cuba. cuba? cuba. i just realized i'm going to cuba. so we arrive in cuba. llect this bag. oh, my god. oh, my god. i'm so tired of dealing with it. i know as american, i shouldn't be in cuba. i handed customs my passport. they were very suspicious. they immediately started asking me questions. where are you coming from? >> the united states. >> where are you going? >> paris. >> they told me if i didn't leave the next day, they would come looking for me. i was shocked. and i was really scared. as we were leaving, i said to laura, let's just get a hotel together and save some money. honestly, i wasn't ready to let her go. we went into the room. she's curious about the states, and i asked her about london. and i'm just sitting there on the bed and i notice that laura's bag looked exactly like mine. exactly the same as mine. same color, same shape. same bag. i'm staring at the bag, and i'm looking at her and i'm trying to picture her as a drug trafficker. i said, no. no, impossible. no. because if she is, she's really good. that night, i couldn't sleep. ayende wa

cuba how it's already impacting travel. plane loads of americans arrived every day on charter flights to cuba. americans are ready to visit but is cuba ready for them? >> a lot of change in the past year, we have restored diplomatic relations. and it's a lot easier for americans to come here for purposeful travel and that has a lot of us heading south. >>> the streets of habana have always had their own rhythm, it's the flow that has changed. when cubans look out, the fafas are increasingly american. >> i think most americans are interested in coming here. >> reporter: they came with a tour group to see habana's arts and architecture. >> we bring back to boston, you guys have to go look at this. >> the island of forbidden fruit. >> we met outside of the travel worried about changes on this very un-american island. >> i don't know what will happen when starbucks comes and mcdonald's cameras. >>re you hearing from americans they want to come here before it changes? >> i hear that 20 times per day. >> i want to go to cuba now. if you came to me and said i need a hotel room, there's not one to be had in the city. >> reporter: many hotels

cuba cuba. travel restrictions also relaxed, making films, organizing professional conferences or working on airlines or cruise ships can go to cuba. traveling to cuba without qualifying underhe categories still against the law. >>> now a story trending overnight on the nbc 6 news and weather app. imagine king up to this little guy snugging up next to y trying to keep warm because it's raining out there. that's exactly what happened to this woman in miami. mind you this woman is over 100 years old. >> i have so many questions i don't know where to begin. this story, you hear it and think, only in florida. >> that's exactly what we were thinking this morning. this elderly woman, she is safe. sounds like she was dreaming, right? this is for real. she woke up to a r rn forest mammal cudding with her right on her family says it seemed to be a cross between a monkey and a cat. the frightened mom made a frantic call for help. >> i was awake end by a phone call at 2:00in the morning, which is never good news. it was from my terrified mother-in-law. >> she's okay. it turns out the animal is a female kinkajou named banana. the family lured

cuba. tourism has increased and u.s. relations has thawed but it's unclear en the people will be able to travel to cuba. ben tracy is in havana, cuba, what a boost of tourists could mean for the island. ben, good morning. >> reporter: good morning from a very wet havana. a lot of has changed between the u.s. and cuba the past year. we have restored diplomatic reopened and a lot of us had heading south. the streets of havana have always had their own rhythm. it's the flow that has changed now they are teaming with tourism. when cubans look out their windows, the face they say are increasingly americans. >> i think most americans are very interested in coming here. >> reporter: betty and john cohen came with a tour group coordinated by boston's museum of fine arts to see havana's art and architecture. >> we bring back to boston, you guys have to look at this. this has not to be missed. >> the island, the forbidden fruit. >> reporter: we met janet moore who ran the travel company that has been bringing america here for nearly 20 years. >> i don't know what will happen when starbucks and mcdonald's come. >> reporter: are you hearing fr

cuba now. >> reporter: cuba is just 90 miles off the florida coast. in 2014, 91,000 americans traveled here. last year, that jumped 60% to 150,000. and if travel restrictions are eventually lifted, as many as 1.5 million americans are expected to land in cuba each year. is cuba ready for this many tourists? >> no, they are absolutely not ready. if you came to me and said i need a hotel room tonight, i would have to say i can't give you one. there is not a hotel room to be had tonight in this city. >> reporter: prices at many hotels have doubled to more than $300 per night. the city is rushing to build enough supply to meet the new demand. there is also a lack of trained tour guides and not nearly enough places to eat. the few private restaurants in the city only recently allowed by the government, can be fully booked months in advance. for americans, just being allowed to come here is still the biggest obstacle. if all you want to do is see the classic cars, smoke cigars, and drink a dackarie by your pool, that's still not allowed under u.s. law. but coming here is easier than ever on so-called people-to-people trips. just expect to learn something and meet some actual cubans. planeloads of americans arrive nearly every day on charter tour

