back channel to cuba. and his back channels to cuba. the book contains more be jealous that any other fascinatings rather history. the kennedy assassination has intrigued us all. it intrigues me as a historian of u.s. cuban relations for many reasons. one of which is that this ministry that efforts to reject the fidel castro is so counter to the known image of him giving the green light to the bay of pigs invasion, pushing through his brother for operation mongoose. ,he flipside of the coin national security council documents for further to the suite approach has always intrigued me. most intriguing thing about the kennedy assassination is the historical coincidence, although some don't think it is and when citizens, of the moment john f. kennedy was killed, there was a cia officer in paris meeting with a high level mall in the cuban military attempting to pass him a poison pen to assassinate fidel castro. kennedy had moment an emissary in cuba, a french a frencht meeting went journalist, meeting with fidel house, havingfe .unch with hi

back channel to cuba. and his back channels to cuba. you will find the book contains more be jealous that any other place on this rather fascinating history. the kennedy assassination has intrigued us all. it intrigues me as a historian of u.s. cuban relations for many reasons. one of which is that this ministry that efforts to reject the fidel castro is so counter to the known image of him giving the green light to the bay of pigs invasion, pushing through his brother for operation mongoose. the flipside of the coin, national security council documents for further to the suite approach has always intrigued me. most intriguing thing about the kennedy assassination is the historical coincidence, although some don't think it is and when citizens, of the moment john f. kennedy was killed, there was a cia officer in paris meeting with a high level mall in the cuban military attempting to pass him a poison pen to assassinate fidel castro. at that same moment kennedy had an emissary in cuba, a french journalist meeting went a french journalis

who failed to exfiltrate cubela from cuba? who was exfiltrate it from cuba on 16 june? finally, who was the father to carlos tepedino? the cia often uses deception in the secret cables and memoranda to backstop the fragmentation of one individual into multiple identities. you will see such deception take place in the cables i'm about to show you. they described the new effort to defect cubela with the help of his best friend. this was done to hide the true identity of carlos' father. from now -- now let's get to the part laying the base for this part of the puzzle. i'm going to break up this part of the presentation into four sections. the new jm wade defection plan, a surprise postcard from cubela to tepedino, key events to tepedino's dad, and finally, solving the sforza/sloman puzzle. we start with the renewed effort in 19 6222 defect and recruit cubela. this is the station's response to cia headquarters. this cable references headquarters cable, asking jm wade to develop a possible defection op. it shows us how pancho wanted to play a major role and how he tried to u

ruled cuba, were in a quandary. on the one hand, they suspected that whoever won the north or the south during the u.s. civil war, that the winners would want cuba because there had been a lust for taking cuba for decades previously. this had been this effort to make cuba a state of the united states of america. so that's one idea that's sirlating in the -- circulates in the minds of the rulers in cuba. another idea that's circulating is they should be in solidarity with their comrades who are slave owners in the south in order to defeat the north. but then again, as i said if the south had won, the south would be after cuba ousting the spanish. but in any case, at the end of the day they decided to open their ports to the confederate states of america, so-called. but after the defeat of the confederate states of america there was tremendous pressure on cuba to abolish slavery, and a bloody war e erupted to that end leading to the rise of a figure who may be known to many of you. i'm speaking of antonio ma say owe.

authorities because as a lifeline cuba was the base and the black panthers found refuge in cuba for a couple years of the '70s. and she also found the base to escape the evil clutches of the u.s. authorities and going forward as the struggle escalates and intensifies through the rivers -- their errors through the halls of washington d.c. that we will find the need if history is a guide cuba will continue to serve as the base. because it in some ways she exemplifies not only the struggle but also how it is possible to escape the clutches of uh jurisdiction and just as they have done in cuba. >> we appreciate all the information you share with us this evening knu expand i.r.a. understand the spanish general defeated the spaniards to give mexico independence the somebody should be widely known not only here but also mexico. >> i want to preempt what i will say to hour. [laughter] but to repeat your illuminating words but it is difficult to explain some times that the system of taint here in north america is not necessarily the same in other parts of the americas. but the reason i say tha

medical services currently earn cuba billions of dollars a year. the fair is design today attract more foreign investment. and increase the sale of cuban expertise and equipment abroad. >> translator: cuban medics work in more than 60 countries. that's more than 50,000 health workers. >> reporter: while cuba boasts abandon staff, medicines and equipment are often in short supply and, infrastructure is crumbling. dr. alvarez blames the u.s. trade embargo enforces for more than 50 years. >> translator: we have had to look for markets abroad for both equipment and medicine. we have had to go far. it's not the same medicine in the u.s. as it is in iran or china. >> reporter: when cuba set about revamping its health system, its aim was altruistic to simply treat those in need. but with its economy struggling, it must try to sale to the world what it does best. he is one happy customer. daniel, al jazerra, havana. >>> just a reminder you can always keep up to date with the news on our website. aljazerra.com. >> the october numbers mark the longest stretc

