You're listening to KFI AM six forty wake Up Call with Me Amy King on demand on the iHeartRadio app. Don't let all this commercialism ruin my CHRISTMASSHD two, Los Angeles, Orange County. I'll take the solutree home and decorated, and I'll show them it really will work in our plan. I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It's not bad at all. Really, maybe it just needs a little love. Charlie Brown is a blockhead, but he did get a nice tree. It's time for your morning wake up
call, Mary Chrismas Joy Brown. Here's Amy King. I haven't watched Charlie Brown Christmas yet. I'm saving the best for last, or one of the best for last. Actually, Santa cla Is Coming to Town is my favorite, but I have watched, oh, pretty much every other Christmas movie. Hey, it's five o'clock. I'm Amy King. This is your wake up call for Tuesday, December nineteenth. Thanks for starting your day with us.
Only six days till Christmas. I was so excited yesterday to say a week till Christmas, but then I was sick, so and of course that comes on the heels of me telling everybody oh, I haven't been sick forever, because everybody's been getting sick around the station, and I'm like, oh, I haven't been sick for three years, and then I got sick on Friday. So thank you to Heather Brooker for filling into kind of last minute for
me yesterday. I appreciate it. Wanted to give you a quick update on the Christmas tree saga, the two hundred dollars Christmas tree that sat undecorated for about a week. It's decorated, it's beautiful, except it's dry and dead, and I think it's becoming a fire hazard. So I'm very, very nervous to even turn on the lights, and I'm thinking of getting rid of it before Christmas. Did you water it? Yes, I've been watering it, and I've been spraying the trunk like you you sprits the trunk to help
it stay moist. And this year, and I know I heard Tim Conomy Junior talk about this too, that his tree just dried out really bad this year and mine did too, so kind of sad. Still pretty. Did you cut off the bottom? I did. I had them give it make a fresh cut before I took it home. I did all the things right, it's still dead. I mean, of course it's dead, but it's just yeh, it's it's my Christmas stick now. So anyway, here's what's ahead. On wake up call. A floodwatch is up in La County.
Is the second of two storms rolls through southern California. The National Weather Service has two to four inches of rain are possible in most areas, even more in the foothills and on the coast. Some areas could see up to an inch of rain per hour. Later this week. Hunter Biden is said to be arrained on tax charges in January. Biden's expected to make his first court
appearance on nine tax related charges in Los Angeles January eleventh. He's facing three felony and six misdemeanor counts with a maximum penalty of seventeen years in prison. The CDC has warned people who traveled to northern Mexico and Baja recently to watch out for Rocky Mountain spotted fever. It's spread by ticks. Since November, six people who traveled to Takate, about an hour south of San Diego, have gotten sick. Four have died. Antibiotics work, but only if you
get the treatment soon after you get the tick bite. Let's get started with some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour news from body parts found in a dumpster in Encino last month have been identified as those of a woman missing from Tarzana. The Eella County Medical Examiner's Office says the woman was reported missing in early November. Her parents are still missing. The woman's husband is accused of murdering all three, then tossing the dismembered body mark parts
into the trash. The parents of a four year old boy in Lancaster say they were headed to a grocery store when their son was shot and killed in their vehicle. LA County Sheriff's investigators say the attack was most likely the result of road rage, but an actual motive is not clear. On Friday night, the boy and his parents were on the Sierra Highway when another car pulled
up and opened fire, striking the boy in the back seat. Soon after, a license plate reader would lead deputies to the location of the car and the man and woman inside, both of whom were arrested. A GoFundMe page has identified the boy as Gore, a Damian, and was described as a vibrant boy whose life was tragically cut short, Steve Gregory Kafi. News ETNA has filed a lawsuit against multiple sober living homes in southern California, alleging the
treatment centers collected forty million dollars in fraudulent payments. The insurance company says sites in La Orange and Riverside Counties were supplying patients with drugs and alcohol to keep them in need of treatment. Patients at some of the sites say their insurance was covering the cost for all their healthcare needs. Atnest says the scheme dates back to twenty twenty one. Apple says it's going to stop selling some versions
of the Apple Watch in the US as early as this week. The company says, starting Thursday will no longer be selling the Series nine Watch or the Ultra two, and actually the Ultra too won't be available at retail locations after December twenty fourth. The decision comes after the International Trade Commission ruled in October Apple was in violation of a medical company's oxymeter patent. Oximeters measure the saturation levels of oxygen in red blood cells. Who knows it's time for us to
say good morning? To ABC's Jim Ryan. Jim, things are out of control at the Texas border, but Texas Governor Greg Abbott is trying to get that control back. Well, yeah, in a way that may be unconstitutional. Yesterday, well there's that. Yeah, he signed into law Center Bill four, which essentially takes the responsibility for immigration law enforcement out of federal hands and places it into the hands of local police and Cheff's deputies. Amy,
and you can expect lawsuits to be filed about this. But yes, he says that the federal government has not done enough to stave the flow of immigrants coming across the border, so he has signed this law passed by the legislature in the most recent session to allow local police to detain and arrest people they suspect are in the state illegally. Okay, so, but it might be unconstitutional because the border is the US order, not the Texas border. Correct.
