June 23, 2025 • 39 mins
Amy King hosts your Monday morning Wake Up Call. ABC News correspondent Jordana Miller joins the show live from Jerusalem to discuss Iran reacting to U.S. strike on primary nuclear facilities. Amy celebrates her 5-year anniversary of being in remission. A lesson on how Israel’s Iron Dome actually works. Bloomberg Media’s Courtney Donohoe shares the latest in business and Wall Street. The show closes with Amy talking with ABC News national correspondent Chris Boccia talking about 'Operation Midnight Hammer' and what we know about the Iran strikes.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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App KFI hand kost HB two, Los Angeles, Orange County.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
It's time for your morning wake up call.
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Here's Amy King.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
It's five o'clock, straight up. This is your wake up
call for Monday, June twenty third. I'm Amy King. We're
live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. My goodness, what a weekend.
I started off with a day at Disney, which was fabulous,
and then decided it was going to be a chill
binge weekend, chilling on the couch, expected no news, really
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expected nothing big to happen, and then you know, switch
back to normal TV for one moment and goes, yeah,
the US bombed Iran. Yep, you know what. There's one
thing Anna and I were just talking with producer. Ann
and I were just talking about this. It's like it's NonStop.
Like with President Trump, it is absolutely NonStop. Things change
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so fast. We're gonna be talking about around a lot
this morning. Obviously. Here's what's ahead on wake Up Call.
La Mayor Bass the city is closely monitoring for any
threats in Los Angeles following the US attack on nuclear
facilities in Iran Saturday. The mayor and Sheriff Luna both
have said there are no credible threats, but that out
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of an abundance of caution, patrols are being stepped up
around places of worship and other sensitive locations. One person
has been killed two others are heard in a multi
car crash that shut down the southbound four or five
through the some Covida Pass. The crash happened around two
this morning. HP says one of the people hurt appears
to have been an LAPD officer, but the LAPD has
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not confirmed that. Will was going to get you the
latest let you know if it's gonna affect your morning
commute in just a minute. The Israeli military has confirmed
that it has bombed roads around Iran's four toh nuclear
Enrichment facility to block access to the site. The strike
comes following the US bombing of three nuclear facilities using
B two bombers and bunker buster bombs. We're gonna be
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talking with ABC's Chris Bachia about Operation Midnight Hammer and
whether that mission was successful. That's coming up before the
top of the hour, and just a couple hours after
the US attack, Iran fired again on Israel. Some of
those missiles did get through. We're going to get the
latest from Israel with ABC Stredanna Miller. The Iron Dome
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has saved thousands of lives in Israel and it continues
to So how does it actually work. I found this
really great description of it while I was doom scrolling
on Instagram and I wanted to share that with you.
That's coming up sometime this hour. And also, I'm celebrating
a five year anniversary. Today's big one for me, and
it's sort of a cautionary tale. So I'm going to
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tell you about my anniversary in hopes that you never
have to celebrate this anniversary. I know what it is.
All right, let's get started with some of the stories
coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. They're
back home. That's the sound of B two Stealth bombers
returning from Saturday's US air strikes in Iran. Officials say
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the bombers hit three Iranian nuclear sites. The six Stealth
fighter planes came back to the Whiteman Air Force Base
in Missouri yesterday afternoon. Local and state authorities say they're
watching out for potential fallout from the military bombing of
the Iranian nuclear sites. Mayor bass as I mentioned says
there are no credible threats at this time, but the
LAPT is patrolling near places of worship, community gathering spaces,
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and other sensitive sites just in case. Governor Newsom also
says California's State Threat Assessment Center is actively monitoring for
any suspicious activity. The La County Sheriff's depart meant is
taking some heat for an online post.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
Sheriff's department apparently posted then deleted a message on x
calling Iranian's victims of the recent bombings. The post sparked
some confusion and frustration, with critics accusing the department of
taking a political stance. Officials have since apologized, calling the
post quote inappropriate and saying it doesn't reflect Sheriff Luna's views.
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They've launched an internal review and promised tighter oversight in
future communications. The Brooker KFI news Hey.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Don't heard him, You don't need to heard them. During
an ice rated the Bubble car wash in Torrents yesterday,
the business owner called out to federal agents who were
detaining workers. In videos now circulating online, the owner demanded
that agents leave, accusing them of acting like criminals. Tensions
escalated when one masked officer shoved the owner. That sparked
(04:54):
a pretty heated argument. Katla says neither ICE nor police
have commented on what happened. Officials with the City of
La are looking at possibly suing the Trump administration to
stop the ICE immigration raids they claim are unconstitutional. Last week,
seven council members signed a proposal asking the city attorney
to prioritize immediate legal action to protect the civil rights
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of the people of La. They say it's needed to
keep people from being racially profiled or unlawfully detained. The
reconfigured interchange connecting the seventy one and ninety one freeways
in Corona set to open this morning. The interchange project
has cost one hundred and thirty seven million dollars and
has been going on since the winter of twenty twenty three.
It replaces the current single lane connector from the eastbound
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ninety one to the seventy one with a two lane
connector loop to accommodate more vehicles. Let's say good morning
now to ABC's Jordana Miller in Jerusalem. Jordana hours after
the US dropped its bunker busting bombs on the Iranian
nuclear facilities. Iran responded with words and with missiles headed
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at Israel.
Speaker 5 (06:01):
That's right, about five hours after the US carried out
those at this point looked like very successful strikes on
fod Out, Natans and East Sahamda's three rounding nuclear facilities.
Sirens ring out across Israel, and there was a wave
of about twenty five ballistic missiles. That has not been
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the last wave. We've had at least two others, some
targeting just the north or just the center of the country.
The good news is that in the hours now more
than thirty six hours since the US carried out those strikes,
we have not had anybody killed here in Israel. There
have been several injured, some serious property damage residential buildings
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where a few of the missiles got through Israel's air
defense systems, caused some pretty significant damage in the outskirts
some suburbs of Tel Aviv, for example, but again no
one injured. I'm sorry, no one killed, and just dozens injured.
Israel today is carrying out very intensive strikes across Iran
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and specifically in Tehran, and what the Israelis have said
today is that they're hitting targets now of the regime,
not just military assets, not just nuclear sites, but targets
of the regime. And that includes today the Ministry of
Energy in the building there in Tehran, the headquarters of
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the Busiege. That's Iran's very oppressive security arm of the
regime that has oppressed Iranians for decades. They've also hit
the notorious Evan Prison where opponents of the regime have
been jailed on real or pumped up charges for decades,
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including some Americans. Is they're also hitting Shahid University in Tehran,
that's an arm of the regime, and some of their
radio and TV stations that are connected with the regime. Remember,
the Israeli say that they're not after regime change, that's
not part of their military aims, but today on the ground,
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it certainly looks like they're moving in that direction.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
Okay, and you mentioned the prison that they would they
would bomb the prison. Is that did it like open
the front gates and people are spilling out or what's
the message with that one.
Speaker 5 (08:37):
Well, they've hit the grounds, not the exact prison itself.
It appears the message of a warning shot. You know,
we're hitting the outside of the prison today. And if
the regime you know, continues to target Israeli civilian life,
which is what these Israelis are claiming, right, then the
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next the next target at the prison could be the
prison itself where you know, which would obviously lead to
a massive jail break, right and could cause some chaos
and terehran.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
So this is it.
Speaker 5 (09:14):
Looks like this is a warning shop, but even at
that it is significant, okay.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
And then Jordana, we are also just getting from the
wires that Israel has said that it has attacked Fourdoh again,
which is one of the sites that the US dropped
the bunker busting bombs on, and that it's it's hitting
the roadways around it to try to basically block anyone
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from getting to or from it. Right.
Speaker 5 (09:43):
Remember, until the US struck Four Dow, the Israelis had
taken out We've now learned some of the aerial defense
systems around for Dow to make sure that the American
aircraft would be as safe as possible. But today the
Israeli Army has confirmed that they have hit some of
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the access roads leading into fordw obviously to prevent the
Iranians from going into the facility and taking anything out
or you know, assessing the damage. So that is that
is what the Israelis have done, you know, in the
last couple hours.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
Okay, and then Jordana, one last question. President Trump says,
it's now time to talk. Is Iran is not making
any public statement saying that it is. Is there anything
that you're hearing about that might maybe behind the scenes
that maybe they're quietly saying, okay, we'll we'll start talking now.
