WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.680 --> 00:00:04.160 You're listening to KFI AM six forty wake Up Call 2 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:09.160 with me Amy King on demand on the iHeartRadio app. 3 00:00:08.839 --> 00:00:12.839 KFI and KOSTHD two Los Angeles, Orange County. 4 00:00:13.119 --> 00:00:18.320 I'll goes it, mister Warlock winter Please, I've got my 5 00:00:18.440 --> 00:00:21.760 magic power working just fired. I can cast up a 6 00:00:21.960 --> 00:00:26.519 big freeze. Yes, sir, I think I can guarantee oh 7 00:00:26.760 --> 00:00:31.640 white Christmas wonderful. Then let's be off. 8 00:00:31.879 --> 00:00:34.119 It's time for your morning wake up call. 9 00:00:35.359 --> 00:00:36.439 Here's Amy Key. 10 00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:40.280 You bet watch John, you better not try, you bet not. 11 00:00:40.920 --> 00:00:44.520 I te Sata clauses. 12 00:00:44.159 --> 00:00:50.200 Woman to the time in twelve more days. It's five o'clock, 13 00:00:50.240 --> 00:00:52.719 straight up. This is your wake up call for Friday, 14 00:00:53.520 --> 00:00:57.159 December thirteenth. I'm Amy King. We're live everywhere on the 15 00:00:57.159 --> 00:01:00.759 iHeartRadio app. YEP, it's right, It's you heard right. It 16 00:01:00.840 --> 00:01:02.520 is Friday the thirteenth. 17 00:01:03.000 --> 00:01:03.240 Oooh. 18 00:01:04.200 --> 00:01:06.719 It's also almost a full moon, which was beautiful on 19 00:01:06.760 --> 00:01:08.560 the way in. I know I talk about the moon 20 00:01:08.599 --> 00:01:12.280 a lot, but it is gorgeous and it's just just 21 00:01:12.359 --> 00:01:14.560 a sliver off of full, so I think it's going 22 00:01:14.599 --> 00:01:17.480 to be full tomorrow. Tomorrow. Also, if you're doing the 23 00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:19.879 twelve Days of Christmas, well there are just twelve days 24 00:01:19.959 --> 00:01:23.359 until Christmas, so you better get started today. We're going 25 00:01:23.400 --> 00:01:25.799 to have a run on partridges and a pear tree 26 00:01:25.799 --> 00:01:29.000 at the PetSmart. Here's what's ahead on wake up call. 27 00:01:29.040 --> 00:01:31.640 More than thirty seven hundred Malibu residents have been allowed 28 00:01:31.680 --> 00:01:35.200 to return home as firefighters continue to gain control of 29 00:01:35.239 --> 00:01:38.480 the more than four thousand acre fire. Sixteen hundred homes 30 00:01:38.480 --> 00:01:41.599 are still under evacuation orders. The fire that started late 31 00:01:41.680 --> 00:01:45.480 Monday night is about thirty percent surrounded. Bird flu has 32 00:01:45.519 --> 00:01:48.359 been detected at a farm in northern California that supplies 33 00:01:48.400 --> 00:01:51.560 turkeys to foster farms. The California Department of Food and 34 00:01:51.599 --> 00:01:55.680 Agriculture has euthanized the infected birds at Nilson Farms. This 35 00:01:55.719 --> 00:01:57.680 is the fourth time bird flu has been reported in 36 00:01:57.680 --> 00:02:01.280 Sacramento County this year. Stanley is calling two point six 37 00:02:01.319 --> 00:02:04.840 million stainless steel travel mugs because of a defect that 38 00:02:04.920 --> 00:02:08.159 could cause people to get burned. The mugs lid threads 39 00:02:08.360 --> 00:02:11.800 shrink when they're exposed to heat and torque, which could 40 00:02:11.840 --> 00:02:14.120 make the lid come off, and that poses a burn hazard. 41 00:02:14.120 --> 00:02:16.960 The Consumer Product Safety Commission is telling people to stop 42 00:02:17.080 --> 00:02:21.479 using the switchback and trigger action mugs. And contact Stanley 43 00:02:21.520 --> 00:02:24.520 to get a replacement. So what is up with all 44 00:02:24.560 --> 00:02:27.000 the drones buzzing around back East. We're gonna find out 45 00:02:27.039 --> 00:02:29.439 in just a couple of minutes with ABC's John Cohen, 46 00:02:29.879 --> 00:02:34.400 also a ceasefire may actually be closer to reality in 47 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:36.639 the Middle East. We're gonna check him. With ABC's Jordanna 48 00:02:36.639 --> 00:02:39.199 Miller at five point twenty, we're gonna be talking with 49 00:02:39.280 --> 00:02:41.840 the house whispered