October 9, 2025 • 39 mins
Amy King hosts your Thursday Wake Up Call. ABC News correspondent Jordana Miller joins the show live from Jerusalem to discuss Israel and Hamas agreeing to the first phase’ of peace plan. Amy talks with lifestyle journalist and brans strategist Trea Bodge about how to be a smart shopping expert using artificial intelligence. We ‘Get in Your Business’ with Bloomberg’s Dan Schwartzman discussing how the markets are looking today. The show closes with Amy taking us ‘Out and About’ to the Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor in Long Beach for a Boo Preview.
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It's a good morning. Time to get up.
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It's five o'clock straight up. Actually it's one minute past.
This is your wake up call for Thursday, October ninth.
I'm Amy King. We're live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app.
Ready to start the day.
Speaker 5 (01:23):
Almost to the weekend.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Got a slight chance of showers today, apparently remnants of
a hurricane or something brewing out in the Pacific Ocean.
Speaker 5 (01:34):
Kind of a sad day, but also a happy day.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
So the Dodgers lost last night, so they didn't sweep
the series. I'm devastated, but I'm super excited because I
have tickets to Game four, which is tonight, so I
get to go to a game, So it's sort of
a happy sad thing all at the same time.
Speaker 5 (01:52):
But hopefully they'll get back on track.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Big day yesterday, Lots going on today, So here's what's
ahead on wake up Call. A twenty nine year old
uber driver who used to live in the Pacific Palisades
is expected to appear in a federal courtroom in Florida
this morning for a detention hearing in connection with charges
that he sparked the deadly Palisades fire. He was arrested
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in Florida Tuesday following a nine month long investigation. Israel
and Hamas have agreed to a first phase of a
peace deal in the two year war. The remaining hostages
will be released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners,
and Israel will pull back from Gaza. President Trump said
on Fox News that the hostages could be released by Monday.
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Questions of whether Hamas will lay down its weapons and
who's going to govern in Gaza that is still up
in the air. ABC s Jordana Miller is going to
join us from Jerusalem in just a couple of minutes
to give us the latest. The Dodgers, as I mentioned,
they're going to try to get back on track after
getting blown out by the Phillies eight to two last
night at Dodger Stadium. Game four of the National League
Division Series gets underway three to eight afternoon. LA is
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leading at two games to one and would clinch with
a win today. Holidays just around the corner, never too
soon to start planning for who you're going to buy
presents for what you're going to get them, And smart
shopping expert Trade Bodge is going to join us to
tell us how artificial intelligence is going to help us
find that perfect gift this Christmas.
Speaker 5 (03:21):
That's coming up at five twenty.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
We've got your first boob preview of this spooky season
and wanted to kick it off with a bang or
maybe with a scream. We're setting sail for Long Beach.
You don't want to miss it. Oh and we've got
tickets for you too, so you can go experience the
terrifyingly fun time of Dark Harbor. Let's get started with
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some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty
four hour newsroom. The man accused of starting the Palisades
fires expected to be in court this morning after a
first appearance in which he was appointed a public defender.
Speaker 7 (03:54):
Yesterday, Jonathan Rindernackt was arrested at his home in Florida,
but he previously lived in the Palisadesting. US Attorney Bill A.
Sale says render neck parked his car on New Year's
Day after working as an uber driver and ignited the
Lockman Fire.
Speaker 8 (04:07):
The complaint on Seal today charges the defendant with destruction
of property by means of fire.
Speaker 7 (04:13):
Firefighters suppressed the Lockman fire, but it's smoldered underground for
nearly a week until Santa Ana Wins powered it to
become the Palisades Fire. Render Neckt moved to Florida.
Speaker 9 (04:23):
Later.
Speaker 7 (04:23):
He faces five to twenty years in prison. Michael Monks
KFI News.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
Hours after the arrest was announced, Governor Newsom criticized President Trump.
Newsom accused Republicans in Washington of not providing la with
more fire.
Speaker 5 (04:36):
Assistant President the.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
United States and Congress has refused to provide support to.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
Those that have been victimized by the sarconist.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
He was talking about the thirty nine billion dollars he
asked Congress for in February. In June, President Trump suggested
California's approach to immigration would likely mean federal money would
not arrive anytime soon. Possible explosives found at a homeless
camp in Tarzana've caused several streets in the area to
be shut down. The lapeds his officers were called late
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yesterday morning to an area on Receiva Boulevard and found
items that resembled explosive devices. The bomb squad was called out.
The all clear was given about two hours later. No
evidence of explosives was found. The Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Parade's gonna have a little magic Lakers legend.
Speaker 10 (05:22):
Magic Johnson has been named Grand Marshall of the twenty
twenty six Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Our theme is the Magic in Teamwork, and we couldn't
have a more perfect representative of teamwork.
Speaker 10 (05:34):
President of the Tournament of Roses Mark Levin says Johnson
also has a strong connection to Pasadena.
Speaker 8 (05:39):
We feel like he's.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
Going to be a great representative for our community.
Speaker 10 (05:42):
The five time NBA champion will lead the parade under
the theme the Magic in Teamwork sounds appropriate. The Rose
Parade steps off on New Year's Day.
Speaker 5 (05:50):
At eight am. How the brook up kf I News.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
The Magic and Teamwork how long do you think they
knew they were going to have Magic Johnson be the
Grand marsh with that name.
Speaker 5 (06:00):
Huh.
Speaker 9 (06:02):
I love it.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
I think it's going to be great. People in Tel
Aviv have been celebrating the news that Israel and Hamas
have agreed to the first phase of a peace planned
to end the fighting in Gaza. President Trump helped broker
the deal and announced yesterday during an unrelated event that
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the agreement was near.
Speaker 11 (06:25):
Peace for the Middle East, so to beautiful phrase, and
we hope it's going to come true.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
But it's very close.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
A short time later, he posted about the agreement on
social media, saying this means that all of the hostages
will be released very soon and Israel will withdraw their
troops to an agreed upon line and agreed upon line.
We're not sure exactly what that means yet, but that's
why we have Jordana Miller. So, Jordana, good morning, big day,
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first phase of a peace deal approved by both Israel
and Hamas.
Speaker 5 (06:55):
Tell us what this all looks like.
Speaker 8 (06:57):
That's right. I think there's a huge sense of relief
and joy and gratitude by the way to President Trump
forgetting this deal signed by both sides last night overnight
here local time in the Middle East. A surprise how
quickly it went. And here's what we're expecting today. He's early.
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Prime Minister will convene his cabinet first and then his
government at six pm Local about eleven am Eastern and
ratify the first phase of President Trump's peace plan. It
is expected to vote to pass the vote. Even if
members of the far right veto or don't vote or
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vote against, it doesn't matter. There's plenty in the opposition
who are going to stand in and get this deal passed.
It'll be ratified, and then it's from that moment amy
the Israeli Army and Hamas are supposed to lay down
their arms and the ceasefire is supposed to start picking right.
The Israeli Army will over the next twenty four hours
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make the first withdrawal of their troops from Gaza City,
from northern Gaza, from parts of southern Gaza. They'll move
from the positions of about they're holding operational control over
about eighty five percent of Gaza eighty they'll move back east,
that is, towards the Israeli borders. They'll still be holding
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about fifty percent of territory in Gaza while they look
forward to negotiating Phase two, but for Phase one they'll
move out of those populated areas and we'll see, We've
been told by Israeli officials, we'll see all of twenty
living hostages released in one foul swoop, either on Sunday
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or Monday, and Hamas has confirmed that as well. And
the other big part of this is that the Israelis
will release in exchange for those hostages, almost two thousand
Palestinian prisoners, including some that have been sitting in jail
serving life sentences for very deadly attacks against Israelis also
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here reported in the Israeli Pressed, but we're waiting for
the White House to confirm the details. The Israelis are
anticipating that President Trump will arrive here in Israel late
Saturday early Sunday, that he will be here to see
those live Israeli hostages come home and then to give
what many here are calling a historic address to Israel's
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parliament sometime on Sunday.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
Okay, wow, so big developments A long time coming. We've
been talking a lot over the last couple of years, Jordanna,
and finally a little bit of good news. So we
will be following it because we know that there is
a lot more to be done. This is just phase
one and there you know, whether Hamas is willing to
give up their arms completely, whether they're agreed to leave
the area, that's all still to be determined. So we'll
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be following it and we'll be talking to you. That's right,
much more so, thank you so much for the update.
Speaker 5 (09:56):
Jordanah Tuxin names a talk soon.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Let's get back to some of the stories coming out
of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. The government's shutdown
is entering its ninth day, after the Senate failed to
pass either of two measures yesterday that would have ended
the partial government shutdown. This was a sixth time in
a row that both Republican and Democratic measures were shot down.
They're voting on the same thing. The FAA has warned
that flight delays could pile up across the US with
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the air traffic control staffing shortage due to the shutdown.
Texas National Guard troops are now protecting federal property in
the Chicago area. A military spokesperson is confirmed that both
the mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois are
against the deployment and have sued the Trump administration to
get National Guard troops out of the Windy City. A
Republican assemblyman is called on California's Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara
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to step down. David Tangipa says recent reports about Lara's
expensive travels show that he is unfit.
Speaker 10 (10:53):
See flies first class, gets chauffeured, and limos with private
security all on your dime.
