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on the cuban embassy grounds and 54 years. jose pertierra, you are cuban-american.k about the significance of this. >> it is his dork. i have waited for this moment all my life. in 1961, i was 10 years old. i remember as if it was yesterday when diplomatic relations were broken. there were times when i thought i would never live to see the day. now you mentioned flags. it is interesting, there is a new cuban flag. inside the embassy, they're going to hoist the flag that the cuban government took back to cuba when on january third 1961, dwight eisenhower broke relations. that flag was folded, taken back to cuba and put in a museum. and it has been brought back and it will be flying inside the embassy today. amy: whited president eisenhower desert dust cut off relations? >> the united states has has a problem. the united states feels it owns a large part of latin america and it was very hard for the united states to stomach a revolution that said cuba is an independent and sovereign country, and set an example for the rest of latin america. there were a lot of reasons

cuban embassy.reds of dignitaries from both cuba and the united states gathered outside the embassy to mark the historic restoration of diplomatic ties between the two countries after 54 years. crowds of people cheered as the cuban national anthem played and three cuban soldiers stood at attention while the flag was raised. even those without invitations rallied outside the embassy gates. inside the embassy, before about 700 invited guests, cuban foreign minister bruno rodriguez addressed the audience, calling for the removal of the u.s. trade embargo and for the return of guantanamo bay to cuba. >> the historic events we're living today will only make sense with removal of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade, which causes so much deprivation and damage to our people. the return of occupied territory in guantÁnamo and respect the sovereignty of cuba. amy: bruno rodriguez is the first cuban foreign minister to visit washington, d.c. since the , time of the cuban revolution. later in the

and it still is the dream of the cuban people to have a cuban republic that will put into practice the allies that were formulated here at this san carlos institute. there's a lot of talk about norm normalization between the united states and cuba and we all dream that a normalization of relations would mean a bringing of freedom and human rights to the cuban people. i am concerned that all the talk is about an open cuba instead of a free cuba. a cuba that is open for american businessmen to go there and to make money instead of concern about the rights of the expandcuban people and the cuban people to enjoy the basic human rights that every human being is entitled to. all that i hear with this openness is we're going to be able to go and to do business and that will being a great if americans could go in there and do business with any cuban who they chose to do business with. that's not the case. that's not the case at all. you go there and you play by castro's rules and you are told who you can do business with. and for the most part it's the members of the castro elite natural will

government or the cuban people. the united states talks about violations of human rights. in cuba good process has not been based in guantanamo, and there has been allegations of torture, by the united states government and not by cuba. when cuba is hesitant about accepting the new thaw in relations, and saying everything is great, and they are cautious about it, they have reasons to think that. >> is jose right, it the united states case undermined by what has gone on at guantanamo. when the secretary of state, when an n.g.o. presumes to talk to cubans about the state of human rights in their country? as an american i have to tell you we did ourselves no favors by what we have done in guantanamo in the context of the post 9/11 world. i think president obama is correct top shut it down and be done with it. it's a black mark in our history. because we are free and open, whatever abuses happened there came to the public light. there has been outcry, upheaval about it. we are moving forward and getting rid of that situ

venezuela is one of the cuban advisors, and other countries are under the sway of the cuban apparatus. that's why they are dangerous and shouldn't be seen as a normal country. >> talking about exporting repress. sounds like i'm talking to someone in the heart of the cold war. it's not a cold war. >> they are in the heart of the cold war. if you listen to the achievements on december 13th, they are immersed in struggles, they haven't changed how to rule the world. they see the concessions as a green light, the way they are. >> do you think that this government is expansionist, that they see the united states as a main adversary. >> the united states is a convenient enemy. it is over, and as i said a few minutes ago, cuba has to conform to the behaviour of the international community. one of the great things we are going to see now it that cuba, in order to join the international financial institutions is going to have to adopt the world behaviour norms for entering the financial institutions. when cuba joins or rejoins organizations in american states, and when it works with other comm