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. >> cuba has no problems selling the things its known far. cigars and rum to name just two. but the government recently pa passed a foreign investment law designed to sell more and open it's tightly held economy to foreign investment. >> to achieve the results we need in the country of just 11 million we need to make the decision-making process to work. it's important that we grow 5% to 7% a year. the public expects results and investment is the only way to get them. >> a trade zone is being built west of havana as a means to entice foreign companies. the havana trade fair carries added enforcements. more than 60 countries are keen to do business with one another, and cuba needs investment and needs it badly and many countries are eagle for see what it has to offer. what's holding it up? suspicion and two very different economic systems. the biggest obstacle is the u.s. embargo. the cubans call it a blockade. the u.s. companies exhibiting here feel its days are numbered. >> what does the relationship look like? >> they're positioning to take advantage of a market they've bee

>> yo tengo conocimiento que son cuentas cifradas fuera de cuba, pero... >> fuera de cuba. >> sÍ. nunca lleguÉ a... Él tiene una parte del dinero en cuba, de esa fortuna, de esas reservas que se les llamaba siempre... no se les decÍa reservas de fidel, sino reserva del comandante en jefe, donde no solo habÍa dinero, sino tambiÉn habÍa bienes, habÍa autos, camiones, etcÉtera, que Él podÍa disponer de ellos sin darle cuenta a nadie ni rendirle cuentas a nadie, y yo sÉ que en una ocasiÓn Él le presto al propio gobierno cubano diez millones de dÓlares al 10% de interÉs. >> ahora, usted en 1994, su hermano decide irse de cuba y las autoridades cubanas pierden confianza en usted. >> o sea, yo en el aÑo 1989, que lo redacto ahÍ perfectamente en el libro, hubo una conversaciÓn entre el ministro de interior y fidel a travÉs de unos audÍfonos... >> ¿josÉ abrantes? >> ajÁ, abrantes, a travÉs de unos audÍfonos que estÁn los micrÓfonos dentro del despacho de fidel, que abrantes estaba rindiendo cuentas a fidel sobre la droga, entonces ahÍ es donde yo me... >> en est

citizens but anyone can send money to cuba. the regime has received those moneys because they're the ones who control the economy on the island. and at the end of the day, the regime has not reciprocated one scintilla. it's become more oppressive. i could go on and on. i understand senator rubio's concern because i have heard them as well. and talk about the whole question of consultation verses notification. this is the epitome of notification but not consultation. and there will be a very significant response if what we have is notification and not consultation at the end of the day. i appreciate your answers before the committee. i have one or two that i'm not going to delay that i'm going to ask you to respond in writing. i'm concerned about turkey and its presence in the exclusive economic zone in cyprus, which i think is a belligerent move, unnecessary and to the negative to our negotiations, but i'll allow you to respond to that in writing for me. this record will remain open until the close of business tomorrow. i would

medical services currently earn cuba millions of dollars a year. the fair hopes to attract more investment. >> cubans working in many countries. >> while cuba boasts medical staff, infrastructure is crumb crumbling. >> we've had to look for markets abroad. we have had to go far. it is not the same in the u.s. or china. >> now 100 years on from the start of the first world war the poppy has come to symbolize huge losses. hundreds of thousands of british and commonwealth soldiers have died. peter sharp reports. >> the poppies grow. a line written by a canadian officer in 1915. one line of verse would forever link the poppy to the first world war, and it is the symbol of a nation's determination never to forget. a river of ceramic poppies with each flower remembering a soldier who died in the first world war and there are 888,226 poppies in this dramatic installation entitled "blood swept lands and seas of red." an emotionally charged experience. >> this incredible concept for a tribute, i think i'm struck by how many people there are here, that's won

