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Here. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. im fredericka whitfield. breaking news. haitian officials say at least 29 people are dead after a major earthquake hit the island this morning. the epicenter was far enough from the capital city of port-au-prince that the country may avoid the kind of devastation that we saw from an earthquake that hit the area in 2010, but the nation still feeling aftershocks now and the damage is significant. this is new video. just into cnn that...

Now to breaking news in haiti. at least 227 people have died after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near haiti. were expecting the death toll to climb much higher according to estimates by the u.s. geological survey. officials and rescue crews are racing to assess the damage right now, but these brand new images look devastating. entire buildings turned to rubble, cars crushed. this video showing a building thats completely mangled by the shaking. remember haiti is still dealing with another ma...

The government of mexico that say they want to help cuba and throwing an economic lifeline to the cuban government. and its unlikely to know how much aid they will as they continue to face that situation. patrick oppmann. a quick promming note, theres no "smerconish" this morning, youll get more christi and i on "cnn newsroom." stay with us.

Are throwing an economical lifeline to the cuban government. its unclear how much of a difference this aid will make, as cuba continues to face a worsening economic situation. patrick oppmann, cnn, havana. >> thanks, patrick for that. so, the u.s. justice department now says that former president donald trumps tax reforms must be turned over to the house committee investigating them. house speaker nancy pelosi is applauding that writing in a statement access to former president trumps tax retu...

Font Size What did last year’s Trump rallies have in common with this year’s anti-communist protests in Cuba? Not much, perhaps, except that they are certain to be covered by CNN as coronavirus superspreader events. CNN Havana correspondent Patrick Oppmann said on Thursday that the ongoing S.O.S. Cuba protests “does not help” the Castro regime’s Covid response, as you’ll see in this report below (which aired during CNN Newsroom with Alisyn Camerota and Victor Blackwe...

After historic protests, defiant Cubans face mass trials AP Ismael Francisco/AP By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Following the most widespread protests since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution, Cubans are now bracing themselves for a new aftershock poised to shake the communist-run island: Mass trials of those who dared to take to the streets calling for change. Fewer than three weeks since the beginning of the unprecedented anti-government demonstrations, the trials are already underway. Not surprisingly...

Travel to the Caribbean during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go AFP via Getty Images The Cuban flag at the Melia Varadero International Hotel in Matanzas Province CNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to the islands of the Caribbean, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The first thing to keep in mind is the Caribbean Sea region consists of 13 independent island nations. There are even more overseas territories. Each o...

Biden administration sanctions Cuban regime in wake of protests By Kylie Atwood, Patrick Oppmann and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration sanctioned a key Cuban official and a government special forces unit known as the Boinas Negras for human rights abuses in the wake of historic protests on the island. President Joe Biden said in a statement that Thursday’s actions were “just the beginning–the United States will continue to sanction individuals responsible for oppression of th...

Between the two countries. cnn got rare access to the port where the exchange happens. the day we filmed there, we found among the migrants returned to cuba, a woman and her 8-month-old baby. cuban officials say the u.s. has not agreed to hold migration talks in nearly three years. >> so the recipe and the conditions are there for an uncontrolled migration through the ocean, something that we want to avoid, that we believe it is possible to avoid. >> reporter: but any cooperation seems increasin...

Numbers and death rates during the pandemic. how this wont contribute to a spike in cases. >> just extraordinary events playing out in cuba. patrick oppmann, thank you. so, lets big deeper on the crisis in cuba with nyu history professor ferrer. shes also the author of "cuba and american history." professor, thank you for being with us. glad you could join us. i want to play some sound from a protester skirting the internet blockade. he believes this is going to be a turning point, a new chapt...