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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to wake Up Call on demand from KFI

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<v Speaker 1>AM six forty KFI and KOSTHD two Los Angeles, Orange County,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's time for your morning wake up call. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>good morning.

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<v Speaker 2>This is your wake up call for Monday, January sixth,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty five. It is five o'clock on the dot.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Michael Monks filling in for Amy King this morning.

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<v Speaker 2>It is the first Monday of this brand new year.

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<v Speaker 2>It's also the first Monday of the first full week

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<v Speaker 2>after all of the holidays. No more excuses. I am

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<v Speaker 2>sure you are all finally back on your way to work.

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<v Speaker 2>Suck it up, let's get going. It's all good. Nice

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<v Speaker 2>long holiday break. You got no excuses. Even Bill Handle

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<v Speaker 2>is back to work today. Everybody is back to work.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of us have been keeping the home fires burning

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<v Speaker 2>while everybody else was out enjoying a little break during

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<v Speaker 2>the holidays. I was glad to do that for Amy.

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<v Speaker 2>Glad to do that again today. Got a big show

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<v Speaker 2>coming up over the next hour here on wake Up

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<v Speaker 2>Call on KFI. Congress also back to work today. They

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<v Speaker 2>got a big item on their agenda. They're certifying the

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<v Speaker 2>presidential election results. You may remember how that went four

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<v Speaker 2>years ago. This year is expected to be different. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>go live to Washington, d C. To get a feel

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<v Speaker 2>for what's coming up later at the Capitol, and President

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<v Speaker 2>Biden is coming to southern California. But before he does,

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<v Speaker 2>he and the First Lady are going to stop in

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<v Speaker 2>New Orleans, where they will meet with families of the

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<v Speaker 2>victims of last week's terror attack in the French Quarter.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll get a live update on the latest end of

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<v Speaker 2>the investigation there, as well as in Las Vegas, where

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<v Speaker 2>a cyber truck was exploded outside a Trump hotel. And

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<v Speaker 2>then later on this hour, there's this weird ongoing tragedy

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<v Speaker 2>in the San Gabriel Valley. It's been happening since last fall.

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<v Speaker 2>A number of wild parrots mutilated killed. We'll be joined

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<v Speaker 2>by a woman who's been taking care of the ones

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<v Speaker 2>found in recent days in a makeshift bird cage on

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<v Speaker 2>some railroad tracks in Almonte. So stick around for that.

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<v Speaker 2>That'll be coming up later this hour. And then of

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<v Speaker 2>course at six ZHO five it's Handle on the news,

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<v Speaker 2>this time with Bill Handle himself. Bill and the team

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<v Speaker 2>are back today except for Amy. She'll be back soon.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know you're looking forward to that, I am too.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to start with some of the stories coming

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<v Speaker 2>out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Ellie Mayor

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<v Speaker 2>bass She's got a busy week two She started twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five's first full week in Africa. She's part of

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<v Speaker 2>a four member delegation from the US set to attend

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<v Speaker 2>the inauguration of that country's President Ghanah. The mayor has

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<v Speaker 2>been dispatched by President Biden to Ghana along with the

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<v Speaker 2>Director of the US Office of Management and Budget, Shalanda Young,

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<v Speaker 2>US Ambassador to Ghanah, Virginia Palmer, and Francis Brown, who

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<v Speaker 2>is a Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director

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<v Speaker 2>for African Affairs at the White House's National Secure Council.

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<v Speaker 2>So why La Mayor bass Well. When the mayor was

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<v Speaker 2>in Congress, she served as chair of the House Foreign

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<v Speaker 2>Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global human Rights, and

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<v Speaker 2>International Organizations from twenty nineteen to twenty twenty two, when

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<v Speaker 2>she was elected mayor. President elect John Dromana Mohamma is

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<v Speaker 2>to be inaugurated tomorrow there in downtown La. A hearing

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<v Speaker 2>is set to begin today for the men charged in

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<v Speaker 2>the murder of actor Johnny Whacter. The former General Hospital

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<v Speaker 2>actor was shot to death in downtown la last year

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<v Speaker 2>when he came upon a group of people trying to

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<v Speaker 2>steal the catalytic converter from his car. Wactor was leaving

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<v Speaker 2>his job as a bartender in the early morning hours

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<v Speaker 2>when he was killed. A judge today is expected to

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<v Speaker 2>determine if there's sufficient evidence to allow the case to

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<v Speaker 2>proceed against eighteen year olds Robert Isaiah Barcelo and Sergio Estrada,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Golden globes have been handed out here in

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<v Speaker 2>La Is. Hollywood's awards season has kicked off. The Brutalist

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<v Speaker 2>won Best Drama, while Amelia Perez was crowned Best Musical

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<v Speaker 2>or Comedy. Adrian Brody won a Best Actor prize for

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<v Speaker 2>The Brutalist, and Demi Moore was awarded Best Actress in

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<v Speaker 2>a Musical or Comedy for her role in The Substance.

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<v Speaker 2>It's January sixth, when the Congress convenes to certify the

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<v Speaker 2>election of the US President. The country had a rough

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<v Speaker 2>go of it four years ago, but today is expected

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<v Speaker 2>to be considerably calmer. Kfi White House correspondent John Decker

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<v Speaker 2>joins US Now Live to talk about it. John, thank

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<v Speaker 2>you so much.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, Michael, thanks for having me today. Yeah, it's going

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<v Speaker 3>to be pretty much ceremonial, as it should be. The

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<v Speaker 3>peaceful transfer of power officially happens with the inauguration two

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<v Speaker 3>weeks from now January twentieth, when Donald Trump is sworn

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<v Speaker 3>in as America's forty seventh president. But there's a ceremonial

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<v Speaker 3>aspect that happens today, the counting of the Electoral College

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<v Speaker 3>votes that happens in both the House and the Senate.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's the Vice President, the sitting Vice President, Kamala Harris,

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<v Speaker 3>who will preside over this process in the Senate. She

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<v Speaker 3>will certify the election. She will certify that her opponent

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<v Speaker 3>in the twenty twenty fourth presidential election, Donald Trump, will

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<v Speaker 3>be the next president.

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<v Speaker 2>And we remember other January sixth from the past, including

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty seventeen when now President Joe Biden, who was

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<v Speaker 2>the Vice President, presided over this very ceremony when his

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<v Speaker 2>side did not win and Donald Trump won. Two thousand

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<v Speaker 2>and one, Al Gore lost a very close election, presided

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<v Speaker 2>over over that. Then, what does today look like procedurally,

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<v Speaker 2>what actually happens.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, two years ago there was a law that was

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<v Speaker 3>passed signed by President Biden called the Electoral Vote Count Act,

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<v Speaker 3>And what that law stipulated essentially was that there's going

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<v Speaker 3>to be a peaceful transfer of power. It makes certain

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<v Speaker 3>and spells out in no uncertain terms that the vice

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<v Speaker 3>president plays only a ceremonial role. They can't over turn

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<v Speaker 3>the results of a presidential election. And the threshold for

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<v Speaker 3>a member of Congress and either the House or the

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<v Speaker 3>Senate is much higher because of this law passed in

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<v Speaker 3>bipartisan fashion to challenge the results of a presidential election.