Well, yes, and that immigration law is the purview of federal officials, not state officials or local official or local police there. So yeah, that's kind of the crux of the entire argument. If this all sounds familiar, and here's why, Because in twenty ten, Arizona passed a similar law, and it was signed a law it would have made it a state crime
for legal immigrants who weren't carrying their immigration papers to be detained. They required leads to investigate the immigration status of anybody they came into contact with, require them, not allowed them, but require them basically had to carry papers exactly right, show me your papers. The US Supreme Court said, you can't do that. It's not up to local police to arrest anybody on immigration status. And so it's likely that this law signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott,
is going to go before the Supreme Court again. But consider now that the Court has five new members, three of whom were appointed by Donald Trump and may be more sympathetic to the Texas case. So this almost undoubtedly well end up in the hands of the US Supreme Court at some point that the other immigration rights groups, now Democrats in Congress and in the state legislature are asking the Justice Department to step in before this law is to take effect in March
shaming, would they ask the Justice Department to step in? Yes, So that's kind of the first step here. If the Justice Department then does an investigation in a civil rights investigation, takes a look at this law, then it could knock it down. If not, then lawsuits are almost certain to be filed. And it's interesting the Supreme Court that you know, you're right,
Donald Trump did appoint them. But I think that it's been really interesting in the Supreme Court that there have been decisions where those conservative justices have gone the other direction. You're right, So nothing is guaranteed here by either side. And you know, I think it's interesting when in this kind of sidebar, but when presidents regardless of their party, are choosing Supreme Court nominees, they're like, no, this person is completely fair and politics has nothing to
do with it. And yet I mean, you watch every decision made by these Supreme Court justices against the lens of their political leanings and who appointed them, you know, So it's not so much and it's interesting. I mean, it's just it's interesting to me, amy, But you know, they do the laws of the law, and it's written and you can rule on it. You can take a look at it to impartially, but I just
like anybody else, nobody is impartial. Absolutely, okay. So in the meantime, yeah, sorry, that's okay, Because I pushed us off that bar So the governor signed the bill. Are they going to start busting people
immediately or what happens? This part of the bill takes effect in March, so nothing happens for three months anyway, right, okay, right, But it also I mean, it's also part of He actually signed other bills into law that were part of immigration policy that came before the legislature, including another one point five four billion dollars in state money for the construction of a barrier
along the Texas stretch of US Mexico BORI. The state could spend up to forty million dollars for state troopers to patrol one little housing development near Houston that some people believe is a magnet for undocumented immigrant. So we're talking about spending billions of dollars more or beyond just this new enforcement measure. Okay, Well, something's got to be done. Yeah see, Oh everybody agrees on that. Yeah, okay, And next step is, well, today, I
suspect there will be some loss and filed. Potentially the Justice Department may step in and decide what to do about this. But in the meantime, you know, Customs and Border Protection is down on the border trying to do what it can. There are record numbers of immigrants on the other side of the border in Tenton coming in either through the border patrol checkpoints in the legal way and going through being processed in and then waiting for an immigration hearing, or
