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They rescued that person. we dont, again, know their condition, but were told there are no injuries to report, so were hopeful that that person was not badly hurt in the process of being bound, but that person was able to give some information. they then came overhead with choppers. we cant go very close to the s.w.a.t. team because they always like us to stay back so they dont see their activity. if theres a police in the house, they could be watching. right now theyre overhead with choppers he...

Welcome back. back now to iceland where seismologists say there are still earthquakes rumbling in that volcano. meanwhile, a new ash cloud is headed toward europe. nbcs chief science correspondent bob bazell joins me live from iceland. bob, good to see you. whats the latest there, especially on this new plume. >> reporter: theres no new plume. can you see the volcano behind me. the clouds just lifted. its going to rain here in a little while. the wind is pushing the clouds the other direction. t...

Prompted them to try edwards later in the morning. nothing too terrible but just enough. landing a pretty expensive aircraft and coming in fast from a high place, they want to make sure things are right. from nashville back to atlanta, just some light rain, a little disturbance rolling across the tennessee valley and into the appalachians. no severe weather expected with this particular system. kind of chilly across the northeast. temperatures in the 30s and 40s in the outlying areas away from t...

It reminded me of a solar eclipse. it reminded me of pictures, completely dark. the ash kept fall like heavy rain. got in our hair, your eyes. you had to wear those masks. you dont know the health effects of continuous ash that falls on the ground. you had to have the mask. it was like being in a funhouse. thats the best way to describe it to you. >> gary tuchman on the ground, thanks very much. keep wearing that mask. take a look at the developments with chad my recollection. how big is this th...

Feet into the air. and winds are continuing to whip around. also, british officials have reportedly issued an ash watch for parts of canada. u.s. officials say theres no danger of ash coming to the u.s., but lets find out what more is happening on the ground. nbc news chief science correspondent bob bazell joins us with the latest from iceland. there are reports saying theres a new cloud headed to europe because of the whipping winds. other reports say that thats not the case. what can you tell ...

British meteorologist office said they saw a new cloud over the ocean. icelanders say its probably a change of wind patterns that moved ash in a different direction over the ocean. nothing to do with new eruptions. theres been this continuous relatively mild eruption here for the past few days but nothing new is happening in the volcano. as you pointed out, there is seismic activity but related to that continuing eruption. theres nothing to indicate deep inside theres more explosive power waitin...

>> and all of a sudden you touch each other and the sparks are flying. this is shear and these particles of ash and debris all rubbing up against each other and when they rub, they create static electricity and eventually just like a thunderstorm, the static electricity has to discharge and it discharges to the ground. there are some fantastic shots, also the "boston globe" has great shots as well. look at that. >> that is incredible. >> i guess, fire, ice, ash and smoke, i dont even know to go ...

Than two dozen planes headed for london in the hope theyd be able to land there. that effort may pay off with british airspace now set to reopen. but we havent seen the last of that massive ash cloud spewing from a volcano in iceland. we want to go to our meteorologist, chad myers, at the cnn weather center in atlanta. chad, so things could get worse before they get better, or are they getting better? >> well, theyre getting better than the first eruption that went up 40,000 feet. now, all of th...

Industry consultant mike boyd about how many more days of cancellations the industry can take. who knows, this could go on for months. they were hoping to restart, in france, get 75% of the flights up today. the newest eruption can change that. meanwhile you can add another model to the growing list of toyotas recall list. >> a high risk of rollovers in the luxury suv making tight turns because the back end slides out. toyota says despite the recall it believes this vehicle is safe. >> toyota ...

The airspace above are wide open. planes are over flying and it looks like were filling up the map when all were doing is getting planes from one side of the continent to the other side of the continent. at least planes are moving now. that airspace wasnt even open two days ago. the ash is still coming out. you know, the question that i would have liked to ask that volcanologist is, yes, the worst is over but for how long. this is an active volcano. is the worst over for two days, worst over for...