You're listening to KFI AM six forty wake Up Call with me Amy King on
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Call, so we hope you'll stick around for the whole show. Here's what's
coming up on wake Up Call. The Senate has passed a ninety five billion
dollar aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The vote followed an
overnight session after months of haggling over a bill that also included border security.
Well, the border funding was taken out of this aid package. It now
heads to the House. The package passed in the Senate on a seventy to
twenty nine vote. Metro ridership is up eleven point six percent on buses and
trains for twenty twenty three. Metro says they're seeing the highest numbers since the
pandemic. The transit agency says its efforts to address safety, improve cleanliness and
speed up service is the reason for the increase in ridership. If you want
to order in on Valentine's Day, you're probably going to have to get the
food yourself. Rideshare drivers for Uber, Lift, DoorDash and others are going
on strike on Valentine's Day to fight for better wages. Drivers are planning to
protest outside the Uber Hub on Beverly Drive in LA tomorrow at six oh five.
It's handled on the news. Bill's going to share his thoughts on the
Senate debate last night. Did you catch it? I did interesting stuff.
Let's get started with some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four
hour newsroom. At what point is enough enough? The Senate has passed that
ninety five billion dollar eight package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, despite
opposition from some Republicans. Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson says he does not believe Ukraine
can defeat Russia. As sympathetic as I am for the Ukrainian people, I
don't see how setting another sixty billion dollars helps their plight. Ohio Senator JD.
Van says Russia isn't losing. At what point do we say the wars
of stalemate? It's going to end in the negotiated settlement any way. Let's
stop wasting lives, let's stop wasting money, and let's get on with the
piece. More than a dozen Republicans voted with almost all Democrats to pass that
package seventy to twenty nine that Bill's future is uncertain in the House. LA
police are looking into the possibility that a shooting in Cutahey that killed a teenager
is related to three other shootings. The teen was killed early yesterday on Live
Oak Street. Another person was hurt. Police say there were also shootings in
Bell, Florence, Firestone, and Huntington Park the same night. An analysis
of arrest and booking data from the Glendale, Pasadena and South Pasadena police departments
show large disparities in arrests by race. The report issued yesterday by the County
Commission on Human Relations as Black and Latino arrest rates are much higher than for
Whites and Asians. It also determined black and Latino people are more likely to
be given jail time. Most arrests cluster around major commercial centers like Old Town
Pasadena and the Americana at Brand. A malfunctioning generator has been determined to be
the cause of noxious odors that prompted an evacuation and hazardous materials investigation at a
target on the south side of Riverside. The odors were reported early yesterday at
the target in the town Gate shopping Center. One person became sick from the
oders and was taken to the hospital. The store reopened by about eleven thirty
am. Kindergarten could soon be mandatory in California. Assemblyman al Miritsucci has introduced
a bill that will require all kids to attend kindergarten beginning in twenty twenty six.
While kids in California currently must enroll in school by age six, local
school districts decide if the students go into kindergarten or the first grade. LA
School District Superintendent Alberto Carvallo, who supports the bill, says research has shown
that kindergarten is essential to a student's development. The bill will need to pass
the Assembly Education Committee before the entire Assembly can vote on it. Blake Trolley
k if I News San Diego County's kicked off it's thirteenth annual Love Your Heart
Month of Action of Valentine's Day. Doctor Eric McDonald with the county's Health and
Human Services says free blood pressure screenings are available across the region. People think
of high blood pressure as your grandmother's disease, needed to take medication for it,
an issue for people of all ages, McDonald says, people need to
get checked out now, not wait until they have symptoms or problems. Heart
disease was listed as the leading cause of death in California in twenty twenty two.
