You're listening to KFI AM six forty Wake Up Call with me Amy King on
demand on the iHeartRadio app, Wednesday, February twenty First, I'm Amy King.
On this wet and soggy day driving in today. I will tell you
yesterday we talked about this not so bad. Today is another story. So
if you're on the roads this morning, wow, be careful because driving in
today, just along the five, there was lots of standing water. And
it might be because there haven't been that many people on the road yet,
but lots of standing water. And I felt a lot of little potholes too,
I'm worried about. They were small, thank goodness, but they were
new ones because I was driving yesterday and didn't feel it. But it was
bump bump, bump, bump bump. And then Tony, you were driving
in on the two ten and you were white knuckling it. Huh oh on
the fight on the fire Oh you were on the fhe I'm just yeah,
it was just just airtime you hit that, you hear that noise, you
know, right, would you know? When? Well, I'm just in
water right now. Yeah, there's no traction there. So yeah, I
was going about forty five miles an hour and not a lot of people passing
me, but a couple. So just be extra careful. I know that
the band that came through earlier, I don't know if it's going to continue,
although we are supposed to still have some heavy rain. Man, it
felt like somebody just opened the water spicket and it was just dumping down.
It was crazy, and then it would stop and it was I was like,
oh, it sounds like somebody turned the water off. I mean yeah,
So anyway, we got more. We got some rain continuing for a
little while, but it's supposed to clear out my lighter today and then guess
what, we're going to see some sunshine. So there was another debate debate
last night, the US Senate debate for the seat that was held by Diane
Feinstein for years and years and years. It was the final debate before the
March fifth election. And Uh, as I've told you before, I'm kind
of obsessed with these things. I'm really interested to watch them. I like
to see what the candidates think, if you can, if they can get
their thoughts out. This one was not to me any more exciting than the
other two. I still think that Steve Garvey, he's the Republican in the
race, and then the Democrats are Adam Schiff and Katie Porter and Barbara Lee.
I think that Steve Garvey kind of comes across as the grown up in
the room. He's calm and he's thoughtful, but then he also comes across
as like, dude, spit your thoughts out, because he's obviously not a
professional debater, and I think he takes a little time like I'm doing right
now, takes too much time to spit his thoughts out. Adam Shift was
pretty calm until he brings up Donald Trump's name, and then he just loses
it. It's almost comical to watch he just loses his mind when he starts
talking about Donald Trump. And I will say the one thing I will say
is I think that the moderators did a pretty good job of keeping control of
the debate. But when they say talk about climate change, you have thirty
seconds. That's not enough, which again is why I think I think they
need to come up with a new way to debate, because I want to
hear more in depth about what they have to say. Again, thirty seconds
to cure or to fix climate change just doesn't cut it. Here's what's ahead
on wake up call. The storm moving through southern California has dumped four inches
of rain on Los Angeles. That's the most we've seen in one day in
twenty years. The heavy rain should tape her off later today, but snow
is still expected in the mountains as the storm moves east. Israeli strikes across
Gaza have killed at least sixty seven Palestinians overnight, including in areas where civilians
were told to seek refuge. Doctors without Borders says two more people were killed
when a shelter housing staff in the Gaza Strip was hit. We're going to
be finding out the latest from Gaza when we talk with ABC's Geordana Miller in
Jerusalem in just a couple of minutes. The Biden administration has announced over a
billion dollars of student loan debt forgiveness. About one hundred and fifty three thousand
borrowers in the Saving on a Valuable Education or SAVE program who've made at least
ten years of payments are going to be getting an email from the President today.
The Biden administration has now approved lone really for nearly three point nine million
Americans at six oh five handle on the news. Residents in Rancho palace Verti
say they need help as the land underneath them continues to shift. Let's start
with some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom.
