Evening Wire: Ceasefire Day One & ‘Ghost Murmur’ Weapon Unveiled | 4.8.26

Summary

Morning Wire (Evening Wire): “Ceasefire Day One & ‘Ghost Murmur’ Weapon Unveiled”

Date: April 8, 2026
Hosts: Georgia Howe, John Bickley
Episode Theme:
This episode dives into the first day of the fragile US-Iran ceasefire, reactions from political and military leaders, market responses, newly revealed CIA technology, and other major domestic political, social, and sports stories.

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Main Themes

• Updates and uncertainty surrounding the US-Iran ceasefire
• American and Iranian political maneuvering
• Cybersecurity threats posed by Iran
• Economic and market reactions to peace news
• Unveiling of the CIA’s “Ghost Murmur” weapon
• Domestic political trends and controversies
• Notable events in sports and celebrity news

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Ceasefire with Iran: Shaky Beginnings

[00:33–02:16]

• Pentagon Update:

  • The Pentagon acknowledged that Iranian strikes continued after the ceasefire was announced, citing damaged communications within Iran.
    • War Secretary Pete Hexth:

      “Iran would be wise to find a way to get the carrier pigeon to their troops out in remote locations to know not to shoot, not to shoot any longer.” [01:07]
      “It takes time sometimes for ceasefires to take hold. We're watching it, we're prepared if necessary, but we hope and believe that it'll hold.”

  • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs:
    • Dan Kaine praised US forces’ efforts, emphasizing readiness if fighting resumes.
    • “A ceasefire is a pause and the Joint Force remains ready... to resume combat operations with the same speed and precision as we've demonstrated over the last 38 days.” [01:26]

• Presidential Statement:

  • President Trump announced intentions to cooperate with Iran in removing nuclear material and called for an end to uranium enrichment.

    • “There will be no enrichment of uranium and the US will work with Iran, dig up and remove all of the deeply buried nuclear dust.” [01:53]

    • He projected a “golden age for the Middle East” and promised to help with Strait of Hormuz traffic.

• Ongoing Iranian Cyber Attacks:

  • US intelligence warned of increased Iranian cyber intrusions, especially targeting water, energy, and transport sectors.
    • Reporter Zach Jewell:

      “The threat is real and ongoing, with officials coordinating closely with the private sector to prevent attacks.” [02:28]

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Warnings & Diplomacy: Leverage and Fragility

[02:56–03:45]

• VP J.D. Vance:
  • In Hungary, Vance reinforced US leverage and warned Iran against undermining the ceasefire:

    • “If they're going to lie, if they're going to cheat, if they're trying to... prevent even the fragile truce... they're not going to be happy. Because... we have extraordinary economic leverage.” [03:08]

    • “The president has told us not to use those tools... but if the Iranians don't do the exact same thing, they're going to find out... he's impatient to make progress.”

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Ceasefire Ripples: Economic & Security Updates

[03:45–04:49]

• Global Markets:

  • Reporter Brick Astol:
    • Oil prices dropped sharply (US benchmark fell 17.5% to ~$94/barrel), stocks soared (Dow, S&P futures up 3%, Nasdaq 3.5%). [03:51]

• Saudi Pipeline Attack:

  • Iranian drones hit Saudi Arabia’s critical East-West pipeline (as reported by the WSJ). Full damage is under assessment. [04:20]

• Strait of Hormuz & Iranian Threats:

  • Iran vowed to “destroy any ship” passing without approval.
    • Audio from an Iranian official:

      “Vessels... must receive permission from Iran's SEPA navy or else they'll be fired on and sunk.” [04:49]

    • The US declared the strait open and commerce ongoing as military monitoring continues.

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Political Pulse: Democratic Party Trends

[05:24–06:12]

• Democrats and Socialism:
  • Jordan Schroeder reports Democratic Socialists of America polled 53% of Democratic voters preferring candidates like Sanders, AOC, and Zoran Mandani over establishment figures.
  • Gallup poll: 66% of Democrats view socialism favorably vs 42% for capitalism. 74% said Democratic socialism comes closest to their viewpoint.

