A deeply divided Senate pushed Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination past a key procedural hurdle Friday. We’ll open up the phones to get your reaction. We also interview Don Barnes and Duke Nguyen for Orange County Sheriff; review this weekend’s new movie releases; and more.
Collins: Yes. Flake: Yes. Manchin: Yes. Murkowski: No…Senate passes Kavanaugh cloture vote
A deeply divided Senate pushed Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination past a key procedural hurdle Friday, setting up a likely final showdown this weekend in a battle that's seen claims of long-ago sexual assault by the nominee threaten President Donald Trump's effort to tip the court rightward for decades.
The Senate voted 51-49 to limit debate, effectively defeating Democratic efforts to scuttle the nomination with endless delays. With Republicans clinging to a two-vote majority, one Republican voted to stop the nomination, one Democrat to send it further.
Of the four lawmakers who had not revealed their decisions until Friday, Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Jeff Flake of Arizona voted yes, as did Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Republican Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted not to send the nomination to the full Senate.
With files from the Associated Press
Guests:
Shannon Pettypiece, White House correspondent for Bloomberg News; she tweets
John Bresnahan, Capitol Hill Bureau Chief for Politico; he tweets
AirTalk Local Elections Interviews: Don Barnes & Duke Nguyen face off for Orange County Sheriff
Two names will appear on the ballot for Orange County Sheriff this November 6: Don Barnes and Duke Nguyen.
Barnes is the current O.C. undersheriff who has the endorsement of incumbent Sandra Hutchens — and was just shy of winning her seat outright in the June 5 primary.
But Nguyen, a public integrity investigator at the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, came in at a surprising 31.1 percent of the vote, placing Barnes at 49.4 percent and pushing candidate number three, Aliso Viejo Mayor Dave Harrington, out of the final race. This year’s midterm primary voter turnout was also the largest turnout for the county in more than thirty years.
Both Barnes and Nguyen return to AirTalk as the remaining candidates for Orange County Sheriff, this time in a head to head debate over their platforms and what they’ll bring to the table to handle the county’s growing homeless encampments, the jailhouse informant scandal and more.
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Guests:
Don Barnes, Orange County Undersheriff; he tweets
Duke Nguyen, investigator for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office and candidate for Orange County Sheriff
FilmWeek: ‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘Venom,’ ‘The Hate U Give’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases.
- "A Star is Born" in wide release
- "Venom" in wide release
- The Frame's John Horn interviewed "Venom" actor Riz Ahmed earlier this week, you can listen to the interview here
- "The Hate U Give" at Regal L.A. Live, AMC Burbank, Arclight Hollywood, Rave Cinemas Baldwin Hills, AMC Century City & Cinemark L.A.
- "Private Life" at Landmark Theatre & streaming on Netflix
- "Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable" at Laemmle's Royal
- "Loving Pablo" at AMC Dine-In Sunset
- "L'Atalante" at the Nuart Theatre
- "Heavy Trip" at Laemmle's Music Hall
- "Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey To Tomorrow" at Laemmle's Monica Film Center
- "Chasing the Blues" at Laemmle's Music Hall
- "Trouble" at Laemmle's Monica Film Center
- "Ride" at Laemmle's NoHo
CRITIC'S HITS:
Lael: "A Star is Born", "Private Life" & "Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSbzyEJ8X9E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1orjA9Z8g4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbEwN97dZt4
Wade: "The Hate U Give", "Heavy Trip" & "Trouble"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MM8OkVT0hw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AQtfYY1L_Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6_eJ4S020s
MIXED FEELINGS:
Lael: "Chasing The Blues" & "Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk71OwLyJ-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTOtUQSKGTo
Wade: "Loving Pablo"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9ni0CghN4s
MISS:
Wade: "Venom"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLCn88bfW1o&t=91s
Guests:
Lael Loewenstein, KPCC film critic; she tweets
Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com
How actors-turned-directors first film directing sets the course for their career
Bradley Cooper makes his directorial debut this week in the reboot of “A Star Is Born,” in which he also stars.
It’s fairly common these days to see seasoned actors try their hand at directing a film -- think Clint Eastwood, Angelina Jolie, Greta Gerwig, Robert Redford or Ron Howard, just to name a few.
So far, “A Star Is Born” has received strong reviews, but will that translate at the box office? And what do these actors-turned directors’ first films tell us about the rest of their directing careers?
Guests:
Lael Loewenstein, KPCC film critic; she tweets
Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com