celebrating for a long time. what a blessing it is to be a citizen of this country. reporter: here in havana, bells rang as cuba witnessed something people here thought they might never see. presidents from the u.s. and their home island agreeing on the future. a rare sense of optimism now in havana. i ve been covering this country for more than 20 years. for the first time now, we re beginning to see hope from the people that a country so close in distance will soon be a country close in fact. jim avila, abc news, havana. president obama announced plans for a u.s. embassy in havana and high-level visits between the two governments. a final phone call with president raul castro sealed the deal after more than a year of secret talks. and personal involvement by pope francis. in an exclusive interview with abc s david muir, president obama calling the pope the real deal. the assistance, not only of
you. bill: president obama cannot get him out. he should not be in prison organizations like ours will push on this issue. we are glad. the american government as strong as it is cannot get him out. authorities have to release him. bill: at the end of the day his butt is in jail. that s what s at the end of the day there is carney and everybody else. we got a statement from the new secretary of state, kerry. i m concerned. concerned doesn t cut it, that s my frustration. little backwater. this fascist state. terrorize and we can t do anything about it? one quick i want to make real quick if i can. christians are not only groups targeted in iran. iranian government has a problem with any group whether it s secular or religious that challenges the orthodoxy of the state. christians are a part of that many other religious minorities in iran if i were an american i wouldn t be going to iran, period. thank you very much. thanks for having me. talk to theologians about the devi
you. bill: president obama cannot get him out. he should not be in prison organizations like ours will push on this issue. we are glad. the american government as strong as it is cannot get him out. authorities have to release him. bill: at the end of the day his butt is in jail. that s what s at the end of the day there is carney and everybody else. we got a statement from the new secretary of state, kerry. i m concerned. concerned doesn t cut it, that s my frustration. little backwater. this fascist state. terrorize and we can t do anything about it? one quick i want to make real quick if i can. christians are not only groups targeted in iran. iranian government has a problem with any group whether it s secular or religious that challenges the orthodoxy of the state. christians are a part of that many other religious minorities in iran if i were an american i wouldn t be going to iran, period. thank you very much. thanks for having me. talk to theologians about the devi
you. bill: president obama cannot get him out. he should not be in prison organizations like ours will push on this issue. we are glad. the american government as strong as it is cannot get him out. authorities have to release him. bill: at the end of the day his butt is in jail. that s what s at the end of the day there is carney and everybody else. we got a statement from the new secretary of state, kerry. i m concerned. concerned doesn t cut it, that s my frustration. little backwater. this fascist state. terrorize and we can t do anything about it? one quick i want to make real quick if i can. christians are not only groups targeted in iran. iranian government has a problem with any group whether it s secular or religious that challenges the orthodoxy of the state. christians are a part of that many other religious minorities in iran if i were an american i wouldn t be going to iran, period. thank you very much. thanks for having me. talk to theologians about the devi
you. bill: president obama cannot get him out. he should not be in prison organizations like ours will push on this issue. we are glad. the american government as strong as it is cannot get him out. authorities have to release him. bill: at the end of the day his butt is in jail. that s what s at the end of the day there is carney and everybody else. we got a statement from the new secretary of state, kerry. i m concerned. concerned doesn t cut it, that s my frustration. little backwater. this fascist state. terrorize and we can t do anything about it? one quick i want to make real quick if i can. christians are not only groups targeted in iran. iranian government has a problem with any group whether it s secular or religious that challenges the orthodoxy of the state. christians are a part of that many other religious minorities in iran if i were an american i wouldn t be going to iran, period. thank you very much. thanks for having me. talk to theologians about the devi