This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. Good morning. For the first time in five decades, the u. S. And cuba today once again have formal diplomatic relations. After midnight, embassies were opened. There will be a flag raising this morning. Libby casey is live outside the Cuban Embassy. Tell us about the significance of this day in u. S. Cuba relations. Randall the fact that youre calling it the Cuban Embassy says everything. Later this morning the cuban flag will fly for the first time from this building in 54 years. Later this morning at the ceremony cubas foreign minister will be on hand. No one in that position has been here in take cased something the u. S. State department is calling historic. This comes since president obama in december announce add move to start normalizing relationships with cuba. This is being dubbed the cuban saw by some, and while certainly significant to have an embassy here, there has been a presence over the past decade,
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Court charged with crimes against humanity. And we report on the martial arts legend still pulling in the crowds 42 years after his death. Thank you for joining us. Cuba and the United States have formerly restored diplomatic ties after more than a half century of hostility. On midnight on monday, each country reestablished embassy ies in each others capital. Deteriorateing relations between the u. S. And then fidel castro led to the breaking of former ties back in 1961. Restrictions on americans wanting to travel to cuba will remain in place. As will the trade embargo preventing many businesses doing business in the country. Tom, those images of the cuban flag being raised over the embassy that is now washington, really a historic moment does not take away from the fact that a lot of people in the u. S. Are not pleased about the restoring of diplomatic ties. Correct, behind me, by the way, the array of flags includes cuba tucked croatia and cypress and shortly in an hour or so, the se
Message that mccain was no hero. Now the senator is sending a message to trump. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. For the first time in five decades the cuban flag is flying over that countrys embassy in washington, d. C. The embassy reopened just a few hours ago as did the embassy in washington, d. C. The embassy in havana did not as much fanfare as there was in washington. No ceremony, no flag raising thats because many cubans are unsure how restoring relations will effect them. Cubans are excited about normalization. With that announcement by president obama and raul castro back in december of last year with their intentions to normalize relations people saying there was a sense of exhilaration in havana and people had tears streaming down their faces. Six months on there is cautious optimism when you ask people how they feel, and whooping 97 of cubans in a survey conducted by the washington post, 97 of cubans support normalization but how is t
And we begin with an historic day in the relationship between the United States and cuba. Hundreds of people watched and the cuban flag was raised in front of its embassy in washington. The ceremony came hours after ties between the United States and cuba were officially restored. Mike viqueira joins us live now from outside of the new Cuban Embassy in washington, d. C. Mike . Reporter toni, its not news to anybody on the east coast but it is a hot and sultry evening here in washington. Breaking out what is now as of today officially the Cuban Embassy, where they raised that flag for the first time in 54 years, the cuban flag officially in front of the diplomatic post here in washington. 10 30 am goose stepping color guards stepping out of the steps of that embassy, preceded by the foreign minister his first time on american soil. Raising the flag the gathered staff and dignitaries on the cuban side singing the Cuban National anthem. The foreign minister of cuban, again, he here in the