irish that went to cuba, in particular to havana. i want you to know that on the left side of the entrance to the havana harbor, there is a well-known fortress, el moro. there is a lighthouse there and the moro has become a image of cuban nationality and in particular havana. in that lighthouse you find, you read an -- when you enter the havana harbor, you find an irish name. that lighthouse was known for many years as the odono lighthouse. who was this person, odono the man that oversaw the project of the lighthouse in 1844 and he was a governor of cuba from 1843 to 48, but he was a spanish man of irish origin and irish ancestry, a descendant of the -- chieftan of the ticanelles. he is spanish and irish together. if we look at the history of the irish in cuba, most of the irish to went to cuba in the 18th and 19th centuries arrived from spain, some of them with the spanish royal armies; other irish influx arrived from the u.s. for the construction of railroads used to transport sugar cane to the sugar plantations. that was at the en

romero, but it's what she has to do for her job-- doling out ices to the residents of miami's little havana neighborhood. angela and her husband nelson own the business, and do everything from keeping the merchandise cold to firing up an ancient duo of trucks every day. as for staying cool in the brutal miami heat? >> i got a spray, i put in the water, and put in this and... cold water. >> reporter: the ten-hour days on the road have taken a heavy physical toll on this grandmother of 17. the result? worsening diabetes and high blood pressure-- and big jumps in her medical bills. angela used to have a fairly good individual health insurance policy, but when she turned 61, her premium skyrocketed to $367 a month, and she had to drop it. now she has to pay for her own medications, and she has no protection against big medical expenses. daughter-in-law oona romero says insurance companies don't want to sell to angela because of her medical problems. >> they call them preexisting conditions, they have specific codes for them, and they just send you a letter saying "we're sorry, we can not insure

we have seen the images of the ladies in white getting beaten in the streets of havana because they just march toward church and ask for their relatives, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, to be released as political prisoners from the gulags. we saw the case of orlando cepata a political prisoner who died in prison on a hunger strike because he was protest being the multiple beatings that he received and others received while being a political prisoner in cuba. on the 10th of this month another five human rights activists were arrested for a peaceful demonstration in front of the university of havana. i can go on and on. so it is interesting the gentleman says things are not -- they have changed and are not that bad. no, things have changed in germany and in the czech republic and eastern europe. they have not changed for the people of north korea and noted for the people of cuba. they have not changed for the people in iran. and i think not recognizing that is frankly not living in this planet. no, i'm very aware of what is going on in cuba today. there are relatives of the people in

. >> richarson estÁ de visita en la havana cuba.roveedor del servicio de internet en el paÍs, fibertel, este proveedor es propiedad del grupo de medios clarÍn incluyendo al diario del mismo nombre que estÁ fuertemente en contra de los gobernantes. >> la prensa oficial china anunciÓ la vuelta la normalidad del trÁnsito entre la carretera del tibet. mÁs de diez mil vehÍculos quedaron atrapados en ese congestionamiento dejando varadas a unas 30 mil personas. las autoridades dijeron que el caos se debiÓ a trabajos de construcciÓn pero que ahora han desplegado a cientos de policÍas de trÁnsito para mantener el trÁnsito fluido. mÁs adelante vamos a regresar con mÁs noticias. >> piden en arizona prueba de ciudadanÍa a los estudiantes. tendremos toda la informaciÓn y tambiÉn, veremos el destino de este chofer despuÉs de este aparatoso accidente. todos los detalles de estas y otras informaciones mÁs adelante. pero ahora pasamos directamente con anita. ♪ >>> y bueno, ha llegado el momento de los espectÁculos y para eso vamos rÁpidamente con a

