You're listening to wake Up Call on demand from KFI AM six forty KFI and
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up call. This is your wake up Call for Monday, June twenty fourth.
I'm Heather Brooker in for Amy King. Don't worry you, guys,
You're in good hands. We've got Ann here. Good morning, Anne,
and good morning Kono. Good morning, Good morning. We are still gonna
take good care of you, guys. We've got a lot of great news
stories that we've been working on, and well, let's just jump right in,
shall we. Here's what's ahead on wake Up Call. The big presidential
debate is happening this Thursday between President Biden and former President Trump. We'll dive
into how the two candidates are preparing in very different ways. And more than
a thousand people have died in the desert of Saudi Arabia during the pilgrimage to
due to the extreme temperatures, and some of those who died were Americans.
And it's Animal Rights Week. That means we're talking about we're talking with an
expert who's going to share how you can help. Then at six p' oh
five, it's handled on the news. Parts of southern California are under a
heat alert, but now there's a chance of thunderstorms. We're going to talk
with you all about what you can expect over the next few days. But
let's get started with some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four
hour newsroom. LA police are still trying to find three people involved in a
fatal shooting on a metro train in South la. It happened just before seven
thirty Friday night at the Losienaga Jefferson station. This rider says he saw a
man jump onto the train as the doors close, while being chased by the
other men who were yelling snitch. The train car ends up taking off and
then next thing you know, it stops. You told KTLA the trains usually
stop to let people on, but in this case, those people ended up
pulling out a gun and shooting a guy point blake. That man was shot
in the head. The killers and the other two with him were said to
be Hispanic men who took off on skateboards. The fire that's burned nearly sixteen
thousand acres in the Gorman area is now eighty six percent surrounded The progress has
allowed fire crews to be reduced to about six hundred and forty five. Firefighters
focused on protecting critical infrastructure and recreation areas throughout the fire footprint. Evacuation orders
were reduced to evacuation warnings over the weekend, and the fire has been burning
since June fifteenth. One person has been arrested during a violent meeting between Jews
and pro Palestinian protesters in LA's Pico Robertson area. The protesters had gathered in
front of a synagogue yesterday that led to fights in the streets. Police responded
in riot gear. The person arrested was carrying what police called a spike flag.
Mari Bass issued a statement last night condemning the violence. She called it
aberrant and said blocking access to a place of worship is unacceptable. She says
she's called on police to do more patrols in the Pico Robertson neighborhood, as
well as outside of houses of worship throughout the city. A vigil has been
held in Arkansas to remember the four people killed in what police say was a
completely random shooting at a grocery store. Hundreds of people gathered for the memorial
last night. Fifteen people were hurt in the attack on Friday, including the
alleged shooter. State Police Colonel Mike Hagar says one of those killed was in
a hospital, was a hospital room nurse and a mom to a ten month
old daughter. She was shot while rendering aid to another gunshot victim. Instead
of fleeing the store, she stopped to render eight. The shooter was confronted
by police in a matter of minutes. Hagar says the man's actions were most
We're most cowardly and pathetic. Toyota is recalling about one hundred and forty five
thousand SUVs because the curtain shield airbag on the driver's side may not be working
properly during certain crashes if the driver's window is down. The recall impacts certain
twenty twenty four Toyota Grand Highlander and Lexus TX vehicles. Toyota says it's working
on a solution for the issue. All right. Both President Biden and Donald
Trump are getting ready for their big debate this week, and they're likely preparing
in very different ways. ABC Stephen Portnoy joins US Live with more on how
they're getting ready. Good morning, Stephen, Hey, good morning, to
you, all right, So let's jump right in. What is Biden doing
well. The President has been hunkered down at Camp David since last Thursday and
will continue at the presidential retreat in the western Maryland Mountains with a dozen aids
conducting formal ninety minute mock debate sessions. He is intending to remind voters of
what the four years of Donald Trump's presidency were like and warn of what four
more years could be. At the same time, Donald Trump is out on
the campaign trail. He was in Washington, d C. And Philadelphia this
weekend mocking his opponent for needing to do debate prep sessions. Trump says he
doesn't have a strategy for debate prep, that engaging with audiences is his debate
prep. But that is not the full story. We are told that he
has been holding more than a dozen policy conversations with current and former advisors to
dig into some of the details and perhaps study up a bit on some of
the issues that he'll bring to Thursday night's debate. We're told specifically, he's
preparing for how to respond to questions about January sixth, and is now a
criminal record in addition to the charges of criminality that he still faces. There's
definitely going to be a lot to talk about. Trump said over the weekend
that this debate will be quote to the most boring because there is no audience
in only a couple of news anchors there in the audience. But there's still
going to be a lot of anticipation to see these two on stage. Again.
