July 9, 2025 • 44 mins
Heather Brooker fills in for Amy King on this Wednesday Wake Up Call. ABC News contributor and former DHS official John Cohen opens the show talking about the nation’s ability to prepare for natural disasters being a priority. KTLA & KFI tech reporter Rich DeMuro joins the show for ‘Wired Wednesday.’ Today, Rich discusses Samsung unveiling foldable phones, Prime Day tips, Gmail update, & FDA news. Bloomberg’s Courtney Donohoe updates us on the latest in business and Wall Street. The show closes with Heather sharing her San Diego Comic Con exclusive preview.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're listening to Wake Up Call on Demand from KFI
AM six forty KFI and KOST HD two, Los Angeles,
Orange County. It's time for your morning wake up call.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Good morning. It's five am, straight up on Wednesday, July ninth.
I'm Heather Brooker in for Amy King this week, this morning,
this year. No, no, no, She'll be back on Monday.
I want to say good morning to the wake Up
Call crew. Everybody's here, Will made an indju just in
the nick of time. Good morning, Good morning, I'm.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Not there, we are, I'm good. How are you?
Speaker 2 (00:40):
I'm good? Good morning? Kno, everybody? Are you drinking a coffee?
Is that coffee? Are you coffee? Cono? I hate coffee? Yes,
it's coffee. Okay, we hate it, but we do it anyway.
French vanilla. The sales department has way better coffee than
our Hey, really, I need to head up the sales
department break room. Then all right, Hey, good morning, ann
(01:01):
producer an just the bestest. Did anybody see that beautiful
moon on the way in this morning? Oh my gosh,
that was so gorgeous. I hope wherever you are you
also see this beautiful moon this morning. It kind of
feels like we're all united under this gorgeous moon. Is
that a little too hippy dippy for five am? All right?
(01:22):
Fair enough, fair enough, all right, let's get uh, let's
get go on. We got a lot to talk about today.
Here's what's ahead on wake up Call. Local leaders are
pushing back on federal immigration enforcement. In La City, Attorney
Heidie Feldstein Soto says La and several nearby cities are
joining a legal fight to defend sanctuary policies targeted by
a Trump administration lawsuit, and the Supreme Court has cleared
(01:46):
the way for President Trump to move forward with mass
layoffs and reorganization plans at federal agencies. The ruling puts
a lower court block on hold and marks another legal
win for Trump despite strong descent from Justice Brown Jackson.
New research at UCLA has found climate change will make
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heat waves hotter and longer. Researchers say the duration of
heat waves will increase with every fraction of a degree
of warming. Here's what's ahead on wake Up Call. At
five oh five, the floodwaters are receding, but the heartbreak
is rising in Central Texas as the death toll climbs
to one hundred and ten Local officials have a grim
(02:28):
outlook and are looking for new ways to prevent tragedy
in the future. And at five twenty, Samsung's latest foldables
are getting ready for their big debut, and Rich d'miro
is live in Brooklyn with a first look. And if
five point thirty five, the Man of Steel makes his
return to the box office, I've got a sneak preview
(02:48):
of the new Superman movie. We're going to talk about
the Cape Crusader and whether it's worth your bucks at
the box office. And the biggest comic book convention in
the US is kicking off in three weeks, so at
five fifty I'll have an exclusive first look at the panels, exhibits,
and new activations for the con this year. And today's
talkback question, I want to hear from you. Hit that
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talkback button on the iHeartRadio app. Have you ever been
to Comic con or in San Diego or any con,
whether you're not a comic book person, or maybe you're
like you know, maybe you've been to the Plumber's Con
or the Firefighter's Con, whatever it is, I want to
hear from you. Hit that talkback button on the iHeartRadio
app and we're going to play your talkbacks later on
(03:30):
at the end of the show. Then at six oh five,
it's handle on the news. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth didn't
let the White House know before he authorized a pause
on weapons in Ukraine. We're going to tell you why
the White House is scrambling now. But let's get started
with some of the stories coming out of the KFI
twenty four hour newsroom. Texas Governor Greg abbotts as the
death toll from the catastrophic flooding in his state has
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topped one ten, with more than one hundred and sixty
people still unaccounted for.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
Speaking from rural hunt in western Kirk County, Appot emphasize
that search efforts will continue relentlessly until every missing person
is located. He said, the hearts of Texans are breaking
every day because of the Central Texas floods. Among the
missing our five campers and one councilor from a girls
camp in Kirk County where twenty seven girls and staff
members died. Abbott also took a helicopter tour over the
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worst affected regions, expressing that he was deeply moved by
the extent of the devastation. He went on to say
President Trump's immediate granting of the Major Disaster declaration has
been speeding up recovery efforts. Mark Mayfield, KOFI News.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
A thirteen year old boy has been arrested for allegedly
starting a brush fire in Laguna Beach Police ate. Multiple
witnesses reported seeing the team in the area where the
fire started Monday afternoon, possibly setting off fireworks. The fire
grew to about four acres and threatened homes before firefighters
got a handle on it. As communities across Texas struggled
to recover from catastrophic flooding that left one hundred and
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ten people dead, the death toll continues to rise, and
so do a lot of questions. Are we doing enough
to prepare for and respond to natural disasters? Now by
ABC News contributor John Cohen, the former counter terrorism coordinator
at the Department of Homeland Security. Good morning, John, Good morning, Heather,
nice to be with you. Thank you so much. Well,
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you have worked at the highest level of Homeland Security. So,
based on what we're seeing in Texas right now, what
concerns you the most about the country's current disaster response system?
Speaker 4 (05:23):
Well, I mean I think what's going on in Texas
is just yet another reminder that the country faces a
daily threat from weather incidents, from mass casually attacks, from
other situations that we classify as homeland security, but the
impact can be devastation and death in our communities. And
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so it just reminds us that while new administrations come
and go and political priorities change, that it's critically important
to remember that reality has a way of shifting politics,
and we can't take resources away from communities as they
prepare and become resilient and able to respond to these
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types of disasters just because we have other priorities. So
I'm hoping that, as with other tragedies, that once the
rescue and recovery efforts are over, state local federal officials
will take a hard look at what happened in Texas
and what's happening today in New Mexico and yesterday in
North Carolina. Both states are also experiencing serious flooding with
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deaths and property destruction. We look at some of the
past hurricane responses, and we look at how we've been
responding to the daily barrage of mass casually shootings across
the country and take a step back and say what
more do we need to be doing to protect our communities.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
So there have been recent proposals to cut funding and
key agencies like FEMA, NOAH, and the National Weather Service.
In your experience, what kind of impact did those kind
of cuts have on real time disaster response?
Speaker 4 (07:03):
Look, FEMA, like any other organization, should their their capabilities
and their their operational activities need to be reviewed and
and and you know, and when necessarily fixed if they're not,
if they're not operating efficiently. But FEMA plays a critically
important role. They don't just send money out to communities.
They they organize multi state agreements so that when a
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disaster strikes in one state, resources from other states can
be sent in. They put personnel on the ground, both
contractors and federal personnel who go in, you know, immediately
upon uh these disasters striking, and they go in and
they help people, and they help organize recovery and response efforts.
Speaker 5 (07:47):
UH.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
They or they work with utilities, phone phone companies or
telecommunication companies, electrical companies so that if there are major
communication or power outages, temporary resources can get into those areas.
They work with the non profit communities so that Red
Cross and other faith based organizations can quickly move into
an area and provide temporary housing. So, you know, eliminating
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FEMA the idea of eliminating FEMA would have a direct
impact on the ability of state and local governments to
be able to handle major disasters such as what we're
seeing in Texas, which, as we've seen, has quickly exceeded
the capacity of the local officials, their regional partners, and
even the state to provide the full level of response
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that's needed to deal with these issues.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
Now, that leads perfectly into my next question that I
have here. We've always heard that, you know, disaster response
starts locally but then quickly scales up. Can you talk
about how the federal, state, and local agencies are supposed
to coordinate during a crisis and where that system tends
to break down.
Speaker 4 (08:53):
Yeah, it tends to break down in communication. It tends
to break down when federal, state, local authorities haven't worked
together to develop a joint plan on how to deal
with these types of disasters. It breaks down when when
necessarily necessary equipment and training exercises haven't been conducted. You know,
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as you point out, when a disaster hits the first
responder is the locality. If the disaster or the incident
exceeds the capacity of the locality, typically through mutual aid agreements,
they'll immediately get response from surrounding communities. But as we
saw it in Texas just this, you know, over the
past couple of days, many of these disasters, Increasingly these
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disasters are exceeding the capacity of state and regional authorities,
and the state will come in and when they exceed
the capacity of the state, like we saw in Hurricane Katrina,
Hurricane Helene, and others, and now the situation in Texas,
the federal government will come in at the end of
the day. Though the responsibility for response and recovery, except
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under very unique sirtch ccumstances, will rely on the state officials.
So when FEMA comes into a community, they're doing so
in support of state emergency managers and first responders.
Speaker 2 (10:10):
Okay, in our last few seconds here, I want to
ask you this question quickly. So with Texas dealing with
the aftermath of extreme flooding, we're also getting ready to
interpeak hurricane and wildfire season. What signs should the public
and policymakers be paying attention to right now?
Speaker 4 (10:27):
Yeah, I mean, as you pointed out, I mean we're
entering hurricane season. We have multiple states dealing with flooding today,
we have forest fires and wildfires that are either underway
or are coming. I would also point out that we've
had multiple acts of targeted violence that the administration or
the federal government has identified as acts of terrorism. We've
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had a number of mass shootings. FEMA plays a critical
role in dealing helping communities deal with all of this.
So as lawmakers in Washington are meeting and debating political priorities,
this probably isn't a good time. That's a little bit
of sarcasm to be talking about eliminating FEMA and the
Grand funding the coast of state and locals to help
them prepare for cyber and physical events such as this.
Speaker 2 (11:13):
Okay, ABC's John Cohen, thank you so much for your
time this morning.
