we'll hear what else this means for people on the island and abroad. live in havana, cuba, julia bagg bagg. nbc 6 news. >> another live look from the airport in havana where the pontiff's plane is awaiting his arrival. pope francis is expected to take off at 5:30. you can follow the latest o o the nbc 6 news and weather app. >>> also tonight, for the second day this week carol city high was placed on lockdown due to gunfire. a shooting happening near campus totoay, but this time no bullets struck the school. as police continu to investigate today's incident, a shooting earlier this week. we learned just hours ago 19-year-old stanley reagan was arrested in connection ton exchange of gunfire that sent a bullet through the window of carol city high. sharon lawson is live with how the community is reacting. >> reporter: stanley reagan, he is a known gang member. he was shot in the foreman outside thisis school on wednesday. authorities say he turned himself in today, but this investigation is far from over. a young adult wanted for his alleged involvement inn shooting ne

the island nation to witness this history. hatzel vela is live in havana.. >>reporter: it's going to be a huge day for the world of christianity. you have two religious leaders, one from the orthodox church, one from the catholic church. behind me you see the plane that the patriarch of the russian orthodox church used to get here. here on the tarmac, here in havana. take you a couple hours back to rome. that's where you're going to see pope francis departing there. he's expected to arrive here some time at 2:00 this afternoon. at that point he will be meeting with patriarch of the russian crthodox church, something he's been wanting to do for quite some time. this is something even to do as well but never got accomplished. it took some diplomacy and coincidence that the both are meeting. i spoke to a priest who says there isn't much differences between the orthodox church and catholic church but there was a represent turin what they called the schism, the fight over politics and dock trip. let's show you video of the patriarch arriving yesterday at 3:45 in t

we're the only station following along with a delegation from the us as they visit havana. this is jeff patterson's fifth day in cuba, and change is happening rapidly between the us and cuba. the obama administration approved on agreement today allowing a us factory in cuba for the first time in more than 50 years. >> jeff patterson is in havana and tells us about another agreement allowing even more americans to travel to cuba. >> reporter: the us secretary of transportation will be here in havana tomorrow to sign an agreement to allow us herbal airlines to travel -- commercial airlines to travel here daily for the first time the question is, is cuba ready for more americans. we met a group of teachers here from new york, and asked what they think. >> reporter: why come now? >> well, we can, that's one reason. >> reporter: she came to cuba with friends, and was last year three years ago. what changes have you noticed since 2013? >> a lot more americans of course, and they were europeans here then, and also construction. i see scaffolding. bill boors for new hotel -- billboa

the ferry is going to the other side of havana harbor. it's where my father was born and lived until he moved to new york where he married my mom who also left cuba for a better life in the united states. more than half a century later i'm back to pay a visit. >> awhile since i've been here. i'm eager to see it. >> i hope they are home. >> my cousin and her husband is home the house they've lived in for the past 50 years and they are retired now and miss their son who lives in miami and he recorded a video message on my iphone for his parents as we sit in their simple living room my cousins tell me i remind them of my dad. as i take a short walk, i'll see another reminder of my father. here is a place very special to me. this store was owned by my family. left for the united states. before the revolution my family members were business owners, after the revolution they became employees. >> my dads old store is owned by the cuban government and my cousin works here. he sells basic food supplies, some of them rationed by government others so

on the 22nd they will play the havana raise --. the white house later today will be making the formal announcement. >>> an 18-year-old accused of beach county is out of jail. malachi love-robinson was arrested after allegedly performing an exam on the female undercover deputy. he went as far as to open up his own doctor's office and had a website. he says he did nothing wrong. >>> a church youth counselor is waking up in the broward county jail accused of eight counts of sexual battery. sylvester perrone worked at in middle school youth counselor at the church by the glades. that's when he prayed on a 14- year-old girl. the pair engaged in sex acts at the church and at the group's home. >>> pope francis is headed back home this morning after his trip to mexico. he held a mass at the us mexican border to call on governments worldwide to open their hearts. he's expected to arrive in rome after 9 am.>>> south florida jewish community is on edge after the odd behavior of women. suspicious incidents at two synagogues are raising concerns

the airport. a joint declaration on religious unity. eliott rodriguez live for us in havana with the latest on this two leaders. >> reporter: that's right. this is a day 1000 years in the making. can you believe that. how much more historic can you get. pope francis arrived on schedule. at 2:00 this afternoon at josi martm international airport in havana. cuban tv podcast of these images of the pope's plane as it landed after a long overnight flight from room. he was greeted at the airport by raul castro. also on hand to greet pope francis were officials of the cuban catholic church. raul castro reportedly facilitated today's meeting between the pope and the leader of the russian orthodox church. the vatican said cuba was neutral ground for the meeting between the pope and patriarch kirill. years since the church split into the eastern and roman catholic churches and the leaders of the respective churches have never met before today. russian orthodox church is closely tied to the russian government and this is seen as a political message as well as a religious one. the pope

