WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.600 --> 00:00:02.919 This is Gary and Shannon and you're listening to KFI 2 00:00:03.080 --> 00:00:05.839 AM six forty, the Gary and Shannon Show on demand 3 00:00:05.919 --> 00:00:07.200 on the iHeartRadio app. 4 00:00:07.240 --> 00:00:11.199 Mark Thompson with marlatteis. We are watching events around the world. 5 00:00:11.240 --> 00:00:14.480 As we mentioned that ceasefire and hostage deal will be 6 00:00:14.560 --> 00:00:18.800 voted on by the Israeli cabinet. That'll happen tomorrow. The 7 00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:23.440 election over the inauguration, not ramp up to the inauguration. 8 00:00:23.559 --> 00:00:27.519 We'll talk about the incoming Trump administration a little bit 9 00:00:27.679 --> 00:00:30.320 more later this hour, and also later this hour. The 10 00:00:30.559 --> 00:00:34.600 remarkable stories from an organization I didn't even know existed, 11 00:00:34.719 --> 00:00:39.039 this Pet Code Love, but apparently they have seventy five 12 00:00:39.159 --> 00:00:42.280 thousand reunion stories over the last four years. 13 00:00:42.719 --> 00:00:45.960 Yeah, and they're already reuniting lost pets from the wildfire 14 00:00:46.039 --> 00:00:48.000 zones here. That's right, It's awesome. 15 00:00:48.159 --> 00:00:49.240 Yeah, have them coming through. 16 00:00:49.399 --> 00:00:49.560 Yep. 17 00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:54.000 There's a weird and the heels of the wildfire. There's 18 00:00:54.039 --> 00:00:58.880 a weird kind of conversation going on around Donald Trump's 19 00:00:58.880 --> 00:01:01.679 nominee for the Energy Secretary, Chris Wright is his name, 20 00:01:02.759 --> 00:01:06.519 and he's made a bunch of posts in the past 21 00:01:07.439 --> 00:01:12.799 that deny that climate change are dismissing Essentially climate change 22 00:01:12.879 --> 00:01:15.239 is a component in these wildfires. 23 00:01:15.519 --> 00:01:15.760 Yeah. 24 00:01:15.760 --> 00:01:22.359 He called wildfire concerns related to climate policies and global 25 00:01:22.359 --> 00:01:23.480 warming as hype. 26 00:01:24.159 --> 00:01:30.799 Yeah, it seems like we're all living that hype. I mean, sorry, 27 00:01:30.840 --> 00:01:33.640 but it's just, you know, demonstrably the case that these 28 00:01:34.400 --> 00:01:37.760 fires are burning hotter, the winds are blowing harder, and 29 00:01:37.799 --> 00:01:41.319 these seasons are longer than ever before. And it's not 30 00:01:41.359 --> 00:01:44.799 just fires, the hurricane seasons, I mean the tropical weather. 31 00:01:45.120 --> 00:01:47.719 Everything's been amped up. So I think it's fair to 32 00:01:47.760 --> 00:01:49.799 say the climate is definitely in crisis. 33 00:01:49.959 --> 00:01:53.480 Right, So scientific studies contradict his claims that it's hype. 34 00:01:54.239 --> 00:01:55.040 You know, we know this. 35 00:01:55.920 --> 00:01:58.920 But the other thing that's interesting about him is these 36 00:01:59.239 --> 00:02:04.400 for his confirmation hearings, which began yesterday, you know, these 37 00:02:04.760 --> 00:02:08.319 old posts were dug up with the hype. 38 00:02:08.719 --> 00:02:09.680 And then. 39 00:02:11.919 --> 00:02:14.759 Well, in conversations that he was having with senators who 40 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:20.039 were questioning about him, he said, hey, the entire situation 41 00:02:20.280 --> 00:02:24.840 in the modern world is more subtle on climate change 42 00:02:24.879 --> 00:02:29.039 than is publicly recognized. And he says he is not 43 00:02:29.159 --> 00:02:31.560 denying climate change is happening, or that was related to 44 00:02:31.560 --> 00:02:35.919 the combustion of fossil fuels, but he's saying that this 45 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:41.199 combustion of hydrocarbons enables the modern world. But he does 46 00:02:41.240 --> 00:02:43.280 say so this is the same guy who's saying it's hype. 47 00:02:43.840 --> 00:02:46.719 We've increased, as a quote, we've increased to atmospheric CO 48 00:02:47.000 --> 00:02:50.840 two concentration by fifty percent, making it harder for the 49 00:02:50.879 --> 00:02:54.120 Earth to