The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/16 at 06:00 EST

Episode Date: December 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/16 at 06:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings we're getting more details now from australia on sunday's deadly attack on a honica celebration the attack which claimed 15 lives is being called an act of terrorism inspired by the islamic state georgie smith has more now from Sydney. People stand dazed, staring at a swelling memorial for the lives lost in Bondi. Australian Jews who were hunted at the country's most iconic beach, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Chrissy Barrett. It appears the alleged killers were interested only in a quest for a death tally. Slowly, the public is learning more about the victims gunned down at the

Hunnaker event at the weekend, and more about the gunmen, a father and son who had homemade ISIS flags. Both men travelled to the Philippines last month for military-style training. The son who survived the attack is still in hospital, awaiting significant charges. New gun laws are on the way, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanesey. Limiting the number of guns an individual can own, the type of guns are illegal, whether gun ownership should require Australian citizenship. Police are expected to take down crime scene tape in the next day, returning this much-loved public space to Australians to heal. Audrey Smyth, CBC News, Sydney.

It's possible the L.A. District Attorney will be laying murder charges today against Nick Reiner. The 32-year-old was arrested yesterday in connection to the death of his mother and his father, veteran Hollywood actor and director Rob Reiner. Steve Futterman reports. Nick Reiner had battled numerous mental health challenges over the years, including substance abuse. In 2015, he and his father co-wrote the film Being Charlie, which was based. on Nick Reiner's struggles. At that time, Rob Reiner talked about hope.

You know, he's doing great, and, you know, he's writing another thing. Numerous tributes continue to be paid to Rob Reiner. Those have been somewhat overshadowed, though, by remarks from Donald Trump. Reiner had been very critical of Trump over the years, but few expected this after the violent killings. It became like a deranged person, Trump derangement syndrome, so I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all. As the investigation goes on, there are reports that Nick Reiner's parents had become concerned about his behavior in recent weeks,

and there are other reports that just hours before the killings, Nick Reiner and his father had a very loud argument during a Christmas party. Steve Fetterman, CBC News, Los Angeles. Still with President Trump, he's filed a $5 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC. It relates to a speech Trump gave on January 6, 2021, the day his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. The BBC made edits to that speech that Trump says misrepresented his intentions. The BBC admits the edit was an error in judgment and two senior members of the network have subsequently resigned. Now to BC's Fraser Valley, where despite another day of heavy rain, it appears another round of extreme flooding has been avoided. But as we hear now from Aaron Collins,

south of the border, it's a different story. We don't think it's going to get to where it's scary. Turns out David McBride was right. Despite heavy rain, the Fraser Valley avoided the worst. Connie Chapman with BC water management confirms the risk of more flooding has passed for now. The weather event that we had been watching has now since asked. Peak flows and streams are occurring and will continue to occur over the next couple hours before starting to recede. Across the border in Washington State, residents weren't as lucky. a breached levee leading to a flash flood warning and more evacuations. Brendan McCluskey is Director of Emergency Management in Washington's King County.

We've had evacuations in other places and probably upwards of 500 have been evacuated. Back in BC, most evacuees have been allowed to return home. Officials there say the worst of the rain has now passed. Aaron Collins, CBC News, Abbotsford, BC. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.