and government of cuba. we are determined to live at good neighbors on the basis of mutual respect and we want all our citizens in the united states and cuba to look forward to the future with hope. >> reporter: those who studied this relationship were reaching reaching sporulatives. >> there has been a war between cuba and the united states for 56 years. in effect, cuba won without giving up anything, really. and people who long said that fidel castro didn't want relations, they were wrong. he wanted this kind of relation this recognized legitimacy of the cuban revolution. >> monday was the day the u.s. ended its international diplomatic isolation on cuba. >>> scepticism about this on both sides here's what fidel castro had to say. he says i don't trust the policy of the united states, but that doesn't mean i reject a peaceful solution to the conflict. let's hear from our latin america editor who is in havana. >> reporter: it may look the same but this is no longer a u.s. intersection under the care and protection of the swiss embassy. that is now gone. the building you see behind me that was construct in 1953 is now once again t

along with the laws in black and white in statute books, there's politics and unfinished business between cuba and the united states will not be the result of legal briefs and courtroom action and the rough and tumble businesses lobbying congress. what remains to be done before the u.s. and cuba are normal countries. stay with us. it's "inside story". >>> you're watching "inside story" i'm ray suarez. in 1996 the helms berden act ramped up the trade embargo against cuba - already in force for more than 30 years. it meant the embargo didn't just apply to american companies that might want to sell something in cuba but tried to pressure foreign countries and companies to stay out of cuba by making it tough to do business in the u.s. the european union, canada and mexico said the law didn't apply to them. it had a chilling effect on companies, it didn't want to risk business in the biggest markets by selling in a small and poor. it's one example of the legal maize that awads businesses on both sides of the florida straight. joining me now, an attorney in private practice in washington who represented among others the

then after half a century, the united states and cuba have announced they will reopen embassies in each other's capitals and formally reestablish diplomatic relations. >> today i can announce united states has agreed to formally reestablish diplomatic relations with the republic of cuba and reopen embassies in our respective countries. this is a historic step ford in our efforts to normalize relations with the cuban government and people and begin a new chapter with our neighbors in the americas. amy: we will speak with peter kornbluh. then new allegations of child sex abuse by united nations peacekeepers as france suspends two soldiers accused of sexually abusing two children in burkina faso after they reportedly filmed themselves abusing one of the victims, a five-year old girl. we'll speak with paula donovan of aids-free world and the code blue campaign to end sexual exploitation and abuse by u.n. peacekeeping personnel. >> when the united states learned of these abuses, it seems the first response is to simply lie low and see whether or not they can get away with not reporting it to

he was asked if he thought the united states and cuba would renew their ties, he said when the world has a latin american pope and the united states has a black president. they never felt they would see this day. these fortified walls were built when cuba was still a spanish colony. a country under siege. in the 1700s it was from the europeans and pirate attacks and more recent times from the united states. wanda roghtdz rodriguez remembers coming here with her students. >> we felt we had to protects ourselves from possible attacks from the united states. >> reporter: that's why the renewal of diplomatic relations with the enemy as generations of cubans have seen the united states is a long awaited game change are. >> it is a why of bringing us a little bit closer together after being separated so long. every cuban has a friend or relative living in the united states, what's happening now makes us very happy so we don't have to resort to this again. >> reporter: in historic terms it was only yesterday that the deployment of soviet missiles to cuba brought the world to the brink of a n

that were referred to earlier on the economy, now this huge change in terms of cuba's main enemy, and also remember united states has been cuba's main scapegoat, and it will be much harder for the government to point to the united states and say this is why you don't have freedom, and this is why we need to unify against the great evil of cuba. obama doesn't look like an enemy anymore. and there is actually an obama mania in cuba. >> okay. we're going to have to leave it there. thank you both. thanks for watching our special coverage. i'm stephanie sy. the news continues live from doha. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to the al jazeera news hour. a quick look at the headlines now. and greece's prime minister has urged people to vote no on a referendum. >>> egypt's prime minister says his country is in a state of war after more than 30 soldiers were killed in northern sinai. an armed group attacked a number of check points and security installations. there is also heavy fighting in another area. >>> also in egypt, the muslim brotherhood says security forces have killed nine of its members outside of cairo. one of the dead i

