u.s. commercial flight to cuba >> a new chapter in u.s.-cuba relations opened this past week as regular commercial flights from the u.s. to cuba resumed for the first time since 1961. transportation correspondent kris van cleave was aboard the first flight. >> santa clara seems an unlikely spot for that historic first flight. 250,000 call cuba's fifth largest city home. a tourist attraction, it is the burial site of revolutionary che gueverra and not much else. but soon, 10 flights a day from the u.s. will land here as many as 110 daily at airports across the island. that could be a tall order in satisfy the -- stant clara taxis are drawn by horses or these motor bikes. mass transit is limited, as are hotel rooms. wednesday, yara erosa was on the first flight and it's already an emotional first visit. this is the moment she met her uncle for the first time. her aunt she's met just once before. >> it felt like i had her my entire life. i felt like i had her for every event, every birthday. it's like all that time capsules together in one sh

u.s. embargo against cuba. kirk eichenwald's allegation in this piece is that donald trump's company in 1998 violated the u.s. embargo on american individuals or companies spending money in cuba. for political effect, donald trump has repeatedly praised that embargo and said he would never violate it, never spend money in cuba, that would be a terrible thing. but kirk eichenwald in "newsweek" magazine said that donald trump's company did exactly that. and now donald trump is denying all of it. here was mr. trump tonight in new hampshire being questioned about it by a reporter from wmur. >> how do you respond to a report that's out today that says in the late '90s you violated the embargo by doing business in cuba. >> i never went to cuba, i never did business with cuba. well, there's nothing else to say. i never did business in cuba. i would tell you very openly if i did. i was never involved in doing business in cuba. >> after donald trump made those comments to wmur in new hampshire tonight, kirk eichenwald re

u.s. and cuba. what is taking flight from south florida making it easier to visit the island. >>> welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gene ramirez. how's looking out there, leigh? >> you know, it's still not too bad. we still have slightly lower humidity. 70 in crystal river. lakeland and bartow, 73. 76 in bradenton. so you see the red color, that's the dry air. it's still trying to hold on but some of that humidity creeping into our southern areas. so today's high, 91. so still warm, just not a lot of rainout there. mostly south of i-4, rain chance about look at your wednesday. and leslee has what's going on on the traffic situation. >> i was waiting for it. >>> we've got a good drive. we have a problem southbound 75 by college avenue, but aside from that, we're up to speed. interstate 4 is a great drive from lakeland through plant city and down to i-4. all right, -- and into ybor city. in fact, if you're crossing the howard frankland bridge, it's only going to take you roughly six minutes on the

u.s. and cuba. what is taking flight from south florida making it easier to visit the island. >>> good morning. welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gene ramirez. >> and i'm gayle guyardo. temperatures are running about average for this time of the year at this point. zephyrhills, brooksville, 71. 73 throughout polk county. and gets warmer to the south and west. notice sarasota you're at 76. that's where it's more humid. sure did enjoy that dry air that was around yesterday. and for the most part, we're going to keep the dry air around today. the afternoon high just above the average of 90. i'm expecting 91 during the below average. we have a 10% rain chance at noon. and 20% after 2:00 p.m. and that's mostly for areas south of i-4. at 5:08, i have an hour-by-hour look at your wednesday. >>> that's right. and it's nice out there. bay area bridges look great, folks. not seeing delays there. this is 275 around kennedy by the howard frankland bridge. and if you're hopping across the howard frankland bri

u.s. cities and cuban airports. the start of services to cuba marks a milestone in you -- in u.s.-cuba relations. jetblue highlighted how the world has changed since then and the aviation industry. >> we are delighted to be making history. we are a young airline. the last time there were scheduled flights to cuba, if you wanted to buy a ticket, you had to go to a ticket office. pan am, braniff, not around anymore. where did these airlines go? and you would fly to cuba on a propeller plane. it just shows how in 55 years things have changed. reporter: but some things have remained the same. while the countries have been rebuilding diplomatic ties, the trade embargo has not been lifted and americans cannot officially visit cuba as tourists. exceptions are made for education and cultural travel. christoph: for some more inside, let's bring in our financial correspondent in new york. as this in cuba are hoping for more customers. what about companies in the u.s.? what do they expect? guest: if you think about cuba, is caribbean and there is tourism, you have a couple of big hotel chang

