so any changes to u.s.-cuba policy need to be made or considered in the context that this is an enemy of the united states. and by the way, i'm also in favor of reforming the cuban adjustment act because i believe it is in the best interests of the united states too many fellow cubans are coming to our country abusing the prilidge granted to them. >> how? >> which -- well the act needs to be preserved for those that are victims of oppression and tyranny. for example, people like the paia family whose fathor was murdered. mr. gartsia's open bordeshes licy on -- open borders on cuba -- >> it's not open borders. >> of course. >> let's be clear here. the reality is we've been on all -- he's got a stranglehold on the obvious. of course this is the obvious. it's a bad regime. what we node is the administration policy of allowing more travel, more contact is good. now, if reality is the cuban adjustment act has been a boon for this community. what it's done is allowed people a fathway forward and gets them investing in

so any changes to u.s.-cubaolicy need to be made or considered in the context that this is an enemy of the united states. and by the way, i'm also in favor of reforming the cuban adjustment act because i believe it is in the best interests of the united states too many fellow cubans are coming to our country abusing the privilege granted to them. >> how? >> which -- well the act needs to be preserved for those that are victims of oppression and tyranny. for example, people like the paia family whose fathor was murdered. mr. garcia's open borders policy on open borders on cuba -- >> it's not open borders. >> of course. >> let's be clear here. the reality is we've been on all -- he's got a stranglehold on the obvious. of course this is the obvious. it's a bad regime. what we node is the administration policy of allowing more travel, more contact is good. now, if reality is the cuban adjustment act has been a boon for this community. what it's done is allowed people a fathway forward and gets them investing in the

cuba asked us, reached out to us. both are saying we were approached. this extraordinary woman who wanted to see this movement in u.s. cuban relations said the united states wants to talk to you. the opportunity is that my house tonight at a cocktail party. she went and said cuba wants to talk to you. get permission to come to my house and meet with carlos under the guise of a cocktail party. that is what they did. they went off in the corner. they talked. bill atwood said the cia was basically running the cuba policy. you could fly secretly down to cuba. this started in the fall of 1963 eight countdown of the diplomacy. there is an extra ordinary audiotape on november 5 of bundy going into candies -- kennedy's office. the cubans have reached out to out would and they have offered a secret meeting in cuba. should we send him? kennedy says we could but we have to privatize him. we have to create denial. take them off of payroll so that if he went to cuba we can say he went on his own. that was the classic discussion for using back channels. there is a law of episodes of that exact sonority out in this book, people wh

cuba. but when the u.s. authorities moved in, they tried to make cuba along the lines of the north american mainland like florida, for example, which they had taken over from spain circa 1820. and to make a long story short, part of the argument of this book is that in order to understand the cuban revolution and why the u.s. authorities were kicked out of cuba, you have to understand the revulsion towards the militant, ferocious form of jim crow that the u.s. authorities had attempted to implant upon the island of cuba which did not go down very well. it would be like you all trying to eat lawn grass, and your system is not able to digest it adequately and sort of throws it out, for example. well, the cubans threw out the yankees because they did not digest very well that kind of ferocious jim crow that had been implanted. but in any case, this book starts in the middle of the 18th century. i'd already made reference to the fact that as part of the competitive competition between catholic spain and protestan

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u.s. government contractor in jail in cuba. several u.s.uding former president, jimmy carter, have personally pleaded for his release. so far, though, no success. that will do it for us this evening. i'm poppy harlow in new york. stay with us here and online at cnn.com because we are waiting for that joyous return of two americans free now from their detention in north korea. we're hearing the plane lands at midnight eastern time here in the united states. 9:00 p.m. pacific. we, of course, will cover that for you, as soon as it happens. now, don't miss cnn heroes, stars and stripes unite. ♪ >>> veterans day. it's a day to honor and thank military personnel who served the united states. since 2007, cnn heroes has honored many everyday citizens who devoted their lives to supporting the men and women of the armed forces. among those who are giving back are some familiar faces, as well. >> people did recognize me from forrest gump. >> reporter: celebrities who step away from the limelight to honor, support, entertain and even humor the troops.

his case is a major sticking point to improved cuba/u.s. relations.release him unless he's exchanged for three cuban intelligence agents serving lengthy sentences in the u.s. the u.s. said he isn't a spy and should be returned immediately. something cuba is unlikely to do. we're driving past the military hospital where he's being held. he's cuba's most high-profile prisoner, and guarded by the black ber rays, special force. in the past we have been detained immediately when trying to film here. if a swap can be worked out, it needs to happen now, when any political backlash would have less sting for a lame duck president. his wife was heart,ed by the exchange with prisoners for bo bergdahl. >> they can do something that complicated, surely they can get him home. >> reporter: but any deal with the cuban government would have to overcome decades of cold war-era mistrust. and his time may be running out. >> yeah, allen gross has been in cuban prison since december 2009. >>> international troops are pulling out of afghanistan next month. and some activist

