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Anything done. jeb bush said this. bottom line here folks. no matter how you view this, today marks a turning point in american history. so why did the president of the united states do this now? >> proudly the united states has supported democracy and human rights in cuba through these five decades, primarily through policies that aim to isolate the island preventing the most basic travel and commerce that americans can enjoy any place else. though this policy is root in the best of intentions no other nation has joined us in imposing these sanctions. today cuba is still governed by the castr...

U.s. citizens to go to cuba. they're not going to change overnight. but they certainly aren't going to change if we continue our embargo. >> senator flake, you're a republican. we heard marco rubio, he hates this decision by the president. where do you stand in terms of trying to normalize u.s./cuban relations? >> well, i've been in congress and the house and the senate for 14 years now. all 14 of those years, i pushed to lift the travel ban and to normalize relations. i think our policy has done more to keep the castros in power than anything. so i think it's high time for a change. 50 years ...

Our leaders have said over all of those years. it hasn't had the impact. it hasn't brought us a leadership change that would do that on its own. i think we have to be in a position where we feel confident about having a system in place that alouse different leadership to come and go. >> to be part of the change. if there's going to be the leadership change coming it's far better there's a stronger argument that the u.s. is there and able to influence indirectly be a part and a half. >> the imagery of it when you hear how many presidents have come and gone and the castros remained. that itself ...

Jeff flake tweeted out that photograph. five years and finally being able to hug each other. as one family member referred to it as a hanukkah miracle for them. the president said engagement better than isolation. isolation has failed, he says, for the last 50 years. i want to pick up on what raul discussed with the change politically happening with the castros in cuba and naturally people wonder what is next or who is next in line and could it derail sop of the very progress? >> right. i think that the u.s. is taking such a significant step here. i think if we do get to the situation where we...

Coexist because in this meeting, there was some.real forgiveness and there was a real honest conversation and i think it's a real lesson about not burning bridges in business but also being open and honest with people who you have disagreements or issues with, that stuff can be overcome. i think lebron and dan, if it's not totally overcome at this point, they're on the road to overcoming it together. otherwise, i don't think you would see lebron re-signing >> a festivus moment. now they're back together. aaron, thank you so much. coming up next, i hear the cigars are great. putin, the russian ...