Saturday 7 a.m. Accompanied by a child psychiatrist and a flight surgeon, both of them bilingual, Elian flies toward Andrews Air Force Base, in the Maryland suburbs of Washington. On board he has a play pack including Play-Dough, a map with a toy airplane and food. He spends part of the trip speaking by phone to his father, who had been notified just as the federal officials were breaking into the house. In Miami's Little Havana, rowdy crowds briefly gather at intersections, push garbage dumpsters into the street and set tires afire.
Police quickly disperse the crowds.
At a news conference, Reno defends her decision to take Elian by force in the dark, despite earlier promises not to do so. Earlier we had hoped that the matter could be worked out, that it could be done in an appropriate way. Elian's plane arrives at Andrews Air Force base where he is reunited with his dad, his stepmother and his infant half-brother, out of view of TV cameras and reporters. President Clinton meets briefly with reporters outside the White House. This material shall not be published or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.