for "havana times," and then i write also for the -- which is an independent website. >> she struggles to eke out a living in an industry where the state firmly controls all media. >> what subjects in particular are of interest to you? >> the racial issue. >> racial disparity. this is something that the revolution promised to address. >> their main mistake was to state that they had eradicated racism, that just like it could be eradicated just like that on the street, for instance, policemen, the first people they stop are black people. if you're black, you are a potential criminal. >> you have a very highly educated public here. one of the most literate nations on earth. >> we are highly educated, as you said, but we are behind concerning internet and all that stuff. most of us have access to only the official media, the official newspaper. if internet comes, and i think the government is trying to delay it, if that comes many things will change. people who will have access to different points of view, and i don't think our government wants that. >> if everything goes well w

in the making. we will bring you the view from hava havana, cuba as the first u.s. cruise ship docks there since diplomatic relations resumed. >>> plus. >> i was pleased when senator sanders said he was going to work tirelessly to make sure that donald trump is not president, and i really welcome that because that has to be our primary objective. >> hillary clinton tells cnn why she's ready to make amends with bernie sanders and focus her efforts on securing the keys to the white house. hello and welcome to our viewers here in theni

new year's in havana, in cuba, you can put these down now. joining us from the tropicanna nightclub. >> is it 1934? tropicanna? all right. >> exactly. and we, of course, are here live in times square and i just want to just -- before we get started -- >> what do you think you have? >> i just want to say i apologize. >> what? >> i apologize in advance for anything she says. i am sorry, i too am deeply offended and i have no control over it. >> first of all, i am like rihanna of new year. i'm #noapologies. >> you're #unapologetic. >> that's right. from madonna. you know her. tell me something about madonna i didn't know. >> she's talented. >> a little less controversial. did you ever see her do anything appropriate or flashy? >> no, what are you, you are decked out. >> okay, here's what you're going to apologize for. i can't help it. i am wearing my dear departed friend joan rivers coat. >> this is joan rivers' coat? >> yes, in honor of my pal, i am decked out in the dennis baso and joan coat. i've been with joan when she would wear it and scream at peta, which is not supposed to be f

time in 54 years, the american flag is flying outside a full-fledged u.s. embassy in havana, cuba. is. >> that gray hair at that you saw at the face of the flagpole was secretary of state john kerry. he's presiding over the cerem y ceremonies that mirrored the cuban flag raising in washington, d.c. the secretary says cuba deserves a genuine democracy but ending decades of diplomatic and commercial isolation is a start. >> reopening of our embassies is important on two levels -- people to people and government to government. we believe it's helpful for the people of our nations to learn more about each other, to meet each other, that is why we are encouraged that travel from the united states to cuba has already increased by 35% since january and is continuing to go up. we are encouraged that more and more u.s. companies are exploring commercial ventures here that would create opportunities for cuba's own rising number of entrepreneurs. i. >> secretary kerry and his cuban counterpart bruno eduardo rodriguez are going to face reporters and we'll dip into it as soon as they get under way

okay. >> perform your favorite number. >> i can sing havana for you. then all of our viewers will abandon cnn. they got rid of the trump jokes and got rid of them early on. kevin hart made some comments at trump's expense. it was almost perfunctory. >> there are certain comedians, certain actors that try for the most part to avoid politics. it was notable. he was there sticking it to trump. and also making a comment about you can go ahead and kneel if you want to during these performances. that was notable. but i think so much of our politics, too much of our politics is about hating the other side. the other side said that about trump or something. there wasn't much of that at this awards show, compared to the tonys where robert de niro became the subject for days for saying f trump from stage. so, sometimes when you're looking at millennials, what are they talking about, maybe the lack of trump references is notable in that way. when you see an f the wall t-shirt, certainly that does reflect the sentiment of a lot of young voters and young people, but i think what was most impor

? >> yeah. let's go down to havana. >> are you wearing a sequin bedazzled vest? >> it's very possible. >> let's go to havana, cuba. what's it like there for new year's eve? >> good evening, anderson and kathy. we're at the tropicana nightclub where the show is just getting ubds way. this is an institution here in va hannah. it's not just the end of the calendar year here in cuba. it's the anniversary of the cuban revolution when fidel castro took power here. as you can see, it's quite a show. they're just getting started. and this is something that predates the revolution. after the revolution took power, the governor took over this club. kicked the casino out. the cabaret and dancing here at this club continued on. there was an embargo, economic sanctions on cuba. but that's all changes and very, very soon. of course, just two weeks ago, u.s. president barack obama, raul castro, cuba's president reached an historic agreement that's going to allow americans to slowly come back. we expect they come back to a place like this, like the tropicana. they're already hearing word from america

