in iceland, the grimsvotn volcano is calming down.ls 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 right no

if the volcano continues to erupt. that, and weather conditions just like last year, would put european air space as risk. tazin ahmed, nbc news, london. >>> president obama had much more to say today about the middle east peace process. this time before aipac, this country's most important pro-israel lobbying group. nbc's mike viqueira is at the white house tonight to tell us more. mike? >> reporter: good evening, lester. coming on the heels of his oval office clash with the israeli prime minister, today the president walked into what one expert described as a lion's den. once again the volatile issue of israel's borders was front and center. in a speech before some 11,000 of israel's strongest american supporters, president obama did not back away from his controversial remarks that palestinian statehood should be based on israel's pre-1967 borders. >> what i did on thursday was to say publicly what has long been acknowledged privately. >> reporter: mr. obama said his stance on israel's borders had been misrepresente

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

now, the first volcano eruption there since 2004.y to tell whether flights in and out of europe are affected by this eruption. you might recall ash from a different volcano blew towards europe and officials closed air space over parts of the continent for several days including london and paris. >> jeff, we certainly didn't see the end of the world but we are seeing mother nature's wrath here. can you see it in the volcano and certainly joplin as well. >> we'll have more of an update in the deadly weather coming up in just a bit. great visibility, winds westerly at 26. current temperature is 60, 57% humid ity in the city. still holding on to numbers close to 70 in san jose. fairfield, 70, one of our warmer spots, santa rosa at 73. so a very nice start to our monday as we get ready and get going into your work week. as we head throughout tuesday. still stays dry with 70s inland, but yes, we are talking about a speed bump. some unusual rain returning into our forecast. we have a system up into the northwest and while the main part of t

the big unknown, if you like, is the nature of what's happening within the volcano itself.after the initial huge eruption earlier on in the week, things have been settling down to some extent. that's not to say that it won't erupt again later in the week. it's a big tall order, to know what's going to happen for the four or five days ahead. >> everybody is looking at the forecast, particularly here in the u.k., because that seems to be the most important gauge of finding out what's going on with that ash cloud. how much pressure on you to get it right, and can you? >> the point is to stress that, no, we can't in any great detail, because we don't know. the big unknown in the equation is the volcano, and we don't know how that's going to sort of react in the next few days. >> pakistani officials say two police officers have been killed and 19 people have been injured during an explosion in the pakistani city there. the blast occurred at dawn in the university area of the city. the pakistani taliban said it ordered the attack. troops bat'd for hours against taliban militants

. >>> 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

that was over a volcano in indonesia. all four engines went out.he captain got them started but it was critical for a few minutes and the passengers who had to wait for engines to start. >> it goes to show you how difficult the situation could be. it also goes to show you how little we know exactly how much ash in the atmosphere can affect these planes. >>> let's continue the theme. meteorologist jen delgado has been tracking the plumes. she joins us now from the cnn center to tell us where the volcano ash may be heading in the day s ahead. >> good news. as i show you this gravgs we're going to show you the volcanic ash. notice going essentially hours back. see the pink shading there, kind of the coral color? that's indicating the volcanic ash. it's moving to the north part of to uk. notice here we have a low altitude ash and higher over here toward the northwest. this time yesterday we had a lot of that spreadinging through parts of northern england as well as scotland. a big improvement indeed. as i show you this graphic right here, actually we h

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 volcano in iceland sends ash and steam into the air. a 120-mile no fly zone has been put into place around that volcano. 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 ne

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 very like concentration. it into the denser cloud of ash, there should be less disruption that last time. >> abrogate already disrupted by a strong wind, passengers are hearing about the ash cloud. >> we would see when we are arriving in norway, we see it and we are not worried. know if we want to get back to not. >> a dark cloud has descended, in the ash is everywhere. imagine trying to keep it out of your car. this is the la

this is may 22nd, date of the volcano erupting over iceland. by the following day, it spread pretty much over green land down over the uk and across parts of russia. the latest diagram shows from the may shows the ash cloud has reached canada, norway, sweden, norway, sweden, denmark and netherlands as well. >> there's been a lot of disagreement from the airlines about this, right? >> well, zain, you're right. ryan air's chief executive michael o'leary has come out strongly saying ryan air strongly objects to this decision, the decision to ground aircraft and believes there's no basis for these flight cancellations. he went on to say we'll meet with irish aviation authority on tuesday morning to have this restriction on rain air flights removed as a matter of urgency. >> did they overreact last time? >> well, a study by university of copenhagen said safety concerns were actually very well founded. that was because of the abbrasive nature of the dust. it meant planes had to be grounded otherwise their engines would have been irrepublicably damage

