WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:05.240 KMF I AM six forty. You're listening to wake Up Call on demand on 2 00:00:05.320 --> 00:00:15.480 the iHeartRadio app. It's time for your morning wake up call. Here's Jason 3 00:00:15.560 --> 00:00:24.879 Middleton. You're borning everybody. Friday, July seventh. This is your wake 4 00:00:24.960 --> 00:00:29.359 up call. I know. At the bottom of the hour, promo Man 5 00:00:29.440 --> 00:00:33.079 Clay comes back with the calendar of what happened today, and just in case 6 00:00:33.119 --> 00:00:35.759 it's not included, it might be, But just in case it's not, 7 00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:40.560 I thought it was worth mentioning the first women cadets at West Point were admitted 8 00:00:40.600 --> 00:00:45.759 on this date back in nineteen seventy six and graduated in nineteen eighty. Also 9 00:00:45.920 --> 00:00:48.479 this hour, we have a I was just doing now trending, which we 10 00:00:48.560 --> 00:00:52.119 run on some other sister stations. And well it's kind of a heavy newsday 11 00:00:52.200 --> 00:00:55.960 for Friday, so we have a lot to get into. But in addition 12 00:00:56.000 --> 00:00:59.119 to that, I want to call out Kafis. Steve Gregory has a wonderful 13 00:00:59.119 --> 00:01:03.039 little feature on a graduating police puppy. We'll have that later this hour too. 14 00:01:03.560 --> 00:01:07.680 Let's get into some headlines first. Though the US will be arming Ukraine 15 00:01:07.680 --> 00:01:12.200 with cluster bombs. The Pentagon is expected to announce today that President Biden has 16 00:01:12.239 --> 00:01:18.480 approved Ukraine's request for the weapons, not without some controversy. The FDA is 17 00:01:18.480 --> 00:01:23.280 making a potential breakthrough Alzheimer's drug widely available. It's called Lakenbi. Lakenbi is 18 00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:26.200 the first drug proven too slow the memory loss disease. A decision can make 19 00:01:26.239 --> 00:01:32.439 it more accessible to millions of people with early onset dementia, and Twitter has 20 00:01:32.439 --> 00:01:38.120 filed a cease and desist letter against Threads. Threads is the Twitter competitor from 21 00:01:38.200 --> 00:01:42.920 meta slash Instagram, the meta social platform launched Wednesday night, a little bit 22 00:01:42.959 --> 00:01:49.439 earlier than usual and as approaching fifty million new users from CNBC reporting as of 23 00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:52.239 this morning. Let's start with some of the other stories coming out of the 24 00:01:52.280 --> 00:01:55.959 KFI twenty four hour news room. We lead local, The attorney for an 25 00:01:56.040 --> 00:02:00.000 LA County sheriff's deputy's seen on video tackling a woman during an arrest in Lancaster, 26 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:02.200 says there's more to the story. Tommy Yu says his client was sent 27 00:02:02.239 --> 00:02:06.560 co three lights and sirens to the Windco grocery store because of a nine one 28 00:02:06.599 --> 00:02:09.840 one call describing a robbery and assault. Video posted online shows the deputy taking 29 00:02:09.879 --> 00:02:14.120 the woman to the ground after she and her husband were ided by store management. 30 00:02:14.199 --> 00:02:19.479 You can clearly see her left hand making a fist, and that was 31 00:02:19.800 --> 00:02:23.120 going towards the direction of the deputy undisputed. You says his client did everything 32 00:02:23.159 --> 00:02:27.000 by the book, including the level of force. He says he fears his 33 00:02:27.039 --> 00:02:30.000 client will not get a fair investigation because of Sheriff Luna's press conference. Steve 34 00:02:30.080 --> 00:02:36.599 Gregory Canofineos officials in Chino Valley have confiscated more than one thousand pounds of illegal 35 00:02:36.639 --> 00:02:40.159 fireworks. Gino Police issued fifty nine citations for fireworks on the fourth of July, 36 00:02:40.240 --> 00:02:45.360 giving each offender a one thousand dollars fine. Chino Fire says they will 37 00:02:45.400 --> 00:02:47.960 be hosting a safe disposal event on July fourteenth for people to get rid of 38 00:02:47.960 --> 00:02:53.599 fireworks with no penalties. Officials in La say beachgoers should continue to stay away 39 00:02:53.680 --> 00:02:59.159 from six sea lions poisoned by a toxic algal bloom. About ninety nine sea 40 00:02:59.199 --> 00:03:02.039 lions had been taken in by the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro since 41 00:03:02.039 --> 00:03:07.840 the bloom started in June. Veterinarian Lauren Palmer says about ten sea lions are 42 00:03:07.879 --> 00:03:10.560 ready to go back into the ocean, but could get re exposed to jamoic 43 00:03:10.639 --> 00:03:14.680 acid. You know, we can't really fix the ocean right now, so 44 00:03:15.439 --> 00:03:19.120 we need to just give the animals the best second chance we can. Palmer 45 00:03:19.199 --> 00:03:23.439 said yesterday. The center is overwhelmed and is relying on donations to help continue 46 00:03:23.479 --> 00:03:28.479 treating the sick animals in San Pedro. Chris Adler KFI News. Pedestrians and 47 00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:32.120 Boyle Heights have some new safety improvements. LA City Councilman Kevin da leon says 48 00:03:32.159 --> 00:03:37.719 Olympic Boulevard is one of the deadliest streets for pedestrians. No one should have 49 00:03:37.759 --> 00:03:42.080 to risk their life simply to cross a street. The improvements, which included 50 00:03:42.120 --> 00:03:46.120 crosswalk and curb extensions, cost the city more than one million dollars. Daileon 51 00:03:46.240 --> 00:03:49.879 says residents have been asking the city to make safety changes on the street for 52 00:03:49.960 --> 00:03:53.879 more than a decade. Again, Twitter has threatened Meta with a lawsuit following 53 00:03:53.919 --> 00:03:58.560 the release of Threads. An attorney for Twitter sent a letter to CEO Mark 54 00:03:58.639 --> 00:04:04.319 Zuckerberg Wednesday, saying the company stole trade secrets by purposely hiring former Twitter employees. 55 00:04:05.039 --> 00:04:10.560 The letter says Twitter intends to strictly enforce its intellectual property rights. A 56 00:04:10.680 --> 00:04:15.199 Meta spokesperson says, no one on the Threads engineering team used to work at 57 00:04:15.240 --> 00:04:17.920 Twitter. We have a lot more on that coming up a little bit later 58 00:04:17.959 --> 00:04:21.240 this hour. So the first topic for today on wake Up Call is one 59 00:04:21.279 --> 00:04:26.439 that is not typically one that follows up on a Friday, but it has 60 00:04:26.480 --> 00:04:30.680 to do with healthcare costs and junk fees on concert tickets and hotel bills, 61 00:04:30.680 --> 00:04:34.040 maybe some resort bills. ABC's White House correspondent Karen Travers is on with us 62 00:04:34.120 --> 00:04:36.319 right now. Good morning, Karen, and welcome on a Friday. Good 63 00:04:36.319 --> 00:04:42.720 morning, Happy Friday. So yesterday was we talked about Bidenomics in South Carolina. 