Evening Wire: Florida Plane Crash Co-Pilot Identified & ‘Dire’ Disease Warning Issued | 11.2.26

We learn the identity of the co-pilot in Sunday's tragic Florida plane crash, several major hacks test cybersecurity in war and domestic life, and health officials are putting out dire warnings about a surge in Ebola virus. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Monday, November 2nd, election eve, and this is Evening Wire. A 20-year-old woman has been identified by her family as the co-pilot aboard the Learjet 60 that crashed Sunday in Florida, killing all nine people on board. The woman, Natalia Filgueira, earned her pilot's license at 17, was flying from Austin, Texas to the Bahamas. In audio obtained by the Daily Wire, the co-pilot is heard communicating with air traffic control as the jet rapidly descends until finally screaming, we're out of time. Filgueira was featured in local news reports after earning her license while still in high school. And later graduated from flight school with plans to become a commercial airline pilot. Investigators have said severe weather may have played a role in the crash. Panic spread across Ukraine and Russia on Sunday night after hackers sent false alerts through emergency alert apps. Reporter Zach Jewell has the latest. Ukraine's air raid alert channel confirmed the security breach in a post on social media saying, quote, unauthorized parties had gained access to the software. The hackers used the emergency app to send out a series of alerts. This is a warning of nuclear fallout, chemical weapons, fighting, and more. Many of the alerts contained errors, and some were written in Russian. A Russian telegram group with links to the Kremlin posted that the hacking group HitCorp had claimed responsibility. Several hours after Ukrainian officials gave an all-clear sign, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said its network had also been hit with false warnings about nuclear weapons. In similar news, supermarkets in five European countries are dealing with refrigeration failures apparently caused by cyberattacks. The problems hit stores in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, and Estonia following a similar attack last month that disrupted refrigeration systems at hundreds of stores in France. Several chains reported that attackers raised freezer and refrigerator temperatures to 122 degrees Fahrenheit. In Belgium, Carrefour said 15 of its stores were affected while delays reported problems at several dozen locations. In Ireland, 13 super value stores removed chilled and frozen products from sale as a precaution. The cause and scope of these latest incidents remain under investigation. Abdul El-Sayed says Palestine has a right to exist, but Israel's existence needs to be qualified. Contributor Tim Pierce has the latest. El-Sayed is running for U.S. Senate in Michigan, and he was pressed on the Israeli-Palestinian divide during an appearance on CBS's 60 Minutes on Sunday. Here was that exchange. Does Palestine have the right to exist? Yes. Does Israel have the right to exist? Yes, if there is. A shared understanding. Wait, you said. Let me just understand. I believe, and this is the problem with this debate, we start from where we sit rather than start from principles. I believe in equal rights to peace, dignity, and self-determination for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis alike. If the Palestinian people decide, and the Israeli people decide, that they want two states for two people, and they decide that on equal terms, I'm for it. Earlier this year, Jewish Insider obtained a recording of El-Sayed at an event saying he struggles with the idea Israel can exist as a Jewish state. Instead of taking on the question at that time, he challenged the crowd to explain how Israel matched with American liberal values. And on Sunday, CBS also asked El-Sayed about allowing biological males in female spaces, such as on sports teams. Here's how he answered. What happens with transgender kids on sports teams and so on, right? Like, these are places where rights are in conflict, right? What do you think happens there? I don't know that that's actually true. I think we manufacture these social issues, because here's the thing about it. Ross, you have an iPhone in your pocket, probably. Or is it an iPhone or a Samsung? You have a phone in your pocket, right? You can get access to everything and anything in the whole world, all the world's information in your pocket. The notion, somehow, that you are going to prevent your child from being exposed to something that you may find disagreeable, and that that is going to be because of school, is so profoundly outdated. Because, of course, you have all the information, and they have all the information. So here's the thing about it. I think it's really important for us to recognize that the free flow of information, is actually a beautiful thing. It's really important. And the most important thing you can do is not try to protect a person from seeing a thing. It's about trying to make sure that as you coach your kid through the world, that you are engaging with them and saying, here's what I believe, here's what you may see in the world. You get to make your choices about who you're going to be in the world. But that's going to require us to do with the fact that the internet is a real thing. That answer has already gone viral in the campaign's final hours. The Trump administration is vowing to, to keep fighting after a federal judge tossed its