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Proposition thirty two.

Would have bumped the minimum wage to eighteen dollars an hour by twenty twenty six.

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Florida has filed a class action lawsuit against Netflix over glitches during the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul Ronald claims that Netflix breached its contract when the stream went down or the picture got pixelated because of buffering. Thousands have complained. Netflix has called the streaming event a success. About sixty five million people watched or tried to watch. Let's get started with some of the stories coming out

The audit was requested by the La County Board of Supervisors in February, and now that it's out, Supervisor Lindsay Horvanz says the county may need to create its own internal department of Homelessness. The County Auditor Controller reports has LASSA lacked records to track the cash it handed out to contractors, and even failed to determine whether those contracts were fulfilled. LASA is an agency jointly managed by the

News Democrat Derek Tran has added eighty three more votes to his congressional race lead over Orange County Republican congresswoman Michelle Steele. Tran is now three hundred and ninety seven votes ahead of Steel and has fifty point zero six percent of the vote. It's not known how many ballots still need to be counted. The first major winter storm of the season is hitting much of the West Coast. A so called bomb cyclone is slamming the region from

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Forecasters say southern California could get some rain from the tail end of the system starting late tomorrow. The real estate company Redfinn has revised its projected mortgage rate for the next year upwards to six point eight percent. That's more than a half a percentage point more than it had estimated before President Electrump won the election. A Redfinn aonymous is the difference is Trump and speculation that he'll go ahead with some tariffs you talked about during his

A ten year old boy from Venice got a hold of the ball and passed it to his father, who was able to pick it up. SCP Auctions will be taking bids on the ball from December fourth through the fourteenth.

The auction house says it could easily go for more than a million dollars. Show Hey Otani's historic fifty to fifty home run ball sold at auction last month for nearly four point four million dollars. So now let's move on and say good morning to kfi's White House correspondent John Decker.

Good morning, John.

Say good morning to Amy. Hope you're doing well today.

I am, except for my ears being blown out, but that's a whole other issue. President elect Trump has made several controversial nominations. Of course, that none more controversial than former Florida Representative Matt Gates for attorney General. So Trump says he's not reconsidering the nomination. Now Gates is out lobbying to get the job. Tell us the latest and what's going.

On with that.

Well, it's an uphill fight in terms of winning confirmation to be the Attorney General, the chief law enforcement officer of the United States. Matt Gates has not done himself any favors, first of all by insulting a significant number of Republican Senators who will ultimately potentially pass judgment on

And in the Ethics Committee meeting, the vote there. It was basically a split down party line. So all the Democrats said, yes, release it, and all the Republicans said, nope, we're not releasing it.

That's right. And then what we have is Republicans in the Senate want that information. They realize how important the position of attorney general is. They say that if we don't get the information from the report, we'll get the information by doing our own investigation. We'll have our own hearing, We'll bring those same witnesses before our committee, which would be very damaging to not only Matt Gates, but also

Yeah, And if they do decide to do their own investigation, how quickly can they get that done?

John?

Can they start meetings tomorrow or the next day, or can they get it done before.

He gets into office.

What they actually envision is doing the investigation in real time, bringing some of those witnesses that have made these allegations against Matt Gates before the committee televised hearings that would happen in early January. So that is something that you know, if Matt Gates wants to put himself through all of that.

Yeah, you mentioned last time we talked about the chaos that does seem to follow President elect Trump, and it's almost like it feels like and of course this is just me speculating that he kind of brings some of this stuff on himself. So why nominate somebody that controversial? There's got to be other people out there that would be qualified, you know.

Well, you know, to your point, are there other individuals that you know would be loyal to Donald Trump but don't have baggage that could lead the Department of Justice? Absolutely? You know, I could think of a dozen Republicans who fit the bill. I don't know why. I mean, Donald Trump obviously feels that he wants to repay the loyalty that Matt Gates has demonstrated to him over the years.

And if they can't push Matt Gates through, are there any rumblings about who else might be kind of waiting in the wings or is that all just being kept under wraps right now.