Speaker 1 (11:01):
Reports show that Laura has traveled around the US and
the world on trips that critics say have no legitimate
business purpose. The Fair Political Practices Commission is open an
investigation into the travel. Another school district in California's banned
biological boys from playing girls' sports.
Speaker 12 (11:17):
The current high school district in Bakersfield is now the
sixteenth school district in the state to adopt a resolution
that only allows biological female students in girls' sports. This
follows President Trump's executive order issued back in February. The
California Interscholastic Federation or CIF, was one of the first
student sports leagues in the country to announce that it
wouldn't comply with that order. A recent Public policy poll
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says that most Californians want students to compete on teams
matching the sex that they were assigned at birth. Jason
Campadonia KFI News.
Speaker 1 (11:50):
Financial institutions are raising concerns about a potential AI investment bubble.
Speaker 9 (11:55):
The Bank of England has warned that tech stock prices
inflated by AI optimism could face a shit sharp correction.
The IMF echoed those concerns, noting that global stock prices
are surging due to high expectations for AI's productivity. Potential
experts point to rapid tech stock growth and stretched market
valuations as signs of a bubble. While tech leaders like
Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman acknowledged some risks, they speak
(12:17):
optimistically about AI's long term benefits. Mark Ronor KFI News.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
President Trump may travel to Egypt to take part in
a peace deal between Israel and Hamas. The President confirmed
yesterday that phase one of the deals been agreed to
by both sides. All hostages could be released by Monday.
A woman from San Fernando Valleys expected to be arraigned
today on charges she chased down an Ice agent, followed
her home and posted her name and address on social media.
(12:43):
The indictment, says Sandra Semaine encouraged viewers to share her post,
and upon arriving at the agent's home, shouted out, among
other things, Ice lives on your street and you should know.
A new poll shows an unlikely leader in the race
for the next governor of California. Republican Steve Hilton is
not only leading his party in a Zogby Strategies poll,
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but he's also edging out the top Democratic contender, Katie Porter.
Bolsters say the issues driving voters are cost of living, homelessness,
and crime. At six five, it's handled on the news,
of course, an arrest has been made in the Pacific
Palisades fire, and Bill Handle's going to have the latest
for you. Coming up again about forty five minutes. Let's
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say good morning now to smart shopping expert Tray Bodge.
Speaker 5 (13:29):
Good morning, Tray.
Speaker 3 (13:31):
Good morning, Thanks so much for having me.
Speaker 5 (13:33):
Well, thanks for coming on.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
So the holiday shopping season just around the corner, and
as I always say, it's never too soon to start shopping.
So you know, we're looking at who to buy for,
what to buy, how much to spend and this year
we have some help artificial intelligence.
Speaker 5 (13:47):
Tell us about that yeah.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
So artificial intelligence is becoming a way that consumers find information.
So there's a tool on Amazon called rufus. It's their
conversational shopping assistant, and it's trained on the vast product catalog,
consumer reviews, community Q and a web data and rufus
can answer questions. I use it a lot when I
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have kind of an unusual question on a product when
I'm browsing. It can also make suggestions. So you could
say I have a budget of five hundred dollars, my
kids are ages five, seven and nine, and rufus can
provide suggestions that stay within your budget and that are
age appropriate for those people you're buying for.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
Oh, that's kind of helpful because I know that some
families they say, Okay, we're doing Christmas, but we're setting
the budget at fifty dollars or one hundred dollars or
whatever it is. So if you know your parameters, this
can help you and so you won't even be looking
at stuff that is outside your range.
Speaker 3 (14:42):
I love that, And you know the fact that it's
doing the work for you, I think is so valuable.
That's why I love AI for so many things.
Speaker 1 (14:50):
Okay, and can it also like alert you if something
goes on sale if you maybe it's out of your range,
but if it drops back in.
Speaker 3 (14:58):
You can ask it to let you know if something's
on sale, if there's a coupon available. So that's a
great factor of that feature as well.
Speaker 1 (15:06):
Okay, so here's the question for you, Trey. Can it
help you decide what to get for that special someone?
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Yes, So there's a really quarture on Amazon. It's called Interests,
and you can write a personalized prompt to guide it
to give you suggestions. So, for example, if you have
a friend who's really tricky to buy for, and you
can say, I have a friend who loves cooking, they
love innovative cooking tools and cookbooks. What can you suggest?
And interest will do the work for you digging and
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looking for all of those great product suggestions. They can
even let you know when it goes on sale, new
product drops and anything else that aligns with that interest.
Speaker 1 (15:44):
And that's kind of cool too, because then you, like
you said, you can still set up those parameters of
how much you're going to spend, but it'll help you
find also what might be the perfect gift for them
that I haven't even thought about.
Speaker 5 (15:56):
This This is going to make shopping even more fun,
right right?
Speaker 8 (15:59):
Huh?
Speaker 1 (15:59):
Okay, And so the study that is from the University
of Virginia Darden's School of Business says about sixty percent
of us are going to use AI to help shop,
and then half of shoppers apparently say they trust AI's
shopping advice more than their friends.
Speaker 3 (16:18):
Yeah. I mean, I don't know about that, but I
think if you have a very educated AI tool, it
can really help guide you. So, for example, AI shopping
guides on Amazon, they'll help you educate you on a
category that you don't know anything about. So for example,
if your teen son needs headphones, you don't know anything
about headphones. The shopping guides can help you get up
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to speed make product recommendations. There's also a really cool
new feature called here the Highlights, which is an audio feature.
So Amazon's AI shopping experts analyzed product details, customer reviews,
web insights, and created engaging audio conversations that you can
listen to. So this is really good if you're on
the go, you're multitasking, and you want to hear about
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some gift suggestions rather than looking at a screen at
that time.
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Okay, and then Trey We've been talking about Amazon, but
this does this apply to like all of AI?
Speaker 5 (17:08):
Can you just go to chat GPT and do the
same thing.
Speaker 3 (17:12):
There are so many AI tools that you can use
out there. You know, I'm here talking about Amazon's tools specifically,
but I'm guessing that shoppers are going to be using
AI across the board for holiday shopping this year.
Speaker 1 (17:23):
Okay, And can it steer you away from gifts that
might not be such a good idea?
Speaker 3 (17:29):
You know, AI is interesting in the way because it
takes a very personal and positive approach, So it's not
necessarily going to steer you away from something, but rather
steer you towards something, and then as the consumer, you
decide if that makes sense for you, your budget, and
your recipients as well.
Speaker 5 (17:44):
Okay, So we were just talking to our tech guy.
Speaker 1 (17:47):
The host of Rich on Tech on KFI is Rich Demiro,
and yesterday when we were looking around the prime deals
and he mentioned Rufus that I hadn't even thought of.
So now talking to you about Rufus, I'm like, oh, man,
that's going to help.
Speaker 5 (17:59):
It's going to make shopping much more fun.
Speaker 3 (18:01):
Oh and I love Rich. I just actually talked to
him about Amazon Prime the other day, and we are
both such Rufus fans.
Speaker 1 (18:08):
Awesome, awesome, Okay, that is smart shopping expert Trey Bodge,
thank you so much for the information. I gotta I
gotta go because I gotta start looking at by now.
Speaker 5 (18:17):
I'm getting in the mood for Christmas.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
Thanks so much for having me.
Speaker 5 (18:21):
All Right, thanks a lot. That's really cool. I'm excited
about this.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
I think it's gonna help because you probably have a
couple people on your list right that you're just like, Oh,
I don't know what to get them, but you want
to do something a little bit special.
Speaker 5 (18:34):
This can help a lot. Maybe I'm not going to
be so scared of AI anymore.
Speaker 1 (18:39):
All right, let's get back to some of the stories
coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. A
jury in LA has ordered Johnson and Johnson to pay
nine hundred and sixty six million dollars to the family
of a woman who died from mesothelioma, blaming baby powder
products for causing her cancer. Nine hundred and fifty million
is punitive damages. Johnson and Johnson said in a statement
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it will appeal. The company denies its talcum based baby
powder contains asbestos or causes cancer. The company stopped selling
it globally in twenty twenty three. Several lawsuits against J
and J cantend that asbestos in the TUC has caused mesothelioma,
ovarian and other cancers. Governor Newsom assigned a bill into
a law to phase out ultra processed food in school meals.
Speaker 13 (19:22):
An agency that represents major food manufacturers opposing the legislation,
saying some companies may not be able to adjust all
of their recipes to meet the new requirements and warning
that changes could drive up prices.
Speaker 1 (19:35):
ABC's Andrea Fujii says According to the CDC, kids get
nearly two thirds of their calories from ultra processed foods,
which have been linked to obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
The ban is set to take effect in twenty thirty five.
School segregation in California has gotten worse, not better, in
the past thirty years.
Speaker 6 (19:54):
Nearly forty five percent of public K through twelve schools
now have over ninety percent students of color. A report
from UCLA also found that white and Asian students generally
attend better funded schools with more resources and higher graduation rates,
while black, Latino, Native American and multi racial students often
face significant disadvantages. Students in segregated schools experience poorer learning outcomes,
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health issues, and limited economic prospects.
Speaker 5 (20:19):
Aileen Gonzalez k if I News.
