WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.680 --> 00:00:04.160 You're listening to KFI AM six forty wake Up Call 2 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:08.519 with me Amy King on demand on the iHeartRadio app. 3 00:00:10.359 --> 00:00:16.120 KFI and KOST HD two Los Angeles, Orange County. 4 00:00:16.120 --> 00:00:22.960 It's time for your morning wake up call. Here's Amy King. 5 00:00:28.879 --> 00:00:33.159 Well, good morning. It's five o'clock, straight up. This is 6 00:00:33.240 --> 00:00:39.200 your wake up call for Friday, February twenty first, I'm 7 00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:44.679 Amy King. We're live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Ready 8 00:00:44.679 --> 00:00:47.799 to get your day started. It was gorgeous driving in. 9 00:00:47.840 --> 00:00:49.560 You know, we've had sort of the low clouds and 10 00:00:50.039 --> 00:00:52.439 all of that for the last few days. It was 11 00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:55.880 nice and clear this morning. The moon is shining bright. 12 00:00:56.399 --> 00:00:59.799 It's gonna be a beautiful weekend. Feeling very spring light, 13 00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:04.920 even though it's just February. Dare I say people might 14 00:01:04.920 --> 00:01:09.799 be sunbathing this weekend. Here's what's ahead on wake up call. 15 00:01:10.040 --> 00:01:12.959 Lead levels in the area just south of the wildfire 16 00:01:13.079 --> 00:01:17.799 in Altadena spiked one hundred ten percent for several days 17 00:01:17.840 --> 00:01:21.560 during the fire. The CDC says levels have returned to normal. 18 00:01:21.879 --> 00:01:24.519 The South Coast Air Quality Management District says it's setting 19 00:01:24.599 --> 00:01:28.159 up testing sites near the fires to monitor the air 20 00:01:28.159 --> 00:01:29.760 make sure it's safe for those who live near the 21 00:01:29.799 --> 00:01:34.519 burn areas. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says California can continue 22 00:01:34.519 --> 00:01:37.120 to fund the state's high speed rail project, but that 23 00:01:37.200 --> 00:01:39.040 an audit's going to be done to see if the 24 00:01:39.079 --> 00:01:41.959 project will receive any more federal money. You said at 25 00:01:42.079 --> 00:01:46.799 Union Station downtown yesterday, the project is over budget, behind schedule, 26 00:01:46.879 --> 00:01:50.959 and has no completion date in sight. A federal judge 27 00:01:51.000 --> 00:01:55.599 says President Trump's mass firings of government employees can continue 28 00:01:55.599 --> 00:01:58.760 for now. Labor unions have filed the lawsuit challenging the 29 00:01:58.840 --> 00:02:05.239 layoff of thousands of probationary employees. Tax Day just under 30 00:02:05.239 --> 00:02:07.439 two months away. I know in La County we have 31 00:02:07.519 --> 00:02:10.400 more time because of the wildfires, but for most people, 32 00:02:10.439 --> 00:02:13.319 tax Day, of course, is comeing to April fifteenth. Aybc's 33 00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:15.360 Jim Ryan is going to tell us why you may 34 00:02:15.400 --> 00:02:17.560 want to file early, and it has to do with 35 00:02:17.840 --> 00:02:20.719 DOGE that's coming up in just a couple of minutes. 36 00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:25.479 We need a lot of stuff still for the thousands 37 00:02:25.479 --> 00:02:29.520 of people who've lost everything in the wildfires, and this weekend, 38 00:02:29.759 --> 00:02:33.120 the Solo Foundation and more than fifty partners are stepping 39 00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:35.960 in to help those people who have been affected, help 40 00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:37.439 them get back on their feet and maybe have a 41 00:02:37.439 --> 00:02:39.120 little fun too. We're going to be talking to the 42 00:02:39.159 --> 00:02:42.599 founder of Solo Foundation. Coming up in about fifteen minutes. 43 00:02:42.639 --> 00:02:44.759 The host of Home on KFI, Dean Sharp, has some 44 00:02:44.960 --> 00:02:49.159 concrete facts for you. And also, before the hour is up, 45 00:02:49.199 --> 00:02:52.280 your smart home could kill you. At least that's what 46 00:02:52.599 --> 00:02:55.759 ABC's Will Gams is going to tell us about has 47 00:02:55.800 --> 00:02:58.919 to do with a new Netflix series. Let's get started 48 00:02:58.960 --> 00:03:00.639 with some of the stories coming out of the KFI 49 00:03:00.759 --> 00:03:04.479 twenty four hour newsroom. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is announced 50 00:03:04.520 --> 00:03:08.159 a federal compliance review of the California High Speed Rail Authority. 51 00:03:08.520 --> 00:03:11.240 He spoke at Union Station in downtown as a group 52 00:03:11.280 --> 00:03:15.159 of protesters shouted throughout throughout the press conference. 53 00:03:14.840 --> 00:03:18.400 I think there were chanting build the rail. It's been 54 00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:22.360 seventeen years and sixteen billion dollars and. 55 00:03:22.280 --> 00:03:23.319 No rail has been built. 56 00:03:23.639 --> 00:03:25.520 So if you want to go protest somewhere, if you 57 00:03:25.560 --> 00:03:28.560 want to shout at someone, go to the governor's mansion. 58 00:03:29.319 --> 00:03:31.919 Duffy says the high speed route planned for LA to 59 00:03:31.960 --> 00:03:36.080 San Francisco is billions of dollars over budget, years behind schedule. 60 00:03:37.360 --> 00:03:39.560 The rail authority says it's been audited before, and it 61 00:03:39.599 --> 00:03:43.120 welcomes the new federal review. A local congresswoman has pushed 62 00:03:43.120 --> 00:03:45.719 back on the Trump administration's review of the rail project. 63 00:03:45.840 --> 00:03:48.599 Representative Laura Friedman toward the expansion of the Metro d 64 00:03:48.759 --> 00:03:51.360 line with other local officials and says federal investment is 65 00:03:51.439 --> 00:03:54.520 necessary for mass public transit projects. She says the new 66 00:03:54.560 --> 00:03:57.120 federal review of the high speed rail project between LA 67 00:03:57.199 --> 00:03:59.960 and San Francisco could have far reaching consequences. 68 00:04:00.120 --> 00:04:03.919 Is just part of that same defunding mantra without thinking 69 00:04:03.919 --> 00:04:07.360 about whether you can just make a project or a 70 00:04:07.439 --> 00:04:08.560 program work better. 71 00:04:08.639 --> 00:04:11.520 The Democrat from Burbank says the Trump administration should work 72 00:04:11.560 --> 00:04:13.840 with local officials to find ways to lower costs. 73 00:04:14.159 --> 00:04:15.840 Michael Monks KFI News. 74 00:04:16.160 --> 00:04:19.240 Three people, including a married couple, have been charged in 75 00:04:19.240 --> 00:04:22.240 connection with a more than two week robbery spree that 76 00:04:22.319 --> 00:04:25.040 targeted a dozen businesses around southern California. 77 00:04:25.079 --> 00:04:28.639 Federal authorities say NoHo residents Antonio Bland and Abigail Lucky, 78 00:04:28.680 --> 00:04:31.680 along with Long Beach residents Ronnie Tucker, have been indicted 79 00:04:31.720 --> 00:04:35.319 in connection with twelve robberies across LA and OC. Prosecutors 80 00:04:35.319 --> 00:04:37.879 say the robberies were typically executed late at night, with 81 00:04:38.000 --> 00:04:41.720 Bland and Tucker entering each business, while Lucky reportedly acted 82 00:04:41.759 --> 00:04:45.639 as the getaway driver. The businesses included nine seven eleven stores, 83 00:04:45.759 --> 00:04:48.879 smoke shop, and two donut shops. If convicted, the trio 84 00:04:48.920 --> 00:04:51.480 could face from twenty to fifty eight years in prison. 85 00:04:51.839 --> 00:04:53.319 Heatherbrooker KFI News. 86 00:04:53.480 --> 00:04:56.240 Eric Menendez has opened up about his past, saying he 87 00:04:56.360 --> 00:04:58.720 was a spoiled brat before he killed his parents in 88 00:04:58.800 --> 00:05:02.439 nineteen eighty nine. He tells TMZ he thought back then 89 00:05:02.720 --> 00:05:06.160 that he could mask his insecurities with expensive clothes and 90 00:05:06.199 --> 00:05:09.800 fancy cars, but now has turned his life around. Eric 91 00:05:09.839 --> 00:05:12.360 and his brother Lyle are serving life sentences for their 92 00:05:12.399 --> 00:05:16.720 parents' murders. Both claim they were bullied in prison. The 93 00:05:16.800 --> 00:05:19.639 brothers are due back in court in mid March as 94 00:05:19.680 --> 00:05:23.519 they push to be re sentenced. Let's say good morning 95 00:05:23.600 --> 00:05:27.399 now to ABC's Jim Ryan. So, Jim, tax