cubans are hopeful -- cubans and cuba are rarely hopeful. they have been let down many times both by their own government and by our policy toward them. so now they are cautiously hopeful that this new relationship will mean more money in their pocket more opportunity to interact to travel the changes that already started happening that were referred to earlier on the economy, now this huge change in terms of cuba's main enemy, and also remember united states has been cuba's main scapegoat, and it will be much harder for the government to point to the united states and say this is why you don't have freedom, and this is why we need to unify against the great evil of cuba. obama doesn't look like an enemy anymore. and there is actually an obama mania in cuba. >> okay. we're going to have to leave it there. thank you both. thanks for watching our special coverage. i'm stephanie sy. the news continues live from doha. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to the al jazeera news hour. a quick look at the headlines now. and greece's prime minister has urged people

so i ask congress to listen to the cuban people. listen to the word of a proud cuban american. carlos gutierrez who came out against the policy of the past saying i wonder if the cubans who have to stand in line for the most basic necessities for hours in the hot havana sun feel this approach is helpful to them. of course nobody expected cuba to be transformed overnight. but i believe american engagement through our embassy our businesses and our people is the best way to advance our interests and support for democracy and human rights. time and again america demonstrated the part of our leadership in the world is our capacity to change. it's what inspires the world to reach for something better. a year ago it might have seemed impossible that the united states would be raising our flag the stars and stripes or the embassy in havana. this is what change looks like. in january 1961, the year i was born when president eisenhower announced the termination of our relations with cuba. he said it's my hope and conviction that in the not too distant future we'll be able to find relati

raising the flag the gathered staff and dignitaries on the cuban side singing the cuban national anthemthe foreign minister of cuban, again, he here in the united states for the first time, went inside and held a press conference he said all of the usual laud tory things. >> the return of the legally occupied territory of guantanamo as well as the full respect for the cuban sovereignty and the compensation to our people for human and economic damages. >> reporter: as you see he was there at the state department with secretary of state john kerry meeting with the secretary of state. john kerry himself is going to be going next month to the official opening of the u.s. embassy in havana. they are going to hold off on their ceremony until john kerry can take it down there at the beginning of next month. >> we also heard from opponents of the normalizing of ties what did they have to say? >> it's from the opposition that you might expect. many cuban american in south florida, they are lead by a strong contingent of a cuban american branch of the house of representatives. a strong cohort of

the opening of the cuban embassy, and the raising of the cuban flag over our nation's capital for the first time in some 54 years. i want to bring in our correspondent, who has spent a lot of time in cuba, including right after the announcement of these warming relations were announceed. david, talk about the symbolic importance of what we're seeing today? >> i think we have to look at the date, september 17th, when this was first announced marked a change between these two nations. july 20th when that cuban flag first rises over the embassy there in washington. the american flag in havana set to be raised later in august when john kerry will head down there. but this is a significant event. that's bruno rodriguez the cuban defense minister-- >> foreign minister, right? >> yes, foreign minister. he has traveled essentially to take part of this. as the flag goes up what we're going to see this essentially says cuba is open for business. there is a certain permanence when you have an embassy. this island of 11 million people will finally be able to start to do business. it creates a sen

it will no longer say cuban intersection. it will say the cuban embassy. the foreign minister for cuba who will also give what they say will be a very relatively short speech about seven minutes, and 500 guests are here. it's a shame you can't see them because we have a large police presence here in the nation's capital because of this event. we already see a lot of guests who are coming here to participate, and amongst those heading the u.s. delegation who will have no type of speaking part here is under secretary roberta jacobson, who we all know has been at the table and negotiating with the cubans in the last few months. she will also be accompanied by other members of the administration who had different departments who have also been engaged in those conversations. now, what will happen a lot have asked, after that? bruno rodriguez, the foreign minister will then go to the state department. he will meet there with john kerry. and he will have a press conference afterwards. in havana we don't expect to see anything happening today. they are not obliga

become the new cuban embassy.ichael good morning, an important letter arrived in cuba this morning. >> reporter: good morning, stephanie. yes, today delivered by the senior u.s. diplomat. handed a letter written by president obama to raul castro. he handed that letter to the chief foreign minister there. they shook hands in front of the cuban and the american flags, and that letter will then be given to castro thus begins the 15-day process, and that process is what congress has to deal with now. they have 15 days to approve the opening of this embassy, and that's the waiting period then you'll see flags fly behind me and presumably the u.s. flag in havana. >> what are the next steps that we should expect? >> reporter: yeah, you know, stephanie what happens now is that congress does -- as i mention take this and that's where it can get a little bit sticky for the administration, because there are some in congress who are not crazy about this idea then that ambassador gets confirmed. who that is is unclear now. the

