there's only three of these in cuba? only three in the whole of cuba! in a country where even a brain surgeon can earn only $30 a month, running a private enterprise like this can be relatively lucrative. it was julio's wife who quickly saw the appeal of vintage chevrolets to foreigners. beautiful! can we go for a drive? she wasn't always a fan of these vintage vehicles. now she has names for all of them, including herfavourite — lola. at the beginning i didn't like to drive, but now i love to drive. it's very easy, and it's not very common to see a woman driving this kind of car. what's happening here? there is a wi—fi area in this part. and they are connecting with the internet. oh, wow, so it's like a hotspot that everybody comes to get online? wow. the internet is the revolution that passed cuba by. for most, it's unaffordable and restricted. take a stroll around town and you see more evidence of a gulf in wealth. ration shops, poor housing conditions and two parallel currencies — one for locals and one for tourists. this market trader tried t

questions of engagement with cuba? questions of engagement with cuba? questions of engagement with colombia which is an important regional ally. plenty to be picked in terms of trade but, as you say, particularly in terms of immigration. so many latin americans have family existing already in the united states and they see, particularly in mexico, a seasonal movement of working in the united states but coming back to mexico to use those dollars to prop up their families back here. thank you very much. much more injust a minute's time. do stay with us. good evening. temperatures are

embargo against cuba, and there hasn't been democratic changes on the island of cuba, would you advise the president to veto a bill that lifted the embargo on cuba? >> if confirmed, yes, i would. >> can you also commit that you would advise the president to reverse many if not all of the obama administration's cuba regulations andxetive orders regarding cuba thatere recently submitted in 2014? >> as indicated, i expect a comprehensive review of all those executive orders. from the state department perspective, i would want to examine carefully the cry tia under which cuba was delisted from the list of terrorist nationses for terrorism. and whether or not that delisting was appropriate and whether or not the circumstances which led to that delisting still exist. >> you do not currently have an opinion at this time as to whether cuba belongs on the list of terror sponsors? >> i would need to examine all the criteria that were used to make the current determination and then utilizing the expertise of those in the state department, again, informed by the interagency process to look at thos

and cuba on the rocks. it's a war over rum-- specifically over two different versions of havana club rum-- and it's as bitter as the cold war ever was. it's a tuesday afternoon at el floridita in old havana, and we and lots of other visitors to cuba are filing in and filling up at the bar that calls itself the "cradle of the daiquiri." head bartender alejandro boliÍvr needs to double up on rum bottles just to keep up with demand. how many bottles do you go through a day? any idea? >> bolívar: so, it's at... it's between 60 and 80, 80 bottles per day. >> alfonsi: that's a lot of daiquiris. >> bolívar: yeah. plenty of empty bottles. >> alfonsi: oh, my gosh. is this just from today? >> bolívar: yeah. today, yeah. >> alfonsi: all those bottles were filled with havana club rum, produced by a 50-50 joint venture between the cuban government and the french beverage giant, pernod ricard, which sent jeÉroÔme cottin-bizoe to cuba to run the business. we met him in a place that's rarely open to outsiders, a ware

regulations an executive orders regarding cuba recently submitted in 2014? >> as indicated i expect a comprehensive review of all executive orders and from the state department perspective would want to examine carefully the criteria which cuba was delist from the the list of neig nations for terrorism and wlo t whether or not the circumstances led to that list. >> you do not currently have a list of terrorist sponsors -- >> i would use the expertise of the state dp the state department informed by them to put cuba back on the list. >> i'm sure there's a dispute between china and -- would support with response to military force. >> we have long standing -- with china and i think we would respond with accordance with those accords which are not a nato type of agreement, but in guarantee of their defense. >> i want to -- because in your opening remarks you referred to human rights and i'm glad you did and wanted to share with you data base on the commission of china contains more than 1,400 individuals believed to be held in detention, do you believe y china i