64 00:04:42.759 --> 00:04:46.160 Today's a little bit broader healthcare costs for seniors. What's on the agenda 65 00:04:46.199 --> 00:04:48.439 for today? Yeah, so, you know, I think the President's going 66 00:04:48.439 --> 00:04:54.639 to touch on what he's doing to help seniors and families, specifically with allowing 67 00:04:54.720 --> 00:05:00.439 Metacare to negotiate prescription drug prices. But he's also going to announce new plan 68 00:05:00.519 --> 00:05:04.639 to crackdown on surprise medical bills and certain kinds of short term health insurance as 69 00:05:04.639 --> 00:05:10.360 a way to protect consumers. This is a big part of that bidonomics agenda 70 00:05:10.399 --> 00:05:13.279 that you mentioned. Is something he's going to be talking about a lot over 71 00:05:13.319 --> 00:05:16.680 the next year heading into the campaign, because this is something Americans care about 72 00:05:16.759 --> 00:05:21.839 bringing down healthcare cross So these short term insurance plans under the Obama administration, 73 00:05:21.879 --> 00:05:27.079 we're limited just three months as a way to encourage more people to purchase annual 74 00:05:27.120 --> 00:05:30.759 coverage through the Affordable Care Act. The Trump administration reversed that rule and said 75 00:05:30.759 --> 00:05:34.519 that you could purchase short term plans that went up to twelve months or even 76 00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:39.240 review though for up to three years. The White House, the Biden White 77 00:05:39.240 --> 00:05:43.839 House, says that these are not great for consumers because it can leave them 78 00:05:43.920 --> 00:05:47.439 vulnerable to major medical debt. Sometimes they offer very little coverage. Sometimes they 79 00:05:47.439 --> 00:05:51.720 don't offer coverage for creeds is in conditions, and people don't know what they're 80 00:05:51.759 --> 00:05:57.279 getting, and then suddenly they get a gigantic bill and realize they didn't have 81 00:05:57.319 --> 00:06:00.839 comprehensive coverage. So the President today is going to say that this is going 82 00:06:00.879 --> 00:06:02.639 to now be limited to just three months, back to what it was in 83 00:06:02.680 --> 00:06:08.720 the Obama years. Require these plans to disclose coverage limitation so people know what 84 00:06:08.759 --> 00:06:13.199 they're getting, and also push providers to disclose extra charges. Kind of make 85 00:06:13.279 --> 00:06:16.519 the sign print a little bit more clear and highlight things like those extrahibbit fees. 86 00:06:16.920 --> 00:06:19.959 So they say this is something that is, you know, trying to 87 00:06:20.000 --> 00:06:24.839 look out for families, people who are you turning to these plans if they 88 00:06:24.839 --> 00:06:29.000 don't have full coverage when they need these short term plans, But at least 89 00:06:29.040 --> 00:06:31.160 make sure people know what they're getting into so they don't get a surprise bin 90 00:06:31.279 --> 00:06:34.560 Buill down the road. Karen, do you read this as kind of a 91 00:06:35.120 --> 00:06:40.839 kind of a long tail coming out of Obamacare, given Biden's participation in building 92 00:06:40.879 --> 00:06:44.920 Obamacare and getting it through Congress. Yeah, certainly, you know, I 93 00:06:44.959 --> 00:06:46.199 think a way for them to say, like, look, it's better. 94 00:06:46.560 --> 00:06:48.839 This is their position. I'm saying, like, it's better for you to 95 00:06:48.839 --> 00:06:53.040 be in a longer term plan because you know what you're getting into as opposed 96 00:06:53.040 --> 00:06:55.560 to one of these short term things where you could have a lot of hidden 97 00:06:55.560 --> 00:06:59.199 cops coming into it. So that is one part of it, and I 98 00:06:59.240 --> 00:07:03.160 think again to drive people, encourage people to purchase the annual coverage through the 99 00:07:03.160 --> 00:07:08.000 Affordable Care Act SURE, But you know, it is also part of that 100 00:07:08.399 --> 00:07:14.360 broader thing for the administration of trying to bring down healthcare costs. It's a 101 00:07:14.439 --> 00:07:16.600 tough thing to do, but this is a big priority for voters. So 102 00:07:16.639 --> 00:07:20.839 this is the administration trying to figure out ways that they can address that to 103 00:07:20.920 --> 00:07:25.000 be able to stay out there on the campaign trail. Look, we hear 104 00:07:25.079 --> 00:07:29.959 you, and we're trying to figure out efforts to do this and go after 105 00:07:30.040 --> 00:07:32.040 what it is that you guys are most interested in. The other thing you 106 00:07:32.040 --> 00:07:34.360 know, I think you had mentioned like junk fees. We're going to hear 107 00:07:34.399 --> 00:07:39.040 that phrase a little bit today too, because some of these plans they'll say, 108 00:07:39.040 --> 00:07:42.160 have junk fees hidden in it. But that's also a big part of 109 00:07:42.199 --> 00:07:46.319 their economic agenda too. When you talk about hotel fees, airline fees, 110 00:07:46.600 --> 00:07:49.759 ticket fees when you're buying concert tickets and things like that, they say that 111 00:07:49.839 --> 00:07:54.399 those are things that really add up, and they're trying to do a crackdown 112 00:07:54.399 --> 00:07:58.199 on companies. So look, they're not necessarily going to bring down the cost 113 00:07:58.279 --> 00:08:01.399 overall of a ticket, but at least people know what they're getting from the 114 00:08:01.480 --> 00:08:05.920 moment they start purchasing. Right. Is there any political backlash against hidden fees? 115 00:08:07.000 --> 00:08:09.120 I can't imagine. That's a vox populi kind of a situation. An 116 00:08:09.120 --> 00:08:13.519 issue, right, I mean everybody would be happy, Yeah, exactly. 117 00:08:13.720 --> 00:08:16.759 I think it's more getting these companies to agree to do these upfront costs, 118 00:08:18.240 --> 00:08:20.600 and I think it's a lot about have a flaming of it. Like again, 119 00:08:20.800 --> 00:08:24.319 it's not bringing it's not telling Ticketmaster to bring down the cost of tickets. 120 00:08:24.360 --> 00:08:28.199 It's not telling hotels or airlines to splash up right at their costs. 121 00:08:28.600 --> 00:08:31.639 It's just saying you need to be upfront with consumers from the start. It 122 00:08:31.679 --> 00:08:35.679 seems to be kind of running parallel with the tipping issues that keep getting coverage 123 00:08:35.759 --> 00:08:39.679 about when you know they turned the screen towards you five fifteen, eighteen twenty 124 00:08:39.679 --> 00:08:43.279 percent kind of things. Just show me what the show me the math and 125 00:08:43.320 --> 00:08:45.360 maybe I'll agree to it. That kind of thing, right, I mean, 126 00:08:45.399 --> 00:08:48.799 it's just transparency. Yeah, yeah. And I think you know the 127 00:08:48.840 --> 00:08:52.440 President's probably once every couple of weeks now is doing in an event related to 128 00:08:52.480 --> 00:08:58.799 these junk fees where you know whether ticket Master and stubhab in those companies that 129 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:03.039 here at the White House a couple of weeks ago, and talking about trying 130 00:09:03.080 --> 00:09:07.120 to make those processes a little bit more smooth. With anilines a couple of 131 00:09:07.159 --> 00:09:11.399 months ago, hotels before that, you know, in the grand scheme of 132 00:09:11.440 --> 00:09:16.120 things, like, it's not thousands and thousands of dollars for each consumer, 133 00:09:16.399 --> 00:09:20.120 but it's tens of dollars. It's hundreds of dollars that really add up when 134 00:09:20.120 --> 00:09:22.080 you're making a trip or when you're making a big ticket purchase like that. 135 00:09:22.320 --> 00:09:26.000 Absolutely, ABC White House correspondent character ever, is always a pleasure. Thank 136 00:09:26.000 --> 00:09:31.159 you, Hope you have a great weekend. You two things. I haven't 137 00:09:31.159 --> 00:09:33.919 thought about the cure since a college girlfriend. Maybe go to a concert and 138 00:09:33.960 --> 00:09:37.440 they're one of the bands that comes out against these fees. And I'm sure 139 00:09:37.440 --> 00:09:41.960 that you have your own touchstone musical performer who might be calling these out as 140 00:09:43.000 --> 00:09:45.519 well. We'll see how it goes today. Let's get back to some of 141 00:09:45.559 --> 00:09:46.960 the stories coming out of the KFY twenty four hour news room. A pet 142 00:09:46.960 --> 00:09:50.600 store Giant is in the doghouse with an order to pay more than one million 143 00:09:50.639 --> 00:09:54.559 dollars to settle a lawsuit in La County. Pet Smart is settling the suit 144 00:09:54.600 --> 00:10:01.000 following prosecutors alleging the retailer over charge customers for items that were average lower prices 145 00:10:01.000 --> 00:10:03.360 in La County as well as other counties. In the state. The La 146 00:10:03.440 --> 00:10:07.320 County DA says that pet smart admitted to no wrongdoing, even though it decided 147 00:10:07.360 --> 00:10:11.840 to paw out one point two five million dollars and penalties, one hundred thousand 148 00:10:11.960 --> 00:10:16.399 in restitution to support future enforcement of consumer protection laws, and one hundred ten 149 00:10:16.440 --> 00:10:20.720 thousand dollars in investigative cost. Pet Smart has also been banned from false or 150 00:10:20.720 --> 00:10:26.440 misleading advertising or from charging a price that's higher than the lowest advertised price. 