cuba. i've been coming to cuba for over 20 years. i mean, cubanomic transition. >> fidel castro allowed cubans to establish more businesses, there are people that are making money, there are people that have created a tremendous amount of wealth. >> people with family connections to the states, people tied to the exploding tourist industry, small business owners, taxi drivers, people operating in ever-changing gray areas of what is permissible. how's it work right now? if you're cuban, you can sell your property to -- >> another cuban from cuba. that's what's happening right now. a lot of cuban-americans, a lot of cubans living abroad are now coming back and through relatives are buying property. >> obviously, somebody has touched this building with some kind of investment. it's renovated. it seems to be like a hotel. somebody bought the building and turned it into a little hotel. >> however you feel about the government, however you feel about the last 55 years, there aren't any places in the world that look like this. i mean, it's utterly encha

cuba. travel restrictions have been eased somewhat, but you still can't just book a flight. ben tracy reports from havana. >> a lot has changed between the u.s. and cuba in the past year. we've restored diplomatic relations, our embassy reopened for the first time in 54 years, and it's easier for americans to come here for so-called purposeful travel. and that has a lot of us heading south. the streets of havana have always had their own rhythm. it's the flow that's changing now that it's teeming with tourists. >> i think most americans are interested in coming here. >> reporter: betty and john came here to see the art and architecture. >> we bring back to boston, wow, you have to go look at this. >> reporter: we met janet moore outside of the stately cathedral. she runs a travel company that's been bringing americans here for nearly 20 years. ironically, it's americans worried about changes on this very un-american island. >> i don't know what will happen when starbucks and mcdonald's comes. >> reporter: are you hearing from americans they want to come here before it changes? >> yes. i hear that 20 times a day. i want to go to cuba now. >> reporter: cuba is just 90 miles off the florida coast. in 2014, 91,000 americans traveled here. last year, that jumped 60% to 150,000. and if travel restrictions are eventually lifted, as many as 1.5 million americans are expected to land in cuba each year. is cuba ready for this many tourists? if you came to me and said i need a hotel room tonight, i would have to say i can't give you one. >> reporter: prices at many hotels have doubled to more than $300 per night. the city is rushing to build enough supply to meet the new demand. there is also a lack of trained tour guides and not nearly enough places to eat. the few private restaurants in the city only recently allowed by the government, can be fully booked months in advance. for americans, just being allowed to come here is still the biggest obstacle. if all you want to do is see the classic cars and smoke cigars, that is still not allowed under u.s. law. but coming here is easier than ever on so-called people-to-people tr

tourist revolution.p>> they need the jobs tourism will provide, but how do you preserve what makes cuba cuba and allow tourism to grow? >> reporter: a rising class of cuban business owners is banking on tourism. i talked to one man who owns a restaurant. he said he's serving 300 people a day, 250 are americans and he's booked seven days a week. u.s. airlines are expected to later this year. >>> oscar winning actor jamie foxx insists he's no hero, despite risking his life to pull a young man out of a burning vehicle. no sooner was the man out of the truck than the gas tank exploded in a fireball. the rescued driver has burns and a broken collarbone and he also faces drunk driving charges. but he's expected to recover from his injuries. john blackstone has the story. >> i don't look at it as heroic. i just look at it like, just had to do something. >> reporter: actor jamie foxx embraced the father of the man he helped save from a burning car monday night. >> you good? >> he didn't have to do a thing. like i said earlier, i think we all hope that we could do something when the time is there, bu

