and peerless him in the region and cuba will be over. -- imperialism in the region and cuba will be overere is a flag pole that was just erected a few months ago in front of the cuban embassy. >> very shiny with a gold ball on top. it is ready. and just an hour or so, there's going to be a cuban flag waving in the wind. amy: i want to thank you both for being with us on this historic day. 54 years ago the cuban embassy was closed. 54 years ago the flag was pulled down. today, it will be wasted once again. july 20, 2015. peter kornbluh, they give for being with us, director of the cuba documentation project at the national security archive, at george washington university. co-author of the book, "back channel to cuba: the hidden history of negotiations between washington and havana." and thank you to jose pertierra cuban attorney who represented elian gonzalez in 2000-2001, and also represented the venezuelan government in its efforts to extradite luÍs posada carilles. when we come back, danny glover, who is long fought for normalization of relations with cuba, and longtime activist, foun

the industry was tobacco industry. they would bring from cuba tobacco leaves, raw tobacco leaves and roll them in the tobacco factories and that way they were able to sell the finished product as a domestic product in the american market avoiding the custom duty. that was the rationale for the tobacco industry in key west. spaniards tried to demoralize the exile cuban community by the great fire of 1886. one night in 1886 pro spanish forces burned down the san carlos institute and several of the tobacco factories in the city, trying to instill a moral blow in the cuban exile community. the response was exemplary. the next day a cuban civic leader gathered the kpildexiled community over the mashes of the san carlos institute and told the exiles are we going allow our dreams to die here? and the exiles said no. so they all put their meager resources together and responded by building san carlos not on a side street we'll build san carlos on the main street in key west right in the center of duvall street. they purchased this land where we are toda

you mentioned the united states invaded cuba in the 19th century. they sponsored cuba in 1961 and there has been terrorism directed against cuba by cuban american terrorists protected in miami. there has been allegations of biological warfare. there's a blockade. there's a territory of guantanamo since the united states has maintained since 1903 against the wishes of the cuban government or the cuban people. the united states talks about violations of human rights. in cuba good process has not been based in guantanamo and there has been allegations of torture, by the united states government and not by cuba. when cuba is hesitant about accepting the new thaw in relations, and saying everything is great, and they are cautious about it they have reasons to think that. >> is jose right, it the united states case undermined by what has gone on at guantanamo. when the secretary of state, when an n.g.o. presumes to talk to cubans about the state of human rights in their country? as an american i have to tell you we did ourselves no favors by what we have d

coming up in the next 60 minutes. cuba and united states restore diplomatic ties after a half century. >> draft resolution has been adopted unanimously. >> the u.n. security council endorses a nuclear deal between iran and western powers. chad's former president habre is defiant as he faces a senegalese court charged with crimes against humanity. >> we'll have the latest in golf's open championship as jordan spieth misses out on a third major. fifa announces a date of their next presidential election. withness glrk hello there >> hello there welcome to the newshour. each country reestablished embassies in the other's capital and a short time ago the cube annal flag was raiseover cuba's new embassy in washington d.c. deteriorating relations between the utle and the then-cuban leader fidel castro castro culminated into the cutting off of ties. >>> while in washington, d.c we are waiting for anews conference between the u.s. secretary of state john kerry and the cuban foreign minister bruno rodriguez, that is about to start,

mining company arriving in cuba in investing in cuba unless congress lifts the trade embargo on cuba.that you are going to see quite a bit more economic activity in the years to come. amy: and the visits. president obama says he personally will go next year and the pope, before he comes to the united states, will be going to cuba first. is that right, peter kornbluh? and the pope's role in the negotiation that has opened up the relationship between cuba and the united states? >> the next edition of the book that i did, the hidden history of negotiations in washington and havana, is going to have a hold a 50 page epilogue that tells the story of how the pope got involved with the secret talks to improve relations between the united states and cuba. certainly, when the pope goes to cuba in mid-september, he is going to raise the issue of the embargo, come to the united states afterward -- i'm sure the issue will actually come up. the pope will be following john kerry, who is going to cuba later this month. that will receive quite a bit of media attention. and there is going to be a para

