Mass Shooting Shakes Canada & SpaceX Preps For Launch | 2.11.26

Summary

Morning Wire Podcast Summary

Episode: Mass Shooting Shakes Canada & SpaceX Preps For Launch
Date: February 11, 2026
Hosts: John Bickley & Georgia Howe (The Daily Wire)

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Overview

This episode delivers a fast-paced roundup of major news stories including a deadly school shooting in Canada, developing ransom notes in the Nancy Guthrie case, the latest on SpaceX’s launch, breaking economic and political updates, and notable admissions from The New York Times regarding marijuana legalization. The tone is factual, urgent, and at times, pointed in its analysis.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Mass Shooting in Canada

[00:49–01:44]

• Incident: Nine people killed and 25 injured in a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, British Columbia – the third deadliest school shooting in Canadian history.
• Response: Authorities responded within two minutes; shooter included among the six found dead at the scene. Two others were found dead in a nearby home.
• Shooter’s Identity: Police used the gender-neutral term “gun person” instead of “gunman/gunwoman,” prompting speculation online about the shooter’s gender identity.
• Government Response: Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended his travels to address the tragedy.

Quote:
“Speculation about the gender identity of the shooter is mounting online.”
– Georgia Howe [01:17]

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2. Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Case Developments

[01:44–02:43]

• Detainment: A delivery driver, Carlos, was questioned after a tip linked him (via eye color) to the masked intruder in the Guthrie case video. He was released after questioning.
• Ransom Note: A third note, sent to TMZ, claimed knowledge of the kidnapper’s location, asked for one bitcoin, but appears not to be from the perpetrator. Authorities have not verified its legitimacy.

Quote:
“Authorities told him they thought his eyes matched the masked armed intruder from the video from Nancy’s doorbell camera.”
– Lyndon Blake [02:20]

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3. El Paso Airport Closure Confusion

[03:13–03:49]

• Closure: FAA closed El Paso airport unexpectedly, citing at first cartel drone activity, then revised to anti-drone tech tests.
• Duration: Orders groundings for 10 days but reopens after just 7 hours.
• Response: Local officials, including the mayor, seek federal clarification.

Quote:
“…it was lifted far ahead of schedule this morning. Just seven hours later, the El Paso mayor stated in a press conference that he’s still looking for answers from the feds.”
– Georgia Howe [03:44]

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4. U.S. Economic Update

[03:49–04:18]

• Job Growth: 130,000 new jobs added in January, strongest performance in a year.
• Sector Breakdown: Health care, social assistance, and construction showed gains; white-collar jobs declined.
• Unemployment: Dropped to 4.3%.

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5. Congressional Setback for Trump’s Tariffs

[04:18–04:44]

• Event: House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to block a vote on measures disapproving Trump’s tariffs; failed as three Republicans sided with Democrats.
• Defectors: Thomas Massie (KY), Kevin Kiley (CA), Don Bacon (NE).
• Outcome: Opens the door for congressional challenges to Trump’s trade policies.

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6. Grand Jury Declines to Indict Democratic Lawmakers

[04:44–05:26]

• Background: Senators and Representatives (all veterans) made a video titled “Don’t Give Up the Ship,” urging service members to disobey "illegal orders" related to domestic deployments and military actions under President Trump.
• Result: Grand jury declined to indict; Trump called their remarks “seditious.” Federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro pursued the case.

Quote:
“You must refuse illegal orders.”
– Georgia Howe [05:26]

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7. Minnesota Medicaid Fraud “Tourism” Case

[05:26–06:20]

• Guilty Pleas: Two men from Philadelphia confessed to $3.5M in Medicaid fraud, exploiting Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Program.
• Term: The practice is being dubbed “fraud tourism,” due to perceived lax oversight.

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8. Iran’s Crackdown on Protesters Intensifies

[07:18–08:01]

• Human Rights Abuse: Reports of regime executions of wounded protesters in hospitals; over 200 executed in two weeks.
• Sexual Violence: Advocacy groups document widespread abuse and hundreds at risk of “imminent death.”
• Target: Suppressing dissent against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Al Khomeini.

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9. The New York Times’ Admission on Marijuana Legalization

[08:01–09:03]

• Admission: NYT editorial board admits prior advocacy underestimated marijuana addiction and adverse effects post-legalization.
• Stats: About 18 million Americans reportedly use marijuana almost daily; 30% of users meet “addiction” criteria.

Quote:
“It is now clear that many of these predictions were wrong. Legalization has led to much more use.”
– Zach Jewell [08:44]

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10. Warner Bros. – Netflix Deal Pushback

[09:03–09:11]

• Investor Opposition: Ancora Holdings, a Warner Bros Discovery investor, opposes $72B Netflix deal to buy WB and HBO Max, citing risk and regulatory hurdles.
• Action: Threatens a proxy fight, favors higher rival all-cash bid from Paramount/Skydance.