cuba relations took a major step forward with the signing of a new agreement in havana. >> it will make it cheaper and easier for americans to travel to cuba. >> jeff patterson is the only reporter covering this for you. >> reporter: in is the hotel nationale in havana. finding rooms here can be challenging. with more americans on the way, just about everybody i have spoken with agrees cuba is not quite ready. [ applause ] >> reporter: today, the u.s. secretary of transportation signed an agreement allowing daily commercial flights from the u.s. to havana and other cities throughout cuba. >> is cuba ready for that? >> no. no. but that's okay, let cuba deal with that problem. i think from our side, what is should not be restricting access for our people to the cultures and people of other countries. >> reporter: sarah silverman is with the center for democracy in the americas and helped organize the congressional trip to cuba. she believes this will make it easier for americaning to travel here and eventually, she thinks cuba will catch up to the increase in people visiting. >> the easie

and t carnival so it's little havana so part of pof ter is recommend na ma nis afnt the old visit havana post tear. >> belkeys: i liked her outfit. calle ocho. the the big day. march 13th. little havana. be there. a zoo ca as sell yeah crews cruz used to say. i'm belkeys nerey. 7 news. >> now 7 weather with chief meteorologist phil ferro. >> phil: all right. good afternoon every one. finally a beautiful day here across south florida. look at the clear skies across the southeast and the plains, the southern plains all you do to high pressure. plenty of sun across the great rakes and pacific northwest. a spin there with with a winter storm aiming for them. temperatures we're looking agent seattle right now temperaturere of 54. dez ten degrees warmer l.a. san anannio. 78. and it is dry croos south florida. big difference from yesterday. high pressure is building in and it should be very nice. not just tonight and tomorrow but even throughout the weekend as well. high pressure is building in tonight a little bit cooler across south florida. tomorrow the wind cing out of the

the island. you know, it's not just havana. i guess that's the point. it's a big island, and if you can go see those places, the benefits there for the local people are equally as great. >> i had the pleasure of going out to la ci\naga de la zapata, the zapata swamp, by the bay of pigs, which i think will be a huge draw for there, and it's a great nature preserve. you know, bring people out of the mystery of havana and the splendor there and get them into this beautiful countryside. >> cynthia, you have two events that are coming up that i quickly want to get so that people can go take a look at, and let's put them up on the screen now. the first one is the "passage to cuba" event, where they can see -- your book will be there, yes? >> yes, and i'll be talking about cuba and answering questions. >> tuesday, 92nd street y at lexington avenue and 92nd street. starts at 7:00 p.m., in just two days, but you need to go online and get tickets, 'cause that's moving quickly, is it not? >> yeah. >> and then on thursday, two days later, another event, this one at

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between the susm and havana. another 90 flights a day 20 u.s. and the rest of the island and major air carriers like american airlines and jet blue saying that want to fly a lot of those fligigs and have said that the flights could become significantly cheaper. ride now just to fly to miami could be over $500 and that is very expensive for just about snifnlt while there hasn't been a signing yet. the 2nd secretary will be here next week to sign. it a lot of details need to be worked out by the end of in imreemplet it would seem there would be regular flight service 20 united states and cuba. we once again and people are very excited about that possibility jive a lot of news coming out of cuba today. thank you patrick report ring for us live from havana this eefnlgt. >> craig: and now south florida schools seem to be struggling to make t great and san dar died test. both miami-dade and broward counties received an overall b. broward earned the smallest pro portion of a's. 84 schools and the largest proportion of f's. 29 schools. 167 miami-dade sch

fish here at this joint and see the market in little havana. it's a family-owned favorite and hidden gem of locals since -- we been here for 43 years. >> there was only u-shaped counters and people eight standing up. there was definitely unique. >> the business began in havana cuba where the dead arsenio and is 10 brothers caught fish and sold them. >> we to do across street from our house in cuba. we step up food cart and would sell this and the black eyed he fritters. >> after leaving castro's cuba the beginner small fish business here in the stripmall. met chess change since it was a standup any shop but a lot has remain the same. >> we better 43 years family has come back with other kids or their older. >> reporter: the food is what keeps them coming back. this iconic a menu that sandwiches coast yellowtail and braided flash fried and served on cuban role with the tail on >> now i know why it's so good. very tender fresh juicy fish. but the fry on the outside. >> reporter: both got grilled shrimp are served with onions and salad >> the shrim

the u.s. embassy in havana opened its doors. also to manufacture tractors on the island. south florida are clamoring president's planned >> there's no justification for president obama to make a visit to cuba before any real and substantive democratic reforms are made by the castro rege, and no such reforms have happened. >> this is a president that cannot help himself. he cannot help bowing down to the enemies of freedom and the enemies of the united states and the enemies of the u.s. terests. >> the rolling stones are expect tour of cuba when the president is on the island. and the baseball team will play the tampa bay rays the island while the president is this, and it's unclear whether mr. obama will attend the game. >> lynn: and our live team coverage continues now with jessica holly, she's in havana, and the reaction, as you agine, is mixed about the president's visit. >> reporter: that's right, the president has been talking about a visit to cuba, and now he has set a date. and that's firing up some strong opinions about his plan. >> a place where the opinionsp are

