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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

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. >> that will be something to tune in for. >>> the history unfolding in havana. president obama going where no u.s. president has gone for 88 years. just watching him on the streets of havana amazing. in the capital of cuba, the trip is the most prominent sign of the new normal of the relations with the countries. he will meet with the president and talk about human rights. we get more on the president's trip from cnn's jim acosta. >> reporter: christine and miguel, changes in the air in cuba as president obama spends the first full day on the island. he will lay a wreath at the memorial. he will hold a bilateral meeting with president raul castro. he toured old havana with the first family. he stopped by the cathedral. he talked to the embassy staff here in cuba. >> it's been nearly 90 years since a u.s. president stepped foot in cuba. it is wonderful to be here. back in 1928, president coolidge came on a battleship. it took him three days to get here. it only took me three hours. >> reporter: tomorrow, the president will give a speech to the cuban people. he will talk about expanding huma

transporting passengers and goods between florida and havana. it's not clear when the ferries might become operational. ferries between the two countries ended with the cuban revolution in 1959. >>. that's about ten hours. that's a long ride. >>> time for an "early start." stocks are up a bit from yesterday. the dow fell 142 points. the nast dak dropped 1.6%. the trade deficit is at a six-year high. oil back up to $60 a barrel. they fell below $45 earlier this year. prices have been moving up ever since. prices collapse edd because of a supply glut and weak demand that seems to be turning a corner with u.s. production falling and better than expected economic growth in europe. so really oil prices a big driver here today. >>> baltimore's police chief, he was surprised when he heard charges six of his officers. said he had only had minutes warning before the rest of the world found out. he now speaks in an interview with cnn. every day people fall, from a simple misstep, to tripping over a rug, to just losing their balance. and not being able to get up from a fall can have serious lifetime

. 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

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

simultaneous announcements today and reopening embassies in havana and washington and exchanging ambassadors. this is something -- think back to 1961! >> i'm not that old! i can't. >> the biggest step in establishing full diplomatic relations for the first time in more than five decades. >> reporter: this has been in the works for months but now the reality of ending decades of cold war tensions with cuba is fast approaching. senior administration official say both the u.s. and cuba will announce later on this morning that they have reached an agreement to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in havana and washington. for now both governments have only had small intersection official but now the official will become full-blown embassies. the president and secretary of state john kerry will have later to say on this later on this morning. john kirby told cnn that kerry may travel to havana for that embassy opening. here is what he had to say. >> clearly that is something we are entertaining but i don't have anything to talk about in terms of his travel right now. what we are

embassy in havana for the first time in more than 50 years. there will be a cuban embassy in washington. one key part of the deal, the release of contractor alan gross. he has been in a cuban prison for five years. 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. >> also a spy swap. three cubans convicted of espionage released from the prisons. senior white house correspondent jim acosta has the latest. >> reporter: john, not a lifting of the embargo, but cold war has started to thaw. the diplomatic deal was started 18 months ago in june of last year. senior officials say it took place in canada and the wheels were in motion when obama and raul castro shook hands last year. the development of alan gross and cuba. pope francis sent letters to cuba and the united states to urge a resolution of gross' status. mr. obama and raul castro hammered out the deal. the first contact since the cuban revolution more than 50 years ago. at the white house at the hanukkah celebration, the presi

embassy embassies in havana and washington. the obama administration says the historic transition could begin before the end of the month. >>> the jury that convicted dzhokhar tsarnaev on all 30 counts in the boston marathon bombing is deliberating to sentence him to life in prison or death. the tsarnaev jury got the case wednesday following closing arguments. deborah feyerick has latest in boston. >> reporter: deliberations have begun. in closing arguments, both sides made three critical points. the punishment. prosecutors say that giving dzhokhar tsarnaev death would not be giving him what he wants, which is allegedly martrydom. tsarnaev's lawyers say that life in prison is not a lesser sentence. it is another sentence. one in which he would be locked away in a bleak environment all but forgotten. the second point, brother tamerlan. prosecutors say that nowhere in the boat note justifying what he did does dzhokhar tsarnaev ever say my brother made me do it. tsarnaev's lawyers say dzokhar grew up the invisible kid. the third issue is remorse. dzokhar's actions after the bombing shows h

