The Bill Handel Show KFI AM 640 (KFI-AM)

Opening statements begin today in historic Trump criminal trial. Public pressure is mounting. State legislators are finally getting serious about stopping thew surge of shoplifting. ‘Do They Have a Case’ with Wayne Resnick.

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer joins Bill to discuss Orange County having 7 of the top 10 safest cities in California. Supreme Court to debate whether cities can punish people who are homeless. Why did cars get so expensive? Columbia University faces full-blown crisis as Rabbi calls for Jewish students to “return home.”  

Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Trump trial: Opening statements to show the stark personal and political stakes in Trump’s first criminal trial. Intruder arrested after breaking into Getty House, official residence of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Tensions are so high in Columbia ahead of Passover that all classes will be virtual today. McCaul commends Speaker Johnson’s transformation following foreign aid vote. US-Israel: Netanyahu vows to reject any US sanctions on army units.

KFI food enthusiast and Fork Reporter Neil Saavedra comes on the program to talk about _____. The show closes with this week’s ‘World in Review.’  

Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran. Now what? A short history of Iran-Israel ties and why it turned bad after 1979 & a look at each of their air forces. The race to keep an Amtrak train from falling into the Pacific. As Avian Flu spreads, a disturbing question: is our food system built on poop?

Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Isfahan explosions: Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN. House GOP’s aid bills for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan advance – with democrat’s help. Jet collision narrowly avoided at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. TikTok is in the hot seat once again in Washington. Gas prices on the rise in Southern California ahead. New $24 monthly fee proposed for many Southern California electricity customers. Two more insurance companies announce plans to leave California.