people say to me "you've saved havana." and i have not i've done a little bit of what needs to be done. and people say to me, "what would you need to make itappen?" and i would need another life perhaps a third life, to get done what needs to happen. >> brown: from havana, i'm jeffrey brown for the pbs newshour. >> ifill: tomorrow in part three of the cuban evolution, a look at technology and access to the internet. >> the cuban government says 25% of its citizens he internet access. watchdog groups like freedom house put the number able to link to a free ask open internet far lower, at around 5%. either way, it' one of the lowest rates in the western hemisphere. >> ifill: online, we have many more images of the beauty, and decay, of havana. newshour producer frank carlson also traveled to cuba to report this series, and you can see a photo gallery of his work, at pbs.org/newshour. >> woodruff: today we continue with the story of the oyler school in cincinnati, ohio. it's part of a growing national effort to surround kids a

and one day out from havana, a hurricane struck. when that happened, there were 28 ships in the fleet. when that happened, seven ships were sunk and the other fleet was scattered. some of them made it back to havana, but with the seven ships that sank, there was a massive loss of life and a massive loss of treasure. it was a real blow to spain and her economy. the loss of the treasure galleon from 1622 was never really forgotten. the spanish searched for many years for these ships. the stories persisted in various documents through time. in the 1960's, a man named mel fisher who was working on the east coast of florida, looking for a shipwreck that had sunk in 1750, he heard about this rack that had gone down somewhere in the florida keys back in 1622. he decided he was going to look for it. his whole family was involved in this venture, his wife and children and he had a crew as well. they all moved down here to the florida keys. first they began the search in the upper keys because they thought the historic documents pointed to th

and cuba are about to reopen embassies in havana and washington. and world leaders continue the talks of iran's nuclear capability beyond the deal. we're in tehran. >> as of one hour ago greece has officially failed to pay back nearly $2 billion to the international monetary fund. in a historic development greece is the first developed nation to be in default to the imf. the uncertainty of this financial crisis is playing out on the streets of athens, and it's also creating some deep divisions. [ chanting ] >> they say that the country could slide out of euro zone. they call themselves -- they want a yes vote in the referendum. there's talk of last-minute goings, but perhaps the most important player in europe, the german chancellor is giving nothing away. >> it's clear that we're not going to have the channels of communication after midnight tonight. and otherwise the european union, and that means that the doors are not open to talk to say this. >> whatever is to come, many in athens don't have much ahead. he is unemployed and lives with his pare

a restaurant in the heart of havana.ese to study the country which doesn't exist anymore, the soviet union. we captured a little bit of the aesthetics of the time. come with me. this is a little private room dedicated to the czars. we also display here kind of a variety. we receive every week like a lot of american visitors. the human necessity -- the americans are coming more and more. clocks we're giving to a job around 30 people. there are 30 cubans and 30 families which are now solving the basic problems with dignity. they're are very responsible with the service they provide to their customers. i mean, they will earn more -- they will learn more. and this is a person who will be more happy and he will be happy in the internal area of his family and also in the rest of society. society is try to not only renovate but to rethink the meaning of this socialism. and make up a special thanks to karen for new chief and monica for that piece from cuba. jane franklin is still with us. so private enterprise in cuba, your comm

that's 5,000 kilometers of coast, not to say havana itself. yet cuba is a living experiment on the effects of climb change. years of isolation the collapse of soviet union and dwindling supplies of fossil fuels they had to radically change their energy practices. 50 years have koch and gone since the revolution, and much has changed. back in the day when sugar was gold, they would set an example for workers in this industry. today the sugar ships bound for the soviet union are long gone and with them a chemical laced system of agriculture. on the outskirts an urban farm, organic and supplying for the local community. fertilizers, worms and processing plant food. pesticides are barrier crops. >> it's not that they're enlightened about the environment. it's just that farmers were forced to become more sustainable because of the lack of isolation and lack of resources. the serving of the supply line meant the agriculture had to be replaced by small multi crop farms and cube became expert organic growers. it's a lesson for the world to learn susta