of goods and tourists is another option. we have more from havana. >> reporter: we have two cubas. this is one visitors don't see. a grim place. buildings are collapsing around me. people are hanging on. part of that is due to the long time economic sanctions from the u.s. part of that is due to the cuban government's inability to manage the economy. you talk about how people only make about $20 a month. not enough to get by. it is what they have. they have, of course, old cars passed down for generations. they keep running. they look like they could fall apart anytime. some of them do. you talk about people in impoverished neighborhoods like this one. you talk about the improved u.s. and cuba relations mean for them. they talk about how they don't just want to improve the economic relations, they need it to. >> translator: you try to make things better so we have more. we have enough, but more would be better. >> reporter: this is the other cuba. the one that is for international visitors who come to cuba with hard currency to spend. the walls are painted and buildings are not fa

cuba from the state list of terrorism. it is key to reestablish embassies in havana and washington. a lot of speculation this would have been taken care of by now. the president, when asked about normalizing relations with cuba on thursday dismissed the notion this is taking too long. >> in terms of the overall process of establishing diplomatic relations with cuba i think they are proceeding as i expected. i never foresaw that immediately overnight everything would transform itself. that suddenly cuba became a partner diplomatically with us the way jamaica is for example. that will take some time. >> reporter: one sign of the difficult work that lies ahead, a couple of fights broke out in panama city with cubans and dis disdants from the island. that is not expected to pose a threat. it is a reminder of the hard feelings exist on the island. >>> thank you jim. >> we have deadly storms across the midwest. we will tell you the damage that was done and what comes next right after the break. look at that. >>> deadly destructive tornadoes tear through the midwest. communities destroyed. r

mclaughlin, thank you. >>> it's opening day for embassies in washington and havana marking a new era in diplomatic relations with the countries. relations severed 50 years ago. the american flag will not immediately fly outside the cuban embassy. that will happen when john kerry visits in august. >>> european stock markets are higher. last week, strong earnings pushed the nasdaq to a strong close. the s&p snapped a three-day losing streak. investors are buying in as worries of greece fade and the quarterly profit reports are solid. the dow is up 1.5% for the year. the s&p is up 3%. the nasdaq up nearly 10% for the year. >>> new testimony from bill cosby revealed the comedian under oath about drugs, sex and younger women. what we're learning ahead. ♪ if you can't stand the heat, get off the test track. get the mercedes-benz you've been burning for at the summer event, going on now at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. hurry, before this opportunity cools off. share your summer moments in your mercedes-benz with us. what do you think of when you think of the united states postal serv

. since then, embassies have reopened in washington and havana. >>> denies all around from eliot spitzer on the alleged assault in the hotel room. the allegation was made by a russian woman with emotional difficulties. he has known her for several years, but she is not his girlfriend. >>> three months after a deadly shooting rampage. a colorado planned parenthood clinic is up and running. the colorado springs facility opened the doors on monddamonda. three people were killed and nine wounded during a five-hour standoff in november that started when a gunman opened fire and stormed inside. 57-year-old robert lewis deer faces 200 felony counts. >>> the national president of the naacp has issued an ultimatum over the water crisis in flint, michigan. cornell brooks says if governor snyder doesn't have a plan to replace the lead water pipes in the next 30 days, the group will call for mass protest and disobedience in flint. brooks says it is non disruptive. the governor says the state is working with great urgency to fix the pipes. >>> the same storm system that brought snow and freez