havana, the highest-level u.s. delegation in decades. talks with the cuban government are aimed at eventually loosening that trade embargo that's ban in place since 1962. the meetings are scheduled for today and tomorrow. more talks likely in the future. both havana and washington will be locations for those. that's to come later. our cnn's patrick oppmann joins me live now from havana. i was just looking at some of the pictures we were rolling before we got to your live shot at the harbor and it looks like they may actually be there. can you let us know where they are in the arrivals and who's there and how big a deal this looks from the cuban perspective? >> reporter: absolutely. we've got new developments which is assistant u.s. secretary of state roberto jacobsen, the highest ranking u.s. official to come to cuba in over 35 years has just landed. she talked with cnn's karl penhaul at the airport and said she was delighted to be here in cuba for these historic talks. we are seeing this long u.s. policy trying to isolate cuba slowly being chipped away. the president's announcemen

, susan candiotti, thank you for that. >>> a russian spy ship is docked in havana. you're looking at live pictures just one day before a u.s. delegation arrives there. so you might think it's raising some questions and you'd be right, about timing. the russians, the americans in cuba together? pretty remarkable stuff. we'll take you live there to cuba next. at ancestry, we call it a hint.. our little leaf that helps guide you through the past. simply type in a name and you're taken on a journey. a journey that crosses generations. and continents. all to tell the most amazing story. yours. discover your story. start searching for free now at ancestry.com meet thsuperpower.ewest energy surprised? in fact, america is now the world's number one natural gas producer... and we could soon become number one in oil. because hydraulic fracturing technology is safely recovering lots more oil and natural gas. supporting millions of new jobs. billions in tax revenue... and a new century of american energy security. the new energy superpower? it's red, white and blue. log on to learn more. femabut

government plane for havana to pick up gross. >> on the airplane back as we findly crossed into u.s. air space, you saw him give a big hurrah, put his arms up, he was clearly glad to be home. >> some fweeted photos of gross on the joyful reunion. from secretary of state john kerry, a hug on arrival. the humanitarian release was accompanied by a spy swap. on another plane, out of sight of cameras, a highly important u.s. intelligence source held by cuba for 20 years was flown to the u.s. his identity is secret for the information he provided to the u.s. on a shadowy network that spied on cuban-american exiles in u.s. military base. three of those spies held for more than a decade were released by the u.s. today and sent back to cuba. part of the so-called cuban five. the nation's top spy agency called the deal, a quote, fitting closure between the cold war tensions between the two country ps. >> these 50 years have shown that isolation has not worked. it's time for a new approach. >> as part of the deal, the u.s. will restore diplomatic ties with cuba with embassies in washington and

help the wife of a jailed cuban spy become pregnant. for that we go to patrick in havana. >> reporter: the cuban five receive a heroes welcome from raul castro and top officials. the men's return has cubans buzzing. not just over secret negotiations that freed the five but also over the mysterious, miraculous hernandez that she is with child was all too clear in these images released when the men touched down in havana after 60 years in's the prisons. he said, quote, as much as i prepar prepared for my return, it was still surprising. the couple's pregnancy is also surprising since adriana was long banned from visiting her for herself being a cuban intelligence officer. family of other members of the five say she was inseminated artificially and that herardo is the father. he's in good shape, strong and happy, she told me about the expecting father. he'll explain how it happened. it was science. cuban five member rene gonzales told cnn he can't disclose how a pregnancy worthy of a spy thriller was pulled off. >> it was accomplished. it was accomplished with the will -- with goodwill.

florida. john zarrella, havana. john zarrella, cnn, new orleans. john zarrella, cnn, on miami beach. >> and john, it's just -- so many amazing things you've done. and i just -- i am really such a fan of yours and really so admire you and respect you. i know you're going to go on to great things. i want to thank you for everything you've done. >> you know, anderson, i almost shed a tear there. i got to tell you, we had some great times together and i wasn't half bad looking when i was young. >> you still are handsome, john. >> you're rocking those sequins like no one ever has. and you've been such a great sport covering the key west drop for us. and all the stuff you've done. really, i wish you the best, and i'm in your corner any time. >> thanks, my friend. thanks, my friend. and thanks to everyone who watched us over these years. >> john zarrella. a legend in the news business who will continue to be a legend in the news business. >> that was an amazing package. i'm just going to say what everyone else is thinking, he actually is a much better reporter than you are. >> i agree. >>