the other way between the checkpoints, coming into the country illegally. Right. Well, it's a mess and we'll continue to watch it. Thank you so much for the information, Jim, very helpful. See you all right, let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four our newsroom. Israeli forces have rated one of the last functioning hospitals in northern
Gaza. Airstrikes in the south have killed at least twenty eight Palestinians. ABC's Clenin says Israel is pressing ahead with its offensive despite international pressure for a cease fire. Israel facing growing pressure to shift strategy. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin continuing to urge Israel to move quickly from high intensity operations to more surgical targeted
strikes on hamas in Gaza. Nearly twenty thousand Palestinians have been killed since the war began October seventh, Israel's Prime minister has vowed to destroy Hamas Former Supreme Court Justice Sandradale O'Connor will be remembered today at the Washington National Cathedral Cathedral. Her body late in reposed yesterday at the Supreme Court. She became the first woman to sit on the bench on the High Court when she was appointed by
President Reagan in nineteen eighty one. Sandrade O'Connor died December first, at the age of ninety three. At least one hundred and sixteen people in northwestern China have been killed in what the China Earthquake Networks says was a magnitude six point two earthquake. The US Geological Survey measured it at five zero point nine. The quake overnight severely damaged houses and roads in the mountainous region and knocked out
power and communication lines. A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland. The eruption could last days, but it's not expected to release ash into the air like another volcano did in twenty twenty ten. Produce a lava flows, so they're very hot and they're very fluid. Geophysics professor Paul Siegel at Stanford University says predicting exactly where the lava will go is challenging. The volcano is about thirty
one miles southwest of the capital of Raykovic. It's more than two miles from a town evacuated in November after strong seismic activity earthquakes damaged homes and raised fears of an imminent eruption. Well turned out it was imminent. Hey, here's something imminent. If you want to see something really cool and special, you
might want to make a trip out to one of the national cemeteries. It's you might have heard about it. It's called Wreaths Cross America and it is this really cool nonprofit organization that places wreaths on all the graves of our veterans at national cemeteries. They do it at Arlington and of course that's beautiful, but they do it here too, And last weekend they put the wreaths up at Riverside National Cemetery and also at Los Angeles National Cemetery, of course,
to remember and honor our veterans by laying remembrance wreaths on the graves. And it's really beautiful for the holiday season. So if you want something a little bit solemn, and peaceful. That's where to Go reads across America at the Riverside National Cemetery and the Los Angeles National Cemetery. The LA County Medical Examiner is confirmed body parts found in a dumpster and Encino are those of the wife of the man charged with her murder. The man is charged with killing both
his wife and her parents in November. Her parents have not been found. Santa Monica police are looking for a man who vandalized an eight foot tall menora. Investigators say last Thursday, the man jumped up and pulled on the steel and glass Manora, causing it to come crashing to the ground. The man was seen running away immediately after. A Starbucks manager in Long Beach has sued
the coffee company for denying her a transfer. The complaint says she requested to be moved to a new store for safety reasons after someone was spotted pacing in the store with a large knife in their hand. Her lawsuit claims violation of the state Labor Code and also a disability discrimination. She's asking for a million dollars in damages. At six oh five, it's handle on the news. A lot of kids are getting sick because of lead in Apple sauce packets.
