well, raoul castro has not enclenched his fist. in fact, he has tightened it up. >> reporter: clearly, the passions run high, especially in the cuban-american community. yet if you talk to younger folks they could not be more excited about the possibility 6 our two nations finally moving forward and coming together perhaps unlike at any point certainly in my lifetime. we're certainly looking forward to seeing how this plays out. we will be here and bringing you live coverage throughout. >> we will be looking forward to your reports. thank you so much. >>> will the historic visit really change anything in the castro controlled hardline? john blt billton joins us. ambassador, do the white house claims that the policy and trip will usher in a new more open era for cuba? will it? >> no. that's just as delusional as the rest of the president's policy. let's start with the symbolism of today. today is palm sunday. the cuban people are very religious. you can see this when the pope comes to visit. you can see the outpouring of support and

and in attendance with raoul castro. the first batter is the first cuban born player to leave the country and return to play. the ray's right fielder pops up in the first at bat. it is a historic at bat. and ray's first hit of the afternoon. kevin kiermaier singles. he stretches it into a double. showing the hustle. two batters later. the single to right. and comes around third. and trying to beat this throw. he gets the slide under the mitt, rays up 1-0. and the president said he is safe. >> second at bat. field seats. 3-0. scarry moment here from matt moore. hit on a come backer. he isable to recover the ball and suffers no ill effects. he has 6 innings of ball. rays win 4-1. our scott smith is in havana for this historic game. the hurdles it is largely insignificant. they are saying this and went off without a hitch. and thrilled to be a part of history. it was special. it has been tremendous. >> and they come in the crowd i wish i could take credit. we think this is cool. >> this is incredible and you know we hope to

he met with raoul castro. he was the first commander-in-chief since 1928. the president. >> it is sovereign and has great pride. the future will be decided by >> there are differences between the countries. >> they will not go away. he will address people and meet with dissidents. >>> change is coming, more tourives are strolling the cobble lined roads. >> we have a look at the rise of tourism. >> they are putting down the streets that were sealed off and it is bustling with tourists. >> and bands play and a couple of people told to us back off with the camera many welcomed us and our money. >> a man came up and started he showed all the places. he made us feel like we were a there. >> and jordan is 18 on her first trip to cuba. her father brought his family along to witness a turning point in history. >> and very friendly people who are very warm and open to americans. >> and several who noticed the rays shirt talked about the big game between tampa bay and cuba, baseball is wise in their decision in picking the franchise this team because of who they are.

first fide l castro and now raoul. our correspondent compares the two leaders. >> reporter: raoul could be no different than his brother he replaced. they fought to overthrow the dictatorship, but it was fidel who set the future course. punctuated by anti american speeches. so long they broke the guinness book of records. >> he had a mission and he didn't want anything to offend that ambition. he placed a lot of importance in the reasoning. >> reporter: for nearly 50 years his older brother was the unchallenged supreme leader of the cuban revolution. fidel castro focused on the creation of the so-called new man and blamed the u.s. for cuba's shortcomings. when poor health forced him to step down, most assumed that his brother would follow in his footsteps. >> reporter: to almost everyone's surprise, if eight years he has introduced a series of long-awaited reforms, for allowing cubans to open up small businesses to loosen travel abroad >> translation: he has been more liberal. there has been more democracy. a lot of re

bringing in raoul reyes here.rances and i want over the course of the night and i want to zero if on arizona. where we had the long lines. a couple of numbers to put in context. in 2008, about 400 polling locations. they have shifted more to voting by mail and steve kornacki showed that. they cut down to too much, they were down to 60 locations here and lines running four to five hours. social media up in arms over this. people in arizona saying it's not fair, they shouldn't have to wait this long. >> look. if you look at social media all night long, there were reports of this. just for context, arizona is state that basically one-third hispanic and i think -- 20% of the electorate is latino. not only that, many new voters and many new organizations like many we dream, they're based in phoenix and these are people new to the process. so when they encounter long lines it's easy for them to get discouraged. by contrast when you look at the type -- the profile of those who participate and get the ballot sent in, they

all do you think it was disrespectful that raoul -- >>.nk this is -- people making much ado you about nothing. it is not news. listen, when the president of china comes to the united states, president obama does not go to meet him. the vice president. >> this is the first time since calvin coolidge and i'm sure you know this when calvin showed up the president of cuba showed up to greet. >> okay. i don't even think the white house wanted him to meet him there in the first place. >> why not? >> because if they wanted to, i think they would have demanded that he do it. >> demanded? >> let's also remember that the president was able the white house was able to get him to agree to have a press conference. something that he doesn't normally do. they got something much more posh than a photo op. in an airport. >> i want you to watch the woody allen movie bananas. >> i have already seen it, bill. i'm one step ahead of you. >> everybody should watch that movie and get up to speed. >> donald trump meeting with2a some prominent republicans in d.c. n

