and hopefully, you won t get back certainly sooner than later. great to have you all on. thank you for giving us quite frankly some good perspective about the whole situation. you have to do what you have to do and hunker down and maybe like you said, jen, you said it beautifully, that maybe there is some kind of silver lining or something beyond this ash cloud. so, guys, thank you so much. good luck and hang in there, all right. just one of the many stories we are seeing. glad we could bring that one to you at least and really kind of button it up and give some perspective. add some emotion to what so many people are literally going through trying to get home to family members and, in that case, four kids. we are right back after a quick break. they re made from whole roasted nuts and dipped in creamy peanut butter, making your craving for a sweet & salty bar irresistible, by nature valley.
getting under way for the late president lech kaczynski of poland and his wife, among the 96 people killed in that plane crash that happened a week ago yesterday in western russia. this is inside st. mary s basilica in krakow. outside, some 1.5 million people are expected to gather for this mass. you see the russian president walking in there, president medvedev. he is among many leaders who were able to make it in. many other world leaders were not able to get there because of that volcanic ash cloud that is hampering air space all across europe and even world leaders were not able to fly in for this funeral. this is inside. live picture happening right now. the russian president there to gather to pay respects. we will be checking in and showing you more images from the president s funeral throughout the morning. first, we want to get a check of other stories that are making headlines. tens of thousands of travelers are stranded at airports around the world as the icela