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This is your wake up Call for Thursday, May eighth. I'm Heatherbrooker in for Amy King this week. Don't you worry. She will be back next week. I'm just keeping the chair warm for a few days.
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Let's say good morning to the wake Up Call crew. And is rushing around doing what she needs to do to get ready for our show and the Bill Handles show, so we'll check in with her later on. Good morning to kno Good morning, Heather, and I want to say good morning to my buddy Will Cole Shrubber. Oh I'm sorry, I sang for We both have this musical essence about us.
We enjoy a musical, So there's there's that. At any given.
Moment, Will and I will break into song show tunes, come on ye. So Amy King is away in Paris today, and in honor of her trip, I brought in the most delicious croissant from Portos that I'm very excited to dive into here in a little.
Bit for everyone, No, just for me.
Sorry, just rubbing it in, but I'll keep everyone posted on macrossant be good times. All right, here's what's ahead on wake Up Call. La Metro has named Bill Scott as chief of its new police department. The former San Francisco Police chief says writer safety will be his focus. The agency's new force is expected to launch by twenty
twenty nine. President Trump is standing firm on China tariffs, saying he won't back down even as the FED warns of economic fallout, and the Golden Globes are adding a new category Best Podcast. Organizers say it's part of honoring new voices and entertainment. Twenty five shows will qualify, with six final nominees to be announced, and I look forward to submitting for that.
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Ahead on wake Up Call, five oh five Catholic Cardinals have begun this sacred process of selecting a new pope after the death of Pope Francis on April twenty first. Black Smoke rose from the sixteen Chapel on Wednesday, signaling there's been no decision yet. We'll check in with ABC's Brian Clark live from Rome to get the latest and if five twenty, a federal judge blocked a potential Trump administration moved to deport migrants to Libya and Saudi Arabia,
saying it violates due process. We'll check in with ABC's Peter Harlamboos. He's gonna break it all down and tell us what happens next. At five thirty five, Fanfast Nights is underway Universal Studios, Hollywood. We're taking you behind the scenes of this epic event, giving a closer look at all the fandoms and if.
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After losing his home in nearly all his instruments in the Eton fire, composer Brandon Jay is helping fellow musicians rebuild one guitar at a time. We're going to tell you how he's doing it and how you can help. Then at six zho five, it's handle on the news. Dozens of pro Palestinian protesters were removed for the main library Columbia University will have all the details on what happened next. Let's get started with some of the stories
coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Police in Santa Anna say they're looking for two students they believe were involved in a stabbing at a school in where a fourteen year old boy was killed. Three students were stabbed during a fine and classes were let out at Sant Annea High School yesterday. Officer Natalie Garcia says they've been checking videos of the attack posted on social media.
Our investiators are still trying to assess the situation, interview victims, witnesses, maybe gather some surveillance.
Regarding the incidents, pollice say it's very likely it's gang related. The CEO of Mattel says that one hundred and forty five percent tariffs on China will likely affect the cost of toys here in the US.
CEO Inan Christ tells CNBC the toymaker is looking to reduce its reliance on Chinese manufacturing and look to other sources, but that may not be enough in the short term.
Where unnecessary, we would be taking a pricing action in.
The US, Christ says Mattel currently sourcesrouts from a combination of owned factories and third party vendors in seven other countries. He says China represents less than twenty percent of US imports, and that's expected to be reduced to fifteen percent by next year and less than ten percent by twenty twenty seven. Tammy trihellok f I News.
The search for a new pope is officially underway at the Vatican. Cardinals are now in seclusion as the world watches for that white smoke and a historic decision. ABC's Brian Clark joins us with the latest on what's happening behind closed doors. Brian, did I say you were in Rome earlier?
Did you hear me say that.
I didn't hear you say, Okay, I did, gotcha. I wish I just think you're free.
You have free flights of Rome, is what I just did. Well, good morning. Can you walk us through what's happening right now inside the conclave?
