? and the cohiba cigar that he says pairs perfectly with this havana club. as we drank and smoked, morales told me, "cubans are born with a 'rum gene.'" and to be real havana club rum, he said, it must be made from cuban sugar cane and aged in the hot and sticky cuban climate. here's where it gets confusing. this is another bottle of havana club rum. exact same name, but you can see right here, this one is made in puerto rico, and it's made by bacardi. how in the world can you say "havana club" when you're making it in puerto rico?

year, it's a war over rum-- specifically, over two different versions of havana club rum-- and it's as bitter as the cold war ever was. ♪ ♪ it's a tuesday afternoon at el floridita in old havana, and we and lots of other visitors to cuba are filing in and filling up at the bar that calls itself the "cradle of the daiquiri." head bartender alejandro boliiÍvar needs to double up on rum bottles just to keep up with demand. how many bottles do you go through a day? any idea? >> bolívar: so, it's at... it's between 60 and 80, 80 bottles per day. >> alfonsi: that's a lot of daiquiris. >> bolívar: yeah. plenty of empty bottles. >> alfonsi: oh, my gosh. is this just from today? >> bolívar: yeah. today, yeah. >> alfonsi: all those bottles were filled with havana club rum, produced by a 50-50 joint venture between the cuban government and the french beverage giant, pernod ricard, which sent jeÉroÔme cottin-bizoe to cuba to run the business. we met him in a place that's rarely open to outsiders: a warehouse stacked to the ceiling with oak barrels full of rum. >> jérôme cottin-bizon

are working to figure out what took place both in havana and now in china, as well. we've asked the chinese for their assistance in doing that, and they have committed to honoring their commitments under the vienna convention to keep american foreign service officers safe. >> joining me right now cnn global affairs correspondent, lease labott and john kirby, a cnn and diplomatic analyst and former spokesman for the state department under president obama. elise, first to you. there is still real mystery about what happened in cuba, but pompeo seems to suggest that this is very similar. what are you hearing? >> well, kate, he seems to suggest that the kind of pressure of sounds and these symptoms which when we talk about a mild, traumatic brain injury we're talking about symptoms like a concussion, nausea, dizziness, loss of balance and those are symptoms that are consistent with china. they still don't know what happened in cuba and what's interesting is the government -- the administration was very clear at the time in accusing the cuban government. >> right. >> you didn't hear secr

at the u.s. embassy in havana fell ill with similar symptoms and that's still being investigated. the big question, is this just an illness or a deliberate attack? if so, who is responsible? the chinese are saying they have absolutely no idea what is causing all this. they say an investigation into the first reported illness in may came up with nothing and they're prepared to launch another one and work with the u.s. to find out what's going on. amy. >> bizarre and frightening. james longman, thank you very much for that. paula. >> now to that arizona police force accused of using excessive force after several incidents were caught on tape. the unarmed black man seen in this violent beating is now telling his side of the story as mesa police release video of yet another confrontation, this time involving a 15-year-old. abc's marcus moore has the story. >> reporter: this morning, the unarmed black man seen in the surveillance video being beaten by police speaking out for the first time. >> i want mesa to be held accountable for what they have done. >> reporter: mesa police releasi

since 1959. manuel bojorquez reports from havana. >> reporter: rafael hernandez was 11 when fidel castro seized power in a bloody revolt. >> bullets, explosions. >> reporter: so you have vivid memories of these. >> exactly. >> reporter: and for most of his life, a castro has ruled the roland. hernandez believes the one-party system fidel built will endure. >> so it is different, but it is not a break. >> reporter: but for 24-year-old musician wendy galvez, that's the problem. >> that's bad because we have isen like this for 50 years. >> reporter: she has seen what life is like outside cuba. in 2015, she visited chicago as part of a cultural exchange. since then, the trump administration clamped down on allowing tourists from the u.s. to the island. wendy says bookings for her band, acana, went from once a week to once a month. >> it's worse. >> reporter: the relation seems worse. >> yes, seems worse. >> reporter: much is still in short supply. raul castro's limited reforms have largely stalled, and a slumping economy is squeezing the average cuban salary of saughly $40 a month. >>

downtown havana. brian: questions who did the sonic attack. at love nations like maybe russia who doesn't want us there. there is a lot of investigation still needs to be done. steve: ultimately it sounds like new person in charge but still the same old same old. ainsley: unbelievable anyone would do that to someone else. brian: there is a lot going on in cuba that i can not believe. ainsley: hand it over to jillian who has more headlines for us. jillian: good morning to you guys and to you at home as well. get you caught up on some of the other stories we are following. deadly explosion on a southwest plane takes off every two seconds. more than 420 planes with that specific engine are in the air at any given time. we are hearing for the first time from the plane's heroic pilot tammie jo shults releasing a statement saying quote we all feel we were simply doing our job. shults mourning the passenger of jennifer reardon. the retired registered school nurse who tried to save her life will join us at 7:21 this morning. stay tuned for that a police officer says divine intervention saved his

