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Where the 101 and the 405 meet in southern california. thats how pilots can gauge it. but when we first saw that pattern we thought, thats somebody who knows what they are doing. did you infer that? >> no, i wouldnt jump to that conclusion only because i dont know with any certainty that it went to these waypoints. but if the aircraft were shown the series of waypoints, that would suggest that somebody either knew how to fly it there manually or it was programmed in. >> again, this is reuters re...

And the smoke are shifting, it is this is a difficult job that firefighters have, trying to deal with the erratic wind patterns, the drought-like conditions, trying to keep the firefighters hydrated because look up at the sky. what we see now, temperatures are beginning to rise here. even though that sun is obscured somewhat by the smoke that we see in the area, firefighters wear that heavy gear, they are going to have a very tough, very long, and very hot day out here, brooke. >> glad to see yo...

Commander on the ground says they are trying to corral mother nature which isnt easy. because the humidity level is just 3% and wind gusts at 15-20 miles an hour. >> we have a high level of atmospheric instability and that tend to draw fire up into the crowns of the trees and with that wind patterns and recirculation that takes place. tomorrow we expect less wind switching to the southeast with high relative humidities. >> reporter: the first priority is to stop the movement which is what some o...

A couple of days. so hopefully the ash isnt going to be a problem. it is also moving toward greenland. you cant plan any trips there, carol. he throw airport is okay. flights are leaving and arriving. in germany, they had closed the airports for a while. now, they have been reopened so people are able to travel but just things are backed up a little bit. it is going to take a few hours. the icelandic authorities are saying it is not going to blow up. the wind patterns were not favorable to the a...

Control has said that 252 flights have already been canceled. it is only scotland that has been affected here. it could get worse. many people are just watching the wind patterns to see how the situation develops. just look at these incredible pictures, carol. you can see the plume of ash coming high up into the sky there in iceland. it is just difficult to predict the winds. the question for many scientists right now is, carol, this. has this volcano totally blown its top off already? we have a...

more tornadoes are possible today across the region. right now, the death toll stands at 116. that ties the single deadliest tornado record in u.s. history. so far, rescue crews have pulled 17 survivors from the rubble but time and the weather, now the enemies. precious hours are slipping away as bleak reality set in. t.j. holms in joplin. you went out with one of the rescue teams. what did you see? >> reporter: last night, i couldnt believe what i was seeing, carol. i have been cove...

Current wind patterns and you may remember, last years eruption from a different volcano which disrupted international travel for days after the ash spread over neighboring european nations and back then, this mans reaction summed up the feeling of stranded passenger. >> oh, hey-- no word if this latest volcano eruption triggered similar outbursts. and letting some hostages go and a standoff in venezuela and iconic hat at will and kates royal wedding earning thousands of dollars for charity as h...

Degrees cooler than it was yesterday at this time. and also the winds have shifted and died down a little bit. so that is making it easier for today. but this is only a short-term fix because the state is in such extreme drought conditions, theyre not going to ease anytime soon. to give you an example, this area usually sees about 15 inches of rain in a year. and in the past six months, west texas has had less than a half inch of rain. so it made this whole area a tinder box. and then you add th...

Traveling across the ocean. its unclear whether it will ever get to the west coast. right now the wind patterns keep changing. but nevertheless, passengers as well as cargo and mail all being screened for radiation upon entering the united states. its likely when we go home well be screened as well. so far no particularly high levels of radiation have been detected, certainly no levels of radiation that would impact on human health. still a lot going on here in japan. again, the search and rescu...

Getting the supplies that they real want. all of this, obviously, compounded by anxieties about radiation. now, there is a dust cloud, a plume that people have been talking about. its unclear where exactly its going to travel. its literally dependant on wind patterns. some say it will head sords the arctic circle. nonetheless, screenings have begun in u.s. airports, screening the airplanes and cargo and screening the mail and screening the passengers as well. its likely well get screened when we...