The contamination may not have been an accident. We'll talk about that right now. Let's say good morning to the holiday host of How to Money on KFI. It's Joel lars Guard. Good morning, Joel ho ho. Hello. I love all the cheesy Christmas he Let's talk about not Christmas spending. Let's talk about rents. Okay, all right, rents are softening. It's good
news for so many people. Yeah, they are so. I mean, if I was getting so many questions during the heart of the pandemic where people were like, what do I do My landlord just jacked my rent up by fifteen percent or something like that, it was incredible how much rents skyrocketed for
a couple of years there. And they're coming back down to earth. And we might not be seeing like massive tectonic shifts downward, but we are seeing extreme excuse me, softening in the rental market, which is just great news for everybody. So, if you're saying that rents are softening, are they
just is that because there are more rentals available? Yeah? Part of it is because we have done a good job, at least across the country of building more rental units, bringing more apartments online, and so that has definitely aided. The more supply has made a big difference. And so there's this We've never really had as big of a difference in cost between renting and what
you'll pay for a mortgage if you were to buy right now. It's so extreme, and so I know there are a lot of people sitting on the sideline saying, I really want to buy a home, but renting is just making so much more sense. And I think one of the for so many people at least to wait to buy a home until until like the housing market starts to chill out just a little bit too, which when that's going to
happen is a really good question. But I will say this allows for a lot of people whose lease is coming up and who are saying I either want to renew or I'm looking at maybe renting down the street. This gives you a lot more power when it comes to negotiating what you actually pay. Before it was the landlord's world and you were just living in it and you just kind of had to take what they would give you. And now that's not the case anymore. You're able to negotiate maybe a rent discount, maybe get
a free month of rent thrown in there. You might get extra perks, or you can find out maybe what your landlord's pain points are. Maybe you live in a single family home and he has someone come over to a law or she mows the lawn herself, and you can say, listen, let me take that over for you, and and and maybe we can get a
discount because of that. You can you can ask to sign a multi year lease if you feel comfortable staying at that place for a couple of years, and ask for a discount for that, because vacancy is one of the most annoying things a landlord can deal with. And so if they know that you're going to be you're gonna be there for two years, they're more than willing
in many cases to give you a lower rent amount. There's all these different ways now that you can ask for a lower price on rent, whereas before that was like a non starter, like you couldn't even ask the question. You get laped out of the room. Okay, that's that's good to know. I know that, and I love where I where I rent, but my rent has gone up considerably. But I've been there for a long time.
So and if you've been a good tenant, which Amy, I'm sure you have been, like you, yes, exactly, and so that they that your landlord, I trust me, wants to keep you. And there are these wonderful ways that you can ask for that discount that you can you can, like they said, sign a longer lease, negotiate for extra perk perks, or and if you if your landlord refuses, if they're stubborn, they and you look around at the market. You're scouring rents on Zillo to
see what other places are charging. You might say, guess what, I do love living here, but I found this other place over here that's like two hundred bucks a month cheaper, and so I think I'm gonna move. And you have to actually be willing to do the thing. And moving is the worst trust me, I know. But you have to be willing to walk if you find a lower price, or at least hold that up to your landlord and say, hey, listen, I'm really serious about this.
That might get them back in the conversation that if they haven't been willing to listen, all right, well we'll see maybe I'll ask Yeah, let me know how it goes. Okay, I will let's see Generation Z is keeping too much money in cash. I thout having a lot of cash is a good thing. Cash is great. I love cash, And some people would
say cash is trash. I totally disagree. And the truth is, you need you need cash on hand for emergencies that might pop up, right, You definitely need you need a minimum of what I say, twenty four hundred and sixty seven dollars in cash to cover emergency expenses. And on top of that, you want to add more into your savings to cover potential expenses if something were to happen to you. Isn't your goal to have like six months of your I mean your goal to have like six months that's exactly right,
month of your expenses. Hanging out in a savings account is ideal because that means, hey, you lose your job sadly somehow, or there's some sort of unexpected medical emergency, like you want to have that firepower backing you up in your savings account. And although it's hard to do so many people fail
to get there. But I will say this, when we're talking about investing or money that should be going into investments, it seems like younger folks are keeping too much money in cash, and it's the five percent high yould savings accounts are great, you know, close to six percent on some of those CDs, and that seems rich, and it is. It's far better than it's been in many years. I've been talking about that on the show. But it's also possible to allocate too many of your financial resources to cash,
missing out on the higher returns. I mean, look at what the stock market's done in just the past month and a half. It's up like fourteen percent, and over the year it's up something like twenty four percent. And I talked about this actually on the show on Sunday, just all the predictions for the stock market for the coming year, and they're all it's really hard
to trust them because everybody was wrong last year. Everyone was predicting either another down year in the market or tepid returns, and the market just crushed it this year. And so yes, I'm so glad that we can earn higher rates of return on our cash. But it's also important not to avoid investing and stick to something that feels super safe, like cash, because you're missing out on the compound of the returns that you need your money to enjoy so
that you can enjoy a great retirement. Okay, so gen Zer's time to get in the market. Yes, oh yep. And it might feel weird, especially like after a big run up, you're like, oh, I don't know, this feels like, this feels like tough timing. But when you look at the stats, after a twenty plus percent return in the market in the year, what happens the next year? Twenty two out of thirty four year year years, so two out of three years, the market goes
up again, to the tune on average eight point nine percent. So even though you're like, wait, is I going to just crushed it? I should stick to cash. Well, likelihood is that the market is going to outpace your cash again next year. Three out of four years, on average, the market goes up, and the longer you stay on the sidelines, the less your money's working for you. All Right, Okay, one last question, because it's the last time we're going to talk to you before Christmas.
