tonight, polarizing reaction to the death of a dictator. fidel castro is dead after decades of delighting and being a thorn in the side of the white house. deadly barricade -- a man believed to be armed with two dozen guns gets into a five-hour police standoff and neighbors say they feared him for a long time. recounting the vote -- hillary clinton's camp says it's backing an effort to scrutinize the results weeks after election day. >> right now at 6:00, the world reagts to the death of fidel castro, for more than five decades the cuban dictator survived u.s. efforts to topple him. tonight castro is dead at 90 years old. thanks for joining us, i'm

denise nakano. fidel castro is one of the era's most globalizing figures, reactions to his death range from mourning to celebration. on the left mourning in cuba. the nation has declared nine days of national mourning and on the right, the opposite reaction in miami. people there celebrating in the streets today. during fidel castro's rule thousands of cubans escaped the communist island to freedom in florida. we bring coverage with nbc 10's chris pollone. >> thousands poured into the streets of miami's little havana as news of fidel castro's death spread. a day many cuban/americans have anticipated for years. >> i'm 34 years old. i've been waiting all my life for this moment. >> castro's rice to power tore families apart. millions fled the island as the communist dictator seized the press and jailed dissidents. >> this something that we're celebrating because he has

caused pain on all generations of cubans. >> cuban-american leaders in congress agree. >> the truth is that he was a sadistic murderer who brought great suffering to the 11 million people of cuba. he should not be revered. he should be reviled. >> all that it has caused, is sadness, tragedy, his death, terrorism and narco trafficking that is the legacy of fidel castro. >> president obama who moved to normalize relations with cuba was more measured, saying history will record and judge the enormous impact of this singular figure on the people and world around him while president-elect donald trump said, fidel castro's legacy is one of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering, poverty and the denial of fundamental human rights. as they celebrate, cuban-americans fear little will change in cuba soon. castro's brother raul remains president, but he's 85 and said he'll retire in 2018. so now there's hope for the future. chris pollone, nbc news, new

york. the u.s. and cuba have had an icy relationship for more than five decades. and early 1961, president eisenhower closed the u.s. embassy in havana and severed diplomatic relations with cuba because of castro's close ties to the soviet union. months later the world was brought to the brink of nuclear war after president kennedy ok'd a failed u.s.-backed invasion of cuba. and only last year president obama reopened a u.s. embassy there. now many cuban-americans around the country and here at home are hoping castro's death brings about change. reporter christian cassadas from telemundo 62 talks to one south jersey lead another claims castro changed her family forever. >> what castro has done to my family is separated my family. >> she says the reason she's in the you sats is because of fidel

castro after her parents fled a communist cuba. >> my parents couldn't go back and forth to cuba. if my grandmother was dying, my father couldn't see her. they separated a family and brought a lot of pain. >> pain she says was her fuel when she came to this new country from her home tone of colon. now making history along the way as the first spanish woman to serve in public office in mercer county. her smile isn't the only one. >> it was something surreal, i waited my whole entire life for this man to pass. >> inside this cuban restaurant, the feeling of hope and a new beginning reflected on their smiles as the business is serving one free drink in light of what's to come. >> it's kind of a little anticlimactic, because he's out of power essentially for ten years, but something that cuban exile community has been waiting for for close to 60 years. >> a change this local leader says was surreal as she explained what was happening to her children.

>> 12-year-old and i said, i'm happy. i'm happy. and i don't want to feel happy about somebody being dead. but i actually feel happy that he's gone. for all the horrible things he's done to so many people. >> councilman shurmur said she hopes to one day be able to visit cuba but knows that her life would be completely different, maybe even behind bars if she would have stayed in that country. mainly because she considers herself very opinionated. >> to recap, former cuban dictator fidel castro has been died at the age of 90 he'll be buried a week from tomorrow. a man is is dead after a five-hour standoff with philadelphia police after a wooded area of roxboro. he died from a self-inflicted gunshot. dozens of police, firefighters and members of the marine unit rushed to ma home on river road after neighbors reported hearing shots. investigators told us as many as 70 gunshots were fired from

inside. after searching the woods behind the home, police found the suspect dead. >> i've never seen so many police and swat and -- >> were you afraid when you heard he had a lot of weapons? >> yes. we've been afraid of him for a long time. >> it's not clear what prompted the standoff. police say they visited the house previously for a nuisance call. a man's body floating in the body near the market street bridge around 10:00 a.m., he was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. so far police are not saying who he is or how he died. two people are in the hospital following a shoot-out involving police in kensington. authorities say two officers were on patrol on clementine street at 10:30 when they saw a man tuck a gun into his waistband. police chased the man and they say he started firing and police

