WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.840 --> 00:00:08.320 You're listening to wake Up Call on demand from KFI AM six forty KFI and 2 00:00:08.560 --> 00:00:15.240 KOST HD two Los Angeles, Orange County. It's time for your morning wake 3 00:00:15.320 --> 00:00:22.839 up call. This is your wake up call for Tuesday, December twenty sixth. 4 00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:27.399 I'm Heather Brooker in for Amy King. Happy day after Christmas? Is 5 00:00:27.440 --> 00:00:31.640 that a thing? Can we celebrate that? Keep the celebration going? I 6 00:00:31.800 --> 00:00:36.960 am still reveling and smiling after a wonderful day with my family yesterday. I 7 00:00:36.960 --> 00:00:40.960 hope you all had a wonderful day celebrating with your family as well. We've 8 00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:44.200 got a lot of fun things planned this morning, so I hope you'll join 9 00:00:44.320 --> 00:00:48.439 us for this really funfilled hour. Here's what's ahead on wake Up Call. 10 00:00:48.560 --> 00:00:54.159 The CDC says two point seven million children between the ages of three and seventeen 11 00:00:54.240 --> 00:00:58.320 have been diagnosed with depression. We'll talk to an expert with tips on how 12 00:00:58.359 --> 00:01:00.920 you can support your kids' mental health during the holidays. They can have a 13 00:01:00.960 --> 00:01:06.920 major impact. As you know, this time of year can be particularly challenging 14 00:01:07.000 --> 00:01:10.879 for those experiencing domestic abuse, and we'll talk with a local expert who can 15 00:01:10.920 --> 00:01:14.400 tell us what to watch for and how we can help, and this has 16 00:01:14.480 --> 00:01:18.920 been Donald Trump's year of indictments. Will take a look back at all the 17 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:23.239 charges, from falsifying documents to hush money. Then at six p' oh five, 18 00:01:23.359 --> 00:01:29.480 it's Handle on the news. After years of resisting subpoenas to testify under 19 00:01:29.519 --> 00:01:34.920 oath about deputy Gangs, former La County Sheriff Alex Vianueva has a reverse course 20 00:01:34.959 --> 00:01:38.640 and agreed to appear in front of the Civilian Oversight Commission. All right, 21 00:01:38.719 --> 00:01:42.120 let's start with some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour 22 00:01:42.239 --> 00:01:46.840 newsroom. A person has been killed and two kids have been hurt in a 23 00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:51.519 car crash between a big rig and akia in Lancaster. A witness told CHP 24 00:01:51.799 --> 00:01:56.480 last night that the Kia Sorento was blocking the roadway because of a previous crash 25 00:01:56.560 --> 00:01:59.959 when the big rig hit it. A second adult in the car was taken 26 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:04.079 to the hospital. The kids were airlifted to Children's Hospital in La in what 27 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:08.199 one firefighter called moderate condition. Police and Long Beach are trying to find a 28 00:02:08.240 --> 00:02:13.000 man who attacked a woman as she left work and left her with serious injuries. 29 00:02:13.319 --> 00:02:16.000 The woman tells kat La she was walking early Saturday morning when a man 30 00:02:16.039 --> 00:02:20.680 on a bicycle approached her from behind, hit her over the head, pulled 31 00:02:20.719 --> 00:02:28.719 a knife and demanded property. He got on top of me and I felt 32 00:02:28.840 --> 00:02:31.439 like, oh my god, he's going to rape me, so I started 33 00:02:31.479 --> 00:02:38.240 screaming and fighting him. The woman has injuries to her head, face and 34 00:02:38.360 --> 00:02:42.000 hands. She says she nearly lost a finger trying to wrestle the knife away 35 00:02:42.000 --> 00:02:46.479 from him. The man took off before police arrived. AMAS has so far 36 00:02:46.599 --> 00:02:51.319 rejected an Egyptian backed plan to end the war in Gaza. Egypt's plan would 37 00:02:51.360 --> 00:02:55.280 be a phased hostage release, followed by creating a Palestinian panel of experts who 38 00:02:55.319 --> 00:03:01.759 would govern the Gaza strip in the occupied West Bank. ABC's Andy Field says 39 00:03:01.800 --> 00:03:07.159 the plan does not mention Israel's goal of destroying Hamas or Israel keeping military control 40 00:03:07.159 --> 00:03:12.879 over Gaza. Israel's Prime minister says the war is not close to finish. 41 00:03:13.319 --> 00:03:19.360 Hamas has said it won't negotiate without an end to the aggression. Spirit Airlines 42 00:03:19.400 --> 00:03:22.719 has apologized for a mistake that put a six year old boy on a flight 43 00:03:22.759 --> 00:03:25.360 to the wrong city. The boy was supposed to fly from Philadelphia to Fort 44 00:03:25.360 --> 00:03:29.680 Myers, Florida, last week to stay with his grandmother, but he never 45 00:03:29.840 --> 00:03:31.879 arrived. They told me, no, he's not in this flight. He 46 00:03:31.960 --> 00:03:36.680 missed his flight. I said no, he could not miss his flight because 47 00:03:36.680 --> 00:03:40.439 I have the check in tag. Maria Ramos says she wants to know how 48 00:03:40.479 --> 00:03:45.800 her grandson ended up about one hundred and sixty miles away in Orlando. The 49 00:03:45.840 --> 00:03:50.120 airline says the boy was always under the care and supervision of a Spirit Team 50 00:03:50.159 --> 00:03:54.439 member. Holiday travel has been moving along so far this holiday season, but 51 00:03:54.560 --> 00:04:00.680 the weather is slowing things down. Southwest Airlines canceled more than four hundred flights 52 00:04:00.719 --> 00:04:05.000 over the weekend and delayed nearly twenty seven hundred flights. ABC's Melissa Addams says 53 00:04:05.039 --> 00:04:10.560 a blizzard has been dumping snow over South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. 54 00:04:10.599 --> 00:04:15.560 Thunderstorms and a threat for flooding expected for the southern Appalachians. The storm expected 55 00:04:15.560 --> 00:04:18.480 to move up the coast, she says. Out west, a floodwatch has 56 00:04:18.560 --> 00:04:25.120 been issued for parts of Washington State where heavy rain could cause flooding. Research 57 00:04:25.160 --> 00:04:29.439 from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence says one in four women and one in 58 00:04:29.560 --> 00:04:32.720 seven men eighteen years and older have been the victim of severe physical violence in 59 00:04:32.759 --> 00:04:38.240 their lifetime, and that violence is more likely to happen during the holidays because 60 00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:42.240 of time off from work and school and other factors. Joining me now to 61 00:04:42.279 --> 00:04:46.759 talk about recognizing and addressing domestic abuse during the holiday season is Sylvia Gribel, 62 00:04:46.959 --> 00:04:53.680 the directing manager of Trauma Enforced Services and Education at the Los Angeles Center for 63 00:04:53.800 --> 00:04:57.399 Law and Justice. Thank you for joining me. It's a pleasure to be 64 00:04:57.439 --> 00:05:00.639 here. Thank you, Heather. All right, so let's start with what 65 00:05:00.680 --> 00:05:02.560 you do at the center. Tell me about the work you're doing there. 66 00:05:02.680 --> 00:05:08.839 Well, we have the distinction of being a fifty year old legal aid in 67 00:05:08.879 --> 00:05:14.759 Los Angeles County primarily serving the needs of domestic violence and sexual assault survivors. 