NATALIE ALLEN, CNN ANCHOR: Two Cuban grandmothers are about to be reunited with their 6-year-old grandson. Elian Gonzalez's future has divided a family and two countries: Should he stay in the U.S., or go home to his father in communist Cuba? CNN's Mark Potter joins us from Miami -- Mark.</s>MARK POTTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well good afternoon, Natalie. Actually we're on Miami Beach. We're in front of the house where in about two hours the grandmother and young Elian are expected to be reunited. This the home of Sister Jean O'Laughlin. She is the president of Barry University and is a well-known community activist. Now those grandmothers, Raquel Rodriquez and Mariela Quintana, took off from Washington about an hour ago. They're Now heading for Miami. According to the plan, they will arrive here at this the Miami Beach home first, then young Elian will be brought in by his Miami relatives. According the plan worked out between the INS and the Miami relatives, Elian and his grandmother will have about a two-hour private meeting. The relatives will be nearby, but will not be in the same room. Sister O'Laughlin says that she wants this meeting to be calm, and quiet, and she says it is very important for Elian.</s>SISTER JEANNE O'LAUGHLIN, PRESIDENT, BARRY UNIVERSITY: He needs a stability. He needs to be helped to understand where his mother has gone, and where his father is and where people are in his life. He needs to feel that the future for him, that there's somebody very close that will be taking care of him. At that age, who takes care of you is a prime.</s>POTTER: Now when this meeting is over, Elian will be taken by his relatives back to their home in the Little Havana neighborhood. The grandmothers will fly back to Washington, where they will resume their lobbying efforts to send the boy back to Cuba. Everyone will then await the next developments in this case, which are expected in Congress and in the courts. Natalie back to you.</s>ALLEN: Mark Potter in Miami Beach.
Two Cuban Grandmothers About to Be Reunited with 6-Year-Old Grandson