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<v Speaker 3>So do I expect any members on the Democratic side

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<v Speaker 3>to challenge the presidential results? I don't see what grounds

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<v Speaker 3>they would have to challenge it. Donald Trump won handily

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<v Speaker 3>as it relates to the popular vote and also in

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<v Speaker 3>the electoral college. But you never know. But again, the

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<v Speaker 3>threshold is so high that it really will not make

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<v Speaker 3>a difference as it relates to any individual member challenging

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<v Speaker 3>the results of the presidential election.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we all got a pretty strong civics lesson a

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<v Speaker 2>few years back when this happened last time, the storming

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<v Speaker 2>of the Capitol, And now everybody seems to know that

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<v Speaker 2>January sixth, after a presidential election year is when this

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<v Speaker 2>sort of thing takes place. But these changes you just mentioned,

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<v Speaker 2>they were I guess put in place following what happened

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<v Speaker 2>four years ago. What was different four years ago? How

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<v Speaker 2>what was the situation where people were able to object

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<v Speaker 2>so much more easily.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, what was different is that there was ambiguous language

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<v Speaker 3>in terms of the role that the vice president played.

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<v Speaker 3>And because of that ambiguous language, it was Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 3>who was urging his then vice president, Mike Pence, to

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<v Speaker 3>throw the election back to state delegations. And Mike Pence

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<v Speaker 3>consulted with his legal counsel, and his legal counsel said

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<v Speaker 3>to the Vice president at the time, you cannot do that.

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<v Speaker 3>And he told that to President Donald Trump at the time,

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<v Speaker 3>and the two that really have not been speaking ever since.

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<v Speaker 3>But because of that law, it gets rid of those

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<v Speaker 3>ambiguities and it makes clear that it's only a ceremonial

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<v Speaker 3>role that the vice president plays. They can't buy themselves

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<v Speaker 3>throw it back to the states, they can't overturn the results.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's the reason why you will see Kamala Harris

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<v Speaker 3>take part in the same process that, as you point out,

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<v Speaker 3>Al Goirt took pardon back in two thousand and one,

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<v Speaker 3>when he lost a very close election to George W.

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<v Speaker 2>Bush, we noted that the vice president is presiding over

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<v Speaker 2>the meeting today in a ceremonial fashion. What does it

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<v Speaker 2>look like exactly what is she doing? Is she sitting,

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<v Speaker 2>is she banging a gavel? Is she pointing at folks?

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<v Speaker 4>What does she do?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah? You know, think about it this way. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>if you've ever watched the State of Union address, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>behind the president as the President delivers that State of Union,

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<v Speaker 3>it's the vice president as well as the Speaker of

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<v Speaker 3>the House that sit behind the president. Well, on the

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<v Speaker 3>Senate side of the capital, the vice president has not

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<v Speaker 3>only the role of being vice president of the United States,

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<v Speaker 3>they are also the president of the Senate. So Kamala

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<v Speaker 3>Harris will sit in a chair at the head of

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<v Speaker 3>the rectrum, and she will certify the results of the

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<v Speaker 3>twenty twenty four presidential election, again in a way that

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<v Speaker 3>is ceremonial, in a way that makes it clear that

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<v Speaker 3>we have a peaceful transfer of power in the United States.

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<v Speaker 2>John, I know you've got a ron, but is there

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<v Speaker 2>any other business before the Congress today?

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<v Speaker 3>No, that's about it. As you know. On Friday of

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<v Speaker 3>last week, the new members of Congress and the incoming

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<v Speaker 3>Congress from one hundred nineteenth were sworn in as new members.

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<v Speaker 3>So now they can begin the process over the course

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<v Speaker 3>of the next two weeks of confirmation hearings for all

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<v Speaker 3>of those nominees that require Senate confirmation that President elect

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<v Speaker 3>Donald Trump has put forward. And so that's what we

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<v Speaker 3>can expect over the next two weeks, including some of

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<v Speaker 3>those controversial nominees like Pete Hegseth to be the Secretary

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<v Speaker 3>of Defense.

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<v Speaker 2>We know you'll be keeping an eye on it and

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<v Speaker 2>hope to talk to you again soon. John Decker is

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<v Speaker 2>our White House correspondent. John, have a great Monday. Thank you,

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll get back now to some of the stories

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<v Speaker 2>coming out of the KFI twenty four hour news room.

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<v Speaker 2>Two people are dead and four others are injured after

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<v Speaker 2>a wrong way crash on the one thirty four Freeway

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<v Speaker 2>in Pasadena.

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<v Speaker 5>The crash happened just after eight o'clock Sunday morning. The

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<v Speaker 5>California Highway Patrol says a car entered the freeway from

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<v Speaker 5>an off rampant who's going eastbound in the westbound lanes.

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<v Speaker 5>At least four vehicles were involved in the crash. The

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<v Speaker 5>wrong way driver was one of the two people killed.

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<v Speaker 5>Three of these surviving victims have moderate injuries. One has

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<v Speaker 5>minor injuries. I'm Mark Mayfield and you're.

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<v Speaker 2>Listening to Wake Up Call here on KFI A M

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<v Speaker 2>six point forty. President Biden has plans to ban new

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<v Speaker 2>offshore oil and gas drilling in most ust coastal waters.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a last minute effort to block possible action

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<v Speaker 2>by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling. Biden

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<v Speaker 2>says he is using authority under federal law to protect

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<v Speaker 2>offshore areas along the East and West coast, the Eastern

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<v Speaker 2>Gulf of Mexico, and portions of Alaska's Northern Bearing Sea

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<v Speaker 2>from future oil and natural gas leasing. Biden says he

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<v Speaker 2>has the support of coastal communities who've argued that offshore

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<v Speaker 2>drilling could cause ear revos, purle environmental damage. A spokeswoman

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<v Speaker 2>for President elect Donald Trump has said the decision will

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<v Speaker 2>be reversed after Trump takes office on January twenty. A

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<v Speaker 2>woman who worked as a hairstylist for Fox Sports has

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<v Speaker 2>alleged in a lawsuit that former on air host Skip

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<v Speaker 2>Bayless offered her one and a half million dollars to

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<v Speaker 2>have sex with him. Nushin Faraji says in her suit,

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<v Speaker 2>Bayliss made repeated unwanted advances toward her and that Fox

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<v Speaker 2>executives fostered a hostile work environment. She's seeking unspecified damages.

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<v Speaker 2>Milannia Trump will be the subject of a new documentary

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<v Speaker 2>coming to theaters and Amazon Prime. The film started shooting

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<v Speaker 2>The nun love soccer cracking jokes. Longeviquest tracks super centenarians

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<v Speaker 2>over the weekend. Well good for her. A man has

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<v Speaker 2>It's always something every day to keep your eye on

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<v Speaker 2>out there. President Jimmy Carter has been lying in repose

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<v Speaker 2>His grand niece, Cameron Carter. Hebert says, a lot of

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<v Speaker 6>He not only cared about the nation and the good

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<v Speaker 6>He always checked in on anybody in town. He'd send letters.

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<v Speaker 2>Carter died last week at the age of one hundred.

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<v Speaker 2>The late president will be brought to Washington, d C.