media that took over right away speculating what had happened to the uss maine and havana. at the custom operations stayed here through the early 20th century. post office facilities were not big enough to sustain the growing population, so soon, the post office moved out, the lighthouse moved out. the federal courthouse had a building in the 1930's. this building became much less occupied. that led them to do away with the custom operation here. this building was handed over to the u.s. navy to use for their purposes. today, this building is operated by the key west historic society. it needed a full renovation. now we operate it as a museum. key west is a very historical city that is bursting with people and places and ideas and businesses and industry. indus really essential that places like this -- and it is really essential that places like this contain history of the architecture on the island. it is telling a story of prior times, earlier days and we were one of the richest cities in the united states. >> all weekend long american history tv is joining our comcast ca

ash-har quraishi reports from havana. >> declaring same sex love in an annual parade in hiefn in havana against homophobia. >> louie i give you my heart and my soul forever. >> leading the right is raul castro's daughter, maria castro. >> independently of the fact that not everybody is in agreement with the law for the rights of the lgbt community this will not create a split. it will generate a cultural enrichment and ideologic enrichment of the cuban society. >> reporter: for decades after the 1959 revolution, homosexuality was criminalized. some openly gay in cuba were forced into work camps. but beginning in the late 1990s. cuba started to soften its stance. >> i would be proud to see an improvement in the gay community behavior in every way. >> reporter: at his job in old havana artist juan molinas. >> thanks to movies and documentaries that people have seen things have developed in the world and people are seeing us in a different view of life. the determination and sexuality of a gay person. >> havana based musician, a gay person. >> i have been very surprised lately at how organ

of tropical havana.beach across the street. along the city's main coastal drive. these installations and other works of art are part of cuba's highly anticipated 12th biannual art show. it's an international events. but this year, as never before, cuban artists are taking center stage. in these times of change on the communist sigh islands. >> translator: there was so many regulations, prohibitions and these new freedoms we are seeing are lying throwing a drop of water on a very dry desert. they are being absorbed satellite anything speed. >> reporter: 10 years ago jesus nogales barely had enough room to paints on the floor in his tiny apartment. today he has the freedom to buy and build his own studio. his latest paintings examining the seductive relationship between many cubans and foreigners especially tourists. >> she is pure, beautiful but dangerous like a gelly fish. as the jester who seems so hospitable and can greet you in five languages but end up selling you cigars and women. >> reporter: cuban

havana. >> an ice skating rink with pretend ice in the middle of tropical havana. a a fake beach these installations and other works of art are partly of cuba's highly anticipated 12th bianale. international art show is an worldwide event. >> translator: there were so many regulations prohibitions and these new freedoms were seen like throwing a drop of water on a very dry desert. they are being absorbed at lightning speed. >> ten years ago jesus had barely enough space to paint on his floor. his latest paintings examining the seductive relationship between the residents and the tourists. >> she is so pure, ends up selling you cigars and women. >> cuban art has become a booming business auctioned at sothebys, from new york to bay you beirut. beirut. >> it refers to the tens of thousands of cubans who are trying to cross these waters to make it to the other side. michael mirabal uses american and cuban flags to describe decades of bilateral is tensions. >> this is called fiesta, that is what w

. >> brown: classic cars, colonial buildings, whiling away hours on havana's famous ocean stretch ther decades cuba has felt removed from the forward march of time, a sense that's only grown more pronounced in the a of information. in an ever more connected world it's a strange feeling to get off of a short flight from miami and find that this essentially is useless. it's a feeling of isolation that's not lost on many of the people we talked to here. >> ( translated ): everything, we're missing out on everything, actually. it's impossible to live without communicating and i don't know how we can continue like this. >> brown: the cuban government says that 25% of its citizens have internet access. watchdog groups like freedom house put the numbeable to link to a free and open internet far lower, at around five percent. either way, it's one of the lowest rates in the western hemisphere. >> ( translated ): when i first heard about this place i was really surprised because i >> brown: this is perhaps cuba's only free wifi cafe, opened in a quiet havana neighborhood earlier this year by al

lucia newman from havana. >> an ice skating rink with pretend ice in tropical havana. a fake beach along the city's main coastal drives. these installations are part of cuba's biannual art show, an international event. but this year as never before cuban artists are taking center stage in these times of change on the communist island. >> there were so many regulations prohibitions and these new freedoms were seen like throwing a drop of water on a very dry desert. they're being absorbed at lightening speed. >> ten years ago he had barely enough room to pate paint on the floor in his tiny apartment. today he has the freedom to buy and build his own studio. his latest paintings examining the seductive relationship between many cubans and foreigners, especially tourists. >> she's pure, beautiful but dangerous like a jelly fish. the jester who seemed so hospitable and can greet you in five languages ends up selling you cigars and women. >> cuban art has become a booming business auctioned at sotherbys and purchased by foreigners from new york to beirut. >> this refers to c