they held the meeting in havana, cuba, and it is becoming the capital of unity. we speak to miguel del latore and he joins us live via skype. create the context for us, if you could. >> what has been the driving force? >> they would come together, the new dimension specifically in syria, iraq, northern africa, that is bringing the churches together because they have a common interest in protecting and being a voice of those who are being persecuted. >> the differences between the churches remain. this is not a complete reconciliation, is it? >> no, it's not. definitely one of the reasons that the church could not come together in the east the priests can marry. in the west they cannot. these are minor things but still very important. but at the same time you have the ukraine it can be an opportunity in which the church can help to reconciliation in that unity. >> in some sense it could have an impact on international diplomacy, is that what you're saying? >> absolutely. it allow new lines of communication to be opened so in issues we find ourselves unable to talk

why she says the notorious drug kingpin is not a monster! news 4 is back in havanawe bring you exclusive coverage to the delegation officials from d.c., maryland and virginia. our coverage continues right here on news 4. >> the surprise news. >> no time for a pit stop. sports final is the big finish to your sunday. none bigger than in daytona where hours of racing come down to a fraction of a second. the will to win pushes george washington gymnasts into the national spotlight. round table. sports final appears on this very screen rig >>> a historic trip to cuba for leaders from d.c. working visit at the relationship between the u.s. and cuba strengthens. new tonight, d what they hope to accomplish on this trip. >> we welcome you to havana cuba as we cover what is a historic trip with delegations from d.c., maryland and virginia, including many members from the greater washington hispanic chamber of commerce. this is called an exploratory mission by the delegation. and we can tell you, there is a lot to explore, a lot to take in here in cuba. >> they arrived in hava

the year 1054. pontiff will be stopping after havana airport on friday, to mexico. reporter: after more than 1,000 the years of crusty relations, the leaders of the roman and russian orthodox churches are about to meet again. place inngs will take auspicious circumstances during the havana airport. >> they are pleased to announce, by the grace of god, his holliness and his holiness of meet onnd russia, will february 12. reporter: pope francis will be to mexico and patriarch kirill will be on an official visit to cuba. >> the meeting of the primates the russian orthodox churches, which have been prepared for a long time, will wille first in history and mark an important stage in relations between the two churches. reporter: the meeting will be dominated by the issue of christians, but also the conflict in ukraine, a churches are both influential. since he became pontiff three francis has had tone.menical none has been quite so historical has this meeting between the two churches. schism that the -- 1054.hristianity in 10 >> a crane collapsed this itning in lower manha

the search is on for this 6-year-old little girl missing from little havana. neighbors say the child may be with grandma. reporter michael spears is live in little havana. we'lhave his report minutes away. >>> breaking overnight. sunshine state less than 24 hours a ter severe weather rolls through the panhandle, another round of storms moving across florida. >>> sheli, let's go hour by hour first thing we're dry, cloudy, warm and humid at about 74. rain showers are catching up with us. as showers and storms move through, we're not in a tornado watch. we have cloudy skies, warm and breezy conditions. a tornado watch in effect up the road in the lake region. the strongest storms heading into palm beach county. we clear out. i don't know what i'm doing. i can't find anything just when i think it's just t going to work. this woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you? and he was so happy, to do it amazing right? i never would have expected would have thought that anyone would find that do that. make that go out of their way for me. right then, right

. >> reporter: this is the hotel nationale in havana. one of the historic properties of cuba. it is fitting that here this historic agreement signed between the u.s. department of transportation that will allow u.s. commercial flights to operate daily in the u.s. for the first time in decades. >> the reestablishment of scheduled services demonstrates our continued commitment to strengthen ties between the people of the united states and >> reporter: this is just a step though. will there be further steps beyond this? >> absolutely. we are talking ferry service. we are talking making it so that anyone can travel here. so you don't have to travel on a specific flight. this is a process i don't think you will see turned back. it will just continue to open up. >> reporter: but there is a charm here in havana. many people want to see the changes. jeff patterson, newschannel8. >>> and newschannel8 is the only television station brings you reports from cuba this week. stay tuned for jeff patterson's continuing coverage. >>> now to some breaking

