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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI Am six forty on demand.

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<v Speaker 2>Happy to be here on this beautiful, spectacular sunny day.

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<v Speaker 3>You just heard the news.

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<v Speaker 2>Temperatures in the high seventies, eighty degrees, blue skies looking

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<v Speaker 2>out the studios here in Burbank, summer in winter here

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<v Speaker 2>in Southern California.

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<v Speaker 3>This is why we live here.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's difficult to enjoy when we realize that so

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<v Speaker 2>many of us in Southern California and the Palisades and

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<v Speaker 2>Alta Dina, whether you're a homeowner or a renter, a

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<v Speaker 2>business owner, are still suffering and struggling in the aftermath

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<v Speaker 2>of the January seventh wildfires. It's something that's part of

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<v Speaker 2>our consciousness every day here in Southern California. We can't

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<v Speaker 2>escape it. It's in the news. It's a reality. We've

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<v Speaker 2>talked about this here on KFI. We're going to remember

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<v Speaker 2>this as before January seventh and Southern California and afterwards.

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<v Speaker 2>And my question, as a longtime news reporter observer of

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<v Speaker 2>the political scene, the law enforcement scene, is how are

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<v Speaker 2>our leaders doing in getting us through this. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>spend some time talking about that, telling you what you

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<v Speaker 2>need to know of course, you know the headline from Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>La Mayor Bass removes Los Angeles City Fire Department Chief

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<v Speaker 2>Kristin Crowley from her job, although due to the provisions

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<v Speaker 2>of the civil service, coach actually gets to stay with

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<v Speaker 2>the fire department at a lower rank, which is a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit confusing to some people. And then we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about that, is she being the scapegoat? We

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<v Speaker 2>asked Mayor Karen Bass that directly, at least some of

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<v Speaker 2>the reporters who covered an event with her yesterday, and

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<v Speaker 2>she of course said no, which I find a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit hard to believe. And then why is nobody calling

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<v Speaker 2>for La County's fire chief to be dismissed? Why is

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<v Speaker 2>it the LA City fire chief? I mean, they were

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<v Speaker 2>both equally out there on the fire lines. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get into that. We're gonna talk politics beyond Southern California,

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<v Speaker 2>believe it or not. Next year do we not only

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<v Speaker 2>have a mayoral race, but we have a gubernatorial race.

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<v Speaker 2>If you happen to see in the New York Times

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<v Speaker 2>this morning, big article on how Kamala Harris has sort

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<v Speaker 2>of upended the race without even officially entering it. Yet

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to talk with one of my favorite political consultants,

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Klink, about that and so much more.

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<v Speaker 3>Can you can call an armed guard with your on

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<v Speaker 3>an app?

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<v Speaker 4>Now?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, this is the world we're living in.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to talk about the Pope Francis in critical condition.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to speak with Southern California Father Tom Gibbons

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<v Speaker 2>to give us some insight into that and what that

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<v Speaker 2>means for the future of Catholics, not just here in

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<v Speaker 2>Southern California, but around the world.

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<v Speaker 3>They number in the billions.

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<v Speaker 2>Governor Newsom, you remember him, He's asking Congress from a

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<v Speaker 2>nearly forty billion dollars for La file wildfire relief. Where's

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<v Speaker 2>that going? And if you work for the federal government,

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<v Speaker 2>have you done your email? Per Elon and the DOGE

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<v Speaker 2>requirement you have to send it an email? Have you

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<v Speaker 2>heard this if you work for the federal government with

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<v Speaker 2>five bullet points of what you accomplished this week and

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<v Speaker 2>if you don't do it, consider that a resignation.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>And then also this week one of the huge stories

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<v Speaker 3>Coverage but not much else.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're talking about DOGE and government efficiency, the California

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<v Speaker 2>bullet train, you know you've heard the nickname, the derisive nickname,

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<v Speaker 2>the train to nowhere. That's something I covered quite a

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<v Speaker 2>bit at Fox eleven. The Secretary of Transportation was in

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<v Speaker 2>the Southern California announcing an audit of the train. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>if Trump is going to cut programs, seems like cutting

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<v Speaker 2>federal funding to that one would be a no brainer. So,

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<v Speaker 2>as you can imagine, as is the case pretty much

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<v Speaker 2>every day here in Southern California, there are so many

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<v Speaker 2>things to talk about.

