presidente de cuba raÚl castro: repite tu pregunta que no puedo oÍr bien. vilma: dieron por culminada la del conferencia, cuando presidente obama le iba a dar un abrazo Éste le toma el brazo y lo dejÓ no muy cómoda para el presidente de la naciÓn mÁs poderosa del mundo. dijo que el objetivo era responder una pregunta la conferencia de prensa, pero no contÓ que le formularÍa en la que no querÍa escuchar, entre la risa nerviosa y la tos terminÓ diciendo que no era correcto que le preguntaran por los presos polÍticos maría elena regreso contigo. marÍa elena: muchísima gracia comenta mientras tanto miami ahÍ expresa credibilidad de el presidente obama aquÍ en el suelo de la habana. siguen protestando respecto al las visiones de preso polÍtico. pero en mucho que tienen esperanza y escepticismo de la visita de obama lourdes del rÍo recogiÓ opiniones. lourdes: el lugar donde se sigue con mayor interÉs la visita del presidente obama alabama ha sido en miami la razÓn, el exilio en los estados unidos. hay manifestaciones de rechazo al iniciativa,

raÚl castro: es un nuevo dÍa... blanca: sus paÍses estÁn en una nueva etapa, despuÉs de décadas de diferencias profundas. raÚl castro: tenemos concepciones distintas sobre muchos temas, como los modelos polÍticos, la democracia, el ejercicio de los derechos humanos, la justicia social. blanca: obama dice que son diferencias serias y difÍciles de superar, y transformar. pero que estados unidos respeta la soberanÍa cubana, y que sÓlo los cubanos pueden determinar su futuro. asegurÓ que el embargo serÁ eliminado, pero la pregunta sigue siendo cuando. el tema derechos humanos y la situaciÓn de derechos civiles de los prisioneros polÍticos en la isla acapararon las preguntas en la conferencia de prensa. raÚl castro dame la lista de los presos polÍticos para soltarlos; menciona la ahora;: que es preso polÍtico, dime el nombre, o los nombres, cuando concluya la reuniÓn me das una lista. si ahÍ esos presos políticos, antes de que llegue la noche van a estar sueltos. blanca: sobre su preferencia entre dona

regardless of discussions that raul castro gave. there's not a right in the united states, free public education, the right to health care, the right to equal pay for women making the same amount as men, these things will incense critics of the castro regime and, in particularly, of course, in response to the question from cuban american jim acosta to raul castro, and raul castro saying there's no political prisoners within the united states. it will make things more difficult. having said that, i think the wall is already rolling. regardless of the comments, again. it was the u.s. on the cuban side. the last we heard, they could not come to an agreement as to whether they'd be allowed to ask questions. there was agreement there. now, president obama talking about human rights, in comments aimed at cuba, gave this defense on focussing. >> i think it is something that matters. i've met with something subject to arbitration, and that is something i have to speak out. i hear from this directly, i know what it means for them. >> we have

castro had a joint news conference if you will, and that raul castro took questions from the media. that's something that many cuban americans thought that they would never see. in addition to today's speech, as you mentioned, jeff, with the esident speaking and raul castro in the audience, talking about freedom, choices and rights. air force 1 taking off at jose marti airport. and calling for an end to the trade embargo. that has been in place for several decades, and he said congress, who can basically squash that, that they need to see the cuban people, the cuban leaders making strides with human rights, and the embargo, and maybe not in his term, but in the future may go away. so he wants to see the cuban leader and people make strides in human rights in the years to come. >> lynn: and again, he did not stay, he's just leaving. he was at the baseball game for an hour and a half. he didn't stay for the whole game. it took him a lot of time to say good-bye, and there was a lot of pomp and circumstance in the begigiing of the game. he stayed for the first half, a couple of innings,

