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denzel washington, samuel l. jackson, and wesley snipes. they all presented me my oscar. and during my speech i made a couple statements. one's that the entertainment industry is way behind sports, as far as diversity goes. it's easier for african american person to be president of the united states of america than president of a hollywood studio or tv or cable network. >> and why does that matter? >> because image... images matter. and if we're not in the position, we're not in the room then we don't really have a say. if... here's the thing, we go... i'm... i'm glad we got black stars. that's great. but they're not really in the... woven into the fabric of decision... decision-making in... in hollywood, or the networks. and also this is beyond hollywood. it's television, it's newspapers, it's magazines. we have to be in those positions where we have a vote... you have a part of the decision. we have a say. and we're... and that's not the case now. >> but here you are, you know, all these years later. does it still frustrate you that it... nothing's changed? >> i can't s

mike viqueira is live for us in washington, d.c. mike, what is the goal of this visit? >> good morning to you, richelle. it's a surprise and in some respects it isn't a surprise. president obama since his historic announcement that his intention was to normalize diplomatic relations with cuba, has made it no secret that he planned to make a trip to cuba, and he said he will go to cuba with first lady michelle obama on march 21st and 22nd, an overnight trip, as part of an overseas trip to argentina and elsewhere. any president in his series of tweets says we still have differences with the cuban government, but he believes his trip there will help facility progress towards a more open and civil society, and in fact the president announced that he in addition to meeting with recall all castro, the president, he will meet with elements of civil society that translates to human rights advocates, and civil rights advocate within cuba. he said that was something that was a predicate before he could go on to cuba. that evidently has been ironed out. the last trip by a u.s. pre

one in northern virginia outside washington dc, and in the southeastern corner of the state, hampton roads. those are the two biggest vote troves in virginia. once a very rural state, now that lopsided the suburban. >> in a purple state, is it one of the primary states that is up for grabs? a mrs. clinton seems to have comfortable lead. senator sanders is showing some strength in the areas where he has shown strength elsewhere in the country. college communities, among younger voters, many of whom are angry and frustrated over the direction of the economy. mr. trump continues to lead in -- his leadough he has narrowed. one of the more recent in-state public polls showed him narrowly ahead of senator rubio, about six percentage points. we have senator cruz in third place and senator -- excuse me, kasich way back. , estate that reflects the nation as a whole, is something of a reflection of this national race. county in terms of student population, fairfax county, closing tuesday. the administration is expecting a huge turnout. what about the rest of the state? >> to your point, at lea

both of them got their washington roots, dragged them down. those two characters twisted themselves into pretzels trying to convince you that what you heard you hadn't heard and you what saw you hadn't seen. we didn't change our position. it's no change of position. rand paul jumps in to criticize them for the position he thought they had and for some, jeb bush got involved in this thing he came running in, he started to say, i changed my position and you changed your position, you asked me to support your bill, marco. they started having a florida side skirmish. i'm standing there, saying to myself, it's easy. finally i interrupted and i said, for the viewers at home, i think you feel as i do. you need a washington to english dictionary to convert this tuff, right? marco rube noah was for amnesty and legalization, that was his position. when conservatives told him he didn't like it and he decided to run for president, he turned tail and ran and hid. you've got to make a judgment on what you think of that. i changed my position on gun, i'm hap

host: washington, d.c., trevor, democrat. drop the whole playful euphemisms of deterrence and response? so we are talking about is genocide and mass murder. i visited the titan missile site that was turned into a museum and what struck me was, there are no plans for the people who lost that missile to survive. it was the subject of jokes among the operators. this is annihilation. given that our real threat nuclear weapons is a symmetrix, people who we can't to deter with mass murder and mass annihilation. isn't it insane to incentivize our potentially unstable states like russia and pakistan to build more nuclear weapons, which could potentially end up in the hands of someone who wishes to use them? guest: that is the core of the argument from the arms control association and groups similar to that, that essentially the more the u.s. invests in nuclear weapons, the more likely it is other nations will do the same in the creates the potential for a rogue actor to lay hands on nuclear weapons. russia and the u.s. lead by magnit

