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Resort. this death happened at a different resort. many in the same area. tourist areas which is not surprising because people are tourists and going to beach areas. but it would be the national police here. we've been dealing with them a lot this week, reporting not just on this story but on the shooting of david ortiz, a major league baseball player that they are investigating this. still unresolved shooting. and is a police force in a poor country, and they do not have the resources, perhaps, that you have in other country. the fbi is assisting, but no results back from the toxicology testi...

Claims is her cause of death. >> cnn correspondent patrick oppman is in santo domingo. what more about how details of the death, this latest death are coming about? >> reporter: well, you know, as with all these trajectogedy, pe are asking is this just a coincidence or perhaps a pattern of something. so far there's no evidence to suggest that any of the 2.7 million tourists that come from the united states to the dominican republic every year face any kind of unusual or extraordinary danger. the question still remains is what happened to all these different people, and are they separate unrela...

China. all kinds of speculation, focused on some sort of sonic attack. now, scientists who led the investigation tell the "new york times" they believe the main culprit, likely to be some kinds of microwave weapon. patrick oppman is following the developments for us in havana. patrick, microwave weapon? can you explain that? >> reporter: yes. well, you know, there are weapons that do exist unconventional weapons that use radiation, microwaves. and they concentrate them and they can used for crowd control, to anti-mitchell defense to psychological warfare. the question is is whether or not they...

Injuries suffered during the sonic attacks on some u.s. diplomats and their family members. these are incidents that started in 2016. it was a real mystery when it first came out. it's affected more than three dozen people since in cuba is where it started and then in china. victims suffering hearing loss and concussion-like symptoms from this. joining me with more is patrick oppman. what are the scientists saying? >> this is the first official theory. these are scientists that have been consulted by the u.s. government to try to understand what could have happened. it's still a theory, is tha...

Times, has gone through the diplomats' homes. of course the diplomats are back in the united states as you said getting care and attention. thises what they have come up with, the hardware that makes this kind of attack that makes this kind of attack possible but they have yet to see hard etched on the ground that supports this. it is the leading theory brooke but it is still just a theory. >> got it. patrick oppman, thank you, in cuba. let's continue on. top of the hour. you are watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me on what is hopefully a quiet labor day monday for you....