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Defecting to the united states and often do it under incredibly dangerous circumstances, even smuggled in by drug cartels. the players are leaving cuba and giving up their citizenship in exchange for opportunity. varona who once made about $4 a month playing baseball in cuba signed a multimillion-dollar dool with the raise. the u.s. and cuba signed a new agreement which means players will no longer have to defect in order to play ball in america. varonas teammates are proud to be part of this mo...

An extraordinary day here in havana. history in the making. and theres still more to come because tomorrow really the main event honestly for a lot of cubans weve talked to, the president going to a baseball he feared he would not see his loved ones for decades. a had a chance to talk to him about his homecoming. 28-year-old dayron varona has

>> in 2007 when he was 11, a fall at lacrosse camp changed his life. >> my mom was very concerned that i was not walking normally. so, she took me to the doctor, and they suggested an mri. >> the tests revealed shawn had a type of bone cancer. that means the tumor was in his lower femur. the distal part of the thigh bone. >> i had to grow up fast. >> after three months of chemotherapy surgeons removed the cancerous part of the leg including the knee. >> that summer was me learning to walk again....

Threat against my life. in my case, thats the reason why i was in level vi. thats all im going to say about that. but thats why im always on level vi. >> theres a story there, huh? >> theres a lot of stories. im happy to say it out there, but not in here. this is a big week for me. because im getting released back into the community. im just very surprised that i made it this far. and -- the stuff that ive seen and the stuff that ive been through, im just -- thanks to god that i made it, that im...

>> i took martial arts for 14 years. boxing and kung fu. im not hard core no more. i want to get into movies, man. i want to be a comedy actor. i like to make people laugh. im handsome. >> nathan madrid is not the worst behaved inmate at dnm but he has his moments. >> i was talking on the phone. the c.o. told me to get off the phone. i told her -- when she hung up on me, it just -- i just felt disrespected in every way. so i started telling her off. and for that, i got a report. >> disrespect to...

>> it is quarter past the hour. the zika virus discovered in alabama. the college student tested positive. that brings the total number in the united states to 59. 20 states confirmed cases. the hardest hit florida with 14 cases there. the u.s. olympic city is hiring infectious scientists. u.s. soccer star and solo told support illustrated if the games were held today she wouldnt go. >> the manassas nated robert kennedy survived parole. he shot the president on the campaign trail back in 1968. h...

Friends. alan clark has recently been transferred to holman and hasnt formed any friendships with the inmates there. but he does have a relationship with someone on the outside. >> for 15 years i didnt have anybody to come see me or write me or anything like this. and then came [ bleep ]. she is -- shes a darling, you know? shes -- shes -- shes the love of my life. i miss her something terrible. you just wouldnt believe. you know. i really miss her. last year, in september, i became real sick. i...

>> this is awful. this is tragic. it all could have been prevented. >> reporter: she was a teenager much like any other. someone with a heavy internet footprint on apps like instagram, facebook, the anonymous messaging website kick. her parents say they wish they had asked more questions. >> i just have this internal thing saying i want to be the best. >> reporter: david eisenhower is the virginia tech freshman accused of her murder. accomplished athlete and dedicated student majoring in enginee...

Page shows she was a member of at least one teen dating group. but its unclear whether she met eisenhauer online. last march the track and field state champion was recognized as student athlete of the week by a local news station. >> i will personally not stop until i reach my peak performance. >> reporter: investigators spent nearly four days searching for lovell. state police continue to search for evidence on the virginia tech campus. virginia tech released a statement extending its support t...

>> sir, sir, sir, back up, back up, back up. watch where youre walking. theres blood. theres blood on the ground. maurice, get me another box of gloves. >> the inmate had a serious cut. almost all the way around the side of his head. and a serious cut across his neck. it looks like at least two guys attacked this guy. it looks like it happened right here. you know, when you got this many guys out on the yard, they can pull this stuff off without it being seen. right this second, we dont have any...