Speaker 5 (10:40):
Well apparently, I mean we're hearing from US officials that
the messages between you know, Washington and Tehran have been
going back and forth for days, but the Iranians appear
to you know, not be interested in actually returning to
a negotiation, to the to the te to negotiate a
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new deal. Not yet. We see Aron's foreign minister today
in Moscow.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
All right, Jordana Miller, We'll keep watching it. Thank you,
be safe, and we'll talk to you soon.
Speaker 5 (11:12):
Thanks soon.
Speaker 1 (11:13):
Yep, all right, let's get back to some of the
stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom.
Tehran is threatening retaliation against the US following the American
air strikes. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says, Israel
did all the heavy lifting.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
They wiped out any of their air defenses, really severely
damaged them in what they've been doing over the.
Speaker 6 (11:35):
Last week and a half or two.
Speaker 1 (11:38):
Iran Is lashed out at the US for what it
says is crossing a very big red line. Lawmakers in
DC have reacted to the US air strikes. Democrats are
questioning the president's authority and the effectiveness of the attacks
on Tehran, while Republicans support the decision. The top Democrat
on the House Intelligence Committee, Connecticut Congressman Jim Himes, says
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he hopes it doesn't backfire.
Speaker 7 (11:59):
The worst scenario is that, you know, the Iranians have
a lot more missiles than we think they do, and
we end up with dead soldiers and sailors in the region.
Speaker 1 (12:07):
He says. The bottom line is the president has taken
a huge gamble. Investors say the US bombing in Iran
could push oil prices higher. Investors are saying they expect
it's going to cost a stock market sellof and a
possible push for the US dollar and other safe haven assets.
When Wall Street opens this morning, they say one indicator
of how markets will react this week is the price
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of Ether, the second biggest cryptocurrency, and a gauge of
retail investor sentiment. We're going to get more on that
when we get in your business with Bloomberg's Courtney Donaho
that's coming up at five point forty. It's going to
be very hot and very humid for a lot of
the US this week. Meteorologist Britney Bells's record high temperatures
are expected.
Speaker 8 (12:47):
Stretching from Louisiana all the way to Maine, including an
excessive heat warning that includes major cities like Washington, d C.
Speaker 3 (12:54):
And Boston.
Speaker 9 (12:54):
High temperatures in DC could get at or above one
hundred degrees.
Speaker 1 (12:58):
She says, in New York and other places, the humidity
is going to make it feel like one hundred and
ten degrees. And speaking of hot weather, now that summer
is officially here, it arrived on Friday, Travel Experts Day,
it's not too late to book a getaway this season.
Katie Nastro with Going dot Com says flying away is
getting more affordable. Average price of airfare down seven percent
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year over year. That's pretty massive, down twenty five percent
from June of twenty twenty two. She says Chicago is
already popping up as a popular destination for summer trips.
Chicago is beautiful in the summer. It is late summer.
I got that. I went there one time and it
was gorgeous and sunny and there was very little humidity.
And I was talking to a waiter at a restaurant.
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I was like, this is so amazing. He goes, yeah,
wait till next month, exactly. Yeah, Okay. Tomorrow, the Dodgers
take on the Rockies in Colorado. First pitch goes out
at five forty. You can listen to all Dodger games
this season on AM five to seventy LA Sports and
stream all the games on the iHeartRadio app. Keyword is
AM five to seventy LA Sports. Sahi super Dry discovered
Japan's number one selling beer at your favorite bar or grocer.
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Governor Newsom has urged everyone to stay vigilant and report
any suspicious activity following the US bombing of nuclear facilities
in Iran. The governor posted on x that the state
is monitoring for any impacts on the state and that
there are no specific or credible threats in California at
this time. A small group of protesters gathered in downtown
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LA after they announced with that the US had bombed
three Iranian nuclear facilities. Organizers said on Instagram, they're demanding
an end to the war on Iran, on our immigrants,
and on Gaza. Oil prices have jumped following the US
air strikes. US CREWE oil was up to almost seventy
six dollars a barrel as of last nights, down a
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little bit from there this morning. Iran has said that
it might close the Strait of hor Moves in response
to the bombings. Twenty percent of the world's oil passed
through the strait last year. At six oh five, Handle
on the news, of course, Handle's going to be talked
about everything that happened over the weekend with Iran. So
today is my five year anniversary, and I try not
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to harp on it too much, but I like to
take a few opportunities when I can to talk about
this because it could affect you. And So five years
ago today, June twenty third, twenty twenty, I had an
operation to remove I still hate saying the word a
cancer is tumor. They took out about eleven inches of
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my large intestine with it. So I had the big
sea colon cancer, which is I have since found out
is the second deadliest form of cancer. Nice. And here
is why I'm hoping that me sharing this story with
you today is going to help you not ever have
to celebrate an anniversary like this. First of I'm going
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to say that my last set of blood work and
all of that, I meet still meet with my oncologist
every six months. Everything came back clear and he told me, Amy,
you're basically cured, which was like the best news. So
I'm very very fortunate. So here's where I screwed up,
(16:10):
and that is you're supposed to get your screenings now,
starting at forty five, because it's hitting people younger, so
you're supposed to get the colonoscopy, which nobody wants to
get to done. And when I talked to my doctor
and they said, hey, Amy, it's time to get your screening,
I said okay, and I didn't do anything about it.
And I waited and I waited, and I kept going, oh,
(16:33):
i'll do it this year. Oh I'll do it. Oh,
oh yeah, I'll do it. No big deal. And then
in March of twenty twenty, I started having these just
nasty stomach cramps and they would last for like off
and on for like, I don't know, eight ten twelve hours,
and then it would be followed by eight ten twelve
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hours of throwing up. So basically the tumor had gotten
to the point where it was not a complete blockage,
but it was obstructing enough that it basically shut down
my system. And they said, hey, what's going on? Like
everything couldn't work the way it was supposed to. And
after the cramping then it would say, okay, well, if
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it can't go through the normal channels, it's got to
come back up. And that's what was triggering the throwing up.
So really weird, right, So we went and we tried
to diagnose it, and I talked to doctors, and it
all happened during COVID, which was an extra layer of interesting.
But and we thought it was, you know, pancreatitis. We
thought it was a food allergy, We thought it was
a problem with my stomach. We thought it was all
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these different things and we didn't know, and we kind
of process of elimination and I had these episodes like
thirteen times, I think over the span of a couple
of months. As we're trying to figure out what was wrong.
We finally did an endoscopy. My gastroentrologist said, let's do
an endoscopy. That's when they stick the tube down your
throat and check out your stomach and he goes, oh,
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and have you ever had a colonoscopy? And I'm like no,
and he goes, oh, well, let's do that at the
same time. So we did. We did them both, and
that's when they discovered that there was an issue. And
I woke up from my colonoscopy, which was again it's
the best nap of your life. The prep is no fun.
But I woke up from that they said we found something.
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We got to get it out. And that started the
process and like a couple of weeks later, I was
in surgery, had it removed, and then did six months
of chemotherapy as an insurance policy to make sure that
they got everything, even though there were no signs that
it had spread anywhere. But so then I got to
do a surgery, I got to spend a week in
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the hospital, and then I got six months of chemo.
So again, it was June twenty third of twenty twenty,
and I am so thankful that it is now five
years later. But I got to tell you, go get
your stupid colonoscopy. Nobody wants them. It's not fun. The
prep is not fun, but it's not that big of
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a deal. And it's a day out of your life.
And it literally can save your life because if they
had caught it earlier, they could have taken care of
it and just snipped it out. Because I said to
the doctor, Hey, how long has this been there? And
he said ten years, because it's very slow growing generally.
And I said when did it turn bad? He said
eighteen months ago. So if you catch it early, you
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can prevent it, you know, So do that. Please go.
If you haven't done your colonoscopy, please go get it
done now. It can literally save your life. It did
save my life, but if I'd done it when I
should have, I would have saved myself a lot. So anyway,
that is my message and my rant and my plea
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to you. It's so so important. It literally can save
your life. Okay, happy anniversary to me. Let's get on.
Several US allies are urging a return to the Negotia
aiding table after the weekend airstrikes on Iran, while saying
that talks are desirable. Leaders in the UK and European
Union countries are also noting that Iran's nuclear program is
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a threat. At the same time, some countries and groups
in the Middle East, including those that support Iran, have
condemned the attacks, but are also urging de escalation. Iran
says it reserves the right to resist with full force.