in 1973 he was asked when he thought the united states and cuba would restore diplomatic ties. he responses when the world has a latin american pope and the united states a black president. he probably didn't believe it himself, but that day has come. >>> turkish police have fired tear dbas to break up an antigovernment rally. they say turkey isn't doing enough to stop attacks by isil. the demonstration follows a suspected isil suicide bomber killing 30 people in a town close to the border with syria. another 100 people were injured. >> the explosion happened in the garden of the cultureal center. most of the victims were volunteers, due to travel to the kurdish town close to the border in syria to carry out. it's not yet known what the cause is. turkey says it was a terrorist attack by a suicide bomber. there was also a blast. they prompted tens of thousands of people to escape to turkey. by january a combination of air strikes and the fighters defeated isil. much of the town lies in ruins. many blame the turkish government for not doing enough. >> many turkish kurds accuse the

along with the laws in black and white in statute books, there's politics and unfinished business between cuba and the united states will not be the result of legal briefs and courtroom action, and the rough and tumble, businesses, lobbying congress. what remains to be done before the u.s. and cuba are normal countries. stay with us. it's "inside story". >> growing up fast. >> my quest is to find me and me is not here. >> fighting for a better future. >> if you don't go to college you're gonna end up dead on the streets. >> life changing moments. >> i had never been bullied, everyone hates me. >> from oscar winning director alex gibney. >> shut the cam --. >> a hard hitting look at the real issues facing american teens. the incredible journey continues. it had a chilling effect on companies, it didn't want to risk business in the biggest markets by selling in a small and poor. it's one example of the legal maize that awads businesses on both sides of the florida straight. joining me now, an attorney in private practice in washington, who represented among others, the father as he fought to bring the boy back to cub

remembering fidel castro's proceed thettic words in 1973 he was asked when he thought that the united states and cuba would restore diplomatic ties. he answered when the world has a latin-american pope and the united states a black president. he probably didn't believe it himself, but that day has come. >>> turkish police have fired tear gas and water cannon to break unan anti-government rally in istanbul. they say turkey is not doing enough to stop attacks by isil. it comes after a suspected isil suicide bomber killed at least 30 people in a town near the border are syria. another 100 people were injured. we have more. >> reporter: the explosion happened in the garden of the cultural center in the turkish town. most of the victims were volunteers due to travel to the kurdish town of cob anykobani across the border in syria. it's not known what caused the president. turkey's president says it was a terrorist attack by a suicide bomber. minutes after the explosion, there was a blast in kobani. isil first laid siege to the tount in september of last year prompting tens of thousands to escape to turkey

along with the laws in black and white in statute books, there's politics and unfinished business between cuba and the united states will not be the result of legal briefs and courtroom action, and the rough and tumble, businesses, lobbying congress. what remains to be done before the u.s. and cuba are normal countries. stay with us. it's "inside story". >> there's a line of police advancing toward the crowd here. >> ferguson: city under siege. >> it isn't easy to talk openly on this base. >> and america's war workers. >> it's human trafficking. >> watch these and other episodes online now at aljazeera.com/faultlines. it had a chilling effect on companies, it didn't want to risk business in the biggest markets by selling in a small and poor. it's one example of the legal maize that awads businesses on both sides of the florida straight. joining me now, an attorney in private practice in washington, who represented among others, the father as he fought to bring the boy back to cuba in the united states, and chair of the international practice from aikerman alp and through the cuban reform. let me start with you. wit

former president welington castillo's words when in 1973 he was asked when he thought the united states and cuba would restore diplomatic ties. he answered when the world has a latin american pope and the united states a black president. he probably didn't believe it himself, but that day has come. >> polls are open in burundi for the presidential election. incumbent pierre nkurunziza is running for a third term. his opponents and the international community have condemned. clashes continued up until the polls opened and blasts reported around the capital. >> we go live to bujumbura. what has been happening overnight there? >> well it was a long and difficult night. during the day on monday there were rumours flying around the capital. people were told to be home before it was dark. sure enough 10:00p.m. local time there was gun fire a lot of explosions. it was a hectic tense night for many people in the capital. now on tuesday polls are slowly opening, they are a little late. people are setting up. it's not the same in the morning. some saw people trickling in voting for the presidential electi

