WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:03.879 You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 2 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:07.799 Toy Hobbs here with you, and we're joined by Michael Monks, 3 00:00:07.839 --> 00:00:11.160 who's downtown in downtown LA, right there in the center 4 00:00:11.279 --> 00:00:15.599 near Gloria Molina Park, as this anti war protest is 5 00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:19.160 getting underway. It started a little late, but maybe things 6 00:00:19.199 --> 00:00:20.239 are picking up speed. 7 00:00:20.280 --> 00:00:21.239 What's gone on, Michael. 8 00:00:23.199 --> 00:00:25.920 We've got about fifty anti war demonstrators here outside Los 9 00:00:25.960 --> 00:00:29.039 Angeles City Hall in response to the United States military 10 00:00:29.079 --> 00:00:33.119 strike against three nuclear facilities in Iran is announced by 11 00:00:33.119 --> 00:00:36.679 President Trump less than twenty four hours ago. So what 12 00:00:36.799 --> 00:00:39.280 is the message of this group? I'm joined live by 13 00:00:39.399 --> 00:00:43.079 Hoku Jeffrey, who is with the group called dam Hoku. 14 00:00:43.439 --> 00:00:45.679 What is the message from this crew that's outside LA 15 00:00:45.759 --> 00:00:46.679 City Hall right now? 16 00:00:47.159 --> 00:00:51.640 We want Trump, the Trump administration, the US government's hand 17 00:00:52.159 --> 00:00:57.679 hands off of Iran and to defeat Trump's drive towards. 18 00:00:57.399 --> 00:00:58.320 World War IIE. 19 00:00:58.640 --> 00:01:04.319 We think that the uh that this bombing wasn't about diplomacy. 20 00:01:04.799 --> 00:01:09.400 It's about trying to create the conditions for another world war. 21 00:01:09.959 --> 00:01:13.879 And they're what the bombing means. The bombing means. 22 00:01:13.640 --> 00:01:18.319 Now, is any country is that thinks that Trump is 23 00:01:18.319 --> 00:01:21.959 gonna bomb, which could be anyone will never sign a 24 00:01:22.319 --> 00:01:26.920 non nuclear non proliferation agreement because they think if they 25 00:01:26.920 --> 00:01:30.680 go to negotiate, they're gonna be bombed. And you think 26 00:01:30.719 --> 00:01:36.280 the struggle for victory to the Palestinian people that's been 27 00:01:36.280 --> 00:01:39.359 going strong for two years now and the global anti 28 00:01:39.359 --> 00:01:43.680 war movement that's been fighting with for within, for them, 29 00:01:43.840 --> 00:01:47.560 that struggle has to be victorious, especially now. We will 30 00:01:47.599 --> 00:01:51.359 not stand by and watch Trump's racist policy of ethnic 31 00:01:51.359 --> 00:01:54.840 cleansing and genocide spread through the Middle East. And the 32 00:01:55.239 --> 00:01:59.159 US has to stop funding this genocide in Gaza like 33 00:01:59.239 --> 00:01:59.719 right now. 34 00:02:00.200 --> 00:02:03.519 And uh and all of the all of the ICE 35 00:02:03.599 --> 00:02:06.400 and federal federal, Well, let. 36 00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:08.800 Me ask you about that, because you know what seemed 37 00:02:08.840 --> 00:02:11.719 to have provoked this protest today outside La City Hall 38 00:02:11.759 --> 00:02:14.039 was the strike on Iran and and now you're you're 39 00:02:14.080 --> 00:02:16.520 mentioning Gaza as well. We know that there is ongoing 40 00:02:16.520 --> 00:02:19.280 federal immigration enforcement here and there have been protests against 41 00:02:19.280 --> 00:02:22.319 all of these things. Now, how do you keep a 42 00:02:22.439 --> 00:02:25.479 singular message or how do you continue to keep people 43 00:02:25.479 --> 00:02:29.360 engaged when there is so much going on that so 44 00:02:29.439 --> 00:02:30.879 many people take grievances with. 45 00:02:31.400 --> 00:02:33.039 I mean, this is this is a this is a 46 00:02:33.599 --> 00:02:39.719 fight to defeat Trump's fascist dictatorship. Trump is showing exactly 47 00:02:39.759 --> 00:02:44.159 what a fascist dictatorship could look like in our country 48 00:02:44.199 --> 00:02:45.840 now in the last two weeks, and we're only in 49 00:02:45.879 --> 00:02:48.400 the beginning of this fight, and we're still looking our 50 00:02:48.439 --> 00:02:52.319 movements looking really strong. I think