the making. president obama speaking to the government and citizens of communist cuba on the island's capital city. the first sitting president to visit cuba since calvin coolidge, back in 1978. so with when all of the ceremonies, photo ops and speeches were over, was it all just political theater? or did the president really usher in a new era? it's the "inside story". welcome to "inside story," i'm sheila macvicar, in for ray suarez. it was a whirlwind tour for president obama. three days of diplomacy, meetings, and even a baseball game. but while the president seems to be warming up to his cuban counterpart, raul castro, the differences may be more evident than ever before. reporting from havana. >> reporter: it was the most anticipated part of president barack obama's historic visit, a message earmarked directly to the cuban people. >> i have come here to bury the last remnant of the cold war in the americas. because in many ways the united states and cuba are like two brothers who have been estranged for many years, even as we share the same blood. >> reporter: the u.s. leader's

, america's cold war in the caribbean is fast coming to an end. the united states and cuba are taking steps to end more than half a century of disagreement. yet the embar go is in place. cuba is in the throes of change and the relationship with the ufts may never bunited states pe same. president obama has removed some restrictions on trade and bank and this month he traveled to the country. no sitting president has set foot in havana since calvin coolidge sailed there in 1928. but president obama spoke to them live from the great theater theater of havana. listen. >> i believe the citizens should be free speak their mind without fear to organize and to criticize their government and to protest peacefully. and that the rule of law should not include arbitrary detensions of peopl detentionsof people who exercise rights. >> our reporter david ariosto used to live in havana, as a base to report on it for an american audience. he went back to have a look at the america's policy and how it could fundamentally change cuban communism. >> reporter: for restaurant owners in cuba this is the picture

. president to visit cuba in almost 90 years. >> this trip caps more than a year of seismic change in the relationship between the u.s. and cuba. nother community feels that change as deeply as ours. the heart of the cuban exile for more than half a century. >> an our team is in havana this week. and the expectations. >> and we have a chance to connect within with him this morning and there you see on the left dr. okendo. our friend calvin hugh, well, they are all our friends. gentlemen, good morning, great to see you there. >> good morning. >> beunous dias from havana michael and glenna. we are here right now but we understand there is some breaking news off the top we want to tell you about. >> we've been really in touch with the dissidents here on the island. i just got off the phone with burta solare who tells me she was on her way to every sunday march happening and we were told by one of our photographers who is in that area that at least one journalist was arrested. at this point we're not sure. we do know that he was an uncredentialed journalist, so everybody here, if you are

of cuba and what his trip could mean to them. >> our growing engagement with cubas guided by one goal, advancing the mutual interests of our two countries. >> reporter: as you saw in those talks, they discussed several issues from diplomacy and democracy to the embargo and political prisoners. people in both countries listening intently to what happened today because it could change the course of history >> president obama did talk about the stark differences between the two countries. he talked about differences in democracy and human rights. but there's the other side. there's the poverty side of cuba that many people believe that president obama will not see while he is here. despite that, many people here still have a lot of hope. despite the protests by some in cuba, many cubans believe president obama brings hope. cubans like 72-year-old dora. >> translator: when i was born, the u.s. and cuba were one. >> reporter: she@ welcomed us into her neighborhood showing us just how difficult her life has been for her and her family in her small home where the walls are very narrow.

time some americans say cuba has a better system than america does. >> capitalism is an evil system and this presidential candidate has had communism's bread lines are good. capitalism starve the poor? and america poor people struggle. some of our politicians are confused. socialism, capitalism, the embargo lessons from cuba. that's our show tonight. and now, john stossel. john: in america today socialism is hot. these t-shirts with a picture of a popular and trendy young people and recently in cuba our president had no problem with posing with his hand on his heart right in front of a giant mural depict in j.. the president did at least criticize some of cuban socialist practice. >> it should be easier to business in cuba. the internet should be available so cubans can connect to the wider world. john: those things are chewing a whole bunch of other things which need to change their cubans hope to have the kind of fugitive people deserve. socialism in cuba has wrecked lives are for 55 years when the president criticized cuba castro pushed back and said americans suffer because we d

