this was one of the appeals of belize as a colony. they were later taken up the coast and inland to the site of the british honduras company's land. this is actually a picture of the ruins of a sugar mill in belize, that was on the land of the british honduras company. they had a sugar farm that they were going to partition and give to the settlers. and menard toured and visited this site. we have a letter that mentions that he arrived at this particular location, saw sugar production under way, saw the construction of buildings under way. he comes back and reports to the u.s. government everything that he's seen. this site dates to around 1860, and was in operation until 1874, down there in belize. but upon his return, he also notices some problems with the colony. he notices it's very much the frontier of the british empire. and the ability of the colonial company that was down there to sustain a very large influx of population had not been established yet. many of the buildings that they had promised were still under construction.

this came from belize itself. i fond it in the belize national archives a couple weeks ago. this is a copy of the agreement signed between lincoln and the manager of the british company that was to administer the agreement signed on june 13, 1863 at the white house. menard is aware of this agreement through mitchell, who was the other negotiator and the other signator. anderson is important because he has a long standing role in the british anti-slavery movement going back to the 18 o 30s. he had been a crusader from scotland and he travels to meet with lincoln at the white house and negotiate the terms of this agreement. anderson was based on the island of jamaica, which comes in and plays an important role in menard's later career. this is the first time they meet. anderson was a very wealthy and religious philanthropist type and he devoted most of his energy and cause to bettering the condition of the blacks on the island and fighting for abolition internationally. he aligned with menard, they had a very natural agreement on ideas. but after this contract of sorts was sig

here's nbc's chapman bell. >> reporter: touch down in belize to a formal welcome.resenting his grandmother the queen for her diamond jubilee. after a speech to the people of belize -- >> when it became clear that i was to represent my grandmother in belize, my heart leapt, for a good reason. >> reporter: and the naming of a street in the queen's honor. >> queen elizabeth ii boulevard. >> reporter: it wasn't long before things became a little less formal as the prince joined a traditional street party. >> the street party, he rather broke with royal protocol and danced with very pretty ladies, and ate food and drank beer. it's not your typical royal walkabout but that's harry all over. he likes to have fun. >> reporter: warming to the belizean people, they had heard harry likes to have a good time. he did not disappoint on his first solo royal tour. >> it's a great start to the four for harry. it's been very colorful. he's been labeled the party prince because he's really got into the belizean spirit here. >> reporter: after a night of festivities the third in line

straight from belize to the bahamas, everyone seems to be wild about the prince. >> more noise on thiside. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: he's dancing. drinking. and dazzling crowds along the way. >> he has green eyes. >> reporter: does he? >> well -- >> green or blue. >> reporter: wearing casual clothing and dancing shoes, he tested local rum and beer in belize. looking more like a local than a prince. >> the girls were screaming for him like a pop star. >> reporter: he's arguably the world's most eligible bachelor. the reigning miss bahamas is calling him hot. all his prince charming aside, he's playing a serious royal role. he's representing his grandmother, celebrating the queen's 60 years on the throne. where she's still considered head of state. the island-hopping prince is on a ten-day jubilee tour. he brought energy to the royal walk-about. >>. >> reporter: he also visited a mayan temple. his brother settling into a new marriage, and duties as the future king, his prince harry the world seems to be watching. >> he may have a life of leezier. but, we have oreos,

first stop, belize, where he brought new energy to the royal tradition known as the walk-about. >> itthe '70s. >> reporter: he also visited a mayan temple. it was in the bahamas, a place princess diana loved and visited in 1982 when she was 6 months pregnant that prince harry appeared to pay tribute to his mother's love of children. >> he just embraced the people. he became a child when he talked to the children. >> reporter: this people's prince also donned his military garb this weekend. a top gun apache helicopter pilot, he says he wants to get back to afghanistan. for years, harry was living in the shadow of his brother. and a bit on the edge, partying his way through london. today, it seems he is a mature man, making his royal debut of sorts. step one in rebuilding his rebel reputation. >> this is a very big deal for prince harry. this is his first official overseas trip, where he is traveling alone, representing the queen, and the crown. from what we've seen, he's been a huge hit. >> reporter: with his brother prince william settling into a new marriage and his duties as future

