FBI TERRORISM INVESTIGATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; SACRAMENTO LEGISLATIVE ROUND-UP; HURRICANE KATRINA
FBI TERRORISM INVESTIGATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Federal prosecutors are expected to ask a grand jury today to charge several Southern California men, possibly including at least one prison inmate, with conspiracy to commit terrorism. The charges come on the heels of a recent investigation into an alleged plan to attack synagogues, National Guard recruitment centers, and other targets in Southern California. Larry talks about the investigation with Salam S. Al-Maryati of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and Professor Brian Levin, a terrorism specialist from the Criminal Justice department at CSU San Bernardino.
SACRAMENTO LEGISLATIVE ROUND-UP
Larry Mantle talks with KPCC’s Sacramento reporter Tamara Keith and Jordan Rau, staff reporter from the LA times based in Sacramento, about some of the bills that are racing through the State Capitol before the legislative recess.
HURRICANE KATRINA
The dire effects of the hurricane that struck the Gulf Coast region are more severe and widespread than originally anticipated. Larry Mantle talks with a variety of guests about the storm’s ongoing impact on public health, urban planning, oil and gas prices, and more.