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casa blanca con el gobierno de cuba . >> el expresidente obama. >> ahora quiero un cambio para cuba y escapando para régimen dio luz en la celda de panamá. >> gracias a dios estoy aquí en estados unidos no quiero que las mujeres cubanas pasen por eso. >> los manifestantes llegaron a las afueras de la casa blanca con un nuevo ímpetu que fue cantado con patria y vida. >> ♪ patria y vida ♪ >> proviene de la canción patria y vida de josuel y un grupo de artistas cubanos. >> es una cuba con aires de cambios. >> el mensaje generó descontento y tanto así que sacaron su propio tema. >> a la revolución me queda. >> de regreso en washington dc el mensaje es uno ¡. >> no nos vamos a detener, no tenemos miedo. >> en washington alberto pimienta noticias telemundo. >> y ahora vamos a conocer a una emprendedora, ella dejo una carrera en el mundo de las finanzas y lo hace por las redes sociales y acá el detalle con iris castro . >> es una joven boliviana que triunfa en las redes sociales promoviendo un estilo reciente. >> es de cómo ser activista y ahora esto se volvió mi carrera. >

la casa blanca para pedir a la administración de biden que no reestablezca ningún tipo de lazo con cuba, como nos cuenta alberto pimienta, algo crítico impulsa a este nuevo reclamo (gritos) cientos de cubanos llegaron a la capital con un mensaje . >> tenemos al rey desnudo, la dictadura en su peor momento, sería traicionar al pueblo de cuba que joe biden abra las puertas a esto. >> piden se evite cualquier diálogo de la casa blanca con el gobierno de cuba, en un día donde se cumplen 5 años de la visita a la isla del expresidente barack obama. >> la apertura política de barack obama no tuvo efecto. >> esta mujer escapó de cuba. >> no quiero que las mujeres cubanas tengan que pasar por lo mismo que yo . >> manifestaciones en capitales de latinoamérica y europa, llegaron a las afueras de la casa blanca con un nuevo ímpetu con el nuevo lema que es patria y vida (música) (música) (música) proviene de la canción patria y vida del cantante (información en pantalla) y un grupo de artistas cubanos. >> con un espíritu propio con aires de cambio, con un pueblo cubano cansado de ment

and that's when cuba came into play. for. cuba and venezuela had a previous history 3 weeks after coming to power and how lana in 1959 feet out castro was given a hero's welcome in caracas the new cuban leader had become patients and was wasting no time with his plans to spread his model for revolution across central and south america decades later their leader maximo sign ally in chavez a man who could help them realize his goals. in 1904 he gave the field to just the kind of reception normally reserved for heads of state. i. didn't custer was in a difficult situation. you know the collapse of the soviet union meant he no longer had anyone to support his stay. until that point had been a little like a woman living off her wealthy husband. and now travis was to take the place of the soviet union. almost 10 years later the relationship with the come a solid partnership when chavez asked his mentor for help or to consolidate his power into cuban leader did have a solution. proposed mission buddy who intends to a social welfare

and that's when cuba came into play. for. cuba and venezuela had a previous history 3 weeks after coming to power in helena in 1959 field kustra was given a hero's welcome in caracas the new cuban leader had become visions and was wasting no time with his plans to spread his model for revolution across central and south america decades later they lead their maximal sign ally in charge is a man who could help them realize his goals. in 1904 he gave the failed to just the kind of reception normally reserved for heads of state. i. i. little custer was in a difficult situation. you know the collapse of the soviet union meant he no longer had anyone to support his stay. until that point had been a little like a woman living off her wealthy husband. and now travis was to take the place of the soviet union. almost 10 years later the relationship with the come a solid partnership when chavez asked his mentor for how order to consolidate his power and the cuban leader it did have a solution. proposed the mission but it was intense thr

- what's cuba? - a communist country run by a dictator named fidel castro. - and do i have to shovel the whole driveway or just the side the car's on? - the whole thing. - oh, geez. dear, mr. castro, my name is kyle. i am an 8-year-old american boy who lives in south park. ... and if i had just one wish, just one wish in the whole world... ♪ if i had one wish it'd be for cuba to change ♪ ♪ because i think that all the cubans are in pain ♪ ♪ all the joy in the world from sea to shining sea ♪ ♪ doesn't mean a thing if cubans aren't free ♪ ♪ i just can't be very happy that's certain ♪ ♪ not as long as your cubans are hurtin' ♪ ♪ oh, won't you search your soul ♪ ♪ and find a way to change your mind ♪ ♪ that is my one and only wish ♪ - llamada todos junto! [tv] once again this does mark the end of communism in cuba! cuban dictator fidel castro claims he was finally convinced by a young boy's letter. now the country is again open to american tourism. plans can finally r

