we re getting a look more inside the mind of shooting suspect james holmes. a notebook full of writings and stick figure drawings has been made public. clayton sandell reports. reporter: prosecutors seeking the death penalty say the notebook shows careful planning. here he considers targeting an airport, ruling it out because of substantial security. he diagrams several auditoriums but notes to avoid theater one, too many exits. he estimates police would arrive in three minutes. on the other side, his attorneys pursuing an insanity defense point to this long list of mental problems holmes claims he suffers including schizophrenia. my mind, period. it is broken. i tried to fix it. holmes describes having an obsession to kill since childhood and seems to suggest that when a psychiatrist prescribed antidepressants, he had no more fear of launching his attack. writing research firearms laws and mental illness. nearly eight pages are filled with just one word.
at 3:00 in the morning. other drivers heard his screams and rushed in. he was trapped in the burning car. one of the rescuers found a hammer, smashed in the sunroof. two others pulled him out. the man is hospitalized but he will survive. new pictures of that lava flow in hawaii which is threatening dozens of homes in a rural area of the big island. lava is moving 10 to 15 yards an hour and has passed through a buddhist cemetery. clayton sandell reports. reporter: it s the big island s lava monster. now right on the doorstep of this small town. from the air, a view of the inevitable. lava and houses in pahoa now just hundreds of yards apart. in the last 24 hours, the lava scorched a path three more football fields long bearing closer to dozens of families now being told they may have to evacuate as early as tuesday. it s really hard to leave the home. we ve been here over 40 years. reporter: experts believe this river of fire will likely
piece of metal. 23 scouts, three adults hospitalized. none of the burns were life-threatening. lightning also being blamed for sparking a growing wildfire burning in colorado. we have been reporting on the wild weather across the nation for weeks. and as abc s clayton sandell reports, it has been a costly year when it comes to damage done by acts of nature. reporter: this tornado spotted near dix, nebraska, just part of a weather juggernaut in the plains and midwest. in minnesota, 50 mile an hour wind flipped big rigs and were powerful enough to destroy a trailer in south dakota, killing a woman inside. in boscoville, wisconsin, 8 inches of rain flooded half the town as wildfires continue ravaging the west. there is not enough rain. thousands of firefighters plus a fleet of aircraft adding to the growing cost of weather disasters. in 1980, $58 billion. by last year, extreme weather climate costs nearly doubled to $110 billion. 377 people were killed. hurricane sandy s tab, $65 bill
battle against the massive wildfire in eastern arizona. crews have been able to contain 5% of the huge blaze. still a dangerous threat remains. clayton sandell reports. reporter: hard to find a patch of blue sky here in this part of arizona. the smoke from this fire obscured the horizon with grayish-brown hazed a firefighters try to make some progress. firefighters tried on thursday to hold the lines against a fire that scorched a cruel victory. several homes destroyed in the town of greer, firefighters were forced to retreat from that area. the fire began may 29th. you can see how fast it spread. one problem, this fire is creating its own weather. the fire is so intense, it has so much heat it actually forms its own little thunderstorm at the top of the smoke plume. reporter: these clouds are bad news. creating winds that start fires and driving hot embers five miles through the air. science may help understand the fires but doesn t help evacuees we met decide what to take whe
welcome back, everybody. if you haven t heard, there is a legendary cold case that is heating back up. investigators in colorado are re-examining the jonbenet ramsey mystery. it s hard to believe it s been 14 years since the little girl s murder. investigators are retracing their steps. clayton sandell reports. reporter: investigators are taking a new look at old evidence. reaching out for fresh interviews with witnesses who may help solve the 6-year-old beauty queen s murder. among them, jonbenet s 23-year-old brother, burke. he was only 9 when his sister was killed. the ramsey s attorney told a newspaper that a police detective met with burke and gave him a card and said, if you want to talk to us, here s how you would contact me. it was the day after christmas,