We're Armstrong and Getty. We're on vacation, but we needed somebody to let you know what's going on in this crazy world.

We've chosen the fabulous John Phillips. We'll be back on Monday, but John take it away.

That's right. It's me, John Phillips. In for a vacationing Armstrong and Getty, they'll be back with you on Monday.

After they sit in the pool, maybe have a margarita or two and enjoy the warm,

summer weather. You can normally catch me on Talk Radio 790 K-ABC in Los Angeles from noon to three.

You can get me on the AM band at AM790 or worldwide at kabc.com.

You can also read my column in the 7 California news group papers. That's the LA Daily News, the OC

Registered, the Riverside Presenter Prize, and not to be forgotten. The Redlands Daily Facts.

Well, the breaking news this morning is that the European Union said, if you have a summer vacation

in Europe and you're in the United States, you better check with your airline and find out

their cancellation policy because you ain't going. They think that we're going to go over there and

give them the Rona while we're looking at the Mona Lisa. They don't want any part of that, so you'll

have to probably reschedule for next year. Now, we have breaking news in the United States concerning

COVID-19. Yesterday, Los Angeles County, the most populated county in the entire state of California,

said, if you're planning on going to the beach on the 4th of July, plan on going some place else

because the beaches are officially closed yet again. Over the weekend, Ward Newsom told 5-7

California or not just Southern, but 5 California counties, including Imperial County, Los Angeles

County, Kings County, Tuleri County, and others that they needed to close their bars. Because I

guess it's evolved from the nail salons to the bars that are ground zero, so he wants all of

those shut down. And then he told a bunch of other counties, including Riverside Sacramento and

San Bernardino, that he recommends that they close their bars, but they aren't forced to. Riverside

County, where I am right now, has announced that they are closing their bars effective today. Now,

...