1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: You're listening to KFI AM six forty wake Up Call 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: with me Amy King on demand on the iHeartRadio app. 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 2: KFI and KOST HD two, Los Angeles, Orange County. 4 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 3: It's time for your morning wake up call. Here's Amy King. 5 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:32,919 Speaker 1: Good morning. It's five o'clock, straight up. This is your 6 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: wake up call for Wednesday, January twenty first. I'm Amy King. 7 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: We're live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Seems like we 8 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 1: just did this. Doesn't it another day? Another fifty cents? 9 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 1: That's what I say. Here's what's ahead on wake up Call. 10 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: President Trump has arrived in Davos, Switzerland for the World 11 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: Economic Summit. He's late to arrive because Air Force one 12 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: had to return to DC last night after the fly 13 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: experienced what's been described as a minor electrical issue. The 14 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 1: President's going to be talking about Greenland and his desire 15 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: to take control of it. The LA School District has 16 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:15,119 Speaker 1: been accused of discriminating against white students. The seventeen seventy 17 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: six Project has sued the district, claiming it has racially 18 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:25,040 Speaker 1: discriminatory policies that systematically disadvantaged students based on the racial 19 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: makeup of its schools. LA County has launched its new 20 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: Homelessness department, marking what officials say is a significant milestone 21 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: in efforts to ship millions of dollars from the LA 22 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: Homeless Services Authority that has been accused of spending billions 23 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 1: and not being accountable for it. Greater LA Homeless count 24 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: that was done in San Fernando Valley and Hollywood last 25 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: night continues tonight the San Gabriel Valley and East LA. 26 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: A big jail break in Syria has left dozens of 27 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: ISIS members on the loose. He's Jerdona Miller has the 28 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: latest from Jerusalem and President Trump hisself in his stance 29 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:08,399 Speaker 1: A bit on Iran, but it may just be for now. 30 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: Mirror Mirror on the wall. Who's the healthiest of them all? 31 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: The host of Rich Rich on Tech, Rich Dimiro, is 32 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: going to join us to tell us about a new 33 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: healthy mirror. Also, Netflix is going interactive. Rich is going 34 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: to join us at five point twenty. ACA subsidies have ended, 35 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: but premiums aren't only going up for people who use Obamacare. 36 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: A former top insurance executive turned whistleblower is going to 37 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: join us to tell us what is so horribly wrong 38 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: with our insurance industry and hopefully if there's ways to 39 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: fix it. And if you haven't watched this one yet, 40 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: you're gonna want to. Man, it's all about the land. 41 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 1: Amy's on it coming up at the bottom of the hour. 42 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: Let's get started with some of the stories coming out 43 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. The CHP is 44 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: looking for a person who shot a driver on or 45 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: near the OR five Free Way in Long Beach. CHP 46 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 1: says the person was driving near Lakewood Boulevard around nine 47 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 1: pm last night when they discovered they'd been shot. That 48 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 1: person was taken to the hospital in unknown condition. The 49 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: person CCHP is looking for was driving a black, cheap Cherokee. 50 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 1: You know, I've heard those kinds of stories before where 51 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: people don't realize it and then they kind of looked 52 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: down and they go, oh my gosh, I've been shot. 53 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 4: Yeah, you would. 54 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: Think it would hurt more, but maybe it's like this, 55 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: you know, depending on where the bullet hits, it's like 56 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: a stinging sensation or something. Anyway, hope that person's going 57 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: to be okay. California Republicans are taking the fight over 58 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: Proposition fifty all the way to the Supreme Court. 59 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 5: Republicans filed the lawsuit, saying a lower court that ruled 60 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 5: in favor of Prop fifty made the wrong decision. 61 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 2: And now we're going to the Supreme Court asking them 62 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 2: to stop the implementation of Proposition fifty. 63 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 5: Mike Columbo is an attorney for the state GOP and 64 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 5: says they want the old maps in place until the 65 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 5: two sides can fight it out in court. 66 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 2: The person who drew the maps drew the maps to 67 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 2: favor one race over others. 68 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 5: They've asked the court to decide soon so candidates can 69 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 5: know what district to target. Jason Campadonia KFI News. 70 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: The Supreme Court could soon decide if states like California 71 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:18,479 Speaker 1: can count mail in ballots that arrive after election day 72 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: as long as they're postmarked on time. California counts mail 73 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: in ballots postmarked by election day if they arrive within 74 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 1: seven days. The courts expected to hold a hearing in 75 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: the spring, with a ruling due by summer. About a 76 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: third of Americans vote by mail, at least they did 77 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty four. Efforts to make Griffith Park more 78 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: bike friendly are moving forward again following a long delay. 79 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 4: Bureaucracy was blamed for the delays. La City council woman 80 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,239 Speaker 4: Nitia Ramin says the work was supposed to be done quickly, 81 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 4: but the city got in its own way because of. 82 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 6: A lack of coordination between departments and extraordinarily complicated processes 83 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 6: in the city. What was intended to be a quick 84 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 6: build has now been multiple years in the making and 85 00:04:57,800 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 6: is now more expensive. 86 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 4: The city council has now approved the use of around 87 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 4: eight hundred thousand dollars and mostly grant funding for the 88 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 4: two projects. One is for the Los Felis Boulevard cycle track. 89 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 4: The other is for the Crystal Springs Road bike and 90 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 4: pedestrian lane project in the park. Michael Monks KFI. 91 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: News, let's say good morning now to ABC's Jerdona Miller, 92 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 1: who is in Jerusalem, Jordana. This isn't good. More than 93 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: one hundred Isis fighters escape from a prison in northeast Syria. 94 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: How did that happen? 95 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 7: Well, it happened because there's fighting going on around that 96 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 7: area around that prison between the SDF, that is, the 97 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 7: forces now aligned with the new President of Syria Alshara, 98 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 7: and the Kurds, and so there was a prison break. 