Verdicts on the Enron Case Are In; California's High School Exit Exam Is Reinstated; Annual Statewide Beach Report Card; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Vicente Fox's Visit and US/Mexico Relations; How to Find Happiness
Verdicts on the Enron Case Are In
The verdicts in the fraud and conspiracy trial of former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling are in. On the sixth day of deliberations in one of the biggest business scandals in U.S. history, jurors in Houston found Skilling guilty of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud. Lay was found guilty on all counts. Host Larry Mantle gets the latest from Paul Pendergraft, News Director for Houston Public Radio (KUHF) and UC Irvine Business professor Peter Navarro.
California's High School Exit Exam Is Reinstated
The California Supreme Court decided yesterday to reinstate California's high school exit exam as a graduation requirement for this year's senior class. The fate of tens of thousands of high school seniors who failed the test remains unclear at this point. Larry gets the latest from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell.
Annual Statewide Beach Report Card
Heal the Bay released their annual statewide beach survey and found that contamination occurred at more beaches in LA County than previously thought. Larry talks with Mark Gold, executive director of Heal the Bay, about the cleanliness and safety of our beaches.
Orange County Journalists Roundtable
Larry Mantle talks with Los Angeles Times staff writer Jean Pasco, Orange County Register op-ed column editor Steven Greenhut, and OC Weekly senior editorial writer and columnist, Gustavo Arellano about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
Vicente Fox's Visit and US/Mexico Relations
Mexican President Vicente Fox finishes his U.S. trip with a visit to California today and tomorrow. He plans to speak to a joint session of the state legislature this afternoon, and will meet with Governor Schwarzenegger after that. The Governor has said he plans to tell Fox that Mexico needs to do more to stop immigrants from coming into the U.S. The trip comes as illegal immigration has resurfaced as one of the nation's top political issues, prompting calls by conservatives for tighter borders and rallies for immigrants' rights in the nation's major cities. Larry Mantle talks with LA Times staff writers Peter Nicholas and Sam Quinones.
How to Find Happiness
Don't worry, be happy. Since it's what we all strive for, why do we often fail to know what will make us happy in the future? Larry talks with Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, about why we make some pretty basic and consistent mistakes when trying to realize happiness.