early 90s, after his then-fiancee, the late Natasha Richardson, gave him an ultimatum. Nieson said he would have loved to play the iconic role, but Richardson said she would not marry him if he took the part. The two were married during the summer of 1994, but Richardson tragically passed away in 2009 after a skiing accident. Well, 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 Morningwire every morning.