Following President Obama's news conference this morning, AirTalk takes a look at the oil spill in the Gulf. Has the federal government done all it should to respond to the disaster? Will BP be held responsible for cleanup costs? And what challenges lie ahead politically, for energy technology, and for the Gulf coast and waters?
A new poll shows San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris leading the Democratic race for AG. A career prosecutor, Harris has raised her department’s conviction rate. But a recent scandal has led her department to dismiss more than 600 drug cases. A superior court judge concluded that the DA's office failed to fulfill its constitutional duty and violated defendants' rights. Can Harris maintain her lead? Might she become California's first female Attorney General?