99 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 7: The Syrian government now says that they have recaptured eighty 100 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 7: or so of the one hundred prisoners that got out, 101 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 7: and they put out a statement saying they're committed, you know, 102 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 7: to fighting ISIS. I think is really interesting is we're 103 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 7: seeing that the US relationship with the Kurds has changed 104 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 7: dramatically since the new Syrian president came into power. That is, 105 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 7: before the United States was very aligned with the Kurds 106 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 7: in the in a in a joint fight against ISIS 107 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 7: and other Islamic groups and supported in a sense Kurdish 108 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 7: Kurdish national aims for their own country. But now it 109 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 7: appears that the United States is aligning itself with the 110 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 7: Syrian government and Al Shara, who are saying they're committed 111 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 7: to fighting ISIS right, and the Kurds are being i 112 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 7: think left a little bit out in the cold. Now, 113 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 7: the the ambassador President Trump's ambassador to Turkey who's been 114 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 7: dealing with this issue, is you know, trying to put 115 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 7: us some spin on this, saying it's a great opportunity 116 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:06,799 Speaker 7: for the Kurds to talk about integration into Assyrian into 117 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 7: the new Syrian right with the Syrian government, because, as 118 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 7: you know, Al shar faces such a challenge to kind 119 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 7: of unite the different parts of Syria that have been 120 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 7: torn apart, right with over a decade of really a 121 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 7: war against the former president's regime, what was a civil 122 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 7: war for more than a decade. But I think the 123 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 7: Kurds are feeling a little rejected really by the United States. 124 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: I think that this happened to the Kurds before. It 125 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: was way back what like in a rock. I remember 126 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: like the Kurds were our friends and then we kind 127 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: of walked away from them. It seems like they're kind 128 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: of a. 129 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:54,119 Speaker 7: Unfortunately, yeah, unfortunately, they they get uh, they get used 130 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 7: and abused I think by different powers. And what this 131 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 7: is for sample, for Turkey, this is a real victory 132 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 7: because Turkey has been fighting the Kurds in their own 133 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 7: territory for decades and there's you know, part of the 134 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 7: Kurds have are part of a terror group that's carried 135 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 7: out different attacks across Turkey. So you know, I think 136 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 7: the Kurds are feeling more isolated. But again, you know, 137 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 7: we see President Trump trying to reach out to certain 138 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 7: groups and kind of turn them around and bring them 139 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 7: into the orbit of the West. And that's happening obviously 140 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 7: with Syria, no doubt. And now it looks like, you know, 141 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 7: if we if we take some of what the ambassador 142 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 7: Tom Brock said to heart, it looks like the United 143 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 7: States is also trying to offer something to the Kurds. 144 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 7: Just you know that that they're not going to clearly 145 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 7: they're not going to support the Curds anymore in their 146 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 7: fight against. 147 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:57,199 Speaker 3: The Syrian regime because the Syrian regime. 148 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 7: Is now on you know, has opened to mac ties 149 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 7: with the United States. Right, the United States lifted all 150 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 7: those sanctions and lifted you know, the designation, uh you 151 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 7: know of al Shara's group as a terrorist group. So 152 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 7: you know, this is a region, a country really here 153 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 7: that's in major transition. 154 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, well let's hope that they get those ISIS 155 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: fighters back and we'll see what happens more of them. Yeah, 156 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 1: it's it's a whole new world. H Jerdanah Miller in Jerusalem, 157 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:33,599 Speaker 1: thanks so much. Appreciate things, Talk soon, Okay. There's so 158 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: much going on, like the in you know, our news 159 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:40,079 Speaker 1: cycle changes and refocuses and all that. All the while 160 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,719 Speaker 1: all this other stuff is bubbling up. So that's why 161 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: we love to be able to talk to people like Jordana. 162 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 1: Let's get back to some of the stories coming out 163 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,680 Speaker 1: of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. President Trump has 164 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 1: celebrated the end of his first year in office the 165 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: second time by holding a two hour news conference at 166 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 1: the White House. He noted the accomplishments of his administration 167 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: this i'm around, including his crackdown on illegal immigration and 168 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: his claims of a strong American economy. 169 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 8: We have taken a mess and made it really good. 170 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 8: It's going to get even better. 171 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: He says, energy and gas prices are down, but that 172 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: maybe the administration hasn't done a very good job of 173 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: highlighting that. Despite more pushback from leaders in Europe, the 174 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: President is not backing down on his call for the 175 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: US to take over Greenland. ABC's Karen Travers's Trump isn't 176 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 1: saying how far he'll go to get it. He said 177 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 1: he had many meetings scheduled at the World Economic Forum 178 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: in Davos this week, and even indicated there would be 179 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: an agreement between the US and NATO allies on Greenland. 180 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 1: Trump landed in Davos this morning. He was delayed because 181 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: of a mechanical issue or an electrical issue on Air 182 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: Force one. Travers's Trump has evaded the question of whether 183 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: his actions to acquire the Danish territory Greenland would lead 184 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: to the dissolvement of NATO. Iran's foreign minister is issued 185 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: a direct threat against the US, warning of retaliation if 186 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: attacked over the country's crackdown on anti government protesters. The 187 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 1: foreign minister says the Islamic Republic will, as he put it, 188 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,959 Speaker 1: be firing back with everything we have if we come 189 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: under renewed attack. An American aircraft group has moved westward 190 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: toward the Middle East from Asia, and American fighter jets 191 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: and other equipment appeared to be moving in the Mid 192 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:27,239 Speaker 1: East after a major US military deployment in the Caribbean. 193 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 1: The man who assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abbe 194 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: has been sentenced to life in prison. Tetsuya Yamagami was 195 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: convicted of killing the prime minister in twenty twenty two 196 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:44,439 Speaker 1: using a homemade gun. Yamagami said he shot Abbe because 197 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: he saw him as an ally of the Unification Church, 198 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 1: which he blamed for destroying his family through his mother's 199 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: blind faith. Several beaches across Australia have been closed because 200 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: of four shark attacks in just forty eight hours. 