November 2, 2025 • 37 mins
SNAP benefits and federal worker paychecks disappear as the calendar flips towards the holidays; Governor Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris rally supporters ahead of Prop 50's vote on Tuesday; Another investigation is called for the Palisades Fire and the recently revealed text messages from firefighters who say they may have left the scene an earlier fire too soon.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
This is Michael Monks Reports on Michael Monks from KFI News.
We'll be together until nine o'clock tonight, maybe longer if
the Dodgers win the World Series and Los Angeles parties
the way Los Angeles does, and we need to get
out into the streets with the rest of everyone and
cover the chaos. You may recall last year the Los
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Angeles Dodgers won the World Series?
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Have You've forgotten?
Speaker 2 (00:34):
And the celebrations got a little scary in parts of
downtown Echo Park, East La Metro Bus bit the dust
when it was torched to a frame of ashes. Streets
were taken over in downtown La arrest were made in
East Los Angeles.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
Well, I'll tell you.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
As the Dodgers play in Game seven at the Toronto
Blue Jays, where they currently trail three to one in
the top of the six inning, the Los Angeles Police
Department has declared a citywide tactical alert to prepare for
any possible public response to Game seven. This is according
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to an LAPD spokeswoman, who says we're going to be ready.
A tactical alert means basically all officers need to be
prepared to stay past there shift. Just yesterday, the LAPD
put out a message that there will be zero tolerance
for destruction of property. LAPD will strictly enforce laws against
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vandalism and looting. LAPD will be highly visible throughout DTLA
during celebrations and clinch situations like the game tonight, where
the outcome of the series is obviously on the line.
They say they will have pre staged units ready to
respond quickly to any hot spots.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
And here's something to be prepared for.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
If you are out there on the road with heavy
interest or even little interest in this game. They say
to expect free way closures along the one, ten, the ten,
the one oh one to plan alternate routes. They also
say they will have more Metro ambassadors helping people on
transit and that the LAPED is working closely with Metro
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and Emergency Operations Center to coordinate their efforts. They do
say call nine to one one first for any lawlessness, destruction,
vandalism and other safety related issues in your neighborhood. But
right now Toronto leads three to one, and I know
if you can hear my voice, you must be either
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a passive fan of the Dodgers or a non fan
of the Dodgers, because this Game seven of the World
Series is happening as we speak, and I will tell
you the Dodgers just scored their second run, so Toronto
now leads three to two in the top of the
six sacrifice fly there, so there are two outs and
the Dodgers have a runner on first. It's a nail bighter.
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It's been a pretty good game. It's been a really,
really great series. Even if you're not a heavy fan
of baseball, this has been an exciting series. And here
we are in Game seven, the Dodgers at the Blue Jays,
a runner on first, Keiky Hernandez coming up to the plate.
If they win this game, you know there are going
to be celebrations in these streets and you just need
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to be prepared for. But if you can hear my voice,
like I said, you're either a passive fan or not
a fan at all. If you are a fan, the
game is on and you can hear it on our
sister station, A five seventy LA Sports and they will
have walla wall coverage of this. What we will be
doing is keeping an eye on this game and then
of course, keeping a very close eye on the aftermath.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
This is a news show.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
This is primarily a news and talk station, but right
now sports is the news, and it's not just the
game that is the news. Game seven of the World Series,
Saturday nights at Toronto. Two outs in the top of
the sixth and Keith Hernandez just reached base, and now
the Dodgers have two runners on look they could take
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the lead here in this inning. The Blue Jays took
the lead three Zip, a three run home run shot
in the third inning. Then things got a little hairy
in the fourth inning. The dugouts cleared after a the
Dodgers hit a Blue Jay with a pitch and it
wasn't even that that big of a hit. So tensions
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are high there in Toronto, and we'll continue to keep
an eye on the game. Obviously, we'll give you the
sports updates as they come. But what we are watching
for tonight is any Tom foolery out in the streets
of Los Angeles. And if it goes down, if the
Dodgers win, or if they lose and things get out
of hand, keep it here on KFI because we have
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plans to stay with you throughout the night, disrupt our
normal schedule and continue to report what is happening, and
if it come down to it, I'm going to be
swapped out here. You might have one of your favorite
weekday voices coming in while I run downtown to report
live from the streets. So we are fully prepared for
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any chaos that might ensue in the streets of Los
Angeles tonight, pending the outcome of this Game seven of
the World Series in Toronto, Ontario. So if you're out
on this All Saints Day, be prepared for all the
devils because they are standing by and we are going
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to have that covered for you. But this is a
news show, and we got lots of news to talk about.
This is nuts because it's a Saturday night and a
lot of times I'm just kind of reviewing what happened
in the week, maybe taking a peek at what's going
on next week. But in addition to Game seven of
the World Series taking place right now while we're speaking,
we've got the government shut down now hitting people where
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it hurts their pocketbooks and their kitchen cabinets and refrigerators.
With the snap benefits up in the air, paychecks not
going out for a lot of federal workers. We have
an election next Tuesday on Proposition fifty that could change
the makeup of the state's congressional seats. And we now
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have yet another investigation called for by the Mayor's office
into the Pacific Palisades fire from January after revealing text
messages from firefighters themselves who were in that area on
the scene of an earlier fire, the Lachman fire. Instead,
we should have stayed. So we're going to be getting
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through all of that this hour.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
One eye on the news, one eye on.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
The ball, and the Doctors, by the way, are not
the only game in town right now. They're not technically
in town, but the Trojans, the twenty third ranked USC Trojans,
are on the road in nebra Scope where the third
quarter just wrapped up and they are tied at fourteen.
The corn Huskers will come to LA next week to
take on UCLA. Here the Bruins have today off. This
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is Michael Monks Reports. I'm with you till nine o'clock
and I will be with you as any chaos unfolds
in Los Angeles on this beautiful autumn Saturday night. Quick reminder,
don't forget to turn those clocks back. That's happening as well.
On top of everything else, do not forget to set
your clocks back.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
This is Michael Monks Reports on Michael Monks from KFI
News with you Live till nine o'clock, maybe later, depending
on the outcome of this Dodgers Blue Jays Games seven
World Series matchup right now, the Blue Jays up three
to two in the bottom of the six. The Jays
have a runner on first, no outs. That game in
full on AM five seventy l Sports. Otherwise, we're giving
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the news and keeping an eye on this. A reminder
that the LAPD has issued a tactical alert. They say
they are prepared for any silliness, any unruliness that takes
place should the Dodgers win, or even should the Dodgers lose.
Last year, it was a little chaotic in downtown Echo Park,
East LA after the Dodgers claim the World Series crown.
We shall see how tonight plays out. We at KFI
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will stay on the air as long as necessary. If
the proverbial s hits the proverbial fan, so keep it
right here. Meanwhile, It's already hit the fan for a
lot of folks who would typically receive some federal cash
through the form of snap payments in order to buy
their groceries for the month. It is the first of
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the month, the rent is due, it's time to go
shopping for the month, and a lot of people are
going to find themselves in a much more challenging position
than they found themselves earlier. Is because of the ongoing
federal government shut down. Now we've got a couple of
federal courts that have said the government does have some
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funding set aside that it perhaps could tap into. President
Trump says he needs guidance from the federal court in
order to make that happen. So it did not happen yet.
The trouble is already brewed. But perhaps this is the
catalysts to get the Republicans and the Democrats in Congress
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back together to figure out how to reopen this government.
Here is the latest reports related to snaff cuts, and
you'll hear from folks who are absolutely feeling the impact
of this.
