. >> se difundiÓ la lista de raÚl castro con los indultos.ue las represiones para financiar voces no cesan. >> mire los moretones que tengo. me dejaron sin ropa en plena avenida. >> fue trasladada a la cÁrcel z en la habana junto a la disidente, ambas podrÍan ser condenados a cinco aÑos de prisiÓn. >> en instantes, muere en la florida la famosa acompaÑante >> muriÓ uno de los animales mÁs famosos en la historia del cine. la compaÑera inseparable de tarzÁn. nos recuerdan desde la nostalgia a esta peculiar figura del cine de aventuras. >> pocos como ella que romper la barrera que separa las mociones del ser humano y del reino animal. >> chita, la insuperable, inseparable del tarzÁn de la selva. >> viviÓ 80 aÑos, cuando la naturaleza no hubiera vivido ni 30. >> era el personaje humanizado que hacÍa rey, lo que le ganÓ el cariÑo de la gente. >> para andrÉs,1 profesional de animales para la televisiÓn, chita fue el sueÑo de un entrenador por los mÉtodos utilizados en 1930. >> no ha cambiado en 80 aÑos, la entrenaron con un mÉtodo perfecto. >> con

. >> it appears cuban president raul castro, a missionary who was visiting with him said that castro told him that he understands that failing health concerns and the concerns of gross's family. but the two never discussed release. >> he looks defeated. >> for judy gross, the past two years have been a nightmare. her husband allen, who grew up in baltimore, has become a political pawn in cuba, where the government claims he's a spy. he's lost 100 pounds since the cubans locked him in a tiny cell. >> i think there's some people who wouldn't recognize him. absolutely striking. allen was a bit of a hefty guy to begin with, but always, always had a huge smile on his face. and now, when you see him, he looks emaciated. >> reporter: his loved ones who fear he may die there, began a few push for his release, including this video from his elderly mother. >> i can't be without him any longer. >> she's a real trooper. but she's scared to death that she might not see him again. >> reporter: groatsz -- gross, a humanitarian, was porking on -- working on a state department contract to deliver com

gross' mother who has lung cancer made a direct plea to raul castro with this video. >> we all miss him terribly. i get up in the morning, first thing on my mind is alan and last thing when i go to bed is alan. i can't be without any longer. it's not fair for him or his family or me. as a parent, i'm sure you can understand that because if you had a child that was away in a foreign country and not being able to be with you for this length of time, i'm sure you wouldn't be happy about that either. >> now the letter also says gross has lost 100 pounds and suffers from several different medical conditions. representative chris van holland and senator dan carden sent the letters. van holland's letter was cosigned by 72 house members. carden's was cosigned by 18 senators. >>> trouble for another maryland man overseas. 70-year-old warren weinstein of rockville was kidnapped working in pakistan last august. after months of no word on his whereabouts al-qaeda claims today to have him in. a video posted online an al- qaeda leader says they will release weinstein as soon as the u.s. stops bombing

papa benedicto xvi serÁ recibido con respeto por todo el pueblo, eso dijo el jefe de gobierno, raÚl castroos doce meses hemos sido testigos de situaciones mÁs relevantes. un grupo de hombres de influyentes polÍticos se convirtieron en protagonistas de vergonzozos lÍos de faldas. >> si hay alguien que conoce bien el camino de la gloria al fielno, ese es silvio berlusconi. aunque la crisis econÓmica fue lo que finalmente lo hizo renunciar, admirador de la belleza femenina y seductor incoregible. rubi, una voluptuosa adolescente marroquÍ de 17 aÑos, documentos judiciales confirmaron el secreto a voces. que berlusconi se relajaba con orgÍas en su mazmente. mansiÓn. >> el cinismo del llamado caballero frente al rubiescÁndalo. dijo que no pagaba por sexo porque era un seductor natural. >> acusÁndolo de denigrar la condiciÓn de legislatura mujer con su conducta. >> su vecino francÉs strauss-kahn cayÓ en desgracia en un abrir y cerrar de ojos cuando una mucama en un hotel de nueva york dijo que la obligÓ a hacer sexo oral. >> sus grandes probabilidades de convertirse en el prÓximo presidente franc

