the latin and center at florida international university and we are talking about the future of u.s.-cubaolicy under the trump administration. yesterday, as you well know, president trump said he was canceling as what he views the obama administration's completely one-sided deal with cuba. he did less than that. tell us about it. guest: he did a lot less. i think there is a lot less continuity to change from obama's policy. two fundamental changes, americans will be restricted from traveling on what was known people to people travel where they could go to cuba under 12 different categories. from now on, under president trump's changes they will have to go through groups and there will be much more monitoring or auditing to make sure that cubans are in fact traveling as a group and for the purpose they say. the other change is that any financial transactions or people staying at hotels owned by the cuban military, cuban services, will be prohibited. any business with the conglomerate that runs most of ,he military's operations financial relationships or interactions will be prohibited. the

u.s. back from relations with cuba. p expected to announce tighter restrictions on travel between u.s. d cuba and a clamp on a business is linked to the cuban military. due to the extensive reach, they can have an effect across almost all of the country's business sectors for a group of cuban female entry doors have -- sectors. -- a group of cuban female boycotting there first family. >> a group of 55 cuban women sent a letter to ivanka drop and hope she may -- trump and hope she may convince her father not to reverse the relationships. >> please do not reverse the relationship. they helped us cuban women entrepreneurs to empower our families and empower our society. u.s. president donald trump is expected to reverse policies under the obama of memos -- administration that restored relations with cuba after more than half a century of isolation. the trump administration is expected to scale back by reinstating travel restrictions and stopping companies linked to the cuban military. many female business owners rely on u.s. tourism. >> i think relations with cuba have opened in a number o

u.s. and cuba. when you look at senator rubio, what is happening in congress vis-a-vis this relationship, what kind of changes is he trying to affect from the hell? toluse: [no audio] there is a significant lobbying effort amongst the tour is an industry, other cuban business leaders here who are working to try to keep these economic policies from the obama administration in place. again, it is such a boon to various financial and tourism sectors. that said, there also a large contingency of lawmakers who support those sectors. people like senator marco rubio are very much going to be listening again to the constituency of cuban-american conservatives who are against this. senator rand paul is for this. some republicans agree with what the president is doing now. david: appreciate it, kevin cirilli. appreciate you being here as well. marco rubio speaking on the stage in miami. you can watch his comments live on the bloomberg. let's get a check on where the markets stand with abigail doolittle. >> af

u.s. dollars to prop up a military monopoly that exploits and abuses the citizens of cuba. heers and applause] our new policy begins with strictly enforcing u.s. law. we will not lift sanctions on the cuban regime until all political prisoners are freed. freedoms of assembly and xpression are respected. all political parties are legalized. cheers and applause] and free and internationally supervised elections are scheduled. [cheers and applause] elections. we will very strongly restrict american dollars flowing to the military, security and intelligence services that are the core of the castro regime. they will be restricted. [applause] we will enforce the ban on tourism. we will enforce the embargo. we will take concrete steps to ensure that investments flow directly to the people so they can open private businesses and begin to build their country's great, great future, a country of great potential! cheers and applause] my action today bypasses the military and the government to help the cuban people themselves form businesses and pursue much etter lives. we will keep in p

secretary tillerson also talked about sanctions against north korea, u.s.-cubaolicy, and the paris climate accord. thetor bob corker chairs committee.

host: we are talking with frank mora about the shift in u.s.-cuba policy. republicans call (202) 748-8001. democrats call (202) 748-8000. independents call (202) 748-8002 . let's go back to the phones, michael is calling from noonan, georgia on the line for democrats. caller: thank you for taking my call. the reason i'm calling is you look at the background, the president was speaking in miami. all you saw was white people. i hate to sound racist. i am not. but if you go to cuba you see the black huber. -- cuba. in that picture you saw not one black cuban so for him to speak for the cuban situation, they call it what it is. i do not want to say it, i will let the people think about it. thank you for taking my call. guest: it is true, i think the cuban-american community here in florida and other places of the country are white but if you go to the island there is a significant population of afro cubans. that reflects in many ways history, socio-economic status of cubans throughout its history, including today in cuba. the afro cubans are not at the same lev