68 00:05:14.959 --> 00:05:17.920 Do the holidays have more of an impact on victims of domestic violence? What 69 00:05:17.959 --> 00:05:23.120 are you seeing there at the center? Well, I mean we see what 70 00:05:23.360 --> 00:05:27.759 I think many of us may or may not be able to recognize as intimate 71 00:05:27.800 --> 00:05:33.759 partner violence, and so it could look. We see frequently claims from criticism 72 00:05:34.439 --> 00:05:42.680 and jealousy and possessiveness that maybe has escalated a lot of financial control. We 73 00:05:42.839 --> 00:05:50.639 also see that there is intimidation tactics, sometimes with or without intimidation with weapons, 74 00:05:51.600 --> 00:05:57.839 coercion, and threats. And where it is particularly important to note these 75 00:05:57.920 --> 00:06:00.959 dynamics is when it doesn't look the way we think it should look or the 76 00:06:01.000 --> 00:06:08.000 way that maybe is a common thread because people will use what they can to 77 00:06:08.120 --> 00:06:13.319 wield that power or control. So for our trans or LGBT folks, it 78 00:06:13.360 --> 00:06:16.680 could be the thread of outing. For undocumented folks, it could be you 79 00:06:16.720 --> 00:06:21.279 know, threats of withholding papers or documentation, or the children, threats of 80 00:06:21.319 --> 00:06:27.519 withholding children. And then we have caretakers, right, we have individuals take 81 00:06:27.560 --> 00:06:32.560 care of needs that are dependent on them and perhaps withholding medication or care. 82 00:06:33.040 --> 00:06:38.399 In my mind and in my heart, I feel like I have a need 83 00:06:38.439 --> 00:06:42.480 to always want to help. If I see something or see someone who might 84 00:06:42.519 --> 00:06:46.279 be going through, you know, this type of situation, I would want 85 00:06:46.319 --> 00:06:50.920 to help. How can we recognize the signs that someone is being abused and 86 00:06:51.319 --> 00:06:57.639 how can we help or should we help them? I think that what we've 87 00:06:57.720 --> 00:07:00.480 learned, at least firsthand and the work that we do, is that those 88 00:07:00.560 --> 00:07:06.560 that are closest to us have the best opportunity perhaps to be in a space 89 00:07:08.279 --> 00:07:12.240 or have access to us. Because one of the tools that is used in 90 00:07:12.279 --> 00:07:15.399 that power and control dynamic is isolation. I think that's the largest one we 91 00:07:15.439 --> 00:07:19.439 see, or the first one that we see come up in their histories that 92 00:07:19.519 --> 00:07:24.519 are shared, and so it would be an opportunity to provide them with the 93 00:07:24.560 --> 00:07:29.000 information. What we understand also is that not all folks are at the same 94 00:07:29.079 --> 00:07:32.639 stage in their journey. So some have just begun a relationship, others have 95 00:07:32.720 --> 00:07:35.480 been in a while, and others are trying to figure out when is the 96 00:07:35.480 --> 00:07:41.920 best time to leave. And so ways that we can assist are by asking 97 00:07:41.959 --> 00:07:46.279 them, you know, how can I help? That is always the best 98 00:07:46.319 --> 00:07:50.879 way because a survivor is really in the best position to share with you what 99 00:07:51.040 --> 00:07:56.560 is scariest about the situation that they're in, what has worked, and what 100 00:07:56.600 --> 00:08:01.959 their strengths and resources have been to keep them safe thus far. And perhaps 101 00:08:01.040 --> 00:08:05.319 just having that open door would be the first step, right, letting them 102 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:11.079 know that you're a safe place to land. Also, then if your person 103 00:08:11.279 --> 00:08:16.160 is amenable to some resources, I would say a plan is a great place 104 00:08:16.240 --> 00:08:18.120 to start, right, So coming up with a plan, what is it 105 00:08:18.160 --> 00:08:24.360 that you have, what is it that you need? And definitely I will 106 00:08:24.360 --> 00:08:28.759 want to share that. So safety planning is very important and it's very individual. 107 00:08:28.120 --> 00:08:31.279 It's going to be dependent. Does this person have children, does the 108 00:08:31.279 --> 00:08:37.399 person have transportation, does the person have documentation? You know, so it's 109 00:08:37.480 --> 00:08:41.840 important if we are close to this person. So I feel that there's so 110 00:08:41.000 --> 00:08:46.279 many opportunities to assist. It's just a matter of where do you show up. 111 00:08:46.559 --> 00:08:50.919 Do you show up in that relationship with that person, or you a 112 00:08:50.960 --> 00:08:56.759 community member and really just taking the option of assisting. It is important to 113 00:08:56.879 --> 00:09:01.919 remember the one of the most dangerous times for survivor is when they make the 114 00:09:01.960 --> 00:09:05.600 decision to leave. So while it's our inclination to want to yank them out 115 00:09:05.600 --> 00:09:09.960 of their life, it could potentially be the most dangerous if they are not 116 00:09:11.039 --> 00:09:16.080 assisted with some planning. Yeah, that's definitely a concern and something to think 117 00:09:16.159 --> 00:09:20.000 about because you know, like I said, for someone who wants to go 118 00:09:20.039 --> 00:09:22.159 in and be like I'm going to help you, I'm going to save you, 119 00:09:22.559 --> 00:09:26.639 that may not always be the best plan of action. And what is 120 00:09:26.639 --> 00:09:31.159 the number that people can call if nothing else, that there's just one resource 121 00:09:31.240 --> 00:09:35.039 or something they can do to pass along to someone they think might be a 122 00:09:35.120 --> 00:09:37.279 victim, or that they themselves can use to call. Well, I'd like 123 00:09:37.360 --> 00:09:43.799 to provide you with two resources. The National Domestic Violence Abuse Hotline is a 124 00:09:43.799 --> 00:09:52.159 great resource nationally and that number is one eight hundred seven ninety nine safe. 125 00:09:52.440 --> 00:09:58.759 The other would be if somebody you know is in Los Angeles County and seeking 126 00:09:58.159 --> 00:10:01.840 legal support and would like to know what their rights are, would like to 127 00:10:01.919 --> 00:10:09.360 just receive a consult They're welcome to call us at three two three nine eight 128 00:10:09.480 --> 00:10:18.159 zero three five zero zero or online at www dot LACLJ dot org and they 129 00:10:18.200 --> 00:10:22.840 can find a multitude of resources as well on our site. Sylvia Mgrebell from 130 00:10:22.879 --> 00:10:26.480 the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice, thank you so much for giving 131 00:10:26.519 --> 00:10:31.720 us this really invaluable information. It's been my pleasure. Thank you so much. 132 00:10:33.159 --> 00:10:35.840 Let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty 133 00:10:35.840 --> 00:10:39.360 four hour newsroom. Holiday travel has been moving along so far this holiday season, 134 00:10:39.720 --> 00:10:43.279 but the weather is slowing things down. Southwest Airlines canceled more than four 135 00:10:43.360 --> 00:10:48.639 hundred flights over the weekend and delayed nearly twenty seven hundred flights. ABC's Melissa 136 00:10:48.679 --> 00:10:52.759 Addain says a blizzard has been dumping snow over South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. 