MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Returning now to our top story, the latest in the saga of 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez. As we told you, his grandmothers are in New York City this morning preparing, as we're told, for a trip to Washington to meet with Attorney General Janet Reno. For more on the story we turn now to CNN's Frank Buckley live in New York. Good morning, Frank.</s>FRANK BUCKLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Miles. The grandmothers of Elian Gonzalez are staying at this private residence in upper Manhattan this morning but later this afternoon, they are expected to meet with Janet Reno and Doris Meissner of the INS. The grandmothers arrived here in New York yesterday afternoon in a blustery cold day. They came inside a meeting at the General Aviation Terminal to meet with reporters and photographers.</s>UNIDENTIFIED CUBAN: What I wanted to say, I feel that nobody has the right to make him an American citizen. He was born in Cuba. He lives in Cuba. He is a Cuban and nobody outside has the right, even the Congress or the president, to change his status. I think that I want the mother, to remember the memory of the mother and we feel that the best way to keep the memory is that Elian will be with us back.</s>BUCKLEY: While the grandmothers do hope to meet with Janet Reno and Doris Meissner today, it's not clear what may come from that meeting because U.S. Justice Department attorneys have signaled that they intend to allow the litigation custody process that's ongoing in Miami to continue. However, the headline today will be that, in fact, the grandmothers of Elian Gonzalez will be in Washington later this afternoon. Frank Buckley, CNN, reporting live from New York.
Elian Gonzalez Case: 6-Year-Old's Grandmothers in NYC, Preparing for Trip to Washington