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Defense. t.j.? >> barbara starr at the pentagon. thank you as always. we will turn over to rob marciano. are we talking -- i assume this big ash cloud and a big part of this, we need some wind to blow th this thing out of here. are we getting the push we need to get this going? >> we have had this strong, narrow jetstream last week that has weakened a little bit and spread out. thats good news. the other piece of good news is that the eruption, as of the last advisory has pretty much ceased, a...

Again. >> its deja vu. the same volcano erupted in 1821 and were following the script. 1821 it lasted 13 months. off and on for 13 months. just remember nearby is another volcano, which is much bigger. if that volcano is set off we could repeat 1783 when one-quarter of the population of iceland died of starvation. >> we could have issues much bigger than simply air traffic. >> lets hope it doesnt come to that. its unlikely but possible. in the past one volcano triggered another. theres 35 active...

Bill. the president of the united states signed into law. when he thought hed show his rath by sending a massive cloud of ash over europe? nice try, drugster. a good conspiracy theory should at least have a whiff of reality. the guy hiding in the basement wearing a tinfoil hat isnt buying this one, saying the icelandic volcanic eruption is gods reaction to health care reform is "psycho talk." coming up, given that its the 15th anniversary of the oklahoma city bombing, i dont understand why any...

Health experts say the ash falling over the country presents dangers to the drinking water and to livestock. many farmers are moving their animals indoors to try to prevent them from up to 4 inches of ash. but this volcano is not their biggest concern. the real worry is that this eruption could trigger another one. robert miss bit nizbit reports from sky news in london. >> good news less ash and more steam. what theyre reporting is they are seeing more conventional volcanic activity. they are se...

They are closely watching a second volcano in iceland for any activity there. thats right. another one. what are the chance of another eruption. president bill clinton goes one-on-one with his own luke russert who he thinks should be the next supreme court justice. his own wife? (announcer) chug that coffee, bolt that burrito. no matter what life throws at you, you can take the heat. until it turns into... heartburn. good thing youve got what it takes to beat that heat, too. zantac. its strong, ...

>> 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...

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...

>> shepard: there could be a europe joke there but i wont make it. >> we talked to british school teacher named alan godfrey who was supposed to fly home last thursday. he spent one night in the hotel and last three nights here inside terminal four. he built a paper airplane out of cardboard boxes out of shear boredom and blown through all of his cash. thats not the worst part. >> one of the worst parts is the fact that the lights are on 24/7. during the day daylight coming through the windows. ...

>> first im on the science channel and this blast is so devastating because of ice. it took a minor -- this is a minor eruption but when you add ice to it, it bottled up pressure beneath the ice and caused this enormous destruction throughout europe. this is a perfect storm. very unusual. >> so if it just erupts and the magma goes flying up the volcano theres no issue. the fact that it had to blast through ice first makes this lethal. >> its like industrial grade sandpaper. it will jam up an eng...

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...