he recognized she had a visceral empathy for the cuban plight for the cuban cause. and that's folks who they really reach out to and ultimately trust to be their agents. >> ana's cubicle was devoid of anything personal. it was all devoted to business. but ana's cubicle wall posted next to her computer monitor was a piece of paper, that was lined and written in script, the king hath note of all they attempt, by interceptions which they dream not of. >> fidel castro is aware of all of their plans by some secret means they can't even imagine. this was an inspirational quote she posted to her wall so that every time she was down at her computer, she could see it and motivate herself as a spy. you know, people commit espionage are a place in our -- are placing our collective security at risk. our boys and girls in uniform who are fighting battles for us are going to die because somebody stabbed them in the back. that's what espionage is, death. and that's why guys like me work so hard to find these people. i have told people that hunting for spies is like trying to find

i am not afraid, because i know cubans are smart enough and won't lose the cuban identity.k a lot with them, they say soon you'll have mcdonald's, starbucks... maybe we can have things similar, but in our cuban style. i like good burgers and good coffee, but in our style. julio took me on a trip around trinidad by horse and cart. on the town's cobbled streets, it's the most practical way. would you like to try? sure! you're doing very well! common—sense will tell you... common sense is everything. the trick is soft hands... and our man of many talents isn't finished yet. julio runs photography courses for tourists too. this is an interesting location. what do you like about it? this kind of photography is like hunting. but no rifle, you're using a camera instead. not like this. julio actually likens his style to a gunslinger. the john wayne technique, he calls it. in the cowboy movies, before shooting they do it like this with the fingers. this is the feeling you should have. feel the adrenaline. and the movement. this is the way to keep the camera. vertical! very good! jul

i am not afraid because i know cubans are smart enough and won't lose the cuban identity.em, they say soon you'll have mcdonald's, starbucks... maybe similar, but in cuban style. i like good burgers and good coffee but in our style! julio took me on a trip by trinidad on horse and cart. 0n the town's cobbled streets, it's the most practical way! you'd like to try? sure! doing very well! common sense is everything! soft hands... and our man of many talents isn't finished yet. julio runs photography courses for tourists too. interesting location. what do you like? this kind of photo is like hunting. but no rifle, a camera. not like this. julio actually likens his style to a gunslinger. thejohn wayne technique! they do this. feel the adrenaline. movement. this is the way. vertical! very good! julio finds his perfect shot. the tower is the symbol of trinidad. i'll reach that point! show me! 0ne shot is enough! wow, bang! he's on a roll here... no change to the picture. the picture comes to you. you love who? iron maiden! what's your favourite song? all of them, but... run to t

it was unpopular with the cuban government but lots of ordinary cubans felt it gave them something tot to state. it's been a controversial measure for both countries —— to stay. but it certainly had its days numbered when barack obama made peace with havana. why would you offer to the citizens ofa why would you offer to the citizens of a country you're no longer enemy with the right to find exiled in your country? it always looked like it was going to be phased out once the two countries began to normalise diplomatic ties. of course we don't know what donald trump will do either with this rule change or for that matter on anything to do with his policy with cuba for the time being. explain to us briefly if you will, this idea that those who were intercepted at sea would be sent home. how does that work, the wet foot, dry foot, explain that to us. that's absolutely right. it remains the case that those picked up at sea will be returned to cuba and cuba has said as part of this agreement with the united states that they will accept them back. but under the rule, wet foot, dry foot, if y

sticky cuban climate.e's where it gets confusing. this is another bottle of havana club rum. exact same name, but you can see right here, this one is made in puerto rico. and it's read by bicardi. how in the world can you say havana club when you're making it in puerto rico? >> just the way that you say i'm calling it arizona iced tea and i'm not making it in arizona. >> reporter: rick wilson is an executive at bacardi. originally a cuban company and now the largest privately held liquor business in the world. >> the true havana club, made with the recipe of the original founders is the havana club bacardi is making and selling here in the united states. >> reporter: bacardi bought recipe from the family of this woman. >> and it was one of the healthiest families in cuba? >> definitely. >> reporter: the family fortune was built on sugar and shipping and rum. havana club rum. like hundreds of other cuban companies, theirs was confiscated shortly after fidel castro's revolution in 1959. >> they took over the

