. >>> today train dade and tobago is -- trinidad and tobago is celebrating 50 years of independence and celebrating economic growth in a big way. this morning i'm joined by the ambassador of trinidad and tobago. this has been a rough economy but trinidad and tobago are doing well. why? >> we have a vibrant energy sector. fortunately for us, we have sort of nontraditional markets. in case you didn't know as recently as 2005, we're supplying 70% of natural gas resources. we still -- [indiscernible] >> how has that manifested itself in your country? has it helped with education? has it helped with infrastructure? was it helped with more jobs, things like that? >> absolutely. the energy sector is well over a hundred years old. we celebrate 50 years as an independent country but we built some robust infrastructure in terms of health care, education, physical infrastructure, ports, et cetera. >> fantastic. for us here at channel 9, we're partial to a certain family who's from trinidad and tobago and a lot of people might know who they are. the owners of ben's chili bowl. >> absolutely, the ic

edgar chinchilla sobre los 89 minutos llego con un golazo para el empate de xelaju en trinidad & tobagos de el salvador y seattle sounders le gana 2-0 al bueno vamos a mostrarles como cerro el tablero de medallas en el sexto por otro lado cerca del estadio olimpico de londres se registro un accidente que termino con una persona muerta. que pena.. ahora vamos a decirles que ha estado pasando en la copa sudamericana de futbol. en colombia, la equidad de local perdio 1-0 ante mineros guyana de venezuela, el unico gol fue anotado por alejandro guerra a los 25 minutos. en peru, inti gas de ayacucho empato 0-0 con millonarios de colombia, en santa cruz bolivia, blooming con universidad catolica de chile empataron 1-1 y monagas de local perdio 2-0 ante liga de loja de ecuador. hasta aqui los deportes, buenas noches para todos. se acerca el fin de semana y hay diversas actividades culturales y gratuitas a las que puede asistir... enterese cuales despues de se aproxima el fin de semana y son diversos los eventos a los que usted puede asistir, lo mejor es que muchos son gratuitos, comenzamos con

and canada was third but was disqualified when a runner stepped out of the lane, so trinidad and tobago took the bronze. >>> usa and spain with basketball. >>> back in the u.s., chad johnson is in a florida jail this morning on a domestic violence charge. you may know him as chad ochocinco. he's accused of headbutting his wife that he married last month. the two started arguing in the car when she found a receipt for condoms and johnson claim thais accidently butted heads. >>> it's a case that has even the fbi baffled. police say this man killed himself even though he was handcuffed with his hand behind his back. i traveled to jonesboro, arkansas, looking for some answers. we're here at walmart with anita and her two daughters. is that your phone bill? sure is. let's see if we can go inside and save you some money on your plan. you ready? sounds great! can you tell them about straight talk? sure. with straight talk at walmart you get unlimited talk, text and data for only $45 a month. but do i get the same coverage? oh yeah. it's on america's best networks. sounds great to me. well we s

by point three three of a second to win two minutes fifty six point seven two seconds trinidad and tobago huge number. meanwhile russia targeting medals in the men's and women's events of the modern pentathlon which is celebrating one hundred years at the olympics and road father in the un spoke to sidney champion. about russia's chances of a repeat performance in london. with more than contestant events at the london twelve summer olympics getting underway on saturday we're joined by the two thousand olympic champion russia's meter is what got me three things with him first of all do you think the sport has changed dramatically over the last twelve years and become more competitive with death was becoming tougher to bit simply tougher to bit. the last twelve years of the title change so much and. two. major issues was change of doing can last last years the first was the u.v. united. running and shooting in right now calling. its last event a result of all day and it will be the final final step for the four medals and. the laws of peace so it will be very interesting and of course to th

bell teenager dominican do well in south toss in second on the long day gordon all of trinidad and tobago who came bronze with the display james becomes the fastest man in history over the last. surprise or in the men's four hundred metres hurdles final with felix sanchez turning back the clock to the second one pick gold in the event the thirty four year old american who did the business up with us to talk to him for edging american michael kinsley all the fuss is mom this year in the discipline of your cool sin from puerto rico knob it's. history was made meanwhile back indoors out there to stick gymnastics men's rings final twenty two you are for a number of teams and that becoming the first gymnast from brazil to win a medal of any color in the rings after clinching go to netanyahu defending olympic champion and favorite chen weaving of china. so let's have a look at how the medal table. right behind france in six this with seven gold seven teams silver and bronze medals while china have again overtaken the u.s. at the summit with team great britain and northern ireland sitting very p

meters well clear a fellow teenager to mimic and well in some toss and second on gordon trinidad and tobago to claim bronze with the spade james becomes the if the fast the small in history over one. surprise over in the men's four hundred metres hurdles final with felix sanchez turning back the clock to claim his second the olympic gold in the event the thirty four year old american who did the business on two thoughts that for aging american michael tensely the fastest man this year in the spin javier kusin from puerto rico not bronze. history was made meanwhile back indoors at the artistic gymnastics men's rings final twenty two year old are fair enough to use an empty becoming the first gymnast from brazil to win a medal of any color in the rings out for clinching gold in any upstaging defending a limp dick champion favorite chinwe being of china. so let's have a look at how the medal table stands currently right behind france in six position with seven gold seventeen silver and bronze medals while china have again overtaken the u.s. at the summit team that gripped britain and northern

