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drug trade and why these talks are so important. >> reporter: the government negotiators arrived in havana, cuba to talk with them which started early on monday. many here see these round of talks as crucial for two reasons. the first one is the government and rebels are very close to a deal on the issue of drug trade-in the country. they have been talking about it for six months now and many are hoping that they will reach a deal, have a resolution on this point by the end of these talks. the other issue is that the talks, this round of talks end on may 22nd, that is just three days before presidential elections here in the country, many think that a positive outcome from havana could help the president in this bid to be reelected here in columbia. now, this point has been particularly complicated for him to accept many of the things the government negotiators are asking and dangerous in a way for them because the drug trade has been a major way of funding their operation for decades now. now, this new round of talks comes just days after the police raided an office in the north of the ca

cuba, united states, canada - not letting them come in - the stories are horrible how they were in havana harbour and relatives could go out in row boats and wave. and how hundreds of the people got back to europe ended up dying. in the case of your relatives, they were in the french concentration champs. i really was not aware of that there were concentration camps run by the french without instigation by the nazis. >> many of us know the games bell son and bookenbow and auschwitz, but there are others we should learn. ley m. >> ele was built by the french, with no prodding from the german government. when the final solution was put in effect, the french were only too happy to ship the concentration camp victims to auschwit auschwitz. >> there was a hero, the captain of theship, gooust af schroder named righteous among the nations, one of the greatest hop anyone. >> from the beginning, yooust you gooust ov schroder, short in physical stature, but you say, enormous in integrity saw to it that the passengers were afforded the rights and privileges of people taking the liner from hamburg to

>> well, the scene of the fall of havana. shooting a new year's eve intreaps he's not letting a lot of light come into the camera because it is the end of an era. michael corleone's dream of making havana into a gambling dream. a sense of history through a specific and subjective lens. it was an broach developed by gordon willis with director francis ford coppola. they clashed a lot. coppola didn't work with willis onfully other of his films. there is a consistent through-look in those films and coppola knew he needed gordon willis's eye lenses and lighting sensitivity. >> he also did annie hall, i've just got a second to look at this and get a comment from you. >> do you love me? >> love you is too weak a word for us. i nerf you, are i love you i loath you. >> here he's working with all natural light. it's what the sim maaing to rafer --sin pling to rafers cinematographers like to call, he's also capturing a genuine emotional moment between these characters. it is a way to have a technical eye and mastery. >> glerch kenny th

powerplays in the government made it impossible for more than a handful to land in havana. the ship weighed anchor and sailed north where it plied the waters off the coast of florida, seeking permission to land. it was denied. permission was denied the right to land in canada. it sailed back across the atlantic. my grandfather got off in france, pleased that they weren't at least returned to germany, but that began a stretch of three years in which they were sent from one french camp to another before they were sent to their deaths in aalst witch. >> the anti-semitism and politics in canada and united states, not letting them come in, how they were in havana harbour, relatives could wave from below and they were outside miami and never allowed sent in, sent back to europe and hundreds died. in the case of your relatives, they were in these french concentration camps, it's a striking thing about your book. there were concentration champs in france, run by the french, without snigation by the naasies. >> absolutely, many of us know some of the names, but we should learn the n

patrick ottman, cnn, havana. >> oh, a bit too close to the shoreline for me. >>> still ahead, we'll look at an extreme endurance race. that's well, excuse me language, one tough mudder. see what we mean after this. >>> lot's get back to the top story. the controversial referendum in ukraine. we'll connect now with nick paton walsh. he joins us on the phone. what's interesting about where you are, there's still a military standoff in that city. kind of speaks to the tense climate in which this vote stake taking place. >> reporter: now we move into the building, which is effectively held by the military. and the check points are the ukrainian military. and we have seen intense scenes where the pro russian militants are maneuvering around one road which the military has been moving down as well. it's hard to paint an accurate picture as to what's happening overnight. we have heard from residents, reports of shooting on the outskirts. and there are no reports of casualties coming in. rather than be caught in the cross fire here, people are obviously deeply concerned about the possibility of