Dean Sharp about how you can slime 50 00:02:41.879 --> 00:02:44.159 your house and then why that could save it from 51 00:02:44.159 --> 00:02:47.599 a wildfire. And ABC's Willgans has what's good and maybe 52 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:49.960 not so good on the stream this weekend that's coming 53 00:02:50.039 --> 00:02:52.759 up before the top of the hour at five point fifty, 54 00:02:53.360 --> 00:02:55.080 Let's get started with some of the stories coming out 55 00:02:55.080 --> 00:02:58.000 of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Cooler weather and 56 00:02:58.520 --> 00:03:01.199 weaker winds have helped fire fighters trying to stop that 57 00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:05.000 four thousand acre wildfire in Malibu. Lacantic Fire Section Chief 58 00:03:05.080 --> 00:03:07.599 Drew Smith says the fire is now thirty percent surrounded. 59 00:03:07.719 --> 00:03:09.639 When we have this change in the weather, we're taking 60 00:03:09.680 --> 00:03:11.639 advantage of that so we can get in deeper to 61 00:03:11.759 --> 00:03:15.080 those areas to support that mop up endeavor. But we 62 00:03:15.199 --> 00:03:18.080 know that with the steep, rugged topography. There's areas that 63 00:03:18.120 --> 00:03:20.120 are going to be very challenging for us due to 64 00:03:20.120 --> 00:03:22.159 the topography and the heavy fuel loading. 65 00:03:23.560 --> 00:03:25.520 Some people have been allowed to return home, but about 66 00:03:25.520 --> 00:03:29.000 sixteen hundred remain under evacuation orders. Twelve homes and other 67 00:03:29.039 --> 00:03:32.919 buildings have been destroyed by the fire. Eleven are damaged 68 00:03:33.360 --> 00:03:37.120 most of the ones destroyed where other buildings, sheds and 69 00:03:37.120 --> 00:03:40.240 that kind of thing for homes were actually destroyed. The 70 00:03:40.280 --> 00:03:43.120 family of the woman from Hawaii reported missing in LA 71 00:03:43.240 --> 00:03:47.639 started refunding donations to the go fund Me page. Kfi's 72 00:03:47.680 --> 00:03:50.680 Tammy Truchillo says the family started the page last month 73 00:03:50.680 --> 00:03:53.800 to help with the search for Hannah Kobayashi, who turned 74 00:03:53.800 --> 00:03:56.120 out to have gone to Mexico on her own. 75 00:03:56.199 --> 00:03:59.199 The family expressed its appreciation for everyone who supported them 76 00:03:59.280 --> 00:04:02.520 during what they call they're unimaginable ordeal, and his father 77 00:04:02.560 --> 00:04:05.680 committed suicide while in Los Angeles who search for his daughter. 78 00:04:06.120 --> 00:04:08.719 People donated nearly fifty thousand dollars for the search. Those 79 00:04:08.759 --> 00:04:10.719 who want their money back can submit a claim by 80 00:04:10.719 --> 00:04:14.080 December eighteenth. Some hotel and airport workers in LA are 81 00:04:14.080 --> 00:04:15.000 going to be getting raises. 82 00:04:15.039 --> 00:04:17.639 Thealy City council's vote sets the minimum wage for some 83 00:04:17.720 --> 00:04:20.439 tourism workers at twenty two to fifty an hour next year, 84 00:04:20.480 --> 00:04:23.720 with regular increases until it's thirty dollars in twenty twenty eight. 85 00:04:23.959 --> 00:04:26.800 Councilman John Lee was among those opposed to the living 86 00:04:26.839 --> 00:04:30.079 wage ordinance because business owners have expressed fears. 87 00:04:29.720 --> 00:04:33.439 There are going to be underperforming stores that shutdown because 88 00:04:33.480 --> 00:04:36.120 of this, and they're going to those people are going to. 89 00:04:36.040 --> 00:04:36.879 Lose their jobs. 90 00:04:36.959 --> 00:04:39.279 The workers have argued they need more money to survive 91 00:04:39.319 --> 00:04:42.839 in the increasingly expensive city, especially before the Olympics bring 92 00:04:42.959 --> 00:04:46.319 many international visitors. Michael Monks KFI News. 93 00:04:46.959 --> 00:04:50.600 Amazon is planning to donate a million dollars to President 94 00:04:50.720 --> 00:04:55.000 elect Trump's inauguration fund, a company spokesman confirmed yesterday. The 95 00:04:55.040 --> 00:04:59.680 e commerce giant will also stream Trump's inauguration on Prime Video. 