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>> and the u.s. national anthem. >> trump pelled through the ceremonial hall. the flaflghtz two former foes are together as the two leaders stood stood side by side. the pair joined with respected dellll giergses a new photo open. then, a new day. a knew ava dia between our two countries. president obama and castro made statements broadcast on cuban television. castro said the u.s. trade embargo that only castro can lift needs to end. the blockade stands as mottes important obstacle to our economic development and the well bfght cuban peoeoe. that's why it's removal will be of the essence to normalize the lat ter ral relations. it will also be necessary to return the ter tore ni ri illegally occupied with by
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president obama way message to congressssack home offered this. the embargo will end. when, i can't be ensire tierly sure but i believe it will end andhe path that we're on will continue beyond my administration. the they also agreed that they remain deep disagree ments on human rights. i made it clear that the united states will continue to spieng on behalf of democracy including right cuban people to decide their own future and speak out on behalf universal ritis including freedom of speech and assembly and religion. in an exchange of political protesters drew a answer from castro. >> give me a list&of the political prisoners and a will release them immediately. what po sit clailt prisoners?
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monday was a word of b- symbolism. the president began his first full day here with a ceremony wreath laying at the jose marty ma yore yeah. marty is reveered as a hero. then he toured the marty museum stopping to sign a guest book. a great honor to pay tribute to jose marty who gave life for his independence and it lives on in the cuban people today. and while serious doubts replain about the prospects of lynn ber si and freedom. cuban peem people even after a thowg of the cold warm. thon day change was in the air as the star spadged ban sner flaid havana. >> >> >> >> craig: well, the one t tng that's abundantly clear after watching that this afternoon.
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human rites and the varying of in terp taiftionz what that means. that is obviously a key cercht dates dent community on the island. anxious to have their voices heard by the president here and to some degree thief hey good deal of trouble as result of that with authorities. robbin simmons here withow with more on. that. >> we went to speak to some of the ladies in white and one of the women we spoked to off camera was whisked way moments late wir police. one day afterdissidents were detained and beaten there. saying it's time for a change. >> pam sunday at st. rita's church outside havana ended with silent mash down the block and then dozens ever protesters block the cuban government descended when the antigovernment group no mor violence and less hunger more food fliers flew and so did the blows. with uncanny acura say dissident
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( it did. >> we noad it to show how respriris u.s. cuban regeme and you see you move a few blocks and you'll see a lot of boxes completely full of people here that they bring here to repress us oomplet the detained all of us. every one who participated in the march was detained. lucinda gonzales gomez was there. she is carrying her white clothes with her she says so she can get to her destination without being stopped. we talked to two protesters hours before their arrests. and an to be yo o ro dill leez there. like this because theyre husband and wife and they were drag them on the ground. >> and alley us ca gomez too. we spoke to a lady in white who was here lean because she said a meet wags happen hearing at 11:00. she was unable to make it yesterday. the moment we went down the street, we concerned a2ound and police came and took her way. she says she doesn't even carry a cell phone because if she's
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be able to register her cril lar number. the ladidi in white fight for the release of the prisoners and human rites on the island. for any one who questions their motive or mars week after week when ch ended the de teksz and arrest 46 weeks and count counting. she says this. >> in other countries, the police pro nifnlgt cuba, it's the opposite this. a right all cubans have, not just the ladies inn white. all cubans with v- a rate to gather and protest. so we know of president obama's plan to meet with disa debts tomorrow. antonio rod dell es who you saw in the story is one of the people he is scheduled to meet and we heard from a senator traveling with the president that he does pran to meet with members of the of the laid keys in white. what is unclear at this point is if that meetd liewkd to happen. >> >> craig: some people anxious to see if that happens. what the dialog of that is and what the president says in his
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robbin simmons. thanks so much for. that we'll keep an eye on that as we head into tomorrow, the president's final day here o the eye whrafnltd robbin simmons reporting live. in na n- havana cuba. seven craig stevens. and. >> belkeys: thanks craig. keep it here on seven and did vn.com for continuing coverage on the president and in cuba. >> developing tonight in miami. the search is on for a mission teenager, jessica holly joifns up us live at the scene with details. >> police jefef i mean jeff police are searching for this 13-ye-old gicialt who they say is mentally challenged there. handing out theseeliers and they start 3rd ser nch this area this is where the little girl lifdz this. is the town park area in overtown. swrai better look at the flyer for awvment dorgd police jazmin ra delop went missing last night around 10:30 from her home
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the florida department of law enforcement has now issued a statewide leampletd police say she was wearing a pink top and striped pa jam na bat oms and video of a police way blood hound out looking fororhis child but in the end the k9 coming up em time. pllice are asking for every one to come help at this point t. distributing fliers to pib people in the area a neighbor rrkz rork working to spread the word to hopefully bring this girl home safely. what i want today do is take a picture hefer and postton facebook for all my friends in the overtown area swoak find little jazmin. every one, we n nd find jasmine okay get out and look for jasmine. jasmine ravel just 13 years old. police say she haze mental ca tas face ave six year throavmentd very concerned about her safe time. police want to you take a look at her picture. if you see her or thinknk you see
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911-50-6789 jessica holly. 7 news. >> >> belkeys: we have this 7 news threamplet has 20 do with cuba and carnival ciewz lines oof. >> sheldon in the plex withore on this story for us. sheldon. >> reporter: big story. you can take a carnival views criewfers or come may you can take a carnival cruise from the u.s. to cue tbheavment are calling this rawj and it's the carnival corporations cruise ship. that he nownsed today the approv has been me. pgh cuba a throwg to go on starting may thimplets and this follows an authorization disaition bit u.s. grant carnival that permission last judgment of it's now cleared to operate 700 # passenger ship. e first time in over 50 years a cruise ship is approve to sail from the united states to cuba. so much more coming up on this. we're live in the plex. sheldon fox.