The Super Bowl winning Kansas City Chiefs have been invited to the White House
again. White House Press Secretary Carine Jean Pierre was asked yesterday if Taylor Swift
could tag along since she's dating tight end Travis Kelcey. Jean Pierre said that
would be up to the Chiefs, but she also said she wasn't clear on
whether the players are allowed to bring a guest. Hey, Nick Pouliochanni,
don't you go anywhere? Oh I'm sticking around that, okay, So you
have to tell you first. Thanks to Heather Brooker who filled in for me
yesterday. I took a day off because it's a big tradition here in southern
California for me to go and spend Super Bowl with one of my best friends,
Amy, And she went, and she went and moved. So now
I have to travel to where she is and we do a little football pool
and Nick is involved with that too. A couple of people around the office,
and then your husband, Brian is no sports fanatic, no, he
is a sports ball fan across the board. Sports ball fan, yes,
exactly. We laugh at it because that's what he calls it. So and
of course we are little football pool. He was the big winner. He
was. Yeah, he won first quarter, the first quarter, reverse and
the final pool. Yeah. I don't know. Yeah, I mean,
I've granted, I'm a happy man, don't get me wrong, but I
was like, of course, the guy that didn't watch one second of the
game, didn't even catch half time or any of the commercials. Yeah,
he's the big winner. So I don't know. I might have to veto
his winnings, but anyway, it's congratulations. I was there the whole time
and then some so I would go gladly step in for on his behalf.
Well, congratulations to Brian. Let's say good morning now to ABC's Geordana Miller
in Jerusalem. Good morning, Jordana. So two hostages are out. Tell
us what the reunions are like. Tearful, emotional. I mean, I
think the country was really uplifted for a few hours after hearing the news of
this really dangerous but successful at least on the Israeli side, successful rescue mission.
Israeli commandos you know, went into this two story residential building in the
heart of Rafa with you know, this is a densely populated area right now,
filled with refugees. They snuck in to the area just before two am,
blew out the doors of this building, went on very specific intelligence into
one apartment, caught the Hamas captors by surprise, killed three of them,
put repelling vess on the two Israeli hostages one sixty one seventy, and repelled
them off the back of this building, off the second floor of balcony down
to an alley where other troops whisked them off to a helicopter. All of
that about twenty minutes until the helicopter took off and brought them safely a little
bit more than that later to Achieva Medical Hospital. The family is obviously overjoyed.
It is bittersweet because they're still one hundred and thirty hostages in the hands
of Hamas. Okay, so, Jordana, you said that they had very
specific intelligence, they knew that they were there. I'm curious as whether they
know the location of several others and they're just waiting to go in. I'm
sure they're not going to tell us this, but do you have any kind
of indications that they may be getting ready to do anymore rescue. Well,
the Defense minster said, you know, we may see more operations like this
in the future, which indicates that Israel does have intelligence on where some of
the other hostages are. Many of the hostages are deep underground, but we
have learned from the hostages that came out that some of them are being kept
above ground with families in apartment buildings. You know, one with one young
Israeli girls kept was held captive by a Godwin who also was a teacher for
the un So there are some areas where the hostages are above ground. And
you know, we don't have specific information from Israel, nor would they tell
us, but we do know that in this case, Israel knew about the
location of these two hostages for some time. They had trained intensively and they
were waiting for the right moment and the right intelligence to go in and get
them out. Okay, And this happened in Rafa, which is near the
border with Egypt. That Israel has said that they're going to launch an offensive,
and there's been a lot of controversy about that too, because Rafa is
also where the Palestinians have gathered after being told to get out of the north
right. Rafa is a city that used to be home to about three hundred
thousand Gossens. It's right on the border with Egypt and near the crossing where
all the aid comes in during for this war. And now there's about one
point two million Godsens there because about a million have come in to the Godza
strips from They fled from the north from the center, you know, as
the fighting intensified, they kept fleeing south. This area is filled with civilians
and that's why Israel's Prime minister has now said that Israel's going to provide a
plan, a detailed plan, and provide safe passage for Gosens to move out
of the area before Israel launches a massive military operation in Rafa. That is
what he is vowed to do. We talked to the army about it as