he was locked up for trying to set up internet access in cuba for u.s. government. they are optimistic about his release. >>> providence hospital will remain open tomorrow despite a nurses strike, for lack of ebola preparedness. they are disappointed with the strike but hired temporary nurses to fill in. the strike will begin at 7:00 a.m. >> that news comes on the heals of the only remaining ebola patient in the u.s. he said a crisis still exists in west africa where more than 13,000 people have been infected. >>> a teen is arrested for a deadly stabbing, 18-year-old wags arrested accused of stabbing a man to death last month along perry place north west. police believe the victim was walking down the street when he was attacked. >>> police in ferguson are preparing for a possible repeat of last summer's violence a grand jury there is expected to anounnounce whether wilson will face criminal charges in the shooting death of teenager brown. activists blame police for cracking down and insighting the violence are calling for safe zones for protesters. >>> much more to

cuba supporters that don't know? >> you are referring to a woman that was incarcerated by the u.s. authorities and was able to escape their clutches and like many before could find refuge on the island of cuba so she is still alive. the parts of the success of the efforts is the ability to have a rare base we will talk tomorrow about mexico just like there was the underground railroad to canada there was the similar underground ii mexico. with this relationship with the british naiad of base in the bahamas and talk about this november 1841 when they were transported to the cave art of the slave trade. they revolted off the shores of the bahamas and overthrew the captors and when they arrived abolitionist britain freed them all to the consternation of the u.s. authorities because as a lifeline cuba was the base and the black panthers found refuge in cuba for a couple years of the '70s. and she also found the base to escape the evil clutches of the u.s. authorities and going forward as the struggle escalates and intensifies through the rivers -- their errors through the halls of washi

u.s. senators are optimistic cuba will released a maryland man jailed in that company. gross's family said he threatened to take his own life if he's not released his birthday next may. he is serving a 15-year sentence for spying for the u.s. government. he was there to set up internet service for the jewish community. >>> d.c. police arrested an 18-year-old man for stabbing another man to death in the district. investigators say edgar blanco stabbed salvador in the columbia heights neighborhood. blanco is charged with first degree murder. >>> today d.c. fire and ems will show off its latest efforts to improve service. mayor gray and chief jones will unveil several new emergency response vehicles and introduce the latest class of paramedics recruits. they have been plagued by equipment failures and staff shortages. they have made a commitment to expanding and improving the the department's resources >> today you can weigh in on a big high-speed rail project running through northern virginia. they have to train running for 115 miles from d.c. to charlotte, north carolina

cuba, there has been discussion on this recently. "the new york times" has come out with editorials calling for a shift in u.s. policy towards cuba, a prisoner exchange between the cuban five and alan gross, etc. that's all newly possible. again, this is something that the president can do without congressional support if he's willing to put up with what will be the inevitable partisan condemnation for it. >> that is the big if. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> the president of ghana and nigeria and senegal are beating. they're pushing for a return to civilian rule. burkina faso's president was forced to resign, and so far there has not been agreement on who should serve as the country's interim leader. >> opposition parties, civil society and religious leaders have been told by the african leaders to go in separate corners right down three names on a list, names they think are capable of running the country for one year into the transition leader. they'll hand back the list, and the name that appears the most will be the new interim leader until elections are held. there is jostling going on right now. people

u.s. government contractor in jail in cuba. several u.s. officials including former president jimmy carter have personally pleaded for his release, so far, though, no success. >>> i want to bring in congressman adam schiff a member of the house intelligence committee. talk for being here. we appreciate it. >> you bet. >> i want to get straight to the great news for these families and the two men coming home. can you tell us if you've been briefed at all by the administration, the state department, any details that you're getting other than what we have at this point? >> i imagine we're going to be briefed later this week. in fact, i think the congressional leadership itself wasn't notified itself until director clapper was on his way to the region. that's not surprising. these deals often come together very last minute and i'm not even sure deal is the right word. but plainly north korea wanted a high-level emissary from the united states and they usually do. it obviously isn't going to mean much to the rest of the world that we have to sen

u.s. officials to grant asylum to people seeking to escape it. >> if you look at cuba, the u.s. government the u.s. government recognises the cuban communist government as oppressive, and it is easier for a cuban immigrant to claim asylum in the u.s., showing the country of origin is important in their case for claiming asylum >>> many of these children recruited as child soldiers, our panel joining us. do you see immigration reform, border enforce. enacting a real change here? >> i think i will quote the founder of an online newspaper saying the crisis is not at the border, the crisis is in el salvador, in honduras, is in the state of guerrero. one of the more dramatic things that i saw coming out was the students who said "as children we worked in the poppy fields, we had no alternatives. we could work in the fields or hide. we could go to the united states or join the drug groups as latele guides, as adam was saying. there is no other choice. yes, it is increased awareness of crossing the boarder. >> does the united states need to play a greater role. >> the united states is

