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Security in the Air and Murder in Mexico
A killing in Mexico means pain and loss for the City and the schools of El Monte. Also, the world's tallest building. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, Yemen is now being described as a hotbed of terrorists, as debate continues over the near-bombing of a US jetliner on Christmas Day. We update the Obama Administration's latest security measures and the political infighting over national security.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThe shooting death of a local school official in Mexico brings sorrow to the City of El Monte. We hear from the brother of Bobby Salcedo and others about how the drug wars devastate innocent people in two countries. Also, an LA architect with some thoughts on the world's tallest building. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Yemen is now being described as a hotbed of terrorists, as debate continues over the near-bombing of a US jetliner on Christmas Day. We update the Obama Administration's latest security measures and the political infighting over national security.
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3 storiesThe Politics of Security and Terrorism
Terminal C at Newark's Liberty International Airport was shut down for several hours last night after a man reportedly walked through the wrong side of a checkpoint. Passengers on aircraft that had not taken off were sent back to the terminal.
Read the story27 minLA-Mexico Connection in the Murder of El Monte Teacher
At a vigil tonight at El Monte's Mountain View High School, a scholarship fund was announced in the memory of Bobby Salcedo.
Read the story18 minSuper-tall Burj Tower Opens in Dubai
The Arab Emirate of Dubai today opened the world's tallest building — the Burj , which rises half a mile into the air — so high that the curvature of the Earth is visible from the top floors. Scott Johnson is a design partner at LA firm of Johnson Fain and author of Tall Building : Imagining the Skyscraper.
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