Speaker 4 (11:17):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (11:18):
All right, let's get back to some of the stories
coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Governor
Newsom is in South Carolina to campaign for Democrats. During
his multi day trip, Newsom talked to South Carolinians. South Carolinians,
I don't think I'm saying that South Carolinians. Oh my goodness,
I need to google that. He's talking about the federal
immigration action. At LA's MacArthur Park, A military guard and
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machine guns fall masks. Now one arrest was been.
Speaker 6 (11:47):
Well he was doing He wanted to make.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
Eight point cruelty is the point. Newsom hasn't said whether
he plans to run for president in twenty twenty eight,
but South Carolina is historically an important state in Democrat
presidential primaries. President Trump has publicly expressed his irritation with
Russian President Putin. Trump has wanted to negotiate an end
to the war in Ukraine using his relationship with the
(12:11):
Russian leader, but says it's becoming less and less likely.
Speaker 7 (12:15):
It was very nice all the time, but it turns
out to be meaningless.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
Trump's efforts to brokera a peace deal have come up
short as Russia steps up its attack on Ukraine. The
Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration
to move ahead with plans to downsize the federal workforce.
That's despite warnings that critical government services will be lost
and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will lose their jobs.
(12:41):
The justices have overridden lower courts that temporarily froze the
cuts which have been led by the Department of Government Efficiency. Tonight,
the Dodgers take on the Brewers in Milwaukee with the
first pitch at eleven forty. Not tonight. Why did I
say tonight today? Let's start that again. The Dodgers take
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on the Brewers in Milwaukee with the first pitch at
eleven forty. Listen to all Dodgers games on AM five
to seventy LA Sports live from the Gallpin Motors Broadcast Booth,
and stream all Dodgers games in HD on the iHeartRadio
app keyword AM five to seventy LA Sports. Four people
were arrested in Van Nuy's for allegedly interfering with a
federal immigration operation. Border patrol says they used improvised devices
(13:26):
to disable vehicles. The arrests come amid ongoing mass deportation
efforts promised by President Trump. Sean Dinnycombs has been acquitted
of sex trafficking racketeering, but convicted of prostitution related charges.
He remains in custody and his business empire continues to unravel,
losing brand deals, facing lawsuits, and watching his once powerful
(13:47):
label Bad Boy records lose momentum. Stan kronks Kronkey's Oh boy,
here's another one. Kronk's sports empire is now the most
valuable in the world. It's worth over twenty one billion
dollars according to CNBC. His portfolio includes the La rams
Denver Nuggets Arsenal and Sofi Stadium. A new rams HQ
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and retail project is also in the works for the
San Fernando Valley. Today's talkback question, have you ever been
to Comic Con or any con? What's your passion? What
do you geek out over? We want to hear from you.
Hit that talkback button there on the iHeartRadio app and
let us know. At six oh five, it's handle all
the news. White House insiders and critics are frustrated with
(14:31):
ag Pambondi's handling of the Epstein files. We're going to
tell you why, what the President has to say about it.
Samsung's big summer event is happening in Brooklyn this week,
where the tech giant is set to unveil its newest
generation of foldable phones. Rich On Tech host Rich Jamiro
is on the ground for the big reveal, and he's
joining us live with the latest from the launch. Good
(14:52):
morning rich.
Speaker 5 (14:54):
Hey, good morning too, Heather. This event starts in just
a couple of hours.
Speaker 6 (14:58):
Here.
Speaker 5 (14:58):
They're doing it in Brooklyn this year at a place
called the Brooklyn Fish Transfer And yes, there are actual
fish that are being transferred because I smell them.
Speaker 2 (15:08):
No, I don't know if that's a good thing or not,
especially this early in the morning. So I was going
to ask, I was going to ask you what is
the vibe there? But apparently the vibe is very fishy.
Speaker 5 (15:20):
It's actually a really cool location that they did this at.
They you know, these tech companies usually change up the
locations where they do these big events. Samsung has been
doing unpacked events for many years. That's when they show
off their newest phones. They typically do two of these
big events a year, one for their standard phones like
the S twenty five Ultra, and then the second is
(15:40):
for their unfoldable So today we're expecting to see a
couple of new foldable devices, if you can believe it.
Samsung's been making foldable phones now since twenty nineteen, and
of course they get better every year, but they're still
not super popular. But of course we know that Apple
is expected to come out with a foldable phone next
year or perhaps the next year.
Speaker 2 (16:02):
Okay, so what sets this new lineup of foldable phones
apart from previous generations.
Speaker 5 (16:09):
Well, we don't know just yet what is in store
with these new phones until they unveil them on stage.
But if you look at the tea leaves, you know,
most of the time they are upgrading the cameras. They're
making these thinner, they're making them lighter. Those are kind
of the main areas of improvement for these foldable phones.
So all the previous foldable phones I've tested in the past,
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you know, the cameras were just okay, and they were
a little bit too big to use as a phone
every day. And then when you open it up, you know,
the phone, some of the screens on the outside were
not as big that you wanted to use, you know,
for the outside screen. So there's a lot of room
for improvement here. Let's see if Samsung can do it.
Speaker 2 (16:46):
You know, my concern with any kind of foldable or
flip phones I'm old, so I called we used to
call them the flip type phones. Any My concern with
those is that they will break in half because we
use them so much. I'm having it in my bag,
I have it in my pocket, in my back pocket,
or I'm giving it to my kid. You know, my
fear is that it's gonna like just snap in half.
(17:07):
Maybe that's not realistic.
Speaker 5 (17:10):
Well, I think the durability aspect has gotten a lot
better in recent years. You know, these things used to
not be waterproof when the first one came out. If
you got a speck of dust in the hinge, the
whole thing would go bad. So they've definitely gotten past
all of that. I think now they're in this period
of like just refining what they've done and continuing to
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make it better, where people say, Okay, this can actually
replace the phone that I use on a daily basis,
and I'm not scared to carry this thing around because,
by the way, these phones are typically more expensive than
your standard smartphones as well.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
Okay, well, we will be looking forward to hearing more
about their new foldable phones. But I want to shift
gears for a second. Let's talk about Prime Day. How
can shoppers tell the difference between a true deal and
just clever pricing? Are there any tools or apps that
you recommend for us?
Speaker 5 (17:59):
Yeah, you know Prime Day runs through the eleven, so
you still have a lot of time. I've actually noticed
the deals are really good this year, so I always
say put a bunch of stuff in your car or
save for later. List that way you can see when
the prices drop. And I'm seeing really good price drops,
So definitely check out the deals. You know, get the
stuff that you need, not the stuff that you want
per se. But here's the thing. There is a little
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trick this year that it's the first time I've seen
this on Amazon, but there is a price history tool
that you can unlock, and it's all through Amazon's AI assistance.
So when you are looking at a price on either
the website or the mobile phone, there's a little area
that looks like, you know that AI logo. Tap that
AI logo and on the phone it's in the lower
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right hand corner. On the desktop, it says ask rufus
and then you tap ask something else, and then it
brings up this thing that says show price history. So
if you tap that immediately, Amazon's AI will give you
a little bar graph of the prices for the thirty
to ninety days, so you can actually tell if a
price drop is legitimate. So, for instance, I'm looking at
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this Kindle, it's typically one hundred and ten dollars. It's
on Prime Day for eighty five dollars. Is that a
good deal? Yeah, this is the lowest price that's been
in ninety days. That is actually a good deal.
Speaker 2 (19:16):
Okay, Really quickly, in our last few seconds here, Gmail
rolled out a new feature to help users unsubscribe. But
please tell me more about this.
Speaker 5 (19:25):
Yeah, this is something that's rolling out widely, so you
may not have it on your account just yet. But
if you go to Gmail on the left hand side,
there's now a new option that says manage subscriptions. And
so look in your list of things where it says
inbox and all that stuff go down and you'll see
managed subscriptions. You tap that, it will show you a
list of every single newsletter that sends you emails and
(19:47):
how many they send you, and in one click you
can get rid of that email newsletter list. They will
take you off of that list. So it's a nice
way of seeing all these things you get on a
daily basis and going okay, let me unsubscribe from that
list because I really don't read that newsletter. So they're
making it really easy to unsubscribe and just one click.
Speaker 2 (20:06):
Oh, I think, out of everything, I'm going to use
that the most. So I have a lot of newsletters
to unsubscribe run. So thank you so much, rich We
appreciate it. Richie Mero, the tech reporter at KTLA and
host of rich on Tech Saturdays at eleven am here
on KFI. You can follow rich on Instagram at rich
on Tech and sign up for Riches free newsletter at
(20:27):
rich on Tech dot tv. Have so much fun in Brooklyn.
Speaker 5 (20:32):
Thank you, and don't unsubscribe to my news you just
don't like it. In that case, you can't.
Speaker 2 (20:37):
No, everybody subscribed. No, it's a good one. It's a
good one. Thank you so much.
Speaker 5 (20:40):
Rich Thanks hether.
Speaker 2 (20:43):
All right, let's get back to some of the stories
coming out in the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Ellie
County and local cities have joined a lawsuit against the
Trump administration over immigration enforcement.
Speaker 8 (20:52):
The suit, filed by the ACLU, seeks an injunction on
immigration enforcement over what it sees as violations of the
Constitution on lawful stomps and targeting people based on race.
Elie Mahr Bass says she and others will turn to
the courts for help because she believes the legislative branch
has ceded authority to the White House.
Speaker 2 (21:08):
It is critical that we use every single venue.
Speaker 8 (21:12):
Ellie has joined La County, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Culver City,
West Hollywood, Montebello, Monterey Park, and Pico Rivera as interveners
in the federal case. Michael Monks KFI News.
Speaker 2 (21:23):
A man has been found dead outside a Goodwill store
in Pasadena. Police were called yesterday about an unresponsive man
at the store on Faroaks. He was pronounced dead at
the scene. Detectives say there was suspicious activity leading up
to the man's discovery. A police apartment in the South
Bay has responded to comments about gun seizures.
