andrea mitchell of nbc. can you get the mike lusher mark >> as much progress. the cuban government is able to do quickly enough so that the changes that you have made can protect. they cannot be reversed. what advice have you given about the ability of having the embargo lift. he has said again today, this is continuous issue. just losing the process. conversations. >> and if you want to move forward. even as you were arriving, there were dramatic arrest. peaceful protests for the ladies in white. what signal does that share? can you have civilized coexistence at the same time that you have about the very definition? president castro, for many of us, it is remarkable that you see all of these subjects. tell us what you see in the future. president obama has nine months remaining. you have this in 2018. having said that, lifting the embargo requires the votes of the majority. as i indicated, two things i indicated will help accelerate the pace. the first is that we can take advantage of the existing changes that we already made. we see progress. that will help t

andrea mitchell of nbc. andrea, if you can get to the mike. >> thank you, mr. president. do you feel after your meetings today that you have made enough progress to even accelerate the pace, and that the cuban government is able to move quickly enough so that the changes that you have made to these technical adjustments to the embargo will be permanent, cannot be reversed by the next president? and what advice have you given to president castro about the ability of having the blockade, the embargo, lifted? because he has said again today this is a continuous issue, which is blocking progress from their standpoint, and you said the conversations about human rights were frank and candid and that you want to move forward. but even as you were arriving, there were dramatic arrests of peaceful protests for ladies in white. what signal does that send? can you have civilized coexistence at the same time you have profoundly different definitions about the meaning of human rights. and for president castro, for many of us, it's remarkable to hear you speak about all of these subjec

andrea mitchell of nbc. andrea, if you can get the mic. >> thank you, mr. president. do you feel after your meeting today that you have made enough progress to even accelerate the pace and that the cuban government is able to move quickly enough so that the changes that you have made to these technical adjustments to the embargo will be permanent, cannot be reversed by the next president, and what advice have you given to president castro about the ability of having the blockade, the embargo, lifted? because he has said again today, this is a continuous issue which is blocking progress from their standpoint. and you said the conversations about human rights were frank and candid. and that you want to move forward. but even as you were arriving, there were dramatic arrests of peaceful protests of ladies in white. what signal does that send? can you have civilized co-existence at the same time you have such profound disagreements about the very definitions of what human rights means as president castro said today? and for president castro, for many of us it's remarkable

andrea mitchell of nbc repeated the question later. and raul castro got defiant and angry and said, well, who is on that list? give me a name. give me a name of somebody on the list. well, about half an hour after it was over in my email i got from the cuban commissio on human rights and national reconciltion a list of political prisoners, and they say there are 1,141. here is the list, the print out of the email i got. this didn't ake long at all. somebody to say, here's a list, and then yet another group called the victims of communism list of 51 prisoners of conscience in cuba. so if raul castro needs a list, hey, i've got a couple right here. >> janine: and you know that awkward moment at the end of the news conference that calvin and hatzel were alluding to, it was almost like the end of a boxing match, i think, and sort of raul kind of grabbed his arm and almost wanted to brag dg himm out of there. it was elle something else. >> laurie: that was after saying enough, pretty much. >> michael: it was a very awkward moment. first -- w

andrea mitchell of nbc. andrea, if you can get the mic. >> thank you mr. president. do you feel, after your meetings today, that you have made enough progress to even accelerate the pace and that the cuban government is able to move quickly enough so that the changes that you have made to these technical adjustments to the embargo will be permanent, cannot be preversed by the next president? and what advice have you given to president castro about the ability of having the blockade, the embargo, lifted? because he has said again today, this is a continuous issue which is blocking progress from their standpoint. and you said the conversations about human rights were frank and candid and that you want to move forward. but even as you were arriving, there were dramatic arrests of people protesting, the ladies in white. what signal does that send? can you have civilized coexistence at the same time you have such profound disagreements about the very definitions of what human rights means as president castro said today? and for president castro, for many of us, it's remar

andrea mitchell of nbc. andrea, if you can get the mic. >> thank you, mr. president. do you feel after your meetings today that you have made enough progress to even accelerate the pace and that the cuban government is able to quickly enough, so the changes you have made through the technical adjustments to the embargo, will be permanent, cannot be reversed by the next president? and what advice have you given to president castro about the ability of having the blockade, the embargo lifted? because he has said again today this is continuous issue, which is blocking progress, from their standpoint, and you said the conversations about human rights were frank and candid. and that you want to move forward. but even as you were arriving, there were dramatic arrests of peaceful protests, ladies in white. what signal does that send? can you have civilized coexistence at the same time you have such profound disagreements about the very definitions about what human rights means, as president castro has said today. and for president castro, for many of us it's remarkable to he