after all of these years in washington, is bernie sanders really a socialist? >> that's a good question. what does socialism mean. to a lot of people my age, we drew up think socialism is the soef yat union-- soviet union. there are people who call themselves democratic socialists and they say they want the government to own the means of production and share everything equally. then there are people like those who run the scandanavian countries who want a lot of free stuff for people, health care education and that sort of thing. that's what bernie sanders is offering. if you look at his proposals, the criticism is not that they're pure socialism, is that they're completely unaffordable. he says he will make what you want free and somebody else will pay for it. that's what happened in greece >>> i want to turn to the supreme court. picking a new justice is too important to be left to a lame duck president it was said. do you agree with that? >> i think it is a matter of politics. the constitution says the president shall nominate and with the advice and consent

people in washington are public servants. they serve you. donald trump, it is great to have you in one of the greatest cities in the world, hunts ville. [applause] sen. sessions: we have more phd's per capita than anywhere in the country. we have the best corporate leadership of all over the world. hiring people here is what we need. god bless. [applause] wow, that is so trump: great. you know, he's an incredible guy. thank you, get him out of here, will you? [applause] mr. trump: boy oh boy, it never fails. the cameras follow that. they know that, look over there, the all-time record. [applause] cameras, take a look. unbelievable. 32,000 people. this is amazing. and by the way, look over there? we can get them in. why can't they come in? let them in. let them in. we have got thousands of people over there, let them in if you can. that is the first time that senator sessions has ever endorsed a person running for president. [applause] dealrump: that to me a big -- that is, to me, a big deal. time magazine, a couple of weeks ago, did a cover

this was the one for washington. they put it out to bid. it was one of the most hotly contested projects ever in the gsa services, the big landlord for the government. they chose us. it's a great honor because we were chosen in the obama administration, which is sort of amazing. a lot of people did not think we were not able to get it. we want to make sure it gets done. we have a great track record for this stuff. we're building a hotel, 300 rooms. i think it will be one of the great hotels of the world. we are a year and a half ahead of schedule, even more than that. it's a little unusual when you talk about government. but we are 1.5 years under budget, and it opened in september this year. it was supposed to open up in september 2 years from now. we really have a great team. eric and don are working on it, ivanka is in charge of that one. she has done an amazing job. i think it will be one of the great hotels of the world. pat: you run the table. about a year from now, and you have your hand on the bible swearing your oath in front of th

. >> father thomas reese joining us from washington, d.c. father, thank you so much for being with us. >> workers are trying to identify the bodies of rpg peope getting caught in a fire. >> fire lasted for several hours according to witnesses. topo chico is known for being overcrowded. rescue workers evacuated victims, some with burns. the governor spoke to the press. >> translator: we have ruled out the use of firearms, security was set up around the rest of the prisons in the saits. >> family members tried to break their way in. several hours later, family members were still waiting for answers. >> translator: i don't know, middle east help us! the woman director with all due respect, come out and confront us, give us the names, please, the names, that's it. where is she? >> reporter: in recent years deadly prison riots have become common. pope francis is set to arrive in mexico on friday. he is planning to visit a prison on the northern border city, that used to be controlled by drug cartels. adam rainey, al jazeera, mexico city. >> hundr

. >> ted curz, the worst kind of washington insider that can't be trusted. >> reporter: trump pulled the spot after deciding it was too negative. trump released a humorous ad. >> i have an action figure. >> reporter: in the democratic race hillary clinton and bernie sanders are trying to appeal to african north americans who mate up half of the vote. something is fundamentally voted. when african-americans are arrested and sentenced to longer prison terms for doing the same things as a white does. eric garner, the man that die after being out in a choking ad. an ad was recorded. >> we need a president that will do more than talk about it. >> reporter: in the political ad world, the most talk is about two other ads mostly bit the sanders campaign. first, beet box with the music of simon and garfunkel racked up 3 million hits on youtube >>> that ad has been praised by republican candidates, including jed bush. >> the second sanders ad going spores. >> when we stand -- supporters. >> when we stand together and demand the country work for all of us rather than the few, we will transfer a

what many people hilliary clinton represents, a political elite and establishment type politics in washington. something in a they're tired of, and that's why so many gravitated to bernie sanders, and that's her challenge as she moves to the new hampshire primary to try to overcome that, but he's trailing him right now, significantly. >> what do you think is going to be the difference between that and what you see in iowa? >> well, in terms of the voter design amics, if you will, iowa is a rural state. and it has a very large christian population, and you don't see that large evangelical vote that came out very strong for republican, ted cruz, giving him a victory here in iowa, but he may not see the results translate into new hampshire. and it's quite often that we see a completely different result in new hampshire. many say that they can push the so-called reset button in new hampshire and reenergize their campaign. that's what hilliary clinton is going to try to do, but we could see very different results. right now, donald trump is leading in very high numbers in new hampshire, but he may

