The Great Stock Market Crash of '08; Diahann Carroll; Propositon 2; FilmWeek
The Great Stock Market Crash of '08
The comparisons between the international financial crisis and the beginning of the Great Depression may seem overblown, but at the rate international stock markets are falling, the word "crash" is becoming appropriate. World financial leaders are meeting in Washington to look for a solution to the slide. Larry looks for the bottom with economists Andrew Hilton and Peter Morici.
Propositon 2
Proposition 2, The California Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, will appear on the California's November 2008 ballot. If it passes, a new statute will prohibit the confinement of farm animals in a manner that does not allow them to turn around freely, lie down, stand up, or fully extend their limbs. Oopponents say Prop 2 would wipe out California's egg industry and increase the risk of bird flu and salmonella contamination. Larry gets to the yolk at the center of the debate with Human Society President Wayne Pacelle and Julie Buckner from the No on Prop 2 campaign.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle talks with Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media and Wade Major of boxoffice.com and CityBeat about this week's new film openings including "Body of Lies," "RocknRolla," "The Express," "Lola Montes," "City of Ember," "Happy Go Lucky" and "Ashes of Time Redux," among others.
Diahann Carroll
Actress Diahann Carroll has won a Tony Award and a Golden Globe, and been nominated for an Emmy, an Oscar and a Grammy. She was the first African American woman to star in her own TV show, "Julia," in 1968 and she had a lead role on the hit series "Dynasty." Larry talks with Carroll about her myriad of experiences in Hollywood, as well as love and life along the way.