exports have been keeping the industry afloat cuba sells around $100000000.00 cigars called poor abroad each year demand from overseas held up last year as smokers bought premium cigars with money saved on travel and entertainment the part took us took our factory in havana kept running even during the worst days of the pandemic. all was going but going to we are not going to say that it is a negative impact we are simply a little limited but an impact that will cause unemployment lack of cigar exports this is not been the case we have continued to export. hernando's things the worst is now behind the industry particle for its part hopes to boost production to almost 5000000 cigars this year. well today is st patrick's day my socks are green by the way ireland has been doing its best to celebrate despite coronavirus restrictions the centerpiece of the festivities has been a spectacular drone display in the skies over the capital dublin a swarm of 500 unmanned aircraft traced some of ireland's history in lights traditional green being the brightest color in the show with a national lockd

it's cuba's best known export and rolled cigars last year the cuban cigar industry struggled under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic u.s. sanctions and bad weather but strong demand from abroad helped save the industry from catastrophe. young is tending to bacco plants that will be made into cuba's famous handled cigars the farmer has struggled like the rest of the cuban cigar industry with the economic fallout of the pandemic u.s. sanctions on cuba have also made it hard to secure diesel fuel and fertilizers and unusually wet weather last year didn't help but garcia is hopeful this year will be different. it has been a little hard due to the health situation that the country is going through. the weather has not been favorable but we have to be there working to see if we can achieve a good harvest. so that this year will be as good as last year or even better. but walang also. exports have been keeping the industry afloat cuba sells around 100000000 sick hours called poor abroad each year demand from overseas held up last year as smokers bought premium cigars with money saved on

and that's when cuba came into play in. cuba and venezuela had a previous history 3 weeks after coming to power in helena in 1959 feet out castro was given a hero's welcome in caracas the new cuban leader had begun patients and was wasting no time with his plans to spread his model for revolution across central and south america decades later their leader maximo sein ally in charge is a man who could help them realize his goals. in $994.00 he gave the field to just the kind of reception normally reserved for heads of state. i. think you just a little custer was in a difficult situation. you know the collapse of the soviet union meant he no longer had anyone to support his stay. until that point had been a little like a woman living off her wealthy husband. and now travis was to take the place of the soviet union. almost 10 years later their relationship with the come a solid partnership when chavez asked his mentor for help order to consolidate his power and the cuban leader did have a solution. proposed the mission and the

. >> so, hotels in cuba, or u.s. company that gets created in cuba cannot directly hire a cuban worker. they go to the state employment agency, controlled by the regime. the regimes sends the work, or for example to the hotel. the regime gets paid in dollars by the foreign company and then gives the worker a fraction of their wages in return. do you know that cuban doctors that have been sent abroad ultimately have their passports taken from them, so that they cannot leave the country they are sent to? and that payment for the service by that country is sent to the regime and not paid to a cuban doctor? >> i had been aware of but the passport issue and i have better understand now from you how the payment system works. >> do you understand that when we talk about, we want to help the cuban people, which are mullin but when we send a remittance to cuba as a u.s. citizen for one of our family members that the regime takes 10% off, right off the bat. and, do you realize? that >> i agree with that. >> and then after that

and that's when cuba came into play in. cuba and venezuela had a previous history 3 weeks after coming to power in helena in 1959 feet out castro was given a hero's welcome in caracas the new cuban leader had begun visions and was wasting no time with his plans to spread his model for revolution across central and south america decades later they leave their maximal sign ally in charge is a man who could help them realize his goals. in $994.00 he gave the field to just the kind of reception normally reserved for heads of state. i. didn't custer was in a difficult situation. you know the collapse of the soviet union meant he no longer had anyone to support his stay. until that point had been a little like a woman living off her wealthy husband. and now travis was to take the place of the soviet union. almost 10 years later the relationship with the come a solid partnership when chavez asked his mentor for help order to consolidate his power and the cuban leader it did have a solution. proposed the mission body to attend thro

for the 1st time in decades and who is he asked that job seekers are queuing up at cuba's employment office is eager for work until now a hotel porter on the island could earn up to 10 times more than a doctor or a computer i've been here since the beginning of the year that's been changing with the introduction of a major monetary reform. people in the cuban capital have ana q enthusiastically at a state employment agency carlos manuel parris works as a baker but he wants to get back to his old job 5 years ago paris quit his job as a boxing coach at the cuban institute of sports discouraged by his monthly salary of $500.00 pesos around 20 u.s. dollars now the job pays 11 times more than the very happy because thank god a job offer that i came looking for is there for i was praying as if to say there will be vacancies in physical education teaching jobs and look i found it. but the reforms have also pushed consumer prices up making it much harder to survive on state welfare. if we want to work no matter if it's a technical or professional job our interest is to be able to produce and