Speaker 4 (09:44):
It really is a difference between do I pay my rent,
do I pay my medicine? Do I pay the childcare?
And when you're living paycheck to paycheck. One thing sets
you back, and it's really difficult to catch up.
Speaker 5 (09:55):
Democrats demanding Republicans work with them to extend Obamacare subsidies,
but Trump and Republicans say they won't negotiate until the
government is reopened. The impact snowballing air traffic controller shortages
across the country are leading to flight delays at some
of the nation's busiest airports. Federally funded head Start preschool
programs serving more than sixty five thousand children now at
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risk of closing, potentially harming the development of young kids.
Speaker 6 (10:21):
It's more than twenty million that get their health insurance
through the ACA will see their premium's skyrocket because of
those expiring subsidies. They were enhanced during the COVID nineteen pandemic,
and they're set to go away at year's end. One
Utah woman we talked to, Stacey Cox, described it as
devastating when she learned her premiums could jump over three
hundred percent. This year, she paid just under five hundred
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dollars for her and her husband. Next year, that is
going up to more than twenty one hundred.
Speaker 7 (10:50):
The level at which we are seeing sick calls right
now is unprecedented. You know, there's always been a shortage
for at least the last couple of years of air
traffic controllers. The margin are razor thin, but they'd been
able to get the job done. But we saw a
similar situation back in twenty nineteen during that shutdown. It
was day thirty four thirty five when controllers began to
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call in sick and they had to shutdown airspace in
the New York City area. And that is ultimately what
many believe ended the shutdown in twenty nineteen. In the
first couple of days and week or two, everything was smooth.
But as this shutdown has progressed, more and more air
traffic controllers have begun to call out sick. And they're
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doing that for a number of reasons. They're often working
six days a week, ten to twelve hour days. They
are already short staffed, but now you combine not getting paid,
many of them are now looking for other jobs.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
Okay, so you've heard there a lot of different things
at play here. I may have gotten my audio clips reversed,
but that helps understand what is happening across the board.
It's not just that the snap benefits of run out. Today,
you've got paychecks that are not landing in people's accounts,
You've got potential further disruptions at American airports, and then
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you've got people really really concerned about the price of
their healthcare if they buy it on the federal exchange
because the subsidies are expiring, and that is causing a
significant price increase. So that on top of the fact
that a lot of people are not getting the money
they typically get for food.
Speaker 8 (12:26):
A Rhode Island judge saying without the SNAP federal food program,
some forty two million of the country's most vulnerable would
face a reparable harm and terror over the availability of
funding for food for their family. President Trump saying he's
instructing the government lawyers to ask the judge how we
can legally fund SNAP as soon as possible. Some states
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have initiated their own contingency plans, using their own supplemental
funding to help fund SNAP and to help those residents
who really need that extra assistance. But right now, this
is a very frustrating and very scary time for many people.
Jenna Jack, a mother of four who runs a tree
farm in Oklahoma, says, without medicated SNAP, she would have
to make tough choices.
Speaker 9 (13:06):
My dog is sick, but I have to eat, so
the dog is ultimately going to have to suffer, or
the kids are going to have to wear shoes that
are too small for an extra month because we have
to buy dinner.
Speaker 8 (13:16):
President Trump calling on GP lawmakers to end the filibuster,
writing on social media, it is now time for the
Republicans to play their Trump card.
Speaker 10 (13:24):
However you align yourself politically, people still need to eat.
Speaker 9 (13:29):
Every day that SNAP goes unfunded starting today really represents
a looming crisis for families who don't know where their
next meal is coming from.
Speaker 11 (13:39):
A can they just not help a person and shut
stuff down like that.
Speaker 7 (13:47):
I don't know what.
Speaker 12 (13:49):
The elderly people are going to do. That's what feeds me,
and if I don't have that, I don't eat.
Speaker 2 (13:57):
You're locally, Various governments and food banks and other charitable
organizations are trying to do what they can to let
folks know that there is some help available. It does
not amount to the spending from the federal government that
pours into hear each month, but there are more food
banks available. They are being bolstered a bit by county money.
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I know La County in particular put ten million dollars
into helping this situation. But La County alone receives three
hundred and twenty million dollars every month to prop up
its spending. It's a serious issue here in California, a
high poverty rate, a lot of people living under the
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poverty rate, unable to afford basic necessities, and needing government
help in a variety of ways. So Attorney General Rob
Banta joined other states ensuing the White House and ensuing
the Trump administration. That prompted these federal judges, one in
Rhode Island, one in massave Chusetts to respond. And it
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may not be clear to the President or even to
the Democrats what happens next, whether this was a direct
order to fund SNAP or not. But here is what
Attorney General Rob Bonta said about the money that is
allegedly available to the president to tap into in order
to fund SNAP. Now standby this is Attorney General Rob
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Bonta who hassued the administration again.
Speaker 11 (15:26):
The federal administration has cut off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,
or SNAP, allowing more than forty one million Americans who
rely on federal food assistants to go hungry. So those
funds are sitting there, unspent, and it is unconscionable.
Speaker 3 (15:41):
It is a moral, it is illegal.
Speaker 11 (15:43):
They chose to leave billions of dollars earmarked for this
purpose untouched, without an adequate explanation, without an adequate plan.
Trump's US Department of Agriculture chose this. This was a decision,
This was a choice. It chose to let more than
forty one million Americans go hungry.
Speaker 3 (16:03):
Banta says forty one million Americans.
Speaker 2 (16:05):
A lot of those Americans right here in California, particularly
southern California. According to some data from just twenty twenty,
more than one point seven million people in La County
were enrolled in the cal Fresh program, which is that
federally funded program that you know, basically the SNAP program. Here,
San Bernardino County had more than four hundred forty thousand,
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and Orange County had more than three hundred ten thousand people.
Riverside County almost four hundred thousand people, Ventura County more
than ninety two thousand people, Santa Barbara County almost fifty
nine thousand people. In San Diego more than four hundred
forty thousand people relying on food stamps basically the CalFresh
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program in order to pay for their groceries. So a
very difficult situations. As the calendar flips to November, we
start thinking about the holidays. I know, Mariah Carey has
officially been defrosted. Apparently you're going to start hearing the
Christmas songs and a lot of anxiety. It's also just
a couple of days from an election that was not
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originally on the calendar at all here in California. Yeah,
there are some governors races on the East Coast. Yes,
there's a big mayoral election in New York City. But
now we've got an election on Tuesday in California. Proposition
fifty a directive from Governor Newsom to the voters to
help him change the congressional districts to make them more
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favorable to more Democrats. They say that's to counter an
effort in Texas. But these these little battles are snowballing
across the country. There was a big rally today in
support of Prop fifty, featuring Governor Newsom, Mayor Bass, and
former Vice President Kamala Harris. You will hear from them
and what the polling is saying about Prop fifty next.
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As we continue with Michael Monks Reports. By the way,
the Jays had added a run as the sixth inning ended.
They now lead the Dodgers four to two. It's the
top of the seventh. Dodgers got a run around. We'll
see how it goes.
Speaker 1 (18:10):
You're listening to KFI Am six forty on demand.
Speaker 2 (18:16):
This is Michael Monks Reports on Michael Monks from KFI News.