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Election 2026 & Controversies

[07:09–08:23]

• Twitch Influencer Hasan Piker & Democrats:
  • Political analyst Cameron Arkan highlights Democrats’ outreach to influencers like Hasan Piker, who has made inflammatory remarks.

    • “Doesn't matter if rapes happen on October 7th. Like that doesn't change the dynamic for me...” [07:49]

    • Senator John Fetterman called out Piker:

      “This is the individual that said America deserved 9/11.”

    • Piker’s controversial stances, including statements on Hezbollah and Rick Scott, were discussed.

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Technology Spotlight: CIA’s “Ghost Murmur” Tool

[08:23–09:04]

• Search & Rescue Breakthrough:
  • Tim Pierce explains the CIA’s use of the AI-powered “Ghost Murmur,” jointly developed with Lockheed Martin.
    • The device detects human heartbeats over long distances using quantum magnetometry.
    • “The barren space of rural Iran provided ideal conditions...” [08:35]

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US Politics: Georgia Special Election

[09:04–09:50]

• Republican Clay Fuller’s Win:
  • Fuller beats Sean Harris (D), 57%–43%, but Republican advantage has dropped sharply since Marjorie Taylor Greene’s past victories.
    • Analyst:

      “If Fuller's results are at all indicative of future trends, it could spell trouble for Republicans in November.” [09:14]

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Crime & Justice: Matthew Perry Case

[09:50–10:50]

• “Ketamine Queen” Sentenced:
  • Jasmine Senga gets 15 years for supplying ketamine that killed Matthew Perry in 2023.
    • She admitted direct responsibility:

      “I carry my shame 'like a jacket'...” [09:59]

    • Perry’s family:

      “A daily grinding sadness and sorrow” (Keith Morrison, Perry’s stepfather).

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Sports & Pop Culture

[10:50–11:48]

• NFL Scandal:

  • New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel responds to tabloid photos with reporter Diana Rossini:

    • “These photos show a completely innocent interaction and any suggestion otherwise is laughable.” [10:59]

  • The Athletic calls pictures “misleading and lacking essential context.”

• Baseball Brawl:

  • Atlanta Braves' Jorge Soler and Angels’ Reynaldo Lopez’s confrontation escalated into a bench-clearing fight.
    • Atlanta manager Walt Weiss tackled Soler, both players ejected.

    • “Well, that's one way to settle your differences...” [11:41]

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Notable Quotes

• “We hope and believe that [the ceasefire] will hold.” — War Secretary Pete Hexth [01:07]
• “Vessels... must receive permission from Iran's SEPA navy or else they'll be fired on and sunk.” — Iranian official [04:49]
• “This is the individual that said America deserved 9/11.” — Senator John Fetterman [08:06]
• “I carry my shame 'like a jacket'...” — Jasmine Senga [09:59]

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For more updates and coverage, visit dailywire.com.

Transcript

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[Georgia Howe]

More details surface about the ceasefire with Iran. Markets respond to news of peace and the CIA unveils a mind blowing new weapon called Ghost Murmur. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley. It's Wednesday, April 8th, and this is Evening Wire.

[News Reporter]

The Pentagon provided updates on the ceasefire deal in an early morning press conference today. When asked about the continued Iranian strikes after the agreement was announced, War Secretary Pete Hexth cited the damage to Iranian communications, but he also pressed the regime to comply with the ceasefire.

[Commentator/Analyst]

Iran would be wise to find a way to get the carrier pigeon to their troops out in remote locations to know not to shoot, not to shoot any longer. It takes time sometimes for ceasefires to take hold. We're watching it, we're prepared if necessary, but we hope and believe that it'll hold.

[News Reporter]

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Kaine praised the efforts of American service members and support staff involved in getting the operation to this point and emphasized their vigilance during the ceasefire. A ceasefire is a pause and the Joint Force remains ready, if ordered or called upon, to resume combat operations with the same speed and precision as we've demonstrated over the last 38 days. And we hope that that is not the case.

[Georgia Howe]

President Trump says the US Will work with Iran on removing nuclear material and that the two sides will be discussing sanctions, relief and tariffs. President Trump wrote on Truth Social quote, there will be no enrichment of uranium and the US Will work with Iran, dig up and remove all of the deeply buried nuclear dust. He also predicted a golden age for the Middle east and said the US Will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz.

