WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.520 --> 00:00:04.000 You're listening to KFI AM six forty wake Up Call 2 00:00:04.120 --> 00:00:08.560 with me Amy King on demand on the iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:07.799 --> 00:00:14.919 App KFI hand KOST HD two, Los Angeles, Orange County. 4 00:00:14.960 --> 00:00:17.160 It's time for your morning wake up call. 5 00:00:20.719 --> 00:00:21.760 Here's Amy King. 6 00:00:31.600 --> 00:00:35.240 It's five o'clock, straight up. This is your wake up 7 00:00:35.280 --> 00:00:38.520 call for Monday, December ninth. Good morning, I'm Amy King. 8 00:00:38.560 --> 00:00:42.439 We're live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Whether you're at 9 00:00:42.479 --> 00:00:44.759 home or in your car, or have us up on 10 00:00:44.799 --> 00:00:47.640 the iHeartRadio App. We're happy you're here. I hope you 11 00:00:47.640 --> 00:00:51.000 had a great weekend. I got some stuff done. I 12 00:00:51.039 --> 00:00:55.119 did get a Christmas tree. Very proud, very happy with that, 13 00:00:55.479 --> 00:00:57.439 he said. I gotta say, I like to go to 14 00:00:57.520 --> 00:00:59.960 the Christmas tree lots. I love the whole feel of 15 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:02.960 going to the small Christmas tree lots, but the trees 16 00:01:02.960 --> 00:01:06.959 are getting so darn expensive. I cheated this year. I 17 00:01:06.959 --> 00:01:10.159 went to Home Depot, but they had a really nice 18 00:01:10.200 --> 00:01:13.680 noble tree. So it's up, not decorated, but it's up, 19 00:01:13.959 --> 00:01:16.439 so that's good. Didn't get any shopping done. How are 20 00:01:16.439 --> 00:01:20.680 you guys doing on your shopping? Because we got sixteen 21 00:01:20.799 --> 00:01:25.159 days so technically, because you can't count Christmas as a 22 00:01:25.239 --> 00:01:30.519 data shop. Fifteen days, I have not made much headway. 23 00:01:31.359 --> 00:01:33.480 Here's what's ahead on wake Up Call. Got a lot 24 00:01:33.519 --> 00:01:36.680 going on this morning. Thousands of Syrians have poured into 25 00:01:36.719 --> 00:01:41.519 the streets, firing off the laboratory gunfire as rebels took 26 00:01:41.560 --> 00:01:45.400 over Damascus over the weekend and President Bashar al Assad 27 00:01:45.519 --> 00:01:49.040 fled the country. Asad has been given asylum in Moscow. 28 00:01:49.159 --> 00:01:51.319 His family is with him. We're gonna be talking more 29 00:01:51.319 --> 00:01:54.079 about this, who's in control, what it means for the region, 30 00:01:54.200 --> 00:01:56.920 and a whole lot more with ABC's Jordana Miller. That's 31 00:01:56.959 --> 00:02:01.040 coming up at five. Twenty five year old girl has 32 00:02:01.040 --> 00:02:04.280 been killed in an attack by her family's dogs in Kovina. 33 00:02:04.319 --> 00:02:07.239 Police she was attacked yesterday afternoon by a rottweiler and 34 00:02:07.280 --> 00:02:11.080 a Rottweiler mix in the backyard. They and two other 35 00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:13.759 dogs were removed from the home by animal control. Another 36 00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:17.879 family member had some minor injuries from the attack. Santa 37 00:02:17.879 --> 00:02:20.599 Ana Win's expected to blow into southern California, increasing the 38 00:02:20.680 --> 00:02:23.319 risk of fire danger. A red flag warning for high 39 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:27.039 danger will be in effect from ten am through Wednesday 40 00:02:27.240 --> 00:02:30.400 in the valleys and Riverside County mountains. When gusts above 41 00:02:30.439 --> 00:02:33.000 fifty miles per hour expected. The red flag warning is 42 00:02:33.039 --> 00:02:35.639 also an effect in Malibu and the Ventura County coast. 43 00:02:36.439 --> 00:02:37.840 In just a couple of minutes, we're going to be 44 00:02:37.840 --> 00:02:41.439 talking about a planned community being built not far from here, 45 00:02:41.479 --> 00:02:46.080 where kindness is king. In fact, kindness is a requirement 46 00:02:46.319 --> 00:02:49.479 if you want to live there. And speaking of living there, 47 00:02:49.520 --> 00:02:53.439 there are now wolves living here in California again, and 48 00:02:53.479 --> 00:02:55.560 we're going to be talking to somebody from the Department 49 00:02:55.599 --> 00:02:58.520 of Fish and Wildlife to find out more about where 50 00:02:58.520 --> 00:03:00.680 they are, what they're doing, and how they are so 51 00:03:00.919 --> 00:03:04.919 important to a healthy ecosystem. Let's get started with some 52 00:03:04.960 --> 00:03:06.759 of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four 53 00:03:06.759 --> 00:03:10.919 hour newsroom. Syrian rebels who toppled the regime of Vishar 54 00:03:11.039 --> 00:03:16.199 Asad have freed prisoners from his notorious dungeons. Those freed 55 00:03:16.240 --> 00:03:19.199 include a writer who was sent to be executed yesterday. 