pope francis played a key role in the thawing of regulations been the united states and cuba. and the pope will be leaving for mexico at 5:30 tonight. and we have breaking news regarding the travel that the u.s. to the communist island. the obama administration and want cuban gernment have just announced a historic agreement to reestablish flights between the united states and cuba for the first time in nearly 50 years. currently the only way to get to the island is through a crter flight. with this new announcement, u.s. carriers will be able to fly to the island. we'll have a live report from havana at 6:00. live in the satellite center, i'm alex diprato, 7 news. >> belkeys: stay with 7 news for complete coverage of the pope's historic visit to cuba. we're going to be keeping an eye live pictures in a few minutes as they sign that declaration. and we'll have a complete report from havana at 6:00. >> anchor: all right, taking a live look outside of our 7 news studios in north b b village. sunny skies across south florida with a slight weekend warmup coming our way. meteorologi

state department and department of trans 30r taition traveling to havava to sign an agreement for commercial pliets 20 u.s. and cuba. >> u.s. airlines will have flights between any state in the united states and anywhwhe in cuba. >> and raul castro and president o bhavment more than 100 round trip flights in and out of cuba possible. other cities in the country. starting next week u.s. ain airlines will start bidding to routes in the decade way decision to be made this summer. >> u.s. carriers will have 15 days to submit their application to the city that they want to rve 20 u.s. and cuba. meanwhile tourism still not lewd. u.s. citizens must clarify their reasons for going to@ cuba under 12 categories. like visiting family.. humanitarian work. a keylement to the broader policy of normalize regulations between the two countries so this, you know, this is more people to people contact. >> reporter: and that deal is set to be signed esday. it will not affect how charter flights are operating. reporting live in miami airport. waltlt morris. 7 news. >> >> belkeys: a smash and cash ate south florida restaurant. throwing throa age cinder block through the business. then grabs a cash drawe

the exchanges between the united states and cuba keep on coming so now if you want to hop on the island nairks thing are getting easier. >> people in the u.s. will soon be able to board a commercial plain plane and travel to cuba. >> and they will resume commercial air travel traffic a as dozens of new flights will begin operating daily in just a few months. >> it represent a crit lick important milestone in the united states continued ef forwards to engbge with cuba and normalize our relations a as president obama setut to do just4 months ago. orlando is an important step that will a lieu for the commercial flights 20 united states and cuba very soon. >> immediate latest signing, the u.s. department of transportation opened bidding by american air carrier for as many as 110 flights a day between the # countries where the the flights o operating right now are all chartered. a couple of airline liewgd american airlines and jet blue excited about the venture and looking to bid. and united states hoping to fly to what van fla on it's hub ouch and they have the first factory in cuba in more

. >>> something new is taking off in the historic change in relation between the united states and cuba. flying to the island is about to get a lot easier. now first it's important to point out afd remine everybody general tourist travel by americans to cuba is still illegal. under u.s. law. but if you fit into one of dozen category where travel to are about to change. that's because for the first time in some 5 decades commercial flights will fly between the u united states and cuba. radical change from the charter flight service that has been available. diplomat ink the agreeme tuesday in had a van a.daily service could begin as early as fall. >> it represents a critically important milestone in the united states's continued efforts toen fwainl the with cuba and normalize our relations as president obama set out to do just 14 months ago. >>reporter: adoption of this memorandum is an important step that will allow for the start of regular commercial flights between united states and cuba very soon. almost immediately the treasy department opened bidding. u.s. carrier vying for 110 dail

and support programs. >>> a united states president will visit cuba for the first time in 50 years. the president and the first lady will make the trip next month meeting the president. the government is still engaging in human right as boss. that is expected to be a topic the obama administration reopened tie was cuba in 2014 and since that time the number of cubans leaving has doubled. the president addressed that today. >> we will be addressing the migration issue. our focus is on how can conditions improve in cuba so that overtime there is more economic opportunity and less leave. >> some of those who have left are right here in the triangle. we have their story. >> reporter: the president -- or the obama administration also made another important statement today saying has no plans to change a 50 year old policy that basically guarantees anyone cuban who gets one foot on united states land can stay in the country may be the reason behind the recent spike in cubans coming to the united states. >> his english isn't important but jorge is working on it because this is the language