The storm moving through southern California, as I mentioned, has dumped four inches
of rain in LA in a single day. That's the most single day rain
total we've seen in over twenty years. NBC meteorologist Angie Lastman says it's almost
over. We're going to eventually, as the day goes on, see that
rain for southern California, even central California and taper off. We will still
see some of these scattered showers across portions of the northwestern United States, but
that system will kick out to the Rockies and that's where we'll see some additional
snow through the day today. The flesh flood warning that has been issued in
La goes through nine o'clock this morning. Rancho Palasvertes is asking Governor Newsom to
declare a state of emerg urgency because of worsening land movement. LA County Supervisor
Janis Hans says the land has been shifting for decades and the city needs its
own state of emergency store makes it worse. We're all on pins and needles
every time we see the rain. But this is bigger than that, and
what's happening in Ranta Palacaries is bigger than the city. It's bigger than the
county. The request to submit a letter to Newsom was unanimously approved that last
night's council meeting. The city will also ask Newsom to request federal aid from
President Biden. An LA City firefighter hurt in a truck explosion in Wilmington is
alert and talking. The thirty seven year old is a nine year veteran of
LA Fire and was one of nine firefighters hurt last week when a truck that
runs on compressed natural gas exploded. He's the only one still in the hospital.
Officials say he was removed from a ventilator yesterday. He's been moved from
the ICU to a regular burn unit. Let's good say say good morning to
Oh. We don't have Nick, no Nick. So we're going to go
right to ABC's Jordana Miller, who is in Jerusalem. Jordana, we're just
getting word that air strikes overnight killed sixty seven Palestinians in areas where they've been
told to seek refuge. Well, most of those deaths actually have come from
attack on central Gaza and the southern tip of Gaza City, that is northern
Gaza. But there were some reported deaths near Malassee, which is the safest
zone. I won't call it a safe zone because it is still as last
night proved, still coming under fire, you know, on and off during
this war. You know, Israel moving back to certain parts of the northern
Gaza strip that it claims was cleared of HAMAF fighters, showing that there's still
pockets of resistance even in northern Gaza. The rest of the Israeli army is
focused. Most of their fighters are in Communists still, which is down in
the south, destroying tunnel down. Communist is in the south, correct,
fighting you know, fighting Hamas there looking for Hamasa's leader, Signore, and
that's where is really the hostages are being held in the tunnels underneath communists.
Okay, and then Jordana, we also got word that this is just not
great news for the Palestinian people by any stretch. The World Food Program says
it's pausing deliveries of food in northern Gaza because it's just too chaotic in the
area. That's right. The World Food Program essentially says they've suspended their delivery
of food to Northern Gaza. Remember this is a part of the Gaza strip
that is very inaccessible already because of the presence of Hamak fighters, and it
is far from the Rafa border and it is just simply difficult for aid trucks
to make it all the way up there. This is terrible news and it
comes on the heels of a report by UNISF that one out of six children
in northern Gaza are suffering from acute malnutrition. That the you know, poverty
or starvation rate, the cute malnutrition rate the northern Gauza of fifteen percent and
down in the south about five percent, where before the war it was only
about one percent, to give you an idea of how much it has spiked.
So this is raising fears of you know, starvation in northern Gaza.
I will say that we are hearing initial reports that Israel is preparing to reopen
the Carnie crossing and where the Northern crossing, it's a northern crossing between Israel
and the Gaza strip and that would tremendously help that crossing with an industrial crossing
was closed ten years ago. Oh okay, so that big moves. Yeah,
it's just it's it's terrible and heartbreaking. Yeah, and still you want
hamasure the people that are just like collateral damage. So yeah, it's terrefunning.
Okay. So then let's talk to about the UN Security Council vote yesterday
demanding an immediate cease fire, and then the that doesn't hold because the US
immediately vetoed it. That's right, I mean everyone expected President Biden to vetow
this at the UN because to call for an immediate too fire would essentially leave
Kumas in control of the Gaudza Strip. They've certainly been hit by this war,
but they are still fighting fiercely in the south. They still have six
battalions that are intact, their leaders are alive, they're holding those one hundred
and thirty two hostages. So it was clear that the President was going to,
you know, to to veto this. The United States is now and
today we're seeing more talks in Cairo pushing for a hostage deal and a temporary
ceasefire that would be linked to obviously a release of some of the hostages and
a boost and aid to Gaza, so that instead of going through the UN,
the president is really working on that track, even though the United States
presented another version of that UN but resolution. But if you look at it,
it's mirrors the negotiation in the talk Tomorrow, the President's Bomboyd Brett McGirk
is coming to Jerusalem. You know, God willing there'll be some progress,
okay, and well we will be watching it. Jordana Miller, thank you
so much for the information and the update. Thanks so soon. All right,
let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty
four hour newsroom. One person has been arrested for a small explosion near a
shopping center in Tustin. Police say someone set off an ilegal mortar like firework
yesterday in front of the shopping center that produced a loud boom. The bomb
squad had to be called in to make sure that the area was safe.
