To meet again, this time in havana. Its been 90 years sense the u. S. President has travelled to the island nation just miles away. Diana and reaction from south floridas Cuban Exile Community as they try to determine what it means for the future. Change has been swift since change. Christine embassies have beenenpen in washington an havana and now weeks away from another historymaking moment. We have team 7 coverage with the president s plansful we begin with ashley jones in the plex. Ashley its worth knowing the el bar embargo is still in place. The president will be in cuba march 21st and 22nd. President o obama breaking the news thursday morning tweeting next month i will travel to cuba to advance our progress and the cuban peopleful we still have differences with the cuban people that i will raise directly. America will always stand with human rights around the world. Our flag flies over our embassy in havana once again. More ameririns are traveling to cuba than at any time in the
Talking aboutthe big news that broke this morning. Lets get into video and i will give you update, according to our Law Enforcement sources. They say several juveniles were involved in the shooting, a shooting death of a sixyearold,ing who you are seeing right now, of cour, king carter. This occurred at northwest 12th t avenue and 103rd lane. Since this tragedy occurred, Law Enforcement has been very involved, encouraginging the community to come out, to give th the tips they need to break this case. I am told from our sources and you will hear from the miamide state Attorneys Office that the community was critical in this case where they came out and gave very pertinent information. Our sources telling us among the juveniles may have been about a rl. Some of the leads came from social media where there were where weve seen rallies occur most on a daily basis, outflaj the community. According to published reports, two teenagers both with criminal records. We mentioned we spoke with mia
Here on the back side that well be watching for over the next few hours. Still now were looking at some light to moderate rainfall across northern Broward County. A light line here of moderate to heavy rainfall. But the nasty activity is way out here in the eastern gulf and that continue to move our way. Now f it doesnt fall part. That line of of storms will continue to move east already palm beach has seen its fair share of rain. Broward county. May see some of that between be 6 00, 7o and then if i it it continues to move east by 8 00 p. M. T should be out of our hair here across miamidade a and the keys. Well have a lot more on this a little later on. All right phil. Thank you. A south florida father is facing a jumg after police say he made a dangerous decision that may have played a role in his son east mysterious dispeer oofnlts he is actually accused of kick argument over grades. And that teenager has not been seen since. And one whatever investigators say he did next is raising
The president will travel with First Lady Michelle Obama to the island onarch 21 for a two day visit. Last time it happened is when president cool aj and his wife took a battleship to havana in 1928. The opening to cuba olds out real promise to im improving the lives the cuban people. This is part of it. And activist say since relations were improved 22 count treatment short terms of protesters has are risen from several hundred to about 1000 monthly. Today the United States of of america ishanging its relationship with the people of bacu reporter the president set this day in mot i2014 whhe. S. Govnment opened cub en last ye thean emb the u. S. Embassy in also opened its door. Earlier this week the Obama Administration gave approval for a u. S. Company to manufacture tractors on the island. Slamming the president s planned visit. There is no just ta justification for president obama to make a visit to cuba before any real or sub sta tiff democratic reform are made by the castro regime
Havana and washington, d. C. Just four months later he met with raul castro face to face for the first time at the summit of americas in panama. President obama an the cuban leader shaking hands. Mr. Obama talking about the long and complicated relationship between the two neighs and would not be removed from the list of terror without further investigation. The Cuban Embassy reopened. Protesters gathered across the street as dignitaries raised the flag. August, secretary of state john kerry traveled to cuba to watch as the American Embassy was reopened, the flag raised over et. Marco rubio said if he was president , he would only visit a free cuba. I want the relation between free cuba. It has to change. Look what we did to burma. Is now the Majority Party because our change to them was conditional on their change towards people. Reporter and he is not the only politician slamming the president s plan. You feel hes legitimized it . Reporter yeah, just like legitimized the Nuclear Agre