cuba. travel restrictions have been eased somewhat, but you still can't just book a flight. ben tracy reports from havana. >> a lot has changed between the u.s. and cuba in the past year. we've restored diplomatic relations, our embassy reopened for the first time in 54 years, and it's easier for americans to come here for so-called purposeful travel. and that has a lot of us heading south. the streets of havana have always had their own rhythm. it's the flow that's changing now that it's teeming with tourists. >> i think most americans are interested in coming here. >> reporter: betty and john came here to see the art and architecture. >> we bring back to boston, wow, you have to go look at this. >> reporter: we met janet moore outside of the stately cathedral. been bringing americans here for nearly 20 years. ironically, it's americans worried about changes on this very un-american island. >> i don't know what will happen when starbucks and mcdonald's comes. >> reporter: are you hearing from americans they want to come here before it changes? >> yes. i hear that 20 times a day. i want to go to cuba now. >> reporter: cuba is just 90 miles off the florida coast. in 2014, 91,000 americans traveled here. last year, that jumped 60% to 150,000. and if travel restrictions are eventually lifted, as many as 1.5 million americans are expected to land in cuba each year. is cuba ready for this many tourists? >> no, they are absolutely not ready. if you came to me and said i need a hotel room tonight, i would have to say i can't give you one. >> reporter: prices at many hotels have doubled to more than $300 per night. the city is rushing to build enough supply to meet the new demand. there is also a lack of trained tour guides and not nearly enough places to eat. the few private restaurants in the city only recently allowed by the government, can be fully booked months in advance. for americans, just being allowed to come here is still the biggest obstacle. if all you want to do is see the classic cars and smoke cigars, that is still not allowed under u.s. law. but coming here is easier than

cuba now. >> reporter: cuba is just 90 miles off the florida coast. in 2014, 91,000 americans traveled here. last year, that jumped 60% to 150,000. and if travel restrictions are eventually lifted, as many as 1.5 million americans are expected to land in cuba each year. is cuba ready for this many tourists? >> no, they are absolutely not ready. if you came to me and said i need a hotel room tonight, i would have to say i can't give you one. there is not a hotel room to be had tonight in this city. >> reporter: prices at many hotels have doubled to more than $300 per night. the city is rushing to build enough supply to meet the new demand. there is also a lack of trained tour guides and not nearly enough places to eat. the few private restaurants in the city only recently allowed by the government, can be fully booked months in advance. for americans, just being allowed to come here is still the biggest obstacle. if all you want to do is see the classic cars, smoke cigars, and that's still not allowed under but coming here is easier than ever on so-called people-to-people trips. just expect to learn something and meet some actual cubans. planeloads of americans arrive nearly every day on charter flights. tours empty by the bus load in the n

cuba. we'll tell you about the latest administration creating countries for congress by chipping away at the u.s. embargo. >>> business between cuba and the united states got a big boost. the obama on tuesday announced that cuba will no longer have to pay cash up front when buying exports. cash-strapped cuba can finance its purchases from american companies. the new policy does not apply to food, agriculture and medicine, but creates the possibility of a flood of sales to cuba and other sectors like construction and telecommunications. a u.s. embargo dating back to 1960 restricts trade with cuba, these days there are exceptions. report. >> reporter: december 17, 2014, bombshell. >> today the united states of america is changing its cuba. >> reporter: the u.s. and cuba would seek to normalize relations. for many it was a shock, yet the surprise gave way to the prospect of opportunity, a market of 11 million people, with half a century of pent-up demand for u.s. goods and services. >> it's no september 17th that my phone at not stopped from a company that is interested, someone that wants to understand the limitations. >> a u.s. bem barringo dating back to 1960 today still prevent most american trade and commer

cuba in films like "the godfather ii." the next installment of the fast and furious movies will go on to cuba. cuba is a place like nowhere else from the cars to the buildings to the people, and cuba has an authenticity that even hollywood cannot recreate. as the cameras roll, there's also a sense of history being made. >> we are the first people looking for these transactions being done this way and asking for our state department and the cuban government to relate to each other about something like this, so we are discovering answers to questions that have probably not been asked yet. >> expect to see cuba has the setting for more productions. >> incredibly special. just looking down the street, and it's beautiful in its own unique place. you would hope there's more crews here. >> reporter: it seems at long last cuba is having its hollywood moment. cnn havana. >>> a trip to the tropics sounds like a good idea on a cold morning like today. sure, we can be snow birds ourselves, and if you're looking out from one of the condos on the beaches, this is what you're seeing, the blue skies s they will re

