they re shouting viva fidel, and violating every fundamental right of the cuban people. that is not celebratory by any means. morissio what the white house has said is any discomfort that has accompanied that time that what we re satisfying today by the flag being raised we should do something different. and you re saying doing something different is not good, and also what they ll say is there are only a handful of countries, of policies around the world that the united states does not have some sort of relationship with. and, therefore, with china and russia as well why not do this? because the fact is that 34 out of 35 countries in the western hemisphere are democracies, and foreign policy is done regionally. we have something here called the interdemocratic american charter which holds democracy to be at the forefront of our regional policy. we are now downgrading democracy
probably saw the difference between older cuban americans and younger cuban americans on this issue. a lot of republicans oppose it jeb bush and others speaking out against it. but as you see behind me a lot of jubilation a lot of people thrilled about this because they feel it s a new step toward cuba eliminating some of that nastiness we see on a larger scale. you have to battle not only the 85-plus degree weather 95 at least, my friend. but who is counting right? the crowds behind you screaming viva fidel. we also have the cuban national anthem being played at the same time. we heard that as you were giving your report. all of this coming together because there clearly is controversy that you re discussing. there is also the issue of the trade embargo and what is going forward. reporter: very interesting thing we should point out here is the trade embargo is still in
idealogical divide. the trade embargo is going to remain in effect. it would take an act of congress to overturn that. also not changing the cuban regime in power since january of 1959. some u.s. lawmakers including some high-profile republicans vow they will not repeal the embargo and say they re going to work to roll back the president s moves on cuba. john kerry will travel to havana next month for a ceremonial flag raising ceremony at the u.s. embassy there. we re covering the story from all angles. gabe gutierrez live in havana but we go to luke russert live in washington, d.c. good morning. good morning, how are you? great. what are we expecting when the cuban embassy opens at 10:30 a.m. eastern time? we re expecting an historic day. i can tell you from growing up in this city i have never seen this many people outside an embassy for something that is usually not a protest. in this case more of a celebratory mood. the majority of the cuban americans who are here a
blanker down? your party? my friend michael moore, yes, we re besties. this is not from the obama campaign. let s be clear about that. this is from michael moore. the ad is just da besides beg vulgar, it s a stupid ad. it s not funny. i m wondering if there s anyone who defends this. sean: the one probably that offends me the most, tucker, is using children. i mean, it s almost like i could see kids and castro, viva fidel. it s such a propaganda piece. imagine an america where kids can be sick and people die. we don t have to pay for freeways and schools are good enough.
blanker down? your party? my friend michael moore, yes, we re besties. this is not from the obama campaign. let s be clear about that. this is from michael moore. the ad is just da besides beg vulgar, it s a stupid ad. it s not funny. i m wondering if there s anyone who defends this. sean: the one probably that offends me the most, tucker, is using children. i mean, it s almost like i could see kids and castro, viva fidel. it s such a propaganda piece. imagine an america where kids can be sick and people die. we don t have to pay for freeways and schools are good