Week In The News: French Fall Out, Immigration Reform On Deck, Oscar Nomination Surprises (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Waves of fallout and follow-on from the Charlie Hebdo attack this week. Al Qaeda claims credit. Belgians say they busted up another big terror plot in a hail of gunfire. The French crack down on free speech that supports terror. Arrests all over. Europe is gripped. In Washington, the Republican Congress takes on the White House on immigration and Wall Street regulation. An alleged planned terror attack on the US Capitol building is foiled. Travel to Cuba is freed up. Mitt Romney makes a buzz. The pope on free speech. This hour On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines. /Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/01/16/french-immigration-reform-oscar-nominations-congress