Day less 96 00:05:27.399 --> 00:05:29.839 than two months away, a little longer for people in 97 00:05:29.920 --> 00:05:32.199 La count because of the wildfires, but still, oh okay, 98 00:05:32.560 --> 00:05:35.199 you say, getting your taxes done early is a good idea, 99 00:05:35.399 --> 00:05:36.560 especially this year. 100 00:05:37.160 --> 00:05:41.120 Well, yes, especially this year because not only are the 101 00:05:41.240 --> 00:05:43.240 hiring freezes that have been in place for several years 102 00:05:43.279 --> 00:05:45.959 still in ef fact, but you also got the acts 103 00:05:46.079 --> 00:05:49.839 being swung at the Internal Revenue Service, now thousands of 104 00:05:49.879 --> 00:05:52.360 people being let go from there. Then, while we're told 105 00:05:52.399 --> 00:05:56.519 that these aren't people directly involved in processing of tax returns, 106 00:05:56.879 --> 00:06:01.480 it's likely that with those people gone, says overall, maybe 107 00:06:01.480 --> 00:06:03.680 slowed down somewhat long and short, it's that you should 108 00:06:03.720 --> 00:06:06.560 try to get your return filed as early as possible, 109 00:06:06.639 --> 00:06:09.000 especially if you're waiting for a refund. The other piece 110 00:06:09.040 --> 00:06:12.959 of advice, don't file by paper, file electronically, and if 111 00:06:12.959 --> 00:06:15.399 you're getting a refund, make sure that it's direct deposit 112 00:06:15.439 --> 00:06:18.480 and so you're not wheeling waiting for a paper check 113 00:06:18.480 --> 00:06:21.360 in the mail. The whole process, you know, it takes 114 00:06:21.399 --> 00:06:25.839 a long time, regardless and partly because the Internal Revenue 115 00:06:25.839 --> 00:06:28.920 Services is such an adequated agency when it comes to 116 00:06:29.279 --> 00:06:32.560 software and computers. They're dealing with stuff that they had 117 00:06:32.199 --> 00:06:33.759 in the nineteen nineties. 118 00:06:34.079 --> 00:06:39.000 Although you're right, the electronic fire filing my return last 119 00:06:39.079 --> 00:06:45.199 year got processed quick. I mean, I had my refund, 120 00:06:45.399 --> 00:06:46.959 which was the first time in like ten years that 121 00:06:47.000 --> 00:06:49.040 I got a refund. But I got my refund within 122 00:06:49.079 --> 00:06:50.639 a couple of weeks. It wasn't a very long. 123 00:06:50.680 --> 00:06:50.879 Wait. 124 00:06:51.639 --> 00:06:54.480 Sure, that's the quickest way to do it. And by 125 00:06:54.519 --> 00:06:57.240 doing it now, you're going to avoid what is likely 126 00:06:57.279 --> 00:07:00.040 to be a bottleneck in just a month or so, 127 00:07:00.360 --> 00:07:02.639 and certainly a bottle length that comes on April fifteenth 128 00:07:02.920 --> 00:07:06.079 or whenever. The deadline in California is looking at the 129 00:07:06.160 --> 00:07:09.240 statistics that come from the IRS at this point in 130 00:07:09.279 --> 00:07:13.519 this filing season. Last year, fifteen point three returns had 131 00:07:13.560 --> 00:07:18.160 been filed. This year, only thirteen point one return thirteen 132 00:07:18.160 --> 00:07:20.319 point one million returns have been filed. That's a fourteen 133 00:07:20.360 --> 00:07:24.600 percent decline in the past year. Why are so few 134 00:07:24.639 --> 00:07:29.759 people filing? I don't know, but they kills that your favors. 135 00:07:30.240 --> 00:07:33.120 Yeah, I know, and I don't know if you're like 136 00:07:33.199 --> 00:07:35.560 me that you think I'm going to get everything done 137 00:07:35.600 --> 00:07:37.439 right when I have my W two's, which would be 138 00:07:37.480 --> 00:07:40.879 by January thirty. First you should have all that information. Well, 139 00:07:40.879 --> 00:07:43.759 now it's almost the end of February. I haven't even started. 140 00:07:45.199 --> 00:07:48.480 I thought you said you already filed no no from 141 00:07:48.600 --> 00:07:51.639 last year. Last year I got a refund. 142 00:07:51.839 --> 00:07:54.279 Yeah, well I cranked mine out a week ago or 143 00:07:54.279 --> 00:07:55.680 so and got that thing submitted. 