Bill Handel On Demand

(April 02, 2025)Neil Saavedra is in for Bill while he is out on vacation. Policies, not greed is driving California’s sky-high gas prices. So. Cal is the auto insurance fraud capitol of the US… how to not fall victim to ‘staged accidents.’ Dr. Jim Keany, Chief Medical Officer at Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, joins The Bill Handel Show for 'Medical News'! Dr. Keany talks with Neil about fungus labeled an ‘urgent threat,’ experimental drug nearly wiping out stealthy cholesterol, and anti-amyloid therapy keeping Alzheimer’s symptoms at bay.

(April 02, 2025)Neil Saavedra is in for Bill while he is out on vacation. KFI White House correspondent Jon Decker talks about tariffs and ‘Liberation Day.’ Val Kilmer passes away at age 65. Mexico tariffs could raise avocado prices… Chipotle prepared for this. Layoffs at HHS begin to take shape.

(April 02, 2025)Amy King joins Neil Saavedra who is filling in for Bill for Handel on the News. President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ arrives as he gambles on tariff policy. Sen. Booker speaks more than 22 hours to protest Trump’s ‘agenda.’ Val Kilmer, film star who played Batman and Jim Morrison, dies at 65. California legislative committee rejects limits on trans athletes. Attorney General seeks death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder.

(April 01, 2025)Neil Saavedra fills in for Bill this week. KTLA & KFI tech reporter Rich DeMuro joins the show for ‘Tech Tuesday.’ Today, Rich talks about iOS 18.4 released, the “Carvana of e-bikes,” Facebook bringing back the friends-only feed, and avoiding roaming charges while traveling. The Hill reporter Al Weaver joins the show to talk about Sen. Cory Booker talking through the night in marathon floor speech to protest Trump. Today is April Fool’s Day… some funny tricks and some that went wrong.

(April 01, 2025)Neil Saavedra fills in for Bill this week. ABC News national reporter Jim Ryan speaks on the extended-stay astronauts and their 286-day mission. Sales tax will rise across L.A County starting today… Why? How will it affect you? Don’t tell ChatGPT these 5 things. California waives environment laws to speed utility rebuild after fires.

(April 01, 2025)Amy King and joins Neil Saavedra who is hosting Handel on the News all week. Sales taxes will rise across L.A County starting Tuesday… here’s how it will affect you. Stocks close out their worst quarter since 2022 amid tariff uncertainty. Myanmar holds minute of silence as death toll from earthquake tops 2, 700.

(March 31, 2025)Neil Saavedra fills in for Bill this week. NewsNation reporter Elina Shirazi kicks off the hour speaking on the top FDA vaccine official resigning. Supermarket digital-only coupons are popular… critics say they breed inequality. The end of Hooters.

(March 31, 2025)Neil Saavedra fills in for Bill this week. KFI News White House correspondent speaks on Trump getting angry at Putin. A looming Real ID deadline in creating a real headache for fliers. 24/7 Reporter Rory O’Neill joins the show to talk about Musk and Ark of the Covenant. California international students on alert as Trump ramps up pro-Palestine activists.

(March 31, 2025)Amy King and joins Neil Saavedra who is hosting Handel on the News all week. Myanmar earthquake death toll rises as world rushes to provide aid. Trump criticizes Putin and threatens adversaries with new tariffs as he barrels toward April 2 deadline. FDA’s top vaccine scientist is out steps down. Iran threatens ‘strong blow’ against US if Trump attacks. One dose of experimental drug nearly wipes out stealthy cholesterol in ‘remarkable’ trial.

(March 28, 2025)Chris Merrill fills in for Bill this week. Vance , the second lady and a delegation are set to arrive in Greenland for a limited national security-focused mission and visit with military personnel stationed in Pituffik Space Base. LA Mayor Bass' texts provide glimpse into early response to Palisades Fire. Love is never simple. Add politics to the mix, and you may find yourself in a conundrum if your values don't align. Most times, the two don't mix.

(March 28, 2025)Chris Merrill fills in for Bill this week. Signal chat records must be preserved, federal judge tells Trump administration. California high-speed rail project needs $7 billion by next summer. Trump's "pro-Hamas" purge could block foreign students from colleges. Canada and Mexico are both planning on retaliation for the latest round of tariffs planned. The last two threats went away quickly, will it happen again or will we do another 30 day dance?