Yeah, I think they want to get to that. When they get to that. That being said, Donald Trump has already announced the number two and the number three positions at the Department of Justice. They're his former criminal lawyers that have represented him in various criminal matters that he's dealt with over the course of the past year. Potentially one of the two of them could be elevated to

Yeah, and as you mentioned, loyalty, we've heard the word a few times just during our discussion. It's a big thing for Trump.

We will be watching. Thank you so much.

Kfi's White House correspondent John Decker appreciate the information.

Thanks so much, Amie, have a great day.

Thank us too.

Let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Some people in Hacianda Heights have had no telephone or internet service for months.

It's because someone keeps stealing copper wire from the area. It's gotten so bad that now the internet service provider Frontier says it's offering up to five thousand dollars to anyone who provides information leading directly to the arrest and conviction of any person involved in the theft or damage to Frontier property. The ha Sanda Heights Improvement Association estimates about seven miles of neighborhoods in the city have no service.

La Metros's ridership in October was up compared to last year, making it the twenty third month in a row with an increase year over year. The transit agency says twenty two and a half million bus riders for the month and an eight point six percent increase for rail passengers compared to a year ago. Metro says its weekday ridership has now reached eighty four percent of its pre pandemic levels, so still have the way to go. California is expected

All that because of continued expenditure growth and not anticipated vigorous revenue growth that we're looking at twenty to thirty billion dollar deficits for the three fiscal years after twenty five twenty six.

Malo says the state needs to do a better job of assessing outcomes of programs. The Legislative Analysts Office says as they review programs, if they're not doing what they're expected to the state needs to make cuts to reduce expenses. One of two men sentenced to death in LA for a takeover robbery and mass murder at a Bob's Big Boy in nineteen eighty wants a new sentence.

Seventy nine year old Ricardo Renee Sanders has started legal efforts to have his prison sentence shortened. Recent state laws that allowed judges to reconsider prison terms could lead to Sanders being released on parole.

Kay if I's Mark Mayfield Sais, Sanders and another man were convicted of forcing eleven customers and employees into a freezer, then shooting them in the back, firing until they ran out of bullets.

Four people were killed.

The ely keunny DIA's offices it will oppose Sanders' efforts to make him eligible for parole. How Speaker Mark Johnson has announced a new policy that bans transgender women, including Delaware congresswoman elect Sarah McBride from using women's restrooms on Capitol Hill. He says everyone should be treated with dignity and respect, but.

A man is a man and a woman is a woman, and a man cannot become a woman.

Johnson says the new a policy applies to all single sex facilities like restrooms and locker rooms in the Capitol and House office buildings. Earlier this week, a Republican congresswoman introduced a resolution that would require House members and staff to use the restroom that corresponds with their biological sex. A volcano in Iceland has erupted for the seventh time in a year. The first in a series happened in

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You can join Tim john Way Kim Tim john Way, Tim Conway Junior. He's going to be broadcasting live at the brand new Wendy's in Mission Via Ho. It's at twenty three twenty two Alicia Parkway. Come by and say hi Friday from four to seven pm, and if you donate five dollars or more in store, you'll get a

So they're going to go after amy who they're already going after, which are convicted criminals, ones that are currently incarcerated in jails or prison, state, federal, etc. But they've been doing that across the board. They just file the tainterers and pick them up once they're released. So that's one aspect, but you know, it becomes a much more authority issue as you start trying to go into various

Can we have any idea about how much money?

The estimates are at least three hundred and eighteen billion a year. They're talking about they have to spend a trillion dollars in the next ten years.

I think here's what's going to happen.

I think it will there will be an increase, but I don't know how big it's going to be. I mean, you have to hire a lot more people. Think about all the prisons you're going to have to build to detain these folks. I mean, we're talking there's two thousand people locked up in this country in jails and prisons. You're talking about rest and hundreds of thousands of people on a regular basis.

What are you going to do with them? Now?

You're going to have to build facilities to hold them, and we all know how expensive prisons are. So this is going to take a lot of work and probably a lot of missteps initially, but we'll see how it sorts out. And that doesn't even address the whole economic side of walking up some of these undocuments. Your state in particular, when you look at construction and agriculture, the amount of undocumented migrants that work in those two categories is really high.

Yeah.