junkie is tending to back up plans that will be made into cuba's famous cigars the farmer has struggled like the rest of the cuban cigar industry with the economic fallout of the pandemic u.s. sanctions on cuba have also made it hard to secure diesel fuel and fertilizers and unusually wet weather last year didn't help but garcia is hopeful this year will be different. it has been a little hard due to the health situation that the country is going through. the weather has not been favorable but we have to be there working to see if we can achieve a good harvest. so that this year will be as good as last year or even better. but walang also. exports have been keeping the industry afloat cuba sells around $100000000.00 cigars called poor abroad each year demand from overseas held up last year as smokers bought premium cigars with the money saved on travel and entertainment the particle cigar factory in havana kept running even during the worst days of the pandemic. almost the going but going to we're not going to say that it is a negative impact we are simply a little limited but an impact

cuba has been developing vaccines since the 1980 s. because of longstanding u.s. trade embargo against us. now to north korea which has launched 2 ballistic missiles and according to south korea and japan it's believed the 2 short range missiles flew 450 kilometers before landing in the sea and alist say the country has a history of testing new u.s. administrations with missile launches and other provocations to force americans back to the negotiating table and for more we're joined now by joss smith a reuters correspondent based in seoul good to see you just tell us what are we to make of these missile launches are they a message to the new u.s. administration or something else. well north korea conducts these kinds of tests for multiple reasons not least because it provides them a good practical experience for improving their weapons and also giving same to their troops but it's impossible not to see this on context of the new administration and the review that divided ministration is conducting right now it also comes as you mentioned after north korea had rebu

well it's cuba's best known export and rolled cigars last year the cuban cigar industry struggled under the weight of the crowbars pandemic u.s. sanctions and bad weather strong demand from abroad helped save the industry from collapse. young is tending to bacco plants that will be made into cuba's famous handled cigars the farmer has struggled like the rest of the cuban cigar industry with the economic fallout of the pandemic u.s. sanctions on cuba have also made it hard to secure diesel fuel and fertilizers and unusually wet weather last year didn't help but garcia is hopeful this year will be different. it has been a little hard due to the health situation that the country is going through. the weather has not been favorable but we have to be there working to see if we can achieve a good harvest. so that this year will be as good as last year or even better. but wall also. exports have been keeping the industry afloat cuba sells around $100000000.00 cigars called poor abroad each year demand from overseas held up last year as smokers bought premium cigars with money saved on travel a

>> once they free themselves from dictatorship and can join the union, why not cuba? it and puerto rico came into u.s. control in 1898, i don't think we should keep them against their will but would be good americans, they have experience with dictators lying about elections, they would resist that here in the u.s., so i imagine a lot of them would be good americans if they chose to be, and would care about voting rights. and mitch mcconnell thing, it's revealing he had to tell flat-out lie, no voter suppression going on in the states, are you kidding? georgia and explicitly going on around the country, he has to pretend that's not happening, otherwise how can you say the federal government should do nothing? nothing, that's the republican position on everything, gun shootings, horrible mass murders, democrats have proposals, some good, some maybe not work so well, republican proposal? nothing. against vote suppression? nothing. it's unsustainable, really. >> i can't thank you enough, our conversations cover the gamut, tonight no exception, eugene robinson, bill krist

ok a country like cuba is in a very peculiar position. it's small it's insular it can regulate travel and now it has its population are firmly under control it also has invested enormously high fraction of its g.d.p. in medical outcomes so it is does medically roic compared to its neighboring us but in comparison to all its neighbors and indeed in comparison to most countries in the world so. yes the cubans do well on medical issues and they do especially well on issues that require clamping down on free movement. during the aids crisis you know only through it trying to positive people basically into camps to make sure they didn't have contact with others and in this in this kind of as well you know they've come to our store with tens of thousands of medical instructors to make sure the people who are staying i say so say your opinion is that a talker autocratic rule has been a big factor i thought the whole point of the book was that it was. populism that was the enemy of coronavirus response and of the good outcomes and it didn't matte

