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Russia or possibly china. and that the cubans likely would have been aware of it, but not necessarily behind it. >> thats my question. who would not want american relations to be normalized between america and cuba? who does that not benefit? >> well, russia does not like it. russia obviously has long-time relations with cuba going back to the cuban missile crisis and before when russia was actually going to put -- the soviet union was actually going to put nuclear weapons in cuba. at the same t...

Now gone lifts a huge emotional burden from their shoulders and is a source of joy. from a religious point of view no one should be happy that another human being is dead. but the fact is how did we feel when saddam hussein was killed? they feel as joyful as the iraqi people were when we killed saddam hussein. >> reporter: gracias, roberto, a typical feeling that weve heard from people around the day. >> thank you, ed lavendera. well check back with you soon. the u.s./cuba relationship has only ...

Completely dependent upon the soviet union. so they are looking for how to cushion themselves further against any typical absence. the same reason theyve been negotiating a free trade agreement with the european union, as well. >> all right, jason, thank you very much, appreciate it. >> great, thank you very much. 2015 could be a turning point in the u.s./cuba relationship. and in tech and in the economy, i know because im krystal ball. thats next.

White house, and they can move down that path, but were all going to be watching very closely. look, i want to see a much better relationship between cuba and the united states. but well continue to speak out about human rights violations because we know thats the best way to protect peoples rights is for us to continue to put spotlights on countries doing things that are wrong. >> senator, were just getting an over the wires a reaction from florida governor and of course much potential 2016 can...

Venezuela has been cubas not sugar daddy, but oil daddy. they have subsidized to cuba. russia a similar deal as well. russia and venezuela are both highly dependent on the price of oil. their economies are sinking fast as the price of oil falls. part of the thawing of the relationship goes to economics, cuba realizeding if we to want maintain any level of economic stanlt, little by the way the country has, they have to lessen their dependence on countries that are highly dependent on oil like ve...

Implications, its also a significant diplomatic moment. bill richardson, former ambassador to the united nations and new mexico governor, thank you for joining us ambassador. >> thank you ronan. >> so what is reestablishing relations look like in practical and diplomatic terms? what happens next in this relationship? >> well what happens next, the key is the release of alan gross opens up a lot of possibilities. i tried in 2007 to get him out, but the cubans wanted the cuban five then, and they ...

Welcome back, everybody. a lot going on right now. any minute now were expecting to hear from american alan gross and what will be his first news conference since his release from cuba today. after five years imprisoned on espionage charges, gross is home on u.s. soil. the release is just part of a seismic shift in relations between the u.s. and cuba. a seismic shift that could change cubas economic fortunes at a time when the country needs that. thats in part because of the price of oil. a pric...

States. and hanukkah in parts a holiday of a miracle. it was great to see alan gross back in the united states. >> and youre of course a member of the senate foreign relations committee, in one 2012 letter to the cuban president you said this, you said that his imprisonment was a major obstacle to any further actions to improve bilateral relations, this is a big break through on a diplomatic front. how much action will be required from congress to actually fulfill the promise of this reset with ...

Embargo has not worked, but in order to get rid of the trade embargo, you have to go to congress because of what is called a helms burton act which happened after the downing of those airplanes. so, mine, not minor, but human rights initiatives can take place like easier travel through and from cuba remittances of cuban americans and cubans money going back and forth to cuba, travel by coup bans and cuban americans. and hopefully some human rights initiatives and improvement in cuba of human rig...

So there are, there are direct benefits to the united states, but i think the long-term benefits of a better relationship between cuba and the united states is critically important to us. as the president rightly pointed out, we have diplomatic relations with china and vietnam. we need to be able to deal with countries in our own hemisphere in a way thats better in our national security interests. >> senator carden, a major voice, congratulations to you on a break through on something you have f...