andy just remind us what the main sticking points still are between cuba and the united states because yes we have the embassies and the flag has been hoisted but things are far from resolved and there are huge ideologic differences between cuba and the united states. >> yes i mean and they are huge. the embargo from the cuban point of view is the biggest. they see it as an essential economic blockade which makes their people suffer. but there's no way a sitting u.s. president is going to get rid of that embargo. remember that embargo will not be diminished unless congress votes on it. there are still huge hurdles for both of these powers to get over but this is nonetheless hugely significant. there are many people here in miami and little havana who are born in cuba or born here in the united states that never thought they would see the day a cuban flag would be hoisted over an embassy. that is something people believed would never happen. so in many wages this relationship has changed phenomenally and hugely, there has been a sea change in little havana with a population of about a m

cuba and miami -- it is an industry. people make money live comfortably as a result of it. the united stateso get rid of those programs and move forward and respect the sovereignty of cuba. cuba to stop along to the united states. maybe mississippi does, but not -- amy: jose pertierra, canoe explain who carilles is? >> luis posada carilles is the osama bin laden of latin america. he is responsible for a campaign of terror against cuba dating all the way back to the late 1960's, early 1970's, up until recently. he directed a campaign of bombs that resulted in injuries and deaths. amy: i was in cuba at the coca been a hotel after the italian tourist was killed in one of those bombings. his father would not leave the area of the lobby where his son died. >> he moved to cuba. he told me, i moved to cuba because if i live anywhere else i feel that fabio died. it cuba, i feel his spirit. luis posada carilles was also responsible for downing an airliner. amy: in 1976. >> including a nine year old girl was killed. and a fencing team with medals on their chest at the pan american games. amy: in venez

thank you. >> . >>> it was a historic day for the relationship between the united states and cuba. the embassies are reopening but there are still concerns especially about human rights. and victims in japan's wartime sex slavery filing a a multimillion-dollar lawsuit in the united states. >> for the first time in more than 50 years, the united states and cuba have a formal diplomatic relationship. president obama announced restoration of ties today six months after he said he would move to do so. he said the united states and cuba will soon reopen embassies in each other's capitals, and secretary of state, john kerry will travel to havana for the reopening of the u.s. mission there. but the president said that there still needs to be much more change in cuba. >> of course nobody expects cuba to be transformed overnight. but i believe that american engagement through our embassy and businesses and most of all through our people is the best way to advance our interests and support for democracy and human rights. our leadership in the world is our capacity to change, and aspire for so

other young dancers and we love her, not just because she's been on our show before. >>> time for "news station gut check." dawn of a new era in relations between cuba and the united statesdent obama announced plans to reopen the cuban and u.s. embassies. will you travel to cuba if the doors are open? go to newsnation.msnbc.com to cast that vote. president is calling on congress to lift the embargo keeping u.s. citizens for traveling and doing business in cuba. >>> up next peter alexander is hosting "andrea mitchell reports." see you tomorrow. my house at a fair price. sure can. so i could get a faulty light switch fixed? yup! or make a backyard pizza oven? oh yeah. i can almost taste it now. tastes like victory. and pepperoni... the beast was as long as the boat. for seven hours, we did battle. until i said... you will not beat... meeeeee!!! greg. what should i do with your fish? gary. just put it in the cooler. if you're a fisherman, you tell tales. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance you switch to geico. it's what you do. put the fish in the cooler! i will take beauty into my own hands. olay regenerist. it regenerates surface

senator leahy has played a pivotal role in secret negotiations between the united states and cuba for, and helped release the cuban five, including her are the hernandez. i asked the senator about the significance of the day. >> i very emotional. when my first trips to cuba 15 or so years ago, i which a baseball game, a u.s. team playing in havana. they played the cuban national anthem and the u.s. national anthem. everybody in their stood at attention and cheered both national anthems including fidel castro. it was very emotional. this morning standing now on cuban soil in this embassy and to see the american flag, the cuban flag flying side-by-side, hearing both national anthems, i got very national -- emotional and felt very satisfied. amy: you have been instrumental in achieving this moment. you have been involved in the secret negotiations with cuba to get to this point, to normalize relations. can you tell us what you did? >> i had many, many meetings down there and some meetings in washington, but a lot of meetings in new york. where rodriguez and others could come -- amy: the