the last time belize was visited by the royals was 18 years ago. his grandmother was deeply loved.y seemed to like harry too. >> she remembered very fondly her visit to this beautiful realm. i'm sorry she can't make it and that you're stuck with me. >> reporter: the people here renamed the street where he walked last night. calling it her imagine ji queen elizabeth ii boulevard. so there, he danced. then -- he danced again. perhaps this is why fans of the british royalty concern harry to be the most fun. >> the people here want to celebrate 60 years on the throne for his grandmother. >> reporter: the purpose of the trip is to represent his grandmother for her diamond jubilee in june. at age 85 this year, she's only traveling to the united kingdom, asking her children and grandchildren, like harry, to go overseas. palace diplomacy in the countries that britain once ruled. the prince leaves today to go to the bahamas and jamaica. the prime minister in jamaica is trying to prush to remove the queen tharz head of state. we'll see how prince harry handles that. >> an interesting mission

bob woodruff is with him in belize with the latest.. >> reporter: this is the first real test for prince harry. he's spent time overseas. but not in this official role. he's also having fun. shaking hands on the street and even dancing. arriving by charter plane, he got the royal salute and the band played "god bless the queen." the last time belize was visited by the royals was 18 years ago. his grandmother, queen elizabeth, who is deeply loved. this time, they seemed to like harry too. >> she remembered very fondly her visit to this beautiful realm. and speaks of the warmth of welcome she received on her most recent visit in 1994. i'm sorry she can't make it and that you're stuck with me. >> reporter: the people here renamed the street where he walked last night. calling it her majesty queen elizabeth ii boulevard. so there, he danced. ♪ then -- he danced again. perhaps this is why fans of the british royalty consider harry to be the most fun. >> the people here want to celebrate 60 years on the throne for his grandmother. and harry

. >> when it became clear i was to represent my grand mother in belize, my heart leapt. >> reporter:rry's following in the footsteps of the women in his family here. at a block party in belize, harry brought remarkable new energy to an old tradition that the british call the royal walkabout. >> the queen started the walkabout in new zealand in the '70s. he just embraced the people. he became a child when he spoke to the children. he charmed the girls. the girls were screaming for him like a pop star. >> reporter: and the bahamas was one of lady di's favorite getaway spots. the buzz here has been how much prince harry's connection with the kids echoes that of his mother princess diana. the voyage has already been quite an adventure. the adoration of the crowds leaving little doubt that there's just something about harry. >> he's got green eyes. >> reporter: does he have green eyes? >> either green or blue. it has to be one or the other. >> reporter: the next steps for prince harry first to jamaica, then brazil later this week. that could be an emotional country for him because it was

understand this is a whole of government requirement but the participation of the militaries from belize, guatemala and mexico is very good and improving and there is efforts and a consciousness on the mexican side of the importance of that southern border and i see them taking action. >> together, colombia, peru and bolivia, i understand produce nearly most of the world's supply of cocaine and in recent years, progress in controlling cocaine production in colombia seems to have resulted in an increase in cocaine production in peru and in bolivia. i don't know if you have -- agree with that but i would like to know and what would be your plan to prevent further cocaine production increases in peru and bolivia without losing the progress made in colombia? >> senator, i do agree with that effort. we have seen a reduction in the cocaine production in colombia and that has as traffickers have worked other places, they have gone into peru and bolivia. most of the cocaine coming into the united states, though, still comes from colombia. that other cocaine heads to other parts of the world. we'

first stop was belize. now he arrived in the bahamas.his goodwill trip to countries once ruled by great britain. anyone who gets to cover this one, quite the boondoggle because all the cool, beautiful, tropical places that harry gets to see and they're really rolling out the welcome mat for him, aren't they? >> the excitement is palpable. and he's trying to shed his image of the playboy prince he is a serious person also. he's seen action in afghanistan. he is an apache pilot who just got his certification. but he has this image that has been following him from his youth, you know, these london nightclubs, partying with celebrities that he's the playboy prince. this is the first time the queen is trust him to go and represent her solo, by himself, in those caribbean nations. so far he's done very well, even though in belize they tried to have him drink a lot of rum in the street. >> they were trying to -- >> he did very well. he danced. he drank, but -- >> the party image. >> but today, in the bahamas, he went to church, he gave a speech

