shasta darlington, cnn, panama city. >>> the improved relations between the united states and cuba put the island nation in an awkward position. venezuela is cuba's largest ally, and the united states is venezuela's biggest enemy. earlier i spoke with eric farnsworth, vice president of the america society and council of the americas. he explained what this means for cuba. >> the summit process actually began in 1994 when president clinton invited all of his democratically elected counterparts to the first summit in miami. castro and cubans were not invited at that time. this some n some ways is an -- this in some ways is an extension of the process. it's a historic moment. >> you were there, and i understand that you saw on the streets some people not happy it what's happening, about this moment that we're seeing there. people on the streets who say that there should be me diplomatic relations between the united states and cuba. people upset that the communist government is here at the summit of americas, and then there are people who support it. what was that like to see the protester

cuba from the state-sponsor state-sponsor terrorist supporters list. is it fair to say, lucia that the change in the relationship between the united states and cuba won'tfect those two countries, but a great deal more of latin america? >> reporter: you are absolutely right, david. i think it's impossible to understate. the united states had becomest stranged from the whole region in part because the united states insistence in isolating cuba. the other nations had been insisting that cuba be allowed to come to this meeting, and it is believed that this will help to improve relations between the united states and all of latin america and the caribbean, not just with cuba at a time when china is making extremely important inroads into this region. pledging economic investments in this area so president obama wants to make his mark here. being here now, being here with castro is part of that i think, david. >> when we talk about it being removed from the list of state-sponsored terrorism, we're talking about support perhaps to the [ inaudible ] in angola. what would this mean to cuba if it were stuck off of this list? >> reporter: yes, you are absolutely

and argentina. if you look at wheat, wheat's coming from the european union kp canada. our sales from the united states to cuba, currently, 50% of our sales are poultry products 25% of our sales are made up of soybean meal and soybeans. that makes up 3/4 of the sales from the united states. >> what about the quality of like a vietnam rice compared to an american rice? >> well senator i'm real partial to u.s. products. >> you answered correctly. >> i said earlier you know, i think our farmers and ranchers produced the very best products to be found anywhere in the world. and i'm going to stick to that. >> said very well. >> exactly. and, again i do think that is important in the sense that, you know, it's not only an opportunity, but it is an opportunity for the cuban people. mr. spieth you've talked about easing financing and things like that. out of the things we're doing what's the most important thing we need to be doing? >> well, i think when you started out you talked about travel between the american people and cubans. i think that is right that as the president said, and i think you've said is that the

we've been looking at the gradual easing of relations between cuba and the united states, where cuba is being allowed to participates, at the assistance of be united states. mike viqueria joins me now and mike john kerry met with his cuban counterpart talking about opening an embassy. president obama is meeting with president castro tomorrow and they're talking about removing cuba from the list of terrorist-sponsor nations. is the administration getting close to running outs of running room, the things it can do on its own with cuba before it needs to head to congress? interas a legislative matter i think you're right but will say this ray, it is smoother sailing than people would have anticipated after the president made the dramatic announcement on december 17th. yes, there were a relaxation of travel but in order to lift that embargo that is going to take congressional action. officials traveling with the president have said they do not expect that to happen in the short:00 for some of the reasons you have alluded to, mainly political opposition in congress and opposition from both

leogrande and peter kornbluh discuss their "back channel to cuba: the hidden history of negotiation between havana and washington". on october 19, 1960, following castro's rise to power, the united states imposed a trade embargo banning all exports from u.s. to cuba. this past december, the obama administration announced a move to re-establish diplomatic negotiations. this event from the wilson center is about an hour and a half. >> great honor to be here with you at the woodrow wilson center and always been one of the most wonderful centers to learn in to listen in, to speak in and it's a great pleasure to be here and we are very grateful to all of you for inviting us. we're here on an interesting day. there are talks going on in havana as we speak. the assist ant secretary of state for latin america is meeting with them and these talks are going on and the pace is picking up as the summit of the americas approaches the second week of april in panama in which president obama will attend and for the first time a cuban leader castro will attend. this will be the first occasion in which the two presidents are in a conference room and be surrounded by very supportive other latin american

