in iceland, the grimsvotn volcano is calming down. officials in the country are saying that the eruption itself is almost over. let's get more on the situation in germany, where it's not over yet for so many travelers. fred platkin is at cnn in berlin. fred, how long are the airports going to be closed and how long are travelers going to wait? >> reporter: zain, for some travelers, the nightmare is just beginning. two berlin airports, among the largest in germany, just shut down a couple of minutes ago, the airspace closed at 11:00 a.m. local time. which indeed happened a couple of minutes ago, hamburg and bremen airports remain closed since the early-morning hours. 600 flights will be canceled throughout germany today. there will be a lot of very annoyed travelers. the interesting thing about this, zain, is these really aren't the biggest airports in germany. the major ones are frankfurt and munich airport. if those were to shut that would bring massive travel chaos, not only here in germany, but in all of europe. it looks as though

the eruption of a volcano in iceland promise warnings that european travel could be disrupted again, if and 89 dead and a town devastated as a tornado goes through the midwest. we begin in ireland, where president obama has begun his six-day tour to europe. he got down to business soon after arriving, holding talks with the prime minister. those talks are said to be centered around the debt crisis and economic recovery. the president then visited a town where he had distant relatives. this trip is aimed at emphasizing the strong historical bonds between the u.s. and ireland. [cheers and applause] >> a cheering crowd gathered in central dublin to gather for the president's speech to the irish people. >> hello. [cheers and applause] hello, ireland. [cheers and applause] my name is barack obama. [cheers and applause] >> obama launched into a folksy address which at times seemed almost like a campaign speech, focusing heavily on his irish roots. disconnection goes back almost 200 years. the president's great, great, great grandfather was born in a sleepy village in 1830. obama paid tribu

iceland's of chemical ash cloud volcanic -- iceland's ash cloud had self. benjamin netanyahu has again rejected president obama is a vision of a peace based on the country's 1967 borders. he spoke to washington's most powerful "-- pro-israel lobbying group. his hope is for an eventual peace between israel and the palestinians. very much a defiant message from benjamin netanyahu. >> he did not actually address the peace profits -- the peace process in the majority of his speech. it was to a pro-israeli lobby in washington to reaffirm the special relationship israel end americans enjoy. he did talk about the 1967 lines. since obama speech -- since obama's speech last week, there has been clarification from the white house the president obama was talking about a future palestinian state being based on 1967 borders, but with mutual land swaps. when prime minister netanyahu tonight did talk about the peace process, he was adamant to say that the 1967 lines are indefensible. >> we can only make peace with the palestinians if they are prepared to make peace with t

we'll show you the ash cloud as it's moving from iceland. you can see down towards the south and east. anywhere you're seeing yellow and that orange shading, that is actually the ash being reflected back. certainly there is that out there in the atmosphere. now as i take you back over to our weather graphics here, and we talk a little bit more. anywhere in red, we have this advisory for ash, from anywhere from the surface up to about 35,000 feet in the air. now, if you notice it extends for areas including southern parts of england and all the way over to areas including parts of russia. how is this going to affect air travel? anywhere you're seeing yellow, this is where we're dealing with light ash in the atmosphere. anywhere in the red and orange, that's where it will be heavy. if you're anywhere from the red say from parts of scotland to denmark, potentially you'll be dealing with delays because we're just going to have too high of a concentration of that ash in the atmosphere, again, coming from iceland and then eventually spreading over

flights are canceled in europe as icelands volcanic ash cloud spreads. and a state dinner for visiting u.s. president barack obama. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> and other volcanic eruption in icelandic is causing trouble in the skies. 500 flights to and from britain have been canceled, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. in germany, airports in hamburg, bremen, and berlin could be next on the list 2) there is no shut -- on the list to close. there is no shutdown plan yet. it is too early to predict. >> hundreds of people have to wait because their flights have either been cancelled or delayed due to the cloud of ash and billowing across the north atlantic from iceland. airports across scotland and northern england are affected. >> we cannot get any information. that is a problem. we do not get any information. we have to go to a computer p.m. >> -- computer. >> they are just stalling. >> in the days to come, more passengers and more airports will probably have to deal with the same problem. the icelandic ash