have turned it around and said bye bye. john: at the same time some americans say cuba has a better system than america does. >> capitalism is an evil system and this presidential candidate has had communism's bread lines are good. capitalism starve the poor? and america poor people struggle. some of our politicians are confused. socialism, capitalism, the embargo lessons from cuba. that's our show tonight. and now, john stossel. john: in america today socialism is hot. these t-shirts with a picture of a popular and trendy young people and recently in cuba our president had no problem with posing with his hand on his heart right in front of a giant mural depict in j.. the president did at least criticize some of cuban socialist practice. >> it should be easier to business in cuba. the internet should be available so cubans can connect to the wider world. john: those things are chewing a whole bunch of other things which need to change their cubans hope to have the kind of fugitive people deserve. socialism in cuba has wrecked lives are for 55 years when the president criticized cuba

begins his first full day in cuba after arriving last night for a historic visit. house is hoping that new efforts of economic and political engagement will help to cuban people, critics of the policy say that cuban human rights have only gotten worse and the diplomatic outreach began. do you support the president's efforts to engage with cuba? if you support those efforts, the phone number is (202) 748-8000. if you oppose those efforts, (202) 748-8001. a special line for cuban-americans, (202) 748-8002. you can also catch up with us on social media on twitter and facebook. a very good monday morning to you and we begin talking about the president's historic trip to cuba. here are some of the front pages. wall street journal. andomatic relations begin there is a picture of the president in the streets of havana. the front page of the washington times. front page of the new york times, the headline as obama arrives, cuba tightens grip on dissent. stopdent obama's first after arriving was the embassy where he made brief remarks to the staff at the newly opened embassy. here are some

not give in oo give up on our commitment to a free and democratic cuba be clear to the world and to the cuban people. to lead a truly honorable mark in history this would mean the president leaving the tourists own and seeking the ladies in white at the headquarters in the neighborhood of havana. that is where poverty, castro style not opportunity, not freedom, not democracy is the t umbrella under which they live.s the president should witness their bravery. listen to their stories, feel their despair. see the fear under which they live. and stand up with them. if he did, he could learn of ths story of ms. gomez, who is a rested this past sunday for marching peacefully. basically the ladies in white they dress in white as a form of a symbol, they march with -- to church every sunday in protest of their sons, and husbands who are arrested for their political and they are beaten savagely. if we could learn of the story one of the ladies in white from marching peacefully. and and an article she told her story quote, we were subjected to aer lots of violence today, many ofp us were dra

short distance with his diplomatic team to the palace of the revolution where the leaders of cuba and the united states shook hands. mr. obama told castro through an interpreter we had a great tour yesterday, referring t his walk through old havana with his family. a band played both countries national anthems in a moving and poignant ceremony before a closed door meeting between the leaders. president obama and raul castro revealing to the world new details of the restored diplomatic relations. >> this is a new day. this is a nueva dia between our two countries. i made it clear that the united states will continue to speak upp on behalf of democracy, including the right of the cuban people to decide their own we'll speak out on behalf of universal hun rights including freedom of speech and assembly and religion. >> reporter: the president addressed the people of cuba and what his trip could mean to them. >> ou goal is one overarched goal, advancing the mutual interests of our two countries, including improving the lives of both our people, cubans and americans. >> a very historic

military honor guard in havana's palace of the revolution where they were discussing cuba's human rights record. that will be contentious and the u.s. embargo. obama laying a wreath at the cuban hero, jose marti. we'll ask her about the changes she's seen, lucia newman, live for us now in havana. it's symbolic, we can see that, it's fantastic to see, but behind the scenes in terms of substance, what is actually happening? >> reporter: hello david. you know this is unchartered territory for cuba and the united states at least their governments going from being cold warren miss to standing side by side and listening to each other's national anthems, quite symbolic indeed. but behind the scenes of course we know that president barack obama and president raul castro have been possibly locking horns for last hour or more about their different views on human rights, on civil liberties in cuba, both things that absolutely divide these two countries. still president obama says he hopes by reaching out to the cuban people he will be able to promote change, not impose change. that's kind of change