One person has been detained, no one was hurt. One teenager has been
killed and two others were hurt during a crash involving a stolen car in Encina.
Laped officer say while on patrol they noticed a car without its lights on
southbound on Balboen. As they tried to pull over the driver, the driver
kept going. Moments later, officers say the car turned left onto Ventura Boulevard,
struck a light pole, and burst into flames. The crash happened just
after midnight yesterday, and officers were able to rescue the driver in front seat
passenger. The passenger in the back seat died on scene. The driver of
the car was a fourteen year old girl, and the car had been reported
stolen by a relative of someone in the car. Steve Gregory Kapine News.
Public schools in California would be required to have armed police officers under new state
bill. Under the bill, the state would pay for the officer's salaries.
Assemblyman Bill A. Saley says California has had ninety six school shootings between twenty
eighteen and twenty twenty three. Police response time can mean the difference between life
and death in these tragic situations. Charter schools would also be required to have
armed officers under the bill. The bill will need to pass the Education Committee
and Appropriations Committee before the full Assembly can vote on it. Blake Trolley k
if I Knews two men in Kansas City, Missouri been charged with murder for
a shooting during the chief's Super Bowl victory parade and rally. Court papers say
the men were strangers who pulled out guns last week and started firing within seconds
of starting an argument. A woman working as a DJ was killed. About
two dozen others were hurt, including the men charge. They are still in
the hospital. A six day search for a missing girl in Texas has come
to a tragic end. Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons says eleven year old Audrey
Cunningham was found dead yesterday in a river not far from her house. The
Srif's office. We will continue to process the evidence that have been gathered to
assure justice for undred alliances and arrest warrant is being prepared against a man considered
a family friend. The man was the last person to see the girl alive
last Thursday, and had promised to take her to the school bus stop.
The DA says he will be charged with capital murder. US household debt is
over seventeen trillion dollars. That's according to the Federal Reserve. Interest rates can
add up quick so Iowa State University Extension Financial counselor Ryan Stewart's shopping around for
credit cards is a good idea. Bank credit cards through a local bank or
maybe one of the national institutions that you see tend to be a little on
the lower side. Stuart says, retail credit cards tend to have higher interest
rates, sometimes topping thirty percent when we come back, while some of your
pictures are showing up on other people's cameras, and how AI is helping kids
learn how to read better, lots of fun tech stuff coming up with our
tech guy, Rich Demiro. You're listening to Wake Up Call on Demand from
KFI AM six forty. Here's what we're following in the KFI twenty four hour
newsroom. Floodwatches and warnings are up as a winter storm continues to dump rain
on southern California. The flood warning is from Malibu, Agora Hills, Woodland
Hills, and Sino Beverly Hills, North Hollywood, Hollywood Long listed cities,
Universal City, Burbank, Griffith Park, Malibu Creek State Park, Calabasas,
Westlake Village to Penga State Park, Point Doom, Pacific Palisades, Newbury Park,
and Brentwood and that flood warning in effect until nine this morning. Man,
the rain has been coming down hard. Thirteen pit bulls have been euthanized.
The dogs were put down by animal control after a thirty five year old
man in Compton was muled to death by at least five of the dogs last
week. Investigators believe the man who was breeding and selling the pit bulls was
attacked while he fed them. Thursday night, Beatlemania set to hit theaters in
a big way. Sam Mendez will direct four movies, each one focusing on
one member of the Fab Four. Mendez says he's honored to be telling the
story of the greatest rock band of all time, but you're gonna have to
wait a while to see them. The films won't be in theaters until twenty
twenty seven. At six oh five, it's handled on the news. Two
people have been charged with murder in the Kansas City Chiefs Parade shooting. Let's
say good morning to KTLA's tech reporter and the host of Rich on Tech right
here on KFI. It's Rich Demiro. Good morning, Rich. Hey,
they're good morning to you. Amy. Okay, so since it's so wet
and soggy today, let's let's kick off by talking about the iPhone and what
happens if it gets wet and soggy. Yeah. So, you know,
for years we've heard to dry out an iPhone or you know, any smartphone,
you would put it in a bed of rice and it would dry it
out over you know, period of time, and it would be fine.