shed heat. So even as he says that, 50 00:02:55.080 --> 00:02:59.360 he somehow tries to push back. So you see what 51 00:02:59.520 --> 00:03:02.120 is happening. And the reason it's happening is because these 52 00:03:02.120 --> 00:03:04.319 are hearings that are trying to serve a couple of 53 00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:10.439 different interests. One is the base, the magabase and the 54 00:03:10.759 --> 00:03:13.960 GOP base, which wants to push back on any kind 55 00:03:13.960 --> 00:03:16.879 of aggressive action toward climate change. And the other is 56 00:03:17.360 --> 00:03:21.840 the grim reality that climate change, climate crises are here 57 00:03:21.960 --> 00:03:23.520 and they're producing the kind of thing that we're living 58 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:24.560 through in southern California. 59 00:03:24.639 --> 00:03:27.280 Now, look, I want to know when these posts were 60 00:03:28.280 --> 00:03:32.280 from LinkedIn that were pulled up during the hearing people 61 00:03:32.360 --> 00:03:37.879 can change, because he's basically saying both things. Right, He's 62 00:03:37.919 --> 00:03:40.280 calling it hype then and now he's saying that sure 63 00:03:40.319 --> 00:03:42.840 climate change is real. He also said, quote, there isn't 64 00:03:42.879 --> 00:03:47.120 dirty energy or clean energy. We were talking off Mike, 65 00:03:47.280 --> 00:03:49.080 and you were saying, this is just word salad. 66 00:03:49.680 --> 00:03:52.439 It's word salad because he's again trying to serve both 67 00:03:52.479 --> 00:03:54.960 interests and both. 68 00:03:54.759 --> 00:03:55.560 Sides of his mouth. 69 00:03:55.879 --> 00:03:59.120 Yeah, and despite Democratic opposition, Senate Republicans, who of course 70 00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:02.680 hold a fifty three forty seven majority, favored his nomination. 71 00:04:03.039 --> 00:04:05.680 Sure. I mean, look, we talked about this yesterday. I 72 00:04:05.719 --> 00:04:06.280 believe that. 73 00:04:07.960 --> 00:04:11.719 Incoming president President elect Donald Trump will get most, if 74 00:04:11.759 --> 00:04:17.120 not all, of his cabinet nominees approved. I know everybody's 75 00:04:17.120 --> 00:04:20.040 talking about heg sith hegsith is. He's a drinker, he 76 00:04:20.199 --> 00:04:24.839 is a sexual assault assaulter. He paid off a woman 77 00:04:24.959 --> 00:04:28.120 to stay quiet, and that's just the personal character thing. 78 00:04:28.160 --> 00:04:31.360 He's going to be running this huge government organization with 79 00:04:31.439 --> 00:04:35.360 three million people under his control worldwide, the Department of Defense, 80 00:04:35.600 --> 00:04:38.800 the biggest budget in Washington really arguably is the Pentagon, 81 00:04:39.040 --> 00:04:42.120 and the one organization that he ran, you know, he 82 00:04:42.199 --> 00:04:45.240 ran it into the ground and they had to remove him. 83 00:04:45.279 --> 00:04:48.600 So I hear that, okay, and I hear look, you know, 84 00:04:49.199 --> 00:04:53.560 he is so completely inept and not qualified for this 85 00:04:53.680 --> 00:04:57.399 role that he shouldn't be even considered in the conversation. 86 00:04:57.439 --> 00:05:00.360 Sure, Republicans have even said during his hearings that you 87 00:05:00.439 --> 00:05:01.639 just don't have enough experience. 88 00:05:01.839 --> 00:05:05.079 Right, I get all of that. Trump wants it. It's 89 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:07.759 going to happen. Trump has a control of the GOP 90 00:05:08.279 --> 00:05:12.000 that is so complete that I believe they will green 91 00:05:12.120 --> 00:05:14.720 light all of his nominees and the Democrats can't do 92 00:05:14.759 --> 00:05:15.439 anything about it. 93 00:05:15.560 --> 00:05:16.519 That's just the reality. 94 00:05:17.319 --> 00:05:20.560 Yeah. And also if Elon Musk wants them to. 95 00:05:21.399 --> 00:05:24.759 Right and Musk, it's very funny you say this because 96 00:05:25.279 --> 00:05:29.879 Jony Earnest in that Senate committee, Joni Earnst is the 97 00:05:29.920 --> 00:05:33.240 one person who I think they look to as sort 98 00:05:33.240 --> 00:05:34.959 of a litmus test. And the reason I say that 99 00:05:35.040 --> 00:05:38.920 is she's someone who served exactly and also she's the 100 00:05:39.000 --> 00:05:43.240 victim of she's a survivor of sexual assault in the military. Yeah, so, 101 00:05:43.480 --> 00:05:46.360 and the military has an epidemic of sexual assault. 