WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.680 --> 00:00:05.879 You're listening to KFI AM six forty wake Up Call with me Amy King on 2 00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:13.240 demand on the iHeartRadio app KFI and KOST HD two, Los Angeles, Orange 3 00:00:13.279 --> 00:00:22.600 County. It's time for your morning wake up call. Here's Amy King. 4 00:00:27.559 --> 00:00:32.799 It's five o'clock. This is your wake up call for Thursday, June thirteenth. 5 00:00:32.960 --> 00:00:38.759 I'm Amy King. We're live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Hey, 6 00:00:38.840 --> 00:00:42.439 yesterday, you know, I mentioned that somebody had told me that they couldn't 7 00:00:42.479 --> 00:00:46.560 listen to the show because they have a tesla and there's not an AM radio 8 00:00:46.840 --> 00:00:49.079 in the tesla. And I said, well, you can listen on the 9 00:00:49.079 --> 00:00:53.079 iHeartRadio app through your phone. And then someone else wrote to me and said, 10 00:00:53.359 --> 00:00:58.039 hey, you can also listen on kost HD two in your tesla. 11 00:00:59.200 --> 00:01:03.439 So many ways to listen. So as you're getting ready around your home, 12 00:01:04.319 --> 00:01:07.480 take us with you and your car as you head out for the day. 13 00:01:07.560 --> 00:01:11.120 That's all I'm saying. At any rate, We're happy you're here. Got 14 00:01:11.159 --> 00:01:15.079 a lot going on today as always, so let's get right to it. 15 00:01:15.400 --> 00:01:18.040 Here's what's ahead on wake up Call. A group of about one hundred pro 16 00:01:18.079 --> 00:01:22.959 Palestinian protesters have taken over and trashed at least one floor of the Student Services 17 00:01:22.959 --> 00:01:26.439 building at cal State LA. Some chained themselves to the building outside the main 18 00:01:26.680 --> 00:01:32.599 entrance, others blocked entrances. The takeover started yesterday afternoon. Security has gone 19 00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:36.599 into the building this morning, and it appears the protesters of left, leaving 20 00:01:36.599 --> 00:01:42.680 behind smashed windows and garbage and graffitied walls and windows. The G seven summit 21 00:01:42.760 --> 00:01:47.480 has opened in Italy with agreement reached on a US proposal to back a fifty 22 00:01:47.519 --> 00:01:53.159 billion dollar loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets as collateral. That gives Ukraine 23 00:01:53.159 --> 00:01:56.359 a strong show of support from the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, 24 00:01:56.439 --> 00:02:00.359 Italy, Japan, the UK, and of course the United States. We're 25 00:02:00.400 --> 00:02:05.840 going to be talking with ABC's Tom Rivers in just a minute, because speaking 26 00:02:05.920 --> 00:02:10.000 of Russia, they've signed a bunch of warships to Cuba. They're awfully close 27 00:02:10.039 --> 00:02:14.479 to the US. We'll find out what's up with that. A fire in 28 00:02:14.479 --> 00:02:17.800 the Annelo Valleys burned through about fifty acres of brush. LA and San Bernardino 29 00:02:17.840 --> 00:02:23.439 County fire crews are working to surround the fire that started around five yesterday afternoon 30 00:02:23.560 --> 00:02:28.120 in Lano. No homes or other buildings are threatened. Also coming up this 31 00:02:28.240 --> 00:02:31.439 hour, we're going to be talking about how La is a great place to 32 00:02:31.479 --> 00:02:37.319 bike naked. I know. Let's get started with some of the stories coming 33 00:02:37.319 --> 00:02:40.639 out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Pro Palestadium protesters have taken over 34 00:02:40.639 --> 00:02:44.800 a building at cal State LA. They occupied at least one floor of the 35 00:02:44.800 --> 00:02:50.080 student Services building last night and set up barricades. There's chairs, copy machines, 36 00:02:50.240 --> 00:02:53.879 overturned picnic tables. Some administrators were said to be inside the building as 37 00:02:53.879 --> 00:02:58.680 the doors were blocked. This demonstrator says they want the school to cut ties 38 00:02:58.680 --> 00:03:01.360 with companies that support the war in Gaza, and they want to convey that 39 00:03:01.479 --> 00:03:06.800 to the university's president. We had radio silence from the president for the past 40 00:03:06.879 --> 00:03:09.319 twenty odd days. This is not a host situation. We have been encouraging 41 00:03:09.360 --> 00:03:13.759 the administration to leave the building. They have every right to leave the building. 42 00:03:13.800 --> 00:03:16.639 People loved the building when this started. As I mentioned, campus security 43 00:03:16.719 --> 00:03:21.960 was seen in the building this morning. There may be also police on scene. 44 00:03:22.120 --> 00:03:27.919 It's not clear where the protesters are. The man seen running or the 45 00:03:27.960 --> 00:03:32.280 man running to replace La County District Attorney George Gascone in November, says Gascone 46 00:03:32.319 --> 00:03:37.319 is the reason people in the county don't feel safe. Nathan Hackman told the 47 00:03:37.400 --> 00:03:42.719 John Cobalts Show that Gascon's policies just don't work. Two thirds of Los Angelinas 48 00:03:42.759 --> 00:03:46.599 feel less safe today than they did when Gascon came into office, and his 49 00:03:46.919 --> 00:03:53.719 management style could only be described as catastrophically incompetent. Akman says Gascon's extreme political 50 00:03:53.719 --> 00:03:59.840 agenda has harmed public safety and the quality of life in La County. Thieves 51 00:03:59.840 --> 00:04:02.919 have taken more than eleven thousand dollars worth of copper wire from the sixth Street 52 00:04:02.960 --> 00:04:06.479 Bridge in La and they did that by cutting about seven miles of wire from 53 00:04:06.520 --> 00:04:11.400 electrical boxes that line the bridge. This man works nearby and says thieves have 54 00:04:11.439 --> 00:04:15.000 been taking copper wire from anywhere they can find it, including the roof of 55 00:04:15.039 --> 00:04:18.240 his office. They walked up the tension wire under the roof and started cutting 56 00:04:18.279 --> 00:04:21.800 the whatever loose copper wires around, but also the copper drainage pipes for the 57 00:04:21.800 --> 00:04:26.680 AC units. City officials called for a copper wire task force in January to 58 00:04:26.720 --> 00:04:30.279 curb the ongoing crime, but locals say nothing has been done. Portions of 59 00:04:30.279 --> 00:04:33.399 the bridge have been left in darkness at night because the thieves damage lighting wires. 60 00:04:33.639 --> 00:04:39.839 Chris Adler KFI News, let's say good morning now to ABC's Tom Rivers. 