Officially over. 14 months ago president obama made an announcement that a new era was at hand for United States and cuba. In a few weeks president obama will enter the era. The white house says the president will visit havana and meat with president castro. Reporter president obama has been laying the ground work for the visit for more than a year, now hes going ahead and making a president ial trip to cuba. Thursday, president obama made it official, with this tweet along with the historic visit first Lady Michelle obama. Mr obama is looking forward to the trip. It will be the First Time Since 1928 a sitting u. S. President visited cuba. The trip comes after an opening. In brokered talks by the vatican, and after an handshake with raul castro at a summit in panama. Flags from raised at the embassies in washington and havana, bringing normal diplomatic relations for the first time in 54 years. President obama says it is part of the overall effort to force the castro regime to loosen i
After five years of fighting and more than 250,000 deaths, the u. S. And russia have agreed on terms for what both sides are calling a cessation of hostilities. Reporter tony after more than a week of negotiations, the deal was sealed in a phone call between president obama, and russian president vladimir putin, but the final word on whether the fighting really stops, lies with the Syrian Government forces and the fighters on the ground who oppose them. The agreement gives Syrian Forces another week to press their advantage over opposition fighters, and another week for russia to back the government with punishing air strikes that have laid waste to the city of aleppo. In a broadcast address, russian president putin hailed the agreement as a break through that could radically transform the situation in syria, and launch a genuine political process. President obama by contrast did not mention the accord in remarks to the nations governors, instead later issuing a lowkey statement, sayin
The battle for voters in the final day ahead of the next president ial continue test, the candidate also be out stumping today ahead of the South Carolina primary on the republican and democratic caucuses in nevada and good morning im dell walters. Im stephanie sy and Hillary Clinton and sanders are riding voters in New Hampshire and hispanics could determine who wins. They are outcome painting in South Carolina ahead of tomorrows gop primary there and robert ray is live this morning in columbia, South Carolina and robert the candidates were at that town hall meeting last night and things got a little feisty. Its crunch time for gop moving around the great state of South Carolina and we should also say a brand new poll came out of the wall street journal that looks at the top three candidates. Lets pull up that graphic if we can. Look at donald trump today leading at 28 whereas in january it was 36 , del, ted cruz 23 and january 20 and he has gained footing in the past couple weeks sin
If as a nation we dont deal with it now, when will we deal with it . Are we going to let this linger on for another 15 years, another 20 years . Another 30 years . Over the years, some 800 prisoners have been held at guantanamo. Of that more than 500 were released to other countries during the bush administration. President obama transferred 147 more and now there are just 91 left. What the pentagon sent congress was a fourpoint plan to deal with those 91 and permanently close the prison camp, which president obama argues is a stain on americas reputation and a recruiting tool for americas enemies. The plan would transfer 35 detainees already cleared for release to other countries by this summer accelerate eligibility reviews for other potential transfers. Proceed with legal action against ten detainees including possible foreign prosecution and work with congress to find a way to bring the other 46 to a secure facility in the United States. But for republicans in congress, the idea of
Arms in fallujah state of emergency in fiji slammed by the biggest storm in the southern hemisphere. And sport barcelona cannot win. 52 games without a loss for the la liga world, its a club record. And a round up of sport in the race for the white house, voters have been going to the polls in South Carolina and nevada. Hillary clinton won a tight contest against Bernie Sanders in nevada. She got 52 of the votes, and the first state with a racially diverse electorate to vote. This is a live scene out of los angeles, where we are accepting Hillary Clinton to address his support. Meanwhile, in South Carolina, billionaire Businessman Donald Trump is expected to win the republican contest. The big question is how big the margin will be. Wholl Gain Momentum on the vote. We are in both states with the voting. Well speak to alan fishing in columbia first, to Michael Shure, in los angeles. And, so, clinton has won, michael. Was it by a big enough margin, was it convincing. Well it wasnt really