people were evacuated from belize city and the coast.aid was being rushed into the stricken areas and a massive search and rescue operation got going. the us airlifted in medical and other vital supplies as well as deploying a fleet of military helicopters to back up the on november 2nd the storm - which by now had been reduced to no more than a weak depression - drifted northward over mexico and into the warm waters of bay of campeche. the following day - as it absorbed vast amounts of warm moist air from the surface of the sea - mitch quickly regained its status as a full blown tropical storm. but after lashing the west coast of the yucatan peninsula in mexico it started losing power again. this didn't last long because as mitch moved back over the bay of campeche and into the gulf of mexico it became - for the third time - a powerful tropical storm. it now started heading northeastwards fast. straight for the southwest coast of florida, coming in over the florida keys on the morning of november 5th. no-one was killed or injured during

. >> belize over the weekend when it gets cold. >> belize for me too.on't know where that is but i'd love to go. let's get right to the forecast. it will be a beautiful day with temperatures in the 60s. sunrise right now at 6:31. so getting the sun coming up a couple of minutes earlier every day. that will allow the warmer temperatures. we are springing forward next weekend by the way. 36 in fredericksburg. 31 in ocean city. all of us will enjoy temperatures in the 60s later today. here in washington, i think we'll have an afternoon high about 65 degrees. looking it sea satellite-radar, quiet conditions. nothing much to talk about. quiet weather pattern for today and tomorrow with a nice noticeable warming trend for the next day. i'll have more on that in just a minute. let's worry about today first. and just a perfect day. get out and enjoy the afternoon. will and sarah, give you permission to take out work early and go out and play with temperatures in the 60s. >> nice dry. >> i'm vinceed you'll be giving beach forecast in no time. >> i hope so. we ha

we are talking about beliz and panama and luxen borg. the journalist is an expert on the royal family has been following the case for quite some time. >> we report on the irregular business dealings of the king's son-in-law six years ago. after that the king upgraded his son-in-law and told him to put an end to the business. his son in lall gave the appearance of having done so but in fact continued. >> he supposedly collected millions. he presented himself as its unpaid head. corrupt regional government are set to have transferred public moneys here. did the royal family know about it? >> they were afraid. as a king, is he also involved in shady business dealings? when the queen visited the united states she was accompanied by a tabloid. that was no coincidence. >> the press never writes about the king's business dealings. the dangerous thing is that they report on his amarous adventures but object short comings that are far more serious to me. risky business dealings. the spanish press is completely silent when it comes to these things

and another event happens the british government establishes b belize as a colony. this is a copy of the agreement. this was signed on june 13th, 1863 at the white house. menard was aware of the agreement. and this is given to a man by the name of john hodge and his partner. they are both in the employ of the british company. anderson is important because he has a long-standing role in the british anti slavery movement. he had been a crusader in the british empire and he travels with hodge to washington to meet with lincoln at the white house. anderson was based on the island of jamaica. this is the first time that they meet. anderson was a wealthy and very religious philanthropist type. he devoted his cause to bettering the condition of the blacks on the island and fighting for abolition. they had a natural agreement. but after this contract of sorts was signed, the u.s. immigration office decided they needed to investigate the sight. and check it out to see what they were getting into. what kind of housing existed to settle the emancipated slaves on and they asked

the prince touched down in belize. it's been 18 years since a member of the royal family visited the country. >> she remembers fondly her visit to this beautiful realle and speaks of the warm welcome she received on hervision in 1994. i'm only sorry she can't make it and you're stuck with me. >> prince harry walked down the street that was renamed her magistery queen elizabeth ii boulevard. he goes to the bahamass and gentleman make where the prime minister is presses to remove the queen as he head of state. >> why disneyland was shut down for a few hours this morning and visitors were not allowed to leave. >> a dramatic helicopter crash captured on video, and the occupants survived. >> will tomorrow be another nice day? leigh glaser has the forecast after the break. >> we're going to show you some dramatic video of a chapper crash in arizona this week. >> now, that was caught on camera while the helicopter was shooting a stunt for a tv show in arizona. the passing helicopter was shooting a speeding corvette when it lo