cuban relations means. record for a solar powered flight across the pacific. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >>> it's saturday night, time to look at a new era in u.s.-cuban relations. . >> both countries will reopen their embassies in washington in havana. the secretary of state john kerry said he'd travel to cuba for the reopening. with the signs of progress more needs to be done in the way of change in cuba. no one expects cuba to be transformed overnight. i believe that engagement through the embassy, businesses and people is a best way to advance interests for democracy and the human rights. time to demonstrate our leadership as one of change. aspiring the world to meet with something better. >> miami's little havana and their reaction next. melissa chan has more. >> reporter: two angr

what about the cuban people? when you think about the dissidents, it's not something that happened 20 years ago yesterday, again a group of cuban women who go to our church, perhaps 100 of them were dragged down the street because they're relatives of political prisoners. the president remains silent for the most part about many of these things. the president wants to have relations with mr. castro because the president cares about his legacy. but he will have a horrible legacy if he is simply supporting a cuban dictatorship. furthermore the men through latin america is now you can have a military dictator and it's okay with washington. until this president for more than 20 years that was not case. >> i'm sure this is a conversation we will continue to have frank calson, executive director for free cuba, thanks very much. >>> some members of congress slammed president obama today for calling to follow the lead of the comiefnt. al jazeera am paul beban reports. >> the draft resolution has been adopted unanimously.

the cubans, as a matter of fact, recently installed a flagpole, that they'll be raising the cuban flag at. and we understand there's no timetable set for when the u.s. embassy will open up in cuba although we expect it to happen this month. the cubans are saying their embassy will open up on july 20th. as for who will be the ambassador, we've been told by senior administration officials that the existing, current interest section's chief who is in havana right now will likely be the ambassador for the time being, the acting ambassador for the time being because it's very likely up on capitol hill that the republicans will block any kind of nomination of a permanent ambassador. as you know, wolf, there are cuban american republicans up on capitol hill like marco rubio who's running for president who doesn't like what the president is doing here with this new policy. he says that the united states needs to demand a fuller appreciation of human rights in cuba, protection of human rights in cuba. and that's been a sticking point for u.s. and cuba the last several months in terms of opening

the foreign minister in his remarks in the opening of the cuban embassy made clear that the cubans still regard the presence of an american naval base guantanamo, for more than a century on cuban soil as an affront which they still want to see resolved, and as well, the remaining parts the large remaining parts of the embargo which they expect to see lifted. he also made a lot of historical revenuesreferences to a cuban power not necessarily that the u.s. liberated cuba from spain to begin with. and military occupation. that probably won't be coming up president news conference but they certainly were points that were made by the cuban foreign minister, there are still a lot of issues this remain to be resolved and here on american soil again there are many people who again think this was a mistake on the part of the obama administration. barbara. >> we look forward to that news conference . tom ackerman thank you. let's speak to lucia newman. lucia, this reaction to a pretty historic day in havana, cuba itself. >> hello barbara. it's been a very exciting morning and day here in cuba. pe

and for the cuban government. but of course the cuban government has been censoring broadcasts from the united states for decades. these are broadcasts that are specifically beamed to cuba, even to the point of having zeppelins dirzeppelins diririgibles. senator marco rubio of florida who is a republican hopeful on the ticket pointed out to the fact that there are 2800 political arrests in cuba in the past year alone. how much of that would change? the cuban government has made no specific commitment so far as we know. although it might be noted that just last week they lifted a house arrest that had been in existence for past two years on a very prominent dissident writer. so whether that is a signal of things to come, again we don't know. finally, there's the question of, as far as the objections here in the united states, when we talk about coe rubio and other cuban americans in congress leading the charge against the obama administration initiative rubio says that he will block any attempt to nominate an ambas

we're also on cuban soil. this is like the visa office, and a cuban flag just went up right behind where all the media is located. it was a much quieter moment but it was one where the family gathered. it's one where cuban americans on hand, and just to see that flag go up much as we saw behind us a little while ago here at the embassy itself, it was really pretty striking given how many decades the u.s. and cuba have just not had a diplomatic relationship. now we did see a member of the white house team inside the embassy attending this speech, this event today. we also have an assistant secretary for this state department, but there is by no means an uniform agreement that this is the way to go. republicans and some democrats pushing back against the white house for taking these steps. stephanie, there is legislation in congress to training the embargo embargo. one bill will allow agricultural products to go back and forth and for the u.s. to export directly to cuba. we see members of the business community.