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love it. >> reporter: back at mia, travelers buzzing about the resent agreement between cuba and the united states to normalize commercial flights. the agreement was signed tuesday in havana an those flights are and throughout the day we will bring you reaksctionreaction on president obama's visit to cuba. at miami international airport, i'm alex de armas, 7 news. >>>>iana: and when the president heads to cuba, so will the news station. we will report live from the communist nation next month. >>> 7 on the scene as police rounded up suspects who they say are involved in drugs an prostitution in south florida. miami officers have been watching the area for signs of illegal activity. >> diana: and this morning they moved in making so many arrests, they had to haul the suspects away in a bu brandon beyer is following the story for us live from the miami-dade county auditorium. reporter: good afternoon. you mentioned the bus, it is right behind me the. that's where miami police are keeping the suspects as they makehese arrests. is all taking place in the flag and the area of miami. that is flagler 27t

that he has announced just the other day, more direct flights being announced between the united states and cubathe united states easing that restriction, he believes that his presence there will continue what he believes a march towards openness in cuba that bebeen when he normalized diplomatic relations. >> mike, why now? what about the timing? and how does this play into the presidential race? >> reporter: first of all the logistics, you never know exactly what goes into something like this. the president has long planned trip to south america. he will be bringing along the first lady, michelle obama. it is also the last year of his presidency. that's obvious. this is something that everybody expected him to do. he said he wants to meet with civil society, in other words those individuals who are involved in civil rights and humanitarian causes in cuba, if he were to go. and that something the cuban government isn't obviously going to be too keen on. as far as the reaction from republicans, very predictable. bush called it appalling. rubio and cruz are objecting. congress has refused to raise

important step that will allow for the start of the regular commercial flights between the united states and cuba very soon. >> reporter: almost immediately t treasury department opened bidding. u.s. care injurieie vying for as many as 110 daily routes. among them, jetblue, a arican and united. the evolving relationship. yesterday they gave u.s. company permission to build a factory on the island, the first since the castro revolution. it will construct equipment for sail to cuban farmers. >> we're committed to trade with the t countries in a win-win situation and i believe that by doing so, we can show the cuban people that there is good things about capitalism. it is something that can make the two people understand each other better. >> reporter: i'm craig stevens, 7 news. >> ashley: and back to air travel, the agreement also allows 20 commercrcl flights to havana daily, in addition to 10 to 15 charter flyings that already fly. the remaining flights would involve other cuban destinations. >>> coming up next on 7 news at noon, south florida scientists on theront lines against devastating virus.

department of transportation, allowing for regularly scheduled commercial flights between the united states and cuba. up until now, only chartered flights have been allowed. people had to wait for hours at the airport to fly from the united states to cuba. on tuesday, an announcement will be made to change that. the department of transportation will announce process with american airlines, american will be one of them, and many others. they expect up to 110 daily come around trips in and out of cuba. the airlines will take part in a bidding process and a decision will be made by the department of transportation on these regularly scheduled flights by march -- by sometime in march. the first flights should -- >> unfortunately we lost that satellite image of eliott rodriguez live in havana. he is talking about first flights which will be starting very soon. the change, the historic changes in relations between the u.s. and cuba continues. we will cover it all the way. as we said, the pope is on his way to mexico.'s day with cbs4 news for continuing coverage of the pope's visit to mexico. more coming u

. >>> the latest in the historic change in relations between the united states and cuba now. quite a few people in south florida. gaby fleischman has more. >> reporter: hey walter the president is looking forward to the trip to havana. not everyone is excited about it. cuban americans and cuban exiles we spoke with see this as a giveaway. many say cuban dissidents and detained. castro has vowed opening up trade and travel will not socialist revolution. the white house says president obama's visit will make a difference. >> we see it as a means of pushing forward this normalization process, trying to achieve greater opening between the united states and cuba. >> we denounce this visit as another in a long series of unilateral concessions to the castro regime by the obama >> we are all headed to cuba saturday. >> really? >> yes we are. and i think it is about time. >> reporter: and the president's visit is scheduled for march 21st and 22nd. again he is expected to meet with raul castro but not fidel and also business leaders and dissidents. >> gaby thank you. >>> to the campaign trail n