61 00:04:39.879 --> 00:04:43.879 So, Tom, we've got some Russian ships ominously close to the US. 62 00:04:44.040 --> 00:04:48.959 What's going on? Yeah, call it amy a symbolic projection of power, 63 00:04:50.319 --> 00:04:56.600 Bye bye Russia. This time it can be being maneuvers around Cuba, 64 00:04:56.639 --> 00:05:00.839 and we don't know how long, but we suspect, giving some of the 65 00:05:00.240 --> 00:05:03.199 vessels in the fleet, it's going to be there for quite some time, 66 00:05:03.279 --> 00:05:08.399 maybe a couple of months. It's a frigate that would be a command ship, 67 00:05:08.439 --> 00:05:13.000 if you will, a nuclear powered submarine, although senior officials tell the 68 00:05:13.040 --> 00:05:20.079 AP the intelligence US intelligences have found no indication that there's anything like nuclear weapons 69 00:05:20.120 --> 00:05:25.639 on board an oil tanker. So this thing can carry on for a while, 70 00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:30.040 and a rescue tug if required to be a tow truck in that part 71 00:05:30.040 --> 00:05:30.879 of the world, if required. So yes, it's going to be there 72 00:05:30.920 --> 00:05:35.560 for for some time. And trying symbolically to get the message across. This 73 00:05:35.680 --> 00:05:41.720 comes what a couple of weeks after the President said yes, Ukraine can have 74 00:05:42.079 --> 00:05:46.279 long range weapons that can hit targets on Russian soil. France and Germany and 75 00:05:46.360 --> 00:05:50.000 Britain did as well, So this is kind of the flip side of the 76 00:05:50.040 --> 00:05:53.360 coin, the Russian saying, well, if you want to do that, 77 00:05:53.399 --> 00:05:57.319 we can get close to your backyard as well. And it's getting a lot 78 00:05:57.360 --> 00:06:02.800 of attention from stations today and we're hearing that the US is saying, not 79 00:06:02.879 --> 00:06:09.120 to worry, there's no thread here. Is that what they're there really isn't 80 00:06:09.920 --> 00:06:14.120 Yeah, well it's not nineteen sixty two, so we're we're not there, 81 00:06:14.639 --> 00:06:17.000 but it is. It is kind of just underlining the point saying, look, 82 00:06:17.120 --> 00:06:20.639 you know, it's not nice to have weapons close to your border, 83 00:06:20.680 --> 00:06:26.079 and that's what Russia wants to get across this time with their maneuvers. Okay, 84 00:06:26.360 --> 00:06:30.199 And did the ships come over from Russia or had they already been kind 85 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:32.720 of out patrolling and then they went, hey, let's just send them over 86 00:06:32.759 --> 00:06:36.519 there, or do we know if this was a planned thing, that's a 87 00:06:36.600 --> 00:06:40.240 great, that's a great and I don't have an answer for that. But 88 00:06:40.800 --> 00:06:45.000 if they if they were steaming, they certainly could have gotten there in two 89 00:06:45.040 --> 00:06:48.839 weeks, So it may have been something on the schedule that maybe have been 90 00:06:49.399 --> 00:06:54.519 moved up on the calendar. We simply don't know one thing too. A 91 00:06:54.519 --> 00:06:58.279 lot of people have been noting this and we've gotten zero indication from Russia. 92 00:06:58.800 --> 00:07:02.639 But there are elections in Venezuela toward the end of July, so they may 93 00:07:03.279 --> 00:07:11.000 fly the flag for Venezuela and have a port visit around election time to help 94 00:07:11.040 --> 00:07:15.759 shore up maybe some support for Maduro. Okay, and for the arrival in 95 00:07:15.839 --> 00:07:20.000 the port of Havana yesterday. How did that all go? What did it 96 00:07:20.040 --> 00:07:25.600 look like? Yeah, very friendly, welcome, twenty one gun salute, 97 00:07:26.000 --> 00:07:30.160 A lot of people out taking pictures. Is not something they see every day. 98 00:07:30.319 --> 00:07:34.279 There have been some port visits in the past, going back about sixteen 99 00:07:34.360 --> 00:07:42.160 years, infrequently but occasionally, so yes, it's something that people there find 100 00:07:42.759 --> 00:07:46.680 a bit unusual. So they showed up and many people took a lot of 101 00:07:46.680 --> 00:07:50.319 pictures, kind of like our fleet week, but not quite as I don't 102 00:07:50.360 --> 00:07:55.439 know, sort of. Yeah, for the sailors, you know, the 103 00:07:55.519 --> 00:08:00.480 Caribbean is a lot nicer and a lot warmer than plying the waters of say 104 00:08:00.560 --> 00:08:05.199 the North Atlantic or maybe up in the Arctic. So yeah, I'm sure 105 00:08:05.240 --> 00:08:11.279 they're enjoying their maneuvers as Well, I'm wondering because I'm thinking about fleet week, 106 00:08:11.319 --> 00:08:13.560 and I think these guys are deployed on active duty, but I wonder 107 00:08:13.600 --> 00:08:16.319 if they're going to get any short time or if it's like, nope, 108 00:08:16.319 --> 00:08:20.360 we're at the ready, this is serious business, or how they're handling that. 109 00:08:20.680 --> 00:08:24.879 Yeah, it's interesting. We got an email just about an hour ago 110 00:08:24.000 --> 00:08:31.040 from the defense briefing in Moscow. Let me find the language. They're there 111 00:08:31.560 --> 00:08:41.840 on maneuvers to work on an exercise, a drill using a high precision missile 112 00:08:41.879 --> 00:08:45.480 weaponry. So unessa's they're gonna get. They're gonna do drill, drill, 113 00:08:45.600 --> 00:08:48.120 drill that and if they're satisfied, then yes, there could be a few 114 00:08:48.200 --> 00:08:52.799 days on shore to have some R and R. But yeah, that's that's 115 00:08:52.840 --> 00:08:58.679 basically why they're there, to kind of shake out and try to get to 116 00:09:00.279 --> 00:09:03.720 their programs together in their mind. Okay, And as we talked about the 117 00:09:03.799 --> 00:09:07.639 US, this isn't a threat. So are we expecting any kind of a 118 00:09:07.720 --> 00:09:13.159 response or a counter action from the US or did we just kind of counter 119 00:09:13.360 --> 00:09:18.720 This is a this is a counteraction to the presidents saying we're going to give 120 00:09:18.840 --> 00:09:22.679 the Zelenski missiles that can hit targets in Russia. So we might expect a 121 00:09:22.759 --> 00:09:28.200 counter counter response from the White House, but who knows. Watch your space, 122 00:09:28.399 --> 00:09:31.360 all right, well we'll be watching. And for now they're saying it's 123 00:09:31.360 --> 00:09:37.600 not an escalation, so hopefully it's just them kind of ruffling feathers. Yeah, 124 00:09:37.679 --> 00:09:41.519 and it's it's getting a message across. As I say, you know, 125 00:09:41.720 --> 00:09:46.360 a couple of weeks ago, very few stations were interested in the fact 126 00:09:46.360 --> 00:09:48.440 that the US is saying, yeah, you know, you can, you 127 00:09:48.480 --> 00:09:52.559 can have some missiles and that could hit Russian targets. But boy, the 128 00:09:52.600 --> 00:09:56.519 stations are really interested today when you can have Russian assets, pretty small ones, 129 00:09:56.600 --> 00:10:01.279 but in their neck of the woods. And it is getting the attention. 130 00:10:01.399 --> 00:10:05.919 And that's exactly what the MUSCO had anticipated and what they're getting. All 131 00:10:05.000 --> 00:10:07.399 right, well, we will keep paying attention. Thank you so much, 132 00:10:07.440 --> 00:10:11.360 Tom Rivers for the information. Take care, all right, let's get back 133 00:10:11.399 --> 00:10:15.159 to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. 134 00:10:15.320 --> 00:10:20.799 Supporters of murdered actor Johnny Wackter have marched through downtown LA to demand justice. 135 00:10:20.840 --> 00:10:24.399 What do we want when do we want it? The group first held a 136 00:10:24.480 --> 00:10:28.759 rally where wactor was fatally shot by a catalytic converter thief. Wactor's friend, 137 00:10:28.759 --> 00:10:31.320 Micah Parker, said yesterday it was difficult for him to be at the location 138 00:10:31.559 --> 00:10:35.679 for at the same time, it's the place to be because the city and 139 00:10:35.720 --> 00:10:41.720 the city's leaders need to understand what soft on crime policies leads to Whacktor was 140 00:10:41.759 --> 00:10:45.759 fatally shot last month when he confronted a group of catalytic converter thieves. The 141 00:10:45.840 --> 00:10:50.080 LAPD says the thieves had Wactor's car jacked up when he was shot in downtown 142 00:10:50.159 --> 00:10:54.320 La Blake Trolley. KFI News police saying they do have several leads and are 143 00:10:54.320 --> 00:11:05.480 making progress in the case. That's not from CSULA. That's protesters storming the 144 00:11:05.519 --> 00:11:09.399 field at the Congressional baseball game in Washington, d C. Yesterday. They 145 00:11:09.440 --> 00:11:16.320 claimed to be climate change protesters then started a pro Palestinian chant. US Capitol 146 00:11:16.360 --> 00:11:20.559 police tackled the protesters and took them out of the ballpark as fans cheered. 