i was born in cuba. i was in one of cuba's most prominent schools when i made a joke about president fidel castro. i was a teenager. the kid that slept on the bunk bed on top of me recorded our conversation and i was expelled from school. my mom said the only choice is for us to leave cuba. i've lived in miami 35 years. it's my home base. i come back and forth it cuba. i've been coming to cuba for over 20 years. cuba is a communist country in economic transition. >> fidel castro allowed cubans to establish more businesses, there are people that are making money, there are people that have created a tremendous amount of wealth. >> people with family connections to the states, people tied to the exploding tourist industry, small businessowners, taxi drivers, people operating in ever-changing gray areas of what is permissible. how's it work right now? if you're cuban, you can sell your property to -- >> another cuban from cuba. that's what's happening right now. a lot of cuban-americans, a lot of cubans liv

he was dealing with cuba. he had his domestic challenges. he sent troops to train the south vietnamese army. but he wasn't happy about it. >> in the final analysis, it's their war. they're the ones that have to win it or lose it. we can help them, give them equipment. send our men out there as advisors. but they have to win it. the people of vietnam against the communists. >> kennedy felt that the united states had to draw a line against communist expansion but the soviets supported the north vietnam regime. we supported the south. >> it's what becomes known as the domino theory. if south vietnam falls, then all the rest of southeast asia laos, cambodia, the philippines, they might be defeated. >> as i believe i reported upon my return from previous visits, i'm very much encouraged by the progress the south vietnamese have been making and the assistance our forces have rendered to them. >> when vietnam started up, they believed that they so expertly micro managed the cuban missile crisis that they can do the same in the southeast asian natio

and cuba on that? >> one of the big sticking points there was that american property that was confiscated after 1959 when castro rolled to power. that's never been on the table. there's been back channeling, but earlier this month, the two sides sat down in an official meeting and said this is what we're going to talk about. between 6 and $7 billion but this is the sort of main stick point. the very reason why the united states snapped an economic embargo on cuba. >> are they going to have the money to do this? >> sort of the devil in the details, cuban leaders have been meeting or are meeting for paris deals, restructuring their debt and insiders say, what comes out of the deal may be a framework for how cuba pays bam some of this compensation fund. that six, 7 billion they could pay 30 cents on the dollar but look to paris how this deal might unfold. if it does, this is one of the major impediments to lifting the trade embargo. >> david ariosto, thank you for that. the news continues here on al jazee

-- want a vacation in cuba? you will soon be able to. >> as president and commander-in-chief, my highest priority is the security of the american people. >> but first, president obama trying to reassure the country after the terror attacks in san bernardino, but calls growing louder now to put american ground troops, more of them, in syria. we're gonna ask long-time new york congressman charlie rangel, and he's now halfway through his last term in the house. good morning, everyone. i'm bill ritter in for diana williams. he still has a year to go before he retires. we're talking about the dean of new york's congressional delegation, founding member of the congressional black caucus, first african-american chair of the house ways and means committee. he has had his share of victories. yes, had some setbacks and mistakes, as well. this is not an exit interview by any stretch of the imagination. but, charlie rangel, it's a "what's happening in the country right now" interview. we welcome the democratic congressman f

, and cuba gives their part. i have not seen much progress with respect to that. more repress and detention. some say the improving relations say the driving fort is behinds a spike. >> the last year alone, more than 40,000 cubans made their way to the u.s., fuelled by a fear that the wet foot, dry foot policy that gives cubans residency will come to an end. >> during the last 12 months, cubans and cuban americans witnessed things they never thought they'd see. freedom taken from granted here are not available there. many are cautiously optimistic about the future. real change will be slow, but a policy of engagement will bring rewards. >> we are fighting 50 years of severed relations, deep distrust. it will take a while to overcome that. we have made significant strides. >> few doubt the last year is the beginning of a long and complex process. some deals have been made. the embargo is in place. it's the only single-starty state >>> for a closer look at what happened in the past year in u.s. cuba relations we ar

