. >> today's word of the day that you must know is haboob. >> official term is haboob. >> haboob. >> haboob -- h after h-b-o-o-b is an arabic name for an intense sand storm. >> stephen: haboob. this is america, bring us the forecast in weather. which brings us to number, two sharia weather. folks, i think it's bad enough that all our weather forecasts contain arabic newman also. what's next? are we going to start saying, man, it's really raining camels and sphinxes out there or teach our kids to build frosty the snow imam? i'm not the only one who is angry inch a recent letter to the arizona republic, one reader complains, "i am insulted that they're now calling this kind of storm a haboob. how do you think our soldiers feel coming back to arizona and hearing some middle eastern term." yes, think of how you feel. it's almost as demoralizing as finding out they've they've come back to arizona. such a lovely state. i'm sure it's a lovely state. i say get rid of haboob and let's get rid of all arabic words from english. from now on alcohol will be freedom juice. a giraffe will be freedo

. >> official term is haboob. >> haboob. >> haboob. >> meanwhile, a haboob -- >> haboob, h-a-b-o-o-b,ame for an intense sandstorm. >> haboob. this is america. forecast in english. >> i have talked a lot about haboobs with rob marciano live in atlanta. i think it was you who introduced me to the word, rob. it was unfamiliar to me at the time. emily is more familiar. >> it is. we try to give you descriptions of what's going on weatherwise. sometimes we have to use technical terms. haboob is one of them. tropical storm emily, as you mentioned, this has been on our radar screen for quite some time. this is just off the coast of the dominican republic and about 100 miles south of port-au-prince, haiti. it's been dousing hispaniola with heavy rains for 10 to 12 hours. in the mountainous areas they've probably already received eight or nine inches. it could be a dangerous situation for the folks in the bahamas and potentially florida. let's get to the forecast track now. as of 5:00 this morning, freshly updated. our models are all over the place once this thing gets over hispaniola. florida

it was the third haboob of the monsoon season. that's what they call it.y say the area is experiencing an abnormal number of dust storms but what sets this year apart is the size and power of those storms. weather experts say such massive dust storms occur in only a few laces, one obviously arizona and the sahara desert and parts of the middle east because of dry conditions and large amounts of sand. you can't have an haboob without a lot of sand. >> and they also get it for the burning man festival near reno. another week to go. a lot of people getting ready to head that direction. >> i bet a lot of people think that's a bad combination to have a festival and having an haboob moving in. but at the burning man they might appreciate it. it will add to the art. >> it does. let's talk about our weather, shall we? >> let's do that. >> cooler and we have some moisture. cooler if you like the fog. every day is beautiful here in the way area. that's for sure. good morning to you. saturday morning, 6:18 right now. a nice shot out there. you see the clouds kind of

in case you didn't know, haboob is an arabic term for massive dust cloud.pen. >> nownuns doing the wave. it's day two of the world youth festival. there they go. they're rocking the house or at least the courtyard. among those meeting the pope, 103-year-old nun. this is the first time she left her convent in 83 years. take a look at this guy, the burger king mascot. you may not see the king's frozen mug for very long. the fast food chain is kicking their hamburger royalty to the curb. gone will be his crowning achievement. the ad showing the king in people's beds or peeping in their windows is none too appreciated. the company says new ads will focus on its healthier menu items. so the quirky king is getting a royal flush. >> three arkansas men taste freedom today after serving two decades behind bars. but it took a mind boggling legal maneuver to get their freedom back. cnn was inside that courtroom today for the so-called west memphis three. we'll take you there live. plus this -- >> they can't give you a handbook about what's neglect or what's not neglec

of a haboob. that right there, that big ominous looking grayish-brownish cloud is the result of a giant marsh fire that's been burning for three days now. literally swampland that's caught on fire and is blanketing the city in this lovely haze. if you have the fortune to be walking around new orleans right now, this is what you're breathing in, a thick smokey stew. i know that sounds sort of organic, nice, maybe even southern, but this big plume of smoke is actually a big old problem. first off, it's really dangerous for anyone who has serious breathing conditions, those folks have been warned to stay inside, and second of all, officials here in louisiana can't quite figure out how to put the darn thing out. marsh fires are a fact of life for people who live in marshy areas like new orleans, they happen. the thing is, marshes are remote areas, they are difficult to get to so your options are limited when a fire breaks out there. this is one option, this is called a marsh buggy, it's basically a bi