and music on the streets of havana. ♪ >> reporter: it's not just the summer heat that causes temperatures to rise during carnival in cuba. ♪ >> reporter: this is a time for cubans to cut loose. this grandmother is 62, but still has moves. i love the music, she tells me, because it's cuban music. celebrated for over 400 years in cuba, carnival has seen better days. following the cuban revolution, officials moved the festivities to summer to boost productivity during the spring. their harvest, the island's battered finances. this celebration takes place as cubans battle gang rape and cholera. they still pack the seaside venue to see the show. >> it's in sad shape and no one will know what happens as island's aging leaders need power. on this night there's no concerns about the future to dampen the spirit of the party. havana's carnival may lack to rio's, but supporters here say they make up for it with their passion. a cuban just needs a can and a stick, he says, and a love for everything around us to make due. because our hearts are this big. ♪ >> reporter: carnival is an

our airports covering international flights, if you went to cuba today and you flew into havana, there would be public health people meeting you as you come off the flight. you see them talking to the screeners, to the immigration people. and educating them. we don't see that in america. we're going to have to relook at how we deal with public health and make sure it's integrated. i would bet if you go to that hospital where this discovery occurred, you would have a hard time finding public health people talking and reminding people who are processing people into the hospital that they need to ask those questions. and where is the simple sign, have you been to africa, have you come out of liberia? just a simple sign beyond concerned about hipaa act. we have to make it simple, as well as the experience with asking those immigration guards as you come into the country that train to look for terrorists as opposed to looking for health symptoms. >> yeah, maybe that's the issue. they really need to start looking very seriously at both. rene and general, thank you both. by the way, yo

don't think this is a surprise to many, wolf, havana is spinning this as potentially something i'm going to quote word for word, potentially the beginning of the end of u.s. aggressions against cuba. should anyone be reading into the handshake that much? >> i think a lot will depend on what happens. if there's a gesture from the cubans shortly not too long down the road to release that american alan gross who's been held prisoner in cuba for four years, that would be a significant step. removing one of the barriers. maybe right now the key barrier before any even modest improvement in u.s./cuban relations. as you know, ashleigh, and our viewers remember, president obama took office five years ago, anxious to improve relations with cuba and a bunch of other countries around the world but he's been frustrated at improving u.s./cuban relations. there has been modest easing of travel restrictions, things like that, but until alan gross is removed no desire in the obama administration, not much in congress to make any significant improvement, so i think the ball is clearly in havana's c

person to ever make it across from havana, cuba to key west florida without the aid of a shark cage. she's been amazing. people are starting to gather on the beach. it's a holiday but there's a lot of people, everybody asking, is she still swimming. how close is she now. a lot of excitement being generated as diana nyad is set within the next couple of hours to make history. >> she was just talking to her crew a little while ago. she said she does have bad abrasions in her mouth despite the jelly fish mask. she's having trouble talking but she did tell her people let's get going so we can have a whopping party. they all sound excited. they sound like this is about to happen. we're glad you're there. >> reporter: we'll be here to cover it when she makes it ashore here. we're seeing when now, not if because confidence is growing by the minute. >> we just showed brand new picture. she looks well. she's very close. thanks so much. thank you for watching. "around the world" starts now. >>> president obama making his case to congress for a strike on syria with classified briefings today.

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people are dead, more than 17 on hurt after a tornado hit havana. initial reports indicate strong winds caused damage it public and residential buildings. the full extent of damage and strength of the storm will be assessed in the coming hours. the country's civil defense has asked people to remain indoors during the overnight hours. >>> ahead, a florida man goes fishing, his catch? a grenade. but what he did with it is not recommended. audible members know listening has the power to change us make us better parents, better leaders, better people. and there's no better place to listen than audible. with audible you get a credit good for any audiobook and exclusive fitness and wellness programs. and now, you'll also get two audible originals: titles exclusively produced for audible. automatically roll your credits over to the next month if you don't use them, and if you don't like a book just swap it for free. enjoy 100% ad free listening in the car, on your phone or any connected device. and when you switch a device pick up right where you left off. with our commitment free guaran

only on cnn. >>> and coming up, a report from havana on the slow but steady government reforms, the impact they're having on cuban citizens. stay with us. we'll be back in a moment. ie at. then a little family fun... with breakfast for 4 and wifi. join us for the family fun package. doubletree by hilton. where the little things mean everything. >>> welcome back, everyone. a stranger got a little too close to the british prime minister on monday. david cameron was walking when a man jogging to a gym bumped into him. according to media reports, they say nothing sinister happened, and the 28 year old was in the wrong place at the wrong time and not paying attention, apparently. he was briefly arrested before being let go. the incident raises concerns about security around the prime minister. >>> well women's rights groups in afghanistan and beyond are hailing a landmark judgment. a court has sentenced a rural cleric to 20 years in prison for raping a 10 year old girl, and unlike many previous cases, the victim is not being forced to share the blame. >> reporter: she's only 10 years old

