the havana trade fair carries added enforcements.e than 60 countries are keen to do business with one another, and cuba needs investment and needs it badly and many countries are eagle for see what it has to offer. what's holding it up? suspicion and two very different economic systems. the biggest obstacle is the u.s. embargo. the cubans call it a blockade. the u.s. companies exhibiting here feel its days are numbered. >> what does the relationship look like? >> they're positioning to take advantage of a market they've been denied access to since 1959. >> we as a company are looking at free trade. >> the greatest interest comes from cuba's former colonial ruler, spain, hoping they can overcome the obstacles. >> let me clarify many of the rules that up until now were unclear. now is a good time to come here and invest. >> we all have. buyers and the rules are very strict. >> more of 50 years of doing business the communist cuba way cannot be changed overnight. they have to get used to this kind of marketing. but foreign investments a

havana station cable, and two critical fbi documents. as you look as these memos, note the assignment of the person whose name the c.i.a. wants to keep secret. first in havana and later mexico city. these assignments match the assignment profile of philips. let's get the next slide now -- we'll get started with this c.i.a. havana station cable. my methodology -- i'm going to show you the doc. you can't read that. i am going to blow it up in 70 font, so that you can see it in the back row. if you buy the dvd, it is going to be there for you. go ahead to the next slide. so, the key that you can see is the close relationship between phillips and carlos teppidino. after working together, phyllis -- phillips ended up in mexico city. this excerpt shows just how closely carlos trusted phillips. we get to the 1962 defection op you can see the agency played this "any friend of merton" to get tepedino's help to get to cabello. this one shows that phillips recruited tepedino around may, 1958. next one. this is in miami. an fbi miami office. it is t

alvarez's invention on his display at the havana trade fair.vices currently earn cuba billions of dollars a year. the fair is design today attract more foreign investment. and increase the sale of cuban expertise and equipment abroad. >> translator: cuban medics work in more than 60 countries. that's more than 50,000 health workers. >> reporter: while cuba boasts abandon staff, medicines and equipment are often in short supply and, infrastructure is crumbling. dr. alvarez blames the u.s. trade embargo enforces for more than 50 years. >> translator: we have had to look for markets abroad for both equipment and medicine. we have had to go far. it's not the same medicine in the u.s. as it is in iran or china. >> reporter: when cuba set about revamping its health system, its aim was altruistic to simply treat those in need. but with its economy struggling, it must try to sale to the world what it does best. he is one happy customer. daniel, al jazerra, havana. >>> just a reminder you can always keep up to date with the news on our website. aljazerr

al jazeera, havana. >> still to come on al jazeera america.he illegal poaching trade brings in 20 million a year. next, how one group is using forensic science to track down the hunters. >> forensic science has been used to hunt the hunters. we go to techno with more. >> reporter: rhinos are being hunted to extinction. cutting edge science is helping to put traffickers behind bars. the lab analyzed dozens of horns in a recent smuggling case against jimmy and felix, among thousands of items the lab investigates each year all to protect wildlife. >> on this day a doctor is conducting an occupation on a golden eagle. >> often the animals are found dead. that's all the history that we have. so we have to use our skills and our knowledge and our senses to figure out what went on right before the animal died. extending from the right side of the chest and down the medial an aspect of the right leg. >> that suggests a cause of death was electricushion, possibly by a power line. in these photographs taken under a special forensic yellow light those si

he agreed to meet us at this havana park to talk about the case.s so unprepared, he didn't speak the language. allen gross as a person was nice. very friendly, he says. we had to communicate by making hand jgestures because his spanish was limited. his case is a major sticking point to improved cuba/u.s. relations. havana won't release him unless he's exchanged for three cuban intelligence agents serving lengthy sentences in the u.s. the u.s. said he isn't a spy and should be returned immediately. something cuba is unlikely to do. we're driving past the military hospital where he's being held. he's cuba's most high-profile prisoner, and guarded by the black ber rays, special force. in the past we have been detained immediately when trying to film here. if a swap can be worked out, it needs to happen now, when any political backlash would have less sting for a lame duck president. his wife was heart,ed by the exchange with prisoners for bo bergdahl. >> they can do something that complicated, surely they can get him home. >> reporter: but any deal wi

