. >> like most cubans, richard solare ant after to travel but says he is still seeing the world with each tourist he meets. he gives horse drawn carriage rides on the streets of old havana, with the expected wave of americans and more foreign investment, he says this cuba in a time capsule won't last. >> not a mcdonald's or kentucky fried chicken is going to change cube bees. that's a lie. >> tourism is one of the island's primary sources of income with that when president obama announced the normalization of relations in 2014, it was like opening a flood gate. last year, the number of visitors rose from three to three and a half million. cuba is struggling to keep pace. airports, hotels and the infrastructure are in need of expansion. there aren't enough hotel rooms, so the rates keep rising. >> it's a chain. we suffer many years, we struggle. >> he is capitalizing on the moment. for almost 20 years, he and his family have rented rooms in their homes to tourists. he's hoping the government will loosen restrictions and allow people to own more than one house. >> i think it's a best m

. >> reporter: like most cubans, richard solare cannot afford to travel, but he says that he's still seeing the world, with each tourist he meets. he gets horse-drawn carriage rides on the streets of old havana. with more americans and a wave of foreign investment arrives, he said this cuba in a time capsule won't wash away. >> there's nobody like the cubans. not a mcdonald's or a kentucky fried chicken is going to change cubans, that's a lie. >> tourism is a primary source of income. when president obama announced the regulations in 2014, it was like opening a flood gate. last year, the visitors rose from 3 to 3 and a half million. cuba is struggling to keep one the demand. the airports and the infrastructure are in desperate need of expansion. there are not enough hotel rooms, so the rates keep rising. >> it's a shame. they will suffer for so many. we will struggle. because you do not change that reality. >> jesus is capitalizing on the moment. for almost 20 years, he and his family have rented rooms to tour resists. he is hoping that the government will loosen restrictions and all

solar systems... than what they had been promised when they installed them. ((richard schecter/solar customer: "why is the puc punishing the very people who followed everything being ((patrick walker)) customers had hoped commissioners would adopt n-v energy's proposal... which would have grandfathered existing solar customers into the old rate system for 20 years. ((patrick walker)) so what's next? solar industry folks tell me they will fight to put net they can also have the legislature try to step in next year... but remember... last year... lawmakers passed a bill which pushed the responsibility on rates... squarely on the p-u-c. reporting live... patrick walker... 8 news now. /// ((paul joncich)) a police dog is being treated and cared for after being stabbed this morning. the incident happened during a 12-hour long barricade situation near desert inn and maryland. ((denise valdez)) 8 news now reporter karen castro is live at the scene with the latest on the k-9's condition. karen. ((karen castro)) the k-9 named nicky underwent surgery this morning after being sta

richard danzak lives with dorothy and is helping her through this. he owns a house too -- and paid 25- thousand dollars for solar panels on his roof. 18:02:58 "mine still isn't hooked up and functional." richard says what the state is doing to the solar industry is damaging his financial future. 18:14:18 "now the value of the house will go down instead of up because nobody wants a house that has solar on it because it's going to cost them more to live there." costing richard and dorothy later.....victimizing them now. 17:58:50 dorothy "as far as i know at this point, i'm helpless." i called summerlin energy today and left a voicemail. they haven't returned my calls. is on summary suspension with the state contractors board. that makes it illegal for them to operate in the state...even though their business licenses with the county are active. live in studio...david schuman...13 action news. a metro k-9 spent the day in surgery after being stabbed several times during a police standoff this morning. metro posted this picture of 'nicky' and asked for prayers. officers say nicky is now in stable condition. metro sa

bad news for the solar bears who lose in a shootout to indy. have a great sunday everybody. cara: richard petty is at race today. he is judging the whole hall challenge this morning. you can put your skills to test . the winner gets to go to the ultimate eating showdown in miami. the winner also gets 2017 daytona 500 tickets and autographed memorabilia. i was thinking, what can dave do for his inaugural daytona 500? i think we just had the answer. >> i should eat a wholehearted? >> -- i should eat a whole on . -- hog. >> that is lake eola. isn' t that just soothing? temperatures right now in the mid-50' s, near the 40' s. 51 degrees, 47 in bush low. northwestern parts of volusia county 54 as well. 55 degrees down in celebration, over to the coast we see 60 in merritt island. 61 in melbourne beach. so much happening weather-wise, it has got to be a great forecast. big chunk of the country is looking at fairweather. at this hour, chile -- chile -- chilly weather. big system moving across the new england states. showers here, moving out of the ohio valley. some snowfall, back to the of oh --

richard boisy junior was found dead, but they do not suspect foul play. no details were given on when he was found dead, or how he died. he was reported missing thursday. the fight over the solar net metering rates' hike continues. a public utilities commission meeting has too many people in attendance... that many have to stand in the parking lot! the meeting today was about grandfathering in lower rates. coming up, 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston takes us inside that meeting. this just in -- all chipotles around the valley just re-opened...after a nationwide closure. they were closed for 4-hours for a food safety meeting... employees learned about an updated food safety program put in place last month. the move comes after that e-coli outbreak last year that sickened about 500-people. but again, the locations were back open at the top of the hour. coming up at 3-30, we'll delve deeper into their safety meeting. breaking news on the zika virus--- the centers for disease control and prevention just announced... they've increased emergency operations to level 1. it's the first time they're operating at this level since that ebola outbreak back in 2014. meantime, presid

solar energy industries association speaking to bloomberg's chris martin. and this edition of "out of this world," war than eight year after the original spaceship was lost in a tragic accident, richardled the new spaceship in california. spaceship ii would be dropped from a height of 40,000 feet. it is designed to carry up to six passengers on a high-speed orbital flight to the edge of space. nasa announcing more than 18,000 asked her not hopefuls have applied for the next class, were than double the previous record of 1978.irst class nasa says it relies heavily on social media to promote openings, but odds of getting it are slim. nasa only selects between eight and 14 americans. the latest android operating system always gets a sugar and innickname, alphabetical order. up next, the letter n. i caught up with ahead of android on the google campus. the next version of android starts with a n. can you give us any hints? >> i'm usually the last to know. emily: but you do know? >> no. i really don't know. emily: do they know? >> i don't even know if they know. i think it's the one thing that is sort of sacred about the name. it's a fun thing we do. marsh mellow, we are right next to mar

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