So right now it is a very important part of the day, and it is all of the cardinals having lunch. They're on their break between the two sessions. There's a morning session and an afternoon session. They took two votes in the morning session they did not agree or did not elect a pope, so they burn the ballots from
those two votes with the black smoke. And there were not as many people as we saw yesterday in Saint Peter's Square, but there were a few thousand and they reacted the excitement of seeing the smoke, but then kind of the disappointment of realizing it was not turning white and that there's no pope yet. So what they're going to do now. They'll come back in a little less than two hours and they'll hold two more votes in
the conclave session. If the first vote produce as a pope, they'll burn the white smoke right away to let the world know that there is a pope, and then we'll all wait about an hour until we see this new pope emerge and we learn who it is and we learn what his name is going to be.
But we've got another session this afternoon to come.
All right, So we saw the black smoke yesterday, So what does that tell us about how that first round of voting went.
It tells us that it kind of went as expected.
We don't know anything about who got how many votes, how close do they come to becoming pope, and then as the play out, who's gaining momentum, who's losing momentum.
All of this is secrets, so we don't know.
There are dribs and drabs that come out largely in Italian media, but a lot of that is just you know, how credible is that? We don't know because everybody has taken this oath of secrecy. What we do know is that there are more cardinals voting this year one hundred and thirty three than there were in twenty thirteen, the last time there was a conclave, So it's going to take longer. You need two thirds, so you need eighty
nine votes to be to select a pope. So we're on the road to eighty nine for somebody, but we don't know who, and that's what the waiting part is right now. Now, what we do know about that process that yesterday it was the black smoke, and same with this morning. Twelve years ago the conclave that led to Pope Francis. He was chosen on the fifth ballot, and that's what's coming up this afternoon. Twenty years ago, the conclave that Ledipope Benedict, he was on the fourth ballot,
also coming up later today. So we are certainly heading into the window that could result in the pope.
So how are cardinals like typically influenced in their voting decision process, because I imagine that it's a little bit like you know, running for a school president, where people are kind of going around and saying vote for me, vote for me, vote for me. But it's not really like that isn't.
No, it's not, it's it's looked down upon to openly campaign.
Yes, exactly.
So I think there are ways that they make it known that what they would do if they were elected, some of the favorite some of the front runners. And what's going to be the question and what could determine the pope is what do the car What does the College of Cardinals want in the next pope. Do they want to pope from Italy, which we haven't had in almost fifty years. Do they want to pope maybe from Asia or Africa for the first time. Do they want one from the United States for the first time ever?
Is it going to be an older pope because that would certainly dictate how long the next papacy will be. So all of those things factor in, and then where do they want to go after Pope Francis? Do they want to pope that is going to get can you the path he set the church on? Do they want a pope that's going to do things differently? So those are all of the factors that go into play as far as politicking goes while, like we said, it's not
done openly. This is some of the sessions before the actual conclave began, when the cardinals all gathered in Rome. That's where those messages are given about what their vision for the church would be.
Any actual names of those front runners being mentioned that you know, people are kind of keeping an eye on.
Well, the name that everybody likes just because it's a fun name to say is Cardinal Pizza Bala from Italy because it's Pizza Balaz exactly. So we don't know, you know, there's cardinals from the Philippines, there's cardinals from a few from Italy with Parolin as well from Italy. But we also do know is that the pope will change, will select his name as pope, and that will be interesting what name does he select.
So all of these.
Things are things we're going to learn, hopefully today, but certainly over the next few days.
Well, I think you are right.
I think sometime maybe today, if not tomorrow, we might see that white smoke coming out, because I think I saw that the average days that it takes for them to select the pope is maybe around two or three days.
So we're on day two now and we I know the world is watching.
So Brian, thank you so much for your time and enjoy your Pope watch today.
Thank you.
All right, let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom.
This feed. Limit around schools in la is set to come down.
The city council has designated more school zones. More than three hundred streets and two hundred schools will see fifteen mile per hour limits. Councilman Unisses Hernandez urged her colleagues to approve the seven hundred fifty thousand dollars allocation from a special sales tax fund.
And help make our streets safer for young people in a more cost effective way with these school safety zones.
The installation of the new sign is expected to take place over the next six to ten weeks. Council members say the city's budget has cut funding for speed humps and other traffic calming issues, but this is a quick and effective alternative. Michael Monks KFI News.
New vandalism charges have been filed against a man suspected of cutting down multiple trees, mostly in downtown La. Samuel Groft was already facing eight felony vandalism counts. Three new charges involve additional trees that were cut between April thirteenth and April nineteenth. The preliminary hearing will continue this morning. California has joined sixteen other states ensuing the Trump administration for withholding billions of dollars intended for electric vehicle charging stations.