. >> mike viqueria in washington. secretary of state john kerry says peace talks are still under way, but the syrian government stepped up its assault on aleppo. al jazeera's disloard haal jazes more. >> the suffering continues, tens of thousands of syrians are again on the move. those who have arrived to the turkish border are not being allowed in. these people are from the northern country side of aleppo, many came on foot, many came with nothing. there is no safe area for these people as the government pushes ahead with a major offensive in the province. >> translator: we left our homes because of the bombings by the russians, the iranians, bashar and the shia army, we wand erdogan to let us in. >> reporter: for now, there is no indication that the gates will be opened. officially, turkey has an open door policy for syrian refugees but strict conditions have been put into place, and turkey has been under a lot of pressure dealing with the 2.5 million syrians in the country. >> but under pressure villages and towns

politics editor with you washington examiner. i want to show our viewers what the governor nikki haley had to say when she endorsed marco rubio yesterday. [video clip] >> we have good people in this race. we have good people running for president. i thank them today for their sacrifice and they're willing to serve to honor this great country and make her better. but my job was to find the person i thought could do it the best. i wanted somebody with fight my wanted somebody with passion, i wanted somebody who had conviction to do the right thing. i wanted somebody humble enough that remembers that you work for all the people. i wanted somebody who was going to go and show my parents that the best this vision they ever made for their children was coming to america. made.t decision they ever [applause] every day is a great day in south carolina. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen come if we elect marco rubio come every day will be a great day in america. [applause] help me welcome the next president of the united states, let's go t

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[applause] ted cruz: it did not come from washington. washington despised ronald reagan. it began right here in new hampshire in the live free or die state and it changed this country, changed the world. why am i so optimistic? because the same thing is happening again. it took jimmy carter to give us ronald reagan. i am convinced the most long-lasting legacy of barack a newis going to be generation of leaders in the republican party who stand and fight for liberty, the constitution, the judeo-christian values that built this great nation. [applause] ted cruz: with that, i am happy to answer or dodge any question you would like. yes, ma'am. i understand that you are a big supporter of president reagan, and so i want to ask you, if like him he would work to keep a secure by sitting down with the russians and negotiating mutual reductions in weapons. ted cruz: thank you for that question. from my perspective, i am happy to sit down and negotiate with practically anybody, but the key is how you negotiate with the enemies. what we have seen over the last seven years as an ill

good.no who wants to have a bureaucrat in washington taking care and educating your kids. you want local education. i have seen it and i've watched it and it is beautiful. parents and children. the children graduate and they stay in the boards because they love the school. be at a point where we can spend less money and have a far stronger and better country. i look at military spending. build aig -- i will military bigger, better, stronger. i guarantee we can do it for less money. like they are ordering missiles they do not want because of politics, because of special interests. because the company that makes the missiles is a contributor and the other company that makes the missiles are not. we are ordering missiles that the generals do not want because of politics. here is the beauty. they come to me and they say we would like you to use such and such a company because we have helped your friends. i don't care. i have no friends as far as i am concerned. you know what? you are my friends. think self funding is big. i am the only one that is self funding. democrat or rep

so we're covering technology policy in washington, health care policy in washington, energy policy in washington. 15 different policy verticals where we try to bring that same sense of urgency and that same sense of swarming over the story probably a little less visible. the other thing we've learned, it's been a great surprise. even in this sort of speeded up era of digital news. the long form piece, the magazine piece that might go for 3,000, 4,000, 5,000 words, people will read that. they'll share it, they'll post it on facebook. it'll go viral. if it's good. there's very little appetite for a long thumb sucker. but if the piece is revelatory, it'll go as viral as any kind of sort of piece of daily shouting from the campaign trail. the original work is what gets a voice and gets an audience. host: with that approach, though, what do you do editorially to keep over the reporters who report? how do you keep things in shape that way when it comes to editorial oversight and content? >> well -- guest: well, we try to be a team. the best and most important factor, the editors. when we we

the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. february 24, 2016. i hereby appoint the honorable john j. duncan jr. to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 5, 2016, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate wreck niggets between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. gutierrez. for five minutes. you may be seated. i'm utierrez: mr. speaker, not here to give a political speech. this is not the right venue for that, but i would like to share some observations i have about visiting nevada last week. the first observation is that among a broad and diverse segment of voters, there is a great deal