cuba was the third rail american politics. you don't touch that, part of the reason was so that edging cuban exile community in miami and elsewhere that have made florida this key critical swing state. recent polls indicate that group is not as potent of a voting force as any more. the united states has had an interesting immigration policy, they have allowed refugees from cuba to seek asylum, to be guaranteed citizenship if they get to the united states. the so called wet foot dry foot. there is concern now that this relation is starting to warm that policy may end, so all the cubans that had plans to come to the quite, are starting to uptick their plans in trying to get here, so it has create add new dynamic in how the policy plays out. >> also food is a major factor, a big chunk of that coming from imports from the united states, how will that change. >> a lot of people don't know this, but cuba since the early 90's, about the mid 90's, under the clinton administration, became -- well, they looks to the united states as the

. -- in cuba. i worked for years to help obtain alan gross' release and the return of the remaining members of the so-called cuban five, which are more than 15 years in u.s. prisons. scott gilbert, alan gross' lawyer, did an outstanding job. he traveled countless times to cuba to advocate on alan's behalf and u.s. officials. my foreign policy staff tim reeseer went you o down severals to boost alan gross' morale, visiting him in prison and bringing him messages. but my larger purpose, along with senator flake, was to finally put the cold war behind us to start looking forward to a new era. like senator flake and many others, i was convinced that such a step would be widely embraced by the u.s. business community, by religious groups, by academia, by the scientific community, the media, and americans across the political spectrum. i also knew it would be welcomed around the world, including in countries where people believe in democracy and human rights as strongly as we do, that we would open ourse

the united states has had an interesting immigration policy when it comes to cuba. they have allowed refugees to seek political asylum to be guaranteed citizenship when they get to the united states. there is concern that now that this historic relation is going to warm, that policy might end so all of the cubans who had planned to come to the united states have started to up tick that plan to get there. >> also food is a major factor, a big chunk coming from imports from the united states. how is that going to change? >> a lot of people don't know this. but cuba since the mid-'90s, they basically looked to the united states as the number one food importer. you had this symbiotic relationship that was very much tied to the cuban states. that has changed over the years. when you look at what has happened going forward, we have seen some of those imports decline. but the idea of bringing some of the micro finance into the country. the idea that they might be able to tap into a showroom that john deere has opened up in havana, that is going to start to change. >> what

and cuba. how one filipino man is trying to boost literacy rates among children. >> a reminder of the top stories here. an u.n.-backed deal to form an unity government. certain agreement will bring stability to the country. vladimir putin ha spoke about the war threat. >> the u.n. panel investigating the organization's response to sexual abuse allegations in central africa republic has produced a damning report. it said that the u.n. failed to take next action after it learned of allegations of abuse of young boys by french peace keepers, the report goes on to say that the report was passed from desk to desk with no one willing to take responsibility for the allegations. james bays has this update from the united nations. >> there are some very serious allegations against some very, very senior people in the united nations in this report. and it says that the hull human rights process in many ways is flawed. let me take you through some of the people named in this report. some have sense since

. >> translator: if it's a negotiation you are supported to give a part to cuba, and cuba gives their part. but i haven't seen much progress. only more repression, more detentions and immigration. >> reporter: some say the improving relations has always been the driving force behind a recent spike in cuban migration. last year alone, more than 40,000 cubans have made their way to the u.s. fuelled by the fear that the policy that gives cubans residency will soon come to an end. cubans and cuban americans have witnessed things many thought they would never see, but in many ways cuba remains an isolated nation. despite that, many remain cautiously optimistic about the future. rick says real change in cuba will be slow, but he believes a policy of engagement will eventually bring rewards. >> we are fighting 50 years of severed relations, of conflict, of deep distrust between the united states and cuba. it is going to take a while to overcome that, but we have already made significant strides. >> reporter: few doubt that last year has been the beginning of a long and complex process, the u

founded in cuba's eastern city of santiago de cuba in 1862, emelio bacardi. >> once in power, castro double crossed the bacardis and nationalized their operations as part of his communist government. exiled but not defeated, the bacardis built up their business in surrounding countries. the effort failed but the family vowed to one day return to its home land. walking through streets of havana you can't help but get the sense of being in a bit of a time warp. there are so many relics to the past here including the building. you can still see the b emblaze oned in the wall. it is for bacardi. you ask see why there is such an emotional attachment tom to the property. for the cuban exiles who left the country more than a half a century ago. confiscated roughly $20 billion worth of cuban businesses and private property, including bacardi's offices and distilleries. $6 billion of american assets were also seized, triggers a trade embargo that's lasted almost half a century. >> the reality is that many of the companies have written off the loss decades ago. but they're still on the books.

