we have got to understand, for instance that in the caribbean there are caribbean mothers who tell theirchildren when they come to the united states to a college, don't associate with african-americans. they do this because of what they see on american television. they watch american reality shows and those shows picture us in a very unfavorable light. they don't show us in the college's, they don't show us in graduate programs, they don't show us excelling in science and they don't show any of that. they show the worst possible things about us and it is very offputting to people who watch these shows around the world. well, somebody is making a lot of money from the shows. i'm not sure that this is the same thing, old wine in new bottles, making use of us in that way. sort of self disparaging stuff that makes a lot of money for producers and writers and other people behind the cameras. camera's. but we don't make the decisions to put the shows on. but they are there. we have to be in a position to control these sorts of operations and these sorts of operations so we have to repair our y

haiti is the most african country in the caribbean. its idea of its religion is when you die you will return to guinea because they still remember africa. it is art. its arts is inspired by africa. haiti is a country of a thousand proverbs. when an is inspired by africa. haiti is a country of a thousand proverbs. when an african proverb has been forgotten throughout the diaspora, it invites almost a anger of western society and particularly in france, they remember jean jacques desoline, sadly i went to school in jamaica to speak to high school students in jamaica not far from haiti and asked a group of 15-year-olds if they knew who that was and they said not a hand went up and i asked if they knew who snoop dog was and every hand went up. they knew nothing of the extraordinary story of the haitian people to whom we owe so much. it still seems to golf united states and the western community. for that reason i am suspicious this vicious -- suspicious of our embrace of haiti. it bothers me and it is extreme to say what i said but sometim

the caribbean is a very vibrant area of musical encounters for the past 400 years-- encounters primarily between musics of europe, and musics of africa. you have, in the caribbe, types of music that e very cle to african ptypes. in rumba, especily the best known example rumba guaguanco you have a couple's dance. man and woman dance together in a dance that pantomimes courtship. the man attempts to get close to thwoma the woman coquetshly dances arou him and avoids his efforts (translator) the won that's dancing mes this waynd that. she covers herself so that she doesn't get impregnated. (averill) in rumba, you have a clave. the clave pattern is the key to the rhythmic structure of the ensemble. in rumba guaguanco the clave sounds like this: [claps] the first side, if you divide this pattern in half, has three beats. and the second half has two beats. and this is an asymmetric pattern and its asymmetry is critical to the sound of the entire ensemble. the musicians have to take this key and relate their drumbeats to this fundamental pattern th structures the entire musical ensemble. africa

why is it that the great leaders who founded this country, who walked from the caribbean, shoeless, why was there so much treason? why was there so much selfishness and what it does? -- why was there so much selfishness and wickedness? because the self interested in the way. they were not the supreme interests of the people. there were times of chaos and confusion, and bolivar was not able to consolidate those lands they liberated. and other great leaders, the general of the sovereign nation, the redeemer raise the banners, betrayed. and he also died of a gunshot wound on january 10, 1860. when the victorious troops arrived in caracas. this was all talk to us by our teacher and our father. at that time, oil had already been discovered in venezuela, and a nationalist leader, who was ill, came out and 1908 and his ship had just barely sailed with the trail of the vice- president took place, and we had a 30-year dictatorship, the worst dictatorship we have seen in the 20th-century. and the country was looted of its oil. venezuela was the no. 1 producer of oil in the 1920's. and our country

she said my son is getting married tomorrow at the caribbean hilton, could you please come? and i went. i hadn't seen her in 30 years. we were kids together. and after the wedding, there was a reception and she introduced me to her daughters, very beautiful girls, then i met the last one, very beautiful, green eyes, and she

tonight, the royal caribbean "vision of the seas" is docked back home in florida. >>> they say kraft mac-n-cheese is the cheesiest and also the orangest, a color worn by road crews. tonight some food bloggers from north carolina, both moms, are pressuring kraft to take the dye numbers 5 and 6 out of the product. they claim it's been linked to hyperactivity in children and other things. kraft says the product is safe and healthy and they offer a multitude of products without added colors. >>> up next, a guy who knows what it's like to get knocked down and get back up again now making a difference by passing that little lesson along. >>> "making a difference." brought to you by pfizer. >> final here tonight, our "making a difference" from detroit, a city that knows about survival in hard times. for young people, there are so many things that can can go wrong. but to avoid them there is a man fighting to make a difference. his story and their story tonight from chelsea clinton. >> detroit's east side. a shell of the neighborhood coach sweeney knew as a boy. >> this was a middle class ne