. >>> senators are in cuba to negotiate the release of allen gross, contractor who is in jail in cuba. senators met with him for two hours today. he's been in that prison in cuba since 2009. he was locked up for trying to set up internet access in cuba for u.s. government. they are optimistic about his release. >>> providence hospital will remain open tomorrow despite a nurses strike, for lack of ebola preparedness. they are disappointed with the strike but hired temporary nurses to fill in. the strike will begin at 7:00 a.m. >> that news comes on the heals of the only remaining ebola patient in the u.s. he said a crisis still exists in west africa where more than 13,000 people have been infected. >>> a teen is arrested for a deadly stabbing, 18-year-old wags arrested accused of stabbing a man to death last month along perry place north west. police believe the victim was walking down the street when he was attacked. >>> police in ferguson are preparing for a possible repeat of last summer's violence a grand jury there is expected to anounnounce whether wilson will face criminal charg

cuba has an american citizen held hostage who did nothing but try to help the jewish community in cuba communicate with each other and yet it wants to hold him hostage in return for cuban spies who weren't benign spies, they were spies who were spying against our defense department, one of which integrated the defense department. so i could go down a long list, in addition to the human rights which sometimes i think we cavalierly say, yes, there's detentions. there's detentions. there's arrests in which people are detained for long periods of time, years, simply because that which we enjoy in america they seek to exercise, free speech, protests. there are individuals, like the ladies in white, who just every week march with a gladiola to church dressed in white to protest that their sons and husband are in jail for no reason and they are savagely beaten. so, you know, sometimes we sort of like gloss over all of this, and this administration in its -- in its speech when it started this administration, in its inaugural speech talked about opening up the hand to those who are willing to t

you are with the al jazeera news hour and still to come cuba is open for business but who is buying? we report from havanna biggest trade show plus. >>> the world summit in dublin and looking at the next big thing and want to know what it is, a hint and includes your front door and security cameras and much more. >>> from the battlefield to the sports field the rugby found more than one way to serve his country. back in one moment. ♪ ♪ hello again you are with the al jazeera news hour and a recap of the stories we are following, israeli police deployed reenforcements around a mosque in occupied east jerusalem to prevent violence and tensions high in resent weeks as palestinians accuse israeli government of wanting to change the rules about who can worship there. u.s. proposed sanctions against former yemen president are due to take effect later on friday and accused of helping houthi parties take control parts of the capitol in september. the international criminal court has approved temporary release of a nationalist leader accused of war crimes and he will return to serbia to r

one of the cubans he approached was the head of cuba's free masons. the centuries-old organization, it's had influence on the island. but he didn't know he was a member of the secret police and tracking the american's every move. he agreed to meet us at this havana park to talk about the case. he said he was so unprepared, he didn't speak the language. allen gross as a person was nice. very friendly, he says. we had to communicate by making hand jgestures because his spanish was limited. his case is a major sticking point to improved cuba/u.s. relations. havana won't release him unless he's exchanged for three cuban intelligence agents serving lengthy sentences in the u.s. the u.s. said he isn't a spy and should be returned immediately. something cuba is unlikely to do. we're driving past the military hospital where he's being held. he's cuba's most high-profile prisoner, and guarded by the black ber rays, special force. in the past we have been detained immediately when trying to film here. if a swap can be worked out, it needs to happen now, when an

he's one of the architects of cuba's health systems. he sends patients across the island, sends medics to africa and to the middle east east. >> treating all cubans and taking they are expertise ray broad, but it's a two-way process, and they're hoping by opening up their economy they'll be able to develop and enhance expertise like this. these are dr. alvarez's inventions on display. medical services currently earn cuba billions of dollars a year. the fair is designed to attract more foreign investment and increase the sale of cuban expertise and equipment abroad. >> cuban medics work more than 60 countries. >> while cuba boasts abundant medical staff medicine and equipment are often in short supply, and infrastructure is crumbling. dr. cycle varies blame the u.s. trade embargo enforced for more than 50 years. >> we've had to look to markets abroad for equipment and succeed. we've had to go far. it is not the same as buying in u.s. iran or china. >> when could yo cuba set about to revamp it's health program, it has tried to show the wo