] [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> cuba has an extraordinary resource, a system of education which values every boy and every girl. [ applause ] >> and in recent years the cuban government has begun to open up to the world, and open up more space for that talent to thrive. in just a few years we have seen how [ speaking spanish ] can succeed while sustaining a distinctly cuban spirit. being self-employed isn't about becoming more american, it's about becoming more of yourself. look at [ inaudible ] who chose to start a small business. she said our secret is not in comepying or imitating, but simply being ourselves. look at a barber who's success allowed him to improve conditions in his neighborhood. i realize i'm not going to solve all of the world's problems, he said, but if i can solve problems in the little piece of the world where i live, it can ripple across havana. that's where hope begins with the ability to earn your own living, and to build something you can be proud of. that's why our policies focus on supporting cubans instead of hurting them. that's why we got rid of li

visit cuba. obama and castro, they still have room found differences. political dissent. this is the result. others see this as a big business opportunity. all of the economic opportunity that you could actually buy present. republican strategist leslie marshall. starting with you. giving some background. you are really struck here by the fact that growl castro did not come out and personally greet president obama as he came down from the plane. >> chavez, a complete slap in the face. we are the host. we are more important. cuba is getting the upper hand. that is a complete joke. having to make sure that this would not go down that way. >> it did go down that way. what diplomacy means. it is important. that was sad to see. overall, this was the last year in office. the people of cuba. cubans cannot tell this to america. >> you think about what it represents to all the people in that regime. it was a very tough regime to live under. not tolerant of a lot. when you look at this and you say, okay, all right, this is good. there is some downside in this, too. how do you come out on presi

, erin burnett live from cuba right now. >>> good evening and welcome to a special edition of "outfront" live from cuba. i'm erin burnett in cuba on this historic day. president obama the first president in nearly 90 years to visit this island nation. donald trump delivering a major speech to the largest pro-israel lobbying group in the nation, aipac. trump calling himself israel's strongest supporter, promising to dismantle what he called iran's terror network. getting his greatest applause for this. >> when i become president, the days of treating israel like a second-class citizen will end on day one. [ cheering and applause ] i will meet with prime minister netanyahu immediately. i have known him for many years, and we'll be able to work closely together to help bring stability and peace to israel and to the entire region. >> donald trump's comments continuing as he said he would not treat israel like a second-class citizen, something he alleges president obama is doing right now. donald trump speaking just moments ago. ted cruz going to be giving his crucial foreign polic

raul castro in cuba. here when he landed. >> it's been nearly 90 years since the u.s. president stepped foot in cuba. it is wonderful to be here. >> this is day two of the president's three-day visit. the culmination of a diplomatic thaw. the president and his cuban current part raul castro. we join melissa chan in havana. >> the biggest event is going to be president obama's bilateral meeting. it is important to mention that he's not going to be meeting with fidel castro. the two are going to assess the progress of normalization, their new bilateral relationship and they have re-established diplomatic ties. now for the goal of president obama very much on this trip it is symbolism to a certain extent misbecause he's thinking about his legacy, but he's considering the possibility that the next president might not move the process forward enough. his trip exceptionally makes it very difficult, irversible, in terms of the changes we have seen in the u.s.-cuba relationship over the past 14-15 months. now on tuesday morning president obama is going to be meeting with dissidents, human right

cuba's many resources, obama called on castro to open the nation to the internet and to american business. >> there's no limitation from the united states on the ability of cuba to take these steps. it's up to you. >> calvin: he also spoke of the& dreams and desires of cuban americans, saying reconciliation is fundamemeal to cuba's future. >> my time here in cuba r rews my hope and my confidence in what the cuban people will do. te can make this journ's friends and as neighbors and as family si se puedee. >> calvin: obama met with cuban dissidents to discuss their concerns about americaca policy following his speech. >> it requires oftentimes great courage to be active in sick of life here in cuba.. as i indicated in my speech -- sick of life here in cuba. this is an area where we continue to have deep differences with the cuban government, and my hope is, i i that by listening and hearing from them that we can continue to refine our policy in such a way that ultimately the cuban people are able to live frerey and prosperously. >> calvin: now, today the president did something th