(March 28, 2025)Amy King and joins Chris Merrill who is hosting Handel on the News all week. Senior Trump officials ordered to preserve Signal group chat. Bangkok declared ‘emergency zone’ as powerful 7.7 magnitude quake hits Myanmar with tremors felt across the region. Trump says US will ‘go as far as we have to’ to get control of Greenland. Concerns about Hegseth’s judgement come roaring back after group chat scandal.

(March 27, 2025)Chris Merrill is in for Bill Handel while he is out on vacation. Host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard joins the show to discuss rate caps on credit cards, Tesla owners are likely going to be paying more for insurance, and should you buy a new car RIGHT NOW. As the Signal chat amongst President Trump's National Security team takes on a life of its own and is going nowhere fast, the larger question is could these messages in the wrong hands have had significant implications? Host of ‘Later with Mo Kelly’ on KFI joins the show to talk about what you need to know about the 2025 box office being off to a terrible start. Is the problem supply or demand?

(March 27, 2025)Chris Merrill is in for Bill Handel while he is out on vacation. The Atlantic on Wednesday published a new article detailing purported information about recent American strikes in Yemen. Under current law, swatting threats are only considered to be a crime when they are made against an individual — not an institution, such as a school or hospital. Now, state legislators are backing new legislation to close that loophole. President Trump imposes a 25% tariff on cars and car parts that were imported into the United States. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced it plans to re-test about 4,000 DNA samples after learning the agency used testing kits over a roughly eight-month period that were found by the manufacturer to occasionally deliver incomplete results.

(March 27, 2025)Amy King joins Chris Merrill, who is filling in for Bill while he is on vacation, for Handel on the News. Trump announces new auto tariffs in major trade war escalation. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visits El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelan criminals are being held. HHS scraps studies of vaccines and treatments for future pandemics. LA County Sheriff’s Department to re-test some 4,000 DNA samples amid concerns about potentially incomplete results.

(March 26, 2025)The Atlantic posts the 'attack plans' that were shared on the Signal app proving these were ,meant to be highly classifed. Americans are increasingly anxious about their financial prospects, with a closely watched gauge of consumer confidence slumping to a 12-year low amid growing concerns about tariffs and inflation. A light blue swirl puzzled skywatchers from Britain to Croatia this week. One person said it looked “like seeing a portal open above us.”

(March 26, 2025)Chris Merril is in for Bill while he is out on vacation.  Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman will allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty again in Los Angeles, undoing one of the signature policies of his predecessor, George Gascón. Four Southern states rank in the top five nationally for their dependence on federal dollars, according to a new report. And a very northern state, Alaska, is the most “federally dependent” in the union, according to WalletHub. Southern states rank second through fifth: Kentucky, West Virginia, Mississippi and South Carolina. Amid President Trump’s push to take over the world’s largest island, the administration says it is sending the vice president to visit a military base there. Billions of dollars are potentially on the line for fire victims. For lawyers, their typical one-third cut of any future settlement could be enormous.

(March 26, 2025)Amy King joins Chris Merril who is filling in for Bill for Handel on the News. Mike Walz claims ‘fill responsibility; for Signal chat group leaked to journalist. Trump stands by National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, saying he’s ‘learned a lesson.’ D.A Hochman officially brings death penalty back to Los Angeles. Mayor Karen Bass, City Council members request nearly $2BIL from state for budget help. Trump executive order boosts proof of citizenship requirements for voting in federal elections.

(March 25, 2025)Chris Merrill fills in for Bill this week. KTLA & KFI tech reporter Rich DeMuro joins the show for ‘Tech Tuesday.’ Today, Rich talks about what the Signal app is. The Trump administration's Signal fiasco has given Democrats an unexpected shot to go on offense, with a pair of hearings in the next two days. When social media company Meta sued to have a former employee's memoir pulled off the shelves, they thought it would stop people from reading the book. But it's done quite the opposite. "Careless People" is a memoir by Sarah Wynn-Williams, who worked at Facebook for seven years, becoming the director of global public policy. The book is highly critical of the organization and its leaders Mark Zuckerberg and then-CEO Sheryl Sandberg.

(March 25, 2025)Trump Administration accidentally included reporter in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling. With the release of its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps this morning, California’s firefighting agency is showing just how much of the state is prone to wildfire — and how much that computationally-modeled danger zone has grown since the state issued its last round of local hazard maps more than a decade ago. A federal judge refused Monday to withdraw his block on President Donald Trump’s deportation flights of alleged members of Venezuela’s crime gang Tren de Araragua under the Alien Enemies Act. If you’re one of the 15 million people who shared your DNA with 23andMe, it’s time to delete your data.