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[0] I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley.
[1] It's Wednesday, February 22nd, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[2] 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.
[3] The National Weather Service issued winter storm, blizzard, and high -wind advisories for swaths 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.
[4] Officials have also warned residents to stay off the roads due to potential whiteout conditions.
[5] 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.
[6] Trump also donated thousands of gallons worth of cleaning supplies, 13 pellets of water, and other supplies.
[7] Legal commentators are shocked after Emily Coors, DeForman, and Georgia's 20, 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.
[8] CNN's Ellie Honig, former prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, blasted chorus for her statements.
[9] We definitely heard a lot about former President Trump, and we definitely discussed him a lot in the room.
[10] And I'll say that when this list comes out, you wouldn't, there are no major plot twists.
[11] waiting for you.
[12] It's a prosecutor's nightmare.
[13] Mark my words.
[14] Donald Trump's team is going to make a motion if there's an indictment to dismiss that indictment based on grand jury impropriety.
[15] She's not supposed to be talking about anything, really, but she's really not supposed to be talking about the deliberations.
[16] The vague Ramoswamy, the CEO of Antewoke Inc., is running as a Republican for President of the United States in 2024.
[17] Ramoswamy announced his decision Tuesday night, following weeks of rumors and reporting that he was considering a 2024 bid.
[18] This morning, he kicked off his campaign in New Hampshire.
[19] 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?
[20] You get a blank stare in response.
[21] 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 diluted, those woke agendas to irrelevance.
[22] 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.
[23] 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.
[24] Here's a clip from Reeves' State of the State address.
[25] 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 girl.
[26] a boy if they're a girl.
[27] And they're telling them to pursue expensive, radical medical procedures to advance that lie.
[28] We don't let 11 -year -olds enter an R -rated movie alone.
[29] Yet some would have us believe that we should push permanent body -altering surgeries on them at such a young age.
[30] 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.
[31] The purpose of the bill is to increase animal safety.
[32] 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.
[33] Take a listen.
[34] This moose is chasing this person.
[35] Give her that up.
[36] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, watch out.
[37] Whoa.
[38] The woman, Tracy Hanson, told local news it happened so fast that her thought was she'd been hit by a bicyclist not paying attention.
[39] But when she looked up, she saw the moose and began to realize what had just happened.
[40] 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.
[41] 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.
[42] 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.
[43] The board ruled that workers cannot be asked to waive their rights recognized through the National Labor Relations Board Act.
[44] 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.
[45] Neeson said he would have loved to play the iconic role, but Richardson said she would not marry him if he took the part.
[46] The two were married during the summer of 1994, but Richardson tragically passed away in 2009 after a skiing.
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[48] Well, those are your drive -home updates this afternoon.
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