But now, according to a new Apple support document, they say, do
not use rice to dry out the phone. Why because rice particles could get
into that port and damage it. Wow, so you're probably wondering what do
I do instead? I am? I am wondering. Rich They actually laid
out pretty clearly. They say to kind of place the phone against your hand,
kind of tap it a little bit to get the excess water out of
the bottom port. Then they say to let it dry for at least a
half an hour, plug in the cable. If you get that warning that
says it's still wet, take out the cable. Leave it to dry for
up to a twenty four hours. They say, do not use like a
hair dryer, do not spray any air into it, do not use a
cotton swab. Basically, just let it dry out. Okay, So if
it like and does this apply, like, can you save your phone if
you drop it in the sink? Yeah. I mean, here's the thing.
You know, iPhones in almost every modern smartphone is water resistance. So
it's going to be fine. It's just a matter of it's not water proof.
So these are not meant for like underwater cameras. And yes, when
they're still when they're wet, they're still electronic. A little bit of moisture
could get in there. You just want that moisture to dry out sometime.
You know, most of the time it'll be just fine. Okay, that's
good to know. I've never had that experience, and I'm hoping that I
don't, but I know a lot of people like my nephew who dove into
the pool with his iPhone in his pocket, he's experienced. Yeah, and
it may not dry out immediately, that's the thing. And people try to
plug it in and they say, oh my gosh, it's ruined. But
plugging it in could actually you know, short circuit or ruin it. So
you want to make sure that you're letting it dry sufficiently. Okay, So
be patient and let nature do its think. Tell us about how pictures are
showing up on other people's cameras. Yeah, this is a pretty wild breach.
Why Security Camera is very popular startup. They came out with a twenty
dollars camera back in like I don't know, twenty nineteen, twenty seventeen,
and a lot of people like this company because the cameras are inexpensive and they
had a lot of great features. But over the weekend, it turns out
that they had a security glitch where the cameras went offline, and when they
came back online, people, you know, customers opened up their apps and
they saw other people's camera footage in there like other bait. That's weird.
Yeah, like thumbnails, It wasn't like you couldn't log in and see someone
else like a live stream of their camera, but the thumbnail would show like
someone else's camera view and then you can click that and maybe get a little
tiny preview. So this affected thirteen thousand customers. Fifteen hundred customers actually tapped
and said like wait what and tapped and saw a bigger view of the image.
Okay, and so that was was it because the glitch in the system
or was it a hack or do they know what happened? It was not
a hack, so basically the system went offline and when it came back online,
the software they were using was so flooded with every single user trying to
get back online at the same time or all these cameras you know, connecting
to the internet, and so it basically misfiled, like it didn't line up
the people with their apps properly. And so they said, we are going
to fix this. We actually came out with the soft update that if this
ever happens again, there will be a you know, it basically can't happen
again. That's what they're saying. Okay, and this is for Wise cameras,
which I hadn't heard of before, but it's Wysee and they're WISE the
home security systems. Yep, they're very popular. And you know, I
have a couple of them, and I've talked about them for years. But
this is you know, this is like their second or third time they've had
a little issue. Now this is the startup, so you know, you
have to understand that. But the reality is you don't want to hear this
when it comes to your security cameras. Yeah it and I know, like
it reminds me of the cloud, like it says, oh, here back
everything up to the cloud. That always makes me nervous because I'm like,
I don't want everybody to have all my stuff. Well, the best cloud
is always end to end encrypted. So if you ever see that option,
that is the best option because that means that you and only you and only
your devices can access the stuff that's on the cloud, even if someone else
got a hold of it. But you know, it's very complicated and more
expensive to do that, and so not every provider offers that, and not
everyone enables that. Okay, end to end note to self if I ever
go and put stuff on the cloud. Okay. You know we've talked about
AI, and there are concerns that AI can be bad and maybe lead to
the destruction of humanity, But there are some really cool things that AI is
doing, and Microsoft has one of them. Yeah. I went over to
Laplente and a school over there is part of a test pilot where they're trying
this new Microsoft Reading Coach and this is a really neat AI tool because you
know, kids need to read better and read more, and so this tool
is kind of fun because they choose the character of the story, the setting
of the story, and their reading level and AI generates a custom story for
them on the fly, it listens to them read that story, and then
it grades their proficiency. And so teachers what used to take a couple of
days to listen to every single student and how they're reading. This takes,
you know, in real time. You could do a whole class and it
highlights the words that they had trouble with and it gives you their proficiency.