which sent jerome to cuba to run the business. we met him in a place that's rarely open to outsiders. a warehouse stacked to the ceiling with oak barrels full of rum. >> we built a very great success. when we started the partnership in 1993, we sold 5 million bottles a year. today we sell 50 million bottles a year. >> reporter: 50 million bottles. 11 million of them sold here in cuba. the tourists drinking here are obvious. but we went looking down the side streets and found locals drinking it, too. and domino games and dance halls and discos. and sipping it along havana's sea front promenade. to distill and age all that rum, the cuban government relies on azbel morales. he loves talking about rum, but he says to really understand it, you have to drink it. [ speaking foreign language ] the first sip will impact you the most, he says, and mange you anxious for a second. >> i am anxious to continue the second sip. >> reporter: and a third and a fourth. >> we don't have anything else to do today, do we? >> reporter: and the cuban cig

it remains the case that those picked up at sea will be returned to cuba and cuba has said as part of this agreement with the united states that they will accept them back. but under the rule, wet foot, dry foot, if you make it to the united states as a cuban and put a single dry foot on united states soil you have the right to remain, that is no longer the case. thank you for clarifying that. will grant in havana. sudhir kumar chaudhary is one of indian cricket's most celebrated stars. not for batting or bowling, but for being a fan. with his painted face and body, and total devotion to supporting the indian team, he's achieved the impossible, to become as famous as the players he idolises. india! india! india! india! india! a big fan and a big star as well. you have been watching newsday. i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. nintendo reveals more details about switch, its new hybrid games system. but can it succeed where the wii u failed? and we'll leave you with these images from washington. a town know for political infighting, but on thursday there was a touching moment at

find on both sides of the aisle strong divisions on the issue of cuba. people sitting next to each other having very, very different views and i do hope you will seek input of all as you do this top to bottom review. having sat here i do want to clarify that i don't think necessarily you expressed an aversion to sanctions, i think what you may have expressed if i heard correctly is just ensuring when they're implemented they're implemented in a way that's appropriate, is that correct? >> that's correct chairman, and the comment at one point this morning, having it is worse than having no sanctions at all because it sends a weak signal to the target country and they say oh, they're not really serious after all so if we're going to have sanctions they need to be carefully crafted. >> senator kaine. >> thank you. mr. tillerson. i want to stay in the americas, you and i had a good discussion about the americas and you have done work in the americas and also being a texan you understand the importance of the relationships. we've been grappling on this committ

i am not going to cuba, this woman says. also uncertain is the fate of cubans to return to the island. the castro government has agreed to accept them but has offered no guarantees for their treatment, nor it is it clear t effect, if any, the roles will have. >> cubans are going to continue to leave the island, because there is a leadership that oppresses them on the island. >> more than 50,000 cubans came to the u.s. in 2016. that is double the number from just two years ago. bret? >> bret: steve harrigan in miami, thank you. let's get more on this policy switch from florida republican government rick scott paid >> i hope you are enjoying our weather. going to be a lot colder next week in d.c. having snow tomorrow, aren't you? >> bret: that is exactly right. trying to stay here as long as possible. what about this wet foot, dry foot switch, and what is your reaction to it? >> it is classic barack obama. he doesn't talk to congress, he doesn't talk to members of our congress, doesn't ask for any advice, he is coddling up to

business in cuba. will you recommend to president-elect trump a policy of engagement in cuba to foster change. or go back to the old policy of past 50 years that failed to bring real change or undermine the castro rey je -- regime. >> the job if confirmed of the diplomat is to engage. we would always want to engage to affect change. we have to be honest with the engagement with cub a. there is long-standing statutes in place that govern that relationship. the training and designated list of state sponsors of terrorism. if we who are conducting affairs with cuba are in compliance with those. if we engage in a positive p way and meet all of the commriants of those statutes, that is a good thing. i don't know. i haven't had an opportunity to have a fulsome activity. there is activity and someone had to make a determination that something change. did it affect change? i would like to see the documentation and information around that. if we are going to change the relationship, we have to change those statu