u.s. officials to grant asylum to people seeking to escape it. for comparison, if you look at cuba, the u.s. government recognizes the cuban communist government as oppressive and therefore it is much easier for a cuban immigrant to claim asylum in the u.s. showing that the country of origin for immigrants is very important in their case for claiming asylum. heidi zhou-castro, al jazeera, dallas. >> many of these children being recruited as child soldiers, our panel joining us one again. do you see border enforcement enacting any real change here? >> i think i will quote the founder of el farro punto salvador, he says the crisis is is in the crisis in the state of gair rowe, one of the more dramatic things i saw coming out of this area was the students who said, you know as children we worked in the poppy fields. we had no alternative. we could work in the poppy fields or hide. we can go to the united states or we can join the drug groups as little guides. as adam was saying. but there is no other choice. so yes, of course, there is increased awareness of the problem of crossing th

up the hand and done a series of things including more visits, more money flowing to cuba, not just families of u.s. citizens but anyone can send money to cuba. the regime has received those moneys because they're the ones who control the economy on the island. and at the end of the day, the regime has not reciprocated one scintilla. it's become more oppressive. i could go on and on. i understand senator rubio's concern because i have heard them as well. and talk about the whole question of consultation verses notification. this is the epitome of notification but not consultation. and there will be a very significant response if what we have is notification and not consultation at the end of the day. i appreciate your answers before the committee. i have one or two that i'm not going to delay that i'm going to ask you to respond in writing. i'm concerned about turkey and its presence in the exclusive economic zone in cyprus, which i think is a belligerent move, unnecessary and to the negative to our negotiations, but i'll allow you to respond to that in writing for me. this record will remain open

cuba. the senators are there on a three-day visit. >> gross had been held since 2009. he was convicted of crimes against the state while working with a u.s. agency for international development. the goal was to boost internet access in cuba. he's now serving a 15-year sentence at 65 years old. they say his health is deteriorating and he's now vowing to end his own life rather than spend another year behind bars. >>> next year's school calendar for students in montgomery county is going to look a bit different. yesterday the montgomery county board of education voted to remove all religious references from its school calendar. >> the vote was in response to muslims wanting equality with christians and jews by asking for a day off on the holiday at the end of the hole month of ram dan. muslims are worried they'll be blamed for a so-called war on christmas. >> we did not ask for christmas to be removed. we did not ask for the jewish holidays to be removed from the calendar. really they're now painting themselves as the grinch that stole christmas. >> as much as we celebrate our diversity, we talk about it. this is our moment to figure out h

cuba gave no indication any development was imminent. he is serving 15-year sentence, .ccused of spying for the u.s. he says he was there to set up internet service in jewish communities. cuba will release gross in exchange for agents jailed in the u.s. >> a reaction to a controversial change in the montgomery county school calendar. they voted to remove names of all the religious holidays, including christmas and yom kippur. it did not change any of the school's off days, just the name. ♪ >> this morning there is a big effort to clean up from the concert for valor on the national mall. news 4's cysten wright is live on the mall where there is a lot left to do. kristen, good morning. how is it looking out there? >> reporter: hey. good morning, guys. it doesn't look bad considering how many people were out here last night. this morning a lot of activity right over here. crews taking down this video monitor. you can see there's three monitors out here where people were watching the show over here. they were rolling up some of the mats that were on the ground. so lots to do. as i said, doesn't really lo

cuba, were in a quandary. on the one hand, they suspected that whoever won the north or the south during the u.s. civil war, that the winners would want cuba because there had been a lust for taking cuba for decades previously. this had been this effort to make cuba a state of the united states of america. so that's one idea that's sirlating in the -- circulates in the minds of the rulers in cuba. another idea that's circulating is they should be in solidarity with their comrades who are slave owners in the south in order to defeat the north. but then again, as i said if the south had won, the south would be after cuba ousting the spanish. but in any case, at the end of the day they decided to open their ports to the confederate states of america, so-called. but after the defeat of the confederate states of america there was tremendous pressure on cuba to abolish slavery, and a bloody war e erupted to that end leading to the rise of a figure who may be known to many of you. i'm speaking of antonio ma say owe. like many of you know, he was considered to be a hero amongst black americans. you have m

cuba where the medical system is considered efficient. the doctors were active in fights against diseases around the world but that effort faces obstacles including finances and the country's relationship with the u.smore from havana. >> agost i & o says medical treatment in cuba was the best thing to happen in his life. it's from angola and had an accident aged 8 which left him walking with difficulty and unable to play fwauchlt. >> the young real madrid fan says he hopes to be up and running soon. he is one of thousands of foreign patients given high quality medical care at cuban hospitals paid for by those who can afford it, free for those who can't. >> hufrm medicine is national and international. it has a spirit of solidarity written into our constitution. orthopedic specialist went to school with fidel castro, one of the architects of cuba's health system. he treats patients from across the island, sends medics to africa and latin america and has opened hospitals across the middle east. >> probably the trong strongest element of the cuban revolution treating all cubebans and taking their expertise abroad. it's a two-way process. they are hoping by opening up the economy can action, they will

