que dejaria el poder en 5 años y los cargos de poder no podrían ejercerse por más de 10 años. >> raul ,castroba, pone la fecha para el fgin de la era de los hermanos castros. >> limitar al máximo de 2 periodos consecutivos de 5 años y establecer edades máximas para estas responsabilidades. >> castro no fue nombrado para destruir el socialismo. >> si no para perfeccionarlo. >> raul castro mbromeaba. >> decía que va a cumplir 82 años, tiene derecho a descuidarse. >> declaro cerrada. >> este es uno de los vicepresidentes del estado de cuba se coloco como secretario, desde brasil la bloguera joani sanchez alzaba la voz de que en cuba aún no se siente el cambio, a pocos kilometros las damas de blancos fueron arrestadas. >> 56 damas de una sola vez. >> y la reaparicion de fidel castro, encorvado y su barba blanca junto a su hermano y con machado uno de los vicepresidentes. >> el mandato de raul castro termina el 2018 a los 87 años de edad, después se espera la injeccion joven. >>y se ven las noticias del estado de salud de hugo chavez, nicolas maduro según varios miente sobre la situación. >> el pa

obrien se comportó indebidamente con ellos, un sacerdote de obrien dijo que busca asesoria legal >> raúl castro su último mandato, y los cargos de alta responsabilidad se dirigian por 3 periodos de 5 años, vamos a la nota >> fidel castro hizo una aparición junto a su hermano, en la asamblea del poder popular, encorvado, con chaqueta megra, castro acallaba rumores de su estado de salud, aparece sentado frente a el primer vice presidente, se le ve también tomando apuntes >> en esta sesion, dijo que es su último mandato, en una clara modificación a la constitución >> las modificaciones se encuentra la de limitar a un máxima de 2 periodios de consecutivos de 5 años, el desempeño de los diferentes cargos del gobierno, y elegir edades maximas para ocupar esas responsabilidades., >> fidel castr ofue ovacionado pot 602 diputados designados, y se le vio en público dsde el 2006, raleigh castro bromaba por su avanzada edad, pero no se va, hoy fue ratificado para uns egundo mandato de 5 años más, este ha sido un o de los vice presidente , de uba, fue elegido, en sustitucion a ricardo alarcón, mienras castr

cuba. >>> van a tener que seguir esperando. >>> r que no hay voluntad por parte de gobierno de raÚl castroeps esperada segÚn ellos es un cambio de nombre, no de sistema. >>> un hermano le da el puesto a otro hermano que ha nombrado sucesor de democracia falta mucho. >>> sin embargo, la his vea no se cambia de un dÍa para otro. >>> si hay algo que me esplend de a mÍ en este cambio es que no utilizaron la oportunidad para adelantar la carrera del hijo de raÚl, coronel del ministerio del interior. >>> segÚn analistas la decisiÓn de castro, no avenido velo Á por la conecs pudiera cambiar. >>> yo sospecho que de alguna manera, el nombre castro no va desaparece tlaer polÍtica cubana. >>> en miami, para telemundo. >>> y en segundos en el noticiero, investigamos por quÉ . >>> y gobierno de estados unidos aprobÓ un nuevo medicamento para combatir el cÁncer del seno es este en pantalla un novedoso fÁrmaco que ataca las ce la legislatura del tumor sin daÑar las cÉlulas saludables. >>> y mÉxico estÁ de luto tras la muerte de la actriz de cine y televisiÓn carmen montejo la artista de origen cubano per

so interestingly raul castro is saying that it is time not to cling to power. fact, there should be age limits placed on people who are in key public positions, even though he his main brother castro control the positions here in this country. one thing that raul country is not saying is that there will not be any political change in his country. >> i feel the honor over pro siding over the council of state and government. it's important to reiterate which has been set twice. i was in the elected president to restore capitalism in cuba nor to hand over the revolution. not to destroy it. raul castro who is an admirer of the chinese political system seems to transform his pear which is something that is not from the communist party. there have been violent protests. israel said arafat -- died of a heart attack, well the palestinian authority said there is evidenced. >> on saturday he did, six days after being sent to an israeli jail. jeal allowed the heat to attend the autopsy on sunday. he has signs of torture, on his face, back and the right side of his body ar