. >> and where does this all leave those peace talks now hanging in the balance in havana? >> the peace talks two words: total chaos at this point. the peace talks have completely broken down. and this announcement by the farc that they do have him and they are not planning to immediately release him only throws it into more turmoil. juan manuel santos the president said late last night in an address to the nation he said the impetus is on the farc to release the general and others. now the farc say they don't plan to do that, at least not right now, until they reach some sort of agreement or solution. so i can tell you the peace talks right now are on ice. they are completely stopped. the colombian government negotiators are here in bogota and will not be leaving havana any time soon untille this is resolved. on a side note, tomorrow is the two year anniversary of when these peace talks began. >> they are very advanced. >> they have reached three points of the six points of agreement that they are trying to reach. so it has been going on two years now as of tomorrow. certa

as they said in havana, i can tell you here, and around the country that the government clearly doesn't see it that way. we expect it here again for the president have soon to get more reaction from him. but he is basically saying the peace process has stopped until they release this general and the other two captives. >> all right, thank you for that. from bogota. >> now mexicans have been rability aing over the disappearance of 43 students who have been missing since september. they vanished where a local mayor allegedly worked with security forces and violent drug banks. as rob reynolds reports in in parts -- now everyone interviewed in this report asked that we disguise their identities. >> this is one of the fore saken places. that's when members of a violent drug gang came to town. this is one of the few people who remain. they traded and asked and they killed a young man right in front of us. >> now there are only a few people here. most of them elderly. the deserted town with it's empty houses is a symbol of an utter lack of law and order. many parts of mexico the government and

each have strong contenders at the table in havana. they have had serious successes since they started the conversations two years ago. they've reached agreement on a number of things on land reform, on political participation, on drugs and illicit crops. they are looking forward to the end of the conflict which are really the last two substantive issues. they are moving forward steadily and making progress. >> it sounds very much as if the process in havana is yielding positive results. but how can they really hope to conclude some sort of peace formula? , all thall the while that the e process continues on the ground? >> we are seeing the consequences of not having a bilateral ceasefire agreement in place. if you look at objective facts, we don't know what the objective facts are right now. there are many questions that are pending. we don't know why the general went into this area. we don't know why he was unarmed and in civilian clothing. we don't know why he went down river when he was advised specifically not to go there, it was

and havana to work together on the ebola front >>> speaking of health care, a minnesota judge rejecteda plea by the eeoc to stop honey well to impose fines on workers who failed to participate in a wellness programme. surcharges of several thousands could be assessed. honey well was pleased with the decision. attorney and business lecture arer and ethics wendy joins us. thank you for being with us. give me a big picture. >> thank you for having me. >> any time. >> what benefit does honey well gain from these tests? >> this is survival of the fittest, say some of the employees. they understand that what the company gains is employees that are healthy and show up at work. employee health promotes corporate wealth. if people are not taking sick days, if they work longer and are productive, that benefits the company. >> the to counter that the company argues that it benefits employees. why wouldn't employees want to know how healthy they are, and steps they can take to enhance lifestyle practices and improve their wealth. >> let me jump in there. >> what is wrong with a person who is 5 foo

it's estimated havana has lost $1 trillion because of it. cuba is trying to boost its economy easing rules on foreign trade, not everyone sees the island as open for business. >> cuba has no problem selling the things it's known for, cigars and rum to name two. the government recently pass add foreign investment law designed to sell more and open its tightly controlled state economy to foreign investment. >> to achieve results, we need to make the decision making process work. it's important that we grow between 5% and 7% a year. the population expects results. >> a multi-million dollars free trade zone being built west of havana needs to entice foreign companies. this year's annual havana trade fair carries added importance. 4.5000 companies from cuba and more than 60 countries came to do business with one another. cuba needs foreign investment badly. there are plenty of countries out there who would like to invest, seeing the huge potential of the country. what's holding things up? >> years and years of mistrust and suspicion and two very

alvarez's inintentions on display at the havana trade fair.edical services currently earn cuba billions of dollars a year. the fair is designed to attract more foreign investment and increase the sale abroad. >> cuban medics work in more than 60 countries, more than 60,000 health workers. >> cuba wid abundaren't medical staff. equipment is often is short supply and infrastructure is crumbling. dr. alvarez blames the u.s. trade embargo, in force for more than 50 years. >> we have had to look for markets abroad for equipment and medicine. we have had to go far. it's not the same as buying medicine in the u.s. as it is in china. >> when cuba set about revamping its health system >> its aim was altruistic, to treat those in need. when with its economy struggling, it must try to sell to the world what it does best? >> agost i & o is one happy customer. daniel schiemler, al jazeera, havan a. >> last month, the former cuban president, fiddle castro wrote an op-ed calling on the u.s. and havan a to work together on the ebola front. the debate over dea

