irish that went to cuba, in particular to havana. i want you to know that on the left side of the entrance to the havana harbor, there is a well-known fortress, el moro. there is a lighthouse there and the moro has become a image of cuban nationality and in particular havana. in that lighthouse you find, you read an -- when you enter the havana harbor, you find an irish name. that lighthouse was known for many years as the odono lighthouse. who was this person, odono the man that oversaw the project of the lighthouse in 1844 and he was a governor of cuba from 1843 to 48, but he was a spanish man of irish origin and irish ancestry, a descendant of the -- chieftan of the ticanelles. he is spanish and irish together. if we look at the history of the irish in cuba, most of the irish to went to cuba in the 18th and 19th centuries arrived from spain, some of them with the spanish royal armies; other irish influx arrived from the u.s. for the construction of railroads used to transport sugar cane to the sugar plantations. that was at the en

i'm andrea mitchell live in havana. at the supreme court today, the third and climactic day of arguments focusing whether health care reform can survive without the insurance mandate. after yesterday's arguments many think that the law could be on the critical list. chris cillizza is managing editor of post politics.com. pete williams is nbc's justice correspondent. and he has just come trt chamber. pete, first to you. what was your impression of today's argument after a lot of impressions yesterday that there were a number of justices very critically questioning the health care mandate? what was the take away today? >> andrea today's question is, if the supreme court were to find that the insurance requirement is unconstitutional, can the rest of the law stand? i think it's fair to say that perhaps a bare majority of the court thinks the answer is either completely no or mostly no. a majority of the court seemed to think that maybe there are sort of things on the very periphery of the law, things that were sort of tack

i have just finished a book about old havana, which captures the essence of what is going on in havana. i am not a street photographer. >> we tried to get a feeling of old havana. you come here and you have a special friend. you moved to a different neighborhood. everything is different. the people are different. they are sulfur in -- they are so friendly. >> you can see the change when they are starting to open businesses. they are facing such severe problems that they are having to change. you can see it on the street level. the exciting things is the best thing is that the cubans are see that there is change coming -- the cubans are see that there is change coming. it took me awhile to be able to understand what i was autographing. -- photographing. there is a new and old havana and bringing it back to what it once was. there are places that are falling down that have no hope. what i tried to capture is a sense of place that most people have never seen, have no concept of. with that, comes the good, the bad, the ugly. >> the same place all the time, every day. the place could be dif

as we sit here in havana, the pope has landed at airport in havana. we can i think see live pictures of him coming down the steps. he has arrived at the airport in havana. he is going to be greeted by raul castro, of course, the president and has been the president since 2008, when he replaced his brother. joined by mark potter here. you've been covering cuba for so many years. big difference this time, as we continue to see the pope arriving here, is that a large delegation, hundreds of cuban-americans from miami, and you covered that part of the country, they have arrived with the archbishop who is coming here with them. that's a big difference than 14 years ago because relations between miami and havana have warmed somewhat. >> you remember in 1998 when they tried to come here on a cruise ship, there was a big outrage in miami. that cruise ship never got here. they were going to bring 1,000 people a lot of the cuban exiles and miami protested, and they had to stop the plan. this time, they announced they were going to come to miami. there were a fu

and if you see -- so havana is on one of thesene to -- havana, havana is way far down. havana is there on the left-hand side of the -- above the picture. this is a 1942 german map and the title i've chosen for it is actually printed on the map which is not for public consumption and this shows airlines, telephone lines and whatnot in the area. so that the germans might do something -- this is the closest place they can get to the united states where they might have representation. so the idea that ernest and the ambassador and joyce comes up with is to set up kin

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old havana. i am not a street photographer. i am and lance photographer. -- i am a landscape photographer. >> we tried to get a feeling of old havana. you get a special feeling, because you move to a different neighborhood. it is different. everything is different. we have a lot of color here. the people are different, so friendly. they are very open. >> you can see the change in the way the people are receiving information. you can see they are starting to open businesses. they are facing such severe problems that they are having to change, and you can see it on the street level. i think the exciting thing is that cubans will finally see, in the last four years, that there is change coming. i have to say it took me awhile to get my sea legs, to be able to understand what i was photographed in. i wanted to be able to portray it from the heart, from my heart. there is renewal in old havana of for me it back to what it once was, the elegance. there are places that are falling down, with no hope. wh

