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stepping down as the head of the communist party to pass on the baton to the younger generation he may be announcement of the session of the party's 8 congress mostly in human has more. not even the pandemic could prevent cuba's aids communist party congress from proceeding exactly as planned but roll castro's confirmation that he was stepping down was none the less this story. my task as the 1st secretary of the central committee of the communist party of cuba concludes with the satisfaction of having done my duty and confidence in the future of the fatherland. nevertheless peculation that the gnashed of the castro brothers drew cuba might retire from politics entirely was quickly to rest. i have reached the meditated conviction not to accept offers of any other top party position but i will remain in the party. as one more revolutionary combatant making my humble contribution to the end of my days. i castro used most of his opening speech to repeat accusations that the united states is tightening an economic news around to sabotage its companies and monetary reforms impose chaos and to provoke a social uprising. this was a thinly veiled re

party to a younger generation. he made the announcement in the four-day congress. he did not mention who would succeed him he does have an expected replacement. it ends decades of rule following the 1959 left this revolution. reporter: cuba is poised to enter the post-castro era. the country's president will take over as first secretary of the communist party as raul castro relinquishes the post during a four-day party congress kicking off this friday. [speaking spanish] reporter: the congress, which takes place every five years comes amid the worst economic crisis in decades. forced in part by the country's own management failures but worsened by tighter u.s. sanctions and the pandemic. now, with even the most a sick goods in short supply, the commonest party is under pressure to accelerate economic reforms. >> [speaking spanish] reporter: let's hope -- there is hope there could be more pragmatic approach to reforms but analysts do not expect a radical change. well he seen as more modern than his predecessors, he remains first and foremost a party disciple. julia:

senator to investigate the police misconduct and that will have to wait for congress to act party last week attorney general garland reversed the trump administration's claim limited the use of consent with respect to the investigation of the police departments in the president also pledged to appoint doj leadership that would prioritize practice investigations and he has two critical pending and will do exactly that. have course, as they are already noted the george floyd act, he's also called an initial for increasing funding for the department of justice civil rights division by millions of dollars in order to advance accountability and reform for abusive police practices. finally multiple states and taking action pretty is it enough, no. he wants to signs into law but his own administration has taken steps even while that legislation is working through the negotiations that happen in congress. reporter: can you share with us what the president initiative is of qualified immunity's party to. psaki: i don't have anything new to share with you from what he said on the campaign trail. and i'm sure you're fa

as he presided over his final communist party congress on friday castro has handed over to a younger generationand in 6 decades of rule by himself and lane's older brother fidel and it's been 60 years since the botched u.s. invasion of cuba which was intended to overthrow fidel castro's governments shortly after the revolution the cia began training a force of cuban exiles to invade their homelands and set up a democratic alternative to castro's governments a small army was assembled in guatemala 1400 men trained for a nighttime surprise attack but the secret got sides a months ahead of time when the force landed in cuba's bay of pigs they came under heavy fire the mission failed. and more than a 1000 sex cells were captured what many call it the bay of pigs invasion but cubans refer to it as a player you don't this is the story over a fellow gonzales leiva who for instance who defends the cuban revolution pairs who wrote fired will ferrell. my name is his seuss rafael gonzales oliva i'm 78 years old and i fought imply i don't i joined in 1960 the anti aircraft artillery unit in the get on my b

between the extremes, whether the extremes of donald trump in the past general election or the extremes of the republican party in congressight now in the extremes of his progressive base. >> john did a good job encapsulating. the only thing i would add is we are constantly questions about why lucky? john addressed a little of that so many people are focused on the popular vote and biden winning by 7 million votes and the reality is he came very close, very very close, 43,000 votes, it could have gone in another direction. joe biden, what he was able to do and show you what the campaign looks like inside and outside. everyone knows he was struggling in the beginning, we take you inside, what are they doing, get by and get through to the south carolina primary, how joe biden was feeling at the time, how the former vice president told her to hang on until the very end so they got to south carolina, all this is packed in the book and addressed the luck factor and how he was barely able to win the presidency. >> to follow on what arnie barnes said, 43,000 votes was the difference. for donald trump to win the electoral college

party congress. >> this seventh congress will be the last one held by this historic generation.orter: but he is handing over the baton during an acute economic crisis brought on by the pandemic, and more severe u.s. sanctions. while these billboards appeal to humans to resist, there is now more open descent never. he has hinted he will retire to where he was born and where fidel castro is buried, to spend the rest of his days in the countryside. but many don't believe it. >> he's going to be like a guide, a spiritual guide, but in the end, he is going to be from backstage controlling everything like always. reporter: almost five years after fidel castro died, the last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman, it is likely to mean the end of 85-year-old raul castro's influence in the media future. anchor: in his farewell address, raul castro round he would always be prepared to defend his country and the communist party. >> nothing compels me to make this decision. i ardently believe in the s