sticky cuban climate.g. this is another bottle of havana club rum. exact same name, but you can see right here, this one is made in puerto rico, and it's made by bacardi. how in the world can you say "havana club" when you're making it in puerto rico? >> rick wilson: i... just the way that you say, i'm calling it "arizona iced tea," and i'm not making it in arizona. >> alfonsi: rick wilson is an executive at bacardi, originally a cuban company and now the largest privately-held liquor business in the world. >> wilson: the true havana club, made with the recipe of the original founders, is the havana club that bacardi is making and selling here in the united states. >> alfonsi: bacardi bought that original recipe from the family of this woman, amparo arachabala. and it was one of the wealthiest families in cuba before the revolution? >> ampala arechabala: yes. definitely. definitely. >> alfonsi: the arechabala fortune was built on sugar and shipping and rum-- havana club rum. like hundreds of other cuban co

our other main stories this hour: a big change for cubans trying to flee. the us ends its long—standing open—door policy. hamas breaks upa protest by thousands demanding an end to power cuts. i'm aaron hesslehurst. in business. a "dodgy" situation. "dieselgate two?" or just a misunderstanding? us watchdogs accuse fiat chrysler over its emissions software. the boss calls it "absolute nonsense." plus, is it a console, ora hand—held? nintendo takes on sony and microsoft with its new hybrid device. but can it convince gamers... ..to switch? donald trump seems to be at odds with some of his key cabinet nominees on some of the vital questions facing the new administration. his choice for new head of the cia, mike pompeo, has strongly endorsed the work of the us intelligence community, hours after it was criticised by the president—elect. and generaljames mattis, nominated for defence secretary, accused russia of trying to break up nato and of being a threat to europe. that's in contrast to mr trump's wish for closer ties with president putin. our correspondent, l

also uncertain is the fate of cubans to return to the island.he castro government has agreed to accept them but has offered no guarantees for their treatment, nor it is it clear t effect, if any, the roles will have. >> cubans are going to continue to leave the island, because there is a leadership that oppresses them on the island. >> more than 50,000 cubans came to the u.s. in 2016. that is double the number from just two years ago. bret? >> bret: steve harrigan in miami, thank you. let's get more on this policy switch from florida republican government rick scott paid >> i hope you are enjoying our weather. going to be a lot colder next week in d.c. having snow tomorrow, aren't you? >> bret: that is exactly right. trying to stay here as long as possible. what about this wet foot, dry foot switch, and what is your reaction to it? >> it is classic barack obama. he doesn't talk to congress, he doesn't talk to members of our congress, doesn't ask for any advice, he is coddling up to a dictator, somebody that arrested 10,000 people last year, and

decision to lift the policy encouraging cuban doctors and nurses to abandon the country. in this joint declaration is an important step for cuba's national interest, but also for the national interest of the us. that said, i think this question of whether the donald trump administration will support the new accord must be answered by the new government of the united states. perhaps the key line about this change is revealed in the statement from the white house. by taking this step we are treating cuban migrants the same way we treat migrants from other countries. now that is something that the government of raul castro has been calling for for decades. but undoubtedly there are cubans who would have been hoping to use the wet foot, dry foot policy one day, and on hearing this news, had their hopes dashed for a future in the united states. in a moment, a summary of the business news this hour. but first, the headlines on bbc news: wintry weather continues to take its toll across parts of the uk. i2 severe flood warnings have been issued, meaning that lives are in danger.

immigration laws and the cuban government has welcomed this issue. the 1.8 million strong cuban-american population amongst the presidential cabinet .as reacted angrily simon harding explains. policy is a in hammer blow. following the repeal of the wet foot, right foot -- what foot, dry foot policy. >> we just learned that obama has repealed the wet foot, dry foot policy. sold our house, everything, we are here. we don't know what to do. reporter: some people in cuba have been disappointed by the news, especially those looking for a way out. >> it is bad because cubans look for a better future. a.m. a great because of necessity. because ofgrate necessity. reporter: some cubans were also , especially those during the perilous crossing. happy -- i'my happy the u.s. government finally moved the policy, because it has caused too many deaths, especially young people. >> others welcomed a ban on immigration because they claimed it would improve u.s. cuban relations. >> at the end of the day, the french a between our country and the united states, let's see

tammy leitner has more. >> for decades, cubans have fled the island and u.s. has welcomed them with open arms, but those days are over. this week the obama administration ended a policy dubbed wet foot dry foot which gave cubans who successfully reached shores automatic residency and fast track to citizenship. >> it's unfortunate. for the cubans who are trying to escape the regime. >> the surprise decision sending shock waves throughout cuba. >> translator: everyone is depressed, says claudia gonzalez. we don't know what's going to happen to the destiny of all the cubans en route to arrive there. >> the family sold everything they own to get the money to flee cuba. arrived in the u.s. one day before the border closed. one of the last families lucky enough to stay. >> translator: i thank god we made it and even more so for my daughter. >> from here on out, all cubans without claims will be turned away. deported. a change that's been long overdue critics say. arguing the policy encouraged illegal smuggling or took advantage of the u.s. government aide to send do

