making news in america this morning -- historic visit. president obama waking up in cuba. a full schedule including a meeting with raul castro. and controversy surrounding the visit. we're live with the e details. spring snow, a storm sweeping up the east coast right now. winter winter's last gasp. bringing several inches and closing schools. who's expected to get the worst of it? risk rescue. the earth opening up. two boys falling into a sinkhole. plus march madness buzzer beaters and the moment that left

>> uh-oh. everyone. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm lauren lyster. we begin with president obama's historic trip to cuba. air force one touching down in havana last yesterday. the first time a u.s. president has visited the nation since 1920s. >> sasha and malia, michelle obama and her mother, tropical rains as you can see, greeting the group as they walk through old havana. >> the trip is coming with plenty of controversy. bazi kanani is live with the details. >> reporter: president obama and president castro have been working for more than a year to normalize relations between the nations. president obama is pushing for new ties that would be too hard

the historic first moments. a u.s. president arooifgs in cuba for the first time in nearly 90 years. >> it's wonderful to be here. >> reporter: president obama and the first lady greet staff at the recently reopened u.s. embassy. crowds cheer, as their daughters join them for a tour of old havana, the weather building and the vintage american cars before the embargoes. in the last year, the cube ban government has relaxed limits on the internet, cell phones and private enterprise. but, the country's strict limits on free speech and political opposition are still in force. these protesters arrested just before president obama's arrival. critics say cuba isn't doing enough to earn restored ties with the u.s. donald trump said this the case in point.

there for pope he wasn't there states. >> reporter: president obama pushing forward, expected to discuss freedom for the cube ban people when he sits down today with president raul castro. >> it's a historic opportunity to forge new agreements, commercial deals, to build ties between our two peoples and for future than our past. >> president obama will also meet today with cube ban business owners. tomorrow, he'll meet with cube ban dissidents and delivers a people. >> of course, he'll take in a baseball game there in cuba as well. thank you, bazi abc's david muir sits down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with president obama. he reports later on "good "world news tonight." literally, a cold front

city, it's snowing as you can see right now, but this area is expected to get a coat zblg take a look, this is live outside our studio right now. the snow lightly falling. temperatures won't fall much below freezing. a different story in boston, live picture here -- >> where is it? >> a snow-covered camera. up to 7 inches expected there. schools in the city have already canceled classes today. >> in needham, massachusetts, communities closer to the coast could see as much as 10 inches of snow. you can see on the radar the storm's eastern tracks. the coastal areas will see the most snow. in new york. some breaking news coming into us from the korean peninsula where the military

says that north korea has fired multiple short-range missills into the water. this morning's large comes three days after they fired three short-range missiles. in defiance of new sanctions imposed by the u.n. and the u.s. the marine killed in an isis rocket attack in iraq has been identified as staff sergeant louis cardin of california. cardin was deployed with the 21st marine expetition nary unit. his family said he enlisted two days after graduating high school. the suspect in the paris attacks captured in brussels was apparently planning more violence. salah abdeslam was charged with

officials say they found weapons in that and church. wednesday. back here at home and to the race for the white house, donald trump takes steps to cut down on . the trump campaign announced it will hire additional security events. after a couple of violent incidents at trump events over the weekend. a protester was sucker-punched and repeatedly kicked by a supporter. >> i don't call them protesters. i think they're professional in many cases. they see what's happening with our campaign. because we're going to beat hillary clinton so easily, folks. >> trump also said he'll soon release a list of up to ten judges he would consider nominating for the supreme court

ben carson would have a health care role in his administration. on the democratic side, bill clinton is campaigning for his wife in arizona. clinton was introduced at an event in arizona by retired astronaut mark kelly and his wife gabby giffords. his appearance came ahead of tomorrow's arizona primaries. during the comments, the former president made reference to hillary clinton's previous win in 2012. >> arizona voted with us. tuesday. >> hillary clinton hosts an event tonight in phoenix. additional to arizona there are democratic nominating contests in utah and idaho. bernie sanders will be hoping events today. he attracted thousands of people at rallis across washington

the largest was in seattle, 10,000 people inside the arena and more than 7,000 outside. still ahead for us -- get ready, the apple fans, the big unveiling expected today. plus, deadly shootout, a fight. his partner still recovering. then, look at this. easter bunny brawl not in the holiday spirit. a heated moment at the mall with

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seized by alcohol, tobacco and firearms agents. a court order they'd be destroyed. this morning, flights have resumed at a russian airport where an airliner crashed on saturday. they're examining the black boxes, but they were badly damaged and could take several weeks before they can coated fully. the pilot was asking the tower about the terrible weather conditions before trying to land that plane. overnight, two pieces of debris that washed up on the coast of mow zam beak in africa arrived in australia for analysis. that debee could be parts from the missing malaysian airline. it disappeared without a trace two years ago with 239 people onboard. the transport minister said there's a high possibility that at least one of those pieces

apple today, the company isn't saying, but analysts say we'll see a new iphone and an ipad. the phone will be smaller. alsoless expensive than the 6. it will be intended for price-conscious customers. new ipad will be another mid-range option. all right, when we come back -- sinkhole, scare. two boys falling 30 feet into a hole. details on the overnight rescue. march madness. down to the sweet 16. who's in and who's out. and the moment in one game that left this expression on bill murray's face. good because it's the only almondmilk made with california-grown blue diamond almonds. of course, if you ask one of our almond growers...

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>> they were trying to serve warrants for drug-related offenses when they entered a mobile home. no one answered their knocks. suddenly, shots rung out. the suspect was killed. >> they got inside the residence and they were met with gunfire. we planned for it. but you're never fully prepared for that kind of situation. >> deputy carl koontz was rushed to a hospital where he did. he leaves behind a wife and an 8-month-old son. investigators in western pennsylvania said a retired state trooper was behind a tool booth shooting that turned deadly. they say briggs robbed two toll collectors at gun point. an 1811--year-old boy has been rescued after he fell 30

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awarding hulk hogan $115 million on friday, the additional money jurors will consider giving the pro- wrestler this morning. >> the way motorcyclists are remembering a little girl tragically tossed into tampa bay. >> i'm dan shaffer. >> i'm sarah rosario. deiah riley has the morning off. this morning president obama will be waking up in havana, cuba, the first sitting president to visit the island nation in fearly 90 years. >> president raul castro didn't meet obama at the airport yesterday but planning to talk to him today. the family spent much of the day touring old historic sites in havana. >> and laura harris is following the president's visit and explains the tampa bay connection to the president's historic trip. >> it's pretty hard trying to keep up with the president of the united states.