now known as assata shakur was accused of murdering new jersey state trooper in 1973. she escaped from prison in 1979 and has been living under political asylum in cuba since 1984. later this morning on "starting point" a live update from cnn's patrick oppmann in havana. president obama is in mexico city where he will meet with college students before heading off to costa rica. >> economic issues dominated the agenda earlier when the president met with his mexican counterpart enrique pena nieto. brianna keilar has more. >> reporter: after landing in mexico city, president obama met with the new president of mexico enrique pen yeto who took office in december. the two leaders emphasized economic ties between their new countries. they promised cooperation on drug related violence even as