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Imagine you had an MRI due to an upset tummy. And then the doctor informed you you’re not only pregnant but due to drop any moment. A woman named Suze Lopez was due to have a 22lb abdominal cyst removed but found out she was having an abdominal ectopic pregnancy. The LAPD is cracking down on true crime. In Woodland Hills, undercover police officers on bikes and posing as pedestrians pulled over cars who failed to yield for pedestrians. TIME magazine named its person of the year, recognizing the architects of AI. President Trump signs executive order regarding AI, overriding state laws with a single federal standard. Disney has entered into a licensing agreement with OpenAI’s Sora, allowing users to create short clips featuring more than 200 characters owned by Disney, including IP from Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars. The deal is worth $1 billion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Merrill plays talkbacks about the stupid things listeners believed as children. And it seems we were all stupid kids. Australia has now enforced a nationwide law banning social media for all people aged under 16. And the kids are not alright. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People are concerned that a Warner Bros merger with Netflix, or Paramount, will cost jobs in Hollywood following the consolidation. Reports claim 74% of consumers have canceled streaming services this past year because they’re too expensive, or they’re moving to an ad-supported platform. Actor Andy Dick OD’d on a Hollywood street and thankfully survived, and filmmaker Carl Rinsch, who directed “47 Ronan,” has been convicted of fraud and money laundering, ripping Netflix to the tune of $55 million. A new poll suggests 63% of people believe a four-year college degree ain’t worth it anymore. It would appear that Elon Musk does not have enough money, as his company SpaceX is moving forward with an initial public offering, or IPO. There’s 100 trillion tons of space junk floating above our heads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marc Saltzman joins for #TechTalk to break down Time’s Person of the Year — the Architects of AI — and why their innovations are reshaping the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard joins the show to discuss cash is ‘cringe’ to Gen Z, Instacart’s algorithmic pricing, and what if electricity was free in the afternoon?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy takes us on a Southern California Sleigh Ride where she highlights different fun events and activities you can do with your friends and family this holiday season. This week, Amy takes us to ‘Enchant’ at the Santa Anita racetrack. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A federal judge has ruled the National Guard, who were sent to the state earlier this year to quell protests against ICE, must get out of California, and President Trump is pushing back against that order. Today in Anaheim, a group of students on a school track team who were on a group run were ploughed into by an out-of-control vehicle. The driver is under investigation for a DUI. And in Sunland, an electric school bus caught fire below an underpass. We’re not used to having fires with this new technology, and Tesla engineers even gave fire training to law enforcement, in case the lithium-ion battery caught fire. Merrill reminisces about that time in the early ’90s when Dateline placed rockets on a Chevy truck. This week, at a John Wayne Airport in Orange County, a security guard got behind the vehicle of a civilian Camry and sped down the tarmac, overtaking taxying airplanes, due to an apparent “medical em

Today, the U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coat of Venezuela, with Navy personnel swooping in and swarming the ship. Trump said it was the biggest tanker ever seized. AG Pam Bondi said the tanker was headed to Cuba with Venezuelan oil it was sending to Iran, which is presently under sanction.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're talking cool scars, and no one has a cooler scar than KFI tech director The Foosh, following his dangerous car accident last August that nearly resulted in his arm being amputated. Video game chain store GameStop had a national Trade Anything Day, in which customers could bring in anything smaller than a breadbox and trade it for $5 in store credit. There were more than 80,000 trade-ins. Remember the cola wars of the 1970s and ’80s? It was Coca Cola vs. Pepsi, and Coke nearly got trounced when the brand changed its recipe to release New Coke in the mid-’80s. Now, a 120-year-old cola is making a comeback. That sweet drink? Royal Crown Cola! Secretary of State Marco Rubio is under pressure to admit we’ve made UFO contact. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a deal worth $82 billion, streaming giant Netflix will eat Warner Bros., if it indeed happens. There are so many regulatory hurdles; the Writers Guild of America is not a fan of this giant merger. Will the DOJ approve this deal? Media consolidation is not good for consumers, creatives and workers, as it limits opportunities for all. Gov. Gavin Newsom is involved in a... leg-crossing scandal? Shannon Farren calls in to talk about all things NFL including the Chargers, quarterback Justin Herbert playing through injury, and Indiana football. Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is now coming for actor Matthew Lillard. Meanwhile, in Malaysia, more than a decade after a Malaysian flight to Beijing disappeared, the search for Flight MH370 is resuming.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A temporary Olympic village has been set up about an hour from the village of Cortina in Northern Italy near the Austrian border for the Winter Olympic Games XXV. To more on the relaunched search for missing passenger plane Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The search and rescue company from Texas, Ocean Infinity, will only be paid $70 million if they locate the missing plane. These days, everybody orders things off Amazon, so how do you keep your purchases a secret from your family during the holidays? Through Amazon Family, which obscures purchasing history to maintain privacy. Also, ICE is now buying your data from big-tech companies. In Burbank, Pokémon cards worth six figures were stolen from a sports memorabilia store. Also, KFI’s own Fork Report host Neil Saavedra is on the phone to talk with Andy about beloved radio host and former KFI food reporter Melinda Lee, who recently died.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KFI Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro joins Wake Up Call for ‘Wired Wednesday’! Rich talks about the Pebble Index Ring, Slates modular EV concept, and ways to connect with Santa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Foosh is back! Following his horrific car accident last August, KFI board op Foosh’s arm is healing, as is nature. LA is getting ready to clean up dangerous, inoperable RVs — if they’re worth under $4,000. Eniola Taiwo, an 8th grader in Connecticut, sent a letter to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce requesting a star on the Walk of Fame for the LAFD. And it worked! Westwood's most hardened criminal has been brought to justice. His crime? Painted over faded crosswalks to make them safer for pedestrians. If you own a cat, there’s a new California law that’s taking away the one thing that’s protected your furniture for decades. Starting Jan. 1, AB 867 comes into effect, banning the practice of declawing cats in the state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Waymo is causing traffic chaos around the country, including in school zones. In San Francisco, a driverless Waymo got stuck on one of the dead-end streets, and was soon followed by two other Waymo's, ending in a driverless stalemate that blocked the street. The crew goes to war over the use of the emdash, endash and hyphen. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump wants to take AI oversite away from U.S. states and sign an executive order on federal AI rules. Medicare wants to use AI to look at your medical insurance claims. Disney Cigna is being sued for using AI, denying hundreds of thousands of claims without physician review. Dr Oz was on NBC’s “Squark Box” talking about private companies using AI as weapons to deprive Americans their healthcare. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To more on Hollywood consolidation and the Netflix purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, “combining their synergy for the ultimate customer experience.” Jimmy Kimmel’s contract with ABC has been renewed by ABC for another year. Gene Simmons got horny and flirty on air while talking to a TV news anchor. Imagine taking a DNA test to find out about your ethnic background — and instead, you inherit a lawsuit. Surprise heirs are showing up because they took a DNA test and are demanding inheritance from deceased estates. Planet Earth is basically surrounded by flying garbage. For that reason, we humans may never travel into outer space.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For #TrueCrimeTuesday, the NY Post’s wild exclusive takes center stage: a nepo-baby accused of killing his girlfriend and immediately calling Dad to lawyer up. The hour wraps with another jaw-dropper, the kayaker who faked his own death to escape his marriage, only to resurface, get caught, and now… walk free.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KTLA & KFI tech reporter Rich DeMuro joins the show for ‘Tech Tuesday.’ Today, Rich talks about Australia’s social media ban for kids, Meta acquiring Limitless, and Rich’s massive list of shopping tips and tricks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard joins Wake Up Call to talk about the ‘Trump Accounts’ for kids and pitting Uber and Lift against each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy talks with 5-time Emmy Award Winning Stand-Up Comedian and former NBC Weathercaster Fritz Coleman about his new one man show “Unassisted Living” happening at the Wilshire Ebell on January 15th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris is remembering Pearl Harbor, LA and the Olympics and of course the law makers, the lawbreakers, and the time their ought to be a law INCLUDING a shooting near the La Brea Tarpits, and burglars targeting recycling centers. All that and more on KFIAM-640!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.