we have to engage the cuba. stand, we have to know there is a new history that is being written at this particular moment. and there are going to be changes in the way we think about it. we are going to be -- they are going to do things their own way, and we know that from the past, you know. james has been talking about the issue of descendents after 40 years. i have been talking about it for about 20 years. the thing is, we have had to pull and push and pull and push and even though that full and push, we felt it was productive. you know, this gives us another opportunity to talk about the things that we talk about relating ferguson, relating black lives matter relating all that is happening here too young people. amy: that is actor/activist/director danny glover among more than 600 people at the cuban embassy and washington, d.c. that was yesterday, monday, july 20, 2015, the day the cuban embassy was opened and washington d.c. and the u.s. embassy was opened in havana cuba for the first time in 54 years. to s

what is the immediate threat do you think cuba and its workings pose to the american people? uba is for decades managed this anti-american network that it has within the last 15-20 years, gained a lot of support because of the petro resources venezuela has brought to bear on all this. kiewf bombs intelligence apparatus -- cuba's intelligence service micromanages this. the president didn't say 3/4 of the u.s. senate and u.s. house approved standard for normalizing standards with cuba, freeing political prisoners alowsk the cuba broadcasting to continue and having free elections. those standard were set by democratically elected representatives and the american people and they were scrapped today so the president could pursue this ego trip more than statesmanship. jenna: we talked about the relationship between venezuela and iran. and middle east terror that some say is coming to our southern border. has there been any proof of kiewf what's relations with the number one state sponsor in the world which is iran? >> that is something the cubans have managed to keep a closely held

the flag of cuba in place there in the u.s. state department overnight it now takes its place alongside the other flags. we expect this to get underway momentarily and we will bring you live coverage of the entire event here on c-span. >> as we wait for secretary kerry in the cuban foreign minister, let's show you real quick what it looked like outside the cuban embassy on 16th street in northwest washington dc this morning about 10:30 this morning, a lot of folks gathered in the cuban flag was raised in front of their embassy. >> ♪ ♪ [cheers] [applause] >> ♪ [indiscernible] [chanting in spanish] [cheers] [applause] >> ♪ >> ♪ [singing in spanish] [cheers] [chanting in spanish] >> secretary kerry in the cuban foreign minister running about a half-hour later this point. which is not necessarily unusual as state department events go. we are planning on live coverage, we will stay right here the state department waiting for bruno eduardo rodriguez parilla and secretary john kerry double-digit -- to hold a joint news conference. >>

how will the restoration of u.s.-cuba relations lead to cooperation between the u.s. and cuba to advance public health? >> [speaking cuban] translator: we believe that reestablishment of relations with the united states like we do it many other countries with which we have relations in the fields of science and medical science >> [speaking cuban] translator: will allow us to exchange experiences and knowledge among us all construct projects that give response to problems involving the population on both sides of the world. >> do you have an opinion about obama care or the affordable care act? >> [speaking cuban] translator: we don't have full information that would allow us to provide a view. >> [speaking cuban] translator: what i can say is for the last few months and years we have been receiving visits by the cdc who have accompanied us on scientific events. >> [speaking cuban] translator: and other personalities from the field of health care and science in general. >> [speaking cuban] translator: it will show a high level of commit toward the solution of the problem

the u.s. embassy was opened in havana cuba for the first time in 54 years. r coverage of cuba over the years, you can go to democracynow.org. back in a minute. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. as return now to news from africa, the trial of the former dictator of chad has begun in senegal. it took an unexpected turn today when it was postponed 45 days after hissÈne habrÉ plus attorneys did not show for the trial. hissene habrÉ is a former u.s. ally who has been described as "africa's pinochet." he is accused of killing as many as 40,000 people during his eight years in power in the 1980's. habrÉ is being tried in a special court established after a two decade long campaign led by his victims. in a statement today about the post on trial, attorney reed brody of human rights watch said -- i recently spoke to reed brody in new york before he left for senegal for the trial. he is worked with victims of hissÈne habrÉ's regime since 1990 nine. i asked her to talk about the significance of the

the u.s. embargo against cuba as the irritant in the u.s. relationship with countries throughout the western hemisphere. in fact, what we've done is removed that irritant and allowed the rest of the western hemisphere to focus more closely on the conduct and policies of the cuban government. that is certainly a positive development. i think the other thing that should be crystal clear to anybody that's been following this policy over the last five or six decades is that any perceived leverage that was included in an embargo did not succeed in generating the kind of outcome that its most ardent advocates believe is important. we didn't see the kind of progress on human rights reforms that we would like to see while that embargo is in place. and that's why the president has called for the removal of the embargo and to start to take steps to restore diplomatic ties between our two nations, that we -- the policy of isolation is a policy that failed and it was time to try a different approach to succeed in achieving the goal that we all shared, w