Do you think it's going to be fireworks or do you think it's going
to be boring? Well, I don't know. Look, it's certainly going
to be a television show, but also airing on radio stations. Hopefully this
one from coast to coast will see. Look, the bottom line is it's
an opportunity for Americans to get engaged early on in the process before either man
formerly becomes his party's nominee. This is the race they're going to face off,
and it's a high stakes moment for both candidates. Will it be the
kind of tense, chaotic scrum that we saw in the first debate in twenty
twenty, I don't know. The rules would have it, and a lot
is made of the rules. Let's see how much of an impact it actually
has on the audience and the viewership. Do you think that Trump is going
to try to downplay his criminal conviction. I don't know what he's going to
say different from what he's been saying on the campaign trail. I think that
ultimately what he has argued is that the whole thing is unfair and you know,
put together by his opponent, by the sitting president. Now, whether
he'll say that to Joe Biden's face and try to get a response from Biden,
I think remains to be seen. But I'd be surprised if we hear
something different from Trump on Thursday night. What kinds of questions do you think
Americans really want to know from these two? What are we all just dying
to hear them say at this point? Well, if I knew that I'd
be president. But look, I think at the end of the day,
what Americans are most concerned about, and surveys bare this out, and I
think just common sense. Americans are concerned about affordability, about the ability to
have a faith and confidence in the government that we elect. They are concerned
about a future for their children, and whether they are ideologically left right or
center. Those are universal concerns. At the same time, the question is
what's to be done about it, and I think both men will have their
own visions, and certainly they have different styles, and that'll be on display
on Thursday night. But in addition to the issues, right the substance of
issues, whether it's the economy or abortion or anything else, immigration, crime,
I think that character matters too, And that's what these debates are useful
for, because we really do get to see these two men who would be
president. One is one was on the stage, and we'll be able to
assess as Americans which one we would prefer. Well, thank you so much,
Steven, I appreciate your time. It certainly is going to be an
interesting debate, that's for sure. You bet. All right, Let's get
back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom.
Officials in Orange County are warning parents about a dangerous online gaming tactic some
kids use to retaliate against opponents. A recent study show six out of ten
kids over the age of two play video games across multiple platforms. Cyber investigator
Lance Larson says some kids who have lost to another player online will make a
false report of an act of violent crime, sending police to the other person's
home and bad things can happen. We've even had a death here in Orange
County associated with a swatting attack. Larson says some gamers are able to get
their opponents address and other information online before making the swatting call. He says
it's important for parents to talk to their kids about managing their emotions if and
when they lose. Chris Adler KFI News, Governor Newsom and Democratic lawmakers have
come up with a deal to cut sixteen billion dollars from the budget. The
deal will also declare a statewide fiscal emergency and pull money from the state's rainy
day reserve funds. The twenty twenty four to twenty twenty five budget will delay
a minimum wage increase for healthcare workers until October, got more than one billion
dollars for affordable housing, and cuts seven hundred and fifty million dollars from the
state's prison system. If you're getting up there in age like myself, or
know somebody who is as in, well, maybe sixty over, Okay,
maybe I'm not sixty over. ABC's Chuck Seversine says one expert has found the
fountain of youth, and it's a heavy subject. Doctor Marcus Bammon is a
sort of preacher of weights resistance training. The docs a physiologists with decades of
research into aging lives in Tokyo. He says, while there are biological limits
on what you can handle, the bulk of age related decline in strength,
flexibility, and endurance is behavioral. Check with your doctor, says Bauman,
who tells the Associated Press that he likes to say that the fountain of youth
is the water cooler in the gym. Chuck sievertson ABC News. New Balance
has announced a sho hey Otani signature collection featuring what it calls both on and
off the field essentials. The brand says it's inspired by baseball heritage and the
one who transcends it. The full collection will be available globally on July fifteenth.
