mr. castro: thank you, mr. speaker. first, i am very honored to be joined by my fellow colleagues, the members of congress, from both parties from san antonio, texas, congressman smith, doggett, cuellar, and hurd who each represent a portion of bear county and joined me on this amendment. my amendment would give the secretary of homeland security authority to establish the national cybersecurity preparedness consortium or ncpc, within the department of homeland security. doing so would formly allow this consortium, which already exists outside of the government to assist state and local entities in developing their own viable and sustainable cybersecurity programs. and it would be at no cost to taxpayers. the ncpc consists of five university partners. the university of texas at san antonio leads the effort, along with texas a&m university in college station, the university of texas of arkansas -- the university of arkansas, the university of memphis, and nor witch university in vermont. these schools proactively came to

mr. castro? mr. castro votes aye. mr. whitman? mr. whitman votes no. mr. hunter? mr. hunter votes no. mr. peters? mr. peters votes aye. mr. flemming? dr. flemming votes no. mr. kaufmann? mr. coffman no. mr. walls? mr. walls votes aye. mr. o'rourke? mr. o'rourke votes aye. dr. heck? dr. heck votes no. mr. scott? mr. scott votes no. mr. brooks? mr. brooks votes no. mr. nugent? no. breeze gram in-- ms. gram? mr. multon? mr. multon votes aye. mr. burns? mr. burn votes no. mr. graves? mr. graves votes no. mr. knight? mr. knight votes no. mr. mccarther? mr. mccarther votes aye. mr. russell? mr. russell votes no. >> mr. chairman? excuse me while i chew my cookie. gentlemen from new jersey? >> how am i recorded? >> you are recorded no. >> i would like to be a yes. >> clerk report the tally. >> 34 aye votes and 29 no votes. >> the amendment is adopted. question now on 157-r1 by ms. spear. clerk will call the role. >> chairman? no. mr. smith? aye. mr. jones? mr. jones a yes. ms. sanchez? ms. sanchez, no. mr. brady? mr. brady no. mr. davis? ms. davis votes no. mr. wilson? mr. wilson votes no. mr

mr. castro votes no. mr. whitman. mr. whitman votes aye. ms. duckworth. >> no. >> ms. duckworth votes no. mr. hunter. mr. hunter votes aye. mr. peters. >> no. >> mr. peters votes no. dr. fleming. dr. fleming votes aye. mr. vici votes no. mr. kaufman. mr. kaufman votes ayes. ms. gabbard votes no. mr. gibson. mr. gibson votes no. mr. walz. mr. walz votes no. mr. hartsler votes aye. mr. o'rourke votes no. dr. heck. dr. heck votes aye. mr. norcross. mr. norcross votes no. mr. scott votes aye. mr. gallego votes no. mr. brooks. mr. brooks votes aye. mr. that ki votes no. mr. nugent. mr. new jentd votes aye. ms. graham votes no. mr. cook. mr. cook votes aye. mr. ashford. mr. ashford votes no. mr. bridenstein. mr. bridenstein votes aye. mr. moulton votes no. dr. wen strop. >> dr. wenstrop votes aye. mr. agular. mr. agular votes no. miss wolorski votes aye. mr. burn. mr. burn votes aye. mr. graves. mr. graves votes aye. mr. zinci. mr. zinci votes aye. ms. stephenic. ms. stefanic votes aye. ms. mcsally votes aye. mr. knight. mr. knight votes aye. mr. mcarthur. mr. mcarthur votes

mr. castro is saying. in the middle east they've documented once again by the spokesman for the saudi-led coalition. >> from the batter of the forces from inside and from our side this is a joint effort and this is very much concentrated all the planes are conducting the population according to the plans. this the operation as stated yesterday, pressure is still continuing against the militia movement. we've targeted in saada region. now there are other two ways, either they go to the south now all the routes are becoming difficult for them to use. and we have blocked some of the routes to make it difficult for them. so we have blocked all the easier routes which they were using. and now they're trying to reorganize and together which the militias seize in saada or sanaa. yesterday we have targeted in the east of aden, and the main center in aden and areas that have been targeted many times. so we can stop the operation. there are some operations we have taken at the sanaa airport. so the operations contin

