WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.560 --> 00:00:04.040 You're listening to KFI AM six forty wake Up Call 2 00:00:04.160 --> 00:00:09.960 with me Amy King on demand on the iHeartRadio app KFI. 3 00:00:09.519 --> 00:00:14.960 And KOST HD two, Los Angeles, Orange County. 4 00:00:14.960 --> 00:00:22.199 It's time for your morning wake up call. Here's Amy King. 5 00:00:28.160 --> 00:00:35.479 By twenty one twenty or forty three fifty seven Mega 6 00:00:35.719 --> 00:00:41.079 twenty three. Yeah, I didn't do it. No winning lottery 7 00:00:41.079 --> 00:00:43.960 tickets sold from last night's five hundred and eighty two 8 00:00:44.240 --> 00:00:49.359 million dollar Mega Millions drawing. Yes, that's why we're all 9 00:00:49.439 --> 00:00:53.119 here this morning. Next drawing is six hundred and twenty 10 00:00:53.159 --> 00:00:57.159 seven million on Friday. De buy lottery tickets. I do 11 00:00:57.200 --> 00:00:59.039 it every once in a while. I figure it's a 12 00:00:59.079 --> 00:01:03.560 cup of Starbucks and I'm in the lottery pool for 13 00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:05.480 the office. I don't spend a lot on it, but 14 00:01:05.519 --> 00:01:07.840 every once in a while when it gets up this big, oh, 15 00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:11.120 you know, maybe just one or two. This is your 16 00:01:11.120 --> 00:01:15.079 wake up call for Wednesday, August twenty eighth. Good morning, 17 00:01:15.319 --> 00:01:19.560 I'm Amy King. Because there was no winners. We're all 18 00:01:19.560 --> 00:01:22.079 starting our day together because I think if I would 19 00:01:22.079 --> 00:01:25.560 have won, I might be sleeping very soundly right now. 20 00:01:25.640 --> 00:01:28.519 I don't know about you. Here's what's ahead on wake 21 00:01:28.599 --> 00:01:32.000 up call score one for CNN Vice President Harris and 22 00:01:32.079 --> 00:01:34.480 Minnesota Governor Tim Walls. They're going to hold their first 23 00:01:34.480 --> 00:01:37.799 interview since announcing their run for the White House on CNN. 24 00:01:38.439 --> 00:01:43.719 Dana Bash will be doing the interviewing Thursday at six pm. 25 00:01:43.799 --> 00:01:45.560 This is going to be the first time Harris has 26 00:01:45.640 --> 00:01:48.120 done in interview since President Biden dropped has been for 27 00:01:48.159 --> 00:01:51.239 reelection more than a month ago. The power's been turned 28 00:01:51.239 --> 00:01:54.879 back on for about twelve hundred homes in Silmar. The 29 00:01:54.920 --> 00:01:57.799 powers turned off after a man climbed a power pole 30 00:01:57.840 --> 00:02:00.879 and refused to come down for hours yesday afternoon. That 31 00:02:00.959 --> 00:02:04.599 cut the power for the man's safety. The man eventually 32 00:02:04.640 --> 00:02:07.799 climbed down on his own and left the area. Interest 33 00:02:07.879 --> 00:02:10.599 rates in California have ticked down. The California Association of 34 00:02:10.639 --> 00:02:14.960 Reilters's the average thirty year fixed mortgage rate was at 35 00:02:15.000 --> 00:02:19.400 five point seventy five percent on Monday. The median home 36 00:02:19.439 --> 00:02:22.240 price was just down a little bit for a second 37 00:02:22.240 --> 00:02:25.199 month after hitting a record high in May. We're going 38 00:02:25.240 --> 00:02:27.879 to be checking in at five point twenty with the 39 00:02:27.919 --> 00:02:30.840 host of Rich on Tech, Rich Demiro, about a new 40 00:02:30.879 --> 00:02:37.199 feature that is for photos on Instagram. Also, Apple's about 41 00:02:37.199 --> 00:02:40.159 to unveil its latest and greatest and all those travel 42 00:02:40.199 --> 00:02:42.039 points you get, well rich is going to help us 43 00:02:42.039 --> 00:02:44.960 actually get somewhere with them. Also, Amy's on it coming 44 00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:47.280 up the bottom of the hour. It's dark, it's filled 45 00:02:47.280 --> 00:02:49.439 with drugs and death, and I can't get enough of it. 46 00:02:49.560 --> 00:02:52.319 I'm telling you about what that is. And another day, 47 00:02:52.360 --> 00:02:55.400 another indictment. We've got ABC Stephen Portnoy coming up before 48 00:02:55.400 --> 00:02:57.599 the top of the hour to help us unpack the 49 00:02:57.719 --> 00:03:01.199 latest indictment of former President Trump at six oh five. 50 00:03:01.199 --> 00:03:03.919 Its handle on the news. California is getting millions to 51 00:03:03.919 --> 00:03:07.719 put in more ev charging stations. Let's get started with 52 00:03:07.719 --> 00:03:09.400 some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty 53 00:03:09.400 --> 00:03:12.120 four hour newsroom. California could be the first state to 54 00:03:12.199 --> 00:03:15.919 pass the legislation that would allow home loans for illegal immigrants. 