. >> i'm not talking about the people in miami, i'm talking about the embar go and the cuban people. the embar g >> so, if the president and first lady don't have the time to stop fofo coffee in havana, she said she will bee 75 on her next birthday. she will wait if she has to. >>>reporter: they have a pretty tight schedule. >> yes, i know, but believe me, >> now, she does have family in the states, specifically in miami. they don't necessarily share her views, but on visits to the states, she is able to mail the letters to the president. that, of course is all going to change. for the embar go, of course, only ngress has the authority to lift it and there doesn't sm to be any appetite there for that to happen. reporting livep in havana cuba, robin simmons, "7 news"night team. >> the phaeufr/ of coral gables reacting to president obama's historic visit to cuba. he served under brush and he said there are multiple issues president obama needs to address. >> he needs to be able to speak to the cuban people, calling qor free ehrebgs, a more liberal steufpl/ -- -- commune liberal steufpl

the embar go. >>>reporter: so if the president and first lady don't have time to stop for coffee, she said she will be -p/ 5 on her next birthday. she will wait if she has to. >> they have a pretty tight schedule. i will understand, him. >> she has family in miami and she was able to send those letters through other people or on trips in the u.s. and of course only congress has the authority to lift the cuban embar go. we want to invite you to join us because 7's craig stevens is now in havana cuba. he will be joining me live tomorrow to cover the havana cuba. please join you on "7 news"for all of the developments. that is all live from havana, i'm going to send it back to jeff and lorraine tpha/. >> -- -- the mayor of coral gables reacting to president obama's visit to cuba. he said there are multiple issues obama needs to address. >> he needs to be able t speak to the cuban people, calling for free elections. and he need it is challenge the region need it is challenge the region. >> presisint oba

embar goes hurt the country, putting on the embar goats. it's no good for world peace. >> thank you. melissa, thank you. reporter: donald trump meeting with gop leaders on the hill ahead of a major foreign policy speech. blake berman is in d.c. at the construction site. did you clean yourself up? reporter: this suit is going straight to dry cleaning. this is have much a construction site. it's been a busy day for us and for donald trump he's headed over to give his speech in front of aipac at the verizon center. you probably saw the speech he gave at old post office. he was down the road at jones day law firm. two dozen influential congressmen, past and present. among that list, senator jeff sessions. he was the one who organized that speech. newt gingrich is there though he has not officially endorsed donald trump. congressman duncan hunter is one of the first in congress to endorse trump. probably 10 or so current and past members of congress at that speech. here at old post office trump was trying to make the argument that republicans pl

you thought louisiana embarred ya was first. so much more to talk about. fox 5 teresa priolo joins us from laguardia but port authority kind of a -- disaster zone if you ask me. [laughter] maybe had we're going to get some improvements there and other places as well. >> that is exactly right. they green lighted so many projects yesterday. they were throwing cash around like nobody's business. do you guys remember when the vice president likened laguardia airport to something you phoned in the thrd world country and somebody in midtown that isn't your favorite place either. either of these categories you'll be very happy to learn that both of them are basically going to be scrapped and rebuilt. they traited votes back and forth an that made each one happen. good for travelers. >> news they've been waiting for word of improvement laguardia airport and at the bus terminal. first at laguardia governor cuomo laid out his vision for a crumbling outdated and unefficient laguardia airport last july and his plan alone would cost $4 billion. >> out of a 4 billion co

yet the embar go is in place. cuba is in the throes of change and the relationship with the ufts may never bunited states pe same. president obama has removed some restrictions on trade and bank and this month he traveled to the country. no sitting president has set foot in havana since calvin coolidge sailed there in 1928. but president obama spoke to them live from the great theater theater of havana. listen. >> i believe the citizens should be free speak their mind without fear to organize and to criticize their government and to protest peacefully. and that the rule of law should not include arbitrary detensions of peopl detentionsof people who exercise rights. >> our reporter david ariosto used to live in havana, as a base to report on it for an american audience. he went back to have a look at the america's policy and how it could fundamentally change cuban communism. >> reporter: for restaurant owners in cuba this is the picture of progress. live music, free-flowing rum and a high class of clientele who are

there are years of mistrust to unravel and an american economic embar go in place. chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell joins me with more on today. >> good evening, lester. what a day it has been. president obama has been working towards date for years, an historic presidential visit he hopes will make his opening to cuba a major part of his legacy. >> reporter: in driving rain, president obama touched down in havana, hoping to cement his high-stakes cuba diplomacy with bringing the entire first family. michelle obama, the obama daughters, and his mother-in-law. he immediately tweeted in local slang, how is it going, cuba. que bola, cuba. just touched down looking forward to meeting and hearing from the cuban people. cuba has been painting, primping, repaving roads for weeks. security is intense. on this palm sunday the president is visiting the cathedral in old havana, thanking the country's cardinal ortega with pope francis brokered secret talks bre tween president obama and raul cass troechlt also coming here, ceo's to sign deals for hotels, banki

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there are years of mistrust to unravel and an american economic embar go in place. chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell joins me with more on today. >> good evening, lester. what a day it has been. president obama has been working towards date for years, an historic presidential visit he hopes will make his opening to cuba a major part of his legacy. >> reporter: in driving rain, president obama touched down in havana, hoping to cement his high-stakes cuba diplomacy with a rare personal touch. bringing the entire first family. michelle obama, the obama mother-in-law. he immediately tweeted in local slang, how is it going, cuba. que bola, cuba.

