one of the things the president asked yesterday was for raul castro returned.erstand what the president asked to have happen but what is the better way to get that to happen? to use the old metaphor my mother used to teach me, you get more bees with honey than with vinegar? >> president obama new the approach, he went by to the old credit approach, embracing latin american dictators, at the behest of american financial interest. president obama did not try to get anything in return. if raul castro send those killers to america to face justice, if role castro no longer allows soviet spy ships to come to havana, if raul castro doesn't try again to send warships and missiles to north korea, donald trump is willing to talk. >> cuban-american friends happy with what i signed today, another campaign promise that i did not forget. the cuban vote was critical for the president, how does this affect florida politically going forward? >> the cuban-american community, not only miami, in the country -- very concerned about american national interest, the cuban-american com

raul castro took over for his ailing brother 2008. there will be the first round of municipal elections in october and then in february parliament will vote for the next president. certainly the vice president is expected to succeed raul castro. >>> meanwhile, back at the white house, the president's agenda overshadowed by bombshells in the investigation. we know the president himself is under criminal investigation. nbc's kristen welker explains what happens next. >> reporter: this morning, new signs the russia probe is reaching into new places. "the washington post" reporting special counsel robert mueller is investigating the business dealings of one of president trump's top advisers, son-in-law jared kushner. an attorney for kushner telling nbc news, we don't know what this report refers to. it's special practice for the counsel to examine russia. mr. kushner previously volunteered to share what he knows about russia-related matters. milli mueller is now investigating president trump for obstruction of justice after he fired fbi d

when he was 12 they organized a national television special and demand that he play a so low for raul castro. who, by the way is leaving now, i wonder why they sent an official to fetch luis from his home, but luis refused to go. and a few days later, castro's soldier barged into his orchestra practice area, guns blazing. they told him to play for them terrified, luis begin to play, and the entire room was stunned by what they heard ringing out from the tremble boy's violin was a tune they all recognized this young cuban boy was playing the star spangled banner luis played the american national anthem all the way through, and when he finished, the room was dead silent when we say that america stands as a symbol to the world, a symbol of freedom, and a symbol of hope, that is what luis meant and that is what luis displayed that day it was a big day, it was a great day, and that is what we will all remain that was a very important moment, just like this is now for cuba, a very important moment america will always stand for liberty and america will always pray and cheer for the freedom of the c

y ese pare ser el mensaje al gobierno cubano, el presidente invitÓ a raÚl castro a sentarse en la mesacuerdo, a favor de su pueblo y news otro pueblo tambiÉn de los cubanoamericanas. [hablando en inglÉs] al gobierno cubano le digo terminen el abuso de los disidentes, liberen a los prisioneros polÍticos, dejen de encarcelar a personas uno centÍmetross abranse a libertads polÍtica y econÓmicas. reportera: al momento la realidad es que nada cambia, ningÚn cambio entra en efecto el dÍa de hoy ahora el departamento del tesoro y el departamento del estado tendrÁn la responsabilidad de redactar las posibilidades y esto tomarÍa meses antes dear tomar en e efecto, tienen que ser revisada por eso el presidente, antes que puedan ser firmadas por el mandatario, es un largo proceso y el mandatario hace este nun anunciÓ y da el primer paso para que sea revisada y empiece el proceso diplomÁtico en washington para que estas restricciones que ellos quieren someter al gobierno castrista sean posibless de aquÍ al futuro. queda mucho camino por recorrer, para decir, aquÍ estoy para ustedes que han votado

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el mandatario invitÓ a raÚl castro a tener un nuevo acuerdo, le pidiÓ elecciones libres y justas y queicos. las agencias de gobiernos tienen 30 dÍas para las nuevas regulaciÓn, pero la casa blanca admite que pasarÁn meses. jorge: en la isla los cubanos reaccionaron ante los discurso de trump, unos lo criticaron y otros lamentaron el tono duro de las palabras de presidente donald trump, blanca rosa vilches nos trae la informaciÓn. blanca: el discurso de presidente donald trump seguido en cuba, y sorpresivamente estÁn encontradas. >> sobre el turismo americano que es uno de los turismo que mÁs aporta, y entonces serÍa una baja. >> pensÉ, quiero que cuba sea libre. cuba sea libre, y que tengamos libertad de palabra. blanca: el diario oficial preguntaba a quiÉn escucha presidente donald trump cuando se trata de cuba. y esta fue la versiÓn de la televisiÓn cubana sobre. discurso del presidente norte americano. >> una cuba libre, asÍ como ha comenzado su discurso, es a lo que pronto llegaremos y termina presidente donald trump diciendo que una cuba libre es lo quieren y bendicen como si el c

