April 30, 2024 • 42 mins
Amy King hosts your Tuesday Wake Up Call. ABC News reporter Jim Ryan joins the show to discuss Tornado Alley and why it’s earning its nickname. Host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard joins Amy to talk about fiduciary rules, least expensive cars to maintain, and the 60/30/10 budgeting method. ABC News journalist Peter Charalambous joins the show live from New York to talk about NY v. Trump Day Nine: Michael Cohen’s banker takes the stand following week of dramatic testimony. The show closes with Amy talking with the Executive Dir. of Best Friends Animal Society about Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
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You're listening to kf I AM sixforty wake Up Call with me Amy King
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Stir right up. This is yourwake up call for Tuesday, April
thirtieth. I'm Amy King. We'realmost to may Can you believe it.
We're live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Thanks for getting your day started with
us today. We say it everyday. But boy, there's a lot
going on. Not kidding. Hey, was watching American Idol last night,
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which I love, and they haveThey had a trailer on for the new
Mufasa, which is the new LionKing movie, and it's going to be
like the live action one. Ipersonally like the old animated one, but
I was like, oh yeah,so now they're doing backstories on lions.
I love this, but it's notcoming out till December. I think they're
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trying to get us hyped up alittle bit too early. But it looks
really cool, so be watching that. Here's what's ahead on wake Up Call.
Columbia University says it is limiting campusaccess to students and essential employees.
Now that pro Palestinian protesters have smashedwindows and broken into a building on the
campus, dozens of students are nowoccupying Hamilton Hall in protest of what the
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group calls the university's complicity and genocide. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed
to send ground troops into Rafa withor without a deal as ceasefire talks with
Hamas continue. Israel's put up anoffer. Amas is looking into it,
but has not agreed to it.Former President Trump will be in court in
New York for day number nine ofhis hush money trial. We're gonna get
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caught up with what happened last andwhat's on tap for today when we talk
with ABC's Peter Hairalumbus at the bottomof the hour at six ZHO five.
It's handle on the news. Californiais going to buy a bunch of generic
narcn They're going to save some livesand save some money. Let's get started
with some of the stories coming outof the KFI twenty four hour newsroom.
A pro Palestinian protesters tried to tasea man outside an anti Israel student camp
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at UCLA. The woman allegedly walkedonto campus from the street, ripped an
Israeli hostage flyer off a fence,and then tried to rip the photo.
This man says he tried pulling thesign away from the woman when she pulled
out a taser and tried to zappit, pully on my hat, throwing
my goggles off. I don't know. I she was all over me,
so I just walked away. Tryto call security. No, the security
didn't do anything. The woman canbe seen on video hitting the man and
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then flipping off the crowd as bystandersrecorded the fight. Yesterday, UCLA has
added a metal fence with security guardsto keep the public out of the protesters
camp. Chris Adler, Yeah FineNews protests that UCLA got heated overnight.
Police were called in when dozens ofpro Israel protesters tried to breach a barricade
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where pro Palestinian protesters have set uptents. The pro Israel side also used
a megaphone to shout messages and playedmusic outside the camp. Several items were
thrown during the scuffle. Campus policebroke it up. Investigators have ruled out
arson as a possible cause of afire on the ocean side pier. They
say they're trying to see if thefire last week stemmed from an electrical issue,
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since arson teams and dogs didn't findanything suspicious. The city is working
on installing temporary fencing to block thedamaged end of the pier, and the
Coastguard has restricted areas around the pierone hundred yards for boats and one hundred
feet for swimmers and surfers. Governornewsom'sys twenty five percent of all vehicles sold
in California at least new vehicles,were zero emission vehicles last year, and
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the governor says that's a good numberconsidering he wants California to sell only zero
emission vehicles by twenty thirty five.California dominates in this space. We want
to obtain that leadership, maintain thatdominance. Newsom says. As of this
weekend, there is one fast chargingEV station for every five gas stations in
California. To help build his visionof a greener state, Newsom says one
hundred five thousand public or shared privateEV chargers have been installed on top of
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the more than five hundred thousand athome chargers. Steve Gregor k if I
News. Now, let's say goodmorning too, ABC's Jim Ryan. Jim.
You know they say that there's atornado Alley in the US, and
they're not kidding. Oh no,my goodness. There's what is going on?
Yeah, well, it's springtime.It's springtime, right, that's getting
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flowers and tornadoes. Yeah, well, that's when they start to kick up,
and then they sort of intensify throughthe summer and when it gets hot
and you have that the heat wavescoming off the earth. But it all
starts now. And yes, TornadoAlley did live up to its name.
From Nebraska down through Iowa, throughOklahoma and into Texas. We've seen a
rash of tornadoes in the last fewdays and they're just beginning the cleanup now.
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In Sulfur, Oklahoma. That townwas especially hard hit. Town of
about five thousand people or so.Thirty of the people were hurt there.
One hundred people across Oklahoma were hurtin these tornadoes, thirty of them were
in Sulfur, Oklahoma. One personthere died, there were three others who
were killed across Oklahoma, and thenone person in Iowa was killed as well.
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So just a really deadly, horrificoutbreak of tornadoes early in the year.
Yeah, and along with the tornadoesand that then they're also getting dumped
on. They are heavy, heavy, rained down in Trinity County, Texas,
which Misoga stood by the name theTrinity River runs through it. The
Trinity itself has been flooding. Andnow there's been an evacuation order issued for
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Polk County out there in southeast Texas. But they too, that area also
had a tornado. Still a littleE one tornado. Don't count out the
danger that an EF one tornado canbring to an area like this. Yeah,
and the F one has top winsof one hundred and ten miles per
hour. Man, it was anEF one tornado that touchdown on Sunday in
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Trinity County. One man was criticallyinjured when that tornado hit his house,
destroyed the house. His wife wasinjured as well. He's still hospitalized,
and I mean he may or maynot make it. So, Yeah,
even an EF one tornado can doa lot of damage. Yeah, one
hundred mile an hour winds. That'sand then you said that there's there was
that the one in Marietta, Oklahomais an EF four. How strong are
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those wins that's going to be toppingone hundred and thirty hundred and forty miles
per hour and you know, butit's all relative, like say, I
mean, they come up with thesescales both for for tornadoes and for you
know, for hurricanes. But ifyou're caught in the middle of something like
this, then you know you're you'rein trouble. So yeah, So the
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EF rating system, there's even anEF zero and occasionally we get EF zero
tornadoes. That means the winds wereup to eighty five miles per hours.
But you can imagine even that cando some damage. And it goes all
the way to the EF five ranking, which is winds over two hundred miles
per How they don't even try tomeasure that at that point. That's how
strong they are. In the movieTwister, I think, yeah, great
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movie. I was in Oklahoma,ac surely covering a tornado when that when
that movie, they are really theonly thing. Here's one of the things
that was a beef for me aboutthat movie. So I thought it was
super interesting. But you know,how is it continuity? What's the thing
that making making sure that everything kindof goes in the correct succession. Yeah.
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So at one point they're in thosebright red trucks uh huh, as
they're chasing the tornadoes, and thenthey get caught up in something and the
trucks are just a mess and coveredwith mud and the windshields broken. And
the next scene that's supposed to happenlike five minutes later, it's not like
the next day. But the nextscene, the truck is clean and the
windshield is intact. I was like, dudes, come on, you think
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nobody's going to notice that. That'swhy they have continuity directors. There's another
scene that is the same sort ofissue, not as big, and probably
I'm the old person in the worldwho noticed it. But the second unit,
you know when they have sort ofbackground stuff and things that aren't the
main characters, right, you're familiarwith that term. And they're driving down
the free when you see out thefront of the car that's rolling along the
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Oklahoma skyline and these clouds that areroiling up there, and it's real video.
It's clearly real, real video.But as they're driving along, there's
a Texas highway side that they drivepast. They're not in Oklahoma. That
video was shot in Texas. Howabout that. I hate when they do
that. Okay, so back tothe real life tornadoes I know I get
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caught up in movie stuff too.How much warning do do they typically get
before a tornado comes down? Well, it depends if it's something like we've
seen here. A particularly dangerous situationPDS is the new term for that that
the Weather Service has come up with. You can get a day and a
half two days worth of notice youknow that something might be coming, but
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in terms of a serious and immediatethreat is sometimes ten to fifteen minutes.
You know that, you realize something'shappening. But of course, getting the
warning and doing something about it,that is, taking shelter are sometimes two
different things. And everybody has acell phone so and especially in tornado Alley,
they're all set to accept those kindsof notifications when there is severe weather.
