The Las Vegas Strip turned into a war zone
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2017
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
A gunman shot and killed at least 58 people and wounded more than 500 at a Country Music Festival. President Trump has called for national after the incident he described as “an act of pure evil.”
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| 0:00.0 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:07.7 | The Las Vegas Strip turned into a war zone. |
| 0:13.9 | Hello again, I'm Arnalny, and this is to the point. |
| 0:16.6 | At least 58 people were killed and more than 500 wounded when a gunman rained automatic gunfire |
| 0:22.3 | onto the crowd at a country music festival last night in Las Vegas. The shooter was high up in the |
| 0:27.5 | Mandalay Bay Hotel. Local police say he killed himself just as they blew open the door of his room. |
| 0:33.4 | President Trump called for National Unity after an incident he described this way. |
| 0:37.7 | It was an act of pure evil. |
| 0:40.7 | The shooter was 64, a Nevada resident with no criminal record. |
| 0:44.4 | It's believed he acted alone. |
| 0:46.1 | We'll hear much more. |
| 0:47.4 | Later on today's talking point, President Trump lowers the cap on refugees coming into the country. |
| 0:52.2 | Are they a risk to national security? |
| 0:54.9 | First, here's the news. |
| 1:01.9 | Check out KCRW's All-News Channel, News 24, |
| 1:05.6 | programming from KCRW, NPR, the BBC, and more 24 hours a day. |
| 1:11.1 | Go to KCRW.com slash news 24, or you can listen on KCRW's app. |
| 1:21.3 | Support for To The Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund. |
| 1:30.2 | Hello again, Mormon, I'll hear back with To The Point. |
| 1:32.0 | President Trump has lowered the cap on refugees to just 45,000 for 2018. |
| 1:36.9 | That's left than half those allowed this year. |
| 1:39.3 | We'll talk with a man from Congo who fled genocide a decade ago and became an American citizen. |
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