alvarez's inventions on display at the havana trade fair.dical services currently earn cuba millions of dollars a year. the fair hopes to attract more investment. >> cubans working in many countries. >> while cuba boasts medical staff, infrastructure is crumb crumbling. >> we've had to look for markets abroad. we have had to go far. it is not the same in the u.s. or china. >> now 100 years on from the start of the first world war the poppy has come to symbolize huge losses. hundreds of thousands of british and commonwealth soldiers have died. peter sharp reports. >> the poppies grow. a line written by a canadian officer in 1915. one line of verse would forever link the poppy to the first world war, and it is the symbol of a nation's determination never to forget. a river of ceramic poppies with each flower remembering a soldier who died in the first world war and there are 888,226 poppies in this dramatic installation entitled "blood swept lands and seas of red." an emotionally charged experience. >> this incredible concept for a tribute, i

talks will resume in havana once the general is released. >>> an earthquake has occurred and there are warnings that more will come in japan. it was near nothingano, where the 1998 olympics was held. dozens of people were injured in the area. >> and rescue workers under way in south-west china, 24 hours after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake. four have been confirmed dead. the epicentre was in the country, where more that 50 injuries were reported. the people's liberation army is building makeshift shelters and evacuating makeshift buildings. >> china's western provinces saw a high speed train line open. part of a multi-million plan for an area on the silk road trading route, running from china to europe. we report from cash gar, a city the government wants to become an important hub. >> reporter: it is run of the world's oldest bazars, where butchers, farmers and traders inspect and haggle over livestock. it's a reminder of the days when kashgar was a hub from the trading route stretching. this yak farmer made a 12-hour journey. >> i come to the bazaar every week. sometimes i sell three yar

this is a trying time, and peace talks were about to get started again in havana in the next couple of days. there are a lot of people in columbia against the talks. both people led by the former president say you can't negotiate with terrorists. they don't want to make a deal with the government. the position is not right. they don't trust the government. a lot will be involved in drug trafficking and a lot will continue to do what they are doing now >>> japan, the third largest economy is back in recession. most experts expected it to expand. many blame a sales tax increase, a key element of the economic plan. another tax rise was scheduled. it's expected to be delayed. >> translation: when making a decision on the tax hike, we need to be careful to slow down the economic recovery, what is important is not to let it go back to deflation. it will add pressure to prime minister shinzo abe, and he stakes his reputation on a high profile attempt to get the government going and is expected to call an early election. >> prime minister shinzo abe is about to announce that he'll stimulate ec

daniel, al jazerra, havana. >>> just a reminder you can always keep up to date with the news on our website. aljazerra.com. >> the october numbers mark the longest stretch of 200,000 plus per month job growth since 1995. from the election day results would you have known it? it's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. for days and there are hundreds of thousand people dropped ballots in the mail, and then in the millions cast ballots in the midterm elections. when they came out they told opinion researchers they were voting on the sluggish economy. but within months in january 2013 more jobs were created during the obama administration than in eight years under president george w. bush. while big important things are true. millions work at lower wages than before the recession, long-term unemployment is frighteningly high. and young minority workers are still in a bad way, still there are 6 million more jobs than when president obama took obvious, and the president is punished for the state of the economy. october is the ninth month in a row to add 200,000 jobs to the u.s. economy, the lon

they arrived in the port of havana aboard a cruise ship yesterday. it's all part of a semester at sea program. the goal is to take college students around the world to get firsthand experience as they study. this is the last stop for the group of more than 600 students and faculty. cuba is still under an embargo by the united states and is on a watch list as a sponsor of terrorism, but people are still allowed to travel there. >>> now to some new information about that deadly mall shooting in chicago. police say the woman who was shot by her boyfriend inside nordstrom's department store died at the hospital last night. the gunman killed himself at the scene on friday. the woman was a nordstrom seasonal employee. nobody else inside the store was hurt. but we are learning that court records show that the victim's family tried to get a restraining order against the boyfriend last spring. >>> in georgia, a boy found behind a fake wall inside of his father's house was reunited with his mother four years after he was first reported missing. the 13-year-old