We're with you till nine o'clock. We might be with
you later depending on the outcome of Game seven of
the World Series. We know that when the Dodgers takes
the crown, it gets a little uh honruly across southern California,
and if that is the case this year, we will
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stay on the air instead of going to our normal
programming and report about what's happening across the city. But
right now, the Blue Jays have the edge. We're in
the bottom of the seventh. Toronto four Dodgers two. This
has been a pretty good game. Both teams have had
more chances to have runs than what they're showing on
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the scoreboard there. But it's been a great series. If
you're a big sports fan or not, This has been
a very, very fun series and it all comes down
to tonight, and we are monitoring, and if you want
to listen in on the game, you can tune into
our sister station, A five seventy LA Sports.
Speaker 3 (19:16):
They've got every pitch going on right there.
Speaker 2 (19:19):
What we'll be doing here on KFI is our usual thing,
the news and talking about it and how it affects you.
But this game is the news also, so we are monitoring.
Just to reiterate in case you're just joining us. The
LAPD has issued a tactical alert. They say they will
be prepared for any silliness that takes place across the
city tonight, and so are we here at KFI. So
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we will be broadcasting until it's all over, until it's
safe to go home. And we know how it can
get in Los Angeles even on just a regular old
Wednesday afternoon. But it's Saturday night, November, first Game seven
of the World Series, the Dodgers on the ropes right now.
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It could get ugly out there if they win. It
could get ugly if they lose, and we'll tell you
either way right here on KFI. Another thing we'll be
talking about on KFI on Tuesday night, all night long
is Proposition fifty. The only thing on the ballot Tuesday
in California is asking voters whether we should basically suspend
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the Independent Redistricting Commission just for a spell, so that
the maps can be redrawn for congressional districts to potentially
send more Democrats. As Governor knew someon once, he says,
it's important to do that because the Republicans in Texas
have redrawn their maps to send more Republicans at the
behest of President Trump. You may be aware that the
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United States House of Representatives is very tight right now
Republicans a very slim majority of twenty six mid term
elections could change that. So now Texas has made its move,
California may make its move, and it's looking like it will,
and other states are now following suit as well. A
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lot of states kicking around the idea or flat out
moving forward with jerrymandering and redistricting their own districts in
a time where that does not typically happen in the
middle of the decade, just for control of the US
House unprecedented. But here in California, Democrats are excited about
the prospect. I know you've probably received some mail. I
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know you've seen the ads on television. I know you've
heard the ads on this very station. The opponents of
Proposition fifty have not had the campaign power that the
supporters of Prop fifty have had, and today there was
a pretty significant rally in support of Prop fifty to
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get it over the line where polls show it is
headed to a resounding victory. Anyway, here is here is
Governor Newsom at that event.
Speaker 13 (22:08):
Well, let's be honest, why are we all here. We're
here because Donald Trump is an historic president. He's an
historically unpopular president.
Speaker 3 (22:20):
Even Trump understands that.
Speaker 13 (22:23):
Why else, Why else would he make a call to
Greg Abbott, Why else would he tell the governor of
Texas that he's quote unquote entitled Just think about that word.
That's a sin, chills up your spine, entitled to five seats.
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You don't do that from a position of strength.
Speaker 14 (22:46):
Thank you for what you'll do over the next seventy
two hours to break home this historic victory for democracy,
for a republic and send a message to Donald Trump. Hell, no,
we are done. We are done with being treated like this.
Speaker 2 (23:05):
That was Governor Newsom at the rally. Today in support
of Proposition fifty. He was not alone. Lamor Bass was there.
Senator Alex Padilla was there, and so was this familiar voice.
Speaker 15 (23:16):
It is about reminding folks that we refuse to kneel
at the foot of a tyrant.
Speaker 3 (23:25):
That's not what we do.
Speaker 15 (23:27):
We believe in the power of the vote, and we
are prepared, when necessary, to fight fire with fire. And
part of what I'm here to say today is other
states need to step up to there's work to be done.
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Step up because now is the time.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
What they are.
Speaker 15 (23:57):
Doing right now, what they are attempting to do in
these states Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina, what they are doing
is about an implementation of a plan that has been longstanding,
about taking the voice of the people, intimidating voters, suppressing
the vote.
Speaker 2 (24:17):
That was former Vice President Kamala Harris and the flag
bearer of the Democratic Party in the twenty twenty four election,
which she lost to President Trump. But she's back on
the campaign trail in support of Proposition fifty on Tuesday,
as the results come in, I'm going to be in
this chair hosting kfi's election coverage with the Chris Merrill.
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So it'll be Chris Merrill and Michael Monks with you
starting at seven o'clock on Tuesday night. We do expect
fifty to pass because of polling that shows not exactly
a close campaign. One recent poll that came out late
last week showed sixty percent of expected voters to vote
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in favor of this. But what we will be looking
for on Tuesday night is reaction from the governor. You
heard him there, fired up. This whole campaign in support
of Prop fifty has been framed as a way to
stick it to President Trump. So is this an opportunity
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for Governor k new Some to flex a bit to
Democrats across the country to say we took the fight
to Trump and we won here in California, and I'm
your guy who can fight Trump's policies as the twenty
twenty eight presidential election rolls around. So if the governor
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speaks on Tuesday, we'll be interested in what he has
to say.
Speaker 3 (25:56):
And we'll bring that to you here.
Speaker 2 (25:59):
There are other elections to pay attention to on Tuesday.
Goodnatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, a mayoral race
in New York.
Speaker 3 (26:08):
What do they mean?
Speaker 2 (26:09):
What do they say about the state of politics in
the country. Which direction are we blowing right now? Is
there anything to read into those tea leaves? Are there
any bell weathers out there that give us an indication
of what the twenty twenty six midterms might look like?
That is what we will be looking for and talking
about on Tuesday nights, starting at seven o'clock right here
on KFI. It'll be me and Chris Merrill. We'll have
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some special guests throughout the night, but we will have
wall to wall coverage of Prop fifty an election night
across America. Do hope you join us for that. We'll
play your talkbacks as well. We might even open up
the phone lines if we're feeling frisky, and you can
call in and celebrate or complain one way or the other,
and we will look forward to that. There has been
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another call for another investigation into a fire related to
the Palisades fire. This time it came directly from the
Mayor's office, following an investigative report from the Los Angeles
Times that detailed text messages shared by firefighters at the
scene of the Lachman fire, which we have learned recently
was the fire that re emerged and became the Palisades fire.
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Days later, We're gonna hear from Mayor Bess about what
she once investigated this time, and will also hear from
one of her biggest critics about what he perceives as
another failed city leadership because of those text messages. That's
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coming up next on Michael Monks Reports.
Speaker 1 (27:40):
You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.
Speaker 2 (27:46):
This is Michael Monk's Reports on Michael Monks from KFI
News with you till nine o'clock tonight. Could be later
if the Dodgers pull off this come from behind victory
in Game seven of the World Series. It is now
four to three after a Max Moncy solo shot in
the top of the eighth inning. The Blue Jays led
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three zip after the third inning, and now it is
four to three. It is crunch time. The Dodgers had
been on the ropes. That was a shot of life
two outs in the top of the eighth Dodger's still
at bat four to three right now in Game seven.
If you want to hear that game end, we do
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permit you to switch over to our sister station AM
five seventy LA Sports to catch the exciting conclusion of
what has been a thriller of a series. And now
the last game of the baseball season in Toronto at
the top of the eighth inning with the Blue Jays
up four to three over your La Dodgers. If the
Dodgers come back to win, we might see a bit
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of tom foolery around Los Angeles and southern California. So
the LAPD has issued a tactical alert, which is basically
a directive to all of the officers on duty to expect.
Speaker 3 (29:01):
To remain So.