A grass fire Incosta, Mesa has burned more than eight acres. Fire
started yesterday afternoon close to Victoria Street and Pacific Avenue near Talbert Nature Preserve.
Two teens had minor injuries and one was treated at the hospital. Federal prosecutors
have recommended criminal charges against Boeing for allegedly violating a twenty twenty one settlement related
to two fatal crashes related to defects in the Boeing seven thirty seven Max eight
aircraft. Boeing has denied violating the prosecution agreement. The Department of Justice has
until July seventh to make a final decision on whether to prosecute the company.
Millions of people in the US have been sweating it out because of these soaring
temperatures, and while some people have had to be rescued from floodwaters that forced
evacuations across the Midwest. The governor of South Dakota said yesterday that one person
died in the state because of flooding. Iowa's governor declared a disaster for twenty
one counties. Some areas saw up to fifteen inches of rain in just three
days. One person was arrested after a fight broke out between Jews and Palestinian
supporters in the Pico Robertson area outside of his synagogue. Police have responded with
riot gear. Southern California is beginning day three of a heat wave that's sending
temperatures into triple digits in some areas. Authorities are reminding people to avoid strenuous
outdoor activities, hydrate, and wear loose clothing. Firefighters continue to get a
handle on the post fire in Gorman. Containment is now at eighty six percent
with fifteen thousand acres burned. Then at six oh five, it's handle on
the news. A father fov was shot on the Metro. We'll talk about
what police are doing now. President Biden is at Camp David preparing for the
presidential debate on Thursday with his team. ABC's Karen Travers joins us live from
the White House with details. Good morning, Karen, Good morning. Okay,
So what does President Biden have to prove in this debate? Well,
you know, you look at kind of where we are in this campaign cycle
at this point, and the Biden campaign really believes that Americans just aren't fully
tuned into this, that they're not paying attention to the race yet, and
they're very aware that the President needs a wrong performance on what could be the
biggest audience that they'll have this campaign cycle. The showdown is very critical for
the President to be able to make what they hope is a sharp contrast between
his vision for America and Donald Trump's because these are two people that Americans know
very well, they've debated before. This is a familiar scene for many Americans.
So for the President, he is hunkering down with senior advisors at Camp
David. He's been there for several days. He's going to spend the week
there and we won't see him until he travels to Atlanta for the debate on
Thursday. He's doing his debate prep in kind of stages where he's refining his
message, rewriting talking points, working on attack lines, memorable lines, and
then at the end he'll do mock debates where he actually stands at a podium,
does a ninety minute session as if it's the real thing against Donald Trump
on Thursday. Now, because this debate is going to be very different from
previous presidential debates, how is that affecting his preparation? You know, I
think they are very happy that they got the terms they wanted for this debate.
So first, it's much earlier than previous debates. We've never seen a
general election debate like this before the conventions, before they're even the nominees for
their party. But the Biden campaign, because of what I was saying,
thinking people aren't paying attention. They want to jumpstart the race. They want
people to see Donald Trump next to President Biden. They want people to be
paying attention to Donald Trump's words, and they want to lay out what they
say are his plans for another four years in office for Donald Trump. And
so that's one big part of it. How early this is coming. Two,
it's not going to be in front of an audience like previous debates,
So you're not going to hear applause lines. You're not going to hear interruptions
or any cheering or booing or anything like that. It's going to be very
quiet. The Biden campaign wanted this to be a very serious, somber moment
where it's all about the policy and focusing on the issues. The other big
thing is the microphones are only on when it's your turn to talk. We've
seen these two kind of turn into shouting matches in previous debate cycles. So
that's going to be interesting to see when one maybe tries to interrupt, their
microphone won't be on. So what that will look and sound like. It's
going to be very interesting. Now, even with these restrictions in place,
you know, Donald Trump is still always a bit of a wild card.