147 00:11:26.480 --> 00:11:31.279 The Congressional baseball game raises money for local charities in the DC area. House 148 00:11:31.320 --> 00:11:39.039 Republicans won yesterday. The score was Old Crap thirty one to eleven ouch. 149 00:11:39.679 --> 00:11:43.679 San Fernando police have installed high tech cameras at intersections to help catch criminals. 150 00:11:43.879 --> 00:11:48.960 Artificial intelligence is used to capture images of vehicles that can possibly be tied to 151 00:11:50.000 --> 00:11:54.279 wanted criminals. Earlier this month, images from the so called flock cameras led 152 00:11:54.279 --> 00:11:58.480 police to a man who allegedly tried to kidnap and rape a fourteen year old 153 00:11:58.480 --> 00:12:01.639 girl at a bus stop. The chief of the San Fernando Police Department says 154 00:12:01.799 --> 00:12:05.279 more cameras like this are going to be added to the city's system soon. 155 00:12:05.919 --> 00:12:11.519 Orange County supervisors have approved a preliminary budget of nine and a half billion dollars 156 00:12:11.519 --> 00:12:13.639 for the next fiscal year. The proposed budget is one hundred and eighty two 157 00:12:13.679 --> 00:12:18.120 million dollars more than the previous budget, which is a two percent increase for 158 00:12:18.159 --> 00:12:22.879 staff and infrastructure improvements, specifically at John Wayne Airport. The county would eliminate 159 00:12:22.879 --> 00:12:26.000 three hundred and twenty two jobs which are already vacant. Supervisors Tuesday called on 160 00:12:26.039 --> 00:12:31.759 staff to simplify how the budget is presented, look into extending some homeless services, 161 00:12:31.879 --> 00:12:35.480 prepare for less state money for affordable housing, and create a program that 162 00:12:35.519 --> 00:12:39.600 helps save large animals during wildfires. A vote on the final budget is expected 163 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:43.080 in two weeks in Orange County Corbin Carson KFI News. The Federal Reserve is 164 00:12:43.159 --> 00:12:48.320 keeping interest rates unchanged. Fed Chair Jerome Powell says regulators want to see inflation 165 00:12:48.519 --> 00:12:52.519 cool further before they cut rates. Inflation is used notably over the past two 166 00:12:52.559 --> 00:12:56.360 years, but remains above our longer run goal of two percent. The Consumer 167 00:12:56.440 --> 00:13:03.080 Price Index shows prices rows three zero point three percent year over year compared to 168 00:13:03.120 --> 00:13:07.519 the same time last year. Powell says the Board is maintaining its restrictive stance 169 00:13:07.559 --> 00:13:13.879 of monetary policy to keep demand in line with supply and to reduce inflationary pressures. 170 00:13:13.279 --> 00:13:18.000 He says they expect just one rate cut this year, which is a 171 00:13:18.000 --> 00:13:22.600 big change from back in March when the Fed said they expected three. Much 172 00:13:22.639 --> 00:13:26.799 of South Florida is underwater because of a tropical storm system moved from the Gulf 173 00:13:26.840 --> 00:13:31.279 of Mexico and has dumped heavy rain as it tracked eastward across the state. 174 00:13:31.759 --> 00:13:35.679 The system has caused flooding in a lot of areas, including parts of downtown 175 00:13:35.720 --> 00:13:41.559 Fort Lauderdale. Florida Governor rond De Santis has declared a state of emergency in 176 00:13:41.639 --> 00:13:46.039 five counties. UCLA has increased security on campus as five days of commencement ceremonies 177 00:13:46.039 --> 00:13:50.639 get underway today. About seventy ceremonies are going to be held around campus throughout 178 00:13:52.000 --> 00:13:56.639 the next couple of days, including the main ceremony inside poly Pavilion tomorrow. 179 00:13:56.759 --> 00:14:01.720 The beefed up security measures come after a series of pro Palace Dennian demonstrations led 180 00:14:01.759 --> 00:14:05.960 to dozens of arrests. A federal grand jury has indicted a man from Orange 181 00:14:05.960 --> 00:14:11.159 County on charges that he robbed a BMO bank in Anaheim and took three hostages 182 00:14:11.159 --> 00:14:16.519 back on May eighth. It happened a day after he was released from San 183 00:14:16.639 --> 00:14:20.039 Quentin. The man has a lengthy criminal history that includes grand theft, auto 184 00:14:20.159 --> 00:14:26.879 robbery, and sexual battery. Transgender swimmer Leah Thomas will not be competing in 185 00:14:26.919 --> 00:14:31.639 the Olympics this summer. A three judge panel has dismissed Thomas's request to overturn 186 00:14:31.759 --> 00:14:37.639 a ban on trans women competing. World Aquatics rules state transwomen can't compete if 187 00:14:37.679 --> 00:14:43.519 they've gone through any part of the process of male puberty. Olympic swimming trials 188 00:14:43.559 --> 00:14:46.200 begins Saturday at six oh five. It's handle on the news a measure to 189 00:14:46.320 --> 00:14:50.320 repeal parts of Proposition forty seven, including the one that made a lot of 190 00:14:50.480 --> 00:14:56.639 thefts misdemeanors instead of felonies, has qualified for the ballot. Right now, 191 00:14:56.720 --> 00:15:01.480 let's say good morning to ABC's Geordana Miller. Nah, there is a US 192 00:15:01.519 --> 00:15:05.840 backed ceaspire deal. Hamas has responded, and like they did last time there 193 00:15:05.919 --> 00:15:11.840 was a ceasefire proposal, they made a bunch of changes to it. That's 194 00:15:11.919 --> 00:15:16.080 right, and so term Sate Anthony Blinkeln, you know, appeared quite frustrated 195 00:15:16.120 --> 00:15:22.440 when he first talked about this from the region here. I mean, he 196 00:15:22.600 --> 00:15:26.840 called some of the changes workable, but he said there are some that you 197 00:15:26.879 --> 00:15:33.480 know, he implied were unworkable. Is that yes, yes, So learning 198 00:15:33.519 --> 00:15:41.399 that Hamas, for example, pushed up the timeline on Israel's declaration of the 199 00:15:41.519 --> 00:15:45.879 end of the war and its withdrawal of all the troops. Now Hamas wants 200 00:15:45.919 --> 00:15:50.679 Israel to do that in phase one, during the first six weeks and before 201 00:15:50.279 --> 00:15:56.240 all the Israeli hostages dead in alive have been freed. Now that is a 202 00:15:56.279 --> 00:16:03.240 non starter for Israel. They've called Hamas's response it's written response I quote rejection 203 00:16:03.759 --> 00:16:10.799 of the US back deal, which is essentially the Israeli proposal, so you 204 00:16:10.799 --> 00:16:12.879 know, sex trick to Anthony's. Lincoln said they're going to go back and 205 00:16:12.919 --> 00:16:17.480 try to bridge these gaps. But he even he said, you know, 206 00:16:17.559 --> 00:16:21.759 Hamas has come back instead of with a plane. Yes, it's come back 207 00:16:21.879 --> 00:16:27.720 with changes that include changing parts of the deal they previously agreed to, like 208 00:16:27.799 --> 00:16:33.679 the timeline. So you know, it looks like we are still far away 209 00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:38.240 from the deal. Yeah, and it seems like every time they come up 210 00:16:38.279 --> 00:16:42.840 with a deal and both sides kind of go oh okay and then boom, 