11. Passing of James Van Der Beek

[09:11–10:13]

• Obituary: “Dawson’s Creek” star dies at 48 after publicly battling colorectal cancer.

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12. SpaceX Cleared for Next Manned Launch

[10:13–10:52]

• Go for Launch: FAA clears Falcon 9 for liftoff to the ISS on February 13th.
• Crew: 2 Americans, 1 Russian, 1 French astronaut; restores full ISS crew.
• Timing: Launch scheduled for 5:15 AM, Friday, Cape Canaveral.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Speculation about the gender identity of the shooter is mounting online.”
  – Georgia Howe [01:17]

• “Authorities told him they thought his eyes matched the masked armed intruder…”
  – Lyndon Blake [02:20]

• “You must refuse illegal orders.”
  – Georgia Howe [05:26]

• “It is now clear that many of these predictions were wrong.”
  – Zach Jewell [08:44]

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Important Timestamps

• Canada school shooting: [00:49–01:44]
• Nancy Guthrie kidnapping update: [01:44–02:43]
• El Paso airport closure: [03:13–03:49]
• U.S. jobs report: [03:49–04:18]
• Trump tariffs in Congress: [04:18–04:44]
• Grand jury declines to indict lawmakers: [04:44–05:26]
• Minnesota Medicaid fraud: [05:26–06:20]
• Iranian regime executions: [07:18–08:01]
• NYT & marijuana legalization: [08:01–09:03]
• Warner Bros.–Netflix deal criticism: [09:03–09:11]
• James Van Der Beek obituary: [09:11–10:13]
• SpaceX launch cleared: [10:13–10:52]

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Conclusion

The episode underscores critical developments in North America and globally, balancing factual news with pointed commentary. It offers listeners compact, multi-topic news insight with clarity and urgency characteristic of Morning Wire’s style.

Transcript

[Georgia Howe]

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[Georgia Howe]

Nine people are dead and 25 injured after a school shooting in Canada. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has the story. The shooting is the third deadliest in the nation's history. It took place at the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in a rural area of British Columbia. Authorities responded within two minutes of receiving calls where they found six dead, including the shooter who died of apparent self inflicted wounds. Two others were found dead in a nearby home believed to be connected to the shooting. One more victim died while in transit to the hospital. Authorities have not released the identity of the perpetrator, but witnesses described the shooter as, quote, a woman in a dress. But a superintendent of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who is investigating the shooting used vague wording to describe the suspect, referring to the shooter not as a gunman or gun woman, but as a gun person. Speculation about the gender identity of the shooter is mounting online. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has suspended his planned international travel to attend to the tragedy.

[John Bickley]

Authorities released a man detained in the search for Nancy Guthrie, and a third ransom note has emerged. He Daily Wire reporter Lyndon Blake has the latest.

[Lyndon Blake]

A delivery driver named Carlos was detained for questioning Tuesday in relation to the Nancy Guthrie case and released several hours later. Authorities said they received a tip and they followed up on it down to Rio Rico, Arizona, which is south of Tucson, about 12 miles from the Mexico border. Carlos did speak to the media after he was released and said authorities told him they thought his eyes matched the masked armed intruder from the video from Nancy's doorbell camera. Then Wednesday, another note was sent to TMZ asking for one single bitcoin. This time, it appears the note is not from an alleged kidnapper TMZ said. The note said the author knew the location of the kidnapper. TMZ was able to also confirm that bitcoin account listed in the note was legit, though authorities haven't confirmed the legitimacy of that note.

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[Georgia Howe]

Closure of the El Paso airport this week caused a lot of confusion. The FAA closed and then reopened the airport way ahead of its own deadline. Officials have offered conflicting accounts of why that airspace was closed at first, citing cartel drones as the reason. Officials are now saying it was actually the testing of anti drone tech which could have posed a threat to aircraft in the area. The closure, which ordered all flights grounded for 10 days, was issued late last night, surprising local officials, but it was lifted far ahead of schedule this morning. Just seven hours later, the El Paso mayor stated in a press conference that he's still looking for answers from the feds.

[John Bickley]

The U.S. economy added 130,000 new jobs in January. That upswing marks the strongest job growth in over a year. The growth was mostly seen in the health care and social assistance sectors. The Labor Department says unemployment dipped to 4.3% in December, while workers wages rose. The construction sector also grew by 33,000 jobs, credited to new demand for massive data centers, while the white collar sector took a nearly equivalent hit.

[Georgia Howe]

President Trump's tariffs faced a setback in Congress today. House Speaker Mike Johnson attempted to block votes on resolutions disapproving of Trump's tariff. However, the vote failed, with three Republicans crossing the aisle to vote with all 214 House Democrats. The move clears the path for congressional challenges to Trump's tariff policy. The GOP defectors were Representatives Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Kevin Kiley of California and Don Bacon of Nebraska.

