you didn't speak spanish? they ended in the army because they came through their pueblos and eight children had to follow to have a source of support. these soldiers under terrible leadership said that after every battle they were in. i will read the first battle and then mentioned the whole thing. this is what is that all south texas. aside from the skirmish this is the first major engagement of may 1846. >> patrols reported taylor's movements as certain as the number american left. after pulling the troops out of the campus tailoress gs spotted the army just before noon as the men were coming up. the yankees stopped at a pond to fill canteens while the nets closed up. it was 80 ploy east-west facing north blocking taylor's movement. the cowberry was on the road to the left across the highway and injuries gave that area of spain of tall to eark day staal timber. his guns were dispersed along the line to a four-pound anchor on the right. but it was beyond that. taylor and his army was facing south across a fla

under spanish forced labor. >> christopher columbus claimed the land for spain in 1492. the battle continues. >> fans of science fiction are in for a treat. the british government is releasing its recent file on u.s. and -- ufos. during the 1990's, sightings started a shout out of television programs rather than an increase in aliens. >> it was a time of strange lights in the sky, the events that defied explanation. first, in the middle of the 1990's the number of reports that came in suddenly shot up. >> in belgium, fighters were sent to intercept some strange lights. the radar locked on to something, but no one knows what. david clarke has been sifting through, there are some conclusions. it transpires into probably what would be a russian rocket. >> a part of a rocket launched by the russians, the movements of this thing as it re-entered the atmosphere were being recreated by a nasa scientist. >> nothing new. take the most famous british ufo mystery, 1980 where american military personnel saw bright lights in their radioactive readings. but the report in 1995? >> basi

i would say how long did you study spanish? are you still? weir did you begin? >> yes. my countrymen are not to give did but only because they do not want to. an interesting thing happened spaniards used to be the least gifted linguistically on the planet but i thought they were genetically incapable of studying foreign languages. [laughter] they just could not do it. you just thought what is it about spaniards or the mentality that i went to latin america they find easy to learn english and they are brilliant at it. 30 years later the spaniards can speak english and french but they did not used to be able to so that is the interesting cultural question of evolution. people in my country certainly do, it happens in this country the idea that we speak the language everybody else has to speak our language so why should we bother of course, that is incredibly stupid because they can speak hours and yours is so they have a sophistication that you don't have and you live in the george bush world. [laughter] or the world and therefore you don't in any way have a idea of the o

the spanish prime minister called the attacks a low blow.e said he was filled with rage and determination to find the bombers and defeat them definitively. bomb disposal experts discovered and detonated a second device also left under car. it is a further reminder of the capacity for violence on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the group. until this week, the spanish government had portrayed the group as weekend after high- profile arrests. the key message is that the group can still strike, including at the very heart of tourism in spain. >>> the funeral of one of the last world war one veterans in britain was held on saturday. he was in the royal naval air service. he was the world's oldest man when he died at the age of 113. >> the final farewell for one of the last veterans of the first world war. he is one of the last links with the chapter of history. he is a man that helped to make sure that the cost of the conflict would not be forgotten. they've come to pay tribute to honor his passing. >> we've come here today to

[speaking spanish] >> what are your concerns regarding this. we'd also nike -- like to know if mexico will be certified and if you'll help in applying resources for the initiative. we've also heard about aterpts against the life of president

it was bad enough for centuries under those who spoke spanish but if those who spoke english it was inseparable. the appointed gernor live to their feet married into a prominent family his wives sister was -- wife. he thought he had become a part of new mexico he found t that the verynd of his life to the mexicans and the nearby indians he was just another green go. in january 141847 bowing to the snow and cold he reached his hometown and confronted a drunken mob and then being held in the jail on tmped up charge it ordered them to go

she did not speak spanish, but she was the only republican who asked for the job and she got. president kennedy, president nixon, president johnson and for would have given -- bad position always went to someone who was experienced and competent who you had confidence in because that america was a problem. after the end of the cold war there is nothing wrong with nancy dorn. she's not stupid. i don't mean that. it's important for me to emphasize she is a bright human being, she just is not the kind of person you would put in that job before the end of the cold war. the cold war ended people walked out the door and into this case came saw cuban american community. who we have polling figures that go back now for more than a decade and a half and it is a very clear the cuban-american community is beginning to disaggregate but until recently it cast its vote on the basis of which party would be more hostile to the government of the country from which the emigrated which is unusual when you think about the irish-americans or the i italian-americans devoted the bread-and-butter iss