Speaker 9 (21:43):
Her most of each. Police department posted on Facebook that
five loaded guns were taken off the streets in five
separate proactive traffic stops. Many comments favorable, some not. One
comment asked what was illegal about those loaded guns, accusing
the police of stealing the guns from people. The department responded.
The post says, in part, the department does not violate
rights or unlawfully sees firearms. The post also encourages people
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to educate themselves about what's legal and illegal about guns.
Jim rope KFI News.
Speaker 2 (22:12):
A thirteen year old boy has been arrested for allegedly
setting off fireworks that sparked the Rancho fire in Laguna
Beach in that force evacuation and burned about four acres.
A body was found wrapped in a blanket among donated
items outside Opacaden, a goodwill store, Tuesday morning, Police Day.
The adult male was discovered near the donation drop off
(22:32):
area around eleven o'clock in the morning. And Barbie just
got a meaningful update. Mattel has released its first doll
with type one diabetes, dressed in a stylish outfit with
visible insulin pump and glucose monitor. The doll was launched
with Breakthrough t One d to raise awareness and push
for a renewed federal diabetes funding. All right, today's talkback question.
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Have you ever been to comic con or any con
coming up? We're gonna have an exclusive interview. Want to
share that with you guys, but I want to hear
from you as well. What is your fandom? What do
you enjoy geeking out over? I've ever been to a
comic con or any con? I want to hear from you.
Hit that talkback button on the iHeart Radio app. Then
at six oh five, it's handle on the news. Someone
(23:17):
is using AI to call foreign ministers in high level
US government officials, pretending to be Marco Rubio. We're going
to tell you what a fake caller is saying and
how leaders are responding. All right, This is usually the
time of the show when Amy does Amy's on it,
so whenever I fill in for her, we change it
to Heather has it. I know, super super original. I
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get it, and Amy told me I'm not allowed to
talk about entertainment any other time during the week except
at five point thirty five on Wednesday. So now's my
time to shine everybody. Let's do this. I saw Superman.
I actually saw it a couple of weeks ago, and
I've been under embargo and I have been dying to
talk about it. Superman is going to be in theaters
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on July eleventh, and you know there's all the initial
previews and reviews that are coming out. This, of course,
is directed by James Gunn. This is his sort of
offbeat approach which has his very signature you know, humor
to it, his sentiment, lots of imaginative touches with Crypto
the super Dog. This to me feels like a fresh,
(24:28):
heartfelt take on Superman. This feels very much like a
departure from Zack Snyder's universe, the darker Superman that we
have seen over the past you know, decade or so.
And what's great about this film is we're not doing
a deep dive into Superman's origin story. You know, we
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know where Superman came from, we know what his you know,
beginnings were in Kansas. If you watch the TV show
Small Villa at all, or have seen any of the
previo Superman stories, this does not dive into where Superman
came from. It skips the standard you know, krypton Kansas beginnings,
jumps right into already established Superman. A lot of reviewers
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are saying that immediately immerses you into the story. Also,
we have to talk about some great performances. David corn
Sweat is playing Superman. He does a wonderful job. He
has that charm and does a great job balancing you know,
easy glowing, easygoing, that awkward Clark Kent phase. And Rachel Brosnahan,
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who was on The Marvelous Missus MASLS. She is a
wonderful Lois Lane She already has that sort of fast paced,
you know, quick talking Daily Planet style reporter that we
know and love, but it's not over the top where
it feels charactery. She does an incredible job and they
have great chemistry. They have great chemistry too. It's and
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it's there. It's really fun to watch them interact. And
speaking of that, we have to talk about Nicholas Holtz
Lex Luthor. He is all in on the bad guy
persona here. He does a wonderful job and just really
fun to watch. We have to talk about the Justice Gang.
(26:14):
Oh my gosh. I had the best time talking with
Nathan Fillion and the cast members from who are in
the Justice Gang? You're gonna love. If you are a
deep track comic book fan, you're going to really enjoy
getting to know the Justice Gang a little bit more.
I thought this was very modern, very thematic. It was
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a wonderful story and wonderful take. Critics are going to
criticize that's their job. They're going to come in and say,
you know, pick it apart. If they didn't do that,
they wouldn't have a job. So I say, though, if
you're a Superman fan at all, it's definitely worth your
bucks at the box office. Will are you going to
go see it? Yes? Absolutely? I love Superman, my favorite,
(27:01):
my favorite of all the superheroes, of all the superheroes. Yeah,
I'm not I'm not a Marvel guy. I'm much more
of a DC Superman Batman guy. So yeah, I'll be
I'll be there, all right. Well, I think you'll enjoy
it if you're a Superman person, if you're a Superman fan,
you'll definitely enjoy it. Well that was it. That's that's
all I'm allowed to talk about for entertainment. Don't tell
(27:24):
Amy that I talked more about entertainment. Heather has it.
Oh okay, Heather, Heather's out others. But thank you guys
for indulging me and letting me talk about Superman conor
are you Superman fan? I like the cartoon. The cartoon
which one? There's like a couple nineties one from the nineties.
(27:47):
DC is not known for coming out with good movies. Yeah,
well this is this is true. They have a long
history of kind of you know, uh, dropping the ball
a little bit. But I really feel like this is
a good reset and with James Gunn kind of overseeing
the the storylines, here trying to pull in that more
connected Marvel universe. I think he this is a good
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start for sure.
Speaker 8 (28:08):
So I think every Superman from now till eternity is
going to be held up against Christopher roh Oh.
Speaker 2 (28:13):
Absolutely, that's the ultimate. Ultimately, he was the ultimate Superman
and that's a that's Those are tough boots to Phil
for sure. Ann are you Superman fan? Do you like superheroes?
She's like no, No, She's.
Speaker 8 (28:28):
Like on the phone with now handle right now, trying
to deal with life. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (28:31):
All right, Well, thank you guys for indulging me. I
hope you go and see then I want to hear
all about it. Follow me on Instagram at the Heather Brooker,
Facebook at the Heather Brooker or TikTok and let me
hear from you. I want to know if you guys
are going to see Superman. You can also listen to
my show entertain Me on the iHeartRadio app and we're
going to talk all where we talk about all things
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entertainment over there, and then I'll be doing a deeper
dive this Friday with Gary and Shannon during our weekly
entertainment segment. We will break down Superman and all the
box office offerings and entertainment stories for the week. All right,
now it's time to get in your business with Bloomberg's
Courtney Donahoe. Good morning, Courtney.
Speaker 10 (29:09):
I was a wonder Woman fan though. Oh I had
my wonder Woman under Ruth, remember.
Speaker 2 (29:13):
Those Yeah, of course, of course, Oh my gosh. Okay, Well,
we're going to switch gears just a little bit here,
and we're going to talk about some news coming out
of Wall Street. Here. The catastrophe in Texas. It ranks
as one of the costliest floods in history. Tell me
about that.
Speaker 10 (29:32):
Yeah, I mean, it's still early to note the exact
toll of the disaster, but some of the preliminary estimates
for maciew weather puts the total damage and economic loss
as at as much as twenty two billion dollars. From
nineteen eighty through last year, flooding has killed hundreds of
people nationwide and inflicted at least two hundred three billion
dollars in losses. But keep that in mind, that's about
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fifty billion dollars more than wildfires over the same period
of time.
Speaker 2 (29:58):
Okay, and let's talk about two guys named Kevin are
battling out to become the next head of the Federal Reserve.
Speaker 1 (30:05):
Yeah.
Speaker 10 (30:06):
Well, the Wall Street Journal is reporting how one of
President Trump's closest economic advisors is emerging as a serious
contender to be the next Fed chair. White House Economic Advisor,
Kevin hassets Rise is a big threat to former fake
governor an early favorite Kevin Walsh to run the Central Bank.
But some people close to the President are worried that
Warsh won't push for lower interest rates, and that's what
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the President has been asking for.
Speaker 2 (30:30):
But the Journal, this is the funny part.
Speaker 10 (30:32):
The Journal actually says the battle between the two men
shaping up to be a contest similar to the president's
former TV show, The Apprentice. But as we've been saying,
he's been frustrated with current chair J. Powell over his
decision to hold or the Federal Reserve Board's decision toll
rates study this year.
Speaker 2 (30:49):
All right, And why am I about to pay more
for tomatoes?
Speaker 6 (30:53):
Yeah?
Speaker 10 (30:54):
Higher prices for a spaghetti's as could be on the way.
A long running trade agreement with Mexico on tom tomatoes
set to end next week that will unleash a seventeen
percent tariff on import. So we have a lesson of
weeks to go, a deal is unlikely to come together
in that time. But tomato importer nature Suite, they delivered
to a lot of different grossers, including Kroger Walmart. They
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said that they're going to have to raise prices nearly
ten percent if that agreement ends, and that could drive
a cost across the country because Nature Suite is the
largest distributor of tomatoes in the US, and you have
to keep in mind around seventy two percent of our
fresh tomatoes are imported. But there was no comment so
far from the Commerce Department on this.
Speaker 2 (31:36):
All right, Courtney, thank you so much for your time
this morning. We will talk to you again tomorrow and
definitely see you later. All right, let's get back some
of the stories coming out of a KFI twenty four
hour newsroom. A new study from UCLA finds the world's
heat waves are getting longer and more intense.
Speaker 8 (31:52):
The study was published on Monday in the Journal of
Nature Geoscience. It says climate change is causing heat waves
to become hotter and longer. It also says the length
of heat waves will continue to increase as the planet
warms up. Scientists relied on an equation that incorporates variables
into climate models, which account for the way one day's
temperature influences the next day's temperature. It found that heat
(32:14):
waves are accelerating on a global level. Daniel Martindale KFI News.
Speaker 2 (32:18):
A study in the health journal Food and Function has
found that eating eggs may be beneficial to your health.
