he sent out men to go investigate, what is today haiti and the dominican republic. they describe people smoking it. that's the first record of europeans seeing it. there's not evidence that he himself tried tobacco. but pretty soon afterwards, if not, and it's not unlikely that some of his men, and the reason why it's not unlikely is because it was so central to sociability that when the explorers were going out, and sometimes we have this image of your teams just coming and sort of invading, which it's not totally untrue but they were actually dependent on native groups for information, for food, for diplomatic and military alliances. and so as with any arriving person or envoy who wants to get something from another group you kind of have to make yourself conform to what their customs are when you're in a vulnerable position, as they were. and so, when in rome do as the romans do. win in the caribbean do as the caribbean stew. and that involves accepting tobacco and when europeans involved, right, the same thing was chocolate. chocolate part of the sociability ritu

that would be north of puerto rico and somewhere near bermuda and the dominican republic. right now it is not an immeant threat to the east coast, but it is still a week away. by the way, we just got a report back that august was the hottest month, the hottest august that phoenix has ever had. that's a very impressive record for the desert area there with 103 yesterday in vegas. not a lot today to stop it from heating up again with plenty of sunshine. there were thunderstorms late last night, but those were all falling apart. and the clouds will be gone by the peak heating of the day. the forecast for today, 112 in the desert once again. this whole week will be like this, unfortunately. not a great start to september. nice weather through much of california, including salt lake city. a little cool in the northwest. portland, 75 degrees, already feeling like fall there. same for yakima. friday is getaway day. the forecast is coming up. >> thank you. >>> the dow finishes up its wild august continuing a rally. and babs tops the beatles. your early morning business headlines ar

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the dominican republic has confirmed rodriguez is playing for a team. >>> both james hannah and his codefendantn walker were seen stuffing his pants with dolphin jerseys and hats. they were arrested in the parking lot and then came to court wearing dolphin jerseys. >>> tim lincecum gets kershaw tonight. we'll see you at 10:00. >> we continue to stay on top of breaking news. we got word that a 5-year-old tkpweuz girl was hit by a stray bullet. at this point we know the little girl was shot in the leg. she has been taken away in an ambulance to the hospital. we know her father who was with her was not hit. we have a ground crew headed here as well. we'll have more details coming up tonight on the 10 clock right here on ktvu news. here you go, pad thai, no peanuts. but does it have peanut oil? i'm not sure. everyone keep an eye on howard in case he starts to swell up. since it's not bee season, you can have my epinephrine.

kicked hussein out of cue wit, but -- kuwait, but didn't change the -- the 1965 intervention, the dominican republic, going in for a surgical strike trying 20 -- trying 20 -- to deal with the problem. >> host: why focus on eisenhower, kennedy, and johnson? >> guest: people proposed a lot of different explanations for why there's two models of intervention. some people argue it's a lot to do with the international environment, so maybe the cold war we see a certain model of intervention and a different model dominating in se the post-9/11 petered, and people proposed the united states always chooses one model, so the united states people have said, scholars argued we'll almost always try to promote democracy. i have a different explanation that it has to do with who occupies the oval office at any point in time, and it's the president who matters profoundly for what model of intervention we see, and so i -- i show that there are not an infinite number of ways presidents intervene, but there's a major fault line, and we can categorize presidents in one or two categories on how they perceive threats. a

arguing the dominican republic native retired from baseball april after testing positive for performance infancy drugs. and finally the fourth kontinental hockey league season has gotten under way the initial faceoff postponed following last week's tragic or crash which saw all of the lucky. die a disaster of epic proportions but the sport must go on robert rebellion what c.s.k. take on you boys ukra on to. this is the toughest time the young lead has ever had to live through. and through this fourth season endured cern's. players remembered in some way or tribute to their friends the community if you are slowly were killed in a plane crash last wednesday and brief oleksandr a glimmer of light for to survive in hospital but passed away on monday morning. and most says can you grow open the season in the russian capital. the army men led by their new coach should get off to a first and furious start. just two minutes into the game again doing of produced a muscle piece move to pin the scoring one near. you grew up pushed forward some good chances to level but it was this close he scored a

he denies assaulting his wife seeing she hit her head by accident when he grabbed her the dominican republic native retired from baseball in april after testing positive for a performance. and finally that fourth concept of hockey season has gotten underway the initial faceoff postponed following last week's tragic or crash which saw all of the luck in which the field is level team tie or a correspondent robert downey went along to see c.s.k. must go and you get in action last night in what must have been one of the poorest most difficult ever experiences. this is the toughest time the young league has ever had to live through again and through this four season. clears remembered in somewhere tribute to their friends that look in which if you are slowly were killed in a plane crash last wednesday and brief. word for to survive in hospital but first the way on monday morning. it was sisko and you grudge open the season in the russian capital. they are men led by their new coach. got off to the first and furious start. just two minutes into the game. produced a mussar piece move to win the sco

denies assaulting his wife saying she hit her head by accident when he grabbed her the dominican republic native retired from baseball in april after testing positive for the fantasy. and finally the fourth kontinental hockey season has gotten underway the initial faceoff postponed following last week's tragic are crushed but saw all of the luck in the team die our correspondent robert downey went along to see c.s.k. moscow and you get in action last night in what must have been one of the purest most difficult ever experiences. this is the toughest time the young league has ever had to live through the gate and through this four season. players who remembered in some were tribute to their friends of the future slightly more killed in a plane crash last wednesday and briefly. led forth to survive in hospital but best to wait on monday morning. it was sisko knew gruff who opened the season in the russian capital. the army men led by their new coach you just shipler got off to a first and furious start. just two minutes into the game here gandalf produced a mussar piece move to open the sco

