Idaho Firefighters Shot in Deadly Wildfire Ambush | Ep 79

Idaho firefighters were shot in a deadly wildfire ambush on Canfield Mountain near Coeur d'Alene, where a calculated trap claimed two heroes' lives.
This report also examines Trump's military expansion, creating new zones along the southern border, the Gates Foundation stepping in after RFK cuts international vaccine funding to Gavi, and Kohberger's shocking plea deal accepting life sentences for the University of Idaho murders.
Plus coverage of abortion ballot initiatives, housing challenges, dam protection, logging expansion, and 10 additional stories shaping Idaho's political and social landscape this last week.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro

03:31 Trump Military Border Expansion
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/politics/us-is-creating-2-new-expanded-military-zones-along-border-with-mexico.html
https://www.dailywire.com/news/hegseth-orders-3000-troops-to-u-s-southern-border-dead-serious

04:57 Idaho Firefighters Killed in Tragic Ambush
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/us/idaho-shooting-firefighters-sniper-suspect.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/us/wess-roley-idaho-shooting-suspect.html
https://www.dailywire.com/news/fire-fighters-ambushed-while-responding-to-idaho-fire-two-dead

06:42 Gates Steps In After RFK Cuts Vaccine Funds
https://www.kivitv.com/health/gates-foundation-commits-1-6b-for-global-vaccine-effort-after-us-cuts-funding
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/25/rfk-vaccine-donations-gavi-00422705

08:15 Kohberger Plea Deal Shocks Idaho
https://idahodispatch.com/kohberger-accepts-plea-deal-avoids-death-penalty/
https://www.kivitv.com/university-of-idaho-murders/bryan-kohberger-pleads-guilty-accepts-4-life-sentences
https://www.kivitv.com/university-of-idaho-murders/what-to-know-about-kohberger-agreeing-to-plead-guilty-to-murdering-4-university-of-idaho-students

10:17 The War on Idaho's Pro-Life Laws Begins
https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-government/2025-06-27/abortion-rights-idaho-initiative
https://www.ag.idaho.gov/newsroom/idaho-supreme-court-upholds-majority-of-ags-ballot-titles-in-abortion-initiative-case/

12:02 Supreme Court Allows State to Block Planned Parenthood Funding
https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/supreme-court-allows-medicaid-cuts-planned-parenthood-voices-concerns

13:35 Idaho Missing Teens: $5K Reward Offered
https://localnews8.com/news/2025/06/30/search-for-missing-jefferson-county-teens-expands-to-colorado-arizona-and-south-dakota/
https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/national-nonprofit-offers-5k-reward-for-missing-idaho-teenagers
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2025/06/new-details-released-on-missing-jefferson-county-teenagers/

15:13 ACLU Sues Idaho Over Immigration Law
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/06/27/idaho-officials-sued-over-new-law-that-blocks-unauthorized-immigrants-from-public-services/
https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/aclu-of-idaho-files-a-lawsuit-against-the-state-to-stop-the-enforcement-of-hb-135
https://www.acluidaho.org/en/press-releases/immigrant-residents-doctor-sue-idaho-preserve-access-life-saving-medication

17:36 Idaho Tackles Housing Crisis Solutions
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/06/27/idaho-legislative-committee-studying-housing-hears-about-hardships-in-permitting-approval-process/

19:13 Trump Boosts Idaho Logging Jobs
https://cdapress.com/news/2025/jun/23/trump-administration-plans-to-rescind-rule-blocking-logging-on-national-forest-lands/
https://cdapress.com/news/2025/jun/25/usda-to-end-rule-that-kept-logging-from-national-forests-whats-it-mean-for-idaho/

21:09 Trump Saves Snake River Dams
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/06/what-they-are-saying-president-trump-stops-radical-environmentalism-to-generate-power-for-the-columbia-river-basin/
https://www.idahofb.org/news-room/posts/how-dam-breaching-would-hurt-ag-economy/
https://www.mountainstatespolicy.org/president-trump-signals-support-for-snake-river-dams

23:06 Broncos Seek New Ways to Fund Athletics
https://boisedev.com/news/members/bronco-athletics-revenue/
https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/cascade/mccall-man-dies-following-multi-vehicle-collision-on-state-highway-55

24:59 Idaho Ski Areas Win Major Liability Case
https://bonnercountydailybee.com/news/2025/jun/26/idaho-supreme-court-overturns-ruling-in-ski-death-caseu/

26:23 Victor Perez Case Goes to Federal Court
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2025/06/grandfather-of-victor-perez-speaks-out-after-civil-suit-officially-filed/

27:41 Boise Galloway Law: Camping Ban Begins
https://idahonews.com/news/local/idaho-supreme-court-dismisses-lawsuit-against-boise-city-council#

29:16 Idaho's Micron Surges on Memory Chip Boom
https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-technology-inc-reports-results-third-quarter-fiscal-2025
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723125/000072312524000019/mu-20240530.htm

29:37 Closing