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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to wake Up Call on demand from KFI

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<v Speaker 1>AM six forty.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I traveled to the seven levels of the

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<v Speaker 2>candy Cane Forest, past the sea of Swirly twirly gum drops,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I walked through the Lincoln.

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<v Speaker 1>Tunnel KFI and KOST HD two Los Angeles, Orange County, Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>People book Sata's coming in, say, oh my god, Santa's here.

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<v Speaker 1>I know him, I know him, Sasina And it's time

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<v Speaker 1>for your morning wake up call. And good morning. It

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<v Speaker 1>is Christmas Eve. This is your wake up call for

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<v Speaker 1>Wednesday morning, December twenty four, twenty twenty four. I am

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Monks from KFI News, filling in for our good

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<v Speaker 1>friend Amy King, who was somewhere sleeping dreams of sugar

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<v Speaker 1>plums dancing in her head, awaiting Santa's visit to her

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<v Speaker 1>home tomorrow. It's five o'clock in the morning here in

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<v Speaker 1>southern California, but it is a great, big world. There

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<v Speaker 1>are twenty four different time zones, and that can only

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<v Speaker 1>mean one thing. It's Christmas somewhere. In fact, it's Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>in a lot of places, and that means Santa Claus

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<v Speaker 1>like me, like some of you is already at work

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<v Speaker 1>on this holiday, so we're in good company today if

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<v Speaker 1>you are on your way to work as if it's

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<v Speaker 1>just another Tuesday. I think I might have said Wednesday

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<v Speaker 1>a moment ago. It's only Tuesday. I'm getting ahead of myself.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Tuesday, December twenty fourth. Don't get too excited. You're

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<v Speaker 1>in good company. We're working this week, so is Santa,

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<v Speaker 1>and it is Christmas in the far reaches of the globe.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been watching the nor AD Santa tracker all morning

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<v Speaker 1>long as we prepare for today's morning newscast, and right now,

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<v Speaker 1>according to nor Ad, the big Man himself is already

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<v Speaker 1>well in flight. He's had a morning and he is

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<v Speaker 1>approaching in the next thirty seconds a place called comsul

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<v Speaker 1>Mulsk on a more Russia. For you to say, indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>it is not so easy. I suppose that's our good

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<v Speaker 1>friend will Cole Schreiber, who's also a well behaved elf,

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<v Speaker 1>waiting for his gifts. And he'll keep an eye on

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<v Speaker 1>the traffic in the skies and on the ground for

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<v Speaker 1>us today. I'll let you know if Santa's got in

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<v Speaker 1>any traffic headaches up there. So far, according to Norrad

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<v Speaker 1>Santa has already delivered more than seven hundred and eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>million presents to good boys and girls all around the world.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you check out the Norrad Santa tracker at

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<v Speaker 1>Nord Santa that's n R A D Santa all one

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<v Speaker 1>word dot org. They've got a really nice interactive globe

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<v Speaker 1>and you can see an image of Santa over Russia

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<v Speaker 1>right now, and you can scroll around and get an

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<v Speaker 1>estimated time on when Santa might be visiting your home

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<v Speaker 1>in La Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>trying to think back to Christmas Eves of your as

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<v Speaker 1>a child, how exciting a day like this would be,

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<v Speaker 1>How difficult it would be to go to sleep, The

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<v Speaker 1>magic of waking up in the morning and seeing all

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<v Speaker 1>those toys that Santa brought me. There's nothing like that feeling.

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<v Speaker 1>The thought now of a stranger coming in your home

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<v Speaker 1>while you're sleeping and doing anything is not as exciting

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<v Speaker 1>as it used to be. But back then, man, that

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<v Speaker 1>was great. And I'm not a parent myself, but those

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<v Speaker 1>of you who are parents, especially if this is the

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<v Speaker 1>first time you're doing it big, how exciting that must

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<v Speaker 1>be to set that up in collaboration with Santa, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>for the child to come downstairs and see that display.