ash-har quraishi, al jazeera havana. >> a suspect has been released from police custody. >> i'm free! i'm free! >> ahmed mansour walked out of the berlin detention center. al jazeera rejects all the chance against mansour. >>> bottled bacteria a major recall impacting at least 11 states. the potentially deadly bug that has one company warning consumers to boil their h 20. it could be strike 3 for the man they call charlie husband l pete rose, hopefully that he could be brought back into baseball a 25-year-old notebook rips everything wide open. >> a few days ago i was diagnosed with cancer. it's an aggressive b cell nonhodgkin's limb foam a. lymphoma. >> maryland's governor recently discovered a lump on his neck. >> other than pain and a poor appetite he hasn't had many symptoms. for now he is going to continue working. >>> a bottled water recall tonight is impacting at least 11 east coast states, the niagra bottling company pulled several of its boaltd water bottled water brands from the shelves. the water was sold under at least 14 brand names including niagra 7-eleven shawz shop sh

interviewed for many hours a former leader of the cuban revolution and government his daughter in havana said it should be called two old guys talking so i made that the initial chapter. >> host: tell us about ricardo. >> guest: you have to write this book because nobody knows him. if that is true, you are talking about a man who after many decades the cuban foreign minister, cute and united nations representative in new york at the cuban head of natural assembly which is speaker of the house of representatives. he has been a public human figure, he knows more secrets, has been through more ups and downs a very valuable resources we would have benefited from talking to him but he had a ride in the back of car seats and go to places like toronto to have surreptitious meetings with american officials to sort out immigration issues or other issues. he is in retirement, i thought it would be good since we both started as young philosophy students at the university of havana and the university of michigan to ask him in particular but also ask myself what was this all about, these 50 years, ho

in havana, that was josue lopez.gives us a guided tour of havana from a local's perspective-- it's a new series we're calling, "the fixer's guide," and you can find that, on our home page. >> woodruff: now we turn to our occasional series on imprisonment and criminal justice in america. some republicans and democrats are uniting over reform ideas. tonight in our "broken justice" series, william brangham looks at a high profile idea that centers around felons, and their lives after prison. the nation's biggest city new york just became the latest in a national movement to rewrite the hiring process and give convicted felons a better chance at landing a job. supporters gathered a few days ago as the new york city council voted overwhelm- ingly to block employers from asking job applicants if they have a criminal history. the law is known as ban the box. it would do away with the question or box on job applications asking if a worker has served time in prison or had a record. the idea is spreading. so far 17 states acro

havana. >> a box office record for jurassic sequel. jurassic world took in $511 million over the weekend. thanks for watching. i'm stephanie sy. next we're live from doha. >> hello there, a warm welcome to this news hour. evading the icc. sudan's president flies out of south africa preempting a court ruling on an international arrest warrant. >>> u.s.u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon calls for peace in talks for yemen. >>> and the

lucia newman reports from havana. >> reporter: in the latest round of peace talks in havana. negotiators talk about a protocol to reincorporate rebels under the age of 15 into civil society. f.a.r.c. says it's a gesture of goodwill, at a time when armed clashes are escalating. they'll be talking about or continuing to talk about setting up a truth commission. and there is some concern about the impartiality of a commission, and whether or not it may favour the f.a.r.c. rebels. the real problem is less about establishing truth, than about justice versus forgiveness as a way to achieve national reconciliation. in this sense pope francis's offer on monday role is significant and will be discussed in havana. catholicism runs deep in columbia so the church's influence can't be underestimated >>> the video gaming industry has been dominated by men for decades. as women step into the world of gaming, some are finding themselves the targets of sexual harassment and threats. rob reynolds reports from the e 3 gaming convention. >> reporter: a quick look around the gaming expo showed ho

and havana turns in to a gallery as art lovers from around the world decent upon cuba for the biannualside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >>> hello again, the top stories here on al jazerra. south africa's high court is deciding right now whether sue sudan's president should be handed to the international criminal court. a been banned from leaving the country until a decision is made. u.n. brokered talks to end the war in yemen are underway in geneva but houthi rebels and the yemeni government are still refuse to go talk directly. more than 2 1/2 thousand people have been killed since saudi-led air strikes began in yemen three months ago. >>> libya's government says a former al qaeda commander has been killed by a u.s. air strike in libya. he was responsible for ordering an a tack on a glass plant plant two yeargas plants in which40 people remember killed. >>> did australia drive navy