Speaker 1 (20:22):
A woman has dyed after going on the Haunted Mansion
ride Disneyland. The woman, in her sixties was found unresponsive
on Monday night when the ride at the end of
the ride. Disneyland security did CPR on her until paramedics
arrived and took the woman to the hospital. She was
later pronounced dead. The cause of her death is not known.
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A product that helps a lot of people breathe better
may not be good for the environment.
Speaker 14 (20:49):
Inhalers, the type used for treating respiratory issues like asthma,
may have been releasing large amounts of greenhouse gases into
the atmosphere. That's according to a new study, which finds
that the inhalers contain propellants, creating emissions equal to more
than five hundred thousand cars every year. Researchers warned that
the inhalers may be contributing to the factors that create
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respiratory problems in the first place. The study was published
Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Debora
Mark Kaffi News.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
Semega Million's jackpot has grown to five hundred and seventy
five million dollars after no one matched all six winning
numbers on Tuesday night. The next drawing happens tomorrow. The
Powerball jackpot is also growing. It's up to two hundred
and forty four million because no one matched all six
winning numbers from last night's drawing. The Boys in Blue
take another shot at the National League Division title this afternoon.
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They took a beating last night, lose into the Phillies
eight to two, But today's another day. The Dodgers' host
Philadelphia at Dodger Stadium. First pitch goes out at three
to eight, and you can listen to all the Dodger
games on a five to seventy LA Sports brought to
you by Asahi Super Dry, discover Japan's number one selling
beer at your favorite bar or grocer. More charges are
expected to be filed against the man federal prosecutors say
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sparked the deadly fire and Pacific Palisades. Twenty nine year
old Jonathan Rindernickt was arrested in Florida Tuesday. US Attorney
Bill Essale says rinder Neck was working as an uber
driver on New Year's even appeared agitated and angry before
he allegedly set the fire that became the Palisades Fire
a week later. Calls are growing for California's insurance commissioner
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to resign. Republican Assemblyman David Tangipa says Ricardo Lara has
been living it up on the taxpayer's dime, taking luxurious
trips around the world with no business purpose. The Fair
Political Practices Commission has started an investigation into allegations of
Lara's travel. A new poll is showing an unlikely leader
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in the race for the next governor of California, Republican
Steve Hilton not only leading his party in a Zogbie
Strategy's poll, but also edging out the top Democratic contender,
Katie Porter.
Speaker 5 (22:56):
All Right, let's take a look at some of the
stories coming out of the KFI twenty for our newsroom.
Speaker 1 (23:06):
People in Tel Aviv have been celebrating the news that
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of
a peace planned and the fighting in Gaza. President Trump
helped broker the deal and announced yesterday during an unrelated
event that an agreement was close.
Speaker 11 (23:19):
Please for the middlely, so to beautiful phrase, and we
hope it's going to come true, but it's very close.
Speaker 1 (23:25):
A short time later, he posted about the agreement on
social media, saying that this means that all of the
hostages will be released very soon and Israel will withdraw
their troops to an agreed uponline. The hostages could be
released by Monday. LA Fires released it's after action review
of the fires in La and January, showing that there
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were leadership and communication challenges. The report, that had been
withheld because of a federal investigation, says LA Fire's response
was slowed because of limited resources. Some LA firefighters were
allowed to go off duty the morning of the fires
January seventh, even though there were severe weather conditions. Investigators
still trying to figure out what caused last week's huge
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explosion and fire at the Chevron refinery in southern California.
Chevron says the refinery is still producing gasoline, diesel, and
jet fuel during the investigation. Gas prices in several major
cities in California have gone up following the fire. Dolly
Parton has a message for her fans.
Speaker 10 (24:25):
Working Dolly Parton is reassuring fans she's just fine after
her sister's online post sparked health concerns. In a new
video on social media, the seventy eight year old country
legend jokes, well, look sick to you.
Speaker 4 (24:39):
I'm working hard here anyway. I wanted to put everybody's
mind at ease.
Speaker 8 (24:44):
Those Zobi that seemed to be real concerned, which I appreciate.
Speaker 5 (24:48):
Other Brooker, if I knew, that's so nice to hear.
Speaker 1 (24:55):
I know we were worried when you hear that somebody's
going to have a bunch of things done and they
cancel shows and stuff. So to see her and hear
her was great news.
Speaker 5 (25:03):
Time to get in your business now with Bloomberg's Dan Schwartzman.
Speaker 2 (25:06):
Morning Dan, Good morning Amy. How are you doing good?
Speaker 8 (25:11):
So?
Speaker 4 (25:11):
Uh?
Speaker 1 (25:12):
Pepsi not my favorite. I'm a diet coke girl. Showing
some strong growth.
Speaker 2 (25:18):
That's really good for you as well, by the way,
I know, right you health not well? Amy, You're right.
Pepsi has reported strong and they expected net revenue as
a company saw two percent growth in its North American
beverage unit. It's the strongest growth in nearly two years.
The food and beverage company, which also owns the Lays, Gatorade,
and Quaker brands, has been trying to keep up with
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shifting consumer tastes by expanding it's healthier, high protein and
portion controlled offerings.
Speaker 1 (25:44):
Meanwhile, Pepsy Wait, what is a high protein, healthier option
of Pepsi's.
Speaker 2 (25:49):
Well, I think it's more than the food variety of
stuff you sell there. Yeah, because you know, like lazed
potato chips, things like that. Quaker brands, you can buy
your oat meal. But Pepsi right now revamping its pot
barbecue potato chip brand with the aim of satisfying both
consumers and the US government. They're going to be taking
the junk out of it, using like the natural vegetable
coloring and things like that. They say that it's not
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going to change the appearance or the flavor, which to
me says, then why didn't you do this before?
Speaker 4 (26:15):
Right?
Speaker 5 (26:16):
And barbecue potato chips, God, they're good.
Speaker 2 (26:18):
Are good?
Speaker 1 (26:20):
Well, we'll see how that all pans out from So
one airline at least is very optimistic about the future
of flying.
Speaker 2 (26:29):
That's right, Delta is very optimistic, the airline predicts continued
strong demand into next year. After reporting better than expected
earnings for the third quarter, Delta was lifted by a
rebounding corporate travel as well as leisure travelers buying premium seats. Delta,
as well as its rival United Airlines, have been pushing
their premium products in the cabin as well as at
the airport, as they have both been focusing on luxury travelers.
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So you know, people want a nicer experience, and they're paying.
Speaker 5 (26:54):
For it right now, and they're paying through the nose
for it.
Speaker 1 (26:56):
It's expensive, but it is nice to be treated a
little extra spec So when you're on a long flight.
Speaker 2 (27:01):
Ohow, just duck, take me to the wing. If it's cheaper,
that's fine with me.
Speaker 1 (27:06):
Netflix could be made I just got a great visual
of that. Netflix could be making game nights more fun
at home.
Speaker 2 (27:14):
Yeah, they're expanding options to subscribers by making its video
games available for play on TVs for the first time.
Speaker 4 (27:20):
Now.
Speaker 2 (27:20):
That's according to co CEO Greg Peters, who is at
the Bloomberg screen Time conference in LA. Netflix is specifically
offering games that can be played in groups. The company
has been offering games for four years, but until now
amy they've users have had to play them on their
mobile devices. Subscribers will now be able to use their
phones as controllers, while much of the action will actually
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be on your TVs. That could be kind of fun.
Have the friends over, some dinner, some wine, and some
game night. That'll be a good time.
Speaker 5 (27:48):
So you don't have to.
Speaker 1 (27:49):
I mean, you probably can't get the same level of
games if you have like a PlayStation or something, but
you can just dial it up on Netflix.
Speaker 5 (27:55):
I didn't even know that they had games.
Speaker 2 (27:58):
I had no idea either until I saw that story.
And it's actually kind of cool. Some of the games,
like the you know, it's like Tetris. You can play
things like that, Pictionary, Lego Party, Google, Boggle Party like
that is some of the games that they're offering online
for you.
Speaker 5 (28:16):
I love Pictionary, haven't played that for years.
Speaker 1 (28:17):
Okay, Dan Schwartzman, getting in your business like we do
every day at five forty.
Speaker 5 (28:22):
Thank you so much. We'll talk to you tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (28:24):
Chat tomorrow, Amy, Okay.
Speaker 1 (28:26):
Prosecutors say Jonathan Renderneck parked his car at Skull Rock
Trail Head, then walked to an area known as the
Hidden Buddha Clearing and used an open flame to set
the Hilltop Fire. That fire was doused, but reignited a
week later and became the Palisades Fire. Winterneck was arrested
in Florida Tuesday. He's expected in court today. School segregation
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in California is getting worse, not better. A new report
out of UCLA shows almost forty five percent of the
states more than ten thousand public K through twelve schools
now have over ninety percent students of color. The report
also shows white and Asian students generally attend better schools
and have better resources and higher graduation rates. Magic Johnson
has been named Grand Marshall for the Tournament of Roses Parade.
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The former Lakers star and part owner of the Dodgers
said of the honor in his words, I love this
city and this is just another thing that the city
has given back to me. The parade is New Year's Day,
twenty twenty six. In just minutes, we're gonna be doing
handle on the news and I was gonna have a
lot to say. We've got a peace deal Phase one
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between Israel and Hamas. First of all, I want to
say congratulations to Gus Aredonda from San Marino called in
won the tickets to Dark Harbor, he said he loves
all things scary.
