WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:04.320 You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 2 00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:07.759 Zimmy Hobbs here with you from twelve to two. It 3 00:00:07.919 --> 00:00:10.679 is a huge news day. 4 00:00:11.080 --> 00:00:11.560 Huge. 5 00:00:11.839 --> 00:00:16.160 I think that's even underscoring the severity of the situation, 6 00:00:16.519 --> 00:00:21.519 just how big this situation is. And this station, KFI 7 00:00:21.800 --> 00:00:26.079 knows how to pivot and cover the biggest news not 8 00:00:26.160 --> 00:00:29.839 only locally, but of course globally. And I'm talking about 9 00:00:29.879 --> 00:00:34.880 this US strike that happened last night on three Iranian 10 00:00:35.159 --> 00:00:39.479 nuclear sites just after five pm hour time, around one 11 00:00:39.600 --> 00:00:44.960 thirty am Iranian time. And wherever there's conflict, whenever there's 12 00:00:45.079 --> 00:00:50.840 a big issue, there are what protests, or at least. 13 00:00:50.920 --> 00:00:52.399 Rumors of protests. 14 00:00:52.439 --> 00:00:56.039 At this point, kfi's Michael Monks is in downtown LA 15 00:00:56.280 --> 00:01:00.039 for what is supposed to be a very big and 16 00:01:00.119 --> 00:01:03.880 tai war protest, and he's gonna tell us everything he 17 00:01:04.079 --> 00:01:07.920 sees or what he's not seeing. Apparently, Michael Monks, are you. 18 00:01:07.879 --> 00:01:12.079 There, I'm here, Tiffany. Good afternoon to you, Yester. Covering 19 00:01:12.079 --> 00:01:16.159 everything that's happening downtown as it unfolds today looks to 20 00:01:16.159 --> 00:01:18.959 be in the very early stages of what you described 21 00:01:18.959 --> 00:01:22.959 an anti war protest outside of La City, Hall, sort 22 00:01:22.959 --> 00:01:28.120 of inclusive of Gloria Molina Grand Park outside the County 23 00:01:28.120 --> 00:01:31.239 Building as well here on Spring Street. So what we're 24 00:01:31.239 --> 00:01:34.040 seeing right now is the setup phase. This was supposed 25 00:01:34.040 --> 00:01:38.439 to start at twelve, going till about two o'clock. A 26 00:01:38.519 --> 00:01:41.719 very small group of people right now with anti war 27 00:01:41.799 --> 00:01:47.719 signs and a little sidewalk chalk art work against war 28 00:01:47.879 --> 00:01:50.719 being placed on the sidewalks here. They're setting up a 29 00:01:50.760 --> 00:01:52.920 makeshift stage on the back of a truck. Got some 30 00:01:52.959 --> 00:01:55.680 speakers being set up. We got a guy selling anti 31 00:01:55.719 --> 00:01:58.920 war t shirts, burning some stage to clean out the air. 32 00:01:59.159 --> 00:02:02.159 It looks like all not a lot of activity though, 33 00:02:02.239 --> 00:02:06.079 so it is an early stage protest. Again, it's supposed 34 00:02:06.079 --> 00:02:08.919 to go until two. Now later this afternoon, we've got 35 00:02:08.919 --> 00:02:13.000 word that we're expecting a different demonstration at three o'clock 36 00:02:13.080 --> 00:02:15.960 outside the Federal Building on Alameda Street, and that has 37 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:18.080 been the site of some of the more let's say, 38 00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:22.240 raucous protests that have taken place in recent weeks against 39 00:02:22.240 --> 00:02:25.199 immigration enforcement. So, Tiffany, as you know, we've got a 40 00:02:25.199 --> 00:02:29.120 lot going on, and LA does not seem to suffer 41 00:02:29.120 --> 00:02:34.520 a protest fatigue. So whether it's against action against Palestine 42 00:02:34.719 --> 00:02:39.080 or whether it's against immigration enforcement and now military action 43 00:02:39.199 --> 00:02:43.039 against Iran. Folks are expected to come out in force today. 44 00:02:43.120 --> 00:02:46.520 So far, not a large scene, maybe a couple dozen 45 00:02:46.520 --> 00:02:50.360 people so far between the two blocks setting up looking 46 00:02:50.400 --> 00:02:54.280 like they're ready to protest in favor of peace and 47 00:02:54.400 --> 00:02:57.520 no war in Iran. Again, at three o'clock, we're expecting 48 00:02:57.520 --> 00:02:59.120 some folks outside that federal building. 49 00:02:59.159 --> 00:03:00.439 It could potentially shift. 