What's your best pre Christmas tip for people? Because you're the money guy. Okay, well, so we're getting to the point where last minute Christmas shopping, right, Yeah, and so if you're looking online, you are going to pay a pretty penny for shipping and it might not get here in time. I don't love the stress of that, So you're going to have to resort to in person shopping. I would say, maybe go with local.
Maybe fine. I just got a gift card somewhere. I'm not usually a huge fan of gift cards, but when there's a discount attached to it, that's when I like it. Local bakery extra twenty percent on my gift card. I love that as a gift for people because, yeah, that way they can go enjoy one of their favorite local treats or something like that. So maybe look, yeah, look local at this point instead of trying
to buy the electronic gadget online. All Right, we'll do Joel Larsgard, host of How to Money, right here on KFI Sunday's Noon to two. You can also follow him on on Instagram at how to Money Joel. Joel, have a merry Christmas. All right, Thanks you too, Amy, and we'll talk to you next year. Sounds good. I love saying that. All right, let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. A second storm is expected to roll through
southern California starting later today, bringing more rain than the first. That second storm, we're looking anywhere widespread two to five and trainfall totals, with even some higher mounts in the Foothill Mountain areas. National Weather Service meteorologist Rich Thompson says some snowfall will happen during the second storm, but it's expected to be at or above the seven thousand foot level. News brought to you by Ruder
Hero. A man has been fatally stabbed insign an apartment in Hermosa Beach. Police say the death is not being investigated as a homicide. Police went to the apartment last night about unknown trouble and heard a woman screaming. Officers say they found the man with several injuries from what looked like stab wounds. Police say there were several people in the apartment at the time. OHC Animal careses it has hundreds of pets patiently waiting to bring temporary joy to a family for
Christmas. Since the test and Hangar fire, the large dogs especially have been confined mostly to their kennels. Oh see Animal Cares Alexa prats as temporary foster families have already opened their homes for a few weeks to give one hundred and fifty animals a break, but more than two hundred and seventy five animals remain
cooped up. Getting these animals out into a family atmosphere where they're able to run outside and play, gives them a lot more enrichment than they would normally inside the kennel, she says, plus twenty percent of temporary foster families decide to keep the pet in Tustin Cool or Ben Carson KFI News wouldn't be a fun if it was one hundred percent wanted to keep them. A floodwatches up
in La County as the second of two storms rolls through southern California. The National Weather Services two to four inches of rain are possible in most areas, even more in the foothills and at the coast. Some areas could see up to an inch of rain per hour later this week. Hunter Biden is set to be arraigned on tax charges next month. He's expected to make his first court appearance on the nine tax related charges in Los Angeles January eleventh. He's
facing three felony and six misdemeanor counts. Most Americans have cut back their shopping list this holiday season. A Monmouth University poll shows more than half of those asked say they're not going to splurge the season because of high prices. Experts say while the rate of inflation may be slowing, the damage of rising prices has already been done. At six oh five, it's handled on the news.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has set up another showdown with the Feds as he signs a law that allows police local police to arrest migrants that's supposed to be done by federal authorities. At five point fifty, we're going to be talking to our friend Kevin McManus with Pasadena Humane about roses and wet noses, what it is and what it could mean for you for New Year's Okay, so
we all have a lot of stuff. And I mentioned last week that what I learned during the pandemic, and maybe you did too, is that I was craving experiences with people, not things from people. So we are on a little bit of mission, of a mission to find some interesting, different kinds of things that you could do to give as a gift this year. So how about giving your presence as your present and give your friends and loved
one and experience with you so you can go do something fun together. So you've heard of like pottery making classes, and last week we told you about that cookie making a cooking class that you could do with a friend, which was super for fun. This week we're taking a cookie decorating class. So we caught up with the owner of batter Up Sweetery, Elena Chetwood and Elenni. We are so excited to take your class and learn how to decorate cookies
like a pro. Of course, this is my favorite thing to do in the whole world. So it's so happy to be here. And as we've discussed, I watch a lot of cooking shows and I love like the cookie Baking Championships. I have never ever in my life decorated a sugar cookie, and so we thought we'll go to the pros and learn how to do it the right way. So Elennie tell us a little bit about what we're doing