102 00:05:46.480 --> 00:05:48.560 So you have this odd. 103 00:05:49.639 --> 00:05:51.800 Well, and Heg Seth had said that he doesn't think 104 00:05:51.800 --> 00:05:55.040 that women should serve in combat roles, and so they 105 00:05:55.079 --> 00:05:58.959 had the meeting Ernest and haig Seth, and you know, 106 00:05:59.040 --> 00:06:02.120 she came out and said, I'm willing to give you 107 00:06:02.160 --> 00:06:02.600 a shot. 108 00:06:04.079 --> 00:06:07.800 Yeah. She got tremendous pressure. And this is why you 109 00:06:07.839 --> 00:06:10.000 made me think about when you talk about Musk, she 110 00:06:10.079 --> 00:06:15.160 got tremendous pressure because as she was considering this and 111 00:06:15.199 --> 00:06:17.800 it was unclear that Jony Ernst was going to actually 112 00:06:18.040 --> 00:06:24.480 give him Hegseth the seal of approval, she was in 113 00:06:24.519 --> 00:06:28.279 her state. They ran Musk underwrote it in his pack 114 00:06:28.560 --> 00:06:30.199 from you know, he has a couple of different packs, 115 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:34.680 but one of them just carpetbombed the air television with 116 00:06:34.839 --> 00:06:37.720 ads saying it's possible that Donald Trump may not get 117 00:06:37.759 --> 00:06:42.399 his defense secretary through. Your call is needed contact and 118 00:06:42.439 --> 00:06:46.040 they had a number there. The number is Jonny Ernst office. Okay, 119 00:06:46.199 --> 00:06:48.040 So she was besieged by all of this, and it 120 00:06:48.079 --> 00:06:51.879 was again a campaign organized by Elon Musk. So you're 121 00:06:52.000 --> 00:06:54.879 right when you say, if Musk wants it, it may happen. Now, 122 00:06:54.920 --> 00:06:57.680 in this case, Musk and Trump are on the same page. 123 00:06:57.720 --> 00:07:01.639 He's just trying to support hegseeth as Trump pick. But Ernst, 124 00:07:01.920 --> 00:07:04.959 who might have been kind of a little sketchy about 125 00:07:05.240 --> 00:07:08.160 you know, she's a survivor of sexual assault. He is 126 00:07:08.240 --> 00:07:10.920 a sexual assaulter. It would seem I mean, certainly there 127 00:07:10.959 --> 00:07:12.800 was evidence, you know, brought to the committee. 128 00:07:12.839 --> 00:07:15.800 And again you're going to have your own opinions. 129 00:07:15.839 --> 00:07:18.160 But the fact is, and the only opinion that matters 130 00:07:18.399 --> 00:07:21.680 is Donald Trump's, and Donald Trump wants Pete Hesith to 131 00:07:21.759 --> 00:07:22.480 run the Department of. 132 00:07:22.439 --> 00:07:24.600 As fast and to be clear, after the meeting, you know, 133 00:07:24.680 --> 00:07:27.399 he says said that he didn't feel that way any longer, 134 00:07:27.439 --> 00:07:32.319 that women should and continue to serve in combat roles. 135 00:07:32.480 --> 00:07:36.120 And you bring up that the power of Trump, the 136 00:07:36.160 --> 00:07:40.120 power of Musk obviously billionaires, and this is something that 137 00:07:40.439 --> 00:07:45.439 Biden addressed head on in his farewell address last night, 138 00:07:45.480 --> 00:07:47.240 and I know that we'll talk about that a little later. 139 00:07:47.319 --> 00:07:48.439 Yeah, the rising oligarchy. 140 00:07:49.040 --> 00:07:51.040 We'll get to all of that, but that is sort 141 00:07:51.079 --> 00:07:53.639 of where the where the shoe pinches and another nominee, 142 00:07:53.720 --> 00:07:56.800 So we watch all of that for you. This is 143 00:07:56.800 --> 00:08:02.279 an incredible story coming up with the reunion of pets 144 00:08:02.959 --> 00:08:06.439 and animals all across southern California being a priority for 145 00:08:06.480 --> 00:08:11.560 so many who have been displaced. The story is so current. 