hacerlo y yo no, hay que escuchar los dos lados de la moneda, no puede ser que sean penn diga que raúl castroablando y luchando por la libertad, tanto del pueblo venezolano y de cuba . >>> muchas gracias, maría conchita, qué lamentable hecho el que pasó ante tantas personas, pero ojalá que puedas hablar con él y hablar de lo que, para ti, es importante, una feliz navidad para ti, y te apoyamos y que sigan los éxitos en tu vida, gracias. >>> gracias. >>> pasando a otras informaciones, familiares y amigos se reunieron en houston, pasando a una nota triste, para despedirse de la ex miss venezuela, que perdió la batalla contra el cáncer de mama, sus restos fueron cremados y serán llevados a su país, venezuela. >>> hoy se estrena la película misión imposible 4, con muchas escenas de riesgo, protagonizadas por el actor tom cruise, que no quiso usar dobles. >>> ahora le presentamos el video musical, del nominado a premios lo nuestro, que se llama, te regalo una promesa ♪. ♪ te regalo una promesa ♪ te regalo tu sonrisa ♪ eterna como brisa ♪ callada y turbulenta ♪ te regalo una promesa ♪ de ojos que n

hacerlo y yo no, hay que escuchar los dos lados de la moneda, no puede ser que sean penn diga que raúl castrondo y luchando por la libertad, tanto del pueblo venezolano y de cuba . >>> muchas gracias, maría conchita, qué lamentable hecho el que pasó ante tantas personas, pero ojalá que puedas hablar con él y hablar de lo que, para ti, es impote, una feli nadad para ti y te apoyamos y que sigan los éxitos en tu vida, gracias. >>> gracias. >>> pasando a otras informaciones, familiares y amigos se reunieron en houston, pasando a una nota triste, para despedirse de la ex miss venezuela, q perdió la batalla contra el cáncer de mama sus restos fueron cremados y serán llevados a su país, venezuela. >>> hoy se estrena la película misión imposible 4, con muchas escenas de riesgo, protagonizadas por el actor tom cruise, que no quiso usar dobles. >>> ahora le presentamos el video musical, delnominado a prios lo nuestro, que se llama, te regalo una promesa ♪. ♪e regalo una omesa ♪ te regalo tu sonrisa ♪ eterna como brisa ♪ callada y turbulenta ♪ te regalo una promesa ♪ de ojos que no lloran ♪ con tu vozy

leader raul castro announced the release yesterday citing an upcoming visit by pope benedict. >>> for the first time north korea state media his bestowed the title of supreme military commander on king jong il's son. it's an effort to show that kim jong-un is in control of the military and has officially taken over for his father. one of his first orders was to give an extra ration of fish to residents of the country's capit capital. today he will help celebrate the 20th anniversary of his father's leadership over the country's armed forces. state media reported that king jong il died a week ago from a heart attack. >>> around 200 families received an early christmas gift yesterday at andrews air force base. members of the d.c. air national guard returned home to hugs and tears from their families. the members of the 113th wing were in afghanistan for the past two months. all they wanted for christmas was to spend time with their families. >> it is one of the best gifts. i am very grateful because my children wanted my dad to be home for christmas. that's one thing they've asked for.

. >> allen gross's mother makes an emotional appeal directly to cuban president raul castro. evelyn gross has terminal lung cancer and is afraid she will die before he is released. >> i get up in the morning. first thing i see in the morning is allen. when i go to bed, it's allen. i can't be without him any longer. it's not fair for him or his family or me. >> reporter: gross is serving a 15-year sentence, accused of smuggling illegal equipment into the country. gross claims he was only trying to help havana's jewish community. this week, they asked the churches of christ to meet with gross. gross has already lost more than 100 pounds. the photos show his changed appearance. we have concern for his health. but he's in good spirits. and we had a good conversation. >> and tonight, members of maryland's congressional delegation are urging lawmakers to do more to free allen gross. they're meeting with members of president obama's staff to see what else the u.s. government can do. >> december begins with a day of beautiful weather. outside right now, it's clear and calm. you're lo

