WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.680 --> 00:00:04.160 You're listening to KFI AM six forty wake Up Call 2 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:08.439 with me Amy King on demand on the iHeartRadio app. 3 00:00:10.560 --> 00:00:16.280 KFI and KOST HD two Los Angeles, Orange County, and 4 00:00:16.399 --> 00:00:18.559 it's time for your morning wake up call. 5 00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:23.719 Good morning, good morning, good morning. It is indeed time 6 00:00:23.839 --> 00:00:26.359 for your wake up call. It is five o'clock on 7 00:00:26.399 --> 00:00:28.640 the dot. I am Michael Monk sitting in for Amy 8 00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:33.200 King on this Monday, February twenty fourth, twenty twenty five, 9 00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:37.240 the very last week this February. I hope you've made 10 00:00:37.240 --> 00:00:39.960 the most of it. Here's what's a head on wake 11 00:00:40.039 --> 00:00:43.600 up call. It's the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of 12 00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:47.399 Ukraine and this costly war that has followed. Now you've 13 00:00:47.399 --> 00:00:49.439 got a new president in the White House, So what 14 00:00:49.560 --> 00:00:53.880 is America's relationship to that conflict. It appears to be shifting, 15 00:00:54.240 --> 00:00:56.159 to say the least. We'll have a live update on 16 00:00:56.240 --> 00:01:00.920 where the war stands, and we're the American govern stands 17 00:01:01.280 --> 00:01:04.640 as well. We've also got leaders of two of America's 18 00:01:04.640 --> 00:01:07.120 top allies coming to the White House this week. As 19 00:01:07.120 --> 00:01:11.040 our relationship with Ukraine evolves, so too does our relationship 20 00:01:11.079 --> 00:01:14.560 with Europe. Our White House correspondent is with us to 21 00:01:14.760 --> 00:01:19.159 explain and let me ask you this. Can you name 22 00:01:19.719 --> 00:01:25.159 five things you accomplished at work last week? If you 23 00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:27.239 work for the federal government, you better be able to 24 00:01:27.319 --> 00:01:31.200 Special Government employee Elon Musk has sent an email to 25 00:01:31.439 --> 00:01:36.120 all federal workers, but not everyone is going to respond 26 00:01:36.159 --> 00:01:38.480 to it despite its threatening nature. We'll have a live 27 00:01:38.560 --> 00:01:42.560 update on that story coming up this hour. Then, of course, 28 00:01:42.680 --> 00:01:46.200 at the top of the hour, we've got Bill Handle 29 00:01:46.280 --> 00:01:48.640 and Handle on the news. Bill Handle will be here, 30 00:01:49.040 --> 00:01:51.680 Neil Sevagri will be here and I'll be there too. 31 00:01:51.959 --> 00:01:53.760 Hope you'll join us for that. We'll start with some 32 00:01:53.840 --> 00:01:56.480 of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four 33 00:01:56.519 --> 00:02:01.519 hour newsroom. It was just a dreadful weekend for pedestrians 34 00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:06.120 across Los Angeles, a deadly weekend. Indeed, an innocent bystander 35 00:02:06.159 --> 00:02:09.759 has died and another person has lost their legs after 36 00:02:09.800 --> 00:02:12.599 a crash in Commerce that followed a police chase. The 37 00:02:12.639 --> 00:02:16.120 California Highway Patrol says it tried to pull over a 38 00:02:16.159 --> 00:02:19.120 car headed in the wrong direction near Eastern and Florence 39 00:02:19.159 --> 00:02:23.120 Avenues on Saturday night. A person sitting on a bench 40 00:02:23.479 --> 00:02:26.520 was killed in the crash. And a pedestrian was hit 41 00:02:26.560 --> 00:02:30.879 in a crosswalk and had both legs severed. A woman 42 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:33.879 crossing the street in South la has died after being 43 00:02:33.919 --> 00:02:36.960 hit by a Dodge Charger that was racing another car. 44 00:02:37.080 --> 00:02:39.759 The charger and a Chevy Tahoe both sped away from 45 00:02:39.800 --> 00:02:42.199 the scene and police are still looking for both of 46 00:02:42.240 --> 00:02:45.680 those cars. And a boy riding his bike in South 47 00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:48.479 LA has died near San Pedro in ninety ninth Streets 48 00:02:48.479 --> 00:02:50.879 after being hit