It's completely free, and my kid tried it out last night. It's pretty
cool and it's called Microsoft Reading Coach. Microsoft Reading Coach. I'll put a
link on my website and it's free. You just need to log in with
a Microsoft account. It is beta, so it's not perfect, like,
not every feature works perfectly, but for a free, you know, way
to help your kids read better, especially if they're struggling a little bit,
this is a really nice tool. And of course I asked Microsoft about the
safety, you know, concerns of AI and they said they did build in
a lot of guardrails to make sure it's safe for kids. Okay, so
here's my question, because you said your son tried it out. When it
is customizing things and then gently guiding when mistakes are made and that kind of
stuff. Does it talk to your kid? It doesn't talk, but it
just you know, on the screen. It'll say, here's the words you
had trouble with, and then it will yeah, basically, and then it'll
show you your proficiency. It'll show you the words and that kind of stuff.
So it does use your microphone to listen to you talking to the app,
but it doesn't like say, no, this is how you pronounce it,
not that I saw. No. So you still need people, oh
you still look, you still need people no matter what. Although I will
tell you my kid is learning Italian on dual Lingo and I'm very impressed with
how much he's learned. And he also, you know, took kindergarten and
Zoom and he learned how to read and write. So you know, look,
this stuff is pretty wild. These kids are learning in ways that we
never imagined, I know. And so now when they grow up and they
say they think they know it all, they probably actually will. Yeah,
they probably he actually does, like he yeah, a lot of you.
I call it YouTube university. All right. This is KTLA's tech reporter,
Rich Demiro. He is the host of Rich on Tech. Right here on
KFI, you can listen to Great Tech Advice from eleven to two on Saturdays.
You can also follow Rich on Instagram at rich on Tech and his website
rich on Tech dot Tv. Thanks so much, Rich, We'll talk to
you next week. Thank you. Amy. All right, let's get back
to some of this or he's coming out of the CAFI twenty four hour newsroom.
LAPD Chief More says he has concerns about the fatal police shooting downtown of
a man holding a plastic fork. Moore told the Police Commission yesterday he questioned
the actions of the officer who fired when the man grabbed another officer's bean bag
shotgun. The chief says the officer who fired will probably be identified in the
next few days. A business owner near Skidrow had called police saying a man
was threatening his employees with a stick or pull. The man's family has hired
a lawyer. A ten point three million dollar grant from FEMA will help prevent
sewage from spewing out in southern Orange County during natural disasters. This project will
allow us to relocate two miles of sewer lines. Moulton Negel Water District CEO
June Kim Lopez says this will improve pipes that were installed in nineteen eighty so
that it could be more resilient in an earthquake, when a storm event,
or even in a wildfire. Congressman Mike Levin says six cities in South o
se depend on the molten Noguel Water District. He carries half of all of
the district wastewater from the collection system to the local treatment plan. The project
uses a trenchilest tunnel technique to minimize impact to the natural environment in Laguna Hills.
Corbin Carson caf I News. Congressman darryl Isa is visiting Hakumba today.
That's where the number of people crossing the border into San Diego has gone way
up. Governor Abbott simply by making it seem like they were not wanted in
Texas has caused a shift of people coming to Arizona and California because they're welcome
here by their governors. Isis is. President Biden has the power to stop
much of the illegal immigration at the border through emergency powers and asylum rules that
require people to stay in Mexico. He could do remain in Mexico as a
matter of fact, He could say to Mexico I don't want to offend you,
but these people are already in your country, and under asylum rules,
you get them first. We don't even have to consider them at the border
isis as the majority of migrants are still crossing the border illegally. When we
come back, Amy's on it. Yep, that's me. It's a documentary
that I watched a second time after something that happened on the BAFTA Movie Awards.
Southland weather from KFI. Heavy rain at times with a chance of thunderstorms.
