Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman.
Hartfield Jackson International Airport is warning passengers to plan for at least three hours to clear domestic screenings.
“That's as Congress has failed to pass funding for the Department of Homeland Security.”
From Member Station, WABE in Atlanta, Alex Helmick has more. The website for Atlanta's airports says the delays are due to current federal conditions. And international travelers may have to wait for or more hours to clear security.
TSA agents miss their first paycheck last week because of the partisan gridlock in DC with
many quitting or calling out. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says federal agents from Homeland Security and U.S. immigration and customs enforcement will be deployed at the airport to help with mine management and crowd control, but not to conduct immigration enforcement operations. Atlanta officials are offering meal vouchers and free parking as well as other support for
TSA agents during this time. NPR News, I'm Alex Helmick in Atlanta. The war continues in Iran this weekend.
“Tehran said Sunday, it will target the Salination Plants and neighboring countries.”
If President Trump follows through with his threat to hit Iran's power plants, Trump made
that threat in an effort to force Iran to reopen the straight of Hormuz.
The blockade of that strategic waterway is causing massive increases in world oil prices. In Israel, journalist Yasi Malman says people are concerned that what was supposed to be a quick war will now last much longer. It is becoming a war of attrition with no sight of ending it. Israel is a lot of Israelis, I'll fatigue.
Most Israelis are waking up every night for the last 23 days, three, four, five times the night and running to the shelters. Some of Israelis have shelters in their own houses, but many of the population, nearly 30% have no shelter at all. So there is a feeling of fatigue, feeling that we don't see an end to it.
With no major economic data being released any time this week, Wall Street investors are
going to continue to closely follow the war with Iran, and PR's Rafael Nam has our reports. There are few things that are more difficult to process for investors than not having any sense of what comes next, and as the war ranges on, investors are starting to get a learn about the effects on the U.S. and the global economies. One big fear is inflation, Americans are already feeling the effects of higher gasoline prices,
while diesel prices are also spiking. Businesses and households could also start reducing their spending, if they grow more cautious about the economy, and a continued declining stock markets could hit retirement for full use, as well. Alata depends on when the conflict ends, Rafael Nam in PR news.
And you're listening to NPR News. Washington DC's iconic Cherry Blossom trees, which are a major tourist attraction, are expected to reach peak bloom in the next week or so, and PR's suddenly stuster has more about the trees and their history. The annual National Cherry Blossom Festival commemorates the friendship between the U.S. and
Japan. Diana Mayhew, president and CEO of the festival, says that friendship was reflected in a 1912 gift from Japan to the United States of more than 3000 cherry blossom trees. "They were unique of Japan. It was just a symbol of this beauty and renewal and hope."
Some of the original trees are still standing. The pan says it is giving 250 more the trees to celebrate America's 250th birthday. President Trump has thanked Japan, saying the new trees will be planted near and around the Washington monument. Shondalee's duster and PR news.
Today's show, co-host Savannah Guthrie is once again asking neighbors, friends, and residents of the Tucson, Arizona region, for any information that might lead to finding Guthrie's mother. Nancy Guthrie was reported missing on February 1st and authorities believe she was kidnapped after abducted in a new social media post.
“Savannah Guthrie said someone in the area where Nancy Guthrie disappeared may hold the key”
to solving the case. Matt Fitzpatrick played a bogey-free last round Sunday to win the PGA Championship in Florida. He made a 15-foot birdie put on the 18th and the day with a 68 and a one-shot win over David Lipski. The win comes just one week after Fitzpatrick lost a late lead at Sagras for a runner-up
finish. I'm Dale Wilman and PR News.