The study followed close to nineteen thousand adults and discovered
those who ate one point five eggs a day that's
one and a half eggs a day at of stronger
bones than those who didn't eat eggs. Participants who regularly
ate eggs showed a seventy two percent higher bone density
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in the femur and eighty three percent higher bone density
in this spine. So eat your egg. A man who
allegedly used a ghost gun to shoot an LAPD officer
during a footchase in Exhibition Park has been charged with
attempted murder. The twenty six year old day scheduled to
be arranged today. The shooting happened on Saturday, when two
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officers saw the man riding a bike and try to
stop him. A San Marino man faces life in prison
after being charged with murdering his wife, doctor Irene Golai
and setting fire to their home and covering it up.
Authority say she had filed for divorce and suffered traumatic
injuries before the fire in January, and Not Scary Farm
(33:25):
returns this fall with new mazes, scare zones, and live shows.
Tickets and access to the special preview night go on
sale July twenty fifth, and the Halloween event kicks off
September eighteenth and runs through November. First, all right, we
are taking your talkbacks this morning. Have you ever been
to Comic Con or any con? What's your fandom? We
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want to hear from you. Even if you haven't been
to comic Con. You can just leave me a talk
back and say hello and good morning. How are you?
Just hit that talkback button there on the iHeartRadio app.
We're just minutes away from handle. On the news this morning,
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rawlin says there will be no amnesty
for migrants and mass deportations will continue. We'll talk about
(34:09):
what she says. The goal is now for the workforce
in the US. Right now, we're diving into one of
the biggest pop culture events of the year, San Diego
Comic Con, and whether you're a longtime attendee, or just
comic Con curious. This year's convention promises to be bigger, bolder,
and more immersive than ever. Joining me now is Chief
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Communications and Strategy Officer for SDCC, David Glanzer. I am
so excited about Comic Con every year. It is one
of my favorite pop culture events, as I know it
is for many people, and I want to talk to
you about what is some of the big news ahead
of Comic Con this year. Looks like there were some
panel announcements this week. What can you tell me?
Speaker 11 (34:49):
Yeah, so we release our panels typically two weeks prior
to the show. But well, I'll tell you something. It's
going to be another great show, another fun show. I
always tell my friends, we won't know what the big
news is out of the show until Monday, because it's
the fans who will tell us.
Speaker 2 (35:06):
So it's really the fans responding to what resonated the
most with them while they're there exactly.
Speaker 11 (35:13):
You know, the original organizers put this event together. It
really was a celebration of different cons of entertainment that
it felt had intrinsic artistic merit, and that has evolved
into the big show we see today. And it is
still fans. We're all fans here that we put it on.
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We try to put on the type of show we
want to just see.
Speaker 2 (35:37):
Well, I know, for me, like some of the highlights
when we go are like the Her Universe fashion show.
Ashley puts on an incredible show there. I love looking
at all of the cosplay and the costumes that you know,
the fans spend so much time investing in. And of
course there is the cosplay costume contest or the cosplay contest.
I should say, what do you look more forward to
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the most when you go to Comic Con.
Speaker 11 (35:59):
Well, well, you know it's gonna sound a little bit cheesy,
but it really is seeing friends I haven't seen for
a year. There are people who coming from all over
the world, some of who again I don't see for
once a year, and we pick up as if we'd
never been apart. And also seeing people have a really
good time. But with the fashion show, you're absolutely right.
(36:24):
I think one of the things that a lot of
people don't realize is when you see costumes and movies
or television or whatever, it's made to look very good
on television or or movies or what have you. But
you know, with the fashion shows, those costumes actually have
to be worn for you know, hours on and sometimes
they be practical, they have to be look great, and
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that's a great aspect of a costumes that I've seen
people don't realize. So a lot of cool things are
coming on.
Speaker 2 (36:51):
Yeah, and I was reading about Disney Entertainment television previews
and activations that are coming. What kind of presence is
Disney going to have at the con this year?
Speaker 11 (37:00):
Well, you know, I can't really mentioned specific companies yet,
but I will tell you we have almost a thousand
exhibitors on the floor. That includes comics publishers, book publishers,
movie studios, television networks. We have a lot of streaming
involvement in terms of programming, and also one of the
things that we've had to do in the last few
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years is expand outside the convention center. We've run out
of room basically, so you'll see a lot of what
we call activations, you know, what's kind of considered the
Comic Con campus, So right around the back part of
the facility and across the street at area parks and
open space. Some of those companies will also have activations
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that are free with the Badge member and they can
take part in you know, have a good time even
if you're not inside the building.
Speaker 2 (37:50):
I absolutely love all of the stuff that happens outside
the convention center as well. And it looks like this
year there's going to be an Avit Elementary block party,
some other properties are going to be there, King of
the Hill, Alien Earth. It's truly such a good time,
whether you're inside or outside of the convention Center. And
let's talk really quickly. You know, one of the big
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frustrations that people have when they go every year is hotels,
hotel prices, and just getting access easily to the event.
So what changes have been made this year to make
it an easier process to stay in San Diego and
attend the.
Speaker 11 (38:25):
Con Well, I will tell you, I wish it was
great news. I will tell you that there are some
hotels that worked very closely with us, and for them
we're very grateful. But the truth is we're getting less
and less rooms from some properties to be able to
offer room blocks, which means hotel rates end up going up.
That's a scary thing for us. You know, again, we're
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a fan event. If fans can't come, they'll go someplace
else and we never want that. But I'll tell you
for this year, I think we're hanging in there. We're
hoping the next couple of years to get even more rooms,
but that really is up to the hotel owners and
managers that we're kind of at their disposal. Some of
them have been really great, giving us a great rooms,
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great rates and space to have our programs. But it's
still a continuing process of negotiations.
Speaker 2 (39:14):
Well, if there's one thing I know about Comic Con
fans is no matter what, they will find a way
to get to the con. So and it is always
very true. It's very true, and it is always well
worth it. I know we enjoyed as a family every year.
So David Glanzard, thank you so much for your time,
and we'll see you at the con.
Speaker 11 (39:33):
Absolutely, thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (39:36):
It was every year. It is such a blast to
go to Comic Con. So we're taking your talkbacks this morning.
If you want to leave me a message on the
iHeartRadio app, I'd love to hear from you. Tell us
about a comicon that you've gone to, or any con
you what is your fandom We want to hear from
you this morning. Just hit that talkback button. Let's get
back to some of the stories coming out of the
KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Some state lawmakers say they
(39:57):
want to police in California to go to school. A
new bill would establish education standards. There's growing body of
research that suggests a college educated law enforcement officer tends
to use less force and exercise better decision making in
hostile environments. If the bill passes, BEAT cops would need
to get a policing certificate, associate's degree, or bachelor's degree.
(40:19):
Starting in twenty thirty one, and Mattel has introduced its
first ever Barbie doll with type one diabetes.
Speaker 12 (40:32):
The Joy Company says the doll was designed in collaboration
with Breakthrough t one d formerly known as the Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation, with inclusivity in mind and allows children
to see themselves reflected in Barbie. Foster's a greater sense
of inclusion and empathy.
Speaker 2 (40:48):
ABC's Dave Packer says the new Barbie comes with a
glucose monitor on her arm and an insulin pump, and
her blue polka dot outfit represents the global symbols for
diabetes awareness. I love that. I think that is a
wonderful way to include people with diabetes. We've been getting
lots of talkbacks this morning. Let's play a few of them.
Thank you guys so much for calling in. Here we go.
Speaker 6 (41:10):
Good morning, Heather, and wake up called crew. This is
Derek from Hollywood. I've been to drag Con and I
gotta say it was probably just about as entertaining as
common Conbobby will be. But I love hearing you in
the morning, father, and I hope you all have a
great day.
Speaker 2 (41:28):
Thank you appreciate it.
Speaker 6 (41:31):
Good morning, Heather. How are y'all doing this morning?
Speaker 8 (41:34):
So I have been conned.
Speaker 12 (41:36):
Okay, I may have conned somebody, but I've never been
to a con.
Speaker 2 (41:43):
Okay, that's fair, great day, Thank you too.
Speaker 13 (41:49):
Yeah, I've never gone to a comic con or anything,
and I actually kind of thought it was a little
weird scene that much of adults going to these and
peeking out, if you will. Okay, but I must say
after I went to eight cat Con, I kind of
saw how cool it was and how every one of
the same mind joined dan and had fun and got
to talk about things. So now I totally get to
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come a con. But without cat Con, I wouldn't have
been there.
Speaker 2 (42:14):
Well, hell, I have got some good news for you.
Coming up on Friday, we are going to be giving
you a preview of cat Con. I have got a
special interview with the CEO of cat Con, and we're
going to give you the scoop on this perfect event.
Perfect event. Yes, I did it.
Speaker 11 (42:34):
Well.
Speaker 14 (42:34):
Sorry, all right, Hey, Heather, it's Kimberly, and I know
you're in for Amy for the next week, week and
a half. But in promos, say should promote you. I mean,
you do such a great job. You're still Amy and
do fantastic Thank you. When they do wake up call
(42:56):
with Amy for the next week, they should do with
a me. But Oather's filling in. Take care girl, keep
up the great job.
Speaker 2 (43:05):
Thank you, Kimberly. That's so nice of you. All right,
I appreciate that so much. Hey, we'll get on that
last the promo team. I'm sure they're like, we don't
need extra work, lady. All right here, we've got one more.
Speaker 7 (43:16):
Heyther, I'm gonna go ahead and toss the con that
I enjoy That is Midsummer Scream that's actually coming up
in a few weeks. It is a horror con. Lots
of crafts, lots of producers and actors, and Alvira has
been a regular there for I don't know how many years.
Something we're checking out.
Speaker 2 (43:36):
It definitely is if you're a horror movie fan, Midsommer
Scream is the place to be. That is where all
the horror fans get together and and do scary things.
We won't go into.
Speaker 1 (43:50):
We don't have to.
Speaker 2 (43:51):
I know you know, we have not. We don't have
time to go into all the details for Midsommer Scream,
but maybe that's something I'll work on a story for
the future. Thank you all so much, Thank much for
calling in this morning. We appreciate your talk packs and
we mostly appreciate you listening to wake Up Call. This
is KFI and KOSTHD two Los Angeles, Orange County live
from the KFI twenty four hour newsroom for producer and
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technical producer KNO and traffic specialists Will I'm Heather Brooker.