john hulman, al jazerra mexico. >>> brazilian football legends pele is in havana to kickoff a new eraorting relations between the u.s. and cuba. pele's former team the new york cosmos will play a friendly against cuba's national team on tuesday. they'll be the first american sports team in 16 years to play in the communist-ruled island. the u.s. removed cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism earlier this week. >> translator: i always offer myself for moments of peace. moments of brotherhood. and once more, we are here with sock tore create peace and happiness for the people. >>> lots more on our website as always aljazerra.com. get the latest on all of the stories worth following there. aljazerra.com. >> this is "techknow". a show about innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wildfire. >> we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science... >> oh! >> oh my god! >> by scientists. >> tonight, saving the macaw. >> i'm in the peruvian amazon and we're on the search for endan

and in sport brazil world cup lands in havana ahead of a match between cuba and one of his former teamsils coming up. ♪ so still ahead but first the man brought in to save malaysia airlines says it's technically bankrupt and new ceo says more than 6,000 jobs will be cut. the airline has been suffering years of decline and experienced two plane disasters in the past year. it will be rebranded and my cut some routes and we have an aviation journalist and joins me now from london to talk more about this. now, as we pointed out there, it wasn't just the fall out from those two tragic plane crashes last year, there were fundamental problems with malaysia airlines long before that. what will need to be done to address those problems as part of this revamp ping? >> well, let's be clear and we can't rightly say and malaysia airlines some say for almost 20 years and of course the loss of those two aircraft last year has done nothing for their public relations and means not only have they been suffering financially due to their increased cost base but there are less passengers willing to fly on m

all part of a grand festival-- the havana biennial. there is art all along the famous malecon and throughout the city right now, art, in fact, is one of the ways this isolated island has chosen to show itself to the world, and the world is paying attention. this is the city's 12th biennial, but it's the first since the u.s and cuba announced efforts to normalize diplomatic relations. everywhere you looked, in various corners of the city: work by artists from some 42 countries. some of it fairly traditional, some of it, not, like this tropical ice-skating rink, why is the biennial so important here, what does it mean? margarita sanchez is one of the biennial curators. >> in cuba, culture is very important, we live, and work, and express out of our home, in the street, maybe because of the weather, we don't know, because we are cubans, we are very expressive. >> brown: and, increasingly very prominent on the international art scene. at the biennial, more than 250 cuban artists exhibited works in the historic 16th century fortress on a bl

lucia newman, al jazeera havana. >> please stay with us on al jazeera.ther full bulletin of news is right ahead for you. >> the cops is a legalized gang... it makes me scared for everybody >> fear and distrust in baltimore... >> they've just been pepper spraying people at very close range... >> years of tension between the community and police erupt... >> she was on her way home to her kid, and she never made it... >> a former cop speaks out... >> if you had taken steps when a man was assaulted, maybe freddie gray didn't have to die. >> is there still a blue wall of silence in american cities? >> did somebody get shot? fault lines baltimore rising only on al jazeera america this is al jazeera it isthis is al jazeera. >> hello there i'm felicity barr and this is the newshour live from london. coming up. sudan's president al bashir flies home flouting the international criminal court. >>> kurdish forces say they have driven i.s.i.l. out of a key border town. >>> talks

lucia newman, al jazeera havana. >> it's good to know we'll be getting more selfies from people in cuba, excellent news. we've got logs from our reporters out nut field all on our website all the news all the time sat aljazeera.com. fest this is techknow. a show about innovations that can change lives. the science of fighting a wild-fire. we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity and we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. tonight, techknow investigates the ivory trail they've tried to seize it, burn it, but nothing has

[booing] but we don't need a glorified tourist to go to havana in support of a failed cuba. [applause] we need an american president to go to havana in solidarity with a free cuban people, and i'm ready to be that president. great things like that can really happen, and in this country of ours, the most improbable things can happen as well. take that from a guy who met his first president on the day he was born, and the on the second day he was brought home from the hospital. the person who handled both introductions is here today. she's watching what i say, and frankly, with all of these reporters around, i am watching what she says, to. please say hello to my mom barbara bush. [applause] by the way, just so that our -- [applause] by the way, just so that our friends know, the next president of the united states will pass meaningful immigration reform so that that will be solved, not by executive order.