raÚl castro ofrece liberar presos polÍticos si se confirma su existencia. en serie de entrevistas la mayor parte de precandidatos respalda seguir ruta de normalizaciÓn de relaciones diplomÁticas entre washington y la isla. comienza la ediciÓn nocturna. ♪ ♪ >> este es su noticiero univisiÓn edición nocturna. ♪ ♪ ilia: presidente obama y delegaciÓn asistieron a una cena ofrecida por raÚl castro en palacio de la revoluciÓn. obama dijo hoy que le gustarÍa reunirse con fidel castro. en la tarde participaron en una rueda de prensa. dio por terminada cuando le preguntaron por liberaciÓn de presos polÍticos. blanca: a la cena realizada en palacio de revoluciÓn asistió la mayorÍa de delegaciÓn norteamericana que acompaÑan al presidente obama en este viaje. fue el primer evento del dÍa en el que el ambiente fue mÁs relajado y los temas polÍticos fueron matizados por una cena tÍpicamente cubana. presidente obama dijo que le gustarÍa conocer a fidel castro si la salud le permitiera. serÍa una buena forma de cerrar el capÍtulo final de la

here he'll be meeting with raul castro. we're watching some of the pomp and circumstance being played as the "star spangled banner" is being played right now. >>> six in ten support restoring diplomatic relations between the united states and cuba. the poll found that 52% of americans approve of president obama's handling of relations between the two countries. 55% favor ending the trade embargo against cuba. 51% say they have a favorable impression of cuba but only 43% of americans is interested in visiting cuba. joined from washington, robert, good to have you with us. thank you for your time. what is the value for this trip for president obama and president raul castro? >> thank you again for having me. well, certainly this is just a way to say, you know, we're welcoming new relations. this is a time where the cold war has long ended and it's been long overdo to establish new relationships. president obama has scored important diplomatic victories in the world. let's look at the nuclear deal that the united states and ot

raÚl castro dijo que no opinaba porque no podÍa votar en ese paÍs. la televisiÓn fue la Única alternativa para seguir de cerca la visita de un presidente norteamericano en 88 aÑos. maÑana concluirÁ su corta visita y lo harÁ con un discurso dirigido al pueblo cubano que serÁ transmitido en vivo y en directo por la televisiÓn cubana. enrique: el gobernante cubano raÚl castro dijo que si hay presos polÍticos estarían libres. fue la promesa que lanzÓ ante inusual conferencia. el desafÍo ademÁs se lo propuso a un periodista de la cadena cnn para que le mostrara la lista de los disidentes encarcelados. reportera: ante insinuaciÓn de que no hay presos polÍticos casa blanca agregÓ que dieron lista. en esta lista resaltan supuestas injusticias que gobierno cubano ha cometido contra su gente. ante la respuesta de castro sobre el tema, director para las amÉricas de human rights catch la promesa es una historia que ya la ha escuchado. en un comunicado dijo, cuando lÍderes extranjeros visitan cuba se abren puertas de unas pocas cÁrceles pero s

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 presidential visit, the biggest story of the day here is the wind. it's really windy and cloudy and rainy here today, but, of course, president obama, a big day for him today, especially what just happened a few moments ago, shaking hands with raul castro at the palace of the revolution and also this access that the media is gettingto the president, it's really unprecedented how close they are getting to president obama, jawann. >> absolutely, jackie. going back to your question, sheli. there's a split. there's definitely still a divide whether it's in south florida or here on the i'll. here on the island, many of the people i spoke wiwi especially, some of the stories that we've that there's hope, hope for a better tomorrow, for a better future, if t for them, for generations to come, so that's

castro, he is befriending raul castro. the only sane connection to cuba is to use whatever leverage obama last. >> the exiled community, for those who came here many years ago, any movement towards noicialsationormalization is nol received. sylvia eliando arrived as a teenager. like many of her generation she thinks president obama's visit sends the wrong message. >> we are going to go there traa moment when there's more repression when our visit will serve to empower those in power. >> among those in miami, they say it began over a year ago and they are still not seeing the concessions they would like to see for the cuban people. but when you speak to younger americans, they do things very differently. raul is sympathetic to how younger cubans feel but tend to embrace a new approach. >> tend to be a little bit more curious about what changes in policy may yield. it is very different. i don't have the scars and the trauma of being an exile the way my grandparents do. >> reporter: ultimately every cuban american in miami wa

but we are about to see raul castro. there's president raul castro and president obama together for this moment of history. jon karl in cuba as well. a long time coming for this meeting. >> reporter: it sure has been, george. and you know it's a meeting that also shows one thing that is yet to be done here with the president's policy. when he announced this dramatic change, re-opening diplomatic relations with cuba, he said that he would visit this country if there were signs of improvement to the human rights situation, and frankly, one thing we have not seen since diplomatic relations have been re-established is any improvement. in fact, 50 dissidents were arrested just a few miles from here. human rights groups say 25 dissidents were arrested in this country just in the fist rst two as the president makes this historic visit here, meeting face-to-face with raul castro here in havana, this is still a country that is very much a one-party state, a country where it is dangerous to be critical of the government. >> and da