Speaker 2 (29:03):
I may have mentioned at one point tonight that good Harry,
even if the Dodgers lose, but I have heard from
a listener says that won't be the case.
Speaker 4 (29:11):
Dodgers do lose tonight, then there's not going to be
any riots and Mayor Bass has to take a bike
ride for the winning amount of runs.
Speaker 16 (29:20):
Have a good night.
Speaker 2 (29:21):
Appreciate that, Dirk for the clarification. If the Dodgers lose,
maybe there won't be any raucous behavior. And what you
heard him reference there was one of those friendly bets
that the mayors of whatever cities and the governors and
whatever the presidents in this case, at least the governor.
In the premiere, I should say of Ontario and the
police chiefs have also made friendly wagress. But Mayor Bass
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here in La made a bet with the mayor of
Toronto that the losing team the mayor of that city
would take a bike ride the number of miles equal
to the number of winning runs. So, for examp Aple,
Toronto holds on to win four to three, Mayor Bass
would have to ride a bike four miles in a
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Blue Jays jersey, and the opposite would be true if
the Dodgers win. So, if you have anything that you
want to share about what might go down tonight, or
about any of the topics we've talked about, including the
snap benefits and the government shutdown that has continued, or
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anything related to Prop fifty an election day coming up
on Tuesday, you can join our conversation. Open up that
iHeartRadio app, click on the talkback button just like Jerry did.
Speaker 17 (30:39):
Hey, Michael, Cincinnati listener here KFI.
Speaker 12 (30:46):
Enjoy your show, enjoy your input on the other shows,
the news that you do deliver.
Speaker 2 (30:53):
It's nice to see U take it off out there.
Enjoy Hey, appreciate you Jerry listening all the way from Cincinnati.
You know we do have listeners all over. KFI is
really something special. But I did come to LA from
the Cincinnati media market, my northern Kentucky hometown, and was
on the radio in Cincinnati. So Jerry, I do appreciate
(31:14):
those kind words. Very very nice of you. There is
here locally in Los Angeles, another call for another investigation
related to the Palisades fire.
Speaker 17 (31:26):
According to federal investigators, it started due to embers from
the Lochman fire, which they say was deliberately set on
New Year's Day. Earlier this month, twenty nine year old
Jonathan Rinderneck was arrested and charged with setting the Lachman fire.
On Thursday, The La Times reported that cruse mopping up
the area of the Lochman fire warned a battalion chief
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that the ground was still smoldering and that it was
a bad idea to leave the scene. However, despite those concerns,
the crews were told to leave the area. Lisa carton KFI.
Speaker 2 (31:56):
News, So we knew that there was a connection between
an earlier fire on January first and the Palisades fire
that erupted on January the seventh, and that came after
federal investigators arrested the man They say started that January
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first fire, which was called the Lockman fire. This was
a considerably smaller fire. But what we learned in that
investigative process leading up to the arrest was that apparently
that fire was tended to and was mostly put out,
but apparently kept smoldering underground until those Santa Ana winds
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blew in almost a week later, brought it back out
of the ground and it engulfed the Palisades.
Speaker 3 (32:48):
What we learned this week through.
Speaker 2 (32:50):
An investigative article from the Los Angeles Times, is that
there were some text messages exchanged by firefighters that express
concern about leaving the scene of that January first fire.
Speaker 3 (33:04):
Maybe we shouldn't go.
Speaker 2 (33:06):
Fire's not completely out, So Mayor Bass has called for
a full investigation into that situation. She was on CNN
with Alex Michaelson, who you may remember from Fox eleven,
but he recently made the transition to hosting a national
show on CNN. It's called The Story Is, And here's
part of his conversation with Mayor Bass about this issue.
Speaker 16 (33:29):
Firefighters leave even though they said in text messages we
should stay right Well.
Speaker 10 (33:33):
I found it extremely troubling and I believe and called
for an investigation today. You know, the after action report
that was released a couple of weeks ago was an
after action report on the January seventh fire. This is
the January first one, and so we absolutely have to
understand that. I do know in reading the article and
speaking to some of the firefighters that many of them
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thought the fire was out, but clearly not enough was done.
Speaker 16 (34:01):
Clearly, when did you find out about these text messages?
Speaker 10 (34:04):
I found out about the text messages in the La Times.
Speaker 16 (34:07):
So you had no warning about that at all, No,
Wendy did not. When did were you informed about the
fire on January first?
Speaker 1 (34:16):
Yes?
Speaker 10 (34:16):
I knew about the fire in January first, and from
what I knew and what I was told, the fire
was completely put out. It was a relatively small fire.
And so I just think that it is critically important
that we have to look at all of these things,
which is also why we have changed leadership. And so
I am glad that I appointed a new fire chief.
(34:36):
He has to go through the confirmation process in a
couple of weeks, but we're going to get to the
bottom of this.
Speaker 2 (34:41):
So that is the mayor talking about new fire chief
Heimi Moore, whom she just appointed. Remember, she fired former
fire chief Kristin Crowley related to her performance during the
Palisades fire, and received some criticism for that, But perhaps
this bolsters the case a little bit. She's calling for
a full investigation. Now, Well, it was just a couple
years ago, three years ago almost that Karen Bass, the
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mayor of Los Angeles, earned that role by defeating developer
Rick Caruso in the election. But he has been popping
off since the fire a lot more. He's not announced
that he would run for mayor again, but he has
a lot to say about leadership in Los Angeles, and
he spoke specifically recently in a video posted to social
media about this investigation.
Speaker 12 (35:25):
I don't know of another disaster that could have been
so easily prevented. So many, thousands of wives were impacted,
thousands and thousands of jobs destroyed. But what's most telling
to me, and you need to read this article I
really encourage you to read it, is silence from our leadership.
It's almost been a year. We have an after action
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report that clearly shows the failures of leadership. We now
have text messages that clearly show the failure of leadership,
and we have the LA Times calling into question the
leadership and the competency of a fire department, and but
there's been silence.
Speaker 3 (36:02):
We need to have.
Speaker 12 (36:03):
An independent commission to investigate what happened on the seventh
and afterwards and actually what happened before. I think you'll
be shocked by reading.
Speaker 2 (36:11):
A story that's a former meoral candidate Rick Cruso, potentially
future menoral candidate Rick Caruso, talking about this investigation by
the La Times that uncovered text messages between firefighters who
responded to that fire in the Palisades area on January first,
suggesting that perhaps they should not have left when they did,
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and that fire did ultimately, apparently, according to investigators, re
emerge in those Santa Ana wins nearly a week later
and became the Palisades Fire Lots and lots learn about
that terrible, terrible event from earlier this year. Meanwhile, in Toronto,
the Blue Jays are up four to three over the
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Dodgers in the bottom of the eighth inning that game
on AM five seventy LA Sports our sister station. If
you want to hear the full thing, we will give
you the updates as this game starts to conclude. Because
what we are watching for is whether all hell breaks
loose in the streets of Los Angeles if the Dodgers win,
or even as they lose. I guess if something starts
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to go awry in the celebration or in the sadness.
There also the USC Trojans thirty twenty third ranked Trojans
defeated Nebraska Cornhuskers in Nebraska, twenty one to seventeen. That
game just wrapping up. Nebraska comes out here to play
UCLA next week. Hey, that's sports. That's your sports update.
We got more news coming up at the next hour.
(37:37):
Don't go anywhere, keep it right here for more. Michael
Monks reports
Speaker 1 (37:41):
KFI AM six forty on demand
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Speaker 2 (00:09):
This is Michael Monks Reports on Michael Monks from KFI News.