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here we go again. 60 miles per hour winds pushed the dust storm or haboob over phoenix yesterday following an even larger dust storm on friday when temperatures soared to 117 degrees. the bust storms can reach a thousand feet high and be 50 miles wide. forecasters predict more dust storms due to the unusually dry and hot weather in the region. >>> commuters beware there is yet another protest planned for your monday rush hour commute and how people are reacting. >>> two men recovering from gunshot wounds in san francisco, but police don't believe they were both targets the gunman. >>> and family and friends in san josi remember a naveayy seal killed three weeks ago when his helicopter was shot down. . >>> san francisco fire truck collided with a vehicle while responding to tan emergency call in the city this morning. the accident happened around 8:30 on 8th and harrison streets in the south of market neighborhood. paramedic supervisor in the fire truck and a person in a black truck were taken to the hospital with non-life- threatening injuries. the cause of the crash is under investigation

mile-an- hour winds hit thursday and the high winds stirred up massive clouds of dust and called a haboob causing significant damage. >> the wind was blowing all those rocks there, they were blowing up against the side of my car so i could hear them pelting the side of it and the wind was crazy loud. >> officials say at least 100 power poles were toppled by the storm. crews worked throughout the night to restore electricity. the hard part is cleaning up after all this dust. >>> time is 7:23. if you're getting ready to head outside from saturday morning plans, rosemary is here now. >> good morning. i say grab a jacket. it's cloudy out there, it's cool. we have a light breeze, even a little drizzle on the coastline, and giving you a live shot at the bay area. more of the same as far as temperatures remaining below average, even slightly cooler today than yesterday. 58 degrees right now concord, livermore 57. upper 50s san jose, san francisco, oakland. north cooler, santa rosa 52. 55 degrees in napa. and all of us dealing with the low cloud cover this morning. so temperatures in throughout t

a thunderstorm system pushed a wall of dust known as a haboob over the city at sundown yes, ma'am the dust storms only occur in arizona, africa deserts and part of the middle east. all places with dry conditions and large amounts every sand. phoenix hit 117 yesterday! >>> a second hour of mornings on 2 is coming up late night taxicab call leads to a wild chase in the east bay streets, sending the cab driver to the hospital. how police caught the suspects. coming up we are going to go live to virginia beach to find out how conditions are changing right now. q >>> hurricane irene pounds the east coast. the damage after the storm made landfall overnight. and that hurricane is already having a big impact bay area air travel. why your flight could be affected even if you're not going to the east coast. and two men suspected of a carjacking overnight. those stories and murder or the second hour of ktvu mornings on 2. >>> good morning. welcome to ktvu mornings on 2. it's saturday, august 27th. we begin this morning with the latest on hurricane irene, the storm made landfall as a category 1 s

video for you, and ali one of his favorite storms, a haboob. a dust storm.hoenix yesterday, after setting a record high of 112 degrees, had a thunderstorm pass through to cool things off rapidly. that record broken back in 2007. wichita falls seeing a record fort polk and laugh fayette and houston seeing a record as well. tropical storm heading off towards the west, skim the honduras coastline and get into belize tomorrow. might become a tropical storm. it will have heavy rains and will stay south of drought stricken texas. next item up for tropical consideration is this thing and this thing has more promise, will likely become a tropical storm in the next two or three days and heading towards the caribbean, potentially towards the u.s. by the end of next week. we'll be watching that one. and that hailstorm hopefully the hail is getting a little smaller this morning, but a potent storm moving across southeast missouri. >> watch out. coming up next on "american morning," hewlett-packard pulling the plug on pcs and its brand new tablet. what's next for the com