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. 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 enemies. a thaw, decades after the cold war ended. but there were tense moments today. the two leaders did not always see eye to ey

raul castro, taking questions. and taking hold of president obama's arm unexpectedly. >> if you think about today's press conference, as far as i can tell, that may be the first time that raul castro's ever stood in front of not just u.s. press, but also cuban press and answered questions. and that could not have happened unless we had changed this policy. >> you plan to meet with dissidents here. >> yeah. >> did you choose the list? >> absolutely. >> did cuba have a hand in it? >> no. we were very clear we're going to meet with who it is we want to meet. >> by some estimates, 1,400 people arrested in january alone, setting a new high. 500 of them, women. in fact, the arrests are higher since you announced normalizing relations with cuba. >> right. >> even arrests as you were arriving here. does that concern you? >> well, it does concern me, people have a right to express their differences. now, one of the things i said to president castro, and i truly believe in this, is that if they were less fearful of dissent,

raul castro was asked about political prisoners. he asked the reporter to give him a list if political prisoners. >> he's not used to receiving questions from the international press. we go to laura rodriguez who spoke to a former political prisoner. >> reporter: raul castro wanted a list. one list from the cuban american national foundation. on this list 47 names and there are more political prisoners who are on other lists of course. we spokkto a former political prisoner who works here at the foundation. he calls castro's comments absur what political prisoner? tell me a name or the names, said castro in a visibly aaitated manner. he a awered an american journalist's questions about political prisoners and why he doesn't release them. when the meeting concludes, give me a list@with the names. if we have those political prisoners, they will be released before tonight ends. >> i think it is like a message to the world we will never admit anything or we'll never rececsider or we'll never say it with regret what we have done. >> repo

he'll meet with cuban leader raul castro today. downpour last night, look at that low-landing for air force one. people gathering on the streets of havana seeing the president land. >> president obama sending this tweet as soon as he landed -- translated, that means, what's up, cuba? he's looking forward to meeting and hearing directly from the cuban people. and david muir has an exclusive interview with the president. good morning, david. >> good morning robin from havana. history made here in cuba. president obama touching down here. the first president since calvin coolidge in 1928 to visit cuba. this visit does not come without controversy. i asked president obama about a visit to cuba more than a year ago overnight explaining to me why the time is right. the president and first lady and their daughters coming off air force one in havana cuba. an image unimaginable and just a short time after touching down our interview with the president. >> we meet in cuba. >> how about that. >> how about that. you know, as you're aware when

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, rauau castro reaches for president obama's arm there. it made for an awkward moment, with much of the world watching. a short time aer arriving here in cuba, our exclusive walk with president bama, through old havana. and, tonight, right here, our new intervie with him. we sat down with him just a shorttime ago, after his meeting with raul castro. and we begin tonight with what it was like in that room. you have sai that you would speak candidly with president castro about t serious differences you have with the cuban government, particularly on human rights and on democracy. so, take us inside that room

listen to this. >> he landed in cuba, and raul castro, or fidel castro, but raul castro, who's the head of cuba, one there to greet him. he wasn't there for the president of the united states. i mean, we are amateur hour, folks. amateur hour. honestly, obama should have turned the plane around and left. no, he should have. he should have turned it around. he should have said bye-bye. >> your reaction to that. you landed around the same time obviously. >> i say that for 55 years, presidents have been saying bye-bye and look at where it has gotten us. we cut off a relationship, no better human rights than cuba and today the president had extensive meetings with raul castro. there's a big dinner tonight. and so far people have been greeted with open arms by so many entrepreneurs in cuba to say we want to change this policy. we have had it with the socialism in the country and we want a different government. we want to push the envelope. the only way you do that is by opening diplomatic relationship like our president has done and the business interest here, incredible number of ceos want t