obama in like just obama's campaign manager went to the grand havana club, that alone would be an impeachable -- you know, you'd be hearing about impeachment. here you've got, you know, meetings with the russian military intelligence and so on. something here looks really, really fishy, and that is why it's so important that the investigation continue. >> let's talk more about this august 2nd meeting that you just mentioned, 2016, that mueller is reportedly focused on, all right? that's paul manafort, then the campaign chief, meets with konstantin kilimnik, a russian allegedly with intelligence ties at a cigar bar in manhattan. how sketchy is that, neal? >> i mean, you know, it's certainly not something you or i would do. i mean it looks very problematic. again, this is at a very sensitive time for the campaign. this is just a few months before the election. trump has just been crowned the republican nominee, and here manafort is going and doing that. and it would be one thing if the story made some sense, but obviously it didn't. he told some story to mueller. that story fell apa

havana to be reopened. and for a cuban embassy in washington. so this is really going to have a major impact on the pace of relations now, and we expect, in the coming weeks, cuban/u.s. relations after 54 years to once again be restored between these longtime cold war enemies. patrick oppmann. cnn, havana. >>> the french foreign minister plans to visit israel and the palestinian territories in june with hopes of restarting peace talks there. previous investigations led by the united states have collapsed. france hopes to get israelis and palestinians talking again with international framework set. a planned resolution would set a time period of up to two years to complete those talks. france supports a two-state solution. pts a concept the israeli prime minister has said that he is against. the proposed peace talks are emerging as israel's new government settles in. and there's a noticeable change, more women in israel's parliament than ever before. oren liebermann has this story. >> reporter: you may not see the difference when you look at israel's new elected, the same number and sa

experiencing headaches, loss of balance and brain swelling even. let's discuss this now cnn, havana-based correspondent patrick oppmann. who has happened, dating as far back as november? >> reporter: that's right. u.s. officials tell us closing of of the u.s. embassy is hardly imminent but there's real frustration among officials in havana and the state department in washington, d.c., they don't have answers about what happened and 21 u.s. diplomats and families have been seriously affected by something that investigators still do not understand, that somebody or someones have had access to a new type of weapon, sonic weapon that emitts a sound wave, sometimes audible, sometimes not, that has been used against diplomats in their homes here in havana, sometimes late at night while asleep in bed and the way it's worked is that they hear this loud sound that's been described as something like an alarm clock, something like insects very loud, like metal scraping across the floor, but if you left the room, it would stop, fred, and that be exposed to this sound, this suspected sonic weapo

wouldn't mind seeing one or two starbuck's around havana. hope we don't go back to 1958 where the majority of cuban companies were owned by american corporations. i have to believe cuba will have the value that represents the hearts and souls of the cuban people. >> last time i was in havana, a meal would have been rice and beans. now sushi, a certain sign of impending apocalypse. >> that's good. >> ten years ago this restaurant would never have been allowed, not only because private businesses were not allowed -- >> right. >> -- but the external fluence you are seeing, remember, this is a country where chewing gum and listening to the beatles were prohibited. one of the things i love about coming to cuba is the fact i can put my iphone away. who cares? look at what we have around us. i hope cubans if they have access to free information, they will still want to preserve the family times. ♪ >> tourists have been coming to cuba for sometime. predominantlyeuropeans, many of them men of a certain age looking for, how shall we say, company. but now it looks like americans looking to

u.s. embassy in havana, cuba. take a listen. >> on cuba, some senators suggested closing down the embassy there. should that happen? >> we have it under evaluation. it's serious with respect to the harm that individuals have surfed and we brought should have those people home. it's under review. >> den diplomats have experienced headaches and brain swelling. cnn correspondent, to you first. these reports that there have been the sonic >> absolutely t sounds strange but something the united states government is taking seriously and frustrated about. the most recent number is 21 u.s. diplomats and family members and a number of canadian diplomats have been affected, it began last year in november when u.s. diplomats began feeling strange symptoms that would strike them suddenly and if they left a room it would stop. some of the symptoms are mild traumatic brain injury, permanent hearing loss, loss of balance, severe headaches brain swelling and cognitive disruption. what would happen they would be at their homes late at night and suddenly hear something on occasions very loud noise

a spy ship from havana to roam america's east coast, gathering intelligence all in recent months. >> he is clearly sending a message to our president that, i have freedom of movement and i can do what i want, and now we're sending the message, look, we've had enough. we thought we might be able to communicate with you, talk you down from the ledge, that apparently is not working. now we're going to take action. >> american sea and air forces pushing back on putin with three actions. an american-guided missile destroyer sailed near a russian-controlled area in the sea of japan where russia and japan are disputing a group of islands. a navy official telling cnn it is the first time a u.s. war ship has done a strategic maneuver against the russians in that area since the cold war. also, a u.s. air force surveillance plane conducted an overflight of ukraine. >> we are looking at russian forces that are already in the ukraine. we are collecting intelligence. >> reporter: and another american navy ship is about to steam into the black sea off ukraine. >> the u.s. is sailing in the blac