tail lates are moving past north main exit and it is looking good >> we have breaking news from the caribbean where there is trouble on another carnival cruise ship. the carnival "dream" is docked in st. martin. here are pictures of the ship. passengers are telling cnn the power is out and the toilets are overblowing out and they have been docked there for more than 16 hours and not allowed off the ship. this comes a month after a fire on another carnival ship stranded passengers for days. carnival said they would make changes to prevent incidents like this from happening. >> the first day on the job for the new pope. katie marzullo continues her coverage with what is ahead and bay area reaction to the historic selection. >> a lost buzz over the fact that the pope is the first from south america. many roman catholic church are hopeful it could signal change which is looking to get out from under the sex abuse scandal. he began with rare and you can see him arriving at st. mary basilica with a flower arrangement. he is back to the residence he was staying before the conclave, paid the bill and

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martin in the eastern caribbean.engers are saying the ship has no power and toilets are overflowing. they have been docked for more than 14 hours and are not allowed off the ship. the coast guard says they have not notified any, or been notified of any issues with the ship which is customary in a situation like this. this is a month after a fire on another carnival cruise ship stranded passengers for several days. >> pope francis started the first full day as the new leader of a billion roman catholic church. he is the first named francis. marci gonzalez is joining us for this historic time. he has been busy this morning, marci? >> he hack. we will get do that in a minute but first the front page of all the newspapers in rome with a picture of pope francis on the first full day as the leader of the roman catholic church. >> the day started with a special prayer to the virgin mary, pope francis privately visiting st. mary's basilica in rome the first act after a life-changing night. with those words, history was made.

only on royal caribbean.caribbean today. >>> well, this is what spring is looking like in some places. maple syrup frozen in place. snow-covered vineyards and those famous cherry blossoms delayed until next month but warmer weather is on the way. scientists are predicting above average temps for most of the country this spring. finally. >> i'll believe it when i see it. >>> but will it be wintry on the roads for this morning? for much of the nation a rain/snow mix could make it messy in atlanta. nashville and denver. rain will make it slippery on i-10 near new orleans. >> if you're flying there's just a couple of airports you want to keep an eye on including atlanta and memphis. >>> a french man will be charged in federal court for impersonating a pilot. 61-year-old philippe jennard was removed from a u.s. air flight to west palm beach wearing what appeared to be an air france shirt with black jacket and gold stripes. >> authorities say when he asked to be upgraded to business class, he was told there were no

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now let's head to oh the caribbean, st. john's.antigua, one of our favorite caribbean resorts. all-inclusive, but not like you heard about in the past, $430 a night includes al your meals and alcohol and kind of like staying at a friend's estate if you have those kinds of friends. super romantic and a beautiful, beautiful beach escape. lots of caribbean properties have that kind of pastel color scheme. this doesn't. it's really kind of very elegant and simple in design. really, really hike like it. >> inlt mat. and then you say there is a resort you love in st. mar teen. >> exactly. really good value for the caribbean. also a leeward island saint martin. it costs from $90 a night. that's, again, if you book three or more nights. and it's a really barefoot chic kind of place. on 140 acres of lush rain forest. obviously you can just sit on the beach and do absolutely nothing. or you can even go zip lining. so there's two extremes. and, again, the caribbean, wonderful, water sports, as well. all right. romance and adventure in st. mar

of hugo chavez well joining me now is steve elmer he's a visiting professor not an american and caribbeantudies at duke university steve nicolas maduro he is the hand-picked successor what is he got to do now to continue with the popularity of the people and continue with chavez's policies it's going to be a hard act to follow isn't it yeah it's years i'm sure but will it certainly will i think. dog is comes from the labor sector he was a trade union leader. in the one nine hundred eighty s. and ninety's and he is he headed the presidential commission that drafted the new labor legislation so he's known for being a reformist and i think that's going to help him and i think that will. assure that he will contain a certain to be a popularity but i think the key to all this is that he is closely associated with china as you know one child was left. to go to cuba to land a lot of stuff is less public announcement but he called on venezuelans and his people who are particular to to vote for who are disappointed or into elected president you know if this situation came to that so i think that w

