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Johnny Ken's show on KFI A 11 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: M six forty We are live everywhere in the iHeartRadio app. 12 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 1: But there'll be some remnants of that coming up in 13 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: the five o'clock hour when we put a hack into 14 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: the dumpster. Fifteen minutes from now, you will have a 15 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: shot once again at a thousand dollars. It's not the megamillions, 16 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: which is now what one point three billion dollars is 17 00:00:56,200 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 1: where we're at one point two eight? Yep, do you 18 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 1: buy tickets? My husband did? My husband did well. He 19 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: was a little more motivated to run out and get it, 20 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: so he usually does that. Yeah, how many does he buy. 21 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: You know, I didn't ask him. I'm gonna have to 22 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 1: ask him. I'm gonna have to end him attack. Lets 23 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 1: you buy a hell of a lot? I read it 24 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: really doesn't increase your odds that tremendously. I mean, it's 25 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: one in three hundred and something million for having one 26 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: set of numbers, but you buy ten, twenty of them, 27 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: you know, the chances are so mean, that's ridiculous. If 28 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 1: I read one more story about how people are going 29 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: to spend the money anyway, thousand dollars though, I think 30 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: you have better than a one in three hundred and 31 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: two million shot of getting that money. You just have 32 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: to put the keyword into the website KF I am 33 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: sixty dot com, So stand by for that coming up 34 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: in about fifteen minutes. We got word last night at 35 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: an article from the Washington Examiner that the La County 36 00:01:55,840 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: Registar of Voters is banning observers from watching the La 37 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: County DA George Gascon's signature verification process. It's a question 38 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: I remember bringing up when they submitted all the signatures, 39 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: and I said, well, now we got to wait like 40 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: a month for them to go through all the signatures. 41 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: But actually, what they did first is they took a sample, 42 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,959 Speaker 1: and the news, of course came out that the sample 43 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: did not meet the required level of signatures for them 44 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: to just say, okay, we don't have to look at 45 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: every signature because the sample proved to be above the 46 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: bar needed to get this on the ballot. So that's 47 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:41,119 Speaker 1: when they said they'd go ahead and review the hundreds 48 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 1: of thousands of signatures submitted by the recall organizers. And 49 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:51,959 Speaker 1: we were told that sometime in mid August, we're probably 50 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: going to find out the results. They collected about seven 51 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: hundred and fifteen thousand signatures, and that is a pretty 52 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 1: good margin above the required amount, which is like five 53 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty eight thousand, So they have to go 54 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: through seven hundred and fifteen thousand signatures. But one of 55 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: our listeners sent us an email from the registrar's name 56 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:19,239 Speaker 1: is Dean Logan, and in the email, which was sent 57 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: to the La County Board of Supervisors, he was giving 58 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: them a heads up that possibly this Tuesday, August second, 59 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,679 Speaker 1: the next meeting of the Board of Supervisors, he might 60 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 1: have results. He was just telling them that I don't 61 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 1: know if that's going to happen or not, because I 62 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: would think it's gonna be a couple of weeks after 63 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: that results. And the reason he gave them that letter 64 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: of that notification is because if this does qualify for 65 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: the ballot, you have to get ready to set a 66 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: recall election date and you have to do it within 67 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: thirty days. I think if it doesn't qualify for the ballot, 68 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: then nothing has to be done. But I guess it's 69 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: just part of the process. He has to notify the 70 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: LA County Board of Supervisors. All right, do we have 71 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: We don't have Steve Cooley. Okay, so we're going to 72 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: talk about this idea of observing the signature verification process 73 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: now with the former LA County DA. Steve Cooley, of course, 74 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: is also part of the recall efforts. Steve, welcome back 75 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 1: to the show. Well, thanks, guys. Yeah, so what's this about. 76 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: What do the rules say in terms of being able 77 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: to observe this process. Well, it says that there is 78 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 1: a right to observe this and quite frankly, it is 79 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: stated as a right in the voters Bill of Rights 80 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:39,679 Speaker 1: to observe the election process. The recall group has merely 81 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: asked to have three individuals there, one one of our 82 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: top notch lawyers and two other appropriate individuals just to 83 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: observe the process as it's being implemented by the Registrar Recorder. 