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to learn more about the club go to our website, press.org. and to learn about our nonprofit journalism institute and to make donations to the institute, visit press.org/institute it i would like to remind you about some upcoming events at the national press club. estonia's minister of foreign affairs will appear at a national press club newsmaker tomorrow december 17 at 3 p.m. anastacia, a canadian human rights activist who was denied a visa to compete in the miss world finals in china this coming saturday will address a national press club luncheon on friday, the summer 18. and the chief of naval operations, admiral john richardson, will address the national press club luncheon on monday january 11th. i would now like to present our guest with the greatest price all at the national press club. our traditional mug. >> thank you. [applause] >> and we hope at a time when you can be gaining some rest back in puerto rico, you enjoy a nice warm drink out of that mug. mug. >> i will. coffee, of course. [laughter] >> so who do you think should be th

of the national press club speakers committee. skipping over our speaker for a moment, laurie russo, president of stanton communications at the national press club speaker committee member who organized today's event. thank you. lori lindsey, a retired member of the u.s. national team. molly mccluskey come independent foreign correspondent at the national press club board member. yasmin, coach of the national press club's membership committee and washington correspondent for the kuwait news agency. i news anchor and political mediator. martin, u.s. they bureau chief for the dpa german press agency. [applause] >> i also want to welcome the audience here today in our very full national press club ballroom and want to welcome our audiences watching on c-span, and listening on public radio stations. you can follow the action today on twitter. use the hashtag npc live, and we will re-tweet ukp tweet about this lunch as well. use that hashtag, npc live. well, professional sports are no stranger to scandal. after dealing with deflate the

former president of the national press club and vice chair of the national press club speaker committee. skipping our speaker, president of standing communications and the committee member who organized today's event. and a retired member of the u.s. national team. independent foreign correspondent and a national press club board member. co-chair of the membership committee in a correspondent for aid news agency. and the news anchor and the u.s.a. bureau chief for the german press agency. [applause] i also want to welcome the audience with -- in the ballroom and those watching on c-span and listening of public radio. you can follow the action on twitter and if you tweet about this lunch we will reach three u.s. will. professional sports are no stranger to scandal. after dealing with deflate gate the nfl is now in the midst of a controversy over officiating. major league baseball of course, in toward a widespread doping problem and who can forget lance armstrong and the effect is scandal had on professional cycling. but few controversies are as dramatic or far reaching as fifa her earlie

the lobster club is an old mummers club founded in 1907. five men wanted to get into the club, they were denied entry because it was a private event. around 11:00 p.m., the party ended the employee closed up and left and found the five men were waiting for him. >> they followed him home and they confronted him, he shot a male in the stomach, one shot was fired. >> reporter: and that employee remained at the scene according to police, again he was taken to south detective's to be interviewed. we see surveillance cameras posted outside the club, it is unclear if there's any footage that can help police with the investigation. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that. >>> and today will be nerve racking for thousands of county employees in san bernadino it will be their first day back in the office after the mass shooting five days ago. >> the victims will be remembered at a vigil tonight. president obama addressed the nation last night. the president called the husband and wife team responsible for killing 14 people in s

police are back at cityscape strip club. someone threw two molotov 5:30 in the morning, one day after new york knicks player cleanthony early was shot and robbed after leaving the same club. we spoke with jermaine, an uber driver who frequently drives customers to the club. >> i think it's kind of weird, basically, someone tried to burn it down the day after a ball player got shot. >> reporter: a manager of cityscapes tells me the club was closed when the attempted arson took place, no one was hurt and there's only minimal damage. the club's in the middle of an industrial area but a hotspot for the rich and famous. >> a lot of celebrity hang out here, hip-hop artists, ball players dom here. >> reporter: police are still trying to figure out who ambushed cleanthony wednesday morning. his uber car was stopped by six armed men after he left cityscapes, he was robbed and shot in the leg. now there's another crime to solve. people who work nearby worry the two cases are connected and they are hoping the culprits are caught. >> i