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<v Speaker 3>We get issues with airliners on American Airlines.

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<v Speaker 2>Flight was diverted to roam over a possible security issue

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<v Speaker 3>A little bit nervous times in this guys these days.

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<v Speaker 2>So let me just start up before we get into

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<v Speaker 2>all this, with a little bit of a story again.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's Phil Schumann coming with you, coming to you

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<v Speaker 2>live from two to four here as always on the

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<v Speaker 2>iHeartRadio app. If there's something you'd like to contribute, you

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<v Speaker 2>Yes you can, and we'd love that and if they're good,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll play them back and maybe even if they're not

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<v Speaker 2>so good, just to get a sense of who's out

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<v Speaker 2>there and what you're thinking. We may even open up

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<v Speaker 2>the phone lines a little bit later on and get

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<v Speaker 2>your thoughts. One eight hundred and five to a one KFI.

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<v Speaker 2>That's one eight hundred five to a one five three four.

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<v Speaker 2>I give you, encourage you to call in a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit later on when we start getting into some some topics. Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers are looking good, the Lakers are playing great,

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<v Speaker 2>the hockey teams, the soccer teams, it's a great time

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<v Speaker 2>to be a sports fan in Southern California. Again, I

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<v Speaker 2>just keep keep keep coming back to the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we can't really relax and enjoy ourselves with

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<v Speaker 2>this huge nightmare of rehabilitation and rebuilding and financial challenges

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<v Speaker 2>facing thousands of us here in southern California. So as

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<v Speaker 2>a young reporter in Wichita Falls, Texas, that was my

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<v Speaker 2>first job in the news business in nineteen seventy nine.

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<v Speaker 3>Can you believe it, yees? I started when I was twelve.

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<v Speaker 2>I covered a story and this is always stuck with

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<v Speaker 2>me and I've always remembered this and it's relevant today.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a routine fire story, the kind of thing

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<v Speaker 2>you do, like a twenty seconds segment with some video

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<v Speaker 2>on the news about a I think it was a

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<v Speaker 2>furniture store, furniture warehouse, furniture storage building which had caught

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<v Speaker 2>on fire, and I was out covering it. And it

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<v Speaker 2>was a pretty good fire. It was an you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it was overnight. It wasn't that there weren't people in

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<v Speaker 2>the store, just merchandise. And I remember these firefighters who

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<v Speaker 2>went in to put it out and they're coming out,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, coughing smoke inhalation. There was some injuries, minor injuries,

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<v Speaker 2>and I remember thinking at the time, Wow, these guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Their job is to go in there and put out

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<v Speaker 2>a fire in somebody's mattress storage and they're risking their

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<v Speaker 2>lives to do that, and that's part of their job.

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<v Speaker 2>And what kind of person does that? That is impressive.

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<v Speaker 2>And the reason I say that is because it's very

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<v Speaker 2>difficult to criticize the fire response on January seventh, but

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time not be critical of the firefighters themselves.

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<v Speaker 3>You understand what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is a delicate issue for me and for

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<v Speaker 2>so many because we love the firefighters, We love our

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<v Speaker 3>You've heard about that skate event.

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<v Speaker 2>You remember fire skate event today at Crypto the fire

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<v Speaker 2>aid all of the fundraisers and all of the tributes

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<v Speaker 2>to the firefighters and other first responders, and absolutely, one

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<v Speaker 2>thousand percent we need to do that. But then how

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<v Speaker 2>do we criticize the fire response without criticizing the firefighters themselves.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a little bit of a delicate issue.

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<v Speaker 2>If you have any thoughts on that, you know, I'd

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<v Speaker 2>love to hear them.

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<v Speaker 3>Mayor Bass.

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<v Speaker 2>Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles certainly decided on Friday

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<v Speaker 2>how she was going to deal with that by, as

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned, removing the fire chief Kristin Crowley, saying that,

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<v Speaker 2>as you know, the mayor said, a thousand firefighters weren't

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<v Speaker 2>held over from their shift and we're sent home now.