do you think it was disrespectful that raoul -- >>.s is -- people making much ado you about nothing. it is not news. listen, when the president of china comes to the united states, president obama does not go to meet him. the vice president. >> this is the first time since calvin coolidge and i'm sure you know this when calvin showed up the president of cuba showed up to greet. >> okay. i don't even think the white house wanted him to meet him there in the first place. >> why not? >> because if they wanted to, i think they would have demanded that he do it. >> demanded? >> let's also remember that the president was able the white house was able to get him to agree to have a press conference. something that he doesn't normally do. they got something much more posh than a photo op. in an airport. >> i want you to watch the woody allen movie bananas. >> i have already seen it, bill. i'm one step ahead of you. >> everybody should watch that movie and get up to speed. >> donald trump meeting with2a some prominent republicans in d.c. newt gi

the president on cuban soil shaking hands with raoul castro in havana after being the first commander-in-chief to visit since calvin cool idge. >> what very normal ized relations, we will stand up for principles that we believe in. america believes in democracy. >> reporter: the president visiting revolutionary square, him, the president touring a museum dedicated to one leader. >> the future will be decided by cubans not anyone else. >> the presidents announcing in december 2014 ties would be restored after 50 years of hostility. embassies opening in washington and havana since then. and issues over the trade embargo. >> there are profound differences between the countries, they will not go away. >> the president taking part in an event and attend the state dinner tonight. on tuesday he is expected to address the cuban people in a speech and he is expected to meet with some political dissidents here on the island. traveling with the president. >> dozens of cuban-americans and protesting the visit to cuba. some are angry, others feel betrayed calling the president a sell-out. the president is

president obama and raoul castro announced the normalizing of ties. ke freed alan gross, who was in cuban prison for five years. at the summit of the americas in panama in the first official leaders of the two nations since 1961. raised cuba from the terrorist list, and in the fall, a flfl was raised, and later, secretety of state john kerry carried the flag-raising in washington/ d.c. >> yes, jackie, there are many out here who sayhat president obama has not made significaca concessions since restoring the relations with the u.s. however, there have been a few notable changes, we'll get to some of those. just yesterday, the cuban government planned to do away with a 10% penalty on converting u.s. dollars. it will make it easier and cheaper for americans to spend time in cuba. they announced the plans regarding the international banking system. but just two days ago you saw this, the service and mail rtored for the first time since 1963. among those taking advantage is president obama who sent the letter to a 76-year-old woman in cuba. she wrote to th

. >>> president obama met with cuban president raoul castro. they talked about human rights and the half century old u.s. trade embargo against the communist nation. chris chris martinez has more. >> president obama and raoul castro addressed reporters. both men said that while the roads towards normalized relations will not be easy it is possible for both of them to work together. castro that means u.s. trade embargo. >> the most important obstacle and the well-being of the people. >> president obama said havana must do its share as well. >> i discussed with president castro the ways that we need to take to show that it is ready to do more business. allowing more joint ventures and allowing foreign companies to hire cubans directly. >> cubans that spoke with us see the president's business as a reason to celebrate. >> we are very proud. >> in havana, cuba. chris martinez, wusa9. >>> right now president obama and the first lady are preparing to attend a state dinner in havana and expected to start at 7:30. the obama administration says it will

he will meet with raoul castro, but not fidel. tuesday, the president will join castro for a baseball game between cuba's national game and the tampa bay rays. the trip focuses on potential trade and business opportunities. >> this is a historic visit and a historic opportunity to engage directly with the cuban people and to forge new agreements and commercial deals to build new ties between our two peoples. taking no offense that cuban president raoul castro didn't greet the president upon his arrival in havana. the obama administration says it was never discussed and said this morning's ceremony with the president and castro is the official welcome event. >>> we continue to follow new events in the plane that crashed in southern russia this weekend. investigators say they may get useful information after all from at least one of the black boxes. we told you yesterday experts say the recorders were badly damaged, but a member of the investigating committee says the quality of material on the data recorder is high. all 62 people o

later today the president will meet with cuban president raoul castro, cbs news core upon dent, showsl trip is culmination of three year effort to restore ties to the island. >> president obama brought his family to cuba, a big step toward normalizing relations with a "cold war" adversary. he is the first sitting us president to visit cuba in nearly 90 years. >> this is a historic visit. and it is a historic opportunity to engage directly with the cuban people. >> the president greeted us embassy staff and then toured old havana. for weeks, work crews have been preparing for his arrival. would storing some roads, re paving other, fresh paint have been applied to homes and businesses in areas the president will tour. and this welcome sign was put up outside a restaurant in old half and a many cubans are hopeful the visit will pave the way for more openess between the island nation, and the us. >> i think that we are going to have -- it is going to be slowly during his stay the president will meet with number every prominent cuban dissidents, but the white house won't say exactly who is

