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 twoday trip, the president will meet with cuban leader raul castro and make an address to the cuban people hoping to further nudge open doors of travel and commerce eight months after the two nations reestablished diplomatic ties. There are years of mistrust to unravel and an American Economic embar go in place. Correspondent Andrea Mitchell joins me with more on today. Good evening, lester. What a day it has been. President obama has been working towards date for years, an historic president ial visit he ho
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 twoday trip, the president will meet with cuban leader raul castro and make an address to the cuban people hoping to further nudge open doors of travel and commerce eight months after the two nations reestablished diplomatic ties. There are years of mistrust to unravel and an American Economic embar go in place. Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell joins me with more on today. Good evening, lester. What a day it has been. President obama has been working towards date for years, an historic president ial visit he hopes will make his opening to cuba a major part of his legacy. Reporter in driving rain, president obama touc
As part of his twoday trip, the president will meet with cuban leader raul castro and make an address to the cuban people hoping to further nudge open doors of travel and commerce eight months after the two nations reestablished diplomatic ties. There are years of mistrust to unravel and an American Economic embar go in place. Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell joins me with more on today. Good evening, lester. What a day it has been. President obama has been working towards date for years, an historic president ial 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 highstakes cuba diplomacy with a rare personal touch. Family. Michelle obama, the obama daughters, and his motherinlaw. He immediately tweeted in local slang, how is it going, cuba. Que bola, cuba. Just touched down looking from the cuban people. Cuba has been painting, primping, repaving roads for w
And, dear, mr. President , one womans 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 twoday trip, the president will meet with cuban leader raul castro and make an address to the cuban people hoping to further nudge open doors of travel and commerce eight months after the two nations reestablished diplomatic ties. There are years of mistrust to embar go in place. Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell joins me with more on today. Good evening, lester. What a day it has been. President obama has been working towards date fo
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