establishing embassies in havana and washington. there was speculation this would be taken care of right now. the president was asked about that on thursday and dismissed the notion this is taking too long. >> in terms of the overall process of establishing diplomatic relations with cuba, i think they are proceeding as i expected. i never foresaw that immediately overnight everything would transform itself. that suddenly cuba became a partner diplomatically with us the way jamaica is for example. that's going to take some time. >> reporter: one sign of the difficult work that lies ahead, fights have broken out in panama city with cubans and dissidents from the island that traveled for the summit. that is not expected to pose a threat for the summit it is a reminder of the hard feelings that exist. john. >>> thanks jim. >> google rated the best place to work. so what does it take to get a job at google? the inside scoop next. financial noise financial noise financial noise financial noise all these networks keep making different claims. it gets confusing. fastest, the strongest the

blocked the gitmo inmates into the united states. officials in havana request that guantanamo bay be turned back to cuban control. >>> let's get a check of your money with alison kosik. >> we saw the dow, christine, fall for the second day in a row. tumbleing 68 points. a 4% decline in shares of apple after apple did not sell as many iphones last quarter. today, u.s. futures are pointing higher. $18.5 million. that's how much discover bank will pay for illegal student loan practices. consumer financial protection bureau says discover inflated bills and misled borrowers. discover violated debt collection rules by calling people early in the morning or late at night. $16 million of the fine will be refunded to more than 100,000 consumers. the rest of the money will be paid as a penalty. a slap on the wrist. not a huge fine there, but it is the first action by the cfpb. >> we have seen the cfpb get more pro-active. thank you so much. nice to see you. talk to you later in the half hour. >>> lindsey graham firing back after donald trump gave out his cell phone number on live tv. check out

killers and other radicals, some spent decades here. chesimard lived openly in havana for some time. after the reward increased to $2 million, she has all but disappeared from view. the united states argues she should be returned and all fugitives should be returned. cuba says there is no extradition agreement with the two countries because after the 1959 revolution, fidel castro wanted fugitives returned, but u.s. would not return them. this will continue as they continue to talk about normalizing ties. with closer tie was cuba, they will have a better chance of winning the return of the fugitives so they can at long last face justice. christine. >> patrick oppmann, thank you. >>> later today, republicans will release a report of a culture of bias at the irs. it will claim irs employees subverted the non-partisan mission to advance the political goals of president obama. several officials, including the acting irs commissioner have already lost their jobs. >>> a four-star general will decide the fate of bowe bergdahl. general mark milley will decide to charge bergdahl for leaving h

moves on from havana on monday. he flies to the eastern province of the cuba. a series of masses over the next couple days in santiago before he flies to the united states and start his pilgrimage in washington, new york and philadelphia. >>> thank you for that, ed. defectors from isis reveals disillusionment with the group. the research group that studies radicalization studies defectors from isis. many disapprove of the killing of hostages and civilians as well as hostility. >>> 52 minutes past the hour. if you are a workaholic, you may want to consider moving to one of these cities. next. moms knowafter brushing, mouths often need a helping hand. listerine® total care helps prevent cavities, strengthens teeth and restores tooth enamel. it's an easy way to give listerine® total care to the total family. listerine® total care. one bottle, six benefits. power to your mouth™. and for kids starting at age six, listerine® smart rinse delivers extra cavity protection after brushing. i brto get us moving.tein i'm new ensure active high protein. i help you recharge with nutritious ene

pay respects at revolution square in havana. today, cubans will celebrate the former dictator with hourly cannon shots. president raul castro declared a nine-day mourning period following his death last friday. his ashes will be taken to s santiago on friday. >>> and michael slager on trial for murder. he is expected to testify in his own defense today. slager is charged with shooting an unarmed motorist walter scott as scott fled a traffic stop last year in south carolina. this murder case could go to the jury later this week. slager faces 30 years to life if convicted. >>> a federal judge approved a motion by dylann roof to represent himself at trial. he killed nine people in the south carolina church last year in charleston. he was declared competent to stand trial. the judge ruled that roof can object to any potential jurors. if convicted, he faces the death penalty. >>> the governor of north carolina north dakota is issuing an order where people have been camped out for muonths. the governor says the order will stay in place indefinitely. anyone who does not comply, does so at

