campaign finance restriction that was changed such that individuals can increase their giving now by a factor of 10. there s more money in politics. there s less needed regulation on the financial sector and at the same time they re cutting the irs budget which means we re going to be less able to enforce our tax code. it means more tax avoidance. your government at work. thank you both. appreciate your time. thank you. and we re getting word of major air travel disruptions stemming from london s heath row airport. closed due to a possible power outage. the breaking details on that next. can you help me up? [ snow intensifies ] [ sleighbells ring in the distance ] aleve. all day pain relief with just 2 pills. get back to being you.
another volcano erupts in iceland. will it mean more air travel disruptions across europe? we still have that just ahead on world business today. stay with us.
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next onslot. steve centanni our national correspondent happens to be live at reagan national tonight. what s the forgive me, what s the situation there, steve? yeah, well, shep, a lot of people taking advantage thatch small opening, that small window of opportunity to get on planes right now because over the weekend as you know the airports around the d.c. area here were shut down. national airport where i am right now just reopened at 10:00 this morning while dulles airport which is farther out and has more space was back in business yesterday. here at national the problem is a narrow strip of runways between a road on one side and the river on the other side is just no place to put all that snow. they are back in business. more air travel disruptions are expected when the other storm comes. so it s not over yet. looks like a one-two punch. shep. shepard: it looks like it. steve centanni live for us at reagan national tonight. steve, thanks. they are bracing for another nasty ra