some 900,000 cubans live there, actually cuban americans live in the miami dade area and melissa chant to the little havana neighborhood in miami. >> this is the hub of conservative cuban american culture and no surprises here that a lot of people are uncomfortable, very unhappy rather with this decision but to a certain extent the miami we are seeing today is different than miami 10-15 years ago and i talked about gonzales and the case from 15 years ago when the child had come from cuba to the united states and the mother drowned in the process and there was a big custody battle at that time between the father back in cuba and the relatives here in miami at that time and had the cuban american community up in arms really, well that monolific cuban american changed and you wouldn't get that here today. if the embassy had made that kind of announcement or if the u.s. government made that embassy announcement in the 1990s you would see a lot more people behind me, as such this morning we only had two protesters, and speaks to the fact that the younger generation of cuban americans have

every cuban has a friend or relative living in the united states. so what is happen nothing makes us feel very happy. so that we'll never have to resort to this again. >> in historic terms it was only yesterday that the deployment of soviet missiles to cuba at the height of the cold war brought the war to the brinks of nuclear holocaust. >> this was built in the 1960s and it's all that is left of a lookout coast used by cuban coast guard. they would stand here night and day in case there was an invasion by the united states by sea. now the only thing looking forwards the united states is simply fishing. >> this week's renewal of diplomatic relations does not erase political differences but psychologically it is as though a curtain is being lifted by most cubans. >> geographically we're so close that there is no latin american country better prepared to one day be real brothers. you will see. >> forgetting 50 years of hostilities is not so easy. especially for people like karla cruz. the 79-year-old president of her neighborhood cdr or committee for

to the cubans. this was a piece of property -- cuba is an incredibly vital strategically vital island because of where it sits in the caribbean. the port in havana is poised to become an incredibly important shipping point as cuba is more fully integrated in the economic system but it was always known as being the naval base at incredible importance in the caribbean. host: jason marczak of the atlantic council joining us for the conversation on the u.s. and cuba relations. go ahead. caller: hi, i just wanted to say that last week i went to the blackstone festival in newark, new jersey. there were two films about cuba and i have some neighbors who are afro cubans. from their point of view and audience was packed with over 300 people, from their point of view, neither of the narratives in terms of the program tie obama -- the pro-or anti-obama views of so-called normalization or we should normalize the afro cubans that i met are very careful of the results of this so-called normalization. wherefore th

andy we saw the historic pictures of the cuban flag going up at the now new cuban embassy in washington, d.c. in general what's the feeling in miami over all these developments? >> reporter: well, as that flag was hoisted this morning at around 10:30 there were perhaps 15 people on the corner in little havana, the same faces i've been watching over the years very vocal very emotional very upset in this normalization of relations between the u.s. and cuba. but these days they are very much in the minority. there have been huge democratic changes. there are a million cuban americans here and their attitudes towards cuba have somewhat softened, and improved over the years. they think this restoration normalization of relations is something worth giving a go. after all many of the people in miami still have family in cuba and they think they have been suffering under the embargo. they are all willing to give it a go. many people are just waiting to see what happens. many people also very happy that this has happened that this normalization of relations is still going on. this morning had ba

most have known only suspicion of the united states. >> cuban government civil society and ordinary cubans that are reaching for abetter life. >> even if they had the votes or will to stop them, the cube ans cubans will raise the be flag, july 20th and over havana just a couple of days after that. >> with mike, thank you. for expiems exiled, this is hard to sell. melissa chan is incomes little havana. melissamelissa. >> reporter: their opinion is not going to change just because president obama has made this change. for decades they have believed in the embargo but having said all that the cuban american community is starting to change just a little. two angry men. the only protesters in little havana's favorite cafe after presidentpresident obama's announcement of the opening of reciprocal embassies. but it was business as usual at cafe versailles. many of the regulars expressed anger. >> they've been betrayed since 1898. basically when the americans sunk the maine with the excuse of invading cuba. >> the cuban government is going to benefit right, give me obreak. the cuban people is goin

