thorn in the side of the u.s. and it lent cuba a romantic mystique. and celebrities in hollywood spoke highly of fidel. and praised the socialized health care system. and bill deblasio travelled to havana for his honeymoon. but no american president from iceeb be hour to george w. bush altered the policy. and then came president obama who promised to transform america. whether or not he succeeded is a judgment call but there is little question now he fundmentally transformed our relations with cub a. when we return, we look closer at the island nation romanticized by many in the world and what are the realities? we go inside of cuba and meet
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painstakingly recreate a busy new york street scene in a not so busy part of the city. the cast and crew gather first thing in the morning to stay under the radar. not one person can see us do this. once the photo leaks it would be all blown. they would see it was a hoax. they should show the entire crew, the entire production. in another effort to make it look real michael shoots the scene using his iphone from the backseat of a cab. but it isn t easy. timing was a a critical issue. we had to rehearse it many times. and action. on the first take, they encount er a serious setback. it took too long to cut through the post. but what we did is i cut through the post most of the way so when we did the cut it just takes a few seconds. now it takes half the time. the cast and crew nail the shot. that s a wrap, everybody. soon after the shoot they
haram may cause more attacks head of the elections, ultimately they want to establish their own islamic state. but they have wider ambitions, and praising last week s attacks in paris. kitty logan in london, thank you, kitty. were on the edge of the most bitter thaw with the relations between u.s. and cuba. more on the changes afoot. reporter: as of midnight tonight, americans will be able to visit cuba without a government license book their own travel use credit cards spend as much in cuba as they want and send four times as much money as what been permitted each year to relatives in cuba. the increased contact and economic ties they argue will empower the cuban people. they urge we should normalize the relationship with cuba. the effect would be that by the increased contact with the cuban people and the cuban government
carnival cruise lines is also looking south, saying cuba offers great potential, but while the tourism industry could benefit, cuba s infrastructure is in dire need of repair. ies azel is a cuban-american studies expert from the university of miami. the fact is that cuba is a small, poor caribbean island, and i don t see companies rushing to invest in this small, poor caribbean island. reporter: there are lots of construction companies that could help rebuild the country, but the cultural and political landscape is a concern. guillermo fernandez heads a 750- member latin builders association. our hesitation would be, who would fund these projects? what type of projects, would it be private money or public money? reporter: one industry that is excited about the possibilities is u.s. agriculture. exports of items such as pork, beans and rice could increase by as much as $50 million in just the first year. scott? pelley: vicente, thanks very much.