GENE RANDALL, CNN ANCHOR: The White House says there are no official talks going on with Cuba over Elian Gonzalez, the six-year- old Cuban boy who is still with his relatives in Miami. Earlier today, sources in Havana told CNN there were talks with the United States about allowing one or both of the boy's grandmothers to travel here. Meanwhile, the challenge to an Immigration Service order that Elian be returned to his father in Cuba has sparked massive demonstrations in Havana. And Martin Savidge is there -- Martin.</s>MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It is a huge crowd, Gene, that has converged here in the heart of Havana at the intersection of two streets. The Cuban government has said that 150,000 people would take part. From our vantage point here it is hard to confirm that number, but there is no question that the sea of people stretches down 23rd Street as far as the eye can see. They fill the air with red, white and blue paper Cuban flags, waved in unison with the chant, "Free Elian," or "Elian, our friend, the country is with you." Many in the front of the crowd are young people. They have been listening to speeches made by children and adults decrying the delayed return of the six-year-old, and they have referred to the South Florida Cuban community as "the Mafia." This follows on the heels of a massive demonstration yesterday, as Cuba appears to be stepping up the emotions and the pressure in the ongoing battle to have young Elian returned to Cuba. There is a significant about the place where this rally is located. It was here on this same exact spot in 1961 that Cuban President Fidel Castro made his famous speech
Continuing Protests in Havana Demand Elian Gonzalez' Return to Cuba