This morning should clear off this afternoon. High's in the mid sixties at
the beaches Metro La and in Lando Sea. Upper fifties to mid sixties for
the valleys and Inland Empire. Forties and fifties in the High Desert. Partly
cloudy with highs in the sixties to mid seventies Tomorrow and Friday. The next
chance of rain rolls in Sunday night and Monday. It's fifty six in Irvine,
fifty six in Huntington Beach. You're listening to a wake up call on
demand from KFI AM six forty. It's five thirty five on your wake up
call. Good morning, Happy Wednesday. We can expect Bill handleby seeing homday
a lot in about a half an hour. I'm Amy King. Here's what
we're following in the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. The storm moving through southern
California's dumped four inches of rain on LA in a day. That's the most
we've seen in a single day in twenty years. The heavy rain should taper
off to snows is still expected in the mountains as the storm moves east.
Police in Kansas City of charge two people with murder in connection with the deadly
shooting at the Chief's Super Bowl parade and rally. Police identified the person who
fired the shot that killed Lisa Lopez Galvin, but both men are still facing
murder charges. Assembly Member Matt Hainey has introduced a bill that would require landlords
to accept pets. It's the first legislation of its kind in the US and
is intended to keep owners from asking renters about pets and from charging additional deposits
and monthly fees known as pet rent. At six oh five, it's Handle
on the news. A woman from LA who's a dual Russian citizen has been
detained and charged with treason for allegedly donating to and supporting Ukraine. At five
point fifty, we're going to tell you about your chance to visit a ghostly
retreat that fans of the haunted Mansion at Disneyland are gonna die for. Damis
it on? It? What am I on? I'm on streaming shows.
There are documentaries, there are TV series, there are movies. There's so
much content. How do you know what you should watch? Ask a friend.
That's how I figure out what to watch. Usually get recommendations from my
friends and family members. And this one I actually had watched before, but
I was reminded of it because I didn't tell you guys about it yet.
I was reminded of it when the BAFTA Awards were handed out and those are
the UK's version of the Oscars, and they had Michael J. Fox announced
the winner of the Best Movie, and I thought, you know what,
Michael J. Fox. Wow, he was pretty. He's an impressive,
impressive person. And they brought him out. He was in a wheelchair,
He got up, walked to the podium and as you know, he has
Parkins since disease, he's raised. I think they set a couple billion dollars
for Parkinson's research. I mean, he's really taken what he you know,
a nasty, nasty disease and made the best of it and is an amazing,
amazing person for what he's done. So there is a documentary called Still.
It was released in May of twenty twenty three. It's on Apple TV,
so you can go stream it, and it's a story of not only
his life before, but his life now as he lives with Parkinson's. And
at the very beginning of the show, he's twenty nine years old. It's
in nineteen ninety and he wakes up. He's been out partying and he said,
that's the first time he remembers something being wrong. And he woke up
with a hangover and had like a twitch on his on his pinky finger.
It was moving and he couldn't He's like, what is that that? I'm
not doing that? And that was the first inkling that something was wrong.
Maybe a signed from the future for him for the start back to the future.
So and then they go and they tell the story of Michael J.
Fox growing up and how when he was a little kid, and he was
a little kid, and he talks about that, you know, because he's
not exactly he's not exactly tall, but he he could never be still.
He was always going, always going, always going, and he said he
was he was the kid who got bullied because he was little, and he
was the one who got shoved in the lockers. But he also knew that
he could run really fast, and so that's how he got away from things.
And and then he discovered when I can't remember if it was in junior
high, but he discovered drama class. He said, that's where the girls
were, and that's how he first got interested in acting. And then it
talks about how he got to Hollywood and how because he was a little bit
older, but he was very he was short, I'm pretty small, he
would get cast in the the roles playing kids, but he was easier to
work with because he was older, so the casting directors liked him. The
show itself is really really interesting because it's got all this music from the period,
so it's definitely kind of a throwback piece, lots of flashbacks to his
early work, like before you knew who Michael J. Fox was, so
that's kind of fun to see. And then of course it talks about back
to the Future and how he got that role and Also he details how he
was really the typical starving artist, like had no food, would eat jam
that he took from like the Dennis because he didn't have money. And then
he was twenty two years old when family ties came along and that's when it
all kind of started coming together. And it's just really really well done and
super interesting and super cool to just see his life and how he's dealing with
having Parkinson's and how his family is Tracy Poll and his wife and his kids
and everything. It's called Still. It's on Apple TV, and I highly
highly recommend it. It's really inspirational, heartwarming, heartbreaking all at the same
time, and a really good watch. That's Amy's on it for this week.
