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

After Boston, the climate of fear.

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

that they look at the issues Americans care about most.

Monday's deadly attack on the Boston Marathon has penetrated the consciousness of Americans in different ways.

The target was not a symbol of power or dominance, but a crowd of people at play, a strike at the heart of America that makes many feel insecure.

Does giving into such fear mean that terrorists win?

Do we really know this was a terrorist act?

What can Americans learn from other countries?

President Obama rallied Boston at an emotional memorial service today.

We'll hear from his address and get a variety of opinions amid a cloud of uncertainty.

On reporter's notebook later on, the defeat of gun control and the president's second term agenda.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren. I'll need back with To the Point.

Nobody yet knows if the Boston Marathon bombing was the work of Al-Qaeda, a right-wing militia,

a deranged individual, or somebody else.

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