146 00:08:12.600 --> 00:08:15.079 Our guest is the executive director of pet Co Love, 147 00:08:15.240 --> 00:08:19.839 and in four years they've had seventy five thousand reunion 148 00:08:19.879 --> 00:08:25.279 stories and already several reunion stories from these fires. Welcome again, 149 00:08:25.319 --> 00:08:28.800 the executive director of Petco Love, Suzanne COGT. 150 00:08:28.879 --> 00:08:30.879 Hi, Suzanne, Welcome to KFI. 151 00:08:31.000 --> 00:08:36.480 Hi, thank you, Hey, Hi, it's great to be here, Suzanne. 152 00:08:36.559 --> 00:08:38.519 I love how this service works. 153 00:08:38.639 --> 00:08:43.679 It's very high tech, it's very twenty twenty five, and 154 00:08:43.759 --> 00:08:45.159 it's doing remarkable things. 155 00:08:45.240 --> 00:08:47.919 Explain how your service works. 156 00:08:49.440 --> 00:08:51.960 Exactly like gon are the days when we should be 157 00:08:52.000 --> 00:08:54.639 telling everyone to put a fire on a telephone pole 158 00:08:54.879 --> 00:08:59.720 around town In the digital age. Petel Love Loss is 159 00:08:59.759 --> 00:09:04.919 a central national, central lost and found database. It's free. 160 00:09:05.320 --> 00:09:09.039 Anyone can use it and it's simple if you've lost 161 00:09:09.039 --> 00:09:13.120 the pets to put the pets photo into our database, 162 00:09:13.240 --> 00:09:15.519 let us know where you lost it. And then if 163 00:09:15.519 --> 00:09:19.559 someone's found a pet, they'll put the photo of that 164 00:09:19.679 --> 00:09:24.120 found pet into the database and it'll use photo matching 165 00:09:24.200 --> 00:09:27.679 technology to make that list to give you a list 166 00:09:27.759 --> 00:09:30.440 of pets in your area that has been found. And 167 00:09:30.559 --> 00:09:34.399 our goal is if we can create that one central place, 168 00:09:35.080 --> 00:09:39.440 we will be reuniting more loss pets and so enable 169 00:09:39.519 --> 00:09:43.080 to really get there. We're also connected directly to the 170 00:09:43.120 --> 00:09:45.279 shelters in the area, so if the pets are in 171 00:09:45.360 --> 00:09:49.039 the shelter, they're going to come into our database automatically. 172 00:09:49.399 --> 00:09:53.639 We've even integrated with other social media sites next door, 173 00:09:53.720 --> 00:09:57.519 ring neighbors they're putting, people are posting lost pets. We 174 00:09:57.679 --> 00:10:00.679 want to get get them into Petco Love Loss too. 175 00:10:00.840 --> 00:10:03.720 So I know I've said a mouthful here, but it's 176 00:10:03.799 --> 00:10:09.759 really we want to really simplify reuniting loss pets, make 177 00:10:09.840 --> 00:10:12.840 it accessible to everyone. And I'm going to tell you, 178 00:10:12.840 --> 00:10:14.759 you know, if you have a pet, you have a 179 00:10:14.799 --> 00:10:16.799 photo of your pet on your phone, even if that 180 00:10:16.879 --> 00:10:20.840 pet's got lost. I don't know I've met anyone that doesn't. 181 00:10:21.320 --> 00:10:23.000 And you know you did say a mouthful, but it's 182 00:10:23.039 --> 00:10:27.759 a mouthful of really interesting things associated with one clearing 183 00:10:27.840 --> 00:10:32.240 house and the technologies associated with getting that information out 184 00:10:32.279 --> 00:10:34.639 to so many it's actually brilliant. 185 00:10:34.960 --> 00:10:36.440 And let me just tell you this, Suzanne. 186 00:10:36.519 --> 00:10:39.320 I was on your website and I put in because 187 00:10:39.519 --> 00:10:41.559 you put in a zip code, right, and so I 188 00:10:41.600 --> 00:10:44.039 put in the Altadena or one of them, one of 189 00:10:44.080 --> 00:10:48.480 Altadena's zip codes, and all sadly, you know, flooded with 190 00:10:48.759 --> 00:10:51.919 missing pets and Alta Dina and the date since they've 191 00:10:51.960 --> 00:10:54.840 gone missing, and there were so many from January seventh, 192 00:10:54.919 --> 00:10:57.679 so many from January the eighth, and the owner can 193 00:10:57.679 --> 00:11:00.519 put a little descriptor on there, and many of those 194 00:11:00.639 --> 00:11:04.759 lost pets are because of the wildfires and what I love. 195 00:11:04.919 --> 00:11:06.600 And you hit on this, but I want to make 196 00:11:06.720 --> 00:11:09.679 the point very clear that if I'm missing my pet 197 00:11:09.720 --> 00:11:12.320 and I put it on your website because I'm familiar 198 00:11:12.360 --> 00:11:17.240 with your website, if somebody finds my pet and uploads 199 00:11:17.279 --> 00:11:20.559 it to next door I found this missing pet, then 200 00:11:21.039 --> 00:11:26.759 your photo matching technology says ding, we have a match, right. 