151 00:10:26.639 --> 00:10:30.919 Andrew Caravella KFI News, we have another dog story coming up in about fifteen 152 00:10:30.960 --> 00:10:33.759 minutes. Also, NBC News says the bag of cocaine found in the White 153 00:10:33.799 --> 00:10:39.840 House was actually in a cubby near the White House's West Executive entrance. Earlier 154 00:10:39.840 --> 00:10:43.440 reports said it was in the formal West Wing lobby. The Secret Service is 155 00:10:43.440 --> 00:10:46.200 expected to wrap up its investigation early next week. Investigators have been waiting for 156 00:10:46.240 --> 00:10:52.159 the results of DNA or fingerprint analysis and have been reviewing visitor logs and security 157 00:10:52.200 --> 00:10:56.600 camera footage. The California Supreme Court has ruled employers are not legally responsible for 158 00:10:56.879 --> 00:11:01.639 preventing the spread of COVID nineteen from their employees to the employees families. A 159 00:11:01.720 --> 00:11:05.840 woman had sued her husband's employer in late twenty twenty, alleging her husband got 160 00:11:05.840 --> 00:11:09.879 COVID at work, then took it home gave it to her. She said 161 00:11:09.919 --> 00:11:13.360 she was in the hospital for weeks. More than eighty people have been hurt 162 00:11:13.399 --> 00:11:16.080 in a bus crash in New York City. Officials say a double decker tour 163 00:11:16.120 --> 00:11:20.759 bus collided with an MTA bus yesterday. Eighteen people were taken to the hospital. 164 00:11:20.960 --> 00:11:24.080 The Fire Department says dozens more were evaluated, but no one had life 165 00:11:24.120 --> 00:11:30.759 threatening injuries. A former Amazon warehouse manager in Georgia has been sentenced to sixteen 166 00:11:30.840 --> 00:11:35.799 years in prison for a nine million dollar theft scheme. Federal prosecutors say the 167 00:11:35.799 --> 00:11:39.000 woman used some of the stolen money to buy a mansion and multiple luxury cars. 168 00:11:39.039 --> 00:11:43.320 They say she abused her position of trust at Amazon and conspired with at 169 00:11:43.399 --> 00:11:46.279 least six other people. The woman's attorney says he thinks the sentence is greater 170 00:11:46.360 --> 00:11:50.840 than necessary. A co founder of Ben and Jerry's ice Cream has been arrested 171 00:11:52.000 --> 00:11:54.960 in Washington, d C. For blocking the entrance to a Department of Justice 172 00:11:56.039 --> 00:12:01.240 building. Officials say Ben Cohen was protesting the detainment of joy in Asange yesterday. 173 00:12:01.320 --> 00:12:03.720 Who is imprisoned in England and may soon be extradited to the US. 174 00:12:03.960 --> 00:12:09.440 Assange faces charges of leaking classified government information on his Wiki Leak's website. Cohen 175 00:12:09.480 --> 00:12:16.000 says Assange told the truth doesn't deserve to suffer in prison. Treasury Secretary Janet 176 00:12:16.039 --> 00:12:18.879 Yellen is defending American industry during her trip to China. A recent battle in 177 00:12:18.919 --> 00:12:26.080 the Lower Key trade war is China's restriction of sharing rare earth minimals, minerals 178 00:12:26.080 --> 00:12:31.360 that are used in battery and supercomputing technology. This simmering trade war is going 179 00:12:31.399 --> 00:12:35.200 to be around for a little bit. A former assistant principle is suing Donda 180 00:12:35.320 --> 00:12:39.080 Academy. That's the former's private school founded by Yea, the artist formerly known 181 00:12:39.080 --> 00:12:43.600 as Kanye West. Britney Spears apparently rolled up on NBA rookie Victor Wemban Yanna 182 00:12:43.840 --> 00:12:48.399 near an elevator in Las Vegas, and a police report alleges one of the 183 00:12:48.480 --> 00:12:54.519 seven Footers security detail slapped Spears. Wemban Yama says he didn't know who she 184 00:12:54.759 --> 00:12:58.440 was or why she wanted a selfie with him. He's from France, so 185 00:12:58.519 --> 00:13:03.480 maybe he hasn't now come on Britney Spears We are going to talk with Eric 186 00:13:03.559 --> 00:13:07.200 Katurski into just a couple of minutes, but first Steve Gregory's story. A 187 00:13:07.279 --> 00:13:11.440 golden Labrador has been released from the Twin Towers Jail in downtown La Gretel was 188 00:13:11.480 --> 00:13:15.080 in for just a little over a year, though she didn't break any laws. 189 00:13:15.120 --> 00:13:18.480 In fact, she was there by accident. Ella County Sheriff's Deputy Diana 190 00:13:18.559 --> 00:13:20.919 Valenzuela, wanted to volunteer to train a puppy for Guide Dogs of America, 191 00:13:22.000 --> 00:13:24.639 with the intent of giving the dog back to the group so it could be 192 00:13:24.679 --> 00:13:28.279 trained up and given to a person in need. But Valenzuela didn't know she 193 00:13:28.320 --> 00:13:31.200 would have to take the dog everywhere with her. Twenty four to seven. 194 00:13:31.480 --> 00:13:35.320 Valenzuela is a custody assistant inside Twin Towers. They need to be used to 195 00:13:35.360 --> 00:13:39.879 the noises, the touching, the grabbing, the anything that would happen in 196 00:13:39.879 --> 00:13:43.679 an environment that would startle a dog. This is all to desensitize the dog. 197 00:13:43.759 --> 00:13:46.639 After getting leaderships blessing, Gretel made her way throughout the facility, including 198 00:13:46.639 --> 00:13:50.440 the jails. If you can get to La County Jail, I'm sure she 199 00:13:50.440 --> 00:13:52.919 should be a solid, confident dog. Yesterday, Gretel was given back to 200 00:13:52.919 --> 00:13:56.759 the group. Chief Marguerite of Alaskaez runs Twin Towers and says the program may 201 00:13:56.840 --> 00:14:01.240 continue proximately A year ago, the Chef's Department embarked with Guy Dogs of America. 202 00:14:01.360 --> 00:14:07.600 Did you just say embarked? Yeah, really embarked. No. I 203 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:11.240 thought you were making a joke with Dogs Partnership. Well, you get the 204 00:14:11.279 --> 00:14:16.480 idea. Steve Gregory, k if I News that was great at five thirty 205 00:14:16.600 --> 00:14:20.360 embarked at five thirty kfi's House whisper Dean Sharp is going to be on with 206 00:14:20.440 --> 00:14:22.960 us. Yeah, it's Friday, so we're gonna get a tease on Dean's 207 00:14:22.960 --> 00:14:28.320 weekend show topic and little spoiler alert, it has to do with prepping for 208 00:14:28.360 --> 00:14:31.960 El Nino. Right now, ABC's Aaron Katurski is on the line to talk 209 00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:35.440 about some some market dynamics, some legally's some Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, 210 00:14:35.480 --> 00:14:39.320 and thank goodness, it's not about some stupid cage match. Good morning, 211 00:14:39.399 --> 00:14:41.720 Eron. I mean, but it sounds like a legal cage match in the 212 00:14:41.720 --> 00:14:45.639 Battle of the Billionaires, doesn't it. And Elon Musk is thrown the first 213 00:14:45.720 --> 00:14:50.879 legal punch. He is whiled a cease and desist letter that accuses Mark Zuckerberg's 214 00:14:50.919 --> 00:14:56.000 Meta of stealing Twitter's technology to make threadge, which just launched and by all 215 00:14:56.000 --> 00:15:01.799 indications is so far a success. Look, I covered Silicon Valley for a 216 00:15:01.799 --> 00:15:05.120 long time. This is soop. Engineers change jobs. Why does Twitter think 217 00:15:05.159 --> 00:15:09.840 that it has some kind of legal standing or is this just a kind of 218 00:15:09.840 --> 00:15:13.440 a season desist to get a headline? I mean, there may be some 219 00:15:13.480 --> 00:15:18.200 of that, but the way that Elon must sees it, competition is one 220 00:15:18.200 --> 00:15:20.799 thing, stealing, he says, as another, and he has accused Meta 221 00:15:22.080 --> 00:15:26.360 stealing Twitter's technology to make threads work, and if you look at it, 222 00:15:26.840 --> 00:15:33.360 it functions the same way, it looks largely the same. But Meta denies 223 00:15:33.679 --> 00:15:39.399 stealing any technology from Twitter and says that any Twitter employees that have been hired 224 00:15:39.399 --> 00:15:45.960 by Meta are not working on the threads team. So just for context too, 225 00:15:46.320 --> 00:15:50.200 there's a one in beta testing right now called blue Sky, and it 226 00:15:50.279 --> 00:15:54.399 was dog fooded within Twitter before Elon Musk bought it. He has not filed 227 00:15:54.440 --> 00:15:58.480 a season desist against blue Sky, which started under that umbrella and branding. 