January 15, 2025 • 38 mins
(Wednesday 01/15/25)
Los Angeles County hosts One Voice Media Briefing presenting the latest updates on impacts from the windstorm event affecting the Los Angeles region, including wildfires, power outages, road conditions and other updates. Dr. Jim Keany, Co-Director of the Emergency Room at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, joins The Bill Handel Show for 'Medical News'! Dr. Keany talks with Bill about· PTSD after wildfires, medications that increase risk of falling, and why fitness matters more than weight loss.
Los Angeles County hosts One Voice Media Briefing presenting the latest updates on impacts from the windstorm event affecting the Los Angeles region, including wildfires, power outages, road conditions and other updates. Dr. Jim Keany, Co-Director of the Emergency Room at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, joins The Bill Handel Show for 'Medical News'! Dr. Keany talks with Bill about· PTSD after wildfires, medications that increase risk of falling, and why fitness matters more than weight loss.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're listening to Bill Handle on Demand from KFI AM
six forty.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
To you go ahead and head out to the update
of from law enforcement and fire officials about the fires
burning in southern California.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Residents may visit Recovery dot Lacounty dot gov to view
maps showing damage assessments. Please note that these maps are
being updated daily. Critical fire weather conditions will continue through
this evening. The anticipated seventy mile an hour winds have
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yet to materialize. However, this could change and we are
still at risk. I want to remind and ask our
unhoused neighbors to not have cooking or warming fires in
wild land brush areas. Any person's experiencing homelessness should seek
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housing or shelter through the county or City of Los Angeles. Finally, donations,
I have heard that there are organizations that are asking
for donations for my La County firefighters. Please be advised
that the La County Fire Department does not yet have
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a mechanism to accept donations. We have staff working on
a process to accept donations over the internet for our
LA County Fire Department. I ask that those wanting to
donate hold off until we have a process established that
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will guarantee the funds benefit our personnel. We will release
a press briefing when we have that system up and running,
and please do not.
Speaker 4 (02:00):
Let these despicable.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Scammers take advantage of your generosity. I would now like
to introduce Jerry mcgania, Deputy Incident Commander, CalFire Incident Management
Team too.
Speaker 5 (02:17):
Absolutely good morning, Jerreman go On, Incident commander for Deputy
Incident Commander for the incident management teams. On the Palisade
and Eaten incidents. In the past twenty four hours, there's
been little to no fire growth on both incidents. As
Chief mentioned that Din's inspections continue to occur as well
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as you saw operations. Chris continue to strengthen the fire perimeter,
extinguishing hotspots, utilizing ground resources and resources alike. Both incidents
have requested the wort and bear reports, which are soil
severity tests that will be completed by the end of
the incident, and we continue to preposition resources with a
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current mobilization center in Beaumont, which is in Riverside County
for any new starts that could potentially affect the area.
CalFire will continue to support our partners in unified command
and we thank you for your patients during this time.
For the most current fire information, please go to fire
dot CA dot GLV and next up, I would like
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to introduce LA City Fire Chief.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Good morning everyone, Kristin Crowley, Los Angeles City Fire Departments
Fire Chief. Yesterday, I want to just give everybody a
brief update on an additional brush fire that did break
out in the Lakeview Terrace area of Los Angeles with
structures that were threatened. Firefighters responded and aggressively attacked this fire.
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I am pleased to report that within approximately thirty four minutes,
all for rogress was stopped with no damage to any
of the structures. I'll now be providing you an update on.
Speaker 6 (04:06):
Our Palisades fire.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
This fire is twenty three, seven hundred and thirteen acres
with nineteen percent containment, with five thousand, one hundred and
four personnel assigned to the incident. Firefighters observed thirty to
forty mile per hour winds with low humidity. When you
look at the aerial view of the Palisades fire, you
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may not be able to tell, but however, infrared flights
last night indicated there are still numerous hotspots burning within
the fire footprint. Very close attention was paid to address
any flare ups swiftly as to prevent any fire spread
outside of the perimeter.
Speaker 6 (04:48):
We understand.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
Also just a message to the community and those that
were impacted by these fires. We understand your desire to
return to your community. However, significant safety and infrastructure issues remain,
including down power lines, broken gas lines, has those materials,
and unsafe water. Please know that we are working diligently
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to address these challenges and ensure your safety and the
safety of our first responders. As we enter into the
third day of this additional wind event, I urge everyone
to stay alert. Tion of low humidity and strong winds
has further dried out, increasing the risk of fire. The
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danger has not yet passed. Please pleoritize your safety. Thank you.
I would now like use our next Sheriff Luna.
Speaker 7 (05:44):
Good morning, Robert Luna, Sheriff of Los Angeles County. The
Sheriff's Department, Elliott County. Sheriff's Department continues to have well
over one thousand personnel assigned again, many on twelve hour shifts,
many without days off. We want to thank the California
Highway Patrol They've contributed even more officers in the last
twenty four hours. They're well over three hundred officers who
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are helping both incidences. The Drug Enforcement Administration has also
contributed even more special agents that are assisting us in
different incidences.
Speaker 6 (06:16):
They're close to about thirty.
Speaker 7 (06:19):
We are now close to are well over nine hundred
National Guards, California National Guards that are assisting us, both
for the La County Sheriff's Department, the Los Angeles Police Department,
and other law enforcement agencies here in California.
Speaker 6 (06:36):
Evacuation orders they've gone down some.
Speaker 7 (06:40):
We are at eighty two thousand, four hundred in our
La County jurisdiction. Any warnings are up just a little
bit because of the wind event to ninetousand, four hundred.
In regards to a curfew, the curfew still is in
effect from six.
Speaker 6 (06:58):
Pm to six am.
Speaker 7 (07:01):
I just want to make sure everybody understands that the
rules haven't changed. If you don't belong there, you don't
live there, stay out of there.
Speaker 6 (07:09):
There's no reason for you to be there, and.
Speaker 7 (07:12):
You will be subject to arrest if you're there with
no business. In regards to arrest, we had a few
more arrest overnight. The total for Allie County Sheriff's jurisdiction.
Speaker 6 (07:26):
Is now at forty four.
Speaker 7 (07:28):
That's thirty six arrest in the Eaton incident and eight for.
Speaker 6 (07:33):
The Palisades incident.
Speaker 7 (07:36):
Eating total well, I won't go into detail, but basically
we stand at about fourteen for burglary within those jurisdictions.
Speaker 6 (07:47):
Everything else is either curfew.
Speaker 7 (07:48):
Trespassing individuals that are possessing narcotics and or guns.
Speaker 6 (07:55):
Last night, I do want to bring.
Speaker 7 (07:56):
It to your attention that in our Palisades incident, we
did arrest another for impersonating a firefighter. Somebody else who
is dressed like a fireman was not a fireman. I
got to give a lot of credit to our deputies
for being proactive stopping them and arrest. That investigation will
continue search and rescue operations.
Speaker 6 (08:19):
Our search and rescue teams.
Speaker 7 (08:21):
Have completed approximately seventy eight percent of the search Harry
in Altadena is an estimate of five thousand, five hundred
and sixteen properties. I'm hoping, with luck, maybe by the
end of today, maybe tomorrow, that will be done. Yesterday
we started the same operation in the Palisades area. Evacuations
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zones lifted Palisades zero etn.
Speaker 6 (08:51):
We did lift two.
Speaker 7 (08:53):
So we're communicating the best we can with our partners
and our residents to make sure that they can get
back in there. And please, as a reminder, our repopulation
conversations do continue with every meeting, but please remember, just
because there isn't a fire, the chiefs have made it
very clear that we're still having some challenges with the wind,
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so we've got to keep a close eye on things.
But in talking to our partners at public works and utilities,
there are things you can't see that are underground. There's
a lot of hazards, so those are things that are
going to have to be valuated hour by hour, day
by day, so that we can make sure that when
we start allowing our community members homes.
Speaker 6 (09:38):
That they are safe.
Speaker 7 (09:39):
Safety is always absolutely number one in regards to deaths
in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's jurisdiction still stand at
twenty one.
Speaker 6 (09:51):
If you've been.