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>> belkeys: also here on 7, 3 people coming under fire at a south florida hotspot while trying to defend a woman under attack to. night one of those women is talking to 7 news.% brandon beyer live on the scene in key west tonight. brandon. belkeys, duval streetlammed with people right now. have you spring break and kenny chesney concert night so people all over the place. lir this morning off duval street there was panicnd gunshots. three innocent tourist were shot. >> and first time i've ever been on a date with this girl. first time i met her and a got shot and blood all over. it's a dade reed ogden will never forget. vacationing on a packed duval street and thenetting shot. >> i saw a guy run past me and then i heard another pop and that's when my forearm went now. key west police say three innocent by stan drdz were hit by bullets after 1:00 0 is morning.
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yeerld michael david got into a fight with women. three people rush to try and defend her and that's when investigators stay david started shooting. bullet entered the outside of my for armed and scointd in smiefd foorm and grazed my ab do lynnmen. reed and 20rb8gz just happened to be in the area when they got hit you can't go to a vacation place and have to worry about this type of thing. it's really sthad someone, a bystanders got shot. so kind of surprise nearing key west that it happened. aflt vtims in stable condition. reed said took a cover at a bar where the bounce m ms helped him. >> told me to breathe through it and keep myize o o. they got tur na telt. a and in the wrong place at the wrong time reed sa relieved every one will be i okay that was involved view. to deal what comes towards u.
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keep my head up. ght now a suspect behind bars. three counts of aggravated bat rimplet police say he is from the keys but all three vicicms are not from here. the good news is sthe all should on k. live in key west. brian entin. 7 news. >> belkeys: well, part si is over for a massive crowd that packed downtown miami. this year's ultramusic festival is now history. >> craig: one oo one student rushed to the hospital and things would take a draj gik turn >> and a woman here from another country for the festival. rosh lowe live on the scene in miami for us to night. rosh. >> reporter: that's right. tall is complete. today we got the wrap up. disturbing news about a a disturb ago rest. >> the ultramusic festival in down downtown miami is come
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arrest including 29 felony reases. count ti also made an arrest over the weekend for same bat flir miami-dade county employee carlie wilts. a metro mover supervisor ciewdz of sexually battering a 25-year-old womann from brazil who was in town for the music ultrafet festival. and rest tone what the judge said when he was? court. and a statement from miami-dade public works reads in part. the mied tide county public transportation and works holds it's employees to highest standards for public administrators. we expect all employees to serve our residents and visitors with professionalism and respect. end quote. on saturday at 9:30 p.m., a witness flbgged down an officer who say they saw someone take a heavily intoxicated woman into a utility woman. when cops a aived they say they found wilt with his zipper down and the woman unconscious. this all occurring at the metro
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second avenue and 8th street. the weekend also brought the tragic news of a death of a university of miami student adam la veefnlt a senior maig ghorg political sigh nents college of arts and sciences. he passed away after attending the music festival. i reached out and have spoken with the father personally and expressed our condolence frtz music family here in miami. according o bit tiew air ri. student died from complications following a seize iewmplet the school releasing this state. i know the um community will join me in supporting adam's family and many friends and honoring adam's memory during this difficult time end quote. and we heard from a v vy close friend adam. hurts.
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and that county employee by the way relieved from duties without play. and if you consider the number of people who came to ultra, the thousands of people, they say the event ran smoothly. up live in downtown miami. rosh lowe. 7 news. >> coming up from the newsplex. a historic day in cuba. raul castro and president obama meeting and shake hands. later to night both part of a state dane nemplet our coif lif coverage in what van fla continues at 6:30. >> belkeys: and the calendar says s sing but anything but in one part of count trieft iers. >> and not your kids jungle wool book. a disney classic of the bool book and we're sitting down with the stars.
