1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: I AM six forty. You're listening to the John Cobel 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: podcast on the iHeartRadio app. 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 2: KFI AM six forty were live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. 4 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 2: We carried the NTSB live press conference. As I say, 5 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 2: there wasn't a whole lot in terms of new revelations, 6 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 2: but they certainly reviewed what they will be looking at 7 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 2: black box, et cetera, communication between tower and both aircraft, 8 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 2: et cetera. And of course Debra is watching things should 9 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 2: anything break. 10 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 3: Uh. 11 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:34,639 Speaker 2: It was one of those press conferences where you know, 12 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 2: there are a lot of thanks at the front end 13 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 2: and they're trying to recognize all of the agencies, many 14 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 2: of which I think need recognition for responding. But you know, Debra, 15 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 2: there wasn't really any information. I didn't feel that there 16 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 2: was that we weren't already aware of. 17 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 4: The only new information was the black box from the helicopter. 18 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 4: We already know that the black boxes from the American 19 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 4: Airlines jet were recovered. 20 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 2: And so that was that was new. 21 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 4: And you know, just talking about how more than one 22 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 4: hundred family members of the loved ones or in the 23 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 4: area and they're being briefed by officials. I guess about 24 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 4: the process of I mean, I can't even imagine what 25 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 4: they're being told and what they have to go through. 26 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 4: I mean, there's a process, the bodies have to be identified, 27 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 4: and then then there's a whole process that these people 28 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 4: have to go through. Oh god, it's so overwhelming to 29 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 4: think about that. 30 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 2: The sadness is compounded by so many details. You know, 31 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 2: the six members of that Boston skating club in the crew, 32 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 2: there were so many of these teenage figure skaters, their 33 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 2: mothers and do you. 34 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 4: Want to hear a freaky story. I was talking to 35 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 4: my high school best friend last night. She lives in Utah, 36 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 4: and I said, oh gosh, you know, what do you 37 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 4: think about? I mean, it's stupid to say what do 38 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 4: you think? But I brought up the mid air collision 39 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 4: and she's really busy, and she said, you know, I 40 00:01:59,320 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 4: did not hear. 41 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 2: I said, what are you talking about. 42 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 4: It's the biggest story. But anyway, for whatever reason, and 43 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 4: she's busy, she works a lot, so something kind of 44 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 4: clicked in her brain. She said, oh, my gosh, I 45 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 4: got a text in the middle of the night from 46 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 4: my kind of an aunt of hers and she said, 47 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 4: oh my god, I think my aunt may have lost 48 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 4: her son. So she's like, hold on, She's looking through 49 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 4: her text. It turns out that her aunt's son was 50 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 4: supposed to be on that flight but last minute didn't 51 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 4: go on. But his friend was a flight attendant and 52 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 4: was killed on that flight. 53 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 2: So here we are. 54 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 4: You know, I'm bringing this up assuming she knew. She 55 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 4: had no idea. She remembers it. In the middle of 56 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 4: the night, she got some text. She was so busy 57 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 4: she forgot to look at the text, and that I 58 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,839 Speaker 4: did talk to her today, and of course everybody is degastrating. 59 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 2: Oh my god, yes, devastated. That is bizarre. I mean 60 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 2: that you basically your conversation got her to focus on 61 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 2: text she'd received. 62 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 4: In the middle of the night. 63 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 2: I mean, the weird thing that's in that story was 64 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 2: also played out with the other story of is it 65 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 2: Shishkova and Naumov, the two skaters, they were the world 66 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 2: champion skaters right there, are now coaches and they've coached 67 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 2: all of these wonderful young people in this sport that 68 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 2: they love so much. And their son, who is a 69 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 2: former US junior champion. He I believe wasn't on the flight. 70 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:29,239 Speaker 2: Isn't that right? 71 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: Right? 