allan gross coming home, a u.s. intelligence agent not named coming home. i assume you think that's a good thing? >> i think it's a good thing that allan gross is home. he did nothing wrong. the president today said that cubans on the island are not allowed to advanced telecommunications tools because of the embargo. that is categorically false. they don't have telecommunications because it's illegal. that's why allan gross was there. if they got back the u.s. intelligence asset. i would be concerned about it but i wouldn't be on your program. i'm here today because of the release and sanctions against cuba. >> this is a historic shift. >> it is the most historic thing that has happened in the relations with cuba since 1961. but in my mind it sets back democratic progress. think of a man what's made it his life's purpose to -- now here comes the u.s. under barack obama and basically embraces that government. and has said in return for this embrace, we're not asking that you treat us any better. tomorrow morning political prisoners are going to be just as mu

this ended allan gross's imprisonment, but at the same time, with a snap of the finger, president obama announced a normalization of relations with cuba, how -- where do you sit on this? because i have a feeling you might have a view that is interesting to people. >> so, immediately after it came out, there were a lot of conservatives saying what is he doing? obama, here he is, getting close to another communist country, another communist leader. i'm not on that bandwagon, i think this is a fantastic policy move by president obama, it was a long time coming. i love the idea of opening relations, opening markets with cub cuba, it's 90 miles off our shore, we're their number one food supplier, we supply a huge portion of the food they consume, and we're number 46 in the list of their export markets. that will only expand. this i think is a fantastic idea. before anyone just goes crazy at me for this. think about this for a second. we trade with china actively, china is one of our biggest trading partners, china's communist for the most part. they have a capital communism bent to them, the

allan kustok was convicted of her murder in march. yesterday, a judge rejected allan kustok's request for a re-trial, and set sentencing for next wednesday. kustok plans to keep appealing...he faces a sentence of 45 years to life in prison for the murder. a worker was rescued from a cell phone tower on the south side, after he fell off the platform and was left dangling from his safety harness more than one-hundred feet above the ground. it happened just after six last night, at 77th and state streets. firefighters were able to rescue him using a ladder. people's gas has restored gas service to practically everyone in morgan park who lost it because of a ruptured gas line. one house exploded in flames earlier this week. about 50 homes were impacted and left without gas or heat yesterday. only one house is still without gas service. two children in wisconsin just wanted to let santa know what they want for christmas. but, the way they went about it ... may have landed them on the "naughty list". blake and brody becker called 9-1-1 to t

in cuba, with respect to bilateral relations is a continued detention, of former usaid contractor allan grubs. senator udall and i had the opportunity to meet with the senator while we were in havana. he really wants to come home. after five years, he wants and needs to come home. and i sincerely hope that the administration is doing everything that we can to make that happen. again, i appreciate the chance to be here this morning, and i now look forward to being grilled by carl. so thank you for having me. i'm going to try to grill you for about 10 minutes. you mentioned a little bit in your opening remarks that thing have changed, could you describe a little bit the environment when you were down there? what makes it so different? again, people talk about cuba and there's been moments where we have seen there's an opportunity and then that goes away, that being -- i mean really going further back, the brothers to the rescue, or the issue with allan groves, there's an open opportunity or willingness to do things differently in the united states. then it shuts. what's so different about

in this video, provided exclusively to abc news by senator jeff flake, who was on board, allan grossrs window at freedom. and then -- >> u.s. air space. >> reporter: and the actual reunion with his wife judy, who flew to cuba along with his attorney. his first words, simply, "i'm free." >> today is the first day of hanukkah, and i guess so far, it's the best hanukkah that i'll be celebrating for a long time. >> reporter: his release was the final condition in a year and a half of secret negotiations. now, for the first time, in more than a half century, president obama acted to restore full diplomatic relagtss with cuba, installing an embassy in the isolated socialist nation. which could open the door for trade, tourism and american investment. >> neither the american nor cuban people are well served by a rigid policy that's rooted in events that took place before most of us were born. >> reporter: tonight, in new york, a group of young cuban-americans gathered to celebrate and debate that historic moment. >> the reality is the basic freedoms that we all enjoy in countries like the u