137 00:10:52.759 --> 00:10:58.200 Thunderstorms and a threat for flooding expected for the southern Appalachians. The storm 138 00:10:58.240 --> 00:11:01.360 expected to move up the coast, she says, out west a flood. 139 00:11:01.759 --> 00:11:05.440 A floodwatch has been issued for parts of Washington State where heavy rains could cause 140 00:11:05.480 --> 00:11:11.600 flooding. That storm is then expected to move into northern California. Britain's King 141 00:11:11.679 --> 00:11:15.720 Charles has talked about caring for others and caring for the planet during his first 142 00:11:15.799 --> 00:11:22.039 Christmas address. At a time of increasingly tragic conflict around the world, I 143 00:11:22.159 --> 00:11:26.360 pray that we can also do all in our power to protect each other, 144 00:11:28.320 --> 00:11:31.879 the king said. Caring for the earth is a gift to future generations. 145 00:11:31.240 --> 00:11:35.480 Charles took the throne last year after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth 146 00:11:35.559 --> 00:11:39.120 the Second. A person has been killed and two kids have been hurt in 147 00:11:39.159 --> 00:11:45.159 a crash between a big rig and akia in Lancaster. Metrolink is suspending all 148 00:11:45.240 --> 00:11:50.120 service for four days beginning today to allow workers to clean and repair trains and 149 00:11:50.200 --> 00:11:54.279 upgrade the regional rail network. And retailers say today is the second busiest shopping 150 00:11:54.360 --> 00:11:58.120 day of the year, second only to, of course, Black Friday. 151 00:11:58.720 --> 00:12:03.679 It's so five its handle on the news more than a million people across the 152 00:12:03.720 --> 00:12:09.240 northern and central planes remain under a blizzard or ice storm warning dangerous conditions could 153 00:12:09.360 --> 00:12:11.960 last through tomorrow. And we're going to break that all down for you. 154 00:12:11.799 --> 00:12:16.120 Well, it has been quite a year for Donald Trump. Formal charges of 155 00:12:16.240 --> 00:12:24.919 racketeering and twelve other felonies were brought against him for allegedly overseeing a conspiracy that 156 00:12:24.919 --> 00:12:28.840 that sought to overthrow the results of the twenty twenty presidential election in Georgia. 157 00:12:28.200 --> 00:12:33.519 The indictment was major news across the world. The events leading up to the 158 00:12:33.600 --> 00:12:37.480 charges and those that have played out afterwards have produced a steady supply of major 159 00:12:37.519 --> 00:12:41.480 developments in the case. ABC's Aaron Katirsky has details on some of the more 160 00:12:41.519 --> 00:12:46.480 notable ones donald Trump's year of indictments. Donald Trump was arranged on a New 161 00:12:46.559 --> 00:12:52.200 York Supreme Court indictment. First Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged former President Trump 162 00:12:52.279 --> 00:12:56.600 with falsifying business records tied to the one hundred and thirty thousand dollars hush payment 163 00:12:56.639 --> 00:13:01.200 to porn actress Stormy Daniels before the twenty sixteen election, four false statements made 164 00:13:01.360 --> 00:13:07.559 to cover up other crimes. Then Special Counsel Jack Smith charged Trump with mishandling 165 00:13:07.600 --> 00:13:13.519 classified documents are laws that protect national defense information are critical. Two months later, 166 00:13:13.600 --> 00:13:18.399 Smith returned a second indictment against Trump for election subversion, culminating in January 167 00:13:18.440 --> 00:13:22.000 sixth an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy. Trump faced a fourth 168 00:13:22.000 --> 00:13:26.279 indictment in Atlanta, where Fulton County DA fani Willis charged Trump with trying to 169 00:13:26.360 --> 00:13:31.600 overturn the election results in Georgia, arising from a criminal conspiracy. In each 170 00:13:31.679 --> 00:13:35.320 case, Trump has pleaded not guilty. The first trials scheduled for March in 171 00:13:35.360 --> 00:13:39.720 the thick of the primaries, as Trump seeks the White House again. Aaron 172 00:13:39.799 --> 00:13:43.679 Katerski ABC News New York. After eleven weeks of war in Gaza, the 173 00:13:43.720 --> 00:13:50.440 Israeli military campaign against Tomas now sits among the deadliest and most destructive in recent 174 00:13:50.519 --> 00:13:54.000 history. ABC's in Nez de la Cuerta as a look at what's happened since 175 00:13:54.080 --> 00:13:58.639 the day the war broke out. It was a day that's been described as 176 00:13:58.720 --> 00:14:03.840 hell on Earth. The Israel Hamas war broke out on October seventh, when 177 00:14:03.879 --> 00:14:07.039 at least fifteen hundred Hamas fighters breached the Gaza border by land, sea and 178 00:14:07.120 --> 00:14:13.120 air storming parts of southern Israel. What ensued was atrocious entire family slaughtered, 179 00:14:13.159 --> 00:14:18.000 civilians beheaded, communities set on fire. At least twelve hundred Israelis were killed, 180 00:14:18.200 --> 00:14:22.000 over two hundred hostages were taken. Israel responded by vowing to completely eradicate 181 00:14:22.039 --> 00:14:28.399 Hamas, relentlessly shelling Gaza, decimating entire neighborhoods. One point eight million people 182 00:14:28.440 --> 00:14:31.840 displaced, over fifteen thousand killed according to the Hamas run health Ministry, and 183 00:14:31.879 --> 00:14:35.360 with the IDEF also cutting off all food, fuel, electricity, and water 184 00:14:35.440 --> 00:14:41.159 to Gaza, a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding. A temporary truce was eventually agreed to, 185 00:14:41.320 --> 00:14:43.120 resulting in the release of one hundred and ten hostages, but with the 186 00:14:43.159 --> 00:14:48.120 agreement coming to an end, Israel pressing on with its ground operation in southern 187 00:14:48.159 --> 00:14:50.480 Gaza. The US warning Israel it does not want to see a repeat of 188 00:14:50.519 --> 00:14:56.639 what happened in the north, and as deligotera ABC News Tel Aviv, Let's 189 00:14:56.679 --> 00:14:58.480 get back to some of the stories coming out to the KFI twenty four hour 190 00:14:58.559 --> 00:15:03.000 newsroom. Metrolink is suspending all service for four days so workers can clean and 191 00:15:03.080 --> 00:15:09.879 repair trains and upgrade. Excuse me, upgrade the regional rail network. Trains 192 00:15:09.919 --> 00:15:13.759 will be out of service through Friday, with service restarting on Saturday. Metrolink 193 00:15:13.759 --> 00:15:18.960 officials say the suspension is a chance to complete repairs and upgrades to ensure safer, 194 00:15:18.120 --> 00:15:24.240 more efficient service. A migrant caravan in southern Mexico is headed towards the 195 00:15:24.360 --> 00:15:30.080 US. ABC's Chuck Steverson says the migrants started moving a few days before US 196 00:15:30.080 --> 00:15:35.039 officials were to meet with their Mexican counterparts to talk about immigration. Secretary of 197 00:15:35.039 --> 00:15:37.720 State Anthony B. Lincoln is expected in Mexico City Wednesday to hammer out new 198 00:15:37.759 --> 00:15:43.919 agreements to control the surge of migrants seeking entry into the US. He says 199 00:15:43.960 --> 00:15:48.159 the migrants claim they need help and say they don't understand why the US and 200 00:15:48.279 --> 00:15:52.919 Mexico won't help them. President Biden has ordered air strikes against Iranian backed militia 201 00:15:52.919 --> 00:15:58.799 groups in response to a drone attack in northern Iraq that injured three US service 202 00:15:58.840 --> 00:16:04.720 members. Security Council spokeswoman Adrian Watson says one of the troops suffered critical injuries 203 00:16:04.720 --> 00:16:10.639 in the attack yesterday. Two Iranian backed groups claimed credit for the attack. 