cuba is bringing changes after decades of isolation. >> i'm ben tracy in havana, cuba, where a new revelation is under way. this one is about tourists. americans are ready to come to cuba, but is cuba ready for us? that story is coming up on "cbs this morning." take you down i'm here at my house, on thanksgiving day and i have a massive heart attack right in my driveway. the doctor put me on a bayer aspirin regimen. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. go talk to your doctor. you're not indestructible anymore. still not feeling well? no...you know when i got sick my mom used to make me chicken noodle soup. aw, ok... you should call your mom. bye. campbell's chicken noodle soup. there when no one else is. the flu virus. it's a really big deal. and with fever, aches, and chills, mom knows it needs a big solution: an antiviral. don't kid around with the flu, call your doctor within the first 48 hours of symptoms and ask about prescription tamiflu. attack the flu virus at its source with tamiflu, an antiviral that helps stop it from spreading in the body. tamiflu in liquid form is fda approved to treat the flu in people two weeks of age and o

cuba was offlimits to hollywood. >> gentleman, tonight in havana. >> reporter: countries like dominican republic stood in for canada. a growing number of movies now want to shoot in cuba. cuba is a place like no other, with the cars, the buildings, and the people. there's an authenticity that can't be recreated. >> we are the first people doing the transactions this way, and asking for our state department and the cuban other about something like this, and we are discovering answers to questions that have not been asked yet. i feel a little like a pioneer. >> reporter: expected to see coup because a the setting of more productions. >> incredible. it's just beautiful in its own unique place. you would hope there would be more interest. >> reporter: it seems like at long last, cuba is having its hollywood moment. >>> well down under would be a comfortable place to be on a chilly day like this the cold is spilling right back here into florida. throw back a warm one, and try to bundle up today. temperatures over the bay area, and in the northern zones into zephyrhills we are seeing freeing readings. along the coastal spots, breathing there. 44 in st. pete, and 47 in sarasota. w

i saw him in -- you know, i saw "cuba." >> cuba and his teddy bear. >> and he told me yesterday, i didn't realize, that he saw me in my first broadway show when i replaced nathan lane. he was there my first night. >> my wife and i went to see the play. you know, nathan lane was in the show. we were all excited. we get there. the show was the day before. mario cantone. he killed it. it was a great night. >> it was a horrifying night. we both saw each other's broadway debut. here we are. >> now we're all broadway because we're artists. we're artists. the true theater is broadway. >> tons of money. >> tell us about this play. you say that it's important that it's an italian-american family, that's in a comedy. that it's fun for you to do this. >> well, because it's not just an italian-american family because there are no italian-american sitcoms or -- where are they? or even dramas? to look like freaks, but they won't give us a scripted show. i would like to see that, and seen an italian-american play in a long time. >> no, not in a long time. written and directed by charles messina. it's a

eventually lifted, as many 1 preponderate 5 million americans are expected to land in cuba each year. >> reporter: is cuba ready for this many tourists? >> notch they e not ready. they where absolutely not ready. if you came to me and said i need a hotel room tonight, i would have to say i can't give you one. >> reporter: prices at many motels have doubled more than $300 per night. the city is rushing to build enough sty sploi to meet the new demand. there is also not enough trained tour divides and not enough places to eat. the few privately have owned restaurant, can were only loud recently, are fully booked. restaurant owner. he says he served $-- he certain serves 300 tourists a day. ben tracy, cbs news, havana, coup bat. >>> chipotle announcing they will close all of their stores on february 8 for food safety meetings. restaurants nightwide will issue the down for a few hours. john gerard with s back with us. if i hear you corrtly, we have to be ready for just about everything. >>> we'll at least get a bit of a break. we get storms today and on sunday. tomorrow's the cream in the an oreo cookie. righ