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havana was on one of these lines here -- havana is way for down. [ laughter ] havana is on the left-hand side of the picture. this is a 1942 german map. and the title i've chosen for it is printed on the map which is not for public consumption. this shows airlines, telephone lines and whatnot in the area. this is closest to the united states where they might have representation. so to sit up a private counterintelligence service. let's go see if we can find out who the germans are in town. and are there people with the-n? which could be. people could have

pope benedict is in havana. the first time a pope has visited the cuban capital since john paul ii 14 years ago. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is there tonight as well. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: brian, tonight the pope is meeting with president raul castro, possibly also his brother fidel later. the pontiff has been urging political reform here, but gently, as he did today at a shrine that is sacred to many cubans. but there is already push back from the regime. cuba's economic czar and vice president said while cuba is shaking up their economy, there will not be political reform. still, the church has a lot more religious freedom than it did 14 years ago when pope john paul ii visited. in fact, just this afternoon, in the cathedral behind me, the archbishop of miami, thomas wenski, held a massive reconciliation for cuban americans and the people of havana. that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. many of the hundreds who came here today from miami refused to come

mark potter reports also from havana to the. . >> reporter: an historic cathedral in old town havana, cuba, a mass is being celebrated by miami's archbishop. many on the pilgrimage with him are cuban exiles who fled the cuban revolution led by fidel castro, never to return. with pope benedict visiting cuba, he sees an opportunity to finally reunite countrymen separated by the cold war. >> i think people are recognizing the need to reconcile. not necessarily a regime or government, but reconcile with their brothers and sisters. >> reporter: miami businessman carlos and his wife olga are among those making the trip, packing extra supplies for the cuban people in need. >> i'm taking milk, oatmeal. >> reporter: he once opposed communications with cuba. but after seeing pope john paul's visit of 14 years ago, he sees it differently. >> it became clear that it is far more important to help the people than it is to hurt the regime. >> reporter: andy gomez from the university of miami also is making the trip, but argues with some of his family and friends who think it's a bad idea. >> i would

and she takes us to a havana where if you americans have seen. where the internet is scarce and so is freedom. >> reporter: havana is a place of fading duty that smams maintains its magnetism and allure. look past the buildings with the crumbling columns and you will find the city's beating heart. ♪ once we got off track, we found rum, rhythm, romance. but cuba is also all about all that you can't see. this is a place with visually no sbrenl, no facebook, none of the tools of the modern world. we are officially hear for pope benedict's visit, an occasion of pomp and circumstance. but between the meetings, we get out to try to find the real cuba. we drive to a small town. the road in is lined with portraits of revolutionary heroes, a half century past the glory days. we found a catholic church packed for sunday mass. ♪ there, we met ana who sings in the church choir and teaches english in town. since you see it a will the of young people do you get the sense that a lot of young people just want to leave here? >> yeah, i have been feeling that

welcome to havana. as the pope arrived in havana, cuba, we will tell you why the church is coming under criticism there. the south pacific nation of tonga has bid fell work -- farewell to its former king. he died earlier this month at a hospital in hong kong. he had been instrumental in introducing democratic reforms. >> 1000 pallbearers' took it in turns to carry king george's coffin as it made its way before greeting tongans. half the country lives abroad, but many return to pay their respects. in a service park christian, part polynesian, the solemn state funeral was filmed with hymns and prayers and reflections of the life of a 63- year-old man who transformed the country into a democracy. derided by some for living a jet set lifestyle, most admired the king for his character and judgment. >> it is really sad for us. but we thank god for the life of the king. >> king george was a flamboyant bachelor with a flair for extravagant military uniforms. he wore a monocle and joked about how he traveled aro

>> andrea mitchell in havana tonight. andrea, thanks. >>> among those traveling to cuba to see the pope are several hundred of the catholic faithful from miami. for a lot of people it will be a very emotional homecoming, a long time in the making. nbc's mark potter reports also from havana tonight. ♪ >> reporter: an historic cathedral in old town havana, cuba, a mass is being celebrated by miami's archbishop. many on the pilgrimage with him are cuban exiles, who decades ago fled the cuban revolution led by fidel castro, never to return. with pope benedict visiting cuba, he sees an opportunity to finally reunite countrymen separated by the cold war. >> i think people are recognizing the need to reconcile. not necessarily with a regime or a government, but reconcile with their brothers and sisters. >> reporter: miami businessman carlos and his wife olga are among those making the trip, packing extra supplies for the cuban people in need. >> for the kids, i'm taking milk, oatmeal. >> reporter: carlos once fiercely opposed