by Toyota Corolla. The driver of that 49 00:02:50.960 --> 00:02:53.680 car also ran away from the scene, leaving his car 50 00:02:53.759 --> 00:02:56.879 behind and escaping on foot. And then a pedestrian was 51 00:02:56.960 --> 00:03:02.080 killed by a Union Pacific train in Boyle Heights. Happened 52 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:08.800 yesterday afternoon and forced all trained traffic to stop nearby. Meanwhile, 53 00:03:08.840 --> 00:03:11.439 a man has been scheduled to plead guilty today to 54 00:03:11.479 --> 00:03:15.039 a series of armed robberies of seven eleven stores over 55 00:03:15.080 --> 00:03:19.719 two months. The Angelo Spencer was charged with three others 56 00:03:19.800 --> 00:03:22.840 in those robberies from the winter of twenty twenty three, 57 00:03:22.840 --> 00:03:26.400 mostly in South la but they also hit a CVS 58 00:03:26.400 --> 00:03:31.120 store in Hollywood. Today marks the third anniversary of Russia's 59 00:03:31.159 --> 00:03:34.840 invasion of Ukraine and the war that followed. The conflict 60 00:03:34.879 --> 00:03:38.039 is the subject of debate at the United Nations. The 61 00:03:38.120 --> 00:03:41.319 US has presented one resolution to recognize the anniversary, while 62 00:03:41.439 --> 00:03:45.280 Ukraine and other European nations have another. President Trump has 63 00:03:45.319 --> 00:03:47.759 also called for an end to the conflict and has 64 00:03:47.960 --> 00:03:52.520 recently been at odds with Ukrainian President Zelensky. Our roy 65 00:03:52.560 --> 00:03:55.599 O'Neil joins US Live Now to talk about it. Good 66 00:03:55.599 --> 00:03:56.879 Monday morning to you, Rory. 67 00:03:58.080 --> 00:03:59.800 Hey there, Happy Monday, Michael. 68 00:04:00.039 --> 00:04:02.800 Monday to you. I mean, this is a pretty significant 69 00:04:02.879 --> 00:04:05.520 international conflict. It's had the attention of the world for 70 00:04:05.599 --> 00:04:09.439 three years now, but it seems like American policy towards 71 00:04:09.439 --> 00:04:13.759 it has shifted dramatically in recent weeks, even with some 72 00:04:13.960 --> 00:04:18.360 very public spats between our president and the Ukrainian president. 73 00:04:18.480 --> 00:04:21.519 So what can you tell us about where the US 74 00:04:21.560 --> 00:04:23.000 stands in relation to this thing. 75 00:04:24.399 --> 00:04:27.319 Well, you know, it's interesting because yes, the policy has shifted, 76 00:04:27.360 --> 00:04:30.399 but we're not exactly sure where too. You know, a 77 00:04:30.399 --> 00:04:33.160 lot of the European leaders and the Prime Minister of 78 00:04:33.199 --> 00:04:36.759 Canada travel to Ukraine today to show their support three 79 00:04:36.879 --> 00:04:40.240 years after the Russian invasion, but there's also trying to 80 00:04:40.399 --> 00:04:43.199 line up and show that they're unified because they're not 81 00:04:43.399 --> 00:04:46.720 sure what the next play will be by the US. Yes, 82 00:04:47.079 --> 00:04:50.079 we had Secretary of Saint Marco Rubio and his counterpart 83 00:04:50.079 --> 00:04:53.439 from Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia, maybe trying to get 84 00:04:53.480 --> 00:04:55.920 to some sort of a peace deal. Maybe there's a 85 00:04:56.000 --> 00:04:58.720 mineral rights deal in the works as well. But right 86 00:04:58.759 --> 00:04:59.839 now an awful lot of gray a. 87 00:05:00.680 --> 00:05:04.160 Well, what's going on with the conflict itself? What is 88 00:05:04.199 --> 00:05:07.040 the situation on the ground between Ukraine and Russia as 89 00:05:07.079 --> 00:05:08.000 we understand it. 90 00:05:08.600 --> 00:05:12.639 Yeah, still incredibly violent. In fact, last night Russia launched 91 00:05:12.720 --> 00:05:17.079 its biggest single drone attack of the year, launching two 92 00:05:17.319 --> 00:05:21.600 hundred sixty seven drones towards Ukraine. You know, Russia has 93 00:05:21.639 --> 00:05:26.319 made significant progress in capturing territory on the eastern side 94 00:05:26.360 --> 00:05:29.040 of Ukraine. And now the question is, if there is 95 00:05:29.079 --> 00:05:31.839 some sort of a peace deal, will Russia be forced 96 00:05:31.879 --> 00:05:34.600 to retreat, will Ukraine be forced to give up some 97 00:05:34.720 --> 00:05:37.720 of that land? And then, as I mentioned, the European 98 00:05:37.839 --> 00:05:41.920 leaders are meeting concern that maybe perhaps European troops will 99 00:05:41.920 --> 00:05:44.759 have some sort of a peace keeping role if there 100 00:05:44.800 --> 00:05:46.920 is some sort of a deal broker in the weeks ahead. 