flights are grounded after a volcano spews a path of ash. and royal head scratcher. the much talked about hat sells on ebay for a staggers sum. this is "early today" for monday may 23rd, 2011. >> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation. today we begin with m axmayhem the midwest. hardest hit, missouri. devastating a local hospital. emergency officials there say at least 89 people have been killed. nbc's francisco reports. >> reporter: power witnessed first hand by a team from the weather channel. >> i'm not sure i have witnessed anything before like this in my life. >> the tornado pummeled the medical center and other buildings. to the north, the extent of the devastation was stunning. >> everybody okay? >> residents left with the destruction. >> we barely got out of there. >> forces left thousands in the dark. >> further south in reading, kansas, mother nature delivered a crippling blow on saturday. ef-3 tornado packed winds up to 165 miles-an-hour. the twister sparked a state of emergency across 16 counties. back in missouri, fears of more

a volcano erupting in iceland. the volcano is the most active in the country and sent a huge plume of smoke thousands of feet into the air. but scientists say it is unlikely to cause the kind of air traffic disruptions we saw last year from another icelandic volcano. >>> a muni rider remains hospitalized tonight after being stabbed with a screwdriver on the 14 mission bus. police say a fight broke out between some teenage passengers around 8 p.m. last night. the victim is in his 30s. it is not clear how he became involved. surveillance camera video from the bus is being reviewed. >>> mill valley police are looking for a gunman who held up a gold dealer this morning. they say the masked man entered pacific precious metals and forced employees to open the safe. he got away with about $10,000 in cash. police are reviewing the stores surveillance video. >>> and what was once harvey milk san francisco campaign headquarters will become a suicide crisis call center. grand opening of the harvey milk call center by 19th. to

today was the second day of eruptions from the nation's most active volcano. four international airports were all closed to most flights today as this volcano sent ash some 12 miles up. last april a different iceland volcano erupted for weeks, grounding planes in several european countries. >>> some trouble for a couple of spacewalking astronauts today 240 miles above earth. one lost a bolt and got a washabler stuck in a crevice. the spacewalk went 90 minutes longer than planned, to for a total of 8 hours and 7 minutes. today's was the second of four planned for endeavors final flight. >> bay area scientists, this, of a kind i'll have of gulf oil and the remarkable findings that may influence offshore oil drilling just ahead. we used to bet who could get closest to the edge. took some crazy risks as a kid. but i was still over the edge with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i stopped kidding myself. i've been eating healthier, exercising more, and now i'm also taking

he left ireland earlier because of the concerns about the ash cloud in the volcano in iceland. today he meets british leaders and attends a dinner with the clean before sleeping at buckingham palace. during his time in ireland, the president addressed a massive crowd in dublin and also visited the home town of his great, great, great grandfather. also sent condolences to the tornado victims as well. >>> on his way out of the u.s. embassy in dublin, mr. obama's armored limousine got stuck in the drive way. there wasn't enough clearance to make it out. ultimately the obamas switched cars and were on their way. even the president can get car trouble. >> it can happen. >>> we'll look at this morning's weather across the nation, the storms hitting the plains actually stretched to the northeast. won't be quite as severe, but look for gusts of thunwind, hail and thunderstorms. cincinnati, d.c. and new york. light mountain snow in the rockies, showers from denver to billings and pacific northwest. >>> 60s in colorado springs, 68 in the twin city, 80s from omaha to dallas. over to miami

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

. >>> volcano spews ice and lava. the air travel problems it may cause. >> aspirin is getting an update. the new formulululululululululul >>> hi, a look at the high temperatures across the country. 58 in seattle, one of the cool spots. 60 in boston. 62 in portland. some of cooler spots. 70 if denver. then east of denver to chicago and d.c., midup toer 80s near 90 degrees. a lot of humidity in that area. that's where the severe weather is possible today. after 48 reports of tornadoes yesterday. we could have a lot of them again this afternoon. right now, we have delays in laguardia, boston. expect more as the afternoon unfolds. we'll keep an eye on it in case, go to flight tracker. at abc7news.com. >> with the sun up, the midwest can tally up the devastation from tornadoes and violent thunderstorms that hit the region. the worst hit city, you are looking at it from the air, joplin, missouri. these are live pictures from the helicopter. this morning, officials confirm just in this city, 89 people were killed. but they w

