WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.680 --> 00:00:03.319 You're listening to k f I, a M six forty 2 00:00:03.520 --> 00:00:06.719 wake Up Call with me Amy King on demand on 3 00:00:06.799 --> 00:00:16.879 the iHeartRadio app. K f I n k OST HD 4 00:00:17.000 --> 00:00:18.920 two Los Angeles, Orange. 5 00:00:18.519 --> 00:00:56.520 County can bounce everyone. 6 00:00:42.600 --> 00:00:44.840 It's time for your morning wake up call. 7 00:00:48.880 --> 00:00:50.000 Here's Amy King. 8 00:01:12.359 --> 00:01:15.040 Amy's having a little problem with her headset. 9 00:01:17.000 --> 00:01:22.000 I am broke my headphones again. Oh no, yeah, you know, 10 00:01:22.079 --> 00:01:24.840 I've been working in radio for like thirty years and 11 00:01:25.840 --> 00:01:28.920 I've never broken headphones. My headphones always last for like 12 00:01:29.480 --> 00:01:33.359 a really long time. And in the last month, I've 13 00:01:33.359 --> 00:01:36.280 broken three sets of headphones. I don't know what is 14 00:01:36.319 --> 00:01:36.920 going on. 15 00:01:37.120 --> 00:01:38.480 You don't know your own strength. 16 00:01:38.799 --> 00:01:41.280 Well, I don't know if they moved the headphone jack. 17 00:01:41.319 --> 00:01:44.239 I don't think so, or maybe I don't know. It's 18 00:01:44.280 --> 00:01:45.439 a sabotage thing. 19 00:01:47.200 --> 00:01:48.280 Well, you got it. 20 00:01:48.200 --> 00:01:51.959 Now, right anyway, Okay, I'm winded. Okay, great way to 21 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:55.640 start the last show of twenty twenty four. This is 22 00:01:55.680 --> 00:02:01.560 your wake up call for Tuesday, December thirty first, the 23 00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:06.879 last day of the year. It's already New Year's in Sydney, Australia. 24 00:02:06.920 --> 00:02:09.879 They just rang it in, just arrived. So if you're 25 00:02:09.879 --> 00:02:13.000 worried about oh no, what's gonna happen when New Year's hits. 26 00:02:13.159 --> 00:02:15.199 You don't need to because it's already twenty twenty five 27 00:02:15.199 --> 00:02:17.879 in parts of the world. Here's what's ahead on wake 28 00:02:17.919 --> 00:02:21.439 up Call. Pasadena is getting ready for thousands of visitors 29 00:02:21.479 --> 00:02:24.800 ahead of the Rose Parade. Crowds are expected to begin 30 00:02:24.879 --> 00:02:28.439 gathering today at noon to stake out spots along the 31 00:02:28.439 --> 00:02:32.080 five and a half mile route on Colorado Boulevard. Camping 32 00:02:32.159 --> 00:02:36.080 is permitted along the parade route. Tonight, Tennis legend Billy 33 00:02:36.159 --> 00:02:39.919 Jean King will serve as the parade's grand marshal. The 34 00:02:39.960 --> 00:02:42.680 state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter's been scheduled for 35 00:02:42.759 --> 00:02:45.919 January ninth. President Biden is going to deliver the eulogy 36 00:02:46.479 --> 00:02:50.439 Before the state funeral in DC. Carter will lie in 37 00:02:50.520 --> 00:02:53.919 repose at Georgia's state capitol. They're also hold a funeral 38 00:02:54.039 --> 00:02:56.840 in Georgia. Carter's body will then be taken to the 39 00:02:56.919 --> 00:02:59.360 US capital, where he will lie in state until the 40 00:02:59.400 --> 00:03:02.800 funeral next time Thursday. The world population is increased by 41 00:03:02.840 --> 00:03:05.240 more than seventy one million people in twenty twenty four. 42 00:03:05.680 --> 00:03:08.400 It will be eight point zero nine billion people on 43 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:11.560 New Year's Day. The US Census Bureau estimates the population 44 00:03:11.680 --> 00:03:14.439 in the US is up two point six million for 45 00:03:14.479 --> 00:03:17.759 twenty twenty four. The US population on New Year's Day 46 00:03:17.759 --> 00:03:21.439 will be three hundred and forty one million. Speaking of millions, 47 00:03:21.479 --> 00:03:23.599 more than a million are expected to be at Times 48 00:03:23.639 --> 00:03:26.360 Square to ring in the new year. We'll check in 49 00:03:26.400 --> 00:03:29.719 with ABC's Josh Margolan to find out how the Big 50 00:03:29.719 --> 00:03:31.960 Apple is getting ready for the big ball drop that's 51 00:03:31.960 --> 00:03:36.400 coming up at five twenty. Also, Amy's on it, the 52 00:03:36.479 --> 00:03:40.319 last one of twenty twenty four. I'm on the stream. 