david ariosto went to havana to find out. >> reporter: it's known as domino park in little havana, people like pedro reale, an 87-year-old who comes here to socialize and play dominoes. he fled the communist island bound for florida on makeshift rafts. in the years since little havana has evolved from an anti-castro hotbed to an anti-castro industry. cropped up over the years with the express purpose of toppling castro's communist government. sustained by hundreds of millions of dollars in u.s. government funding. but america's historic shift in relations with the communist island is raising new questions about whether that stream of money will continue. those like mri gel who founded the anticastro group, are concerned about what that will mean for cuba and the anti-castro community. >> do you think it still makes sense to keep sending money down here to south florida to develop groups that are fighting the castro government? flog we've done has really changed much over there. >> that's right. it's working 50%. >> so you're saying about half of the dollars that are spent in terms of anti

as we take you into havana. the young families. the vintage american cars. as we get set for our exclusive interview with the president. >>> also breaking this sunday night, the eruption of protests against donald trump from new york to arizona. a trump supporter arrested for assaulting a protester. trump's campaign manager caught on camera. and tonight, trump fires back. >>> images coming in from the scene tonight. a police officer shot and killed. a young father, less than three years on the job. a second officer wounded under fire while serving a wrant. >>> and as spring arrives, the winter storm warnings for millionm as we come on the air tonight. up to eight inches of snow in some places. >>> good evening tonight from jusy been made. president obama touching down, landing in havana, the first president to visit cuba since calvin coolidge in 1928. while we're here, we will have an exclusive interview with president obama, and he will meet privately with the cuban president, and speak directly to the cuban people first. in a televised speech. the first fa

david ariosto went to havana to find out. >> reporter: it's known as domino park in little havana, people like pedro reale, an 87-year-old who comes here to socialize and play dominoes. he fled the communist island rafts. in the years since little havana has evolved from an anti-castro hotbed to an anti-castro industry. cropped up over the years with the express purpose of toppling castro's communist government. sustained by hundreds of millions of dollars in u.s. government funding. but america's historic shift in relations with the communist island is raising new questions about whether that stream of money will continue. those like mri gel who founded the anticastro group, are concerned about what that will mean for cuba and the anti-castro community. >> do you think it still makes sense to keep sending money down here to south florida to develop groups that are fighting the castro government? flog we've done has really changed much over there. >> that's right. it's working 50%. >> so you're saying about half of the dollars that are spent in terms of anticastro activities are actually

we're in march 13th park in old havana. we're going to be coveng this historic presidential visit but for now we're tossing it back to the studio. zwr thank you so much. wonderful job covering this historic visit by president obama and a lot still to be discussed. a lot still to be talked about and there are political@ political implications. this is an emotional thing. i asked jackie, as a cuban american, what do you feel right now? there was so much celebration. it was a long pause. they she said it was mixed emotions. as a cuban american you want to see the best for the people of cuba, you want to see their lives improve. there's no reassurance that's going to happen. you don't want to forget what generations in the past havegun through under the castro regime. a very emotional mixed bag of emotions hehe. >> moving, surreal andou have folks who now are starting to feel more comfortable when you talk to these cubans in cuba, you notice the younger generation talks more often than the older generation. talking to many cuba

now back to havana withackie and jawan. >> thank you. >> thank you, julia. different sentimentnt about the embargo and different sentiments about the normalizion of relations twun the u.s. and that's in favor of the normalization is of course mayor philip levine. in a time of firsts for the@ presidential visit to cuba, another first by a south florida mayor, miami beach's leader philip levine traveling to the island. >> incredible the architecture, the smells, the people. you hear music on the streets. i'm excited to go out and interact with the people of cuba. >> reporter: it was fortuitous that his trip coincided with president obama's because i wasn't planned that way. >> i should give the students credit. they initiated this whole idea. they decided they waed to to cuba given the change that's been happening. >> reporter: when in rome, in th case havana, he has landed an invitation by the president to tuesday's baseball game. he brought with him miami beach commissioner and the son of the former miami city manager. >> i think it's a visit that's long ove

we have victoria oquendo live in old havana and we have our crews here in little havana. it is lime team coverage on this morning. break and we'll be right welcome back to our coverage of the historic visit of president obama to cuba. the first u.s. sitting president decades. you're looking live at this statue there at plaza de la revolucion. it has been quite a morning already. it is a morning of full on meetings. full on politics today as these two former foes come together in their new relations. we just saw a few momen ago, let's take you to that video, as the president laid a wreath at the memorial there. the wreath apparently full of red and white roses with a red, white and blue banner signifying the two countries coming. victor oquendo is live in old havana. victor, set the scene for us there. well, janine and laurie, before we do all of that, i just wanted to mention that we were very curious to see who it was that the president would be accompanied by as he laid the wreath at the jose marti memorial. let' not forget that a few days ago the venezuela president wa

