Day president obama focused on the future. This is a new day. Reporter since arriving yesterday, the president has delighted the cuban people by touring old havana and receiving cuban troops, but after their meeting today, mr. Obama said he had a frank discussion with rauu l castro about hubas human rights record. To the extent that we can have a good conversation about that and to actually make progress, that i think will allow us to see the full flowering of a relationship that is possible. In the absence of that, i think it will continue to be a very powerful irritant. Reporter castro got taste of americas freedom of the press when he was asked about cuban political prisoners. Clearly frustrated, he denied there were any. What political prisoners, he said. But just yesterday the regime arrested more than two dozen protestors. Activist Antonio Rodiles was you allow them to do these violations, an at the same time you are giving more economic possibilities, then for sure they are gett
Margaret brennan is in havana. Reporter it was a striking image, president obama in havanas revolution square with a giant outline of communist icon che guevera looking down, a gesture to a troubled past on a day president obama focused on the future. This is a new day. Reporter since arriving yesterday, the president has delighted the cuban people by touring old havana and receiving cuban troops, but after their meeting today, mr. Obama said he had a frank discussion with rauul castro about hubas human rights record. To the extent that we can have a good conversation about that and to actually make progress, that i think will allow us to see the full flowering of a relationship that is possible. In the absence of that, i think it will continue to be a very powerful irritant. Reporter castro got taste of americas freedom of the cuban political prisoners. Clearly frustrated, he denied there were any. What political prisoners, he said. But just yesterday the regime arrested more than two
Icon che guevera looking down, a gesture to a troubled past on a day president obama focused on the future. This is a new day. Reporter since arriving yesterday, the president has delighted the cuban people by touring old havana and receiving cuban troops, but after their meeting today, mr. Obama said he had a frank discussion with rauul record. To the extent that we can have a good conversation about that and to actua progress, that i think will allow us to see the full flowering of a relationship that is possible. In the absence of that, i think it will continue to be a very powerful irritant. Reporter castro got taste of americas freedom of the press when he was asked about cuban political prisoners. Clearly frustrated, he denied there were any. What political prisoners, he said. Arrested more than two dozen protestors. Activist Antonio Rodiles was among them. You allow them to do these violations, an at the same time you are giving more economic possibilities, then for sure they ar
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley few americans thought they would live to see this day. An american president meeting with a communist president named castro in havana. 55 years after eight u. S. Aircraft bombed the bay of pigs in an attempt to overthrow the castro dictatorship, air force one flew the last mission of the coal war with russia. Once the world held its breath over cuba. President obama arrived in a country still waiting to exhale. Margaret brennan is in havana. Reporter it was a striking image, president obama in havanas revolution square with a giant outline of communist icon che guevera looking down, a gesture to a troubled past on a day president obama focused on the future. This is a new day. Reporter since arriving yesterday, the president has touring old havana and receiving cuban troops, but after their meeting today, mr. Obama said he had a frank discussion with rauu l castro about hubas human rights record. To the extent that we can have a g
News with scott pelley. Pelley few americans thought they would live to see this day. An american president meeting with a communist president named castro in havana. 55 years after eight u. S. Aircraft bombed the bay of pigs in an attempt to overthrow the castro dictatorship, air force one flew the last mission of the coal war with russia. Once the world held its breath over cuba. President obama arrived in a country still waiting to exhale. Margaret brennan is in havana. Reporter it was a striking image, president obama in havanas revolution square with a giant outline of communist icon che guevera looking down, a gesture to a troubled past on a the future. This is a new day. Reporter since arriving yesterday, the president has delighted the cuban people by cuban troops, but after their meeting today, mr. Obama said he had a frank discussion with rauu l castro about hubas human rights record. To the extent that we can have a good conversation about that and to actually make progress,