for the united states it was clinging to a policy that wasn't working. >> senator robertmen robert menendez. for the u.s. reputation across latin america. where its cuba policy nurtured long standing resentment. mr. obama says that starts with the 11 million cubans. most have known nothing but tension and suspicion of the united states. >> we'll have more personnel at our embassy and our diplomats will have opportunity to engage more broadly across the island. that will include the cuban government, civil society and ordinary cubans who are reaching for a better life. >> meanwhile, the cube ans say they willcubans willopen their embassy in late july. later for the american embassy. >> melissa chan is in little havana for a look. >> if they haven't changed for decades in terms of their position, in terms of maintaining the status quo in maintaining the u.s. policy and painting the embargo they are not going to change their opinion just because president obama has said so. having said that there is starting to be a shift in this community. two angry men the only protesters in little havana's

for united states that meant clinging to a policy that was not working. >> critics like new jersey democrat robert mendoza be menendez called it a mistake. but the white house sees benefits. not only for american agriculture, tech and tourism but the u.s. reputation across latin america where its cuba policy nurtured long standing fest resentment. most have known only suspicion of the united states. >> cuban government civil society and ordinary cubans that are reaching for abetter life. >> even if they had the votes or will to stop them, the cube ans cubans will raise the be flag, july 20th and over havana just a couple of days after that. >> with mike, thank you. for expiems exiled, this is hard to sell. melissa chan is incomes little havana. melissamelissa. >> reporter: their opinion is not going to change just because president obama has made this change. for decades they have believed in the embargo but having said all that the cuban american community is starting to change just a little. two angry men. the only protesters in little havana's favorite cafe after presidentpresident obama's anno

where a little boy is clinging to life after his own mother turned away an ambulance and said the family didn't need help. >> why hurt a child? they're defenseless. >> reporter: robertson is charged with handcuffing the the 9-year-old son of his girlfriend and beating him until he was unconscious. >> i don't know what this world is coming to. >> reporter: court records reveal wilson tearfully admitted to the assault and said he did it after catching the boy, quote, stealing birthday cake that didn't belong to him. >> if i knew for one instant that that was going on, i would have took him out of that home and called the police. >> reporter: records show that wasn't the first time he handcuffed the little boy and beat him. the boy's mother was at work when the assault took place. his uncle was home and called 911. but when the ambulance arrived, the boy's mother told paramedics the child was simply congested. and even though investigators say he was unconscious. the ambulance was called again four hours later. wusa 9. >> now the community rescue service tells us the ambulance crew had no reason to believe the child was in danger and even checked with the mother severa