fired back and shot the suspect who is now in critical condition. an innocent bystander was also struck and she's going to be okay. turning now to our weather, a dry saturday night out there. you are looking at a busy live look at blue cross river rink in penn landing where ice skaters are enjoying the conditions right now. perfect conditions, so many people out there breezy out tonight. it will be gusty tomorrow. you're looking live at the wind turbines at lincoln financial field. where the eagles are set to play on monday. meteorologist erika martin is tracking the strong winds where you live with the nbc 10 first alert forecast. >> i love the wind turbine shot. it gives us a great perspective on the winds today and tomorrow. satellite and radar image picking up on a few low-level clouds, otherwise everything is pretty much clear for tonight. current wind profile. moderate slightly northwesterly.

top winds sustained wind speed, 22 miles per hour today in philly and top wind gusts northwesterly. 30 miles per hour. if you look at the bottom of your screen. you will see your local neighborhood forecast, it is quiet, it is dry. but we do have some rain on the way. much-needed rain of course i have more information coming up in the full forecast. denise, back to you. >> nearly three weeks after her election defeat, hillary clinton's campaign is now getting behind an election recount effort. clinton's camp announced saturday it intends to back the recount in the battleground state of wisconsin. that effort was spearheaded by green party presidential candidate jill stein. the recount was put into motion friday after stein raised more than $5 million for the effort. and now the recount process could begin as soon as next week. stein also wants a recount in michigan and in pennsylvania. >> now clinton leads the national popular vote over president-elect donald trump by nearly two million votes. but mr. trump picked up 290

electoral votes compared to clinton's 232. now president-elect donald trump issued a statement today, calling the recount effort ridiculous. and saying quote, the people have spoken and the election is over. this is a scam by the green party for an election that has already been conceded. coming up, a big shopping weekend gets small today andrea? >> yeah shoppers are supporting small business saturday. and it's not just a nice gesture. i'm going to tell you why the mayor is getting in on the action, coming up. plus the eagles will work in primetime this monday night, but today malcolm jenkins has a new job behind the bar. we'll explain why, coming up.

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one, two, three! with that, the holiday season has officially begun in philadelphia. within the past half hour, mayor jim kenney helped flip the switch on the holiday tree outside city hall. the 40-foot tall, 4,000-pound colorado fir is adorned with l.e.d. lights, with a glowing liberty bell tree topper. up next, shopping small to cut down on a big holiday gift list, we check in with small businesses around our region, cashing in on a day set just for them, erica? i'm tracking much-needed widespread rain due here by the beginning of the week. so of course i have all the details in the full forecast. when we see you on other side of the break.

small businesses across our area are hoping to get some love

from holiday shoppers, it's small business saturday a tradition started in 2010. as a way to spread the wealth to local communities and nbc 10's andrea cline-thomas tells us shopping small can have a big impact. >> it's the small businesses that truly make main street here in man niock a destination. we show you why shopping small is so important. >> it's more than just a book store it's this town's book store. >> every small business has a story. and at kathy's book store in halftown it's the love of the stories that created a niche. every book here used to belong to someone else in the community. to be sandwiched in between big box stores make it harder to stand out. >> it's especially important on the holidays and big shopping weekends when you're planning to spend a lot of money to think about where you're putting it. >> that's why small business

saturday was created. blue and white balloons encourage shoppers to come in to stores in ardmore. >> the stuff in there, they're very unique. it's not things you can find in a lot of stores. >> a few doors down jewelry and accessory boutique dandelion is a family-owned business create and run by women. hugs from employees keep allison coming back. it's more than making customers feel good. small businesses are vital to the economy. that's why mayor kenney is getting in on the action at main street music in maniack. >> most jobs are created by small business, we love improving the ones that need to be improved. >> and that's why mayor kenney coming out here isn't just a nice gesture or a photo-opp. philadelphia, like so many cities are banking on small businesses to succeed but that can't happen without our support. reporting live, andrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news.