brent: ok, that was raul castro they're speaking with u.s. president raul castro. let me ask you. he is not reluctant to talk about this embargo by the united states. in your opinion, what you are hearing there in cuba, is that the key? does that embargo have to be lifted for this new era, this thawing can really begin? reporter: no, and cubans make jokes about this. who is to blame if the embargo is lifted? it is a key issue, but raul also knows it is not in the hands of the president of the united states. i think he knows this will be a long journey, which can be done by the total steps. it is a key issue for the people here, and the embargo needs to be lifted within the next couple of years if you really want to make economic progress in this country. brent: it was interesting listening to the president's talk. president obama talking about the future, the next generation of cubans, and president castro spoke more about past problems and the end of the cold war. in your opinion, is raul castro out of touch, out of step with the times? reporter: i don't know. you know, one has t

be raul castro is above all a pragmatist. >> raul castro is, you know, we have to solve the beans and the rice for the cuban people. for raul, obtaining results that affect the life of the people. >> he is in fact pragmatic enough to put ideology and years of mistrust aside in order to reconcile with the revolution's archenemy. but raul cas castro is equally committed to keeping cuba a one party state. >> we demand respect for our system. >> reporter: raul castro is due step down in two years and with the clock ticking on the castro era, he seems determined to follow viet indianapolis's example. open up relations with the united states. and loose the grip on power. lucia newman, al jazeera. >> coming up in the next half hour, i'll look at the week ahead. how obama will play his last year in office. >>> now to the headlines acknowledge donald trump, head of his aids acknowledge reaching for collar of a protester. tonight, trump held a fund raise are at his mar a lago. >> unity, unity, lying ted, i refuse to say it acknowledge when he holds up the bible, puts down the bible. >> as for c

, and he would work behind the scenes you have the bombastic fidel castro and the technocrat raul castro. >> and an american president is open to the idea of warming relations. thank you. more live coverage of president obama's trip to cuba right after this. >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested. >> i know that i'm being surveilled. >> people are not getting the care that they need. >> this is a crime against humanity. >> hands up... >> don't shoot. >> hands up... >> don't shoot. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> explosions going on... we're not quite sure - >> is that an i.e.d.? >> al jazeera america brings you independent reporting without spin. >> not everybody is asking the questions you're asking me today. >> we give you more perspectives >> the separatists took control a few days ago. >> and a global view. >> now everybody in this country can hear them. >> getting the story first-hand. >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> what's your message then? >> we need help now. >> you're watching al jazeera america. >>

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president obama meeting with cuban leader raul castro. and we'll teak speek out on behalf american human rites and freedom of speech. >> and give me a name. >> 7 news with live team coverage president in cuba. >>> good evening every one. i'm belkeys nerey live in miami. >> >> craig: i'm craig stevens live in havana cuba where when you pause for a moment and think about it, it's been a extraordinary afternoon and here in cuba as president obama met with raul castro and raul castro appealed to the united states for a civilized could exist stafnlts thal not with stananng t is clear this afternoon that deep divisions do remain. >>> >>> >>> >> craig: it's a photo op many thought they would never see. american president shake hands with a castro brother on cuban soil. the pastro vef losing the welcome ceremony for president obama. >> here the cuban, and u.s. national anthems. >> trumpeted through the ceremoal hall. the flafghtz two former foes were together as the two leaders >> theair were joined with their respected dell giergses a new photo

raul castro is not. >> laurie: we will have much more no doubt. do stay with uses for complete coverage on president barack obama's historic visit to cuba. there are so many moments to come. look for us in the next half hgur. a specific look at how the uncuban community here in south florida is reacting to the president's trip. >> janine: in other news today, miami-dade metromover supervisor facing some very serious charges in after p afternoon. he is accused of raping a woman. police say that woman from brazil and had just left the ultra nuke music festival. livingston live in miami with these distutuing details. >> layron: that's right with we've learned 41-year-old carl wilt started with the crown in 2003, eventually moving upo metromover maintenance supervisor. we're flamingo miami-dade poli that he confess dollars to having sex with this woman inside one of the utility rooms here on the first floor of the park west station. >> they knocked on the doooo be with took about five minutes. once he came out he sll had his pants undone or his zipper