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<v Speaker 1>You really never have magic like that in your life. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>it's so special, it's so innocent. Will, How is it

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<v Speaker 1>looking up there for Santa right now? Is it pretty

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<v Speaker 1>clear in the clouds? Oh, there's some clouds, but you

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<v Speaker 1>know Santa has Rudolf. He didn't care about clouds, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he just clows on through. Well, it's a little foggy

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<v Speaker 1>in southern California today, so hopefully Reindeer's nose is on

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<v Speaker 1>fog status so that it's not shining too brightly and

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<v Speaker 1>hurting the oncoming traffic. We'll keep checking in with Will

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the morning, and we'll check in with Santa still

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<v Speaker 1>in Russia as of this moment. Now he's moved on

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<v Speaker 1>to Nevelsk on Sokkolin Island. We're learning a lot about

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<v Speaker 1>the world today, and he'll be headed towards San Vicente,

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<v Speaker 1>Saipan and the Northern Mariana Islands in the next seven minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you're listening over there, get ready. He's on

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<v Speaker 1>his way. Last chance to make a wish more than

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<v Speaker 1>seven hundred and thirty eight million gifts delivered by Santa

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<v Speaker 1>as of five six am Pacific time. So we are

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<v Speaker 1>monitoring some news for you as always this morning, and

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<v Speaker 1>I can tell you there are some people who are

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<v Speaker 1>not in the air and apparently it's America Airlines. American

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<v Speaker 1>Airlines has called for a ground stuf for all flights

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<v Speaker 1>because of what they're calling a technical issue. Flights nationwide

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<v Speaker 1>have been disrupted by this thing. I've just checked in

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<v Speaker 1>with one of our editors, Carla Marquez, to see if

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<v Speaker 1>this has been stopped yet, and the latest we have

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<v Speaker 1>from the AP is that the FAA has halted all

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<v Speaker 1>American Airlines flights in the US after the airline reported

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<v Speaker 1>technical issues system wide. So you can imagine folks at

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<v Speaker 1>the airport planning to hop on an American Airlines flight

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<v Speaker 1>and then head out to see loved ones, people they

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<v Speaker 1>care about or to head away on a Christmas holiday

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<v Speaker 1>have just had some plans dashed for now. We're going

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<v Speaker 1>to monitor that all morning long. If you have a

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<v Speaker 1>flight this morning on American, If you know someone who

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<v Speaker 1>has a flight on American, best to check in with

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<v Speaker 1>them and make sure that they've seen this alert elsewhere

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<v Speaker 1>around the regions. Starbucks strikes have continued right here into

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas Eve. They're expected to expand today locally, with another

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<v Speaker 1>store impacted, this time in Cypri Park. Apparently, workers say

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<v Speaker 1>they want better wages, they want improved collective bargaining, they

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<v Speaker 1>want resolutions to legal disputes. The company, Starbucks says the

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<v Speaker 1>strike has been no big deal, business as usual at

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<v Speaker 1>most locations in this busy holiday rush. The Southern California

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<v Speaker 1>burn band that was supposed to expire at around midnight hasn't.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been extended again because of a forecast of high

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<v Speaker 1>air pollutions, So no Christmas Eves stocking stuffing above the

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<v Speaker 1>lit fireplace, do not burn wood inside or outside. The

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<v Speaker 1>South Coast Air Quality Management District says the ban will

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<v Speaker 1>expire tonight at eleven fifty nine, but we'll see about that.

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<v Speaker 1>And a grass fire currently burning now near the Escondido

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<v Speaker 1>Canyon Road off ramp of the northbound excuse me, the

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<v Speaker 1>northbound Antelope Valley fourteen Freeway and Agua Dulce. That's according

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<v Speaker 1>to the California Highway patrol I did just get another

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<v Speaker 1>alert about American our friends at KTLA or saying flights

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<v Speaker 1>are zo. We're checking in on that this might have

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<v Speaker 1>just been a very short hiccup in an otherwise busy

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<v Speaker 1>holiday travel season. Coming up at the top of the hour,

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<v Speaker 1>six oh five, We've got Handle on the news without

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<v Speaker 1>Bill Handle. Wayne Resnick is in for Bill today. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be here to keep him company, and of course you

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<v Speaker 1>can keep us company. We'd love your company on this

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas Eve. If you're at work, or if you're sitting

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<v Speaker 1>at home enjoying a little time away, good for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Spend some time with us this morning before it gets

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<v Speaker 1>so crazy over the next several hours the next thirty

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<v Speaker 1>six forty eight hours. Coming up today on the show,

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<v Speaker 1>a former congressman who was nominated by President elect Trump

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<v Speaker 1>to be the Attorney General has apparently spent several years

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<v Speaker 1>paying for sex, including with a minor, using drugs, and more.

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<v Speaker 1>A House Ethics Committee report has blasted Matt Gates. ABC

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<v Speaker 1>News National correspondent Steven Portnoy will be with us to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about that. The accused killer of the United Healthcare

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<v Speaker 1>CEO has presented the beginning of a defense. His attorney

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<v Speaker 1>has said the police and the Mayor of New York

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<v Speaker 1>are using Luigi Manjoni as political fodder. Man Joni appeared

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<v Speaker 1>in state court yesterday. Peter harr Lambus's ABC News investigative reporter.