We never know what he's going to say, or what direction, what kinds
of things are they prepping Biden for in terms of like how he might be
criticized, Like what can they expect him to What kind of criticism do you
think he'll get from Trump? Yeah, I mean, I think you can
just look at Trump's rallies, it's not surprising what he will likely go after
him for. I think it to be fitness for office. I think he'll
go after him on you know, economic issues and numbers over the past couple
of years. The flip side of that, too, is that for the
Biden campaign, they really believe that people again aren't paying attention and haven't paid
attention for the last three and a half years. They've only Donald Trump in
quick sound bites and not at length, and they feel that when people are
listening and tuning in for long bits of Donald Trump, they're going to be
surprised to hear what he's saying and in their view, the dark vision he's
laying out. And to that point, how much do they really expect this
type of debate to have an impact on voters, because it seems like people
who are for Trump are pretty steadily still for Trump and Biden absolutely, you
know, it's those people who aren't really what do they call the kind of
the double haters, the people who aren't thrilled with either chores at this point,
and you know who are looking at this of okay, so what is
my best option? And you know some of those people, but also another
group of people who just truly aren't paying attention and really just aren't tuned in.
They've got other things going on. They don't like politics right now,
but maybe they're going to be paying attention to this week because this is so
highly anticipated. It really is. Well, I know we will be watching,
and thank you so much for your insights. Have a wonderful rest of
your day. Thanks you too. All right, let's get back to some
of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Governor Newsom
and Democratic lawmakers have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about four hundred
and twenty six thousand healthcare workers to help balance the state's budget. Healthcare workers
were supposed to get a raise on July first, and eventually have their pay
increase to twenty five dollars an hour over the next decade. The new agreement
is part of a plan to close an estimated forty six point eight billion dollar
deficit. Newsome is expected to talk about the budget in his State of the
State speech tomorrow. Los Angeles has received a grant to help with overpopulated and
understaffed animal shelters. The Best Friends Animal Society has awarded the city one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. The money from the Utah based animal sanctuary will be
used to hire part time staff to help with animal care and administrative duties.
The grant comes at a time where the city is banned breeding per and take
in other actions to relieve the shelters, which are two hundred percent over capacity.
The department has also launched a marketing campaign to get more people to adopt
from the shelters in downtown La. Michael Monks KFI News. Two LAPD officers
have been heard at a crash with another car in this city's Jefferson Park area.
The civilian driver of the other car was in critical condition last night.
Police say that driver made a left turn at Adam's Boulevard and Grammercy Place,
causing the police vehicle to crash into it. After nearly forty years designing award
winning Rose Parade floats, Fiesta Parade Floats is no longer an authorized Tournament of
Roses builder. The Pasadena Star is reporting the Tournament of Roses Association dropped the
thirty six year old company as an authorized rose parade float builder because it did
not meet certain criteria, but a spokesperson wouldn't elaborate on what exactly that was.
Tim Estes, He's the founder of Fiesta Parade Floats, says his company
is in financial trouble even after just in the last three years winning seventeen awards
for eighteen rose parade floats he's designed. As Just believes the reason Fiesta was
dropped is likely due to unpaid rent for the warehouse he leases from the tournament.
LA has ranked a little lower on a list of best places for families
in the US the best and Worst places to raise a family. In twenty
twenty four study by the personal finance website wallet hub ranks LA eighty fourth out
of one hundred and eighty cities. Last year was eighty six. Analyst Cassandra
Happy says one reason is that housing affordability is so high. That's where they
really seem to be struggling is when it comes to that affordability piece. We
also see some of that in some of the other categories we looked at,
such as education and childcare. Fremont in the Bay Area was listed as the
best place to raise a family. Irvine is third on the list. Police
are still looking for three people involved in in deadly shooting on the Metro.
Man was shot and killed on the Metro E Line train in Baldwin Hills.
Buckingham Palace just released this. They say Britain's Princess Anne is in the hospital
with minor injuries after an incident on her estate. Will update you on that.