201 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 9: Really attacks happened off of Sydney. None of the attacks 202 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 9: have been fatal, although one child victim reportedly is fighting 203 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 9: for his life. Experts say that bull sharks were most 204 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:10,720 Speaker 9: likely behind the attacks. A scientist with the Australian Marine 205 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 9: Conservation Society said ocean temperatures have been warmer than usual 206 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 9: and runoff from heavy rains is sent prey into the 207 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 9: waters for the sharks to eat. Mark Mayfield Kofi. 208 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 1: News Apparently that includes people. A commuter train has crashed 209 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:28,959 Speaker 1: in Spain, killing at least one person. The crash happened 210 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: about thirty five minutes outside Barcelona yesterday. The train hit 211 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: a retaining wall that had fallen onto the tracks. The 212 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: crash happened days after a high speed train in Spain 213 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: derailed and collided with a train going in the opposite direction. 214 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:45,319 Speaker 1: At least forty two people were killed in Sunday's crash. 215 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 1: Deaths from fentanyl are down thanks to a crackdown in China. 216 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 10: New research as overdose deaths have been going down the 217 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 10: last few years because supply has been drying up. China 218 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 10: agreed to restrict chemicals for fentanyl during the first Trump administration, 219 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,439 Speaker 10: but groups in Mexico began making it using precursor chemicals 220 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:04,079 Speaker 10: from China. Deaths peaked at about one hundred thousand a 221 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 10: year in the US until twenty twenty three, when President 222 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 10: Biden and China agreed to a crackdown where about three 223 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 10: hundred chemical companies in China were shut down. Overdose deaths 224 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 10: dropped twenty percent in twenty twenty four with the reduced supply, 225 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 10: and continued to go down during President Trump's first year 226 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:21,679 Speaker 10: in office. Last year, Michael Krozer KFI News. 227 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,199 Speaker 1: Vice President Vans and his wife Ushev announced there expecting. 228 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: They say their fourth child is a boy. A post 229 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: on Instagram says Usha and the baby are doing well 230 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: and we're looking forward to welcoming welcoming him in late July. 231 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: The post also thanked military doctors for taking such good 232 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: care of the family. The Greater Los Angeles homeless count 233 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 1: continues tonight, with volunteers fanning out in the San Gabriel 234 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: Valley in East LA. The work wraps up tomorrow night, 235 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: with counting being done in the Antelope Valley West in 236 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 1: South LA and the South Bay Harbor area. After shocks 237 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:58,559 Speaker 1: continue to rattle the Coachella Valley days after a magnitude 238 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: four point nine earthquake kit near Indio Hills. The US 239 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: Geological Survey says quake with a preliminary magnitude of four 240 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: point two hit nearly six miles northeast of Indio Hills overnight. 241 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 1: No injuries have been reported from the quakes that started 242 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: on Sunday night. Minnesota Governor Tim Walls, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry, 243 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: and others have been served grand jury subpoenas by the 244 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: Justice Department. The DOJ says they obstructed federal officers doing 245 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: immigration operations. They've been critical of federal immigration officials following 246 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: the deadly shooting of protester Renee Good by an Ice 247 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: agent earlier this month. Six SO five its handle on 248 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: the news. President Trump has arrived in Davos, Switzerland, but 249 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 1: he's late because Air Force one had to turn back 250 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: to d C last night. Let's take it a good 251 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 1: morning now to the host of Rich on Tech on KFI. 252 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: It's KTLAS Tech reporter Rich de Miro. 253 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 3: Morning, Rich, Good morning to you. Amy. 254 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: Okay, I want to start out with the mirror story. 255 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: It's last on your list, but it's first on mine. 256 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: We've got a mirror that can tell you a lot 257 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 1: more then you know what you look like. 258 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I have a bone to pick with this mirror 259 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 3: because I'll try it out at CES. It's from Neurologics. 260 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 3: It's called the Longevity Mirror, and it basically scans your 261 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 3: face for about thirty seconds to estimate your health and 262 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 3: aging metrics all related to your long term wellness. So 263 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 3: that's the whole thing. So what it's doing is and 264 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 3: I've heard this before with other They even had an 265 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 3: app that came out and did this, But basically it's 266 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 3: looking at the blood flow in your face and these 267 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 3: AI models kind of figure out like, okay, based on that, 268 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 3: how healthy are you? So it looks at all this stuff, 269 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 3: and you know, I'll be honest, I was a little 270 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 3: disappointed with the results. I think I was too tired 271 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 3: from a night in Vegas for my results. But nine 272 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 3: hundred dollars for this mirror, and you know, it could 273 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 3: be one of those things where you wake up in 274 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 3: the morning and you just kind of give it a 275 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 3: quick It's very sci fi. You know, you check your 276 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 3: health in the morning when you wake up. 277 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: So note to self never look in front of the 278 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: mirror when you've been partying in Vegas. I could see 279 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 1: where you're there, like going up. Yeah, you're eighty five 280 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: and you're going to die tomorrow. Yeah. 281 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 3: I mean anyone who's been to Vegas, that's how you feel, right. 282 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 3: I mean, don't put these mirrors in Vegas hotel rooms. 283 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 3: Whatever you do. You got to put them in spots, 284 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 3: you know, and be like, oh, yes, you're gonna live forever. 285 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: Okay. One question though about it, because you said it 286 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: looks at your face, measures blood flow, So do you 287 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: look at it daily? Are you supposed to? And it 288 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: tells you, hey, you should get more water today or 289 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: you should run more today. I mean, does it give 290 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: advice or does it just say, yeah, your heart's still beaten. 291 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 11: You know. 292 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 3: It did give a little bit of advice about what 293 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 3: it was measuring and maybe ways to help, but that 294 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 3: was not a large part of it. It was just a 295 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 3: lot of numbers on the screen. I mean it did 296 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 3: things like cardiovascular, metabolic health, stress, sleep, those were like 297 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 3: the main ones. So it had like a lot of 298 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 3: numbers on the screen. A lot of them were like 299 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 3: color coded, whether it was like green, orange, or yellow. 