the commander and chief of the liberating forces of latin america and the caribbean. and commander fidel castro after having heard you, very attentively, he told you, hugo, what a sad account, i did not know that but you can rest assured that neither you nor i will die that way. when we must depart, we will depart with our people, marching in victory, with the blessing and the love of the righteous and the just." fidel castro's words became reality. here you are, commander, with your people standing, all of your men and women lack oil as we swore we would be to reject all of your men and women loyal as we swore we would be to you, and you, of president, as head of the bolivarian republic of venezuela, commander of your armed forces, in your land, in your country, under your command, your sole command. we have broken with the curse of the trail against our country, and we will continue to break the curse of defeat. [applause] we have broken that curse. here we have the sword, pulled out of its sheath, and we have his eyes looking to christ. the last few days, just a fe

that is how they built samsung in the aftermath of the caribbean war. today it is truly world-class. we can insure the future legacy is focused on mutual economic prosperity. that is the focus i bring and which i am suggesting to you. i thank you for the opportunity. i look forward to answering your questions. .> thank you very much i'm from the vietnamese service. important the situation in china and other countries. of this.spark that recently china should agree on this. >> that is a quote from the newspaper there. what i did say was that under the treaty of b.c. is that i understood why the government and the philippines would to resolvet approach this conflict. efforts have been made to reach an agreement to come to the mutual beneficial agreement. that had failed. the ability to have a resolution to this very that method was logical. ofs i think the resolution these disputes have to come by nature of using the rule of law. resolution that exists under that treaty is an to address this problem. our goal and our diplomacy is based on urging governmen

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the fbi is now investigating a suspicious death on board royal caribbean cruise ship. a 65-year-old d-- rather 64-year-old woman was found dead in her room by her husband as the ship was returning from baltimore -- to baltimore from the caribbean. they are interviewing the husband and other passengers. the victim's name has not been released. >> the memoir will go on. a spokesperson from harper collins says the book plans for amanda knox has not changed despite an italian court over turning her acquittal. knox and her former italian boyfriend have been ordered to stand a new trial for the murder of her roommate meredith s kircher. her attorney saying they will not stop fighting. >> she is very strong and willing to fight again. >> knox's memoir is due out at the end of april. >> it's like a scene straight out of a movie. a kidnapped teenager slams the car she was forced to drive right into a police cruiser in order to get help. the girl was taken by florida nava. it was all over some sort of an adoption dispute. nava told the teen to drive to the familiar lace home in

we're on the tail end of peak season on plays like the caribbean. look for islands that offer a lot of lodging options. budget to luxury, like they bahamas, dominican republic, jamaica, puerto rico. if you don't have a passport, puerto rico is the place to go. and the seasons have blurred and you can find a great bargain in places like cancun or cabo san lucas anytime. the hitch might be your air fare but on the ground, especially all-inclusive. the value can be pretty nice. >> neil: it spreads out way beyond what used to be daytona, daytona, daytona. and then other florida cities. mexico comes up. not so much on the part of kids but their parents who often times foot the bill who saying, i've been hearing about the violence and problems. you're not going there. how much of an impact does that have? >> you know what? it's actually having a minimal impact in some of the very popular tourist destinations. the reality is a lot of the violence is occurring very close to the u.s.-mexico border. so we're not suggesting crossing the border on your own. pla

in santiago.egrees in the caribbean we have heavy showers in puerto rico and parts of hispaniola and we see the more coastal parts of central america, heavy downpours affecting nicaragua and panama, but further north it is dry and it should be a bright day in mexico city. across north america we see a spell of weather that may last a day or so and we still have driving heavy rain and indeed some snow for the north. sunday we should see some heavy rain, going up to the eastern seaboard. cold air to the north of that, temperatures of - 6 in winnipeg. if >> of the headlines here on aljazeera -- >> the headlines in al jazeera. president ofa is kenya as the courts reject the order from raial odinga. north korea has declared open war after joint military exercises by the u.s. cyprus has shown the bailout deal will cost 60% of savings. nelson mandela is in good spirits after another night in hospital. many south africans relect on his -- reflect on his contributions. his legacy goes beyond the political. >> this is the war cry in johanessburg. today, they mean business. this now reflects a