228 00:15:58.720 --> 00:16:03.120 Has any pushback come from Meta yet? Uh? Well, this um that 229 00:16:03.120 --> 00:16:06.559 that we've heard of. No, and I think this is you know, 230 00:16:06.679 --> 00:16:12.240 more Elon Musk's priority, because Threads is meant to be the Twitter killer, 231 00:16:12.320 --> 00:16:18.000 isn't it. Uh? And Uh. Where Twitter has started to change its 232 00:16:18.039 --> 00:16:22.240 model, things that used to be free are no longer, here comes Zuckerberg 233 00:16:22.440 --> 00:16:26.759 with with an app that he believes consumers want, so it is an immediate 234 00:16:26.799 --> 00:16:30.840 threat. Uh And and certainly in the you know, I guess, in 235 00:16:30.960 --> 00:16:37.399 the pantheon of social media entrepreneurs, Zuckerberg's the you know, the the giant 236 00:16:37.480 --> 00:16:41.759 killer that that Musk has this eyeon. Have you poured it over your Instagram 237 00:16:41.840 --> 00:16:45.799 yet? To Threads, Aaron, I haven't yet. I have to confess, 238 00:16:45.919 --> 00:16:48.879 but I war time. Okay, no, no, it's it's it's 239 00:16:48.919 --> 00:16:52.399 almost too easy, by the way. I did it on Wednesday night, 240 00:16:52.440 --> 00:16:55.720 just for a laugh, and because I saw some other I saw some other 241 00:16:55.759 --> 00:16:57.200 friends were doing it, well, some other journalists. And you know, 242 00:16:57.240 --> 00:17:02.279 Twitter used to be like pretty much the journalist assignment desk, like it was 243 00:17:02.320 --> 00:17:04.480 the managing editor for a lot of journalists as well, and that has gone 244 00:17:04.480 --> 00:17:08.039 away, and maybe people are poring over there for that. Any other use 245 00:17:08.039 --> 00:17:11.880 cases you can think of for Threads versus Twitter. No, I mean I 246 00:17:12.240 --> 00:17:17.599 think the you know, one of the the issues is going to be emergency 247 00:17:17.680 --> 00:17:21.200 services that are you know, relying at this point on Twitter, as you 248 00:17:21.240 --> 00:17:25.000 say, more than an assignment manager to get get critical information out, And 249 00:17:26.079 --> 00:17:29.839 I think they're now going to have to be deplicative at least, if not 250 00:17:30.279 --> 00:17:36.400 move over entirely. So it's a lot for consumers and agencies to think about. 251 00:17:37.119 --> 00:17:41.240 But eventually you think this probably winds up in the courts because it's hard 252 00:17:41.279 --> 00:17:47.519 to see either Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg backing down Eron Katurski from ABC, 253 00:17:47.680 --> 00:17:48.240 thank you so much for your time this morning. I hope you have a 254 00:17:48.279 --> 00:17:52.599 great weekend, Darren, you too, Thank you. A couple of quick 255 00:17:52.640 --> 00:17:55.440 follows to this. First of all, Meta is not above shooting itself in 256 00:17:55.480 --> 00:17:57.119 the foot. Apparently if you want to get rid of threads, you have 257 00:17:57.160 --> 00:18:03.440 to kill your Instagram account too. Also, it seems that the National Weather 258 00:18:03.480 --> 00:18:08.279 Service in Colorado was unable to view critical data as a storm system moved through 259 00:18:08.319 --> 00:18:14.400 Colorado because of the Twitter limitations that Musk set over the weekend. So my 260 00:18:14.480 --> 00:18:18.000 third point about this would have to be, is there a state sponsored social 261 00:18:18.000 --> 00:18:21.519 media platform in the future that where this information can get shared faster, because 262 00:18:21.640 --> 00:18:25.599 obviously it's proven to be useful, especially during weather events in like aaronson and 263 00:18:25.680 --> 00:18:29.799 other emergency situations. Let's get some more news coming out of the KFI twenty 264 00:18:29.799 --> 00:18:33.759 four hour newsroom. The Food and Drug Administration has fully approved a new Alzheimer's 265 00:18:33.799 --> 00:18:37.960 drug, despite concerns about its safety, cost, and accessibility. Leakembi is 266 00:18:37.960 --> 00:18:42.720 meant to slow the progression of the disease. The Alzheimer's Association says the disease 267 00:18:42.759 --> 00:18:48.519 affects nearly seven million people in the US. A homeless man in Orange County 268 00:18:48.559 --> 00:18:52.839 has been sentenced to twelve years in prison for stabbing a homeless woman in Anaheim. 269 00:18:52.880 --> 00:18:56.000 Adrian Vargas pleaded guilty to attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, 270 00:18:56.039 --> 00:19:00.160 both felonies, and to a misdemeanor account of resisting arrest. He has a 271 00:19:00.200 --> 00:19:06.799 history of burglary and assault crimes. Pet Smart has agreed to pay nearly one 272 00:19:06.799 --> 00:19:10.559 and a half million dollars to settle a false advertising lawsuit in southern California. 273 00:19:10.559 --> 00:19:15.160 The La County DA's office says the pet store overcharged customers for items that were 274 00:19:15.200 --> 00:19:18.119 advertised at lower prices. It says the company will have to implement more audit 275 00:19:18.160 --> 00:19:23.240 and price accuracy procedures in stores for the next three years. More than one 276 00:19:23.319 --> 00:19:29.200 million dollars in safety improvements have been completed on Olympic Boulevard in Boil Heights. 277 00:19:29.519 --> 00:19:33.519 The improvements include a traffic signal and two flashing crosswalks. This may sound very 278 00:19:33.559 --> 00:19:40.880 simple crosswalks, new curve extensions, but for the Boil Heights residents it is 279 00:19:40.880 --> 00:19:45.960 crucial and protecting our pedestrians. LA City Councilman Kevin d Leone says the street 280 00:19:45.039 --> 00:19:48.839 is one of the deadliest in the city for pedestrians. More than three hundred 281 00:19:48.839 --> 00:19:53.279 people were killed in car crashes across LA last year. Officials say seventy percent 282 00:19:53.319 --> 00:19:57.440 of all major accidents happen on six percent of streets in LA. In boil 283 00:19:57.480 --> 00:20:03.000 Heights, Blake Trolley k if I Knew the Marine Mammal Center Care Center in 284 00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:07.920 San Pedro says toxic algae is causing seizures and aggression in poisoned sea lions. 285 00:20:07.279 --> 00:20:11.359 Veterinarian Lauren Palmer says people should stay away from the sick animals. We treat 286 00:20:11.440 --> 00:20:18.039 them with anticonvulsant drugs. That has been the most effective treatment that we've come 287 00:20:18.119 --> 00:20:21.440 up with to try and get them through this. Palmer said yesterday. The 288 00:20:21.480 --> 00:20:26.720 center has taken in ninety nine sea lions since the algae bloom started last month. 