coming up in the next 60 minutes. cuba and united states restore diplomatic ties after a half century. >> draft resolution has been adopted unanimously. >> the u.n. security council endorses a nuclear deal between iran and western

the announcement of december the 17, including cuba's removal from the list of state sponsors of terrorisma place were cuba never should have been, including a historic meeting on issues of common interest. i can take the recognition of our people to president obama for his determination to lift the blockade and having urged congress to eliminate it once and for all and his willingness to adopt executive measures that modify the implementation of some aspect of these policies. although the scope is limited, these are steps taken in the right direction. we both emphasize the president of the u.s. can continue to use executive powers to pay a significant contribution to the blockade with the purpose of eliminating it. not seeking changes in cuba which fall under the assumed , sovereignty of the department of cuba and cubans, but rather to attend to the best interest of the american citizens. the lifting of the blockade is essential for moving on stable as i -- stabilizing relations as well as the full respect of cuban sovereignty and the compensation to our people for human and economic dama

lifting the embargo on capitol hill. after talks with cuba at the u.s. partment, secretary of state said he would be traveling to cuba in august. he broke into spanish. >> we are determined to live as good neighbors on the basis of mutual respect and we want all our citizens in the united states and cuba to look forward to the future with hope. >> reporter: those who have long studied this fraught relationship were reaching for superlatives. >> this is an historic moment because there has been a war between cuba and the united states for 56 years and in fact cuba won without giving up anything, really. and people who long said that fidel castro didn't want relations, they were wrong. he wanted this kind of relation. this recognized legitimacy of the cuban revolution. >> in fact monday was the day the u.s. ended its international diplomatic isolation on cuba. shihab rattanzi, be al jazeera washington. >> tom ackerman is outside the cieb ann embassy. what's happening now? >> as can you probably hear the embassy is serenaded by the supporters who are congrat

the regime. a u.s. posse linked to cuba is the best way to consolidate and have normal relations with the u.s. >> that's been going on for half a century and failing. >> it had success, it had success in weakening the soviet union. number two, the embargo has been important in supporting a pro-freedom movement. a peaceful movement growing and struggle. fighting against the regime. it reduced resources that the regime suppressed. it's empowered, and a growing segment is in favour of change. it's been a long-term support for cuba. policy. is. >> i would continue the sanctions and support on to the cash regime. >> going back to what i told you earlier on, 188 out of 192 voting members of the u.n. secretary general assembly disagree with you. the whole world disagrees with you. >> that's 180 reasons why lifting sanctions has not worked. they have relations, deal with the regime and it continues to repress. it's about the regime evolving and changing. that can be accomplished through an intelligent posse, as done with south afri

this shows that the u.s. and cuba are in the condition to move on to wards a future of relations different from the one accumulated throughout our history. responding precisely to the best interests of our citizens. there is an international order. international law is recognized as the civilized behavior to be adopted by states. there are universally accepted principles and these are the ones that have allowed us to continue forward. they will allow us to continue with our relations in the future. kerry: i have learned that there is nothing harder than trying to change deeply ingrained attitudes and beliefs that are based on personal experiences in the case of many people. i learned in the experience of when i joined with john mccain in a 10 year effort to try and change our relationship with the vietnam and try to make peace and and the war more than 20 years after the award allegedly had ended. but there were still deep battles in our own country over that issue. over time, with a great deal of effort, we were able

cuban where spy ring called the wasp network. justified cubar espionage. >> we have ever right to do this. as long as the united states tolerates thattolerates that from over there. acts ever sabotage and armed incursions. >> the espionage trial of the so-called cuban 5 further exacerbated the already bitter relations between cuba and the united states. although no evidence was found that the group had obtained classified information hernandez was found guilty of not only conspiring to spy but of murdering the pilots. he was sentenced to spend resife in prison. hernandez says it did what it could to dissuade the pilots from entering the cuban air space. >> there are many in miami that are outraged by the fact you are in free. cuban fighter jets on information you sent. >> absolutely not. those people that are outraged, if they had done half what i did to prevent those flights to happen, those four people would be alive today. >> but you didn't know that they were going to be shot down? >> absolutely not. i knew what everybody knew that cuba has