cuba. americanses a ban on in u.s. companies doing business with cuba's military. restrictions will also prevent individuals from planning their own educational trips to cuba outside of peer groups. merkelchancellor angela is criticizing a u.s. senate proposal to expand energy sanctions on russia. she suggested as a bid to advance u.s. economic interests. it looks to ban western companies were being involved in some russian energy projects. in london, queen elizabeth and prince william met with volunteers who help survivors of the high-rise apartment fire. they went to a point of the disaster where community groups have been gathering supplies. at least 30 people were killed and dozens were missing. the death they hope count doesn't rise. hasesa may's government vowed to european union demands in the first stage of brides of talks. according to eu officials, and initial negotiations focus on departure. the u.k. brexit talks begin on monday. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm courtney donoh

cuba we isolated our own country. every year at the united nations there is a vote on the u.s. embargo on cuba and we lose about 190-4. we get israel, we get palau, and the marshall islands. that is not very helpful to us. -- we didn'ty influence economic reform. president obama's approach was to empower the cuban people, give them more resources and access to information. i was in cuba last week and saw the impact the policy is having and i had a chance to go to private restaurants, to markets, and i saw how the spending by american visitors is benefiting these private entrepreneurs because one in four cubans work , in the private sector. jane: as somebody who does know the country very well, you travel there regularly, what do you think the reaction will be from the cuban government? >> invariably we'll see reports from your reporters in havana and other reporters -- and they're going to be talking -- first, the cuban people i think, are going to protest. because they're benefiting from the engagement with americans and they'll say i don't understand this. president trump says

u.s. policy stored cuba that were put in place by the obama administration. he was joined in miami by vice president mike pence and officials from florida. senator marco rubio, governor rick scott, and congressman mario diaz-balart who was the first to speak. this is a little more than an hour.

u.s. policy in cuba. then an update on congressman steve scalise. and mitch landrieu talking about race relations and confederate monuments. miami to trump visited announce changes to u.s. policy on cuba including restrictions travelers. we hear first from sen. toomey: diaz-arge -- senator balart. [applause] thank you very much. let me tell you this is a special day to be with the distinguished members of the president's cabinet, including our very own secretary acosta. [applause] mr. diaz-balart: my colleagues, i know some of my colleagues that are here, starting with senator rubio, congressman curbelo. i know i'm going to miss some, but i know someone that's very special to me, congressman lincoln diaz-balart is here, who along with ileana ros-lehtinen and senator menendez were the ones who codified u.s. law against the tyranny in cuba. of course, our governor, governor scott is here. [applause] heroes like jose garcia are here. my friends, today, today i stand here in the presence of so many heroes. former political prisoners, the heroes of the 25

cuba. the new policy seeks to reduce the flow of u.s.lars to businesses controlled by the cuban military. we'll have a full report, later in the program. in london, anger over an apartment tower fire boiled over today, as officials raised the death toll to 30, with dozens still missing. jackie long of independent television news filed this report. >> shame on you shame on you! victims and others across london took that anger to the local council, storming the hown hall. earlier, a more subdued response as the queen and to talk of cambridge visited one of the makeshift relief centers set up in a local sports center. they met residents and volunteers. the queen praised the brave riof firefighters, with a desperate father in the crowd holding a picture of his children. >> please! come here, come here, please! >> the duke promised, i will come back. >> i'll be back. i'll come back. i'll come back. >> the prime minister today announce add 5 million-pound emergency relief fund but wasn't enough to assuage the anger of some. criticizing yesterd