cuba gave no indication any development was imminent. he is serving 15-year sentence, accused of spying for the u.s. government. he says he was there to set up internet service in jewi communities. cuba will release gross in exchange for cuban agents jailed in the u.s. . >>> this is the first time congress has been in session since the midterm election. they have a lot of work to get done before the new congress takes over in january. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with a rundown of their agenda. tracie? >> reporter: hey, aaron. let's start with the budget. a trillion dollars that runs out december 11th. then the $5 billion the president wants to deal with isis. he wants to send more troops into iraq. he needs more authorities to continue arming and training the syrian rebels. that runs out next month. congress has to deal with that. a $3.7 billion request still there to deal with immigrant children coming into this country without th then there are tons of nominations that are still sitting on the shelf in the senate. democrats want to get those pushed through before republicans take over in january, incl

u.s. policy towards cuba that some have advocated for. is that being contemplated absent real democratic opening? >> i think you know that the president has views on how -- to try to move -- help move cuba in a democratic direction to help support people moving in that direction and, you know, if he has an opportunity, i'm sure that's something he would want to pursue, but it depends on cuba and the actions that they take and what we've seen as i just eluded to are actions in exactly the wrong direction, the detentions, the harassment. they talk about wanting to improve relations. they have, as you and the chairman know so well, alan gross, an american citizen, who is now at his fifth year of detention. you know, that is -- when you say you want to improve relations and you're unjustly imprisoning an american, never mind what you're doing to your own people, that's problematic. >> the only thing that concerns me, i understand perhaps you need to consult with them further, the only thing that concerns me i have not heard you say point blan

cuba will take any action soon. he's serving a 15-year sentence, accused of spying for the u.s. government. gross says he was there to set up internet service in jewish communities there in cuba. cuba says it will release gross in exchange for cuban agents jailed in the u.s. >>> today, a local college professor officially becomes a u.s. congressman. house speaker john boehner will swear in dave bratt during a ceremony in the capitol. he upset the longtime majority leader eric cantor in the primary. he went on to win the election in the seventh district by beating a fellow professor from randolph macon college. >>> right now, congress is back at work for the first time since the midterm election. topping the ambitious agenda, this afternoon, the senate will hold a hearing on the handling of the ebola crisis. this is the first hearing in the senate since the first u.s. case of ebola was diagnose signatured in dallas. >>> both the senate and house are back in session for the first time in weeks. for more on that, we're joined by mark murray nbc political editor. expecting to get anything done a

u.s. detention facility at guantanamo bay in cuba, next why some detainees are refusing to eat and how this could put u.s. soldiers at work. >> reporter: >>> another controversy is brewing at guantanamo bay in cuba. >> a recent court ruling could make public graphic recordings of detainees pulled from their cells and subjected to force feedings. here is the story. >> reporter: alga perdon represents several guantanamo bay detainees who are refusing to eat. >> mr. diab doesn't want to die. he is not trying to kill himself. what this hunger strike is about is his political protest to protest the fact that he's be cleared for release for five years and he's still at guantanamo bay. >> reporter: diab is subjected to routine force feeding. >> it goes into their nostril down into their stomach. >> reporter: she agreed to speak with us but ask her face not be shown for security reasons. >> i understand the detainees position and that nonreligious fasting is one of their means of protest. that said i also really believe in my medical mission to keep them safe. >> reporter: a federal judge recently

u.s. iran or china. >> when cuba set about resetting its health system. it would treat those in need.an economy struggling and it must sell itself to the world what it does best. he is one happy customer. havana. >> time for another short break. when we come back. >> i hope to enjoy however many days i have left on this beautiful earth, and spend as much of it outside as i can. >> the passing words of a right to die campaigner. we'll have the latest on the death with dignity. and two races remaining, more on that, stay with us. >> now to the controversial debate over the right to die with the help of a doctor. a leading campaigner took her own life a few days ago in the u.s. state of oregon. britney maynard who has brain cancer, moved there because it's only one of five states that allows the terminally ill to end their suffering. >> i hope to enjoy however many days i have left on this beautiful earth as spend as much of it outside as i can surrounded by those i love. >> before she died britney maynard's video explaining her decision was seen by nearly 10 million people. in oregon, m

u.s. senators are returning from cuba today empty-handed. senators jeff lake and tom udall were hoping to bring an american prisoner alan gross home. this comes days after a diplomatic mission to north korea proved successful. bringing home two americans. so why didn't this mission work out? patrick ottman is following developments out of havana, what do we know? >> good morning, alisyn. this mission was always a long-shot from the get-go. you could see the disappointment in these two senators' faces, they're going to be going back to d.c., with the prisoner serving out the remainder of a 15-year sentence. they said that alan gross is increasingly upset at the united states. not meeting with u.s. diplomats any more. they were encouraged woe meet with them. they did say that alan gross has threatened to commit suicide. something he said before, he will not serve out another year in cuban prison. despite his understandable frustrations, senator jeff lake said progress in gross's case is being made. >> i do feel we're closer there. one, because