all the nation, including spanish harlem was watching. it brings us to this. in october, cnn will present latino in america. a look at how hispanics are reshaping politics, business, schools and culture in america. "latino in america" only on cnn this october. >>> president obama says he is encouraged by a new report showing a slight decline in the unemployment rate. it's the first time that's happened in 15 months, but the president said it's too soon to celebrate. in his saturday radio and internet address, he once again made his pitch for health insurance reform, calling it essential for economic growth. >> this month's job numbers are assigned, we've begun to put the brakes on this recession and the worst may be behind us, but we must do more than rescue our economy from this immediate crisis. we must rebuild it stronger than before. we must lay a new foundation for future growth and prosperity. and a key pillar of a new foundation is health insurance reform. reform that we are now closer to achieving than ever before. there's still details to be hammered

you know, not enough people can read or speak spanish. spanish ought to be the second language in the united states. and also learn more about the history that we are a very inward country. most of united states citizens don't know very much about canada either. you know, we invaded canada twice? they know it. they haven't forgotten it. a second time we did it, and i., we set off a chain of events that made canada canada. just like when the united states and mexico, set off a chain of events that made mexico mexico. in a slightly different way. and also involved, set off a civil war in mexico and it set off a bloody civil war in the united states. and in the long run, you know, if it wasn't for california gold, i don't know if you would say the united states gain back its a.d. $7 million at cost to fight the war. was their hand over your? >> based on your great knowledge of history on the united states and mexico, as we go into the immigration reform after we get through with the health care reform, what is your view on just immigration?

>> [speaking in spanish] >> [speaking in spanish] [speaking in spanish] >> just one case where the proper authority has not acted in a correct way, not a competent authorities have not punish anyone who has abused their authority, whether they be police officer, soldiers, or anyone else. we have clear commitments which human rights. we have met this commitment and we will continue to do so. not because of any money that may come to remember that initiative -- in the maria initiative. i have always had this commitment. i have some details on when you have pointed out, but it indicates it will certainly not be the first or last occasion on which we might hear something about an attempt against my life, my person, but once again, the government cannot be deterred. we know that we are destroying the criminal organization. we are hitting them at the heart of the organization. we are making them back away, and they know we are not only taking an initiative to fight against crime, but being able to defend our country better as time goes by. this is not a type of intervention to get back at peopl

firefighters and soldiers are battling the flames on the spanish holiday island. dozens of homes have been destroyed. now there's cautious optimism from the authorities. the wind has changed direction and is now blowing against the progress of the flames. one of the two fires is headed toward a sparsely forested area of volcanic rocks. it is hoped this will act as a natural fire wall. spain's prime minister promised money to those who have lost their homes. >> >there has been damage to the forest, but we're lucky we have the country, which is very resistant. the government will pass special packages of aid to the area on the necks government meeting on august 13. >> so far this year, wildfires have destroyed or around 75,000 hectares of forest and farm lands. many of the four thousand people who were evacuating from one of the areas consumed by flames, nl being allowed home, but some have nothing to return to. bbc news. >> this is "world news" from bbc. iran's supreme leader has officially endorsed mahmoud ahmadinejad as the winner of the disputed presidential ele

only to be seized by one of the most brutal cartels in the business, lozettas. [ speaking in spanish ] >> reporter: the cartel ransomed them off for whatever they could get, selling them back to families who barrel could pavement. >> they have the infrastructure. they have the money. they have the people. they have the guns. they have everything they need to control everything. >> reporter: this man is one of few working with the cartel's victims. he told us the cartel's new business, human trafficking is flourishing. >> yes. it is getting money. where come from the money, they don't care. when the car carrying the young woman arrived at an immigration police checkpoint, she hoped her ordeal with the cartel was over. she says the immigration officials were in on it. [ speaking in spanish ] >> reporter: this is another woman who was held by a cartel. her family was unable to pay a ransom. so for four months, she was forced to work for the other hostages and the cartel kidnappers themselves. [ speaking in spanish ] >> reporter: she says she was also ordered to take food to prisoners sh

bids in the lead up to the spanish-americans or. at the time spain was trying to put down a rebellion. they were going about it in very harsh ways. one of the victims of spain efforts with this young woman, evangeline cisneros who was thrown into jail for being sympathetic to the rebels. and hearst played her up who as a blameless cuban who was mistreated by spain and started an international campaign to have her sprung from jail. when that didn't succeed he said some reporters over to the chilly spring her from joe. they rented a room across the street from the prison. in the dark of night they scrambled across by makeshift board or ladder and pried open the bars. he brought her back to new york. it became an international incident. not a usual thing to do, to go into a foreign country and spring somebody from prison and bring them back to your country. >> how about his willingness to bore up the suez canal? >> well, he didn't actually do it. he considered it. there was a point at which spain was sending its navy to cuba. hearst fe