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embassy in havana. he spoke with officials at the hotel and here's some of what he had to say. >> this is an historic visit and engage directly with the cuban people to forge new agreements and commercial deals, to build new ties between our two peoples, and for me to lay out my vision for a future that's brighter than our past. >> reporter: mr. obama singled out three cubans who have worked at the u.s. diplomatic mission in cuba for decades. a guard, driver, and a worker from the visa section. hu said they bring the cuban and the american people together. before the u.s. reopened its embassy, it only had a u.s. interest section in havana. >> reporter: upon the president's arrival, tensions were -- havana. i had the opportunity to speak with some dissidents. you can't report on the normalization of relations with cuba without talking to the opposition like the ladies in >> one of the trouble of the situation is a lot of people have a great fear and join us in this march because they now what are the out

but hey, you know, even the communists have to admit that havana wouldn't be havana without a little bit of detroit. ♪ funny how good old capitalist steel turned out to be the best investment down here. whoever kept grandpa's car running with black market parts and cuban ingenuity now gets to ferry goofballs like me around havana for 40 bucks an hour, twice what the average cuban makes in a month. but that economy is changing. and there's a lot more to this place than old cars and forbidden cigars. but coming in, i didn't know that. see, when i was a boy, cuba was an enemy, too close for comfort. cuba equaled duck and cover and soviet missiles and a scary, shameful place known as the bay of pigs. so now that i'm in, it seems only fitting to start in the bay of pigs. >> on the beach at the bay of pigs fighting continues. [ explosions ] >> it was here in '61 when 1,500 cuban exiles tried to take their country back from a communist named fidel. they were trained by america and it was a complete mess. for one thing, the cia helped pick an invasion route with one road. ocean on that sid

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and there they are on this rainy day in havana. arriving at jose' marti' airport. >> anchor: hohefully, they have an extra half hour and maybe reets of old havana, where our own victor is standing by live in the rain drops we face. but victor, do you think a lot of people, oh, dear it's really coming down, is that going to change the crowds? >> r%porter: well, i can tell you both, since we've been up here reporting live, the streets were packed when we started. once the rain relevant staeed coming down, we watched the streets empty. but no doubt, the people will still be up whatting the president's motorcade, the beast as it's known. one thing you guys mentioned before we took the break, that younger people and engaging the cuban people. i can tell you right now, they are -- while connecting to the internet, all of that is still a big issue. they are engaged right now in what's happening. before i was able to bring anything up with speaking with people, they were updating me on they wanted to talk about the recent pns for 110 fligh

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to see a rock and roll group in havana, cuba. a lot of tourists we've been talking about that are here, especially in old havana and the places they're going to, it's not the reality of all of cubans. >> very good point, jackie. that brings us toto our next story, a pretty important one that we'll touch on toorrow and it's the other side of cuba many people don't see. one many people believe that president obama will not see. we'll focus on that story tomorrow. >> that will do it from us from old havana, cuba. back to you in the studio. >> jackie, jawan, thank you. >>> one of president obama's biggest critics weighing in on the historic trip as well. senator marco rubio released a statement picking apart the is an obama presidential trip whose ultimate results will be giving away legitimacy and money to an anti-american regime that activelylyundermines our national security interests and acts against our values every single day." the senator goes on to criticize every stop the president is scheduled to make in cuba. rubio calls t

