Cuba loses power as Deputy Prime Minister tells NBC News plans for country’s new chapter

ONE OFFICIAL SAYS THEY'RE HOPING TO OPEN UP MORE OF A. THEY'RE HOPING T TO OPEN UP MORE OF A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE. UP MORE OF A RELATIONSHIP WITITH THE U.S., WITH SOME. RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S., WITH SOMOME CRITICS SKEPTICAL. U.S., WITH SOME CRITICS SKEPTICAL. >> Reporter: CUBA IS. CRITICS SKEPTICAL. >> Reporter: CUBA IS ININ THE DARK, THE. >> Reporter: CUBA IS IN THE DARK, THE ELECTRICAL GRID. IN THE DARK, THE ELECTRICAL GRID LEAVING MIMILLIONS. ELECTRICAL GRID LEAVING G MILLIONS WITHOUT POWER. LEAVING MILLIONS WITHOUT POWER. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN. E. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SPILLING OUT TO THE STREETS FOR HOURS, SPILLING OUT TO THE STREETS FOR HOURS, FORTUNATELY CLOUD. STREETS FOR HOURS, FORTUNATELY CLOUD COVER TOTO KEEP THEM. FORTUNATELY CLOUD COVER TO KEEP THEM FROM BLISTERING HEAT. COVER TO KEEP THEM FROM BLISTERING HEAT. IT'S THREEEE MONTHS. FROM BLISTERING HEAT. IT'S THREE MONTHTHS SINCE A DROP OF OIL.

IT'S THREE MONTHS SINCE A DROP OF OIL REACHED THE COUNTRY. SINCE A DROP OF OIL REACHED THTHE COUNTRY. HIGHWAYS ARE EMPTY. S. HIGHWAYS ARE EMPTY WITH NO GAS. WOMEN ARE DELIVERING. WITH NO GAS. WOMEN ARE DELIVERING BABIES IN DARK. WOMEN ARE DELIVERING BABIES IN DARK HOSPITALS WITH NO. BABIES IN DARK HOSPITALS WITH NO ELECTRICITY. HOSPITALS WITH NO ELECECTRICITY. I SAT DOWN WITH A. ELECTRICITY. I SAT DOWN WITH A DEPUTY MINISTER. I SAT DOWN WITH A DEPUTY MINISTER CONSIDERED T TO BE THE. DEPUTY MINISTER CONSIDERED TO BE THE ECONOMIC CZAR. CONSIDERED TO BE THE ECONOMIC CZAR. HIS PLAN TO ATTRACT. ECONOMIC CZAR. HIS PLAN TO ATTRACT MORE INVESTORSRS, HIS PLAN TO ATTRACT MORE INVESTORS, INCLUDING FROM THE. MORE INVESTORS, INCLUDING FROM T THE UNITED STATES. INCLUDING FROM THE UNITED STATES. [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL. UNITED STATES. [ SPEAKING IN A A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ]. [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] HE SAID CUBA HAVING. LANGUAGE ] HE SAID CUBA HAVING RELATIONSHIPS WITH. HE SAID CUBA HAVING RELATIONSHSHIPS WITH U.S. COMPANIES, CUBANS.

RELATIONSHIPS WITH U.S. COMPANIES, CUBANS RESIDING IN THE UNITED. U.S. COMPANIES, CUBANS RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES. STATES. THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES WHO. THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES WHWHO LEGALLY DO BUSINESS. THTHE UNITED STATES WHO LEGALLY DO BUSINESS WITH CUBA, LEGAGALLY DO BUSINESS WITH CUBA, WASHINGTON'S TRADE. WITH CUBA, WASHSHINGTON'S TRADE EMBARGO RESTRICTS MANY. WASHINGTON'S TRADE EMBARGO RESTRICTS MANY COMPANIES FROMOM DOING. EMBARGO RESTRICTS MANY COMPANIES FROM DOING BUSINESS THERE. COMPANANIES FROM DOING BUSINESS THERE. PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS. BUSINESS THERE. PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS ASKED ABOUT TAKING. ASKED ABOUT TAKING CUBA? >> FREE IT, TAKE IT, I. CUBA? >> FREE IT, TAKE IT, I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT. >> FREE IT, TAKE IT, I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT WIWITH IT. CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT WITH IT. >> Reporter: WHAT A. WITH IT. >> Reporter: WHAT A A RELATIONSHIP WOULD. >> R Reporter: WHAT A RELATIONSHIP WOULD LOOK LIKE REMAINS TO. RELATIONSHIP WOULD LOOK LIKE REMAINS TO BEBE SEEN, PARTICULARLY. LOOK LIKE REMAINS TO BE SEEN, PARTITICULARLY AS CONGRESS HAS TO. BE SEEN, PARTICULARLY AS CONGRESS HAS TO VOTE AND MANY ARE.

AS CONGRESS HAS TO VOTE AND MANY ARE SKEPTICAL. VOTE AND MANY ARE SKEPEPTICAL. >> I WOULD ASK ANY. SKEPEPTICAL. >> I WOULD ASK ANY CUBAN WHO LIVES HERE, >> I WOULD ASK ANY CUBAN WHO LIVES HERE, ANY IN EXILE, , DON'T. CUBAN WHO LIVES HERE, ANY IN EXILE, DON'T INVEST IN CUBA, YOU'RE. ANY IN EXILE, DON'T INVEST IN CUBA, YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME. INVEST IN CUBA, YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME. >> Reporter: CAME. WASTING YOUR TIME. >> Repororter: CAME TOGETHER WITH A. TOGETHER WITH A MESSAGE. >> WE DON'T HAVE A. MESSAGAGE. >> WE DON'T HAVE A CHANGE IN POLITICAL. CHANGE IN POLITICAL RIGHTS. IF WE DON'N'T HAVE. RIGHTS. IF WE DON'T HAVE POLITICAL GUARARANTEES, IF WE DON'T HAVE POLITICAL L GUARANTEES, NO ECONOMIC CHANGE IS. POLITICAL GUARANTEES, NO ECONOMIC CHANGE IS POSSIBLE. NO ECONOMIC CHANGE I IS POSSIBLE. >> FREEDOM, CHOOSE. POSSIBLE. >>>> FREEDOM, CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY. >> FREEDOM, CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY. IT'S CUBAN. YOUR DESTINY. IT'S CUBAN SOVEREIGNTY, NOT.