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>> reporter: hes a farmer. his family has owned this farm on the southern coast of iceland for 104 years. thats why this is a very traumatizing time. getting closer and closer to his land, as the wind has shichted, a plume of ash billowing larger and larger from the newly active that looms over his farm. the eruption took place under a glacier causing the water under that flashier to flood much of his farm. >> translator: i was really scared. i was shocked afterwards. i was standing here and wat...

Underneath a glash refer underneath a glacier, it flooded these fields. now youre seeing mud, rock and ice balls. so far the damage has been limited to flooding, some buckled roads, there have been no fatalities, no injuries and the people of iceland consider themselves so far very lucky. because the last eruption of this volcano was almost 190 years ago, his family hasnt dealt with something like this. he just doesnt know what to expect. >> translator: i dont know. you dont know. theres no way ...

Transit agency defended the shutdown. >> i cant say if its an overreaction or underreaction but everyone is working in the interest of safety. >> there are other potential long-term problems. experts worry about damage to the economy, respiratory health and school og the climate. but the immediate problem is getting planes in the air. a frustrated traveller in scotland had his own eruption. [ yelling ] >> reporter: experts say depend oggen the wind and activity, which is sporadic, the travel sys...

Appears to be intensifying. were able to get on a helicopter today and fly within a few hundred feet of the eruption of the volcano. it was actually incredible, getting so close to it. you can see glass shards being tossed, boulders being tossed, lightning bolts. it was awe inspiring. at the same time, it was frightening seeing the immense power of this volcano. it was hard to believe that we were just a few hundred feet away from it, yet thousands of miles away and many countries in europe peop...

Of a volcano spewing ash in icelandic. travelers are living in airports waiting to see if the skies clear and flights resume. it could be days before that happens. and in iceland, the volcano continues to spew ash more that be five miles into the air. scientists plant to fly over to determine how much longer the eruption will last but that flight has been postponed too. laura ingle is live with more. >> the ash put a massive lid over european air travel that grounded 16,000 flights today. theyre...

Hours or more which is also put an enormous strain on air freight busy. ups and fed ex reporting big problems with scheduled cargo flights. cancelled flights, lack of hotel rooms and dwindling of cash, it is a nightmare for those that are dealing with the nightmare. right now there are over two million passengers that have been affected by this volcanic eruption, and its been impossible to predict when booking flights. its been a big problem. i was in the office yesterday, and i guess there we...

Volcanic plume of ash thats grounded all those flights. what tom was just reporting a moment ago might be the same fate that befalls air force one. we know that the family of the late president had said they wanted this funeral service to go forward regardless of whether world leaders could be there. of course, we are told that there are several world leaders that have already sent their regrets due to their inability to get there after the volcanic eruption. so,my afternoon once again well find...

Themselves so far very lucky. because the last eruption of this volcano was almost 190 years ago, his family hasnt dealt with something like this. he just doesnt know what to expect. >> translator: i dont know. you dont know. theres no way to know. >> reporter: what he does know is that this weekend will be tense. >> so, gary, what experts say, i mean, about how long this huge plume cloud of ash is going to be there and cause a threat? >> reporter: these experts know a lot, anderson, but they do...

Nasa use satellites and monitoring stations and yellowstone national park is a jien volcano and some eruptions are so big they could affect u.s. climate. >> the old faithful is a volcanic activity in. >> that whole area is a giant volcano and people look at deformation in the ground and nobody thinks it will erupt tomorrow, but it will erupt eventually and it will be a massive eruption. >> wow, tom wagner, glad its not happening tomorrow. keep it right here on msnbc saturday because at the top...

The president plans to leave the united states tomorrow to attend the service. could this vain know blow again and how soon -- could this volcano blow again and how soon? good evening pete. could this volcano blow again? >> hi greta. yeah this eruption it is not clear whether this is an individual eruption that will just a few days and then go way or whether there will be an ongoing series this is only the third time in the last 1100 years that this mountain has again off. the last time it went ...