abc news' allan wong joins us. >> a small band of demonstrators broke through some windows. police have been chasing them in the pouring rain through downtown oakland. the police have been trying to say one step ahead of the demonstration, but it hasn't been easy. the protesters flanked the police lines before 9:00 and climbed on to interstate 880. some of the first protesters almost got struck by on coming cars. they closed both north and southbound lanes for about 20 minutes. from there it was on to the west oakland bart station. the police dropped the gates and partially shut it down, but several protesters got under the gate before police managed to chase them back out. during the march a couple of windows were smashed out at the clorox building at broadway and 12th. two groups started this out at 7:00. one gathered at the christmas tree lighting ceremony at jack done done square and marched up the broadway and the other mashed down and they shutdown telegraph and west grand. at that point they were 500 strong with the intention of causing havoc. and it looks like that's

the other, and american contractor, has now been reunited with his family in the >> allan gross arrived back in the u.s. after spending five years in prison in cuba. the 65 euro was jailed for trying to set up internet access to communities in cuba. president obama said his release, together with an unnamed u.s. by held in cuba for two decades, was a condition for the u.s. restoring diplomatic relations. washington released three cuban spies. in an address to the nation, obama defended the controversial decision. >> i believe that we can do more to support the cuban people and promote our values through engagement. after all, these 50 years have shown that isolation has not worked. it's time for a new approach. >> as obama spoke, keep the cuban president addressed his own nation from havana. he said profound differences still remain between the two nations, but said it was time to learn to live at those differences. in the u.s., many republicans are outraged. >> today by conceding to the oppressors, this president, this administration am have let the people of cuba down. >> the changes

yet, says historian allan cleaver. >> it's becoming the defining image. >> left to their own devices,play games, not shoot each other? >> yes. i think that's probably right. >> reporter: 100 years later if people think the game happened, it happened. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more fallout from the sony pictures hacking case. we'll get analysis. >>> plus, the new ceo of blackberry, john chen joins us in the studio. and charlie sits down with actor bradley cooper on his new broadway play. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. i'm lauren lyster. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we begin with breaking news police are searching for two suspects in the bizarre burglary in a northeast philadelphia target store. mobile three giving us this live look from the store in somerton, the men are accused of entering the store on the 11,000 block of roosevelt boulevard through a hole in the rearf the store. police say a closed circuit security system alerted them of the breach. the right now those suspects are not in custody but a

abc news' allan wong joins us. >> a small band of demonstrators broke through some windows. police have been chasing them in the pouring rain through downtown oakland. the police have been trying to say one step ahead of the demonstration, but it hasn't been easy. the protesters flanked the police lines before 9:00 and climbed on to interstate 880. some of the first protesters almost got struck by on coming cars. they closed both north and southbound lanes for about 20 minutes. from there it was on to the west oakland bart station. the police dropped the gates and partially shut it down, but several protesters got under the gate before police managed to chase them back out. during the march a couplef windows were smashed out at the clorox building at broadway and 12th. two groups started this out at 7:00. one gathered at the christmas tree lighting ceremony at jack done done square and marched up the broadway and the other mashed down and they shutdown telegraph and west grand. at that point they were 500 strong with the intention of causing havoc. and it looks like that's w

. >> hello, allan and liz. coming up, we'll talk to bill bratton about the rift with police.plus, we follow the storm that could ruin holiday travel and look at who pulled the plug on north korea's internight, on the western edition of the news at 5:30, right after the news. ,,,, tag: sooner or later, everyone needs a helping hand, or a helping paw! so mattress discounters good deed dogs is raising money to help train assistance dogs for wounded veterans. veteran: i live independently because of what all it provides for me. and it's huge! there's a lot of wounded, ill, and injured out there just like myself, who just maybe need a little bit of help. tag: you can lend a helping paw too. give at mattressdiscountersdogs.com or any mattress discounters. mattress discounters good deed dogs-- helping dogs help people. . >>> coming up new at 6:00, protestors threatening to hijack christmas. there are concerns that could take officers away from patrols. we're going to look at the rise in crime since the demonstrations started. >>> plus, our relatively warm start to winter doesn't exa

abc news' allan wong joins us. >> a small band of demonstrators broke through some windows. police have been chasing them in the pouring rain through downtown oakland. the police have been trying to say one step ahead of the demonstration, but it hasn't been easy. the protesters flanked the police lines before 9:00 and climbed on to interstate 880. some of the first protesters almost got struck by on coming cars. they closed both north and southbound lanes for about 20 minutes. from there it was on to the west oakland bart station. the police dropped the gates and partially shut it down, but several protesters got under the gate before police managed to chase them back out. during the march a couple of windows were smashed out at the clorox building at broadway and 12th. two groups started this out at 7:00. one gathered at the christmas tree lighting ceremony at jack done done square and marched up the broadway and the other mashed down and they shutdown telegraph and west grand. at that point they were 500 strong with the intention of causing havoc. and it looks like that's