i think very little is going to happen so as long raul castro is still around.nk that will be the test. when he's gone, what the cuban people decide on going forward. there is an argument for going this route. putting economic freedom ahead of political freedom. we've seen it in other parts of the world, southeast asia -- south asia -- east asia i should say -- >> welcome to china. >> in china, we still have human rights problems. i'm talking about places like south korea and japan where we sent economic freedom will lead to political freedom. it's worked. it hasn't worked in cuba partly because we are on our own with his embargo. cuba is still trading with the rest of the world. they are just not trading with the u.s. that's part of the reasons why the policy is not been effective. >> chris: really quickly? >> he based this on something really quite clever, which is so much of the economy is owned by the cuban military, the intelligent, the security forces. basically, he forbade financial transactions with those particular entities, which congress done my cover

national television special and deunderstand manneded he play -- and demanded he play a solo for raul castro. who by the way is leaving now. i wonder why. they sent an official to fetch luis from his home, but luis refused to go, and a few days later castro's soldiers barged into his orchestra practice area, guns blazing. hey told him to play for them. terrified, luis began to play, and the entire room was stunned by what they heard. ringing out from the trembling boy's violin was the tune they all recognized. this young cuban boy was star-spangled banner." cheers and applause] luis played the american national anthem all the way through, and when he finished, the room was dead silent. when we say that america stands as a symbol to the world, a symbol of freedom and a symbol of hope, that is what luis eant and that is what luis displayed that day. it was a big day. it was a great day. and that is what we will all remain. that was a very important moment, just like this is now for cuba, a very important moment. cheers and applause] america will always stand for liberty and america will always

trump desafiÓ al gobierno de raÚl castro a negociar un mejor trato para los cubanos y los cubano estadounidensestaje. edwin: lÍderes políticos de inteligencia y seguridad en amÉrica latina iniciaron el Último dÍa de la conferencia discutiendo estrategias para erradicar la violencia en el triÁngulo norte. en entrevista exclusiva al secretario que vino contÓ sobre la importancia que haya colaboraciÓn en la regiÓn. >>por mÉxico donde pasa la mayor cantidad de droga de centroamÉrica estados unidos, por eso este gobierno dice estar comprometido en ser parte de un diari que lleve a solucione >> ante la dimensiÓn de lo desafÍa, lo mismo en materia de seguridad que den migraciÓn y desarrollo, debemos actuar con sentido de urgencia. la tarea que tenemos por delante supone terminar con fenÓmenos histÓricos que impactan negativamente en nuestros paÍses y que implican un riesgo para la prosperidad. edwin: en la sede del comando sur donde se dio la reuniÓn con el secretario kelly compartiÓ ideas o junta de inteligencia con presidentes y ministros de mÉxico y centroamérica y le mostrÓ alguna de las herramient

un alto funcionario cubano le dijo a cnn que raÚl castro estÁ en condiciones de realizar un nuevo acuerdoo fianza y panamÁ pide extradiciÓn. ocurrió en la misma corte donde fue presentado su compatriota noriega hace aÑos. reportero: con una cadena alrededor de la cintura y vestido con uniforme de preso federal, ricardo martinelli uno de los hombres mÁs ricos y y poderosos polÍticamente de panamÁ, fue notificado hoy una solicitud de extradiciÓn del gobierno de su paÍs. >> ordenado la detenciÓn provisional del seÑor ricardo martinelli. reporter -reportero: desde el aÑo pasado, martinelli afirmaba que no habÍa participado en ninguna ilegalidad. >> no me han encontrado nada. reportero: en panamÁ la justicia cree haber encontrado algÚn. lo acusa de interceptaciÓn de llamadas y persecuciÓn ilegal a opositores durante su mandato entre 2009 y 2014. >> en el tratado de extradiciÓn de 1904, en el catÁlogos no existe el delito de interceptaciÓn de comunicación. reportero: el abogado de martinelli le dijo al juez que la solicitud de extradiciÓn estÁ polÍticamente motivada y que resulta muy curioso qu

