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Creating a new danger. mark strassmann is on the big island. >> reporter: this is the big islands new potential crisis-- a rogue lava flow thats pooling on the edge of an 800-acre geothermal plant. if that lava breaches one of the plants three pressurized wells, it could unleash hydrogen sulfide, a toxic, flammable gas. plant workers have quenched two of those wells, filled them with cold water, and sealed them. but the final one has resisted treatment. >> we are actually monitoring and keeping ...

We also learning that lava is getting dangerously close to several homes in the area. in fact it destroyed an additional four houses. fast-moving forest the evacuation for picaresque yuba county in the national guard helicopters. the love is not threatening to track residents. the number of lava spewing openings have risen to 22 fissures here they mourned it can erupt again any time with very little warning. >> it is a very special time, the shield volcano which is not like the west coast volcan...

From their positions and brought to this place where we are, because this is a safe spot. now, behind me is an evacuation zone. were not allowed in, but we can actually hear the booms coming from the cracks in the earth. look, the day started with a big alert-- it went out on cell phone, television, radio. a giant ash plume rose from the volcano, 30,000 feet in the air, the biggest plume so far, but scientists say it was short lived and didnt have much of hazardous effect. the national guard too...

Even at a safe distance from the fissures, you can feel the ground shake and hear what sounds like a jet engine overhead. lava has been shooting out of the ground for two weeks here. kilaueas fire and furry met today by a blast of smoke and ash. with a warning more may be on the way. at kilaueas crater geologists say todays blast may be the first and last. or it may be the start of a series. they simply dont know. in the meantime, lester, i want to give you a live picture behind me in a local ne...

Also faces nine counts of felony child abuse, as well as seven counts of torture. both deny the charges. >> glor: unreal to hear about some of these charges. jamie, thank you. boulders the size of microwave ovens, what geologists called "ballistic blocks," were shooting out of the kilauea volcano today, and a massive plume of ash and steam two miles e gh put hawaiis big island under a red alert for aviation. there was an official warning that air travel near the eruption zone could be dangerous....

Two-mile trail of fissures, fluctuating in intensity. these blue flames indicate the potential for explosive gases, adding to the danger brought on by the lava, which has turned dozens of homes in the lush leilani estates subdivision into iobble. emergency officials say its still too risky for most homeowners to return. >> this way. >> reporter: but we found one leilani resident who never left. are you not worried about the toxic gas? >> im not worried about anything. >> reporter: scott wiggers ...

There is no way to get out of it. >> reporter: tonight, new fountains of lava as the earth splits apart. from outer space, astronauts can see kilauea. whats so incredible from this perspective is how violent the eruptions have been. the geysers are shooting hundreds of feet into the air. now kilaueas crater is ready to blow. 38 years ago this week in washington state when mount st. helens blew, towns were buried in ash. now it could happen again on an island where they wait and worry. inside kil...

The danger around hawaiis wilauea volcano is growing by the hour. another crack opened in the earth today, sending more lava a the surface. and now more homes are threatened. david begnaud is on the big island. >> reporter: kilaueas latest and ever-more aggressive eruptions are both mesmerizing nid concerning to emergency officials in hawaii. sence the explosive series of eruptions began earlier this month, more than three dozen homes have been destroyed, and loen as lava flows harden, new fissu...

Captioning sponsored by cbs captioning sponsored by cbs >> we welcome you to the embassy of the united states here in jerusalem. >> glor: an historic opening in the middle east. >> our greatest hope is for peace. >> glor: as palestinian protests s]rn violent. ( explosions ) you see the israelis now charging forward as palestinians throw rocks at them. and increasingly deadly. >> there are casualties coming itck from the front line, and it is utterly chaotic here. >> glor: we are covering all sid...

Two days of no activity. but this time the eruptions are in a sparsely populated area. we had to hike a little bit to see this latest fissure. we brought our gas mask but we dont need them right now because the wind is going in the other direction. you can see it blowing the steam and gases that way. if you listen closely you can hear it venting, it almost sounds like something is breathing over there. by nightfall there were flames and an orange glow from the lava making its way to the surface....