industrial site that it operates in connection with south korea. south korean workers have been blocked from the site since last week. this is really their only opportunity to work together and that has been cut off now. i want to update you on the breaking news out of cuba. cnn confirming that two abducted boys from florida are in havana. patrick oppman seeing them with his own eyes. chase hakken and this brother cole were kidnapped by their father. he tied up the grandmother and then fled with the kids and his wife. we know that patrick oppman saw one of the kids in a boat when it arrived in havana in a marina. all of this, of course, taking place after what took place in new orleans when previously child welfare officials removed the boys from the parents
certainly cuban authorities have a good idea of where they are. i want to bring in our own elise from the state department. how are u.s. officials reacting to the discovery that these american boys who were snatched from the grandmother who has legal custody have been found in cuba? it s a very delicate situation but as patrick said the cuban authorities are kind of standing by, coming out of the woodwork. i have been told the u.s. and cuban authorities have been talking about this, that it s very difficult because not only are there privacy laws involved about the american citizens but they are very concerned that these children could be in danger of this gentleman that is believed to be armed. let s listen to the briefing moments ago talking about the case. so we are aware of the case and the u.s. getting in touch with authorities.
florida home. chase hakken and his brother cole were spotted. this is live video of the boat that is in havana in a marina. patrick oppman is there and had a chance to see the father talk with the mother, both of the parents there and at least saw one of the two boys. want to bring him in here. patrick, you were watching as these boats came into this marina. you didn t know at first who they were and then you discovered these, in fact, were the two missing american boys and their parents. tell us about how that happened. reporter: you know, we had a live shot today. this is one place they might be. i really didn t expect to find them. we were able to go into the
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and being watched. what happens next? how long will they be there at the marina? the main concern is they don t feel that the children are safe in the custody of the parents and feel that the parents are not good parents to say the least. they put them in the boat and go on this dangerous journey. officials are telling us there is a lot of concern about how they are doing getting the kids access to some sort of official. we understand that has not happened yet but certainly the u.s. is pushing to confirm that these children are okay. patrick oppman there in havana. the kids are okay. with these charges, losing custody over guns and drugs you want to keep a close eye on what is happening. the two countries need to interact to get the kids back. we are talking about traveling, as well, across