a big change for cubans entering the us as washington ends its long—standing open—door policy. the bromance lives on. president obama surprises his deputyjoe biden with the highest civilian honour. hello. donald trump seems to be at odds with some of his key cabinet nominees on several vital questions facing the new administration. his choice as new head of the cia has strongly endorsed the work of us intelligence agencies, hours after they were attacked by the president—elect. and in contrast to mr trump's fond and admiring words for president putin, his nominee for defence secretary accused russia of trying to break up nato, and described it as a threat to europe. nick bryant reports from washington. a week before inauguration day, it is usually an air of expectancy that you'll find on capitol hill, where the stage is being set foertrump to take the oath of office. but the mood now is much more feverish, much more surreal, as front—page allegations swirl that russia has compromising information about the president—elect which would make him susceptible to blackmail. do you so

immigration policy for cubans, known as "wet food, dry food."t granted legal residency for any cuban who touched u.s. soil. cuba called it an important step forward in bilateral relations. reporter: effective immediately -- the obama administration of footaled wet foot, dry , a special immigration policy put in place in 1995, that allowed cubans fleeing the country to automatically become u.s. residents. to prevent a last-minute rush of migrants, the news came on cuban state television. >> the decision is ratified by both sides to prevent the illegal departure by sea and to return all the people who are intercepted. reporter: for years, the castro government has been asking for repeal of a government policy dangerousnsid incited migration. to accept theal return of citizens who fled to the u.s. the united on, states will take on the task of returning illegal immigrants, and cuba will receive all cuban citizens who are detected by the u.s. authorities, trying to enter or remain illegally in the u.s. ledrter: president obama the relations in cuba,

going down range and pretend to be their friend, and then as soon as the meeting is over, contact her cuban handlers and say, you have another special forces team going on to el salvador. they'll be at this location on these dates. good luck. happy hunting. i'm convinced she willfully and intentionally took every action she could to get americans killed in combat. it should make us all enraged. >> people from the intelligence community, every individual that she met from the u.s. government, if they were going to cuban covertly, she identified who they were and what their true mission was versus what their stated mission was. >> a lot of the information she shared will remain classified to the american public. isn't that ironic that

also uncertain is the fate of cubans to return to the island.eed to accept them but has offered no guarantees for their treatment, nor it is it clear t effect, if any, the roles will have. >> cubans are going to continue to leave the island, because there is a leadership that oppresses them on the island. >> more than 50,000 cubans came to the u.s. in 2016. that is double the number from just two years ago. bret? >> bret: steve harrigan in miami, thank you. let's get more on this policy switch from florida republican government rick scott paid >> i hope you are enjoying our weather. going to be a lot colder next week in d.c. having snow tomorrow, aren't you? >> bret: that is exactly right. trying to stay here as long as possible. what about this wet foot, dry foot switch, and what is your reaction to it? >> it is classic barack obama. he doesn't talk to congress, he doesn't talk to members of our congress, doesn't ask for any advice, he is coddling up to a dictator, somebody that arrested 10,000 people last year, and he is not thinking about the

. >> a 20 year policy of allowing cubans who make it to u.s.oil to remain a become permanent residences over instantly as of thursday. the end of the so-called wet foot, dry foot policy give special privileges to cuban migrants was sudden and surprising. it's hard to prevent any last-minute exits risking their lives on the open water to meet a deadline. a bomb administration officials say cubans arrived without these as could now face arrest and deportation like migrants from any other country or it's a change to for raul castro regime wanted and it's been sharply criticized by those who opposed normalizing relationship with the dictatorship in a statement florida senator marco rubio said we must work to ensure the cubans who arrived here to escape political persecution are not summarily returned to the regime. the sadness of the change leaves a number of cubans who have made heart of the journey like those in panama city limbo. i am not going to cuba this woman says. also uncertain is the fate of cubans who are returned to the island through t