raul castro is taking a very different tactic from his brother. you mentioned, yesterday when we were brought in hours after fidel castro left, came in to see the end of the deliberations and closed door election process that goes on here in cuba, raul castro said he was reluctant, that wasn't a shock but to hear about he's going to step down in five years no matter what and talking about a younger success tore, who's only 52, much less military experience than those in power. he's a very different figure. that can only help. he doesn't have a lot of the negative baggage perhaps other officials who have been in power for decades and decades here. he comes from the provinces and his reputation there was that he got things done. that kind of experience is soarsoa sorely needed in havana with the economic problems. he'll have five years as first vice president and then we'll see if he will be the first president to succeed the castros here in cuba. >> let's bring in raphael romo now. any official reaction to this? this is literally the end offen era.

además raúl castro dijo que su discurso del domingo sería muy interesante.sos recortes, así que si el congreso no se pone de acuerdo, habrá muchos despidos. >>> desde la decisión de impedir la salida del portaviones uss truman y también la carne que usted compra, usted podría ver el impacto en su vida, cuando el 1 de marzo el gobierno corte el presupuesto a machetazo limpio, 85 mil millones de dólares, una vez más los republicanos del congreso y el presidente barack obama no se ponen de acuerdo de cómo reducir el presupuesto federal. >>> nunca pienso que las cosas son inevitables, siempre hay posibilidades de hacer las cosas correctas. >>> millones de pasajeros podrían sufrir demoras de 90 minutos en aeropuertos, porque tienen que reducir las horas de trabajo de los controladores de tráfico aéreo. >>> también se les recortarán el sueldo un 20% a los entrenadores civiles. >>> sin combustible y munición cómo entrenas a la gente, y los que están en combate en afganistán tienen que ser relevados. >>> población hispana sentirán el efecto en servicios reducidos. >

el dictador cubano raúl castro, anuncio que se retira en 2018, a partir de esa fecha gobernaria cubaourdes del río nos cuenta como cedio a este cedazo a la cubana >>el anuncio de castro tomo a muchos desprevenidos, más aun el hecho de nombrar a un desconocido como sucesor. >>los analisis no se han hecho esperar >>diaz canelo nacio después de la revolucion, sin un histórico cuba va a lucir distinto< el funcionario cubano de mayor rango, miguel diaz canelo de 52 años profesor, comunista, ex ministro de educacion superior >>en cuanto al futuro de diaz canel este pudiera ser incierto, no es primera vez que un rostro joven y nuevo desaparece misteriosamente de la cupula del poder. >>a los anteriores los eliminaron cuando les convino, esto no es garantia de nada. >>hay algunos que dicen que esto podría cambiar. >>a los hijos de castro no les ha interesado participar en la riendas del país, pero hay un vastago. >>sospecho que en los próximos años vamos a ver alejandro castro, el coronel moverse a posiciones superiores >>ocho dias lleva hugo chávez recluido en un hospital de caracas, no se h

with raul castro. one with senator leahy and one with myself and other members of the group, and i raised this issue directly with president raul castro, and indicated that many of us want to see an improvement in u.s. american relations. my personal view is that our policy has been stuck in a cold war mentality. it would be in the interests of both the united states and cuba to move forward, but that the continued detention and imprisonment of alan gross is an obstacle to moving forward. so i urge the president to release alan gross and told him that i had promised judy fwroes, alan's wife, that i would deliver that message in person. >> as i understand tshg the cubans want some reciprocal action on the so-called cuban five, the five prisoners who are jailed here and convicted of espionage. is there any possibility that there could be a prisoner exchange or a quid pro quo, or should there be? >> we made it very clear that these are very different individuals who are in jail for very different circumst