Speaker 5 (29:54):
Well, Gus, Dark Harbor is the perfect place for you.
Speaker 1 (29:58):
Then we went out and about this week's Boo preview
to Dark Harbor at Queen Mary. It's really one of
my favorite Halloween places, even though it cares the of
Jesus out of me. We caught up with the creative
director to find out what's in store this holiday season.
Speaker 5 (30:15):
Please tell us, Amy Holloman.
Speaker 15 (30:17):
We have six massive mazes this year. Last year we
have five, and we added a brand new arm.
Speaker 5 (30:23):
Okay, what's it called.
Speaker 4 (30:23):
It's called Voodoo the Queen's Curse.
Speaker 15 (30:26):
Okay, So this is about a voodoo priestess who saw
the Queen Mary years and years ago when she was
in Exotic Lands.
Speaker 4 (30:35):
She became obsessed with the ship. She thought it looked
so powerful, so huge.
Speaker 15 (30:41):
She must have it and control it. So she basically
entrapped a group of drunken sailors, possessed them as you
may do, yeah, as you would, made her ride here
to Long Beach, California. She's set up shop out in
the harbor. She has her potion shop, and she has
her team of worshippers, and her goal is to necromance,
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which means raised from the dead, the sailors from their
watery graves.
Speaker 5 (31:10):
Oh that's beautiful.
Speaker 4 (31:11):
So she can have a navy to take over the
Queen Mary. Okay and make the ship move once again.
Speaker 1 (31:16):
Okay, So I got to ask you this, amy because
these are so well thought out, Like, do you guys
sit around a table and figure this out or does
somebody have an inspiration and go, oh my god, we're
going to scare the crap out of people with this one.
Speaker 15 (31:30):
Well, actually, annually what we do early in the year
we come and stay on the Queen Mary for a
week in the hotel, so we're completely immersed for our
preliminary brainstorming for the season. Okay, so we might like
have an idea at four am while you're laying in bed,
and who knows if it came from your brain or spirit,
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it might be in the room with you.
Speaker 4 (31:53):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (31:53):
And right when you said that, he gets just gotta
knock in the back.
Speaker 3 (31:57):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (31:57):
I love that.
Speaker 1 (31:58):
Okay, So tell us then where are we now? I
know we're writing the Bowels of the Queen Mary, but
we're in a very special room.
Speaker 15 (32:06):
Yes, so we are actually standing above a speakeasy inside
of the Feast Maze. So at Dark Harbor, if you
come and either purchase a VIP ticket and get a lanyard,
or you can buy a four pack of Lady Mabel's tokens,
you have a chance to search for the glowing symbols
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from Lady Mabel's astrology.
Speaker 4 (32:31):
And when you find it, look around because.
Speaker 15 (32:33):
There's usually a doorway or a passageway into a speakeasy
where you can go. You kind of step into another
part of the story and you can have a drink
and relax. So there's some of them on the ship
and also in the harbor. So this is something that's
really special about Dark Harbor and love step further.
Speaker 1 (32:52):
In, and if you're really scared in the mages, you
can step outside the maze, have a quick drink, and
then go back in.
Speaker 4 (32:59):
That's right.
Speaker 15 (32:59):
So in addition to the six mazes, we have our
giant Shipyard stage where we kick off every night at
eight to eight with the Maiden Voyage where you see
all the icon characters, the Ringmaster, the Captain, Scary Mary,
all the characters kicked the knight off there and then
we have our fire show, so we have awesome fire
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spinners people who eat fire on that main stage, and
down at the other end of the harbor, we have
our Harlloween Carnival where there's amusement rides and there's the
Bizarre Bar stage where we.
Speaker 4 (33:31):
Have jugglers and all different types of performers there.
Speaker 15 (33:33):
So even if you're too scared to go into a maze,
you can have a full night of Halloween thrills here
at Queen Mary Stark Harbord.
Speaker 4 (33:40):
I love that about it because I'm not huge. I'd
like i'd get scared way too easy. But I did go.
Speaker 1 (33:45):
Through one last year and I survived it, so you
can do it. But I love that there's also sort
of a family atmosphere, and if you want food, there's
all kinds of great food here.
Speaker 15 (33:54):
Oh yeah, there's a ton of different kinds of food.
We have like the giant turkey legs, things that you
can find in amusement park. We also have like a lote
with all different flavors. We have like all different types
of theme drinks. We have the fish bowls where you
can start your night off with something a little stronger
to get that liquid courage someone like you might want
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before you step inside the Magic Way.
Speaker 4 (34:18):
But and we have our slider.
Speaker 15 (34:19):
Show that's famous, that Queen Mary's Dark Harbor Sliders that
happens at nine and eleven PM.
Speaker 4 (34:25):
That's very unique. I love it.
Speaker 5 (34:27):
And Amy, tell me, why do you like to scare
people so much?
Speaker 15 (34:30):
I think scaring is a great way to entertain people
and take them out of their everyday lives. You know,
there's a lot of like sad things happening in the
world right now, but entertainment is what keeps us going.
Speaker 4 (34:43):
It's something that makes us imagine.
Speaker 15 (34:45):
It's something makes you feel like you could be something
other than yourself.
Speaker 4 (34:49):
And it's it's really inspiring.
Speaker 15 (34:51):
So that's why I'd like horror because I think, first
you have to be brave, but at the same time,
you know you're safe because it's not really a horror movie.
Speaker 4 (35:01):
You're in a safe professional on a house.
Speaker 5 (35:03):
I'm gonna try to be brave tonight.
Speaker 4 (35:05):
You can. You can do it and get a drink,
so listen up.
Speaker 1 (35:08):
I'll probably do both. Okay, So if people want to
come to Dark Harbor, of course they want to come
to Dark Harbor. When is it going and when is
it through?
Speaker 4 (35:14):
Dark Harbor is.
Speaker 15 (35:15):
Open every weekend now through November two. You can go
to Dark Harbor Halloween dot com to see the schedule,
buy tickets online in advance. We do sell out on
sunnights and we're here today. We're also selling a season
pass this year, so you can.
Speaker 4 (35:31):
Come back time after time if you want.
Speaker 1 (35:33):
I know a couple of people definitely would want that. Yeah,
Amy Hollman, thank you so much. Prepare to get scared
at Dark Harbor.
Speaker 4 (35:40):
She's ready.
Speaker 5 (35:43):
Amy loves to do that.
Speaker 1 (35:44):
She scares me, so I will tell you that I
went through two mazes two.
Speaker 5 (35:52):
And about halfway through I was like, can we leave?
Is there an exit? Can we just go?
Speaker 1 (35:57):
They're scary, but it's also fun of the way that
she looks at it like it's sort of an escape,
and they really do it upright at Dark Harbor. I'm
going to post that interview with Amy on my Instagram
at Amy K King so you can get a sneak
peek at some of the things that you might see. Also,
it'll be posted on the KFI Instagram at KFI Am
(36:17):
six forty. I would love for you to follow me
at Amy Kking. We're going to be doing boot previews
every week leading up to Halloween. Let's get back to
some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty
four hour newsroom. Acting US Attorney Bill Asaley says Jonathan Rinderneck,
who used to live in the Palisades, was working as
an uber driver on New Year's Eve before he started
(36:38):
a fire that would reignite a week later and become
the deadly Palisades Fire. Rinder Neck was arrested in Florida Tuesday.
He's charged with destruction of property by means of fire.
More charges are likely. Twelve people were killed in the
fire that destroyed more than eight thousand homes, businesses, and
other buildings. Federal investigators say they won't yet explain what
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could have been Jonathan and render next motive. ABC's Alex
Stone says they think they've narrowed down the possibilities.
Speaker 16 (37:06):
They're not talking about what that motive is right now.
But this change is a whole narrative to all of
this because it was believed that it may have been
children with fireworks on the first of January on New
Year's Day that accidentally started that fire and then it rekindled.
Speaker 1 (37:20):
Some residents of the Palisades have said they feel mixed
emotions about the arrests. They say they have felt deep
pain for nine months now and they want justice. Governor
Newsom has signed legislation to combat anti semitism in schools.
The law requires training for employees to identify and prevent
anti semitism. Specialized coordinators will also address other forms of discrimination,
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including religious, racial, gender, and LGBTQ plus discrimination. Newsom says
schools or places of learning, not hate. I think we
agree on that right. The days of solo travelers paying
more could be on the way out.
Speaker 11 (37:55):
Companies are making it cheaper for people to travel by themselves.
Google data has so travel was going up before the pandemic,
but it really jumped afterward and reached a record high
in July. Women are apparently driving the trend. The luxury
travel network Virtuoso says sixty eight percent of solo clients
are women. Many airlines, hotels, and cruise lines are dropping
the extra fees for individuals. The some may for an
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offering deals for single travelers. Some are still behind the times, though,
like Resi, which doesn't require restaurants to accommodate solo diners,
and when a party of one is allowed, it's usually
a seat at the bar, not a table. Michael Krozier
KFI News.
Speaker 5 (38:29):
Seat at the bar. I love a good seat at
the bar.
Speaker 1 (38:32):
This is KFI and kost HD two Los Angeles, Orange
County live from the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. This
is Amy King and this has been your wake up call.