words from 1898. remember the maine. u.s. battleship blows up in havana harbor, rallying cry, we go to war. it turns out the ship was blown up because of an internal boiler explosion, not enemy action. words start wars and to the earlier comments, there's no order in discipline going on here. if you couple those two things together, we are clanking toward a serious problem internationally. that's what ought to worry us, even more than the internal pieces. >> if you look at the first few days of the administration, there was no enter-agency process going on then. the lawyers weren't vetting the president's first muslim ban. there's still no effective inter-agency process. and there's nobody in the state department to run -- donald trump and the united states, we are all paying not only for their lack of competence, also, but lack of personnel. >> think you made a great point previously, joe as well in terms of connecting the dots here when your guest says this is incompetence at the highest levels, who signed off on this? where did this come from? is this a reflection of john bolton. we

for havana got caught in the hurricane forcing passengers on board to ride out the winds and rain. and we're expecting landfall here in panama city beach or close by in just a matter of hours. omar villa franco is in port st. joe. how is it for you? >> the conditions are getting worse, we stayed just down this road yesterday and we can't get past it. this rising water rose over a foot in a matter of hours, and this why officials are telling people to evacuate. last night they told anyone who was staying in a trailer home, you have to evacuate. there's roughly 3500 people who live in port st. joe, and sheriffs deputies are telling us they're estimating 60%, more than half of them are going to stay in the area and ride it out. which also of note, there are three bridges in the area. once those are shut, the police chief tells us no one is going to get in or out. we met the smolinski family in port st. joe. anna is going to get out, but her husband is going to stick around because he's worried about looters. >> what are you expecting? >> we've had hurricane windows. everything should

. ♪ havana ooh na-na ay ♪ half of my heart is in havana ooh na-na ay ay ♪ >> welcome back to "gma." yes, that catchy tune is camila cabello's hit song, "havana." her new album debuted overitem and already topping itune charts. only one thing that is topping that. >> what's that? is there she's here. she will perform live. >> awesome. >> that's a topper. >> a lot of fans here from very early this morning. >> oh, yeah. >> they're in for a treat. >> a lot of headlining right now including all the fallout growing over president trump's offensive and vulgar slur. leaders around the world condemning his comment and this firestorm he's also preparing for his first annual physical in office. that comes today. >> we're also talking about that big winter storm that caused so much destruction out west. it's now barreling east bringing blizzard conditions and dangerous commutes. schools in parts of the south and midwest are closed right now so kids will get an extra long holiday weekend. >> mine never complain about that. >>> we'll start this half hour with tonya harding's mother taking on her daug

not be much different. our patrick oppmann has more from havana. >> reporter: cubans on sunday came out to vote as part of a process that is expected to lead to the beginning of the post castro era on the island. this is how it works. there are not direct elections to pick a new president. what there are is a process where cubans vote either yes or no for a slate of candidates that have been preselected by the government. they're people who are invariably supporters of the cuban revolution, usually members of the communist party of cuba, the only political party allowed on the island. then that new national assembly next month in april will pick a new president and for the first time in decades, that president's last name will not be castro. raul castro is 86 years old. he said he is stepping down after two terms as president. it's time for the next generation to pick a leader. the smart money is on man named miguel diaz kanell. he is currently the president's first vice president. he has the backing of raul castro. and on sunday, we had the opportunity to follow him to his home pro

. last time she did -- ♪ havana oo na na and the performance was unbelievable. tonight's going to top that one. it's unbelievable. she brings it. camila! we love her. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: yeah! >> jimmy: oh, guys, it's time for "bad signs." here we go. this is fun. ♪ ♪ bad signs [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: bad signs was filmed before a live studio audience. >> jimmy: now these are real pictures of funny signs that you guys saw in a store or weird signs that you saw while driving around. you took a photo of it, sent it to us. again, these are 100% real. "bad signs." this first one was sent in by steve payone in new gloucester, maine. he spotted it in the home depot. >> steve: oh. >> jimmy: i love home depot. yeah, check this out, this sign here. this is -- "ask an associate for a demonstration." [ applause ] >> steve: what? >> jimmy: or not. >> steve: or not. i'm no >> jimmy: that wasn't your first choice at home depot? >> steve: no, no. it was my number two choice. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: all right. this next sign was sent in by corrina austin in st.

appear to be the same syndrome that first struck 24 americans at the u.s. embassy in havana last year. where some suffered systems that were similar to brain injury. u.s. officials speculated cuba or russia could be behind the attacks in havana. china is also under suspicion. these latest attacks coming less than a week before president trump's nuclear summit with north korea. a close china ally. china may not have a seat at the negotiating table, u.s. officials tell nbc news they expect the chinese to spy on the historic meeting. sources say china could use a range of techniques, from recruiting waiters and other staff to become informants, to deploying sophisticated electronic surveillance at summit meeting sites. last year, a top u.s. official working in china repeatedly had trouble with his hotel key card. when he brought it back to the u.s., security personnel found a microphone embedded side. raising concerns that next week's singapore summit could become a high stakes spy versus spy battleground. former officials tell nbc news that china poses the most sophisticated counterinte