96 00:05:00.920 --> 00:05:04.959 Let's say good morning now to ABC's John Cohen. So, John, 97 00:05:05.040 --> 00:05:07.720 let's talk drones. What is going on in the skies 98 00:05:07.759 --> 00:05:10.240 over New York and New Jersey. 99 00:05:10.279 --> 00:05:13.120 I'd be great to be with you again. Okay, So, 100 00:05:13.439 --> 00:05:15.360 what we have seen over the last week or so 101 00:05:15.720 --> 00:05:21.360 are a number of alleged sightings of drones which are 102 00:05:21.519 --> 00:05:26.920 being described as suspicious activities. I think it's important for 103 00:05:26.920 --> 00:05:30.399 everybody to understand that, you know, drones or unmanned aviation 104 00:05:30.600 --> 00:05:33.439 vehicles as we're calling them in the government, have become 105 00:05:33.600 --> 00:05:37.800 very widespread as it relates to usage for legitimate purposes 106 00:05:38.519 --> 00:05:41.360 commercial imaging. You know, the forest fires you were just 107 00:05:41.399 --> 00:05:45.160 talking about. Our fire services used drones to maintain awareness 108 00:05:45.199 --> 00:05:48.120 of what's going on, but they've also increasingly been used 109 00:05:48.920 --> 00:05:52.199 by those involved in threat related or illegal activities. Drug 110 00:05:52.199 --> 00:05:58.480 traffickers use drones to transport drugs. Intelligence services use drones 111 00:05:58.519 --> 00:06:04.399 to collect intelligence. So what this case really illustrates is 112 00:06:04.439 --> 00:06:08.560 two things. One, we have real challenges in the country 113 00:06:08.639 --> 00:06:14.480 as far as who's responsible for maintaining awareness of both 114 00:06:14.560 --> 00:06:18.879 legal and illegal purposes. Usages of shows, who's responsible for 115 00:06:19.839 --> 00:06:23.879 identifying those illegitimate or threat related purposes, and who has 116 00:06:23.920 --> 00:06:27.439 responsibility for mitigating those threats. The other thing, quite frankly, 117 00:06:27.480 --> 00:06:30.439 this illustrates is something you and I have talked about 118 00:06:30.480 --> 00:06:34.079 over the years, which is how quickly conspiracy theories can 119 00:06:34.519 --> 00:06:39.680 can travel and across the internet. There are you know, 120 00:06:39.680 --> 00:06:41.040 if you only have to turn on the news to 121 00:06:41.079 --> 00:06:43.399 see people saying that these drones should be shot down, 122 00:06:43.680 --> 00:06:46.439 and just last night, we heard from Homeland Security and 123 00:06:46.480 --> 00:06:49.480 the FBI that they've actually determined a number of these 124 00:06:49.560 --> 00:06:52.040 videos are of legitimate aircraft. 125 00:06:52.800 --> 00:06:55.720 Legitimate aircraft meaning just regular old planes. 126 00:06:56.759 --> 00:07:01.120 Correct, Homeland Security and FBI that they've reviewed some of 127 00:07:01.120 --> 00:07:06.040 the videos that were were that were posted online and 128 00:07:06.079 --> 00:07:09.079 getting a lot of commentary, and they actually said that 129 00:07:09.160 --> 00:07:13.480 they were small manned aircraft being flown for legitimate purposes. 130 00:07:13.519 --> 00:07:15.680 So it's just it's really important. And I think this 131 00:07:15.759 --> 00:07:21.800 really illustrates is that when these types of videos or 132 00:07:22.639 --> 00:07:27.120 other content get posted online become the topic for widespread discussion, 133 00:07:28.480 --> 00:07:33.079 perhaps even these targets for conspiracy theories, that government really 134 00:07:33.160 --> 00:07:39.000 has a responsibility to provide accurate information so that if 135 00:07:39.000 --> 00:07:41.240 it is something that's truly a threat, steps can be 136 00:07:41.279 --> 00:07:43.759 taken to deal with it. If it's truly a threat, 137 00:07:43.800 --> 00:07:46.480 the public can be educated. But if it's not a threat, 138 00:07:47.360 --> 00:07:51.399 the public can feel feel safer. Quite frankly, that we 139 00:07:51.480 --> 00:07:54.879 don't have a bunch of in this case, drones being 140 00:07:55.000 --> 00:07:59.319 deployed for illicit or nefarious purposes around the country. 