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 about the arrests of dissidents right here in cuba, even as he arrived, as he now prepares for his historic speech to the people of cuba. >>> also tonight, donald trump, facing tough new questions about the violence breaking out at his rallies. trump 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. >>> also breaking, new video of the terror takedown. the most wanted man, after the

let me say, i'm very surprised that raul castro is not there. i think most cubans watching on television are also surprised. castro did meet the pope when he arrived in cuba. maybe a political gamble. but i'm surprised not to see raul castro here. >> i think as jim was saying, baby steps. they said we would meet him with respectful hospitality. but not signs all over havana welcoming the president like there were with the pope. this is more controversial for cubans as well. what if the united states opens up and because of the terrible economic mismanagement, things don't get better for the cubans? who do they blame? >> the cubans, while receiving president obama, they still have billboards, propaganda billboards as you make your way from the airport to city that say blocerdo. they feel like this should be part of the negotiations with the united states. cubans want guantanamo back. as patrick is saying, there might be domestic political considerations as to where raul is not here. >> it is great reporting context as a journalist that you have l

president obama was joined by raul castro. castro was asked about human rights in cuba and about political prison nors, the issue that the united states has brought up for so many years and this is what raul castro had to say about this. you just mentioned a list, give me names, or after this, if we have the prisoners, they will be released. >> reporter: okay, so that was raul castro's answer to a question about human rights in cuba and political prisoners and the reporter didn't have a come back, but a great come back when he said give me the list. it's on the amnesty international website which has long criticized cuba. hopefully, this is an issue that the two countries at some point will address and many americans will have this on their minds including some here in havana. as president obama makes history transforming u.s. >> the u.s. is a country who pushes and supports free enterprise in every nation of the world except for the one that the 90 miles away. there's something insane about that policy. >> in the u.s., one of

raul castro says if change is to come to cuba, it is for cuba alone to decide. president obama agreed. tuesday he'll meet with a group of local dissidents that he has with others around the world. >> i have met with people subject to arbitration. that is something i have to speak out on because i hear from them directly and i know what it means for them >>> raul castro called for an end to the decades old trade embargo on cuba, a coal shared by president obama, who told a group of ceos and cuban entrepreneurs that his days are numbered. >> a way to help succeed and improve lives is to lift the embargo once and for all. >> inviting american business along for the trip is designed to make it harder for republicans and other opponents to resist or reverse the opening to cuba, should the republicans win the white house. and also along the way emphasising the history made. even at the end of a sometimes tense press conference the two leaders were all smiles. admission to that meeting with a small group of dissidents, a private meeting at the u.s. embassy, president o

this is something raul castro never does. he did however today. in fact, castro got irritated, short tempered when he was asked by cnn's jenna costa who is a second generation cuban american why does cuba still have political prisoners and why don't you set them free? castro snapped back saying, if you think there are political prisoners, give me their names, so me list and i will release them by tonight. clearly raul castro is not used to being confronted by reporters. i don't think he handled it very well. he got defensive, defiant. finally he said, that's enough questions, and he tried tow octavia stage but again there was that awkward moment at the end where he grabbed president barack obama's arm. it was very awkward. bottom line raul castro looked old and crotchety and unused to being asked questions in a very direct way, and i think president obama looked presidential. i thought he looked pretty good. list of political prisoners, here'she third one i have received by email. this is from the cuban american national foundation. they say that

raÚl castro: quÉ presos polÍticos? dime el nombre o los nombres, o cuando concluyala reuniÓn, me das una lista con los presos, y si hay esos presos polÍticos, antes de que llegue la noche, van a estar sueltos. marÍa: la actitud desafiante que asumiÓ presidente cubano contrastÓ con la relativa camaraderÍa con la que había respondido a otras preguntas sobre los derechos humanos. y como parte de sus actividades durante la visita histÓrica a cuba, el presidente barack obama visitÓ el del monumento a josÉ martÍ se reuniÓn privada con raÚl castro. fernando pizarro tiene los detalles desde la habana, delante fernando. fernando: mires aquÍ en el barrio de verado plena normalidad como hubo simbolismo y tambiÉn incomodidad antes y durante la reuniÓn bilateral entre barack obama y raÚl castro. comenzando su segundo hijo Único dÍa completo en la habana, el presidente obama realizÓ un acto lleno de simbolismo histÓrico en una nueva era en las relaciones con cuba. tras los himnos nacionales y marcado por las sil

