i don t know, guys. if it comes to eating bean curds and brussel sprouts, give me the barbecue every time. if your mother lives in europe, good luck trying to fly there. we have the big ash plume that will start moving over parts of the european continent. that means the air traffic may come to a stand still at times. if you have a flight going in, you have to go ahead and call your travel agent. you may be waiting in the airport for quite some time. you may be waiting in the airport if your travels bring you across parts of the northeast. a few showers popping up in a few locations. from the northeast, we have the
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top stories right now. a frightening accident in new york city this morning. a staten island ferryboat crashed into the terminal. no one was killed, but as many as 55 people were hurt. one of them seriously. a passenger says there was almost no warning before the crash. officiales say mechanical failure prevented the crew from slowing the ferry. the same boat was involved in an accident back in 2003. that accident killed 11 people. at least 19 airports are shut down in spain today because of ash spewing from that volcano in iceland. those closure include the country s second biggest hub in barcelona. the ash plume extends up to 35,000 feet. transatlantic flights are being rerouted north over greenland and south around spain to avoid the 1200 mile cloud of ash.
want to update your top stories now. hopes dashed today of a quick fix to that gulf oil spill. a large metal dome lowered nearly a mile down to cover up the leaking pipe had to be removed when ice-like material clogged up the dome. the structure was meant to act like a funnel and captured much of the escaping oil. a pipe would then bring it to surface. it could take several days to overcome today s setback. at least 19 airports are shut down in spain today because of the ash spewing from that volcano in iceland. those closures include the country s second biggest hub in barcelona. that ash plume extends up to 35,000 feet, transatlantic flights are bee rerouted north around greenland and south to avoid the 1200 mile cloud of ash. first lady michelle obama delivered the commencement address today at the university of arkansas pine bluff. she urged graduates to remember those who paved the way for their success.
technical problems as a large steel dome is lowered over the leak. bp says it could take several days to work out a possible solution and estimated 5,000 barrels of oil have been escaping every day, fouling thousands of square mile of the gulf. at least 19 airports are shut down in spain because of ash spewing from iceland. those include the second biggest hub in barcelona. the ash plume extends up to 35,000 feeflt transatlantic flights are being rerouted over greenland and spain to avoid 1,200 mile of that ash cloud. british voters are wondering this week, who will lead their government? the conservative party got the most votes in thursday s national election. but not enough to govern without a partner. they would like the lure the liberal democrats into joining the coalition. but that party wants serious electoral reform. something the conservatives have resisted. the labor party which finished