it has been a tumultuous few weeks in cuba. this annual military parade to mark the launch of the cuban revolution were supposed to be held in december. following the death of its founding father, fidel castro, the event was moved to the new year. still, in the absence of castro the message remains the same. the island will not divert from the political course charted by a communist leaders for decades. just under one year ago president barack obama made history in cuba. since then he described the floor as irreversible. some analysts agree that no matter what comes next, the point of no return between the old enemies has been reached. i think we have gone past the reversibility. you may stop it, you may make it slow work, it is already slow so it is difficult to make its lower, but it is difficult to break diplomatic relations with cuba. the obama administration has reached deals with cuba to protect a shared maritime resource and to protect the immigration rules. that policy granted cu ban protect the immigration rules. that

embargo against cuba and haven't been democratic changes on the island of cuba, would you advise the president to veto a bill that lifted the embargo in cuba. >> if confirm, yes, i would. >> can you commit that you would advise the president to reverse many, ot all of the obama administration's cuba regulations and executive orders regarding cuba that were recently submitted in 2014? >> as indicated, i expect a comprehensive review of the executive orders from the state department perspective would want to examine carefully the criteria under which cuba was delisted from the list of terrorist nations that support terrorism, and whether or not that delisting was appropriate and whether or not the circumstances which led to the delisting still exist. >> you do not currently have an opinion as to whether cuba belongs on the list of terror sponsors? >> i would need to examine all the criteria that were used to make the current determination, and then utilizing the expertise of those in the state department, again, informed by the interagency process to look at the criteria that would put

cuba exploited that they are not a threat. they are getting more clients and situations that they have chinese and russians to do. they can do it easily. >> building the case is like putting the puzzle together. the challenge is you don't know what the puzzle looks like and you don't know how many pieces there are. the fbi's case, they had three distinct pieces of the puzzle as they shared the puzzle pieces. it turns out i had the fourth puzzle piece. that fit perfectly into what they had just share and when they put it all together, i told him they are looking in the wrong place. doing what you shared coupled with the fourth piece of the puzzle. there are 40 or 50 people that can do what they can do. they are even more narrowly in the building. >> what was the information that the fbi had? what did they show you? >> the information that they shared with us remain classified to this day. it would reveal some of our methods that the cubans are not yet aware of. >> some of the methods and systems that the dia employs to get info

so it remains the case that those picked up at sea will be returned to cuba, and cuba has said as part of this agreement with the united states that they will accept them back. but under the rule, wet foot, dry foot, if you make it to the united states as a cuban, and put a single dry foot on united states soil, you have the right to remain. that is no longer the case. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: meet the indian cricket fan who is as famous as the players he supports. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry, and it's one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished as buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she'd been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in

the zeal is a long—standing partner for cuba. if the united kingdom hopes to compete with the likes of the south american giant ina with the likes of the south american giant in a post— brexit economy, it has a long way to go, both here and across the caribbean. still, as the communist run island slowly opens up, more bilateral trade would be a start. in indonesia, two local environmental volunteers have held a unique celebration to highlight their campaign to clear their river of rubbish. ari and sandra chose to navigate down the waterwayjust outside jakarta as part of their wedding celebration. they explained that it was their way to express their love for each other and the environment. nimesh thaker reports. for ari and sandra, their special day had to look and feeljust right. and for the happy couple, it is the river taking them to their wedding, which symbolises how dreams for a better life can become reality. at over 100km long, the ciliwung river has brought prosperity to tens of thousands of people. translation: this i

let me take a quick moment on cuba. you've heard things on cuba here. i think it is rewarding of a regime when the only way you can do business in cuba is with castro's son or son-in-law. they had two monopolies that controlled tourism and everything, hotel and tourism related. and everything agriculture related which are the two main areas that people want to do business with in cuba. who are they? not only are they the son and son-in-law, but they are high ranking officials in the cuban military. when we allow business to take place with them and you can only do business with them, i wish you could do business with the average cuban and empower them and make the economic decisions that would free them in some respects, then you strengthen, what? they are high ranking officials of the cuban military. so you basically thumb the oppressive regime you're trying to get them to change in the human rights and democracy. when you do your bottoms-up review, that's another element i would like you to take into consideration. let me ask you this. as you know, fo