50 00:03:00.639 --> 00:03:03.120 Let me ask you this, did people just take their 51 00:03:03.159 --> 00:03:06.639 anti ice shirts and put tape or marker over them 52 00:03:06.680 --> 00:03:09.479 and turn them into anti war because it feels. 53 00:03:09.159 --> 00:03:11.120 Like we're going from one situation. 54 00:03:11.159 --> 00:03:13.199 It's very fluid with these protests. 55 00:03:13.639 --> 00:03:15.759 Yeah, I suppose it would be efficient to have some 56 00:03:15.800 --> 00:03:19.039 sort of dell Crow anti messaging on your shirt, so 57 00:03:19.080 --> 00:03:21.240 you can just rip off whatever you're against at this point, 58 00:03:21.240 --> 00:03:23.560 whether it's against Disrael. 59 00:03:23.319 --> 00:03:25.240 Or it's a really good operation. 60 00:03:24.960 --> 00:03:29.680 Enforcement or against military invention intervention in Iran. But that's 61 00:03:30.439 --> 00:03:33.400 right now. It looks like everything is made originally for 62 00:03:33.439 --> 00:03:37.439 this particular message, though a lot of messages involving Iran specifically. Obviously, 63 00:03:37.520 --> 00:03:42.439 last night we saw military action against Iran. The President 64 00:03:42.439 --> 00:03:44.240 talked about it. You and I both covered it on 65 00:03:44.280 --> 00:03:47.560 our Saturday night program. We did, and now the public 66 00:03:47.599 --> 00:03:48.400 response is for me. 67 00:03:48.639 --> 00:03:50.840 I think you just gave someone out there, at least 68 00:03:50.840 --> 00:03:54.120 a few people, a good money grabbing idea with that 69 00:03:54.199 --> 00:03:56.360 bell crow t shirt. I think that's what I'm spending 70 00:03:56.360 --> 00:03:59.520 the rest of my Sunday making. Definitely a market for that. 71 00:03:59.560 --> 00:04:03.000 How'd you hear about this protest? I know you live downtown. 72 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:06.680 There's no shortage of information, perhaps on the ground, but 73 00:04:06.759 --> 00:04:09.240 how did you hear about this one specifically? 74 00:04:09.360 --> 00:04:10.919 And who's putting it together? 75 00:04:11.840 --> 00:04:14.879 There's social media posts promoting these things. I didn't see 76 00:04:14.919 --> 00:04:19.680 any specific groups attached to those flyers, but later tracked 77 00:04:19.680 --> 00:04:22.399 it down to fifty to fifty one, which is a 78 00:04:22.439 --> 00:04:27.480 group that has become known as organizing pro Democrat demonstrations, 79 00:04:27.480 --> 00:04:30.120 and they were the ones that were heavily responsible for 80 00:04:30.160 --> 00:04:33.480 the No Kings rallies across the United States, including the 81 00:04:33.600 --> 00:04:37.279 significantly large one here in downtown Los Angeles. So it 82 00:04:37.319 --> 00:04:39.920 looks like they've got their hands in this, at least 83 00:04:39.920 --> 00:04:43.040 according to their social media and their local chapters, both 84 00:04:43.120 --> 00:04:47.360 national and local, have posted about various demonstrations across the country, 85 00:04:47.399 --> 00:04:50.399 again including right here outside Los Angeles City Hall, so 86 00:04:50.839 --> 00:04:54.240 they appear to be behind this one. That was again 87 00:04:54.319 --> 00:04:56.720 supposed to start at twelve and go until two o'clock. 88 00:04:57.439 --> 00:05:01.600 Now at three o'clock we are seeing a different demonstration 89 00:05:01.639 --> 00:05:04.639 outside the Federal Building and that may be a different 90 00:05:04.639 --> 00:05:08.759 group organizing that and not entirely clear on the messaging 91 00:05:08.800 --> 00:05:09.160 for that one. 92 00:05:09.199 --> 00:05:09.399 Yet. 93 00:05:09.480 --> 00:05:11.000 You got to get home, Michael and get those bell 94 00:05:11.079 --> 00:05:13.120 crow shirts ready so you can just hand those out 95 00:05:13.120 --> 00:05:15.879 to the three pm group. There's a whole thing here, 96 00:05:15.480 --> 00:05:16.839 we're wasting time. 97 00:05:17.480 --> 00:05:19.560 Yeah, you're gonna need like a little satchel or something, 98 00:05:19.560 --> 00:05:21.759 a little bag because you've got to find you know, 99 00:05:21.800 --> 00:05:24.199 there's got to be a storage component to keep all 100 00:05:24.240 --> 00:05:26.639 of the different you know, finge you're against. 