right now, though, we are once cuba. the annual international trade fair of havana just wrapped up. this was the trade fair since first trade fair since the united states and cuba announced last year they would re-establish diplomatic relations after a 50-year freeze. you're seeing pictures. we'll tell you more about those in a second. the trade show highlighted both the opportunities and the challenges facing american businesses as they pursue trade with cuba. here to discuss this, we've invited our good friend, vito echevarr^a, journalist for the cuba standard online publication, and new york attorney anotn^o martinez, who advises u.s. companies on the business environment on the island. both attended the havana trade fair. thank you both for being here. it had been a while, right, since you were back on the island? >> yeah, early 2000s are the last time i was out there, to begin with, and there's a lot of changes there. first of all, in the streets, you have a lot more, you know, privately run restaurants, you have more of the so-called cuentapropistas, independent businesses the

no le hemos pedido absolutamente nada a cuba. galo: los incentivos ofrecidos por estados unidos para que empresas estados unidos tengan presencia fÍsica en el pais, estÁ el Éxodo mativo de mÁs de 500 mil cubanos tengan un viaje con una crisis humanitaria. galo: no han habido grandes cambios dice obama en la habana exigiÓ que se devuelva guantÁnamo, seguimos. jorge: a propÓsito de la reapertura de las relaciones, una encuesta entre ciudadanos cubanoamericana y dicen, estÁn de acuerdo o en desacuerdo con la decisiÓn del presidente barack obama de normalizar la relaciones con cuba el 56% estÁ de acuerdo y el 36% estÁ en desacuerdo ¿piensa usted que presidente barack obama deberÍa visitar a cuba antes quetismo en el mandato, 42% dijo si y 52% dijo no un tubo en el cerebro cambiÓ la vida a personas en mÉxico, exigen respuesta y compensociones, acusan de poner en juego la vida de sus paciente en un experimento, jÉsica nos cuenta cÓmo acabaron los tubo en la cabeza? jÉsica: yolanda guerrero no puede dormir acostada, po

yesterday we rolled out our cuba working group. we have five democrats on the steering committee, six republicans. so this is part of our mission and our goal and that is to fully lift the embargo and lift the travel ban. our businesses deserve to be able to do business in cuba. people deserve the right to travel to cuba. americans can go to any country in the world. they are not prohibited from that. we want to see it happen as quickly as possible. >> what about the cuban government's response? there has been movement on postal service, on airlines, but there still are significant problems within cuba. human rights issues. >> there are significant problems within cuba. there's significant problems on our side. the point is, we are in dialogue, we are negotiating. i'm very pleased that the commercial airlines deal has been negotiated. oakland airport in my district is one of those airports that has license to be able to have direct flights into havana. these negotiations i think and from what i know and hear from both sides, they a

por primera vez en 54 aÑos en washington estÁ la bandera de cuba. incluso uno de los mediadores etapa francisco visitÓ el territorio. >> le hemos reclamado al gobierno cubano y nadie ha sabido contestar nuestra pregunta. >> los incentivos ofrecidos por estados unidos para que empresas tengan presencia fÍsica en el país no han sido respondidos por el gobierno de los castro. tambiÉn resultÓ el Éxodo masivo de cubanos, emprendieron un viaje desesperado para llegar a tierra norteamericana, desatando una crisis humanitaria que se vive desde el dÍa de hoy. el presidente obama admitiÓ que no han habido grandes cambios en este primer aniversario e hizo un nuevo llamado para que eliminen el bloqueo econÓmico hacia la isla. en la habana raÚl castro no emitiÓ ninguna comunicación. en presentador: a propÓsito de el aniversario de la reapertura de relaciones, re se realizÓ una encuesta entre ciudadanos norteamericanos y entre otras preguntas una dice, estÁ de acuerdo o en desacuerdo con la decisiÓn de obama de normalizar las decisiones con cuba?