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mclaughlin, thank you. >>> opening day for embassies in havana. marking a new relationship with the two countries that severed ties years ago. the american flags will not fly outside. that will happen when secretary of state john kerry visits in august. >>> breaking news. four italians kidnapped in libya. a crisis team activated to free the construction company workers. no word who might have taken them. italy closed the embassy in february as libya sank into chaos and violence. many have entered libya by sea in recent months. >>> time for an early start on your money. u.s. futures are following their lead. last week strong earnings pushed nasdaq to a record high close. all gains last week. s&p snapped a three-week losing streak. worries about greece fade and first batch of quarterly profits have been solid. the dow is up 1.5% for the year and s&p up 3%. a look at tech stocks. the nasdaq is up 10% so far this year. >>> new graphic testimony unsealed in the case against bill cosby. cosby's own words from the 2005 lawsuit when a woman claimed the comedian drugged and molested her. what we

negotiations. the president ordered opening of an embassy in havana for the first time in 50 years. the president will open an embassy in washington, d.c. alan gross spent five years in a cuban prison. he was immediately flown back to the united states. >> god bless you and thank you. it was crucial to my survival knowing that i was not forgotten. >> there was a spy swap. three cubans convicted of espionage were set free. our senior white house correspondent jim acosta has the latest. >> reporter: the cold war with the u.s. and cuba has started to thaw. this deal with cuba is the ca culpeppcall issue with the discussions led by canada with ben rhodes. one sticking point remained in all this. that is the impris amprisonmentn gross. pope francis urged both sides to push the talks forward. the vatican welcomed officials to rome in october. castro and obama hammered out the deal yesterday. the first contact the white house had more than 50 years ago with cuba. then at a hanukkah celebration, the president talked about the phone call with alan gross. >> i spoke to him on his flight. he

terrorist activity for the past six months and havana has promised it won't do so in the future. this follows months of warming relations between the united states and cuba. >>> in the mean time, italy is seeing a surge in migrants who are risking their lives to reach europe from africa. on tuesday, the aide group said the children sat and spoke to survivors of a boat that capsized off the coast of libya. they say 400 people are still missing, but the italian coast guard says it can't confirm the incident. >>> reuters are reporting nearly 250 migrants arrived tuesday night. italy's coast guard says nearly 8,000 migrants have been rescued at sea over the past four days. >>> police in arizona have released video of a controversial takedown. we must warn you this video you're about to see is extremely graphic. this was the scene. take a look here. this past february. you can see the man walking down the street there, mario valencia. he was spotted after allegedly stealing a rifle from a store. >> the suspect fired a shot in the air as he was walking down the side of the road. that's when

heart of what matters. >> officials in cuba say a tornado struck the capital city of havana. strong winds damaged a number of public and residential buildings there. it caused flooding in havana and several provinces. just a bit to the north, dangerous wintry weather is headed to the united states. look at that in watertown, new york. 50 million people in the midwest and south are facing heavy snowfalls and cold weathers. forecasts warn that the cold could be life threatening in some states. if you believe in traveling to atlanta, preparing for the super bowl, it's wintry weather all around. >> expect to see about 1 million people go to atlanta with the game on sunday. in advance of it, the coldest weather of years. i want to show you what's happening across international falls and northern minnesota. that's the icebox of the u.s. low temperature sunday morning at minus 46 degrees fahrenheit. the previous record low was minus 36. if you are curious, the coldest they have seen is colder than that, minus 55. how does it feel? what does it boil down to? well, let's talk about this. whe

spot north of havana ♪ >> the chorus is always about 25, 26 members and it changes. >> yes. >> the membership changes. >> yes, it does. you know, we lose a lot of people. we have lost a lot of people. there's probably maybe four or five people left from the chorus you saw in 2008. >> so 11 years ago young at heart had performed in a prison, basically once or twice. they went in and they sang before the prisoners and it was a very moving experience, but it was performance. now 11 years later it's part of their program. they are inside the prisons singing with the prisoners. >> when you hear that young at heart is co on the calendar. >> i get excited. i get excited. it will be the night before and i already went to go to bed early. it keeps me going definitely. >> they know it's an hour, hour and a half where they will be able to express themselves in a way that they feel really comfortable doing. >> i'm just doing this because, i don't know, i want to change, do you know what i mean, i want to be a new person. this is a new side of me. >> do they inspire you? >> of course. ♪ just

