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Chapter 1: What caused the shutdown of Heathrow Airport?
A fire shuts down London's Heathrow Airport, developments in the Idaho murders case, and NVIDIA's billion-dollar bet on investment in the U.S. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Friday, March 21st, and this is your Morning Wire Afternoon Update. A massive fire near London's Heathrow Airport forced the closure of the major travel hub as of Thursday night.
More than 1,300 flights were either canceled or delayed worldwide. The blaze broke out late Thursday at an electrical substation and cut power to the busy airport. As many as 290,000 passengers will be affected by the closure. Some planes were diverted to other airports around Europe. Others turned back mid-flight from the U.S.
Heathrow officials say the airport will remain closed all day Friday as well. Dozens of firefighters have the blaze under control as of this morning, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Chapter 2: What are the latest developments in the Brian Koberger case?
New court filings in the Brian Koberger quadruple murder case offer some hints into the prosecutor's plans. Daily Wire senior editor Ash Short has the details.
In the new documents, prosecutors say Koberger purchased a K-Bar knife, a sheath, and a sharpener off of Amazon months before the 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. A knife sheath was found at the murder scene, but not the knife. The filings also show Koberger took a smiling selfie hours after the killings.
Prosecutors say this is important evidence because the selfie features the suspect's bushy eyebrows, which match a roommate's description of an unknown man seen in the home the night of the murders. Defense attorneys will argue that there had to be multiple suspects and that Koberger would be unable to carry out four murders alone.
The new filings also reveal Koberger has been diagnosed with autism and OCD. He faces four murder charges and a potential death penalty. His trial is set to begin in August in Boise, where it was moved to grant a fair hearing.
Chapter 3: Why is Elon Musk visiting the Pentagon?
Elon Musk is set to visit the Pentagon today, prompting a legacy media meltdown. The New York Times published a story late Thursday claiming Musk would be briefed on China war plans. They credited, quote, anonymous sources. But on Truth Social, President Trump wrote, quote, How disgraceful is it that the discredited media can make up such lies?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Musk's visit, but said the meeting was not about China war plans, but rather about innovation, efficiencies and smarter production.
Chapter 4: What is the controversy surrounding Judge Theodore Chuang?
A new Daily Wire exclusive shows that the judge trying to halt Trump's shutdown of USAID is not an impartial actor. Daily Wire investigative reporter Spencer Lindquist has the details.
U.S. District Court Judge Theodore Chuang ruled that the Trump administration's shutdown of USAID is unconstitutional and issued a decision last month preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement from arresting illegal aliens at certain places of worship.
Chuang, an Obama appointee, has a history of involvement in Democratic politics, donating nearly $5,000 to Democrats and previously serving as the vice president of one Maryland Democratic organization.
Elon Musk is pouring millions into Wisconsin's Supreme Court race, which he believes is a must-win for Republicans. Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips tells us why.
Big money is pouring into the Wisconsin race with Musk funding the Republican side and George Soros and others on the Democrat side. Recent polling shows Democrat Susan Crawford leading Republican Brad Schimel 48 to 43. Musk is urging Schimel to embrace pro-Trump policies and motivate voters on the right to turn out and close the five-point gap.
If Crawford wins, the left will have a court majority until 2028. Wisconsin is a critical swing state, and the court would likely weigh in on cases regarding abortion, redistricting, and election law. The April 1st election is the first major political race since Donald Trump was reelected. With both sides pouring in big money, it could see a record $100 million spent by Election Day.
NVIDIA will make a massive investment in the U.S. Daily Wire researcher Michael Whitaker has more on the investment.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Wang says the tech giant will spend hundreds of billions of dollars on US-made chips and electronics over the next four years, a major win for President Trump's America-first trade policies. NVIDIA is the latest tech company to shift supply chains away from Asia and back to the United States. Wang credits Trump's tariff threats and support for the AI industry for the shift.
noting that NVIDIA can now manufacture its latest BlackBull systems in the US with help from suppliers like TSMC, which recently announced its own $100 billion investment in Arizona. The move strengthens US supply chain resilience against risks like earthquakes in Taiwan or competition from Chinese tech giant Huawei.
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