Some analysts and experts on the Middle East believed that
while President Trump authorized the strikes, it was Israel's Prime
minister who convinced him to do it. Executive director of
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the Arms Control Association Darryl Kimball says the strikes came
in the middle of diplomatic negotiations with Iran and just
days after Israel launched its own attack.
Speaker 3 (20:40):
I think the strike was in part designed, yes to
knock back Iran's nuclear capabilities, but also to sabotage these talks.
Speaker 1 (20:49):
Defense Secretary Pete Hegsas says it was in the works
for weeks and took a great deal of planning, precision,
and secrecy. A man's been hit and killed by an
SUV on the ninety Freeway near Marina del Ray. Police
say the crash happened about two am Sunday on the
eastbound side of the freeway near the Sentinella exit. A
body has been found along a roadway and actin. The
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body was discovered shortly before one am yesterday on Sea
or A Highway. Police say the person had been hit
several times by vehicles. The victim's vehicle was found parked
on the shoulder about a half mile away from where
the body was found. And a man has been killed
when he was hit by at least three cars on
a busy street in Long Beach. Happened around nine thirty
Saturday night on Ocean Boulevard at ninth. Two of the
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drivers left the scene. Police say speed and distracted driving
may have been contributing factors in the deadly crash. Tesla
has rolled out its version of Robotaxi.
Speaker 2 (21:43):
Elon Musk's company launching its long awaited self driving taxi
service in Austin, Texas, offering rides to a select group.
The cost a flat rate of four dollars and twenty
cents per ride.
Speaker 1 (21:54):
ABC's Andrew Dinbert says while they're technically driverless, each car
does still have a safety monitor. That's a Tesla employee
writing in the passenger seat and strawberries may beef up
your brain. A study from San Diego State says that
while eating four strawberries a day could improve your cognitive
skills or not wild but just eating four strawberries a
day could improve your cognitive skills. Researchers say the strawberries
(22:17):
also helped lower blood pressure and increased disease fighting antioxidants
in the blood. Study participants also noted a waste weight
loss of one percent. That's not very much, but any
little bit helps right. California Congressman Mike Thompson has called
on House Speaker Johnson to reconvene the US House of
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Representatives so members can get briefed immediately on the evolving
situation in the Middle East. Several members of Congress it
was unconstitutional for the President to order an attack on
Iranian nuclear sites without the approval of Congress. Eight people
have been arrested for several retail thefts in a sting
operation in Ventura County. The Sheriff's Department says the people
(22:59):
arrested rain from between sixteen to forty years old. Sheriff's
officials say they found nearly six thousand dollars worth of
stolen property along with burglary tools. How to Train Your
Dragon has swooped in and beat two other movie debuts,
earning thirty seven million dollars in its opening or second
weekend in theaters. The post apocalyptic zombie movie twenty eight
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Years Later opened in second and l e O. Pixar's
movie about a boy who wants to be abducted by
aliens open in third place, but it earned just twenty
one million dollars. It was the worst opening ever for
a Pixar movie. Okay, so we've been talking about the
Iron Dome quite a bit. Obviously today we're talking more
about Bunker Busters and the B twos from the attack
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on the Iranian nuclear facilities, but we've been talking about
with Jordana Miller and others in Israel and how they
have to run into shelters when they get these sirens
and they get the notifications that there are missiles incoming
from Iran, and it literally has saved thousands and thousands
of lives because a lot of the like most of
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the missiles that are aimed at Israel are intercepted by
what is called the Iron Dome. And I was like, well,
how does it work? And so is doom scrolling the
other day, and I saw on Instagram this guy who
gave a great little short explanation of it, and I
wanted to share it with you.
Speaker 6 (24:21):
The Iron Dome is designed to detect, track, and neutralize
incoming threats within seconds. When a rocket is launched toward Israel,
a radar array picks it up almost immediately, in less
than a blink. On board computers calculate its trajectory to
determine whether it's heading for a populated area. If it's not,
if it's going to land in an open field or
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the sea, the system ignores it entirely. That's not a bug,
it's by design. Firing interceptors is expensive, and the Dome
is programmed to conserve them unless human lives are at risk.
But when the system does engage, it launches interceptor missiles
called Ta mirror missiles at speeds reaching mock two point two,
which is over one seven hundred miles per hour, more
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than twice the speed of sound. These missiles don't even
need to hit their targets directly. They detonate near incoming
rockets and shred them mid air using a blast of
metal fragments. Since its deployment in twenty eleven. The Iron
Dome has intercepted over five thousand rockets with an astonishing
ninety percent success rate, making it one of the most
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advanced short range defense systems on the planet. But this
recent Iranian attack was different. It wasn't just a few rockets,
it was hundreds launched in strategic waves. And it wasn't
just rockets. Iran used a mix of drones, cruise missiles,
and even ballistic missiles. The goal was to overwhelm the
system's capacity. Even with help from US interceptors and other
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allied support, some of these weapons made it through.
Speaker 1 (25:49):
Yeah, pretty it's pretty impressive how it continues to intercept
those bumps. And Jordana said that something got through on Saturday,
a few hours after the US attack on the nuclear facilities,
and there were several people injured, and the damage is
just crazy when they do get through, but very cool.
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The Iron done system, as you know, what's going on
in Iran affects the whole world, and everybody's talking about it,
trying to figure out what's next, and it's even affecting
the stock markets. So let's get in your business with
Bloomberg's Courtney Donaho and find out how the stock markets
are being affected by what happened over the weekend. Yes,
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good morning.
Speaker 8 (26:31):
Well it's funny because it seems that Wall Street it's
a bit unphased by some of these strikes. And this
report is sponsored by Total Wine and more so, as
I'm looking across the markets right now, there's a degree
of calm that usually doesn't happen when we have a
major geopolitical escalation that has taken place. So right now
stocks are holding steady Dow futures, little change US in
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P futures.
Speaker 1 (26:53):
Same goes for that, and.
Speaker 8 (26:54):
We have to keep in mind the S and P
five hundred is still only about three percent below it's
all time high in February. But there has been a
lot to focus on, especially for the fact that this
region is so focused on oil, and this is what
the markets are looking at closely today.
Speaker 1 (27:11):
Okay, and then as we just mentioned kind of it
seems like everything affects the markets. And right now there's
no deal between Iran and the US, and President Trump
is saying there's got to be. Iran's not really signaling
that they want to talk. But how could that affect
the financial markets?
Speaker 8 (27:31):
See right now, everybody's looking at what's happening with the
price of oil. We're seeing small gains, rising to seventy
four dollars a barrel, but all of this could change
if Iran manages to close the Straight of Horn Moves
that is a key oil shipping lane. Yesterday we were
looking at seventy eight dollars a barrel for oil. But
traders are saying, hey, let's take a breath here, because
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there hasn't been any signs of disruption to the flow
of crude in that region. And you have to think
about it. That oil has risen more than twelve percent
since the onset of the Israel Ron conflict. That's a
nice little chunk, but not too too bad. But any
disruption through the Strait of Horror Moves could mean a
spike in energy prices. That could also mean higher inflation.
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But any significant increase in the price of oil or
disturbance to trade trade is something else that we've been
focusing on, caused by an escalation of the conflict. That
could act as a break on the economy. And what
we really don't want within the United States is lower growth,
higher inflation, and that kicks off that word stagflation.
Speaker 1 (28:32):
We definitely don't want that to happen. Okay, well, we'll
be watching. We get in your business with Bloomberg's Courtney
Donaho like we do every day, looking forward to our
next discussion. We'll see how things shake out today. Definitely
see you later, all right, thanks Courtney. La Mayor Bass
says the city is closely monitoring for any threats to
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La following the US attack on nuclear facilities Saturday. The
mayor and La County Sheriff Luna both say there are
no known credible threats, but that out of extra precaution,
they are stepping up patrols around places of worship and
other sensitive locations. Security guards and a parishioner have stopped
a potential mass shooting outside of church in Michigan. The
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police chief, Ryan Strong says a man with a rifle
and a handgun got out of his car in front
of Cross Point Community Church in Wayne yesterday. I started shooting.