Trump did not expect 51 00:02:52.439 --> 00:02:55.400 this kind of fight back from from Los Angeles, but 52 00:02:55.479 --> 00:02:58.680 around the country did not expect it. So he, you know, 53 00:02:59.080 --> 00:03:03.800 says one day that he wants to stop deporting farm 54 00:03:03.800 --> 00:03:07.120 workers and hotel workers, then he reverses that, and then 55 00:03:07.240 --> 00:03:10.159 later he says that he wants to provide a pathway 56 00:03:10.199 --> 00:03:12.680 to citizenship for immigrants. I mean, I just think he 57 00:03:12.680 --> 00:03:16.120 doesn't know what to do, and but our movement just 58 00:03:16.159 --> 00:03:20.360 needs to get stronger, more people in the streets, and 59 00:03:20.360 --> 00:03:21.719 and unite the two movements. 60 00:03:21.879 --> 00:03:25.960 Well, I guess my my question again is there was 61 00:03:26.000 --> 00:03:28.520 a big protest here last week, the No Kings, just 62 00:03:28.759 --> 00:03:32.240 a general demonstration against President Trump and various policies. We 63 00:03:32.280 --> 00:03:35.439 have seen demonstrations here against the immigration enforcement as well. 64 00:03:35.639 --> 00:03:39.199 And now this in response to what happened yesterday in Iran. 65 00:03:39.520 --> 00:03:42.199 How do you momentum that you feel like you're building 66 00:03:42.240 --> 00:03:44.719 when there appears to be a laundry list of. 67 00:03:44.840 --> 00:03:46.680 Serious grievances against the administration. 68 00:03:47.080 --> 00:03:49.759 I think it's I think it's clear the majority of 69 00:03:49.800 --> 00:03:53.280 people in this country are opposed to Donald Trump, the 70 00:03:53.280 --> 00:03:58.280 Trump administration and his policies, and the movements made clear 71 00:03:58.319 --> 00:04:00.879 that we're gonna we're gonna fight this out, and we 72 00:04:01.000 --> 00:04:03.840 have the full confidence that that our movement is powerful 73 00:04:03.840 --> 00:04:05.520 when they're in the streets, and we're just gonna keep 74 00:04:05.520 --> 00:04:08.280 doing that to fight him. If it's if it's UH, 75 00:04:08.680 --> 00:04:11.400 if it's in our cities and it's they're deporting our 76 00:04:11.439 --> 00:04:13.360 sisters and brothers, we're gonna fight there. 77 00:04:13.680 --> 00:04:16.959 If it's UH, if it's to bomb Iran. 78 00:04:16.759 --> 00:04:19.839 And continue your ethnic cleansing and genocide of people in Gaza, 79 00:04:19.879 --> 00:04:20.759 we're gonna fight there too. 80 00:04:20.879 --> 00:04:23.720 Hey, months ask a question fighting uniting our movements? 81 00:04:24.360 --> 00:04:26.600 Tipany our host is gonna ask a quick question, go ahead, 82 00:04:26.600 --> 00:04:26.800 tip me. 83 00:04:27.480 --> 00:04:30.399 So, of course you might face hi Hoku, you might 84 00:04:30.399 --> 00:04:34.399 face some pro war pro trunk protesters. Do you have 85 00:04:34.480 --> 00:04:37.800 any methods, either being your organization or from the fifty 86 00:04:37.839 --> 00:04:44.480 to fifty one organization to keep things peaceful into this protest? 87 00:04:44.319 --> 00:04:47.079 And what type of structure you have to keep things peaceful? 88 00:04:47.120 --> 00:04:50.439 Should things go carry either from people within the organization 89 00:04:51.240 --> 00:04:52.759 or antagonists from outside of it. 90 00:04:53.519 --> 00:04:55.879 I don't UH. 91 00:04:56.240 --> 00:05:02.360 I think that the UH, the police and the Trump's 92 00:05:02.439 --> 00:05:06.839 ice agents and the military have made abundantly clear they're 93 00:05:06.879 --> 00:05:11.000 willing to use any amount of violence against our movement, 94 00:05:11.800 --> 00:05:14.839 against our fight to defend our families and our communities. 95 00:05:15.319 --> 00:05:16.800 And our movement has a right. 96 00:05:16.720 --> 00:05:20.879 To defend itself and to not be afraid and intimidated 97 00:05:20.959 --> 00:05:24.399 into not coming into the streets because we think that 98 00:05:24.480 --> 00:05:26.079 we're gonna be shot at by police. 99 00:05:26.319 --> 00:05:28.279 We're gonna keep coming into the streets. We're not afraid 100 00:05:28.319 --> 00:05:28.600 of them. 101 00:05:29.000 --> 00:05:32.240 We know our movement is strong, and we stand with 102 00:05:32.360 --> 00:05:35.480 the majority of this country that are opposed to Trump's policies. 