201 00:11:27.440 --> 00:11:32.559 Yes, exactly exactly. I mean, we really just want to 202 00:11:32.559 --> 00:11:37.279 make sure that you know, especially in times of disasters. 203 00:11:37.360 --> 00:11:41.399 I think this system is crucial anytime, but especially in 204 00:11:41.480 --> 00:11:45.279 times of disasters and we see more pets displaced, and 205 00:11:45.320 --> 00:11:49.120 we see shelters sometimes that can't keep up with everything. 206 00:11:49.200 --> 00:11:52.960 This is how neighbors can help neighbors and really hold 207 00:11:53.039 --> 00:11:55.279 on to a pet, find the owner and connect with 208 00:11:55.360 --> 00:11:59.039 them directly, and really be a resource in your community 209 00:11:59.120 --> 00:12:02.600 to help unite lost pets. Everyone can get involved. 210 00:12:03.440 --> 00:12:08.399 So pet Goo love Lost, It's so Petco underwrites this. 211 00:12:08.519 --> 00:12:11.639 I'm just curious how this happened. It's it's brilliant. As 212 00:12:11.639 --> 00:12:14.200 I was saying, the technologies are only getting better that 213 00:12:14.240 --> 00:12:17.440 you guys are using well, and I want to. 214 00:12:17.360 --> 00:12:19.720 Talk about the technologies, like you said, getting better and 215 00:12:19.759 --> 00:12:21.759 how we make it be. I'll answer your first question, 216 00:12:21.840 --> 00:12:27.879 which petso Love is actually a national nonprofit and it's 217 00:12:27.960 --> 00:12:32.960 it's supported by TechCo, but also the incredible customers that 218 00:12:33.080 --> 00:12:35.679 shop at petos. If you've ever shot there and you 219 00:12:35.799 --> 00:12:38.440 donate on your way out two dollars, five dollars, it's 220 00:12:38.480 --> 00:12:41.559 all going to support petso Love. So we can do 221 00:12:41.679 --> 00:12:45.840 things like petso Love lost and also support animal welfare 222 00:12:45.840 --> 00:12:50.279 partners across the country. And you know you talked about 223 00:12:50.320 --> 00:12:54.399 how it gets better. This is a machine learning technology. 224 00:12:54.879 --> 00:12:58.240 So the more the more photos that we have in there, 225 00:12:58.320 --> 00:13:02.080 the more matches that we make, our system is going 226 00:13:02.120 --> 00:13:04.360 to get better and better over time. 227 00:13:05.039 --> 00:13:06.600 I love it. And you also have. 228 00:13:08.080 --> 00:13:09.720 Even if you haven't lost a pet you want to 229 00:13:09.720 --> 00:13:12.759 help out, you have three ways that people can be 230 00:13:12.840 --> 00:13:16.200 stepping up at this time, Yes. 231 00:13:16.200 --> 00:13:18.720 At this time, right now, we're working with the LA 232 00:13:18.799 --> 00:13:22.399 shelters in the area, LA Animal Services in Los Angeles 233 00:13:23.039 --> 00:13:27.919 County Animal Care and Control to really help support adoptions. 234 00:13:27.960 --> 00:13:30.559 They had their offering Sea Wave adoptions. So if you 235 00:13:30.600 --> 00:13:33.679 are looking for a pet, help make room for a 236 00:13:33.759 --> 00:13:36.519 displaced pet that's going to come in from the fires. 237 00:13:36.639 --> 00:13:39.320 You can adopt today. If you can't if you're not 238 00:13:39.360 --> 00:13:42.639 looking to adopt foster a pet. Working with them to 239 00:13:42.720 --> 00:13:46.240 help people foster pets. There's a lot of great dogs 240 00:13:46.279 --> 00:13:48.879 that need to foster, and they know who gets along 241 00:13:48.919 --> 00:13:52.600 with other dogs, so you can also foster or adopt. 242 00:13:52.679 --> 00:13:55.159 And I will mention one other thing for those people 243 00:13:55.200 --> 00:13:57.600 that you know our system, if you're going to put 244 00:13:57.600 --> 00:13:59.879 a photo in it, we can help you reunite pets. 245 00:14:00.200 --> 00:14:02.600 If you you have to leave your pet behind and 246 00:14:02.799 --> 00:14:06.320 you need help to have someone go check to about 247 00:14:06.320 --> 00:14:10.399 where they are. There's an LA Fire Evacuation Animal Services 248 00:14:10.440 --> 00:14:14.080 hotline and that's two one three, two seven zero eight 249 00:14:14.159 --> 00:14:16.720 one five five to get someone to go out to 250 00:14:16.799 --> 00:14:17.360 that location. 