cuba and the united states. when there's more cuban-americans who can visit family and send money. that's going to promote our freedom and values. we succeeded in removing an impediment that have important relationships with cuba. more most of the last 50 years they didn't apply that much pressure on cuba about the human rights situation they were focused on us and now that that impediment has been removed it's not just united states encouraging the cuban government to improve their human rights situation, we have countries wrote the western hemisphere that are making the same argument. all we have done is to increase pressure on the cuban government to improve the human rights situation there that the same time the american people there have enjoyed monetary benefits that i think will be persuasive to the incoming president as he determines what policy he believes is best with regard to the united states and cuba. >> and it has there been an improvement in human rights? >> it not as much as we'd like to see but

from cuba, will grant reports. four decades, washington's policy towards cuba was based on two things, the carrot and stick. —— for. the stick is the us economic embargo which can only be lifted by congress. the carrot was the tantalising wet foot, dry foot policy, a measure which allowed cu ba ns policy, a measure which allowed cubans who made it on to us soil the right to stay without a visa. tens of thousands of cubans made the journey every year, with many risking their lives in the florida straits. since it was introduced, it has been blamed on the brain drain on the island. when president obama reinstated diplomatic ties with cuba and visited the country last year, we can safely say the castro government would have urged him to lift the policy. despite the temptation of free entry to the us, the decision to remove it was broadly welcomed by some in havana. translation: on the one hand it is good because we as cubans are more certain we cannot go through this route and there will not be as much loss of hum

el gobernante de cuba le enviÓ una clara advertencia al presidente donald trump. >> cuba y los estados unidos pueden cooperar y convivir civilizadamente, pero no debe esperarse que para ellos cuba realice sesiones inherentes a su independencia. >> el cÓnclave sirvió para que exigieran la devoluciÓn de guantÁnamo a cuba. las expectativas estÁn puestas sobre la postura que adoptaron los paÍses de la regiÓn en torno a su polÍtica. enrique: al regresar un recuento de esta jornada histÓrica. enrique: para la despedida regresamos con la noticia mÁs importante. el presidente donald trump firmÓ órdenes ejecutivas que afectan no solamente a estados unidos, sino a otros paÍses. ilia: ordenÓ construir una frontera con mÉxico, quitarles fondos a las ciudades santuarios. enrique: reemplaza una polÍtica por deportar y reforzar la frontera con mÁs de 5000 agentes federales. ilia: el presidente de mÉxico reaccionÓ, diciendo que su paÍs no cree en los muros. el canciller mexicana dijo que la reuniÓn de peÑa nieto con donald trump sigue confirmada. enrique: puede mantenerse informa

embargo against cubo and -- against cuba and there aren't democratic changes on the eye -- of cuba. would you advise the president to veto the bill lifting embargo on cuba? >> if confirmed, yes, i would. >> can you also commit that would you advise the president to reverse many, if not all, of the obama administrations cuba regulation answers executive orders regarding cuba that were recently submitted in 2014? >> as indicated, i expect a comprehensive review of the executive orders and from the state department perspective would want to examine the criteria for which cuba was delisted for nations that support terrorism. and whether or not that delisting was appropriate and whether or not the circumstances which led to that delisting still exist. >> you do not currently have an opinion as to whether cuba is on the list of terrorism. >> i would need to examine all of the criteria that were used to make the current determination and then utilize the expertise of those in the state department to get informed by the inner agency process that would look at putting cuba back on that list.