56 00:03:19.520 --> 00:03:23.919 ABC's Andrew Dimbert says the rebels took Damascus over the weekend, 57 00:03:24.159 --> 00:03:26.919 ten days after they began their advance across the country. 58 00:03:27.000 --> 00:03:30.560 Rebel fighters stormed the presidential palace in Damascus as people 59 00:03:30.639 --> 00:03:33.840 top symbols of the Assad regime across the country. Videos 60 00:03:33.840 --> 00:03:36.599 posted online show a group of men appearing to find 61 00:03:36.639 --> 00:03:40.639 Asad's extensive car collection, including high end Porsches and Ferraris. 62 00:03:41.479 --> 00:03:45.639 Human rights groups, whistleblowers and former detainees say torture has 63 00:03:45.719 --> 00:03:50.360 been systematic in Syria and that secret executions have been 64 00:03:50.400 --> 00:03:54.240 reported at more than twenty sites run by Syrian intelligence. 65 00:03:54.560 --> 00:03:57.080 A long last Thesad regime's fall. 66 00:03:57.319 --> 00:04:01.199 President Biden calls the fall of the Assad regime a 67 00:04:01.319 --> 00:04:06.400 historic event. He says Asad's main support has come from Iran, Hesbola, 68 00:04:06.599 --> 00:04:09.039 and Russia, but that has shifted dramatically. 69 00:04:09.159 --> 00:04:14.039 This regime brutalized and tortured and killed. There are hundreds 70 00:04:14.080 --> 00:04:15.479 of thousands of Vinis Syrians. 71 00:04:16.319 --> 00:04:19.600 He says. There is now risk and uncertainty with the 72 00:04:19.680 --> 00:04:22.240 question of what comes next in Syria, but he says 73 00:04:22.279 --> 00:04:25.199 the US will work with partners and stakeholders in Syria 74 00:04:25.240 --> 00:04:28.480 to help them seize an opportunity. Rapper Jay Z has 75 00:04:28.480 --> 00:04:31.079 been accused in a federal lawsuit of raping a thirteen 76 00:04:31.160 --> 00:04:32.279 year old girl in New York. 77 00:04:32.480 --> 00:04:35.560 Victim claims she was drugged and assaulted by both Diddy 78 00:04:35.720 --> 00:04:39.240 and jay Z while a third celebrity watched Jay Z 79 00:04:39.560 --> 00:04:43.639 vehemently denying the claim, writing, these allegations are so heinous 80 00:04:43.639 --> 00:04:46.759 in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint. 81 00:04:46.839 --> 00:04:51.000 ABC's Alison Kossik says the lawsuit claims the assault happened 82 00:04:51.040 --> 00:04:53.399 in two thousand, when the girl was driven to an 83 00:04:53.560 --> 00:04:57.480 MTV Video Music Awards after party. The lawsuit was first 84 00:04:57.480 --> 00:05:01.240 filed in October against Combs and amend yesterday to include 85 00:05:01.319 --> 00:05:04.560 Jay Z, whose real name is Sean Carter. La County 86 00:05:04.600 --> 00:05:07.439 Sheriff Robert Luna and his deputies have helped spread some 87 00:05:07.519 --> 00:05:11.079 holiday cheered to five hundred disabled foster kids in their 88 00:05:11.120 --> 00:05:15.199 annual Holiday of Hope Bringing Joy to Foster Kids event. 89 00:05:15.480 --> 00:05:18.360 It was held at the department's training facility in Whittier. 90 00:05:18.560 --> 00:05:21.360 The department has been providing support for foster kids who 91 00:05:21.399 --> 00:05:24.519 have had to endure abuse and neglect in the county 92 00:05:24.839 --> 00:05:28.600 since nineteen eighty five. It's five oh six on your 93 00:05:28.600 --> 00:05:31.240 Monday morning wake up call. You know how everybody talks 94 00:05:31.279 --> 00:05:34.680 about being kind, Well, there is a community being built 95 00:05:34.839 --> 00:05:38.519 that takes kindness to a whole new level. So let's 96 00:05:38.519 --> 00:05:40.600 say good morning to the general manager of a new 97 00:05:40.639 --> 00:05:45.279 community called Silverwood. It's John o'hannian, John, I wanted to 98 00:05:45.279 --> 00:05:47.560 start with a press release you guys all put out. 99 00:05:47.959 --> 00:05:52.000 It's got my curiosity absolutely peaked. And here's what it says. 100 00:05:52.160 --> 00:05:57.160 Silverwood is a new DMB Master Planned community located in 101 00:05:57.199 --> 00:06:01.439 the Mojave River Valley. It's being built differently. There will 102 00:06:01.439 --> 00:06:06.199 be homes, community centers, schools, and parks, but most importantly, 103 00:06:07.040 --> 00:06:11.480 there will be kindness. John o'hannion, please tell us about 104 00:06:11.519 --> 00:06:14.959 Silverwood and what you mean by there will be kindness. 