84 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: We're not asking for the whole public to be there, 85 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: or anyone who wants to be there to be there. 86 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: We ask for a representative group of three individuals, and 87 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: they have denied that request so far, and the way 88 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,280 Speaker 1: they're going it maybe that we'd never get anyone in there. 89 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: So are you going to try to challenge this legally? Well, 90 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: it would have to have. We have to challenge it 91 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: legally after there's a cause of action, and that would 92 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: only be if, for some reason or another they didn't 93 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: certify the matter for a recall election. They certify it, hey, 94 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: that it's mootedify it, Yeah, then we might. We might 95 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: very well list this and other possible shortcomings of the 96 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: process in a lawsuit we would bring, and they should 97 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: be very cautious about that. But they, I mean the 98 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: Registrar of Voters, because we have some awfully talented lawyers 99 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: who are very smart on this, who have already anticipated 100 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: a lot of the issues and we've given them information 101 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: on how to conduct this sort of a review process 102 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 1: when it comes to signature verification according to the law 103 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: which changed in twenty twenty. So we are doing our 104 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: best to keep them educated and keep them going the 105 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 1: right direction. We feel if they do do the right 106 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: thing according to law, we are going to have a 107 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 1: recall election that we'll qualify. Yeah. I think their response is, well, 108 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: this isn't like an election where we're looking at the 109 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 1: ballots night, we're looking at mail in ballots. We're looking 110 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: at provisional ballots. The recall is Well, they're totally right, 111 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: it's not like an election when they're looking at ballots. 112 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: This is like an election when they're looking at signatures 113 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: on a petition. In each case they look at signatures 114 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: for verification. So maybe a distinction without a difference. Yeah, 115 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: so I mean what did you make as Also, its 116 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 1: stressed that one of their goals is to always be transparent. Well, 117 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 1: this is being pretty opaid, not very transparence as far 118 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 1: as I'm concerned. Yeah, I don't know why they would 119 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: have a problem with just laying three people in there 120 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: watch what they're doing. I don't think there should have 121 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: a problem with that. But is it true that you 122 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: know they might throw out a signature if it's outside 123 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: the little box or something that was that may be 124 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: an urban legend, something that all of us were very 125 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: aware of when we were out yasing signatures. We said, 126 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: please stay within the boxes in terms of each of 127 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: the categories. But I've heard recently from our expert that 128 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: that really may not be the case, that they're not 129 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: that picky units. The law for zooms, the signature is valid, 130 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: and then they can only invalidate. It's according to the 131 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: standard of beyond a reasonable doubt, and then it has 132 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: to be verified. That decision invalidate has to be verified 133 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: by two people independently, and then we the proponents and 134 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: only the proponents get to review the validation and the 135 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: reasons for it. So they've got a very very high standard. 136 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: They've got a rigorous process. If they follow it, and 137 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: if they don't, we're in a perfect position to challenge it. 138 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: I know that when they're looking at ballots, you know, 139 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: mail in ballots and signatures don't look right, they can 140 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: contact the voter, but they wouldn't do that with the 141 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: recall signatures stop by understanding, right, And I think that 142 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 1: makes sense because the standard it's so high and there's 143 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 1: so much review that might take a substantial amount of 144 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: time those unnecessary. All right, let me ask you this, 145 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: What did you make of the failure of the sample, 146 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 1: the news that came out a couple of weeks ago 147 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,439 Speaker 1: that they took a sample of the signatures and it 148 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: did not meet the threshold. You don't think that bones 149 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: poorly or what do you think that was about? Well, 150 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: if you buy that at face value, that it was 151 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 1: below the percentage in terms of validation, it was very close, 152 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,679 Speaker 1: very close. If you extrapolate it out, it would only 153 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 1: be short by seven thousand. But that was a sample. 