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. >> as i continue to call on congress to lift the embar bee, i discussed the steps that we urge cuba to show it is ready to ahowing joint joint ventures. , that's why he is here with the secretary of agriculture and commerce and the goal is to mark. at&t that if those relationships take off, then it would be mar difficult for the sessor to reverse the change that have taken place. we have changes with the cuban team and scott smith our sports director is here. >> and i can not say enough how excited i have seen the cuban people to see a professional baseball team in their country and how they have embraced the rays to this point. it started. we were on the charter. we headed down. and along the streets. and there were people, fans and earth side of the road and see the team charter. later on in the day. there was a kid's clinic that featured coaches on the staff. and the stadium. a youth field who was packed. it goes to show how excited the cuban people are that this event is taking place in their home country. the players are excited. back to the batting practice video. this is the

he also spoke positively with cubans about the embar go. >> it's a burden on the american that's want to invest or do business here in cuba. it's time to lift the embargo. >> the president called out the cuban president who was in the audience saying that i believe citizens should be free to speak their minds without fear. after the speech, president obama met with a group of cubans. he says they have showed castro denies knowing about political prisoners. >>> i want to go to shay ryan. we're nearing the game between the tampa bay rays and the cuban national team. how is the weather? >> it's been fabulous. temperatures in the mid to upper 70s throughout the game. that's where they will remain as they finish it off. a few clouds out there. winds out of the east/northeast at 10 to 20 miles per hour. that would be the biggest issue, the breezier conditions. but rain is unlikely. i have been watching showers develop to the southeast of havana but nothing in the immediate area that would cause any problems. check abysm it is in our neck of the woods. what a beautiful day to be hanging out

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the american people support lifting the embarring go. so it's going to continue to be a priority until it's done. let me say about oakland, the airport. several years angst 2011 i was proud of our officials because the president announced openings for eight airports for certification for direct flights to havana. and oakland was one of those eight. so we worked very hard to make sure that oakland was positioned to be one of the eight. now we can have direct service and we're working with the airlines to try to convince the airlines that they should take advantage of oakland being certified. >> a lot of people talked about wanting to go to cube barks friends of mine. my kern concern, cuba ready for us? specifically the infrastructure and tbles. do you think that country is set or is it going to take five or ten years? >> there are a lot of americans there now. it takes a long time to get hotel reservations, but hotels from around the world are building hotels. airbnb is there. so it's a difficult situation right now for americans, given h

it's without violating the embar embargo, expected to help fill commercial flights based when they startw, between the united states and cuba. and it's an issue coming up closely. it's marco rubio's last stand in florida. marco rubio's wife jennette joining us next from the campaign headquarters with jacob soboroff. "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. with braindrone? can't blame you. it's a drone you control with your brain, which controls your thumbs, which control this joystick. no, i'm actually over at the ge booth. we're creating the operating system for industry. it's called predix. it's gonna change the way the world works. ok, i'm telling my brain to tell the drone to get you a copy of my resume. umm, maybe keep your hands on the controller. look out!! ohhhhhhhhhh... you know what, i'm just gonna email it to you. yeah that's probably safer. ok, cool. i tabut with my back paines, i couldn't sleep and get up in time. then i found aleve pm. aleve pm is the only one to combine a safe sleep aid plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. i'm back. aleve pm for a better am. our

is that like, are you embar assing them yet? i'm like, oh yes. >> jimmy: just bright and 12 is the year. >> if she had seen me come out here and goof around, she would have been mortified. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: like, really like, "mom, don't do that." >> she's like, "gosh." >> jimmy: no, "that's gross, ew. [ laughter ] mom! [ cheers and applause ] you know i'm from the -- they love --" [ laughter ] >> if i do anything, like if i -- first, it was like if i was goofy or i did like a weird dance in the mall or something, which i get, that's embarrassing. but now i'm like -- >> jimmy: i love that you just do that. >> if i hum, it's like mom. [ laughter ] stop. >> jim : stop singing the song! [ laughter ] but it's justin beiber. [ cheers and applause ] i'm singing -- no, she doesn't sound like that. but she does do ew. >> she love ew. >> jimmy: she loves ew. she does ew. >> ew. >> jimmy: yeah, e's really good at doing that. [ laughter ] this -- at 12-years-old you were saying you already had a a job at 12? >> i did. myod parents alw

republicans with us is an indication that there is growing interest inside of congress for lifting the embargo. as i just indicated in my earlier answer, how quickly that happens will in part depend on whether we can bridge some of our differences around human rights issues, and that's why the dialogue i think is so important. it sends a signal that at least there is engagement between the two countries on these matters. okay. i promise to the president i would take one more question. and andrea mitchell of nbc. andrea, if you can get the mike. >> thank you, mr. president. do you feel after your meeting today that you have made enough progress to even accelerate the pace and that the cuban government is able to move quickly enough so that the changes that you have made through the technical adjustments to the embargo will be permanent, cannot be reversed by the next president, and what advice have you given to president castro about the ability of having the blockade, the embargo lifted because he has said again today this is continuous issue, which is blocking progress from their standpoint