and raul castro doesn't do that. so president obama is telling him, i'm told, we have to have questions with the press. maybe it will only be one or two, but it has to be done or it will become a big storm in the american media. i can promise you it will be. so whether or not castro agrees on that, we have been told not to expect it, but that we can expect the president will push hard for it. and i think you can be sure if they don't agree to it, there will be some shouted questions. i guess i could say that i'm 100% sure of that since i'll be there. >> i was going to add that, if you didn't -- >> that's exactly. that's exactly what's going to happen. we don't know. that's why this is so dynamic. we don't know what's going to happen in this meeting. we do know from our reporting from the cuban side and the american side what they're going to raise, but we don't know how it's going to come out. and this is still a new relationship, a young relationship, after many years of suspicion. by the way, if i can clear somethi

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 moment there for president barack obama. something we thought w w would never see. >> you're absolutely right. he talked about opening avenu between the u.s. and cuba in business and commerce. we have a live picture as president obama is meeting with some business leaders right now. some companies are wasting no time getting in on the president's loosening of relations. google announced a joint ven

castro el otro dirigido por el yerno de raÚl castro. eso no es ayudar al pueblo cubano, es ayudar al rÉgimen. >>> el el embar parece que para muchas cosas en efecto no estÁ cionand porque v que as de hoteles estÁn abriendo sucursales en cuba, compaÑÍas estad. s visitando mÁs que nunca cuba los estadounidenses ¿ existe o no existe ese embargo? >>> bueno existe el embargo, obviamente el presidente ha creado la apertura adentro del Ámbito del embargo. creo considero vam vamos a verse acciones legales porque se ha permitido mÁs haya de la ley y yo fui autor de la ley con otros colegas en el congreso cuando estaba en la cÁmara. ha ido mucho mÁs de lo que permite la ley. como digo una compaÑÍa hospital le enterhospital hotel y su hermano sfio cubano, no el embargo donde cuba ha comprado de cualquier parte del mundo. pero no tiene sistema econÓmico para comprar los elementos esenciales para el pueblo. asÍ que es un poco bochornoso que el presidente en cuba vaya a decir que el embargo actualmente estÁ perjudicando al pueblo cuba

. >> president and raul castro at the revolutionary palace tonight. >> and earlier today this the star spangled banner song of freedom played on cuban soil. >> and diplomacy ending with a khand shake and having a testy news conference. >> gave me a listf the political prisoners and periodpolitical prisoners and periodically just mention the list. . >> and after that, challenge by raul castro awkward andbrupt ending to that news conference. it was a format that clely left the cuban leader uncomfortable. and highlighted one of the stark dichss between our two countries namely freedom of the press. team coverage continues with calvin, what a full day. >> it really was and the president wrapped up phis day after a state dip were raul castro. and just about everything on the president's schedule is carefully core graphed and metic eye lusly timed out hour by hour until the news conference earlier today where reporter were able to ask questions to both leaders obama and castro and it was pretty clear obama is used to answering questions and castro is not and thatt difference was made very cl

the president met with raul castro behind closed doors. afterwards, the cuban president said relations could return to normal only when the embargo tvs and the u.s. leaves guantanamo bay -- only when the embargo ends and the u.s. leaves guantanamo bay. >> president obama says his visit is proof of of any respect between the two countries. experts say it is of course not without challenges. >>> the world news team is in cuba tonight. and anchor david mueller had a chance to speak to president president barack obama about the historic trip in cuba. look for that interview after eyewitness news at 6:00. >>> a woman -- a man charged with raping a woman 20 years ago is taking his case to the jury. prosecutors say couric evans picked up a woman along beatty and drove her to another location and raped her. he was arrested after a dna link him to the crime. his trial is expected to last most of the week. >>> all new at 6:00, a young couple looking for a home near newton ends of calling 911 when they say they were robbed. the suspect was someone ri

raul castro said recently this is the last chance to get it right. when he says it, he means the revolution. he's going to step down in two years. he doesn't have a day to waste if he's going to save his country and keep the communist tile form of government in power here. >> one thing is for sure, kate and john, there was a familiarity of hostility between the countries. there was always discontent. the ability to kind of take it out of the united states. now raul castro has an obvious affection for president obama. said he's read his books. went out of his way to shake his hand at mandela's funeral. that has to mean something. the question is what. the challenges remain to be rall and deep. people here don't need just money. they need basic freedoms. >> both men are making bets. raul castro is looking at short term, more money, tourism, making deals every day with american companies that didn't have until now. president obama is looking at the long term. american influence, making sure this system doesn't collapse and we suddenly change it over tim