53 00:03:40.879 --> 00:03:43.319 We'll see what what I'm watching and whether I think 54 00:03:43.319 --> 00:03:47.960 it's worth your time. Also Joel Larsgard. He's going to 55 00:03:47.960 --> 00:03:51.280 be talking about New Year's financial resolutions, how to make 56 00:03:51.319 --> 00:03:53.400 them and how to stick with them. And then a 57 00:03:53.520 --> 00:03:58.599 dangerous new trend in shopping binge shopping, Oh goodie. At 58 00:03:58.639 --> 00:04:00.439 six oh five, it's Handle on the New of course 59 00:04:00.479 --> 00:04:03.639 Handled not here. He's off for the holiday, but we 60 00:04:03.719 --> 00:04:06.280 have Wayne Resnick in and Wayne's going to tell us 61 00:04:06.280 --> 00:04:08.800 about some Chinese hackers that have gotten into the US 62 00:04:08.840 --> 00:04:12.639 Treasury what that means. Let's get started with some of 63 00:04:12.719 --> 00:04:15.680 the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. 64 00:04:15.759 --> 00:04:18.800 Funeral plans are in place for former President Jimmy Carter, 65 00:04:19.040 --> 00:04:22.839 who died over the weekend. NBC's Chris Polone reports Carter 66 00:04:22.959 --> 00:04:25.600 will make a final trip to Washington, d C. Before 67 00:04:25.720 --> 00:04:28.759 being buried alongside his wife Rosalind in Georgia. 68 00:04:28.800 --> 00:04:32.040 The official memorials begin Saturday, when a procession we'll take 69 00:04:32.040 --> 00:04:35.120 the former president's body passed his childhood home and then 70 00:04:35.160 --> 00:04:38.240 to Atlanta to lie in repose. January seventh, the late 71 00:04:38.279 --> 00:04:41.399 president will return to the Capitol Rotunda in Washington to 72 00:04:41.480 --> 00:04:44.360 lie in state until the state funeral January ninth. 73 00:04:44.680 --> 00:04:48.839 President Biden has declared January ninth a National Day of mourning. 74 00:04:49.519 --> 00:04:52.240 Two security guards have been hurt, one of them critically, 75 00:04:52.279 --> 00:04:54.600 in a shooting outside a Target store at the fig 76 00:04:54.639 --> 00:04:57.959 at Seventh Shopping Mall in downtown LA. Investigators described the 77 00:04:57.959 --> 00:05:00.160 shooter last night as a white man with af row 78 00:05:00.199 --> 00:05:03.879 styled hair, last seen wearing a black shirt, pants, and scarf. 79 00:05:04.040 --> 00:05:07.160 Two others were wounded at a shooting at Seventh and Maple, 80 00:05:07.160 --> 00:05:09.279 about a mile away from the shooting at the Target store. 81 00:05:09.279 --> 00:05:12.319 Police say it's not clear if the shootings are connected. 82 00:05:12.759 --> 00:05:15.959 Santa Ana winds are forecasts to linger in the Southland 83 00:05:15.959 --> 00:05:18.839 this week, increasing the risk of wildfires. The National Weather 84 00:05:18.920 --> 00:05:23.000 Services winds should peak today into tomorrow, with gus thirty 85 00:05:23.040 --> 00:05:25.519 to forty five miles per hour over the mountains and hills. 86 00:05:25.920 --> 00:05:28.560 The valley should also be breezy, with peak gus between 87 00:05:28.560 --> 00:05:31.279 twenty and thirty five miles per hour. Humidity is expected 88 00:05:31.319 --> 00:05:33.639 to be low, adding to the fire danger. A red 89 00:05:33.680 --> 00:05:36.040 flag warning will be in effect through tomorrow evening for 90 00:05:36.079 --> 00:05:39.759 the western San Gabriel Valley, the Antelope Valley Freeway Corridor, 91 00:05:40.040 --> 00:05:42.639 the Santa Clarita Valley, the Santa Monica Mountains, and the 92 00:05:42.680 --> 00:05:46.439 western San Fernando Valley. At least four people have been 93 00:05:46.560 --> 00:05:50.879 killed in severe storms in the South. Staphne Brown describes 94 00:05:50.920 --> 00:05:54.279 what it felt like when a tornado in Texas destroyed 95 00:05:54.279 --> 00:05:56.879 her family's home on Saturday and killed her wife. 96 00:05:57.120 --> 00:05:59.560 Been on a roller coaster with no seabolts. 97 00:06:00.399 --> 00:06:01.360 It just throws you up. 98 00:06:01.439 --> 00:06:03.079 You go up with it, you go down, you fly, 99 00:06:03.199 --> 00:06:03.680 you fly. 100 00:06:03.600 --> 00:06:07.279 Up everything you can do. Where was your wife and. 101 00:06:07.240 --> 00:06:09.560 The house that belonged right here in the kitchen. 