204 00:16:11.639 --> 00:16:15.720 A lawyer for ex La County Sheriff Alex Vianueva says his client has agreed to 205 00:16:15.759 --> 00:16:22.519 appear in front of the Civilian Oversight Commission to talk about Deputy gangs. Vianueva 206 00:16:22.559 --> 00:16:26.679 has resisted subpoenas to testify under oath. His lawyer says he is a private 207 00:16:26.720 --> 00:16:32.720 citizen now and is very willing to testify in January and will answer any questions 208 00:16:32.799 --> 00:16:37.120 the committee has. The announcement comes days after a judge set a hearing to 209 00:16:37.200 --> 00:16:41.240 decide whether to order the former sheriff to comply. Vianueva is running for La 210 00:16:41.360 --> 00:16:47.240 County Supervisor. All right, so this is really cool. Talk about a 211 00:16:47.279 --> 00:16:52.679 great Christmas Day. A Powerball lottery ticket matching five numbers except for that powerball 212 00:16:52.799 --> 00:16:57.240 number has been sold at a doughnut store in Anaheim. That ticket is worth 213 00:16:57.279 --> 00:17:03.720 two million dollars. The powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated six hundred and eighty 214 00:17:03.720 --> 00:17:07.519 five million after nobody matched all six numbers to nab that big prize during the 215 00:17:07.640 --> 00:17:11.759 Christmas Day drawing. The top prize up for grabs during the next drawing on 216 00:17:11.799 --> 00:17:18.000 Wednesday. While alum sum option of an estimated three hundred and forty four point 217 00:17:18.000 --> 00:17:22.839 seven million dollars woo. No one has won the powerball jackpot on Christmas Day 218 00:17:22.880 --> 00:17:27.839 since twenty thirteen, when a ticket in Missouri one seventy one point five million 219 00:17:27.880 --> 00:17:33.519 dollars. The numbers drawn for Monday. Everybody, check your tickets. Check 220 00:17:33.519 --> 00:17:37.599 your tickets. There was five, twelve, twenty, twenty four, twenty 221 00:17:37.720 --> 00:17:47.240 nine, and that powerball was number four. I cannot Sometimes I daydream about 222 00:17:47.319 --> 00:17:51.960 winning the lottery. We've got Michelle here, and we've got kno here, 223 00:17:52.160 --> 00:17:56.960 and Nick is here as well. I want to ask you guys, let's 224 00:17:56.000 --> 00:17:59.400 just say, let's just do one of those like, let's have a moment 225 00:17:59.400 --> 00:18:02.880 where we all drew for a second. What would we do if we won 226 00:18:03.440 --> 00:18:07.640 the power ball? Well, first I need now that because you're you're new, 227 00:18:08.640 --> 00:18:11.839 I need to officially ask you if you want to join the lottery pool. 228 00:18:12.000 --> 00:18:15.400 Yes, oh yeah, yes, the answer is yes. Okay, 229 00:18:15.400 --> 00:18:18.039 good, So I'll talk to you about that later. But what would I 230 00:18:18.319 --> 00:18:22.119 do? God, what would we do if we won? As a group? 231 00:18:22.559 --> 00:18:26.319 We would take the lump sum, that's the rule for sure. Yeah, 232 00:18:26.480 --> 00:18:29.319 sure, you take the lump sum and then we just divide it evenly. 233 00:18:29.400 --> 00:18:33.559 But I would I think I would buy several homes oh, invest in 234 00:18:33.599 --> 00:18:37.559 different areas. Yes, that'd be the first thing after paying off debt obviously. 235 00:18:37.599 --> 00:18:40.799 Well you know that's what everyone always says, we got to pay off 236 00:18:40.799 --> 00:18:42.960 the debt first, which I get. That's a very practical thing to do. 237 00:18:44.079 --> 00:18:45.519 Like, it would be terrible if you want millions of dollars and then 238 00:18:45.599 --> 00:18:49.359 just left your credit card bills there, just pretended like they didn't exist, 239 00:18:49.759 --> 00:18:53.079 and your credit goes down. But yeah, payoff bills, buy property for 240 00:18:53.160 --> 00:18:56.359 sure. I think I would love to travel. Yeah, oh yeah, 241 00:18:56.400 --> 00:19:00.079 no, no, no, definitely travel. I would absolutely get some real 242 00:19:00.160 --> 00:19:06.079 workout time in on my passport without a question. ConA, what would you 243 00:19:06.119 --> 00:19:14.279 do? I would probably buy candy store? Oh that's so specific? Why 244 00:19:15.400 --> 00:19:17.920 so I can have all the candy whenever I want. I love that, 245 00:19:18.240 --> 00:19:21.519 I give it to any of the children, and I'll keep it off for 246 00:19:21.559 --> 00:19:25.440 myself, forget those kids. This is where you heard the making of the 247 00:19:25.440 --> 00:19:29.799 gridg Yeah, I was like, we officially heard the words start here. 248 00:19:30.000 --> 00:19:33.039 Man marked that on the calendar. This is the origin story of the gridge. 249 00:19:33.480 --> 00:19:37.799 I think his answer is my favorite. I agree with you. Do 250 00:19:37.880 --> 00:19:44.759 you have a specific candy shop, ConA or no, so specific candy shop. 251 00:19:45.640 --> 00:19:51.960 No, probably like Ansley, one of the chocolate base. Yes, 252 00:19:52.039 --> 00:19:55.079 chocolate base. That sounds amazing, honestly. I mean you know what, 253 00:19:55.240 --> 00:19:57.079 I may go to our little convenience store down the hall and buy you a 254 00:19:57.119 --> 00:20:02.000 little some something. It's just for fundies, for a post Christmas gift. 255 00:20:02.759 --> 00:20:04.759 I I daydream about this a lot. And one of the things I would 256 00:20:04.759 --> 00:20:08.200 do, you guys will appreciate this is I would buy my husband a radio 257 00:20:08.240 --> 00:20:12.200 station. Ooh. My husband used to be a radio DJ back in the 258 00:20:12.279 --> 00:20:15.559 day. He was in an alternative radio station. Loves music. I would 259 00:20:15.599 --> 00:20:19.160 buy him his own radio station so he can play whatever music he wants and 260 00:20:19.240 --> 00:20:22.880 no program director, nobody can tell him what he has to play five times 261 00:20:22.920 --> 00:20:26.960 an hour or whatever. That's a great, that's agreed. He would just 262 00:20:27.000 --> 00:20:30.759 be like, you know, throwback to the old WKRP in Cincinnati. You 263 00:20:30.759 --> 00:20:34.960 know. Oh, I love that. Thank you guys for participating in my 264 00:20:36.039 --> 00:20:40.960 fun little what if we won the lottery moment? Now what if, well, 265 00:20:41.079 --> 00:20:48.440 let's just say when we win the lottery when air quality regulators have issued 266 00:20:48.480 --> 00:20:52.640 a ban on indoor and outdoor wood burning in the Inland Empire through today due 267 00:20:52.640 --> 00:20:56.680 to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. President Biden has ordered 268 00:20:56.680 --> 00:21:03.440 the military to carry out retaliatory airstre against Iranian backed militia groups after three US 269 00:21:03.519 --> 00:21:07.279 service members were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq. It's been an 270 00:21:07.400 --> 00:21:14.400 unprecedented year for southern California whale watchers. A pod of eastern tropical Pacific orcas 271 00:21:14.440 --> 00:21:18.359 showed up two weeks ago and have been seen from