and english, so the ability for them to talk their ideas through in spanish, and in other words, we-- so much of what happens in terms of talking about black people is situated as though we exist in som kind of special bubble universe for black people, or for colored people. we are talking about the issue of the kinds of challenges that are always attached to learning new varieties of language. and black kid are in a very -- the very same position as other learners are. the question is, what are the -- not that the challenges are so much different. it is the question of what of the nature of the supports that are available toelp them do that, and the problem is, that for black kids,ho are poor, and who are speakers of african-american english, the supports available to them in school are of a quality -- qualitatively different order than they are for kids who are more avenue fluent, and or affluent and white. . >> i think also, the primary definition and purpose of language is to communicate. and i think one can speak the so-called standard english and system not be able to communic

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after the spanish-american war in 1898 puerto rico became a us territory.ne of the most striking things about san juan is how colorful it is. see what i mean? even the cobblestones are special. old sailing ships carried these colorful stones as "ballast." that's weight to help keep the ship balanced. when they reached puerto rico, they unloaded the stones, and filled their ships with the treasures of the new world and then sailed back to spain. notice anything unusual about this building. our tour guide says it's one of the narrowest buildings in the world if you like water sports, you'll love puerto rico. of all u.s. capital cities san juan is the oldest when it comes to history, it's also one of the richest. for teen/kids news, i'm nicole. >> fearless warriors, no i'm not talking out zena or hercules, i'm actually talking about an ancient form of exercise. i'll show you what it's all about coming up next. >>> teens are tackling an ancient form of exercise. it's even helping athletes be in the best shape for the game. tyler reports from the yoga mat. >> re

that's -- hey, rick, i'm learning spanish. can you do a spanish phrase? word of the day.aking of las as photos del dia, let's start with an elephant in thailand who lost a leg on the border with myanmar. doesn't this feel like it needs music under it? this weekend, the animal took first steps on a prosthetic leg, a leg made by the same company that makes artificial limbs for people. prosthetic leg. don't blink, everybody. that's usain bolt, the fastest man in the world. 9.58 seconds to cover 100 meters as of this weekend, smashing the old mark in beijing. as i heard from warner wolf on "imus in the morning" this morning, the sound bite he gave to reporters afterward was longer than the race. >>> military plane. two sukhoi-27 precision jets from russia's flying team, they collide in midair. they hit the ground, some hit houses. one of the pilots was killed. one of them, though, was able to eject. wow. >>> all right. i've been wanting to explain why i did this for years. what am i talking about? this. have you got it? have you got it? >> do it. do it. i know. ya, ya, ya, ya

. >> [speaking spanish] >> [speaking spanish, no translation] >> [speaking spanish, the translation] -- no translation >> [speaking spanish, no translation] >> [speaking spanish, the translation] -- no translation >> [speaking spanish, no translation] >> i want to say good afternoon to everyone and i would like to thank the secretary of state for hosting the year today along with my delegation. i think her, as always, for the generosity she shows when we come to visit and for the good will in our meetings. the united states and colombia enjoy a very close relationship just as our personal relationship is a close one and we hope and pray this continue in the future for the benefit of both our people. we have discussed a very broad and far reaching agenda, one that includes all kinds of topics like clean energy, the fight against terrorism, the fight against narcotics trafficking, technology, and as you know, columbia has suffered greatly because of narco trafficking and terrorism, to issues that go hand-in-hand and have to assert degree become synonymous. this is a serious threat we a

. >> this was the reaction in the spanish harlem right after sotomayer was sworn in. she was born in the bronx. >>> authorities in hawaii are beginning to close beaches on the big island as hurricane felicia approaches. forecasters are predicting heavy rain and possible flash floods. reynolds wolf will have the latest details on felicia just ahead in weather. >>> a typhoon is lashing parts of china. a million people evacuated in the country's eastern areas ahead of the storm's arrival. look at the pictures. yesterday it passed over causing the worst flooding in 20 years. they are blaming the storm for 20 deaths. >>> police in one community are trying toting folks to drop their guns and hold out their hands. >> not a bad trade for some old unsafe guns. >> see what authorities are using to get people to give away their guns.  >>> police in fresno, california are using a new approach to get guns off the streets. the idea here is to get people to hand over guns voluntarily and then go on a shopping spree. as john thomas kovos reports, it's working better than anyone e

