drivers waitin waiting it out n triple digit temperatures. the california highway patrol says the driver became ill and called 911 shortly before the crash. arizona, an eerie sight in the skies over phoenix. a massive dust storm called a haboob. they get several of these a year. winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour bringing in dust and sand from the desert turning day into night. visibility reduced to less than a quarter mile making problems for drivers. tennessee. the american queen back where she belongs rolling along the mississippi river. the historic river boat on the move again after it was stranded for days last week because of extremely low river levels. the boat s owners forced to tie the massive ship to a tree. people flocking to the water you s edge for a look. i just was kind of surprised like what is going on, you know, this is the one that we heard about on the news. we were in town and we were eating lunch and decided we would come down and see he it. the amer
dust storm smothering a large u.s. city. this is phoenix, arizona. the cloud you see is dust moving across the town at 35 miles an hour. it s called a haboob, which is an arabic term for wind. they usually last 20-30 minutes. but when they hit the blinding, choking dust can reduce visibility to zero in a matter of minutes. if you are driving your car it can be very dangerous. patti ann: it s instant blindness. bill: a daring rescue at the bottom of the world. saving an american with a medical emergency and one of the most difficult places in world to reach. patti ann: new allegations of widespread fraud at the i.r.s. the alarming amount of money
jenna: if you re out in phoenix you had to deal with quite a lot over the last couple hours. a massive dust storm is there. more than mile high cloud of dust traveling at 35 miles per hour is what you ve been facing the storm is known as an haboob. it is arabic word for winds. they re very common in the southwest. when they hit the blinding dust can reduce visibility to near zero in minutes. jon: i have a sister out there. i have to call her to see if she is okay. trouble in paradise, customs and border protection is reporting a alarming rise of cocaine and heroin through the u.s. virgin islands and puerto rico. a sign that drug cartels are increasing using saycation spots popular for u.s. citizens as a pipeline to get i will lead good onto the american main land. phil keating live from san juan, puerto rico. phil? reporter: the drug-related violence
dust storm warning that rolled through. look at this video! this is a haboob. it was a pretty classic dust storm. visibility was down. a lot of cleanup today. we try to use those pictures whenever we can so we can throw that word in. thanks so much. coming up, the numbers are in for dark knight rises. plus, we re going to tell you the diva american idol found to replace the outgoing one. your first look at entertainment straight ahead. you re watching first look on msnbc. it s just too hard. then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor s or master s degree for tomorrow s careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team.
look at the arsenal that holmes he massed. he was a very tense weekend in the middle east with the u.s. stepping up its presence around syria providing more help to the rebels. how far will our government go? we ll have a live report from the middle east. but first, of course, our top story here. the man accused of one of the worst shooting massacres in u.s. history will make his first court appearance in a few hours. police say it could take months before we know why he carried out this senseless act of violence during a midnight movie premier. 24-year-old james holmes accused of killing 12 people, wounding 58 people including mothers, fathers, members of the military, even a 6-year-old girl. eight are still in critical condition this morning. we are learning that budding scientist allegedly was planning this for months. his apartment was rigged with trip wires, gas canisters that a gun range owner was so scared by him that he rejected him a month ago. and it could hav