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el mandatario invitÓ a raÚl castro a negociar un nuevo acuerdo y a mejorar los derechos humanos en lay justas y que libere a los presos polÍticos. las agencias de gobierno tienen 30 dÍas para realizar las nuevas regulaciones pero la casa blanca admite que pasarÁn meses antes de que entren en efecto. jorge: en la isla los cubanos reaccionaron ante el discurso del presidente trump y sus reacciones fueron mixtas. algunos elogiaron, otros lo criticaron y otras lamentaron el tono de las palabras de trump. blanca rosa vilches en la habana nostra estas reacciones. lanka: el discurso del presidente trump fue seguido aquÍ en cuba y las reacciones en las calles de la habana, sorpresivamente, estÁn encontradas. >> es uno de los primos que mÁs apuesta y entonces serÍa una baja. >> pensÉ que quiero que cuba sea libre, que cuba sea libre y que tenga libertad de palabra. reportera: el diario oficial gran mÁs se preguntaba a quiÉn cucha donald trump cuando tiene que ver con cuba. >> una cuba libre, asÍ es como ha comenzado su discurso, es a lo que pronto llegaremos . termina donald trump hablando de

the changes come as cuban leader raul castro announced his retirement effective next year and some arether this will mean a setback for improved relations with the island nation. >> i came here two years ago and i have seen a lot of change in the past two years. businesses getting a little more vibrant and i feel like it's really a shame and there's no reason for it. >> for more on this i'm joined by otto reich, former assistant secretary of state under president george w. bush. ambassador, good to see you. you were with president trump for his announcement yesterday. why the need for these changes now when castro is expected to step down next year? >> well, the principal need is because president obama's policy had resulted in providing a lot of money to the military in cuba, to the government. the government owns a -- most people don't know this, but the government owns just about all the hotels on the island. they may be run by foreign corporations mostly from spain, canada, italy or other places, but the money that goes into every one of those enterprises ends up in the pockets of

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he almost suggested the fact that president raul castro is stepping down next year was somehow relatedar he intended to step down for quite some time. in fa ct, step down for quite some time. in fact, if anything, step down for quite some time. in fact, ifanything, human step down for quite some time. in fact, if anything, human rights organisations are advising against taking this type of harder stance because they fear that it might strengthen the hand of hardliners within the cu ban strengthen the hand of hardliners within the cuban communist party. so there is a lot of people pointing out some of the inconsistencies in this policy. for example, obliging us citizens to come to cuba in organised groups. that means the chances are they would stay within state run hotels and not the private centre, exactly the part of the economy that the trump administration is trying to empower. there are a lot of people suggesting this is misguided but the administration is clear that the previous of nurses and midweek, rolled over for the castro government, and that they will take a harder stance.

he's clamping down on travel and commercial ties with the island nation to force the government of raul castro to change its oppressive ways. the plan includes stiffer rules for american travelers visiting cuba and a sweeping prohibition against transactions with companies controlled by the military which runs vast segments of the hotel and tourism sector. again, c-span will have live coverage of the president's announcement, of his new cuba reforms here on c-span at 1:00. and next we have melanie. she's calling in from phoenix on our independent line. what's on your mind, melanie? caller: hi. good morning. yes, i just wanted to say about the gun debate issue. first, i wanted to send my thoughts and prayers to representative scalise and his family and, of course, all those affected in the shooting. i wanted to do a girl thing and tell you you have a beautiful dress on. i love it. and then on the question of whether congress should carry a gun or not, i think this has not been mentioned but i might have missed it. i do believe they should be able to carry. i think we tend to forget there are a

cuba is starting an electoral process expected to end with raul castro stepping down.s expected to remain ahead of the ruling communist party. global news 24 hours a day powered by 2700 journalists in 120 countries. this is bloomberg. we are joined by bloomberg's paul allen. good morning. >> we are seeing some weakness. often a sixth of 1%. we may see gold stock leading the decline. the unemployment rate expected to hold steady at 5.7%. that is notoriously unpredictable. one stock to watch is bhp. they will name a new chairman either today or tomorrow to replace jack nasser. other things to watch, the new zealand dollar will be in focus with first-quarter gdp out of new zealand. off will rise to 7/10 of 1% the back of the disappointing balance of payments. more from bloomberg technology, next. emily: this is bloomberg technology. after worst selloff for tech stocks the market is trying to find its footing. the companies that solve the biggest losses fell once again after the federal reserve meeting but after the $176 billion wipeout we have seen since friday, our tech