103 00:05:35.879 --> 00:05:38.519 Hoku Jeffrey with the group BAM, just tell us quickly 104 00:05:38.639 --> 00:05:39.959 what BAM is so. 105 00:05:39.839 --> 00:05:41.199 That people know what I'm saying. 106 00:05:42.040 --> 00:05:43.839 So BAM it's a long name. 107 00:05:43.920 --> 00:05:48.439 It stands for the Coalition to defend Affirmative Action, integration 108 00:05:48.560 --> 00:05:52.240 and immigrant rights and fight for equality by any means necessary. 109 00:05:52.680 --> 00:05:54.879 And if people want to look us up, where BAM 110 00:05:54.959 --> 00:05:57.920 for short. We're trying b a Emas and Mary Enders. 111 00:05:57.680 --> 00:05:58.839 In Nancy dot com. 112 00:05:58.959 --> 00:06:01.000 All right, we'll talk about timing about how you arrived 113 00:06:01.000 --> 00:06:03.000 at that acronym based on all of those different issues. 114 00:06:03.040 --> 00:06:05.839 But I appreciate you taking the time, all right, thanks, 115 00:06:06.120 --> 00:06:06.600 all right. 116 00:06:06.600 --> 00:06:09.759 All right, Michael monks doing that on the ground reporting, 117 00:06:09.839 --> 00:06:12.279 and Michael, I want to keep you on for this 118 00:06:12.439 --> 00:06:16.439 if possible, so our California state and local officials are 119 00:06:16.800 --> 00:06:21.439 monitoring threats. After the attack on those three key Iranian 120 00:06:21.519 --> 00:06:22.480 nuclear sites. 121 00:06:23.279 --> 00:06:25.000 LAPD is said to be. 122 00:06:25.120 --> 00:06:31.279 Stepping up patrols near places of worship, community gathering spaces, 123 00:06:31.639 --> 00:06:36.079 and other sensitive sites. That's according to Mayor bass. Hey, Michael, 124 00:06:36.160 --> 00:06:40.240 while you were in your travels today yesterday after you 125 00:06:40.319 --> 00:06:44.279 left the station, did you see an increase in patrols 126 00:06:44.439 --> 00:06:49.199 in LAPD presence around these sensitive areas or gathering spaces? 127 00:06:51.480 --> 00:06:52.519 Not particularly. 128 00:06:52.720 --> 00:06:55.399 I mean I did drive a bit around downtown Los 129 00:06:55.439 --> 00:06:58.240 Angeles this morning leading up to the start of this 130 00:06:58.319 --> 00:07:01.600 protest at noon, and nothing looked out of the ordinary, 131 00:07:01.680 --> 00:07:04.240 very quiet down here, in fact, a beautiful Sunday afternoon 132 00:07:04.279 --> 00:07:07.319 in downtown Los Angeles, and I haven't really seen much 133 00:07:07.319 --> 00:07:11.399 in the way of law enforcement here outside of this demonstration, 134 00:07:11.480 --> 00:07:15.399 which is small, largely peaceful, about fifty people waving I 135 00:07:15.399 --> 00:07:18.360 should say, entirely peaceful. There's nobody causing any trouble or 136 00:07:18.360 --> 00:07:23.079 being disruptive. It's waving American flags and holding signs outside 137 00:07:23.079 --> 00:07:25.000 of any churches that I drove past, and there are 138 00:07:25.040 --> 00:07:28.319 several down here. I haven't seen anything in that regard, 139 00:07:28.399 --> 00:07:32.319 But I'm not entirely sure what that strategy is. 140 00:07:32.360 --> 00:07:34.360 I did hear it announced by the mayor. 141 00:07:34.120 --> 00:07:37.439 And various governors and municipal leaders across the country that 142 00:07:37.480 --> 00:07:39.600 they were going to be ramping up security around those 143 00:07:39.600 --> 00:07:40.759 types of sensitive sites. 144 00:07:41.079 --> 00:07:43.199 But what that looks like visibly, not sure. 145 00:07:43.680 --> 00:07:46.000 Michael makes sure that before you go home, you head 146 00:07:46.000 --> 00:07:48.680 down to Little Tokyo since the businesses are back open, 147 00:07:48.759 --> 00:07:51.959 get yourself a good, nice Japanese lunch. There's a great 148 00:07:52.000 --> 00:07:54.560 place down there called Diako Ko. Yeah, wants you to 149 00:07:54.600 --> 00:07:55.879 go down there before you go home. 150 00:07:57.160 --> 00:07:57.680 Yeah, you know. 151 00:07:58.120 --> 00:07:59.879 I did notice in the fashion district dan in Little 152 00:08:00.040 --> 00:08:02.560 Tokyo today that all of the businesses appear to be open, 153 00:08:02.600 --> 00:08:05.120 the ones that were opened before the chaos down here, 154 00:08:05.639 --> 00:08:07.399 but not a lot of street traffic yet, not a 155 00:08:07.399 --> 00:08:09.560 lot of foot traffic that just has not returned to 156 00:08:09.600 --> 00:08:12.920 the level that they enjoyed before these demonstrations and the 157 00:08:12.959 --> 00:08:14.360 Immigration Enforcement started. 