72 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 2: Was not on that flight. Yeah, you know, again there's 73 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 2: a camp there where they're doing work and preparing for competitions, 74 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: and I guess he left early, that is to say, 75 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 2: Monday instead of Wednesday. And it's again one of those things, 76 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 2: not so unlike the story that you relate, where you 77 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 2: know people who might have been on the flight where 78 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 2: circumstances different weren't. 79 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 4: So I can't imagine how that would feel because I've 80 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 4: never had been in a situation like that, but I 81 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 4: know lots of people have they would have been in 82 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 4: a you know, in a flight or some other tragedy 83 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 4: if maybe if they were if they left their house 84 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 4: five minutes earlier or later or what I mean. We 85 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 4: hear all those stories, but it's I can't imagine what 86 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 4: you go through when you're one of those people, knowing 87 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 4: that you could have been you could have been on 88 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:25,679 Speaker 4: that flight. 89 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 2: I mean, I think the highest profile sort of Hollywood, 90 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 2: if you'll pardon the expression, story associated with one of 91 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 2: those I was supposed to be on that flight type 92 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 2: situation is Seth MacFarlane. You know who was supposed to 93 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 2: be on that flight out of Boston on nine to eleven, 94 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 2: right right, He slept late and didn't get to the 95 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 2: airport in time, and that's what happened. 96 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 4: And I think a twelve year old was the youngest 97 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 4: on the plane that died. 98 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 2: I think it was. 99 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, I don't think anybody younger than twelve, But there 100 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 4: was a twelve year. 101 00:04:57,960 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 5: Old that I know. 102 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 4: I mean, I don't know sure I understand what you're saying. 103 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 2: You know, she was on board. Yeah, I mean there 104 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 2: were a lot of these young skaters, teenagers, and you know, 105 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 2: those right on the brink of being a teenager, like 106 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,719 Speaker 2: you know, twelve year old. This is a it's a tragedy. 107 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 2: Thoroughly before we broke for the NTSB press conference, who 108 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 2: were playing a bit of a report from an NBC 109 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 2: reporter who spoke to the husband of one of the 110 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 2: victims who had been texting with his wife. I guess 111 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 2: she had said, we're going to land here in twenty minutes. 112 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 2: And you could tell even as he was speaking that 113 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 2: the the intensity of it all, you know, you know, 114 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 2: they talk about the stages of grieving, et cetera, you know, 115 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:47,239 Speaker 2: and one of them is denial, and on whatever level, 116 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 2: we all play out different ways in which we grieve 117 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:56,479 Speaker 2: or process that information, this loss clearly hadn't, at least 118 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 2: based on his tone, hit him yet the way it 119 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 2: likely will. But here's a little bit of what he 120 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 2: was saying. 121 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,239 Speaker 5: She texted me that she said we're landing in twenty minutes. 122 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 3: That was the last thing Kamad Rosa heard from his 123 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 3: wife osra Hussein, and by the time he arrived at 124 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 3: Reagan National Airport less than a half hour later, he 125 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 3: realized something was very wrong. 126 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:17,280 Speaker 5: So I was waiting and I saw I started seeing 127 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 5: a bunch of EMS vehicles speeding past me, like way 128 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:24,919 Speaker 5: too many than normal. And two my texts weren't going through. 129 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,359 Speaker 3: Razo watching the massive response from Terminal two as one 130 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 3: hundreds of first responders. 131 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 5: Race to the rescue. 132 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 3: Osra Hussein was one of sixty four people on board 133 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 3: American Airlines Flight fifty three forty two that collided with 134 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 3: the military helicopter as an approached DCA Wednesday night. Rosa 135 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 3: says she was in Wichita for work and never made 136 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 3: it home. 137 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 5: It's it's just feels crazy that it happened to us, 138 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 5: to be honest, I mean, it's like you see these 139 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 5: things happen, and then news you see him happen in 140 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 5: other countries, and then I show up to the airport 141 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 5: and my wife's not responding, and I look on Twitter 142 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 5: and I see that it's her flight. 143 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 3: We caught up with him briefly before you went to 144 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,679 Speaker 3: the command center for grieving families. In the hours following 145 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 3: the crash, he says he's been surrounded by loved ones 146 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 3: who are all devastated by this tragic and unexpected loss. 147 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 5: Hindest person I've ever met. She went above and beyond 148 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 5: and then took a giant leap over that, you know, 149 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 5: when it came for doing things for other people, for me, 150 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 5: for her parents, for my parents. 151 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 3: Roza says they met in college in Indiana, and now, 152 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 3: just two years after their wedding, he has to play 153 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 3: her funeral. 