single commercial flight took off today, yesterday, from fort lauderdale to cuba. >> the scheduled flights are going from the u.suba. this one had a special passenger on board. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: from a live band performing to the ceremonial ribbon cutting, and countless cameras flashing with the crowd cheering, the atmosphere was euphoric, and for some of these passengers, making this trip wasn't all about just being a part of history. >> it's emotional. very emotional to be able to go back home, than the home i don't know of. >> i'm coming back after eight years without seeing my family. first to check in eager to visit his family. now as a proud u.s. citizen. >> i want to get to venture out. i feel like christopher columbus. >> reporter: and it culminated with this, a water cannon salute. a reporter was on board. >> we're told of the 150 passengers, 65 are regular travelers. the others are media. and the entire crew is of cuban dissent. >> reporter: making this touch down that much more significant for cuban americans. before this flight, it was nearly impossible to visit their families who stayed behind under

. >> well, in that new interview, trump reacte tharlt he violated the u.s.-cuba embargo. he denies he ever did business with cuba. clinton criticized trump for his alleged ties alleged ties to cuba. when asked about trump bringing up her husband's past, she says she's not going to comment on how trump runs his campaign. >>> wells fargo's ceo wraps up a john stumpf was grilled about what they what they knew about the 2 million bogus accounts opened by employees. one lawmaker wasn'ting it. >> i'm deeply sorry that we failed to fulfill our responsibility to our customers, our team members, and the american public. >> fraud is fraud. theft is theft. and what happened at wells fargo over cannot be described any other way. mr. stumpf, i regrettably have a mortgage with your bank. i wish i didn't. >> lawmakers say wells fargo may have violated federal racket earriear i -- racketeering and other laws. >>> when we come back, a murder mystery halfway around the world. up vest gators are searching for answers after two americans were >>> and a heckler that sunk a putt at the ryder cu

u.s. and cuba landed this morning. the requirements needed to get there. tom will share us experience about his recent trip to that island nation. >> how loud is too loud? we'll tell you how loud bart trains are. >> it's just not that warm out there. temperatures on the mild side today. let you know what to expect as we push in the thursday. >>> the first commercial flight between the united states and cue pa in half a century -- cuba in half a century touched down today. the flight from fort lauderdale, florida, accomplishes services. jet blue flight 387 hopes up a new era of u.s. cuba travel with 300 arthritis a year. they -- 300 flights a year. >> we believe that the best way to achieve the goal is by facilitating more interaction between the cuban and american people including through travel and commercial opportunities and more access to information, which all that culminated of course in the president's trip to cuba. >> travel is expected to escalate. going forward, the department of transportation says us air lines scheduled 110 daily flights to the

u.s. and cuba. >> did you know they started putting metal detectors at airports 30 years ago because of hijackings to cuba? >> those hijackings in 1961 and 69. rubio has filed a bill cuba until an adequate security plan is in place. if that doesn't happen, he says these are flights that are vulnerable. news channel 8. >> southwest airlines has approved daily flights between tampa and havana. we checked with the airline today. and while the first flight still has not been scheduled, southwest anticipates booking flights be for the end of the year. >> and those flights to cuba will be directly influenced by a recent grant by the u.s. department of transporta the airport is getting $5.3 million. and those new infrastructure dollars will also bring new modern buses. this is in addition to announce $4 million at d.o.t. grant for heart for modern buses to help neighbors in our region get to and from work. >>> also at tampa international, 17 different agencies got some pretty intense training with a full-