Laguna Beach to as far 272 00:21:18.440 --> 00:21:22.599 north as Malibu. Then at six oh five, it's handle on the news. 273 00:21:22.640 --> 00:21:26.519 Governor Newsom says Donald Trump is a threat to our democracy, but he 274 00:21:26.559 --> 00:21:30.839 doesn't think he should be taken off the California ballot. And at five point 275 00:21:30.839 --> 00:21:33.079 fifty, we'll tell you what happens to all those gift cards you got for 276 00:21:33.200 --> 00:21:38.160 Christmas if you don't use them. And what is the word of the year. 277 00:21:38.240 --> 00:21:41.920 I'm sure you've hit heard your kids say it, but you may not 278 00:21:41.960 --> 00:21:45.599 know what it means. We're going to fill you in on all of that. 279 00:21:45.680 --> 00:21:49.680 Joining me now to talk about mental health with our kids for the holidays 280 00:21:49.839 --> 00:21:56.480 is doctor Kim, the Parentologist. You've seen her on ABCCBS and Fox as 281 00:21:56.519 --> 00:22:00.720 well as her own weekly podcast called The Parentologists Podcast. Kim, thank you 282 00:22:00.759 --> 00:22:03.880 so much for joining me. Thank you for having me. It's a pleasure 283 00:22:03.920 --> 00:22:07.839 to be here. So I would like to talk about this recent report from 284 00:22:07.839 --> 00:22:11.799 the CDC. It says two point seven million children between the ages of three 285 00:22:11.880 --> 00:22:17.960 and seventeen have been diagnosed with depression. And I assume, like many adults, 286 00:22:18.039 --> 00:22:21.960 they can start to feel these effects during the holiday season. I'd love 287 00:22:22.000 --> 00:22:26.039 to know what are some of the ways we can support our kids' mental health 288 00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:27.880 during the holiday break. And I understand that this is a pretty big age 289 00:22:27.960 --> 00:22:30.599 range here. What you would do for a three year old would be very 290 00:22:30.599 --> 00:22:33.839 different than what you would do with a seventeen year old. That's true, 291 00:22:33.880 --> 00:22:37.079 and you know, there's lots of things that I think you can also look 292 00:22:37.160 --> 00:22:41.200 into and do with children of all ages. For example, you know, 293 00:22:41.440 --> 00:22:48.279 parents can look out for symptoms and behaviors that do not reflect your child's regular 294 00:22:48.319 --> 00:22:51.960 behaviors and symptoms. So, for example, when some kids are feeling depressed, 295 00:22:52.200 --> 00:22:56.119 they will get very irritable, they will get isolate themselves where they want 296 00:22:56.160 --> 00:23:00.799 to not participate in family activities, friends activity, sports activities, which may 297 00:23:00.839 --> 00:23:04.240 be very usual for them. So I think for parents to identify some of 298 00:23:04.240 --> 00:23:11.119 those symptoms and patterns of behavior that are different than their normal child's personality is 299 00:23:11.160 --> 00:23:15.680 something that parents can look out for for all ages. Something else I really 300 00:23:15.039 --> 00:23:18.799 emphasize with children of all ages are doing daily check ins, and I think 301 00:23:18.839 --> 00:23:22.920 this really helps keep a pulse on a children's mental health and for parents to 302 00:23:22.920 --> 00:23:26.079 really be involved in their child's life. It doesn't have to be a long 303 00:23:26.119 --> 00:23:30.119 sit down conversation or a lecture. Maybe just on the way home from you 304 00:23:30.119 --> 00:23:33.799 know, the store or from school, a parent can ask how their child's 305 00:23:33.839 --> 00:23:36.319 feeling on a scale of one to ten. Now, if they are three, 306 00:23:36.480 --> 00:23:38.480 they can do a thumbs up, a sideways them or downwards them, 307 00:23:38.559 --> 00:23:42.119 right, something fun and easy that you know, child there's in preschoolers can 308 00:23:42.599 --> 00:23:47.279 identify and do themselves. As the children get older, they can identify you 309 00:23:47.319 --> 00:23:49.680 know, scale a one to ten and attends the highest and the child's around 310 00:23:49.680 --> 00:23:52.319 in you know, seven, eight, nine or ten, then you know 311 00:23:52.400 --> 00:23:56.160 that's great and the parent can move on. But if it's lower, then 312 00:23:56.319 --> 00:23:59.200 the parent can have a follow up question and say, okay, well what 313 00:23:59.240 --> 00:24:02.359 could make your day better or what's going on that you know I can help 314 00:24:02.400 --> 00:24:03.119 you with? You know, how can I help you, you know, 315 00:24:03.240 --> 00:24:08.279 validate them, empathize with them, you know, be present and just listen. 316 00:24:08.359 --> 00:24:11.640 Sometimes kids just want to tell what's on their mind and they don't need 317 00:24:11.720 --> 00:24:15.920 answers or a solution. They just want a vent to their parent and know 318 00:24:15.960 --> 00:24:18.880 that their parents there to support them. Yeah. That's a great point too, 319 00:24:19.000 --> 00:24:23.119 is once you get them talking, you don't always have to solve that 320 00:24:23.279 --> 00:24:26.759 problem that maybe that they present to you. I know, I personally am 321 00:24:26.839 --> 00:24:30.279 a big problem solver. I want to be like, all right, let's 322 00:24:30.279 --> 00:24:32.799 try to fix this. But sometimes, you know, I have a ten 323 00:24:32.880 --> 00:24:37.160 year old and sometimes I just need to step back and just listen to her 324 00:24:37.200 --> 00:24:40.839 talk a little bit, and I think that helps her a lot. As 325 00:24:40.920 --> 00:24:44.880 parents around the holidays, we want to give so many things to our kids. 326 00:24:44.920 --> 00:24:48.960 We want to give them everything on their Christmas list. But how important 327 00:24:49.000 --> 00:24:52.960 is it to set up some of those gift giving boundaries versus giving them everything 328 00:24:53.000 --> 00:24:56.519 on their list. I think, as a general rule, I think boundaries 329 00:24:56.519 --> 00:25:00.680 are very healthy for children, and I think it's very help healthy for parents 330 00:25:00.680 --> 00:25:03.640 to set boundaries with their children around everything, whether it's behavior, whether it's 331 00:25:04.240 --> 00:25:07.960 you know, the types of food they eat. I usually usually always talk 332 00:25:08.000 --> 00:25:14.160 about parents eliminating things like carbs and sugars and processed food and synthetic dyes just 333 00:25:14.160 --> 00:25:17.240 for their overall health and well being, you know, and it also affects 334 00:25:17.319 --> 00:25:21.319 behavior and mood as well, So that's something I usually preach about. So 335 00:25:21.319 --> 00:25:23.559 I think setting boundaries around everything is great. And I think during the holidays, 336 00:25:23.599 --> 00:25:27.319 especially around gifts, at least in our home, we try to teach 337 00:25:27.400 --> 00:25:32.640 humility, we try to teach gratitude, we tried to teach giving back, 338 00:25:32.920 --> 00:25:36.400 and so I think setting boundaries around those gifts is good because then if a 339 00:25:36.480 --> 00:25:38.559 child doesn't get something on their wish list, then that gives them something to 340 00:25:38.640 --> 00:25:41.960 work towards. Maybe they can earn it through a point system. All right, 341 00:25:42.079 --> 00:25:45.039 let's talk about comparison. When I was a kid, you know, 342 00:25:45.240 --> 00:25:49.359 and honestly all kids can't help but see what their friends got for Christmas. 