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Engine oil mist to enter the cabin. >> there was a little bit of oil that seeped into that system, and that's what caused -- it vaporizes and that's what caused the symptoms of the passengers. >> reporter: how coulding in oil mist enter the air on board a plane? well, half of the air we're breathing in the cabin comes through the jet engines. it's called bleed air because it bleeds off of the engines and then travels through the wings and into the cabin where it mixes with recirculated air. engine oil contains a toxin that can cause neurological damage. carrie williams, who is a flight attenda...

>> reporter: how could engine oil mist enter the air on board a plane? well, half of the air we are breathing in the cabin comes through the jet engines. it is called bleed air, because it bleeds off of the engines and then travels through the wings and into the cabin where it mixes with recirculated air. engine oil contains a toxin that can cause neurological damage. terry williams who is a flight attendant for another airline says that is what happened to her after being exposed to a fume of nearly three years ago. she says she suffers severe headaches and tremors in the arm. >> it is feelin...

Symptoms of the passenger. >> reporter: how could oil engine mist enter the air on the plane? half of the air is called bleed air and bleeds off the engines and through the wings and into the cabin where it mixes with recirculated air. it contains a toxin that can cause neurological damage. terry williams says that's what happened to her after being exposed to a fume event nearly tleer three years ago. suffers severe headaches and tremors in her arm. >> i can't stop it from twitching or trembling. >> reporter: all crew members have been unable to return to work because of their symptoms. >> th...

Millions of dollars is getting stronger. spewing more ash. up to 15,000 feet in the air. to make matters worse, if this can get worse, that new cloud is now spreading south and east towards the united kingdom. the new development could complicate a plan to resume flights on a wider scale tomorrow over europe, could also pose other dangers. but first, we want to show you what that ash cloud looks like up close. gary tuckman got caught in the middle of an ash cloud today. take a look. >> reporter: day has turned into night. this is the ash plume from the volcano to the north of us. it's literall...