mr. castro. vice president biden: appoints the following senators and members of the committee on the part of the senate to escort his excellency shinzo abe into the chamber. senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell. the senator from texas, mr. cornyn. the senator from utah, mr. hatch. the senator from wyoming, mr. barrasso. the senator from missouri, mr. blunt. the senator from mississippi mr. economicer. the senator from tennessee, mr. corker. the senator from illinois, mr. durbin. the senator from washington, miss murray. the senator from maryland, mr. cardin. and the senator from hawaii -- the senator from hawaii, ms. hirono. the speaker: members of the escort committee will leave through the lobby doors. >> mr. speaker the acting dean of the diplomatic corps. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. >> mr. speaker the prime minister of japan. the speaker: members of congress i have the high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you his excellency shinzo abe prime minister of japan. pr

mr. castro did during his speech at the summit earlier in the day. tammy jumping back in there, mary anne raised a point that the optics are not the same, but president obama does speak to prime minister netanyahu regularly. >> there's also demands. there's a lot of demands put on israel. you know frameworks about whether or not what will help conversations and whether certain conversations will proceed. lifting -- having a better relationship is great if you can actually create a new democratic framework for the people of cuba. let me just say leading into this, cuba is highly reliant on venezuela and russia. as the economy of both those nations started to collapse, we were right at the point of being able -- >> tammy let me jump in here and let's listen in to president obama now. he's stepping up to the podium. >> i want to begin by thanking the president and people of panama city and all the pan manian people for being excellent hosts at the summit of measures. a place with cultures and commerce of our hemisphere have long intersected panama has o

mr. castro. mr. castro votes no. the gentleman from missouri mr. graves wish to be recorded? mr. graves bodes aye. the gentleman from rhode island mr. lender then how is he recorded? >> is not recorded sir. mr. lone german votes no. mr. longo then votes no. langevin >> the clerk will report the tally. >> 35 aye vote, 27 no votes. >> the amendment is adopted. the question now occurs on amendment number 51r1 by the gentleman from tennessee mr. cooper. the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] >> mr. chairman? >> ms. speier. >> i would like to change my vote from no to aye. >> ms. speier of votes aye. the clerk will report the results. >> mr. chairman the ayes were 27 and the nose were 35. >> the amendment is not agreed to. the question now rises on the amendment offered by ms. sanchez number 164. the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll ca

matter of hours they are expected to have a proper discussion, the first time it happened since mr castro's brother fidel seized power in 1959. >> as the united states begins a new chapter in the relationship with cuba, we hope it creates an environment improving the lives of the cuban people. >> reporter: the u.s. is key to show the summit that it's a change in the relations with the entire region. there's a cloud on the horizon. protesters are angry about an executive order by president obama, placing sanctions on senior venezuelan officials and condemning the government of president nicolas maduro. he made a point of visiting a place where civilians were killed during the u.s. invasion of panama more than a quarter of a century ago. >> translation: to reach justice, the united states has to ask for forgiveness from panama and latin america for the invasion of 1989. >> reporter: he is not the only critic of obama. at many side events, it's clear the left is tradition of latin american politics is alive. these comments from bolivian president evo morales. >> translation: now that they can'

mr. castro not in danger of losing his job as president obama insisted to the surprise of many he is quote not in the business of regime change. turns out that the obama doctrine is about proximity strong arm dictators president's targets for regime change in libya, egypt and syria but not a problem in the western hemisphere in particular. an island in the gulf. embattled democratic senator bob menendez had a problem with the conflict slams the obama fawning overtures as wrong headed. >> i think that president has a misguided calculation that if you open your hands to dictators they will unclench fist, raul castro may have said nice things about president obama, at the same time last month we had 600 arrests of innocent people inside of cuba. who were detained. lou: not worthy of news in the obama administration. and obama doctrine is also about apiece am, giving -- appeasement, gives your add adversaries what they want, what is our next dictator that president obama could reach out to expecting them to unclench their fists now thomas jefferson quote said, every government generates -- peo