158 00:08:14.560 --> 00:08:17.839 Have you seen businesses start to take down those wooden 159 00:08:18.319 --> 00:08:20.800 planks and you know they're boarding up their windows and 160 00:08:21.319 --> 00:08:24.879 reinforcing their property there. Are you seeing those things coming down? 161 00:08:24.920 --> 00:08:27.319 Are they putting them back up for today's protein? 162 00:08:27.480 --> 00:08:30.160 No, I mean they're still up. They are still up. 163 00:08:30.240 --> 00:08:32.759 In fact, there's some still up on the LAPD headquarters 164 00:08:32.799 --> 00:08:35.039 just across the street from us here at La City Hall. 165 00:08:35.360 --> 00:08:38.279 I think people feel better, as demonstrated by the fact 166 00:08:38.279 --> 00:08:42.320 that the businesses are open again expecting traffic. But the 167 00:08:42.360 --> 00:08:46.039 air this situation is so volatile that who knows when 168 00:08:46.039 --> 00:08:48.480 it takes a turn again. We heard Vice President Vance 169 00:08:48.519 --> 00:08:51.240 say that very thing, that it does appear that things 170 00:08:51.240 --> 00:08:53.320 have cooled off a bit in Los Angeles, but the 171 00:08:53.360 --> 00:08:56.000 military needs to say because we don't know when it 172 00:08:56.080 --> 00:08:57.000 might flare up again. 173 00:08:57.480 --> 00:08:58.799 I think even. 174 00:08:58.559 --> 00:09:02.480 Businesses who might disagree with the Vice president politically certainly 175 00:09:02.600 --> 00:09:05.600 agree with the sentiment that things could flare. 176 00:09:05.399 --> 00:09:06.039 Up here again. 177 00:09:06.200 --> 00:09:10.480 Are you seeing any pro war supporters or sympathizers down 178 00:09:10.519 --> 00:09:12.799 there kind of hanging around the edges of the protest. 179 00:09:14.000 --> 00:09:16.000 No, this hasn't really drawn anyone. 180 00:09:16.320 --> 00:09:18.480 I think, as we talked a bit earlier, Tiffany, that 181 00:09:18.879 --> 00:09:23.200 this group itself, which it has organized protests in the past, 182 00:09:23.320 --> 00:09:25.360 maybe didn't get the turnout that they wanted for this 183 00:09:25.440 --> 00:09:28.320 because it was so quick that even their own supporters 184 00:09:28.360 --> 00:09:30.360 maybe didn't get the message or couldn't join down. So 185 00:09:31.000 --> 00:09:33.879 whether any antagonist or opponents of this message could get 186 00:09:33.879 --> 00:09:35.120 the message, it. 187 00:09:35.120 --> 00:09:37.360 Would probably also be a difficult task. 188 00:09:37.559 --> 00:09:41.639 So nobody here waiving any pro Trump's stuff. But it's 189 00:09:41.679 --> 00:09:44.440 also important to note that this decision to strike those 190 00:09:44.519 --> 00:09:48.120 nuclear sites in Iran has not been universally well received, 191 00:09:48.240 --> 00:09:50.440 even in Trump's own fan orbit. 192 00:09:50.600 --> 00:09:53.120 Oh yeah, we're definitely going to get into the political 193 00:09:53.240 --> 00:09:56.440 divide and kind of fallout behind the decision. 194 00:09:56.559 --> 00:09:57.960 Thank you, Michael Monks. 195 00:09:57.639 --> 00:09:59.399 And we'll make sure to check back in with you, 196 00:09:59.600 --> 00:10:03.039 of course throughout the rest of the hour, and we'll 197 00:10:03.039 --> 00:10:07.159 continue to talk about our state and local officials monitoring 198 00:10:07.240 --> 00:10:12.200 any potential threats after the strike on those three nuclear facilities. 