rights should do. >> do ul think that this happens the diplomatic relationshihi between the united states and cuba. >> of course, serve the people, and the businessmen is interests are everybody's interest. so that would open the business doors. >> reporter: so you think this is a good thing in your opinn. >> yes, absolutely. >> reporter: so there you have it in just a short period of time we got reactionrom both sides. obviously this is a big deal for both sides. it is a developing story. but we of course will stay on top of and we will stay out here for you and bring it to you just as soon as we turn it around, but for w, we are live in little havanna, >> craig: who thought that we would see this day, when the president does make t tt trip to cuba you want to keep ituned to the news station, wsvn.com stay right here for the comprehensive coverage from the island nation. >> anchor: and new, the so-called, doctor is out of business and tonight, out of jail. here is the thing, he is not a doctor at all, he is a teenager. >> craig: but the police say that did n n stop him from practicing some bad me

about that and others say it is an important step in the new era of relations between the united states and cuba and they have already met three times, never in havana. thursday president obama announced his trick to cuba in a series of tweets. 14 months into the new historic relationship there's progress on trade and travel. cuba opened up internetccess and the same can't be said for human rights. >> there is no justification for president obama to make a visit to cuba before any real and substantive democratic reforms >> reporter: dissidents continue to take beatings according to the cuban commission on human rights there were more than 1400 arbitrary detentions in january of thik year alone. last year more than 8600. >> they like it unless they have absolute power andressured and international consensus. they will hold on as long as they can. >> reporter: president obama plans to meet with dissidents, something pope francis didn't do in his visit. >> he will be sending messages to the cuban government that it is time to think about how to create a more inclusive pluralistic democratic society

. >>> united states and cuba agreed to resume scheduled air traffic for the first time in more than 50 years. the new deal could mean as many as 110 flights a day and it would possibly begin this fall. late in 2014 the u.s. and cuba announced they would start normalizing relations. >>> wi-fi provide go go is hoping to get out of its crack. american says go go hasn't kept up with technology and there are faster, more reliable, and less expensive options. the ft. worth star telegram first reported on that lawsuit. american says reliable internet is one of the most reliable factors for customers. radio flyer says the kiddie version of the battery-powered sports car costs $499. the target driver is age 3 to 8. the miniversion of tesla has lithium ion batteries and working trunk and can go more than 6 miles per hour. the cars will start shipping in may. where were these when we were kids? >> that is pretty much the only tesla i can afford! jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill. >>> more winners in that record setting powerball jackpot are stepping forward. florida l

just five monthth he visited last month in playing an integral role in relations between the united states and cuba. >> we want the churcho breathe with eastern an western lungs and b be united because that's what jesus's will is. and hen there's unity among christian, i think it's a bit >> reporter: and another important they think to point out, this entire meeting may also present cuba as a peacemaker, which was never known for that under the fidel castro regime. reporting life from coconut grove, i'm alex de armas, today in florida. >>> a plantation woman sharing her story after experiencing surveillance video shows a man running from her house on tuesday. a get away car can be seen picking that person up. the victim said she was showeringhen the crook broke in. >> i was shocked more than frightened. i was just shocked like what's going on here? >> reporter: the thief shattered the glass of the front door to get inside and stole jewelry f. you have any information, call 954-493-tips. >>> two armed robbers ambush a pair of appliance live thorry men in northwest miami-dade. the crooks forced their

. >>> now to the latest in the historic change of relations between the united states and cuba. visit to cuba has ruled up quite -- riled up quite a few people in florida. >> not everyone is excited about the trip. cuban americans and cuban exiles see this as a one way give away. many say cuban dissidents continue to be harassed, beaten and detained. castro has vowed opening up trade and travel will not change the fabric of the socialist revolution and while there are many skeptics, many see it as making a difference. >> we see it as trying to achieve a greater opening. >> we denounce this visit as another in a lightning series the castro regime by the obama administration. >> we spoke to many people who said it is about time. the trip is scheduled for march 21st and he is expected to meet with raul castro, not fidel. gaby fleischman cbs4 this morning. >>> take a look at this. this is the front page of this morning's new york daily news. it is donald trump in a fiery setting with the headline quote antichrist. that comes after pope francis slammed the gop front runner for wanting to b