154 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: We don't know what standards they used to look at 155 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: the signatures. We don't know how that random sample, how 156 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: random it really was. Did most of them come from 157 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:29,200 Speaker 1: petition gathers, did some of them come from the mailed 158 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: in petitions, or do they come from the people the 159 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: paid petition gathers. So we don't know how truly random 160 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: and representative that was. We don't put much stock in 161 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: it because we feel the rules and the law in 162 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: terms of the invalidating signatures is such that they will 163 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: not be able to invalidate otherwise valid signatures. We feel 164 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: pretty confident the laws on our side the question is 165 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: will the execute the law as it is written. It's 166 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: possible based on this letter that apparently the registrar sent 167 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 1: to the Board of Supervisors that they could be done 168 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: in time for Tuesdays August second board meeting. I don't 169 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: know if you saw that, Steve, but he was just 170 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: getting the heads out. I did see that, and that's fine. 171 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: The sooner the better, and that would be great if 172 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:21,679 Speaker 1: they could do it. But they were a little bit 173 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 1: vague and they kind of like pull pull their punches 174 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: a little bit there, so they didn't come out and say, oh, absolutely, 175 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: we're gonna do it August second. And they also threw 176 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: in there and in any event, we'll be done by 177 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: August seventeen. So I don't put much stock in that 178 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: communication because I don't think they know. All right, well, Steve, 179 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 1: if it does qualify for the ballot, are you going 180 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: to run to replace Gascon? I'm gonna get behind the 181 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: best candidate, and there are gonna be many fine people running, 182 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 1: and the main thing is let's get them on a ballot. 183 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: Let's get rid of the sky, all right. Former LA 184 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: County District Attorney Steve Cooley, thanks for coming on appreciate it, Okay, 185 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: thank you. All right. It was all about the signature 186 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 1: verification process which is going on right now at the 187 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 1: La County Register Voters. The top guy there is Dean Logan, 188 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 1: and they have told the recall backers that they cannot 189 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:16,560 Speaker 1: come in and observe the signature verification process. Steve said 190 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: they just wanted to send in like three people just 191 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: a look and see how they're doing, just to keep 192 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: an eye on things, but they were told no. And 193 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 1: he says it might be the basis for a legal 194 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: challenge if they come back and say this doesn't qualify 195 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 1: for the ballot, and boy if a judge ruled that 196 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 1: was so they did to start all over again with 197 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: observers going through every signature. I guess all right. More 198 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: coming up with the John and Ken Show, And as 199 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: soon as we come back the K word for you 200 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: to possibly win a thousand dollars from the good iHeart 201 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: people KF I am six forty. We'll be talking about 202 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: the nonsense on the mega millions coming up later on 203 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 1: in the show. We were just talking about the La 204 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: County DA George Gascone. Apparently observers are not allowed to 205 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: watch them verify the signatures at the La County Registrar 206 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: Voters office. We told you yesterday that the autopsy has 207 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: been released in the stabbing death of the young woman 208 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 1: Brianna Kupfer while she worked at a furniture store in 209 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 1: the Melrose section of LA That was back in January, 210 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: and the autopsy said she was stabbed twenty six times 211 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:25,439 Speaker 1: by this career criminal, Sean of All Smith. And apparently 212 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: Brianna's father is not too happy that somehow the autopsy 213 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: leaked from the carinder's office or ever was kept to 214 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: the media, which publicized it yesterday. It was a brutal, 215 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: brutal murder by a guy who should not have been 216 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: on the streets. Right now. This story that got my attention, 217 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: I think it was front page headlines. But you know, 218 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: well it's rare that they also Gunda Times likes to 219 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 1: do this. California accodus continues. La San Francisco lead the way. 220 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 1: The quote from one person viewed was why are we here? 221 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 1: And in the end, the conclusion is what we've been 222 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: telling you. The people that are left are the very 223 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 1: very wealthy who are insulated from most of the problems, 224 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: the cost of living, the homeless a lot of times 225 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 1: the crime, although that's becoming less so when you're looking 226 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 1: at these robberies in places like Beverly Hills. But anyway, 227 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: they're often insulated from the problem. And then you have 228 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: the very, very poor class, which is subsidized. We have 229 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 1: a third of the state on medical We have the 230 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,720 Speaker 1: governor and the legislature constantly trying to hand out money 231 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:39,719 Speaker 1: to people at the lower income scales, and they just 232 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 1: don't have the wherewithal or in some ways the motivation 233 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:46,440 Speaker 1: to look for a better lot in life, so they stay. 234 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: Everybody else in the middle is who's leaving. And while 235 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: these numbers aren't like staggering in terms of the actual 236 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: let's see we can find it here. San Francisco and 237 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,959 Speaker 1: Los Angeles rank first and second in the country, respectively 238 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:06,439 Speaker 1: for outbound moves. As the cost of living in housing 239 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: prices continue to balloon and homeowners flee to less expensive cities. 240 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: You know that only worked for so long, because eventually, 241 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 1: if enough people leave, the housing prices have to come down, 242 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: because these are the people that could afford homes, and 243 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: they'll be less than demanding them. This poor class I 244 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 1: just talked about, it's not going to be buying up 245 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: or moving into these places where these people move from 246 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: the number of Los Angeles residents leaving the city jumped 247 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: from around thirty three thousand in the second quarter of 248 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: last year to about forty one thousand in the same 249 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: span of twenty twenty two. Now LA has millions of people, 250 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: so it's easy to write that off as a drop 251 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: in the bucket, But the truth is that's just reversing 252 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 1: a trend. This has actually been going on for a 253 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: number of years now, but it has picked up in 254 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 1: the last couple of years with people. And this used 255 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: to be written off by publications like the Elsa Gondo 256 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: Times and politicians and Sacramento. It's a drip. People come 257 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: and go. It's the cycle of life. It happens all 258 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: the time. Now I don't think you can write this off. 259 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: A couple of people interviewed. One of them has cited, 260 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: oh ok, that urban crime and a growing unhoused population times, 261 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 1: a growing unhoused population, the quality of the public schools, 262 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: the overall quality of life is driving out some of 263 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 1: the residents. This full quote is in New York City, 264 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 1: but also in San Francisco. There are all these fights 265 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: about which kids get into which elite public schools. The 266 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: rich are always able to hide in their bubble, but 267 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: if the middle class looks at this quality of life declining, 268 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: that's a push factor to leave. Oh, this is one 269 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: of the experts that they talked to. They talk to 270 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 1: some economists and some other housing experts on this, but 271 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 1: a couple of people that were actually moving interviewed in 272 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: this article said that because I can now do my 273 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: job remotely, and that was probably a big trigger in 274 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 1: the last two years for people being able to make 275 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: this decision and leave California. Because once they were given 276 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: the opportunity to work anywhere in the world and do 277 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: pretty much the same job for the same company. They 278 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 1: have opted not to stay in places like San Francisco 279 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: in LA because it is expensive and it is full 280 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: of homeless and it is full of crime. My god, 281 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 1: San Francisco too. I just saw another story the other 282 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: day that one of the large companies has just given 283 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: up on the office building. There's just not enough people 284 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 1: showing up there anymore. There's really no point in keeping 285 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 1: it there. People are not showing up to the office. 