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WSVN Channel 7 News At 10PM March 22, 2016

A News Conference and tonight a state dinner. They arrived for casual havana state dinner monday evening. Prt, castro, secretary of state kerry and other u. S. Cuban officials sat together at a table. Latin beat began almost immediately. As the president moved to the music. Earlier its a photo op many thought they would never see at sight certain to anger many in the Exile Community. American president shaking hands with a castro brother on cuban soil. Palace of the revolution site of the official medical come ceremony to president obama. National anthems. Trumpet through the ceremony hall. Flag of the two former foe were together as two leaders stood side by side. Pair joined with the respective delegation for another photo op. This is a new day. Between ourwo country. Reporter president obama and castro made statements broadcast on cuban television. Castro said the u. S. Trade embargo that congress can lift need to end. The blockade stands as most important obstacle to the Economic Development and the wellbeing of the cuban people. Thats why its removal will be of the essence to normalize realizes. It will also be necessary to return the territory illegally occupied by one panama naval base. Reporter president obama in back home offered this. Embargo is goinin to end. When i cant be entirely sure. But i believe it will end and the path that we are on will continue beyond my administration. Reporter also agrere that they remain deep disagreements on human rights. I madit clear the United States will continue to speak up on behalf of democracy including the right of the cuban people to decide their own future. Well speak out on behalf of universal human rights including freedom of speech and simply and religion. Reporter in an Interesting Exchange reporter request about Political Prisoners on the island drew a frustrated response from castro and challenge to name names. Gave me a list of the Political Prisoners and i will release immediatete just mention the list. What Political Prisoners give me a name or names. Reporter at the end of the News Conference castro grabbed mr. News conference castro grabbed resulting in this awkward moment. Beside the tough question about his deep divisions monday was in a word about symbolism. President began his first full day here with ceremonyday here with ceremonial wreath laying at the memorial. Poet reveered as hero. Then he toured the Martin Museum stopping to sign a guest book. White house released content of the message. It is a great honor to pay tribute to jose martin who gave his life for the independent of his homela. His passion for liberty, freedom and Self Determination lives on in the cubanan people today. And while serious doubts remain about the prospect of liberty and freedom of the cuban peopl even after the thawing half century of cold war on thisis day change was in the air. As star spangled banr played in havana. Question answer session after they concluded their remark. Took a lot of people here back. Its not something they are accustomed to seeing. Castro answering questions let alone from american reporters. Big part of the president s cuba policy now is promoting economic ties between the u. S. And this island and there its big news onn that front tonight. Live night Team Coverage continue was sheldon fox at Watson Island to tell us more about that. T. It is back. Some wouldnt fathom it. Almost back and we are talking about the abilityty to take a cruise from here to havana. Commercialism. Crowd of culture hungry tourist and the cruise ships. Well so far its just one ship. Carnival fathom but come may 1st its officially scheduled to be open for u. S. To cuba business. Today we carnival first u. S. Cruis company and more than 50 years. To be grante approval from cuba to sail from the taos cube erics from had a vab a monday Carnival Cruise line made historic announcement on day president obama takened a meeting. Entrepreneurship as part of his historic cuba trip. Firir Carnival Cruise is expected to pull into havana in may reporter so heres how your 7 day trip would go if you decided you wanted to take a cuban cruise. It starts on a sunday. You would set sail from port miami at 4 30 in the afternoon. You would get to havana late the next morning. You will take in with a Cruise Company called the flavors of old had a van 8. Take you to revolution square where you will be able to see and walk in the foototteps of places where the pope has visited and given talks. Whether or not you agree with the politic the castro regime see places where a lot of the speeches have been delivered. Reporter rides and classic american cars to visit historic after havana you will hit santiago before back to miami that following sunday evening. What they are booking is completete new and different and really exciting. Reporter but the booking process isnt all that new. Through travel agent carnival web site book a trip to cuba on the fathom. Similar to what they did to book any other type of travel. Reporter run you 1800 dollars but the cruise liner would remind you you would also be one of the First American cruise investigators hit havanacruise investigators hit havana. And more than half century. And to do it you will need an english passport. Visa and an affidavit signed proving that you are going to cuba for cultural reasonss. Also have to spend 600 dollars on a deposit. We are live in miami, and now we will send it back to Craig Stephens in havana. Reporter thanks so much for that report from