Oozing Lava News Today

Cnns david culver is there with more. >> reporter: the nighttime glow of mauna loas oozing lava, well, you just have to pull over to properly admire it. its basically the middle of the night and you guys are out here. why? >> well, i mean, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be able to experience this, and we decided to come early in the morning so we didnt have to sit in the traffic. >> reporter: having hopped from oahu to the big island, this family, three generations, came to respectf...

Breath taking scene. >> it is beautiful, isnt it? its so devastating and deadly but captivating to look at. the lava flow has slowed significantly, but it is now inching closer to the islands main highway and officials are having to monitor the air quality because of possible toxic gases being released. cnns david culver has the latest from the scene. >> reporter: the nighttime glow of mauna loas oozing lava, well, you just have to pull over to properly admire it. its the middle of the night and...

One of the worlds largest active volcanos spews more molten lava. a river of flaming hot molten rock is inching closer to a major hawaiian islands. foups of lava shooting more than 100 feet in the air, a spectacle attractsing many to the big island. david culver is there. >> reporter: the nighttime glow of mauna loas oozing lava, well, you just have to pull over to properly admire it. its basically the middle of the night and you guys are out here. why? >> well, i mean, this is a once-in-a-lifet...

From the main highway. david culver is right by the volcano. david, how is the island preparing for the approaching lava? >> reporter: theres a lot of interest and weve seen all sorts of elements moving in, massive rain clouds. you can see over my shoulder here, this is the most active. this is fissure 3. you can see some of the faint looks like lines going straight up from the earth to the sky and it has attracted people all day. the nighttime glow of mauna loas oozing lava, you have to pull ov...