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Is America Ready for On-Camera Surveillance?
Within hours of Britain's failed car-bomb attacks, closed circuit TV's had provided thousands of hours of videotaped evidence. Also, the western US faces severe weather, and Hamas and a hostage release in Gaza.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenWithin hours of Britain's failed car-bomb attacks, closed circuit TV's had provided thousands of hours of videotaped evidence. How do Londoners feel about that kind of monitoring? Could we do it here? How did so many doctors get radicalized, and what's the affect on other Muslims in the United Kingdom? Also, severe weather predictions for the Western US and, on Reporter's Notebook, a hostage release in Gaza. What's the lesson about Hamas?
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In this episode
3 storiesHeat Warning Issued for the Western US
The western United States are looking at record temperatures in days to come and very little rainfall. Texas and Oklahoma are braced for more flooding. It's a bad week for weather. Meteorologist Brian Cordy of the National Weather Service gives us a preview of what to expect.
Read the story6 minLondon Bomb Scare Raises Profile of CCTV's in the US
Less than a week after two car bombs were found and disarmed in London and the subsequent attack on the airport in Glasgow by two men in a flaming car, British police are certain they have the main suspects and have lowered the terror alert from "critical" to "severe."
Read the story35 minAlan Johnston's Release and the Role of Hamas
BBC journalist Alan Johnston was released yesterday after four months as a hostage in Gaza. Britain's foreign secretary acknowledged the critical role played by Hamas, considered a terrorist group by the West.
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