this historic film shows the harvesting of sugar in hawaii in the 1940s. in time the growers would form a cooperative called the california and hawaiian sugar refining company or c & h sugar. they opened a refinery in what is now the town of crockett. >> in hawaii, the children grow up with c & h. >> ♪ >> in 2006, crockett celebrated the anniversary of that plant. it still processes all of the cane sugar coming out of hawaii under the c & h brand name. the sugar plant and crockett faced working strikes. >> reporter: crockett nestled along the cardenaa straight, c & h is what it was called. most of the people who lived here worked for c & h. that's back when the plant's work force was 1,500. it's half that now and most workers live elsewhere. c & h has a history of long strikes lasting for months. >> it's expected every three years and you just have a fund yourself and hopefully you don't use it. >> reporter: the economy of this town of 3,200 is on thin ice too. at this grocery deli store, the owner watches tv. >> i used to hang out for a month, month and

she would like to have tourism in hawaii. they are advocating for it and they don't want to see it collapse. but overall the jew dirge conference do they need to have it four times out of nine years in hawaii? some of the other states would like to have conferences held in those states and less expensive. >> greta: i take there is a big difference between conferences held in hawaii by private enterprises and conferences held in hawaii on the taxpayer dime? >> maybe some private businesses have the money to go to conferences every year and more expensive locations but we don't. this country is short of money. we are borrowing 40 cents of every dollar we spend, 40% of the one million dollar conference in hawaii is borrowed money. this is not a healthy thing. it's not to get better anytime soon. all of us have to fighten our belts. >> and the conference in monterey, california, you got that. >>> coming up attention online shoppers, this time governor chris christie has news for you. a chance that many of you are going to like th

and -- part of that is that he's worn in hawaii -- born those in hawaii, for those that even believe he was born in america. many believe he was born in kenya or some other country. his mother dated, fell in love and married two men out of her race and never once married another white man. he was raised in hawaii which not every republican even believes is part of the influence. that's the funny part. i would like to see that test on jay leno some night when he does -- you know, jaywalking. do you think hawaii should be independent to the union? >> like a foreign operating base in asia ever gets out of control. how people see it. not -- drawn in this that way. have you education that is in part in indonesia and -- even if you don't know where that is you know it is not england. it is very exotic, the tale of barack obama. >> he went to prep school in honolulu. one of the best in the city of honolulu. he has gone to columbia, went to school in -- california. columbia undergrad, harvard law. he has been involved in politics since he got out of school. he has been a public figure. he ha

and -- part of that is that he's worn in hawaii -- born those in hawaii, for those that even believe he was born in america. many believe he was born in kenya or some other country. his mother dated, fell in love and married two men out of her race and never once married another white man. he was raised in hawaii which not every republican even believes is part of the influence. that's the funny part. i would like to see that test on jay leno some night when he does -- you know, jaywalking. do you think hawaii should be independent to the union? >> like a foreign operating base in asia ever gets out of control. how people see it. not -- drawn in this that way. have you education that is in part in indonesia and -- even if you don't know where that is you know it is not england. it is very exotic, the tale of barack obama. >> hay went to prep school in honolulu. one of the best in the city of honolulu. he has gone to columbia, went to school in -- california. columbia undergrad, harvard law. he has been involved in politics since he got out of school. he has been a public figure. he h

>>> and tragedy in hawaii. officials call off the search for a 15-year-old boy swept out to sea by a massive wave while on an adventure trip. his heart broken parents will join us to open up about their son and ask questions about the tragedy today, wednesday, july 11th, twomp. tragedy today, wednesday, july 11th, twomp. 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. we do have breaking news. that overnight train derailment and explosion in columbus. it happened to the southeast of the hawaii state university campus. >> it shook up a lot of people. witnesses say a huge fireball lit up the sky and a chemical smell filled the air. right now investigators aren't sure exactly what caused that crash. as we said, the area around the site has been evacuated as a pr