senator allan simpson once said henry waxman is tougher than a boiled owl and "the los angeles times" describes representative henry waxman's tenacity as legendary. you all know his work on the environment, i'm just going to point that out, it's legendary. not only in terms of the clean air act, the amendment, he's also known for the safe drinking water act amendments, laws educing childhood lead exposure, formaldehyde standards act, reducks of greenhouse gases and taking on the tobacco industry. in keeping with his role as defender of the environment, mr. waxman has served as chair of the house's safe climate caucus. it was a distinct honor for this new member to serve with henry waxman and a greater honor to be selected as the next chairperson of the safe climate caucus. i only hope that i and every member of the caucus can live up to the amazing legacy of public service that george miller and henry waxman have left this congress. i yield back. thank you. ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, i'm honored now to yield one minute to the democratic leader, nancy elosi. ms. pelosi: thank you to the

yet, says historian allan cloo clooever cleaver -- >> it's become the defining image. >> left to theirse guys will play games, not shoot each other? >> yes. i think that's probably right. >> reporter: 100 years later if people think the game happened, it happened. mark phillips, cbs news, ploegsteert, belgium. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more fallout from the sony pictures hacking case. we'll get analysis. >>> plus, the new ceo of blackberry john chen joins us in studio. and charlie sits down with actor bradley cooper on his new broadway play. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. i'm lauren lyster. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good morning. it's >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. december 1 >>> you're taking a live look right now at the golden gate bridge. you can see cars moving along kind of wet roads out there. but it looks like the rain has let up. >> yeah. what a shocker. >> good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, december 17. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. happy

. >> will allan kustok will not get a new trial, for murdering his wife anita kust was nd park, four agola was convicted of her murder in ma yesterday, judge stt forlan a , set sentencing next wednesday. kustok plans to keep appealing. he faces a sentence of 45 years to life in prison for the prosecutors are trying to get a d-n- a sample from a suspected serial killer in northwest indiana. darren vann is suspected of killing seven women. one of them was found at a in hammond. thr x were nd homes so far, vann has only been charged in two of the murders. a judge will hear a motion today from ut wh from va in another development a vann'scourt dete despositions in the penn state university child sex assault scandal are set to be given in chicago today. and two pennsylvania state officials want access to them. former state assistt foo y sandusky ic 2 ozs of se abuse char represens of the big d its chag law r brown wie questioned today about an independent investigation commissioned by penn state on how the university handled the abuse cases. pennsyvlania state teasurer robert mccord and s

.. >> that was a little bit from allan crl, "forks" is his book.this is booktv on c-span2. >> welcome to waco, texas, on booktv. the city was founded in 1849 and soon after the waco suspension bridge was built i allowing cattle herds traveling along the chism trail to cross the river. today waco has a population of almost 130,000 people and is home to baylor university, the oldest institute of higher learning in the state. with the help of our time warner cable partners, for the next hour we'll learn about its history and literary scene from local authors. we begin our special feature on waco with baylor university professor robert darden on the role of gospel music during the civil rights movement. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i can only speak for myself as to why i think gospel music resonates to such a degree to now, even its -- the music from the '30s and '40s no less than the current gospel artists right now, seems to me, has a certain almost undefinable something. i would say black music in general has a underpinning of the pain and freedom struggle of african

a cook county judge will sentence allan kustok today. in march, a jury convicted him of killing his wife, anita, in their home in orland park four years ago. the defense argued it was suicide. but prosecutors revealed kustok had several affas andce requea new prrs i prosecut not ha w >>uber cab service has pulled a chicago driver from the company's fleet. after a female rider says he sexually assaulted her. the alleged attack happened last month and chicago police are investigating it 's just one of several incidents involving uber. uber has been banned in new delhi, india following allegations that one of c raped yesterday authorities in california charged a former uber driver in the death of a 6- year-old girl who was hit in a san francisco crosswalk last year. the state of california is suing uber. claiming uber misled customers about driver background checks and charged fraule airport the city of portland, oregon has sued uber to stop the service from operating in the city until it follows local gu and ofs in thailand a spabe to o in