seems to work for washington but it doesn't work for them. there's a lot of that vote on here. you find it on the back rows in the old towns where the plants are closed. i think you will see a lot of that vote come out for donald trump and it is a way to send a message to washington. they seem to be doing it tonight in record numbers >>> you think the turn out this time from what you're understanding, the turn out is pretty strong >> a couple of things. 59,000 absentee ballots today. in the republican primary, that is roughly how many votes were cast in both the democratic and republican primaries in 20088 and 12. we have seen areas that have doubled up their numbers by noon. so doubled their number by 3 o'clock. clearly we will see a record turn out. well over 700,000 people >>> it has been a nasty campaign. you see a lot of the moderates going after each other, ted cruz, donald trump going after each other >> that's right >>> what's at stake here? what is driving the tone of this campaign? >> i think what you said about the significance of

washington dc council supporting a bill. it would give a check to the most violent centimetres to not commit crimes. is it award will bad behaviour. some >> reporter: it would offer a reward for not committing crimes. the amount is minimum at all compared to the cost of invitation. criminals. >> if you're a good person for your whole life you will never be rewarded. >> this is $9,000 a year and they learn to be good american citizens. i like it >>> our panel. a republican strategist and white house aid. a senior fellow at the independent women's forum. also a features editor at the nations mag zen >>> they're trying to do this. should cities pay violent criminals to not be violent? >> how do i get myself signed up for this. i'm a good citizen, i pay my taxes and volunteer. i'm responsible. i contribute to my community. hazard. >> reporter: is it true you're not getting money. when you think about it-- >> i work, so-- >> we invest in middle-class kids constantly. i suspect, i certainly have held fellow ships in my life, inter

the washington post reported on two u.s. citizens being held in the emrates. they say they were tortured in follows confessions that they were terrorists the u the u.n. backs them up. the state department says it raised it with authorities. human rights are too important to pick favorites. holding our friends up to the same standards we use for our enemies. when it comes to seeing people get the rights they deserve. that's really third rail. >>> this is al jazeera. ♪ ♪ >>> hello and welcome to the al jazeera news hour live from our heahead quartheadquarters in doe elizabeth puranam. coming up in the next 60 minutes. dozens killed by bomb a tack at a market in baghdad. isil says it's responsible. >>> more violence in parts of syria, despite an agreed ceasefire, but all sides say they will continue to honor the deal. >>> tensions rise as another humanitarian crisis looms. as t

the washington post reported on two u.s. citizens being held in the emrates. they say they were tortured in follows confessions that they were terrorists the u the u.n. backs them up. the state department says it raised it with authorities. human rights are too important to pick favorites. holding our friends up to the same standards we use for our enemies. when it comes to seeing people >>> as a partial truce continues to hold, the u.n. says it's trying to deliver aid to 150,000 people in syria. hello. welcome, you're watching al jazeera coming to you live from our headquarters here in doha. i'm peter dobbie. also in the next half hour. a period of relative calm in baghd baghdad shattered by a double

let's bring in our own senior washington correspondent, mike viqueira. mike, this is certainly stunning news. what do you think we are going to hear from the obama administration? >> well, false you will hear a note of grace. it has been confirmed by the u.s. marshal service which, of course, keeps watch over the supreme court. and when we hear president obama react to this, i think he will strike a high note, notwithstanding political differences that each individual has had with the other in terms of where they stand on the court. much has been made about president obama's background, a constitutional lawyer. will poe will president obama nominate someone given the fact that this election year, he is unlikely to get a lot of traction in the senate controlled by republicans but whatever no, ma'am next day knee he puts forward, i think all of that is beside the point. >> i think the president will not nominate someone. i don't think that individual would be confirmed this year, but one of the reasons he would nominate someone is for the same reason on tu

and she is hoping after this campaign, washington finally, realizes it. patty colhane, al jazeera, washington. >> more to come for you this half hour. dozens of minors and rescuers have died after a coal mine collapse in russia's remote north. also, how india's graffiti artists are brightening communities by turning shipping containers into works of art. >>> welcome back let's take you through the top stories. both russia and the assad regime have been acceused of continuin attacks in some areas of syria despite a cessation of hostilities. at least 50 people have died in an isil attack in the predom nantly shia neighborhood north of the iraqi capitol. greece is warning the number of refugees on its soil could more than triple next month because of a cap imposed by balkan countries further up the migrant route. ireland's prime minister said his ruling coalition can't stay in countpower. he may have to form a new coalition with his party's biggest rival. al jazeera's neev barker is in dublin and sent this update. >> reporter: it has been a defendant