they were favoring the spanish republic is was favoring and the catholic diocese was favoring the fascist. stone did say later in life one of the few times where he had written something where he suppressed the truth in his riding he suppressed atrocities by spanish troops against the catholic priest and nun and he felt bad about that. he was very close to dorothy day to use to a@ded a new publication in called the catholic worker and he went to hurt people in the '80s when he was a very old man. and he made a point* to talking to one of the jesuits and said he still felt bad about suppressing the fact buds but he was incurably insubordinate so that in a sense why it took me a long time to appreciate this, but that is why i think alone among his siblings and never managed to stay in the congress party or join the party because he was not willing to take direction or follow orders go to take orders to a government he did not respect or why, he thought they were useful but never thought this of the union was the promised land, he thought they were the only force willing to fight of fascist

. >> spanish lake, a st.is suburb, 25 minutes drive north of the famous arch. >> we have a great population. >> spanish lake isn't wealthy. fewer than 15% of residents have college degrees. compared that with the national average of 27%. >> there used to be a lot of activities for the kids but there aren't the mall doesn't have very many retail stores so kids have to go to other places to shop. a lot of activities that kids were doing they have to go to other municipalities to do those activities. >> that's changing. this is a group organizing new activities for local group. >> we did not have a boys and girls club two years ago. now we do. but it serves the kids at one school. we need to expand that. >> the spanish lake community association are restoring a historic house to create a community center and they launched a website for the area. >> i see it as an opportunity. not really so much as a challenge but a real opportunity for us to help bring people into the association, into the community that have no

she does not speak spanish as a right now we learn spanish by watching spanish now spread out all i could think is i am going to have a nervous breakdown this is an insane way to teach advanced placement spanish he says yes i have a physics teacher who does not know physics but we can look it up on the website to figure out. and encourage us to use our phones and class to access the web site. i am saying this is pretty bad. it was without a doubt they silenced may and a lead of this work for as long as we are there then one said what is the ap class? then what was very apparent only seven high clot day's high schools had the advanced placement glasses so you can imagine what the next morning cabinet meeting was like they were very hard hitting and very day 10 driven i want the roster of one to understand who is teaching and how many courses. people look at you like large you worry about bus picked up? i am not remote a word about bus pick up the kids take the bus or the subway or the train i want to know who was teaching them this district had a historic guideline it was not written anywh

pensacola has been under a spanish flag longer than it's been under an american flag.t detail. >> 1959 all the way this to i think the beginning of the 1800s, we were under spanish -- 1821. it's absolutely stunning that we've been -- that's how long pensacola has been around. >> and, doctor, you talk about the beautiful shores there and that of course is how it was discovered having come ashore. you have students searching ship wrecks for artifacts? have you found anything lately? >> actually, 1559 was a long time ago and we're the first city to celebrate the 450th anniversary in the whole country. but one of the things that happened is there was a terrible hurricane about five weeks after the luna 1550 landed and six of their ships sunk in pensacola bay and we found two of them. and they're incredible. they are just like needles in a haystack. but the university of west in a archeology program has found two and students found them and they're working on them today as we speak. >> that is so cool. does that mean next time joe goes down to peps cola, he'll don a wet sui

she said i have an ap spanish teacher who doesn't speak spanish. so she doesn't speak spanish.o right now we learn spanish by watching spanish films. and all i could think of was, oh, my god, they're going to watch, this will be like a really, really insane way of trying to teach ap spanish. josÉ goes, yeah, i have a physics teacher who tells us he doesn't know physics but we can look it up on websites to figure out this stuff. and he encouraged us to use our phones in class to access the website. so i am saying, you know, this is pretty bad. and it was without a doubt the one who silently in his conversation and let this work for as long as we were there. he goes, what is a pa class? and he turned back and said ap class. so he said what is an ap class? and in any matter of two modes, what was very apparent, at 31 high schools, and only seven high schools had ap classes. and so you can imagine what the next morning cabinet meeting was like. which they won't always like his. they were in same. they were very hard-hitting, and they were very data-driven. i said i want a roster of

. >> spanish police are investigating whether the armed basa group is still in operation. the blast which caused no injuries oured after a bomb attack. >> mrs. clinton has urged angola to hold elections and address the country's human rights record. >> we'll have a full business report in about 25 minute. for sugar, the price is going up. >> yes. it has hit a 28-year high. india has had the drive for more. you have to buy this stuff at a higher rate and recover the cost from somebody. it's you and i, the consumer. that's the potential of higher food prices. >> this last year, about march, there were food riots all over. >> 28 years for the price. i look forward to it. >> taliban militants have launched an attack. insurgence fired on the officers taking control in another building. joining me is our correspondent. martin, i sense that some of this is trickling in as we speak. >> this incident took place just an hour's drive from the kabul city. they fired rockets into the nearby compound. police chief. many people from where the fighting was taking place. they fired at the

