Doesnt it . Reporter exactly, eric. News of this broke last night of this planned trip. Just moments after that, as you heard right there, Ileana Roslehtinen spoke out with some republican president ial hopefuls speaking out on this trip thats consider very historic and also controversial. Heres wt we know so far. The trip abc news is reporting is planned foro march 21st and 22nd. This would happen right before the president flies to argentina. A` u. S. President hasnt visited the island nation since 1928 and thats when Calvin Coolidge was in office. Senator ted cruz, his fathth is cuban and thinks this is a bad idea. As president is that something you would do . It is not as long as the castros are in power. I was saddened to hear i wasnt surprised. I think its a real mistake. I think the president pushing for a free cuba. Reporter now cruz isnt the only one to speak out. Coming up in our 6 30 hour, were also goingto hear more from congressman ilna roslehtinen and also from president
To the rescue. Thank you for having me. My pleasure to have you with us. Before we talk about the 20th anniversary of the shootdown of the brothers to the rescue planes, we have to address president obamas announcement this past week that he will be traveling to cuba on march 21st and 22nd. Congresswoman illleana roslehtinen roslehtinen went on to say, it is a slap in the face to the memory of the brothers the rescue pilots, three u. S. Citizens and one u. S. Resident who were murdered by the castro regime and those who fled the castro oppression to see air force one land in havana. Your t toughts on that, one month from today. First of all, i thank Ileana Roslehtinen for having remembered us when most everybody has forgotten of what appened that day. This plan of president obama i disgusting. It is something that it is like going to shake the handss with assassins. These people were terrorists, are terrorists. That was an act of terrorism without any punishment from the u. S. And i fi
Nigel when i asked what she saw in rubio that made her choose him, you know my passion. You know my passion for where i want this country to go. You know my passion for bringing jobs that were made in america. I dont want made in america jobs just in South Carolina, i want them all over the country. But i want a fighter. Nigel marco rubio has landed some of the biggest endorsements in the state of South Carolina. He has congressman trey gowdy, senator tim scott, and now governor nikki haley, all supporting his bid for president. Gabrielle happening now, donald trump is speaking for a scheduled to host a town hall meeting. These are live pictures in gaffney. The meeting is scheduled for the Broad River Electric cooperative. He has not taken the stage yet, but we will bring you there live when he does. Today, trump has decided to hold his primary watch party at the Spartanburg Marriott on saturday night. Earlier today, he was speaking about his plan to build a wall between the United Sta
News room monitoring the terror in brussels. Just this morning belgium authorities identified two of these attackers. They are brothers, as you mentioned. They were known to police for other crimes in the pt but nothing related to terrorism. Weve been showing you the image of them from surveillance cameras at the bruels International Airport. They are the two in black. They are believed to have blown themselves up. But the guy wearing the hat and jacket right here is at the center of a massive man hunt still happening this morning. He has not officially been identified yet. Police have been seching homes in suburbs of brussels since yesterday for that person. They say he is their top suspect. Several raids have been carried out. Authorities have not found him but they have found nail bombs. This is at the airport which remains closed this morning. Also sll shut down. It was 24 hours ago now that we were showing you all of the chaos unfold during the morning rush hour there. The first t
And the inspired action you took to come to the aid of the veteran in crisis. Thank you all for the work that you do day in and day out on behalf of those who have served. A few weeks ago i had the honor of meeting with robert mcdonald, the secretary of the va. Secretary mcdonald is a man who has time and again answered the call of duty to his and our nation. He graduated from the United States military academy at west point in the top 2 of his class in 1975. An army veteran. Mr. Mcdonald served with the 82nd airborne division, completed jungle, arctic, desert warfare training, earned the ranger tab, that expert infantry men badge. Senior parachutist wing. Upon leaving military service, captain mcdonald was awarded the Meritorious Service medal. But mr. Mcdonalds expertise as a soldier is equal by his business beingaccumen. He earned a degree from the university of utah and has a career in the private sector. Before joining the va, chairman mcdonald was chairman, president and chief ex