iceland's most active volcano, grimsvotn, caught everyone off guard with the size of its eruption late on saturday. it erupts frequently, but never so intensely. the main airport shut down. every flight was canceled. other airports may follow suit. >> it still remains to be seen how long the ash is going to persist in the atmosphere and what the long-term effects on air traffic will be. >> reporter: on the ground, the heavy fall of ash turned day into night. with the volcano still erupting, it was hard to see road markings. farmers worked through the night to save their livestock. anxious, but determined. we have to deal with it, says this farmer. the big worry is there will be a repeat of scenes from last year when another of iceland's volcanos erupted, causing chaos around the world. european air space was closed down. 10 million travelers caught up in the disruption. >> that was an unusual volcano. and an unusual ash size distribution. and an unusual weather pattern which all conspired together to make life difficult in europe. >> reporter: iceland's police are on the streets urging

now, in case you're wondering why iceland, well, it's because iceland sits on a volcanic hot spot. it's home to about 35 active volcanos meaning they've erupted over the last several centuries. iceland sees a major volcanic event every five years on average. the most recent was last year when millions of passengers. were strand. this time the ash particles are heavier meaning they'll fall to the ground faster. grimsvotn is the most active volcano. >>> one man who had to change his plans is president obama, he flew into britain a day earlier from ireland to make sure the ash cloud couldn't throw off his visit and schedule. the president's on a three-day state visit to britain. today he's meeting queen elizabeth. on wednesday he'll address parliament and hold talks with prime minister david cameron and the leader of the opposition ed milliband. mr. obama is the third u.s. president in 100 years to make a full state visit to the uk. he and his wife, michelle, will be staying tonight and tomorrow night at buckingham palace. so, what's on the agenda today? >> basically, this is the more

airspace over iceland was closed. leaving passengers stranded. if the direction continues /clubs could affect european entrancing flights as soon as tuesday. you'll remember last year air- traffic across europe was paralyzed for weeks. >> they used last concord. -- they usually >> in lhasa erupted in 2004, it is the most active volcano in iceland. one expert calls it the most powerful eruptions in more than 50 years. >> in other world news, protestors in japan are rattling against the government's decision to raise the exposure limit for children. in the meantime temporary containers holding radioactive water are almost full. there is concern that could lead to an over flow that may leak into the sea. people are so desperate for rain they are using artificial rain. there crating precipitation sending up rockets. there have been a long running joke. -- drew. in the next couple of weeks. people are excited about the birth of a tiger cubs in china. there are only four cubs rate their. the mother does not have enough milk for all the babies. the fift

al goodman, cnn, madrid. >>> deja vu over iceland? another cloud of volcanic ashes blanketing the skies there. will it cause travel chaos? like an ash cloud did this time last year? we'll be taking a look at where this one is headed next on "world business today." >>> welcome back to "world business today," live on cnn. >>> take a look that the picture behind me. it's a giant cloud of volcanic ash and it's on the move. it's already disrupted some travel plans. the question is could it disrupt airline profits? it's been more than a year since the last ash cloud closed european air space for no less than six days. that cost carriers an estimated $1.7 billion. the volcano in iceland began erupting over the weekend, causing the cancellation of some flights in the country. >>> we go to the cnn weather center. >> i think it will hit the uk, heading into the middle part of the week. now, that does not mean we're going to shut down air travel in and out of the uk. we have to get samples of that ash to determine whether it is going to be impac

that could change. >> once again, all eyes on iceland. this is where the ash cloud has moved since saturday. and it will head over scotland during the night tonight. it is spreading out far more than last year. the problem is the clouds are heavier than last year, which means they should drop into the ocean more quickly. in any event, airline authorities have agreed on new rules. planes can fly in this amount of ash -- alleged concentration. there should be less disruption and last time flights in iceland or grounded over the weekend, while here in britain, ministers hope to avoid the total closure of last year. >> and you can characterize what happened last time as a one size fits all approach. this time, we will be able to define much more precisely the hotspots where it is better not to operate and other areas where safe operations can take place. >> the first british airports to be affected are in scotland. aberdeen was already afflicted with strong winds. >> it is like last year. >> i will be flying back. in a couple days behind. >>