. >>> cuban president raul castro says he'll step down at the end of his second term in 2018. 's older brother fidel castro made a rare appearance at the assembly. he wants key roles to be passed down in a gradual and organized way. >> translator: this decision represents a definitive step toward the configuration of the nation's future leadership. >>> the assembly named 52-year-old miguel cana l. raul's elder brother former president fidel castro also made a rare appearance at the assembly. >>> the leader of cyprus' largest opposition party has won a runoff. he called to rebuild economies hard hit by the debt crisis. the runoff called in the mediterranean nation after no candidates received a majority in the earlier elections. the election commission says nickolas anastasias took more than 50% of the vote. it's about 15 points more than his leftist rival milas. he is the head of the opposition democratic rally party, and he campaigned for prompt austerity measures for a bailout deal with the european union. cyprus asked the eu and others for a bailout package last june, but ha

>> well, i have spoken twice to president are a president raul castro about mr. gross.ife and i have met with him twice. i've met with mr. gross twice. i did this past week. i would say i would have loved to have put him on my airplane and brought him back out with me. that's not going to happen. he is not going to be released by the cubans because of pressure from the united states. that does not work. it hasn't worked in the past. i think there are ways that he can be released, but's going to -- but it's going to require some give and take on both sides an some quiet negotiation. i think the worst thing that can happen is if we stay either in our country or their country, in this 1960s and 1970s cold war mentality, we're a different century now. we should be looking at what the future for their people and ours, the future of their children and our children, and i think if we do that i think we can find things, not only to set -- settle the alan gross issue but a whole lot of other issues. >> you are suggesting, listen what about if we ease the embargo further or got r

powell -- raul and fidel castro will remain part of government. roll castro has taken steps to stabilize the economy -- raul castro has taken steps to stabilize the economy. many cubans say political reform is badly needed. >> these are not democratic elections. for me, democracy is like when you go and vote for president like chavez. you have many political parties and you push for the change you want in the country. >> for now, the government insists that the one-party system will remain intact with the communist party alone responsible for guiding the politics. what impact the assembly will have in the years ahead is yet to be seen. >> the baltimore ravens have won the super bowl for the second championship title. ravens fans celebrated in baltimore into the early hours after their team beat this entrant cisco 49ers before-31 -- the san francisco 49ers 34-31. there was a power outage for about half an hour. the biggest game of the season was staged in new orleans in the saints -- same stadium which housed thousands seeking shelter from hurrican

cuban president raul castro plans to step down in 2018. aking this announcement yesterday. the new first vice president miguel diaz canal is part of the new generation that will provide future leadership for the country. >>> two adults and two young children missing after their 29-foot sailboat started taking on water near san francisco. it was 65 miles off the coast of pillar point when someone on board radioed for help sunday afternoon. about an hour later, the coast guard got a message they were abandoning ship. >>> danica patrick got all of the attention going into the daytona 500, but in the end, all about jimmie johnson, holding off dale earnhardt jr. to win his second daytona 500. a crash during the nationwide series race sent parts of kyle larson's car into the grandstand, energy 28 people. seven fans still being treated. all listed in stable condition. >>> the world's oldest marathon winner is putting his feet up. fauja singh took up running when he was a sprayy 89. he has become the first person on record over 100 to do it. he's r