at a domino park in little havana, cuban exiles every created a corner of their beloved homeland. over 50 years since the communist revolution forced many to flee. theiras not diminished hatred of the castro's. .> he is killing people nobody likes it. he's going to be down there when he dies. itsuban pride finds expression everywhere. murals, memorials, even the aprons of the local barbers. then there is the menu at the famous cafÉ where politicians have been coming for years to court the cuban-american vote. not so much ines its size but its unity and concentration in florida. such a vital state in presidential elections. there are signs that the politics underpinning america's policy is starting to shift. >> billionaire property developer, the art gallery that bears his name, known as the donald trump of the tropics, one of miami's most influential figures that wants to rethink america's embargo against cuba. >> lift the embargo and start a policy with a lot more communication and all across the spectrum. show why this system is the best system in the world. >> some would say t

we went to -- >> havana room. >> jimmy: a club. havana room. some secret club and i didn't know even that we were underground. we're under like six layers of earth. almost where my car ended up. i could have met you there. we were in an under ground bunker. we were sitting there, just smoking cigars and you tell me -- you said, "no you don't -- stop lighting. stop lighting it! you lit it already." you were yelling at me. [ laughter ] i thought i saw people turn -- they use to rotate the cigar around. i've seen that in movies and you go, "you lit it! stop lighting it! it's lit!" [ laughter ] >> well because your sleeve was on fire. >> jimmy: well i didn't know my sleeve was on fire. something was burning me. >> i remember you kept sucking on it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i was not doing that! that's what people do. >> i said, "be calm. just pull back. let it cool." i said --i said, "put it between your teeth." >> jimmy: alright. >> then just like this, just nice and slow. [ laughter ] and the ashes -- the ashes will glow. [ cheers and applause ] >>

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. >>> in cuba, hundreds march through the streets of havana calling for an end to homophobia. people dance in the streets. it was led by the daughter of cuban president raul castro. >>> in the united states michael sam is the first openly gay player to be picked for the national football league. >> reporter: it's taken nearly a century for the game of american football to arrive at this moment. >> with the 249th pick, the 2014 n.f.l. draft. the st. louis rams select michael sam from juste of missouri. shortly after celebrating with family and friends he took to twitter saying: . >> michael sam is the first openly gay player to be drafted in the n.f.l. the league makes about 10 billion a year, driven by major advertising revenues. athletes in the past kept their sexuality private for fear of losing endorsement deals. but with a changing social landscape, this n.f.l. draft is seen by some as generating new initial opportunities. >> to this time sexuality hasn't been a part of that. whether at the professional level, they are ready for michael sam, that will be interesting. i thi

. >>> in cuba hundreds marked through havana calling for an end to homophobia. people waved flags and danced in the streets. it was led by the daughter of raul castro. an outspoken gay rights activist. she managed to influence cuba to give certain rights to gay communities. >> in brazil hundreds rallied to call for the legalization of marijuana. asking for it to be used for medicinal purposes. it was part of a global day. uruguay became the first country to allow the manufacture and trade of the drug. >>> in some parts of the world people are celebrating mother's day. in other places it's marked as a day of protest. in mexico mothers are calling for the police to do more to find their children. we have this report if mexico city. >> reporter: "where are your children?" demands this mother marching in mexico city on mother's day. many that joined her travelled from over the country to protest against the government for not doing enough to find their sons and daughters. sara's 31-year-old son disappeared last september. a successful chef and father, he planned to