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<v Speaker 2>Thursday at Washington National Cathedral. President Biden is coming to

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<v Speaker 2>he has another stop to make. He'll visit the families

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<v Speaker 2>of victims in the New Orleans terror attack. The investigation

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<v Speaker 2>into that and the explosion of a Tesla cybertruck outside

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<v Speaker 2>the latest in both investigations. Good Monday morning, Rory.

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<v Speaker 7>Good morning, Michael.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's start with the President. What's on his agenda today

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<v Speaker 2>in New Orleans.

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<v Speaker 7>Right, Well, he's going to be going to talk to

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<v Speaker 7>the families the survivors and try to bring some comfort

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<v Speaker 7>to them and assure them that the Americans are standing

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<v Speaker 7>beside them. He also wants to talk to the Mayor

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<v Speaker 7>of New Orleans, the governor of Louisiana about some of

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<v Speaker 7>upcoming Super Bowl, and Marti Gras. Apparently there's a bit

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<v Speaker 7>of a laundry list of requests that the Mayor of

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<v Speaker 7>New Orleans has and is asking the federal government to

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<v Speaker 7>help them bolster the security in the wake of what

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<v Speaker 2>We learned that there were maybe some security lapses in

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<v Speaker 2>the French Quarter on New Year's And what are we

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<v Speaker 2>hearing from officials there about steps that they are prepared

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<v Speaker 2>to take currently as these other major events just happened

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<v Speaker 2>to be in New Orleans this year, like the Super

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<v Speaker 2>Bowl and of course Marty Graus every year, right.

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<v Speaker 7>And it really is something that is bringing a whole

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<v Speaker 7>set of fresh eyes to the security approach that they've

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<v Speaker 7>been taking there in New Orleans for these past few years.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, we've had a lot of attention focused on

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<v Speaker 7>those ballards that were either not working or were being replaced,

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<v Speaker 7>And even if they were replaced, it may not have

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<v Speaker 7>stopped the attack that happened on New Year's Day, because

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<v Speaker 7>the FBI told us yesterday that this suspect had actually

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<v Speaker 7>gone to New Orleans from his hometown in Houston twice

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<v Speaker 7>last fall, wearing those meta glasses with the camera and

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<v Speaker 7>recording the Bourbon Street French Quarter area apparently as some

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<v Speaker 7>sort of recon and that helped him plot and plan

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<v Speaker 7>his attack that included driving down Bourbon Street with that

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<v Speaker 7>rented truck and also placing those two IEDs, those improvised

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<v Speaker 7>explosives in coolers around the Bourbon Street area, exactly where

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<v Speaker 7>he learned the knowledge about how to design those. That's

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<v Speaker 7>really got the FBI and ATF scratching their heads right now,

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<v Speaker 7>perhaps looking at some overseas trips he took to Ontario

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<v Speaker 2>What was so unique about these improvised explosive devices that

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, they were using a remote detonator system, not something

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<v Speaker 7>we've seen here it operated in the US when you

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<v Speaker 7>compare it to that cyber truck case in New Orleans,

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<v Speaker 7>rather in Las Vegas that was really more just setting

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<v Speaker 7>a fuse. But these remote electronic detonators not something that

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<v Speaker 7>the Norland suspect would have been trained for in the military.

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<v Speaker 7>He was mostly an IT guy in the HR department

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<v Speaker 7>when he was serving in the US Army, so not

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<v Speaker 7>something he had been trained for. So they're trying to

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<v Speaker 7>figure out how did he learn that technique. Was it

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<v Speaker 7>some video that he saw online or was he recruited

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<v Speaker 7>And the fact the fact that maybe there were people

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<v Speaker 2>And you mentioned that there's video now Jabbar walking around

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<v Speaker 2>the French quarter with those meta glasses on, likely recording

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<v Speaker 2>some video doing some reconnaissance. Where did that video come from?

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<v Speaker 7>Well, obviously he had saved the video during the during

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<v Speaker 2>So not surveillance video of him that was that was uncovered.

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<v Speaker 2>It was his own video that he was taken. There's

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<v Speaker 2>no images of him walking around.

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<v Speaker 7>I think there's some images of him looking in a mirror. Actually, oh,

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<v Speaker 7>And also he wore those glasses the night of the attack.

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<v Speaker 7>Now we haven't seen that video. It may not have

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<v Speaker 7>been video from that event, but that also may be

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<v Speaker 4>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>President Biden is, of course headed there. You've talked a

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<v Speaker 2>bit about who he wants to talk to. What has

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<v Speaker 2>his messaging been generally about the attack in New Orleans.

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<v Speaker 7>Well, he has said before, and he said a few

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<v Speaker 7>hours after the attack, that hate has no harbor in

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<v Speaker 7>the US and this kind of violence is unacceptable. Sadly,

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<v Speaker 7>he's had to deliver these kinds of messages before. But

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<v Speaker 7>he's also got a lot of close ties to New Orleans.

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<v Speaker 7>His granddaughter went to Tulane, He's been there just I

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<v Speaker 7>think as recently as this summer speaking at Tulane, and

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<v Speaker 7>during his fifty plus years in politics. So I think

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<v Speaker 7>that's one of the reasons he wanted to go. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 7>it's the waning days of his presidency. He's on his

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<v Speaker 7>way to Italy shortly as well, for a three day

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<v Speaker 7>trip to Italy and the Vatican. So's a busy week

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<v Speaker 7>for the president, who will be on the quite a

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<v Speaker 2>Las Vegas. Now we have some more details about Matthew

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<v Speaker 2>Leibelsberger as well, the man who blew up the cyber

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<v Speaker 2>truck in Vegas. He left some notes on his mobile phone.

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<v Speaker 2>What do we know about those messages?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, some pretty troubling stuff. And in the interviews that

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<v Speaker 7>like the suspect in that Las Vegas incident had a

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<v Speaker 7>much more troubled time where we know that in New

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<v Speaker 7>Orleans this was really isis inspired. The case out of

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<v Speaker 7>Colorado and Las Vegas looks to be more of a

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<v Speaker 7>he was a five time Bronze Star winner. He was

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<v Speaker 7>a long serving member of the Green Berets. But some

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<v Speaker 7>of the messages he left behind talked about the US

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<v Speaker 7>and China working together with anti gravity drones launched from

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<v Speaker 7>submarines off the East coast. But he also talked about

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<v Speaker 7>an attack he was involved in while in Afghanist that

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<v Speaker 7>killed innocent women and children. He said the US had

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<v Speaker 7>tried to cover it up, and the UN actually had

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<v Speaker 7>criticized the US for this attack. So there may be

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<v Speaker 7>some truths in what was posted there, but clearly this

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<v Speaker 7>was a troubled man who may not really have been

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<v Speaker 7>attacking Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas with the truck.

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<v Speaker 7>Maybe it looks more and more like this was just

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<v Speaker 2>Essentially a high profile suicide. But again let's reiterate, this

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<v Speaker 2>was outside of a Trump branded hotel, inside a cyber

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<v Speaker 2>we know the relationship between Trump and Musk and the

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<v Speaker 2>way that that escalated during the election. No one's saying

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<v Speaker 2>that this was politically motivated.