[News Reporter]

Iranian actors have escalated cyber attacks on critical American infrastructure and US Intelligence agencies are warning private companies to be on the lookout. Daily Wire reporter Zach Jewell has the details.

[Technical/Intelligence Reporter]

The targets include energy, water and transportation systems, with officials saying Iran exploited industrial automation products, which have caused operational disruptions at drinking water and wastewater facilities. Industry leaders report heightened vigilance, noting that Iran has previously infiltrated US Power networks and that malware could lie dormant and ready to activate. Experts stress that the threat is real and ongoing, with officials coordinating closely with the private sector to prevent attacks.

[Georgia Howe]

Vice President J.D. vance is warning that the deal with Iran is a fragile truce. Speaking at an international conference in Hungary today, the VP made clear that Iran better not forget that the US has all the leverage.

[Commentator/Analyst]

If they're going to lie, if they're going to cheat, if they're trying to going to try to prevent even the fragile truce that we've set up from taking place, then they're not going to be happy. Because what the president, the president has also shown is that we still have clear military, diplomatic, and maybe most importantly, we have extraordinary economic leverage. So the president has told us not to use those tools. He's told us to come to the negotiating table. But if the Iranians don't do the exact same thing, they're going to find out that the President, United States is not one to mess around. He's impatient. He's impatient to make progress.

[News Reporter]

Markets have reacted sharply to the ceasefire announcement. Daily Wire reporter Brick Astol has the numbers.

[Political Reporter]

Crude oil prices plunged and US Stock futures soared this morning following President Trump's announcement of a ceasefire. The US oil benchmark quickly fell by about 17.5% to roughly $94 a barrel, while Brent crude, the international benchmark, dropped 15.5% to about $92 a barrel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures and S&P 500 futures each rose early in the day, but by about 3%, while the Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 3.5%.

[Georgia Howe]

Saudi Arabia's critical East west pipeline has been hit by Iranian drones. That's according to the Wall Street Journal. The pipeline connects fields on Saudi Arabia's east to a port on the Red Sea and has allowed them to bypass the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz. Other facilities were damaged in the attack as well, though the full extent of the damage is still being assessed.

[News Reporter]

Iran says it will, quote, destroy any ship that tries to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without its approval. Daily Wire senior editor Joel Niedler has more.

[Iranian Official]

An Iranian official in audio shared with the Wall Street Journal said vessels, quote, must receive permission from Iran's SEPA navy or else they'll be fired on and sunk. The threat comes just hours after President Trump announced a two week, quote, complete, immediate and safe reopening of the strait. Iranian officials say they may allow limited passage under strict military coordination, emphasizing the ceasefire remains fragile and warning they are prepared to return to conflict if necessary. U.S. defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted the strait is open and said commerce will continue as both militaries monitor the situation.

[Georgia Howe]

Democrats are going all in on socialism, according to their own polling. Daily Wire Homepage managing editor Jordan Schroeder has more.

[Sports Reporter]

The Democratic Socialists of America released a new poll showing that 53% of Democratic voters prefer politicians described as similar to Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio, Corte Cortez and Zoran mandani, while only 33% favored those similar to Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries and Nancy Pelosi. Since 2016, rank and file Democrats have grown increasingly hostile toward capitalism. According to recent Gallup data, 66% of Democrats view socialism favorably, compared to just 42% for capitalism. And one more number for you 74% of likely Democratic voters said Democratic socialism comes closest to their viewpoint.

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[News Reporter]

The Democratic Senate hopeful is now campaigning with a terror sympathizer who says America deserved 911 Daily Wire political reporter Cameron Arkan has more.

[Political Analyst]

With the 2026 midterm elections fast approaching, Democrats are scrambling to find new ways to connect with voters, particularly young men, and have landed on Hasan Piker. The Twitch streamer and YouTuber boasts over 4 million followers, has hosted politicians like AOC, Bernie Sanders and Zoran Mamdame, and is set to campaign with Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul Al Said. Al Said has appeared on Fox News recently, where he was shown this clip of Piker responding to the October 7th attack on Israel.