Attorney General Rob Bonta says the loss of funding hurts California.
Cost California specifically more than three hundred million dollars, eliminate thousands of good paying jobs, and damage a critical emerging industry.
Bonta says President Trump has exceeded his presidential powers by withholding the money. The state has sued the administration nineteen times now. LA Firefighters Union president Freddie Escobar says the allegations that have led to his suspension are not true. He and two other officials have been suspended over alleged
financial malpractice. The union says an audit between twenty eighteen and twenty twenty four found Escobar spent more than two hundred and sixty five thousand on the union's credit card, while the former secretary and treasurer racked up more than five hundred and thirty thousand dollars in credit card transactions between them, and all were undocumented. Escobar has posted on
social media that the allegations are politically motivated. A new study says wildfires driven by climate change contributed to thousands of annual debts and billions of dollars in economic cost. The paper in the journal Nature, Communications, Earth and Environment found from two thousand and six to twenty twenty, climate change contributed to about fifteen thousand deaths from exposure to small particulate matter from wildfires and cost about one hundred
and sixty billion dollars. Netflix's homepage is getting a makeover.
Starting next week, Netflix will introduce a new homepage designed for TV screens. This is the company's first serious makeover since twenty thirteen. The streaming giant says it is revamping its look to make the platform more personal and improve its interface. The new homepage will have a navigation bar across the top of the screen instead of being tucked away on the left side. Deborah Mark Kifi News.
Tonight, the Dodgers are taking on the Diamondbacks in Arizona, with the first pitch at six point forty. Listen to all Dodgers games on AM five to seventy LA Sports and stream all Dodgers games in HD on the iHeartRadio app keyword AM five seventy LA Sports. Zen She handcrafted sushi made fresh daily at Ralph's near the deli counter. A student was killed and two others were hurt in
a stabbing outside San Anna High School Wednesday afternoon. It happened as students were leaving campus, and police are searching for the two people believed to be high school students that were involved, though it's unclear if they attack san Anna Hi. New charges have been filed against Samuel Groft, accused of cutting down trees in downtown La. He now faces eleven felony vandalism counts. A preliminary hearing continues this morning at nine thirty. A Los Angeles woman is speaking
out after surviving a hit and run. Kate Olivia says she was struck by a car while walking in a crosswalk in Los Felis and was left unconscious with serious injuries. Now she is asking the public to help identify the driver who fled the scene. Police are seeking a black Hyundai Sedan with tinted windows and a six ZH five
its handle on the news. Flags at La City buildings will fly at half staff today in memory of Nate Holden, who served sixteen years on the city Council, will talk about his life and legacy.
A federal judge has ruled.
That deporting non citizens to Libya or Saudi Arabia without due process would violate an existing court order. This comes after reports that Trump administration was preparing such removals using military aircraft. Joining US now with more insights as ABC Peter harr Lamboos, who's been following this developing.
Storty, good morning, Good morning, Thanks for having me.
All right, let's talk about what exactly did the judge rule and how does it impact the administration's reported deportation plans.
So this federal judges at Boston came to the conclusion that any of these proposed deportation plans, this idea of taking a bunch of people who aren't actually from Libya who are detained in the United States and immigration proceedings and flying them to that country. It's kind of like similar to how the United States outsourced detention to El Salvador, would violate his court order because those people didn't have enough time to actually raise concerns about their safety of
being moved to that country. Now, this order came even before we got any kind of confirmation that the United States was carrying out this plan. Sources close to the matter told ABC that the White House has been considering this idea of sending migrants to Libya as early as this week. But we don't even know if this order actually he is going to apply to something, or or
if this plan was actually going to be taken. A lot of this was made on an assumption that these flights could already be ongoing, that this might be needed on an emergency basis. So we'll learn more about that over the coming week, But for now, this federal judge is pumping the brakes on the idea that the Trump administration can send a bunch of migrants to war torn Libya.
So what prompted this motion from the migrants legal team.
It was a little bit of news report and it was a little bit of first hand accounts from their clients. It was a little bit of speculation. They cited media reports from the New York Times and from Reuters. They cited that some of their clients were apparently receiving notice suggesting they might be sent to Libya, And there was also a concern that there might actually already have been an aircraft in the air flying from Texas to Libya.