the rays in havana to take on the cuban national team tuesday. president obama and raul castro both expected to attend, and, of course, we'll be there, too. >>> when we come back here tonight from cuba, the streets of havana are alive. the gold rush is on. opportunity knocks, and the american hotel chains, their big announcement, as we take you on a tour of havana. there are two billion people who don't have access to basic banking, but that is changing. at temenos, with the microsoft cloud, we can enable a banker to travel to the most remote locations with nothing but a phone and a tablet. everywhere where there's a phone, you have a bank. now a person is able to start a business, and employ somebody for the first time. the microsoft cloud helped us to bring banking to ten million people in just two years. it's transforming our world. it's easy to love your laxative when that lax loves your body back. only miralax hydrates, eases and softens to unblock naturally, so you have peace of mind from start to finish. love your laxative. miralax. with n

in havana, cuba. president barack obama was greeted with flags and fanfare as the national anthems of both nations echoed through the& palace of the revolution the president began the day by taking part in a memorial

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>>>>anine: and malia also translated for the president at a havana restaurant. they were at a paladalr.& >> laurie: and right now back here at home let's take a life look from our miami tower cam.. starting to get a little gray, a little hazy out there but this cool weather, duly durda is here to join us and we have to tell you i liked it a lot.. >>&janine: we did, although we had the feeling this might be our last shot at a cool front. >> meteorologist: indeed, ladies. what i difference a d makes. yesterday a high of 86 degrees, our lows in the 70s. in 60s and it's only going to get cooler all thanks to that cold front that cleared the area. unfounately, though, we still that have stubborn cloud deck inh space. strata cumulus clouds will continue to filter that sunshine throughout the rest of the evening. cutler we have the 60s all across south florida. 66 in pembroke pines, 66 in hialeah, 64 in kendall. and 66 in marathon. but it's t winds, it's that brisk breeze that make it had feel really comfortable, cool and refreshing with the winds out of the northwest.

and wreath laying at a monument, obama on havana. lucia newman has a preview of the president's visit. >> reporter: it stills looks like the havana of the pre-cold war era. like most visitors president barack obama will likely be thrust back into the 1950s when he sees havana's art deco architecture and cars, before the 1559 revolution still working against all odds. he will tour old havana and perhaps eat one of the scores of privately new restaurants. nonstate sector in havana. >> part of this magic and new moment is precisely because we have accumulated so many layers of history and beautiful architecture and design. >> reporter: but havana also wears the scars of decades of decay. what president obama won't see is what's on the inside. so many of these house he are absolutely deteriorated because of lack of maintenance and repairs. this one has simply collapsed, in fact it's been condemned, yet there are still families living inside. 74-year-old amaro montez has been living here since he was 12 years old and is finally being move

spral and jawan strader. >> hello there from a veryet and rainy havana. right behind me is the statue. we're in march 13th park. jawan, it's ironic that it was a beautiful day, sunny and hot here today. and right before air force one landed at jose marti international airport, it started to pour. >> how amazing is that? day three for us in havana, cuba. it's been nothing but beautiful weather. it was very hot earlier today. but now it is a wet one. president's arrival. here is look at air force one as the president entered jose marti international airport at around 4 critical condition 20, tweeting cuba. looking forward to hearing directly from the cuban people. its same airport where raul castro greeted pope francis during his trip last year. eight senators and 31 members of the house are traveling to cuba with the president. most are democrats, but a few republicans, including arizona senator jeff flake and south carolina representative mark sanford are also attending. >> kayque bola. >> the dissident movement has been around since the revolution, but h

breezy in havana. youocan hear the wind and we are going to kick off the week with a slight cool change as well. >> a little chilly outside andhow long will it last many people are asking. weather enter will fill us in. >>reporter: the cold snap currently in place for us is just going to be a brief one extra short so it will soon ab distant memory after tonight. but we are watching these temperatures continue to drop and during the overnight wide spread 50's will be felt across the large part of the south florida main land including you in the keys although we are not there just yet. 60 in miami. but we have already settled into the 50's in parts of broward from fort lauderdale to deerfield beach. hialeah to homestead. 60 at the moment. and temperatures continue to fall. brisk as earlier today. especially in the afternoon when they were most gusty but wednesdadaare going to veer a little more out of the northeast later on tonight a that should shut off additional cooling also as few additional clouds s