199 00:10:12.360 --> 00:10:14.600 When we come back, i'll tell you what Governor Gavin 200 00:10:14.679 --> 00:10:18.960 Newsom had to say, as well as more about anxiety 201 00:10:19.159 --> 00:10:22.759 in Los Angeles. Did you know that LA is home 202 00:10:22.799 --> 00:10:27.919 to the biggest population of Iranian nationals outside of Iran. 203 00:10:28.320 --> 00:10:31.600 I'll tell you how their community is responding as well 204 00:10:31.639 --> 00:10:34.000 to all of this in the news and more when 205 00:10:34.039 --> 00:10:34.679 we come back. 206 00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:38.639 You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 207 00:10:39.759 --> 00:10:42.480 Tiffy Hobbs here with you just heard Tim talking about 208 00:10:42.519 --> 00:10:45.639 pizza from seven to eleven, Michael, Monks, make sure you 209 00:10:45.679 --> 00:10:47.759 go down there and get some pizza since the seven 210 00:10:47.759 --> 00:10:50.960 elevens are still open. I happen to enjoy a seven 211 00:10:51.039 --> 00:10:53.320 eleven pizza. Monks, do you have anything you want to 212 00:10:53.320 --> 00:10:55.240 say about that? Real journalism right now? 213 00:10:56.919 --> 00:10:58.759 You know, if you're ordering from seven to eleven and 214 00:10:58.799 --> 00:11:00.879 I've been guilty of it, Let's just say it's a 215 00:11:00.919 --> 00:11:06.039 particular set of circumstances where one's judgment may be impaired. 216 00:11:05.720 --> 00:11:07.200 Like during a protest. 217 00:11:07.440 --> 00:11:10.320 Perhaps I could be desperate enough I packed a granola 218 00:11:10.360 --> 00:11:12.440 bar in case I'm out here any longer, so I'll 219 00:11:12.480 --> 00:11:14.240 be fine for now. But there is a seven eleven 220 00:11:14.320 --> 00:11:16.480 just a couple blocks away that I know, well, I'll 221 00:11:16.519 --> 00:11:17.919 pop in there if I need something hot. 222 00:11:18.039 --> 00:11:21.519 I remember last week during the No King's protest, you 223 00:11:21.600 --> 00:11:25.559 mentioned how there were supporters protesters there who were handing 224 00:11:25.559 --> 00:11:28.600 out water, handing out I think food of some sort 225 00:11:28.759 --> 00:11:31.320 to make sure that everyone stayed healthy. 226 00:11:31.320 --> 00:11:32.399 As healthy as possible. 227 00:11:32.600 --> 00:11:35.440 Are you seeing any attempt to do that now? I 228 00:11:35.480 --> 00:11:38.080 know it's a much smaller crowd. You said fifty when 229 00:11:38.120 --> 00:11:40.399 we last talked to you. Has it grown anymore? Are 230 00:11:40.440 --> 00:11:41.440 they handing out food? 231 00:11:41.480 --> 00:11:41.759 Water? 232 00:11:42.679 --> 00:11:42.720 No? 233 00:11:42.960 --> 00:11:45.080 This is a pretty tame protest. 234 00:11:45.120 --> 00:11:47.720 This isn't like what we had seen in terms of 235 00:11:47.919 --> 00:11:51.759 scale of demonstration, like outside the Federal building on Alameda 236 00:11:52.080 --> 00:11:52.960 in recent weeks. 237 00:11:53.039 --> 00:11:54.200 This is much smaller. 238 00:11:54.960 --> 00:11:57.440 Folks seem to be pretty well hydrated on their own, 239 00:11:57.559 --> 00:12:01.519 so they don't need those auxiliaries porters at this point. 240 00:12:02.039 --> 00:12:04.840 Just a series of speakers right now, rattling off their 241 00:12:04.840 --> 00:12:07.879 list of grievances against the government, what they oppose this 242 00:12:07.960 --> 00:12:13.440 administration doing, and nothing intense. Again, there are no law 243 00:12:13.519 --> 00:12:16.919 enforcement present here, so that there isn't any sense of 244 00:12:17.679 --> 00:12:20.960 animosity between these protesters and anyone else right now. 245 00:12:20.960 --> 00:12:22.360 They're just speaking to each other. 246 00:12:22.639 --> 00:12:25.200 Shake it up a bit, Michael, monks do something that 247 00:12:25.240 --> 00:12:27.399 we can report on. Add a little, you know, extra 248 00:12:27.440 --> 00:12:29.200 little pizazz to their protest. 249 00:12:29.559 --> 00:12:32.000 Hey, if I had those belcrow shirts that we're pitching, 250 00:12:32.039 --> 00:12:34.480 I could rip off and have an antagonistic message on 251 00:12:34.519 --> 00:12:36.320 it right now and really stir the pot. 252 00:12:36.919 --> 00:12:38.639 Well, come back to you in a little bit. 253 00:12:39.000 --> 00:12:43.039 So, Michael Monks is in downtown LA watching the anti 254 00:12:43.080 --> 00:12:48.039 war protest, which is much smaller in scale, perhaps than anticipated, 255 00:12:48.360 --> 00:12:51.039 especially in comparison to protests that have been happening in 256 00:12:51.080 --> 00:12:54.679 the same area over the last many weeks. There's also 257 00:12:54.840 --> 00:12:58.879 another protest coming up around three pm, which is not 258 00:12:59.080 --> 00:13:03.399 