reporters all the time, and they say we're putting the plan together. When
we can tell you about it, we will. It appears that the most
likely scenario is that Gosens will be moved to will be moved north to the
northwest along the coast where there's already what we would call the safest area Mawassie,
and that safe zone would be extended to the south and to the north,
and Israel would try to move gossens there before going into Rafa. And
Israel has a military strategic interest in going into Rafa. There are still Hamas
battalions there that are intact, that haven't even been really fighting yet. Leaders
are there hiding in the tunnels, The hostages are there, and there's cross
border tunnels into Egypt that Israel wants to get control of as well. So
it is, it is, it is. You know, it would be
considered a failure if Israel never reached the Rafa area what Israel is called the
Philadelphia Quarter. I mean, from the beginning we've been here covering the war
and the military strategy, Rafa has always been on the map. Now the
world is learning about it because all the refugees are there. But this was
always going to be one of the aims of the military of the incursion of
Gaza and getting rid of Hamas. We simply can't do it without getting to
Rafa. Okay, well, thank you for the update on the hostages that
are out. Let's hope they get some more and that the Palestinians who have
to relocate again will get that safe passage that they need. All right,
thank you so much. All right, appreciate your time. Dured Anna Miller
Tux. Let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI
twenty four our newsroom. California lawmakers, along with the state Attorney General,
have introduced a bill to reduce maternal and infant deaths within communities of color.
Black women, as was stated by the ag we're three to four times more
likely than their white counterparts to die from a pregnancy related cause. Assembly Member
Lourie Wilson says the bill would require hospitals and healthcare facilities to get anti bias
training and could face penalties if they don't. We know that it is entirely
possible to reverse the mortality rates and morbidity rates that black women and women of
color face as they are giving life. Black women in California make up five
percent of those pregnant, but account for twenty one percent of the total pregnancy
related deaths. Election officials in California are urging voters to send in their ballot
the March fifth primary election sooner rather than later. They say mailing it in
now is the best way to make sure it ends up in the first batch
of results released. Once polls clothes, voters can sign up for the Where's
My Ballot tracker to get text, email, or phone updates when their vote
is processed. More than one hundred and forty animals have been cleared for adoption
by the LA County Department of Animal Care and Control. The animals were stored
in an illegal animal facility in Compton, which was investigated for neglect. Dogs,
cats, turtles, chickens, snakes, rabbits, are a tortoise,
a rooster, a pig, horse, a hamster, a hawk, and
several lizards were all seased. Last month, another thirteen animals were found dead.
Hey Bobby, Hi, She's so cool, isn't she? The Barbie
is headed to the Hollywood Bowl. The live to film event will feature music
from the highest grossing movie of twenty twenty three, The Barbie Land. Thin
Finetia or Orchestra Sinfonieta Orchestra won't perform the film's score on July twenty seventh,
as the movie plays on a giant led screen. Tickets will go on sale,
but not until may you have to wait a little bit for that one.
When we come back, we're going to find out if personal investing services
are a good idea, and also how we can keep from racking up credit
card debt as rent and prices remain stupidly high. It's how to Money with
Joel Larscard. You're listening to wake Up Call on demand from KFI AM six
forty. Here's what we're following in the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Senate
Democrats and Republicans have joined together to pass the ninety five billion dollar foreign aid
package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The bill passed after senators took
border security out of the mix. It's headed to the House now, where
Republicans have been pressuring House Speaker Mike Johnson to block aid to Ukraine until there's
a deal on border security. The La City Council is going to consider whether
calling for a report on whether it's feasible to require food labels to include the
life cycle of food packaging and other products. To Council member se they want
the information on labels to help consumers understand the long term impacts of packaging.
UCLA running backs coach. Deshaun Foster is expected to be introduced as UCLA's new
head football coach today, a day after the school completed a super quick search
to replace Chip Kelly. Kelly's going to Ohio State. Earlier this month,
Foster accepted a coaching position with the Raiders for the NFL, but then backed
out of it when he had when the head coaching position opened up at as
alma mater UCLA. At six oh five, it's handle on the news.
