Mark Thompson fills in for Tim Conway Jr. and dives into the major stories shaping the day. ABC’s Alex Stone joins to explain why TSA is phasing out the shoe-removal requirement—even for non-Precheck fliers. Then, Mark breaks down Mayor Karen Bass’s pushback against recent ICE raids in MacArthur Park, including her newly announced lawsuit to halt federal enforcement actions in LA. KFI’s Michael Monks joins with his take as a Downtown LA resident and what the ICE presence means for locals. Mark wraps the hour with heartbreaking updates on the deadly flooding in Texas as the situation worsens.