choreographed. obviously kept under tight wraps for a long time. but it looks like this was something that was in the works for at least weeks, if not months. reporter: wolf, according to a senior administration official who briefed reporters on a background call within the last hour, this has been going on since june of 2013. and to put all this in perspective, you ll recall when the president went to nelson mandela s memorial service last september and he had that handshake with raul castro, they were shaking hands as the u.s. and cuba were involved in these talks jim, i need to interrupt you for a moment. senator marco rubio, very unhappy about this announcement. i want to listen in and hear what he s saying. the white house has conceded everything an gained little. they gained no commitment on the part of the cuban regime to