a big change for cubans fleeing cuba. the us ends its longstanding open—door policy. and the bromance lives on. barack obama surprises his deputy with america's highest civilian honour. hello. donald trump seems to be at odds with some of his key cabinet nominees on several vital questions facing the new administration. his choice as new head of the cia has strongly endorsed the work of us intelligence agencies, hours after they were attacked by the president—elect. and, in contrast to mr trump's fond and admiring words for president putin, his nominee for defence secretary accused russia of trying to break up nato, and described it as a threat to europe. nick bryant reports from washington. a week before inauguration day, it is usually an air of expectancy that you will find on capitol hill, where next friday they will be playing hail to the chief as donald trump takes centre stage. but the mood now is much more feverish, much more surreal, as front—page allegations swirl that russia has compromising information about the president—elect, that could make him su

my interest is not primarily about cuba. any interest is about american liberty and the need to perpetuate american liberty. one of the offshoots, one of the benefits that would come would be bringing about change to cuba. even the worst detractor of the bill, we're all about the same thing which is how do you bring about more in the way of human freedom to that country and the 11 million people who make up that country. i think that allowing americans to go there and to, again, tell folks about, no, what you're hearing from the -- from your state-run radio station or television station is not the truth, here's what's really going on, is part and parcel to bringing about a change in cuba. it's part and parcel to eliminate egg the excuses used by the communist regime there. it's part and parcel to continuing a theme of engagement we've employed for more than a hundred years and most of all it's part and parcel to maintaining the fragile notion of american liberty which always needs to be protected. if something has encroached

castro.he made with i come from cuba. it was raised there. no freedom of speech, no freedom of nothing. now she is worse than fidel castro. do you understand? this is ruthless. he only cares about money. doesn't care about jobs for cubans. host: the screen you just saw -- that was a visit there in an effort to pursue normalized relations. here's part of the speech. president obama: we cannot and should not ignore the difference is that we have. about our government, and society. has a one-party system. america is a multiparty democracy. cuba has emphasized the role and rights of the state and the united states is founded upon the rights of an individual. but despite these differences, on december 17, 2014, president castro and i announced that the united states and cuba would begin a process to normalize relations between our two countries. since then we have established diplomatic relations. we have begun initiatives to cooperate on health and agriculture. reached agreements to restore direct flights and mail service. we have expanded commer

el gobernante de cuba le enviÓ una clara advertencia al presidente donald trump. >> cuba y los estados unidos pueden cooperar y convivir civilizadamente, pero no debe esperarse que para ellos cuba realice sesiones inherentes a su independencia. >> el cÓnclave sirvió para que exigieran la devoluciÓn de guantÁnamo a cuba. las expectativas estÁn puestas sobre la postura que adoptaron los paÍses de la regiÓn en torno a su polÍtica. enrique: al regresar un recuento de esta jornada histÓrica. usted encontró el amor de sus sueños... y juntos, tuvieron el hijo de sus sueños. ahora puede llevarlos en el auto de sus sueños... por menos de lo que imagina. con un mercedes-benz certificado pre-adquirido, disfrutará de una seguridad, innovación y rendimiento legendarios a un precio a su alcance. ese sí es un dulce sueño. visite el evento de vehículos certificados preadquiridos, desde ahora hasta el 28 de febrero. solo en su concesionario autorizado. mercedes-benz. lo mejor o nada. enrique: para la despedida regresamos con la noticia mÁs importante. el presidente donald trump firm�

now they are the first legal export from cuba to the united states and over 40 years. cuba is selling 80,000 tons of charcoal annually to other countries. >> i do hope that the new administration will look at this and the other deals that have been accomplplished, that can be accocomplished, anand if you bee in free trade and if you believe in economic progress, this is exactly what we should be doing. >> hopes are high. >> selling our charcoal is a good idea, a good sign for progress in cuba. >> gilbert's company pays $420 a ton for cuban charcoal, way above market rate, top dollar for a good product. it comes from a plant that cuban farmers cannot get rid of fast enough. it burns clean in pizza and bread ovens. daniel: that is business. back to sarah. sarah: did you know it is christmas? at least for orthodox christians. thousands gathered in bethlehem to welcome the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem on friday. he will lead midnight mass at the church that christians believe is the birthplace of jesus. the orthodox church observes christmas on the seventh of janu