cámbiate a sprint hoy. ♪ (mÚsica) ♪ >>> >>> hoy se cumple un aÑo que cuba y estados unid estados uni sorprendieron al mundo luego del anuncio de la relaciÓn diplomÁtica luego de un siglo. pero quÉ ha cambiado para los cubanos, tanto adentro y fuera de la isla, rogelio mora tagle fue en busca de respuestas buenas tardes? >>> quÉ tal jose buenas tardes. este cafÉ es un sitio y cÓnico del exilio cubano, hace un aÑo en este lugar muchas personas protestaron en contra de la decisiÓn tomada por la presidente, barack obama, ellos siguen pensando que fue un grave error porque estados unidos concede mucho al gobierno de cuba y recibe muy poco. >>> justo en el primer aniversario del restablecimiento de relaciones, estados unidos y cuba lograron un acuerdo para reanudar los vuelos comerciales de forma regular. se trata del capÍtulo mÁs reciente en un aÑo de negociaciones, y donde por ejemplo estados unidos abriÓ embajada en la habana y cuba en washington. >>> ha desarmado toda una retÓrica que tiene el gobierno cubano y tiene que enfocarse en algo distinto y nuevo. >>> con el apoyo

have on cuba? take. i want to make sure any concessions that our government gives to a communist nation are prefaced on them making concessions for their people. in other words, when the human rights violations stop, when people stop being incarcerated for speaking against the government, that's when i'd like to see us wholeheartedly come in all those dollars go to the government. it's a tough tradeoff. as things change, then i think that we'll step it up. in terms of u.s. influence, one of the last things i think anybody wants to see is what was going on in the '50s and '60s where the u.s. owned all of cuba. everybody else owned it. that led to the revolution in large part that the people didn't own anything. ernie: it will have to be different. >> it has to be. it has to be about the cuban people and the people having more freedom and ability and more say so and autonomy. the people, not the oppressive government. not -- ernie: are you optimistic? >> i hope so. when people say i have been -- not always

and cuba. we maintain an economic embargo on the island. >> which still stands in place. >> and only congress can change that. but what we started to see are companies like sprint and verizon, now they have roaming agreements with the cuban government. you can book a room through air bnb, a san francisco-based company for rooms in cuba. that means american airlines will get on board and jetblue. >> talk to us about how there can be commercial airline flights between the united states and cuba when the embargo says that americans cannot be tourists in cuba. >> that's the thing. the people who will be going on these flights won't be tourists under the definition of what they're trying to do. there are 12 categories that americans are allowed to travel to cube cuba. you can be a journalist, you can be going to learn about the cuban people. this agreement says you don't have to go through this long process of securing a charter flight, you can just book it online and do it like you're doing anywher

cuba benefits now because it is able to say that the risk of doing business with cuba is last because the u.s. government isn't perceived as an enemy and that is important. >> reporter: a number of u.s. businesses, hotels, telecoms, all of them are lining up to set up shop in cuba. doesn't a rising tied float all ships? >> potentially, but the reality-- tide - that the united states continues to have several laws and regulations that prohibit the type of business activity that most businesses want to do. so we're limited in what we can do. we're also limited by what the cuban government wants u.s. businesses to do. the cuban government loves the fact that there is a lot of energy, that there is a lot of talk about issues, a lot of press coverage about what companies want to do. for the short-term, that benefits cuba because they're able to say the companies in europe and in asia and in the americas "hey, look, the americans are ready to come in. you better get here before they do". somewhat that is what is happening. u.s. is being used as bait right now because they can't do everythin