289 00:20:26.880 --> 00:20:30.720 She says the center is at capacity and some animals cannot be taken in. 290 00:20:30.440 --> 00:20:33.880 The attorney for an La County Sheriff's deputy seen on video arresting a husband 291 00:20:33.880 --> 00:20:37.039 and wife in Lancaster says his client did everything by the book. Tom U 292 00:20:37.200 --> 00:20:41.720 says policies and training were followed when his client detained the couple at the Windco 293 00:20:41.839 --> 00:20:44.960 grocery store. You says on June twenty fourth, his client drove Code three 294 00:20:45.079 --> 00:20:48.680 lights and sire into the scene because nine caller said there was an assault in 295 00:20:48.759 --> 00:20:53.359 robbery in progress. Once they were identified as the subject of the radio call, 296 00:20:53.640 --> 00:20:56.799 they're decayed. They're not free to leave, they can't go home. 297 00:20:56.960 --> 00:21:02.519 Debree have to conduct an investor person into dot call. You says the incident's 298 00:21:02.559 --> 00:21:07.079 been blown out of proportion in Sheriff Luna's judgmental comments don't help. Steve Gregory, 299 00:21:07.160 --> 00:21:11.440 King of Fine News. Police in Houston, Texas say the man reported 300 00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:15.119 missing as a teenager eight years ago, was not missing. They say. 301 00:21:15.160 --> 00:21:18.759 Rudy Farias returned home the day after he was reported missing back in twenty fifteen, 302 00:21:18.759 --> 00:21:23.240 but police were not told. Lieutenant Christopher Zamora says Phereus and his mom 303 00:21:23.400 --> 00:21:27.839 had interactions with police for years and used different names. The mother, Janey, 304 00:21:27.960 --> 00:21:33.279 continued to deceive police by remaining adamant that Rudy was still missing. She 305 00:21:33.359 --> 00:21:37.839 alleged her nephew was as a person. Friends and family were seen coming and 306 00:21:37.880 --> 00:21:41.039 going. However, we disputed that. So far, the DA has declined 307 00:21:41.079 --> 00:21:45.720 to file charges. Police say there were no reports of sexual abuse that has 308 00:21:45.759 --> 00:21:49.839 been alleged. The FTC and FDA have asked companies that sell marijuana edibles to 309 00:21:49.880 --> 00:21:55.680 stop making packaging similar to kids snacks and candies. A letter issued Wednesday says 310 00:21:55.720 --> 00:22:00.319 the products could violate the FTC Act, which bands deceptive acts. As one 311 00:22:00.319 --> 00:22:04.160 seller, Doctor Smoke, sells Cheeto edibles in a bag identical to the real 312 00:22:04.200 --> 00:22:08.839 snack, including the Chester Cheetah mascot. The FED say the misleading packaging presents 313 00:22:08.839 --> 00:22:14.359 health and safety risks. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been meeting with business leaders 314 00:22:14.359 --> 00:22:18.519 and Chinese government officials. In China, she raised concerns during a roundtable meeting, 315 00:22:18.559 --> 00:22:23.000 including about what she called punitive actions taking against US firms and barriers to 316 00:22:23.160 --> 00:22:30.519 market excess. I'm also concerned to that new export controls recently announced by China 317 00:22:30.880 --> 00:22:37.440 on two critical minerals used in technologies like semiconductors. Yellen is in China trying 318 00:22:37.480 --> 00:22:41.559 to improved strained relations with the United States. A man who went on a 319 00:22:41.680 --> 00:22:45.079 dump truck rampage in South la has been sentenced to two years in prison. 320 00:22:45.119 --> 00:22:51.680 Back in January, the man smashed into his estranged wife's home in Westmont and 321 00:22:51.799 --> 00:22:56.359 hit several other parked cars. The US will begin sending cluster bombs to Ukraine 322 00:22:56.400 --> 00:23:00.359 after all. The Pentagon is expected to announce today that President Biden has proved 323 00:23:00.440 --> 00:23:06.839 Kiev's request for the controversial weapons. The shipment will bypass a US law prohibiting 324 00:23:06.839 --> 00:23:10.920 the production, use, or transfer of cluster munitions, which have been banned 325 00:23:10.920 --> 00:23:14.519 in more than one hundred and twenty countries. Now coming up at five fifty, 326 00:23:14.519 --> 00:23:18.079 we have ABC's Jason Nathanson for the entertainment report going into the weekend. 327 00:23:18.359 --> 00:23:22.759 Not a lot of headline cinema, but we are going to preview the Mission 328 00:23:22.799 --> 00:23:25.599 Impossible flick that's getting a ton of really good reviews. But right now, 329 00:23:25.640 --> 00:23:29.480 of course, it's time for Dean Sharp Kfi's house whisperer. Welcome, Endean. 330 00:23:29.960 --> 00:23:33.720 Hey, Jason, how you do, good buddy. So where do 331 00:23:33.759 --> 00:23:37.119 you want to start, because let's start with El Nino because I've been working 332 00:23:37.119 --> 00:23:40.319 on some economic angles for California later this year. I'd like to know what 333 00:23:40.359 --> 00:23:42.079 your take is on El Nino and getting us ready for it. Well, 334 00:23:42.119 --> 00:23:45.640 el Nino is here. That's the first thing that everybody has to realize. 335 00:23:45.680 --> 00:23:51.440 So you know, last winter, this last long, very very wet winter 336 00:23:51.599 --> 00:23:56.839 that we had is essentially the result of what we call the atmospheric river, 337 00:23:56.960 --> 00:24:02.799 which is a byproduct of climate change and global warming and so on. An 338 00:24:02.880 --> 00:24:07.920 unusual winter for us. But what is normal for us is this cycle that 339 00:24:07.000 --> 00:24:14.039 we're in, and that is the Elnino La Nina cycle. And El Nino 340 00:24:14.200 --> 00:24:18.400 is here. And traditionally when El Nino shows up, by the way, 341 00:24:18.400 --> 00:24:23.480 el Nino is a warm water flowing from the southeast Pacific our southwest Pacific, 342 00:24:23.519 --> 00:24:29.799 flowing our way, and it changes the jet stream, and it lowers a 343 00:24:29.880 --> 00:24:34.920 jet stream onto southern California, which typically brings us incredibly wet winter. So 344 00:24:36.000 --> 00:24:40.880 the lesson here is there is a high likelihood, not an absolute guarantee, 345 00:24:40.880 --> 00:24:42.559 because you know weather cycles these days, they're a little screwed up. But 346 00:24:42.880 --> 00:24:48.359 there's a high likelihood that we are staring down the pipeline of yet another very 347 00:24:48.480 --> 00:24:52.839 very wet, long winter coming our way. And as a result, it's 348 00:24:52.920 --> 00:24:57.359 time right now, not in the fall when everybody's making a mad dash at 349 00:24:57.359 --> 00:25:00.880 the last minute, but right now to figure out what's going on with the 350 00:25:00.960 --> 00:25:04.319 roof, what's going on with yard drainage, take advantage of the warmth of 351 00:25:04.359 --> 00:25:07.759 summer to get everything fixed up, tuned up so that when the water does 352 00:25:07.799 --> 00:25:11.200 start coming again, we're all ready for it. Okay, so you said, 353 00:25:11.200 --> 00:25:15.400 you know, the roofing thing, to get to get ready for it. 354 00:25:15.400 --> 00:25:17.759 What's typically one of the problems that we should look for when it comes 355 00:25:17.759 --> 00:25:19.200 to the roof, because I mean, I'm el Nino's coming, Like you 356 00:25:19.200 --> 00:25:23.799 said, another winter we had fourteen I believe fourteen storms moved through last winter. 357 00:25:25.000 --> 00:25:27.359 Might have the same or more this time. Yeah, exactly. Well, 358 00:25:27.400 --> 00:25:30.400 first of all, the big deal is, of course, if there's 359 00:25:30.440 --> 00:25:33.440 anything maintenance wise, that has to be done upon the roof. If there's 360 00:25:33.480 --> 00:25:37.000 a recurring leak, now is the time to get it fixed. If your 361 00:25:37.079 --> 00:25:41.759 roof needs replacing, now is the time to address that. And we'll be 362 00:25:41.799 --> 00:25:45.759 going into detail exactly how that works over the weekend. We're talking roofing, 363 00:25:45.880 --> 00:25:51.039 all roofing and drainage all weekend long Saturday and Sunday. But how do you 364 00:25:51.119 --> 00:25:55.400 know your roof needs replacing If there are multiple leaks, you know, the 365 00:25:55.880 --> 00:25:59.519 leak that springs up here and or there in the course of twenty years. 366 00:25:59.559 --> 00:26:03.000 Fine, get it dealt with and you're good to go. But if you've 367 00:26:03.000 --> 00:26:07.799 had multiple leaks on your roof, that's a big sign. Curled up shingles. 