set to require employees of private businesses to be vaccinated starting tomorrow. and other cities are considering similar mandates. let s go to charles watson at hartsfield jackson in atlanta with more on these holiday travel disruptions. charles? the past few days have been a chaotic night mayor for many folks traveling this holiday weekend. unfortunately today isn t turning out any better. the airlines canceling 2,700 flights. a third of those cancellations are flights coming from or to the u.s. a woman who says she was forced to spend christmas eve with her two sons inside an atlanta hotel because her delay was dropped. we tried to order door dash. i have two little boys. we need some type of dinner. it s frustrating. it s scary getting strands in the airport. they cancelled the flight. delta and united airlines are blaming omicron staffing shortages and bad weather. 800 flights dropped collectively between today and christmas. the airlines are apologizing and pr
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amid fighting with machete wielding militias, trying to protect their neighbourhoods. our latin america and caribbean correspondent, will grant, is in cap haitien and sent us this report. the grisly aftermath of a gang rampage. following a morning killing spree, in which the home of a judge was also attacked, at least a dozen bodies were left on the streets of a neighbourhood in port au prince. and this is supposedly the safe part of town. the latest violence serves as a reminder, if any were needed, that haiti remains closer to anarchy than stability, and that makes it almost impossible for so many here to lead anything that resembles their normal lives amid the chaos. just a day old, baby woodley s first cries are the same as those of children born anywhere for food and for comfort. but as they get older, the children born in cap haitien s maternity wing will find such essentials are farfrom guaranteed in haiti. this woman tells me she would take her newborn boy out of th
good morning. for many, cloudy and wet start to the day but that will give way to sunny spells through the afternoon. however, more rain coming in from the south west and it will be mild. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday 19th march. our main story. a group compensation claim has been launched for those affected by the pollution of the river wye, which lawyers say could add up to hundreds of millions of pounds. last year, the government s nature watchdog, natural england, said the river s health was declining with many putting the blame on the rapid expansion of industrial chicken farms in the area, and the spreading of their manure on fields. now, lawyers want to hear from those affected but the food producer being targeted says it isn t supported by evidence. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher has the details. this is england s favourite river, and now it s like something like charlie and the chocolate factory. pete used to love taking his cor
comments he has made so far and they come as a you backed report says that famine is imminent. is imminent in northern gaza, as the war between israel and hamas continues. the un is warning that 1 million people, that s half of the territory s population, are now facing starvation. the european union s foreign policy chief, josep borrell, accused israel of using starvation as a weapon of war, a claim israel rejects. here s what us secretary of state antony blinken said a short time ago. according to the most respected measure of these things, 100% of the population in gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. that s the first time an entire population has been so classified. we also see again, according to, in this case, the united nations, 100% the totality of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance. blinken s comments follow us presidentjoe biden s first call with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in over a month on monday. mr biden told mr