Stateless people should have the right to nationality and a passport within ten years. And a hive of activity in england as gardeners attempt to bring back the bees in england. Hello. It will be a nerveracking day for president obama, as polls open on the east coast of the u. S. For the Midterm Elections. They have the power to turn barack obama into whats known as a lame duck president. A leader whose opponents control both the house of representatives and the senate. Well, if the republicans do take control of both houses of congress, the u. S. System means they could block any legislation they want to in the last two years of president obamas term. One of the key Senate Battles is in kentucky, where the democrats there hope to unseat republican mitch mcconnell. If they do, it will be a huge feather in their cap, because hes the man currently tipped to be the new senate leader. To help understand just how important this election is, we have this look at the possible changes to congre
Tuesday we have to vote. Once again, election day is tomorrow. We will have fum coverage for you here on cw philly. New this morning, one person is rushed to the hospital after fire rips through their home in north philadelphia. It broke out in a 3story house on the 2200 block of camac street. After 11 00 last night. Crews quickly place that fire under control. Katie, after really cold weekend, homing for little relief. How about . At at least a little bit. But does still feel like winter outside walking out the door. You do want to have heavier coat, ready to go, and keep in mind, it is not just temperature. You have to throw in that wind. Factor that in, too. Lets talk about the baby roller coaster ride we will be taking here Going Forward in the forecast. Yes, upward trend, initially, but then we drop right back down. So we are going to flirt with seasonable, and actually exceed it, in a couple every days coming up here, then we drop right back off on the thermometer, so the evan fl
Internet sensation, singing Justin Bieber hits. Hello. A swiss plane has taken off from abu dhabi on the firstever attempt to fly around the world using only the energy of the sun. The Solar Impulse ii could take five months to complete the 12 stages of the flight. It will be crisscrossing continents while spreading the word about clean technology. Now, this is a pretty impressive project with some even more impressive figures. Lets show you. Two pilots will take turns to fly the singleseater plane on this 35,000 kilometer journey. The Solar Impulse ii has a wingspan of 72 meters. Now, this is larger than that of a boeing 747, although a jumbo is almost 80 times heavier. Built into the wings, this is the key, more than 17,000 ultraefficient solar cells, which transfer energy to four electrical motors powering the planes propellers. The pilots will have to stay awake for most of their time in the air. Theyre allowed nap times of just 20 minutes, confined in a cockpit not much bigger tha
Say he is now free of cancer. Hello and welcome to the program. Tributes are being paid to one of asias most influential statesmen, lee kuan yew, who has died in hospital in singapore. He was 91 years old. Lets take a look at the scene at the president ial palace. Mourners there are laying flowers and tribute boards have been set up for people to pay their respects. Well mr. Lee led singapores transformation from a small port city to one of the nationest nations in the world, although his authoritarian zero tolerance approach to crime attracted some criticism criticism. The Prime Minister says that singapore would not see another man like him. Lets go live to our correspondent, ali moore, she joins us from outside the president ial palace, and of course mourners there are gathering. Reporter they are, indeed kasia. It is the end of the working day here in singapore, and that steady flow of people who have come to pay their respects has really picked up in the last hour or so. Im just o
Trailing in the polls. All eyes on president putin, as hes about to make his first public appearance in ten days the. And a dramatic escape in malaysia from pilots whose planes crashed practicing for an air show. Hello. Thank you for joining us. Military planes from australia and new zealand are flying emergency supplies into vanuatu, the South Pacific state devastated by a powerful cyclone. Tens of thousands of people are now living in temporary shelters. A Communications Blackout is that little is known about conditions from the capital, but reports from the Outer Islands are trickling in and they paint a devastating picture. Much of the housing around the capital port villa is being destroyed or severely damaged. Our correspondent John Donnison who was on the first commercial flight allowed into the country since the cyclone has sent this report from the village near the capital. This is pango village outside of vanuatus capital port villa. About 2,000 people live in this village an