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controversy over the latest creation of a spanish toy >>> be real, learn to be emotional. >> video from youtube of the gunman who shot a dozen women before killing himself at a pittsburgh fitness center. george sodini wrote a rambling blog to vent his frustration of not being able to connect with women. it showed mounting anger over loneliness and detailed his deadly plan. three of the women shot tuesday night were killed. minutes before he opened fire he made a cell phone call to his mother. they won't reveal what he said during that conversation. >>> a hacker attacked a popular social networking service thursday morning and no one was able to tweet a thing about it. twitter experienced an outage at about 9:00 a.m. because of a denial of service attack which hackers overwhelm website servers with communication requests preventing legitimate traffic from getting through. twitter status blog reported the site is back up, but advised users might experience longer load times, slow speeds and time-outs until the service is back at almost 100%. facebook also seemed to be having trouble and i

. >> [speaking in spanish] good afternoon, there are certain questions about violation of human rights in mexico. all of these problems, fighting drug trafficking. are you going to certify mexico and how can we move forward with the merida initiative popery have also been concerned about any attempt against the life of felipe calderon hinojosa. we know about certain threads and insecurity that prevails. this is certainly related to your country. we are concerned about the visa problems as well. what comments did you have regarding these questions? >> park[speaking in spanishh] >> pardon. >> what are your concerns regarding this? we would also like to know of mexico will be certified? and if you will help and apply resources for the merida initiative but we have also heard about attempts against the life of president calderon? do you have any knowledge of this? we are also concerned about national security and about visas. we would like to know, is there any possibility that you might turn this around? that we might not have any limit on visas? >> i will just address the first two quest

. > f the past two weeks, the spanish islandof my oak has been targeted. bombs went off in a barnd restrant. two police officers re killed in an rlier attack. at least 3 million holidaymakers avel to the iand every year. ncan kennedy has been, too, to see wt sphere of terrorism is doing to the all-important tourist industry -- to sewhat ar of terrorism is doing to the all-important tourt industry. >> it has been a summer inteupted by a bombing campaign that has left the islandn full alert what and 4000xtra curity forces havnow been said here topping cars ancarrying out seches in the hope of finding those irresponsie. is was the most serious atta on a pice stn

>> spanish. >> spanish. >> and english. -- >> well, that's quite a challenge right there, my dear, spanish and english. i don't think i ever remember in kindergarten learning spanish and english, latasha. but you know, i know you're concerned about the public versus private from a disciplinary aspect and what the kids are learning and how they're held accountable, and you've been so thrilled with what your son has been able to do, but i also understand you're concerned about the safety of your children as well. you had a personal experience that was pretty heartbreaking in the public school system, right? >> yes. i had a nephew, february 4th, 2004. my nephew james richardson was gunned down in the school, my sister's son. and i thought back and a lot of times wondered if he had the opportunity to get a scholarship, because he was a star football player, would he still be here and not gone? and i just feel like someone needs to say, the 216.com program, we need to save our children. and i have a fear of the unsafetiness of t

one of the most iconic photos from the spanish civil war. the photographer is robert capa. guess what? the spanish newspaper now says this is a fake. the paper says the foto was staged. numero dos. a cameraman tries to cross a flood-swollen river. no, don't do it. the man has a real deep appreciation for his helpers. could they pull him out of there? not to mention a appreciation for knee-deep water. numero tres. this man weighs 600 pounds and wants his insurance to pay for his gastric bypass. do you think insurance should pay for this guy's gastric bypass? go to my blog or twitter me and let me know. all day long we have been getting tweets on this story. it's mixed. >>> up next, i will grill the white house on their public option or no public option. which is it, guys? that's next. you for a new power chair or scooter at little to no cost to you. stay tuned for this important medicare benefit information and free scooter guarantee. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, with private insurance, may e

but he speaks very little english, and i know no spanish. this is my foreign language.orn here, raised here, went to princeton. never left the city. speaks perfect english. i'm still a guy who will walk in and go -- [ in comic chinese accent ] "ah, yes, i'll have egg roll." [ laughter ] and he's going, "i am so going to spit in your food." [ laughter ] so they hook -- they start pouring cruddy costa rican beer down me, and it was after 7:00, so i didn't care. and we get to the top of this mountain, and they put these harnesses on us. and then they put this helmet -- well, might as well have been half a coconut shell. [ laughter ] and it was just there to keep you alive long enough so you hear your last vertebra snap at the end of the ride. >> jimmy: shoelace tie at the bottom. >> exactly. and the guy's like -- [ in latino accent ] "it's safe. it's safe. it's so safeo." yeah, okay, great. whatever. >> jimmy: "esta safeo." >> so we hike up to the top of this mountain. and they hook my daughter up. the way you slow down is you have a big leather glove on, and you slowly sq

