Experienced an exceptionally long commute on friday Public Transportation employees are staging a mass strike paralyzing the city. Some resorted to personal calls taxis and either as creating traffic jams in and around the capital. At any changes at all i usually take a tram in the metro. He didnt consider it neither will working. So i had to take a new to me new to it took forty minutes for it to arrive. I had to share the right and it took me an hour and a half to get here instead of thirty minutes. Weve called me news. Others turn to alternativive meansns of transportation such speeches and rented bikes many for the first time. Its because of the strike ive never used this app until today itss a good solution otherwise i wouldnt be inside at school. So im glad that i can use of. But it was a struggle to even find an available bike during rush hour. I was very lucky to find one i thought id have to walk this morning. And even electric im very pleased. Todays your lucky to live close
Are you taking a break from the booze after the excesses of the Festive Season . Well meet one man who hopes to turn abstinence into a business opportunity. But can non alcoholic drinks really take over from The Real Thing . During yesterdays metro strike in london, uber prices surged by up to 500 . Are companies right to reflect increased demand . Or do price hikes leave you feeling ripped off . Let us know what you think. Welcome to the programme. There are just a couple of weeks of Barack Obamas presidency remaining, and later today he gives his big farewell speech. As well as being commander in chief hes also overseen the worlds biggest economy for the last eight years. But what kind of legacy has he left . Well, since his inauguration injanuary 2009 more than 11 million jobs have been added, with the Unemployment Rate falling from 7. 8 to 4. 7 . It peaked at 10. 0 in 0bamas first year in power. The typical American Family brings home nearly 54,000 a year. Thats almost exactly the
Morning news. First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on another breezy and warm day. Northwest door later today and into the night. Heavy rain is possible out of any storm given the amount of heat present. A few storms northwest of waterloo will carry the risk of a few strong wind gusts as well. Overall, the weather pattern will be very active for the next 36 hours with heavy rain the main risk going into wednesday. Rainfall totals over 2 still appears possible over the northern half of the coming in here on friday. This front will also bring a rain chance with it. This weekend will be great, and the iowa iowa state game will have ideal weather conditions saturday night with a kickoff temperature in the upper 60s. Today a chance of storms in the afternoon. The highest chance is in the northwest. Warm and muggy. Wind sw 1020. High 89 tonight storms become likely. Heavy rain possible. Wind sw 515. Low 70 tomorrow storms likely. Heavy rain is possible, es
As world cup players begin arriving. Pakistans Busiest Airport has been attacked by men dressed as police. The Karachi Airport was under siege for five hours and 29 people were killed. The military says all 10 attackers were killed. There are reports that the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility. We have the details. Reporter the deadly attack on one of the pakistans Busiest Airports. A gang carried out the daring occupation after storming the terminal. This terminal is used for documents and cargo. Eyewitnesss inside the building could hear loud explosions and gunfire. I heard shots, and then they were like lay down, and hands up in the air. We heard gunshots on and off. Multiple shots and loud blasts. Reporter incoming flights were diverted to other airports as thick smoke billowed into the sky. The army was called in. Television showed images of the suicide vest and grenades being recovered. Translation Security Forces confronted and killed them. It was good that the operation w
People would go. The luxury Housing Project in Silicon Valley that could force low wage tech workers out of their homes. Why a 14yearold brother carried his brother on his back for 40 miles. A brazen attack on pakistans Largest International airport. Taliban fighters disguised as Security Forces stormed the building, killing 29. The fighting went on for five hours and there were reports of more gunfire inside the airport. As aljazeera reports, the taliban is calling the attack revenge. A deadly attack on one of pakistans busiest airports. An armed gang carried out the operation after storming the terminal at the International Airport. This terminal is used for diplomats and cargo. Eye witnesses inside the this could hear allow explosions and gunfire. I heard gunshots. We heard gunshots and lawsuit blasts. Incoming flights saw smoke coming into the sky. Suicide vests and grenades were recovered. Out. Forces confronted and killed them. It is good that this operation was over in about fou