The u. N. Approves the Nuclear Deals with iran. Pot bust, illegal growers draining the water from tribal land. The crackdown and the consequences. Plus christine ebbersol the actor, singer and comedian talks about our singular career from the small screen to broadways big stage. Tonight the cuban flag flies above the countrys embassy in washington, d. C. For the First Time Since 1961. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were fully restored overnight, but there are a host of questions still unanswered about the u. S. Trade embargo, about cubas humans right record and whether they can become true allies. Mike viqueira is at the Cuban Embassy tonight in washington. Mike . Reporter john 1959 fidel castro came to power in havana and things quickly went downhill after that in terms of the relationship of the United States. 1961 is the last time a flag flew there. Today as of 10 30 this morning, there it flies. Have been celebrations here all day on 16th street in washington but political and economic ties john are still strained. It was a ceremony to mark a new era. For the first time in 54 years, the cuban flag is raised in washington over what has of monday is havanas official embassy to the United States. Cubans sang their national anthem, and spirits were high but the most visible sign yet of normal diplomatic relations. But mistrust still linger. The Cuban Foreign minister warned the United States against medaling. Translator we reaffirm cubas willingness to move towards the normalize of relations with the United States, but without any prejudice whatsoever to our independent or the interference in our affairs. Reporter but opening Cuban Society is an explicit goal of president obamas new policy. That is part of the strategy for seeking to engage the cuban people more effectively and bring about the kind of change we would like to see inside of cuba. Reporter later meeting with john kerry he had a lifting of demands. The return of the illegally occupied area of guantanamo as well as full respect for the cuban people and compensation for human and economic damages. Reporter the blockade is the longstanding u. S. Trade embargo against cuba. Republican leaders have vowed to keep it in place. In miami monday. If anyone thinks the sanctions are going away that the embargo is going to go away they have not been paying attention to the attitude of Congress Congress unlike president obama understoods that the castro regime are the oppressors. Reporter anticastro senators vowed to block legislation. Freedom of speech freedom of religion freedom of the press, we its clear that cuba has significant progress to make in all of those areas. Reporter you saw john kerry receive the foreign minister of cuba Bruno Rodriguez at the Statement Department earlier today. After the ceremony. John kerry himself plans to go to havana to open the American Embassy and raise the flag there thank you. The restoration of diplomatic ties paves the way for many cubans. But on the streets of havana hope comes with a good deal of caution. Melissa chan has more. Melissa . Reporter well, john theres a lot less pomp and circumstance here in havana, with all of the action essentially in washington, d. C. On monday. But cubans are overwhelmingly in favor of normalizing relations. 97 of cubans are in sup pore of normalization, but they understand that today with the opening of both embassies, its more symbolic than sup stantive. Havana on monday will look and feel just like any other day on the island nation. Reporter for those americans worried or concerned about missing out on retro cuba time is on your side. Yes, change is coming to the crib ban island naigs, but it will not happen overnight. It could take years. The relationship between washington and havana is difficult, and the opening of an embassy is not expected to change that dynamic, but a poll taken earlier this year showed 97 of cubans supporting normalizing ties with the u. S. When it comes to the cubans and their thoughts on normalization, there is happiness and relief but also a sense of cautious optimism. Translator of course the opening of the embassy wont solve all of the problems. This is just like a door opening, represents a possibility, but beyond that it is necessary to continue normalization efforts. Reporter these two teach at the university of havana. Academia has been one of the few places where americans and cubans have had limited exchanges, and one of the first places that might see a more Immediate Impact from normalization. Translator for me the core of the issue is with the reestablishment of diplomatic ties, some processes will speed up, such as the granting of visas, especially for professors and students going both ways. Reporter a number of american universities already having a agreements with campuses in cuba including brown, columbia and johns hopkins. Translator americans want to visit cuba to learn more about this island beyond it just being a caricature of a supposed terrible communist island. As eager as they feel about the change however, their excitement is curved by reality. This student says they all lack the most basic resources. Translator from the point of view of helping us eventually getting a good job, students need better resources, Internet Access is very important for us and for our study. Reporter this man grew up in a rundown neighborhood on the out skirts of havana. He adds its difficult to imagine how cubans living here for example, might benefit from normalization. Translator it is going to have an impact on the economy, and especially in toushism, but in neighborhoods like this the