the largest american regatta --since relations were restored between the united states and cuba last year-- began its final leg yesterday. almost 500 american sailors took off from havana's historic "marina hemingway"-- heading for key west. the regatta began last weekend --and ends this saturday. john and amy are here with a look at the stories we're working on for you in our next hour of good day. first: developing overnight. the florida department of law t is looking into a shootout involving marion county deputies. one deputy was hit in the leg. we will tell you what lead up to the shooting. plus: new at six. bad timing. in the middle of "tax season," the i-r-s is having computer problems. find out what it means for you, if you also new at six. wildlife sighting. we will explain why this video of a wild jaguar in the u-s is so rare. plus your weather and traffic updates. it is all coming up at 6 o'clock on good

a historic day in the relationship between cuba and the united states. this morning with the signing of this document, we're signaling for the first time in more than five decades, the united states and cuba will allow scheduled or service between our two nations. amy: the obama administration has also approved the first u.s. factory in cuba in more than 50 years, allowing a company from alabama to assemble tractors for sale. in utah, more than 100 protesters disrupted a federal auction of oil and gas leases, spontaneously bursting into song until they were forced to leave. author and activist terry tempest williams, registered as bidder 19, successfully bid on 1750 acres of land to spare it from fossil fuel drilling. when asked by a bureau of land management official if she was making a legitimate bid for energy development, tempest williams said, "you can't define what energy is for us. our energy development is fueling a movement." climate activist tim dechristopher spent 21 months in prison when he posed as a bidder in a similar move in south 2008. da

e annocement of norma lying ties between the siewts united states and cuba haead to i no freedoms ithe iansld. >> those against this visit say it will send a dangerous message. we're going to have more on thoo p coming up on 7 news at 6:00. for now we're live in little havana. jessica homily. 7 news. >> craig: and several of the republicans running for with this. >> belkeys: lynn martinez in the plex with some of their lynn. >> lynn: and the reaction was quick and as expected critical to the president's plan. surprised. time. i think it is a mtake t- i think there psident suld be pushgin for to free cuba. >>t ire baks mhay mplet just ke we legi taiezed wh iran by negotiating a nuclear reement of we're doing the same with cuba. my hope is cuba will be be free one day and that's when the the president should be going. a year and two months after opening the cue watch the cuban press if as ever but now they have access to billions of do whra of resources that they didn't he access toefore thng. >> craig: all right. as lynn was telling us, senator rubio wrote a letter urging the president

and cuba. the united states and the caribbean nation have resumed commercial air traffic for the first time in 50 years. u.s. officials were down in havana signing the agreement last week. we're joined this morning by ross kenneth urken, personal finance editor of the street -- written extensively about cuba -- and cynthia carris alonso, who is the author and photographer of a fabulous book, "passage to cuba." we'll tell you more about that in a second. we've discussed here on "tiempo" many times before that development seems to be lagging behind the interest in cuba. now suddenly there's going to be flights going to cuba, hundreds of thousands of people going. are there enough hotel rooms to accommodate the crowds? >> it's a funny irony, because the allure of cuba has been this it's kind of this time capsule, stuck in the '50s, and we have the broken-down ladas and the old hotel nacional, and it's beautiful, but you also need to accommodate american tourists who want certain creature comforts and those amenities. so we also have the advent of casa particular, which is individual cubans rentin

and cuba has been a player, trying to bring the two sides together. the government of raul castro with the new relations with barack obama and the united states. there's a lot of talk that possibly president obama will visit cuba before he leaves the white house, so this is putting not just cuba in the spotlight but raul castro as an international player and that's how this story is being played here in cuba. so again, pope francis is expected to arrive in havana at 2:00 this afternoon. we'll be there for the arrival and have complete coverage on cbs4 news at five and six. back to you. >> is there as much excitement among the people of cuba this time around as compared to last >> reporter: no. i would say that last september with the visit of the pope and the time that he spent here and going to different parts of the country, this time it is a few hours and he's not going to leave the airport. he's going to have this meeting with the russian pate i can't -- patriarch at the airport. the announcement will be made at the airport, and the pope will move onto his trip that was planned to mexico and parts of south america. but the cubans i have tal

