captioning funded by cbs it's monday, march 21st, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." history in havana. president obama touches down in cuba, the first sitting american president to do so since 1928. his first message to cubans who waited decades for diplomacy. cabola, cuba. donald trump heads to washington today. the republican front-runner is

pro israeli group, but members of the audience plan on walking out. >> let's go. it's good! >> the sweet 16 is set. who is in and who is out and the best buzzer-beaters from the first weekend of march madness. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. later today, president obama meets with cuban president raul castro in havana. it was a meeting and trip that was unimaginable in the not too distant past. the president and family arrived yesterday, the start of a three-day visit to an old cold war foe. it's the president's latest steps in his efforts to

from havana. >> reporter: president obama brought his family to cuba, a big step towards normalizing relations with a cold wear adversary. he is the first sitting u.s. president to visit cuba in nearly 90 years. this is a historic video and an opportunity to engage directly with the cuban people. >> reporter: the president greeted u.s. embassy staff and then toured old havana. for weeks, work crews have been preparing for his arrival, restoring some roads and repaving others. fresh coats of paint have also been applied to homes and businesses to areas the president will tour and this welcome sign was put up outside of a restaurant in old havana. many hope will it pave the way for more openness between the island nation and the united states. >> i think that we -- we are going to have some changes, ut it's going to be slowly. >> reporter: during his stay, the president will meet with a number of prominent cuban

-- u.s. embassy but the white house won't say who is exactly on that guest list. the president will meet with u.s. and cuban business leaders. many cubans are hopeful his visit here will make life better. >> i think people want to har from obama on his feet. they want to see what he actually believes and respect for the cubans and what we believe in. >> reporter: the president will also enjoy the great american pastime on cuban soil. he'll have prime seats for an exhibition baseball gae between the tampa bay rays and the cuban national team. chris martinez, cbs news, havana, cuba. republican presidential candidate ted cruz, the son of a cuban immigrant, blasted the president's visit to cuba in an op-ed on politico. cruz called the visit so sad and so injurious to our future as well as cuba's that obama has chosen to legitimatize the corrupt castro regime with his presence on the island. beaten and ordered by his father. cruz's father says he fought for castro before coming to the u.s.

disputed. well, tomorrow, republican voters in arizona and utah cast ballots in presidential contests. the gop front-runner is spending the day in washington. donald trump is scheduled to address a high profile jewish lobbying group and he'll also meet with influential presidential lobbyists with growing support that many gop leaders are working to derail his campaign. don champion is here in new york. don, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. >> reporter: the trump campaign hopes today's off-the-record meeting with republicans will help some of the establishment coalesce behind the billionaire. still, it seems, the effort to stop trump from becoming the party nominee is stronger than ever. trump is also expected to face unprecedented pushback during a key speech before a powerful group today. stand by me >> reporter: mr. trump goes to washington. gop presidential front-runner donald trump will be in the nation's capital today rallying

>> if we bring our party together, we will win. we will win by numbers that you've never seen before. >> reporter: trump is set to meet with nearly two dozen republicans. he is also scheduled to deliver america's pro i'll group. a critical speech to apac, denouncing what they call trump's hate speech, a group of rabbis plan to walk out of the speech. >> get him out of here. get him out of here. >> reporter: trump is still poised to beat rivals ted cruz and john kasich in the winner take all state of arizona tomorrow. even still, the possibility of a contested convention hangs over his head. >> you have to have a majority of the delegates in order to be the nominee. there is nothing magical about the number. >> reporter: favored to win in utah tomorrow, cruz contends he can stop trump in the delegate count. >> we have a straightforward path to get to 1,237 delegates and secure the republican nomination before the convention. >> reporter: on the democratic side, bernie sanders is counting on wins out west to slow hillary clinton's momentum.

high, we win. when the voter turnout is low, we lose. >> reporter: clinton leads sanders by close to 800 delegates. and after taking the weekend off, clinton will campaign in arizona today. she is also scheduled to speak before apac, along with john kasich and ted cruz. bernie sanders is the only presidential candidate who is skipping the conference. >> don champion here in new york, thanks a lot, don. a threatening letter was sent to donald trump's sister. maryanne trump bayer is a judge on the u.s. circuit court of appeals in philadelphia. the fbi is aware of the incident and is working with the secret service. last week, trump's son eric also received a threatening letter. former congresswoman gabby giffords campaigned for hillary clinton in arizona yesterday.