We'll be together until nine o'clock tonight, maybe longer if
the Dodgers win the World Series and Los Angeles parties
the way Los Angeles does, and we need to get
out into the streets with the rest of everyone and
cover the chaos. You may recall last year the Los
(00:30):
Angeles Dodgers won the World Series?
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Have You've forgotten?
Speaker 2 (00:34):
And the celebrations got a little scary in parts of
downtown Echo Park, East La Metro Bus bit the dust
when it was torched to a frame of ashes. Streets
were taken over in downtown La arrest were made in
East Los Angeles.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
Well, I'll tell you.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
As the Dodgers play in Game seven at the Toronto
Blue Jays, where they currently trail three to one in
the top of the six inning, the Los Angeles Police
Department has declared a citywide tactical alert to prepare for
any possible public response to Game seven. This is according
(01:12):
to an LAPD spokeswoman, who says we're going to be ready.
A tactical alert means basically all officers need to be
prepared to stay past there shift. Just yesterday, the LAPD
put out a message that there will be zero tolerance
for destruction of property. LAPD will strictly enforce laws against
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vandalism and looting. LAPD will be highly visible throughout DTLA
during celebrations and clinch situations like the game tonight, where
the outcome of the series is obviously on the line.
They say they will have pre staged units ready to
respond quickly to any hot spots.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
And here's something to be prepared for.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
If you are out there on the road with heavy
interest or even little interest in this game. They say
to expect free way closures along the one, ten, the ten,
the one oh one to plan alternate routes. They also
say they will have more Metro ambassadors helping people on
transit and that the LAPED is working closely with Metro
(02:13):
and Emergency Operations Center to coordinate their efforts. They do
say call nine to one one first for any lawlessness, destruction,
vandalism and other safety related issues in your neighborhood. But
right now Toronto leads three to one, and I know
if you can hear my voice, you must be either
(02:34):
a passive fan of the Dodgers or a non fan
of the Dodgers, because this Game seven of the World
Series is happening as we speak, and I will tell
you the Dodgers just scored their second run, so Toronto
now leads three to two in the top of the
six sacrifice fly there, so there are two outs and
the Dodgers have a runner on first. It's a nail bighter.
(03:01):
It's been a pretty good game. It's been a really,
really great series. Even if you're not a heavy fan
of baseball, this has been an exciting series. And here
we are in Game seven, the Dodgers at the Blue Jays,
a runner on first, Keiky Hernandez coming up to the plate.
If they win this game, you know there are going
to be celebrations in these streets and you just need
(03:23):
to be prepared for. But if you can hear my voice,
like I said, you're either a passive fan or not
a fan at all. If you are a fan, the
game is on and you can hear it on our
sister station, A five seventy LA Sports and they will
have walla wall coverage of this. What we will be
doing is keeping an eye on this game and then
of course, keeping a very close eye on the aftermath.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
This is a news show.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
This is primarily a news and talk station, but right
now sports is the news, and it's not just the
game that is the news. Game seven of the World Series,
Saturday nights at Toronto. Two outs in the top of
the sixth and Keith Hernandez just reached base, and now
the Dodgers have two runners on look they could take
(04:09):
the lead here in this inning. The Blue Jays took
the lead three Zip, a three run home run shot
in the third inning. Then things got a little hairy
in the fourth inning. The dugouts cleared after a the
Dodgers hit a Blue Jay with a pitch and it
wasn't even that that big of a hit. So tensions
(04:31):
are high there in Toronto, and we'll continue to keep
an eye on the game. Obviously, we'll give you the
sports updates as they come. But what we are watching
for tonight is any Tom foolery out in the streets
of Los Angeles. And if it goes down, if the
Dodgers win, or if they lose and things get out
of hand, keep it here on KFI because we have
(04:52):
plans to stay with you throughout the night, disrupt our
normal schedule and continue to report what is happening, and
if it come down to it, I'm going to be
swapped out here. You might have one of your favorite
weekday voices coming in while I run downtown to report
live from the streets. So we are fully prepared for
(05:12):
any chaos that might ensue in the streets of Los
Angeles tonight, pending the outcome of this Game seven of
the World Series in Toronto, Ontario. So if you're out
on this All Saints Day, be prepared for all the
devils because they are standing by and we are going
(05:34):
to have that covered for you. But this is a
news show, and we got lots of news to talk about.
This is nuts because it's a Saturday night and a
lot of times I'm just kind of reviewing what happened
in the week, maybe taking a peek at what's going
on next week. But in addition to Game seven of
the World Series taking place right now while we're speaking,
we've got the government shut down now hitting people where
(05:58):
it hurts their pocketbooks and their kitchen cabinets and refrigerators.
With the snap benefits up in the air, paychecks not
going out for a lot of federal workers. We have
an election next Tuesday on Proposition fifty that could change
the makeup of the state's congressional seats. And we now
(06:23):
have yet another investigation called for by the Mayor's office
into the Pacific Palisades fire from January after revealing text
messages from firefighters themselves who were in that area on
the scene of an earlier fire, the Lachman fire. Instead,
we should have stayed. So we're going to be getting
(06:44):
through all of that this hour.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
One eye on the news, one eye on.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
The ball, and the Doctors, by the way, are not
the only game in town right now. They're not technically
in town, but the Trojans, the twenty third ranked USC Trojans,
are on the road in nebra Scope where the third
quarter just wrapped up and they are tied at fourteen.
The corn Huskers will come to LA next week to
take on UCLA. Here the Bruins have today off. This
(07:12):
is Michael Monks Reports. I'm with you till nine o'clock
and I will be with you as any chaos unfolds
in Los Angeles on this beautiful autumn Saturday night. Quick reminder,
don't forget to turn those clocks back. That's happening as well.
On top of everything else, do not forget to set
your clocks back.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
This is Michael Monks Reports on Michael Monks from KFI
News with you Live till nine o'clock, maybe later, depending
on the outcome of this Dodgers Blue Jays Games seven
World Series matchup right now, the Blue Jays up three
to two in the bottom of the six. The Jays
have a runner on first, no outs. That game in
full on AM five seventy l Sports. Otherwise, we're giving
(08:01):
the news and keeping an eye on this. A reminder
that the LAPD has issued a tactical alert. They say
they are prepared for any silliness, any unruliness that takes
place should the Dodgers win, or even should the Dodgers lose.
Last year, it was a little chaotic in downtown Echo Park,
East LA after the Dodgers claim the World Series crown.
We shall see how tonight plays out. We at KFI
(08:24):
will stay on the air as long as necessary. If
the proverbial s hits the proverbial fan, so keep it
right here. Meanwhile, It's already hit the fan for a
lot of folks who would typically receive some federal cash
through the form of snap payments in order to buy
their groceries for the month. It is the first of
(08:47):
the month, the rent is due, it's time to go
shopping for the month, and a lot of people are
going to find themselves in a much more challenging position
than they found themselves earlier. Is because of the ongoing
federal government shut down. Now we've got a couple of
federal courts that have said the government does have some
(09:10):
funding set aside that it perhaps could tap into. President
Trump says he needs guidance from the federal court in
order to make that happen. So it did not happen yet.
The trouble is already brewed. But perhaps this is the
catalysts to get the Republicans and the Democrats in Congress
(09:32):
back together to figure out how to reopen this government.
Here is the latest reports related to snaff cuts, and
you'll hear from folks who are absolutely feeling the impact
of this.
Speaker 4 (09:44):
It really is a difference between do I pay my rent,
do I pay my medicine? Do I pay the childcare?
