where president fidecastro will meet mr. obama. some ayes, others say we will not pb we will have to see. the u.s. embassy closed in 195. fidel stas stroh calling it a nevs spy but then opened officially august of last year. local 10 was there for the flag-raising event. after leaving the embassy the old havana and make a stop at the cathedral. we heard from a top cuban official who talked about what obama's trip can mean to cuba. >> we can speak frankly and enly about the difference of perceptions that we hhave but not with the intention that we will change you you will change us because it will finally be up to our populationfinally be up to our populations that are struggling to find out what kind of model and government it will be better for them. >> reporter: we have spoken with a lot of cubans about their reaction to the presidenttheir reaction to the president's visit and one person seemed to have a visit for miami exiles. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: major preparations are underway at the latin baseball stadium