He was wearing a tactical vest. A parishioner hit the
man with his car and then was shot by at
least two security guards. Six teenagers have been injured in
a shooting in a parking lot in Moreno Valley happened
(29:36):
Saturday nights. Five of the six were taken to hospitals,
all of them in critical condition. The sixth person shot
drove themselves to the hospital. Let's say now, good morning
to ABC's Chris Bachia. Chris, the US carrier carried out
Operation Midnight Hammer Saturday afternoon, which was Sunday morning in
the Middle East. Walk us through a little bit about
(29:59):
what happened, and then what US officials said about it
during that Sunday morning press briefing.
Speaker 3 (30:06):
Good morning, yes, Well, the Pentagon officials who briefed the
media yesterday gave us a sense of how that looked.
And while seven B two bombers went eastward toward Iran,
six of them went westward toward Guam, which was a
bit of a head fake, and it got people thinking
because those B two stealth bombers kept their transponders on.
(30:27):
So folks who track these sorts of things saw them
headed west and said, what's happening there? Perhaps they're going
to be staging at Guam. Meanwhile, those flights were headed eastward.
Those were more than thirty hour flights round trip from
Iran and back to Missouri. They are now safely back
at American soil where they came from. And one hundred
(30:49):
and twenty five aircraft were involved in this, between the
seven stealth bombers that actually dropped the ordinances, and the
escorts and the refuelers involved along the way. It was
a massive operation. The Pentagon says it was a big success.
Secretary Pete Hegseth said the nuclear sites were severely damaged.
President Trump said they were quote obliterated. The Chairman of
(31:12):
the Joint Chiefs, the top military uniform official, said it's
too early to tell, way too early to tell, in fact,
to do a battle damage assessment, but he did say
that this was a success, that these nuclear sites, the
three of them, sustained significant damage.
Speaker 1 (31:28):
Okay, so Chris, now can you tell us a little
bit more about the actual operation. So we know that
some of the B two's were headed to Guam as
a decoy basically, and then there were six that went
to Iran.
Speaker 3 (31:46):
Well, I think it's actually the reverse. I think the
big six toward Guam and seven toward Iran. Soeen exactly right,
and fourteen Massive ordnance penetrators are the names of the bomb.
They're they're they're colloquially known as the Mother of All
bombs because they're thirty thousand pounds and only the US
has them, and only the US have the aircraft that
(32:07):
can carry them. And that's why Israel was appealing to
the US. We don't know that necessarily in any direct way,
but certainly Israel would have welcomed the US attack, not
something that they could have done. So to get those
ordinances deep into the ground. There some three hundred feet
under Fodah, which is the fortified nuclear site underneath a mountain.
(32:32):
Now you can see from the satellite imagery six punctures
that show massive holes in the ground where the bombs drop.
But it's just hard to know at this point what
damage they actually did underground and to the nuclear facility,
to the centrifuges that were enriching uranium.
Speaker 1 (32:48):
Okay, and then Chris, they had fourteen of the bunker
busting bombs, right, So did they make they had the
seven planes, did they make two passes or did they
they drop them like you know, drop one, drop the
next one or do you know how that works?
Speaker 6 (33:06):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (33:06):
So, so my understanding is that in four dough they
dropped two of them and that one of the the
So there were two passes over four dough which is
the very fortified one that I just mentioned. Now, the
other nuclear site, Natans, was also hy but but one
pass in that in that case, and then the third
site is found is above ground facilities. Those weren't hit
(33:30):
with the bunker busters because there wasn't underground facilities to hit.
In that case, it was actually Tomahawk missiles fired from submarine.
So so this was a multifaceted attack, and and those
submarines were actually those those missiles from the submarine were
actually launched before the B two bombers flew over their
their sites. And it was all done in a in
(33:51):
a synchronized, coordinated way. Wow.
Speaker 1 (33:53):
Okay. And then on some of the news shows which
I've been watching obsessively since this all happened, there were
there has been some talk of some trucks outside the
nuclear facilities. Do we know if Iran was able to
get some of the uranium out or is it all
just speculation until we can do more intel and find
out what kind of damage was done.
Speaker 3 (34:16):
At this point, we don't know, but it certainly would
be plausible that they would try to do that at
anticipation of a potential attack on their sites. Now, those
satellite images showing the cargo trucks, some fourteen of them
outside of four Doah, the entrances would suggest that perhaps
the Iranians decided to transport some of the fissile materials,
some of the enriched uranium out of that area. Now.
(34:40):
JD Vance, the Vice President, on our program on Sunday,
suggested that Iran knows where that is, or at least
is in possession of the enriched uranium, suggesting that it
wasn't destroyed in the attack, that it's not at this
point underneath rubble, because he said, and I'm paraphrasing here,
that this is something the US will discuss with a
ron in the coming days and weeks what to do
(35:02):
with that uranium. Now we know there's almost nine hundred
pounds of it, and we know that it was enriched
at a high level, close to weapons grade, so it
certainly will be a concern. The IAEA, which is the
authority on this, the UN Watchdog, also says at this
point it doesn't know where that uranium is.
Speaker 1 (35:19):
Okay. Chris Baccia with ABC News and at the Pentagon
appreciate the information and the insight. Take care, Yes, you too,
Thank you. Let's get back to some of the stories
coming out of the KFI twenty four hour news room.
California Democrats have condemned President Trump's decision to bomb it
Runs nuclear facilities. Senator Adam Schiff on CNN's State of
(35:40):
the Union said, this is an operation that should have
never been authorized by the president.
Speaker 7 (35:45):
In the absence of intelligence showing that iron had made
the decision to break out and build a bomb. The
intelligence I've seen, and it's been limited, indicates that Iran
had certainly enriched uranium, but had not made the decision
to build a bomb.
Speaker 1 (35:59):
Shift says the president should have gotten congressional approval.
Speaker 7 (36:03):
But there's a reason to bring this to Congress, and
it is you want the Congress bought in. You want
the American people bought in on an action this substantial
that could lead to a major outbreak of war.
Speaker 1 (36:14):
Iran's Foreign minister has headed to Moscow for what are
being called urgent talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin following
the US air strikes. The foreign ministers is Russia and
Iran have a strategic partnership and always consult with each
other as close allies. The Kremlin has helped Iran with
its civilian nuclear program in exchange for supplying Russia with
(36:35):
military drones for its war in Ukraine. The Compton Cowboys
have led a horseback ride from Paramount to Compton City
Hall to protest immigration enforcement across southern California. The ride
yesterday began where federal agents clashed with demonstrators earlier this month.
Organizers like Hector Mercado told KTLA the fear in students
(36:55):
is growing and urged locals to take a stand.
Speaker 5 (36:58):
You can see the fear in this cam.
Speaker 9 (37:00):
There are the uncertainty of.
Speaker 6 (37:01):
What's going to happen tomorrow night.
Speaker 1 (37:02):
Am I going to lose my parents?
Speaker 6 (37:04):
We're directly impacted, by hope, by this immigration situation.
Speaker 1 (37:08):
It's kind of to the point where you know, just
by the color of your skin, you're getting picked up.
Writers and community leaders called for solidarity between black and
brown communities. A new scam has scammers post opposing is
law enforcement threatening you with arrest if you don't pay
a jury duty citation. There's been a recent spike in
at least ten states, and Judge Douglas Cole is with
(37:31):
the Southern District of Ohio where it's been happening.
Speaker 9 (37:34):
The first contact from the court is always going to
be mailed. But again the key point is they're never
going to call and ask you for money or tell you, hey,
we need you to pay this to make this arrest
warr go away, or something like that.
Speaker 1 (37:45):
Officially say this scam is also happening in California, and
an Altadena family who lost their home and the Eaten
fires now competing on America's Got Talent.
Speaker 4 (37:54):
The Ben family has lived in Altadena for generations, making
music and a home, and all one hundred or so
family members lost everything in the Eton fire. Now, Lauren
Ben says six of them came together to form the
Ben Family Band and hopefully get a shot at rebuilding
their lives one note.
Speaker 1 (38:10):
At a time. Will this is the right time?
Speaker 3 (38:12):
Mom?
Speaker 4 (38:13):
Laurie Ben says, AGT is away for their family to heal.
Speaker 5 (38:16):
Many times. Out of the ashes, will come beautiful thing.
Speaker 4 (38:19):
Fans think they might get the Golden buzzer. You can
see what the judges think on Tuesday's episode of AGT.
Heather Brooker KFI News.
Speaker 1 (38:26):
Okay, I think I need to watch america'scut talent again.