yesterday, the president met with cuba's president raoul castro. correspondent chris martinez has more on the president's visit so far and what's next on his itinerary. >> president obama and the first lady smiled for the cameras, as they arrived for state dinner in havana. the mood was less sell bra tore when president obama and cuban president raoul castro held a joint news conference hours earlier. >> the road ahead will not be easy. fortunately, we don't have to swim with sharks in order to achieve the goals that you and i set for the. >> castro rarely takes questions from reporters in a country where the bleed is tightly controlled. he bringsed when an american journalist asked why cuba detains political prisoners. >> after this meet something over, you can give me a list of political prisoners, and if we have those political prisoners, they'll be released before tonight ends. >> sunday more than two dozen political protesters were arrested, president obama plans to meet with dissidents tuesday. >> the leaders talked about the progress they've

i don't know, do you think this raoul castro meeting on the tarmac is a big deal?> i think it is a big deal. i think donald trump made the point that raoul castro made it a point to meet with other religious leaders and dignitaries that come to cuba. but this isn't about barack obama, it's about raoul castro and the fact that the castro regime hasn't changed. president obama has legitimized throwing dissident into prison. we saw president obama naively tweet what many up, cuba? when cubans don't have the ability to tweet because the cuban government doesn't allow it. they are harboring convicted cop killers in cuba who should be returned to the youth. and yet here we are with the president celebrating as -- this historic moment which is an embarrassment and does a disservice to the people of cuba. bill: that's the larger point. my suggestion is they are meeting later today. there is a joint appearance tomorrow. they are going to have a lot of time together, marianne, that's the point. >> exactly the point. there is a welcoming ceremony with the * and raoul castro.

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raoul castro was there to say goodbye but not there when president obama arrived. the president's next stop is argentina. the french president says europe was targeted. and the attacks comes four months after paris was attacked last november. british prime minister david cameron said "today is a day for sympathy and condolence and making sure we are very clear that we will never let the terrorists win." >>> as a precaution homeland security is stepping up security at major u.s. airports and at rail and transit stations across the country. homeland security says there is no specific or credible intelligence of plots like those carried out today. tom vacar is at san francisco international airport. >> reporter: the airport says security is stepped up but not visible to the untrained eye because you have to realize that not all security agents armed and ready to go to action wear uniforms. through the failures reported and unreported. terrorists know a soft target is easy but one that creates fear and financial loss. >> there is a reason terrorists attacked an airport

many never expected to see president obama and raoul castro in the stands.top of the 2nd, rays single to right. kevin beats the throw at home scoring the first run of the game. president obama making the call there. no need for a review in new york. tampa bay beat the cuban national team 4-1. >>> the 49ers have roughly $60 million in cap space but they have done little to upgrade the roster in the off season and the big question is will colin kaepernick stay or go? for the first time, though, 49ers gm trent baalke has said publicly that colin kaepernick has been given permission to seek a trade. baalke also says they are nowhere near making a deal and that the team would still like to keep him on the 49ers. so that means the soap opera continues. >>> saint mary's taking on valparaiso for a berth in the n.i.t. semifinals in new york. saint mary's had no points for over nine minutes. they started the second half on an 11-0 run. the gaels scored only 13 points in the second half. valparaiso wins 60-44 to advance to the semifinals. >>> the cavs star lebron james

raoul you'll see it. beach and just a few hundred feet offshore, the fog was there. visibilities on land are okay. notice also there's a little chop to the waves. this is because of the rain -- because of wind blowing just off the beaches. you can see high moisture hugging sarasota and bradenton. we could see sea fog there will be pockets of sea fog fog. we'll try to get you a shot of the skyway on and off over the next 40 minutes or so. patchy fog will be possible. there are pockets where the fog is below a mile. i think that's the way it will where form for your sat st. patrick's day. we'll see light, calm winds in the morning this which will allow for fog to be fairly thick. in tampa and north for our events. 88 in plant city. closer to the water, a potential for sea fog. we'll be looking at 84 in mcdill. another day around 90 degrees. on the water, where we have fog will keep us away from any following activity. sunshine looks lovely around water. keep in mind we'll all for ans ilated shower in tampa and to the north. festivities as far as going out some friends,

