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U.s. president barack obama left ireland for great britain a day early on monday night in case the ash led to airport closures. now you may remember it was almost this time last year that an ash cloud lingered over european air space, messing up travel plans for millions of people. and indeed cost airlines and the economy a bundle. lets go to emily reuben for more on what could turn out to be another expensive cloud. how much it cost last time? >> charles, let me go to that in a minute. we have ...

Strauss-kahn has dna that matches the dna on the shirt of the hotel maid. it was taken from strauss-kahn after his arrest last sunday. he as repeatedly denied the allegation, and the attorneys refuse to comment on thisd dna match. and this ash cloud over iceland is causing a concern over europe. over 500 flights have been canceled. it is affecting scandinavia and britain. and with the ash cloud, the possibility of more flight cancellations. president obama was in london today taking time out...

Couple of different links set up there if you are interested. rest of the headlines. overnight, nato launched more than 20 air strikes on the libyan capital of tripoli, heaviest attack since the start of the assault on qaddafis forces. >> nato war planes bombed targets near qaddafis compound in buildings used by his troops. three people reportedly killed. 150 others hurt. thousands of passengers across europe now stranded thanks to a huge ash cloud from the tovolca that erupted in iceland. all f...

Volcanos. jen, whats going to happen? >> we got a good practice out of the last eruption. as were looking at this graphic, this is flight radar 24.com. it shows you and tracks all the planes in the skies. the yellow are the planes out there. you dont see much activity through areas, including scotland as well as northern parts of england. thats because an ash cloud causing some disruption. as we go over to our next graphic here and hopefully we can pull this up. well show you the ash cloud as it...

And one serving of fruit, a tennis ball. - you know, both parties agree. our kids can be healthier... the more you know. the eruption of a volcano in iceland wreaking havoc on flight schedules right now. and even forcing barack obama to change his european travel plans. already the ash cloud has swept over parts of norway and denmark, on its way to scotland. michelle kosinski is in london with the latest there. youre watching that for us, yet another one. >> you almost cant take your eyes off ...

Be for it. if we try to throw billions of dollars at the problem and say this goes for disasters and theres no accountability, thats where the american people will draw the line. >> the homeland appropriations committee is holding a hearing to mark up the fema bill this morning. if funding is not approved, they could found themselves owing billions of dollars. nato launched more than 20 air strikes on the libyan capital of tripoli. the heaviest attacks since the start of the assault on qaddafis ...

>> reporter: its happening all over again. a vast tower of ash, ballooning into the sky above iceland. the clouds streaked with flashes of lightning. and a wind thats blowing the stuff our way. its not the same volcano as last year, but the ash is being blasted higher, the aviation authorities are warning that flights will be disrupted. the eruption is much bigger than the one last year, its throwing out far more ash. but the particles inside the cloud are larger than last time. so theyre heavie...

Between the former imf chief and his accuser. the dna came from material on her uniform. investigators are also testing carpeting and other surfaces. now to california where tmz is reporting that maria shriver herself leaked that story of her husbands affair and secret child to the press. the report claims shriver was "hysterical" and friends had to talk her out of holding a news conference to exposing the former governors secret. they chose to leak the details to the "l.a. times." tmz claims ...

Erupted. but the problem has really been confusion because some flights are canceled. the weather and wind has been so changeable. it has been tough to predict where the cloud is going next. for example, tomorrow germany could be affected. and then you have some airlines like the budget ryan air really blasting the british government saying that they found no ash in areas where the government termed red zones where planes arent supposed to fly. here is the ceo of that airline. >> we have no inte...

With the case, the dna matches material found on the clothing of the hotel maid accusing him of sexual assault. a massive ash cloud from a volcanic eruption in iceland could force the cancellation of up to 500 flights in northern ireland, scotland and scandinavia today. the giant ash cloud forced president obama to cut short his visit to ireland. back to the severe weather threatening the central plains. for the fourth time, officials say theres a high risk of tornados in kansas and oklahoma...