And when you're living paycheck to paycheck. One thing sets
you back, and it's really difficult to catch up.
Speaker 5 (09:55):
Democrats demanding Republicans work with them to extend Obamacare subsidies,
but Trump and Republicans say they won't negotiate until the
government is reopened. The impact snowballing air traffic controller shortages
across the country are leading to flight delays at some
of the nation's busiest airports. Federally funded head Start preschool
programs serving more than sixty five thousand children now at
(10:17):
risk of closing, potentially harming the development of young kids.
Speaker 6 (10:21):
It's more than twenty million that get their health insurance
through the ACA will see their premium's skyrocket because of
those expiring subsidies. They were enhanced during the COVID nineteen pandemic,
and they're set to go away at year's end. One
Utah woman we talked to, Stacey Cox, described it as
devastating when she learned her premiums could jump over three
hundred percent. This year, she paid just under five hundred
(10:44):
dollars for her and her husband. Next year, that is
going up to more than twenty one hundred.
Speaker 7 (10:50):
The level at which we are seeing sick calls right
now is unprecedented. You know, there's always been a shortage
for at least the last couple of years of air
traffic controllers. The margin are razor thin, but they'd been
able to get the job done. But we saw a
similar situation back in twenty nineteen during that shutdown. It
was day thirty four thirty five when controllers began to
(11:11):
call in sick and they had to shutdown airspace in
the New York City area. And that is ultimately what
many believe ended the shutdown in twenty nineteen. In the
first couple of days and week or two, everything was smooth.
But as this shutdown has progressed, more and more air
traffic controllers have begun to call out sick. And they're
(11:31):
doing that for a number of reasons. They're often working
six days a week, ten to twelve hour days. They
are already short staffed, but now you combine not getting paid,
many of them are now looking for other jobs.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
Okay, so you've heard there a lot of different things
at play here. I may have gotten my audio clips reversed,
but that helps understand what is happening across the board.
It's not just that the snap benefits of run out. Today,
you've got paychecks that are not landing in people's accounts,
You've got potential further disruptions at American airports, and then
(12:07):
you've got people really really concerned about the price of
their healthcare if they buy it on the federal exchange
because the subsidies are expiring, and that is causing a
significant price increase. So that on top of the fact
that a lot of people are not getting the money
they typically get for food.
Speaker 8 (12:26):
A Rhode Island judge saying without the SNAP federal food program,
some forty two million of the country's most vulnerable would
face a reparable harm and terror over the availability of
funding for food for their family. President Trump saying he's
instructing the government lawyers to ask the judge how we
can legally fund SNAP as soon as possible. Some states
(12:46):
have initiated their own contingency plans, using their own supplemental
funding to help fund SNAP and to help those residents
who really need that extra assistance. But right now, this
is a very frustrating and very scary time for many people.
Jenna Jack, a mother of four who runs a tree
farm in Oklahoma, says, without medicated SNAP, she would have
to make tough choices.
Speaker 9 (13:06):
My dog is sick, but I have to eat, so
the dog is ultimately going to have to suffer, or
the kids are going to have to wear shoes that
are too small for an extra month because we have
to buy dinner.
Speaker 8 (13:16):
President Trump calling on GP lawmakers to end the filibuster,
writing on social media, it is now time for the
Republicans to play their Trump card.
Speaker 10 (13:24):
However you align yourself politically, people still need to eat.
Speaker 9 (13:29):
Every day that SNAP goes unfunded starting today really represents
a looming crisis for families who don't know where their
next meal is coming from.
Speaker 11 (13:39):
A can they just not help a person and shut
stuff down like that.
Speaker 7 (13:47):
I don't know what.
Speaker 12 (13:49):
The elderly people are going to do. That's what feeds me,
and if I don't have that, I don't eat.
Speaker 2 (13:57):
You're locally, Various governments and food banks and other charitable
organizations are trying to do what they can to let
folks know that there is some help available. It does
not amount to the spending from the federal government that
pours into hear each month, but there are more food
banks available. They are being bolstered a bit by county money.
(14:19):
I know La County in particular put ten million dollars
into helping this situation. But La County alone receives three
hundred and twenty million dollars every month to prop up
its spending. It's a serious issue here in California, a
high poverty rate, a lot of people living under the
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poverty rate, unable to afford basic necessities, and needing government
help in a variety of ways. So Attorney General Rob
Banta joined other states ensuing the White House and ensuing
the Trump administration. That prompted these federal judges, one in
Rhode Island, one in massave Chusetts to respond. And it
(15:02):
may not be clear to the President or even to
the Democrats what happens next, whether this was a direct
order to fund SNAP or not. But here is what
Attorney General Rob Bonta said about the money that is
allegedly available to the president to tap into in order
to fund SNAP. Now standby this is Attorney General Rob
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Bonta who hassued the administration again.
Speaker 11 (15:26):
The federal administration has cut off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,
or SNAP, allowing more than forty one million Americans who
rely on federal food assistants to go hungry. So those
funds are sitting there, unspent, and it is unconscionable.
Speaker 3 (15:41):
It is a moral, it is illegal.
Speaker 11 (15:43):
They chose to leave billions of dollars earmarked for this
purpose untouched, without an adequate explanation, without an adequate plan.
Trump's US Department of Agriculture chose this. This was a decision,
This was a choice. It chose to let more than
forty one million Americans go hungry.
Speaker 3 (16:03):
Banta says forty one million Americans.
Speaker 2 (16:05):
A lot of those Americans right here in California, particularly
southern California. According to some data from just twenty twenty,
more than one point seven million people in La County
were enrolled in the cal Fresh program, which is that
federally funded program that you know, basically the SNAP program. Here,
San Bernardino County had more than four hundred forty thousand,
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and Orange County had more than three hundred ten thousand people.
Riverside County almost four hundred thousand people, Ventura County more
than ninety two thousand people, Santa Barbara County almost fifty
nine thousand people. In San Diego more than four hundred
forty thousand people relying on food stamps basically the CalFresh
(16:49):
program in order to pay for their groceries. So a
very difficult situations. As the calendar flips to November, we
start thinking about the holidays. I know, Mariah Carey has
officially been defrosted. Apparently you're going to start hearing the
Christmas songs and a lot of anxiety. It's also just
a couple of days from an election that was not
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originally on the calendar at all here in California. Yeah,
there are some governors races on the East Coast. Yes,
there's a big mayoral election in New York City. But
now we've got an election on Tuesday in California. Proposition
fifty a directive from Governor Newsom to the voters to
help him change the congressional districts to make them more
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favorable to more Democrats. They say that's to counter an
effort in Texas. But these these little battles are snowballing
across the country. There was a big rally today in
support of Prop fifty, featuring Governor Newsom, Mayor Bass, and
former Vice President Kamala Harris. You will hear from them
and what the polling is saying about Prop fifty next.
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As we continue with Michael Monks Reports. By the way,
the Jays had added a run as the sixth inning ended.
They now lead the Dodgers four to two. It's the
top of the seventh. Dodgers got a run around. We'll
see how it goes.
Speaker 1 (18:10):
You're listening to KFI Am six forty on demand.
Speaker 2 (18:16):
This is Michael Monks Reports on Michael Monks from KFI News.