286 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: They're working from home, and some of them are probably 287 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: moving right out as usual. The states that people are 288 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 1: leaving for our Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Florida. California lost 289 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: more than three hundred and fifty two thousand residents between 290 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 1: April twenty twenty and January of this year, and as 291 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: I mentioned, San Francisco in LA ranked first and second 292 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: of the country for people moving from the cities to 293 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:04,120 Speaker 1: other places. All right, coming up next though, another report 294 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,400 Speaker 1: on the economy came out today concerning inflation. I'll talk 295 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 1: about it with the ABC News for CAFI next on 296 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 1: the John and Ken Show. I got the John and 297 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:16,120 Speaker 1: Ken Show and we are live everywhere on the iHeartRadio 298 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: app A lot to come. We do have the Voiceline folks. 299 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 1: We are going to throw somebody into the dumpster. It's 300 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,880 Speaker 1: the big five o'clock hour on a Friday. We are 301 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 1: going to talk about the horrible overreported story of the day, 302 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:32,719 Speaker 1: the Mega Millions drawing, which comes up at eight pm tonight. 303 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:35,479 Speaker 1: Because everybody's excited. When am I going to do? If 304 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 1: I win? Deborah Mark, You're going to buy a vegan 305 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: restaurant here, maybe an animal sanctuary, something to do with animals. 306 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 1: You going, Carol Baskin on us no, okay, good, no, no, 307 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,199 Speaker 1: well you adopt all the dogs. Well, I think what 308 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,440 Speaker 1: I would do is I would have I would buy 309 00:17:56,560 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: some huge, huge piece of property, and I would rescue 310 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: as many dogs as possible, and I would I would 311 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: have there would be lots of people that would have 312 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: jobs watching these dogs. Wait a minute, no more volunteers 313 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 1: walking dogs. I would pay people to help me out. 314 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:14,359 Speaker 1: What about the cats, I'm allergic to cats. I love 315 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 1: Caddy there are You just buy the property and hire 316 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,600 Speaker 1: the people. Okay, fine, okay, fine, all right, poor cats. 317 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:22,479 Speaker 1: The cats are welcome as well. How's that? And the skunks? 318 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 1: What about the homeless skunks? That could be pretty stinky. 319 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: I don't know. I think I'll pass on that one, 320 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:30,719 Speaker 1: all right. We also got another keyword coming up at 321 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: around four twenty the economy. Oh look at that. More 322 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:39,239 Speaker 1: economic news today concerning inflation has come out. We're going 323 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: to go now to a Dave Packer, ABC News for KFI. 324 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 1: This business stuff is all over the place, Dave, welcome 325 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: back to the show. Yeah, thanks a lot, I appreciate it. Ken. Yeah, yeah, 326 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:53,959 Speaker 1: it looks like it's just everything seems to be all 327 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 1: over the place. And tell me a lot of employment. 328 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 1: Picture doesn't look bad, but inflation is high. But there's 329 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 1: been a little bit of a letdown in the business 330 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: to GDP. What is all this mess? Well, it's kind 331 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: of like this cycle. First of all, consumer spending is 332 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 1: up in June about one point one percent, even as 333 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 1: inflation increase, and so, uh, you know, inflation surging in June, 334 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 1: and people are spending more in June. And as people 335 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:27,440 Speaker 1: spend more, what happens inflation more inflation because the economy 336 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:32,959 Speaker 1: just gets heated up a little bit more. And as uh, well, 337 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 1: then why did the GDP drop a little bit? Well, 338 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:38,680 Speaker 1: you know, it's interesting. I was looking back at those 339 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 1: GDP numbers and it was really close on that on 340 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:45,400 Speaker 1: that second UM quarter that we talked about yesterday, and 341 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: you know, those are estimates, those numbers. They might revise 342 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: those numbers, and it was so close it might wind 343 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 1: up being even or even slightly positive. So I haven't 344 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 1: like kind of um, you know, close of the book 345 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 1: on that, those GDP numbers. I but you know what's 346 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: happening is you have this inflation. You say, well, why 347 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 1: are people spending you you would think that, oh, prices 348 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: are higher, people aren't going to be spending and say 349 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 1: I can't afford things. But on the other hand, you're thinking, geez, 350 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,959 Speaker 1: I better buy that item, that that refrigerator or that 351 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 1: car now because it's going to cost a lot more 352 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:21,359 Speaker 1: in six months and my money's going to be worth less. Well, 353 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:26,239 Speaker 1: that has the potential to make everything spiral, doesn't it, right, right, 354 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 1: because if people keep doing