the hawaiian islands, okay? the hawaiian islands about the same temperature all year round, but not only the hawaiian islands. iceland way up here has about the same temperature all year round, yeah. surrounded by water, okay? when it tends to be cold, the cooling water would heat it up. when it tends to be hot, the warming water will cool it down. so water acts as a moderator. aren't you glad that water has a high specific heat? yum, yum, itad to do with the world we live in, yeah? something else aut water, kind of neat too. water is the only substance-- the only commosutance that will expand when you chae it from the liquid state to the solid state. did you guys know that? see, ice will float on top of water. why? duri the freezing, the ice must have puffed out. the ice puffs out. and why does the ice pufout? you guys ever see snowflakes? leave it after schootoday, and go out and catch a snowflake. let them-- [laughter] --fall on your sleeves, okay? if you got a black sleeve-- you look at the snowflake really

. >> reporter: the hawaiian island of kauai is known as the garden isle luring hundreds of thousands of tourists to its lush northern shores. fewer make it to the dry side, where farmers have lived for generations and where farming has always been a way of life. today these bio companies have been making different foods. the prevailing winds here blow out of the northeast and residents here say when those winds blow, they bring dust and pesticides from these fields down to their homes. and some believe that's making their children sick. >> in 2007, i gave birth to my son. and within a day, we realized he was seizing and we found that his brain had hemorrhaged and he lost the whole entire right frontal lobe. >> six-year-old lacona dickinson still has seizures, according to his mother. after consulting with a blood specialist, she wornds if his whole prasz didn't live here the whole time while i'm prouding. sdplz you don't know for sure what the cause was of your son's illness. >> no, and that scares me. and i can't know because they're not disclosing anything to us. >> a battle has er

>> it looks bad for sure to buy an hawaiian island, not attend your developers conference.note that 40,000 people traveled. melissa: don't look like a $94 million a year man when you do that. >> doesn't look good at all. his behavior is not egregious enough yet. melissa: really? >> too much wrapped up into the company. once he does something that is really embarrassing or he gets bps too old to hang on -- >> do you agree? >> i am very worried. fact he is thinking about buying islands and sailing yachts. this is the man in charge of corporate strategy of acquisition of company, same strategy, inspiration and buying islands, worrying how to mow a lawn at one of these islands that. is not good as holder. >> thank you so much. great job. >>> up next, thinking of filling out a job application at target? you won't have to answer that pesky criminal history question anymore. should they make it easier for ex-cons to get jobs? tweet me and tell what you you think. today's money talker. >>> "who made money today." an international icon is sure walking on to a whole lot of cash. keep

landed safely in oakland. 166 passengers and crew were able to get on another flight to the hawaiian islands. >>> new details in the dry ice explosions at lax. police have arrested an airport baggage handler in this case. investigators say the worker, 28-year-old decarlo bennett told them the whole thing was a joke. one bomb went off in an employee restroom on saturday and forced airline delays and the others exploded monday on the tarmac of the international terminal. fortunately, no one was hurt. but the explosions are raising concern about airport security. bennett is being held on $1 million bail and will be charged with possessing an explosive device near an aircraft. >>> police are searching for three men wanted in a home invasion robbery in hayward. police say two gunman and another unarmed robber tied up a 23-year-old man inside his home in the cherryland neighborhood. then stole cash, jewels and other valuables. the victim's mother found her son, untied him and then called police. the victim was not hurt. >>> sparks flew a crews battled a house fire in pleasant hill early this morni

meanwhile legislators on one hawaiian island recently passed your own bill restricting pesticide useby companies developing gm owes. because of its location, kauai has become a hot spot for new genetically modified crops, particularly corn, which is grown by companies including dupont, singin take on and out. the residence a pesticides from the fields are making them sick. last week the county council passed a measure that requires the companies to disclose which pesticides they use and establishes buffer zones around medical facilities, schools, and homes. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. as we turn now to a democracy now exclusive. >> excuse me, sir. do you know who the cuban five are? >> didn't they play the u.s. in the pan-american games in the basketball tournament? >> do you know who the cuban five are? there are five men defending their country against terrorism. >> americans? >> no, cubans. >> why haven't i heard about them? >> are they a rock band? >> do you know who the cuban five are?