101 00:05:27.240 --> 00:05:28.720 Well, I know you're going to hang out with us 102 00:05:28.759 --> 00:05:30.639 for the rest of the show until two pm and 103 00:05:30.720 --> 00:05:34.000 check back in with us and definitely comment on everything 104 00:05:34.040 --> 00:05:37.160 that's going on as we continue to give updates about 105 00:05:37.199 --> 00:05:41.680 the situation in Iran, about the development since that strike 106 00:05:41.759 --> 00:05:44.480 at five pm hour time, one thirty their time. 107 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:45.920 So I'll be coming. 108 00:05:45.720 --> 00:05:48.040 Back to you intermittently and you break in if there's 109 00:05:48.079 --> 00:05:50.279 anything you need to share. But right now, it seems 110 00:05:50.319 --> 00:05:53.519 like the protests in downtown LA where Michael Monks is 111 00:05:53.879 --> 00:05:56.519 are just starting to set up, and it seems to 112 00:05:56.560 --> 00:05:58.879 be that the group fifty one fifty, who also was 113 00:05:58.959 --> 00:06:02.959 responsible for the No King's protest last weekend, is the 114 00:06:03.000 --> 00:06:08.079 group behind this anti war protest in downtown LA at 115 00:06:08.079 --> 00:06:11.279 Gloria Molina Park and in the surrounding area. So we'll 116 00:06:11.319 --> 00:06:14.360 stay tuned for more updates about that, and of course 117 00:06:14.399 --> 00:06:17.040 again Michael break in if there's anything you need to share. 118 00:06:17.279 --> 00:06:21.240 It's KFI AM six forty live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. 119 00:06:21.279 --> 00:06:23.959 Tiffany Hobbes and Michael Monks of course sitting in here 120 00:06:24.079 --> 00:06:27.920 from twelve to two today with all things current about 121 00:06:27.959 --> 00:06:29.680 the situation in Iran. 122 00:06:30.360 --> 00:06:33.759 You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 123 00:06:34.959 --> 00:06:37.759 Tiffany Hobbs here with you until two, and of course 124 00:06:37.800 --> 00:06:42.439 we have kfi's own Michael Monks in downtown LA closely 125 00:06:42.600 --> 00:06:46.759 monitoring what seems to be the starting up the setting 126 00:06:46.879 --> 00:06:50.160 up of an anti war protest put on by the 127 00:06:50.279 --> 00:06:55.920 organization fifty fifty one. They are responsible for the No 128 00:06:56.079 --> 00:07:00.120 Kings protest of last weekend and we saw how massive 129 00:07:00.240 --> 00:07:03.600 that got. Well, they are meeting the moment, as you 130 00:07:03.680 --> 00:07:07.120 might say, and responding to these the strikes on the 131 00:07:07.199 --> 00:07:12.120 nuclear facilities in Iran. Last night happened around five pm 132 00:07:12.319 --> 00:07:16.360 hour time, about one point thirty am in Iranian time. 133 00:07:16.720 --> 00:07:20.959 And here's what we know so far. The US, of 134 00:07:21.000 --> 00:07:27.240 course attacked three key nuclear facilities, including facilities in Foridoh 135 00:07:27.360 --> 00:07:31.759 and Foordo. Seemed to be the most prominent, the most serious, 136 00:07:31.959 --> 00:07:36.360 the most significant of those facilities, and this operation was 137 00:07:36.399 --> 00:07:43.199 deemed Operation Midnight Hammer. Operation Midnight Hammer. Defense Secretary Pete 138 00:07:43.279 --> 00:07:49.560 Hegseith claimed that Iran's or Iran's nuclear ambitions were obliterated, 139 00:07:49.759 --> 00:07:54.680 although there's a full assessment that is currently ongoing. Last night, 140 00:07:54.920 --> 00:07:59.160 President Donald Trump addressed the nation to let the nation 141 00:07:59.360 --> 00:08:03.240 know about out the developments out of that nuclear strike. 142 00:08:03.560 --> 00:08:05.279 I want to make sure that you hear that. In 143 00:08:05.399 --> 00:08:07.759 his own words, Robin, you ready for. 144 00:08:07.920 --> 00:08:12.480 Time ago, the US military carried out massive precision strikes 145 00:08:12.519 --> 00:08:17.759 on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime 146 00:08:18.600 --> 00:08:25.079 for doau Ntance and s Fahan. Everybody heard those names 147 00:08:25.120 --> 00:08:31.000 for years as they built this horribly destructive enterprise. Our 148 00:08:31.040 --> 00:08:36.200 objective was the destruction of irans nuclear enrichment capacity and 149 00:08:36.639 --> 00:08:40.120 a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world's 150 00:08:40.200 --> 00:08:43.840 number one state sponsor of terror. Tonight, I can report 151 00:08:43.879 --> 00:08:49.960 to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. 