[Commentator/Analyst]

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[Political Analyst]

Host Bill Hemmer then asked Al said, quote, why saddle up with that? And he said this to me.

[News Reporter]

It's about speaking to a broader audience. I'm wanting to speak with Hasan's audience, too.

[Political Analyst]

Democratic Senator John Fetterman spoke out on aligning with Piker, remarking, quote, this is the individual that said America deserved 9 11. Piker also has said, quote, he has had no issue with Hezbollah and that, quote, if you cared about Medicare fraud, you would kill Rick Scott.

[Georgia Howe]

The successful search and rescue of a downed airman over Easter weekend was in part made possible by new covert CIA technology. Daily Wire contributor Tim Pierce has more.

[Technical/Intelligence Reporter]

According to the New York Post, the CIA used the tool it has dubbed Ghost Murmur for the first time in the field to locate the soldier. Ghost Murmur uses AI and cutting edge technology to pick up on heartbeats over large distances. Lockheed Martin created the tool with help from advances in the field of quantum magnetometry to find the electromagnetic pulses of a human heartbeat. The barren space of rural Iran provided the ideal conditions to test out this new tech in the race to find the downed airmen before Iranian forces Trump

[Georgia Howe]

endorsed Candidate Clay Fuller has won the Georgia special election to fill the seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene. Daily Wire assistant editor Andy Valdez has more.

[Political Reporter]

Fuller defeated Democrat Sean Harris with 57% of the vote, compared to Harris's 43%. While Fuller did carry the day, his win represents a sharp decline in the Republican share of the vote compared to previous years. In 2024, Greene won the district with around 65% of the vote. A few years earlier, in 2020, she won nearly 75%. In 2018, Republican Tom Graves won around 75% as well. While the math may change for a special election, if Fuller's results are at all indicative of future trends, it could spell trouble for Republicans in November.

[News Reporter]

A drug dealer known as the Ketamine Queen was just sentenced to prison for her role in actor Matthew Perry's death. Daily Wire lifestyle reporter Lauren Baer has more.

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A federal judge sentenced jasmine Senga to 15 years in prison for supplying the ketamine that killed Matthew Perry in 2023, making her the third of five defendants to be sentenced and the only one to admit direct responsibility for his death. In court, Senga said she carries her shame quote, like a jacket and sought a reduced sentence. Her lawyers even argued the time she had spent in jail up until the sentencing should suffice. Prosecutors argued she ran a lucrative drug operation for wealthy clients and kept dealing even after prior fatal consequences. Perry, who had legally received ketamine for depression before seeking more illicitly, was sold 25 vials by Sanga for $6,000. In the days before his death, Perry's stepfather, Keith Morrison, told the court the family lives with a, quote, daily grinding sadness and sorrow and the Patriots head

[Georgia Howe]

coach responds to leaked photos of him with a New York Times reporter while the Braves and the Angels throw punches. That's so criminal. Host Lyndon Blake has more.

[Sports Reporter]

Photos published by Page Six show New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and New York Times and the Athletic NFL reporter Diana Rossini in bathing suits by a pool and holding hands and hugging on the roof of a bungalow. But Vrabel says there's nothing to see here. He told the Post, quote, these photos show a completely innocent interaction and any suggestion otherwise is laughable. The Athletic provided its own statement calling the picks quote misleading and lacking essential context, including that these are public interactions in front of many people. Meanwhile, in other sports news, a high and inside pitch from Reynaldo Lopez to Jorge Solaire yesterday devolved into a bench clearing brawl.

[Commentator/Analyst]

Well, that's one way to settle your differences between Ronaldo Lopez and Jorge Solaire.

[Georgia Howe]

Well, that's the last time we're putting on hockey jerseys.

[Sports Reporter]

Yes, the dust up resulted in Atlanta manager Walt Weiss tackling his star player Solaire, while Angels players reigned in Lopez. Both of the players were ejected from the game.

[News Reporter]

All right, those are your drive home updates. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com and in case you missed it, earlier today we covered some major stories, including the start of the tenuous two week ceasefire with Iran, the isolation of the Iranian people and the release of an American journalist kidnapped by terrorists in Baghdad. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morningwire.