they're saying, "look, julian castro could end up as the first latino in the white house."so put those things together. you know, your mom's doing radical stuff-- you know, third party politics-- and you're like, right in with the big democratic party with... they have high hopes for you. >> well, i think it's a measure of how far the country has come in those 30 to 40 years, and she was active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. and when you look at... look back at that experience, it's not surprising that there would have been a third party, because neither party truly was serving, i think, the interests of hispanics at that time in the united states. you had a drop-out rate of 70% or something like that. just astronomical. and the institutions of significance in the country truly did not afford the american dream to certain folks, and it's a measure of how far we've come that you have more significant latino political empowerment, more progress in business ownership just across the board, that you could even have folks talk about in the relatively, you know, foreseeable f

juliÁn castro fue alcalde de la ciudad de san antonio, es hermano gemelo del congresista de texas joaquÍntadounidenses ahora mismo es cuÁl es su mejor opciÓn. vemos que aumentan los alquileres en muchas ciudades del paÍs, y al mismo tiempo, hace unos aÑos, es verdad que era muy fÁcil conseguir una hipoteca, hoy es muy difÍcil. >> ¿puede decirnos quÉ es mejor, rentar o comprar? >> creo que depende de las circunstancias particulares. a largo plazo, una persona debe comprar para tener ahÍ una hacienda, eso es parte de unos activos que van a ser parte de su hacienda y que se la puede legar a la prÓxima generaciÓn, pero hay muchas personas que prefieren alquilar en este momento. >> la idea del sueÑo americano siempre incluye ser propietario de una casa, pero ¿no es esta una idea anticuada? ¿cree que la nueva generaciÓn de hispanos, casi la mitad de ellos, por ejemplo, viven todavÍa con sus padres? ¿cree que ellos piensen que "quizÁs esto no es para mÍ", que el sueÑo americano ha cambiado y que no incluye tener una casa? >> yo creo que los estadounidenses aÚn quieren una parte del sueÑo america

julian: you have a famous brother. the castro brothers in cuba, and you guys in the u.s.. u guys are less dictatorial as i've heard. julian: i don't know can have you met my brother? john: who is the best politician between the two of you? julian: i believe my brother is more extroverted. he was better at sports, i was better at school. john: i was about to ask who is a better athlete. who is a better cook between the two? julian: probably me. when i was young, my grandmother wanted me to be a chef. i would bake things, watcher make chicken and rice. so probalby mebably me. john: so you are smarter and a better cook. he is a better athlete and a better politician. for all the girls, they haven't obvious choice to make. -- they have an obvious choice to make. mr. secretary, they were there. -- stay right there. you will see what we do with julian castro and these in just a minute. john: we were intrigued to learn that in addition to be the secretaryo f of hud, julian castro is a big boxing them. you can put these on if you want to. we thought we would ask for a visual tour a

in 2012 it was -- it was julian castro's turn.r of san antonio galvanized the entire crowd in charlotte by telling his story, an american story. >> my grandmother never owned a house. she cleaned other people's houses so she could afford to rent her own. but she saw her daughter become the first in her family to graduate from college. and my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, i could hold this microphone. >> last year president obama anointed julian castro to his cabinet as secretary of housing and urban development. he's tackling what he calls an affordable housing crisis and working on new jobs programs for lower income workers and there's been all kinds of speculation castro could be hillary clinton's pick for vice president. earlier this week before the hillary news came out about her campaign i spoke with him about that. but i started by asking about hud, what he's doing to tackle that affordable housing crisis. >> many americans have the american dream of finding a good place to call home home owne

julian: i would say, given the last election, probably the next eight years. john: still on the horizon. you have a famous brother. the castrorothers in cuba, and you guys in the u.s. you guys are less dictatorial, as far as i have heard. julian: i don't know. have you met my brother? john: he is a nice man. who is the best politician between the two of you? julian: i believe my brother is more extroverted. he was better at sports, i was a little bit better at school. john: i was about to ask who is a better athlete. you've already said that. who is a better cook between the two? julian: probably me. because my grandmother, when i was young, wanted me to be a chef. i would bake things, watch her make chicken and rice. or other things when i was growing up. so probabably me. john: so you are smarter and a better cook. he is a better politician and a better athlete. you have distilled about so well. -- that so well. for all the girls, they have an obvious choice to make. mr. secretary, stay right there. and you stay right there. you will see what we do with julian castro and these in just a minute. ♪ john: we were intrigued to