they were sent back to cuba and even though it's 90 miles from key west to cuba, you cannot see land. it's open seas. it's improbable any of these moment made boats can make it to florida but some do. >> the highest level in five years. what that's explanation for the surge? you talked about how dangerous it is. >> five-year high and 35% more this year than the year before that, and the economic answer is, that economics, basically, life in cuba right now is a life in poverty and it's so hopeless -- well, take a look at the video. these are new, recent cuban migrants coming into south florida. it shows how extremely dangerous their makeshift boats and rafts are. they keep showing up in south florida. 343 people, packed on a boat. that's one okay. even people on inner tubes strung together, just floating with the current, and all exemplifies it's so bad in cuba right now, it's worth the risk of drowning to leave. alberto sanchez made it to miami a week ago, on a raft, and tells us it was his ninth attempt. >> translator: in cuba, you go to bed and you good to bed worried because the ne

> cuba needs foreign investment and it needs it badly. there are plenty of countries out interest who would like to invest, seeing this huge potential this country has to offer. so what's holding things up? for years and years of mistrust and suspicion and two different economic systems. the biggest obstacle is the u.s. embargo. the cubans have called it a blockade. the u.s. companies exhibited here feel its days are numbered. >> what does the relationships look like? >> they're positioning to take advantage of a market they've been denied access to since 19 1959. >> we as a company we're looking at free trade in order to eliminate the bloc and do business with each other. >> spain confident that they, too, could overcome obstacles. >> they've been clarifying many of the rules that until now were not clear. so now is a good time to come here and invest. >> we all have to sell to designated buyers, and the rules were very strict. >> more than 50 years of doing business the communist cuba way cannot be changed overnight. [music] >> they'll

cuba has an american citizen held hostage who did nothing but try to help the jewish community in cuba communicate with each other but it wants to hold him hostage in return for the cuban spies who were spying against our defense department in one integrated into the defense department. i can go down though long west in addition to the human rights which sometimes we say yes there is detentions were people have been detained along period a time or years because they try to seek to exercise free speech and there are individuals like the ladies in white to protest peacefully their sons and husbands are in jail for no legal reason. sometimes we gloss over all of this. and this administration with its speech talks about opening the hand and a clenched fist they unilaterally has opened the hand including more visits more money flowing to cuba not just families of u.s. citizens the regime has received this because of the demand and control of the economy at the end of the day it is more aggressive i could go on and on. i understand his concern and talk about the whole question of consultatio

medical services earn cuba billions a year. the fair is designed to attract foreign investment and increase the sale of cuban expertise and equipment abroad. >> cuban medics work in more than 60 countries. >> reporter: while cuba boasts abundant staff, medicine and equipment can be in short supply and infrastructure crumbling. the u.s. trade embargo is blamed, enforced for 50 years. >> we've had to look for markets abroad for equipment and medicine. we had to go far. it's not the same in the u.s. as it is in iran for china. when cuba set about revamping the health system, the aim was altruistic, to treat those in need. with the economy struggling, it must sell to the world what it does best. aggos teenio is one happy customer >>> the world health organisation has issued new figures on the ebola out break. they say that the death toll has risen to 4,950. and there has been 13,241 cases, and the three worse-hit countries in west africa. the w.h.o. says the number of infections is declining in guinea, sierra leone, and liberia, in

. >> cuba wid abundaren't medical staff. equipment is often is short supply and infrastructure is crumbling. dr. alvarez blames the u.s. trade embargo, in force for more than 50 years. >> we have had to look for markets abroad for equipment and medicine. we have had to go far. it's not the same as buying medicine in the u.s. as it is in china. >> when cuba set about revamping its health system >> its aim was altruistic, to treat those in need. when with its economy struggling, it must try to sell to the world what it does best? >> agost i & o is one happy customer. daniel schiemler, al jazeera, havan a. >> last month, the former cuban president, fiddle castro wrote an op-ed calling on the u.s. and havan a to work together on the ebola front. the debate over death with dignity was rekendalled when brittany maynard took her life. she moved to oregon, one of five states that permit assisted suicide. rob reynolds has her story. >> i hope to enjoy however many days i have left on this beautiful earth and spend as much of it. >> b

we understand the big standoff when we thought the russians were moving nuclear weapons to cuba. one of the funny sidebars as i was involved in the intelligence and for those who might remember, we were going to put together an invasion force in cuba. i was the intelligence officer in quantico and i was looking at the weapons system and i looked at something called the froogmism. and i was the one who discovered that the frog missile would have been disaster because it had a nuclear warhead which nobody had known, certainly in our city. those things were trying days. to get back to where i started. any contest questions? no? are we over? >> i'm over here. >> i do have a question regarding themon youments. -- the monuments. the korean monument is absolutely breathtaking and a lot of photographers have taken pictures of our monuments, the world war ii memorial and korean memorial and they are found in violation if they actually try sell a photograph of an american monument. can you explain what is going on ith that as to why people, those who would photograph american monuments, be

