Icon che guevera looking down, a gesture to a troubled past on a day president obama focused on the future. This is a new day. Reporter since arriving yesterday, the president has delighted the cuban people by touring old havana and receiving cuban troops, but after their meeting today, mr. Obama said he had a frank discussion with rauul record. To the extent that we can have a good conversation about that and to actua progress, that i think will allow us to see the full flowering of a relationship that is possible. In the absence of that, i think it will continue to be a very powerful irritant. Reporter castro got taste of americas freedom of the press when he was asked about cuban political prisoners. Clearly frustrated, he denied there were any. What political prisoners, he said. Arrested more than two dozen protestors. Activist Antonio Rodiles was among them. You allow them to do these violations, an at the same time you are giving more economic possibilities, then for sure they ar
The president and family arrived yesterday, the start of a threeday visit to an old cold war foe. Its the president s latest steps in his steps to normalize relations with cuba. Reporter president obama brought his family to cuba, a big step towards normalizing relations with a cold wear adversary. He is the first u. S. President to visit cuba in nearly 90 years. The president greeted u. S. Embassy staff and then toured old havana. For weeks, work crews have been preparing for his arrival. Restoring some roads and repaving others. Fresh coats of paint have also been applied to homes and businesses to areas the president will tour and this poster was put up outside of a i think that we we are going to have some changes, but the president will meet with a number of prominent cuban dissidents here at the White House Embassy but the white house wont say who is exactly on that guest list. The president will meet with u. S. And cuban business leaders. Many cubans are hopeful his visit here w
Nearly 350 passengers and crew members were on board when an amtrak train hit a backhoe on the tracks about 20 miles south of philadelphia in chester, pennsylvania, this morning. Two amtrak workers who were on the backhoe died. Dozens on the train are hurt. Tonight as the investigation gets under way our transportation correspondent kris van cleave is on the scene. Reporter investigators worked around the damaged front end of amtrak train 89 after it collided with a backhoe early sunday morning in chester just south of philadelphia. 341 passengers and seven crew were on the new york to savannah, george ga train, passenger beth blakely. It fell like a car accident, like an impact. And it was a rough ride. It took a long time to stop. And all you could see was a lot of dirt and debris flying past the train and then there were a couple of sort of fire flashes and then we came to a stop. It was pretty panicky. Reporter the National Transportation safety board is leading the investigation i
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Why is it nasty . It gives you bad rashes and headaches. Reporter flints water crisis began two years ago after the city switched its water supply from detroit to the flint river to save money. The water wasnt treated for co corrosion, causing lead to leach from pipes. Three government workers charged with misconduct and conspiracy to tamper with evidence. One arraigned today. And pleaded no contest. Though officials now say filtered tap water is safe, many like paris james dont believe it. When they said it was okay it wasnt okay. The single mothers daily routine begins at 6 00 in the morning. Her three children get ready for school using bottled water. She drives them 20 minutes outside of flint to her parents house to bathe. So you refuse to pay your water bill . Uhhuh. Why pay for poison . Today, the city handed out more than 24 million bottles of water and over 100,000 filters. Scott, the mayor here wants to replace all of the pipes but right now there just is not enough money. Th