343 00:25:49.400 --> 00:25:53.279 Maybe how can we help support our kids when it comes to comparing what they 344 00:25:53.319 --> 00:25:57.640 got versus what their friends got. Yeah, that's a hard one because especially 345 00:25:57.720 --> 00:26:00.960 not with social media posting what they got for Christmas, and you know, 346 00:26:02.039 --> 00:26:03.839 kids are looking and even parents do this too. It's kind of like keeping 347 00:26:03.920 --> 00:26:06.680 up with the joneses. You know, you think, oh, that person 348 00:26:06.720 --> 00:26:08.920 got a new stereo system or you know, the newest Alexa or whatever it 349 00:26:10.000 --> 00:26:12.240 is, and it's hard not to compare yourself. So I think it starts 350 00:26:12.240 --> 00:26:15.880 with the parents first. If the parents are comparing their selves to others and 351 00:26:17.119 --> 00:26:21.559 trying to continually get the next best thing, then I think it trickles down 352 00:26:21.599 --> 00:26:22.839 and the kids are going to learn that too. So I think if the 353 00:26:22.920 --> 00:26:29.480 parents show a type of gratitude for what they have and focusing on what they 354 00:26:29.480 --> 00:26:30.920 do have instead of what they don't have, I think that trickles down to 355 00:26:30.960 --> 00:26:34.599 their children. So we keep a little gratitude book at home, and we 356 00:26:34.640 --> 00:26:37.359 try to, even over dinner time, just talk about what are the three 357 00:26:37.400 --> 00:26:41.640 things we're grateful for today, And that can go over towards gifts too. 358 00:26:41.720 --> 00:26:45.160 You know, we're grateful for getting our new stuffed animal or our new video 359 00:26:45.240 --> 00:26:48.359 game, or whatever the case may be, and we focus it on ourselves 360 00:26:48.359 --> 00:26:51.359 and we try to isolate that where we're not comparing to others. But I 361 00:26:51.400 --> 00:26:55.279 do think it does trickle down from the parent if they are role modeling a 362 00:26:55.400 --> 00:26:59.960 non comparison competitive behavior with other adults, then the kids will learn that too 363 00:27:00.920 --> 00:27:03.960 well. I know this information has been really helpful for me, and I 364 00:27:03.039 --> 00:27:07.359 hope it has been for everyone who's listening as well. You can find out 365 00:27:07.359 --> 00:27:11.359 more information about doctor Kim and her work theparentologists dot Com and also on her 366 00:27:11.359 --> 00:27:15.519 weekly podcast, Doctor Kim, Thank you so much for joining me. Thank 367 00:27:15.559 --> 00:27:18.759 you so much for having me. Let's get back to some of the stories 368 00:27:18.759 --> 00:27:22.160 coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Police and Fontana are trying 369 00:27:22.160 --> 00:27:27.599 to find anyone else targeted by a convicted sex offender arrested again for allegedly exploiting 370 00:27:27.640 --> 00:27:34.480 miners online. Police say Edgard Carrie Solez used various online platforms to contact miners 371 00:27:34.960 --> 00:27:40.960 trying to get explicit photos. They say multiple electronic devices seized during a raid 372 00:27:41.000 --> 00:27:45.640 in August confirmed he was exploiting kids across the country. So far, nineteen 373 00:27:45.799 --> 00:27:49.920 have been identified. A federal judge is ruling a lawsuit against X formerly known 374 00:27:49.920 --> 00:27:53.960 as Twitter, will continue. The company is accused of not paying bonuses that 375 00:27:55.000 --> 00:28:00.240 were promised to employees. The lawsuit alleges bonuses stopped after billionaire Elon Musk hire 376 00:28:00.279 --> 00:28:03.640 the company in October of last year. That lawsuit was filed by a former 377 00:28:03.759 --> 00:28:10.519 senior director of compensation at x Hamas, has so far rejected an Egyptian backed 378 00:28:10.559 --> 00:28:14.559 play and to end the war in Gaza. Egypt's plan would be a phased 379 00:28:14.640 --> 00:28:18.480 hostage release, followed by creating a Palestinian panel of experts who would govern the 380 00:28:18.519 --> 00:28:23.480 Gaza strip in the occupied West Bank. ABC's Andy Field says the plan does 381 00:28:23.519 --> 00:28:29.839 not mention Israel's goal of destroying Hamas or Israel keeping military control over Gaza. 382 00:28:30.400 --> 00:28:33.640 Israel's prime minister says the war is not close to finished. AMAS said it 383 00:28:33.680 --> 00:28:38.759 won't negotiate without an end to the aggression. Iran has been showing off a 384 00:28:38.799 --> 00:28:44.119 new long range missile as attacks on cargo ships increase in the Red Sea. 385 00:28:44.599 --> 00:28:48.720 A US warship shot down four drones in the Red Sea. The USS Lagoon 386 00:28:48.799 --> 00:28:52.240 shot down the drones that were headed from areas controlled by Iranian backed Hoofy rebels 387 00:28:52.240 --> 00:28:56.839 and Yemen the same vessel, responding to attacks on at least two commercial tankers 388 00:28:56.880 --> 00:29:03.119 in the Red Sea. ABC's aerial chef says Iran claims its new fully smart 389 00:29:03.160 --> 00:29:07.000 missile can change targets after launch. The Pentagon says there have been at least 390 00:29:07.039 --> 00:29:17.599 fifteen attacks. On commercial ships in the Red Seas since mid October. An 391 00:29:17.599 --> 00:29:22.119 actor known for his role on TV's One Life to Live has died. A 392 00:29:22.160 --> 00:29:27.240 publicist says Kamar Dela Reus died yesterday in LA after a brief battle with cancer. 393 00:29:29.039 --> 00:29:33.079 De Los Reyes was best known for playing Antonio Vega on Daytime TV. 394 00:29:33.319 --> 00:29:37.119 The character was a gang member turned cop. Bega also did voice work on 395 00:29:37.160 --> 00:29:42.599 Call of Duty Black Ops two. He was fifty six. Holiday travel has 396 00:29:42.640 --> 00:29:48.480 been moving along so far this holiday season, but the weather is slowing things 397 00:29:48.519 --> 00:29:52.279 down. Southwest Airlines canceled more than four hundred flights over the weekend and delayed 398 00:29:52.279 --> 00:29:57.279 nearly twenty seven hundred flights. ABC's Melissa Addams says a blizzard has been dumping 399 00:29:57.319 --> 00:30:02.200 snow over South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. Thunderstorms and a threat for 400 00:30:02.279 --> 00:30:06.839 flooding expected for the southern Appalachians. The storm expected to move up the coast, 401 00:30:07.799 --> 00:30:10.440 she says. Out west, a floodwatch has been issued for parts of 402 00:30:10.559 --> 00:30:14.480 Washington State, where heavy rain could cause flooding. The storm is then expected 403 00:30:14.519 --> 00:30:18.680 to move into northern California. Police and Fontana are trying to find anyone else 404 00:30:18.680 --> 00:30:23.559 targeted by a convicted sex offender arrested again for allegedly exploiting miners online. Britain's 405 00:30:23.640 --> 00:30:27.400 King Charles has talked about caring for others and caring for the planet. During 406 00:30:27.440 --> 00:30:32.119 his first Christmas address, the King said caring for the Earth is a gift 407 00:30:32.119 --> 00:30:37.200 to future generations, and the controversial Delta Tunnel project is moving forward. The 408 00:30:37.279 --> 00:30:41.519 sixteen billion dollar plan calls for a forty five mile long tunnel to be rebuilt, 409 00:30:41.920 --> 00:30:45.400 be built excuse me, beneath