you're looking at a live picture at the airport in havana. rned that the pope has just boarded that flight which is on its way now to mexico. the pontiff touched down in havana this afternoon, francis and the patriarch embraced and kissed one another three times on the cheek as they met in the v.i.p. room at the havana airport. >> the popes receive gifts on visits and francis no different. look at this. wearing a sombrero on a plane on his way to cuba. the hat was a gift from a mexican journalist. >> as the zika virus spreads across latin america and the u.s. it could take two years before we see a vaccine. the assistant director general said today vaccine trials won't even begin for 18 months. the link between the virus and abnormally small heads on newborns is becoming more probable. >> current absence of standardized animal models and reagents is slowing down, but many are working towards heading the reagent ready as soon as possible. >> there are more than a dozen companies or groups willing to develop a vaccine. a test for the virus could

the u.s. airlines will bid on these routes. they will need approval from washington and havana. & an agreement formalizing the deal is goininto be signed tuesday in havana. commercial air service will certainly make it much easier for americans to get to cuba, and it mama also be cheaper than charter flights, which can continue. in the newsroom, michael putney, local10 news. >> calvin: michael, thanks a lot. >> laurie: and a developing story right now in. an arrest has been made after a car was stolen with a baby inside. yo will recall that baby was found safe and sound but accused carjacker was on the loose until now. >> calvin: local10 news reporter sanela sabovic is live in fo lauderdale with the latest for us on this arrest. sanela. >> sanela: good afternoon. fort lauderdale police making a big arrest today. they're able to confirm that they have taken 16-year-old brian jean into custody for allegedly stealing a car with a sleeping baby in the back seat. now, just within this past hour he was taken to broward health metrics behind me. let's get you now to that video. sources tell local10 that right after he was arrested, jea

that company, "cleber l-l-c," debuted its tractor at the havana international trade fair in november. the treasury department has notified the two former i-b-m engineers that they can build tractors and other heavy equipment in a special economic zone started by the cuban government to attract foreign investment. ikea has reportedly avoided europe for the past six years. that's according to a report commissioned by the european parliament. it accuses the furniture giant of funneling money through lichtenstein and the netherlands between 2009 and 2014. ikea did not respond to cnnmoney's request to comment. but other media outlets reported that ikea said: "ikea group is fully committed to manage its operations in a responsible and sustainable way and we pay our taxes in full compliance with national and international tax rules and regulations." the farm and finanancial markets are closed for the president's day holiday. music's biggest night is tonight. the grammy awards will honor the year's best in many categories of music. nbc's mark barger has a preview of what to expect for some of

many people see that as opportunity if the embargo was lifted. in havana cuba jeff patterson news channel 8. >> news channel 8 is the only television station bringing your reports from cuba this week so tune in tomorrow for more.>>> still to come sneaky pete swaps and relax with a fake. >>> video only seen her at all pulled swindled by a craigslist deal gone wrong. >>> bright sunshine today lifting temperatures into the low 70s. a gorgeous day and second for pushing through the area. lesser chance of fog and weekend forecast coming up. >>> police had little help catching a crook and all caught on surveillance video. a good samaritan took matters into his own hands. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) swaps a rolex with a fake. ne al pla keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. >>> of all-pro hoping you might recognize the man who swindled him out of a rolex watch. candace mccowan joining us live in hillsborough county with the sto

. >>> the president challenges republican lawmakers to do their duty and consider his supreme court nominee. >>> flying to havana, the u.s. and cuba agree to resume daily flights after 50 years. this is al jazeera live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. this morning there is an intense debate over private, security and government overreach. a federal judge ordered apple to help the f.b.i. hack into a phone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. as hermela aregawi reports, apple is saying no. >> in a letter to customers this morning,al. he c.e.o. tim cook calls the court order chilling, saying the judge is asking the tech giant to hack its own users. the court is ordering apple to disable the password on sayed farook's iphone. the f.b.i. hasn't been able to get into the phone as he investigates the san bernardino shootings. farook used the phone as an employee of the county health department. it wipes the data on the phone after 10 incorrect tries, disable it would law the f.b.i. to try tens of millions of password combinations without losing data inside. james comey has stated several times that encrypti

that will take place at the international airport in havana. the pope will stop in cuba on his way to mexico. he decided to have the system work meeting with the leader of the russian orthodox church, a meeting that has never taken place in the 900 years since the leader of the roman catholic church and the patriarch of the russian orthodox church meets you can imagine how historic this meeting is in it was facilitated by row castro. when he was in cuba. it has looked upon cuba as being neutral ground for the russian orthodox church and the roman catholic church to have this meeting so again, cuba is in the spotlight and that is what brought us here to cuba. i spend the day in the town where my family is from. i wrote a theory that takes you from one side of havana harbor to the other side and i spend some time today with my family, so i can see firsthand about these changes, the people say. there is a lot of hope and i can confirm that there is a lot of hope on the island but it hasn't trickled down to people at the level of where my family is