154 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 5: I'm gonna wait for a phone call, I think, to 155 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 5: see when we can go pick her up. 156 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 3: And while he waits for that call, what would you 157 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 3: like people to understand or at least know as they 158 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 3: try and support your. 159 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 5: Life is short. Hug your loved ones, tell them you 160 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 5: love them. When they're getting on a flight, check up 161 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 5: on them, Text your family when you land. 162 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 3: And Roza says he wants to thank all of those 163 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 3: first responders. He says he can't st us how grateful 164 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 3: he is for everything they've done. 165 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 2: Well. I mean, imagine going to the airport. You've just 166 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 2: texted your wife, you're a loved one, they've said will 167 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 2: be there landing in twenty minutes, and you arrive at 168 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 2: the airport and they're all of these police and fire 169 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 2: vehicles that he described, first responders, emergency teams. I mean, 170 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 2: it's just chilling. 171 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 4: I mean, and I was talking to John about this yesterday. 172 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 4: It's such a kind of a relief when you're about 173 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 4: to land, because I mean, I'm always afraid to fly, 174 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 4: so I'm so excited when I'm about to land. And 175 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,559 Speaker 4: here you had all these people that are probably you know, 176 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 4: I'm sure there were some people that were, oh, great, 177 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 4: we're landing. We're landing, and the people that are coming 178 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 4: to pick them up are excited and know that they're 179 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 4: going to most likely be safe because they're landing in 180 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 4: just a few minutes. I mean, this happened just a 181 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 4: few minutes before they were expected to touch the ground 182 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 4: exactly exactly. 183 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 2: I mean, that was which is what makes this all 184 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 2: even more difficult to understand. It was really a final approach. 185 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 2: So we'll learn more, but for now it is sadly 186 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:12,679 Speaker 2: reflecting on this tragic end for so many. Hey, when 187 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 2: we come back. One of the big moments in fighting 188 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 2: the fires in southern California came when that Super Scooper 189 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 2: was hit by that drone plan. Remember it took it 190 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 2: out a commission for several days, right at the beginning 191 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 2: of the period during which those Super Scoopers were able 192 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 2: to put a dent in the fire. Well, they finally 193 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:37,439 Speaker 2: got the guy who's drone it was, and we'll have 194 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 2: that story and what's happening to him next. It's KFI 195 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 2: AM six forty. This is the co Belt Show, John 196 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 2: Away today, Mark Thompson sitting in on KFI. We're live 197 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 2: everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. 198 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 6: You're listening to John Cobelt on demand from KFI AM 199 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 6: six forty. 200 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 2: It was a moment that we all were blown away by. 201 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 2: Finally we got that Super Scooper up in the air 202 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 2: alongside the other Super Scooper and it was taken out 203 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 2: of commission quite quickly because a drone, an illegally flown 204 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 2: drone hit it and forced it to land, and it 205 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 2: was out of commission for several days while that drone 206 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 2: pilot was found, and Michael Monks is here to tell 207 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:24,199 Speaker 2: us what's happened to him. 208 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 7: Not just found, but prosecuted and agreed to plead guilty 209 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 7: to one federal charge that could see him in federal 210 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 7: prison for up to a year. 211 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 2: Though that's up to a year, yeah, talking about people 212 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 2: lost their homes over this. 213 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 7: I suppose that the nature of the statute limits how 214 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 7: much penalty this guy could get. He may not see 215 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 7: any jail time at all, but he's not going away 216 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 7: scott free. He has to pay for the damage that 217 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 7: he did. He's already agreed to do that, according to 218 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 7: federal prosecutors. Now, let's just take it back to where 219 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 7: this happened. Right at the beginning of the Palisades Fire, 220 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 7: these super scoopers swooped in when condition allowed the fires 221 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 7: to be attacked from the air. Remember, we weren't able 222 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 7: to do that and the opening moments of these fires, 223 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 7: and finally we were able to and almost immediately one 224 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 7: of these bad boys had to come out of commission 225 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 7: because it had collided with a drone And so we 226 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 7: had several days of warnings from law enforcement that people 227 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 7: were still doing it. Please stop flying your drones near 228 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 7: these aircraft. 