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To the Point

Another Mass Shooting in a Divided Country

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2015

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

The FBI is conducting a massive investigation into last week's killing of four Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We hear what's known about the young, Muslim shooter and the potential impact of the incident in southern states that are rapidly changing.

Transcript

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0:00.0

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

0:08.1

Another mass shooting in a divided country.

0:14.2

Hello again, I'm Arunalny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

0:18.1

a daily look at the issues Americans get about most.

0:20.3

When a self-described white supremacist gunned down nine black people in a Charleston church,

0:25.3

official national mourning began immediately.

0:28.1

When a young Muslim man killed four Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga,

0:31.9

it took the president five days to lower the flags on government buildings.

0:35.9

Military supporters are angry,

0:39.1

calling it evidence of estrangement between the armed services

0:40.3

in a society that takes them for granted.

0:42.8

Call it terrorism or an act of war.

0:45.2

They expect more such incidents to come.

0:47.8

What's the likely impact on a rapidly changing South?

0:51.1

Today's talking point,

0:52.4

what a Texas dash cam tells us about American policing. First,

0:57.2

here's the news.

1:02.3

Listen to KCRW's 24-hour all-news channel. Stream BBC World Service, NPRW programs,

1:10.9

continuous coverage and accessible via our smartphone app or online at kCRW.com.

1:20.9

Support for To The Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund.

1:27.7

Hello again, Marman. I'll be back with To the Point. The FBI is conducting a massive investigation into last week's killing of four Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

1:35.6

We'll hear what's known about the young Muslim shooter and the potential impact of the incident in southern states that are rapidly changing.

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