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But again it's kind of up tothe individual to do something with that
information, that is, to seekshelter and get safe. Do most people
have storm shelters in the Midwest?Not most? No. And you know
this was something I saw starting maybefifteen twenty years ago in Watervoklahoma. There
was a big tornado there that Ihave to cover. And at that point,
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you know, there was a pushto get people to install these shelters
and they were doing it. Soin a lot of places, especially in
Oklahoma, you find that people dohave these backyard shelters. You wouldn't even
know it was there. Really,there's kind of a it's almost like a
cellar door in an old house.You open it up and you go down
there and you're safe. So theystocked them with provisions and they get in
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it. So and that was onething I noticed about this outbreak of tornado,
saying hearing people talk about it,folks who were saying, yeah,
I got down to my shelter andI called my cousin who was over in
his shelter. And so people dotake it seriously, knowing the threat and
history is a tough teacher. Andthe More Oklahoma that struck in twenty eleven,
I think it was and just devastatedthat area in More Oklahoma, in
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Norman, Oklahoma into Oklahoma City.A lot of folks took action after that.
Yeah, and how long is thisweather system supposed to be hanging around?
Is it moving out now? It'sdying on now, but it's turned
into a different threat. Now thereis the possibility for flash flooding, severe
flooding in Texas and more severe weatherwinds and possible tornadoes up in to Des
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Moines in Iowa, Kansas City andthen down through which John Tulsa, so
Oklahoma might not be out of thewoods just yet. All Right, Jim
Ryan, thank you so much forthe information. All Right, we'll talk
soon. Let's get back to someof the stories coming out of the KFI
twenty four hour newsroom. Almost adozen cities in Orange County are making developers
include affordable housing in projects of fiftyor more home. It's just too expensive
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to live in southern California. CoastaMason Mayor John Stephen says the city has
no chance of meeting the state's loftyhousing mandates, but must do something to
address the housing crisis. What wewere trying to do is find a sweet
spot that was acceptable to developers butalso addressed the issue. The city this
month also approved to feed that developerscan pay to sidestep the mandate, which
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will go into an affordable housing fund. Critics say the plan will push developers
to build in cities without the mandate. In Orange County, Corbin Carson.
KFI News for law enforcement officers inNorth Carolina have been killed and five others
were hurt in a shootout. Policechief Johnny Jennings says, it was a
tragic day yesterday for the city ofCharlotte and for law enforcement. We lost
some heroes that are out to justsimply trying to keep our community safe.
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Jennings says the officers were serving asearch warrant at a home when someone opened
fire. The first shooter was killed, but two others inside the home started
firing shortly after that. They weretaken into custody. Jennings says this is
a reminder that when officers put ontheir uniforms, there's no guarantee they get
to return home. Hunter Biden hasthreatened to sue Fox News for defamation,
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exploitation of his image, and publicationof hacked photos. Attorney Mark Gerrigos tells
kfi's John Cobalt the legal team isdemanding corrections and on air retractions of claims
Hunter and President Biden engaged in foreignbribery schemes, which were in a six
part mock trial. They had asupposed simulation of a trial that involved Hunter
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Biden Andy jury and supposed to evidence. Ergo says the evidence included photos the
legal team say was revenge porn relatedto Hunter Biden. Warmer Weather's on its
way, and CalFire says now isthe time to protect your home from possible
wildfires. Get that grass cut downand cut short before it drives out and
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then the clearing that you do couldbecome a fire hazard. Calfire's Robert Foxworthy
says fires are often started by peopleaccidentally by hot exhaust touching grass or mowers,
striking rocks and causing sparks. Foxworthysays you should clear a total of
one hundred feet around your home,and hedges and bushes should be up to
five feet away from the house.You can visit Ready for Wildfire dot org
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to get more information on defensible spaces, evacuation plans, and more. Are
you watching American Idol? I am. I'm loving it. Stayed up a
little late last night to watch it. And I made a prediction last week
that Abby Carter is going to win, so she did em and since last
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night just angelic except oh, listento this. I don't think she's gonna
win them. And here's why.I think she has the like overall the
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best voice, I think, Butfor whatever the reason, I don't think
the judges are behind her. Likewhen they do their their reviews of some
people, they're more complimentary and moreexcited in that kind of stuff. They
I mean, they said she didan amazing job what she did. But
I think that they're kind of they'vegot it their heart set on other people.
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We'll have to wait and see we'vegot the top seven. I'm still
team you See. Irvine is thelatest campus dealing with a pro Palestinian protest.
Several tents have been set up oncampus law enforcements there, but no
signs of any arrest. Protesters saythe encampment will stay up until you see
Irvine addresses their demands to cut financialties with Israel. California has partnered with
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a pharmaceutical company in New Jersey tobuy a generic version of Narcan. It
costs forty percent less. It's usedto treat opioid overdoses. California will distribute
the packs for free to first responders, universities, and community organizations as part
of the state's naloxone distribution project.The nuggets have ended the Lakers season.
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For this second year in a row, the Lakers lost Monday Night's Game five
in Denver one eight one oh six. Ah Nail bider La was trying to
become the first NBA team ever towin a playoff series. After falling behind
three games to none, they'll tryagain next season. At six oh five,
it's handled on the news, IsraeliPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says deal or
no deal, they're going to gointo Rafa. Let's say good morning now
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to the host of how to Moneyon KFI, the guy who's helping us
all hang on to more of ourhard earned money. It's Joel lars Guard
Hi Amy. Okay, we're goingto get a lesson in fiduciary right now.
Okay, let's do that. Yes, because I have no idea what
that is. So it is thisfancy word essentially for whats a. It's
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a designation for financial advisors. Andif your financial advisor is a fiduciary,
then it means they have to actin your best interest too. That on
ads. Yeah, And the problemcurrently is that there is no necessity for
all advisors to be a fiduciary.So basically, which most consumers wouldn't be
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aware of. Hey, if Igo to see a financial advisor, they
can actually do things with my moneyand encourage me to buy products that serve
them that don't serve me. Andso the there is now likely going to
be I mean, there's gonna besome legal pushback, but a fiduciary standard
adopted under by the Department of Labor, and basically all advisors and insurance salespeople
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too will be required to offer youand sell you products and manage your money
in a way that is most beneficialto you. And so I am for
this change. I'm for this standard, and it's going to save I think
a lot of consumers a lot ofheartache and then also a lot of money.
H Okay, you mean more clarification, maybe a little basic Okay,
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Basically, right now, if you'rean insurance salespeople, you could I could
sell If I'm an insurance salesperson,I could sell you something that's high commission,
high fees, and it makes mea lot of money and it's not
the best product for you. Rightand now this rule, which is going
to go into implementation this fall,I'm now required, I'm held to a
different standard, and so if Isell you something like that and you find
out, oh, my goodness,Joe just got rich on the fees and
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the commissions from this product he soldme. And actually, I don't think
this was the best thing for me. You could take me to court,
and so there is I think thisis just a wonderful thing. Like,
if you are in that sort ofline of work, you should be held
to a standard. It's similar toa doctor's charge to do no harm,
right, Yeah. And if Igive you surgery on something that doesn't require
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surgery, or encourage you to takesome sort of medication that doesn't isn't actually
going to help relieve your symptoms orthe issues that you're facing, well,
then I'm probably not a great doctor, right, and I should probably be
held to account. And the sameis true for a whole lot of insurance
salespeople, and I don't want topaint everybody in this industry in that way.
There are currently ways that you canfind and work with people who hold
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themselves to the fiduciary standard, whetheror not they're required to, which I
think is great. But I alsolike the idea of everybody having to be
to live up to that standard inthe first place, I agree. I
think I don't like lots of rules, but that one seems like a good
one. You are a rule breakerto say, I don't know about that.
Okay, maybe a little bit.Okay. So if you don't want
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to dump a lot of money intoa car, but you want a good
car, you've got some cars thatmight be good for you. Yeah.
So Consumer Reports just came out witha list of the car cheapest cars to
own and maintain over the first fiveyears of ownership and then over the first
decade of ownership. And I lovethis stuff because so much of what we're
thinking about when we buy a caris the sticker price, and we're not
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factoring in all the secondary costs thatcome down the line. I talk about
insurance, you're talking about maintenance,you're talking about depreciation. Right, all
of those things factor in, andyou've got to be aware of those things
up front. And so when youthink about, okay, which cars are
going to be the cheapest to maintain, Man, I love looking at those
because it just means you're gonna haveless work to do on those cars overall.
And it's no surprise, no surprisethat Tesla comes in at number one
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because I think of electric vehicles asglorified golf cars. Right, there's fewer
moving parts, which is lovely.I mean, granted, if the battery
pack goes could put which you know, we haven't seen massive problems in that
department, but if it did,that's a really, really big expense.
