we re very proud of our new president. it s an honor to be here. i drove 2500 miles, 500 miles a day. reporter: from san diego? rode out from san diego with several guys. all these great men that are here right now, i m so honored and proud to be with these men. every single one of these guys are my brothers now. we have something in common. we have something in common. if people say, but hold on, he s divisive, there are protests going on as we speak, you know, he didn t say enough to unite us today, what would you say? . i say a lot of people don t listen or choose not to listen to what he s actually saying. that s the problem. he does want to bring us together. we ve been divisive for the past eight years. racial tensions right now are the worst they ve been in a very long time. i believe he will bring us all together again. i don t know if you can hear, brian, there s a guitarist playing star spangled banner in the background here. this is a gathering of bikers for t
to help them decompress and adjust, president reagan wanted the newly freed hostages brought to the u.s. military academy at west point, a place mr. reagan held in high regard for its historical significance. the idea was to come to west point and have an opportunity outside of the real glare of the cameras to meet up with family members again. the hostages landed at stewart air national guard base in new york and rode buses for the short trip to west point. one of the things that the iranians would tell us was that this was a big deal in the united states, and we were, yeah, sure. nobody cared. you know, u.s. embassy overseas, nobody cares. in fact, they were under the impression they had been forgotten until that bus ride, where the impact their captivity and release had on the nation was on full patriotic display. americans standing at the side of the road with signs, come back, yellow ribbons,
dictator and rode tanks and jeeps into cuba s capital, havana. and for decades after that he ruled cuba with an iron fist, creating a one-party state and bringing the cold war to the western hemisphere. aligning his country with the soviet union and denouncing the united states. he swept away capitalism in cuba, abandoned and expanded education and healthcare, but he clamped down on religious freedom and banned free speech and executing or jailing thousands of political opponents. patrick oppmann joins us live from havana, the cnn correspondent in cuba. of course, patrick, you find yourself in a peculiar situation because you have been the one for the last three hours or so more often than not breaking this news to cubans. what is going on now? reporter: that often happens here with international events, but it is really the first time i remember in five years of
you re watching cnn, i m brooke baldwin. president-elect donald trump shoring up his future national security team. what do we know about his selections? i can tell you that kansas congressman mike pompeo has been nominated to become the next cia direct director. impressive resume. west point grad, army vet, he was an early supporter of trump in the house and is a member of the house select committee on intelligence, he s linked to the tea party movement, rode that waive into congress. his selection forrize inner is lieutenant general michael flynn, a retired three star general with extensive military experience. but he was forced out of his job at the defense intelligence agency two years ago. he supports aggressive military action against isis and wants to
later on this morning in chappaqua, new york where she has lived for the last eight years. this whole thing has been 18 months in the making. this morning, millions of americans head to the polls to pick our nation s 45th president just hours after trump and clinton wrapping up their final nents michigan and north carolina respectively. it has been 510 days since donald trump did that, rode down his fifth avenue trump tower escalator to announce his candidacy for the president. 575 since hillary clinton released her official campaign video announcing her second run for the white house. it came to a head last night as the campaigns held their final rallies. trump taking to michigan as hillary clinton amassed her largest event yet with over 20,000 supporters gathering in front of philadelphia s independence hall to here her on within former president bill clinton, president obama, the first lady, jon bon jovi and bruce springsteen is, both rock