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. >> an ice skating rink with pretend eyes in the middle of tropical havana. a fake beach across the street along the city's main coastal drive. these installations and other works of arrested are part of cuba's highly anticipated biannual art show, an international event. but this year as never before cuban artists are taking center stage in these times of change on the communist island. >> there were so many regulations prohibitions and these freedoms were seen like throwing a drop of water on a very dry desert. they're being absorbed at lightening speed. >> ten years ago jesus had barely enough space to paint on the floor of his argument. now he owns his own studio. >> she is pure, beautiful but dangerous like a jelly fish. it's the jester who can greet you with five languages ends up selling you cigars and women. >> auctioned at sotherbys or purchase bid visiting collectors from new york to beirut. this is called project salvation. like so many others in this year's, it refers to the complex relationship with the ocean and it's northern neighbor, and thous

we have this update from havana. >> in this latest round of peace talks here in havana negotiators will be setting up a protocol to reincorporate rebel combatants under the age of 15 into civil society. the farc said that this is a gesture of good will. a time of armed clashes escalating. they'll continue to talk about setting up a truce commission and there is some concern in colombia about the impartiality, and whether or not it might unduly favor the farc rebels. the real problem is less about establishing truth than forgiveness as a way to reach reconciliation. pope francis' offer to play a direct role in the peace process if both sides agree is very significant and will be clearly discussed here in havana catholicism runs very deep in cuba. >> the arrest of a swimming pool in fairfield last week. local immediate said that one of the children were asked is to believe because they were not properly clothed. one of the officers grabbed one of the women by the arm. this comes days after a police officer threw a black girl to the ground at a pool party in texas. >> a tiger that escaped

this group of american foodies came on a culinary tour of havana.ined them on a visit to an organic farm, and later at a restaurant. traveling here is still complicated. tourism is banned under the u.s. embargo. so visitors must qualify in one of 12 categories of licensed travel, including so-called educational people-to-people trips. >> suddenly, everyboby has cuba on their radar. virtually all americans have never been to cuba, the country is 90 miles south of florida it's so close and it's interesting because nobodys been here. it's been a, let's call it a forbidden fruit or an off-limits island. >> brown: eric norber's company, "cultural contrast," has been leading these tours f 25 years, and jumped from two to three a year to a booming 20 trips booked in the next 12 months. in a country where the government still runpretty much everything, new laws allow more private ownership. and that was enough to lure alejandro marcel to return from venezuela to renovate his mother's house into a fancy new restaurant. this is a restaurant that could be in a

havana. and a fake beach congress one of the coastal drives. these installations and other works of arts are part of the highly anticipated biannual art though show, an international eventually. but like never before cuban artists are taking center stage. >> there were so many regulations, prohibitions and these new freedoms we're see something like throwing a drop of water on a very dry desert. they're being absurded at lightening speed. >> the paintings excepting the seductive relationship between cubans and foreigners, especially tourists. >> she is pure, beautiful but dangerous like a jelly fish. it's its jester who seems so hospitable who can greet you in five languages but ends up selling you cigars and women. >> cuban art has become a booming business, auctioned at sotherbys or purchased by visiting collectors from new york to beirut. >> like so many othersic in this year this refers to this complex relationship with the ocean and with its northern neighbor just 140 kilometers away. it also refers to the tens of thousands of cubans who t

. >> still ahead here, this al jazeera news hour, havana turns into a gallery as art lovers from around the world descend on cuba. >> the sky's the limit as this year's air show. >> brazil plays their first international tournament with a humiliating defeat at the copa america. just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break room. fast in the conference room. fast in tom's office. fast in other tom's office. fast in the foyer [pronounced foy-yer] or is it foyer [pronounced foy-yay]? fast in the hallway. i feel like i've been here before. switch now and get the fastest wifi everywhere. comcast business. built for business. >> the president of sudan defied a court order and left south africa. he had been ordered to stay until a hearing to decide whether to arrest by the i.c.c. >> leaders in australia demand a government inquiry into whether navy commanders bribed people smugglers to take people back to indonesia. >> word leaders have been accused of a shameful failure in

the national theater in havana.> we are sharing our music and we are meeting other musicianeician and people and it is a wonderful thing. >> not about politics? >> not about politics for me. >> reporter: as musicians work to mast therapies of music there are problems the notes on the paper look the same but there is a matter of rhythm. it has to be felt not so easy. the mamba, as metaphor for u.s./cuba relation much the minnesotans are only the second u.s. orchestra to visit the island since the revolution. >> we are in havana cuba of all places. [ laughter ] it's crazy. >> reporter: in between clinics and performances, the minnesotans soaked up the city, where music seems to be around every corner. for cube music is like air or food or water, something they can't live without. the orchestra feels the same way. >> it's on opportunity to communicate. and communicating through music means you communicate with everybody. >> reporter: playing to a packed house, the minnesota perform beethoven with one of cuba's best tee

