AirTalk

An update from Haiti. Tom Campbell explains his decision to drop out of the Governor's race and into a Senate campaign. Uncertain future for a consumer protection agency. Controversy over CalPERS investments. And it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Larry and the critics review the week's releases including The Spy Next Door, Book of Eli, and 44 Inch Chest. Later, he talks with critic Michael Adams about the his quest to find the worst movie of all time.

Haiti earthquake update. We talk with Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke. All the latest news from Orange County; the Lyon Air Museum; and, how to pay for health care reform. Then, diagnosis and treatment of low back pain.

The latest on the earthquake in Haiti. Restoring the country's fiscal responsibility. Google threatens to leave China. And Wired editor Daniel Pink discusses what really motivates us.

Is the killing of an abortion doctor manslaughter? The psychology behind pricing. Is the filibuster necessary? Mark McGwire's steroid confession, and MOCA gets a new director.

Harry Reid's remarks racist? Federal Prop. 8 trial begins. KPCC's Steven Cuevas follows up on riots at Chino prison. Health care reform: do costs outweigh the benefits? Then, Pete Carroll leaves USC, and 50 years of the Lakers in Los Angeles.

Back to late night for Jay Leno? Would legalizing undocumented immigrants help the economy? Governor releases the state budget. And it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. This week's movies include Leap Year, Youth in Revolt, and Daybreakers. Later, Aboriginal director Warwick Thornton on his film Samson & Delilah.

Airline intelligence. EPA issues new smog limits. Bowl Championship Series preview. Does medication help people with mild cases of depression? And, T. Jefferson Parker's newest Charlie Hood novel, Iron River.

Schwarzenegger's final State of the State address; Dodd and Dorgan will retire from the Senate; a preview of the Consumer Electronics Show; and physicist Sean Carroll presents his theory of time.

A Race to the Top education plan for CA; Delays for state stimulus projects; A preview of the governor's State of the State speech; New laws for 2010; A GOP midterm elections comeback?; and Laura Scott discusses married couples who are childless by choice.

USC penalizes its basketball program. An announcement from JPL. Are counter terrorism agencies on speaking terms? And, from founding fathers to techno wizards, author-historian Walter Isaacson discusses the people who shaped American history.