a team of border protection agents is flying over the busy waters between puerto rico and the dominican republicng for smugglers. >> there is a target here, so i am going to look for that. >> reporter: this boat spotted by border protection is racing toward puerto rico. on board, more than 1.4 million dollars in cocaine. >> be advised it's been avoiding intercept and throwing bales for a while. >> reporter: drug smuggling is as much a part of puerto rico as palm trees and sand, american sand. for drug traffickers that means once they get here, no more customs check points on the way to the mainland. >> if there's a way, they will exploit it. >> reporter: dea special agent pete janer says south american drug traffickers are feeling the squeeze on the u.s. mexico border so they are trying their luck in the caribbean. in puerto rico cocaine seizures are up 30% since 2009. >> raining money and drugs here. >> reporter: also bullets. this year is on track to be puerto rico's deadliest as gangs fight for control and their war is spreading to highways and shopping malls. >> there is no honor any more am

if you think you do, you have never been to a resort in the dominican republic blifnlght sure, there re some unforgettable 25-year-olds. but there are also the unforgettable 65-year-olds that walk around that look like two -- bleep [--] bleep. >> no one is affected by toplessness in europe, the south of france. and forget the women. the guys that wear the speedos. it doesn't matter how old, size, shape, form. as an american that was horrifying. >> i never understood that. being on the beach and seeing a guy's stuff. it is like, why? >> i think you said aroused. >> i did not say aroused, my friend. i think i meant to say -- i said i couldn't understand why that -- i don't need to see that stuff what do you think? >> on the male packages? >> i'm sorry we went off on some weird, bizarre. >> it would cause pandemonium. i wouldn't want to walk around topless. it would make me feel violated. >> it wouldn't be about your feelings. it would be everybody else's. we would egg you on. >> what would happen in a world of topless women? before men are like, na. >> maybe that is the real lesson is y

. >> laura: i was going to make a joke about the condo and the dominican republic but i didn't make it out of respect to you. bill: what did you think. >> if the implicit question did charlie rangel cross the line? i want to be clear on this. a big fat emphatic no. when did we become such sissies that something like this becomes a big deal? it's clearly a generational thing. the younger guy wouldn't have said it let me say something else, bill, no spin. let me say something else here. laura is lucky that that's all he said about her. because there ought to be a rule on these shows. the host asks the question and then shuts the hell up. >> bill: you can't do that though, bernie. because i'm guilty of that as well. >> you just did what i am saying. >> bill: i know. because i have to challenge. >> let the guest answer it you know what? charlie rangel was clearly frustrated and he said that. i repeat. big deal. >> bill: two things. it wasn't the pretty girl thing that i think was and i think rangle was wrong in saying it. it was just a pretty girl. just is the key word there the second thi

expected to strengthen possibly and move over towards the hispaniola, dominican dominican republic and haiti. no it's not going to present too big of a problem. cooler temperatures through the weekend , the winds will pick up. temperatures will drop and in to the ravens game, chilly. we will talk about that on sunday. sunset 6:50. advisory in effect all day tomorrow. 77 degrees. sun with a shower this afternoon. it's not a major part of the forecast. 50 degrees tonight. a little rain otherwise motor otherwise mostly cloudy, and tomorrow 60 degrees. >> i'm older than that. >>> college football weekend. here on wjz starting tomorrow. navy takes on air force in annapolis. see the game here at noon on saturday. remember, wjz is always on, here are the stories we are following on the website at this hours for updates of the news, and the updated first warning weather forecast, go to wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> now, weather, complete forecast and first warning of severe weather. >>> researchers are using twitter to track people's daily mood swings around the earth. cornell researchers tracked

morning to keep your eye on, many ramirez wants back into a major league baseball to go to the dominican republic. kobe once 7 million to go to italy. hope so low is hot in a backless dress. d.c. her on dancing with the stars? >> i did not. hold looks fabulous! she looks gorgeous, doesn't she? >> what lies about you, you are a journalist to me, but to me i am looking at a goalie. that is the way i work. [laughter] >> when i look at her all i think is, that was a good save against portugal. >> 7:54 a.m., we will be right back. >> we are tracking a hot spot on the kron 4 morning news. this is a big problem and it is actually on a frontage road near the nimitz freeway. there is no problem on the freeway itself but there are reports of a vehicle on the fence on the frontage road and it is a visual has a. >> the viral video of the day, you'll probably want to take a look at this. outside of the university of michigan football game, to grandmothers were videotaped be your shotgun and engaged in a composition at the tail gate. fans cheered on as the grandmother is devoured their cans and less than 20 se

he is back in the dominican republic and not expected back this season. strange story. l signs about the recovery of bryan stow, the san francisco giants fan who was severely beaten outside dodgers stadium on opening day. his family now says this week he has been speaking and asked to seep his kids. they say progress is slow but given stow was in a coma for months any progress of course is great. >>> health officials in colorado are asking tobacco companies to stop selling dissolvable tobacco in the state. they fear it is looking like candy and will get children addicted. companies point out the product is not candy and clearly labeled as tobacco. >>> two major league baseball teams are discouraging players from using energy drinks. "usa today" says houston astros and arizona diamondbacks stopped providing drinks like red bull in their clubhouses, and they're raising some safety concerns across the board. here's abc's dr. tim johnson. >> reporter: a panel of canadian health experts are calling for stricter controls of red bull, monster, rock star, and a host of energy dr

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