300 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 3: So I think it's like a lot of data and 301 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 3: what you do with that is kind of up to you. 302 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 3: But obvious this will probably go into an app as well, 303 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 3: so that you can take these readings over time and 304 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 3: see if you're improving them. 305 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: Okay, let's talk about TVs and apparently it's a big 306 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,199 Speaker 1: moment for the TV industry. Why is that? 307 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 3: I thought this was a huge story. Basically, Sony is 308 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 3: handing its TV business over to TCL. TCL upstart in 309 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:26,439 Speaker 3: the industry from China. Sony obviously one of the biggest 310 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 3: TV makers in the world out of Japan, but they're saying, 311 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 3: you know what, things have changed, It's getting tougher and 312 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 3: tougher for us to compete, especially on price, and so 313 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 3: Sony is going to bring all their expertise and picture 314 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 3: and audio quality. TCL is going to bring all of 315 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 3: their expertise in sort of making things very affordable and 316 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 3: all their manufacturing, and they're going to bring them together 317 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:51,360 Speaker 3: and the TVs are going to have the Bravia name, 318 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 3: but they're going to be made by TCL. So kind 319 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 3: of an end of an era which you know, growing 320 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:59,199 Speaker 3: up with the Trinitrons of the world and all the 321 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:02,160 Speaker 3: sony names or like so high end. You know now 322 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 3: TCL is going to make them. That's just wild to me. 323 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 1: All right. The latest platform to add ads is. 324 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,919 Speaker 3: Chat GBT. Here they come. We knew this was going 325 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 3: to happen. As I say on my radio show, the 326 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 3: free ride is over. We used we use chat GBT 327 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 3: for what three years now without ads, And yes, there 328 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 3: will be ads now at the bottom of your chat window. 329 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 3: Tests will start in the next couple of weeks. They're 330 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,120 Speaker 3: going to appear at the bottom of answers, clearly labeled, 331 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:35,400 Speaker 3: and they're going to be very separate from the actual 332 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 3: AI response. So chatchab he says, the ads will not 333 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 3: influence the answers. You know how when you search Google 334 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 3: at the top, everything's an ad, So chatchyb he says, 335 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 3: they're not going to do that. They're making the ads 336 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 3: at the bottom where they will be there, but they 337 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 3: will be kind of separate from your answer and we'll 338 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 3: see how long. And they also added a new plan, 339 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 3: by the way, chatchybt go, which is eight dollars a 340 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 3: month instead of the stand twenty oh, which gives you 341 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 3: more usage of chatchybt, but it does not get rid 342 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 3: of the ads as far as I can tell. 343 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: Okay, this is kind of interesting. Spotify is working on 344 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:10,640 Speaker 1: a smart book feature. 345 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 3: Okay, I thought this was brilliant. Now this is a 346 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 3: rumor right now. They have not announced this, but Android 347 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:18,199 Speaker 3: Authority went into the app and kind of found this 348 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:22,159 Speaker 3: new feature before Spotify announced it. It's called page match, 349 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 3: and I just thought this was brilliant because let's say 350 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 3: you like to commute and listen to a book in 351 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 3: your car, but then you want to get back to 352 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 3: your you know, before you go to sleep and read 353 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,360 Speaker 3: that same book. Well, now you can take a picture 354 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 3: of the the page that you're on and Spotify will 355 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:39,679 Speaker 3: jump to that exact spot in the audiobook. 356 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 1: Wow. Oh okay, so you're not like thumbing through and 357 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:45,439 Speaker 1: going where was it? Because who counts page as you 358 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 1: put a bookmark in there? 359 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:49,159 Speaker 3: Right, So I thought that was kind of interesting. We'll 360 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:50,920 Speaker 3: see what happens with this if it actually comes out. 361 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 3: But you know, to me, what I do is I 362 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,119 Speaker 3: will listen to a different book than I read, so 363 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 3: I actually have two going at the same time. 364 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 1: That's because you have a big brain. Reached tomro I 365 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 1: don't know. 366 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:02,440 Speaker 3: It feels like it's getting smaller every day. 367 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 1: Go look in the mirror and have it tell you. 368 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, let me see mirror, mirror on the wall. Is 369 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 3: my brain getting bigger or smaller? Probably smaller. It's shrinking. 370 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,679 Speaker 1: Rich Hey, you know what one thing I wanted to 371 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: just mention really quick. We've talked several times about this 372 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:21,159 Speaker 1: new iOS update and how it's got the clear icons 373 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: or whatever they are, the apps you know, are translucent 374 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 1: ery whatever. I've got that now. It did the It 375 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: did the automatic update, because we've talked about it for 376 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:32,400 Speaker 1: like a long time ago, and you're like, don't download 377 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: it yet, wait till they push it out. And they did, 378 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: and I've got it, and I don't know that I 379 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 1: love it. 380 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 3: Well. I get emails from a lot of people saying 381 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:42,440 Speaker 3: that they don't like it. How do I go back? 382 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 3: Number one, Apple does not let you go back once 383 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 3: you go forward. There is no easy way to change 384 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 3: the software back on my iPhone. That's just the bottom line. 385 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 3: You have to get used to it. If you don't 386 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:54,879 Speaker 3: like all this, all the liquid glass effects. There is 387 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 3: one setting you can change under display brightness, and there's 388 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 3: one called tinted, and so you can do that versus 389 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 3: the clear, and so you know, I think I leave 390 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 3: that on for me. 391 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:07,719 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's fine. It's just you know, they make changes 392 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: and then everything's just a little bit different. Your email's 393 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,439 Speaker 1: a little bit different, your photos are a little bit different. 