Week In The News: Southern Freeze, State Of The Union, So Long Bernanke (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

The State of the Union, a little sour this week. Small bore. No White House expectation of help from Congress. The President says he’ll go it alone if need be. The South, ice shock — “Ice-lanta” — as a cold wave crawls through. A farm bill in Congress. Fresh immigration reform talk. And talk from Congressman Michael Grimm of throwing a reporter off a balcony. Grim. Ben Bernanke’s wrapping up. Stock market’s stumbling. A death penalty call in the Boston Marathon bombing. And Pete Seeger’s gone. Turn, turn, turn. This hour On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

– Tom Ashbrook

 Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/01/31/state-of-the-union-obama-atlanta-bernanke