211 00:16:42.919 --> 00:16:48.679 they still have those hard the hard line, which is will stop the war 212 00:16:48.759 --> 00:16:56.639 when you release the hostages from Israel and from Hamas, release the hostage or 213 00:16:56.919 --> 00:16:59.960 stop the war and then we'll release the hostages. I mean, it doesn't 214 00:17:00.000 --> 00:17:06.000 seem like there's been any movement on that, that's right. I mean you 215 00:17:06.039 --> 00:17:11.519 can see it looks like Hamas is playing games essentially with the mediators and Israel, 216 00:17:11.599 --> 00:17:18.920 because it's hard for us to grasp the fact that Hamas actually is still 217 00:17:18.920 --> 00:17:22.160 in a decent, strong position. When you look at the Gods's strip, 218 00:17:22.559 --> 00:17:27.960 it's devastated. There's mass destruction. The death toll is heartbreaking. The displacement, 219 00:17:29.400 --> 00:17:33.200 the hunger the people are facing across the strip and in the north some 220 00:17:33.440 --> 00:17:40.200 famine, pockets of famine. This is absolutely heartbreaking and soul wrenching. But 221 00:17:40.640 --> 00:17:44.759 below ground, Hamas is doing just fine, and so is its leader, 222 00:17:44.839 --> 00:17:48.759 Yaka Seymour. He's still holding one hundred and sixteen hostages, he has plenty 223 00:17:48.799 --> 00:17:53.079 of food that he's siphoning off, he has plenty of air conditioning, his 224 00:17:55.200 --> 00:17:59.240 fighters are able to rest and sleep, and still, you know, battle 225 00:17:59.400 --> 00:18:03.160 israelly, true groups, and he has the sympathy of the world because of 226 00:18:03.160 --> 00:18:08.119 what's happened in Gaza Uh And so he's holding out for a deal where the 227 00:18:08.160 --> 00:18:15.200 world will accept a role for Hamas after the war. That is his ultimate 228 00:18:15.279 --> 00:18:18.519 aim in a way, the one thing that links him to Israel's Prime Minister 229 00:18:18.599 --> 00:18:22.680 Benjamin Attanyahu, and it is the only thing that links them. They both 230 00:18:22.920 --> 00:18:27.079 want to survive this war desperately and stay in power, and that is what 231 00:18:27.160 --> 00:18:32.200 Ceinoir is ultimately holding out for. He's going to play games and reject I 232 00:18:32.240 --> 00:18:36.559 think every deal until there's one that says he can somehow still be in control. 233 00:18:36.839 --> 00:18:38.480 And I don't think that deal is ever going to come by him. 234 00:18:38.960 --> 00:18:42.920 Now Jordana and I heard that Seine I think it was Cinoir who said, 235 00:18:42.920 --> 00:18:47.960 basically, we have Israel where we want him, like they think they're winning 236 00:18:47.960 --> 00:18:55.839 this right. So the Wall Street Journal reported recently that they were reporting on 237 00:18:55.920 --> 00:19:02.200 intercepted messages between Seinoir and the leadership in Oha write the political leadership of Kaman 238 00:19:02.640 --> 00:19:06.640 and he is he's the military leader inside the Gaza strip, in which she 239 00:19:06.759 --> 00:19:08.599 said, you know, we have Israel where we want them. You know, 240 00:19:08.759 --> 00:19:15.519 the civilian deaths are quote unquote necessary sacrifices. This is something of course 241 00:19:15.960 --> 00:19:22.160 Israel and those who have studied Sinore have known for a long time that he 242 00:19:22.799 --> 00:19:30.000 is willing to see civilians die, and even at very high numbers, because 243 00:19:30.039 --> 00:19:33.319 it will be part it will help the cause quote unquote, and they will 244 00:19:33.319 --> 00:19:37.559 be seen as martyrs. You know. I want to remind you of a 245 00:19:37.720 --> 00:19:41.839 very interesting and important interview that was done not too long ago here in Israel 246 00:19:41.200 --> 00:19:48.279 with the head of the Israeli Prisons who got to know Seinoir quite well when 247 00:19:48.319 --> 00:19:55.240 he was jailed here, and he recounts a conversation he had with Sinoir where 248 00:19:55.319 --> 00:19:59.440 he said, you know, your vision for Palestine, for Greater Palestine. 249 00:19:59.599 --> 00:20:03.480 You know how many people have to die for that? Are you okay with 250 00:20:03.880 --> 00:20:10.119 one hundred thousand Palestinians dying? And his answer was even two hundred thousand would 251 00:20:10.160 --> 00:20:15.559 be okay. So that gives us a window into Seinoir's mentality. The deaththole 252 00:20:15.599 --> 00:20:21.759 of thirty seven thousand is high enough for everybody, but perhaps not for Seoir. 253 00:20:22.559 --> 00:20:30.759 And it'll be interesting to see if hearing him say these things changes sentiment 254 00:20:30.839 --> 00:20:34.240 at all, because we know that Israel's under a lot of pressure to keep 255 00:20:36.319 --> 00:20:41.440 try to reduce the number of civilian deaths. Israel says it's trying to reduce 256 00:20:41.519 --> 00:20:45.240 those numbers, and yet Sinoir is like, hey, it's part of war, 257 00:20:47.440 --> 00:20:52.000 right right. I mean, for Seineoir the sympathy of the world and 258 00:20:52.039 --> 00:20:56.279 if that means, you know, another thirty thousand people die, that's what 259 00:20:56.319 --> 00:21:00.759 it means. You know, anything that will help him off with the to 260 00:21:00.839 --> 00:21:06.240 stay in power and feed the propaganda machine that Israel is an evil country that 261 00:21:06.839 --> 00:21:11.839 intentionally targets women and children and holds back food from them. Meanwhile, psc 262 00:21:12.079 --> 00:21:17.680 are stealing some of the good portion of thea that goes in Anything that will 263 00:21:17.720 --> 00:21:26.079 paint Israel as the evil, violent country with an immoral army that furthers the 264 00:21:26.160 --> 00:21:32.839 cause of Hamas. And these extreme Palestinian groups that aren't interested in sitting at 265 00:21:32.880 --> 00:21:38.319 a table and negotiating a resolution to this decade of conflict. They are interested 266 00:21:38.359 --> 00:21:45.759 in violent resistance and quote unquote taking back what they call Palestine right, which 267 00:21:45.799 --> 00:21:51.119 includes taking you know, Tel Aviv and you know a city, you know, 268 00:21:51.720 --> 00:21:56.519 cities that are uncontested in this conflict. So it is, you know, 269 00:21:56.559 --> 00:22:00.880 it's a sad commentary, but this to see more. He's cynical, 270 00:22:00.960 --> 00:22:06.039 and he's a killer, and people should know, at least especially those students 271 00:22:06.039 --> 00:22:12.359 who waive Hamas propaganda or chant it should know the person they are supporting. 272 00:22:14.480 --> 00:22:18.960 He's pretty shitty, abhorrent. All right. Well, as we does not 273 00:22:18.000 --> 00:22:22.640 appear that this is ending anytime soon, but we'll hope that the Secretary of 274 00:22:22.680 --> 00:22:26.279 State can somehow find a way to make some headway. He said, he's 275 00:22:26.319 --> 00:22:29.400 going to keep trying. Jordana Miller, thank you so much for the information 276 00:22:29.559 --> 00:22:33.519 and insight this morning. Thanks Tuxton. All right, talk to you soon. 277 00:22:33.359 --> 00:22:36.480 Let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty 278 00:22:36.480 --> 00:22:41.000 four hour newsroom. LAPD chief dominic choices. Following the pandemic, robberies and 279 00:22:41.079 --> 00:22:45.920 thefts continue to outpace homicides and other violent crimes. Torolie says with more people 280 00:22:45.960 --> 00:22:48.160 going out, he's noticing more crimes of opportunity. COVID has now gone. 281 00:22:48.160 --> 00:22:52.160 People are more comfortable being in public places and for example Rampart Division, this 282 00:22:52.200 --> 00:22:55.599 is where we're seeing the spike. As MacArthur Parker, he says most of 283 00:22:55.599 --> 00:22:59.160 the calls in that area have been strong armed robberies, per snatching and threats. 