55 00:03:16.319 --> 00:03:19.800 The bill would expand the California Dream for All program 56 00:03:19.879 --> 00:03:23.240 to allow immigrants living in California to use it. Republican 57 00:03:23.280 --> 00:03:27.159 State Minority Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones says the idea 58 00:03:27.319 --> 00:03:27.960 is crazy. 59 00:03:28.080 --> 00:03:31.960 The country can't afford to buy illegal immigrants homes. 60 00:03:32.199 --> 00:03:35.199 The bill would make it illegal immigrants eligible for up 61 00:03:35.240 --> 00:03:37.960 to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in taxpayer supported 62 00:03:38.000 --> 00:03:40.759 home loans. Governor Newsom has not said whether he will 63 00:03:40.800 --> 00:03:43.319 sign the measure if it reaches his desk by the 64 00:03:43.360 --> 00:03:46.560 August thirty first deadline. The man accused of beating a 65 00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:49.719 woman at a Metro train station in Pasadena and throwing 66 00:03:49.759 --> 00:03:52.759 her onto the two ten freeways pleaded not guilty to 67 00:03:52.800 --> 00:03:56.439 attempted murder and mayhem charges. The attack happened three weeks 68 00:03:56.439 --> 00:03:59.520 ago at the A line's Allen station. The woman suffered 69 00:03:59.520 --> 00:04:04.439 seriously injuries. La County Supervisor Catherine Barger says she expects 70 00:04:04.479 --> 00:04:07.759 a full report from Metro concerning security measures that will 71 00:04:07.759 --> 00:04:11.400 be put in place to ensure safety, especially during early 72 00:04:11.479 --> 00:04:15.319 morning commute hours. Ev drivers in La County will soon 73 00:04:15.400 --> 00:04:17.680 have a bunch of new charging stations available. 74 00:04:17.759 --> 00:04:21.160 The federal government has allocated fifteen million dollars to build 75 00:04:21.160 --> 00:04:24.519 the chargers. Federal Highway Administrator Shaleen bat says the new 76 00:04:24.519 --> 00:04:27.879 fleet will include fifteen chargers that can power up cars 77 00:04:27.920 --> 00:04:28.920 and minutes. 78 00:04:28.720 --> 00:04:31.920 And over one thousand Level two chargers that take a 79 00:04:31.959 --> 00:04:33.759 couple of hours to charge a vehicle. 80 00:04:34.000 --> 00:04:36.279 But they're going to get installed all over La County. 81 00:04:36.399 --> 00:04:39.279 The announcement yesterday was part of a nationwide investment of 82 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:41.560 more than five hundred and twenty million dollars to make 83 00:04:41.639 --> 00:04:45.600 charging easier for drivers across the country. La County's chargers 84 00:04:45.600 --> 00:04:49.360 should be installed within the next year. Blake Trolley Kafi News. 85 00:04:49.920 --> 00:04:54.279 Let's say good morning to ABC's joyor Donna Miller in Jerusalem. 86 00:04:54.439 --> 00:04:57.079 So in a sea of bad news, we did get 87 00:04:57.120 --> 00:04:59.399 a piece of good news. Israel liberated one of the 88 00:04:59.439 --> 00:05:03.279 hostages after three hundred and twenty six days of captivity. 89 00:05:03.319 --> 00:05:07.519 What do we know, Jordanna, that's right, the Israeli Army 90 00:05:07.959 --> 00:05:12.040 for the first time rescued a live hostage from inside 91 00:05:12.399 --> 00:05:17.439 a tunnel. It's also the first time that this hostage 92 00:05:18.079 --> 00:05:22.120 that was released as an Arab citizen, a Muslim, and 93 00:05:22.199 --> 00:05:26.480 the first time that there was no combat involved in 94 00:05:26.759 --> 00:05:31.560 his rescue. That is, the Israeli troops were operating in 95 00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:35.040 an area of southern Gaza and a complex tunnel network, 96 00:05:35.560 --> 00:05:39.920 and they were able to collect intel that there