229 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 2: Well, it was more than a please. It was illegal 230 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 2: at that time. 231 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 7: Exactly, you're not supposed to have them there. You can 232 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 7: face charges. This proves that that is absolutely possible, because 233 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:35,680 Speaker 7: it has now happened. This is a guy named Peter Ackman, 234 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 7: and so when the fires were going on, he went 235 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 7: down to the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, found 236 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 7: himself a spot in the parking garage there and launched 237 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 7: his drone to get a good aerial view of what 238 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 7: was burning over in the Palisades. Now, think about the 239 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:52,439 Speaker 7: distance from the Palisades and the Third Street Promenade in 240 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:56,559 Speaker 7: Santa Monica. You can see the fire pretty handily. But 241 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 7: the conditions in the air and the smoke made it 242 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 7: such that this vanished from mister Ackerman's site. He lost 243 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 7: sight of his drone and unfortunately it drifted into and 244 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 7: collided with those one of those aircrafts that we call 245 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 7: a superscooper, and this is one that our friends in Quebec, 246 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 7: Canada had sent down to help us fight this fire. Absolutely, 247 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 7: it caused a three by six inch hole and it 248 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 7: had to come down naturally, So we lost one of 249 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 7: these vital tools during that firefighting period and it had 250 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 7: to be repaired over the course of several days to 251 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:31,559 Speaker 7: the tune of about sixty five thousand dollars. So he's 252 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 7: going to pay that. That's what he's agreed to pay 253 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 7: the government of Quebec, as well as the repair place. 254 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 7: I don't know where you take a super scooper for 255 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 7: such a repair. I don't know if it's just you know, 256 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 7: the mechanic shop down the street. 257 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 2: Oh what, pretty quickly. 258 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 7: They did it quickly, and this guy's supposedly going to 259 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 7: pay for it. He also has agreed to one hundred 260 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 7: and fifty hours of community service in support of the 261 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 7: wildfire recovery effort. Now, prosecutors I think have suggested that 262 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 7: he might not do time, but a judge will ultimately 263 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 7: decide that when he is sent and informally pleads guilty. 264 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 7: He's only agreed to plead guilty so far, and the 265 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 7: statute would allow that story. 266 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 2: And this is all being informed by a lot of 267 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 2: statutory limitations. But let me just ask you. So he 268 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 2: has to pay for the damage he did, but there's 269 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 2: no other financial penalty attached to this. No, that's crazy, Yeah, 270 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 2: it's crazy. So he may do no jail time, likely 271 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 2: won't do any jail time. I'm guessing first defender, et cetera. 272 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:31,839 Speaker 2: And he'll do this community service. He writes a check. 273 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 2: I'm not saying it's nothing. That's a lot of money, 274 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,959 Speaker 2: but there's no other financial penalty associated with this. 275 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:40,680 Speaker 7: No fines have been announced by federal prosecutors. Sixty five 276 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 7: thousand dollars in restitution. That's not small change, no, but 277 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 7: it is to cover something that is direct, you know, 278 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 7: a direct result of Dadam. Yeah, he's basically like receiving 279 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 7: the bill for the damage that you did with no 280 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 7: heightened penalty, and then some hours of community service in 281 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 7: support of it. I suppose it's rather embarrassing. He wasn't 282 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 7: supposed to be over there doing this. You were not 283 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 7: supposed to have drones flying near these aircraft that were 284 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 7: fighting these fires. And he did it anyway, did exactly 285 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 7: what everybody hoped doesn't happen if you violate the law 286 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 7: to begin with, and that is to cause an accident 287 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 7: that put an aircraft out of commission. So I imagine 288 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 7: he's quite embarrassed. 289 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 2: Also, well, I mean, I'm sure it's embarrassing, and maybe 290 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 2: there's some reputational damage. You know that you do because 291 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 2: people know your name and they know you were behind it. 292 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 2: But man, I think he he got lucky. I mean this, 293 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 2: we've got to step up these statutes, we really do. 294 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 2: That's outrageous to think that it caused a hole in aircraft. 295 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 2: Fortunately it was small. Now I don't know what that means. 296 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 2: You know, it was three by six. I mean how 297 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 2: bad can that be? Couldn't be catastrophic for all I know. 298 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 2: I mean I don't know what happens in the air well. 299 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 2: And the other thing is that this is what happened 300 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 2: this time, right exactly. You know, the next time it 301 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 2: may actually bring an aircraft down, no question about that. 302 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 2: And keep in mind, his community service is in direct 303 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 2: support of wildfire recovery. So imagine doing this crime and 304 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 2: showing up in the Palisades to sweep some streets or 305 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 2: to help some people move debris off their property. That 306 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 2: might be awkward. Yeah, well, I mean if they know 307 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 2: that you're the yeah, right right, I mean I. 308 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 7: Don't know if it's aware a scarlet Yeah, there should 309 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 7: be a sEH for drone. 