. >>> good evening from a rainy havana. behind me, the museum of the revolution. just a few hours ago this communist nation welcomed president obama who is stepping onto cuban soil under falling rain became the first american president to visit here in 88 years. as part of his two-day trip, the president will meet with cuban leader raul castro and make an address to the cuban people hoping to further nudge open the doors of travel and commerce eight months after the two nations re-established delictis. there are years of mistrust to unravel and an american economic embargo still in place. chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell joins me with more on today. andrea. >> good evening, lester. what a day it has been. president obama has been working towards this day for years. an historic presidential visit he hopes will make his opening to cuba a major part of his legacy. >> reporter: in driving rain, president obama touched down in havana, hoping to cement his high-stakes cuba diplomacy with a rare personal touch.

so jackie and jawan, a spirited day here in little havana. let's send it back over to you guys in havana, cuba. >>> a very awkward moment happening today at that joint press conference beten president obama and president raul castro. raul castro was asked about political prisoners. he asked the reporter to give him a list if political prisoners. >> he's not used to receiving questions from the international press. we go to laura rodriguez who spoke to a former political prisoner. >> reporter: raul castro wanted a list. one list from the cuban american national foundation. on this list 47 names and there are more political prisoners who are on other lists of course. we spokkto a former political prisoner who works here at the foundation. he calls castro's comments absur what political prisoner? tell me a name or the names, said castro in a visibly aaitated manner. he a awered an american journalist's questions about political prisoners and why he doesn't release them. when the meeting concludes, give me a list@with the names. if we have those

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interests section in havana. and later today president obama will attend a baseball game from the tampa bay raesnd that a cuban national team. franchise to play in havana since 1999. and the rays arriving late last night for the game, and for one member of the team, it's more than an exhibition game. he defected three years ago to play baseball in the u.s., and greeting him at the hotel, his niece and sister and other family members, and what a homecoming. >> our next half hour of news, we will be live from havana, cuba. you can find extensive coverage of the president's two-day trip to the island nation, and just click on the cuba crossroads section. >>> breaking news out of ft. lauderdale is morning. a live look at a police investigation at the bank of america on davie boulevard and southwest 31st avenue. police not telling nbc 6 much at this time. there was a scene here just moments ago, a car just removed from the atm there at the bank where it looks like some cre scene investigators are walking around that a

the rays in havana to take on the cuban national team tuesday. president obama and raul castro both expected to attend, and, of course, we'll be there, too. >>> when we come back here tonight from cuba, the streets of havana are alive. the gold rush is on. opportunity knocks, and the american hotel chains, their big announcement, as we take you on a tour of havana. there are two billion people who don't have access to basic banking, but that is changing. at temenos, with the microsoft cloud, we can enable a banker to travel to the most remote locations with nothing but a phone and a tablet. everywhere where there's a phone, you have a bank. now a person is able to start a business, and employ somebody for the first time. the microsoft cloud helped us to bring banking to ten million people in just two years. it's easy to love your laxative when that lax loves your body back. only miralax hydrates, eases and softens to unblock naturally, so you have peace of mind from start to finish. love your laxative. miralax. covergirl makes flawless as easy as

margaret brennan is in havana. >> reporter: it was a striking image, president obama in havana's revolution square with a giant outline of communist icon che guevera looking down, a gesture to a troubled past on a day president obama focused on the future. >> this is a new day. >> reporter: since arriving yesterday, the president has touring old havana and receiving cuban troops, but after their meeting today, mr. obama said he had a frank discussion with rauu l castro about huba's human rights record. >> to the extent that we can have a good conversation about that and to actually make progress, that i think will allow us to see the full flowering of a relationship that is possible. in the absence of that, i think it will continue to be a very powerful irritant. >> reporter: castro got taste of america's freedom of the press when he was asked about cuban political prisoners. clearly frustrated, he denied there were any. "what political prisoners," he said. but just yesterday the regime arrested more than two dozen protestors. activist antonio rodiles was among them. >> you allow them to do

one of the most famous places in havana. people to buy movie stars and mobsters alike before the cuban revolution. hotels like this are facing competition. a bit of american-style capitalism. bnb has been in cuba for only a year. the owners can accept bookings from all over the world. many more travelers will be coming this summer. there will be 100 flights a day from the u.s.. a huge influx of additional tourists. the company can really help this country. pedro has been letting out rooms in his house since november. apart from our benefits this can do more things. opportunities can be bigger for everybody. anchor: officially cuba's rulers describe these changes as adjustments to the socialist system. but for many cubans the society seems on the cusp of great change. that brings today's special broadcast to a close. we will be back here again tomorrow. you can find much more on our website. check out our facebook page. thank you for watching. ♪ make sense of international news. wasing of this presentation made possible by