141 00:08:00.000 --> 00:08:02.040 Hey, but John, isn't that part of the problem Because 142 00:08:02.040 --> 00:08:05.560 there's so much buzz about the drones and in true 143 00:08:05.639 --> 00:08:09.560 government form. No one's saying they're responsible, like you're saying 144 00:08:09.560 --> 00:08:11.560 that some of them. They're saying, oh, some of those 145 00:08:11.680 --> 00:08:15.839 might be legitimate aircraft, but people have been reporting hundreds 146 00:08:15.959 --> 00:08:19.839 of them, like hovering over their houses. 147 00:08:21.199 --> 00:08:24.519 Yeah, exactly, I mean, and you're exactly right. Part of 148 00:08:24.560 --> 00:08:28.560 the problem is that we have more and more people 149 00:08:28.839 --> 00:08:31.800 using drones, right. I mean, just in my neighborhood alone, 150 00:08:31.800 --> 00:08:34.480 we have two families that love to fly their drones, 151 00:08:34.519 --> 00:08:36.799 and often I'll be in my yard and the drone 152 00:08:36.799 --> 00:08:39.679 will be hovering. We have some people who use drones, 153 00:08:39.840 --> 00:08:44.480 you know, for the legitimate purposes, and we also have 154 00:08:44.559 --> 00:08:46.480 drones that are being used for illegitimate purposes. I think 155 00:08:46.519 --> 00:08:50.039 Amazon just announced that they're going to be incorporating drones 156 00:08:50.240 --> 00:08:54.639 increasingly in what they you know, how they deliver packages 157 00:08:54.639 --> 00:08:58.080 to people's houses. That said, you know, and I ran 158 00:08:58.200 --> 00:09:00.919 the office for a while, or the office that was 159 00:09:00.960 --> 00:09:04.879 responsible for this at DHS fell under my responsibilities. We 160 00:09:04.919 --> 00:09:09.679 have really struggled nationally to develop a comprehensive and cohesive 161 00:09:09.720 --> 00:09:11.399 plan to deal with what you said. So, on the 162 00:09:11.440 --> 00:09:14.559 one hand, drones are becoming much more pervasive in our 163 00:09:14.840 --> 00:09:17.720 domestic airspace, and on the other hand, there is no 164 00:09:18.039 --> 00:09:21.840 clear delineation of who's responsible for making sure that a 165 00:09:21.919 --> 00:09:24.960 drone that may be hovering over someone's house, or over 166 00:09:25.000 --> 00:09:29.440 a government facility, or over some other type of sensitive location, 167 00:09:30.240 --> 00:09:34.000 or even near an airport, who's responsible for detecting that drone, 168 00:09:34.159 --> 00:09:37.120 determine whether it's legitimate, and if it's there for illegitimate 169 00:09:37.159 --> 00:09:39.559 purposes bringing it down? And then how do you bring 170 00:09:39.600 --> 00:09:41.480 it down if you shoot down a drone, which, by 171 00:09:41.519 --> 00:09:43.759 the way, for everyone listening, if you see a drone 172 00:09:43.799 --> 00:09:46.200 and you shoot it down, your in violation of federal law. 173 00:09:46.519 --> 00:09:48.279 But if it's a drone that's a threat or being 174 00:09:48.399 --> 00:09:53.039 used for illegal purposes, there's no clear delineation of who's 175 00:09:53.080 --> 00:09:55.600 responsible for taking care of that and bringing it down 176 00:09:55.600 --> 00:09:56.480 in a safe manner. 177 00:09:56.720 --> 00:10:00.639 Okay, and then John, do we have drones or does 178 00:10:00.639 --> 00:10:03.240 the government have drones that can go check out these 179 00:10:04.879 --> 00:10:08.080 supposed drones? I mean, can't they go up and say, hey, 180 00:10:08.080 --> 00:10:08.639 what is this? 181 00:10:09.679 --> 00:10:12.759 So typically the response to something like this is you 182 00:10:12.799 --> 00:10:15.240 can use a drone to check out the other drone 183 00:10:16.120 --> 00:10:19.240 you But what law enforcement would seek to do in 184 00:10:19.279 --> 00:10:22.120 a situation where they have concerns is try to identify 185 00:10:22.120 --> 00:10:26.200 who's controlling the drone, so, you know, because that's really 186 00:10:26.200 --> 00:10:28.919 what's going to help you identify whether it's a legitimate 187 00:10:28.960 --> 00:10:32.080 or a legitimate purposes. So what you often see, particularly 188 00:10:32.279 --> 00:10:34.639 you know, in cities and towns around the country, is 189 00:10:34.639 --> 00:10:37.360 if there's a report going into law enforcement, they'll try 190 00:10:37.360 --> 00:10:40.559 to find who's controlling the drone. They'll then seek to 191 00:10:40.600 --> 00:10:43.360 identify by talking to that person who, you know, what 192 00:10:43.440 --> 00:10:46.039 their purpose for, if they're in violation of the law, 193 00:10:46.639 --> 00:10:49.799 actions will be taken. If they're just sort of you know, 194 00:10:49.840 --> 00:10:52.879 if it's a legitimate purpose that type of action, or 195 00:10:52.919 --> 00:10:58.000 in and around airports, TSA has responsibility for maintaining safety 196 00:10:58.080 --> 00:10:59.840 of the you know, planes coming in and out of 197 00:10:59.879 --> 00:11:02.919 the airport, and that includes when there's there's a drone usage, 198 00:11:03.159 --> 00:11:06.559 if the drone usage is around you know, in and 199 00:11:06.559 --> 00:11:09.399 around a protective of the Secret Service, they have responsibility. 200 00:11:09.600 --> 00:11:11.840 But there's a big part of this country that right 201 00:11:11.879 --> 00:11:14.919 now it's not really clearly laid out who is responsible 202 00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:20.480 to detect, investigate, and respond to illicit drone usage. 203 00:11:20.639 --> 00:11:22.600 Okay, and then I think the other thing, you know 204 00:11:22.679 --> 00:11:26.240 that you're saying we should contact the people who are 205 00:11:26.279 --> 00:11:28.600 operating them, but I think that's part of the frustration 206 00:11:28.840 --> 00:11:31.080 of the people who say that these the drones just 207 00:11:31.200 --> 00:11:34.039 keep flying and we haven't heard that. Hey, you know what, 208 00:11:34.159 --> 00:11:37.679 we went and contacted this was the drone operator. Don't worry, 209 00:11:37.720 --> 00:11:40.759 it's fine, Like nobody's saying anything, which I think is 210 00:11:40.840 --> 00:11:43.559 leading to sort of the conspiracy theories. 211 00:11:43.840 --> 00:11:46.159 It's actually even worse than that is that you know 212 00:11:46.320 --> 00:11:49.720 what I've been watching is these videos have been posted. 213 00:11:50.639 --> 00:11:55.919 There has been a lot of content, you know, describing 214 00:11:55.960 --> 00:12:01.320 these thrones as being nefarious, even before investigation has been concluded. 215 00:12:01.360 --> 00:12:05.159 We've actually had lawmakers saying that the drone should be 216 00:12:05.159 --> 00:12:10.080 shot down. And then last night we hear from Homeland 217 00:12:10.159 --> 00:12:13.720 Security and FBI that they have started investigating these drones 218 00:12:13.720 --> 00:12:16.639 and a number of them are actually you know, manned 219 00:12:16.639 --> 00:12:20.519 aircraft or unmanned aircraft being used for legitimate purposes. What 220 00:12:20.679 --> 00:12:23.519 concerns me is, as we've seen in other areas of threat, 221 00:12:24.559 --> 00:12:31.200 is that sometimes the the amplification and the loud volume 222 00:12:31.240 --> 00:12:33.879 of the conspiracy theories can lead people to violent actions. So, 223 00:12:34.399 --> 00:12:37.879 you know, when suspicious circumstances such as whether it's a 224 00:12:37.960 --> 00:12:41.480 drone or something else, occurs, contact local authorities, let them 225 00:12:41.519 --> 00:12:45.000 investigate it. If required. Let them investigate it with the 226 00:12:45.039 --> 00:12:48.960 federal authorities, get a clear understanding of what is actually reality, 227 00:12:49.919 --> 00:12:52.799 and then respond accordingly. My concern is that people are 228 00:12:52.799 --> 00:12:55.039 going to hear some about some of these conspiracy theories 229 00:12:55.080 --> 00:12:56.440 and they're going to go out and start shooting at 230 00:12:56.960 --> 00:12:58.600 aircrafts that are flying over their house. 231 00:12:58.759 --> 00:13:02.600 Okay. John Cohen, a former counter terrorism coordinator at the 232 00:13:02.639 --> 00:13:05.000 Toarament of Homeland Security, thank you so much for your 233 00:13:05.000 --> 00:13:07.879 time for shedding a little light on our drone dilemma. 234 00:13:08.039 --> 00:13:08.600 Appreciate it. 235 00:13:09.480 --> 00:13:10.000 Thanks Amy. 236 00:13:10.000 --> 00:13:11.879 All right, take care. Let's get back to some of 237 00:13:11.879 --> 00:13:14.000 the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. 