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Made, i suppose, that the embargo has been in place for, what, more than 50 years, and it hasn't worked. the castros are still in power. why not take another road? >> that's an excellent argument to have and one that the organization that i'm involved with, we don't have a position on the embargo. but what is important is if people are going to have a discussion on the subject like a member of the u.s. congress like congressman farr, they maybe should have a little more knowledge about what the facts are as opposed to going with talking points that are being spread by the cuban government and ...

Not working. if the u.s. wants to change cuba it needs to engage more with the cuban government and cuban people. as part of this deal, cuba has agreed to release 53 cuban political prisoners from a list provided by the u.s., allow more access to some of the prisoners in jail by the icrc in the u.n. and also allow more internet freedom. so the u.s. say this is a start. they will not let up on human rights, but today, obviously, a big day. >> i was in the room when alan gross spoke and the very first thing he did was touch the american flag and it was a very nice moment. thank you so much. the ...

Cuban government for rationals on its people. today cuba is still governed by the castros and the communist party that came to power half a century ago. neither the american nor cuban people are well served bay rinld policy that's rooted in events that took place before most of us were born. considered that for more than 35 years, we've had relations with china, a far larger country also governed bay communist party. nearly two decades ago, we reestablished relations with vietnam where we fought a with a that are claimed more americans than any cold war confrontation. that's why, when i came i...

Go long™. ♪ >> more reaction on the president's surprising and wide ranging actions on cubasm we'll talk to the senior communication advisor for the vat vat and the pope's involvement in all of this. and hear from a famed america chris kyle about the new movie american sniper and talked about chris' legacy and bradley cooper's performance in the interview with her. join us at the top of the hour. >> he was looked up by the castros for five years and a former u.s. contractor just landed back in the u.s. allen gross, we are waiting for live comments from him. how are cuban americans reacting...

Relations between u.s. and cuba. some of them already vowing to block any effort here. what do you say to those words already coming out as mr. gross has only been on the ground now a few minutes? >> america's foreign policy of embargoes and exclusion was designed 55 years ago to put an end to the castros and communism in cuba. 55 years later, the castros and communism are still in cuba. it's time for a new approach. i think to throw up the doors to trade, travel, exchange of new ideas, we're going to see a positive change in cuba. >> all right. thank you so much senator durbin for joining us....