Now, let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the
KFI twenty four hour newsroom. The rain is on its way out. The
National Weather Services showers should linger this morning, but the storm is moving east.
Rainfall this morning is expected to be the highest over La County. We
can attest to that. Half inch to one and a half inches is expected
for the coast and valleys, one to two inches in the mountains. Two
men from Temechila, I've pleaded guilty to filing thousands of bogus priority mail insurance
claims and added up to two point three million dollars. US Attorney spokesman Kiaran
McAvoy says Anwar and USAF se Alam used fake names and fifteen post office boxes.
One of the brothers wrapped empty packages or packages containing little or no value,
and then sent them by a priority mail to fake recipients at fictitious addresses.
McVoy says the brothers would buy one hundred dollars worth of insurance for priority
packages they then claimed were lost, damaged, or stolen. The alum brothers
pleaded guilty Friday and faced twenty years in prison when they're sentenced in November.
President Biden's in southern California for more campaign fundraising. He's expected to speak in
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thousand people. Steve Gregory kf I knows, and we're going to talk to
somebody who fans of the Haunted Mansion will die for. That's coming up next.
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thirteen dogs have paid the ultimate price for mauling their owner to death in
Compton. Right now, let's say good morning to the host of the podcast
Disney Coast to Coast and the man behind a one night only show that Haunted
Mansion fans are gonna die for. Good morning, Jeff D. Paoli,
Good morning are you. I am fabulous, thanks for getting up early this
morning. Wanted to share this with people because I think it's just such a
a fun, fun, fun fun of events. The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland
closed for refurbishment, but this weekend, fans of the mansion get a chance
to see what you're calling a ghostly retreat inspired by the mansion and implemented by
some of the people who bring helped to help to bring it to life.
So Jeff tell us all about it. Yeah, so the ghost of Retreat
is this really incredible airbnbing down in Orange count of California. That is I
mean, it was made by a man who professionally creates counted houses and does
scenic design and stuff like business profession and this place is just an incredible recreation
of the Haunted Mansions. And I decided to put together a reunion and source
the folks who worked on the Haunted Mansion and who work you know in a
top spring because this has done a lot of Haunted Mansion projects, and gather
them all together for an afternoon fans of the mansion to come together meet these
talent. And I had an original piece of art created for this event by
a Disney illustrator. And they'll be able to meet these guests, get them
all autographed and hang out and go to the retreat, which typically you want
to do if you're booking, you know, an expensive overnight day. So
so yeah, I'm happy to do this. And it's all raising money to
Saint Dude Children's Research Hospital. I love it when wet and when we raise
money for Saint Jude's. So tell us about you said, you're you're bringing
together people who were inspirations of or people who made the mansion. What are
some of the contributions that they made and who are they? Yeah, So
Bomber is a Disney legend. He actually worked with Walt Disney. So Walt
Disney hired Bomber to design a lot of the vehicles that we know a Disney's,
like the monorail and the main street vehicles and stuff like that, and
he created the famous doom Buggies that we all ride in. The Doom Buggies.
Nice. Yeah, So he'll be there and then we have imagineer Ethan
Reid who's been He was at Walt Disn't Imagineering for over twenty years and he
worked on a trection called Mystic Manner at Hong Kong disneland which they considered the
twenty first century Haunted Mansion. And he did a lot of character designs for
that and animated all of the animatronic figures and was an art director, which
is incredible. It's a great attraction. And then with Gardner Holtz, who
is an animatronics master who does animatronic figures for man He just co being parts
and then activities and he treated Hana Mansion holidays if you're familiar with that.
He did those animatronic figures and the props for when Jack Spellington takes over the
Haunted Mansion. And then Carolyn Gardner's coming. She was a ghost writer.