meddling in his affair over the course of ten president but in a remarkable moment, castro said he admired mrobama. >> translator: in my opinion, president obama is an honest man. >> reporter: an assessment castro said he made skimming through the president's auto biographies. >> translator: i were in him and i think his behavior has a lot to do with his humble background. >> reporter: there hasn't been a take like this since mixon met fundamental fundamental when dwight eisenhower was president. after a series of encounters with castro, the president stopped short of saying he trusts the cuban leader. do you feel that raul castro is an honest man? >> it was a candid and fruitful conversation between me and raul castro. i can tell you that in the conversations i've had so far with him, two on the phone and, most recently, face-to-face, that we are able to speak honestly about our differences and our concerns in ways that i think offer the possibility of moving the relationship between our two countries in a different and better direction. >> reporter: next, the obama administration is expecte

mr. castro's story, like many americans today, begins south of the border. born june 12, 1916 in mexico, mr. castro grew up in arizona graduated from douglas high school he was the second youngest in a family of 12 children. his father was a union leader forced out of mexico for organizing the mine in mexico. his father died when castro was only 12 years old. his mother became a midwife to feed the family. growing up in the u.s.-mexico border near douglas, ashese, -- arizona, castro learned many life lessons. especially when it came to the issues of prejudice and injustice. he often spoke of walking five miles to a segregated school while white children rode a bus to that -- to another school. he was keenly aware of the difference in the quality of jobs available to men and women that look like him. this certain prejudice and discrimination ultimately became his enduring motivation. a moment engraved in his memory is when, despite not being able to properly pronounce his name, castro realized his grammer school teacher truly cared for him and wanted him to b

mr. castro concerning research and development work with the biosafety facilities. endment number 188 r-1 by mr. wells directing a briefing on major force program funds for cyber operations. amendment number 191 by mr. walz directing an annual report for national guard capabilities. amendment number 202 by mr. franks establishing a commission to assess threats from electromagnetic pulse attack. amendment number 231 by mr. johnson increasing research and development funds for stroke of black colleges and universities in minority institutions. amendment number 232 r-1 by mr. hunter directing a comptroller review general review of the distributive common ground system. amendment number 270 r-1 by mr. knight concerning the laboratory demonstration programs. amendment number 284 by mr. lambert and ms. graham establishing a program official to develop anti-coming systems an amendment number 285 r-1 by mr. lamborn directing an assessment of the directed energy investor base. >> is there any further discussion on the en bloc amendments? gentlemen from colorado. >> mr. chairm

mr. castro. >> thank you, chairman. i, too, support the amendment. we know that the folks that are here who have daca status were brought here through no fault of their own. many of them have a genuine and sincere and deep passion to serve in the united states military, but the reason that this is also so important is because daca as everyone knows, is not a permanent thing. the next president is going to have to decide whether to extend this program or not, and it's exactly this kind of information that will tell us the benefits in this case to the military, obviously we will be watching for benefits in other parts of our society but i think something like this is critical for the next president, whoever that person is, to make an assessment of the effectiveness of daca. i yield back, chairman. >> gentleman yields back. further discussion? question occurs on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. knows in favor say aye. >> aye. >> eopposed no. >> the ayes have it. >> i ask for a record vote. >> the ayes have it and the amendment is agree

mr. castro although obviously the opportunity for photo ops will certainly arise.eal. both symbolically and otherwise. >> i think what's going to happen, if it's not an official meeting, it's going to be a meeting along the margins. they'll meet. they will visit. they will talk as they've talked on the phone already. first there's going to be a john kerry and bruno rodriguez meeting on thursday which is the highest level meeting between a u.s. and cuban official since the embargo in more than half a century. we have a new nbc news marist poll. 59% of all registered voters 56% of latinos with a margin of error of 3%. identical findings. in favor of the diplomatic opening to cuba resuming relations. >> and just one quick note. congress will be watching. obviously we know about the debate in congress about iran and the sanctions or lifting of the sanctions in the wake of a deal. but cuba as well has been a point of significant consternation and disagreement. they'll be watching what happens down in panama as well. >> and so will we. in fact, we're headings down there.