238 00:13:14.039 --> 00:13:16.360 Two men have been charged with murder and connection with 239 00:13:16.399 --> 00:13:18.120 the death of a doctor who was shot on August 240 00:13:18.159 --> 00:13:21.320 twenty third while leaving his medical practice in Woodland Hills. 241 00:13:21.399 --> 00:13:23.720 Authority say this may have been a case of murder 242 00:13:23.720 --> 00:13:26.120 for hire. The doctor's ex wife and another man were 243 00:13:26.159 --> 00:13:29.360 also arrested in connection with the investigation. A man from 244 00:13:29.399 --> 00:13:31.480 Thousand Oaks has been sent to life in prison for 245 00:13:31.519 --> 00:13:35.159 severely beating and torturing his four year old daughter. Kfi's 246 00:13:35.159 --> 00:13:37.519 Mark Mayfield says the girl was punched and beaten and 247 00:13:37.600 --> 00:13:39.360 hit with a belt and a power cable. 248 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:42.240 Prosecutors say the beatings in November of twenty twenty one 249 00:13:42.519 --> 00:13:46.080 continued for several days, leaving the girl in a vegetative state. 250 00:13:46.480 --> 00:13:49.159 When the girl was airlifted to Children's Hospital in LA 251 00:13:49.240 --> 00:13:52.039 she was diagnosed with traumatic injuries to her brain and spine, 252 00:13:52.039 --> 00:13:55.320 as well as broken bones and dozens of cuts and bruises. 253 00:13:55.840 --> 00:13:58.159 The NYPD says there's no sign the man accused of 254 00:13:58.240 --> 00:14:00.600 killing the United Healthcare CEO and New New York was 255 00:14:00.639 --> 00:14:01.399 ever a client. 256 00:14:01.759 --> 00:14:05.279 NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny tells NBC News that 257 00:14:05.399 --> 00:14:08.759 Luigi Mangioni may have targeted Brian Thompson because of the 258 00:14:08.799 --> 00:14:11.879 size of the insurance company, and Mangioni knew there was 259 00:14:11.919 --> 00:14:14.799 a conference happening at the hotel the day of December fourth. 260 00:14:15.039 --> 00:14:19.240 Kafi's Natalie Migliori says Mangioni did have an injury last 261 00:14:19.279 --> 00:14:22.360 year and posted images online of X rays showing screws 262 00:14:22.480 --> 00:14:26.840 in his spine. World champion hot dog eater Joey Chestnut 263 00:14:26.919 --> 00:14:30.399 has been named the chief Eggnog official for the Holiday 264 00:14:30.440 --> 00:14:33.240 Bowl in San Diego. He'll oversee the celebration at the 265 00:14:33.320 --> 00:14:36.159 end of the Holiday Bowl, where the winning coach is 266 00:14:36.200 --> 00:14:40.200 going to be covered in eggnog. Washington State and Syracuse 267 00:14:40.240 --> 00:14:43.919 will play in the Direct TV Holiday Bowl December twenty seventh. 268 00:14:45.080 --> 00:14:48.080 The City of Westminster and Orange County has sued two 269 00:14:48.159 --> 00:14:52.039 of its council members. The suit claims Amy Fan West 270 00:14:52.200 --> 00:14:56.799 and Namquan Win have repeatedly disrupted meetings, stopped business from 271 00:14:56.840 --> 00:15:00.919 being completed, and created a dysfunctional and racket this atmosphere. 272 00:15:01.279 --> 00:15:03.480 The suit asks the court to mediate the matter and 273 00:15:03.559 --> 00:15:06.639 make West and Win play pay the city's legal fees. 274 00:15:07.039 --> 00:15:10.200 The DMV says it is taking swift action to recall 275 00:15:10.279 --> 00:15:13.320 a set of license plates that mock the October seventh 276 00:15:13.320 --> 00:15:17.759 Hamas attack on Israel. The plates read LOL October seven. 277 00:15:18.639 --> 00:15:20.639 The vehicle that has them was seen at the intersection 278 00:15:20.639 --> 00:15:24.639 of Jefferson Boulevard and Supulvida in Culver City. The watchdog 279 00:15:24.679 --> 00:15:28.440 group Stop Anti Semitism ask the DMV to recall the plates. 280 00:15:28.960 --> 00:15:32.240 Rescue teams are searching for a humpback whale with fishing 281 00:15:32.279 --> 00:15:35.120 line wrapped around its pectoral fin and through its mouth. 