impact will not be immediate, though it is go toofkt people here in the long unrun, because the relationship between our countries have been renewed, but its going to be a process. Reporter most painfully felt and presented here the u. S. Embargo. Cubans know it will require congressional consent to lift what they call the blockade. So while things have change somewhat most things will yet stay the same. John it always does go to that embargo, and the cubans feel that until the lifting of the embargo, you wont see change on this island. Do we know if there are any signs of change at the u. S. Embassy in havana today . Reporter well, john it was almost business as usual, again, with all of the ceremony taking place in washington, d. C. But of course there were a few people Walking Around waving american and cuban flags. People understand that today is symbolic. They look forward to what changes will come that are more substantive in the coming years, they are expecting change not in increments of months but years, john. At the United Nations today the Iran Nuclear Deal cleared a major hurdle the Security Council unanimously agreed to the agreement. Reporter this was the moment the iran deal was ratified the u. N. Security council. It will make it Binding International law. It starts the clock on the program for the implementation of the deal. Sanctions imposed in six previous u. N. Resolutions will be lifted once the Nuclear Agency the iaea confirmed that iran has scaled back its Nuclear Program. 90 days from today when our respective capitols and legislatures have had a chance to review the conditions this should take effect. Sanctions relief will only begin when iran verifies that its Nuclear Program is in line with the deal. Reporter the deal could have positive repercussions way beyond his countrys Nuclear Program. We honestly hope that it helps turn the feeling in the region enabling countries to fight against extremism, and to move more towards cooperation to address the threats that our region and the world face. Reporter israels ambassador to the u. N. Was not invited to speak, but he made sure he briefed reporters the moment meeting ended. Today you have awarded a great prize to the most dangerous country in the world. Reporter there has also been angry reaction to the vote on capitol hill. The u. S. Congress has 60 days to review the deal with iran a u. S. Diplomats had hoped that the u. N. Security council vote would take place after the end of that review period but in the tough negotiations in vienna, the timing of the vote itself was one of the concessions that needed to be made. President obama has promised a veto of any congressional rejection of the accord and he said today Security Council vote shows the International Community supports the deal. I think it will send a clear message that the overwhelming number of countries who not only participated in the deal, the p5plus1, but who have observed what has happened recognized that this is by far our strongest approach to ensuring that iran does not get a nuclear weapon. There is still a lot of uncertainty about the agreement especially among irans neighbors. Ash carter is in the region hoping to ease those concerns. Israel is just his first stop. Reporter shortly after the u. N. Security Council Voted unanimously to support this agreement reached between world powers and iran over its Nuclear Program, the u. S. Secretary of defense here in israel had giant Media Briefing with his israeli counterpart. They of course spoke very glowingly and endearingly about the relationship the two countries have had for a very long time. However, they did also discuss how they didnt agree on the issue of iran. Lets hear now from the u. S. Secretary of defense, ash carter. Friends can disagree about whether it will work and well be watching iran very closely to see. But there is no disagreement that we cannot have iran have a nuclear weapon. Reporter well also be meeting with benjamin netenyahu. Mr. Netenyahu of course has been the most fierce vocal and public critic of any kind of deal with iran describing it as a mistake of historic proportions. However, in saying that hes not alone in the criticism of this deal reached between iran and global powers. Mr. Carter is also visiting countries like jordan and saudi arabia with the same message; that this is a good deal and it is a deal that will lend to the security of the region but as we have been saying nations like israel and indeed other countries here in the middle east, very suspicious about this agreement, this agreement that has now been passed unanimously by the u. N. Security council. Now to greece which met two debt payments today to the International Monetary fund. It used an emergency loan from creditors to meet the deadline. Also today, banks reopened for the first time in three weeks. Strict limits on crash withdrawals remain in place, and citizens have a new concern, higher taxes on basic necessities. In turkey officials suspect isil is behind an explosion that left 30 people dead. It happened near the border with syria. If isil is responsible, it could represent major escalation of the Groups Campaign against turkey. Our correspondent reports. Reporter the explosion happened in the garden of the Cultural Center in this turkish town. Most of the victims were volunteers, due to travel to the kurdish town of kobani across the border in syria, to carry out relief work. Its not yet known what caused the blast. Turkeys president says it was a terrorist attack by a suicide bomber. Minutes after explosion, there was also a blast in kobani. Isil first laid siege to the