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so, the story of the three-year swim club.hile he fouledded it in in june of '37, began with that moment, this inspired moment, when foolishly, fool heartedly, he just spontaneously called out from his heart, how about i teach you something about swimming? and then he began to invent swimming. sakamoto was to become -- and he is one of the most unrecognized people in american sports history -- the most important and most influential sports coach, swim coach in the history of swimming. people can argue with me, but the book chronicles his influence and his tremendous drive, and the effect he has on swimmers even today. but he began in the ditch in '32 by telling the kids, okay, first i want you to duck underwater. the ditches were filled with things that came downstream. it was a long way from the high rain forest so in the ditches were flowing dead chickens, dead cows that had just fallen in and drowned, very pleasant, right? and there were tools, implements that workers had dropped. a spade, a hoe, machete, he said keep your

what is the deal at this club. michael george went to find out. >> reporter: our cameras caught detectives discovering a gas can still leaking fuel. this is what two arson fists ists used to try to troy the club. that happened after a day after cleanthony early was robbed and shot leaving the club. >> it's kind of weird. basically somebody tried to burn it down the day after ooh ballplayer got shot. >> no one was hurt but there's where the two molotov cocktails were hurled inside the building. a manager of the club said they have no idea who would do this and why. the knicks player was leaving the club when six armed men ambushed him, robbed him and shot him in the leg. today he posted this photo on instagram writing i got shot but ironically i dodged a bullet. i'm tlaingful and grateful it wasn't worse. now the detectives are trying to find out if the attempt to burn town the club is connected to the shooting. people who work nearby are hoping that the culprits are caught soon. >> this is a quiet neighborhood. >>

dollar shave club has not commented on gillette's lawsuit. several dozen siouxlanders got a lunchtime lesson in sioux city's manufacturin g history on thursday. at the public library's monthly "history at high noon" presentation, the topic was sioux city's role as the leading manufacturing center in iowa from the late 1880s to the 1960s. historians say there were more manufacturers in sioux city in 1890. that number doubled by the 1920s. "it's my goal to help people not only remember some of these things, because many of these manufacturies have been around in living memory, but also to remind people of our past," said tom munson, archival clerk for the sioux city public museum. the "history at high noon" series is a monthly program where people can bring their lunch and listen to photo history lessons. still ahead, siouxlanders by the hundreds catch the early showings of "the force awakens." hear what they have to say about the latest installment of the star wars saga... and 32 years after he last wore the brown vest, harrison ford is back a

when he was separated from the club the money dries up. between 1973 and 1974 they have this marriage that was described as a marriage that has problems, where there is fighting going on, and ends in divorce, and that is what happens in 1994. for reasons that are complicated you have to read the book to find out. >> did you find it ironic that you are now the preeminent biographer of him, the preeminent by referral of woodrow wilson, and given their- probably fairly similar used on race. you could argue that. i think they are very different. the book is from an entirely different period. >> i understand it may be years apart. william: my dad said, basically a sickly 45 spent years of his life on woodrow wilson. spend 45 years of my life on jesse helms. >> can you talk about the early years and injecting race into that? william: it is hard to tell if he is the mastermind in the primary campaign of 1950. there is a first primary and a second primary. a lot of nasty stuff happened that focused on race in which uper racial sex was brought and

what comes next for the annapolis got club and its ?ignature holiday event for a second straight week, it comes down to a last-minute hit for the redskins -- what it means for their playoff hopes. in "the force awakens" woodbridge. one of the most anticipated film premieres in years. abc 7 news start now. the governor of maryland is pledging support in the aftermath of a fire that some people say destroyed the centerpiece of annapolis. let's go live there now where the club is and how the community will decide where to go from here. dayrter: all throughout the , people have been stopping along the bridge to see the damage for themselves. the fire broke out yesterday while the club was closed. just hours before, more than 600 guests were scheduled to arrive. fire onays she saw the the news but had to come and see it for herself. >> heartbreaking. you feel like crying. >> or some, the annapolis yacht club is a place that held a lot of memories. tom and barbara are members of the ya club. >> the flames were just pouring out of the windows.