And Inside Out two has grossed one hundred million dollars in its second weekend
in theaters. That sets the Pixar sequel on a course to be one of
the biggest grossing movies in history. Wow. And at six p' oh five
it's handle on the news. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyaho says the intense phase
of the war with Hamas is about to end, and we'll have some more
details on what he means exactly by that. Then at five point fifty it's
Animal Rights Awareness Week and we're going to talk to an expert about how you
can get involved. For now, let's get back to some of the stories
coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom, LA police are trying to
find those three people involved in a fatal shooting on the Metro train happened in
South LA just before seven thirty Friday night at the Low Sienega Jefferson station.
This riter says he saw a man jump onto the train as the doors closed,
while being chased by other men who were yelling snitch. The train car
ends up taking off and then next thing you know, it stops. You
told KTLA the trains usually stopped to let people on, but in this case
those people ended up pulling out a gun and shooting a guy point blake.
The man was shot in the head, and the killer and two others with
him were said to be Hispanic men who took off on skateboards. The fire
that's burned nearly sixteen thousand acres in the Gorman area is now eighty six percent
surrounded. The progress has allowed fire crews to be reduced to six hundred and
forty five. Firefighters focused on protecting critical infrastructure and recreation areas throughout the fire
footprint. Evacuation orders were reduced to evacuation warnings. This weekend, and the
fire has been burning since June fifteenth. One person has been arrested during a
violent meeting between Jews and pro Palestinian protesters in LA's Pico Robertson area. The
protesters had gathered in front of a synagogue yesterday that led to fights in the
streets. Police responded in riot gear. The person arrested was carrying what police
called a spiked flag. Marabas issued a statement last night condemning the violence.
She called it aberrant and said blocking access to a place of worship is unacceptable.
She says she's called on police to do more patrols in the Pico Robertson
neighborhood, as well as outside houses of worship throughout the city. All Right,
more than a thousand people have died in the desert of Saudi Arabia during
the Haji pilgrimage due to the extreme temperatures. ABC's Tom Rivers joins US Life
from London with more. Good morning Tom, Good morning Heather. Yeah,
the numbers have been going up. A revised number now one three hundred and
one people from a variety pilgrims from a variety of countries. I guess about
half of them, if you want to break it down that way, came
from Egypt, but you had some pilgrims dying as well from Indonesia, from
India, dozens from Jordan, Guenesia, Morocco, Algeria, Malaysia, even
two said to be two US pilgrims as well. So a tragic, tragic
run of events. And everyone's pointing to the temperatures over the five days the
fourteenth through the nineteenth of June. The lowest highest temperature on those days was
one hundred and seventeen degrees and the hottest temperature one hundred and twenty degrees,
and some of the elderly et cetera, et cetera, just could not cope.
And yeah, saggering number of people die. Can you talk about what
the Haji pilgrimage is and why it's so important to so many people. Yeah,
for the Muslims, it is something we're supposed to do once at least
once in their adult life. It is one of the five pillars of Islam.
And you have to go to Mecca and once you get there, you
go around in a circle and it's something that you're you know, if you
are a Muslim, you're you're certainly encouraged to do another interesting thing, because
that been other problems in the past stampedes back in twenty fifteen in which about
the twenty four hundred pilgrims died. Another stampede nineteen ninety, so the Saudis
that put in place a lot more crowd control measures, so they got,
you know, a lot of that figured out, but they didn't get this
figured out. Regarding the high temperatures and the fact that those that are quote
unquote authorized to go to the Hodge, they buy a package, they fly
in, they have a hotel waiting, they got transportation obviously, so there's
sheltered and they're okay. But those that come mostly from in this case Egypt,
that are unauthorized, they get there, they got nowhere to stay.
And the elements if you're of a certain age or a certain disposition, we'll
get you. And that's what we're looking at numerically right now. I mean,
this is such a tragedy on such a large scale, and you you
know, you can't help, But wonder was something like this avoidable? Were
people going to go no matter what if there were heat warnings? Yeah,
Well, I mean the thing is you know it is. It is as
I say, it's a trip you don't make very often, and you might
have planned it. And if you go there and it's unauthorized and you have
a long, long walk about the only thing the Saudist can do. Because
some of the people from Egypt for instance, that were unauthorized, they says,
no, you got to go home. We're not going to put you
on a plane. Go home. But those that are already there, they
might have to put up more, if you will, shelters nearby, sunscreens
and watering areas, maybe you know, under a nice tent, something of
that nature, just because if you can't solve all the problems of the unauthorized,
at least, you know, give them some protection, some water,
because they are there and you have to deal with them one way or another.
