Tensions Ease Between U.S. and Cuba
CUOMO: Welcome back. This is your NEW DAY. And today is the beginning of a new era for U.S./Cuba relations. Patrick Oppmann is following the big meetings taking place in Havana starting today. Joining us from the place itself, Patrick, what do we know?</s>PATRICK OPPMANN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning. You know, we're hearing that just moments ago the U.S. delegation arrived at the government facility where negotiations over the next three days will take place beginning the first day of these historic talks where officials from Cuba and the U.S. will really begin to thaw five decades of icy relations, talk about how they can begin to open up embassies in Washington, D.C., in Havana, the nuts and bolts of getting that done. And the bigger issues, the U.S. embargo that President Barack Obama called on Congress to lift last night. So we know this is going to be a long process, Chris. It's going to take months, if not longer, but it's finally beginning. And it's really quite striking to hear for the first time both Cuban and U.S. officials talk about when not if a U.S. embassy will be reopened in Havana. Michaela.</s>MICHAELA PEREIRA, CNN ANCHOR: All right, let's take a look at those five things you need to know for your new day. At number one, rebels appear on the verge of a coup in Yemen. They have taken control of the presidential palace, ramping up concerns that terror groups could exploit the chaos. Two U.S. Navy warships are in position to evacuate Americans if necessary. President Obama hits the road today to sell his State of the Union agenda. First stop, Boise, Idaho, to promote tax hikes on the wealthy and tax breaks for the middle class. CNN has learned exclusively, and CNN has obtained video of Amedy Coulibaly and his wife outside a Jewish institution in Paris. Sources tell CNN the couple may have been searching for potential terror targets for several months. The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine meeting with their counterparts from France and Germany in search of a diplomatic solution to the worsening crisis in eastern Ukraine. ESPN reports 11 of the 12 footballs used by the New England Patriots in Sunday's AFC title game were under inflated by two pounds per square inch. No comment from the NFL. We do update those five things to know. Be sure to visit newdaycnn.com for the latest. Alisyn.</s>CAMEROTA: OK, Michaela, back to our top story. A crucial U.S. ally on the verge of collapse. Does Yemen's deteriorating security pose a risk to the U.S. We will talk to Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, next.