and i'm not ready to give up i'm ready to work with all of you, with the congress, beoth parties to make a once in a generationain, we'll provide the innovation and spur breakthroughs and we need, we need the support, all your support on this to get this work done 'we need you to support the american workers, american communities in every part of the country. this is a moment for american strength and unity for government, industry, communities to work together to make sure that we're ready to meet the global competition that lies ahead, not continue to slide in terms of invest mtd we are like 25th in the world now. that's not america so i want to thank you all vr much and appreciate all the time of given us. >> thank you. >> mr. president did you speak to -- [ inaudible >> whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa hang on just a second. >> mr. president - >> wait a second wait a second. what i'm going to do is see you all again in a few minutes i have just taken the time to listen to the press conference i'm preparing a statement and happy to talk with you at the next meeting. >> thank you, sir. >> president biden s

party's congress, friday. as he endorsed the next generation of leaders.rick oppmann takes a look at the six decades of castro rule. >> reporter: for over-60 years, there has always been a castro at the helm in cuba. in 1959, fidel castro's upstart revolution suddenly took power. forcing u.s.-backed dictator to flee the island. at castro's side, his most trusted deputy and younger brother, raul. who is charged with turning the rag tag army into a disciplined military. along with castro's leftist sympathies, in april, 1961, the u.s. sent an army of exiled cubans to take back the island. on the eve of the invasion, fidel cass tro declared cuba toe a socialist state. castro's forces met the army as they landed in cuba at the bay of pigs. a name that would become synonymous with failure as cuba's fledgling revolution improbably defeated the u.s.-backed troops. cuba became an ally of the soviet union, and fidel castro, a permanent thorn in the side of nine-u.s. presidential administrations. castro would be, both, president and head of the communist party in cub

party congress. it marks a transition to a younger generation of communist officials. raul castro is 89.d his brother, fidel, who led the 1959 revolution and died 5 years ago. back in this country, a watchdog report finds former secretary of state mike pompeo repeatedly violated ethics rules. the state department's inspector general says pompeo and his wife asked aides to carry out personal tasks more than 100 times. they ranged from handling pet care to mailing christmas cards. and, on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average gained 164 points to close at another record, 34,200. the nasdaq rose 13 points, and the s & p 500 added 15, reaching a new record. a new memorial that honors those who fought in world war i was dedicated today in washington. the flag was raised on pennsylvania avenue. a military band played the national anthem as jets flew overhead. more than 116,000 americans died in the war. there are no living veterans. part of the memorial opens on saturday. it will be fully completed in 2024. still to come on the "newshour," the biden administration reverses course

party congress. it marks a transition to a younger generation of communist officials. raul castro is 89.brother, fidel castro, who led the 1959 revolution, and died five years ago. back in thisountry, a watchdog report finds former secretary of state mike pompeo repeatedly violated ethics rules. the state department's inspector general says pompeo and his wife asked aides to carry out personal tasks more than 100 times. they ranged from handling pet care to mailing christmas cards. and on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average gained 164 points to close at a record 34,200. the nasdaq rose 13 points, and the s&p 500 added 15-- also reaching a record. still to come on the newshour: the biden administration reverses course twice in one day on the issue of refugees. multiple states seek to ban transgender athletes from competition. david brooks and jonathan capehart consider the week's political news. plus, much more. >> woodruff: today the biden administration gave mixed messages about historically low caps on refugee resettlement, our yamiche alcindor has more. >> alcindor: to

party congress. juge of the lore of life in the 7th congress will be the last one held by this is storage generation but he is handing over the baton during an acute economic crisis brought on by the pandemic and more severe u.s. economic sanctions and while these billboards appeal to cubans to resist my. goodness now more open dissent than ever. he's hinted he'll retire and return to eastern cuba where he was born and where fidel castro is buried to spend the rest of his days in the countryside but many don't believe that he's going to be like the guy you know and the spiritual guy but in the end he is going to be. controlled in every scene like like old. almost 5 years after fidel castro died the last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman it's unlikely to mean the end of 89 year old role castro's influence at least in the immediate future to see a newman al-jazeera. or has found while address raul castro valid he'll always be prepared to defend his country and the communist party now that guy it's yours. no