144 00:07:55.920 --> 00:07:57.879 Nice, good for you. Okay, So I want to go 145 00:07:57.920 --> 00:08:00.720 back to the IRS thing a little bit. So they're 146 00:08:00.720 --> 00:08:03.079 saying that like six thousand people are going to be 147 00:08:03.160 --> 00:08:07.240 laid off, and they're saying that most of them are probationary, 148 00:08:07.279 --> 00:08:10.079 which are people who've been working there for a year 149 00:08:10.160 --> 00:08:13.360 or less. Right, Okay, So were those people the ones 150 00:08:13.399 --> 00:08:17.879 that were hired by the Biden administration efforts to add 151 00:08:17.959 --> 00:08:19.519 thousands of IRS agents? 152 00:08:20.240 --> 00:08:24.000 Well, yeah, although again they're not involved directly in processing. 153 00:08:24.079 --> 00:08:29.600 They may be auditors, they could be phone answers, which also, 154 00:08:30.399 --> 00:08:33.240 you know, makes it more urgent that you file early 155 00:08:33.320 --> 00:08:35.679 or if you have to have contact with the IRS. 156 00:08:35.679 --> 00:08:37.759 Some of the phone lines answer or they begin at 157 00:08:37.759 --> 00:08:40.720 seven o'clock in the morning, and if there's short staff, 158 00:08:41.519 --> 00:08:44.919 then that's going to create extra delays for you. If 159 00:08:44.919 --> 00:08:46.679 you get on the line and they tell you your 160 00:08:47.080 --> 00:08:49.720 phone will be your line will be answered in seven hours, 161 00:08:50.000 --> 00:08:51.799 it may be longer than that this time around. 162 00:08:53.080 --> 00:08:55.399 Are there really that kind of wait times? 163 00:08:55.879 --> 00:08:56.399 Yeah? 164 00:08:56.519 --> 00:08:56.960 There are. 165 00:08:57.200 --> 00:08:59.559 I've never called the IRS. I figure the less I 166 00:08:59.559 --> 00:09:00.440 talk to them, the better. 167 00:09:00.639 --> 00:09:03.240 I just gave up, you know. Last two years ago, 168 00:09:03.279 --> 00:09:04.759 I think I had to call for some reason and 169 00:09:05.200 --> 00:09:07.600 call the service center, and I finally just gave up. 170 00:09:07.879 --> 00:09:10.320 I had to go do things and it was hours 171 00:09:10.440 --> 00:09:11.279 hours in Yeah. 172 00:09:11.399 --> 00:09:15.919 Okay, so yeah, So in La County, because of the wildfires, 173 00:09:16.200 --> 00:09:19.559 the tax deadline has been pushed back from April fifteenth 174 00:09:19.600 --> 00:09:22.240 six months, so I think it's October fifteenth. But that's 175 00:09:22.240 --> 00:09:24.200 only for La County. I mean we've also got you know, 176 00:09:24.240 --> 00:09:26.919 Orange County and the IE and everybody listening on the 177 00:09:26.919 --> 00:09:30.559 iHeartRadio app. So the majority of us time to get going. Kids. 178 00:09:30.639 --> 00:09:33.679 So October fifteenth, you file your return for twenty twenty four? 179 00:09:33.720 --> 00:09:35.720 Do you file any Can you file an extension from 180 00:09:35.720 --> 00:09:37.440 that that would take you clear into next year? 181 00:09:37.879 --> 00:09:38.960 I guess? But why would you? 182 00:09:39.480 --> 00:09:39.960 I don't know. 183 00:09:40.159 --> 00:09:42.600 Maybe if you're affected by the wildfires, like if you 184 00:09:42.639 --> 00:09:45.360 lost your house, you might because I'm sure that finances 185 00:09:45.399 --> 00:09:48.399 are you know, up in the air a bit. 186 00:09:48.480 --> 00:09:50.720 But yeah, it's not a good situation. 187 00:09:50.799 --> 00:09:53.200 But in last year we had an extension too. I 188 00:09:53.759 --> 00:09:55.720 can't remember why we had an extension last year. 189 00:09:55.759 --> 00:09:58.039 So holiday in Washington, d c oh was that it? 190 00:09:58.120 --> 00:10:02.879 Well I got mine done early anyway, I didn't have to, 191 00:10:02.919 --> 00:10:04.559 but I was like, get it done, get it off 192 00:10:04.600 --> 00:10:06.879 the table, get it off of your brain, because then 193 00:10:06.919 --> 00:10:08.000 you're not worried about it too. 194 00:10:08.279 --> 00:10:11.080 The average refund about this year is nineteen hundred dollars. 195 00:10:11.480 --> 00:10:12.159 That'd be nice. 196 00:10:12.200 --> 00:10:14.720 That's thirty eight percent higher than last year. That's a 197 00:10:14.759 --> 00:10:17.519 trip to Vegas. Yeah, it is all right. 198 00:10:17.639 --> 00:10:20.320 ABC's Jim Ryan, thank you so much. Seem all right, 199 00:10:20.360 --> 00:10:22.519 have a good weekend. Let's get back to some of 200 00:10:22.519 --> 00:10:25.320 the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. 