independence. we'll try to explain and the backlash, ahead. ♪ half of my heart is in havana. ♪ he took me back to east atlanta. ♪ my heart is in havana. am sorr. [music playing] (vo) progress is in the pursuit. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during summer of audi sales event. dagen: welcome back. i'm dagen mcdowell in for maria bartiromo. it's friday, july 6th. your top stories at 7:30 a.m. eastern. a trade war between the world's two largest economies officially under way. just after midnight the united states triggered tariffs on $34 billion worth of chinese goods. president trump vowing to renegotiate previous trade deals with other countries during a rally in montana last night. >> for too long we watched and we waited and we saw, as other countries stole our jobs, cheated our workers and gutted our industry. i have a feeling they'll come along. we'll see. and if they don't, we'll actually do better. we'll actually do better. the united states of america was the piggy bank that everybody was robbing. dagen: meantime, i object vesters are ey

allegations in a new report accused of sexual harassment and spying on workers. ♪ havana oh na na >>> and get ready, camila cabello is bringing "havana" to new york performing live for our giant party in central park. ♪ my heart is in havana >>> i know, it's playing over and over in our heads too. good morning, america. great to have you with us on this friday morning. >> that's right. we have as you just heard camila cabello performing live and look at that audience in central park. they are packed and they are ready to havana-na-na-na. >> i love the girl power here this morning, by the way. >> you're feeling it. >> camila is adding to it. >> she is. >> we'll get to her later. >>> a lot of news to get to starting with that breaking story overnight, a tragedy in missouri. a duck boat full of tourists capsizing in rough waters as a severe thunderstorm was rolling in. at least 13 people killed. tom llamas 18 here and has the latest. >> reporter: robin good morning. dive teams are back in the water. the ntsb sent a go team to look into the horrifying accident. duck boats take touri

rule of the castro brothers. we're live in havana. setting the stage for high-stakes talks, the president says he has no problem walking away from talks with north korea if kim jong-un doesn't negotiate in good faith. former deputy assistant secretary of defense peter brookes talks strategy coming up. also among our guests this hour, "wall street journal" bill mcgurn is back. texas congressman jodey arrington, and "new york post" columnist, michael goodwin. david: the market well off the lows of the day. we're getting a break from high oil prices heading into a big meeting in saudi arabia. phil flynn has details from the cme in chicago but first to nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole we are hearing report about rod rosenstein, the assistant attorney general, who essentially was saying or is rumored to have told the president that he is not the target, that is apparently what improved the markets. still ended lower but it was much lower before. you can see a little pop up at the end of the day. it was the rosenstein news that some people say chan

after takeoff from havana airport. three survivors incredibly were pulled from the wreckage. they were reported to be clinging to life. >>> and in lynchburg, virginia, former president jimmy carter delivered this year's commencement address at liberty university, poking a little fun at last year's speaker, donald trump. check it out. >> this is a wonderful crowd. jerry told me before we came here that it's even bigger, i hate to say this, than it was last year. >> that quip, of course, alluding to the administration's claims that the trump inauguration crowd was the largest ever. carter went on to call discrimination against women and girls the greatest human rights problem in the world. >>> and finally, baltimore at the racetrack. it went down to the wire at the preakness stakes. kentucky derby winner justify, matt dowd's choice racing through the fog and a muddy course. sloppy course there. taking the win. check it out. beating a field of eight other thoroughbreds. to capture the second jewel of horse racing's triple crown. next up for justify, the belmont stakes on june 9th. vy

in havana. castro himself is there to welcome him. the awkwardness between the two men is obvious. this is their last public appearance together. skidded only to see give cover to fail to give a. good on a bad day or you got the good news can. you give our. old holy document. discredited for his handling of the economy has become a political spectacle castro and givati need to find a compromise. and go where to be punished or a bit better ye shall your care they wanted to do. a lawyer be a feat where shall you have gone to war you know what i hope. they only put a man with ground. zero. thought . to moan the. but do you. know do you know. these are food. own. all matthew guest going. to miss on any event what was the i get a job. he's the better of it i feel that freak is something that i feel dizzy to get down to look for the new on national trends and. she did get who did was e.g. regina existed. in april nine hundred sixty five give ata take a mist of a more secretly reaches the congo general mobutu is about to take over with the support of the americans. they are going oh no y

wild night in tijuana and then perhaps cuba and havana also that was happening. >> jimmy: i was thinking about this today about you because i remember when you went to college. >> yes. >> jimmy: and i remember it being a big deal because you were very, very successful at that time. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and you put your career on hold to go to college. and it seemed like an odd thing. >> yeah. i didn't -- interestingly, i didn't really put my career on hold. i think i just made movies nobody saw. because i did -- i was in five movies while i was in college. i shot five films while i was in college. >> jimmy: how did you even manage it? were you really going to college? i did a similar thing in college except for me -- >> you didn't go. >> jimmy: no movies. it was just me eating hamburgers, as i was telling the audience here before. and then i feel like after you did that a lot of actors followed suit. do you feel that way? do you feel like you influenced those people to get an education? >> i don't know if i influenced anybody, but it's a great idea. i just think whatever you do be

