Week In The News: State Of The Union, Yemen Crisis, 'DeflateGate' (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

A dead Saudi king, turmoil in Yemen, and a State of the Union challenge in the news this week. The Arabian Peninsula, jammed with developments. Royal succession in Riyadh. Guns all over in Sanaa. In Washington, President Obama comes out feisty in his State of the Union address saying help the middle class. Republicans say “we’ll do it our way.” Israel’s leader will address Congress without a White House invitation. Republican women break ranks a bit on abortion. We’ve got measles at Disneyland. And Deflategate! This hour On Point: Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/01/23/sotu-yemen-deflategate-nfl-isis