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<v Speaker 1>He was in the courtroom. He'll be here to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about how crazy all that was, including the number of

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<v Speaker 1>fans fans of Luigi Manjoni who showed up to support him,

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<v Speaker 1>even though his family apparently did not. And we've heard

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<v Speaker 1>a lot about drones lately. What are those mystery sightings

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<v Speaker 1>around the country, But maybe those aren't the ones we

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<v Speaker 1>should be worried about. You ever seen a professional drone show?

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<v Speaker 1>They're pretty cool. But a boy in Florida was at

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<v Speaker 1>one and he ended up in the hospital. And he's

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<v Speaker 1>not the only one to have been injured at at

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<v Speaker 1>a drone show. ABC News correspondent Jim Ryan will join

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<v Speaker 1>us for that. It is Christmas Eve here in southern Calia,

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<v Speaker 1>five ten in the am. And if you're not finished

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<v Speaker 1>shopping for Christmas, boy, are you in trouble. You've only

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<v Speaker 1>got a few hours left. Some stores, of course, will

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<v Speaker 1>be closing early. I live in downtown LA in the

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<v Speaker 1>fashion district, and it was hopping all day yesterday, well

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<v Speaker 1>into the evening. When the stores down there start to close,

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<v Speaker 1>a mad scramble for last minute gifts. But if you

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<v Speaker 1>are somebody who is not quite finished and you're not

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<v Speaker 1>really sure, like you don't have a plan on what

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna do. People seem to really like gift cards.

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<v Speaker 1>That's just a little pro tip. Let them decide what

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<v Speaker 1>they want. The thought that counts right, and the little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of thought you can put into buying a gift

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<v Speaker 1>card will go a long way for folks. We are

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<v Speaker 1>looking at some of the popular gift cards online. According

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<v Speaker 1>to a report in USA Today, the ten most popular

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<v Speaker 1>gift cards, number ten Google Play, number nine is eBay.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think I would have guessed that number eight

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<v Speaker 1>is just a basic American Express gift card. Number seven

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<v Speaker 1>is Disney, number six Starbucks. If you buy that one today,

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<v Speaker 1>make sure you keep an eye on which stores are open.

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<v Speaker 1>And then number five Walmart. You can always find something

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<v Speaker 1>at Walmart. Four Sophora, of course, three is Target, two

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<v Speaker 1>is Amazon, and number one is Visa. So that's an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to basically give cash on a card. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I'm getting another update on the American Airlines, saying okay,

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<v Speaker 1>just in from our partners at twenty four to seven News.

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<v Speaker 1>A groundstop of American Airlines flights has been lifted. The

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<v Speaker 1>airline had grounded all flights in the US this morning

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<v Speaker 1>due to an unspecified technical issue. The ground stop lasted

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<v Speaker 1>for about an hour. It came as travelers started to

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<v Speaker 1>make their way to their holiday destinations this Christmas Eve.

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<v Speaker 1>So right now, that was a short lived story. Hopeful

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<v Speaker 1>it does not impact people's travel too much. There might

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<v Speaker 1>be a bit of a ripple effect on some of

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<v Speaker 1>the scheduled flights, but right now American Airlines back to

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<v Speaker 1>planning to join Santa Claus himself in the sky. One

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<v Speaker 1>thing you're probably gonna want to keep in mind if

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<v Speaker 1>you're going out and shopping for any last minute gifts,

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<v Speaker 1>pay for them, don't steal them. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>you saw this social media video that was going wild

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<v Speaker 1>all day yesterday, still making the rounds a day out

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<v Speaker 1>of Seal Beach. They've got a campaign called don't steal

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<v Speaker 1>in Seal. They say it's a third crime. And we

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<v Speaker 1>saw video from earlier this month where three women were

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<v Speaker 1>taken into custody after going from store to store to

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<v Speaker 1>store and just tossing stuff in bags and then finding

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<v Speaker 1>out that what they had committed was a felony, and

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<v Speaker 1>they were a bit surprise that because of the changes

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<v Speaker 1>in the laws related to Prop. Thirty six. So we'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk a bit about that coming up as well. The

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<v Speaker 1>first human case of H five bird flu has been

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<v Speaker 1>detected in La County. It's an adult who was exposed

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<v Speaker 1>to livestock at work. That livestock turned out to have

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<v Speaker 1>been infected. The patient has been treated with anti virals

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<v Speaker 1>and is recovering at home. The special prosecutor in the

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<v Speaker 1>case against Alec Baldwin has withdrawn the appeal of the

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<v Speaker 1>It's Christmas Eve, and of course there will be celebrations

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<v Speaker 1>Gates of violating house rules, granting special favors to associates,

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<v Speaker 1>and Merry Christmas Eve.