152 00:08:50.720 --> 00:08:54.279 Iran's key nuclear and Richmond facilities have been completely and 153 00:08:54.320 --> 00:08:59.159 totally obliterated. Rand the bully of the Middle East, must 154 00:08:59.200 --> 00:09:02.720 now make peace. If they do not, future attacks would 155 00:09:02.720 --> 00:09:03.159 be far. 156 00:09:03.120 --> 00:09:04.679 Greater and a lot easier. 157 00:09:05.639 --> 00:09:08.639 For forty years, Iran has been saying death to America, 158 00:09:08.960 --> 00:09:12.879 death to Israel. They have been killing our people, blowing 159 00:09:12.919 --> 00:09:16.399 off their arms, blowing off their legs with roadside bombs, 160 00:09:17.200 --> 00:09:20.360 that was their specialty. We lost over a thousand people, 161 00:09:20.919 --> 00:09:24.600 and hundreds of thousands throughout the Middle East and around 162 00:09:24.600 --> 00:09:27.440 the world have died as a direct result of their hate. 163 00:09:27.480 --> 00:09:33.399 In particular, so many were killed by their general Cassem SOLMANI. 164 00:09:34.559 --> 00:09:37.200 I decided a long time ago that I would not 165 00:09:37.440 --> 00:09:38.320 let this happen. 166 00:09:38.480 --> 00:09:40.000 It will not continue. 167 00:09:40.480 --> 00:09:45.200 I want to thank and congratulate Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. 168 00:09:45.399 --> 00:09:48.039 We worked as a team like perhaps no team has 169 00:09:48.120 --> 00:09:51.480 ever worked before, and we've gone a long way to 170 00:09:51.600 --> 00:09:55.200 erasing this horrible threat to Israel. I want to thank 171 00:09:55.279 --> 00:09:59.399 the Israeli military for the wonderful job they've done, and 172 00:09:59.480 --> 00:10:02.799 most important, I want to congratulate the great American patriots 173 00:10:02.799 --> 00:10:06.799 who flew those magnificent machines tonight, and all of the 174 00:10:06.879 --> 00:10:10.360 United States military on an operation the likes of which 175 00:10:10.399 --> 00:10:14.080 the world is not seen in many, many decades. Hopefully 176 00:10:14.120 --> 00:10:17.559 we will no longer need their services and this capacity. 177 00:10:17.919 --> 00:10:21.159 I hope that's so. I also want to congratulate the 178 00:10:21.240 --> 00:10:25.279 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Raisin Kane, 179 00:10:25.720 --> 00:10:30.000 spectacular general, and all of the brilliant military minds involved 180 00:10:30.000 --> 00:10:33.159 in this attack. With all of that being said, this 181 00:10:33.200 --> 00:10:37.000 cannot continue. There will be either peace or there will 182 00:10:37.039 --> 00:10:40.320 be tragedy for a ran far greater than we have 183 00:10:40.399 --> 00:10:44.600 witnessed over the last eight days. Remember, there are many 184 00:10:44.639 --> 00:10:45.519 targets left. 185 00:10:46.759 --> 00:10:48.519 The night's was the most. 186 00:10:48.240 --> 00:10:52.240 Difficult of them all by far, and perhaps the most lethal. 187 00:10:53.000 --> 00:10:55.399 But if peace does not come quickly, we will go 188 00:10:55.480 --> 00:11:01.679 after those other targets with precision, speed, and skill. Most 189 00:11:01.720 --> 00:11:04.720 of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes. 190 00:11:05.039 --> 00:11:07.440 There's no military in the world that could have done 191 00:11:07.519 --> 00:11:10.639 what we did tonight, not even close. There has never 192 00:11:10.679 --> 00:11:13.679 been a military that could do what took place just 193 00:11:13.759 --> 00:11:18.600 a little while ago. Tomorrow, General Kane, Secretary of Defense 194 00:11:19.360 --> 00:11:22.399 Pete Hegseth will have a press conference at eight am 195 00:11:22.440 --> 00:11:25.679 at the Pentagon, and I want to just thank everybody, 196 00:11:25.720 --> 00:11:30.960 and in particular God, I want to just say, we 197 00:11:31.080 --> 00:11:34.399 love you God, and we love our great military. Protect them. 198 00:11:34.759 --> 00:11:38.480 God bless the Middle East, God bless Israel, and God 199 00:11:38.480 --> 00:11:40.080 bless America. 