, bank robbers, cop killers, and other radicals who spent decades here. chesimard lived in havana for some time. after the reward increased to $2 million, she disappeared from view. the u.s. argues that all of the fugitives should be returned. cuba says there is no extradition agreement with the countries because they say after the 1959 revolution, fidel castro saw the return of batista officials. this is one of the issues that is bound to come up as cuban and u.s. officials meet to talk about resumption of normalized ties. they believe they will have a better chance of winning the return of these fugitives so they can at long last face justice. christine. >> patrick, thank you. >>> later today, house republicans will release a report alleging a culture of bias at the internal revenue service. it will claim that agents were advancing the political goals of president obama. >>> a four-star general will decide bowe bergdahl's state. he will decide whether to charge the 28 criminally for leaving his post in 2009. his decision will consider our report by bergdahl's former platoon mates wh

respects to fidel castro at revolution square in havana. today, cubans will salute the dictator with hourly cannon firings and a mass rally in the revolution square. raul castro declared a nine-day mourning period. his ashes will be taken to the city where he launched the cuban revolution. >>> and in south carolina, michael slager is expected to testify in his own defense today. slager is shortaged wi shooting as he fled a traffic stop last year. this case could go to the jury later this week. slager faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted. >>> a federal judge approved a motion by defendant dylann roof to defend himself at trial. he is accused of killing nine people in south carolina at a church. he was declared competee ppeten stand trial. the judge ruled that roof can object to any jurors he feels are not fit to decide his fate. if convicted, he faces the death penalty. remarkable to think of him standing if front of the courtroom with survivors and actually questioning them. some said it is a revictimization or shows incredible narcissism. it is his right. >> indeed. >>> the

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. >>> high level talks with the u.s. and cuba are held in havana. it will focus on trade and travel and reopening the embassy embassies. this comes weeks after president obama and raul castro ended six decades of estrangements. >>> and the republicans dropped plans to ban the abortions after 20 weeks. objections from women on the hill and moderates left the votes short marking the anniversary of the rowe versus wade decision. >>> president obama issuing an executive order for federal programs in the arctic ocean. the president says it is necessary for the climate change that transformed the arctic. one alaska senator says it focuses too much on climate change and too little on development and build up of critical infrastructure. >> some votes in the senate on issue of climate change. senate voting 98-1 and saying it is real and not a hoax. however, other votes of whether humans contribute to climate change and they did not vote yes on those amendments. senate passing amendments saying climate change is real but not willing to say humans are a cause. >>> president obama is still on t

for energy. >>> the u.s. is pressing cuba to allow the opening of an american embassy in havana by april. reuters reports that washington wants diplomatic ties before the summit in april. cuba is demanding removal from the list of state sponsor of terrorism first. officials say the review of cuba is rushed. >>> the national tour to push middle class initiatives and community college plan takes the president to indianapolis today. he will participate in a town hall this afternoon. his free two-year college plan may be a tough sell in indiana as well as washington. a proposal in the indiana general assembly is going nowhere. it has received also a chilly reception among some republicans. >>> time for an early start on your money. stocks are up now for the year finally. u.s. stock futures pointing higher this morning. yesterday was good day. the dow up 211 points. february has been a great month. so great that stocks have recovered all of the losses from january. rising oil prices are giving the market a boost. oil rose above $50. it has been wild in the oil markets. prices have been

direct flights between several u.s. cities and havana. the most sought after destination on the island. it is important to point out people cannot travel to cuba for tourism. you have to fit into one of the 12 categories. education or visiting family. back to you, george and christine. >> all right. rene, thank you for that. >>> more people are dying on america's roads and highways. government stats show traffic deaths rose 7% between 2014 and 2015. that is the biggest jump in almost 50 years. this year is on track to be worse. officials say increased smartphone use is a culprit. they say job growth and lower gas prices are factors. more people with more time on the road. >>> a medical study reveals promising results for an alzheimer's drug. researchers say the drug cleared toxic plaque in the brains of early stage alzheimer's patients. doctors believe plaque deposits play a role in blocking communications among nerve cells. it has not shown cognitive benefits. >>> 49 minutes past the hour. the first day of september. the stock market accomplished something we have not seen since 1970.

