not to invade cuba. relations only began to improve after rawl raul castro became president and shook hands with president obama at nelson mandela's funeral. secret talks brokered by pope francis, and the neighbors announced they would set aside five decades of hostility. >> today the u.s. government is changing its relationship with the country of cuba, the largest change in our history in 50 years. >> that officially happened on july 20th. hours later the cuban anthem played and cuba's flag was raised over what is now once again cuba's embassy in washington. >> translator: we reaffirm cuba's willingness to move towards normalized relations in a constructive spirit. >> antonio mora joins us, antonio you are of cuban descent, this is not your first time back, but as you talk to people is there a renewed sense of optimism? >> lisa i i've returned to the island three times, it is similar to the visit of pope paul the sek 2nd. , it hasn't happened in 70 years it was also a rare occasion because they got to

economic ties with cuba. but i think, and on the private agenda of john kerry and his meeting this afternoon with the foreign minister of cuba bruno rodriguez after the flag is raised, i think on that agenda is a discussion of the conditions and circumstances and logistics of a presidential visit to cuba early next year. barack obama has not only made no secret he's interested in going to cuba, but he is kind of gone out of his way data spokesman plant the idea that he wants to go and in some ways, intends to go. he understands that his going to cuba would create visuals of normalcy, of diplomatic interaction, of a head of state visit just like carlos pointed out, other heads of states go to cuba, that would consolidate these changes and add momentum andully normalize trade travel ban with cuba. this is part of his legacy to have a nixon-in china-moment. it will certainly be extraordinary for the public to see their president on a beautiful island. amy: we want to thank you both for being with us, dr. carlos

-cuba a new era. >> i'm antonio mora coming to you from havana, cuba. designated a world heritage site. as we walked there havana's streets and spoke to its people you can hear how things have changed. the cold war chill began to thaw late last year. >> today the united states of america is changing its relationship with the people of cuba. and the most significant changes in our policy in more than 50 years. >> in december president obama made the stunning announcement that in more than 50 years the u.s. would move towards normalizing relations with cuba. the same day, cuba freed jailed american contractor, allen gross. >> what a blessing this is to be a citizen of this country and thank you president obama for everything you have done. >> and the u.s. released three cuban spies. one of the biggest hurdles to normalization occurred in may, u.s. removed cuba from the lits of states sponsors of terrorism. the cuba an flag was raised in july. >> my friends, our leaders president obama and president castro made a courageous decision and decided to focus on

i am concerned that all of the open cuba instead of a free cuba -- the cuba that is open for american businessmen to go and make money, instead of concern about the rights of the cuban people and the aspirations of the cuban people to be free and enjoy basic human rights that every human being is entitled to. hear with this openness is we are going to be able to go and do business. that would be great if americans could go and do business. that is not the case. by feelhere, you play castro's rules -- fidel castro's rules.

and cuba. handed the new banner by three retired marines those three men were the ones that took down the flag in 1961. now today's ceremonial flag raising drew a chorus of complaints from republicans. the biggest voice of dissent came from florida senator marco rubio. repressive castro regime restoring diplomatic relations where the country. >> in cuba we face a proudly antiamerican leadership who continues to work with nations like russia and china to spy on our people and our forfeit who harbor fugutives from american justice and stand in opposition to nearly every value our nation holds dear. in eyes of barack obama and hillary clinton his former secretary of state, the cubans are suffering because not enough american tourists visit that country, where in truth, their residents live under a tyrannical dictatorship. >> lucia newman has a story. >> most of cuba still looks like it's frozen in time. a time when most of what you see here was owned by american countries. from the former sears de

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policy to cuba in 50 years. he said he would begin to normalize relations with cuba. u.s. released three cuban spies, in late may, the u.s. released cuba from state sponsors of terrorism. and late july, the cuban embassy opened in washington. as lucia newman reports this is not an easy courtship. >> reporter: it's still called the hershey train, the train that goes to and from the town named in 1916 after its founder, the american chocolate magnate, milton hershey. he built the town for his workers around a giant sugar refinery, to be sent off to the u.s. to make his famous chocolate bars. 88-year-old victor remembers that as a child he only spoke english. his family had come to hershey from jamaica to cut cane when sugar was king. >> they closed the refinery and when they did that the town was finished. >> reporter: hershey is indeed a shadow of its former self. the refinery one of cuba's largest is now being dismantled. cuba has suddenly become a magnet for visitors. hoping to bring this back to life. >> from the french president to the head of the russian parliament to