105 00:06:15.240 --> 00:06:17.879 It's one of the things we really wanted to try 106 00:06:17.879 --> 00:06:20.639 to do is to create a sense of community, a 107 00:06:20.639 --> 00:06:23.759 feeling of small town California, kind of the way it 108 00:06:23.879 --> 00:06:27.240 used to be in California. And one of the principles 109 00:06:27.240 --> 00:06:29.360 that we all talked about is, let's have as a 110 00:06:29.399 --> 00:06:34.839 foundational element of a pledge of kindness that our residents 111 00:06:35.399 --> 00:06:39.160 are going to free each other respectfully with kindness. They're 112 00:06:39.199 --> 00:06:43.800 going to react together in a manner that is befitting 113 00:06:44.519 --> 00:06:46.759 a small town and how people know each other and 114 00:06:46.759 --> 00:06:49.519 try to treat each other respectfully. And so that became 115 00:06:49.560 --> 00:06:53.279 a base tenant for us as we started developing the project. 116 00:06:53.920 --> 00:06:55.959 The first thing we did was we put together some 117 00:06:56.079 --> 00:06:59.519 ideas on what kindness means and what would represent in 118 00:06:59.600 --> 00:07:02.639 our unity, and we put together a pledge of kindness 119 00:07:02.959 --> 00:07:06.439 and we started off with all of our employees and 120 00:07:06.800 --> 00:07:11.519 our subcontractors are consultants. We talked to each of them 121 00:07:11.560 --> 00:07:14.160 about this concept and said, we want you to kind 122 00:07:14.199 --> 00:07:17.000 of get involved with us and this idea. Let's do 123 00:07:17.120 --> 00:07:20.639 this together. Let's do something that's special. And it's really 124 00:07:20.879 --> 00:07:22.839 paid some dividends. It's been fun so far. 125 00:07:23.120 --> 00:07:25.480 Well, I think it's really interesting too, John, because you 126 00:07:25.480 --> 00:07:28.079 said you mentioned contractors, and I'm like, I've dealt with 127 00:07:28.120 --> 00:07:30.079 some contractors who aren't exactly kind. 128 00:07:30.800 --> 00:07:36.560 The contractors, surprisingly have really grabbed a hold of this. 129 00:07:36.639 --> 00:07:39.319 I hear they've been working together and cooperating and so 130 00:07:38.920 --> 00:07:41.720 it has translated into a more efficient workplace. 131 00:07:41.959 --> 00:07:43.839 I love that. Okay, So I do want to talk 132 00:07:43.879 --> 00:07:46.600 about the community itself that you are planning. What's it 133 00:07:46.600 --> 00:07:47.319 going to look like. 134 00:07:47.879 --> 00:07:53.079 It'll include when we finish it, fifteen over fifteen thousand homes, commercial, 135 00:07:53.480 --> 00:07:56.720 all the support services that would go with that. It's 136 00:07:56.879 --> 00:07:59.519 unique in that we're on a very large piece of property, 137 00:07:59.560 --> 00:08:02.360 close to one thousand acres, so we have a lot 138 00:08:02.399 --> 00:08:05.319 of open space. We have over one hundred and sixty 139 00:08:05.399 --> 00:08:09.240 six miles of trails and past sales within the community. 140 00:08:09.680 --> 00:08:13.000 It's been designed as an active outdoor community. In that regard, 141 00:08:13.600 --> 00:08:16.720 we're doing three hundred and eighty some acres of parks, 142 00:08:17.360 --> 00:08:20.639 which is probably triple what is normal in a master 143 00:08:20.720 --> 00:08:23.639 plant community. And then we end up with over half 144 00:08:23.639 --> 00:08:26.639 of our acreage set aside as open space, So pretty 145 00:08:26.759 --> 00:08:30.879 unique master plant community. It will end up having five 146 00:08:30.920 --> 00:08:34.519 elementary schools, a high school, of middle school, you know, 147 00:08:34.600 --> 00:08:37.320 all the medical and support that would go along with 148 00:08:37.360 --> 00:08:40.919 that as well. So it's a community that was viewed 149 00:08:41.120 --> 00:08:44.960 from the perspective of the future residents, not just from 150 00:08:45.039 --> 00:08:47.399 the perspective of the real estate development team. 151 00:08:47.440 --> 00:08:49.120 But what's it like to live here? 152 00:08:49.399 --> 00:08:51.159 What's it going to be like long term? And that 153 00:08:51.320 --> 00:08:54.639 again gets back that whole idea of a kindness initiative 154 00:08:54.639 --> 00:08:57.000 that we started with is how do we create an 155 00:08:57.120 --> 00:09:01.159 environment where people get a connection to the community, feel 156 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:04.600 a closeness to it. It's a special place. 