the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta, and 410 00:30:45.440 --> 00:30:51.519 pipe water that bypasses the Delta into the Bethany Reservoir and ultimately be delivered here 411 00:30:51.559 --> 00:30:56.039 to southern California. Opponents say it will be more expensive than the initial estimates 412 00:30:56.039 --> 00:31:00.759 and have negative environmental impact. There are just minutes away from Handle. On 413 00:31:00.839 --> 00:31:06.680 the news this morning, a ban on outdoor and indoor wood burning in much 414 00:31:06.680 --> 00:31:11.240 of southern California has been extended because a forecast of high air pollution. The 415 00:31:11.400 --> 00:31:17.880 order is in effect until least midnight in some areas. Making a decision has 416 00:31:18.039 --> 00:31:22.880 never seemed as hard as it was for Republicans to choose a leader this year. 417 00:31:22.960 --> 00:31:26.000 ABC Steve Portnoy takes us back through the moments. When that decision was 418 00:31:26.039 --> 00:31:32.079 finally made, chaos reigned for Republicans in the House. It took Kevin McCarthy 419 00:31:32.119 --> 00:31:37.279 fifteen attempts a speaker has not been elected. McCarthy finally became speaker, but 420 00:31:37.400 --> 00:31:41.119 nine months after he won the gavel, McCarthy lost it. He sparked conservative 421 00:31:41.119 --> 00:31:44.599 anger by putting on the floor a clean bill to avoid a government shutdown. 422 00:31:44.640 --> 00:31:48.200 This isn't personal. Matt Gates and seven fellow Republicans joined forces with Democrats to 423 00:31:48.279 --> 00:31:52.680 oust a sitting speaker for the first time in history. The Crazy Eights, 424 00:31:52.759 --> 00:31:55.599 led by Gates. The amount of damage they have done to this party into 425 00:31:55.640 --> 00:32:00.319 this country is insturmountable. The GOP would remain leader list for three weeks as 426 00:32:00.319 --> 00:32:05.319 Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, and Tom Emmer each failed to achieve the near 427 00:32:05.440 --> 00:32:09.039 unanimity among Republicans that was required to win the speakership, but a winner eventually 428 00:32:09.039 --> 00:32:15.000 emerged, Louisiana's Mike Johnson. The Bible is very clear that God is the 429 00:32:15.039 --> 00:32:19.720 one that raises up those in authority. Johnson avoided the faith that befell McCarthy 430 00:32:19.720 --> 00:32:22.799 when in mid November, he too put on the floor a bill to avoid 431 00:32:22.799 --> 00:32:28.480 a government shutdown. Stephen Portnoy, ABC News Washington, Let's get back to 432 00:32:28.519 --> 00:32:30.839 some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. A 433 00:32:30.920 --> 00:32:37.039 lawyer for ex La County Sheriff Alex Vianueva says his client has agreed to appear 434 00:32:37.079 --> 00:32:42.240 in front of the Civilian Oversight Commission to talk about deputy gangs. Beanueva has 435 00:32:42.319 --> 00:32:46.039 resisted subpoenas to testify under oath. His lawyer says he is a private citizen 436 00:32:46.079 --> 00:32:51.680 now and is very willing to testify in January and will answer any questions the 437 00:32:51.680 --> 00:32:54.480 committee has. The announcement comes just days after a judge set a hearing to 438 00:32:54.519 --> 00:32:59.920 decide whether to order the former sheriff to comply. Benueva is also running for 439 00:33:00.200 --> 00:33:06.880 Elie County Supervisor. Spirit Airlines Hold on one second, that just totally jumped 440 00:33:06.920 --> 00:33:08.680 down. That was weird. My rundown completely got ahead of me. Guys. 441 00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:13.720 Spirit Airlines has apologized for a mistake that put a six year old boy 442 00:33:13.799 --> 00:33:15.640 on a flight to the wrong city. The boy was supposed to fly for 443 00:33:15.680 --> 00:33:19.920 Philadelphia to Fort Myers, Florida, last week, to stay with his grandmother, 444 00:33:20.200 --> 00:33:22.880 but he never arrived. They told me, no, he's not in 445 00:33:22.920 --> 00:33:25.519 this flight. He missed his flight. I said no, he could not 446 00:33:25.640 --> 00:33:30.039 miss his flight because I have the check in tag. Mario Remo says she 447 00:33:30.119 --> 00:33:34.319 wants to know how her grandson ended up about one hundred and sixty miles away 448 00:33:34.319 --> 00:33:37.039 in Orlando. The airline says the boy was always under the care and supervision 449 00:33:37.079 --> 00:33:44.119 of a Spirit Team member. Russia's Defense Ministry says Russian naval ships in Crimea 450 00:33:44.240 --> 00:33:49.359 has been damaged in an air strike by Ukrainian forces. ABC's Mark Romollard says 451 00:33:49.440 --> 00:33:53.640 videos circulating on Ukrainian media channels showed an extensive fire in the port area. 452 00:33:53.920 --> 00:34:00.920 Ukrainian forces also claiming they've shot down five Russian fighter jets since Friday. The 453 00:34:00.960 --> 00:34:06.119 Russian Ministry says two Ukrainian fighter jets were destroyed by anti aircraft fire during the 454 00:34:06.200 --> 00:34:10.360 attack today. So, if you're like me, you got some gift cards 455 00:34:10.559 --> 00:34:16.519 for Christmas yesterday, And I love getting gift cards. I feel like it's 456 00:34:16.519 --> 00:34:21.440 sort of a cop out sometimes with gifts, but that's okay. It gives 457 00:34:21.440 --> 00:34:25.639 me the luxury of choice. They make great stocking stuffers. Well, you 458 00:34:25.679 --> 00:34:30.079 know, Americans are expected to spend nearly thirty billion dollars on gift cards this 459 00:34:30.159 --> 00:34:35.519 holiday season, and that's according to the National Retail Federation. Restaurants are the 460 00:34:35.519 --> 00:34:38.480 most popular, making up one third of those sales, and most of the 461 00:34:38.519 --> 00:34:45.719 gift cards will be redeemed. But Patronics, which tracks gift card sales receipts, 462 00:34:45.079 --> 00:34:49.719 says about seventy percent of gift cards are used within six months, but 463 00:34:50.039 --> 00:34:55.199 many cards tens of billions of dollars, wind up being forgotten or otherwise unused. 464 00:34:57.920 --> 00:35:00.000 Have you guys ever, first of all, did he may get any 465 00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:04.119 gift cards yesterday for Christmas? Oh? I got a ton? Would you 466 00:35:04.159 --> 00:35:07.920 get I get? I asked? When people ask me what I want for 467 00:35:07.960 --> 00:35:10.039 Christmas? I'm like g me scratchers and gift cards, gift cards for like 468 00:35:10.199 --> 00:35:14.480 Starbucks or Amazon, A woman after my own heart. I love that. 469 00:35:14.480 --> 00:35:16.480 That's what I get? All right? Are you going to use them though? 470 00:35:16.519 --> 00:35:19.719 Or do you forget? Oh? No, I use all of them, 471 00:35:19.840 --> 00:35:22.840 although in the past, like, there have been people who bought me 472 00:35:22.119 --> 00:35:25.119 gift cards that I've never used. Like I have a couple of gift cards 473 00:35:25.119 --> 00:35:29.039 from a couple of years ago. Somebody bought me gift cards like Red Lobster, 474 00:35:29.679 --> 00:35:31.800 and I've never I don't go to Red Lobster, and there's not one. 475 00:35:32.519 --> 00:35:35.880 I think there's one in Santa Clarita. Well, and I thought, 476 00:35:35.920 --> 00:35:38.960 should I regift it to somebody else? Or can I you know, now, 477 00:35:39.000 --> 00:35:42.719 I read this story about how you can, you know, sell them 478 00:35:42.719 --> 00:35:45.199 for cash if you want to give it to me, if you still have 479 00:35:45.280 --> 00:35:46.960 it, I'll take it. I love a Red Lobster moment. I'll bring 480 00:35:47.000 --> 00:35:51.639 it in Cono. What about you? Did you get any cards? I 481 00:35:51.679 --> 00:35:58.000 got a few. I got a Wendy's. I think Michelle, that's solid. 