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The people. its just a total pleasure to be here. its a privilege. >> reporter: many wonder what it will look like when thousands of americans begin to arrive here under the new, more relaxed travel rules. at the havana airport friday american seniors and a bird watching group arrived for their cuban tour. believing travel here next time will involve much less red tape. >> certainly the red tape is going to lessen at least on the u.s. end. >> reporter: but a question being raised here and especi...

With american tourists. but questions remain over whether cuba is truly ready for all of this, ready for the influx. our report on that tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: in havana dramatic change. after more than a half century, tomorrow the cold war will be over. a huge opening for u.s. and cuban travel and trade. in havana nelson fernandez says these measures help the countrys economy. orlando velez, a restaurant cook, says we think more meshes ...

The last few weeks. its something we watch very closely. >> all right. rear admiral john kirby, thank you very much, as well. >> thank you. and today a new set of rules are in place as the united states begins easing its over 50-year-old embargo to cuba. still, all the changes will not happen overnight but nbc news national correspondent kaet snow is joining us now with a preview of what lies ahead with our relations with cuba. >> good morning, mika. were here in miami beach. if you think abou...

And those 1950s cars may look cute but theyre tough to maintain. a lot of cubans cant wait until they can buy a ford or a chevy. american companies are lining up to do business in cuba but the biggest question mark is what cuba will allow. >> my sense the cue baps want a trickle, not a flood of u.s. trade and they want to be able to control the pace of the relationship. >> reporter: in phoenix roger says collectors cant wait until they can shop in cuba for a classic car. >> its like opening up a...

Be a little easier. new moves from the white house. americans can go to cuba, use credit cards and bring back small amounts of rum and cigars. businesses also now allowed to sell cuban computers, telephones and internet technology. tonight, john boehner speaking out for the first time since a bartender in his home state of ohio was arrested, charged with plotting to poison him. >> its one thing to get a threat from far away. its another when its three doors from where you live. >> the speaker ...

A concrete wall. that is how they are pulling themselves up of el capitan. they are using their own body strength to do it. they have ropes to catch them if they fall but they are just there for safety. their fingertips shredded. they look okay. they are fizz he canphysically fine. kevin said he was sore from hiking down. 19 days to get up and three hours to get down hiking. hasnt used his legs like that in a while. >> thank you, such great work. really appreciate it. >> the first official chang...

He spent a lifetime on u.s.-cuba relations. >> we havent gained anything in 50 years. why keep repeating the same old mistake year after year when it isnt achieving anything? it was time to change, and at, last sensibly, we have. >> pelley: now, of course, congress slapped that embargo on cuba, and only congress can lift it. today some members said theyre going to try to keep that from happening. heres nancy cordes. >> this is the kind of deal you get when you send your speechwriter to negotiate...

Reporting tonight from havana, cuba. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. today, u.s. corporations have lined up behind the new opening to cuba. mastercard, cisco, marriott, pepsi, caterpillar and major league baseball all expressed interest in doing business here. it wont happen overnight, but cubans here in havana are just as eager. in terms of u.s. relations, its been 54 years that theyve been frozen in time. for all any cuban can tell, detroit hasnt made a car since 1961. ch...

We begin on the famous coastal road where he says has high hopes that normalized u.s./cuban relations will bring even more visitors and money here. >> its better for my business. better for everything. >> reporter: around the bend along the harbor we come upon havanas central park, where the owners of these vintage american cars have used cuban ingenuity for years to keep them running. the trade embargo has kept them from buying american parts since 1961. they all hope that changes soon. buying ...

Good evening. four out of five americans alive today have never known a free cuba, and while that didnt change today, a lot of history seemed to fall down at once. its been over half a century of tension, fear, cold war and frigid relations. the u.s. and cuba are moving to now restore diplomatic relations effective today. that will change a lot between the two countries, separated by 90 miles of ocean and several decades in terms of economic advancement. the day started with the homecoming of an...