soon and he will deliver a speech on his plans to rollback some of president obama's changes to a u.s. cuba policy. we understand he will once again clamped down on trade and travel to the communist nation. this marks another one of president obama's key legacy items that the current president is reversing or revising. when president trump speaks, we will of course bring it to you live right here on fox news. in this fox news alert. news on the medical condition of house majority whip steve scalise, as he fights for his life after being shot during a baseball practice on wednesday. doctors are saying that he has shown some improvement in the last day. still in critical condition though. this is "outnumbered," i'm harris faulkner. here today, melissa francis, kennedy herself, mercedes schlapp, and today's #oneluckyguy, tom shillue. you're outnumbered, how does that feel? >> tom: it feels great. the only day of the year that dads are appreciated is coming up, father's day. i started some controversy. >> mercedes: on that happy note. >> harris: this is a development in the right direction. hou

the president is expected to announce a new policy on u.s. cuba relations this hour.ll outline plans made during the previous administration. and there's away from a special election in georgia, we look at the huge quantity of cash in that campaign. said toial election is have cost $60 million when all is said and done. another headache for president trump. the senate judiciary committee close to launching a new investigation into whether the president obstructed justice. ron rosenstein has privately acknowledged that he may need to reim

ofiscussion on the future u.s.-cuba policy under the trump administration. then, a report on the air force's new weapon, disposable drones. be sure to watch c-span's saturdayon journal" morning. join the discussion. >> monday night on "the communicators." >> i am a capitalist. i have no problem with people making money off it. i think there is overage. aree are too many ads, they too invasive, they disturb the viewing experience on a website, and they slow down the loading of the website, and they track your every move. ,e need a way to deal with that so i propose that we start over. >> the second of a two-part conversation with one of the best known a technology watchers as he talks about the ethics of reviewing tech products in the future of technology. >> have you ever watched "star trek"? there is a computer that is ambient, it exists in the ship. it knows everything. honest to god, they have all watched "star trek." it is what they are gunning for, all of these companies. >> mitch landrieu gave a speech in washington dc. he talked about the difficulties

the biggest impact will be felt in the u.s., he says, because cuba is not the country the drugs are comingtally, the drugs go north, if there's a step backward in cooperation, the impact will be felt in the u.s. the trump policy is designed to target the cuban government for human rights abuses, not the cuban people. but they're getting caught in the crossfire. the trump administration says too much money generated by the cuba opening has gone directly to the pockets of the cuban government. a lot of that money has also gone to the cuban people. air bnb says over $40 million of cubans that rent their homes, money that helps fix streets like this one in old havana. private entrepreneurs like this company that rents classic cars and tours were banking on more americans coming to the island. already in this garage we have 14 employees, she says. before we ran it all out of my house. we grew a lot and all thanks to increasing tourism. much of the emerging sector is banking on the hope for better relations with their neighbor, the united states. a future that's increasingly in doubt. >> thank y

u.s. and cuba. many republicans like marco rubio are against that. has been someone who has worked since the campaign on issues of workforce development so expect to hear more from her this week. vonnie: thank you. tech sharesolitics, are taking it on the chin again today. they are off their lows but we have more. julie: they have been bouncing around, down 1% or less. the apple declines a been pretty consistent on friday. you can see the two-day drop at 7%. analysts downgraded the stock from neutral to a buy which is above where the stock is now. the analysts of the upcoming product cycle is likely to drive a strong holiday season following into early next year. however, people know that and they expect that. they say it's already priced into the stock. we are seeing the apple shares drop in the suppliers of apple are following suit. you can see many of them that supply different components like chips are other things in here in the u.s. and abroad, to german companies are trading lower. there is an analyst call affecting another big stock and that

i think anyone who understands cuba and u.s. policy towards cuba finger pointing and telling the cuban government what to do has exactly the adverse effect. so do i think this will be effective policy? absolutely not. is this policy popular? no. 66% of republicans oppose travel restrictions. 75% of all americans and over two-thirds of cuban americans. so i think really the only people that support this policy are the folks that were in that auditorium today. >> what a good discussion. i appreciate you shedding some light on it for us, collin, and gabe gutierrez, your great reporting from havana. thanks very much for joining us. collin is the founder and president of cuba education travel. i want to bring in a former spokesperson for the u.s. mission to the united nations and a former spokesperson for the treasury department. she helped work on former president obama's cuban policy shift. and william leo grande, the professor for the school of public affairs at american university. he's the author of back-channel to cuba, the hidd