So really the onus is on you know, Saudi Arabia to put up
for more protections in place to prevent this from happening again. Well, it's
also to kick people. It's like, yeah, if you're not authorized,
what are you doing here exactly? So do you think this is going to
kind of sway people from going again in the future or is it just like
because they it is part of their religion. They're just going to go regardless,
probably the latter. So hence, you know, Saudi authorities can do
what they want or do what they can to try to bring down the unauthorized
numbers, but they're never going to be perfect on that score. Hence,
they can throw some money at things like they've done with crowd control, with
stampedes, throw some money at watering stations, just because there's going to be
some people out are there not sitting in a hotel, and then that small
group is going to need some help, some way, shape or form.
It's truly such a heartbreaking situation. Thank you so much for giving us the
information. Tom tick Care, Thank you. All right, let's get back
to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom.
A vigil has been held in Arkansas to remember the four people killed in what
police say was a completely random shooting at a grocery store. Hundreds of people
gathered for the memorial last night. Fifteen people were hurt in the attack on
Friday, including the alleged shooter. State Police Colonel Mike Hagar says one of
those killed was a hospital room nurse and mom to a ten month old daughter.
She was shot while rendering aid to another gunshot victim. Instead of fleeing
the store, she stopped to render aid. The shooter was confronted by police
in a matter of minutes. Hagar says the man's action were the most cowardly,
empathetic imaginable because he prayed on defenseless people, mostly women. Investigators are
trying to figure out the reason for the shooting. Toyota is recalling about one
hundred and forty five thousand SUVs because the curtain shield airbag on the driver's side
may not be working properly during certain crashes if the driver's window is down.
The recall impacts certain twenty twenty four Toyota Grand Highlander and Lexus TX vehicles.
Toyota says it's working on a solution for the issue. Buckingham Palace says Britain's
Princess Anne is in the hospital with minor injuries after an incident on her estate.
She apparently suffered a concussion. The seventy three year old sister of King
Charles is expected to make a full recovery. Federal prosecutors have recommended criminal charges
against Boeing for allegedly violating a twenty twenty one settlement related to two fatal crashes
related to defects and the Boeing seven thirty seven Max eight aircraft. Boeing has
denied violating the prosecution agreement. The Department of Justice has until July seventh to
make a final decision on whether to prosecute the company. The Summer Olympics begin
in just over a month in a number of countries, including Germany, Australia,
and Canada, have announced plans to supply their own air conditioning. ABC's
Brian Clark tells US what Team USA has planned. The US Olympic team is
the latest to announce plans to bring its own air conditioners for athletes living in
the Olympic village. Organizers opted to cool the rooms with a system of pipes
targeting anywhere from seventy three to seventy nine degrees. Citing the environmental impact of
air conditioning. The US Olympic Committee CEO said athletes felt that consistency and predictability
were high priorities to perform at their best. Brian Clark, ABC News.
The Dodgers are in Chicago to take on the White Sox tonight with the first
pitch at five ten. Listen to every play of every Dodgers game on AM
five to seventy LA Sports Live from the Galpin Motors Broadcast booth, and stream
all games in HD on the iHeartRadio app Keyword AM five seventy LA Sports.
Governor Newsom and Democratic lawmakers have come up with a deal to cut sixteen billion
do from the budget. The deal will also declare a statewide fiscal emergency and
pull money from the state's rainy day reserve funds. A deadly shooting in Florida
has claimed the life of a rapper who went by the stage name Julio Fulio.
The twenty six year old, whose real name is Charles Jones, was
reportedly ambush in a hotel parking lot while celebrating his birthday. An eight year
old pekadese named wild Than from Oreon has been named the world's Ugliest Dog by
the Marin Sonoma County Fair in northern California. And we are just minutes away
from handle on the news, Sharks in socals say it ain't so, where
were they spotted and if anyone was hurt, We're going to talk about that
right now. We are going to welcome Katie Noland, a Wild Animals campaign
specialist and in Defense of Animals expert. She is joining us now to talk
about Animal Rights Awareness Week. Good morning, Katie, Good morning Heather.