and -- part of that is that he's worn in hawaii -- born those in hawaii, for those that even believe he was born in america. many believe he was born innen or some other country. his mother dated, fell in love and married two men out of her race and never once married another white man. he was raised in hawaii which not every republican even believes is part of the zbluns that's the funny part. i would like to see that test on jaly leno some night when he does -- you know, jaywalking. do you think hawaii should be independent to the union? >> like a foreign operating base in asia ever gets out of control. how people see it. not -- drawn in this that way. have you education that is in part in indonesia and -- even if you don't know where that is you know it is not england. it is very exotic, the tale of barack obama. >> hay went to prep school in honolulu. one of the best in the city of honolulu. he has gone to columbia, went to school in -- california. columbia undergrad, harvard law. he has been involved in politics since he got out of school. he has been a public figure. he has not

how did she get to hawaii? >> guest: because her father who'd been a furniture salesman inmerceslor etlshontis t to seale, he got a job selling furniture in honolulu and he was always looking for the next thing to be moved from kansas to california several imes wn slewiaise came and was only 17 when she graduated from high school, excellent public school in seattle. but she was the only child. her name was stanleyiin call test y se tmeut in the case, she's there as a freshman. barack obama had been there since 1959 also an undergraduate of whom he was much older andeyn after sputnik and schools all over were starting to teach russians. was the most important things the public's could do to prepare for the cold war so they bth hond ko ssians other before they got married? >> guest: the new each other for five months. gannet in september and got married in febru shgot egna ta, so everything about it was -- it wasn't a normal courtship, let me put it that way. >> quadcore madeleinead lereonocin hanarca b >> guest:

hawaii is part of america. the other people believe he was born in kenya. some people say -- then they point to the fact that he was -- he spent part of his childhood in indonesia. if you put a map of the world in front of them and ask them to point to indonesia, they couldn't do it to save their mother's life. but they know it's not dplaengl right? so then you get this guy with that kind of a narrative. he writes in his own book, "the audacity of hope," that he was not raised in a religious household, so he's not christian. his father, is, in fact, muslim. he comes to christianity on his own later in his life, but they still believe that there's no way that he could even be christian, right? he has this kind of elite -- >> which means, by the way, that they somehow doubt the power of christ. they doubt the attracting power of christ. >> not to dis god, right? but this guy can -- every time they see this guy, step up to a podium behind that presidential seal, a little bomb goes off in their minds and they think

it happened to the southeast of the hawaii state university campus. >> it shook up a lot of people. witnesses say a huge fireball lit up the sky and a chemical smell filled the air. right now investigators aren't sure exactly what caused that crash. as we said, the area around the site has been evacuated as a precaution. we're going to have the latest on this story coming up just ahead. >>> also ahead this morning police released the frantic 911 call made after a florida teenager was attacked by an alligator. he lost one of his arms. it could have been much worse. coming up we're going to hear that call. the victim will explain why he has television to change for his

reporter: the company spared no. >> to prescribe gsk products. >> brieshs to include lavish trips to hawaii, fe sant trips to europe. tickets to madonna concert. >> reporter: the government claims gsk engaged in an illegal marketing campaign where drugs were promoted for disorders where there was no medical evidence they would help. in some cases, critical information was withheld from the food and drug administration endangering the lives of thousands od patients. promoting the drug praxil for treating depression in patients under age 18 even though the fda's has never approved it for kids. this was done despite the fact the company had evidence the drug could spark suicidal thoughts in young people. marketing the drug wellbutrin as a prescription to help you lose weight and fix sexual dysfunction despite never being approved for such. aggressively promoting the diabetes drug avandia but failing to disclose to the fda information suggesting it might cause heart failure and heart attacks. >> there's no question vumt of safety data for this drug not being offered to the fda or to the physici