So and then, like you're saying, how they're going to do it is going to be tricky too, because so say, going to the agriculture and you've got a lot of undocumented workers.

So what do they do.

Do they show up at the fields and just round everybody up?

I assume they would do that. Think about then, the the political and economic side of that of if you're a big agriperson in California and you know, ice and Customs and Border protection agents show up and you know, take away half the people that work for you.

I mean, think about that for a second. Yeah, and so it's it's go ahead.

I was just going to say, you know, Trump is Trump is pro business, So how does he square that if deportations take away a huge chunk of the workforce.

I just think this is you know, it's it's easy as a politician to say all sorts of things and make it sound simplistic, and then those of us who have to sort it out and actually do it think about the you know, the overwhelming both logistics and ramifications of doing it.

And so we'll see where that goes.

And the idea they're going to use the military to do some of this is sort of I don't know how that's going to work. I mean, they historically have just been security at most locations, and maybe that's how they'll use them.

But we'll see.

Yeah, do you think there's any any thought or hope that some might self deport?

Maybe, but could do that in large numbers.

But I mean, if you were undocumented and from Nicaragua to go back to no job in a corrupt government and a lot of violence or wherever it might be, aren't you going to stick around here? You have a job, you know, you're supporting your family. I don't know, well some of that go on. I'd be shocked if that goes on to big numbers. But again, we'll we'll have to see.

Well, I think we're all we're all going to find out together, because, like you said, it's not an easy process. Trump's you know, seems bound and determined to do it, so we'll see if he can.

Buckle in.

Yep.

Absolutely, ABC's Brad Garrett, thank you so much for your time and information today.

You're welcome to take care y all right, you too.

A plan to give pay raises to hotel and airport workers in La has stalled.

The city council will revisit the twenty five dollars minimum wage next month after debating whether it would have a negative impact on the local economy. Counciloman Tracy Parks has an outside report in support of the raises was not as informed as she wanted it to be.

The work product that came back is shoddy at best.

That report is missing data and critical elements of the information and analysis.

The rais would have been in effect next year and would continue to go up until reaching thirty dollars an hour when the Olympics arrive. Michael Monks KFI News.

Former La County Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas is expected to ask a federal appeals court to reverse his fraud and bribery convictions or grant him a new trial. A hearing is set for this morning. Ridley Thomas was sentenced last year to more than three years in federal prison for voting to support county contracts favoring USC while accepting benefits for his son from the university. He was a member

They say it was a regular ballistic missile.

US officials say progress has been made in diplomatic efforts to bring an end to a more than a year of fighting between Israel and Lebanon. ABC's Geordana Miller says hundreds of Israeli and Lebanese civilians have been killed, tens of thousands have been forced to leave both sides of the border.

US Special envoy Almost Hosting says the gaps are narrowing. Lebanon's chief negotiators says the sides agree on eighty percent of the US ceasefire proposal.

She says, the draft proposal will be given to Israel's leaders. Today, the original karate Kid has received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Ralph Machio. Machio's star was unveiled yesterday, just days after the release of the second half of the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai on Netflix.

Love that Show.

Macchio will again reprise the role of Daniel LaRusso in the next film installment of the Karate Kid franchise. It's going to be called Karate Kid Legends and is set for release in May of next year. Macchio's star is next to the star of the late Pat Marita, you know mister Miyagi in the first three Karate Kid movies. Holidays are here at the Disneyland Resort and KFI wants to give you the chance to enjoy the wonder, joy and magic of the season. And I can tell you

Joined me.

I am here.

Because guess guess where Nick and I would go to start the holidays?

Anyone? Anyone?

Yes?

The Mary's Place on Earth, the Disneyland Resort.

So Nick, you about to go? Was it yesterday? The day before?

I was there on Tuesday?

On Tuesday, okay, and I was there on Saturday, which was the first full day of Christmas, and they had a couple of things that actually they didn't have the tree up in the Grand Californian yet, but they were very close.

And there's a whole lot of decorations.

And you know that if you listen to Wake Up Call, you know Nick and I we are big Disney. But I got to tell you, Disneyland at the Holidays is one of the coolest things.

I had.