today, we know the region by its countries-- mexico, honduras, el salvador, belize, and guatemala. but long ago, it was the world of the maya. not an empire, nor a country, the classic maya culture flourished from the third to the ninth century in a far flung collection of city-states. at palenque, tonina, bonampak and other cities, dynastic kings ruled absolutely, controlling trade and tribute. they presided over intricate hierarchies of nobles and officials at courts resplendent with works of art. maya culture, shrouded in a mystery as dense as the forests in which it took root, revealed itself fitfully over three centuries. when the ruins in the jungle were first discovered, there was no way of understanding how the civilization was organized. so it's really through the inscriptions that we've been able to identify kings, to find out their capitals, their seats of power. and through this, we recognize now that there were many kingdoms. there was no unified maya state. there wasn't even just a few states. there were many, many states. (narrator) the first inroads into understandi

. >> reporter: off to the dancing in belize it was time for the more formal duties of the royal.military theme to his tour of the bahamas. he's joining a naval security exercise the island's defense forces. the prince was in the tropical dress uniform of the blues and royals when he went to church in the capital nassau. it was a service to mark the queen's "jubilee!". she is head of state here. the bahamas is one of her remaining 15 overseas realms. prince harry unveiled a portrait of his grandmother at a photographic exhibition celebrating her reign. >> i stand before you with a deep sense of pride of being asked to convey to you a message of good wishes from the queen on the occasion of her diamond jubilee. the bahamas holds a special place in her imagine industry's hearts. >> and he brought good news from home. he told the general that the duke was enjoying what he called a new spurt of life after his christmas heart operation. >> tough job but somebody's got to do it. all right. time for your "first look" at entertainment news. there was only one surprise at the box office th

over the weekend in belize he had fun busting out a few dance moves, let's see those, and getting therty started everywhere he went. >> we know he loves to party and party he did. he got the whole street thumping, drinking, dancing that was vintage prince harry. >> there it was. for the first time in public prince harry wore the white tropical dress even form of the royals and a sword. >> very nice. i'd like to get one of them. we'll be right back. >>> today at 4:00, the lawmaker who lied about getting a nose job and had to resign. >> then, at 5, the sony hacker attacks if last year. today we learn how they impacted the king of pop's entire musical library. those stories and more on abc7 news at 4 and 5. >>> if you are looking for a reason to have a cookie for breakfast tell everyone it is an early birthday celebration. >> oreo cookie is turning 100 tomorrow celebrate with flash mob birthday parties in several cities 100 dressed at candles will sing happy birthday. the cookies were put out mar 6th, 1912 and have been popular ever since. >>> from all of us here at abc7 news thanks for

third in line to the british throne danced with a local woman during a street party in belize last night. harry is spending the weekend there. tomorrow he travels to the bahamas and jamaica, man. it's part of his week long tour of british commonwealth lands. this is prince harry's first solo trip representing the british throne. he looks like he's having fun. >>> when a maryland family faced challenged conceiving three years ago, they turned to social media for help, and now they're doing it again. news 4 has more on a kensington couple hoping to build their family through facebook. >> reporter: we first met noah, seth and melissa two years ago. like thousands of other families in the u.s. every year, they just adopted noah but they didn't find him through an agency. they found his mother, a friend of a friend through facebook, after posting a flyer on seth's page. >> it was frustration after a couple of months of trying advertisements or sending e-mails out to all of our friends. >> reporter: seth and melissa soon met noah's mother at a coffee shop. three weeks and several meetings with

he climbed the ancient mayans pyramids in belize, partied in the streets and drank local rum. >> i am speechless right now. i don't want to wash my hands. >> the prince says the tour of paradise would probably make his brother and sister-in-law, will and kate, jealous. and jamaica is still to come. monica mazzar, cbs news, london. ,,,,,,,,,,,, it's getting crowded at toyota's #1 for everyone sales event. why? 'cause people know toyota's the best. toyota has the most fuel-efficient and longest lasting vehicles of any full-line automaker. plus, every new toyota comes with the peace-of-mind of toyota care, a complimentary maintenance plan with roadside assistance. so from camry to tundra, this is your chance to save big on our most popular models. with the incredible deals you'll find... ...you're gonna want to hurry in for this one. ♪ [ male announcer ] the great savings won't last long. >>> well, today's table, we will make something delicious. it is a sausage soup. we will have rigatoni instead. and woe won't make it into soup. when you buy escarole this time of the year, make sure it