Speaker 7 (09:52):
Following the numbers I've been given or giving out, they
stayed static for two days now, even though the searches
continue at least in the area. So twenty one deaths
bad news, No far, that's good news. So I'm praying together,
and then missing persons that did increase a bit, but
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I want to know that originally we had missing person
reports that were taken.
Speaker 6 (10:20):
Thank god, five of them were.
Speaker 7 (10:22):
Found safe, but we still have twenty six missing persons
that are reported, twenty in the Eaton area and six
in the Palisades area. And then, as I conclude, if
you want any more specific information regarding evacuation orders or
warnings if they're coming or going, road closures, or any
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other information that you think is important to you and
your family, please go to La CoV slash Emergency. I'd
like now to enter Jim McDonald, the chief of the
Los Angeles Police Department.
Speaker 6 (10:59):
Thank you, sheriff. Good morning.
Speaker 8 (11:01):
Over the last week, you've heard me say that the
lap thank you, sheriff, good morning. Over the last week,
you've heard me say that the LAPD remains committed to
protecting lives, safeguarding property, and maintaining order in the areas
affected by the fire. And that remains the case today.
The LAPD remains on tactical alert and we've dedicated whatever
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resources are necessary to provide for your safety. LAPEDD officers
are actively patrolling the areas around the clock and protecting
your properties like they are our own. Our efforts include
enhance visibility and evacuation zones and neighborhoods where houses and
businesses are vacant, deploying marked and unmarked vehicles, as well
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as foot patrols to ensure a strong presence and a
swift response to any issues that arise our deployment. We
understand the frustration and concern many of you are feeling
regarding the fire, evacuation and the restrictions on returning to
your homes. Please know that our officers and National Guard
personnel are following the directions of the Unified Command, which
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is working tirelessly to ensure the safety of everyone involved.
We're committed to continuing our discussions with the Unified Command
to assess when it will be safe for residents to return.
Your safety remains our top priority, and we'll provide updates
as soon as it is safe to do so. Thank
you for your patience and understanding during these very difficult times.
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For the upcoming twenty four hour period, LAPED will continue
to deploy roughly six hundred officers to the impacted areas
with support from LA Airport Police, Port Police and the
National Guard.
Speaker 6 (12:34):
Who have two.
Speaker 8 (12:35):
Hundred soldiers assigned to the Palisades incident, and we're very
grateful for their support.
Speaker 6 (12:40):
Excuse me.
Speaker 8 (12:42):
We're also introducing a team of volunteers from an NGO
known as Team Rubicon to assist the public at various checkpoints.
These humanitarian aid workers will be available at checkpoints to
direct residents to resources and answer questions.
Speaker 6 (12:55):
They'll be wearing.
Speaker 8 (12:56):
Gray shirts and are available to inform and support our community.
Speaker 6 (12:59):
Again, well thankful to them.
Speaker 8 (13:01):
On the missing persons front, we continue to dedicate resources
to all reports of missing persons.
Speaker 6 (13:07):
As of this.
Speaker 8 (13:07):
Morning, we have thirty eight people who've been reported missing.
Twenty seven of those have been found safe. Of the
eleven remaining, two most likely have been found deceased but
yet to be positively identified. In total, we have three
fatalities that are fire related. One person died at the
hospital but had not been reported missing. We still have
eight missing persons remaining arrests. We have no new fire
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area related arrests and we remain at fourteen, but we'd
like to update all of you on two notable arrests
that were made on January fourteenth, just outside the fire
zone at approximately seventeen or five point fifteen PM, officers
responded to a radio call near the intersection of Glen
Oaks and Van Nuys Boulevard, where a citizen had detained
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a possible arson suspect. Upon arrival, officers took the suspect
in a custody, and the citizen had already extinguished a
nearby fire in a tree. During the investigation, the suspect
admitted to starting the fire because he liked the smell
of burning leaves. The suspect was subsequently booked for arson.
Later that evening, at about nine point thirty, in the
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area of Santa Monica and Vermont, fire Department personnel responded
to reports of a suspect setting multiple piles of.
Speaker 6 (14:20):
Rubbish and trash on fire.
Speaker 8 (14:23):
Fire department quickly extinguished the fires and officers took the
suspect in a custody. Suspect admitted to setting multiple fires
that day and stated that she enjoyed causing chaos and destruction.
Speaker 6 (14:34):
She was also booked for arson.
Speaker 8 (14:36):
As we continue to manage this historic catastrophic event, we
want to express our gratitude to everyone who has provided
tips and remained vigilant in keeping the city safe. Your
cooperation is crucial during this time, and you can hear
from those two examples I mentioned. There are people out
there who this is what they do. If you know
of those people, please give us a call before something
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really bad happens.
Speaker 6 (15:02):
Excuse me.
Speaker 8 (15:03):
On the front of pets, we want to update the
public on efforts of the city to reunite pet owners
with their animals. A new dedicated phone line has been
established to specifically assist with inquiries related to pets affected
by the fire.
Speaker 6 (15:18):
If you're looking for your animal and.
Speaker 8 (15:20):
The fire zone affected areas, please call two one three
two seven zero eight one five five for assistance and
in closing, I'm aware that this has now been over
a week since many of you have been able to
see your homes. I thank you for your patients and
continued cooperation. LAPD and our partners here will continue to
work alongside each other to make sure our community has
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the resources we need.
Speaker 6 (15:44):
To recover and ultimately rebuild again. Thank you.
Speaker 8 (15:49):
Let me now introduce the Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hockman.
Speaker 6 (15:54):
Thanks.
Speaker 9 (16:00):
The work of firefighters law enforcement has been nothing short
of heroic. The over two hundred thousand people who've had
to evacuate it. Who have cooperated with this again has
been incredibly impressive. Yet still there are people out there
who have decided that they are going to take advantage
of this tragedy, that they're going to exploit this crisis
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for their own personal benefit.
Speaker 10 (16:23):
And we have sent this warning.
Speaker 9 (16:24):
And I'll say it again, the question is not if,
but when you will be arrested. You will then be prosecuted,
and then you will be punished to the full extent
of the law. On Monday, we announced the charging of
ten different individuals, nine for looting, one for arson. Of
the nine individuals, they were involved with both looting in
the Palisades fire area as well as the Eton fire area.
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They are looking at a minimum. The shortest sentence that
anyone charge is looking at is six years in prison.
Speaker 10 (16:56):
Nine years in prison.
Speaker 9 (16:57):
For another individual, we have people who are looking he
had twenty two years in prison and a maximum sentence
of life in prison. These are very significant punishments. Justice
will be swift, justice will be significant if you want
to take advantage of this tragedy. Following on what Chief
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McDonald says, we have actually filed charges in two additional
arson cases, again not related to the major fires. There's
one that we had charged an individual who set a
fire in the city of Industry. He said bushes on fire,
he set a palette on fire. He set the back
of a tractor trailer on fire. Those fires were quickly
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put out, and that individual is looking at seven years
for a.
Speaker 10 (17:42):
Maximum prison sentence.
Speaker 9 (17:45):
Another individual was charged in the city of Irwindale under
the six h five underpass, again setting a fire that
rather that was quickly put out. That individual is looking
at a maximum sentence of fourteen years. We have received
numerous allegations that we are now following up involving additional
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looting incidents and price gouging. The price gouging is particularly
despicable because these are people who are basically looking at
this situation and saying, how can I make the most
amount of money from people who are desperately seeking housing supplies,
They're seeking services because they've lost everything, They've lost their houses.
Speaker 10 (18:30):
And I will tell you that with respect to this price.
Speaker 9 (18:32):
Gouging, we have seen people increase their prices for rooms
that they are renting, for houses that they are leasing.
Speaker 10 (18:40):
One hundred, two hundred, three hundred percent.
Speaker 9 (18:43):
Here's again my warning if you're one of these people
who have engaged in price gouging. Not only do you
need to stop it immediately, I would strongly recommend that
you go back and fix it, go back and refund
the amount that you have overcharged people. We will certainly
take that into consideration in deciding whether or not to
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charge you. So it's your choice. If you want to
actually abide by the law, you could benefit from it
right this second. But if we go ahead and find
out that you've engaged in price gouging and you've taken
no steps to remedy the violation that you you have
basically enacted, we will go ahead and prosecute you to
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the full extent.
