could reach brit air space tomorrow. iceland s most active volcano started erupting saturday after nearly a seven-year lull. iceland closed its air space over the weekend. wnbc in new york is reporting a dna sample from former imf chief dominique strauss-khan has been matched to material found on the shirt of the hotel maid he s accused of sexually assaulting. strauss-khan is under house arrest in new york. his lawyers have denied the charges and they say there s no evidence of a forced encounter. worries over europe s debt problems drove stocks down today. the dow plunged 131 points. the s&p 500 and nasdaq also fell. anderson? we ll be right back.
good evening. it s a very difficult night and dangerous night here in joplin, missouri. the death toll, as you know, is 116 but that number, frankly, is likely to rise. the number of missing at this hour is simply not known. it s impossible at this point to know. we re going to try to talk to the mayor of joplin in a few moments to get the latest information we can. there s a lot to tell you about. now, the affected areas have been declared a disaster area by president obama. there are crews out even now still looking for people who may be alive, still trapped in the rubble. and the rubble is all around us. it goes for miles. as far as the eye can see. the location i m at, it is just completely destroyed neighborhoods, block after block. all you see on the horizon are broken and bent and destroyed trees. there is lightning in the air. a heavy downpour of rain, which has been going on and off throughout the day, which has been making the search and rescue operations all the