201 00:10:25.480 --> 00:10:28.559 Israel has accused Hamas of handing over the body of 202 00:10:28.600 --> 00:10:33.440 an unidentified gosen woman instead of a hostage. ABC's Lama 203 00:10:33.480 --> 00:10:37.480 Hassan says four bodies were returned yesterday, including those of 204 00:10:37.600 --> 00:10:40.159 two young brothers, but not their mother. 205 00:10:40.399 --> 00:10:43.440 Israel's Prime Minister this morning is promising revenge after officials 206 00:10:43.480 --> 00:10:45.720 in Israel say one of the four bodies handed over 207 00:10:45.720 --> 00:10:49.279 by Hamas was not that of shri BBAs. Israel officials 208 00:10:49.320 --> 00:10:51.840 say they don't know whose remains they are. In his statement, 209 00:10:52.039 --> 00:10:54.360 Prime minist of Benjamin Nettigna, who says the cruelty of 210 00:10:54.399 --> 00:10:56.240 Hamas knows no bounds. 211 00:10:56.559 --> 00:11:00.200 The Israeli military says bibots, nine months and four year 212 00:11:00.200 --> 00:11:04.120 old boys were brutally murdered by terrorists in captivity in 213 00:11:04.159 --> 00:11:08.080 November of twenty twenty three, Israeli police have reported a 214 00:11:08.120 --> 00:11:11.519 series of explosions in what they're calling a terrorist attack. 215 00:11:12.000 --> 00:11:15.799 ABC's Martha Radit says three out of five bombs exploded 216 00:11:15.840 --> 00:11:17.240 on parked buses yesterday. 217 00:11:17.399 --> 00:11:21.000 US intelligence sources say the size and number of devices 218 00:11:21.279 --> 00:11:25.519 indicates this was well resourced, saying they are military grade, 219 00:11:25.879 --> 00:11:27.320 sizable explosives. 220 00:11:27.399 --> 00:11:30.039 No one was hurt. Officials say they believe the bombs 221 00:11:30.039 --> 00:11:32.559 were meant to explode during the Friday morning rush hour. 222 00:11:32.960 --> 00:11:36.480 A note was recovered indicating the attackers were seeking revenge 223 00:11:36.519 --> 00:11:40.480 for Israel's ongoing operations in the West Bank. The man 224 00:11:40.519 --> 00:11:43.120 who admitted to shooting a black teenager on his front 225 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:47.440 porch in Missouri has died while awaiting his sentencing. Remember 226 00:11:47.440 --> 00:11:50.879 this case. Eighty six year old Andrew Lester pleaded guilty 227 00:11:50.960 --> 00:11:53.399 last week, even though he had maintained that he was 228 00:11:53.480 --> 00:11:56.720 innocent of the shooting for quite a while. But he 229 00:11:56.759 --> 00:11:59.919 pleaded guilty last week to the shooting of the team 230 00:12:00.360 --> 00:12:04.399 who went to Lester's house by mistake in twenty twenty three. 231 00:12:04.799 --> 00:12:08.200 The teen survived but has a traumatic brain injury. Lester 232 00:12:08.399 --> 00:12:12.559 was scheduled to be sentenced on March seventh, the Senate 233 00:12:12.559 --> 00:12:15.840 has confirmed Cash Patel as the director of the FBI. 234 00:12:16.240 --> 00:12:19.879 The vote yesterday fifty one to forty nine. Senators Lisa 235 00:12:19.960 --> 00:12:22.919 Murkowski and Susan Collins were the two Republicans who voted 236 00:12:22.960 --> 00:12:28.279 against the nomination. Democrats, including California's Adam Schiff, say Patel 237 00:12:28.360 --> 00:12:32.519 will not put the public's best interest first. The US 238 00:12:32.600 --> 00:12:36.360 is reportedly refusing to co sponsor a UN resolution backing 239 00:12:36.519 --> 00:12:40.000 Ukraine as the war with Russia enters its third year. 240 00:12:40.240 --> 00:12:43.200 House Speaker Mike Johnson was adamant during an interview at 241 00:12:43.200 --> 00:12:47.399 the Conservative Political Action Conference yesterday that Republicans will not 242 00:12:47.559 --> 00:12:49.759 be working on any funding for Ukraine. 243 00:12:49.799 --> 00:12:51.399 Look, there's no appetite for that. 244 00:12:51.440 --> 00:12:51.960 What do you think. 245 00:12:52.039 --> 00:12:55.440 I know, Yeah, we got our answer there. 246 00:12:56.360 --> 00:12:57.519 We have to bring it to and in and I 247 00:12:57.559 --> 00:13:00.000 can tell you that our European allies understand the necessity 248 00:13:00.200 --> 00:13:01.759 this as well. It's drug on too long. 249 00:13:01.919 --> 00:13:06.960 The UN resolution backs Ukraine's territorial sovereignty and demands Russia 250 00:13:07.000 --> 00:13:10.679 with Drawid's troops. The Trump administration is ending an extension 251 00:13:10.759 --> 00:13:15.840 of the temporary protected status of Haitian immigrants. Former President 252 00:13:15.840 --> 00:13:19.559 Biden announced in June that Haitians would get temporary protections 253 00:13:20.000 --> 00:13:23.639 into twenty twenty six because of violence in their home country. 