embassy in cuba. when that happens, of course, we will bring you there live. >>> now, to a story of survival amid the utter devastation and chaos after massive explosions rocked a chinese warehouse killing at least 50 people. search and rescue teams saved a firefighter who was trapped in the rubble for more than 31 hours. nbc's ian williams brings us the latest. >> at least some encouraging news from here this morning. a nene-year-old firefighter pulled out alive. now, nobody expected that. at the same time, biochemical specialists have now arrived. officials admitting they don't really know precisely what deadly toxins they're dealing with. the fire raged on this morning, thick black smoke billowing into the sky. hundreds of firefighters are battling the inforno. today, pulling out alive one of their colleagues treated in a nearby hospital. more than 20 firefighters died in the blast, and 13 are still missing. officials say firefighters themselves may have triggered the blasts by hosing water on an i

the day cuba and u.s. officially restored diplomatic relations officials at the embassy greeted their colleagues with hugs and american flags. cnn was granted exclusive access to the reopening. members of the cuban staff marvelled that the cold war hostilities have been overcome. >> did you think you would work here and see the change that we have seen in the last six months? >> no i never thought i would see this in my lifetime. >> the head of the embassy say he and his staff are taking part in history. >> it's a privilege to be part of all of this and it's a privilege to be part of an administration that has made a courageous decision to make this change and it's also a privilege to be able to lead this mission as it transitions from an intersection to an embassy. >> that transition is more of a sprint as staff get everything ready for secretary of state john kerry's visit. >> they will use the spanish feed -- >> and then planning for every contingency. >> and then justin should be around holding spaces.

i live in cuba every day. my job was to come into contact with cuba, with people checking. tell me something. you were there in may. people in cuba a week ago - they are trying to say, that's the official statistics of the u.s. coast guard and border patrol. people reaching the united states, since december 17th has more than doubled, nearly tripled. why, because they are afraid of the cuban, that this will be eliminated. they cuban people don't buy the idea that things are getting better. if they believe that, they stay, right? >> most, as we well know, most of the people leaving cuba with smugglers are on their own in rickety vessels and risking their lives and are doing so because they are economic migrants. people picked up at sea, if ins interviews them and feel that any are persecuted, they take them to guantanamo bay, and resettle them in third countries. the thing that obama should do is he needs to end the wet foot policy. as long as that policy exists, cubans will be risky. cubans need... >> if someone is intercepted or found at sea, they get sent back. if they ma

and moving forward with cuba. they are very different situations. one more focused on a squret issue and the other, in my mind, more focused on economics and human rights. charlie: tell me about the opening of the embassy. >> that was a joyful moment and to see those three marines, jim, mike and larry come back after 50 years after at least one of them vowed to one day bring that flag and put a flag up again after having walked through an angry flag and have taken that flag down and see them hand the flag over to the marines was something i will never forget with the sea in the background and some of the cuban officials there and secretary kerry. and later in the afternoon to be at the ambassador's residence, which was full of life and both bans and americans and cuban-americans, and started to play "god bless america" and everyone started to sing along. anyone who could have seen that seen would have gotten a few goose bumps and thought to yourself this hasn't happened a lot over the past decades. charlie: the cu

in the past, we had a very close relationship with cuba. it is going to be a new adventure as things between key west and cuba change over the next few years. tour of keyue our west with arlo haskell. he wrote a book on the jewish history of key west. arlo: the book i am working on is called "the jews of key west ." it looks at the jewish community, both the growth of the jewish community which began in earnest in the 1880's and also the earlier history prior to the

and cuba a new era. i'm david schuster, thanks for watching. >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested. >> i know that i'm being surveilled. >> people are not getting the care that they need. >> this is a crime against humanity. >> hands up... >> don't shoot. >> hands up... >> don't shoot. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> explosions going on... we're not quite sure - >> is that an i.e.d.? >> "faultlines". al jazeera america's award-winning investigative series. monday, 10:00 eastern. on al jazeera america. >> any nuclear missile launched from cuba -- >> good human friends. >> cold aware adversaries bringing a -- cold war adversaries bringing a half century to a close. >> we have decided to formally establish diplomatic relations with cuba. >> raising flags and lifting hopes on both shores.