this happens at the american embassy in havana in 1942. the ambassador there is a man named braden, yale graduate. he's a boxer. ernest wants to go boxing with him and the ambassador is smart enough to not go boxing with ernest. braden -- he's my frame, 5'10". yet, he's said to have been very nimble on his feet and a great tango dancer. he's got a young man working for him named robert joyce. another yale graduate. it's kind of unconventional guy for the foreign service. he believes in getting the mission done and doesn't worry that much about the form of the mission. so he goes around havana, he makes friends, stays out late nights. he gets the kind of scoop that a good political officer needs to come up with. but he doesn't always show up at work on time. so he might stroll in

i'm andrea mitchell, live from havana. today the supreme court completed its hearings. today's arguments on health insurance, the mandate. it's risky as always to predict what the cou

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i went to visit this new seminary outside of havana. it is the first church building committed in cuba since the revolution when church schools were taken over and many priests fled. now 52 young men are preparing for the priesthood here, trying to cut cuba's dependence on clergy from abroad. in 2010, president raul castro was invited to the ceremony. there are those who wonder if the church is using its relationship with cuba as it should. >> every sunday after mass, the leaders and white march in a silent protest for human rights. it began when their husbands were imprisoned for their political views. the men were released in 2010 after cuba's cardinal intervene. but the women are still marching. last week, dozens were detained by police. cuba says they are paid by america to undermine the revolution. the women say that harassment and did so -- of dissidents is rising and they want the church to do more. >> the government told us we are not allowed to go to mass with the pope. the catholic church has a social doctrine which protects t

for a body in motion. >>> right now, the pope is en route to havana where he will meet with president castro and possibly his brother fi dell. the pope called for a renewed and open society in cube away the remarks focused on the oppressive forces of financial markets and american aggression. joining us from havana, cuba, nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent and host, of course, of msnbc's "andrea mitchell reports," andrea mitchel. an honor to have you on this program. >> reporter: it's great for me to be with you. it's wonderful to be in cuba. this is an exciting moment, alex. >> it is an exciting moment. tell us a little bit about sort of the role of the catholic church in cuba now and sort of the weight of pope benedict's remarks. >> reporter: it's been fascinating for decades atheism was the official government position and religions had no legal standing here. and this is not as predominantly catholic a country as most of the rest of latin america. only 10% of cubans are actually observant catholics. but the -- since the last papal visit, 14 years ago, and of course john paul

one pope is in havana. the pope of apple is in beijing today. >> that's right. >> his big target here has to be china mobile with all of those cell phone customers. he's got deals with two of the other mobile suppliers over there. but not china mobile. >> that's right. that's right. that is -- you know, that's the biggest jump ball over there. they have 660 million subscribers on china mobile. there are about 15 million iphones in the network. they're unlocked. they're not coming from a direct relationship with apple. the real opportunity in addition to getting closer to the government and expressing the desire to do, you know, even more business in china is to really land china mobile. i think that's going to happen later this year. >> how big of deal, brian, is this -- is this patent spat with the chinese company over the brand ipad? >> i don't think it's that big of a deal. these things are usually remedied with a check. it's just a question of just how big that check needs to be. clearly this company pr

reporting from havana, bbc news. >> we will look at what effect his visit has had on calls for reform in cuba. a reminder of our top story, the head of the u.n. human rights commission has told the bbc that there's enough evidence to indict president bashar al-assad of syria on charges of crimes against humanity. syrian security forces have detained and tortured children. that's all for the moment. stay with us on bbc world news. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles.

cuba rules out political reform, as pope benedict holds talks with president castro in havana. it's 9:00 in the morning here in singapore. >> from pbs in america and around the world, welcome to "newsday." >> the united states has reacted cautiously to the news that syria has accepted a peace plan put forward by the u.n. arab league cove annan. the u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton, said president assad will be judged by his actions, not his words. the-up united nations says they believe many people have been killed in syria. the latest estimate came as the city was visited recently. jeremy has more. >> the question is whether president assad on syrian tv in the ruins of the city is playing for time or whether he's serious about finding a way out of the violence. that would mean concessions to the armed opposition his men drove out of these streets. opponents the president condemns as terrorists directed by foreign conspirators. up to now the assad regime has shown more enthusiasm for victory than negotiation. ♪ >> he congratulated the soldiers. some of the residents a

with the pope's visit, some americans are having a havana homecoming. the l.a. dodgers are being sold for a fortune. and why won't the pentagon use its high tech ray gun in afghanistan when the "cbs evening news" continues. it's time to get going. to have the energy to turn a "to do" list into a memory. to put more giddy-up in our get-along. to keep stepping up even in overtime. it's time to start gellin' with dr. scholl's... ... and mix a little more hop in our hip hop. thanks to the energizing support and cushioning of dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles, your feet will feel so good... ... you'll want to get up and go. and these come together, one thing you can depend on is that these will come together. delicious and wholesome. some combinations were just meant to be. tomato soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. and then treats day after day... well, shoot, that's like checking on your burgers after they're burnt! [ male announcer ] treat your frequent heartburn by blocking the acid with prilosec otc. and don't get heartburn in the first place!