There was flight radar information that's publicly available showing a flight moving that could have been one of these flights, and all that kind of led to this panic that perhaps already one of these flights was already in the
air and emergency relief was necessary. The federal judge in Boston didn't inquire if the flight actually contained migrants, but he kind of just put it on the record if that flight did contain, my mind, migrants, that would be a violation of a court order and that it could lead to a sticky situation for the Trump administration.
So has the Trump administration or immigration officials responded to the ruling so far.
At this point, we've heard some criticism from top officials in the White House calling it's basically a judicial coup. But when asked about this idea of something migrants to Libya, pretty much everyone in the federal government was pretty tight lift about it. The President declined to comment when asked about in the Oval Office, the Department of homeod Security Secretary declined to comment on the matter. Depentagon declined to comment on the matter. It seems like to the extended
of this policy was close to being enacted. It was a very close hold.
Are Libya and Saudi Arabia considered particularly dangerous destinations for deportation?
Well, if we just focus on Libya for a second, yes, I mean that Libya is a country that the State Department says you should not travel to, is its rust and a country that's kind of been in turmoil since twenty eleven with the fallible Markadafi. At this point, we're talking about a country that has two different governments at this point, there's one base out of Tripoli. There's one base out of Benghazi that's basically run by a warlord.
For what it's worth, both of these governments distanced themselves from this plan and said that they wouldn't be housing a us to porgies.
But at the end of the day, it would be a.
Kind of shocking proposal to send migrants to Libya. If anything, into deterrent this idea that if you're in the country illegally, that you could get picked up one day and then very quickly send to a country like Libya wouldout any contact with your lawyers or your family. That's a pretty scary concept and could have a deterrent effect.
And this is you know something I think a lot of people want to know. Is this gonna this ruling set a broader legal precedent for future immigration enforcement?
I mean, for now, it does. I think it pumps the break on this idea of sending any kind of nonsense into a country that isn't the actual home country. It's this original lawsuit in Boston began accident party people to l selvid Or. That was really the impetus of all this. But this judge in Boston is now indicated that he's ruling a plant kind of across the board. You want to send them silent for you, Olivia, Pa
How lets you take friends about their stasty? You know the law allows for that, but we said to this country, you should have enough time to be able to say, hey, I might get persecuted here, or history here, or rise judges following.
Okay, Peter, thank you so much for your time, very insightful, and hopefully we will we'll continue to follow up on this story as it develops.
Thanks much for having me.
Thank you all right, Let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. A bipartisan group of California lawmakers has urged congressional action to protect the head Start program from federal budget cuts.
Over three quarters of state legislators signed a letter expressing concern overcuts that could eliminate the program. Head Start receives one and a half billion dollars annually in California, supporting over eighty thousand low income children with medical and childcare, education, and food. It also employs about twenty six thousand workers. Just recently, nearly one thousand head Starred employees lost their jobs due to budget issues. Dinacodiac KFI News.
The news is brought to you by Simper Solaris. Nearly seven months after going on a labor strike, the union representing Kaiser Permanente mental health workers will vote today to ratify a proposed new contract. The senative deal, announced on Sunday, covers nearly twenty four hundred Kaiser mental health therapists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and psychologists represented by the National Union of
Healthcare Workers. Both sides say if the agreement is given formal consent by members, the union will end its open ended strike. An ailing Azusa police canine has been sent into retirement with full honors.
After five years of loyal service. The narcotics dog named Haley, is being retired as she battles lymphoma cancer, although she can no longer work effectively. During her career, Haley helped in the seizure of over five hundred pounds of meth, two hundred pounds of cocaine, and over one hundred pounds of fentanyl, and recovered about three million in drug money.
She'll spend the rest of her.
Days being spoiled, eating and relaxing in the care of her department handler, Eileen Gonzalez KA Fine News.
A southern California man has been convicted of raping three women during a violent crime spree. The assaults occurred in various locations, including Northridge and Encinos, since twenty nineteen. Officials say Charles Gaines targeted women in their homes, breaking in and attacking them. Sentencing is scheduled for next month. California and sixteen other states are suing the Trump administration for stopping billions in federal funding earmarked for electric vehicle charging stations.