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<v Speaker 2>She said, as you know, we know that because of

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<v Speaker 2>the excellent work of the LA Times and their reporters

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<v Speaker 2>who have been investigating the response to these fires and.

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<v Speaker 3>Doing a phenomenal job as they always do. We're going

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<v Speaker 3>to talk with one of them later on this afternoon.

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<v Speaker 2>So scapegoat, not a scapegoat if those thousand firefighters had

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<v Speaker 2>been held over the head of the Firefighters Union. If

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<v Speaker 2>you follow the news, you heard him on Friday saying that, well,

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<v Speaker 2>there weren't enough. There wasn't enough firefighting apparatus, the trucks,

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<v Speaker 2>the engines because of maintenance issues, they weren't ready to roll.

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<v Speaker 2>So even if the firefighters had been available, they wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>have been equipment to outfit them with.

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<v Speaker 3>That's open to debate as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So it brings us back to the earlier point that

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<v Speaker 2>I was making, is how well our leaders rising to

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<v Speaker 2>the challenge. These are unprecedented times in southern California, and

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<v Speaker 2>we need an unprecedented response. They need to step up

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<v Speaker 2>their game, and so far, I think a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>what we're seeing is finger pointing a little bit of confusion,

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<v Speaker 2>even though they talk about all working together.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Phil Schuman from eleven News, sitting in with you

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<v Speaker 2>till four o'clock. Lots to discuss. Hopefully you'll learn some things.

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<v Speaker 2>chat on the phone one eight hundred five to oh

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<v Speaker 2>one KFI. That's one eight hundred five two oh one

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<v Speaker 2>five three four. Did Kristin Krabley deserve to be fired

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<v Speaker 2>as La City Fire chief? What about La County's fire department?

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<v Speaker 2>Why are they sort of escaping the criticism that La

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<v Speaker 2>City Fire seems to have come under. Thanks to the

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<v Speaker 2>La Times for exposing a lot of what we've learned

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<v Speaker 2>about the response to the fires and for telling us

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<v Speaker 2>the stories incredible, the powerful stories of loss and survival.

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<v Speaker 2>James Rainey, veteran reporter from the Times who lost his

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<v Speaker 2>family's home in Malibu and wrote an incredibly compelling article

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<v Speaker 2>about that in the early aftermath of the fire, is

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<v Speaker 2>as well. And we were talking a lot about Mayor.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I know all of us. You know, the

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<v Speaker 2>voices of KFI here extend throughout southern California, far beyond

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<v Speaker 2>the city of Los Angeles. But of course, because it's

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<v Speaker 2>such a big city and it dominates the coverage here

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<v Speaker 2>in southern California, much of what happens in Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 2>dominates the news, the airwaves, talk radio, whether it's the

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<v Speaker 2>city of Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles, the

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<v Speaker 2>fire department, the police department, the sheriff's department, because so

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<v Speaker 2>many people follow their examples, and Mayor Bass definitely under

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<v Speaker 2>the spotlight, and a very harsh spotlight, since we learned

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<v Speaker 2>that she was out of town that Ghana trip when

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<v Speaker 2>the fires broke out, rushed back, et cetera, et cetera,

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<v Speaker 2>et cetera, and questions whether she is a viable candidate

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<v Speaker 2>for twenty twenty six Rick Caruso, who hasn't made up

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<v Speaker 2>his mind, who lost by ten percentage points a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of years ago, I would likely be a formidable opponent.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's not the only election we have coming up,

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<v Speaker 2>believe it or not, next year.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean it goes by so fast.

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<v Speaker 2>June of twenty twenty sixth, the primary that will also

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<v Speaker 2>begin the process of electing the next California governor. And

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<v Speaker 2>really interesting article if you happen to check out the

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<v Speaker 2>New York Times this morning on Kamala Harris.

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<v Speaker 3>You remember her.

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<v Speaker 2>She's upset upended the balance of the California gubernatorial race

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<v Speaker 2>without even announcing that she's a candidate. So when I

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<v Speaker 2>have questions about the political landscape, one of the people

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<v Speaker 3>Matt, thanks for coming on with us.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh hey, sil Happy Sunday to you.