284 00:22:59.319 --> 00:23:02.400 He says more officers are working the area, but people need to be 285 00:23:02.480 --> 00:23:07.000 more vigilant, having resources in the right place, educating people to harden their 286 00:23:07.039 --> 00:23:10.960 own targets and hide their valuables. Since robberies are up eighteen percent from this 287 00:23:11.039 --> 00:23:15.079 time last year. Steve Gregory k Fine News. The parents and sister of 288 00:23:15.119 --> 00:23:18.480 the cinematographer killed on the set of the movie Rust have dropped their lawsuit against 289 00:23:18.559 --> 00:23:23.680 multiple defendants, including actor Alec Baldwin. The family of Helena Hutchins filed a 290 00:23:23.759 --> 00:23:26.839 lawsuit in LA in February of last year, but their lawyers have now filed 291 00:23:26.880 --> 00:23:33.119 court papers asking the entire complaint be dismissed. No explanation was given. Adding 292 00:23:33.160 --> 00:23:37.440 Marilyn Monroe's house in Brentwood to a list of city landmarks has been delayed again. 293 00:23:37.640 --> 00:23:40.480 The Holy City Council was expected to put an end to the month long 294 00:23:40.480 --> 00:23:44.359 effort to name the house in Brentwood to the city's list of historic cultural monuments, 295 00:23:44.440 --> 00:23:48.000 but at yesterday's meeting the item was yanked from the agenda so that discussions 296 00:23:48.000 --> 00:23:52.200 and possible litigation with the current owners could continue. Those owners lived next door 297 00:23:52.240 --> 00:23:55.279 and want to tear down the house on Fifth Helena Drive, where the mid 298 00:23:55.319 --> 00:23:59.599 century Hollywood star died in nineteen sixty two. A judge sided with the city's 299 00:23:59.599 --> 00:24:03.519 preservation efforts last week to prevent the teardown. The issue is expected to be 300 00:24:03.559 --> 00:24:07.480 back before the city Council in two weeks. In downtown La, Michael Monks 301 00:24:07.559 --> 00:24:11.880 KFI News, as many as one hundred pro Palestinian protesters have taken over in 302 00:24:11.960 --> 00:24:15.640 trash the student services building at count State La. Entrances were blocked off with 303 00:24:15.720 --> 00:24:22.559 golf carts and overturned picnic tables, chairs, copy machines. Officials say about 304 00:24:22.559 --> 00:24:26.039 a half dozen staff members were stuck inside the building overnight. Security has gone 305 00:24:26.039 --> 00:24:30.039 through the building this morning. It doesn't appear the protesters are still there, 306 00:24:30.119 --> 00:24:33.920 but what they left behind is a lot of damage. But Francis will become 307 00:24:34.000 --> 00:24:37.519 the first pope to address a G seven summit, which is now underway in 308 00:24:37.599 --> 00:24:42.599 Italy. He's expected to speak tomorrow about the promises and perils of artificial intelligence, 309 00:24:44.000 --> 00:24:47.960 and also will renew his appeal for a peaceful end to Russia's invasion of 310 00:24:48.079 --> 00:24:52.559 Ukraine and the Israel Hamas war in Gaza. A California based company has rolled 311 00:24:52.559 --> 00:24:59.000 out its Tesla cybertruck patrol vehicle up dot Fitz says it's cyber truck next gen 312 00:24:59.119 --> 00:25:03.359 patrol can be used by police and fire departments, the military, and tactical 313 00:25:03.400 --> 00:25:07.680 response agencies. The Anaheim Police Department rolled out several Tesla model Y patrol vehicles 314 00:25:07.720 --> 00:25:11.880 earlier this year as part of its fleet. I think that cyber truck looks 315 00:25:12.000 --> 00:25:15.640 like a swat vehicle, so maybe that's what they made it for in the 316 00:25:15.680 --> 00:25:19.240 first place. I've still only seen like two of them actually on the road 317 00:25:19.640 --> 00:25:23.119 at six ZHO five. It's handle on the news. Elon Musk and SpaceX 318 00:25:23.160 --> 00:25:27.240 have been sued by engineers who say they were discriminated against and sexually harassed. 319 00:25:27.759 --> 00:25:32.480 At five point fifty, we're going to be talking about how Orange County is 320 00:25:32.519 --> 00:25:34.759 trying to get a handle on e bikes, which have gotten out of control 321 00:25:34.880 --> 00:25:37.720 in the county. But right now we want to tell you about a couple 322 00:25:37.759 --> 00:25:42.119 of things. So if you are we didn't do an official out and about 323 00:25:42.119 --> 00:25:48.039 segment this week, but there are plenty of things to do out and about, 324 00:25:48.160 --> 00:25:52.039 and one of them is go to a state park because it is State 325 00:25:52.160 --> 00:25:56.880 Parks Week. Who knew? So there are state parks all around the state 326 00:25:57.880 --> 00:26:03.559 and they're doing special community events and they have different things going on for different 327 00:26:03.640 --> 00:26:07.960 days of the week. Yesterday was Explore New Experiences. Today it's Nourish your 328 00:26:08.000 --> 00:26:12.839 Health and well Being. And if you go to the state park's website, 329 00:26:14.319 --> 00:26:18.480 they have a complete list of all of the activities going on all around so 330 00:26:18.839 --> 00:26:22.440 something to check out if you want to get out and about go outdoors. 331 00:26:22.440 --> 00:26:26.720 Today it's, as I mentioned, nourish your health and well being. Tomorrow 332 00:26:27.000 --> 00:26:36.640 it's support climate resilience, so okay, and then Saturday it's celebrate community and 333 00:26:36.720 --> 00:26:41.319 culture. They say that state parks are for all people and it is. 334 00:26:41.359 --> 00:26:42.920 It's cool like we went, Nick, I don't know. Is it a 335 00:26:42.960 --> 00:26:47.680 state park that poppy the California Poppy Reserve? Is that this part? Well, 336 00:26:47.680 --> 00:26:49.079 it's a California State park. It's not a national state park, but 337 00:26:49.119 --> 00:26:53.559 it's a California State parks and it's California State Park week right, exactly, 338 00:26:53.640 --> 00:26:56.359 No, right, but yeah, there was some of it, which is 339 00:26:56.359 --> 00:26:59.519 interesting because some of those parks do have crossover between the two. So yeah, 340 00:26:59.599 --> 00:27:03.000 but there's there's state parks all over the place and really cool things to 341 00:27:03.079 --> 00:27:06.880 do that aren't that far away that if you just want to kind of get 342 00:27:06.880 --> 00:27:10.559 out and explore and try something new, now's a good time to do it. 343 00:27:10.720 --> 00:27:12.960 So, and there's state parks website. You can go to Parks dot 344 00:27:14.000 --> 00:27:18.599 CA dot gov. Super easy to find. We also have found there's some 345 00:27:18.680 --> 00:27:22.279 other cool things going on around southern California, and that's why we check in 346 00:27:22.319 --> 00:27:26.359 with our buddy Nick, who has Nick's top picks for the weekend. Give 347 00:27:26.440 --> 00:27:30.960 us what's your first one fringe festival? Right? Yes, So, Hollywood 348 00:27:30.960 --> 00:27:34.839 Fringe is something that's been around for many, many years and it is so 349 00:27:36.039 --> 00:27:38.519 unique and special because so it starts today and it runs all the way through 350 00:27:38.559 --> 00:27:41.839 the thirty at the end of the month, so it's not just this weekend, 351 00:27:41.880 --> 00:27:44.680 but you do have a little extra time. But the Hollywood Fringe Festival 