no shortage of extreme sporting events around the world, but few require the endurance of the hawaiian islands. while the annual event was staged on saturday. 108 k cycle and a marathon australia's claimed her second woman's title shaving nearly two minutes off the course record. while just the second to claim the men's event of eight hours 20 minutes. a correct team had returned home to a hero's welcome, after secure as place in the first ever world cup. there is more on our second check of al jazeera/sports there's also details there on how to get on facebook. >> we thank you very much see you later on. two teams from the nether lands have won the world solo challenge which is a motor race across australia, covering 3,000-kilometers and they did it in a little more than 33 hours. just under 100-kilometers per hour. pretty impressive. this is the solo car equivalent of the starting grid. those three cars take off with a hum, the cars powered by the solar energy are near silent. 3,000-kilometers in temperatures approaching 50 degrees from darwin to adlai on the south coast. the cars are driven

fruit flies are commonly found in southern asia and the hawaiian islands. >>> a judge ruled in favor of a billionaire property owner who was blocking the only road that leads to martin's beach near half moon bay. for decades, the popular beach had remained open to the public. a lawyer representing the surfer says he plans to appeal the rule. >>> now to oakland. chopper5 showing a group of occupy protesters downtown where a large law enforcement convention is underway. law enforcement says they are ready for any possible problems. kpix 5's da lin has been at that protest all day long and fills us in. >> reporter: yes, john. police presence this afternoon. as we speak, they are watching over a group to have protesters marching to the police department on broadway right now. they were here in front of the marriott hotel which is hosting the 3-day urban shield convention. those protesters in the last two or three minutes marched down on broadway to the police department. so far, things have been fairly peaceful about 5,000 public safety officers from the bay and around the world will par

here on the hawaiian islands, water caves are pretty common.al fishermen know this is one of oahu's most dangerous. >> heed the warning. do not go next to the water when it's rough. >> it's called the moi hole and at 20 feet deep, it's home to lurking sharks and giant waves. waves that crash into the cave and explode on to the cliffs above. january 25th, 1993. during the heart of the winter vacation season, local tv producer jerry cayman follows the sounds of sirens to the moi hole and takes his camera out to record the scene. >> moi hole is very treacherous. the rocks alone, which are all lava rocks are razor sharp. >> swimmer in distress. >> cayman quickly learns a tourist that was sightseeing and posing for pictures with a friend has been knocked off this cliff by a rogue wave. a rescue is under way to save the man trapped inside the cave. >> whomever was trapped inside the cave was too scared to come out. and quite frankly, we thought the poor guy was going to drown. >> a crowd gathers. the situation looks grim. no one is sure if the trappe

low north of the hawaiian islands, showing signs it may be visiting us next wednesday or thursday.here's a little change. we have a little change today in the form of fog on the coast. the lows have dropped off the table for many here. they were much warmer with the easterly breeze. the fog is back. get a westerly breeze and that has allowed temples to start off cold. still warm inland. not enough of a fog push. too shallow to make much of an impact, and petaluma, you might get fog. a couple low 80s. most locations, coast and bay will drop a good 5 to 10 degrees. san francisco 79. we're going 68 today. too much fog and low clouds, not making a strong surge but it's there. hasn't been there all week long. inland temps, slowly sliding but still staying upper 70s to 80s. >>> 8:21 is the time when mornings on 2 continues, we're going to take you to the golden gate bridge see how things are moving. we were just talking about the bridges and also just checking on most of the commute as we head into the friday morning with the b.a.r.t. strike. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. we continu

my fellow hawaii islander shane victorino started the party in the third because with the bases loaded, pounds it off the green monster. three runs would score and the flying hawaiian is jacked up, because that was his first hit of the world series. he missed the last two games with a back injury. in the fourth, steven drew getting into the aloha spirit. the red sox would take a commanding 6-0 lead. in the ninth, mat carpenter strikes out as the red sox win 6-1. let the celebration begin. for the first time in 10 years, the red sox are champions. >> the big question coming into game six surrounded big pappy. he had a .733 batting average. the question, would the cardinals continue to give him pitches to hit and if they didn't, can the red of the lineup step up no the cardinals walked him three times. it didn't matter, because the red sox had reinforcements. shane victorino and mike napoli didn't play much in st. louis but were in the lineup here and combined for five r.b.i. to lead the red sox to the world series title. >> still trying to take all this in. you know, when the fireworks went off at the presentation of the trophy, when the ballpark was filled with smo