daniel, al jazerra, havana. >>> a 19-year-old war veteran in the u.s.f florida is fighting to help the homeless. -- 90-year-old. arnold an you want has been feeding people on the beach in fort lauderdale for years a change has led him to being threatened with 60 days in jail and a 500 there are fine. >> reporter: in florida he's known simply as chef arnold. this 90 year olds war veteran is now making international headlines. >> ladies first. >> reporter: for decades he's been feeding the homeless through his organization love thai neighbor. and for arnold, it's an act of charity. >> we have fruit salt, cook is, cakes drinks. >> reporter: now he's face ago rest and fines under a new law against feeding the homeless in public places. his operation has been closed down twice since the new law was brought n despite the warnings or followed said it won't stop. >> i spent two and a half years in combat in world war ii. i knew what i was fighting for then, i know what i am fighting for now. >> reporter: so-called quality of life laws are now commonplace across

they are planting eavesdropping devices, in the ceiling of the new china news agency being built in havana. wayne smith remembers is because he was there when they were arrested. -- they bungled the operation. they rented an apartment above the actual agency and were drilling holes in the ceiling and planting these devices. the cubans threw them in jail. there were 25 other americans within rounded up after the revolution for subversion activities. they were in cuban jails also. the cia said get these guys out. donovan said will you release these prisoners along with the bay of pigs prisoners and castro said no but if you come back in january we can start to talk about that. that was the beginning of talks between cuba and the united states under the kennedy administration. donovan came back in january and march, in april, to negotiate the release of these americans. castro thought they were all cia. three of them actually were bona fide cia agent. eventually donovan arranged a prisoner swap for cubans arrested in the united states, including one who had shot a nine-year-old girl in the ba

so he needs to come to congress. >> so you're just back from havana, cuba. to meet with the american prisoner alan gross. he's been there now for five years. i think you said you feel there are efforts under way, maybe closer to freeing him right now. first of all, how did the visit go? what do you think, can he be freed? >> well, it was nice to meet with him. i can tell you, he's been through a -- i'm sorry. >> go ahead. >> he's been through a lot in five years. my hat's off to him for keeping the faith. he's got to feel abandoned. to be there for five years and i can just tell you, i think the world of him and i hope we can get him freed. he wants to come home. and we need to make that happen. >> i know you were there with senator udall. how much time did you get to spend with alan gross? >> we were there for a full two hours. we could have spent another few if we had been able to. he was very engaging and certainly he is well informed about his situation there, and extremely articulate on these issues. he's just been through a lot. his family has been thr

president santos said that peace talks will resume in havana once the general is released. >>> bolivia is one of the world's largest producers of coca, a plant used to produce cocaine. we look to see how the program is working. >> reporter: she has farmed this idyllic plot of land since she inherited it from her parents three decades ago. she grows bountiful crops but it is this one that is her favorite. this is coca, the leave that is used for medicinal and spiritual purposes in bolivia and peru for centuries. it is also the raw material for the production of cocaine. these plants have been at the center of controversy between bolivia and international drug enforcement agencies for years. the drug agencies have enforced sometimes a violent campaign on the plants in the region saying that coca was being sold to make cocaine. until president morales, a former leader of the coca growers union kicked the dea out of the country in 2008. >> the dea wants to fully irradicate everything. the growers were opposed to that because coca is their livelihood. >>> morales put the control of the crop

havana. >> time for another short break.we come back. >> i hope to enjoy however many days i have left on this beautiful earth, and spend as much of it outside as i can. >> the passing words of a right to die campaigner. we'll have the latest on the death with dignity. and two races remaining, more on that, stay with us. >> now to the controversial debate over the right to die with the help of a doctor. a leading campaigner took her own life a few days ago in the u.s. state of oregon. britney maynard who has brain cancer, moved there because it's only one of five states that allows the terminally ill to end their suffering. >> i hope to enjoy however many days i have left on this beautiful earth as spend as much of it outside as i can surrounded by those i love. >> before she died britney maynard's video explaining her decision was seen by nearly 10 million people. in oregon, more than 700 people have used a doctor to help them die in relatively comfort. pam's husband ben was one of them. >> emaciated and in terrible pain fr