101 00:05:47.199 --> 00:05:50.000 Take us to the United Nations, because I'm not sure 102 00:05:50.040 --> 00:05:52.199 I fully understand what's going on. I know that there 103 00:05:52.240 --> 00:05:55.319 are symbolic resolutions taking at the UN all the time. 104 00:05:55.399 --> 00:05:59.040 Sometimes they get a little contentious depending on which countries 105 00:05:59.199 --> 00:06:01.720 favor a certain but that appears to be what's going down. 106 00:06:02.199 --> 00:06:04.920 I guess this week at the UN, the United States 107 00:06:04.959 --> 00:06:08.120 has a resolution about recognizing this war, but other people 108 00:06:08.199 --> 00:06:12.000 have a different perspective. What can you tell us right? 109 00:06:12.079 --> 00:06:15.600 One of the issues is just how much Russia needs 110 00:06:15.639 --> 00:06:19.000 to be or should be blamed for this conflict. The 111 00:06:19.160 --> 00:06:21.800 US has sort of signaled that it doesn't want to 112 00:06:22.079 --> 00:06:26.319 put the blame solely on Russia for launching this invasion, 113 00:06:26.639 --> 00:06:29.759 and that's not sitting well with a lot of European leaders, 114 00:06:29.879 --> 00:06:32.839 and it's certainly not Ukrainians who say, look, we are 115 00:06:32.959 --> 00:06:37.199 the victims here. Russia launched this unprovoked invasion, they say, 116 00:06:37.240 --> 00:06:40.959 three years ago today, and it's cost both sides hundreds 117 00:06:41.000 --> 00:06:46.560 of thousands of lives, billions in treasure, and it doesn't 118 00:06:46.600 --> 00:06:48.759 seem like there's an end in sight anytime soon. 119 00:06:49.199 --> 00:06:51.600 So what does this type of conflict that the UN 120 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:55.240 do for the United States and its relationship with other 121 00:06:55.480 --> 00:06:58.720 countries who seem to be staying the course on their 122 00:06:59.000 --> 00:07:00.639 position on Ukraine. 123 00:07:01.399 --> 00:07:04.319 Well, and you mentioned it that they go around, they 124 00:07:04.399 --> 00:07:07.360 pass a lot of resolutions and demand things and pound 125 00:07:07.399 --> 00:07:10.600 the table a lot, but typically not much comes from 126 00:07:10.839 --> 00:07:13.759 most of these UN actions, and that may be what 127 00:07:13.800 --> 00:07:17.560 we see here. But the US is pressuring Ukraine to 128 00:07:17.759 --> 00:07:22.199 withdraw this resolution that demands an immediate withdrawal of Russian 129 00:07:22.240 --> 00:07:28.439 forces from their country, and this is what the UN 130 00:07:28.480 --> 00:07:29.600 will be debating this week. 131 00:07:30.319 --> 00:07:33.040 Is there a US foreign policy goal that has been 132 00:07:33.079 --> 00:07:36.680 stated publicly to have a better relationship with Vladimir Putin 133 00:07:36.759 --> 00:07:39.120 and Russia? 134 00:07:39.560 --> 00:07:40.439 Clearly no. 135 00:07:40.639 --> 00:07:42.920 But I think by the actions of President Trump, you know, 136 00:07:43.040 --> 00:07:45.360 he had that ninety minute phone call with Putin more 137 00:07:45.360 --> 00:07:48.199 than a week ago. That is the first communication that 138 00:07:48.279 --> 00:07:52.600 the US has had with the Russian leader since the invasion. Again, 139 00:07:52.879 --> 00:07:56.399 the President setting up the meeting with Secretary Rubio and 140 00:07:56.439 --> 00:08:00.399 the Russian counterpart in Saudi Arabia. Again, meeting faced face, 141 00:08:00.560 --> 00:08:03.680 talk about face to face moting of meeting of Putin 142 00:08:03.720 --> 00:08:05.800 and Trump. All that's in the cards as well. So 143 00:08:06.360 --> 00:08:10.199 clearly things are very different, or they're setting a table 144 00:08:10.279 --> 00:08:13.000 to have a very different relationship than what we had 145 00:08:13.279 --> 00:08:14.519 during the Biden administration. 