394 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: So I get used to it. 395 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 3: It takes some getting used to for sure. 396 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: All Right, Well, you can find out more about all 397 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 1: of these lovely things that we were just talking about, 398 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:23,160 Speaker 1: and a whole lot more when you listen to rich 399 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:25,919 Speaker 1: on Tech. It's every Saturday from eleven to two. You 400 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: can watch him on KTLA, follow him on Instagram at 401 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:32,200 Speaker 1: rich on Tech, and of course his website richon tech 402 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: dot tv where he puts all the stuff that he 403 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: talks about on his website, so you can go back 404 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: and refer to it. Thank you so much, rich All right, 405 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: we'll talk to you soon. A preliminary hearing that could 406 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:47,440 Speaker 1: last several days is expected to continue today in downtown LA. 407 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:50,679 Speaker 1: The hearing will decide if there's sufficient evidence to require 408 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 1: La City councilman care And Price to stand trial in 409 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 1: an alleged public corruption case. During a hearing yesterday, Fair 410 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 1: Political Practices Commissioned General Counsel David Bainbridge testified that Price 411 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:06,399 Speaker 1: had several ways to know if a conflict of interest 412 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: existed when he was voting on matters during council meetings. 413 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: Actor and director Timothy Busfield's out of jail pending trial 414 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:16,959 Speaker 1: on sex abuse charges. He's accused of inappropriately touching a 415 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: minor while on the set of the series The Cleaning 416 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 1: Lady he was directing it. Busfield's wife, actress Melissa Gilbert, 417 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 1: has thanked their family and friends for their support. 418 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:29,120 Speaker 7: People have been coming out of the woodwork showering us 419 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 7: with so much love, people we. 420 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 3: Don't even know, and I know there are more out there. 421 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 6: I'm off social media because I can't stand the negative comments. 422 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 1: Busfield says the allegations against him are lies. A new 423 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: campaign aims to unite Americans to solve problems. 424 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 12: A privately funded initiative called Be the People, We'll try 425 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 12: to connect hundreds of millions of Americans with efforts to 426 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 12: solve local problems as part of a vision for the 427 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,360 Speaker 12: next two hundred and fifty years of the United States. 428 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,239 Speaker 12: The ten year initiative aims to change the perception that 429 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 12: the US is hopelessly divided and that individuals have little 430 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 12: power to solve problems. The campaign is funded by a 431 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 12: mix of fifty philanthropic foundations and individual donors. The initiative 432 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:11,400 Speaker 12: has raised more than two hundred million dollars for its 433 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 12: first year's budget. Dep Remark koff I News. 434 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: President Trump has arrived in Davos, Switzerland. He got there 435 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:23,919 Speaker 1: late because Air Force one had a minor issue and 436 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,439 Speaker 1: had to turn around back to DC, so he was delayed. 437 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 1: But he is there now and is expected to address 438 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 1: the World Economic Forum at any time now. The California 439 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,439 Speaker 1: Republican Party appealing to the US Supreme Court for an 440 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:38,879 Speaker 1: emergency injunction to stop Prop fifty from taking effect for 441 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: this year's midterm elections. Republicans say Proposition fifties redrawn congressional 442 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 1: districts are based illegally on race. A three judge federal 443 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:52,480 Speaker 1: panel in LA disagreed and rejected the lawsuit last week. 444 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: A lot of people are watching His and Hers and 445 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: Stranger Things and Emily in Paris, so many shows. Netflix 446 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:02,199 Speaker 1: says IF has surpassed three hundred and twenty five million 447 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 1: subscribers worldwide. The news comes as Netflix revised its offer 448 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,200 Speaker 1: to buy Warner Brothers Discovery to an all cash offer 449 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: of twenty seven to seventy five per share. 450 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 5: Amy's on it, AMI's Hoes, Amy's on it, AMI's on it. 451 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 1: I love when Will sings along. You should turn on 452 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: your mic Will. What am I on? I'm on the stream. 453 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: There is so much content out there. I just stumbled 454 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: on something like the other day. I was looking for 455 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: something specific and went ooh, that looks interesting. And actually 456 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: I think it's called The Madison with Michelle Pfeiffer and 457 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: not Jeff Bridges, Goldie Hans's husband. Oh yeah, what's his name? 458 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 1: You know how I'm talking about. Anyway, it looks really good. 459 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 1: It's not out yet, but there's there's just so much stuff, 460 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 1: and not all of it's brand new. So my goal 461 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 1: is to let you know what some of the really 462 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,680 Speaker 1: good things are and maybe also some of the really 463 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: bad things, so you can save your time for something 464 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: that's really good. Kurt Russell, thank you very much. And 465 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 1: you know, if you have suggestions, I've got a few 466 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: suggestions last week on my DM at Amy K King 467 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:27,640 Speaker 1: at Instagram at Amy K King. So I'm gonna check 468 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: those out and then I'll report back and let you know. 469 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: This week we're on land Man, Holy Cow, Paramount Plus 470 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: I get it through Prime Video. Billy Bob Thornton plays 471 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:46,440 Speaker 1: Tommy Norris. He's the Landman. Ali Larterer is his wife, Angela. 472 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 1: She's just a whole new level of crazy and it's 473 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: pretty fun. Demi Moore is in it. She's the wife 474 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,360 Speaker 1: of a dead oil baron who was played by John 475 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 1: Hammond season one. Sam Elliott is in it this season. 476 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 1: He's Tommy's dad and Garcia. He plays a drug cartel. 477 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: He's the one of the oil barons. So season two's 478 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:10,160 Speaker 1: finale dropped over the weekend, So all of season two 479 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: is out. It's ready to binge. And I was thinking, 480 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: because I know Ann is super obsessed with it, and 481 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:18,160 Speaker 1: we walked in and we're like, have you watched land 482 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 1: Man this week? It's one of the shows that it 483 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:22,439 Speaker 1: was dropping weekly, so you had to go back to 484 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 1: it like an old fashioned TV show. But it's great. 485 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 1: But then there's people like well Cole Schreiber who haven't 486 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: even watched it yet. So I'm trying, oh, okay, oh, 487 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: you're not done with Stranger Things yes before Okay, Well, anyway, 488 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:38,640 Speaker 1: so land Man is out and I don't say this often. 