310 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 2: It should be a scarlet letter. It is outrageous. It 311 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 2: is outrage I mean, I don't know. I'm I'm gonna 312 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 2: lock him up, thrower at the key guy. So maybe 313 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 2: I'm the wrong guy to ask, But man, I just 314 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 2: think that too many people skate on stuff that is 315 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 2: just deadly serious, like this very serious and this drone 316 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 2: pilot for example. I would have also liked to have 317 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 2: seen some kind of edict from the bench saying you 318 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 2: cannot own a drone for the next ten years. 319 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 7: I mean, while he has not gone before the judge yet, 320 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 7: so we'll have to see, like he has not been 321 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 7: formally sentencing, and it's not formally entered the plea. He 322 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 7: has only agreed to prosecutors recommendation to plead guilty. 323 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know how much latitude those judges have 324 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 2: and that sort of thing. Anyway, Michael Monks, thank you 325 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 2: so much. Pleasure, great stuff. Yeah, so that is the 326 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 2: end of the drone story for now. Anyway. It's a 327 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 2: John Cobalt Show. Mark Thompson sitting in for John on 328 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 2: KFI AM six forty. We're live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. 329 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 6: You're listening to John Cobel's on demand from KFI A 330 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 6: six forty. 331 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 2: John Cobelt Show. Mark Thompson sitting in that iHeart Radio 332 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 2: app was blazing last night. I was bouncing between Moe 333 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 2: Kelly's show on KFI. He was sharing bits of the 334 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 2: concert downtown on his show, and then I flipped over 335 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 2: to the music stations. You know, the ALT was covering it, 336 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 2: and Kiss FM was covering it. It was across the iHeartRadio network, 337 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 2: and then it was televised on Hulu. I'm guessing that 338 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 2: content is still there. But it was an extraordinary concert 339 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 2: and it was really great the way in which so 340 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 2: many performers, I mean, you know what it's like to 341 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 2: get a concert together. I mean just you know, we've 342 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 2: read and have heard stories about the demands of different artists. 343 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 2: There are so many pieces that have to come together 344 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 2: for there literally to be a basic concert with an 345 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 2: opening act and a main event, a headliner. But imagine headliner, headliner, 346 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 2: a headliner, a headliner, nothing but headliners, wall to wall 347 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:12,399 Speaker 2: headliners in two venues. Yeah, you saw right. 348 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:15,639 Speaker 8: Yeah, I watched it, and you're like, you're just talking 349 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 8: about the logistics in all the behind the scenes stuff 350 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 8: that's going on. As someone who works concerts for iHeart 351 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 8: all the time, I couldn't even imagine trying to put 352 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:29,360 Speaker 8: this together, the two venues, having to deal with who 353 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 8: gets what dressing room, who gets to go to catering, 354 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 8: when who hits the red carpet, when just having to 355 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 8: deal with all of the logistics and and all of 356 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 8: the big names. I can't even imagine what that ordeal 357 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,119 Speaker 8: was like for the organizers themselves. 358 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 2: It's such a good point. I hadn't thought of that. 359 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 2: There's the little stuff, which is like what size dressing 360 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 2: room people have, or what dressing room have they have, 361 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 2: or if they even have a dressing room exactly. I mean, 362 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 2: you had so many people and so many bands, so 363 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:00,919 Speaker 2: many artists, you had to have tons of mobile homes 364 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:03,679 Speaker 2: and trailers set up there, and as you suggest, the 365 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 2: logistics overwhelming had to be handled in a very short time. 366 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 8: Well, and for instance, like the Nirvana reunion, they had 367 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 8: four different people fill in for Kurt Cobain, So it's 368 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 8: like just organizing that one set itself had to have 369 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 8: been quite the task. 370 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, it's funny the rehearsal time, and didn't 371 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 2: even think of that until we just started speaking. I 372 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,640 Speaker 2: mean that had to be something as well. I mean 373 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 2: it was put together in a matter of weeks. That's 374 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:38,880 Speaker 2: the biggest point. Just a difficult task to be polite 375 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 2: about it, I mean herculian task to get it all going, 376 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 2: and somehow it not only when Here's the thing I 377 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 2: was expecting. I was expecting her to be like long gaps. 378 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 2: If you go to a concert at the Hollywood Bowl 379 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 2: or wherever, you know, I mean, you know, the Greek 380 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 2: or even if you're you know, you're downtown and all 381 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 2: the different truvado or whatever. Once an act is done, 382 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 2: there's a shutdown so they can bring in, you know, 383 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 2: new instruments. They tweak the right that, they tweak all 384 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 2: the sound. 