iceland volcanic ash cloud's head south, canceling flights. america's deadliest tornado in 60 years claims the lives of over 100 people. i'm babita sharma. thousands of dubliners and greet president obama. an mp reveals that ryan giggs is the footballer at the center of the injunction. welcome. we begin with breaking news to bring you coming to us from the libyan capital of tripoli were a series of massive explosions have shaken tripoli. three blasts coming from the direction of the libyan leader's compound. these are the latest pictures we can bring you from tripoli. i am not sure we have any sound. we can listen in to those explosions parent a libyan government spokesman says that three people were killed and dozens more wounded. our correspondent andrew north is in tripoli. >> a second set of heavy strikes we've heard. what you are hearing now is a lot of tracer fire into the sky. we can hear more planes right now. those of the heaviest strikes we've heard since we have been there. there's now a large plume of black smoke coming up from the

but the worst effects were in iceland itself. rt from tom clarke of independent television news. >> reporter: driving towards the grimsvotn volcano, you can n wah the ash get thicker. yesterday, the cloud was so dense, this road was impassable, but high winds have temporarily lifted the pall. combine this dust with the gale, and iceland's unearthly landscape looks even more likers the surface of the moon. and it's about as deserted-- people have left or are staying indoors. but these rescuers have plenty of other lives to save. it's hard to persuade hearty icelandic sheep indoors, but they need to get them in soon. people here can protect themselves with goggles and facemasks against the abrasive ash, but its quickly blinding these lambs. their eyes already grit filled and streaming. >> ( translated ): i don't think much about people going on holiday or about ash going here, there, or wherever. they should come and take a look at what's going on at my farm. >> reporter: this is iceland's most powerful eruption since 1947. it's es

but the worst effects were in iceland itself. we have a report from tom clarke of independent television news. >> reporter: driving towards the grimsvotn volcano, you can watch the ash get thicker. yesterday, the cloud was so dense, this road was impassable, but high winds have temporarily lifted the pall. combine this dust with the gale, and iceland's unearthly landscape looks even more like the surface of the moon. and it'about as deserted-- people have left or are staying indoors. but these rescuers have plenty of other lives to save. it's hard to persuade hearty icelandic sheep indoors, but they need to get them in soon. people here can protect themselves with goggles and facemasks against the abrasive ash, but its quickly blinding these lambs. their eyes already grit filled and streaming. >> ( translated ): i don't think much about people going on holiday or about ash going here, there, or wherever. they should come and take a look at what's going on at my farm. >> reporter: this is iceland's most powerful eruption since 194

iceland's active volcanos are worrying european airlines. does this new eruption mean fresh travel chaos? >>> we want to begin in southern pakistan, where government forces are continuing to battle it out with taliban militants at a naval base in karachi. at least ten militants stormed the site late last night, armed with guns and grenades, witnesses say that they've heard numerous loud explosions. a plane was set on fire and smoke is billowing up from the building. now it's not exactly clear how many people have been killed, but the afp and the "reuters" news agencies say 12 pakistani commandos are dead. more detalsz from our senior international correspondent, stan grant who joins me from islamabad. what's the latest on the situation right now? >> reporter: yeah, as you sketched this, it'sed on hour after hour since the militants turned up with hand grenades and launchers, as well as weapons and they breached the security, got inside the naval base. and there have been multiple explosions since then and running gun battles with navy and ar

but the worst effects were in iceland itself. we have a report from tom clarke of independent television news. >> reporter: driving towards the grimsvotn volcano, you can watch the ash get thicker. yesterday, the cloud was so dense, this road was impassable, but high winds have temporarily lifted the pall. combine this dust with the gale, and iceland's unearthly landscape looks even more like the surface of the moon. and it's about as deserted-- people have left or are staying indoors. but these rescuers have plenty of other lives to save. it's hard to persuade hearty icelandic sheep indoors, but they need to get them in soon. people here can protect themselves with goggles and facemasks against the abrasive ash, but its quickly blinding these lambs. their eyes already grit filled and streaming. >> ( translated ): i don't think much about people going on holiday or about ash going here, there, or wherever. they should come and take a look at what's going on at my farm. >> reporter: this is iceland's most powerful eruption since 1