But Tesla is by far the cheapest. There's the other car manufacturers that are
in that realm Buick, Toyota,Lincoln, and fod round out the top
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five. But if a Tesla's goingto cost you four grand in total ten
year maintenance costs, which is incredible. I mean that's like replacing tires and
brakes, right, I mean it'salmost nothing. But if you look at
the other end of the spectrum,Mercedes Portia land Rover, if you buy
a land Rover instead of four grandover ten years, it's going to cost
you over nineteen thousand dollars to maintainover the course of ten years. So
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the brand, the make, themodel that you buy directly correlates to how
much money you're going to be spendingand how often you're going to be in
the repair shop. So but onthe flip side of the I'm surprised that
the Tesla is that low because Iknow that, like the Tesla, tires
cost a lot more because they haveto be because the cars are so heavy,
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they can't use regular tires. They'relike industrial strength tires. But what
else are you replacing on it?You know that with with your with your
gas powered car, you're replacing beltsand fans and you know, like all
of these different things. I justtook mine in for I forget even my
twenty thirteen Honda Odyssey minivan, andthey are all sorts of things that just
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happen with two sensors, and youknow, there's just fewer of those things
obviously on an electric vehicle. Andso that's why I get hybrids or the
hot thing right now. I stilllike electric vehicles large, I mean,
because of the tax incentives. Andthen also because guess what those electric vehicles,
they're going to mean you need zerogas and they're also going to mean
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you need less maintenance. So ifit works for your lifestyle, especially for
a two car family having one EVI think, and then a gas powered
car often is the way to gookay. And then there is a budgeting
method. I just learned about thisdoing a story a couple of weeks ago
the sixty thirty ten method, andyou're not a fan of it, So
real quick, what is it andwhy do you hate it? Yeah?
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So, basically, it's it's aslight pivot on a past budgeting method,
the fifty thirty twenty budgeting method,and it basically says that you would spend
fifty percent of your take home payon your needs, thirty percent on wants,
and twenty percent towards savings. Soand then sixty thirty ten. The
way it pivots is it says,well, actually, instead of that extra
ten percent that you put into savingsand investments in debt payoff, put that
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more into the needs category. AndI get with the with how prices have
gone up and it's tougher to stretchyour paycheck, but I think it's really
really important that we don't lower thebar for savings in our lives. If
we're only saving and investing in usingmoney for debt payoff at ten percent,
and granted that would still be higherthan the average American, that's just not
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enough. My minimum threshold floor forpeople is fifteen percent, and I really
do want you to get to atleast that twenty percent realm where you're saving
and investing a good chunk of yourpaycheck because hey, it's future you.
You're getting financial you're gaining financial securitymuch more quickly, and it's so crucial
to make sure that you are livingon less than you make. And when
you pivot to this other, thisnewer budgeting method that's making the rounds,
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you're just not doing enough work inthat regard and you're just going to find
yourself in tougher financial circumstances and you'renot going to be making the progress you
want to be. You're going tokind of be like spinning your wheels a
lot longer. Okay, So stickwith the fifty thirty twenty I think so.
And these are just like that's likethe most basic form of budgeting.
And I know budgeting is like afour letter word for a lot of people,
but I really think of if youthink if you could reframe a budget.
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A budget is not a negative thingconstraining your ability to do awesome stuff.
It's actually your ability to roadmap outhow you can spend on the things
you care about the most. Sothink about a budget like that, Just
reframe, a little reframe and abudget doesn't have to be this bad thing.
It's in fact this great thing allowingyou to gain greater levels of financial
freedom and ensure that you're spending moneyon the things that you care about,
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the things you say you care about, and then you can easily you don't
mind actually cutting back and spending lessmoney on the stuff you realize it doesn't
really matter that much to you.Okay. To find out more on how
to best spend and save your money, listen to how to Money with Joel
large Guard right here on KFI Sunday'snoon to two, and also we can
follow you at how to Money Jewel. Thank you Joel Larsguard. Thanks Amy.
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Pro Palestinian protesters have broken into RoyceHall on the UCLA campus, where
an encampment is set up outside.Police have also detained a man with a
big sword on campus yesterday. Thisis the sixth day of the protests at
the UCLA. Columbia University in NewYork has limited campus access to students and
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essential employees after dozens of protesters tookover a building overnight. They barricaded the
entrances and unfurled a Palestinian flag outa window. Columbia says it will suspend
students who don't leave the encampment justin time for the summer Olympics. The
Peacock streaming services increasing prices. Themonthly subscription fee for Peacock Premium will jump
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to seven ninety nine for new subscribers. The price for mostly ad free Premium
Plus we'll go up to thirteen ninetynine a month. The new prices will
go into effect for existing subscribers inAugust. At six oh five, it's
handled on the news. GNC storesare in trouble, but it could be
ozembic of all things to the rescue. Let's say good morning to ABC's Peter
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Harlumbus. Peter, it is daynine of New York versus Trump. We've
been off for a couple of days, so can you catch us up on
what happened in the courtroom on Friday? Yeah, so we had a dramatic
day testimony on Friday. It wasthe conclusion of National Inquirer David Pecker's testimony.
He largely stood by his story,suggesting that he entered this arrangement with
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Donald Trump and Michael Cohen de cashand kill stories at twenty sixteen, and
then Donald Trump's longtime assistant and geekeeper, Ronograss, took the stand. She
only testified for about thirty minutes,but she offered some relatively explosive testimony kind
of going through some of the evidencein the case that prosecutors suggest connects Donald
Trump to Karen McDougall and Stormy Daniels, two of the women who received hush
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money payments in this case. Graftsdetails how she created contact entries in the
Trump Organization computer system for Trump forboth McDougall and Daniels, and she also
recounted that she saw Stormy Daniels onthe twenty sixth floor of Trump's power that's
the same floor as where Trump's lawoffice is located. She suggested that Daniels
Daniels was there because Trump was consideringcasting her in The Celebrity Apprentice. Okay,
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so then Peter, we know thathe knows these women and may have
even paid them off. But there'snothing illegal about that. It's the way
that they did the book keeping onit, basically allegedly. Yeah, at
the end, at the end ofthe day, prosecutors, you know,
point to all of this conduct,the sellacious conduct environment involving McDougall and Daniels,
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and they acknowledge that there's nothing illegalabout, for example, a presidential
candidate having an allegend affair. Whatthey say is illegal conduct is this what
they allege is a conspiracy to illegallyinfluence the twenty sixteen election. And the
actual conduct that they allege is illegalin the indictment is the falsification of business
records after the twenty sixteen election.So they're pointing to both the overaarching conspiracy
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during the election and the falsification ofbusiness records after the election. Okay,
so that catches this up. That'swhat's happened. And then we're back in
court today. What are we expectingtoday? So Michael Cohen's former banker,
Gary Farrow, was expected to takethe stand and continue his direct examination this
morning. This is actually some ofthe more technical testimony that we've heard,
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but it's going through a lot ofthe documents that are I guess important evidence
in this case. Pharaoh was involvedin the creation of two shell companies that
Michael Cohen frantically created in October twentysixteen. Prosecutors alleged that they were both
used in ways related to those hushmoney payermans to McDougall and Daniels. Specifically,
we're going to hear today about thecreation of a shell company on October
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twenty sixth, twenty sixteen that thevery next day Cohen allegedly used to transfer
Daniels one hundred and thirty thousand dollarsin exchange for her silence. So definitely
not as dramatic as David Packer's testimony, but important evidence, rich testimony that
really goes to the documents at theheart of this case. Okay, great,
and then I have a question foryou because you're one of the few
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people who actually gets to be inthe courtroom. As we've mentioned, we
know that you can't record anything.There's no video and no audio recording.
But for you, because you haveto report on it and give updates to
ABC, are you like, doyou have your phone with you and you're
frantically texting out the information or howdoes that all work? So thrones are
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very strictly prohibiting the courtroom. We'llget yelled at and we'll get kicked out
if we even pull out a phone, but we're allowed to have laptops.
A bunch of us have. We'refrantically typing away. Honestly, the most
prominent noise in the courtroom other thanthe actual testimony, is the sound of
keyboard teeth cooking throughout the entire day. It's the soundtrack of the trial in
a way. And honestly, thereare some times because there's no television,
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you know, this trial isn't televised, that there are certain things that we
can only witness in that moment.For example, when Graf was getting off
the witness stand and graph is along time trusted ally of Trump, his
gatekeeper for decades, Trump got upoff his witness, off his chair at
council table and walked slightly towards Graf. He whispered something in her ear and
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appeared to pat her hand. Butthis entire moment wasn't captured on television,
wasn't captured really in a way thatwe could look back and see what did
Trump say, what exactly did hedo? Really, it was up to
the sixty year silver reporters in thatroom in that very moment to capture what
did Trump just do? To bringit back, So, you know,
high stakes testimony, very short momentsthat can leave an impression on this jury
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okay, great, Well that's andthat's what we're looking for, is we
want we want the moments too,you know, we the big picture stuff,
but you get to see the moments. And thank you so much for
sharing them, Peter, appreciate ita ton, and we'll talk to you
again soon. Thanks much, hada good one. Take care. That's
ABC's Peter Haralambus, and we'll betalking to him again soon because the trial
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is expected to last for like sixweeks. I just think it's fascinating what
goes on in a trial. I'vesat in on one trial in my whole
life, like from start to finish. Is His name was Bary James Duvenote.
I remember that from one hundred yearsago. It was the first murder
trial held in Jackson County, Oregon. So I sat in on it and
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it just watching it every day.It's it's it's an interesting, interesting experience.
Let's get back to some of thestories coming out of the KFI twenty
four hour newsroom pro Palestinian protesters ofsetup camp at UC Irvine. The city's
mayor warned the university yesterday against anylaw enforcement action to break it up.
