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Parts of chicago and even getting down into nola late in the afternoon. so that may be something that the folks who are battling that oil slick will have to deal with. here a here's the high. that has been west of new orleans and it's pushing it out to sea or out into the gulf. now things are switching up a bit and we're seeing a wind shift with the more southerly component and because of that now, the leading edge of it to begin to make inroads to the mississippi and then potentially across the more populated area in mississippi, alabama and the florida coastline as well because we'll see a t...

A little bit? >> what we're seeing now is a shift to the west and north. and essentially what that means is, from this source, you have an elongated spill because of winds from the south and east. but now as you have that wind shift, you're going to get a compacting, especially of the sheens, the very light sheens are going to be pushed back toward this source. and so the actual look and feel and size, although it may be looked -- look compacted, you still have the same amount of oil out there. it's just changed shape because of the weather conditions. >> let's talk about other options for con...

Cancelled. 23 nations have halted commercial air traffic. that is stranding international passengers beyond -- in europe and beyond. for a better look at just how big an area this ash cloud covers let's check in with meteorologist bonnie schneider. it's huge. >> absolutely. volcanoes erupt all the time. it's the location makes a big difference, as well as the wind. here's iceland and here's the united king. because it's blowing into such a populated area right now. we are anticipating a wind shift later this week, bringing more of the ash particle further to the north. in the meantime, you'v...

Waves, i see one, two, three, four, five. so it's up now. what does the ocean tell you about what's happening out there at sea. christopher, are you there in. >> yes, i am. we've had a wind shift in the pattern with florence. now that it's a tropical system, it doesn't matter for us in terms of what we're worried about because the duration is more important than the intensity. now the wind is coming from the seaside onto shore. so it's going to act as a tu turbocharge effect. it's also high tide as you mentioned. so you have several more hours of the natural tide cycle already bringing water o...

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