of"the sharks of cuba." ve the cinematographer and shark expert andy casagrande live via skype. tell us about the waters the scary waters of cuba. >> like you said it's like an ocean time capsule, and literally some of the biggest sharks in the world live there. one of the biggest great white sharks ever caught this one called el monstro caught off the north coast of cuba when we launched an expedition to find obviously not that shark but some of its offspring or any other large sharks in the area. the first time i got a call to go to cuba you want to go to cuba to film sharks? i was like awesome, mojitos, cigars and sharks sounds great. cuba is pristine. the reef is in excellent condition. there's much less tourism and far less people interacting with the sharks so they're a little more wild and feisty so to speak, which makes for great filming. >> did you tag a shark as big as el monstro or close? >> no, you have to watch the show to find out. that's my mandate from discovery. i'm not allowed to give away t

and the united states for 56 years. in effect, cuba won without giving up anything, really. and people who long said that fidel castro didn't want relations, they were wrong. he wanted this kind of relation this recognized legitimacy of the cuban revolution. >> monday was the day the u.s. ended its international diplomatic isolation on cuba. >>> scepticism about this on both sides here's what fidel castro had to say. he says i don't trust the policy of the united states, but that doesn't mean i reject a peaceful solution to the conflict. let's hear from our latin america editor who is in havana. >> reporter: it may look the same but this is no longer a u.s. intersection under the care and protection of the swiss embassy. that is now gone. the building you see behind me that was construct in 1953 is now once again the u.s. embassy it was always meant to be. the american flag is not flying here, at least not yet. that will have to wait until u.s. secretary of state john kerry comes to oversee an official ceremony. but there are changes f

. >> translator: i feel the outlook for cubaas become brighter. in the past, we had to be cautious about the u.s. reaction. >> reporter: exporters have long felt the effects of the u.s. embargo, but now with the prospect of u.s.-cuba relations normalizing, many say they see new opportunities for businesses in cuba. kurando tago, nhk world. >>> in other news greek prime minister alexis tsipras has delivered a defiant address to his nation over the debt crisis. he said he will accept most of the bail-out creditors' conditions, but is still insisting on changes. he delivered a televised address on wednesday as members of the public struggled to cope with cash withdrawal limits. the greek government missed tuesday's deadline to repay 1.5 billion euros, about $1.7 billion, to the international monetary fund. tsipras said he will do his utmost to find middle ground. >> translator: the greek government remains at the negotiating table, and will stay there until the end. >> his proposals demand a partial revision to austerity measures p

. >>> a new era for relations between the united states and cuba. president obama makes an historic announce about reopening embassies. plus a new offer from greece as it tries to hammer out a deal to repay its debt. what the greek government is proposing. >>> and the puerto rico government manages to keep the power on but the moves may not be enough to overcome their financial crisis. ♪ >>> today i can announce that the united states has agreed to formally reestablish diplomatic relations with the republic of cuba, and reopium bahsies in our respective countries. >> history 54 years in the making. this this is al jazeera live there new york city. i'm randall pinkston. president obama announced a short time ago that the two governments are beginning a new chapter. that sets the stage for embassies to reopen in washington and havana doors which were shut more than 50 years ago. mike viqueira is live for us at the white house. this is the culmination of negotiations that have been going on for a long time. >> you are absolutely right. at least until de

the u.s. would begin this warming of relations with cuba. let's listen to what he said today about six months later. >> the progress we mark today is yet another demonstration that we don't have to be imprisoned by the past. when something isn't working, we can and will change. >> i want to go back out to michael shure. michael let's talk a little bit about what happens from here on in. secretary kerry just spoke also about this new relationship where he is in vienna at the iranian nuclear talks. so he will be the one that opens the embassy? >> reporter: well you know, as the secretary of state that would fall under his umbrella of responsibility. he would probably be down there when it happens on july 20th. again, what happens immediately though, is congress has to sign off on this. none of this can happen without the approval of congress. there's the 15 days we alluded to. but stephanie, looking toward what is going to happen -- i listen to what mike viqueira said. things happen very quickly in these past few weeks. we have seen the country