This has been your wake up call. If you missed
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Speaker 10 (44:25):
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Speaker 2 (00:17):
Good morning. It's five am, straight up on Wednesday, July ninth.
I'm Heather Brooker in for Amy King this week, this morning,
this year. No, no, no, She'll be back on Monday.
I want to say good morning to the wake Up
Call crew. Everybody's here, Will made an indju just in
the nick of time. Good morning, Good morning, I'm.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Not there, we are, I'm good. How are you?
Speaker 2 (00:40):
I'm good? Good morning? Kno, everybody? Are you drinking a coffee?
Is that coffee? Are you coffee? Cono? I hate coffee? Yes,
it's coffee. Okay, we hate it, but we do it anyway.
French vanilla. The sales department has way better coffee than
our Hey, really, I need to head up the sales
department break room. Then all right, Hey, good morning, ann
(01:01):
producer an just the bestest. Did anybody see that beautiful
moon on the way in this morning? Oh my gosh,
that was so gorgeous. I hope wherever you are you
also see this beautiful moon this morning. It kind of
feels like we're all united under this gorgeous moon. Is
that a little too hippy dippy for five am? All right?
(01:22):
Fair enough, fair enough, all right, let's get uh, let's
get go on. We got a lot to talk about today.
Here's what's ahead on wake up Call. Local leaders are
pushing back on federal immigration enforcement. In La City, Attorney
Heidie Feldstein Soto says La and several nearby cities are
joining a legal fight to defend sanctuary policies targeted by
a Trump administration lawsuit, and the Supreme Court has cleared
(01:46):
the way for President Trump to move forward with mass
layoffs and reorganization plans at federal agencies. The ruling puts
a lower court block on hold and marks another legal
win for Trump despite strong descent from Justice Brown Jackson.
New research at UCLA has found climate change will make
(02:07):
heat waves hotter and longer. Researchers say the duration of
heat waves will increase with every fraction of a degree
of warming. Here's what's ahead on wake Up Call. At
five oh five, the floodwaters are receding, but the heartbreak
is rising in Central Texas as the death toll climbs
to one hundred and ten Local officials have a grim
(02:28):
outlook and are looking for new ways to prevent tragedy
in the future. And at five twenty, Samsung's latest foldables
are getting ready for their big debut, and Rich d'miro
is live in Brooklyn with a first look. And if
five point thirty five, the Man of Steel makes his
return to the box office, I've got a sneak preview
(02:48):
of the new Superman movie. We're going to talk about
the Cape Crusader and whether it's worth your bucks at
the box office. And the biggest comic book convention in
the US is kicking off in three weeks, so at
five fifty I'll have an exclusive first look at the panels, exhibits,
and new activations for the con this year. And today's
talkback question, I want to hear from you. Hit that
(03:09):
talkback button on the iHeartRadio app. Have you ever been
to Comic con or in San Diego or any con,
whether you're not a comic book person, or maybe you're
like you know, maybe you've been to the Plumber's Con
or the Firefighter's Con, whatever it is, I want to
hear from you. Hit that talkback button on the iHeartRadio
app and we're going to play your talkbacks later on
(03:30):
at the end of the show. Then at six oh five,
it's handle on the news. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth didn't
let the White House know before he authorized a pause
on weapons in Ukraine. We're going to tell you why
the White House is scrambling now. But let's get started
with some of the stories coming out of the KFI
twenty four hour newsroom. Texas Governor Greg abbotts as the
death toll from the catastrophic flooding in his state has
(03:50):
topped one ten, with more than one hundred and sixty
people still unaccounted for.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
Speaking from rural hunt in western Kirk County, Appot emphasize
that search efforts will continue relentlessly until every missing person
is located. He said, the hearts of Texans are breaking
every day because of the Central Texas floods. Among the
missing our five campers and one councilor from a girls
camp in Kirk County where twenty seven girls and staff
members died. Abbott also took a helicopter tour over the
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worst affected regions, expressing that he was deeply moved by
the extent of the devastation. He went on to say
President Trump's immediate granting of the Major Disaster declaration has
been speeding up recovery efforts. Mark Mayfield, KOFI News.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
A thirteen year old boy has been arrested for allegedly
starting a brush fire in Laguna Beach Police ate. Multiple
witnesses reported seeing the team in the area where the
fire started Monday afternoon, possibly setting off fireworks. The fire
grew to about four acres and threatened homes before firefighters
got a handle on it. As communities across Texas struggled
to recover from catastrophic flooding that left one hundred and
(04:50):
ten people dead, the death toll continues to rise, and
so do a lot of questions. Are we doing enough
to prepare for and respond to natural disasters? Now by
ABC News contributor John Cohen, the former counter terrorism coordinator
at the Department of Homeland Security. Good morning, John, Good morning, Heather,
nice to be with you. Thank you so much. Well,
(05:10):
you have worked at the highest level of Homeland Security. So,
based on what we're seeing in Texas right now, what
concerns you the most about the country's current disaster response system?
Speaker 4 (05:23):
Well, I mean I think what's going on in Texas
is just yet another reminder that the country faces a
daily threat from weather incidents, from mass casually attacks, from
other situations that we classify as homeland security, but the
impact can be devastation and death in our communities. And
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so it just reminds us that while new administrations come
and go and political priorities change, that it's critically important
to remember that reality has a way of shifting politics,
and we can't take resources away from communities as they
prepare and become resilient and able to respond to these
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types of disasters just because we have other priorities. So
I'm hoping that, as with other tragedies, that once the
rescue and recovery efforts are over, state local federal officials
will take a hard look at what happened in Texas
and what's happening today in New Mexico and yesterday in
North Carolina. Both states are also experiencing serious flooding with
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deaths and property destruction. We look at some of the
past hurricane responses, and we look at how we've been
responding to the daily barrage of mass casually shootings across
the country and take a step back and say what
more do we need to be doing to protect our communities.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
So there have been recent proposals to cut funding and
key agencies like FEMA, NOAH, and the National Weather Service.
In your experience, what kind of impact did those kind
of cuts have on real time disaster response?
Speaker 4 (07:03):
Look, FEMA, like any other organization, should their their capabilities
and their their operational activities need to be reviewed and
and and you know, and when necessarily fixed if they're not,
if they're not operating efficiently. But FEMA plays a critically
important role. They don't just send money out to communities.
They they organize multi state agreements so that when a
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disaster strikes in one state, resources from other states can
be sent in. They put personnel on the ground, both
contractors and federal personnel who go in, you know, immediately
upon uh these disasters striking, and they go in and
they help people, and they help organize recovery and response efforts.
Speaker 5 (07:47):
UH.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
They or they work with utilities, phone phone companies or
telecommunication companies, electrical companies so that if there are major
communication or power outages, temporary resources can get into those areas.
They work with the non profit communities so that Red
Cross and other faith based organizations can quickly move into
an area and provide temporary housing. So, you know, eliminating
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FEMA the idea of eliminating FEMA would have a direct
impact on the ability of state and local governments to
be able to handle major disasters such as what we're
seeing in Texas, which, as we've seen, has quickly exceeded
the capacity of the local officials, their regional partners, and
even the state to provide the full level of response
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that's needed to deal with these issues.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
Now, that leads perfectly into my next question that I
have here. We've always heard that, you know, disaster response
starts locally but then quickly scales up. Can you talk
about how the federal, state, and local agencies are supposed
to coordinate during a crisis and where that system tends
to break down.
Speaker 4 (08:53):
Yeah, it tends to break down in communication. It tends
to break down when federal, state, local authorities haven't worked
together to develop a joint plan on how to deal
with these types of disasters. It breaks down when when
necessarily necessary equipment and training exercises haven't been conducted. You know,
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as you point out, when a disaster hits the first
responder is the locality. If the disaster or the incident
exceeds the capacity of the locality, typically through mutual aid agreements,
they'll immediately get response from surrounding communities. But as we
saw it in Texas just this, you know, over the
past couple of days, many of these disasters, Increasingly these
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disasters are exceeding the capacity of state and regional authorities,
and the state will come in and when they exceed
the capacity of the state, like we saw in Hurricane Katrina,
Hurricane Helene, and others, and now the situation in Texas,
the federal government will come in at the end of
the day. Though the responsibility for response and recovery, except
(09:58):
under very unique sirtch ccumstances, will rely on the state officials.
So when FEMA comes into a community, they're doing so
in support of state emergency managers and first responders.
Speaker 2 (10:10):
Okay, in our last few seconds here, I want to
ask you this question quickly. So with Texas dealing with
the aftermath of extreme flooding, we're also getting ready to
interpeak hurricane and wildfire season. What signs should the public
and policymakers be paying attention to right now?
Speaker 4 (10:27):
Yeah, I mean, as you pointed out, I mean we're
entering hurricane season. We have multiple states dealing with flooding today,
we have forest fires and wildfires that are either underway
or are coming. I would also point out that we've
had multiple acts of targeted violence that the administration or
the federal government has identified as acts of terrorism. We've
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had a number of mass shootings. FEMA plays a critical
role in dealing helping communities deal with all of this.
So as lawmakers in Washington are meeting and debating political priorities,
this probably isn't a good time. That's a little bit
of sarcasm to be talking about eliminating FEMA and the
Grand funding the coast of state and locals to help
them prepare for cyber and physical events such as this.
Speaker 2 (11:13):
Okay, ABC's John Cohen, thank you so much for your
time this morning.
Speaker 4 (11:17):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (11:18):
All right, let's get back to some of the stories
coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Governor
Newsom is in South Carolina to campaign for Democrats. During
his multi day trip, Newsom talked to South Carolinians. South Carolinians,
I don't think I'm saying that South Carolinians. Oh my goodness,
I need to google that. He's talking about the federal
immigration action. At LA's MacArthur Park, A military guard and
(11:40):
machine guns fall masks. Now one arrest was been.