. >> well, in that new interview, trump reacted to the "newsweek" u.s.-cuba embargo. he denies he ever did business with cuba. clinton criticized trump for his alleged ties to cuba. when asked about trump bringing up her husband's past, she says she's not going to comment on how he runs his campaign. clinton, by the way, today is in florida. trump is in michigan. >>> wells fargo's ceo wraps up a brutal week on capitol hill. very angry house financial services committee. he attempted to explain what management knew about the 2 million bogus accounts opened by employees. stumpf apologized. one lawmaker who happens to be a customer wasn't having it. >> i am deeply sorry that we failed to fulfill our responsibility to our customers, our team members, and the american public. >> fraud is fraud. theft is theft. and what happened at wells fargo cannot be described any other way. mr. stumpf, i regrettably have a mortgage with your bank. i wish i didn't. >> lawmakers say wells fargo may have violated federal racketeering and other laws. regulators are not saying whether the cas

u.s. ambassador to cuba in more than 50 years. the man played a key role in establishing ties between the u.s. and cuba. some critics don't to be nominated, aacusing castro and the regime of violating human rights. >>> owners at one bar taped a colin kaepernick jersey to the floor for people to wipe their feet. the quarterback divided the nation last week with his decision to kneel during the national anthem. customers there have mixed emotions about the doormat. >> what went through my mind a joke and how would you feel if someone take a police officer's uniform and stepped on it? >> i was not offended by that. ?eelive in a free country. >> enough people were offended that the owners removed it after a few days. >>> the lady with the red hair, she was proposed to during the red sox yankees game. the boyfriend might have been a little bit nervous. he dropped the ring. the entire yankee stadium, they're all looking around. they jumped in to help. >> just look at the would-be groom's face. pretty horrified at the idea he dropped the

. >>> and tonight, a new era in u.s./cuba relations. jetblue flight 387 from ft. lauderdale becoming the first american commercial flight to land in cuba in more than 50 years. the plane landing in santa clara. two cuban-american pilots at the controls. the flight, an important step in normalizing relations between the two countries. six american airlines have been the country tonight. the little boy with autism, usually eating alone in the school cafeteria in tallahassee. florida state university wide receiver travis rudolph seeing him while visiting the school and deciding to join him. his mother thanking rudolph, saying, quote, "i had tears streaming down my face." rudolph says her words almost brought tears to his eyes. >>> when we come back, the story behind this moment right here. a daughter, her stepfather, and the big surprise. it's a story you don't want to tonight. for lower back pain sufferers, the search for relief often leads to places like... this... this... or this. today, there's a new option. introducing drug-free aleve direct therapy. a tens devi

cuba. jetblue is now the first u.s. airline to cellly -- regulary fly to cuba. passengers will have to arrive at the airport 3 to early. eventually as many as 110 daily flights do make their way from the u.s. to cuba. five airlines will start the service this fall. >>> the holiday weekend will be the last chance to get on the water. top safety tips for the heavy traffic. >> the iowa has plenty of tips. a life jacket with you. >> if you're getting ready to twelve years old and youngerto wear a life jacket -sot: susan stocker, boating law admin 05:38:12:11 "unfortunately - if you're not wearing it, you're not going to survive." stocker says so far this year, six people have died in boating accidents - that's twice as many as 2015. and still to come... come...will it be iowa state or northern iowa? why neither side is quite sure what to expect saturday night next in s! we asked u.s. cellular customers places they get coverage with our strong signal. you posted from the seashore. you shared from your hike. you showed us this sunset. you posted from the farm. and you

jetblue flight 387 opens a new era of u.s. cuba travel. it connects the u.s. island cut off for most americans by the 55-year-old trade embargo on cuba. >>> new wheels for bart cars. the changes being made to make for a better ride. >>> and chief meteorologist bill martin has his complete forecast. ♪ ♪ you live life your way. we can help you retire your way, too. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. >>> bart says new technology is on the way that will soon make those loud trains quieter. the loud squealing noise is what bart riders are used to hearing and at times it can be overwhelming. experts say prolonged exposure to anything over 85 decibels can cause permanent damage. we checked ourselves and on that ride, the screeching maxed out at close to 100 decibels. now bart says it has a fix that starts with reshaping the wheels of its trains. >> sometimes it is so bad that i want to stick my hands in my ears. >> engineers say over time the rail become uneven and when the wheels travel over those bumps, it can cause the squealin