necessarily an anti war protest. We'll see how that fleshes out, 259 00:13:03.440 --> 00:13:06.759 of course, and Gary Hoffman will actually be on during 260 00:13:06.799 --> 00:13:10.080 that time and he'll be reporting on any developments from 261 00:13:10.120 --> 00:13:16.279 downtown LA as they unfold. Now, speaking of local news, 262 00:13:16.320 --> 00:13:19.840 of course, there are questions around whether or not there 263 00:13:19.840 --> 00:13:25.639 are direct implications on California Los Angeles specifically when it 264 00:13:25.679 --> 00:13:29.480 comes to these Iranian strikes. He strikes on these nuclear 265 00:13:29.559 --> 00:13:34.039 sites in Iran, And with those questions that are being asked, 266 00:13:34.120 --> 00:13:38.080 one of them is what is any looming threat and 267 00:13:38.200 --> 00:13:42.759 how are local leaders responding to that. I mentioned previously 268 00:13:43.120 --> 00:13:48.200 that Mayor Bass said quote LAPD is stepping up patrols 269 00:13:48.320 --> 00:13:54.639 near places of worship, community gathering spaces, and other sensitive areas. 270 00:13:55.759 --> 00:13:59.840 Now Governor Newsom has weighed in. He posted on x 271 00:14:00.320 --> 00:14:04.720 under California Governor, it's really interesting to see our politicians 272 00:14:04.799 --> 00:14:08.120 taking to social media to disseminate information. But that's the 273 00:14:08.159 --> 00:14:11.399 way of the world, and he said, quote following the 274 00:14:11.399 --> 00:14:16.759 president's action in Iran, California State Threat Assessment Center is 275 00:14:16.879 --> 00:14:22.200 actively monitoring for any potential impacts in California. He went 276 00:14:22.240 --> 00:14:25.519 on to say, while there are no specific or credible 277 00:14:25.639 --> 00:14:29.080 counter threats we are aware of, or that we don't 278 00:14:29.120 --> 00:14:31.600 have any counter threats aware of at this time, we 279 00:14:31.799 --> 00:14:37.559 urge everyone to stay vigilant and report. They're saying, mayor Bass, 280 00:14:37.720 --> 00:14:42.600 governor newsom other elected officials. Of course, if you see something, 281 00:14:42.960 --> 00:14:46.120 say something. But they're saying as of right now, there 282 00:14:46.159 --> 00:14:50.759 are no specific or credible counter threats that they're aware 283 00:14:50.759 --> 00:14:55.600 of at this time, and that California's State Threat Assessment 284 00:14:55.720 --> 00:15:00.759 Center is actively monitoring for any change to that potential 285 00:15:00.840 --> 00:15:05.600 threat situation. Okay, And of course LAPD will be more 286 00:15:05.639 --> 00:15:07.919 present at these sensitive sites. 287 00:15:08.440 --> 00:15:08.759 Now. 288 00:15:09.159 --> 00:15:13.399 The thing about Los Angeles is we actually have the 289 00:15:13.600 --> 00:15:19.720 largest Iranian community outside of Iran as a country, and 290 00:15:19.840 --> 00:15:24.080 most of those most of those Iranian nationals are in 291 00:15:24.200 --> 00:15:28.639 the West La neighborhood right there on Westwood Boulevard, where 292 00:15:28.679 --> 00:15:35.080 they have a number of businesses, grocery stores, restaurants, bakeries, 293 00:15:35.320 --> 00:15:39.399 all sorts of things. It's a huge, tight knit community 294 00:15:39.440 --> 00:15:42.720 there in the West La area of the city, and 295 00:15:42.799 --> 00:15:46.320 they're considered again to be the largest diaspora in the 296 00:15:46.440 --> 00:15:48.240 United States now. 297 00:15:48.399 --> 00:15:50.720 They are extremely diverse. 298 00:15:50.759 --> 00:15:53.799 They are not a monolith, and their opinions about the 299 00:15:54.000 --> 00:15:59.200 escalating conflict really reflect the multiplicity of the feelings and 300 00:15:59.279 --> 00:16:04.080 anxiety over what's happening in Iran. Some of the Iranian 301 00:16:04.120 --> 00:16:08.919 American community members have expressed hope for a regime change. 302 00:16:09.440 --> 00:16:12.639 They are not happy with the current regime and they 303 00:16:12.720 --> 00:16:15.720 do hope that as a result of these strikes, as 304 00:16:15.720 --> 00:16:20.320 a result of the escalation between Israel Iran, and now 305 00:16:19.919 --> 00:16:23.840 with the United States entering into the conflict, that a 306 00:16:23.960 --> 00:16:27.720 regime change could come out of all of this. Others 307 00:16:27.879 --> 00:16:32.000 say that they're worried about potential backlash or even the 308 00:16:32.120 --> 00:16:37.240 scapegoating of their community if the US enters into the conflict. 