368 00:26:07.839 --> 00:26:11.079 If you have an asphalt composite roof, which about eighty percent of people 369 00:26:11.079 --> 00:26:14.720 in southern California do, when those shingles start curling up, that is a 370 00:26:14.759 --> 00:26:18.480 sign that they have started to fit. They've reached the end. When over 371 00:26:18.519 --> 00:26:22.759 the course of this last winter, when it rains, if you end up 372 00:26:22.799 --> 00:26:26.559 with rock granules on the ground around the edge of the home. In other 373 00:26:26.599 --> 00:26:30.839 words, those granules which were supposed to be stuck to those shingles end up 374 00:26:30.839 --> 00:26:34.480 on the ground they're letting go, and things like rusted flashings, and just 375 00:26:34.519 --> 00:26:37.839 the idea that, hey, if your roof is already twenty twenty five years 376 00:26:37.880 --> 00:26:41.680 old, time to start taking a look at it. Okay, So what 377 00:26:41.799 --> 00:26:45.359 I heard was when it curls up, tear it down. There you go, 378 00:26:45.599 --> 00:26:48.839 all right, cool. I understand that you're also not an enthusiast when 379 00:26:48.880 --> 00:26:52.680 it comes to hardscaping. What do you have against hardscaping? I have nothing 380 00:26:52.720 --> 00:26:55.559 against herdscaping, and I get a bad rep for this all the time. 381 00:26:56.000 --> 00:27:00.200 I love heartscaping. In other words, you know hard x around the house, 382 00:27:00.319 --> 00:27:04.680 here, there, and everywhere. I'm simply as a designer. The 383 00:27:04.720 --> 00:27:10.519 truth is, and this is just an absolute fact, that people hardscape way 384 00:27:10.519 --> 00:27:15.480 more than they should. A hardscape patio or an area to sit down enjoy 385 00:27:15.519 --> 00:27:21.119 a fire pit or a barbecue area or what have you. Those are fantastic. 386 00:27:21.279 --> 00:27:25.240 Let's do them, but let's keep them limited to those areas. In 387 00:27:25.279 --> 00:27:29.640 other word, let's have enough hardscape, but not too much hardscape. The 388 00:27:29.720 --> 00:27:33.799 idea of just you know, concreting out an entire backyard and the side yards 389 00:27:33.799 --> 00:27:36.960 of a house, and you know, half of the stuff in front way 390 00:27:37.039 --> 00:27:41.160 way way too much, and not only from a design perspective. Is it 391 00:27:41.240 --> 00:27:45.200 just way too much tarmac around your house, but it crowds out stuff that 392 00:27:45.240 --> 00:27:49.640 should be their plants, greenery, all sorts of opportunities, making those a 393 00:27:49.759 --> 00:27:56.279 hardscape areas destination. But most importantly in relationship to what we're talking about today, 394 00:27:56.400 --> 00:28:03.599 it prevents a property from absorbing water instead of forcing it to completely run 395 00:28:03.640 --> 00:28:07.000 off. And that's one of the big conversations. If you remember that we 396 00:28:07.039 --> 00:28:11.759 had this last winter, it is time for southern California to start absorbing and 397 00:28:11.799 --> 00:28:15.559 retaining water, and that starts at the home for home level. So what 398 00:28:15.799 --> 00:28:22.440 is better than a really really well orchestrated storm drain system in your home that 399 00:28:22.680 --> 00:28:26.200 is a property that can absorb as much water as possible without having to push 400 00:28:26.200 --> 00:28:30.440 it into the drains and send it out into the street and out into the 401 00:28:30.440 --> 00:28:33.480 ocean without being used. Okay, you're off the hook when it comes to 402 00:28:33.559 --> 00:28:37.400 herdscaping and being a hater I digh. Okay, cool, all right, 403 00:28:37.440 --> 00:28:41.440 but my follow up has to be about landscaping. So are we talking about 404 00:28:41.480 --> 00:28:45.039 artificial grass or a meadow approach? If we're going to replace the hardscaping around. 405 00:28:45.079 --> 00:28:47.599 Yeah, no artificial grass. Sorry, now that one. You can 406 00:28:47.680 --> 00:28:52.680 quote me on across the board. I am okay with artificial grass for one 407 00:28:52.720 --> 00:28:55.440 thing and one thing only, and that is if you want a putting green 408 00:28:55.480 --> 00:29:00.400 in your backyard. Otherwise lose the plastic It is not good for the vironment. 409 00:29:00.440 --> 00:29:03.279 It is not good. It's not a good look. And we want 410 00:29:03.599 --> 00:29:08.759 more plant material. Roots into the soil. That is what controls erosion. 411 00:29:08.960 --> 00:29:15.319 Okay, Roots in the soil, feeding the soil, plus just creating habitat 412 00:29:15.359 --> 00:29:18.839 in your backyard, in your front yard, so that you know, nature, 413 00:29:18.960 --> 00:29:23.039 that little thing that we actually limon can return to your home. So 414 00:29:23.119 --> 00:29:26.599 that's what I'm all about. No plastic grass. Let's go with the plants. 415 00:29:26.680 --> 00:29:30.079 Okay, fine, you want to talk nature real quick? Okay, 416 00:29:30.079 --> 00:29:32.480 what about roots? How deep do those roots need to be? Are you 417 00:29:32.480 --> 00:29:34.279 okay with like the one inch kind of top soil roots and then just move 418 00:29:34.279 --> 00:29:38.039 on from there. You want something a little bit more certain, Well, 419 00:29:38.119 --> 00:29:41.599 you know, it's a it's a mixed question. I mean, ninety percent 420 00:29:41.640 --> 00:29:45.680 of the plants on the planet grow in the top twelve inches of soil on 421 00:29:45.720 --> 00:29:49.079 the planet. So you know, I've got no problem with shallow roots as 422 00:29:49.119 --> 00:29:52.720 far as that goes. But when it comes to shrubs and other plants that 423 00:29:52.799 --> 00:29:56.960 can grow deeper, especially trees, we don't want to superficially water them on 424 00:29:57.000 --> 00:30:02.160 the surface. That's why we want that water are soaking in deep. The 425 00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:06.160 deeper the roots, the more drought resistant the plant. You know, we 426 00:30:06.319 --> 00:30:11.200 push a form of a lawn cover that's not grass. I'm talking about it 427 00:30:11.240 --> 00:30:15.480 all the time. It's called carapia. It sends down six foot deep roots. 428 00:30:15.480 --> 00:30:22.319 So we're talking about tapping into moisture sources that are far below you know, 429 00:30:22.240 --> 00:30:27.599 just regular sprinkling needs. And that's what makes something like that green lush 430 00:30:27.880 --> 00:30:33.599 all year long, holds out through the through the drought times, but also 431 00:30:33.400 --> 00:30:40.160 a fantastic way of channeling water and holding onto soil when the rain comes down. 432 00:30:40.400 --> 00:30:44.839 Okay, last one, non sequitor flat curveball across the plate, dry 433 00:30:44.920 --> 00:30:47.720 rot. What should we watch it for there? Because I have a feeling 434 00:30:47.720 --> 00:30:51.440 that that is probably a little more typical for most homeowners moving into the fall 435 00:30:51.480 --> 00:30:55.200 and getting ready for Alnino. Yeah. I think if you've got wood around 436 00:30:55.240 --> 00:30:59.519 your house and your house is old enough, then you're going to experience set 437 00:30:59.640 --> 00:31:03.279 some point a little bit of dry rot. Dry rot is not simply water 438 00:31:03.480 --> 00:31:08.279 touching wood. It's water that's been there long enough to encourage a fungus. 439 00:31:08.359 --> 00:31:14.000 Dry rot is a fungus. It's a fungus that eats cellulose and that makes 440 00:31:14.079 --> 00:31:17.960 up about fifty percent of wood. That's the soft part of the wood. 441 00:31:18.599 --> 00:31:22.839 That's why it feels dry to us. It's actually caused by moisture damage, 442 00:31:22.839 --> 00:31:25.880 but it feels dry to us. But you walk up to the wood and 443 00:31:26.240 --> 00:31:26.799 you're like, oh, it's a little soft, and then all of a 444 00:31:26.799 --> 00:31:30.519 sudden, you just poke your fingers straight through it because you know the guts 445 00:31:30.519 --> 00:31:34.119 are gone. We don't want that. So you keep your paint in good 446 00:31:34.119 --> 00:31:38.279 shape. If you find any dry rot, you clear out those areas that 447 00:31:38.319 --> 00:31:42.000 have been damaged. If it's limited in scope, you can fill it with 448 00:31:42.039 --> 00:31:45.839 a really good wood filler and then repaint and you should be good to go. 449 00:31:45.920 --> 00:31:48.359 But you got to keep your eye on it because it'll keep eating and 450 00:31:48.440 --> 00:31:52.400 eating and eating, and you don't want it to get to a point where 451 00:31:52.480 --> 00:31:56.759 it is structural in nature and large pieces of framing members have to be replaced. 