She issued the warning in response topolice and Orange County Sheriff's deputies gathering in
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a university parking lot near the protestsite. Mayor Farakhan issued a statement saying
she will not tolerate any violations ofstudents' rights to peacefully assemble and protest.
A new report says LA is makingprogress and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but
maybe not fast enough. The LADepartment of Sanitation and Environment used its most
recent data from twenty twenty two toshow a city council committee that municipal operations
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are right at the goal of reducingcarbon emissions by fifty five percent next year
compared to two thousand and eight,but the broader city, including the entire
LA community, is still falling short. The report shows in that respect,
the missions are down thirty percent,but well short of its goal of fifty
percent. Friday's presentation suggested that thecity council should consider more strategies to speed
up the city's effort to be entirelycarbon neutral by twenty fifty. Michael Monks
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KFI News Jason Kelcey is joining ESPN'spregame show Monday Night Countdown following his retire
from the NFL Kelsey played for theEagles for thirteen years. He co hosts
a popular podcast, New Heights,with his brother, Travis Kelcey, and
reportedly received interest from multiple networks whowanted him to join their programs before he
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confirmed with ESPN. The Dodgers takeon the Diamondbacks tonight in Arizona at six
forty. You can listen to theaction on AM five seventy LA Sports,
and you can stream every game inHD on the iHeartRadio app Keyword AM five
seventy LA Sports powered by LA Carefor All of LA. Demonstrators have taken
their pro Palestinian protests to USC's president'shome. Grad students, union workers,
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community members, and others assembled earlyyesterday morning outside President Carol Fuld's house in
Santa Monica. Activists have demanded shebegin what they call an emergency campus student
dialogue about the protests and the warbetween Israel and Hamas. California has partnered
with a pharmaceutical company in New Jerseyto purchase generic version of Narcon. It'll
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cost forty percent less a Narcan.It'll cost forty percent less than name brand
Narcan. Of course, it's usedto treat opioid overdoses. Governor Newsom has
asked for Californians to help pick adesign for a new one dollar coin.
The coin apparently is going to gointo a print into in twenty twenty six.
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The governor says the coin should honorCalifornia's innovations. Critics were quick to
post their ideas on X, includingcoins depicting tent cities and homeless encampment fires.
We're just minutes away from handle onthe news this morning, Benjamin Netanyah,
who says Israel's going into Rafa dealor no deal with Hamas. Let's
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say good morning now to the executiveexecutive director of the Best Friend's Animal Society.
It's Britney Thorn and Brittany. We'retalking to you today because it's Adopt
a Shelter Pet Day. Yes,and we are so excited to celebrate with
Best Friends Animal Society. Okay,and how is a best friend celebrating?
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You're launching a national campaign, right, Yes, we're launching a national campaign
to inspire pet lovers to help getsome more dogs and cats out of our
US shelters and into loving homes.Okay, and what are some specific things
you're doing to try to get moredogs and cats out of the shelters and
into the homes where they belong.Beginning today, April thirtieth, and actually
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continuing through May and June, alladoption fleas at Best Friends locations will be
covered thanks to our sponsors Blue Buffaloand Walmart. So free adoptions, okay,
And when someone adopts from the shelter, I'm assuming that the pets are
all spade and chipped and all ofthat stuff. Absolutely spade, neutered,
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chipped, vaccinated. All they needis you to come get them and take
them home, okay. And sowe're of course all about the adoptions,
and I know you guys are becausethat's the most important thing, because pets
are such wonderful companions. But oneof the really heartbreaking things is that shelters
only have so much room. Sothe reality of it is, without the
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room and the resources, not allthe animals can be saved. But that
could be changed if just a fewmore people would adopt. Absolutely, So
you know, we know that thiscampaign is coming at a really critical time.
Pet adoption has been declining over thelast five years, and we're seeing
really more and more people acquiring petsfrom breeders and pet stores. So,
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like you said, with some newdata, seven million people are planning to
bring home a pet this year.So if just six percent more Americans chose
to adopt versus purchase pets, allof our US shelters would be no kill
and they're cheaper too, because youdon't have to pay form in right now,
you guys are even covering the adoptionfees absolutely, and you know there
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are so many places shelters, rescuesthat will help even after you bring the
pet home. You know, wewill help with food if you need it.
We know that times are tough rightnow, and we will help with
resources. You know, if someonewants to come and save a life,
we are all about that and wewant to do anything that we can to
support that decision. Okay, solet's talk about the search for a new
pet for just a minute. Sobefore you go and adopt, what do
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you need to know? What shouldyou do before you get to that adoption
point. You know, you shouldmake a decision that you want to obviously
bring a new pet home a newfamily member, and think about some of
the things that you like to doin your life. Are you a little
bit of a couch potato. Areyou a hiker. Are you looking for
a cat, a dog, apuppy, a kitten. You know,
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they all come with some different responsibilities, but we are happy to provide matchmaking
opportunities and make sure that you're setup with an amazing pet. Okay,
and I had lost a pet.I had had Cleopatra for more than twenty
years, and then I was thinking, you know, I don't need to
get a new one right away.And then about ten months later, I
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was like, Okay, I thinkI'm ready. And that's when I found
Alexander the Great. And it wasat that moment that I really realized what
I would had been missing, becausewhen you get them into your home,
all of a sudden, there's there'sjust a new life in your home,
you know. Yeah, And youknow sometimes it's it's you know, you
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have that little bit of time tothink about what you want to mourn the
loss of your pet, but youknow, you're really paying a great service
to your former pet when you bringsomeone else home, and you're saving two
lives. Really, you're bringing homean animal, so you're saving that pet's
life, and then you're making spacefor another one who might need some additional
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help. Okay. So anyone thinkingabout adopting Brittany, what might you tell
them that might get them off thefence and down to a shelter. That
it is the best feeling in theworld, almost truly know that you have
come in and rescued them. Wedo offer fostering for someone who might not
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quite be ready to make the plungeyet. We're happy to help with that
as well. But it is reallytruly one of the best feelings, okay.
And it is Adopt a Shelter PetDay and Best Friends is on a
mission to get more pets out ofshelters and into your homes. Where can
they go go find the pets andwhere can they go find some more information?
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You can visit bfas dot org flashLove. There you'll be able to
learn how to support best Friend's newestcampaign get more pets in the homes,
and you can even submit photos andvideos of your pets living their best lives
at your home. Oh I lovethat. Okay. So if you're thinking
about a pet, now's a goodtime to do it. And again,
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more information is that bfas dot orgslash Love Britney Thorn, thank you so
much for your time. I hopeyou get lots of pets adopted very quickly.
Thank you, Thank you so much, Take care, Bye bye.
I'm not kidding. I love havingAlexander the Great around the house and now
Shelby too. It's just fun tohave them. You can't take them for
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walks. Cats don't do walks,at least mine don't, but they're great
to have around. Let's get backto some of the stories coming out of
the KFI twenty four hour newsroom.Pro Palestinian protesters taken over at building at
Columbia University in New York. Dozensfiled in early this morning, barricading the
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entrances and then flying a Palestinian flagfrom a window. The protesters had been
given until yesterday afternoon to clear theencampment, but they say they're not going
anywhere. This is a movement,an anti war movement. We have sparked
similar solidarity encampments across the nation andeven across the globe. A post on
social media said an autonomous group hadreclaimed Hines Hall, previously known as Hamilton
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Hall, renamed by the group inhonor of what the post said was a
six year old martyr murdered at thehands of the genocidal Israeli State. Protesters
say they plan to remain in thehall until the university concedes to their demands
of divestment, financial transparency, andamnesty for protesting students. Israeli Prime Minister
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Benjamin Netanyahu is pledged to begin anencouragion into the southern Gaza city of Rafa,
which Israel claims is the last strongholdof Hamas. The US and other
allies have urged Israel not to gointo Rafa, where more than a million
Palestinians have taken refuge as ceasefire negotiationshave been ongoing. Netanyahu said Israel would
enter Rafa to destroy Hamas's battalions there, with or without a deal. This
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year's La County Fair kicks off thisweekend with stars, stripes and fun.
For the third year in a row, the fair is happening in May instead
of August, a decision that's beenmade permanent. The fair plex and Pomona
plays host to animals, amusement rides, and old schools, gating rink,
an arcade, and an indie musicfest. Fair CEO Walter Marquez says it's
all about fun, but also learning. There's so much education and so much
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learning that goes on at the Fair, and that's where we get to be
sneaky about it and make sure weget that education out. Some of the
music access year include Pat Benattar,Nelly, and TLC. The fair runs
May third through the twenty seventh.Michael Monks KFI News. You know what
Michael didn't talk about at least notmuch, the food. Well that's why
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wake Up Call is going to goout and about this week to the La
County Fair because we're going to checkout the food and then share it with
you. And we're also going tohave some family four packs of tickets to
the LA County Fair for you wakeUp Call listeners. You're going to score
big time later this week, sobe listening. This is KFI and kost
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Stir right up. This is yourwake up call for Tuesday, April
thirtieth. I'm Amy King. We'realmost to may Can you believe it.