146 00:08:14.600 --> 00:08:17.720 After the invasion. Roy O'Neil, thank you so much for 147 00:08:17.720 --> 00:08:20.079 taking some time out of your Monday morning to updates 148 00:08:20.120 --> 00:08:22.079 on this. We'll continue to follow your reports on it, 149 00:08:23.360 --> 00:08:27.399 Thanks Michael. So there you go, Russia's invasion of Ukraine 150 00:08:27.560 --> 00:08:32.039 three years ago and a long, bloody and costly war 151 00:08:32.159 --> 00:08:35.639 that has followed, and now we see some shifting US 152 00:08:35.679 --> 00:08:38.600 policy towards this conflict. We'll keep an eye on what 153 00:08:38.759 --> 00:08:41.600 happens at the UN and also what is happening on 154 00:08:41.639 --> 00:08:44.639 the ground between Russia and Ukraine, and we'll provide you 155 00:08:44.759 --> 00:08:48.600 updates throughout the day right here on KFI AM six forty. 156 00:08:48.720 --> 00:08:50.600 Let's get back to some of the stories coming out 157 00:08:50.600 --> 00:08:53.840 of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. The Conservative Christian 158 00:08:54.559 --> 00:08:58.240 Democratic Union has won the national election in Germany. Political 159 00:08:58.279 --> 00:09:02.639 correspondent Thomas Spero says CDU leader Friedrich Murz now has 160 00:09:02.679 --> 00:09:04.159 to form a coalition government. 161 00:09:04.320 --> 00:09:07.399 The big question now is what coalition will be formed, 162 00:09:07.399 --> 00:09:10.159 because in Germany, and like in other countries, the party 163 00:09:10.200 --> 00:09:13.279 that finishes first does not necessarily end up governing. The 164 00:09:13.320 --> 00:09:16.000 party needs to then find partners to govern with. 165 00:09:16.559 --> 00:09:20.360 A coalition is necessary because provisional results show the CDU 166 00:09:20.399 --> 00:09:23.440 alliance did not win an outright majority, getting about twenty 167 00:09:23.480 --> 00:09:25.360 eight and a half percent of the vote. The far 168 00:09:25.440 --> 00:09:28.960 right Alternative for Germany came in second with almost twenty 169 00:09:29.000 --> 00:09:31.440 one percent of the vote, but it's unlikely to become 170 00:09:31.480 --> 00:09:34.879 part of that coalition government because other parties refuse to 171 00:09:34.919 --> 00:09:38.360 work with it. The Vatican says Pope Francis is awake 172 00:09:38.519 --> 00:09:41.440 and in good spirits. He's been in the hospital for 173 00:09:41.519 --> 00:09:44.039 ten days for a lung infection that has provoked the 174 00:09:44.080 --> 00:09:48.159 early stages of kidney failure. Doctors have said Francis's kidney 175 00:09:48.200 --> 00:09:52.399 condition is under control, though the Pope remains in critical condition. 176 00:09:52.519 --> 00:09:55.879 He is continuing to feed himself and is not receiving 177 00:09:56.039 --> 00:10:01.200 artificial or liquid nutrition. Howard Universe has created a new 178 00:10:01.279 --> 00:10:05.559 program to study racism. The historically black Institution in Washington, 179 00:10:05.600 --> 00:10:08.600 d C. Has announced the appointment of Ebram X. Kendy 180 00:10:09.039 --> 00:10:12.600 as the director of its Institute for Advanced Study. Kendy 181 00:10:12.720 --> 00:10:16.360 drew national attention during the racial justice movement of twenty 182 00:10:16.440 --> 00:10:21.000 twenty with his book on How to Be an Anti Racist. 183 00:10:21.200 --> 00:10:24.879 Howard says the program would address perceived inequities in technology, 184 00:10:25.200 --> 00:10:30.480 the environment, healthcare, education, and the criminal justice system. The 185 00:10:30.480 --> 00:10:33.000 Screen Actors Guild Awards have been handed out. 186 00:10:33.159 --> 00:10:38.360 The movie Conclave and TV series Showgun taking the top prizes. Conclave, 187 00:10:38.480 --> 00:10:40.559 the film about the election of a new Pope, took 188 00:10:40.600 --> 00:10:44.519 home Best Motion Picture Award. Timothy Schallamey and Demi Moore 189 00:10:44.679 --> 00:10:48.879 captured the Leading Actor and Actress trophies. Showgun led television 190 00:10:48.879 --> 00:10:52.120 shows with four wins, including Best Lead Actor and Actress 191 00:10:52.120 --> 00:10:55.240 in a Drama Series, as well as Outstanding Performance by 192 00:10:55.279 --> 00:10:58.080 an Ensemble and a Drama Series. Only Murders in the 193 00:10:58.120 --> 00:11:01.879 Building received the award for Outstay Performance but Ensemble in 194 00:11:01.919 --> 00:11:05.679 a Comedy Series, while Martin Short one for Outstanding Mail 195 00:11:05.799 --> 00:11:08.320 Actor in a Comedy for the hit Hulu series I'm 196 00:11:08.399 --> 00:11:09.240 Jacqueline Carl. 197 00:11:09.759 --> 00:11:12.960 I haven't seen anything. Will have you seen anything that 198 00:11:13.000 --> 00:11:16.080 has you know been honored this award season And I 199 00:11:16.120 --> 00:11:18.120 feel so out of the loop because I have not 200 00:11:18.279 --> 00:11:21.799 seen anything. I just saw Wild Robot. The Wild Robot. 