it will be 50 years ago this month that my parents got on an airplane in the city of havana and came to deal the country in the world where people like them had a chance to improve their lives. they came to the united states of america. in this country, my parents never became rich. they never made a lot of money, never owned more than one home at a time, never owned a yacht. quite frankly, were never able to save enough to put us through college and had to borrow money to do that. but my parents lived the american dream. they lived it totally and completely. the american dream is not about how much money you make or how many things you own at the end of your life. that may be part of your dream, but that is not the american dream. the american dream is about things that are much deeper and more fundamental. the american dream is about raising your family in a safe and secure environment. about the freedom to worship as you choose, about the opportunity to improve your life, to pursue happiness, to use your talents and your gifts to live life the way you want to live. that is not a u

she joined the protest in havana as one of cuba's most prominent gay rights activists. before her father became president, gay pride praised were banned. >> almost 70 years after the end of world war ii, a u.s. collection of nazi art is causing a stir. it's considered too dangerous to return to germany but art historians say making it public could help viewers better understand exactly how propaganda is used. al jazeera s ha-ha d ratansi has more. >> these are the sort of paintings you would expect a u.s. army to have in its vast collection, commissioned by the military to record the u.s. war experience abroad. a few steps away, the subject matter transforms. >> one of the main issues with this particular piece is that you look at the skull and crossbones and you look at the individuals' collar badge that signifies the ss. it's a very direct message, glorifying the ss. >> this piece is one of 456 german works held at a u.s. army base just outside washington, d.c. under the terms of the potsdam agreement on german de-nazification. >> parentsings weren't returned if they

. >> internally displaced at least 6 million colombians are mack progress in havana. avoiding long prison terms in exchange for peace. victor tried and failed to end the conflict and says as things stand now, any deal will be fragile. >> the president wants to impose peace as if it were a government policy instead of making i.t. a state policy because if it isn't any deal that's reached is not solid or sustainable. >> in the short term if president santos is not reelected next month, it's a real possibility the peace talks are off. which is why even after 50 years, there is no guarantee this will be the farc am last birthday. >>> floats more ahead on al jazeera including this. >> i'm tom, why australia's helmet laws could be bad for consists. is justice really for all? >> a spike in the number of cycling he deaths in australia has led to a controversial proposal. cyclists should be licensed in order to make them ride better. this from andrew thomas. >> jillian thomas will never regain the use of her hands. they were piled in to by an approaching car. >> lovely ride, s

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talks to end the conflict cost 200,000 lives and displaced 2 million colombians are takes place in havana. but they oppose rebel leaders whom they describe as terrorists in politics and avoid long prison terms in exchange for peace. 221 years ago they tried and failed to end the conflict, and as things stand now any deal would be fragile. >> the president wants to impose peace instead of making it a state policy because if it isn't any deal that is reached is not solid or suspendible. >> in the short term. if not elected next month, the peace talks are off. which is why even after 50 years there is no guarantee that this will be farc's last birthday as a combatant force. al jazeera, colombia. >> in india on his first day onn the job narendra modi sat down with pakistani leaders to restart peace talks. for his part he said in proving relations with india is key to region allottability. >>> in thailand, the first member of the ousted government to appear in public. the former education minister said the takeover would not end the arms cries. in malaysia, showing flight 370 crashed in the in

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has spoiled a terrorist plot against its military facilities and has arrested four cuban exils that havana says are u.s. citizens. they were arrested there last month after traveling to, quote, promote violent actions. the u.s. will be asked to investigate but the state department says it has no further information. >>> national coalition leader is preparing to meet john kerry in washington later today. it comes as rebel forces have handed over their strong hold city of homs. >> the city was once considered the capitol of the syrian revolution. rebel fighters are leaving as part of a truce that ends a two-year siege of the city. their withdrawal effectively hands the city to the government. >> syrian rebel fighters boarding buses to take them out of the besieged neighborhoods. this might be the final chapter in a story of hope, violence and tragedy that was the battle for homs. it started in 2011 when demonstrations against the assad regime took hold in syria's third largest city. government forces moved violently against them, but an increasing number of defectors from the syrian army beg

