Washington DC gets Yr Tiger holiday?

A $US20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the "snow rate" of $US100 in the nation's capital, and those travellers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound region.

The most pressing matter - get out before more of the white stuff comes on Tuesday... more


February 12, 2010  |  Schools closed, public transporation barely moved and the U.S. federal government shut down for a fourth straight day. VOA's Laurel Bowman has more on how winter is playing havoc with Washington.

WILL IT TRIGGER A RETHINK ON CLIMATE CHANGE?