agreed to create these kind of caution zones where planes will be able to fly through, so by tomorrow we should see some passengers finally making their way home. nbc s dawna friesen live in our london bureau. thank you. while the impact to air travel is devastating the situation on the ground isn t much better. the plume of ash and smoke billoed 30,000 feet into the air and the ash is blanketing miles of countryside causing problems for people and their live stock. some people are evacuating. but farmers are staying behind to try and rescue some of the animals. nbc s chief science correspondent bob bazell joins us live from iceland. tell us about the conditions on the ground. reporter: it s a beautiful, cold day here. i can start with that. behind me you can see the volcano. yesterday that plume was 30,000 feet high. today it s close to the 8,000 feet high. and scientists don t know if this is the beginning of the end of the eruption or if it s a brief interlude and a ma
financial reform. it will look a lot like health care reform with regard to how they re going to roll it out. the word on the street is the president will be doing a lot of town hall meetings to try to pass it. look, they think that was really effective as it was because they passed it. right? so now the showdown is whether or not some republicans will come to the side of the fence of the democrats and vote for financial reforms, specifically targeting wall street. i m very confident we ll have the votes of the strong package of financial reforms that will bring the markets out of the dark and help protect taxpayers from having to fund future bailouts and give americans basic protection between fraud and abuse. i m confident we ll have a strong bill. this is about the basic financial security about the country. about the financial security of all americans and i think we ll see republicans and democrats come together and pass stronger reforms. the numbers were overwhelmin
erupting volcano. pressure is mounting on airports to reopen since disrupted airlines are thought to be losing $250 million every day the crisis continues. some airline officials are beginning to grumble about not being able to fly. a british airways executive said authorities are being, quote, too cautious. the disruption is also affecting cargo carriers. the main hubs of ups and fedex remain closed this morning. and back here in the u.s., the boston marathon will kick off this morning without hundreds of european runners who couldn t fly into the u.s. race officials estimate some 400 to 500 competitors, including an elite mo rockm moroccan runner won t make it. plus, barack obama planned to attend the funeral of lech kaczynski and his waive. the planes had to fly low to stay beneath the volcanic ash cloud. your father, i m sure there was a possibility that your father was going to attend that funeral with the president. he was invited to go with the delegation, but pl
documentary evidence and if people have the time, i think goldman will be able to make a good case. whether they re able to convince a jury of their peers is unknown. the big question is what have they done to hurt themselves in the court of public opinion. this gets back to this anger in america concept that seems so prevalent now. you ve got to ask, why was goldman creating these securities and puts people in a position to have to defend them after the fact. i don t think that s necessary hi fair to goldman sachs to have to put them in that position. they believed they were helping their clients, but it just didn t look good. well, not only doesn t look good, but makes people feel that this is the smoking gun. accurately or not, people feel that tells you everything you need to know about the way wall street is operating. this is what lloyd blankfein had to say there s reporting today the new york times that in fact, the investigators are now looking at how high up th
well, unfortunately, jeffrey is becoming a rarity these days because just 230 years after the constitution was signed, a growing number of students and adults are hard pressed to tell you what s in the document the foundation of our nation. so i m delighted that somebody might be paying attention, hey, jeffrey, you might want to tell the members of congress they haven t read it lately, take a look at it, it s worth reading. tonight, we have an amazing show and you re going to love tonight. actress janine turner is going to be here, you remember her from northern exposure and friday night lights and tell about her efforts to inspire kids to learn about the constitution. then, she and her 12-year-old daughter julia are going to be singing with the little rockers. also, texas state senator dan patrick on the tea party s growing discontent with republican leadership. and millionaire matchmaker patty sanger calls herself a head hunter for love. but are reality dating shows promoti