One of my best friends, Debbie, was down and she's never been to Disneyland at the holidays, and she was like.

This is so cool.

So let's talk a little bit about what's going on and what's special and what makes it even more magical at the holidays than it is on a normal day.

So first let's talk decorations.

Sure, where do you want to start?

Do you want which park do you want to start, or even Downtown Disney or the resort hotels. I mean, it literally encompasses the entire Disneyland resort.

I think that's the biggest thing.

It doesn't matter if you have a park to enter or a ticket to enter the parks. You can go to Downtown Disney. You don't need a ticket to go and enjoy all the magic. You can go to the resort hotels. They have the trees up at the hotels. Santa He visits all of the hotels, so if you want to go see Santa He will be visiting all of the hotels to be able to visit time and spend time with you. The characters visit all the hotels so you can get some time in with them there.

The whole park is it has like a Christmas overlay, like one of my favorite places.

Of course, it starts on Main Street.

They have this like I don't know if it's one hundred feet tall, but they have this ginormous tree on Main Street and there's a great photo op with the castle in the background, which is fabulous. And then as you walk down Main Street the castle, which is already cool, they've got.

It all decked out with ice and blue.

It looks a lot like Frozen, but it's I mean, it's just so gorgeous at night and it lights up. And then as you head over into New Orleans Square. That's one of my favorite places where my Rits of the Caribbean is the way that they decorate it. It's just it's classic and it's so festive, and it just kind of gets you into the mood. That's what I love about what Disney does is it just takes everything and takes it to the next level.

And the most exciting thing is that officially, as of Friday, Tiana's Bayou Adventure is now officially open. So that just opened on Friday for everybody to enjoy. So that's kind of Disney's special Christmas gift for you this holiday season.

It's a little wet, it's a little chilly. I'm not gonna lie.

I have not yet because I have not braved it because that is very damp for me and I am a so cal Yeah, I don't want to.

Get wet quite yet. No, I haven't done it yet.

But yes, we didn't do it either. And here's why.

Because it's brand new and from some people that we talked to at the park, you know, they're just kind of testing water levels and stuff, and so right now people are getting drenched even more than usual. The ride is spectacul it's one of my favorite rides in the park with the old Splash Mountain which is now Tianta's by You Adventure. But it just be prepared to get wet if you're gonna if you're gonna do that one, okay.

Oh but it looks incredible, yeah it does.

And then over across the street in Disney California Adventure.

Do you have a favorite part of that park at Christmas?

For me, I really love all the stuff that comes up for Viva Navidad and does all the street festival stuff that happens because I love all of like the conchos, like the the pondulce, the sweet Mexican bread. But then this year we've got a brand new expression because Mirabelle from Encantos, she has a brand new show that featured right at the Bay there for where you've got the backdrop of the Mickey's Fun Wheel, which is the Pixar.

Power Racks now from Pixar correct right.

Correct, So you've got right in front of Pixar Pier right across from Aerials Adventure the ride there.

So you've got a brand new show there.

Plus you've got the return of all the characters for Viva Navidad, which is that street festival, and then you've got Mickey and Friends that run down the corridor there with a really fun holiday show that comes through. So I really like everything kind of. I guess around Pixar Pier is probably my favorite.

Area, okay, and then my favorite area is cars Land because they do so cool for Christmas and they like all they have posters and all kinds of things up around the decorations, and they they literally just tweak everything and it's you know, it's Disney imagineering and they make it look so special, but they also make it more interactive, like there's other things that you don't see at other times in the year, or things that you do see that they've tweaked just a little bit for the holidays,

Really a good way to save money. So that's a really good thing. That's a great thing. So the three things really quick to jump in that I tried this time where the Barbaco tamal so the Tamali deres or so beef tamali which had a beautiful like Tomentio Tomentia salsa on it. I also had the Cafe de Oya Cold Brew which had this adorable little red consha like this little potan dul say that I was talking about on top of it. And then also I had for vegetarians,

Cherriso, which was really good. So those three options, all.

The mac and cheeses are always really good. And that tamali was good.

The tamali was delicious. It was really really nice and I love it. It was great.

They have all over the park.