. >> reporter: but they are angry and she is hoping after this campaign washington finally realises it >>> providing medical services to foreign countries is a major source of cuba's national income. the island is eyeing its maybe to the north as it looks to ex-planned its health tourism-- expand its health tourism industry. >> reporter: ride ago a horse is strengthening the muscles in this boy's back. he has cerebral palsy and he is getting long-term treatment at this hospital. two strokes brought this man here all the way from ghana. he says in almost three months he has made great strides regaining his mobility. he has paid $10,000 so far day in and day out physical speech and occupational therapy. >> we found that cuba had the best value for money. they have massive their usage. >> reporter: this the taf like to think of it as a hostel and hospital. many have come here no heal frirmly from canada china and europe. people are not coming here for state of the arted treatment. it has been difficult for hospitals to obtain certain types of equipment and medicine. the government says it

patty live for us in washington, d.c. >> can use artificial contraception. he made the comments on a flight back to rome after his tour of mexico. the pontiff was also asked about his feel but the pope said anyone that wants to build a war is not christian. at the end of the day, they are a political animal, but at least i am a human being. well, maybe. and a person who only thinks about making again and again. doshal trump is not a nice person. >> donald trump is a very nice person, and i am a very nice person. he is questioning my faith, i was very surprised but i am a christian, and proud of it. for a religious leader, to question a person's faith, is ridiculous. i am proud to be a christian and as president, i will not allow christianity to be consistly attacks and weakened unlike what is happening now with our current president. to palestinians have been shot after stabbing two israelis near jerusalem. one of the israelis has died of his injuries. they entered in the occupied west bank, armed with fives. they said to attack two before being shot by an u

it's hard. >> al jazeera's mike viqueira joins us now from washington. the president went on to referring to having his hands on the nuclear codes. have you ever heard the president talk in those terms? >> no, i haven't, and i did think that was interesting, as well. he mentioned the nuclear codes, sending a 21-year-old into a firefight, a couple of other, making sure the banking system doesn't collapse. the president doesn't usually allude to all the pressures of the presidency and big job he has, partly probably because he doesn't want to inflate himself or appear somehow conceited in going about his daily duties. i thought that was rare and very interesting. it's interesting to hear the president reformulate his answer when it comes to donald trump and having a democratic successor in the white house. not long ago, he was asked if he thought a democratic would succeed him and being able to carry on policies and executive orders, as well as the statutes passed. he said he had confidence in the american people to make the right choice and choose a democ

libby casey in washington, thank you very much. now to presidential politics and the focus is on nevada, where republicans will caucus today. donald trump is the front runner there, and looking for his third win in a row. now senators ted cruz and marco rubio are locked into a ba battle over who will be the main challenger. melissa chan is live in las vegas, outside of what will be the g.o.p. caucus headquarters. the polls clearly put donald trump far ahead, but his stance on immigration, can that hurt him in some place like nevada? >> well, rochelle that's an interesting question, because immigration has become a bigger issue in nevada over the last couple of decades. we have seen proking number of hispanics from california, but many of them also from outside of the country. here is what trump had to say on immigration, again, he saw it often talked about that wall between mexico and the united states. and he repeated that sentiment last night. we want security, strong strong security. because our country now is in trouble. now, l

the storms brought flash flooding to the washington, d.c. area. winds were strong enough in new york city to overturn a tractor trailer on the busy george washington bridge. in the midwest, there were white out blizzard conditions. in crown point, indiana, firefighters had to come to the rescue of drivers stuck when the snow became too deep to continue. >> we found about 30 cars stuck in the snow with people still in them. >> hundreds of thousands of customers lost power throughout the u.s. half of those in new york and new jersey. john henry smith, al jazeera. >> mid atlantic got a few more tornado reports, but the orange you see, those were wind damage reports and really extended all the way up into the northeast. this radar is going back in time clearly, but a lot of different reports, over 300 reports as all of this moved through. what we have left behind this, yes, not as troublesome as what we've seen over the last days. michigan, indiana, ohio, a little bit of that extends down into the appalachians today, this is lighter snow, not the heav