And if you missed any wake up Call, you can
listen any time on the iHeartRadio app. Also check out
my interview with Amy Holloman at Dark Harbor, at Amy
Kking and at KFI AM six forty. I'm also going
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to post another one about me going through the scare
houses so you can see how ridiculous I am.
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Speaker 5 (01:06):
It's a good morning. Time to get up.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
It's five o'clock straight up. Actually it's one minute past.
This is your wake up call for Thursday, October ninth.
I'm Amy King. We're live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app.
Ready to start the day.
Speaker 5 (01:23):
Almost to the weekend.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Got a slight chance of showers today, apparently remnants of
a hurricane or something brewing out in the Pacific Ocean.
Speaker 5 (01:34):
Kind of a sad day, but also a happy day.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
So the Dodgers lost last night, so they didn't sweep
the series. I'm devastated, but I'm super excited because I
have tickets to Game four, which is tonight, so I
get to go to a game, So it's sort of
a happy sad thing all at the same time.
Speaker 5 (01:52):
But hopefully they'll get back on track.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Big day yesterday, Lots going on today, So here's what's
ahead on wake up Call. A twenty nine year old
uber driver who used to live in the Pacific Palisades
is expected to appear in a federal courtroom in Florida
this morning for a detention hearing in connection with charges
that he sparked the deadly Palisades fire. He was arrested
(02:15):
in Florida Tuesday following a nine month long investigation. Israel
and Hamas have agreed to a first phase of a
peace deal in the two year war. The remaining hostages
will be released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners,
and Israel will pull back from Gaza. President Trump said
on Fox News that the hostages could be released by Monday.
(02:37):
Questions of whether Hamas will lay down its weapons and
who's going to govern in Gaza that is still up
in the air. ABC s Jordana Miller is going to
join us from Jerusalem in just a couple of minutes
to give us the latest. The Dodgers, as I mentioned,
they're going to try to get back on track after
getting blown out by the Phillies eight to two last
night at Dodger Stadium. Game four of the National League
Division Series gets underway three to eight afternoon. LA is
(03:01):
leading at two games to one and would clinch with
a win today. Holidays just around the corner, never too
soon to start planning for who you're going to buy
presents for what you're going to get them, And smart
shopping expert Trade Bodge is going to join us to
tell us how artificial intelligence is going to help us
find that perfect gift this Christmas.
Speaker 5 (03:21):
That's coming up at five twenty.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
We've got your first boob preview of this spooky season
and wanted to kick it off with a bang or
maybe with a scream. We're setting sail for Long Beach.
You don't want to miss it. Oh and we've got
tickets for you too, so you can go experience the
terrifyingly fun time of Dark Harbor. Let's get started with
(03:44):
some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty
four hour newsroom. The man accused of starting the Palisades
fires expected to be in court this morning after a
first appearance in which he was appointed a public defender.
Speaker 7 (03:54):
Yesterday, Jonathan Rindernackt was arrested at his home in Florida,
but he previously lived in the Palisadesting. US Attorney Bill A.
Sale says render neck parked his car on New Year's
Day after working as an uber driver and ignited the
Lockman Fire.
Speaker 8 (04:07):
The complaint on Seal today charges the defendant with destruction
of property by means of fire.
Speaker 7 (04:13):
Firefighters suppressed the Lockman fire, but it's smoldered underground for
nearly a week until Santa Ana Wins powered it to
become the Palisades Fire. Render Neckt moved to Florida.
Speaker 9 (04:23):
Later.
Speaker 7 (04:23):
He faces five to twenty years in prison. Michael Monks
KFI News.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
Hours after the arrest was announced, Governor Newsom criticized President Trump.
Newsom accused Republicans in Washington of not providing la with
more fire.
Speaker 5 (04:36):
Assistant President the.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
United States and Congress has refused to provide support to.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
Those that have been victimized by the sarconist.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
He was talking about the thirty nine billion dollars he
asked Congress for in February. In June, President Trump suggested
California's approach to immigration would likely mean federal money would
not arrive anytime soon. Possible explosives found at a homeless
camp in Tarzana've caused several streets in the area to
be shut down. The lapeds his officers were called late
(05:04):
yesterday morning to an area on Receiva Boulevard and found
items that resembled explosive devices. The bomb squad was called out.
The all clear was given about two hours later. No
evidence of explosives was found. The Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Parade's gonna have a little magic Lakers legend.
Speaker 10 (05:22):
Magic Johnson has been named Grand Marshall of the twenty
twenty six Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Our theme is the Magic in Teamwork, and we couldn't
have a more perfect representative of teamwork.
Speaker 10 (05:34):
President of the Tournament of Roses Mark Levin says Johnson
also has a strong connection to Pasadena.
Speaker 8 (05:39):
We feel like he's.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
Going to be a great representative for our community.
Speaker 10 (05:42):
The five time NBA champion will lead the parade under
the theme the Magic in Teamwork sounds appropriate. The Rose
Parade steps off on New Year's Day.
Speaker 5 (05:50):
At eight am. How the brook up kf I News.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
The Magic and Teamwork how long do you think they
knew they were going to have Magic Johnson be the
Grand marsh with that name.
Speaker 5 (06:00):
Huh.
Speaker 9 (06:02):
I love it.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
I think it's going to be great. People in Tel
Aviv have been celebrating the news that Israel and Hamas
have agreed to the first phase of a peace planned
to end the fighting in Gaza. President Trump helped broker
the deal and announced yesterday during an unrelated event that
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the agreement was near.
Speaker 11 (06:25):
Peace for the Middle East, so to beautiful phrase, and
we hope it's going to come true.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
But it's very close.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
A short time later, he posted about the agreement on
social media, saying this means that all of the hostages
will be released very soon and Israel will withdraw their
troops to an agreed upon line and agreed upon line.
We're not sure exactly what that means yet, but that's
why we have Jordana Miller. So, Jordana, good morning, big day,
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first phase of a peace deal approved by both Israel
and Hamas.
Speaker 5 (06:55):
Tell us what this all looks like.
Speaker 8 (06:57):
That's right. I think there's a huge sense of relief
and joy and gratitude by the way to President Trump
forgetting this deal signed by both sides last night overnight
here local time in the Middle East. A surprise how
quickly it went. And here's what we're expecting today. He's early.
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Prime Minister will convene his cabinet first and then his
government at six pm Local about eleven am Eastern and
ratify the first phase of President Trump's peace plan. It
is expected to vote to pass the vote. Even if
members of the far right veto or don't vote or
(07:37):
vote against, it doesn't matter. There's plenty in the opposition
who are going to stand in and get this deal passed.
It'll be ratified, and then it's from that moment amy
the Israeli Army and Hamas are supposed to lay down
their arms and the ceasefire is supposed to start picking right.
The Israeli Army will over the next twenty four hours
(08:01):
make the first withdrawal of their troops from Gaza City,
from northern Gaza, from parts of southern Gaza. They'll move
from the positions of about they're holding operational control over
about eighty five percent of Gaza eighty they'll move back east,
that is, towards the Israeli borders. They'll still be holding
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about fifty percent of territory in Gaza while they look
forward to negotiating Phase two, but for Phase one they'll
move out of those populated areas and we'll see, We've
been told by Israeli officials, we'll see all of twenty
living hostages released in one foul swoop, either on Sunday
(08:45):
or Monday, and Hamas has confirmed that as well. And
the other big part of this is that the Israelis
will release in exchange for those hostages, almost two thousand
Palestinian prisoners, including some that have been sitting in jail
serving life sentences for very deadly attacks against Israelis also
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here reported in the Israeli Pressed, but we're waiting for
the White House to confirm the details. The Israelis are
anticipating that President Trump will arrive here in Israel late
Saturday early Sunday, that he will be here to see
those live Israeli hostages come home and then to give
what many here are calling a historic address to Israel's
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parliament sometime on Sunday.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
Okay, wow, so big developments A long time coming. We've
been talking a lot over the last couple of years, Jordanna,
and finally a little bit of good news. So we
will be following it because we know that there is
a lot more to be done. This is just phase
one and there you know, whether Hamas is willing to
give up their arms completely, whether they're agreed to leave
the area, that's all still to be determined. So we'll
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be following it and we'll be talking to you. That's right,
much more so, thank you so much for the update.
Speaker 5 (09:56):
Jordanah Tuxin names a talk soon.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Let's get back to some of the stories coming out
of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. The government's shutdown
is entering its ninth day, after the Senate failed to
pass either of two measures yesterday that would have ended
the partial government shutdown. This was a sixth time in
a row that both Republican and Democratic measures were shot down.
They're voting on the same thing. The FAA has warned
that flight delays could pile up across the US with
(10:22):
the air traffic control staffing shortage due to the shutdown.
Texas National Guard troops are now protecting federal property in
the Chicago area. A military spokesperson is confirmed that both
the mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois are
against the deployment and have sued the Trump administration to
get National Guard troops out of the Windy City. A
Republican assemblyman is called on California's Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara
(10:46):
to step down. David Tangipa says recent reports about Lara's
expensive travels show that he is unfit.
Speaker 10 (10:53):
See flies first class, gets chauffeured, and limos with private
security all on your dime.
Speaker 1 (11:01):
Reports show that Laura has traveled around the US and
the world on trips that critics say have no legitimate
business purpose. The Fair Political Practices Commission is open an
investigation into the travel. Another school district in California's banned
biological boys from playing girls' sports.