. >> despuÉs de que esta maÑana las farc en el palacio de convenciones de la habana, cuba, aseguraron que en su poder estaba el general rubÉn darÍo y la abogada gloria borrego. hay versiones que podrÍan estar gestionando la liberaciÓn del oficial del cabo contreras y de los dos soldados que dÍas pasados las farc tambiÉn habÍan reducido aparentemente en combate. son mercedes no oficiales sin embargo la cruz roja ya estÁ en la zona, dijo estar dispuesta a colaborar en lo que fuera necesario. >> estamos iniciando las gestiones para esta posible liberaciÓn pero por el momento estamos todavÍa analizando el caso y viendo la ayuda que podrÍamos dar. >> podrÍa ser esta la explicaciÓn del silencio de santos durante todo el dÍa de hoy despuÉs de las declaraciones de las farc en la habana, cuba. tambiÉn se sabe que mÁs de 1000 hombres fueron trasladados por parte del ejÉrcito hacia la zona donde supuestamente se encuentra el general cautivo. Éstas son las informaciones que se manejan hasta ahora desde bogotÁ colombia regresÓ con ustedes el estudio y buenas noches. >> vamos a

cuba hopes the gestures of goodwill will revive the economy. >> this man says medical treatment in cuba was the best thing to happen in his laf. -- life. he is from angola and after an accident it left him with difficulty walking and unable to play football. the young real madrid is hoping to be up and running soon. he is one of many given care at the hospital. paid for by those that can afford it. free more those that can't. >> cuban medicine is national and international. taking our expertise abroad helps us. >> this man went to school with fidel castro, and is an architect of the health system. he treats patients across the island, attends to patients and opened hospitals across the middle east. the health industry treats all cubans, taking their expertise abroad. it's a 2-way process. they are hoping by opening up the economy, they'll be able to develop and enhance expertise like this. >> these are the doctor's inventions on display at the havana trade fair. medical services earn billions of dollars a year. the fair is designed to attract more foreign investment, and incrse t sale o

cuba needs foreign investment badly. there are plenty of countries out there who would like to invest, seeing the huge potential of the country. what's holding things up? >> years and years of mistrust and suspicion and two very different economic systems. >> the biggest obstacle is the u.s. embargo, the cubans call it a blockade that's been in place for more than 50 years. although the u.s. companies exhibiting here, it's days of numbered. >> what does it look like post embargo he? >> they are positioning to take advantage of a market they've been denied access to since 1959. >> we as a company are looking at free trade in order to eliminate the blockade. >> the greatest interests comes from cuba's former colonial rulers, spain. confident that they, too, can overcome the obstacles. >> they've been clarifying rules that up until now were not clear. now is a good time to come here and invest. >> we all have to sell to designated buyers and the rules were very strict. >> more than 50 years of doing business the communist c

este momento, como bailarín a promover la cultura, me siento en familia ,como si estuviera bailando en cuba . >>> vienen también quizás a transferir la cultura para que nosotros la podamos apreciar y quizás aceptar y abrazar también . >>> ahora mismo estamos viniendo por un intercambio cultural, estamos recibiendo e impartiendo cultura, y partimos la cultura de nosotros también . >>> era de (nombre en inglés), el cabaret de alta sociedad. >>> solamente iba la gente con dinero, la gente que viajaba desde miami solamente para una noche ver un espectáculo, tener una buena comida y regresar nuevamente a su casa en la noche, la gente en yate, en avionees, era más para la gente rica en la revolución . >>> es para la gente rica, es para la gente que no pudieron verlos en ese tiempo, entonces nosotros lo estamos trayendo. >>> bueno, tenemos la información, si quieren asistir ahí está una noche tropical, que se llevará a cabo en (nombre en inglés) en san francisco, ahí está la página para más información, ¿algo más qué quieran agregar?. >>> sólo invitar a la gente, no se pierd