attempt talked about gun control. clinton will be in arizona today. before she head to arizona, though, clinton, like donald trump, will address the american israeli public affairs committee conference. ted cruz and john kasich will also speak today. we will have more on that coming up on "cbs this morning." the south korean news agency reports that north korea fired a missile and several other projectiles eastward into the sea of japan. the reported launches came three days after the north reportedly fired a medium-range missile into the sea for the first time since 2014. the pentagon says a marine was killed by isis in northern iraq. staff sergeant louis cardin was killed saturday when he was hit bay mortar fire. the incident took place outside of mosul, a city held by isis. cardin is the first u.s. service member killed in iraq since october of 2015. this morning, pennsylvania authorities are trying to figure out why a retired state trooper

and killed two people. sunday morning at the toll, about 65 miles west of harrisburg, police say clarence briggs pulled a gun and ordered two employees into the administration building. briggs shot and killed a toll collector and a security guard. >> the commonwealth and the turnpike and the pennsylvania state police will extend the resources necessary to make sure we find out exactly what transpired this morning and to make absolute certain that our system is secure. >> briggs was shot and killed by state troopers. an indiana's sheriff's deputy died following a good night with a suspect on sunday. two deputies were serving arrest north of indianapolis. met with gunfire. the other officer was wounded. the suspect was found dead inside the home. and it may be spring, but this morning, a winter-like storm is hitting the northeast.

maine, are expected to get up to 5 inches of snow, but some areas of new england could get up to a foot. it started snowing on long island last night. the snowy weather is hitting just in time for the morning commute and is expected to impact travel. coming up on the "morning news." a bunny behaving badly. a man in an easter bunny costume throws punches at a mall. later, reaction to sexist comments about women tennis players from a tournament executive.

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security subdue the rabbit puncher. the it ii-day-old eagle has a sibling. a web cam captured the moment when three emerged from a bald eagle's shell. the parents known as mr. president and the first lady, are serving the kids meals. the eagles are the first mating pair in nearly 70 years to nest at the national arboretum in washington. new threats from the paris terror suspect. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. "the washington post" reports the suspect being held for the paris attacks was planning more mayhem. salah abdeslam was captured friday in brussels. belgium officials say he is the last living operative linked to the attacks that killed 130 people last november. "the new york times" is reporting the timetable republican leaders are following to derail donald trump. party activists have 100-day

the presidential nominee. and possibly recruiting independent candidates. the "atlanta journal-constitution" reports a proposed georgia law could hurt the city's bid to host the super bowl. a bid that would allow religious groups to withhold service from same-sex couples awaits the governor's signature. the nfl says tolerance policies are a factor when sites for the title game are chosen. "sports illustrated" is from a tennis tournament sponsor. raymond moore said women's professional tennis is riding on the coattails of male players. he is ceo of the site holding this week's pro tournament. tennis legend billie jean many levels. players, contribute to our success. moore later apologized. britain's "guardian" reports that adele is furious after

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last week both the dow and s&p moved into positive territory for the year. . the dow jones gained 381 points for the week and nasdaq gained 46 points. the fbi and the national highway safety administration have issued a warning that modern cars are increasingly vulnerable to hacking. the fbi issued a public service announcement last week. it cites demonstrations in which researchers took control of various car functions, like braking and steering by remote control. the hacking attacks can occur via wi-fi when the car is moving slow or fast. paint manufacturer sherman williams is buying valspar in a 3.3 billion dollar deal. it will expand sherwin williams to reach asia and europe. the combined company will employed about 60,000 peoples. sherman williams will remain headquartered in cleveland but there will be a significant