. >>> smoke, steam and ash is rising from a volcano in iceland. huge dark clouds are filling the skies in the middle of the north atlantic. iceland closed its main international airport because of all the an in the air but geologists believe the impact will not force the grounding of flights between north america and europe. it happened last year when another iceland volcano erupted out there. >> a series of tornadoes left a path of destruction across the midwest today. one man died in minneapolis when a tree crashed flew a window. one twister struck a fence while a family hosted a birthday party. >> we were at birthday party and the winds kept going stronger we heard the sirens go off. that is when we knew we had a problem. >> an unknown number of people died in missouri. they ripped through joplin 60 miles south of kansas city. a hospital took a direct hit. now, they are moving hundred patients to another facility. >> it was a really bad roll. we are fortunate. you only have to go half a block and those houses are just leveled up there. >> the g

iceland where an erupting volcano is spewing ash into the atmosphere. president obama has already been forced to leave ireland early to beat the cloud of volcanic ash. joining me is president of iceland. mr. president, thank you for joining me. obviously a very serious situation with this volcano. it's different from the one we saw last april. tell me what is happening on this occasion. how bad do you think is situation is? >> well, listening to the disaster on the tragedy you have just been describing in the united states, we are fortunate here in iceland that nobody has been hurt, nobody has been killed. and in terms of the human condition, everybody is safe. of course, there are difficulties for the local community, but over 95% of iceland has been leading a normal life. the ash goes up in the air and might go to other countries, as you were just mentioning, but listening to you describing to what's happening in the united states, we can be blessed here in iceland that this hasn't really caused any damage to the people. but, of course, great difficul

ash is falling on streets and cars in iceland. it's from iceland's [ foreign language ] volcano. a different one from the one that caused flight disruptions in europe last year. british officials say they are better prepared for this ash cloud than they were. >>> three of the six astronauts on the international space station will head home today in their russian soyuz capsule. on the way out they will be able to get rare photographs of the shuttle endeavour parked at the space station. yesterday, two of endeavour's astronauts took part in the mission's second spacewalk. there was a little mishap as one tried to lubricate a solar power system. he lost a bolt and a wash forget stuck in a crevice. that called a few delays so the task will be finished wednesday. >>> it's going to be another breezy day around the bay area. we're not going to warm up a lot. it's actually going to be similar to yesterday. more breezy conditions this afternoon certainly along the bay shores and at the coast where we are seeing gusts up to 30 miles per hour. sunny conditions in the low 70s inland. nice da

you can see here how dense ash is covering the ground and iceland there. iceland closed the main international airport because of all the ash in the air. but geologists believe impact of the eruption will not force the grounding of flights between north america and europe. of course, you remember that's what happened last year when another icelandic volcano erupted. >>> 4:56. now the makers of bayer today introduced a new aspirin formula they say works twice as fast. they call it pro-release technology. micro particles, one-tenth the size of regular aspirin dissolve in the bloodstream in half the time it takes regular aspirin. bayer says it developed the formula to address number one complaint of aspirin users that it takes too long to get pain relief. >> when you are in pain, relief never comes soon enough. >> right. yesterday, that's when you want it. >>> 4:56. sanguine -- san quentin prison is in lockdown. up next what they did to stop riot of prisoners. a 4-month-old baby girl disappeared from her bassinet over the weekend. i'm amy hollyfield and we'll

by the end of the week according to iceland's met office befall saturday seraphs one of the country's most active volcano norway and greenland are set to close their air spaces and iceland's main international airport has been shot and internal flights are grounded but experts see little chance of a repeat of last year's mass closure of european airspace in a different icelandic volcano went on. a moscow dolphinarium which offers therapy to children suffering from physical and mental disabilities basis well they're building needs urgent repairs but the center has nowhere else to go artie's it's not a boycott has more. they matter a few months ago bania it timid six year old with a developmental disorder and casper it is beluga whale is slightly asymmetrical fins forty minutes in the pool twice a week and one a small bird can already see the difference i get on the visits even though i can see that he's opening up to the world he's become more confident and most sociable and it happens without any drawbacks and side effects the ana is one of several thousand children who have received

. >> another unpronounceable on icelandic volcano is interfering with european air travel. it has caused president obama to change his flight plan from ireland to england tonight. the forecast will have a high density ash cloud. remember last year's huge disruption? our science correspondent has this report. >> it is happening all over again, a vast tower of ash building to the sky above iceland. and a wind that is blowing the stuff our way. it is not the same volcano as last year, but the ashes being blasted high. the aviation authorities are warning that flights will be disrupted. >> and some possibility that [unintelligible] the weather patterns could change very quickly. >> once again, all eyes are on iceland. this is were the cloud has moved since saturday. it will head over scotland during the night tonight. the eruption is much bigger than the one last year, but the particles inside the cloud are larger than last time, so they're heavier. which means they should drop into the ocean more quickly. in any event, the airline authorities have agreed to new rules. it is a

