does join us. amtrak workers are not involved, but many of the amtrak rails are owned by those freight railroad companies. this news was just announced moments ago in a statement. amtrak said started thursday it would cancel all long distance trains. as you mentioned, that is to avoid possible passenger disruptions while en route. obviously both sides are still negotiating and trying to reach an agreement before friday. it s not only the amtrak lines that will be impacted. for example, here in chicago already at least nine of the 11 metro lines have been suspended due to this possible strike. one travel expert who we heard from says this will be more if that strike happens than a travel nightmare. listen in. it s really going to bottle up the freight system. we have supply chain problems already. the ports are clogged. you throw in a rail strike and tens of thousands of containers can t get to where they want to go. that affects stores in our everyday lives. if this hap
of marijuana, sparking a craze for all sorts of cannabis creations. welcome to the programme. starting with political developments in israel, where the prime minister, naftali bennett is to step down from his post and dissolve parliament, triggering a fresh election. the current foreign minister, yair lapid, will temporarily take over. mr bennett has been in thejob forjust over a year and has struggled to stabilise his increasingly fragile governing coalition. translation: i held a series of talks with officials and i realise that in ten days with the expiration of the west bank regulations, israel will experience serious security damages and spared no efforts to galvanise whoever was needed to galvanise whoever was needed to pass the regulations, brought our efforts or no fruit. therefore my friend foreign minister lapid and i decided to act together to dissolve parliament and sat and agreed upon date for elections. for more on the political situation in israel, i have been
of clarity over compensation after cues, delays or cancellations, and there are a number of reasons behind this, the first is that ground and our staff are unhappy at their pay levels or working conditions, and we also have what is called revenge travel, that is holidays taken with people feeling that they missed out really during the pandemic and trying to catch up now, but also, a kind of pandemic hangover where many staff were let go, and they need to now retrain new staff which is taking some time. here is the view of one travel expert. through the pandemic pilots were through the pandemic pilots were encouraged to take their retirement early and theyjust haven t retirement early and theyjust haven t been able to restart, notjust haven t been able to restart, notjust of the haven t been able to restart, not just of the pilot level but with not just of the pilot level but with flight crews, ground crews, with flight crews, ground crews, and the demand for travel crews, and t
i am robert gray. now back to red eye . tom: new york city night life is about to be hopping again. 30 years after its demise, a brand-new playboy club is scheduled to open just a few blocks from times square. just like in its heyday, the club will have a lounge, restaurant, the bunnies, of course, and a ball pit. you ve got to have a ball pit, right? playboy enterprises spokesperson says it s going to be one of the most chic and sophisticated venues in the world. but some industry analysts aren t sure that the buddy brand is still relevant. one travel expert notes, we live in this era when thousands of women are gathering in march is to protest. i m not sure the zeitgeist is right for playboy now. and another says, playboy has
i am robert gray. now back to red eye . tom: new york city night life is about to be hopping again. 30 years after its demise, a brand-new playboy club is scheduled to open just a few blocks from times square. just like in its heyday, the club will have a lounge, restaurant, the bunnies, of course, and a ball pit. you ve got to have a ball pit, right? playboy enterprises spokesperson says it s going to be one of the most chic and sophisticated venues in the world. but some industry analysts aren t sure that the buddy brand is still relevant. one travel expert notes, we live in this era when thousands of women are gathering in march is to protest. i m not sure the zeitgeist is right for playboy now. and another says, playboy has