. >> president obama and raoul and president castro addressed reporters. they said it is not easy but the countries can work together, for castro it's an end to the u.s. trade embargo. >> the most important obstacle to the development and well- being of the people. >> president obama said havana must do their share as well. >> i discussed with castro that it's ready to do more business. >> the on and off rain here is forcing changes in the preparation for tomorrow's baseball game between the teams, and a reminder that not all cubans are giving the president a sunny reception. >> more than 50 arrested during a protest by the group ladies in white and castro took a couple questions and got annoyed when asked why cuba has political prisoners. >> if we have those prisoners they'll be released before the night ends. >> president obama is urging cuba to help their human rights record. >> they said cuba places different emphasis on human rights, including free healthcare to the residents. >> google is bringing internet to cuba, president obama made that announcem

he sat down for talks with cuban president raoul castro. president obama declared it a new day in relations between the united states and the island nation. >> you know, for more than half a century, the sight of a u.s. president here in havana would but this is a new day. between our two countries. >> tonight president obama is set to attend a state dinner. tomorrow he will address the cuban people during a speech on state run television. >> president obama's visit has divided cuban american communities here in the united states. we sent pat battle to see what a local cuban community in new jersey thinks of today's event. >> reporter: rob, they call union any havana on the hudson. there are more cubans living here than anywhere else in the country outside of the state of florida. there are mixed reactions here to the impact that the president's visit may have. nonetheless all eyes and ears are trained on their native country. they listened to it by way of modern technology or chatted about it over an old school game ofen dominos. president

the subject came up at a rare news conference between the president and cuban leader raoul castro whocountry is holding political prisoners. >> why do you have political prisoners? >> give me a list right now of the political prisoners so i can release them. what political prisoners? give me the names! >> after that tension-filled news conference the president and first lady attended a state dinner with cuban officials including raoul castro. the president will try to end his trip to cuba on a less contentious notetaking in a baseball game between the cuban national team and the rays. >>> as the u.s. develops closer ties to cuba many americans are make changing their minds about vacationing on the island. a new poll finds 43% of americans are interested in taking a trip to cuba. now american businesses including san francisco's airbnb are trying to cash in on the change. 13,000 people use airbnb in cuba since the federal government loosened the restrictions. >> there are still travel restrictions but it's easier to travel directly. >> we have all predicted that these changes would be

cuban president raoul castro was there to say goodbye. the next stop for the president is argentina. >> the spear of the u.s. trade trade is lit up and done in solidarity. >>> homeland security says there is no specific or credible intelligence of any terror plots in the united states but stepping up patrols and rail and transit stations across the country. tom vacar is at san francisco international airport where travelers are on alert. >> frank if they are stepping up patrols, may not be the visible ones but people in plainclothes. the attacks in the open rail system, they don't have tight security where masses of people enter the systems. >> the excess controls are weak. >> this man is a u.s. security expert. >> transportation is a place where the attacks are crowded that don't necessarily have good access control. >> yet most folks we met at sf othinks security levels are adequate. >> for everybody's safety security should be in place and maybe even better than this. >> it is unfortunate it happened the way it did. i feel security is

they met with raoul castro. he then sat down for an exclusive inlet view with the ab -- exclusive interview with the abc news anchor. >> he said give me a list of political prisoners and i'll release them. >> the truth of the matter is we have given them lists in the past. they have responded inter miss tently. >> president obama also wants to lift the trade embargo against cuba. >> the news continues right here. a young california girl forcibly removed from the only family she has known to live a thousand miles away. the little known law behind this heartbreaking scene. >> and phone companies track your data usage and text. but can they stop row bow calls. 7 on your side's michael finney looks at how to end them once and for all. >> and live doppler 7hd. tracking showers that will soak the morning commute. sandhya patel will be back with the hour by hour forecast for you. >> and first here is a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmle live. >> i was awake for some of the day preparing this for you. >> what is

he met with raoul castro. this is the first time he visited the country in 90 yeaea. the president stressed the importance of cuba to u.s. business. >> america wants to be a partner and moving ahead with deals. leaders are joining the president on the trip and the ceo of pay pal. it tweeted about the visit today. you remember it just announced 400 new jobs coming to charlotte. >> and the council voting committee approve as plan to bring big changes to south mark. it is replacing the church with 490 apartments and 175 room hotel and other office space. church facility for the church. >>> and honoring the basketball champs. and robinson high school. concord hosted the parade. we flew over the celebration with sky 3. cheerleaders and the band participated. and today was bulldog day in the city of concord. job well done. >> let's of basketball on the minds of people. >> march madness, what are we going to do. >>> next at 11. a officer survives being shot in the line of duty, i was lucky i had my vest on. it saved my life. >> all knew we're hearing about the moment that th