town in september last year prompting tens of thousands of people to escape to turkey. By generating a combination of air strikes the peshmerga and turkish fighters defeated isil in kobani. Many turkish people blame the government for not doing enough to protect kurds who have fled the war in syria. Many turkish kurds accuse the government of taking a proactive stance in favor of isil particularly at the time of the siege of kobani. They seemed to have the attitude that the enemy of my enemy was my friend and therefore, they really sat on their hands. Reporter here families are mourning their dead after escaping the war in syria, many hoped they are be safe here. This explosion has proved them wrong. From there we go to afghanistan where the u. S. Military is investigating what it calls a tragic mistake. An american air strike killed seven Afghan Soldiers in one of the worst cases of friendly fire in years. Officials say the intended target was the taliban. In that group has stepped up attacks, despite efforts to restart the peace process. Coming up next on this broadcast, new details on the African American woman who died in jail after being pulled over for a traffic violation. Plus swat teams and National Guardsmen move in to dismantle huge marijuana plantations. Texas Officials Say they are treating dhaet of a woman in Police Custody like a murder investigation. She was found dead in her cell three days after a traffic stop. And her death ruled a suicide. Tonight there is new video and more questions about the case. Ashar qureshi is in helpstead, texas. Thats right. Just in the last few hours the Waller CountySheriffs Department held a joint News Conference with the District Attorney as well. They released some Surveillance Video from inside the holding area inside the Waller County jail. There is no video from inside the cell where she was being held, but the video inside the holding area at one point you see a gurney going into her cell and a few moments later it comes out without anyone on it presumably because they realized she was dead. Were hearing about how she was discovered about a week ago in the morning. They say jailers checked on her multiple times in the morning, and at 8 55, they say a jailer found her hanging in her cell they say as they used a trash liner and attached to a dieding wall. They say the medical examiners report has come back saying this was self inflicted after fif accusation, but we also heard from the District Attorney who talked about the investigation and the fact that they have not as of yet ruled this as a suicide. They are waiting for evidence that is being gathered. This is what he had to say this afternoon. This investigation is still being treated just as it would be a murder investigation. There are many questions being raised here in Waller County the state of texas, the country, and around the world about this case. It needs a thorough and exhaustive review. Reporter and john we have been talking to family members, friends over the course of the week who have talked about sandra bland and how outspoken she was about police abuse. And they say this was unfathomable that she would take her life in this manner. I spoke to a Sorority Sister who said there is no way she would have done this. Do you believe she was murdered . I believe she was murdered. Even if she committed suicide, there is a possible she was cooers aredd coerced or forced somehow operator john we were told well see the dash cam video released tomorrow. But again, there are a number of videos that people are looking at. Theres the cell phone video. Were also being told that the hard drives of the video from inside the jail have been handed over to the fbi and the District Attorney saying they are working on downloading any texts or video that may have been going from Sandra Blands own phone during that traffic stop. John . Usher thank you very much. More controversy surrounding donald trump. He took a swipe at senator john mccains war record. He is not a war hero. He is a war hero. He is a war hero because he was captured. I like people that werent captured. He was held captain for more than five years in north vietnam. He was tortured. Mccain said he does not need an apology from donald trump but other prisoners of war and their families do. In the case of many of our veterans when mr. Trump said he prefers to be with people who are not captured the great honor of my life was to serve in the company of heros. Im not a hero. Those are the people i think he owes an apology for. Trump had four student and one medical deferent from vietnam. Hundreds of migrants are being held in the United States in legal limbo. The two sides say that they are at an em pass. Roxana saberi has more. Reporter shrouded in darkness to protect our identity. She is like thousands of others migrants who fled south america. For her leaving her home was a life or death situation. Translator i left after my sisters death because gang members were persecuting me threatening me with death. I have to decide to save my life. Reporter she is still afraid of those gangs, which is why she is hiding her face and calling herself christina. She made the dangerous trip with her 12 year old son, but left her 10 year old son behind and still misses him. She hoped for a better safer life for her and her son here in the United States but when they were caught at the texas border they were bussed to a detention center. They tied my feet hands and waist, and my son asked me mommy what is happening . I didnt know how to answer him. Reporter they were living in a place she calls a prison. The u. S. Government calls