254 00:13:24.000 --> 00:13:28.120 Homeland Security Secretary christinoam announced yesterday that it will end 255 00:13:28.240 --> 00:13:32.159 those protections in August. A survey shows most Americans are 256 00:13:32.200 --> 00:13:35.840 worried about cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency or DOZE. 257 00:13:35.919 --> 00:13:38.559 They're concerned about how those cuts will impact programs like 258 00:13:38.559 --> 00:13:41.519 student financial aid and Social Security payments. In a new 259 00:13:41.519 --> 00:13:44.559 Writer's Ipses poll, fifty eight percent of Americans say they're 260 00:13:44.600 --> 00:13:46.399 worried about delays to those payments. 261 00:13:46.519 --> 00:13:50.080 Kfi's Tammy Truhiosa. As President Trump named Elon Musk to 262 00:13:50.240 --> 00:13:52.600 lead DOGE, but the White House said this week that 263 00:13:52.679 --> 00:13:56.000 he is technically not part of the group. A court 264 00:13:56.039 --> 00:13:59.679 filing shows Musk is considered an employee of the White 265 00:13:59.679 --> 00:14:03.600 House Office. Crenshaw High School had to be locked down 266 00:14:03.679 --> 00:14:06.879 following a stabbing across the street from campus lapds's. A 267 00:14:06.879 --> 00:14:09.480 couple of kids came on to campus yesterday morning and 268 00:14:09.519 --> 00:14:11.960 got into a fight with a student. The student's father 269 00:14:12.159 --> 00:14:15.279 ended up getting stabbed. Two people were taken into custody. 270 00:14:15.720 --> 00:14:19.120 A woman from Venezuela who lives in Culver City, sued 271 00:14:19.120 --> 00:14:23.240 the Trump administration because she's losing her protected status. Trump 272 00:14:23.279 --> 00:14:26.559 signed an executive order to revoke an eighteen month extension 273 00:14:26.639 --> 00:14:29.480 of temporary protected status granted to about three hundred and 274 00:14:29.480 --> 00:14:33.919 fifty thousand Venezuelans by the Biden Biden administration. A movie 275 00:14:33.960 --> 00:14:37.679 you probably haven't heard of has surpassed Inside Out Too 276 00:14:37.879 --> 00:14:41.879 as the highest grossing animated movie of all time. It's 277 00:14:42.039 --> 00:14:47.159 Chinese movie Naja two. It has now grossed one point 278 00:14:47.200 --> 00:14:50.600 seven billion dollars worldwide. Inside Out hit one point six 279 00:14:50.720 --> 00:14:53.840 y nine billion last summer. The movie in the US 280 00:14:53.879 --> 00:14:57.440 has grossed just eight million dollars since it was released 281 00:14:57.440 --> 00:15:02.480 on Valentine's Day. Let's say good mourning now to Sola 282 00:15:02.600 --> 00:15:07.519 Foundation's founder, Sheery Francis. Good morning, shery. 283 00:15:08.960 --> 00:15:10.320 Amie. Thanks for having me on. 284 00:15:10.720 --> 00:15:13.080 So so happy to have you here because you guys 285 00:15:13.120 --> 00:15:16.480 are doing some great work. Before we dive into the 286 00:15:16.679 --> 00:15:21.080 event that's happening this weekend called Together We Rebuild, can 287 00:15:21.120 --> 00:15:23.720 you tell people a little bit about what Sola Foundation 288 00:15:24.039 --> 00:15:24.679 is and does. 289 00:15:26.399 --> 00:15:31.559 Sola Foundation is the affiliated nonprofit of Sola Impact, which 290 00:15:31.600 --> 00:15:36.559 is an affordable housing developer throughout LA and essentially we 291 00:15:36.679 --> 00:15:42.679 work towards providing access to education, to opportunity to jobs 292 00:15:43.279 --> 00:15:51.320 to really just elevate and assist with overall wellbeing of 293 00:15:51.480 --> 00:15:54.799 the communities, the most vulnerable communities rather in La. 294 00:15:54.840 --> 00:15:57.279 Okay, So you're already doing great work and have been 295 00:15:57.320 --> 00:16:00.679 doing it for several years, and then the wildfires, and 296 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:03.919 so while you continue to do all of that great work, 297 00:16:04.120 --> 00:16:07.039 you're also shifting focus to help the people who've been 298 00:16:07.080 --> 00:16:11.080 affected by the wildfires. So tell us about what you've 299 00:16:11.080 --> 00:16:13.679 been doing, and then what you're doing this weekend. 