appropriately remembering former president fidel castro's words when he was asked when he thought the united states and cubald restore diplomatic ties he answered, when the world has a latin american pope and the united states a black president. he probably didn't believe it himself, but that day has come. >> the first anverts reof economic sanctions being imposed on russia by the united states and european union. moscow continues to deny backing the war by pro-russian separatits in eastern ukraine. the affairs appear to be hurting the russian people rather than their leaders. here is emma heywordsword with a report. >> this there are no french cheeses. nor will you find any meat or dairy products from the u.s. canada or australia. delina said it's costing more to feed her family than it used to. >> the prices have gone up and i think mae many people like me find any deals helpful. all categories of food have gone up. >> she like many other russians have fewer rubles to spend than she did before the war started in ukraine. the eu and unwant to punish moscow for its part in the crisis. imposing trade sanctio

cuba in his first battle. and his death marked the rest of cuba's history, how different cuba would have been had marti lived. the united states at that point when spain was very, very weakened and almost at the point of collapse, the united states came in with the rough riders and it was the final push by the united states and eventually pushed spain out of the continent. and this is very important. that war, when we look back that war had incredible significance for the united states. for the first time in really established the united states as a world power a world naval power. and it gave rise to teddy roosevelt american power and intervention around the world. in fact when cuba became an independent republic in 1902, many many of the key west cuban population returned to cuba most of them did, to be part of the formation of the new cuban republic that they envisioned. unfortunately, that republic came to an end in 1959 with the communist take over by fidel castro and the atrocities that have taken place since. that government remains in power to this day. and it still is the dream of the cuban people to have a cuban repu

last december i announced the united states and cuba decided to take steps to normalize relationships. as part of that effort, president raul castro and i directed teams to begin the reestablishment of embassies. since then the state department has worked hard with cuban counterparts to achieve the goal and later this summer secretary kerry will travel to have anna formally to proudly -- havana formally to proudly raised the flag once more. this is not merely symbolic. with this change, we will be able to increase contact cuban people, have more personnel at our embassy and let's will have the opportunity to engage more broadly across the island. that will include the cuban government, civil society, and ordinary cubans reaching for a better life. on issues of con interest -- common interest like counterterrorism, development, we will find new ways to cooperate with cuba and i have also been clear we will have serious differences, including america's enduring support for values like freedom of speech, assembly, and the ability to access information and will not hesitate to speak out w

different than miami 10-15 years ago and i talked about gonzales and the case from 15 years ago when the child had come from cuba to the united states the mother drowned in the process and there was a big custody battle at that time between the father back in cuba and the relatives here in miami at that time and had the cuban american community up in arms really, well that monolific cuban american changed and you wouldn't get that here today. if the embassy had made that kind of announcement or if the u.s. government made that embassy announcement in the 1990s you would see a lot more people behind me, as such this morning we only had two protesters, and speaks to the fact that the younger generation of cuban americans have changed their opinions. in some ways they are over a it and listened to their parents talk about the removable policy and the fact that obama administration is normalizing relations i think there are certain people especially with the polls that suggest a lot of people are thinking maybe this is a good alternative and maybe we should try this out and that change is good. >> malaysia chan in miami little havana ne

independent investigation. ♪ >>> and we begin with an historic day in the relationship between the united states and cubahundreds of people watched and the cuban flag was raised in front of its embassy in washington. the ceremony came hours after ties between the united states and cuba were officially restored. mike viqueira joins us live now from outside of the new cuban embassy in washington, d.c. mike? >> reporter: toni, it's not news to anybody on the east coast but it is a hot and sultry evening here in washington. breaking out what is now as of today officially the cuban embassy, where they raised that flag for the first time in 54 years, the cuban flag officially in front of the diplomatic post here in washington. 10:30 am goose stepping color guards stepping out of the steps of that embassy, preceded by the foreign minister his first time on american soil. raising the flag the gathered staff and dignitaries on the cuban side singing the cuban national anthem. the foreign minister of cuban, again, he here in the united states for the first time, went inside and held a press conference he said all

just because you -- united states and cuba has decided they are going to open an embassy. that is not going to go away but, it is a good thought for anew beginning. >> reporter: a turning point perhaps for lives of millions on both sides of the caribbean. rosalyn jordan, al jazeera. >> coming up, looking after themselves despite government promises and the passing of a hero. we look back at the life of a man who saved hundreds of lives of jewish children from nazi death camps. here's another look at the top news stories here on al jazeera. egypt's cabinet has approved new security laws on the heels of violence in the sinai peninsula. a series of attacks on wednesday on military checkpoints killed more than 100 people. >>> european officials have said there will be no more debt negotiations with greece before a national referendum planned for sunday. pensioners are queuing outside banks, the only way they can access cash. >>> and embassies in havana and washington d.c. be barack obama says both sides are ready to move forward. >>> making the risky sea crossing to the u.s an

