here in the valley of the sun, summer temperatures can exceed 100 degrees for weeks on end. being surrounded by desert only makes things hotter. on july 5th, 2011, the combination results in a spectacular phenomenon that fills the sky. the storm spanned from one side of the horizon to the other. this time lapse must be seen to be believed. the storm is called a haboob. an arabic term and it means wind. here in the southwest or across the united states, we tend to just use the word duststorm. the wind from a dying summer thunderstorm kicks up enough dust to produce a dense, massive wall, advancing towards the city. while some take cover, veteran storm chaser and videographer blain sees this storm as a perfect photo op. get your camera, i don t care what you re doing. drop what you re doing right now. get out to the nearest hill you
hot, dry weather is the stuff of legend in the sprawling metropolis of phoenix, arizona. here in the valley of the sun, summer temperatures can exceed 100 degrees for weeks on end. being surrounded by desert only makes things hotter. on july 5th, 2011, the combination results in a spectacular phenomenon that fills the sky. the storm spanned from one side of the horizon to the other. this time lapse must be seen to be believed. the storm is called a haboob. an arabic term and it means wind. we generally just use the word dust storm. the wind from a dying summer thunderstorm kicks up enough dust to produce a dense, massive wall, advancing towards the city. while some take cover, vidographer blain sees this
here in the valley of the sun, summer temperatures can exceed 100 degrees for weeks on end. being surrounded by desert only makes things hotter. on july 5th, 2011, the combination results in a spectacular phenomenon that fills the sky. the storm spanned from one side of the horizon to the other. this time lapse must be seen to be believed. the storm is called a haboob. an arabic term and it means wind. we generally just use the word dust storm. the wind from a dying summer thunderstorm kicks up enough dust to produce a dense, massive wall, advancing towards the city. while some take cover, videographer blain sees this storm as a perfect photo op. get your camera, i don t care what you re doing. get out to the nearest hill you
that we seek. the question is, how do we reach that goal? and i am convinced that there is no shortcut to the end of a conflict that has endured for decades. peace is hard work. peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the united nations. if it were that easy, it would have been accomplished by now. ultimately, it is the israelis and the palestinians who must live side by side. immediately after that speech, the president met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who called the american position a, quote, badge of honor. the president meets this evening with president abbas. that brings me to my colleague, wolf blitzer, reporting today from new york. hi there, wolf. let s talk about this a little bit. assuming the u.s. uses its veto in the u.n. security council, what could happen? what are the alternatives here? the u.s. is hoping, randi, as you know it s not going to have to use the veto any time soon. they re hoping they can work on some sort o
from the summer break. president obama has actively been meeting with some to create a plan. the question is how specific will it be and will it help? white house officials tell us it s a work in progress, and will include tax cuts and infrastructure ideas that could create jobs, and measures that target unemployed, and struggling economic sectors. they say the president is working on a debt reduction proposal and will present the so-called super committee, and as you know it s the 12 lawmakers tasked with cutting trillions from the federal deficit. their plan is due at the end of november. and the president s debt plan will go beyond that $1.5 trillion. now republicans who have been calling on the president to come up with a plan of his own, and they are now responding. we appreciate the fact that he is trying to devote some time to it, and not just on the bus tour, and not vacationing at martha s vineyard, but giving thought to the american people, and i thought that is w