In hour 1 of The Mark Reardon Show, Mark discusses an update on the California Wildfires and the work being done to contain the fires. Mark is then joined by Paul Ross, the Director of Global Business at Aviation Battery Systems. He is also a veteran aviation specialist. They discuss how the wildfires are fought from the air. He also informs about the red fire retardant chemicals used by planes and helicopters and how most of it is made in St Louis. He later discusses Missouri Congressman Wesley Bell voting no on the Laken Riley Act. Why exactly would he?