251 00:14:17.840 --> 00:14:24.000 And the shelters and organizations, the sort of home grown organizations, 252 00:14:24.039 --> 00:14:27.799 rescue organizations and such, do they interact with you in ways? 253 00:14:27.799 --> 00:14:29.759 In other words, if we know of one in our 254 00:14:29.799 --> 00:14:31.559 neighborhood and say, hey, you know, you should get in 255 00:14:31.600 --> 00:14:34.480 touch with petco Love because they actually are something of 256 00:14:34.519 --> 00:14:35.960 a clearinghouse for all the work you do. 257 00:14:37.639 --> 00:14:43.240 Yes, absolutely, we partner with four thousand, you know, animal 258 00:14:43.240 --> 00:14:47.440 welfare organizations nationwide. It could be a small rescue, a 259 00:14:47.519 --> 00:14:52.480 humane society, even our municipal shelters nationwide. We are partnering 260 00:14:52.960 --> 00:14:56.799 with all of them on techolove laws, but also adoptions 261 00:14:56.840 --> 00:15:01.440 and fostering, and also things like offering free vaccines and 262 00:15:01.519 --> 00:15:04.120 helping get those out to people that are most in me. 263 00:15:05.080 --> 00:15:07.679 So we're partnering across the board. I think if you're 264 00:15:07.720 --> 00:15:10.320 working with an organization telling me to check this out 265 00:15:10.399 --> 00:15:11.679 at petsolove dot org. 266 00:15:12.120 --> 00:15:13.519 Yeah, I was just going to say it. I was 267 00:15:13.559 --> 00:15:15.519 going to pump you up a little bit more. 268 00:15:15.600 --> 00:15:20.320 That website is petcolove dot org. If you are impacted 269 00:15:20.360 --> 00:15:22.440 by the LA fires, you're missing your pet. This is 270 00:15:22.559 --> 00:15:25.240 just a really great service. And now I know if 271 00:15:25.240 --> 00:15:27.519 you're in Petco and you give a couple bucks, now 272 00:15:27.519 --> 00:15:29.279 we know where the money is going to Petco Love. 273 00:15:29.799 --> 00:15:33.679 What a wonderful foundation. Suzanne co Get, thank you, thank 274 00:15:33.759 --> 00:15:35.799 you so much for joining us today on CAFI. 275 00:15:37.279 --> 00:15:39.279 Appreciate it. Thanks for having me of. 276 00:15:39.240 --> 00:15:41.480 Course, bravo. I mean really, bravo. 277 00:15:42.159 --> 00:15:44.519 This is really what you need is one place, because 278 00:15:44.559 --> 00:15:47.639 the problem is there's so many disparate groups and you 279 00:15:47.720 --> 00:15:50.840 just don't know where your animal might have ended up. 280 00:15:51.399 --> 00:15:53.600 My favorite thing about this is that you don't have 281 00:15:53.679 --> 00:15:56.039 to know about this group. You can just upload it 282 00:15:56.080 --> 00:15:59.519 to several different social media sites and that technology will 283 00:15:59.559 --> 00:16:00.039 match it. 284 00:16:00.960 --> 00:16:01.720 Yeah, exactly. 285 00:16:01.840 --> 00:16:02.279 I love it. 286 00:16:02.399 --> 00:16:05.639 And that's the machine learning part of it too. It's 287 00:16:05.639 --> 00:16:08.399 only getting better at that. That big State Farm announcement, 288 00:16:08.679 --> 00:16:10.600 I thought that was pretty big news today that they 289 00:16:11.240 --> 00:16:15.120 said that they're now going to renew those who had 290 00:16:15.159 --> 00:16:17.600 They had said they were planning to drop again. 291 00:16:17.679 --> 00:16:19.440 If they dropped you, you're still out of luck. 292 00:16:20.120 --> 00:16:25.000 But many of the homeowners affected by the fires in 293 00:16:25.039 --> 00:16:28.279 southern California were getting notices that they were going to 294 00:16:28.320 --> 00:16:29.679 be dropped by State Farm. 295 00:16:29.559 --> 00:16:33.519 About seven thousand in the Palisades area alone, in more 296 00:16:33.559 --> 00:16:36.480 than five hundred in Altadina area. 297 00:16:36.519 --> 00:16:39.039 So now they're saying that will not be the case again. 