201 00:11:21.879 --> 00:11:26.200 Oh my gosh, good, gosh, so good. Uh take a 202 00:11:26.279 --> 00:11:28.679 cleanex you might need it. Did you cry or did 203 00:11:28.720 --> 00:11:33.120 you sneeze? I'm not saying all right. 204 00:11:34.080 --> 00:11:37.639 Governor Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly forty 205 00:11:37.759 --> 00:11:41.799 billion dollars in aid to help LA recover from January's wildfires. 206 00:11:41.879 --> 00:11:45.159 Newsom sent a letter on Friday asking for support from 207 00:11:45.200 --> 00:11:48.039 federal lawmakers, vowing that the funding would be used to 208 00:11:48.080 --> 00:11:53.080 rebuild homes, infrastructure, business schools, churches, and health care facilities. 209 00:11:53.440 --> 00:11:56.600 The governor has said the fires could become the costliest 210 00:11:56.679 --> 00:12:00.720 natural disaster in US history. Estimates of the total loss 211 00:12:00.840 --> 00:12:04.559 have been estimated to top two hundred and fifty billion dollars. 212 00:12:05.200 --> 00:12:09.279 The Department of Government Efficiency has targeted the National Highway 213 00:12:09.360 --> 00:12:13.399 Traffic Safety Administration for layoffs. The agency says it's cut 214 00:12:13.440 --> 00:12:18.240 a modest amount of positions. DOGE is headed by Elon Musk, 215 00:12:18.320 --> 00:12:21.799 who also happens to head Tesla, a company that has 216 00:12:21.799 --> 00:12:26.279 been under investigation by the NHTSA for deadly crashes. Musk 217 00:12:26.320 --> 00:12:30.039 has accused the NHTSA of holding back progress on self 218 00:12:30.120 --> 00:12:34.799 driving technology with its investigations and recalls, and the University 219 00:12:34.799 --> 00:12:38.480 of Arizona has apologized to Brigham Young University for a 220 00:12:38.639 --> 00:12:42.279 chant at the team's basketball game on Saturday night. Online 221 00:12:42.360 --> 00:12:46.679 videos shows fans yelling a profane phrase directed at Mormons 222 00:12:47.080 --> 00:12:50.240 as the teams were leaving the court. BYU the flagship 223 00:12:50.320 --> 00:12:52.440 School of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day 224 00:12:52.480 --> 00:12:56.039 Saints won that game. Coming up at six oh five, 225 00:12:56.120 --> 00:12:59.519 We've got Bill Handel and Handle on the news. Bill, Neil, 226 00:12:59.559 --> 00:13:02.200 Sevijah and I will be there and we hope that 227 00:13:02.240 --> 00:13:04.440 you will join. As dues. We discuss all the big 228 00:13:04.519 --> 00:13:08.279 headlines from the day, including these. The leaders of two 229 00:13:08.320 --> 00:13:11.320 of America's closest allies will be paying separate visits to 230 00:13:11.360 --> 00:13:14.600 the White House this week, starting today, when French President 231 00:13:14.720 --> 00:13:18.720 Manuel Macron sits down with President Trump. UK Prime Minister 232 00:13:18.799 --> 00:13:21.600 Keir Starmer is also making his way across the ocean 233 00:13:21.600 --> 00:13:24.360 for an oval office trip. Our John Decker is live 234 00:13:24.399 --> 00:13:26.360 with us now to talk about it. Good Monday morning 235 00:13:26.360 --> 00:13:27.159 to you, John. 236 00:13:28.039 --> 00:13:30.159 Hey, Michael, thanks for having me on today. That's right. 237 00:13:30.360 --> 00:13:34.440 Within the past twenty minutes, French President Emmanuel Macron arrived 238 00:13:34.840 --> 00:13:37.440 at the White House. A full day at the White 239 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:40.159 House today for the French President. There'll be a joint 240 00:13:40.519 --> 00:13:44.440 press conference early this afternoon two o'clock Eastern time hour 241 00:13:44.559 --> 00:13:47.799 for us. That's eleven o'clock for you. And I think 242 00:13:47.799 --> 00:13:50.559 that the top item on the agenda for both French 243 00:13:50.600 --> 00:13:54.559 President Macron today as well as British Prime Minister Keir 244 00:13:54.720 --> 00:13:59.080 Starmer on Thursday, the issues of security and trade. On 245 00:13:59.120 --> 00:14:03.480 the security front, certainly talking about Ukraine, what the security 246 00:14:03.519 --> 00:14:06.879 of Ukraine looks like when and if this war ends, 247 00:14:06.919 --> 00:14:10.600 the war exactly three years old today. And then of 248 00:14:10.600 --> 00:14:13.360 course the issue of trade, with the President threatening to 249 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:18.360 impose trade tariffs on everyone of America's trading partners. 