352 00:27:45.119 --> 00:27:48.920 is a gathering of over four hundred performances over this next number, you know, 353 00:27:49.079 --> 00:27:52.960 two weeks kind of thing where you are able to go see brand new 354 00:27:53.039 --> 00:27:59.119 musicals and brand new plays that are being workshopped for maybe showing up on Broadway 355 00:27:59.200 --> 00:28:02.279 or coming to the Pantas, just with something that effect is I thought it 356 00:28:02.319 --> 00:28:04.839 was at all, Oh okay, yeah, no, it's it's a place 357 00:28:04.880 --> 00:28:08.000 where a lot of things that have been being worked on, So you'll see 358 00:28:08.039 --> 00:28:14.480 incredible actors, musicians, people that you are very familiar with who are using 359 00:28:14.519 --> 00:28:17.839 this as a testing ground for something that they will be bringing to a much 360 00:28:17.920 --> 00:28:21.279 larger audience at some point in time. They have a reward show for the 361 00:28:21.319 --> 00:28:25.759 smaller performers and the smaller content creators and everything to that effect. But Hollywood 362 00:28:25.759 --> 00:28:27.960 Friends has been around for a good number of years. I've already attended two 363 00:28:29.000 --> 00:28:33.480 of performances and got a couple of previews. A really incredible, unique and 364 00:28:33.599 --> 00:28:38.559 neurodivergent magic show that will be coming also a kind of like Avenue Q if 365 00:28:38.559 --> 00:28:42.759 you're familiar with that which involves some muppets from a Broadway it was a musical 366 00:28:44.039 --> 00:28:45.519 or is a musical. There's a new one that will be coming in the 367 00:28:45.640 --> 00:28:51.480 very near future with an untitled situation for that. So it's really fun. 368 00:28:51.519 --> 00:28:55.480 It's really really inexpensive. Tickets are usually between five and ten dollars, so 369 00:28:55.559 --> 00:28:57.599 it's an easy thing to do, and with Father's Day this weekend, on 370 00:28:57.680 --> 00:29:00.960 top of National Bars, cal State Parks week, it's one of those fun 371 00:29:00.960 --> 00:29:03.240 things that you could take dad and take a head out and go do. 372 00:29:03.440 --> 00:29:07.559 So that's why I really encourage supporting people in your own backyard. But if 373 00:29:07.599 --> 00:29:11.559 you are familiar with something that is returning to the Hollywood Bowl, this is 374 00:29:11.599 --> 00:29:15.160 one of my favorite things that I've been to many many years. It's the 375 00:29:15.200 --> 00:29:19.240 Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival this weekend. And this used to be backed by Playboy. 376 00:29:19.319 --> 00:29:22.599 That's been a long time since that has been the case. But it 377 00:29:22.640 --> 00:29:29.880 is a gathering of really intelligent and thoughtful musicians within the jazz community, but 378 00:29:29.920 --> 00:29:32.279 performers as well. But I think it's really cool because this year it's going 379 00:29:32.319 --> 00:29:37.359 to be hosted by our Sinio Hall. Also, they always have local schools 380 00:29:37.359 --> 00:29:41.480 that are involved, so the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA and 381 00:29:41.519 --> 00:29:45.240 then the La County High School for the Arts Jazz band will be performing. 382 00:29:45.440 --> 00:29:51.160 So it's not just like Jodasye or Alex Eisley or Semi Funk, which will 383 00:29:51.160 --> 00:29:55.880 be there Kristen McBride, but you'll see all sorts of different artists that show 384 00:29:55.960 --> 00:29:59.559 up. And that actually runs Friday or Saturday and Sunday, so it's this 385 00:29:59.599 --> 00:30:02.519 weekend that way. And then one more thing is going to be an Orange 386 00:30:02.519 --> 00:30:07.039 County Summerfest at Fountain Valley a sports Park and that's only five bucks to get 387 00:30:07.039 --> 00:30:10.920 in free parking. And this is one of those really fun things that's kicking 388 00:30:10.960 --> 00:30:15.039 off with summer officially starting on the twentieth, So next Thursday, there's so 389 00:30:15.039 --> 00:30:19.319 many things happening Tonight, it's two dollars Carnival Ryan. If you go tomorrow, 390 00:30:19.480 --> 00:30:22.720 you'll be able to check out a really cool drone show that is sponsored 391 00:30:22.720 --> 00:30:29.720 by Hyundai and also drone shows lately they are my gosh, spectacular every well, 392 00:30:29.720 --> 00:30:32.279 and you've seen them at Dodger Stadium, right you've seen them or no, 393 00:30:32.920 --> 00:30:36.240 meet a Dodger Stadium I've seen several drone shows, but every time I 394 00:30:36.240 --> 00:30:38.319 see where I just said, they're going, how do they do that? 395 00:30:38.759 --> 00:30:41.880 And it just it's amazing how quickly it's improving. So this is kind of 396 00:30:41.880 --> 00:30:45.880 that merger of what we have always known as incredible fireworks shows, but with 397 00:30:47.039 --> 00:30:51.519 the drones you're allowed or able to sustain some much more interesting and more engaging 398 00:30:52.000 --> 00:30:53.519 displays in the sky. So that's what I love, and all time to 399 00:30:53.599 --> 00:30:57.359 music and all sorts of other things. So one night you missed that, 400 00:30:59.000 --> 00:31:03.359 Yeah, I mean that's your that's your stick is Yeah. Five dollars Beer 401 00:31:03.359 --> 00:31:06.160 in Wine night is going to be tomorrow night. There's a drone show on 402 00:31:06.240 --> 00:31:10.599 Saturday, and then on Sunday, found Balley Summerfest will be celebrating dads for 403 00:31:10.680 --> 00:31:12.759 Father's Day. I love that. And where can people find more information about 404 00:31:12.799 --> 00:31:17.000 all these events? All this can be found at this Weekend on Nick dot 405 00:31:17.039 --> 00:31:19.400 com or you can check the Lincoln Bio on Instagram at Nick Poliochini or this 406 00:31:19.400 --> 00:31:22.599 Weekend with Nay okay perfect and before we get away. I don't know if 407 00:31:22.599 --> 00:31:26.400 this is something that you want to do this weekend. I'm excited about this 408 00:31:26.440 --> 00:31:29.160 one ye. This is something that I never want to do and I don't 409 00:31:29.160 --> 00:31:33.640 ever want to see. But if you're into naked biking, World Naked Bike 410 00:31:33.759 --> 00:31:40.880 Ride kicks off this month. Long Starter has ranked the best cities for naked 411 00:31:41.160 --> 00:31:45.960 naked biking. Who knew there was such a thing? So long Starter compared 412 00:31:45.720 --> 00:31:49.680 five hundred of the biggest cities in the US based on five categories. They 413 00:31:49.680 --> 00:31:56.039 looked at the number of naked biking events, local interest in nude cycling, 414 00:31:56.519 --> 00:32:02.079 biking infrastructure, and public nudity law, among other things. So the top 415 00:32:02.359 --> 00:32:10.119 city to do naked biking is my old hometown, Portland, Oregon. Yeah, 416 00:32:10.240 --> 00:32:13.640 he is the weather beautiful this time of year for that, Yeah, 417 00:32:13.640 --> 00:32:16.920 it's pretty well, it's it's kind of hit or miss right now. But 418 00:32:17.000 --> 00:32:22.720 they just said that thanks to high numbers of Google searches for World Naked Bike 419 00:32:22.839 --> 00:32:28.640 Ride and it's cyclists friendly infrastructure, Portland ranks number one. And I know 420 00:32:28.720 --> 00:32:34.720 they do do a naked bike ride there. But Seattle does a naked bike 421 00:32:34.799 --> 00:32:37.200 ride. It ranks fourth on the list, and they put a unique touch 422 00:32:37.240 --> 00:32:42.960 on their naked bike ride by celebrating the summer solstice with a naked bike ride 423 00:32:43.000 --> 00:32:47.839 parade that also encourages body paint. Okay, well, and then floats. 