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<v Speaker 5>So.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if you happen to see that article

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<v Speaker 2>in The Times this morning, one of many that's been written.

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<v Speaker 2>What are your thoughts, first of all, in the big

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<v Speaker 4>Gubernatorial race, right, I guess I did read the article.

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<v Speaker 4>It was an interesting one, and the Times, I think

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<v Speaker 4>captured it pretty correctly. You know, it's hard to believe

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<v Speaker 4>that we're already thinking about another statewide election. It's like

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<v Speaker 4>November just happened. But I mean, look, I think that

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<v Speaker 4>the you know, Kamala Harris is the is the proverbial

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<v Speaker 4>two thousand pound gorilla. She has overwhelming support and a

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<v Speaker 4>fifty seven percent. That would put her, you know, four

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<v Speaker 4>or five times ahead of the next closest person would

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<v Speaker 4>which would be Katie Porter. So for the Democrats, they're

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<v Speaker 4>really just kind of biding their time, waiting until she

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<v Speaker 4>decides what she wants to do. She being Kamala Harris.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, is there any doubt in your mind that she

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<v Speaker 2>would run? I mean, what else is she going to

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<v Speaker 2>do the private sector? Become a law professor? I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>what is there any doubt in your mind that she

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<v Speaker 4>Well, a couple of things that she could do. And

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<v Speaker 4>if she could, she could get a sweet book deal

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<v Speaker 4>and write a book and go and you know, establish

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<v Speaker 4>her profile nationally. If she desires to run again for presidents,

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<v Speaker 4>she could follow the Richard Nixon model and that you know,

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<v Speaker 4>as you may recall Nixon Nixon lost in nineteen sixty

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<v Speaker 4>and then and then ultimately transitioned back to presidency in

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<v Speaker 4>nineteen sixty eight. But you know, I don't know. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>tabo Harris. She's won every statewide races she's ever vibed

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<v Speaker 4>for in California. She would be a strong candid. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean support him on women, blacks and Hispanic voters,

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<v Speaker 4>And I think that what's more notable here is is

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<v Speaker 4>what we're not talking about is the absence of a

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<v Speaker 4>credible Republican candidate in the race. You know, Rick Caruso,

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<v Speaker 4>he could east just as easily decide to run for

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<v Speaker 2>He could again, But what do you make of Riverside

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<v Speaker 2>County Sheriff Chad Bianco. I mean, he announced his plans

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<v Speaker 3>Is he a legitimate candidate?

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<v Speaker 4>No, He's got virtually no name id statewide. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>to go over particularly well. And in California, I think

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<v Speaker 4>that the crime message is important. But I just don't

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he might carry. He might carry Riverside County. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's about it. But he is he is? I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>very little name recognition at this point outside of southern California,

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<v Speaker 2>But he's a very charismatic speaker, strong speaker, powerful presence,

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<v Speaker 2>he'll he'll gain some some support. I mean some of

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<v Speaker 2>the other candidates, uh, former Mayor La Mayor of course,

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<v Speaker 2>has absolutely no shot whatsoever. Former Senate President pro tem

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<v Speaker 2>Tony Thurmon, and then you mentioned Katie Porter, former congresswoman.

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<v Speaker 2>It seems like it's it's Harris. It would be wide

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<v Speaker 4>I think that if she comes into the race, it

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<v Speaker 4>sucks a lot of the oxygen now the room, at

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<v Speaker 4>least initially about to challenge for Kamala Harris is that

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<v Speaker 4>as soon as she gets into a lengthy conversation with anybody,

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<v Speaker 4>she faces some serious pitfall. She's not distinguished herself in

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<v Speaker 4>we're look that California.

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<v Speaker 2>Is, which is like mind boggling to me at this

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<v Speaker 2>point in her career that we're still talking about. But well,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, what about all you what about all your

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<v Speaker 2>consultants with your media training and your advice and your strategy,

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<v Speaker 2>and I mean, who is helping her?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I have said that, you know, she didn't seem

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<v Speaker 4>to have these problems when she was the attorney general

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<v Speaker 4>in the state as a United States senator, I think

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<v Speaker 4>that somebody got in her head and and and messed

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<v Speaker 4>her up because they just she's just tied in knots. Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that term word salad, right, that is just the

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<v Speaker 2>worst thing you could possibly say about anybody.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it seems to fit her. I hate to say.