300 00:16:13.360 --> 00:16:18.200 To help out well through the campaign. Together we rebuild. 301 00:16:18.879 --> 00:16:22.240 We feel that we need to be committed to working 302 00:16:22.440 --> 00:16:27.840 to help rebuild LA. We started unanticipated with a phone 303 00:16:27.840 --> 00:16:32.399 call from a Altadena school called Rosebud Academy that was 304 00:16:32.519 --> 00:16:38.120 desperate to find a home temporarily after the devastation of 305 00:16:38.159 --> 00:16:41.000 losing their school. They called us and said, hey, we 306 00:16:41.039 --> 00:16:43.720 hear that you have a tech center at the Behad campus. 307 00:16:43.799 --> 00:16:46.360 Is there any way that you could house us for 308 00:16:46.399 --> 00:16:48.600 a while. And we took in one. 309 00:16:48.600 --> 00:16:53.360 Hundred and fifty kids transform the space and overweeken and 310 00:16:54.360 --> 00:16:57.759 from pre k all the way through eighth grade, and 311 00:16:57.960 --> 00:17:00.000 we had the kids in the space for a little 312 00:17:00.440 --> 00:17:03.519 just about two weeks, and fortunately they were able to 313 00:17:03.559 --> 00:17:05.279 find a more. 314 00:17:05.119 --> 00:17:06.559 Permanent home, closer home. 315 00:17:06.960 --> 00:17:10.279 But that really ignited the idea that we should be 316 00:17:10.599 --> 00:17:13.279 and could be doing a lot more. We are still 317 00:17:13.279 --> 00:17:19.200 standing and so we decided that this weekend we would 318 00:17:19.240 --> 00:17:23.880 put out an SOS. So tomorrow we're bringing together over 319 00:17:24.200 --> 00:17:30.000 sixty partners who including the Red Cross, BMO core Master. 320 00:17:30.079 --> 00:17:33.680 It's bigger than us, and we're providing a day for 321 00:17:33.880 --> 00:17:35.960 folks who've been affected by the fires to come to 322 00:17:35.960 --> 00:17:38.079 the Behot campus not only to have a good time 323 00:17:38.759 --> 00:17:41.720 with all the experiences for adults and kids, but also 324 00:17:41.799 --> 00:17:48.880 take home both tangible really needed resources like brand new clothes, essentials, 325 00:17:49.079 --> 00:17:53.039 gift cards, furniture, but also what I think vital is 326 00:17:53.559 --> 00:17:58.039 education and information on how to navigate and receive financial 327 00:17:58.039 --> 00:18:01.119 assistance and housing support. So we have housing support of 328 00:18:01.480 --> 00:18:05.559 housing providers who are ready to sign people up. We 329 00:18:05.720 --> 00:18:08.880 have organizations like the Red Cross and Better Angels who 330 00:18:08.880 --> 00:18:12.000 are going to be on the spot providing financial assistance, checks, 331 00:18:12.359 --> 00:18:16.480 gift cards. And we really wanted to be a holistic experience, 332 00:18:16.519 --> 00:18:20.039 so we've were setting up a spa for massages and 333 00:18:20.160 --> 00:18:23.839 haircuts and beauty treatments, a kid's carnivals so kids can 334 00:18:23.880 --> 00:18:27.519 come and win great prizes, we have toys for tots 335 00:18:27.519 --> 00:18:31.240 and Mattel donating a lot of toys for kids, and 336 00:18:31.319 --> 00:18:33.880 so we really expect the day to be a day 337 00:18:33.880 --> 00:18:38.160 of reprieve, a day of recovery, a day of resources, 338 00:18:38.200 --> 00:18:41.880 and we invite any families or individuals who've been impacted 339 00:18:41.920 --> 00:18:45.519 by the fires to come to the behive. It takes 340 00:18:45.559 --> 00:18:48.400 place from ten am. We're kicking it off with a 341 00:18:48.400 --> 00:18:52.279 gospel brunch, which is a lot of fun, and then 342 00:18:52.400 --> 00:18:55.680 the vendor villages and the shopping experiences, the food court, 343 00:18:56.279 --> 00:19:00.279 all of that opens at eleven o'clock till four, and 344 00:19:00.720 --> 00:19:03.079 at four for those that want to stick around, we 345 00:19:03.240 --> 00:19:10.000 have a benefit show that includes comedians, artists, musicians to 346 00:19:10.119 --> 00:19:11.039 wrap up the day. 347 00:19:11.640 --> 00:19:13.519 I love that, So not only are you having a 348 00:19:13.599 --> 00:19:17.359 productive day, but also