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all domestic flights inside of iceland have been canceled. the eruption has not effected flights in europe. you may remember a different volcano erupted last year and grounded planes for nearly five days. the planes flying over the atlantic this morning are being told to stay away from iceland. >>> back here in the united states people in southern louisiana are getting extra time to prepare for flood waters from the mississippi river. a mandatory evacuation order was issued. it goes back into effect tomorrow at noon. yesterday prison crews were put to work filling sandbags. flooding may not be as bad as originally feared giving some people some hope. >> they lowered the river stage to 24.5. i feel i have a better percentage of protecting my property. >> and that has left farms and homes and low lying areas vulnerable. there is a new threat of flooding this time in montana. the main east west route through the state nearly six inches of rain fell in billings. as many as 100 homes in the billings area are isolated because of that flooding. >>>

the main airport in iceland is closed until later today, at least. so far, only about 40 international flights have been canceled. >>> the volcanic ash did not affect air force one as it carried the president and his wife on their european trip. the first stop is in ireland. mr. obama is making a sent mental trip to monemoneygal. they visited this tiny village that was home to his great, great grand father on his mother's side. >>> the republican race for president has undergone major reshuffle. former minnesota governor tim pawlenty released a video overnight to declare his candidacy. he'll be making a more formal announcement this morning in iowa. before that, he'll join us on "good morning america." just hours before, iowa governor mitch daniels announced he will not run for the nomination. mostly out of family concerns. newt gingrich is still on the defensive over his $500,000 bill at tiffanys. he refused to say what he bought, saying it's private. >>> tucson, arizona elementary school students got a rare treat last night. the classmates of chris

. >>> and an iceland volcano continues to erupt canceling flights and stranding travelers. how it's also effecting president obama's trip. >>> good morning. some patchy low clouds around but it will be sunny today and breezy. we heard that before. temperatures remaining below average even though the sunshine today 60s and low 70s. >>> well, the ash from an erupting volcano in iceland has forced the cancellation of 250 flights in northern ireland, scotland and parts of scandinavia today. the cloud of volcanic ash is not expected to move over continental europe. one american traveler at the airport in amsterdam says she's taking it all in stride. >> i absolutely had to stay i wouldn't be upset about it. we're on vacation. it's a beautiful country. we want to see the place. if we have to stay an extra week, i'm okay with that. >> well, the eruption of another volcano in iceland in april of last year led to a shut down of air space for more than a week across europe. >>> the ash from the volcano forced president obama to shorten his visit to ireland. he spent last night in lond

as from the volcano and iceland, creek this see how big this is. germany is not added to the list of countries as a visibility is so bad that they will cancel dozens of flights. other spots where flights have been rounded are in england and scotland. icelandic officials have said that ash from the volcano is beginning to lose off a little bit. israel told congress today that therwill they are ready to make moves towards peace. but they say that the minister's behavior really makes them at a dead end. >> agreed to this president is headed for trial. along with two of his sons will be tried in a criminal court, he is accused of masterminding the killings of government processes. he faces other charges. protesters in a recent days have been demanding that bart be tried. and have them and taking a look at the traffic " things are moving well in both directions, no major problems in sight. our >> tomorrow nbc will air the giants game, and crime will air for two hours of a minute to minute to. then dr. phil will be moved at 3:00 p.m. and burn notice late

direction of iceland's most active volcano the largest in one hundred years the ash in the atmosphere facts visibility and can clog engines making it too dangerous to fly fears remain there will be a repeat of last year's travel chaos why a different icelandic eruption close much of europe. air space for time. and the operator of japan's stronghold nuclear power plants confirmed two more reactors had experienced a partial fuel meltdown of the site had previously been thought only the number one reactor had suffered such a fate the plant's cooling systems were knocked out by march's devastating earthquake and tsunami the official death toll from the disaster currently stands at some fourteen thousand people. a lot of the deadliest tornadoes ever recorded the united states has now claimed at least one hundred sixteen lives and left more than four hundred injured the storm tore through the city of joplin missouri flaring homes crushing cars and tumbling trees the city's hospital suffered a direct hit killing for your forty's warren the death toll could climb as search and rescue workers