. >> this teenager was bit in hawaii. now she is telling her terrifying moments to kron 4. live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >>vicki: tonight at 11:00 p.m. a bay area man is attacked by a shark. this was in the santa cruz and monterey bay. just a mere pleasure point. he is saying that he was thrown into the ocean from his kayak. >>reporter: this a fremont kayaker survived a violent shark attack in the santa cruz. take a look at the bite marks. these are common along the coastline but attacks on human are extremely rare. authorities say that this happened 8:30 yesterday morning -- saturday morning. and they believe that a great white up to 18 ft. long came from underneath and lifted him up. before biting in the kayak. this 52 year old man was thrown, and of course shaken. he is okay. a nearby borde boater -- collected them. and even has a duty-- to tell others with souvenirs of two teeth.. >>vicki: this teenager was bitten in hawaii. she is back home and describing the scary moments. she was only standing in 2 ft. of water. >> this beach and maui is

hawaii vacations tickets to madonna, all to prescribe you those drugs. >>> the divorce, katie holmes splits from tom use cruise, is she splitting from theture. >>> new clues tonight what happened to amelia earhart. there's a launch for a brand new search because of new clues. >>> good evening. it is great to have you on a monday night. we do begin here with the extraordinary heat. let's take you straight to the map this evening. look at the deepest reds on the map. 45 states with temperatures 90 and above. as you can see, so many in triple digits tonight. look at this, more than 31 heat records broken in the last month alone. this evening in baltimore, workers are giving out ice to neighbors. in north carolina, a mother and her baby standing in front of this giant fan. this evening, imagine going through all this with no power, no fans no, ac. 2 million customers from illinois, north carolina, to new jersey still without power and the death tole, at least 22 people have now died from the heat and from the storms. sam champion is standing by. first meteorologist ginger zee and the ext

hawaii at that point in terms of top tax rates. i vetoed that tax increase because it made us non-competitive, i thought, and you know, the senate president came down before, i vetoed it with the bill, he dlived it to me. cameras following him, delivered the bill and gave it to me and said you know, governor, here it is. they called it something. you know, always have a name. not like the tax increase. the fairness and justice for all. hey, maybe he won't read it. fairness and justice for all sounds good. sign right here. it will be fine. wait a second. sit down, steve, i don't want you to waste your time. i took my pen out, vetoed it right there and handed it right back to them. i continued to push for my budget. that june wound up passing it with democratic votes. 99.9% of the line items i presented in february. i tell you those stories to set up the idea about what executive leadership can do. if you set out your principles, but also show that you're willing to compromise where appropriate. you know, they were testing me. in the

hawaii is part of america. the other people believe he was born in kenya. some people say -- then they point to the fact that he was -- he spent part of his childhood in indonesia. if you put a map of the world in front of them and ask them to point to indonesia, they couldn't do it to save their mother's life. but they know it's not england, right? so then you get this guy with that kind of a narrative. he writes in his own book, "the audacity of hope," that he was not raised in a religious household, so he's not christian. his father, is, in fact, muslim. he comes to christianity on his own later in his life, but they still believe that there's no way that he could even be christian, right? he has this kind of elite -- >> which means, by the way, that they somehow doubt the power of christ. they doubt the attracting power of christ. >> not to dis god, right? but this guy can -- every time they see this guy, step up to a podium behind that presidential seal, a little bomb goes off in their minds and they think

president obama crew up in hawaii. -- grew up in hawaii. it makes him an honorary asian- american. he is the first asian-american president as well. tonight's events would not be possible without our community partners. a group that helped make all this happened, i am going to read them all. the asian business alliance, asian law alliance, the asian pacific american leadership institute, chinese-american cultural association, chinese american political association, citizens for better community, culture to culture, why in the chamber of commerce of northern care of -- kawai and chamber of commerce of northern california, northern california chinese athletic association, national association of american professionals, national federation of independent business, national federation of filipino americans, the filipino chamber of commerce, around of applause for all of our community partners, please. that was a lot. [applause] >> i am so glad he had to do that. our next speaker is u.s. congressmen. he is representing the 15th congressional district of california in the u.s. house of r