385 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 8: Yeah, and with the with this stage, I thought was 386 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:17,640 Speaker 8: really cool is the rotating stages. You can have one 387 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:21,360 Speaker 8: band setting up for the next set while the other 388 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 8: performers are actually performing live on stage. I see, and 389 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 8: I think what the the organizers did and the production 390 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 8: company did that was really cool and really cool for 391 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 8: the viewers at home. Was a lot of the video 392 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 8: packages they put in between the acts to set up 393 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 8: for whoever was about to introduce the next act. 394 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, that it That does help explain how it smoothed out. 395 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:47,400 Speaker 2: But it's funny they didn't always run a video package 396 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 2: between acts. No, it was that was that was extraordinary 397 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 2: to me. Then and you know, Stevie Nix would perform 398 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 2: and then she just at the end of two songs, 399 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:59,200 Speaker 2: she'd you know, introduced Joan Jet or something, and I 400 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:00,120 Speaker 2: was crazy. 401 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 8: No, it really was quite seamless how it looked, at 402 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,159 Speaker 8: least to the viewers' eyes. I can only imagine the 403 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:08,360 Speaker 8: organized chaos that was going on backstage. 404 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 2: Oh, you know, I used to do a lot of 405 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 2: big awards show announced like, you know, ladies and gentlemen, 406 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:21,440 Speaker 2: please welcome Doctor Dre that kind of stuff, And it's 407 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,159 Speaker 2: kind of a pain to do live announce because you 408 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:28,160 Speaker 2: have to go through the rehearsals except and it's not harder. 409 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:31,160 Speaker 2: I mean, you just it's it's it's not an issue. 410 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 2: But I guess I'm getting to is the reason music 411 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 2: shows are so great and I didn't mind doing those, 412 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 2: is because the rehearsals are the best part. You get 413 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 2: to see you know, everyone from you know, Usher to 414 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:50,439 Speaker 2: Madonna to Gwen Stefani to Nirvana actually performing in you know, 415 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 2: a much more casual way in the dress rehearsal or 416 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,880 Speaker 2: even in just the regular rehearsal but there's a lot 417 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 2: of rehearsal time and the idea somehow that all these 418 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 2: acts came together and there was no rehearsal or no 419 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,439 Speaker 2: rehearsal that we know about. I mean that you know, 420 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:07,880 Speaker 2: the venue was tied up, I think, wasn't it. Maybe 421 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:09,160 Speaker 2: they rehearsed a bit during the day. 422 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:11,719 Speaker 8: They might, they might have rehearsed off site somewhere at 423 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 8: different locations, but to my knowledge, there wasn't really a 424 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:18,440 Speaker 8: concise start of the show to end of the show rehearsal. 425 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 8: It's like everybody probably rehearsed their own sets once they 426 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 8: found out they were performing. Sure, but yeah, no to 427 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 8: do a whole run of show like that, I don't 428 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 8: think they had much time to do that. 429 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 2: And I just remember also just from sitting in on 430 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 2: those rehearsals, as I say, the challenge for the sound people, 431 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,679 Speaker 2: for the director. You know, there's a lot of video 432 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 2: and the director has to know where they're going. He's 433 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 2: got lyrics to their songs, he's got you know, and 434 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 2: I say he it's men women directing and ad ing 435 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 2: all of these shows. And it's a mountain of those people. 436 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:55,120 Speaker 2: I mean, it's an army of production people to involved, 437 00:21:55,119 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 2: so all of that came together and it was really miraculous. 438 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 2: I mean in media terms, it was miraculous what they did. 439 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,959 Speaker 2: And in the end, it was over five hours and 440 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 2: it's still up there, I think, and it's totally worth 441 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 2: a watch. You will enjoy it. And most importantly, they 442 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 2: raised a tremendous amount of money for communities desperate for 443 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 2: financial help. We've seen these communities that devastated by fire 444 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 2: find themselves searching for answers, insurance companies less than cooperative. 445 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 2: It's a very tough time in southern California. And I 446 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 2: thought it was a triumphant night. And congratulations to iHeart, 447 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 2: to all of the artists involved, and to everyone who 448 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 2: made it happen. It really was something. So is Conway's 449 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 2: in it for? Is you now you'll be through maybe 450 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 2: at some point here in the next human that's I'll 451 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:51,960 Speaker 2: also tell you that there's been a delay in the 452 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,719 Speaker 2: trump proofing of California. You know, there was always that 453 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 2: smack talking about how we're gonna we're gonna trump proof 454 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 2: the state. That has taken a pause. I'll tell you 455 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:05,120 Speaker 2: more about that next. Mark Thompson here for John Cobelt 456 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 2: and KFI AM six forty live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. 