this is the latest step in normalizing relations between the united states and cuba. carol: unseasonably cool in the upstate. michael: meteorologist john cessarich. john: the clouds moving across the line from tennessee and into north carolina and also the north georgia mountains with some clouds, and we might squeeze out a snowflake or two. otherwise, the clouds are keeping the temperature from franklin, a pair of 39 in spartanburg and greenville, 41 in anderson. if your wake-up weather looks like this. drive. -- dry. 26, the overnight low, and the sunrise in the mountains at 7 :12. we will talk about the weekend, coming up. carol? carol: there was a shooting at a bowling alley just after 9:00 at the tri-city bowling alley. parking lot, and you can download the wyff 4 app for the latest on this developing story. michael: and two south carolina police officer's will not be of a drug suspect. the two officers from the cayce attempting to arrest the suspect dash cam video shows the man resisting arrest, and he eventually pulled out a hand and shoots one of the officers.

united states and cuba restored diplomatic ties in 2015. it had been 54 years. washington has been gradually lifting sanctions on the island and they've been slowly making economic reforms. obama has also signed legislation imposing new sanctions against north corey. it aims to punish pyongyang after its recent nuclear test and what is widely believed to be a long-range ballistic missile. the sanctions will freeze the assets of any person or company doing business in north korea related to the pro plif ration of human rights or cyber crimes. penalties include banning those from activities from entering the u.s. congress approved the bill last week. japan's government decided to impose its own stiffer sanctions against north korea, including tighter restrictions of movement of the people between the two nations. south korea suspended all operations at an industrial park it ran with the north. >>> in may, north korea's ruling party will hold a congress for the first time in 36 years. prior to the event, hundreds of propaganda slogans are being announced and many pr

the united states and cuba sign an agreement to resume commercial air traffic for the first time in 50- years. u-s airlines can now bid on as many as 110 flights per day to cuba. that's more than 5-times the current number. in addition to 10- to-15 charter flights a day ... the agreement allows 20 regular daily u-s flights to havana. the rest would be to other cuban cities. pope francis arrived for mass in the heart of mexico's drug- trafficking country to a stadium thousands waved vatican flags as morelia . francis offered words of encouragement to mexican in a nation wrecked by corruption and drug violence. sean greenwood/ben & jerry's: "it's for our fans. we want to them for awhile say this is something we want so we've actually been working on it for about three years now." ... ben and jerry's rolls out a new a there has to be a way. carry the centimeter, divide by 3.14 something something something... [ beeping, whirring ] great caesar salad! and now the name your price tool shows people policy options to help fit their budget. is that a true story? yeah! people really do save an

commercial air traffic between the united states and cuba will resume for the first time in five decades. the deal was signed today in havana - clearing the way for dozens of new daily flights as early as this fall - bringing hundreds of thousands of additional american travelers a year to cuba. the u-s department of transportation has opened bidding by american air carriers on as many as 110 flights a day between the two countries. that's more than five times the current number. all flights operating between the two countries today are charters. brian sandoval will be among governors from 17 states - who are planning to work together on an effort for cleaner energy and the bipartisan group announced what it's calling the "governors' accord for a new energy future". the governors - whose states represent nearly 40 percent of the nation's population - will joins together on energy planning and policies. the goal is to expand state economies - while protecting the environment - and preserving health. earlier this afternoon on fox five... you heard former u-f-c champion talk about her shock

allowing us to actively engage the cuban people and the cuban government to facility facilitate travel to cuba from many different delegations of the united states and to pursue ongoing process of bilateralal dialogue with the cubans. what we have seen is enormous interest in the cuban people and of people in the united states and businesses travel down to cuba, state and local governments, academic exchange and a significant increase in the amount of american ttvel to cuba. a 54% increase in the number of americans v vsiting cuba since that announcement. and i think we also have seen that the opening to cuba holds out real promise time prove the life of the cuban people and that is really at the core of our policy. our judgment was that the embargo that was in place is doing nothing achieve its stated aimsof bring being political change in cuba. in ft, the castro government under fidel and raul castro has been in place for many decades and hurting the cuban people because thewere cut out from the united states and in many ways from the world and they policy and we are seeking to reverse that dynamic. we made a number of regulatory changes to in