is through engagement. >> reporter: that makes it easier for groups to visit cuba from the united states. cuba andhe u.s. broke diplomatic relations in 1961 when castro called the u.s. embassy a nest of spies. many say cuba has not done enough to earn a relationship with the united states. >> i would end the relations with the antiamerican tyranny until such time as they open talks in cuba. >> reporter: stephanie ramos channel 6 "action news." >> much more to come on "action news" at noon. we hear from the mother of surfer nick fanning find out what she was feeling as she watched her son's dangerous encounter with a shark. >>> a hacker threatens to expose cheating spouses a hack that affects a controversial website. "action news" continues in just a moment. >> dozens of additional fbi agents are heading to chattanooga, tennessee to try to find a motive in last week's deadly rampage at military recruiting centers. a 5 victim died over the weekend. officials say a dyery september by -- diary kept by moamed mohammod youssef abdulazeez had suicidal thoughts. >>> elevated parts of the interstate ten se

. >>> coming up the next step in repairing the relationship between the united states and cuba. for the first time in decades, new embassies will soon be opening up in both countries. what the diplomatic move means for a wanted criminal who fled from new jersey. >>> and heading to the finals the u.s. women's soccer team gets a huge win enit's all thanks to a play from our area. >>> we are expecting an announcement today that the united states and cuba will soon open embassies in each country's capital. a senior white house official says an agreement has been reached between washington and havana to re-establish diplomatic relations. both president obama and secretary of state john kerry are expected to talk publicly about the agreement sometime this morning. this means wanted criminals who fled to cuba like this woman, could be extradited back to the u.s. she was convicted of killing aen in nj state trooper back in 1973 before escaping prison six years later. officials say returning the criminals is part of a broader effort to restore the relations between the two countries. >>>

last december, i announced that the united states and cuba decided to take steps to normalize our relationship. as part of that effort, president raul castro and i directed our teams to re-establish our embassies. we've worked hard to achieve that goal. later this summer, secretary kerry will travel to havana formally to proudly raise the american flag over our embassy once more. this is not merely symbolic. with this change, we will be able to substantially increase our contacts with the cuban people. we'll have more personnel at our embassy and our diplomats will have the ability to engage more broadly across the island. that will include the cuban government, civil society and ordinary cubans who are reaching for a better life. on issues of common interest like counterterrorism, disaster response and development, we will find new ways to cooperate with cuba. and i've been clear that we will also continue to have some very serious differences. that will include america's enduring support for universal values like freedom of speech and assembly and the ability to access information. we will n

these announcements come after months of heavy negotiations, four rounds in cuba and the united states. the argument being made that cuba has not made enough concessions towards democracy in these negotiations. what will hatch by opening relations with the u.s. will simply enable a dictator to hang on to power. concessions, too about the number. fugitives from u.s. justice still on you ban soil. including the accused murderer of a new jersey state trooper. and concerns about whether the diplomats can move freely in cuba and talk to whoever they want. we could see a fight about money to restore u.s. intersections to turn it into a full-fledged embassy. and we could see the visit much a sitting u.s. president to cuba. something the president says he hopes to do before the end of his term. jenna: this is a major change in policy from the george w. bush administration. joining us now karl rove who served as senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to george w. bush. we may have to interrupt our conversation if the president does come to the podium. i'm struck by the timing on this. it's th

united states closed its embassy in havana. today, i can announce the united states has agreed to formally re-establish diplomatic relations with the republic of cuba and reopen embassies in our respective countries. this is a historic step forward to normalize relations with cuba and her people. when the united states shuttered our embassy in 1961 i don't thing anyone expected that it would be more than half a century before it reopened. after all, our nations were separated by only 90 miles and there are deep bonds of family and friendship between our people. but there have been very real profound differences between our governments, and sometimes we allow ourself to be trapped by a certain way of doing things. for the united states that meant clinging to a policy that was not working. instead of supporting democracy and opportunity for the cuban people, our efforts to isolate cuba despite good intentions increasingly had the opposite effect cementing the status quo and isolating the united states from our neighbors in this hemisphere. the progress we mark today is another demonstration that we don't have to be imprisoned by the past. when something