200 00:11:40.159 --> 00:11:41.000 Thank you very much. 201 00:11:41.480 --> 00:11:41.879 Thank you. 202 00:11:42.600 --> 00:11:45.879 So that was President Trump yesterday at the Address to 203 00:11:45.919 --> 00:11:51.559 the Nation, detailing in explicit detail, of course, what the 204 00:11:51.639 --> 00:11:55.360 strikes on these three nuclear sites in Iran actually entailed, 205 00:11:55.639 --> 00:11:59.159 and just to just revise and kind of add some 206 00:11:59.200 --> 00:12:02.360 more detail to that, the strikes involved more than one 207 00:12:02.440 --> 00:12:07.519 hundred and twenty five aircraft. This was a massive operation, 208 00:12:07.720 --> 00:12:11.200 Operation Midnight Hammer is the name of it, including some 209 00:12:11.480 --> 00:12:15.840 B two bombers that actually served as decoys. That's according 210 00:12:15.879 --> 00:12:19.519 to US officials. Other B two bombers dropped more than 211 00:12:19.600 --> 00:12:24.759 a dozen massive bunker buster bombs on Fordau and n 212 00:12:24.879 --> 00:12:28.799 Tans those nuclear facilities, and there were Tomahawk missiles that 213 00:12:29.039 --> 00:12:30.440 struck Isfahan. 214 00:12:31.360 --> 00:12:31.639 Again. 215 00:12:31.759 --> 00:12:36.159 Florida is called the most significant of those three sites. 216 00:12:36.440 --> 00:12:39.080 And I have more information to share with you about 217 00:12:39.200 --> 00:12:42.879 Florida and whether or not it actually was obliterated actually 218 00:12:42.879 --> 00:12:47.399 coming up, as well as audio from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, 219 00:12:47.440 --> 00:12:50.320 and when we come back, we're going to hear directly 220 00:12:50.399 --> 00:12:56.039 from Iran's foreign minister about whether or not their facilities 221 00:12:56.159 --> 00:12:59.960 were obliterated. That word is being used, and the foreign 222 00:13:00.080 --> 00:13:05.440 minister definitely shed light on what Iran is aiming to 223 00:13:05.519 --> 00:13:11.200 do in retaliation, if anything, and some very very harsh 224 00:13:11.320 --> 00:13:16.320 thoughts on diplomacy and whether or not Iran is interested 225 00:13:16.440 --> 00:13:22.360 in diplomacy at this level now into this inclusion of 226 00:13:22.399 --> 00:13:26.000 the US in the aggression between Israel and Iran. 227 00:13:26.279 --> 00:13:28.200 So when we come back, we'll do all of that 228 00:13:28.320 --> 00:13:28.720 and more. 229 00:13:28.799 --> 00:13:32.360 We're covering what's happening in Iran, all this developing information, 230 00:13:32.759 --> 00:13:36.360 and we're closely monitoring what's going on in downtown LA 231 00:13:36.799 --> 00:13:41.200 with kfi's own Michael Monks, who's there for the setting 232 00:13:41.279 --> 00:13:46.799 up phase of the fifty fifty one anti war protest 233 00:13:47.240 --> 00:13:50.799 in Gloria Molina Parks. So we'll break in if anything 234 00:13:50.840 --> 00:13:53.159 should happen, and we'll get thoughts from Michael Monks on 235 00:13:53.200 --> 00:13:54.200 the other side of the break. 236 00:13:54.759 --> 00:13:58.120 You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 237 00:13:58.320 --> 00:14:01.399 Jimmy Hobbs here with you two, and we have Michael 238 00:14:01.480 --> 00:14:05.120 Monks on standby in downtown La. 239 00:14:04.799 --> 00:14:06.480 Monks, Are you there, I'm here. 240 00:14:06.559 --> 00:14:08.000 If you can hear me, I can hear you. 241 00:14:08.080 --> 00:14:10.960 It sounds a little louder behind you since the last 242 00:14:10.960 --> 00:14:13.279 time we checked in what's the news? 243 00:14:13.320 --> 00:14:14.080 What's the sitch? 244 00:14:14.600 --> 00:14:17.240 Well, I'm certainly not going to attempt to disparage the crowd. 245 00:14:17.240 --> 00:14:19.840 It is louder, but I don't know that the volume 246 00:14:19.960 --> 00:14:22.120 necessarily matches the size of the crowd. There are some 247 00:14:22.720 --> 00:14:25.799 loud speakers here and some chanting. There's some loud music 248 00:14:25.840 --> 00:14:27.440 going as well, but right now it's about a crowd 249 00:14:27.480 --> 00:14:29.679 of twenty twenty five people on the steps of La 250 00:14:29.799 --> 00:14:34.159 City Hall, repeating the chant you know, against war in Iran, 251 00:14:34.240 --> 00:14:37.480 repeating chants against President Trump. A lot of signage here 252 00:14:37.960 --> 00:14:41.240 against war. This seems to be the signature message here 253 00:14:41.360 --> 00:14:45.039 is that they don't want war with Iran. A lady 254 00:14:45.039 --> 00:14:49.080 holding an American flag upside gown traditional sign of distress. 