Thank you for having me. Sure, all right, let's talk about what
is Animal Rights Awareness Week? Yeah? So, Animal Rights Awareness Week is
established by Indefensive Animals in nineteen ninety one. It is a week that aims
to initiate conversations about protecting animals of all kinds. So the goal is really
to direct public attention to the needs and rights of animals, like highlighting various
cruelties they face in our food systems, through cosmetic testing, medical research industries,
in the captivity world, and in the wild all of the goal of
driving unful change brands. So, what would you describe as meaningful change for
animals? Yeah, good question. We would like to see animals treated better
in everyday world. We'd like to see them not being abused and exploited in
those systems I mentioned. Animals face unspeakable cruelties in our food systems, in
research and testing, they're abused in captivity. Their animals who are not meant
to be kept in captivity, who are and who are not cared for properly,
and animals who are exploited in the wild, and we'd like to see
an end to all of that. We have a lot of lofty goals we're
working towards, and really that just starts the awareness of what happens to these
animals and what hardships they face and trying to get people talking about that in
more of the mainstream world now this week also it doesn't just focus on farm
animals and wildlife. You guys are also helping raise awareness for people who have
household pets. What are some ways that people who are pet owners can get
involved here? Yeah. Absolutely. We have a companion Animals campaign. We
do a lot of advocacy for companion animals. I know in the LA area
specifically named California. We have a dog meat campaign to and dog meat.
So we have several different rescue facilities, one of which is in South Korea,
and we actually fly dogs from South Korea to California to adopt them out.
So one of our biggest needs is actually for volunteers to help with our
dog meat rescue. So we are looking for volunteers who are able to fly
planes, or if you know somebody who's able to fly planes. We have
volunteer pilots who fly our dogs the United States. We also need people to
adopt and foster our dogs once they get here from South Korea, so that
is a big need. And of course we have a lot of resources on
our website that give helpful tips for how to care for your own companion animals,
how to keep them safe in the heat, all of those kinds of
things as well. And I also love that you guys provide information about where
products are coming from and where you can find more cruelty free products. Tell
me a little bit about those ways that people can participate as well. Yeah,
absolutely, So, as I mentioned, there are a lot of words
that go on behind the scenes in the cosmetic testing industry. So your makeups,
your shampoo, conditioner, your toothpaste, all sorts of these products are
often tested on animals first and it's really horrible. They put them in the
animal's eyes, souse, they have reactions to them. And so there are
little labels you can look for that will ensure that you're buying products, so
like the leaping bunny, or there's the PETA certification. Those are both really
good ones to look for. There are a lot of steak labels out there,
perhaps well intentioned. They'll say not to sit on animals, but it's
really important to look for those official labels. The leaping bunny is the best.
So that is one way you can just be your everyday life shift by
buying products that aren't listed on animals, and I love to got it.
I always think of this when people talk about Spain and new to your Pets.
I think about Bob Barker because he always used to say that at the
end of every episode of Price is Right to spay and neuter your pets.
You guys have a spay and neutering program, or you guys encourage people to
support local programs. There's also volunteering at local animal shelters. Is that something
that kids can do as well? Is there a way? I have an
eleven year old that I know would love to get involved in something like this.
Is there ways that kids can get involved? Yeah? Absolutely, we
don't have too many kids programs who've been trying to build them out. Actually,
I always doesn't help anyone in California, but I'll be hosting some Amphibian
trivia events. And educational programs the next couple of weeks at my local library
where I'm based out of in Vermont. There are all sorts of ways that
kids can get involved, they can grow, they can go on our website.
There are a lot of resources and activities and leaves to get involved.
