of bringing back billions of dollars to west virginia but there were a lot of good things about it that should not be forgotten and senator byrd embodies that. all right. the senior senator from the empire state of new york, chuck schumer on the phone. thank you, sir for your rememberances of the of robert byrd, he passed away at 3:00 this morning in the washington, d.c. area. thank you, sir. now the rest of your headlines for this morning. north korea says it must strengthen its nuclear capabilities to cope with hostile u.s. policy. the country raised the possibility of testing more nuclear explosives. tension on the korean peninsula is running high over the march sinking of a south korea warship. they are pointing for the u.n. to recognize north korea s responsibility in that. world leaders are back home after violence erupts near the g-20 summit.
friends but the whole community. and there s really two stories here when you talk about the rememberances of those who lost their lives. but it s also about a city rising from the ashes. about a city that has shown such resiliency in the times since then and oklahoma city is a much stronger city than it was 15 years ago and at the same time, each year, they do this so they can remember those who were not as fortunate and lost their lives in that tragic attack, those 168 people that lost their lives on that fateful day back in april of 1995. all right. ron, thanks very much. we ll keep a close eye on that story. i ve been at that memorial and it s quite a sight to see. the shutdowns on air travel due to volcano eruption in iceland continues to cause so much havoc for millions of travelers costing the aviation industry now at least $200 million a day. the international air transport association says it won t be feasible to just wait until this ash cloud dissipates .