255 00:14:49.519 --> 00:14:53.360 But otherwise this is a pretty small demonstration. And if 256 00:14:53.360 --> 00:14:55.720 this was organized as it appears by the same group 257 00:14:55.720 --> 00:14:57.879 who did the No Kings march, it looks like the 258 00:14:58.279 --> 00:15:02.360 rapid turnaround time is not effective enough in getting the crowd. 259 00:15:03.320 --> 00:15:05.159 Supposed to start at. 260 00:15:05.039 --> 00:15:08.000 Twelve o'clock go until about two o'clock. This is the 261 00:15:08.039 --> 00:15:11.320 same group that drew tens of thousands of people to 262 00:15:11.360 --> 00:15:14.720 this very spot, yeah, just a week ago. So right now, 263 00:15:15.200 --> 00:15:17.240 it doesn't look like as many people have come out 264 00:15:17.279 --> 00:15:19.879 for this very specific message against war with Iran. 265 00:15:20.000 --> 00:15:21.919 Now, let me ask you this, of the protests that 266 00:15:21.919 --> 00:15:24.480 you've attended, and there have been many in downtown LA 267 00:15:24.600 --> 00:15:27.639 in recent weeks, are you seeing kind of a slow 268 00:15:27.919 --> 00:15:31.320 starting of the crowd? Is this kind of typical or 269 00:15:31.679 --> 00:15:34.399 are you in fact saying this is a typical in 270 00:15:35.159 --> 00:15:38.120 comparison to what you've experienced previously. 271 00:15:38.679 --> 00:15:41.759 This one seems a bit atypical because even though the 272 00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:45.799 protests grow in size over the course of their lifespan, 273 00:15:45.879 --> 00:15:47.960 whether it's a couple hours, three hours, or they're broken 274 00:15:48.039 --> 00:15:50.679 up by the police, they tend to start a little 275 00:15:50.679 --> 00:15:53.840 bit larger than this one has. So right now, again, 276 00:15:53.879 --> 00:15:57.000 about twenty five people here in the steps of downtown LA. 277 00:15:57.080 --> 00:15:58.960 And if the event is only going to go until two, 278 00:15:59.559 --> 00:16:02.320 I'm not sure what kind of crowd they can expect. Now, 279 00:16:02.360 --> 00:16:05.919 this was a swift turnaround. We are, you know what, 280 00:16:06.120 --> 00:16:09.360 not even twenty four hours removed from President Trump's announcement 281 00:16:09.399 --> 00:16:13.159 that the US military has struck Iran nuclear sites, so 282 00:16:13.639 --> 00:16:17.399 this rapid response is not as rapid perhaps as they 283 00:16:17.440 --> 00:16:18.000 would like. 284 00:16:17.960 --> 00:16:18.360 It to be. 285 00:16:18.600 --> 00:16:22.919 We are expecting a different rally at around three o'clock 286 00:16:23.039 --> 00:16:26.200 outside the Federal building on Alameda Street, and that may 287 00:16:26.240 --> 00:16:31.080 have a variety of different messages, including against war with Iran, 288 00:16:31.600 --> 00:16:36.200 against you know, action against the Gaza and Palestine and Hamas, 289 00:16:36.399 --> 00:16:40.919 and also against the immigration enforcement. So we're keeping an 290 00:16:40.960 --> 00:16:43.200 eye on that as well. That's just a few blocks away, 291 00:16:43.240 --> 00:16:45.039 so we'll monitor that situation. 292 00:16:44.679 --> 00:16:47.919 Too, okay, And protests of that magnitude when they get 293 00:16:48.000 --> 00:16:51.480 to be into the hundreds, the thousands and tens of thousands, 294 00:16:51.759 --> 00:16:55.440 often the organizers set out to get permits, of course, 295 00:16:55.519 --> 00:16:59.039 to make sure that law enforcement is aware of boundaries, 296 00:16:59.120 --> 00:17:01.720 or that they're given bound and everything is kept as 297 00:17:01.799 --> 00:17:06.519 lawful and calm and peaceful as possible within the boundaries 298 00:17:06.559 --> 00:17:09.319 of law. When it comes to this organization, the same 299 00:17:09.359 --> 00:17:12.119 one that put on the No King's protests last week, 300 00:17:12.200 --> 00:17:14.960 for them to have such a quick turnaround, does that 301 00:17:15.079 --> 00:17:19.359 lead you to believe or think, surmise, hypothesize that perhaps 302 00:17:19.400 --> 00:17:23.920 they were planning another protests today for something else, and 303 00:17:23.960 --> 00:17:29.000 then it was changed, they pivoted to this anti war narrative. 