today, and as we talk, I'm going to be decorating. So if you hear cuss words and that kind of stuff, that's probably coming from me. So when you do a baking class, or not a baking class, but a decorating class with you what are people going to be doing when you arrive at class, everything is already ready to go. The cookies have been baked, the frosting has been collared and begged, and so you can just
arrive to dive right in and have fun. Generally it's with a group of people, yes, okay, And so then you just do a little piping technique like what we did a little bit earlier, and learn first how to draw these lines. Because it's royal icing. I would tell you it's kind of hard to work with, but it's it's really cool when you do like a straight line or you do something right. When you do something wrong, you just kind of laugh it off and hopefully you got a glass of wine
or something right. But so tell me, then, how do we go through decorating kind of step by step? What's the quick process? Sure, so, after we do the piping practice in class, which just gives everyone some familiarity with how to hold the bag and how it feels for icing to be coming out of the bag, because it is kind of an acquired feeling, then we dive into the fun part. We always start with outlining our shapes or various sections on our cookies because we like to give those sections a
little bit of time to set up and give them definition. So in class, we're working through our whole cookie set a little bit at a time, versus finishing one cookie in one sitting. And that way, people who are either experienced decorators or they're brand new can kind of see the process exactly. They can see the process that I go through at home when I'm decorating large orders, that it's not just a you know, one and done thing. There is a quite a lengthy process to each cookie. So I like to
give people a sneak peak of that at class. Awesome, and each class takes wed an hour, two hours, three hours, how is it? The adult class is two hours long. I also teach a kid's class, which is a lot of fun. That one is just an hour because we all know our kids have much shorter attention spans than we do, and it's a lot more of a relaxed class for the kids. We're not, you know, worrying so much about the techniques as much as, you know,
having fun with it and just getting icing on a cookie. I love that, So that could be a cool gift for a kid. Too. So, ELENNI you are fabulous at this. I've been watching you great cookies all afternoon. When did you start doing this? I actually just started about eight months ago. Months ago. Yeah. So I have a little boy, Jones, and he turned one in April, and like any first time parent,
I went way over the top and planning his first birthday party. Okay, we all know that the first birthday parties more for us, the parents, than the kids, but I was really excited about this theme that I had for his party, and I was really struggling with finding a baker who could execute my vision in cookie form. And so after, you know, being a fan of the cookie videos that you see while you're scrolling online, I thought, Okay, how hard can it be. I can just do
these myself. Yeah, exactly. Little did I know it was a lot harder than it looked. So I ordered all the supplies and had really high hopes going in, but it was a very steep learning curve to get to where I am today. Right, But then after you did it, you went, wow, this is really cool, and now you can stay and be at home with the kids and still have a successful business. Exactly. So if somebody wants to do a cooking class, how are they going to
reach you? So I have a website batterupsweetery dot com and I'm also very active on my Instagram, which is at batter upsweetery, So there is an order form on my website. I have an event right where I host all of my cookie classes and tickets can be purchased through there. I love that. So if you don't do it in time for Christmas, the beauty of it is, there's let's say I was going to say Thanksgiving, but that's going to be a ways away, but the next one up is going to
be Valentine's Day. There's Easter, there's birthdays. You could do it for Fourth of July, but what a fun way to hang out with one of your friends or bring your kids and do a cookie decorating class. And then there's something else that you have if you want to just decorate the cookies on your own. You also have cookie kits. So what comes in a cookie
kit and what do you do with it? Yeah, so a cookie kits with all of the cookies baked again, the icing, colored and begged, and then describe tool that we're using here, so that you're able to manipulate the icing at home. For the holidays. I have pre made ones with holiday shapes, but I also do them for special occasions for birthday parties. So if your kid is having a themed birthday party, we can do cookies that are shaped to that theme and you know, choose the colors and all
of that together. So it's very customer customizable. Okay, And how do I get a cookie kit? Same thing? Through my website or through just contacting me on social media? Elenie, This is super fun. So if you're looking for a different gift giving experience and you want to have that experience with one of your friends, consider cookie decorating. There you have it.