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<v Speaker 3>Merry Christmas Eve.

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<v Speaker 1>To you, this seems like a lot of evidence of wrongdoing.

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<v Speaker 1>Is any of it criminal? Well, it depends.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean it could be. That's certainly what they say

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<v Speaker 3>in the report that Matt Gates. This is the allegation

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<v Speaker 3>that he violated Florida's law against statutory rape by having

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<v Speaker 3>Gates where illegal drugs are being used and there was

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<v Speaker 3>a sexual encounter between the girl and Matt Gates, and

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<v Speaker 3>he then paid her four hundred dollars, which she said

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<v Speaker 1>Now, but the former congressman says, look, I had some

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<v Speaker 1>about the specifics of these allegations. Oh, it's a flat denial.

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<v Speaker 3>He says that he never had relations with someone who

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<v Speaker 3>she said. But the committee says that there's substantial evidence

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<v Speaker 3>that what she said is true, and not just she,

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<v Speaker 3>but her but others. Look, there are canceled checks and

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<v Speaker 3>electronic transactions and bank statements that would back up the

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<v Speaker 3>argument that Matt Gates gave various women up to one

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<v Speaker 3>pattern that he had of paying these women for sex. Now, again,

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<v Speaker 3>Gates denies it, says that these are just examples of

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<v Speaker 3>his generosity towards ex girlfriends. But the members of the

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<v Speaker 3>House Ethics Committee simply didn't buy it, and they said

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<v Speaker 3>that it essentially brought his favor upon the House. Remember,

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<v Speaker 3>these are all actions that Matt Gates allegedly undertook while

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<v Speaker 1>Now you note, former colleagues, Matt Gates has resigned from Congress,

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<v Speaker 1>originally because he was nominated by President elect Trump to

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<v Speaker 1>Doesn't look like he has any plans to take that seat,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm wondering, though, Stephen, is the attention being drawn to

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<v Speaker 3>Well, that's one way to look at it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>the idea here is that there's a reason why the

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<v Speaker 3>House Ethics Committee voted a few weeks ago not to

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<v Speaker 1>At least that's the thinking.

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<v Speaker 3>And you raise the prospect of him coming to take

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<v Speaker 1>We don't know whether he will. He suggested he might.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see.

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<v Speaker 3>But the point is, you know, this argument of it,

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<v Speaker 3>They say, Matt Gates is going to stand firm in

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<v Speaker 3>And that was ultimately the decision that majority, the majority

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<v Speaker 3>of the Ethics Panel made, despite the misgivings of the chairman,

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<v Speaker 3>Michael Guest, who issued a statement yesterday to say that

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<v Speaker 3>the future by setting not a new president because it's

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<v Speaker 1>As a norm.

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<v Speaker 3>It's the first time since two thousand and six, which

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<v Speaker 3>I believe it was the Matt sorry, the Mark Foley

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<v Speaker 3>so that was the last time that a former member

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<v Speaker 3>This is now the most recent example.

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen Portnoy of ABC News, we appreciate the time you

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<v Speaker 1>gave us this morning. Merry Christmas to you, Andy, You

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<v Speaker 1>thank you. And it is five twenty six in the

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<v Speaker 1>am here in La right now, Santa Claus flying towards Cooktown, Australia,

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<v Speaker 1>eight hundred and fifty five million plus gifts delivered already.

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<v Speaker 1>A few women in Seal Beach were given the arres

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<v Speaker 1>They don't play Seal Beach. Police said messages in the

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<v Speaker 1>These three women were also linked to an earlier theft

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<v Speaker 1>People in California, who have been frustrated by a seemingly

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<v Speaker 1>for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. The free rides

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<v Speaker 1>Former President Clinton is in the hospital in Washington, d C.

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<v Speaker 1>The seventy eight year old has been promoting his new book, Citizen,

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<v Speaker 1>which was released last month. Coming up at six oh five,

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<v Speaker 1>for just attending them. Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, has

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<v Speaker 1>nothing is sacred. Meanwhile, Luigi Mangoni has pleaded not guilty

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<v Speaker 1>What was it like in the courtroom outside of observing

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<v Speaker 1>that Luigi Mangoni is and his attorney apparently coordinated outfits.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, Beyond the coordinated outfits, it was remarkable to see

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<v Speaker 4>Mangoni himself brought into court. He was shackled at the wrists,

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<v Speaker 4>at the waist, at the angled despite wearing this you

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<v Speaker 4>civilian clothing, he was certainly under heavy guard. He was

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<v Speaker 4>walked in and out a phalanx of police officers who

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<v Speaker 4>kind of hovered over him the entire time, and he

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<v Speaker 4>only said two words, not guilty when asked how he

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<v Speaker 4>was going to plead. What was also interesting was to

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<v Speaker 4>see the amount of public support. There were about thirty

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<v Speaker 4>members of the public, many of whom were there in

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<v Speaker 4>support of Mantioti. Interestingly enough, the majority of whom were

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<v Speaker 4>young women. Outside of court, there were protesters chanting and

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<v Speaker 4>holding signs saying free Luigi and things like eat the rich.