song and city havana. >> i'm a proud cuban mexican immigrant. born in eastern havana. standing in front of you on the grammys stage in new york city. [ cheers and applause ] and all i know is just like dreams, these kids can't be forgotten and are worth fighting for. >> reporter: and host james corden finding laughs, recruiting famous faces. including snoop, cher, and even hillary clinton, for a spoken word performance of the trump bio "fire and fury." >> the food was safely premade. >> that's it. we got it. that's the one. >> you think so? the grammy is in the bag? >> in the bag. >> reporter: top awards of the night go to bruno mars. >> look at me, pop. look at me. i'm at the grammys right now. >> reporter: mars' performance of "finesse" threw it back to the glory days of "in living color." ♪ baby >> reporter: with cardi b crushing it before her hometown crowd. ♪ >> rep orter: with the show back in the big apple for the first time in 15 years, u2 took full advantage, at magic hour along the hudson river. ♪ get out on your own way ♪ sugarcoat it for you >> reporter: and ke

north korea to learn the art of killing. we caught a flight from havana bound for moscow and we transferred to another plane, on the tarmac without going into the airport and we were flown to pyongyang. there were no north korean stamps in our passports or anything like that, no official record of us being in north korea. declan was among a handful of official irish republican army volunteers who went to north korea in 1988 to learn how to kill the british. part of the dynasty‘s secret campaign to ferment world revolution. every volunteer was given an ak—47 rifle, short arm and a hand—held rocket launcher. they made it clear the ammunition was very precious. a rifle round was the equivalent of a chicken. do you think people were free to make up their own mind about things? the people were totally brainwashed into believing that the great leader was the most important thing in their lives, absolute adoration. a mixture of brainwashing, out and out love. the ira men were not alone in the terrorist training camp. robert mugabe's special troops were in the compound next to us,

both in havana and in china now, as well. we have asked the chinese for their assistance in doing that. and they have committed to honoring their commitments and the vienna convention to keep american foreign service officers safe. >> reporter: today china's foreign ministry announced it will cooperate with the investigation into the unexplained health issues but said so far, their own investigation has come up empty. >> what i can tell you is that china has investigated the suspected sonic attack against the u.s. embassy and consulate staff in china in quite a responsible manner but we have not found any organization or individual who conducted such an attack. >> reporter: u.s. medical teams are screening additional americans who work in the southern chinese city and a number of u.s. officials are saying they expect the number of folks affected to go up. in washington, i'm garrett tenney, fox news. >>> developing news out of san francisco where tonight police are on the scene of a triple shooting with one of the victims killed. presence in the mission district tonight. good evening, e

sensations. in 2016, american diplomats and family members in havana reported similar symptoms, including dizziness and hearing loss. >>> "the new york times" reports paul ryan dismissed president trump's charge that the fbi planted a spy in his presidential campaign. yesterday, ryan became the highest ranking republican to contradict the president's claim. ryan also said the president should not try to pardon himself after president trump said he had the pow tore do so. >>> "the washington post" reports u.s. border agents made more than 50,000 arrests in may. it could be an indication that so far, increased enforcement tactics have not been effective as a deter tent. >>> jet blue's animal policies allows only dogs, cats and miniature horses. customers with support animals must submit forces. miniature forces are recognized as service and support animals under transportation department guidelines. >> i've never sewnen a miniatur horse like that before. >> i've never seen one on a plane. >>> walmart is now offering wines at bargain places, offering ten labels of wine in 1100 stores. the wi

about a little havana heat to kick up your weekend. ♪ havana ooh na na >> it's camila cabello in a live summer block party in central park. tomorrow. ♪ our heart is in havana >> announcer: only on "gma" presented by king's hawaiian. [ applause ] >>> there's robot. >> oh, yes. >> there she is. >> have a great day, everybody. amy. >> thanks to new york's finest for showing us some of their workout moves. have a great thursday, everyone. let's hit it. come on, guys. something incredible is here at disney california adventure park. it must be epic! thrilling! daring! come ride the incredicoaster. it's going to be simply exhilarating, dahling. >>> good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> and good morning. it's 8:59. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. meteorologist drew tuma, what do you have to say? >> hey, reggie. we're taking a live look at the south bay right now. we have sunshine from this perspective, but the coast still dealing with cloud cover. so temperature wise, a wide range early on. 50s along the coast, but where we have sunshine, alre

children on board crashed shortly after take off from havana's airport. state media reports three people survived the crash and were pulled alive from the wreckage. they are in critical condition. the u.s. state department working to determine whether american citizens were on board that plane. >>> let's take a turn now to the new hope for the tens of millions of americans who suffer from migraines. the fda approved a breakthrough drug to stop migraines before they start. nbc news medical correspondent dr. john torres has the story. >> reporter: 16-year-old's lisa's migraines started when she was a freshman. >> it's all over pain, not just your head. >> reporter: she tried dozens of medications and nothing could stop the more than 15 migraines she would have every month. 39 million americans suffer from migraines but now a major breakthrough. the fda approving the first medication in a new class of drugs to prevent migraines. >> it is targeting one of the causes of the disease rather than just being something invented for something else found useful for migraine. >> reporter: it b