Don't hold your breath for an interest rate hike, actually an interest crate interest
rate reduction. The Fed is saying the rates probably won't come down till this
summer. Right now, let's say good morning to the host of How to
Money on KFI. It's Joel Larsgard. Good morning, Joel, morning Amy.
Okay, so here's here's the question of the day. Personalized in liting
services. What are they? And d you need them? Oh? That's
a good question. So this is kind of we're seeing an uptick in these
offerings through specifically through people's retirement plans at work, and so you might see
it referred to in multiple different ways a personalized investing plan or a managed account.
And this is something essentially where instead of you picking one, two,
three funds on your own that you want to invest in, well, there's
a pro behind the scenes who's kind of making sure that you're invested potentially in
a way that they think is better for you, but there's a price tag
attached to it, right. And the interesting thing is there was some data,
there was some digging into what are these managed funds usually hold and are
they are they better? Because it does sound nice, So maybe I'd pay
a fee, a small fee in order to get like superior results or to
be in superior investments that maybe me as a layperson, I'm not smart enough
to choose, right, it would be good for me if it was a
good deal, because yeah, I'm not good at this exactly. And so
I think a lot of people think that because most Americans know little to nothing
about investing, and so they're nervous and they think that the pro is going
to know better than they are. But when you dig in and look at
kind of what actually the funds that are being chosen in these managed accounts,
it's most of the time, the overwhelming amount of the time, the fund
selection is very very very similar to what you can get in a basic target
date fund that's really dang cheap for in most plans to get. So it's
a single fund that invests in an array of stocks and bonds, and it
gets more conservative as you get closer to retirement age. So a target date
fund for people is the knee jerk right selection. And it's so interesting that
these managed accounts, which are going to charge you a lot, a lot
more than you just picking your own target date fund off the rack, They're
going to instead say, oh, well, we're going to give you this
bespoke plan that actually looks a lot like the cheap thing you could get on
your own pretty easily. Ah So, just like with everything else, you
got to do your homework before you start investing your money. Yeah. So
I think that these personalized investing plans, these managed accounts are most of the
time, they're a solution in search of a problem. Because the solution target
date funds, are already there for most people. And I'm not saying that
target date funds makes sense for one hundred percent of investors out there, but
man, if you the problem, most people don't think that a half a
percent fee or a one percent fee sounds that sounds pretty reasonable, right.
It doesn't sound like that's going to destroy your retirement savings or anything like that.
But when you run the numbers, because of the way compounding returns work,
a one percent fee over something like thirty or forty years is actually going
to significantly hamper your returns to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars less
that you're going to have in retirement because that money's not working for you.
So it might sound insignificant. Oh, I can afford to pay the half
a percent or one percent fee. But if you are able to instead pick
a target date retirement fund, which is kind of what they would have put
you in any it's going to save you a lot of money more of your
money working for you, Okay, Jil, And where can we do some
digging and find a target date retirement fund that might work for us? Sure?
So if you're in the back end of your four oh one K,
this is the same thing with your IRA. If you say, oh,
man, I need I feel like I need some professional investing help. And
it's not that that's never warranted. I think it is sometimes. And we
can talk about kind of where the best place is to go do that.
But most of the time you can easily find those funds in if you're with
Fidelity, Vanguard, Schwab, where at whatever brokers you're with, you're looking
to turn that cash that you've got stuck in there and put it into investments,
you'll find their target date funds. Be careful. Places like Fidelity have
two different kinds of target date funds for some reason. One that's really expensive
and one that's really cheap. So look at those expense ratios. Typically the
expense race show is going to be point one point one five in that range.
That's really cheap, and that's that's what you want to that's what you
want to drill down on, because the lower the expense ratio on those target
day funds, the more your money's working for you. Okay, all right,
And you just mentioned the solution in search of a problem, which reminded
me of something. And I'm not sure if you're familiar with these things and
whether they're a good deal, But have you seen the mortgage title protection plans?