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<v Speaker 4>So all of these things really showing that groundswallowing of

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<v Speaker 4>public support.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we know there are a lot of people from

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<v Speaker 1>the public who are mounting a defense of Luigi Manjoni,

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<v Speaker 1>but what is this actual defense. What are we hearing

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<v Speaker 1>about his treatment?

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<v Speaker 4>That's a great question, And I don't think we have

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<v Speaker 4>a clear entery from Luigi's attorneys, because we've heard from

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<v Speaker 4>the federal from his federal hearing last week that one

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<v Speaker 4>of their defenses that having two separate cases is unconstitutional. Yesterday,

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<v Speaker 4>Manfioni's attorney really focused on how the case is being politicized.

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<v Speaker 4>But none of this really speaks to the other question,

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<v Speaker 4>the bigger question, arguably of how do you go against

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<v Speaker 4>all of this evidence that prosecutors say they have, forensic

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<v Speaker 4>evidence like shell casings and fingerprints tied back to mangioni

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<v Speaker 4>writings that authorities have described as a concession in which

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<v Speaker 4>he allegedly lays out the crime, and of course all

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<v Speaker 4>of this being caught on video. Some of this is

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<v Speaker 4>basically a silver bullet of evidence. And we still haven't

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<v Speaker 4>seen a clear move of how they're going to work

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<v Speaker 4>against all of this evidence.

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<v Speaker 1>Peter, I know you've got to run. What should we

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<v Speaker 1>expect next? In this case, tons and.

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<v Speaker 4>Tons of evidence about two terroribytes of evidence are going

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<v Speaker 4>to be handed over to Mangoni's defense attorney over the

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<v Speaker 4>next month. I assume at that point we might get

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<v Speaker 4>a better sense of what this defense is going to be.

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<v Speaker 4>His next time in court will be in Federal Court

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<v Speaker 4>in mid January.

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<v Speaker 1>Peter Harralambo's is ABC News investigative reporter. He was in

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<v Speaker 1>the courtroom in New York where Luigi Mangoni appeared yesterday. Peter,

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<v Speaker 1>Happy holidays to you, Thanks for the time, Thanks so much.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm Marchers and.

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<v Speaker 1>It is now five forty one here in Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Wake Up Call on AM six forty

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<v Speaker 1>KFI and live everywhere on the iHeart radio app. We

469
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<v Speaker 1>are tracking Santa. He has made his way to Tasmania,

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<v Speaker 1>so he's circling the Australian continent right now. He is

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<v Speaker 1>expected to land in Adelaide, Australia in the next minute,

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<v Speaker 1>after last being seen in Hobart. We are now at

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<v Speaker 1>nine hundred and forty one million plus gifts delivered by

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<v Speaker 1>the Big Man himself. I want to give you a

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<v Speaker 1>brief history on the Panama Canal, and here's why President

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<v Speaker 1>elect Donald Trump has decried rising shipping fees that the

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<v Speaker 1>Nation of Panama has imposed to use the Panama Canal.

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<v Speaker 1>Trump has threatened this week to have the US take

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<v Speaker 1>back control of the waterway linking in the Atlantic and

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<v Speaker 1>Pacific Oceans once he becomes president next month, and if

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<v Speaker 1>things don't change, that's what he says, the US might

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<v Speaker 1>find some way to reclaim that canal. The US helped

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<v Speaker 1>engineer Panama's independence from Colombia to build that canal. It

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<v Speaker 1>opened back in nineteen fourteen, but then the US seated

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<v Speaker 1>control to Panama back in nineteen ninety nine. The treaties

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<v Speaker 1>that cemented the handover, they don't have any language about

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<v Speaker 1>the US having a pathway to taking it back, but

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<v Speaker 1>Trump has said the US can do so if it's

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<v Speaker 1>not treated fairly. Panama says it will always own the canal.

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<v Speaker 1>So in the past few weeks, we've gotten a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good look at President elect Trump's Christmas wish list. It

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<v Speaker 1>looks like the Panama Canal has landed on there and Greenland.