valspar is based. zootopia remained on top at the box office the third week in a row. the disney animated film earned $38 million in ticket sales this weekend. the divergent series allegiant opened in second place with 29 million in sales and miracle from heaven grabbed the third spot. no dramatic announcements are expected at today's apple eventual ooevent. event. apple is expected to announce a new addition to iphone. analysts expect apple to introduce upgrade to its 4-inch iphone 4s. tomorrow, apple will be in court over the fbi's demand to unlock an iphone connected to the san bernardino shooting. paul mccartney has begun the process of reclaiming the rights to many of the songs he and john lennon wrote for the beatles. back in 1985, michael jackson outbid mccartney for the right, ending their friendship. but because of a u.s. copyright law, songs written before 1978 can be reclaimed by writers 56

release. the first songs will be reclaimable starting in 2018. >> i'm sure the catalog is very valuable, but i suspect it's more than just the money for paul mccartney. hena daniels at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, hena. still to come, march madness shocker. wisconsin comes up big in a heart stopping buzzer-beater against xavier. with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, the delicious taste of nutella takes pancakes to a whole new level. nutella. spread the happy! (music plays) hi i'm kristie and i'm jess. and we are the bug chicks. we are a nano-business. windows 10 really helps us get the word out about how awesome bugs are.

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>> good morning, central florida, it is 4:56 on this monday. i'm bridgett ellison. >> i'm david hall. here are the headlines. thieves target drivers at a local hospital. find out the new information we have learned overnight about some of these break-ins. >> a 15-year-old gunned down by another teen. what we know about their relationship. that's just ahead. much more in just a moment. >> let's bring in candace campos. she is in for troy. >> back to monday. but i will say it is looking very nice on the roads for you. >> good to hear, thank you, amy. >> you'll feel a difference

temperatures have been in the 50's. today it will only warm into the 60's and the 40's tonight. >> a mini cold snap. >> enjoy it because i don't think we'll have much more of these as we continue into spring. happy second day of spring. the wind speeds will be the next concern across town. the winds clocking 15 to 20 miles an hour. that is sustained winds. gusts can hit between 30 and 35 miles an hour. it won't be a good day on the boat. if you have spring break plans out there. along with the strong winds and the humidity. we have what is called a red flag warning. from 10:00 until 7:00, so cigarette lighter, any spark can start a fire. you know we are a bit on the dry side over the last couple of days. a good chance of rain on saturday. we definitely need to be very careful when it comes to fire

>> we are seeing cool air moving in behind this cold front. you can see the cold front sagging across portions of south florida. high pressure is starting to build in dragging in cool northerly wind flow. mid 50's now starting to see 40's moving in across gainesville. 50 in ocala. 56 in orlando. the warm spot in melbourne at 60 degrees. look at 24 hours ago, between 11 and 17 degrees cooler than where we were yesterday morning. again, a noticeable change the moment you walk out the door. the look at highs for today, a high of 68 degrees by 4:00 p.m. temperatures below average. sunny and dry. don't get used to it. temperatures will be warming back up into the 80's in a few days. i'll have the full forecast coming up in a few minutes. let's see how the roadways are shaping up. what is going on out there?

that is good news. it is what we want to hear. construction beginning its clearing process for the day. you can see i-4 by ivanhoe boulevard, just a couple of construction barrels. they are pushed to the shoulder. eastbound cars traveling away from you doing just fine this morning. taking you out to the data, everything is construction related which is tep call. starting off the day, starting off the week on the right foot. your morning news begins right now. . thieves target drivers at a hospital. what we learned about a sears of break-ins. >> heart break for one family after a teen is gunned down. how the community is rallying support in what we know about the gunman police say is

>> the focus on the white house shifts out west. how hopefuls are gearing u p for the next round of primaries is just ahead. it is now 5:00 a.m. i'm david hall. >> i'm bridgett ellison. hope you had a great weekend. candace is in for troy. how is it looking? >> it is looking good. good. >> thank you, amy. >> after a soggy saturday, sunday looked nice. today is 10 on the sorrels scale. the fant sick will be beautiful. folks who have the day off, this will be a great day. the only concern will be the wind. beach, boating, i would not recommend. as we look at the radar looking nice and dry. what a difference a few days makes. earlier we were seeing plenty of heavy rain. now not much to speak of at least in the rain department. as we look at our current conditions, you can see temperatures are in the 20's and