Speaker 10 (19:28):
Of the law.
Speaker 9 (19:29):
So not only are you going to be looking at
criminal penalties, you will be looking at civil penalties. And
as importantly, your name will get out there, your company's
name will get out there, you will be publicly shamed.
I want to make that crystal clear. So stop it
right now. And as the recovery starts up, we again
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are seeing the financial scams over and over. We are
seeing scams involving charities where people who want to donate
either money or services to the recovery effort are being
targeted by these scammers. By strong message to you is
if this happens, please check the organization that you are
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donating your money to beforehand. Do not donate cash, Do
not even donate bitcoin because it's very hard to track.
Only deal with reputable organizations that you can then check
out who will get that money to the appropriate people
in need.
Speaker 10 (20:29):
Same thing when it comes to insurance, be very careful.
Speaker 9 (20:33):
There are scammers out there who are going to try
and make you promises that they can give you certain
benefits from insurance that are completely false. Make sure you
check out any insurance claims and government benefits are starting
up now. Both the federal government and the state governments
are going to be offering people in need significant dollars
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to get back and recover in their lives.
Speaker 10 (20:58):
However, these will be ripped off.
Speaker 9 (21:01):
I will guarantee you there are people who are looking
at this to rip them off.
Speaker 10 (21:06):
Here again is your.
Speaker 9 (21:07):
Warning, because I don't want any discussion later on that
there is some confusion of what the consequences are. They
will be swift and they will be significant. So again
I wish everyone great safety. Please support the firefighters, Please
support law enforcement, stay out of the evacuation zones. They
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are designed for your safety and to facilitate these putting
out of fires and keeping people's houses safe. If you
want to go ahead and violate an evacuation area, violate
a curfew.
Speaker 10 (21:42):
You will be held accountable.
Speaker 9 (21:44):
You will be arrested, and my office will prosecute you.
I'd like to now introduce Los Angeles County Public Health
Chief Deputy Director, doctor Anish Mahajon.
Speaker 1 (21:57):
Good morning.
Speaker 11 (21:58):
My name is doctor Niko Quick. I am the Chief
Medical Advisor for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
As we continue to deal with the aftermath of fires
and residents begin to return to their homes with proper
approval from the regulatory agencies, it is important to remain
vigilant about air quality.
Speaker 4 (22:16):
Fire and wind.
Speaker 11 (22:17):
Conditions can increase the amount of particulate matter, dust and ash. Currently,
the South Coast Air Quality Management District has extended a
wind blown dust and an ash advisory through this evening.
The high winds may displace ash from the palisades and
eaten fire impact zones. Wind Blown ash particles may be
too large to be picked up by our regular instruments
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and will not influence the AQI measures that we've pointed
folks to to look at for air quality, So it's
important to look for ash in air and on equipment
and on your surroundings to take precautions to effectively reduce
exposure to harmful particles, it is critical to where appropriate
respiratory precautions.
Speaker 1 (23:01):
This includes N.
Speaker 10 (23:02):
Ninety five and P.
Speaker 1 (23:03):
One hundred masks.
Speaker 11 (23:05):
In addition to obtaining the masks, important to wear those correctly.
This means over the nose and mouth, without gaps and
well fitted to your face for N. Ninety five to
provide the proper protection. They also must be changed out
with regularity and if they become wet or soiled. It
is very important to note that cloth masks, dust masks,
and bandanas are not adequate protection. While they may provide
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minimal protection, it is not adequate to keep out those
particulate and ash that we are concerned about. Individuals with
respiratory conditions, children, and those with pre existing medical conditions
urged to talk to their healthcare provider before utilizing these respirators.
Taking these steps is critical for vulnerable populations, including older adults, children,
and those with pre existing conditions.
Speaker 10 (23:51):
N ninety five.
Speaker 11 (23:52):
Masks are available for free at La County libraries and
at the local Assistance Disaster Resource centers.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
Quick note.
Speaker 11 (24:00):
Also for those who are struggling with finding their prescriptions,
there are Public Health has begun offering medication assistance at
all of the local assistance centers. We have teams there
that can work with families and individuals to help them
secure medications. Individuals can also connect with their regular providers,
their pharmacies, and their health plans for further assistance in
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obtaining their medications. I want to make a note for
those who are receiving medications for opiate euse disorder. If
you are having difficulty obtaining those please call two one
three two eight eight nine zero nine zero and we
are available from eight am to midnight to support those needs.
In addition to these efforts, there are other resources available
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to help in your prescription obtaining prescriptions. Want to make
one additional note that we do have environmental health inspectors
at the local assistance centers that can address concerns related
to fire damage and safety. We can assist family in
identifying health hazards, provide education, and answer questions about maintaining
a healthy environment. I will now hand this over to
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Supervisor Parker.
Speaker 6 (25:06):
Thank you, Thank you. Doctor.
Speaker 12 (25:09):
I want to start by emphasizing, especially with the wind
we'll have today, that it is important for residents to
take health guidance seriously when you're near impacted areas and debris.
The health concerns are serious. I've heard many questions about
how to be safe when you're around an impacted area. Today,
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large signs are going up all over Altadena that outline
precautions you should take when you're near impacted areas and
when you're sorting through debris. The signs will be helpful
for residents near burn areas who didn't evacuate but are
still affected by debris.
Speaker 13 (25:45):
All right, we're going to bring this down for a
moment because we've now reached an area where you.
Speaker 1 (25:50):
Do a little bit of kumbai ya.
Speaker 13 (25:52):
And I want to point out something about these press conferences.
They are getting more succinct, we're getting better information. There
was a little bit of kumbaya, let's hold hands, we
love you, don't forget that, we're praying for you, thoughts
and prayers, and then solid information.
Speaker 1 (26:08):
Today was actually very solid information. So let's do this.
Speaker 13 (26:12):
We're we're gonna go ahead and take a break and
move on with the show coming up at eight thirty.
Any information, by the way that is being received or
is being offered by the press conference that we're not
gonna cover, of course, Amy will share with you.
Speaker 1 (26:27):
So you're gonna you're gonna miss absolutely nothing.
Speaker 13 (26:31):
All right now, Doctor Jim Keeney, who we hear every Wednesday,
is with US Chief Medical Officers for Dignity Saint Mary
Medical Center.
Speaker 1 (26:38):
In Long Beach.
Speaker 4 (26:39):
Jim, good morning, morning Bill.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
So we talked a little.
Speaker 13 (26:44):
Bit about the ers and what's going on and your
er and you worked at mission for a million years.
Has that slowed down in terms of people coming in
with respiratory problems or does that continue on just as
time goes on.
Speaker 14 (27:03):
No, I heard in meetings yesterday it slowed down a
bit and they were not seeing as many. Of course,
whenever sant Ana wind blows, even if there's not a fire,
we do see a lot of people with asthma, emphasyma
and respiratory related on this coming to the.
Speaker 13 (27:17):
Er, all right, you know, I want to switch gears
and just have fun for a moment, because we've been
talking about some pretty serious stuff. There is is whacker,
a wacko, a real rich guy who and we did.
Speaker 1 (27:31):
A story on him and I forgot I forget his name.
Speaker 13 (27:33):
Right now, and he's talking about anti jging.
Speaker 4 (27:37):
Pardon Brian Johnson, Yes.
Speaker 13 (27:39):
Talking about his anti aging protocol and how he is
going to extend his life. And I mean this whole
program he has. I love the fact that he is
shortening his life with that. It doesn't get more delicious
than that. So would you dive into.
Speaker 4 (27:54):
That for a moment?
Speaker 14 (27:56):
I knew you would love that, right, So yeah, Brian
Johnson's thirty six years old, he's a multimillionaire from you know, tech,
and he decided to very publicly try and extend his life. Now,
I think, you know, I give him credit because there
are probably lots of multimillionaires out there trying to extend
their lives, but they're keeping everything they're doing quiet, they're
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not doing it in the public eye. And so I
give him credit for saying, all right, I'm going to
do this out in the open and people can watch
as I proceed. So he calls it his blueprint, and
a lot of it is just the basics, right. The
stuff that we always talked about is you know, he
doesn't drink it all, doesn't smoke at all, but you know,
limit drinking, don't smoke. He gets exercised regularly, and he
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eats a healthy diet, you know, with low saturated fats,
good you know, high in omega three, fatty acids, all
the kind of stuff that we basically talk about. And
then he adds some experimental stuff. Now on the other hand,
he's doing things to his skin to make can appear younger,
you know, such as the.
