. >>> >> >> >> danielle: well, president obama is just days way from make history in what snran when he arrived there this weekend. and many people have strong opinions about his trip including a member of the cuban fight. a convicted cuban spy who spent time here in south florida. # # 7's alex diprato is in what snran with this exclusive. >> >> her rar do hernandez is so well-known he travels with body guards. at an n riculture fair outside havana he was surrounded by adoring cue because. >> this has been his life on the island since being released from prison in the united states in decembmb of 2014. >> it's a huge thing after so many years now we have vg family with all pevment we don't have to. known as the cuban five. they were convicted in mie on 2001 on espionage charges. the cuban government maintain the five posed no throat and only sent to monitor exiles in uth florida to prevent ser terrorist attacks in cue boom. two released after serving time. last three including hernandez were freed in 2014 as part ave prisoner swap in cuba for an american ing tell against officer. the

both cuban and american flags wafgz protesters in miami's little what snran took their anger out on the democratic party. >> the outrage over president obama's visit to cuban protesters chanting trader and snai havana obama. >> obama has been a sellout to us the cue wans. we feel disgusted. we feel he betrayed. >>> it is hurt morg than winning. castro will not do anything for >> one cuban exile in tears calling the steen dismeen cuba a nightmare. only change in material tho human rites is more depression. >> reporter: but not every one expressed opposition. >> this will help our relationships in a way it hasn't happened before. >> i think it's just amazing. i think wt he is doing is change the culture. noelle la rodriguez who came to ver size in a t-shirt gave us her take on the president's visit. she is puerto rico but spent a lot of time on the island she. is married read toy cuban. >> people h he sufficient ferksdz it's been very hard couple mix. but i feel the change sin eve vit able. and a feel it's nessments no matter how the opposition is. it will hpen and the community happy abo

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robbin simmons joins us live tonight from what snran cuba. robbin. >> reporter: there were certainly very vocal critics when president obama started working on normalizing relations between cuba and it's clear that when you walk around havana, that if you crack open a door that has been closed to americans for so long, even just a bit, people will go through. >> tourist from around the world have been visiting cuba for years. where are you from? canada. we've been coming here for a while. they do things more easy. thing. they have to wait for monday i think. and france to name a few but now the mernses are coming. it's an amazing country and the incredible. and i'm so happy to be here. even more are floods. take a look at mara ra cone. a tour bus just as far as the i can see. she has been coming to cuba for two and a half years as part of humanitarian work with the island's jewish population. this hotel is set to be the big nest havana and the streets are closed because there's so much construction they are putting in new lines for even more

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