This is KFI and kost HD two Los Angeles, Orange County,
live from the KFI twenty four hour newsroom for producer
and the Birthday Girl and technical producer Cono, also traffic
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App KFI hand kost HB two, Los Angeles, Orange County.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
It's time for your morning wake up call.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Here's Amy King.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
It's five o'clock, straight up. This is your wake up
call for Monday, June twenty third. I'm Amy King. We're
live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. My goodness, what a weekend.
I started off with a day at Disney, which was fabulous,
and then decided it was going to be a chill
binge weekend, chilling on the couch, expected no news, really
(00:51):
expected nothing big to happen, and then you know, switch
back to normal TV for one moment and goes, yeah,
the US bombed Iran. Yep, you know what. There's one
thing Anna and I were just talking with producer. Ann
and I were just talking about this. It's like it's NonStop.
Like with President Trump, it is absolutely NonStop. Things change
(01:16):
so fast. We're gonna be talking about around a lot
this morning. Obviously. Here's what's ahead on wake Up Call.
La Mayor Bass the city is closely monitoring for any
threats in Los Angeles following the US attack on nuclear
facilities in Iran Saturday. The mayor and Sheriff Luna both
have said there are no credible threats, but that out
(01:37):
of an abundance of caution, patrols are being stepped up
around places of worship and other sensitive locations. One person
has been killed two others are heard in a multi
car crash that shut down the southbound four or five
through the some Covida Pass. The crash happened around two
this morning. HP says one of the people hurt appears
to have been an LAPD officer, but the LAPD has
(01:58):
not confirmed that. Will was going to get you the
latest let you know if it's gonna affect your morning
commute in just a minute. The Israeli military has confirmed
that it has bombed roads around Iran's four toh nuclear
Enrichment facility to block access to the site. The strike
comes following the US bombing of three nuclear facilities using
B two bombers and bunker buster bombs. We're gonna be
(02:21):
talking with ABC's Chris Bachia about Operation Midnight Hammer and
whether that mission was successful. That's coming up before the
top of the hour, and just a couple hours after
the US attack, Iran fired again on Israel. Some of
those missiles did get through. We're going to get the
latest from Israel with ABC Stredanna Miller. The Iron Dome
(02:41):
has saved thousands of lives in Israel and it continues
to So how does it actually work. I found this
really great description of it while I was doom scrolling
on Instagram and I wanted to share that with you.
That's coming up sometime this hour. And also, I'm celebrating
a five year anniversary. Today's big one for me, and
it's sort of a cautionary tale. So I'm going to
(03:03):
tell you about my anniversary in hopes that you never
have to celebrate this anniversary. I know what it is.
All right, let's get started with some of the stories
coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. They're
back home. That's the sound of B two Stealth bombers
returning from Saturday's US air strikes in Iran. Officials say
(03:24):
the bombers hit three Iranian nuclear sites. The six Stealth
fighter planes came back to the Whiteman Air Force Base
in Missouri yesterday afternoon. Local and state authorities say they're
watching out for potential fallout from the military bombing of
the Iranian nuclear sites. Mayor bass as I mentioned says
there are no credible threats at this time, but the
LAPT is patrolling near places of worship, community gathering spaces,
(03:48):
and other sensitive sites just in case. Governor Newsom also
says California's State Threat Assessment Center is actively monitoring for
any suspicious activity. The La County Sheriff's depart meant is
taking some heat for an online post.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
Sheriff's department apparently posted then deleted a message on x
calling Iranian's victims of the recent bombings. The post sparked
some confusion and frustration, with critics accusing the department of
taking a political stance. Officials have since apologized, calling the
post quote inappropriate and saying it doesn't reflect Sheriff Luna's views.
(04:23):
They've launched an internal review and promised tighter oversight in
future communications. The Brooker KFI news Hey.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Don't heard him, You don't need to heard them. During
an ice rated the Bubble car wash in Torrents yesterday,
the business owner called out to federal agents who were
detaining workers. In videos now circulating online, the owner demanded
that agents leave, accusing them of acting like criminals. Tensions
escalated when one masked officer shoved the owner. That sparked
(04:54):
a pretty heated argument. Katla says neither ICE nor police
have commented on what happened. Officials with the City of
La are looking at possibly suing the Trump administration to
stop the ICE immigration raids they claim are unconstitutional. Last week,
seven council members signed a proposal asking the city attorney
to prioritize immediate legal action to protect the civil rights
(05:16):
of the people of La. They say it's needed to
keep people from being racially profiled or unlawfully detained. The
reconfigured interchange connecting the seventy one and ninety one freeways
in Corona set to open this morning. The interchange project
has cost one hundred and thirty seven million dollars and
has been going on since the winter of twenty twenty three.
It replaces the current single lane connector from the eastbound
(05:38):
ninety one to the seventy one with a two lane
connector loop to accommodate more vehicles. Let's say good morning
now to ABC's Jordana Miller in Jerusalem. Jordana hours after
the US dropped its bunker busting bombs on the Iranian
nuclear facilities. Iran responded with words and with missiles headed
(06:00):
at Israel.
Speaker 5 (06:01):
That's right, about five hours after the US carried out
those at this point looked like very successful strikes on
fod Out, Natans and East Sahamda's three rounding nuclear facilities.
Sirens ring out across Israel, and there was a wave
of about twenty five ballistic missiles. That has not been
(06:23):
the last wave. We've had at least two others, some
targeting just the north or just the center of the country.
The good news is that in the hours now more
than thirty six hours since the US carried out those strikes,
we have not had anybody killed here in Israel. There
have been several injured, some serious property damage residential buildings
(06:49):
where a few of the missiles got through Israel's air
defense systems, caused some pretty significant damage in the outskirts
some suburbs of Tel Aviv, for example, but again no
one injured. I'm sorry, no one killed, and just dozens injured.
Israel today is carrying out very intensive strikes across Iran
(07:12):
and specifically in Tehran, and what the Israelis have said
today is that they're hitting targets now of the regime,
not just military assets, not just nuclear sites, but targets
of the regime. And that includes today the Ministry of
Energy in the building there in Tehran, the headquarters of
(07:37):
the Busiege. That's Iran's very oppressive security arm of the
regime that has oppressed Iranians for decades. They've also hit
the notorious Evan Prison where opponents of the regime have
been jailed on real or pumped up charges for decades,
(08:01):
including some Americans. Is they're also hitting Shahid University in Tehran,
that's an arm of the regime, and some of their
radio and TV stations that are connected with the regime. Remember,
the Israeli say that they're not after regime change, that's
not part of their military aims, but today on the ground,
(08:22):
it certainly looks like they're moving in that direction.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
Okay, and you mentioned the prison that they would they
would bomb the prison. Is that did it like open
the front gates and people are spilling out or what's
the message with that one.
Speaker 5 (08:37):
Well, they've hit the grounds, not the exact prison itself.
It appears the message of a warning shot. You know,
we're hitting the outside of the prison today. And if
the regime you know, continues to target Israeli civilian life,
which is what these Israelis are claiming, right, then the
(09:00):
next the next target at the prison could be the
prison itself where you know, which would obviously lead to
a massive jail break, right and could cause some chaos
and terehran.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
So this is it.
Speaker 5 (09:14):
Looks like this is a warning shop, but even at
that it is significant, okay.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
And then Jordana, we are also just getting from the
wires that Israel has said that it has attacked Fourdoh again,
which is one of the sites that the US dropped
the bunker busting bombs on, and that it's it's hitting
the roadways around it to try to basically block anyone
(09:41):
from getting to or from it. Right.
Speaker 5 (09:43):
Remember, until the US struck Four Dow, the Israelis had
taken out We've now learned some of the aerial defense
systems around for Dow to make sure that the American
aircraft would be as safe as possible. But today the
Israeli Army has confirmed that they have hit some of
(10:04):
the access roads leading into fordw obviously to prevent the
Iranians from going into the facility and taking anything out
or you know, assessing the damage. So that is that
is what the Israelis have done, you know, in the
last couple hours.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
Okay, and then Jordana, one last question. President Trump says,
it's now time to talk. Is Iran is not making
any public statement saying that it is. Is there anything
that you're hearing about that might maybe behind the scenes
that maybe they're quietly saying, okay, we'll we'll start talking now.
Speaker 5 (10:40):
Well apparently, I mean we're hearing from US officials that
the messages between you know, Washington and Tehran have been
going back and forth for days, but the Iranians appear
to you know, not be interested in actually returning to
a negotiation, to the to the te to negotiate a
(11:01):
new deal. Not yet. We see Aron's foreign minister today
in Moscow.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
All right, Jordana Miller, We'll keep watching it. Thank you,
be safe, and we'll talk to you soon.