We're with you till nine o'clock. We might be with
you later depending on the outcome of Game seven of
the World Series. We know that when the Dodgers takes
the crown, it gets a little uh honruly across southern California,
and if that is the case this year, we will
(18:36):
stay on the air instead of going to our normal
programming and report about what's happening across the city. But
right now, the Blue Jays have the edge. We're in
the bottom of the seventh. Toronto four Dodgers two. This
has been a pretty good game. Both teams have had
more chances to have runs than what they're showing on
(18:57):
the scoreboard there. But it's been a great series. If
you're a big sports fan or not, This has been
a very, very fun series and it all comes down
to tonight, and we are monitoring, and if you want
to listen in on the game, you can tune into
our sister station, A five seventy LA Sports.
Speaker 3 (19:16):
They've got every pitch going on right there.
Speaker 2 (19:19):
What we'll be doing here on KFI is our usual thing,
the news and talking about it and how it affects you.
But this game is the news also, so we are monitoring.
Just to reiterate in case you're just joining us. The
LAPD has issued a tactical alert. They say they will
be prepared for any silliness that takes place across the
city tonight, and so are we here at KFI. So
(19:43):
we will be broadcasting until it's all over, until it's
safe to go home. And we know how it can
get in Los Angeles even on just a regular old
Wednesday afternoon. But it's Saturday night, November, first Game seven
of the World Series, the Dodgers on the ropes right now.
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It could get ugly out there if they win. It
could get ugly if they lose, and we'll tell you
either way right here on KFI. Another thing we'll be
talking about on KFI on Tuesday night, all night long
is Proposition fifty. The only thing on the ballot Tuesday
in California is asking voters whether we should basically suspend
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the Independent Redistricting Commission just for a spell, so that
the maps can be redrawn for congressional districts to potentially
send more Democrats. As Governor knew someon once, he says,
it's important to do that because the Republicans in Texas
have redrawn their maps to send more Republicans at the
behest of President Trump. You may be aware that the
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United States House of Representatives is very tight right now
Republicans a very slim majority of twenty six mid term
elections could change that. So now Texas has made its move,
California may make its move, and it's looking like it will,
and other states are now following suit as well. A
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lot of states kicking around the idea or flat out
moving forward with jerrymandering and redistricting their own districts in
a time where that does not typically happen in the
middle of the decade, just for control of the US
House unprecedented. But here in California, Democrats are excited about
the prospect. I know you've probably received some mail. I
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know you've seen the ads on television. I know you've
heard the ads on this very station. The opponents of
Proposition fifty have not had the campaign power that the
supporters of Prop fifty have had, and today there was
a pretty significant rally in support of Prop fifty to
(21:59):
get it over the line where polls show it is
headed to a resounding victory. Anyway, here is here is
Governor Newsom at that event.
Speaker 13 (22:08):
Well, let's be honest, why are we all here. We're
here because Donald Trump is an historic president. He's an
historically unpopular president.
Speaker 3 (22:20):
Even Trump understands that.
Speaker 13 (22:23):
Why else, Why else would he make a call to
Greg Abbott, Why else would he tell the governor of
Texas that he's quote unquote entitled Just think about that word.
That's a sin, chills up your spine, entitled to five seats.
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You don't do that from a position of strength.
Speaker 14 (22:46):
Thank you for what you'll do over the next seventy
two hours to break home this historic victory for democracy,
for a republic and send a message to Donald Trump. Hell, no,
we are done. We are done with being treated like this.
Speaker 2 (23:05):
That was Governor Newsom at the rally. Today in support
of Proposition fifty. He was not alone. Lamor Bass was there.
Senator Alex Padilla was there, and so was this familiar voice.
Speaker 15 (23:16):
It is about reminding folks that we refuse to kneel
at the foot of a tyrant.
Speaker 3 (23:25):
That's not what we do.
Speaker 15 (23:27):
We believe in the power of the vote, and we
are prepared, when necessary, to fight fire with fire. And
part of what I'm here to say today is other
states need to step up to there's work to be done.
(23:51):
Step up because now is the time.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
What they are.
Speaker 15 (23:57):
Doing right now, what they are attempting to do in
these states Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina, what they are doing
is about an implementation of a plan that has been longstanding,
about taking the voice of the people, intimidating voters, suppressing
the vote.
Speaker 2 (24:17):
That was former Vice President Kamala Harris and the flag
bearer of the Democratic Party in the twenty twenty four election,
which she lost to President Trump. But she's back on
the campaign trail in support of Proposition fifty on Tuesday,
as the results come in, I'm going to be in
this chair hosting kfi's election coverage with the Chris Merrill.
(24:42):
So it'll be Chris Merrill and Michael Monks with you
starting at seven o'clock on Tuesday night. We do expect
fifty to pass because of polling that shows not exactly
a close campaign. One recent poll that came out late
last week showed sixty percent of expected voters to vote
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in favor of this. But what we will be looking
for on Tuesday night is reaction from the governor. You
heard him there, fired up. This whole campaign in support
of Prop fifty has been framed as a way to
stick it to President Trump. So is this an opportunity
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for Governor k new Some to flex a bit to
Democrats across the country to say we took the fight
to Trump and we won here in California, and I'm
your guy who can fight Trump's policies as the twenty
twenty eight presidential election rolls around. So if the governor
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speaks on Tuesday, we'll be interested in what he has
to say.
Speaker 3 (25:56):
And we'll bring that to you here.
Speaker 2 (25:59):
There are other elections to pay attention to on Tuesday.
Goodnatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, a mayoral race
in New York.
Speaker 3 (26:08):
What do they mean?
Speaker 2 (26:09):
What do they say about the state of politics in
the country. Which direction are we blowing right now? Is
there anything to read into those tea leaves? Are there
any bell weathers out there that give us an indication
of what the twenty twenty six midterms might look like?
That is what we will be looking for and talking
about on Tuesday nights, starting at seven o'clock right here
on KFI. It'll be me and Chris Merrill. We'll have
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some special guests throughout the night, but we will have
wall to wall coverage of Prop fifty an election night
across America. Do hope you join us for that. We'll
play your talkbacks as well. We might even open up
the phone lines if we're feeling frisky, and you can
call in and celebrate or complain one way or the other,
and we will look forward to that. There has been
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another call for another investigation into a fire related to
the Palisades fire. This time it came directly from the
Mayor's office, following an investigative report from the Los Angeles
Times that detailed text messages shared by firefighters at the
scene of the Lachman fire, which we have learned recently
was the fire that re emerged and became the Palisades fire.
(27:17):
Days later, We're gonna hear from Mayor Bess about what
she once investigated this time, and will also hear from
one of her biggest critics about what he perceives as
another failed city leadership because of those text messages. That's
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coming up next on Michael Monks Reports.
Speaker 1 (27:40):
You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.
Speaker 2 (27:46):
This is Michael Monk's Reports on Michael Monks from KFI
News with you till nine o'clock tonight. Could be later
if the Dodgers pull off this come from behind victory
in Game seven of the World Series. It is now
four to three after a Max Moncy solo shot in
the top of the eighth inning. The Blue Jays led
(28:06):
three zip after the third inning, and now it is
four to three. It is crunch time. The Dodgers had
been on the ropes. That was a shot of life
two outs in the top of the eighth Dodger's still
at bat four to three right now in Game seven.
If you want to hear that game end, we do
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permit you to switch over to our sister station AM
five seventy LA Sports to catch the exciting conclusion of
what has been a thriller of a series. And now
the last game of the baseball season in Toronto at
the top of the eighth inning with the Blue Jays
up four to three over your La Dodgers. If the
Dodgers come back to win, we might see a bit
(28:52):
of tom foolery around Los Angeles and southern California. So
the LAPD has issued a tactical alert, which is basically
a directive to all of the officers on duty to expect.