ok a country like cuba is in a very peculiar position. it's small it's insular it can regulate travel and you know it has its population are firmly under control it also has invested enormously high pressure of its g.d.p. in medical outcomes so it is does medically very roic compared to its neighboring us but in comparison to all its neighbors and indeed in comparison to most countries in the world so. yes the cubans do well on medical issues and they do especially well on issues that require clamping down on free movement. during the aids crisis you know they through it trying to be positive people basically into camps to make sure they didn't have contact with others and in this in this kind of as well you know they've come to our store with tens of thousands of medical instructors to make sure the people who are staying i say so say your opinion is that a talker autocratic rule has been a big factor i thought the whole point of the book was that it was. popular as in that was the enemy of coronavirus response and of the good outcomes a

ok a country like cuba is in a very peculiar position. it's small it's insular it can regulate travel in and out it has its population in a fairly under control it also has invested the enormous the high fraction of its g.d.p. in medical outcomes so it is does medically very roic compared to its neighboring us but in comparison to all its neighbors and indeed in comparison to most countries in the world so. yes the cubans do well on medical issues they do especially well on issues that require clamping down on free movement. during the aids crisis you know only through it trying to positive people basically into camps to make sure they didn't have contact with others and in this in this kind of as well you know they've come to our store with tens of thousands of medical instructors to make sure the people who stay nice they say so do so your opinion is that a talker autocratic rule has been a big factor i thought the whole point of the book was that it was. populism that was the enemy of coronavirus response and of the good outcomes and i

patricia: cuba que tiene un largo historial de exportaciÓn de vacunas comenzÓ los ensayos con dos de sus cinco vacunas experimentales que de resultar exitosas serÍan las primeras de producciÓn nacional en amÉrica latina. brasil alcanzÓ un sombrÍo rÉcord al registrar mÁs de 300.000 muertes. la segunda cifra mÁs alta a nivel global despuÉs de estados unidos. el presidente bolsonaro cumpliÓ las variantes del virus de una nueva y mÁs peligrosa propagaciÓn y defendiÓ las acciones de su gobierno o para asegurar cuerdos en mÁs de 500 millones de dosis de vacunas. argentina conmemorÓ el dÍa nacional de la memoria por la verdad y la justicia. esto con motivo del 45 aniversario del golpe de estado que dio pasÓ la Última dictadura digitalde 1976 al 83. en la marcha se pide castigo para responsables y se recuerda que segÚn organismos de derechos humanos ascienden a 30.000 personas, en su mayorÍa desaparecidas. majestuosas montañas... pintorescas carreteras de la costa... tierras fértiles... hay demasiadas razones para querer a california. usa menos energía dejando a un lad

our policy as it relates to cuba will be governed by two principles. first, support for democracy and human rights will be at the core of our efforts through empowering the cuban people to determine their own futures. second, americans, especially cuban americans, are the best ambassadors for freedoms and prosperity in cuba. a cuba policy shift is not currently among president biden's top priorities, but we are committed to making human rights a core pillar of our u.s. policy and we're committed to carefully reviewing policy decisions made in the prior administration, including the decision to designate cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism. >> very, very last question. >> sure. >> i promise. >> go ahead. >> it's about the border. you keep keep thing, this is not the time to come. is that not sending the signal,there will be a time to come, just wait? >> first to be clear, even these unaccompaied children that come across the border, we want to keep safe, we want to ensure they're in shelters where there's access to educational services, legal services,

and that's when cuba came into play. for. cuba and venezuela had a previous history 3 weeks after coming to power and how lana in 1959 feet out castro was given a hero's welcome in caracas the new cuban leader had begun visions and was wasting no time with his plans to spread his model for revolution across central and south america decades later their leader maximo sein ally in chavez a man who could help them realize his goals. in $994.00 he gave the field to just the kind of reception normally reserved for heads of state. i. assume little custer was in a difficult situation. you know the collapse of the soviet union meant he no longer had anyone to support his stay. until that point had been a little like a woman living off her wealthy husband. and now travis was to take the place of the soviet union. almost 10 years later the relationship with the come a solid partnership when chavez asked his mentor for help or to consolidate his power and the cuban leader did have a solution. proposed the mission and then through a soci

i know as a daughter of immigrants -- my father came from cuba. my mother also came from cuba. they fled political persecution, and they came legally to our country, and we treasure that. we treasure those who get in line, follow the process to be able to come and live here in america and seek that opportunity. but in certain states like arizona, like texas, we find that there is chaos at the border, especially now as we see a new administration come in and in a bullhorn basically say, "come on in. it's an open border system." so what we want to address today is why it is so important that we stand for illegal immigration, that we stand for fixing our immigration system, something that i think policy has failed for way too long. i would like to start with congressman gosar. i understand there was a big ruling as well. rep. gosar: absolutely. first of all, i denounce when we talk about white racism. that's not appropriate. i believe in an immigration system but a legal immigration system. we have to look for those programs not authorized by congress and don't have checks and bal