cuba's future is for cuba to shape. the responsibility for the nature and quality of governance and accountability rest is as it should not with any outside entity but solely within the citizens of this country. but the leaders in havana and the cuban people should also willthat the united states always remain a champion of democratic principles and reforms. like many other governments inside and outside this hemisphere, we will continue to urge the cuban government to fulfill its obligations under the u.n. obligations shared by every other country in the americas. thatd, we remain convinced the people of cuba would be best genuine democracy, where people are free to express their ideas, practice their faith with a commitment to social justice and realize that institutions there are answerable to those that they serve and civil societies have been allowed to flourish. let me be clear, the establishment of normal diplomatic relations is not something that one government does as a favor to another. it is something that tw

the one from cuba. there he hones in on one of the subjects his revolutionary paper would have little interest publishing - gay rights. >> five years ago i started the blog, which is different to what i do assist a director of the state paper, where i cover economic, social and political topics, on my blog i talk about homosexuality, maternity and the fact that i'm h.i.v. positive. in a way i lead a double life as a journalist. it has become an alternative space for me. he got into trouble because he criticized cuba for voting against a resolution defending sexual diversity at the weekend. ketoended up meeting with the foreign minister and the minister ended up apologising for their vote and went and changed it. it gives you an idea of the influence a bloggos fear can have >>> because for all the connectivity problems in cuba, things are changing. early this year the first government-funded hub was here in havana. since then, dozens appeared. >> the government says it plans to get broadband to half of p

-cuba relations went downhill from there. castro following through on threats on cuba, raising taxes on american goods. the u.s. retaliated by slashing trade with cuba, leading to a full embargo this day. the u.s. broke off relations with cuba in january 1961, and president kennedy started the bay of pigs invasion. led by trained u.s. refugees, it was a failure, pushing castro closer to the soviet union. >> in 1962 an american spy plane spotted soviet missiles in cuba, 90 miles from the coast of florida. >> the purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the western hemisphere. >> that touched off the cuban missile crisis. in october 1962 the world stood on the brink of nuclear law. >> it shall by the policy of the nation to regard nuclear missiles launched, as an attack by the soviet union on the united states. >> the crisis ended with a deal. missile strikes with a pledge not to innovate cuba. relations would remain poisonous after the cold war ended. in 2006 fidel castro's p

open cuba instead of a free cuba -- the cuba that is open for american businessmen to go and make money, instead of concern about the rights of the cuban people and the aspirations of the cuban people to be free and enjoy basic human rights that every human being is entitled to. hear with this openness is we are going to be able to go and do business. that would be great if americans could go and do business. that is not the case. by feelhere, you play castro's rules -- fidel castro's rules. i think the institute can play a pivotal role in bringing cuban people together. that is why i have dedicated 30 years of my life to this cause. or bring back to or establish ang multipurpose facility that serves as a museum, library, educational center, community center. it has become a great cultural center for key west. the real purpose has been for carlos to serve as a place that puts into action principles and ideals for cubans. those ideals of human rights and human dignity for the cuban people. announcer: key west was an entry point in the transatlantic slave trade. illegal slave trade contin

we begin this evening with cuba and the new u.s. embassy there and we talk to senator amy klobuchar of minnesota and peter kornbluh. the reopening of our embassies are critical steps in the long process of fully normalizing our bilateral relations. >> there is a distrust and a sense that perhaps this is a trojan horst, horst, this new em grace the united states and through the bridges of culture and economics and politics that are going to be built into this new relationship the united states may still seek regime change and that's the tension between the cuba relationship and the united states government right there, right now. >> rose: what do you mean game change? >> that that the united states will use these bridges of engagement to try to pursue the same goals it has been pursuing all along. >> rose: we conclude with the new film called grandma that opens this week, it stars lily tomlin and is directed by paul weitz. >> i really like the idea that this granddaughter who is 1 18 s such a powerful grandmother and mother that all

spot for cuba's lovers. musicians, poets. offering cubans a perch together and rest. so i.t., the famed malacon. partially built by the u.s. army corps of engineers back before fidel castro was a thought in this country. on a good day you can actually pick up radio stations from southwest florida. all sorts of people walk along this area, sometimes they're even talking about politics. and so i sat down with a few cubans to get their take on what this new u.s. embassy actually means. >> what do you think of all these changes between united states and cuba? >> there are changes. finally. and hopefully it will help the country. but you know changes they don't always benefit everyone. it really just depends on your point of view. >> what is your point of view sitting on the malacon, what's your sense of it all? >> in my opinion, there's still a lot missing. >> after fidel castro rolled to power in 1959 he nationalized property. guide the improve into it th despite the normalization of the relations, cuba's econo

