the problem was that the caribbean from his perspective was the caribbean colonies were in outright revolution. slavery was undermined dramatically by the haitian revolution. and so in order to re-energize the sugar economy, he sought to put the freed slaves back into slavery. so he sent this army of tens of thousands of french troops, first to santa domingo. they would put down the slave revolution, put the slaves back into slavery and from there, sail on to new orleans and take hold of louisiana. and you know it's very hard to imagine how the americans would have dislodged this massive french army from new orleans. so it didn't work out that way. it was the success of the freed slaves, the former slaves in defeating the french forces, more french soldiers diet d in haiti than in waterloo, the french army was defeated. once it was defeated, there was no way they could go to new orleans and hold louisiana. there wasn't much purpose for holding louisiana the purpose had been lost because of the caribbean colony. so it was the success of the haitian revolution that led to the louisiana purchase.

somewhere at the bottom of the caribbean sea are the remains of the caribbean sea are the remains ofn jose. of the caribbean sea are the remains of the sanjose. at of the caribbean sea are the remains of the san jose. at the of the caribbean sea are the remains of the sanjose. at the time it was get carried one of the world's largest maritime treasures. its cargo of gold, silver, gems and jewellery now thought to be worth at least $1 billion. cargo that will $0011 least $1 billion. cargo that will soon be salvaged according to columbia's president. translation: the history, cultural heritage that is on our territory belongs to columbia and is not an object of commerce. colombians can rest assured that we are going to care for and preserve this heritage site because it so representative not only to columbia but also to humanity. the president says he has received a proposal from an unnamed investor to bring it to the surface but would also welcome other offers of financial help. in june 1708 but would also welcome other offers of financial help. injune 1708 the sanjose of financial he

i heard a lot of little steel drum bands around the caribbean but nothing like that.>> boogsie: yes. >> anthony: how did your interest in this develop? >> kim: i grew up here, later i became a writer. i discovered there were hundreds of stories. because in the early days up until the 60's the steel bands were partly like street gangs they would fight one another. the west side story kind of thing the steel bands doubled as that. i just got fascinated by tracking down all of these pioneers and getting their stories of how they got involved. >> boogsie: i'll be 64 years this year. i playing music since i was a little kid. >> kim: yeah there's stories that he grew up with them in one of his backyard so when he was about three years old he was going out playing with them. >> anthony: boogsie composes his pieces layering different types of drums on top of each other. the engine room made of unpitched percussion, lays down the groove. next a section of six bass pans drops a bass line. the guitar and cello pans add harmonies that sound like strumming. ♪ and the frontline pan

[laughter] the caribbean is an extraordinary body of water rich in tradition and history. today from a u.s. perspective, the beating heart of it is the panama conditional two-thirds of the maritime trade passes but the canal and well run them and expanded very recently. yet there are challenges here in the medicine mediterranean and gangs right to left are going sea and natural disasters plague the region and refugee problems here. up or left we have challenge of narcotics. but actually narcotic let me show you a hope, this is a drug bust and high-tech navy vessel capturing drug runner. the bad news is that the high-tech u.s. navy vessel is one on top in the photograph. [laughter] the one on the bottom that looks like batsman submarine, that was built in the jungle of columbia when we caught this thing, and truth in advertising there's a navy destroyer just outside the picture -- when we caught this thing,ed it ten tons of cocaine many it. 10,000 street value, miami. 150 million dollars. so let's park the issue of should people yews drugs or not i think it is a medical iss

caribbean blacks, most of whom were bahamian.uth florida, which began in earnest with the construction of railroads in the late 19th and 20th centuries by this guy. henry morrison flagger, the tycoon largely credited with big the father of modern florida. his dream was the florida east coast railway, which would run from jacksonville to key west connecting the ports of miami to along its route new towns, new cities, new edens where america's rising middle class could frolic and play. he also agreed to lay a foundation for the city on both sides of the miami river. as more and more whites moved in, segregation took hold and much of the bahamian community was forced into the black neighborhoods like overtown and liberty city. if you're looking for old miami, miami. original miami you're looking for a great extent, black miami. ♪ these days liberty city is mostly ignored by developers, but back in the day it was the epicenter of the black community. a lot has happened since then. >> cook: corn beef, pancakes, smoked sausage, boiled