we had some tough negotiations with the cuban government. but we arrived at a policy which we think is both fair and appropriate to the changing nature of the relationship between the two countries. nadia. >> thank you. i appreciate the opportunity. i want to wish you and your family the best of luck in the future. >> thank you. >> mr. president, you have been criticized for the resolution that concerned the settlements. mr. trump appointed an ambassador that doesn't live in the two state solution. do you as leadership and beyond, would this ignite a -- would this even protect israel? in retrospect do you think you should hold israel more accountable like president bush, sr. did with the longer entities? >> i'm -- i continue to be significantly worried about the israeli/palestinian issue and worried about it both because i think the status quo is unsustainable, that it is dangerous for israel, that it is bad for palestinians, it is bad for the region and it is bad for america's national security. and i came into this office wanting to do eve

it allowed cubans who reached dryland in the u.s. making soil able to stay in the u.s.ut a visa, and basically to become permanent residents within a year. there were years that if the negotiations became public it could spark a mass exodus of cubans getting on rafts, risking their lives, that is something neither side wanted to happen, but a lot of cubans on the island knew this could be coming when negotiations started to pick up some steam, so really we have seen a spike in cubans coming to the u.s. in the past year, more than 50,000 coming in 2016. the big question now is, what will happen to cubans who are returned to the dictatorship island by the u.s.? really cuba has given no guarantees now, and a lot of human rights workers say there is concern and fear on the island as to what will happen, many saying the suddenness of this movie is simply not fair. >> to just forget about the issue that the cuban people had lived 60 years of oppression, and they have their families divided, and they have no hope of things being changed in cuba, just to forget that becomes an

this after more than 100,000 cubans have fled to the u.s. since 2014. my next guest questions the move. he's saying president obama delayed this ruling, this decision in order to help hillary clinton win florida. joining me now is former massachusetts senator scott brown. so the timing of this is odd. what do you make of it? do you have proof he delayed it until now? >> well, i think the proof is in the putting. he's not going away quietly, certainly, and also putting in, i think, and others think numerous roadblocks whether it's dealing with russia, whether it's the investigation of comey, whether it's this. you could go on and on and on, and we'll see what happens. we have a week to obviously change course and let the trump agenda move forward. and here's the biggest problem and i and others have. you think president obama is like contacting the trump administration saying by the way, president-elect, this is what we're going to be doing? no. and i don't think that's appropriate. liz: you know, senator, obama is always saying we don't want to tear apa

doesn't care about jobs for cubans.ost: the screen you just saw -- that was a visit there in an effort to pursue normalized relations. here's part of the speech. president obama: we cannot and should not ignore the difference is that we have. about our government, and society. has a one-party system. america is a multiparty democracy. cuba has emphasized the role and rights of the state and the united states is founded upon the rights of an individual. but despite these differences, on december 17, 2014, president castro and i announced that the united states and cuba would begin a process to normalize relations between our two countries. since then we have established diplomatic relations. we have begun initiatives to cooperate on health and agriculture. reached agreements to restore direct flights and mail service. we have expanded commercial products and increase the ability of cubans and americans to travel and do business. and these changes happen welcome even though there are opponents to these policies. still. ma

the policy allowed any cuban who could make it to american soil to become a resident.ow those that enter america illegally will be subject to removal. the cuban government praised the change. >> a second automaker is accused of cheating on emissions test. this time the allegations are against fiat chrysler. they installed the software on pickup trucks 2014-2016. fiat says the system met regulation and the epa is blowing this out of proportion. >> amazon plans to hire 2500 employees in new jersey. this hiring spree by the online retail giant stands in sharp contrast to recent closures and layoffs to brick and mortar chains like maceys, sears and the limited. >> a camden county veteran got the surprise of his life today, a new home mortgage freet. free. they took the keys to the 1300 square foot home in sick larville thanks to a joint effort by morgan chase and operation home front. >> it's a place to settle and start building as opposed to shifting place to place. >> we have been in four places the last year and a half. >> it will be nice to sit down and not worry about

if they landed on cuban soil, the cuban people would rise up against fidel castro.nd jfk somehow early on decided he was going to continue that plan. >> when we landed i was in the last boat to arrive there. 2nd battalion was already fighting. we had airborne troops dropped in different areas. we had very heavy fighting. tanks. we had a few tanks. and they had tanks. >> all we had was radio reports. all became rather garbled and confused because our guys is getting whipped. it gradually became clearer that we had taken a body blow. >> i think what the hawks were imagining was that once kennedy made the decision to send in the cia-sponsored force that if a problem arose he would have air cover and then he would even send in an actual invasion force. he decided not to do the air strikes. and so the whole plan became the most bungled, humiliating plan you could possibly imagine. >> how many men landed? approximately 1,400. about 120, 126 were killed. and 1,350 were captured or surrendered. >> we kind of let the cuban exile invasion group dangle on their own and face a