u.s. new diplomatic and commercial relations with cuba which were , brokered under the obama administrationmberg news reports the changes may include curbing travel between the u.s. and cuba. now you can take a direct flight, for example, from new york. other changes may include reinstating restrictions on americans visiting cuba and famous cuban goods, like cigars and rum. officials also say trump might demand the extradition of people who have received political asylum in cuba, like assata shakur. can you respond to what youu understand his plans are? we don't know if in fact he is going to miami tomorrow, but what you understanand he wants o do? >> it is hard to know from this white house, this president. we spoke with secretary tillerson about that will stop he responded in a way, you know, indicated to me that what you just said is accurate, that they do want to roll back the opening that president obama made as it relates to u.s.-cuba relations. 65% of people, cuban-americans in miami-dade county, support moving forward and normalizing relations. this is a failed policy, over 50 years

changes to the u.s. cuba policy put in place by former president barack obama regarding diplomatic relations travel and business dealings with the military there and a big win for greece creditors agreed to grant the prime and strapped country a multibillion euro payout ending months of uncertainty regarding bond payments also major merger alert online retail giant amazon an ounce and plans to purchase organic grocery chain whole foods down by you must start right now. get ready for balance sheet issues in cuba president donald trump traveled to miami friday and announced a revised cuba policy aimed at halting the flow of american money to the country. our policy will seek a much better deal for the cuban people and for the united states. we do not want u.s. dollars to prop up a military monopoly that exploits and abuses the citizens of cuba. our new policy begin with strictly enforcing u.s. law. we will not lift sanctions on the cuban regime until all political prisoners are freed freedoms of assembly. and e

cuba. our new policy begin with strictly enforcing u.s. law. we will not lift sanctions on the cuban regime until all political prisoners are freed freedoms of assembly. and expression are respected. political parties are legal. and. should really be supervised elections. are secured. trump stopped short of a complete reversal of the obama era re-establishment of diplomatic relations with the country aside from a tightening of travel restrictions and business cash injections a slash in funding of the country's military and security services has also drawn ire from many quarters but especially from american business groups. we've entered the era of the quantitative fund or perhaps it's the park investment decisions are increasingly made by numerical methods rather than by human judgments this means we are now staring at the largest gap between quantitative computer generated funds and discretionary human managers in history the quantitative space value is estimated to be as high as five billion dollars and it's growing in size according to j.p.

later we will look at the changes announced by president trump when it comes to u.s.-cuba policy. we talked to frank mora. ♪ >> this weekend, c-span cities tour with the help of our ltds cable partners takes booktv and history tv to hyde park, new york as we explore the history and literary life of a city that has become synonymous with the story of franklin and eleanor roosevelt, and the extended roosevelt family. on booktv, ann exclusive interview with david roosevelt as he talks about his memoir from his home on the roosevelt's hyde park estate. >> it was really not until my grandmother's funeral that i realized that she was really a special person. and something of a celebrity. we never thought of her in that way. we never viewed my grandmother. she was only a grandmother to us , and that is all she ever wanted to be. >> author tony musso and his book. >> i found for letters in the archives in his handwriting come and not typewritten, that actually credited stamp collecting with saving his life after he became ill and ended up being confined to a wheelchair. >> sunday at 2:00

now trump will not cut off recently resumed u.s.-cuba commercial flights even though some airlines have pulled back on their services to cities other than havana because demand hasn't been as high as they hoped. now we spoke with someone from engaged cuba coalition which represents companies like delta, carnival cruises, they say the new policy is bad for business. >> by restricting american travel to cuba, the engine striving the growth and being impacted by this, it's a major setback at the same time it's going to make it harder to move forward on future businesses. tracee: now trump was very clear that any further improvement in the united states-cuba relationship will depend entirely on the cuban government, liz. liz: tracy casual -- tracee carrasco, thank you. what we are going to do is keep our eye on that, you see we have the cameras right now, just at the podium so the minute that we see any action there, we will come right to it. it was certainly a real emotional scene at nationals park last night during congressional baseball g

