tucker: the u.s. government recently established diplomatic relations with cuba but all is not well in that communist paradise. recent official that said that six diplomats came in with mysterious illnesses that are believed to be for a hidden sonic device. in response, diplomats have been expelled from the united states. now the washington beacon reports that the attacks were more frequent and affected far more diplomats than had been reported. susan crabtree is a writer, lieutenant colonel scott is a veteran of special forces, they will join us tonight. this is an amazing story, susan, i don t think most people are aware of this. give us the outline of exactly what happened. last week we discovered that the state department finally admitted that six diplomats,
spoon the u.s. government recently established diplomatic relations with cuba but all is not well in that communist paradise. recent official that said that six diplomats came in with mysterious illnesses that are believed to be for a hidden sonic device. in response, diplomats have been expelled from the united states. now the washington beacon reports that the attacks were more frequent and affected far more diplomats than had been reported. susan crabtree is a writer, lieutenant colonel scott is a veteran of special forces, they will join us tonight. this is an amazing story, susan, i don t think most people are aware of this. give us the outline of exactly what happened. last week we discovered that the state department finally admitted that six diplomats, worsening u.s. personnel, had come down with some sort of
spoon the u.s. government recently established diplomatic relations with cuba but all is not well in that communist paradise. recent official that said that six diplomats came in with mysterious illnesses that are believed to be for a hidden sonic device. in response, diplomats have been expelled from the united states. now the washington beacon reports that the attacks were more frequent and affected far more diplomats than had been reported. susan crabtree is a writer, lieutenant colonel scott is a veteran of special forces, they will join us tonight. this is an amazing story, susan, i don t think most people are aware of this. give us the outline of exactly what happened. last week we discovered that the state department finally admitted that six diplomats, worsening u.s. personnel, had
what made them sick, or their symptoms, but sources tell abc news that starting in the fall of 2016 it appears some officials were exposed to a sonic device that caused hearing problems and other physical symptoms. this all unfolding just a few months after president obama made that historic visit to cuba re-establishing diplomatic relations. so why now? the time is right. obviously, our intention has always been to get a ball rolling knowing that change wasn t gonna happen overnight. reporter: but this latest incident, triggering retaliation. the u.s. expelling two cuban diplomats despite not knowing exactly who is to blame. we can t blame any one individual or country at this point yet. so let s bring in victor oquendo in with us live from miami tonight, and victor, what are cuban officials saying tonight? reporter: david, the cuban government is denying any involvement here, but just today, canada s government saying their personnel in havana
to vladimir putin after russia s decision to throw out u.s. diplomats in moscow, slashing personnel by 755 people. it was putin s response to sanctions supported by republicans and democrats in congress after russian meddling in the u.s. election. they sent that bill to the president s desk. president trump now saying, i want to thank him because we re trying to cut down on payroll as far as i m concerned and we re thankful, adding there s no real reason for them to go back. we ll save a lot of money. we turn next here tonight to a mystery involving several u.s. officials in cuba. several suffering symptoms that the state department has not elaborated on, but those symptoms being blamed on a secret, sonic device. cuba denying any involvement, and the fbi on the case, and abc s victor oquendo from miami. reporter: tonight, a mystery unfolding in cuba american officials in cuba suddenly falling ill. our americans were not safe, they were not secure. reporter: the state departme