fernandez came to the u.s. cuba at the age of 15. he was drafted by the marlins in the first round of 2011. fernandez has scheduled to start in tomorrow's game against the new york mets. today, the stands were empty at marlins park. the team canceled the game against the atlanta braves. a lot of fans came out to mourn the loss leaving flowers and momentos. just a few days ago, fernandez' girlfriend posted this picture on instagram. they were expecting their first read "i'm so glad you came into my life. i'm ready for where this journey is going to take us." we spent many years covering him lockly -- locally. he went to high school and led the ravens to the 2011 championship. those who knew him before he was a major league star are pausing tonight to remember him. we're joined live where a lot of people gathered there to share their memories. chip? >> that's right. those who knew jose fernandez here at alopezo high school -- alonso high school knew he had what it take to be a major leaguer. some came by the campus earlier today to sha

u.s. to cuba in more than 50 years. it's a new chapter in the thawing relations to cuba after ties were restored last year. nbc's kerry sanders take us aboard. >> reporter: jetblue flight 387 made history today. a celebrated takeoff in fort lauderdale. the last directly scheduled direct service to the island, 1961. among the 150 passengers on this inaugural flight, 16-year-old sophia compton from chicago. >> i think it's really historical. >> reporter: the flight today is really remarkable, you think back to 1962. right now, we're over the same waters where the tense relations between the united states and cuba led to a u.s. naval blockade island. making the landing at 11:57 a.m. today, that much more momentous. in the coming weeks, at least eight u.s. airlines will be flying across the u.s. to various cities here displacing the expensive and complicated charter flights. >> you have to be prepared to go to cuba and know it will be the equivalent of c camping out. >> reporter: the cuban american martinez family traveled

cuba. tsa said as of right now, no. because there's not an agreement with the u.s. and cuba allowing those air marshals on those flights. and that is obviously a security risk according to marco rubio. so again, also keep in mind that fort lauderdale a couple weeks ago other airliners hoping to add flights as well including southwest airlines right here at tampa international airport. hoping to add at least one flight every day come this fall to cuba. because of the growing popularity. but again all of that is up in air as of right now. rubio signed a bill last week that would end all commercial flights to and from cuba immediately until adequate security is in place. here's why. rubio is warning that flights from cuba could be used to carry out a terrorist attack. a hearing yesterday, tsa officials confirm that an agreement sent to cuba has not been signed and returned to the u.s. in august tsa released a staple u.s. and cuba reached an agreement allowing air marshals to cover undercover. but again, that agreement was never signed by cuba. so many rubio talked about

u.s. and cuba. earlier this year mr. obama became the first sitting u.s. president to visit cuba in a half century. >>> two men face charges for rushing the stage after ryan lochte performed on "dancing with the stars." the men said they wanted to get the message out that "lochte is a liar and under brazilian law a criminal." lochte and several teammates faced crit search for lying about a drunken incident during the rio olympics. >>> colin kaepernick people to wipe their feet on. customers spotted this at the crossroads rock and country bar in virginia beach. kaepernick of course drew attention last month for not standing during the national anthem before the games. he said he's protesting racial injustice. the restaurant's use of the jersey backfired and offended patrons complained until they picked it up. some still not satisfied calling for a boycott. >> what went through my mind was, wow, is this real or a takes a police officer's uniform down as soon as you stepped in. and stepped on it? >> general manager of the bar says this was about sportsmanship