united states. i'm paula newton, and this is cnn newsroom. >>> both presidents of cuba and the united states are expectedo meet later on today after a brief hello friday night in panama city, panama. they came face-to-face at the summit of america's dinner it was the first since agreeing to renew diplomatic relations after more than 50 years, u.s. president barack obama greeted cuba at the opening of the summit. >> i am proud to be with you at this first ever official gathering of the civil leaders of the summit of the americas. i'm pleased to have cuba represented at the summit with us for the very first time. >> historic words there. this is the first time in decades cuba has been invited to attend the summit. the u.s. has always blocked cuba's invitation among the western hemisphere leaders. >> they rejected our agenda in the days in which our agenda in this hemisphere so often presumed that the united states could meddle with impunity. >> this was since 1959, vice president richard nicken mitt with then prime minister fidel castro in washington. that was just four months after castro's revolutionary

relations between the united states and cuba have been officially reset tonight. it happened during a historic meeting of the summit of the americas in panama where for the first time in two generations, the leaders of the two countries met. abc news reporter tai hernandez has the details. >> reporter: it was the handshake that shook history. after the cold war, leaders of the united states and cuba breaking the ice. >> if you keep on doing something for 50 years and it doesn't work, you should try something new. >> reporter: president obama sat down face to face with president raul castro of communist cuba. >> it is possible for us to turn the page and develop a new relationship between our two countries. >> reporter: two countries at dagger points since 1959 when fidel castro and brother, raul overthrew the u.s.-backed government in cuba, a history that includes the cuban missile crisis that brought the world to the brink of puke leernuclear war in 1962. it's to mean to remove cuba from the list of state sponsor terrorism since 1961 and pressing cuba to allow ba

the state department has had cuba on that list since 1982. >> 19 i don't82. >> and there's a lot of speculation that maybe that announcement could come now, during this news conference that the unitedates would take cuba off the state sponsor of terrorism at the state department and we'll just have to see. congress certainly will at some point weigh in on all of this because there was a lot of anger on the other side about some of these moves. we'll hear a lot more of this from marco rubio, certainly, on monday when marco rubio the senator from florida who is a cuban american, whose family fled from cuba see what he has to say in contrast to what the president is about to say moments from now. >> and it's going to be interesting to see how hillary clinton, if she's going to align with the president on this issue or not. we're going to bring in our political panel right now to weigh in on this as we await president obama to take that podium. let's bring in tammy bruce now radio talk show host and fox news contributor. and mary ann marsh, former senior advisor to former senator john kerry and democratic strategist. before we talk about hillary clinton and how hillary clinton might re

cuban president raul castro as the we two leaders restore diplomatic relations between the united states and cuba are back with the panel. brit, what do you make of president obamas continuing push to normalize relations with cuba and what seems very apparent if a short matter of time he will remove cuba from the lit of state sponsors of terror? >> the question is, what will cuba do to remove some of the behaves that led to their being placed on the list in the first place? this is always the question with president obama dealing with foreign policy especially those that have been hostile to the united states. he will open the door, he will lift the sang or whatever it is. what is he getting in return. the criticism of him is he gets little in return and that is what we worry would be the case with cuba. thank you is interest because it is clear to say that the hope with engagement that cuba will relax its political system. we will look at this and it goes directly to what senator menendez just said and this is what happened since president obama announced the relaxation of relations with cuba th

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and is using some of those petrol dollars that it subsidizes not only in its own countries but in neighboring nations to try to pressure the united states despite this moment of historic significance between cuba and the united states >> still ahead, hiv crisis in rural america. the fight to keep it from spreading. >>> plus the vaccine debate. the new bill in california effectively making them mandatory. and this >>> i think people inherently have the right to defend themselves. >> guns on campus. the next state that would allow college students to carry. e students to carry. >>> we have signed today an executive order to stop an hiv crisis in its tracks. >> how it started and what's being done to stop this hiv crisis in indiana >>> gun rights debate. thousands of nra supporters gather in tennessee and the new fight over firearms on college campuses. >>> the vaccine wars. california responds to the measles outbreak with a new bill that some say limit freedom. >>> plus paying tribute to maya angelou, an american original. >>> one small town in rural indiana is suddenly the center of an hiv epidemic. the infections are being blamed on intravenous drug use. >> they have long been dealing with pro