250 00:14:18.360 --> 00:14:23.639 So that seems to complicate in otherwise long and positive 251 00:14:23.679 --> 00:14:28.519 relationship between the nation of France and US. I'm wondering, 252 00:14:28.600 --> 00:14:32.799 based on your own observations, do you notice that foreign 253 00:14:32.919 --> 00:14:37.000 leaders like Immanuel Macron have any type of different posture 254 00:14:37.480 --> 00:14:40.399 at podiums when they're standing next to President Trump as 255 00:14:40.399 --> 00:14:42.120 opposed to any other president. 256 00:14:43.240 --> 00:14:46.240 Well, every leader is different that has come to Washington, 257 00:14:46.559 --> 00:14:48.200 that has come to the White House to meet with 258 00:14:48.240 --> 00:14:52.559 President Trump. I think that, for instance, President Macron is 259 00:14:52.600 --> 00:14:55.080 going to be different in terms of his body language 260 00:14:55.080 --> 00:14:58.240 and how he deals with the President versus the British 261 00:14:58.240 --> 00:15:00.720 Prime Minister, in the sense that he has a relationship 262 00:15:00.799 --> 00:15:04.879 with President Trump. Going back to President Trump's first term 263 00:15:04.919 --> 00:15:06.879 in the White House. In fact, you may recall Michael, 264 00:15:06.960 --> 00:15:09.720 just a few months ago, President Trump actually paid a 265 00:15:09.799 --> 00:15:14.000 visit to Paris for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral. 266 00:15:14.360 --> 00:15:16.840 So because of that, I think that they have a 267 00:15:16.879 --> 00:15:21.080 good relationship. They understand each other, they respect each other, 268 00:15:21.159 --> 00:15:24.559 and that that will be evident when you see the 269 00:15:24.600 --> 00:15:28.559 French President and President Trump in the Oval office for 270 00:15:29.039 --> 00:15:32.559 the photo spray, the photo op as well as during 271 00:15:33.039 --> 00:15:36.000 the joint press conference that will happen early this afternoon. 272 00:15:36.519 --> 00:15:41.279 We do see US policy towards Ukraine shifting a little bit, 273 00:15:41.360 --> 00:15:44.000 certainly in terms of the public remarks made by the 274 00:15:44.039 --> 00:15:48.519 President versus what President Biden would say about that situation. 275 00:15:48.919 --> 00:15:52.399 Where does France stand on the issue? 276 00:15:53.279 --> 00:15:56.159 Well, France, as you may recall, last Monday, the French 277 00:15:56.200 --> 00:16:02.200 President brought together other European leaders to discuss the issue 278 00:16:02.200 --> 00:16:05.679 of Ukraine, and France is one of those few countries 279 00:16:05.679 --> 00:16:08.919 along with the UK, that says when and if there's 280 00:16:08.960 --> 00:16:11.559 a piece that has reached, a piece deal that's reached, 281 00:16:12.080 --> 00:16:14.320 France and the UK both say they would be committed 282 00:16:14.360 --> 00:16:17.639 to providing boots on the ground to maintaining the peace 283 00:16:18.440 --> 00:16:21.720 in Ukraine. They are one of the few European countries 284 00:16:21.759 --> 00:16:22.039 that have. 285 00:16:22.039 --> 00:16:22.919 Said that publicly. 286 00:16:23.480 --> 00:16:26.799 So the President will certainly discuss that with French President 287 00:16:26.840 --> 00:16:30.759 Macron today. And you know, as it relates to France 288 00:16:30.840 --> 00:16:33.879 and the UK, they've both contributed tens of billions of 289 00:16:33.919 --> 00:16:37.799 dollars to helping out Ukraine since the war began exactly 290 00:16:37.840 --> 00:16:39.000 three years ago. Today. 291 00:16:39.559 --> 00:16:42.240 Now we know that the President is a fan of tariffs. 292 00:16:42.240 --> 00:16:45.840 He's even threatened them to our closest allies and neighbors 293 00:16:45.840 --> 00:16:51.360 in Canada and Mexico. What are the possible trade differences 294 00:16:51.399 --> 00:16:54.200 that could emerge between the United States and France and 295 00:16:54.200 --> 00:16:56.159 that you expect these two to discuss today. 