We're live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Thanks for getting your day started with
us today. We say it everyday. But boy, there's a lot
going on. Not kidding. Hey, was watching American Idol last night,
(00:56):
which I love, and they haveThey had a trailer on for the new
Mufasa, which is the new LionKing movie, and it's going to be
like the live action one. Ipersonally like the old animated one, but
I was like, oh yeah,so now they're doing backstories on lions.
I love this, but it's notcoming out till December. I think they're
(01:19):
trying to get us hyped up alittle bit too early. But it looks
really cool, so be watching that. Here's what's ahead on wake Up Call.
Columbia University says it is limiting campusaccess to students and essential employees.
Now that pro Palestinian protesters have smashedwindows and broken into a building on the
campus, dozens of students are nowoccupying Hamilton Hall in protest of what the
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group calls the university's complicity and genocide. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed
to send ground troops into Rafa withor without a deal as ceasefire talks with
Hamas continue. Israel's put up anoffer. Amas is looking into it,
but has not agreed to it.Former President Trump will be in court in
New York for day number nine ofhis hush money trial. We're gonna get
(02:04):
caught up with what happened last andwhat's on tap for today when we talk
with ABC's Peter Hairalumbus at the bottomof the hour at six ZHO five.
It's handle on the news. Californiais going to buy a bunch of generic
narcn They're going to save some livesand save some money. Let's get started
with some of the stories coming outof the KFI twenty four hour newsroom.
A pro Palestinian protesters tried to tasea man outside an anti Israel student camp
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at UCLA. The woman allegedly walkedonto campus from the street, ripped an
Israeli hostage flyer off a fence,and then tried to rip the photo.
This man says he tried pulling thesign away from the woman when she pulled
out a taser and tried to zappit, pully on my hat, throwing
my goggles off. I don't know. I she was all over me,
so I just walked away. Tryto call security. No, the security
didn't do anything. The woman canbe seen on video hitting the man and
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then flipping off the crowd as bystandersrecorded the fight. Yesterday, UCLA has
added a metal fence with security guardsto keep the public out of the protesters
camp. Chris Adler, Yeah FineNews protests that UCLA got heated overnight.
Police were called in when dozens ofpro Israel protesters tried to breach a barricade
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where pro Palestinian protesters have set uptents. The pro Israel side also used
a megaphone to shout messages and playedmusic outside the camp. Several items were
thrown during the scuffle. Campus policebroke it up. Investigators have ruled out
arson as a possible cause of afire on the ocean side pier. They
say they're trying to see if thefire last week stemmed from an electrical issue,
(03:35):
since arson teams and dogs didn't findanything suspicious. The city is working
on installing temporary fencing to block thedamaged end of the pier, and the
Coastguard has restricted areas around the pierone hundred yards for boats and one hundred
feet for swimmers and surfers. Governornewsom'sys twenty five percent of all vehicles sold
in California at least new vehicles,were zero emission vehicles last year, and
(03:58):
the governor says that's a good numberconsidering he wants California to sell only zero
emission vehicles by twenty thirty five.California dominates in this space. We want
to obtain that leadership, maintain thatdominance. Newsom says. As of this
weekend, there is one fast chargingEV station for every five gas stations in
California. To help build his visionof a greener state, Newsom says one
hundred five thousand public or shared privateEV chargers have been installed on top of
(04:21):
the more than five hundred thousand athome chargers. Steve Gregor k if I
News. Now, let's say goodmorning too, ABC's Jim Ryan. Jim.
You know they say that there's atornado Alley in the US, and
they're not kidding. Oh no,my goodness. There's what is going on?
Yeah, well, it's springtime.It's springtime, right, that's getting
(04:43):
flowers and tornadoes. Yeah, well, that's when they start to kick up,
and then they sort of intensify throughthe summer and when it gets hot
and you have that the heat wavescoming off the earth. But it all
starts now. And yes, TornadoAlley did live up to its name.
From Nebraska down through Iowa, throughOklahoma and into Texas. We've seen a
rash of tornadoes in the last fewdays and they're just beginning the cleanup now.
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In Sulfur, Oklahoma. That townwas especially hard hit. Town of
about five thousand people or so.Thirty of the people were hurt there.
One hundred people across Oklahoma were hurtin these tornadoes, thirty of them were
in Sulfur, Oklahoma. One personthere died, there were three others who
were killed across Oklahoma, and thenone person in Iowa was killed as well.
(05:28):
So just a really deadly, horrificoutbreak of tornadoes early in the year.
Yeah, and along with the tornadoesand that then they're also getting dumped
on. They are heavy, heavy, rained down in Trinity County, Texas,
which Misoga stood by the name theTrinity River runs through it. The
Trinity itself has been flooding. Andnow there's been an evacuation order issued for
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Polk County out there in southeast Texas. But they too, that area also
had a tornado. Still a littleE one tornado. Don't count out the
danger that an EF one tornado canbring to an area like this. Yeah,
and the F one has top winsof one hundred and ten miles per
hour. Man, it was anEF one tornado that touchdown on Sunday in
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Trinity County. One man was criticallyinjured when that tornado hit his house,
destroyed the house. His wife wasinjured as well. He's still hospitalized,
and I mean he may or maynot make it. So, Yeah,
even an EF one tornado can doa lot of damage. Yeah, one
hundred mile an hour winds. That'sand then you said that there's there was
that the one in Marietta, Oklahomais an EF four. How strong are
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those wins that's going to be toppingone hundred and thirty hundred and forty miles
per hour and you know, butit's all relative, like say, I
mean, they come up with thesescales both for for tornadoes and for you
know, for hurricanes. But ifyou're caught in the middle of something like
this, then you know you're you'rein trouble. So yeah, So the
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EF rating system, there's even anEF zero and occasionally we get EF zero
tornadoes. That means the winds wereup to eighty five miles per hours.
But you can imagine even that cando some damage. And it goes all
the way to the EF five ranking, which is winds over two hundred miles
per How they don't even try tomeasure that at that point. That's how
strong they are. In the movieTwister, I think, yeah, great
(07:21):
movie. I was in Oklahoma,ac surely covering a tornado when that when
that movie, they are really theonly thing. Here's one of the things
that was a beef for me aboutthat movie. So I thought it was
super interesting. But you know,how is it continuity? What's the thing
that making making sure that everything kindof goes in the correct succession. Yeah.
(07:41):
So at one point they're in thosebright red trucks uh huh, as
they're chasing the tornadoes, and thenthey get caught up in something and the
trucks are just a mess and coveredwith mud and the windshields broken. And
the next scene that's supposed to happenlike five minutes later, it's not like
the next day. But the nextscene, the truck is clean and the
windshield is intact. I was like, dudes, come on, you think
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nobody's going to notice that. That'swhy they have continuity directors. There's another
scene that is the same sort ofissue, not as big, and probably
I'm the old person in the worldwho noticed it. But the second unit,
you know when they have sort ofbackground stuff and things that aren't the
main characters, right, you're familiarwith that term. And they're driving down
the free when you see out thefront of the car that's rolling along the
(08:26):
Oklahoma skyline and these clouds that areroiling up there, and it's real video.
It's clearly real, real video.But as they're driving along, there's
a Texas highway side that they drivepast. They're not in Oklahoma. That
video was shot in Texas. Howabout that. I hate when they do
that. Okay, so back tothe real life tornadoes I know I get
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caught up in movie stuff too.How much warning do do they typically get
before a tornado comes down? Well, it depends if it's something like we've
seen here. A particularly dangerous situationPDS is the new term for that that
the Weather Service has come up with. You can get a day and a
half two days worth of notice youknow that something might be coming, but
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in terms of a serious and immediatethreat is sometimes ten to fifteen minutes.
You know that, you realize something'shappening. But of course, getting the
warning and doing something about it,that is, taking shelter are sometimes two
different things. And everybody has acell phone so and especially in tornado Alley,
they're all set to accept those kindsof notifications when there is severe weather.
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But again it's kind of up tothe individual to do something with that
information, that is, to seekshelter and get safe. Do most people
have storm shelters in the Midwest?Not most? No. And you know
this was something I saw starting maybefifteen twenty years ago in Watervoklahoma. There
was a big tornado there that Ihave to cover. And at that point,
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you know, there was a pushto get people to install these shelters
and they were doing it. Soin a lot of places, especially in
Oklahoma, you find that people dohave these backyard shelters. You wouldn't even
know it was there. Really,there's kind of a it's almost like a
cellar door in an old house.You open it up and you go down
there and you're safe. So theystocked them with provisions and they get in
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it. So and that was onething I noticed about this outbreak of tornado,
saying hearing people talk about it,folks who were saying, yeah,
I got down to my shelter andI called my cousin who was over in
his shelter. And so people dotake it seriously, knowing the threat and
history is a tough teacher. Andthe More Oklahoma that struck in twenty eleven,
I think it was and just devastatedthat area in More Oklahoma, in
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Norman, Oklahoma into Oklahoma City.A lot of folks took action after that.
Yeah, and how long is thisweather system supposed to be hanging around?