we get more from nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: on the caribbean island of st. maarten, it's been an unofficial tourist attraction for years, beach goers gathering right next to the airport runway watching planes land just feet over their heads and take off right in front of them. the powerful engine thrusts often blowing tourists into the water at maho beach. this dramatic video from 2012 showing one woman being tossed into a concrete barrier. she survived. but on wednesday an unidentified 57-year-old woman from new zealand traveling with her husband and another couple was killed when she was blown into the same wall. >> she was the only one who slipped or lost her grip. >> reporter: a journalist on the island says more than a decade ago authorities installed larger signs and double fencing to warn tourists to stay away from the dangerous area. >> we call them thrill seekers. >> reporter: why can tourists get so close? because the location of the airport is so unusual. the beginning of the runway is just 160 feet from that fence where they gather and about the

so that includes the u.s., mexico, another that had sporadic presence in the caribbean and that has a lot to do with it. the truck traffic and issue undoubtedly has some repercussions, that is more isolated. i think in a general sense everybody acknowledges and there is an issue of oil, but also in great measure the projection of an integral development package that we have never understood the venezuela did understand. so they tried to articulate it and give it a certain sense but that's something we could correct. i don't see why were not doing it. it is not great amounts of dollars. it's more political will. >> i address the question -- other reports that say the capital in your firm comes from the government, so i don't want to go to the source and the question is are you aware of any capital from the dictatorship? if so when therapy helping the regime? >> that is completely false. all of our financial stations are ordered and you can download them from the fcc webpage. that's false. >> next question. >> if any firm accepts money from the government it would be helping the governm

interests and the global oligarch and especially in washington which sees latin america and the caribbean as nothing more than their backyard the obama administration attacked our revolution and regrettably did not behave decently towards venezuela. and now there are major changes among those who are in power in washington who run key institutions i don't know whether you have heard about this but the cia director recently confessed that he was in charge of coordinating the work of the cia with the authorities of colombia and mexico to topple the government in venezuela and then pave the way for a new government to take its place such confessions lead to much bloodshed and violence many people in latin america have died as a result of the cia directly intervening in the domestic affairs of venezuela we have come through difficult times but i would say that the cia director who pleaded guilty as a lawyer would say and the governments of mexico and colombia were caught red handed so it's laughable that they tried to say it didn't happen. what did i launcher in misrata in venezuela we want o

latin america, the caribbean in particular. but in no place or no time with informing slaves on the ground as it was in the united states. so these are the kinds of things that make the institution of slavery in the united states unique. >> why africa? >> will begin in the americas. at the time of discovery really. i have this on the west coast of africa in 1450 or so and beginning trade relations was africans were already organizing their own society, their agreement, their own training system. and so think that they would trade actually were not slaves for the most part. what they were looking for mostly were witches and things that were exotic. ivory, gold, spices. those were the kind of things that were initially traded between europe and africa. as you also at the same moment began to quote - unquote discover the americas and to decide the wealth of the north america strays and extent laid in agricultural pursuits and with the agricultural pursuits, there was a need for labor. and so, at the same time that europeans were t

france had emancipated its slaves in the caribbean in the 1840s. so it was the united states and cuba and brazil that was really still pushing for slavery and what slavery was driving in these places. >> the middle of the civil war, abraham lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation, 1863? >> 1863.>> and the effect? >> it did have some effect. one of the things that's interesting is because africans in the american slave trade are so invested in freedom that as soon as the union forces arrive in virginia, in south carolina in 1861, they flee. they flee and they go behind virginia lines. leaving that this is an army of liberation. of course it was not. these were not armies of liberation. this was during the american revolution, the war of 1812. anytime a fourth came down to fight the elite which was, they said they must be here for me. so the emancipation proclamation of 1863 did give legitimate states to those people who were allowing those military men who were allowing slaves to come and stand behind the lines and work behind the lines and tre

