. >> reporter: shane mahoney has spent much of the day on the phone making sure his friends and colleagues are okay. >> i want to make sure everybody is safe. >> reporter: he has been glued to his computer. >> i have been following the story as much as possible to developing and how it will affect things. >> reporter: he runs lugo's travel. a tour business based in lakeland. he organizes trips to brussels. >> for the last several months we have had $450 round trip tickets available from orlando to brussels. so it has made europe a lot more affordable for a lot of people. >> reporter: so far, everyone he has reached out to is safe, but the tragedy still hits too close to home. >> oh, i just heard back from a friend. so that's good. newschannel8. >>> now, 8 on your side's special coverage of president obama's historic visit to cuba. >> president obama spoke directly to the cuban people today live on state tv. it was in front of an audience that included cuban president raul castro. before closing out his trip to cuba, the president and first family took in some baseball. the tampa bay rays b