As the migrant caravan of refugees from Central America progresses through Mexico, President Trump is reportedly looking at invoking his emergency powers to close off the border and deny asylum — but is the move legal?; We also debate Measure W; discuss the issues behind the digital preservation of celebrities; and more.
Latest on US mail bombs: Suspect arrested in Florida
Federal authorities took a man into custody Friday in Florida in connection with the mail-bomb scare that earlier widened to 12 suspicious packages, the FBI and Justice Department said.
The man was identified by law enforcement officials as Cesar Sayoc, 56, of Aventura, Florida. He was arrested at an auto parts store in the nearby city of Plantation.
Court records show Sayoc has a history of arrests.
Larry is joined by South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Doug Phillips to talk about this developing story.
With files from the Associated Press.
Guest:
Doug Phillips, senior journalist and breaking news editor at the South Florida Sun Sentinel who’s been following the story; he tweets
Can Trump legally ban migrants from seeking asylum at the border?
As the so-called migrant caravan of refugees from Central America progresses through Mexico, President Trump is reportedly looking at invoking his emergency powers to close off the border and deny asylum — but is the move legal?
According to the Washington Post, the administration is arguing that it has the authority to bar certain migrants from asylum under a Section of the Immigration and Nationality Act. That’s the same section that was used to justify the travel ban, which faced various legal challenges. If Trump moves forward with this directive, it will likely face many legal challenges as well.
In the meantime, the administration is also getting ready to send up to 1,000 more troops to secure the border.
Today we talk to two legal scholars about the scope of presidential authority and whether this move would hold up to legal challenge.
Guests:
Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation; former counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Department of Justice in the George W Bush White House; he tweets
Harold Krent, professor of law and dean at Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology; author of the book, “Presidential Powers,” (NYU Press, 2005)
AirTalk debates 2018 ballot initiatives: Measure W — parcel tax on impermeable land
A parcel tax lands on the ballot this November. If Measure W goes through, property owners might have to pay a tax for impermeable land like driveways, patios, parking lots, rooftops and other paved surfaces that don’t absorb water.
Also known as the Safe Clean Water Program, Measure W would tax 2.5 cents per square foot of impermeable area. The tax would raise an estimated $300 million a year to capture billions of gallons of stormwater, clean it, and reuse it for future water supply. For the average homeowner in Los Angeles, this would be a fee of about $83 per year. Revenue would then be used to construct and maintain stormwater capture structures such as underground water collection vaults.
Proponents say the tax is important for the drought-stricken region as it could ultimately reduce the amount of imported water from other sources including the Eastern Sierra in Northern California and the Colorado River. They also argue that catching rainfall close to where it originally landed could lessen the amount of runoff pollution, leading to improved water quality.
Opponents argue that the measure lacks specificities for its projects in terms of costs, timelines, and expected results. Without independent oversight, opponents say, the funding from the tax would result in a blank check paid to the government. We debate the measure.
Guests:
Shelley Luce, president of Heal the Bay, which endorses the measure
De’Andre Valencia, advocacy director of the Los Angeles County Business Federation, which formally opposes the measure
From Republican to #NeverTrump: What led one staunch conservative to leave the right
In 2015, Max Boot was a lifelong Republican, well-known conservative historian and respected foreign policy expert.
Then Donald Trump announced his presidential bid. Three years later, Boot is no longer a Republican, yet still not a Democrat – and an outspoken critic of the President in his columns for the Washington Post.
In his new book, “The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right,” Boot chronicles the ideological shift that drove him to leave his party as other Republicans stood by Trump from candidacy to presidency. Using both his personal political journey and the history of modern conservatism in the United States, Boot details what he sees as the decline of the Republican Party.
Larry sits down with Boot to discuss his book, President Trump and the current state of the Republican Party.
Max Boot will be talking to Patt Morrison about his book, “Crisis of American Conservatism” in the context of the 2018 election on Monday, Nov 5, at the Stephen Wise Temple in West Los Angeles. The event starts at 7:30pm.
Guest:
Max Boot, author of many books, including his newest, “The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right” (Liveright, 2018); former foreign policy adviser to John McCain’s presidential campaign in 2007–08, Mitt Romney’s campaign in 2011–12, and Marco Rubio’s campaign in 2015-2016; he tweets
FilmWeek: ‘Suspiria,’ ‘Hunter Killer,’ ‘Johnny English Strikes Again,’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases.
- "Suspiria" at Arclight Hollywood
- "Hunter Killer" in wide release
- "Johnny English Strikes Again" in wide release
- "On Her Shoulders" at Laemmle's Monica Film Center
- "Shirkers" at Laemmle's Music Hall & streaming on Netflix
- "Viper Club" at the Landmark Theatre
- "Life and Nothing More" at Laemmle's Playhouse & Laemmle's Monica Film Center
- "A Bread Factory (Parts One and Two) at Laemmle's Monica Film Center
- "The Price of Everything" at Laemmle's Music Hall (premiering on HBO November 12)
- "Border" at Arclight Hollywood
CRITICS' HITS:
Wade: "Johnny English Strikes Again", "On Her Shoulders" & "Life and Nothing More"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qv6p6pTz5I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RRE1DWK8cU&t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYg8epO3pvI
Christy: "Suspiria", "Shirkers" & "The Price of Everything"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY6QKRl56Ok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3wPWCj2L6I&t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iejpS_PpPJk
MIXED FEELINGS:
Wade: "Viper Club"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpyQTdrW808
Christy: "A Bread Factory (Parts One and Two)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLIw_lKkOhs
MISSES:
Wade: "Hunter Killer"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnP_z3qXDCQ
Christy: "Border"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMs28A1s1OA
Guests:
Christy Lemire, film critic for KPCC, RogerEbert.com and co-host of the ‘What the Flick?’ podcast, available at ChristyLemire.com; she tweets
Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com
The show must go on: the technological and legal issues behind digitally preserving a celebrity’s likeness
Celebrities may soon become immortal…well, almost.
As technology continues to advance, some actors are having themselves digitally preserved, meaning they take a 360-degree scan of their face and body using hundreds of custom LED lights arranged in a sphere, in order to create a 3D replica of them. Some of the most recent examples of digital preservation, as well as digital resurrection, can be seen in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which brought back Peter Cushing in the role of Grand Moff Tarkin as well as a de-aged Carrie Fisher as a young princess Leia.
Other notable examples of this technology include Paul Walker in in the Fast & Furious movies, as well as the famous 2012 performance of Tupac Shakur at Coachella.
Today on FilmWeek we’ll discuss the technology behind digital preservation and resurrection with Darren Hendler, director of the Digital Human Group for Digital Domain, the visual effects company behind films like Avengers: Infinity War and Ready Player One. We’ll also examine the potential copyright and intellectual property issues behind using an actors image long after they’re gone.
Guests:
Darren Hendler, director of the Digital Humans Group at Digital Domain, an Academy Award-winning visual effects studio based in Playa Vista that has worked on films including “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Ready Player One” and has digitally scanned numerous actors
Jennifer Rothman, professor of law at Loyola Law School where she teaches right to publicity and intellectual property law and author of “The Right of Publicity: Privacy Reimagined for a Public World” (Harvard University Press, May 2018); she tweets