>> reporter: well, sources in havana say and now the u.s. government has confirmed that tomorrow both the u.s. and cuba will announce they're ready to open embassies in each other's capitals in the next few weeks. this means that all of the diplomatic obstacles have been cleared up. it's expected secretary kerry will personally go to havana to officiate when the american flag is raised there for the first time in more than 60 years. lester? >> an important crossroads. andrea mitchell thank you. back in this country, millions more americans could take home bigger paychecks under a plan president obama is unveiling. he wants to more than double the salary cutoff that requires employers to pay overtime. but many of those employers are saying where's all the extra pay supposed to come from? nbc news national correspondent peter alexander has more. >> reporter: joseph garagosian left his job as an assistant manager at an illinois clothing store in part because he says he was working up to 70 hours a week but only getting paid for 40. >> i was doi

and the united states in havana is something we have to get to. i don't know that i would be expecting that as early as tomorrow. >> all right. we'll take a quick break. i want to get to isis. what's going on. these threats against the united states. a lot more with the top spokesman at the state department. if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla apremilast. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't take otezla if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. otezla may increase the risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts, or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. side effects may include diarrhea nausea, upper respirato

al jazeera, havana. >>> and that will just about do it for this news hour and stay with us here on alnd i'll be back with today's top stories in just a few moments. see you then. ♪ ♪ a south african court considers whether to am comply with ic krchltc for crimes against humanity and this is al jazeera live from doha and i'm adrian and also on the program australia accuses indonesia for failing to manage borders and allegations they paid people smugglers to turn back migrants. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon calls for immediate humanitarian serious fire in yemen as talks get underway in geneva. the sky is the limit at this

but we -- but we don't need a glorified tourist to go to havana and support the failed cuba. -- we need an american president to go to havana in solidarity with a free cuban people. and i'm ready to be that president. great things like that can really happen. and in this country of our, the most improbable things can happen as well. take that from a guy who met his first president on the day he was born and his second on the day he was brought home from the hospital. the person who handled both introductions is here today. she's watching what i say and frankly, with all of these reporters around, i'm watching what she says, too. please say hello to mom, barbara bush. [ cheers and applause ] by the way -- [ chanting ] by the way, just so that our friends know the next president of the united states will pass meaningful immigration reform so that will be solved not by executive order. so, back to my family for just a second -- [ chanting ] look, i think i was talking about my mom. i kind of lost my train of thought here. long before the world knew my parents' names i knew i was

a glorified tourist going to havana. hi speechwriters were not trying to paint a happy warrior. this is a guy who is willing, apparently to take on the previous administration with some pretty sharp words. as dana mentioned, that immigration moment which i think could have been very fraught for jeb bush given his position within the party, was a gift to him, an opportunity to sort of point out the failures of the current administration to deal with immigration reform in a meaningful way. and, again, it really showed that fire in the belly. he waited very calmly and then sort of off the cuff said and by the way, the next president is going to deal with that so that that problem is solved. it was a really i thought great moment for him and probably once they couldn't have scripted any better. >> dan obviouslies disagree with jeb bush and many of the things he said especially about your former boss president obama, but in a purely political analyst level, how do you think he did? do you think that people at clinton hq are watching and going, this guy is going to be tough? >> i thin

not havana but a town be 200 kilometers to the south. cienfuego.aws the tourists, thousands of them. and then cancun of cuba, now many fear that the country will be swallowed by this by what they believe will be the wrong kind of development. >> ironically, the united states can be more of a threat to cuba as its friends than it ever was as its enemy. because millions of us want to with come down and enjoy this place and that creates pressure on cubans to built hotels, to build accommodations and tourist resorts and all that. >> here a new marina waiting for american yachts that will surely come. how to maximize the tourist dollar and yet preserve the country's cultural and environmental heritage. >> there's good economics here, there's good deeds to do well, in other parts of this region, cancun or the dominican republic. >> the argue is that cuba's winning quawments draw qualities draw tourists. >> we have the privilege of being the largest caribbean island. we can offer museums and theater, high quality opera many things that the rest of the car

