i'm jim axelrod with a western edition of the broadcast. for more than half a century, it was unthinkable, but today, for the first time since 1956, an american president sat down for formal discussions with the leader of cuba. president barack obama and cuban president raul castro met in a small conference room at a convention center in panama city panama where the summit of the americas has been taking place. mr. obama total 83-year-old cuban head of state "we are now in a position to move on a path toward the future." major garrett is in panama city with the president. major, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. even before their historic meeting, president obama suggested cuban dictator raul castro set aside past grievances. instead, castro spent 48 minutes-- he was allotted eight-- dwelling on a century of grievances. but, he said mr. obama was not to blame. the two leaders met on the sidelines of the summit of the americas the first substantive talks between a u.s. president and cuban leader since president eisenhower's encounter,

i'm jim axelrod. we begin tonight in new hampshire, home, of course, to the nation's first primary, which is still more than nine months away. but for nearly 20 republicans who have either announced they will run for president or are contemplating a run, new hampshire is the center of the political universe this weekend. the state republican party is hosting a two-day conference so that new hampshire voters can hear from everyone from the front-runners to the little-knowns, all looking to get some traction. while differenceon issues ranging from climate change to social security to the economy divide many of these republicans, the most significant unifier is actually a democrat. >> this is hillary clinton's speech-- i'm sorry, this isn't my peach. >> hillary clinton must not be president. >> hillary clinton couldn't be here again today. >> i ran against the clinton political machine. >> when hillary clinton travels there are going to be two planes, one for her and her entourage, and one for her baggag

i'm jim axelrod. we begin tonight in nepal where the police say more than 1,000 people are dead after the worst earthquake there in more than 80 years. the quake hit nepal, a small impoverished nation sandwiched between india and tibet in the himalayan mountains, around noon today. to give you a sense of just how strong this earthquake was the magnitude of 7.8 makes it 16 times more powerful than the earthquake that devastated haiti in 2010. mount everest is in 53 nepal, and the quake caused a deadly avalanche at the climbers' base camp. tens of thousands of people in nepal are now spending a chilly stormy night out in the open. here's charlie d'agata. >> reporter: it was just after noon when the killer earthquake struck and triggered chaos on the streets of the capital kathmandu. brick by brick, rescuers raced against time in a desperate search for survivors and any sign of life. but throughout the day, the death toll kept climbing. a security camera captured the terrifying moment the quake hit the e

i'm jim axelrod. we begin tonight in kenya where terroriststerrorists are promising an attack on a university that killed at least 148 people this week is just the beginning. the terror group al-shabaab now says "kenyan cities will run red with blood." today, kenya's president, uhuru kenyatta declared three days of national mourning promising he will respond to the threat in the fiercest way possible. >> our forfathers bled and died for this nation, and we will do everything to defend our way of life. >> axelrod: we are now hearing extraordinary tells of survival from some who managed to make it through the attack. debora patta is in nairobi with those, and with the gut-wrenching wait for parents who still don't know if their child is dead or alive. >> reporter: this is what the aftermath of a massacre looks like the agonizing wait to identify bodies at chiromo mortuary relatives home hopefor a miracle. it seldom comes. parents who do not find their childrent morgue come here to nyayo stadium in kenya

i'm jim axelrod with a western edition of the broadcast.thinkable, but today, for the first time since 1956, an american president sat down for

jim axelrod with more on why their passover will be especially poignant.e of manhattan. essentially a decade ago this area was teaming with jewish immigrants who would come here in search of a better life. among the last of the families still operating here this matzo family, streit's but not much longer. the one constant in new york city city is change but since 1950 you could always count on the streit family. aaron is the great grandson of aaron streit the austrian immigrant who started the business. >> it's almost like this is an obviously thriving business but it's a little bit of a museum. >> walk in and turn the clock back 60 70 years and that's what life was like here. >> reporter: but this summer that, too, will change. the last matzo factory in new york city is moving. >> you know this day and age, we would design one. >> no one would design one without a proper loading dock. hard to believe fwu the world's second largest producer of matzo still loads its boxes in tractor trailer s trailers idling outside at the curb. no matter how celebrated it

jim axelrod is on the lower east side. >> reporter: business is strong at this matza factory, but theg." say ♪ ♪ with kaiser permanente you'll connect with your doctor any time anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ . >>> good evening, i'm joe franklin, coming to you, as always, by good friends and sponsors beverages by hoffman, martin paints it ain't just paints, matza, the unleavened experience of a lifetime. >> unleavened bred. jim axelrod met the family behind it-he's on the lower east side to show us why their passover will be especially poignant this year. jim, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning from the lower east side of manhattan. you know, a century ago this neighborhood was teeming with immigrants. among them many jews from eastern europe who had come here in search of a better life. well, among the last of the family businesses from that era to still be operating here this matza factory, striet's but not for much longer. the one constant in the neighborhoods of ne

she is considered cancer free and they open up to jim axelrod.nd update us on the story. >> last june doctors diagnosed leah still with stage 4 neuroblastoma. doctors gave her a 50/50 chance of survival. then her father was cut from his team, the cincinnati bengals. those moments would turn out to begin the start of a surprising journey for this father and daughter team with an ending fit for a story book. >> reporter: it is understandable that leah still might be tired. she had an exhausting year. >> did you ever think it possible the strongest person you would know would be a little girl? >> no. i honestly didn't know what true strength was. i didn't know a 4 year old withed show me. there are no directions on how to handle this. we handled the best way we could. >> reporter: leah and her dad would get unexpected help. after cutting devon still last august the bengals changed their mind and signed him to the team meaning he could keep his health insurance. >> it's crazy. >> reporter: devon still travelled between cincinnati and philadelphia. >>