relations with cuba. this comes as part of c-span's road to the white house coverage and runs about 50 minutes. >> make sure your phones are turned off or muted so we can get our event started. the foreign-policy initiative was established in 2009 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan toanization committed educating policymakers, opinion leaders, and the public about the importance of continued american engagement and leadership in world affairs. the importance of standing up for democratic allies, standing up against world regimes that threaten them. from owning human rights for those oppressed by their government, and maintaining a strong defense and open economy. it's an honor to be joined this morning by senator rubio for a conversation about these ideas and how to effectively promote them. before we get started, i want to take a moment and thank the many members of our leadership network. these are the alumni. [applause] these are the alumni from our programs in washington dc and new york. i invite you to chat

and plus i'm meeting with a whole cross-section of civil society from cuba. so you know, i just don't accept that. >> reporter: despite unresolved issues the younger generations in havana have new hope today. alicia echevarria is an actress and recent university graduate. >> it's very good to be part of this process. i mean, everything is changing and you're part of that. it's great. ♪ >> reporter: isaac delgado, a musician and aspiring record producer, hopes to experiment with blends of cuban and u.s. music. >> for me this is special. when you mix the culture of united states and the culture of cuba, we have a very special result. >> reporter: today there was tough talk by both sides. each accusing the other of human rights abuses. and when i asked john kerry what american tourists will be able to come here when they can come here without restrictions he said first he needs to make progress on the easier things. lifting the embargo, of course, that requires an act of congress, not anytime soon, lester. >> andrea mitchell tonight. by the way, later in the b

and communist cuba. especially issues of democracy and human rights. >> they would be equally unrealistic to expect normalizing relations to have in the short term a transformational impact. after all, cuba's future is for cubans to shape. >> at a joint news conference, cuba's foreign minister made it clear, cuba expects washington not to interfere in their affairs. >> on the basis of respect and equality. >> despite being under strong domestic pressure secretary kerry did not invite cuban dissidents to the embassy ceremony but this was not only flag raised on this day. clearly opting for a compromise there was a second flag raising ceremony at the ambassador's residence in which a large reception was held, in which dissidents were invited, and many opposed diplomatic ties. miriam leva a long term activist. >> we need openness and this is the most important, openness. >> and openness poignantly represented by the flying of this flag. symbolizing that cuba and the united states are no longer enemies but n

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embassy in havana, cuba, on c-span2. secretary of state john kerry is here, the first secretary of state in 70 years after the u.s. raises its flag at the embassy for the first time in 54 years. that three marines who lowered the u.s. flag at the embassy on january 4, 1961, will raise it in today's ceremony. they are now retired and in the late 70s. the raising of the flag will be followed by the star-spangled banner performed by the u.s. army brass quintet, also later he secretary of state will be meeting with cuban dissidents. we expect to hear from secretary of state carry as well during the ceremony this morning. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> here on c-span2 we are covering the reopening of the u.s. embassy in havana, cuba, first time in 54 years the u.s. flag will be raised this way. secretary of state john kerry will be here. the associate press writing about some of the company cuba, cuban television also covering the event at this point they say that cuban tv is

among the topics, opposition to the new cuba-u.s. relationship. >> as you know, there are influential american politicians who argue that this was a gift, what we saw today was a gift to cuba without receiving anything in return in terms of human rights reform. what's your answer to that? >> well, as secretary kerry pointed out, that it's not to know when. firstly it's a bilateral relationship and we have to feel it from both sides on the basis of a good faith. because of the national interests, the interests of american and cuban citize citizens. it's not a gift. >> the foreign minister also impressed on me cuba's desire to end the u.s. economic embargo which he says has damaged his country. there's another big story we're following tonight. it's increasing concern among some of the democratic party over hillary clinton's recent struggles. that has led to speculation about a possible run by vice president biden. now there's word some are trying to push a new challenger in her direction, former vice president al gore. chuck todd is i

. >> my family immigrated from cuba in the 1960s. i've always been interested in the experience of immigrants and refugees in particular. >> how often have you been back to cuba? >> about three or four times. my first trip was in 1991 during the so-called special period in cuba, and more recently, my most recent trip was three years ago. i led a tour of cornell alumni back to cuba for a ten-day period and we traveled through the island and got a sense of how to island as changed. >> how has the country changed, and, obviously, you left as a young baby, but what do you remember? >> well, i don't remember anything about that early period when i lived in cuba, but americans have the wrong idea about due bcuba. they feel it's a landlocked in time. how many times have people said we have to go to cuba before it changed. cuba has been changing dramatically over the last 50 years, and just because there are these wonderful 1950s erika automobiles on the streets, doesn't mean the society hasn't been changing. and every time you visit cuba, y