Speaker 5 (11:12):
Thanks soon.
Speaker 1 (11:13):
Yep, all right, let's get back to some of the
stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom.
Tehran is threatening retaliation against the US following the American
air strikes. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says, Israel
did all the heavy lifting.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
They wiped out any of their air defenses, really severely
damaged them in what they've been doing over the.
Speaker 6 (11:35):
Last week and a half or two.
Speaker 1 (11:38):
Iran Is lashed out at the US for what it
says is crossing a very big red line. Lawmakers in
DC have reacted to the US air strikes. Democrats are
questioning the president's authority and the effectiveness of the attacks
on Tehran, while Republicans support the decision. The top Democrat
on the House Intelligence Committee, Connecticut Congressman Jim Himes, says
(11:58):
he hopes it doesn't backfire.
Speaker 7 (11:59):
The worst scenario is that, you know, the Iranians have
a lot more missiles than we think they do, and
we end up with dead soldiers and sailors in the region.
Speaker 1 (12:07):
He says. The bottom line is the president has taken
a huge gamble. Investors say the US bombing in Iran
could push oil prices higher. Investors are saying they expect
it's going to cost a stock market sellof and a
possible push for the US dollar and other safe haven assets.
When Wall Street opens this morning, they say one indicator
of how markets will react this week is the price
(12:28):
of Ether, the second biggest cryptocurrency, and a gauge of
retail investor sentiment. We're going to get more on that
when we get in your business with Bloomberg's Courtney Donaho
that's coming up at five point forty. It's going to
be very hot and very humid for a lot of
the US this week. Meteorologist Britney Bells's record high temperatures
are expected.
Speaker 8 (12:47):
Stretching from Louisiana all the way to Maine, including an
excessive heat warning that includes major cities like Washington, d C.
Speaker 3 (12:54):
And Boston.
Speaker 9 (12:54):
High temperatures in DC could get at or above one
hundred degrees.
Speaker 1 (12:58):
She says, in New York and other places, the humidity
is going to make it feel like one hundred and
ten degrees. And speaking of hot weather, now that summer
is officially here, it arrived on Friday, Travel Experts Day,
it's not too late to book a getaway this season.
Katie Nastro with Going dot Com says flying away is
getting more affordable. Average price of airfare down seven percent
(13:21):
year over year. That's pretty massive, down twenty five percent
from June of twenty twenty two. She says Chicago is
already popping up as a popular destination for summer trips.
Chicago is beautiful in the summer. It is late summer.
I got that. I went there one time and it
was gorgeous and sunny and there was very little humidity.
And I was talking to a waiter at a restaurant.
(13:42):
I was like, this is so amazing. He goes, yeah,
wait till next month, exactly. Yeah, Okay. Tomorrow, the Dodgers
take on the Rockies in Colorado. First pitch goes out
at five forty. You can listen to all Dodger games
this season on AM five to seventy LA Sports and
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AM five to seventy LA Sports. Sahi super Dry discovered
Japan's number one selling beer at your favorite bar or grocer.
(14:05):
Governor Newsom has urged everyone to stay vigilant and report
any suspicious activity following the US bombing of nuclear facilities
in Iran. The governor posted on x that the state
is monitoring for any impacts on the state and that
there are no specific or credible threats in California at
this time. A small group of protesters gathered in downtown
(14:26):
LA after they announced with that the US had bombed
three Iranian nuclear facilities. Organizers said on Instagram, they're demanding
an end to the war on Iran, on our immigrants,
and on Gaza. Oil prices have jumped following the US
air strikes. US CREWE oil was up to almost seventy
six dollars a barrel as of last nights, down a
(14:47):
little bit from there this morning. Iran has said that
it might close the Strait of hor Moves in response
to the bombings. Twenty percent of the world's oil passed
through the strait last year. At six oh five, Handle
on the news, of course, Handle's going to be talked
about everything that happened over the weekend with Iran. So
today is my five year anniversary, and I try not
(15:08):
to harp on it too much, but I like to
take a few opportunities when I can to talk about
this because it could affect you. And So five years
ago today, June twenty third, twenty twenty, I had an
operation to remove I still hate saying the word a
cancer is tumor. They took out about eleven inches of
(15:29):
my large intestine with it. So I had the big
sea colon cancer, which is I have since found out
is the second deadliest form of cancer. Nice. And here
is why I'm hoping that me sharing this story with
you today is going to help you not ever have
to celebrate an anniversary like this. First of I'm going
(15:49):
to say that my last set of blood work and
all of that, I meet still meet with my oncologist
every six months. Everything came back clear and he told me, Amy,
you're basically cured, which was like the best news. So
I'm very very fortunate. So here's where I screwed up,
(16:10):
and that is you're supposed to get your screenings now,
starting at forty five, because it's hitting people younger, so
you're supposed to get the colonoscopy, which nobody wants to
get to done. And when I talked to my doctor
and they said, hey, Amy, it's time to get your screening,
I said okay, and I didn't do anything about it.
And I waited and I waited, and I kept going, oh,
(16:33):
i'll do it this year. Oh I'll do it. Oh,
oh yeah, I'll do it. No big deal. And then
in March of twenty twenty, I started having these just
nasty stomach cramps and they would last for like off
and on for like, I don't know, eight ten twelve hours,
and then it would be followed by eight ten twelve
(16:54):
hours of throwing up. So basically the tumor had gotten
to the point where it was not a complete blockage,
but it was obstructing enough that it basically shut down
my system. And they said, hey, what's going on? Like
everything couldn't work the way it was supposed to. And
after the cramping then it would say, okay, well, if
(17:17):
it can't go through the normal channels, it's got to
come back up. And that's what was triggering the throwing up.
So really weird, right, So we went and we tried
to diagnose it, and I talked to doctors, and it
all happened during COVID, which was an extra layer of interesting.
But and we thought it was, you know, pancreatitis. We
thought it was a food allergy, We thought it was
a problem with my stomach. We thought it was all
(17:39):
these different things and we didn't know, and we kind
of process of elimination and I had these episodes like
thirteen times, I think over the span of a couple
of months. As we're trying to figure out what was wrong.
We finally did an endoscopy. My gastroentrologist said, let's do
an endoscopy. That's when they stick the tube down your
throat and check out your stomach and he goes, oh,
(18:01):
and have you ever had a colonoscopy? And I'm like no,
and he goes, oh, well, let's do that at the
same time. So we did. We did them both, and
that's when they discovered that there was an issue. And
I woke up from my colonoscopy, which was again it's
the best nap of your life. The prep is no fun.
But I woke up from that they said we found something.
(18:23):
We got to get it out. And that started the
process and like a couple of weeks later, I was
in surgery, had it removed, and then did six months
of chemotherapy as an insurance policy to make sure that
they got everything, even though there were no signs that
it had spread anywhere. But so then I got to
do a surgery, I got to spend a week in
(18:47):
the hospital, and then I got six months of chemo.
So again, it was June twenty third of twenty twenty,
and I am so thankful that it is now five
years later. But I got to tell you, go get
your stupid colonoscopy. Nobody wants them. It's not fun. The
prep is not fun, but it's not that big of
(19:07):
a deal. And it's a day out of your life.
And it literally can save your life because if they
had caught it earlier, they could have taken care of
it and just snipped it out. Because I said to
the doctor, Hey, how long has this been there? And
he said ten years, because it's very slow growing generally.
And I said when did it turn bad? He said
eighteen months ago. So if you catch it early, you
(19:29):
can prevent it, you know, So do that. Please go.
If you haven't done your colonoscopy, please go get it
done now. It can literally save your life. It did
save my life, but if I'd done it when I
should have, I would have saved myself a lot. So anyway,
that is my message and my rant and my plea
(19:49):
to you. It's so so important. It literally can save
your life. Okay, happy anniversary to me. Let's get on.
Several US allies are urging a return to the Negotia
aiding table after the weekend airstrikes on Iran, while saying
that talks are desirable. Leaders in the UK and European
Union countries are also noting that Iran's nuclear program is
(20:09):
a threat. At the same time, some countries and groups
in the Middle East, including those that support Iran, have
condemned the attacks, but are also urging de escalation. Iran
says it reserves the right to resist with full force.