victoria allan, the property veteran, loved the potential. >> i think so many developments go up in hongg that have plenty of rooms and no place for storage. i wanted to do something that was totally different. >> she did the unthinkable 10 years ago. restore the building but expand the space like a new york city loft. >> this is the original space of the building with its curved corner so we wanted to keep that. >> she kept the original name of the building which means let's get prosperous together. the conversion came with its share of hurdles. first, getting the approval from the buildings department and getting a bank to give her a loan which failed. she was able to complete the project thanks to private investors. >> i realized i could not get any financing from a bank. at that time, they would not lend on buildings. >> finally, how to install an elevator to the top floor. now linked to the private rooftop. >> this is the rooftop, the penthouse for the top floor apartment. it has a fantastic view. >> one unit per floor -- about 1300 square feet. rent ranges from $6,000 to $14,000 a

i was an early reader of edgar allan poe and a couple of his stories are about revenge. i got the idea quite early. a friend of mine, who was a writer and collector of stories was doing two collections called "dark waters and black arrows" and he said canadians have not written any revenge stories and i said we will have to change that. they were quite interesting to write. >> do you like male or female characters? >> equally well but i am fond of gavin in the book in the second story. a very grumpy, older man. he is a poet so he is grumpy in a verbal way and he has married three of his students, one after the other. the one he is married to now is quite a bit younger. it makes for an interesting situation. he is a former boyfriend of the person and the first story who is a fantasy writer. and she is putting gavin inside of her fantasy world but he is inside of a wine cask where she has kept him for 50 years. [laughter] >> tell me about torching the dusties. >> setting them on fire. it is an upscale retirement home. so nothing but the best. and the central character has

but when it comes to the question about the judicial system, there is something to what allan west said, with all due respect, there are some blacks to believe they're not getting a fair shake in the judicial system. whether it's true or not, that's their perception. >> and there's whites that think they're not getting a fair shake, and there's asians who think -- let's work on our rhetoric, let's not be divisive, let's not make our judicial system which is the best in the world a little bit better with some thoughtful discussion and understanding and appreciate those who protect and serve. >> can i agree with bob, though? >> no. >> they're legitimate beliefs, sincere protests, but they have been hijacked by radical idealogy. race has become a revolution, and we hear about that from the protesters. >> i was going back and thinking about jason riley's comments about the mayor and his decision. like a president, the first decision has to be the number one relationship that i have to establish immediately, if you're president, is with the military, and with the intelligence services, those

a cook county judge sentenced allan kustok to 60 years in prison for the murder of his wife. kustok was convicted of killing his wife jeanie, in in 2010. prosecutors say he shot her at close range in their bed. they say kustok never called 9-1-1 and waited 90 minutes before he took her to the hospital. at yesterday's hearing, kustok said he didn't call 9-1-1 because he wanted to be with her for as long as possible. the defense says it plans to file an appeal for a new trial within the next 30- days. some relief for city cab drivers. the city council approved lower lease rates, fines and credit card transaction fees. also...they plan to set up a smartphone app for taxis. it adds up to 8- thousand dollars in yearly savings for drivers. the council postponed action on a proposal to require many gas stations to offer "e-15" gas. it has more corn-based ethanol than regular unleaded gas. it's not clear whether e-15 would cost less, or do anything to reduce pollution. retired archbishop francis george received the city's highest honor, "the medal of merit." because of his ongoing fi

. >> with allan dulles at the cia. maybe even linden johnson. certainly with castro.o there are a bunch of people. >> like abraham lincoln who was the most hated man in the country when he was assassinated. kennedy was the most hated man as well. and he had a lot of enemies and we don't take the evidence any further than what i can prove. but listen to this. there's a guy named george demorn, he's got cia ties. he was around oswald. oswald is a loser. lois rum, what is demornshield doing, getting him jobs and hanging around him. i can not sprain it. and the chicago mob boss, his girlfriend was having an affair with jfk. right before dee somebody walks into his house and puts five in the back of his head. right before. so there's a lot of that. a lot of swirling around. but what we have been able to accomplish in "killing kennedy" is, you u know oswald did it. he did it. and we kind of eliminate all the conspiracy theories, but to the ones we can't, we tell you, we don't know that. >> oswald was in the marine corps from 1956 to '59. and i was in the marine corps from 1