[John Bickley]

A federal grand jury in Washington declined to indict several Democratic lawmakers who posted a video telling US Service members that they must disobey, quote, illegal orders. Daily Wire political reporter Cameron Arcand has more.

[Georgia Howe]

Prosecutors sought charges against those featured, including Senators Mark Kelly and Alyssa Slatkin, along with Representatives Jason Crow, Chrissy Houlihan, Chris d' Aluzio and Maggie Goodlander, all of whom are veterans. The video, titled Don't Give up the ship, responded to President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to US Cities and military strikes on suspected drug smuggling vessels. Their message was clear. You can refuse illegal orders.

[John Bickley]

You can refuse illegal orders.

[Georgia Howe]

You must refuse illegal orders. President Trump called the lawmaker's remarks seditious and U.S. attorney for D.C. jeanine Pirro pursued the case. The fallout from the fraud epidemic in Minnesota continues as two men from out of state have pleaded guilty this week to millions of dollars in so called fraud tourism. The two fraudsters, who are from Philadelphia, admitted in court that they'd learned that Minnesota is a place where it's easy to get away with egregious Medicaid fraud. So they set up sham businesses in the Housing Stabilization Program and managed to steal more than $3.5 million from taxpayers before getting caught. ABC 5 tried to get comment from the fraudsters. They called it fraud tourism. You want to respond to that, Sir? Why Minnesota? Mr. Brown? He's got no comment today. Okay, anything you want to say to taxpayers here?

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Iran's regime is reportedly executing wounded anti government protesters as its crackdown continues. Daily Wire senior editor Joel Niedler has more. Sources within the country say security forces are raiding hospitals, identifying injured demonstrators and shooting them even as they lie on IVs Iran's no to Execution Tuesdays campaign reports that more than 200 people have been executed in the past two weeks, while advocacy groups such as the Washington based National Union for Democracy in Iran report rampant sexual violence against female protesters and hundreds at risk of, quote, imminent death. The uprising targeted Supreme Leader Ayatollah Al Khomeini, and the killings continued despite earlier claims they had stopped.

[John Bickley]

The New York Times is admitting to getting the weed issue wrong 10 years after pushing for legalization of marijuana. Daily Wire reporter Zach Jewell has the story.

[Zach Jewell]

The Times editorial board dedicated a series of articles to pushing for marijuana legalization over 10 years ago, but admitted on Monday that some of its arguments have been proven wrong since the drug gained legal status and mass popularity, the board wrote. In our editorials, we described marijuana addiction and dependence as relatively minor problems. Many advocates went further and claimed that marijuana was a harmless drug that might even bring net health benefits. They also said that legalization might not lead to greater use. It is now clear that many of these predictions were wrong. Legalization has led to much more use. Surveys suggest that about 18 million people in the United States have used marijuana almost daily or about five times a week in recent years, according to research from Yale medicine. A staggering 30% of cannabis users quote, meet the criteria for addiction.

[Georgia Howe]

One Warner Brothers discovery investor is leaning in to stop the deal with Netflix. Daily Wire entertainment reporter Amanda Harding has more.

[John Bickley]

Activist investor Ancora holdings has leveraged its $200 million stake at Warner Brothers Discovery to push against the $72 billion deal to sell its movie and TV studios Warner plus HBO Max to Netflix. Ancora criticized the Netflix offer as, quote, inferior and risky, citing uncertain regulatory hurdles, cable networks burdened with debt and a failure to properly engage with Paramount, Skydance's rival all cash bid, which is valued higher at around $30 per share. Ancora threatened Warner CEO David Zaslav with a proxy fight to oust board members if they don't pursue the Paramount offer and plans to vote against the Netflix deal at the upcoming shareholder vote. Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek has died at 48. The actor was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2024 and documented his health journey on Instagram over the past two years. He's survived by his wife, Kimberly, and their six children. His family posted the announcement on Instagram today saying, quote, our beloved James David Vanderbeek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage.

[Georgia Howe]

Faith and Grace and SpaceX's next manned launch mission has been cleared for this Friday, February 13th. Daily Wire assistant editor Nathan Gay reports. The FAA cleared the flight of the Falcon 9 rocket following a brief grounding order due to concerns over a technical issue in the vehicle's upper stage. The mission will send four astronauts to the International Space Station, two Americans, one Russian and one French. The arrival of the new crew members will bring the staff of the ISS back to full numbers following the early departure of several astronauts last month due to an undisclosed medical issue. The launch is scheduled for 5:15am this Friday from Cape Canaveral.

[John Bickley]

Those are your drive home updates this evening. 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 intensifying search for Nancy Guthrie, Democrats sparring with Trump's immigration chiefs and the Epstein files sparking a firestorm in the UK thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of MORNING Wire.