first with respect to cuba, there is majority support of our policy in the united states and there's overwhelming support for our policies in cuba. i think people recognize that if you keep on doing something for 50 years and it doesn't work, you should try something new so the american people don't need to be persuaded that this is in fact the right thing to do. i recognize that there's still concerns and questions that congress may have. we've got concerns and questions about specific activities that are taking place in cuba and human rights and reform, and there were two members of the cuban civil society that were in attendance at the meeting that i had yesterday who expressed much of what they have to go through on a day to day basis. they were supportive of our policy of he be engagement with cuba and so, i don't think that it's so much we have to persuade anybody, the issue of the state sponsor of terrorism list, as you know, the state department that provided recommendation, it's gone through our inner agency process. i've been on the road and i want to make sure i have a chan

first of all, with respect to cuba there is majority support of our policy in the united states and there's overwhelming support for our policy in cuba. i think people recognize that if you keep on doing something for 50 years and it doesn't work you should try something new. and so the american people don't need to be persuaded that this is in fact the right thing to do. i recognize that there are still concerns and questions that congress may have. we have concerns and questions about specific activities that are taking place in cuba and human rights and reform. and there were two members of the cuban civil society that were in attendance at the meeting that i had yesterday who expressed much of what they had to go through on a day-to-day basis. they were supportive of our policy of engagement in cuba. and so i don't think that it's so much we have to persuade anybody. the issue of the state sponsor of terrorism list as you know the state department has provided recommendation. it's gone through our interagency process. i'll be honest with you, i have been on the road and i want to make s

first of all, with respect to cuba, there is majority support of our policy in the united states and for our policy in cuba. i think people recognize that if you keep on doing something for 50 years and it doesn't work, you should try something new and so the american people don't need to be persuaded that this is the right thing to do. i recognize that there are still concerns and questions that congress may have. we've got concerns and questions about specific activities that are taking place in cuba and human rights and reform. and there were two members of the cuban civil society that were in attendance at the meeting that i had yesterday who expressed much of what they have to go through on a day to day basis. they were supportive of our policy of engagement with cuba. and so i don't think it's so much we have to persuade anybody. the issue of the state sponsor of terrorism list as you know, the state department has provided recommendation. it's gone through our interagency process. i'll be honest with you, i've been on the road and want to make sure i have a chance to read it,

and that's something that the united states speaks out against. and so those are just a few, you know to mention about what the united states doesn't represent or what the united states speaks out against. cuba on the other hand president castro mentioning it today, saying that they're hoping to get respect. so there's a lot of give and take in diplomacy, i think. and a lot of you know smiling afterwards and symbolic handshakes but these are two different countries, two different ideologies. they stand for two different things. and they're hoping to mend those fences. and hopefully have embassies here pretty soon. i know for a fact that one of the things that the united states is pushing for, for example, is for the embassy in havana for american diplomats to be able to travel freely within havana which they have not been able to do in the entrance section that's right there. and so you know it's little things like that that they're negotiating. now, i'm really curious as to the meeting that's happening right now and those questions if they're going to ask him about the terrorism list. >> right. >> reporter: that's one of the things for cuba has been one of their biggest contentions. they wa

connects two oceans, half a century two oceans, half a century old divide between communist cuba and the united states began to heal. >> we continue to make progress to establish diplomatic relations, and i call on congress to work to lift the embargo that's been in place for decades. >> immediately after cuba's president recalled u.s. attempts to overthrow his government, as he addressed all his hemispheric peers, for the first time since the 1959 cuban revolution. >> translation: forgive me, passion flows when i think about a resolution. i apologise to president obama who is not to blame for who is not to blame for events during presidents before him. how many were there - 10. in my opinion president obama is an honest man. >> reporter: another first, a one hour meeting between castro and obama, both agreeing to disagree on conflicting views on human rights and democracy. of course, this summit is more than about cuba. >> this is an unprecedented attempt to reset relations between 33 latin american and caribbean nations and the united states. relations that for more than a century have been scarred

