Monday, July 30, 2007

Mayors Against BP Dumping
Congressman Mark Kirk gathered North Shore mayors together today to again blast BP's plan to dump industrial waste into Lake Michigan. Is BP's plan safe, as the EPA claims? Or should the dumping be prohibited? Elizabeth Brackett reports.

News Analysis with Carol Marin
The recent indictment of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on dog fighting has put this underground sub-culture once again in the news. Carol Marin and her panel take a closer look at dog fighting, its prominence in Chicago, and why it attracts so many people. Guests: Ald. Mary Ann Smith, Kwame Amoaku, Cynthia Bathurst

Hiroshima Film
We'll talk to Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki about his new documentary on the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. We'll also meet a survivor who appears in the film, White Light, Black Rain.

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West Side Little League
Little League baseball is being played for the first time in 40 years in the West Haven neighborhood on the west side. We'll meet some players from the American Giants team who've found a new reason to look forward to summer.

  • Near West Side Community Development Corporation
  • Critic for a Day
    We'll have the latest on the mess in Springfield - the animated version, that is. From Homer and Bart Simpson to their television news counterparts — Phil's son Dan Ponce of ABC7 joins us to review the long awaited "Simpsons Movie."

    Viewer Mail
    We'll read some viewer mail to get your response to some recent stories.

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