The lawsuit argues that the administration's move to block funds approved by Congress violates the law and undermines clean energy initiatives. The State Bar of California is under fire after its February Bar exam roll out went disastrously wrong. Aimed at cutting costs, the new exam format led to widespread technical issue choose AI generated questions and a lawsuit against the testing vendor. Now the Bar faces millions in unexpected expenses
and leadership upheaval. Then at six oh five, it's Handle.
On the news.
The White House is pulling their pitch for a new surgeon General. We're going to tell you who they want to add as a replacement, just a day before the confirmation hearing. Now, usually at this point in the show, Amy does Amy's out and about, But she's out and about in real life right now. She is in Paris and enjoying herself as she should. So I'm gonna I'm gonna in keeping with her traditions, I'm gonna do Heather's head and out.
Yeah, why not we go?
This week, I'm gonna give you a closer look at fan Fast Nights at Universal Studios. It's being called comic con meets theme Parks. I spoke with fan Fast Nights executive producer Steven Sertz to find out what it's all about. Tell me a.
Little bit about fan Fest Nights.
What is it all about?
So?
Fan Fast Nights is the ultimate immersive fan experience, and we're celebrating the genres of sci fi, fantasy, gaming, and anne in a way that drops our guests into the middle of these iconic worlds and allows them to explore it and also celebrate one another through community activations as well as overall engagement throughout the event.
Is it one fandom per night or are they all in the same night.
One of the best parts about FanFest Nights is that you get to experience all the fandoms each and every night of the event. So we really encourage our guests to take it all in, soak it all up and enjoy all the experiences every single night of the event.
So right now, where are we and what experience are we getting a sneak preview of?
So right now we're getting a sneak peak of Star Trek Red Alert, which is one of our immersive walkthrough attractions.
And this one is fun because it's a story based pulse attraction, meaning that we're able to really dive into the iconic environments like the Shuttle Bay where we are now, the Sick Bay Engineer Rooms, ultimately leading to the bridge of the Enterprise d And by being a story based pulse attraction, we're able to really take in the characters, be able to develop the story, and be able to experience these environments in a way that we haven't allowed
our guests to as much previously. As part of seasonal events here at Universal Students Hollywood, some.
Of these areas have been described as in world experiences. What does that mean?
So an in world experience to us here at FanFest Nights is the ultimate immersive experience meeting that we're really able to bring our guests and, as mentioned, drop them into the middle of the action, whether it be here at Star Trek at our other event activations as well, really being able to allow them to experience these brands, experience these franchises, experience these genres in an exciting way.
Now, tell me why did Universal want to do something like this? Like, you guys didn't have to add all this extra work for yourselves.
Why did you guys want to do this.
The fans certainly wanted to experience more, and we wanted to certainly give them more. So that was at the core of fan Fest Nights, and we had two foundational goals as part of developing this event, fan first and authentic.
Fan first, meeting that we wanted to service the fans who have such fandom for these genres, and authentic in delivering a uniquely universal perspective to these brands in a way that we can bring them to life, building on some of the legacy of events like Halloween, Hortnits and other things that we've done here at Universal Studios, Hollywood.
Now, how can you make sure that this is something the fans are going to like? What kind of research you do? Are you talking to fans? Are you saying like, hey, what do you guys want to see? What goes into the decision making for the properties that you picked for this.
We did a lot of research in developing the lineup and the content for this first year of fan Fast Nights, and we're really excited about the mix of the different genres of sci fi, fantasy, gaming, and anime and speaking about the fans and the authenticity, specifically with Star Trek Reht Alert. We were really excited to partner with Paramounts and the Star Trek franchise team to bring this experience
to life. They were collaborators and creative partners of ours from the very beginning and developing the concept all the way through final execution.
Aside from ticket sales, What is going to be the biggest indicator for you that this.
Was a success.
One of the most amazing things about developing these style of events is being able to stand in these attractions, standards, experiences and just watch the reaction, watch the reaction of guests coming out them, engaging with them, and also with fan Fest nights, celebrating one another through areas like our block party, where we're celebrating the fans and the fandoms through cosplay, celebrations, trivia contests, really being able to soak up the energy of the event each and every night.
Now you mentioned cosplay, can people dress up?
Costplay is one of the foundational aspects of fan Fest nights, So being able to celebrate the fans and celebrate their affinity for these genres through cosplay as well as just the community aspect of being together throughout.