and andrea mitchell of nbc. andrea, if you can get the mike. >> thank you, mr. president.u feel after your meeting today that you have made enough progress to even accelerate the pace and that the cuban government is able to move quickly enough so that the changes that you have made through the technical adjustments to the embargo will be permanent, cannot be reversed by the next president, and what advice have you given to president castro about the ability of having the blockade, the embargo lifted because he has said again today this is continuous issue, which is blocking progress from their standpoint. and you said the conversations about human rights were frank. and candid. and that you want to move forward. but even as you are arriving, there were dramatic arrests of peaceful protests. what signal does that send? can you have civilized co-existence at the same time you have such profound disagreement about the very definitions of what human rights means as president castro -- today. and for president castro, for many of us it is remarkable to hear you speak about all

of reach for sanders. but as nbc's andrea mitchell reports, clear he's not going anywhere any time soon. >> reporter: hillary clinton celebrating her super tuesday victories over bernie sanders. >> i thank you from the bottom of my heart. >> reporter: and before all the polls were even closed pivoting towards a strategy against donald trump. >> trying to divide america between us and them is wrong, and we're in the going to let it work. >> reporter: her strategy to be the voice of inclusion, a deliberate contrast to trump's tough rhetoric, although clinton aide is saying her message hasn't changed, but laying out choice they want to present to voters. >> take the measure of both of these people and who have been fighting to help children and families their whole lives and who has really been in it for themselves which is where donald trump has been. >> reporter: clinton won seven states tuesday, sweeping the south and holding a strong advantage over sanders with african-americans, hispanics, women and older voters. but she is still struggling with some sanders won two-thirds of people under 30, and a majorit

of reach for sanders. but as nbc's andrea mitchell reports, sanders is making it clear he's not going anywhere any time soon. >> reporter: hillary clinton celebrating victories over bernie sanders. >> i thank you from the bottom of my heart. >> reporter: and before all the polls were even closed pivoting towards a strategy against donald trump. >> trying to divide america between us and them is wrong, and we're in the going to let it work. >> reporter: her strategy to be the voice of inclusion, a deliberate contrast to trump's tough rhetoric, although clinton aide is saying her message hasn't changed, but laying out choice they want to present to voters. >> take the measure of both of these people and who have been fighting to help children and families their whole lives and who has really been in it for themselves which is where donald trump has been. >> reporter: clinton won seven states tuesday, sweeping the south and holding a strong advantage over sanders with african-americans, hispanics, women and older voters. but she is still struggling with some key voting groups. sanders won two-thirds of people

comments on foreign policy, including what he just told chris matthews about the use of nuclear weapons. nbc's andrea mitchell has those late details. >> reporter: donald trump with chris matthews today refusing to rule out using battlefield nuclear weapons against isis or europe. >> can you tell the middle east we're not using a nuclear weapon. >> i would never say that. i never would take any of my cards off the table. >> how about in europe? >> i'm not going to take it off the table in europe. >> you going to use them in europe? >> no, i don't think so. >> just say it, i'll never use a nuclear weapon in europe. >> i'm not taking cards off the table. >> reporter: trump was first asked about using nuclear weapons against isis by "the washington post" last week and gave a rambling answer. >> i don't want to use -- i don't want to start the process of nuclear. remember the one thing that everybody has said, i'm a counterpuncher. rubio hit me. bush hit me. >> this was about isis. >> can i do one thing? >> this is a very good-looking group of people. can i go around and see who the hell i'm talking to. >> sure.

and joining me for insight and analysis are members of the nbc campaign team, andrea mitchell, katy tur and kristen welker. welcome to this special easter sunday edition of "meet the press." >>> from nbc news in washington, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good easter sunday morning. it was a big saturday night by the way for bernie sanders. he will join me later in the show. sanders swept the three caucuses in washington, alaska and hawaii, and he did so by huge margins. that said he still faces an uphill path to the nomination because hillary clinton still has that commanding overall delegate lead. but we're going to start with what's been a strange week in the republican campaign, even strange by this standard. you might have expected the conversation to have been dominated by the isis terror attacks in brussels, which claimed the lives of 28 people including two americans, two we can identify, justin and stephanie schultz. they were married and had been living in brussels since 2014. but as donald trump has done countless times, he somehow -- or had it moved for him, th

we have all the political fallout coverage starting with nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: on a day of anxiety and fear in europe, the president did not change his schedule. rapping up his cuba trip by joining raul castro as tampa bay challenged cuba's national team. before the first pitch, a moment of silence for brussels. president obama said he never thought of not going. >> you want to be respectful and understand the gravity of the situation, but disrupt people's ordinary lives. >> reporter: at the game, obama and castro, despite their differences, just two fans sharing a national pastime, almost catching a wave. in the stands of lineups of big hitters, dave winfield, derek jeter, plus key players on the national security roster, a starkly different setting this morning at the u.s. ambassador's residence, a secure call to belgium's prime minister. >> this is yet another reminder that the world must unite. >> reporter: and this from the first lady. >> we are outraged and heartbroken over the horrific attacks today in belgium. >> reporter: tonight raul castro saw the obamas off at t