flag at the cuban embassy.] mr. parilla: [speaking in spanish] >> her excellency, mrs. roberta jamieson, assistant secretary of a, officials of the u.s. government the company her. honorable members of congress, esteemed members of the u.s. movement and institutions who have made huge efforts in favor of the change in the u.s. cuba policy, and the improvement of bilateral relations. esteemed representatives of the organizations and movements of the community and immigration. conference of the cuban delegation. officials and workers of the human embassy. esteemed friends. mr. parilla: [speaking in spanish] translator: the flag and we were very the engines of this room is the same that we have had been kept in florida under the company of a family of liberators, and has kept ever since then in the eastern city and is stored premonition that this day would certainly come, flying once again in this place is the flag that speaks of sacrifices made for more than 100 years by people for their national independence and

them. >> cubans are excited about normalization. with that announcement by president obama and raul castro back in december of last year with their intentions to normalize relations people saying there was a sense of exhilaration in havana and people had tears streaming down their faces. six months on there is cautious optimism when you ask people how they feel, and whooping 97% of cubans in a survey conducted by the "washington post," 97% of cubans support normalization but how is this going to impact ordinary people? it depends on what industry you're in. if you're in the tourism industry you're going to see an impact of influx of americans coming in. but if you're a cuban with no miami connection it's harder to get a sense of what kind of impact it would have on that group of cubans. >> that is melissa chan in havana. now let's go to libby casey outside of the cuban embassy in washington. tell us what you saw. >> the cuban flag was raised for the first time in five decades. certainly symbolic. and also there it has been significa

-cuban relations. i don't think the true magnitude of obama's speech yesterday has quite sunk in, but this is a historic moment in bilateral relations, historic moment for latin america as a whole, and certainly, an extraordinary kind of change of events in the whole history of u.s. foreign policy as you know better than anybody and your listeners know better than anybody in your audience knows better than anybody, has been a bitter history of imperial and imperialist intervention in cuban affairs. barack obama yesterday stepped forward to basically said, we're going to change the past and have a very different future. he actually said, this is what change looks like. it was very dramatic. amy: so let's talk about what this change looks like. what has been agreed to at this point? tell us about the cuban mission in washington and the u.s. mission in cuba for havana, and how they will change. >> well, jimmy carter back in the 1970's, 1977, initiated the first truly serious efforts of a president to norm

that will include the cuban government, civil society and ordinary cubans who are reaching for a better life. >> meanwhile, the cube ans say they willcubans willopen their embassy in late july. later for the american embassy. >> melissa chan is in little havana for a look. >> if they haven't changed for decades in terms of their position, in terms of maintaining the status quo in maintaining the u.s. policy and painting the embargo they are not going to change their opinion just because president obama has said so. having said that there is starting to be a shift in this community. two angry men the only protesters in little havana's favorite cafe after obama's announcement on the opening of reciprocal embassy. once upon atime such an announcement would brie bring a gaggle of protestors. but at cafe versailles, many of the regulars expressed age are. >> basically, the cuban people have been betrayed, they have been betrayed since 1898, when the americans sunk the maine with the excuse of invading cuba. >> i don't know what obama is thinking. the cuban people is going to benefit, right,

awe four cuban american pilots were killed. two years later the fbi cracked a cuban espionage spy ring called the wasp network. back in havana, president fidel castro declared his spies patriots. >> we have every right to do this. as long as the united states tolerates that from over there. acts ever sabotage and armed incursions. >> the espionage trial of the so-called cuban 5 further exacerbated the already bitter relations between cuba and the united states. although no evidence was found that the group had obtained classified information hernandez, described as the ring leader, was found guilty of not only conspiring to spy but of murdering the pilots. he was sentenced to spend rest of his life in prison. is hernandez americans e-maintains his group the what it could to dissuade the pilots from entering the cuban air space. >> well, you know that there are many people in miami that are outraged by the fact that you are free. do you feel you are at all responsible for the deaths of the pilots of fighter planes on the informa