just 10 minutes up the road is another strip club, blue beer and bar restaurant. san jose police met with the owners telling them to stop the lap dances and after hours drinking because it would bring more violent crime. >> basically we told them we need you to go ahead and basically cease and desist. >> reporter: neither san jose police nor state department of alcoholic beverage control had legal grounds to shut down lou beer. even to help it's illegal public nudity and lewd acts are punishable only with fines and citations. less than 24 hours after this first meeting with lou beer two people got shot. san jose police warned them one more time that if things didn't change at lou beer, someone would get killed. >> our hand are tied. it's very -- hands are tied. it's very, very frustrated. in an ideal situation, it would have been great for us to go in after that shooting incident and shut them down right away. >> reporter: but the owners kept it open while the case found its way through the system in the court hearings and appeals. a month later the prediction cam

club's revenue came from political action committees. that is an interesting thing. it provided independence for the club and its ability to run political campaigns without that to pay. the other way in which the club's revolutionary, i would argue, its use of advertising. 1980's, the the congressional club becomes very effective at using television advertising to run political campaigns. .hat is new to this era there is a realization that takes place among his political advisers that the way to win campaigns is to use lots of television campaigning. advertising, especially negative advertising become the trademark of the way the club operates. 1980, the extensive use of advertising is remarkable and it is devised in-house by the congressional club, and by the operatives of the congressional club. 1984 campaign, 1990 campaign are the two outstanding examples of the use of advertising and negative advertising particular to define candidates win elections. 1984 is a complex election. an election that he ran against jim hunt, a popular incumbent governor. mentioned, the

she rented clubs and bought shoes and balls and clubs. costing her another $250 on top of the $63 she spend on shipping. when they got home, they tried to recoup their losses. twice. >> she said it was denied because the clubs were not lost or damaged. >> reporter: it was time to call in the abc news fixer. >> stephanie called me back. >> reporter: to see if she could get her out of the bunker. par for the course, our fixer got right to work. >> this is what we shipped them in and it just locks. >> reporter: the fixer asked fedex to take another look. the company wanted some additional receipts. in just a few days they had it all straightened out. cutting a check for $318.56. the shipping costs and her incidentals. they also sent a handwritten note apologizing for the inconvenience inconvenience. >> it's fixed! thanks, abc news fixer! fedex will guarantee shipments up to $100 unless you purchase extra coverage. and be sure to read the terms very carefully. many companies have special rules when you ship things like artwork and jewelry. an

the yacht club, still some hotspots there. these are live pictures of the fire that started at 2:30 this afternoon at the annapolis yacht club, an iconic spot in downtown annapolis. firefighters are still working hard to put it out. kimberly: we are following breaking news out of annapolis about the yacht club still on fire. these are live pictures of that smoldering situation, which started around 2:30 at the annapolis yacht club this afternoon. firefighters are still trying to put it out. we will have the big story on that at 11:00 tonight. security remains very high around geneva, switzerland following the arrest of two individuals on suspicion of terror links. mary maloney has details on those arrests, and whether they could be linked to the terrorist attacks. married: police arrested two people in switzerland after locating vehicles and finding what authority say are traces of explosions. >> the swiss authorities are saying that these two men are being arrested for possible ties to a terrorist organization. mary: both ind

police say a group of men couldn't get into the club, the lobster club is an old mummers club that was founded in 1907. police say the five men wanted to get in, but they were refused because it was a brift -- private party. the party ended and the employee closed up and left. the five men were waiting for him. they followed him home confronting him and the employee shot one man in the stomach. >> the shooter the man who fired the gun was on location when police arrived. he has a license to carry a gun. we have arrested him for now, and doing interviews and recovered the gun and doing interviews to find out exactly what happened here. >> reporter: the interviews are taking place at south detectives. the one man who was shot remains in stable condition at the hospital. we see cameras posted outside the lobster club, it's unclear if there's any footage that could help police in the investigation. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thanks for that report. >>> new this morning, a firefighter is among the injured in a south philadelphia house fire. it broke out on the second floor

. >>> a holiday grinch at a local boy and girls club tonight.hy the center may have to close for good. ♪ >>> boy, she was not your average lunch lady. meet the montgomery county woman who's becoming a viral video. >>> 70 degrees for christmas? we're shattering record after record. my forecast is next. >>> the colin fire department is trying to restore public confidence after three former members were arrested and charged with theft. they say the chief, treasure conspired to steal from the volunteer service. the fire company says insurance was canceled and they didn't even know it. that was restored today. they say new checks and balances are in place. >> approach at this point in time will be to stabilize finances. we will have a very tight reign on book keeping. everything will be purchased with approval by the board first. >> the new board says it wants to regain the confidence of the states so that funding will be restored. >>> the boys & girls club at wilmington may have be shut down. >> it's a big hit for a club that's already hurting. and