Is it moving out now? It'sdying on now, but it's turned
into a different threat. Now thereis the possibility for flash flooding, severe
flooding in Texas and more severe weatherwinds and possible tornadoes up in to Des
(11:00):
Moines in Iowa, Kansas City andthen down through which John Tulsa, so
Oklahoma might not be out of thewoods just yet. All Right, Jim
Ryan, thank you so much forthe information. All Right, we'll talk
soon. Let's get back to someof the stories coming out of the KFI
twenty four hour newsroom. Almost adozen cities in Orange County are making developers
include affordable housing in projects of fiftyor more home. It's just too expensive
(11:22):
to live in southern California. CoastaMason Mayor John Stephen says the city has
no chance of meeting the state's loftyhousing mandates, but must do something to
address the housing crisis. What wewere trying to do is find a sweet
spot that was acceptable to developers butalso addressed the issue. The city this
month also approved to feed that developerscan pay to sidestep the mandate, which
(11:45):
will go into an affordable housing fund. Critics say the plan will push developers
to build in cities without the mandate. In Orange County, Corbin Carson.
KFI News for law enforcement officers inNorth Carolina have been killed and five others
were hurt in a shootout. Policechief Johnny Jennings says, it was a
tragic day yesterday for the city ofCharlotte and for law enforcement. We lost
some heroes that are out to justsimply trying to keep our community safe.
(12:09):
Jennings says the officers were serving asearch warrant at a home when someone opened
fire. The first shooter was killed, but two others inside the home started
firing shortly after that. They weretaken into custody. Jennings says this is
a reminder that when officers put ontheir uniforms, there's no guarantee they get
to return home. Hunter Biden hasthreatened to sue Fox News for defamation,
(12:30):
exploitation of his image, and publicationof hacked photos. Attorney Mark Gerrigos tells
kfi's John Cobalt the legal team isdemanding corrections and on air retractions of claims
Hunter and President Biden engaged in foreignbribery schemes, which were in a six
part mock trial. They had asupposed simulation of a trial that involved Hunter
(12:54):
Biden Andy jury and supposed to evidence. Ergo says the evidence included photos the
legal team say was revenge porn relatedto Hunter Biden. Warmer Weather's on its
way, and CalFire says now isthe time to protect your home from possible
wildfires. Get that grass cut downand cut short before it drives out and
(13:18):
then the clearing that you do couldbecome a fire hazard. Calfire's Robert Foxworthy
says fires are often started by peopleaccidentally by hot exhaust touching grass or mowers,
striking rocks and causing sparks. Foxworthysays you should clear a total of
one hundred feet around your home,and hedges and bushes should be up to
five feet away from the house.You can visit Ready for Wildfire dot org
(13:39):
to get more information on defensible spaces, evacuation plans, and more. Are
you watching American Idol? I am. I'm loving it. Stayed up a
little late last night to watch it. And I made a prediction last week
that Abby Carter is going to win, so she did em and since last
(14:09):
night just angelic except oh, listento this. I don't think she's gonna
win them. And here's why.I think she has the like overall the
(14:33):
best voice, I think, Butfor whatever the reason, I don't think
the judges are behind her. Likewhen they do their their reviews of some
people, they're more complimentary and moreexcited in that kind of stuff. They
I mean, they said she didan amazing job what she did. But
I think that they're kind of they'vegot it their heart set on other people.
(14:56):
We'll have to wait and see we'vegot the top seven. I'm still
team you See. Irvine is thelatest campus dealing with a pro Palestinian protest.
Several tents have been set up oncampus law enforcements there, but no
signs of any arrest. Protesters saythe encampment will stay up until you see
Irvine addresses their demands to cut financialties with Israel. California has partnered with
(15:18):
a pharmaceutical company in New Jersey tobuy a generic version of Narcan. It
costs forty percent less. It's usedto treat opioid overdoses. California will distribute
the packs for free to first responders, universities, and community organizations as part
of the state's naloxone distribution project.The nuggets have ended the Lakers season.
(15:41):
For this second year in a row, the Lakers lost Monday Night's Game five
in Denver one eight one oh six. Ah Nail bider La was trying to
become the first NBA team ever towin a playoff series. After falling behind
three games to none, they'll tryagain next season. At six oh five,
it's handled on the news, IsraeliPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says deal or
no deal, they're going to gointo Rafa. Let's say good morning now
(16:04):
to the host of how to Moneyon KFI, the guy who's helping us
all hang on to more of ourhard earned money. It's Joel lars Guard
Hi Amy. Okay, we're goingto get a lesson in fiduciary right now.
Okay, let's do that. Yes, because I have no idea what
that is. So it is thisfancy word essentially for whats a. It's
(16:26):
a designation for financial advisors. Andif your financial advisor is a fiduciary,
then it means they have to actin your best interest too. That on
ads. Yeah, And the problemcurrently is that there is no necessity for
all advisors to be a fiduciary.So basically, which most consumers wouldn't be
(16:49):
aware of. Hey, if Igo to see a financial advisor, they
can actually do things with my moneyand encourage me to buy products that serve
them that don't serve me. Andso the there is now likely going to
be I mean, there's gonna besome legal pushback, but a fiduciary standard
adopted under by the Department of Labor, and basically all advisors and insurance salespeople
(17:15):
too will be required to offer youand sell you products and manage your money
in a way that is most beneficialto you. And so I am for
this change. I'm for this standard, and it's going to save I think
a lot of consumers a lot ofheartache and then also a lot of money.
H Okay, you mean more clarification, maybe a little basic Okay,
(17:37):
Basically, right now, if you'rean insurance salespeople, you could I could
sell If I'm an insurance salesperson,I could sell you something that's high commission,
high fees, and it makes mea lot of money and it's not
the best product for you. Rightand now this rule, which is going
to go into implementation this fall,I'm now required, I'm held to a
different standard, and so if Isell you something like that and you find
out, oh, my goodness,Joe just got rich on the fees and
(18:00):
the commissions from this product he soldme. And actually, I don't think
this was the best thing for me. You could take me to court,
and so there is I think thisis just a wonderful thing. Like,
if you are in that sort ofline of work, you should be held
to a standard. It's similar toa doctor's charge to do no harm,
right, Yeah. And if Igive you surgery on something that doesn't require
(18:23):
surgery, or encourage you to takesome sort of medication that doesn't isn't actually
going to help relieve your symptoms orthe issues that you're facing, well,
then I'm probably not a great doctor, right, and I should probably be
held to account. And the sameis true for a whole lot of insurance
salespeople, and I don't want topaint everybody in this industry in that way.
There are currently ways that you canfind and work with people who hold
(18:45):
themselves to the fiduciary standard, whetheror not they're required to, which I
think is great. But I alsolike the idea of everybody having to be
to live up to that standard inthe first place, I agree. I
think I don't like lots of rules, but that one seems like a good
one. You are a rule breakerto say, I don't know about that.
Okay, maybe a little bit.Okay. So if you don't want
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to dump a lot of money intoa car, but you want a good
car, you've got some cars thatmight be good for you. Yeah.
So Consumer Reports just came out witha list of the car cheapest cars to
own and maintain over the first fiveyears of ownership and then over the first
decade of ownership. And I lovethis stuff because so much of what we're
thinking about when we buy a caris the sticker price, and we're not
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factoring in all the secondary costs thatcome down the line. I talk about
insurance, you're talking about maintenance,you're talking about depreciation. Right, all
of those things factor in, andyou've got to be aware of those things
up front. And so when youthink about, okay, which cars are
going to be the cheapest to maintain, Man, I love looking at those
because it just means you're gonna haveless work to do on those cars overall.
And it's no surprise, no surprisethat Tesla comes in at number one
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because I think of electric vehicles asglorified golf cars. Right, there's fewer
moving parts, which is lovely.I mean, granted, if the battery
pack goes could put which you know, we haven't seen massive problems in that
department, but if it did,that's a really, really big expense.
But Tesla is by far the cheapest. There's the other car manufacturers that are
in that realm Buick, Toyota,Lincoln, and fod round out the top
(20:15):
five. But if a Tesla's goingto cost you four grand in total ten
year maintenance costs, which is incredible. I mean that's like replacing tires and
brakes, right, I mean it'salmost nothing. But if you look at
the other end of the spectrum,Mercedes Portia land Rover, if you buy
a land Rover instead of four grandover ten years, it's going to cost
you over nineteen thousand dollars to maintainover the course of ten years. So
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the brand, the make, themodel that you buy directly correlates to how
much money you're going to be spendingand how often you're going to be in
the repair shop. So but onthe flip side of the I'm surprised that
the Tesla is that low because Iknow that, like the Tesla, tires
cost a lot more because they haveto be because the cars are so heavy,
(20:56):
they can't use regular tires. They'relike industrial strength tires. But what
else are you replacing on it?You know that with with your with your
gas powered car, you're replacing beltsand fans and you know, like all
of these different things. I justtook mine in for I forget even my
twenty thirteen Honda Odyssey minivan, andthey are all sorts of things that just
(21:18):
happen with two sensors, and youknow, there's just fewer of those things
obviously on an electric vehicle. Andso that's why I get hybrids or the
hot thing right now. I stilllike electric vehicles large, I mean,
because of the tax incentives. Andthen also because guess what those electric vehicles,
they're going to mean you need zerogas and they're also going to mean
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you need less maintenance. So ifit works for your lifestyle, especially for
a two car family having one EVI think, and then a gas powered
car often is the way to gookay. And then there is a budgeting
method. I just learned about thisdoing a story a couple of weeks ago
the sixty thirty ten method, andyou're not a fan of it, So
real quick, what is it andwhy do you hate it? Yeah?