. >>> raul castro plans on stepping down in 2018 at the end of his second term. rother made the announcement on sunday shortly after the national assembly elected him to a second five-year term. we are live in havana with more. >> reporter: god mowrnin good m john. not a complete surprise. cuban officials should only serve two five-year terms in office. when he steps down in five years, he'll be a young 86 years old. the big surprise, the man next in line to castro. as of yesterday, that's miguel diaz canal. he studied as an electrical engineer before steadily rising through the ranks. he is the first member of his generation, the post- revolution generation to rise to such a powerful position in cuba. and raul castro says the transfer of power, the generational transfer is finally at long last taking place. >> more than 50 years of the castros leading cuba by 2018. >>> new developments in the latest chapter of american diplomacy opens. john kerry has an 11-day, 9-country tour. 10 downing street in london where he met with david cameron and then he met with willia

avance moreno dijo que esta en el mejor momento del post operatorio >> pasamos a cuba el gobernante raúl castro, falleció al precipitarse el helicóptero >> como puede ser de duro el olvido para alguien que estuvo acostumbrado a la fama, josé ángel napoles a sus 63 años enfrenta el doloroso raund, gano 78 peleas, vive enfermo, sin casa y sin dinero >> los ojos del anciano, aquí ciudad juarez se pierde en sus menorias >> un momento inolvidable >> prefiere estar sumergido en el recuerdo de las peleas que gano a puño limpio, pocos saben qse trata de josé ángel mantequilla napoles, uno de los campeones de boxeo >> sufre de depresión y por eso duerme todo el día, en la noche despierta y esa es su realida >> sin dinero llego a refugiarse a ciudad juarez y así fue su amor por la ciudad y por berta navarro su esposa >>josé ángel fue de los mejores peleadores a< el tiene demensia señil, efisema y diabetes y le esta dando parquinson >> sin casa propia, le prestan para que no viva en la calle, ,mantequilla enfrenta sus dolorosos raund, en eso es cuba >> el habla mucho de cuba >> este es otro de la pelea po

presidente de la delegacion estadounidense que visito la habana, dijo que durante su reunion con raul castromos como los conductores pueden hallar gasolineras que ofrecen las mejores ofertas. ♪ >> cuando una pareja se divorcia es difícil pelear de la custodia de los hijos, y se commplica si uno se lleva el menor a su país, si no respeta los convenios, poco puede hacer el padre que se queda en estados unidos, así lo tuvo que hacer, un hombre , veamos la historia en particular >> el medico nicaraguense creyó encontrar su amor japonesa, que conoció en noruega >> los 2 éramos extranjeros >> tras la boda se mudaron a milwaukee, y nació su hija karina, pero la relación se deterioró y la mujer pidió el divorcio >> le dieron la custodia total >> después el juez le otorgó custodia compartida, le tramitó un pasaporte a su hija, y a su regreso él interpuso la demanda de divorcio >> cuando se divorcia una japonesa o un japones, hay posibilidad de que lo rapten y que pierda custodia en japón >> se confirmó su temor >> vine en la casa, vi todo tirado, en la caja de seguridad no habían pasaportes >> la pol

they met with cuban president raul castro. their message? >> on behalf of the american people and his wife judy, that we wanted to bring alan home. that he had been held unjustly for too long. >> reporter: but castro wants a swap. five spies captured in the u.s., for gross. the u.s. won't do it. >> the two situations are not comparable. both in terms of the reasons they're in jail or the circumstances of their cases. but that's been the response from the cuban government. >> reporter: van holland then revealed a new dynamic in the situation. a desperate one. >> in his own appeal, alan gross is asking be to be set free in time to visit his ailing mother. >> she's dying. and at a point, where she cannot travel to see him. so this is a request to be able to see his mother before she dies. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> alan gross was in cuba as an employee for the international agency for development. both the agency and the government say gross was doing nothing that was illegal. >>> time now for a quick look at some of th

raul castro has been reluctant as president by cuba's national assembly for another five year term castro announces will be his final term due to his age and said he's ready to start transferring power to the new generation in two thousand and six raul castro took over the presidency from his elder brother fidel when the country's leader for more than thirty years. science art and language is what students supposed to be studying in school but across the u.k. many students end up learning what's considered the trait of an average criminal knives and even firearms are increasingly found in backpacks of more and more students with violence at school seeing a sharp rise arty sarah for reports on how the problem is being handled. settlings you probably end up in a dead end job or in prison you'll be lucky to be alive when you're sixteen. you know our parrot is gone our carrot is now for no for teaching going to say anything about a stark insight into the reality facing some of christian school children despite having one of the best education systems in the world the latest research estimates

