dollars. they were spending money like they were drunken sailors. now lyle and erik menendez face the death penalty, first-degree murder. greedy rich kids kill ozzie and harriet on a sunday night in beverly hills, and there s much more to the story than that. the courtroom at the l.a. superior courthouse in van nuys was actually a very tiny courtroom, and so there were a dozen media people that got to see the trial in the courtroom every day. writer dominic dunn appeared to hear opening statements. i m just a writer here covering this. i had just gotten out of school and started as a cub reporter at this legal newspaper. i got one of the seats in the courtroom. there were the lawyers and the brothers. my editors and i knew from the get-go that it was going to be captivating as [bleep]. okay, now opening statements by the prosecution. thank you, your honor, and good morning. the only time i ve ever thrown up during a trial was right before opening statement
Around 400 yearsings ago, a Spanish Nobleman Set Sail for the new world. His name, lorenzo longoria. My ancestors arrival changed history, creating Modern Mexico and a gateway between it and the rest of the world. Everything started here. Its also the cradle of mexican gastronomy because all ingredients landed in this spot. And all the ingredients in mexico left from here, chocolate, vanilla, the tomato. Can you imagine italian cuisine without the tomato, or french pastry without chocolate and vanilla . Impossible. The people of veracruz took this Treasure Trove of ingredients passing in and out of the port and created a whole new cuisine. Sp [ speaking nonenglish ]. Wow. Im eva longoria, Born And Bred in texas by as diverse as its 32 states. The ports strategic position Saw Veracruzans fight off repeated invasions right into the 20th century. [ speaking nonenglish ] but this history of conflict from indigenous Power Struggles to African Slavery created a cultural big bang. [ speaking
- around 400 years ago, a spanish nobleman set sail for the new world. his name lorenzo longoria. around 400 years ago, a spanish nobleman set sail for the new world. his name, lorenzo longoria. my an southeast sore s arrival changed history, creating modern mexico and a gateway between it and the rest of the world. this is the cradle of mexico. everything started here. it s also the cradle of mexican gastronomy because all ingredients landed in this spot. and all the ingredients in mexico left from here, chocolate, vanilla, the tomato. can you imagine italian cuisine without the tomato, or french pastry without chocolate and vanilla? impossible. the people of veracruz took this treasure trove of ingredients passing in and out of the port and created a whole new cuisine. [ speaking non-english ] wow. i m eva longoria, born and bred in texas by as diverse as its 32 states. i m exploring mexico to see how their lands and their past has shaped a culinary position as their
around 400 yearsings ago, a spanish nobleman set sail for the new world. his name, lorenzo longoria. my ancestors arrival changed history, creating modern mexico and a gateway between it and the rest of the world. everything started here. it s also the cradle of mexican gastronomy because all ingredients landed in this spot. and all the ingredients in mexico left from here, chocolate, vanilla, the tomato. can you imagine italian cuisine without the tomato, or french pastry without chocolate and vanilla? impossible. the people of veracruz took this treasure trove of ingredients passing in and out of the port and created a whole new cuisine. sp [ speaking non-english ] . wow. i m eva longoria, born and bred in texas by as diverse as its 32 states. the port s strategic position saw veracruzans fight off repeated invasions right into the 20th century. [ speaking non-english ] but this history of conflict from indigenous power struggles to african slavery created a cultural
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