. >> reporter: allen gross's 89- year-old mother makes an appeal to raul castro. she has terminal lung cancer ask is afraid she will die before he is released. >> i get up in the morning, first thing on my mind is allen. last thing when i go to bed is allen. i can't be without him any longer. it's not fair for him or his family or me. >> reporter: gross is serving a 15-year sentence in cuba, accused of smuggling illegal communications equipment in the country. gross claims he was only trying to help what zanna -- havana's jewish community to connect to the internet. dr. michael kinman says his health is worsening. gross has already lost more than 100 pounds. the photo shows his changed appearance. >> we have concerns for his health. but he's in good spirits. and we had a good conversation. >> reporter: his family maintains gross entered cuba in 2009 with government customs approval, to bring cell phones and laptops with him. >> thank you, mary. and maryland senator barbara mikulski just released a statement, saying if cuba wants to improve relations with the unite

and surprising new comments from raul castro. >> and a big change for the ravens. why an announcement from the team has man fans upset. check in for these stories and many more of the breaking stories. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> on the defense. key testimony in the robocall trial. >> he's accused of trying to suppress the black vote. tonight, bob ehrlich's former campaign manager takes the stand. >> hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm vic carter. kai is off tonight. here's what people are talking about. >> he said he didn't break the law. the man at the center of the robocall controversy responds to accusations that he tried to influence last year's governor's race. derek valcourt reports from the mitchell courthouse with paul suric's testimony. >> paul suric took the stand, insisting he had nothing to hide and did

. >> there are new reports, president raul castro says he understands the toll this has taken on gross's family. and the white house again called for his immediate release. >> it is past time for mr. gross to return home to his family, where he belongs. >> reporter: but even with glimmers of good news, it's difficult for the grosses to keep hope alive. >> i have never seen allen quite so angry or quite so depressed. >> he's really stuck between both countries, unfortunately. >> and she says his anger is directed at both the u.s. and the cuban governments. she said he's very isolated. but vic, she says he still loves the cuban people. back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. gross is a graduate of milford mills high school and the university of maryland. >> updating the breaking news from last hour, a serious multivehicle accident shuts down a harford county road. gigi is live in the newsroom with the latest for us. this is a bad one. >> yes, that's right, mary. it appears two vehicles clash head on. not far from conowingo. at least a dozen fire trucks and emergency responders rush to t

advance of anniversary of gross's incarceration, his mother makes this appeal to cuban president, raul castro. >> i have lung cancer in both lungs. and it stands to reason i'm not going to be here for any length of time. so i want to see my son. i want to see him, to come home. so he can be with us. >> senators barbara mikulski and ben cardin, congressman chris van holland, and dozens of other congress members have sent a letter, asking for allen gross's release. >>> symbolic ceremony, one month from today, u.s. troops will leave iraq. vic is in the newsroom, with more on the special handover ceremony. >> reporter: vice president joe biden, and iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki stood together today. they thanked the troops for their service and sacrifice. u.s. naval flags were lowered for the last time nearly nine years after american troops are getting ready to come home. iraqi troops still face big challenges. a car bomb exploded near a market today, killing 13 people. >> thousands of combat u.s. troops will remain in kuwait, which is just south of iraq. >>> an update today on a disturbi

. >>> cuban president, raul castro, is pardoning nearly 3,000 prisoners.wo years on charges of endangering cuba's national security. >>> and a group of former professional football players is suing the league over brain damage they say they've suffered that's linked to concussions during their playing days. they accused the league of hiding evidence that concussions link to long-term problems. a similar lawsuit was filed earlier this week. >>> finally, christmas eve here. but it's christmas in some places of the world. and santa claus is already on the move. you see him right there. norad is tracking st. nick, who started delivering gifts on the other side of the world. >>> it's time for the weather and ginger zee. ginger? >> ron, all the northwest wants to for christmas is to catch up on the rainfall. well, maybe they don't want that. maybe they wanted a white christmas. but a dry weekend overall, until the next storm system, which starts a pretty active pattern, begins later tomorrow. on christmas, the night of, you'll get a little bit of precipitation.

castro goes, the cuban people get a chance to elect their next government and not just handed to raul castro. [applause] >> that was a setup question. both the national security adviser and the secretary of state are look firefighters part of the time, get wind -- woken nip middle of the night. someone does something stupid in your organization or around the world. how do you anticipate the future? there's some evidence that while there was the basis for the arab spring or even others predicted the soviet collapse. how do you anticipate the future when you're in those particular leadership roles, for both the president, but more importantly, for the country, and how do you organization yourself to do that? >> obviously you try to have experts who are keeping an eye on events, and in this regard, having embassies with people who really know the place and can get out into community, one of the things i tried to get foreign service officers to do was not staying in the embassy, not talk to other foreign officials but bet in the country, get a sense for what the conversation is on the street in

