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WPLG Local 10 News 4PM March 21, 2016

Revolutionary palace behind joe jose martys memorial. This is the u. S. President walking into they rurungs ri palace in community u. S. Cuba, something many thought they uld never thrive see. Then the photo that is broadcast an ash the worm, president obamaand mr. Castro shaking hands on cuban soil, their countries and their governments longstanding years of animosity and acrimony dating back five decade but they shook hands today and sat next to each other. That is a picture we havent seen hins april of last year when both men met in panama at the summit of the americas. Now, president obama also could be overheard saying that he had a good dinner last night and that he had a good time in old havana. Now, both mr. Castro and obama talked for quite a bit today, in fact, for most of the midafternoon will bilateral issues with longstanding issues between both countries from telecommunications, to trade and direct mail that happened just last week. Then it was on to theiroint News Conference where mr. Castro was asked about Political Prisoners and he had a very testy response. I have said consistently after more than five very difficult decades, the relationship between our governments will not be transformed overnight. We continue as president castro indicated, to have some very serious differences, including on democracy and human rights. [ speaking in spanish ] give me a list of the Political Prisoners, and i will release them immediately. Just mention a list. What Political Prisoners . Give me a name or names. Or whehe after this meeting is over you can give me a list of Political Prisoners, and if we have those Political Prisoners, they will be released before tonight ends. Calvin and the president , we has not yet made it to the brewery. But there was a lot of response not on here from journalists but also around havana as castro had to answer those very tgh questions. Were going to have that reaction in just a moment. But lets take you back to this morning what i lot of tourists happened to be out there at the plaza dederevolution. They had a lot of reaction. L thats right, calvin. This morning really was about the president paying homage to jose marti with cubas national hero, but the folks we met whether american or cuban, were paying homage to the president s firsttime visit. In the shadow of jose martu, cubas national hero, a found be father of this caribbean nation, president obama lays a wreath, and watching it all, some americans and coincidental fre miami. I think its an Incredible Opportunity in regards to peopletopeople diplomacy. Hatzel nathaniel styles has he is proud the president of the voyage. Everybody thats here every time we have come here, they be excited about obama. No animosity, no resentment. They welcome the c`ange. Hatzel styles moved up his visit a week so we can be here the president. I think its significant tt obama would be the person considering he is a man of color and the population of cuba is greatly about 70 people of color. Everybody needs to talk. Hatzel harn, his friend also from miami, knows hes a witness to history. Changes, the opportunities that theres a benefit here. Its not about the its about the people. Ask its a great day in terms of opportunity for the cuban people. Hatzel those are two americans, specifically from and shared those with us this morning, but we also spoke to a cuban man who was wearing an american flag, and he said this was his third attempt at trying to see the preresident. No chance. The one thing that i took away from speaking with him was the fact that he felt like the cuban people had not been given the chance yet to really interact with the president , to even see the president because, as you and i seen, lots of road closures, lots of security measures to keep people away from the area where the president is traveling. Calvin you know, i think, despite in spite of what has happened all day long and all the events that of happened, i think the News Conference seems to be what everyone is focusedon. What was your reaction when you saw mr. Castro take a questn about Political Prisoners . You group in south florida. You know the history, and you know the context, and for raul castro to stand there and sort of waiver waver, maybe hesitate, his voice when asked about that issue, the Political Prisoners issue, it was amazing to see, being and the fact that were here in havana and that the question is being asked by an american journalist, what a day. Calvin he almost felt like he didnt have to answer the question. It was almost like how dare you ask me this. Hatzel lets be premium the cuban media for a long time has not had the accessibility that American Media has back in the states to the United States president , and so it is something that he truly is used to. He doesnt have to answer any questions. But here we were in a different format, in a different time period and he had to answer. Calvin and then there was that very awkward moment at the end, and well show you that picture coming up at 5 00 when mr. Castro walked up to president obama, t ty didnt know whether to shake hands or not but itnded up being something very weird and it seemed very awkward at the end. We will show that you coming up at 5 00. But we want to take you now to what happened with Michelle Obama today. President for those bilateral talks, and she w snt with him at the wreathlaying ceremony, but she happened to be at whats called the old cuban factory in old havana and there she met with ten teenage girls who were selected. They were there to talk about art, but they were also there to talk about mrs. Obama empowering young girls, and she even said to them you can ask me anything. And when you empower young girls, you also empower the people family. So Michelle Obama meeting with young tnage girls about her let girls learn initiative, bringing it here to havana, cuba, to talk with a selected group of young people. And were going to have a lot more coming up on t both