304 00:17:30.519 --> 00:17:32.200 I think what I've seen on their social media is 305 00:17:32.200 --> 00:17:34.720 that they are expecting to have events on July four 306 00:17:34.839 --> 00:17:37.480 and July seventeen, so they are planning a little bit 307 00:17:37.519 --> 00:17:39.720 farther in advance. But do seem to want to keep 308 00:17:40.000 --> 00:17:44.000 a steady drum beat a large scale demonstrations against the 309 00:17:44.000 --> 00:17:46.559 Trump administration. They must like my shirt, I'm not sure 310 00:17:46.720 --> 00:17:48.839 of a Kafi mic flag. You are seeing a lot 311 00:17:48.880 --> 00:17:51.240 of people drive by and honk in support, but you're 312 00:17:51.279 --> 00:17:53.359 not seeing a lot of direct participation in this so 313 00:17:53.440 --> 00:17:56.039 support of honks. The traffic is moving through here, of course, 314 00:17:56.079 --> 00:17:57.960 because this isn't like some of the other more recent 315 00:17:58.000 --> 00:18:00.640 protests which are large and take over the streets, including 316 00:18:01.079 --> 00:18:04.880 last week's No King's protest put on by this very organization. 317 00:18:05.400 --> 00:18:08.480 I think law enforcement is I should say I know 318 00:18:08.640 --> 00:18:10.720 law enforcement is well aware that this is taking place. 319 00:18:10.720 --> 00:18:13.880 They're also well aware that something is possibly planned at 320 00:18:13.920 --> 00:18:17.160 three o'clock outside the Federal Building on Alameda Street. But 321 00:18:17.359 --> 00:18:19.640 you don't see any police officers here right now, no 322 00:18:19.720 --> 00:18:22.519 need for any crowd control, not expecting any flash bangs 323 00:18:22.599 --> 00:18:24.720 or anything like that, because this is just a small 324 00:18:24.720 --> 00:18:27.720 demonstration against potential war with Iran. 325 00:18:27.920 --> 00:18:31.359 Okay, so law enforcement presence seems to be pretty minimal 326 00:18:31.440 --> 00:18:33.680 right now. What does security look like? Is it just 327 00:18:33.759 --> 00:18:36.440 regular building security? What's going on with that? 328 00:18:38.039 --> 00:18:38.559 Don't see? 329 00:18:38.599 --> 00:18:42.240 Oh yeah, there's one guy outside LA City Hall. Might 330 00:18:42.279 --> 00:18:45.079 be an ID officer. I think that is an LAPED officer, 331 00:18:45.119 --> 00:18:48.319 probably on the regular city hall beat on a Sunday. 332 00:18:48.359 --> 00:18:51.240 The building is typically closed and it is closed today, 333 00:18:51.319 --> 00:18:53.759 so I'm not sure if he has just been assigned 334 00:18:53.759 --> 00:18:56.160 for this protest or if he's on city hall duty 335 00:18:56.200 --> 00:18:59.759 on Sunday. But there's no need at this point for 336 00:18:59.799 --> 00:19:02.720 any large scale police presence. This is not a crew 337 00:19:02.759 --> 00:19:04.519 that looks like they want to cause any trouble. Just 338 00:19:04.559 --> 00:19:07.119 speak their minds, and right now it's just a series 339 00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:10.319 of chants, some homemade signs, peace not war, bombs, don't 340 00:19:10.359 --> 00:19:14.480 make peace, hashtag resist, no war with Iran. They're calling 341 00:19:14.480 --> 00:19:18.720 it the Big Beautiful War, and reference to Donald Trump's 342 00:19:18.720 --> 00:19:23.200 signature budget legislation, the Big Beautiful Bill, as he calls it. 343 00:19:23.279 --> 00:19:25.039 So it's a lot of that messaging. There are a 344 00:19:25.079 --> 00:19:27.079 lot of American flags here, though one is being held 345 00:19:27.160 --> 00:19:29.200 upside down, the traditional signal of distress. 346 00:19:29.400 --> 00:19:31.039 Okay, these folks. 