309 00:16:37.360 --> 00:16:41.000 Beyond just what we saw last night with those initial 310 00:16:41.120 --> 00:16:46.639 strikes on the three nuclear facilities, many Iranian Americans support 311 00:16:46.919 --> 00:16:51.360 anti government protests, and that goes back to what happened 312 00:16:51.399 --> 00:16:55.799 in twenty twenty two where Masa Amani was killed that 313 00:16:56.039 --> 00:16:59.480 sparked a lot of the anti war sentiment amongst the 314 00:16:59.559 --> 00:17:04.119 Irani in population, and they also say that while they 315 00:17:04.160 --> 00:17:08.440 were in support of not having war going to war 316 00:17:08.640 --> 00:17:13.160 back in twenty twenty two during those conflicts, now the 317 00:17:13.319 --> 00:17:18.880 sentiment is different because the conflict between Israel and Iran 318 00:17:19.160 --> 00:17:23.799 is different. The community says they are less united in 319 00:17:23.839 --> 00:17:28.880 their hopes for the future of Iran. So they have 320 00:17:29.000 --> 00:17:32.920 a lot to say and a lot of potential consequences 321 00:17:32.960 --> 00:17:36.799 to what's happening in their homeland and how they're impacted 322 00:17:36.920 --> 00:17:41.079 right here in southern California. When we come back, we'll 323 00:17:41.119 --> 00:17:46.000 talk about the political divide. There's absolutely fallout from last 324 00:17:46.079 --> 00:17:49.440 night's strikes. Not everyone is in support of what happened. 325 00:17:49.839 --> 00:17:53.240 There are some, but you'll be surprised to hear and 326 00:17:53.279 --> 00:17:57.680 we will certainly who is not on President Trump's side 327 00:17:57.759 --> 00:17:59.960 when it comes to entering into this convent. 328 00:18:00.079 --> 00:18:01.200 Flicked with Iran. 329 00:18:01.839 --> 00:18:05.240 You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 330 00:18:05.400 --> 00:18:09.519 Timmy Hobbs here filling in until two o'clock, and we're 331 00:18:09.559 --> 00:18:13.640 talking all things Iran, all of the updates, all of 332 00:18:13.680 --> 00:18:18.640 the continuous breaking news and information out of Iran about 333 00:18:18.680 --> 00:18:24.039 that nuclear strike on those three prominent facilities by our 334 00:18:24.240 --> 00:18:28.240 US military last night round five pm hour time, one 335 00:18:28.440 --> 00:18:32.519 thirty Iran local time. That is said to have quote 336 00:18:32.799 --> 00:18:38.599 obliterated the key of the foremost nuclear site, which is 337 00:18:38.599 --> 00:18:41.839 called four to oh. And that comes from Defense Secretary 338 00:18:42.160 --> 00:18:46.079 Pete heg Seth. It is a little interesting when you 339 00:18:46.119 --> 00:18:49.200 look at the calendar and you see that July fourth, 340 00:18:49.240 --> 00:18:53.599 Independence Day, our most patriotic of holidays, is right around 341 00:18:53.640 --> 00:18:58.119 the corner. But not everyone is really feeling the patriotism 342 00:18:58.240 --> 00:19:02.599 when it comes to President Trump's decision to strike Iran, 343 00:19:02.720 --> 00:19:08.359 and in fact, that strike has sparked strong reactions across 344 00:19:08.400 --> 00:19:13.680 the political spectrum. Political leaders across the country have responded 345 00:19:13.759 --> 00:19:19.440 with a wide range of reactions, some happy, some supportive, 346 00:19:19.920 --> 00:19:25.000 and others downright condemning our now entry into what appears 347 00:19:25.039 --> 00:19:28.799 to be the prospect of a world war. It's not 348 00:19:28.839 --> 00:19:32.480 being called that by any means, but it is now seeing. 349 00:19:32.640 --> 00:19:37.759 This action is now seeing and causing wide ranging consequences. 