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Inter-american charter. let us leave behind the legacy of both colonization, a future of greater peace, security and democratic development is possible if we work together, not to maintain power, not to secure vested interest but instead to advance the dreams of our citizens. my fellow americans, the city of miami is only 200 miles or so from havana. countless thousands of cubans have come to miami on planes and makeshift rafts, some with little but the shirt on their back and hope in their hear...

Able to get some of this out of the way, i think its in both countries interest to develop a better relationship between the two countries. so i do welcome this. but i want to make it clear, just because we have relations doesnt mean were not going to be as strong as ever in regards to basic human rights. and the cuban government does deny its people some of the basic human rights we have to stand firm about. >> marco rubio says the president gave away everything and basically got nothing in ret...

All this is going to do is give the castro regime which controls every aspect of cuban life the opportunity to manipulate these changes to perpetuate itself in power. these changes will only lead to greater wealth and influence for this oppressive regime especially the military which controls most if not all of the cuban economy and controls all of its oppressed people. these changes will lead to legitimacy for a government that shamelessly, continuously abuses human rights but it will not lead ...

>> fascinating. back with me is jeffrey rosen who studies internet free speech issues. we looked at the lack of access here and particularly lack of access to goods over the internet. but its also a big expression issue. free speech is hard to come by in this current regime in cuba. what can the u.s. government do to change that? >> it can encourage companies like google to expand their network so that theres more access. its a fascinating story. it shows this repressive government was just crac...

Frequantitily frequantity frequently. now these smartphones are not actually connected to the internet. thats far too expensive for almost everyone. getting a new app is like picking up a copy of the weekly classified. thats e-commerce castro style. marianne is able to find a listing for diapers. the black market online price is almost $10 cheaper than at the store. about half a months salary. and the diapers will be hand delivered to her in less than two hours. to prevent cubas government from ...

>> there are 11 million people in cuba. but locals say only a few thousand have access to the internet. >> recently a primitive website that functions a lot like craigslist has started a revolution. we went to go check out this digital black market. a deep web underworld which allows cubans to buy nearly everything from each other. ♪

the capital of tripoli and his final offensive could target civilians. cnn reporters are in libya and join us live straight ahead. social media used for extremely anti-social activity. organizing crimes. so what can police do about it? well take an in-depth look at this high-tech dilemma. and a bucking bronco this cowboy will never forget. it was a rough ride with an even rougher ending. well show it to you, coming up. but first, this breaking story. two american hikers detained ...

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Huge day for the not so lame duck president obama. jonathan cape hart jr., thanks so much. breaking news out of hollywood tonight. u.s. officials say there is a link to norh korea to the sony hacking. and our panel takes on president obamas historic move on cuba. stay with us. >> im thrilled today. i want to thank president obama for the efforts that went into this huge break through. ♪

Cuba. in the most significant changes in our policy in more than 50 years. we will end an outdated approach that for decades has filed advance our interests and instead, we will begin to normalize relations between our two countries. through these changes, we intend to create more opportunities for the american and cuban people and begin a new chapter among the nations of the americas. >> the new policy includes establishing a u.s. embassy in havana, discussions on restoring full diplomatic rela...