both jewish and left world war ii europe, they met in havana, moved to rio and eventually new york city where charles was born in 1950. when he was five, they moved to montreal, but they spent the summers at the family cottage in long beach, new york. charles remembers spending every day with his brother on the field, on the court or in the water. >> i don't think i owned it until i was 21. the pictures of family movies, my father, my brother, outside in the sun. i got reading. >> there was reading and startlinstudying. even carry his sons second grade report card around in his coat pocket. >> his model for us was i want you to know everything, i want you to learn everything. you don't have to learn do ever, but you have to learn everything. bret: he did not include a tv. >> my father did not allow it. once a week we've got the neighbors to watch. bret: inspired b uncles who are doctors, went to medical scope he had it assumed charles would follow. as an 18-year-old senior, internationally renowned canadian university, he was written by a different pod. political journalism. >> the edit

al jazeera, havana. >> severe of the strongest storm ever recorded are remembering the dead in the philippines. six thousands filipinos were killed when super haiyan hit. as we have reports some have burned effigies of the president for lack of aid. >> the grieving does not stop. for henry and his wife joslyn nothing has been more difficult than losing their two youngest children during typhoon haiyan. >> it feels like everything just happened yesterday. i still can't face it. the kids. i still can't accept they're gone because they were in my arms when it happened until the end. >> hundreds of people came to this cemetery in the philippine city to look for unmarked crosses they can claim as their own. it is where most of the unidentified victims are buried. no one here is sure who is lying wear. all that matters is that there is a place to mourn and remember. officials led a march across the city early on saturday at the exact time the typhoon struck last year. 90% of this area was damaged, and thousands were killed here. the government has already released $1.5 billion u.s. for initial recov

they arrived in the port of havana aboard a cruise ship yesterday. it's all part of a semester at sea program. the goal is to take college students around the world to get firsthand experience as they study. this is the last stop for the group of more than 600 stupts and faculty. cuba is still under an embargo by the united states and is on a watch list as a sponsor of terrorism. as you see, people can still travel there. >>> today pope francis is wrapping up his three-day trip to turkey by sharing prayers with muslim leaders. the pope attended mass this morning at an orthodox christian church in istanbul. earlier he visited an ancient house of worship. he also prayed side by side with muslim clerics, urging them to condemn violence by isis militants. the pope is expected to return later today. meanwhile, the philadelphia region is getting ready for the pope's visit next fall for the world meeting of families. the archbishop will celebrate his first matt since pope francis con firped he would attend the world meeting of families event. during today's

committed to striking a deal with the government in negotiations being held in the cuban capitol, havana. >> the japanese prime minister called a snap election for december. he is said to be looking for a new mandate to bring in economic reforms. japan has been sliding into recession since he 2000 office. >> i want to make it clear through the debates to the next general election, whether our economic policies are right or wrong or there's no other choice available to us. >> chris nelson is the editor in chief of the nelson report, a daily briefing on foreign policy and trade focusing on asia and joins me now from washington, d.c. good to have you with us. why do you think he called the snap election? >> well, there's two reasons. the obvious one and you've been reporting on it earlier is they were somewhat surprised and chagrined to go from an expected 2% growth rate to discover that in fact it was minus 1.6. that's recession. they have slipped back into recession and that's a real blow. it's led to alcoved tore yellizing about the failure. you can imagine the democratic party of japan,

. >> these are the doctor's invention, on display at the havana trade fair. medical services earn cuba billions a year. the fair is designed to attract foreign investment and increase the sale of cuban expertise and equipment abroad. >> cuban medics work in more than 60 countries. >> reporter: while cuba boasts abundant staff, medicine and equipment can be in short supply and infrastructure crumbling. the u.s. trade embargo is blamed, enforced for 50 years. >> we've had to look for markets abroad for equipment and medicine. we had to go far. it's not the same in the u.s. as it is in iran for china. when cuba set about revamping the health system, the aim was altruistic, to treat those in need. with the economy struggling, it must sell to the world what it does best. aggos teenio is one happy customer >>> the world health organisation has issued new figures on the ebola out break. they say that the death toll has risen to 4,950. and there has been 13,241 cases, and the three worse-hit countries in west africa. the w.h.o. says the number of infections is declin