senators say they're optimistic a jailed man in northern cuba will be released. gross has threatened to take his own life if he is not released by his birthday next may. new mexico senator tom udall say while they are optimistic, there is no indication cuba will take any action soon. he's serving a 15-year sentence, accused of spying for the u.s. government. gross says he was there to set up internet service in jewish communities there in cuba. cuba says it will release gross in exchange for cuban agents jailed in the u.s. >>> today, a local college professor officially becomes a u.s. congressman. house speaker john boehner will swear in dave bratt during a ceremony in the capitol. he upset the longtime majority leader eric cantor in the primary. he went on to win the election in the seventh district by beating a fellow professor from randolph macon college. >>> right now, congress is back at work for the first time since the midterm election. topping the ambitious agenda, this afternoon, the senate will hold a hearing on the handling of the ebola crisis. this is

medical services currently earn cuba billions of dollars a year. the fair is designed to attract more foreign investment and increase the sale of cuban expertise and equipment intrad. >> cuban medics work in more than 60 countries. >> that's more than 50,000 health workers. >> while cuba wid abundant medical staff, medicines and equipment are often in short supply and infrastructure is crumbling. dr. alvarez blames the u.s. trade embargo in force for more than 50 years. >> we have had to look for markets intrad for equipment and medicine. we have had to go far. it's not the same medicine in the u.s. as it is in china. >> when cuba set about revamping its health system, its aim was altruistic, to simply treat those in need. with its economy struggling, it must try to sell to the world what it does best. agost i & o is one happy customer. am al jazeera, havan a. >> cast row wrote an op-ed calling on the u.s. to work together on the ebola front. one of the scientists who discovered the ebola front, proser van der groin said they are not prepared for t

. >> cuba and made it here by 12. i gravitated to wanting to be completely into american entertainment. i was hypnotized by pop, r and b. >> by listening to it. >> i didn't know a word of english, but that's what i wanted. no turning back. >> what do you recall at 9 and 10 and 11 and 12 about what your family had to endure with your the father leaving? >> i talk about that in the book in detail. i was raised an only child. i'm close to my family. i lost my father about three years ago. my mother's still live. so, even as a child, i saw what my parents were going through to get me out of cuba and a better life. and those memories have stayed with me always. that connection with sacrifice, perseverance. and definitely those memories as an 8-year-old are still there. but from the perspective of seeing what my parents did to protect me and at the end of the day for us eventually, eventually for me to come here to the states and knowing this, understanding what they went through, showed me to have the kind of hif and reali

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in 1711 then known as a group of 70 including: 701 by ship to cuba. it is thought there were others who did not have spaces on the ship. and-a-half headlands out of their towns and 401 -- other neighbor -- native people flee into florida and there began to be an amalgam of cultures that founded -- it is possible that the listener does part of that is groups and there is a saying that to live the -- if you're still speaking of them they are not gone. you people shared the trailer and the red recent -- research chamber with the hope -- people had families here, they had the tear [indiscernible] when they leave here they will understand they were people living in a place, living well, developing art and music and a spirituality, and there were times of conflict. if we can take lessons from that about how we relate to other people from around the world that is important and special and we do feel -- we can understand a bit more and they can look at our southwest or to environment and understand it the great deal more as well. look at the people places and

migration from cuba is in a five- year high. fox news embedded with the coast guard on patrol. >> immigration is a dilly occurrence in florida. >> did you kill on june? >> yes, the focus shifts to pornography deleted from the victim's xufrment what it could mean for jodi arias and her fate. it is it all "happening now". >> let's get to our top story. president obama on the way to nevada where he will promote his executive orders on immigration. welcome to the second hour of "happening now" on this friday. i am jon scott. >> i am shannon bream in for jenna lee. president the president ordered that the immigrants. the house will not stand idell and let the executive order stand. he gave no hint on what the republicans will do. >> wendall golar is in las vegas. >> reporter: we are at the high school where the president obama pushed the clock on immigration reform in 2013. he announced the executive order ares in the face of bitter republican opposition and claims of overstepping the authority and threat to sue him or worse. the whi