. >> today president obama will meet with president raul castro. right now keith cate is in cuba with our coverage of this historic trip. >> good from outside the latino americano stadium where the tampa bay rays will take on the cuban national team on tuesday. it's been a rainy start to this historic visit from president obama. when we arrived the president was here and everyone was trying to catch a glimpse either on the street or just anywhere they could, in their homes. a lot of optimism here of course tourism in cuba has year. more needs to be done. the president has a congressional dell with him, business leaders here with him. all this comes amid some criticism. the president will attend a wreath laying ceremony and has a state dinner with raul castro. a lot of optimism in cuba. we will be here to cover it for you all week long. reporting from havana waiting for the sun to shine, i'm keith cate. back to you. >>> the tampa bay rays are in havana, cuba and they are ready for their game against the cuban national team tomorrow as keith just tol

raul castro was not there. a lot of folks wondering why he wasn't there. >> we know that there are people who have very mixed emotions about what's happening here and the president being on cuban soil, the first american president to come to cuba in some 88 years, nearly nine decades. calvin coolidge coming here in 1928 with the first lady at that time, that was grace coolidge, but many mixed emotions back at home about this. we know there are protests taking place in little havana, and that is the epicenter of cuban politics there. obviously because people are concerned about whether the policy of engagement will actually work. >> listen. the cuban community back in miami is not monolithic anymore. it is seems there's a wide array of thoughtss to what's happening on the island. we see that every day when we're out here reporting. >> the president is very popular here on the island, but back there in little havana as you can see some of the pictures that you are looking at live of some of the protesters thehe.

raul castro would follow in his brothers footsteps. to everyone's surprise, he released restrictions on small business and travelling abroad. >> raul is more liberal. we have to open up. >> reporter: raul is a prague in theist. >> me -- mag mattist. >> he is more like we have to solve the matters for the people. he feels the revolution must be saved by helping the people. >> reporter: he is, in fact, pragmatic enough to put ideology and years of mistrust aside in order to reconcile with the arch enemy. raul castro is equally committed to maintaining cuba as a one-party communist state. >> the same way we have never suggested the united states change its political system, we demand respect for hours. >> reporter: raul castro is due to step down in two years. with the clock ticking on the castro era, he is determined to follow vietnam's example - make peace with the united states, open up the economy and maintain the grip on political power >>> coming up at 8:30, president obama's visit to cuba in "the week ahead". we'll take a look at w

castro, then raul castro returned the favor with members of his delegation. the cuban band, the military guard there played the united states national anthem after playing the cuban one. president obama stood with hand over heart. just never dreamed that anything like this would be possible. >> this is something that most people never expected to happen in their lifetime. we have this right in the middle of one of the craziess elections in the u.s. in a long time. you have the h the rest of the world shifting around us in front of our very eyes. >> other matters of significance substance-wise in the news conference. >> it was substantial that the cuban president took questions from the free press and was able to hold his own in that way. i think both of them were speaking to their own audiences with the criticisms they levied at each other. they wanted to speak to the folks back home but this is the beginning. you started to see the president came -- booth along some guests from google and starwood and others so announcements about the economic investments co

khosrow -- raul castro. it was less formal than we were seeing -- than we're used to seeing at the white house. no plans speeches are toast. meantime while that was happening at the dissidents in cuba they reported were more -- more arrest since the diplomacy begin between cuba and united states including one high-profile arrest. smack the group ladies in white one of the most vocal dissidents groups report that their leader and her husband were arrested and taken to an undisclosed location and havana. she spoke to me just on sunday and she told me she is not helpful that the presence trip will result in any definitive reforms in cuba. the last time we heard from the ladies in white they said they were surrounded by state police happening on a day that role castro dodged the question about political prisoners. the president started his day at the was a martmn memorial in havana. he signed the guestbook of a man who fight for cuban independence from spain. later, the us national anthem played in the palace of