in havana the initial discussions are trade and travel and reopening embassies. these talks come weeks after president obama and raul castro ended nearly six decades of he strangement. >>> objections from female lawmakers left leaders short of the vote needed to pass it. this is marking the anniversary of the rowe v. wade decision. >>> the president says this is a necessary response of climate change for the arctic. one alaska senator says the order does not do enough and focuses too much on climate change and too little on development and build up of infrastructure. >>> as for the political climate. climate change is real and not a hoax. that measure passed by 98-1 margin. senators voted down the amendment to the keystone pipeline. >> they said climate change exists, but humans are not contributing. >>> the president is on the road trying to sell his middle class economic program and other ideas in the state of the union. he delivers a speech today at the university of kansas and he turns to washington where he will be interviewed by several youtube stars. >>> asian shares ended

cuba with about 20 of them to havana. u.s. airlines will now be invited to apply for operating the flights. >>> time for an early start on your money this morning. future, stock futures pointing just lower right now following a nice rally yesterday. oil price edging lower. stockmarkets in europe are mixed. america's bull market in stocks may end soon but it's not time to panic just yet. there's a 50% chance u.s. stocks will dive into the bear market this year. most believe the fall will be short-lived. here's what that bull market will look like. it's the third all-time. since the recession lows in march of 2009, the s&p is up an amazing 180%. this year the stocks have come close to breaking a streak and entering the bear market but experts in this survey think the s&p 500 will end the year with a 2.5% gain. that's a jump of 11% from its current level. you know, it's been such a painful start to the year, miguel, that when you show a chart that says 180% since 2009 -- >> when you say panic, i'm going to start panicking. >> panicking is never good. >> i'll panic later. >>> violence

havana. it has been 70 years. kerry says human rights will be the top issue. kerry plans to meet with opponents of the cuban government. >>> nsa used the phone surveillance program to find issues related to tehran and terrorist. sprint as at&t are listed in the operation. this comes weeks as congress will vote on the nuclear deal with iran. >>> overnight in baghdad, at least 36 people killed when a bomb exploded in a crowded vegetable market. iraqis say it blew up in a mostly shi'ite area. isis has claimed responsibility for two other deadly bombings near baghdad this past month. >>> breaking news. explosions rocking a warehouse in northeast china killing at least 44 people. many of them firefighters. this disaster unfolding in the port city of tianjin. dozens of firefighters are missing at this hour. the blast at a facility that handles hazardous materials knocked down doors for miles. i want to get the latest on the situation from cnn's will ripley. he is in tianjin, china. >> reporter: christine, good morning. it has been a very difficult day as the number of dead and injured conti

embassy in havana. it has been 70 years since a secretary of state made that visit. he will meet with the cuban foreign minister. >>> the nsa has used the phone surveillance program to search for operatives of the iranian government and search for terrorists organizations linked to tehran. that's according to the new york times. sprint and at&t are listed as participants. the disclosure coming weeks before congress is scheduled to vote on a nuclear deal with iran. >>> overnight in baghdad. 36 people killed when a bomb exploded in a crowded vegetable market. iraqi officials say the bomb was loaded on a truck and blew up in the mostly shi'ite area. dozens more people wounded. no clear who was behind the blast, but isis claimed responsibility for two other deadly bombings in baghdad over the past month. >>> let's get an early start on your money. china devaluing the yuan for the third straight day. this devaluation is coming to an end according to the central bank. alison kosik is here. markets now snapping back. >> seeing a lot of relief and green arrows. stocks are higher. asian s

lightly when refusing to directly criticize the cuban dictators. more from ed lavandera in havana. >> reporter: pope francis ended the first full day in cuba meeting with a large group of young people. the vatican brought in a wifi system and encouraged people in the crowd to send social media messages to the world. more than because cube is an one of the most disconnected countries on the planet. access to the wifi connection is rare for many people. this was significant. the pope seemed to enjoy all of it. now he moves on from havana on monday. he flies to the eastern provinces of cuba and holding masses for the next couple days before he flies to the united states and saturdays his pilgrimage and visits washington, philadelphia and new york. >> thank you. >>> defectors from isis revealing disillusionment with the group. the group that studies radicalization researched it. many say they disapprove by killing of hostages by isis and others fighting government forces. >>> and the shake up for race for president. donald trump and ben carson facing new criticism for what they are sa