They have a whole separate menu, Like almost all of the restaurants have some sort of themed food, and then like Jolly Holiday, which is on Main Street in the Disneyland Park. It's got all kinds of Christmas treats and it's just a It really is a magical experience. So if you're planning your trip to Disneyland, the Disneyland Resort, it's going on right on through the holidays and it is beautiful and fun. Oh and I forgot to mention too.

Yeah, I didn't know they've been Holiday Magic Yeah is so good that it's not new, but it's been around for a good number years. I believe in Holiday Magic is really really good. The Christmas presentation is so so good.

So if you're heading to the Disneyland Park, now is a great time to go.

It's the merriest place on earth, you know.

Okay, And through the Hollywood season, Hollywood season, through the holiday season, we're going to be taking our Southern California sleigh rides to other places around southern California that you might want to go check out.

We hope you'll join us for that.

Thank you, Nick.

Let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsrooms show, Hey O Tani could add another big award to go with his World Series win.

Major League Baseball's Most Valuable Player will be announced today, and the clear front runner would be the Dodger show Hey O Tani, the first player to whoever hit fifty home runs and fifty solen bases in a season. Sure seems to be a lock, but no designated hitter has ever won the award. Did and pitch all years he recovered from shoulder surgery before joining the Dodgers. A win would give Otani his second consecutive and third overall MVP award.

On, it's gotta be Otani, doesn't it gotta be? Can't wait to hear La County prosecutors say one of two men charged with murdering a seventy five year old woman in her home in South Pasadena is the woman's grandson.

Susan Miller was stabbed to death back in June. Her grandson and another manner charged with murder and first degree burglary with a person present. The grandson was detained after the murder, but was let go two days later. He was re arrested on Saturday. The other guy was arrested in November. And La Metro, a line train and a car have collided in South La. The crash yesterday happened in an unincorporated area near Watts person was taken to

The flaw was uncovered by Google's Threat Analysis group, which focuses on countering targeted and government backtacking.

Stone says downloading the latest update in the Apple settings will fix the vulnerability. Got to do that tonight, a new poll shows most Democrats would support Vice President Harris as the party's presidential nominee for twenty twenty eight.

The poll released on Wednesday found forty one percent of likely Democratic voters say they would choose Harris over California Governor Gavin Newsom and Pennsylvania Governor John Shapiro, despite her loss in the recent election.

KF's Tammy Trujillo says Newsom came in second with just eight percent support, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walls, who was Harris's VP pic, ranked below Shapiro on the list with six percent. Eighty five families in Rancho Palas Vertis have applied for their share of a forty two million dollar grant to buy them out from their homes that are shifting because of a landslide in the area. The homeowners have been told this week that they could find out

So, David, Thanksgiving is just a week away.

It's time to be thankful for what you have and to give to people who don't have as much as you. And that's where you come in because you're getting ready for the thirteenth annual Big Thanksgiving stuffing event. Can you tell us what it is?

Sure? Thing? What we do is every year we host a big event where we've fill thousands of beds full of Thanksgiving food. See if too grateful and hungry people all over the city. They'll be representing more than one hundred different nonprofits and schools. We're expecting over two thousand people of all ages and backgrounds to come and fill

I love that.

So what I'm guessing that you still need volunteers.

Or are you? Are you loaded up for volunteers.

So here's the thing. People we love volunteers. All ages are welcome, from very young to very old. They have to go on our website Big Sunday dot org to sign up. People cannot just show up on announced because we're actually at the Radford studios in Studio City, which will be a lot of fun. But people need to sign up. They can go to Big Sunday dot org. They can also if they're out of town, or you can make it. You can help by sponsoring bags of

I love that and this is such a great time of year to do that.

Where do you get all of the stuff to stuff the food boxes, David?

Is that all privately funded or do you get donations? How does that working?

You know?

You know what? We get to wherever we can. Our great friends at our great friends at Albertson's have been a very large donation this year to help us with the food. But people have always just kids have hosted collections at schools, people have done it at their offices,

Okay.

And David, you said that, you know, like everybody needs help every once in a while, which I totally agree with. How do you find the people who who maybe need that extra help this holiday? You know what?