the cuban foreign minister has also called on u.s. to remove the embargo on cuba. >>> an attack on the turkish town suruc has killed 30 and wounded 100 more. >>> resolution authorizes lifting of sanctions on iran in return for limiting its nuclear activities. chad's former president has been removed from his trial in a court in senegal hiss beeen habre has called the proceedings a false. nicholas hack reports from the capital dacca. >> activists are walking towards courthouse and this is more of a symbol. it is the end of a 16 year road to justice. first time an african will be judged by africans for crimes against humanity. the charging president hissene habre doesn't recognize the court. but for them the trial is a victory. >> translator: we want a fair and balanced trial. now it's time for justice to talk and for hissene habre to face it. >> the question is will hissene habre show up. and he is here under -- [ shouting ] the trial will go ahead and for many here this sets a precedent making universal justice accessible to only afri

of the cuban embassy. at that precise moment when the cuban flag was raised, that is probably the chancets were the loudest that the countries are getting closer and things will be easier in terms of travel and trade for businessmen and cuban-american's and cuban and americans generally. of course there will be protests. there is still one big step to be taken. the trade embargo still in place. those are still in place by the united states. the loudest chants were cuba, yes, but no to the trade embargo. >> the let-up the cuban embassy in washington. the un security council has unanimous we endorsed the deal between iran and six world powers and authorize a series of measures leading to the end of u.n. sanctions that have ihurt iran's economy and a measure to step back and place if they fail to meet nuclear negotiations. the ambassador calling the agreement an important achievement for diplomacy. a change of course. white robes and turbines pumping his fist into the air and calling god is greatest. prison g

cuban where spy ring called the wasp network.fied cuba answer espionage. >> we have ever right to do this. as long as the united states tolerates thattolerates that from over there. acts ever sabotage and armed incursions. >> the espionage trial of the so-called cuban 5 further exacerbated the already bitter relations between cuba and the united states. although no evidence was found that the group had obtained classified information hernandez was found guilty of not only conspiring to spy but of murdering the pilots. he was sentenced to spend resife in prison. hernandez says it did what it could to dissuade the pilots from entering the cuban air space. >> there are many in miami that are outraged by the fact you are in free. cuban fighter jets on information you sent. >> absolutely not. those people that are outraged, if they had done half what i did to prevent those flights to happen, those four people would be alive today. >> but you didn't know that they were going to be shot down? >> absolutely not. i knew what everybody kne

is this an open market for all cubans, tours, etc.? guest: cubans can shop there. can tell right here. host: are there shortages of food? guest: there are no shortages of food. the problem is money. in the 1990's, there was a shortage of food but they did not have money. now, humans --there is a lot of food but they don't have enough money. host: is there a black market for food? guest: there is a black market for everything and cuba. in cuba, it is illegal to sell lobster tails or shrimp because the state controls these trades and the expert goes overseas. if you want to buy lobster tails or shrimp, you have to go to the black market. there is a flourishing black moth -- like market of walter jones and trim. host: where is it? guest: it is everywhere. in our house in havana, five times a day we had people reading our doorbell. do you want or just? do you want potatoes? do you want oranges? do you want support? you can buy anything you want on the black market, you just need money. host: did you listen really from cubans or did you live in havana? guest: 41st few y

he's vice president of the cuban ninja association.he shows off the ninja fighting techniques. he foils an attack with the slightest movement. >> translator: our next goal is to get an expert from an established ninja family to come and help us refine our techniques. >> nin jit su's popularity in cuba dates back to the time after relations with the u.s. broke down in 1961. hollywood movies could no longer be shown. many cinemas screened japanese action films instead. some cubans were captivated by the ninja's super human skills and cunning techniques. there are now 14 training schools in cuba and almost 200 practitioners. here at one of the largest facilities, about 50 students aged 8 to 56 train once a week. darmar leads this group. he has the highest rank in cuba. >> this is my certificate from the cuban nin jit sue association. he opened his training studio 12 years ago. he teaches nin jit sue for physical and mental discipline. he developed a training program based on martial arts movies. the strict regimen begins with the basics.

