I'm Daily Wire Editor and Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe.

It's Thursday, March 9th, and this is your morning wire, afternoon update.

Extreme weather continues to hit California.

Forecasters predict the golden state will be pummeled yet again by heavy rains, thunderstorms,

and up to eight feet of snow in higher elevations such as the Sierra Nevada.

The ominous weather also threatens flooding as the mountains snowpack begins to melt.

The state has been hit by numerous storms in the past month, which have killed at least

30 people.

In related weather news, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday

that the weather phenomenon known as La Niña has ended after three years.

La Niña is known for increasing hurricane activity on the Atlantic and worsening drought

conditions in the West.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday evening

after falling during a dinner.

He was more as Daily Wire researcher Michael Whitaker.

A spokesperson said Senator McConnell suffered a concussion during the fall and will remain

hospitalized, quote, for a few days of observation and treatment.

McConnell was attending a private dinner for the Senate leadership fund when he tripped

and fell.

The 81-year-old senator is a polly-ill survivor and he suffered another fall in 2019 during

which he fractured his shoulder.

On Thursday, Congress held its first weaponization of the federal government hearing on the Twitter

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