The Aftermath of Unspeakable Tragedy
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2007
⏱️ 51 minutes
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President Bush is in Blacksburg, Virginia for a convocation on the Virginia Tech campus, where 32 people were shot to death yesterday and their killer committed suicide. We hear about the gunman and what might have been indications that he would turn to violence, and talk about gun control. On Reporter's Notebook, on this tax day, Republicans and Democrats advocate tax reform. What are the prospects?
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| 0:00.0 | From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point. |
| 0:07.6 | The aftermath of unspeakable tragedy. |
| 0:14.2 | Hello again, I'm Aronaldi, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, |
| 0:18.1 | a daily look at the issues. Americans care about most. |
| 0:20.9 | The Virginia Tech gunman has been identified as Joe Song Hui, a 23-year-old student originally from South Korea. |
| 0:28.2 | It appears he was responsible for 32 killings. The names of the victims are being released after the next of kin have been notified. |
| 0:36.1 | President Bush has ordered American flags phone at half staff. |
| 0:39.3 | He went to Blacksburg, Virginia with the First Lady for a campus convocation. |
| 0:43.8 | On To the Point, we'll hear more about a note reportedly left by the killer. |
| 0:48.0 | Were there indications that Joe might turn violent? |
| 0:51.2 | What about gun control? |
| 0:52.9 | On reporter's notebook later on, it's tax day, whatever happened to tax reform. First, the news. |
| 0:59.7 | Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio International Program Fund, |
| 1:07.2 | whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur |
| 1:11.5 | Foundation. Hello again. Warren. I'll be back with To the Point. President Bush is in Blacksburg, Virginia |
| 1:16.2 | for a convocation on the Virginia Tech campus where 32 people were shot to death yesterday and their |
| 1:21.1 | killer committed suicide. On To the Point, we'll hear about the gunman and what might have been |
| 1:25.1 | indications that he would turn to violence. We'll also talk about gun control. On reporter's notebook on this tax day, Republicans and Democrats |
| 1:32.5 | advocate tax reform. What are the prospects? First, this news update. Yesterday's Virginia Tech |
| 1:38.4 | gunman was Joe Song Hui, a 23-year-old student from South Korea. He reportedly came to this country in 1992 and grew up in |
| 1:46.8 | Centerville, Virginia. That's a suburb of Washington, D.C. His family reportedly owns a cleaning business. |
| 1:53.1 | Today, Chicago Tribune website says he left a note, which included a rambling list of grievances. |
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