mr. castro. what does this go?ithin the talk of washington and our history with cuba what is the next step for president obama? peter: i think the next step is in the next few days, perhaps a week or so you will hear a final decision on whether or not to take cuba off the list of state sponsors of terrorism. he's gotten the recommendation to do that and he has to go through the formal process. that is a big step because it sis not symbolic, it means cubans in the united states their mission could open a bank account. that is not insignificant. next is faster than people think will be embassies opening in both countries. i think that will be another symbolic step but an important step going forward. tom: it goes back to dwight eisenhower and richard nixon in 1959. this is before your time. it is before my time. olivia: president obama wasn't even born when the castro brothers took power in havana. in is a long time in the works you could say. peter, a question on how this fits into the broader regional strategic of

mr. castro appeared >> i would like to yield three minutes to the gentlelady from california ms. speier. >> i thank the gentleman for yielding. i have a question or to chair the subcommittee. mr. turner, the fact that the gao, the inspector general and the department of operational testing and evaluation have all said that there are problems and that we need to recognize moving forward we don't even have to ramp up capacity as i believe the gao, do you basically disagree with the conclusions made by those various oversight entities? >> no. what i recommend this if you attend a hearing before us if you were so interested in this committee would hear the gao praise the accomplishments made any operation of the past 35 in their assertion that the need to continue development and production. you are misreading of the gao report and translating that into your amendment. i would be glad to arrange a meeting to discuss this directly with the gao sync can acquire what the recommendations -- how they would relate to your concerns into an oversight. i also invite you to any additional info

castro came face to face. the first exchange since before mr. obama was born. >> it was time to try something new. >> translator: we are willing to discuss everything but we need to be patient. >> reporter: the president told the leaders gathered at the summit of the americas in panama, he wants to turn the page with cuba. >> the united states will not be imprisoned by the past. we're looking to the future. >> reporter: though he conceded the long-time adversaries will still have their differences. >> we will continue to speak out on universal values that we consider are important. i'm sure president castro will speak out on issues he thinks are important. >> reporter: castro did speak out. castro blasted u.s. medaling in his nation's affairs over the course of ten presidents. in a remarkable moment castro said he admired mr. obama. >> translator: in my opinion, mr. obama is an honest man. >> reporter: an assessment he made after skimming through his autobiographies. >> translator: i admire him. i think his behavior has a lot to do with his humb

but in a remarkable moment, castro said he admired mr. obama. >> translator: in my opinion, president obama is an honest man. >> reporter: an assessment castro said he made after skimming through the president's auto biographies. >> translator: i admire him, and i think his behavior has a lot to do with his humble background. >> reporter: there hasn't been a give-and-take like this between the u.s. and castro since richard nixon met fidel castro in 1959 when dwight eisenhower was president. but even after a series of encounters, the president stopped short of saying he trusts the cuban leader. >> do you feel that raul castro is an honest man? >> it was a candid and fruitful conversation between me and raul castro. i can tell you that in the conversations i've had so far with him, two on the phone and most recently, face to face that we are able to speak honestly about our differences and our concerns, in ways that i think offer the possibility of moving the relationship between our two countries in a different and better direction. >> repo

castro in panama. that's where both men are attending the international conference summit of the americas. tomorrow mr. obama is scheduled to meet with castro to talk about the reopening of formal relations between the two countries. this will be the first time in over 50 years the leaders of the united states and cuba have sat down together. >>> he's the youngest member of the u.s. senate and he's only been on the job a few months, but tom cotton is already making some waves. he wrote that open letter to the iranian leaders and got 46 republican senators to sign on just as white house was trying to hammer out the nuclear iranian deal. now he's working across the aisle to fight that agreement. >> senator schumer and i don't often agree, but up with area where we do usually agree -- one area where we do usually agree is promoting a strong u.s. israel alliance. a nuke iran is a threat to israel's national survive. >> this sunday i'll be talking also about the historic city election in ferguson. so join us for our wusa9 weekend newscast this sunday. >>> the wait is over. our beloved tidal basin cherry bl

mr. obama and castro both arrived in panama city yesterday with the summit of the americas. they aren't expected to formally meet, but could interact on the sidelines of the summit. >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> good morning. as we head into the rest of today, want to be careful, it is a first alert day for the possibility of severe storms as we head into your afternoon and into your evening. that could affect your evening commute. you want to take it easy out there on the roads. already seeing light rain and slick roads out there and also tracking a big warmup as we head into the afternoon. temperatures yesterday in the 40s. now as we head into the rest of day, most locations push into the 70s. 30 degree warmup in one day. here are the details on your first alert. we're expecting afternoon and evening thunderstorms, that could lead to strong gusty winds. and the possibility of hail. closer look outside now, you can see it is a dreary friday as we end this workweek for philadelphia. 44 degrees mostly cloudy skies, not dealing