was 97 00:05:40.480 --> 00:05:45.720 a hostage, an Israeli Arab hostage alone in one remote 98 00:05:45.800 --> 00:05:50.000 part of this tunnel, and the troops cautiously worked their 99 00:05:50.000 --> 00:05:53.439 way through the tunnel, which is very dangerous because the 100 00:05:53.439 --> 00:05:58.079 tunnels are often booby trapped. They're often Hamas terrace hiding 101 00:05:58.120 --> 00:06:02.519 in the tunnels. They made their way through to the 102 00:06:02.560 --> 00:06:05.399 spot where they thought he was. They called out his 103 00:06:05.480 --> 00:06:08.920 name in Hebrew and identified themselves and asked him to 104 00:06:09.000 --> 00:06:13.040 identify himself. He did. He later told Israel's president he 105 00:06:13.240 --> 00:06:18.639 was overwhelmed to hear Hebrew because he'd been kept captive 106 00:06:19.600 --> 00:06:22.800 and in the dark for most underground, for most of 107 00:06:22.839 --> 00:06:29.759 his captivity, that is almost eleven months. And he responded. 108 00:06:30.399 --> 00:06:36.519 They broke through the door, the steel door, and whisked 109 00:06:36.600 --> 00:06:41.480 him out of this tunnel and onto a helicopter. He 110 00:06:41.720 --> 00:06:45.920 was admitted yesterday to a hospital in southern Israel. The 111 00:06:46.000 --> 00:06:49.000 doctors say that he's in stable condition. He did lose 112 00:06:49.040 --> 00:06:53.759 considerable weight, and he's actually just a few About an 113 00:06:53.800 --> 00:06:57.959 hour ago. He was just released, actually back to his family, 114 00:06:58.879 --> 00:07:02.240 who of course were of joy that he was rescued. 115 00:07:02.519 --> 00:07:06.199 He has eleven children. He's part of the Bedouin community 116 00:07:06.319 --> 00:07:09.439 in southern Israel, and he's one of eight Bedouins that 117 00:07:09.600 --> 00:07:12.920 Hamas took right. They didn't care that he was Muslim, 118 00:07:13.879 --> 00:07:17.639 you know, or an Arab, an Arab citizen. The fact 119 00:07:17.639 --> 00:07:20.720 that he lived in Israel was enough for them to 120 00:07:20.839 --> 00:07:27.920 keep him and under really inhumane conditions. He lost a 121 00:07:27.920 --> 00:07:31.279 lot of weight and said he wasn't treated any better. 122 00:07:31.360 --> 00:07:33.639 He told his family because he was a Muslim, he 123 00:07:33.800 --> 00:07:38.240 was fed bread and not every day, and you know, 124 00:07:38.319 --> 00:07:43.240 he's unfortunately he was kept for a while with a 125 00:07:43.319 --> 00:07:46.360 group of hostages, and just a couple hostages. Then he 126 00:07:46.439 --> 00:07:50.680 said he actually witnessed one hostage die right next to him, 127 00:07:51.000 --> 00:07:53.319 and then later he was on his own. And it 128 00:07:53.360 --> 00:07:57.839 appears that his captors abandoned him in this tunnel at 129 00:07:57.839 --> 00:08:02.160 some point when they realized that there were significant Israeli 130 00:08:02.240 --> 00:08:03.319 forces in the area. 131 00:08:04.839 --> 00:08:08.120 So when you say that they abandoned him, was it 132 00:08:08.240 --> 00:08:10.759 just like a few hours or was he alone for 133 00:08:10.920 --> 00:08:11.920 days or do we know? 134 00:08:12.639 --> 00:08:18.839 Yep, we're not sure yet. We're not sure yet. It 135 00:08:18.879 --> 00:08:21.000 could have been a couple of days, it could have 136 00:08:21.040 --> 00:08:24.279 been a couple hours. I think we're gonna have to 137 00:08:24.319 --> 00:08:28.639 wait until he speaks more about what happened. I mean, 138 00:08:28.680 --> 00:08:32.240 there was one report from a family member that his 139 00:08:32.399 --> 00:08:38.200 captors actually ran away, you know, just after hearing the 140 00:08:38.279 --> 00:08:41.480 troops near the near the spot where he was so 141 00:08:41.759 --> 00:08:46.080 just minutes before. But you know, I would have to 142 00:08:46.120 --> 00:08:49.960 say we should wait he was found though alone in 143 00:08:50.000 --> 00:08:55.559 the end. Yeah, so that that's good news at least 144 00:08:55.559 --> 00:09:00.399 that other people didn't die for his rescue, no civilian. 