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i asked housing and urban development secretary julian castro just that. he had

on capital download this coming sunday we talk to hud secretary julian castro who will be in oklahoma city commemorating that tragic day. >> i look forward to being a part of a commemoration of their live and the service that they gave and also encouraging the employees that we have in oklahoma city to keep up the great work. >> hard to believe it's been 20 years. hud secretary castro is also on hillary clinton's short list for perhaps a vice presidential nod. susan page and i will talk about that and the political news of the week, sunday 8:30, capital download. >>> on the national mall tomorrow, rockers and fallout boys were some of the bands rehearsing today to join usher, no doubt train, mary j. blige and others for a day of music and speeches, but it's being called a free speech afternoon for permit reasons. it's not a concert. there will be exhibits on climate change, extreme poverty. tomorrow's earth day event runs from noon be closed beginning at 6 a.m. people are advised to use public transportation. >> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather, d.c.'s most

vice president joe biden and housing chief julian castro promoting home ownership for low income americans today. while the government is pushing banks to loosen lending standards. jason meister says we're repeating the same mistakes that led to the last housing crisis and joined by david licken and katrina camden. jason to you, the big question mark as the program come out. hud secretary coming out, the vice president saying the banks have to be looser. got to make more loans. do you think we're on the road to another crisis here? >> i think some of these home ownership promoting home ownership. that leads us in that direction. we're seven years after the housing bust, and we're still talking about a housing recovery. interest rates are at historic lows we're at 3.7% on a 30-year mortgage and it's cheap, right? that mortgage is a cheap percent interest rate but having a huge affordability issue in the country. the middle class is squeezed and the housing market is not robust. cheryl: there you go, david, americans are not qualifying for a loan. let's loosen the lending standards, right? >

. >> there's a lot of talk about julian castro your twin brother, being a potential running mate on the ticket -- >> of course if you ask me i would put him on but i'm saying that as a brother. no i think my brother would be great at whatever he does. but he's focused on doing a great job at hud. >> of course he is the hud secretary, but a rising star as are you. >> thank you. >> we thank you for being with us here at the latin american summit. we'll have more from panama coming up and for now, let's send it back to kristen welker in d.c. for the other news making headlines today. >> andrea thanks great conversation about panama and 2016. we want to look now at the other big story we're following at this hour in illinois search crews are looking for any possible survivors of last night's deadly tornado. the twister ripped through the small town of fairdale killing one person and virtually flattening more than 50 buildings. kevin tibbles is on the ground. we're just getting our first look at the full scope of the damage there. what are you seeing and what's the very latest? >> reporter:

the united states following a historic meet in panama the summit of the americas weather raul castro. julian is here with me as we are at the top of the hour 7:00 eastern. buck sexton former cia counterterrorism analyst and also a conservative strategist. let me highlight some of the things the president said then we'll discuss it. the president saying that we continue to stand up strongly for democracy and human rights. also calling this a turning point in u.s. relations with cuba. the president also saying that he had a candid and fruitful conversation with raul castro. we know that conversation lasted just about 12 minutes but also highlighting the human rights concerns and saying that the united states is not giving up on those issues but also is pressing forward. another thing i do want to highlight here we had expected that the president may announce in this press conference that the united states would remove cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism from it list. he has said he has not yet studied that recommendation from the state department because he has been traveling so much. he want

it's the castros from texas? oh. hi, julian. anyway. being president is never easy.ion system, issue veto threats, negotiate with iran all while finding time to pray five times a day. [laughter] [applause] it is no wonder that people keep pointing out how the presidency has aged me. i look so old john boehner has already invited netanyahu to speak at my funeral. [laughter] meanwhile, michelle has not aged a day. [applause] i asked her what her secret is and she just says fresh fruits and vegetables. it is aggravating. [laughter] the fact is though at this point my legacy is finally beginning to take shape. the economy is getting better. nine out of 10 americans have health coverage. [applause] today thanks to obamacare, you no longer have to worry about losing insurance if you lose your job. you are welcome, senate democrats. [laughter] look, it is true. i have not managed to make everybody happy. six years into my presidency some people still say i am arrogant and aloof. condescending. some people are so dumb. [laughter] no wonder i don't meet with them. that is not

castro aprovechÓ para callar la boca de todos los que anunciaron una crisis en su matrimonio. >> estamos muy unidos, nos amamos. >> marjorie al -asegurÓ seguir soltera, y tanto ella como juliÁno le preguntamos por joan sebastiÁn. >> joan es increÍble, le habían dado dos aÑos de vida la primera vez. >> África zavala y david bisbal tambiÉn lucieron sus modelos. >> me niego estar 20 aÑos con el mismo pelo, me gusta cambiar. >> premios tv y novelas 2015, glamour vemos,corazones no sabemos. addis: ¿ustedes le creen a los que lo niegan? yo no. johnny: se ha comentado que cuando uno pasa tanto tiempo juntos en los estudios de grabaciÓn los sentimientos empiezan a florecer. ana: dicen que no siente nada en los besos. addis: son besos de telenovela. johnny: se ha comentado. ana: te mandamos un beso hasta mÉxico, ¿tienes mÁs informaciÓn mÁs adelante? addis: tengo muchas cosas mÁs, amigos. johnny: continuamos contigo, pero en este momento vamos hasta santa ana, california que se encuentra nuestra karla, con el circo vargas. es la ganadora. ♪ ♪ alan: precisamente, el circo vargas. el hombre con la quijada mÁs fuerte del mundo. quÉ bÁrbaro! mira nada mÁs el peso de esa escalera. mÁs adel