cuba policy acceptable to you? what needs to change, if anything? >> we need to continue helping the opposition and we need to remember that the cuban government is an enemy of the united states. i think i'm one of the first candidates running for congress in south florida in one of these dribblingts snass talking about what is in the best interest of the united states. the cuban government is holding alan gross hostage since president obama came to office about six years now. the cuban government was caught recently sending arms illegally to north korea. the cuban government continues beating and imprizzning people who disagree with them. and, by the way, killing people in the streets. so any changes to u.s.-cuba policy need to be made or considered in the context that this is an enemy of the united states. and by the way, i'm also in favor of reforming the cuban adjustment act because i believe it is in the best interests of the united states too many fellow cubans are coming to our country abusing the prilidge granted to them. >> how? >> which --

cuba gave no indication any development was imminent. he is serving 15-year sentence, accused of spying for the u.s. government. he says he was there to set up internet service in jewi communities. cuba will release gross in exchange for cuban agents jailed in the u.s. . >>> this is the first time congress has been in session since the midterm election. they have a lot of work to get done before the new congress takes over in january. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with a rundown of their agenda. tracie? >> reporter: hey, aaron. let's start with the budget. a trillion dollars that runs out december 11th. then the $5 billion the president wants to deal with isis. he wants to send more troops into iraq. he needs more authorities to continue arming and training the syrian rebels. that runs out next month. congress has to deal with that. a $3.7 billion request still there to deal with immigrant children coming into this country without th then there are tons of nominations that are still sitting on the shelf in the senate. democrats wa

the wanted to know if or sident is feeling, whether or not he will include a cuba policy? of white house reviewing the hostage situations. >> on the hostage policy there that has ew under way not reported, that does include paying. we have been in close touch with the families, if they need to do a better -- a better job of that we will try to do so. the hearts as breaks for the people in these situations and the president thinks about them as we all do. and your first question, i don't have any news that there is a new approach to cuba made today. [inaudible] anything t know of -- thinking about cuba is always in our global latin american policies. >> we have time for one more question. got one. timing, used the phrase this is the right thing to do. if it is the right thing to do why not do it six months ago? think there is -- be much better solution here is legislation. believe in good reason that there was an opportunity in the that there was an opportunity in the wake of the 2010 election. senate passed a bill and the house seemed like they were to get up. prepared to

they earn cuba billions of dollars a year. they hope to increase the sale of cuban expertise and equipment abroad. >> cuban medics work in more than 60 countries. >> while cuba boasts abundant medical staff, medicine and equipment is often in short supply and infrastructure is crumbling. but the alvare dr. alvarez enforcblame the u.s. trade embargo. >> we've had to go far, it's not the same buying medicine in the u.s. iran or china. >> when cuba set about resetting its health system. it would treat those in need. it's an economy struggling and it must sell itself to the world what it does best. he is one happy customer. havana. >> time for another short break. when we come back. >> i hope to enjoy however many days i have left on this beautiful earth, and spend as much of it outside as i can. >> the passing words of a right to die campaigner. we'll have the latest on the death with dignity. and two races remaining, more on that, stay with us. >> now to the controversial debate over the right to die with the help of a doctor. a

cuba gave no indication any development was imminent. he is serving 15-year sentence, .ccused of spying for the u.s. he says he was there to set up internet service in jewish communities. cuba will release gross in exchange for agents jailed in the u.s. >> a reaction to a controversial change in the montgomery county school calendar. they voted to remove names of all the religious holidays, including christmas and yom kippur. it did not change any of the school's off days, just the name. ♪ >> this morning there is a big effort to clean up from the concert for valor on the national mall. news 4's cysten wright is live on the mall where there is a lot left to do. kristen, good morning. how is it looking out there? >> reporter: hey. good morning, guys. it doesn't look bad considering how many people were out here last night. this morning a lot of activity right over here. crews taking down this video monitor. you can see there's three monitors out here where people were watching the show over here. they were rolling up some of the mats th

on cuba, there has been discussion on this recently. "the new york times" has come out with editorials calling for a shift in u.s. policy towards cuba, a prisoner exchange between the cuban five and alan gross, etc. that's all newly possible. again, this is something that the president can do without congressional support if he's willing to put up with what will be the inevitable partisan condemnation for it. >> that is the big if. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> the president of ghana and nigeria and senegal are beating. they're pushing for a return to civilian rule. burkina faso's president was forced to resign, and so far there has not been agreement on who should serve as the country's interim leader. >> opposition parties, civil society and religious leaders have been told by the african leaders to go in separate corners right down three names on a list, names they think are capable of running the country for one year into the transition leader. they'll hand back the list, and the name that appears the most will be the new interim