that, it'll just lead to 355 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:32,120 Speaker 1: higher prices and that'll just keep happening, right, And then 356 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 1: you know, on top of that, you have employments low, 357 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: like we talked about yesterday, so you know, it's more 358 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: competitive in the job market. Bosses are being kind of 359 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: you know, strong armed by their employees. That's a great 360 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,159 Speaker 1: time mask for a raise, right, But you know, the 361 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:49,680 Speaker 1: boss has got to make that money up somewhere, so 362 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: he's got a raise prices. Whether it's a restaurant or 363 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: whether he's selling you know, anything refrigerators. Who knows he's 364 00:20:57,040 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 1: got a raise prices to meet those salaries. So it's 365 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 1: it's kind of like a frenzied, heated economy. It's not like, 366 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 1: you know, everyone talks about recession. So there's yeah, there's 367 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 1: some parts of it. We can't afford things, we feel 368 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 1: like we're in a recession, but that's not exactly what 369 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: it is. It's more like this overheated inflationary spiral that's 370 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 1: going on. Yeah, you wonder how this is all going 371 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 1: to flesh out in the months to come. Is it 372 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: going to go in one certain direction or another, meaning 373 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 1: continue on the inflationary paths path or is it going 374 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 1: to head towards a recession. I feel like we're in 375 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:32,160 Speaker 1: some sort of a middle ground here where this still 376 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: has to shake out. Yeah, and it all depends on 377 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:40,120 Speaker 1: how high interest rates go up. And you know, it's 378 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: like somebody, somebody's running around frantically and you kind of 379 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 1: like have to slap him in the face. But how 380 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: hard do you say? You don't want to knock them out, 381 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,160 Speaker 1: you just go on and say, hey, calm down here. 382 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:52,439 Speaker 1: And that's what the Fed's dealing with right now, you know, 383 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:54,879 Speaker 1: I mean, how how hard do we have to give them? 384 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,679 Speaker 1: Give them a little will Smith slap or who do 385 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: we gotta you know, clock them? So that's that's kind 386 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 1: of where we're at right and the FET has to 387 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: figure that out with you know, where they put the 388 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 1: interest rates? Yeah, well, the American people only care about 389 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: two things. Do I still have my job? And how 390 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 1: much am I paying for things now? In the first front, 391 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: like you mentioned the uneployment rates at three point six percent, 392 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:17,639 Speaker 1: that's near the half sent three low. So that's not 393 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 1: an issue for people. It is inflation. And the thing 394 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 1: I want to ask how inflation was Well, we were 395 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,879 Speaker 1: told that and we see it. Gas prices have been 396 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: dropping for several weeks. Now, how come that's not reflected 397 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:32,959 Speaker 1: these inflation numbers? Yeah? Well, uh, you know the thing 398 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:36,239 Speaker 1: is all these these numbers always lag. But one thing 399 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:40,920 Speaker 1: about the gas prices. People are buying more gas over 400 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 1: the last month, so we've seen consumption rise as these 401 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: prices have come down. So that's gonna probably slow. It's 402 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:49,440 Speaker 1: been a real fast drop, but we're going to see 403 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:53,400 Speaker 1: that that drops slow down, um and maybe kind of 404 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 1: settle in who knows where. Maybe maybe it's got a 405 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: few more sense to come down. But I don't think 406 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:01,439 Speaker 1: we're going to see the same kind of drop. So 407 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 1: so it's going to leave it at a point that's 408 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 1: pretty high still if we leave it where it is, 409 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: I mean we're not we're not where we were a 410 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:12,879 Speaker 1: month ago, but it's still kind of uncomfortably high. So 411 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 1: anything anything standing out in the inflation category and kind 412 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,360 Speaker 1: of good standing out more than any others in terms 413 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: of the inflation numbers, the current ones. I mean, it's 414 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:26,879 Speaker 1: obviously you know, food and fuel are the big things 415 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:31,120 Speaker 1: that that are driving it um and and so that's 416 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,479 Speaker 1: you know, those are the things that people are spending 417 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 1: money at um. If you're renting, that's gone way up. 418 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 1: There were there were some great deals for renters a 419 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 1: couple of years ago with the pandemic where landlords were 420 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: giving away the the you know, a thirteenth month for 421 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 1: free if you sign up for a twelve month. And 422 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: you're seeing in some areas rents going up uh six 423 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 1: seven percent, where you know maybe it was a one 424 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:02,680 Speaker 1: and a half percent increase was So that's one area. 425 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 1: And you know, if you can't afford to put a 426 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 1: roof over your head or your scrape and buy to 427 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,399 Speaker 1: do that, that's going to cut into your spending in 428 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: other areas. All right, Dave, thanks for that report. I 429 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Can have a great weekend you too, Dave Packer, 430 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 1: ABC News for KFI on the business set of things. 