She actually just retired from Disney and she was sent for forty five years ghost
writing the Hanta mansioned Holiday and she's written Han Mention books and this Mansed Anniversary
of are written for the Haunt Mention Anniversary. So that's very cool. With
the director of mappet Counted Mansion running at Kirk Thatcher, which is very exciting
and then Rick law who, as I mentioned as a Disney illustrator who created
an art piece for this event and used to design all this Disney VHS DVD
couverses that we all love them. Okay, So Jeff, why do people
love the Haunted Mansion so much? Why wouldn't you? My goodness, Ah,
it's a honestly, it's just like such a detailed attraction that like it
was the time well Disney imagineering that was counting out of practice, like parts
of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion, things that are decades old and still I
would say for a lot of people at the top of their list when they
go to Disneyland that they it has stood to test the time. I always
like a little bit of spooky in my life, so you know how a
spooky has a discipline is a grand thing that doesn't beautiful job telling the story?
Yeah, And I think one of the other things that is so amazing
about the Haunted Mansion. And I'm guessing that if you go to this event,
you're gonna you're going to see and be reminded of some of these things.
But every time you go through the mansion, you discover something new because
there's so much to see, and I've seen some glimpses of what you've got
going on for your event, and I'm like, yeah, I would imagine
you wouldn't see everything just one time through, but with this you get to
kind of wander around for a couple of hours and really really see everything.
Absolutely, I mean there's a ton of detail. I think those the retreats
hidden the keys and there. I love a good hidden mickey. Yeah.
Absolutely, and I mean folks when they step into the space, so really
be blown away. I've been a couple of times at this point and I'm
just always wowed by just being the attention to detailing there. It's incredible.
The bedrooms are being a different I mentioned characters who's just like Madam Madam Leonto's
bedroom bedroom, so different. Areas even a quote unquote stretching room where our
special guests will be in. That's quite incredible. Okay, So if you
would like to attend this Ghostly Retreat, it's coming up quick. It's happening
this weekend. Tickets are available, and remember that all the proceeds from it
are The profits from it are going to one of my favorite charities, the
Saint Jude Children Hospital and where can we find out more information? Jeff,
sure, all of the info and at trainingurl dot com Flash Mansion Reunion tiny
url dot com slash Mansion Reunion and the other cool takeaway. I love this
that along with getting to wander around and meet some of the people who are
so critical to creating the Haunted Mansion, you also get that takeaway piece of
art. So that's a very cool thing. Jeff Dopay only, the host
of the podcast Disney Coast to Coast. Okay, all right, perfect,
thank you so much for your time this morning, and again if you want
to get tickets to this event, it's happening this Sunday afternoon. TinyURL dot
com slash Mansion. Thanks Jeff, thank you. All right, let's get
back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom.
Thirteen dogs that mauled their owner to death and Compton have been euthanized.
Video shows the man being attacked while trying to feed his dogs in his backyard.
Officials say a fight may have broken out between the dogs that provoked the
attack. The man killed last Thursday had multiple kennels in his backyard. And
was believed to have been breeding the dogs. Animal control removed eight adults and
five puppies, confirming yesterday that all thirteen had to be put down. LA
County Animal Care says the dogs were a threat to the community and euthanizing them
was necessary. The girlfriend of the man killed says she wants to clarify the
dogs were not pit bulls but American bullies. Chris Adler KFI News. Officials
in Gaza say Israeli strikes across the region overnight have killed at least sixty seven
Palestinians. The aid group Doctors Without Borders also says two people were killed when
a shelter housing staff in the Gaza strip was hit. Iran has accused Israel
of a sabotage attack on an Iranian natural gas pipeline that caused multiple explosions.
Iran's oil minister made the accusation as Israel has been blamed for a series of
attacks targeting Iran's nuclear program. Israel has not acknowledged carrying out the pipeline attacks
last week. California and Sweden have renewed a partnership to fight climate change for
another five years. Governor Newsom says the two are working to achieve carbon neutrality
by twenty forty five. We have agency, we can shape the future.
Future's not just something experience, it's something a manifest It's our decisions, not
conditions, that will determine the fate and future of this planet as it relates
to the issue of climate. Sweden's Minister for International Development, Cooperation and Foreign
Trade, You'll Johan for Saul, joined Newsom and Sacramento yesterday to sign the
Letter of cooperation. It emphasizes their commitment to a green industrial revolution and reducing
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