Speaker 3 (29:01):
To remain So.
Speaker 2 (29:03):
I may have mentioned at one point tonight that good Harry,
even if the Dodgers lose, but I have heard from
a listener says that won't be the case.
Speaker 4 (29:11):
Dodgers do lose tonight, then there's not going to be
any riots and Mayor Bass has to take a bike
ride for the winning amount of runs.
Speaker 16 (29:20):
Have a good night.
Speaker 2 (29:21):
Appreciate that, Dirk for the clarification. If the Dodgers lose,
maybe there won't be any raucous behavior. And what you
heard him reference there was one of those friendly bets
that the mayors of whatever cities and the governors and
whatever the presidents in this case, at least the governor.
In the premiere, I should say of Ontario and the
police chiefs have also made friendly wagress. But Mayor Bass
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here in La made a bet with the mayor of
Toronto that the losing team the mayor of that city
would take a bike ride the number of miles equal
to the number of winning runs. So, for examp Aple,
Toronto holds on to win four to three, Mayor Bass
would have to ride a bike four miles in a
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Blue Jays jersey, and the opposite would be true if
the Dodgers win. So, if you have anything that you
want to share about what might go down tonight, or
about any of the topics we've talked about, including the
snap benefits and the government shutdown that has continued, or
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anything related to Prop fifty an election day coming up
on Tuesday, you can join our conversation. Open up that
iHeartRadio app, click on the talkback button just like Jerry did.
Speaker 17 (30:39):
Hey, Michael, Cincinnati listener here KFI.
Speaker 12 (30:46):
Enjoy your show, enjoy your input on the other shows,
the news that you do deliver.
Speaker 2 (30:53):
It's nice to see U take it off out there.
Enjoy Hey, appreciate you Jerry listening all the way from Cincinnati.
You know we do have listeners all over. KFI is
really something special. But I did come to LA from
the Cincinnati media market, my northern Kentucky hometown, and was
on the radio in Cincinnati. So Jerry, I do appreciate
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those kind words. Very very nice of you. There is
here locally in Los Angeles, another call for another investigation
related to the Palisades fire.
Speaker 17 (31:26):
According to federal investigators, it started due to embers from
the Lochman fire, which they say was deliberately set on
New Year's Day. Earlier this month, twenty nine year old
Jonathan Rinderneck was arrested and charged with setting the Lachman fire.
On Thursday, The La Times reported that cruse mopping up
the area of the Lochman fire warned a battalion chief
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that the ground was still smoldering and that it was
a bad idea to leave the scene. However, despite those concerns,
the crews were told to leave the area. Lisa carton KFI.
Speaker 2 (31:56):
News, So we knew that there was a connection between
an earlier fire on January first and the Palisades fire
that erupted on January the seventh, and that came after
federal investigators arrested the man They say started that January
(32:16):
first fire, which was called the Lockman fire. This was
a considerably smaller fire. But what we learned in that
investigative process leading up to the arrest was that apparently
that fire was tended to and was mostly put out,
but apparently kept smoldering underground until those Santa Ana winds
(32:38):
blew in almost a week later, brought it back out
of the ground and it engulfed the Palisades.
Speaker 3 (32:48):
What we learned this week through.
Speaker 2 (32:50):
An investigative article from the Los Angeles Times, is that
there were some text messages exchanged by firefighters that express
concern about leaving the scene of that January first fire.
Speaker 3 (33:04):
Maybe we shouldn't go.
Speaker 2 (33:06):
Fire's not completely out, So Mayor Bass has called for
a full investigation into that situation. She was on CNN
with Alex Michaelson, who you may remember from Fox eleven,
but he recently made the transition to hosting a national
show on CNN. It's called The Story Is, And here's
part of his conversation with Mayor Bass about this issue.
Speaker 16 (33:29):
Firefighters leave even though they said in text messages we
should stay right Well.
Speaker 10 (33:33):
I found it extremely troubling and I believe and called
for an investigation today. You know, the after action report
that was released a couple of weeks ago was an
after action report on the January seventh fire. This is
the January first one, and so we absolutely have to
understand that. I do know in reading the article and
speaking to some of the firefighters that many of them
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thought the fire was out, but clearly not enough was done.
Speaker 16 (34:01):
Clearly, when did you find out about these text messages?
Speaker 10 (34:04):
I found out about the text messages in the La Times.
Speaker 16 (34:07):
So you had no warning about that at all, No,
Wendy did not. When did were you informed about the
fire on January first?
Speaker 1 (34:16):
Yes?
Speaker 10 (34:16):
I knew about the fire in January first, and from
what I knew and what I was told, the fire
was completely put out. It was a relatively small fire.
And so I just think that it is critically important
that we have to look at all of these things,
which is also why we have changed leadership. And so
I am glad that I appointed a new fire chief.
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He has to go through the confirmation process in a
couple of weeks, but we're going to get to the
bottom of this.
Speaker 2 (34:41):
So that is the mayor talking about new fire chief
Heimi Moore, whom she just appointed. Remember, she fired former
fire chief Kristin Crowley related to her performance during the
Palisades fire, and received some criticism for that, But perhaps
this bolsters the case a little bit. She's calling for
a full investigation. Now, Well, it was just a couple
years ago, three years ago almost that Karen Bass, the
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mayor of Los Angeles, earned that role by defeating developer
Rick Caruso in the election. But he has been popping
off since the fire a lot more. He's not announced
that he would run for mayor again, but he has
a lot to say about leadership in Los Angeles, and
he spoke specifically recently in a video posted to social
media about this investigation.
Speaker 12 (35:25):
I don't know of another disaster that could have been
so easily prevented. So many, thousands of wives were impacted,
thousands and thousands of jobs destroyed. But what's most telling
to me, and you need to read this article I
really encourage you to read it, is silence from our leadership.
It's almost been a year. We have an after action
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report that clearly shows the failures of leadership. We now
have text messages that clearly show the failure of leadership,
and we have the LA Times calling into question the
leadership and the competency of a fire department, and but
there's been silence.
Speaker 3 (36:02):
We need to have.
Speaker 12 (36:03):
An independent commission to investigate what happened on the seventh
and afterwards and actually what happened before. I think you'll
be shocked by reading.
Speaker 2 (36:11):
A story that's a former meoral candidate Rick Cruso, potentially
future menoral candidate Rick Caruso, talking about this investigation by
the La Times that uncovered text messages between firefighters who
responded to that fire in the Palisades area on January first,
suggesting that perhaps they should not have left when they did,
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and that fire did ultimately, apparently, according to investigators, re
emerge in those Santa Ana wins nearly a week later
and became the Palisades Fire Lots and lots learn about
that terrible, terrible event from earlier this year. Meanwhile, in Toronto,
the Blue Jays are up four to three over the
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Dodgers in the bottom of the eighth inning that game
on AM five seventy LA Sports our sister station. If
you want to hear the full thing, we will give
you the updates as this game starts to conclude. Because
what we are watching for is whether all hell breaks
loose in the streets of Los Angeles if the Dodgers win,
or even as they lose. I guess if something starts
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to go awry in the celebration or in the sadness.
There also the USC Trojans thirty twenty third ranked Trojans
defeated Nebraska Cornhuskers in Nebraska, twenty one to seventeen. That
game just wrapping up. Nebraska comes out here to play
UCLA next week. Hey, that's sports. That's your sports update.
We got more news coming up at the next hour.
(37:37):
Don't go anywhere, keep it right here for more. Michael
Monks reports
Speaker 1 (37:41):
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