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Been stranlded the longest. the volcano blew a new plume of ash over scanndinavia forcing some airports to close. tom aspell joins us live from our london bureau. as these people are getting to their destinations you still have the debate over whether this was an over reaction in the first place. >> reporter: that's right. tamron, the airlines are accusing the authorities of closing the air space too quickly but today british air space is open and europe is running about 90% of its scheduled flights. there have been a few temporary closures as remnants of the volcanic ash cloud hover around th...

Monitoring these rescue efforts. hopefully we'll have good news coming soon today. thanks. well, in europe, air travel is picking up, but there is still plenty of anger amongst those passengers and airlines hit with billions in losses. nbc's tom aspell is in london this morning. and, tom, i guess it's going to be a big fight between some of these european carriers and their home governments because they're going to be looking far little bit of a handout, aren't they? >> reporter: that's right, chuck. europe's air traffic is back to about 90% of normal but there are still restrictions and sti...

When it was just emerging from recession. the estimate is so far $1.7 billion for the airlines. interestingly enough there is already talk that the airlines asking the government for compensation much like the u.s. government did to its airlines after 9/11 and the symptomages in the states. tamron. >> thank you very much. tom aspell live for us at heathrow airport. stunning words from pope benedict as he speaks in public about the church sex abuse scandal. for the first time ever. the husband of a missing ohio mom pleads for her return. his words coming up. also ahead disgraced illinois ...

9/11. alex? >> it has to come from somewhere, be it taxpayers or passengers. okay, tom aspell, thank you very much for that. happening right now, the funeral for a civil rights icon. we're going to give you some live pictures right now from memphis, tennessee, where you're looking at the funeral for civil rights leader benjamin hooks. the 85-year-old former lawyer, judge and ncaa director died last week at his home. we'll let you know if someone significant takes to the pulpit and speaks there. meantime, we'll take you right now to a missing ohio woman who suddenly turned up on surveillanc...

It. and colorado was a vote of 70% to 30% and oregon was 60% to 40%. there is clearly public support for this. but it's the reluctance and the resistance from the gun lobby that's kept this loophole open like this. >> well, tom, we greatly appreciate you coming on and i know other parents applaud your efforts for being so strong after the death of your son and being a part of this organization. and we greatly appreciate you coming on and talking with us. thank you. >> you're welcome. thank you. and you can always let us know what you think about any of the topics that we're talking about by ...