. >>> allan gross was not traded for three cuban 5 and it was somehow not connected to the rest of the deal. >> allen was released by the cuban government on humanitarian grounds separately in exchange for the three cuban avenlths. they released one of the most important intelligence agents the united states has ever had in cuba. >> that is proving to be a tough sell to the white house press corps. jonathan carl going toe-to-toe with press secretary john earnest. >> you are not going to stand there and say that allen gross' release had nothing to do with the release at the same time with the three cuban spies. >> the allen gross release is unrelated to the three con -- three spies convicted. >> the miami spy ring tasked with cuban exile groups and u.s. military assets. >> overnight move ago christmas church service plowed down by an out of control driver. a woman running ago red light outside of the church hitting dozens of people on the sidewalk. one person was killed the driver now killed with vehicular plan slaughter and dui. >> stand your ground defense failing in montana. heart ti

allan kustok could receive a life sentence for the murder of his wife. a cook county judge will sentence kustok today. in march, a jury convicted him of killing his wife, orland park four years ago. the defense argued it was suicide. but prosecutors revealed kustok had several affairs and wanted a divorce. requests for a new trial were denied. kustok faces a minimum 45 years in prison. prosecutors have not said what they will seek. a report is criticizing the tactics used by the c-i-a, in order to extract intelligence from detainees. the senate select committee on intelligence revealed the findings of its six year investigation yesterday. it includes a description of how brutal tactics were used against some detainees. they include sleep deprivation, water boarding, rectal hydration, rectal feedings, ice water baths, and threats of sexual abuse to detainees families. the report also doubts any useful information came from these methods. no committee republicans were part of the study. they are criticizing the findings. >> this particular list shows no pu

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. >> good to see you allan. >> some of the top democrats attacking the cia say they were never told aboutced interrogation techniques. the cia says that's a lie. up next, who is telling the truth. why are we now hearing senator diane fine stein the woman in charge of the report may have an action to grind with the cia? was that the real motivation behind this? we will investigate just ahead. >> they went into our computers illegally to take out information not once, not twice, but three times. which i believe is a separation ofó"dlv powers violations. i'm j-a-n-e and i have copd. i'm d-a-v-e and i have copd. i'm k-a-t-e and i have copd, but i don't want my breathing problems to get in the way my volunteering. that's why i asked my doctor about b-r-e-o. once-daily breo ellipta helps increase airflow from the lungs for a full 24 hours. and breo helps reduce symptom flare-ups that last several days and require oral steroids, antibiotics, or hospital stay. breo is not for asthma. breo contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. it is not known if this risk

. >> reporter: sergeant allan holly is home for the holidays. home, thanks to a nonprofit group, asi sirssistin wounded veterans. >> these families with their injuries, they don't make enough money, they're 100% disabled, they'll never make a mortgage, they'll never have a home. so that's what we do, we. >> causing him serious permanent jibries. >> i was very worried about the future. and this donation of a house changes everything for us because its can take some of the pressure off of my wife, because she became the sole provider for the family. and it gives us a place to call home. >> operation finally home can build a $250,000 house like this for less than $60,000 because they partner -- >> i'm a little choked up just talking about it right now, because isles something that's deeply rewarding for me. >> reporter: while the home was still in the norming message of encouragement for the holland family. when. >> when they move in, they know that it's surrounded by the love that people who care about them. >> sergeant holland's new home is fay l

a picture of allan gross here at a news conference at his attorney's office today. the big story of course, president obama announcing plans to normalize diplomatic relations with cuba and fees economic restrictions on the country but that can as both countries released prisoners including alan gross today's. you can watch the presence announcement along with congressionacongressional reacte statement from alan gross beginning tonight at eight eastern on our companion network c-span. secretary of state john kerry right now holding a news conference with the foreign minister of angola. secretary kerry also making comments at that news conference on the easing of restrictions on the cuban government. you can watch it live now on c-span. >> here are some of programs you will find this weekend on the c-span networks. >> next, a house hearing examining military cemetery operations, including expansion to meet the needs of current and future veterans. witnesses include representatives from the veterans affairs and defense departments, the american battle monuments commiss