of them as they will have a state dinner tonight at the revolutionary palace but well have a lot more andcomprehensive coverage what has happened so far here in havana. What a day it h been. Janine and laurie, ill send it back to you. Laurie thank you so much. Discussion about with our local10 senior political reporter michael putney. It only took half an hour for you to get a vicinitying list in the mail. Michael for anybody who wasnt watching at the News Conference this afternoon, jenn cross of cnn asked raul castro how many Political Prisoners do you have and why dont you release them. Andrea mitchell of nbc repeated the question later. And raul castro got defiant and angry and said, well, who is on that list . Give me a name. Give me a name of somebody on the list. Well, about half an hour after it was over in my email i got from the cuban commissio on human rights and national reconciltion a list of Political Prisoners, and they say there are 1,141. Here is the list, the print out of the email i got. This didnt ake long at all. Somebody to say, heres a list, and then yet another group called the victims of communism list of 51 prisoners of conscience in cuba. So if raul castro needs a list, hey, ive got a couple right here. Janine and you know that awkward moment at the end of the News Conference that calvin and hatzel were alluding to, it was almost like the end of a boxing match, i think, and sort of raul kind of grabbed his arm and almost wanted to brag dg himm out of there. It was elle something else. Laurie that was after saying enough, pretty much. Michael it was a very awkward moment. First well see it at 5 00 but we can industry describe it now. Raul castro sort of grabbed obama by the biceps and started to lift his arm, except obama wasnt having any of it. He wasnt going to raise his arm. And then raul castro almost pushed the president , president obama out of the off the stage and out of that room, grabbing his arm. It was just very strange. Laurie a power play, perhaps. Michael here we go. You see castro grab his arm like that, and then they dont know whether theyre goioi to shake hands or whatever. Now, watch castro, well, he laurie kind of yoree sentenced the exit, and then he wants president obama to walk out first, but he very much wanted to hur at the end of that press conference after taking that huge step, though, of at latest takin questions. For the first time. Janine and then at the end he said too many questions, so he moved on. Michael our president is used to sparring with reporters. Raul castro is not. Laurie we will have much more no doubt. Do stay with uses for complete coverage on president Barack Obamas historic visit to cuba. There are so many moments to come. Look for us in the next half hgur. A specific look at how the uncuban community here in south florida is reacting to the president s trip. Janine in other news today, miamidade metromover supervisor facing some very serious charges in after p afternoon. He is accused of raping a woman. Police say that woman from brazil and had just left the ultra nuke music festival. Livingston live in miami with these distutuing details. Layron thats right with weve learned 41yearold carl wilt started with the crown in 2003, eventually moving upo metromover maintenance supervisor. Were flamingo miamidade poli that he confess dollars to having sex with this woman inside one of the utility rooms here on the first floor of the park west station. They knocked on the doooo be with took about five minutes. Once he came out he sll had his pants undone or his zipper was down. Layron Miamidade Police say after wilt bkled his britches he confessed to having second with this 22yearold victim who was so intoxicated, she was not allowed onto metromover saturday night ouster concern for her safety, and Miamidade Police say that woman was so intoxicated, she doesnt even remember meeting wilt at the metro station, and officers say she was under the influence of an unknown substance. And a witness later reported carrying the unconscious woman into this ground floor u ulity room. That witness then went and found an officer. We should alts be sober enough to have a sense of what youre doing. And where you are. Yeah. They observed the female. Something looked wrong. And we were able to at this point, for this incident arrest an individual that committed the inous, the worst crime you can commit against a female, which is rape. large well have much more on this stoty starting at 6 00, including how the county is responding to the situation when where wilts job now stands as a result of it. He is in cut of in the meantime on Sexual Battery and kidnapping charges. Laurie staying with the aftermath of ultra, dozens of people are behind bars after Ultra Music Festival this past weekend. Authorities tales total of 67 people were arrested. The charges include 29 felonies and 38 misdemeanors. And an official cause of a um student who died after going to ultra. An obituary reports it appears the oneyearold adam levine died of complications from from seizure. Ultra released a statements saying levine was there on saturday night when staffers noticed he what is in need of some sort of medical attention attention. He was a senior at um and part of greek life. Students plan to hold a vigil on campus later this week. Janine now to a story you saw first onocal10. Shots fired near a nightclub on a popular street in key west. Three people were shot on duval street and now one man is in custody. Local10 News Reporter amy vititi live at Jackson Memorial hospital where two of those victims are being freedom amy, you also have Surveillance Video of that shooting. Amy s, we do. We spoke to one of those shooting vs. At ryder trauma center. He says that bullet grazed the bone if his forearm. As a result doctors tell him we will hav to stay here three more days getting antibiotics through aniv Assistance Program precaution. These are the the moments leading up to this shooting. I what the show what you we have in our newsroom. It shows to a fight between the suspect, derek