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British airways has already announced it canceled its short haul flights for the day. some taking off from scotland but mainly feeder flights around scotland, low level flights. for the most part british airspace remains closed. monica. tom, thank you. we've got a breaking story, wall street giant goldman sachs under fire for allegedly -- $3.5 billion in profits, double from what was earned a year ago. it could add fuel to the fire as congress looks at reining in the industry. bertha coombs joins us. we know it's not all good news for goldman and s.e.c. fraud charges but more. >> reporter:...

European countries. in some places, passengers are starting to feel some relief and in parts of the u.k., planes can fly above the ash cloud. tom aspell is in london. what are british authorities telling you about plans for air travel? >> well, they'll make a decision later tonight and two hours in fact, limited air space between scotland as far down as the british midlands will begin to reopen. we have not heard about the main airports in london. later this evening, they'll decide whether limited services can operate out of here. british airways has said it will not operate any short flights,...

In green you see a few countries like spain, they are open for business. with 95,000 flights canceled since last thursday, passengers are exhausted. >> we're ready to go home and want to go home. >> trying to go to france, anywhere in france. >> there's no way. >> tom aspell is in london where airports are closed. it's the sixth day that flights are closed in england, how are people dealing. >> reporter: so far, they are quite understanding. there isn't much anybody can do about the force of nature. they are told to keep in touch with their airlines through websites or watch the news on televi...

Feet. it also wouldn't be cost effective because jet engines burn a lot more fuel at lower altitudes. al alex? >> good point. tom aspell, thank you very much for that. well, a completely soggy weekend in parts of the country getting hit with heavy rain. in dallas, the folks there might want to keep their umbrellas handy throughout this it day. you can see they're dealing with pretty wet weather and it looks like there are more showers on the way. so let's get a check of the weather in your area. alex wallace is joining us now from atlanta. good morning to you. how is it look iing today? go...

Congestion flowing at lower altitudes. europe has an average of 28,000 flights a day so, even if you put up a fraction of those, it would be too many airplanes at low altitudes because there isn't room to maneuver they have to take evasive action. and jet engines use more fuel at lower altitudes so the airlines are probably discounting that for the time being. >> tom aspell, thanks. a veteran pilot is highlighting just how serious volcanic ash is when it comes to airplanes. captain rob shapiro appeared on the "today" show a short time ago. >> you're absolutely aware of the level of activity ...