we know cardinal jamie ortega house. esident obama gave him a letter. he took the letter to raul castro and that helped begin the whole talks of normalizing countries. >> it's been a very long process. jamie ortega seems to be in the spotlight. of course, j jie orthey -- ortega was f fnt and center along the pope. >> reporter: andnd the church played a role in the two countries coming together. we remember all too well when the pope was here back in september, thousands of people came here to revolution plaza for that moment. >> reporter: and tomorrow president obama will be right here at revolution plaza, laying a wreath at the jose mararne memorial. what makes that a little controversial this time around outside the already-instilled inherent controversy surrounding this trip is that it was a few days that venezuelan president nicolas maduro was here doing the exact same thing. >> heried the steal the about the beast. we had a chance to see the beast parked behend the american embassy. i wonder why there is so much fascination with that vehicle? >> rep

he'll hit multiple spots includin a cathedral to meet cardinal jamie ortega. he went to the white house and hand delivered a letter from pope francis urging peace and paving the way f f a diplomacy deal in 2014. monday, mr. obama will view a wreath laying. then he meets with raul castro. monday night there's a state dinner at the revolution palace. tuesday, his last day, he gives aational address to the cuban ople. some cuban exiles say they hope that happens or else. for cuban freedom. >> deputy national security director addressed the trip last week. what we put at the center of our policy is what ll make life better? >> he e eoed those sentiments. the larger the normal gro will travel who will wrap things up. with baseball, he'll take on a game between the tampa bay r rs and the cuban nationall team. workers are busy getting the stadium ready. might also catch a glimpse of obama mania. vendors are selling shirts, flags and buttons depicting the u.s. commander-in-chief. >>> this was broadcast o cuba tv. the inaugural flight between cuba and the u.s. arrivedr