(22:00):
So, basically, it's it's aslight pivot on a past budgeting method,
the fifty thirty twenty budgeting method,and it basically says that you would spend
fifty percent of your take home payon your needs, thirty percent on wants,
and twenty percent towards savings. Soand then sixty thirty ten. The
way it pivots is it says,well, actually, instead of that extra
ten percent that you put into savingsand investments in debt payoff, put that
(22:23):
more into the needs category. AndI get with the with how prices have
gone up and it's tougher to stretchyour paycheck, but I think it's really
really important that we don't lower thebar for savings in our lives. If
we're only saving and investing in usingmoney for debt payoff at ten percent,
and granted that would still be higherthan the average American, that's just not
(22:45):
enough. My minimum threshold floor forpeople is fifteen percent, and I really
do want you to get to atleast that twenty percent realm where you're saving
and investing a good chunk of yourpaycheck because hey, it's future you.
You're getting financial you're gaining financial securitymuch more quickly, and it's so crucial
to make sure that you are livingon less than you make. And when
you pivot to this other, thisnewer budgeting method that's making the rounds,
(23:10):
you're just not doing enough work inthat regard and you're just going to find
yourself in tougher financial circumstances and you'renot going to be making the progress you
want to be. You're going tokind of be like spinning your wheels a
lot longer. Okay, So stickwith the fifty thirty twenty I think so.
And these are just like that's likethe most basic form of budgeting.
And I know budgeting is like afour letter word for a lot of people,
but I really think of if youthink if you could reframe a budget.
(23:32):
A budget is not a negative thingconstraining your ability to do awesome stuff.
It's actually your ability to roadmap outhow you can spend on the things
you care about the most. Sothink about a budget like that, Just
reframe, a little reframe and abudget doesn't have to be this bad thing.
It's in fact this great thing allowingyou to gain greater levels of financial
freedom and ensure that you're spending moneyon the things that you care about,
(23:52):
the things you say you care about, and then you can easily you don't
mind actually cutting back and spending lessmoney on the stuff you realize it doesn't
really matter that much to you.Okay. To find out more on how
to best spend and save your money, listen to how to Money with Joel
large Guard right here on KFI Sunday'snoon to two, and also we can
follow you at how to Money Jewel. Thank you Joel Larsguard. Thanks Amy.
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Pro Palestinian protesters have broken into RoyceHall on the UCLA campus, where
an encampment is set up outside.Police have also detained a man with a
big sword on campus yesterday. Thisis the sixth day of the protests at
the UCLA. Columbia University in NewYork has limited campus access to students and
(24:38):
essential employees after dozens of protesters tookover a building overnight. They barricaded the
entrances and unfurled a Palestinian flag outa window. Columbia says it will suspend
students who don't leave the encampment justin time for the summer Olympics. The
Peacock streaming services increasing prices. Themonthly subscription fee for Peacock Premium will jump
(24:59):
to seven ninety nine for new subscribers. The price for mostly ad free Premium
Plus we'll go up to thirteen ninetynine a month. The new prices will
go into effect for existing subscribers inAugust. At six oh five, it's
handled on the news. GNC storesare in trouble, but it could be
ozembic of all things to the rescue. Let's say good morning to ABC's Peter
(25:23):
Harlumbus. Peter, it is daynine of New York versus Trump. We've
been off for a couple of days, so can you catch us up on
what happened in the courtroom on Friday? Yeah, so we had a dramatic
day testimony on Friday. It wasthe conclusion of National Inquirer David Pecker's testimony.
He largely stood by his story,suggesting that he entered this arrangement with
(25:45):
Donald Trump and Michael Cohen de cashand kill stories at twenty sixteen, and
then Donald Trump's longtime assistant and geekeeper, Ronograss, took the stand. She
only testified for about thirty minutes,but she offered some relatively explosive testimony kind
of going through some of the evidencein the case that prosecutors suggest connects Donald
Trump to Karen McDougall and Stormy Daniels, two of the women who received hush
(26:07):
money payments in this case. Graftsdetails how she created contact entries in the
Trump Organization computer system for Trump forboth McDougall and Daniels, and she also
recounted that she saw Stormy Daniels onthe twenty sixth floor of Trump's power that's
the same floor as where Trump's lawoffice is located. She suggested that Daniels
Daniels was there because Trump was consideringcasting her in The Celebrity Apprentice. Okay,
(26:33):
so then Peter, we know thathe knows these women and may have
even paid them off. But there'snothing illegal about that. It's the way
that they did the book keeping onit, basically allegedly. Yeah, at
the end, at the end ofthe day, prosecutors, you know,
point to all of this conduct,the sellacious conduct environment involving McDougall and Daniels,
(26:56):
and they acknowledge that there's nothing illegalabout, for example, a presidential
candidate having an allegend affair. Whatthey say is illegal conduct is this what
they allege is a conspiracy to illegallyinfluence the twenty sixteen election. And the
actual conduct that they allege is illegalin the indictment is the falsification of business
records after the twenty sixteen election.So they're pointing to both the overaarching conspiracy
(27:22):
during the election and the falsification ofbusiness records after the election. Okay,
so that catches this up. That'swhat's happened. And then we're back in
court today. What are we expectingtoday? So Michael Cohen's former banker,
Gary Farrow, was expected to takethe stand and continue his direct examination this
morning. This is actually some ofthe more technical testimony that we've heard,
(27:44):
but it's going through a lot ofthe documents that are I guess important evidence
in this case. Pharaoh was involvedin the creation of two shell companies that
Michael Cohen frantically created in October twentysixteen. Prosecutors alleged that they were both
used in ways related to those hushmoney payermans to McDougall and Daniels. Specifically,
we're going to hear today about thecreation of a shell company on October
(28:07):
twenty sixth, twenty sixteen that thevery next day Cohen allegedly used to transfer
Daniels one hundred and thirty thousand dollarsin exchange for her silence. So definitely
not as dramatic as David Packer's testimony, but important evidence, rich testimony that
really goes to the documents at theheart of this case. Okay, great,
and then I have a question foryou because you're one of the few
(28:29):
people who actually gets to be inthe courtroom. As we've mentioned, we
know that you can't record anything.There's no video and no audio recording.
But for you, because you haveto report on it and give updates to
ABC, are you like, doyou have your phone with you and you're
frantically texting out the information or howdoes that all work? So thrones are
(28:52):
very strictly prohibiting the courtroom. We'llget yelled at and we'll get kicked out
if we even pull out a phone, but we're allowed to have laptops.
A bunch of us have. We'refrantically typing away. Honestly, the most
prominent noise in the courtroom other thanthe actual testimony, is the sound of
keyboard teeth cooking throughout the entire day. It's the soundtrack of the trial in
a way. And honestly, thereare some times because there's no television,
(29:15):
you know, this trial isn't televised, that there are certain things that we
can only witness in that moment.For example, when Graf was getting off
the witness stand and graph is along time trusted ally of Trump, his
gatekeeper for decades, Trump got upoff his witness, off his chair at
council table and walked slightly towards Graf. He whispered something in her ear and
(29:37):
appeared to pat her hand. Butthis entire moment wasn't captured on television,
wasn't captured really in a way thatwe could look back and see what did
Trump say, what exactly did hedo? Really, it was up to
the sixty year silver reporters in thatroom in that very moment to capture what
did Trump just do? To bringit back, So, you know,
high stakes testimony, very short momentsthat can leave an impression on this jury
(30:00):
okay, great, Well that's andthat's what we're looking for, is we
want we want the moments too,you know, we the big picture stuff,
but you get to see the moments. And thank you so much for
sharing them, Peter, appreciate ita ton, and we'll talk to you
again soon. Thanks much, hada good one. Take care. That's
ABC's Peter Haralambus, and we'll betalking to him again soon because the trial
(30:22):
is expected to last for like sixweeks. I just think it's fascinating what
goes on in a trial. I'vesat in on one trial in my whole
life, like from start to finish. Is His name was Bary James Duvenote.
I remember that from one hundred yearsago. It was the first murder
trial held in Jackson County, Oregon. So I sat in on it and
(30:44):
it just watching it every day.It's it's it's an interesting, interesting experience.
Let's get back to some of thestories coming out of the KFI twenty
four hour newsroom pro Palestinian protesters ofsetup camp at UC Irvine. The city's
mayor warned the university yesterday against anylaw enforcement action to break it up.
She issued the warning in response topolice and Orange County Sheriff's deputies gathering in
(31:06):
a university parking lot near the protestsite. Mayor Farakhan issued a statement saying
she will not tolerate any violations ofstudents' rights to peacefully assemble and protest.
