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Outside the saratoga hotel is still to be determined. they did, of course, say that they're still looking at the exact cause. but so far, preliminary investigations seem to point in that direction. if that is the case this has been a horrific accident in old havana. yes, the hotel was closed, which means that obviously that could have saved lives. but of course, there would have been people working on that refurbishment. there would have been staff inside that hotel. there would have been people passing through the streets in that area. thankfully, there was a school behind the hotel. we were ...

There would have been staff inside that hotel. there would have been people passing through the streets in that area. thankfully, there was a school behind the hotel. we were told that everybody was evacuated safely from the school. but yes, a very, very serious accident in the cuban capital. the saratoga hotel is really very, very well known in havana. i mean, basically, everybody will know it. it was a point where, for example, a lot of celebrities would go when they visited havana during the recent thaw between the 0bama administration and cuba. there's been all manner of different tour gro...

In american history. jake, it was right here on the western side of the capitol this insurrection really started and ended a year ago. in the days that followed, a huge security perimeter was set up all around the capitol complex with 10-foot high fencing and thousands of national guard troops from all across the country. that is all gone now as you can see. there is not a very large security presence out here on this anniversary. it has been quite a calm day. we've seen tour groups coming by. people coming to take pictures. nothing in the way of protests. that calm really driving home what an...

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