if i was brave -- >> reporter: jim has been diving with sharks for years in the caribbean and atlanticge diving is great pr. it might make humans appreciate and fight to save this vulnerable species. >> everyone wants to see the biggest predators on the planet and cage diving allows anyone to see it. >> reporter: shark attacks have increased since the sharks have been conditioned to look to humans for food. >> we trained sharks to follow boats. have we changed their behavior? absolutely not. they don't eat people. in the state of new york 1600 people are attacked and bitten every year by people but we still interact with people. >> reporter: maybe this video of this near miss is good pr too. proof that sharks really don't like to eat humans. his jaws are right in there. and the honeymooner, not a scratch. >> what a honeymoon. >>> time for tonight's closing arguments. the sprout will hear two cases involving gay marriage. one a california case banning same-sex marriage. what do you think the court should do? weigh in on the "nightline" facebook page or tweet us @nightline. "world news n

martin in the eastern caribbean. several passengers on the ship, dream, are telling stories of power outages and overflowing toilets. the coast guard said the captain notified them of possible problems with the propulsion system, a month after a fire crippled a ship in the gulf of mexico. we'll give you an update as soon as we get more information. >>> a magnitude 4.6 quake shoot sonoma county. it hit after 2 a.m. about 14 miles east of healdsberg, it does not appear a lot of people felt it. the sheriff's department took two calls, no reports of damage. >>> in southern california an earthquake warning system passed a major test. how it could change the way we respond to quakes in the future, coming up at 6:18. >>> police are investigating gunfire in east oakland at seminary and bromley avenues. police released little information about the incident but say no one was hit. streets were closed and a helicopter was overhead during the investigation. >>> time is now 6:05. pope francis began his first morning as a new pont

my bank in the caribbean is a 100% reserve bank, and we don't make any loans. the reason the banks are in trouble because if they made the mistake of loaning money to the greek government. people are looking for banks that don't need deposit insurance because they don't have a risky balance sheet, and i think that's why my bank gets popular and i think the same it happening in other banks that have a far more conservative approach to banks because they don't have the deposit insurance. the problem with the deposit insurance is the bank that have it act wrecklessly and put deposits in jeopardy. my accounts are not insured, therefore, i don't take risks. i think the customers appreciate that more than ever right now. shibani: you know what we talk about here, peter, as wll was the con tashes effect. you talked about the biggest problem that was had was it has exposure to greece, but youcan say that about ital spain, portugal, and list basically every other european nation out there. what sort of pandora's box could become unfurled if we do see the problems in cyp

martin in the eastern caribbean. several passengers on the ship, dream, are telling stories of power outages and overflowing toilets. the coast guard said the captain notified them of possible problems with the propulsion system, a month after a fire crippled a ship in the gulf of mexico. we'll give you an update as soon as we get more information. >>> a magnitude 4.6 quake shoot sonoma county. it hit after 2 a.m. about 14 miles east of healdsberg, it does not appear a lot of people felt it. the sheriff's department took two calls, no reports of damage. >>> in southern california an earthquake warning system passed a major test. how it could change the way we respond to quakes in the future, coming up at 6:18. >>> police are investigating gunfire in east oakland at seminary and bromley avenues. police released little information about the incident but say no one was hit. streets were closed and a helicopter was overhead during the investigation. >>> time is now 6:05. pope francis began his first morning as a new pont

month we told you how thousands of people were stranded at sea, tonight thousands are trapped on a caribbeanu's consumer editor tom vacar is live with a perspective as cruising's track record. >> reporter: starting this weekend despite the cloud hanging over the industry the grand prices will be home ported in san francisco year round, serving alaska, mexico and hawaii. >> reporter: they are flying their passengers back home, coupled with their awful gulf of mexico stranding last month the cruise industry got a black eye. she is surprised by the events so close together. >> it is really -- i am -- my 30 years of being in the industry i have not seen this type of incident before that i could remember. >> reporter: one thing worries her. >> i am hoping the cruise lines are not cutting back on maintenance in favor of profit. >>> there are 230 cruiseships world wide. despite many cruises only five ships became disabled. this year there have been two incidents. >> that was bad. that puts a bad light on when it is just a small percentage of the cruises. >> reporter: of 100 million people who took