102 00:06:09.920 --> 00:06:12.879 The National Weather Service confirms it was an EF two 103 00:06:13.120 --> 00:06:16.040 that ripped through the area south of Houston. More than 104 00:06:16.079 --> 00:06:21.000 thirty tornadoes who are reported over the weekend in Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, 105 00:06:21.160 --> 00:06:25.120 North Carolina, and Texas. Can you believe twenty twenty four 106 00:06:25.199 --> 00:06:28.639 is over already? It's just so weird. Do you have 107 00:06:28.639 --> 00:06:32.439 a big party planned? Do you have anything planned? Well, 108 00:06:32.439 --> 00:06:34.199 we were doing a little checking to find out what 109 00:06:34.319 --> 00:06:36.399 people are planning to do. We know that a lot 110 00:06:36.399 --> 00:06:38.040 of people are going to be staking out their spots 111 00:06:38.079 --> 00:06:41.639 going to the Rose Parade. Michelle, have you ever gone 112 00:06:41.680 --> 00:06:45.600 to the Rose Parade? Aside from watching it? Oh, she 113 00:06:45.639 --> 00:06:49.879 doesn't even have her headphones on. Hey, Cono, have you 114 00:06:49.920 --> 00:06:50.480 ever gone to. 115 00:06:50.439 --> 00:06:51.079 The Rose Paray? 116 00:06:51.360 --> 00:06:51.639 No? 117 00:06:51.839 --> 00:06:54.319 I have not, but my mother loves it. 118 00:06:55.120 --> 00:06:57.279 I went one year. It was very cool. 119 00:06:57.360 --> 00:06:59.560 I've watched it on television when I was younger. 120 00:06:59.680 --> 00:07:01.759 Yeah, well, lots of people are doing that. Of course. 121 00:07:01.800 --> 00:07:04.839 A lot of people are for New Year's Eve, are 122 00:07:05.000 --> 00:07:07.600 going to be in New York City, more than a million. 123 00:07:07.639 --> 00:07:10.079 We're going to check in with Josh Morgolan coming up 124 00:07:10.120 --> 00:07:12.879 at five twenty to find out what the preps are 125 00:07:12.920 --> 00:07:17.920 for there. But a new study shows that a majority 126 00:07:18.040 --> 00:07:21.319 of people in the US, at least adults, intend to 127 00:07:21.439 --> 00:07:25.360 celebrate New Year's Eve at home. Two in ten say 128 00:07:25.360 --> 00:07:28.680 they're going to celebrate it at a family or friend's house. 129 00:07:29.439 --> 00:07:33.079 Just five percent plan to go out to celebrate at 130 00:07:33.079 --> 00:07:37.560 a bar, restaurant, or an organized event. That's very low. 131 00:07:37.600 --> 00:07:42.759 There's a downtown celebration in Los Angeles. I've not been 132 00:07:42.800 --> 00:07:46.879 to that at Grand Park. A majority of a US 133 00:07:46.920 --> 00:07:49.240 adults not only planned to stay at home, but maybe 134 00:07:49.240 --> 00:07:51.879 they're going to do a little thinking what they're going 135 00:07:51.959 --> 00:07:55.600 to do in twenty twenty five. I know we mentioned 136 00:07:55.639 --> 00:08:00.680 yesterday about not making resolutions. I try to make a resolution, 137 00:08:00.839 --> 00:08:03.160 but it's like you're setting yourself up for failure because 138 00:08:03.160 --> 00:08:05.800 I never keep them. But a majority of adults in 139 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:08.040 the usay they do intend to make a new Year's 140 00:08:08.040 --> 00:08:12.560 resolution of some type. Millennials and gen zers are especially 141 00:08:12.680 --> 00:08:16.560 likely to be on board. About two thirds expect to 142 00:08:16.560 --> 00:08:20.199 make resolutions. About half of older adults say they're going 143 00:08:20.240 --> 00:08:23.639 to make resolutions. Also, women are more likely than men 144 00:08:23.759 --> 00:08:26.079 to say that they're going to set a new goal 145 00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:29.639 for twenty twenty five. So what kind of resolutions are 146 00:08:29.639 --> 00:08:32.320 we going to be setting for ourselves? Well, last year 147 00:08:32.360 --> 00:08:34.639 I was going to well for this year, I was 148 00:08:34.720 --> 00:08:38.759 going to purge and organize, and I finally cleaned out 149 00:08:38.799 --> 00:08:42.759 my closet like three weeks ago, so it took me 150 00:08:42.759 --> 00:08:45.559 a little while, but I guess I finally did get 151 00:08:45.600 --> 00:08:49.039 to it. But here's what they're here's what we're resolving 152 00:08:49.120 --> 00:08:54.200 to do. Three and ten adults choose resolutions involving exercise 153 00:08:54.480 --> 00:08:58.919 or eating healthier. About twenty five percent say they're going 154 00:08:59.000 --> 00:09:02.159 to make a resolution involving losing weight. You know, Jim's 155 00:09:02.200 --> 00:09:05.879 get really crowded in January, tapers back off in February 156 00:09:05.919 --> 00:09:11.240 when we all stop following throughun our resolutions, And then 157 00:09:11.600 --> 00:09:14.559 about twenty five percent say they are going to resolve 158 00:09:14.600 --> 00:09:18.600 to make changes about priorities on money or mental health. 