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Tuesday when he becomes the first pope flying from cuba to the u.s. and pick up the rest of his trip. >> we know the popes trip is not without controversy. the vatican is reportedly upset with the white house guest list for his visit. do you know anything about that? >> reporter: im sorry, i dont dont. we have not heard anything about that. >> patrick oppmann, thank you for being with us. we will talk with somebody else here in the united states watching this trip very closely, ricardo herera, t...

And getting into trouble. talk. read. sing. your words have the power to shape their world. learn more at first5california.com/parents in less than two hours, pope francis is expected to arrive in havana, kicking off his historic trip to cuba and the united states. he will meet with president raul castro at the airport, and tomorrow, the pope gives mass to thousands in havanas revolutionary square. cnn correspondent, patrick oppmann is live from havana. the two previous popes, patrick, as we k...

And the united states, and he hopes in cuba, he stops there and hopes while there he will certainly be inspiring many. and the city of havana is busy making all the necessary preparations. cnns patrick oppmann is there. >> were in havanas cathedral square. this is u.n. of the places that pope francis visits on his first stop of his trip to cuba and the united states. and as you can see, lets walk here toward the cathedral. theyre getting everything ready at a furious pace. lots of work being don...

Multiple times. then the soviet union placed missiles on cuban territory. although he said he would die in power, fidel castro stepped aside unexpectedly in 2006 due to illness. his brother, raul castro, took over as president. but fidel remains an active figure in cuban politics. he was pictured thursday celebrating his 89th birthday with the presidents of bolivia and venezuela. the same day, he wrote an article, telling america to repay the "millions of dollars" it owes as a result of its long...

The one little flagpole with the u.s. flag, but still all those other ones there that have been there for years. that wont change tomorrow. cnns patrick oppmann, thanks so much from havana. be sure to tune in to "the lead tomorrow." jake tapper is going to broadcast live from cuba. the national lead. a dangerous distraction for pilots trying to get you to your destination safely. now the alarming report about just how often drones get in the way of passenger planes. like nobodys watching. why?...

U.s. embassy there. and no secret that president obama would like to visit havana at some point before he leaves office. lets go to havana. patrick oppmann joins us. hows it playing out over there? >> reporter: ever since december, cubans have been wondering when an american flag will fly over the american embassy? and the answer weve gotten is very soon. possibly as soon as this month. working out the final details. secretary kerry would like to come for the first time to havana to reopen the u...

A huge day in havana as well. patrick, stand by. i want to bring in elise labott. the president will speak in the rose garden and at some point well also hear from the secretary of state john kerry. hes in vienna, austria, right now trying to negotiate the iran nuclear deal. but he definitely wants to go to havana when that american flag flies over havana for the first time in 57 years. >> he definitely plans to be there. its just been a process thats been going on. everyones been getting ready ...

Start opening businesses, joint venture, with the cuban government. that, frankly, had scared away a lot of national countries from doing. it also has a major impact raul castro, cubas president, said he didnt foresee the reopening of the u.s. embassy and it wouldnt be until after cuba was removed from the state terror list that he would be allow a u.s. embass dror to be in havana. and for a cuban embassy in washington. so this is really going to have a major impact on the pace of relations now ...

A major impact on the pace of relations now, and we expect, in the coming weeks, cuban/u.s. relations after 54 years to once again be restored between these longtime cold war enemies. patrick oppmann. cnn, havana. the french foreign minister plans to visit israel and the palestinian territories in june with hopes of restarting peace talks there. previous investigations led by the united states have collapsed. france hopes to get israelis and palestinians talking again with international framew...

Wednesday. >> both presidents announced historic changes in the cuban-american relationship paving the way for future open travel between these two countries. more trade. more banking. diplomatic relations. and then, of course important,ly the lifting of that long economic embargo. patrick oppmann is in havana now. raul castro also had said his political system has to be respected. tell us how american capitalism and cuban communism are going to work together? >> reporter: well, you know, thats ...