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relationship between the u.s. and cuba. president obama and the first family are in havana. it is the first u.s. presidential visit to the island in 88 years. the last time was 1928 when calvin koolidge went to havana. part of the mission during the 2-day trip this time constructing a frank dialogue about human rights issues, and other differences that sparked a 50-year-old cold war between the two nations. the visit is not without detractors, here and in cuba. republican leaders continue to bash the president for what they call supporting an oppressive regime. support correspondent joins us. how is the president addressing the objections that some have to the visit? >> one of the ordinarily goals is to cement and solidify the president's initiative. you recall it was on september 2014 where he made a surprise announcement that he was going to pursue the normalization after 53 years of estrangement between the united states and cuba, followed by the mutual openings of embassies, and the fanfare around that. removing some of the context around that and the american companies. part of a goal

cuba. and wreath laying at a monument, obama on havana. lucia newman has a preview of the president's visit. >> reporter: it stills looks like the havana of the pre-cold war era. like most visitors president barack obama will likely be thrust back into the 1950s when he sees havana's art deco architecture and cars, before the 1559 revolution still working against all odds. he will tour old havana and perhaps eat one of the scores of privately new restaurants. nonstate sector in havana. >> part of this magic and new moment is precisely because we have accumulated so many layers of history and beautiful architecture and design. >> reporter: but havana also wears the scars of decades of decay. what president obama won't see is what's on the inside. so many of these house he are absolutely deteriorated because of lack of maintenance and repairs. this one has simply collapsed, in fact it's been condemned, yet there are still families living inside. 74-year-old amaro montez has been living here since he was 12 years old and is finally being moved 50 government. >> there's no water, for toil

place. >> reporter: or some say clearly the president likes to say that cuba will not change and the embargo remains in place and that's something the government has stated they would like to come to an end. and that would take an act of congress. and not an e ecutive order. -- >> anchor: hold on. >> reporter: meeting with the chief admissions here for the united states. ambassador. but rodriguez there to meet president obama. as we see, president castro is not among the lists. michael, youou wanted to chime in and add more to what we're eing live on television at jose' marti' international airport. >> i just wanted to point out we saw their foreign minister who is there. and frank, did you see miguel? >> i don't see him there in that committee. there's foreign mininistry officials. and of course, a u.s. eassy personnel. >> anchor: here's an inresting image on the left-hand side of the screen. that is the head of the motorcade, the black car. you can't see it right now. but there was an american flag and there was a cuban flag waving side by side on n e hood of the car. an image that

means, more importantly what it possibly could not mean for the people of cuba. so many questionstill surrounding exactly what is going to happen from this day forward and especially looking at -- we're looking at a change in presidents here in the united states too. you know, with new faculty takkg over, a strong foundation laid now could take us many, many years down the road in term of a positive direction with our relationship. >> certainly, if you are watching this, if you are a cuban or cuban american, it has to be pulling emotions, whether it's outrage or a sense of hope. we have jackie d jawann who have been there several days now and talking to folks there and getting a sense of how they are feeling and how they are taking this trip in. i believe we have them in the phone with us. actually able to see what we see here in the palace of raul castro and president obama shaking hands and talking to each other and meeting with local dignitaries and congressmen. what can you tell us that people are saying there? >> well, i'll tell you one thing, first of all, other than the preside