u.s. to cuba. in more than 50 years. the plane left florida this morning. and after an hour and 8 minute flight. it landed. >> number of dignitaries and regular travelers were on board. the flight will fly daily. beginning october 1. one of ten airlines adding cuba the to the route. >> . trump met with mexican president today. after the meeting both describe it as direct and open. both have disagreements with the other. trump discussed the wall he's proposed building. but didn't discuss who would pay for it. >> . tonight it was trumps immigration policy speech. about throughout the campaign. he talked about how president obama quote open border policy is failed. and clinton puts the needs of those in country illegally before the needs of americans. then out lined his plan. >> . saying he'll build the wall. with above and below ground censors. and mexico will pay for it. >> . a catch and release policy. clinton made her case to clinton hardly mentioned trump adds at all by name. but jumped on his trip to mexico. saying being president is about more than a ph

cuba in the late 1990s. that would have violated the u.s. embargo against cuba. trump said that report is not true. >> i never did business in cuba. i heard this guy who has a very bad reputation as a reporter, you see what his record is, wrote something about me in >> trump is set to campaign in pennsylvania tomorrow and colorado on monday. >>> this morning, we're learning president obama is coming to usf on wednesday. you are looking at video of him visiting military members in fort lee in virginia yesterday. the white house says he's coming to usf to talk about the progress made by the affordable care act since usf led efforts to sign up for health insurance. >>> a teenager who threatened to kill students at his high school will t several tweets threatening to shoot up the school. an appeals court judge ruled that the tweets did not make a direct threat towards anyone, which is what the law requires. the teen's attorney says no law even existed to arrest her client in the first place and sarasota police overreacted. >> i sure hope that if a student says someth

u.s. embassy in cuba and played a key role of reestablishing ties between the u.s. and cuba. >> also, we're learning more about efforts to the cyber hack in the november election. 18 states have requested the department of homeland security help protect their computer voting systems ahead of election day. we told you this summer how hackers stole emails from political operatives. the homeland security secretary says they are doing their best to protect the integrity of the system. >> we have an increasing level what we are seeing are efforts to get into voter registration roles, the identity of registered voters, things of that nature. >> last week yahoo announced foreign government hackers stole data from about a half a billion customers. >>> u.s. senators want to know whether more could have been done to prevent terrorist attacks. fbi director comby briefed the security panel on threats facing the u.s. he would not say if the fbi missed any red flags about orlando nightclub shooter mateen or ahmad rahami. the effort has ordered a review of the fbi's previous knowle

u.s. to various cities here displacing the >> you have to be prepared right now to go to cuba and know it will be the equivalent of camping out. >> reporter: the cuban american martinez family traveled to cuba today to get married. >> we'll come again, maybe once a year. >> reporter: the cuban government hopes more americans will follow. kerry sanders, nbc news. santa clara, cuba. >>> still ahead, nightmare flight. it happened yet again, a plane forced to make an emergency landing as violent turbulence leaves those on >>> and later, bags, checked, ticket, checked, destination, well, that's a mystery. >>> we're back with terrifying moments with passengers and crews on a flight from houston to london tonight. the plane had to make a stop at ocean. 12 people were injured including women and children. here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: on the ground in ireland, united flight 880 met by ambulance crews and medics tending to injured in the terminal. it was early in the morning when the bowing 767 ran into trouble over the atlantic. without warning, violent turbulence. >> a very huge drop

cuba in 1998 for business meetings. trip. may not have obtained the necessary u.s. treasury license to spend money in cuba. because of the u.s. trade embargo with cuba, american citizens can't spend any funds on the island. that's changing now. but trump's campaign manager denied the allegation saying trump's hotel business never i vested any money in cuba during that trip. >>> well, it's on track to be the most expensive senate race in nevada history. at last check, been spent on the contest between catherine cortez and joe heck. much of that spending goes to advertising and we all see the spots here on tv, on the radio, on the internet. the overwhelming amount of money being spent comes from outside groups. for the republicans, the biggest contributor is run by the koch brothers. $7 million. >> i would say about a dozen organizations spending more than a million dollars to tip the race to one side or the other, and that is for everything from unking the campaign to -- for these outside groups in particular advertising, phone banking, fund-raisers, you name it. >> polls show heck leading. in some cases the