iceland. the cloud of volcanic ash has closed the main airport in iceland, and partially closed air space over gree 's >>> cars are covered with afternoon. the clouds of volcanic ash have closed the airport in iceland and partially closed airspace over greenland. it's from iceland's grimsvotn volcano. a different volcano than the one that caused flight disruptions in europe last year. british officials say they are better prepared for this ash cloud than they were last time. >>> three of the six residents on the international space station will head home today in their russian soyuz capsule. on the way they will be able to get some photographs of the shuttle endeavour parked at the space station. yesterday, two of endeavour's astronauts took part in the mission's second spacewalk. there was a little mishap though as one of them tried to lubricate a solar power system. it lost a bolt and a washer got stuck in a crevice. that's not good. it caused some delays so the task will be finished sometim

from the erupting icelandic volcano is causing further disruption to air travel as it sweeps over europe more than two hundred delays and cancellations have been reported in parts of scandinavia ireland and scotland while the threat is hanging over us in england before saturday's eruption of iceland's most active volcano the largest in one hundred years the ash in the atmosphere effects of visibility and kind of clogged engines therefore it makes it dangerous to fly remain they'll be a repeat of last year's travel chaos on a different icelandic eruption close to much of europe's airspace for quite some time. and one of the deadliest tornadoes ever recorded in the united states is now claimed at least one hundred sixteen lives it's left more than four hundred people injured but death toll is expected to rise as rescue teams are combing the devastation some people have so far been found alive in the day the storm tore through the city of joplin that's in missouri flattened homes it crushed cars and left the city without power a local hospital that suffered a direct hit killing four meanwhi

the ash cloud from the erupting icelandic volcano is causing further disruption to air travel as it sweeps over europe more than two hundred delays and cancellations have been reported in parts of scandinavia ireland and scotland while the threat planes over the services in england follows saturday's eruption of iceland's most active volcano the largest such event in one hundred years in the atmosphere effects visibility and kind of clogged engines so it makes it dangerous to fly crews remain they'll be a repeat of last year's travel chaos when a different icelandic eruption closed much of europe's airspace for quite some time . one of the deadliest tornadoes ever recorded in the united states is now claimed at least one hundred sixteen lives and left more than four hundred injured and the death toll is expected to rise as rescue teams comb the devastation seven people have so far been found alive in the debris the storm tore through the city of joplin missouri flattening homes crushing cars and leaving the city without power the local hospital suffered a direct hit killing four meanwhile

it's not finished but researchers in iceland say the worst seems to be over. bbc news, exiter. >> the ousted egyptian leader hosni mubarak and his two sons are to face trial for alleged murder. the charges relate to the shootings during the uprising which ousted him from power in february and also will be tried for corruption. >> the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, received a warm reception before a joint session of the u.s. congress. his words were not as warmly received by palestinians. the two sides are literally miles apart in joining the borders of the future palestinian state and there is a gap tooth between israel's government and the obama administration. our middle east correspondent reports. >> his excellency, benjamin netanyahu, prime minister of israel. prime minister netanyahu can only dream of getting the kind of reception at home that he had in the u.s. congress. >> israel has no better friend than america and america has no better friend than israel. [applause] his speech was punctuated by around 30 standing owingvations. -- ovation

effect yet now is equal to some of the stories from around the world the ash cloud from the erupting iceland you know is causing further disruption to air travel some flights remain grounded in scotland while a threat hangs over services in ireland and england it's all saturday's eruption of iceland's most active volcano the largest in one hundred years the ash in the atmosphere affects visibility and can clog engines making it too dangerous to fly fears remain there will be a repeat of last year's travel chaos when a different icelandic eruption closed much of europe's airspace for a time. the operator of japan's troubled nuclear power plants confirm two more reactors have experienced a partial fuel meltdown at the site have previously been thought only the number one reactor had suffered such a fate plans cooling systems were knocked out by march's devastating earthquake and tsunami the official death toll from the disaster currently stands at some fourteen thousand people a. lot of the deadliest tornadoes ever recorded in the united states has now claimed at least one hundred sixteen live

