nightly news begins right now. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from havana. good evening. it has been a day rich in historic symbolism, brass tacks diplomacy and a silver anniversary of raising half a century of mistrust will be tough. president obama met face-to-face on cuban soil with 48-year-old president raug castro. the first meeting on cuban soil since diplomatic ties were re-established. afterwards they emerged for what turned out to be a tense give and take with the press, ending with this awkward clasping of the hands showing this relationship is still very much a work in progress. our andrea mitchell was among the few called on at the press conference and joins me now. it was uncomfortable to watch this. reporter: it s uncomfortable and it s clear raul castros does not do press conferences. that s was part of it. the two leaders agreed to disagree on the u.s. and cuba, chiefly the u.s. trade embargo which president ob
the first meeting on cuban soil since diplomatic ties were re-established. afterwards they emerged for what turned out to be a tense give and take with the press, ending with this awkward clasping of the hands showing this relationship is still very much a work in progress. our andrea mitchell was among the few called on at the press conference and joins me now. it was uncomfortable to watch this. reporter: it s uncomfortable and it s clear raul castros does not do press conferences. that s was part of it. the two leaders agreed to disagree on the u.s. and cuba, chiefly the u.s. trade embargo which president obama would like to end and cuba s treatment of dissidents, testing the boundaries of a new relationship. it was a day of historic firsts. the handshake on cuban soil. the cuban military band playing the star spangled banner. this is a new day teen our two troe s blistering criticism of the u.s. trade embargo and social policy did not feel new. translator: we find
should get on their knees and thank the men. and getting money. even with bad credit or debt piling up, how people are getting the loans they need at rates they can actually afford. nightly news begins right now. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from havana. good evening. it has been a day rich in historic symbolism, brass tacks diplomacy and a silver anniversary of raising half a century of mistrust will be tough. president obama met face-to-face on cuban soil with 48-year-old president raug castro. the first meeting on cuban soil since diplomatic ties were re-established. afterwards they emerged for what turned out to be a tense give and take with the press, ending with this awkward clasping of the hands relationship is still very much a work in progress. our andrea mitchell was among the few called on at the press conference and joins me now. it was uncomfortable to watch this. reporter: it s uncomfortable and it s clear ra
men. and getting money. even with bad credit or debt piling up, how people are getting the loans they need at rates they can actually afford. nightly news begins right now. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from havana. good evening. it has been a day rich in historic symbolism, brass tacks diplomacy and a silver anniversary of raising half a century of mistrust will be tough. president obama met face-to-face on cuban soil with 48-year-old president raug castro. the first meeting on cuban soil since diplomatic ties were re-established. afterwards they emerged for what turned out to be a tense give and take with the press, ending with this awkward clasping of the hands showing this relationship is still our andrea mitchell was among the few called on at the press conference and joins me now. it was uncomfortable to watch this. reporter: it s uncomfortable and it s clear raul castros does not do press conferences. that s was part
looking for. hitting back. serena williams leading the charge against a powerful tennis executive who said women players should get on their knees and thank the men. and getting money. even with bad credit or debt piling up, how people are getting the loans they need at rates they can actually afford. nightly news begins right now. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from havana. good evening. it has been a day rich in historic symbolism, brass tacks diplomacy and a silver anniversary of raising half a century of mistrust will be tough. president obama met face-to-face on cuban soil with 48-year-old president raug castro. the first meeting on cuban soil since diplomatic ties were re-established. emerged for what turned out to be a tense give and take with the press, ending with this awkward clasping of the hands showing this relationship is still very much a work in progress. our andrea mitchell was among the few called on at the