junkies got their fill over the weekend as the red bull cliff diving world series held its first event in havana cuba. divers plunged from a platform on the cassitle. breathtaking stuff, even if you're watching from the comfort and safety of your living room. >> for a full hour of coverage you can watch sports net central tonight at 10:30. >> back in a moment. >>> tonight at 11:00, we investigate toxic spill sites here in the bay area. there were more than 500 separate sites that contain toxic chemicals, and that's just in silicon valley. >>> it's barbecue dinner weather. giants and the a's at home tonight. >> even in san francisco some mild weather for us. let's get the first pitch weather. you can see 75 degrees expected at 7:15. winds out of the north. warm today means hotter tomorrow. high pressure builds in. mid-90s in san jose. the hottest day of the week will be on wednesday, and that's where we could have this -- 100 and higher in gilroy, dublin and palo alto. >> he gets very excited. >> he likes the 100s. we'll see you at 11:00. ♪ ♪ [ barks ] whoo! mmm! ♪ ♪ oh, yeah [ whistling

. >> the process in havana will not be successful, because in the end there has to be social inclusion. they'll be demobilized and ri integrated into society. if that hatred is alive, there'll be resentment. it will be a vicious cycle. 300 people lit candles in a park, honouring more than 200,000 killed in the more than half century conflict. the organizers say they'll support a presidential candidate who wants peace. >>> we spoke to michael shifter, the president of the inter-american dialogue, a think tank located in washington d.c. he said that this election has huge implications with the peace process with the f.a.r.c. >> clearly columbians want peace and want the conflict to end. it's been a terrible cost for the country, many killed economically. it hurt columbia, at the same time there's skepticism about the process and whether the f.a.r.c., the insurgency, is serious about negotiating in good faith. the process is taking a lopping time. it's gone slow, there's frustration, and the polls show there's skepticism. the president is committed to pursuing this and he hopes to have an

one of the largest play day events was in cuba, where hundreds of thousands of people marched through havana's revolution plaza. in spain, there was a massive demonstration in march, to protest hardships faced by, ownerrers following government measures. in malaysia, thousands of people gathering to protest a proposed tax that they believe will increase the cost of living. and russia held the first may day parade in rest square since the soviet union collapsed in 1991. the state made it's presence known on the ground. it was not going to take any rally, the demonstrators try to defy the ban to hold their rally at the square. they gathers in several neighborhoods. >> we celebrated peacefully in 2010, 2011, and 2012, and there were no incidents. but today we have this meaningless ban, it is our constitutional right, to demonstrate. >> is authorities however, allow trade union representatives to lay a wreath where in 1977, unknown gunman opened fire on a may day rally. more than 30 people were killed. tax'm square has long been a traditional rallying point, but as of late, it has taken on a new m

it was in cuba where we saw one of the largest event, 600,000 marching through havana's revolution square. it was a tribe out to the revolution bringing fidel castro to power 55 years ago. >> a different story in turkey where istanbul's riot police clashed with anti-government protesters. officers used water canons and tear gas against the group. demonstrators were banned from the square, where dozens were killed in protests. in the u.s. may day rallies took place in areas like seattle. the mayor announced he wands to raise the minimum wage to $15. >> allen schauffler reports. what are people saying about the increase? well, we have had reactions from this is a good first step to "it's not enough", when we say 15 now, we mean now. the mayor on the may day - saying it was a coincidence - announcing the committee he appointed for coming up with recommendations has come out with a proposal that would raise the minimum wage across the city to $15 an hour. there'll be a difference in the way different companies get to the level. big companies will have to get to $15 within three years. sma sma