296 00:16:57.480 --> 00:17:00.200 Well, you know, look, I think that we saw the 297 00:17:00.200 --> 00:17:05.480 President impose tariffs on the European Union in his first term. 298 00:17:06.359 --> 00:17:10.599 The EU responded with retaliatory tariffs. So if the President 299 00:17:11.359 --> 00:17:15.079 imposes tariffs, it won't be on any individual European country, 300 00:17:15.119 --> 00:17:17.480 it will be on the European Union as a whole. 301 00:17:17.920 --> 00:17:21.680 And when the EU responded with retaliatory tariffs, it certainly 302 00:17:22.160 --> 00:17:26.319 impacted certain US companies, including I always think about how 303 00:17:26.359 --> 00:17:31.200 it really impacted Harley Davidson, which manufactures its motorcycles primarily 304 00:17:31.640 --> 00:17:36.559 in Wisconsin. While they slapped huge tariffs on those Harley 305 00:17:36.599 --> 00:17:39.960 Davidson motorcycles, which really impacted the bottom line of Harley 306 00:17:40.000 --> 00:17:43.680 Davidson in President Trump's first term in office, and I 307 00:17:43.720 --> 00:17:47.559 think that that memory is the reason why the EU 308 00:17:47.880 --> 00:17:51.640 and the US are treading, you know, very lightly in 309 00:17:51.720 --> 00:17:55.920 terms of whether or not to impose tariffs on each 310 00:17:55.920 --> 00:17:58.839 other's goods over the course of the next few months. 311 00:17:59.079 --> 00:18:01.720 You mentioned that, and Trump has a relationship from his 312 00:18:01.839 --> 00:18:05.160 first term with President macrona France. But here Starmer is 313 00:18:05.160 --> 00:18:06.920 a new prime minister in the UK. What should we 314 00:18:06.960 --> 00:18:09.880 look forward to this week when Prime Minister Starmer arrives. 315 00:18:10.599 --> 00:18:13.240 Yeah, the President Trump has met with quite a few 316 00:18:13.240 --> 00:18:16.480 British Prime ministers over the years, because they have, over 317 00:18:16.480 --> 00:18:19.759 the course of the past eight years, gone through many 318 00:18:19.839 --> 00:18:23.119 different prime ministers, Cure Starmer being the latest one. So 319 00:18:23.359 --> 00:18:26.079 it'll be a certainly a getting to know you process. 320 00:18:27.279 --> 00:18:31.240 When Cure Starmer visits the White House on Thursday, they 321 00:18:31.279 --> 00:18:33.759 too will have a joint press conference, so we'll get 322 00:18:33.799 --> 00:18:37.279 an opportunity to ask each of these leaders about the 323 00:18:37.319 --> 00:18:40.960 discussions that they had on these issues of security and 324 00:18:41.000 --> 00:18:44.079 also trade and any other issues that come up. You 325 00:18:44.119 --> 00:18:47.000 know that I think are important to both countries as 326 00:18:47.000 --> 00:18:49.839 it relates to the bilateral relationship between the US and 327 00:18:49.880 --> 00:18:50.519 the UK. 328 00:18:51.319 --> 00:18:54.799 John Decker, we appreciate you every time you come on 329 00:18:54.880 --> 00:18:56.799 and we'll look forward to your reports from these meetings. 330 00:18:58.000 --> 00:18:59.799 Thanks a lot, Michael, have a great day. Bye bye, 331 00:19:00.000 --> 00:19:00.559 bye bye. 332 00:19:01.799 --> 00:19:05.680 So some lucky thieves used a stolen card to buy 333 00:19:05.759 --> 00:19:10.000 a lottery ticket in France and listen to this the 334 00:19:10.000 --> 00:19:13.519 ticket hit. The lottery ticket won half a million euros 335 00:19:13.599 --> 00:19:16.599 or around five hundred and twenty three thousand US dollars. 336 00:19:17.119 --> 00:19:20.240 The man whose card was stolen says he wants to 337 00:19:20.279 --> 00:19:24.640 split the cash with the thieves, but those thieves have vanished, 338 00:19:24.640 --> 00:19:27.359 and the bad news is prosecutors could try to seize 339 00:19:27.480 --> 00:19:32.079 the winnings by considering them illegally obtained games. The thieves 340 00:19:32.119 --> 00:19:34.079 face the risk of arrest, of course, if they turn 341 00:19:34.119 --> 00:19:37.319 in the ticket. The victim's lawyer has asked the thieves 342 00:19:37.359 --> 00:19:40.200 to come forward so they can share the money. Francis 343 00:19:40.240 --> 00:19:43.200 State lottery operator said no one had submitted the ticket 344 00:19:43.240 --> 00:19:47.200 to cash out as of Saturday. So is that good luck? 345 00:19:47.319 --> 00:19:50.680 Is that bad luck? Not sure? It's crazy luck. I 346 00:19:50.680 --> 00:19:54.799 imagine eighteen riding a mini bike has been killed in 347 00:19:54.839 --> 00:19:57.519 a hit and run crash in South La. This witness 348 00:19:57.519 --> 00:20:01.359 tells KTLA what she saw I didn't see all signs 349 00:20:01.359 --> 00:20:04.000 of breathing. I didn't touch him or anything. I just 350 00:20:04.039 --> 00:20:07.160 looked and it was just really hard to see. I 351 00:20:07.200 --> 00:20:07.839 started crying. 