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The vote was 15 to zero and it sets the stage for the lifting of economic sanctions, in exchange for limits on tehrans nuclear capabilities. In washington, president obama hailed the endorsement and called on congress which now has 60 days to review the deal to approve it. Theres broad, International Consensus around this issue not just among the International Community but also among experts in liberation. My assumption is congress will Pay Attention to that broadbased consensus. Woodruff president obama made the remarks as he met with nigerias president , muhammadu buhari. Its his First White House visit since he was elected in march in nigerias first democratic transition of power in decades. Ifill in turkey, an explosion rocked suruc near the border with syria, killing 31 people. Turkish officials said the attack appeared to be a suicide bombing inspired by the Islamic State group. The midday explosion took place at a cultural center, as a group of Young Political activists was wrapping up a News Conference. Nearly 100 people were wounded. Woodruff the death toll from fierce fighting in yemen yesterday has now risen to nearly 100. Shiite rebels bombarded a town close to the port city of aden. The head of an International Aid group said sundays fighting was the worst day in three months. Meanwhile, saudiled fighter jets kept up their Bombing Campaign and hit a popular market in the yemeni capital of sanaa. Ifill a nato airstrike on two Afghan Military checkpoints killed seven afghan troops today. Afghan officials described it as an accident. Taliban fighters were clashing with troops near their remote checkpoints in Logar Province at the same Time Coalition helicopters flew overhead. Afghan president ashraf ghani expressed his profound sorrow over the incident and ordered an investigation. Woodruff there were more questions than answers today in the death of a young black woman in a texas jail last week. Correspondent William Brangham has our story. We have chosen this spot because very clearly to us, this is a crime scene reporter religious leaders and Community Activists spoke today outside the Waller County jail the same texas jail where 28yearold sandra bland died under mysterious circumstances a week ago. The incident began on july 10th. In this video filmed on a bystanders cellphone, bland is seen being pinned to the ground by two state troopers. The troopers say bland had just assaulted an officer after theyd pulled her over for a traffic violation. Bland was arrested, and taken to the county jail. Three days later she was found dead in her cell. The Sheriffs Office says bland committed suicide by hanging herself with a plastic bag. Officials also pointed to a facebook video ms. Bland posted several months ago saying she was depressed. I am suffering from something that many of you may be dealing with right now. Its a little bit of depression as well as p. T. S. D. Reporter but blands family and others dont believe it. They say that video was made when bland was unemployed, and that shed just started a new job at her alma mater, prairie view a m university, and was very excited about her prospects. There was not a lazy woman, this was not an unmotivated woman. This is a woman who had dreams, desires and drives. Reporter todays press conference followed several days of vigils and protest marches for bland in her native illinois and in texas. Woodruff local prosecutors have promised a full investigation into blands death. Today, they pointed to Surveillance Video from inside the jail that shows no one entered or exited her cell around the time she is believed to have died. Ifill greeks lined up outside banks today to withdraw money for the first time in more than three weeks. A steady stream of customers made their way to a. T. Ms and banks, but there were strict limits on how much cash they could take out. And shopkeepers changed the prices on their goods to reflect the higher taxes theyre charging under the terms of an e. U. Rescue deal. Woodruff the price of gold continued its slide today hitting a fiveyear low. The drop was helped along by the dollars gain and a looming Interest Rate hike. On wall street today, stocks were relatively stagnant. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 13 points to close at 18,100. The nasdaq added eight points and the s p 500 gained more than a point. Ifill soccers world governing body fifa announced it will hold new elections next february. It comes in the wake of a corruption scandal, and dual american and swiss criminal investigations. Longtime fifa president sepp blatter is stepping down when a replacement is named. Hes a target of the u. S. Investigation, but hasnt been charged. At todays News Conference in zurich, blatter became a different kind of target of a joke. A prankster showered him in fake money, suggesting it was a payoff for a world cup bid by north korea. Ifill still to come on the newshour restoring diplomatic ties with cuba, after more than 50 years, the week ahead in politics with stu rothenberg and susan page, illegal guns, gangs and summer violence on the streets of chicago and much more. Woodruff the United States and cuba officially normalized diplomatic relations today and the Cuban Embassy in Washington Closed since 1961 reopened this morning. The newshours p. J. Tobia has this report. Reporter with a ceremonial