347 00:19:31.000 --> 00:19:34.079 Just showing their version of patriotism and their message against 348 00:19:34.119 --> 00:19:34.720 potential war. 349 00:19:35.000 --> 00:19:37.599 You know, last news break we heard that airlines are 350 00:19:37.799 --> 00:19:41.240 encouraging travel for Fourth of July holiday, which is coming 351 00:19:41.279 --> 00:19:43.519 up rapidly. They want people to take to the skies, 352 00:19:43.599 --> 00:19:46.640 And I was thinking, I don't know if that's the 353 00:19:46.799 --> 00:19:49.319 right time right now. I don't know if I want 354 00:19:49.359 --> 00:19:51.400 to be on a plane. What about you, Michael Monks? 355 00:19:51.400 --> 00:19:55.200 Would you take a flight anywhere right now in this climate? 356 00:19:57.640 --> 00:20:00.680 Well, I don't want to suggest that you know, there 357 00:20:00.720 --> 00:20:03.599 are active terror threats on the airlines. I'm sure that 358 00:20:03.680 --> 00:20:06.359 we'd be alerted if if we need to be. You 359 00:20:06.400 --> 00:20:09.519 also never know in this day and age, where you're 360 00:20:09.559 --> 00:20:11.000 safe anywhere? 361 00:20:11.079 --> 00:20:13.759 Yeah, I mean, you know, the idea, the event, the 362 00:20:13.799 --> 00:20:18.599 idea fear mongering is rooted in fear. There's still fear. 363 00:20:18.960 --> 00:20:21.240 You know, are on the ground, there are are you 364 00:20:21.319 --> 00:20:24.680 hearing people talk about fear and being afraid of what 365 00:20:24.720 --> 00:20:25.200 could happen. 366 00:20:27.359 --> 00:20:30.480 Not so much in the way of any potential retaliation 367 00:20:31.039 --> 00:20:35.279 from Iran right now, this seems to be singularly focused 368 00:20:35.759 --> 00:20:40.079 against direct action against Iran. We've already as a country 369 00:20:40.279 --> 00:20:44.000 taken that last night per the President himself talking about 370 00:20:44.039 --> 00:20:47.599 how we've obliterated three key nuclear sites there. I guess 371 00:20:47.680 --> 00:20:51.039 technically that's not an all out war, but you know, 372 00:20:51.079 --> 00:20:53.759 there was an active conflict going on between Israel and Iran. 373 00:20:54.000 --> 00:20:56.039 The United States has now taken part in that. So 374 00:20:56.119 --> 00:20:58.720 there is height and awareness by this group of people 375 00:20:59.240 --> 00:21:03.079 that the U has at least inched closer to participating 376 00:21:03.160 --> 00:21:04.680 in what would be defined as war. 377 00:21:05.119 --> 00:21:05.480 Got it. 378 00:21:05.559 --> 00:21:08.319 So Michael will continue, of course, to stay up to 379 00:21:08.359 --> 00:21:11.000 speed on what's going on downtown. If there are any 380 00:21:11.039 --> 00:21:15.079 traffic hazards or road closures, please jump in and let 381 00:21:15.160 --> 00:21:16.920 us know. I know you are there on the ground 382 00:21:16.960 --> 00:21:20.039 in downtown LA awaiting what was supposed to be a 383 00:21:20.079 --> 00:21:23.440 twelve pm start for this anti war protest. Seems to 384 00:21:23.440 --> 00:21:28.519 be slowly starting, maybe gaining speed towards the maybe after one. 385 00:21:28.559 --> 00:21:29.039 We'll see. 386 00:21:29.079 --> 00:21:31.720 We'll just continue to monitor that and of course see 387 00:21:31.759 --> 00:21:34.440 what happens in the three pm hour if they're starting 388 00:21:34.480 --> 00:21:37.640 to set up for that secondary protest as well. 389 00:21:37.680 --> 00:21:41.480 Thank you, Michael Monks, you got it, Tippany awesome. 390 00:21:41.680 --> 00:21:43.720 So what we're going to do before we go to 391 00:21:43.839 --> 00:21:47.079 break is I want you to hear one half of 392 00:21:47.279 --> 00:21:53.240 Iran's response. So we've been summarizing what the US strike 393 00:21:53.359 --> 00:21:57.559 in Iran on those three nuclear facilities entailed. But Iran 394 00:21:57.720 --> 00:22:01.799 has responded, and in fact, RAN's foreign minister had his 395 00:22:01.880 --> 00:22:06.400 own press conference today to detail the response that they 396 00:22:06.480 --> 00:22:11.400 say they are preparing. What that could possibly include, ideas 397 00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:15.839 about diplomacy and everything else. So let's hear one half 398 00:22:15.960 --> 00:22:19.279 of the audio. This is whether or not Iran it's 399 00:22:19.279 --> 00:22:22.440 interested in returning to diplomacy. 400 00:22:23.559 --> 00:22:26.440 What would be your response to that, because right now 401 00:22:26.519 --> 00:22:30.799