. >> travelers are keeping an eye on the volcano. airspace over iceland was closed.ng 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 a

after the world's eyes are iceland's most active volcano that's hurling plumes of smoke into the sky through viewer subsidence. now the former head of the international monetary fund has been released on bail but placed under house arrest in new york dominick style scada was detained it just as he was preparing for a meeting on the plight of greece and portugal as economies as artie's done the bushel reports his arrest has thrown the talks on the solving the european debt crisis into disarray. no strong cold no uro's that's what bankers a whispering off the police charged the now ex i.m.f. course with the attempted rape of a hotel maid very differently the possibility that some countries could decide to leave the euro pushed out of the euro and then we've got to understand such. belief that the euro could and should be saved in the face of nor steal resistance from richest states stross can live this week's bailout of crippled portugal germany and france insist on oil and raise it slowly corporation tax d s k as he's known as the man arguing yes what is saving the irish economy these

the largest such event in one hundred years last year ash from another icelandic volcano caused one hundred. thousands of flights to be canceled it closed european airspace for the better part of a week. a d.n.a. sample of the former international monetary fund chief has reportedly been found on the shirt of a hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault in a new york hotel the unconfirmed reports cited sources close to the investigation while police denied the claims fraser from the room where the alleged tied to took place are ongoing stress can face these charges including attempted rape and sexual abuse the ex i.m.f. head who was under house arrest in new york locations. when the devastating tornado that hit the u.s. city of joplin on sunday has left one hundred seventeen people dead more than four hundred injured thousands of homes schools churches and businesses were all destroyed forecasters say severe weather could properly persist and even reach the east coast by the end of the week almost five hundred people have died in u.s. storms and tornadoes this year alone. now after

lines for you in brief this hour the ash cloud from the erupting icelandic volcano is causing further disruption to air travel is it sweeps over europe or the two hundred delays and cancellations have been reported in parts of scandinavia island and scotland while a threat hangs over services currently in england it follows saturday's eruption of the country's most active volcano the largest such event in one hundred years last year ash from another icelandic volcano caused one hundred thousand flights to be canceled closed european airspace for an entire week. an explosion has rocked iran's a largest oil refinery shortly before the country's president arrived for a show you will visit in the southwestern city of done one person was killed at least twenty injured in the blast mahmoud ahmadinejad was unhurt the president was expected to make a speech marking the opening of the refinery officials think a gas leak may of course the explosion. the devastating tornado that hit the u.s. city of joplin on sunday has left one hundred sixteen people dead more than four hundred injured thousand

volcano began erupted over the weekend. iceland's capital is now covered in ash and plumes have drifted southward. officials don't expect the ash to reach continental europe. last year, you will remember, ash from another volcano grounded many flights in and out of europe for days. >> transatlantic flights, too. >> yes. >> look at us. look at us, admiring the visibility. nothing to obstruct it at all. >> no rain or pressure system. >> what was the name of the other volcano last year? >> we called it "the other volcano." >> exactly! yeah. giving you a hard time this morning. they are going to give me a hard time as will the rain tomorrow. enjoy the commute today. a beautiful picture of the morning sunshine. talk about what is going on outside. temperatures at 50, half moon bay. 38 in napa. the cool spot. the rest of us in mid-to-upper 40s. mont mont bay, we have the mid-to-upper 40s. salinas, inland, 51. gilroy at 38 degrees. it's dry and cool and breezy this afternoon. like yesterday, which wasn't as fast as sunday, today w

. >>> an erupting volcano in iceland is sending a plume of ash near europe. the ash cloud from grimsvoin has canceled flights in scotland and northern england. >>> mr. obama will be visiting buckingham palace where he'll spend two nights. the president left ireland for the uk ahead of schedule last night due to that cloud of volcanic ash. >>> in the u.s., the tornado that blew through missouri has claimed 116 lives and left a trail of destruction. the u.s. national weather service says it was the most deadly tornado in more than 60 years. those are the headlines, i'm zain vergee at cnn in london. "world business today" starts now. >>> good morning from cnn london, i'm charles hodson. >> and good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i'm andrew stevens. you're watching "world business today." >>> the top stories on tuesday, may 24th, under the weather, travel trouble looms as volcanic ash blows towards europe. meanwhile, investors on the continent have caught debt contagent fever. >>> the scramble in the cockpit to save the airliner. >> they don't have ability to go a