elisardo sÁnchez dijo que los presos polÍticos serÁn trasladados primero a la prisiÓn mÁs grande en la havanaoce de las 23 provincias del paÍs atacÓ la ola de frÍo y tomÓ a muchos por sorpresa. >> cuando regresemos con mÁs noticias aquÍ en despierta amÉrica. la policÍa en virginia tiene luz verde para preguntar el estatus migratorio de los que sean arrestados. >> aquÍ en los estados unidos de costa a costa no estamos como en argentina que hay un invierno impresionante. al contrario! mucho calor. san francisco 66, los Ángeles 69, vean el caso de dallas, si va a dallas 106 grados la mÁxima. san antonio con 99 grados. nueva york, 65. haremos un contacto con birmania mÁs adelante que tiene un caso particular. la ciudad del sol no la veo por ahÍ estÁ como en 90 y algo. seguimos con mÁs de despierta amÉrica. carla martÍnez. >> no importa cuÁntas horas le dedique al trabajo en el dÍa siempre y cuando sea por su comunidad. una abogada decidiÓ renunciar a su profesiÓn para ayudar a jÓvenes de bajos recursos que estÁn interesados en esta carrera. >> sorprendiendo a todos los que la conocen luz herrera

los llevarÁn a explorar los lugares como la pequeÑa havana...ue controlado en las gradas por el ♪ bueno, srs. escuchen este te porque a ti ya te va a tocar vivirlo. >> voy a llorar. >> este lunes les diremos cÓmo superar el sÍndrome de seraciÓn cuando los niÑos n a estudiar. cuÁndo voy a superar cuando tenga que decirles adiÓs. >> si el lunes van a tercer grado y dios mÍo. >> si hay ansiedad no me quiero imaginar en la universidad. >> graduado! ya! >> recuerden que este lunes no se pueden perder despierta amÉrica porque tenemos la visita de jessica alba y viene acompaÑada de robert rodrÍguez. hollywood aquÍ en despierta amÉrica. >> y la noticia de neida. por favor. >> un dÍa como hoy hace aÑos! naciÓ la madre de rafa! >> un beso grande, mamita! >> que diosla bendiga y que cumpla muchos aÑos mÁs. >> y mucha salud! y gracias por este hijo! >> vamos con ana marÍa que tiene el toque musical de despierta amÉrica. serÁ que va a cantar? >> no, no, no. estoy aquÍ con los reyes de arranque. estamos platicando con leo y rafa y hablamos del look, que es mu

. >> el gobernador de nuevo mÉxico, richardson pidiÓ a funcionarios cubanos en la havana la liberaciÓn cambio climÁtico. ambos lÍderes discutieron la la situaciÓn de la cementera mexicana cemex que se vio afectada en 2008. >> emprendiÓ el regreso a boston con el ex presidente carter quien negociÓ su liberaciÓn. se espera que carter y gÓmez lleguen esta tarde a suelo estadounidense. autoridades de pio hung condenaron a gÓmez por entrar ilegalmente a china. >> en honor de la madre teresa de calcuta varios paÍses del mundo rindieron homenaje a la madre teresa de calcuta. el administrador del edificio rechazÓ una solicitud para que se uniera a las homenajes de la madre teresa. tenemos mÁs noticias mÁs adelante, aquÍ en despierta amÉrica tenemos lo Último sobre la masacre en tamaulipas, los gble o de honduras y el salvador condenan los hechos y ademÁs, en san diego california continÚan las protestas a favor y en contra de la ley s b 1070 de arizona. >> gracias, neida. vamos a pasar hasta nueva york con birmania rÍos que dice que tiene frÍo, ¡muy buenos dÍas! >> no se imaginan es que estamos