A new report says LA is makingprogress and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but
maybe not fast enough. The LADepartment of Sanitation and Environment used its most
recent data from twenty twenty two toshow a city council committee that municipal operations
(31:29):
are right at the goal of reducingcarbon emissions by fifty five percent next year
compared to two thousand and eight,but the broader city, including the entire
LA community, is still falling short. The report shows in that respect,
the missions are down thirty percent,but well short of its goal of fifty
percent. Friday's presentation suggested that thecity council should consider more strategies to speed
up the city's effort to be entirelycarbon neutral by twenty fifty. Michael Monks
(31:52):
KFI News Jason Kelcey is joining ESPN'spregame show Monday Night Countdown following his retire
from the NFL Kelsey played for theEagles for thirteen years. He co hosts
a popular podcast, New Heights,with his brother, Travis Kelcey, and
reportedly received interest from multiple networks whowanted him to join their programs before he
(32:14):
confirmed with ESPN. The Dodgers takeon the Diamondbacks tonight in Arizona at six
forty. You can listen to theaction on AM five seventy LA Sports,
and you can stream every game inHD on the iHeartRadio app Keyword AM five
seventy LA Sports powered by LA Carefor All of LA. Demonstrators have taken
their pro Palestinian protests to USC's president'shome. Grad students, union workers,
(32:40):
community members, and others assembled earlyyesterday morning outside President Carol Fuld's house in
Santa Monica. Activists have demanded shebegin what they call an emergency campus student
dialogue about the protests and the warbetween Israel and Hamas. California has partnered
with a pharmaceutical company in New Jerseyto purchase generic version of Narcon. It'll
(33:01):
cost forty percent less a Narcan.It'll cost forty percent less than name brand
Narcan. Of course, it's usedto treat opioid overdoses. Governor Newsom has
asked for Californians to help pick adesign for a new one dollar coin.
The coin apparently is going to gointo a print into in twenty twenty six.
(33:22):
The governor says the coin should honorCalifornia's innovations. Critics were quick to
post their ideas on X, includingcoins depicting tent cities and homeless encampment fires.
We're just minutes away from handle onthe news this morning, Benjamin Netanyah,
who says Israel's going into Rafa dealor no deal with Hamas. Let's
(33:44):
say good morning now to the executiveexecutive director of the Best Friend's Animal Society.
It's Britney Thorn and Brittany. We'retalking to you today because it's Adopt
a Shelter Pet Day. Yes,and we are so excited to celebrate with
Best Friends Animal Society. Okay,and how is a best friend celebrating?
(34:05):
You're launching a national campaign, right, Yes, we're launching a national campaign
to inspire pet lovers to help getsome more dogs and cats out of our
US shelters and into loving homes.Okay, and what are some specific things
you're doing to try to get moredogs and cats out of the shelters and
into the homes where they belong.Beginning today, April thirtieth, and actually
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continuing through May and June, alladoption fleas at Best Friends locations will be
covered thanks to our sponsors Blue Buffaloand Walmart. So free adoptions, okay,
And when someone adopts from the shelter, I'm assuming that the pets are
all spade and chipped and all ofthat stuff. Absolutely spade, neutered,
(34:50):
chipped, vaccinated. All they needis you to come get them and take
them home, okay. And sowe're of course all about the adoptions,
and I know you guys are becausethat's the most important thing, because pets
are such wonderful companions. But oneof the really heartbreaking things is that shelters
only have so much room. Sothe reality of it is, without the
(35:13):
room and the resources, not allthe animals can be saved. But that
could be changed if just a fewmore people would adopt. Absolutely, So
you know, we know that thiscampaign is coming at a really critical time.
Pet adoption has been declining over thelast five years, and we're seeing
really more and more people acquiring petsfrom breeders and pet stores. So,
(35:34):
like you said, with some newdata, seven million people are planning to
bring home a pet this year.So if just six percent more Americans chose
to adopt versus purchase pets, allof our US shelters would be no kill
and they're cheaper too, because youdon't have to pay form in right now,
you guys are even covering the adoptionfees absolutely, and you know there
(35:57):
are so many places shelters, rescuesthat will help even after you bring the
pet home. You know, wewill help with food if you need it.
We know that times are tough rightnow, and we will help with
resources. You know, if someonewants to come and save a life,
we are all about that and wewant to do anything that we can to
support that decision. Okay, solet's talk about the search for a new
pet for just a minute. Sobefore you go and adopt, what do
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you need to know? What shouldyou do before you get to that adoption
point. You know, you shouldmake a decision that you want to obviously
bring a new pet home a newfamily member, and think about some of
the things that you like to doin your life. Are you a little
bit of a couch potato. Areyou a hiker. Are you looking for
a cat, a dog, apuppy, a kitten. You know,
(36:43):
they all come with some different responsibilities, but we are happy to provide matchmaking
opportunities and make sure that you're setup with an amazing pet. Okay,
and I had lost a pet.I had had Cleopatra for more than twenty
years, and then I was thinking, you know, I don't need to
get a new one right away.And then about ten months later, I
(37:05):
was like, Okay, I thinkI'm ready. And that's when I found
Alexander the Great. And it wasat that moment that I really realized what
I would had been missing, becausewhen you get them into your home,
all of a sudden, there's there'sjust a new life in your home,
you know. Yeah, And youknow sometimes it's it's you know, you
(37:25):
have that little bit of time tothink about what you want to mourn the
loss of your pet, but youknow, you're really paying a great service
to your former pet when you bringsomeone else home, and you're saving two
lives. Really, you're bringing homean animal, so you're saving that pet's
life, and then you're making spacefor another one who might need some additional
(37:45):
help. Okay. So anyone thinkingabout adopting Brittany, what might you tell
them that might get them off thefence and down to a shelter. That
it is the best feeling in theworld, almost truly know that you have
come in and rescued them. Wedo offer fostering for someone who might not
(38:07):
quite be ready to make the plungeyet. We're happy to help with that
as well. But it is reallytruly one of the best feelings, okay.
And it is Adopt a Shelter PetDay and Best Friends is on a
mission to get more pets out ofshelters and into your homes. Where can
they go go find the pets andwhere can they go find some more information?
(38:30):
You can visit bfas dot org flashLove. There you'll be able to
learn how to support best Friend's newestcampaign get more pets in the homes,
and you can even submit photos andvideos of your pets living their best lives
at your home. Oh I lovethat. Okay. So if you're thinking
about a pet, now's a goodtime to do it. And again,
(38:52):
more information is that bfas dot orgslash Love Britney Thorn, thank you so
much for your time. I hopeyou get lots of pets adopted very quickly.
Thank you, Thank you so much, Take care, Bye bye.
I'm not kidding. I love havingAlexander the Great around the house and now
Shelby too. It's just fun tohave them. You can't take them for
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walks. Cats don't do walks,at least mine don't, but they're great
to have around. Let's get backto some of the stories coming out of
the KFI twenty four hour newsroom.Pro Palestinian protesters taken over at building at
Columbia University in New York. Dozensfiled in early this morning, barricading the
(39:32):
entrances and then flying a Palestinian flagfrom a window. The protesters had been
given until yesterday afternoon to clear theencampment, but they say they're not going
anywhere. This is a movement,an anti war movement. We have sparked
similar solidarity encampments across the nation andeven across the globe. A post on
social media said an autonomous group hadreclaimed Hines Hall, previously known as Hamilton
(40:00):
Hall, renamed by the group inhonor of what the post said was a
six year old martyr murdered at thehands of the genocidal Israeli State. Protesters
say they plan to remain in thehall until the university concedes to their demands
of divestment, financial transparency, andamnesty for protesting students. Israeli Prime Minister
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Benjamin Netanyahu is pledged to begin anencouragion into the southern Gaza city of Rafa,
which Israel claims is the last strongholdof Hamas. The US and other
allies have urged Israel not to gointo Rafa, where more than a million
Palestinians have taken refuge as ceasefire negotiationshave been ongoing. Netanyahu said Israel would
enter Rafa to destroy Hamas's battalions there, with or without a deal. This
(40:45):
year's La County Fair kicks off thisweekend with stars, stripes and fun.
For the third year in a row, the fair is happening in May instead
of August, a decision that's beenmade permanent. The fair plex and Pomona
plays host to animals, amusement rides, and old schools, gating rink,
an arcade, and an indie musicfest. Fair CEO Walter Marquez says it's
all about fun, but also learning. There's so much education and so much
(41:07):
learning that goes on at the Fair, and that's where we get to be
sneaky about it and make sure weget that education out. Some of the
music access year include Pat Benattar,Nelly, and TLC. The fair runs
May third through the twenty seventh.Michael Monks KFI News. You know what
Michael didn't talk about at least notmuch, the food. Well that's why
(41:28):
wake Up Call is going to goout and about this week to the La
County Fair because we're going to checkout the food and then share it with
you. And we're also going tohave some family four packs of tickets to
the LA County Fair for you wakeUp Call listeners. You're going to score
big time later this week, sobe listening. This is KFI and kost
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