145 00:09:00.080 --> 00:09:04.080 And Jordana, do we was he when he was held? 146 00:09:04.200 --> 00:09:05.759 I don't know how much he said. I mean, was 147 00:09:05.799 --> 00:09:08.440 he tied up or was he just locked in a 148 00:09:08.519 --> 00:09:10.320 room or do we know that yet? 149 00:09:12.519 --> 00:09:14.440 We don't know the details. We do know that he 150 00:09:14.519 --> 00:09:18.039 said he barely saw any sunlight or daylight for most 151 00:09:18.080 --> 00:09:21.879 of the three hundred and twenty six days, and that 152 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:25.399 he was kept initially with a group of hostages, then 153 00:09:25.840 --> 00:09:30.440 he was moved around many times. The estimate was close 154 00:09:30.480 --> 00:09:35.840 to ten times and in diminishing number, with diminishing numbers 155 00:09:35.840 --> 00:09:40.399 of other hostages. We are told that he was able 156 00:09:40.440 --> 00:09:43.960 to provide very important intelligence to the troops when they 157 00:09:44.080 --> 00:09:48.000 found him about who he'd seen recently that was alive 158 00:09:48.159 --> 00:09:52.960 and locations, and that may help the Israeli troops actually 159 00:09:53.000 --> 00:09:58.039 find more hostages, you know, God willing alive, but even 160 00:09:58.399 --> 00:10:02.919 to bring those that are back to Israel. But you know, 161 00:10:02.960 --> 00:10:05.600 the country was elated that he was brought, that he 162 00:10:05.679 --> 00:10:09.039 was rescued. But it also he's also the exception that 163 00:10:09.080 --> 00:10:12.159 proves the rule. You know, there's still over one hundred 164 00:10:12.240 --> 00:10:16.559 hostages held by Hamas and they cannot all be saved 165 00:10:16.600 --> 00:10:20.039 with rescue operations. The best way to bring them out 166 00:10:20.120 --> 00:10:23.679 is through a ceasefire deal. And so there's also a 167 00:10:23.720 --> 00:10:28.039 renewed push last night and today more people protesting across 168 00:10:28.080 --> 00:10:31.879 the country. Some protesters the families of hostages going up 169 00:10:31.919 --> 00:10:35.679 along to the Goaza border area today to call for 170 00:10:35.720 --> 00:10:38.480 the Israeli Prime minister to finalize a huge fire deal. 171 00:10:38.960 --> 00:10:43.039 There are talks ongoing, low level talks. There's an Israeli delegation, 172 00:10:43.759 --> 00:10:48.600 a low level delegation that is heading to Doha to talk, 173 00:10:49.279 --> 00:10:53.279 and many hoping that there will still be another US 174 00:10:53.399 --> 00:10:57.480 led high level round of talks in the coming days. 175 00:10:58.039 --> 00:11:00.600 Okay, well, Jardana, we will take the win that we 176 00:11:00.720 --> 00:11:03.200 got and we will hope for more. And thank you 177 00:11:03.240 --> 00:11:06.000 so much for all the details. And I think it's 178 00:11:06.120 --> 00:11:09.120 you know, a special especially good news like you said 179 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:11.840 that he was able to get some information and that 180 00:11:11.879 --> 00:11:14.799 he's well and he's out of the hospital. So yeah, 181 00:11:14.799 --> 00:11:15.480 take the winds. 182 00:11:15.759 --> 00:11:18.559 Yeah, all right, yeah, we're gonna take the wind. 183 00:11:19.240 --> 00:11:21.639 Thanks so much. Let's get back to some of the 184 00:11:21.639 --> 00:11:23.960 stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. 185 00:11:24.159 --> 00:11:26.519 One shopper has been robbed another was shot at by 186 00:11:26.519 --> 00:11:29.759 three robbers targeting people at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. 187 00:11:29.919 --> 00:11:33.279 It makes me not want to come here because I'm scared. 188 00:11:33.519 --> 00:11:36.039 Many shoppers said they were concerned that robbers grabbed the 189 00:11:36.080 --> 00:11:38.919 guy's wallet and watch as he sat in his rolls Royce. 190 00:11:39.000 --> 00:11:41.480 This isn't safe, This doesn't feel good, and I can't 191 00:11:41.480 --> 00:11:42.559 wait to leave right now. 192 00:11:42.639 --> 00:11:45.120 The robbers then tried to jack a Ferrari Monday night 193 00:11:45.159 --> 00:11:48.039 and started shooting when the driver took off, shattering a window. 194 00:11:48.159 --> 00:11:50.320 But not all shoppers are scared and I saw it 195 00:11:50.360 --> 00:11:50.840 on the news. 196 00:11:50.879 --> 00:11:54.679 But like Irving, company is pretty diligent about safeguarding their shoppers. 