and cuban patriotic citizens to reside in this country and who persevered for so many years in their efforts so that cuba and the united statese better relations. with the secretary of state, we have an exchange of issues from president raul castro and president barack obama during their time together in panama at the conference of the americas. including cuba' removal from the list of states -- state sponsors of terrorism. a place where cuba should have never been included, and the historic meeting between president role castro and barack obama on issues of common interest. i can take the recognition of our people to president obama for his determination to lift the blockade and having urged congress to eliminate it once and for all and his willingness to adopt executive measures that modify the implementation of some aspect of these policies. although the scope is limited these are steps taken in the right direction. we both emphasize the president of the u.s. can continue to use executive powers to pay a significant contribution to the blockade with the purpose of eliminating it. not seeking changes in cuba which fall unde

the cuban flag will fly in front of this building behind me and the people of cuba will once again have an em bass' here in the united states. today begins a new era between cuba and united states. after decades of tension a u.s. embassy will open its doors and u.s. capitol will host cuban delegation to commemorate the reopening of theirs. it's a historic shift for the two countries who broke off relations in 1961. though physically only 90 miles apart the cold war and clash between capitalism and communism kept the culture isolated. this year obama and castro regime worked to warm the cold war era tensions. in late may united states formally removed cuba from the list of state sponsors of terror. >> i believe we can do more to support cuban people and promote values through engagements. these 50 years have shown isolation has not worked. it's time for a new approach. >> reporter: today the american embassy will be back on the cuban water front. the political fight over this issue is far from over. there are many members of congress, republican and democrat, who are opposed to normalization of relations between united state

assurances from the united states. >> assurances whose specifics for now remain unspoken but not enough to keep netanyahu giving up his appeal to the u.s. congress to reject the deal. >> cuba andhe united states will restore diplomatic relations, reopening embassies closed half a century. the u.s. broke off relations in cuba in 1961, two years after the communist revolution led by fidel castro. last year president obama and raul castro re-established relations. under the agreement castro's government has released dozens of political prisoners and an u.s. contractor, and washington has removed cuba from its list of state sponsored terrorism paving the way for restoration. let's go to lucia newman who has more. how important of a step is this to restoring diplomatic relations between u.s. and cuba? >> lucia, let me try asking you that question one more time. not sure if you can hear me. >> i seem to have lost--i have lost-- >> all right, well apologies for that. we'll re-establish connection with lucia newman. we're expecting within a matter of hours cuba and the united states restore openings, restore relations, i should say reopening embassies that have been closed a half cent

the tension between the united states and cuba. n havana since 1961. the u.s. head of the interest section will now be the top diplomat representing the united states in cuba and very well may be named by president obama some time later as the first ambassador to cuba since 1961. this is really the last move president obama can make fully on his own. he made one a bit earlier this year when he took cuba off the list of state sponsors of terrorism. there are two issues. confirmation of a u.s. ambassador and the lift inging of a long standing trade embargo. president obama will speak on behalf of brings some politics to cuba which have been some argue repressive and thuggish for decades. what's the major criticism to this move? >> the main criticism is about political freedoms in cuba. here's the president with the vooib. >> good morning, everybody. please have a seat. more than 54 years ago at the height of the cold war, the united states closed its embassy in havana. today i can announce that the united states has agreed to formally

itself, and as you have said this flagpole was not there before this agreement, before the united states and cubaaised. >> reporter: no and nor was the flag at the state department. because the united states and cuba had officially not had the same type -- sorry, did not officially restore their relations. the flag was in the state department about 4:30 a.m. now you have the flag right behind me for the public to see in washington, d.c. i was talking to some of the older people here in the crowd. i said did you feel you would live to see this day? a lot of people were supportive of this. and many of them said no because it was such a politically expedient issue in the united states, especially in the state of florida, which was so important in the electoral college that nobody really wanted to be on the wrong side of it. it wasn't worth going all in on. you saw jimmy carter tried to do more bill clinton tried to do more, but president obama making the decision, and i would argue some democratic strategists probably saw the difference between older cuban americans and younger cuban americans on th