u.s. as it is in iran or china. >> reporter: when cuba set about revamping its health system, its aim wasto simply treat those in need. but with its economy struggling, it must try to sale to the world what it does best. he is one happy customer. daniel, al jazerra, havana. >>> just a reminder you can always keep up to date with the news on our website. aljazerra.com. >> the october numbers mark the longest stretch of 200,000 plus per month job growth since 1995. from the election day results would you have known it? it's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. for days and there are hundreds of thousand people dropped ballots in the mail, and then in

u.s. government subcontractor serving a 15-year prison sentence in cuba. was arrested five years ago for smuggling banned communications equipment. the u.s. says he was just trying to help the island's small jewish community get online. cnn's patrick gotman is in havana with the latest efforts to win gross' freedom. good morning, patrick. >> good morning, pamela. in this trip by senators jeff flake and tom will was always a long shot, they said it was slim they'd be able to travel back without gross, but there's a real sense of disappointment. you could tell from them, they'll be heading back to washington, d.c., this morning and alan gross will continue here, ten years, pamela, on that sentence. gross has recently denied efforts by u.s. diplomats to see him. he's so frustrated by the lack of progress in his case. he's even said he will take his life rather than serve out the rest of his sentence. jeff flake told us yesterday that he says there are signs of encouragement, signs that perhaps gross' freedom will come soon. >> i do feel we're closer there, on

u.s. as it is in china. >> when cuba set about revamping its health system, its aim was altruistic, to simplyreat those in need. with its economy struggling, it must try to sell to the world what it does best. agost i & o is one happy customer. am al jazeera, havan a. >> cast row wrote an op-ed calling on the u.s. to work together on the ebola front. one of the scientists who discovered the ebola front, proser van der groin said they are not prepared for this type of outbreak and that amplifies the need for outside help. 38 years ago, he was part of a team asked to determine the mystery illness killing thousands in central africa and that's when they discovered the ebola virus. concern about the virus here in america is starting to fade. >> that's according to a new poll out today. it says about half of those surveyed now consider ebola a moderate major public health threat to americans. >> that's down from 55% a month ago. so here are the latest numbers in the fight to stop the spread of ebola. 13,000 people have been infelthd worldwide. most of them in west african countries. 4,900 patients

u.s. iran or china. >> when could yo cuba set about to revamp it's health program, it has tried to show the world what it does best. al jazeera, havana. >> severe of the strongest storm ever recorded are remembering the dead in the philippines. six thousands filipinos were killed when super haiyan hit. as we have reports some have burned effigies of the president for lack of aid. >> the grieving does not stop. for henry and his wife joslyn nothing has been more difficult than losing their two youngest children during typhoon haiyan. >> it feels like everything just happened yesterday. i still can't face it. the kids. i still can't accept they're gone because they were in my arms when it happened until the end. >> hundreds of people came to this cemetery in the philippine city to look for unmarked crosses they can claim as their own. it is where most of the unidentified victims are buried. no one here is sure who is lying wear. all that matters is that there is a place to mourn and remember. officials led a march across the city early on saturday at the exact time the typhoon struck last yea

u.s. as it is in iran for china. when cuba set about revamping the health system, the aim was altruistic, to treat those in need. with the economy struggling, it must sell to the world what it does best. aggos teenio is one happy customer >>> the world health organisation has issued new figures on the ebola out break. they say that the death toll has risen to 4,950. and there has been 13,241 cases, and the three worse-hit countries in west africa. the w.h.o. says the number of infections is declining in guinea, sierra leone, and liberia, in some districts >>> palestinian farmers in the occupied west bank say their annual olive harvest will be down on previous years, and blame bad weather and repeated attacks by israeli settlers. imtiaz tyab reports. >> reporter: it's a palestinian song of hope, sung in what are uncertain times. sammy and his family have been cultivating olives for generations. the industry, which supports about 80,000 families in the occupied west bank is suffering. yields shrang by a quarter, and frequent att

u.s. for iran or china. >> reporter: when cuba set about revamping the health system, it was to treat thosein need. it must sell to the world what it does best. this is one happy customer >>> last month the former cuban president fidel castro ran an op ed calling on the u.s. and havana to work together on the ebola front >>> speaking of health care, a minnesota judge rejected a plea by the eeoc to stop honey well to impose fines on workers who failed to participate in a wellness programme. surcharges of several thousands could be assessed. honey well was pleased with the decision. attorney and business lecture arer and ethics wendy joins us. thank you for being with us. give me a big picture. >> thank you for having me. >> any time. >> what benefit does honey well gain from these tests? >> this is survival of the fittest, say some of the employees. they understand that what the company gains is employees that are healthy and show up at work. employee health promotes corporate wealth. if people are not taking sick days, if they work longer and are productive, that benefits the company. >> th