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<v Speaker 1>He's back on Greenland. He tweeted out yesterday that he

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<v Speaker 1>is interested in exploring US ownership of that territory that

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<v Speaker 1>is not ours, But we'll see how that works out.

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<v Speaker 1>California Central Coast being hammered by flooding in high surf.

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<v Speaker 1>A man died after he was trapped beneath the brie

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<v Speaker 1>on a beach ear collapsed and Santa Cruz sending three

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<v Speaker 1>people into the ocean. They were recovered. Some cities have

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<v Speaker 1>ordered beachfront homes and hotels to evacuate, so when you

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<v Speaker 1>hear orders about the water, it's best to heed them.

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<v Speaker 1>Just play on the side of caution because the videos

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<v Speaker 1>are pretty startling. It's very curious to see, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>much more comfortable and much safer to just watch these

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<v Speaker 1>things when they're happening on video rather than seeing them

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<v Speaker 1>up close in person. Maybe you can talk to one

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<v Speaker 1>of those high rise people down there and they can

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<v Speaker 1>let you go up to their balcony and check that out.

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<v Speaker 1>Santa Claus has made it to Adelaide, breaking news. Adelaide

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<v Speaker 1>Australia has now finished. He's on his way to Alice

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<v Speaker 1>Springs and now over nine hundred and fifty four million

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<v Speaker 1>presents delivered, according to the nor ADS Santa Tracker. The

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<v Speaker 1>owner of In and Out has criticized the City of

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<v Speaker 1>Oakland nearly a year after closing a restaurant in the city.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the first time in seventy five years the

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<v Speaker 1>chain permanently closed a location. Owner Lindsay Snyder said during

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<v Speaker 1>an interview with the video network Prager You that despite

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<v Speaker 1>the location being profitable, the decision to close was made

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<v Speaker 1>because there were constant car burglaries, fights, and theft at

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<v Speaker 1>the location. Snyder says the area was extremely dangerous and

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<v Speaker 1>it was alarming how slow police were to respond. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>lawmakers in Oakland are set to discuss possible ways to

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<v Speaker 1>honor late Baseball Hall of Famer Ricky Henderson, a longtime

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<v Speaker 1>member of the Oakland A's, died last week at the

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<v Speaker 1>age of sixty five. Oakland City council Member Rebecca Kaplan

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<v Speaker 1>is set on social media that she'd like to see

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<v Speaker 1>the city name a street after Henderson. A Union Pacific

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<v Speaker 1>freight train has derailed in Carson. It happened south of

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<v Speaker 1>Delamo Boulevard yesterday afternoon. A rail infrastructure was damaged, cutting

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<v Speaker 1>off access to the ports of La and Long Beach

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<v Speaker 1>along the Alameda Corridor. Officials say there were no injuries

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<v Speaker 1>and no hazardous materials spilled. We're just inn as away

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<v Speaker 1>from Handle on the news this morning. It's coming up

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<v Speaker 1>at the top of the hour. Bill Handle is on

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<v Speaker 1>his holiday break, but Wayne Resnick is here to fill

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<v Speaker 1>in for Bill. I'll be there alongside them. Hope you

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<v Speaker 1>will join us as well. The ill fated drone show

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<v Speaker 1>that sent a seven year old to a hospital in

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<v Speaker 1>Orlando wasn't the first time that technical difficulties were experienced

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<v Speaker 1>at one of these shows. Similar mishaps small drones dropping

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<v Speaker 1>from the sky in mass have happened in the past

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<v Speaker 1>two years in China, Australia, and in Las Vegas and

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<v Speaker 1>many communities. Drones have replaced fireworks as the favored aerial

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<v Speaker 1>celebration because they're quieter and they don't dump clouds of

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<v Speaker 1>sulfur smelling smoke into the sky, but there is apparently

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<v Speaker 1>still a risk. We've got ABC News correspondent Jim Ryan

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<v Speaker 1>with us again this morning, two days in a row. Jim,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks so much for being with us.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey, Michael, Yeah, I don't know how you can get

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<v Speaker 5>around that risk. Really. If you want to attend drone

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<v Speaker 5>shows and they are cool, I've seen a few of

552
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<v Speaker 5>them anyway, and not a lot, but they are extremely

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<v Speaker 5>interesting there. They're cool to watch. But yeah, as we've

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<v Speaker 5>seen in cases, and it is rare that something like

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<v Speaker 5>this goes wrong that the people are hurt. Sometimes the

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<v Speaker 5>drones may malfunction, but they're designed. They're supposed to be

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<v Speaker 5>designed Michael, that if they lose GPS tracking or something

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<v Speaker 5>goes crazy, they're supposed to fly back to the point

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<v Speaker 5>from which they took off, the staging area that the

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<v Speaker 5>drone company has set up. But in the case of

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<v Speaker 5>the Orlando show on the twenty first, they started crashing

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<v Speaker 5>into each other and then falling out of the sky.