452 00:31:56.920 --> 00:32:00.319 That nine data point you gave me earlier was a teachable moment. Thanks 453 00:32:00.359 --> 00:32:04.759 a lot, I didn't I had no idea about that. You are welcome, 454 00:32:04.799 --> 00:32:07.279 my friend, super cool. I always catch you on the iHeartRadio app, 455 00:32:07.319 --> 00:32:08.200 which is free and easy to get, by the way. But if 456 00:32:08.200 --> 00:32:13.559 it's appointment listening, where can they find you well, Saturday mornings six to 457 00:32:13.640 --> 00:32:15.799 eight, Sunday mornings nine to noon, and of course yeah, on the 458 00:32:15.880 --> 00:32:22.200 iHeartRadio app or Apple Podcasts or Spot of wherever you listen to your favorite podcast 459 00:32:22.319 --> 00:32:25.720 Home with Dean Sharp. Were there wherever you want, whenever you want, 460 00:32:25.720 --> 00:32:30.079 on the device of your choice, the Dean Sharp. Thank you so much 461 00:32:30.079 --> 00:32:31.799 for your time. Thanks Jason, always great to talk to Dean. I 462 00:32:31.799 --> 00:32:36.960 always learn a lot too. The US will be arming Ukraine with cluster bombs. 463 00:32:37.160 --> 00:32:42.079 The Pentagon is expected to announce today that President Biden has approved Ukraine's request 464 00:32:42.119 --> 00:32:46.599 for the weapons. The FDA is making a potential breakthrough Alzheimer's drug widely available. 465 00:32:46.640 --> 00:32:51.400 It's called Lakembi. Lakembi is the first drug proven to slow the memory 466 00:32:51.480 --> 00:32:54.799 loss disease, and this is going to make it more accessible to the seven 467 00:32:54.839 --> 00:33:00.279 million or so people with early onset dementia in the United States. Twitter has 468 00:33:00.319 --> 00:33:04.519 filed a cease and desist letter against Threads. That's the Twitter competitor from meta 469 00:33:04.559 --> 00:33:09.279 slash Instagram, slash Facebook. The metal meta social platform. Threads launched Wednesday 470 00:33:09.359 --> 00:33:15.200 night and it's approaching about fifty million users according to reporting this morning, about 471 00:33:15.200 --> 00:33:20.000 forty eight million users that's been able to be confirmed. Let's get some more 472 00:33:20.039 --> 00:33:22.440 stories coming out of the cave by twenty four hour newsroom and admitted white supremacist 473 00:33:22.480 --> 00:33:27.000 in Texas is about to hear his fate for a mass shooting at a Walmart 474 00:33:27.039 --> 00:33:30.960 store in El Paso. Nearly two dozen people were killed in that attack in 475 00:33:30.960 --> 00:33:35.759 twenty nineteen. The sentencing of Patrick Crucius follows two days of gut wrenching testimony 476 00:33:35.839 --> 00:33:39.039 from the victims of the Walmart massacre and their families, but former federal prosecutor 477 00:33:39.119 --> 00:33:44.680 James Montoya says today's hearing is a formality, as Crucius is expected to receive 478 00:33:44.880 --> 00:33:49.720 ninety consecutive like prison terms. ABC's Jim Ryan says Crucius is not expected to 479 00:33:49.759 --> 00:33:52.759 make a statement today, but his attorney is. It's five to fifty two 480 00:33:52.960 --> 00:33:55.839 on your wake up call. Friday, July seventh. Friday, of course, 481 00:33:55.920 --> 00:34:00.000 begins the weekend and that means we get to talk to ABC's Jason They 482 00:34:00.359 --> 00:34:02.359 Good morning, Jason, Hey, good morning. Let's start with joy Ride. 483 00:34:02.400 --> 00:34:05.799 I'm kind of intrigued by this flick. What do you think? Yeah, 484 00:34:05.839 --> 00:34:08.320 this is a raunchy rrated comedy, kind of in the way that we 485 00:34:09.360 --> 00:34:13.960 had no hard feelings from Jennifer Lawrence a couple of weeks ago, which I 486 00:34:14.000 --> 00:34:17.519 was really looking forward to that love R rated raunchy comedies, and that one 487 00:34:17.599 --> 00:34:22.920 didn't quite live up to expectations. On the comedy side. It also tried 488 00:34:22.960 --> 00:34:24.920 to get really a little bit too emotional, and it's just the whole thing 489 00:34:25.000 --> 00:34:29.599 didn't work. This one, joy Ride, it gets to comedy right, 490 00:34:29.679 --> 00:34:32.079 and it gets the emotion part right. It just kind of gets everything right, 491 00:34:32.159 --> 00:34:36.920 which is absolutely great. The basic premise here is you have four friends 492 00:34:36.920 --> 00:34:39.440 who go on a once in a lifetime international adventure to China. You have 493 00:34:39.559 --> 00:34:44.280 Ashley Park from Emily Paris is kind of the star. She's a lawyer who 494 00:34:44.320 --> 00:34:46.320 needs to go to China to close a big business deal, ends up trying 495 00:34:46.360 --> 00:34:51.880 to find her birth mother she's adopted from China, and her best friend Lolo 496 00:34:51.960 --> 00:34:55.079 tags along. Lolo's cousin Dead Eye which is that's just a great funny name, 497 00:34:55.679 --> 00:34:59.800 and they made up with their friend Kat in China. She's a soap 498 00:34:59.840 --> 00:35:04.840 o star played by everything everywhere all at once. Autnominee Stephanie Shoe, so 499 00:35:05.079 --> 00:35:09.559 really good cast here, but just really really funny jokes, surprising, raunchy, 500 00:35:10.320 --> 00:35:15.960 really funny humor, very r rated. This is not for you kids, 501 00:35:15.519 --> 00:35:20.199 but then also very emotional as well. You're gonna laugh and you're gonna 502 00:35:20.199 --> 00:35:22.400 cry, and you're gonna do all of it, hopefully in a theater setting 503 00:35:22.400 --> 00:35:29.280 where these comedies are our best scene around hopefully a packed group of people. 504 00:35:29.559 --> 00:35:31.519 Yeah, I have to agree about That's why I'm kind of intrigued by joy 505 00:35:31.599 --> 00:35:35.440 right, and also just from the production aspect of it too. Not a 506 00:35:35.519 --> 00:35:38.800 huge production cost, but I think box office expectations are fairly reasonable for this 507 00:35:38.840 --> 00:35:42.760 one. Yeah, you know, I don't know it's gonna have a huge 508 00:35:42.760 --> 00:35:45.599 opening weekend, but hopefully it can have some legs because there isn't really a 509 00:35:45.599 --> 00:35:47.920 whole lot of There's a lot of action stuff. There's a lot of big 510 00:35:47.920 --> 00:35:51.960 movies coming in the next couple of weeks, but not really from the from 511 00:35:51.960 --> 00:35:53.840 the comedy side of things, and there's not really a whole lot going on 512 00:35:54.239 --> 00:35:58.079 this weekend right now. Now coming up next week, you're gonna have Mission 513 00:35:58.079 --> 00:36:00.239 Impossible, and then you're gonna have Barbie, and you're gonna have a lot 514 00:36:00.239 --> 00:36:04.679 of things for it to compete with. But in the common R rated comedy 515 00:36:04.760 --> 00:36:07.639 Realm No Hard Feelings was already you know, that's that's here and gone. 516 00:36:07.719 --> 00:36:12.239 That's not going to be making really much more money, So it has the 517 00:36:12.559 --> 00:36:17.159 decks kind of cleared for to to do some decent box office You mentioned the 518 00:36:17.239 --> 00:36:21.000 upcoming m I chapter. Let's keep our powder dry on that with just for 519 00:36:21.000 --> 00:36:23.559 a second we talked about comedy. What about Insidious Red Door? Because the 520 00:36:23.639 --> 00:36:28.440 horror movie seem to be doing okay this year. Uh yeah, okay, 521 00:36:28.360 --> 00:36:30.760 there there's a lot of them. They're cheap, they're easy to produce, 522 00:36:30.159 --> 00:36:34.199 um and they usually get a good return on their money, which is why 523 00:36:34.239 --> 00:36:37.039 Hollywood does like them. Uh Insidious, the Red Door is. I didn't 524 00:36:37.039 --> 00:36:40.440 get a chance to see it, but it is uh thirty six percent positive 525 00:36:40.519 --> 00:36:45.159 ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, which is not great. Horror movies usually don't do 526 00:36:45.280 --> 00:36:47.719 well with the critics, though it's doing a little better with audiences who saw 527 00:36:47.760 --> 00:36:52.639 it last night. I think it's somewhere around seventy two per positive reviews. 