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<v Speaker 4>It, No, you're you're right. Mean, Look, I think that

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<v Speaker 4>a question of whether they go progressive Democrat or moderate Democrat.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, if she does, I mean, look, she

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<v Speaker 4>primarily for one reason, because she doesn't have to spend

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<v Speaker 4>money getting people to know who she is, and in

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<v Speaker 4>the nation state of California, it's like running for, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>a leader of another country in Europe or in other

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<v Speaker 4>vaults to the top simply because she doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 4>do that. And that's why the other names that you

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<v Speaker 4>that you mentioned, they're all well known to people in politics,

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<v Speaker 4>but most California voters are like, wait, who is the

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<v Speaker 4>former controller Betty ye Oh, yeah, she's from San Francisco,

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<v Speaker 4>or yeah, Antonio was mayor in twenty thirteen, twelve years ago.

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<v Speaker 4>So they're gonna have to spend tens of millions of

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<v Speaker 4>to tell voters what they believe in. If voters don't

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<v Speaker 4>even know who you are, they really don't have time

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<v Speaker 2>You're right, last turnout last gubatatorial election, I believe the

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<v Speaker 3>So your point is well taken.

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<v Speaker 4>No, exactly, And you know, Katie Porter has some advantages.

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<v Speaker 4>She's run statewide before, so it is Antonio. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>I guess so does Elini Koulanakis and Tony Thurman. But again,

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<v Speaker 4>no one knows who the lieutenant governor is in the

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<v Speaker 3>And again I think I'll get elected governor before her.

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<v Speaker 4>You think, yeah, maybe, and maybe you well, I'm not

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<v Speaker 4>going to run, But you know, I look at the

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<v Speaker 4>Meg Whitman factor or other. We've had other billionaire candidates

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<v Speaker 4>decide to run before and they've imploded in the state.

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<v Speaker 4>So I think it's whomever the candidate for the Democrats

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<v Speaker 4>organized labor can get behind that has a really good

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<v Speaker 4>feel for what's going on with the California electric because

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<v Speaker 4>is different as well, So someone's going to have to

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Clink Clincampaigns dot com. I appreciate your insight. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean this, I'm fascinated by this. I know you are.

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<v Speaker 2>This is what you live and breathe, and you know

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<v Speaker 2>I look forward to talking to you about not just

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<v Speaker 2>this race, but the mayor's race in south the cal

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<v Speaker 3>So, Matt, thanks so much for your time.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh my pleasure. I'd love to talk about the mayor's

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<v Speaker 3>We'll get back to you on that one.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI Am six forty on demand.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Phil Schuman from Fox eleven News. There are no

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<v Speaker 2>I listened to a lot of podcasts at night. Bill O'Reilly,

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<v Speaker 2>Bill Oreilly dot Com has a pretty good one. Keith

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<v Speaker 2>Olberman Olberman do you remember him? Has a good one.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Maron, the Comedian, is a really good one. Mark Levin,

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<v Speaker 2>the conservative talk radio host. I know my wife just

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<v Speaker 2>can't believe I'd listened to that one. I'd like to

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<v Speaker 2>listen to a wide variety of sources of information read

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<v Speaker 2>a wide variety of sources of information, right, so you

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<v Speaker 2>is that so many of us are locked into MSNBC,

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<v Speaker 2>or we're locked into CNN, or we're locked into Fox News,

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<v Speaker 2>which has a constant I'm looking at Fox News in

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<v Speaker 2>the studio right now, replaying Sean Hannity's interview with the

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<v Speaker 2>has to do with overseas, but I'm actually going on

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<v Speaker 2>a European trip later on this year, so this is

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<v Speaker 2>relevant heads up Uber riders. Unless you disable it, a

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<v Speaker 2>new setting in the app may cost you the next

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<v Speaker 2>time you hail a ride again overseas.

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<v Speaker 3>Again, it's called preferred currency pricing.