and cuba. and in sport, receive blatter arrives to face the ethics committee over corruption allegations. membership of or links should be considered a possible indicator of extremism. the affiliates will be scrutinize bed i the government. reports from london. >> the long awaited review into the workings of the muslim brotherhood has concluded that it's members and associated should be considered a possible indicator of extremism. >> prime minister says the government will maintain the status quo, by continuing to refuse visas to members and associated who are on record as having made so called extremist remarks to ensure that charities with links to the muslim brotherhood are not miss used to supported. and to intensify scrutiny in the u.k. and groups associated with it. >> the brotherhood. they rejected violence, a statement from the muslim brotherhood in egypt, says the government review and fairly condemned millions of muslims around the word. between the united arab emirates but suspect p

and cuba about restoring regularly-scheduled commercial flights between u.s. and cuba. what that would do as it would fly to cuba and they're talking about right now more than a dozen flies on a daily basis. currently the only way to get to cuba is on a charter flight. this would be the commercial flights and again more than a thousand on a daily basis. i spoke to the co-president of frommer's travel guide about what it means as far as the number of americans traveling to cuba and what a surge that would be and whether or not cuba would be able to handle it. here's what she had to say. >> tourism to cuba is exploding. they have seen a 50% uptick in the amount of americans going there just this year so this is going to be a further explosion. whether or not they have the infrastructure to support it is an open question. there are already shortages of hotel rooms there. reporter: from her as you can see that the video you were looking at has a travel guidebook so if you're interested you can buy that. once again this is an understanding at this point restoring the commerc

of come tof change cuba. a year after they restored relations with america, we talked to an architect of that historic shift. ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the first time in almost 10 years interest rates in america are going up and not down. reserve federal announced the decision and a powerful endorsement in the health of the u.s. economy. the decision is being met with trepidation around the world, especially in emerging markets who feel they could depress their economies. jon sopel starts our coverage. jon: the last time the fed raised interest rates, there was no such thing as an iphone, and twitter is the sound that words make. that was when hundreds of thousands lost their homes. under,man brothers went causing the greatest financial crisis of our time. the economy has flattened the midwestern prairie. 2015, withof unemployment falling and inflation nudging up words, there is action. >> the economic recovery has come a long way, but is not yet complete

and cuba gives their part but i haven't seen much progress with respect to that. only more repression, more detentions and immigration. >> and some say the improving relations has been the driving force behind the recent spike in cuban migration. in the last year alone more than 40,000 cubans have made their way to the u.s., fueled by the fear that the so-called wet foot dry foot policy will soon come to an end. during the last few months cubans and cuban americans have witnessed many things they thought they would never see. despite that many remain cautiously optimistic about the future. rick herero believes a policy of engagement will eventually bring rewards. >> we are fighting 50 years of severed relations, deep dwight between the united states and cuba. but we have made some significant strides over the last 12 months. >> few doubt that the beginning of long and complex process, while some deals have been made, the economic embargo remains firmly in place. many remain quietly optimistic that long lasting change will eventually come. andy gallagher, al jazeer

economic embargo on cuba and cuba hasn't accepted the deals offered by american companies. race relations were frequent topic of both of our weekend segments. last february thomas drayton was joined by ebony magazine and another for discussion about obama's historic presidency and about law enforcement agencies attitude towards african-americans. >> i think obama stirred up this notion of race in australia. 25% who were under the impression that racism didn't exist is still falling under the methodology that was created with the presence of a black president. what has happened is his presence sort of doesn't allow some people to have really deep conversations about race because of the de facto response when one questions racism is that there is a black president >>> do you think we're talking about race more now than 10 years ago? >> i think the space has been created for us to have critical conversations about race. it has always existed. the conversation about race has always been persistent. people talk about the birds and the bees first as they come of age. in other com