u.s. to cuba today. at first flights will only go to certain cities and more cities will be added in november. jetblue became the first commercial u.s. airline to fly to cuba in half a century. ten u.s. airlines are set to add a cuba flight with 300 flights a week. >>> a lot of rain this morning. >> we had rain across the keep a close eye on tropical storm newton. let me show you the rain amounts. this is update across the valley. a few isolated spots of rain picking up a quarter inch of rain. peoria, and good year and a quarter of an inch in mesa. and buckeye getting more rain, close to an inch of rain. >>> we've still got plenty more time to continue to add to the rainfall amounts. it's something we'll be watching through the afternoon. right now we've got the cloudy, overcast skies across the valley. and it's feeling humid too. and all of the clouds spreading in as we continue to track tropical storm newton. technically, the core, the located just a few miles south of our arizona border. it will eventu

u.s. to cuba. in more than 50 years. the plane left florida this morning. and after an hour and 8 minute flight. it landed. >> number of dignitaries and regular travelers were on board. including some of cuban decent. the flight will fly daily. beginning october 1. one of ten airlines adding cuba the to the route. >> . trump met with mexican president today. after the meeting both describe it as direct and open. both have disagreements with the other. trump discussed the wall he's proposed building. but didn't discuss who would pay for it. >> . tonight it was trumps immigration policy speech. but not far from one he's talked about throughout the campaign. he talked about how president obama quote open border policy is failed. and clinton puts the needs of those in country illegally before the needs of americans. then out lined his plan. >> . saying he'll build the wall. with above and below ground censors. and mexico will pay for it. >> . a catch and release policy. clinton made her case to veterans today.

u.s. ambassador to cuba in more than 50 years. jeffrey is being tapped for the position he the reopening of the u.s. embassy and played a key role in reestablishing ties between the u.s. and cuba there's no better candidate for the job. the first flight will start later this year. tickets are now on sail on website. then all rag flight will take to take that flieghtd. >> an amazing delay in iowa all in an effort to prevent bullying and also promote friendship. >> we are going to create the largest human formation of the word friend. we need you to be single file and go that way. >> the i's right (>> 1300 students gathered in a stadium in west des moines tuesday. the event was part of the launch of th movement. it's meant to promote friendship and positivively impact the conversation about bullying. >> i hope that it's something that will inspire our students and our community to promote this concept of being able to be friends to one another. >> yeah. be nice. student ambassadors from each of the districts school will go back to th

u.s. law by attempting to do business in cuba. clinton was referring to an investigation by newsweek that revealed that a trump company violated the u.s. embargo against cuba in 1998, spending at least $68,000 during a secret business trip to havana. the investigation also reveals that trump had knowledge of top executives working to cover up the illegal expenditures. he then went on to write an op-ed piece that attacked fidel castro. we'll have more on donald trump and the cuban embargo later in the broadcast. and in the philippines president , rodrigo duterte said today he'd be happy to slaughter drug addicts just like adolph hitler massacred millions of jews during the holocaust. duterte made the remarks during a rambling speech after returning from a trip to vietnam. >> massacred 3 million jews. [indiscernible] and say the next generation. amy: a wave of extrajudicial killings in the philippines has claimed thousands of lives since rodrigo duterte became president in june. he vowed during his campaign to crack down on drug user

say about the russian's claim ((kirsten joyce)) >> and the historic commercial flight from the u.s to cuba... after the break.///. ((you're watching the valley's news leader... with brian loftus, kirsten joyce, sherri swensk and this is 8 news now good day)) information about how a key isis leader was killed. and defense officials are mocking russia's attempt to claim credit for his death. the pentagon has claimed credit for an air strike aimed at mohammed al-adnani, one of the most senior isis leaders targeted to date the russian defense ministry claimed on its facebook page that it was a russian airstrike that tok the russian claim, quote, 'laughable'. the pentagon press secretary added that the u-s has no facts to support a russian strike. (peter cook/pentagon press secretary) "it has not devoted much, if any, effort that we're aware of targeting isil's leadership. and at the same time, we have not seen the russian military campaign use precision weaponry on a regular basis as well." ((brian loftus)) >> the pentagon is still working russia alleges adnani was one of some 40 isis militant