298 00:16:39.080 --> 00:16:41.559 They might have received a lot of pushback, and I 299 00:16:41.600 --> 00:16:44.360 think it was sort of just in the same way 300 00:16:44.360 --> 00:16:46.200 that they've dropped their Super Bowl ad, which we also 301 00:16:46.200 --> 00:16:47.879 told you about. I think they might have just felt like, 302 00:16:48.200 --> 00:16:50.480 this is an awkward moment for these kinds of announcements. 303 00:16:50.720 --> 00:16:52.000 Well, they're trying to save their butt. 304 00:16:52.600 --> 00:16:56.039 It's bad optics, yeah, I mean, but they're trying to 305 00:16:56.039 --> 00:16:59.080 save their financial butt before, you know, by dropping these people. 306 00:16:59.120 --> 00:17:02.720 So there are a lot of butts to save from 307 00:17:02.759 --> 00:17:05.759 news Nation, Libby Dean joins us to talk about the 308 00:17:05.839 --> 00:17:08.440 second Trump era. Hi, Libby, Welcome to Kofi. 309 00:17:09.759 --> 00:17:10.480 Thanks for having me. 310 00:17:11.279 --> 00:17:16.000 So first let's talk about what's happening in Washington now. 311 00:17:16.640 --> 00:17:23.720 Nominees for the next Trump administration being questioned by senators. 312 00:17:23.799 --> 00:17:27.839 It looks as though there is support, meaning the votes 313 00:17:27.880 --> 00:17:29.880 to get most of these nominees through. 314 00:17:29.880 --> 00:17:31.240 Wouldn't you agree. 315 00:17:32.799 --> 00:17:39.759 These things? Just because the engine Trump. 316 00:17:40.559 --> 00:17:45.079 We can't really understand, Libby. She's in and out in 317 00:17:45.119 --> 00:17:47.680 a microwave oven right now, and we have to get 318 00:17:47.680 --> 00:17:49.680 her out so that we can Yeah, if you can 319 00:17:49.720 --> 00:17:52.240 get to a window or something. So I'm sorry, So 320 00:17:52.319 --> 00:17:54.839 what were you saying, are the votes there to get 321 00:17:54.839 --> 00:17:55.720 these nominees through? 322 00:17:56.599 --> 00:17:59.319 Well, I'm certainly hope so, And that's what his team thinks. 323 00:17:59.440 --> 00:18:02.960 I think Republicans there is the backing there in Congress. 324 00:18:03.279 --> 00:18:05.400 When you sit through these hearings, the question the tough 325 00:18:05.480 --> 00:18:08.880 questions are coors asked by U Democrats. So when it 326 00:18:08.960 --> 00:18:10.920 counts the nominees that are going to face it, top 327 00:18:10.960 --> 00:18:16.000 com scabbed and our juniors will gather, of course, because 328 00:18:16.279 --> 00:18:20.400 for prescript to Syria, within that meaning from all a thought, 329 00:18:20.759 --> 00:18:23.480 and our junior just because of his abortion stans and 330 00:18:23.519 --> 00:18:24.079 of course. 331 00:18:24.720 --> 00:18:26.359 Yeah, this is this is Hang on a second, may 332 00:18:26.519 --> 00:18:29.039 hold on a second. We can't really hear well, can we? 333 00:18:30.200 --> 00:18:32.920 Maybe let's try to get back trying to get. 334 00:18:32.839 --> 00:18:35.480 Our a better place or get on our landline maybe 335 00:18:35.559 --> 00:18:38.720 or something to address I just can't write. I mean, 336 00:18:38.720 --> 00:18:42.240 I can't understand her very well. So yeah, and when 337 00:18:42.279 --> 00:18:43.519 I say very well, I mean at all. 338 00:18:45.240 --> 00:18:47.240 But we can talk about this, and of course. 339 00:18:47.079 --> 00:18:48.160 We'll get on the line. 340 00:18:48.160 --> 00:18:50.400 And in the meantime, you know, this is the second 341 00:18:50.480 --> 00:18:54.119 go round with Donald Trump, and so we try it again. 342 00:18:54.200 --> 00:18:56.359 Okay, Levy, can you hear us? 343 00:18:56.920 --> 00:18:57.559 Yes? I can? 344 00:18:58.519 --> 00:19:00.720 Now, Okay, now better? 345 00:19:00.960 --> 00:19:04.559 Does Donald Trump have the votes? 