the u.s. officials in havana are demanding the united states turn guantanamo bay back to cuban control. >>> let's get an early start on your money this morning. alison kosik is here. another tough day for stocks. what's going on? >> second quarter earnings season causing stocks to hang out in the red. we saw the dow tumble 68 points. we saw stocks lose ground after a 4% drop in apple shares. that is after apple did not sell as many iphones last quarter as expected. european markets are in the green. $18.5 million. that is how much discover bank will pay for misleading consumer practices. misled student borrowers about the student loan benefits. it violated debt collection rules by calling people early in the morning or very late at night. $16 million will be refunded to more than 100,000 consumers. the rest will be paid as a penalty. this is significant because this bureau is really making a statement on the loan service companies. >> a new protection bureau for the money police if you will. thank you so much. >>> lindsey graham firing back at donald trump after the republican

reopening of embassyies and havana's place on the terror sponsors. >>> on a day marking the 42nd anniversary of the supreme court decision legalizing abortion house republicans passed an anti-abortion bill. republican leaders were forced to shelf an earlier measure that would call for outlawing more abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. they lost support of many women in congress and moderates. the house passed limited reducing the use of taxpayer money for abortions. the vote comes as abortion protesters swarm washington at the annual march for life. nine minutes past the hour. time for an early start on your money. stocks climbing. asian stocks higher. so are u.s. stock futures. the european central bank decision to launch a bond buying program. look at this. the dow closed up 260 points. that is 1.5%. four days in a row of gains. oil is up 2% following the death of the saudi arabia king. saudi arabia is the leader of opec and has a huge decision on oil prices. saudi arabia is the king of the oil market. saudi officials said they will not cut oil because they will not lose mar

. >>> stressing havana to release an embassy to open by the end of april. cuba is demanding removal from the list of state sponsored terrorist or people who sponsor terrorism before granting an embassy. u.s. officials say the review of the status on the list is rushed but could take until june. >>> time for an early start for your money. u.s. stock futures are higher this morning. yesterday's stocks up about 1%. so far february has been a great month. so great that stocks have recovered all of the losses from the ugly january. rising oil prices giving the stock market a boost. oil rose above $50 a barrel yesterday. it is up 4% yesterday. still climbing. it has been a wild ride in oil. as you know, stock oil prices were slashed in half last summer. it is great for drivers, but bad sign for the health of the global economy. one important measure of the u.s. economy comes out this morning. the first jobs report of the year. an interesting side bar. an oil consumer for india. they have a lower oil bill. they are using all of their savings to build infrastructure. it is interesting how the oil st

vaccinate. >>> and breaking overnight, the release of pictures of fidel castro. we are live in havana with what these new pictures mean. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. the northeast and the midwest digging out from the record-breaking deadly snowstorm. plows struggling to keep up with heavy, wet snowfall. this on top of those deep accumulations from last week. boston smashing a record for the snowiest seven days in the city's history at 34.2 inches. the giant winter storm is blamed for at least ten deaths in seven states. 4,300 flights cancelled. that is on top of thousands more scratched on sunday. i want to bring in meteorologist pedram javaheri for the word on whether we turned the corner here. are there more big storms ahead, pedram? >> good morning, guys. nice seeing you. a couple more storms remaining for the week. i don't think they will be blockbuster storms. look at the temperatures. 9 in boston. 13 and snowshowers at 11:00 afternoon night in boston. the windchills, when you factor in the pkwindchills

