bumps. these people i had seen in pictures but beyond that these are people who still live in the same house my mother grew up in and my mom has not stepped not that house for 50 years. so i stepped in there and saw the living room she played in, the chandelier that was my grandmother s favorite chandelier and reconnect with the people who gave me a glimpse at how difficult it is for cubans to leave if island. recently the cuban government has made it easier for them to leave but other governments aren t being as accepting of these people. this cousin of my mothers who i met in cuba for the first time told me she went to the u.s. intrasection six times and six times she s been denied. so it s not just my tory. that is story of so many cuban families that without pointing fingers at anybody, they ve been separated for so long. gene ramirez, thank you for being with me. developing new, a state department employee has been charged with cyber stalking and blackmail. michael ford whose
intrasection here and nobody knew his whereabouts or what the reason behind his disappearance was. how awful was it if they had no idea whether he was dead or alive or in prison. we felt helpless. we knew to some degree he was taken likely in prison. it s heart wrenching that our brother is under their ca and they wanted to show him a good time and all of a sudden what s a family vacation becomes a kidnapping and is he gone and how do you even tell us that? and so they my grandmother even she was so devastated she said, you know i came to the u.s. a couple times to see amir and if it wasn t for me living in iran and him coming to see me, this wouldn t have happened. she even offered herself to the officials like, look it s because of me that he is here i m old, just take me. he has his young like and
intrasection here and nobody knew his whereabouts or what the reason behind his disappearance was. how awful was it if they had no idea whether he was dead or alive or in prison. we felt helpless. we knew to some degree he was taken likely in prison. it s heart wrenching that our brother is under their care and they wanted to show him a good time and all of a sudden what s a family vacation becomes a kidnapping and is he gone and how do you even tell us that? and so they my grandmother even she was so devastated she said, you know i came to the u.s. a couple times to see amir and if it wasn t for me living in iran and him coming to see me, this wouldn t have happened. she even offered herself to the officials like, look it s because of me that he is here i m old, just take me. he has his young like and
hand. of course, he would veto it and probably not enough votes to override it. marco rubio said he would block any ambassador to cuba. the president is determined to put one there and wants to starve the administration of any kind of funding to open an embassy but what the administration said today and the white house press secretary said today, anderson, is that there s already a u.s. intrasection in havana. all they have to do is call at this point. u.s. remained all this time in havana there. most americans can t just book a trip to cuba. reporter: the travel ban is still in place. you need congress to overdo that. americans can t go book a trip to havana. you need a third party authorized by the federal government to arrange trips but the administration expanded the reasons why you can go to cuba. first, journalistic, religious,
house and senate. not clear if votes are there to everride a veto. if they try to pass legislation. forcing the president s hand. he would veto it. probably not enough votes to everride that. marco rubio would block any ambassador to cuba. so interesting to watch that process play out. the president is determined to put one there. wants to starve the administration of funding to open an embassy. what the administration said. and white house press secretary said today, andersen. there is already a u.s. intrasection in havana. people are there. the building is there. call an embassy. ambassador s residence the u.s. has maintained all this time still there in havana. what happens next? most americans can t book a trip and travel to cuba freely. that s right. embargo in place. travel ban in place. you need congress to overturn that. americans won t go to orbitz or travelocity and book a trip. still third party travel agents authorized by the federal