Central Alabama s travel industry showing signs of improvement Share Updated: 7:04 PM CDT May 1, 2021 Share Updated: 7:04 PM CDT May 1, 2021
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Show Transcript BRITTANY: IF THERE’S BEEN ONE BUSINESS POSITIVELY CRUSHED BY THE COVID PANDEMIC IT’S BEEN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY. THIS TIME LAST YEAR PLANES, HOTELS AND RESORTS WERE VIRTUALLY EMPTY. IAN: BUT TONIGHT WVTM 13’S JEFF ELIASOPH TELLS US ALABAMIANS ARE GETTING READY TO EXPLORE AGAIN AND IN A BIG WAY. REPORTER: FOR BIRMINGHAM AREA TRAVEL AGENCY OWNER CHRISTEN PERRY. THE LAST MONTH HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY I DON’T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT. INSANE. AIRLINES NOW SELLING MIDDLE SEATS ONCE BLOCKED FOR COVID. THE SIGN OF SURGING DEMAND AND MORE VACCINATED CUSTOMERS. 2020 WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT. BY MARCH OF 20 OH 2021 AND APRIL HAVE BEEN OUR BIGGEST MONTHS EVER. WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF TRAVEL TO THE CARIBBEAN TO MEXICO, TO CENTRAL AMERICA. REPORTER: THE CDC REQUIRES A NEGATIVE COVID TE
University of Alabama professor reflects on life of Prince Philip Share Updated: 10:08 AM CDT Apr 16, 2021 Share Updated: 10:08 AM CDT Apr 16, 2021
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Show Transcript NORTHPORT’S CAPSTONE CHURCH FACEBOOK PAGE. TONIGHT AS PRINCE PHILIP IS MOURNED ACROSS THE UNITED KINGDOM. HE’S BEING REMEMBERED AS A SOURCE OF STRENGTH BY HIS FAMILY AND HIS NATION HERE IN ALABAMA AN EXPERT ON BRITISH HISTORY WITH MANY TIES TO ENGLAND SAYS THE PRINCE AND HIS WIDOW QUEEN ELIZABETH ARE KNOWN FOR MUCH MORE THAN THEIR LOVE OF COUNTRY. THEIR LONGEVITY, RIGHT SO THEY HAVE BEEN PUBLIC FIGURES FOR THREE QUARTERS OF A CENTURY FOR 75 YEARS FOR MOST PEOPLE. IT’S BEEN WHAT THEY THINK OF WHEN THEY THINK OF THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND AND HER HUSBAND DR. LUCY. KAUFMAN SAYS IN GREAT BRITAIN GOVERNMENTS MAY CHANGE BUT THE MONARCHY IS A CONSTANT AS AMERICANS WE HAVE PRESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, THEY CYCLE OUT AND WHILE WE MAY STILL. BUT THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THE TOUCHSTO
Updated: 5:01 PM CDT Apr 13, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital As President Joe Biden reveals the details of his $2 trillion American Jobs Plan, some Birmingham leaders are already thinking of the ways it could impact the Magic City.In the video above, WVTM 13 s Jeff Eliasoph explains how City Councilor Darrell O Quinn would like to see the money spent if the plan passes.Follow Jeff Eliasoph on Facebook and Twitter! Lawmakers representing Alabama in Washington D.C. have also commented on President Biden s infrastructure plan. Read their opinions below:Rep. Mike Rogers Joe Biden’s “infrastructure” bill is nothing more than a massive tax hike in disguise. Our nation’s infrastructure is crumbling, but all Joe Biden is focused on is green new deal and liberal, environmentalist job killing. Only a small percentage of this bill even addresses infrastructure. I’m against this package, and I will fight against it in the House. Rep. Robert Aderholt“I think everyone can