castro goes the cuban people get a chance to elect their next government and it's not just handed to raul castro. [applause] >> that was a setup question. in miami. >> both the national security adviser and certainly the secretary of state are almost firefighters part of the time. get woken up in the middle of the night. someone does somebody stupid, either within your own organization or around the world. how do you anticipate the future, though? there's some evidence that while it was the basis for the arab spring or even others predicted the soviet collapse, how do you anticipate the future when you're in those particular leadership roles for both the president but, more importantly, for the country, and how do you organize yourself to do that? >> well, obviously, you try to have experts who are keeping an eye on events, and in this regard, having embassies with people who really know the place, and can get out into communities. one of the things i tried to get foreign service officers to do was not staying in the embassy, not talk to other foreign officials but get out in the country. get a

that it is not somehow handed over to raul castro [applause] >> that was a set-up question. it is miami. [laughter] both the national security advisor, certainly the secretary of state are almost firefighters part of the time. you get woken up in the middle of the night. someone does something stupid even within your own organization or around the world. >> yeah. >> how do you anticipate the future though? there is some evidence that while there was the basis for the arab spring or even others predicted the soviet collapse, how do you anticipate the future when you're in those particular leadership roles for both the president but more importantly for the country and how do you organize yourself to do that? >> well, yes, obviously you try to have experts who are keeping an eye on events and in this regard having embassies with people who really know the place and can get out into the community, one of the things i tried to get foreign service officers to do was not stay in the embassy, not talk to other foreign officials but get out in the country, get a sense for what the c

tiene un itinerario semanal para que clientes como raÚl castro pueda esperarlo todas las semanas. >>ntra por los ojos marÍa viene con su hija. >> por quÉ no te gustan? >> porque estÁn feos. >> pero usted hace que ella coma un poco mÁs. >> la motivamos para que trate y pruebe los vegetales que son muy importantes para su desarrollo. >> pero ademÁs este supermercado ambulante le da la oportunidad a grandes y chicos de ampliar su repertorio de frutas y verduras. >> tienen comidas que nunca hemos probado o que ahora compramos por primera vez y es una buena oportunidad para que vengan las familias juntas a escoger y aprender a comer mÁs saludable. >> se espera tener otra unidad para poder servir de frutas y vegetales en el sur de chicago inclusive otra para llevarla a ferias y exposiciones. >> me encantÓ. >> si tÚ tuvieras un autobús de antojitos mexicanos. >> srieÁ muy buena idea. >> chilaquiles! >> tendrÍa mi pico de gallo, mis totopos. >> dicen que hay Épocas que son buenas para los negocios. >> estoy de suerte porque les voy a preguntar a las mentes gemelas. >> vamos con ellas. ♪ ♪ >>

the president, raul castro there, cited the upcoming visit of pope benedict xvi as a reason for the mass pardon. an american contractor who has been in prison there since 2009 is not among those to be freed. >>> britain's prince phillip was -- will spend christmas, rather, christmas eve in the hospital. this is queen elizabeth's husband. he underwent a procedure yesterday to unblock a coronary artery. prince phillip is 90 years old. >>> newly released poll of likely republican caucus-goers in iowa shows ron paul, mitt romney and newt gingrich in a tie for the lead, but ron paul feeling pressure over some letters he wrote some 20 years ago. now there's a new wrinkle to this story, a solicitation for those letters describes a race war, a gay cover-up and a conspiracy theory. brian todd gets us caught up. >> reporter: as he surges in the polls, ron paul is having to defend himself over language in a letter written on his behalf. we reported previously how ron paul disavowed news letters with his names on them, news letters from the 1980s and '90s with able insults towards african-americans

tiene un itinerario semanal para que clntes como raÚl castro pueda esrarlo todas las semanas. >> conoductos. y como bien dicen que la comida entra por los ojos marÍa viene con su hija. >> por quÉ no te gustan? >> porque estÁn feos. >> pero usted hace que ella coma un poco mÁs. >> la motivamos para que trate y pruebe los vegetales que son muy importantes para su desarrollo. >> pero ademÁs este supermercado ambulante le da la oportunidaa grandes y chicos de ampliar su repertorio de frutas y verduras. >> tienencomidas que nunca hemos probado o que ahora compramos por primera vez y es una buena ortunidad para que vengan las familias juntas a escoger y aprender comer mÁs saludable. >> se espera tener otra unidad para der servir defruty vegetales en el sur de chicago inclusive otra para evarla a ferias y eosiciones. >> me encantÓ. >> si tÚ tuvieras un autobús de antojitos mexicanos. >> srieÁ muy buena idea. >> chilaquiles! >> tendrÍa mi pico de gallo, mis totopos. >> dicen que hay Épocas que son buenas para los negocios. >> estoy de suerte porque les voy a preguntar a las mentes gemelas. >