cuban relations has prompted more than 100 players to leave cuba in the past year. major league baseball reportedly wants more access to those talented cuban players and those baseball-crazy cuban fans. for their part, cuban baseball officials reportedly want to stop losing the nation's best players for nothing. instead, they envision a day when major league teams pay the cuban government for access to good cuban players. >> a u.s. entity is now going to be negotiating with a foreign government so that they can ultimately sign a contract with a private individual. >> that could mean smaller major league pay days for the next wave of cuban stars, compared to the paydays enjoyed by current stars like cespedes, puig and tomas. tomas said the payoff for cuban defectors who miss home might just be worth it. >> as her reap i can't williams is on the cover of sports illustrated as sports pepper of the year. she is the first solo female athlete ton on ored in 30 years. it marks the first year the magazine is using the term sports person as opposed to sportsman or sports wom

la subdirectora de migraciÓn confirmÓ que 56 migrantes serÁn deportados a cuba. la decisiÓn se debe a que llegaron a costa rica despuÉs del 18 de diciembre, fecha lÍmite impuesta por el presidente luis guillermo solÍs para acogerse a las visas humanitarias. canciller: la ley refiere a que las personas que se encuentran en esa situaciÓn migratoria, iniciar el proceso de deportaciÓn. en este momento, se estÁ trabajando para iniciar el proceso de deportaciÓn para cinco de seis personas. hÉctor: se ha dado visas humanitarias para varios migrantes cubanos que se han dirigido a estados unidos pero quedaron varados en costa rica porque nicaragua no los aceptan su territorio. costa rica, segÚn las autoridades no tire capacidad para recibir mÁs. por eso, los que han llegado despuÉs del 18 de diciembre serÁn enviados a cuba. canciller: seguimos en conversaciones para hacer estas deportaciones hacia el paÍs nacional, en este caso cuba. hÉctor: para que los migrantes cubanos puedan salir en vÍa aÉrea a el salvador y continÚen en bus hasta mÉxico, desde don

that all the cuba is proud of. but can they keep producing world beaters? >> translator: nearly all athletes retire and become qualified. they continue studying and getting qualified. we keep working on science to achieve better results. >> reporter: that way talent and experience are kept in the game. boosting national pride and sporting tradition. sporting success is always offered at potential stakes in the grind of every day life. and at an added incentives cuban athletes now retain a larger share of their prize money. all the conditions for youngsters like brian to continues winning medals. daniel, al jazeera, huh van, a cuba. >>> and a quick reminds, he of course, you can keep up the to date with all the news on our website, there it is, on your screen, all the latest on burundi rejected a proposed force of african union peacekeepers. the address aljazeera.com. that's aljazeera.com. >>> on america tonight the stunning truth. flint michigan's water so toxic emergency. >> to know that this is something that could have been prevented, that wasn't, becaus

and cuba, what it means for those classic cars. leland: santa stretching his legs, there is, the high seas, but little recreation time after all this time. there they are. abby: cuba has a lot of classic american cars because of persons the economic blockade started in the 60s u.s. carmakers of not been able to sell their. the country is filled old vehicles raids with odd parts to keep running. it has been a year since the u.s. announced normalize relations with cuba so what has changed? rich edson in havana to see firsthand and is here with the story. >> reporter: there are americans hoping there becomes a market to buy classic cars, to sell american car parts. 1959 fidel castro seized power in cuba and block ought to manufacturers from selling their. the overwhelming majority of the 60,000 free 1960 american classics are now so called frankenstein cars featuring japanese diesel engines, spray paint jobs and other unintended parts. since the u.s. reestablished diplomatic ties with cuba this past year american companies have been v

estimates say about 60,000 american classics remain in cuba. they drive alongside mostly ladas and other soviet-bloc autos. and while a few dozen here may appear meticulously maintained, most are rigged for practicality instead of restoration. most are powered by japanese diesel engines and serve as taxis and personal vehicles. the only remaining original component: a rusted body - its original paint job concealed under decades of poorly executed pain jobs. gordils says: "they have parts from chevy's from 1950's. they are running with nissan engines. hyundai engines. rear ends from nissan trucks so they just put things together and make it work." to restore these, some owners - who refused on-camera interviews - told us they spend years on their cars - asking friends traveling to the united states to return with parts from miami. edson says: there's a saying about this place - a clich really - that cuba is frozen in time. and in many because things have changed here - but for many here they say, too slowly. the cuban government has eased some i