159 00:09:20.240 --> 00:09:22.559 How do you make a resolution about your mental health? 160 00:09:23.399 --> 00:09:25.559 Like you resolve, just say you're going to focus on 161 00:09:25.600 --> 00:09:29.000 yourself more. You resolved to relax or maybe meditate. I'm sorry, 162 00:09:29.000 --> 00:09:30.600 did you ask me a question earlier? Yeah, and you 163 00:09:30.679 --> 00:09:32.440 totally blew me off, So I'm not talking to you anymore. 164 00:09:32.480 --> 00:09:36.399 I was on the phone. Sorry, emergency situation. It's okay, 165 00:09:36.519 --> 00:09:38.960 no worries at all. And I know that Michelle already 166 00:09:39.000 --> 00:09:41.879 told us yesterday that she is not making resolutions. You know, 167 00:09:41.960 --> 00:09:46.360 I resolutions are kind of like my old fitbit, because 168 00:09:46.679 --> 00:09:49.240 you'd wear your fitbit and then I'd check in at 169 00:09:49.279 --> 00:09:50.480 the end of the day and I would say, you 170 00:09:50.519 --> 00:09:53.240 missed this goal, you missed this goal, you missed this goal, 171 00:09:53.279 --> 00:09:56.480 and I just felt bad about myself, so I stopped 172 00:09:56.480 --> 00:09:59.039 wearing the fit bit. So I think it's going to 173 00:09:59.120 --> 00:10:01.240 be kind of like that with the resolutions. Like the 174 00:10:01.840 --> 00:10:05.879 I do, I have had those mental thoughts, not for 175 00:10:05.960 --> 00:10:08.279 better mental health, but those thoughts that I'm like, you 176 00:10:08.320 --> 00:10:10.679 know what, after New Year's Day, I'm going to get 177 00:10:10.720 --> 00:10:14.279 back on track. I'm going to start eating right. We'll 178 00:10:14.320 --> 00:10:17.600 see what happens after New Year's Day. I don't know 179 00:10:17.639 --> 00:10:22.080 if my resolve is strong enough, but don't whatever you do, 180 00:10:22.159 --> 00:10:24.519 I would just say, don't set yourself up for failure, 181 00:10:24.559 --> 00:10:26.440 because you know what, there's enough people out there and 182 00:10:26.559 --> 00:10:29.159 enough things out there making you feel bad about yourself. 183 00:10:29.200 --> 00:10:31.799 You don't have to feel bad about failing a New 184 00:10:31.879 --> 00:10:34.440 Year's resolution. But if you do do it, good luck 185 00:10:34.480 --> 00:10:36.960 to you. Let's get back to some of the stories 186 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:40.080 coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Renters 187 00:10:40.159 --> 00:10:43.720 in California. We'll have more protections against evictions starting in 188 00:10:43.759 --> 00:10:46.919 the new year, a new law gives tenants ten days 189 00:10:46.960 --> 00:10:49.480 to respond if they receive an eviction notice. That's an 190 00:10:49.519 --> 00:10:51.360 increase from the current five days. 191 00:10:51.519 --> 00:10:55.000 Give all those people of fighting chance to weigh in 192 00:10:55.399 --> 00:10:58.360 on an eviction and let the judge consider both sides 193 00:10:58.360 --> 00:11:00.879 of the case rather than just the loords. So I 194 00:11:00.879 --> 00:11:02.279 think it'll make a huge difference. 195 00:11:02.360 --> 00:11:06.159 Lawyer and director of Affordable Housing Advocates Katherine Rodman says 196 00:11:06.480 --> 00:11:09.919 the new timeframe does not count weekends or holidays, giving 197 00:11:09.919 --> 00:11:14.519 renters more time to address the situation. People in California 198 00:11:14.720 --> 00:11:18.120 should have an easier time canceling subscriptions in twenty twenty five. 199 00:11:18.559 --> 00:11:21.639 The new law requires companies to get permission from customers 200 00:11:21.720 --> 00:11:25.519 before they automatically renew any subscription after July first. This 201 00:11:25.559 --> 00:11:27.639 woman says that's a good idea. 202 00:11:27.399 --> 00:11:28.000 But makes sense. 