an investigation is underway after a strip mall in the havana catches fire today. the fighters were caed to the thing on southwest eighth street and 11th avenue this morning. crews say the fire appear to have started inside of a cell phone store and quickly spread to the building. about four businesses suffer damage. no one was hurt. >> family, friend, and loved ones gathered to remember and loved one who was founded in the car. for the victs, herbal 21. they were missing after going for a drink last night for the car they were in a sign that make now at southwest georgia and 68th street and 107th avenue. police s s a cell phone signal let them to the area where the car was struck. >> and new father is dead after his car was hit by a train in hollywood. it happened at monroe street and south dixie highway at 1:00 this morning. try to go around the crossing arms when he and his car was it. the man recently relocated here from michigan and just had a baby with his wife. >> man: he was a great kid and he was tragic. >> man: he just had a kid, nine months old. excuse me

they met in the airport in havana. had, he's sure both churches will work together and defend christians around the world. >> two hands of churches accepting each others brothers and after this meeting, ihink many important initiatives will be possible, cultural and charitable. >> neki: they focused on the defense of life and marriage and persecution of christians in the middle east. todd: a man attempting to four ball a mosque pled guilty. 43-year-old faces 20 years up in prison. he admitted he left a threatening voice mail for the islamic center after the attacks in paris. the fbi deemed that threat not credible. >> the one thing of course, i what my son did. >> todd: we are hearing for the first time from dyla n klebold. she talks about what life has been like since april 20th when son dylanand school mate eric harrisilled 12. and injured others. she's lived with guilt ever since. >> i know saying i am sorry is an inadequate suffering. there is never a day that goes by where i don't think of the people dylanharmed. >

hundreds of sailers all over the miami to havana, cuba for the very first time. >> this is the first race to cuba and we wanted to make sure we're part of it. >> reporter: he's participated in many other races hosted by the southern ocean racing conference. he said this was is extra special. it's historic. >> want to check out cuba, ride by water. and, you know, we want to try and be the first winner of the race, which wilil be going on for years. first year we've got 46 boats. >> reporter: 46 boats, almost 400 people sailing about 210 miles making historiful >> it is historic race and the number of deckades going there makes its phenomenal. >> reporter: this is video from one of the races in the they had a racerom st. petersburg to havana but never from miami. >> president obama: today, i can announce that the united states has formally adpreeed to establish diplomatic relations with cue baa. >> reporter: when they announced the restoring of relations between u.s. and cuba, many of the sailers hoped for this day. so now ass they're tying their lines to countries continue to steer a

with the head of the russian orthodox church, kissing each other on the cheeks and embracing at the havana airport, a that's divided christianity for a thousand years. >>> it's one of the most dangerous surfing events in the world and this year's titans of mavericks competition in northern california is living up to its reputation with 50-foot waves supercharged by el nino, barreling in at 40 miles per hour just 15 seconds apart. 24 of the world's elite surfers are competing for a $120,000 prize and bragging rights. >>> when we come back, why this whole kindergarten class is >>> finally tonight, a golden opportunity for an entire class of 26 kindergarteners all from low-income families and saving for a college education is a struggle, but as our miguel almaguer reports those worries about the future are now over thanks to a $1 million gift from a man making a difference. >> reporter: today is college friday inside mrs. ashton's kindergarten class. >> that's where christian is going to go to college. >> reporter: most of her 26 students come from low-income single-parent homes where the pri

. >> reporter: the patriarchs and the pope's plane side by side here on the runway in havana provideder symbolic image to this historic day. the meeting was years in the making dating back to the 1990s and pope francis says in 2014 that i will go wherever you want, just call me. cuban president castro helped orchestrate the meeting and the leaders' scheduled conversed both having official visits in latin america and spoke in a meeting room at the airport in havana and the men emerged said they are united to help with the extermination of christians and say the international community must bring an end to the violence and what they called terrorism in iraq and syria and help the refugees. >> translator: the right of christians the world over. >> reporter: the two sides framed the meeting as a reconciliation but critics say it was an shrewd gee yo political move on the part of russia and closely aligned with president vladimir putin and meeting comes at a time when russia is facing pressure from the west due to military action in syria and ukraine. critics say it's an attempt by russia

unfortunately the leg of a 16-year-old early this morning in little havana. the victim someone very close to this woman's heart. >> it was my best friend. >> reporter: she tells nbc 6 he's a student at booker t. washington high. she knonos only being shot in the leg is a blessing after all the bullets found on the street. >> i heard eight shots. >> reporter: she says the victim to get something to eat early this morning. on their way back, someone started shooting. i was waiting for him. all of a sudden i hear the shots and started panickingng >> reporter: this is the fourth day of consecutive shootings in south florida. on wednesday this week bullets were fired outsideof carroll city high. on thursday, a bullet flew into tranciesesuck sis fran advertisecies francis tucker elementary. this week, community leaders begged the publi to break that code of silence protecting those criminals. >> you don't necessarily have to lookokt yourself as a snitch. you could also look at yourself aaa community servant. >> reporter: as for the young people in little havana, sho