197 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:57.000 A tourist was dragged to death under a getaway car 198 00:11:57.080 --> 00:12:00.720 in July during another robbery outside the mall at Island, 199 00:12:00.799 --> 00:12:02.679 Corbin Carson KFI News. 200 00:12:02.919 --> 00:12:05.720 Parents who allegedly kidnapped their kids in South LA were 201 00:12:05.759 --> 00:12:10.159 reportedly under supervised visitation with Child Protective Services when they 202 00:12:10.279 --> 00:12:11.360 escaped with the kids. 203 00:12:11.480 --> 00:12:14.759 The couple allegedly abducted four year old Wyman Bryant and 204 00:12:14.799 --> 00:12:17.039 his two year old sister Willow the first time last 205 00:12:17.120 --> 00:12:20.000 year after the kid's baby brother tested positive for drugs. 206 00:12:20.320 --> 00:12:21.200 Director of Search and. 207 00:12:21.200 --> 00:12:25.080 Rescue san Antonio Nina Glass says DCFS should have anticipated 208 00:12:25.120 --> 00:12:26.639 the parents taking the kids again. 209 00:12:26.720 --> 00:12:29.559 They took what Wyman and Willow and left the baby 210 00:12:29.639 --> 00:12:32.360 and ran out an emergency door that didn't have an alarm. 211 00:12:32.360 --> 00:12:34.639 Glass says the parents are drifters, living out of their 212 00:12:34.639 --> 00:12:37.080 car and are able to stay off the grid. CHP 213 00:12:37.200 --> 00:12:40.600 says the couple's likely driving a champagne colored Buick Enclave 214 00:12:40.759 --> 00:12:44.799 SUV with paper license plates. Chris Adler KFI news. 215 00:12:45.120 --> 00:12:48.440 Former high profile lawyer Tom Girardi has been convicted in 216 00:12:48.639 --> 00:12:52.639 LA of running a multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme. US attorney 217 00:12:52.639 --> 00:12:55.559 Martina Strauda says the scheme lasted ten years. 218 00:12:55.679 --> 00:13:01.320 Is insatiable appetite for money, so it led him to court. 219 00:13:01.039 --> 00:13:04.399 And to the verdict. Jardi was accused of using Pilford 220 00:13:04.399 --> 00:13:07.960 money to buy private jets, golf memberships, and jewelry. The 221 00:13:08.039 --> 00:13:11.519 eighty five year old disbarred lawyer gained popularity when his wife, 222 00:13:11.679 --> 00:13:14.919 Erica Jane, appeared on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. He 223 00:13:14.960 --> 00:13:17.360 was also known for his work in the case that 224 00:13:17.440 --> 00:13:20.960 inspired the Aaron Brockovich movie. He's set to be sentenced 225 00:13:21.000 --> 00:13:24.720 in December. You might want to dig around for old 226 00:13:24.799 --> 00:13:29.559 lottery tickets. Two multimillion dollar Mega Millions tickets sold in 227 00:13:29.559 --> 00:13:32.960 southern California are about to expire. Each ticket is worth 228 00:13:32.960 --> 00:13:35.919 about two million dollars. One was purchased at a seven 229 00:13:36.000 --> 00:13:39.000 eleven in Sun Valley, the other at a Stater Brothers 230 00:13:39.039 --> 00:13:41.720 in Cathedral City in Riverside County. The deadline to claim 231 00:13:41.759 --> 00:13:45.200 the Sun Valley ticket is Sunday. The other ticket expire 232 00:13:45.279 --> 00:13:48.840 September nineteenth. Governor Newsom has signed a bill that allows 233 00:13:48.840 --> 00:13:51.799 homeless people to stay in motels and hotels for longer 234 00:13:51.840 --> 00:13:54.960 than thirty days, and then another to focus on creating 235 00:13:55.039 --> 00:13:59.639 smaller housing units on single family home properties known as ADUs. 236 00:14:00.039 --> 00:14:02.600 The governor issued an executive order last month to clear 237 00:14:02.679 --> 00:14:06.279 homeless camps across the state. Special Council Jack Smith has 238 00:14:06.320 --> 00:14:09.679 indicted former President Trump once again with plotting to overturn 239 00:14:09.720 --> 00:14:13.159 the twenty twenty election. The indictment, filed yesterday, takes the 240 00:14:13.159 --> 00:14:16.679 Supreme Court ruling giving the president some immunity while in 241 00:14:16.759 --> 00:14:21.000 office into account and presents a narrowed down case accusing 242 00:14:21.039 --> 00:14:24.039 the President of leading a conspiracy to overturn the twenty 243 00:14:24.080 --> 00:14:28.600 twenty election. We've got ABC's Stephen Portnoy coming up before 244 00:14:28.600 --> 00:14:30.360 the top