we are in a struggle to defend the model of latin america and the caribbean as one integrated zone and up hold the independence of the region as a whole there should be no doubt about the origins of that historical conflict because it did not start yesterday with the insurrection of these violent extremists in april in venezuela it began a long time ago. because back to the munroe doctrine or the concept of america for the americans as they used to say back in the nineteenth century unfortunately they really tried to implement it and it brought about much harm. let's turn to simon bolivar in eighteen twenty nine he spoke truly prophetic words the united states appears to be destined by providence to plague america with misery in the name of liberty. it has been a long historical conflict after we claim a legitimate victory this sunday and once again establish the revolutionary forces which will be a truly historic moment for us we will kick start the process of sustainable recovery i dive versified recovery and we will continue to introduce the model of social unity which has already p

so that includes the u.s., mexico, another that had sporadic presence in the caribbean and that has a lot to do with it. the truck traffic and issue undoubtedly has some repercussions, that is more isolated. i think in a general sense everybody acknowledges and there is an issue of oil, but also in great measure the projection of an integral development package that we have never understood the venezuela did understand. so they tried to articulate it and give it a certain sense but that's something we could correct. i don't see why were not doing it. it is not great amounts of dollars. it's more political will. >> i address the question -- other reports that say the capital in your firm comes from the government, so i don't want to go to the source and the question is are you aware of any capital from the dictatorship? if so when therapy helping the regime? >> that is completely false. all of our financial stations are ordered and you can download them from the fcc webpage. that's false. >> next question. >> if any firm accepts money from the government it would be helping the governm

the g14, in my opinion, needs to do, is to not worry about the pressure of the caribbean. i think that something that needs to be worked on more in the medium-term, and what we could do now is in addition to just, coordinating better with the u.s. and canada is to just work regionally, their support in europe and probably support from some asian states, perhaps even some african states. that's what we need to do. now, i don't think there would be in use in taking it to the united nations. i know the mechanics very well of what that would look like, and i think that they would be solidarity with venezuela expressed there, but what we need to do is send the signal that this concern is not limited to the hemisphere. the hemisphere has a central role to play, but it is knocked by a lot of other people. >> that is a difficult questio. if the u.s. goes ahead with unilateral sanctions, the future of the recovery in terms of humanitarian crisis, in terms of democracy, in terms of international intervention -- >> let me talk about the economy. i do think there is a risky or that it

local travel agents say interest in caribbean islands remain strong. the search is underway for the suspect in the shooting. coming up at 6:00, we have input from a travel expert to tell you what you should know and do to planning a trip to the caribbean. jonathan: the machine drove a van beside delivery van. then a man climbs from the truck to jump on the hood of the other truck. then he passed boxes with 600,000 iphones back to the van. the phones we recovered when they were arrested. nancy: $600,000 worth of phones. that is like five iphones. jonathan: maybe four. non-coming up the next big bombshell from the shows may not come from h.b.o. jonathan: we explain why the network is scrambling tonight. plus -- >> it is time for us to realize the dream. it is time for us to fulfill the promise. jonathan: plus a push there the top prosecutor to become the county executive. nancy: also, what it means now that the f.a.a. is sizing up airline seats in the name of safety. erin: the citi open kicked off. coming up we have a live interview with world number two

we are in a struggle to defend the model of latin america and the caribbean as one integrated zone and up hold the independence of the region as a whole i think there should be no doubt about the origins of that historical conflict because it did not start yesterday with the insurrection of these violent extremists in april in venezuela it began a long time ago. because back to the munroe doctrine or the concept of america for the americans as they used to say back in the nineteenth century unfortunately they really tried to implement it and it brought about much harm. let's turn to simon bolivar in one hundred twenty nine he spoke truly prophetic words the united states appears to be destined by providence to plague america with misery in the name of liberty. it has been a long historical conflict after we claim a legitimate victory this sunday and once again establish the revolutionary force. which will be a truly historic moment for us we will kick start the process of sustainable recovery i dive versified recovery and we will continue to introduce the model of social unity which ha

france had emancipated its slaves in the caribbean in the 1840s. and so it was the united states in cuba and brazil that was really still, you know, pushing for slavery and slavery was really thriving in these places. >> host: the middle of the civil war, abraham lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation. 1863? >> guest: 1863. >> host: any effect? >> guest: it did. one of the things that's interesting is that because africans at american slaves are so interested, so invested in freedom that as soon as the union forces arrive in virginia, in south carolina in 1861, faithfully. faithfully and they go behind union lines basically saying believing that this is an army -- they flee. an army of liberation. these were not armies of liberation, but this is during the american revolution, the war of 1812. anytime some force came down to fight what was the leak, which was the masters, they thought these people must be here for me. and so the emancipation proclamation of 1863 did give legitimacy to those persons who were allowing those military men, who we

>> i shouldn't say this, but i was the ambassador in the caribbean and it was very interesting working with different governments and in climate change and renewable energy matters. moving to burma would be interesting because politically and economically, this is where things are happening and the ambassador decided to stay because it was such an interesting country and stayed one year longer. it didn't become available, after all. number two was san francisco and i admit i did not expect it to be so fascinating and interesting as it turned out to be. >> fascinating. we will take a quick break and continue the conversation with the council -- the consul general from germany. [music] [music] >>> good morning and welcome back to mosaic. i'm rabbi eric weiss and happy to be your host. we are with stefan schlueter, germany's consulate general. what were some of the highlights you enjoyed and some things that surprise do in the bay area? >> what i didn't quite expect, was the impact that silicon valley had on the work of the consulate. this is something that was very, very unexpected and i

this leads to the caribbean historians with they talk about of the take off of this system of capitalism that the african slave trade was the backbone of this system that is to say tremendous wealth was created. not only in terms of the africans but it led to the allied industry. because as i detail shortly you need insurance policies to compensate slave traders but to finance the african slave trade and and then the carolinas with a at the center the authorities found that they have to build infrastructure and roads and bridges to get demolition there the of course, building roads and bridges it is also for the takeoff. so we see the african slave trade forms the foundation for this system of capitalism and as a footnote with the reparations act so what i am talking about provides further roughen now -- rationale for the centuries of free labor. deal may question is for what it should be used for. so recapitulate but there is another consequence. and as you may know or confirm to be manacle and handcuffed to work for free under a white supremacist or racist particularly it in the caribb

but it includes mexico and others that had sporadic presence in the caribbean.s a lot to do with it. the drug trafficking issue undoubtedly has some rep -- repercussions but it is more isolated. in the a general sense everybody acknowledges. there issue of oil, but also in great measure the projection of integral development packet we never understood but venezuela did understand. they tried to a kick late it and give it a certain sense. but that is something we could correct. i don't see why we're not doing it. it is not great amounts of dollars. it is more political will that is involved. >> who do you address the question? >> i address the question is francisco and from the venezuelan american council. a lot of reports say a lot of capital in your firm comes from the government and the dictatorship. i don't like to go to the speculate. go to the source. are you aware of any capital from the narc codictatorship? if so is that helping regime maintaining power? >> that is completely false. all our financial statements are audited by finra and sec. you can downlo

travel agents locally say there has been no drop in interest in caribbean vacations. kendall from st. vincent careful. >> the situations like that have gotten worse. >> they advise if you have some concerns and you are planning a caribbean vacation check with the locals. find out where the trouble spots are. you are probably safer going to a resort rather than respecting a private home. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: two more weeks is how long it could take to restore power on ocacoke or hatte areeas island. last week a construction crew accidentally cut power cable from the mainland that led to the mandatory evacuations of the tourists from both island at the height of the summer rush. >> the outer banks have faced storms that knocked out power. >> only one power cable was cut, not the three that the authorities originally feared. alison: a former charles county teacher's aide and a track coach with hiv now faces 119 count of child sex abuse and pornography. they say carlos bell molested two dozen young boys and recorded the assault. bell worke

find their escape on the island with warm sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, bbc "world news." is bbc "world news america." reporting from washington, i am .aura trevelyan north korea launches a missile that could reach alaska. making gains in raqqa. u.s.- syrian forces through the wall in the old city taking the .ight to the islamic state this gathering of heads of state is second to none. how statues of america's presidents reached a virginia field. laura: welcome to our viewers on public television and around the globe. north korea claims to have tested its first intercontinental ballistic analysts sayh could put a alaska in range for the first time. the u.s. has asked for a closed-door meeting at the un security council in response. it comes as leaders will gather at the g 20 meeting this week. momentr: this is the north korea says it became a major power. the launch of a missile that it claims can reach across con

nancy: controversy at a disney ride, the pirates of the caribbean ride had long featured women lining up in a bride auction for stop many saw the scene as sexist and outdated. they are now a market auction instead. the changes are happening next month. that is at walt disney world's magic kingdom and disneyland next year. y-z released his new album, "444." his wife beyoncÉ named their kids sir an. and what would you do if you saw this? it is real. jonathan: that is a van pulling over in new hampshire. the police pulled it over for obvious reasons. he had everything in his house in or on the car, all strapped to the roof. can you imagine riding behind this? new hampshire state police posted this as a warning, saying please don't do this. the driver was negligent driving. today, 94time highs degrees at reagan national airport, well above average for this time of year. the heat index values were in the middle to upper 90's, and we do it all over again for the day tomorrow. outside right now, 82 at reagan national. that is just part of the story. the feels-like temperature's, middle to up

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. >> 5:12 a.m., tourist often stand at the end of the runway in the caribbean as jets take off, but that activity proved deadly for one visitor. >>> flames whipped around in what some people are calling a fire tornado. >> reporter: i-95 at could coul, no issues there. we have problems with mass transit, details coming up. good morning and welcome back, it is friday, we've made it. taking a live look here, sky6 live hd at the ben franklin bridge. we're getting a little break for the weekend in terms of the heat, but it's going to be a wet day today, your time, 5:15 a.m., 76 degrees outside. >> let's go over to karen rogers and see what the commute looks like. >> reporter: good friday morning, everybody, starting this day off, nasty. storms moving through the area, it's going to cause problems for the morning commute, looking live route 100 at commerce drive, we're in exton, chester county here, southbound traffic is wet, can you watch as people are driving through, you can see the splash back coming through, already on the area right now as you're driving through this road, storm tracker

the g14, in my opinion, it needs to not worry about the pressure of the caribbean. i think that needs to be worked on in the medium term. what we could do now is, in addition to just coordinating better with the u.s. and canada, regionally.ork there are supports in europe and probably support from some asian states, perhaps even african states. that is what we need to do here it i don't think there would be any use and taking it to the united nations. i know the mechanics very well of what that would look like, and i think that there would be solidarity with venezuela expressed their. need to do is send the signal that this concern is not limited to the ham is here -- the hemisphere. it is backed by a lot of other people her. >> if the u.s. goes ahead with the unilateral sanctions, the future of the recovery in terms crisis, in terms of democracy, in terms of international intervention. theet me talk about economy, i do think there is a risk that there will be a lasting effect which will make it much more difficult. if you think about in peter american firms. hallib

. ♪ sunrise >>> a woman has died taking part in a risky decade's-old tourist attraction in the caribbeane was blown away -- literally -- by an airplane's jet engine in st. martin. >> police say it is the first death in this thrill-seeking past time dating to the 1940s. abc reporter marcy gonzales has the story. >> reporter: a tourist attraction for thrill seekers in the caribbean. turning deadly. a woman holding on to this famous fence near the edge of a runway in st. martin losing her grip. >> the propulsion pushed her backward and she tripped, fell and as a result of the impact she -- she was wounded fatally. >> reporter: authorities say the jet blast can reach 100 miles an hour when these planes take off. the rush drawing tourists from around the world, including the 57-year-old victim from new zee land. while this is legal, more than a dozen signs warn of the danger. one of the victim's family members traveling with her reportedly telling officials they were aware of the risks. >> of course, he did express some regrets about the fact that they ignored warning and still participated i

and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at a real* dot com. and now abc world news. this is bbc world news america reporting from washington i'm john o'brien. plenty of pomp and circumstance abroad but president chun faces a rude awakening back home. how the latest russia revelations may spoil his european gets away? america's opioids epidemic the senate republicans push their latest health cat failed we look like scott short by addiction. i took one bite. thinking it was going to be similar type approach. but it was not so. this was something else. this was an open. and they were having the time of their lives until a new from dirty dancing landed this a mole. to let banks how tough is oc television in america and around the world. double jump in the money will not grown capped off the american president's visit to paris with a minute treat tribute to the historical ties between their respective nations. but whether there was much substance behind the style is anothe

. >>> a woman has died taking part in a risky decade's-old tourist attraction in the caribbean. blown away -- literally -- by an airplane's jet engine in st. martin. >> police say it is the first death in this thrill-seeking past time dating to the 1940s. abc reporter marcy gonzales has the story. >> reporter: a tourist attraction for thrill seekers in the caribbean. turning deadly. a woman holding on to this famous fence near the edge of a runway in st. martin losing her grip. >> the propulsion pushed her backward and she tripped, fell and as a result of the impact she -- she was wounded fatally. >> reporter: authorities say the jet blast can reach 100 miles an hour when these planes take off. the rush drawing tourists from around the world, including the 57-year-old victim from new zee land. while this is legal, more than a dozen signs warn of the danger. one of the victim's family members traveling with her reportedly telling officials they were aware of the risks. >> of course, he did express some regrets about the fact that they ignored warning and still participated in thi

and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at a real* dot com. and now abc world news. nbi is bbc world news america reporting from washington i'm over trevally and. fast that was war and famine and disease. the country of yemen faces the last caller outbreak in history with few resources to cut. many in yemen are dying needlessly because they can't get the most basic treatment. after more than two years of war. a health facilities in the country aren't functioning. and washington had a sentry is running rampant. at one of america's most famous monuments trump votes is one to little less drama and a little more action. but he was the right guy is the time to shake things up. move things forward. what is causing too much chaos and not bring enough water government? and the new full length film is the fast of kind in decades. his father some drama is performed completely engaging. welcome to world news america. to me is a fair civil war has been raging in yemen. the devast

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somewhere at the bottom of the caribbean sea are the remains of the san jose.st maritime treasures. its cargo of gold, silver, gems and jewellery now thought to be worth at least $1 billion. cargo that will soon be salvaged, according to columbia's president. translation: the history, cultural heritage that's on our territory belongs to columbians and is not an object of commerce. colombians can rest assured that we are going to care for and preserve this heritage site because it's so representative not only to columbia but also to humanity. the president says he's received a proposalfrom an unnamed investor to bring it to the surface, but would also welcome other offers of financial help. injune, 1708, the sanjose set sail from panama before it was sunk in battle off the coast of cartagena. it was carrying treasure for the spanish king to help finance his royal succession. it was struck by a british warship. more than 300 years later, the wreckage was finally located. so far, the hidden treasures have only been viewed via sonar images, but the ambition is for

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. >> puerto rico is a latin american, caribbean nationality with its own identity. >> reporter: puertorican senator juan delmau leads the puerto rican independence party, the third largest on the island. >> ( translated ): an independent puerto rico would have political and legal authority to join the global community and open markets while at the same time maintaining friendship and cooperation with the u.s. but on an equal footing, not in political subordination. >> reporter: while challenges to the status quo persist, last month, the federally appointed financial oversight board approved deep spending cuts to puerto rico's budget. >> regardless of how anyone feels about status in puerto rico, you need a balanced budget. >> reporter: this graffiti on one san juan street reads "down with his majesty jose carrion" >> it makes me sad, and you know, i'm not a politician, so i'm learning to deal with criticism of that nature. >> reporter: yet, carrion says he understands the criticism that his board is not accountable to the island's residents. >> there's no way anybody could conceivably

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