cuba, where the aging revolutionary, former cuban leader fidel castro, is emerging evidently from seclusion. today he is making his first major public appearance in years on cuban tv. that s when we are hearing. this follows the government s announce many of its largest release of cuban political prisoners in more than one decade. all right. let s get the latest in terms of what s happening there in hav a havana. joining us live from there is cnn s david ariosto. when we look at this, this is quite something. after so many years, so many questions about his health and where he is, to hear that he could be emerging today on television, what are you hear g hearing? reporter: that s right. media reported that this morning that after years away from live cameras, fidel castro, former cuban president will again appear on live television here on cuban state television this evening. 6:30 tonight. this comes on the heels of the first set of public known photographs taken of the former