years since a u.s. president to step foot in cuba. it's wonderful to be here. >> barack obama beginning his two day trip to havana. >>> the topic of tonight's the week ahead, the items that were to be discussed. >> a honey pack company offers a second chance for ex-convicts, called appropriately, sweet beginnings. >>> plus it's a casualty of war, yoyou probably never think abou. a zoo forced to close when violence takes over the region. we begin tonight with a major sign of the changing relationship between the u.s. and cuba. president barack obama and the first family are in havana. it is the first u.s. presidential visit to the island in 88 years. part of the mission during the two-day trip talking about human rights issues and other differences that sparked a 50 year cold war between the two nation. senior white house correspondent mike viqueria joins us live from havana about miami mike how is the president approaching the issue of human rights in havana? >> well, it's -- good evening to you rarchld. it irandall.it's interesting ths his own trip historic. many feel he's do

continues hik historicvisit to cuba. >> we will have his speec coming your way in just a few minutes. let's to havana and our colleagues, calvin hughes is right there for us this morning. calvin, what a change this this day. >> there's no doubt what has happened in brussels is not lost on us backk here in havana. let me tell you what the white house has said so far. the president was apprized this morning of the explosions in brussels, belgium. u.s. officials have been and will continue to be inlose contact with their belgian counterparts information and updates as we are able to do so. and once again that's coming from the white house press pool. so the president no doubt has his mind on what is happening across the world in brussels, belgium, but he certainly has a big speech today. this is be the culmination of a historic trip that he has made here to havana, cuba. after arriving on sunday just after 4:00, but then on monday, he laid the wreath at the jose marti memorial and then soon after that we heard the starspang el barn banner by -- >> two of them back to back with raul cast

say cuba has a better system than america does. >> capitalism is an evil system and this presidential candidate has had communism's bread lines are good. capitalism starve the poor? and america poor people struggle. some of our politicians are confused. socialism, capitalism, the embargo lessons from cuba. that's our show tonight. and now, john stossel. john: in america today socialism is hot. these t-shirts with a picture of a popular and trendy young people and recently in cuba our president had no problem with posing with his hand on his heart right in front of a giant mural depict in j.. the president did at least criticize some of cuban socialist practice. >> it should be easier to business in cuba. the internet should be available so cubans can connect to the wider world. john: those things are chewing a whole bunch of other things which need to change their cubans hope to have the kind of fugitive people deserve. socialism in cuba has wrecked lives are for 55 years when the president criticized cuba castro pushed back and said americans suffer because we don't enjoy the benefit

vision for the future that is brighter than our past. amy: president obama is in cuba for historic three-day visit, become the first sitting u.s. president to visit the island in 88 years. he meets with president raul castro today at his palace of the revolution. we will go to havana for the latest. within the new york police department faces criticism for arresting an adviser to mayor to andio and behavioral health harlem activist who had just thended a book launch at open society foundation about solitary confinement. we will speak to five mualimm-ak jazz hayden and play bigger recorded at the scene. >> i am under arrest for what? for what? hold on. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president obama has arrived in cuba for a historic three-day visit, becoming the first sitting u.s. president to visit the island in 88 years. obama is scheduled to meet cuban president raul castro this morning at the palace of the revolution in havana. a state dinner for the obamas will be held tonight. on tuesda

about criticism back home and the arrest of disdepartments right here in cuba, even as he arrived, as he now prepares for his historic speech to the people of cuba. >>> tonight, donald trump with. defending his supporters. what he's now saying tonight, and we ask president obama about trump's prediction of riots, if the republican party tries to stop him. >>> good evening tonight from havana, where we witnessed and historic moment today. president obama standing side by side with cuban president raul castro. saying, the united states and cuba are no longer enemies. a thaw, decades after the cold war ended. but there were tense moments today. the two leaders did not always see eye to eye. there was the hand shake between president of cuba, and then a private meeting between the two. and then, a very rare, a true sign of the shift here, news conference. raul castro taking questions along with president obama. and castro did not hide his criticism of the united states. and, in another unexpected moment at the end of the news conference, raul castro reaches for president obama's arm t