cuban president raÚl castro has announced plans to retire the end of his second term in 2018. a surprise move, castro told cuban lawmakers he would step down from the cuban presidency 10 years after replacing his brother fidel in 2008. the cuban national assembly has named miguel diaz-canel as first vice-president, many he would replace raÚl castro should he be unable to complete the rest of his term. more radioactive leaking has been discovered at washington state's hanford nuclear reservation, the nation's most polluted nuclear weapons production site. at least six tanks are leaking reactive waist up from last its disclosure of just one tank. hanford currently houses more than 53 million gallons of radioactive waste. washington state officials insist the leak poses no immediate risk to public health. the oil giant bp squares off against the federal government today in court in a civil trial for damages arising from the 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill. the wall street journal reports the justice the party has considered offering bp an out- of-court settlement under which it wou

raul castro announced plans to resign in 2018. he said he will step down in five years that's when his second term as president is set to end. the announcement came shortly after the country's national assembly reelected him to a second term. he was elected in 2008. in 2018 he had be 86 years old. >>> an emotional day at the vatican. catholics watched pope benedict give his final sunday address. [ cheering and applause ]. . >> the pontiff delivered his final blessings to tens of thousands from his apartment overlooking st. peter square. he says he's retiring to spend his final years in prayer. he's stepping down on thursday, the first pope to do so in 600 years. >>> and cardinals from around the world are now arriving in rome to elect the next pope but the decision will be made amid scandal italian media is saying some priests are being black mailed. the vatican says the scandal is false. >>> the academy awards was hosted by sets mcfarland. a lot of people talking about the fashions on the red carpet arrivals. a lot of people talk

a group of politicians has met rollin castro in havana in -- role castro -- raul castro in havana. a u.s. contractor was accused of spying. negotiation since then have failed to free him -- negotiations since then have failed to free him. it looks like a ufo, but there is no cause for alarm. it is a prototype for a revolutionary type of airship. it is designed for areas that lack airports. >> is it a blimp, a plane, an alien spacecraft? it is none of the above. hidden inside of a cavernous hangar, the era craft designed to carry giant loads to remote destinations and rugged terrain where planes are unable to land. this gleaming silver behemoth is the brainchild of a former soviet and junior -- soviet engineered, who looks and sounds like he could play a mad scientist in a james bond movie . >> it is vertical transportation. >> he says the possible uses of the craft are nearly unlimited, from moving military supplies to transporting commercial goods to providing the met -- to providing disaster relief after earthquakes or hurricanes. it is being built with about $35 million provided

raul castro has been the president since 2008. most of the candidates are between 40 and 50 years old in a country where the top leadership is between 70 and 80. >> the oldest football club in greece has become the latest victim of the economic crisis there. reeling of a loss of gains and top players, they're trying to raise money from fans. but the response has so far been lukewarm. >> the team is everything to these die-hard fans. they call it an addiction, a fitness. but lately, it's the team itself that is sick. some of the best players have signed up with rival teams. the rest are unhappy and losing matches in the closing minutes through what seems like carelessness. >> they continue to have stars and strong players with expensive contracts. we are going to try to reduce their contracts to make the team title. we're talking about 50% were seven great players, otherwise it will go bankrupt. >> like the rest of greece, they are cutting down on expenses wherever they can. >> the team spent one-and-a-half million dollars a month