citizens but anybody can send money to cuba. the regime has received that because they are the control the economy and the command and control economy on the island and at the end of the day the regime hasn't reciprocated until it has become more oppressive. i could go on and on. so, i understand senator rubio's concern because i have heard him as well and talk about the whole question of consultation process notification this is the academy of notification without consultation. and there will be a very significant response is what we have is notification and not consultation at the end of the day. >> i appreciate your answers before the committee. i have one or two i'm not going to delay going to ask you to respond in writing. i'm concerned about turkey and its presence which is a belligerent move unnecessary and to the detriment of the negotiations where. but i will allow you to respond to that in writing. this record will remain open until the close of business tomorrow and i would urge you if you get questions which undoubte

the two met with gross for two hours today during a three-day visit to cuba. he was convicted of crimes against the state while working to boost internet access to cuba. he is serving a 16 years sentence. he is 65 and his health is deteriorating and he vows to end his life than spend another year behind bars. >>> our wusa9 call for action is back at it again. >> it seemed like a never ending tug of war with fixes with the property managers. do you know your rights when things go wrong? >> the holidays are meant to be a time of shopping and sharing, not scamming, how ♪ inova. join the future oftinge i thought it'd be bigger.cine. ♪ ♪ (dad) there's nothing i can't resubaru outback.u.roduciw love. it's what makes a subaru,a subaru. >>> it is a nightmare one woman has endured nearly a year. >> first a condo flood, then a mold problem she's been battling property management to fix. her frustrations led her to lesli foster and the wusa9 wusa9 call wusa9 -- wusa9 call for action team. >> when you walked, you could see your footprints. >> reporter: that flood of

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hundreds of students from the united states are getting a rare opportunity to visit cuba. they arrived in the port of havana aboard a cruise ship yesterday. it's all part of a semester at sea program. the goal is to take college students around the world to get firsthand experience as they study. this is the last stop for the group of more than 600 students and faculty. cuba is still under an embargo by the united states and is on a watch list as a sponsor of terrorism, but people are still allowed to travel there. >>> now to some new information about that deadly mall shooting in chicago. police say the woman who was shot by her boyfriend inside nordstrom's department store died at the hospital last night. the gunman killed himself at the scene on friday. the woman was a nordstrom seasonal employee. nobody else inside the store was hurt. but we are learning that court records show that the victim's family tried to get a restraining order against the boyfriend last spring. >>> in georgia, a boy found behind a fake wall inside of his father's house was reunited with his mot

senators say they feel cuba is closer to releasing alan gross. jeff flake of arizona and tom udall of new mexico met with gross for two hours tuesday in cuba. the senators are there on a three-day visit. >> gross had been held since 2009. he was convicted of crimes against the state while working with a u.s. agency for international development. the goal was to boost internet access in cuba. he's now serving a 15-year sentence at 65 years old. they say his health is deteriorating and he's now vowing to end his own life rather than spend another year behind bars. >>> next year's school calendar for students in montgomery county is going to look a bit different. yesterday the montgomery county board of education voted to remove all religious references from its school calendar. >> the vote was in response to muslims wanting equality with christians and jews by asking for a day off on the holiday at the end of the hole month of ram dan. muslims are worried they'll be blamed for a so-called war on christmas. >> we did not ask for christmas to be remo

. >> india and cuba have reported new cases of ebola in citizens who were in west africa. a cuban doctor will be treated in geneva after contracting the disease in sierra leone, where he was a member of cuba's 165-member medical team. meanwhile, an indian man is being held in isolation at delhi's airport after recovering from ebola in liberia. the obama administration has asked congress to approve $6.2 billion in funding to help the international ebola response. on tuesday, president obama urged lawmakers to approve the funding before the december recess. >> although we should feel optimistic about our capacity to solve the ebola could -- crisis, we cannot be complacent simply because the news attention on it has waned. we have to stay with it. that is why i'm calling congress to make sure that it approves, before it leaves, the emergency funding request that we put forward to respond to ebola both domestically and internationally. >> the united nations has approved a landmark measure to seek the potential prosecution of north korean officials for crimes against humanity.