cnn's patrick gotman is in havana with the latest efforts to win gross' freedom.ood morning, patrick. >> good morning, pamela. in this trip by senators jeff flake and tom will was always a long shot, they said it was slim they'd be able to travel back without gross, but there's a real sense of disappointment. you could tell from them, they'll be heading back to washington, d.c., this morning and alan gross will continue here, ten years, pamela, on that sentence. gross has recently denied efforts by u.s. diplomats to see him. he's so frustrated by the lack of progress in his case. he's even said he will take his life rather than serve out the rest of his sentence. jeff flake told us yesterday that he says there are signs of encouragement, signs that perhaps gross' freedom will come soon. >> i do feel we're closer there, one, because what alan gross has said himself. this is going to end one way or another, and you know, we've gone on five years and i this i think benefit that the cuban government may have seen has to have evaporated by now in that regard. >> report

in havana. 8:00 p.m. in kiev. 2:00 a.m. thursday in beijing.the world, thanks very much for joining us. it's an amazing first in space exploration, a probe lands on a speeding comet as it hurtles through space. earlier today, the rosetta spacecraft released the philae lander on its seven-hour descent to the surface of the comet. listen to this. [ cheers and applause ] cheers erupted at mission control when the touchdown was confirmed. and at any time now, we should be getting the first

they met in havana, moved to eur rio, and eventually new york city where charles was born? 1950. when he was five, the family moved to montreal, but spent summers at the family cottage ia long beach, new york. charles recalls spending every n day with his brother on the field, on the court, or in the water. >> i don't think i owned ar shit 'til i was 21. all the pictures the family movies, my father is shirtless, my brother is shirtless. we're outside in the sun. i ran ononfa the beach. s that's got all my knowledge. >> of course, there waswher reag and studying. his father, who spoke nine languages, even carried his son's stellar second grade's report card around in his coat c pocket. >> his motto was i want yout tof know everything. i want you to learn everything. you don't have to do everything. but you got to know everything. he thought that wasasbu part of life. >> that life did not include a tv, says the cable news pundit. >> my father wouldn'tab allow i. once a week, sunday night, we'd go to the neighbors to watch the ed sullivan show. >> inspired by uncles who were doctor

in havana. 8:00 p.m. in kiev. 2:00 a.m. thursday in beijing. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. it's an amazing first in space exploration, a probe lands on a speeding comet as it hurtles through space. earlier today, the rosetta spacecraft released the philae lander on its seven-hour descent to the surface of the comet. listen to this. [ cheers and applause ] cheers erupted at mission control when the touchdown was confirmed. and at any time now, we should be getting the first pictures from the lander, the data it collects could provide clues about the origins of the earth and our solar system. our correspondent, fred pleitgen, is over at mission control in germany. also joining us, the former u.s. astronaut ken bauersox. fred, why is this such an important moment for them over there at mission control? >> reporter: because they've been waiting, some of them 20 years for this. this has been traveling through the air or ten years to make it to this point. so i have a replica here of the comet that i

over 100 roundtrips of these vessels, primarily out of nassau and bermuda, sometimes havana, would go into charleston carrying everything from handkerchiefs, wine, billiard ta bles, to vital confederate munitions, cannons and weapons. and the majority of your blockade running companies, southern blockade running companies, were formed in charleston. one of the largest was established by a man who had an office in liverpool adn an office in charleston. they had over 30 blockade runners. the charleston blockade running company, the b company, was the south carolina import and exporting company. george williams, is very important individual on the city council, helping to run relief programs in charleston during the war, was a big backer of these blockade running companies. they brought in what i felt was needed to sustain the confederacy. enough munitions that the troops always had uniforms, choose, accoutrements, weapons, powder to meet the federal adversaries. gave them a chance for victory. they also brought in items for the commercial market. anything from corsets to handkerchiefs,

stephen crane disappeared into the bowels of havana for four months--that's when he was incommunicado--and apparently tried to desert cora--went into hiding, first at a hotel, then at a boarding house; communicated with no one except his agent took to his room, didn't even see the correspondence very much. c-span: this is cora here. >> guest: mm-hmm. as for what i thought of him: i'm reminded of something somebody else said about biography. i think it was another biographer, but i don't remember who, who said that there -- there's a point in every biography when the biographer falls out of love with the subject. and i didn't exactly fall out of love with my subject, but i was quite disappointed in him. he behaved very badly. she was absolutely broke in england, desperate for money. c-span: and this is her also... >> guest: mm-hmm. c-span: ... next to stephen crane. she's de--i guess you write her to be rather plump or... >> guest: mm-hmm. c-span: what was his attraction to her? >> guest: well, i think she didn't photograph well, to be fair to her. also, a lot of women in the late 19th