government has made a $3.2 million payment to allan gross, detained in cuba in 2009.ban authorities convicted him of crimes against the state, and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. he was freed last week when president obama announced the u.s. would seek to normalize relations with cuba. >>> we're following developing news out of northern syria tonight. that's why a jordanian fighter pilot crashed and is being held by isis. isis is claiming it shot down the jet with the heat-seeking missile. u.s. central command is denying that but confirming the pilot is a captive. the jordanian pilot is the first member of the u.s.-led coalition against the terror group to be taken hostage. his family confirmed the 26-year-old identity. they are pleading for his release. >>> it was a movie that some claim led to one of the most harmful hacks in history. we're talking about "the interview." now the movie that sony once said we may never see is available on both the big and small screen. >> it's the first rule of journalism. you give the people what they want! >> "the interview" be

joining us now, alan colmes, host of the allan combs show -- alan colmes show, tammy bruise is also with bruce, is also with us, fox news contributor. is there a media role? >> only about us covering it. we have to cover the demonstrations, the actual story. the people who are protesting deserve coverage as well in addition to what the main story is. but to say that the rhetoric of the people who are protesting is responsible for a dastardly act, the tragic killing of police, is playing politics and absurd. jon: but when the media point up the folks streaming through the streets of new york city chanting what do we want, dead cops -- >> that's horrible. that's horrible. but is the media supposed to not cover it, supposed to be quiet as if somehow by covering bad speech which is still protected under the constitution that somehow is responsible for the killing of cops? there are going to be bad actors that happen. you don't shut down the media or demonstrations because some crazy person might react horribly. jon: what should the poll constitutions be saying about that? they generally like

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jeff blake, the republican senator from arizona told me he was on the mission to bring allan gross on believes there will be other republicans that support what the president has done. you've written about cuba including a book on cuba. give us a perspective. a lot of people have said what president obama is doing now as far as havana and cuba is doing, is almost what richard nixon did in opening the door to china, that whole china initiative which stunned the world at that time. >> well, they're both dramatic. the comparison is kind of ridiculous. china is now the other major power in the world. cuba is an island in the caribbean. it's loaded with symbolic value. i think that's what we're looking at. the notion of a castro and a u.s. president together, whether in havana or washington, that's trying and different from the past. you know, the cuba embargo, 53 years old, is a failure. it has not worked at all for decades. it is about time this was done. it's kind of the u.s. foreign policy, dates back to when the edsall was a car and it is just as successful. i think we have to be care

. >> allan, who do you blame to where we're at.week we were talking about the titillating e-mails but so much has changed since then. sony has canceled the movie. now they're desperately seeking other partners to get it out. do you blame theater owners for being wary. do you blame american citizens for being fearful of threats that don't seem to be backed up by capabilities? >> i blame the media that is the hollywood studios and the television stations and movie theaters. they think they have a fiduciary duty only to the shareholders. no. everyone who is covered by the first amendment, they have a fiduciary duty to the first amendment. they should have said, north korea, more people will see this film because of what you did than anything that would have happened had you not done this. they are not going to let you censor american films. that was the bottom line that should have been expressed and it took too long to say it and it was done too weakly and david is a great lawyer but he's been very vague about it. >> andrew, you cove

. >> allan xwroes's emotional return to the u.s.ecame a reality only after 18 months of secret con tants and shuttled diplomacy. >> to president obama and the nfc staff, thank you. >> reporter: the president first orchestrated contacts in spring last year, followed in june in canada which would host the majority of meetings between the two sides to follow. also playing a key role, the vatican. >> i want to thank his holiness pope francis. >> reporter: the first head of the catholic church from north america pressed obama in a face-to-face meeting in march to renew talks with cuba and raised the issue again in a letter this fall. it was at the vatican in october this year where details of gross's release and the new u.s. trade policy with cuba were hashed out between the u.s. and cuban delegations. culmination coming on tuesday, president obama spoke to cuban president raul castro in a call that lasted about an hour, the first communication at the presidential level since the cuban revolution more than 50 years ago. on wednesday, a y

at the imperial war museum in london historians like allan wakefield say the bitterness and hatred hass along, air ships are bombing london, germans sink the liner. actually created those sort of hatreds between the two forces. >> there are varying accounts of what happened here in the trenches along the front lines, some diaries say they heard calling from across no man's land saying basically, if you don't shoot, we won't either. it's unclear who stuck their heads up first, the british or the germans, but before long the troops were flooding out of the trenches on both sides of the line and moving through the wire into no man's land. pretty soon a ball appeared. the ball has become the symbol of the truce. it has pride of place on a new memorial in the old paddle field. it's kicked around and recommend radiotive school boy games with kids in appropriate uniform and just about appropriate age. and with the suitably bilingual version of silent night, just as it was sung by the opposing armies a hundred years ago, teams from the modern british and german armies squared off in what was c