the main obstacles to the establishment of embassies in havana and washington. >>> the 2016 u.s. presidential race is building momentum and adding candidates. the latest republican to throw his hat in, rand paul. the senator from kentucky is a favorite of the conservative tea party. he's calling for libertarian policies, small government, and a limited role for the u.s. in global affairs. take a listen to him. >> i have a vision for america. i want to be part of a return to prosperity. a true economic boom that lifts all americans. a return to a government restrained by the constitution. [ applause ] >> and later in the show, we will hear from cnn political commentator peter binehart. he'll have incite on paul's chances at the presidency. >>> in the state of missouri, two more african-americans were elected to the ferguson city council on tuesday. previously only one of the six council members were black. it was the first city election since a white officer fatally shot an unarmed black teen last august. the city is 70% black. >>> jurors in the boston bombing trial may soon have

. christine. >> arwa damon, thank you. >>> history in havana and washington. the cuban flag over cuba's embassy for the first time in 54 years as the two countries resume diplomatic relations. the secretary of state john kerry will attend a similar flag raising in cuba next month. >>> the family of a woman fatally shot on a san francisco pier will be in washington, d.c. to push for immigration reform. kate steinle's father will testify as it looks at sanctuary city policies. it restricts public employees from cooperating with federal authorities. francisco sanchez has admitted to firing the shot that killed steinle. sanchez is on the streets because san francisco released him from jail after drug charges against him were dropped. >>> time for an early start on your money. european stocks down. u.s. stock futures barely moving. nasdaq closed at a record high yesterday. nasdaq is up 10% so far this year. what is driving the records? invest ors like what they see. 72% of the companies report stronger earnings than expected. verizon will report before the bell and we will hear from apple. a

the hour. history made in havana and washington. the cuban flag is flying for the first time in 54 years as the two countries formally resume diplomatic relations. u.s. embassy in havana opened monday. secretary of state john kerry will attend a similar flag raising next month in cuba. >>> the family of a woman fatally shot on the san francisco pier will be in washington, d.c. to push for immigration reform. kate steinle's father will take a closer look at sanctuary city policies. five-time deimportantportee francisco lopez-sanchez was charged. >>> european stocks down a bit. asian stocks higher. nasdaq closed at a record high yesterday. companies are opening their books. so far, 72% of companies reported stronger earnings than expected. there is more to come today. verizon will report before the bell. we will hear from apple. >>> stunning details on how two dangerous killers broke out of the new york prison. the now captured inmate now sharing his story. we will bring that to you next. >>> there are stunning details this morning about the brazen escape from the upstate new york pr

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, dubai, madrid, havana, grand cayman island, cancun and panama city. both manafort and gates were frequent travellers to cyprus. manafort wrote in financial documents that his assets were worth $19 million in april 2012 and $106 million in april 2016. when he was serving as trump's national campaign chairman in august 2016, manafort said his assets were worth $28 but wrote he had $63 million in assets on a different application. meanwhile, gates frequently changed banks and opened and closed bank accounts, prosecutors said. in all, gates had 55 accounts with 13 different financial institutions. in england and cyprus where he held more than $10 million from 2010 to 2015. >> when was the last time you spoke to the president. >> reporter: cnn spotted manafort coming back home to his alexandra, virginia condo yesterday. being under house arrest, manafort and gates can only leave their homes to meet with lawyers, or medical or religious reasons and must check in with authorities every day. the new details are -- vetted manafort in the first place. >> paul manafort has a long reputation

marco rubio, next. >>> in florida's little havana cuban-americans broke out in celebrations over news of fidel castro's death. many cuban immigrants and their descendants are rejoicing at the demise of a man who created a communism stronghold 90 miles from the u.s.. president-elect donald trump said he wants to negotiate a new deal with cuba but unclear whether he'll roll back president obama's new open policies. joining me now to talk about this is florida senator marco rubio, the son of cuban immigrants. senator thanks for joining me. first i want to ask about president-elect donald trump. he's called president obama's move to normalize relations with cuba a weak agreement but in the past he also expressed interest in opening a hotel in cuba saying it's okay to bring cuba back into fold. what will you be demanding of the trump administration vis-a-vis cuba. >> first of all the thing you outlined about donald trump happened a long time ago. he has since then said that's not -- they never went forward with it and has since changed his position. for many people cuba is an issue th