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>> >> it's a new chapter for a legendary tale that is returning to the big screen. disney's jungle book. you've never seen it like this. chrivan vliet talked to the
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he joins the stars from the plex. chris. >> and nearly 50 years after the jungle book came out a new spin on too. and leave to to johnn faf a ro to shake things up a bit. >> if you can't learn to run with the parks one of these days you'll be someone's dib dinner. director john faf a ro takes the 1967 classic and brings it to life in this live action movie with all the characters you know and love. trust in me. the most important character is ag mowingly. the only human in the fill. but this is my film. the role of mowgley went to ty who is one of 8000 boy who auditioned. and get, this his first audition ever. what were you looking for in that role? when you have to watch one kid for a whole movie. it's a lot different than indication kid as a supporting
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you're a a man cub who wants to live in the gun jungle. kid i got here's eers. my ears got ears. he stars with the voifsz scarlett johanson, bill murry and christopher wakin. so in the scenes when you're talking to the animals. you're not being them but are you hearing the sa lek ra ti voices? >> i am no. i can't know how it sounded like how bill murry or benz ben made is ownd signed l le. bears don't hibernate in the jungle. not full hibernation but i nap a lot. jorntion did you a of cgi until iron man. it's one thing to do metal and hard surfaces. that's a lot more convincing. but getting skin and live performances to bring a h han
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animals was quite a challenge. >> >> well, you can sigh jungle book when it hits hee tears on 57 april 15th. live in the plex. chris van vliet. 7 news. >> good to hear from the little guy there scwhrie suspect we'll hear more from them. maybe on deco. >> there gow. and don't let the size fool u. details up head.
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12340u7 weather with meteorologist brent exam ron. it was by part coold coold coolest date of month. whether you like it or not more changes on the offing not far from now. this is the one thing that has remained pretty steady area of high clouds streaming by today. the extra clouds and temperatures struggled to get very much out of 60s. really going nowhere those readings. but as those clouds clouds tend to break night twhaz they drop as winds settle back just a bit. it ways breezy day winds out of north and northwest. here's what we're looking for tonight. extra blanket. probably need jackets if you're going to be out and b. mid 50s pretty common. lower 50s for the western suburbs. ami beach 59 degrees first thing in the morning. and for you around fort lauderdale.
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first thing on tuesday. low 50s a little farther west. everybody in 50s including the keys through the over night night and there will not be very many more chilly nights like this as we get deep into march and of course april. we say goodbye to the cool weather. big area of high pressure. that's slides way and as it does so winds turn back off the ocean starting to tomorrow. and by tomorrow afternoon and evening. you'll notice a recovery in those temperatures. boaters of small craft advise roimplet that includes you in the keys for night waters rough. with those partly cloudy skies through the over night we'll continue to feel temperatures fallinininto the 2450e7bsd chill as mentioned. a bit brighter tomorrow. some sunshine. mild readings. 73 for the high in the keys and then well into the 70s tomorrow. otherwise miami and fort lauderdale and notice these temperatates on a spring swing more like the season and going
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>> >> belkeys: that's a wrap for us here at 6:00. caio caio i'm belkeys nerey. >> and i'm jeff lennox 7 news at 6:30 is just seakdz way. stay with us.
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>> this is 7 news at 6:30 now after more than a century. a site of a u.s. president here in what jan na would have been unimaginable. and president obama speak out along with raul castro. and what political prisoners? give me a name or names. 7 news with live team coverage of the president in cuba. >> good evening every one. i'm lynn martinez. live in miami. >> >> craig: i'm craig stevens live in havana cuba where it's been an after noofn symbolism and substance. president obama declared this a new day in u.s. cuban relations. rule castro appead to the united states for a quote, civilized could exist tafnlts
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is clear that depp disions remain. it's a photo op many sthowt they would never see and ab a site to anger many in the cuban exile community oomplet and the pails revolution. the site of the owe figure shall welcome ceremony for president obama. >> heater cuban and u.s. national anthem trumpeted through the ceremonial hall. former foes were together as the two leaders sood side by side. the pair were joipped with the respective dell gaitionz for another photo op. and that say new day. between our two countries. president obama and castro made statements and remarks broadcast on cuban television. castro said the u.s. trade
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lift needs to end. >> the block aid stands as the most importata on sta clef our development and the well-being of cute want people. that's yits removal will be of the essence to normalize thehe lat ter ral relations. it will lbs necessary to return the territory occupiedy guantanana base. >> and president obama offered this. embargo will end, when? i can't be inspire tierly sure but i believe it will end and the nagat we're on will continue beyond my administration. they also agreed that they remain deep cas greements on human riedz rites. made it sleer dleert united states will continue to spieng on behalf of be democracy including right people to speak

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