. >> the united states and cuba have restored full diplomatic ties. cuba will tomally inaugurate the embassy in washington, dc, where the cuban flags will fly for the first time since 1961. secretary of state john kerry will raise the flag in cuba when he visits next month. >> americans are defied over the supreme court ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide. the numbers show support is down from early this year but there is a near even split over whether local officials with religious objections should be required to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples. >> after record warm temperatures there are record warm low temperatures and the possibility of thunderstorms. i will have an update on that and when the weather will turn back to average on the seven-day forecast. >>> number seven a look at the bay bridge toll plaza with things picking up this morning. you can see the fast track lanes moving well and the cash lanes are not moving so well as you would like this early in the morning. >> happen today 120-year-old house is moved in san franci

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leaders have been meeting here at the state department, and they will be appearing in a joint news conference the first between two top leaders of the cuba and the united states, in more than half a century. and what is sure to be epeted on cuban radio and television today will be the remarks of secretary kerry in his joint appearance with foreign minister, he will be speaking uncharacteristically in spanish and saying to the people we celebrate this day as a time to start are repairing what has been broken and omg what forand poppingwhat for too long has been closed. both leaders are emphasizing in their respective remarks that this process of normalization will be long. this day by no means marks anything but the beginning of the road to the resolution of many outstanding issues. the foreign minister in his remarks in the opening of the cuban embassy made clear that the cubans still regard the presence of an american naval base guantanamo, for more than a century on cuban soil as an affront which they still want to see resolved, and as well, the remaining parts the large remaining parts of the embargo which they expect to see lifted. he also made a l

reaching for superlatives. >> this is an historic moment because there has been a war between cuba and the united statesyears and in fact cuba won without giving up anything, really. and people who long said that fidel castro didn't want relations, they were wrong. he wanted this kind of relation. this recognized legitimacy of the cuban revolution. >> in fact monday was the day the u.s. ended its international diplomatic isolation on cuba. shihab rattanzi, be al jazeera washington. >> tom ackerman is outside the cieb ann embassy. what's happening now? >> as can you probably hear the embassy is serenaded by the supporters who are congratulating the government and themselves to get to the point we are at today. a few moments ago one of the officers came out of the embassy to thank them for all their efforts. as we can see and as shihab's report indicated normalization kicks in and this was conceded by secretary of state kerry and his counterpart bruno rodriguez. >> what are the biggest obstacles in restoring those relations properly? >> reporter: well first and foremost the embargo which is blocked by u.s

last december i announced the united states and cuba decided to take steps to normalize our relationship. as part of the effort, the president of cuba and i worked to reestablish the embassies. since then our state department has worked to reestablish the goal. we will proudly raise the american flag over our embassy once more. this is not merely symbolic. with this change, we will be able to substantially increase our contacts with the cuban people. we'll have more personnel at our embassy and our diplomats will have the ability to engage more broadly across the island. that will include the cuban government, civil society, and ordinary cubans who are reaching for a better life. on issues of common interest like counterterrorism, disaster response and development, we will find new ways to cooperate with cuba and i've been clear that we will continue to have serious differences that will include our support for freedom of speech and assembly and the ability to access information, and we'll not hesitate to speak out when we see actions that contradiction our values. but the best way to su

through engagement. >> that includes making it easier for some groups to visit cuba from the united states. cuba and the united states broke diplomatic relations in 1961 when fidel castro banished diplomats calling the united states embassy a nest of spies. critics including several republican presidential candidates say cuba has not yet done enough to earn a you it relationship with the united states. >> i enthe diplomatic relations with anti american communist tyranny until such time as they actually held a democratic opening in cuba. >> the festivities in cuba have to wait for secretary of state john kerry's visit. the official embassy re-opening is scheduled there for early august. stehpanie ramos for abc news in washington. >> the sunshine is showing change from the tropical air mass and back to normal and thunderstorms that could be in the transition. >> flash floods in southern california. it is not over yet. a bridge collapse shuts down a portion of a major interstate. >> breaking the changes of love. millions looking to cheat may soon >> rain is causing big problems throughout southern cali

just because you want the united states and america and cuba decided one day that they'll open an embassy, that will not go away. it is a good start for new beginnings. >> a turning point for diplomacy and in the lives of both sides of the streets of florida >>> the u.s. department of justice says it's investigating whether u.s. airlines worked together illegally to keep airfares high. investigators asked for information on seat numbers and other booking details. patty culhane reports from washington. >> the u.s. justice department confirmed to al jazeera that in their words they are investigating possible unlawful accord nation. they don't give many details, but the press is reporting whether or not the airline companies were talking to each other in order to make sure of seats, and is it drives up the prices. we believe a letter was sent to the major carriers and communications with each other. they are starting this investigation, and we should point out in the united states it's illegal for competitors to col ute, especially when it comes to increasing costs on consumers, but it seems