Oh? Yeah, yeah, I've seen those for sure. Do you
know anything about them? That's again, that's not really a massive problem for
people, and most of the time that they're not actually offering you the protection
that they're saying, and so it's kind of an effort to it's kind of
a scare tactic to say, Oh it's scary. Yeah, like, hey,
somebody can take the title to your house. You wouldn't even know about
it. The county clerks can't refuse it, and all of a sudden you
don't have the title to your home and somebody else owns your home. Yeah.
And I'm not going to say that it never happens and that it isn't
a problem. And I think that the solution that's being offered is pretty inexpensive,
and it's a monthly, you know, monthly fee to have this person
try to protect you. I would say, instead, freeze your credit and
just make sure you're paying attention if you get any weird mail in in the
mailbox. Okay, Joel ours guard. We're out of time again. I
hate that. Hey, just have to come back next week. Oh that's
a great idea. Or you could also listen to Joel. He's on Sundays
from noon to two. It's how to Money with Joel, and that's how
to Money Joel, or at how to Money Joel on Instagram. Thanks again
for the great advice and we will look forward to talking to you next week
and hearing you Sunday sounds good. Thanks Amy, Take care. Let's get
back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom.
Officials in Orange County say three large homes on an eroded cliff side and
Data Point do not appear to be in danger of collapsing. Supervisor Katrina Fulling
says a building inspector found no structural damage yesterday and the homes aren't expected to
be red tagged. The landslide happened early last week on a bluff top along
Scenic Drive. One home is right on the edge of the slide, but
the city says there's no imminent threat to the house and no further action is
being taken at this time. News brought to you by one eight hundred got
junk. The top four candidates hoping to fill the US Senate seat of the
late Dianne Feinstein have done their second debate. Democrats Adam Schiff, Katie Porter,
and Barbara Lee all took shots at Republican Steve Garvey, who they say
supports former President Trump. Schiff began to argue that Trump is a threat to
democracy, but Garvey fired back nostry the greatest single threat to democracy is deconstruction
of the Constitution, packing new court, doing away with a filibuster. The
candidate's also argued about things like the economy, crime, homelessness, and the
war between Israel and Hamas. The event yesterday was hosted and moderated by Inside
California Politics, and House Republicans are expected to vote again on whether to impeach
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Majorcis. They appear to have the one extra vote they
need tonight to succeed. ABC's Andyfield says the Department of Homeland Security has sent
a memo to House Republicans saying even members of their own party have said there's
no reason to remove Majorcis from office. That letter quotes nearly ten House and
Senate Republicans who said it is not an MP table offense, one calling this
quote the dumbest exercise and a waste of time. Democrats say even if the
House votes to impeach Majorcis, the effort will not succeed in the Senate.
When we come back, we're going to be talking to Tom Rivers from MAYBC
about how some of our allies are looking to beef up their defenses to make
Europe stronger and whether it has anything to do with former Presidents Trump's tough talk
about NATO countries that don't pay their bills. South End Weather from KFI.
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chance of rain Saturday and Sunday, and then a better chance we'll see some
rain for Washington's birthday Monday. You're listening to a wake up call on demand
from KFI Am six forty. Here's what we're following in the KFI twenty four
hour newsroom. The Senate has passed a ninety five billion dollars aid package for
Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The vote followed an overnight session after months
of heagling over a bill that also included border security. Well border funding was
taken out of this aid package. It now heads to the House. The
package passed in the Senate on a seventy to twenty nine vote. Israel and
Hamas are reportedly making progress toward a deal for a ceasefire and the freeing of
hostages. The talks are moving forward even after Israel intensified its offensive in the
southern Gaza town of Rafa and rescued two hostages along with along the Egyptian border.
Local health officials say at least seventy four Palestinians were killed in that raid.