Speaker 4 (29:05):
Morpheus or Mobius.
Speaker 14 (29:06):
There's there's this radio frequency stimulation of the skin that
can make it tighter. He's laser treatments across his entire body.
Most people can't afford that, they can't even afford it
on their face. So he does admit it's funny that
he's looking more and more like a vampire as time
goes on. But to me, I mean, he looks forty
six years old. And so the latest though, is why
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this story came up, is that he did announce that rapamyacin,
which is an immunosuppressant, and it had some studies showed
some early you know, preliminary studies showed maybe promise for
reversing certain epigenic markers of aging. So he started taking
that at a very high dose. It turns out that
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all it did was suppresses immune system, It created soft
tissue skin infections.
Speaker 4 (29:57):
It elevated his blood.
Speaker 14 (29:58):
Sugar, his resting heart rate, his cholesterol. And so now
he's come to the conclusion that he may actually, for
the last five years, have been shortening his life by
taking this medicine.
Speaker 1 (30:09):
Didn't get better than that.
Speaker 13 (30:11):
There was a story we did about a guy or
several people who were looking at the studies of mice
and almost starving mice and that is bringing their caloric
intake down to just barely above substances. Substance, their lifespan increased.
And I think he was eating three hundred calories a
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day or something, again anti aging and lifespan. And I
think he died of malnutrition. I hope he did, because
he was completely out of his mind.
Speaker 4 (30:45):
Is that going in increasing I'm sorry this guy.
Speaker 14 (30:48):
The other I almost forgot to mention that the most
interesting parts of this guy is number one. Remember he's
the one that was in the news for transfusing himself
with his teenage son's blood. Oh yes, he thought some
how that would confer youth on him and it turned
out it didn't change any of his markers. And he also,
I mean again, he puts this out in the public,
so he's either crazy or you know, I love him
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for it. But he he was shocking his penis and
testicles electric electric, shocking them to see if they would
it would de age his genitals.
Speaker 4 (31:24):
And you know, we don't.
Speaker 14 (31:25):
I don't have any you know, feedback on whether that
worked or not.
Speaker 13 (31:28):
Now I used to pay for that, and it doesn't
it work. We're not talking about aging anything. But you
know at twelve volt battery, you know the train transformer
batteries that you can control the voltage that really works
from zero to twelve volts.
Speaker 1 (31:42):
But you know that's for another time.
Speaker 4 (31:45):
Jim, Okay, Yeah.
Speaker 1 (31:48):
Thanks for bringing that one up. You knew I was
gonna take it there.
Speaker 13 (31:52):
Doctor Jim Keeney, chief medical officer for Dignity Saint Mary
Medical Center in Long Beach. Jim will be in touch,
thank you, catching next Wenesday.
Speaker 15 (32:00):
All right.
Speaker 1 (32:01):
You know, he puts out that stuff just so I
comment on that.
Speaker 13 (32:04):
You know that we've now reached the point Jim and
I have been doing this for so long that he
searches for this crazy stuff as I do. All Right,
One of the big stories that is happening today is
that Joe Biden tonight is going to give his farewell speech.
We know some of it, but I want to go
to John Decker, kfi's White House correspondent and talk about
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what we.
Speaker 1 (32:28):
Can expect tonight. John, Thank you well. Always a pleasure.
Speaker 10 (32:32):
So tell us.
Speaker 1 (32:33):
What do we anticipate. What do you anticipate happening?
Speaker 15 (32:38):
Well, this is a very unusual speech for a number
of reasons. First of all, this one year ago is
not the speech that Joe Biden intended to give. Now.
You know, he intended to run for reelection, to be
the Democratic nominee, to win reelection, and to serve another
four years as president. And of course that's not how
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things turned down for Joe Biden. The other reason why
it's unusual is because Joe Biden is eighty two years old.
This is his farewell to politics, This is his farewell
to public life. He was elected to the US Senate
at the age of twenty nine, served thirty years in
the Senate, eight years as Vice president, four years as president,
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and now he's leaving the stage. He's retiring, he will
no longer run for public office again. And I think
what we're going to hear about president from President Biden
tonight is talking about that long career of public service,
what it's meant to him, and what he thinks he's
given back to the country.
Speaker 13 (33:41):
John, let me ask, do you anticipate you know, you
cover the White House, and you've looked at other presidents
and what they have done. Ronald Reagan making a fortune
on his speeches, George W. Bush just pulling back and
saying he's no longer a public figure for the most part,
of course, Jimmy Carter, what he did for habitat for
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humanity and his public service. What do you see happening
with Biden upon his retirement.
Speaker 15 (34:12):
Well, he says he's not going away. You know. He
told me around Christmas time that he intends to go
back to the University of Pennsylvania and teach. That's not
public knowledge, by the way, but he said that to
me in a conversation, and I take him out his word.
That's exactly what he will do. He enjoyed that, he
enjoys being in a university environment, you know. But I
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don't think he's going to stop him from speaking out
on public issues even though he's leaving public life.
Speaker 13 (34:41):
In terms of his influence now, I'm assuming, and I
think I'm not wrong.
Speaker 1 (34:48):
At the end of President Trump's tenure.
Speaker 13 (34:52):
Four years from now, he is still going to be
a massive force in the Republican Party and can say
whatever the hell he wants and people are going to
genuflect to him. Do you see Joe Biden having any
influence politically.
Speaker 15 (35:09):
I don't. He certainly is someone who has achieved what
you politicians have ever achieved, and that's the highest office
in the land. He's President of the United States. He
will always be President of the United States. That's the
way we will refer to him. But he does not
have the kind of influence in the Democratic Party that
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former two term presidents like Barack Obama, like Bill Clinton
have had in the Democratic Party. And I think that's
going to remain the same after he leaves public life,
after he leaves the presidency.
Speaker 13 (35:45):
And he's going to talk about a lot about his accomplishments.
When you look at him, they have been fairly large.
I mean, I don't think you can call his presidency
a failure and that it doesn't matter what side of
the political coin that you are on. What do you think.
I know, it's early stages right now, and we really
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don't know the reputation of a president.
Speaker 1 (36:08):
For decades in terms of his place in history.
Speaker 13 (36:12):
What do you foresee and the history looking at him
twenty years from now, thirty years from now.
Speaker 15 (36:19):
Well, I think his biggest legislative achievement was achieved in
his first year in office. That's when Democrats controlled the
White House, the House of the Senate, and that was
passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. That's something that many
presidents before Joe Biden have tried to do. He was
able to do it, and those projects will extend beyond
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Joe Biden's tenure in the White House. Those projects will
be around in terms of improving America's roads, bridges, highways, airport,
broadband rail. All of that is because of the leadership
of Joe Biden. And that's certainly legacy item, and maybe
he'll talk about that this evening as well. In addition
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to that, you know, there are other elements to his
legacy that I'm sure he's not proud of. You know,
that chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in his first year in office.
That will always be attached to Joe Biden as well,
and you know that's unfortunate for him. And of course
he's a one term president, and we haven't had a
one term president in this country in quite some time.
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And so I think that that is also one of
those legacy items that Joe Biden will have.
Speaker 4 (37:34):
To live with.
Speaker 15 (37:36):
And it's not something that he intended. He wanted to
run for another term, but of course there was so
much pressure that was brought upon him to force him
to drop out of the race and essentially passed the
baton to his vice president, Kamala Harris, who was the
standard bear for Democrats this past election.
Speaker 1 (37:55):
John, thank you, great stuff. We'll talk again.
Speaker 4 (38:00):
Good day.
Speaker 15 (38:01):
Thank you here you too.
Speaker 1 (38:02):
All right, we are out of it. We're out of time,
boys and girls out there in radio land. Boy does
that sound stupid or what? All right? Phil? Thank you? Amy?