Speaker 12 (11:17):
The current high school district in Bakersfield is now the
sixteenth school district in the state to adopt a resolution
that only allows biological female students in girls' sports. This
follows President Trump's executive order issued back in February. The
California Interscholastic Federation or CIF, was one of the first
student sports leagues in the country to announce that it
wouldn't comply with that order. A recent Public policy poll
(11:39):
says that most Californians want students to compete on teams
matching the sex that they were assigned at birth. Jason
Campadonia KFI News.
Speaker 1 (11:50):
Financial institutions are raising concerns about a potential AI investment bubble.
Speaker 9 (11:55):
The Bank of England has warned that tech stock prices
inflated by AI optimism could face a shit sharp correction.
The IMF echoed those concerns, noting that global stock prices
are surging due to high expectations for AI's productivity. Potential
experts point to rapid tech stock growth and stretched market
valuations as signs of a bubble. While tech leaders like
Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman acknowledged some risks, they speak
(12:17):
optimistically about AI's long term benefits. Mark Ronor KFI News.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
President Trump may travel to Egypt to take part in
a peace deal between Israel and Hamas. The President confirmed
yesterday that phase one of the deals been agreed to
by both sides. All hostages could be released by Monday.
A woman from San Fernando Valleys expected to be arraigned
today on charges she chased down an Ice agent, followed
her home and posted her name and address on social media.
(12:43):
The indictment, says Sandra Semaine encouraged viewers to share her post,
and upon arriving at the agent's home, shouted out, among
other things, Ice lives on your street and you should know.
A new poll shows an unlikely leader in the race
for the next governor of California. Republican Steve Hilton is
not only leading his party in a Zogby Strategies poll,
(13:04):
but he's also edging out the top Democratic contender, Katie Porter.
Bolsters say the issues driving voters are cost of living, homelessness,
and crime. At six five, it's handled on the news,
of course, an arrest has been made in the Pacific
Palisades fire, and Bill Handle's going to have the latest
for you. Coming up again about forty five minutes. Let's
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say good morning now to smart shopping expert Tray Bodge.
Speaker 5 (13:29):
Good morning, Tray.
Speaker 3 (13:31):
Good morning, Thanks so much for having me.
Speaker 5 (13:33):
Well, thanks for coming on.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
So the holiday shopping season just around the corner, and
as I always say, it's never too soon to start shopping.
So you know, we're looking at who to buy for,
what to buy, how much to spend and this year
we have some help artificial intelligence.
Speaker 5 (13:47):
Tell us about that yeah.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
So artificial intelligence is becoming a way that consumers find information.
So there's a tool on Amazon called rufus. It's their
conversational shopping assistant, and it's trained on the vast product catalog,
consumer reviews, community Q and a web data and rufus
can answer questions. I use it a lot when I
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have kind of an unusual question on a product when
I'm browsing. It can also make suggestions. So you could
say I have a budget of five hundred dollars, my
kids are ages five, seven and nine, and rufus can
provide suggestions that stay within your budget and that are
age appropriate for those people you're buying for.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
Oh, that's kind of helpful because I know that some
families they say, Okay, we're doing Christmas, but we're setting
the budget at fifty dollars or one hundred dollars or
whatever it is. So if you know your parameters, this
can help you and so you won't even be looking
at stuff that is outside your range.
Speaker 3 (14:42):
I love that, And you know the fact that it's
doing the work for you, I think is so valuable.
That's why I love AI for so many things.
Speaker 1 (14:50):
Okay, and can it also like alert you if something
goes on sale if you maybe it's out of your range,
but if it drops back in.
Speaker 3 (14:58):
You can ask it to let you know if something's
on sale, if there's a coupon available. So that's a
great factor of that feature as well.
Speaker 1 (15:06):
Okay, so here's the question for you, Trey. Can it
help you decide what to get for that special someone?
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Yes, So there's a really quarture on Amazon. It's called Interests,
and you can write a personalized prompt to guide it
to give you suggestions. So, for example, if you have
a friend who's really tricky to buy for, and you
can say, I have a friend who loves cooking, they
love innovative cooking tools and cookbooks. What can you suggest?
And interest will do the work for you digging and
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looking for all of those great product suggestions. They can
even let you know when it goes on sale, new
product drops and anything else that aligns with that interest.
Speaker 1 (15:44):
And that's kind of cool too, because then you, like
you said, you can still set up those parameters of
how much you're going to spend, but it'll help you
find also what might be the perfect gift for them
that I haven't even thought about.
Speaker 5 (15:56):
This This is going to make shopping even more fun,
right right?
Speaker 8 (15:59):
Huh?
Speaker 1 (15:59):
Okay, And so the study that is from the University
of Virginia Darden's School of Business says about sixty percent
of us are going to use AI to help shop,
and then half of shoppers apparently say they trust AI's
shopping advice more than their friends.
Speaker 3 (16:18):
Yeah. I mean, I don't know about that, but I
think if you have a very educated AI tool, it
can really help guide you. So, for example, AI shopping
guides on Amazon, they'll help you educate you on a
category that you don't know anything about. So for example,
if your teen son needs headphones, you don't know anything
about headphones. The shopping guides can help you get up
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to speed make product recommendations. There's also a really cool
new feature called here the Highlights, which is an audio feature.
So Amazon's AI shopping experts analyzed product details, customer reviews,
web insights, and created engaging audio conversations that you can
listen to. So this is really good if you're on
the go, you're multitasking, and you want to hear about
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some gift suggestions rather than looking at a screen at
that time.
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Okay, and then Trey We've been talking about Amazon, but
this does this apply to like all of AI?
Speaker 5 (17:08):
Can you just go to chat GPT and do the
same thing.
Speaker 3 (17:12):
There are so many AI tools that you can use
out there. You know, I'm here talking about Amazon's tools specifically,
but I'm guessing that shoppers are going to be using
AI across the board for holiday shopping this year.
Speaker 1 (17:23):
Okay, And can it steer you away from gifts that
might not be such a good idea?
Speaker 3 (17:29):
You know, AI is interesting in the way because it
takes a very personal and positive approach, So it's not
necessarily going to steer you away from something, but rather
steer you towards something, and then as the consumer, you
decide if that makes sense for you, your budget, and
your recipients as well.
Speaker 5 (17:44):
Okay, So we were just talking to our tech guy.
Speaker 1 (17:47):
The host of Rich on Tech on KFI is Rich Demiro,
and yesterday when we were looking around the prime deals
and he mentioned Rufus that I hadn't even thought of.
So now talking to you about Rufus, I'm like, oh, man,
that's going to help.
Speaker 5 (17:59):
It's going to make shopping much more fun.
Speaker 3 (18:01):
Oh and I love Rich. I just actually talked to
him about Amazon Prime the other day, and we are
both such Rufus fans.
Speaker 1 (18:08):
Awesome, awesome, Okay, that is smart shopping expert Trey Bodge,
thank you so much for the information. I gotta I
gotta go because I gotta start looking at by now.
Speaker 5 (18:17):
I'm getting in the mood for Christmas.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
Thanks so much for having me.
Speaker 5 (18:21):
All Right, thanks a lot. That's really cool. I'm excited
about this.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
I think it's gonna help because you probably have a
couple people on your list right that you're just like, Oh,
I don't know what to get them, but you want
to do something a little bit special.
Speaker 5 (18:34):
This can help a lot. Maybe I'm not going to
be so scared of AI anymore.
Speaker 1 (18:39):
All right, let's get back to some of the stories
coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. A
jury in LA has ordered Johnson and Johnson to pay
nine hundred and sixty six million dollars to the family
of a woman who died from mesothelioma, blaming baby powder
products for causing her cancer. Nine hundred and fifty million
is punitive damages. Johnson and Johnson said in a statement
(19:00):
it will appeal. The company denies its talcum based baby
powder contains asbestos or causes cancer. The company stopped selling
it globally in twenty twenty three. Several lawsuits against J
and J cantend that asbestos in the TUC has caused mesothelioma,
ovarian and other cancers. Governor Newsom assigned a bill into
a law to phase out ultra processed food in school meals.
Speaker 13 (19:22):
An agency that represents major food manufacturers opposing the legislation,
saying some companies may not be able to adjust all
of their recipes to meet the new requirements and warning
that changes could drive up prices.
Speaker 1 (19:35):
ABC's Andrea Fujii says According to the CDC, kids get
nearly two thirds of their calories from ultra processed foods,
which have been linked to obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
The ban is set to take effect in twenty thirty five.
School segregation in California has gotten worse, not better, in
the past thirty years.
Speaker 6 (19:54):
Nearly forty five percent of public K through twelve schools
now have over ninety percent students of color. A report
from UCLA also found that white and Asian students generally
attend better funded schools with more resources and higher graduation rates,
while black, Latino, Native American and multi racial students often
face significant disadvantages. Students in segregated schools experience poorer learning outcomes,
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health issues, and limited economic prospects.
Speaker 5 (20:19):
Aileen Gonzalez k if I News.
Speaker 1 (20:22):
A woman has dyed after going on the Haunted Mansion
ride Disneyland. The woman, in her sixties was found unresponsive
on Monday night when the ride at the end of
the ride. Disneyland security did CPR on her until paramedics
arrived and took the woman to the hospital. She was
later pronounced dead. The cause of her death is not known.