The night and our tickets on sale right now. Where can people get tickets?
Tickets are on sale now. Go to Universal Studios Hollywood dot com for all the information to get your tickets now.
Definitely go and check out fanfaest Nights if you get a chance.
It was a blast.
I went with my family and we loved all of the walkthrough experiences. We enjoyed Star Trek. I'm not a big Dungeons and Dragons fan, but I know a lot of people are. But honestly, it's just a fun time being in the park at night. Will have you ever been to Universal Studios Hollywood?
Not for like twenty years?
Oh my god, twenty years. It's spent a little it's been a minute. Oh wow.
Okay, Well, and we were just talking about Will and I were just talking about how much we both love Star Trek.
Yes, so this is your sign to go.
Okay, this is a go and check out because they have recreated the bridge from the Enterprise and it's just such a cool thing. So definitely check that out. All right, now it's time to get up in your business.
We have Courtney.
Yes, yay, I did it. I was like, I'm going to say it today. Get and Amy's gonna kill me and be like, what have you done to with my with my Bloomberg segment?
You want to get up all in my business, Get up all in the business. Good morning, Courtney, Good morning.
All right, we have a lot going on here today.
Yeah, so it looks like a lot of high schoolers are being offered jobs that top seventy thousand dollars.
What and how can I get one?
Yeah?
That is a huge because there's a shortage of skill trades workers. I know a lot of times when I'm trying to call for a plumber, there's a huge wait. But companies have been increasingly reaching out to high schoolers who are studying welding, electrical work, and also plumbing. Businesses are looking as baby boomers retire, plus they need workers who are more comfortable with some of the emerging technologies
that go along with these professions. According to The Wall Street Journal, some high schoolers are being offered jobs that pay as much as seventy thousand dollars and in five years some are making six figures. But the demand for all these workers has even led to a resurgence of shop classes in some school districts around the country.
Oh wow, Okay, well, I think that's great.
I think it's important for kids to learn a skill like that, and I also think.
It's great to give people and children an alternative as opposed to saying, all right, well you have to go to college. There's so many different jobs that are lucrative that can support a family. You just don't always have to look in what some people say are the traditional way to move forwards. So it's great to look in these different sorts of ways, like in these trades.
You know what's funny. This is a little side note here.
I think I'm convinced our phones are listening to us, because all of a sudden, in the past few days, the Bloomberg TikTok channel has been showing up on my phone.
Oh that's never happened before. We'll see, and now.
Everybody should go to the Bloomberg TikTok channel. There you go.
It's great, Bloomberg. We've got a lot.
Of great business news, so definitely head over our way and see some of the stuff that we have in some of our great reporting.
All right, speaking of that, let's talk about Ford. They're raising the price for a number of their models.
So this is funny.
Last week Ford CEO Jim Farley said the Automaker they were going to hold off on hiking prices until they see how rivals react to tariffs. So that ended quite quickly. Ford said yesterday that they're going to boost prices on models and builds in Mexico by as much as two thousand dollars. So we're talking the Maverick Small pick up, the Bronco Sport, and the electric Mustang Mokei. So Ford says, yes,
we are raising prices on these models. It's a combination of they say, of these typical midyear pricing adjustments, but also the impact of tariffs. But keep in mind, vehicles are currently an inventory will not be affected. So I think what they're saying is, hey, get in here and start buying stuff now because the prices are going to be going up later.
Okay, and this is some sad news.
Krispy Kreme is pausing the expansion of its partnership with McDonald's.
Yeah.
Well, the two companies were planning a nationwide rollout of Krispy Creme donuts by the end of next year. I know it's saying my local McDonald's is my son loves McDonald's, but McDonald's was hoping to bring in more diners for breakfast and also get more snackers to come in throughout the day by offering the sugar retreats. So the companies rolled out the donuts in more than two thousand locations. But here's the problem. They notice that demands start to
drop off after the initial launch. So Krispy Kreme says, this hiatus is going to allow both sides, both them and McDonald's to refine their marketing and keep people coming back for more donuts.
Okay, well, I do like a good donut every now and then.
Love, I'm a dunking sort of girl, so.
Oh yeah, okay, well all right, So the FED wrapped up its policy meeting yesterday. Looks like the Central Bank is on hold when it comes to rates.
