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Msnbc. straight ahead, 50 years in the making. what the historic announcement on cuba means for the presidents legacy. also, sorry. sorry excuse. why is senator ted cruz apologizing to republicans? and the first lady is spilling the beans on the obama secret dance party. all in conversation nation.

Medication available in the united states. now given what the president did today, it is my hope that we can immediately have clinical trials and if this medicine proves to be as valuable in the united states as it is in cuba, we can reduce amputations in the united states. thats just one example of how both of our peoples are hurt by this policy. so im very glad to see a change after 50 long years. >> ambassador, let me go to the diplomatic side of this. 18 months of secret negotiations. pope f...

With the ralselease of alan gross. you talked about the things under the law that must occur for the embargo to be lifted. one of the things that struck me is with a a product of its time. president obama in 2009 when he saw this flourishing of democratic movement in iran talked about how access to the internet is a human right. and i think here, you know one of the things that would be important to see, frankly, inside cuba that would signify change and real freedom if there was the kind of acc...

President, these are live pictures of the cabinet room where hell make the statement. hell speak for about 15 minutes? >> something like that. you were talking about the harsh criticism. we should note, its not just harsh criticism coming from republicans. the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, the democrat, outgoing chairman, robert menendez from new jersey, very strong criticism. pointing out the three of the individuals who have been released, the cubans, they were all convic...

Freedom of press or freedom of speech or elections, no binding commitment was made to truly open up the internet. no commitment was made to allowing the establishment of political parties or to even begin the semblance of a transition to a democracy. and in exchange for all of these concession, the only thing the cuban government agreed to do is free 53 political prisoners who could wiped up in jail tomorrow morning if they once again take up the cause of freedom and to allow the united nations ...

Commitment to the god-given right of every person to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. these rights exist not just for people born in the continental united states but for people everywhere. it is unacceptable that the only people in this hemisphere that do not know democracy and have not known democracy for more than five decades is the people of cuba. that should be our overriding objective. to do all we can to bring about political democratic openings in cuba and then a free cuban peopl...

Its been a hostile relationship for more than five decades. the united states and cuba, led by the castros and also bedevilled our politics at home. from the cia back bay of the pigs invasion in 1961 to the cuban missile crisis that brought us to the brink of nuclear war, to cia plots to assassinate fidel castro, to the 1999 saga over 6-year-old elian gonzalez. it has seemed like an unfixable problem. now a new chapter. the u.s. and cuba will reestablish relations. so far the political reaction ...

>> straight ahead, sony pictures is pulling the movie after the hacking group vows terror attacks on theaters. only the were learning u.s. officials believe north korea was behind the computer hacking attack on sony entertainment. the officials telling nbc news, the hacking attack originated outside north korea but they think they were acting on orders from the north koreans. also more on the top story and why someone on the right is out of touch with america on cuba. >> i think this is most won...

The cuba news is all over social media today. daniel wrote on our facebook page. great! its the first major step forward by the u.s. in over 50 years. cecile posted great movie by our president and definitely overdue. calvin, welcome home, alan gross. great job, mr. president. maybe now i can get a cuban cigar. but not everyone is applauding today. especially many on the right. well talk about that ahead. but first, please keep the conversation going on our facebook page or tweet us at politic...

Especially among the older generations and the younger generations is on the opinion of whether its a good thing to do that prisoner swap and also opening up things between cuba and the u.s. i am cuban american. i was born and raised in miami. my parents came to this country at a very young age. people of their generation, people who came to this country in the 50s and 60s seem to be adamant against opening things up. for them, this is really about a long history that dates back to that time per...