282 00:15:35.519 --> 00:15:38.159 The whale was spotted by a whale watching group off 283 00:15:38.200 --> 00:15:42.159 Newport Beach. A whale Entanglement Response Team and whale watching 284 00:15:42.159 --> 00:15:44.080 groups are on the lookout for it. There are some 285 00:15:44.120 --> 00:15:46.840 concerns about how to safely remove the fishing line if 286 00:15:46.840 --> 00:15:49.679 the whale is found. Let's say good morning now to 287 00:15:49.960 --> 00:15:54.559 ABC's Jordona Miller in Jerusalem, Jordana. President Biden's top two 288 00:15:54.639 --> 00:15:57.519 national security advisors are in the Middle East pushing for 289 00:15:57.759 --> 00:16:01.600 an Israeli Hamas ceasefire, and there may finally be some 290 00:16:01.679 --> 00:16:03.200 hope that that could actually happen. 291 00:16:05.360 --> 00:16:07.960 Right, It's not. You know, first of all, I say 292 00:16:07.960 --> 00:16:12.399 President Biden, he's just been you know, really really relentless 293 00:16:12.399 --> 00:16:15.639 and trying to get a deal between Israel and Hamas. 294 00:16:15.759 --> 00:16:19.759 And this time I think there's a combination of factors 295 00:16:19.840 --> 00:16:23.759 that has led everyone to feel optimistic. The most important 296 00:16:23.799 --> 00:16:26.759 one is that Hamas for the first time, is indicating 297 00:16:26.759 --> 00:16:30.519 that it will be flexible about some of the issues 298 00:16:30.559 --> 00:16:33.559 that it has just not given an inch on for 299 00:16:33.639 --> 00:16:37.840 really more than a year. And that is first that 300 00:16:37.919 --> 00:16:41.840 it will not demand Israel declares an end to the 301 00:16:41.879 --> 00:16:45.159 war at the very start of the ceasefire, and two, 302 00:16:45.200 --> 00:16:49.559 that it will not demand every Israeli troop withdraw from 303 00:16:49.879 --> 00:16:52.519 the Gaza strip in this phase one. 304 00:16:52.639 --> 00:16:53.320 That's a big thing. 305 00:16:53.519 --> 00:16:57.480 So it's a big thing. I mean, the Israeli troops 306 00:16:57.519 --> 00:17:00.279 will move out of some areas, but they will day 307 00:17:00.320 --> 00:17:05.319 for example, on a corridor that splits UH the Gozla 308 00:17:05.400 --> 00:17:09.079 trip in two, they will stay in along the periphery 309 00:17:09.880 --> 00:17:14.279 that runs north south UH and buffers on the Israeli side. 310 00:17:14.359 --> 00:17:16.720 They you know, they've been building a buffers on there. 311 00:17:17.799 --> 00:17:23.519 So these are big changes that Hamas you know, appears 312 00:17:23.559 --> 00:17:26.680 to be ready to make. And that will make all 313 00:17:26.720 --> 00:17:31.640 the difference really, because the Israelis uh, you know, are 314 00:17:31.680 --> 00:17:34.839 ready to move out as long as they can stay 315 00:17:34.880 --> 00:17:39.759 and watch that all the hostages come out and that 316 00:17:39.839 --> 00:17:43.359 they can see who comes in to replace Hamas. There 317 00:17:43.359 --> 00:17:47.720 are several, uh, several different proposals for that on the table. 318 00:17:48.599 --> 00:17:53.079 And remember there's a ceasefire now in Lebanon. Syria has 319 00:17:53.119 --> 00:17:57.400 fallen apart. Iran and Husbala have been beaten back. I mean, 320 00:17:57.440 --> 00:17:59.559 there's no and the Russians are busy. There's no one 321 00:17:59.559 --> 00:18:02.599 really this save Hamas right now in the Gaza strip. 322 00:18:02.720 --> 00:18:06.720 So they are isolated, they are battered. It is time 323 00:18:06.799 --> 00:18:10.680 for them to finally relinquish control over the Gaza Strip. 324 00:18:10.759 --> 00:18:13.839 And you know, and if they take steps towards doing that, 325 00:18:13.880 --> 00:18:15.920 I think we really could see a deal in the 326 00:18:16.000 --> 00:18:17.200 next several weeks. 327 00:18:17.359 --> 00:18:20.720 Okay, Yeah, it's it's a quite a different position from 328 00:18:20.720 --> 00:18:23.519 when we were talking a few months ago. And Hamas 329 00:18:23.640 --> 00:18:26.599 was like saying, we're sitting and we're sitting pretty we're 330 00:18:26.599 --> 00:18:28.880 holding strong. We've got you know, we've got a lot 331 00:18:28.880 --> 00:18:31.319 of backing, we've got a lot of support we can 332 00:18:31.839 --> 00:18:34.079 and like you said, it's all right, right. 