also director of national news in brief for you this hour and ash cloud from the eroticize logic volcano is causing further disruption to air travel as it sweeps over europe more than two hundred fifty delays and cancellations have been reported in parts of scandinavia ireland s. scotland well the threat has over services in england it follows saturday's eruption of the country's most active volcano and that's the largest in one hundred years last year as from another icelandic volcano caused one hundred thousand flights to be canceled closing the european airspace for a week. the former egyptian president and his two sons will be tried over the deaths of anti-government protesters possibly mubarak was ousted from power in february after mass demonstrations demanding an end to his thirty year rule well he's now being held at a hospital in the red sea resort town of sharm el sheikh barak and his wife also facing allegations of illegally wasting public funds. a d.n.a. sample of the former international monetary fund chief has reportedly been crowned of the shirt of a hotel maid were accuse

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

chrysler's most active volcano erupted after being silent for seven is a large plume of smoke and ash is stretching into the air over experts states are rushing to cause the kind of widespread destruction witnessed throughout europe last year when another country's volcanoes went out of this flight and has been imposed in the area. you can check out our website at r.t. dot com for more stories from the bottom of the earth to the stars firstly the ferrari worlds and our to sean thomas experiences and i feel much as antarctic base . brands of the past and the future of space exploration from driving a former on trump one hundred years ago for latest tricky tasks and all that kind of that article. headlines are coming up next i do stay with us here on alt. it's a. good. book because . if. you're just order. a fish dish astri's still keeps its eclipse a denounced times and reveal versions of the soviet files on oxy some go. if blind. would be soo much brighter than a few nibbles sung from finest impressions. booth for instance on t.v. don't come. in india all g.'s available in the grand c

. >>> 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

the largest such event in one hundred years last year ash from another icelandic volcano cost over one hundred thousand flights to be canceled it closed down european airspace for insight week. before egyptian president and his two sons who will be tried over the deaths of anthony government protesters barack was ousted from power. after mass demonstrations demanding an end to his thirty year rule he is now being held at a hospital in the red sea resort town of sharm el sheikh who barack and his wife also faced allegations of illegally wasting public funds. a d.n.a. sample of the former international monetary fund chief has reportedly been found on the shirt of a hotel maid who accuses him of sexual assault at a new york hotel the unconfirmed reports cited sources close to the investigation while police denied the claims you forensic tests from the room where the alleged attack took place are ongoing so many strasser can faces charges including attempted rape and sexual abuse the ex i.m.f. head who is on house arrest in new york denies the allegations if any other devastating tornado t

from the the rocking icelandic volcano is causing further disruption to air travel as it sweeps over europe more than five hundred silesian cancellations have been reported in across the north of because today all the bread hands over services in england it follows saturday's eruption of the country's most active volcano that's the largest did one hundred years last year ash from another icelandic volcano caused one hundred thousand writes to be counselled european air space for a week. the former egyptian president and his two sons will be tried over the deaths of anti-government protesters hosni mubarak was ousted from power in february after mass demonstrations demanding an end to his thirty year rule and he's now being held at a hospital in the red sea resort town of sharm el sheikh about art and his wife also face allegations of illegally wasting public funds. now a d.n.a. sample of the floor international monetary fund chief has reportedly been found on the shirt of a hotel maid accused him of sexual assault in new york we'll tell you the unconfirmed report cited sources close

today was the second day of eruptions from the nation's most active volcano.our international airports were all closed to most flights today as this volcano sent ash some 12 miles up. last april a different iceland volcano erupted for weeks, grounding planes in several european countries. >>> some trouble for a couple of spacewalking astronauts today 240 miles above earth. one lost a bolt and got a washabler stuck in a crevice. the spacewalk went 90 minutes longer than planned, to for a total of 8 hours and 7 minutes. today's was the second of four planned for endeavors final flight. the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing a solar project for the milpitas school district to funding the institute at golden gate. because when you're giving, lending, and investing in more communities across the country, more opp

