President Obama releases a review of deep-water drilling, address the Gulf oil spill, and take questions from the press. Should internet gambling be taxed and regulated? Later, Democratic Attorney General candidate Kamala Harris.
White House News Conference on deep-water drilling and the Gulf oil spill
Following President Obama's news conference this morning, AirTalk takes a look at the oil spill in the Gulf. Has the federal government done all it should to respond to the disaster? Will BP be held responsible for cleanup costs? And what challenges lie ahead politically, for energy technology, and for the Gulf coast and waters?
Guests:
Doyle McManus, Washington Columnist for the Los Angeles Times
Dave Pursell, Managing Director and head of the macro-research department at Tudor, Pickering and Holt, an Energy Investment Banking Company in Houston, Texas
Elgie Holstein, Vice President for Land, Water, and Wildlife programs for Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), former senior advisor to the Obama presidential campaign on energy and environmental policy matters and co-director of the Department of Energy presidential transition team
David Pettit, Senior attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Kamala Harris - candidate for Attorney General
A new poll shows San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris leading the Democratic race for AG. A career prosecutor, Harris has raised her department’s conviction rate. But a recent scandal has led her department to dismiss more than 600 drug cases. A superior court judge concluded that the DA's office failed to fulfill its constitutional duty and violated defendants' rights. Can Harris maintain her lead? Might she become California's first female Attorney General?
Guest:
Kamala Harris, San Francisco District Attorney and Democratic candidate for Attorney General