knives on >> passengers from the carnival cruise ship "dream" will head to the airport after the caribbean vacation was brought to a stop. here are pictures from earlier. carnival said they are making arrangements to fly more than 3 hurricane sandy 600 passengers home from san martin but did not say when. the power is out and the toilets are overflowing. >> the elevators and the toilets have been shut down for several hours. last evening, when they did that the toilets were overflowing in the common area on the main floors. >> carnival is denying that saying there were interruptions but describes them as "brief." >> the head of the t.s.a. will testify before congress on the controversial new rule to allow small 9 on planes. the t.s.a. administrator has been battled with worker whose think small knives should not be allowed. he says he is more worried about explosives and they do not pose a catastrophic testify and will tell before the house of representatives homeland security committee this afternoon. >> mike nicco, our meteorologist, is ahead with the forecast. >> we talked how we would

maarten in the eastern caribbean.assengers say the power was turned off as crews tried to fix it. >> "it was down for probably about three hours, during that time the toilets started overflowing down in the main general lobby areas where people where frequenting in the bathroom." >> reporter: carnival says a malfunction occurred during regular testing of the ship's emergency diesel generator, and only one public restroom was taken offline >> "when they restarted the system, they noticed there were errors. thought it was an easy fix. as it progressed into the night, they realized it was a bit more complicated and a few minutes ago they determined that it was not something they can get fixed." >> reporter: kris anderson, a vacationing news anchor from memphis, says friends gave him a hard time for taking a carnival cruise so soon after the triumph disaster. but he says this does not compare to the triumph debacle. >> "i do want to say, the toilets are working, the power is on. we have full air conditioning." >> reporter

right now, the carnival "legend" is experiencing propulsion problems in the caribbean and can't failfull speed so it is skipping a stop in grand cayman and limping straight home to tampa. just a day before wednesday, power problems on the "carnival dream" at a port in st. martins. passengers stuck on board for hours with reports of, yes, again, toilets overflowing. in miami, christina, good morning, these two ongoing incidents come just a month after that engine room fire to the "carnival triumph" that left 4200 people stranded for days. of course we all know about that nightmare. tell us about what's happening right now. >> well, good morning to all of you. today the carnival passengers on the "dream" are waiting in st. maartens to be transferred back before their trip also got short. for some passengers, it was a cruise that didn't live up to their dreams. and to some of us, their complaints sounded a note of deja vu, clogged toilets, interruptions to elevator service, power outages. it was the same cruise line, carnival. but a different ship than the one that left passengers at te

royal caribbean says the ship was thoroughly sanitized and will depart friday afternoon as scheduled. our next guest says the string of recent payroll gains, quote, drives a stake through the black heart of vampire economists who see a recession coming. very eloquent, end quote. joining us gus foshay, pnc senior financial services macro economist and vice president. gus, thanks for joining us. does this put a stake through the heart of these vampires? i, yes the headline numbers were good but look, labor force participation hit a 31-year low. i mean that has got to be a concern right? >> that is a little little bit of a concern. we've seen labor force participation rate bouncing around near a cyclical bottom. i do expect that will turn around as the job market continues to improve. we had added 190,000 jobs on average past three months. we'll have more people looking for work. that helped push unemployment rate down. that's why it fell .2 of a percentage point. we added 170,000 jobs in the household survey which is a very good number. except for the small dip in the labor force partic

further north, it possibility into the western side of the caribbean chronicle what rep.for the most part it is fine. some lovely weather coming through. it had cooler than that with a high of around 25 degrees. another wintry weather system coming in across the central plains. the easton seaboards as dry as we go through the way of sunday. >> >> welcome back. kenyatta has won the election to avoid a runoff. odinga says he will launch an appeal. the 21 freed u.n. peacekeepers held by steering rebels have a right in jordon. their captor three days ago. an angry football porters have set like a stations in protest of guess is as is relating to the port said right last year. some muslims here in the u.k. said there have been forced to choose between their faith and their education. a new student loan system forces them all to pay interest on borrowings contrary to the teachings of islam. she should be at one of london's best universities having been offered a degree course of middle eastern studies. as she was about to start, she realized that a student loan worth $40,000 sh