president obama crew up in hawaii. -- grew up in hawaii. it makes him an honorary asian- american. he is the first asian-american president as well. tonight's events would not be possible without our community partners. a group that helped make all this happened, i am going to read them all. the asian business alliance, asian law alliance, the asian pacific american leadership institute, chinese-american cultural association, chinese american political association, citizens for better community, culture to culture, why in the chamber of commerce of northern care of -- kai and chamber of commerce of northern california, northern california chinese athletic association, national association of american professionals, national federation of independent business, national federation of filipino americans, the filipino chamber of commerce, around of applause for all of our community partners, please. that was a lot. [applause] >> i am so glad he had to do that. our next speaker is u.s. congressmen. he is representing the 15th congressional district of california in the u.s. house of rep

he traveled to hawaii. he visited pearl harbor. he visited other places in hawaii. he met general macarthur. they discussed the future of the war deliberately troubled hospitals in a conventional wheelchair so he can see the troops and they could see them. what the troops have been disabled to see that he was a guy who have overcome such disability. it was a rare occasion that people saw him like that. i don't think any pictures were allowed. that wasn't -- no pictures taken. he went from hawaii to alaska. he visited the aleutian islands, a casket, and at two, the tuition is it -- the two aleutian islands captured by the japanese . but when they were occupied by american troops they found two dogs have left -- to dogs had been left behind with the japanese. those two dogs became of very strange element of the campaign after that. the seattle area from alaska traveling about 14,000 miles. this is a very sick man traveling 14,000 miles going out in small boats and fishing in someone. pictures taken show them doing this. the problem became that he not only made another

president obama crew up in hawaii. -- grew up in hawaii. it makes him an honorary asian- american. he is the first asian-american president as well. tonight's events would not be possible without our community

his parents meeting each other in a classroom at the university of hawaii. but so much of the book, david maraniss, is about his search for himself. for his identity. of course. and a lot of that is race. but that's not the whole thing. is it? >> no, it's not. his sty is sort of a clasc odyssey, an arc towards home. he starts really without a sense of home because he never knew his father. and his mother, as loving as she was and as much as she inculcated her philosophy of life into him, was also not there for large stretches of his adolescence and teen-aged years. so you see him not only trying to figure himself out as a bi-racial kid from hawaii, but also trying to find his place personally in the world. it takes him from the island of hawaii to los angeles to new york and finally he finds mself personallyn chicago on the south side. so michelle robinson, who is not even in this book, is kind of the magnet you see drawing him all the way along. >> woodruff: you also write about there's this recurring theme of avoiding life's traps. even when he was a young

his parents meeting each other in a classroom at the university of hawaii. but so much of the book, david maraniss, is about his search for himself. for his identity. of course. and a lot of that is race. but that's not the whole thing. is it? >> no, it's not. his story is sort of a classic odyssey, an arc towards home. he starts really without a sense of home because he never knew his father. and his mother, as loving as she was and as much as she inculcated her philosophy of life into him, was also not there for large stretches of his adolescence and teen-aged years. so you see him not only trying to figure himself out as a bi-racial kid from hawaii, but also trying to find his place personally in the world. it takes him from the island of hawaii to los angeles to new york and finally he finds himself personally in chicago on the south side. so michelle robinson, who is not even in this book, is kind of the magnet you see drawing him all the way along. >> woodruff: you also write about there's this recurring theme of avoiding life's traps. even when he was

, but he has only done so for alaska and hawaii. my amendment asks the secretary to report to the committee and to the committee of agriculture and forestry to show how the cost compares to the current reimbursement rates. of course, there's a discrepancy, we want want to find a reasonable adjustment, but this amendment makes to requirement in that respect. it simply means to get more information. and so, amendment number 95, will require, again, the secretary of agriculture to report to the house committee, on the cost of providing school lunches and other meals and supplements in the u.s. territories in comparison to the national reimbursement rates under the russell school lunch act and child nutrition act. i -- thank you, i yield back, mr. chairman. >> before you yield back, will you yield to the chair? >> yes i will. >> i appreciate where the gentleman is coming from. i believe it will not fall under the jurisdiction of the committee and i would certainly ask the gentleman to consider withdrawing his amendment. >> i will consid