346 00:19:06.160 --> 00:19:08.680 That is a big question that I hope finally I 347 00:19:08.720 --> 00:19:11.759 can answer for y'all. That is something that he hopes, 348 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:13.759 you know, he hopes that he has the votes for this. 349 00:19:13.880 --> 00:19:16.279 He has he has the votes for this. Republicans, if 350 00:19:16.319 --> 00:19:17.599 you ask them on the Hill if they have the 351 00:19:17.680 --> 00:19:19.839 votes for us, they say that they do. But the 352 00:19:19.880 --> 00:19:24.000 reality there are some nominees who are facing even Republican 353 00:19:24.079 --> 00:19:27.920 criticism behind closed doors. Nominees like R K Junior and 354 00:19:28.039 --> 00:19:30.880 Tolci Gabbard. The reason for that being because RFK Junior, 355 00:19:31.119 --> 00:19:33.680 his stance on vaccines, his stance on abortion, those are 356 00:19:33.720 --> 00:19:36.720 something that Republicans you know, could take issue with, some 357 00:19:36.799 --> 00:19:39.279 of them more behind closed doors than in public. And 358 00:19:39.279 --> 00:19:41.640 then Toulci Gabbard because of her previous trip to Sria, 359 00:19:41.640 --> 00:19:45.079 I'm meeting with uh Bushar all Asade in the past. 360 00:19:45.119 --> 00:19:47.680 That is a concern considering she would be, you know, 361 00:19:47.839 --> 00:19:52.440 head of the intelligence agencies and she has this previous relationship. 362 00:19:52.480 --> 00:19:55.240 So Republicans have questions about that. But one thing to 363 00:19:55.279 --> 00:19:57.519 point out here is it would be incredibly historic for 364 00:19:57.720 --> 00:20:00.000 a nominee to not get confirmed. You know, the biggest 365 00:20:00.960 --> 00:20:03.519 hiccup was going to be potentially Matt Gates and he 366 00:20:03.599 --> 00:20:06.319 was going to face you know, a lot of pushback 367 00:20:06.400 --> 00:20:10.160 when it came to even Republican circle. So he stepped aside. 368 00:20:10.240 --> 00:20:12.519 Both seen the passes these nominees who look like they're 369 00:20:12.519 --> 00:20:15.319 not going to get a step aside before they even 370 00:20:15.359 --> 00:20:17.400 get to that confirmation process. So I don't think that 371 00:20:17.400 --> 00:20:19.920 Trump's team would let them get this mark if they 372 00:20:19.960 --> 00:20:21.640 really thought that they weren't going to get across the 373 00:20:21.680 --> 00:20:22.200 finish Well. 374 00:20:22.119 --> 00:20:24.480 That's exactly the point that Mark was making just a 375 00:20:24.480 --> 00:20:28.160 few minutes ago. In fact, I'm curious about the power 376 00:20:28.279 --> 00:20:31.799 of his chief of staff, Susie Wiles. We know that 377 00:20:31.880 --> 00:20:35.799 she is really, you know, making sure that this is 378 00:20:35.839 --> 00:20:39.279 a more disciplined Trump when he takes over. 379 00:20:41.519 --> 00:20:45.359 So Ju the Wiles of course also walked through Desantas's 380 00:20:45.440 --> 00:20:48.119 circles as well, so it is very well known in 381 00:20:48.160 --> 00:20:50.880 conservative circles. I think Trump called her the ice queen 382 00:20:50.960 --> 00:20:52.920 on election night, and she of course I covered the 383 00:20:53.079 --> 00:20:55.880 entire campaign and she was there by his side. Now, 384 00:20:55.880 --> 00:20:58.880 when I speak with Trump officials behind closed doors, you 385 00:20:58.920 --> 00:21:00.640 know a lot of them point out how the only 386 00:21:00.640 --> 00:21:03.319 one that Trump would listen to during the campaign was 387 00:21:03.359 --> 00:21:05.680 Susie Wilde, so very clear that she holds a lot 388 00:21:05.720 --> 00:21:08.440 of power there. Of course, previous chief of staff we 389 00:21:08.480 --> 00:21:11.400 saw more of a revolving door than I bet we 390 00:21:11.400 --> 00:21:17.039 will see during this administration. But that of course remains 391 00:21:17.039 --> 00:21:19.079 to be seen if that is the case. But it's 392 00:21:19.680 --> 00:21:24.000 with her and then deputy being of course Stephen Miller. 393 00:21:24.200 --> 00:21:25.839 That force is something to watch for too. 394 00:21:27.200 --> 00:21:29.480 It's also interesting with Susie Wiles. I was just thinking that, 395 00:21:29.559 --> 00:21:33.359 you know, as Marla was saying the notion of trying 396 00:21:33.400 --> 00:21:36.240 to discipline Trump or trying to constrain Trump in any 397 00:21:36.240 --> 00:21:38.839 way is sort of I think a fool's Errand but 398 00:21:38.920 --> 00:21:41.119 what Susie Wiles seems as though she would really be 399 00:21:41.160 --> 00:21:44.559 good at is making access to Trump a little harder, 400 00:21:44.720 --> 00:21:47.519 like keeping the White House far more discipline. 401 00:21:47.640 --> 00:21:50.119