What is that about?
Yes, so, feder Reserve chair j Pal says he's in no hurry to adjust interest rates.
He's going to keep it.
He's going to keep it the same. Unsurprisingly, yesterday the Central Bank voted unanimously to keep the benchmark rate in a range of four and a quarter to four and a half percent, where it's been since December. So the trade policies that we've been seeing from President Trump that's unleashed a big wave of uncertainty across the economy. And the President has been coming out there and saying, you need to cut rates, j Pal, but j Pell says,
no way. The Fed says they are comfortable with keeping rates unchanged, with unemployment still load, demand to still steady until they have a better understanding of where the economy is headed right now, because you look at some of the economic numbers, they're coming in aok So if he comes in and moves a little bit early to cut rates, that will probably end up being a problem. So yesterday the Dow rose two hundred and eighty five points with
Powell saying the economy is holding up. And this morning we're looking at a rally head on Wall Street because the President says we reached a trade deal with the UK. Dow futures up one hundred and fifty five points right now.
Okay, well, thank you so much.
I'm going to start looking for those seventy thousand dollar jobs for my future high schooler.
Exactly. I'm sending my kids out there too to do that.
There you go, Thank you, Corney. We'll talk to you tomorrow.
Let's see you later.
All right, Let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. The Golden Globes have announced a new category for next year. Ceremony honoring the best in TV and film will now include an award for Best Podcast. Organizers say they want to honor its heritage categories while making room for new voices and formats. Twenty five podcasts will qualify, with six making the final list of nominees for the award. Eligibility
requirements will be announced in the coming weeks. Former Lakers star Byron Scott is facing a lawsuit accusing him of sexualist builting a fifteen year old girl at Campbell Hall School in nineteen eighty seven. The girl alleges the incident occurred in a janitor's closet during a team event. Scott, who was twenty six at the time, denies any wrongdoing, claiming he believed she was over eighteen. Southern California Edison has dismantled and removed a decade's old transmission tower from
Eaton Canyon for forensic testing. The tower has been inactive for over fifty years and is under investigation on the potential ignite ignition point for January's deadly eaten fire. Investigators aim to determine if the tower's re engineering contributed to the blaze. And tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated sharply after a terrorist attack in India administered Kashmir killed twenty six tourists, mostly Hindus. India responded with airstrikes on
alleged militant sites in Pakistan. And we're just minutes away from handle on the news this morning. Russia is hosting world leaders for the eightieth anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War Two. We're going to tell you all about their victory day and what it means for the US. Yes, right now, I want to shine a light on some people making a powerful difference after the January wildfires. We're turning up the volume, so to speak, on a story that has hit all the right notes.
Man, I love a good pun.
We're joined by Brandon j the founder of Altadina Musicians and the Instrumental Giving app. It's a grassroots organization that not only amplifies local talent, but is putting real instruments back into the hands of people who lost them during the January wildfires. Brandon, tell me how did this all begin?
So my wife and I are music composition names Gwendolyn Sandford, most notably re scored Orange is the New Black, and we lived there dun for thirteen years in our home and studio burned in the fire. About a week afterwards, we were both playing a show and people came and started bringing us instruments and did a lot of them were exact names that we lost in the fire, which gave me the idea to like just do that on a big scale and ask people that had extra instruments
to connect with people that lost theirs. And the special thing about instruments are the stories behind them and how they're passed down from generation to generation, or they're used on particular recordings, or someone saved up bought a guitar when they were young, and so I've found it it's really healing in the process for the people that are
donating to meet the musicians that lost stuff. So that's the legacy of the instrument is carried on with the person getting it, and the person that lost something gets the story behind what they're getting so they can mourn what they lost, but it's replaced by something that already has a story to it and you can continue that.
And what has the response been like from the community.
It's extraordinary. The you know, I grew up in Los Angeles and so I've been playing music since I was nine. Both my parents are musicians, so I've been in the Los Angeles music scene for most of my life. And
incredible tight knit community and far reaching. And the devastation of these particular wildfires is so broad because so many people are affected and all walks of life have you know, it's it's just incredible the connections that people have made with each other in the community when they reach out and like help each other, and it's been it's been incredible.
How many instruments have you had donated and then how many have you passed out so far?