"dollar shave club" has not commented on gillette's lawsuit. contact 13 is ready to help you with a consumer problem. just call one of our volunteers final check on your forecast from bryan. you're watching channel 13 action news.. where you ask and we investigate. stay with us. coming up tonight on action formal charges have been filed against the former animal control supervisor in boulder city accused of euthanizing more than 100 animals. why investigators are now investigating the drugs used at that shelter. shocking video out of florida, shows a suspect punching an officer in the face before getting into a shootout. what prompted the violence. before we go.. let's take a look at tonight's it starts at 8 with last man standing, yes, virginia at 8-30, shark tank at 9, then 20-20 at 10. and make sure to join us for action news live at 11. 30-minutes for action news... live at 6. until then.. thanks for watching and have a >>> tonight, breaking news from right here in new hampshire. eve of the big debate. bernie sanders

the lobster club is an old mummers club founded in 1907. five men wanted to get into the club, but they were refused. the party ended and the employee closed up and left, five men were waiting for him. they followed the men -- man home and confronted him, that's when he fired the gun hitting one man in the stomach. >> he had a license to carry the gun, and we have arrested him for now, and we are doing interviews and we have recovered the gun and doing interviews to find out what happened here. >> reporter: witnesses were being interviewed at south detective's we do see surveillance cameras outside the club, it is unclear if there is any footage that could help police empty investigation. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that. new this morning, fire ripped through a second floor of a south philadelphia home, the flames chased three people from the home on the 2300 block of moore street, a woman was treated for smoke, a firefighter suffered a minor injury. the cause of the blaze is being determined. >> the man accuse

i'd loiikeremind you about some upcoming events at the national press club. estonia's minister of foreign affairs will appear at a national press club news maker tomorrow, december 17th at 3:00 p.m. a human rights activist this coming saturday will address a national press club luncheon on friday, december 18th. and the chief of naval operations, admiral john richardson, will address the national press club luncheon on monday, january 11th. i would now like to present our guest with the greatest prize of all at the national press club, our mug. and we hope at a time when you can be gaining some rest back this puerto rico you enjoy a nice warm drink out of that mug. >> i will. coffee, of course. >> so who do you think should be the next governor of puerto rico? [ laughter ] >> i already choose, but being the president of the party that i was elected for, i think that will not be fair if anyone wants to run knowing that the president of the party and the incumbent will try to tilt in favor or against any of the members of the party. so i think that we have a lo

club founded in 1907. police say fivemen wanted to get into the club, but they were denied entry because it was a private event. the party ended an employee closed up and left and found the five men were waiting for him. >> they followed him home and they confronted him and he shot one of the males in the stomach. one shot was fired. >> reporter: and, again, that employee does have a license to carry, he remained on the scene and was taken to south detective's to be interviewed. police did recover his weapon there are surveillance cameras outside the club, but we haven't been told if there's any footage that can help in this investigation. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that. >>> and today will be nerve racking for thousands of employees in san bernadino california. >> the victims will be remembered at a vigil tonight. the president called the husband and wife team responsible for killing 14 people in san bernadino radicals who appear to have been inspired not directed by isis. m

. >> right now at 11:00, flames rip through more than a century of history at an area yacht club. find out if investigators are any closer to figuring out what started the fire. thieves target a local angel tree headquarters but tonight the salvation army has a message for the crooks. and a big break tonight in the torching of a california mosque. the annapolis yacht club has been attracting boaters for nearly 130 years, but it only took hours for flames to nearly gut the building. news 4's darcy spencer spoke to people who are searching for answers tonight. >> reporter: the annapolis yacht club with a history dating back to the 1800s and a popular destination for the region's sailing community was virtually destroyed in a three-alarm fire. this couple has fond memories of attending functions at the club. >> there's a lot of history that was lost, i'm sure. a lot of historical documents and a lot of the models of old boats. but as long as no one got hurt, they'll replace the building, and we'll all be sailing again. >> reporter: the flames broke out about 2:15 in the afternoon. he

