Here & Now; 650

June 27, 2008

Here and Now, Slate at beginning of the program is labeled 6-28-08, which was a Saturday. DVD and case are labeled correctly. 6yo e-coli victim, A 6-year-old Richland County boy has been in intensive care battling kidney complications after contracting E-coli, apparently after playing in flood water. UW Hospital Pediatrician Dr. Greg Demuri is one of the child's physicians. FEMA flood relief news, Even as health concerns grow related to the flood waters, FEMA continues to assist flood victims in all the affected areas of Wisconsin and now we want to get the latest relief news. Refilling Lake Delton, Producer Art Hackett says steps are being taken to refill Lake Delton but it might not happen as quickly as some people hoped. Here is that 'In Wisconsin' story. international biotech expo, Wisconsin is already a world leader in stem cell discovery but that's only the tip of the profit making iceberg according to our next guest. State Secretary of Commerce Jack Fischer was part of a large Wisconsin contingency to a recent international biotech expo in California. Rome 1960: the Olympics that Changed the World', Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and Wisconsin native, David Maraniss, has built a career chronicling the life and times of American icons from Bill Clinton to Roberto Clemente. And now the Associate Editor of the Washington Post has a new book just in time for the Beijing Olympics. It's called 'Rome 1960: the Olympics that Changed the World'. Here and Now Producer Andy Moore sat down with Maraniss earlier today. Third Party Candidates, Christian Schneider says the presidential polls might be overlooking something that might make or break the Obama/McCain contest in Wisconsin, third party candidates.