Morning Wire XX
[0] I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley.
[1] It's Wednesday, January 4th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[2] The speakership of the House is still up in the air.
[3] For the latest, here's Daily Wire Senior Editor, Cabot Phillips.
[4] On Wednesday afternoon, Kevin McCarthy once again failed to secure the necessary votes to become Speaker of the House as hardline conservative members refused to budge on their opposition to the California Republican once considered a shoe -in for the position.
[5] The two rounds of voting today had nearly identical outcomes, with no meaningful movement from yesterday's final vote.
[6] After the fifth round of voting, McCarthy was still short of the 218 votes needed, as 20 Republicans broke with the party and offered their support to Florida Representative Byron Donalds.
[7] Numerous reports suggest McCarthy is now facing increased pressure from allies to step aside and allow another Republican to take his place on the ballot, with Louisiana Steve Scalise, the most likely replacement.
[8] President Biden was not invited to Thursday's funeral of Pope Benedict the 16th.
[9] Instead, the U .S. ambassador to Italy will represent America at the Pontiff's burial.
[10] It was not clear if the lack of invitation was a direct snub to Biden, who is a Catholic, but nonetheless an ardent supporter of abortion.
[11] Why do you support abortion as a Catholic, divine church teaching?
[12] I tell you what, I don't want to get in a debate on theology, but you know, well, anyway.
[13] Why?
[14] Why support abortion?
[15] I'm not going to make a judgment for other people.
[16] Two men have been arrested over recent attacks on electrical.
[17] substations in the Pacific Northwest.
[18] Authorities allege that the two men damaged the substation in order to break into a nearby local business on Christmas Day.
[19] The stars of the hit 1968 movie Romeo and Juliet, Olivia Hussey, now aged 71, and Leonard Whiting, now age 72, are suing paramount pictures, claiming that nude shots of them were filmed and released without their consent at the ages of 15 and 16 when the movie was produced.
[20] Oh, that I were a glove upon.
[21] on that hand that I might touch that cheek.
[22] Oh, Romeo, Romeo, we're four of the Romeo.
[23] Southwest Airlines has given frequent flyer points to people whose flights were recently delayed for over three hours or cancelled over the holidays.
[24] The company also said in an email that for those requesting refunds and still waiting for lost bags, quote, those processes are being handled with great urgency.
[25] In international news, Japan is reportedly set to offer families around 7 ,600.
[26] dollars per child to move out of Tokyo because of population concerns.
[27] The amount is an increase from what the government was already providing per child for people to move out of the Tokyo metro region.
[28] The Idaho murder suspect was transported from Pennsylvania to Moscow, Idaho on Wednesday to face trial over the slaying of four college students.
[29] Authorities in Idaho and Pennsylvania, where the man was arrested, are coordinating together in the investigation.
[30] In any case of this nature, and I prosecuted a fair share of homicides, double homicides, that sort of thing.
[31] You want to look at any evidence of possible motive.
[32] You want to look at any evidence of a pattern of modus, operandi, or method.
[33] You want to get into the subjects, character, mental state to the best you can, that sort of thing.
[34] So it would be an all -encompassing effort, which we stand ready for.
[35] Those are your drive -home updates this afternoon.
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