They come from all all places, And I'll tell you somebody, sometimes it's very easy to see how people need help. If you drive by an encampment, as we all have, it's pretty easy to see the kind of help that person needs. Sometimes people's help. Somebody might be living in a palace in bel Air and they might have their

Yeah, Okay, And then you said that you're going to be doing the stuffing event at Radford Studios why is that going to be such a special special place for the villain?

Right we're on my three Sun Street and from in front of some famous houses you've seen on TV shows. They leave it to Beaver House. They'll be fun and people are coming, you know, with their offices, with their school groups of the faith groups, lots of family, lots of people coming on their own, coming with friends. So that will be fun. And your folks should know that

Okay.

Cool.

And then if we have people who can volunteer here next Wednesday when you're actually doing the big Thanksgiving stuffing event, Like how much time do they need?

Is it an all day thing or just a few hours or how does that work?

The event is from nine till noon, and we do it so that we can get the bags distributed and we have a nice community breakfast for all the volunteers that because we're really about community building people think are about community services of our community building and finding a place for everyone to pitch in and help out and connect. So they need to go to Big Sunday dot org. The event will fill up so at a certain point that we're not going to be able to take any

And isn't that a good problem to have, David, that you have so many volunteers you can't take anymore.

It's a wonderful problem to have, as I said, in such a brought moment as we're in in our country's history, that so many people from all backgrounds and every direction are nice and just want to help, whether it's volunteering whether it's sponsoring bags of food or just being nice to someone else, it's wonderful.

I think we could all use a little kindness.

Okay, So you can volunteer your time a few hours in Studio City a week from today.

You can volunteer your money.

You can donate, donate up from starting a seventy five cents all the way to one thousand bucks. Whatever you can do. They need your help. And again it's Big Sunday dot org. The thirteenth annual Big Thanksgiving Stuffing Event is a week from yesterday next Wednesday, the twenty seventh, the day before Thanksgiving. David Levinson, thank you so much for your time this morning, and best of luck with your event.

Ed. Thanks for having me and I appreciate it.

You got it.

Let's feed a lot of people happy Thanksgiving.

All right, you too, Bye bye bye.

Let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Thousands of University of California workers continue their two day strike today, calling for better pay and better working conditions. Union spokesperson Todd Stenhouse says the UC system is bargaining in bad faith.

They even went so far as to announce that they were going to impose hundreds of dollars in healthcare increases on workers who are already not able to afford the rent to put food on the table.

Stenhouse says the workers are understaffed, have heavy workloads, and their wages are not keeping up with the cost of living. University officials say they've met frequently with the union to try to reach an agreement. The two day strike ends at midnight tonight. Ridership on La Metro has gone up again, the.

Transit agency says. October mark the twenty third consecutive month of year over year growth. Metro says its weekday ridership is now at eighty four percent of its pre pandemic level, and on the weekends it's at ninety seven percent recovered. According to the data released this week, twenty two and a half million rides were taken on Metro buses in the month, and on the rail lines there was an eight point six percent increase in passengers compared to October of last year. Michael Monks I.

News, the judge overseeing the case AFO University of Idaho's students murdered in twenty twenty two, will keep the death penalty on the table for the accused killer. Alex Stone says Brian Coburger is due to go to trial next summer.

Coberger's attorneys claimed capital punishment should not be allowed because it would violate Coburger's constitutional rights and contemporary standards of decency.

He says the judge's ruling goes against the defense team's request to throw out the death penalty.

Option.

Authority say they now know the identity of the man who sexually assaulted and killed a seventeen year old girl in Riverside County more than forty years ago. The Riverside County DA's office's DNA evidence shows Lewis Williamson was involved in the rape and murder of Esther Gonzalez, who was last seen alive when she left her parents place in

The winning bid of six point two million dollars for a banana tape to a wall with duct tape. The conceptual art piece was sold Wednesday night at Southeast Contemporary Art Auction. The artwork by Mauricio Catalan is called Comedian not Banana Tape to a wall with duct tape. Sun watched the bidding from Hong Kong and said afterward that in the coming days you'll eat the banana as part of this unique artistic experience. Mark Ronner, KFI News.

I love it. Nice little bit of breakfast there.

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