and i have a specific question on cuba. do you think that as a condition of establishing diplomatic relations with cuba we at a minimum should have insisted on the return of fugitives, cop killers, like new jersey cop killer joe ann and other american fugitives of justice being harbored by the castro regime? >> i do, senator. >> thank you very much. now, would you finally commit yourself, if you are confirmed as secretary of state to work with us and others, new mexico and others have cop killers a that are in cuba to make that conditioning of any future transactions as it relates to cuba? >> senator, if confirmed i look forward to working with you most specifically as well as senator rubio and others have a great depth of knowledge on cuba to ensure that we are not relaxing the pressure on cuba to reform its oppressive regime and certainly as i indicated in response to a question ernlier and in my opening remarks, cuban leadership got a lot out of the most recent deal. we need to make no mistake about where the flows of fu

cuba called it an important step forward in bilateral relations. reporter: effective immediately -- the obama administration of footaled wet foot, dry , a special immigration policy put in place in 1995, that allowed cubans fleeing the country to automatically become u.s. residents. to prevent a last-minute rush of migrants, the news came on cuban state television. >> the decision is ratified by both sides to prevent the illegal departure by sea and to return all the people who are intercepted. reporter: for years, the castro government has been asking for repeal of a government policy dangerousnsid incited migration. to accept theal return of citizens who fled to the u.s. the united on, states will take on the task of returning illegal immigrants, and cuba will receive all cuban citizens who are detected by the u.s. authorities, trying to enter or remain illegally in the u.s. ledrter: president obama the relations in cuba, there has been an increase in migrations to the u.s. according to homeland security, more than 118,000 cubans have fled since

particularly those who have family ties to cuba. the policy is effective immediately. as of today if you are a cuban who is trying to come to the united states over land, through the mexican border or by sea and you arrive here, you will be turned away. there is, of course, a political asylum policy, so if you do feel like you're going to go back to cuba and be tortured, you can apply for asylum, but this is something that happened in secret, which was the way a lot of the cuba policy happened. the administration says that they did that because they didn't want to spark an exodus from cuba if people were expecting that the policy change happened. this is basically a dhs rule change. i'm not sure trump is going to want to fight this battle, though. he will have so much else on his plate. also, in talking to administration officials, they think that they can box him in on this by saying essentially we are trying to stop the flow of immigration, which is something trump has talked about as well. >> it's very similar to me to what the boil administration did around israel,

i suppose with the diplomatic thaw, a policy encouraging cubans to flee cuba was looking out of place. that is right. it was the cornerstone of the policy towards cuba from washington for 20 years or so as the carrot to the stick of the us economic embargo. but it makes no sense, as you say, under these new terms, the fresh relationship between washington and ivana, seen under president obama, to be encouraging cubans to abandon the country with the carrot of finding they will have the right to remain with residency in the us. —— havana. it always had a slightly inevitable feel it would come to an end sometime under president obama and it has come right at the very end. there is no saying what a donald trump administration would make of this change or the thaw in general. absolutely. we are waiting to get more clarity on what he will make on the entire thaw. to be honest, the situation does not look good in terms of deepening the thaw. he has already made clear noises he thinks it is not a good dealfor the us. he has appointed somebody who is a staunch supporter of the economic em

clearly giving back to cuba. cuba wants this to further normalize the relationship. i think you had pointed out in one of the emails, can you point out the difference between this and getting to an embassy and saying, i am asking for political amnesty? >> one of the things is that -- the wet foot, dry foot policy and then got a lot of attention, but also policy in 2006 to address the fact that cuba had used this strategy as a foreign policy tool. they trained doctors and send them to places like angola or venezuela where they do great work, and they do good work, they are good doctors. but they are basically indentured servants, you get seo venezuela not out of the goodness out of castro's heart, but because they don't have money to pay for the oil being sent to them. what was done in 2006, if you get sent to one of these countries as an indentured servant and you don't want to be here and you can get to a u.s. embassy and declare for political amnesty, we will take you in, and kimberly, but they basically said yesterday is, that is no longer allowed under the policy