203 00:11:28.000 --> 00:11:29.600 If it's easy to sign up for something, it should 204 00:11:29.600 --> 00:11:30.639 be easy to cancel it too. 205 00:11:30.799 --> 00:11:33.919 Customers will also get a reminder about their subscriptions, along 206 00:11:33.960 --> 00:11:38.240 with clear instructions on how to cancel those subscriptions if 207 00:11:38.240 --> 00:11:39.799 they want to. Have you ever done that where you go, 208 00:11:39.919 --> 00:11:41.759 I don't want this anymore, And then you go on 209 00:11:41.799 --> 00:11:44.440 the website and you can't find out how, And of 210 00:11:44.480 --> 00:11:48.200 course nobody has customer service like actual people anymore, so 211 00:11:48.399 --> 00:11:51.639 it's just really hard to navigate that. That's I think 212 00:11:51.639 --> 00:11:54.200 this is a welcome new law. But Lisa are looking 213 00:11:54.200 --> 00:11:57.360 for any possible victims of a doctor accused of drugging 214 00:11:57.399 --> 00:11:59.960 and assaulting a woman at his home in West LA. 215 00:12:00.159 --> 00:12:04.320 The LAPD says forty two year old Bebeck Hajosini is 216 00:12:04.440 --> 00:12:08.759 a visiting specialist at Wound and Burn Centers of America 217 00:12:08.840 --> 00:12:13.799 in LA and Catalina Island Health Plisei Haijosianne tried to 218 00:12:13.919 --> 00:12:17.919 lure people in by offering high paying jobs on recruitment websites, 219 00:12:17.960 --> 00:12:21.159 then invited women to work overtime at his home, where 220 00:12:21.200 --> 00:12:26.279 he served them, spiked drinks, and assaulted them. Ajsha Hoseini 221 00:12:26.399 --> 00:12:30.240 has pleaded not guilty and is out on bail. Multiple 222 00:12:30.279 --> 00:12:33.600 lawsuits have been filed against a cannabis brand in LA. 223 00:12:33.799 --> 00:12:36.799 The two separate suits accused Stizzy and its products of 224 00:12:36.840 --> 00:12:40.519 causing cannabis induced psychosis. In one suit, a young man 225 00:12:40.559 --> 00:12:43.519 claims he locked his mom in a bedroom, hallucinated a 226 00:12:43.559 --> 00:12:46.080 girl that he introduced to his parents, and believed a 227 00:12:46.120 --> 00:12:48.519 witch had placed a curse on him. The other suit, 228 00:12:48.600 --> 00:12:51.039 found by twin sisters says the product led to a 229 00:12:51.120 --> 00:12:54.080 suicide attempt in dropping out of school. The man's suit 230 00:12:54.080 --> 00:12:57.159 accuses the company of negligence and fraud, seeing it creates 231 00:12:57.159 --> 00:13:00.639 an acute psychological event that could require years of treatment 232 00:13:00.759 --> 00:13:04.600 in antipsychotic medication. Michael Monks KFI. 233 00:13:04.320 --> 00:13:08.480 News, Angelina Joe Lee and Brad Pitt have reached a 234 00:13:08.480 --> 00:13:12.159 divorce settlement after eight years. The couple signed off on 235 00:13:12.200 --> 00:13:15.879 a default declaration filed in La Superior Court yesterday saying 236 00:13:15.879 --> 00:13:18.399 they have entered into a written agreement on their marital 237 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:21.399 and property rights. The filing says they give up the 238 00:13:21.480 --> 00:13:24.639 right to any future spousal financial support, but it doesn't 239 00:13:24.639 --> 00:13:26.960 give any other details. A judge, we'll still need to 240 00:13:27.000 --> 00:13:30.159 sign off on the agreement. A popular supermarket is adding 241 00:13:30.200 --> 00:13:32.360 three more stores in the San Fernando Valley. 242 00:13:32.480 --> 00:13:35.240 No specific target date has been determined, however, In a 243 00:13:35.240 --> 00:13:39.039 recent episode of the Inside Trader Joe's podcast, Trader Joe's 244 00:13:39.039 --> 00:13:42.360 marketing team Tara Miller and Matthew Sloan say that locations 245 00:13:42.559 --> 00:13:45.480 that have high population density, are easy to access, have 246 00:13:45.600 --> 00:13:49.399 sufficient parking available, and are near higher traffic areas. They're 247 00:13:49.399 --> 00:13:51.679 all high indicators as so where a store goes. 248 00:13:51.840 --> 00:13:55.399 We're excited when people are excited about us, but that's 249 00:13:55.399 --> 00:13:58.120 really not what's driving the decisions about what brings a 250 00:13:58.200 --> 00:14:00.000 Trader Joe's Andrew Caravella chaos. 