he said yeah, i'm having trouble with my spanish exam. and teddy said i've got somebody who can help you. laughing about the fact that he got in trouble for cheating on his spanish exam 50 some years ago. because he did, he got kicked out of the school for a period of time, went into the military and probably became a better man for having served as an enlisted man in the army working had i way whack to harvard. >> he probably did become a better man and certainly retained throughout his life the ability to laugh at himself. if there was a fundamental generosity about ted kennedy that extended to his relations with fellow senators and others, as well. i was at that 1980 convention when he gave that incredible line of the work goes on. the cause endures and the dream shall never die. and right after the convention, i was assigned to do my first big political story for "the washington post" and it was about ted kennedy and what was he doing to help the carter ticket. >> that wasn't much there's a short column. >> it was a short story. but a

in spanish, german, and french. they lost. tampa bay beat them again.inning, pat, let's fill, fair ball. -- left field, fair ball. b.j. upton. that ended the night of one player. 3-1. the orioles have lost five in a row. this is ugly in swedish. there was a unique request that there would be no donuts on the south lawn at the white house. president obama wanted to drive a car. the secret service would not allow the president need for speed. and one person did not have to wait long for seen the type of attention the player would receive. the player is one of the country's top 50 players. stick around. the seven-day forecast is right after this. >> we have an update for you about breaking news regarding a fire. it is an apartment fire on sugar would circle. that is in the essex area. no one was hurt. fire crews are trying to determine what started the fire. we will have much more on the story tomorrow morning right here on 11 news today. >> the mainmast us today. we may see a few showers tomorrow. a better chance for rain on friday. a higher chance of rai

a spanish toy maker came up even comes with a special halter top that little girls wear as they pretend to breast- feed the doll. we got the video and it is creepy. the halter top has dazeys that come undone just as easy as the flaps on a nursing bra. this is weird. the doll translates as glutinous baby. something about this is just creeping me out. >> i agree. agreed. >>> we want to hear what you think, send your e-mails to mcginty's m. ghnewwiw e no bt lldres mailba@ 9news now will be right back. gó

he advertised in spanish, i talked about sharing values.ow he was a brilliant candidates for socially conservative, open-minded, not yet alive with the party latino immigrants. in 2008, the same cohort it is estimated obama pete mccain 75-25 and probably 1.5 to 2 million of the new voters were in fact from lino immigrant families. that is a huge swing and was the least the key factor in at least for and argbly seven states going from red to blue so the idea that this is going to win ing voters andot cost you with latino voters that think test to be stood on its head and now the question is how can democrat use this either as a wedge issue in the elections or moremportantly from my point of view use it as a tactic to get publicans to work with him on comprehensive immigration reform which is the defining threshold issue for latino immigrants. so we can get into more about swing voters which i think is as key is the latino voters but just looking at the elections the conventional wisdom has been wrong, the wet strategy has backfired and latin

> reporter: mother naturing is dealing a mix of high humidity and high temperatures [ speaking in spanish ] >> in english that means today the mercury could reach 100 degrees. >> i will be inside most of the day. >> that is a good idea because air quality can be dangerous. >> it is code orange air quality day today which means it is unhealthy for sensitive groups like children, older adults and people with respiratory problems and we recommend they limit outdoor activities. >> reporter: what about activities. >> it is a great day not to drive alone, car pool, public transportation is a good alternative and also teleworking. >> reporter: the district has opened cooling centers at -- i have some beat the heat tips for you. wear loose, light clothing if you are out and about today. for example, this shirt is made of a reflective material that bounces away the sun's rays and don't forget, sunglasses and a cap or hat to keep the sun rays off of your head. make sure you have lotion and water to stay hydrated. in rockville, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> by the way, you can keep