tonight cuban relations revisited donald trump announces massive changes to the u.s. cuba policy put in place by former president barack obama regarding diplomatic relations travel and business dealings with the military there and a big win for greece creditors agreed to grant the prime manfully strapped country a multibillion euro payout ending months of uncertainty regarding bond payments also major merger alert online retail giant amazon announces plans to purchase organic grocery chain whole foods down by the bus start right now. get ready for balance sheet issues in cuba president donald trump traveled to miami friday and announced.

from the cuban government and towards the cuban people president trump has been critical of warming u.s./cubaelations. on the campaign trail he said obama's lifting of restrictions on cuba is a bad deal. cruise lines and hotel operators were banking on this warming of relations to open up a new market >> it's not clear beyond some political constituencies who this move is serving >> and what exactly -- how big of a move it will be >>> in other washington news, vice president mike pence hired an outside lawyer to represent him into alleged ties betwe s b the russians and the trump campaign >>> we are following a developing story on congressman steve scalise. he remains in critical condition after being shot on wednesday. though he has improved scalise, the house majority whip underwent a second surgery yesterday related to his internal injuries and a broken leg. his doctor says he will require additional operations and will be in the hospital for some time last night scalise's republican and democratic colleagues did play their annual congressional baseball game. players on both teams wore lsu

he's expected to roll back much of obama's cuba policy laid out, and we will see where do u.s./cubaer that. but could we also hear him talk about the russia investigation? look no further than his twitter feed today, and we know that has been top of mind. we'll be right back and bring that to you live. ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis,... isn't it time to let the real you shine through? maybe it's time for otezla (apremilast). otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable after just 4 months,... with reduced redness,... thickness, and scaliness of plaques. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't take otezla if you're allergic to any of its ingredients. otezla may increase the risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts... or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should monitor your weight... and may stop treatment. side effects

u.s. and cuba that was brokered under president obama. trump is expecteted to significantly crack down on travel between the u.s. and cuba less than a year after direct commercial flights between the two countries resumed after being barred for more than 50 years. trump is also expected to prohibit all business with companies that are linked to the cuban military, which is involved in much of the hotel and tourism industries. in london, outrage over the deadly fire at a 24-story y pubc housing bubuilding eararlier ths week is rising as the death toll continues to rise. the fire at the 24-story grenfell tower apartment building in west london killed at least 30 residents, as many as 70 residents are still missing -- meaning the death toll could eventually top 100. the first of the fire's vivictis to be named is mohammed alhajali, a 23-year-old syrian refugee. labor leader jeremy corbyn has proposed requisitioning vacant luxury apartment buildings in order to house those who have been made homeless by the massive fire. residents are demandin

u.s. citizens can still visit cuba.l of the trump administration initiatives, just like the obama administration initiatives were to put more people into cuba, the trump administration wants to put fewer people into cuba. it's still going to allow visitors to go within those 12 categories, but everyone will agree there has been tremendous abuse of the statutes. people have been popping onto airplanes and going for purposes other than what they're supposed to go for. what we'll be able to see is we'll be able to hand your passport to immigration, the immigration office will say, oh, you've been to cuba. did you have a good time? i had a great time. what category did you go under? people to people. great, i'm sure you have your expense report. oh, i don't. then you go over there. that's a secondary connection and you may miss your connecting flight. >> so what happens next? >> they have a 90-day window and they're going to try to narrow as much as possible what the president wants them to do. >> they said they haven't see

