BOLDUAN: A big announcement could be coming regarding U.S. relations with Cuba. Let's get over to the White House right now where Sunlen Serfaty is standing by. What are we expecting from Cuba? There could be a recommendation to remove Cuba from the list of state-sponsors of terror?</s>SUNLEN SERFATY, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: That's right, Kate. This just in from CNN from the State Department, that the U.S. is expected to recommend that Cuba be removed from the state-sponsor of terrorism list. This is a major potential announcement. It could come within a day or two. The White House says they are nearing its completion of a review. Now, back in December, when President Obama announced the normalizing of relations with Cuba, he then instructed the State Department to make a review. The secretary was instructed to make the review. He said then that the standards and conditions that Cuba would need to reach, he said, that they -- sanctions. We are hearing that the review is upon completion. After the review is sent to Obama, he will either approve or deny, but he's expected to approve it. Then Congress has 45 days to approve the decision to remove Cuba from the state-sponsor of terrorism list -- Kate?</s>BOLDUAN: This would be a big first step and first hurdle in establishing embassies in Havana as well as in Washington. This recommendation process we're learning jut now coming from the White House. Sunlen, thank you so much. And it comes at a critical time, and important time because the president is about to be heading over to Panama to meet with many countries in the Summit of the Americas where the deputy national security advisor, Ben Rhodes, has said that it's likely the president will have interactions with the president of Cuba, Raul Castro. So it comes at an interesting time, this announcement coming. We'll be watching that very closely. Ahead for us AT THIS HOUR, Rand Paul is jumping in. The Kentucky senator is expected to take the stage at the top of the hour to formally announce a run for the White House in 2016 as he builds a brand that can get him there.
Cuba to Be Taken Off State-Sponsored Terror List