by the end of the week according to iceland's met office if bolo saturday's eruption of the country's most active volcano norway and greenland are set to close their airspaces arsenals main international airport has been shot internal flights are grounded but experts see little chance of a repeat of last year's mass closure of european airspace when a different icelandic volcano grabbed top a moscow dolphinarium which offers their people to children suffering from physical and mental disability bases addiction well they're building needs urgent repairs at the sutter has nowhere else to go artistic side of work and has more. they matter a few months ago by new it timid six year old with a developmental disorder and casper by day she is beluga whale is slightly asymmetrical feigns forty minutes in the pool twice a week and one is mother can already see the difference because it's even though i can see that he's opening up to the world he's become more confident and most sociable and it happens without any drawbacks of side effects the ana is one of several thousand children who have rec

the ash cloud from the rotting icelandic volcano is causing further disruption to air travel as of sweeps over you were delays and cancellations have been reported in norway denmark and scotland while a threat hangs over services an island in england is full of saturday's eruption of iceland's most active volcano the largest in one hundred years the ash in the atmosphere affects visibility and clogged engines making it too dangerous to fly fears remain there will be a repeat of last year's travel chaos when a different icelandic eruption close much of europe's airspace for a time. while of the deadliest tornadoes ever recorded in the united states has now claimed at least one hundred sixty lives and left more than four hundred injured the storm tore through the city of joplin missouri flooding homes washing cars and toppling trees the city's hospital suffered a direct hit killing four is the word is more of the death toll could climb as search and rescue workers continue their efforts meanwhile forecasters predict more severe weather for the region. the operator of. pan's trouble nuclear

the ash cloud from the erupting icelandic volcano is causing further disruption to air travel some flights remain grounded in scotland while a threat hangs over services in ireland and england it's all saturdays or option of iceland's most active volcano the largest in one hundred years the ash in the atmosphere affects visibility and clogged engines making it too dangerous to fly fears remain there will be a repeat of last year's travel chaos when a difference icelandic eruption closed much of europe's airspace for a time. one of the deadliest tornadoes ever recorded in the united states has now claimed at least one hundred sixteen lives and left more than four hundred injured the storm tore through the city of joplin in missouri flattening homes crushing cars and tumbling trees the city's hospitals suffered a direct hit falling for the authorities warn of the death toll could climb as search and rescue workers continue their efforts meanwhile forecasters predict more severe weather for the region. the operator of japan's troubled nuclear power plants confirm two more reactors have experi

i shrunk an icelandic volcano is drifting in could reach the u.k. and scandinavia by the end of the week it follows saturday's a russian of the country's most active volcano the largest in one hundred years iceland's main international airports being shut and internal flights grounded last year the eruption of another volcano in the country led to the closure of much of europe's is space. the u.s. president's an island for the start of a six day trip to europe barack obama has already made a pilgrimage to a village that used to be home to his great great great grandfather a bomber all also visit the u.k. poland and france the world economy the arab uprisings along with afghanistan and pakistan are all part of the visits agenda. russia is determined to establish itself as the country of choice for the world's greatest minds with presidential backing for a specialist grant scheme hopes are high that the state scientific brain drain will soon be in reverse artie's an italian overcover reports for us. the brightest minds of physics mathematics biology g

this follows last year's eruption of different volcano in iceland. the volcano made its way into the jet stream and was scaried all the way -- carried all the way into europe, forcing air traffic to be grounded for five days. they were afraid dust and ash would get into the engine, possibly causing accidents. more than 10 million travelers ended up getting stranded. >>> the police captain charged in security is blasting the plan that would replace officers with sheriff deputies. a proposal would replace officers with deputies from the santa clara county sheriff's office. captain jeff smith tells the mercury news, the sheriff's office doesn'thave enough officers. >>> planning to upgrade trains and seats, starting at 3:00, riders will be asked to give their input on the best mix of seat sizes and coverings. other seat labs will be held in pittsburgh, union city, and dublin in the coming weeks. >>> time now is 7:10, some foreign countries are critical of the operation to kill osama bin laden. >>> there has been a lot of talk about flooding, this morning

ash from iceland the volcano is drifting and could reach the u.k. in scandinavia by the end of the week it follows saturday's a russian of the country's most active volcano the largest in a hundred years iceland's main international airports shut and internal flights have been grounded last year the eruption of another location in the country led to the closure of much of europe's airspace. the u.s. president's an island from the start of his six day trip to europe barack obama has already made a pilgrimage to a village there used to be home to his great great great grandfather. with also his . the u.k. poland and from the world economy the arab uprisings along with afghanistan and pakistan are all part of its agenda. russia is determined to establish itself is the country of choice for the world's greatest minds and with presidential backing for especially its grand scheme hopes are high that the state scientific brain drain will soon be in reverse that is matelot novikov reports. the brightest minds of physics mathematics biology geography and oth