431 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:22,240 Speaker 1: Economic report came out today about information. It's the one 432 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:27,160 Speaker 1: that the THAID uses as its guide, and apparently consumer 433 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 1: prices did jump six point eight percent in June from 434 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 1: a year ago, and that's the biggest jump. Again, we 435 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:35,360 Speaker 1: always hear this, he's in nineteen eighty one or nineteen 436 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: eighty two. Most of these inflation reports take us back 437 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: just that long, so you can imagine that most people 438 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,360 Speaker 1: who were even adults today, we're not around or we're 439 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 1: not spending much money forty years ago, so they're seeing 440 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:50,439 Speaker 1: things that they never saw before. And reports are that 441 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: some people are cutting back or scaling down. But one 442 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: of my theories is, and I did see this in 443 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:00,879 Speaker 1: another article I read the other day, we will and 444 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: always will have a very wealthy class of Americans that 445 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: this does not impact. They will continue along their spending 446 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: ways no matter where the prices go, because they have 447 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 1: that much insulation from it in terms of their wealth, 448 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:19,639 Speaker 1: and they can keep things going to a certain degree. 449 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: But of course, the economy's driven by the large middle 450 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 1: spending class, and not all of them have cut back. 451 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 1: They want to just keep riding this. I saw a 452 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 1: story of the day that Chipotle has been raising prices 453 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 1: and it doesn't seem to affect demand that people seem 454 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: to shrug. Prices are going up everywhere, why wouldn't they 455 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 1: go up here? All right, We're coming up on the 456 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 1: John and Ken Show on KFI. Monkey pox next hour. 457 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 1: Isn't that exciting state of emergency in San Francisco? New 458 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: York is on the edge of that. We'll talk to 459 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 1: Alex Snow and ABC News for KFI. We will be 460 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:56,640 Speaker 1: talking monkey pox, monkey pox with Alex Stone, ABC News 461 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:03,159 Speaker 1: for the latest on that particular infection that's scaring some people. 462 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: Of course, as we learned yesterday, we are not going 463 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 1: to have to put on masks indoors in La County. 464 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: They will revisit that in the coming weeks. But we'll 465 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 1: have a salute to that in the five o'clock hour 466 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 1: here on the John and Kim Show. The big story 467 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: this afternoon, and I well, it was really this morning 468 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: and it's kind of exhaustingly stupid, is the apology from 469 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 1: Will Smith. Will Smith, of course, slapped Chris Rock at 470 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:33,120 Speaker 1: the Oscars. When was that, Deborah Mark March? I can't 471 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 1: remember what it was. It seems like a million years ago, 472 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:38,840 Speaker 1: doesn't it. I think it was March when they had 473 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 1: the Academy Awards, And yeah, late February, earlier March something 474 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:47,120 Speaker 1: like that, and who cares. I mean, honestly, this many 475 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 1: months later doesn't really make any difference. Everybody's moved on. 476 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 1: Chris Rock I think finally talked about it a little bit. 477 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 1: But all right, we're gonna pay you play you. An 478 00:26:55,560 --> 00:27:00,920 Speaker 1: excerpt from the Will Smith public apology. Why didn't you 479 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 1: apologize to Chris in your acceptance speech? I was fogged 480 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 1: out by that point. It's it's it's, it's all fuzzy. 481 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 1: I've reached out to Chris, and the message that came 482 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: back is that he's not ready to talk, and when 483 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 1: he is, he will reach out. UM, so I will. 484 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: I will say to you, Chris, I apologize to you. 485 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 1: My behavior was unacceptable, and I'm here whenever you're ready 486 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 1: to talk. Um. I want to apologize to Chris's mother. 