david and a woman, and in that video you can see david dragging that woman on the ground. Just before several people try to jump in and stop it. That is what leads david to pull a weapon. Apparently he is seen first shooting it into the air and then firing down the street where he hit three bystanders to popular duel street. Been, we spoke with one of them this afternoon. I thought fireworks were going off, a political celebration, and i ended up seeing a guy run past me and then i heard another pop, and thats when my forearm w wt numb. Reid spoke with us from his hospital ged at jacksks memorial trauma center. Thth27yearold from day of was on a first date walking on. Was involved in a domestic fight with a womanan on charles street when several team people tried to step. David opened fire but hit ogden and two other by standers. A saw a little bit of blood thats when i took the lady friend and i and we ran backaround the corner into one of the bars. Amy it happed before bars closed with people still gathered for spring break week. A helicopter transported ogden and another man to jmh. A third man went to the hospital and was later released is if you got to deal with everything comes at you, and a bult came at me. Amy and dog ogden sai that bullet went in and out of his arm andis grad his stomach so he feels fortunate this was not worse. And that suspected gunman is facing several count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. re live at ryder trauma center, amy viteri. Laurie and we continue to follow every step of president obamas first full day in havana. With reaction from the cuban florida. Referral now to symptom breaking news. Miami police need your help in the search for a mention and endangered teenager. Police say 13yearold jasmine raral was last seen in her home along northwest fifth avenue and 15th street last night. This is her photo. Her family said she has the mental capacity of a sixyearold. She was last seen wearing a pink tshirt with striped btoms. If you think you have seen jasmine ravel, please give a call to police. Back to live pictures now out of havana where president obama is about to speak at this entrepreneurship event, its a businessvent for about 200 people at a local brewery and everyone waiting to hear from president obama. Janine day two of president obamas historic tp to cuba is underway. Laurie ell underway, and just that meeting left and then a state dinner. All angles with the white house releapg several photos of more intimate moments of obamas trip. Here is the president touring old havana greeting sevel locals in that area. Janine then he moved to visit a cathedral meeting with Cardinal Jaime ortegaa which as you know has been so integral helping ease the relationship between excite United States. Laurie theres also this picture, the first lady and her daughters sasha and malia tour go t`at beautiful cathedral. Anine and malia also translated for the president at a havana restaurant. They were at a paladalr. Laurie and right now back here at home lets take a life look from our miami tower cam. Starting to get a little gray, a little hazy out there but this cool weather, duly durda is here to join us and we have to tell you i liked it a lot. Janine we did, although we had the feeling this might be our last shot at a cool front. Meteorologist indeed, ladies. What i difference a d makes. Yesterday a high of 86 degrees, our lows in the 70s. In 60s and its only going to get cooler all thanks to that cold front that cleared the area. Unfounately, though, we still that have stubborn cloud deck inh space. Strata cumulus clouds will continue to filter that sunshine throughout the rest of the evening. Cutler we have the 60s all across south florida. 66 in pembroke pines, 66 in hialeah, 64 in kendall. And 66 in marathon. But its t winds, its that brisk breeze that make it had feel really comfortable, cool and refreshing with the winds out of the northwest. Thats our cool air connection. Wind g sts in the 20s. The wind speeds are going to stay very strong throughout the afternoon and into the evening hours and that will continue going into tomorrow. Thatgs going to cause a threat of rip currents for beachgoers and boaters are going to have advisories as well going into your tomorrow. Now, as you can see, taking a look at the radar all is quiet each though we do have those clouds around so i dont want you to be c ncerned p. If you have plans tonight the with kids, dont worry. Youre for the going to get rained out. Cloud cover is across the sououthern half the state and push into cord the western atlant. We have this dome of High Pressure thats located right now over texas into louisiana. Thats providing for a dry air mass in the upper level. We love High Pressure. Its our fair weather friend we like to say because it provide for a north breeze and provide forthe dry atmosphere. How long will it last . Looking to the weswe have another storm system set up that will provide for big changes in the forecastp by the end of the work week. Currently look at these temperatures from coast to coast. The southwest steamy right now with temperatures in the 80s. Weve got the 60s across the gulf coasttates, a frigid northeast as theyre dealing with a clipper that will continue to bring them snow and even cooler conditions thin. Look at this. Temperatures in the 30s. You wouldnt believe that its spring. As were waking up to 31 degrees in washington, dc, tomorrow, 29 in buffalo, were also going to be dealing with a bit of a chill. Our lows will be in the 50s, again something we havent seen in quite some time. It will be refreshing, a great way to start our tuesday. Our inland models are showing temperatures in the low to mid50s across parts of pembroke pines, hialeah and then warming to s degrees by the later half the morning. Were talk that cool, brisk breeze. Lots of sunshine tomorrow, unlike today. Then the breeze will continue, and then youll see that gradual warmup as we go into good friday. Were also going to incase

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