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employee in havana reported health symptoms last month after hearing undefined sounds in her home. cuba says it sent investigators to the house but found no potential source of sound. the u.s. is also investigating similar complaints linked to china. >>> the florida homeowner's association issued a wildlife warning before an alligator killed a 46-year-old woman. she zoo shizuka mat-suky was killed. >>> nadal won in the final sets. look at this. his middle fingern his right hand cramped. he was emotional after the match. it was his 17th grand slam singlehand title. you need your hand. glad that work out for him. >> the nuclear summit is focusing on singapore. ahead, the speck tactical that's taken over the tie nigh island nation. kin with taltz. up to 90% of those with moderate to severe psoriasis had a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaques. most people were still clearer after one year. with taltz, 4 out of 10 even achieved completely clear skin. don't use if you're allergic to taltz. before starting, you should be checked for tuberculosis. taltz may increase risk of infect

going? ♪ havana ooh na na ♪ [ laughter ] >> how about you? ♪ east atlanta na na na ♪ >> i have an idea. ♪ why don't you just meet me in the middle in the middle ♪ >> jimmy: wait, where would that be? ♪ welcome to miami bienvenidos a miami ♪ >> i'll get us an uber to the airport. >> jimmy: whoa, an iphone x, i mean -- i only have an iphone 6. ♪ i still get jealous [ laughter ] >> what's your wi-fi password? ♪ poopy-di scoop scoop diddy whoop whoop-di scoop di poop ♪ [ laughter ] >> wow. i can't believe that actually worked. >> jimmy: how far away is the uber? >> it says it's -- ♪ five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes ♪ >> jimmy: not bad. ♪ let's go let's go let's go ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my thanks to nick jonas. out his new u chec single, "right now," featuring robin schulz. we'll be right back with "thank you notes," everybody. come on back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ music: "bygones" by oliver ] totally re-mixed. introducing the all-new volkswagen jetta. join t-mobile, and get netflix included for the whole family. so you can get

has been suffering from a mysterious illness doctors believe staff at the embassy in havana may have brain injuries envoys from canada and the u.s. first reported headaches dizziness and nausea last year cuba says it doesn't know what's behind the incidents well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the caliph stage of them so much about that. at home i'm a southern jordan. in the eighth century it was a settlement of one of the two major branches of the hashemites. the prophet's own family of the christ troy. known as the bus its these were descendants of the law bus one of muhammad uncles the other branch where the islets descended from. the prophet's cousin and son in law. in seven sixteen abdulla one of the eyelets arrived in and how my name a with a strange story. i had thought any been at you thought it. must i live in almost me silly amended i've been many of them a who had. well. you know what shall be modeled for. some minister they met. our beloved died in and my mom. but in his final hours he confessed to his a bust of cousin muhammad tha

we go. enunciate! here we go. oh, my god. >> havana. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: excuse me. what? >> havana. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: watch it now. watch it now, alicia keys. you're getting very close. ♪ havana ooh nana e >> jimmy: is it a dirty word? >> no. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i freak -- i freak something -- say it again. i -- >> havana. >> jimmy: ha veka! >> havana. >> jimmy: a -- [ laughter ] >> havana. >> jimmy: what was that! was that -- what is that? that's not anything! two ls? ♪ havana havana ooh nana ♪ >> ooh nana. >> jimmy: every day. >> ooh nana. >> jimmy: who let the dogs out? [ laughter ] ooh la la. ooh la la. >> ooh. >> jimmy: ooh. >> ooh. >> jimmy: ooh, child! >> ooh nana. ooh na -- na. >> jimmy: ooh ga. ooh gaga. ooh la la? [ laughter ] sorry. what? >> i'm sorry. but it's "havana ooh nana." >> jimmy: come on, i could have guessed that one! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] you're the champ. you're the champ. the champ is here! alicia keys, everybody! darren criss joins us next. stick around, everybody. i'm so sorry! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ at&t gives you more

little havana heat to kick off your weekend. ♪ havana ooh na na >> announcer: camila cabella in a live summer block party in central park. friday. ♪ my heart is in havana >> only on "gma" presented by king's hawaiian. >> we certainly appreciate you watching the. and thanks to all the brave firefighters from the fdny. [ applause ] >> so great to have them with us. we want to tell you guys have a great wednesday, right? happy hump day. say good-bye, you guys. something incredible is here at disney california adventure park. it must be epic! thrilling! daring! come ride the incredicoaster. it's going to be simply exhilarating, dahling. >>> good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >>> good morning. it's 8:59. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. meteorologist drew tuma says it's going to be the hottest day of the week, right? >> that's exactly right, reggie. we're beginning to see that cloud cover break down. still low visibility, half moon bay, 6 at santa rosa. with clear skies, brentwood at 72 degrees. later on today, 70s and 80s around the ba

and their family members began falling ill in havana after experiencing disturbing sensations of sounds and vibrations." so, it's true what they say: the rhythm is gonna get you. ( laughter ) gloria estefan tried to warn us. ( laughter ) these incidents are leading to concern that americans "may be the target of 'sonic attacks' by a rival country." a rival country is attacking us with sound, is it: panama! panama! ( cheers and applause ) ( piano riff ) thank you! we miss you, diamond dave. ( laughter ) well, this is a terrifying trend. i'm just glad i'm safe, broadcasting here on american soil... is what i thought, until this happened during yesterday's taping: executive clemency is officially just a reality tv show at this point. (beep beep) hold on. cheese it, it's the cops! i don't know what's going on here. (beep beep) fire alarm? well, this is a first. ( laughter ) let's just keep rolling. there's a fire alarm going on in the ed sullivan theatre because these jokes are so (bleep) hot. (cheers and applause) now, now -- that's not true. that's not true. we later found out late