cuba relations has prompted more than 100 players to leave cuba in the past year. major league baseball reportedly wants more access to those talented cuban players and those baseball crazy cuban fans. >> for their part, cuban baseball officials reportedly want to stop losing the nation's best players for nothing. instead, they envision a day when major league teams pain the cuban government for access to good cuban players. >> a u.s. entity is now going to be negotiating with a foreign government so that they can ultimately sign a contract with a private individual. >> that could mean smaller meteorologist lying pay days for the next wave of cuban stars, compared to the paydays enjoyed by cespedes, puig and tomas. tomas said the payoff for cuban defectors who miss home might just be worth it. >> since both governments or looking for ways to have ties, of course it's easier. of course i'd like to have my family here with me. >> the 10 players going down will conduct youth baseball clinics and holding a charity event. >>> this i guess the interesting things you were

the agreement is part of a decision to normalize relations between the u-s and cuba. right now - you're looking at rare drone video of havana. cuba's government is known for secrecy - and usually bans tourists and visiting journalists from bringing unmanned aerial vehicles into the country. "everyone --cuban or foreigner-- as soon as they see the video" "their first reaction is always the same: wow!" the drone was used by a crew making a music video. it was a year ago - this week - that the u-s and cuba announced a decision to resume diplomatic relations. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty high of 60 degrees on saturday with a slight chance of late afternoon showers that will be with us until early sunday. we'll have southwest breezes to 20 mph late saturday, then northwest gusts to 25 mph on sunday of 55. we'll keep clouds and highs in the 50s all next week with the next chance of showers on christmas day in the slight category. high of 60 degrees on saturday with a slight chance of late afternoon showers that will be with us until early sunday

normalization of relations between cuba and the u.s. certainly no one expected to come out of the blue. since then we have seen symbolic changes. it was a day they thought may would never see. a year ago this month, manufacture than 50 years of strained relations between cuba and the u.s., drastically changed. prisoners were released. the u. embassy hoisted it's flag over havana and normal relations officially began. and the months that followed diplomatic ties have been re-established and travel restrictions from the u.s. eased. meaningful change is still out of reach. the activist known as el secto has been described as the most percent cuting in cuba, he was jailed for a year for criticizing the government. if it is a negotiation, cuba gives their part, but i haven't seen much progress with respect to that, only more repression, more detentions some say it has been a driving force behind a recent strike in cuban migration. the last year alone, more than 40,000 have made their way to the u.s., including by a fear of the so called wet

she says if the opportunity presents itself, she's open to going back to cuba to work. still to come... come...a pretttty big game tomorrow -- what you'll need to know for the hawkeyes and officially less than 24 hours away from iowa's first big ten championship appearance in school history. has it sunk in yet? well, if it hasn't... here's further evidence... evidence...zach hanley now joins us live from indianpolis where a whole cast of characters for tomorrow's game have already arrived -- so zach, i have to ask: is the bird the word in indy right this is new territory for iowa. they've never been to is point. in fact the last time kf was 12-0 way back when he was playing legion baseball baseballbut the team is treating this game like just another road game. the hawks arrived in indy around 3:30 iowa time and didn't partake in a walk through because that's not part of the routine. ""that's just not what we do, we haven't don that in a long time.its been several years since we've been to opposing stadiums or new stadiums. it's really not a big deal in our minds, so we

we have diplomatic relations with cuba. that mean in his eyes the cuban dictatorship is legitimate, of course i disagree with that. the other factor undermining the policy is a lot of cubans who come to the united states, spirit of the law treats them like exiles, like refugees, and once they become u.s. residents, a year and a day later, they return to cuba. that undermines the claim or the idea that these people are fleeing persecution. those two factors are combining to undermind this policy. what i'm trying to do is find a healthy balance and say, look, there's still people who get beaten, get abused, whose human rights are violated in cuba. allow those a quick path to freedom while ending all of the fraud and accuse associated with the policy. >> should there be a different i guess a different way these folks -- look, if cubans come here, they say they're fleeing, political persecution, that there is -- that they don't automatically get granted this, they have to go through a process, a longer process. should we put th