victoria allan, the property veteran, loved the potential. >> i think soma developments go up in hong that have plenty of rooms and no place for storage. i wanted to do something that was totally different. >> she did the unthinkable 10 years ago. restore the building but expand the space like a new york city loft. >> this is the original space of the building with its curved corner so we wanted to keep that. >> she kept the original name of the building which means let's get prosperous together. the conversion came with its share of hurdles. first, getting the approval from the buildings department and getting a bank to give her a loan which failed. she was able to complete the project thanks to private investors. >> i realized i could not get any financing from a bank. at that time, they would not lend on buildings. >> finally, how to install an elevator to the top floor. now linked to the private rooftop. >> this is the rooftop, the penthouse for the top floor apartment. it has a fantastic view. >> one unit per floor -- about 1300 square feet. $6,000 tos from $10,000 a month. kong'

but peter was bringing something to the table that was attractive, it gave paul allan about 40% of his money back if we won this thing. it put mojave on the map because we had to become a space port to satisfy the requirements of the ex-prize. it was peter's side of the house, what he did is i think still fairly brilliant. without his efforts i would have had my opportunity, for example i don't believe the vehicle would have gone straight to the smithsonian can that would have been the ebb of it. but i've never met anybody out out -- >> even peter? >> even peter. and burt is a big guy. if he stands next to you, he casts a shadow and he starts sucking the oxygen out of the room. and peter, you know, not a big guy, but it's sometimes it's the little guys that you know, are the go getters. so it was an interesting battlefield. but it ended up being win-win. so it all worked out good. >> one more question because we're a limb behind schedule. anybody else have a question? right here. yes, go ahead, ask the question. >> you're a test pilot. what kind of courage do you need to have in order

police nationwide and the best police department in the world, the nypd as being racial and brute allantent is just wrong and we need to fix that. bill: based on his campaign for mayor and what he has said, can he do that? does he have it in him? >> i hope he has it in him. that remains to be seen. he created this. the attorney general and the president by spewing this kind of rhetoric about you having to be afraid of police if you are black is just wrong. we have hundreds of thousands of arrests every year in which nobody is injured or killed. we have millions of contacts with the police, and those contacts turn out just fine. bill: there were loud voices saying he should resign. are you one of them? >> i'm not one of them. the mayor was elected through a legal process. he's not going resign. i think he should recognize he's in charge of the greatest police department in the united states. they are diverse, they are competent, they are not racist,er in not brutal. and that's the message he has to get out. if he doesn't he will have a long three years. bill: the other day when the polic

. >> the chef allan syke said at the time i have nothing for you. i said i'll work for free.himself and i became a souffle chef at that time. >> you're such a talented chech. when your name comes up they think you're the guy from "chopped" and he's the guy that dresses really well. are you surprised? >> i'm blessed by being in the city for almost 35 years and working at some incredibly iconic restaurants. i'm very lucky and have had a lot of people look after me and show me a lot of things. i'm excited to be in the city. it's great city for food and great city just to be. >> well you help make it that. >> thank you. >> as we hand you this dish, we want to ask if you'd have this meal with anyone person present or past, who would it be? >> i'm a real musician and i see keith jarrett in concert. wish i could create food like he creates music. >> geoff, thanks so much. for more go to our website cbsnews.com. >> now here's a look at the weather for your weekend. >>> coming up a performance from bryan adams in "saturday morning session." his new album has picked up some grammy nomi

i don't want to rush you, allan drank -- but this is my jam. >> these are shooters.e eggs. pour in the heavy cream. this is made in the blender. >> this is like a blend and go type thing? >> totally. you don't have to get in front of the stove or sister or anything. >> good. i don't use my stove. >> you're good here. turn it on for a quick second. and there you go. >> and this is -- >> yeah. >> you scoop it into these little things? >> pour it right in from the blender. that's easy. >> that sounds too easy. that's all it takes? >> that's all it takes. better than instant, but tastes 10,000 times better. do you serve them right away? >> serve right away or refrigerate up to one, two days before. >> i'm going to keep this. not a party without something to drink. >> you need a little fizz. >> look at the colors. >> i know right? this is the fun homemade soda. use fresh lemon juice, and some bitters. it adds some awesome flavor. put it in the mixer with ice, do a little shaking and pour it into your glasses. and for fun -- >> use different colors too. >> that's rock cand