251 00:14:00.639 --> 00:14:03.440 One store's going to be opening in Northridge offer Seeda Boulevard, 252 00:14:03.440 --> 00:14:06.919 another in Tarzana off the Ventura Boulevard, and in Sherman 253 00:14:07.000 --> 00:14:11.360 Oaks off Riverside Drive. Always good to have more Trader jos. Hey, 254 00:14:11.399 --> 00:14:15.960 here's something we otter do more often. Instead of turning 255 00:14:15.960 --> 00:14:20.960 to fishermen or other unnatural solutions, maybe just turn to 256 00:14:21.080 --> 00:14:24.600 mother nature and let nature take care of itself. Here's 257 00:14:24.639 --> 00:14:30.720 what I mean. So along the California Coast, green crabs, 258 00:14:30.759 --> 00:14:33.720 which are an invasive species. They're not from here, but 259 00:14:33.799 --> 00:14:38.399 they got here somehow have been wreaking havoc in the 260 00:14:38.440 --> 00:14:41.679 waters in Monterey County. So they come in and they 261 00:14:41.840 --> 00:14:45.919 eat up everything, They damage seagrass beds, they eat small 262 00:14:46.000 --> 00:14:50.720 prey that is crucial to other species survival, and they're 263 00:14:50.759 --> 00:14:53.759 getting worse and worse in spite of efforts to remove them. 264 00:14:53.799 --> 00:14:55.720 So once these crabs are taking hold, they're like, how 265 00:14:55.720 --> 00:14:57.480 are we going to get them out so we can 266 00:14:57.519 --> 00:15:02.799 have the regular ecosystem back in place. Well, in one area, 267 00:15:04.000 --> 00:15:07.679 they're not having problems anymore. Really, they still have a 268 00:15:07.679 --> 00:15:09.720 little bit of green crabs, but they don't have a 269 00:15:09.720 --> 00:15:12.919 lot of problem because the sea otters have come to 270 00:15:12.960 --> 00:15:19.480 the rescue. The seaoutter population near Monterey County has gone up. 271 00:15:20.120 --> 00:15:22.840 They were almost like extinct a while ago, but they're 272 00:15:22.879 --> 00:15:25.360 back and their numbers are getting a little bit bigger. 273 00:15:25.679 --> 00:15:30.679 And sea otters love green crabs, so the little apex 274 00:15:30.799 --> 00:15:35.360 predators that are adorable have led to the green crabs demise. 275 00:15:35.879 --> 00:15:39.720 They've eaten up to one hundred and twenty thousand of 276 00:15:39.759 --> 00:15:43.480 the green crabs as a group. This group of otters 277 00:15:43.480 --> 00:15:47.879 that are off of Monterey County, there is somebody who's 278 00:15:47.919 --> 00:15:54.759 been watching these people, and her name is ecologist Rique Jeffison. 279 00:15:55.320 --> 00:15:58.279 She says that sea otters are the assistant managers of 280 00:15:58.360 --> 00:16:03.039 the sleugh in helping keep invaders in check. Green crabs 281 00:16:03.039 --> 00:16:05.799 became a major threat to coastal ecosystems on the West 282 00:16:05.799 --> 00:16:09.320 Coast in the late nineteen eighties when they were unintentionally 283 00:16:09.360 --> 00:16:11.759 introduced to the San Francisco Bay. They might have come 284 00:16:11.799 --> 00:16:15.519 over on trade ships. Washington State said in September it 285 00:16:15.559 --> 00:16:19.080 plans to spend twelve million dollars to manage its green 286 00:16:19.279 --> 00:16:23.279 crab population. Maybe they just need to get some otters. 287 00:16:23.600 --> 00:16:26.879 So the otters are like helping out the ecosystem. They're 288 00:16:26.919 --> 00:16:32.440 putting things back in balance. The snails that the crabs 289 00:16:32.480 --> 00:16:37.879 eat are now thriving. The snails eat algae that blocks 290 00:16:37.919 --> 00:16:40.639 sunlight from reaching the sea grass. So it's a whole 291 00:16:40.879 --> 00:16:43.159 circle of life thing, and the sea otters are bringing 292 00:16:43.200 --> 00:16:45.759 things back in balance. It's sort of like bringing the 293 00:16:45.759 --> 00:16:49.360 wolves back to Yellowstone. Remember when they brought the wolf 294 00:16:49.399 --> 00:16:53.120 population back and they did what wolves do, and like, 295 00:16:53.159 --> 00:16:56.759 the whole ecosystem got better. It's a really fascinating store. 