lisa: united states and cuba have signed the aviation pact. service between the u.s. and cuba for the first time in more than 50 years. u.s. airlines still have to apply for permission from u.s. to cuba. turning to the latest in the ongoing conversation about the supreme court. his pick to replace justice antonin scalia as soon as next week. mark: one of the main issues, for the next president to make the pick. but democrats say it should be some names that have been floated -- attorney general loretta lynch and homeland security chief jay johnson, as well as several federal judges. turning to commitment 2016. donald trump is threatening a lawsuit against rival candidate, ted cruz. trump is campaigning in south carolina, and he is demanding an apology from cruz. trump called cruz a "liar" a number of times during his campaign events on monday. he claims, the cruz campaign is making commercials that are misleading, and if cruz does not apologize, he' ll sue. trump says, since cruz was born in canada, he' s not eligible to s a very unstable guy and i must tell you one th

the united states and cuba signed a deal for commercial flights as many as 100 flights a day. airlines have 15 days to submit proposals. we reached out to american airlines and it said we applaud the administration for making commercial air service a priority american looks forward to submitting a proposal. we put more information on wbtv.com. >> a local mom is upset after she says her son came home from school with dental work she did not know about it and he did not need it. >> and next at 5:00... >> what is the capital of georgia? >> atlanta. >> introducing what might be the smartest four-year-old you'll ever meet. i'm kristen hampton and the good >> how cute is he? we have warm temperatures in the 15 above average for a local mom is demanding answers after her son came home from school with three fillings in his mouth that she did not authorize. she called on nick ochsner for hem. >> brenda miller did not think of the call from the school saying she needed to come pick him up. >> his mouth was hurting could i pick him up from school. >> and with the staff at pageland eleme

candidates are looking to saturday's caucuses. >> change is happening quickly between the united states and cuba, and tonight president obama announcing that he will visit the country next month. it will be the first time in more than 80 years a sitting u.s. president will visit the country, and news channel 8's jeff patterson is the only reporter in havana right now, and he shows us how the change could profit american companies. >> reporter: from a distance, cuba has incredible beauty, but just about every traveler i have spoken to notices one thing, cuba's crumbling buildings. >> obviously things seem run down quite a bit and lack of maintenance, but the people are extraordinarily nice. >> a lot of crumbling buildings, and i see a lot of people where it's sured up with 4 by 4s. >> beautiful but falling apart unfortunately. >> reporter: steve ruppert has been bringing american tourists to cuba for more than 20 years and sees opportunity for american companies to take part in the rebuilding. we talked about it in the back of a '56 pontiac while driving through some of havana's old neighborhoods

and unity between countries. he is very into brokering peace between people on the ground. he was an integral part of establishing normalize relations between cuba and the united states, working behind the scenes for years. just as he worked behind the years to normalize relations between the two countries, this meeting between the orthodox church and the roman catholic church also has been in the works, diner scene for a couple years. had been going on for 1000 years. traditionally, the orthodox side not recognizing the pope's authority. you are seeing him walking onto the plane. he is saying goodbye and everyone seems to be in good spirits. a lot of laughter's and smiles. he is making his way onto the jet. >> windy and breezy in havana. you saw the pope remove his. he is not wearing it at the moment. he is walking up to get back onto his plane. he will turnaround, wave, raul castro wishing him well. the pope is back onto his flight and on his way to mexico where he is on a his way for a six state visit. we will cover his trip to mexico right here on trent 14. >> that wraps up their meeting in havana where they met at the historic accord. we will stay with the story and brin

. >> a step in relations between the united states and cuba.hey had an official agreement to resume flights between them. a short-time later, u.s. department of transportation invited airlines to upgrade the flights. as natasha gan an told us, the tourism boom took off before the deal was signed. >> like most cubans, richard sol air can't afford to travel. he says he's seeing the world with each tourist he meets. he gives horse drawn carriage rides on the streets of havana. as more foreign investment arrives. this cuba in a time kabul will not go away. >> there's nothing that is going to change cubans. that's a lie. >> tourism sa primary source of income. when president obama announced normalization of relations with cuba, it was like opening a flood gait. last year the number of visitors rose from 3 to 3.5 million. cuba is struggling to keep pace with the demand. airports are in need of expansion. there aren't enough hotel rooms, to the rates keep rising. >> it's a shame. some will struggle. because you do not change that reality in a few year