352 00:20:07.920 --> 00:20:08.759 If I'm being honest. 353 00:20:09.200 --> 00:20:11.839 The crash happened early yesterday morning. The victim has been 354 00:20:11.839 --> 00:20:15.200 identified as a sixteen year old boy. The driver got 355 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:18.000 out of his car and ran from the scene on foot. 356 00:20:18.680 --> 00:20:21.720 More than a dozen six sea lions have been spotted 357 00:20:21.759 --> 00:20:23.880 off the coast of Malibu in less than a week. 358 00:20:24.119 --> 00:20:27.440 The California Wildlife Center says it has responded to fourteen 359 00:20:27.480 --> 00:20:30.880 calls about ailing sea lions since early last week. Experts 360 00:20:30.880 --> 00:20:34.160 believe the animals may be suffering from exposure to demoic acid. 361 00:20:34.440 --> 00:20:37.039 The acid is a tux and commonly found in algae. 362 00:20:37.279 --> 00:20:40.720 It can build up in shellfish, sardines and anchovies, which, 363 00:20:40.759 --> 00:20:43.519 when eaten by sea lions, can affect their brains and hearts. 364 00:20:43.880 --> 00:20:48.039 I'm Daniel Martindale. More firings in the US government last 365 00:20:48.039 --> 00:20:50.680 week included the dismissal of the chairman of the Joint 366 00:20:50.759 --> 00:20:54.039 Chiefs of Staff and the top admiral of the US Navy. 367 00:20:54.079 --> 00:20:56.400 It marked the first time two members of the Joint 368 00:20:56.480 --> 00:20:59.440 chiefs of Staff have been removed from their senior military roles, 369 00:20:59.799 --> 00:21:03.880 So what is the motivation behind these firings. ABC News 370 00:21:03.960 --> 00:21:07.519 White House correspondent Karen Travers joins US Now Live. Good 371 00:21:07.519 --> 00:21:08.400 Monday morning to you. 372 00:21:08.440 --> 00:21:11.359 Karen, Happy Monday to you too. Hope you had a 373 00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:12.039 nice weekend. 374 00:21:12.200 --> 00:21:14.519 Saying to you, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 375 00:21:14.559 --> 00:21:18.920 Staff is supposed to be non political and a political post. 376 00:21:19.160 --> 00:21:21.519 So is this about politics? 377 00:21:22.480 --> 00:21:22.680 You know? 378 00:21:22.720 --> 00:21:24.839 And I think that's a really important thing for people 379 00:21:24.880 --> 00:21:27.160 to realize that the chair of the Joint chiefs of 380 00:21:27.160 --> 00:21:29.519 Staff is appointed to a four year term and it 381 00:21:29.799 --> 00:21:33.400 not it doesn't coincide with presidential elections. 382 00:21:33.720 --> 00:21:34.279 So c Q. 383 00:21:34.480 --> 00:21:36.880 Brown was appointed to this role back in twenty twenty 384 00:21:36.880 --> 00:21:39.400 three by President Biden. But you know, in theory he 385 00:21:39.440 --> 00:21:42.880 would have served it out over the next administration, and 386 00:21:42.920 --> 00:21:45.720 that's really done by design so that they don't come 387 00:21:45.759 --> 00:21:49.279 in with a new president. You could, in theory serve 388 00:21:50.039 --> 00:21:51.680 presidents of different parties. 389 00:21:52.000 --> 00:21:52.480 And t Q. 390 00:21:52.599 --> 00:21:55.880 Brown was also nominated and put in the position of 391 00:21:55.960 --> 00:21:58.440 Chief of Staff of the Air Force by President Trump 392 00:21:58.599 --> 00:22:01.359 back in twenty twenty. He had very positive things to 393 00:22:01.359 --> 00:22:04.079 say about him back then, so it's not like he's 394 00:22:04.119 --> 00:22:07.759 somebody that was completely forced upon the Trump administration by 395 00:22:07.839 --> 00:22:11.359 Joe Biden that said a president has authority to remove 396 00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:15.519 military officers and put in people that he wants. But still, 397 00:22:15.680 --> 00:22:17.559 I think, as you mentioned at the top there, it 398 00:22:17.640 --> 00:22:20.519 really is unprecedented to remove two members of the Joint 399 00:22:20.599 --> 00:22:23.440 chiefs of Staff like this at the same time when 400 00:22:23.440 --> 00:22:26.400 he took out Q. Brown as well as the Admiral 401 00:22:26.440 --> 00:22:29.279