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So were seeing clear conditions across much of europe. the wind pattern shifting a little bit, though, don, and were expecting to see some of this ash move over towards germany, into the netherlands by tuesday and wednesday so they could have additional problems then. >> jacqui, we talked about the space shuttle last night, its not going to be affected by this, we think, but it is scheduled to land tomorrow morning. still on track? >> yeah, tomorrow morning, 8:48. and its unusual decent, don by ...

Over $11,000 for a one-way flight. >> my goodness. the situation is so bad, the britain is calling on the royal navy for help. in london earlier today, prime minister gordon brown announced that ships will be sent to pick up some of its citizens stranded overseas. the prime minister says he has been speaking with spanish officials about using airports in spain as a hub for returning british citizens home. a lot of people in south carolina are also feeling the effects of this ash cloud. the trave...

Near the surface. so a lot of these -- were talking about air space opening up. and air space is beginning to open up. but the problem is, its not opening up -- >> go to radar 24. >> it is not opening up to be able to take off from there, or take off from here. these flights are able to fly at 35,000 feet. over the air space, in the air space. but not get into that ash cloud and not get down to the ground. >> i was wondering, where are these flights going. they can get above it before they hit i...

News, but britain official as well as france officials tell us that they are not going to be opening those airports for tomorrow. the ash cloud, for the most part, really focused way up here. and that is over towards iceland. so were seeing clear conditions across much of europe. the wind pattern shifting a little bit, though, don, and were expecting to see some of this ash move over towards germany, into the netherlands by tuesday and wednesday, to so they could have additional problems then. >...

>> reporter: the royal navy, good morning, has now dispatched some three ships to handle this problem. the hms-arc royal and a flagship of the royal navy has been dispapatched to the english cham, sells the -- as well as the hms ocean, the primary duty to pick up stranded travelers in europe and bring them back to british soil, the hms albion, the primary function will be to pick up soldiers returning from duty in afghanistan and get them back to british soil, bill. bull bill what is the volcano...

Down, lets take a look at the next map. youll see the alternative thats been developed here. what they are now doing is flying a southern route. theyre bringing the medevac groups out of spain, well south of the ash cloud, flying them into afghanistan, picking up the wounded, or anybody who needs medical evacuation out of the war zone, and then flying them all the way back directly to andrews air force base here in washington, d.c. another one of those flights expected to land today. families of...

Icelands volcano, the ash cloud may be breaking. plus this. we had protesters. and we voiced our opinion and we didnt want them. but its just, you know -- were just little peons. >> president obama pushes nuclear energy, but not in their backyard. a georgia town wants to know if its high cancer rate is linked to the nuclear plants. this hour, european aviation officials meet to discuss results of various test flights conducted by major airlines. this comes as the volcanic ash-choking skies a...

They have been demonstrating more than a month demanding the prime minister step down. the militarys move said to be raising fears of new violence. philippines. thousands of cyclists riding around manila to promote environmental awareness. the group pushing bicycles as a cleaner way to get around the city. nearly 8,000 bikers taking part. and thats a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. im shepard smith. this is the fox report. its the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the...

Heres a look at what we are watching right now on msnbc news live. the nation remembers oklahoma city 15 years later. survivors and family members are gathered at the site where 168 people lost their lives in the deadliest act of home grown terrorism. and toyota says it will recall now that lexus gx 460 suv. the decision comes after "consumer reports" issued a rare do not buy warning because of rollover threats. this just in. the white house says it is working with the state department to help...

Welcome back. the global impact of icelands volcanic eruption. the airline industry has already lost a billion dollars as an industry. 63,000 canceled flights. the ash cloud choking some unexpected industries as well. "the washington post" reporting auto factories in china are stalled out waiting for electronic parts stranded in germany. globalization anyone? $9 million worth of fruit and flowers rotting on the tarmac in kenya waiting for flights to the worlds flower capital, amsterdam. the peop...