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Airports throughout the continue -- continent and around the world. determine knee has opened some airports and klm has flown a plane through the ash cloud. we have coverage from around the world on this story. we have a correspondent from brussels, one is stranded in dubai and here is the very latest from laura. while the volcanic ash continues to spew, thousands of travelers are wondering when they will get home. klm is sending test flights into the air to see if it is safe for passengers in...

Are at. >> that is great news because as of now for example in london the airspace was still blocked as of monday morning. we know that there was going be a meeting of european union transport ministers tomorrow. we know that the data has been examined by the european agencies all day today. it has been a major story for europe today. and you have got some breaking news there because that has just come across the wires in the past couple of minutes. interesting news and may be a sign that they a...

Londons heathrow airport today. tom, with a good morning, i understand that klm just completed some sort of a test flight through an ash cloud. what happened there with that flight? >> reporter: well, both the dutch and german airliner looked at the dutch conducting test flights yesterday. they took a boeing 737 up to a height of 30,000 feet, and now theyre examining the plane to see how much of an effect on the engines that the dust clouds has caused. the germans were primarily flying planes, t...

Bluff, we talked to the department of energy about what we learned. since then, the department now plans to reinstate its federal funding to the state of georgia for independent environmental monitoring. the money will officially be designated to the superfund toxic site across the river. but depending upon how much funding the state gets will determine the amount of additional testing that can be done in other parts of this community. and we also talked to the chairman of the nuclear regulatory...

Million. and they made very good points in their statement. and so theyre obviously going to defend this pretty vigorously. matt, sunny, appreciate you being on. join the live chat at ac360.com. you can talk to viewers watching around the world right now. the ash cloud causing worldwide chaos. this stuff is unbelievable. thousands of flights canceled, airports shut down. a lot of travelers caught in limbo. an erupting volcano in iceland is the cause. gary tuchman is there. well talk to him c...

And, you know, just following the news and checking on air france to see if any flights are going in or out. >> i can think of worse places to be stuck. paris is not one of them. i dont know. maybe these kids are a little lucky right now. theyre just not disclosing how much fun they really are having with this extra time there in paris. kara hellwig, thanks so much, out of wisconsin. all the best to you and the kids traveling in paris. >> thank you so much. >> safe travels back home. >> thank yo...

Today. thats out of the normal 22,000. yesterday there were 10,000 flights. so its not easy for anybody. some airlines saying were not even going to fly today, tomorrow, or monday. we dont know when were going to fly t.j. just terrible t. is terrible. like we said that volcano is still erupting, shooting ash into the air. we dont know if this will go away soon. appreciate it so much. that cloud of ashen volcano talking about is enormous. so big you can see it from space. this picture from nasa...

Managed to is cape damage from the ash, but thanks to the prevailing winds, even the capital remains open, believe it or not. areas closer to the eruption are certainly affected. hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes because the volcano is melting a glacier that is causing flooding. a layer of ash that blankets the surrounding countryside, iceland in the middle of the atlantic ocean and is no stranger to seismic activity. its the deadliest one came in the year 1783. that natura...

Picture back, thats reverend al sharpton. thats happening in harlem at the national action network gets under way. thats new yorks first corinthians baptist church. hes hosting a black leadership conference in america. noted african-american leaders from across the country will take part in todays panel discussion. when it begins, well take you there. we also have our own panel to comment on todays proceedings. before that, more bad news for air travelers today. thousands more flights have b...

Cancelled. 23 nations have halted commercial air traffic. that is stranding international passengers beyond -- in europe and beyond. for a better look at just how big an area this ash cloud covers lets check in with meteorologist bonnie schneider. its huge. >> absolutely. volcanoes erupt all the time. its the location makes a big difference, as well as the wind. heres iceland and heres the united king. because its blowing into such a populated area right now. we are anticipating a wind shift l...