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Death of fidel castro in his own way. and moving forward, the question is what does castros death mean for u.s./cuba relations for president-elect donald trump. what step will he take now. well talk about that. stay close. if youre searching other travel sites to find a better price... ...stop clicking around... the lowest prices on our hotels are always at hilton.com. so pay less and get more only at hilton.com. because its here. cue the confetti. say hi to xiidra, lifitegrast ophthalmic soluti...

Be unstoppable. the all-new 2015 ford edge. welcome back to "the rundown" here on msn bbc. a live look at havana, cuba, as were moments away from a pivotal moment in u.s.-cuba relations as the ceremonial reopening of the u.s. embassy is set for any moment with the american flag raised again in a few minutes. a look at the crowd there. secretary of state john kerry is there as well for this very historic moment here, looking at that podium where he is expected to speak later today. so again, ex...

Furthermore, i will take an open free walk in old havana at some point in the day. i look forward to meeting whoever i meet and listening to them and having whatever views come at me. >> cubas 11 million residents are potential customers for american businesses. nbcs kerry sanders spoke to one man who was advising companies interested in setting up shop in this very interesting new market. >> reporter: in cuba and back home in miami these days, hugo is a man in demand. >> this is a historic mome...

Around the world and is going to threaten the national security of america and not improve the lives of the cuban people. >> youre hearing from senate foreign relations committee members, a democrat and a republican, debating the presidents actions to open up u.s.-cuba relations after half a century. wooem well talk to two florida representatives with two very different views on this. republican congresswoman illian that ross lay ton but first, floridas democrat congresswoman saying it is going ...

Change in u.s./cuba relations in somehow? >> well sony pictures and the five decades. not exactly welcomed by theater owners, if so led that. everyone. some members of congress to you know because these theater owners, one by one yesterday vowing to aggressively thwart it. backed away from the movie. were under tremendous pressure >> how does it feel to be a free not to show it and then sony had man. >> the release of alan gross, little choice but to cancel. >> shawn, you were with the fbi more ...

To secure his release. president obama will address the developments today at noon. cuban leader castro also speaking today at noon. all this could signal a dramatic change in u.s. cuban relations. nbc learned that president obama will ask secretary of state john kerry to review cubas terror designation and other aspects of the relationship. i want to bring in kristin welker. >> good morning. we expect president obama when he speaks at noon to praise the release of alan gross and hell also ann...

Ultimately play out. >> the bottom line, if you look at the polls and you dont have to dig that far into the past, can you look into february. february of this year and the polls are saying, the american people are ready for this. theyre ready for something like this. the question that was asked this this poll back in february is, do you want a normalize relations with cuba or just sort of increase relations with cuba? do you want a more direct relationship with them? overall, 56% of the country...

Lot of problems. the idea that cuba will suddenly become a vibrant capitalist style, democratic style, capitalist economy, thats probably doubtful. but there is a strong belief, a voice now by president obama notably, that if we start to thaw relations, it will improve things in cuba and improve things in the united states. there are a lot of people in south florida, miami and key west, who would stand to make a fair amount of money from this because there -- if you do have increased travel, you...

Looking for one of these? yoplait. smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. were following breaking news out of cuba on "the rundown." a potentially major shift in u.s. cuban relations. alan gross 65-year-old american citizens who had been prison in cuba for more than five years is on his way home. hes on a plane right now with his wife and senator pat leahy who had been involved in trying

The u.s. and cuba. something that has not happened since january of 1961. president obama will call on secretary of state john kerry to review cubas terror designation but theres only so much the president can do. he can certainly change things in the treasury department which is in charge of monitoring the relations, the commercial relations between american companies and the cuban government. treasury and the state department -- state department as far as travel to and from cuba cuba. lets bri...