Watson Island. I might mention if you hear indications are the state nner first family attended this evening is wrapping up and some of the dignitaryry associated with that are returning to their Respective Hotels and where they are staying for the evening. Aside from the dinner today the first lady m mhelle obama made an appearance early today to meet with group of young students. Young women where she learned a bit about the educational experience on the island. She asked questions shetook questions the event coincide with t First Anniversary of the First Lady Let Girls Learn Initiative which is designed to educate girls and young women worldwid. That event early today on the first lady schedule here. Another group of women members of the disdidnt community here on the island who have dedicated their lives toighting for democratic reform. They obviously have had a very difficult time over the years and particularly difficult in the last few days. Robin had a chance to meet with some of them. Reporter for these women the human rights issue is a very concrete, very tangible Political Prisoners they themselves are beaten and detained literally week after week in some instances. Now withh president obama visit they are getting an international otlight. Prayerful palm sunday then silent march asking for the release of cuba Political Prisoners and procuban protestors clash with the island disdidnt. They detained all of us. Everybody who participated in the march was detain. Reporter miss gomez was there. Carrying her white cloth with her. She says so she can get to her destination without being stopped. Still a heavy Police Presence in the area. Antonio was invited to speak with president obama during his trip. Hours before his arrest he questioned if that would be possible. Hey are going to arrest us. They are goinin to beat us. And lets see if they are going allow us to go to the e eting reporter they were like this because they are husband and wife and dragging them on the ground. Good messes, too. We spoke to lady in white who was here alone because she said a meeting was happening here at about 11 00 ooock. She was unable to make it yesterday. The moment we we down the street we turned around. Police came and tooher away. She said she doesnt even carry a cell phone because if shes detained she doesnt want them to be able to register herell number. Lead in white fight for the release of Political Prisoners and human rights on the island for any one who might question their motive or marches week after week which ended detention and arrest 46 weekends and counting gonzalez says this. The in other country the Police Protect you. In cuba its the opposite. This is the right all cuban have not just the leads in white. All cuban have a right to gather and protest. Some members of the leads in white are invited to meet with president obama tomorrow when he speaks to cuban disdidnt on the island. The question nows whether theyd will be able to have that meeting. So many people anxious to find out if in fact that does happen. The video that you shed with us robin that has so many people upset. Deeply affected in south floridas Exile Community. The plight of the leadadin white and for all of the government opponents on this island forever or for that matter is on the mind of members of the Exile Community and coverage continues with nicole who is hearing from some of them in miami Little Havana section tonight. Nicole . Well, craig as you know this is the place to come if you want to talk cuba with the Exile Community here at cafe and all day long both leaders of both cuba and the United States have given folks here plenty to talk about. I am totally disgusted and today up and down everything nothing for the u. S. Nothing for the u. S. Porter evening at this cafe is the topic of course. President obama visit to cuba. While some could not bear to watch the two leaders meet. The i didnt watch because it upset me. Reporter others more encouraged. Its the start of new relationships. I know it hurts a lot of cuban. Something good for both nation. Reporter what about this remarkable moment when raul castro was asked about Political Prisoners. You beganive me a list ofPolitical Prisoners. And if we have those politicic prisoners they will be released before tonight. I am surprised he said. That knowing hundreds if not thousands so lets see if he says one true thing instead of 1,000 lies. Not even going to had a. The fact is there are 47 Political Prisoners now which a list the white house did provide raul castro this afternoon. I dont fully expect they will be released by sundown as he says. Versailles has been Gathering Place for those on both side of the issue. Some directing their anger at president obama. Obama has been a sell out to us the cuban. We feel disgusted. We feel betrayed. Rodriguez who came here in a tshirt disagrees. People suffered. It has been very hard the communist but i feel like the change is inevitable. Moments later run off by this group of prottors. Passion. At times. Still running high. Now as far as for raul castro comment about releasisi those Political Prisoners you can bet many of the disdidnt group now releasing their own list. Cuban American National foundation doing the same as well but now National Security advisor with th Obama Administration says that the white house has also given the castro their own list. Some othem apparently they say have been released before. Violators of the law not anything political but just regular cuban law. So whether or not we are going to see any changes as far as any of that