washington talking to moscow primarily, is it? >> undoubtedly. the past few days there has been consultations between russia and american officials. u.n.-led talks really have been postponed. it was supposed to be a wider meeting. so far it has not taken place. it's the russians and americans, and john kerry made it clear that there's going to be a full conversation between the u.s. and russian president. finalising this, and announcing progress on an attractable issue. there has been numerous attempts. there has been announcements that the ceasefire never affects the ground. the devil is in the detail. is there going to be a monetary mechanism. who will monitor the ceasefire on the ground. the initial proposal excluded two key players, i.s.i.l., and the other linked to the al nusra front. the opposition is saying the fact that al nusra front was included in the proposal makes it difficult to guarantee that the russian strike zones stop. al nusra is on the ground. most operate in areas, the opposition of it, and they cooperate against the governm

that's why he has problems in washington putting people above things to be done. some people are suggesting that chris christie could be an advice presidential candidate. given that he is a political attack dog, that would seem logical, but if donald trump actually wins the nomination he will need diversity on his ticket and having another angry white man doesn't do that. so chris christie might well be looking at the role of attorney-general. also will chris christie will bring over a lot of supporters. the reason he is out of the race because he doesn't have an awe huge amount of supporters to start with. they might find a natural home in the donald trump camp. this is a big endorsement for donald trump. the most significant and most powerful yet and shows that his campaign team really now have their act together >>> tear gas has been fired inside parliament in kosovo to try and stop the election of a new president. he was elected in the third round after the session was twice disrupted by opposition members. his opponents are critical of his role in an e.u. bro

[indistinct chattering] [indistinct chattering] [indistinct chattering] comments and your calls on washington journal. we will then take you to a discussion on how states can draw investments to their states. >> i think we are going through a or we are on the cusp of progressive revolution. i believe bernie sanders and hillary clinton are progressives. on howime to take stock this guy did that we got was progressive and what do we learn from that experience. as we move to the next administration. bill craft on q&a, talks about his book, buyer's remorse which takes a critical ,ook at the obama presidency bernie sanders recently spoke out in favor of the book. is harmless. it does not endorse the book. it repeats a point he makes in every campaign speech which is one, we need a political revolution -- that is his phrase and that political revolution means that the progressives have to really keep the pressure on the next president whom we hope will be a democrat and a progressive. to be true toary the progressive agenda and follow it through and not compromise it away. >> tonight, at 8:00 p.m.

. >> the two countries al jazeera joins us live from washington now, patty, how important is a turning point is this between the two countries? >> really, the white house is saying that will be historic. 1920 ate for those plays at hope. the last president to set foot on the island, so the big question is why now. we have just heard a question that basically broke the deal with the help of the vatican and people in canada. he is saying that they are going now because they want to cement the progress that has been made. they want to push the changes forward. and here is why. congress still has an embargo, that is unlikely to change because of the political clout of some people in the cuban community in florida. so the embargo still stands. so all of these changes is the president issues executive orders. now, if a republican is elected president, it seems likely that many of them will simply throw it out. go back to the old way of handling cuba, what they are trying to do is cement this. move the regulations forward. they are being criticized because they say since the thawing of relati

>> very few people in washington predicted the rise of trump. unlike the rest of the country, the capitol region wasn't impacted as much by the great recession. houses still have value and wages are high. >> if you're from a community of color, only have a high school education, come from the rust belt, if you work in manufacturing, things have been really tough and they haven't gotten that much better for you. >> at this cafe, she is surrounded by people who have started over after losing jobs and income to the recession. she understands why people are angry. >> i'd like to punch him in the face. >> she still doesn't understand how these are the candidates she has to choose from, including the party she belongs to, the democrats. >> i'm so frustrated, so frustrated that i've almost stopped thinking about it. i want to cry. i want to cry for the choices that americans are facing today. >> she doesn't know who she'll vote for in the end, but she's sure of one thing. donald trump will not be president of the united states. >> americans will come t

live in washington, d.c., with the latest, so roz, how quickly might these flights get going? >> well, depending on how all of the bureaucratic paperwork gets done, u.s. officials are anticipating that the flights could stater as early as this fall. perhaps soon after labor day. again, it is about the details that have to be worked out both here in washington through a number of federal agencies including the department of homeland security. the transportation department, and the fresh surery department, as well as with cuba's civil aviation authority they signed the deal, they now have 15 business days to get in their applications and the department of transportation says that it is going to try to approve the u.s. airline travel arrangement to and from the island as quickly as possible. >> so what is this saying for americans? >> well, it doesn't mean that you are going to be able to just go ahead book some space at an abb or at a hotel and go on vacation for a week. what this does mean, is that if you want to go to cuba, to take part either doing official -- or sanctioned b