the more than half century of divide between cuba and the united states began to heal. >> we continue to make progress towards fulfilling our commitments, and i've called on congress to begin working to lift the embargo that's been in place for decades. >> reporter: immediately after cuba's president recalled u.s. attempts to overthrow his government for the first time since the 1959 cuban revolution. >> translator: forgive me but passion flows from my pours when i think of a revolution. i apologize to president obama. how many were there ten? in my opinion obama is an honest man. >> reporter: then there were other firsts, a one hour meeting between obama and castro. this summit is about much more than just cuba. it is an unprecedented attempt to reset relations between 33 latin american and caribbean nations and the united states, for more than a century have been scarred with u.s. military interventions, the most recent here in panama. that's why president obama's statement that the days are over when the united states could meddle in the hemisphere with impunity resonated strongly

it's not just the united states and cuba it's all the country in the western hemisphere and some will be focused on the fact that they don't much like the united states whether or not there's a coming together with cuba. the example that venezuela is an issue, there's a pressing issue, and the fact of the matter is that could steel thunder in terms of positive momentum and feeling in terms of the u.s. cuba. >> you bring up a good point. what is the dialogue that needs to take place between venezuelan and the u.s.? >> well there should be a dialogue not only between venezuelan and the united states but a dialogue between venezuela and the inter-american community regarding its constant systematic and increasingly brutal violation of human rights of basic freedoms and representative democracy. unfortunately it looks like as always the latin americans will not take on venezuela on the issue, nor will the united states, because it does not seem to want to have a discussion or public debate with venezuelan get in the way. that's probably the right stands for president obama to take. but it

first time this has happened since the air strikes began 16 days ago. >>> presidents of the united states and cubaharing the same stage on friday as they try to end 50 years of mistrust. they are expected to meet at the summit of the americas. and pakistan frees the man accused of being the master mind of the mumbai attacks. >>> it has taken years of talking backwards and forwards france and india have finally struck a deal over the purchase of fighter jets. phil lavelle reports. >> reporter: modi is more than just a special guest here. he is a man frances, no needs in fact to keep on its side. india is one of the world's fastest-growing economies. it is a friend to fwrans. it has agreed to buy 36 fighter planes, but a disappointment for some considering france wanted them to take around 120, but they will keep talking about more. >> translator: i have spoken to the president about buying 36 jets in a ready to fly condition. >> reporter: they are allies in everything from climate change and nuclear energy to space exploration, but there are some things they struggle to agree on. case in point, mon

visit ncicap.org] kimberly: an this story change in relations between the united states and cuba this week, the first face-to-face meeting between a u.s. president and cuba's leader in more than 50 years. people expect more changes coming, but not everybody is happy. reporter: tonight, an historic handshake sparking reaction. cuban foreign minister who was in the room with the presidents in an exclusive interview pressing barack obama to bypass congress and use executive action to lift parts of the embargo and to quickly announce their removal from the state terrorism watch list. >> i feel that president obama will take the right and just decision. reporter: the cuban say that the five decade-long embargo is a fixie getting the humid people -- iss is fixie getting the cuban people. it is now illegal for american credit cards to be used in cuba. u.s. citizens can bring home $100 of cigars. u.s. airlines are flying regularly scheduled service. jetblue announcing new service between havana tampa, and orlando. most cuban-american politicians criticize the new diplomacy. >> i think the pre

and democracy. this is more about just cuba. it's an unprecedented attempt to reset relations between 33 latin american states and united states one of the most recent right here in panama. that's why president obama's statement that the days are over when the united states could meddle in the hemisphere with immunity resonated strongly but did not convince his left wing peers. >> translator: the illegal u.s. interventions continue. human rights in countries like venezuela, cuba and nicaragua. >> reporter: still the significance of what transpired here cannot be understated. a hemisphere that represents 40% of the world's gdp. clearly the differences between the united states and cuba have not disappeared only perhaps the method that they will use from now on to confront them. lucia newman, al jazeera panama city panama. >> believes the u.s. congress will allow president obama to remove cuba from its list of state sponsors of terror. >> the most met thing is the removal of cuba from the black list the list of terrorist-supporting countries. that was an item that the cubans really insisted on as a prerequisite for opening embassies