some of the moving tourist attractions here in havana. finally tonight, president obama's visit to this island has deep meaning to many ordinary cubans who until now could only dream of an historic changes unfolding before them. they include a woman in havana o has exchanged letters with the president. and is hoping to thank him personally. >> reporter: in the well used kitchen our her home, she honors cuban tradition making a strong, a practice run perhaps in case her dream guest e ar comes. how many letters have you written to him? >> five. >> reporter: starting in 2008 when barack obama was firut running for president. iliana sat down at her computer to write. >> i just want to ask ou to please lift the embargo. >> reporter: then on election night, 2008. a real rarity in cuba, iliana was able to watch results on television and report back to her family. i heard you opened a very expensive bottle of champagne? is it true? >> it is. >> reporter: and she wrote more letters. >> mr. president -- >> reporter: in her last one a thank you for

president obama in havana symbolically opening anigh era in u.s. relations with cuba as some carry on the fight against a still repressive regime. >>> trail of violence at donald trump's campaign events. we speak to a protester who found himself being punched and kicked. >>> distracted driving may have caused a crash that toppled a school bus carrying a high school basketball team. remarkably everyone survived. >>> and, dear, mr. president, one woman's letter from havana gets a response from president obama. now, she hopes he will stop by for a thank you and a coffee. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from havana. >>> good evening from a rainy havana, behind me the museum of the revolution. just a few hours ago this communist nation welcomed president obama who is stepping on to cuban soil under a falling rain became the first american president to visit here in 88 years. as part of his two-day trip, the president will meet with cuban leader raul castro and make an address t

margaret brennan is in havana. >> reporter: it was a striking image, president obama in havana's revolution square with a giant outline of communist icon che guevera looking down, a gesture to a troubled past on a day president obama focused on the future. >> this is a new day. t reporter: since arriving yesterday, the president has delighted the cuban people by touring old havana and reviewing cuban troops. but after their meeting today, mr. obama said he had a frank discussion with raul castro about cuba's human rights record. >> to the extent that we can have a good conversation about that and to actually make progress, that i think will allow us to see the full flowering of a relationship that is possible. in the absence of that, i think it will continue to be a very powerful irritant. >> reporter: castro got a taste of american freedom of the press when he was asked about cuban political prisoners. clearly frustrated, he denied there were any. "what political prisoners?" he said. but just yesterday, the regime arrested more than two dozen protesters. activist antonio rodiles was among

, i will take you back to the original havana, calvin. >> and all right. glenna, thanks a lot. it was pretty much all around praise for the president's speech today but i did talk about a cuban diplomat in havana who had a unique take on what the president had to say. i'll have that coming up at 11:00. for now that's a look back at an extraordinary day and a groundbreaking trip by president barack obama and the first family here to havana. laurie and janine, i'll send it back tyou. i'll have much more coming up at 11:00. >> laurie: we'll look foror you then. it makes all the difference having and you your team right there i cuba. calvin hughes, thank you. >>> now to o other taupe story tonight the terror in brussels. here is the surveillance picture captured of the suspect, at least one of this considered a wanted man tonight. >> janine: what happened to him is still urn clear e. but we do know these coordinate attack killed at least 31 people. our morning anchor eric yutzy since it broke overnight. >> eric: i've been covering this story since 3:30 this mo

margaret brennan is in havana. >> reporter: it was a striking image, president obama in havana's revolution square with a giant outline of communist icon che guevera looking down, a gesture to a troubled past on a day president obama focused on the future. >> reporter: since arriving yesterday, the president has delighted the cuban people by touring old havana and receiving cuban troops, but after their meeting today, mr. obama said he had a frank discussion with rauu l castro about huba's human rights record. >> to the extent that we can have a good conversation about that and to actually make progress, that i think will allow us to see the full flowering of a relationship that is possible. in the absence of that, i think it will continue to be a very powerful irritant. >> reporter: castro got taste of america's freedom of the press when he was asked about cuban political prisoners. clearly frustrated, he denied there were any. "what political prisoners," he said. but just yesterday the regime arrested more than two dozen protestors. among them. violations, an at the same time you are givi