Speaker 6 (11:47):
Well he was doing He wanted to make.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
Eight point cruelty is the point. Newsom hasn't said whether
he plans to run for president in twenty twenty eight,
but South Carolina is historically an important state in Democrat
presidential primaries. President Trump has publicly expressed his irritation with
Russian President Putin. Trump has wanted to negotiate an end
to the war in Ukraine using his relationship with the
(12:11):
Russian leader, but says it's becoming less and less likely.
Speaker 7 (12:15):
It was very nice all the time, but it turns
out to be meaningless.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
Trump's efforts to brokera a peace deal have come up
short as Russia steps up its attack on Ukraine. The
Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration
to move ahead with plans to downsize the federal workforce.
That's despite warnings that critical government services will be lost
and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will lose their jobs.
(12:41):
The justices have overridden lower courts that temporarily froze the
cuts which have been led by the Department of Government Efficiency. Tonight,
the Dodgers take on the Brewers in Milwaukee with the
first pitch at eleven forty. Not tonight. Why did I
say tonight today? Let's start that again. The Dodgers take
(13:02):
on the Brewers in Milwaukee with the first pitch at
eleven forty. Listen to all Dodgers games on AM five
to seventy LA Sports live from the Gallpin Motors Broadcast Booth,
and stream all Dodgers games in HD on the iHeartRadio
app keyword AM five to seventy LA Sports. Four people
were arrested in Van Nuy's for allegedly interfering with a
federal immigration operation. Border patrol says they used improvised devices
(13:26):
to disable vehicles. The arrests come amid ongoing mass deportation
efforts promised by President Trump. Sean Dinnycombs has been acquitted
of sex trafficking racketeering, but convicted of prostitution related charges.
He remains in custody and his business empire continues to unravel,
losing brand deals, facing lawsuits, and watching his once powerful
(13:47):
label Bad Boy records lose momentum. Stan kronks Kronkey's Oh boy,
here's another one. Kronk's sports empire is now the most
valuable in the world. It's worth over twenty one billion
dollars according to CNBC. His portfolio includes the La rams
Denver Nuggets Arsenal and Sofi Stadium. A new rams HQ
(14:08):
and retail project is also in the works for the
San Fernando Valley. Today's talkback question, have you ever been
to Comic Con or any con? What's your passion? What
do you geek out over? We want to hear from you.
Hit that talkback button there on the iHeartRadio app and
let us know. At six oh five, it's handle all
the news. White House insiders and critics are frustrated with
(14:31):
ag Pambondi's handling of the Epstein files. We're going to
tell you why, what the President has to say about it.
Samsung's big summer event is happening in Brooklyn this week,
where the tech giant is set to unveil its newest
generation of foldable phones. Rich On Tech host Rich Jamiro
is on the ground for the big reveal, and he's
joining us live with the latest from the launch. Good
(14:52):
morning rich.
Speaker 5 (14:54):
Hey, good morning too, Heather. This event starts in just
a couple of hours.
Speaker 6 (14:58):
Here.
Speaker 5 (14:58):
They're doing it in Brooklyn this year at a place
called the Brooklyn Fish Transfer And yes, there are actual
fish that are being transferred because I smell them.
Speaker 2 (15:08):
No, I don't know if that's a good thing or not,
especially this early in the morning. So I was going
to ask, I was going to ask you what is
the vibe there? But apparently the vibe is very fishy.
Speaker 5 (15:20):
It's actually a really cool location that they did this at.
They you know, these tech companies usually change up the
locations where they do these big events. Samsung has been
doing unpacked events for many years. That's when they show
off their newest phones. They typically do two of these
big events a year, one for their standard phones like
the S twenty five Ultra, and then the second is
(15:40):
for their unfoldable So today we're expecting to see a
couple of new foldable devices, if you can believe it.
Samsung's been making foldable phones now since twenty nineteen, and
of course they get better every year, but they're still
not super popular. But of course we know that Apple
is expected to come out with a foldable phone next
year or perhaps the next year.
Speaker 2 (16:02):
Okay, so what sets this new lineup of foldable phones
apart from previous generations.
Speaker 5 (16:09):
Well, we don't know just yet what is in store
with these new phones until they unveil them on stage.
But if you look at the tea leaves, you know,
most of the time they are upgrading the cameras. They're
making these thinner, they're making them lighter. Those are kind
of the main areas of improvement for these foldable phones.
So all the previous foldable phones I've tested in the past,
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you know, the cameras were just okay, and they were
a little bit too big to use as a phone
every day. And then when you open it up, you know,
the phone, some of the screens on the outside were
not as big that you wanted to use, you know,
for the outside screen. So there's a lot of room
for improvement here. Let's see if Samsung can do it.
Speaker 2 (16:46):
You know, my concern with any kind of foldable or
flip phones I'm old, so I called we used to
call them the flip type phones. Any My concern with
those is that they will break in half because we
use them so much. I'm having it in my bag,
I have it in my pocket, in my back pocket,
or I'm giving it to my kid. You know, my
fear is that it's gonna like just snap in half.
(17:07):
Maybe that's not realistic.
Speaker 5 (17:10):
Well, I think the durability aspect has gotten a lot
better in recent years. You know, these things used to
not be waterproof when the first one came out. If
you got a speck of dust in the hinge, the
whole thing would go bad. So they've definitely gotten past
all of that. I think now they're in this period
of like just refining what they've done and continuing to
(17:30):
make it better, where people say, Okay, this can actually
replace the phone that I use on a daily basis,
and I'm not scared to carry this thing around because,
by the way, these phones are typically more expensive than
your standard smartphones as well.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
Okay, well, we will be looking forward to hearing more
about their new foldable phones. But I want to shift
gears for a second. Let's talk about Prime Day. How
can shoppers tell the difference between a true deal and
just clever pricing? Are there any tools or apps that
you recommend for us?
Speaker 5 (17:59):
Yeah, you know Prime Day runs through the eleven, so
you still have a lot of time. I've actually noticed
the deals are really good this year, so I always
say put a bunch of stuff in your car or
save for later. List that way you can see when
the prices drop. And I'm seeing really good price drops,
So definitely check out the deals. You know, get the
stuff that you need, not the stuff that you want
per se. But here's the thing. There is a little
(18:22):
trick this year that it's the first time I've seen
this on Amazon, but there is a price history tool
that you can unlock, and it's all through Amazon's AI assistance.
So when you are looking at a price on either
the website or the mobile phone, there's a little area
that looks like, you know that AI logo. Tap that
AI logo and on the phone it's in the lower
(18:43):
right hand corner. On the desktop, it says ask rufus
and then you tap ask something else, and then it
brings up this thing that says show price history. So
if you tap that immediately, Amazon's AI will give you
a little bar graph of the prices for the thirty
to ninety days, so you can actually tell if a
price drop is legitimate. So, for instance, I'm looking at
(19:06):
this Kindle, it's typically one hundred and ten dollars. It's
on Prime Day for eighty five dollars. Is that a
good deal? Yeah, this is the lowest price that's been
in ninety days. That is actually a good deal.
Speaker 2 (19:16):
Okay, Really quickly, in our last few seconds here, Gmail
rolled out a new feature to help users unsubscribe. But
please tell me more about this.
Speaker 5 (19:25):
Yeah, this is something that's rolling out widely, so you
may not have it on your account just yet. But
if you go to Gmail on the left hand side,
there's now a new option that says manage subscriptions. And
so look in your list of things where it says
inbox and all that stuff go down and you'll see
managed subscriptions. You tap that, it will show you a
list of every single newsletter that sends you emails and
(19:47):
how many they send you, and in one click you
can get rid of that email newsletter list. They will
take you off of that list. So it's a nice
way of seeing all these things you get on a
daily basis and going okay, let me unsubscribe from that
list because I really don't read that newsletter. So they're
making it really easy to unsubscribe and just one click.
Speaker 2 (20:06):
Oh, I think, out of everything, I'm going to use
that the most. So I have a lot of newsletters
to unsubscribe run. So thank you so much, rich We
appreciate it. Richie Mero, the tech reporter at KTLA and
host of rich on Tech Saturdays at eleven am here
on KFI. You can follow rich on Instagram at rich
on Tech and sign up for Riches free newsletter at
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rich on Tech dot tv. Have so much fun in Brooklyn.
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Thank you, and don't unsubscribe to my news you just
don't like it. In that case, you can't.
Speaker 2 (20:37):
No, everybody subscribed. No, it's a good one. It's a
good one. Thank you so much.
Speaker 5 (20:40):
Rich Thanks hether.
Speaker 2 (20:43):
All right, let's get back to some of the stories
coming out in the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Ellie
County and local cities have joined a lawsuit against the
Trump administration over immigration enforcement.
Speaker 8 (20:52):
The suit, filed by the ACLU, seeks an injunction on
immigration enforcement over what it sees as violations of the
Constitution on lawful stomps and targeting people based on race.
Elie Mahr Bass says she and others will turn to
the courts for help because she believes the legislative branch
has ceded authority to the White House.
Speaker 2 (21:08):
It is critical that we use every single venue.
Speaker 8 (21:12):
Ellie has joined La County, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Culver City,
West Hollywood, Montebello, Monterey Park, and Pico Rivera as interveners
in the federal case. Michael Monks KFI News.
Speaker 2 (21:23):
A man has been found dead outside a Goodwill store
in Pasadena. Police were called yesterday about an unresponsive man
at the store on Faroaks. He was pronounced dead at
the scene. Detectives say there was suspicious activity leading up
to the man's discovery. A police apartment in the South
Bay has responded to comments about gun seizures.
Speaker 9 (21:43):
Her most of each. Police department posted on Facebook that
five loaded guns were taken off the streets in five
separate proactive traffic stops. Many comments favorable, some not. One
comment asked what was illegal about those loaded guns, accusing
the police of stealing the guns from people. The department responded.
The post says, in part, the department does not violate
rights or unlawfully sees firearms. The post also encourages people
(22:06):
to educate themselves about what's legal and illegal about guns.
Jim rope KFI News.