but that to make progress for the cuban people our best shot was to suddenly have the cuban people interactingith americans. and seeing the incredible success of the cuban-american community. and engaging in commerce and business and trade. and that it was through that process of opening up these bilateral relations that you see over time serious and significant improvement. given that shift in the relationship, the policy that we hadn't placed is wet foot-dry foot which treated cuban emigrees completely different from folks from el salvador or guatemala or nicaragua or any other part of the world. one that made a di sinks between whether you got here by land or by foot, the distinction. that was a carry-over of an old way of thinking that didn't make sense in this day and age. particularly as we're opening up travel between the two countries. and so, we had very lengthy consultations with the department of homeland security. we had some tough negotiations with the cuban government. but we arrived at a policy that we think is fair and appropriate to the changing nature of the relationship betw

instead cuban is arriving in the u.s.iately will be sent back and accepted by the cuban government. >>> by taking this step president obama says cuban migrants will be treated same way as migrants from other country. >>> now the movies catching cuban act wrist in the u.s. by surprise. >> cubans do not leave cuba because is there a favorable law in the you had. they leave cuba because they are suffering under a oppressive regime. >> president obama is using an administrative rule change, president-elect donald trump could undo you that rule after he he is worn in next week. >>> a heart tell moment, highest civilian award in our country has been given to vice-president joe biden. >> mr. biden had to turnaround he got soe motional. we are talking about the presidential medal of freedom an award that came as a big vice to mr. biden. >> as our bruce gordon reports he has covered biden for entire time all along the way from his senate days to becoming vice-president. now as he reports this shown i was filled with so much laught

the carrot, the tantalising wet foot, dry foot policy, a measure which allowed cubans who made it onced, the measure has been blamed for the brain drain on the island. when president 0bama reinstated diplomatic ties with cuba and visited the country last year, we can safely say the castro government would have urged him to lift the policy. despite the temptation of free entry to the us, the decision to remove it was broadly welcomed by some in havana. translation: 0n the one hand, it is good, because we as cubans are more certain we cannot go through this route and there will not be as much loss of human life, nor as much blood spilling in the sea. for every boat that goes there, there are thousands and thousands of cubans who take crazy blind risks without knowing if they can survive or not. translation: it was hurting our young people especially. among the majority who attempted the journey there was a large loss of life on the way. the cuban authorities echoed the statement from the white house and applauded the move, especially the decision to lift the policy encouraging doctors

not something the cuban government will forget in a hurry.re plenty who want mr trump to take a hard line with cuba. among them, a group of former diplomats who have called on the new president to roll back the rapprochement. he did everything without referring to congress, by executive order, by the reinterpreting law. we think that was wrong and illegal. we would like to speak to the new administration on each of the —— items that he changed. one of the early highlights of the floor with cuba was the minister these musicians gave a masterclass to young cubans. some fear such collaboration could dry up on the mrtrump. fear such collaboration could dry up on the mr trump. if so, the cuban hardliners who did not trust president obama may get what many believe they want in donald trump. the return of the goliath to their david. eating dog meat is not uncommon in parts of east asia. western campaigners trying to disrupt the trade in animals many people in the world consider to be household pets have been involved in mass rescues. one operation i

incredible success of the cuban-american community. and engaging in commerce and business and trade and that it was through that process of opening up these bilateral relations that you would see overtime serious and significant improvement. given that shift in the relationship, the policy that we had in place with wet foot, dry foot, which treated cuban immigrants completely different from folks from el salvador or adequa guatemala or any other part of the world, one that made a distinction whether you got here by land or by foot, you know, that was a carryover of a old way of thinking that didn't make sense in this day and age. particularly as we're opening up travel between the two countries. and so, we had very length think consultations with the department of homeland security, we had some tough negotiations with the cuban government but arrived at a policy which we both think is fair and appropriate to the changing nature of the relationship between the two countries. nadia. >> i appreciate the opportunity and want to wish you an

