California Wildfires Update; Gay and Lesbian Domestic Violence; Where Do Your Charitable Dollars Go; Presidential Race Update; Travels In The World Of Atomic Weaponry
California Wildfires Update
The wildfires continue burning throughout the state. Governor Schwarzenegger has been touring the fire zones, and last week ordered 400 National Guard troops to help in the effort, saying the state's resources are being stretched thin. Larry talks with Captain Eli Iskow, spokesman for the Santa Barbara County Fire department, Greg DeNitto, public information officer from the Basin Complex Fire, Lisa Page, deputy press secretary, Office of the Governor, and Tom Birmingham, co-owner, Nepenthe Restaurant in Big Sur.
Gay and Lesbian Domestic Violence
Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcon wants the city to create a task force to look at lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender domestic violence. Larry talks with Alarcon about his new proposal.
Where Do Your Charitable Dollars Go
Nonprofit organizations, both large and small, often hire for-profit fundraisers to help them raise money for their charitable causes. But, according to a new investigation by the LA Times, many of the charities get only a sliver of the money collected in their names. Records filed with the California attorney general's office show that over the last decade, fundraisers kept more than 94 cents of every donated dollar. In some cases, the nonprofits even lost money. Larry talks with Charles Piller, Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, Daniel Borochoff, President, American Institute of Philanthropy, Art Taylor, President & CEO of the Better Business Bureau, Wise Giving Alliance, and Ken Berger, President, Charity Navigator, about the startling figures and resources for wise giving.
Presidential Race Update
Barack Obama will accept the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field at Mile High stadium, the 76,000-seat home to the Denver Broncos. This move will help with fund raising and make room for the huge crowds expected at the speech. Meanwhile, Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged the steep drop in U.S. jobs and said he would boost the economy through tax cuts, encouraging free trade and building nuclear power plants. Larry talks with political analysts: Marc Cooper, columnist, professor at USC Annenberg School for Communication, and Dan Schnur, professor and Republican political strategist, about the latest on the Presidential race.
Travels In The World Of Atomic Weaponry
Journalists Nathan Hodge and Sharon Weinberger want what most of us want from a family vacation: to see new places, visit family, and experience something relevant to their lives. Unlike most of us, that meant traveling to Kazakhstan, Russia, Iran, and remote regions of the US, and touring the world's nuclear arsenals. Larry talks with the authors about their unusual journey and their new book "A Nuclear Family Vacation: Travels in the World of Atomic Weaponry."