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government forced him to be there because he tried to get out on his way to havana through to latin america where he wanted to seek asylum, and you know, i think the question is not why is edward snowden in russia, why do whistle-blowers who get prosecuted at a greater rate than any president feel the need to flee to avoid life in prison for informing fellow citizens of what they aught to know? that's a compelling question. he is very content in the choice he made. he puts his head on his pillow every night knowing he took action in defense for his privacy rights and that's not something most people can say and he's one of the happiest people i know. >> a lot of people have come down on you for this and support of rand paul and judge napolitano. very interesting story, glenn, thanks for talking about it. >> okay. >>> so coming up, the benham brothers lost a possible tv show as a result of their christian beliefs and today nearly lost their business but there is a dramatic new twist in their story tonight. stick around for that. a new twist in the story of a u.s. marine jailed for weeks in m

they abide by their own rules and their own laws and if they want to give him the ability to fly on to havana, they most certainly could have done that. >> so what do americans think of edward snowden? well, before this interview an nbc news/wall street george poll that we conducted last year, his favorable rating wasn't very good, only 11% favorable. in january 23% said they supported his actions. last night at a town hall gathering in maryland, it was clear snowden's own word had made an impression but participants were less sure what should be done. >> i think what he did could be viewed as patriotic and i think it is also in direct violation of the espionage act. >> he was in his approach i was not expecting that he had a calm demeanor, could you trust him. it made me look at him personally a little bit different. i still am on the fence about his actions. i still don't feel like it needed to go as far as it did. >> so what's next for snowden? when brian asked why he didn't simply return to the states to face charges, he added the espionage charges do not allow him to make a whistleblower

we don't have old buildings like charleston and havana, you're not going to fuind that history. it has sprawled out beyond the city core. but if you look at atlanta now you'll see a couple of things that are really exciting. people are moving back to the city. there's a resurgence of people living in the city. there's a huge development happening, called the atlanta belt line, which is taking the old train tracks and using that to connect the city and connect the neighborhoods across industrial sites and vacant lands and things that were there. it's one of the largest urban redevelopment projects in the country. i think it's exciting and something to look at. it's tough for us because we are so spread out. it's hard to connect when literally the metro atlanta is the size of the entire state of massachusetts. that's something i don't think a lot of people realize when they're looking at us from a distance. >> how about that. and you mean that by geography. >> by geography. so just in terms of square miles if you look at metro atlanta, we're as big as an entire state. so the city

he went to moscow with the attention of flying onto havana, which had promised him safe passage, that the nika then fly to the northern part of latin america where he would request asylum. it was only because on the flight from hong kong to moscow when it u.s. government with no due process unilaterally revoked his passport, declared invalid, and then bullied and threatened the cubans out of rescinding offer a safe passage, today force them to remain in russia. he stayed there for five weeks. as he said, if i were a russian spy, do you think i would have been given that welcome of being forced to stay in the russian airport for five weeks? during this time, the u.s. government showed how radical it would be. there was a plane they thought that he was on that was actually the bolivian president evo morales. despite no evidence was on the plane, they forced it down by preventing overflight rights. to land ined austria. the fact they were going to force down the plane of a president of a sovereign country based on a whim showed they were physically going to force him to stay in russia, n

>> president santos has launched a big initiative, negotiations taking place in havana. i think we've reached the point of no return. i think the peace process will t continue and hopefully we'll achieve a negotiated solution. colombia with the peace process and negotiation will grow not just at 5% which is the current growth rate. it could grow one to two percentage points more. we're now successful economy. imagine how successful well be with peace. >> still to come, we'll be back at the oecd as it's revealing its general as is sessment of t global situation. meanwhile, a quick recap of where u.s. futures are trading at the moment. just a little bit below fair value. so call it flat. so call it flat. >>> a 40% slump in fixed income unit sends barclays shares in to the red and sets the scene for a structure all shakeup thursday. mixed picture for swiss banks. ubs beats first quarter, but are will pay a bigger than expected fine to resolve u.s. tax probe. hollande focused on getting better offers for alston. and japan prime minister says they are on the verge of moving o