Speaker 2 (22:12):
A thirteen year old boy has been arrested for allegedly
setting off fireworks that sparked the Rancho fire in Laguna
Beach in that force evacuation and burned about four acres.
A body was found wrapped in a blanket among donated
items outside Opacaden, a goodwill store, Tuesday morning, Police Day.
The adult male was discovered near the donation drop off
(22:32):
area around eleven o'clock in the morning. And Barbie just
got a meaningful update. Mattel has released its first doll
with type one diabetes, dressed in a stylish outfit with
visible insulin pump and glucose monitor. The doll was launched
with Breakthrough t One d to raise awareness and push
for a renewed federal diabetes funding. All right, today's talkback question.
(22:56):
Have you ever been to comic con or any con
coming up? We're gonna have an exclusive interview. Want to
share that with you guys, but I want to hear
from you as well. What is your fandom? What do
you enjoy geeking out over? I've ever been to a
comic con or any con? I want to hear from you.
Hit that talkback button on the iHeart Radio app. Then
at six oh five, it's handle on the news. Someone
(23:17):
is using AI to call foreign ministers in high level
US government officials, pretending to be Marco Rubio. We're going
to tell you what a fake caller is saying and
how leaders are responding. All right, This is usually the
time of the show when Amy does Amy's on it,
so whenever I fill in for her, we change it
to Heather has it. I know, super super original. I
(23:39):
get it, and Amy told me I'm not allowed to
talk about entertainment any other time during the week except
at five point thirty five on Wednesday. So now's my
time to shine everybody. Let's do this. I saw Superman.
I actually saw it a couple of weeks ago, and
I've been under embargo and I have been dying to
talk about it. Superman is going to be in theaters
(24:03):
on July eleventh, and you know there's all the initial
previews and reviews that are coming out. This, of course,
is directed by James Gunn. This is his sort of
offbeat approach which has his very signature you know, humor
to it, his sentiment, lots of imaginative touches with Crypto
the super Dog. This to me feels like a fresh,
(24:28):
heartfelt take on Superman. This feels very much like a
departure from Zack Snyder's universe, the darker Superman that we
have seen over the past you know, decade or so.
And what's great about this film is we're not doing
a deep dive into Superman's origin story. You know, we
(24:49):
know where Superman came from, we know what his you know,
beginnings were in Kansas. If you watch the TV show
Small Villa at all, or have seen any of the
previo Superman stories, this does not dive into where Superman
came from. It skips the standard you know, krypton Kansas beginnings,
jumps right into already established Superman. A lot of reviewers
(25:12):
are saying that immediately immerses you into the story. Also,
we have to talk about some great performances. David corn
Sweat is playing Superman. He does a wonderful job. He
has that charm and does a great job balancing you know,
easy glowing, easygoing, that awkward Clark Kent phase. And Rachel Brosnahan,
(25:33):
who was on The Marvelous Missus MASLS. She is a
wonderful Lois Lane She already has that sort of fast paced,
you know, quick talking Daily Planet style reporter that we
know and love, but it's not over the top where
it feels charactery. She does an incredible job and they
have great chemistry. They have great chemistry too. It's and
(25:53):
it's there. It's really fun to watch them interact. And
speaking of that, we have to talk about Nicholas Holtz
Lex Luthor. He is all in on the bad guy
persona here. He does a wonderful job and just really
fun to watch. We have to talk about the Justice Gang.
(26:14):
Oh my gosh. I had the best time talking with
Nathan Fillion and the cast members from who are in
the Justice Gang? You're gonna love. If you are a
deep track comic book fan, you're going to really enjoy
getting to know the Justice Gang a little bit more.
I thought this was very modern, very thematic. It was
(26:39):
a wonderful story and wonderful take. Critics are going to
criticize that's their job. They're going to come in and say,
you know, pick it apart. If they didn't do that,
they wouldn't have a job. So I say, though, if
you're a Superman fan at all, it's definitely worth your
bucks at the box office. Will are you going to
go see it? Yes? Absolutely? I love Superman, my favorite,
(27:01):
my favorite of all the superheroes, of all the superheroes. Yeah,
I'm not I'm not a Marvel guy. I'm much more
of a DC Superman Batman guy. So yeah, I'll be
I'll be there, all right. Well, I think you'll enjoy
it if you're a Superman person, if you're a Superman fan,
you'll definitely enjoy it. Well that was it. That's that's
all I'm allowed to talk about for entertainment. Don't tell
(27:24):
Amy that I talked more about entertainment. Heather has it.
Oh okay, Heather, Heather's out others. But thank you guys
for indulging me and letting me talk about Superman conor
are you Superman fan? I like the cartoon. The cartoon
which one? There's like a couple nineties one from the nineties.
(27:47):
DC is not known for coming out with good movies. Yeah,
well this is this is true. They have a long
history of kind of you know, uh, dropping the ball
a little bit. But I really feel like this is
a good reset and with James Gunn kind of overseeing
the the storylines, here trying to pull in that more
connected Marvel universe. I think he this is a good
(28:07):
start for sure.
Speaker 8 (28:08):
So I think every Superman from now till eternity is
going to be held up against Christopher roh Oh.
Speaker 2 (28:13):
Absolutely, that's the ultimate. Ultimately, he was the ultimate Superman
and that's a that's Those are tough boots to Phil
for sure. Ann are you Superman fan? Do you like superheroes?
She's like no, No, She's.
Speaker 8 (28:28):
Like on the phone with now handle right now, trying
to deal with life. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (28:31):
All right, Well, thank you guys for indulging me. I
hope you go and see then I want to hear
all about it. Follow me on Instagram at the Heather Brooker,
Facebook at the Heather Brooker or TikTok and let me
hear from you. I want to know if you guys
are going to see Superman. You can also listen to
my show entertain Me on the iHeartRadio app and we're
going to talk all where we talk about all things
(28:52):
entertainment over there, and then I'll be doing a deeper
dive this Friday with Gary and Shannon during our weekly
entertainment segment. We will break down Superman and all the
box office offerings and entertainment stories for the week. All right,
now it's time to get in your business with Bloomberg's
Courtney Donahoe. Good morning, Courtney.
Speaker 10 (29:09):
I was a wonder Woman fan though. Oh I had
my wonder Woman under Ruth, remember.
Speaker 2 (29:13):
Those Yeah, of course, of course, Oh my gosh. Okay, Well,
we're going to switch gears just a little bit here,
and we're going to talk about some news coming out
of Wall Street. Here. The catastrophe in Texas. It ranks
as one of the costliest floods in history. Tell me
about that.
Speaker 10 (29:32):
Yeah, I mean, it's still early to note the exact
toll of the disaster, but some of the preliminary estimates
for maciew weather puts the total damage and economic loss
as at as much as twenty two billion dollars. From
nineteen eighty through last year, flooding has killed hundreds of
people nationwide and inflicted at least two hundred three billion
dollars in losses. But keep that in mind, that's about
(29:53):
fifty billion dollars more than wildfires over the same period
of time.
Speaker 2 (29:58):
Okay, and let's talk about two guys named Kevin are
battling out to become the next head of the Federal Reserve.
Speaker 1 (30:05):
Yeah.
Speaker 10 (30:06):
Well, the Wall Street Journal is reporting how one of
President Trump's closest economic advisors is emerging as a serious
contender to be the next Fed chair. White House Economic Advisor,
Kevin hassets Rise is a big threat to former fake
governor an early favorite Kevin Walsh to run the Central Bank.
But some people close to the President are worried that
Warsh won't push for lower interest rates, and that's what
(30:28):
the President has been asking for.
Speaker 2 (30:30):
But the Journal, this is the funny part.
Speaker 10 (30:32):
The Journal actually says the battle between the two men
shaping up to be a contest similar to the president's
former TV show, The Apprentice. But as we've been saying,
he's been frustrated with current chair J. Powell over his
decision to hold or the Federal Reserve Board's decision toll
rates study this year.
Speaker 2 (30:49):
All right, And why am I about to pay more
for tomatoes?
Speaker 6 (30:53):
Yeah?
Speaker 10 (30:54):
Higher prices for a spaghetti's as could be on the way.
A long running trade agreement with Mexico on tom tomatoes
set to end next week that will unleash a seventeen
percent tariff on import. So we have a lesson of
weeks to go, a deal is unlikely to come together
in that time. But tomato importer nature Suite, they delivered
to a lot of different grossers, including Kroger Walmart. They
(31:16):
said that they're going to have to raise prices nearly
ten percent if that agreement ends, and that could drive
a cost across the country because Nature Suite is the
largest distributor of tomatoes in the US, and you have
to keep in mind around seventy two percent of our
fresh tomatoes are imported. But there was no comment so
far from the Commerce Department on this.
Speaker 2 (31:36):
All right, Courtney, thank you so much for your time
this morning. We will talk to you again tomorrow and
definitely see you later. All right, let's get back some
of the stories coming out of a KFI twenty four
hour newsroom. A new study from UCLA finds the world's
heat waves are getting longer and more intense.
Speaker 8 (31:52):
The study was published on Monday in the Journal of
Nature Geoscience. It says climate change is causing heat waves
to become hotter and longer. It also says the length
of heat waves will continue to increase as the planet
warms up. Scientists relied on an equation that incorporates variables
into climate models, which account for the way one day's
temperature influences the next day's temperature. It found that heat
(32:14):
waves are accelerating on a global level. Daniel Martindale KFI News.
Speaker 2 (32:18):
A study in the health journal Food and Function has
found that eating eggs may be beneficial to your health.
The study followed close to nineteen thousand adults and discovered
those who ate one point five eggs a day that's
one and a half eggs a day at of stronger
bones than those who didn't eat eggs. Participants who regularly
ate eggs showed a seventy two percent higher bone density
(32:40):
in the femur and eighty three percent higher bone density
in this spine. So eat your egg. A man who
allegedly used a ghost gun to shoot an LAPD officer
during a footchase in Exhibition Park has been charged with
attempted murder. The twenty six year old day scheduled to
be arranged today. The shooting happened on Saturday, when two
(33:02):
officers saw the man riding a bike and try to
stop him. A San Marino man faces life in prison
after being charged with murdering his wife, doctor Irene Golai
and setting fire to their home and covering it up.