earlier the president met with raoul castro calling it a new there were tough talks about democracy and human rights. ab c david muir asked about the message of change he passed on to castro. >> i indicated that we can't force changes on cuba but what we can do and will continue to do is to stan up for the rights that we consider universal. >> president obama will talk to the cuban people and watch the tampa bay rays and the cuban national team play ball. >>> it is costing us more to fill up our gas tanks. the average price for a gallon of regular in ohio is now 1.92 and triple a says that is 22 cents more than a month ago and getting a better deal than the nation as a whole. it is also 43 cents less than we were paying a year ago. experts say the increases because of the decline in surprise and strong demand. >>> all right. mark. >> yes, you don't like the cold, do you? >> no. >> it is circulating. >> they want mark johnson out here. here we go the good news is the warmup begins tomorrow and temperatures go above normal for a couple of days and we will have the battle of the warm and c

blocks or so from the memorial to the revolutionary palace where he was welcomed by cuban president raoul castro. president obama hand over heart as a cuban band played america's national anthem. following a brief review of the troops, the leaders moved behind closed doors for bilateral talks described as productive by president obama. >> for more than half a century the site of ght of a u.s. president this is a new day between our two countries. >> reporter: the men discussed a wide ranger of topics including human rights, easing travel restrictions and the trade embargo that's been in place for more than 50 years. >> the sanctions we have on cuba dare stricter than anything we have anywhere in the world. think about that. that's amazing. >> reporter: amazing or incredible, words you hear quite a bit during this historic visit. there is a state dinner this evening. tomorrow morning president obama will address the cuban people during a speech that will be broadcast live on state television here. that's the latest live in havana. >>> belgian officials say they have launched a new manhunt

they met with raoul castro. he then sat down for an exclusive inlet view with the ab -- exclusive interview with the abc news anchor. >> he said give me a list of political prisoners and i'll release them. >> the truth of the matter is we have given them lists in the past. they have responded inter miss tently. >> president obama also wants to lift the trade embargo against cuba. >> the news continues right here. a young california girl forcibly removed from the only family she has known to live a thousand miles away. the little known law behind this heartbreaking scene. >> and phone companies track your data usage and text. but can they stop row bow calls. 7 on your side's michael finney looks at how to end them once and for all. >> and live doppler 7hd. tracking showers that will soak the morning commute. sandhya patel will be back with the hour by hour forecast for you. >> and first here is a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmle live. >> i was awake for some of the day preparing this for you. >> what is

according to one poll he is more popular than fidel kastro or raoul castro. the last couple of days has been a very packed for the president. we have had iconic moments that will certainly go down into history. for once the star the baseball field was not on the field. obama together with his guest watched a game between major league baseball game. >> there's a sliding catch out there. >> reporter: fun but also symbolic of the difficult relationship the two countries have had and still have. the defectss of cuban-- defectsions of baseball players has been damaging to the country's reputation. the trip has generally achieved more in symbols than substance. he delivered his main speech broadcast live across the country >> i have come here to bury the last remnant of the cold war in the americas. i have come here to extend the hand of friendship to the cuban people. >> reporter: he also repeated a similar message on democracy that he had mentioned a day earlier to kastro. >> i believe citizens should free to speak their mind without fear. to organise and to crit

as don champion reports, the president will meet with cuban president, raoul castro, later on today. >>> after his historic landing sunday, a busy day awaits president obama in cuba. this morning, he is scheduled to meet with cuban president raoul castro, also set to take part in a summit with us and cuban end pre ben franklin yours. shortly after arriving yesterday, president obama and the first lady greeted staff at the new us embassy in havana. >> proof their lives, all happening because of you. every single day you're bringing the cuban people and the american people closer together. >> the president and the first family then toured old havana by foot, the trip to cuba is being called a big step toward normalizing relations between our countries, coverage of the president's arrival on tv captivated some cubans, cubans here in america are also watching closely. >> i don't minds obama going to cube, a i think it is wrong for us to open with cuba unless cuba also agrees to come to the table for things like freedom. >> to prove that's the priority, white house says president obama wi

. >> romona: it was a historic moment as president obama met with the cuban president raoul castro in havana. they say it is possible for both countries to work together. for cuba it means an end to the u.s. trade embargo. and president obama says cuba must allow more foreign countries to hire cubans directly. >> romona: back the a home, protesters outside an rta public hearing over a possible rate hike. >> mick it, fund -- mix it, fund it. >> romona: they ask the current fare rise to $250. another fare that is $2.25 be raised to $2.75. it may rise from $2.25 to $3.50 a ride. it necessary. >> it has been on a state and national level. for us to keep providing the service that the people want and need, we have to raise the it. >> the rta says when it comes to state funding they get only 63 cents per person for public transportation whereas the neighboring states like pennsylvania provide an average of more than $57 is per person. >> denise: developing news in the seabring water crisis. the department is giving seabring $400,000 to help make water treatment plan improvements. now, the n