when he was 12 they organized a national television special and demanded he play a solo for raul castro>> by the way is leaving now, i wonder why? they sent some officials to set fuis -- luistch from his home. him to play for them. terrified, he began to play and the entire rim was done -- room was done by what they heard. violin was from the a 10 they all recognized. this young, cuban boy was playing the star-spangled banner. [applause] luis played the american national anthem all the way through and when he finished, the room was the dead silent. when we say that america stands as a symbol to the world, a symbol of freedom and a symbol of hope, that is what luis meant and that is what luis displayed that day. it was a big day. it was a great day. and that is what we will all remain. that was a very important moment, just like this is now for cuba, a very important moment. \[cheers and applause] america will always stand for liberty and america will always pray and cheer for the freedom of the cuban people. now, that little boy, whose story i just told you, the one who played that viol

they think they're on a new generation of cuban leadership raul castro and a lot of top officials in ro are in their 80s at there point they think at some point change is coming in cuba, so they want to be able to have the stick and the carrot here in terms of negotiating with the new cuban government saying if you open up, we're will be to work with you, but you have to hit these metrics that we're putting out there. >> eamon, thank you very much. >> you bet >> for all the preparation on that r that announcement. >>> top trending stories a viral video alert. miley sirius and jimmy fallon teaming up for an incognito performance in new york. the pair taking to the subway station below rockefeller center to perform in wigs and hats, but computers caught on. taking videos and singing along. the singer quickly removed her wig and sunglasses, treating the crowd to one of her hit songs. [ cheers ] this is miley cyrus! ♪ on a plane to l.a.x. ♪ welcome to the land of fame excess ♪ ♪ am i going to fit in ♪ i jumped in the cab here i am for the first time ♪ ♪ to my right i see the hollywood sig

it was president obama who sat alongside a very cozy with the dictator raul castro on a baseball fieldhen you had president trump embracing a former political prisoner, a woman who had been in jail for 15 years under the castro regime. he sent a very strong message to the cuban community, not only in miami but also in the island saying we are not going to support the cuban military and the intelligence community in it cuba. the ones who profit from these business transactions with the united states, we want to take into the best interest of the cuban people and empower the cuban people on the island who are oppressed every day by fidel castro. this is a stark contrast to what we saw two president obama in the week till he pushed forward during his administration. >> dana: i know you disagree with what president trump did to date but because there are reports that human rights violations had worsened since the policy, do you think this is reasonable because he didn't go all the way to reverse everything the president had put forward, the embassies will stay, the wet foot dry foot policy

when he was 12, they organized a national television special and demanded he play a solo for raul castroay, is leaving now. i wonder why? they sent an official to fetch luis from his home, but luis refused to go. and a few days later, castro soldiers barged into his orchestra practice area, guns blazing. they told him to play for them.

when he was 12, they organized a national television special and demanded he play a solo for raul castro. who, by the way, is leaving now. i wonder why? [applause] they sent an official to fetch luis from his home, but luis refused to go. and a few days later, castro's soldiers barged into his orchestra practice area, guns blazing. they told him to play for them. terrified, luis began to play. and the entire room was stunned by what they heard. ringing out from the trembling boy's violin was a tune they all recognized. this young cuban boy was playing "the star-spangled banner." [cheers and applause] [applause] >> luÍs played the american national anthem all the way through and when he finished, . when we say america stands freedom to the world, a symbol of freedom and a freedom of hope, that is what luÍs meant and that is what luÍs displayed that day. it was a big day. it was a great day and that is what we will all remain. that was a very important moment just like this is now for cuba, a very important moment. [cheers and applause] >> america will always stand for liberty and america