but in a remarkable moment castro said, he admired mr. ent obama is an honest man. >> an assessment castro said he made after skimming through the president's auto biographies. >> translator: i hadadmire him and i think it's because of his humble background. >> reporter: but even after a series of encounters with castro the president stopped short of saying he trusted the cuban leader? >> do you think raul castro is an honest man? >> it was a fruitful meeting between me and raul castro. i can tell you in the conversations i have had so far with him two on the phone and most recently face to face we were able to speak honestly about our differences and our concerns in ways that offer the possibility of moving the relationship between our two countries in a different and better direction. >> reporter: next the obama administration is expected to remove cuba from the u.s. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move blasted by some lawmakers including florida republican senator marco rubio, saying i don't see how they can rationalize taking th

the castro actually apologized to mr. obama telling the president he game no responsibility for the way other u.s. presidents treated cuba. on the agenda the opening of the u.s. embassy in cuba which has been closed since 1961 and conversation about domestic restrictions on the cuban people. we will have much more on the historic meeting at 11:30. >>> president obama tackled what is sure to be tomorrow's big head line the expected announcement from hillary clinton that she is launching her presidential campaignment mrs. clinton is expect to make a a announcement tomorrow by way of the video posted on social media. here's what the president had to say about a clinton candidacy. >> she was a formidable candidate in 2008. she was a great supporter of mine in the general election. she was an outstanding secretary of state. she is my friend. i think that she would be an excellent president. >> meanwhile hillary clinton supporters rally with mid insuring where clinton is expect to open up her campaign headquarters. >>> a man ca

mr. obama eager to please his new friend raul castro. president so eager -- 4 months, mr. obama only announced his plan to normalize relation in december cuba on state department's fast track list, while our long time friends to the north canada are on the long time list. and still waiting. how long have they been waiting? just 6 1/2 years and counting, even though it passed every test the pipeline cleared every hurdle except one. and it goes by the name of president obama. an application for the keystone pipeline was filed with the state department in 2008. and still no, no clear answer, this despite multiple environmental reviews by the state department. so the white house ordered the state department to further review whether keystone is in the national interest. you probably thought that decision about the national interest rightly belongs with the president not that president, this administration appeared set on giving our adversaries everything they want while ignores the consequences of a piecement and -- appeasement and telling our allies to go to hell, mr. be mr.

one thing castro said that will reverberate in the united states is he called mr. obama president obama an honest man and said he wants to support president obama's move to normalize relations, and especially his call to congress, which is not predisposed to do this right now at least lifting the economic embargo on cuba. >> axelrod: major garrett in panama with the president. major, thank you. at his news conference late today, major also asked the president about his controversial nuclear deal with iran. >> i don't understand why it is that everybody's working so hard to anticipate failure. the opponents of the deal don't seem to be focused on how do we get to a good deal as much as they're focused on how can we show that it's not possible to get a good deal. and my simple point is let's wait and see what the deal is. and we'll be able to look. and if in fact we're not satisfied that it cuts off the pathways for iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, then we won't sign it. >> axelrod: the president added he is dismayed that some republicans in congress are giving more

mr. obama met with cuban president raul castro last week. removing cuba from the terrorist list will make it easier for cuba to borrow money and conduct business. >>> james holmes is charged with kill 1g 2 people in an attack in aurora, colorado three years ago. he's pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. opening statements begin april 27th. >>> and this is the second anniversary of the boston marathon bombing. a moment of silence and other small remembrances are planned. three people died in the attack and another 360 were injured. he's convicted of 30 counts and could face the death penalty. >>> hillary clinton has another round of events planned in iowa today. she's laying out her policy agenda as her presidential plan gets rolling. >> hillary clinton is laying out the basic tenets of her campaign while she's in iowa. this is the state she came in third place. she said she's the only democrat who's running. three republicans are on the trail as well. it's only a matter of time before they have company. hillary clinton ended her first d