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his parents meeting each other in a classroom at the university of hawaii. but so much of the book, david maraniss, is about his search for himself. for his identity. of course. and a lot of that is race. but that's not t whole thg. is it? >> no, it's not. his story is sort of a classic odyssey, an arc towards home. he starts really without a sense of home because he never knew his father. and his mother, as loving as she was and as much as she inculcated her philosophy of life into him, was also not there for large stretches of his adolescence and teen-aged years. so you see him not only trying to figure himself out as a bi-racial kid from hawaii, but also trying to find his place personally in the world. it takes him from the island of hawaii to los angele to new york and finally he finds himself personally in chicago on the south side. so michelle robinson, who is not even in this book, is kind of the magnet you see drawing him all the way along. >> woodruff: you also write about there's this recurring theme of avoiding life's traps. even when he was a yo

again there are press dents from the california supreme court in hawaii that this mrp is pointing to and trying to convince these city and municipal officials to look to for justification. >>- >> this happened before in hawaii. >> it did. it didn't have the results the government at the time said it would. politicians want to look like they are doing something here. if there are a lot of winners and the private investors are the losers, it could happen. >> thanks. we have to take one more break. when we come back, hits and misses of the week. >>> it is time for hits and misses of the week. mary? >> i am giving a miss to gary gesler, the federal regulator in charge of the commodities commission of the they missed a billion dollar fraud at mf global, or we think it is a fraud, and now they are missing another one at paragrin financial. it is a good reminder that the u.s. doesn't need more regulation. it needs smarter, more accountable regulators and even then they are not going to catch every crime. >> thanks. dan? >> a big miss to all of us subject of a medical study this week that sa

his parents meeting each other in a classroom at the university of hawaii. but so much of the book, david maraniss, is about his search for himself. for his identity. of course. and a lot of that is race. but that's not the whole thing. is it? >> no, it's not. his story is sort of a classic odyssey, an arc towards home. he starts really without a sense of home because he never knew his father. and his mother, as loving as she was and as much as she inculcated her philosophy of life into him, was also not therfor large stretches of his adolescence and teen-aged years. so you see him not only trying to figure himself out as a bi-racial kid from hawaii, but also trying to find his place personally in the world. it takes him from the island of hawaii to los angeles to new york and finally he finds himself personally in chicago on the south side. so michelle robinson, who is not even in this book, is kind of the magnet you see drawing him all the way along. >> woodruff: you also write about there's this recurring theme of avoiding life's traps. even when he was a

his parents meeting each other in a classroom at the university of hawaii. but so much of the book, david maraniss, is about his search for himself. for his identity. of course. and a lot of that is race. but that's not the whole thing. is it? >> no, it's not. his story is sort of a classic odyssey, an arc towards home. he starts really without a sense of home because he never knew his father. and his mother, as loving as she was and as much as she inculcated her philosophy of life into him, was also not there for largereyst tches ofsts adescence and teen-aged years. so you see him not only trying to figure himself out as a bi-racial kid from hawaii, but also trying to find his place personally in the world. it takes him from the island of hawaii to los angeles to new york and finally he finds himself personally in chicago on the south side. so michelle robinson, who is not even in this book, is kind of the magnet you see drawing him all the way along. >> woodruff: you also write about there's this recurring theme of avoiding life's traps. even when he was a

. >> reporter: bribes to include trips to hawaii. tickets to madonna concerts. the government maintains that gsk there was no medical evidence they would help. allegations for promoting paxil for depression in patients under 18. even though the fda has never approved it for kids. this was done despite the fact the company had evidence the drug could spark suicidal thoughts in young people. marking wellbutrin to lose weight, despite never being approved for that. promoting avandia. but failing to disclose to the fda, studies suggesting it might cause heart failure and heart attacks. company officials agree to pay $3 billion in the biggest fraud settlement in u.s. history. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> and it's a low-key week on the campaign trail. president obama and the first family are at camp david. it's mr. obama's 25th visit to the presidential retreat. mitt romney is spending some downtime at his lake house in new hampshire with all 30 members of the family. and that doesn't include the secret service detail keeping watch over the candidate. >> b