mark potter joins us live in havana. i was watching your conversation. a fantastic conversation with andrea mitchell during her show live in havana talking about the number of americans that you've seen, that you've encountered during your trip this time around. >> reporter: well, that's exactly right. we used to come down here in years past even a year ago. we would be kind of lonely if we were seeking american company. that's not the case now. the hotels, the plaza behind me, the tourist locations, the restaurants are if i have with americans now. and that's again because of a change in american law, allowing them to come down here on tour packages. coming down here for the pope specifically are some ratted interesting americans. some cuban exiles who left this country after the revolution. they fled the revolution. many of them vowing never to return. but this time they are coming back as part of a tour with the miami arch diocese. in this cathedral behind me at 5:00 eastern time, 4:00 here, the miami archbishop will be celebrating a mass here and att

. >> reporter: the pope smiles after he left a meeting with havana with cuban president raul castro. they said there would be no political changes on the island nation. pope benedict has been pushing for greater freedom for all cubans. he visited a sanctuary dedicated to the nation's patron saint. he told a crowd there he's praying for those who suffer and those who are deprived of freedom. the pope is also praying for renewal of the catholic faith here in cuba. his presence has made for a spiritual and literal homecoming for those who have left the island. >> i feel like i'm home. i feel like i never left. i come from a very catholic traditional family in cuba. >> reporter: she left cuba when she was 4 years old. she returned for the first time with her son, carlos. >> being here is a dream. it's become a reality. >> reporter: the miami arch die oe archdieocese organized it and he presided over mass in the havana cathedral. >> being here, participating in mass, underscoring the fact that cuban people remain one people. >> reporter: the pope will share that sacrament of unity when he

cbs news, havana, cuba. >>> provides recommendation from hurricane conference in orlando, florida, a consumer group says if you live if a hurricane zone, don't bother taping your windows. they say it gives a false sense of security and puts you in more danger. instead they suggest using hurricane shutters. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs morning news," the increased use of surveillance drones here in the u.s. could re. of america's number-one puppy food brand? with dha and essential nutrients also found in mother's milk. purina puppy chow. is another way to look at the bean. another way that reveals the lighter, mellower side of our roast. introducing delicious new starbucks blonde roast. the lighter roast perfected. ♪ >>> good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is wednesday, march 28th. i'm andrea roane. >> thanks a lot for joining us, i'm mike hydeck, monika samtani's off. we have beverly farmer in for traffic momentarily. however we start with mr. howard bernstein. rebounding temperature-wise today? >> big time, big time. question got to 56 -- we got to 56 yeste

pope benedict arrived here in santiago, 540 miles from havana. he was greeted by raul castro, dressed in civilian clothes, not the military garb. castro assured the pope that cuba's constitution guarantees religious freedoms. that, of course, has not always been the case. leaving rome this week, the pope pointedly said marxism no longer responds to reality. he was more diplomatic today, expressing sympathy for all cubans, including prisoners. and in fact, cuba's cardinal did negotiate for the release of 130 cuban political prisoners two years ago, and is becoming a powerful if careful voice for political reform today. the government gave people the day off to see the pope's arrival and to attend a mass tonight in santiago. pope benedict doesn't have the charisma of his predecessor, but the pope was showing some style yesterday in mexico. even trying on a sombrero in his popemobile. and tomorrow, he comes here to havana. he's expected to see both castros, raul and fidel. brian. >> all right, andrea mitchell in cuba tonight. thank you for that. >>>

diana alvear, abc news, havana. >> the pope will be in santiago and havana. one of the oldest cathedrals in cuba. it's a stunning location. >> you have some cuban american history? >> yes, my mother is cuban. it's exciting to see this story. >> your pronunciation is flawless. i think we have some video of the pope in mexico earlier. >> yes, where he did apparently don a sombrero. >> that was a charming moment. >> there he goes. >> i love that. >> very nice. it fits well. >> he kept it on for a while. i don't know if he was meant to keep it on for just a second. he looked quite comfortable in that hat. i'm sure they must have loved it. >> lots of screaming fans. >>> president obama in south korea for high-level meetings on the word's nuclear security. during a speech in seoul he issued a direct challenge to north korea. have the courage to pursue peace or else face the wrath of the world. mr. obama also asked about its new leader. >> i think it's hard to have an impression of kim jong-un in part because the situation in north korea still appears unsettled. it'