quÉ hacer con cuba? >> es factible, que puede provocar alguno de los cambios que habÍa hecho el presidente obama. de todos modos, yo creo que es muy factible, podrÍa hacer un acuerdo. hasta el momento, el presidente obama, hizo muchas acciones hacÍa cuba, sin recompensa alguna. >> vamos a ver. me da la impresiÓn, de que todos los paÍses, que el candidato donald trump prometiÓ hacer cosas no muy amistosas, el mÁs fÁcil, el mas barato es cuba. jorge: hacer quÉ? >> yo creo que tendrÍa que dejar todo como estÁ, pero Él prometÓo cambiar las cosas. hacerlo con cuba es muy barato. jorge: rompe relaciones otra vez ? >> no sÉ si romper otra vez, por ejemplo, "pies secos, pies mojados" puede restablecer. lo mismo, con el permiso de viajes de lÍneas aÉreas, la inversiÓn, de comercio. eso es muy sencillo. todo fueron decretos ejecutivos. cuba, al final del dÍa, es un paÍs muy pequeÑo, muy pobre. maria elena: fÁcil y barato, pero acierto. no a -- punto, no ayudÓ con los otros paÍses latinoameri

that we are not relaxes the pressure on cuba and their repressive regime. in my opening remarks. can cub an leadership got a lot out on of the recent deal and we need to understand the flow of funds in cub a. the cuban people got almost nothing. president-elect is has been clear onlooking at the cuba. >> i don't think he has wished to leave that i give him an opportunity to change that. thank you. >> and with that senator? senator risch thank you for being here. you have a ten minutes. >> thank you, i will not take that full ten minutes. mr. tillerson thank you for your willingness for doing this. it is a difficult time with u.s. relationships. it spiralled out of control from time to time and we are not in a good place in many parts of the world primarily because of u.s. policy. and it is going to be rethought and redeveloped and i thank you you for willingness to take that on. i was struck when you were named that this is something that has been off of the radar screen of most americans and that is the importance of the work that the state department does

andrea linares nos informa que es parte de un acuerdo con el gobierno de cuba. reportera: la casa blanca anunciÓ esta tarde que el cambio la polÍtica pies secos pies mojados, entrarÁ en vigor inmediatamente. cuba y estados unidos estuvieron negociando por varios meses para llegar a dicha decisiÓn, la cual incluye un acuerdo de parte de cuba de aceptar a los cubanos que sean rechazados por estados unidos a regresar a la isla. >> devolvemos a lo que era la ley de migraciÓn americana antes del noventa y siete. significa que a travÉs de mÉxico, canadÁ, puerto rico y las islas vÍrgenes viene presentando en una corte de migraciÓn, tienes que pelear que te otorgan asilo polÍtico. reportera: la polÍtica pies secos, pies mojados, es un memorando de la ley de ajuste cubano, que permitÍa a los cubanos que tocaban tierra estadounidense permanecer de manera legal en el paÍs, trabajar. durante los Últimos aÑos el nÚmero de cubanos que han buscado entrar a estados unidos se ha disparado. segÚn datos de la oficina de aduana y protecciÓn fronteriza en dos de c

. >> yo no tengo nada y en cuba no quiero hacer nada. que me maten antes de ir a cuba. >> un grupo de cubanos recibiÓ la noticia de que suena americano no estarÁ mas a su alcance. la decisiÓn de poner fin a esta polÍtica tomÓ por sorpresa a los cubanos en trÁnsito. >> que a partir de thalÍa iban a cerrar la frontera, pensÉ que lo iban a decir, no fue de un dÍa para el otro. reportera: ahora tienen una esperanza. >> tenemos fe, de que donald trump analice nuestra polÍtica. el estado de la florida votÓ por Él. reportera: este defensorreportera: de los derechos de los migrantes en zach existe posibilidad de que los cubanos puedan llegar a estados unidos. >> pueden pedir asilo polÍtico por un auxilio humanitario que contempla la ley. reportera: los cubanos cuando estÁn en transito tienen un permiso temporal para permanecer sin prÓrrogas. luego su estatus se vuelve legal, es cubanos que se encuentran aquÍ pagan los costos mÁs altos. >> para ellos seguramente serÁ una pesadilla y los mandaran de vuelta a cuba. reportera: ser�

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