(20:44):
A product that helps a lot of people breathe better
may not be good for the environment.
Speaker 14 (20:49):
Inhalers, the type used for treating respiratory issues like asthma,
may have been releasing large amounts of greenhouse gases into
the atmosphere. That's according to a new study, which finds
that the inhalers contain propellants, creating emissions equal to more
than five hundred thousand cars every year. Researchers warned that
the inhalers may be contributing to the factors that create
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respiratory problems in the first place. The study was published
Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Debora
Mark Kaffi News.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
Semega Million's jackpot has grown to five hundred and seventy
five million dollars after no one matched all six winning
numbers on Tuesday night. The next drawing happens tomorrow. The
Powerball jackpot is also growing. It's up to two hundred
and forty four million because no one matched all six
winning numbers from last night's drawing. The Boys in Blue
take another shot at the National League Division title this afternoon.
(21:39):
They took a beating last night, lose into the Phillies
eight to two, But today's another day. The Dodgers' host
Philadelphia at Dodger Stadium. First pitch goes out at three
to eight, and you can listen to all the Dodger
games on a five to seventy LA Sports brought to
you by Asahi Super Dry, discover Japan's number one selling
beer at your favorite bar or grocer. More charges are
expected to be filed against the man federal prosecutors say
(22:01):
sparked the deadly fire and Pacific Palisades. Twenty nine year
old Jonathan Rindernickt was arrested in Florida Tuesday. US Attorney
Bill Essale says rinder Neck was working as an uber
driver on New Year's even appeared agitated and angry before
he allegedly set the fire that became the Palisades Fire
a week later. Calls are growing for California's insurance commissioner
(22:23):
to resign. Republican Assemblyman David Tangipa says Ricardo Lara has
been living it up on the taxpayer's dime, taking luxurious
trips around the world with no business purpose. The Fair
Political Practices Commission has started an investigation into allegations of
Lara's travel. A new poll is showing an unlikely leader
(22:44):
in the race for the next governor of California, Republican
Steve Hilton not only leading his party in a Zogbie
Strategy's poll, but also edging out the top Democratic contender,
Katie Porter.
Speaker 5 (22:56):
All Right, let's take a look at some of the
stories coming out of the KFI twenty for our newsroom.
Speaker 1 (23:06):
People in Tel Aviv have been celebrating the news that
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of
a peace planned and the fighting in Gaza. President Trump
helped broker the deal and announced yesterday during an unrelated
event that an agreement was close.
Speaker 11 (23:19):
Please for the middlely, so to beautiful phrase, and we
hope it's going to come true, but it's very close.
Speaker 1 (23:25):
A short time later, he posted about the agreement on
social media, saying that this means that all of the
hostages will be released very soon and Israel will withdraw
their troops to an agreed uponline. The hostages could be
released by Monday. LA Fires released it's after action review
of the fires in La and January, showing that there
(23:45):
were leadership and communication challenges. The report, that had been
withheld because of a federal investigation, says LA Fire's response
was slowed because of limited resources. Some LA firefighters were
allowed to go off duty the morning of the fires
January seventh, even though there were severe weather conditions. Investigators
still trying to figure out what caused last week's huge
(24:06):
explosion and fire at the Chevron refinery in southern California.
Chevron says the refinery is still producing gasoline, diesel, and
jet fuel during the investigation. Gas prices in several major
cities in California have gone up following the fire. Dolly
Parton has a message for her fans.
Speaker 10 (24:25):
Working Dolly Parton is reassuring fans she's just fine after
her sister's online post sparked health concerns. In a new
video on social media, the seventy eight year old country
legend jokes, well, look sick to you.
Speaker 4 (24:39):
I'm working hard here anyway. I wanted to put everybody's
mind at ease.
Speaker 8 (24:44):
Those Zobi that seemed to be real concerned, which I appreciate.
Speaker 5 (24:48):
Other Brooker, if I knew, that's so nice to hear.
Speaker 1 (24:55):
I know we were worried when you hear that somebody's
going to have a bunch of things done and they
cancel shows and stuff. So to see her and hear
her was great news.
Speaker 5 (25:03):
Time to get in your business now with Bloomberg's Dan Schwartzman.
Speaker 2 (25:06):
Morning Dan, Good morning Amy. How are you doing good?
Speaker 8 (25:11):
So?
Speaker 4 (25:11):
Uh?
Speaker 1 (25:12):
Pepsi not my favorite. I'm a diet coke girl. Showing
some strong growth.
Speaker 2 (25:18):
That's really good for you as well, by the way,
I know, right you health not well? Amy, You're right.
Pepsi has reported strong and they expected net revenue as
a company saw two percent growth in its North American
beverage unit. It's the strongest growth in nearly two years.
The food and beverage company, which also owns the Lays, Gatorade,
and Quaker brands, has been trying to keep up with
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shifting consumer tastes by expanding it's healthier, high protein and
portion controlled offerings.
Speaker 1 (25:44):
Meanwhile, Pepsy Wait, what is a high protein, healthier option
of Pepsi's.
Speaker 2 (25:49):
Well, I think it's more than the food variety of
stuff you sell there. Yeah, because you know, like lazed
potato chips, things like that. Quaker brands, you can buy
your oat meal. But Pepsi right now revamping its pot
barbecue potato chip brand with the aim of satisfying both
consumers and the US government. They're going to be taking
the junk out of it, using like the natural vegetable
coloring and things like that. They say that it's not
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going to change the appearance or the flavor, which to
me says, then why didn't you do this before?
Speaker 4 (26:15):
Right?
Speaker 5 (26:16):
And barbecue potato chips, God, they're good.
Speaker 2 (26:18):
Are good?
Speaker 1 (26:20):
Well, we'll see how that all pans out from So
one airline at least is very optimistic about the future
of flying.
Speaker 2 (26:29):
That's right, Delta is very optimistic, the airline predicts continued
strong demand into next year. After reporting better than expected
earnings for the third quarter, Delta was lifted by a
rebounding corporate travel as well as leisure travelers buying premium seats. Delta,
as well as its rival United Airlines, have been pushing
their premium products in the cabin as well as at
the airport, as they have both been focusing on luxury travelers.
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So you know, people want a nicer experience, and they're paying.
Speaker 5 (26:54):
For it right now, and they're paying through the nose
for it.
Speaker 1 (26:56):
It's expensive, but it is nice to be treated a
little extra spec So when you're on a long flight.
Speaker 2 (27:01):
Ohow, just duck, take me to the wing. If it's cheaper,
that's fine with me.
Speaker 1 (27:06):
Netflix could be made I just got a great visual
of that. Netflix could be making game nights more fun
at home.
Speaker 2 (27:14):
Yeah, they're expanding options to subscribers by making its video
games available for play on TVs for the first time.
Speaker 4 (27:20):
Now.
Speaker 2 (27:20):
That's according to co CEO Greg Peters, who is at
the Bloomberg screen Time conference in LA. Netflix is specifically
offering games that can be played in groups. The company
has been offering games for four years, but until now
amy they've users have had to play them on their
mobile devices. Subscribers will now be able to use their
phones as controllers, while much of the action will actually
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be on your TVs. That could be kind of fun.
Have the friends over, some dinner, some wine, and some
game night. That'll be a good time.
Speaker 5 (27:48):
So you don't have to.
Speaker 1 (27:49):
I mean, you probably can't get the same level of
games if you have like a PlayStation or something, but
you can just dial it up on Netflix.
Speaker 5 (27:55):
I didn't even know that they had games.
Speaker 2 (27:58):
I had no idea either until I saw that story.
And it's actually kind of cool. Some of the games,
like the you know, it's like Tetris. You can play
things like that, Pictionary, Lego Party, Google, Boggle Party like
that is some of the games that they're offering online
for you.
Speaker 5 (28:16):
I love Pictionary, haven't played that for years.
Speaker 1 (28:17):
Okay, Dan Schwartzman, getting in your business like we do
every day at five forty.
Speaker 5 (28:22):
Thank you so much. We'll talk to you tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (28:24):
Chat tomorrow, Amy, Okay.
Speaker 1 (28:26):
Prosecutors say Jonathan Renderneck parked his car at Skull Rock
Trail Head, then walked to an area known as the
Hidden Buddha Clearing and used an open flame to set
the Hilltop Fire. That fire was doused, but reignited a
week later and became the Palisades Fire. Winterneck was arrested
in Florida Tuesday. He's expected in court today. School segregation
(28:50):
in California is getting worse, not better. A new report
out of UCLA shows almost forty five percent of the
states more than ten thousand public K through twelve schools
now have over ninety percent students of color. The report
also shows white and Asian students generally attend better schools
and have better resources and higher graduation rates. Magic Johnson
has been named Grand Marshall for the Tournament of Roses Parade.
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The former Lakers star and part owner of the Dodgers
said of the honor in his words, I love this
city and this is just another thing that the city
has given back to me. The parade is New Year's Day,
twenty twenty six. In just minutes, we're gonna be doing
handle on the news and I was gonna have a
lot to say. We've got a peace deal Phase one
(29:34):
between Israel and Hamas. First of all, I want to
say congratulations to Gus Aredonda from San Marino called in
won the tickets to Dark Harbor, he said he loves
all things scary.