family in old havana and passed vintage cars and weathered buildings before he sits down with president raoul castro. >> building ties between the two people and for me the layout my vision for a future that is brighter than the past. >> but problems are in full view. before president obama's arrival. outspoken opponents from the castro regime arrested and parts of the human rights concerns that the president plans to discuss. >> he needs to challenge the regime, if you want to move normalization, you got to do this. >> and while there are plenty of critics of this visit and president obama's mission here in havana we have clear excitement about the possibility of change here. marcy gonzalez, abc news havana cuba. >> president obama's trip is opening up opportunities. kent state architectural students left for havana to study the historic buildings. they will work on a project. this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. >> having an opportunity and study there is interesting and being able to make connections and hopefully future connections may be even future job opportunities or anything lik

on monday president obama will have a meeting with raoul castro and meet entrepreneurs. later the president will attend a state dinner. then president obama will make a speech to the cuban people. he will attend a baseball game between the cuban national team and the tampa bay rays. >>> some elected officials are speaking out about the visit to cuba and as you might expect they are split. >> i am disheartened and sick and that the president of the greatest country in the world would go to an illegitimate regime like the one in castro's >> we have a historic opportunity to go to cuba to talk about the plight so we can make sure that we can press for human rights >> marco rubio issued a statement today as well. it read in part on sunday president obama will touch down for what promises to be the most disgraceful trips ever taken by a us president anywhere in the world cup --. keep it here for the extensive coverage with the predebate and elliotts live reports beginning tomorrow. >>> a homeowner in miami gardens is picking up the pieces after a car plows right into their ho

the president took part in a wreath laying ceremony at havana's revolution square, and also met raoulastro the president of cuba. administration officials say he will not meet with fidel castro who does not have a role currently in the current government. >> the fbi is investigating more threat against donald trump's family, first it was the son, now his sister is being targeted. mary ann trump berry is federal appeals court judge here in philadelphia. she received a threatening letter over the weekend. on friday, trump's son eric received a threatening letter containing a white powder. it urged the candidate to drop out of the presidential race. >> now, the fbi said it, quote, is aware of the incident and is working closely with the united states secret service and us marshals office. >>> well, trump's joins nearly all of the presidential candidate at pro israel conference in washington today. as correspondent craig boswell tells us that conference will give the candidates a chance to layout their foreign policy plans. >> hillary clinton took the stage to loud applause from the audie

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earlier met with cuba's president raoul castroment together they addressed reporters and said the road toward normalized relations will not be easy, but it is possible if both countries work together. >> what i have said to president castro is that we are moving forward and not looking backward, that we don't view cuba as a threat to the united states. >> president obama says he's too long meet with former cuban president, fidel castro in the future. on the final day of his trip today, the president will watch the cuban national baseball team take on our tampa bay rays. >> well, if it is tuesday, there must and primary. today, voters in both parties will go to the polls in arizona and utah. democrats will cake just idaho. meanwhile, new cbs news new york times pole shows most americans believe hillary clinton and donald trump will face each other in the general election. the two focused on israel at a pack, pro israel action group. >> yes, we need steady hands, not a president who says he's neutral on monday, pro israel on tuesday and who knows what on wednesday because everybody negot

happening today, president obama continues his historic trip to cuba by meeting with cuban president, raoul castro. the president is eager it push decades of acrimony deeper into the past and forge ties with america's former adversary. his first stop greeting the staff of the new us embasy havana. >> the historic visit and it is a historic opportunity to engage directly with the cuban people and to forge new agreements and deals to build new ties between our two people and for me, to layout my vision for future that's brighter than our past. >> one of the highlight of the president's advice sit tomorrow. he'll join castro for baseball game between cuba's national team and the tampa bay rays. >>> there is much more coming up right here on "eyewitness news", live look for you from mobile three, if we can get it right here for you, some slick roads headed out the door as light snow fell overnight. katie has the news of the big warm up, that's coming up next. >> also, people celebrating the change of season ignore the winter chill for an annual sign of spring. back in two minutes. good >> come

fidel castro criticizing president owe boom a's historic trip to cube, a the former leaders brother, raoul castro, welcomed the us president to cuba last week. but in the cuban communist party newspaper, fidel castro rejected mr. obama's words of reconciliation, quoting former leader we don't need the empire to give us any presence. >>> police file charges in a violent attack that was all caught on camera. 26 year old paul of national park, new jersey, has been charged with aggravated assault and terroristic threats. "eyewitness news" first showed you the video last week, hard to wash here, we want to warn up there is video did go viral. west depford township police launched investigation into that fight that led to the arrest of him. the victim is a juvenile. he's out on bail right now. >> well the time now is 5:37. in business news this morning, local company is making a big change. >> also the head of the federal reserve is in the big apple. money watch's jill wagner at the new york stock exchange with those stories and more for us good morning. >> good morning, mixed start to the tradi