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<v Speaker 7>Well, in fact, in some of the writings, this man

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<v Speaker 7>was clearly a Trump supporter, was actually looking forward to

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<v Speaker 7>Trump taking things back, and he talked a lot about

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<v Speaker 7>bringing back masculinity. He wanted his suicide to be sort

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<v Speaker 7>of an seen as a turning point. So, yeah, it

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<v Speaker 7>doesn't seem that this was an attack against Trump or Musk.

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<v Speaker 7>It would have been quite the opposite. And when you

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<v Speaker 7>look at the explosives and you compare his knowledge base

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<v Speaker 7>to the explosives that were in the cyber truck. Clearly

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<v Speaker 7>he knew that what he had in the truck was

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<v Speaker 7>not going to do any real damage to destroy that building,

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<v Speaker 7>and he certainly had much more knowledge about it. But

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<v Speaker 7>it looks like this was just more of a tragic

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<v Speaker 7>suicide case involving a troubled soldier.

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<v Speaker 2>And both of these men levels Burger in Las Vegas

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<v Speaker 2>and Jabbar in New Orleans. Both of them served in

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<v Speaker 2>the US military, and maybe not at the same at

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<v Speaker 2>the same time, maybe not crossing paths. But what does

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<v Speaker 7>They did clarify that both men did serve in Afghanistan,

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<v Speaker 7>but probably didn't cross paths there, and both men served

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<v Speaker 7>any direct connections, but plenty of coincidences renting high end

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<v Speaker 7>pickup trucks and delivering their attacks on New Year's Day.

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<v Speaker 7>As you said, both serving in the military using web

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<v Speaker 7>that app called truro to get the trucks. It seemed

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<v Speaker 7>like an awful lot of coincidences, but there's not the

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<v Speaker 7>same political motivation or religious motivation that we saw in

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<v Speaker 7>New Orleans. With the case in Las Vegas, it doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>Roory O'Neil is a national correspondent, and Rory, we do

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate you taking some time out of your Monday and

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<v Speaker 4>Thanks.

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<v Speaker 2>Michael, you got it. More news now. A new study

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<v Speaker 2>has shown that teens are using fewer drugs and less

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<v Speaker 8>And then You'll survey taken since nineteen seventy five by

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<v Speaker 8>four thousand middle and high schoolers across the US. More

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<v Speaker 8>than half of high school seniors reported not using alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes,

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<v Speaker 8>or e SIGs in the past thirty days, which is

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<v Speaker 8>the highest since twenty seventeen. The abstinence rate in high

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<v Speaker 8>school sophomores was even higher at eighty percent, reaching a record,

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<v Speaker 8>and ninety percent of middle schoolers reported no use, which

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<v Speaker 8>is in line with the last survey taken. I'm Tammy, Triheo.

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<v Speaker 2>And Mufasa has claimed the top spot at the box

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<v Speaker 2>office after the first weekend of twenty twenty five. According

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<v Speaker 2>to estimates, the photorealistic Lion King prequel earned twenty three

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<v Speaker 2>point eight million dollars in its third weekend. Sonic the

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<v Speaker 2>Hedgehog three, which had been on top the previous two weekends,

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't far behind in second place. Nosferatu took third place.

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<v Speaker 2>Mona Ti and Wicked rounded out the top five. The

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty five box office year already off to a

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<v Speaker 2>better start than twenty twenty four. They say it's up

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<v Speaker 2>around twenty percent from the last weekend last year. Congress

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<v Speaker 2>convenes today to certify the results of the November election,

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<v Speaker 2>with Vice President Kamala Harris presiding. Eli Mayor bass Is

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<v Speaker 2>in Africa as part of a four member US delegation

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<v Speaker 2>set to attend the inauguration of the new president of Ghanahs.

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<v Speaker 2>Killers of actor Johnny Whackter, who was shot to death

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<v Speaker 2>in downtown La last year they're set to appear in

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<v Speaker 2>court today, and a tech entrepreneur from La says he

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<v Speaker 2>recently missed his flight home after getting trapped in a

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<v Speaker 2>weymo on the way to the airport. Those waymos are

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<v Speaker 2>those self driving vehicles, he tells KTLA. His name's Mike Johns.

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<v Speaker 2>He tells KTLA the issue happened in Scottsdale, Arizona, in

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<v Speaker 2>mid December. That self driving car he was riding in

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't stop making circles in a parking lot.

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<v Speaker 9>And it was just going in the circles, like around

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<v Speaker 9>the fifth or sixth time. That feeling was very uncomfortable

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<v Speaker 9>where you're strapped in, you can't open the door, and

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<v Speaker 9>this vehicle is just going in circles.

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<v Speaker 2>On Sunday, a Waymo representative told The La Times John's

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<v Speaker 2>was delayed about five minutes, then driven to his destination.

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<v Speaker 2>The spokesperson blames it on a software glitch that has

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<v Speaker 2>since been resolved, adding that John's was not charged for

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<v Speaker 2>his ride in the Weimo vehicle. And coming up at

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<v Speaker 2>six oh five, we've got Handle on the news. Bill

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<v Speaker 2>Handle is back with the team and we'll have him

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<v Speaker 2>here at six zho five. And coming up at five

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<v Speaker 2>point fifty, we've got an update on the mutilation and

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<v Speaker 2>killings of multiple wild parrots in the San Gabriel Valley.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll hear from a woman who is taking care of them.

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<v Speaker 2>That's coming up at five point fifty. Okay, let's move

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<v Speaker 2>on now, We've got another live interview with one of

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<v Speaker 2>our colleagues. The popular video app TikTok faces banishment from

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<v Speaker 2>the US unless the Chinese ownership to vest or President

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<v Speaker 2>elect Trump perhaps steps in makes a delay. He seems

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<v Speaker 2>to like the app. He likes a lot of social media,

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<v Speaker 2>where he routinely shares his thoughts directly. The owner of

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<v Speaker 2>X formerly Twitter, Elon Musk, has become a rabid backer

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<v Speaker 2>of Trump, but he's also touted X as the new

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<v Speaker 2>home for journalism, frequently saying to his legion of diehard followers,

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<v Speaker 2>you are the media now. Meanwhile, the regular old media

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<v Speaker 2>like TV, newspaper, radio, have faced audience declines. So what

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<v Speaker 2>does all this mean for the future of trustworthy journalism.

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<v Speaker 2>ABC News political analyst Steve Roberts is with us now

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about it. Good Monday morning.

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<v Speaker 4>Steve, Well, thank you for having me. And not only

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<v Speaker 4>have I been a journalist for over sixty years, but

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<v Speaker 4>I teach journalism at George Washington University, and I teach

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<v Speaker 4>of course in media ethics. And you describe the situation well,

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<v Speaker 4>Donald Trump, the last campaign only culminated a trend we've

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<v Speaker 4>seen now for years, which is that there are so

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<v Speaker 4>many new platforms, the democratization, the fragmentation of the media universe,

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<v Speaker 4>whether it was the podcast that Trump went on, whether

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<v Speaker 4>it was using x formerly known as Twitter, whether it

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<v Speaker 4>was using TikTok to reach directly to voters. And in fact,

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<v Speaker 4>it's fascinating because Trump a year ago, two years ago,

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<v Speaker 4>was denouncing TikTok because it's owned by Chinese company and

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<v Speaker 4>totally reversed his position on that, saying, I have a

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<v Speaker 4>warm spot in my heart for TikTok. Why Because Donald

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<v Speaker 4>Trump has one principle and one principle only, and that

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<v Speaker 4>is what works for him personally and politically. And he

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<v Speaker 4>discovered the TikTok, even if its Chinese own, was an

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<v Speaker 4>enormously useful pathway for him to connect directly to voters.