lawsuit over Alaska's Senate race. The lawsuit came after a report last week that Democratic operatives, including staffers for Democrat Senate nominee Mary Peltola, were involved in recruiting individuals with the name Dan Sullivan to, quote, siphon votes away from Republican incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan. In federal court, the DOJ pushed to delay certifying the state's Senate results if votes for the decoy Dan Sullivan could have made the difference. The Justice Department vowed to, in writing, arguing, quote, Alaska voters deserve a fair election not to be misled in an attempt to rig outcomes. Peltola has denied any knowledge of the conspiracy. Truth is under attack. Lies about gender and the sanctity of life still dominate in our culture, threatening Americans' rights, your rights. Alliance Defending Freedom is fighting in courtrooms around the country for your freedom to speak and live the truth. But they rely on friends like you to do this work. Your gift to ADF today. It will be matched by a limited-time grant while funds last. Visit joinadf.com slash wire or text wire to 83848. That's joinadf.com slash wire or text wire to 83848. President Trump says the U.S. and Canada are close to a trade deal after months of tit-for-tat tariffs. Canadian correspondent and retired farmer Wyatt Harms has more. Trump said the agreement would eliminate tariffs on American farmers and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is the President of the United States, called their latest conversation constructive, saying negotiators would work in the coming weeks towards a deal. The dispute escalated in August, when the U.S. imposed 50% tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian goods, followed by retaliatory Canadian tariffs. Trump also says an expansion of the Keystone Pipeline would be part of the agreement, with Canada paying for the project. The pipeline expansion was canceled in 2021 after the Biden administration revoked its federal permit. A Texas chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is fighting to avoid a deal with the U.S. to avoid dissolution after leading an effort to bar men who identify as transgender from joining the historic women's organization. Investigative reporter Meg Brock has the story. The Heritage Foundation's Legal Action Center filed a temporary restraining order Monday, seeking to block the national organization from disbanding the 84-year-old Martha Lard chapter and taking its roughly $16,000 in assets. Dara's national board voted to dissolve the chapter on October 10th and is demanding it turn over its assets by November 9th. Chapter member, Laura McDonald, says members weren't given a fair chance to defend themselves, while the group's attorney says Dara leadership investigated the chapter's advocacy but did not charge it with misconduct. Heritage Foundation attorney Leah Patterson told the Daily Wire, quote, Dara leadership may disagree with these women, but that does not mean it can take away their organization. On Monday, a federal judge dismissed charges against two FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about a probe into Hunter Biden's laptop. The judge tossed the indictment against Nikki Flores and Bradley Benavidez after he found no probable cause to support the charges. Flores and Benavidez have been accused of making false statements to House investigators in 2023. Prosecutors believe they lied about their knowledge of and involvement in FBI probes into the Biden family. During an hour-long hearing, the judge called the charges rushed and an example of weaponization of the Justice Department. Health officials are warning that an Ebola outbreak in Africa is spreading at an unprecedented rate. With thousands of cases reported and concerns it could reach other regions. Associate producer Garrett Fantin has more. The World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency in May after cases were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo where nearly 5,000 people have died. The outbreak involves the Bundabujo strain, which is a high fatality rate and no approved vaccine or treatment. African CDC chief Gene Kaseya warned countries they are not safe without proper precautions, urging, hunger screenings and testing at borders. The CDC says the risk to the U.S. remains low, but starting November 3rd, travelers to the U.S. must confirm they have not been to the DRC during the previous 21 days. And it just wouldn't be an American Halloween without someone being canceled for their costume. This year, it's Martha Stewart, seen dressed as a homeless person, holding a sign that read, I'm hungry, help me. After online backlash, Stewart put out an apology, saying the costume was meant to raise awareness about homelessness. But, she later said she agreed it was, quote, insensitive and not funny. The 85-year-old lifestyle personality then posted a second apology after saying her first statement, quote, didn't go far enough. Some followers pushed back on the criticism, arguing the costume was just a joke. Many pointed out that had she dressed up as an inmate, it would have made for a very different headline. All right, this is 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 Democrat Haley Stevens endorsing Republican Mike Rogers over Elsa. The stock market being shaken by AI concerns and a crypto heist, and an attempted high-core. coup in Poland while Halloween riots flare up in Germany and France. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire.