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but, i mean, how many dominicans remember that, you know, the dominican republic was almost annexed by the united states? i mean, you walk around the street and ask the average dominican, and say, "when was the american... first american occupation?" you know, i think that history in the new world has a way of eluding even the people who were victimized by it. and, you know, one of the things that happens when you're a storyteller is that you face every day the fact that stories, unless they're powerfully told, and the people who are keeping these stories alive have a lot invested in them, stories have a way of fading. they're ephemeral, just like we are. i mean, that's why we are so connected to our stories. >> hinojosa: one of the things, though, that you bring out in this book is a really difficult time in the dominican republic, that, you know, whether or not young dominicans are actually walking around talking about what it was like to live under a dictator like trujillo, you write about that. you make it kind of clear that there was a dictator who was very close in proximity to t
but, i mean, how many dominicans remember that, you know, the dominican republic was almost annexed by the united states? i mean, you walk around the street and ask the average dominican, and say, "when was the american... first american occupation?" you know, i think that history in the new world has a way of eluding even the people who were victimized by it. and, you know, one of the things that happens when you're a storyteller is that you face every day the fact that stories,...
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for example in the dominican republic there were an estimated half million cases in the past year. we'll see the same kind of outbreaks that we see with dengue which are small number of people in places like florida, houston or the rio grand valley in texas. involving perhaps a few dozen up to a few thousand people. but not up into the very large numbers that we're going to be seeing in latin america where they're going to be tens of millions of people exposed to this virus. >> david hamer environmentally ecologically south florida is very much like puerto rico, cuba the other islands of the caribbean. there are winds that carry eggs and see seeds and plants the boats, the airplanes the human commerce that covers that tight sea is something that could easily spread a disease like this isn't it? >> it is, yes but as scott has said dengue has landed in parts of key west and other areas and in most of those outbreaks have been snuffed out fairly quickly and there has been relatively little local transmission. i want to add a point about the vaccine, and that is, yes it would be useful
for example in the dominican republic there were an estimated half million cases in the past year. we'll see the same kind of outbreaks that we see with dengue which are small number of people in places like florida, houston or the rio grand valley in texas. involving perhaps a few dozen up to a few thousand people. but not up into the very large numbers that we're going to be seeing in latin america where they're going to be tens of millions of people exposed to this virus. >> david...
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in the dominican republic, it's that way. there's areas in -- also in haiti, where the ruling class there is considered white. and that ruling class is very close to the ruling class in the dominican republic. so they look at basically power race. what you look like has nothing to do with it. it's like how much power and money you have. i look at the caribbean and i look at where america started when i want to gauge where we're going here in north america. maybe it's another way of saying what you were saying whiteness blackness is fluid. >> and i don't know if i wonder or i just simply hope for it instead, the perseverance of whiteness. i still feel like that's temporary. i want it to be temporary, for sure. i'm also looking at people who are so bored with the program they have to leave. have a great night! i'm just kidding. i know you gotta go. you talk about transnational and someone mentioned india and china. like china in particular, like there are things that are going to change in such dramatic ways that i think are ha
in the dominican republic, it's that way. there's areas in -- also in haiti, where the ruling class there is considered white. and that ruling class is very close to the ruling class in the dominican republic. so they look at basically power race. what you look like has nothing to do with it. it's like how much power and money you have. i look at the caribbean and i look at where america started when i want to gauge where we're going here in north america. maybe it's another way of saying what...
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latinos coming to new york for the first time from the dominican republic, puerto rico, cuba, it becameome. it became the basis for who they are, what they stood for and how they presented themselves not only here in new york but around the world. >> the label that was basically dead, in fact a lot of the collections were literally gathering dust. we have some here in front of us. how did you rediscovery it? what happened? >> you know, we always knew the value of this catalog and the artists. so we searched for the opportunity to do the acquisition in the first place. then we were able to do it. but at the time that we did the acquisition, they told us that there were no recording tapes left. >> what? did they not know? were they not telling you the truth truth? >> i don't know if they were telling the truth. what we found out is that there was a receipt for a storage unit in the hudson valley. we sent someone to go check out that storage unit. here is what we found, the original recording tapes. >> did you feel like a treasurer hunter at that point? >> it was amazing and still is today
latinos coming to new york for the first time from the dominican republic, puerto rico, cuba, it becameome. it became the basis for who they are, what they stood for and how they presented themselves not only here in new york but around the world. >> the label that was basically dead, in fact a lot of the collections were literally gathering dust. we have some here in front of us. how did you rediscovery it? what happened? >> you know, we always knew the value of this catalog and...
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accusing united airlines of humiliating her and her entire family on a recent flight from the dominican republic. she said a flight attendant refused to allow her 3-year-old daughter who has special needs to sit on her lap. the family says their daughter had her own seat, but she is physically unable to sit up on her own. the pilot ended up intervening, but that delayed the flight about an hour. the family doesn't want a refund or revenge. they just want united to own the mistake. the airline has since called the family to apologize. >>> a new study said for the first time public colleges are getting more money from students paying tuition than from state government subsidies, but according to that federal study this isn't good news. it says median tuition at public colleges has jumped 55% the past nine years and state funding has substantially dropped making college less affordable for many americans. >>> oprah winfrey has taken heat from the people organizing protests against alleged police misconduct. oprah said yesterday the protests lacked leadership and focus and the person in charge shoul
accusing united airlines of humiliating her and her entire family on a recent flight from the dominican republic. she said a flight attendant refused to allow her 3-year-old daughter who has special needs to sit on her lap. the family says their daughter had her own seat, but she is physically unable to sit up on her own. the pilot ended up intervening, but that delayed the flight about an hour. the family doesn't want a refund or revenge. they just want united to own the mistake. the airline...
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he's from the dominican republic. nbc 10's jesse gary is joining us from police headquarters. police are still looking for the man who shot this limo driver and killed him. >> reporter: that's right, chris. the reward now stands at $20,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. family members tell nbc 10 news that migel rodriguez ramirez recently took a second job driving limos to earn extra money to support his family. that family includes his infant daughter hennessey. saturday night, he picked twoup customers in north philadelphia. he dropped one off and then took the second to the 5400 block of glancy street in west philadelphia. that's when investigators say that customer shot him and stole money and his cell phone. >> he's just trying to make a living. he had been on the job like two weeks. trying to provide food for his wife and kid. >> reporter: the victim's girlfriend was in the front passenger's side at the time of the crime. she escaped unharmed and is working with investigators to try and catch that culprit. coming up in the next hour i'm
he's from the dominican republic. nbc 10's jesse gary is joining us from police headquarters. police are still looking for the man who shot this limo driver and killed him. >> reporter: that's right, chris. the reward now stands at $20,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. family members tell nbc 10 news that migel rodriguez ramirez recently took a second job driving limos to earn extra money to support his family. that family includes his infant daughter...
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maybe they would go back to the dominican republic, maybe they would go back down south. and they would leave me the notebooks. and that would be all i would have. and i would just pore over it. and i would... you know, many of these students i formed deep, intense attachments with. sometimes i would even go to their homes to try to find out where they had went. and i couldn't, you know? and so there i was with these notebooks, which eventually i just bundled up and gave back to the administration where i was teaching. but for months i would just pore over these notebooks. >> hinojosa: and there were horrible, horrible things in these notebooks. >> there were horrible, horrible things, but there were also wonderful things, like, "i can finally read, and i was able to open a checking account, and now i don't have to give my man my money no more." things like that, wondrous things, you know what i mean? that whole... you know, i would get them young adult versions of the bible. so here's these religious women who have basically been controlled by their priest or their preac
maybe they would go back to the dominican republic, maybe they would go back down south. and they would leave me the notebooks. and that would be all i would have. and i would just pore over it. and i would... you know, many of these students i formed deep, intense attachments with. sometimes i would even go to their homes to try to find out where they had went. and i couldn't, you know? and so there i was with these notebooks, which eventually i just bundled up and gave back to the...
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the tenement in -- the dominican republic paid back almost all of the debt owed to venezuela for oilnts. it was made after a bond they'll last week. they immediately reduced the public debt by 3.8 of prose to mistake product. the deal took a year of negotiations before it was an plate on tuesday -- complete on tuesday. up next, encore -- your guide to the biggest newsmakers this week when "bottom line" continues. ♪ >> it's 45 minutes past the hour. let's check bloomberg world news. dramatic video of an explosion at a maternity hospital on the western edge of mexico city. the explosion caused most of the hospital to collapse and sent flames and smoke into the sky. mexican officials said that the blast killed three people. three people in serious condition him on more than 70 who were hurts. a sign that lessening the impact of the recession has taken precedence over stabilizing the ruble, which has fallen to record lows. plunging oil prices have hit the russian economy particularly hard. atop eurozone official said that there was no decision on what to do after the greek bailout progra
the tenement in -- the dominican republic paid back almost all of the debt owed to venezuela for oilnts. it was made after a bond they'll last week. they immediately reduced the public debt by 3.8 of prose to mistake product. the deal took a year of negotiations before it was an plate on tuesday -- complete on tuesday. up next, encore -- your guide to the biggest newsmakers this week when "bottom line" continues. ♪ >> it's 45 minutes past the hour. let's check bloomberg world...
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a rock thrown out of the window of someone being detained, the husband of a woman from the dominican republic was being detained by a custom's officer in puerto rico. it had a note on the rock, take this to a judge i'm being detained immediately. and habeas corpus, bring me the body. bring me the jailer and let that jailer explain himself whether a person is being held under the law or held arbitrarily. the judge said that jailer is wrong, release him. that writ of habeas corpus, there was a question. did it extend to guantanamo. congress passed a law that says it doesn't. whether or not that writ extended allowing them to come to court to a prisoner in guantanamo where congress says it doesn't. there's a provision in the conversation that says congress is a writ of habeas corpus. there was no rebellion or interaction. guantanamo is 90 miles away. if you look at the treaty, we control it. we control it. they say sovereignty in cuba but the cubans can't get it back unless we decide not to use it as a culling station anymore or now i think it's being called a naval base. so we said this is amer
a rock thrown out of the window of someone being detained, the husband of a woman from the dominican republic was being detained by a custom's officer in puerto rico. it had a note on the rock, take this to a judge i'm being detained immediately. and habeas corpus, bring me the body. bring me the jailer and let that jailer explain himself whether a person is being held under the law or held arbitrarily. the judge said that jailer is wrong, release him. that writ of habeas corpus, there was a...
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cargill has offices in santo domingo in the republican -- dominican republic.r half the quantity or public public -- dominican republic has come from u.s.. we are not competing on even footing. cargill has a history of believing in and supporting open trade and free trade and that comes from 150 years of experience doing business in 67 countries and seeing the benefits that free trade and open markets can bring to people's lives. it was around 20 years ago in 1995 when trade relations changed with vietnam and since then we have seen the power of free trade not only for cargill's business but for our customers and communities where we work and do business. in vietnam last year cargo completed work on building the 70th school for children in vietnam. today we don't have the opportunity to help communities and customers thrive in cuba like we do in other countries. this changed without broader action. we are supportive of changes to the law to help u.s. agriculture compete in the cuban market. >> thank you. this time this is that moment where we will open up for q
cargill has offices in santo domingo in the republican -- dominican republic.r half the quantity or public public -- dominican republic has come from u.s.. we are not competing on even footing. cargill has a history of believing in and supporting open trade and free trade and that comes from 150 years of experience doing business in 67 countries and seeing the benefits that free trade and open markets can bring to people's lives. it was around 20 years ago in 1995 when trade relations changed...
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has become part of the american imperial machinery the city relation to both haiti and the dominican republic. that's mike her cheek. it's hard to be on fire for a long time because you of the 1860s, 1865, had 30 years to live. malcolm died at 39. malcolm was kind of 39. out of baker was on fire her life. ida b. wells is on fire her whole life. it's hard to be on fire your whole life. we know that because we live in the age of the sellout, don't we? we have poker on fire when they were 20 and 30. they look at them well-adjusted they harbored certain what's going on with the fire in ferguson. hardly discern what's going on. they're looking freedom fighters like ashley gates, alexis templeton toward russell and brother wylie and sister. right now in the belly of the beast in -- i was going to say mississippi -- ferguson. >> let's jump to ida b. wells in fact. because she was an extraordinary woman, and i discovered so much about her. i don't think a lot of people know very much about her. tell me your story about ida b. wells. >> i wish ida b. wells name was as well known as martin luther king,
has become part of the american imperial machinery the city relation to both haiti and the dominican republic. that's mike her cheek. it's hard to be on fire for a long time because you of the 1860s, 1865, had 30 years to live. malcolm died at 39. malcolm was kind of 39. out of baker was on fire her life. ida b. wells is on fire her whole life. it's hard to be on fire your whole life. we know that because we live in the age of the sellout, don't we? we have poker on fire when they were 20 and...
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auction oning it. 2 weak vacation to the dominican republic. all paid for. needs someone to go with him. donating all the money raised to british men cancer charity. >> good way to make something better. >> up next on 7 news at 9:00. importance of second opinion. >> newborn baby on the road to recovery thanks to dedicated doctors and determined mother fight thought couldn't be possible. >> william who says she didn't know she was pregnant just hours this is hard to imagine. massachusetts woman gave birth week hours after she learned that she was pregnant. >> catherine woke up xlooing xling of sharp pain in her stomach. she was admitted to the hospital and after undergoing several test doctors told her she was having a pwaechbility hour later she gave birth to continue pound 2 ounce baby girl. she named the baby elie now planning a marriage and a baby shower. >> another incredible story. oakland mom has quite the story to tell her son when he grows up. 7 news reporter chris winn tells us about the second opinion that changed everything opinion that changed ev
auction oning it. 2 weak vacation to the dominican republic. all paid for. needs someone to go with him. donating all the money raised to british men cancer charity. >> good way to make something better. >> up next on 7 news at 9:00. importance of second opinion. >> newborn baby on the road to recovery thanks to dedicated doctors and determined mother fight thought couldn't be possible. >> william who says she didn't know she was pregnant just hours this is hard to...
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>> we know he's originally from the dominican republic moved here, got a job at a catering company. within the last few weeks he had to take a brand new job to support a brand new daughter. on a fare last night, he was gunned down dropping off a passenger. family of miguel rodrigez ramirez gather in their kensington home to comprehend the unthinkable. the 24-year-old father and part time limo driver was shot and killed saturday night in a random senseless attack. one of his customers shot him in the head after being dropped off here in west philly now the young man's family tells nbc10 he was just hired last week wanting to earn some extra cash to support his 5-month-old daughter many. >> you're trying to make a live g living living. he trying to provide food for his wife. >> according to the limo company, rodrigez picked up a passenger last night. the suspect suddenly opened fire stealing cash and a cell phone. the limo driver died in his vehicle. his family pleading for any information. >> good father. great guy, all the time happy. i cannot believe it. >> this marks the third hom
>> we know he's originally from the dominican republic moved here, got a job at a catering company. within the last few weeks he had to take a brand new job to support a brand new daughter. on a fare last night, he was gunned down dropping off a passenger. family of miguel rodrigez ramirez gather in their kensington home to comprehend the unthinkable. the 24-year-old father and part time limo driver was shot and killed saturday night in a random senseless attack. one of his customers shot...
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rock thrown out the window of someone that was being detained, the husband of a woman from dominican republic was being detained by a customs officer in puerto rico. he threw a rock out the window says bring me to the judge. the judge says bring me the body and let that jailer explain himself to see if that person is being held under the law or is being held arbitrarily. he explained himself. the judge then said that jailer was wrong, now release him. that writ of habeas corpus there was a question, did it extend to guantanamo. and we first said the statute does extend to guantanamo. congress passed a special law saying it doesn't. so the question was whether or not that writ extended allowing them to come into court, to a prisoner in guantanamo, where congress says tn doesn't. but there is a provision in the constitution that says congress may suspend the writ of habeas corpus at time of rebellion or insurrection. we said guantanamo is 90 miles away, we control it. we control it. it may say sovereignty in cuba but the cubans can't get it back unless we decide to use it as a culling station o
rock thrown out the window of someone that was being detained, the husband of a woman from dominican republic was being detained by a customs officer in puerto rico. he threw a rock out the window says bring me to the judge. the judge says bring me the body and let that jailer explain himself to see if that person is being held under the law or is being held arbitrarily. he explained himself. the judge then said that jailer was wrong, now release him. that writ of habeas corpus there was a...
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we had to gave in from the dominican republic because the airport was cop appsed. -- collapsed. now you arrive there's a tourism sign a different vibe people playing music. it's not necessarily emblem attic of what is happening on the ground. a lot are suffering, poverty is high 40% unemployment. haiti is trying to give off a message that it's a new message, things have changed and it's getting better. >> mark some ref to haiti as the failed -- refer to haiti as the failed state. is that the definition. >> haiti is a fragile state, a history of recurring crisis but a lot of potential, a lot of talent and ambition. it combines to make it possible to achieve progress. so at present we are living through an acute political crisis. haiti has been through the crisis in the past. what the - has been done over the last five years is the government and the elites and the people have embraced the reality that they are a fragile state. they have to take special measures to graduate out of that state. but they have got a well thought out plan for how to become an emerging economy by the ye
we had to gave in from the dominican republic because the airport was cop appsed. -- collapsed. now you arrive there's a tourism sign a different vibe people playing music. it's not necessarily emblem attic of what is happening on the ground. a lot are suffering, poverty is high 40% unemployment. haiti is trying to give off a message that it's a new message, things have changed and it's getting better. >> mark some ref to haiti as the failed -- refer to haiti as the failed state. is that...
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dominican food and a lot of people going to the dominican republic on vacation. u may have had it before called mango. get it at tres hermon's. three hits is what it means including a fried egg and dominican salami and fried cheese sounds delicious and actually a little like an american breakfast. >> like a -- do they beat the plantain and make it flat? put the egg on top? >> absolutely. a cross between that and the -- >> sounds delicious and making me hungry. >> a chinese breakfast? you never think about this including breakfast? where do you get that? >> a typical breakfast that might remind you of grits. >> i grew up with that for breakfast. >> well it's called kangi. a great plate to get it the best chinese food found here. asian bakery cafe. a fantastic place to get cool buns as well. buns stuffed with red bean paste, various pork and just pair one of these with a kangi there, too. >> can you eat there or pick those out? >> a tiny cafe. a little room. traditional, and easy to sort of find what you like and very inexpensive. the kangi is about $4 a bowl. >> ho
dominican food and a lot of people going to the dominican republic on vacation. u may have had it before called mango. get it at tres hermon's. three hits is what it means including a fried egg and dominican salami and fried cheese sounds delicious and actually a little like an american breakfast. >> like a -- do they beat the plantain and make it flat? put the egg on top? >> absolutely. a cross between that and the -- >> sounds delicious and making me hungry. >> a...
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two-week honeymoon he would have spent with his now former fiancee a two-week vacation to the dominican republicr the trip in full. now he needs someone to go along with him. so he's donating all the money raised to a british men's cancer charity. >> what do you think? i'm not suggesting you apply. >> the money raised will go to a good cause. >>> legos are popular with parents and kids across the entire globe. >> now the toy company is revealing there are some differences between those here in the u.s. and those in europe. >> lego researchers said generally american parents don't like toys where they have to step in and be involved. and help their kids play with them. so legos sold here at home are actually easier to set up. >> european parents apparently like to sit on the floor and spend more time with the kids. lego researchers say possible that american parents want their kids to be more independent. >> absolutely. or they want to text or be on facebook. >>> a bay area couple is already to say "i do" this weekend but there's just one problem, and it's a big one. it's the golden gate bridge.
two-week honeymoon he would have spent with his now former fiancee a two-week vacation to the dominican republicr the trip in full. now he needs someone to go along with him. so he's donating all the money raised to a british men's cancer charity. >> what do you think? i'm not suggesting you apply. >> the money raised will go to a good cause. >>> legos are popular with parents and kids across the entire globe. >> now the toy company is revealing there are some...
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in the dominican republic there's areas and also in haiti where the ruling class there is considered white. and that ruling class is very close to the ruling class of the dome kk republic. so they look at basically power, race. race typically looks has nothing to do with it. it's how much power and money you have. i look at the caribbean and where america started. when i want to kind of gauge where we're going here in north america. so maybe it's another way of saying what you were saying. whiteness, blackness is fluid. >> and i don't know if i wonder or i simply hope for it instead. the perseverence of whiteness i still feel like that's temporary. i want it to be temporary for sure. i'm also looking at people who are so bored with the program they have to leave now. have a great night. i'm just kidding. i know you have to go. you know, you talk about transnational and someone mentioned india and china. and like china in particular like there are things that are going to change in such dramatic ways that i think are happening outside of even the bubble of this conversation. and what i
in the dominican republic there's areas and also in haiti where the ruling class there is considered white. and that ruling class is very close to the ruling class of the dome kk republic. so they look at basically power, race. race typically looks has nothing to do with it. it's how much power and money you have. i look at the caribbean and where america started. when i want to kind of gauge where we're going here in north america. so maybe it's another way of saying what you were saying....
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karg il has defenses in the dominican republic and over half of the corn that the dominican republic importeded has come from the u.s. sadly today they are not competitive selling corn to cuba. we are not competing on even footing. they are believing in and supporting open and free trade. that comes from 150 years of experience doing business in 67 countries and seeing the benefit they can bring to people's lives. >> around 20 years ago since then you have seen the free trade for the business and for the customers and communities where we work and do business in vietnam. last year, completed work on building the 70th school for children in vietnam. sadly today, we don't have the opportunity to help communities and customers drive in cuba like other countries. this won't change without broader action. we are supportive of changes to the law to help u.s. agriculture compete into cuba. thank you. >> thank you. >> at this time this is that moment where we will open up for questions. so please feel free to state who you are and who you are affiliated with and make use of the knowledge of
karg il has defenses in the dominican republic and over half of the corn that the dominican republic importeded has come from the u.s. sadly today they are not competitive selling corn to cuba. we are not competing on even footing. they are believing in and supporting open and free trade. that comes from 150 years of experience doing business in 67 countries and seeing the benefit they can bring to people's lives. >> around 20 years ago since then you have seen the free trade for the...
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cargo has offices in the dominican republic. over the last year, half of the corn that the dominican republic has imported came from the u.s. sadly today, the u.s. is not competitive selling corn to cuba. we are not competing on even footing. we have a long history of believing in and supporting open and free trade. that comes from 150 years of experience doing business in 67 countries and seeing the benefit free trade and open markets can bring to people and people's lives. around 20 years ago, when trade relations change with vietnam -- since then, we have seen the power of free trade, not only for our business, but for our customers and two entities, where we work and do business in vietnam. last year, we completed work on building the 70th school for children in vietnam. sadly today, we don't have the opportunity to help communities and customers thrive in cuba like we do in other countries. this won't change without broader action. therefore, we are supportive of changes to the law to help u.s. article to compete in cuba. t
cargo has offices in the dominican republic. over the last year, half of the corn that the dominican republic has imported came from the u.s. sadly today, the u.s. is not competitive selling corn to cuba. we are not competing on even footing. we have a long history of believing in and supporting open and free trade. that comes from 150 years of experience doing business in 67 countries and seeing the benefit free trade and open markets can bring to people and people's lives. around 20 years...
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. >> i think this will kill the dominican republic cigar business, i really do. the iconic image after cuban cigar is still up there in people's minds. >> i would say the cuba produces two great things cigars and baseball players. melissa: okay. fantastic. eye-opening report out today this one blew my mind. the average american pays $280,000 in interest over the course of their lifetime, that includes everything from mortgages to car loans to credit cards. it was even higher in a lot of places, district of columbia, $451,000 is how much interest they pay in their lifetime. new york, $300,000s in interest over the course of their lifetime. >> those are the mortgages. melissa: so painful. there is a lot of mortgages but everything else in there as well. agonizing, jack? i think it is agonizing. look at these numbers. >> if you're in new york paying that much interest you're controlling a big asset probably moving in the right direction. melissa: colorado, 255,000? >> basically people are doing what the federal reserve is telling them to do with rates so low, go out
. >> i think this will kill the dominican republic cigar business, i really do. the iconic image after cuban cigar is still up there in people's minds. >> i would say the cuba produces two great things cigars and baseball players. melissa: okay. fantastic. eye-opening report out today this one blew my mind. the average american pays $280,000 in interest over the course of their lifetime, that includes everything from mortgages to car loans to credit cards. it was even higher in a...
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. >>> an idyllic day filming humpback whales off the coast of the dominican republic suddenly turns torror. >> that one whale came up right underneath me. i'm looking like, oh, my god, he's going to hit me. >> i mean, you've got a couple tons of whale tail coming at you that fast, and it's barnacle and bone. it would have been like getting hit with a baseball bat the size of a tree. >> the day starts out calmly for two experienced divers, danny morrow and jim cosmic. morrow's had his share of close encounters. as we just witnessed, a massive octopus put the squeeze on his good friend, doug pemberton. that close call turned out okay as doug clawed his way to freedom at the last second. morrow has been around the world and back again, filming the wonders of the world's oceans. his goal on this expedition is to videotape mating humpback whales in the waters of the silver banks whale sanctuary. >> literally on the last day of the trip, we stumbled onto a young male and a young female and they were courting, and they were oblivious to us. they just let us do what we wanted. they weren't ful
. >>> an idyllic day filming humpback whales off the coast of the dominican republic suddenly turns torror. >> that one whale came up right underneath me. i'm looking like, oh, my god, he's going to hit me. >> i mean, you've got a couple tons of whale tail coming at you that fast, and it's barnacle and bone. it would have been like getting hit with a baseball bat the size of a tree. >> the day starts out calmly for two experienced divers, danny morrow and jim cosmic....
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it is the same island as the dominican republic. what they need is a government to get coordinated. born out of slavery. it is the government who said we are open for business. the prime minister was pushed out. it is a desperate situation. >> a lot of the problems is the corruption in the government and a lack of infrastructure that existed before the infrastructure. did you get a sense of how much was caused by the earthquake? >> the earthquake was haiti's opportunity to turn things around. they had all of this money coming in. there is some improvement, but that money has run out. no one is giving new joe -- new dough to haiti. >> stephanie talk to foreign investors and some people who live in haiti. it is skeptical about what is open for business. that special airs tonight at 9:00. >> let's take a data check. for -- futures pointing to a higher open. we are seeing oil falling. $39 a barrel. you're seeing the euro weaker against the u.s. dollar. >> this is "bloomberg surveillance." >> we ripped up the script and bring in the decades-long perspective. the world reacts to goldman s
it is the same island as the dominican republic. what they need is a government to get coordinated. born out of slavery. it is the government who said we are open for business. the prime minister was pushed out. it is a desperate situation. >> a lot of the problems is the corruption in the government and a lack of infrastructure that existed before the infrastructure. did you get a sense of how much was caused by the earthquake? >> the earthquake was haiti's opportunity to turn...
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million people who go to the caribbean each year, 500,000 go to haiti. 4 million go to the dominican republico haiti, you need malaria pills, shots before you get there. there are no public hospitals. running water is not to be found in 90% of the country. so, yes, they are gorgeous, romantic beaches, and the idea if they can build tourism there -- i get it, but is it going to happen? carnival is going to make northern haiti a big port, investing 70 million bucks. this should bring in hundreds of thousands of tourists at the port. that will create a lot of jobs but most of us are crossing our fingers saying let's see this happen. this is a country in unrest. >> so you spend quite a bit of time there. what did you see? it sounds as if there are a lot of doubters, but what did you see? i saw an incredible country. today marks the five-year anniversary of the incredible earthquake that took over 200,000 lives. of the $9 billion in aid that supposedly went to haiti, it is hard to see. the rubble is out of the streets, but they have massive infrastructure problems. would you really start a busines
million people who go to the caribbean each year, 500,000 go to haiti. 4 million go to the dominican republico haiti, you need malaria pills, shots before you get there. there are no public hospitals. running water is not to be found in 90% of the country. so, yes, they are gorgeous, romantic beaches, and the idea if they can build tourism there -- i get it, but is it going to happen? carnival is going to make northern haiti a big port, investing 70 million bucks. this should bring in hundreds...
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they had traveled down to the dominican republic to celebrate her father-in-law's 75th birthday.opical vacation until, they say, they boarded the return flight home this week. >> my little baby is sitting on my lap, not hurting a fly. she can't walk by hess she can't sit by herself and here is this woman who just is stand behind the law without putting any humanity into the situation. it was really >> reporter: she sat her 3-year-old daughter i've i have on her lap for their united flight home as she'd done many times before. ivy had suffer add stroke in the womb and even though a seat had been purchased for her, she couldn't sit on the flight alone. >> they offer us drinks said hello to ivy and my son and everything seemed fine until a fourth agent approached us and told me they needed to place ivy in her own seat. >> reporter: the flight attendant cited a regulation that requires oven 24 months of age to sit in their own seat. >> at one point she said something to you that got into you in particular. >> she told us we had to make her sit. i 15id i would give my left arm to have
they had traveled down to the dominican republic to celebrate her father-in-law's 75th birthday.opical vacation until, they say, they boarded the return flight home this week. >> my little baby is sitting on my lap, not hurting a fly. she can't walk by hess she can't sit by herself and here is this woman who just is stand behind the law without putting any humanity into the situation. it was really >> reporter: she sat her 3-year-old daughter i've i have on her lap for their united...
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where i come from __ harlem __ but my parents are from the dominican republic __ there are dozens of political parties. that is what is happening. i think we need to stop looking at things in boxes. as americans, we obsessed with cramming ourselves in these boxes. on the positive side, we are seeing alliances. we're seeing rand paul __ he was saying some stuff that i could rock with. >> what are they asking for via ferguson? >> stop shooting black and brown men. >> there is that. you see, there is a perverse relationship between how the government is funded and the implementation of fines. the stop and first attitude __ we get paid for it. cameras on police. probably seven other things, but i cannot remember. >> they also called garner __ staten island. equipping please bear with cameras. >> we do not have footage of ferguson. >> they may problem back to us are coming out is representation. they're saying, it is a small town, majority black, but white police, we need more representation. to me, that is a false approach to take. they are not questioning the underlying premise. i used
where i come from __ harlem __ but my parents are from the dominican republic __ there are dozens of political parties. that is what is happening. i think we need to stop looking at things in boxes. as americans, we obsessed with cramming ourselves in these boxes. on the positive side, we are seeing alliances. we're seeing rand paul __ he was saying some stuff that i could rock with. >> what are they asking for via ferguson? >> stop shooting black and brown men. >> there is...
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martinez is the second hall of famer from the dominican republic. >>> a nasty storm.ense situation in france where this morning 10,000 troops were mobilized to safeguard the country. we are live in paris with new developments. >>> and before the break, ronan farrell speaking in paris about the next chapter of chaerlz. charlie hebdo. >> they felt it was difficult to work, to focus. they are very few now, but they knew that wanted them to know about the crazy stupid guys. ♪ ♪ okay buddy what's your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut. but... chocolate is my other favorite... but apple cinnamon is my favorite too... and fruity... oh yeah, and frosted! okay, but...what's you're most favorite of all? hmm... the kind i have with you. me too. >>> updating you now on the paris terrorist investigation. later this evening, members of the house foreign affairs committee will welcome the french ambassador and offer their condolences, this comes after a day of a massive show of support in france where more than a million people demonstrated in paris chanting we are charlie. ronan
martinez is the second hall of famer from the dominican republic. >>> a nasty storm.ense situation in france where this morning 10,000 troops were mobilized to safeguard the country. we are live in paris with new developments. >>> and before the break, ronan farrell speaking in paris about the next chapter of chaerlz. charlie hebdo. >> they felt it was difficult to work, to focus. they are very few now, but they knew that wanted them to know about the crazy stupid guys....
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dominican republic had a bone to pick with spain, claiming they have the explorer's body.athedral. >>> if you mean two, westminster abbey, the place where saints are buried. one of the most revered sanls, edward the confess or was found there 1,000 years after his birth. >>> number three, throw back to a throw back. king tut's tomb. howard carter opened that his coffin made of gold. >>> number four talk about a long hangover. earp ee last year japanese archaeologists uncovered the chief maker of beer for gods of the dead. more than 3,000 years ago. no word if they found any. >>> graceland, elvis, the king. had two graves first in memphis, then moved to graceland. receiving 600,000 visitors a year, i won't be cruel, he just did turn 80 though. i did see elvis recently. i did see him, he was alive and well. >>> that wraps up the rundown on msnbc. thank you for the privilege of your time. "newsnation" with tamron hall is next. thank you to chuck todd for letting me hang out in your studio. see you tomorrow. your back. but who's got your back when you need legal help? we do. w
dominican republic had a bone to pick with spain, claiming they have the explorer's body.athedral. >>> if you mean two, westminster abbey, the place where saints are buried. one of the most revered sanls, edward the confess or was found there 1,000 years after his birth. >>> number three, throw back to a throw back. king tut's tomb. howard carter opened that his coffin made of gold. >>> number four talk about a long hangover. earp ee last year japanese archaeologists...
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he served two tours of duty in vietnam and also served in the dominican republic and panama. on september 17th, 1969 his heroic actions in vietnam earned him america's highest military award. after more than 45l>bx years he finally received the recognition he deserved and was decorated with the medal of honor by president obama in march of this year. please welcome medal of honor recipient u.s. army sergeant first class melvin morris. [ applause ] i've prepared a few questions for our panelists but i'll certainly give all of you plenty of time later on for your questions as well. and we'll have a good discussion with our panelists. but before we get started i encourage all of you to visit the medal of honor society website at www.cmohs.org, where you can learn about all medal of honor resip sxwrents read their citations as well. and if you're ever down in charleston, i encourage you to visit the medal of honor society museum aboard the "usscmz yorktown" down in patriots point south carolina. so colonel barnum, i'd like to start with you sir. are you ready? okay. what talk abo
he served two tours of duty in vietnam and also served in the dominican republic and panama. on september 17th, 1969 his heroic actions in vietnam earned him america's highest military award. after more than 45l>bx years he finally received the recognition he deserved and was decorated with the medal of honor by president obama in march of this year. please welcome medal of honor recipient u.s. army sergeant first class melvin morris. [ applause ] i've prepared a few questions for our...
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evidence that says that the castro brothers are enriching themselves and are the typical haiti dominican republicnefits here far outweigh the negatives and the truth is, you covered business news. if you hire me to take over this problem you have with your company called cuba, it is a disaster. it's a fiasco. in five years, i don't deliver, you're going to fire me. if it goes another five years, ten, 20, 30 40, 50, 52 years of failure, the policies that i've imposed, are you going to keep me in the job? no, you're going to fire me. the embargo and hostility and all of this has failed and around the world, we've been condemned for that. in my opinion and this is going to inflame a few people in miami, but i think the majority may agree. in my opinion, this was a daring humane and long overdue thing and i support it. >> what do you foresee five years from now? do you see progress in cuba? do you see more democracy? do you see further release of prisoners? >> that's the big question. five years from now, i think i would say if i was a vegas guy three to one in five of the fact that cuba will have a
evidence that says that the castro brothers are enriching themselves and are the typical haiti dominican republicnefits here far outweigh the negatives and the truth is, you covered business news. if you hire me to take over this problem you have with your company called cuba, it is a disaster. it's a fiasco. in five years, i don't deliver, you're going to fire me. if it goes another five years, ten, 20, 30 40, 50, 52 years of failure, the policies that i've imposed, are you going to keep me in...
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. >> i'm headed into punta ca na in the dominican republic.on-site restaurants and beautiful spa or you can get out and explore beyond the resomplt they have beautiful national parks t. east national spark fantastic. an hour-and-a-half from punta cana. you can snorkel over a bed of gorgeous huge shark fish. you can meet the people in the village, very cool. closer to the resort you can get free access. it's the indigenous ecological resort. a 50-acre private reserve, adventure meets luxury vacation for the whole family. $70. >> secretary kerry finally arrives if france. brings along james taylor. is this the diplomacy that makes you proud to have american? plus mike huckabee at the top of the hour. >>> plus the super bowl about to get a taste of "frozen." ♪ let it go ♪ ♪ let it go ♪ ♪ you will never see me cry ♪ c.) hi, you've reached emma. i'm out of the office right now, but will get back to you just as soon as i possibly can. your call is important to me. join us for exclusive discovery at sea experiences. enjoy cruises from $499 during our
. >> i'm headed into punta ca na in the dominican republic.on-site restaurants and beautiful spa or you can get out and explore beyond the resomplt they have beautiful national parks t. east national spark fantastic. an hour-and-a-half from punta cana. you can snorkel over a bed of gorgeous huge shark fish. you can meet the people in the village, very cool. closer to the resort you can get free access. it's the indigenous ecological resort. a 50-acre private reserve, adventure meets...