Also volunteering at your local shelter. They always need help and a lot of
them have programs for kids and waves for them to get involved. That's wonderful,
Okay, Katie, So remind us of the website of where people can
get involved in activities this week and find out more information. Yeah. So,
our website is www dot IDAUSA dot org and we've had all sorts of
things on there, ways that you can help animals in California and across the
world. Wonderful. Thank you so much, Katie. We appreciate your time
this morning. Yeah, thank you for having me on here. Happy and
Amal Rights Awareness Week. Thank you, same to you. All Right,
let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four
hour newsroom. Racing legend John Force has been hurt in a crash at the
National hot Rod Association Virginia Nationals. It happened during the first round of the
funny car eliminations yesterday. Force was able to get out of his car after
the engine exploded at the finish line and hit some outside retaining walls. He
was taken to the hospital to be checked out. Governor Newsom and Democratic lawmakers
have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about four hundred and twenty six
thousand healthcare workers to help balance the state's budget. Healthcare workers were supposed to
get a raise on July first, and eventually have their pay increase to twenty
five dollars an hour over the next decade. The new agreement is part of
a plan to close an estimated forty six point eight billion dollar budget deficit.
Newsom is expected to talk about the budget in his State of state tomorrow.
Surfside Beach in Seal Beach has reopened a day after it was closed because of
a shark sighting. The Seal Beach Police Department reported on its Facebook page Saturday
that the beach have been closed. They say Marine safety was on sene and
investigating. The beach reopened yesterday morning. LA has ranked a little lower on
a list of best places for families in the us the best and worst places
to raise a family. In twenty twenty four study by the personal finance website
wallet Hub ranks LA eighty fourth out of one hundred and eighty cities. Last
year, we were eighty six. Analyst Cassandra Happy says, one reason is
that housing affordability is so high. That's where they really seem to be struggling
is when it comes to that affordability piece. We also see some of that
in some of the other categories we looked at, such as education and childcare.
Fremont in the Bay Area was listed as the best place to raise a
family, and Irvine is third on the list. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyaho
says he will not agree to a ceasefire deal that ends the war in Gaza.
Net Nyahu says he would only be willing to agree to a partial ceasefire
that would free some of the hostages. He says Israel is committed to continuing
the war after the pause in order to achieve the goal of destroying Hamas.
He made the comments yesterday in an interview with a pro Netanyahoo Israeli TV channel.
Some Republicans say President Biden should be tested for performance enhancing drugs before the
debate. This week, Texas Congressman Ronnie Jackson claims Biden was in rare form
during the State of the Union speech and may have been quote on something.
As he put it, there was a Joe Biden that came out that was
not similar at all to what we see on a day to day basis for
the last three and a half years. Jackson tells Fox News. He says
he's written a letter to the White House demanding Biden be drug tested. Brandon
Wilson is the fire battalion chief in the California city of Corona. He recently
finished his final chemotherapy treatment after a six month battle with Hodgkins lymphoma. ABC's
Wit Johnson spoke to Wilson about the day of celebration for the forty two year
old husband and father. Wilson, with his wife and two kids, greeted
by more than fifty uniformed firefighters from the across southern California, tearful hugs and
congratulations on handwritten signs. We did it because we love our brother. He's
been with us for about nineteen years, made a dramatic impact on all of
us and we wanted to be here and support his last day of knot fist
bumps down the line as Wilson met with beaming faces. It means the world,
the community support behind him. Henry Eighth's sixth and final wife, Katherine
Parr, has taken center stage in Firebrand, the new period drama in theaters
now. Jude Law took on the role of the famous king, and he
told ABC he found the character through his wardrobe. I tried to look at
shapes and silhouettes of the guy, so the shape of his head and his
jewel and the beard. The clothes help a lot because they were wearing these
enormous blayered outfits. They kind of wore their fortune on them, so everything
was gold and jeweled. Alicia Vacander plays the sixth and final wife of Henry
the Eighth. In the film, she says it was nice to play the
wife who actually survived and was the first published woman in British history. I
love shows like that. I don't know about you, guys, Cono and
Ann, but I'm a big old timey British period drama nerd. No,
you guys aren't into it, not British. I'm like old timey. I
mean my mom got me into like Bonanza, okay, and uh my little
house on the prairie. All right, Okay, that counts. That's good.
Let's throwback stuff. Yeah for sure. Thank you guys for putting up
with me this morning and being patient with me while Amy King is off today.
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