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<v Speaker 5>And that's when we had this little boy who got hurt.

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<v Speaker 5>Xander Lumps and seven years old. There's recovering after open

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<v Speaker 5>heart surgery. His mother said that the drone hit him

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<v Speaker 5>with such force in the chest that he faced serious

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<v Speaker 5>injury and had to have surgery because of that. The

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<v Speaker 5>family now was raised like eighteen thousand dollars with the

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<v Speaker 5>GoFundMe account to support the paying for the surgery.

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<v Speaker 1>So this wasn't just a bump on the head situation.

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<v Speaker 1>This is quite serious.

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<v Speaker 5>It was and there have been some serious injuries in

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<v Speaker 5>the past. A woman who was hit at that Fourth

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<v Speaker 5>of July show in Las Vegas in twenty eighteen suffered

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<v Speaker 5>eye injuries. A child in Great Britain lost an eye

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<v Speaker 5>because of a drone that may not have been a

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<v Speaker 5>drone show, but just someone using a drone. So there

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<v Speaker 5>are some potential little dangers said, you know, both to

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<v Speaker 5>drone shows and to just personal use of drones.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that drones have been on our minds lately

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<v Speaker 1>because of the mysterious sightings in the sky and the

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<v Speaker 1>lack of appropriate answers from local, federal, state leaders about

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<v Speaker 1>what they are. This is not necessarily related to that

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<v Speaker 1>unless we delve into conspiracy theory territory, I mean, but

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<v Speaker 1>people are focused on drones right now. Has this type

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<v Speaker 1>of injury and the sightings of them off the coast,

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<v Speaker 1>has that impacted the conversations we have in general about

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<v Speaker 1>these things?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I think so, and I think people generally keep

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<v Speaker 5>them separated though the mishaps of drone shows. But then

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<v Speaker 5>these mysterious sightings of drones over the northeast, the New Jersey,

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<v Speaker 5>New York, over to Ohio even so, yeah, but but yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>there are plenty of conspiracy theories about this, and I

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<v Speaker 5>think there's still mystery that surrounds these things, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>because they fly around controlled by some unknown person or

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<v Speaker 5>unknown entity. We don't understand exactly what makes them more

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<v Speaker 5>and coordinate with each other if you're not in the business.

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<v Speaker 5>But also there is this there's a company in Israel

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<v Speaker 5>that produces what's called the drome, the drone dome, which

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<v Speaker 5>is protection on radio protection around each drone, because that's

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<v Speaker 5>to combat what other people have that that is a

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<v Speaker 5>drone scramblers. It looks like a rifle almost, but it

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<v Speaker 5>doesn't file a fire button a bullet. Rather, it fires

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<v Speaker 5>a pulse that that shuts down the GPS system within

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<v Speaker 5>each drone and therefore it gets lost or falls and crashes.

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<v Speaker 5>So yeah, there are conspiracy theories about this too, Michael.

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<v Speaker 1>So you mentioned a little bit about why some communities

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<v Speaker 1>and organizations are turning to drones over fireworks, and there

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<v Speaker 1>are a lot of reasons to support that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we hear every fourth of July. It scares animals, it

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<v Speaker 1>triggers veterans and older adults. And then even if you're

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<v Speaker 1>just a healthy person that wants to see the fireworks,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes the smoke just gets in the way and you

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<v Speaker 1>can't see some of them. So these these are nice alternatives.

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<v Speaker 1>Are we having conversations in communities now about is this

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<v Speaker 1>a danger?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, it's as dangerous I suppose as fireworks. You remember

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<v Speaker 5>that incident that happened I think it was in California

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<v Speaker 5>earlier this year at a stadium where fireworks display went

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<v Speaker 5>off and something happened and a child was hit by

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<v Speaker 5>a fireworks you a little rocket, So I mean there

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<v Speaker 5>are dangerous associated with that too. Our drone shows cheaper

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<v Speaker 5>than fireworks displays. No, they're a little bit more. You know,

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<v Speaker 5>they cost cost one hundred thousand dollars for a typical

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<v Speaker 5>drone show. In North America, the average cost of a

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<v Speaker 5>drone show is about fifty thousand dollars. The average cost

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<v Speaker 5>of the drones that are used about two hundred and

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<v Speaker 5>eighteen dollars per drone. So now we're talking about a

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<v Speaker 5>pretty high expense. But there are benefits too, no smoke,

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<v Speaker 5>loud explosions, they're over and they're over. It's not as

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<v Speaker 5>though you have a danger in handling fireworks afterwards. So yeah, there.

