Berlin, Ankara and the international political consequences
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2016
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Guest host Barbara Bogaev follows up on yesterday's deadly attacks in Germany and Turkey, and looks at the ripple effects this spate of holiday violence could have far beyond Berlin and Ankara.
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| 0:00.0 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:08.7 | Berlin, Ankara, and the political consequences. |
| 0:14.6 | I'm Barbara Boghav, sitting in for Warren Olney, and this is To the Point. |
| 0:17.9 | A truck rammed into holiday revelers celebrating at a Christmas |
| 0:21.1 | market in Berlin, killing 12 and wounding scores more. A lone gunman assassinated Russia's |
| 0:26.7 | ambassador to Turkey and wounded three others in a shocking public display at an Ankara photo exhibit. |
| 0:32.5 | Both events are being investigated as acts of terrorism. Whatever the exact cause, the perception of escalating violence could have far-reaching effects on Europe's policy on immigration, refugees, and the war in Syria. |
| 0:45.3 | The latest on the holiday attacks yesterday and their political fallout coming up. |
| 0:49.3 | And on today's talking point, the nation's lead problem goes way beyond Flint, Michigan. |
| 0:53.3 | A new investigation shows thousands of neighborhoods with even higher levels. First, the news. |
| 1:02.2 | Check out KCRW's All News Channel, News 24. Programming from KCRW, NPR, BBC, and more 24 hours a day. |
| 1:12.5 | Go to KCRW.com slash News24 or listen on KCRW's app. |
| 1:22.7 | Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund. |
| 1:32.2 | This is To The Point. Nice to have you with us. I'm Barbara Bogave in for Warren Olney. |
| 1:36.9 | Just ahead, we'll follow up on yesterday's deadly attacks in Germany and Turkey, the latest on the investigations and their political fallout. |
| 1:44.5 | And on today's talking point, four more Flint, Michigan officials face charges today in the city's |
| 1:48.9 | polluted water crisis. But a new Reuters investigation has found much higher lead levels in |
| 1:53.6 | thousands of places across the country. Is anything being done beyond Flint? First, |
| 1:58.4 | this news update, North Carolina's outgoing Republican governor Pat McCrory |
| 2:03.0 | has called for a special session tomorrow to consider repealing HB2, the controversial law curbing |
| 2:08.4 | legal protections for LGBTQ people, commonly known as the bathroom bill. This comes after the |
| 2:14.7 | Charlotte City Council rescinded a local anti-discrimination ordinance on Monday. |
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