a tiny paradise island _ there for us? barbados. a tiny paradise island in _ there for us?ise island in the - paradise island in the blue—green waters of the caribbean. 0n blue—green waters of the caribbean. on 30 november, this commonwealth mason will remove the queen as its head of state and become the world's newest republic. the decision was made without a referendum. barbados declared independence from britain in 1966, but now the government has said it is time for barbados to finally leave its colonial past behind. current governor general sandra mason will become its first president. mason will become its first president-— president. the mantle of leadership _ president. the mantle of leadership falls - president. the mantle of leadership falls fully - president. the mantle of leadership falls fully to l president. the mantle of l leadership falls fully to the postindependence generations of barbadians. it is those generations who must now define how our country and citizens will dominate the world stage, create a new vision, and build barbados' future.— create a new

a tiny paradise island in the blue—green waters of the caribbean.commonwealth nation will remove the queen as its head of state and become the world's newest republic. the decision was made without a referendum. barbados declared independence from britain in 1966, but now the government has said it is time for barbados to finally leave its colonial past behind. current governor—general sandra mason will become its first president. the mantle of leadership falls fully to the post—independence generations of barbadians. it is those generations who must now define how our country and citizens will dominate the world stage, create a new vision, and build barbados�* future. barbados to me is where my story begins. i was born in britain, my grandparents are from here, it is happy memories, it is the rum shops, it is the people, but everything that my grandparents showed me when i was growing up, seems to be changing. my grandad's story is typical of many barbadians, or bajans, as we are known. he moved to england as a young man, hoping to better himself.

one nation court which we in them as a paradise island in the pacific. existentially threatened by the climate emergency, the president of the republic of browser and alice whipped junior, joins me now from that bank allow, after claiming that wrong decisions at cop 26 in glasgow could equate to bombing the country. mister president, thanks so much for joining us. from palau, so you might as well bomb us is what you said at gov 26 in glasgow jubilee.

with just 5,000 inhabitants, this paradise island was famed for its waters chockfull of fish.me a beacon for migrants and asylum seekers trying to get to europe. thousands arrive on these shores every year. i've come to the port to meet third generation fisherman beppe billeci who's bringing in the daily catch. >> beppe's been fishing here since he was nine, catching anchovies and alacce, a type of sardine that was once the main form of sustenance in lampedusa. he's invited me for lunch. his wife rina is rumored to be one of the island's best cooks . >> rina's preparing some traditional sicilian dishes with her daughter enza, using some of the fish that beppe's just caught. >> it's so simple - all she does is dress the dish with a simple salsa verde which is made of parsley, capers, olive oil and bread soaked in vinegar. her second dish is more elaborate. >> rina is making sarde a beccafico which literally means, fig-pecker sardines. but the fig-pecker is a bird, not a fish . >> for me this dish embodies the whole philosophy of sicilian cooking - if you can't afford the food o

one nation caught between them as a paradise island in the pacific. existentially threatened by the climate emergency, the president of the republic of palazzo and alice whipped junior, joins me now from that bank. allow, after claiming that wrong decisions at cop $26.00 in glasgow could equate to bombing the country. mr. president, thanks so much for joining us from palau, so you might as well bomb us is what you said at cop 26 in glasgow. jew believe it's $2.00 centigrade or $1.00 centigrade. what. what is the outcome from gov? 26, according to you. well, at the end, which is it is disappointing. that we're still above 1.5. you know, to save the islands, to save the culture, to save the language, we need to be below $1.00. and i say that because we live the reality. we see the tides every day and they're rising, they're overrun our docs, they're into our homes. they're into our taurus ones where people who grow their food. so we see the threat from the high temperatures, destroying our cold reefs at the same time killing our jelly, fish, which are a private attraction for below and, and w

one nation court between them is a paradise island in the pacific. existentially threatened by the climate emergency, the president of the republic of palazzo angle as whips junior, joins me now from that bank allow, after claiming that wrong decisions at cop 26 in glasgow could equate to bombing the country. mister president, thanks so much for joining us. from palau, so you might as well bomb us is what you said at cop 26 in glasgow. you believe it's $2.00 centigrade or $1.00 centigrade? what? what is the outcome from godaddy 6, according to you? well, at the end, which is it is disappointing that we're still above 1.5. you know, to save the islands to save the culture, to save the language. we need to be below $1.00. and i say that because we live the reality. we see the tides every day on their rising, they're over, run our docs, they're into our homes. they're into our taurus ones where people grow their food. so we see the threat from the high temperatures destroying our coal reefs at the same time killing our jelly, fish, which are a private attraction for below and, and we also see

one nation court between them is a paradise island in the pacific. existentially threatened by the climate emergency .

