CUBA/USA: ELIAN GONZALEZ' GRANDMOTHERS RETURN TO CUBA WHERE RED CARPET WAS ROLLED OUT FOR THEIR HEROIC TRIP TO AMERICA

Record ID: 977116

  • Title: CUBA/USA: ELIAN GONZALEZ' GRANDMOTHERS RETURN TO CUBA WHERE RED CARPET WAS ROLLED OUT FOR THEIR HEROIC TRIP TO AMERICA
  • Date: 30th January 2000
  • Summary: DULLES, VIRGINIA, USA (JANUARY 30, 2000) (NBC - NO ACCESS UNITED STATES, CNN) 1. SLV: GRANDMOTHERS ARRIVE AT AIRP0RT 0.17 2. SV: (SOUNDBITE) (SPANISH, WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION) GRANDMOTHER MARIELA QUINTANA SAYING, " I would like to thank all the members of congress, all the senators, the American people and Cuban-Americans that live here in the U.S. who have helped us, pledged support to us, and the only thing I would like to say is to keep helping us to see as soon as possible that our grandson would get back home to his family and especially his daddy." 1.09 3. SV: (SOUNDBITE) (SPANISH, WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION) GRANDMOTHER RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ SAYING, "Always remember that we are leaving but that Elian is still here and should return to Cuba and his father." 1.25 4. SV: U.S. CUSTOMS OFFICER IN FRONT OF CUSTOMS VEHICLE ON TARMAC 1.33 5. SV: GRANDMOTHERS BEING ESCORTED TO PLANE 2.08 6. SV: REGISTRATION NUMBER ON BACK OF PLANE 2.13 7. SV: PLANE IN HEAVY SNOWFALL 2.22 HAVANA, CUBA (JANUARY 30) (CUBAN TELEVISION -NO ACCESS CUBA) 8. SLV: FAMILY WALKING; PLANE ARRIVING AT JOSE MARTI AIRPORT (2 SHOTS) 2.32 9. SV: FAMILY WALKING; HOLDING ON TO LITTLE GIRL 2.37 10. SV: GRANDMOTHERS LEAVING PLANE 2.41 11. SV: VARIOUS OF GRANDMOTHERS HUGGING FAMILY RELATIVES (BABY IS ELIAN'S HALF BROTHER) (3 SHOTS) 3.22 12. VARIOUS: MOTHERS RIDING IN THE BACK OF MERCEDES TOWARDS CONVENTION CENTRE WHERE WELCOMING CEREMONY IS TAKING PLACE. (5 SHOTS) 4.12 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: HAVANA, CUBA AND DULLES, VA, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVA9VEP34XDJ7XNUJFH97UTNA008
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