. >> for 54 years the united states has had a trade embargo on cuba but there has been a lot of talk whether the u.sshould keep it. havana has lost 1 trillion-dollar because of it, and while cuba is trying to boost it's trade, not everyone sees the island open for business. >> reporter: cuba has no selling the things its known f a rum to. but the government reaches a foreign investment law and hopes to sell more to foreign investments. >> to achieve the results we need this the country of just 11 million we need to make the decision-making process to work. it's important that we grow 5% to 7% a year. the population expects results and investments are the only way to get them. >> a multi million dollar free trade zone being built west of havana needs to entice foreign companies. the trade fair carries added importance. four and a half thousand companies from cuba and 60 countries came to do business with one another. >> cuba needs foreign investment and it needs it badly. there are plenty of countries out interest who would like to invest, seeing this huge potential this country has to offer. so what

u.s. is quietly going to release more detainees from guantanamo bay, cuba. administration official confirms there is a renewed push to clear prisoners out of guantanamo, particularly with republicans set to take control of the u.s. senate with only two years left in the obama presidency. six more detainees have been released just over the last nine days. this is a remarkable shift from nothing to, well, something. as kristen welker just said, many are wondering if this has something to do with it. by law as defense secretary, chuck hagel has to sign off on any transfer out of guantanamo bay. as many have been reporting in the days since his departure was announced early in the week, administration officials have privately complained that hagel has moved too slowly to certify detainees for release. aides to hagel counter that he makes a point of thoroughly reviewing all of the evidence before signing off but it's a major policy difference between the white house and the man who won't we in charge of the defense policy much longer. other reports say hagel was p

a record number of migrants crossing the waters from cuba and haiti, hoping to reach u.s. shores.ing ring! ...progresso! you soup people have my kids loving vegetables. well vegetables... shh! taste better in our savory broth. vegetables!? no...soup! oh! soup! loaded with vegetables. packed with taste. creeping up on you... fight back with relief so smooth... ...it's fast. tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue ...and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum, tum tum tum... smoothies! only from tums. >>> what would you bet for a better life. cnn's alina machado shows us there is another crossing which can be far more dangerous. >> we got eyes on them. >> reporter: a dramatic scene plays out in the florida straits, a u.s. coast guard plane spots this small boat, packed with cubans, women and a young boy. the boat is taking on water. yet, when the coast guard cutter more get norvel arrives to help, they refuse help. eventually the group gives up and gives in, growing the growing number of migrants rescued while making this dangerous journey to the u

cuba. >> reporter: eventually the group gives up and gives in. >> they got them now. >> reporter: joining the growing number of migrants rescued while making this dangerous and sometimes deadly journey to the u.sseeing the highest migration levels we've seen from cuba and haiti in the past five years, i roughly 10,000 migrants have been found in this area just this year. that's more than 3,000 than the year before. the biggest spike? cubans whose numbers have doubled since the castro government lifted travel restrictions in 2012. >> you have to be pretty desperate to go into open water and just try to make it, no? >> it is. >> reporter: it's dangerous, it's very dangerous. >> most of it is economic. they're looking for a better way of life. >> reporter: lieutenant kirk fistic is the kmondi icommandinr of this ship. >> this is the front line of the coast guard operations. >> reporter: we wanted a get to a firsthand look at the action. so we spent a few days on board the "norvell" and what we saw was sobering. a few hours into our journey, the "norvell" takes on ten migrant. the lights of the u.s. shine in the distance. this is closest this group will get. a doctor is concerned the last one may

unilaterally opened up the hand in putting more including more visits, more money flowing to cuba cannot just families of u.s. citizens but anybody can send money to cuba. the regime has received that because they are the control the economy and the command and control economy on the island and at the end of the day the regime hasn't reciprocated until it has become more oppressive. i could go on and on. so, i understand senator rubio's concern because i have heard him as well and talk about the whole question of consultation process notification this is the academy of notification without consultation. and there will be a very significant response is what we have is notification and not consultation at the end of the day. >> i appreciate your answers before the committee. i have one or two i'm not going to delay going to ask you to respond in writing. i'm concerned about turkey and its presence which is a belligerent move unnecessary and to the detriment of the negotiations where. but i will allow you to respond to that in writing. this record will remain open until the close of business tomorrow and i woul

u.s. prison at guantanamo bay, cuba. two day hearing kicked off with one of the panel's chief investigators raising a list have alleged violations, including the c.i.a.'s rendition program, including torture operations at black sites around the world. today, u.s. representatives are testifying about what washington has done to prevent torture since 2006. >> the deadline two weeks away for negotiators trying to reach a nuclear deal with iran. secretary of state john kerry sitting down with iran's foreign minister in ohman didn't reach a deal. moscow and tehran insist reactors will only be used for peaceful purposes. we are joined from washington, d.c. by joe casta. these gaps between washington and iran, what are the main sticking points? >> the top sticking point is enrichment and iran's enrichment capability. the united states at the outset of the negotiations was talking about iran having 1500 1500 centrifuges. iran right now has about 10,000 centrifuges apec operating. the stream leader of iran has said by 2021, rash

