Haiti earthquake update. We talk with Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke. All the latest news from Orange County; the Lyon Air Museum; and, how to pay for health care reform. Then, diagnosis and treatment of low back pain.
Earthquake aftermath in Haiti
Coast Guard and aid workers from around the world are arriving to Haiti, but relief from Tuesday's magnitude-7 earthquake is a long way off. Tens of thousands are feared dead, though no estimates have been confirmed. Larry Mantle gets the latest on relief efforts, the damage, and the reaction of the Haitian-American community.
Guests:
Joshua Johnson, reporter for WLRN Herald News in Miami
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, President of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable
Laura Blank, spokeswoman, World Vision, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
George Laguerre, owner of Tigeorge’s Chicken, a Haitian restaurant in Echo Park, on Glendale Blvd.
Pat Johns, expert in delivering emergency relief for Catholic Relief Services
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke
He was confirmed last March as America's 36th Commerce Secretary. Back in 1996, he was first elected governor of Washington, where he led trade missions to Asia, Mexico and Europe. He's in California this week. Yesterday Secretary Locke met with Dan Glickman of the Motion Picture Association in Los Angeles to discuss the industry's concerns over intellectual property rights and their enforcement overseas. Locke was also involved in a $7.5 million recovery act investment aimed at increasing broadband access in Los Angeles. Larry chats with Locke about supporting businesses that are important to California and the U.S.
Guest:
Gary Locke, United States Secretary of Commerce
Orange County Journalists Roundtable
Larry Mantle talks about the latest news developments in Orange County with Gustavo Arellano of OC Weekly, William Lobdell of the Newport-Mesa Daily Voice and Teri Sforza of Orange County Register.
Guests:
Gustavo Arellano, staff writer for the OC Weekly and author of "Ask A Mexican"
William Lobdell, co-publisher of the Newport-Mesa Daily Voice
Teri Sforza, Orange County Register staff writer
Lyon Air Museum
Founded by Major General William Lyon, the Lyon Air Museum has some of the rarest operational aircraft and vehicles on exhibit anywhere. The Museum recently opened on the west side of John Wayne Airport in Orange County and exhibits authentic aircraft, rare vehicles and related memorabilia, with emphasis on the defining event of the 20th century – World War II. On display is a B-17 Flying Fortress, which once ferried generals Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur, as well as a DC-3, which dropped members of the Army's 101st Airborne Division into France on D-day.
Guest:
Mark Foster, President of the Lyon Air Museum and Martin Aviation
A new idea for funding health care reform
How should Congress finance its health care plan? As an alternative to the House's "millionaire" tax and the Senate's "Cadillac" tax on high-value plans, Democratic leaders are considering applying the Medicare payroll tax not just to wages, but also to capital gains, dividends, and other unearned income. The new tax is aimed at more affluent Americans, but likely will affect older citizens, who depend on their savings and investment income in retirement. Larry Mantle looks at the details of the proposal.
Guest:
Chris Frates, reporter for Politico
Back pain: types and treatments
Ouch! Is your lower back smarting? You’re not alone. From dull aches to stabbing pains, physicians estimate that 90% of Americans seek medical attention for back pain at least once in their lifetime. It’s one of the most typical reasons for missed work, second only to the common cold. Treatments, some very expensive, include supplements, spinal adjustments, surgery, steroids, and even stem cell injections. What, if anything, works? And why are so many of us in pain?
Guests:
Dr. A. Nick Shamie, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, UCLA
Dr. Sean Thompson, Licensed Doctor of Chiropractic, owner of Back Benders, a chiropractic clinic in Eagle Rock, California