below an embassy whether diplomatic presence nonetheless just as we had in havana, cuba, we had for decades. that is not a reward for bad behavior at all. it's mutually reciprocal and it would give us that presence there more insight and understanding into north korea, provide conduit for information in to north korea is well give north koreans a sense of security by having official u.s. presence there. i also think they should think about guslis north carolina what the north korean might say when asked, what is it that would take you to feel secure so that you don't need nuclear weapons. one more point ought to think about, when we say denuclearizationn and nuclear -- of the korean peninsula have a two-way street. if the north koreans can assert we have responsibility to denuclearization nuclearize and restrict our nuclear umbrella. or an operational proximity. seems to me that those are things they ought to discuss but the main point i would make is, why not establish a regular conduit of communications. >> brennan: we will see. thank you very much, director clapper. we'll be righ

deadly plane crash just outside of havana. the plane went down just after takeoff, erupting into a towering fireball. more than 100 people dead. just three people were pulled from the wreckage, and tonight they are clinging to life. here's abc's victor oquendo. >> reporter: tonight the staggering death toll climbing in cuba. 110 now dead, and investigators are still trying to figure out why this plane plummeted from the sky. the fireball and smoke could be seen for miles in havana. cubans rushing to the crash site just moments after the 737 went down and erupted in flames friday. among the dead, 20 priests from an evangelical church. somehow three people were pulled from the fiery wreckage alive. they're now fighting for their lives inside this hospital. this woman saying her daughter emily is one of those survivors. now she's clinging to her faith in god and her doctors. but dozens of other families crowded into the airport terminal eager for updates on their loved ones, but hope is dwindling as cuba's state tv begins posting photos of victims on their facebook page. a towering st

leaving the international airport in havana. it was a domestic flight. the plane was heading to holguin at the eastern end of the island. authorities say there were 104 passengers and six crew on board. it appears all were killed except for three women passengers who were taken to a hospital in critical condition. cuban president says they are working on identifying the remains. at this time it is not clear what caused the crash. the plane was owned by a mexican airline and being leased by a cuban airline. >>> there is a new development in a scandal involving a now former member of the santa clara city council. the santa clara school district says it has placed dominic caserta on paid leave pending the outcome of an investigation. he taught civics at santa clara high school. he came under fire amid allegations he sexually harassed students and campaign staffers. he already stepped down from his seat on the city council and suspended his campaign for county supervisor. >>> the hotly contested race to fill that county supervisor seat took another turn today. one of the candidates held a n

. >> reporter: the mystery, who or what caused american officials living in these havana homes and hotels, to suffer headaches, dizziness, and some serious brain injuries, similar to a concussion? last year, cuban investigators said they would never allow their territory to be used that way. but now russia is the leading suspect. nbc news has learned according to three u.s. officials and two others briefed on the investigation. evidence they say backed up by highly secret communications intercepts collected during a lengthy and ongoing investigation involving the fbi, cia, and other agencies. u.s. officials also tell nbc news investigators now believe the americans were deliberately targeted. >> this is not an accident, and those who think this is some sort of rogue operation i think are operating in a fantasy world. >> reporter: the state department says it is still investigating. >> we have not assigned any blame, and we continue to look into this. >> reporter: why would russia target american officials? the leading theory, to disrupt president obama's opening to then cuban leader raul cast

stationed in havana, 12-monday period. the met not used to attack them is not yet clear. that is mysterious. the fact they have been injured is not mysterious. it is, there is every reason to believe thatter this the subject of an attack of some sort. sophisticated one because we can't even figure out how it is 24 people to suffer these sorts of injuries all within a condensed period of time. what i am saying is two things. first of all, no matter what there is no way you can conduct sophisticated attacks targeting american ghost officials in havana without the cuban government at least knowing about it. and number two, you can't have people in havana if you guarranty their safety. we can not tell people stationed there, here are the things you need to do in order to protect yourself because we don't know what they're protecting themselves against. of course the big part of this hearing to see how the state department handled this. in other words, this opening to cuba under obama and we want to get to the bottom of what did they do when they started finding out? did they respond

and laugh." let the party commence. rated pg-13. ♪ (phone message chime) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ havana ooh na na >> welcome back to "gma." na, na, na. that's camila cabella's hit "havana" and everybody get ready. the superstar is going to perform live in central park this friday. >> look at them moving and grooving over there. yeah. >> our audience is getting their groove on. >> they're deltas. they feel it. they feel it. >> it's all coming to us on friday. we're looking forward to that. >>> now the top headlines we're following this morning. president trump back in washington facing new fallout after that stunning summit with russian president vladimir putin where trump appeared to side with putin over america's own intelligence community. some members of his own party calling it disgraceful. president trump will meet with members of congress in washington this afternoon. >>> also this morning, a wildfire burning near yosemite national park is growing. forcing more evacuations. it's already scorched more than 9,000 acres. hundreds of firefighters are battling it right now. >>> and washington na