457 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 6: You're listening to John Cobelt on demand from KFI AM 458 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 6: six forty. 459 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 2: Everybody's been so supportive here, you know, Ray and Eric 460 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:22,200 Speaker 2: and the crew, really good stuff today. Thanks for all 461 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 2: the support. I did want to mention this is kind 462 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,159 Speaker 2: of a big deal because there was much made as 463 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 2: you're aware of the fact that California Democrats, who control 464 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 2: Sacramento in the legislature, we're ready to approve a fifty 465 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 2: million dollar basically a fund to anticipated lawsuits against the 466 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 2: Trump administration. It was going to fund legal defenses for 467 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 2: immigrants facing deportation. This is a really high profile effort 468 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 2: when it was announced. But when members of the State 469 00:23:56,720 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 2: Assembly gathered Yesay morning, the Democrats apparently got into a 470 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 2: private huddle for about forty five minutes and when they 471 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 2: got out they didn't want to vote on the proposal. Yeah, 472 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:15,639 Speaker 2: the State Senate approved the plans last week. Democrats have 473 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:20,439 Speaker 2: said for months that the funding package is urgent, but 474 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 2: apparently there's a delay. A spokesperson for the Democratic Assembly 475 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 2: Speaker Robert Reeves, said that lawmakers need more time. They 476 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 2: need to figure out this sweeping spending freeze that was 477 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 2: attempted earlier this week by the new administration. That's causing 478 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:41,640 Speaker 2: widespread confusion and chaos, even after the federal judge who 479 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:44,679 Speaker 2: reviewed the plan paused it. That was the freeze that 480 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:48,119 Speaker 2: was paused. And now the White House has rescinded the 481 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:51,440 Speaker 2: freeze memo but says that the policies the White House 482 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 2: is saying this behind its proposed funding cuts remain in place. 483 00:24:55,600 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 2: I'm laughing because it's so utterly confusing that they put 484 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:04,879 Speaker 2: this completely confusing freezing place on Monday. These are the Feds, 485 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 2: these are the new Trump administration. Then it was so 486 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:12,399 Speaker 2: confusing and there was so much pushback that they rescind 487 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 2: the memo. But when asked tobut I say, oh, yeah, 488 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 2: we took the memo back, but the policies that the 489 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 2: memo details, those are still very much in place. So 490 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 2: there is confusion about this. So the Democrats in Sacramento 491 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 2: were saying, well, it's because of that confusion that we 492 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 2: don't want to vote and approve this fund to essentially 493 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 2: handle legal defenses and prosecutions. So it's something of a 494 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 2: mess in Sacramento, at least around this issue. At least 495 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 2: around every other issue. There is no mess in Sacramento. 496 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 2: That's the nice news, right, So this is a to 497 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 2: be continued. And speaking of continuing, ding Dog, when this 498 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,640 Speaker 2: show ends, that's right, that's where we crank it up. 499 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:00,880 Speaker 2: The station continues with Tim Conway. 500 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 9: Yeah, no more than no. No, John cole Belt on 501 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 9: demand at four o'clock. That doesn't work for me. No, No, 502 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 9: you're I stay right here, thank you, buddy. Yeah, hey, 503 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 9: we've got it. I'm monitoring a big plane crash in Philadelphia. 504 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,359 Speaker 9: Aircraft reportedly went into a mall. They don't know if 505 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 9: it's a commercial jet, private jet, what kind of jet. 506 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 2: But it seems that we have another disaster. It is 507 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 2: troubling in the extreme. Yeah. They always talking about it 508 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 2: being in the safest way to travel. 509 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 9: That's right, Yeah, and I feel that way when I'm traveling. 510 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:35,639 Speaker 9: I fall asleep. I let the guys or gals in front. 511 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 9: Hopefully guys I knocked that out for me up there. 512 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 9: I don't worry about it at all. But this is weird, 513 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:49,200 Speaker 9: right that the plane crash in Washington. 514 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 2: Was Thursday, Wednesday, Wednesday. 515 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 9: Wednesday, and then the plane crash on Friday is in Philadelphia. 516 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 9: Both you know, teams play other less. 517 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 2: We Oh, I was wondering, what was it? Wow? Kind 518 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 2: of an odd connection though, Wow, you know this is 519 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 2: the kind of insight that I'd hoped to get. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 520 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 2: that aviation expert worked out. Yes, she had a really 521 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 2: good concentration. Patrick wil Right, Yeah, he's terrific. I what 522 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:17,879 Speaker 2: you have today. 523 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:20,679 Speaker 9: I heard you talking about the concert last night with 524 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:25,120 Speaker 9: Eric Sklar, the producer and board op of this program. 