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<v Speaker 5>I think some cities and towns are going in that direction.

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen one in Cincinnati, a drones show that was

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<v Speaker 1>just awe inspiring, breathtaking. It was really very beautiful. Jim

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan from ABC News, thanks again for joining us this morning,

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<v Speaker 1>and happy holidays.

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<v Speaker 5>To you and yours same to you, Michael.

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<v Speaker 1>And that was Jim Ryan from ABC News. We are

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<v Speaker 1>tracking Santa Claus on the Norrad Santa dot org website

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<v Speaker 1>and he just finished up Australia. He was last seen

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<v Speaker 1>in Sarrong, West Popla and now is heading for Forgive

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<v Speaker 1>me for this, but it looks like the bell Daub Babel,

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<v Speaker 1>daub Palau. This might be twelve cities in a row

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<v Speaker 1>that I've just been unable to pronounce. But it is

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas and some exotic places in this world, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>almost Christmas here as well. As we approach five point

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<v Speaker 1>fifty seven here in the Southland, we talked a bit

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<v Speaker 1>about the surf and some of the dangerous water conditions

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<v Speaker 1>hammering the California coast. We've got some additional problems here

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<v Speaker 1>in southern California and the Los Angeles County Department of

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<v Speaker 1>Public Health has put out a warning about nine area

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<v Speaker 1>beaches that have high bacteria levels. So another reason to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of avoid the water this holiday season. Some of

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<v Speaker 1>these affected beaches include the Malibu Lagoon at Surf Rider Beach,

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<v Speaker 1>the Pico Kenter, storm drain at Santa Monica Beach, Torrance Beach,

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<v Speaker 1>at Malaga Cove, Walnut Creek, Paradise Cove, Marie Canyons, storm

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<v Speaker 1>drain at Puerco Beach, Castle Rock, storm drain at Tobanga

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<v Speaker 1>County Beach, Inner Cabrio Beach in San Pedro, Mother's Beach,

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<v Speaker 1>and Marina del Rey, and the Santa Monica Pier one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred yards up and down the coast from that pier.

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<v Speaker 1>According to the County Health Department, those beaches had bacterial

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<v Speaker 1>levels exceeding health standards when last tested. Meanwhile, an earlier

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<v Speaker 1>warning had been lifted for Tbanga Canyon Beach and Malibu

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<v Speaker 1>or recent samples produced to water quality levels within the

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<v Speaker 1>state standard. So always check the website now this time

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<v Speaker 1>of year when those bacteria levels can get high and

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<v Speaker 1>folks can discourage you from going down there. But again,

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<v Speaker 1>if you are curious about any of that high surf

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<v Speaker 1>or any of the dangerous waves, don't be too curious.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw what happened in Santa Cruz. We saw the

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<v Speaker 1>peer collapse with a few people on it. We've seen

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<v Speaker 1>someone buried in debris there and died, so heed the

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<v Speaker 1>warnings appropriately and take the caution. The nessa sary caution

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<v Speaker 1>whenever you think about going down there. It is a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty nice day though, and you will be tempted to

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<v Speaker 1>go check some stuff out. Though we do have some

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<v Speaker 1>rain Southland weather from KFI and other round of fog

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<v Speaker 1>with low clouds. We can expect some rain in the

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<v Speaker 1>afternoon and the evening. Things will clear up apparently for

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas morning. We're happy about that highs in the low

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<v Speaker 1>sixties in Metro La. We've got highs around sixty in

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<v Speaker 1>the Valley's fifties in the Antelope Valley mid to upper sixties,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Inland Empire. Current temperature is fifty one in

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<v Speaker 1>San Clemente, forty nine in Malibu, fifty one in Lake Forest,

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<v Speaker 1>and fifty in Palmdale. As always, we lead local and

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<v Speaker 1>live from the KFI twenty four hour newsroom for producer

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<v Speaker 1>Michelle Cube today filling in for Ann our technical producer

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen Kno and traffic specialist Will Coleschreiber. I'm Michael Monks,

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<v Speaker 1>and this has been your wake up Call, and if

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<v Speaker 1>you missed any of the wake Up Call and it

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<v Speaker 1>was a fun show today, you can listen at any

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<v Speaker 1>time on the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 4>Way you've been listening to wake Up Call with me

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<v Speaker 4>Amy King, you can always hear wake Up Call five

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<v Speaker 4>to six am Monday through Friday on kf I Am

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