296 00:16:56.759 --> 00:16:58.519 If you want to read about it, just google it. 297 00:16:59.039 --> 00:17:02.360 So restoring otters in the water is saving the seas 298 00:17:03.399 --> 00:17:07.039 of California. I love it. And that's why I said 299 00:17:07.079 --> 00:17:10.400 at the beginning, we otter do this more. Santa Ana 300 00:17:10.400 --> 00:17:12.920 wins are going to blow into southern California today, increasing 301 00:17:12.960 --> 00:17:17.119 fire danger in the mountains. National Weather Service forecasters say 302 00:17:17.279 --> 00:17:21.480 week to moderate Santa Anna's are expected today through tomorrow. Evening. 303 00:17:21.839 --> 00:17:24.720 Humidity levels are expected to remain low, and that means 304 00:17:24.759 --> 00:17:28.480 fire danger will be increased. Four people have been hurt 305 00:17:28.480 --> 00:17:31.000 in two separate shootings in downtown LA. Police say two 306 00:17:31.039 --> 00:17:33.839 security guards were shot last night outside a target at 307 00:17:33.839 --> 00:17:36.960 FIGAROA and seventh. One of them is in critical condition. 308 00:17:37.519 --> 00:17:39.079 A man and a woman were then shot about a 309 00:17:39.119 --> 00:17:41.680 mile away. Police say they're not sure if the shootings 310 00:17:41.680 --> 00:17:45.279 are connected. It's going to be easier to cancel online 311 00:17:45.319 --> 00:17:48.599 subscriptions in California. New law requires companies to get permission 312 00:17:48.599 --> 00:17:52.359 from customers before they automatically renew any subscriptions. After July 313 00:17:52.640 --> 00:17:56.519 one of twenty twenty five, customers will also get reminders 314 00:17:56.559 --> 00:17:59.720 about subscriptions, along with instructions on how to cancel them 315 00:17:59.799 --> 00:18:02.599 if they want to. At six oh five, it's Handle 316 00:18:02.640 --> 00:18:05.480 on the News with Wayne in four Bill Handled Today. 317 00:18:05.519 --> 00:18:08.319 The Rose Parade just a day away. People are already 318 00:18:08.319 --> 00:18:11.880 getting ready to stake out their spots along the parade route. 319 00:18:12.680 --> 00:18:17.599 Let's say good morning now to ABC's chief investigative reporter 320 00:18:17.839 --> 00:18:18.680 Josh Margolin. 321 00:18:18.720 --> 00:18:22.079 Good morning, Josh, Hey, good morning, Happy New Year. 322 00:18:22.039 --> 00:18:24.480 Happy New Year. A lot of people planning to stay 323 00:18:24.519 --> 00:18:27.279 home this New Year's according to a new AP poll. 324 00:18:27.359 --> 00:18:30.079 But in New York City about a million are expected 325 00:18:30.119 --> 00:18:32.839 to turn out to Times Square, So what's in store. 326 00:18:35.200 --> 00:18:40.079 It's going to be wet. Oh gonsk that it's well, 327 00:18:40.200 --> 00:18:43.240 so we're just coming off of a cold snap in 328 00:18:43.279 --> 00:18:44.920 New York, so it's not going to be bitter cold, 329 00:18:45.599 --> 00:18:47.440 which is fortunate, but it is going to be a 330 00:18:47.440 --> 00:18:51.119 little bit soggy. And it's compounded by no umbrellas at 331 00:18:51.160 --> 00:18:53.559 Times Cure. Yeah, but people that are going that could 332 00:18:53.599 --> 00:18:54.680 be ready for it. 333 00:18:55.759 --> 00:18:59.000 So no umbrellas, but you can wear like rain slickers 334 00:18:59.039 --> 00:18:59.880 and that kind of stuff. 335 00:19:00.200 --> 00:19:03.440 Oh sure, Shore show umbrellas. Umbrellas are a security issue 336 00:19:03.440 --> 00:19:05.200 for police. First of all, they're security issue for you 337 00:19:05.240 --> 00:19:06.680 and the safety kind of thing. You know, you have 338 00:19:06.720 --> 00:19:08.880 gone to a concert or even when you're when you're 339 00:19:08.880 --> 00:19:11.400 stuck in a congested you know area and there are 340 00:19:11.400 --> 00:19:13.200 a bunch of umbrellas around, Its dangerous, right, you don't 341 00:19:13.200 --> 00:19:15.599 get your eye poked out a lot. So that's actually 342 00:19:15.640 --> 00:19:16.319 a big concern. 343 00:19:16.839 --> 00:19:17.119 Okay. 344 00:19:17.160 --> 00:19:21.240 Then they also it blocks people's view, so cops, no umbrellas, 345 00:19:21.279 --> 00:19:24.480 no big backpacks, no booze on the flip side. You 346 00:19:24.480 --> 00:19:26.799 can go in and you can stand there for nine 347 00:19:26.799 --> 00:19:28.480 hours waiting for the ball to drum. 348 00:19:29.000 --> 00:19:31.920 That just sounds crazy and the like, can you take 349 00:19:31.960 --> 00:19:34.279 food in with you? 350 00:19:34.279 --> 00:19:35.720 You could take food in, you could take you can 351 00:19:35.720 --> 00:19:37.599 take stuff that you can fit into a small purse. 