freedoms for cubans during the trip to havana. >>> time for an early start on your money. february fear gone. stocks at the year's highs and dow erased almost 2,000 points. it is now higher for the year. recession fears vanishing and oil is above $40 a barrel for the first time last year. stocks in europe and asia are higher. the reason for the dow's comeback is oil. the lows of the year, crude rebounded 54%. the theory is plunge in oil will force producers to trim production. that's why they started buying again. higher oil in the stock market and retirement accounts, but means gas prices are moving higher. $1.97 is the national average for a gallon of gas. it is well below the price this time. it is more money in your pocket. >> we're in favor of more money. >> wait a minute. it costs 25 cents more. that is the market for you. >>> who is to blame for the water crisis in flint, michigan? the state's governor and epa pointing fingers, in some cases at each other. new protests planned. that's next. sweet. to satisfy the adult and kid - in all of us. ♪ nutritious wheat for the adult you

grand havana room in august of 2016 where they discussed the passage of polling data to konstantin kilimnik, who we know is affiliated with russian intelligence. and they also discussed a potential ukraine peace plan, which has surfaced in other areas. so this kind of goes to the heart of this collusion inquiry. was there some kind of quid pro quo where russia was giving help, targeted help in terms of, you know, social media or disinformation campaigns in exchange for some kind of policy change from the campaign? i mean that's what i see just on the surface. i suspect that rick gates is in a position to provide even more information, and this would really go to the counterintelligence side, which is why it's possible that he could be wrapping up the criminal part of the investigation and preparing that report, but still trying to, you know, figure out what russia is up to because that is ongoing, and it does not end. >> asha, harry, thank you. harry, congratulations on the podcast and on your new fancy glasses. >> thank you. thanks very much. >> appreciate it. have a good one. we'

figure and friend. students at the university of havana are expressing the same sentiment, chanting i am fidel. and praising fidel castro as a revolutionary. >> came here and struggle of that, that we actually had some value and with unity, we can make any change possible. he was not home an example to cuba but the entire world. >> in miami, quite the contrast, crowds are cheering castro's death and that's where we find our boris sanchez, tell us more about the contrast of how people are behaving there in miami versus what elian gonzalez is now saying. >> reporter: fred, it's hard to believe that both these groups of people are reacting to the death of the same person. there's a dj here that set up speakers and a huge crowd here. it's got a considerably bigger since the last time we spoke to you but it's important to point out this is a third or fourth of what we saw yesterday and night before. obviously, there's elation here and there's a tremendous amount of relief, something that people here have been telling us that they've been looking forward to this moment for a very long time. th

in pyongyang, much like we had in havana to deal with a government we didn't recognize and apart from the advantage of having an inresidence diplomatic presence would help us understand what's going on in north korea and importantly as a conduit for information to north korea. when i visited there in 2014 i was overwhelmed. blown away by the degree of paranoia and the mentality that exists there and of course when we saber rattle, all that does is heighten that paranoia in north korea. so i believe i'm very supportive of what secretary tillerson said bute reaching out to them because there's too much at stake to do otherers with. >> appreciate your time and want to welcome you to cnn as a new contributor. >> thank you. good to be with you. >>> america's top prosecutor is weighing in as well. afi sure had a lot on my mind. my 30-year marriage... ...my 3-month old business... plus...what if this happened again? i was given warfarin in the hospital, but wondered, was this the best treatment for me? so i made a point to talk to my doctor. he told me about eliquis. eliquis treats dvt and p

under another name. they believe he was trying to get to havana, cuba. the maker of the documentary says that they had been in touch with police for some time and so they knew this was coming but it was just a matter of when. here it is. >> this has been going on for -- you listed out the time line. this has been going on for decades. these questions surrounding this man. specifically on this really pivotal moment that came out in this final episode. what does his attorney have to say? >> l.a. times reporting they were waiting for the episode to air before they made the arrest. he started to move before the episode aired. his attorney saying your honesty would leave you to say things you said things under your breath before that you probably didn't mean. i don't want to talk about the factual specifics. it almost doesn't make sense that statement. what he's saying is we've all said things under our breath we didn't really mean. whether or not that's going to hold up in court, he not only admits that susan berman murder in this. he says i did it all. killed them all. it's spectacular

pinhole. >>> up on the roof padro takes sanction wary from his dirty havana. [speaking foreign language]. >> up here i'm like a ghost. i've been living here for 30 years and been a privileged witness to what has gone on in the neighborhood. things that continually happening down there, graphic, erotic happenings. >> scathing foul mouthed, gutierrez tells me he turned to buddhist but downtown havana has not changed with the times. [speaking foreign language]. >> everything stayed the same. the same poverty, the same mystery, the same people who are just survivors. i write about people surviving on the limits. >> such gritty themes enraged crate ticks and the cuban authorities. >> the first reaction was that i was a monster a salve individual. >> he's never been jailed for speaking his mind. he's adamant he has nothing in common with cuba's right wing movement. he was, though fired from his job as a journalist at a state-run magazine. even that didn't keep him quiet. [speaking foreign language]. >> i'm going to be 65. i have to take advantage of those years to say what i have to say. peop