you can see how this is affecting iceland. iceland closed the main international airport because of the ash in the air. some flights in greenland have been canceled. >> they don't think the flights will be grounded last like year when another volcano in iceland erupted. >>> 89 people are dead in joplin, missouri, after a killer tornado destroyed a third of the city. storm-chaser captured vid yoef of a twist they're measured half of a mile wide. >> there it is. there it is. that is a monster tornado. >> only after the sun came up did it become evident how bad the destruction is. the tornado ripped to a hospital with 400 patients inside. levelled just about everything in the path as it cut a swath through the city six miles long. 2,000 buildings are danieled or destroyed -- are damaged or destroyed. the tornado sirens gave residents 20 minute warning to take shelter. listen to the sound a family recorded as they huddled in a dark storm cellar while the tornado ravaged the home overhead. [ wind ] >> meteorologist sam champion of

. >> we are learning more about how they managed to put back patrol officers and the iceland volcano is affecting air travel. >> despite plenty of sunshine are afternoon temperatures man a little bit below average. we will take a look at what you can expect for your evening and tuesday, coming up. >> dozens of flights were canceled today because of a shift in the direction of a cloud of icelandic volcanic ash. the volcano started erupting on saturday, according to the european air traffic management agency, there is a possibility that the ash clouds may affect scotland and ireland tomorrow. >>> if the worst president barack obama to cut short his visit to ireland. >> hello, ireland. >> the president gave a speech to thousands in dublin today where his maternal great, great, great grandfather lived. he had to fly to london because of the volcanic ash cloud. he was talking about approving -- improving the global economy. >>> newschopper two was liable with the scene -- live on the scene of the bridge. >> reporter: protesters hung a banner on the bridge and as these pictures show, there

iceland's most active volume can know -- volcano is rerunting. leigh >> leigh: right now we're seeing low clouds gathering near the coast. that will mean cooler numbers for us. we look at the forecast n: several republicans are throwing their halt in the ring in 201, and -- 2012, and herman cain announced he is running for president. >> this moment i came here to declare my candidacy for the republican nomination for profit the united states of america. >> alan: cain is a tea party favorite. the 65-year-old has been traveling all over the country to sproa dues himself to voters. on monday tim pawlenty is expected to announce he plans to run for president, too. >>> a nasa first today. the pope gave a blessing to the crew of the space shuttle endeavour. >> dear astronauts, i'm very happy to have this extraordinary opportunity converse with you during the mission. >> alan: pope benedict xvi bestowed a historic blessing on the 12 strawtz -- astronauts circling earth. it included good wishes for gabrielle giffords. the pope said he admired the astrona

a success or even a big success story well pretty big difference this one is that iceland has its own currency of course you know that but the other one is that it's easier where the i must do this business which is one country that knows where it's heading the problem here is that the i.m.f. is is doing business with greece and ireland and portugal but the main problem is the problem of context is the problem of the european union and we still do not know where the european union is when you forget talk about the future of the european union and the stability in the fridge for june if you have it all one m.e.p. says but after portugal's a bailout the e.u. bailout kitty is empty there's no more financial rescue money left is this true. i don't think that's true well i think that's the force this recent violence restructure of that's here we go again because then we'll have a sort of plan a spain and italy in belgium you know the problems not is not the bailouts. you know recipients of such problems as it has always been from the beginning and while some of us have been saying beginnin

the ash cloud from the erupting icelandic volcano is causing further destruction to air travel as it sweeps over you were more than two hundred delays and cancellations have been reported in parts of scandinavia ireland and scotland while a threat hangs over services in england as follows saturday's eruption of iceland's most active volcano and the largest in one hundred years the ash in the atmosphere affects visibility and clogged engines making it too dangerous to fly fears were made it would be a repeat of last year's travel chaos when a different icelandic eruption closed much of your airspace for a time. one of the deadliest tornadoes ever recorded in the united states is now find at least one hundred sixty lives and left more than four hundred injured the vast tells expected to rise as rescue teams comb the devastation seven people have so far been found alive in the debris the storm tore through the city of joplin missouri flattening homes and crushing cars and leaving the city without power a local hospital suffered a direct hit. killing for meanwhile forecasters predict mor