diving, these photos come to us from cuba, divers jumping from a platform 90 feet high positioned on havana's historic moro castle. >> bionic technology being developed on earth and for space. >> visitors will be able to hike to the top of the washington monument. the iconic landmark will reopen for the first time since 2011 when it suffered major earthquake damage. we are live in washington where the national park service is holding a special ceremony this morning. what's it look like out there? >> it's just a beautiful day. we talked to people who have been out here since 1:30 in the morning. they are getting ready for the big ceremony and they open it up this afternoon to people who have tickets, 1800 tickets for today, another 16,000 have already been reserved on line, booked almost through the end of june. >> this has been a large and expensive undertaking, especially considering that it was all happening with the budget sequester last fall. >> there ended up a pretty good situation there. it was large. it was expensive, $15 million, but a local philanthropist kicked in half. the taxpaye

my parents got on an airplane in the city of havana and came to deal the country in the world where people like them had a chance to improve their lives. they came to the united states of america. in this country, my parents never became rich. they never owned more than one home at a time, never owned a yacht. quite frankly, were never able to save enough to put us through college and had to borrow money to do that. but my parents lived the american dream. they lifted to its fullest. the american dream is not about how much money you make or how many things you own. that may be part of your dream, but that is not the american dream. the american dream is about things that are much deeper and more fundamental. the american dream is about raising your family in a safe and secure environment. about the opportunity to pursue your life, to pursue happiness, to use your talents and your gifts to live life the way you want to live. that is not a uniquely american dream. people all over the world aspire to that. but in this country it happens so much to so many people, that dream that people all o

thugs simply for photographing the brutality of the state security forces of fidel and raul castro in havana. the detention of this young journalist is not just the example of the regime's efforts to silence those who are critical of its actions but it also shows how ruthless the castro brothers continue to be in their policy of repressing independent voices and violating human rights. there's no independent press in cuba, and many journalists are afraid to speak out against the dictatorship for fear of incarceration. that is why it is so important to support the free flow of information on the island so that the cuban people can exchange ideas to promote democratic principles and the rule of law. thank you, mr. speaker for the time, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from the district of columbia seek recognition? ms. norton: i ask -- the speaker pro tempore: does the gentlelady seek unanimous consent? ms. norton: unanimous consent. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. norton: mr. chairman -- mr. speaker, 18 s

maine in havana harbor using the slogan remember the maine establishment blamed an enemy mine and colonized cuba put to rico and the philippines hyman rickover laid to reveal they had nothing to do with the enemy the explosion came from inside the ship the entire u.s. joint chiefs of staff called for another quote remember the maine incident with operation northwoods declassified documents show pentagon plans to blow up a u.s. ship hijacked passenger planes down an airliner from the us full of college students wage a quote terror campaign in miami other cities and washington d.c. the full flag attacks must be quote widely publicized in mainstream media to cause a quote helpful wave of national indignation planned signed off by forces chief. were blocked at the last minute by a horrified president kennedy it was opposition to out of control militarism james douglas j.f.k. and the unspeakable the douglas as got kennedy killed by the intelligence service is just one of the versions for his assess a nation. the mind limits that was put in charge of nato where he quotes hoisted the black flag of

you're looking at live pictures from havana cuba right now where thousands of people are taking part in a parade that by the cuban workers on the range is live from one of our spectrum. in the world fighting against constant policy out facing ranks of police on alert for possible riots will be closely following may day rallies around the world bringing you live updates and expert opinion all here on our c international. a bush state execution of the u.s. has led to conduct what rising an agony before dying of a heart of time the horrific death has spurred calls for a moratorium on capital punishment a normal it's normally takes an average of six minutes for a prisoner to die after they receive a lethal injection but for clayton lockett it took six times as long so he died in extreme pain for three minutes after the drugs were administered. the story. america is among the top five nations that lead the world in executions but a recent lethal injection gone bad the typical execution should take between about six and twelve minutes forty three minutes a van burst winds were close becaus