Speaker 6 (38:12):
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Speaker 13 (38:13):
Filling in for Gary and Shannon, who are not here
this week, it's Mark Thompson and Marla Tays and she'll
be here.
Speaker 1 (38:21):
They'll be here in just a few moments.
Speaker 4 (38:23):
Tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (38:23):
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Speaker 2 (00:06):
To you go ahead and head out to the update
of from law enforcement and fire officials about the fires
burning in southern California.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Residents may visit Recovery dot Lacounty dot gov to view
maps showing damage assessments. Please note that these maps are
being updated daily. Critical fire weather conditions will continue through
this evening. The anticipated seventy mile an hour winds have
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yet to materialize. However, this could change and we are
still at risk. I want to remind and ask our
unhoused neighbors to not have cooking or warming fires in
wild land brush areas. Any person's experiencing homelessness should seek
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housing or shelter through the county or City of Los Angeles. Finally, donations,
I have heard that there are organizations that are asking
for donations for my La County firefighters. Please be advised
that the La County Fire Department does not yet have
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a mechanism to accept donations. We have staff working on
a process to accept donations over the internet for our
LA County Fire Department. I ask that those wanting to
donate hold off until we have a process established that
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will guarantee the funds benefit our personnel. We will release
a press briefing when we have that system up and running,
and please do not.
Speaker 4 (02:00):
Let these despicable.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Scammers take advantage of your generosity. I would now like
to introduce Jerry mcgania, Deputy Incident Commander, CalFire Incident Management
Team too.
Speaker 5 (02:17):
Absolutely good morning, Jerreman go On, Incident commander for Deputy
Incident Commander for the incident management teams. On the Palisade
and Eaten incidents. In the past twenty four hours, there's
been little to no fire growth on both incidents. As
Chief mentioned that Din's inspections continue to occur as well
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as you saw operations. Chris continue to strengthen the fire perimeter,
extinguishing hotspots, utilizing ground resources and resources alike. Both incidents
have requested the wort and bear reports, which are soil
severity tests that will be completed by the end of
the incident, and we continue to preposition resources with a
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current mobilization center in Beaumont, which is in Riverside County
for any new starts that could potentially affect the area.
CalFire will continue to support our partners in unified command
and we thank you for your patients during this time.
For the most current fire information, please go to fire
dot CA dot GLV and next up, I would like
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to introduce LA City Fire Chief.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Good morning everyone, Kristin Crowley, Los Angeles City Fire Departments
Fire Chief. Yesterday, I want to just give everybody a
brief update on an additional brush fire that did break
out in the Lakeview Terrace area of Los Angeles with
structures that were threatened. Firefighters responded and aggressively attacked this fire.
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I am pleased to report that within approximately thirty four minutes,
all for rogress was stopped with no damage to any
of the structures. I'll now be providing you an update on.
Speaker 6 (04:06):
Our Palisades fire.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
This fire is twenty three, seven hundred and thirteen acres
with nineteen percent containment, with five thousand, one hundred and
four personnel assigned to the incident. Firefighters observed thirty to
forty mile per hour winds with low humidity. When you
look at the aerial view of the Palisades fire, you
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may not be able to tell, but however, infrared flights
last night indicated there are still numerous hotspots burning within
the fire footprint. Very close attention was paid to address
any flare ups swiftly as to prevent any fire spread
outside of the perimeter.
Speaker 6 (04:48):
We understand.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
Also just a message to the community and those that
were impacted by these fires. We understand your desire to
return to your community. However, significant safety and infrastructure issues remain,
including down power lines, broken gas lines, has those materials,
and unsafe water. Please know that we are working diligently
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to address these challenges and ensure your safety and the
safety of our first responders. As we enter into the
third day of this additional wind event, I urge everyone
to stay alert. Tion of low humidity and strong winds
has further dried out, increasing the risk of fire. The
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danger has not yet passed. Please pleoritize your safety. Thank you.
I would now like use our next Sheriff Luna.
Speaker 7 (05:44):
Good morning, Robert Luna, Sheriff of Los Angeles County. The
Sheriff's Department, Elliott County. Sheriff's Department continues to have well
over one thousand personnel assigned again, many on twelve hour shifts,
many without days off. We want to thank the California
Highway Patrol They've contributed even more officers in the last
twenty four hours. They're well over three hundred officers who
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are helping both incidences. The Drug Enforcement Administration has also
contributed even more special agents that are assisting us in
different incidences.
Speaker 6 (06:16):
They're close to about thirty.
Speaker 7 (06:19):
We are now close to are well over nine hundred
National Guards, California National Guards that are assisting us, both
for the La County Sheriff's Department, the Los Angeles Police Department,
and other law enforcement agencies here in California.
Speaker 6 (06:36):
Evacuation orders they've gone down some.
Speaker 7 (06:40):
We are at eighty two thousand, four hundred in our
La County jurisdiction. Any warnings are up just a little
bit because of the wind event to ninetousand, four hundred.
In regards to a curfew, the curfew still is in
effect from six.
Speaker 6 (06:58):
Pm to six am.
Speaker 7 (07:01):
I just want to make sure everybody understands that the
rules haven't changed. If you don't belong there, you don't
live there, stay out of there.
Speaker 6 (07:09):
There's no reason for you to be there, and.
Speaker 7 (07:12):
You will be subject to arrest if you're there with
no business. In regards to arrest, we had a few
more arrest overnight. The total for Allie County Sheriff's jurisdiction.
Speaker 6 (07:26):
Is now at forty four.
Speaker 7 (07:28):
That's thirty six arrest in the Eaton incident and eight for.
Speaker 6 (07:33):
The Palisades incident.
Speaker 7 (07:36):
Eating total well, I won't go into detail, but basically
we stand at about fourteen for burglary within those jurisdictions.
Speaker 6 (07:47):
Everything else is either curfew.
Speaker 7 (07:48):
Trespassing individuals that are possessing narcotics and or guns.
Speaker 6 (07:55):
Last night, I do want to bring.
Speaker 7 (07:56):
It to your attention that in our Palisades incident, we
did arrest another for impersonating a firefighter. Somebody else who
is dressed like a fireman was not a fireman. I
got to give a lot of credit to our deputies
for being proactive stopping them and arrest. That investigation will
continue search and rescue operations.
Speaker 6 (08:19):
Our search and rescue teams.
Speaker 7 (08:21):
Have completed approximately seventy eight percent of the search Harry
in Altadena is an estimate of five thousand, five hundred
and sixteen properties. I'm hoping, with luck, maybe by the
end of today, maybe tomorrow, that will be done. Yesterday
we started the same operation in the Palisades area. Evacuations
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zones lifted Palisades zero etn.
Speaker 6 (08:51):
We did lift two.
Speaker 7 (08:53):
So we're communicating the best we can with our partners
and our residents to make sure that they can get
back in there. And please, as a reminder, our repopulation
conversations do continue with every meeting, but please remember, just
because there isn't a fire, the chiefs have made it
very clear that we're still having some challenges with the wind,
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so we've got to keep a close eye on things.
But in talking to our partners at public works and utilities,
there are things you can't see that are underground. There's
a lot of hazards, so those are things that are
going to have to be valuated hour by hour, day
by day, so that we can make sure that when
we start allowing our community members homes.
Speaker 6 (09:38):
That they are safe.
Speaker 7 (09:39):
Safety is always absolutely number one in regards to deaths
in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's jurisdiction still stand at
twenty one.
Speaker 6 (09:51):
If you've been.
Speaker 7 (09:52):
Following the numbers I've been given or giving out, they
stayed static for two days now, even though the searches
continue at least in the area. So twenty one deaths
bad news, No far, that's good news. So I'm praying together,
and then missing persons that did increase a bit, but
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I want to know that originally we had missing person
reports that were taken.
Speaker 6 (10:20):
Thank god, five of them were.
Speaker 7 (10:22):
Found safe, but we still have twenty six missing persons
that are reported, twenty in the Eaton area and six
in the Palisades area. And then, as I conclude, if
you want any more specific information regarding evacuation orders or
warnings if they're coming or going, road closures, or any
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other information that you think is important to you and
your family, please go to La CoV slash Emergency. I'd
like now to enter Jim McDonald, the chief of the
Los Angeles Police Department.