Speaker 5 (29:54):
Well, Gus, Dark Harbor is the perfect place for you.
Speaker 1 (29:58):
Then we went out and about this week's Boo preview
to Dark Harbor at Queen Mary. It's really one of
my favorite Halloween places, even though it cares the of
Jesus out of me. We caught up with the creative
director to find out what's in store this holiday season.
Speaker 5 (30:15):
Please tell us, Amy Holloman.
Speaker 15 (30:17):
We have six massive mazes this year. Last year we
have five, and we added a brand new arm.
Speaker 5 (30:23):
Okay, what's it called.
Speaker 4 (30:23):
It's called Voodoo the Queen's Curse.
Speaker 15 (30:26):
Okay, So this is about a voodoo priestess who saw
the Queen Mary years and years ago when she was
in Exotic Lands.
Speaker 4 (30:35):
She became obsessed with the ship. She thought it looked
so powerful, so huge.
Speaker 15 (30:41):
She must have it and control it. So she basically
entrapped a group of drunken sailors, possessed them as you
may do, yeah, as you would, made her ride here
to Long Beach, California. She's set up shop out in
the harbor. She has her potion shop, and she has
her team of worshippers, and her goal is to necromance,
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which means raised from the dead, the sailors from their
watery graves.
Speaker 5 (31:10):
Oh that's beautiful.
Speaker 4 (31:11):
So she can have a navy to take over the
Queen Mary. Okay and make the ship move once again.
Speaker 1 (31:16):
Okay, So I got to ask you this, amy because
these are so well thought out, Like, do you guys
sit around a table and figure this out or does
somebody have an inspiration and go, oh my god, we're
going to scare the crap out of people with this one.
Speaker 15 (31:30):
Well, actually, annually what we do early in the year
we come and stay on the Queen Mary for a
week in the hotel, so we're completely immersed for our
preliminary brainstorming for the season. Okay, so we might like
have an idea at four am while you're laying in bed,
and who knows if it came from your brain or spirit,
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it might be in the room with you.
Speaker 4 (31:53):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (31:53):
And right when you said that, he gets just gotta
knock in the back.
Speaker 3 (31:57):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (31:57):
I love that.
Speaker 1 (31:58):
Okay, So tell us then where are we now? I
know we're writing the Bowels of the Queen Mary, but
we're in a very special room.
Speaker 15 (32:06):
Yes, so we are actually standing above a speakeasy inside
of the Feast Maze. So at Dark Harbor, if you
come and either purchase a VIP ticket and get a lanyard,
or you can buy a four pack of Lady Mabel's tokens,
you have a chance to search for the glowing symbols
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from Lady Mabel's astrology.
Speaker 4 (32:31):
And when you find it, look around because.
Speaker 15 (32:33):
There's usually a doorway or a passageway into a speakeasy
where you can go. You kind of step into another
part of the story and you can have a drink
and relax. So there's some of them on the ship
and also in the harbor. So this is something that's
really special about Dark Harbor and love step further.
Speaker 1 (32:52):
In, and if you're really scared in the mages, you
can step outside the maze, have a quick drink, and
then go back in.
Speaker 4 (32:59):
That's right.
Speaker 15 (32:59):
So in addition to the six mazes, we have our
giant Shipyard stage where we kick off every night at
eight to eight with the Maiden Voyage where you see
all the icon characters, the Ringmaster, the Captain, Scary Mary,
all the characters kicked the knight off there and then
we have our fire show, so we have awesome fire
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spinners people who eat fire on that main stage, and
down at the other end of the harbor, we have
our Harlloween Carnival where there's amusement rides and there's the
Bizarre Bar stage where we.
Speaker 4 (33:31):
Have jugglers and all different types of performers there.
Speaker 15 (33:33):
So even if you're too scared to go into a maze,
you can have a full night of Halloween thrills here
at Queen Mary Stark Harbord.
Speaker 4 (33:40):
I love that about it because I'm not huge. I'd
like i'd get scared way too easy. But I did go.
Speaker 1 (33:45):
Through one last year and I survived it, so you
can do it. But I love that there's also sort
of a family atmosphere, and if you want food, there's
all kinds of great food here.
Speaker 15 (33:54):
Oh yeah, there's a ton of different kinds of food.
We have like the giant turkey legs, things that you
can find in amusement park. We also have like a lote
with all different flavors. We have like all different types
of theme drinks. We have the fish bowls where you
can start your night off with something a little stronger
to get that liquid courage someone like you might want
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before you step inside the Magic Way.
Speaker 4 (34:18):
But and we have our slider.
Speaker 15 (34:19):
Show that's famous, that Queen Mary's Dark Harbor Sliders that
happens at nine and eleven PM.
Speaker 4 (34:25):
That's very unique. I love it.
Speaker 5 (34:27):
And Amy, tell me, why do you like to scare
people so much?
Speaker 15 (34:30):
I think scaring is a great way to entertain people
and take them out of their everyday lives. You know,
there's a lot of like sad things happening in the
world right now, but entertainment is what keeps us going.
Speaker 4 (34:43):
It's something that makes us imagine.
Speaker 15 (34:45):
It's something makes you feel like you could be something
other than yourself.
Speaker 4 (34:49):
And it's it's really inspiring.
Speaker 15 (34:51):
So that's why I'd like horror because I think, first
you have to be brave, but at the same time,
you know you're safe because it's not really a horror movie.
Speaker 4 (35:01):
You're in a safe professional on a house.
Speaker 5 (35:03):
I'm gonna try to be brave tonight.
Speaker 4 (35:05):
You can. You can do it and get a drink,
so listen up.
Speaker 1 (35:08):
I'll probably do both. Okay, So if people want to
come to Dark Harbor, of course they want to come
to Dark Harbor. When is it going and when is
it through?
Speaker 4 (35:14):
Dark Harbor is.
Speaker 15 (35:15):
Open every weekend now through November two. You can go
to Dark Harbor Halloween dot com to see the schedule,
buy tickets online in advance. We do sell out on
sunnights and we're here today. We're also selling a season
pass this year, so you can.
Speaker 4 (35:31):
Come back time after time if you want.
Speaker 1 (35:33):
I know a couple of people definitely would want that. Yeah,
Amy Hollman, thank you so much. Prepare to get scared
at Dark Harbor.
Speaker 4 (35:40):
She's ready.
Speaker 5 (35:43):
Amy loves to do that.
Speaker 1 (35:44):
She scares me, so I will tell you that I
went through two mazes two.
Speaker 5 (35:52):
And about halfway through I was like, can we leave?
Is there an exit? Can we just go?
Speaker 1 (35:57):
They're scary, but it's also fun of the way that
she looks at it like it's sort of an escape,
and they really do it upright at Dark Harbor. I'm
going to post that interview with Amy on my Instagram
at Amy K King so you can get a sneak
peek at some of the things that you might see. Also,
it'll be posted on the KFI Instagram at KFI Am
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six forty. I would love for you to follow me
at Amy Kking. We're going to be doing boot previews
every week leading up to Halloween. Let's get back to
some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty
four hour newsroom. Acting US Attorney Bill Asaley says Jonathan Rinderneck,
who used to live in the Palisades, was working as
an uber driver on New Year's Eve before he started
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a fire that would reignite a week later and become
the deadly Palisades Fire. Rinder Neck was arrested in Florida Tuesday.
He's charged with destruction of property by means of fire.
More charges are likely. Twelve people were killed in the
fire that destroyed more than eight thousand homes, businesses, and
other buildings. Federal investigators say they won't yet explain what
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could have been Jonathan and render next motive. ABC's Alex
Stone says they think they've narrowed down the possibilities.
Speaker 16 (37:06):
They're not talking about what that motive is right now.
But this change is a whole narrative to all of
this because it was believed that it may have been
children with fireworks on the first of January on New
Year's Day that accidentally started that fire and then it rekindled.
Speaker 1 (37:20):
Some residents of the Palisades have said they feel mixed
emotions about the arrests. They say they have felt deep
pain for nine months now and they want justice. Governor
Newsom has signed legislation to combat anti semitism in schools.
The law requires training for employees to identify and prevent
anti semitism. Specialized coordinators will also address other forms of discrimination,
(37:41):
including religious, racial, gender, and LGBTQ plus discrimination. Newsom says
schools or places of learning, not hate. I think we
agree on that right. The days of solo travelers paying
more could be on the way out.
Speaker 11 (37:55):
Companies are making it cheaper for people to travel by themselves.
Google data has so travel was going up before the pandemic,
but it really jumped afterward and reached a record high
in July. Women are apparently driving the trend. The luxury
travel network Virtuoso says sixty eight percent of solo clients
are women. Many airlines, hotels, and cruise lines are dropping
the extra fees for individuals. The some may for an
(38:16):
offering deals for single travelers. Some are still behind the times, though,
like Resi, which doesn't require restaurants to accommodate solo diners,
and when a party of one is allowed, it's usually
a seat at the bar, not a table. Michael Krozier
KFI News.
Speaker 5 (38:29):
Seat at the bar. I love a good seat at
the bar.
Speaker 1 (38:32):
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County live from the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. This
is Amy King and this has been your wake up call.
And if you missed any wake up Call, you can
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to post another one about me going through the scare
houses so you can see how ridiculous I am.
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