when he was 12, they organized a national television special and demanded he play a solo for raul castro who, by the way, is leaving now. i wonder why. they sent an official to fetch louise from his home but luis refused to go. and a few days later, castro soldiers barged into his orchestra practice area, guns blazing. they told him to play for them. terrified, luis began to play. and the entire world was stunned by what they heard. ringing out from the trembling boy's violin was a tune they all recognized. this young cuban boy was playing the star-spangled banner. [cheers and applause ] >> luis played the american national anthem all the way through. and when he finished, the room was dead silent. when we say that america stands as a symbol to the world, a symbol of freedom and a symbol of hope, that is what luis meant and that is what luis displayed that day. it was a big day. it was a great day. and that is what we will all remain. that was a very important moment, just like this is now for cuba. a very important moment. [ applause ] america will always stand for liberty and america w

raul castro, the president of cuba, stepping down.here's going to be an election in cuba in october. ultimately it will be in february that they decide who the next president will be. but the current vice president is the current favorite to win. >>> and breaking news in first 4 traffic. benning road between oklahoma avenue and d.c. 295 finally reopening at least partially after that bad crash overnight. stay to the left in the westbound lanes. to the right in the eastbound lanes. the rest of the beltway, all major routes into town and out of town. a nice present for us on this friday, guys. >> maybe reuben is getting out of town early for father's day weekend or not going to work. sounds like a great idea. 60% chance of rain. no more than hit-or-miss showers over the weekend. hot on father's day. 93 degrees. >> all right. that is the broadcast for us. we thank you so very much for joining us this morning on "news 4 today." the "today" show coming up next. >> have a great friday. nice to be with you guys. >> i know. >> all standing to

he encouraged cuban president raÚl castro to renegotiate. >> we will be ready, willing and able to come the table to negotiate that much better deal. [applause] >> president trump said the u.s. will not lift any sanctions on cuba until it releases all political prisoners. >>> in all president trump appeared to confirm he is under investigation for possible obstruction of justice. writing on twitter he said this i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director witch hunt. that seemed directed at this man rod rosenstein the deputy attorney general overseeing the probe. asked to clarify the white house walked back his twitter comment saying he was confirming nothing. >> russia claims it may have killed the founder of isis. russia's military says abu bakr-al-baghdadi may have been taken down in a series of airstrikes. the claim came in an official statement from the russian defense ministry. if true it would be a major victory against isis. at this time however u.s. officials say there is no evidence to prove that al-baghdadi is dead. >> a

when he was 12, they organized a national television special and demanded he play a solo for raul castro way, is leaving now. i wonder why. they sent an official to fetch louise from his home but luis refused to go. and a few days later, castro soldiers barged into his orchestra practice area, guns blazing. they told him to play for the

is likely to demand that raul castro push for democratic elections and more political freedom before agreeing to any future commercial deals. >>> the voters in puerto rico overwhelmingly approved stated for the island in the nonbinding referendum was the fifth time the u.s. territory has voted on the issue. there were three options on the ballot, statehood, independence or keeping the status quo. 97% voted for statehood creating the 51st state which would have to be approved by congress, and most analysts say it is a long shot with the puerto rico current financial situation. >>> it is 5:16 am. >>> what is happening on the roads right now? >> off to a decent start. from gilroy to morgan hill we have more people on the road but we still do not see a lot of slow traffic in the area from gilroy to morgan hill getting up into san jose, not a bad commute. looking good into the main part of the silicon valley, so not a bad start. looking at 280 in san jose, you can see traffic not moving poorly at all, nice and light on northbound 280. looking at the bay bridge, we see a little more slow t

we're following significant developments out of cuba, president raul castro announcing his retirementame data president trump announces new restrictions on trade and travel. our team is set up and ready to go. we want to begin

when he was 12, they organized a national television special and demanded he play a solo for raul castro. who, by the way, is leaving now. i wonder why? they sent an official to fetch luis from his home, but luis refused to go. and a few days later, castro soldiers barged into his orchestra practice area, guns blazing. they told him to play for them. terrified, luis began to play. and the entire room was stunned by what they heard. ringing out from the trembling boy's violin was a tune they all recognized. this young cuban boy was playing "the star spangled banner." [ cheers and applause ] >> luis played the american national anthem all the way through, and when he finished, the room was dead silent. when we say that america stands as a symbol to the world, a symbol of freedom, and a symbol of hope, that is what luis meant, and that is what luis displayed that day. it was a big day. it was a great day. and that is what we will all remain. that was a very important moment, just like this is now for cuba, a very important moment. [ cheers and applause ] >> america will always stand for lib