pushing forward as a normalization process trying to achieve a greater opening between the united states and cuba. >>reporter: critics say the opening has done nothing for cuban people. >> they sell their people like slaves. they will charge me $20 an hour for a labor and they will pay them $30 a month. >>reporter: cuban dissidents are harassed and detained. tourist dollars flow and to miami from those bound to cuba. >> we are headed to cuba on saturday. we are excited and i think it's about time. from chicago they are dining at the riverside, party of 11. the president expected to meet castro and dissidents. smith there is nothing to be accomplished. the embargo will not be lifted. he is not giving any concessions from the cuban government. >>reporter: the president acknowledges differences with the cuban government. back to you. >>> we're hearing from a woman whose strange appearances caused some concern and south florida's jewish community. an investigation was launched after they stopped at a temple last friday and sunday and displayed a copy of the koran. some websites posted this photo. she

. >>> historic change between united states and cuba. u.s. government announced it signed agreement with cuba to restore commercial air travel. it will facilitate authorized this is a huge break through in president obama's push to normalize diplomatic relations. >>> a missing child alert has been canceled for a girl from miami. a shall lee jade martinez had been last seen in the 200 block of southwest 14th avenue. the 6 year old was with her grandmother when she disappeared. miami police just told cbs 4 news the girl and her grandmother were found in new responding to continue the investigation. as soon as we learn more, we will let you know. >>> police are gathering clues dead in miami. this happened around 7:00 last night at 75th street and northeast miami court. police say they received calls about several shots fired in the area. the victims' bodies were discovered in a back apartment unit. >> vibrant outspoken individual. she really didn't bother nobody. i have spoken with her since friday and she didn't indicate she was having any prob

pushing forward as a normalization process trying to achieve a greater opening between the united states and cuba. >>reporter: critics say the cuban people. >> they sell their people like slaves. they will charge me $20 an hour for a labor and they will pay them $30 a month. >>reporter: cuban dissidents are harassed and detained. tourist dollars flow and to miami from those bound to cuba. >> we are headed to cuba on saturday. we are excited and i think it's about time. from chicago they are dining at the riverside, party of 11. the president expected to meet with business leaders and castro and dissidents. smith there is nothing to be accomplished. the embargo will not be lifted. he is not giving any concessions from the cuban government. >>reporter: the president the cuban government. back to you. >>> we're hearing from a woman whose strange appearances caused some concern and south florida's jewish community. an investigation was launched after they stopped at a temple last friday and sunday and displayed a copy of the koran. some websites posted this photo. she just wanted to learn about other

for the first time in 5 decades, the united states and cuba have signed a deal to restore commercial air traffic between the 2 countries. right now, there are only charter flights between the u.s. and cuba. as early as this fall, though, there could be as many as 110 flights a day. laura: new at 10:00 an urgent , call for help as three men are forced to abandon their sinking tugboat in a frigid boston harbor. steve: their distress call was answered by a friend, who was in the right place at the right time. >> we didn't take our eyes off them and it just went dark, that's when we knew the tug was gone. maloney were about a half mile away when they heard the distress call. they raced toward the tugboat sinking fast. , on scene, they found only one crewmember made it into a life raft. two others put on flotation jackets and braved the 37-degree water. >> they didn't weigh anything, i didn't even feel it, i was i was doing a lot of swearing. get in here, get on. laura: all 3 men were cold but alive. they were taken back to a boston hospital. steve: record-setting snow tonight in buffalo,

. >>> now the united states and cuba are restoring relations many companies want to bring their business to the island. this is why today and tomorrow representatives from both countries will meet in washington to talk abouou regulations and the challenges. for the first time in 50 years aao american commercial airliners will start flying to cuba. the deal allows as many as 110 flights a day. cuba right now receives 10 to 15 daily charter flights from the u.s. u.s. airlines still have to apply for permission to fly specific routes before they sell tickets to cuba. resuming commercial passenger flights would be the most important development in u.s./cuba frayed. flights are expected to begin by fall. >>> as we approach 5:15 we have dry conditions all across south florida down through the south by the way, with the rain yesterday we had anywhere from 1 to 2 inches. of course, twoornadoes touching down and all the wind damage we had taking center stage. we picked up a lot of rain in the process, but we're rain free now and we start off on a dry note and beautiful forecast here not just for