nevertheless, a historic moment in havana. randall. >> many pairns don't understand tha --americans don't understane u.s. embassy is one of the largest facilities on the island even before we had diplomatic relations as if someone in the u.s. for years had known that this day would come. >> well, it was actually, you know, it was there beforehand 54 years ago, before diplomatic relations were severed, and yes, you're right, it served as a de facto embassy. jeffrey de laurentis, the staff there, in terms of their ability to move around the country, outreach, that was one of the preconditions. swhows verthe white house is vey sensitive to the euphemism of dissidents, that's what's what the president is going to be doing in the coming takes, there is a lot of pomp and ceremony, a state visit, he will be meeting with raul castro, the president since 2008 taking over from his brother, fidel. the president's staff very emphatic he's not going to be meeting with fi de fidel castro. there are american ceos that have tagged along, very

ellie rodriguez is live and havana. >> reporter: good evening, from havana. night here in urbana -- havana. it has been a historic day , the first us president and 80 years to step foot on cuban soil here key was greeted like a rock star here in havana. people were lining the streets. the streets blocked off and many young people also rejoicing. many of them were american flag t-shirts. >>a lot of ceremony surrounding the.-- presidents' day but he also got down to some pretty serious business discussing the democracy and freedom in the same room with cuban leader raul castro. >>> tonight the president is attending a state dinner -- attended a state dinner hosted by royal khosrow -- raul castro. it was less formal than we were seeing -- than we're used to seeing at the white house. no plans speeches are toast. meantime while that was happening at the dissidents in cuba they reported were more -- more arrest since the diplomacy begin between cuba and united states including one smack the group ladies in white one of the most vocal dissidents groups report that their leader and her husband we

people going to miami beach will be going to havana. when you look at the travel trends, that's what happened. i think there's many years for cuba and havana to come up to the level of what we have in miami. >> we will be checking back with them again at 5:30 and at 6:00. south florida residents are paying attention to president obama's visit to that country. >> and we have more from little havana with what they are saying. >> reporter: well, i can tell you that all is calm here at the iconic versailles restaurant in little havana. a handful of little noisy deem tray stores -- demonstrators. left a few hours ago. the feeling i am getting is one of resignation if not one of acceptance of the fact that the relationship between our country and cuba is changing. in little havana, a small, but loud crowd de cried the president's trip to cuba. signs supporting insults of all sorts. >> he is not asking for anything in return. it's like a tourist trip with his family. >> reporter: shortly before the meeting, the ladies in white manched in and t

embassy in havana in a 1957 fuchsia ford fair lane. but hey, even the communist have to admit that havanaldn't be havana without a little bit of detroit. ♪ funny how good old capitalist steel turned out to be the best investment here. whoever kept grandpa's car running with cuban ingenuity, 40 bucks an hour, twice what the average cuban makes in a month. but that economy is changing. and there's a lot more to this place than old cars and forbidden cigars. but coming in, i didn't know that. see, when i was a boy, cuba was an enemy, too close for comfort. cuba equalled duck and cover and soviet missiles and a scary, shameful place known as the bay of pigs. so now that i'm in, it seems only fitting to start in the bay of pigs. >> fighting continues. >> it was here in '61 when 1500 cuban exiles tried to take their country back from a communist named fidel. they were trained by america and it was a complete mess. for one thing, the cia helped pick an invasion route with one road. ocean son that side, swamp on that side. the old world war

margaret brennan is in havana. >> reporter: it was a striking image, president obama in havana's revolution square with a giant outline of communist icon che guevera looking down, a day president obama focused on the future. >> this is a new day. >> reporter: since arriving yesterday, the president has delighted the cuban people by touring old havana and receiving cuban troops, but after their meeting today, mr. obama said he had a frank discussion with rauu l castro about huba's human rights record. >> to the extent that we can have a good conversation about that and to actually make progress, that i think will allow us to see the full flowering of a relationship that is possible. in the absence of that, i think it will continue to be a very powerful irritant. >> reporter: castro got taste of america's freedom of the press when he was asked about cuban political prisoners. clearly frustrated, he denied there were any. "what political prisoners," he said. but just yesterday the regime arrested more than two dozen protestors. activist antonio rodiles was >> you allow them to do these violati