The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most watched TV
program ever. Kansas City's twenty five to twenty two overtime victory over San Francisco
Boo Hiss averaged one one hundred and twenty three point four million viewers across TV
and streaming platforms. That shattered last year's mark of one hundred and fifteen point
one million for Kansas City's last play victory over Philadelphia. It's a seven percent
increase. At six oh five, it's handle on the news. Lift and
door dash drivers are going on strike on Valentine's Day. At five fifty,
we're going to be talking about romance, speaking of Valentine's Day and how to
protect your heart and your wallet against scammers. Right now, let's say good
morning to ABC's Tom Rivers in London. Tom. As the war rages on
in Ukraine, Poland, France and Germany say they're beefing up their defenses.
Why are they doing this now? Yeah, they're kind of using this language
and it pops up, and it has popped up over the years, over
the decades. It kind of comes after the comments made by former President Trump
basically saying you have to hit that target of two percent of GDP to be
in the Alliance club, and if you're not, you know, one for
all and all for one may not really apply. So there's kind of thinking
that, well, finally some of the European countries might have to actually annie
up and start paying their fair share or their proportion of fair share for defense.
And we're seeing that possibility. A meeting yesterday outside of Paris had the
leaders of Poland, France and Germany talking and discussing that very point. Talking
is very important at this point. Practicality maybe another measure, as their political
fortunes often do not look very good. Schultz, for instance, has lower
approval ratings than President Biden. Macron not looking very well as well. So
yeah, politics and military mixing, and it's all part of a campaign year
as well. Okay, so Tom, is it is are there discussions to
beef up their defense spending? Is that directly tied to NATO and the talks
the Trump is basically you just said he said if you don't pay up,
you're not part of it? Or or is this a separate thing that the
three countries are looking to do. It's been Yes, it's separate thing.
It has been ongoing for a long long time. When I used to cover
NATO defense in Foreign ministers meetings in the late eighties, Secret Very General Lord
Carrington at the time, if we showed up a day early, a few
of us would get about ten minutes of quotes to work up our stories,
and then he said, let's go to the bar and we talk informally.
And at that time he basically said, over the horizon, someday there may
be a rift who knows, between the US and the European powers. And
he says, you keep watching this one, you're gonna hear more and more
talk over the years or decades that the EU may have to get an army,
may have to beef up their own if you will resources in tandem with
NATO. And that didn't sound very ringing, very true back then, but
guess what, twenty twenty four, it sounds more plausible. So yes,
this has been talked about for a long long time. It is not really
knee jerk. But again, that's what the headlines are grabbing, certainly here
in Europe reaction to Trump. But it's something that's been on going for a
long period of time of beefing up their own defense, not relying on the
US taxpayer each and every time. So yes, it's it's something that is
something grist for the middle and keep watching that, okay. And then is
there also a heightened awareness of this or maybe need for this because of what's
going on with Russia and Ukraine that there's feeling like if Russia does take Ukraine,
they might come after one of their countries next. Yeah, I think
really behind the scenes, no one is putting a whole lot of weight in
that. That really that that grabs headlines, you know, and and you
hear it occasionally. But again he rolled back the clock. When I was
covering NATO, there were sixteen countries. A few years later you had the
fall of Berlin, Wall, and you had an agreement between James Baker and
we had Gorbachev in power saying, look, you can have Germany, you
can be reunited. It can be a NATO. That's fine, but don't
don't expand don't head you know in direction of the East. Well that number
is now at thirty one, soon to be thirty two. So those countries
have doubled in the alliance since then, and they're getting ever ever closer to
Russia. And it really does beg the question why is that happening? Who
benefits? And it certainly goes against the principles that were laid down in ninety
one when Gorbachev struck a deal with the US of A. Okay, well,
we'll be watching to see what they do. As always, thank you
for the update, Tom Rivers. Take care. All right, let's get
back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom.