compare that to the way president obama dealt with them, he went down, holding hands with raul castro. fidel was dead or on his deathbed. they were shaking hands, buddy, buddy. different doctrine way of dealing with dictatorships. >> that's right, david. unfortunately president obama was an appeaser, as he has been to a lot of other thugs in the world. did nothing to human rights. did nothing to release political prisoners. did nothing to ease on depression in cuba. one of the things president trump is pushing which is a good thing in terms of future libbablization, hotels controlled by the military we'll have nothing to do with them, more importantly that cuban workers get paid directly by foreign companies, not by the government. the government takes the cash. gives workers nearly worthless pesos. david: exactly right. >> what step of progress, workers get actual cash from the companies, not the government. david: carol, the bottom line is, what the obama administration was doing giving them everything for nothing in return. in this case he does hold out a carrot in addition to the

you know, it is funny on the one hand to hear people say we should be engaging in dialogue with raul castro and mainstream politicians in the united states being boycotted at graduation speeches across america. we cannot have a whole generation of young americans growing up to believe that if you disagree with someone's points of view the way to do it is try to shut them down. i am not saying that i is the means f the shooting we have to be a nation capable of debating issues on the merits of the issues without dehumanizing or demonizing the person on the other side. you and i can disagree on the right approach to cuba, taxings or healthcare, i don't have to go around telling you, you are an evil human being for what you believe in because once you convince someone that the other side is evil, that, i think, in the minds of a deranged individual is an invitation to commit a violent act against them, i am not blaming the shooting on any democrats or the lerveghts i am just telling you, both sides need to think about that as we move forward. >> dickerson: all right, senator marco rubio thanks

the cuban military for instance, when raul castro was the defense minister, he ran economic reform here. so hotels and the airport and a lot of other institutions that would be private in the united states are in fact, public here. so if you're going to roll back anything connected to the cuban military, are you basically going to shut down a lot of travel. >> and andrea, just to put this into a broader perspective. >> noisy intersection here. >> with a lot of cars behind you that we see, that's right. andrea, how broad is this going to be? is he going to close diplomatic relations and you were there for president obama's historic visit when he effectively announced the opening of diplomatic relations. can you compare the mood right now? what's it like compared to then? >> we're already creating an stir on this corner in this neighborhood. but things are bustling. in the last two years since the first executive orders and then the establishment of relations, the economy has really changed in that there is a lot more privatization. people have had more freedom to open b & bs, things of t

. >> this comes as state media confirmed that raul castro will step down later in october. president is expected to become the next president. >>> the white house announcing overnight the top adviser jared kushner and jason greenblatt are traveling to jerusalem. they will meet with benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas. kushner was tasked early on to lead discussions on potential peace deal and president trump called for peace between the two sides during his first foreign trip to the middle east back in may. >>> coming up next on "morning joe," the very latest out of london after a driver plows into a crowd killing one in what officials are calling a terrorist attack. we'll get a live report from london about what we know when the suspect. >>> plus is he or isn't he under investigation? president trump and his legal team seem to be on different pages as to whether the president trump is actually under investigation for potential obstruction of justice. the breakdown oif mixed message and where the investigation stands, all of that just moments away. -what? -we gotta go. -wh

when president obama went to go have a hot dog with raul castro in the baseball field in cuba, they hadasing 50 of these political prisoners. and then when president obama left, over 100 of these dissidents were thrown back into jail. >> kelly: let me bring in a question here, we can see how heated this issue is and how we can understand the emotional aspect of this. mercedes has a personal situation that took place with that. you can see how this is an emotional issue even now. former president obama tried to normalize relations but still kept ties with the dictatorship and the military regime. >> pope francis traveled the region, worked behind the scenes to negotiate this with the administration, with the cuban regime to make sure we were able to bring into the religious organization, human rights activists and american businesses. those things are necessary for democracy to take root in cuba, that is how we are going to a stand human rights in cuba. i think we can all agree that sunlight is the best way forward -- >> the only way for democracy to come to cuba is for castro to leave.

when he was 12, they organized a national television special and demanded he play a solo for raul castroer why? [applause] they sent an official to fetch luis from his home, but luis refused to go. and a few days later, castro's soldiers barged into his orchestra practice area, guns blazing. they told him to play for them.