the subject came up at a rare news conference between the president and cuban leader raoul castro who denied his country is holding political prisoners. >> while you have cuban political prisoners? >> give me a list right now of the political prisoners so i can release them. what political prisoners? give me the names. >> after that tension-filled press conference, the president and first lady attended a state dinner with cuban officials including mr. castro. the president will try to end his trip to cuba on a less contentious note taking in a ballgame today between the cuban national team and the tampa bay rays. >>> the president's trip has american businesses eager to cash in on our growing ties with cuba. starwood has just announced it's going to operate three hotels in cuba and carnival will start cruise routes there in just two months. and it looks like supply and demand match up nicely. a new cbs news/new york times poll finds 43% of americans say they would be interested in visiting the island. kpix 5's mark kelly on the change. >> the people are really amazing. they're unbelie

but given president raoul castro was asked about prisoners at a press conference and he denied that anyone was locked up. clearly there is a huge gap between the president of the united states and the cuban president on this issue. >>> scott mcclain, we appreciate you joining us live. thank you so much. >>> it's time for another round of voters to have their say in next on five, we check in on a candidate. >>> a 12-year-old girl arrested in a common schoolyard gang. >>> happening right now in the western u.s. voters are casting their ballots. >> talking about foreign policy and voters have to decide who walks the walk. >> reporter: talks of terrorism dominating the campaign trail where three more states cast their votes. >> we will defeat radical movements. >> there is patrols for moslem neighborhoods. >> we have seen a president that can't distinguish between friends and enemies. >> that is catching the attention of bernie sanders. >> it is unconstitutional and wrong. we are fighting a terrorist organization. >> republican john kasich agreed saying targeting specific religion would create

the first couple in attendance with raoul castro. and the first cuban born player to leave the country and return to play. the first at bat historic at bat. singles. and he never singles. he just stretches it out. >> that's the way the rays play the game. beats the throw. and safe. so is the president. rays up. now 3-0. and goes out. loany great day. three r.b.i.s. matt morris. hit by the recovers, throws to first. all right. he is good. better than good. he is great. six innings scoreless. the rays win 4-1. outside before the game scott smith talked with some fans, including some locals. >> the rays. >> from berkley prep. >> how long you have been here. >> awesome. >> beaches cigar factories. >> the food. >> good. >> how is this a different vibe. >> more energetic. >> more people. >> we want to bring this to tropicana. >> how do you feel about this being here and. >> this is very important to the relations. i think things are going -- they will work out, how did you get tickets. >> is this a typical size turn out for a game. >> it i

explaining that a company like skype can be created if we move to all digital, that we can have a rev raoul pollution that all these -- revolution that all these kids can now reinvent the world if we give them the opportunities. so there were some questions, without question -- jack is correct -- that were a little bit slow in understanding we were moving to a whole new interactive model that would give much more control to the software industry, to a new, burgeoning internet industry. but the net result is the same anyway. even though some companies might have been a little slow in understanding how quickly they were going to have to move, that gave even more room for sergei and larry to become household names, you know? because they could move in and do what otherwise would have been done even by the incumbent silicon valley firms. so the net result, i don't think, is much different. it's just that the names of the billionaires are a little bircht because the incumbents could have moved into that space if they had understood the revolution. >> guest: but as you can tell, i was extremely b

raoul had to keep him under wlaps until the president left.idel penned in an opinion piece and scoffed at american president saying let the bygones be bygones. we'll show you the quotes penneded by fidel. >> it is assumed each of us risque heart attack upon hearing the words of the united states. we don't need the empire goo to give us presence. cuba as you know wants guantanamo back. and it was reported that a detainee has killed an american. the president's team is studying the impact from closing the facility. we reached out to the white house and we have not got a great deal in return, but learned from a senior administration official, that that official said we can't exact he say because it is classified exactly what may happen to the detapey. that is it a nice way of saying it may have happen or not have happen. but you hear mr. lewissay it is happened and that raises eye wrou bros here in the count row. >> kevin, thank you. >>> seven suspects from iran charged with hacking in a new york state dam and can anything be done to bring them t

