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hillary clinton and other democratic contenders spoke to a crowd of thousands at the party s wing ding dinner. clinton attacked republicans, labelling the entire field just like trump without the pizzaz or the hair. the u.s. flag has been hoisted over the american embassy in cuba, symbolically ending a 54-year-long deep freeze between the nations. secretary of state john kerry traveled to cuba on friday to officially reopen the mission. and secretary john kerry says that normalizing diplomatic relations with cuba will take time to work, and in the meantime, the u.s. will continue to press havana on human rights issues. earlier, elise labott spoke with kerry about the historic day and the road ahead for america and its island neighbor. secretary kerry, thank you so much for joining us. thank you. clearly a historic day here in cuba, but the cubans have said numerous times that this relationship will not fully reach its potential until the embargo is lifted, and they ve also
welcome the u.s. secretary of state john kerry. the most senior u.s. official to set foot on the island in 70 years. the time is now to reach out to one another as two peoples who are no longer enemies or rivals, but neighbors to stop being the prisoners of history and to focus on the opportunities of today and tomorrow. this doesn t mean that we should or will forget the past. how could we? reporter: u.s./cuban relations have been chilly at best since fidel castro, the communist revolutionary, took control in 1959. castro and his troops were joyous in their acclaim following his incredible victory over bautista. reporter: u.s. placed a trade embargo on cuba, broke off diplomatic relations, and soon after launched the infamous failed invasion, the bay of pigs. the missile crisis marked the lowest point between the countries. the cia tried to kill castro
kicking off. these are normal events, but they always create huge anger on the other side of the border. and on north korean state television, there have been threats that if the u.s. does not desist from these exercises, that its mainland could be under threat. isa. yeah, and i also believe to mark the anniversary of liberation, north korea is also changing its time zone. kathy novak, thank you very much. now, in cuba, it was an emotional and historic day as a cheering crowd witnesses the reopening of the u.s. embassy in hava havana. u.s. secretary of state john kerry was on hand. the stars and stripes were raised over the building for the first time in 54 years. kerry says the ceremony shows the u.s. and cuba are no longer enemies but neighbors. still, secretary kerry says that normalizing diplomatic relations with cuba will take time to work. and in the meantime, the u.s. will continue to press havana on human rights issues. our elise labott spoke about this with mr. kerry, inde
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