u.s. >> we've been seeing the highest migration levels that we've seen from cuba and haiti the past fiveears. >> roughly 10,000 have been found in this past year. the biggest spike, cubans who's numbers have doubled sips the government lifted travel restrictions in 2012. >> you have to be pretty desperate to go in open water and try to make it. it's very dangerous. >> most of it is economic. they are looking for a better way of life. >> lieutenant is the commanding officer of nor dext l. >> this is the front line of coast guard operations. this is where the action happens. >> we wanted to get a firsthand look at the action. we spent a few days on board and what we saw was sobering. a few hours into our journey, the boat takes on ten migrants. the lights of the u.s. shine in the distance. this is the closest this group will get. >> one more. >> a doctor is concerned the last one may be suicidal, refusing to eat after telling the coast guard this was his ninth attempt to reach america. >> so you see, they have put the man on the stretcher, on the cutter safely. it doesn't appear that he's

u.s. >> we've been seeing the highest migration levels that we've seen from cuba and haiti the past five. >>> >> roughly 10,000 have been found in this area just this past year. the biggest spike, cubans who's numbers have doubled sips the government lifted travel restrictions in 2012. >> you have to be pretty desperate to go in open water and try to make it. it's very dangerous. >> most of it is economic. they are looking for a better way of life. >>> this person is the commanding officer of the norvel. >> this is the front line of coast guard operations. this is where the action happens. >> we wanted to get a firsthand look at the action. we spent a few days on board and what we saw was sobering. a few hours into our journey, the boat takes on ten migrants. the lights of the u.s. shine in the distance. this is the closest this group will get. >> one more. >> a doctor is concerned the last one may be suicidal, refusing to eat after telling the coast guard this was his ninth attempt to reach america. >> so you see, they have put the man on the stretcher, on the cutter safely. it doesn't

fist they unilaterally has opened the hand including more visits more money flowing to cuba not just families of u.s. citizens the regime has received this because of the demand and control of the economy at the end of the day it is more aggressive i could go on and on. i understand his concern and talk about the whole question of consultation purses notification this is the epitome. i appreciate your answers to have one or two i will not delay allows you to respond about turkey and its presence it is a belligerent move headed the necessary that will allow you to respond to that. this record will remain open through close of business tomorrow if you get questions to answer them as expeditiously as possible so when we return there can be a business meeting to consider your nomination and with that the meeting is adjourned. [inaudible conversations] so it is that a guaranteed moneymaker through the campaign coffers so they want to keep them on their side so we're is that the leaked democrat on the committee in harry waxman is retiring to has been on the committee since 1993 and the democrats since 199

u.s. detention center in cuba. >> thought you were going to close guantanamo. >> we're working on it, thankou. any other issues? >> the president bought 17 books include one about china called "age of ambition" and another about health care titled "being mortal". >>> the pentagon is going to call captured jihad diss unprivileged enemy belligerents. how can we fight an enemy we can't name. >> 100 acres can be yours for under $300. the reason it's selling so low is because it can kill you. would you take that risk? engineered holiday excitement. at the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. right now, for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays in a new volkswagen. like the sporty, advanced new jetta and the precisely engineered passat tdi. ah, the gift of clean diesel. for the new volkswagen on your list this year, just about all you need, is a pen. festive, isn't it? hurry into the sign- then-drive event and get a five-hundred- dollar black friday bonus on select new volkswagen models. black friday bonus offer ends december 1st. that it's given me time toabout refl

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u.s. oh marine of the year to sergeant matthew e, belleci. >> accepting on behalf of the sergeant is his wife jody. >> this is an extra barry knight. i feel like cuba gooding junior in "jerry maguire" you all are going to make me cry. a native of butler, pennsylvania, this admiral has served at every level of command in honolulu seven fleet to u.s. fleet forces command and now chief of naval operations. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 30th chief of naval operations, admiral jonathan greeneert. >> thank you very much. thank you, i as my fellow service chiefs are honored to be here tonight. i would like to extend a special welcome to the friends and family of our recipient, officer cromer. this is a family affair as well. his wife laura and his parents gary and marie are here. laura's parents,marita and richard are here. , he's got them all here tonight everybody gets along, it's a wonderful thing. i thank you all for coming out to support troy. before we present the award, i would also like to thank the uso for their longtime support as marty has said and ray said, we all have a story, good story about the uso of what they have done for our

