Today on AirTalk, our weekly political roundtable discusses the headlines you might have missed. Also on the show, we check in on the novel coronavirus spread; discuss new NCAA regulations; and more.
Week In Politics: Biden’s South Carolina Win, The Winnowing 2020 Field, Coronavirus 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:
2020:
The South Carolina primary was on Saturday and it went to former VP Joe Biden. We parse the results
How good were the prediction polls?
Buttigieg and Steyer dropped
Super Tuesday is on the horizon. Why is it important?
How have the Dem frontrunners been campaigning in the Golden State? What have the polls been telling us about voter sentiments?
Sanders scored Public Enemy for a rally in L.A. Meanwhile Bloomberg pours money into television ads
CBS News Battleground Tracker poll shows Sanders leading in CA and Texas, plus a favorable view on socialism in CA
The white woman vote: will Trump have enough Southern white women voters to support him this time around? Plus, will white suburban women be turned off by Sanders?
How is the Trump Administration handling the threat of Coronavirus?
The DOW plunged
CPAC plays host to potential GOP 2024 hopefuls. Who are the options?
Guests:
Mark Barabak, political writer for the LA Times; he tweets
Amanda Renteria, senior advisor for Emerge America, a national organization that works to identify and train Democratic women who want to run for political office; she is the former national political director for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and has been a staffer for Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI); she tweets
Patrick Svitek, political reporter for The Texas Tribune based in Austin; he tweets
Matt Fleming, GOP communications strategist and opinion columnist for the Southern California News group; former communications Director for CA Republican Party (2018-19); he tweets
Undecided California Voters: Have You Finally Made Up Your Mind?
The race for the Democratic presidential nominees appears to be between Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden.
Undecided voters have played a big role in the first few caucuses and primaries this election cycle, with many making up their minds just hours before they cast their votes.
As we approach Super Tuesday, Larry speaks with undecided voters in Los Angeles. Call us at 866.893.5722 to weigh in.
Coronavirus Update And What Employers Should Do To Prepare
The coronavirus appeared for the first time in New York, Moscow and Berlin and clusters of the disease surged around the world, even as new cases in China dropped to their lowest level in six weeks Monday and hundreds of patients were released from hospitals at the epicenter of the outbreak.
Almost nine times more cases were reported outside China than inside the country in the past 24 hours, according to the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Amid the good-news, bad-news developments, the global death toll from COVID-19 pushed past 3,000, and the number of people infected topped 89,000, with fast-expanding outbreaks in South Korea, Italy and Iran.
Around the world, the virus reshaped people's routines, both at home and at work, from the millions of Japanese schoolchildren facing four weeks without class to special voting booths for Israelis under quarantine. Mobile hospitals were planned in Iran, and the “Mona Lisa” hung in a vacant room of the shuttered Louvre in Paris. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned that the world economy could contract this quarter for the first time since the international financial crisis more than a decade ago. Wall Street nevertheless opened higher after the worst week for stocks since the 2008 crisis. In the United States, infections ticked upward to at least 80 and the country recorded its second death, both of them in Washington state. Health officials said the latest victim was a man in his 70s from a nursing facility near Seattle, in a region where researchers believe the virus may have been circulating for weeks undetected. In densely populated New York City, a health care worker who had returned from Iran was in quarantine at home, according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He said the city is ramping up preparations and cautioned against panic.
Today on AirTalk, we want to hear how you’re preparing for possible disruption of daily life due to the outbreak. What conversations are you having at work with your boss and employees? How are you talking about it with your kids? Join our live conversation by calling 866-893-5722
We reached out to the Centers for Disease Control. They did not get back to us in time for this interview.
With files from the Associated Press
Guests:
Sheri Fink, M.D., correspondent at The New York Times, where she writes about health, medicine and science; she tweets
Dr. Muntu Davis, M.D., County Health Officer with the LA County Department of Public Health; he tweets
Future Of The Forum Up In The Air As Steve Ballmer Eyes To Buy Historic Venue
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is in negotiations to purchase The Forum according to reports by ESPN. What will the deal mean for the future of the arena?
Ballmer’s move to buy out The Forum is seen as a way to sidestep the roadblocks the Clippers have incurred in their pursuit to build a new sports stadium in the Inglewood area. The owner’s plans for a new stadium has been met with multiple lawsuits, including by The Forum’s owner Madison Square Garden Co. If built, the new Clippers’ arena would be in direct competition with MSG. The Clippers finalized a deal with the city of Inglewood in 2017 to explore the development of a new sports arena and have fast-tracked those plans with a proposed start date for construction to begin July 2021. Buying The Forum would be a way for Ballmer and the Clippers to work around the pushback they’ve been receiving from MSG but it also raises questions for what Ballmer may have planned for the historic venue.
Today on AirTalk, we take a closer look at the deal and what it could mean for The Forum’s future. We want to hear your memories about The Forum, whether it was a game you attended, a concert you watched, or have just driven by. Call us at 866-893-5722 to share your stories.
Guests:
Arash Markazi, sports columnist for The Los Angeles Times; he tweets
Howard Beck, senior NBA writer for the Bleacher Report and host of “The Full 48” podcast; he tweets
NCAA Debates New Regulations For Transfer Athletes
The NCAA is debating a rule change that would make it easier for college athletes who transfer schools to play at their new school.
If you’re a Division I college athlete in good academic standing, you’re allowed to transfer schools, but you have to wait one year after transferring to be able to play for the new school.
The proposed rule change came after some athletes and fans began to criticize the process for being unfair. One NCAA official called the current system “unsustainable.”
The five sports affected by the rule are among the most popular college sports: men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s ice hockey, football, and baseball.
What do you think of the change? Will it help college athletes and the teams they play for? Let us know by calling us at 866-893-5722.
Guest:
Patrick Hruby, journalist who frequently writes about college sports; he tweets