Some analysts and experts on the Middle East believed that
while President Trump authorized the strikes, it was Israel's Prime
minister who convinced him to do it. Executive director of
(20:32):
the Arms Control Association Darryl Kimball says the strikes came
in the middle of diplomatic negotiations with Iran and just
days after Israel launched its own attack.
Speaker 3 (20:40):
I think the strike was in part designed, yes to
knock back Iran's nuclear capabilities, but also to sabotage these talks.
Speaker 1 (20:49):
Defense Secretary Pete Hegsas says it was in the works
for weeks and took a great deal of planning, precision,
and secrecy. A man's been hit and killed by an
SUV on the ninety Freeway near Marina del Ray. Police
say the crash happened about two am Sunday on the
eastbound side of the freeway near the Sentinella exit. A
body has been found along a roadway and actin. The
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body was discovered shortly before one am yesterday on Sea
or A Highway. Police say the person had been hit
several times by vehicles. The victim's vehicle was found parked
on the shoulder about a half mile away from where
the body was found. And a man has been killed
when he was hit by at least three cars on
a busy street in Long Beach. Happened around nine thirty
Saturday night on Ocean Boulevard at ninth. Two of the
(21:32):
drivers left the scene. Police say speed and distracted driving
may have been contributing factors in the deadly crash. Tesla
has rolled out its version of Robotaxi.
Speaker 2 (21:43):
Elon Musk's company launching its long awaited self driving taxi
service in Austin, Texas, offering rides to a select group.
The cost a flat rate of four dollars and twenty
cents per ride.
Speaker 1 (21:54):
ABC's Andrew Dinbert says while they're technically driverless, each car
does still have a safety monitor. That's a Tesla employee
writing in the passenger seat and strawberries may beef up
your brain. A study from San Diego State says that
while eating four strawberries a day could improve your cognitive
skills or not wild but just eating four strawberries a
day could improve your cognitive skills. Researchers say the strawberries
(22:17):
also helped lower blood pressure and increased disease fighting antioxidants
in the blood. Study participants also noted a waste weight
loss of one percent. That's not very much, but any
little bit helps right. California Congressman Mike Thompson has called
on House Speaker Johnson to reconvene the US House of
(22:38):
Representatives so members can get briefed immediately on the evolving
situation in the Middle East. Several members of Congress it
was unconstitutional for the President to order an attack on
Iranian nuclear sites without the approval of Congress. Eight people
have been arrested for several retail thefts in a sting
operation in Ventura County. The Sheriff's Department says the people
(22:59):
arrested rain from between sixteen to forty years old. Sheriff's
officials say they found nearly six thousand dollars worth of
stolen property along with burglary tools. How to Train Your
Dragon has swooped in and beat two other movie debuts,
earning thirty seven million dollars in its opening or second
weekend in theaters. The post apocalyptic zombie movie twenty eight
(23:19):
Years Later opened in second and l e O. Pixar's
movie about a boy who wants to be abducted by
aliens open in third place, but it earned just twenty
one million dollars. It was the worst opening ever for
a Pixar movie. Okay, so we've been talking about the
Iron Dome quite a bit. Obviously today we're talking more
about Bunker Busters and the B twos from the attack
(23:42):
on the Iranian nuclear facilities, but we've been talking about
with Jordana Miller and others in Israel and how they
have to run into shelters when they get these sirens
and they get the notifications that there are missiles incoming
from Iran, and it literally has saved thousands and thousands
of lives because a lot of the like most of
(24:07):
the missiles that are aimed at Israel are intercepted by
what is called the Iron Dome. And I was like, well,
how does it work? And so is doom scrolling the
other day, and I saw on Instagram this guy who
gave a great little short explanation of it, and I
wanted to share it with you.
Speaker 6 (24:21):
The Iron Dome is designed to detect, track, and neutralize
incoming threats within seconds. When a rocket is launched toward Israel,
a radar array picks it up almost immediately, in less
than a blink. On board computers calculate its trajectory to
determine whether it's heading for a populated area. If it's not,
if it's going to land in an open field or
(24:41):
the sea, the system ignores it entirely. That's not a bug,
it's by design. Firing interceptors is expensive, and the Dome
is programmed to conserve them unless human lives are at risk.
But when the system does engage, it launches interceptor missiles
called Ta mirror missiles at speeds reaching mock two point two,
which is over one seven hundred miles per hour, more
(25:02):
than twice the speed of sound. These missiles don't even
need to hit their targets directly. They detonate near incoming
rockets and shred them mid air using a blast of
metal fragments. Since its deployment in twenty eleven. The Iron
Dome has intercepted over five thousand rockets with an astonishing
ninety percent success rate, making it one of the most
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advanced short range defense systems on the planet. But this
recent Iranian attack was different. It wasn't just a few rockets,
it was hundreds launched in strategic waves. And it wasn't
just rockets. Iran used a mix of drones, cruise missiles,
and even ballistic missiles. The goal was to overwhelm the
system's capacity. Even with help from US interceptors and other
(25:45):
allied support, some of these weapons made it through.
Speaker 1 (25:49):
Yeah, pretty it's pretty impressive how it continues to intercept
those bumps. And Jordana said that something got through on Saturday,
a few hours after the US attack on the nuclear facilities,
and there were several people injured, and the damage is
just crazy when they do get through, but very cool.
(26:09):
The Iron done system, as you know, what's going on
in Iran affects the whole world, and everybody's talking about it,
trying to figure out what's next, and it's even affecting
the stock markets. So let's get in your business with
Bloomberg's Courtney Donaho and find out how the stock markets
are being affected by what happened over the weekend. Yes,
(26:30):
good morning.
Speaker 8 (26:31):
Well it's funny because it seems that Wall Street it's
a bit unphased by some of these strikes. And this
report is sponsored by Total Wine and more so, as
I'm looking across the markets right now, there's a degree
of calm that usually doesn't happen when we have a
major geopolitical escalation that has taken place. So right now
stocks are holding steady Dow futures, little change US in
(26:52):
P futures.
Speaker 1 (26:53):
Same goes for that, and.
Speaker 8 (26:54):
We have to keep in mind the S and P
five hundred is still only about three percent below it's
all time high in February. But there has been a
lot to focus on, especially for the fact that this
region is so focused on oil, and this is what
the markets are looking at closely today.
Speaker 1 (27:11):
Okay, and then as we just mentioned kind of it
seems like everything affects the markets. And right now there's
no deal between Iran and the US, and President Trump
is saying there's got to be. Iran's not really signaling
that they want to talk. But how could that affect
the financial markets?
Speaker 8 (27:31):
See right now, everybody's looking at what's happening with the
price of oil. We're seeing small gains, rising to seventy
four dollars a barrel, but all of this could change
if Iran manages to close the Straight of Horn Moves
that is a key oil shipping lane. Yesterday we were
looking at seventy eight dollars a barrel for oil. But
traders are saying, hey, let's take a breath here, because
(27:52):
there hasn't been any signs of disruption to the flow
of crude in that region. And you have to think
about it. That oil has risen more than twelve percent
since the onset of the Israel Ron conflict. That's a
nice little chunk, but not too too bad. But any
disruption through the Strait of Horror Moves could mean a
spike in energy prices. That could also mean higher inflation.
(28:14):
But any significant increase in the price of oil or
disturbance to trade trade is something else that we've been
focusing on, caused by an escalation of the conflict. That
could act as a break on the economy. And what
we really don't want within the United States is lower growth,
higher inflation, and that kicks off that word stagflation.
Speaker 1 (28:32):
We definitely don't want that to happen. Okay, well, we'll
be watching. We get in your business with Bloomberg's Courtney
Donaho like we do every day, looking forward to our
next discussion. We'll see how things shake out today. Definitely
see you later, all right, thanks Courtney. La Mayor Bass
says the city is closely monitoring for any threats to
(28:53):
La following the US attack on nuclear facilities Saturday. The
mayor and La County Sheriff Luna both say there are
no known credible threats, but that out of extra precaution,
they are stepping up patrols around places of worship and
other sensitive locations. Security guards and a parishioner have stopped
a potential mass shooting outside of church in Michigan. The
(29:16):
police chief, Ryan Strong says a man with a rifle
and a handgun got out of his car in front
of Cross Point Community Church in Wayne yesterday. I started shooting.
