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To fly in these areas in the air space that they believe to be clear of volcanic ash. we should see more planes in the sky tomorrow. though weve said that before havent we? and it hasnt happened. >> all right. dawna friesen, appreciate it. now lets turn to look at other stories in the news. >> today the u.s. military confirms two al qaeda leaders have been killed in iraq, killed in a joint iraqi/u.s. aid on their safe house near tikrit. vice president joe biden says this is a potentially devas...

Bagdabi are the ones who plotted, planned and executed terror attacks against iraqis in the recent past, as well as against americans. their deaths are potentially devastating blows to al-qaeda-iraq, but equally important in my view is this action demonstrates the improved security strength and capacity of iraqi security forces. the iraqis led this operation. and it was dazed -- based on intelligence the iraqi security forces themselves developed following their capture of a senior aqi leader la...

Good friday morning to you. we start, once again, in iraq. where just days after 300 u.s. special forces troops will arrive to help the iraqi government fight againback agai the isis terrorist assaults tearing apart the country. president obama announced hes sending military advisers to help train iraqi security forces as well as assess the security strength of isis. the president, less than three years ago, trumted the end of americas war in iraq insists hes not sending the military back into c...

Eruption. and while there have been limited flights from southern europe, more delays are expected this morning in the uk because of a new ash cloud spreading toward london. the aviation industry could lose more than $1 billion from the travel crisis. al qaeda in iraq has suffered what could be a major blow after u.s. and iraqi forces killed two top figures. al masri and his deputy, baghdadi, were killed sunday in a remote corner of the anbar province. >> their deaths are potentially devastati...

Hands. >> their deaths are potentially devastating blows to al qaeda, iraq. but equally important to my view is this action demonstrates the improved security strength and capacity of iraqi security forces. >> al masri and al badi had been reported dead before on half a dozen occasions. never before have we had reactions from the vice president and the iraqi prime minister on the same day. >> shepard: were told that iraqi forces told the terrorists in a shootout near saddam husseins hometown, ri...