a new era, historic talks have begun between the leaders of the united states and cuba. >>> making it official hillary clinton will announce this weekend she is running again for president. we will preview clinton's campaign the sequel. >>> and guns and the national rifle association. we will ask one attendee who supports the right to bare arms whether any gun laws need to be changed? ♪ >>> we begin this hour with what is shaping up to be major mie style in the relationship between the united states and cuba. on the heels of a telephone call between the two leaders, they are now expected to meet face-to-face tomorrow. it will come at the sum milt of the americas conference in panama. this will be the first meeting since the obama administration in december moved to normalize ties. mike viqueira is in washington. and mike what does the white house now expect will be achieved with this meeting? >> well that big step that would normalize relations between the countries. the state department from what we understand from a democratic senator who has been briefed by the state department has

and raul castro will hold a bilateral meeting on saturday the first such meeting between united states and cuba since fidel castro came to power. daniel schwindler reports. >> the anticipated meeting is something on everybody's mind here. it has been sings since back in december. the changes have coming in recent years have come very slowly and often haven't affected the vast majority of the population. ul first offirst of all cuba 'wants to be removed from the list of states sponsoring terrorism. then they want to see the embargo lifted, most people say the embargo is still in place and i think people here do recognize that 50 years of animosity, 50 years of recentsment will not be removed overnight and there is still a lot of negotiation to be done, a lot of bricks to be built before any kind of relations are established between the two countries. the officials are talking and with the two presidents shaking hands a symbolic jest chur will be made, which will allow the two downs establish the retles much, much quicker but it is a subject owner all eyes on panama and that meeting on two presid

question of does cuba act as a state sponsor of terrorism and look there may be instances in history where cuba certainly has done things and supported acts of violence that the united states strongly objected strongly objects to. but we need to strongly assess whether a country should be on the list. >> full relations will take time and while president obama has eased travel and trade restrictions the decades old trade embargo can only be removed by congress. >> paul bona beingsceli, welcome. i understand you are not for this warming relations between cuba and the united states. explain why. >> well, i would love for there to be warm relations. but first you have to have a change in the government there. the government hasn't changed a bit and the president got nothing out of this policy change. if one looks hard to find out what the united states got out of this, what's in our interest, we gave up everything, and the cuban people continued to be arrested even as the president was making the overtures to the castro brothers and actually having his assistant secretary jacobson make these arrangements. nothing has changed. the cuban people can't participate in the ec

and now the hard work begins. protection, the removal of cuba from the list of state sponsored terror(g,lq%=9m9ñ they're also looking to open embassies both in the unitedtes and cuba. when will there be a turnover in the military base at guantanamo bay? and congress also eventually have to act if they're going to lift the embargo on cuba something that is of tremendous financial importance there but also for the united states. >> we have very different views of how society should be organized. and i was very direct are w him that we are not going to stop talking about issues like democracy and human rights. >> while today is a tremendously important and symbolic day, it's really the start of what will be a long road to normalizing relations with cuba after more than 50 years. chris jansing traveling with president obama in panama city. back to you. >> a tense few hours at the u.s. capitol today. it was locked down after reports of gunfire. police now say it was an apparent suicide. police were investigating a report of a suspicious package. congress has been on recess for two weeks. it will return on monday. >>> hundreds of people turned out in south c

we're expecting the historic handshake between the united states and cuba. hat we know. no bilateral meeting between president obama and president castro has been set yet, but both heads of state are expected to mingle during the summit of the americas. what we do know is that secretary kerry and his counterpart, cuban foreign minister bruno rodriguez met last night, late last night for a high level bilateral meeting. let me tell you something, this has not happened between the united states and cuba since 1958 so a lot of historic events happening here. the state department also expecting to recommend to the president of the united states that cuba be removed from the state sponsored terrorism list. that's a really big deal for the cubans because as you and i know negotiations are ongoing for the establishment of embassies in d.c. and havana. all eyes on panama city as we anticipate the handshake between president castro and president obama. >> rosa flores reporting live from panama city this morning. thank you so much. >>> a routine traffic stop turns deadl