in the havana cuba jeff patterson news channel 8. >> jeff will bring us exclusive coverage from cuba all this week. tonight at 11:00 he takes a closer look at rebuilding efforts in the crumbling city. >>> dangerous weather and strike any time in tampa bay and that's why it's important to a proper warning when severe storms hit. today officials and tampa handed out weather radios to mobile home communities. it's a tool that can save lives especially during tornadoes and especially during the el nino weather pattern. >> when the national weather service gives the warning it would automatically alert for you and wake you up in the middle of the night if a tornado is coming. >> it will get your attention. you're smart phone is the best way to stay informed in a storm so download our weather app and you can get voice alerts from when a watch or morning hits your area. >>> a little alarming to hear my voice in the middle of the night but it's for a good reason that there's a tornado warning or threat for your area. 67 freedom plaza. not a cloud in the sky. a few clouds in northern areas. co

the world. our flag flies over our embassy in havana once again. more ameririns are traveling to cuba than at any time in the last 5 years. 14 months ago, i announced we would beginorlizing lareonwi cuba and al significant progress. it's the latest move in impringg relations with the island nation. december 17, 2014, president obama announcing the renewal and diplomatic relations between the united states and cuba after cades of cold war. the goal reopening embassies in havana and washington, d.c. >> president obama: the day america chooses to cut loose the shackles of the past. >> ashley: just four month later, he met with raul castro face to face f the first time at the summit of americas in panana. president obama shaking hand, talking about the long complicated relationship between would not be removed from the state department's list of state sponsor of terrorful in july of 2015, the frmer cuban interest section of washington, d.c. was reopen as the cuban embassy. protesters gathering across the street as dignitaries raisedhe cuban flag. in aug

the child was properly restrained. >>> in morning a 16-year-old a recovering after getting shot in little havana. the gunman still on the run. that victim identified as a student at booker t. washington high. nbc 6 reporter bobby brooks has more. >> reporter: bullets pierced the back of a chevy suv, the refrigerating equipment inside of a grocery store and unfortunately the leg of a 16-year-old in little havana. kelly brito says the victim is someone very close to her heart. >> it was my friend, my best friend. >> reporter: she didn't give us the victim's name but tells nbc 6 that he is a student at booker t. washington high. she knows only being shot in the leg is a blessing, based on all the bullets she and others found laying on the street. >> i just heard eight shots. >> reporter: the girls tell us the victim and a friend left the house to get something to eatat then on their way back that's when someone startedshooting. of a sudden i heararhe shots and i started panicking. >> > porter: the 16-year-old shot marks the fourth day of consecutive shootings in south florida somehow involving either

i'm deborah >>> meeting for the history books in havana. pope francis becoming the firstst pontiff to meet with the head of the russian orthodox church. >> that meeting not the only historic news out of the island nation today as liar changes take flight between the u.s. and cuba. >> it looks like the mild weather will contitie for this holiday weekend. i'll have your forecast. >> after 40 years homeless man homelessness coming to an end. heart warming story coming up. >>> developing tonight. chain reaction crash involving multiple cars and the results are deadly. we have it in all a live report hello welcome everyone. >> 7 news continues now at 11>> 7 news continues now at 11:00. >>> we begin with the developing story several cars involved in a deadly crash in north lauderdale. hole again everybody. one juvenile is dead on the scene. >> sheldon fox is live in that neighbor with the details on what happened. sheldon. >>reporter: just an awful friday night craig and belkys. we are told it's a rollover wreck and told at first the broward sheri

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the hottest spot in havana. rt gallery, highlighting artists, musicians and deejays from around the world. questlove is scheduled to deejay here tomorrow night. >> when all the arts can -- >> what is going on here? i ask two of the young entrepreneurs behind the place. nothing like this ever existed before. did the government bureau of arts help you? >> we had, at the beginning, we had subsidies from the ministry of culture. even the building, we asked for the building because it was abandoned for 13 years. >> the place is very popular. >> right now, yes. >> who comes here? >> these people that love art but at the same time, it's very diverse. >> it attracts a once unthinkable mix of foreigners and locals that enjoys the actual support of the government without whom, of course, it couldn't exist. >> our chef here, part of the art world, you know, here. >> ceviche of dogfish with pickled vegetables. loin of pork pan seared, and a rift on a traditional orange sauce with garlic and coriander. good. very good. what d

the delegation's trip. jeff patterson will continue to bring us stories from havana all week long. he is there the entire week. coming up tonight, we will have more on the pope's visit an the story behind it. >>> mostly clear skies around the bay area today, but there are a few clouds you can see at the plantation, crystal river. they will start from north to south with the approach of a cold front. very pleasant 64 degrees. the weekend weather looks pretty good. we have a cold front moving through tomorrow. the first half of the day. should be plenty of sunshine. a few clouds heavy in some of the inland areas. but overall, should be very comfortable both days. 74 degrees monday. 69 degrees in the forecast tuesday. a little fronted. area of showers late monday into the early part of tuesday. but overall this evening looks good. comfortable, low 60s . light southwesterly winds. seasonal overnight lows right at our averages. beautiful shot from jackie in safety harbor an the pier this morning. sunrise. just gorgeous. clear skies. storm team 8, wfla on facebook and the storm team 8 wea