Speaker 6 (10:59):
Thank you, sheriff. Good morning.
Speaker 8 (11:01):
Over the last week, you've heard me say that the
lap thank you, sheriff, good morning. Over the last week,
you've heard me say that the LAPD remains committed to
protecting lives, safeguarding property, and maintaining order in the areas
affected by the fire. And that remains the case today.
The LAPD remains on tactical alert and we've dedicated whatever
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resources are necessary to provide for your safety. LAPEDD officers
are actively patrolling the areas around the clock and protecting
your properties like they are our own. Our efforts include
enhance visibility and evacuation zones and neighborhoods where houses and
businesses are vacant, deploying marked and unmarked vehicles, as well
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as foot patrols to ensure a strong presence and a
swift response to any issues that arise our deployment. We
understand the frustration and concern many of you are feeling
regarding the fire, evacuation and the restrictions on returning to
your homes. Please know that our officers and National Guard
personnel are following the directions of the Unified Command, which
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is working tirelessly to ensure the safety of everyone involved.
We're committed to continuing our discussions with the Unified Command
to assess when it will be safe for residents to return.
Your safety remains our top priority, and we'll provide updates
as soon as it is safe to do so. Thank
you for your patience and understanding during these very difficult times.
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For the upcoming twenty four hour period, LAPED will continue
to deploy roughly six hundred officers to the impacted areas
with support from LA Airport Police, Port Police and the
National Guard.
Speaker 6 (12:34):
Who have two.
Speaker 8 (12:35):
Hundred soldiers assigned to the Palisades incident, and we're very
grateful for their support.
Speaker 6 (12:40):
Excuse me.
Speaker 8 (12:42):
We're also introducing a team of volunteers from an NGO
known as Team Rubicon to assist the public at various checkpoints.
These humanitarian aid workers will be available at checkpoints to
direct residents to resources and answer questions.
Speaker 6 (12:55):
They'll be wearing.
Speaker 8 (12:56):
Gray shirts and are available to inform and support our community.
Speaker 6 (12:59):
Again, well thankful to them.
Speaker 8 (13:01):
On the missing persons front, we continue to dedicate resources
to all reports of missing persons.
Speaker 6 (13:07):
As of this.
Speaker 8 (13:07):
Morning, we have thirty eight people who've been reported missing.
Twenty seven of those have been found safe. Of the
eleven remaining, two most likely have been found deceased but
yet to be positively identified. In total, we have three
fatalities that are fire related. One person died at the
hospital but had not been reported missing. We still have
eight missing persons remaining arrests. We have no new fire
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area related arrests and we remain at fourteen, but we'd
like to update all of you on two notable arrests
that were made on January fourteenth, just outside the fire
zone at approximately seventeen or five point fifteen PM, officers
responded to a radio call near the intersection of Glen
Oaks and Van Nuys Boulevard, where a citizen had detained
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a possible arson suspect. Upon arrival, officers took the suspect
in a custody, and the citizen had already extinguished a
nearby fire in a tree. During the investigation, the suspect
admitted to starting the fire because he liked the smell
of burning leaves. The suspect was subsequently booked for arson.
Later that evening, at about nine point thirty, in the
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area of Santa Monica and Vermont, fire Department personnel responded
to reports of a suspect setting multiple piles of.
Speaker 6 (14:20):
Rubbish and trash on fire.
Speaker 8 (14:23):
Fire department quickly extinguished the fires and officers took the
suspect in a custody. Suspect admitted to setting multiple fires
that day and stated that she enjoyed causing chaos and destruction.
Speaker 6 (14:34):
She was also booked for arson.
Speaker 8 (14:36):
As we continue to manage this historic catastrophic event, we
want to express our gratitude to everyone who has provided
tips and remained vigilant in keeping the city safe. Your
cooperation is crucial during this time, and you can hear
from those two examples I mentioned. There are people out
there who this is what they do. If you know
of those people, please give us a call before something
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really bad happens.
Speaker 6 (15:02):
Excuse me.
Speaker 8 (15:03):
On the front of pets, we want to update the
public on efforts of the city to reunite pet owners
with their animals. A new dedicated phone line has been
established to specifically assist with inquiries related to pets affected
by the fire.
Speaker 6 (15:18):
If you're looking for your animal and.
Speaker 8 (15:20):
The fire zone affected areas, please call two one three
two seven zero eight one five five for assistance and
in closing, I'm aware that this has now been over
a week since many of you have been able to
see your homes. I thank you for your patients and
continued cooperation. LAPD and our partners here will continue to
work alongside each other to make sure our community has
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the resources we need.
Speaker 6 (15:44):
To recover and ultimately rebuild again. Thank you.
Speaker 8 (15:49):
Let me now introduce the Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hockman.
Speaker 6 (15:54):
Thanks.
Speaker 9 (16:00):
The work of firefighters law enforcement has been nothing short
of heroic. The over two hundred thousand people who've had
to evacuate it. Who have cooperated with this again has
been incredibly impressive. Yet still there are people out there
who have decided that they are going to take advantage
of this tragedy, that they're going to exploit this crisis
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for their own personal benefit.
Speaker 10 (16:23):
And we have sent this warning.
Speaker 9 (16:24):
And I'll say it again, the question is not if,
but when you will be arrested. You will then be prosecuted,
and then you will be punished to the full extent
of the law. On Monday, we announced the charging of
ten different individuals, nine for looting, one for arson. Of
the nine individuals, they were involved with both looting in
the Palisades fire area as well as the Eton fire area.
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They are looking at a minimum. The shortest sentence that
anyone charge is looking at is six years in prison.
Speaker 10 (16:56):
Nine years in prison.
Speaker 9 (16:57):
For another individual, we have people who are looking he
had twenty two years in prison and a maximum sentence
of life in prison. These are very significant punishments. Justice
will be swift, justice will be significant if you want
to take advantage of this tragedy. Following on what Chief
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McDonald says, we have actually filed charges in two additional
arson cases, again not related to the major fires. There's
one that we had charged an individual who set a
fire in the city of Industry. He said bushes on fire,
he set a palette on fire. He set the back
of a tractor trailer on fire. Those fires were quickly
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put out, and that individual is looking at seven years
for a.
Speaker 10 (17:42):
Maximum prison sentence.
Speaker 9 (17:45):
Another individual was charged in the city of Irwindale under
the six h five underpass, again setting a fire that
rather that was quickly put out. That individual is looking
at a maximum sentence of fourteen years. We have received
numerous allegations that we are now following up involving additional
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looting incidents and price gouging. The price gouging is particularly
despicable because these are people who are basically looking at
this situation and saying, how can I make the most
amount of money from people who are desperately seeking housing supplies,
They're seeking services because they've lost everything, They've lost their houses.
Speaker 10 (18:30):
And I will tell you that with respect to this price.
Speaker 9 (18:32):
Gouging, we have seen people increase their prices for rooms
that they are renting, for houses that they are leasing.
Speaker 10 (18:40):
One hundred, two hundred, three hundred percent.
Speaker 9 (18:43):
Here's again my warning if you're one of these people
who have engaged in price gouging. Not only do you
need to stop it immediately, I would strongly recommend that
you go back and fix it, go back and refund
the amount that you have overcharged people. We will certainly
take that into consideration in deciding whether or not to
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charge you. So it's your choice. If you want to
actually abide by the law, you could benefit from it
right this second. But if we go ahead and find
out that you've engaged in price gouging and you've taken
no steps to remedy the violation that you you have
basically enacted, we will go ahead and prosecute you to
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the full extent.
Speaker 10 (19:28):
Of the law.
Speaker 9 (19:29):
So not only are you going to be looking at
criminal penalties, you will be looking at civil penalties. And
as importantly, your name will get out there, your company's
name will get out there, you will be publicly shamed.