is cuba's fifth largest trading partner. cuba has a long record of never paying its debt. russia recently for gave $19 billion in debt. the embargo has not really hurt the cuban economy. what has hurt the cuban economy is the castro regime. cuba has been buying things and food from the united states and the rest of the world for many years. the embargo means giving credit to cuba and for the castro regime to be able to default on everything. anchor: thank you so much for joining us on the program today. >> thank you for having me on the program. anchor: china's foreign ministry has called on japan to make a sincere apology for its actions in world war ii, following a statement by the japanese prime minister marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. shinzo abe expressed his profound grief but did not offer his own apology. he also said future generations should not have to say sorry anymore. reporter: a day of close scrutiny for the japanese prime minister, even as he visited his father's grave. if and how he should apologize for japan's wartime actions has been a

mean real change for the people of cuba? >> you know libby i think it will mean incremental change for the people of cuba and probably be quicker change for people in the big tourist area in havana and the baradaro beach resort where more money is going to come in. but it will take time. and the reality though, things are moving quickly, since the normalization was announced in december, the number of americans coming here as grown by a third. so that money is at some point going to trickle down to the cuban people. the cuban government will take the lion's share of it but certainly the people will benefit somewhat from it, especially those who have become purely and lawned private businesses approved by the government. >> what are the biggest challenges the people are facing? >> there are -- it is a long list libby but the biggest one of course is poverty. the average salary here is only a little more than $20 a month. and then the other big challenge is housing. the housing stock is very limited and there are estimates tha

is cuba's fifth largest trading partner. cuba has a long record of never paying its debt. russia recently for gave $19 billion in debt. the embargo has not really hurt the cuban economy. what has hurt the cuban economy is the castro regime. cuba has been buying things and food from the united states and the rest of the world for many years. the embargo means giving credit to cuba and for the castro regime to be able to default on everything. anchor: thank you so much for joining us on the program today. >> thank you for having me on the program. anchor: china's foreign ministry has called on japan to make a sincere apology for its actions in world war ii, following a statement by the japanese prime minister marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. shinzo abe expressed his profound grief but did not offer his own apology. he also said future generations should not have to say sorry anymore. reporter: a day of close scrutiny for the japanese prime minister, even as he visited his father's grave. if and how he should apologize for japan's wartime actions has been a

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economic embargo against cuba can be lifted. >> cuba believes it has another cart up its sleeve to negotiate a deal with both sides call it even. >> they'll have to accept, otherwise there isn't going to be any deal and of course the prize is investment in cuba. >> with diplomatic ties renewed, many american companies that were exprop rated, they are eager to return to the island, but they'll have to drop claims or stay out. >> do check out our website for more stories and you can watch us on the watch now icon. >> hillary clinton volunteers to hand over her personal email server and newly released video of a violent night in ferguson, police say a suspect can be seen pulling a gun on officers.

and cuba formally renewed diplomatic relations. secretary kerry says hopes to see a transformation begin to take place. >> i think that as we begin the process, compared to the 54 years of what has been going on, which is no progress, we'll begin to see a transformation take place. more people will travel. there will be more exchange. more families will be reconnected and hopefully the government of cuba will itself make decisions that will begin to change things. >> well this morning's flag raising, that is set for 9:30 a.m. eastern time. why don't you tweet us to let us know. do you think that we owe them many millions of dollars like castro says? >> convenient editorial that he wrote on eve of reopening, nicole. china's currency finally stablizing after beijing devalued yuan over last three days in a row. china's move aimed at boosting economy. second largest in the world. that is why we're paying attention. devaluation rattling global financial markets, sending u.s. stocks sharply lower earlier this week. we're trying to reboun

my family immigrated to the united states from cuba in the 1960's. i have always been interested in the experiences of immigrants and the refugees in particular. >> how often have you been back to cuba? >> three or four times. my first trip was in 1991, during the so-called special period in cuba, and more recently, my most recent trip was three years ago. i led cornell alumni's back and got a sense of how it has changed in recent years. >> how has the country changed? you left as a young baby. what do you remember? maria: i do not remember anything about the early time. americans have the wrong idea about cuba. they feel it is a land locked in time. how often have we heard americans say that we have to go back to cuba quickly before it changes? the reality is cuba has been changing dramatically over the past 50 years. just because there are wonderful 1950's era automobiles in the streets, it does not mean the society has not been changing. every time you visit cuba, you get a sense of how the society is changing. you get a sense of the aspirations a