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the cuban president, raul castro, has announced that he will step down when his new term ends in 2018 could be the end of the castro family rule in cuba. >> representing the last half century of cuban leadership, the aging former president, fidel castro, makes his rare public appearance as his younger brother and his his second term in office with a stunning but perhaps predictable announcement. >> i want to make clear that in my case depending on the date the constitution is perfected, this will be my last mandate. >> seen in a rising star as first vice president. the 52-year-old will become the visible successor to the cuban presidency. >> this decision shows particular historic transcendence as it represents a step towards the configuration of the natures future leadership through the gradual and organize transfer of key roles to new generations. >> in the capital people reacted with guarded optimism. much of the population has only known a castro at the helm. >> this should improve a bit. it will improve a little. we are a bit stock. >> young people should be able to get ahead. we

. >> van holland also met with raul castro, requesting an independent doctor examine a growth on gross' shoulder, that the 63-year-old be allow to do leave cuba to visit his ailing mother, return and ultimately gross be released from a 15-years sentence independents i think we're making some progress, both in explaining the situation to the cuban government, and the fact that u.s./cuban relations cannot really advance until we resolve this issue. >> reporter: the government gave no indication, so the. >>> veronica is back with more about our weather. it sounds like we're in for a few dicey hours tomorrow. >> right, for a few hours after stuff starts falling and that stuff will be snow and sleep sleet for us. like every other system we've gotten this winter, it will by one of those nuisance systems, or storms coming through our area will be more of a storm. 41 degrees or highs today, we dropped to 25. the average high temperature, 48 degrees, temperatures falling, they're already at freezing, jest below freezing. around come better listen, already at 28 4(p&h% down to the south, we're

. >> van hollen also met with cuban president raul castro and requested a doctor examine a growth onross' shoulder. the 63-year-old be release from a 15-year sentence there. the cuban government gave no indication that might happen. >>> former cia director former mistress is apparently still dealing with the fallout of that affair. they revoked her promotion to lieutenant colonel. she was promoted last august but it's on hold while the military investigates whether she was holding classified information in her home without permission. broadwell could be eligible for that promotion again if she's cleared of any wrongdoing. >>> if you need a reason to keep that safety bar down on the chairlift the next time you go skiing, we have it for you. take a look at this. you see that guy there, that's 17-year-old jacob gutierrez dangling from a chairlift in new mexico. he slipped off after trying to throw a snowball at his friends. after six minutes of trying to pull himself up, he plummeted 45 feet to the ground. believe it or not, folks, he's still alive. he suffered a lacerated liver, tears

raul castro has told the national assembly he will stand down as cuban president won his car into twenty eight teen the eighty one year old to go before his older brother fidel castro five years ago and miguel diaz can now go to them as vice president at the same assembly meeting is widely viewed as cost true success. south korea's first female president park and a hair has been sworn in at a ceremony attended by tens of thousands the daughter of the nation's autocratic founder faces among other challenges the question of how to deal with a nuclear armed north korea and the inauguration though entertainment was the all of the day as south korea's most famous singer site while the crowd with its signature. some governors. expanding constitutes a kick in next month will head to huge job losses energy five billion eighty five billion dollars will be slashed across sectors funded by public money of democrats and republicans to reach a compromise or times increases in some states like taxes and good dremiel with large military veterans who was affected and others less reliant on money for was

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raul castro says he will step down as president in 2018. the 81-year-old said someday this will be his final five-year term. he also said he hopes to establish term limits and age caps for political office. miguel diaz canal was named his vice president and will most likely replace castro when he retires. >>> and the older brother of olympic star oscar pistorius is now facing his own homicide charges. carl pistorius facing a 2008 road accident where a woman was killed. the charges were dropped and reinstated. his brother oscar was released on bail friday. he's accused of killing his girlfriend on valentine's day. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," are the gas prices ready to come down and the world's fastest smart stone. ines ferre is here with that and more. good morning, ines. >> good morning, anne-marie. asian markets got a boost after word of a nominee for the next governor of the bank of japan. tokyo's nikkei rose more than 2.5% to a 53-month high. hong kong's hang seng added a quarter percent. a busy week for wall street. fed chairman ben b

