Week In The News: Polar Vortex, Christie’s ‘Bridge Gate’ And Al Qaeda In Iraq (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Polar vortex to the max this week.  Al Qaeda flags in Iraq.  And a bridge full of traffic puts Chris Christie in a political jam.  We’ve had Arctic cold in much of the country.  Fallujah and Ramadi overrun with jihadis.  And New Jersey’s governor and his presidential aspirations on a tightrope.  Unemployment’s down to 6.7 percent, but the numbers aren’t so great.  Former defense secretary Bob Gates hits Obama and Biden on Afghanistan.  Dennis Rodman jumps the shark in North Korea.  Apologizes.  This hour On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

– Tom Ashbrook

Interview:  http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/01/10/christie-bridgegate-polar-vortex-iraq