525 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 9: And I think the one detail that a lot of 526 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 9: people are leaving out. 527 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:32,919 Speaker 2: I was at the we Are the World. 528 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:36,720 Speaker 9: I was at that taping, and everybody showed up and 529 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:38,840 Speaker 9: left their ego at the door. They didn't care about 530 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:41,120 Speaker 9: dressing rooms or where they were standing, or how many 531 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 9: people they brought and all, you know, the wardrobe, hair makeup. 532 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 9: They just all showed up to make money for a cause. 533 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 9: And I think a lot of that happened lest. 534 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:51,119 Speaker 2: I think you're right. I mean it's really actually a 535 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 2: really good parallel. It's good energy that is going into it. 536 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:58,439 Speaker 2: And I'd forgotten that you were at the Weird the World. 537 00:27:58,640 --> 00:27:59,160 Speaker 2: That's right. 538 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 9: They they asked everybody, please don't dress the nines, Please 539 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 9: don't show with hair wardrobe, people, make up people. Uh please, 540 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 9: just you know, come as you are, maybe in sweats 541 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:10,959 Speaker 9: or whatever. But let's just all be a family here 542 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,680 Speaker 9: and make money for people who really need it. And 543 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 9: one guy shows up and ignored all the rules. 544 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 2: But he's think that was I'll give his nickname the Boss. 545 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:28,879 Speaker 2: Seriously with Springsteen, Yeah Springsteen, he because he reps that 546 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,119 Speaker 2: like he does not any makeup or that's why it 547 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 2: was so odd. 548 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 9: Yeah, but the you know, they were raising money to 549 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 9: feed Africa and after remember you know you'd see those 550 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 9: videos all the time of these poor starving kids in Africa. 551 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 9: But I'm telling you the spread they had for that 552 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 9: taping could have fed half the country for a week. 553 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 2: Yeah. 554 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 10: Well, I mean you have the continent for a week. 555 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 10: They worked all night and you were driving a limo, 556 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 10: that's right. Yeah, you were a critical part of getting 557 00:28:58,000 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 10: the performers there. And who was in your lima? 558 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 9: Well, I was driving Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson, Well, wait 559 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 9: a minute to the Shrine Auditorium with a couple of 560 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 9: other guys for the big event. But on the way 561 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 9: from the Shrine Auditorium to Librea, the studios there, the 562 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 9: old Librea and Sunset Studios. I was driving his lawyer, 563 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 9: so I mean I drove him earlier. I drove Michael 564 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 9: Jackson several times, but technically I didn't drop him off there. 565 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 9: I dropped him off of the shrine and then somebody 566 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 9: else in our Limo group. 567 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 2: Right, Okay. I appreciate that you owned the specific so 568 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 2: you didn't want to like rep that you had actually 569 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 2: taken him to that particular session, but you'd taken him 570 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 2: in many other sessions. 571 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:43,360 Speaker 9: And I was, you know, I was twenty one, twenty 572 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 9: two years old, blonde, in pretty good shape. So I 573 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 9: think they wanted they didn't want lawsuits, so they wanted 574 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 9: to keep him away from I see. 575 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:51,960 Speaker 2: Did he address you by name? 576 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 1: Ever? 577 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:56,000 Speaker 2: Did he know your name? He did, but I don't know. 578 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:58,160 Speaker 9: I shouldn't say I know he did not I know 579 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 9: his mom did everybody in the family knew my name 580 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 9: because I drove them a lot. I drive him to 581 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 9: birthday parties. I drove her to work. I think is 582 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:09,000 Speaker 9: their seventieth birthday party to Beverly Hills. She's a very 583 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 9: nice lady. Well that's really great. I just love that. 584 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 2: It was a good time. 585 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:16,719 Speaker 9: So Alex Stone is coming on today, then Alex Michaelson, 586 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 9: Peter Greenberg, a travel detective, and then we'll talk to 587 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 9: him and also Jason Slacko about real estate, what's going 588 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 9: on with the insurance companies with all these fires. 589 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 2: The Conways Show, there's no stopping him. Here we go. 590 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 2: I have a great weekend, everybody. If you get a minute, 591 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:37,640 Speaker 2: you can check out my show. It's on YouTube. It's 592 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 2: called The Mark Thompson Show. It's a lot of stuff, 593 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 2: and subscribe and yeah it's free. That's about the best 594 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 2: thing I can say for all. Right, Conway next, Thanks everyone, 595 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:50,960 Speaker 2: Thanks again to Eric and all and until next time. 596 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 2: KFI AM six forty live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. 597 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 1: Hey, you've been listening to the John Cobalt Show podcast. 598 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:00,600 Speaker 1: You can always hear the show live on five AM 599 00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 1: six forty from one to four pm every Monday through Friday, 600 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 1: and of course anytime on demand on the iHeartRadio app.