And Eleni is based in Long Beach and again her instagram is at batter up Sweetery or you can go to batter upsweetery dot com and see some of the cookies. She is so talented. I can't believe she's only been at it for like eight months. I'm also gonna put it on my Instagram so you can see some of the cookies that we decorated at Amy K King and at KFI AM six forty. But really kind of fun, different experience and something that you can do with a friend to share an experience as a gift this
holiday season. We've got another one coming up later this week. We think you're gonna like so be listening. You have no excuse to go anywhere else. You have to stay right here and listen to wake up call every day. Just kidding. Well, we'd love it, but you don't have to. Let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. La County firefighters have donated hundreds of Christmas toys to replace
the ones destroyed in a church fire in Pomona. Members of Victory Outreach Church were planning a toy drive early Sunday morning, but the church burst into flames just hours before. This church member says the firefighters fought the fire and then donated about six hundred gifts to save Christmas our main focus because we had our out our tour outreach, so we were just trying to figure out, Okay, how are we gonna continue it? But you know, different churches reached
out to us, he says. The community banded together and the outpouring of donations and support has been overwhelming. LA County Fire says the cause of the fire is still being investigated. Chris Sadler Kafi News. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the US and more than half a dozen other nations have created a new force to protect ships in the Red Sea that have been attacked by Houthi Rebert rebels backed by Iran. These reckless hoodie attacks are a serious international problem and
they demand a firm international response. Ships have been targeted with drones and ballistic missiles fired from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen. The new effort, called Operation Prosperity Guardian, will include joint patrols and support in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. There goes the La La radio icon. Jim Ladd has died. Ladd championed classic rock on the air in LA for more than
fifty years and was the subject of Tom Petty's hit The Last DJ. Ladd received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in two thousand and five. Sirius XM says he died early Sunday morning from a heart attack. He was seventy five. The La County Medical Examiner is confirmed the body parts found in a dumpster and encino are those of the wife of the man charged with her murder. The man is charged with killing both his wife and her parents in
November. Her parents have not been found. The United Nations Security Council will most likely try again today to call for a halt in fighting in Gaza. The US has vetoed previous ceasefire resolutions, but the Security Council is expected to call for a suspension of hostilities instead of an all out stop, hoping that might bring Washington on board. A Starbucks manager in Long Beach has sued the
coffee company for denying her a transfer. The complaint says she requested to be moved to new store for safety reasons after someone was found pacing in the store with a large knife in their hand. Her lawsuit claims violation of the state Labor Code, among other things. She's asking for a million dollars in damages. We're just minutes away from a hamble. On the news this morning, the warning was up for weeks that there was an imminent eruption. Seismologists were
right. A volcano in Iceland is erupting right now. Let's say good morning to our friend Kevin McManus with Pasadena Humane. Kevin tell us about Roses and wet Noses. Good morning, Amy. Yes, we have a really cool promotion going on for our large dogs. You may have heard we have a float in the Rose Parade this year, which is super exciting. So we've kind of done a little tie in to help also promote our big dogs who are looking for homes. And it's called Roses and Wet Noses. So between
I know, isn't it cool? We have really talented people in our marketing department. So yeah, between now and the end of the year, any dog over forty pounds can be adopted at no charge and all adopters will receive a swag bag of gifts from our partners, Hills Pet Nutrition. Okay, and then, and we've talked about this before, but when the dogs are adopted, they're Spader neutered and they they're all ready to go. Basically,
that's correct. You have Spade neutered, vaccinated microchips, and we have partnerships with local veterinarians who will do a free exam within the first couple of weeks make sure that everything is is going well. Okay, Now let's talk about big dogs, Kevin, because I personally love big dogs. But they're a challenge, not a challenge to have, but a challenge to get adopted exactly.