>>> tonight, a special edition of "world news tonight" from cuba. the president making history here, proclaiming the united enemies. standing side by side with raul castro. the extraordinary moment. castro taking questions from reporters. pressed on human rights. and the uncomfortable moment with president obama. and right after, my exclusive interview with the president. we asked, what was said inside that room with raul castro. you were in that room, do you trust president castro? do you believe that he truly wants change here? we also asked the president about criticism back home and the arrest of disdepartments arrived, as he now prepares for his historic speech to the people of cuba. >>> tonight, donald trump with . defending his supporters. what he's now saying tonight, and we ask president obama about trump's prediction of riots, if the republican party tries to stop him. >>> good evening tonight from havana, where we witnessed and historic moment today. president obama standing side by side with cuban president raul castro. saying, the united states and cuba are no longer en

, we're talking about cuba once again, more specifically, to the communist nation -- the first visit by a u.s. president to cuba in 88 years. mr. obama met with cuban president ra`l castro, dissidents, as well, and he attended a baseball game between the tampa bay rays and the cuban national team. will the president's visit trigger a cascade of new commerce between the two nations? here to answer that question and so many others -- our good friend vito echevarr^a, consultant for travelucion.com, and ben greenzweig, from momentum events, the organizer of the cuba opportunity summit that just wrapped up here in new york city. welcome to you both. good to see you, my friend. quite a visit from the president, yeah? >> yeah. >> historic -- 88 years. took a long time. i've got a bunch of questions. >> sure. >> first one -- let's start with the one we just asked there. do you anticipate, as a result of this visit, that the floodgates are open now in terms of commerce between the two countries? >> most definitely. you have a lot of companies everybody from starwood to marriott, to independen

entrepreneurs in havana as business owners will be the engines o change in cuba. >> today about half a million cubans, including some of you are proud. >> some mpanies wasting no time getting in on the president's loosening of relations. google announced a joint venture with cuban artist to provide internet and smart phone technology to the iland people. castro began offering wi-fi two years ago but they have one of the lowest rates of internet penetration in the world. cuba's head of operations spoke about the j jnt venture. >> i think the energy and the feedback that we're gettin from our counter parts in cuba is there's a lot of excitement about expanding access to technology in the internet. >> travel also a hot topic in the warming relations with cuba. tonight carnival announced it's the first u.s. cruise company in more than 50 years toe granted approval frfr cuba to sell from the united states in the island. the company will start sailing to the island nation the first week of may. >> the thawing of relations between cuba and the u.s. is due@ this part to the intervention of the

restoring ofelations between the u.s. and cuba. i had the opportunity to speak with a bishoh of havana about this trip. i'll have that coming up tomorrow. earli, the president and the first lady met with the staff at the newly opened u.s. embassy in havana. he spoke with officials at the hotel and here's some of what he had to say. >> this is an historic visit and engage directly with the cuban people to forge new agreements and commercial deals, to build new ties between our two peoples, and for me to lay out my vision for a future that's brighter than our past. >> reporter: mr. obama singled out three cubans who have worked at the u.s. diplomatic mission in cuba for decades. a guard, driver, and a worker from the visa section. hu said they bring the cuban and the american people together. before the u.s. reopened its embassy, it only had a u.s. interest section in havana. >> reporter: upon the president's arrival, tensions were -- havana. i had the opportunity to speak with some dissidents. you can't report on the normalization of relations with cuba without talking to the opposition

.-cuba relations since bill clinton took a cigar and uh... yeah. (laughter) you know, he'll make a wonderful first gentleman. >> for the first time in nearly nine decades, a sitting american president is waking up in cuba. president obama's historic arrival in havana yesterday ends decades of isolation between the u.s. and cuba. >> larry: you know, according to fox news, obama's sitdown with castro marks the first time an evil communist dictator has met with the leader of cuba. (laughter) fox news, man. fox news, telling the truth! (applause) yeah, i know! same thing (bleep) is true. up in the stands, you know what i'm talking about, right. there was a bit of an awkward moment when castro was finishing ducking a question on human rights violations. cheek thi-- check this out. (laughter) >> larry: what was that, obama? like this makes your arm invisible, by going limp? oh, i don't want you to do that... let me give you some advice, mr. president: if you don't want fox news to call you cuba's puppet, don't act like a marionette. human rights, they went -- (laughter) of course, many a

