Larry Mantle gets an update on local fire conditions. Then, the SEC could have stopped Bernard Madoff, but didn't, despite "more than ample information." What went wrong? Finally, Larry talks with Washington Post correspondent T.R. Reid about what the United States can learn from the health care systems of other countries.
Fire update
Firefighters have made progress on the Station Fire, which has burned more than 144,000 acres, but now is 38% contained. The fire is moving to the southeast above Pasadena, Sierra Madre, and Monrovia, and also west toward Pacoima Canyon, prompting the evacuation of 11 homes. Officials believe the Station Fire was caused by humans, though they are unsure whether it was deliberately set. Larry Mantle finds out the latest developments.
Guests:
Susan Valot, KPCC Reporter
David Ortiz, Public Information Officer, Station Incident
Brian Watt, KPCC Reporter
Pam Morey, President, Angeles National Forest Fire Lookout Association
Dave Jurasevich, Superintendent, Mt. Wilson Observatory
SEC report on Madoff
The SEC released a report today criticizing its 2004-2005 investigation into Bernard Madoff's business practices. With "more than ample information," regulators did not uncover a Ponzi scheme. What did the SEC miss, and what threw investigators off the trail? Larry Mantle learns more.
Guests:
Beth Healy, Boston Globe Staff reporter covering the SEC investigation
Robert Mintz, Head of the Governmental Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense practice at McCarter & English; former assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
11am fire update
Larry Mantle checks in with KPCC reporters Susan Valot and Brian Watt on the status of Southern California's wildfires.
Guests:
Susan Valot, KPCC Reporter, live at Hanson Dam
Brian Watt, KPCC Reporter, Tujunga
Global quest for better health care
What can the United States, the richest of rich nations, learn from other countries' health systems? Quite a bit, writes T.R. Reid in "The Healing of America." The Washington Post correspondent embarked on an international medical tour to uncover the merits and pitfalls of universal care. Reid concludes that America spends far more than other countries for lower quality, uneven care. Larry Mantle learns more about health systems in India, Japan, Britain, Taiwan and elsewhere, and the lessons they offer for the United States on the road to better, cheaper and fairer health care for all.
Guest:
T.R. Reid, Washing Post correspondent and author of The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care (Penguin Press)