castro. tomorrow mr. obama will sit down with the cuban leader. it will happen in panama.bing the meeting as a chance for substantial talks about improving relations between the two countries. >>> just days before the tax deadline, we're getting a look at the first family's finances. the president and mrs. obama's gross income was just-j()ñ s released by the white house today. mr. and mrs. obama paid about $93,000 in taxes and 70,000 to charity. the vice president and his wife dr. jill biden also released their income statements. they earned almost $400,000 and paid $17,000 in taxes. >>> still ahead, farmers under fire. the group being targeted because of our droughts. >>> and two separate neighborhoods coming together for the very first time. up@pkqyf4f/next, your chance to shape the future of san francisco. >>> and what a long strange trip it's been. and now that trip coming through santa clara. a big announcement from the grateful dead. ♪ >>> two bart derailments last year were apparently the x.o last straw. bart is investing ins million in investments. they're replaci

leaving washington wednesday, president obama spoke by phone with cuban dictator raul castro their second call since mra's historic decision to normalize relations with cuba. ahead of their meeting tomorrow, secretary of state john kerry met with cuba's foreign minister bruno rodriguez thursday night the highest level engagement since 1959. cuba is one of four countries on the state sponsors of terrorism list, landing there in 1982 after supporting terrorist groups in spain and colombia. the president's likely decision to remove cuba would allow it access to u.s. finance and arms sales and could accelerate the opening of embassies in embassies in havana and washington. >> as we move towards the process of normalization, we'll have our differences government to government with cuba on many issues, just as we differ at times with other nations within the americas, just as we differ with our closest allies. there's nothing wrong with that. >> reporter: but human rights issues still divide the u.s. and cuba. the administration denounced violence here wednesday when castro supporters attacked political diss

mr. obama and president raul castro greeted each other last night during the summit of the americas in panama. both leaders have an opportunity to take another step in normalizing relations between the two countries. there has been some speculation that president obama will announce the u.s. is removing cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. millions are bracing for another round of severe weather across the midwest, this after a tornado killed two people in illinois. take a look he at the damage done in fairdale illinois. two women died after the twister hit their neighborhood. thursday's tornado damaged just about every structure in the small farming community northwest of chicago. some people dodged the tornado including 12 diners who found shelter with seconds to spare in the basement of a local restaurant. traffic is back to normal this morning after drivers faced nearly endless delays following a truck fire at the marin end of the richmond-san raf ael bridge. we first showed you what happened in that's pictures from sky 7 hd yesterday morning. a ups truck burst into flames a

. >> president obama met raul castro in panama. mr.ma called the historic meeting a turning point and new beginning. chris jansing reports from panama city on what it will take to make the promise of a new relationship with cuba into a reality. >> the anticipation to this historic moment had been building for months. when president obama sat down with raul castro, the meeting lived up to the heights going longer than expected and marking what the president called a turning point. the world was watching. >> i think we are now in a position to move on a path towards the future. and leave behind some of the circumstances of the past. >> the president acknowledged differences remain. >> we will continue to try to lift up concerns around democracy and human rights. >> their meeting lasted about an hour. it's implications will be felt for decades to come. the president said, every issue is on the table. he is expected to take cuba off the list of nations that sponsor terrorism. opening the way for embassies to open in washington and havana.

mr. obama and president raul castro have the opportunity to take steps in relations between the two nations there. there is some speculation president obama will announce the u.s. is removing cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. >>> numerous americans are embracing for another round of severe weather across the midwest. this after a tornado killed two people in illinois. residents of fairdale, illinois, hope they can return to their homes sometime today. two women died after the twister hit their neighborhood. thursday's tornado damaged about every structure in the small farming community northwest of chicago. >> they said just be prepared when you go out for what you are going to see. and i thought, i'm fine, i've seen stuff like this before, and i came out and i about fell apart. trucks turned over and signs just crunched. >> some people dodged the tornado. they include twelve diners who found shelter with seconds to spare in the basement of a restaurant. >>> crews will be working all weekend to clean up twelve truckloads of cement that spilled into an oakland creek. fish an

mr. obama and president raul castro have the opportunity to take steps in relations between the two nations there. is speculation president obama will announce the u.s. is removing cube from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. >>> numerous americans are embracing for another round of severe weather across the midwest. this after a tornado killed two people in illinois. residence of fairdale, illinois hope they can return to their homes sometime today. two women died after the twister hit their neighborhood. thursday's tornado damaged about every structure in the small farming community northwest of chicago. >> they said just be prepared when you go out for what you are going to see. and i thought, i'm fine, i've seen stuff like this before and i came out and i about fell apart. trucks turned over and signs just crunched. >> some people dodged the tornado. they include twelve diners who found shelter with second to spare in the basement of a restaurant. >>> crews will be working all weekend to clean up twelve truckloads of cement that spilled into an oakland creek. fish and wildlife off