president obama with ties between the united states and cuba former ambassador is with us today to discuss policy. breaking news out of florida where senator rubio became to declare his candidacy for president and the first third time senator to do so to take a jab hillary clinton. is a generational choice of a kind of country we will be a leader from yesterday just yesterday. [laughter] began a a campaign for president to promise to take us back to yesterday for. yesterday is over pro and returning to hillary clinton and to waffle if president obama is ready to endorse hillary during 2016 as the president indicated that the two of them have become friends but as has been stipulated there are other people who are friends with the president but the president has not offered an endorsement this planet is the responsibility of democratic voters to decide who should be the nominee. lou: joining us now michael goodwin who wrote a column about the announcement doug show and who says clinton made a smart launch. good to have you. and a the very idea. you were pretty tough on the former secretary

and canada. our sales from the united states to cuba currently, 50% of our sales are poultry products. 25% of ourles are made up of soybean meal and soybeans. so that makes up three-quarters of the sales from the united states. >> what about the quality of like a vietnam rice compared to an american rice? well, senator, i'm real partial to u.s. products. i said earlier i think our farmers and ranchers produce the very best products to be found anywhere in the world and i'm going to stick to that. >> said very well. >> exactly. and again, but i do think that is important in the sense that it's not only an opportunity, but it is an opportunity for the cuban people. you've talked a lot about easing financing and things like that. out of the things that we're doing, what's the most important thing that we need to be doing? >> well i think when you started out you talked about travel between the american people and cubans. i think that is right that as the president said -- and i think you've said -- is that the best ambassadors for america can be ordinary americans going to travel embodying our ideal

visit ncicap.org] kimberly: an this story change in relations between the united states and cuba this the first face-to-face meeting between a u.s. president and cuba's leader in more than 50 years. people expect more changes coming, but not everybody is happy. reporter: tonight, an historic handshake sparking reaction. cuban foreign minister who was in the room with the presidents in an exclusive interview pressing barack obama to bypass congress and use executive action

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. >>> leaders of the united states and cuba are going to be sharing the same stage on friday as the countries try to put behind them 50 years of mistrust. barack obama and raul castro are expected to meet one another at the summit of the americas in panama city. obama signalling he could remove cuba from the u.s. list of state sponsoring terrorism. they spoke on the phone on wednesday before leaving for panama. al-al jazeera's latin america editor is down there in panama city for us. there are some people outside perhaps wanting to unsettle those on the inside? >> reporter: you know, david everything here is supposed to be about peace harmony. lots of hugs and smiles and handshakes but before the summit gets underway president barack obama will be attending a social forum, and he'll come face-to-face to stanch supporters of the cuban government. this was part of president obama's commitment to meet with cuban civil society in exchange for also sitting at the same table with cuba's communist leader david. >> castro and obama have met before. i remember watching them at nelson mandela's funeral

not have formal meetings scheduled but the attendance of both mark a historic moment as the united states and cuba seek to restore ties. rebound will meet with the patch ma president and other central american leaders. >> today is the day thousands of people are trying on the new apple watch and it appears they like it. a lot. this is inside a report that took only ten minutes for certain versions to sell out after pre-orders officially started this morning. apple watches are available in san francisco and eight other major cities an the world and you can check it out today and try them on but you cannot by one at the store. you are going to have to buy them online. shipments begin april 24. the prices start at $249 and can go up to $17,000 for the luxury gold watch. >> you do not is to buy me the most expensive one. >> still ahead, a new way to stretch with a stromer. >> the work out land taking the united states by storm that lets you double team fitness and day care. >> pint sized inspire rakes cooking competitions on tv have inspired a modern makeover for toy >> from college loops to the pros

and nowadays they are not afraid to express them. >> translator: the most important thing is to lift the blockade. that's what caused our people the most damage. >> translator: the united states must establish relations with cubareach an agreement. they must respect one another. >> reporter: what i would like to see is better human rights more social justice and freedom of speech. that's what cubans want. >> translator: it has been 50 years of hostility. we'll wait and see what happens. >> reporter: with the united states so close and the cuban exile community there so vocal, cubans there feel like they know their neighbors. they have been enemies for so long but now it's only a matter of time before this well guarded section behind me becomes the official american embassy, and before this sea becomes a link between two neighbors. fidel castro and his brother recall have made a virtue out of surviving in the face of adversity. >> raul has emphasized he wants a relationship with the united states, and he has received that the united states has some legitimate interest that shouldn't be challenged. >> reporter: more than 50 years of animosity and the resentment that that breeds will not be eliminated overnight,