del video puente duró dos dÍas y se hizo en locaciones de argentina y mÉxico incluye imÁgenes de la havanavierten con sus minibicicletas en esta mini ciudad tienen que contar con todos los conocimientos de un conducr. >> esto fue en base a un accidente que hubo en una escuela, ya tiene 36 aÑos lo que es la educaciÓn vial y se dio a cargo del profes (...) Él empezÓ a tener un proyecto sobre educaciÓn vial. >> primero se dan cursos teÓricos donde aprenden con detalle las reglas bÁsicas para vivir en armonÍa. >> si el rojo estÁ no puedes avanzar. >> tienes que ner cuidado, tienes que ver loaltos, los sigas y tienes que hacer muchas cosas no solamente es conducir. y hay que tener cuidado con las personas. >> cuando estÁn listos entr a la sta. >> a la primera infracciÓn se le llama la atenciÓn y se le dice lo que estÁ haciendo mal. y a la segunda se le quita la bicicleta por 15 mitos ya a la tercera se la da la infracciÓn y le restamos puntos a su licencia de manejo. >> vemos caras tristes al ser infraccionados. y crecen con el sentido. >> te enseÑan a no pasarte los altos. >> los cimientos de

they visited santiago de cuba, havana, and other provinces and i, as part of the leadership, was ableo establish contact with many american educators. now, communications have broken off. perhaps i need to make an effort to restore many of these contacts and friends. i have realized in this analysis, that in the political and ideological struggles, where people need to know one another , this is something we need to focus. i found outstanding educators who have a great deal of admiration and experience in our country. and met with 10 educators selected to go to the united states and my family was like are you going to do this? i was finally not given the authorization to go. but now i am ready to try to establish that closer cooperation. i know that many educators who visited showed their admiration and they're going to join the ranks of this initiative as a struggle we are facing now. the other question that you addressed -- this is for all the cubans at this meeting -- to you believe the iranians, who are much more facing death than we do, do you think they did not have the courage

wisconsin, he has been looking for a safe district, but he can't find one outside of caracas and havana are going to beat him, too. and we are going to win those open seats in illinois and pennsylvania. and we are not going to stop there. the big spenders from oregon and new york, and connecticut, who think they are safe, i've got a message for you. november is coming. [cheers and applause] and i believe 60 or 80 big spenders in washington are going to be sending change of address forms to the postseason -- post office. and when i say november is coming, i feel like john the baptist. but i've got to tell you something. it is too dam late to repent. [applause] [applause] now, when we who oppose big spending take back congress, both houses, we are going to face two fundamental challenges , and that is your real work. that's when your real work starts. we have got to make sure that the people we elect saying they won't spend more money and saying they won't raise our taxes keep their word. [applause] as i look out on the tables here, i see a bunch of bottles of water. don't drink the water

and did remarks from fidel castro in front of the national assembly in havana. >> this week on "book tv" -- and on afterwards, a guest who for a list of programs of non- fiction authors, visit booktv.org. senator from the tender gas machine in kansas city. pendergast machine in kansas city and i wonder if he did not think it was living at him and this machine back home. -- it was looking at him and this machine back home. >> the c-span that works. if we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books and the american history. it is available on television, radio come on line and on social media networking sites. we take c-span on the road with video. the c-span of works, now million homes. created by cable, provided as a public service. >> it vote at the u.s. capitol where the flight remains at half bwrdétáe.w ted stevens, who died in a plane crash in alaska this week. republican senator in history. setup --.9c afford to deliver farewell speeches. -- centers came to the floor to deliver farewell speeches. >> mr. president, just before christmas in 1968 i was appointed

secondly, a lot of reports about governor richardson on his way or in havana right now. is he on any sort of mission for the administration? >> we continue to urge cuba to release all prisoners. some that have made the trip from cuba to spain have inquired about coming to the united states. we will evaluate those on a case by case basis. >> and gov. richard send? >> he is in cuba on a new mexico trade mission. we had a conversation with him last week. we brought him up to date on the status of the case and asked if he would raise it with his discussion this week. >> when you say you will evaluate them on a case by case basis, any law or regulation that would hinder or prevent them from coming in the country? >> we are working closely to find the most expeditious manner to handle every request that these individuals might make in details are still being worked out. >> what is your understanding of what they might request? are they eligible to request asylum? were they becoming as regular immigrant stocks >> they are individuals who had made inquiries. i do not know if the