I mean we have well, just like every other Celtz or in southern California, we have an over abondance of larger brief dogs or your German shepherds or huskies, pit bulls, rockweilers, labs even, and so yeah, it's always, you know, a challenge for us to find homes for them.
You know, folks who don't have a whole lot of space in their apartment or whatever, don't have the yard, and we just want to remind everyone that, you know, it's not at all about the size of your yard, it's the size of your heart that you know allows you to adopt big dog. You know, they just want to curl up next to you on the couch, so you can have the biggest yard in the world,
but they they're going to want to be right by your side anyway. I had I think Samson was about forty forty five pounds, and he was he was such a lover and a lap dog and just the best dog ever. And yeah, if you can get a dog, a nice big dog is a is a big lover for you. So Okay, how do we find out better to cuddle with? For sure? Better to cuddle with right and you don't have to worry about the crushing them if you roll over on them, they're up on the bed with you. Where can we find out more
about roses and wet noses? Well, our website is passidnihumane dot org and certainly follow us on all of our social media at passiduni Humane. Okay, and you can find lots of beautiful dogs. You could go take a sneak peek or can you just go down to the Humane Society and take a look yourself. The best bet is to look online. We do have weekend walk walk through or visiting hours we call them, but because of the holiday this coming weekend we're going to I think modify the hours a little bit. So
definitely check our website. If you see anybody you're interested in, please call or shoot us an email. Adopts at Paciday in the Human is the best way to get like a quick answer from our adoptions team about the availability of any animal. Okay, Kevin McManus, thank you so much and we can't wait to see your beautiful pups on our in the Rose parade on their float
of Your's Day. Very exciting, great, Thank you Kevin. Talk soon let's get back to some of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. A man accused of tagging multiple buildings in Burbank and Glendale with anti Semitic graffiti has pleaded not guilty. The guy was arrested Thursday in San Bernardino and is charged with a dozen felonies, include a hate crime allegation and two counts of vandalism of religious property for targeting a church and a synagogue.
A preliminary hearing is set for January third. A woman who stole the identities of dozens to collect COVID nineteen relief benefits has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Prosecutors say the thirty two year old women from San Diego got unemployment benefits using the identities of homeless people and inmates, then went on a shopping spree bought jewelry, furniture, and a Mercedes SUV. She
was also ordered to pay restitution and return the Mercedes. Two of Vellow Airlines flight attendants have been recognized for saving a man who had a heart attack during a flight into Burbank. The man who was unresponsive and barely breathing in his seat has since made a full recovery. It's exhilarating and it's rewarding to know that he is back with his family and be able to celebrate the holidays today.
It's a really good feeling. Attendant Chris Allison says the man was moved to the back of the plane in July so he could be treated with the defibrillator. Allison and Tali Rosas also notified a face officials ahead of the plane's landing, awaiting Paramedics took the man to a hospital out of the Hollywood Burbank Airport Blake Trolley. KFI News so happy to hear he's doing well. Thank
you flight attendants. You guys are going to be put through the ringer for the next few days, so when you're flying, be nice to the flight attendants. Remember they're there to protect you. This is KFI and kost HD two Los Angeles, Orange County. We lead local live from the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. I'm Amy King. This has been your wake up call, and if you missed any of wake up call, you can listen anytime on the iHeartRadio app. You've been listening to Wake Up Call with me Amy
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