president obama says the united states will not be imprisoned by the past when it comes to improving diplomatic relations with cuba. >> i'm optimistic that we'll continue to make progress andn indeed be a turning point not just between the united states and cuba but for greater cooperation among countries across the region. >> reporter: the president shaking hands with cuban president raul castro at the summit of the americas as the two shared their thoughts. it's the first face-to-face meeting between leaders of the two countries in half a century. in his speech, president castro listed past grievances between the u.s. and cuba but said he doesn't hold president obama personally accountable and agreed to move forward with talks. [speaking foreign language] >> the interpreter: no one should entertain. it's true we have many differences but we're willing to make progress in the way the president has described. >> reporter: the obama administration and the castro regime announced back in september that they'll work towards normalizing relations with each other including reopening embassies and easing travel restrictions. the move is receiving mixed reactions. >> it is. [spea

the attendance at both men will mark the his fork moment as the united states and cuba seek to restore ties. they do not have formal meetings scheduled but president obama will meet with panama's president and other central machine leaders. >>> jim harbaugh often shares his opinions at stop ford and with the 49ers. he has not stopped as michigan jumping into a campus debate after the university cancel add showing of the film "american sniper," tonight. the university decision follows a student-led petition claiming that the film was antiarab and antimuslim. harbaugh tweets his team would watch the movie and "if it offender anyone sob it." officials then decided to show it as planned. >> technical troubles in silicon valley. san jose parking meters are not so heart. a glitch is frustrating driver whose receive tickets although they pay to park. >>> this usually means you are safe from getting a parking ticket for a period of time. but not for todd who got three parking tickets all on st. james street. >> if it was one i would pay because of the aggravation but two days and each indicati

the first, a big move by president obama and at improving relations between the united states and cubak tennis legend serena williams, fencing champion tim morehouse and the rockettes years to master their craft. but only moments to master paying bills at chase.com. depositing checks at the atm and transferring funds on the mobile app. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. >> pam: making headlines across the nation tonight. a big step today in improving relations between the united states and cuba. >> pam: alecia reid is back now with the recommendation today by president obama.alecia? >> reporter:the obama administration is moving forward with plans to remove cuba from the state department list of terrorism sponsors. >> reporter:that could have big implications for improving relations between the two nations. >> reporter:for decades, cuba supplied a safe haven to terrorists and supported marx-ist revolutions in countries like colombia, fueling bloody conflicts that cost the lives of thousands of people. >> reporter:u-s officials hope to raise an ameri

this will be the first time in over 50 years the leaders of the united states and cuba have sat down together. >>> he's the youngest member of the u.s. senate and he's only been on the job a few months, but tom cotton is already making some waves. he wrote that open letter to the iranian leaders and got 46 republican senators to sign on just as white house was trying to hammer out the nuclear iranian deal. now he's working across the aisle to fight that agreement. >> senator schumer and i don't often agree, but up with area where we do usually agree -- one area where we do usually agree is promoting a strong u.s. israel alliance. a nuke iran is a threat to israel's national survive. >> this sunday i'll be talking also about the historic city election in ferguson. so join us for our wusa9 weekend newscast this sunday. >>> the wait is over. our beloved tidal basin cherry blossoms are in peak bloom, right on time for tomorrow's parade. if you can't make it down to constitution avenue, you can see the parade life on www.wusa9.com at 10:00. we'll replay it here on our station at noon. our

francine: the united states and cuba another step towards closer ties today.resident obama is in panama city. he will provide his first opportunity to meet with route will cost rope -- raul castro. hillary clinton may be a candidate for president. her announcement is coming sunday. she just signed a lease on an office space in brooklyn. a gunman killed a garnering kidnapped a woman at a census bureau office in maryland. the suspect was caught. the woman is safe. an intruder slips past guard houses and crashes a car into a fence. perimeter security has been breached but none of the incidents involved terrorism. rand paul became the first major presidential candidate to take contributions in bitcoin. there are accepting the currency to back his campaign. a mass exodus from the university of kentucky men's basketball program. the top seven scores are leaving school to enter the mba -- the nba draft. also entering the draft, a national champion from duke. brendan: it is not amateur athletics. it means business. coming up, connie versus yellen -- carney versus yell