157 00:09:04.720 --> 00:09:08.200 Okay, And what are residents required to do because they 158 00:09:08.240 --> 00:09:11.279 have to make the pledge before they buy property, right. 159 00:09:11.679 --> 00:09:13.879 Yeah, we're going to include it in their packet. So 160 00:09:13.919 --> 00:09:16.519 when your your property information, when you come in and 161 00:09:16.559 --> 00:09:19.639 you learn, you're learning about the project. The pledge of 162 00:09:19.679 --> 00:09:24.240 kindness is part of that. So our community ambassadors, when 163 00:09:24.279 --> 00:09:26.639 you come out to the Welcome Center and you want 164 00:09:26.679 --> 00:09:29.440 to learn about the project and find out if it's 165 00:09:29.480 --> 00:09:31.080 a place you'd like to live, that's going to be 166 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:33.720 one of the initial things we share with you. Okay, 167 00:09:33.879 --> 00:09:35.759 and this is our expectation. 168 00:09:36.120 --> 00:09:39.000 Yeah, and then John, what happens if you end up 169 00:09:39.000 --> 00:09:42.399 getting a nasty neighbor and they break the kindness. 170 00:09:42.039 --> 00:09:45.120 Rules, Well, that'll be an interesting one. 171 00:09:45.200 --> 00:09:48.720 And we don't know. You know, it's not like that. 172 00:09:48.759 --> 00:09:51.440 This is a contract that you sign and you're obligated 173 00:09:51.440 --> 00:09:53.879 to do it, and there's some remedies or damages associated 174 00:09:53.879 --> 00:09:57.600 with your being a nasty neighbor. But what I think 175 00:09:57.639 --> 00:10:01.360 is is it's aspirational. It sets us standard. It creates 176 00:10:01.399 --> 00:10:05.360 an environment that people are going to feel compelled to 177 00:10:05.480 --> 00:10:07.960 cooperate in that regard. The same thing has to happen 178 00:10:08.000 --> 00:10:12.320 with all your organization documents like your HOA, your CCNRS, 179 00:10:12.360 --> 00:10:14.679 all these little pieces, they all have to have that 180 00:10:14.759 --> 00:10:18.039 same tenant running through them, and code of conduct for 181 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:20.120 all the meetings and all the different things like that. 182 00:10:20.519 --> 00:10:23.000 We're developing all of that as part of our process 183 00:10:23.080 --> 00:10:27.720 and hopes of creating a situation where fear pressure keeps 184 00:10:27.720 --> 00:10:28.639 you from being a jerk. 185 00:10:28.840 --> 00:10:29.759 Yes, I hope. 186 00:10:30.200 --> 00:10:33.919 I love this idea. And the all important question is 187 00:10:34.519 --> 00:10:36.279 when are you going to start construction or did you 188 00:10:36.279 --> 00:10:38.200 already start construction? And when are what's going to be. 189 00:10:38.159 --> 00:10:40.840 A restructed really Okay, we are franking. 190 00:10:41.360 --> 00:10:44.799 We're hoping to have our grand opening in the first 191 00:10:44.879 --> 00:10:50.000 quarter of twenty twenty five. We are full blow blowing 192 00:10:50.080 --> 00:10:52.399 and going right now building all of the road, streets 193 00:10:52.399 --> 00:10:54.080 and infrastructure that goes along with a. 194 00:10:54.080 --> 00:10:54.799 Community like this. 195 00:10:55.480 --> 00:10:58.799 Hopefully we'll be starting model homes and have those available. 