350 00:19:38.119 --> 00:19:41.480 One person who spoke in support of the decision to 351 00:19:41.599 --> 00:19:46.160 strike those nuclear facilities, Vice President JD. Vance, fresh off 352 00:19:46.200 --> 00:19:49.799 of his visit to la is now embroiled in this 353 00:19:49.960 --> 00:19:54.920 situation and is speaking about it. He reposted first President 354 00:19:54.920 --> 00:19:58.960 Trump's message on X and on truth Social yesterday, and 355 00:19:59.000 --> 00:20:02.680 then he went on to speak to ABC's This Week, 356 00:20:02.880 --> 00:20:04.079 where he said this. 357 00:20:04.680 --> 00:20:07.400 The big question is the United States now at war 358 00:20:07.440 --> 00:20:09.920 with Iran. No, we're not at war with Iran. John, 359 00:20:10.000 --> 00:20:12.279 We're at war with Iran's nuclear program, and I think 360 00:20:12.319 --> 00:20:15.799 the President took decisive action to destroy that program last night. 361 00:20:16.640 --> 00:20:18.720 If I could step back a little bit, we have 362 00:20:18.799 --> 00:20:22.400 to give an incredible amount of gratitude to the troops 363 00:20:22.440 --> 00:20:25.680 who did an amazing thing last night. Think about this, John, 364 00:20:25.759 --> 00:20:29.920 They threw They flew thousands of miles away, a thirty 365 00:20:30.000 --> 00:20:32.880 hour NonStop flight, they never touched down on the ground, 366 00:20:32.920 --> 00:20:36.079 and they dropped a thirty thousand pound bomb on a 367 00:20:36.160 --> 00:20:39.720 target about the size of a washing machine. No military 368 00:20:39.759 --> 00:20:42.240 in the world has the training, the skills, and the 369 00:20:42.279 --> 00:20:44.799 equipment to do what these guys did last night. I 370 00:20:44.839 --> 00:20:47.160 know the President and I are both very proud of them, 371 00:20:47.359 --> 00:20:50.000 and I think what they did was accomplish a very 372 00:20:50.160 --> 00:20:55.119 core American national objective. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapons program. 373 00:20:55.240 --> 00:20:57.839 The President's been very clear about this. And thanks to 374 00:20:57.880 --> 00:21:01.680 the bravery and competence and skill of our great pilots 375 00:21:01.720 --> 00:21:04.359 and everybody who supported this mission. We took a major 376 00:21:04.359 --> 00:21:06.119 step forward for that national objective. 377 00:21:06.200 --> 00:21:08.200 Lap makes sense, right. 378 00:21:08.400 --> 00:21:10.720 Vice President j d Vance would of course be in 379 00:21:10.839 --> 00:21:14.920 support of this decision. But there are others on both 380 00:21:15.200 --> 00:21:19.000 sides of the isle who are expressing their descent. They're 381 00:21:19.039 --> 00:21:23.200 expressing their condemnation of that decision. And some of those 382 00:21:23.279 --> 00:21:26.039 voices or some of these words may in fact surprise you. 383 00:21:26.400 --> 00:21:30.279 One that may not surprise you Senator Bernie Sanders, another 384 00:21:30.599 --> 00:21:37.160 Alexandria Ocassio Cortes. Those who are typically characteristically on the 385 00:21:37.240 --> 00:21:40.599 left side of the isle are all condemning the strike, 386 00:21:40.680 --> 00:21:44.519 That includes Nancy Pelosi, and they're all calling it in 387 00:21:44.559 --> 00:21:50.559 different ways a violation of the Constitution and congressional war powers. 388 00:21:51.400 --> 00:21:54.720 Not really a surprise again for those on the left 389 00:21:54.759 --> 00:21:59.759 of the isle, because this is what they campaigned against. 390 00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:03.599 Now when it comes to those on the right, there 391 00:22:03.640 --> 00:22:07.920 are some voices that will be probably kind of shocking 392 00:22:08.000 --> 00:22:10.880 as far as them being in opposition to the decision. 393 00:22:11.200 --> 00:22:15.359 One of those people is Marjorie Taylor Green, a huge 394 00:22:15.559 --> 00:22:19.559 supporter of President Trump, and she has been in opposition 395 00:22:19.720 --> 00:22:23.799 to the United States getting involved in the conflict between 396 00:22:24.039 --> 00:22:28.279 Israel and Iran. She went on to say this is 397 00:22:28.440 --> 00:22:34.160 not our fight. Peace is the answer. That's Marjorie Taylor 398 00:22:34.240 --> 00:22:38.200 Green saying right there, peace is the answer. This is 399 00:22:38.359 --> 00:22:42.519 not our fight. There are more congressional reactions. In fact, 400 00:22:42.880 --> 00:22:47.720 Senator Tim Kane, Democrat out of Virginia, criticized the strikes 401 00:22:47.759 --> 00:22:50.519