. >> 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

. >> word came in late this morning from the white house that the eruption of this volcano in iceland will force the president to cut short his visit to ireland. officials are worried about travel safety because of a cloud of ash headed toward europe. mr. obama has been expected to stay in ireland tonight and head to london tomorrow. instead, he will go to london where he's expected to stay two days. this has led to a 120-mile no fly zone, the eruption of another volcano a year ago disrupted a return -- disrupted european air travel for a few days. >>> one more is in, another one is out. former minnesota governor tim pawlenty is officially in. he announced his run in an internet video taking several digs at president obama. >> he has to do more than give fancy speechesp we've had three years of that. it's not working. >> pawlenty officially announced his candidacy in a town hall meeting a few hours ago. in meantime, mitch daniels sent an e-mail to his supporters telling him after lock consideration he would not run for the 2012 nomination. it's believed he decided not to run due to op

is not the same volcano as last year, but the ashes are being blasted a higher. so, this evening, authorities are warning that flights will be disrupted. >> some parts of the u.k. will not disruption as early as tomorrow. there is some possibility that by the end of the week -- it is very variable. we have low pressure present. 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 mo

. >> iceland's most active volcano is erupting.cientists have been expecting a new eruption but this one is not expected to cause any disruptions to air travel like the volcano in april 2010 that spewed ash into the air and forced airlines to cancel flights. >>> steel beams from the world trade center have arrived in napa. what the plans for do to come enemy rate -- commemorate 9/11. and thousands gather to celebrate asia hair heritage. >> leigh: a lot of sunshine out there. i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. the low clouds and fog slowly spilling over the bay. that's going to mean cooler temperatures by sunday afternoon. we look at the >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> alan: good news for people headed to lake tahoe. highway 50 has re-opened. the main highway when the bay area and south lake tahoe was closed for nearly two weeks while crews raised the height of some rock wall barriers. this is time lapse video of the project. there are currently no driving revex thursday stretch, but come monday it wi

that iceland volcano was spewing ash and dust into the area. but will it impact air travel and will it be as powerful as last year's eruption? >>> sunny skies across most of the bay area. but that will soon be changing. coming up show you the fog pattern first thing tomorrow morning. and highlight the one day we could soon be talking about a few shower chances. . >>> dna experts are reviewing dna evidence of lib did knox were given more time today. a tearful knox sat in court with her lawyer. she and her boyfriend were convicted of killing her roommate marion back in 2007. she was sentenced to 26 years in prison. her appeal hinges on new testimony and a re-examination of that dna evidence. the experts now have until june 30th to examine the evidence and deliver their verdict. >>> the taliban has released a defiant video following the u.s. raid that killed osama bin laden. the man appearing in this video is wally ur raman the commander of the pakistani taliban. he spoke about osama bin laden's death saying: "the great leader is gone but his figh

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

the grimsvotn volcano began spewing dense ash on saturday.it reached 33,000 feet, the altitude where passenger jets fly. british airways and k.l.m. were among airlines that canceled tuesday morning flights to and from scotland, ahead of the ash cloud's arrival there. another icelandic volcano erupted last year, grounding thousands of flights and stranding millions of travelers across northern europe. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: a divided supreme court today ordered california to release thousands of inmates from its overcrowded prisons. ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: the justices ruled five-to-four that the packed living conditions threatened inmates' health, and violated constitutional rights against cruel and unusual punishment. california has two years to cut its inmate population from 143,000 to 110,000-- still well over capacity for facilities designed to house 80,000. in a rare move, justice anthony kennedy incorporated black-and- white photographs into his written opinion. the images of

but europe's air traffic agency was hopeful. >> there are very few eruptions from the volcano over the last 6-12 hours so the volcano is in a reasonably calm state at the moment and assuming that continues we would expect that european aviation would be able to return to almost a normal situation within the next 24 hours. >> sreenivasan: the flight disruptions this week were far less severe than those of last year, when another icelandic volcano erupted. still, several airlines in britain and ireland said even limited cancellations were unnecessary because there was little danger. the man accused of shooting u.s. congresswoman gabrielle giffords has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial. a federal judge issued the ruling today in phoenix, arizona for jared lee loughner. he is accused of killing six people and wounding 13-- including giffords-- at a january event in tucson. loughner will be sent to a federal facility for up to four months, to see if his mental state improves. the criminal case is on hold indefinitely. on wall street today, stocks made modest gains after oil pri

an ash cloud from an erupting volcano in iceland forced airlines to cancel roughly 500 flights todayand scandinavia. 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. >