196 00:10:59.480 --> 00:11:02.200 The goal is to have them available in March of 197 00:11:02.320 --> 00:11:02.960 twenty five. 198 00:11:03.159 --> 00:11:07.279 Wow, that's so exciting and then eventually fifteen thousand homes 199 00:11:07.279 --> 00:11:12.360 in this new community and it's called Silverwood, and wouldn't 200 00:11:12.399 --> 00:11:14.200 it be nice? I love the whole reasoning behind it, 201 00:11:14.240 --> 00:11:16.120 you know, bringing us back to the way it used 202 00:11:16.159 --> 00:11:17.919 to be. I think we need a lot of that. 203 00:11:18.519 --> 00:11:21.600 And where can people find some more information about this, John. 204 00:11:21.799 --> 00:11:25.720 Well, they can get our website Silverwood California dot com 205 00:11:26.080 --> 00:11:29.720 and register there and then you'll be on the main 206 00:11:29.840 --> 00:11:31.879 list and get all the kinds of information about the 207 00:11:31.919 --> 00:11:35.279 community you get on the website Silverwood California dot com. 208 00:11:35.279 --> 00:11:38.480 Also you can see some progress videos. We fly at 209 00:11:38.600 --> 00:11:41.399 drone fly it every month and post some videos of 210 00:11:41.440 --> 00:11:43.519 all our progress, and so it's kind of exciting to 211 00:11:43.559 --> 00:11:47.080 watch the progression as we get closer to launch. 212 00:11:47.360 --> 00:11:51.480 All Right, maybe the first of many kind communities. John o'hanni, 213 00:11:51.559 --> 00:11:54.000 and thank you so much for your time today. Doesn't 214 00:11:54.039 --> 00:11:57.519 that sound like a cool place. It could either be 215 00:11:57.559 --> 00:11:59.600 a super cool place or a little bit more, a 216 00:11:59.600 --> 00:12:01.639 little bit like Stepford Wives, one of the two. But 217 00:12:01.759 --> 00:12:05.240 I think like just signing the pledge and saying I'm 218 00:12:05.240 --> 00:12:06.799 not going to be a jerk of a neighbor and 219 00:12:06.799 --> 00:12:09.240 that kind of stuff, because I don't know about you. 220 00:12:09.480 --> 00:12:11.759 I've had a couple of jerks of neighbors and I 221 00:12:11.799 --> 00:12:15.159 would rather not have had that experience. Let's get back 222 00:12:15.159 --> 00:12:16.799 to some of the stories coming out of the KFI 223 00:12:16.840 --> 00:12:20.000 twenty four hour newsroom. Five people have survived a boat 224 00:12:20.039 --> 00:12:22.440 fire near the port of La The thirty foot boat 225 00:12:22.480 --> 00:12:25.600 caught fire yesterday afternoon. La City Fire says the captain 226 00:12:25.639 --> 00:12:29.399 reported it started in the engine compartment. Firefighters were able 227 00:12:29.440 --> 00:12:32.679 to help people get off the boat. No injuries were reported. 228 00:12:33.320 --> 00:12:36.360 The jury in the New York City subway chokehold case 229 00:12:36.440 --> 00:12:39.600 is set to resume deliberations today with the most serious 230 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:43.320 of the charges off the table. The judge dismissed the 231 00:12:43.399 --> 00:12:47.159 second degree manslaughter charge against Marine veteran Daniel Penny on 232 00:12:47.240 --> 00:12:51.320 Friday after jurors said that they were deadlocked. Legal expert 233 00:12:51.360 --> 00:12:53.759 Brian Buckmeyer says that changes the case. 234 00:12:53.960 --> 00:12:57.360 It's no longer a high level felony that Daniel Penny 235 00:12:57.440 --> 00:13:00.080 is facing, but in fact the lowest level felony of 236 00:13:00.120 --> 00:13:01.159 the state of New York homes. 237 00:13:01.279 --> 00:13:03.360 He says there could be a plea deal as soon 238 00:13:03.399 --> 00:13:08.440 as today. Economists say any tariffs put on imports from China, Canada, 239 00:13:08.480 --> 00:13:12.519 and Mexico could cause major financial issues for the agriculture 240 00:13:12.519 --> 00:13:15.720 industry in California. A report in the La Time says 241 00:13:15.720 --> 00:13:19.440 if tariffs are imposed by President elect Trump's incoming administration, 242 00:13:19.919 --> 00:13:22.919 the retaliatory trade war that could happen could lead to 243 00:13:23.120 --> 00:13:26.679 as much as six billion dollars in losses for California. 244 00:13:27.320 --> 00:13:30.559 President elect Trump has appointed his New York hush money 245 00:13:30.559 --> 00:13:34.840 case defense attorney, Alina Haba as his Counselor to the President. 