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At Least 49 Dead in New Zealand Mosque Shootings

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The New Zealand national flag is flown at half-mast on a Parliament building in Wellington on March 15, 2019, after an attacks on two Christchurch mosques.

Forty-nine people are dead and at least 20 are seriously injured after two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand were attacked Friday around the time of afternoon prayers. We’ll bring you the latest news.

Guests:

David Williams, South Island correspondent, Newsroom

Sally Round, reporter, Radio New Zealand

Zahra Billoo, executive director, The Council on American-Islamic Relations San Francisco Bay Area (CAIR)

Adam Serwer, staff writer, The Atlantic

Charlie Warzel, opinion writer at large, New York Times

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