castro said he admired mr.ion, president obama is an honest man. >> in an assessment, he made after skimming through the president's auto biographies. >> i admire him and his behavior has a lot to do with his humble background. >> there hasn't been a give and take like this between u.s. and cuba before richard nixon met fidel castro when dwight eisenhower was president. >> but even after a series of ken counters with castro, the president stopped short saying he trusted the cuban leader. >> do you feel raul castro assist an honest man. >> can't did and fruitful conversation between castro. i can tell you that, in the conversations that i have had so far with him. two on the phone and most recently face to face. that we are able to speak honestly about our differences. and our concerns. in ways that i think offer the possibility of moving the relationship between the two countries in a different and better direction. >> next, the obama administration is expected to remove cuba from the list of state sponsors of

with the president sitting down with cuban president raul castro who lavishly praised mr. obama, it's already made this an unpredictable race even before it's started. maria? >> eric shawn, thanks very much. more now senator johnny isaisakson. you said she will have to answer questions regarding benghazi. what exactly are you looking to learn? >> well why the state department didn't respond quickly as they should have, why these four individuals lost their life without any defense why the attack was blamed publicly on a video and not blamed on what exactly happened. there's a lot of uncertainty around benghazi and the people deserve the right answers they deserve the truth and the families of those who lost their lives deserve the peace to know so. >> we certainly have not heard much from hillary on this. why do you think it's such a soft announcement? everyone's expecting her to run for president. she's apparently going to be fweeting it from her campaign headquarters and then heading to iowa. what is your sense of this announcement we're waiting on? >> i'm got really a s

castro as soon as today. what does this mean for u.s./cuba relations? that's next. >>> the president in panama this morning. mr. obama expected to have a discussion with cuban president raul castro. recently he announced he removed cuba from the state sponsored list of terrorism. jim acosta has more. >> reporter: all eyes on the encounter with president obama and raul castro at the summit of the americas of latin american leaders which takes place later today. they have spoken on the phone before. they did it shake hands in 2013. nothing like what we may witness today. one thing we should point is the state department is recommending the obama administration remove cuba from the state list of terrorism. it is key to reestablish embassies in havana and washington. a lot of speculation this would have been taken care of by now. the president, when asked about normalizing relations with cuba on thursday dismissed the notion this is taking too long. >> in terms of the overall process of establishing diplomatic relations with cuba i think they are proceeding as i expected. i never foresaw that immediately overnight e

mr. president plans to meet with cuban president raul castro at a latin american summit in panama. earlier today the president met with caribbean leaders in jamaica. mr. obama is the first u.s. president to visit kingston since ronald reagan was there in 1982. the president told caribbean leaders that part of the reason they're dealing with the high energy cost that they are dealing with is because of climate change. he says both the u.s. and the caribbean need to take action. >>> hi head of the summit tomorrow in panama city, protests broke out that ended with a couple people in custody. the president said he's interested in pursuing a relationship with the united states. they're upset over sanctions that have been put on venezuelan government officials by the u.s. government. >>> there's a small victory tonight in the battle against cyber criminals. a cyber crime task force has taken down its first target called the beebone botnet. it's a collection of servers programmed to hijack computers and networks a lot here in the u.s. the task force is made up of several international law

mr. obama spoke with cuban president raul castro on the phone for the second time ever ahead of an expected face-to-face meeting. it comes amid an effort to restore tice between cuba and the united states. >>> it's more than three days since we've seen the sun but we'll see a whole lot of it before the weekend. we have a bit of rain around during the afternoon rush but a windy saturday and a sunny weekend overall. we'll see lots of sunshine. nice warm temperature. flag still blowing out there. it's going to be blowing tomorrow but it's going to be blowing dryer air in here. it's 54 degrees now. the wind is finally going into the southwest. and that has pushed the temperature 12 degrees higher than yesterday. it was supposed to be closer to 30 degrees higher than this time yesterday we're in the 50s across much of the area. 58 in mt. holly. as we head farther to the south the warmer air has come in. aloke chakravarty, 62 degrees. 62 in dover. and it's 70-plus degrees in sussex county in delaware. even warmer than that farther to the south. we started the day off with cold air all the way up