off from the airport in havana. crashing into a farm field erupting into a fire ball. almost everyone on board believed to be lost. miraculously there were survivors. our miami station is on the scene with dramatic pictures. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: the fireball, just after impact. and chaos at the cuban crash scene. what appears to be one of three survivors, according to state media, shuttled quickly to an ambulance. the jetliner, with more than 100 on board, slamming into a field of crops in havana. our affiliate wplg is on the scene. >> look at the crowd. >> look at the crowd. these are all cubans trying to figure out exactly what happened. many of them say they arrived here when they saw a plume of smoke. >> reporter: difficult to recognize the boeing 737, as water was poured onto the wreckage, just a couple of miles from the airport where the jet took off from. >> it would suggest something catastrophic happened either on the takeoff roll or right as the aircraft was lifting into the air. perhaps an engine failure. perhaps a controllability issue. >> repor

accused cuba of producing chemical weapons. >> right. >> and i was in havana. fidel castro invited me, camera crew, we were shooting a documentary. we went in and he took me into their medical facilities where they were making vaccines, which have recently been approved by the fda, they're very far ahead of that on pharmaceuticals. it was one of the weirdest experiences i've ever had, wearing a white suit in a lab with fidel castro, to disprove john bolton. >> you and castro, disproving bolton. >> you're going to hear a lot of that, a lot of unproved accusations. >> he is extreme, to say the least. >> and certainly it's a great fit for donald trump. >> yikes. andrew drooe drea mitchell, tha. >>> new report iing on the president's legal drama and the trouble he's having finding lawyers who represent him in the russia probe. >>> plus former u.s. ambassador nick burns with reaction to the president appointing john bolton as national security adviser. "morning joe" is coming right back. liberty mutual stood with me when i was too busy with the kids to get a repair estimate. i just snapped

children of all backgrounds with centers in little havana, it offers a health care and nurturing environment for over 1,200 underprivileged children. the staff also offers enriching and educational social programs for the parents of the students such as english classes, training work shops. these life-changing services empower children and their families within our debater miami community. mr. speaker, i would like to congratulate involved for all they have accomplished these past 50 years and thank them for improving the lives of so many in my congressional district. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yield back. for what purpose does gentlelady from arizona seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i want to thank you and the members of the distinguished body for welcoming me. representing the people of arizona's corningsal district 8 is truly an honor. ms. lesko: i'm eager to work with you to accomplish what my constituents sent me he

cuba and now in china. sings 2016, 24 diplomats in havana have suffered symptoms related to a high pitch sound. frightening. new overnight certify steph cury and the warriors. president trump shut down a possible white house celebration. >> i didn't invite lebron james. and i didn't invite seth steph curry. we have other teams that are coming. abby: last year he withdrew answer invin investigation to the warriors after steph curry said he would rather not attend that ceremony. pete: i love nba basketball i have to set it all aside. abby: can't we compartmentize. pete: i don't care what steph curry's politics are. i want him to hit a three. great team unbelievable. president trump offering an olive branch to anthem-kneelers. >> have a lot of people in the nfl, they are not proud enough to stand for our national anthem. ask them to recommend to me people that were unfairly treated. pete: is that out answer to finding a common ground? we're going to debate it coming up next. >> the power of the pardon is a lovely thing. sports league not proud enough to stand for the national anthem.

on takeoff from havana. hawaiians brace for more eruptions. >> reporter: this is fissure 20-d, and it only looks as ouough we stumbled on the entrance to hell. >> glor: and, the excitement is building for the royal wedding, now just hours away. this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor, reporting tonight from santa fe, texas. >> glor: this is our western edition. we are at sante fe high school, about 30 miles southeast of houston, the scene of another mass shooting in america today. at least ten people were killed today-- nine students and one adult. ten others were hurt. we are just beginning tonight to learn the identities of the dead. among them, anne perkins, a substitute teacher, and sabika sheikh, an exchange student from pakistan. police say the gunman in custody tonight is a 17-year-old junior at the school. they say he was armed with a shotgun and a revolver. police are searching the suspect's car and his parents' home tonight. >> glor: the chaos played out over police radio calls. >> glor: police say the shooter had a shotgun and a .38- revolver. and began shooting ju

below an embassy but a diplomatic presence nonetheless just as we had in havana, cuba for decades to deal with the government we didn't recognize. >> so ambassador hill, what's missing in this? do you think that communications channels that play out between diplomats rather than places like twitter in the case of the president would be better? do you agree with director clapper, former director clapper's assessment? >> i think it would be better, but let me mention the following. the chinese had this idea back in 2006. i took it back to washington. everyone hate the the idea of setting up some u.s. interest group, but finally they agreed. i went back to the north koreans and i said to the now senior vice minister who has come up on the net a couple times lately. good news. we've aid grow to establish informal sessions in pyongyang and you'll establish one in washington and he looked at me like that was the dumbest idea we've ever heard. he said, no, we're not interested in that. it was a chinese idea that worked for them. i'm not sure the north koreans are interested. i would also li