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<v Speaker 2>It allows you to pay in your home currency and

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<v Speaker 2>it makes it easier to let riders know how much

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<v Speaker 2>you're paying when you're out of the country. But the

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<v Speaker 2>issue is that there's a one point five percent conversion

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<v Speaker 2>fee which is applied automatically unless you turn off the

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<v Speaker 2>currency conversion. So if you're going overseas and you plan

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<v Speaker 2>on using Uber, you might want to check that out.

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<v Speaker 2>The other even more bizarre or important or unusual or

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<v Speaker 2>newsworthy story that had to do with ride hailing and apps.

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<v Speaker 3>Have you seen the headline for this one?

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<v Speaker 2>They're calling it Uber with Guns app, available in Los Angeles,

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<v Speaker 2>provides armed security with the click of a button. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>when you go onto the app, you not only can

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<v Speaker 2>hail a ride, but you can hire an armed bodyguard.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's listen.

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<v Speaker 6>Newiest app providing armed security at your fingertips. Users get

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<v Speaker 6>to choose the type of bodyguard they want, how they

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<v Speaker 6>should dress, and what type of black car you'll need

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<v Speaker 6>for the occasion. The Elite Service provides private security from

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<v Speaker 6>active or veteran law enforcement and members of the military.

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<v Speaker 4>We're trained in TACTICOK combat, casualty care, risk assessment, risk mitigation.

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<v Speaker 3>And side assessment.

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<v Speaker 6>All of that sounds great, but law enforcement expert Bruce

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<v Speaker 6>Thomas says consumers should also verify what.

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<v Speaker 4>Is their background.

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<v Speaker 7>Are they just law enforcement, are they just military? Have

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<v Speaker 7>they gone to a bodyguard school? Have they gone to

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<v Speaker 7>a protection school like I put myself through in the

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<v Speaker 7>late nineties. So these are things that I, as a

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<v Speaker 7>consumer would want to make sure that they have.

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<v Speaker 6>The companies said all protectors are vetted, but they are

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<v Speaker 6>not cheap. The standard rate is one thousand dollars an

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<v Speaker 6>hour with a five hour minimum, which Thomas says is

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<v Speaker 6>a standard time frame.

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<v Speaker 7>Anytime you have a service like this, like anything, they

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<v Speaker 7>have to be fully licensed. In the state of Californa

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<v Speaker 7>Investigative Services has to license you. You have to have

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<v Speaker 7>what's called the guard cards you do this type of business.

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<v Speaker 7>Then you also have what's called the firearms permit, which

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<v Speaker 7>allows you to carry a weapon.

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<v Speaker 6>The company claims it's professionals are licensed to carry under

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<v Speaker 6>the law Enforcement Officers Safety all qualified experts see. It's

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<v Speaker 6>also a good idea to verify the company is ensured

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<v Speaker 6>for liabilities. Right now, the service is only available here

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<v Speaker 6>in LA and New York.

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<v Speaker 2>That was our friends at KABC seven catch the end

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<v Speaker 2>of that report. This is one of my many, many, many,

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<v Speaker 2>many many pet peeves with the reporting. I know, Eileen's

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<v Speaker 2>probably smiling at me, looking at me in the newsroom

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<v Speaker 2>on the monitor. It's like, it's a cliche, and almost

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<v Speaker 2>so many news reports experts say like, what do you mean?

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<v Speaker 2>Experts say, like, what experts are you referring to? You're

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<v Speaker 2>like experts in what experts in hiring law enforcement personnel

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<v Speaker 2>as bodyguards through an app, experts and security experts and

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<v Speaker 2>gunfire experts in society, experts in crime.

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<v Speaker 3>It's I mean, it's it's not wrong. It's kind of

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<v Speaker 3>a cliche.

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<v Speaker 2>It's kind of a crutch that so many reporters use,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's so unnecessary. Writing for news, whether it's radio,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's television, newspapers, is an overlooked skill. You think

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<v Speaker 2>of its broadcast, You just think about what people are saying, right,

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<v Speaker 2>But you have to write those words before you say them,

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<v Speaker 2>unless you're ad libbing like I'm doing right now. So

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<v Speaker 2>experts say that using the cliche experts say is overused.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, that's my one pet peeve ol list for today.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.

