developed along the boundary headed toward japan. and they are going to welcome that. not because they're getting rain but because they've been so hot that that will allow temperatures to at least cool off over the next several days. of course the heat has moved from beijing, crossing into japan where last week we had the warmest day that we've had in, well, 12 years. beijing hit 41.1 degrees. speaking of china, we're working hard to get this video turned around. a massive haboob across the northwestern part of china will have hopefully picture for you either this hour or the next. >> 'tis the season for the sandstorms to come in from the gobi desert. sandstorms, haboobs, as they're known in the mideast -- >> you've been in many. >> i've endured many haboobs. >> all right. >> thanks. well, a controversial prisoner swap has some u.s. lawmakers fuming. and who exactly are the five taliban detainees who were