528 00:36:52.000 --> 00:36:57.639 Um, so you know that that's not bad. But um, you know, 529 00:36:58.079 --> 00:37:00.519 I think if you're an insidious fan and you want to see this is 530 00:37:00.599 --> 00:37:05.239 the final chapter of the Lambert Families terrifying saga, you're gonna want to go 531 00:37:05.320 --> 00:37:07.320 check it out. Okay, that's cool, I mean that's that's also a 532 00:37:07.320 --> 00:37:10.079 fair jump, scares, flash cuts, lots of audio. You're right for 533 00:37:10.239 --> 00:37:14.920 easy prediction to expect. Let's move forward to Mission impossible. Because you mentioned 534 00:37:14.960 --> 00:37:17.920 Rotten Tomatoes. I saw a ninety eight percent rating for am I yeah last 535 00:37:17.960 --> 00:37:22.519 night. Why it's still it's still there, so, um, you know, 536 00:37:22.559 --> 00:37:27.079 the reviews have not moved down at least, and we'll see as we 537 00:37:27.119 --> 00:37:30.840 get closer, there'll be a couple more reviews and the audience score will start 538 00:37:30.880 --> 00:37:34.119 to come out. That opens next Wednesday, by the way, so it 539 00:37:34.119 --> 00:37:36.639 gets a little bit of a jump on the weekend. Um, and I'll 540 00:37:36.679 --> 00:37:39.880 have my review for it next Friday. But so far people are seeming to 541 00:37:39.920 --> 00:37:45.599 love it. You know. You have the action stuff which we saw last 542 00:37:45.639 --> 00:37:50.159 week with Indiana Jones. Um, and the final movie in that chapter which 543 00:37:50.480 --> 00:37:54.039 for me, the action was just we've seen it all before. But um, 544 00:37:54.199 --> 00:37:58.119 you know what one of the things Tom Cruise likes to do in his 545 00:37:58.239 --> 00:38:00.880 movie is with the stunts, is give you something you've never seen before. 546 00:38:01.239 --> 00:38:05.840 So if you've seen at least the trailer, you know there are some really 547 00:38:05.880 --> 00:38:08.800 intense stunts that happen. There's also some of the cliche stuff, like they're 548 00:38:08.800 --> 00:38:13.679 fighting on top of a train. Indiana Jones had fighting on top of a 549 00:38:13.719 --> 00:38:15.039 train. I don't know what it is with fighting on top of a train 550 00:38:15.440 --> 00:38:20.400 that, like, it seems to be this cliche thing we've seen before. 551 00:38:20.480 --> 00:38:22.280 We got it, Okay, you're fighting on top of it seems it seems 552 00:38:22.320 --> 00:38:25.079 so implausible, but they like to do it. So they're going to do 553 00:38:25.119 --> 00:38:29.239 that a little bit more. But again, like I said, Tom Cruiz 554 00:38:29.280 --> 00:38:31.920 is going to come up with some stunts that you've never seen before. And 555 00:38:31.960 --> 00:38:36.559 that's really what Mission Bossible Dead Reckoning is all about. It all. It's 556 00:38:36.559 --> 00:38:40.199 all about that action and those stunts, right, So I'm interested to see 557 00:38:40.280 --> 00:38:45.039 how it's going to break out of the stuff that we've already seen, because 558 00:38:45.280 --> 00:38:47.199 again that was my problem with Indiana Jones. Well, one of the things 559 00:38:47.280 --> 00:38:51.599 is that you know, you have Harrison Ford at eighty years old, you're 560 00:38:51.639 --> 00:38:54.719 being an action star. Which look, I love Harrison Ford, but a 561 00:38:54.760 --> 00:38:59.559 lot of the action in that movie was just implausible knowing how old he is, 562 00:38:59.719 --> 00:39:01.400 right, Um, this one, Tom Cruise, you know, is 563 00:39:01.719 --> 00:39:05.480 getting a little older too, but he can still pull off those stunts. 564 00:39:05.480 --> 00:39:10.280 So I'll be very interested to see just how different the action is in this 565 00:39:10.320 --> 00:39:13.280 film. Yeah. I hadn't thought about it, but you're right about the 566 00:39:13.480 --> 00:39:15.320 fighting on top of a train. It's like it's like an assistant director just 567 00:39:15.400 --> 00:39:19.559 nailed the setup about fifteen years ago, and it's like just rinse, repeat 568 00:39:19.599 --> 00:39:23.519 when it comes to setting those and and speaking of Tom Cruise, I mean 569 00:39:23.559 --> 00:39:29.079 bird Khalifa. I'll never forget that scene from from Mission A Possible when he 570 00:39:29.159 --> 00:39:34.760 was outside the sky scraper. Yeah, and and and expect more of that, 571 00:39:34.880 --> 00:39:37.639 you know kind of stuff. They just they really push the envelope with 572 00:39:37.679 --> 00:39:43.159 it, um and and they know that the audience expects that at this point, 573 00:39:43.239 --> 00:39:45.079 so they have to keep coming up with more and more stuff, which 574 00:39:45.119 --> 00:39:50.159 is pretty interesting that they're able to do that because, um, you know, 575 00:39:50.360 --> 00:39:52.639 like I said, with Indian and Jones, the action got so predictable. 576 00:39:52.719 --> 00:39:57.079 It was chase after chase after chase, and to me, that gets 577 00:39:57.119 --> 00:40:01.719 really really boring. Um. So again, I'm looking forward to dead reckoning 578 00:40:01.760 --> 00:40:05.400 and seeing what they can pull off case And I made a promise on your 579 00:40:05.400 --> 00:40:07.320 behalf without your knowledge. Do you have anything in your pocket when it comes 580 00:40:07.360 --> 00:40:09.880 to streaming if we don't want to hit the box office this weekend? Anything 581 00:40:09.880 --> 00:40:13.840 at home? We might want to pull up on the Apple Plus or something 582 00:40:13.880 --> 00:40:15.119 like that. You know, It's it's been really tough the past a couple 583 00:40:15.159 --> 00:40:20.400 of weeks. There hasn't been a whole lot of stuff that they've been putting 584 00:40:20.400 --> 00:40:23.800 out. And I don't know exactly why that is. It's not necessarily a 585 00:40:23.840 --> 00:40:28.639 writer strike thing because we're going to see the effects of that down the line. 586 00:40:29.880 --> 00:40:32.880 So there's really not Okay, I wish I could give you, you 587 00:40:32.960 --> 00:40:37.880 know, something that I've been waiting to see. Your loving I'm struggling to 588 00:40:37.880 --> 00:40:45.119 find stuff streaming at home. I'm just catching up on things now or going 589 00:40:45.159 --> 00:40:46.800 back to some old stuff that I really like. Yeah, that's fair, 590 00:40:47.039 --> 00:40:50.599 don't have that great thing I wish I did. Okay, Well, that's 591 00:40:50.599 --> 00:40:52.280 cool. And again, it was a curveball and I apologize for it, 592 00:40:52.320 --> 00:40:55.039 but I was just kind of shipped. I'm just kind of just shopping for 593 00:40:55.079 --> 00:40:58.800 myself too, because I'm sure I get it. The new Star Trek on 594 00:40:58.840 --> 00:41:00.599 Paramount Plus is pretty cool. I've been jamming on that. But if you're 595 00:41:00.639 --> 00:41:04.400 not into sci fi, I don't know what else to say. Yeah, 596 00:41:04.440 --> 00:41:07.440 exactly, just start checking out stuff that you haven't seen. You know, 597 00:41:08.320 --> 00:41:13.800 the second season of The Bear I really liked, but you know, I 598 00:41:13.840 --> 00:41:16.440 think a lot of people have blown through that at this point. You know, 599 00:41:16.480 --> 00:41:19.880 there's a show Beef on Netflix. If you haven't seen that, check 600 00:41:19.920 --> 00:41:23.599 that out. That's pretty good. But a lot of the stuff at this 601 00:41:23.639 --> 00:41:27.280 point is just old recommendations. I think a lot of people have seen all 602 00:41:27.320 --> 00:41:30.000 right. Jason Nathanson, thank you so much for your time this weekend. 603 00:41:30.039 --> 00:41:32.159 Hope you have a good weekend too, you too, take out Maybe see's 604 00:41:32.239 --> 00:41:37.400 Jason Nathanson right there with that typical anchor curveball. I threw at the end 605 00:41:37.440 --> 00:41:38.679 there, but he was able to pull it out because he's a pro. 606 00:41:39.119 --> 00:41:42.039 A couple of quick stories before we get to the top of the hour, 607 00:41:42.119 --> 00:41:45.639 Billy Eilish has revealed her new single what Was I Made For will be featured 608 00:41:45.639 --> 00:41:47.360 in the New Barbie movie. She says the song will drop next week on 609 00:41:47.440 --> 00:41:52.320 July thirteenth, before the movies July twenty first release. I at Least wrote 610 00:41:52.360 --> 00:41:54.559 in an Instagram post, the song means the world to her and the movie, 611 00:41:54.599 --> 00:42:00.320 and hopefully this song will change lives. We lead local life the KFI 612 00:42:00.360 --> 00:42:01.800 twenty four our newsroom. I'm Jason Middleton. This has been your wake up 613 00:42:01.800 --> 00:42:06.119 call. You've been listening to wake up call? You know you can always 614 00:42:06.119 --> 00:42:09.079 listen live on kf I Am six forty weekdays from five to six am, 615 00:42:09.239 --> 00:42:13.599 and anytime on demand on the iHeartRadio app