are on cuba right now. remember this day. this is a defining day in american history the day the president of the united states walked off air force one and walked on to cuban soil. the last time a sitting u.s. president stepped foot in cuba 1928 when calvin coolidge sailed there on a battleship from florida. they landed in havana a tonight. remember 15 a months ago, the president announced decades long freeze was ending. the president's agenda is part business. part diplomacy and part outreach. he will meet with dissidents, people who oppose the castro regime and this visit sets the tone for the two countries new future together. chris cuomo is live in a rainy but what a night in havana. when you are talking to the people there, what are they saying about what this means for them? there's anxiety and a mix and that's not unusual. that is what this is. cuba has a lot of history. a lot of star dust for periods of the revolution. at the end of the day it is an oppress arive regime. at the end of the day cuba remains a third world country. people here, not just they don't have freed

last time a sitting u.s. president stepped into the cuba, 1928. that is when then president calv calvin cooliage sailed there aboard a ship. the decades-long freeze between cuba and the united states is ending. today he and the first family walked the walk. now standing on a new clean batpage of u.s. history. the obama family will be in cuba until tuesday. they have many plans. president obama will sit down face-to-face with president castro. i want to take you straight it havana. my friend and colleague chris cuomo is there. what a moment chris to be there. i know the weather is cooperating. a little bit aftof a downpour behind you. tell me what it is like to be there and also the fact president kcastro wasn't there o meet president obama at the airport. >> well, think about it, when your child, and you are getting close, when your child comes into the world, it will be a different relationship between the u.s. and cuba. for generations, cuba was told this would never happen. is this raining? yes. the air was thick with anticipation then the clouds opened up. an old man told me

cuba y los estados unidos. tendremos cobertura en directo. en entrevista exclusiva, el hijo del ex gobernante raÚl castro, habla de la visita de barack obama a la isla. siguen aumentando los incidentes violentos en los eventos polÍticos de donald trump. en arizona, su jefe de campaÑa, resultÓ involucrado. en nueva entrevista de kate del castillo, insiste que el actor penn la engaÑo. vamos ahora con toda la informaciÓn. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> este es su noticiero univisiÓn fin de semana, con fÉlix y arantxa. ♪ ♪ >> este es un noticiero univisiÓn fin de semana. desde la habana cuba, marÍa elena salinas. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> buenas noches, desde la habana haciendo historia. el presidente barack obama llegÓ como primer mandatario en visitar esta isla, en 88 aÑos. recorriÓ las calles de cuba, junto con su familia, visitaron la habana vieja. la emblemÁtica habana vieja, en la plaza de la catedral. parte de la cultura de este paÍs. una zona que ha estado siendo visitada por muchos turistas. especialmente turistas norteamericanos, en el Último aÑo, desde que comenzÓ el desh

their diplomats to have freer travel throughout cuba so they could have that exposure to promote not only american values, american ideals in terms of politics and civil liberties but also american economic interests as well. i had visited with a couple of different individuals over the course of the last few days of restaurant owner who has a chic restaurant--full disclosure, i was having dinner there, but he said that business has boomed over the last three months. but part of the problem, and ears the irony and props illustrates what is going on in cuba. there is vees stages of the old command style economy. they canned find things. they can't find produce. they can't find the things he needs to keep a restaurant running. he has to get create t.v. not just with the menu but the physical operation of running a restaurant. i visited with a family living in a small apartment--three generations living in a small argument in havana. they're all aware of the fact that the president is coming here. and they hope and they are hopeful that all these years of animosity were pointless. they