I want to make that crystal clear. So stop it
right now. And as the recovery starts up, we again
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are seeing the financial scams over and over. We are
seeing scams involving charities where people who want to donate
either money or services to the recovery effort are being
targeted by these scammers. By strong message to you is
if this happens, please check the organization that you are
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donating your money to beforehand. Do not donate cash, Do
not even donate bitcoin because it's very hard to track.
Only deal with reputable organizations that you can then check
out who will get that money to the appropriate people
in need.
Speaker 10 (20:29):
Same thing when it comes to insurance, be very careful.
Speaker 9 (20:33):
There are scammers out there who are going to try
and make you promises that they can give you certain
benefits from insurance that are completely false. Make sure you
check out any insurance claims and government benefits are starting
up now. Both the federal government and the state governments
are going to be offering people in need significant dollars
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to get back and recover in their lives.
Speaker 10 (20:58):
However, these will be ripped off.
Speaker 9 (21:01):
I will guarantee you there are people who are looking
at this to rip them off.
Speaker 10 (21:06):
Here again is your.
Speaker 9 (21:07):
Warning, because I don't want any discussion later on that
there is some confusion of what the consequences are. They
will be swift and they will be significant. So again
I wish everyone great safety. Please support the firefighters, Please
support law enforcement, stay out of the evacuation zones. They
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are designed for your safety and to facilitate these putting
out of fires and keeping people's houses safe. If you
want to go ahead and violate an evacuation area, violate
a curfew.
Speaker 10 (21:42):
You will be held accountable.
Speaker 9 (21:44):
You will be arrested, and my office will prosecute you.
I'd like to now introduce Los Angeles County Public Health
Chief Deputy Director, doctor Anish Mahajon.
Speaker 1 (21:57):
Good morning.
Speaker 11 (21:58):
My name is doctor Niko Quick. I am the Chief
Medical Advisor for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
As we continue to deal with the aftermath of fires
and residents begin to return to their homes with proper
approval from the regulatory agencies, it is important to remain
vigilant about air quality.
Speaker 4 (22:16):
Fire and wind.
Speaker 11 (22:17):
Conditions can increase the amount of particulate matter, dust and ash. Currently,
the South Coast Air Quality Management District has extended a
wind blown dust and an ash advisory through this evening.
The high winds may displace ash from the palisades and
eaten fire impact zones. Wind Blown ash particles may be
too large to be picked up by our regular instruments
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and will not influence the AQI measures that we've pointed
folks to to look at for air quality, So it's
important to look for ash in air and on equipment
and on your surroundings to take precautions to effectively reduce
exposure to harmful particles, it is critical to where appropriate
respiratory precautions.
Speaker 1 (23:01):
This includes N.
Speaker 10 (23:02):
Ninety five and P.
Speaker 1 (23:03):
One hundred masks.
Speaker 11 (23:05):
In addition to obtaining the masks, important to wear those correctly.
This means over the nose and mouth, without gaps and
well fitted to your face for N. Ninety five to
provide the proper protection. They also must be changed out
with regularity and if they become wet or soiled. It
is very important to note that cloth masks, dust masks,
and bandanas are not adequate protection. While they may provide
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minimal protection, it is not adequate to keep out those
particulate and ash that we are concerned about. Individuals with
respiratory conditions, children, and those with pre existing medical conditions
urged to talk to their healthcare provider before utilizing these respirators.
Taking these steps is critical for vulnerable populations, including older adults, children,
and those with pre existing conditions.
Speaker 10 (23:51):
N ninety five.
Speaker 11 (23:52):
Masks are available for free at La County libraries and
at the local Assistance Disaster Resource centers.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
Quick note.
Speaker 11 (24:00):
Also for those who are struggling with finding their prescriptions,
there are Public Health has begun offering medication assistance at
all of the local assistance centers. We have teams there
that can work with families and individuals to help them
secure medications. Individuals can also connect with their regular providers,
their pharmacies, and their health plans for further assistance in
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obtaining their medications. I want to make a note for
those who are receiving medications for opiate euse disorder. If
you are having difficulty obtaining those please call two one
three two eight eight nine zero nine zero and we
are available from eight am to midnight to support those needs.
In addition to these efforts, there are other resources available
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to help in your prescription obtaining prescriptions. Want to make
one additional note that we do have environmental health inspectors
at the local assistance centers that can address concerns related
to fire damage and safety. We can assist family in
identifying health hazards, provide education, and answer questions about maintaining
a healthy environment. I will now hand this over to
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Supervisor Parker.
Speaker 6 (25:06):
Thank you, Thank you. Doctor.
Speaker 12 (25:09):
I want to start by emphasizing, especially with the wind
we'll have today, that it is important for residents to
take health guidance seriously when you're near impacted areas and debris.
The health concerns are serious. I've heard many questions about
how to be safe when you're around an impacted area. Today,
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large signs are going up all over Altadena that outline
precautions you should take when you're near impacted areas and
when you're sorting through debris. The signs will be helpful
for residents near burn areas who didn't evacuate but are
still affected by debris.
Speaker 13 (25:45):
All right, we're going to bring this down for a
moment because we've now reached an area where you.
Speaker 1 (25:50):
Do a little bit of kumbai ya.
Speaker 13 (25:52):
And I want to point out something about these press conferences.
They are getting more succinct, we're getting better information. There
was a little bit of kumbaya, let's hold hands, we
love you, don't forget that, we're praying for you, thoughts
and prayers, and then solid information.
Speaker 1 (26:08):
Today was actually very solid information. So let's do this.
Speaker 13 (26:12):
We're we're gonna go ahead and take a break and
move on with the show coming up at eight thirty.
Any information, by the way that is being received or
is being offered by the press conference that we're not
gonna cover, of course, Amy will share with you.
Speaker 1 (26:27):
So you're gonna you're gonna miss absolutely nothing.
Speaker 13 (26:31):
All right now, Doctor Jim Keeney, who we hear every Wednesday,
is with US Chief Medical Officers for Dignity Saint Mary
Medical Center.
Speaker 1 (26:38):
In Long Beach.
Speaker 4 (26:39):
Jim, good morning, morning Bill.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
So we talked a little.
Speaker 13 (26:44):
Bit about the ers and what's going on and your
er and you worked at mission for a million years.
Has that slowed down in terms of people coming in
with respiratory problems or does that continue on just as
time goes on.
Speaker 14 (27:03):
No, I heard in meetings yesterday it slowed down a
bit and they were not seeing as many. Of course,
whenever sant Ana wind blows, even if there's not a fire,
we do see a lot of people with asthma, emphasyma
and respiratory related on this coming to the.
Speaker 13 (27:17):
Er, all right, you know, I want to switch gears
and just have fun for a moment, because we've been
talking about some pretty serious stuff. There is is whacker,
a wacko, a real rich guy who and we did.
Speaker 1 (27:31):
A story on him and I forgot I forget his name.
Speaker 13 (27:33):
Right now, and he's talking about anti jging.
Speaker 4 (27:37):
Pardon Brian Johnson, Yes.
Speaker 13 (27:39):
Talking about his anti aging protocol and how he is
going to extend his life. And I mean this whole
program he has. I love the fact that he is
shortening his life with that. It doesn't get more delicious
than that. So would you dive into.
Speaker 4 (27:54):
That for a moment?
Speaker 14 (27:56):
I knew you would love that, right, So yeah, Brian
Johnson's thirty six years old, he's a multimillionaire from you know, tech,
and he decided to very publicly try and extend his life. Now,
I think, you know, I give him credit because there
are probably lots of multimillionaires out there trying to extend
their lives, but they're keeping everything they're doing quiet, they're
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not doing it in the public eye. And so I
give him credit for saying, all right, I'm going to
do this out in the open and people can watch
as I proceed. So he calls it his blueprint, and
a lot of it is just the basics, right. The
stuff that we always talked about is you know, he
doesn't drink it all, doesn't smoke at all, but you know,
limit drinking, don't smoke. He gets exercised regularly, and he
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eats a healthy diet, you know, with low saturated fats,
good you know, high in omega three, fatty acids, all
the kind of stuff that we basically talk about. And
then he adds some experimental stuff. Now on the other hand,
he's doing things to his skin to make can appear younger,
you know, such as the.
Speaker 4 (29:05):
Morpheus or Mobius.