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<v Speaker 4>And that's the situation as he takes over as for

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<v Speaker 4>a second term as president. But in my view, it

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<v Speaker 4>means that the mainstream media. Yes, we've lost credibility, Yes

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<v Speaker 4>we've lost audience. Yes there are economic problems besetting a

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<v Speaker 4>newspaper like the Los Angeles Times, like the Washington Post.

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<v Speaker 4>These are all true, But that doesn't mean that the

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<v Speaker 4>role for the mainstream media is any less important. In fact,

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<v Speaker 4>in many ways it's even more important than ever because

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<v Speaker 4>as Trump legitimately, I'm not saying it's illegitimate, he legitimately smartly,

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<v Speaker 4>shrewdly is using TikTok and all of these other ways

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<v Speaker 4>to communicate directly. But there has to be a mechanism

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<v Speaker 4>for verification, There has to be a mechanism for accountability.

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<v Speaker 4>There has to still be a role for professional, independent,

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<v Speaker 4>mainstream journalism that says we're going to hold you to

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<v Speaker 4>account and we're going to verify and FactCheck and investigate

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<v Speaker 4>you on a regular basis.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I wanted to ask, is because this is

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<v Speaker 2>not just a threat to audience size from traditional media,

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<v Speaker 2>this is also a threat to what people know about

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<v Speaker 2>what's happening. So explain to us what are the most

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<v Speaker 2>important distinctions separating traditional journalism and social media posts.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, that's a very good question. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 4>think at the core of the ethic and the integrity

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<v Speaker 4>of mainstream media, and it's been true for a couple

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<v Speaker 4>of centuries now, is that there remains a firm belief,

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<v Speaker 4>a deep seated belief that independent journalism can describe and

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<v Speaker 4>evaluate reality, and there's a shared set of facts that

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<v Speaker 4>underlie public discussion and decision making. Plus the fact that

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<v Speaker 4>you know, as a president like Trump becomes even more

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<v Speaker 4>powerful and more dominating and more ability to shape the

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<v Speaker 4>information people get. There has to be a voice that says,

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<v Speaker 4>this is not the whole story. When Donald Trump says

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<v Speaker 4>the election of twenty twenty was stolen, there has to

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<v Speaker 4>be a voice it says, no, that's not true. And

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<v Speaker 4>when Donald Trump says that, When Donald Trump says that

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<v Speaker 4>tariffs are going to be paid for by foreign companies,

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<v Speaker 4>there has to be a voice it says, no, that's

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<v Speaker 4>not true. Tariffs are attacks on American consumers. That's reality.

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<v Speaker 4>Those are facts, Those are the product of independent journalism,

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<v Speaker 4>and that's the role.

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<v Speaker 2>So when Elon Moss tells his audience you who are

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<v Speaker 2>the media now, it's usually met with excitement and enthusiasm

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<v Speaker 2>from a lot of his followers, a lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>in the country. You know, they've long been angry at

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<v Speaker 2>traditional media outlets for reasons that may or may not

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<v Speaker 2>be valid. So how does that sentiment from folks tap

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<v Speaker 2>into how social media is now a threat to traditional media?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, look, I have no problem with that and no

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<v Speaker 4>problem with the idea that the whole media system has

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<v Speaker 4>been democratized, and people on TikTok, and people on Twitter

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<v Speaker 4>or X, people on Instagram, people on podcasts have found

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<v Speaker 4>a voice. You know. And I was hired by the

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<v Speaker 4>New York Times in nineteen sixty four. Virtually everybody who

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<v Speaker 4>works for the mainstream media looked like me, a straight

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<v Speaker 4>white male, you know, educated in the Ivy League. The

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<v Speaker 4>whole media universe has been democratized in a very healthy way.

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<v Speaker 4>I think there are many upsides to the fragmentation of

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<v Speaker 4>the media universe. New voices, new platforms, new vitality. This

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<v Speaker 4>is all a plus. There's nothing wrong with X, there's

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<v Speaker 4>nothing wrong with TikTok. They're very valuable additions to the

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<v Speaker 4>media ecosystem. But there has to at that. But those

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<v Speaker 4>are often systems without checks and balances, without the media

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<v Speaker 4>ethics of verification. There's no editor, there's no producers telling

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<v Speaker 4>people on X weight that's not true. When I started

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<v Speaker 4>in the business working for the New York Times, I

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<v Speaker 4>had a dozen crusty old editors saying, Steve, that's not true. Steve,

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<v Speaker 4>make another phone call, Steve. Let's hold your story for

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<v Speaker 4>a day. Steve. Let's be sure we know what we're

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<v Speaker 4>talking about. In these new platforms, there's that kind of

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<v Speaker 4>external system of verification and integrity is gone, and it's

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<v Speaker 4>still there's a very help the development there, but there

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<v Speaker 4>has to be a balanced with an independent journalism that

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<v Speaker 4>has a different set of standards and a different set

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<v Speaker 4>of values.

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<v Speaker 2>We're talking with ABC News political analysts Steve Roberts. I

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to build on that point that you were just making,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm wondering if today's audiences in general even care

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<v Speaker 2>about where that information comes from. You know, you kind

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<v Speaker 2>of hinted at some of these scenarios you've got, like

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<v Speaker 2>a neighborhood Facebook group, for example, you might have a

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<v Speaker 2>report in the neighborhood of a loud noise and within

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<v Speaker 2>an hour there are all kinds of wild theories about

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<v Speaker 2>what happened. Whereas someone like you or someone like me,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd make some calls before I blurted anything out about it,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, but by the time you and I get

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<v Speaker 2>around to verifying whether the loud noise was anything worth

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<v Speaker 2>reporting on, it may be too late to reach that audience.

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<v Speaker 2>And does that audience care.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, it's a fair point, and there's no doubt that

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<v Speaker 4>every poll shows a declining confidence in the mainstream media

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<v Speaker 4>and look more partly in fault. But you've also got

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<v Speaker 4>to remember that Donald Trump has spent years and years

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<v Speaker 4>and years saying to his followers, it's all fake news.

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<v Speaker 4>The only person you should believe is me, and he

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<v Speaker 4>has been very, very candid. In the interview with Leslie

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<v Speaker 4>Staller CBS years ago, he said that she asked him

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<v Speaker 4>why do you keep attacking the mainstream media, and he said, well,

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<v Speaker 4>I do it so that you have no credibility left,

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<v Speaker 4>so that when you try to criticize me, no one

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<v Speaker 4>will believe you. And he's been very open and very

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<v Speaker 4>shrewd and very effective and undermining the credibility of people

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<v Speaker 4>who might be critics. It is, and I'm not minimizing

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<v Speaker 4>in any way, the crisis that is facing the mainstream media.