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second actually my presentation before the national press club. if any of you were here about 20 years ago -- were any of you hear? come on, some of you were. he has changed a lot. i look exactly the same. i had the opportunity to come when i was in the mid-1990's. thanks for having me back. pleasure toolute presenc stand here and talk to you about my favorite subject of all which is our united states air force. there is no question that our air force is engaged globally. when i say globally, i'm talking tokyo toma to greenland. i specifically want to tell you some stories that are unfolding in the skies above iraq and syria, throughout the horn of europeannd across borders. precisely two weeks ago, i returned from a world wind trip to the middle east, africa, and europe. during the trip, i met with senior leaders, and had the opportunity to dialogue with quite a few of our partner nations, and most importantly, i visited with the and men. let me tell you, the airmen are doing a fantastic job each and every day, helping to keep us safe. i'm proud

>> we do, we offer in club pick up. go to the website, place your order, it can be anything from grocery to say gifts to -- groceries to gifts, we'll have an associate to pick them roop, and all you arer you have to do is come in and check out. you can pay online. >> i feel i can be a great holiday hostess now. >> thank you very much, merry christmas to you. >> merry christmas. >> let sam's club take care of to learn more, visit the website on your screen or stop by for the nearest sam's club location. find them on facebook and twitter. >>> before we go to break, are you on facebook or twitter? >> like or follow us, find us on both of them, and our website. >>> this is the the busiest time of year, here to help make the holidays a success, terra wellington, good morning to you. >> hey, good morning, how are you? >> great, thank you. of the holidays and all the hubbub, and at the same time the flu season? >> i know, it's a real problem, and i'm here on behalf of several companies, and you want to get enough rest, you wan

and even possibly club teams as well.d hopefully maybe our woman's international team, but i would like to thank mary for taking care of our under 17 women's team who came out earlier in the year there is a lot of cooperation and coordination there command we look forward to also hosting the us and jordan at some point in the future. >> you mentioned that soccer football is catching on in the united states. certainly much more than when we were young and the united states,states, but this questioner points out that football, basketball, and baseball still rule the sporting world and the united states. why do you think professional or national soccer has not caught on more than it has? >> it takes time for the tradition of soccer to catch on. i think all sports complement each other and should never be viewed as a competition. but certainly it is picking up and i think results are crucial. both sure we will have some great results. a big difference. it is a matter of time. >> another question about changing the culture wit

that includes reviewing footage from clubs, and they say the clubs are cooperating. scott, who is a member at one of the gun clubs, raised the issue with the stoughton board this week. he says he won't rest until the clubs take precautions to make it safer. >> you know, she lives with us and the least you can do is protect your mother. >> reporter: and we're also toll stoughton and easton town officials involved here. they'll be discussing this over the next couple of days. live in stoughton, john cookeo. >> also from the night team city leaders in boston sparking change for smokers. the board of health raising the legal age to i buy cigarettes to 21. the vote was unanimous. the night team ann susan tran live in boston with what smokers >> reporter: it was back and forth forth for the smokers we spoke about but it was up on the second floor and the boston commission bullied up that awj from 18 to 21, and the mayor said it is the city's responsibility to help guide these young people to be healthier. boston is trying to clear the air. if you want to buy some smokes wo

she rented clubs and bought shoes and balls and gloves. when they got home, they tried to recoup their losses. but fedex denied the claim twice. >> she said the claim was denied because the clubs were not lost or damaged. >> reporter: it was time to ll in the abc news fixer. >> stephanie called me back. reporter: to see ififhe got her ououof the bunker. >> hi, i'm stephanie, the fixer. >> reporter: par for the course, our fixer goright to work. >> this is what we shipped them in and it st locks. >> reporter: the fixer asked fedex to take another look. the company wanted some additional receipts. but in just a few days they had it all straightened out. the shshping costs and her incidentals. while they said they did not wish to comment, they also sent a handwritten inconvenience. >> it's fixed. thank you, abc news fixer. >> when you ship an item, be sure to ask about the shipping c cpany's guarantee. fedex will guarantnt shipments up to $100 unless you purchase extra coverage. and be sure to read the terms very carefully, many companies hav