A tree has fallen in LA's Beverly Crest neighborhood. It's knocked down several
power lines. This morning, Coldwater Canyon Avenue and Eden Driver closed. Several
days of rain are headed to southern California once again. The National Weather Services
Joe Serrard says La County has the potential of getting two to five inches,
while the south and southwest slopes could get up to eight inches of rain.
To the existing wet ground conditions, we will have the possibility of a risk
of flooding and mudslides, So folks that are in those susceptible areas really need
to pay attention to the forecast over the next several days. Sirard says that
includes anywhere near recent burn areas, steep terrain, or regions susceptible to rock
slides. The storm system is forecast to hit southern California sometime this weekend into
next week. The American Red Cross is asking for blood or platelet donations ahead
of winter storms this week, possibly disrupting blood drives. The call comes amid
a significant drop in the blood supply in recent weeks. The Red Cross says
anyone who donates this month will get a twenty dollars Amazon gift card. Police
in Texas say the woman shot and killed by two off duty police officers at
Joel Ostein's church had an assault style rifle with the word Palestine on it,
but no motive was announced. A man and the shooter's son were hurt on
Sunday. The boy is in critical condition. One person has been killed five
others hurt in a shooting at a subway station in the Bronx. Police say
a fight broke out among two groups of teenagers yesterday on a northbound train and
it carried out onto the platform and then someone started shooting. Most of those
hurt were people standing on the platform waiting for a train. Police are still
looking for the shooter. King Charles has returned to London from his country retreat
for what is expected to be more cancer treatment. Royal officials announced the King's
diagnosis last week and said he would suspend public engagements but would still manage state
business like signing papers. They didn't say what kind of cancer he has,
but that it is not related to his recent treatment for a benign prostate condition.
Hey, did you ever see what Buffalo Wild Wings said? They said
if the Super Bowl game went into overtime, they'd give everybody free Buffalo Wild
wings. Well, Buffalo Wild Wings is making good on that promise, giving
away free wings. The date for the free wings is February twenty six,
so you can redeem six free boneless or traditional wings at Buffalo Wild Wings on
that day from two to five pm. The restaurant says the offer is only
available for dine in and in person takeout only. So if you want some
free wings and I love me some Buffalo Wild Wings, mark and my calendar
for February twenty six. You're listening to wake Up Call on demand from KFI
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Here's what we're following in the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Senate Democrats
and Republicans have joined together to pass a ninety five billion dollar four in aid
package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The bill passed after senators took
border security out of the mix. It's headed to the House now. Republicans
have been pressuring House Speaker Mike Johnson to block aid to Ukraine until there's a
deal on border security. The La City Council will consider calling for a report
on whether it's feasible to require food labels to include the life cycle of food
packaging and other products. The two of the council members say they want the
information on the labels so consumers can better understand the long term impacts of packaging.
A lost and naked hiker has been rescued from a remote area in Chatsworth,
LA. Fire found the guy around nine thirty last night sitting in some
brush with no clothes on after people reported hearing a man calling for help.
He was hoisted to safety and taken to the hospital. We're just minutes away
from handle. On the news this morning, a second debate has been held
for the candidates looking to fill the seat held for decades by Dianne Feinstein?
Did any of them move the needle? Bill's going to weigh in on that
all the wrong place. Let's say good morning now to the president of the
North American Securities Administrators Association, Claire McHenry. Good morning, Claire, thank
you for having me. Sure you might be asking yourself as you hear me.