i think that the embargo doesn't work it makes people in cuba suffer. they want to see a different approach and most are optimistic that this is the correct way forward. but most also are very cautious. of course those critics of the obama administration say without getting anything in return, in opposition to these moves but for the most part and over the past ten years that i've been reporting from miami there has been a huge change. people want to see a new approach they want free travel and what life is like in cuba and they hope this will lead to real lasting change. >> kerry did mention there was much to be gained by encouraging free travel and easing of family visits and so on. i guess that will make a difference of some people there who have had to put up with quite stringent conditions. >> well, president obama has been making a fair amount of concessions over the past few years. cuban americans for instance can send i think four times as much money back to their families as they could before, cuban americans already travel quite freely between

the u.s. embargo on cuba. with these offices opening does that in any way lead the way in this embargo eventually being lifted? >> eventually, yes but there are some requirements, and one u.s. law says that there can't be a castro in the cuban government. well raul castro has announced that he's retiring in 2018, so there are going to be some steps taken. i think everyone can expect that unless there's a problem in the relationship during the next year or so of president obama's presidency, that he's going to continue to open the doors. it's interesting to note that if he wanted to today the president could allow marriott to manage a hotel in cuba but he's decided not to. i think right now when secretary kerry meets with the foreign minister, one of the discussions is going to be president obama has laid out a lot of initiatives. the cuban government hasn't basically responded to any of them. we need you to respond. we need some of this stuff to take place in order for there to be more of a ground swell to move

that changed in may when the president took cuba off the list of terrorist countries. they have served as a protecting power. that has formally ended and now cuba and the united states will be able to communicate directly and it's similar symbolic. >> the same thing is happening in havana. there is no ceremony going on but we'll check in with our correspondent there. overnight, libby the state department added the cuban flag to the display of the flags of the world. at this embassy now how long has that flagpole been waiting for the cuban colors to be raised? >> it's been five and a half weeks waiting to see the cuban flag raised in washington. of course, people have been waiting for more than five decades since 1961 that the cuban flag was flown at the embassy, and that there was this kind of a presence. we have hundreds of people gathered at the embassy and we have a lot of people on the streets. stephanie, it's mostly the gathering of the of the of people pushing for the lifting of the embargo of the united states against cuba. we're not seeing a high presence of pro

the u.s. liberated cuba from spain to begin with. and military occupation. that probably won't be coming up president news conference but they certainly were points that were made by the cuban foreign minister, there are still a lot of issues this remain to be resolved and here on american soil again there are many people who again think this was a mistake on the part of the obama administration. barbara. >> we look forward to that news conference . tom ackerman thank you. let's speak to lucia newman. lucia, this reaction to a pretty historic day in havana, cuba itself. >> hello barbara. it's been a very exciting morning and day here in cuba. people say they have been waiting for this, for so long. actually at the u.s. embassy there were very very subtle differences compared to the very big ceremony that took place in washington at the cuban embassy. here, there were a few members of the u.s. embassy walking around with small american flags. even the cuban staff were walking around with little flags. they had painted the sidewalk with yellow and there certain

i want to knowledge the commitment of all the care about u.s.-cuba relations whether they disagree -- whether they agree with the decision to normalize or not, change is rarely easy, especially when earlier positions have been so deeply ingrained and so profoundly felt. although we can and must learn from the past, nothing is more futile than trying to live in the past. president obama believes and so do i that our citizens benefit far more from policies that aim to shape a better future. there is, after all, nothing to be lost and much to be gained by encouraging travel between our nations, the free flow of information and ideas, the resumption of commerce, and the removal of obstacles that have made it harder for families to visit their loved ones. make no mistake, the process of fully normalizing relations between the united states and cuba will go on. it may be long and complex. but, along the way, we are sure to encounter a bump here and there, and moments even of frustration. patience will be required. but that is all the more reason to get sta

that is emblematic of the change in cuba. inside a chef prepares a japanese style dish which costs $22 roughly the equivalent of an average state worker's monthly salary. it is a scene of luxury that for generations have been off-limits to most cubans. but the island answer emerging private sector which will get a major boost under the new u.s. policy, will give a little more cash to spend. >> translator: when we started this restaurant a plate of food cost two or $3. today nothing costs that fm we're trying to make a rb mate that is more complicated and more sophisticated. >> during the period in which soviet subsidies dried up, cuba tried to foster more restaurants like this one. it hand again in 2011 with the cash crunch that the country experienced and fuel price is stopped and venezuelan subsidies are no longer there or in short supply, the thinking is that cuba might be looking for other revenue sources. state run economy is trying to churn out more wealth through private enterprise and in restaurants like these it seems