. >> i'm heidi zhou-castro with al jazeera america, is mr jackson in. >> no he's not. >> reporter: he never appeared. in response to the texas bar association complaint he denied the existence of a deal and presents a twist. evidence that brings webb's story into question. on the same day web formally recanted his cameron todd willingham testimony from prison he wrote this letter to john jackson's friend saying "i sincerely hope john nose i have no choice. the arianne brotherhood told me what to write". webb says the prison gang forced him to write a motion to recant. when we asked web about this he changed his story saying the arianne brotherhood never bothered him in prison. >> the heart of a lot of this is johnny webb's testimony was unreliable and should never have been used in the first place. at this point nobody is relying necessarily on what johnny web has to say. >> do you think he's innocent? >> everything that i looked at and that has come up shows there's no evidence that he committed the crime. >> reporter: that the innocence project argues creates reasonable doubt about

mr. obama shook hands and had a face to face meeting with cuba's raul castro. it is the first time a u.s. and cuban leader have met in almost 60 years. they met on the sidelines at the summit of the americas. >> i think what we have both concluded is that we can disagree with the spirit of respect and civility and that over time, it is possible for us to turn the page and develop a new relationship between our two countries. >> shortly after the historic handshake, castro made a surprising apology. he did it while blasting the u.s. presidents for their treatment of cuba. he apologized to president obama saying he was not one of the u.s. presidents who caused the problems. >>> things around the u.s. capital are back to normal tonight, but it was in lockdown for several hours today. that after a still unidentified man walked up the west front of the capitol with a suitcase and a gun. >> i was talking to somebody and she looked over and said oh my god, he has a gun. and i saw the guy with a sign and he had just shot himself. >> the area was immediately locked down

mr. secretary, they were there. -- stay right there. you will see what we do with julian castro and these in just a minute.ohn: 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 about two distinct forms of fisticuffs. fighters on one hand, and politicians in the public arena. >> you have the foreman right here, a classic fight from 1974. unexpected that ali would come back. forman with just a monster at this time. he had it demolished fraser. key was seen as invincible. ali got him in the eighth round. john: this was the rumble in the jungle. did you see that movie? was ali and these fights when you became a boxing fan? julian: i was born in the 70's muscle i learned about it later. --in the 1970's, so i learned about it later. we have two politicians in the arena. there is you sitting next to ted cruz. i think he is trying to shake her hand. what was it like to meet ted cruz? i heard is he a great debater. julian: he was a princeton debater. i am sure i shook his hand

. >> >> historic meeting between president obama and cuban leader raul castro coming under fire by some u.s. leaders. critics say mrbama missed the opportunity to make a real change inside of the island nation. >> reporter: this is the first time a sitting president has come to the cable since the u.s. broke off diplomatic relations in 1969. both leaders acknowledging it will take time to rebuild a trusting relationship. president obama said since the ties became severed long before he came into office, he is not interested in keeping the relationship cold. secretary of state john kerry met with the cuban foreign minister in panama and called the mighting a show of progress. >> belief is very powerful that by beginning to engage, by beginning to have greater travel, greater ability to move, greater ability to visit. ideas and opportunities will grow that the cuban people will have the opportunity for expressions, change of views, that's what will promote transformation over a period of time. >> reporter: critics argue the administration should be march wary over the relationship. >> i think the president has a misg

mr. obama is expected to interact with cuban president raul castro during the event.comes as the u.s. state department recommends removing cuba from the u.s. list of terrorism. >>> ritchie benaud has died at the age of 84 years old. he had been fighting skin cancer. the voice of cricket, as benaud has been called, made his broadcasting debut in 1960. >>> now back to the top story. newly released dash camera video shows some of the last minutes of walter scott's life. we can see the initial traffic stop that officer michael slager made over a busted tail lite. seconds later, things change when walter scott gets out and starts running. joining us now is cheryl dorsey, retired lapd sergeant. thanks for taking time with us. there's this newly released dash cam video that shows the moments just after the traffic stop. what are the takeaways from what you saw there? >> well, you know, there's a couple of things that bother me. i'm concerned about why he would engage the passenger in the vehicle, have him step out of the car and search him. when i first heard about this inci