Exchange for releasing you . Yeah, i think they want something thats completely unrealistic. Since im not really a prisoner, im a hostage, they took me with the idea of trading me. Reporter the landmark deal involves the release of three cubans convicted in the u. S. Of spying. Part of the socalled cuban five. For more than five decades, the u. S. Has observed a trade embargo on cuba, imposed during cuban revolution and Fidel Castros takeover of the island. In 2011, president obama relaxed some travel restrictions and last year he raised eyebrows in the cuban exile community, telling a fundraiser in miami the embargo doesnt make sense saying we have to be creative and we have to be thoughtful and we have to continue to update our policies. And, carol, the initiatives the president will announce today, im told, including a major relaxing of travel restrictions for americans, were talking about a general license to travel to cuba for practically anything but tourism. A resum slption of b
It is tuesday, december 23rd. 4 00 a. M. In the east. New york is coping with the deaths of the two finest. Mayor bill de blasio is reje rejecting the claims of he is antipolice as he is calling for hearing and unity. The mayor urged activists to hold off on protests in the name of eric garner and Michael Brown until the two Police Officers are buried. De blasio says he met with the families of rafael ramos and wenjian liu and he tried to console them. They are in tremendous pain. They are worried deeply. The ramos family, two children. Good young men, who no longer have a father. De blasio urging new yorkers and media focusing on supporting the officers families. Some will not heed the call to hold protests and will hold one in harlem. Cnns don lemon as the latest. Reporter christine, bill de blasio held back at critics that got officers ramos and liu killed. The head of the union was wrong and mistaken and he called for a calm and civility. He respected the right of the 35,000 sworn
Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im deborah feyerick. It is friday, december 19th. 4 00 a. M. In the east. We have information on the cyber attack on Sony Pictures that resulted with the withdrawal of the interview. Officials know how hackers penetrated the Computer Systems. Officials were told that they tried a true method and stole the password of an administrator. There is word the u. S. Officials are close to naming north korea as the prepa as the perpetrator of the attack. Jim acosta has more. Reporter this is a Serious National Security matter and in the words of a top official, a response is coming. White House Press Secretary josh ernest is not specifying if north korea is behind the hacking, but in the toughest rhetoric to date, ernest described it as what he called destructive activity with malicious intent. It would merit an appropriate response. He would not say if that means sanctions or Cyber Response from the u. S. An official wanted to make one thing clear saying t
Former cuban leader fidel castro is dead, he was 90 years of age. You heard the sounds of cheering in the streets of miami. Cuban exiles who escaped his regime celebrated after hearing of his death. I want to take you to havana. A different scene there. Streets are quiet. People found out the Cuban Revolutionary who installed a communist government in the country has died. And this time, it is not a rumor as has been many times before. Fidel castros brother and cubas president raul castro making the statement on tv. This video i want to share with you will be from his 90th Birthday Celebration in august. There he is. Fidel castro here. In the u. S. President elect donald trump tweeted very simply, fidel castro is dead. With an exclamation point. Cnn is covering the story from all angles. We have Patrick Oppman in miami. I want to go straight to chris moody in miami. Because what a scene it has been in Little Havana, not just overnight. We thought it would subside, but even where you ar
Leaving it much later. Officials are saying it becomes very difficult and very problematic. Seek one of the 43 or so shelters in miamidade that are very packed. They have capacity for a Million People or so. There is plenty of space. If you are thinking of traveling north, perhaps a warning you may be getting slightly too late because of the long lines we have been seeing in the i95 and main motor way. Being bumpertobumper in the motorways. It is not going as quickly. Remember, this is in many ways a mass exodus that were seeing here in florida. So worth bearing that in mind. On the ground we are starting to feel the first effects, the initial impact of Hurricane Irma. This, of course, is just the beginning. Lets find out how Hurricane Irma and how its path and where it is going and strength. Karen maginnis is joining me now. Karen . We lost our signal from isa. She was asking about the latest regarding the hurricane. Here are a couple of developments with the florida keys. It was the