the leaders are expected to hold several hours of private talks at the havana airport with one of their main focuses being towards the persecution of christians in the middle east. why cuba is seen as neutral ground. nbc 6 is everywhere. julia bagg will be live from cuba starting tonight at 11:00. >>> momo than 100,000 people expected to have boat show plans. the miami international boat show. it's no longer at the convention center. instead it's at the miami stadium park and basin in key biscayne. controversy. >> wouldn't it be nice to have one of those or maybe the extra money that would allow you to buy one of those. >>> a live alert over downtntn miami. you're waking up to cooler temperatures. the cooler temppatures just going to get cooler as we approach the time everybody will be heading out the door. >> a couple more degrees to go, into the mid 40s across the area. positive trend here, clearing skies overnight. it will work to allow a lot of sunshine in your forecast for thursday. the fifth cool day in a row but also the coldest. the cloud deck has been plaguing the skies during

this is not one of the licensed professions allowed by the get his tobacco from outside of havana to earn his living. >> hello, united states. hey, united states, hello! >> reporter: the cuban people are happy to see an increasing city. we found a group of men from michigan who had just participated in a miami to havana sailboat race. tell me what your impressions are just walking around the city for two days. >> well, you know, it's difficult to tell. obviously seems thing run down quite a bit and lack of maintenance, but the people are extraordinarily nice. they seem to like us. >> reporter: like other americans we met, they're fascinated by the cars, the culture and the architecture of old havana. >> seems like a snapshot from my dad's like time growing up, you know. it's like time just stopped here with the old cars, the old buildings, laundry hanging from the buildings. >> reporter: congresswoman kathy caster and her u.s. congressional delegation are here now to see what impact the average cuban and what impact last year. >> many in my delegation would like to lift the embargo. s

the break. >> i'm lisa at a hidden gem in little havana. it's all about shrimp and it's coming your way. >> greg, cbs 4 controlled another and great weather lasting through the weekend. the forecast coming up. >>> and elliot rodriguez in the cbs 4 news room. here's what's ahead at 6. we'll have live team coverage on president obama's trip to cuba. what it means for cuban relations and what local americans are saying about it. are police officers boycotting beyonce? the head of the local order of 4 news abo >>> florida's healthcare agency is issuing a fine to liberty hospital. back in december 57-year-old dawson was forciblely removed from the hospital's emergency room. she collapsed after being escorted out by police and later died. the agency lists four counts against the hospital three related to emergency care and services and one for failure to evaluate a patient. working to make improvements and the family is suing. >>> a robber gets a beating. the man walked up to the counter but he didn't realize that one much the customers was a boxe

the afternoon. hours and then they will issue adeclaration. for now reporting live in havana, hatzel vela, local10 news. >> laurie: this is such a big visit. for pope francis to be there twice in such a short period of time, to the people sense this on the street? are they getting the word? >> hatzeze laurie, i think the people sense the impmptance because, remember,r,his is the patriarch of the russian orthodox church, which means we know about the relationship between cuba and rausch a russia a longtime relationship that datete back to the earlyly beginnings of the revolution so they know the importance. what's different about this is obviously that the pope, pope francis will be here as well, and we know the role he h h played in recent cuban history. so the combination of both is making a huge deal here, and the people really know and understand it, laurie. >> laurie: exciting times for them to see all of this coming to their country. >> calvin: absolutely. hatzel, thank you. >>> the pope will be landing att jose marti airport in havana and moment. hatzel's live reporting

can the island nation handle a new big influx of tourists. we went to havana to find out. >> 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 hopi

they spoke for three hours inside a meeting room at the international airport in havana. the men reemerged said they are reuniting, and the international community must help bring an end in the violence what they call terrorism in iraq and syria and help the refugees. >> translator: on the world of christians the world over. >> authorities say it was a shrewd approach from russian president vladimir putin. this was an attempt by russia to bolster its profile in the west. the historic meeting certainly raised the profile of cuba. fest a triumphant president castro told reporters cuba will continue to support peace, then, in his efforts to help end latin america's longest war, that colombia is next. >>> sally van treva says this trip is designed to inspire catholicism across america. >> the gestures of religious people can practically animate people and that's what a religious institution can do. and of course there's all kinds of christians and other people on the ground trying to do things animated by their faith. it is a way to do energy, belonged to christianity and othe

