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[0] Florida is taking the battle of COVID -19 vaccine mandates straight to the White House.
[1] Nobody in Florida should be losing their job over these jabs.
[2] We want people to be able to work.
[3] We want people to be able to provide for their families.
[4] We want people to be able to have livelihoods.
[5] On Thursday, Governor Ronda Santis announced that he would sign four bills restricting mandates in the Sunshine State.
[6] How do the bills protect doctors, nurses, and other employees?
[7] And why is DeSantis pushing them through now?
[8] I'm John Bickley with Georgia Howe.
[9] It's Friday, November 19th, and this is Morning Wire.
[10] The number of homicides in the U .S. jumped significantly in 2020.
[11] Every city in the nation, large and small, was affected.
[12] We'll examine the numbers and take a look at how the rise in crime impacted communities nationwide.
[13] The weeks -long COP -26 climate summit is over.
[14] It was billed as the last best hope for saving the environment.
[15] Did the summit live up to those lofty goals?
[16] And why are some activists unhappy with the results?
[17] This COP26 is so far just like the previous cops, and that has led us nowhere.
[18] They have led us nowhere.
[19] And updates from the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, including the judge banning MSNBC.
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[29] Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Florida Thursday, announcing he would sign bills restricting vaccine mandates in the Sunshine State.
[30] Here to discuss is Daily Wire Senior Editor Ash Short.
[31] So, Ash, what bills did DeSantis sign?
[32] He signed four bills on Thursday aimed at banning COVID -19 vaccine mandates.
[33] These bills would require private employers to allow for vaccine exemptions, including but not limited to health or religious concerns, pregnancy or someone trying to get pregnant, and for those who have already been infected by COVID -19 and therefore have natural immunity.
[34] We're actually doing a science -based approach.
[35] For example, you're automatically exempt because of natural immunity, and I think that that's very, very important.
[36] The legislation will also prevent schools from forcing students to get vaccinated.
[37] vaccinated or to wear masks.
[38] And it strips the surgeon general's ability to force vaccine mandates.
[39] Finally, this legislation will begin the process of having Florida exit OSHA, the occupational safety and health administration that is issuing the vaccine mandates ordered by the Biden administration.
[40] Can Florida actually exit OSHA?
[41] I mean legally?
[42] That's a great question, and it remains to be seen.
[43] So as we've discussed before on this show, several states and companies, including the Daily Wire, have filed lawsuits against OSHA and the Biden administration's vaccine mandate.
[44] And as a result, the mandate has been suspended.
[45] So why is DeSantis signing these bills now?
[46] Well, Florida was one of the states that filed the lawsuit.
[47] And DeSantis said during his press conference that a legal and legislative approach was needed.
[48] The bills DeSantis signed on Thursday came after he called for a special legislative session to get them to his desk.
[49] He said he needed to protect workers so they wouldn't lose their jobs after the holidays due to the federal government's mandates.
[50] DeSantis also brought up Florida's fight against mandates aimed at federal contractors and mandates for doctors and nurses, which would risk federal funding for Medicare and Medicaid.
[51] The whole reason they launch 15 days to slow the spread is because they didn't want the hospitals to be overrun.
[52] Now they're going to do this mandate, and some nurses, many nurses could lose their job.
[53] So you're actually making the hospital's short staff as a result of the mandate.
[54] So how does this make any sense?
[55] And I guess we should mention the location of this press conference.
[56] Right.
[57] Brandon, Florida.
[58] Probably not an accident by the governor there.
[59] Probably not.
[60] Ash, thanks for keeping us informed.
[61] Of course.
[62] That's Daily Wire senior editor, Ash Short.
[63] Coming up, homicides in the U .S. rise at an alarming rate.
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[68] 2020 was a year unlike any other, including its historic rise in deadly crime.
[69] The number of people killed in the U .S. surged in both large and small communities.
[70] communities.
[71] Here to discuss the numbers and the policies that may have contributed is DailyWire reporter Ben Johnson.
[72] Thanks for joining us, Ben.
[73] Anytime.
[74] So Americans have seen news trickling in of, you know, major cities reporting massive increases in the number of homicides over the last year.
[75] But now data's available for the whole country.
[76] What kind of picture does it paint a violent crime in 2020?
[77] 2020 will go down as the largest increase in the number of homicides in U .S. history, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
[78] The FBI reported a 30 % increase in homicides between 2019 and 2020.
[79] There was a total of 21 ,570 homicides in the U .S. last year, so that means 4 ,900 more Americans were killed in 2020.
[80] According to the National Center for Health Statistics, which is an arm of the CDC, that's an even larger surge in homicides than the nation experienced after the 9 -11 attacks.
[81] Larger than 9 -11.
[82] Yeah, and the violence was not localized.
[83] murder rates rose in large cities, but also in small towns across the United States.
[84] Authorities say every large city saw its murder rate rise by 30 % or more.
[85] So about a third.
[86] One of the cities that has been in the spotlight for its ongoing violent crime rate is Chicago.
[87] What does the data say there?
[88] Chicago's official statistics say the city has had 715 murders so far this year, which is a 57 % increase over pre -pandemic levels.
[89] But it may be worse than that.
[90] The Chicago Sun Times, which officially tracks every murder in the city, reports almost 800 victims in Chicago streets this year.
[91] One of the most publicized murders occurred Tuesday when a 24 -year -old University of Chicago graduate named Chongqing -Zing died during a robbery in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
[92] His alleged murderer, 18 -year -old Alton Span, pawned the man's laptop for $100.
[93] The pettiness of the crime left Chicago superintendent of police, David Brown, stunned.