patricia: cuba que tiene un largo historial de exportaciÓn de vacunas comenzÓ los ensayos con dos de sus cinco vacunas experimentales que de resultar exitosas serÍan las primeras de producciÓn nacional en amÉrica latina. brasil alcanzÓ un sombrÍo rÉcord al registrar mÁs de 300.000 muertes. la segunda cifra mÁs alta a nivel global despuÉs de estados unidos. el presidente bolsonaro cumpliÓ las variantes del virus de una nueva y mÁs peligrosa propagaciÓn y defendiÓ las acciones de su gobierno o para asegurar cuerdos en mÁs de 500 millones de dosis de vacunas. argentina conmemorÓ el dÍa nacional de la memoria por la verdad y la justicia. esto con motivo del 45 aniversario del golpe de estado que dio pasÓ la Última dictadura digitalde 1976 al 83. en la marcha se pide castigo para responsables y se recuerda que segÚn organismos de derechos humanos ascienden a 30.000 personas, en su mayorÍa desaparecidas. si philly garcia hubiera escuchado a los que lo rechazaron, nunca habría ganado una buena reputación, atrayendo a grandes atletas profesionales. eso es el espíritu l

cuba currently has five other vaccine candidates in the works. it is the only latin american country to have vaccine candidates advance to the final stage 3 trials. cuba has not vaccinated widely among its population as of now, but they say that they will have produced enough vaccine for this island by august and should have the entire population of cuba vaccinated by the end of the year. one of those vaccine candidates, soborana 2, was developed working with the government of iran and cuban scientists said over the weekend that starting on monday they expect to expand the trials of that vaccine, soberana 2, to 150,000 people in the capital city of havana. patrick oppmann, cnn, havana. >>> could former president donald trump be charged criminally for inciting the capitol riot? the prosecutor who up until recently was overseeing the investigation is speaking out. what he's saying about that possibility. that's next. want to eliminate odors without heavy, overwhelming scents? we get it. try febreze light. it eliminates odors with no heavy perfumes

she is the author of the other side of paradise, life in the new cuba. the daughter of a former pan-am executive, she grew up in the pan-am family, a still strong network across the globe. she now lives in vermont from where she joins us today julia is going to fly solo for their presentation but we'll have time for audience questions at the end. so please post your questions anytime during the broadcast in the ask a question button at the bottom of the screen. i'll take a moment to remind you that you can order your copy of "come fly the world" from books and books below by pressing the green button on the screen. question appreciate each and every order and generous donations. now without further adieu i'd like to welcome julia to the statement. >> thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me.it's a little different from the last time i was at books and & books for a reading and also fitting to be virtually in miami on international women's day. miami was ground zero for pan-am where the airline began in south florida, so it feels right. i'd li

cuba relations and pedro is there. went through the neighborhood where his family lived in the recognize him. they left in 1962 and they've had recognize him. among the things that pedro did what he was there was to write an open letter to bill clinton calling for the end of the economic embargo of cuba from ama cuban to do that, is like denver, pedro had a lot loss prince of that but he showed courage. so the baseball world, help pouring of pedro on sunday prayed and wanted to just honor him as well. but it's a hard voice speaking of passion and speaking glad you stand for and knowing what you stand for not being afraid to talk about that even when it's a difficult situation. and anthony and pedro certainly for a lot of years what is on the level of values that i believe this corrections really haim

cuba sells around 100 million cigars each year. demand from overseas held up last year as smokers brought -- bought premium cigars with money saved from travel and entertainment. even during the worst days of the pandemic. >> we are not going to say it's a negative impact. we areli simply a little limite. this -- we have continued to export. he thinks the worst is now behind the industry. he hopes to boost production to almost 5 million cigars this year. brent: today is st. patrick's day. my socks are green, by the way. ireland has been doing itsest to celebrate despite coronavirus restrictions. the centerpiece of the festivities was a spectacular drone display in the sky. traditional green being the brightest color in the show. the national lockdown is still in force. pubs remain closed just as they were on this day one year ago. here is a reminder of the top story we are following for you. the european commission is considering a vaccine passed to allow people to travel. a digital certificate would prove they have been vaccinated