cuba cuba and allow tourism to grow? >> reporter: a rising class of cuban business owners is banking on tourism. i talked to one man who owns a restaurant. he said he's serving 300 people a day, 250 are americans and he's booked seven days a week. u.s. airlines are expected to start flying directly to cuba later this year. and that should bring a lot more >>> misery in michigan. detroit teachers stage a massive walkout. and lead poisoning in flint. we have the governor. >> that shouldn't happen anywhere. >>> also tonight, this weather system threatens to turn into a monster storm. palin stumps for trump. >> he is perfectly positioned to make america great again. and, the reviews are in on jamie foxx's turn as a real-life hero. >> the idea that someone would do that is so much more than i >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> a tale of two crises in two michigan cities cried out for the nation's attention today and got it. the governor asked the president to declare a disaster in flint, where lead has contaminated the water. and detroit's public schools sick-out to protest what they first, omar villafranca in detroit. >> reporter: hundreds of detroit teachers who called in sick today, were instead protesting outside of the detroit auto show where president obama was a guest. >> i hav

cuba's tourist revolution. (sot 44:50 janet) they need the dollars. they need the jobs that tourism will provide. but how do you preserve what makes cuba cuba and allow tourism to grow?> ben live tag: a rising class of cuban business owners is banking on tourism growing. one restaurant owner told me he serves 300 people every day and 250 of them are americanshe is booked 7 days a weekweeks in advance. us airlines are now allowed to fly directly to cuba and plan to start doing so this year. 3 mick jagger's new drama series... vinyl..... made its debut in new york. it's (time)... your sunrise entertainment is after the break. 3 meteorologist cat taylor"3 3 wind chill advisories for most effect until this morning. make sure to bundle up! we have a small warm up in store for today with a high near 12 dedeees and partly cloudy skies.another chance for snow will move in late tonight through tuesday. expect 2 to 4" of light fluffy snow.there is yet another chance for light snow late wednesday night into thursday morning on if there is enough moisture available. this can and probably will change.the weekend looks to warm up with temperatures near t

eventuly lifted, as many 1 preponderate 5 million americans are expected to land in cuba each year. >> reporter: is cuba ready for this many tourists? >> notch they are not ready. they where absolutely not ready. if you came to me and said i need a hotel room tonight, i >> reporter: prices at many motels have doubled more than $300 per night. the city is rushing to build enough sty sploi to meet the new demand. there is also not enough trained tour divides and not enough places to eat. the few privately have owned restaurant, can were only ud recently, are fully booked. >> reporter: i talk to one restaurant owner. he says he served $-- he certain serves 300 tourists a day. ben tracy, cbs news, havana, coup bat. >>> chipotle announcing they on february 8 for food safety meetings. restaurants nightwide will issue the down for a few hours. john gerard with s back with us. if i hear you correctly, we have to be ready for just about everything. >>> we'll at least g a bit of a break. we get storms today and on sunday. tomorrow's the cream in the middle if you look at it like an oreo cookie. right now, the rad

cuba? >> cuba listened to him.bel laureate. >> nobel laureates in economics are a dime a dozen. >> joe, thank you. >> it's not a real nobel prize anyway. it was not -- it was not a nobel sanctioned prize. >> look at you all fired up. pleasure seeing zblu good to see you. >> thanks, joe. coming up, where are the markets and global economy headed in the new year? new call out from david kelly to jpmorgan. important day to speak to him with that 7% move lower in china and u.s. equity futures down more than 250 points. we'll be right back on "worldwide exchange." 270 on the 6% slide in china. clearly what happens over there impacts us here. how concerned are you to start out the new year? >> well, i'm not that concerned. i do think this is going to be a rocky week but let's think about what actually happened in china. if you go back to last august the basic problem in chinese stock market is one of liquidity and no maturity, i guess and the problem is when you introduce these new circuit breakers, literally that i thin

. >> all new, americans are ready to travel to cuba. is cuba ready for the travelers? at the >>> george clooney's wife sat interview. >> don't think she's loosing her own voice what she had to say. >> weighing in on her new-found celebrity and using that bring attention to what means the most to her. >> angelina jolie said she understood that she would get attention and if she could use that light and energy coming at her and turn it around. >> it's wonderful that it's to raise awareness about the causes. i don't see myself in the same way. i'm doing the same job as before. if there's more attention paid for whatever reason to that, then that's good. >> in her first american tv interview. what we see is a reluctant celebrity committed to her career as a human rights lawyer. >> was it is the union thing? a half is playayg a man whose life is at risk, for her, the dang is real. >> currently representing the ousted president, days before she was to visit the tourist destination, her local co-counsel was stabbed in the head. some thought it was a message for her to stay aw