agency for international development for latin america and the caribbean. mark will base his comments from the recently published report on haiti by the international crisis group entitled "governing haiti, time for national consensus," and mark has kindly brought copies of that report available on the table by the door. sadly, however, mark will have to depart around 6:30 so he can meet his personal commitments for passover. mark will be followed by raymond, or joseph as americans say. ray distinguished himself in a broad spectrum of roles including theologian, diplomat, writer, lecturer, and social activist. from 2004-2010, he rose to prominence as haiti's ambassador not united states. from 1990 to 1991, he was haiti's affairs in washington, and haiti's representative to the american states. currently a research and lecturer, ray has founded a retreat for haiti, a nonprofit environmental organization reg registered in maryland whose website is replanthaiti.org, and ray has brought pamphlets and brochures on that organization which are also available at th

maarte caribbean. ship left on saturday with 5,000 passengers on board. >>> also new, we are getting details of an earthquake overnight north of santa rosa. a 4.6 magnitude earthquake hitting just outside of cobb, 30 miles north of santa rosa. that strike happened just after 2:00 a.m. this morning. big-time shaker. so far, no reports of damage or injuries. >>> happening now, you are waking up to the dawn of a new era for the catholic church as we give you a live look at the vatican. newly chosen, pope francis, starts his first full day as the new leader of the catholic church. less than 24 hours since the big announcement. pope francis has a series of events ahead of him. new video as well. pope francis visiting a church in rome first thing this morning. the pope was also supposed to visit his predecessor, pope emeritus benedict xvi. apparently, that meeting will not happen after all. the official installation mass will be held on tuesday at st. peter's basilica. heads of state will attend the mass, in

favorite tax havens are in the caribbean, mostly cayman islands, ba ma'am hamm whats, british ver ginds. globally, channel islands, singapore, switzerland. they told me this morning that wealthy clients are now demanding more information about their overseas accounts. asking about the banks. they're asking about the countries themselves and the fiscal and capital conditions of these countries now, the caribbean countries do have that british legal history that makes them more stable but little is known about the capital structure about the offshore banks and governments, they are notoriously fragile and vulnerable to a lot of corruption. many say cyprus cannot happen here. bottom line, it's shown that wealthy countries can seem like tax havens and seem like a wealth shelter but they can quickly become a wealth trap. >> more scrutiny on the way. >> not a bad thing. >> thank you very much. >>> the euro meantime really slid big. the government of cyprus hasn't even voted to approve the package yet. that decision is delayed until tomorrow evening. what now? joining us, author and up estab

has ever announced stealth bombers flying anywhere, especially in the caribbean. >> japan and south korea are both worry. you do not know what is going to happen in this part of the world. it could get incredibly unstable. >> if they try to go nuclear, i guarantee the chinese are going to get serious about taking care of north korea. >> thank you. last word. see you next week.

. ♪ >> passengers from the carnival cruise ship "dream" will head to the airport after the caribbeanacation was brought to a stop. here are pictures from earlier. carnival said they are making arrangements to fly more than 3 hurricane sandy 600 passengers home from san martin but did not say when. the power is out and the toilets are overflowing. >> the elevators and the toilets have been shut down for several hours. last evening, when they did that the toilets were overflowing in the common area on the main floors. >> carnival is denying that saying there were interruptions but describes them as "brief." >> the head of the t.s.a. will testify before congress on the controversial new rule to allow small 9 on planes. the t.s.a. administrator has been battled with worker whose think small knives should not be allowed. he says he is more worried about explosives and they do not pose a catastrophic testify and will tell before the house of representatives homeland security committee this afternoon. >> mike nicco, our meteorologist, is ahead with the forecast. >> we talked how we would ha

this ship, the carnival legend, is the second carnival cruise affected in the caribbean in two days. the company says mechanical problem with the engine system has slowed the speed and the captain is skipping a stop and headed to florida. in st. martin, passengers abortion the stranded carnival "dream" will be flown home after a problem with an emergency generator on that ship. >> everyone gave me a lard time when i was booking this cruise saying i cannot believe you are going on a carnival cruise after what happened. >> last month, an engine fire left the triumph stranded with 4,200 passengers on board for five days. this happens as they reporting a profit, earning $37 million in the first quarter. >> st. patrick's day weekend is here and our meteorologist, mike nicco, has the forecast. >> breezy and cool conditions but you do not need to worry about an umbrella. that is in the back half of the seven-day outlook and we will talk about the clouds and how they keep the temperatures down today. >> mike, thank you. >> the new smartphone that could give apple a run for its money. the new

a very quiet time across the caribbean. are watching this starting to make its way out of the gulf. as we go into monday we will start to pick up a few more showers against parts of the yucatan peninsula. here is that front. you can see some rain showers slightly. havana will see rain as we go into tuesday. i want to take you to the united states and show you the storm system that is causing a lot of blizzard conditions. this system is making its way over here toward the east. a lot of rain will come out of the storm all the way down here. it was very dark blue. they're making their way into atlanta. toward miami it will still remain nice. washington a temperature of 15. washington a temperature of 15. >> hello. afghan president karzai has accused u.s. forces of working with the taliban and behind it back. this can on the second day of a visit friday. thousands of protesters have been marching in several cities to demand better protection for christians after an attack on the christian neighborhood. venezuelas opposition le

has ever announced stealth bombers flying anywhere, especially in the caribbean. >> japan and south korea are both worry. you do not know what is going to happen in this part of the world. it could get incredibly unstable. >> if they try to go nuclear, i guarantee the chinese are going to get serious about taking care of north korea. >> thank you. last word. see you next week. >>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group." the american original. for over three decades, the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. >> "the mclaughlin group" is brought to you by siemens. across the country we're ng the siemens, answers. issue one. gop easterring? >> we're a little bit too math focused and not focused in people's hearts so that we don't relate to, i think, average americans more than we should. stuffy, old guys too much. and it really is painful to hear, because reality is we've got a very young party. >> after failing to win the white house five months ago, the republican party has begun a $10 million analysis of how to resurrect itself. the party especially wants to reach minority voters w

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royal caribbean's vision of the seas ship.ched port today after a caribbean voyage that saw more than 100 passengers come down with a rough stomach virus which folks have called the winter vomiting bug. the company officials said that plenty of over-the-counter medication was on hand and workers had sanitized the ship so it's ready to sail again. at least the power was on. not like last month when a fire knocked out electricity to carnival's triumph. expanding passengers until tug boats could haul it back to port in mobile. some of the world's most powerful leaders including the presidents of iran and cuba gathered in one city today to mourn the loss of the man who called president bush el diablo but a few high profile americans were there as well. we are live in lenz. but reports that dennis rod man's paul the north korean leader has just fired up his troops in a big way. the threat of all-out war. and the pictures of his soldiers dancing in the water. hang on. dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times

royal caribbean says the next cruise should depart on schedule.ut the company is allowing passengers to reschedule. >> how do you feel right now? >> sad and kind of disappointed. kids my age get to see and how it was made and how it was put together. how everything has changed and not changed. >> it would have been really neat to go see it. >> arthel: a tour of the white house is supposed to be the perfect surprise for that little boy's eighth birthday. but it's not going to happen because you might have heard, white house is canceling tours due to those across the budget cuts. now as the doors of the people's house closed as of today, march 9, a new poll shows president obama may be feeling the political pain of those spending cuts that kicked in last week. according to a poll, his approval rating is down 8 points, following a post election high in december. are the automatic spending cuts the main reason for this? bringing in our political panel now, matt, former white house political director under president george w. bush. and bernard whitman,

it still has, of course, a lot of influence, mexico, central america, and the caribbean, but the u.s.e, partly, also, because it doesn't have an agenda with latin america, as you were saying. president obama had best intentions when he took office, but he didn't really do a whole lot his first term. he's got a great opportunity now, as his second term begins. and as you said, partly because of hugo chavez's passing away in venezuela. >> but jorge, we've been here before. we've been here before. george w. bush was going to have a latin america focus like no other republican before. bill clinton promised this stuff. it seems a lot of presidents promise this, and then they just ignore. is there a way that latin america's growing ability, position as an economic power, particularly brazil, forces the united states, this time, to pay more attention? >> well, it's partly an economic driver of all of this, but also, what u.s. -- what we could consider u.s. domestic issues, which have enormous importance in latin america. the most important one, i think, is immigration. if there is comprehens