policy towards cuba is deeply personal to me. i have first-hand experience of what it is to live under the castro dictatorship. i came to this country when i was 11 years old. i still have memories of the military coming through, searching my house, accusing my father of hoarding merchandise. i have all these memories and i have made it my priority when i came to congress to promote democracy and human rights, all of them. but i've been encouraged by the statement that president biden and white house officials have made regarding the need to put democracy and human recognizes at the center of our policy towards cuba. and as secretary i was wondering what steps could you take to promote political rights, civil liberties and any attack on human rights defenders in cuba. >> i think across the board we share the same goals when it comes to cuba and that is democracy and freedom for its people. i have particular respect for the views and the experiences of our fellow citizens who are cuban american. because you not only know it, you'v

young is tending to back up plans that will be needed to cuba's famous handled cigars the farmer has struggled like the rest of the cuban cigar industry with the economic fallout of the pandemic u.s. sanctions on cuba have also made it hard to secure diesel fuel and fertilizers and unusually wet weather last year didn't help but garcia is hopeful this year will be different. it has been a little hard due to the health situation that the country is going through. the weather has not been favorable but we have to be there working to see if we can achieve a good harvest. so that this year will be as good as last year or even better. exports have been keeping the industry afloat cuba sells around $100000000.00 sick ours called poor abroad each year demand from overseas held up last year as smokers bought premium cigars with money saved on travel and entertainment the part took a cigar factory in havana kept running even during the worst days of the pandemic. no man was to go in but going to a new we are not going to say that it is a negative impact we are simply a little limited but an i

our policy as it relates to cuba will be governed by two principles. first the, support for democracy and human rights will be at the core of our efforts through empowering the cuban people to determine their own futures. second, americans -- especially cuban-americans -- are the best ambassadors for freedom and prosperity in cue da. a cuba policy shift is not currently among president biden's top priorities, but we are committed to making human rights a core pillar of our u.s. policy and committed to carefully reviewing policy decisions made in the prior administration including the decision to designate cuba as a state sponsor or terrorism. >> very, very last question, i promise. >> sure, go ahead. >> it's about the border. >> okay. >> this is not the time to -- [inaudible] isn't that sending the signal that there will be a time to come, just wait? >> well, first, to be clear, unaccompanied children who we want to keep safe, we want to insure they are in good shelters where there is access to educational services, legal services, health services, we

these two people are from cuba. they are trying to get to the u.s. [speaking spanish] >> now because of the pandemic, the border bween colombia and panama is closed. there's no sign of humanitarian work state organizations here. people can cross and if they cross illegally. >> in the jungle they are led by coyotes like this man, the red cap. he's telling them when to start the journey. >> this is the last sort of piece of civilization the migrants will see for at least a week. >> the coyotes seem to be controlled by one of the most powerful armed gups in the country, with around 3000 soldiers. but the army captain tells me that legal migration isn't the only thing they are keeping tabs on. [speaking foreign language] >> for at least 15 years, migrants have been departing from this bea onto the darien, where they cross the border into panama. but they tend to get stuck here without access to a room, water, or a toilet. >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> this journey can be deadly. but hundreds of people embaron it every d

these two people are from cuba. they are trying to get to the u.s. [speaking spanish] >> now because of the pandemic, the border bween colombia and panama is closed. there's no sign of humanitarian work state organizations here. people can cross and if they cross illegally. >> in the jungle they are led by coyotes like this man, the red cap. he's telling them when to start the journey. >> this is the last sort of piece of civilization the migrants will see for at least a week. >> the coyotes seem to be controlled by one of the most powerful armed gups in the country, with around 3000 soldiers. but the army captain tells me that legal migration isn't the only thing they are keeping tabs on. [speaking foreign language] >> for at least 15 years, migrants have been departing from this bea onto the darien, where they cross the border into panama. but they tend to get stuck here without access to a room, water, or a toilet. >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> this journey can be deadly. but hundreds of people embark on it every

lisa: cuba, they escaped communism. that's why he's such a proponent of freedom which is also what makes florida so great you have so many people, there's descendents of people who have escaped communism, socialism who value freedom and know how fleeting it is. lawrence: we will have sound later on in the program ami talking to people in florida, we already came from a country where socialism was there and we don't want our country to turn to that we will talk about that later in the hour sean i want to go to you desantis the reason you number one without the president, florida has become a symbol with the republican of liberty, of freedom the fact that you can go and have a meal, sit down, no one here in florida are denying that the virus still exist what i hear from people, you gave us a choice, what say you? >> i think ron desantis is a mini me of donald trump, ron desantis as a governor of florida is pushing back and throwing down with the media he led his state and he did what he thought was right even though the m