rating relations between the united states and then cuban president 70 del castro culminated into breaking off of ties in 1961. restrictions of americans wanting to travel to cuba will remain in place. united states secretary of state and his counterpart spoke in washington in the last few minutes. >> this milestone does not signify an end to differentials differences that still separate our countries. but it doing signify that relations we have begun a process of full normalization that will be sure to take time but will also benefit the people in both cuba and the united states. >> totally lifting return of the illegally occupied territory of guantanamo as well as full respect of cuban sovereignty and return to the cuban people for economic damages, to be able to move forward the normalization of relations. we both ratified our interest in emphasizing diplomatic relations, knowing this will be a long process that will require the willingness of both countries. >> tom ackerman, they both used that phrase, long and complex and what are the obstacles. talk to us for instance how long it would take for trade embargo to be lifted. >> reporter: well, that really is

. >>> tomorrow president obama will announce an agreement between the united states and cuba to open embassies between havana and the united states. last december the president announced the united states would restore ties with the country. united states has not had an ambassador in cuba since 1961. >>> greece missed a deadline for a payment and owes the fund $2 billion. greek prime ministers called on a referendum to vote on tax cuts mandated by the euro. greeks are lining up at the country's atm's where they are allowed only $70 a day withdrawals. >>> where you might be able to catch a glimpse of the pope this fall. >>> california becomes the only >>> reconstruction project means one of the routes in the city will be opened to traffic for the busy fourth of july holiday. >>> new costs go into effect july 1st for tolls, trains and taxes. in maryland toll reductions begin on the chesapeake bay bridge and 95 connector. drivers who fill up in maryland will pay 2-cents more a gallon due to a hike in gas tax. in virginia riders will pay 45- cents more a trip. >>> major announcement from

you can erase 55 years of whatever has happened which is very real, just because the united states and america -- and cubad one day that they are going to open an embassy, that's not going to go away. but it is a good start for new beginnings. a turning points in diplomacy and perhaps mount lives of millions on both sides of the straights of florida. rosalind jordan, al jazerra, the state department in the u.s. department of justice says it's investigating whether u.s. airlines work together to keep airfares high. investigators have asked for information on seat numbers and booking details as patty culhane reports. >> reporter: the u.s. justice department has confirmed to al jazerra that in their words they are investigating possible unlawful coordination by some airlines. not giving very many details there but the associated press is reporting that the justice department is looking in to whether or not these airline companies started talking to each other in order to make sure there weren't very many seats and at that drives up the prices. what we believe is that a letter was sent to the major carriers f

and progressing. the opening of the embassy will be a power 68 moment. the pope coming to cuba and then to the united statesthe fall will be dramatic and important, but we'll assess whether or not the conditions are progressing in cuba and the relationship and see whether it makes something for the president to go. i'm sure he would be interested. >> is it still the president's hope to shut down the military prison at guantanamo bay before he leaves office? >> absolutely, wolf we are very committed to closing gitmo. consistent with our national security requirements. even after we close that prison there's a separate question again of the facility. we have not discussed shutting down the naval base. the cuban government of course objects to it. we've made clear we'll have differences going forward, as we do in all relationships i'm sure they'll be raising that with us going forward as well. let's talk about this fight against isis and iraq and syria, the u.s. effort to train moderate sir -- apparently that is not going very well fewer than 100 have actually completed training. others who have completed trai

the united states and cuba took an historic step towards ending five decades of hostility. president obama announced that the united states and cuba have restored diplomatic ties. the two countries will reopen their embassy in the next two weeks. secretary of state john kerry will travel to cuba to open the embassy. melissa ju informationoso, ambassador welcome. >> thank you. >> what is the significant move for president? >> it's a significant gesture in terms of moving forward with the relationship and the conversation that start ed years back under the obama administration with cuba and with the cuban people. it's one of the most important symbolic moves the president has done with respect to cuba and generally latin america. under his administration for certain and over the last several decades by any u.s. president. >> opening the embassies what's the symbolism there? i mean obviously it's practical if you're going to restore relation between two countries but the symbolic nature of it. >> we have a mission in cuba. and they're a group of u.s. personnel already in that m