were some young republicans in congress who were taking this challenge very seriously, who did recognize that the republican party was out of step with these younger generations and were trying to find places like climate change, like immigration, where they could present a conservative vision that might appeal to younger people. and president trump absolutely trampled that project. and many of the sort of rising young stars in the republican party in the pre-trump republican party who could have really appealed to this -- to these very progressive younger generations have kind of faded and they're not -- many of them are not in congress anymore. instead, you know, the young republicans who are in congress, many of them have modelled themselves really after trump and are almost auditioning for this older republican base rather than trying to help drag their party to a position that younger people, you know, might even consider supporting. >> brandon, we're talking about people's lives in many cases. we're seeing a growing attack on trans youth in state legislatures. you have arkansas lawmakers overriding the governor's veto on a bill that bans gender-affirmin

billboard's hailed the communist party as the soul of the revolution its 8 congress transpired behind closed doors cubans waited to hear if a much promised generational change would finally take place. we expect positive changes because the younger generation is more modern in accordance with our times and open to changes that we need especially in the economy. but when the names of the new politburo were finally announced on state media 4 of the 14 members were 77 years old and the rest between 50 and 60 fidel castro was 33 and old 29 when they took power more than 6 decades ago by neural role like role castile the u.s. can and will also hold the position of president of cuba at a challenging time was. funny is collapsing and dissent increasing opponent medea fayyad says the communist party will change the most barbecue and families are struggling in a human diary on its scale crisis and the others that have good reason have been more repression more violence in their case you have to this light is open in . meehan's forward then you will have their absolute eyewear. and that is something that they don't want you. to this communist party is one of o

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party. congress in havana, the changing of the old guard to a new generation of leadership in cuba has beenxpected since 2018. that's when castro yielded his position as president of the country's ds canal at the time. castro stated that he would stay on as leader of the communist party until this year. still to come tonight, a remarkable story of perseverance as doctors at u c l a perform. a triple double lung transplant. we'll explain. then we'll show you how a north carolina california family is helping fund worldwide research. >> as part of an effort to save their young son. i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love,... more adventure,... more community. but with my hiv treatment,... there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor... and switched to... fewer medicines with dovato. prescription dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen. with... just 2 medicines... in 1 pill,... dovato is as effective as a 3-drug regimen... to help you reach and stay undetectable. research shows people who take hiv treatme

party congress ordering. juge of the lore of life in the 7th congress will be the last one held by this is storage generation. but he is handing over the baton during an acute economic crisis brought on by the pandemic and more severe us economic sanctions and while these billboards appeal to cubans to resist my. interest now more open dissent than ever. he's hinted he'll retire and return to eastern cuba where he was born and where fidel castro is buried to spend the rest of his days in the countryside but many don't believe that he's going to be like a guy you know and the spiritual guy but in the end he is going to be. controlled in every scene like like all. almost 5 years after fidel castro died the last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman it's unlikely to mean the end of 89 year old role castro's influence at least in the immediate future. you see in human al-jazeera. my face is al jazeera and these are the headlines for democracy activists in hong kong have been sentenced for taking part in antigovernment prot

party. as such, the only time members of congress would face any sort of meaningful competition wasn't in general elections, but in the primaries in the south. as such, the big hurdle for many people to get elected to congress was to get elected in the first place, because once elected that we keep getting reelected over and over and over again. which leads, to a second artifact and a question. how did these people become committee chairs? in the house during this time, you had committee chair shift determined by the seniority rule. this in yorty will is this. the member of congress with the longest continuous service on the committee from the majority party becomes the chair of that committee. in other words, because you had southerners who came from districts in southern states where you did not have effective party competition in many cases, as a result, they got reelected over and over again. where say, their northern counterparts had to face competitive elections. as such, you had committee chairs who are usually southerners. in addition, he relied on personal proceeds. again, that sense of

generations to make reforms to see a new man has more now from the chilean capital something that will. information about what transpired in the closing session of the cuban communist party's 8 congress is beginning to trickle down now raul castro confirmed that president begins the espana who is 60 years old will take over as the 1st secretary of the all powerful party castro said that this was not the result of something that was improvised but rather of a careful selection of what he called young revolutionaries who had shown that they had the characteristics needed to be promoted to higher positions in the party the politburo will be made up of many of the same names as before the defense minister the interior minister the foreign minister even the president of the national assembly is there one last local is 77 years old but one name that will not remain is that of my child and buddha he is 90 years old a hard liner and he was until now the 2nd secretary of the party perhaps the most interesting thing about the whole thing is that it was carried out under absolute secrecy this was unusual not even in the opening speeches of the inaugural session were broadcast on cuban state tel