. >>> a new doll from a spanish toy company not your betsy wetsy. the toymaker says the doll is to promote breast-feeding and comes with a shirt for girls to wear and the doll latches on to nipple look appliques and makes a sucking noise. some parent say it is not appropriate for young girls. right now only sold in spain. >>>en ocean cyit a man could make a klingagging a giant mainng. he broke a 20-year-old a record, ing inre the 1,062 pound blue iinherl tn white marlin open championship. took him more than three hours to pull it in. thproriz fe f snagging the biggest fish at thi on o tournament is $550,000. >>> so some german tousts in norway took in this sight. a ram got stuck 20 feet in the air. he was grazing with his friends and horns got caught on a wire. as he struggled to get free he slid down the mountain on the wire. and ended up dangling there. the tourists used a fishing pole to pull the wire to the ground. they unhooked the ram's horn. he went back to the pasture to join his flock. he appears to be doing okay. >>> a bike that can fly. a

. >>> strong winds fanned intense forest fighters in the spanish canary islands. 50 homes have been destroyed. 5000 acres charred. thousands of residents have been forced to flee. investigators say several fires started almost at the same time. they are looking into whether the fires could have been man made. >>> modesto, california. a fire destroyed a strip mall. arson is found to be the cause. >> our next step is to continue what we are doing. hitting the hot spots when the investigator arrives and meet and determine a plan of action for bringing it to a close. i'm estimating at this time that it will take well into the day to complete both of those operations. >> the fire damage the some 20 businesses and caused more than $1 million in damage. no one was hurt. >>> mayor adrian fenty has told homeowners they can expect answers why firefighters weren't able to save the mansion on cambridge road in north west that burned down as well as firefighters watched unable to get enough pressure from neighborhood fire hydrants. they are looking into what went wrong. this is the latest incident involvi

>> you know, i just wand to say when we were children we had a chihuahua and spoke spanish. >> and the chihuahua got it. >> loved it. >> and now that we're adults we have two other dogs. we speak english and they do what we want. >> how hot are we talking tomorrow? not going to be the hottest day we've had. monday will be. but nonetheless it's going to be hot tomorrow so a good evening everyone. today lots of clouds out there which kept our temperatures in the mid and upper 80s. bu tomorrow with all that extra sunshine, it is going to get downright hot. plus it's going to be quite humid. so tomorrow it will feel basically like 100 degrees and then by monday even worse. so get ready, everyone. go to the maps and talk about what's going on. here's what it looks like as we look across the potomac toward the capitol dome. it is pretty out there, but humid. it's basically really muggy out there. the dew point is really coming up over the last 24 hours and now the humidity is going to stay with us for the next couple days. not only will tobaccohot. it will also be very humid making it feel t

. >> reporter: her appointment has been a great source of pride for many spanish americans. one group of young new yorkers got together saturday morning to watch the swearing in. next month her fellow justices will welcome her in a formal ceremony, then they will all go to work on a special session. john cochran, abc news washington. >>> the health care debate is heating up in town hall meetings. some have become very passionate, even yelling. and now sarah palin is weighing in. and if you have a child heading to college, an important message. >>> a look at the highlights coming up. ♪ kelly saunder's nature valley. ♪ the place that inspires her to go faster... ♪ and slower. ♪ elk mountains, colorado. where's yours? 100% natural nature valley granola bars. the taste nature intended. >>> the battle over president obama health care reform has gotten to a -- former vice president candidate is weighing in and the president said today in essence, stick to the facts. here's rachel martin. >> the debate over health care is getting louder on both sides. >> i don't want some governmen

. >>> and strong winds are fanning the flames for a second day on the spanish canary island of la palma. firefighters were forced to retreat as the blaze raged out of control near two towns. flames destroyed about 50 homes and forced 4,000 to evacuate. >>> a new strain of the aids virus has been discovered and for the first time hiv appears to have crossed from gorillas to humans. researchers say the newest virus is similar to several chimpanzee strains that infected humans who may have eaten the chimps. scientists say the latest shows hiv is still evolving. >>> and kids are getting more exercise in phys ed class but a 100% in gym injuries since 1987. girls were more likely to suffer sprains and boys had more broken bones. >>> a tragic head-on collision in eastern missouri, five people were killed late saturday night when two cars crashed on a rural two-lane highway. a couple who just left church was in one car. police say they were hit by a car going the wrong way. it was carrying a woman and a couple in their late 50s who were all returning home from a high school reunion. >>> and a f

jimmy felt at that moment ousted his body they were both dead and what the king and was singing in spanish was this guy was a lizard is later, how did he shoot and miss and he told the guys around the room don't mess with him and they were allowed to leave but it was a close call and the only time jimmy ever resorted to violence so to speak to make his point. >> host: i'm a little curious, i assume it's fair since nothing happens in a vacuum to refer to the fact you are a regular columnist for a somewhat conservative newspaper. >> guest: editorial speaking. most of the washington times. i wonder how they felt about your presenting a marijuana smuggler and favorable terms. did you have to clear the manuscript with them or get heat from them because of this book? >> guest: not at all. i don't think anybody knew i was writing this book because i was riding inhe midst of a campaign and unprecedented at that. i wrote the book between 10 p.m. and midnight about two and a half months because i write all day long as you know i just recently stopped writing the inside the beltway column from 18 yea

