Remarks from a 2019 shopper. Unemployment is down. More people are working and spending. Reporter this years spending. We were not allowed inside. For shoppers, in addition to looking for gifts, they are looking out. Decides looking for what youre looking for, yet to make sure you were not too close to somebody else. To it is different. You have to stand in lines and do all of this funky stuff. The funky stuff is wearing a mask, social distancing, and waiting outside of the store if it gets too crowded. There were no large crowds at bay street in emeryville, indicative of many shoppings lots in the east bay. Despite small crowds, the Holiday Shopping analysis by e marketer. Com, expects u. S. Retail sales to rise a most 1 above 2019. Theres a 4. 7 decrease in brickandmortar sales, but a 36 jump in Online Shopping. One worker sun valley mall describes foot traffic as steady. They added, do not come seeking santa claus, because he will not be here due to the pandemic. Some shoppers opted
I heard the explosion. And then i just go under the sink and in the second explosion, everything is black. And in other news barack obama ends his trip to havana for a pitch to the end of the division between the u. S. And cuba. Hello, everyone, im robin adams. Monitoring the worlds main sports stories for you. And the winner is fifa has launched germanys hosting world cup 2026. Well have more in the program. Hello, Security Forces in belgium have launched a manhunt for one of three men believed to be behind a series of bombings that killed 34 people. The Islamic State in iraq and the levant says it carried out the attacks in brussels. The police have released this picture. It shows two suspected suicidebombers dressed in black. Its the third man in the hat who is now being hunted. The first attack happened at zaventem, brussels main airport. Then in central brussels, an explosion at a metro station killed 20 and wounded 130. Well, the blast at zaventem airplane happened at 8 15 local
Hello, im felicity barr, and this is al jazeera live from london. Well hear from people who survived the blasts. I heard on explosion. I go under the sink, and the second explosion went, and everything is black. And belgiums Prime Minister appeals for calm and solidarity as Security Forces try to prevent further attacks. Security forces in belgium have launched a manhunt for three men behind the bombings that killed 34 people. Islamic state of iraq and levant said it carried out the attacks in brussels. Police released this picture, showing two suicide bombers dressed in black. Its the third man in the hat that is now being hunted. The first attacks happened at zaventem, where two bombs killed 14, injuring 100. In central brussels, an expression on a commuter train killed 20 and wounded 113 blast at zaventem happened at around 8 8 15am local time. A third device was found and destroyed by bomb disposal experts. Maelbeck rail station is 20km away, where a bomb went off on a train, an ho
They want the government to do something about the thousands of refugees stranded in their once quiet town. Plus from the soccer field to the workplace, the fight for equal pay. Why women are still fighting for equality when it comes to their careers. We begin with the race for the white house where all eyes are on wisconsin. Tuesdays republican primary is worth 42 delegates and on the democratic side 96 are at stake. Ted cruz is leading the polls while Bernie Sanders is in a tight race with Hillary Clinton. Joining me now is al jazeeras Randall Pinkston and this is certainly going to be a big day for both sides. Reporter absolutely. A very important primary, but the candidates on both sides have been campaigning in full force there today. This contest could, indeed, set the tone for the next two weeks until the next major vote, the New York Primary reporter Bernie Sanders in wins consequence sin wins consequence in wisconsin. We have a handful of billionaires like the coke brothers an
Keeps them in with a chance of winning the Spanish League title. Its two days until europeaning unions deal to sends rejected Asylum Seekers back to turkey comes in to force. People in both grease and turkey are losing patience. Protests in the greek border town of idomani over the thousands of immigrants camped there. The refugees and migrants say they are suffering the same fate from idomani in northern greece, zeina hodr reports compassion has given way to anger. At first there was solidarity but now, the people of edomini are telling the government in athens that livelihoods are at risk. Some are furious. They say their quiet town no longer belongs to them. When they came here, we embraced them and gave them things, but now, our lives are unbearable. We are scared to allow our children to play in the streets. No one explains to us why they are staying here the refugees and migrants have been living in the fields close to the border for weeks. Farmers have lost their income. They ca