our flag flies over the embassy in havana again. more americans are traveling to cuba than at any time in the last 50 years. we have differences with the cuban government which i will raise directly. america will always stand for human rights around the world. next month i will travel to cuba to advance our progress and efforts to improve the lives of the cuban people. republican presidential candidates taking part in a cnn town hall weighed in, including cuban american florida senator marco rubio. >> is that something as president you would do. >> not if it's not a free cuban, and the problem with the cuban government, it is an anti- american communist dictatorship. a year and two months after the opening of cuba, the government remains as repressive as ever, billions of dollars in resources that they didn't have access to before the opening. >> reporter: challenger ted cruz who is also cuban american had a similar perspective. >> i think the president ought to instead be pushing for a free cuban. >> reporter: congresswoman ilyana l

the embas in havana also opened it's doors. earlier this weekhe obama administraonti gave approve sphral for a u.s. companyo manufaure tractors the island. south florid politicians are ng thereside planned visit. there is no just ta fa obama make a visito t cuba before any real and sub sta tiff demoaticefcrorm are me by the castro regime and no such reform have happened. >> reporter: the rolling ones are dispoangtd include their latin america tour while president obama is on the island. and tampa bay will play the team during the visit. however it is unclear if he will attend the game. >> reporter: last weect two countries signed a dealn air travel allowing u.s. airlines to fly commercial roots 22 count treatment however tourism is still banned. it will be up to congress to lift the embargo. live in the newsplex. i'm alex diprato. 7 news. >> lynn: all eflt, thank you. president obama' plans for historic visit to cuba generating many concerns here in the u.s. assembly resistance, a group fighting replace the castro regime denounc

the u.s. secretary of transportation is scheduled to be here in havana tomorrow to sign an agreement that will allow u.s. commercial airlines to operate here daily allowing many more americans to travel here from all over the united states. today the u.s. congressional delegation led by congresswoman kathy castor toured old havana and talked about the changes that are happening now. construction is going on, more americans are coming, but this country may not be completely ready if thousands more americans come with new daily commercial flights. >> they are ready from a cultural spiritual, you know, relationship based, but in terms of the sheer impact, i don't know that they can be ready for that. >> reporter: minnesota sponsored a bill with congresswoman castor to itself had the embargo. several in this group -- to lift theism barringism several in this group are -- the embargo. several in this group are ready for that major change. >> you work on it, find the solutions. >> reporter: sara stevens is the executive director for the center for democracy in the she organized this congressional tr

. >> reporter: president obama announcing the reknewable in diplomatic nations after the cold war. havana and washington, d.c. just four months later he met with raul castro face to face for the first time at the summit of americas in panama. president obama an the cuban leader shaking hands. mr. obama talking about the long and complicated relationship between the two neighs and would not be removed from the list of terror without further investigation. the cuban embassy reopened. protesters gathered across the street as dignitaries raised the flag. august, secretary of state john kerry traveled to cuba to watch as the american embassy was reopened, the flag raised over et. marco rubio said if he was president, he would only visit a free cuba. >> i want the relation between free cuba. it has to change. look what we did to burma. is now the majority party because our change to them was conditional on their change towards people. >> reporter: and he is not the only politician slamming the president's plan. >> you feel he's legitimized it? >> reporter: yeah, just like legitimized the nuclea

but this time after the short stop in havana, the pope heads to mexicic for a five day visit. there he is dpoactd o visit the pray for those who have died trying to cross into the united states. >> there is also news out of cuba tonight. the obama administration and the cuban government have just announced a his tore ache greement to reestablish flights between the two countries for years. current lit only way to fly to cuba is via a charter flight. with this new announcement, major.s. carriers will nowb able to make the trip. we'll ha a live report from havana coming up on 7 news at 6:00, live in the newsplex. i'm alex diprato. 7 news. >> craig: all right easm and coming up at 6:00 we'll take you live to what snran for reaction to hoo today's historic meeting. >> >> belkeys: now on just one station, an alarming arrest. main hauled tof jail accused of bringing a gun to school. linagy whrif outside that school in miami with the detail. liz. >> repepter: belkeys, when i last last spoke to a lieutenant with miami-dade schools police. still being interviewed by investigators at a

. >> he gives horse drawn carriage rides oen the streets of old havana, with the expected wave of americans and more foreign investment arrives, he says this cuba in a time capsule won't wash away. >> there is nobody like the cubans, not a mcdonalds or kentucky fried chicken will change us. that's a lie tour similar one of the primary sources of income, when president obama announced the normization of cuba, it was like opening a flood gate last year the number of visitors rose from three to 3.5 million cuba is struggling to keep pace with the demand, airport hotels and the infrastructure are many depurate need of renovation and expansion there aren't enough hotel rooms to the rates keep rising. >> it is a shame. frankly speaking we suffer. some years, we struggle. for so many years, because you do not change that reality. >> they are moving in this kind of -- >> jesus is capitalizing on the moment for almost 20 years they have rented rooms in their homes to tourists, he is hoping the government will loon erestrictions and allow people to own more than one house. >> i think it is the best m