flourish, the cuban flag was raised above the embassy in washington this morning a sight not seen in over five decades. As the mission officially opened, so did a new postcold war chapter in u. S. Cuba relations. But deep differences between the two countries remain, as was evident when foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez spoke inside the embassy. translated the Historic Events we are living today will only make sense with the removal of the blockade, and the return of occupied territory in guantanamo. Reporter the u. S. And cuba severed diplomatic ties in 1961, when cuban president fidel castro referred to the American Embassy as a nest of spies. Now after more than two years of negotiations, relations are slowly thawing. But sticking points remain, chief among them havanas demand for an end to a crippling trade embargo and u. S. Calls for democracy and human rights in cuba. Reaction was mixed on the streets outside the Cuban Embassy. As protesters from cuba and around latin america gathered. I support the cuban people definitely. Reporter rosa maria payas father was a cuban Opposition Leader who died in cuba under mysterious circumstances in 2012. She urged the u. S. To seize this opportunity to help improve cubas human rights record. So far we have seen very concrete and specific steps from the part of the American Administration in order to but not support and specific and concrete support to the demands of the cuban citizens to the demands of change for human rights to the demands of reporter secretary of state john kerry met with his cuban counterpart this afternoon at the state department. Cubas flag now hangs in the buildings lobby where it was installed in the predawn hours without fanfare. We are taking a historic and long overdue step in the right direction. To keep moving forward both hill, there remains significant of cigs to the move. I look forward to working with my colleagues in congress to try to block the expansion of the u. S. Embassy in cuba, to try to stop the confirmation of the u. S. Ambassador to the island. Reporter meanwhile in cuba, in u. S. Embassy reopened for business in havana. Cubans lined up for visas to travel to the u. S. Welcomed the occasion. Reporter the pomp and circumstance will wait until midaugust when kerry makes his historic visit to formally raise the american flag. Im p. J. Tobia for the pbs newshour in washington. Woodruff for more on the resumption of relations between the u. S. And cuba, we turn to Maria De Los Angeles torres. Shes a cubanborn american and a professor at the university of illinois, chicago, where she is also executive director of the Schools Program on latino research. Ms. Torres, thank you very much for joining us. First of all, how would you describe this new relationship . How is it going to be different from diplomatic relations the u. S. Has with other countries . With well, i theres 50 years of hostility, and i think that its almost like the day after the storm. Right now, we have to see how many trees have fallen down and what were going to do with that. I think, also because of the intimate relationship that the United States has had with cuba the fact that there are many cubans living in the United States, the fact there are many other cubans who would like to come to the United States, i think there will be a unique set of challenges. The regime has not changed. I dont think this policy will change the regime. It will, however, help in what could be a peaceful transition. Woodruff what sort of restrictions are still going to be there for americans who want to travel to cuba . Where do you see that headed . Well, part of this is codified in law to congress. I do not see that congress is willing, at this moment or any time at least in the immediate future, to change the policy of the embargo. However, i think that this is going to allow a more porous, if you will embargo. Weve already seen that happen in. The last six months, weve seen an uptick in travel to cuba, restrictions on how much money could be sent to relatives has actually been expanded, so theres more money going into cuba. A lot of the Small Businesses are actually fueled by family members here in the United States, and i think that we will see increased in the next few months. Woodruff so you see commerce increasing between the two countries . Well, we already have cuba the United States is the largest importer of goods to cuba today. Their agriculture and pharmaceutical. This actually happened under the bush administration. As far as other kinds of activity, they are still going to be under the restriction of the embargo, which is congressional, but there will be other kinds of, i think smaller kinds of businesses that are being allowed under executive order and under the power of the president. Most of these are coming from family members. That is why we are seeing all sorts of little businesses pop up and people supporting the family. Woodrf what is going to happen to the homes, to the property left behind many years ago by cuban americans who fled that country, who came here, who are living in the United States but left a lot behind there . Well, i think all these issues are negotiable right . And what weve not had in the past is a means through which to negotiate. I think the reestablishment of diplomatic relations opens up those channels. Whether or not these are things that