seant fe wright >>> jessie smollett claims he is the victim >>> the first time in 400 years, the island paradise of barbados is a free republic >>> tiger's plans for golf and how he is recovering "early today" starts right now >> good morning, i'm frances mena >> i'm phillip mena. president biden is calling for calm and covid vaccinations. while no case have been discovered here in the u.s., on monday, he addressed the nation amid growing alarm saying the variant is cause for concern, fought a cause for panic here's abc's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: good morning, as more countries around the world try to contain the omni chron variant, the president trying to reassure america as scientists try to find more information about the variant. with the new variant spreading around the world, president biden says he's not considering any widespread lockdown. >> this is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. >> reporter: the president huddling over the weekend, says the white house is working with vaccine manufacturers to develop vaccine or boosters if needed. >> the best protection against this ne

paradise. the governor says it's now safe to come on back to the island. kron four's, the of the aac us has the story for us. >> new to honolulu looking for some good food and drink. thfre's the relatively new tbd by vikram guard, which sounds like a name to be determined. but no, that's than crime. really love that. it was little catchy. >> and so why >> although the vibe is playful. famed local chef it from garg is actually classically trained. chef may come to your table to whip up for soto and fresh. a battalion but the bar bartender whips wicked potion. he calls lat mayhem play with all that and ingredients these diners traveled from afar to give it a try. you come all the way from where minneapolis, minnesota on the edge of hawaii's famed waikiki beach pd is low key tucked away in the boutique lotus hotel. >> the cuisine is corky. not what you might expect from a hawaiian restaurant menu and that's by design ideas. do little bit off. >> all spike it out. as you say, with the global influence and still keeping it very local. >> there's a moroccan tagi

paradise on earth. where ricoh? the stream is located in the island of wahoo and can be accessed by an easy hike so you can go for ank like a fish. 1.2% means that the stream has about one fourth the alcohol content of budweiser but on the bright side, the stream test like less like wild animal pier. investigating the wild because but they think of drainpipe nearby leads to the largest distributive of alcoholic beverages and asking locals to stop sucking on the drainpipe like a beer final. what time is it? making good on her bets. go bruins. we'll be right back. ♪♪ [mouth trumpet] kennedy: you might have heard ucla destroy usd saturday night 52 -- 33. the most points bruins however scored against the trojans. it also means i am the winner of my thursday night wager with vaccination host abby. [cheering] [laughter] i love it so much. it warms my heart. i'm going to frame back. i'm going to get a giant painting of that made so i can frame it and put it on the side of the building. >> of this? i asked to cover this part. they said no so i guess i'm just going to have to go to grad school at ucla to justify this monstr

this current rate of global warming, they will have 80% of their islands uninhabitable in the next 30 years. the maldives, a tropical paradisees down first, it's not the luxury hotels like that island over there that has the ability and money to protect themselves, it's the 1300 people who live on this island where they deal with massive plastic pollution, deep erosion, they tell us that this island and ea just five years ago. so when you look out here, how does it make you feel? >> really desperate. >> reporter: ibrahim and his daughter sara are witnessing the dramatic change. so five years of sara's life and all she knows is floods every -- all she knows is floods every -- >> floods every -- twice a month. >> wow. and the water will go in your home, maybe up to here? >> two feet, yeah. >> reporter: it's not just land they're losing to the rising seas. it's fresh water. the well contaminated by saltwater like 97% of the country, they no longer have fresh groundwater. now it's only whatever falls from the sky. >> from the sky. >> and do you have enough? >> no, we don't have enough. >> things that we thought would happen towa

islands. but with climate change raising sea levels and causing higher storm surges, erosion is speeding up, ravaging the shores of this paradiseo easy to see what's happening with the erosion they're no longer walking on sandy beaches. they're walking on sandy bags. over the past century, three of hawaii's major islands have lost roughly one-quarter of their beaches. sea levels are rising about one inch every four years, threatening 70% of the state's coastline. you were born and raised here? >> born and raised. >> reporter: and it's not just beaches at risk. people are struggling to protect their homes like this man who was born and raised here near the water. >> the ocean is getting high. >> reporter: are you in fear of losing your place? >> we're all in fear of losing our place. we have to do something. now temporary until we can fix it. >> reporter: temporary fixing like sandbags line the beaches as a way to protect property, but they're a double-edged sword. exponentially speeding up the erosion of the beaches by or t l tagare tempar but it's been years and years and years. >> reporter: john represents a building in west

paradise is calling my name. ♪ i am feeling pretty good out here. owner -- oh no. ♪ now that i have conquered paddle boarding, it is time for my next adventure. hi, kelly. >> welcome to the island is so special. it means rising star. we had the longest stretch of ocean -- in all of hawaii. here is the holes. this is whole number 13. are you ready to take a swing? >> -- mike: can you tell i am nervous? i know i am in good hands. kelly is the only female golf pro in hawaii and a sixth generation hawaiian. ♪ >> there you go. mike: us. >> come back to the island. mike: such a lovely person, kelly was. there is so much more to this story. on more on how you can find your vacation to the hawaiian islands, head to abc7news.com/ hawaiianfriday. kristen: how do you do thanksgiving in space? kumasi: astronauts are sharing how they celebrated in the international space station. kristen: the outbreak happening among dogs in southern california and what vets say you should do. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. alert causing alarm on the global stage. tracking the original source and the urgent meeting happening today. kumasi: let's take a