489 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 1: There's a lot of times where I think that they 490 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 1: do a great season one and then you go, you 491 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:44,639 Speaker 1: know what, you should have just called it a day, like, 492 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: just let it lie because it was so good. Why 493 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 1: try to improve on it. Landman, I think was actually 494 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 1: better for season two. I mean, and I loved season one, 495 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 1: Season two was great. So Billy Bob Thornton, as I mentioned, 496 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 1: is the Landman. He helps oil baron's run their business. 497 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:04,760 Speaker 1: He helps find oil, he helps manage the crews who 498 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:07,479 Speaker 1: do it, and he tries to navigate the billions of 499 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,359 Speaker 1: dollars at stake and also tries to navigate his family, 500 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:12,160 Speaker 1: which is kind of a hot mess but a lot 501 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 1: of fun too. Billy and Billy. Actually his name is 502 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,679 Speaker 1: Tommy and the show Tommy and his wife Angela have 503 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 1: two kids. One's getting into the oil business and is 504 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:25,440 Speaker 1: pretty good at it but has a lot to learn. 505 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 1: And then his other is this beautiful young lady who's 506 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 1: growing and heading to college. And all the ins and 507 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: outs and the crying and tears that are you know 508 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 1: that go with that. It's just fun. Like the characters 509 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 1: have cool story arcs. The acting is really good, and 510 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 1: what I love is that the characters are developing. They 511 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:51,679 Speaker 1: have several storylands, storylines. They're all interesting and fun and 512 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 1: tragic and difficult, and they take some surprising turns. I mean, 513 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:57,879 Speaker 1: some of the characters grow, some get stuck, but either 514 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:00,120 Speaker 1: way it works. And I don't want to tell you 515 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 1: too much, but like in the last couple of episodes, 516 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:06,760 Speaker 1: something that happens to one the daughter Ainsleie as she's 517 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:09,199 Speaker 1: going to college. It's just it's fun to watch, you know, 518 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 1: like the evolution of the characters. I love the way 519 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:14,360 Speaker 1: that this show looks at the oil business and it's 520 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: not type typical Hollywood. It's like not constantly bashing people 521 00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:20,720 Speaker 1: for being successful and demonizing oh, rich people bad, that 522 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:22,719 Speaker 1: kind of stuff. It does take some shots at him, 523 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 1: which is fine, it just doesn't demonize him. And I'm 524 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: gonna wrap up by saying I was never a Billy 525 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 1: Bob Thornton fan. Just wasn't I am now He is 526 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 1: fantastic in this role. He's understated, serious, sad, introspected, dejected, hopeful, loving, 527 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:42,280 Speaker 1: and overall just kind of a good guy facing a 528 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: lot of really tough choices in a really tough business. Landman, 529 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: definite yes for me. I think you should be on 530 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 1: it too. And I cannot wait for season three. I 531 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: need to look it up. There better be a season three. 532 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 1: Landman is streaming both seasons all out on Paramount Plus. 533 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 1: All right, let's check I with Bloomberg's Denise Pelgren. It's 534 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: time to get in your business, Denise. Mortgage rates are dropping. 535 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 13: Yeah, I mean, this is really great news for all 536 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 13: the people trying to and really struggling to buy homes. 537 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 13: Mortgage applications for home purchases jumped to the highest since 538 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:22,320 Speaker 13: January of twenty twenty three, according to the Mortgage Bankers 539 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 13: Association drum roll. As the contract rate on a thirty 540 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 13: year fixed rate mortgage slip two basis points closer and closer, 541 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 13: though not quite under six percent. The rate this past 542 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 13: week six point one six percent. And President Trump is 543 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 13: in Switzerland, as you've been talking about, the motorcade arriving 544 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:42,160 Speaker 13: now at the venue where he'll be speaking, and in 545 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 13: that major address today, housing affordability could come up. He's 546 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 13: been talking about. Hell, he'll talk about his plan to 547 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 13: ease housing affordability problems while he is there in Davos, 548 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 13: So we'll see what he has to say about all 549 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,719 Speaker 13: the initiatives that the Trump administration has been looking at 550 00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 13: that we been talking about in addition to maybe lowering 551 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 13: mortgage rates, also making it easier for people to take 552 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:09,000 Speaker 13: out money from there for one K for a down payment, 553 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 13: and also a whole bunch of other initiatives. But we're 554 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 13: not really sure what's in there. 555 00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:16,320 Speaker 1: Well, you know what, Denise, and I'm sorry to interrupt you, 556 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:18,400 Speaker 1: but we're going to actually dip into this right now. 557 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 1: We're going to go, let's say a little bit and 558 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 1: see what the President has to say. If we can 559 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 1: pull it. 560 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 8: Up and say, I don't recognize it, and that's not 561 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:30,960 Speaker 8: in a positive way, that's in a very negative way. 562 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: This is the president speaking in Davas, Switzerland. I want 563 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: to see the world economics. 564 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 8: But it's not heading in the right direction. In recent decades, 565 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 8: it became conventional wisdom in Washington and European capitals that 566 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 8: the only way to grow a modern Western economy was 567 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 8: through ever increasing government spending, unchecked mass migration, and endless 568 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 8: foreign imports. The consensus was that so called dirty jobs 569 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:01,120 Speaker 8: and heavy industry should be sent elsewhere, that affordable energy 570 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:05,440 Speaker 8: should be replaced by the green new scam, and their 571 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 8: countries could be propped up by importing new and entirely 572 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:14,240 Speaker 8: different populations from far away lands. This was the path 573 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 8: that sleepy Joe Biden administration and many other Western governments 574 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:24,160 Speaker 8: very foolishly followed, turning their backs on everything that makes 575 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 8: nations rich and powerful and strong, and there's so much 576 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 8: potential in so many nations. The result was record budget 577 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 8: and trade deficits and a growing sovereign deficit, driven by 578 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:41,760 Speaker 8: the largest wave of mass migration in human history. We've 579 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:45,200 Speaker 8: never seen anything like it. Quite frankly, many parts of 580 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 8: our world are being destroyed before our very eyes, and 581 00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 8: the leaders don't even understand what's happening, and the ones 582 00:31:51,760 --> 00:31:55,480 Speaker 8: that do understand aren't doing anything about it. Virtually all 583 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 8: of the so called experts predicted my plans to end 584 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 8: this failed model would triggerate global recession and runaway inflation, 585 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 8: but we have proven them wrong. It's actually just the opposite. 