meet next week which sets the stage to open embassies in havana and washington. the historic transition could begin before the end of this month. >>> let's go back to nepal and talk about the earthquake there. there's a desperate search by foot and air that is finding no sign of a missing u.s. military helicopter. the crew was helping with relief efforts when it lost contact with the ground. six u.s. marines and two service members from nepal were on board. i want to go to cnn's will ripley at the base of the search at kathmandu. >> reporter: john this search continues in force right now. the americans are coordinating the effort. we spoke with a coordinator who said the search is divided in three sections. americans handling one and nepalese handling another and india with another. there is a u.s. military osprey. we have seen a number of the aircraft here. they have been coming in throughout the afternoon here as we have been monitoring the search. this is a very intense and urgent effort to find these missing u.s. marines and nepalese on the helicopter. after a day and a h

live in havana. patrick, the photos of fidel castro engaged with the young people. how authentic? do we know for sure they were taken last month? >> reporter: you know we don't know anything for sure. these were released by the cuban party. they show us what they want to show us. they do appear genuine. sources have told us that fidel castro while he is 88 years old, his health is delicate but despite the rumors he is in pretty good shape for a man who lived the life he has. you know the rumors would not go away christine. we did see a column released by fidel castro last month dispel some of the rumors. we have seen more references to fidel castro in the cuba state run media. it isn't until the photos released 21 photos. nearly unprecedented that we see the cuban government take a full-on attack against the rumors that would not go away. fidel castro has come out and endorsing the relations with the united states and cuba overcoming five decades of mistrust. they will keep talking, but it will take months before you see a u.s. embassy opening in havana. >> thank you. 21 photos. you

america. while he continues to play he will be an army ambassador. pena was born in havana, cuba, and migrated to the united states. the 34-year-old is in his 12th season. after this year, pena will have made almost $9 million in salary. >>> selling girl scout cookies. what's going on, my man? how are you doing? >> domino's pizza. >> oh, my god! >> that's how i would react if i opened the door in a baseball game and steph curry was on the other side. this is at a basketball camp in hawaii. steph curry having a good old time the off-season. you wouldn't know that he just lost the nba finals. i guess when you sign kevin durant to join you, everything is nation and shiny. >> look at that little boy. >> i think he favinted. >> my son has been wear a steph curry jersey every day for week. i need an intervention. >> it makes such a difference for those kids. they'll never forget it. >>> breaking overnight, protests erupt in the streets. cell phone video, police gunning down this man and shooting him. what led to his deadly confrontation. kellogg's frosted mini-wheats® feed your inner kidul

between the united states and cuba are set to begin in havana today. on cuba's list of demands before restoring full relations, it wants to be removed from the u.s. list of state sponsors of terrorism. >>> right now, the japanese government is using every diplomatic channel available to make contact with isis this morning and convince the extremist group not to execute two japanese hostages. isis is demanding a $200 million ransom to spare these men's lives. it is not clear this morning whether japan will pay it. will ripley live on the ground in tokyo tracking the latest developments. and of course the moral dilemma here for anyone paying a ransom is that it gives isis more money to go on more killing sprees and more kidnapping sprees. >> reporter: absolutely christine, and that is certainly weighing heavily on many people here in japan who know that any additional resources in the hands of isis could put more lives in danger. on the other hand there are two japanese citizens right now in desperate need of some kind of help and so, we don't know exactly what steps the japanese

castro's death. the people of havana grieving and in little havana, they are dancing in the streets. >>> and welcome to cyber monday. millions of americans hunting for the best deals online. where should you be searching? welcome to "early start." i'm miguel marquez in for john berman. >> i'm christine romans in for christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. migu miguel, nice to see you. let the recount begin. setting timeline for the recount of the votes from november 8th. that is setting off a trump twitter storm. the longest since he has been president-elect. he is calling the recount a scam and hillary clinton a hypocrite for getting around it. and in winning the electoral college in a land side, i won the popular vote if you count the people who voted illegally. he is claiming serious voter fraud in virginia, new hampshire. why is the media not reporting this? serious problem. trump offers zero evidence to support these claims. we get more from cnn's ryan nobles in palm beach, florida. >> reporter: donald trump has wrapped up his holiday at mar-a-lago in florida. we did not