that seems to be an open secret here in havana. since taking over from his brother fiddle in 2006, raul castro is facing up to that reality, opening the country's economic system and not the political one. we see small businesses all over the place bustling private restaurants, little jewelry stores and buildings being refurbished now that property can be bought and sold for the first time. >> the pope coming here to visit us, to confirm our faith, but also he can help us with the government. >> reporter: the church has developed a close relationship with raul castro, critics campaign the vatican could be putting pressure on the regime, but the church says it's trying to strike a delicate balance between the peep and the president. >> reporter: so the pope will meet the president on wednesday ahead of the big mass in havana. two aging warriors, the catholics and the communists trying to inch toward change, but not necessarily on parallel tracks. >> christiane, thank you. >>> now to the push for security in the nuclear age. tonight

the irony is is that there was one german spy in havana names heintz luning. he was something like a draft dodger. didn't want to get sent to the eastern front in uniform so he thought, well, i'm going to be a spy and join the upfair and they said, well, you speak spanish, you lived in latin america, and we're going to send you to havana and we want you to keep an eye on shipping. he does some of that, but a lot of the time he's drinking and chasing women. so he's just the kind of guy that you would think the crook factory would uncover, but poor luning is not uncovered by them but by alert british sensors in their sensoring mail in bermuda so they've arranged for a lot of the mail crossing the atlantic to funnel through bermuda, they look at it. they see anomalies in luning's letters. he writes cover letters and there's secret writings in the letters and they go this is crazy. why would they write this? the cover letter doesn't make sense and not much better than how are you, i'm fine and developed secret writing and find lun something a spy and the poor youn

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live from havana. is it down here? >> it is beautiful and a gray day for cubans in revolution plaza when the pope delivered his mass. we'll have all on the papal visit, the politics, the religion, a little music, a little baseball. what more could you want from havana and all the politics from the u.s., the supreme court arguments that took place today. marco rubio, patrick leahy, both sides of the big xwag date, all that coming up next in a special edition live from havana. i'm bill karins with your business travel forecast. big storm system going through the west. nuisance stuff in new england today. even a little bit of snow this morning in areas of maine and new hampshire. today will warm up eventually. boston chance of showers. not bad around d.c., slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm for you. all the stormy weather for you on the west coast. [ male announcer ] we got a real mom and the family car to do an experiment. we put a week of her family's smelly stuff all in at once to prove that new febreze car ven

pope benedict arrived here in santiago, 540 miles from havana. he was greeted by raul castro, dressed in civilian clothes, not the military garb. castro assured the pope that cuba's constitution guarantees religious freedoms. that, of course, has not always been the case. leaving rome this week, the pope pointedly said marxism no longer responds to reality. he was more diplomatic today, expressing sympathy for all cubans, including prisoners. and in fact, cuba's cardinal did negotiate for the release of 130 cuban political prisoners two years ago, and is becoming a powerful if careful voice for political reform today. the government gave people the day off to see the pope's arrival and to attend a mass tonight in santiago. poem benedict doesn't have the charisma of his predecessor, but the pope was showing some style yesterday in mexico. even trying on a sombrero in his popemobile. and tomorrow, he comes here to havana. he's expected to see both castros, raul and fidel. brian. >> all right, andrea mitchell in cuba tonight. thank you for that. >>>

that seems to be an open secret here in havana. since taking over from his brother fidel in 2006, raul castro is facing up to that reality, opening the country's economic system and not the political one. we see small businesses all over the place bustling private restaurants, little jewelry stores and buildings being refurbished now that property can be bought and sold for the first time. >> the pope coming here to visit us, to confirm our faith, but also he can help us with the government. >> reporter: the church has developed a close relationship with raul castro, critics commcomplain the vatican could be putting pressure on the regime, but the church says it's trying to strike a delicate balance between the pope and the president. >> reporter: so the pope will meet the president on wednesday ahead of the big mass in havana. two aging warriors, the catholics and the communists trying to inch toward change, but not necessarily on parallel tracks. >> christiane, thank you. >>> now to the push for security in the nuclear age. tonig

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