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Reopen until we have a wall, a fence, whatever we want to call it. i will call whatever they want. if we don't have that, then we are just not opening. >> meanwhile, this tsunami in indonesia has killed at least 429 people, injuring more than 1400, and thousands of others have been left homeless. scientists say, it was likely caused by an underwater landslide during an eruption of the anak krakatau volcano. the volcano name means child of krakatau. it was formed in 1883. one of the most powerful eruptions ever in history. the volcano sits in the sund strait which is between java and sumatra. a...

Most unusual volcano name deserves a most unusual look. here's cnn's jeanne moos. >> reporter: while it spewed ashes, newscasters spewed a molten lava of syllables. iyja -- >> eyjafjallajokull. >> it's eyeya -- >> eyjafjallajokull. >> that's it? >> reporter: it's a name so unpronounceable we can't even tell when someone says it right. >> and i'm not going to get this name right. but it's -- >> reporter: most of us are so terrified of its 16 letters -- ♪ -- we avoid any mention of the name. >> the volcano. >> from that volcano whose name nobody can pronounce. >> reporter: "saturday night live...

This eyjafjallajokull edition of "countdown." i'm lawrence o'donnell in for keith olbermann. our msnbc coverage continues now with "the rachel maddow show." good evening, rachel. >> you are much braver than i. i spent all day trying to figure out how to say that volcano name and i've punted. i've given up. i'm not even going to try it. >> you're not even thinking that i pronounced it anywhere close to accurately, are you? >> you're now the msnbc standard for pronunciation of that volcano term. i hope it was right. >> well, close enough. >> thank you, lawrence. and thanks to you at home for tun...

Our msnbc coverage continues now with "the rachel maddow show." good evening, rachel. good evening, rachel. lawrence, you are much braver than i. i spent all day trying to figure out how to say that volcano name. i've given up. i'm not going to try it. >> you're not even thinking i pronounced it anywhere close to accurately, are you? >> you're now the msnbc stan tard for pronunciation of that vol tan kncano term. i hope it was right. >> close enough. >> thank you, lawrence. and thanks to you at home for tuning in tonight. on tax day today 30 14, trillion, up teem, a million thousand people...