regardless of what one thinks about the cuban government, no one can argue that the policy of embargo and isolation has achieved any progress, the proof is right in front of us, the castro regime endures, and im for the engagement and you mentioned doing a bottoms up review, and thinking about that, i'm going to point out these things have happened and are very positive. we've worked with the cubans to comb combat zika and diabetes, and access to the internet have paid off with new wi-fi hot spots in havana and improved access to the island including roaming deals to u.s. carriers, increase bilateral activities by the chamber of commerce and last weeks cuba signed a bilateral agreement to respond to oil spills and hazardous pollutions in the gulf of mexico and the straights of florida. our new policy according to a research poll shows 72% of americans support renewed. and -- support the embargo. i hope we will not be letting the americans down by returning to a period where such efforts are policy by a failed policy that showed no results, instead i hope you will continue to work to s

when there's more cuban-americans who can visit family and send money. that's going to promote our freedom and values. we succeeded in removing an impediment that have important relationships with cuba. more most of the last 50 years they didn't apply that much pressure on cuba about the human rights situation they were focused on us and now that that impediment has been removed it's not just united states encouraging the cuban government to improve their human rights situation, we have countries wrote the western hemisphere that are making the same argument. all we have done is to increase pressure on the cuban government to improve the human rights situation there that the same time the american people there have enjoyed monetary benefits that i think will be persuasive to the incoming president as he determines what policy he believes is best with regard to the united states and cuba. >> and it has there been an improvement in human rights? >> it not as much as we'd like to see but the policy has been in place for about a year. let's give it 50 years

but to make progress for the cuban people, our best shot was to suddenly have the cuban people interactingamericans, and seeing the incredible success of the cuban-american community and engaging in commerce and business and trade, and that it was through that process of opening up these bilateral relations, that you would see over time serious and significant improvement. given that shift in the relationship, the policy that we had in place with wet foot, dry foot, which treated cuban emigres completely different from folks from el salvador or guatemala or nicaragua or any is -- any other part of the world, one that made a distinction between whether you got here by land or by foot, that was a carryover of an old way of thinking that didn't make sense in this day and age, particularly as we are opening up travel between the two countries. we had a very lengthy consultation with the department of homeland security. we had tough negotiations with the cuban government. but we arrived at a policy we think is both fair and appropriate to the changing nature of the relationship between the two

his other country, and the it is catching cuban activist by surprise. >> cubans do not leave cuba because there is a favorable law in the you had. they leave cube because they are suffering there a owe regulars i have regime. >> president obama is using an administrative rule change to end that policy. president-elect donald trump could undue that rule after being sworn in next week. >>> well, highest civilian award in our country, and now vice-president joe biden, has just received it. we're talking about the presidential medal of freedom, an award that came as a complete surprise to vp biden. >> our bruce gordon has covered mr. biden from his senate days to his selection as vice-president and as he reports it was a ceremony filled with laughs, and tears. >> best vice-president america has ever had mr. joe biden. >> reporter: vice-president appears stunned at honor bestowed upon him but president obama praised his accomplishment as a long time legislator and true partner in the oval office. >> i'm leased to award our nation's highest civilian honor presidential medal of freedom. >> repor

and cubans won't gently say this qulout lied, but cubans who arrived in the '60s and '70s are less welcomingf the cubans who have arrived recently. they see them differently. they lived under communism for so long. they are concerned about the work ethic. recent arrival cubans say when i lived in cuba i had to steal all the time to feed my family. >> i need to understand more about this. there's a reason why this was done. it has to do -- this is a big complaint from the cuban government? they complained about this to the zurs what i read. >> yes. this is obama giving something to cuba. did we get anything in return? >> we have a migration accord. they agree to take people back. for a long time they wouldn't. you could argue that's something they gave us. but the longstanding complaint, one of the reasons why cubans in florida went from one supporting obama to no longer supporting him, hence the vote we saw down there in the election, they felt the obama administration did not get enough out of the cuban government. that's what i wuas wondering about. >> yes. >>> when we come back, bank of a

incredible success of the cuban-american community, and engaging in commerce and business and tradethat it was through that process of opening up these bilateral relations that you would see over time serious and significant improvement. given that shift in the relationship, the policy that we had in place with wet foot, dry foot which treated cuban immigrants completely different from folks from el salvador or guatemala or nicaragua or any other part of the world, one that made a distinction between whether you got here by land or by foot, that was a carryover of a old way of thinking that didn't make sense in this day and age. particularly as we're opening up travel between the two countries. and so we had very lengthy consultations with the department of homeland security. we had tough negotiations with the cuban government, but we arrived at a policy which we think is both fair and appropriate to the changing nature of the relationship between the two countries. nadia? >> reporter: thank you, i appreciate the opportunity and want to wish you and your family best of luck in the f