246 00:13:35.240 --> 00:13:37.799 In Trump's first term, the position of counselor was held 247 00:13:37.799 --> 00:13:41.679 by Republican strategist Kellyan Conway. Rock and Roll Hall of 248 00:13:41.679 --> 00:13:45.360 famers Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks are teaming up to 249 00:13:45.519 --> 00:13:48.240 co headline a couple of shows in twenty twenty five. 250 00:13:48.679 --> 00:13:51.000 They're going to be performing in Detroit in March and 251 00:13:51.039 --> 00:13:54.360 at MetLife Stadium in New York in August, or at 252 00:13:54.360 --> 00:13:57.000 MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. I can't remember anyway, it's 253 00:13:57.000 --> 00:14:00.320 back east. Billy Joel's also co headlighting some show with 254 00:14:00.360 --> 00:14:03.639 Sting and Rod Stewart next year. Unfortunately, it doesn't look 255 00:14:03.679 --> 00:14:07.639 like any of the co headlining shows are here. In California, 256 00:14:08.320 --> 00:14:10.960 investigators trying to figure out what caused a huge fire 257 00:14:11.000 --> 00:14:14.960 that destroyed an Amazon warehouse early yesterday morning in South Almonte. 258 00:14:15.039 --> 00:14:18.039 The fire was reported around four am. The roof of 259 00:14:18.080 --> 00:14:22.320 the building collapsed, the building was destroyed. There were reportedly 260 00:14:22.360 --> 00:14:25.960 a lot of lithium ion batteries and small electronics in 261 00:14:26.000 --> 00:14:28.759 the return warehouse. It's day six of the man hunt 262 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:31.039 for the man who murdered the CEO of United Healthcare 263 00:14:31.120 --> 00:14:35.360 outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan. Authorities say they 264 00:14:35.440 --> 00:14:38.480 believe the man has left. The city Police are also 265 00:14:38.480 --> 00:14:40.960 saying they've identified the guy, but aren't saying yet who 266 00:14:40.960 --> 00:14:43.759 it is. Pictures of the shooter are up along the 267 00:14:43.840 --> 00:14:46.720 Mexican and Canadian borders, and a fifty thousand dollars rewards 268 00:14:46.720 --> 00:14:49.679 been offered by the FBI, the NYPDS kicking and another 269 00:14:49.720 --> 00:14:53.919 ten thousand dollars reward. Yankees star outfielder Juan Soto was 270 00:14:54.000 --> 00:14:57.919 gone across town and has signed a record seven hundred 271 00:14:57.919 --> 00:15:00.639 and sixty five million dollar fifteen year deal with the 272 00:15:00.679 --> 00:15:03.240 New York Mets. He'd have the right to opt out 273 00:15:03.240 --> 00:15:05.480 of the contract after the twenty twenty nine season if 274 00:15:05.519 --> 00:15:07.879 the Mets didn't agree at that time to raise the 275 00:15:07.919 --> 00:15:12.320 contract to eight hundred and five million dollars. Nice at 276 00:15:12.360 --> 00:15:14.240 six oh five, it's handled on the news. Jay Z 277 00:15:14.480 --> 00:15:17.320 could have just become wrapped up in the Sean Combs case. 278 00:15:17.360 --> 00:15:19.879 Bill's going to talk about that right now. Let's say 279 00:15:19.919 --> 00:15:25.360 good morning to ABC's Geordana Miller in Jerusalem. Geordana, people 280 00:15:25.399 --> 00:15:27.200 are dancing in the streets in Syria. 281 00:15:29.360 --> 00:15:34.200 That's right, because the rebels rebel offensive that began in 282 00:15:34.279 --> 00:15:37.440 the north a little more than ten days ago. In 283 00:15:37.480 --> 00:15:42.279 the stunning and swift offensive this rebel group, along with 284 00:15:42.399 --> 00:15:47.120 others the Kurds and some that are affiliated with the 285 00:15:47.159 --> 00:15:52.120 Islamic State, they have successfully toppled the regime of President 286 00:15:52.200 --> 00:15:56.000 Bashar al Assad. He is gone after more than two 287 00:15:56.080 --> 00:16:01.519 decades in power. He fled on Sunday. He's in Russia, 288 00:16:01.600 --> 00:16:06.159 where he's been given immunity by the Kremlin. No surprise there. 289 00:16:06.840 --> 00:16:11.919 Russia was Assad's biggest backer for years, along with Iran, 290 00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:18.840 both Moscow and Tehran, helping Assad stay in power more 291 00:16:18.919 --> 00:16:24.519 than ten years after this uprising against Assad's power began. 