Authority say she had filed for divorce and suffered traumatic
injuries before the fire in January, and Not Scary Farm
(33:25):
returns this fall with new mazes, scare zones, and live shows.
Tickets and access to the special preview night go on
sale July twenty fifth, and the Halloween event kicks off
September eighteenth and runs through November. First, all right, we
are taking your talkbacks this morning. Have you ever been
to Comic Con or any con? What's your fandom? We
(33:48):
want to hear from you. Even if you haven't been
to comic Con. You can just leave me a talk
back and say hello and good morning. How are you?
Just hit that talkback button there on the iHeartRadio app.
We're just minutes away from handle. On the news this morning,
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rawlin says there will be no amnesty
for migrants and mass deportations will continue. We'll talk about
(34:09):
what she says. The goal is now for the workforce
in the US. Right now, we're diving into one of
the biggest pop culture events of the year, San Diego
Comic Con, and whether you're a longtime attendee, or just
comic Con curious. This year's convention promises to be bigger, bolder,
and more immersive than ever. Joining me now is Chief
(34:29):
Communications and Strategy Officer for SDCC, David Glanzer. I am
so excited about Comic Con every year. It is one
of my favorite pop culture events, as I know it
is for many people, and I want to talk to
you about what is some of the big news ahead
of Comic Con this year. Looks like there were some
panel announcements this week. What can you tell me?
Speaker 11 (34:49):
Yeah, so we release our panels typically two weeks prior
to the show. But well, I'll tell you something. It's
going to be another great show, another fun show. I
always tell my friends, we won't know what the big
news is out of the show until Monday, because it's
the fans who will tell us.
Speaker 2 (35:06):
So it's really the fans responding to what resonated the
most with them while they're there exactly.
Speaker 11 (35:13):
You know, the original organizers put this event together. It
really was a celebration of different cons of entertainment that
it felt had intrinsic artistic merit, and that has evolved
into the big show we see today. And it is
still fans. We're all fans here that we put it on.
(35:33):
We try to put on the type of show we
want to just see.
Speaker 2 (35:37):
Well, I know, for me, like some of the highlights
when we go are like the Her Universe fashion show.
Ashley puts on an incredible show there. I love looking
at all of the cosplay and the costumes that you know,
the fans spend so much time investing in. And of
course there is the cosplay costume contest or the cosplay contest.
I should say, what do you look more forward to
(35:58):
the most when you go to Comic Con.
Speaker 11 (35:59):
Well, well, you know it's gonna sound a little bit cheesy,
but it really is seeing friends I haven't seen for
a year. There are people who coming from all over
the world, some of who again I don't see for
once a year, and we pick up as if we'd
never been apart. And also seeing people have a really
good time. But with the fashion show, you're absolutely right.
(36:24):
I think one of the things that a lot of
people don't realize is when you see costumes and movies
or television or whatever, it's made to look very good
on television or or movies or what have you. But
you know, with the fashion shows, those costumes actually have
to be worn for you know, hours on and sometimes
they be practical, they have to be look great, and
(36:45):
that's a great aspect of a costumes that I've seen
people don't realize. So a lot of cool things are
coming on.
Speaker 2 (36:51):
Yeah, and I was reading about Disney Entertainment television previews
and activations that are coming. What kind of presence is
Disney going to have at the con this year?
Speaker 11 (37:00):
Well, you know, I can't really mentioned specific companies yet,
but I will tell you we have almost a thousand
exhibitors on the floor. That includes comics publishers, book publishers,
movie studios, television networks. We have a lot of streaming
involvement in terms of programming, and also one of the
things that we've had to do in the last few
(37:20):
years is expand outside the convention center. We've run out
of room basically, so you'll see a lot of what
we call activations, you know, what's kind of considered the
Comic Con campus, So right around the back part of
the facility and across the street at area parks and
open space. Some of those companies will also have activations
(37:42):
that are free with the Badge member and they can
take part in you know, have a good time even
if you're not inside the building.
Speaker 2 (37:50):
I absolutely love all of the stuff that happens outside
the convention center as well. And it looks like this
year there's going to be an Avit Elementary block party,
some other properties are going to be there, King of
the Hill, Alien Earth. It's truly such a good time,
whether you're inside or outside of the convention Center. And
let's talk really quickly. You know, one of the big
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frustrations that people have when they go every year is hotels,
hotel prices, and just getting access easily to the event.
So what changes have been made this year to make
it an easier process to stay in San Diego and
attend the.
Speaker 11 (38:25):
Con Well, I will tell you, I wish it was
great news. I will tell you that there are some
hotels that worked very closely with us, and for them
we're very grateful. But the truth is we're getting less
and less rooms from some properties to be able to
offer room blocks, which means hotel rates end up going up.
That's a scary thing for us. You know, again, we're
(38:45):
a fan event. If fans can't come, they'll go someplace
else and we never want that. But I'll tell you
for this year, I think we're hanging in there. We're
hoping the next couple of years to get even more rooms,
but that really is up to the hotel owners and
managers that we're kind of at their disposal. Some of
them have been really great, giving us a great rooms,
(39:07):
great rates and space to have our programs. But it's
still a continuing process of negotiations.
Speaker 2 (39:14):
Well, if there's one thing I know about Comic Con
fans is no matter what, they will find a way
to get to the con. So and it is always
very true. It's very true, and it is always well
worth it. I know we enjoyed as a family every year.
So David Glanzard, thank you so much for your time,
and we'll see you at the con.
Speaker 11 (39:33):
Absolutely, thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (39:36):
It was every year. It is such a blast to
go to Comic Con. So we're taking your talkbacks this morning.
If you want to leave me a message on the
iHeartRadio app, I'd love to hear from you. Tell us
about a comicon that you've gone to, or any con
you what is your fandom We want to hear from
you this morning. Just hit that talkback button. Let's get
back to some of the stories coming out of the
KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Some state lawmakers say they
(39:57):
want to police in California to go to school. A
new bill would establish education standards. There's growing body of
research that suggests a college educated law enforcement officer tends
to use less force and exercise better decision making in
hostile environments. If the bill passes, BEAT cops would need
to get a policing certificate, associate's degree, or bachelor's degree.
(40:19):
Starting in twenty thirty one, and Mattel has introduced its
first ever Barbie doll with type one diabetes.
Speaker 12 (40:32):
The Joy Company says the doll was designed in collaboration
with Breakthrough t one d formerly known as the Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation, with inclusivity in mind and allows children
to see themselves reflected in Barbie. Foster's a greater sense
of inclusion and empathy.
Speaker 2 (40:48):
ABC's Dave Packer says the new Barbie comes with a
glucose monitor on her arm and an insulin pump, and
her blue polka dot outfit represents the global symbols for
diabetes awareness. I love that. I think that is a
wonderful way to include people with diabetes. We've been getting
lots of talkbacks this morning. Let's play a few of them.
Thank you guys so much for calling in. Here we go.
Speaker 6 (41:10):
Good morning, Heather, and wake up called crew. This is
Derek from Hollywood. I've been to drag Con and I
gotta say it was probably just about as entertaining as
common Conbobby will be. But I love hearing you in
the morning, father, and I hope you all have a
great day.
Speaker 2 (41:28):
Thank you appreciate it.
Speaker 6 (41:31):
Good morning, Heather. How are y'all doing this morning?
Speaker 8 (41:34):
So I have been conned.
Speaker 12 (41:36):
Okay, I may have conned somebody, but I've never been
to a con.
Speaker 2 (41:43):
Okay, that's fair, great day, Thank you too.
Speaker 13 (41:49):
Yeah, I've never gone to a comic con or anything,
and I actually kind of thought it was a little
weird scene that much of adults going to these and
peeking out, if you will. Okay, but I must say
after I went to eight cat Con, I kind of
saw how cool it was and how every one of
the same mind joined dan and had fun and got
to talk about things. So now I totally get to
(42:10):
come a con. But without cat Con, I wouldn't have
been there.
Speaker 2 (42:14):
Well, hell, I have got some good news for you.
Coming up on Friday, we are going to be giving
you a preview of cat Con. I have got a
special interview with the CEO of cat Con, and we're
going to give you the scoop on this perfect event.
Perfect event. Yes, I did it.
Speaker 11 (42:34):
Well.
Speaker 14 (42:34):
Sorry, all right, Hey, Heather, it's Kimberly, and I know
you're in for Amy for the next week, week and
a half. But in promos, say should promote you. I mean,
you do such a great job. You're still Amy and
do fantastic Thank you. When they do wake up call
(42:56):
with Amy for the next week, they should do with
a me. But Oather's filling in. Take care girl, keep
up the great job.
Speaker 2 (43:05):
Thank you, Kimberly. That's so nice of you. All right,
I appreciate that so much. Hey, we'll get on that
last the promo team. I'm sure they're like, we don't
need extra work, lady. All right here, we've got one more.
Speaker 7 (43:16):
Heyther, I'm gonna go ahead and toss the con that
I enjoy That is Midsummer Scream that's actually coming up
in a few weeks. It is a horror con. Lots
of crafts, lots of producers and actors, and Alvira has
been a regular there for I don't know how many years.
Something we're checking out.
Speaker 2 (43:36):
It definitely is if you're a horror movie fan, Midsommer
Scream is the place to be. That is where all
the horror fans get together and and do scary things.
We won't go into.
Speaker 1 (43:50):
We don't have to.
Speaker 2 (43:51):
I know you know, we have not. We don't have
time to go into all the details for Midsommer Scream,
but maybe that's something I'll work on a story for
the future. Thank you all so much, Thank much for
calling in this morning. We appreciate your talk packs and
we mostly appreciate you listening to wake Up Call. This
is KFI and KOSTHD two Los Angeles, Orange County live
from the KFI twenty four hour newsroom for producer and
(44:12):
technical producer KNO and traffic specialists Will I'm Heather Brooker.
This has been your wake up call. If you missed
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