333 00:18:34.000 --> 00:18:38.680 Up, it's all fallen apart. Yeah. Remember Hamas's fantasy, if 334 00:18:38.680 --> 00:18:41.599 you will, on October seventh, who that they would ignite 335 00:18:41.759 --> 00:18:45.119 kind of regional war against Israel, right and they would 336 00:18:45.160 --> 00:18:48.880 be able to somehow create a divide between Israel and 337 00:18:48.920 --> 00:18:52.799 the United States. None of that happened. Actually, you know, 338 00:18:53.480 --> 00:18:59.400 the Axis of resistance, if you will, Iran, Hasbala, Iraqi militias, 339 00:18:59.440 --> 00:19:04.400 and Hama all took major, major hits, and the United 340 00:19:04.400 --> 00:19:06.559 States and Israel are standing strong like they always have. 341 00:19:06.960 --> 00:19:11.119 So Hamas, you know, really is in a corner right now. 342 00:19:11.480 --> 00:19:15.880 Yeah, and you know it's we hate to get political, 343 00:19:15.920 --> 00:19:18.200 but of course everything turns political. And there's been some 344 00:19:18.279 --> 00:19:22.279 speculation that Benjamin Nettna, who's waiting to make any big 345 00:19:22.319 --> 00:19:25.960 moves until President elect Trump takes office. But Jake Sullivan 346 00:19:26.640 --> 00:19:27.680 is saying, no, that's not the. 347 00:19:27.640 --> 00:19:31.839 Case, right, And I actually don't think it's the case. 348 00:19:31.920 --> 00:19:34.160 I think President Trump has already made it clear what 349 00:19:34.240 --> 00:19:38.359 he wants. He wants a deal, he wants, he wants 350 00:19:38.359 --> 00:19:41.559 a deal done, he wants the hostages out. You know, 351 00:19:41.960 --> 00:19:45.680 will the signing of a deal, you know, come right 352 00:19:45.759 --> 00:19:49.359 before you know, President Trump returns to the Oval Office, 353 00:19:49.359 --> 00:19:53.200 and then it'll play out while he's in his first month, maybe, 354 00:19:53.559 --> 00:19:56.400 but still, you know, there's a lot of legwork that 355 00:19:56.480 --> 00:19:59.039 needs to be done. It's actually you know, we talk 356 00:19:59.119 --> 00:20:02.039 about the hostages coming out in aid coming in, but 357 00:20:02.039 --> 00:20:04.839 there's a lot of details. First of all, the redeployment 358 00:20:04.839 --> 00:20:07.160 of these Erali armies a major issue. Where and when 359 00:20:07.599 --> 00:20:11.279 you know they'll move out over what kind of time table? 360 00:20:11.640 --> 00:20:15.559 And also remember the there are ninety six hostages they're holding, 361 00:20:15.920 --> 00:20:20.160 some are alive, some are dead. They include seven Americans, 362 00:20:20.240 --> 00:20:23.279 and so there's deals about getting the Americans out in 363 00:20:23.319 --> 00:20:26.440 the first in the first round of this. And in 364 00:20:26.519 --> 00:20:28.720 order to get any hostages out it it all has 365 00:20:28.759 --> 00:20:32.400 to release Palestinians that are jailed here in Israel for 366 00:20:32.720 --> 00:20:37.000 very serious crimes, terrorist crimes, you know, with a lot 367 00:20:37.039 --> 00:20:39.720 of blood on their hands. And that's a stiff negotiation. 368 00:20:40.200 --> 00:20:42.240 Who are they going to let out? You know, is 369 00:20:42.279 --> 00:20:44.880 it going to be ten ten people serving a life 370 00:20:44.920 --> 00:20:47.880 sentence for everyone hostage? And if so, where do they 371 00:20:47.920 --> 00:20:50.359 go to send them to the West Bank, to Gaza 372 00:20:50.440 --> 00:20:54.599 or abroad? So it's there are a lot of details 373 00:20:54.640 --> 00:20:57.160 to figure out, and it's going to take a few weeks. 374 00:20:57.279 --> 00:20:59.839 Well, lots of details, lots of questions, but signs of 375 00:21:00.000 --> 00:21:04.400 ope and that's a good thing. Yeah, all right, thank. 376 00:21:04.200 --> 00:21:05.119 You, Jerdana Miller. 377 00:21:06.400 --> 00:21:07.640 Yeah, we'll talk sin all right. 378 00:21:07.640 --> 00:21:11.640 Thanks, have a great weekend. BIL billboard supporting the alleged 379 00:21:11.759 --> 00:21:14.920 killer of the United Healthcare CEO in New York has 380 00:21:14.960 --> 00:21:17.440 popped up in San Bernardino County. The sign off the 381 00:21:17.480 --> 00:21:20.519 two fifteen in Colton looks like it was painted by hand. 382 00:21:20.599 --> 00:21:22.880 It has a pink background with black letters in all 383 00:21:22.880 --> 00:21:28.640 capitals that reads free Luigi Mangioni. He's a hero. 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