Today on AirTalk, our political analysts discuss the week's biggest headlines. Also on the show, we get the latest on COVID-19; hear your thoughts on what should be done with problematic monuments; and more.
Week In Politics: Bolton’s Book, NY Prosecutor Firing, SCOTUS News And More
AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the major headlines you might’ve missed in politics news over the weekend and looks ahead to the week to come. Here are the headlines that we’re following this week:
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s book portrayed a president solely interested in his own gain. Some on the right are angry he’s speaking out. Some on the left are angry he didn’t speak out during the impeachment hearings. At this point, will there be any political repercussions?
After a weekend of conflicting statements from Attorney General William Barr and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman, the prosecutor who was looking into Trump’s associates has agreed to leave his job
Trump’s rally in Tulsa
Assessing the president’s response to the unrest in the country.
2020:
SCOTUS
After SCOTUS DACA win for Dreamers, Trump tweeted Friday that he will try to end the program again
The Supreme Court didn’t take up several 2nd Amendment cases
Some on the right are frustrated with Trump’s Justice pick Gorsuch
How have Americans views shifted on policing? And if so, how far?
Some moderate Dems are also wary of defunding the police
Rep. Schiff and Senator Warren dropped their endorsements of Jackie Lacey in L.A.’s D.A. race. Meanwhile her competitor George Gascon got the support of Sen. Warren
Guests:
Elizabeth Spaldling, senior fellow at Pepperdine University’s school of public policy
Matt Barreto, professor of political science and Chicano/a Studies at UCLA and co-founder of the research and polling firm Latino Decisions; he tweets
COVID-19: The Latest On Hospitalization Numbers, How Is The Coronavirus Impacting People Long-term?
In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry speaks with David Eisenman, M.D., a professor of medicine and public health at UCLA and director of the university's Center for Public Health and Disasters.
Today’s topics include:
How could a vaccine impact older adults?
Should sports wait even longer?
How is COVID-19 impacting people long-term?
Statewide mask order
Case numbers vs. hospitalization numbers
Guest:
David Eisenman, M.D., professor of medicine and public health at UCLA; director of the university's Center for Public Health and Disasters; Associate Natural Scientist at RAND
How Should Decisions Be Made Over Problematic Statues And Monuments?
Protesters tore down more statues across the United States, expanding the razing in a San Francisco park to the writer of America’s national anthem and the general who won the country’s Civil War that ended widespread slavery.
In Seattle, pre-dawn violence erupted Saturday in a protest zone largely abandoned by police, where one person was fatally shot and another critically injured. On the East Coast, more statues honoring Confederates who tried to break away from the United States more than 150 years ago were toppled.
But several were removed at the order of North Carolina’s Democratic governor, who said he was trying to avoid violent clashes or injuries from toppling the heavy monuments erected by white supremacists that he said do not belong in places like the state Capitol grounds that are for all people. The statues are falling amid continuing anti-racism demonstrations following the May 25 police killing in Minneapolis of George Floyd, the African American man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee on his neck and whose death galvanized protesters around the globe to rally against police brutality and racism.
Today on AirTalk, we discuss the latest with statues, monuments and symbols. We also want to hear from you. What are your thoughts? What process do you think should be followed when it comes to making decisions about the future of these statues? Should there be a vote? Tell us your thoughts by calling 866-893-5722.
With files from the Associated Press
Guest:
Carolina Miranda, staff writer at LA Times who was in downtown L.A. reporting on this over the weekend, she tweets
How Different LA City Councilmembers Are Looking At LAPD Cuts
Los Angeles is one of many cities across the country that is taking a look at how it can re-imagine law enforcement in the wake of national protests over police brutality, and in the last couple of weeks we’ve started to see proposals and plans materializing that not only call for significant reallocation of funds normally earmarked for the Los Angeles Police Department, but also some that provide specifics on how those funds would be used. Over the weekend, the city legislative analyst’s office released a report saying that LAPD officer ranks would need to be cut below 10,000.
In an 11-3 vote last week, the L.A. City Council gave the greenlight on continuing to study ways to cut $100-150 million from LAPD’s budget. The council also heard a motion asking city departments to work with LAPD to figure out a model for directing non-emergency calls for things like mental health and homelessness crises to trained specialists as opposed to patrol officers.
Today on AirTalk, we’ll hear from members of L.A. City Council on how they see law enforcement in L.A. City being reimagined and where and how they might like to see any cuts to LAPD’s budget reallocated.
Guests:
John Lee, Los Angeles City Councilmember representing the 12th Council District, which represents the northwestern and western sections of the San Fernando Valley; he tweets
Herb Wesson, Los Angeles City Councilmember representing the 10th Council District, which includes the West Los Angeles neighborhoods of Koreatown, Mid City, Leimert Park, Crenshaw Manor and Baldwin Village; he tweets