487 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: I saw an interview that Chris's mother did, and you know, 488 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:56,359 Speaker 1: that was one of the things about that moment. I 489 00:27:56,400 --> 00:28:00,160 Speaker 1: just didn't realize, and you know, I wasn't thinking at 490 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 1: how many people got hurt in that moment. So I 491 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:08,959 Speaker 1: want to apologize to Chris's mother. I want to apologize 492 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: to Chris's family. UH, specifically, Tony Rock. You know, we 493 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 1: had a great relationship, you know, Tony Rock. Tony's my 494 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 1: man um and this, this is, this is probably irreparable. 495 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 1: Do you guys know Tony Rock? I do not. I've 496 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,480 Speaker 1: never brother, I know, But what does Tony Rock? Do? 497 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: I think he's an actor? Comedian? Is that right? I've 498 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 1: never heard of two smaller roles? All right? Uh so 499 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: that the whole thing was over five minutes? Do you 500 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 1: really want to hear that? Will Smith to sit there 501 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 1: apologizing many months later, the whole world's kind of moved 502 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:46,760 Speaker 1: on from that story. Yeah, if he did this months ago, 503 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: it would would have would have got Yeah in the 504 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,560 Speaker 1: scheme of things, though, does the whole thing really matter? 505 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 1: Most of us watching that night thought it was the 506 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 1: skit that was part of it, was part of the act, 507 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 1: because it's a kind of unreal. But Will Smith should 508 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 1: be talking about his deep psychological problems and the kind 509 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 1: of helping needs speaking of that in the spotlight. From 510 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 1: the political field today is a southern California congresswoman. Everybody 511 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 1: that's listened to the John and Ken Show over the 512 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:24,880 Speaker 1: years is familiar with the name Loretta Sanchez. Loretta Sanchez 513 00:29:25,040 --> 00:29:29,960 Speaker 1: was a long time Southern California congresswoman. Eventually she tried 514 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,680 Speaker 1: to make the jump to the US Senate and she 515 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:37,520 Speaker 1: hit a rock. She like the long list of politicians 516 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 1: we've talked about on this show, including Tony Vlaar, the 517 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:45,440 Speaker 1: mayor of la Loretta Sanchez, I think Garcetti fits in 518 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 1: this category, and Knewsom, and now we're seeing in Washington, 519 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:53,200 Speaker 1: d C. Both Padilla who's a senator, and then we 520 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:56,000 Speaker 1: have Kamala Harris, the Vice president, and then we have 521 00:29:56,640 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 1: Bassia who's the head of the helping human Services. They're 522 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 1: all just they don't have any personality that really charms 523 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 1: people and gets people to follow them. It gets people 524 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 1: enthusiastic the way I described over the years, kind of 525 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:12,360 Speaker 1: the Obama thing and the Trump thing and even the 526 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 1: Bill Clinton thing, they all had something that really attracted 527 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 1: people when they spoke. That list I just gave doesn't 528 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 1: have it. Lauretta Sanchez hit a wall. And I don't 529 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:23,720 Speaker 1: know what she's doing now. Is he was working some 530 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 1: weird job last time. But her sister made the news. 531 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 1: I forgot that her sister is still in Congress, Linda Sanchez. 532 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:36,960 Speaker 1: She made news because they had the annual congressional baseball 533 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: game in Washington, DC. Is it really do you know, Eric, 534 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 1: is it really baseball? Is it's softball? I believe, I 535 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: believe it's really baseball. I actually know someone who works 536 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:47,480 Speaker 1: for Breitbart that was at the game. Do you mean 537 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:50,560 Speaker 1: so they actually throw fastballs? I mean yeah. Have you 538 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:53,480 Speaker 1: seen Linda Sanchez? No? I have not seen her personally. 539 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 1: I don't think she could make it to first base. 540 00:30:55,440 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 1: She's a she's a bit husky. They lost her team 541 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:05,280 Speaker 1: tend nothing to the Republicans, and it doesn't look like 542 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: there's anybody in the stands. But apparently after she made 543 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:11,560 Speaker 1: it out and was returning from first base, she gave 544 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 1: the finger to the Republican side of the field and whoa. So, 545 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 1: because that video circulated widely, she felt she had to respond, 546 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:26,240 Speaker 1: and she said that she heard offensive and misogynistic comments 547 00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:31,240 Speaker 1: from their side. She didn't really specify what was said. 548 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 1: Who said It could have even been somebody in the 549 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 1: stands and not necessarily one of the Republicans. But that's 550 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:40,680 Speaker 1: real sportsmanship that she gave them the finger. All right, 551 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:43,520 Speaker 1: when I come back, I'll be talking to Alex Stone, 552 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:48,200 Speaker 1: ABC News for KFI. The subject will be the category 553 00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:52,280 Speaker 1: is monkey pox. Johnny Kent showing kf I AM six 554 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 1: forty and Debra Mark has the news now it's never 555 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:58,520 Speaker 1: been more important to diversify your financial portfolio. 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