of the hour to help us unpack all that. 245 00:14:30.840 --> 00:14:33.159 It's months away and we don't know who's going to 246 00:14:33.159 --> 00:14:35.240 be playing in the game yet, but tickets to the 247 00:14:35.279 --> 00:14:38.279 twenty twenty five Rose Bowl go on sale this morning 248 00:14:38.399 --> 00:14:41.240 at eight am. Tickets are expected to start at about 249 00:14:41.279 --> 00:14:45.200 one hundred ninety dollars and will be available on Ticketmaster 250 00:14:45.879 --> 00:14:48.559 at six poh five. It's handle on the news another day, 251 00:14:48.639 --> 00:14:51.120 another indictment for former President Trump. Bill's going to be 252 00:14:51.159 --> 00:14:54.039 talking about that too. Right now, let's say good morning 253 00:14:54.240 --> 00:14:57.840 to the host of Rich on Tech on KFI KTLA's 254 00:14:57.879 --> 00:15:02.360 tech reporter Rich DeMuro. Rich, we got the latest and 255 00:15:02.399 --> 00:15:04.840 greatest about to be unveiled for Apple. 256 00:15:05.720 --> 00:15:08.759 Yeah, this is happening on September ninth. 257 00:15:08.799 --> 00:15:12.679 Good morning to Amy. This is a day earlier than expected. 258 00:15:12.799 --> 00:15:15.200 So everyone thought it was going to be on September tenth. 259 00:15:15.200 --> 00:15:18.320 They typically do these iPhone events on a Tuesday, but 260 00:15:18.759 --> 00:15:22.320 that is the presidential debate apparently, and then Wednesday, obviously 261 00:15:22.360 --> 00:15:23.159 September eleventh. 262 00:15:23.159 --> 00:15:24.240 Apple doesn't want to be on. 263 00:15:24.200 --> 00:15:27.279 That day, So here we are September ninth. New iPhone's 264 00:15:27.320 --> 00:15:31.360 iPhone sixteen. This is going to have the AI updates. 265 00:15:31.399 --> 00:15:34.240 So the thing that Apple is doing that's interesting is 266 00:15:34.279 --> 00:15:36.840 you can't get their new Apple Intelligence unless you have 267 00:15:36.879 --> 00:15:40.399 an iPhone fifteen Pro or later. So that means a 268 00:15:40.399 --> 00:15:42.600 lot of folks. If they want to get these AI features, 269 00:15:42.600 --> 00:15:45.039 which they've been very interested in, they're probably going to 270 00:15:45.080 --> 00:15:47.399 want to update. So we're probably expecting a lot of 271 00:15:47.559 --> 00:15:52.120 upgrades this time around. Otherwise, the phone, maybe a new 272 00:15:52.200 --> 00:15:55.399 button for taking pictures, which I know is interesting. 273 00:15:55.440 --> 00:15:57.159 It's like a dedicated capture button. 274 00:15:58.120 --> 00:16:03.120 Better chips obviously, And the slightly larger screens on the 275 00:16:03.159 --> 00:16:04.000 pro displays. 276 00:16:05.840 --> 00:16:08.840 How do you make a larger screen. I'm looking at mine. 277 00:16:09.039 --> 00:16:11.240 It goes all the way to the end. It's the 278 00:16:11.240 --> 00:16:11.919 phone bigger. 279 00:16:12.440 --> 00:16:15.159 Yeah, well, well, you know it's they probably have a 280 00:16:15.159 --> 00:16:17.279 little bit there. The screens are just a tiny fraction 281 00:16:17.360 --> 00:16:19.480 of an inch bigger. So I think that they're just 282 00:16:19.519 --> 00:16:21.679 going to extend it just a little bit more, probably 283 00:16:21.799 --> 00:16:24.240 keep it about the same size. That's what we've seen 284 00:16:24.320 --> 00:16:28.639 with other smartphone makers as well. These phones expected to 285 00:16:28.679 --> 00:16:31.559 be in stores on September twentieth. But you know, this 286 00:16:31.639 --> 00:16:33.559 is a big deal for Apple for whether you are 287 00:16:33.600 --> 00:16:36.279 buying a new phone or not. They've got that new 288 00:16:36.320 --> 00:16:40.320 software iOS eighteen coming out that typically launches around the 289 00:16:40.320 --> 00:16:42.720 time of the new phones too, So no matter what 290 00:16:43.000 --> 00:16:45.679 you've got, you know tens of millions of people here 291 00:16:45.679 --> 00:16:48.960 in the US that are ready to get either a 292 00:16:49.000 --> 00:16:51.200 refreshed phone or a new phone. 