to the worst levels in recorded history. in fact, at one point today, new york city was second worst behind new delhi, india, which has notoriously difficult situations with this kind of haze. so you can see, therefore new jersey, there is a burning smell when you walk outside. a lot of people have pulled their covid masks out of their desks in their bags when they go outside, visibility is very pampered. and very picky lament busy around new york city, the planes have been grounded, they are saying this could just be the beginning. bridget mahoney and his life at yankee stadium here in new york where she is breathing through a mask. what is it like out there, bridget? yeah, martha, you can notice even a significant difference from when i had the mask on to off, i can really smell the smoke, the wildfire smoke and even looking hazy. it almost looks like there is a filter here just to plain eyesight. of course the yankees are supposed to be taken on the chicago white sox fir
delayed for hours and airlines are scrambling to get things back on track but that could take awhile. i have school tomorrow, so i have to change my flight to tomorrow morning and i have classes in the morning. we ve had a lot of airport issues this season. we have, yeah. over new year s we had issues as well. it hasn t been fun. just delays and a lot of canceled flights. it s just the latest disruption to travel after the difficult holiday season that affected millions of travelers. we re going to get an update from one of the nation s busiest airports. plus, what we re learning about how the biden administration is responding. also this morning, the new dangerous scenes unfolding out west as dangerous storms are walloping california. at least 17 people have died. millions of people remain under flood watches. hillsides and roads are giving away as folks across the state brace for more storms and rain. two feet of mud and water coming down the street and into
over 400 wild fires are burning including 100 near quebec, air quality alerts are in effect as far south as north carolina. and right now, martha, i will bring in three women that i just met, come on in, guys. to mirror, you and your friends are visiting from mexico. you guys flew in thankfully yesterday you could get in. we were having a lot of travel delays today. this is your first time in new york city. tell me what is going through your head as you get to new york city and you see this? i feel like it s just like we did not expect it to look like this. and also like the smoke, we came out without the face masks at first, but as we kept on walking, we had to put it on, because it was very smoky outside. because it was so smoky, were you experiencing any health effects? i don t think, i think it s just like a runny nose because of the dust. have you ever seen anything like this? no, no never.
Toronto's Pearson airport saw 61.2 per cent of flights leave on time - that is, within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure - versus 73 per cent four years earlier.
Toronto’s Pearson airport saw 61.2 per cent of flights leave on time – that is, within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure – versus 73 per cent four years earlier.