cuban president raul castro >>> we've got a brisk and cool start to our christmas eve.k like. >>> good morning, angie. good christmas eve morning to everybody out there in the news 4 nation. we have a little bit of sunshine getting through what was a cloudy sky earlier this morning which brought light rain to washington about 4:00 and 5:00 this morning. those rain drops are long gone as the sunshine is coming out. temperatures upper 30s to near 40 degrees. you can see on live doppler there are a few lingering rain drops across parts of southern delaware on the eastern shore of maryland. those are not coming our way. we'll be left with plenty of afternoon sunshine. high temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. for christmas day mostly sunny. a few clouds tomorrow afternoon with highs near 50 degrees. no real cold air anytime many the near future. next chance for rainshowers on tuesday. >> chuck, thanks. join us for a full hour of news at 9:00. we're look at tasty ways to ring in the n >>> we're back on this saturday morning. it's december 24th, 2011, and christmas eve. look

reconciliaciÓn nacional, el viernes pasado el gobernante cubano raÚl castro anunciÓ ante la asambleas. >> queremos que nos cuente sobre pedro como persona como amigo cercano, trabajaron juntos muchos tiempo. >> hicimos una pelÍcula hace muchos aÑos la pelÍcula "reclusorio 1". me tocÓ trabajar con Él y también trabajÓ Él con nosotros en la obra aventurera incluso le tocÓ la presentaciÓn en el madison square garden de nueva york. cuando yo le dije te estÁs quedando en el hotel donde estamos todos. no, carmen, aquÍ tengo un departamento en nueva york. Él tenÍa un departamento allÁ e incluso marisa cÉspedes una chica corresponsal de allÁ se juntÓ con nosotros y fue a vernos a la obra al madison square garden de nueva york y decÍa mira esto quÉ lleno, le decÍa pedro a marisa y a mí, gracias por invitarme a este banquete de trabajar con aventurera en un lugar tan grande como es el madison square garden y estar aquÍ contigo. hizo muchas presentaciones en la obra haciendo el personaje del comandante treviÑo y Últimamente nos veÍamos muy seguido en el restaurante pandora, que es de la product

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el mÁximo dirigente de consejos de iglesias se entrevistÓ despuÉs con raÚl castro. audiciones. >> tres y dos. >> ellas no han podido entrar a la mansiÓn de la belleza pero quiero saber quÉ les que se van a llevar para el pase deseado. >> he estudiado dos aÑos actuaciÓn en cuba. tengo muchas ganas. >> quÉ vas a hacer para llevarte el pase. >> yo vengo preparada con dos cosas. si no me sirve una voy con la otra. ya estudiÉ varios aÑos de actuaciÓn y vengo con un parlamento con sobre lo que es la belleza latina. >> cÓmo estuvo la fila pero la verdad que aquÍ hace frío. >> nosotras somos amigas, fui a la escuela bien temprano, te podrÁs imaginar lo que me dijeron en la escuela. pero sÍ, bien temprano, a las 6. >> vamos a estar aquÍ hasta las doce, porque despuÉs de las doce no van a poder registrarse y van a perder su posibilidad de audicionar. >> voy a quedarme con las bellezas para que se lleven el pase! >> si nos estÁn viendo en casa, salgan corriendo a las audiciones de nuestra belleza latina. (en pantalla) les queda un tiempo. >> gracias, ana patricia. y ya lo sabe

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the castro regime remains in place under brother raul's leadership yet there are signs of change.s often described as a country frozen in time. while u.s./cuba relations may also remain frozen, change is on the horizon. ♪ >> how much are they, five? >> reporter: americans once banned from visiting under the embargo are coming back. >> we're here for a festival. >> reporter: the latin american international film festival was a big draw for americans this year. also tour groups are back. >> cuba is at a time where it's going to change significantly. to see as it's been for the past 50 years. once the door opens cuba will be a totally different place. ♪ >> reporter: this group is among the first to experience cuba, though under strict guidelines, they're here on a full-time cultural immersion program approved by the u.s. treasury department. the new rules have their critics especially among cuban-americans who fled castro's revolution. >> president obama's gesture of friendship toward the castros, significantly increasing travel from the united states to cuba, has meant over $500 mil