292 00:16:25.320 --> 00:16:30.480 But the rebels smartly watching how things have unfolded here 293 00:16:30.480 --> 00:16:34.039 in the Middle East over the last fourteen months and 294 00:16:34.480 --> 00:16:39.279 what's happening in Ukraine, and they saw a window in 295 00:16:39.320 --> 00:16:44.559 which they could launch a kind of surprise offensive and 296 00:16:44.639 --> 00:16:49.919 if they could move quickly enough, they figured Iran and 297 00:16:50.360 --> 00:16:53.559 Russia would not be in a position to help keep 298 00:16:53.679 --> 00:16:57.960 Asad in power this time around. And that's exactly what happened. Remember, 299 00:16:58.080 --> 00:17:03.919 Iran and Hsbala have suffered major, you know, setback because 300 00:17:03.960 --> 00:17:09.279 of the war here against Israel. Israel's now signed a 301 00:17:09.319 --> 00:17:13.680 ceasefire with Hasbola, but they have been you know, really 302 00:17:14.000 --> 00:17:18.799 decimated over the last several months. And Iran had you know, 303 00:17:18.880 --> 00:17:24.599 tried to attack Israel that failed, and in Russia bogged 304 00:17:24.599 --> 00:17:27.880 down and it's war in Ukraine. So Asad was left 305 00:17:27.960 --> 00:17:31.680 really with nobody to help prop up his regime, which 306 00:17:31.759 --> 00:17:35.720 after more than a decade, it seems the fighters were 307 00:17:35.839 --> 00:17:40.319 you know, unwilling to stick up for this regime, uh 308 00:17:40.400 --> 00:17:46.279 and they quickly surrendered and defected. And now people are 309 00:17:46.359 --> 00:17:50.319 celebrating in the streets because Asad was a brutal dictator. 310 00:17:50.960 --> 00:17:56.079 He helped to stay in power. He killed tens of 311 00:17:56.079 --> 00:18:02.599 thousands of his own civilians. He brutally toreured people in jails, 312 00:18:02.680 --> 00:18:06.920 he jailed his political opponents and any you know, there 313 00:18:07.039 --> 00:18:12.480 was no freedom of the press there. Journalists suffered, women suffered. 314 00:18:13.319 --> 00:18:18.759 So there's great celebrations across Syria that this regime, seen 315 00:18:18.799 --> 00:18:24.480 as not only a dictatorship but corrupt, is gone. But 316 00:18:24.559 --> 00:18:27.039 a lot of questions about, you know, what's going to 317 00:18:27.079 --> 00:18:32.000 happen now these rebel groups are it is a varied 318 00:18:32.039 --> 00:18:36.519 group and they are going to have to work together 319 00:18:37.039 --> 00:18:40.200 if they're going to keep the state of Syria alive, 320 00:18:40.400 --> 00:18:43.640 if it won't descend and break down into separate fiefdoms. 321 00:18:44.759 --> 00:18:48.279 And it's unclear if this is going to be a 322 00:18:48.400 --> 00:18:57.559 radical Islamist government or possibly a more modern Arab country 323 00:18:57.680 --> 00:19:00.599 after all of this, it's unclear. I don't think though, 324 00:19:00.880 --> 00:19:02.279 anybody really knows yet. 325 00:19:02.599 --> 00:19:07.039 Yeah, I think I saw that the leader of the 326 00:19:07.039 --> 00:19:12.279 rebel group that overtook Damascus is actually labeled as a 327 00:19:12.400 --> 00:19:16.319 terrorist and his group a terrorist organization by the US. 328 00:19:16.599 --> 00:19:19.359 But he has, like you said, is he going to 329 00:19:19.359 --> 00:19:22.160 be more moderate because he's talking more moderately, like, hey, 330 00:19:22.200 --> 00:19:25.759 we have to work together. You know, it doesn't sound 331 00:19:26.119 --> 00:19:29.559 like he's not sounding like an extremist right now. 332 00:19:30.839 --> 00:19:33.559 That's right. I mean, he's given a few interviews with 333 00:19:33.759 --> 00:19:39.160 international media, you know, trying to broadcast a more reformed 334 00:19:39.279 --> 00:19:44.359 or friendly version. But he is someone who was a 335 00:19:44.400 --> 00:19:50.200 member of al Qaeda, who is on America's list of terrorists. 336 00:19:50.519 --> 00:19:54.480 His organization is a breakoff from al Qaeda, and as 337 00:19:54.480 --> 00:20:00.680 you said, rightly listed as a terrorist organization. You know, 338 00:20:00.759 --> 00:20:04.880 we shouldn't be deceived by any kind of pr campaign 339 00:20:05.480 --> 00:20:08.920 by Joliana. We have Joliani. We do not know yet 340 00:20:10.400 --> 00:20:14.680 how he will put together a transitional government, but what 341 00:20:14.759 --> 00:20:17.839 it will look like, if it will be inclusive, if 342 00:20:17.920 --> 00:20:21.839 it will be transparent or not. And so I think, 343 00:20:22.440 --> 00:20:25.759 like you know, President Biden said, it's a moment of 344 00:20:25.960 --> 00:20:29.039 justice for the people of Syria who lived under the 345 00:20:29.079 --> 00:20:33.319 oppressive regime of Aasha Assad, but it's also a moment 346 00:20:33.400 --> 00:20:34.720 of risks and danger. 347 00:20:35.200 --> 00:20:38.640 Yeah. Well, and and then Jordana, does it appear that 348 00:20:38.680 --> 00:20:41.319 anyone from the outside is going to come help them 349 00:20:41.440 --> 00:20:44.160 try to figure out how to move forward or is 350 00:20:44.200 --> 00:20:46.160 it going to be hands off and just let them 351 00:20:46.519 --> 00:20:47.799 see how it comes together. 