Beaters and wild upsets. And the moment that left this expression on bill murrays face. Uhoh. Good monday morning, everyone, im kendis gibson. And im lauren lyster. In for reena ninan. We begin with president obamas historic trip to cuba. Air force one touching down in havana late yesterday. The first time a u. S. President has visited the caribbean island since 1920s. Sasha and malia, Michelle Obama and her mother, tropical rains as you can see, greeting the group as they walk through old havana. The trip is coming with plenty of controversy. Abcs bazi kanani is live in washington with the details. Reporter president obama and president castro have been working for more than a year to their countries. As he ends his term, president obama is pushing for new ties that would be too hard for the next president to reverse. The historic first moments. A u. S. President arrives in cuba for the first time in nearly 90 years. Its wonderful to be here. Reporter president obama and the first lad
Jeff glor. Nearly 350 passengers and crew members were on board when an amtrak train hit a backhoe on the tracks about 20 miles south of philadelphia in chester, pennsylvania, this morning. Two amtrak workers who were on the backhoe died. Dozens on the train are hurt. Tonight as the investigation gets under way our transportation correspondent kris van cleave is on the scene. Reporter investigators worked around the damaged front end of amtrak train 89 after it collided with a backhoe early sunday morning in chester just south of philadelphia. 341 passengers and seven crew were on the new york to savannah, george ga train, passenger beth blakely. It fell like a car accident, like an impact. And it was a rough ride. It took a long time to stop. And all you could see was a lot of dirt and debris flying past the train and then there were a couple of sort of fire flashes and then we came to a stop. It was pretty panicky. Reporter the National Transportation safety board is what happened sh
Honor tonight at a formal state dinner. Abcs arlet saenz is in havana. Good morning. Reporter president obama stepped into the history books becoming the First American president to set foot on cuban soil in nearly nine decades. Air force one landed in havana for the first time carrying the president of the united states. The last president to visit cuba arrived on a battleship. Back in 1928, president coolidge came on a battle ship. It took him three days to get here. It only took me three hours. Reporter president obama strolled through the rainy streets of old havana, prompting cheers from cubans lining the roads. The president s threeday visit comes 15 months after the u. S. Restored diplomatic relations with cuba. The white house is hoping this trip will cement the president s cuba policy. This is a historic visit. And its a historic opportunity. Reporter today the president will meet with cuban president one year after they first met face to face in panama. But theres one famous
Uhoh. Good monday morning, everyone. Im kendis gibson. And im lauren lyster. We begin with president obamas historic trip to cuba. Air force one touching down in havana last yesterday. The first time a u. S. President has visited the nation since 1920s. Sasha and malia, Michelle Obama and her mother, tropical rains as you can see, greeting the group as they walk through old havana. The trip is coming with plenty of controversy. Bazi kanani is live with the details. Reporter president obama and president castro have been working for more than a year to normalize relations between the nations. President obama is pushing for new ties that would be too hard for the next president to reverse. The historic first moments. A u. S. President arooifgs in nearly 90 years. Its wonderful to be here. Reporter president obama and the first lady greet staff at the recently reopened u. S. Embassy. Crowds cheer, as their daughters join them for a tour of old havana, the weather building and the vintage
Who is in and who is out enthe buzzerbeaters from the first weekend of march madness. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Later today, president obama meets with cuban president raul castro in havana. It was a meeting and trip that was unimaginable in the not too distant past. The president and family arrived yesterday, the start of a threeday visit to an old cold war foe. Its the president s latest steps in his steps to normalize relations with cuba. Reporter president obama brought his family to cuba, a big step towards normalizing relations with a cold wear adversary. He is the first u. S. President years. The president greeted u. S. Embassy staff and then toured old havana. For weeks, work crews have been preparing for his arrival. Restoring some roads and repaving others. Fresh coats of paint have also been applied to homes and businesses to areas the president will tour and this poster was pu