u.s. companies do business in cuba? >> we do support and we think it's in part way people have access to voice democracy. we are supportive of that.u.s. we are supportive of economic development of long as it isjusr clients with our existing statutes provide support to the regime. that's the focus of our currentn policy review. >> and this is just a final comment, if that's the sole test of financial support from theha regime and if they're getting money from small businesses that it seems to me that were headed down a path of closing down the abilities in the air b&bs and a lot of others to be out there and people making a living in developing the private sector. clients are working on this issue and opening up we see it if you give a single day to the government then we get in a situation where we go back to the old cold war policy. >> senator, i know you're nottky encouraging private companies to violate both five it does require more thorough discussi discussion, is that law still useful? we cannot ignore that law a

amy: cuba has responded to president trump's announcement friday that he is reversing the normalization of relations between the u.s. and cuba and re-imposing travel and trade restrictions. cuban foreign minister bruno rodriguez called trump's speech a grotesque spectacle and promised that cuba would never extradite americans who have received political asylum in cuba, such as assata shakur. >> regarding the so-called fugitives from u.s. and cuba, i can reaffirm that in the use of the national law, the international law, and latin american tradition, cuba has granted political asylum to fighters for civil rights from the u.s. of course, these persons will not be returned to the u.s. there is no legal, political, or moral basis to claim to these persons. amy: in india, police arrested more than 80 people at a protest sunday against a liquefied natural gas import terminal in the southern state of kerala. activists say multiple demonstrators were also injured when the police charged them and beat them with police batons. residents have been protesting the gas facility for months. sunday's protest was led by women, and

. >> with an estimated 2 million hispanics of cuban estrus rate living in the u.s., cuba became a hotic on the campaign trail. the president applauding his former competitor marco rubio because of the senators help shaping the new policy that mandates sanctions until cuba releases all political prisoners and respects the cuban people's right to freedom of assembly and expression. >> american is prepared to out stretch his handiwork with the people of cuba, but we will not and power their oppression. >> the president says it's up to cuba to propose a deal that serves both countries interest. critics of the president stands say sanctions may not make a difference. >> there is zero evidence that increasing sanctions against cuba is a move toward democracy. we've tried that for six decades and we have this regime in cuba that's obviously not friendly to the united states. >> the new policy will also make traveling to cuba more difficult for torres. americans may no longer travel as individuals that must travel in groups.>> president trump is leaving a place the immigration program known a

u.s. companies do business in cuba? secretary tillerson: we do support greater access to the internet, not just for the commercial economic reasons but we also think it is an important way people have access to voices of freedom and democracy and greater visibility. so we are supportive of that. we are supportive of continued economic development as long as it is done in full compliance with our existing statutes to not provide financial support to the regime. that's the focus of our current policy review. senator udall this isn't a : question. just a final comment. if that us the sole test on financial support from the regime and if they are getting money from small businesses an everything, it just seems to me we are headed down a path of once again closing down the abilities of these private businesses and air b&bs and pieces and a lot of others to be out there and making a living and developing the private sector. as long as i have been working on this issue opening up, we have seen half a million people working the

. >>> a speech later today president trump is expected to announce changes to the u.s./cuba policy. the president will propose limitations for americans traveling to cuba and new regulations that prohibit direct financial transactions with the cuban military, flights and cruise ships from the united states will not be restricted. officials say policy changes are meant to steer money away from the cuban regime and toward the cuban people. this policy was shaped in large part by cuban americans, including marco rubio. >>> let's get a check of weather with meteorologist bill karins. some weather for the weekend in the midwest, but perhaps the biggest story is the heat in arizona. big lue will get a father's day earlier with 120-degree weather. >> that's historic headline. it's supposed to be monday and tuesday can of next week, but that's when the real crazy stuff happens. throughout this weekend, we'll be dodging a lot of showers and thunderstorms. already this morning, line of storms through peoria, illinois. chicago looks like you may get brushed with light rain as it approaches and

