Holiday Shopping Update; California Republicans; Tsunami Update – One Year Anniversary
Holiday Shopping Update
Guest host, Ted Chen, gets the latest on how the stores did during this year's holiday shopping frenzy, and whether Southern California's economic future is as bright. Chen talks with Jack Kyser, Chief Economist, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, and Malachy Kavanaugh, Spokesman for the International Council of Shopping Centers.
California Republicans
From the Republican perspective, November's special election ended disastrously, and 2005 was hardly a banner year. Guest-host Ted Chen talks about last year's highs and lows, and the Republican agenda for '06 with Assemblyman Kevin McCarthy, California State Assembly Republican Leader.
Tsunami Update – One Year Anniversary
On December 26, 2004 a tsunami of unprecedented power slammed into coastal regions from India to Africa, killing 100,000 people. Guest host Ted Chen talks with reporters in the region, a geological expert, and a representative from the Red Cross about the ongoing efforts to rebuild the area as well as ways to develop better warning systems to reduce the death toll from future tidal waves.