Introduce Claire, what does North American securities have to do with looking for
love? Well, it has to do with it because a lot of people
are getting scammed in the romance department. That's right, a romance scam is
when someone is looking to build a relationship with you and they use that relationship
to build trust, and once it's created, they'll start to ask for money
or an investment. It can start out small, but it can grow pretty
big over time. We've also seen it track the headlines. We're getting complaints
now about digital assets and artificial intelligence. What what do you mean by digital
assets and artificial intelligence? So the investment up I'll get you to try and
invest in will involve something including digital assets like cryptocurreent okay or artificial intelligence okay,
and tell us that you said they'll they earn your trust. So I'm
guessing that you're talking about meeting somebody in an online dating platform or maybe on
a social media platform. And what are the kinds of things that they start
doing, Because we obviously want people to protect themselves, So what should they
be watching for on whether it might be a person who's really interested in you
or maybe a person who's looking out to take your money. So we often
see that these start out as a text or a post on social media or
dating app. They'll use fake names, fake photos, and fake stories in
order to get you interested. But we do see a lot of warning signs
when it comes to these types of romance scans. Often they'll make an excuse
not to meet. They'll be traveling for work, or they may live in
a different country. Also, they may be bragging about how wealthy and successful
they are. They may even talk about managing your money or the types of
investments that they're in. But these investments often come with the promise of no
risk in high return, and that's just not how investments work. They may
even pressure you or threaten to end the relationship if you don't give you give
them money, but they'll make you want to invest by using your fear of
missing out. But when it comes to these investments, left out is often
the best place to be. Okay, And you said that they build trust,
so this takes a while though. It's not like you reach out and
talk to somebody and then go, oh, I'm going to give you money
like they kind of they cull the relationship and make you believe that they really
want to be in a relationship, and then and then that's when things start
to go south. Is that right? That's right. They'll often use fake
names and fake profiles to get you interested, but they'll also be talking to
you and trying to pressure them the relationship to move pretty quickly. This person
will seem perfect and just like everything you've ever wanted, but it often also
comes with a promise or a request for money or to seek investments from you.
Okay, And for those who do end up falling victim to a romance
scam, is there anything they can do to fight back or do you just
kind of like no lesson learned? Well, there are things that you can
do to protect yourself off, and one is to learn the warning signs of
a romance scam. You should also do research on anything that they're pitching to
you. If you ask a lot of questions and if you just don't understand
the answers, you can just walk away and not invest. But it's also
a good idea to keep your guard up. A new romantic partner should be
interested in a relationship and building a relationship with you, not trying to get
you and to invest in something. But we can also check out their background
and making a complaint to your state securities regulator. You can find our contact
information at NASA dot org. That's NASAA dot org. Okay, And just
when it comes to your heart. Let the buyer beware with this with everything.
Claire mcchenry, thank you so much for the information. Hopefully it'll help
some people from you know, becoming vulnerable to bad guys when they just want
a little love. Thank you for having me. All right, take care.
Let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty
four hour newsroom. Researchers say human caused climate change in the US is reversing
decades of gains brought by the Clean Air Act of nineteen seventy. They say
wildfires in California and the West are causing the most damage. Because microscopic particles
found in smoke can travel deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream. Long
term exposure is linked to Alzheimer's disease and dementia, multiple types of cancer,
and cardiovascular disease, among other things. Experts warn it could get worse in
the next thirty years. Added back, a small private plane had just taken
off from Buffalo Niagara International Airport in New York when it lost its rear door.
The single engine plane had two people on board. Last night, sound
from ATC Audio shows the pilot declared an emergency and we locked our back door.
Charlie Alpatawer Roger Woent com that you couldn't land any rue what you want
free two. No one was hurt. The FAA is investigating. Public health
officials in Oregon have reported a case of bubonic plague at a local resident.
They say the infected person probably got the plague from a pet cat. Officials
say it poses little risk to the community. Symptoms of the play include the
sudden onset of fever, nausea, weakness, chills, and muscle aches.
The start two today to eight days after exposure. Treatment involves very strong antibiotics.
Super Bowl fifty eight has been named the most watched telecast of all time
on CBS streaming and various channels. One hundred and twenty three point four million
people tuned in, according to CBS and the first number is compiled by Nielsen
and Adobe Analytics. ABC's Jason Nathanson says this year's number is ten percent higher
than during last year's game between the Eagles and the Chiefs. He says if
you count people who watched all or part of the broadcast on Sunday, the
number climbs to more than two hundred million. I was one of them.
What a game. I'm still heartbroken though, my niners. This is KFI
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