the tour taking him to belize and the bahamas and will continue to jamaica and brazil. the prince meeting with officials participating in military drills, trying local foods and drinks, and taking part in several ceremonial activities. for "teen kids news," i'm julie banderas, "fox news channel in the classroom." [ laughter ] >> there are 50 of them, and each one has a story. here's scott. >> georgia is one of our original 13 states. during the civil war, however, georgia changed allegiance from the stars and stripes to the stars and bars, the first national flag of the confederacy. at the battle of bull run, georgian soldiers discovered it was difficult to tell the two flags apart. so, they created the confederate battle flag, also known as the southern cross. when the war ended, georgia returned to the stars and bars, but without the stars. >> georgia is the most controversial state flag. it set national records for having eight different state flags, and it was a controversy steeped in the history involved with their ties to the confederacy. >> many people believed t

. >>> around the world this morning, the government of belize is makes preparations for the royal visit of prince harry. prince harry is expected to arrive there today, his seven- day visit to the caribbean and central america is his personal tribute to his grandmother's 60- year reign. he'll also travel to the bahamas and jamaica. >>> police in turkey are now combing the area after an explosion in istanbul. it appears the target was a bus full of officers. istanbul's police chief says 10 of his men were slightly injured in the bombing. he says it was activated by remote control. >>> transportation investigators say a passenger train was traveling quadruple the speed that it should have been when it derailed last week. now, the rail workers that were killed, there was three of them, in that accident, dozens of others injured, investigators found out that the train was traveling too fast from the recorded data inside the so-called black box which revealed that the train was going full steam ahead, its throttle wide open and no one hit the brakes when it careened into the track switch and

max foster there in the jungles of belize. >>> all right. is latest to pull the plug. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. is this just at&t trying to make more money or is there more to this? >> you know what, it's not just at&t. it's not just about money. even though money obviously is a big factor of this. at&t's trying to boost its profits. but it's also facing a space issue, meaning there's only so much wireless network available for their customers. you know, think of how much data our smartphones and our ipads use. you know, they use -- we use lots of data when we download our video and music and our apps. at this point what's happening is the party's over. at&t's unlimited data plan is not going to be unlimited anymore. once you use three gigs of data a month, what at&t is going to do, it's going to download your speed. it's going to -- meaning it's going to slow your download speed. you can always bump up to a more expensive plan, though. that's obviously what at&t is hoping that you're fwoing going to wind up doing. they

his role is to maintain relationships with commonwealth countries like belize, and today that meant using bottle of beer to christen this canoe in honor of his grandmother's diamond jubilee. he seems to be having fun. he took to the streets last night. one reporter called him a "rum drinking, street dancing, crowd pleasing royal." now the prince is heading off to the bahama, then jamaica, then brazil. we are going to follow him right away. i have to say this is not a bad assignment the. >> not bad at all. suits you well, bob. thanks very much. >>> and this note tonight, a photographer who brought us some of the most heart wrenching images from the funeral of president kennedy has died. sam staerns company toured jfk's john john, saluting his father's casket in 193. it was his third birthday. sam sterns, was 86. >>> when we come back, the polar bear takes his first stumble in the snow. mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs bag of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback right now, get 5% cashback a

over the weekend in belize he had fun busting out a few dance moves let's see those and getting the partytacks if last year. today we learn how they impacted the king of pop's entire musical library. those stories and more on abc7 news at 4 and 5. >>> if you are looking for a reason to have a cookie for breakfast tell everyone it is an early birthday celebration. >> oreo cookie is turning 100 tomorrow celebrate with flash mob birthday parties in several cities 100 dressed at candles will sing happy birthday. the cookies were put out mar 6th 1912 and have been popular ever since. >>> from all of us here at abc7 news thanks for joining us. >> have a great