. >>> he helped broker the deal of foreign relations between the united states and cuba. now we just learned pope francis is adding a stop to the the island nation before coming to america in september. the vatican confirmed the visit this morning. the pontiff is widely credited with helping the u.s. in cuba reestablish diplomatic relations. the pope is scheduled to visit three u.s. cities including washington, d.c. if late september. >>> a colorado man is waiting to learn what punishment he'll face for shooting his computer. frustrated with another blue screen of death, lucas-inch pumped eight runs into his doomed dell pc. >> i recently purchase add new firearm and -- purchased a new firearm and thought hey, i never tried it out. i made the poor decision to try it out on the dell, the computer. immediately after doing so, i felt that i'd gone a little too far. >> he was right about that. but the computer rage story has gone global. even the blood -- even the bbc took the story. he has a summons to appear in court. >>> to kentucky and a big bourbon bust. authorities have

this isn't just united states and cuba meeting but all the other countries of the americas. they don't like the united states, whether or not there is a rapprochement with cuba. whether or not it could be an issue is real and pressing and the fact of the matter is that it could steal some of the thunder with regard to the positive feeling between u.s. cuba. >> you bring up an important point. mr. castaneda what is the dialogue that should be between united states and venezuela. >> there should be a dialogue between the u.s. and venezuela and the interim community brutal violation of human rights basic freedoms and of representative democracy. unfortunately, it looks like as always, the latin americans will not want to take on venezuela on this issue. nor will the united states, because it does not seem to want to have a discussion or public debate with venezuela getting in the way of the rapprochement with cuba. that's probably the right stance for president obama to take. but it will increase the cost for him domestically. he's not only going to be perceived by the republica

francisco-based home rental service air b and b is taking advantage of the relations between united states and cuba expanding to the island nation. our reporter is in the newsroom to tell us how it will work. >> starting today airbnb is now available in cue pa. the company is taking advantage of loosened restrictions on trade and travel to the island that has been in place for decades. there are more than a thousand airbnb apartment and home rentals in havana. employees worked with local residents who were already representing out their homes as bed and breakfast. a child they have is internet access and use is very low there. some hosts may have to get to interpret cafes to check on reservations. before you book you must obtain a special license from the u.s. government and the be family visits, professional research and religious activities. i was on their website where you can see the listings with pictures and the average price for a proposal is $43. >>> thank you. this morning, water agencies across california will begin work to combat the severe drought. the governor ordered unprecedented res

pope francis has been credited with helping the united states and cuba renew diplomatic relations. he wrote to the leaders of both countries and hosted a final negotiations at the vatican. >>> international travelers will have a smoother re-entry into the u.s. sfo is rolling out automated passport kiosks in the customs arrival area. the kiosks will speed up the long lines. travelers from 38 countries can take advantage of the system. >>> california electricity customers who useless power could end up paying more because of changes to the rate structure. currently customers are in [ indiscernible ] with those who use the most electricity paying higher rates than those in lower tiers. proposed changes would reduce the number of two tiers. and it calls for higher rates during times of the day when more power is being used. the public utilities commission could vote on this as soon as next month. >>> well, thanks to recycled water the golden gate bridge can keep its sidewalks clean and keep up with landscaping. the bridge district says because of the drought, it's turned to using recla

president obama said the united states and cuba can disagree on issues and still "turn the tables." president obama: i am cautiously optimistic that over the coming months and years that the process we have initiated and first announced in december, reaffirmed here, will lead to a different future for cuban people and a different relationship between the united states and cuba. erik: obama and castro met for about an hour. the next big step, whether the u.s. decides to remove cube' nation as a state sponsor of terrorism. president obama will make that decision in the near future. jordan spieth went wire to wire to win the masters. the tide tiger woods' record for -- he tied tiger woods' record for lowest score at the masters. he gets $1.8 million and the green jacket for winning. he will take him another $10 million per year in endorsements. stephanie: blows my mind. he is 21 years old. closer in age to our children them to wes. ouch. it is time to have bruce richards back with us. he is the head of marathon investments. managing just under 13 billion dollars. welcome back. bruce: h