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Florida Roundup: New Era of U.S.-Cuba Relations Begins

Ramon Espinosa
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Associated Press

The Cuban flag was raised in Washington, D.C. on Monday, marking the beginning of a new era in normalizing relations between the island and U.S.

Secretary of State John Kerry and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez held a press conference at the Department of State on Monday.

The two men acknowledged that there are still vast differences between the two governments -- one of those being the perception of human rights.

In Miami, some protestors gathered outside Versailles Cafe, to protest the opening of the embassy in Washington, D.C.

Republican Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Rep. Carlos Curbelo and Mario Diaz-Balart called it a "sad day" for Cuban exiles who hoped to keep the Cuban island isolated until the Castro regime becomes a democracy.

Kerry will visit Havana on Aug. 14 for the opening of the U.S. embassy.

Host Luis Hernandez is joined on the Florida Roundup by Maria Elvira Salazar of Mira TV and El Nuevo Herald's Nora Gamez Torres.

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