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<v Speaker 4>And it's not just a crisis of credibility. It's also

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<v Speaker 4>a crisis of economics, as people are unwilling to subscribe

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<v Speaker 4>to a newspaper like the Los Angeles Times. Gathering information

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<v Speaker 4>is expensive. It's easy to get up there and spout

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<v Speaker 4>opinions that's cheap. But real news, real information, particularly investigations

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<v Speaker 4>that hold whether it's the mayor of Los Angeles or

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<v Speaker 4>the governor of California, the President of the United States,

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<v Speaker 4>or account it's expensive, and without people subscribing, without people

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<v Speaker 4>willing to spend money to support independent journalism, it's the

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<v Speaker 4>economic crisis. In some ways, it's just as bad as

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<v Speaker 4>the credibility crisis. But having said all of that, and

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<v Speaker 4>understanding that we're less credible and less believable, I still

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<v Speaker 4>believe there's a vital role whether it's KFI or the

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<v Speaker 4>La Times or the New York Times or NPR or

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<v Speaker 4>whoever it is that says we're still here as a

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<v Speaker 4>bastion of independent, professional journalism that tells you what the

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<v Speaker 4>facts are, and you can decide for yourself how you vote,

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<v Speaker 4>how you interpret those facts. But let's at least agree

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<v Speaker 4>on what reality looks like.

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<v Speaker 2>Steve Roberts, ABC News political analyst, Steve Professor, thank you

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<v Speaker 2>so much for spending some time with us on this Monday.

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<v Speaker 2>We appreciate it very much. Hope to talk again anytime.

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<v Speaker 2>And some more news coming out of the KFI twenty

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<v Speaker 2>four hour newsroom this morning. Two people have been killed,

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<v Speaker 2>three people have been taken to a hospital after that

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<v Speaker 2>fiery multi vehicle crash on the Ventura Freeway in Pasadena

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<v Speaker 2>caused by a wrongway driver. The crash on the westbound

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<v Speaker 2>freeway at North San Rafael Avenue happened around eight o'clock

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<v Speaker 2>Sunday morning, when a vehicle entered the freeway from the

632
00:35:39.960 --> 00:35:43.880
<v Speaker 2>San Rafael Raphael off ramp and then went eastbound in

633
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<v Speaker 2>the westbound lanes. Some headlines were monitoring looking for further

634
00:35:47.440 --> 00:35:51.000
<v Speaker 2>details out of the ap Nippin's Steel and US Steel

635
00:35:51.159 --> 00:35:55.320
<v Speaker 2>have filed lawsuits challenging President Joe Biden's decision to block

636
00:35:55.360 --> 00:35:58.199
<v Speaker 2>that fifteen billion dollar deal between those two the Japanese

637
00:35:58.239 --> 00:36:01.039
<v Speaker 2>based Nippon Steel and of course You Steel, and Pope

638
00:36:01.079 --> 00:36:03.480
<v Speaker 2>Francis has named the first woman to head a major

639
00:36:03.760 --> 00:36:07.320
<v Speaker 2>Vatican office. We will have more on those stories throughout

640
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<v Speaker 2>this morning. We know we've seen wild parrots around southern California.

641
00:36:11.599 --> 00:36:15.599
<v Speaker 2>They are not native here, but they're here, and they

642
00:36:15.599 --> 00:36:18.159
<v Speaker 2>seem to injoke it. Why not? What's not to like?

643
00:36:18.320 --> 00:36:21.480
<v Speaker 2>When you have weather like we've got today, clear sunny

644
00:36:22.119 --> 00:36:25.719
<v Speaker 2>into the seventies in January, you gotta love that. But

645
00:36:25.840 --> 00:36:31.800
<v Speaker 2>some people have turned violent against some of these wild parrots,

646
00:36:32.360 --> 00:36:35.719
<v Speaker 2>and nobody seems to know exactly why some of these

647
00:36:35.719 --> 00:36:38.239
<v Speaker 2>parrots have been found mutilated, some of them even dead.

648
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<v Speaker 2>Most recently, five were found inside a makeshift bird cage

649
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<v Speaker 2>on railroad tracks in Elmonte. I've been hosting a Saturday

650
00:36:46.760 --> 00:36:49.199
<v Speaker 2>night program here on KFI Live seven to nine every

651
00:36:49.239 --> 00:36:52.920
<v Speaker 2>Saturday night, and I spoke this past Saturday with Cleo Watts,

652
00:36:53.079 --> 00:36:57.639
<v Speaker 2>who operates Cleo's Critter Care in Pasadena and has taken

653
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<v Speaker 2>care of the injured birds. This is that interview. This

654
00:37:00.840 --> 00:37:05.559
<v Speaker 2>situation in December involved five parents that were found in

655
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<v Speaker 2>what has been described as a makeshift bird cage on

656
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<v Speaker 2>some railroad tracks in Elmonty. What can you tell us

657
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<v Speaker 2>about what was found in that bird cage?

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<v Speaker 10>Yes, that is correct. I was actually called out by

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<v Speaker 10>a sergeant Francisco of ELMONTI Police Department Saturday morning, Francisco Ramirez,

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<v Speaker 10>and he had told me that there were five birds

661
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<v Speaker 10>that were found in a makeshift basically cage. It was

662
00:37:37.719 --> 00:37:41.719
<v Speaker 10>actually a dog kennel that was converted into They put

663
00:37:41.760 --> 00:37:44.440
<v Speaker 10>pigs across for the bird superse so it seemed like

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<v Speaker 10>they halfway cared. They were found abandoned on the railroad

665
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<v Speaker 10>tracks in Temple City at a homeless encampment. We don't

666
00:37:54.719 --> 00:37:58.840
<v Speaker 10>know who the perpetrators are. They said that they're going

667
00:37:58.880 --> 00:38:04.760
<v Speaker 10>to be investigating and you know, scaling around it. It's

668
00:38:04.760 --> 00:38:07.639
<v Speaker 10>credently difficult to catch one of these birds alone five,

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<v Speaker 10>So I'm just curious as to how they've even obtained them,

670
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<v Speaker 10>if they found them that way, or if they were

671
00:38:15.880 --> 00:38:20.679
<v Speaker 10>the ones that harmed them. We still don't know. But

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<v Speaker 10>there were five and they were severely mutilated.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we talked about being severely mutilated. And I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to be graphic for our listeners, and I know

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00:38:30.000 --> 00:38:33.079
<v Speaker 2>that injuries to animals can be triggering to folks, but

676
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<v Speaker 2>I think it's important that we know what's happened. What

677
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<v Speaker 2>can you tell us as gently as possible about the

678
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<v Speaker 2>injuries suffered by the parrots?

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<v Speaker 10>Okay, so two of them had open wing fractors. Third

680
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<v Speaker 10>one had a badly fractured lower mandible, meaning that the

681
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<v Speaker 10>whole bottom, the whole beak was split in half.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh my gosh, were to.

683
00:38:54.639 --> 00:38:58.599
<v Speaker 10>Pry the beak opened, you know, and split.

684
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<v Speaker 4>It down the middle.

685
00:39:00.440 --> 00:39:02.360
<v Speaker 10>There was a severe laceration.

686
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<v Speaker 3>On another one.