352 00:19:37.839 --> 00:19:41.960 You just can't take a big backpack. And and I've 353 00:19:42.000 --> 00:19:44.559 never done it myself. I have to confess. I'm a reporter, 354 00:19:44.680 --> 00:19:46.519 so I've had the benefit of being able to go 355 00:19:46.519 --> 00:19:48.279 in as a reporter, and so you can bring certain 356 00:19:48.319 --> 00:19:51.359 stuff in as a reporter. But I'm sure the cops 357 00:19:51.359 --> 00:19:54.240 are pretty easy. If you're bring in a ham sandwich, 358 00:19:54.519 --> 00:19:56.440 They're not going to think it's a security risk. It's 359 00:19:56.480 --> 00:19:57.799 not one of those things where they want to make 360 00:19:57.839 --> 00:20:00.599 sure that you buy their stuff, like at a concert venue. 361 00:20:00.720 --> 00:20:02.880 They just want to protect everybody. So the cups are 362 00:20:02.920 --> 00:20:06.759 focused on things that could be weapons. Your ham sandwich 363 00:20:06.799 --> 00:20:10.000 isn't a weapon, certainly not once it gets wet, exactly. 364 00:20:10.079 --> 00:20:14.400 Okay. Now I've heard too, Josh that there are no bathrooms. 365 00:20:15.720 --> 00:20:19.440 Yes, that is that is a fact. It is New 366 00:20:19.519 --> 00:20:22.000 York City. There are no public bathrooms. On a good day, 367 00:20:22.400 --> 00:20:24.160 when you're penned in in the middle of Times Square, 368 00:20:24.200 --> 00:20:27.440 there's no bathrooms. It's another reason why if I were 369 00:20:27.480 --> 00:20:29.799 not a reporter, I probably wouldn't do it myself, not 370 00:20:29.839 --> 00:20:31.720 to not to say that people shouldn't do it. They 371 00:20:31.720 --> 00:20:33.880 should all have a great time. It's just not something 372 00:20:33.920 --> 00:20:34.519 that I would do. 373 00:20:35.240 --> 00:20:36.960 Okay. So then we got to talk to about the 374 00:20:37.000 --> 00:20:40.480 practicality of this, because that's a million people and no bathroom. 375 00:20:40.559 --> 00:20:42.119 So is everybody wearing diapers? 376 00:20:43.920 --> 00:20:45.480 I don't know. I'm sure there are people that do 377 00:20:45.480 --> 00:20:48.519 do that. That What helps is that there's no booze allowed, 378 00:20:48.799 --> 00:20:49.920 so you don't have that problem. 379 00:20:50.039 --> 00:20:54.000 Yeah, okay, And so you're not and everybody's not worried 380 00:20:54.000 --> 00:20:56.440 about staying hydrated because it's not one hundred degrees like 381 00:20:56.480 --> 00:20:59.000 when we go to Coachella or something like that, so 382 00:20:59.039 --> 00:20:59.759 you're not drinking. 383 00:21:00.000 --> 00:21:01.759 It does get to be a real it does get 384 00:21:01.799 --> 00:21:03.319 to be a real issue. A few years ago, I 385 00:21:03.359 --> 00:21:06.519 remember specifically, we had a brutal one of these polar 386 00:21:06.680 --> 00:21:11.079 vortex kind of cold snaps where they actually were worried 387 00:21:11.279 --> 00:21:14.279 that people were going to have to be carted away 388 00:21:14.759 --> 00:21:17.680 by ambulance because it was so brutally cold outside. Because 389 00:21:17.720 --> 00:21:19.839 it gets to be a certain point where no matter 390 00:21:19.839 --> 00:21:21.960 how much gear you have, nine hours and the bitter 391 00:21:22.039 --> 00:21:24.039 cold is terrible. But that's not it's what it's going 392 00:21:24.119 --> 00:21:25.960 to be today, it's going to be in the mid 393 00:21:26.000 --> 00:21:29.200 to upper forties, a little bit rainy, So they're not 394 00:21:29.279 --> 00:21:32.000 worried about that. What they are talking about is the 395 00:21:32.839 --> 00:21:35.279 things in the world that could have an impact on 396 00:21:35.319 --> 00:21:40.079 New York. So this ongoing thing where isis is advocating 397 00:21:40.079 --> 00:21:42.519 for people to do vehicle rammings. We saw the thing 398 00:21:42.599 --> 00:21:44.839 in Germany a couple of weeks ago at the Christmas Market. 399 00:21:45.319 --> 00:21:50.079 Two years ago, we saw somebody who decided to take 400 00:21:50.079 --> 00:21:52.920 out a large knife and go after police at a 401 00:21:53.400 --> 00:21:56.960