thing's gonna be all right. [ laughter ] >> reporter: in the last six days the prince has danced in belize. >> he's cuter in person. >> definitely. >> reporter: island hopped in the bahamas. >> i think really buckingham palace will be pleased with how well he's gone down here. >> reporter: while harry's sister-in-law kate, the duchess of cambridge, might be known as the style icon, for some reason his suede shoes have become all the rage. >> suede dancing shoes. that was kerry sanders reporting. it's 9:05. back to al for a check of the weather. >> first of all, for today we have a lot of warmth to talk about from chicago to the northeast all the way down to the south. temperatures 10 to 25 degrees above normal. looking at a high of 57 in both albany and cleveland. 70 in st. louis. 78 in wichita falls. the jet stream has been up to the north almost all winter. so it's been a la nina weather pattern keeping things warm and a lack of snow. land temperatures warm up. so we are talking about december 2011 to february 2012, that's the meteorological winter. it looks like it will be the warmest o

the prince has visited belize and the bahamas.is headed to brazil on friday. >> we were talking a little bit earlier about him and showing some video. he has been doing a little bit of partying while he has been on tour. >> celebrating grandma ma 60 years, right? >> earlier we told you about the story where a michigan man is suing amc over the high cost of snack prices. are movie prices out of control? >> david weisner tweeted here in myrtle beach my neck of the woods. yours, too. we have tuesday car mike theater broadway at the beach. $1 pink, $1 popcorn all day. great idea. >> allen tweeted us this. it is expensive at movies but all entertainment is. don't like it don't go stay home or choose to do something else. >> charles tweets this gone are the days where you can take your sweetheart to the movie for less than 5 bucks. that was with everything. wow. that's awesome. that would be great. >>> we love to hear from you. keep the e-mails and tweets going. we want you to socialize with us. time is 45 past the hour. coming up what

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so prince harry visited belize, the bahamas and here in jamaica to represent her. every country where she is queen. they'll get a sense of her through her family. >> max, we'll talk about your quick catchup with prince harry in a moment. i do want to ask you, how old was the queen when she took the throne, and what are her official duties? >> reporter: well, she was just 25 years old. so she was younger than william and harry are now. they often talk about how remarkable that is. and if you imagine her first prime minister was winston churchill, she's met every president in living memory really apart from one, u.s. president that is. so she's had an incredible insight on history really. that's what's so interesting when you look into her story. she doesn't have any political power. it's a purely ceremonial role. there was an example recently when she went to ireland, a country where a british monarching had never visited since it became a republic. she healed wounds really, she went in there as a guest. and there are huge sensitivities about the british in ireland,

harry spoke afterwards of his visits to belize, the bahamas, jamaica, and brazil, which he describede warmth of reception that we've -- that we've received from every single country we've been to, including brazil, has been utterly amazing. and i personally had no idea how much of an influence the queen has on all these countries, which is to me very humbling. and i was actually quite -- i was quite choked up at times. you can't sit there with a stiff upper lip and not get involved. i knew these countries were going to be fantastic, fun. i've never taken myself too seriously. so i hope that everyone back home has seen it as it is. as i said, you know, i've had an amazing time. i've had a gas. >> reporter: prince harry will now disappear from view and focus on his army career. but this high-profile four-country tour won't be a one-off. harry's blend of informality and star quality is something the monarchy will want to exploit again. peter hunt, bbc news, sao paolo. >> it is our facebook question of the day. >> that's right. what do you think about the royal family giving so much atte

it highlighted growing cooperation between the two countries and prince harry visited belize, the bahamasthis week. >>> a startling gender gap in the united states this week. 1 in 10 women are engineers. but a school is out to change that. we have this report in our education nation series. >> that's good. >> reporter: from an outsider's perspective, this looks like a typical classroom. inside the chantilly academy, it's an ink you baiter of sort, to check out a career that few have chosen to pursue. >> the guest speakers and we have our mentors. >> reporter: these civil engineers have been mentoring the girls exploring engineering program for five years. demystifying a male-dominated profession they say could use more women in the ranks. >> being a woman engineer, you have an advantage, not only are you a minority, but you have a different take on things. you just have a different viewpoint on life. on problem solving, on challenges, and i think that is such an asset to the field. >> reporter: in addition to lectures and mentoring and computer-assisted design, these young ladies get valu