the u.s., canada, and trinidad and tobago opposed the resolution read on friday, an ecuadorean presidentafael correa defended his decision to grant assange asylum. >> the fundamental fact for granting political asylum to mr. julian assange was because there is no guarantee he would not be extradited to a third country. nothing to do with blocking the swedish criminal investigation. over the supposed crime. nothing. it is not that i agree with everything that's julian assange has done, but does he deserve the death penalty question mark what is the balance between the crime and punishment. what about to process? i want to point that out because they already misrepresented things. a look for the only thing that julian assange did was use freedom of expression, etc. we're not denying he may have committed an offense, but he should be tried with due process. >> an ecuadoran president speaking friday. a number of his supporters of julian assange to to the microphone and said the embassy in london. among the speakers, writer and tariq ali as well as craig murray, it was a lawyer himself, was r

amigos, lo que pasÓ anoche en la liga de campeones de la concacaf, entre el caledonia de trinidad y tobagole. >> y quÉ pasa que el mejor jugad jugador no fue lÍo. >> y lo que nadie imaginÓ se atreviÓ a decir a quiÉnes le tomaron estas fotos. >> (risas). >> es que hoy es viernes de chismes frescos se reÚnen nuevamente las lenguas mÁs calientes de la farÁndula, tania cha wri de "el gordo y la flaca", y tu amiga verÓnica bas bastos de sal y pimienta. >> asÍ es seÑores. >> los ayudamos a ser mucho mÁs feliz en el amor, los errores que se cometen en la primera cita amorosa para que sepa cÓmo evitarlo. >> tenemos los videos mÁs impresionantes que estÁn dandole la vuelta al mundo. >> y deberÍan las aerolineas decirle cÓmo vestirse a la hora de viajar, sepa quÉ ponerse para llegar al aeropuerto, si va a viajar este fin de semana. >> ay!. >> bienvenidos a "despierta amÉrica". >> mucho que contar hoy somos la mejor manera de comenzar sus maÑanas. >> y cerrar con broche de oro su. >> maÑana ay! a no!. >> su semana!. >> ♪ () ♪ ♪ () ♪ ♪ () ♪ ♪ () ♪ hey! hey! hey! ♪ () ♪ ♪ () ♪ ♪ () ♪ vamo vamos!. >> es

this time it's the trinidad and tobago runner.the tele tomorrow. >> gabby douglas is trying to win gold in the uneven bars too. that should be happening shortly. >> reporter: that's right. >> michael phelps which i find extraordinary. you with so lucky to sit down with him. 18 gold medals. 22 total. it says that according to the new york times that if he were a country, he would be number 36 just ahead of argentina. just to put all of that into perspective. most decorated. >> th >> reporter: that is amazing. this guy knows his stuff. i asked him, why he'd gone on so long. he said i want to be perfect and i want to finish it out the way i started my career. remarkable stuff. >> unbelievable. he had a slow start but did he finish strong. great to see you. tough assignment but somebody's got to do it. >>> what started out as a reward for southwest customers goes haywire. we're here at walmart with anita and her two daughters. is that your phone bill? sure is. let's see if we can go inside and save you some money on your plan. you rea

. >> lo que pasÓ anoche en la liga de campeones de concacaf entre trinidad y tobago y los sounders dee. lo que se atreviÓ en estas fotos. >> hoy dÍa es viernes de chismes frescos se reÚnen nuevamente las lenguas mÁs calientes de la farÁndula. tania y tu amiga de sal y pimienta. levantar la persona que corre el veneno y los ayudamos a ser mÁs felices, los errores. sepa para ponerse y especialmente para viajar el fin de semana. >> hoy dÍa bienvenidos a sdpeer sfe "despierta amÉrica" muchÍsimo que contar hoy dÍa es la mejor manera de comenzar sus maÑanas. >> en las semanas. >> (aplausos) ♪ ♪ (aplausos) ♪ ♪ >> eso es. >> venga. >> venga. vamos, vamos, sube la mano para arriba ♪ ♪ dale para abajo, dale para un lado para el otro lado ♪ ♪ entendido y que te puedo decir? >> estamos asÍ de contentos porque hoy dÍa es viernes! no sÓlo es viernes, es 31 de agosto del aÑo 2012. >> quiere decir que muchos... >> oye, hay... >> bienvenidos a un "despierta amÉrica" con mucha sal y pimienta. hoy dÍa nuestro raÚl y carla tienen el dÍa libre, van aprovechar el fin de semana largo pero nos acompaÑa una q

fas recibe en el estadio cuscatlan a houston dynamo de la mls, el caledonia recibe en trinidad & tobagoathon de honduras y en costa rica, liga alajuelense contra tigres de mexico. en beisbol, stephen strasburg ponchó a 10 bateadores y otorgó sólo una carrera en seis innings para lograr su 15ta victoria en una de sus últimas aperturas de la temporada y los nacionales de washington derrotaron anoche 4-1 a los bravos de atlanta. el triunfo de washington le dio a los nacionales una ventaja de siete juegos sobre el segundo lugar divisional, atlanta, su más amplia de la temporada. en arlington texas, un jonrón de dos carreras de nate mclouth fue la chispa de un racimo de cuatro en el quinto episodio por los orioles, que vencieron 5-3 a los rangers. chris tillman toleró tres carreras y seis hits, además de ponchar a siete antes de ceder el montículo al bullpen de los orioles, que ahora tiene un promedio de efectividad de 1.57 en los últimos 18 juegos. jim johnson trabajó el noveno sin tolerar carreras, para su 38° salvamento. la pausa, pero al volver... reconocida organizacion educativa extede