cuba was always this mysterious island so close to us yet could have been mars. we couldn't go. and we couldn't visit and see the beauty of that island. >> the u.s. and cuba announcing back in december 2014 they would begin restoring ties after decades of cold war tensions. this flight just a step in that process. and it traveled between the two countries a little over a year raised over the u.s. embassy in havana. >> we hope in the near future all remaining obstacles that limit further which i think within the two countries will be removed. [clapping] >> this year we explored parts of cuba most americans do not see. go to youtube. search for craig patrick money, power & politics and click subscribe. then watch our 30 minute special on assignment in cuba. >>>coming up. a cse >>>in a nutshell, donald trump's position on immigration is he launched his campaign on the promise of building a wall. he says that promise still holds. he says in terms of deporting those living here el legally he will work many terms of priorities focusin on criminals the polls later this week. the latest poll shows hillar clinton up by 6 points. that's our show. we'll see

but all of it, absolutely all of the commercial flights to and from cuba from the u.s. could come to an end if it's up to marco rubio. he's pushing for a bill to end all commercial flights active immediately. security to have these flights in place. again, he's calling for the suspension of all u.s. commercial flights to cuba after what he says the tsa admitting there's no air marshals on the flights. rubio is warning that flights from cuba could be used to carry out a terrorist attack. at a homeland security meeting yesterday, an agreement sent to cuba has not been signed in return to the u.s. in august, statement stating the u.s. and cuba reached an agreement allowing air marshals to travel undercover on certain flights to and from cuba but again, that appears that agreement was never signed by cuba. rubio took to the senate floor on wednesday to highlight the potential of terrorists to hijack flights and attack the u.s. he called for the suspension of flights, quote, at least until adequate security measures are in place. here is an outright lie. last month the great

u.s. and cuba announced they would begin restoring ties back in 2014. >> we really hope in the near future all remains obstacles that limit exchange between our two countries will be removed. >> americans are still not allowed to travel to cuba for tourism but they can go there if they meet one of 12 approved travel cultural or educational visits. >>> coming up after the break, we will take a look at your full forecast. dave is on tap and we are looking at i-10 and what is that? 20th -- where is that? 27th ave. and i-10. slow in that right hand lane. the other side not looking too bad. as the sun is setting and we are watching for donald trump at the phoenix convention center. right after the break. a cancer diagnosis can be that's why at cancer treatment centers of america every patient gets their own care manager to coordinate every aspect of their care. the care manager is making sure everything is flowing well so the patient can continue to get their treatment. we are the link between the patient and the doctor. the care manager coordinates all of the patient's appointments, scans, che

u.s. from cuba finally making it in 2008 after several failed attempts. >> there was pride to be an american. he was happy to sing our national anthem because here he experienced the freedom to be what he wanted to be and live out his dreams. that was to play ball and of course to be free. >> there will be a private funeral in miami today for jose's family and members of the marlins organization. >>> a 4-year-old boy has been found safe and the amber alert has been canceled. the man's live-in girlfriend was found dead and so police are still searching for the father. police issued an amber alert yesterday afternoon but 35 from a family member in maryland saying the boy was safe but dale is still missing. police say he is most likely driving the victim's car a 2000 mitsubishi gallant. >>> a south florida baby- sitter is charged with manslaughter for killing a child. she violently shook a baby slamming the baby's head into a wall. the baby had a fractured skull, broken leg and arm. >>> miami police say a dad is facing battery charges after helping his daughter fight two 15-year-old girls. offi