00:02Cuba says it has officially run out of oil and the country's power grid is now buckling under pressure.
00:09New satellite images from NASA here show large parts of the island of 10 million going dark at night as
00:15the energy crisis deepens.
00:17On the ground in Havana, empty gas stations, traffic lights out and some neighborhoods are losing power for as long
00:24as 22 hours a day.
00:26Cuba's energy minister now saying the country has, quote, absolutely no diesel and absolutely no fuel oil.
00:32The government is blaming U.S. sanctions and what it calls an energy blockade.
00:37The Trump administration says the problem is Cuba's economy and a government that cannot afford to buy fuel.
00:47The crisis is now spilling into the streets.
00:50Protesters across Havana have been banging pots, blocking roads and demanding the lights come back on.
00:57For years, Cuba relied on oil from Venezuela and at times Russia and Mexico to keep the country running.
01:03But many of those supplies have dried up after the U.S. threatened penalties against countries shipping fuel to the
01:10island.
01:10Now there are signs of quiet diplomacy behind the scenes.
01:14The Cuban government confirming on state TV that CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana this week.
01:20This U.S. government plane was spotted there Thursday, just after President Trump posted on Truth Social that, quote,
01:27Cuba is asking for help and we are going to talk.
01:30And last night, the CIA released this image showing Ratcliffe meeting with Cuban officials.
01:35The State Department says the U.S. is offering up to $100 billion in aid, but only if Cuba agrees
01:41to major reforms.
01:43In the meantime, many Cubans are sleeping on rooftops to escape the heat, cooking with charcoal and waiting hours just
01:51to charge their phones before the power cuts off again.
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