. >> raul castro, who, by the way, is leaving now. i >> that's totally not why.an barbara lee of california, f fernand amandi sr. let me ask the congresswoman first, what do you make of donald trump's switcharoo on cuba? >> first, i think that he's shown just how disingenuous he's been by these rollbacks. this has been a 50-year policy in terms of ensuring that americans cannot travel freely to cuba like we can to vietnam or china or anywhere else in the world. also, he knows good and well that ending the embargo would create more jobs in america and rolling this back would destroy at least 13,000 jobs, 6.2 billion in revenue. and so it's a policy that president obama attempted to move forward on because we in congress still haven't been able to legislatively lift the embargo and lift the travel ban. so he's trying to roll back the gains that we made in terms of normal relations with cuba and trying to set us back 55ea it doesn't make sense and i hope the american people resist this move. >> fernand sr., why shouldn't americans be free to travel to cuba if americ

he will likely demand raul castro push for diplomatic elections and more political freedom before agreeing congress deals. >>> lets send it over to rosemary orozco because there is so much to talk about. snow in the sierra. >> cool and breezy today and the poor folks out of there doing the triathlon. >> they are not swimming there is a small craft advisory as it is very breezy in some areas we have the system dropping to northern california. it is going to bring the possibility of scattered showers. outside of our doors a little tough to tell but a gorgeous and beautiful start to the day. as we look at alcatraz to the west it was breezy yesterday a little bit cool the same goes for today. here is a look at storm tracker with the water vapor loop giving us a great idea of the circulation going on. you can see how widespread the trough is and that system now dropping down during scattered showers into the afternoon. for the sierra we are talking about snow in june. here is a view we have a little bit of pink and white snow mix south of highway 50 as we get going today that will increase. the

and you can bank on the fact that raul castro is going to leave office next year he's going to leavesidency maybe he'll remain in charge of the communist party, or maybe he'll retire back to eastern cuba where he came from. but regardless, you know, i think -- my best guess is that cuba's on the glide path they've got -- they're opening up to the private sector the private sector now takes up about a third of their labor force. 245e9s been a pretty dramatic change in the last ten years and they're grappling with how to make a socialist economy that actually works, not easy to do but to make it more productive, to shed hundreds of thousands of government jobs, to build up the private sector, to be able to afford the social guarantees that they want there's no -- there's no signs of any political ferment that would lead to a change in the system i think the real change is coming from inside, the people who are saying this is not enough we need to go farther. we need to liberate the private sector even more and -- and allow us to work and make money and -- and -- and do well on our own.

raul castro is set to step down as president when his term ends in february next year.reparing for the first steps in the transition. though it's widely assumed his vice president will take over, considered a cautious supporter of market reforms. >> meanwhile, president trump is expected to announce new rules over the u.s. policy toward the communist island in a reversal from obama era policies. in a speech in miami today, the president will propose limitations for americans traveling to cuba and new regulations that prohibit direct financial transactions with the cuban military. officials say the policy changes are meant to steer money away from the cuban regime and toward the cuban people. >> still ahead on "morning joe," we'll bring in republican congressman tom cole. also ahead, former republican governor haley barber is here on set and retired four-star general stanley mcchrystal. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. you totaled your brand new car. nobody's hurt, but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay

responsible for the murder of four loved ones down here in south florida was returned to cuba to raÚl castrontence in the united states after a very fair 7 month trial. he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder in the case of our son. and that was the only piece of legal, you know, criminal law that we were able to his name is hernando hernandez. he was the head of spy networ network. the west network. pete: ultimately gave up the name of that patrol that your son mario was a party of when it was shot down. >> the president said he will not have died in vain. this is a new deal. one sided deal is over. music to your ears and opportunity to truly bring freedom to that island which is exactly what those people on those rafts were attempting to do in 1996. >> sometimes things come full circle. we appreciate you sharing your powerful story and staying committed to this cause. >> thank you. >> thanks for having us. pete: absolutely. meriam and mario. their son mario killed in 1996. the president recognized him yesterday. >> thanks, pete. pete: the gunman who opened fire on the republican