Speaker 14 (29:06):
There's there's this radio frequency stimulation of the skin that
can make it tighter. He's laser treatments across his entire body.
Most people can't afford that, they can't even afford it
on their face. So he does admit it's funny that
he's looking more and more like a vampire as time
goes on. But to me, I mean, he looks forty
six years old. And so the latest though, is why
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this story came up, is that he did announce that rapamyacin,
which is an immunosuppressant, and it had some studies showed
some early you know, preliminary studies showed maybe promise for
reversing certain epigenic markers of aging. So he started taking
that at a very high dose. It turns out that
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all it did was suppresses immune system, It created soft
tissue skin infections.
Speaker 4 (29:57):
It elevated his blood.
Speaker 14 (29:58):
Sugar, his resting heart rate, his cholesterol. And so now
he's come to the conclusion that he may actually, for
the last five years, have been shortening his life by
taking this medicine.
Speaker 1 (30:09):
Didn't get better than that.
Speaker 13 (30:11):
There was a story we did about a guy or
several people who were looking at the studies of mice
and almost starving mice and that is bringing their caloric
intake down to just barely above substances. Substance, their lifespan increased.
And I think he was eating three hundred calories a
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day or something, again anti aging and lifespan. And I
think he died of malnutrition. I hope he did, because
he was completely out of his mind.
Speaker 4 (30:45):
Is that going in increasing I'm sorry this guy.
Speaker 14 (30:48):
The other I almost forgot to mention that the most
interesting parts of this guy is number one. Remember he's
the one that was in the news for transfusing himself
with his teenage son's blood. Oh yes, he thought some
how that would confer youth on him and it turned
out it didn't change any of his markers. And he also,
I mean again, he puts this out in the public,
so he's either crazy or you know, I love him
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for it. But he he was shocking his penis and
testicles electric electric, shocking them to see if they would
it would de age his genitals.
Speaker 4 (31:24):
And you know, we don't.
Speaker 14 (31:25):
I don't have any you know, feedback on whether that
worked or not.
Speaker 13 (31:28):
Now I used to pay for that, and it doesn't
it work. We're not talking about aging anything. But you
know at twelve volt battery, you know the train transformer
batteries that you can control the voltage that really works
from zero to twelve volts.
Speaker 1 (31:42):
But you know that's for another time.
Speaker 4 (31:45):
Jim, Okay, Yeah.
Speaker 1 (31:48):
Thanks for bringing that one up. You knew I was
gonna take it there.
Speaker 13 (31:52):
Doctor Jim Keeney, chief medical officer for Dignity Saint Mary
Medical Center in Long Beach. Jim will be in touch,
thank you, catching next Wenesday.
Speaker 15 (32:00):
All right.
Speaker 1 (32:01):
You know, he puts out that stuff just so I
comment on that.
Speaker 13 (32:04):
You know that we've now reached the point Jim and
I have been doing this for so long that he
searches for this crazy stuff as I do. All Right,
One of the big stories that is happening today is
that Joe Biden tonight is going to give his farewell speech.
We know some of it, but I want to go
to John Decker, kfi's White House correspondent and talk about
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what we.
Speaker 1 (32:28):
Can expect tonight. John, Thank you well. Always a pleasure.
Speaker 10 (32:32):
So tell us.
Speaker 1 (32:33):
What do we anticipate. What do you anticipate happening?
Speaker 15 (32:38):
Well, this is a very unusual speech for a number
of reasons. First of all, this one year ago is
not the speech that Joe Biden intended to give. Now.
You know, he intended to run for reelection, to be
the Democratic nominee, to win reelection, and to serve another
four years as president. And of course that's not how
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things turned down for Joe Biden. The other reason why
it's unusual is because Joe Biden is eighty two years old.
This is his farewell to politics, This is his farewell
to public life. He was elected to the US Senate
at the age of twenty nine, served thirty years in
the Senate, eight years as Vice president, four years as president,
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and now he's leaving the stage. He's retiring, he will
no longer run for public office again. And I think
what we're going to hear about president from President Biden
tonight is talking about that long career of public service,
what it's meant to him, and what he thinks he's
given back to the country.
Speaker 13 (33:41):
John, let me ask, do you anticipate you know, you
cover the White House, and you've looked at other presidents
and what they have done. Ronald Reagan making a fortune
on his speeches, George W. Bush just pulling back and
saying he's no longer a public figure for the most part,
of course, Jimmy Carter, what he did for habitat for
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humanity and his public service. What do you see happening
with Biden upon his retirement.
Speaker 15 (34:12):
Well, he says he's not going away. You know. He
told me around Christmas time that he intends to go
back to the University of Pennsylvania and teach. That's not
public knowledge, by the way, but he said that to
me in a conversation, and I take him out his word.
That's exactly what he will do. He enjoyed that, he
enjoys being in a university environment, you know. But I
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don't think he's going to stop him from speaking out
on public issues even though he's leaving public life.
Speaker 13 (34:41):
In terms of his influence now, I'm assuming, and I
think I'm not wrong.
Speaker 1 (34:48):
At the end of President Trump's tenure.
Speaker 13 (34:52):
Four years from now, he is still going to be
a massive force in the Republican Party and can say
whatever the hell he wants and people are going to
genuflect to him. Do you see Joe Biden having any
influence politically.
Speaker 15 (35:09):
I don't. He certainly is someone who has achieved what
you politicians have ever achieved, and that's the highest office
in the land. He's President of the United States. He
will always be President of the United States. That's the
way we will refer to him. But he does not
have the kind of influence in the Democratic Party that
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former two term presidents like Barack Obama, like Bill Clinton
have had in the Democratic Party. And I think that's
going to remain the same after he leaves public life,
after he leaves the presidency.
Speaker 13 (35:45):
And he's going to talk about a lot about his accomplishments.
When you look at him, they have been fairly large.
I mean, I don't think you can call his presidency
a failure and that it doesn't matter what side of
the political coin that you are on. What do you think.
I know, it's early stages right now, and we really
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don't know the reputation of a president.
Speaker 1 (36:08):
For decades in terms of his place in history.
Speaker 13 (36:12):
What do you foresee and the history looking at him
twenty years from now, thirty years from now.
Speaker 15 (36:19):
Well, I think his biggest legislative achievement was achieved in
his first year in office. That's when Democrats controlled the
White House, the House of the Senate, and that was
passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. That's something that many
presidents before Joe Biden have tried to do. He was
able to do it, and those projects will extend beyond
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Joe Biden's tenure in the White House. Those projects will
be around in terms of improving America's roads, bridges, highways, airport,
broadband rail. All of that is because of the leadership
of Joe Biden. And that's certainly legacy item, and maybe
he'll talk about that this evening as well. In addition
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to that, you know, there are other elements to his
legacy that I'm sure he's not proud of. You know,
that chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in his first year in office.
That will always be attached to Joe Biden as well,
and you know that's unfortunate for him. And of course
he's a one term president, and we haven't had a
one term president in this country in quite some time.
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And so I think that that is also one of
those legacy items that Joe Biden will have.
Speaker 4 (37:34):
To live with.
Speaker 15 (37:36):
And it's not something that he intended. He wanted to
run for another term, but of course there was so
much pressure that was brought upon him to force him
to drop out of the race and essentially passed the
baton to his vice president, Kamala Harris, who was the
standard bear for Democrats this past election.
Speaker 1 (37:55):
John, thank you, great stuff. We'll talk again.
Speaker 4 (38:00):
Good day.
Speaker 15 (38:01):
Thank you here you too.
Speaker 1 (38:02):
All right, we are out of it. We're out of time,
boys and girls out there in radio land. Boy does
that sound stupid or what? All right? Phil? Thank you? Amy?
Speaker 6 (38:12):
All right?
Speaker 13 (38:13):
Filling in for Gary and Shannon, who are not here
this week, it's Mark Thompson and Marla Tays and she'll
be here.
Speaker 1 (38:21):
They'll be here in just a few moments.
Speaker 4 (38:23):
Tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (38:23):
We do this all over again. Wake Up Call with
Amy from five to six. The rest of us come in.
Speaker 13 (38:28):
Neil and I come in, of course, and and KNO
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