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moved to reestablish ties with cuba. now car collectors and auto parts dealers both see an opportunity in the island nation. nation that for decades have made-do with preembargo automobiles. think cars, people. rich recently travelled to havana to check it out. rich, are these american car collectors excited about what they might find in cuba? >> absolutely, leeland. the potential is limited. there are 60,000 pre1960 american cars in cuba. so the regime inhibited imports since the eisenhower administration. many are peaced together with other international parts. still, one american classic car insurer says there could be a market for collectors in cuba. he said quote the holy grail would be finding one of the race cars in the cuban grand prix from 1957, 1958, 1960, secondly would be to find that ultimate barn find, pre1960s car stashed away to make a perfect survivor car or perfect car for restoration. even with the cars rigged with modern parts they could have parts with quintessentially cuban, leeland. >> it may be so

cuba was the third rail of american politics. you don't touch that unless you get burned in presidential politics. the aging cuban community down in miami and elsewhere have really made florida this key critical swing state. recent polling indicated that that group is not as potent a voting force anymore, but there are other aspects of this as well. the united states has had away entering migration policy. they've allowed refugees from cuba to seek political asylum to basically be guaranteed citizenship, so the called west foot dry foot policy. that policy might end, so all of the cubans that had plans to come to the united states are starting to uptick their plans in trying to get here. it's created a new dynamic in terms of how that policy plays out on the ground. >> food is a big factor, big chunks of imports coming from the united states. >> a lot of people don't know this, but cuba since the early 1990's, mid 1990's under the clinton administration became, well, they basically looked to the beyond as their number one food im

we have seen a worsening of situation in cuba. there is more repression, more beating up of women, imprisonment for no reason. >> we don't have anything real to the citizens in cuba. deal on restoring commercial flights to and from the u.s. and cuba. >>> still ahead, our first look at the underwater wreckage of the cargo ship that sunk during hurricane with a keem >>> and the rain beginning to come to an end but it could last out on long island. we'll go neighbor had by neighborhood. and cold air coming into play meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we switched to you can too. call now. now we can connect more devices, at the same time. the wifi in this house is amazing. so is my guacamole. hi grandma and grandpa! ha, look at that! [laughs] time warner cable even has an internet plan for us. get the internet speed that's right for you. from 3 megs to ultra fast 300 megs they even made it easy to sw

can i go to cuba? >> okay, this is a complicated question. >> stephen: yes or no. >> it is today one year since the historic announcement of normalization with cuba. but you still have to be on a list of specific categories, so tourists are still not pro-- still prohinted from going to cuba. entertainers, educational exchanges >> stephen. >> there is a list. depends if you are going to entertain or go to the beaches entertain people on the beaches. >> that is probably, the treasury department makes very clear who can go and who can't go. the human rights situation, cuba is still not good but we believe this normalization unlike an embarko that didn't improve the human rights situation over 50 years, that actually people like you would be a great ambassador for our values and the human rights situation will improve over time if there is more interaction. >> stephen: well, thank you. i will keep it all in mind. samantha, thank you so much. ambassador samantha power, we'll be right back. [ dog barks ] [ b

and cuba could soon be an even more regular occurrence. the deal allows negotiations to begin between cuba and u.s. airline companies. it could take months before regular flights begin but when they do, the difficult chartered flights to cuba should become a thing of the past. the brazil supreme court should rule tomorrow whether dilma rousseff could face impeachment. breaking spending rules to bolster her reelection bid last year, the election committee was rigged by a secret ballot so it would be filled with rousseff's opponents. only brazil's senate has the power to remove her completely from office. the country is divided away to do. people protested against the impeachment process, but thousands of others say they want rousseff gone. natasha guinane reports. >> that is dilma rousseff's political party and forms basis of her supported. there are a lot of people here who say they don't necessarily support rousseff but what they do support is the democratic process and they say the impeachment effort underway is not that. they are callin