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<v Speaker 2>As I mentioned at the top of the hour, so

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<v Speaker 2>tough to relax and enjoy with so much heartache happening

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<v Speaker 2>in our communities because of the aftermath of the January

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<v Speaker 2>wildfires and the political upheaval. We're going to get into

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<v Speaker 2>that over the next hour or so. We're going to

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<v Speaker 2>be visited with We're going to be visiting with James Rainey,

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<v Speaker 2>veteran LA Times reporter who lost his childhood home to

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<v Speaker 2>the Malibu fire, wrote about it. I'm going to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about the LA Times role in keeping us informed here

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<v Speaker 2>in southern California about what really happened with the response

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<v Speaker 2>to the wildfires, and much of what they've been revealing

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<v Speaker 2>is not good, which is not to denigrate by any

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<v Speaker 2>stretch of the imagination the efforts of the first responders

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<v Speaker 2>in the firefight and community, but more about the pre

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<v Speaker 2>deployment strategies, the resources available, and why is the LA

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<v Speaker 2>City Fire department taking so much heat, and nobody is

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<v Speaker 2>raising questions similar questions or fewer questions about the leadership

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<v Speaker 2>of the county and the La County Fire Department when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to the Altadena response. We have heard a

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<v Speaker 2>lot about the failure of the emergency warning systems and

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<v Speaker 2>how that may have cost lives in the western part

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<v Speaker 2>of the city. But ELA's County Fire Chief, Anthony Moroni,

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<v Speaker 2>still has his job, and so do the officials from

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<v Speaker 2>La County Department of Emergency Services, so on and so forth.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not saying that we need to be pointing the finger.

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<v Speaker 2>What I'm saying is that we need to figure out

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<v Speaker 2>what happened, make sure we do better the next time,

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<v Speaker 2>and then make sure that our political leaders are inspiring

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<v Speaker 2>the recovery effort. I mean, if you look at Los

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<v Speaker 2>Angeles City mayor Bath since she's got back, has been everywhere,

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<v Speaker 2>has been omnipresent. But how tone deaf was that handling

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<v Speaker 2>of Steve sober Off, the longtime developer and civic leader

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<v Speaker 2>to be the recoveries are and wouldn't answer questions about

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<v Speaker 2>how he was being paid. Then it comes out that

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to be paid five hundred thousand dollars from

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<v Speaker 2>charitable foundations from ninety days work. And then when the

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<v Speaker 2>La Times broke that story, it's like, oh, well, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what we asked Steve, and he's going to do

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<v Speaker 2>it for nothing. I mean, that is not an example

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<v Speaker 2>of inspired leadership. We need heroes right now to step up,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's from the private sector or from our elected officials.

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<v Speaker 2>There are a lot of hard working, well intentioned people

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<v Speaker 2>who are on the job, and there are multiple organizations

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<v Speaker 2>that have sprung up. Rick Caruso has one, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>organization has one. Of course, the city, the county, the state,

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<v Speaker 2>and the federal government.

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<v Speaker 3>They're all working.

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<v Speaker 2>But if I'm like a displaced home owner who lost

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<v Speaker 2>everything in Alta Dina or the Palisades, am I like

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<v Speaker 2>feeling really good about the future, I'd have to say

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<v Speaker 2>the answers no, a great disagree. On the iHeartRadio app,

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<v Speaker 2>you can record a comment if you really inspired, pick

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<v Speaker 2>up the phone one eight hundred and five to one

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<v Speaker 2>five three four and we'll have a conversation. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>in the news today a couple of airline issues. Do

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<v Speaker 2>you feel safe as a flyer? I mean, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>a nervous fly I have friends who are nervous flyers

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<v Speaker 2>who have to sort of self medicate to get through

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<v Speaker 2>a flight, especially if it's a longer one. We had

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<v Speaker 2>that terrible collision between the helicopter and the passenger plane

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<v Speaker 2>in Washington, d C. Sixty seven lives lost, but overall

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<v Speaker 2>I did some Internet research on this.

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<v Speaker 3>You've heard this before.

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<v Speaker 2>The odds of dying in an aircraft passenger as an

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<v Speaker 2>aircraft passenger too small to calculate.