It's hard to tell because the numbers are there's like skyrocketing every day, but well over four hundred and bounting we just about a week ago. Mister Holland's Opus Foundation wonderful organization that provides instruments to schools when they need them. They like buy them like new instruments and you know, get them sorted out they took care of like all the schools that were ready for them, because there's about six schools that burned and just in Altadena, and so
they were taking care of them. They also did an instrument drive and were collecting instruments from other people that were supposed to go to fire victims, and they had to give up their extra storage space where everything was, and so we got in contact with them and we said we'll take everything because we have the infrastructure to get it to individuals. So just about three days ago we took we're just cataloging everything to see how much
it is because it was so much. It was like over eighty five guitars and like a whole room full of classical instruments somewhere in the neighborhood of like like six hundred instruments.
Wow.
So right now we're like cleaning them with We have about forty volunteers that are just coming people that we got instruments too, and they're like running over there like testing out blareets and cleaning things off. And we also connected with Bertrans Music in Pasadena very early on because it's important for people to know that like there's instruments that need servicing if they've been sitting around for a long time and we don't want to put instruments in people's hands that need work.
I think that's great.
I mean it sounds like people are This is something that people are truly passionate about and they really want to help.
You know, when it comes to your instruments.
You know, my daughter plays the trombone, and I know she loves it and she enjoys it, and it's very special to her because it's the first instrument she really.
Learned how to play.
And I know that even in some you know, even if it seems like such a small thing to give someone an instrument to start over, in that way, it means so much to the person who's playing, because music is therapy and it can be very healing in many ways. So I think it's wonderful what you're doing. Can you tell everybody how they can help? If you still need instruments, are you still taking them? How can people help and support what you're doing?
So either going to Alphagenia musician dot org, make a donation, can read about us, come to upcoming events, or download our app Instrumental Giving.
That's such a great addition to the instruments and.
A way to help also make money for your organization and that sort of thing. So Brandon, thank you so much for your time. You can check out Instrumental Giving or Altadena Musicians to find out how you can help bring music back to Alta. Dina, all right, let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Traffic has slowed at the Port of La and the La City Council has voted
to have a direct report on the situation. Councilman Tim McCusker says, if the president's tariff policy continues, jobs in the area will be impacted.
We have local thirteen longshore persons on the on the front lines. We have fewer clerks, we have fewer for persons, we have fewer truck drivers, we have fewer mechanics.
McCusker says. Soon there will also be fewer items on shelves. The port's executive director has been summoned to a council committee meeting to talk more about the impacts of the tariffs. The news is brought to you by Thorson Motor Center. A high pressure system will start cranking up temperatures across much of our area today and continuing into Mother's Day weekend. Basically,
it's going to be hot. The National Weather Service says the heat is expected to peak on Friday and Saturday, when temperatures in the valleys will push about one hundred degrees. So enjoy this cool weather while you can, but they are expected to drop off starting on Sunday. And singer Avril Levine has stepped in to help a beloved Los Angeles skates shop to.
Skate the busy.
Dye.
It's called Palace Skates.
She's going to help them rebuild after it was destroyed by the Palisades Fire. Levine says she was moved by the shop's role in the community for the past twenty five years and is rallying support to help restore it. The singer's biggest hit you just heard there was called Skater Boy, so she says she feels a connection to the store. The effort aims to bring back a space cherished by so many local skaters and artists.
I love that.
I love to see famous people doing good things. That's why I do good things. I'm sort of famous. Yeah, Okay, no, I'm just kidding. Hashtag humble on the Thursday morning. Will, It's always a pleasure having you here. I'm also very excited for handling the news that's coming up today. I have a feeling it's gonna be a rocking, good time humdinger of a show.
Well.
I appreciate everybody listening.
Also want to remind you, if you get a chance, come see me this Saturday night at the Ice House in Pasadena seven o'clock. I will be doing some stand up comedy. I'd love for you guys to come out. I may or may not talk about KFI.
Probably not. I don't want to get fired, all right.
This is KFI and KOSDHD two Los Angeles, Orange County live from the KFI twenty four hour newsroom for producer and technical producer Kno and our traffic specialist Will. I'm Heather Brooker. Thank you for listening. This has been your wake up call. If you've missed any wake up call, you can listen anytime on the iHeartRadio app.
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