586 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:12,440 Speaker 8: In one year, our agenda has produced a transformation like 587 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:16,280 Speaker 8: America is not seen in over one hundred years. Instead 588 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:20,640 Speaker 8: of closing down energy plants, we're opening them up. Instead 589 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:25,320 Speaker 8: of building ineffective, money losing windmills, we're taking them down 590 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:31,880 Speaker 8: and not approving any Instead of empowering bureaucrats. We're firing them, 591 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:35,720 Speaker 8: and they're going out and getting jobs in the private 592 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:39,520 Speaker 8: sector for two and three times what they were making 593 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 8: in government. So they started off hating me when we 594 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 8: fired them, and now they love me. Instead of raising 595 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:52,200 Speaker 8: taxes are domestic producers, we're lowering them and raising tariffs 596 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:56,200 Speaker 8: on foreign nations to pay for the damage that they've caused. 597 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 8: In twelve months, we have removed over two hundred seventy 598 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:05,320 Speaker 8: thousand bureaucrats from the federal payrolls, the largest single year 599 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:08,880 Speaker 8: reduction in government employment since the end of World War Two. 600 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:12,959 Speaker 8: Nobody thought that was coming, but we had no choice. 601 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:16,760 Speaker 8: To make a country great, you can't have all federal jobs. 602 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:21,000 Speaker 8: We've cut federal spending by one hundred billion dollars and 603 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 8: slash the federal budget deficit by twenty seven percent in 604 00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:27,680 Speaker 8: the single year. It's going to go down quite a 605 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:31,480 Speaker 8: bit more from the driving inflation, way down from the 606 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 8: record highs of the Biden administration. Every month they went 607 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:40,240 Speaker 8: up and up and up. I promised to cut ten 608 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:47,280 Speaker 8: old regulations for every single new regulation, but instead I've 609 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:50,640 Speaker 8: cut actually till this point, one hundred and twenty nine 610 00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:54,120 Speaker 8: regulations for every one new regulation approved, so every time. 611 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 1: Okay, that's President Trump talking at the World Economic Forum, 612 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:00,360 Speaker 1: and so far he's you know, addressing the war Old 613 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:03,960 Speaker 1: Economic Forum, and he's talking about his accomplishments so far 614 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:06,040 Speaker 1: in the first year. Kind of interesting because you don't 615 00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:09,400 Speaker 1: hear about all of it all the time. But you know, 616 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:12,799 Speaker 1: like I do, I gotta tell you, I love the 617 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:15,759 Speaker 1: one where if you add a regulation, you have to 618 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:19,319 Speaker 1: remove ten old ones. I said that years ago. I'm like, 619 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:21,479 Speaker 1: you know what they're adding all these laws. There's so many. 620 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:23,360 Speaker 1: How do you even keep track of them? If you 621 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:25,480 Speaker 1: put one on the books, I said, you should have 622 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:28,920 Speaker 1: to take one off. I think he's doing ten. But interesting, 623 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:31,920 Speaker 1: we were recording it. We'll keep tabs on it. If 624 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:34,040 Speaker 1: he says anything interesting, of course, we'll bring it to 625 00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:38,120 Speaker 1: you right here on KFI. So again, that's President Trump 626 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 1: at the Davos, Switzerland, World Economic Forum. We imagine he's 627 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:47,080 Speaker 1: going to talk for a little while. So, like I said, 628 00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 1: we'll let you know what he says and we'll keep 629 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:52,319 Speaker 1: an air on it. Governor Newsom says Europeans have been 630 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:56,400 Speaker 1: played by President Trump. Newsom, along with President Trump, is 631 00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:59,880 Speaker 1: at the World Economic Summit in DeVos, Switzerland. Newsom's going 632 00:34:59,920 --> 00:35:02,439 Speaker 1: to to be speaking tomorrow. President Trump's talking right now. 633 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:05,239 Speaker 1: Residents of Elsigon, I know being bugged by little bloodsuckers 634 00:35:05,239 --> 00:35:07,960 Speaker 1: and mosquito infestation has been going on for about two months. 635 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 1: Residents say, mosquitos are out day and night. LA Vector Control, 636 00:35:12,719 --> 00:35:15,120 Speaker 1: LA County vector Control still trying to find the source 637 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:18,359 Speaker 1: of the massive infestation. We're just minutes away from a handle. 638 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:20,759 Speaker 1: On the news this morning. Did President Trump push too 639 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:22,759 Speaker 1: far the EU on the verge of pulling out of 640 00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:24,920 Speaker 1: a trade deal with the US? Right now, let's say 641 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:27,719 Speaker 1: good morning to the president of the Center for Health 642 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:31,680 Speaker 1: and Democracy and former senior health insurance and industry executive 643 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 1: who turned into a whistleblower, Wendell Potter. Good morning, mister Potter. 644 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:39,880 Speaker 11: Good morning, Thanks for having me on, Thanks. 645 00:35:39,640 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 1: So much for coming on. So before we talk about 646 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:44,400 Speaker 1: the skyrocketing costs of healthcare, tell us a little bit 647 00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:47,239 Speaker 1: about you and how you went from a top executive 648 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:50,200 Speaker 1: in the industry, in the healthcare industry to a whistleblower. 649 00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:53,319 Speaker 3: What happened, well, I saw too much. 650 00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 11: Over twenty years. I worked for two of the biggest 651 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:59,400 Speaker 11: corporations in health insurance, Signa and Humanna and I handle 652 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:03,400 Speaker 11: financial caremmunications for these companies, and I handled calls from 653 00:36:03,640 --> 00:36:06,880 Speaker 11: reporters who were calling on behalf of patients who were 654 00:36:06,920 --> 00:36:10,480 Speaker 11: not getting the care that they needed, including a young 655 00:36:10,520 --> 00:36:15,719 Speaker 11: woman in California, Los Angeles actually who needed a liver transplant, 656 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 11: but my company refused to pay for it. It became a 657 00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:23,040 Speaker 11: big PR problem for the company. A medical director in 658 00:36:23,080 --> 00:36:27,840 Speaker 11: Pittsburgh decided in his opinion a liver transplant wasn't necessary 659 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:32,640 Speaker 11: for Nataline's archesian he refused to pay for it. The 660 00:36:32,680 --> 00:36:37,000 Speaker 11: family decided to try to get Signal to change its mind, 661 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:41,840 Speaker 11: and it became a very big PR problem. Eventually agreed 662 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:44,439 Speaker 11: to do it, but it took about five days before 663 00:36:45,040 --> 00:36:48,120 Speaker 11: before the company came around to doing it. Sadly, Nataline 664 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:50,760 Speaker 11: died just a few days before Christmas, and I couldn't 665 00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:52,799 Speaker 11: keep doing what I was doing. I was a guy 666 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:57,000 Speaker 11: who was having to work with reporters on that story. 667 00:36:57,560 --> 00:36:59,719 Speaker 11: But I also saw how these companies have grown to 668 00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:03,399 Speaker 11: be massively bigger than now than they were even back then. 669 00:37:04,120 --> 00:37:07,520 Speaker 11: Some of the biggest corporations in America, only Walmart and 670 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 11: Amazon are bigger than United for example, and these companies 671 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:15,600 Speaker 11: are middlemen in our healthcare system, but they extract so 672 00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:18,160 Speaker 11: much money from us, to the point that we now 673 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:20,760 Speaker 11: have to pay on average about twenty seven thousand dollars 674 00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:24,080 Speaker 11: a year for health insurance policy. And even with that, 675 00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:27,800 Speaker 11: they make us pay tens of one hundreds and sometimes 676 00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:30,759 Speaker 11: thousands of dollars out of our own pockets before they'll 677 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 11: pay anything. So that's what I talk about. The executives 678 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:37,320 Speaker 11: of some of these big companies have to go before 679 00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:40,200 Speaker 11: Congress this week to justify their existence. 