policy towards cuba is deeply personal to be an kfirsthand experience of wheret is to live under the castro dictatorship i came when i was 11 years old and i thought memories of the military and searching my house and using my father of the merchandise i have all these memories and i made it a priority when i came to congress for democracy and human rights. all over i've been encouraged by the statement of the present invited to the white house regarding in the human rights at the center of our policy towards cuba and our secretary i was wondering what steps can you take promote a lights, civil liberties and then the attacks on human rights defenders in cuba. >> i think across-the-board we share the same goals when it comes to cuba and that's democracy and freedom for his people, inre particular respect for the views and the experiences of our citizens are cuban-american we not only noah but we lived at how your families have lived it and this is something that resonates for me. we are looking at the entire policy right now and we have haven't come to any conclusion, knowing what the

it's nearly impossible to leave cuba legally these days. covid and still unexplained health incidents among u.s. diplomats caused the u.s. to stop issuing visas at the embassy in havana. a state department report says as of november there were more than 78,000 cubans on a waiting list for immigrant visas. cubans are unable to receive visas at the u.s. embassy and the pandemic was shut down most international flights to and from this island. for many cubans desperate to leave now the dangerous journey by boat is their only option. beatrice praise for a miracle for her daughter and grandchildren. that they find them, that they don't stop looking, she says, whatever the news is that they know what happened. it's more upsetting to not know. days after our interview cuban officials announced that the search for the missing boat has ended. unlike too many other cubans beatrice's family is lost at sea. patrick oppmann, cnn. >>> we are following developments after the deadly shootings at three massage parlours here in metro atlanta. we will have an

currently there are 74 immigrants from central america mexico and cuba sheltered here many of them are also from chiapas a region in mexico known for drug trafficking and rick criminal activity against indigenous people is very high. and chip was nice it's not safe and she had pass not for my kids this is why we're asking for political asylum because we know that kids are safer there saw the most good in months but that soon with. my goal is to arrive in the u.s. and be granted political asylum to have freedom and peace for me and my kids and i trust the president biden is going to help us. in those by you know that presser abraham's mission is to help something he has been doing for years with his unconventional wrapper church by a tempting to attract young people from the area to his congregation but some weeks ago he notice he has to do something to help the immigrants on the streets of my thumb or us but i was never. really noticed there were so many people they didn't know where to go. we're going to help them. when people ask me if i think they're going to make it over to the u.s

here's a round up of some of the other stories making headlines around the world today cuba has begun testing its own covert 19 vaccine on health care workers it's hoped most people in the capital have ana will get the sovereign to buy may cuba has been developing a vaccine since the 1980s because of the long standing u.s. trade embargo against. north korea launched 2 ballistic missiles according to south korea and japan it's believed the 2 short range missiles flew 450 kilometers before landing in the sea of the say the country has a history of testing new new u.s. administrations with missile launches and other provocations to force the americans back to the negotiate. table. the u.s. senate voted to approve president joe biden's choice of rachel levine to become assistant u.s. secretary the 1st openly transgender person to be confirmed by the job despite strong opposition from republicans the vin was confirmed on a vote of 52 to 48. greece is celebrating a 200 years since the start of its struggle for independence from the ottoman empire universe or is being marked with parades and

policy towards cuba is deeply personal to me. i have first-hand experience of what it is to live under the castro dictatorship. i came to this country when i was 11 years old. i still have memories of the military coming through, searching my house, accusing my father of hoarding merchandise. i have all these memories and i have made it my priority when i came to congress to promote democracy and human rights, all of them. but i've been encouraged by the statement that president biden and white house officials have made regarding the need to put democracy and human recognizes at the center of our policy towards cuba. and as secretary i was wondering what steps could you take to promote political rights, civil liberties and any attack on human rights defenders in cuba. >> i think across the board we share the same goals when it comes to cuba and that is democracy and freedom for its people. i have particular respect for the views and the experiences of our fellow citizens who are cuban american. because you not only know it, you'v

however having a skate from repression in cuba or live threats by the drug mafia in on do it as they are convinced anything else is better so they wait and keep hoping. some football now and in the german bundesliga live a cause and have fired their coach peter bosch after a poor run of form saw them claim just 3 league wins this year and get knocked out of both the german cup and europa league the dutchman took over in december 28th managed 4th and 5th place finishes in the bundesliga is side occupied 2nd spot earlier this season but are now in 6 losing 3 nil to how-to in his last match in charge this sunday former coach harness both will take over until the end of the season. we were seated on the news is women of all top stories this german chancellor angela merkel says germany is in a quote new pandemic as the country grapples with an exponential rise in coronavirus traces leaders have agreed su extend the country's lockdown until mid april with shops restaurants and bars to remain closed and a strict 5 days shutdown will be enforced over the easter holidays. and us secretary of

