We discuss what’s known and unknown after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and take your calls with reaction. Plus: USA Today’s Susan Page on how Washington is responding to the violence, and on any prospects for compromise on spending and revenue; Andrew Sullivan of The Daily Beast on how the film “Zero Dark Thirty” depicts torture; and more.
Newtown Shooting: The Monday After
We continue to cover the latest news from Newtown, CT, where 27 people were killed in a mass shooting. With:
- WNYC's Richard Hake, provides the latest news updates.
- Dr. Alex Afshar, head of Family Health Care Center of Newtown talks about trauma counseling after the shooting.
- Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal on what action the Senate will take and how his office is responding.
- Connecticut Congressman (CT-1) John Larson on what he is doing for his constituents.
- Evan Osnos, New Yorker China reporter, discusses a 36 year-old man's knife attack on an elementary school in China over the weekend in which all 22 victims survived.
Political Cliff
USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page discusses the latest from Washington, from reaction to the Sandy Hook shooting to a new counter-offer on tax rates from Speaker John Boehner.
Open Phones: Religious Services This Weekend
What was the theme or message of a religious service you attended this weekend? Whether you were speaking or listening, the phone lines are open for your calls on the important messages at your temple, church, mosque or other religious center after the Newtown school shooting. Call in and share: 212-433-9692/WNYC.
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