. >> joining us from havana, is chris gillett, correspondent. the news had a mixed reception there, among dissidents and human rights activists. >> that's true. the average cuban has taken the news very positively. they look at the renewal of ties between cuba and the united states as a real opportunity to improve their lot, but the dissidents are quite unhappy with the obama administration. yesterday, we went to a meeting in which they - they remarked on their dissatisfaction saying that they felt betrayed by the president obama administration. they say that the obama administration promised to notify them beforehand if there were to be any sort of opening with cuba, or any other moves to loosen the trade embargo and re-establish political ties, and they feel like the administration has left them dangling in the wind as a result of the president's announcement two days ago. >> where is fidel castro. that seems to be a big question of the day. he's elderly and sick. he makes the occasional public statement. after more than five decades of demoni

. >> that's chris gillett. the dramatic shift announced by the white house is causing divisions and cuban-american families. some of that is generational. more from miami. >> the political rift may be shrinking, the emotional one is not necessarily. the latest shift has left main children of dissidents politically at odds with hair family. >> reporter: little havana is the cultural houb for cuban americans. take this family. the generations collide when it comes to talk about u.s. policy towards cuba. >> my parents are very, very upset. they feel hurt that the cuban community, cuban american community were not consulted. >> my parents feel very betrayed by the american g.s.t. their sentiments, everything that they have gone through, and everything that has happened was not taken into consideration. >> fidel castro caused the death of many lives. it's a stap -- stab in the back from the american government. >> this couple fled as children and had no intention of going back. their daughters saw things differently

but you heard chris gillette talking about how the economy is struggling, how they're facing difficult times. so cuba likely is on the ropes because plunging oil prices are likely to stop a from patron venezuela. because of the drop in oil they will probably not be able to subsidize their economy. are you afraid this is a bail out like in the wall street journal? >> not at all. i remember so well in the early 90s i had a conversation with fidel castro. at that point the sovietdown was breaking up. cuba was losing it's $4 billion annual subsidy, and cuban-americans were saying christmas in havana. things could in the have gotten worse in havana other than that's when we passed the cuban democracy act, which cut off a lot of medicines and food from third countries to cuba. here was the moment when cuba was really on the rails, and they made it through. to think that cuba is going to fail because of an economic crisis just prolongs getting the sport and information in to cuba that will grow the economy and give cuban--young people in particular--a real opportunity for a future. >> looking

chris gillette of the associated press, live with us from havana, in the united states many cuban americans feel the president made the wrong decision, morgan radford joins us live from little havana, in miami, good to see you, you have been talking to people there since the president announced the new policy, is there a generational difference of opinion on this announcement? >> tony that's a great question. and in fact, it is quite interesting, because while the political risk may be shrinking the emotional one isn't necessarily. in fact, the latest shift in policy has left a lot of children of cuban disdon'ts living right here in miami. take a look. >> little havana is the culture hub for americans but the reaction here is hardly universal like so many others the generations collide when it comes to talking about policy towards cuba. >> my parents are very very upset. they feel that cuban americans in the united states. is not. >> picture parents look like a lot of people in the community american community feel very betrayed by the american government. because their sentimentses everyth