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. >>> in cuba, president raul castro announced he will step down as president in 2018. the announcement came as the president accepted a new five year term as president. his brother former president fidel castro received a standing ovation during today's national assembly meeting. this is the first time he has appeared at this meeting in three years. >>> the new secretary of the state john kerry is in london on his first trip overseas as america's chief diplomat. kerry is scheduled to visit nine countries in the next few days. the goal is to find the fix problem in syria. >>> from nascar's biggest race to where it all begins. the significance of today's historic daytona 500 and its impact on young bay area race drivers. >>> jimmy carter makes a visit here in the bay area. his harsh words for the obama administration and the challenge he issued to the audience. there's this island -- and it's got super-cute kangaroos. barrow island has got rare kangaroos. ♪ chevron has been developing energy here for decades. we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarant

raul castro reelected as president by cuba's national assembly for another five year term pastor announced that will be his final term today his age and said he'll be to start transferring power to the younger generation in two thousand and six castro took over the presidency from his elder brother fidel the country's leader more than thirty years. knobs and even firearms tools of the trade for many an average criminal but these items also increasingly found in the backpacks of more and more pupils across britain with violence at schools seeing a sharp rise or he says our furthur reports on how the problem is being handled. settlings you probably end up in a dead end job or in prison you'll be lucky to be alive when you're sixteen. you know our parent is gone our carrot is now for no for teaching them to say anything about a stark insight into the reality facing some of pushed and school children despite having one of the best education systems in the world the latest research estimates that up to four peoples a day a court with weapons in british schools guns knives and knuckle dusters ju

and said he's ready to start transferring power to a younger generation in two thousand and six raul castro took over a presidency from his elder brother fidel the country's leader for more than thirty years. the biggest event of the year for the cinema the graphic world kicked off in los angeles the eighty fifth annual academy awards expected to be less predictable than the galleries usually but critics believe the best picture could go to spy story argo steven spielberg and daniel day lewis could both join the exclusive list of three time oscar winners this year and the actress nomination could be the youngest only this winner with an eighty six year old actress up against a nine year old. after the break technology update looks at some of the gadgets used behind the scenes in preparations for the big twenty fourteen winter olympic games in russia as a resort city of sochi stay with us. well into the future to the finish as world class athletes descend on sochi brand new a list big venues are kept safe by high tech sensors behind the scenes congestion battling infrastructure digs deep and

the election is expected to head rose castro another term. -- raul pastor another term. >> on sunday he wanted to cast his ballot early in the morning. he said the elections are an important part of of holding the revolution. >> i remember well the days of capitalism, how rough it was for us. there was no mercy. the revolution has given me everything. >> cubans heading to the polls to vote. the main legislative body has 612 seats, and there were 612 candidates. this began last year when cubans have their only chance to choose between candidates. conditions later narrowed down the list to 612. they will convene on february 4 and are expected to name raul castro for president for another four years. the legislators are younger. there are now more women and cubans of african descent, but still the old guard continues to hold onto power. an example is they will also be part of the new assembly. he has taken over from his brother fidel in 2008. castro has taken steps to decentralize the economy. he has also lifted bans on personal freedom like the right to travel abroad, but many cubans s

this seven o'clock it has part in a wreath lying ceremony in the capital had the honor president raul castro now some international news in brief for you this hour in yemen people have been killed while have seen favorite southern independence during the one year anniversary of the president being elected is thoughtful to move were wounded after security forces fired on the crowd in the main square of aden a port city in the south large numbers of police were deployed as authorities try to keep separatists apart from another rally in support of the president. five hundred demonstrators have so have shown their plans for a mass ejection from a berlin cultural center that doubles as quarter they marched into the center of capital chanting out a capitalist slogans and where with lands and banners around a hundred families currently living there cultural center that will be announced auctioned off i should say and next week. and a massive snow storm is moving into the u.s. great lakes area after paralyzing states from minnesota to i hope the blizzard has grounded about five hundred flights in ch