424 00:32:49.920 --> 00:32:52.400 I don't know. And here's the funny thing, La, which I do 425 00:32:52.480 --> 00:32:57.359 not consider a bike friendly city in any way, shape or form, but 426 00:32:59.000 --> 00:33:02.200 La ranks number one on the list. Yeah, top five. L A 427 00:33:02.319 --> 00:33:07.079 good job. What you said. You know people who've done this. I 428 00:33:07.119 --> 00:33:08.799 do. And the funniest part, Long Beach has a contingency that'll be going 429 00:33:08.799 --> 00:33:13.160 this weekend. So I mean it's like I've seen it for years and you 430 00:33:13.200 --> 00:33:15.559 know, we're living southern California. The weather, it's away from Long Beach. 431 00:33:16.720 --> 00:33:19.880 No, no, no, don't stay away from Long Beach. Just 432 00:33:19.920 --> 00:33:22.440 avoid the roadways in Long Beach. That's all. Come on down to Long 433 00:33:22.480 --> 00:33:23.079 Beach. We've got a lot of fun things. You can check out the 434 00:33:23.119 --> 00:33:27.160 Queen Mary. There's no naked bike bike riding over there, so there's just 435 00:33:27.240 --> 00:33:30.279 too many. You know, just sitting on the bike seat makes me like 436 00:33:30.400 --> 00:33:35.160 thinking about it makes me uncomfortable and thinks of thinking of things flapping in the 437 00:33:35.200 --> 00:33:38.319 wind. I just don't. I don't want to go there. But yeah, 438 00:33:38.359 --> 00:33:43.559 so that's another thing that La is high ranking when it comes to naked 439 00:33:44.319 --> 00:33:50.000 bike riding. Love it tonight. The Dodgers take on the Texas Rangers in 440 00:33:50.119 --> 00:33:52.279 LA, with first pitch going out at seven o'clock. Listen to every play 441 00:33:52.319 --> 00:33:57.960 of every Dodgers game on A five seventy LA Sports live from the Gallpin Motors 442 00:33:58.160 --> 00:34:01.079 Broadcast booth, and also you can email the games in HD on the iHeartRadio 443 00:34:01.079 --> 00:34:06.400 app keyword AM five to seventy LA Sports. A plan to reverse parts of 444 00:34:06.400 --> 00:34:10.119 Prop forty seven is qualified for the November ballot. Supporters say the Homelessness, 445 00:34:10.199 --> 00:34:15.360 drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act would fix some of the issues made worse by 446 00:34:15.360 --> 00:34:19.719 Prop forty seven from a decade ago, including drug use, homelessness, and 447 00:34:19.719 --> 00:34:22.880 retail theft. If passed, there would be stronger penalties for drug dealers, 448 00:34:22.920 --> 00:34:29.800 including those that cause fentanyl overdoses. Friends and family of murdered soap opera actor 449 00:34:30.000 --> 00:34:35.079 Johnny Wactor have marched to the steps of City Hall in LA demanding Mayor Bass 450 00:34:35.360 --> 00:34:37.920 help find his killers. Nearly three weeks ago, Wactor was shot and killed 451 00:34:37.920 --> 00:34:43.280 when he tried to stop a crew of thieves from stealing the catalytic converter from 452 00:34:43.280 --> 00:34:46.360 his car. Police say they do have some leads and are making progress in 453 00:34:46.400 --> 00:34:51.679 the case. A Federal Appeals Court has ruled in favor of California ride share 454 00:34:51.760 --> 00:34:54.639 drivers. The eleven judges on the ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals say Uber 455 00:34:54.760 --> 00:35:01.559 and Lyft drivers are employees, not contractors. The decision on how the drivers 456 00:35:01.599 --> 00:35:07.239 will ultimately be classified could end up with the Supreme Court. We're just minutes 457 00:35:07.239 --> 00:35:10.320 away from Handle. On the news this morning, the US says nothing to 458 00:35:10.320 --> 00:35:15.000 worry about as Russian warships sailed to Cuba. Right now, let's say good 459 00:35:15.079 --> 00:35:20.639 morning to Orange County Supervisor Katrina Fully. Good morning, Katrina, thanks for 460 00:35:20.639 --> 00:35:23.320 getting up with us so early this morning. Yeah, good morning. It's 461 00:35:23.320 --> 00:35:28.199 great to be here. So this morning, Supervisor Fully, we're going to 462 00:35:28.199 --> 00:35:31.079 be talking about e bikes because e bikes seem like a great idea. They 463 00:35:31.119 --> 00:35:35.039 look like at a lot of fun, but they've become a real problem. 464 00:35:35.199 --> 00:35:38.440 So what's been happening. Well, you know, as soon as I became 465 00:35:38.440 --> 00:35:44.119 the supervisor for South County in twenty twenty two, I started getting all kinds 466 00:35:44.159 --> 00:35:49.519 of requests that we regulate e bikes. And part of the problem is we 467 00:35:49.599 --> 00:35:54.360 have a lot of young people who are under sixteen even riding motorcycles, not 468 00:35:54.599 --> 00:36:00.280 e bikes. Right, they're actually motorcycles, mopeads, et cetera, chore 469 00:36:00.440 --> 00:36:07.960 license and they're just not really following the rules of the road or recognizing pedestrians. 470 00:36:07.119 --> 00:36:13.360 Some senior citizens are getting injured. We saw a five hundred percent increase 471 00:36:13.440 --> 00:36:20.000 in injuries. Chalk Hospital is reporting that two thirds of their patients, that 472 00:36:20.079 --> 00:36:24.119 our child patients are coming in with e bike trauma. So we needed to 473 00:36:24.159 --> 00:36:30.760 do something and so what what are you doing? So what we're doing is 474 00:36:30.960 --> 00:36:37.599 we we have initiated an ordinance and this will apply only to the county unincorporated 475 00:36:37.639 --> 00:36:44.800 areas and all of our Orange County parks, trails and park areas. And 476 00:36:45.320 --> 00:36:51.760 so it would require you know, sidewalk speeds, helmets for miners, yielding 477 00:36:51.840 --> 00:36:59.280 to pedestrians and equestrians in the case of South County areas, consequences for driving 478 00:36:59.320 --> 00:37:05.679 without a license and when required. It also helps us to you know, 479 00:37:05.800 --> 00:37:09.000 identify what are the different types of e bikes Class one, two or three, 480 00:37:09.079 --> 00:37:14.519 and that really is based on pedal assists and speeds. Anything going over 481 00:37:14.639 --> 00:37:17.199 twenty eight miles per hour is a motorcycle and you have to have a license 482 00:37:17.239 --> 00:37:25.039 with those. So this will help our peace officers helped to enforce and our 483 00:37:25.079 --> 00:37:30.800 park rangers help to enforce because prior to the ordinance, we really didn't have 484 00:37:30.880 --> 00:37:36.000 any regulations on the books here in Orange County. Now that's different from the 485 00:37:36.039 --> 00:37:37.800 cities. Of course, they have their own e bike ordinances. Okay, 486 00:37:37.920 --> 00:37:44.320 So then my question that you mentioned that there's no helmet rules, but there 487 00:37:44.320 --> 00:37:53.119 are helmet laws for bicyclists, right. For bicyclists is voluntary. This is 488 00:37:53.199 --> 00:37:59.480 helmet laws for e bikes. Right. I'm just saying because some people are 489 00:37:59.519 --> 00:38:01.159 going, oh, well, it's just a bike that has a little motor 490 00:38:01.199 --> 00:38:04.960 on it, so wouldn't the same rule supply, But you're saying no, 491 00:38:05.000 --> 00:38:08.880 they're actually more like motorcycles because they they're powered by motors and they can go 492 00:38:08.960 --> 00:38:14.920 really fast. That's right. And look an e bike. I have an 493 00:38:14.920 --> 00:38:20.239 e bike. It goes, it's it's very powerful. And so if you 494 00:38:20.320 --> 00:38:23.079 are a twelve year old or fourteen