[94] You just let that sink in.
[95] $100 for Mr. Zines and his family's grief.
[96] Jeng's murder came just days after an 18 -year -old named Will McGee was brutally murdered during a carjacking in the city's pulman area.
[97] His father, Reverend Willie McGee, said Carr's surrounded his son's vehicle during an attempted carjacking.
[98] And as he started running from him, one of the guys shot him in the back, killed him as he was running away, fleeing from them.
[99] They could have had the car.
[100] They could have had any of that.
[101] I would have gave anything.
[102] I gave my life for my son.
[103] His son had just been elected Homecoming King.
[104] How was Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot dealt with the surge in crime?
[105] Well, initially she tried to cut the police budget by $59 million in 2020 as part of the defund the police movement.
[106] Right.
[107] She's also insisted that police officers be vaccinated against COVID -19.
[108] Right now, she's dealing with a shortage of as many as 1 ,600 officers from the CPD.
[109] But last month, she increased the police budget by $189 million.
[110] Well, with all this tragedy, is there any good news in this report?
[111] Well, maybe a cautious note that while things moved in the wrong direction fast last year, murder rates have been higher, much higher, both total and per capita in the past.
[112] For every 100 ,000 Americans, almost eight people were killed in 2020, but in 1980 it was 10 .2, and the overall number of murders peaked in 1991 at 24 ,703.
[113] So, things could always be worse?
[114] That's cold comfort.
[115] It is.
[116] Thanks, Ben.
[117] That's DailyWire's Ben Johnson.
[118] This past weekend, the United Nations Global Climate Summit, COP26, came to an end, with hundreds of countries reaching various agreements on the subject of climate change.
[119] However, the event has been condemned by many, including by climate activists, for its alleged hypocrisy.
[120] Here to tell us more is DailyWire's Ian Howarth.
[121] First, Ian, what were the stated goals of this summit?
[122] Well, the summit, which was held in Glasgow, was billed by its organizer as the last best hope to save the planet.
[123] It was also the first UN climate deal to explicitly discuss the supposed need to move away from coal power and subsidies for fossil fuels.
[124] Okay, so what were some of the key takeaways from the summit?
[125] Well, it really depends on who you ask.
[126] In reality, the outcomes of this summit were similar to the outcomes of most climate summits, a lot of promises with no concrete plans in the near future.
[127] At the end of the summit, the headline news was that diplomats from nearly two, 200 countries agreed to intensify efforts to fight climate change, calling on governments to come back next year with stronger plans to reduce emissions and increasing funding from richer countries.
[128] And then there were other more granular agreements.
[129] The US and China agreed to do more to cut emissions, with China committing to develop a plan to reduce methane.
[130] China also agreed to phase down coal starting in 2026, but didn't specify by how much or over what period of time.
[131] And this comes as China's coal production has reached an all -time high.
[132] More than 100 countries agreed to end deforestation by 2030 and to cut methane emissions by 30 % by the end of this decade.
[133] Then India, one of the world's largest polluters, joined a group of countries who have pledged to reach net zero emissions.
[134] But the goal is set 49 years away in 2070.
[135] But again, these are all promises with very little evidence that they would either happen or be effective in addressing the subject of climate change.
[136] Climate activist Greta Thunberg actually made this point, dismissing the conference as consisting of a lot of blah, blah, blah.
[137] We say no more blah, blah, blah, no more exploitation of people and nature and the planets.
[138] No more exploitation.
[139] No more blah, blah, blah.
[140] And many pointed out that this summit was, you know, an expression of hypocrisy, correct?
[141] Yeah, a lot like so many past examples of climate advocacy summits.
[142] The meeting took place between multiple heads of state and so -called titans of industry, almost all of whom flew in to attend, a total of 400 private jets delivered leaders to the summit, burning over 13 ,000 tons of CO2 in the process.
[143] That's equivalent to the amount consumed by more than 1 ,600 British citizens in one year.
[144] Prince Charles, an outspoken advocate for fighting climate change, was one of those who took a private jet to the event, while Prime Minister Boris Johnson flew back to London halfway through the summit for a dinner.
[145] Then there's John Kerry, President Biden's so -called climate czar, attended the summit as one of the key negotiators.
[146] He routinely jets around the world on his private airplane.
[147] Back in August, there were reports that his family's private jet had taken over 16 trips this year alone.
[148] And President Joe Biden attended after traveling to Rome for the G20 meeting with an estimated 2 .2 million pounds of carbon generated during his Europe trip.
[149] The president also traveled to Scotland with a huge entourage, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
[150] Apparently, attending this summit via Zoom wasn't in the cards, which is resulting in many refusing to take the outcome of this meeting particularly seriously.
[151] Yeah, apparently so.
[152] Ian, thanks for the update.
[153] Thanks for having me. DailyWire's Ian Howarth.
[154] Another story we're tracking this week.
[155] Still no verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial after Judge Bruce Schroeder requested an expert witness to review information over drone footage that the defense says was withheld from them.
[156] Judge Schroeder has also banned reporters from MSNBC for the direct.
[157] duration of the trial.
[158] He issued that order after a journalist hired by the network was stopped by police when he ran a red light after appearing to be following the jury bus from the courthouse.
[159] The man said he was told by an MSNBC employee to follow the bus.
[160] Here's what Judge Schroeder said in response.
[161] I have instructed that no one from MSNBC news will be permitted in this building for the duration of this trial.
[162] This is a very serious matter and I don't know what the ultimate truth of it is, but absolutely it would go without much thinking that someone who is following the jury bus, that is a very, it's extremely serious matter, and will be referred to the proper authorities for further action.
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