goes any one will be released still remains to be seen. Reporting live in Little Havana lets go back to craig in havana, cuba. Craig . Reporter that was striking moment at that News Conference this afternoon between that reporter and raul castro. Nicole thank you so much. So belkys as you can see in the heart of our community Exile Community passions run deep and strong on a daytodayy that quite frankly they said at the outset here is almost im football get your mind around considering the relationship between these two countrybetween these two countries not too long ago. Tomorrow another big day for the president craig among the things on the schedule he would be addressing the cuban people and live broadcast busy day whats is on tap for the president tomorrow . Reporter thats tomorrow morning and that is something that is eagerly anticipated because can cuban government has pledgeed to air these comments this speech about 40 minutes or so in length on state television here. That will be given the speech will be delivered at the great theater of havana. White house says the president will address the cuban people directly. His hopes for the cuban people and his hopes for this new relationship between the u. S. And the government of cuba. After that the meeting that Robin Simmons told us about, the scheduled meeting anticipated meeting with members of the disdidnt community. What we watch f is who turns up who shows up who declines the invitation and what comes out of thatjn the aftermath. The after that the tampa bay Baseball Team is here playing the Cuban National team and esident set to attend a portion of that game as you mention belkys before he heads off for argentina. So another full day tomorrow as the president wraps up historic reporting live in havana, cuba im Craig Stephens. The back here at home. Time to talk about the weather. Breezy in havana. Youocan hear the wind and we are going to kick off the week with a slight cool change as well. A little chilly outside andhow long will it last many people are asking. Weather enter will fill us in. Reporter the cold snap currently in place for us is just going to be a brief one extra short so it will soon ab distant memory after tonight. But we are watching these temperatures continue to drop and during the overnight wide spread 50s will be felt across the large part of the south florida main land including you in the keys although we are not there just yet. 60 in miami. But we have already settled into the 50s in parts of broward from Fort Lauderdale to Deerfield Beach. Hialeah to homestead. 60 at the moment. And temperatures continue to fall. Brisk as earlier today. Especially in the afternoon when they were most gusty but wednesdadaare going to veer a little more out of the northeast later on tonight a that should shut off additional cooling also as few additional clouds stream in our direction. These are high clouds from the southern gulf of mexico. So as we look at the days ahead heading into tuesday and on the road toward easter weekend temperatures are going to be on a very much spring break or sprins bounce you might say and spring breakers you have the warm weather but Something Else we have to watch out for. At the beach we talk about that coming up a little bit later. The. 13yearold south florida girl who vanished from her home without a trace finally found. Hours after going missing. Family members say she has the mental capacity of a 6yearoldmental capacity of a 6yearold. Jessica holly is working the story. Neighborhood with what happened jessica . Prayers are answered tonight prayers are answered tonight. Desperate search for a 13desperate search for a 13yearold girl who is mentally challenged is over. Police say she was found safe in Good Condition not far from home. Lets go to the video and you will see the young girl lking about again shes 13 years old. And her name is is jasmine raffle reported miss thanksgiving morning from the town park area of over town where she lives. Police were very concerned because they say the family tells them that she has the mental capacity of a 6yearold. We also have a look at the search effort today. Massive search effort officers th blood hound searched the area by ground and Miamidade Police chopper was over the area searching by air. The next piece of video we have is the team great grandmother. She made a desperate plea for help this evening. She came out. Talked to the media. Begged the public to h lp. Then around 9 30 we heard what from the park next door but it was tears of joy because her great granddaughter had been found. Again, police say she was found in Good Condition. Not far from her home here in over town and right now her great grandmother was just few minutes ago o ken to the Police Department and right now they arar being reunited so prayers answered this evening and great grandmother very thankkful. Reporting live in miami over town neighborhood Jessica Holly 7 news night team. Still ahead. Party is over. But the trouble is just beginning. Tonight two tragic stories. And they both started at ultra. The. Simple withdrawal. Turned into a fight for his life. Man ambush at the atm. Black smoke. Shooting into the sky. And business burning fast. Firefighters in a race against and he wanted his contacts transferred to new phone. Instead the numbers were wiped out. Its tonights edition of help. County worker accused in chilling crime locked up for allegedly raping an unconscious woman. They say investigators tried to determine how a university of Miami College

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