year old, uh, and you're not 495 00:38:23.119 --> 00:38:27.639 wearing a helmet and you crash on an e bike, you could have serious 496 00:38:27.760 --> 00:38:30.880 brain damage that could hurt you for the rest of your life. And we've 497 00:38:30.920 --> 00:38:35.280 been seeing kids on e bikes, uh, you know, two or three 498 00:38:35.400 --> 00:38:38.719 deep on a seat and you know, some on the pedals in the back, 499 00:38:38.920 --> 00:38:45.000 and so it has become a little bit out of control. I when 500 00:38:45.079 --> 00:38:50.760 I first was elected, I would get these complaints about gangs of e vibes, 501 00:38:50.840 --> 00:38:52.519 and I, you know, I just kind of blew it off at 502 00:38:52.519 --> 00:38:54.320 first because I thought, oh, that's silly, you know, first world 503 00:38:54.360 --> 00:39:00.639 problems. But as it turns out, they're you know, people were injured 504 00:39:00.840 --> 00:39:09.159 significantly, and animals getting run into. We had just recently dogs a lot 505 00:39:09.199 --> 00:39:14.760 of dogs getting run into. Yeah, and then just a little bit of 506 00:39:14.800 --> 00:39:19.719 lawlessness. I guess I would say, So, we're not trying to put 507 00:39:19.719 --> 00:39:23.320 anybody in jail or an e by okay, come on, but it is 508 00:39:23.599 --> 00:39:30.199 just to you know, it'll help give a tool for like if a if 509 00:39:30.199 --> 00:39:35.239 someone is riding a motorcycle, maybe parents don't know it's a motorcycle when they 510 00:39:35.280 --> 00:39:40.400 buy it because the stores aren't really telling anyone. And then this will give 511 00:39:40.440 --> 00:39:45.679 a tool for the peace officers to say, look, you need to get 512 00:39:45.679 --> 00:39:50.000 a license if it's or you're not even old enough right to have this motorcycle. 513 00:39:50.119 --> 00:39:51.800 Right. I think, well, and I think the interesting thing you 514 00:39:51.840 --> 00:39:53.920 said, like the little gangs, it's like a little mini motorcycle gangs for 515 00:39:54.039 --> 00:39:58.559 kids, like in her Mosta Beach, which I know is it's La County, 516 00:39:58.599 --> 00:40:01.199 but I think it was the beach last weekend there was a whole gang 517 00:40:01.239 --> 00:40:04.719 of them, like fifty of them, and they started setting off fireworks and 518 00:40:04.760 --> 00:40:08.199 causing all kinds of problems. And we've seen those kinds of groupings of e 519 00:40:08.320 --> 00:40:14.480 bike riders, yes, And we in Ladera Ranch is where this sort of 520 00:40:14.480 --> 00:40:20.400 got initiated. We had a lot of complaints because the kids would roll thirty 521 00:40:20.440 --> 00:40:25.960 deep down Crown Valley or down the in the neighborhood and you know, hitting 522 00:40:27.000 --> 00:40:32.079 all of the mirrors off of the cars, throwing water bottles with that are 523 00:40:32.199 --> 00:40:39.639 frozen water bottle of that people. So enough of the community was reaching out 524 00:40:39.719 --> 00:40:45.400 to try to say, we need to get some control over this before someone 525 00:40:45.599 --> 00:40:49.480 dies. Really that's kind of an issue. Okay. So you've got the 526 00:40:49.599 --> 00:40:54.400 ordinance introduced to what's next June twenty fifth. It's on our agenda for final 527 00:40:54.440 --> 00:41:00.599 approval, and we do have support from the sheriff for the ordnance and our 528 00:41:00.639 --> 00:41:07.440 Traffic committee that's comprised of law enforcement and representatives from the community. They also 529 00:41:07.480 --> 00:41:12.199 weighed in and made recommendations, so I think it's pretty well teed up. 530 00:41:12.639 --> 00:41:16.239 We are. First reading was unanimous, so we will We'll stay it back 531 00:41:16.360 --> 00:41:21.000 on June twenty fifth for final adoption. Let's just keep those kids safe, 532 00:41:21.000 --> 00:41:24.119 shall we. Thank you Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley for taking the time to 533 00:41:24.360 --> 00:41:28.400 come on wake up call with us this morning. Also want to remind you 534 00:41:28.480 --> 00:41:30.599 if you want to follow what Supervisor Foley is doing, you can follow her 535 00:41:30.679 --> 00:41:36.719 on Instagram at supervisor fully Thanks so much. Thank you. Have a great 536 00:41:36.719 --> 00:41:39.039 weekend. Happy Flag Day on Friday. Absolutely. Oh that's a good reminder. 537 00:41:39.079 --> 00:41:43.039 We need to fly our Franks Tomorros all right, thank you, supervisor. 538 00:41:43.039 --> 00:41:45.400 Thank you. Let's get back to some of the stories coming out of 539 00:41:45.400 --> 00:41:49.480 the KFI twenty four our newsroom. Regular citizens in La could be tasked to 540 00:41:49.760 --> 00:41:53.119 enforce some traffic laws and investigate crashes in the city. The proposed reforms are 541 00:41:53.119 --> 00:41:57.039 to be part of a report do back to the city council in ninety days. 542 00:41:57.079 --> 00:42:00.519 Councilman Mark Weis. Harris Dawson says black and Hispanic driver are disproportionately targeted 543 00:42:00.519 --> 00:42:05.639 by police for traffic stops, and that's costly. Communities pay an extra tax 544 00:42:05.960 --> 00:42:09.159 because of this policy, because you pay more for insurance because you're more likely 545 00:42:09.199 --> 00:42:13.960 to get stopped and you're more likely to have a traffic violation. Those proposed 546 00:42:14.000 --> 00:42:17.719 reforms include unarmed civilians responding to some car crashes, and changing the way fees 547 00:42:17.760 --> 00:42:22.679 and fines are levied against violators in downtown La. Michael Monks KFI News for 548 00:42:22.920 --> 00:42:28.199 Russian warships are taking part in military drills off the coast of Cuba. ABC's 549 00:42:28.239 --> 00:42:30.519 Martha rad It says the first time Russian ships have been in the Caribbean in 550 00:42:30.599 --> 00:42:36.800 sixteen years. The US Navy and Canadian Navy have been shadowing the Russians movements 551 00:42:36.840 --> 00:42:40.639 with their own warships. A US official saying the Russian ships will remain near 552 00:42:40.719 --> 00:42:45.119 Cuba for several days before making their way to Venezuela. One of the Russian 553 00:42:45.119 --> 00:42:53.360 ships is a nuclear powered submarine. On Today, advanced tickets are about to 554 00:42:53.400 --> 00:42:59.239 go up for sale for next year's Stagecoach Country music Festival. It's going to 555 00:42:59.280 --> 00:43:02.840 be held April twenty fifth through the twenty seventh in Indio. Organizers say the 556 00:43:02.880 --> 00:43:07.159 lineup of performers will come later. Probably won't know about those until September or 557 00:43:07.159 --> 00:43:12.960 October. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at eleven. General admission passes start at 558 00:43:13.039 --> 00:43:16.639 four ninety nine. This year's festival was headlined by Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, 559 00:43:16.719 --> 00:43:22.960 and Morgan Walla. This is KFI and kost HD two Los Angeles, 560 00:43:22.960 --> 00:43:27.360 Orange County. We lead local live from the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. 561 00:43:27.440 --> 00:43:30.320 I'm Amy King. This has been your wake up call. If you missed 562 00:43:30.320 --> 00:43:32.760 any wake up call, you can listen anytime on the iHeartRadio app. You've 563 00:43:32.800 --> 00:43:37.320 been listening to wake Up Call with me, Amy King. You can always 564 00:43:37.320 --> 00:43:40.440 hear wake Up Call five to six am Monday through Friday on KFI AM six 565 00:43:40.599 --> 00:43:45.440 forty and anytime on demand on the iHeartRadio app.