overwhelmingly, cuban americans support this. certainly she's got a stronger hand with hispanic voters anyway. the big test will be florida where a lot of cuban americans live. jeb bush who is probably the leading republican contender on the 2016 stage on the other side, is not a supporter of normalizing relations with cuba so there will be a little showdown there. >> they released excerpts of her speech, and pre viewing her speech she says, we have waited long enough for this moment. republicans on capitol hill are starting to recognize the urgency of moving forward. it's time for the leaders to get on board or get out of the way. as you pointed out, looking at the polling, it seems safe. this is intriguing since so much buzz is around the aggressive tone of the republican candidates what all 17 of them on the heels of this big debate next week and she is focusing in a safe zone regarding cuba and this embargo. >> well she's there in miami, of course. she's speaking to the national urban league. she spoke there this morning, mad

you can see the cuban flag being placed inside the state department and moments ago, the cuban embassy officially opened in d.c. let's get to david cull ver who is there. >> reporter: take a look over my shoulder and see a sight this country has not seen since 1962. the cuban flag flying over an embassy that belongs to cuba. you can hear some folks still cheering along with it. other folks protesting it. i want to show you the historic moment. it was a rather simple ceremony in the past 30 minutes involving some 36 cuban officials. more than 500 invited guests. it comes after months of negotiations between the u.s. and cuba. we're standing by for remarks. we'll bring them to you as soon as we hear them. in the meantime, diplomatic ties were officially reestablished at midnight. today's flag raising, a gesture affirming the regulations. you can hear it them saying yes for cuba, no to castro. on the other end, there are other people saying they are happy with what's going on. a lot of sound and a very much developing story that we'll bring to you with updates in the next half hour. back

old cuban embassy. now newly revived as an embassy on 16th street between columbia heights and as dams morgan. in our town of course, many, many flags of many nations are raised every day, but that flag being raised here this morning had special significance. the cubans staged a big ceremony and honor guard and music to raise the cuban flag in washington. the same flag, said the cuban government, that was taken down here 54 years ago just up 16th street from the white house. now, it is the cuban embassy again. diplomatic relations restored. >> cuba. cuba. cuba. cuba. >> reporter: a crowd came to witness history. many cubans, most joyful, even emotional. 88-year-old elore hernandez showed off his cuban passport. you are happy today? >> i'm very happy. >> reporter: some here chanted cuba, si, castro, no. they say cuban dissidents are still beaten. >> and the obama administration is going to provide millions of dollars to the castro family to continue its repression on the island. >> reporter: cubans are n

new cuban embassy. good morning. give us some of the details of how this is all going to unfold. >> good morning to you stephanie, the way it's going to unfold is as you said, behind me the cuban interest section which takes up the swiss embassy here is going to be the cuban embassy. they just earlier this month put the flag pole, which you may or may not be able to see behind me in and that's presumably where the cuban flag will fly in d.c. the plan is for the president and john kerry to announce what has transpired and the fact that now, they are ready to open these embassies in both countries after a pretty quick about six months since december 17 when the president first announced this. >> quick time line, when you consider there were five decades of frozen relations michael. today's deal is the culmination of negotiations which began before both countries announced they were headed this way lately last year. remind us how we got to this point. >> well, we got to, january there are various reasons w

gone are the cuban guards. in their place the smiling officers who greeted americans and cubans flocking to the area to take picture. official signage and the flag unveiled in secretary kerry visit in august. >> the case against the only man charged in text with the d.c. mappings murders will go forward. wint face adjudge today as the details emerged in the murder of four people inside the home. now we have a new discussion on d.n.a. evidence. jay: a day of rivetting testimony in the preliminary hearing in daron wint's first degree murder case. late today the judge ruled that there is probably cause for this case to move forward. went is accused of killing wealthy businessman savvas savopoulos and his wife their son and the housekeeper in the mansion in may. new information, authorities allege that d.n.a. was found on a construction vest inside the savapoulos' torched porsche. earlier they said wint's d.n.a. was also found on the pizza crust at the crime scene. the defense argues that the d.n.a. evidence is wea