the president's historic visit to cuba. mike viqueira joins us from havana with more on the president's busy day on the island. mike? >> reporter: good evening, to you, john. raul castro says there are profound differences between his country and the united states, and certainly those differences were on display today. amid all of the pomp, ceremony, and goodwill, castro lashed out at critics on his country's record on human rights. shaking hands for the first time on cuban soil. they talked for two hours behind closed doors, but when they emerged it was clear that the acrimony, 54 years couldn't be forgotten, even with the ceremony and goodwill. asked by an american voter why cuba has political piz -- prisoners, castro bristled. >> translator: what political prisoners? give me a name or names. give me a list, and if we have those political prisoners, they will be released before tonight ends. >> reporter: human rights groups say arrests of dissidents in cuba have increasing, though long-term prison sentences decreased. shortly before president obama arrived a protest was fo

developing story. you're looking at a live picture of president obama speaking live at an event in cuba, he had a meeting with raul castro a couple of hours ago, and now mr. obama is speaking at this event, about entrepreneurship and opportunities, let's listen. >> it's about entrepreneurship, ananself determination, the ability to forge your own future. even if you don't have much, just a suiui machine or a car, if you're willing to work hard, you're able to make your own way and improve your situation in life for the next generation. talented and driven, daring young people like so many of you ready to make your mark on the world. it's a a investment in the future, because as we have seen in america, business that's start small, even in a garage, can grow into some of the world's most successl companies, and change the way we work and live. that's the spirit of entrepreneurship, what we're couraging today. because cuba's economic future, it's ability to create jobs, and a growing middle class and the aspirations of the people, dedends on growth in the private sector, as well as govern

the bbc world news america. from cuba. more than just a handshake and a smile, the presidents of cuba and the united states make history here in havana. after decades of cold war tensions. cuban exiles in miami protest to the president's trip. others think it is time to bridge the water between the two nations. with all this activity in cuba, you would imagine it would be hard to find a hotel room. one american company is looking to cash in. ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television in america. this special edition of world news america live from havana. the presidents of the united states and cuba held face-to-face meetings at the city's palace of the revolution. just one highlight of an extraordinary day. sites and sounds of many thought unimaginable. john: somewhere under this canopy of umbrellas is the president of the united states the first lady and their two daughters. this was meant to be a walkabout to meet the puddles. they entered the national cathedral. he spoke to an american network. president obama: the time is right. our intention has always been to get the ball

promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the soviet military buildup on the island of cuba. >> this is the cuba i grew up with. >> mankind teeters precariously on the brink of a thermal nuclear war. >> the missile crisis, duck and cover, hide under your desk kids, cover yourselves with wet newspaper because we're all going to die. >> the flames of crisis burn far stronger, fed and fanned by the bitter tirades of fidel castro. >> and this guy, always in the fatigues underlining with every appearance that we were two nations in a never-ending state of war. >> today, the united states of america is changing its relationship with the people of cuba. we will begin to normalize relations between our two countries. ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la la ♪ >> cuba has been sitting here 55 years now, half an hour away, basically giving the biggest su

presidente aquÍ en cuba. reportera: en medio de una lluvia torrencial y 15 meses despuÉs de anunciar las relaciones entre cuba y los estados unidos barack obama, el primer presidente norteamericano en pisar tierra cubana desde 1928 llegÓ acompaÑado de su familia esta tarde, fue recibido por una comitiva encasillada por el canciller cubano representando al ministerio de relaciones exteriores cubano. el presidente obama recurriÓ al twitter para expresar su arribo, agregÓ que habÍa aterrizado y esperaba reunirse directamente con la gente. >> en 1928 letargo al presidente tres dÍas llegar en un buque de guerra, y a mÍ solo tres horas. reportera: la lluvia ocasionÓ contratiempos en su recorrido por la habana vieja, se adueÑÓ con el cardenal jaime ortega en la catedral de la habana y esta noche el presidente y la primera dama cenaron en el paladar sancristobal en centro habana. >> estÁ aquÍ en marzo cuando Él tiene 10 meses de ser presidente y empujarlo que Él ganado aquiÍ. reportera: las diferencias estÁn atentas. esta maÑana la policÍa cubana interrumpiÓ la marcha domi