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<v Speaker 10>One of them. There's no evidence of any of these

688
00:39:07.880 --> 00:39:12.400
<v Speaker 10>guys being shot, which is, you know it opens up

689
00:39:12.400 --> 00:39:18.639
<v Speaker 10>a whole nother case of you know, animal abuse or

690
00:39:18.760 --> 00:39:23.480
<v Speaker 10>torture that you know somebody is actually doing this by

691
00:39:23.599 --> 00:39:27.679
<v Speaker 10>hand or with with an object. One of them was

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00:39:27.719 --> 00:39:31.239
<v Speaker 10>found with the severe latoration throughout its whole body, through

693
00:39:31.280 --> 00:39:36.800
<v Speaker 10>the whole cross of its wings, across its head, and

694
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<v Speaker 10>we're all just you know, wondering how you know, how

695
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<v Speaker 10>they were able to get them if they found them

696
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<v Speaker 10>that way, if it's a mental uh issue, you know

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<v Speaker 10>it is what they were found in a homeless encauntment.

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<v Speaker 10>We do you know that a lot of homeless people

699
00:39:54.239 --> 00:40:00.679
<v Speaker 10>do suffer mental disabilities, you know, struggles. We we don't

700
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<v Speaker 10>really know what caused, you know, why, what made them.

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<v Speaker 4>Do this to them?

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<v Speaker 10>And there really is no reason in my book to

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<v Speaker 10>do this to anything, any any living creature. Is it's

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<v Speaker 10>really disturbing.

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<v Speaker 2>And there were five that were found. I understand that

706
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<v Speaker 2>only one has survived.

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<v Speaker 10>One has survived and and yeah, it's going to take

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<v Speaker 10>months and months of extensive tube feeding because he won't

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<v Speaker 10>be able to eat on his own. And that was

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<v Speaker 10>the one that had to split down the middle of

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<v Speaker 10>of his.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh Man, What what happens at Cleo's Critter Care when

713
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<v Speaker 2>one of these injured parrots arrives.

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<v Speaker 10>I do have a triage that take on hand that

715
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<v Speaker 10>I call for situations just like I mean, we were overwhelmed,

716
00:40:51.000 --> 00:40:56.199
<v Speaker 10>there were so many at once again, so she she

717
00:40:56.280 --> 00:40:58.960
<v Speaker 10>comes over and she helps with the triage and then

718
00:40:59.000 --> 00:41:01.320
<v Speaker 10>we send them to depending on what her injury is.

719
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<v Speaker 10>Especially with the parrots. We have a specialist over in

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<v Speaker 10>Paula's Verdict, doctor Miko, who is an expert at pinning wings,

721
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<v Speaker 10>so she can make anything like again, practically she could

722
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<v Speaker 10>pend on hommingbirds wings. She's one of the best, so

723
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<v Speaker 10>you know, if they're able to and we don't have

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00:41:19.519 --> 00:41:24.400
<v Speaker 10>to euthanize right away to end their suffering, they make

725
00:41:24.440 --> 00:41:26.760
<v Speaker 10>the trip out to her and Paula's Verdict and then

726
00:41:26.800 --> 00:41:31.880
<v Speaker 10>once she can basically you know, patch them up, clear

727
00:41:31.960 --> 00:41:33.880
<v Speaker 10>them up, then they make the trip down to San

728
00:41:33.920 --> 00:41:38.920
<v Speaker 10>Diego to soak Ol Parrot Rescue to Ashley over there.

729
00:41:39.599 --> 00:41:43.280
<v Speaker 10>So it's kind of a team effort that we have here.

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<v Speaker 10>I live in the Pasadena, San Gerel area, so you

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<v Speaker 10>know they're coming from my area, so I take them

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<v Speaker 10>from my area. Pasadena Humane gets them in and we

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<v Speaker 10>both send our birds to doctor Miko from there and

734
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<v Speaker 10>she sends them over to Sandy Go.

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<v Speaker 2>We're talking with Cleo Watts of Cleo's Critter Care about

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<v Speaker 2>this terrible trend that started apparently in November continued through

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<v Speaker 2>December of just some mutilated and injured parrots, and Cleo

738
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<v Speaker 2>Watts helps rehabilitate the ones that are savable. But as

739
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<v Speaker 2>you just heard, they're not always savable. And so there's

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<v Speaker 2>one that has survived this most recent mutilation where they

741
00:42:25.480 --> 00:42:29.280
<v Speaker 2>were found in a makeshift bird cage on some railroad tracks.

742
00:42:30.320 --> 00:42:34.000
<v Speaker 2>Parents are not native to southern California, but they're here

743
00:42:34.519 --> 00:42:36.840
<v Speaker 2>and they are now part of our wildlife. They seem

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00:42:36.880 --> 00:42:42.159
<v Speaker 2>to have acclimated. Well, what is typically the response that

745
00:42:42.199 --> 00:42:45.239
<v Speaker 2>people should have when there's a parent? Are these animals

746
00:42:45.280 --> 00:42:48.119
<v Speaker 2>you should stay away from despite the curiosity?

747
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<v Speaker 10>Well, I mean if they seem in distress, and you

748
00:42:52.360 --> 00:42:54.519
<v Speaker 10>know there's some that fall out of the nest, the

749
00:42:54.719 --> 00:43:00.280
<v Speaker 10>tree tremmors, you know, you know, they get attacked by predators,

750
00:43:00.280 --> 00:43:03.599
<v Speaker 10>attack them, they get singled out, you know, they get

751
00:43:03.599 --> 00:43:05.519
<v Speaker 10>shot at. I mean, whatever it is. If if you

752
00:43:05.519 --> 00:43:07.880
<v Speaker 10>see an animal in distress, you always call a passidina

753
00:43:07.920 --> 00:43:12.719
<v Speaker 10>humane or you call a wildlife rescue. You know, you

754
00:43:12.960 --> 00:43:15.599
<v Speaker 10>try not to handle the animal. You don't want to

755
00:43:15.639 --> 00:43:18.000
<v Speaker 10>stress it out. We are trained to handle them. We

756
00:43:18.039 --> 00:43:21.559
<v Speaker 10>have a proper gear. You know, you do need gloves,

757
00:43:21.599 --> 00:43:26.000
<v Speaker 10>heavy gloves, especially with these birds. They have very powerful beats.

758
00:43:26.079 --> 00:43:29.719
<v Speaker 10>They can you know, do some damage, especially if you're

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00:43:29.760 --> 00:43:32.920
<v Speaker 10>not familiar with holding them. So you do want to

760
00:43:32.960 --> 00:43:37.039
<v Speaker 10>call a rescue, you know, Passinini Humane you can call me,

761
00:43:38.639 --> 00:43:44.039
<v Speaker 10>you know, just try to if you see somebody doing

762
00:43:44.079 --> 00:43:46.519
<v Speaker 10>something like this, I wouldn't approach them, but I would

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00:43:46.519 --> 00:43:48.320
<v Speaker 10>definitely call the police.

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00:43:48.119 --> 00:43:51.840
<v Speaker 2>For this last guy who has survived that you recovered

765
00:43:51.840 --> 00:43:54.960
<v Speaker 2>from that makeshift bird cage, the one survivor you mentioned,

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00:43:55.000 --> 00:43:56.920
<v Speaker 2>He's going to be on some bottle feeding and all that.