680 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:43,000 Speaker 1: And are they I mean, are they going to be 681 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:46,000 Speaker 1: able to because we know that everything is I mean, 682 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:50,440 Speaker 1: I personally, I've benefited from my health insurance. It's working 683 00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:53,759 Speaker 1: for me. But we're seeing that premiums are going up 684 00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:57,799 Speaker 1: for people who have company owned health care policies, and 685 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:00,759 Speaker 1: for Obamacare, obviously because of subset, these are run out 686 00:38:01,239 --> 00:38:02,920 Speaker 1: and they're going up and up and up. And it 687 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:07,360 Speaker 1: seems like your example of denying coverage for stuff is 688 00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:08,840 Speaker 1: also happening more often. 689 00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:11,000 Speaker 3: It is. 690 00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:13,600 Speaker 11: It's called prior authorization. It's been they've been doing it 691 00:38:13,640 --> 00:38:16,040 Speaker 11: for a long time, but they're doing it more aggressively now, 692 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:19,839 Speaker 11: and they're doing it primarily to reward their shareholders. These 693 00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:23,160 Speaker 11: big companies are Wall Street companies, and they're some of 694 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:25,400 Speaker 11: the biggest Wall Street companies, and they have to reward 695 00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:28,200 Speaker 11: their shareholders with more and more profits every year, and 696 00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:31,879 Speaker 11: to do that, they have to avoid paying claims, and 697 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:35,240 Speaker 11: by refusing to cover things that doctors say their patients 698 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:37,640 Speaker 11: needs is one way that they're doing that. Another is 699 00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:40,520 Speaker 11: to sableist with high out of pocket costs or restrict 700 00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:43,520 Speaker 11: their access to the doctors and hospitals. We want to 701 00:38:43,560 --> 00:38:46,720 Speaker 11: see a lot of people are like you. They're pretty 702 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:50,040 Speaker 11: satisfied with their health insurance. We fortunately in this country, 703 00:38:50,120 --> 00:38:53,880 Speaker 11: go year to year relatively healthy. But the problem is 704 00:38:53,920 --> 00:38:56,680 Speaker 11: that when we do get really sick or injured, then 705 00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:59,520 Speaker 11: we find out just how these companies really operate and 706 00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:02,799 Speaker 11: the limit of our health insurance. And that's why I 707 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:06,719 Speaker 11: hope that members of Congress will be asking these companies, 708 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:09,840 Speaker 11: how can you justify all the things that you're doing 709 00:39:10,120 --> 00:39:12,520 Speaker 11: while you're making so much money. In twenty twenty four, 710 00:39:12,760 --> 00:39:15,960 Speaker 11: the seven largest companies, and many of those companies will 711 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:19,120 Speaker 11: be represented to these hearings. They made seventy one billion 712 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:22,720 Speaker 11: dollars in profits, but they didn't use that money to 713 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:26,080 Speaker 11: reduce their premiums or out of pocket requirements. They used 714 00:39:26,080 --> 00:39:28,200 Speaker 11: it to buy back their own shares and to give 715 00:39:28,239 --> 00:39:29,920 Speaker 11: their CEO's bonuses. 716 00:39:31,320 --> 00:39:35,359 Speaker 1: That just seems so wrong. I mean, like, I mean 717 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:40,200 Speaker 1: beyond and then beyond asking can the lawmakers do anything 718 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:42,759 Speaker 1: like they can? Can they say, Hey, we understand that 719 00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:44,879 Speaker 1: everybody's going to make money, but if you're if your 720 00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:48,239 Speaker 1: profit is seventy one billion dollars, you need to be 721 00:39:48,239 --> 00:39:53,799 Speaker 1: approving more claims or reducing reducing premiums or something. Do 722 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:55,920 Speaker 1: they even have that authority? I don't know that they 723 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:57,200 Speaker 1: would they. 724 00:39:58,239 --> 00:40:00,239 Speaker 11: Do, And I've talked to a lot a lot of 725 00:40:00,239 --> 00:40:02,839 Speaker 11: members of Congress on both sides of the aisle. I've 726 00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:06,960 Speaker 11: talked in several of the members are doctors and pharmacists, 727 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:10,200 Speaker 11: and they get it because they see firsthand how these 728 00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:13,640 Speaker 11: companies operate these days. So I'm seeing, for the first time, 729 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:18,640 Speaker 11: I think first time ever bipartisan agreement on some fixes 730 00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:21,960 Speaker 11: for some of these problems. They're looking at the structure 731 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:24,480 Speaker 11: of these companies. Some of these companies are able to 732 00:40:24,840 --> 00:40:28,360 Speaker 11: do things that are frankly illegal in banking and other industries. 733 00:40:28,680 --> 00:40:32,080 Speaker 11: The way they've grown, they've gotten increasingly into healthcare delivery. 734 00:40:32,080 --> 00:40:35,439 Speaker 11: They own big pharmacy benefit companies. They extract more money 735 00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:38,719 Speaker 11: from the pharmacy supply chain in many cases, and the 736 00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:42,920 Speaker 11: drug makers and the pharmacists make They own home health agencies. 737 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:46,080 Speaker 11: They own physician practices. United Health Group is the largest 738 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:50,520 Speaker 11: employer of doctors in the country. When you have Senator 739 00:40:50,600 --> 00:40:55,760 Speaker 11: Elizabeth Warren and Senator Josh Hawley on their pollers polls 740 00:40:55,760 --> 00:40:59,600 Speaker 11: apart on most things, but they have come together to 741 00:40:59,680 --> 00:41:03,759 Speaker 11: look at doing something about that, about having them to 742 00:41:04,120 --> 00:41:06,319 Speaker 11: sell some of their assets or get out of the 743 00:41:06,440 --> 00:41:10,560 Speaker 11: pharmacy business, for example. And we're seeing these doctors and 744 00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:15,000 Speaker 11: pharmacists in Congress scrutinize the practices of these companies. So 745 00:41:15,040 --> 00:41:20,120 Speaker 11: I think we may see some real help for consumers 746 00:41:20,120 --> 00:41:22,239 Speaker 11: and patients out of this Congress. 747 00:41:22,440 --> 00:41:26,080 Speaker 1: I certainly hope. So I wish we had a lot 748 00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:28,000 Speaker 1: more time to talk because there's so much more to 749 00:41:28,080 --> 00:41:31,960 Speaker 1: talk about. But mister Potter, where would we find out 750 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:36,839 Speaker 1: more information about what your group does? And maybe if 751 00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:40,080 Speaker 1: people need to write their congressman or what needs to happen, 752 00:41:40,120 --> 00:41:41,400 Speaker 1: how they can find out more information. 753 00:41:43,160 --> 00:41:45,560 Speaker 11: Yeah, thank you. The nonprofit operate is called the Center 754 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:47,920 Speaker 11: for Health and Democracy. You can find us on the 755 00:41:48,440 --> 00:41:53,040 Speaker 11: web and Healthcare Uncovered is a newsletter that I write 756 00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:55,640 Speaker 11: and produce, so that's where you can find us. And 757 00:41:55,680 --> 00:41:58,239 Speaker 11: you can find me at Wendel Potter and most social media. 758 00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:02,120 Speaker 1: At Wendell Potter. Thank you so much for the information. 759 00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:05,480 Speaker 1: I certainly hope you're right that something can be done, 760 00:42:05,640 --> 00:42:08,719 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll check in with you when something is 761 00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:10,640 Speaker 1: being done, and hopefully we'll talk to you again. 762 00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:11,719 Speaker 3: Thank you very much. 763 00:42:11,760 --> 00:42:14,839 Speaker 1: All right, thank you so much. Interesting stuff, right, Like, 764 00:42:15,600 --> 00:42:17,720 Speaker 1: I would love it if they would fix that seventy 765 00:42:17,760 --> 00:42:19,839 Speaker 1: one billion dollars in profits and they're like, oh, let's 766 00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:22,480 Speaker 1: give it to the shareholders who don't contribute to the 767 00:42:22,520 --> 00:42:25,560 Speaker 1: healthcare industry. Frush, I don't get it. I don't get it. 768 00:42:25,560 --> 00:42:30,320 Speaker 1: Oh we are way late. Sorry, I'm cutting into Bill Handles. 769 00:42:30,360 --> 00:42:33,600 Speaker 1: Time got to run. This is KFI and KOSTHD two 770 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:36,120 Speaker 1: Los Angeles, Orange County. I'm Amy King. 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