but we -- [booing] but we don't need a glorified tourist to go to havana in support of a failed cuba. [applause] we need, we need an american president to go to havana in solidarity with a free cuban people and i'm ready to be that president! [cheers and applause] great things like that can really happen and in this country of ours the most improbable things can happen as well. take that from a guy who met his first president on the day he was born. and his second on the day he was brought home from the hospital. [cheers and applause] the person who handled both introductions is here today. she's watching what i say, and frankly, with all these reporters around here, i'm watching what she says too. please say hello to my mom, barbara bush. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] by the way. -- >> jeb! jeb! jeb! jeb! jeb! [cheers and applause] >> by the way, just so that our friends know, the next president of the united states will pass meaningful immigration reform so that will be -- not by executive order! [cheers and applause] so back, back to my family just for a second. >> we

havana on the verge of welcoming americans. we'll be right back we'll be right back.tions paid for by abc, inc. ♪ the u.s. and cuba inching closer to normal relations after decades of animosity. the nation so close to our shores could soon be a popular tourist destination. >> visitors will find they have a flourishing artistic life. >> american's fascination with cuba has rarely extended past cars and cigars and they have plenty of eye catching competition. art is everywhere in cuba. from the streets to the schools, to a few high end galleries. here at a crafts market in havana work from dozens of local artists tower over the countless tourists that flock to this massive warehouse. select galleries represent those that have earned international attention and command sky high prices. and those looking to make a name for themselves are at the university of arts of cuba where young artists enjoy a free education and a chance to hone their skills and maybe one day add their name to a growing list of note this alumni. [ speaking foreign language ] >> but while the educatio

their same sex love as an annual parade in havana against homophobia. >> we've been together 14 years i give you have my heart and my love before god and owl forever. >> raul castro's daughter has become a strong add have debt, speaking out for lgbt individuals. >> independently of the fact that not everybody is in agreement with the law for the rights of the lgbt community this will not create a split. it will generate a cultural enrichment ideological enrichment of the cuban society. >> for decades after the revolution homosexuality in cuba was criminalized. some openly gay cubans are forced into work cans. beginning in the late 1990s the state began softening its stance. cuba altered its criminal code, removing provisions that allowed police to arrest people for being gay. >> i will be proud to see an improvement in the gay community behavior in every way. >> at his job in old havana, artist was not carlos rodriguez acknowledges that times are changing in his home country. >> thanks to movies and you understand documentaries that people have seen, things have developed in the world

havana. a fake beach across the street along the city's main coastal drive. these installations and other works of art are cuba's highly anticipated 12th bianale. an international event, this year as never before cuban artists are taking center stage in these times of chain on the communist island. >> there were so many regulation is prohibitions and these situations are seen as drops of water on a very dry desert. being absorbed at lightning speed. >> today he has the freedom to buy and build his own studio. his latest paintings examining seductive relationship between many cubans and foreigners especially tourists. >> she is pure, beautiful but dangerous like a jellyfish. jester who seems so hospitable and can greet you in five languages but ends up selling you cigars and women. >> cuban art auctioned at sotheby's is. >> like so many others, in this year's bianale it refers to cuba's complex relationship with the ocean and it also refers to the tens of thousands of cubans who try to cross these waters to make it to the other side. >> michael uses american a

embassy in havana for the first time in 54 years is, quote, imminent.flake of arizona made a short visit to havana with fellow senators suzanne collins of maine and pat roberts of kansas. they were gauging progress on talks to restore normal diplomatic relations between the u.s. and cuba. after meeting with cuban officials, flake predicted that the opening of both a cuban embassy in washington and a u.s. embassy in havana will occur in the very near future. >>> group of 4th and 5th graders from arlington may be wise beyond their years. they are singing their hearts out to tell every one of us that we are good enough exactly the way we are. >> spent the afternoon with a group of students from drew middle school to get the inside scoop on an antibullying video they are hoping will go viral. >> who says you can't be the best? >> reporter: meet francis, ethan -- they go to drew middle school and they have a simple message. you're special. >> you're unique. i'm good enough just the way i am. >> who says you can't do things? they are just putting you down so