capital of havana. according to state media, three people have survived but are in a critical condition in hospital. the boeing 737 was headed to holguin, in the east of the island, but came down in a field shortly after take—off. bmw has announced it will be recalling a further 88,000 vehicles because of a fire risk. earlier this month, an investigation by the bbc‘s watchdog programme found that more than 300,000 of the company's vehicles could be at risk of engine failure. a further 200,000 bmw cars had already been called in for other safety checks. it is 11 minutes past six. good morning to you. it is a lovely morning. it will warm up as well. now, let's cross to charlie, who is just outside the castle gates. i hope people at home are getting a sense of how magical it looks here in windsor of this morning. we have had a beautiful sunrise, you can see the sun rising behind me, it is exquisite, the setting for the royal wedding. we have every angle of the buildup covered for you. let's get a sense of where we are, the logistics for all our reporters and correspondence th

down the atlantic coast in 2014 and 2015. even docked in havana in 2015 last year, when the president was asked about it, when it was off of connecticut, he said, well i could just blow it, quote right out of the water, he much rather get along with russia. we're told by pentagon officials when this ship recently docked in jamaica, the political officer aboard had to a accompany all sailors, lest should defect. guys? brian: very interesting. steve: griff, don't we do the same thing essentially? reporter: we do, absolutely. there is ship leaving the russia coast there. we routinely fly in the baltics our air force equipment which is, we believe, far superior to what the russians have off of our coast here in the atlantic. brian: darn right. carnival cruises goes there too. they also go to moscow. ainsley: okay for us to do it. they are not allowed to. steve: thank you very much. brian: talk immigration if we can. the president made news whether he said listen, give the daca a pathway to citizenship, nine to 11 months. "new york times" would you sit down with chuck schumer about the wal

yesterday from havana. it was headed to eastern cuba with 110 people on board. three women survived. they are in grave condition. the cause of the crash is under investigation. a frightening sight this morning in alexandria, virginia outside washington. a rail bridge partially collapsed, forcing a freight train off the tracks. 30 train cars derailed. remarkably, no one was hurt. the train was not carrying hazardous cargo. officials are looking into what caused the bridge to buckle. test is is ♪ is well justified. he won the preekness stakes in baltimore. has now won two of this year's triple crown races. he will shoot for third jewel of the triple crown next month at the belmont stakes. one of the most iconic electric enitars in rock history was on the auction block today in new york. ♪ ♪ bob dylan's 1965 fender telecaster sold for $490,000. dylan played the guitar throughout the 1960's and 70's. it has also been played by eric clapton, george harrison, and robbie robertson. up next: after the royal eds?ing, what's next for the newlyweds? akevery day. it traps and removes the

from phil lebeau. >> we are tracking reports of an airplane crash in havana cuba. according to the reports out of the cuban state media, it is a blue panorama airlines boeing 737. but it's not a blue panorama flight the plane is blue panoramas but it's being lease by cue bannos one of the state airlines for the country of a we are told that according to the reports there are more than 100 people on board, 104 or 107. it was flying to the eastern part of the country. it was a domestic flight within a. again the reports are this was a boeing 737 operated by cue banna that has crashed just outside of havana after takeoff no indication yet in terms of fatalities, injuries, et cetera. obviously we are tracking these reports. as soon as we get more, we will let you know melissa back to you. >> thank you phil lebeau >>> thank you, fill phil lebeauh the latest on that crash in cuba michelle, over to you. >>> everyone is piling into the screening business nowadays. how much higher can netflix go he's betting on double-digit growth from here what do advisors look for in an etf? don't just tr

unfortunately out of cuba. a commercial plane has crashed upon taking off from the havana airport. we understand there are 104 people on board. it was a boeing 737. no word on casualties yet, but we'll keep you updated on the story at abc 7 news. >>> take a look at the night video showing lava erupting from the ground of the east side of hawaii's big island. a new fissure opened up, the 21st vent since may 3rd. most of the debris ejected from the crater probably fell close to the explosion site. scientists expect volcanic activity to continue. >>> all right, it's friday, so you know what that means, time for this week's perfect pet. after the break, drew will be back to tell us about how to take -- minute. >>> snapping turtle search. >> don't let it get bitten. >> it's a >>> everyone is talking about the royal wedding this morning. prince harry's taking an american as her bride tomorrow, but she's not the only american to ascend to royalty. rita hayworth, on the left, married the son of the leader of the shia muslim community in 1949, and lisa married king hussein of jordan, and grace

little havana. large cuban american community in south florida. the race here. this is a fascinating race in a fascinating district. donna shalala. bill clinton's hhs secretary and the university of miami president. he's running to be a freshman member of congress. she's well into her 70s and wants to be a freshman in congress. her opponent, a former univision anchor. this is an open seat race. check this number out. hillary clinton won this district by 20 points in 2016. like i said, though, the republican congresswoman. this is the most pro-hillary clinton. the most anti-trump district in america that still elected a republican to the house in 2016. this assumption is this would be an easy democratic pick up. we mentioned very, very large hispanic, large cuban american population. donna doesn't speak spanish. maria salazar well known. democrats find themselves spending money trying to prop up shalala in this race. republicans find themselves thinking they might be competitive to hold this race. this was race on nobody's radar because of that margin in 2016. >> steve, thank you very much