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let's start with havana cuba for example. thank you very much. [applause] now from booktv's recent coverage of miami book fair international kris paronto and mark geist part of security and a responded to the attack on a special mission in benghazi libya on september 11, 2012. they discuss "13 hours" the inside account of what really happened in benghazi. this is about 40 minutes. >> host: joining us are two members of the benghazi response team. this is kris paronto and mark geist also amount as oz and tonto. there are parts of this book, "13 hours" the inside account of what really happened in bengha benghazi. we will begin here mark geist. where were you on september 12, 2012? >> guest: benghazi libya and that night i was actually having come up me in a case officer were having dinner with people we had to meet that night to talk to and we probably had just about wrapped up when i got a call from tyrone woods on the cell phone and he said you need to get back to be annexed as quickly as possible. there's something going on and there's trouble

. >> havana/florida. >> i'm really. i was stationed there when i got back on the. there are things in the constitution, sir, that you're supposed to use. for example, what we're doing is wrong. how can you sit up there and not be voting for impeachment of this gentleman for what he's doing. he's breaking the damn law, sending men to die. you're going to more building. >> you may have missed what we said earlier. >> i think i'm dead. >> i'm going to restate this. when president obama bypassed congress to bomb libya. i put in on the house seed, it's called a house resolution, that we would kbe. we said we would follow congress without enough provocation to. that's a matter of record. so i agree with you. the compensation used to be falling. i'm not doing. >> we're talking with congressman walter jones, a republican from north carolina, sits on the armed services committee, has been in congress for 10 terms. represents the, served four years in a north carolina. >> hi, loretta thank you i was just starting to lose the. are these balance ber i can a chaff and looking l

authorities because they suspected correctly that these africans in havana would want to extend assistance to africans across the florida straits, then languishing under a brutal system of jim crow. you may also know e that in cuba there was quite a bit of solidarity without folks on this side of the florida straits. you recall the scottsboro case in the early 1930s, the nine black youth in alabama who were slated for execution because of false allegations of sexual molestation of two euro-american women. but an international movement erupts to save them from the gallows. and, in fact this movement also helps to establish constitutional principles that are still in operation; that is to say, with regard to representation of black people on juries, for example, which was basically not occurring before the scottsboro case. you had tremendous solidarity in cuba on behalf of the scottsboro nine up to and including bloodshed, people -- cubans dying in protest on behalf of the scottsboro nine. but there's a story i tell in this book -- and this is something perhaps you could talk about in questi

>> that's a possibility that once they are released, the core, the government will get back to havana, just as with the guerillas. they have achieved three points out of a six-point agenda, land acquisition, we're talking about the end of an i will lit sit drug trade as well ass participation. this is the opportunity to finish up what they've started. >> why now? what's changed? >> nothing has changed. we are talking about that even though this has been a peace process for 18 months, they still commit criminal activities. they have blown oil fields in colombia, kidnapped people, committed extortion against upper middle families in the countryside. >> the critics are saying that any talk right now of peace or compromise really is letting the farc rebels off for the atrocities they have committed. do you see that as a problem, as well? >> this is one of the topics that are very thorny right now, because one of the six-point agendas talk about victim reparation. this means that guerillas, rank and file had to pay, you know, they have to go to jail for certain number of times. they want t

patrick ottman is following developments out of havana, what do we know? >> good morning, alisyn. this mission was always a long-shot from the get-go. you could see the disappointment in these two senators' faces, they're going to be going back to d.c., with the prisoner serving out the remainder of a 15-year sentence. they said that alan gross is increasingly upset at the united states. not meeting with u.s. diplomats any more. they were encouraged woe meet with them. they did say that alan gross has threatened to commit suicide. something he said before, he will not serve out another year in cuban prison. despite his understandable frustrations, senator jeff lake said progress in gross's case is being made. >> i do feel we're closer there. one, because what alan gross has said himself. this is, this is going to end one way or another. and you know, we've got on five years, i think any benefit that the cuban government may have seen, has to have evaporated by now. in that regard. >> and the cuban government has said that they are essentially proposing a prisoner swap. they have t