293 00:16:51.480 --> 00:16:55.320 And is my iOS eighteen going to automatically update on my. 294 00:16:56.240 --> 00:17:00.559 Fifteen depends if you have that feature Installedypically, I don't 295 00:17:00.600 --> 00:17:04.119 recommend the automatic installation feature because it's just better to 296 00:17:04.160 --> 00:17:06.599 have a manual control over that. But it will be 297 00:17:07.119 --> 00:17:11.079 compatible with the iPhone ten R and up, So if 298 00:17:11.079 --> 00:17:13.119 you have the ten ARE and anything later than that, 299 00:17:13.400 --> 00:17:14.599 you are getting that update. 300 00:17:15.000 --> 00:17:19.559 Okay, well, we'll be waiting because typically they're pretty secretive 301 00:17:19.599 --> 00:17:21.720 about what they're going to be unveiling. We know they're 302 00:17:21.720 --> 00:17:25.240 doing the Apple Intelligence, but do you have any other 303 00:17:25.839 --> 00:17:28.880 little hints of what's coming or are you expecting any 304 00:17:28.920 --> 00:17:30.160 surprises this go round? 305 00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:31.000 You know what? 306 00:17:31.440 --> 00:17:33.960 I think the last time Apple tried something new was 307 00:17:34.000 --> 00:17:36.240 the Vision Pro and I think they learned their lesson 308 00:17:36.720 --> 00:17:38.960 because that has not done so well. 309 00:17:39.039 --> 00:17:41.839 So are there still out there? Does anybody have them? 310 00:17:42.160 --> 00:17:43.880 Still out there thirty five hundred dollars. 311 00:17:43.920 --> 00:17:48.359 I think only the most enthusiastic Apple fans purchase those, 312 00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:50.559 or people that are trying to develop software. But it's 313 00:17:50.599 --> 00:17:52.519 a really tough place because there's not enough of them 314 00:17:52.559 --> 00:17:55.319 out there for people to want to use them or 315 00:17:55.359 --> 00:17:58.960 promote them or develop software for them. And so obviously 316 00:17:59.119 --> 00:18:01.680 it's just as a chicken before the egg kind of thing, 317 00:18:01.759 --> 00:18:04.000 like how do you get more people to use this 318 00:18:04.119 --> 00:18:06.240 if there's not more people developing for it. 319 00:18:06.240 --> 00:18:07.759 It's very very tricky right now. 320 00:18:07.839 --> 00:18:09.960 Yeah, interesting because there was such a big splash, and 321 00:18:09.960 --> 00:18:11.680 I remember when we talked about it when they first 322 00:18:11.759 --> 00:18:15.119 came out, but I literally haven't even heard anything about 323 00:18:15.599 --> 00:18:16.519 those in months. 324 00:18:16.720 --> 00:18:17.160 So no. 325 00:18:17.480 --> 00:18:19.319 In the last Apple event, they kind of did like 326 00:18:19.559 --> 00:18:22.200 a couple of little updates for it, but it was 327 00:18:22.400 --> 00:18:26.799 very very brief, and they'll probably mention something this time around. 328 00:18:26.799 --> 00:18:28.599 But I think this is going to be iPhone focused. 329 00:18:28.680 --> 00:18:31.440 iPhone is their baby, this is the biggest product they have, 330 00:18:31.680 --> 00:18:34.200 and this is going to be a big upgrade cycle 331 00:18:34.240 --> 00:18:36.880 with this artificial intelligence stuff, so I think they're going 332 00:18:36.960 --> 00:18:38.400 to focus a lot on that. 333 00:18:38.680 --> 00:18:41.400 Okay, cool, So I think this is kind of a 334 00:18:41.400 --> 00:18:44.400 fun new feature on Instagram because when I do post photos, 335 00:18:44.400 --> 00:18:46.960 it's always frustrating that you can't put the little captions 336 00:18:47.000 --> 00:18:49.799 on them, yeah, like you do with your videos. 337 00:18:50.160 --> 00:18:52.319 I noticed this a couple days ago on Instagram, just 338 00:18:52.359 --> 00:18:56.079 like so many new options, and you know, it sounds silly, 339 00:18:56.119 --> 00:18:58.839 but people love Instagram. It is the hottest app right now, 340 00:18:58.920 --> 00:19:02.359 so besides tick, I guess, but I think for mainstream, 341 00:19:02.440 --> 00:19:05.559 like the average person, more people are using Instagram on 342 00:19:05.559 --> 00:19:07.720 a daily basis, whereas TikTok is more kind of like 343 00:19:08.039 --> 00:19:11.640 younger people as well. But anyway, all new things you 344 00:19:11.640 --> 00:19:13.799 can do on your reels and stories. You might notice 345 00:19:13.799 --> 00:19:16.799 when you go to type there's like all new text animations, 346 00:19:16.799 --> 00:19:20.039 all new fonts, all new effects that's available for your 347 00:19:20.039 --> 