obama last year. >> we now have seen he can throw a baseball and he can also -- >> sing in spanish.vered all the bases. >> coming up, more coverage of ted kennedy's death coming up. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." re benefit information and free scooter guarantee. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it all happen ... your power chair will be paid in full. the scooter store. why should you call the scooter store today? because their mobility experts are also medicare experts. and that means the scooter store is your best shot at qualifying for a scooter that costs you little to nothing. hi i'm doug harrison. pay little to nothing out of pocket. how do we do it? we know what it takes to get you your power chair it's our strength. it's our mission. and we back it up with the scooter store guarantee. if we qualify you and medicare denies your claim for a new powerchair or scooter, i'll give it to you absolutely free. i paid into medicare all my life, and when i need

eagled all the guysn the room in spanish built mesclun and. and they we allowed to be. but it was a close call and the only time jimmy had ever resort to violence so to speak to make his point. >> host: i'm a little curious. i assume it's there since nothing happens told in a vacuum to purchase about that you are a regular columnist for a somewhat conservative newspaper,. >> host: editorially speaking. >> host: i wder how they fel about you presenting a marijuana smuggler in such favorable terms. did you haveo clear the manuscript within? did you get any heat from them because of this book? >> host: not at all. i don't think anyone knew i was writing it because i was writing in the midst of a presidential campaign, an unprecedented presidentpresidential campaign at that. i. i wrote the book between 10 p.m. and midnight for about two and a half months. because i write all day long, as you know. i just recently spped writing or retired from right inside the belly called after 18 yearsf riding a daily calendar now i'm employed on the radio full-time. we discard our six wee

he began tweeting during a spanish lesson. and later during a yankee game. >> today he managed to twitter five, six, maybe seven times. he will be not be twit he tering with that regulator every day but expect to see him pop up through the campaign. >> well, twiter and "facebook" seem to be the domain of the young. bloomberg is counting on tweets to reach new yorkers of all ages. >> going high tech. wisconsin man is going to jail convicted for drunk driving. 15 times. it is latest episode. you have to keep score here. all right. in the latest episode he drove drunk now, hit five cars in a neighborhood. and a tree while police were giving chase. he will serve six years. tonight state lawmakers are now floating ideas around on strengthening the punishment for people like this guy. >> michigan man faces charges after police say he used his son to try to meet women. people at out ca's grant park started to call police when they saw a 7-year-old boy crying saying his father, who by the way was drunk in a parked car. forced the boy

they won euro cups. 31 spanish league finals. they have two best players in the world. but united says bring it. >> it's going to be a real treat to go against guys like that and for people, you know, especially our fans, to see them play and to see us compete against them. >> finally tonight we'd laugh no matter who this was. their rookies hazed today with hair cuts that appear to simulate male pattern baldness. that's a little number called the shark fin. i'm just saying. >> that's some hazing there. >> you know, you can mess with guys in a lot of ways but when you mess with their hair, that's cruel. >> is it okay if i laugh at real madrid having i player named ca ca. >> you don't say ca ca. you say ca ca. >> when you laugh at his 130 million-dollar contract. >> there you go. >> that in perspective. coming up a national music competition. up next a national musical competition where the musicians don't play a note. check it out. we'll be right back. b@fa . >>> i'm leslie foster. having a car dr ur n ge byot,ud drain on your budget, but if you use your whe u elforkr ,

. >>> in news around the world this evening, spanish police are searching for the people who set off two bombs on the island resort of ma generator ca, they were able to diffuse a third bomb before it wept off. they are blaming a group that is trying to force the bask separatists. the attacks are meant to strike fear among tourists at the height of the summer holiday season. >>> a typhoon has slammed in the east coast of china. nearly 1 million people have been forced to leave the area. it caused the worst flooding in years. the storm dumped more than 80" of rain in some parts of southern taiwan. similar problems in india where they triggered landslides. it buried three remote villages. police and volunteers have been digging through tangled rock and tree branches trying to find victims. so far they have pulled 20 bodies from under that heavy debris. >>> now, the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate by weather rate and mars ace most powerful.com radar. >> tough to deal with the hot whether we had but i guess we have had it coming. >> it's been a mild one so far. >> you think