is traveling to florida and will talk about u.s.-cuba policy. what is the white house saying he is going to speak about in florida? be told by cuban lawmakers like marco rubio and it is an community, important contingency for republican voters. republican can -- republican cuban conservatives are against executive orders from the obama administration and i'm hearing president trump could not entirely walk all of them back but tighten them a little bit. that might not sit well with all republicans, including senator rand paul. that's heavens really joining us from the white house. he will be here with the commonwealth of kentucky discussing president trump's workforce of tomorrow initiative . let's get a check on what is driving the markets lower. julie hyman is here with the latest. julie: tech stops had -- tech stocks have resumed their selloff. we've seen it airing of declines with a balance from the lows of the session. the dow jones falling less than the nasdaq. one of those areas we have been the 50 close to has been day moving average on t

u.s. commercial flight in more than 50 years touched down in santa clara, cuba last august, many here expected.-driven chick boom to follow. and while the number of americans did surge 74% last year to nearly 300,000, many expected more. how has it been so far? >> amazing. >> fantastic. >> it's been a wonderful experience, yeah. >> reporter: bridget kelly from washington, d.c. met her friends from l.a. in havana. >> i thought there would be more americans. ♪ >> reporter: it's a bit of a cuba contradiction. while hotels are -- did you expect to see more americans than you've seen? >> yeah, i was expect, yeah. because it's so easy. >> reporter: tonight spirit will be the third u.s. airline to drop service to the island. spirit says there are too many factors that prevent people from traveling easily from the u.s. to cuba and costs of serving havana continue to outweigh the demand. some analysts expect americans visiting cuba to hit2 million annually by 2025. but a survey this month said only2% were likely to plan a trip in the next six months. did the gold rush just not happen? or just not as fa

u.s. will maintain diplomatic ties with cuba. cuban president castro accused mr. in hostile rhetoric but said he would be willing to continue talking with the u.s. >>> for more, we're joined from our washington bureau by urie freedman, a staff writer for "the atlantic" covering global affairs and u.s.or >> good morning. >> how much of a departure is >> so as a substantive matter, it's only a halfway departure. trump described it as a cancelation of obama's policy, but that's overstating the case a little bit. we're still going to maintain diplomatic relations. we're still going to have embassies. cuban americans and americans are still going to be able to travel. the biggest changes that r twofold. first, we will no longer be able to do transactions with guyasa-affiliated companies. it's a conglomerate with its arms in many sectors of the economy. the trump administration wants to cut that off so the military isn't enriched. secondly, the obama administration allowed a lot of people-to-people exchanges. it could mean that you could travel to cuba on your own. as lo

the new cuba policy will hurt u.s. n a statement house minority leader nancy pelosi called it a disaster for american workers. a short-sided job-killing policy. president trump announced the new cuba poll? i miami neighborhood of little havana. shortly after the president signed a memorandum directing administration to channel funds away from the cuban regime by identifying businesses with strong ties to the cuban military, intelligence and secret services and then proba probabilitying "direct financial transactions with those certaintyties or subentityties" on the republican side there are supporters. >> it's good for the cuban people and national security of united states and if you believe in the enforces law. >> a senator criticized any policy that diminishesbility of americans to travel freely to cuba is not in the best interest of the united states. or the cube app people. some things are not changes and the embassys in washington and havana will stick around and americans can travel to the country only with regul

cuba comes in. however, this is a big deal and we don't want to diminish it. let's talk about what it means for the cuban company. half a dozen u.ses put roots down in cuba, including google, delta, jetblue. the cost to american businesses and taxpayers of this change will now be $6.6 billion over president trump's first term. possibly 13,000 jobs. >> i want to now bring in former senator martinez, republican from the state of florida, and former chairman of the rnc. good morning, sir. you agree with marco rubio and president trump on this movement. why? >> let me just say, i agree that some change to president obama's policy on cuba was warranted. i think these measured changes that have taken place are probably headed in the right direction. what they're doing is enhancing the opportunity to do business with cubans, not with the cuban military, not with the cuban government, not with the means of repression to the cuban people. but to do business with those that can be empowered by the opportunity to make a living by trading with the united states or hosting someone in their home as an airbnb type arrangements that can be made