will be put on the table i think is too early to tell. Id like to say i have been back to the home i was raised in until six years of age and the lady whos living in the home has tried to sell me that home several times over. Actually, rather cheaply. I would not want to buy that home. So i think its going to be interesting, but what we do have now is that channel through which we can put these issues on the table and negotiate them and hopefully move forward in what we do with our enemies and our friends. Woodruff Maria De Los Angeles torres at the university of illinois, chicago, we thank you. Thank you judy. Ifill for most democrats and republicans, 2016 has turned into a season of disruption as candidates have attempted to woo voters from the left and the right and encountered attacks from within. Here to sort it out this politics monday susan page, Washington Bureau chief for u. S. A. Today and stu rothenberg of the rothenberg and gonzales political report. And the roll call newspaper. Part of the disruption for the last several weeks has been donald trump. This week he was at a faith and values summit in iowa and asked about john mccain who said that donald trump was stirring up the crazies so donald trump responded. I supported him. I supported him for president. I raised a Million Dollars for him. Its a lot of money. I supported him. He lost. So i never liked him as much after that because i dont like losers, but hes a war hero. Because he was captured. I like people who werent captured. Ifill so what effect do we think that Donald Trumps statements this weekend not only on that but also religion had to do with this race . Its interesting because when donald trump made outrageous statements about mexican immigrants saying they were rapists and drug dealers, there were pshbacks among the rivals. On this, hes been called to apologize which he refused to do. The question is will this reinforce donald Trump Supporters who like the fact hes a no surrender type of guy or will this mean his phenomenal rise will be reversed . Ifill what do you think, stu . Its too early the to know. The indication of the past two weeks is hes been in first or second place either in National Polls or iowa. Hes clearly touched a nerve. Im skeptical its going to last much longer, but the republican electorate, the core republican voter is angry, frustrated, disappointed not only at the president but at leadership within their own party, and donald trump goes out there and hes bomb bombastic explosive, causes trouble, and it has resonated. Over the long haul, its hard to believe donald trump will be republican nominee for president , but in the short term hes obviously a factor in the debate and discussions. Ifill what struck me is he voted the guy most republicans voted for in 2008 but he also did another interesting thing in that he kind of insulted evangelicals a little bit, even though he was at a evangelical conference. He said hes a presbyterian, he takes the little cracker but hes never asked god for forgiveness, which seems that hurt. Him saying h wafer in a dismissive way and that he didnt ask forgiveness thats shortcomings. But his part of the Republican Party is a tea party which thinks washington doesnt work, politicians cant the be trusted, heres a guy who tells hard truths. We dont punch too much story in a single poll but a washington d. C. Poll out tonight says donald trump in first place 24 . But said the polling sunday night when people possibly heard about the mccain exchange his support fell to single digits. That may be one early sign this will hurt him. Lets remember that right now when people answer poll questions, theyre not really answering the question of who do you want to be president of the United States. Theyre answering a different question. Who is reflecting your anger and frustrations and disappointments . Who is giving voice to your feelings . Ifill okay so thats the answer to your question for now. There are 20 other people in the race, and they all have to respond every single day to the donald trump whirlwind. So what does it tell us about that . I think the greatest one is its kind of frozen the race. Nobody else can get much traction. How do you get through when donald trump is saying donald trumpisms, whatever they are. Individual candidates i think are hurt because of his appeal to the tea party and angry old voters is eating into ted cruzs. His emphasis on a straighttalking, republican ill tell you whats really going on eats into chris christies. So more than anything else, he has been, as you said, a disrupter. And an opportunity cost, right . Other candidates not only cant get any attention, they cant talk about issues including issues that are likely to be much more important in the president ial campaign. Ifill what does it do for candidates like scott walker the governor of wisconsin got into the race last week, john kasich the governor of ohio gets into the race this week and who we assume would be strong midwestern governors do they get blown out of the water with all this going on . I think it cost scott walker some he expected to get from the announcement. If governor kasich announces tomorrow, does the the attention of trump cost him . For john kasich that could be important because youre coming up on the first debate next month, need to be in the top ten to participate. Kasich is expecting a pump bump in tomor