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<v Speaker 3>The International Association for.

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<v Speaker 2>Transportation, The International Transport Association says that this is a statistic.

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<v Speaker 3>Which is mind boggling.

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<v Speaker 2>If you wanted to calculate the odds of you dying

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<v Speaker 2>as a passenger in a commercial flight, you would have

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<v Speaker 2>to fly a flight every day for one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>three thousand years to experience.

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<v Speaker 3>A fatal crash.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how they calculated that, but the point

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<v Speaker 2>is that flying is the safest mode of transportation. If

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<v Speaker 2>you make it through the traffic to the airport, you're

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<v Speaker 2>already way ahead of the game. So earlier today, big

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<v Speaker 2>news in that adulta flight made an emergency landing at

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<v Speaker 2>lax after smoke was detected on board, took off nine

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<v Speaker 2>pm last night returned to Lax only about thirty minutes later.

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<v Speaker 2>According to data from that flight Aware app, it was

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<v Speaker 2>an Airbus A three fifty nine hundred. It was en

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<v Speaker 2>route to Sydney, Australia. One hundred and sixty two passengers

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<v Speaker 2>are on board. Again, smoke was detected, not any details

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<v Speaker 2>about the source of the smoke.

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<v Speaker 3>It was not in the cockpit.

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<v Speaker 2>There were some passengers who needed medical attention, but the

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<v Speaker 2>plane landed successfully and the plane the plane. The passengers

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<v Speaker 2>were rerouted on different aircraft and then a more frightened

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<v Speaker 2>Even another frightening situation was an American Airlines flight out

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<v Speaker 2>of New York was diverted to Rome today. It was

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<v Speaker 2>heading from JFK to New Delhi in Deira Gandhi International

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<v Speaker 2>Airport in New Delhi when it was diverted to Rome

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<v Speaker 2>over a possible security issue.

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<v Speaker 3>We have more on that.

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<v Speaker 5>Finding moments for passengers on a Delta flight headed to Sydney, Australia.

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<v Speaker 5>The flight had to return to Lax last night for

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<v Speaker 5>an emergency landing. That's because there were reports of smoke

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<v Speaker 5>in the galley of an Airbus A three fifty. Now

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<v Speaker 5>this is video of the plane landing safely. From our

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<v Speaker 5>Lax camera, there were one hundred and sixty two people

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<v Speaker 5>on board and were rebooked on another flight.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, my apologies, I had those two stories mixed up.

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<v Speaker 2>That was referring to the emergency landing at Lax due

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<v Speaker 2>to the smoke in the cockpit. The other story was

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<v Speaker 2>the American Airlines flight out of New York was diverted

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<v Speaker 2>to Rome, which landed successfully with fighter jet escorts, which

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<v Speaker 2>is a little bit scary to see that on the internet.

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<v Speaker 2>Apparently a bomb threat was received by email, but it

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<v Speaker 2>was deemed you be unfounded. Do you have any trips

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<v Speaker 2>coming up? Don't be nervous if you're flying all right.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to check in with Eileen Gonzalez, perhaps a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of minutes early, and when we come back the

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<v Speaker 2>next hour, we're going to talk about Pope Francis in

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<v Speaker 2>critical condition. A local priest is going to join us,

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<v Speaker 2>talk about what that means to the hundreds of millions

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<v Speaker 2>of Catholics and others here in the United States that

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<v Speaker 2>are following this one Governor Newsom asking for asking Congress

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<v Speaker 2>for nearly four hundred billion for La wildfire relief.

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<v Speaker 3>Where does that stand?

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to visit with veteran La Times reporter James Rainey,

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<v Speaker 2>who lost his childhood home in the Malibu fires and

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<v Speaker 2>part of the team that's continuing to call for accountability

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<v Speaker 2>among our officials in the response to the wildfires. And

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<v Speaker 2>then coming up at four o'clock. Of course, regular host

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<v Speaker 2>here in KFI is Chris Merrill. He's always fun to

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<v Speaker 2>talk to. We're going to check in with him also

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<v Speaker 2>in the next hour.

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<v Speaker 1>KFI Am sixty on demand