cuba boasts medical staff, infrastructure is crumb crumbling. >> we've had to look for markets abroad. we have had to go far. it is not the same in the u.s. china. >> now 100 years on from the start of the first world war the poppy has come to symbolize huge losses. hundreds of thousands of british and commonwealth soldiers have died. peter sharp reports. >> the poppies grow. a line written by a canadian officer in 1915. one line of verse would forever link the poppy to the first world war, and it is the symbol of a nation's determination never to forget. a river of ceramic poppies with each flower remembering a soldier who died in the first world war and there are 888,226 poppies in this dramatic installation entitled "blood swept lands and seas of red." an emotionally charged experience. >> this incredible concept for a tribute, i think i'm struck by how many people there are here, that's wonderful. >> seeing the poppies sparkling in the poppies, it's wrong that they should sparkle like that when they're here for the reason that they are. >> people here have lost someone in the great war, and it's a tribute to them. >> along the railing

richard blanco said he was made in cuba, assembled in spain and imported to the u.s. is family fled cuba after the revolution and eventually settled in miami. as a child, he possessed based on creative, but also excelled in math and the sciences. in fact, before obtaining a masters in fine art from florida international university, he worked as a consulting engineer. mr. blanco released his first book of poetry in 1999, which won agnes lynch portrait prize. in 2005, he published directions to the beach of the day, which received the beyond margins award. his 2012 -- his 2012 collection of coins titled looking for the gold was how touches on his life as a saturday man between domestic and integrated culture. when he was chose as the fifth poet of the united states for barack obama that cannot duration, mr. blanche go follows in the footsteps of the great alexandra, my angelo and robert frost. he tells the story of that experience for all of us, once a day, and a nonzero poster name. his latest book, the memoir, explores his coming-of-age within two imaginary worlds. his

u.s. senators say al-gross is getting closer to release. the two met with gross for two hours today during a three-day visit to cuba.d of crimes against the state while working to boost internet access to cuba. he is serving a 16 years sentence. he is 65 and his health is deteriorating and he vows to end his life than spend another year behind bars. >>> our wusa9 call for action is back at it again. >> it seemed like a never ending tug of war with fixes with the property managers. do you know your rights when things go wrong? >> the holidays are meant to be a time of shopping and sharing, not scamming, how ♪ inova. join the future oftinge i thought it'd be bigger.cine. ♪ ♪ (dad) there's nothing i can't resubaru outback.u.roduciw love. it's what makes a subaru,a subaru. >>> it is a nightmare one woman has endured nearly a year. >> first a condo flood, then a mold problem she's been battling property management to fix. her frustrations led her to lesli foster and the wusa9 wusa9 call wusa9 -- wusa9 call for action team. >> when you walked, you could see your footprints. >> reporter: that flood of water came from a bus

u.s. to end its 54 year trade embargo with cuba. it's estimated havana has lost $1 trillion because of it. cuba is trying to boost its economy easing rules on foreign trade, not everyone sees the island as open for business. >> cuba has no problem selling the things it's known for, cigars and rum to name two. the government recently pass add foreign investment law designed to sell more and open its tightly controlled state economy to foreign investment. >> to achieve results, we need to make the decision making process work. it's important that we grow between 5% and 7% a year. the population expects results. >> a multi-million dollars free trade zone being built west of havana needs to entice foreign companies. this year's annual havana trade fair carries added importance. 4.5000 companies from cuba and more than 60 countries came to do business with one another. cuba needs foreign investment badly. there are plenty of countries out there who would like to invest, seeing the huge potential of the country. what's holding things up?

u.s. >> we've been seeing the highest migration levels that we've seen from cuba and haiti in the past five reporter: roughly 10,000 migrants have been found in this area just this year. that's more than 3,000 than the year before. the biggest spike, cubans whose numbers have doubled since the castro government lifted travel restrictions in 2012. you have to be pretty desperate to go into open water and just try to make it, no? >> yeah, it s. >> reporter: it's dangerous, very dangerous. >> most of it is economic. you know, they're looking for a better way of life. >> reporter: this lieutenant is the commanding officer of the norbel, one of the newest high-tech ships in the coast guard's seventh district. >> this is the front line of coast guard operations. this is where the action happens. >> reporter: we wanted to get a first-hand look at the action. so we spent a few days onboard the norvel and what we saw was sobering. a few hours into our journey, the norvel takes on ten migrants. lights of the u.s. shine in the distance. this is the closest this group will get. >> one more. d >> report

cuba. but it's create 82-tie created a two-tier economy. this is the cook or convertible dollar which is worth a little more than one u.s. dollar. go in the market and see how they work. the traders marking their prices in cuban pesos will take both currency. they agree that just one would be simpler. but that's not their main concern. >> i don't care what currently we have, but we should only have one. but also the wages need to go up because when what we earn is not enough. people resort to stealing, there is no alternative. rich or park it's the same. >> i don't have the luxury of families sending me money from abroads. i just have to buy at the prices sets by the state. >> translator: whatever change they make it will be the same if people still have to buy at the market of th. >> reporter: the cuban economy is a has long been a square peg in a rounds hole. then there is the u.s. trade embargo to contends with. but one way or another, it's adapted and survived. with one currency or two. daniel, al jazerra, havana. >>> a 19-year-old war veteran in the u.s. state of florida is fighting to help the homeless. -- 90-year-old. arn