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00:43:57.559 --> 00:44:00.360
<v Speaker 2>What's what's the prognosis long term for this one? Is

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<v Speaker 2>he somebody? Is he a bird that will fly in

769
00:44:02.760 --> 00:44:03.440
<v Speaker 2>the wild again?

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00:44:05.440 --> 00:44:09.480
<v Speaker 10>Yeah, his wing fork damaged. We're hoping that he will be.

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00:44:09.639 --> 00:44:15.440
<v Speaker 10>He is. Actually I believe he is starting his rehab

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00:44:15.599 --> 00:44:18.159
<v Speaker 10>at Ashley Zobert and so Cal Parrot Rescue. I believe

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00:44:18.199 --> 00:44:22.800
<v Speaker 10>they have the birds now. But you know, I mean

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00:44:22.800 --> 00:44:26.079
<v Speaker 10>it's gonna take six to eight months, you know, nearly

775
00:44:26.119 --> 00:44:29.679
<v Speaker 10>half a year to rehab this animal and a lot

776
00:44:29.760 --> 00:44:33.039
<v Speaker 10>of times they do in print. They are highly intelligent animals,

777
00:44:33.079 --> 00:44:36.760
<v Speaker 10>and you know, we try to get them going as

778
00:44:36.800 --> 00:44:39.320
<v Speaker 10>soon as we can get them free back into the

779
00:44:39.800 --> 00:44:43.000
<v Speaker 10>you know, the rest of the flock, and it's just

780
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<v Speaker 10>it's just set back when they're that badly damaged. And

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00:44:46.800 --> 00:44:50.119
<v Speaker 10>I mean, it's just you know, we had some come

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<v Speaker 10>in since October twentieth, the ones that we're getting shot,

783
00:44:54.400 --> 00:45:00.400
<v Speaker 10>and then now this, and it's just it's really it's yeah, uh,

784
00:45:00.800 --> 00:45:05.400
<v Speaker 10>it's pretty disturbing to see this actually, andan to know

785
00:45:05.480 --> 00:45:07.880
<v Speaker 10>that it's a human being doing this, you know, it's

786
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<v Speaker 10>a person or person that is doing this to them.

787
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<v Speaker 10>It's just really I just I don't understand it. And

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<v Speaker 10>I hope that they can, you know, find the person

789
00:45:17.840 --> 00:45:19.519
<v Speaker 10>or person so responsible for this.

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<v Speaker 2>Well so do we. And Cleo Wants is the founder

791
00:45:22.920 --> 00:45:27.039
<v Speaker 2>of the nonprofit animal rehabilitation center known as Cleo's Critter Care.

792
00:45:27.400 --> 00:45:30.280
<v Speaker 2>It's in Pasadena, and she is taken care of some

793
00:45:30.320 --> 00:45:33.800
<v Speaker 2>of these parrots that have been mutilated and injured in

794
00:45:33.880 --> 00:45:37.400
<v Speaker 2>recent months. So best of luck to you. I hope

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00:45:37.400 --> 00:45:39.239
<v Speaker 2>we can follow up with you sometime soon and see

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00:45:39.239 --> 00:45:41.639
<v Speaker 2>how the parrots are doing. And please stay in touch.

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00:45:41.679 --> 00:45:43.360
<v Speaker 2>Thanks for taking time out of your Saturday to chat

798
00:45:43.400 --> 00:45:44.639
<v Speaker 2>with us about this terrible case.

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<v Speaker 10>Absolutely, thank you so much for your your reaching out

800
00:45:49.559 --> 00:45:51.039
<v Speaker 10>as well. We really appreciate it.

801
00:45:51.159 --> 00:45:54.519
<v Speaker 2>You got it, and we will continue to follow that story.

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<v Speaker 2>You're listening to Wake Up Call here on KFI and

803
00:45:57.360 --> 00:46:00.639
<v Speaker 2>Michael Monks filling in for Amy King. Another issue facing

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00:46:00.679 --> 00:46:05.000
<v Speaker 2>birds in California is bird flu and looks like the

805
00:46:05.000 --> 00:46:07.360
<v Speaker 2>White House is paying attention to what's going on with that.

806
00:46:07.480 --> 00:46:11.639
<v Speaker 2>Lots of money coming to fight that virus. You've probably

807
00:46:11.679 --> 00:46:14.559
<v Speaker 2>felt the impact of bird flu yourself, not that you're

808
00:46:14.599 --> 00:46:16.599
<v Speaker 2>sick with it or anything, but if you've been to

809
00:46:16.599 --> 00:46:19.519
<v Speaker 2>the grocery and I went yesterday, the price of eggs,

810
00:46:19.519 --> 00:46:23.519
<v Speaker 2>it's no joke. It has impacted the availability of eggs

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<v Speaker 2>and the I guess the efficiency of egg production. This

812
00:46:28.159 --> 00:46:31.800
<v Speaker 2>bird flew across California. It was like almost nine dollars

813
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<v Speaker 2>for a dozen eggs. It's getting crazy, something to keep

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<v Speaker 2>an eye on. So we are keeping an eye on

815
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<v Speaker 2>that story and other stories throughout the day. Here as

816
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<v Speaker 2>we approach six o'clock on the first Monday of twenty

817
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<v Speaker 2>twenty five, this is the first Monday of what looks

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<v Speaker 2>like the first full week where people will start to

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<v Speaker 2>be heading back to work. If that is you, welcome

820
00:46:52.840 --> 00:46:56.079
<v Speaker 2>back to reality. Hope you enjoyed your break, and hope

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<v Speaker 2>you are ready to get back into the swing of things.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of us who have been working throughout the holidays

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<v Speaker 2>have kept the home fires burning for you, and we're

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<v Speaker 2>all going to be glad to see your faces back

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<v Speaker 2>in the office. Bill Handle is back in the office

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<v Speaker 2>as well with the team. We'll have Handle on the

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<v Speaker 2>news coming up at six oh five, and that is

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<v Speaker 2>something we want to stay tuned for since we haven't

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<v Speaker 2>had that with Bill in quite some time since before Christmas,

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<v Speaker 2>so stay tuned for that. Right now. This is KFI

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<v Speaker 2>and kost HD two Los Angeles, Orange County Southland Weather

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<v Speaker 2>From KFI, We've got sunshine all over the Southland today.

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<v Speaker 2>It looks like a pretty sunny week ahead as well,

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<v Speaker 2>warm too, low seventies for Metro La and the valleys.

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<v Speaker 2>We cooler at the beaches, with highs in the sixties,

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<v Speaker 2>mid seventies in the Ie, low to mid sixties in

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<v Speaker 2>the Antelope Valley. Right now, it is fifty six in Arcadia,

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<v Speaker 2>fifty three in Manhattan Beach, forty nine and Aliso Viejo

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<v Speaker 2>and fifty one in Laguna Hills. We lead local live

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<v Speaker 2>from the KFI twenty four hour newsroom for and our producer,

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<v Speaker 2>Technical producer Cono and Will Coleschreiber with traffic. I am

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Monks. This has been your wake up Call. If

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<v Speaker 2>you missed any of wake Up Call this morning, you

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<v Speaker 1>You've been listening to wake Up Call with me Amy King.

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<v Speaker 1>You can always hear wake Up Call five to six

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