party announced he'd be speaking tonight. >> we should be blazing a path so that the next generation has more success and more opportunity than my generation. >> reporter: the president's joint address to congress will take place under heavy guard. fencing still remains along the perimeter of the capitol following the january 6th insurrection. before the speech, biden expected to meet with staffers who were there during the riot. for this presidential address to congress, this will be no designated survivor. the white house usually keeps one cabinet member in a secure location while other members attend the speech. because of the pandemic only a few cabinet members will be on capitol hill tonight. now, president biden's plan to pay for his domestic programs faces fierce criticism from republicans. they're arguing that stiffer taxes on corporations and investors, that's going to be a job killer. kenneth. >> all right, ike, thank you. abc news will bring you live coverage of the president's address tonight at 9:00 eastern. >>> turning to the pandemic the cdc has issued new guidance saying vaccinated people do not have to wear a mask outdoors unless you're in a large group of people. experts say a

generation role and his brother fidel began their leadership of cuba after angering a communist revolution in 1959 the sea in human has more now than not even the pandemic could prevent cuba's 8 communist party congress from proceeding exactly as planned but raul castro's confirmation that he was stepping down was nonetheless is starring. my tosca as the 1st secretary of the central committee of the communist party of cuba concludes with the satisfaction of having done my duty and confidence in the future of the fatherland. nevertheless peculation that the nasty of the castro brothers to rule cuba might retire from politics entirely was quickly to rest or a lie maybe that i have reached the meditated conviction not to accept office of any other top party position but i will remain in the party as one or more evolutionary combatant making my humble contribution till the end of my days. at castro used most of his opening speech to repeat accusations that unite. states is tightening an economic news around cuba to sabotage its companies and monetary reforms impose chaos and to provoke a social uprising. this was a thinly veiled reference to an increase in demonstrations and expressions of political diss

as he presided over his final congress of the communist party of cuba on friday castro also confirmed he was handing over the leadership to a younger generation ending 6 decades of rule by himself and older brother fidel. i 3 astronauts been on a joint's russian american mission have safely returned to earth the expedition cancer and ends when the soyuz spacecraft landed in counseling stan astronauts had been on the international space station for about 6 months that's an awful long stay. here on al-jazeera we've got the sport coming up after the break where major league soccer it's open better times are ahead of the new season kicks off leah will be here with that story and more. in pakistan's largest city climate change and water shortages and driving some residents to desperate measures it's 101 east meets the waters of karachi funneled to 0. the castors a pledge to distribute communist party since the 1959 revolution this power is handed over to the guilty as candle we look at the situation in the country today this is the end of the me but continuation of the legacy or the beginning of real change in cuba special coverage has rolled past

billboard's hailed the communist party as the soul of the revolution its 8 congress transpired behind closed doors cubans waited to hear if a much promised generational change would finally take place. we expect positive changes because the younger generation is more modern in accordance with our times and open to changes that we need especially in the economy. but when the names of the new politburo were finally announced on state media 4 of the 14 members were 77 years old and the rest between 50 and 60 fidel castro was 33 and the old 29 when they took power more than 6 decades ago by neural like troll castile the us can and will also hold the position of president of cuba at a challenging time was. to me is collapsing and dissent increasing opponent medea fiat says that hominess party will change the most barbecue and families are struggling in a human diary an escape crisis and the answer of the regime has been more repression more violence in their case you have to this light is open in millions for dan it will their absolute power at trees and that isn't that they don't want you to this communist party is one of only 4 in the world that remains

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congress and some of the substance. it's been a while since your party was in the minority, right? across the board. and this i think is really sort of a general question. [laughter] i've learned to relish these moments. you know, but this is i think something that we struggled with , when we were in the minority. how do you balance being the opposition party to actually pushing a proactive agenda? rep. cheney: it is very interesting, the question. because when you are in the minority, it becomes very easy to just be saying no all the time. and i would argue that your party is giving us a lot to say no to. and it becomes easy just to do that. and i think it is important. i know people around the country -- my constituents certainly want to know that we are fighting against the policies that we think will be bad and dangerous. that is important, but then you also have to remind yourself that when you are born out to try to tell people listen, here's why you want to put us in charge, you have to have a positive agenda. you have to be able to explain what you would do with it. and there's always, especially in congress, there's always this discus