all eyes on havana. as you might imagine some in soutflorida are not happy with the president's trip. the night team's jessica holly continues with the latest from the little havava neighborhood. jessica? >> reporter: belkys, unhappy is an understatement. some are unhappy and some believe the president's visit is actually making the situation worse for the people of cuba. >> we are here today to stand of the cuban people! >> porter: hundreds gathering with the assembly of the cuban resestance, focus to take down the cuban regime, protesting the president's travels to cuba. signs stating cubans are human too and another calling the commander in chief an accomplice. some burning mad and others hurt. >> it is very sad and very painful. >> the mother of 24-year-old mario de lapena. shot down by cuban migs in 1996, while flying above the florida straits.s. >> 20 years later what do we have? a president vacationing and taking his family to vacation with the dictator and the assassin of american citizens. >> re

margaret brennan is in havana. >> reporter: it was a striking image, president obama in havana's revolution square with a giant outline of communist icon che guevera looking down, a gesture to a troubled past on a the future. >> this is a new day. >> reporter: since arriving yesterday, the president has delighted the cuban people by touring old havana and receiving cuban troops, but after their meeting today, mr. obama said he castro about huba's human rights record. >> to the extent that we can have a good conversation about that and to actually make progress, that i think will allow us to see the full flowering of a relationship that is possible. in the absence of that, i think it will continue to be a very powerful irritant. >> reporter: castro got taste of america's freedom of the press when he was asked about cuban political prisoners. clearly frustrated, he denied there were any. "what political prisoners," he said. but just yesterday the regime arrested more than two dozen protestors. activist antonio rodiles was among them. >> you allow them to do these violations, an at the same ti

as we take you into havana. the young families. the vintage american cars. as we get set for our exclusive interview with the president. >>> also breaking this sunday night, the eruption of protests against donald trump from new york to arizona. a trump supporter arrested for assaulting a protester. trump's campaign manager caught on camera. >>> images coming in from the scene tonight. a police officer shot and killed. a young father, less than three years on the job. a second officer wounded under fire while serving a warrant. >>> and as spring arrives, the winter storm warnings for millions as we come on the air tonight. up to eight inches of snow in some places. >>> good evening tonight from havana, cuba, where history has jusy been made. president obama touching down, landing in havana, the first president to visit cuba since calvin coolidge in 1928. while we're here, we will have an exclusive interview with president obama, and he will meet privately with the cuban president, and speak directly to the cuban people first. in a televised speech. the cuban

as we take you into havana. the young families. the vintage american cars. as we get set for our exclusive interview with the president. >>> also breaking this sunday night, the eruption of protests against donald trump from new york to arizona. a trump supporter arrested for assaulting a protester. on camera. and tonight, trump fires back. >>> images coming in from the scene tonight. a police officer shot and a young father, less than three years on the job. a second officer wounded under fire while serving a warrant. >>> and as spring arrives, the winter storm warnings for millions as we come on the air tonight. up to eight inches of snow in some places. >>> good evening tonight from havana, cuba, where history has jusy been made. president obama touching down, landing in havana, the first president to visit cuba since calvin coolidge in 1928. while we're here, we will have an exclusive interview with president obama, and he will meet privately with the cuban in a televised speech. the first family is here. the cuban people are welcoming them with open arm

as we take you into havana. the young families. the vintage american cars. as we get set for our exclusive interview with the president. >>> also breaking this sunday night, the eruption of protests against donald trump from new york to arizona. a trump supporter arrested for assaulting a protester. trump's campaign manager caught on camera. and tonight, trump fires back. >>> images coming in from the scene tonight. a police officer shot and killed. a young father, less than three years on the job. a second officer wounded under fire while serving a warrant. >>> and as spring arrives, the winter storm warnings for millions as we come on the air tonight. up to eight inches of snow in some places. >>> good evening tonight from havana, cuba, where history has jusy been made. president obama touching down, landing in havana, the first president to visit cuba since calvin coolidge in 1928. while we're here, we will have an exclusive interview with president obama, and he will meet privately with the cuban president, and speak directly to the cuban people first. i