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U.s. diplomate homes. but u.s. officials say still the the attacks continued. u.s. officials say as a result of the attacks, they will stop issuing visas to cubans immediately and issue travel warnings to americans thinking of visiting cuba. despite the harassment, both current and former diplomates say now is the wrong time to lessen u.s. presence on the island. >> it is the worst thing that can happen to both countries and what worries me more than anything is that hard liners on the cuban side and on the u.s. side might be behind pushing this idea. >> u.s. officials say their first priority...

If you are told to evacuate, get out quickly. >> category 5 hurricane is expected to hit cuba friday and saturday. patrick ottman is there. let's get another angle. it looks beautiful. that's how it looks when a hurricane is coming fast and furious. what are you hearing there? >> it's the calm before the storm. it's a cliche. there's an ominous feeling in the air. cubans are trying to get ready as best they can. we are seeing tourists trying to leave the island. this cruiseship, it wasn't due to depart until tomorrow, is expected to leave any minute now. 2,000 passengers are aboard. it's tryin...

In terms of dollars or pesos, at the the least important thing." what? for more on the fallout from these explosive transcripts, let's bring in cnn's patrick ottman live in mexico city. it is stunning to read some of what president trump said in this phone conversation. what kind of reaction are you getting in mexico? >> reporter: and mexicans like many americans can't get enough of this. the transcripts have been translated, and the spanish people are going through them line by line. this is highly embarrassing for mexican president pena nieto. there's been no response from his government or ...

It's tough for mexico's president because the economies between the us and mexico are so closely aligned. and we have seen that when this issue of the walls come up, the mexican peso has dropped. mexicans are getting a glimmer of hope with some of the comments that show some flexibility on the part of donald trump that perhaps the wall might not be built, it is not the most important issue between the countries. just last month, pena nieto and trump met in germany. a reporter asked trump if mexico would build the wall. trump said yes, pena nieto did not respond. even if he's ignoring questions...

Pena nieto. and they're also finding a lot of hope in this flexibility. what you had mentioned, that the wall might not be built after all. the wall here is incredibly unpopular. when mexicans read president trump telling pena nieto this is not the most important thing, this is more of a political issue, they're finding hope because they do not want to see the wall built. >> the transcripts were amazing. like watching "the art of the deal" in motion. cnn's patrick ottman live from mexico city, thank you very much. in the wake of north korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile test, p...