andrea mitchell, nbc news. >>> and that will do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for night. >> the following is a

and it scares a lot of thoughtful leaders around the world. >> that was nbc's andrea mitchell reportingnow, one major nuclear player will not be attending the meetings, vladimir putin is snubbing the summit to signal his continuing disagreements with president obama. >>> and new jersey governor chris christie says nj transit commuters will not face a fare hike this year. the governor said on his weekly radio show that the transit agency will have to find other ways to close a $57 million budget gap. nj transit raised fares about 9% last year even though they made internal budget cuts. governor christie said the recent deal with union leaders won't lead to another fare hike until at least mid-2017. >>> from our jersey shore bureau a judge has sided with the state of new jersey in the battle to seize property from ocean county residents. yesterday ruled can seize parts of ocean front property at point pleasant beach to build dunes. 28 property owners were fighting the state's storm protection project. the judge said the d.e.p. negotiated properly with the owners even in offering lowball c

andrea mitchell, nbc news. >>> and that will do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc >>> it's friday, march 11th. coming up on "early today," whiplash for the first time the republicans squard s s squared off in what was a civil exchange of ideas and policies. what's happening at trump ral rallies rallies? >>> we'll introduce you to an isis turn coat. >>> and an incredible scene in one ohio town. >>> preparing a good bye to nancy regan. >>> and a night to remember that white house. "early today" starts right now. . >>> a rare civil meeting among night. this one focussed more on policy than name calling. the suvilt of civility of the night was not lost on donald trump. >> i would say we're all in this together, we're going to come up with solutions and find the answers to things and so far can't believe how civil it's been up here. >> reporter: trump and cruz were quick to name this a two-man race and cruz backed up his views not shared by kasich. >> it's simple math, be to the republican nominee, you've got to get the 1237 democrats. there's only two of us t

of course, where she will now be buried. mika? >> nbc's joe fryer, thank you for that. willie? >>> with us now from washington, nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchellvered every day of the reagan white house. you knew nancy reagan well. what are your thought this is morning? >> so many thoughts. she was such a large figure, one of the most consequential first ladies in modern american history. certainly most important in her day since eleanor roosevelt preceding her. she was her husband's chief protector, his political advisor and life partner. it was a great love affair, of course, and it sounds like a hollywood movie and, in fact, that's where it started. she always dreamed of being an actress and in a way she became one on a world stage. born in 1921 in new york city, nancy davis making her way to hollywood, landing small roles in films for mgm. it was there she met ronald reagan. the chemistry was instantaneous. they married in 1952. appearing in 11 films, the young actress starred alongside her husband in 1957's "heldcats of the navy." >> i began thinking you were playing the south seas circuit. >> you knew better. >> how could i know? did you

and joining me for insight and analysis are members of the nbc campaign team, andrea mitchell, katy tur, hallie jackson and kristen welker. welcome to this special easter sunday edition of "meet the press." >>> from nbc news in washington, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good eter sunday morning. it was a big saturday night by the way for bernie anders. he will join me later in t show. sanders swept the three caucuses in washington, alaska and hawaii, and he did so by huge margins. that said he still faces an uphill path to the nomination because hillary clinton still has that commanding overall delegate lead. but we're going to start with what's been a strange week in the republican campaign, even strange by thisstandard. you might have expected the conversation to have been dominated by thesis terror attacks in brussels, which claimed the lives of 28 people including two americans, two we can identify, justin and stephanie schultz. they were married and had been living in brussels sin 2014. but as donald trump has done countless times, he somehow -- or had it moved for h

andrea mitchell, nbc news. >>> and that will do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. runs :05u know, it's go ti. jess/contvo rit now at 6.it hard by e storm. >>> we're busy working on the house. you don't pay attention. next thing you know it's go time. >> right now at 6:00, hit hard by the storm. rising rivers leading to rising flood concerns here in the bay area. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. we're under a microclimate weather alert because of a flash flood watch. the bay quarter getting a pretty good soaking. a live look at our doppler radar, the yellow and red you can see just barely there means intense rain. >> nbc bay area's kim yonanaka is watching those rising waters in the north bay. we begin with chief meteorologist jeff rainieri. >> across san mateo, san francisco, contra costa, alameda county going strong. napa, marin and sonoma counties flash flood warning extended from 8:00 tonight from pet lalu to liberty. the lee howe creeks are currently causi