He was wearing a tactical vest. A parishioner hit the
man with his car and then was shot by at
least two security guards. Six teenagers have been injured in
a shooting in a parking lot in Moreno Valley happened
(29:36):
Saturday nights. Five of the six were taken to hospitals,
all of them in critical condition. The sixth person shot
drove themselves to the hospital. Let's say now, good morning
to ABC's Chris Bachia. Chris, the US carrier carried out
Operation Midnight Hammer Saturday afternoon, which was Sunday morning in
the Middle East. Walk us through a little bit about
(29:59):
what happened, and then what US officials said about it
during that Sunday morning press briefing.
Speaker 3 (30:06):
Good morning, yes, Well, the Pentagon officials who briefed the
media yesterday gave us a sense of how that looked.
And while seven B two bombers went eastward toward Iran,
six of them went westward toward Guam, which was a
bit of a head fake, and it got people thinking
because those B two stealth bombers kept their transponders on.
(30:27):
So folks who track these sorts of things saw them
headed west and said, what's happening there? Perhaps they're going
to be staging at Guam. Meanwhile, those flights were headed eastward.
Those were more than thirty hour flights round trip from
Iran and back to Missouri. They are now safely back
at American soil where they came from. And one hundred
(30:49):
and twenty five aircraft were involved in this, between the
seven stealth bombers that actually dropped the ordinances, and the
escorts and the refuelers involved along the way. It was
a massive operation. The Pentagon says it was a big success.
Secretary Pete Hegseth said the nuclear sites were severely damaged.
President Trump said they were quote obliterated. The Chairman of
(31:12):
the Joint Chiefs, the top military uniform official, said it's
too early to tell, way too early to tell, in fact,
to do a battle damage assessment, but he did say
that this was a success, that these nuclear sites, the
three of them, sustained significant damage.
Speaker 1 (31:28):
Okay, so Chris, now can you tell us a little
bit more about the actual operation. So we know that
some of the B two's were headed to Guam as
a decoy basically, and then there were six that went
to Iran.
Speaker 3 (31:46):
Well, I think it's actually the reverse. I think the
big six toward Guam and seven toward Iran. Soeen exactly right,
and fourteen Massive ordnance penetrators are the names of the bomb.
They're they're they're colloquially known as the Mother of All
bombs because they're thirty thousand pounds and only the US
has them, and only the US have the aircraft that
(32:07):
can carry them. And that's why Israel was appealing to
the US. We don't know that necessarily in any direct way,
but certainly Israel would have welcomed the US attack, not
something that they could have done. So to get those
ordinances deep into the ground. There some three hundred feet
under Fodah, which is the fortified nuclear site underneath a mountain.
(32:32):
Now you can see from the satellite imagery six punctures
that show massive holes in the ground where the bombs drop.
But it's just hard to know at this point what
damage they actually did underground and to the nuclear facility,
to the centrifuges that were enriching uranium.
Speaker 1 (32:48):
Okay, and then Chris, they had fourteen of the bunker
busting bombs, right, So did they make they had the
seven planes, did they make two passes or did they
they drop them like you know, drop one, drop the
next one or do you know how that works?
Speaker 6 (33:06):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (33:06):
So, so my understanding is that in four dough they
dropped two of them and that one of the the
So there were two passes over four dough which is
the very fortified one that I just mentioned. Now, the
other nuclear site, Natans, was also hy but but one
pass in that in that case, and then the third
site is found is above ground facilities. Those weren't hit
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with the bunker busters because there wasn't underground facilities to hit.
In that case, it was actually Tomahawk missiles fired from submarine.
So so this was a multifaceted attack, and and those
submarines were actually those those missiles from the submarine were
actually launched before the B two bombers flew over their
their sites. And it was all done in a in
(33:51):
a synchronized, coordinated way. Wow.
Speaker 1 (33:53):
Okay. And then on some of the news shows which
I've been watching obsessively since this all happened, there were
there has been some talk of some trucks outside the
nuclear facilities. Do we know if Iran was able to
get some of the uranium out or is it all
just speculation until we can do more intel and find
out what kind of damage was done.
Speaker 3 (34:16):
At this point, we don't know, but it certainly would
be plausible that they would try to do that at
anticipation of a potential attack on their sites. Now, those
satellite images showing the cargo trucks, some fourteen of them
outside of four Doah, the entrances would suggest that perhaps
the Iranians decided to transport some of the fissile materials,
some of the enriched uranium out of that area. Now.
(34:40):
JD Vance, the Vice President, on our program on Sunday,
suggested that Iran knows where that is, or at least
is in possession of the enriched uranium, suggesting that it
wasn't destroyed in the attack, that it's not at this
point underneath rubble, because he said, and I'm paraphrasing here,
that this is something the US will discuss with a
ron in the coming days and weeks what to do
(35:02):
with that uranium. Now we know there's almost nine hundred
pounds of it, and we know that it was enriched
at a high level, close to weapons grade, so it
certainly will be a concern. The IAEA, which is the
authority on this, the UN Watchdog, also says at this
point it doesn't know where that uranium is.
Speaker 1 (35:19):
Okay. Chris Baccia with ABC News and at the Pentagon
appreciate the information and the insight. Take care, Yes, you too,
Thank you. Let's get back to some of the stories
coming out of the KFI twenty four hour news room.
California Democrats have condemned President Trump's decision to bomb it
Runs nuclear facilities. Senator Adam Schiff on CNN's State of
(35:40):
the Union said, this is an operation that should have
never been authorized by the president.
Speaker 7 (35:45):
In the absence of intelligence showing that iron had made
the decision to break out and build a bomb. The
intelligence I've seen, and it's been limited, indicates that Iran
had certainly enriched uranium, but had not made the decision
to build a bomb.
Speaker 1 (35:59):
Shift says the president should have gotten congressional approval.
Speaker 7 (36:03):
But there's a reason to bring this to Congress, and
it is you want the Congress bought in. You want
the American people bought in on an action this substantial
that could lead to a major outbreak of war.
Speaker 1 (36:14):
Iran's Foreign minister has headed to Moscow for what are
being called urgent talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin following
the US air strikes. The foreign ministers is Russia and
Iran have a strategic partnership and always consult with each
other as close allies. The Kremlin has helped Iran with
its civilian nuclear program in exchange for supplying Russia with
(36:35):
military drones for its war in Ukraine. The Compton Cowboys
have led a horseback ride from Paramount to Compton City
Hall to protest immigration enforcement across southern California. The ride
yesterday began where federal agents clashed with demonstrators earlier this month.
Organizers like Hector Mercado told KTLA the fear in students
(36:55):
is growing and urged locals to take a stand.
Speaker 5 (36:58):
You can see the fear in this cam.
Speaker 9 (37:00):
There are the uncertainty of.
Speaker 6 (37:01):
What's going to happen tomorrow night.
Speaker 1 (37:02):
Am I going to lose my parents?
Speaker 6 (37:04):
We're directly impacted, by hope, by this immigration situation.
Speaker 1 (37:08):
It's kind of to the point where you know, just
by the color of your skin, you're getting picked up.
Writers and community leaders called for solidarity between black and
brown communities. A new scam has scammers post opposing is
law enforcement threatening you with arrest if you don't pay
a jury duty citation. There's been a recent spike in
at least ten states, and Judge Douglas Cole is with
(37:31):
the Southern District of Ohio where it's been happening.
Speaker 9 (37:34):
The first contact from the court is always going to
be mailed. But again the key point is they're never
going to call and ask you for money or tell you, hey,
we need you to pay this to make this arrest
warr go away, or something like that.
Speaker 1 (37:45):
Officially say this scam is also happening in California, and
an Altadena family who lost their home and the Eaten
fires now competing on America's Got Talent.
Speaker 4 (37:54):
The Ben family has lived in Altadena for generations, making
music and a home, and all one hundred or so
family members lost everything in the Eton fire. Now, Lauren
Ben says six of them came together to form the
Ben Family Band and hopefully get a shot at rebuilding
their lives one note.
Speaker 1 (38:10):
At a time. Will this is the right time?
Speaker 3 (38:12):
Mom?
Speaker 4 (38:13):
Laurie Ben says, AGT is away for their family to heal.
Speaker 5 (38:16):
Many times. Out of the ashes, will come beautiful thing.
Speaker 4 (38:19):
Fans think they might get the Golden buzzer. You can
see what the judges think on Tuesday's episode of AGT.
Heather Brooker KFI News.
Speaker 1 (38:26):
Okay, I think I need to watch america'scut talent again.
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