352 00:20:50.519 --> 00:20:52.960 Well, I think that's a good a good question. It 353 00:20:53.440 --> 00:20:56.000 doesn't look like there's going to be anybody to come 354 00:20:56.039 --> 00:21:01.119 in and try to craft or help help the help 355 00:21:01.200 --> 00:21:03.799 the rubble leader for now. I mean, the UN and 356 00:21:03.839 --> 00:21:06.759 other organizations are saying they're gonna, you know, they're going 357 00:21:06.839 --> 00:21:11.880 to work with Juliani and see, you know what kind 358 00:21:11.920 --> 00:21:15.079 of government he puts he puts together. The Prime Minister 359 00:21:15.880 --> 00:21:20.799 is staying in place to help with that transition. But again, 360 00:21:20.839 --> 00:21:24.200 I think there's a lot of questions from Jerusalem. You 361 00:21:24.240 --> 00:21:28.480 can see that Israel is taking a very aggressive stance 362 00:21:28.559 --> 00:21:31.799 and they are really preparing for the worst case scenario, 363 00:21:31.839 --> 00:21:37.119 which is that Syria descends into you know, a group 364 00:21:37.160 --> 00:21:43.640 of Islamist radical Islamists fiefdoms. We can see the Israelis 365 00:21:43.640 --> 00:21:47.519 have already taken the entirety of the what was once 366 00:21:47.559 --> 00:21:52.240 a demilitarized security buffer between Israel and Syria along the 367 00:21:52.240 --> 00:21:56.160 goal On Heights in the north. That that buffer zone 368 00:21:56.240 --> 00:21:59.359 is about fifty miles long and about ten miles deep. 369 00:22:00.400 --> 00:22:04.559 These relies are already really moving even further into Syrian 370 00:22:05.480 --> 00:22:08.920 territory to fortify their northern border, and they're being very 371 00:22:08.920 --> 00:22:13.559 aggressive and open on their strikes inside Syria. They're going 372 00:22:13.680 --> 00:22:18.039 after regime military assets that they want to destroy before 373 00:22:18.440 --> 00:22:21.559 the rebels get their hands on them. That includes everything 374 00:22:21.599 --> 00:22:28.279 from aircraft, military bases, missiles, to residual chemical war weapons. 375 00:22:28.720 --> 00:22:33.200 So a time to celebrate, but also be cautious because 376 00:22:33.240 --> 00:22:36.119 this is going to be very fragile and potentially a 377 00:22:36.319 --> 00:22:40.799 dangerous time and we'll be watching and appreciate. I appreciate 378 00:22:40.839 --> 00:22:43.519 the update. It's very helpful. Thank you, Jordana. We'll talk 379 00:22:43.559 --> 00:22:44.000 to you soon. 380 00:22:44.400 --> 00:22:45.480 Talk soon, all right. Ye. 381 00:22:46.359 --> 00:22:48.839 A red flag warning set to take effect this morning 382 00:22:48.920 --> 00:22:50.960 for the La in Ventura County Mountains as well as 383 00:22:51.000 --> 00:22:53.440 much of the Inland Empire. The National Weather Service has 384 00:22:53.480 --> 00:22:55.440 sant Anna wins will peak at thirty to forty miles 385 00:22:55.440 --> 00:22:59.039 per hour Tonight into tomorrow could see gusts up to 386 00:22:59.119 --> 00:23:03.000 fifty miles per hour. Meteorologist David Munyon says that combined 387 00:23:03.000 --> 00:23:04.720 with low humidity, is going to increase. 388 00:23:04.440 --> 00:23:07.279 Fire risks when you have that really dry air that 389 00:23:07.400 --> 00:23:09.960 comes down with the winds, and then the strong wind 390 00:23:10.359 --> 00:23:13.680 that can help fan the flames of any fires that 391 00:23:13.720 --> 00:23:15.599 want to start, and then all the ground is an 392 00:23:15.640 --> 00:23:16.559 air so dry. 393 00:23:17.279 --> 00:23:20.680 The red flag warnings will be in effect through Wednesday. 394 00:23:21.160 --> 00:23:24.319 Burbank Congressman Adam Schiff is set to be sworn in 395 00:23:24.400 --> 00:23:27.119 as California's newest US Senator, He said to fill the 396 00:23:27.160 --> 00:23:30.400 rest of Diane Feinstein's term. She died in September of 397 00:23:30.440 --> 00:23:33.960 last year. In January, he will begin the full six 398 00:23:34.039 --> 00:23:37.359 year term which he was elected to last month. Shift 399 00:23:37.400 --> 00:23:40.839 resigned his House seat last week. The health insurance industry 400 00:23:41.000 --> 00:23:43.880 is facing a national backlash following the murder of United 401 00:23:43.960 --> 00:23:47.799