00:19:22.400 reels and stories. But if you want to post just 348 00:19:22.440 --> 00:19:24.960 like a regular picture, you know, like a standard old 349 00:19:24.960 --> 00:19:28.920 school picture, right, you can actually add text and images 350 00:19:28.960 --> 00:19:31.960 to those pictures as well, So that's new. 351 00:19:32.559 --> 00:19:33.880 And then I noticed this the other day. 352 00:19:33.880 --> 00:19:37.000 I was slipping through one of my friend's photo carousels 353 00:19:37.240 --> 00:19:39.319 and I was like, why is this keep going? And 354 00:19:39.359 --> 00:19:41.039 I was like, wait a second, how many pictures can 355 00:19:41.079 --> 00:19:41.599 you put in here? 356 00:19:41.599 --> 00:19:41.839 Now? 357 00:19:41.880 --> 00:19:43.440 And the answer is they doubled it. 358 00:19:43.440 --> 00:19:44.279 It used to be ten. 359 00:19:44.799 --> 00:19:48.480 Now it's up to twenty pictures and videos per post, 360 00:19:49.079 --> 00:19:52.920 so you can share more of your vacation, so. 361 00:19:52.839 --> 00:19:55.119 You can do a larger like slideshowy kind of thing. 362 00:19:55.519 --> 00:19:57.759 Yeah, like when people post multiple pictures. You used to 363 00:19:57.839 --> 00:19:59.960 be ten was the limit. Now it's twenty. 364 00:20:00.160 --> 00:20:02.319 Okay, all right, and then I want definitely want to 365 00:20:02.359 --> 00:20:05.440 get to this one. This is what you're doing on 366 00:20:05.559 --> 00:20:09.799 ktla this morning. I've got a bunch of travel points 367 00:20:09.839 --> 00:20:11.759 that I've been racking up on my credit card and 368 00:20:11.799 --> 00:20:13.799 then using them as a whole other issue. 369 00:20:14.279 --> 00:20:16.759 Yes, and there's no reason to keep these things. The 370 00:20:16.839 --> 00:20:19.519 value of them goes down over time, So use them, 371 00:20:19.599 --> 00:20:21.960 use them, use them. A couple tools I'm talking about 372 00:20:22.000 --> 00:20:24.319 today on KTLA. The best is called Points. 373 00:20:24.480 --> 00:20:24.839 Yeah. 374 00:20:24.880 --> 00:20:27.880 This is a brand new travel search engine that lets 375 00:20:27.880 --> 00:20:32.519 you basically compare options across all of these loyalty programs. 376 00:20:32.519 --> 00:20:34.440 So whether you have them with your credit card, whether 377 00:20:34.480 --> 00:20:36.920 you have them with an airline or a hotel. It's 378 00:20:36.960 --> 00:20:39.720 like a one stop shop, and it's really good. It's 379 00:20:39.720 --> 00:20:42.680 really fast. Most of it is free. But if you 380 00:20:42.680 --> 00:20:45.559 want to get like the super you know, supercharge Search, 381 00:20:45.559 --> 00:20:48.640 which lets you search across like multiple days, multiple weeks. 382 00:20:48.960 --> 00:20:50.559 You'll have to pay a little bit, but that's a 383 00:20:50.599 --> 00:20:54.839 really great tool. Points dot Com. Then a ward wallet 384 00:20:54.880 --> 00:20:56.960 I really like. That's a way to track all your 385 00:20:56.960 --> 00:21:01.039 balances across and also get alerts for expiring points, so 386 00:21:01.079 --> 00:21:03.480 that's great. And then points Pass. This is a cool 387 00:21:03.519 --> 00:21:06.359 browser extension. If you search Google flights like I do 388 00:21:06.480 --> 00:21:09.720 all the time, it actually puts the points equivalent right 389 00:21:09.799 --> 00:21:12.359 in the search results and it tells you is it 390 00:21:12.400 --> 00:21:14.960 better to use your points or better to pay cash 391 00:21:15.240 --> 00:21:16.640 depending on how much the points are. 392 00:21:16.759 --> 00:21:18.920 Oh, I like that one because I do that, but 393 00:21:19.000 --> 00:21:21.119 you have to toggle on the like when I go to 394 00:21:21.160 --> 00:21:23.400 the Alaska website, you have to toggle and use miles 395 00:21:23.559 --> 00:21:24.279 or use money. 396 00:21:24.640 --> 00:21:25.880 Yeah, and then do a calculation. 397 00:21:25.960 --> 00:21:29.160 Points guy actually has a calculator which I also link up. 398 00:21:29.440 --> 00:21:32.759 Because these points are all worth something. So you may say, oh, 399 00:21:32.799 --> 00:21:35.640 fifteen thousand points for a free hotel room, Well, that 400 00:21:35.720 --> 00:21:38.200 hotel room only costs one hundred and twenty nine dollars 401 00:21:38.240 --> 00:21:41.319