to learn more about the club go to our website press.org. and to donate to our nonprofit journalism institute, visit press.org/institute. i'd like to remind you about other events that are happening at the national press club. today, in fact, just down the hallway in the bloomberg room, the national press club is publicly reading articles by "washington post" reporter jason for 24 consecutive hours. we began at 7:00 a.m., we are continuing until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. the club is doing this to draw attention to the 501 days jason has unjustly been held in an iranian prison. reading the articles is a reminder to the world that he is a reporter. he's a journalist, and he's not anything else and he should not be in jail. on tuesday and, please, stop in the room on your way out. it's very interesting to sit and listen to a couple articles. on tuesday, december 8, the new secretarysonian institution will address a luncheon. i would like to present the world cup to our speaker. >> thank you very much. [ applause ] >> that is very valuable and it trav

the annapolis yacht club was virtually destroyed in a three-alarm fire. this couple has fond memories of attending functions at the club. >> there's a lot of history that was lost, e i'm sure. a lot of historical documents and a lot of it. as long as no one got hurt, they'll replace the building. >> the flames broke out about 2:15 in the afternoon. heavy smoke could be seen billowing from the waterfront building. it took several hours for them to fully put out the fire. they were preparing for a parade of lights party. the parade which features both decorating with holiday lights that cruised the harbor was canceled because of the fire. >> parade of lights is a significant part of annapolis. a lot of the boat owners that could put out so much effort to the parade, it was shut down. it's tragic timing. >> while firefighter investigates are searching for the calls, they are searching where it may have started around a christmas tree. club workers like natalya tindall are concerned not only because of the devastation bus the fact that they're not going to ha

. >> good evening commissioners so for on this permit this evening we have visa so a night club space that wants to get a place of entertainment to hold public and private events with t.j. performances in the back of forgotteny at mission in selma they approved the application with attached conditions you'll see 10 basic ones and here to tell you more about a permit application and the owner from pump jeremy sure. >> hello jeremy president of the pump gotham go up i'm here to give you a little bit of background we went into the space that became available we decided to bifurcate two bars one a neighborhood bar an admission so about probably availability for hundred and 25 people that see guess open 6 days a week to act as a a neighborhood bar and the night club which at this point we'll operate friday and saturday and host a fair amount of corporate events during the weeks the bones of this space were good we didn't do much renovations the sound like some is entirely new and was built by us we installed additional wall on the right-hand side of the property because in the past there h

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instead of clamping down on illegal drugs at clubs, they're no one is singing at these karaoke clubs in flushing but informants are against two officers. a lieutenant and detective are under arrest, charged with bribery and other crimes. prosecutors believe they were getting cash each month from various karaoke bars in exchange for information on upcoming raids, keeping the karaoke bars in business proved to be a lucrative business. one of the officers was receiving $2,000 a month from one of the owners. on the force for ten years, he has now been suspended, bail set at $25,000. another officer, 50-year-old lieutenant robert sung turned now we're unable to get comments from the care observing clubs. this investigation by the attorney's office took two years and we're told more officers could be indicted in the days to come. in flushing queens tonight, lucy yang, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> tomorrow, a fofrm 51-year-old james burke will be charged in court. burke allegedly beat the suspect in an interrogation room, then attempted to obstruct a civil rights investigation into the at

in 1997, bacardi bought the rights to havana club from an exiled family. that sparked a nearly two decade long u.s. trademark battle, with a company that was selling havana club, after spending nearly $3 million to lobby congress, to essentially rewrite u.s. trademark law in its favor. but now, as the cold war with cuba thaws, those old rum wars may again be heating up as more cuban spirits sneak into american bars. >> you're going to see a number of american lawyers get involved in this. the bacardi folks may say this is justifiably an end run around restrictions. >> reporter: the u.s. rum market accounts for roughly 40% of global sales and cuba wants in. its french partner registered a new brand of cuban rum with the u.s. patent office known as havanista. as talk of lifting the u.s. embargo swells, cuba is getting ready, to discuss what the new u.s. policy could mean for sales, the prospect of rum from castro's cuba represents more than just competition. founded in cuba's eastern city of santiago de cuba in 1862, emelio bacardi. >> once in power, castro