. >> i signed an oath to raoul castro that i would return. there were people who were willing to exchange places with me while i can visit my mother. the government of cuba did not respond. i have a lot of forgiveness in my heart. that will not be forgiven. >> reporter: the best phone it was from his wife that signaled he was coming home. >> i said this is our last phone call like this together. that was how he said freedom was around the corner. >> and now what journey does he contemplate? a return to cuba. >> reporter: you want to go back? >> in a heartbeat. there is something very symbolic about me going back. i was a catalyst. an unintentional catalyst since i have been released i am an unintentional catalyst. by allowing me to return that sends a message out that there is a new chapter for all of us. >> reporter: as president obama visits cuba gross will be here in south florida helping in -- hoping to reunite with a cellmate he considers a brother. investigation to activities in the island of cuba will continue. for a look at our extend

>> winner raoul castro.loser the tango until wednesday was associated with mystery elegance, romance, and evenerrer eroticism. as of this video that is over. >> whether women are paid less than men and some of the surprising theories about why. >>> finally tonight, there has been ongoing debate about whether or not there really is a huge wage gap between men and women. and it turns out kids have some interesting theories on that topic. >> why do you think that women make less money than men? >> i think because they are very underrated. they can do more but people expect them to do less. >> do you think women are not as good at jobs than men? >> they are very good and they work all the time like my mom. >> what about men? >> they work, too. >> who works harder? >> >> mom. >> because men work harder. >> harder in like real estate and other jobs. >> how do you know that? >> because my dad's a real estate agent. >> why do you think women make less money than men for the same job? >> >> i don't know. the world is

past the vintage cars and buildings before he sits down with president raoul castro. >> it is an opportunitymercial deals and to build ties between two people and to layout my vision for a future brighter than our past. >> but problems are in full view. just before president obama's arrival, outspoken opponents of the authoritarian castro regime arrested. part of the human right concern that the president plans to discuss in a meeting with some of the country's political dissidents. >> these two challenged the regime. if you want to move forward with us you have to do this. >> and while there are plenty of critics of this visit and president obama's mission here in in havana we have seen excitement about the possibility of change. marcy gonzales, abc news, havana, cuba. >> officials claim the lone surviving terrorist suspect in the paris attacks had plans to unleash more horror. he was captured in brussels on friday. they discovered a large amount of weapons during a raid. investigators also say he told them he was planning to restart something from brussels. terrorists killed 130 people acr

. >> reporter: he will meet with the president raoul cass castro. obama is the first sitting president to visit the island| nation in 88 years. it's being called a crowning a1450e6789 in trying to restore relations between the former cold war foes. >> an opportunity to engage directly with the cuban people. two peoples and for me to lay out my vision for a future that's brighter than our past. >> reporter: it sounded like there was a young child at the press conference. can you imagine if your child was being loud.sw they have asked them to appeal the embargo but so far it's been blocked. >> john: a prime suspect in the paris attacks was planning a new attack before he was arrested. belgium authorities have arrested the terrorist. he was planning a new attack in the capital city of belgium. they believe his claims because he was found with a stark of weapons. they say he has ties to several other criminal organizations. >> there are submitted links using the same tools, car, same apartments, same locations. >> french authorities said that he was pla

he is going to jose martin memorial and hold a bilateral with raoul castro.e is not going to immediate if i had he will castro. after the bilateral, they will hold a joint press conference later in the afternoon. president obama is going to attend a session, a discussing with cubans and american entrepreneurs for that session. he tops off monday with a state dinner. >> all right, melissa. this trip carries with it a fair amount of controversy. tell us about that. >> you can well imagine the controversy in the united states. let's back up and talk a little bit employ cuba. according to a washington post, one of the few polls conducted on this island, 97% of cubans support normalization. this country as i have said, et cetera very, very popular here so there is little controversy about the visit here in cuba. now, in the united states, of course, there is the embargo. congress needs to change the embargo and, of course, politically speak can, this has been a defendant hot potato issue. over the last few years, it has become more of a bi-partisan issue in terms

president obama and raoul castro announced the normalizing of ties. ke freed alan gross, who was in cuban prison for five years. at the summit of the americas in panama in the first official leaders of the two nations since 1961.

the president is raising differences on democracy and human rights in talks with cuban president raoul called for the u.s. to lift more restrictions it has on cuba. castro wants the u.s. to return the land it uses for the naval base at guantanamo bay. mr. obama's day coming to an end with the official state dinner at havana's palace of the revolution. on the menu shrimp moose, the traditional pork with rice and planting chips. also available, cuban cigars. >>> a hearing to decide if apple can be forced to help unlock the iphone of one of the san bernadino terrorists has been put on hold. the federal prosecutors claim an unnamed third party came forward with a possible method to open th encrypted phone. more time is needed to see if the method is viable. apple says they know nothing about the possible work around. the justice department will update the court on april 5th. >>> quick reaction from the tennis world forces resignation as raymond moore as ceo and director. moore saying on sunday that the top level women players road the coat tales of men and we are equal to have prize money.