Monday, May 19, 2008

AMERICA'S HOST: Steve Inskeep; NEWSCASTS: Carl Kasell, Jean Cochran
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley

Here are some highlights in today's show:

When the board that runs the state fairgrounds meets in the middle of this week, it may approve another step toward a new Kings arena at Cal Expo.  KXJZ's Ben Adler reports at 6:35 and 8:35.

United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Kyi Moon, this week will tour Myanmar's flooded southern delta region. The Southeast Asian country's military government continues to resist large-scale foreign aid for the hundreds of thousands of survivors of Cyclone Nargis. AND ... China today began three days of national mourning for the more than 30-thousand victims of last week's earthquake. While state media reports that 200 rescue workers were buried in a landslide. The Olympic torch relay that is currently on its domestic leg was also suspended for three days. We'll hear those stories this morning at 6:10 and again at 8:10.

Host Steve Inskeep talks to Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan, about the new film, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." It's one of the most anticipated movies of the summer. The film debuted yesterday at the Cannes Film Festival in France.  Let's listen ... and hum the theme song together ... this morning at 5:15 and 7:15.

Thanks for listening.