to play out and that maryland couple back in maryland, autopsy being done independently there. we will see what it brings. you know, not getting a lot of answers here, we decided to go right to the top of the president since 2012 of the dominican republic, we had some tough questions. here s how it went. watch. mr. president. mr. president, i want to ask you about the recent deaths of four americans here in resort. yes. mr. president, just a comment, sir? we also wanted to ask president medina about that mini bar investigation we did and whether the alcohol has possibly been tampered with. two of the six deaths caused by the mini bar the venue investor there at the event talking to president medina his name is frank rainieri one of the original investors where that hard
completely open, possible tampering going on. he said he did not believe that was the case at all. prompted the hard rock hotel and casino their statement sending condolences to the families of robert bell wallace and david harrison saying quote: we can assure you the safety and health of our guests is now and has always been our highest priority. we currently implement beverage protocols including purchasing sealed and unopened products from reputable vendors as well as daily inspections of all products served throughout the hotel bars and in room liquor dispensers. we talked to folks wanting to know where their alcohol comes from. the minister of tourism is still, francisco javier geathers out of the country. we hope he will return soon. steve: lots of questions not a lot of answers yet. griff, thank you for the report from the dominican republic. ainsley: socialist views are gaining particularly among
shannon: a fourth reported death of an american tourist at the same resort and lead to and republic. former boston red sox logger david ortiz, shot at a bar over the weekend. ellison barber is following the breaking news for us. i don t want this to get brushed under the rug. i don t want to see happen to anyone else. from mid-april until late may, four american citizens died while staying at resorts in the dominican republic, two reportedly had drinks from their hotel many bar shortly before dying and relatives of two other americans have now come forward claiming their loved ones died under similar circumstances last year. in a statement provided to fox news, hard rock hotel and casino punta cana said operational protocols were followed to ensure the safety of our guests and that they will be monitoring the facts as they unfold. bahia principe says there s no evidence to suggest violence or
we realize now that this is our best second chance. i think there s an energy not only in the industry, but also in government realizing that we have to make it right this time. i like to call it the rebirth. the mayor says the key to ac s comeback is making sure locals are involved. without employment, you cannot actually have a clean city. without a clean city, you will not have investors interested in coming to the city. you know, everybody wants to be in at the bottom, but one of the things that happens when you are at the bottom, it looks kind of scary. joe is part of the team rebuilding a building into a hard rock hotel and casino investing to gut the sprawling facility, with 2,000 rooms, 20 restaurants and 7,000 seat arena and separate theater offering 300 live shows a year. still have close to 30 million people within a three-hour drive of atlantic