cuba. in regard to the private sector in cuba, in cuba, there is no private sector. i am the cuban-american, i lived in cuba, i have family in cuba and there is no private sector in cuba. the only person that owns everything in cuba is the government ok? if you look at history, you can see that years ago, when america was there and castro took over, there was many businesses that castro stole from. now, with this relations, are you going to be back, not only to the americans, but also to the cuban-americans, everything that castro has taken from them? host: we have to leave it there because we are running out of time and i apologize. guest: on your point, i think what of the issues of national as property, about a billion dollars in the total sum of what is nationalized and interest on top of that, -- about $8 billion in the total sum of what is nationalized and interest on the back, that is on the top of the list because there can be no real normalization of the relationship and taken at the next level without an agreement on how to deal with the issue on the nationa

has agreed to formally reestablish diplomatic relations with the republic of cuba. brent: live with reactions from washington and havana. how to read the greek prime minister. alexis tsipras appeals to voters to say no and sunday's referendum on a new bailout. just hours after telling the eurozone he wants the deal. europe is sweating in a heat wave. even the mother of tennis star andy murray is handing out cold drinks at wimbledon. i'm brent goff, it's good to have you with us. a door slammed shut 50 years ago is about to be reopened. at the white house, barack obama today announced that the u.s. and cuba are normalizing relations. in this is fast-track policy change. in the season washington and havana are scheduled to reopen this month. >> a historic moment and havana as the diplomat handed over a letter from president barack obama to his cuban counterpart. the letter made it official that diplomatic relations will be restored after 54 years. obama later spoke about the long road that led to this moment. in part, he blamed decades of u.s. policy saying that it had

the website. >> on maintain, baby steps and big leaps. u.s. and cuba. sometimes. if you are referring to an under cover agent yes i was. >> also ahead, home grown hate and the early warning from the expert who saw a pattern of trouble brewing. >> it is a pattern of things happening at the same time, that led to the pattern of extreme is. extremists. >> we begin with the massacre at mother emmanuel. and home grown hate. those who track those evil doers, white supremacists, like the klan or aryan nation, some move or strike alone. to understand any of them takes careful observation. "america tonight's" lori jane gliha . >> what is this? >> this is a klan passport for the invisible empire. klan members would use these passports. >> spent more than a decade developing an uncomfortable collection of artifacts. piece of history that symbolize hate. >> this was an area that was -- >> demolished in 2008 after a lawsuit. >> johnson once served as a lead analyst on domestic terrorist for the dmoamsdz. department of homeland security. >> what you are looking at here is not on

the past. >> u.s. and cuba restore full diplomatic ties. >> greek debt. >> the government has to decide whether they're on the side of the people first and then first and then the creditors. >> calls to reject the bailout deal. >>> using race as a factor for college admissions. the contentious issue heads to the supreme court. >> my conversations with gary with gary hart,. >> i would never run for office today because of the way the press operates. >> more than half a century after it started the cold war is finally and officially over between the u.s. and cuba. today president obama achieved what would have better than been unthinkable a few years ago. what was historic. we'll get to that in a moment but first mike viqueria is at the white house. mike. >> john good evening. this president obama says, opens a new chapter in u.s. cuban relations. it's more than just symbolism president obama says. announcing the end of 54 years of animosity and an historic opening to cuba. >> the progress we mark today is yet an

the country like never before. this week saw announcements from cuba and the u.s. that they'd open embassies in each other's capitals. investing in cuba is a risky business, as mirjana lucic-baroni reports now from the -- lucia newman reports from the town of hershey. >> >> it's still called the hershey train, the town named in 1916 after its founder, the american chocolate magnet. milton hershey, he built a town for his workers, around a giant sugar refinery. the train took the sugar to the nearby ports, to be sent to the u.s. to make the famous chocolate bars. 88-year-old vincent remember that has a child he spoke english. his family came to hershey from jamaica to cut gain, when sugar was king. >> now it's all over. there's no more sugar production. they closed the refinery. when they did that, the town was finished. >> reporter: hershey is a shadow of its former self. the refinery, once the largest, is being dismantled. all that could change with a renewal of diplomatic ties between havana and washington. >> cuba has become a magnet for visiting dignitaries and

