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[0] I'm Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howl.
[1] It's Thursday, March 30th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[2] A group of around 400 people rushed into the Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville this morning to protest for stricter gun laws following a mass shooting at the Covenant School earlier this week.
[3] The protest was planned by a Tennessee non -profit called Wake.
[4] According to the New York Post, Wake seeks to improve conditions for women and children.
[5] Capital Police escorted members of the legislature.
[6] to a restroom as protesters grew more aggressive.
[7] A Wall Street Journal reporter has been arrested in Russia after being accused of spying by Russia's security agency.
[8] According to Russia's Federal Security Service, Evan Gershkovich had, quote, collected information constituting a state secret about the activities of one of the enterprises of the Russian military industrial complex after, quote, acting on the instructions of the American side.
[9] An espionage case has been opened against Gershkovich, the journal denied any accusations of spying.
[10] An arrest of this nature has not happened since the fall of the Soviet Union.
[11] Two Army H .H .60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed Wednesday night in Kentucky during a training exercise, resulting in the deaths of nine service members.
[12] Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce reports.
[13] Few details have been released about the crash, which occurred at around 10 p .m. local time between two helicopters that are part of the 101st Airborne Division.
[14] The crash took place in Trigg County near Fort Campbell.
[15] Early Thursday morning, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced that he would be traveling to Fort Campbell to support our troops and their families after last night's tragic incident.
[16] Here's some of what the governor said.
[17] We know a lot about loss in Kentucky, especially these last three years.
[18] We're going to do what we always do.
[19] We're going to wrap our arms around these families.
[20] And we're going to be there with them, not just for the days, but the weeks and the months and the years to come.
[21] we're going to let them know that they are loved, they are special.
[22] And if they'll allow us to carry some of their grief, we'll do that for as long as we can.
[23] Following the horrific school shooting in Nashville on Monday, Tennessee Senators Marcia Blackburn and Bill Haggurty have introduced the Safe School Act, a bill that would unlock $900 million in grants to beef up security at public and private schools.
[24] The Safe School Act establishes a grant program.
[25] that will allow both public and private schools to train and hire veterans and former law enforcement officers to serve as school security officers and keep our children safe.
[26] Senator John Federman is expected to return to work the week of April 17th after weeks of seeking treatment for anxiety and depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
[27] Federman checked himself in for treatment in March, stating that he dealt with such issues in the past, but they'd amplified after a near -fatal stroke, a Senate campaign, and his first days in office.
[28] Sources close to the freshman senator have indicated that he recovered well and is ready to get back to work as soon as possible.
[29] And the U .S. Congress passed a law today that puts an end to the COVID -19 emergency three years after it was declared under then -President Donald Trump.
[30] President Biden strongly opposed the bill, but a spokesperson said he will sign it.
[31] While the bill easily passed, 23 Senate Democrats and 197 House Democrats voted against it, wanting to keep the emergency in place.
[32] Those are your drive home updates this afternoon.
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