482 00:35:58.159 --> 00:36:01.400 And I got Cols Nice. I think that's really it. I did 483 00:36:01.480 --> 00:36:07.119 give gift cards. I give Alta, my wife and my stepdaughter. Well 484 00:36:07.159 --> 00:36:14.719 that's nice. Starbucks and Farmer Boys and mcguil's. It's like a fast food 485 00:36:15.199 --> 00:36:20.800 restaurant's delicious. So gift cards are a big part of your gift giving process. 486 00:36:20.800 --> 00:36:22.400 Excuse me, I'm losing my voice, guys, hold on, Yeah, 487 00:36:22.440 --> 00:36:28.599 more for the stocking stuffer. Yeah, and Nick, what about you? 488 00:36:28.639 --> 00:36:30.360 Did you give any gift cards or get any I got the I was 489 00:36:30.400 --> 00:36:32.280 well, I was going to say, I was thinking about it was like 490 00:36:32.320 --> 00:36:36.639 I just got cash. I got very, very lucky and so no gift 491 00:36:36.639 --> 00:36:38.760 cards. I probably will be tuning them or turning them into gift cards because 492 00:36:38.760 --> 00:36:43.000 sometimes there's some really good deals right here around the holidays that you can get 493 00:36:43.000 --> 00:36:45.880 a percentage off by getting gift cards. But yeah, I got lucky and 494 00:36:45.920 --> 00:36:47.119 just got cash, and I'm not going to complain about that. Yeah, 495 00:36:47.159 --> 00:36:51.320 I like cash too. Well, here's the deal. You got exactly you 496 00:36:51.320 --> 00:36:53.480 got it with your gift cards. You got to use it or lose it 497 00:36:53.760 --> 00:36:58.440 because some of them do have expiration dates. Everybody check your gift cards and 498 00:36:58.440 --> 00:37:01.280 make sure they don't expire. You can also sell it, like Michelle mentioned, 499 00:37:02.280 --> 00:37:07.039 there's different websites called like card cash or raise where you can check out 500 00:37:07.039 --> 00:37:12.719 how you can sell it. And some of those sell it places I think 501 00:37:12.840 --> 00:37:15.639 will give you up to eighty percent of the face. Yeah, I'm sure 502 00:37:15.639 --> 00:37:19.199 they take a little piece of it, but still yeah, it's better than 503 00:37:19.320 --> 00:37:22.599 like totally letting it, you know, go to waste. All right. 504 00:37:22.679 --> 00:37:28.159 This is also something really fun. So I have a ten year old and 505 00:37:28.400 --> 00:37:34.440 I'm learning so many words what that the kids are saying, and I thought 506 00:37:34.440 --> 00:37:37.320 this was really funny. Oxford's twenty twenty three word of the year. I 507 00:37:37.360 --> 00:37:40.559 know Michelle has seen this, but Kono or Nick, do you guys have 508 00:37:40.639 --> 00:37:46.079 any guesses on what the word of the year might be? Oh, I 509 00:37:46.159 --> 00:37:49.280 have a sixteen year old, so I'm pretty sure I noticed. What do 510 00:37:49.320 --> 00:37:52.119 you think it is? Okay, yeah, go for it. I'm gonna 511 00:37:52.159 --> 00:37:58.960 go a real big one. Is riz? Yeah? Your Risen? Yeah, 512 00:37:59.000 --> 00:38:02.000 your Risen? That's it. Okay, there's a new one coming up 513 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:05.880 that it's called Yappin', which I know it's old, but it's making a 514 00:38:05.920 --> 00:38:08.559 comeback. Okay, yeap it is Wait what's risen? Okay? Well, 515 00:38:08.679 --> 00:38:15.639 riz is ori z z. It's a shortened version of charisma, like you 516 00:38:15.679 --> 00:38:20.800 know, he's got the riz. She's got the riz. It means style, 517 00:38:21.159 --> 00:38:24.119 charm or attracted. Basically all of us here, kfi, we've got 518 00:38:24.159 --> 00:38:28.920 the riz. Right, we're rocking the risk. Heather, you are far 519 00:38:28.960 --> 00:38:31.039 too kind. Well, I knew I'm trying to. I'm trying to suck 520 00:38:31.119 --> 00:38:34.039 up a little bit. So hey, no, no, no, you 521 00:38:34.039 --> 00:38:36.840 don't need to do there's no brown nosing here. Doesn't get you anything. 522 00:38:36.840 --> 00:38:38.639 But that's very sweet. No, it doesn't. I just thought that was 523 00:38:38.639 --> 00:38:43.440 interesting because I have heard recently my ten year old say this, and I 524 00:38:43.519 --> 00:38:45.960 was like, ma'am, what did you just say? And I had to 525 00:38:45.960 --> 00:38:50.360 look it up because I'm a nerdy parent like that, and I need to 526 00:38:50.639 --> 00:38:53.599 know what's going on. But according to this article from Smithsonian Magazine, which 527 00:38:53.639 --> 00:38:57.880 by the way, I love. If you don't read Smithsonian magazine, are 528 00:38:57.920 --> 00:39:02.719 you even living your best life? They say that this term arose from gaming 529 00:39:02.760 --> 00:39:08.000 and internet culture, with YouTube and twitch streamer Kai Senate. I hope I'm 530 00:39:08.000 --> 00:39:12.239 saying that right, popularizing in twenty twenty one, and then it's slowly sort 531 00:39:12.280 --> 00:39:16.119 of made its way into our children's mouths, and you know, everyone who's 532 00:39:16.199 --> 00:39:20.639 hip. And you said, the one that's coming up kno is yappin' yes, 533 00:39:20.679 --> 00:39:22.280 which I know is old. And then the opposite of riz is mid, 534 00:39:22.480 --> 00:39:28.480 like you're mid right now? So mid, Yeah, that's that's the 535 00:39:28.519 --> 00:39:31.039 reviews. Those are the comments that are going to be coming in on the 536 00:39:31.079 --> 00:39:37.639 iHeartRadio podcast app Heather's filling in for Amy King was mid. I can hear 537 00:39:37.679 --> 00:39:39.079 it? Now? Oh hey, so much riz coming out of you a 538 00:39:39.320 --> 00:39:43.360 studio right now? We need more, we need more riz less mid, 539 00:39:43.840 --> 00:39:46.199 say look at us, guys, we could totally do this I don't know 540 00:39:46.199 --> 00:39:50.719 what's happening with my voice, but I promise I will correct it before we 541 00:39:50.760 --> 00:39:52.280 get to handle all the news. I know Wayne is listening right now and 542 00:39:52.280 --> 00:39:55.639 going what is happening? Howther's having some kind of meltdown. But don't worry, 543 00:39:55.639 --> 00:40:00.000 guys, I will fix it. This has been so and it's always 544 00:40:00.000 --> 00:40:04.280 such a joy to get to fill in for Amy. I hope she's getting 545 00:40:04.280 --> 00:40:08.320 some much deserved rest and enjoying her time off. I'm certainly having a lot 546 00:40:08.360 --> 00:40:12.159 of fun. I'll be here all week. Sounds like a that's my comedy 547 00:40:12.159 --> 00:40:15.239 show, guys, I'll be here all week. Hey, speaking of come 548 00:40:15.280 --> 00:40:17.920 see me on January twelfth that the Ice House in Pasadena would love to see 549 00:40:17.920 --> 00:40:22.119 you. Guys. All right, let's get let's move along, shall we. 550 00:40:22.400 --> 00:40:28.840 All right? This is KFI and kosd HD two Los Angeles, Orange 551 00:40:28.920 --> 00:40:31.960 County. We lead local live from the CAMFI twenty four hour newsroom. I'm 552 00:40:32.000 --> 00:40:36.119 Heather Brooker. This has been your wake up Call. 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