cuba has begun testing its own covert 19 vaccine on health care workers it's hoped most people in the capital have and i will get the sovereign to jab by may cuba has been developing a vaccine since the one $980.00 s. because of a longstanding u.s. trade embargo against it. to social media celebrities have been arrested in a restaurant in cameroon the transsexual woman are being charged with attempted homosexuality homosexuality is considered a crime in cameroon and the 2 could face up to 5 years in prison if found guilty. police in washington d.c. have cleared away most of the security fencing from around the u.s. capital only a thin in the barrier remains security was stepped up after supporters of the former president donald trump invaded the building in january. chile is planning a 5 g. rollout that could leave its south american neighbors in the dust superfast networks should boost industrial output and their hopes of attracting big name foreign firms like amazon but 2 major trading partners the u.s. and china arguing over the security of 5 g. chile needs to tread carefully. 5 g.

from all over the world one in 5 deaths taking place right now all over the world is in brazil from cuba suso the situation is catastrophic it is desperate and here are these people who profess to care about people's health and well being arguing that denying brazilians or russian vaccine is beneficial is beneficial for both brazil and for the united states of america the degree of double standards here is also a start issue because the united states is wrong chad bead itself. as a crusader for vaccines and for vaccine back to nation efforts all around the world and they had previously accused russia of undermining global vaccination it is very clear that russia is up to its all tricks. and in doing so is potentially putting people at risk by spreading disinformation about vaccines the difference is of course that back then they couldn't show you what it is that russia disinform anyone. in this case he you go we have clear evidence their own admission that they had denied people the chance to get vaccinated with the vailable already in production vaccine especially in these times of glob

than actually trying to damage russia america has imposed sanctions on countries all over the world cuba venezuela russia china you name it trade restrictions and terrorists and we are the ones that are intervening too much in the affairs of other countries and here we are trying to blame russia for interfering in our elections biden came up during the cold war and it doesn't seem like he's ready to let go that make peace with russia and other countries but i would respect him more and i think a lot more of the world would respect him if he acted more like a peacemaker and show that he's strong enough in america is strong enough that we can be at peace with others rather than appearing weak and having to fight back any time there's an accusation or this or that happens. when you commission has proposed a special digital pass which would allow european citizens who have been vaccinated against cove a $1000.00 restriction free travel access across the block it follows increasing pressure from tourism reliance state says charlotte dubinsky reports. the european commission outlining on monda

than actually trying to damage russia america has imposed sanctions on countries all over the world cuba venezuela russia china you name it trade restrictions and terrorists and we're the ones that are intervening too much in the affairs of other countries and here we are trying to blame russia for interfering in our elections biden came up during the cold war and it doesn't seem like he's ready to let go that make peace with russia and other countries but i would respect him more and i think a lot more of the world would respect him if he acted more like a peacemaker and show that he's strong enough and america is strong enough that we can be at peace with others rather than appearing weak and having to fight back any time there's an accusation or this or that happens. ok it's another story getting a lot of people talking today the e.u. commission has proposed to create a digital green certificate that would allow your opinion citizens who've been vaccinated against co but to travel across the block without having to quarantine on arrival the controversial move comes following pressure

than actually trying to damage russia america has imposed sanctions on countries all over the world cuba venezuela russia china you name it trade restrictions and taro's and we are the ones that are intervening too much in of affairs of other countries and here we are trying to blame russia for interfering in our elections biden came up during the cold war and it doesn't seem like he's ready to let go that make peace with russia and other countries but i would respect him more and i think a lot more of the world would respect him if he acted more like a peacemaker and show that he's strong enough and america is strong enough that we can be at peace with others rather than appearing weak and having to fight back any time there's an accusation or this or that happens. in other news the e.u. commission has proposed a special digital pass which would allow european citizens who have been vaccinated against covert restriction free travel across the bloc that follows increasing pressure from tourism reliance states as charlotte dubinsky reports. the european commission outlining on monday that

however having a skate from repression in cuba or live threats by the drug mafia in and do it as they are convinced anything else is better so they wait and keep hoping. it was a story there we heard one migrant say that she hopes president bush will help the plight of latin american migrants and let them into the united states i mean we can understand that she wants that to be true is it going to be true. it's difficult to say president biden promised during his campaign that he will have a more humane immigration policy and he stopped indeed the construction of the border wall he stopped the muslim travel ban he decided that the people who have already applied 2 years ago of for asylum in the united states that they are allowed to enter the united states instead of waiting in mexico but all these changes were done by executive orders changing the whole system of immigration policies meaning meaning of making it easier for this people to apply for asylum granting a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in the states and so on this all would mean. entering and passing that i