here in the rose garden, president obama announcing that the u.s. and cuba are reopening their embassies, located of course in washington and havana. located in their existing offices of the u.s. special interest section in havana and the cuban interest section here in washington. the cubans, as a matter of fact, recently installed a flagpole, that they'll be raising the cuban flag at. and we understand there's no timetable set for when the u.s. embassy will open up in cuba although we expect it to happen this month. the cubans are saying their embassy will open up on july 20th. as for who will be the ambassador, we've been told by senior administration officials that the existing, current interest section's chief who is in havana right now will likely be the ambassador for the time being, the acting ambassador for the time being because it's very likely up on capitol hill that the republicans will block any kind of nomination of a permanent ambassador. as you know, wolf, there are cuban american republicans up on capitol hill like marco rubio who's running

the secretary of state john kerry said he'd travel to cuba for the reopening.e signs of progress more needs to be done in the way of change in cuba. no one expects cuba to be transformed overnight. i believe that engagement through the embassy, businesses and people is a best way to advance interests for democracy and the human rights. time to demonstrate our leadership as one of change. aspiring the world to meet with something better. >> miami's little havana and their reaction next. melissa chan has more. >> reporter: two angry men, the only protesters in little havana's favourite cafe after the announcement of an opening of reciprocal democracy. once upon a time it would have brought a gaggle of protesters. but it was business as usual. when asked about the latest step, many regulars expressed anger. >> basically the cuban people have been betrayed. it's a long story. since 1898, basically, when the americans sunk the main with the excuse of invading cuba. >> i don't know what president obama thinking cuban people are going to benefit. right. give me a blac

the u.s. and cuba. most notably that u.s. trade embargo. >> and gabe interesting that here in washington, d.c. at the state department 4:30 in the morning, they raise the cuban flag. in about an hour they're raising the cuban flag in washington, d.c. but even though today, that building that is behind you becomes the u.s. embassy in cuba, no such ceremony until a future date when the secretary of state can go to havana and do something, right? >> yeah. they erected a flag pole at this building, but right now, no flag flying there. it's because the u.s. flag will not be flying here at this building at the u.s. embassy until john kerry visits havana. we expect that to be later this summer. you're right, even though this is a u.s. embassy, there is no law that says there has to be a u.s. flag flying here. right now, while there's all this fanfare in washington, here in havana no flag yet. >> gabe thank you very much for being with me. i want to bring in republican congressman mark sanford of south carolin

the handshake with cuba's president sealed the policy. history will be made again as cuba's decades in isolation comes to an end. mike viqueira reports from washington. >> 54 years, 1961, two years after fidel castro and his guerilla's army marched from cuba spds mountains and took over. 1961 diplomatic ties were extinguished. and tomorrow president obama and vice president joe biden to announce the opening of embassies in the united states and havana. tomorrow a top official visits havana delivering a letter from president obama, and in move after the december 17th announcement that the president made he wanted to normalize relations with cuba many were conduct offguard. there has been a series of negotiations behind the scenes working out the nuts and bolts, the one big hurdle taken off the state-sponsors of terrorism list, something they resented, something that ham string them as they tried to conduct financial business throughout the world president obama making that announcement. we understand the american embassy opens in july and w

cuba. we have to recognize the infrastructure in cuba for communications is very tight. issue of making sure the cuban government provides more access. it's very expensive right now. we need to bring down the costs. >> a quick question about iran. the u.n. today passed the security council resolution incorporating the agreement, including five and eight years down the road lifting the arms embargo. very controversial with many of your colleagues. >> i give the president is and negotiating team great credit for negotiating an agreement with the goal of trying to make sure iran does not get a nuclear weapon. that's been the purpose. it's over 180 pages or so long. i'm in the process of looking through it. but i do think this may present that opportunity to the world. with respect to the arms embargo, this is something that may happen now or eight years from now. in any agreement, as we know there are things that we like and things we don't like. we should like the fact that it will prevent iran from get. ing a nuclear weapon if that's the determination of the congress. i'm