maybe a break because again we've 349 00:19:17.400 --> 00:19:19.119 said several times that it feels like a lot of 350 00:19:19.160 --> 00:19:23.079 us are moving on who weren't directly affected by the fires, 351 00:19:23.519 --> 00:19:29.079 but for you know, ten twelve, thirteen thousand homes, their 352 00:19:29.079 --> 00:19:31.400 lives are not back to normal and won't be for 353 00:19:31.440 --> 00:19:34.839 a very long time. And I'm imagining that it's incredibly 354 00:19:34.880 --> 00:19:37.440 stressful trying to navigate where you go and what you 355 00:19:37.480 --> 00:19:39.240 do even though we're a month and a half out. 356 00:19:39.559 --> 00:19:40.559 It's a long road. 357 00:19:41.400 --> 00:19:45.279 It's a long road and years right for that matter. 358 00:19:45.319 --> 00:19:47.039 But if we can provide this day. One of the 359 00:19:47.079 --> 00:19:49.519 things that we've heard from multiple people, it's been a 360 00:19:49.519 --> 00:19:50.720 while since I've smiled. 361 00:19:51.039 --> 00:19:53.319 We want to bring smiles to their faces, to the 362 00:19:53.400 --> 00:19:57.880 kids' faces, And this is the first mini we plant. 363 00:19:57.920 --> 00:19:58.319 We've got. 364 00:20:00.279 --> 00:20:02.519 It's a good problem to have, but we've had so 365 00:20:02.599 --> 00:20:05.359 many partners who want to come out and help throughout 366 00:20:05.480 --> 00:20:08.640 La and so we know that we have to continue 367 00:20:08.640 --> 00:20:12.279 this because there's a lot of opportunity and. 368 00:20:12.240 --> 00:20:13.200 A lot of work to be done. 369 00:20:13.279 --> 00:20:17.960 Quite frankly, Okay. So it's a day of recovery and resilience. 370 00:20:18.400 --> 00:20:21.839 Together we rebuild and it's tomorrow starting at ten am 371 00:20:21.880 --> 00:20:25.000 from ten to four at the Beehive, which is at 372 00:20:25.240 --> 00:20:30.000 one thousand East sixtieth Street in La. So, if you 373 00:20:30.200 --> 00:20:33.200 know anybody affected or if you are directly affected by 374 00:20:33.200 --> 00:20:35.440 the fires, what a great place to go and spend 375 00:20:35.440 --> 00:20:38.799 your Saturday. And then I also wanted to ask you 376 00:20:38.880 --> 00:20:41.680 real quick, Sherry, what do you guys still need and 377 00:20:41.720 --> 00:20:42.480 how can we help? 378 00:20:44.279 --> 00:20:47.599 We would love more volunteers. We've got a lot of 379 00:20:47.599 --> 00:20:50.839 great folks who are signed up on our website Thesolo 380 00:20:50.880 --> 00:20:55.880 Foundation dot org. Anyone who's interested in volunteering or supporting. 381 00:20:55.960 --> 00:20:58.519 It's all there, but we really want to make sure 382 00:20:58.559 --> 00:21:00.440 we get the word out and get to them that 383 00:21:00.559 --> 00:21:05.559 have been most affected. And we also are providing free 384 00:21:05.599 --> 00:21:10.599 transportation from the Altadina and Pasadena areas, So all of 385 00:21:10.599 --> 00:21:13.519 that information lives right now on that website, the Solo 386 00:21:13.559 --> 00:21:14.440 Foundation dot work. 387 00:21:14.960 --> 00:21:18.440 Doing great work. Sola Foundation founder Sherry Francis, thank you 388 00:21:18.519 --> 00:21:21.480 so much for coming on and tell your friends because 389 00:21:21.759 --> 00:21:23.960 it's a day of recovery and resilience and a whole 390 00:21:23.960 --> 00:21:27.279 lot of fun too. Tomorrow ten to four. Thank you, Amy, 391 00:21:27.440 --> 00:21:30.440 Thanks Sherry. The IRS has started to lay off more 392 00:21:30.480 --> 00:21:35.279 than six thousand new and newly promoted employees across the country. 393 00:21:35.559 --> 00:21:37.759 That's about six or seven percent of the agency's one 394 00:21:37.839 --> 00:21:40.880 hundred thousand person workforce. The cuts are part of President 395 00:21:40.920 --> 00:21:44.400 Trump's plan to shrink the federal government. Tax experts like 396 00:21:44.640 --> 00:21:49.119 Sarah Spodik are encouraging people to file early and electronically 397 00:21:49.200 --> 00:21:50.640 to avoid any long term delay. 398 00:21:50.839 --> 00:21:54.799 I think that getting help via an individual or through 399 00:21:54.759 --> 00:21:58.279 a correspondence is going to be very difficult Over the 400 00:21:58.440 --> 00:22:00.000 course of twenty twenty. 401 00:21:59.680 --> 00:22:03.640