reopen embassies with cuba. the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, would then go to havana for a flag-raising ceremony. a trade embargo will remain in place, though, that only the u.s. congress can lift. >>> now on to iraq, where shia fighters trying to drive isis out of ramadi are focusing their efforts now on fallujah, but they need better supplies and they need those supplies quickly. let's turn to our senior international correspondent, ben wedeman, who is live in baghdad. ben, good to have you with us. fallujah has certainly been the center of battle since the u.s.-led war in iraq. tell us more about this fight ahead. >> reporter: well, what's going on, it appears that after the fall of ramadi on the 17th of may, that city is not quite surrounded by these shia-led paramilitary forces, but they certainly are putting pressure on it. now, yesterday we spoke to the head of one of the largest of those shia-led paramilitary groups, and he said that the plan at this point is to focus on fallujah itself. now, fallujah fell to isis back in january 2014. it was the first major town to be c

door to door checking on people. you know, this storm had such an impact. not just here in havana where it wasn't even felt at its stronger but further down the island where it came in soy powerful, houses were flooded and blown over and only beginning to you toic a full accounting of the destruction that irma wrecked on cuba. >> patrick oppmann, so fascinating. irma hit cuba two days ago and it's taken two days to get out to see all the damage that was done, patrick, our thanks to you and for your coverage of what is going on down there. here in the united states, still getting a sense of how much irma did. where the area of need is and where irma is heading next. cnn about to hear from brock long, the director of fema. stay with us. we'll be right back. you know who likes to be in control? this guy. check it out! self-appendectomy! oh, that's really attached. that's why i rent from national. where i get the control to choose any car in the aisle i want, not some car they choose for me. which makes me one smooth operator. ah! still a little tender. (vo) go national. go like a pro. sfx:

, like many others in cuba, are in mourning. live pictures of havana right now. boris sanchez born in cuba joined me in miami. you're seeing the real contrast of people who are celebrating the death there in miami in contrast to people who are in mourning in havana. what is being said by elian gonzalez now an adult about the late fidel castro? >> i mean, that story, the elian saga encapsulates the polarity that people feel about fidel castro, the contrasting views and celebration going on here in miami right now is about a third, maybe a quarter of the size of what it was yesterday. still people playing music, waving flags and holding signs. some with mementos of family members that passed away and couldn't be here. a lot of people in the exiled community were looking forward to for a long time. compared to cuba, it is completely different, nine days of mourning, somber tone and what you hear from elian gonzalez who says he looked up to fidel as a father figure. listen. >> translator: he is a father who like my father i wanted to show him everything i achieved. that he would be proud

. castro spoke in havana on saturday praising president obama for the policy shift but also saying cuba will remain a communist state. >> translator: the cuban people would like to say thanks to this fair decision by the u.s. president barack obama. with this, an obstacle has been removed to a better relations with the united states. the whole world has reascted ina positive manner upon the announcement last wednesday. >> many cubans hope warmer relations will lead to new business opportunities. cuban hotels and restaurants could see a surge in customers, but not everyone would welcome the onslaught of american culture. here's cnn's rosa flores in havana with more about that. >> reporter: everybody loves cuba, says this man. an independent contractor renting this cab from the cuban government for about $10 in u.s. per day. he's not allowed to drive tourists. most of his time is spent donating services to the state, which means driving less fortunate cubans for free. on a good day, he takes home about $10 in u.s. money in profit. he hopes if americans flock to havana, more cabbies like h

race, but new polls show he's in the lead. >>> washington and havana officially restart diplomacy after 54 years. >>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm zain asher. >> great to have you with us i'm john vause, this

unnamed intelligence aid was also freed by havana. >> president obama say iing he easing sanctions and is pushing for more normalized relations spp. >> nothing says a saw in u.s.-cuban relations more than this, a phone call between president obama and raul castro. >> the first presidential level of engagement the white house said since the cuban revolution more than 50 years ago. >> we will end an outdated approach that for decades has failed to advance our interest and instead we will begin to normalize relations between our two countries. >> the sket u.s. cuban talks started in 2015 and led by ben roads. one kay staking point remained. >> a major obstacle stood our way, the wrongful imprisonlement of the u.s. citizen and a.i.d. subcontractor alan groosz for five years. >> last march, president obama found poeb frap sis. >> what were his concerns? >> in terms of the meeting with his holiness. >> in october, the vat caican welcomed talks. the pope who celebrated his 78th birthday today is also the fist latin american leader of the catholic church. so it should be no surprise he got the