good point, thank you. that's not just about small business saturday,s it's a busy shopping day at stores all over our region. nbc 10 and a crowded cherry hill mall today. a spokesperson telling us it was a businesser-than-normal saturday and great deals are still out there. since many retailers have extended their black friday promotions through the weekend. >> my daughter had some spending money. wanted to get some good deals on sales. i got a few things as well. >> most malls are open until 10:00 tonight and of course, there's always tomorrow as well. many people are spending this weekend shopping for gifts. but others are getting into the holiday spirit with some shopping of a different kind. families flocked to villa orchards in delaware county in search of the perfect christmas tree. and there certainly were plenty to choose from. if you have not gotten your tree just yet, don't forget to measure the space before you go shopping. so you'll know exactly what size you need. eagles safety malcolm jenkins

traded in his job on the field for one behind the bar at least for today. jenkins served up drinks at a college football watch party at ladder 15 in center city. you'll notice he's wearing red instead of eagles green. in honor of his alma mater, ohio state university. >> ladder 15 and the philly buckeyes embraced us enough to make a portion of the proceeds from today go to my foundation. >> malcolm will be back in eagles green when the eagles host the packers this monday night at the linc. nice bike-riding conditions in manayunk. on main street where people were out running, cycling and even walking. erika, dry and breezy ahead of gusty winds tomorrow. >> we have a gusty sunday in the forecast and gusts for today topped out at 30 miles per hour. in philadelphia, northwesterly, so cooler air on the aproef. if you look at the bottom of the

screen, you'll see your local neighborhood forecast so sunday, mostly clear, but gusty. i'm tracking a rain system that will be here by late monday overnight into tuesday. two separate systems, a second one gets here by wednesday into thursday. we do need the rain. so certainly appreciate and just one moment i will point this all out for you in our futurecast. philadelphia right now is dry. broken clouds current temperature 47 degrees and northwesterly at 10 miles per hour. your neighborhood forecast, west mount airy, 43 degrees along with andorra, manayunk, fox chase and center city seeing the mid to upper 40s. neighborhoods right now lehigh valley, low to mid 40s, lenhartsville at 41, nazareth at 43 degrees. again broken clouds and the winds are a little breezy, gusty by the overnight hours into tomorrow. so gilbertsville, 43, collegeville, 43 and new hope

currently in the low 40s. otherwise, the jersey shore looking slightly warmer. woodbine at 47, along with dennis township, mays landing, 45 and summers point, 45 for you, atlantic city currently at 46 degrees. now tomorrow morning, not saturday morning, we're going to time this out for you through early sunday morning, and notice that the winds start to shift. we have a chillier start to the day tomorrow. so keep that in mind. and that's because we are awaiting a cold front due here. so cooler temperatures of course right behind that. but i want to get to a big weather story. rainfall deficit in and around the delaware valley. allentown, about 10 inches year to date. that's your rainfall deficit. over six inches for philly. under seven inches really and trenton, over 12 inches of rain is what we need, we direly need that rain. and we will get it. futurecast outlook, i'm starting this on saturday. i want to you see a system

moving in monday. into tuesday. we will get widespread rain. heavy at times. so keep that in mind. especially for the tuesday commute and a second system gets here by wednesday into thursday. so again, we do need the rain so we'll certainly take it. ten-day on ten, cooler temperatures for tomorrow, no the that bad but it will be breezy. and then tracking those rain showers monday night overnight into tuesday. wednesday, thursday, everything clears by thursday. into friday. and possibly some showers getting here by sunday. into monday. now here's danny with sports. >> erica, thank you very much. nhl debut for a flyers' rookie tomorrow, plus will joel embiid be on the floor to face lebron james and what's the status of agholor, we'll hear from head coach doug pederson, next. everything for the holidays. that's my giant.

my cmine too!hange is super competitive. everything for the holidays. that's my giant. time to check in with lester holt for look at what's coming up on "nbc nightly news," good

evening, lester. >> come up, the death of a dictator, world leaders react to the passing of fidel castro, mourning in cuba, celebrations in miami. plus the massive political fallout. also the new battleground in the fight against isis. a fascinating look at how google is now joining the war on terror. and workers on wheels, a new trend as seasonal workers live in rvs, we'll see you in a few minutes on "nbc nightly news." for now, back to you. >> see you in a bit. this is sports desk, brought to you by xfinity. x 1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. >> hey, danny pommells from csn with you. eagl eagles/packers 48 hours away from their monday night showdown. one guy who status in question is wide receiver nelson agholor. drops have plagued this guy throughout his sophomore

campaign with the birds and head coach doug pederson said he may have to take a step back. but pederson liked what he saw in practice. zblees had a good week of practice. i feel like his mind, he's been in a good spot. he's done everything right this week. i'm convinced on what he's done this week. i kind of know where he's at. i think it's morals i want to get through the next couple of days of practice. because there's always things that come up. >> a little more wait and see for number 17. the flyers will try to shake off back-to-back losses at the hands of the lightning and rangers tomorrow when they welcome the calgary flames to the wells fargo center for their only visit this season. goaltender stollar will be in net for the first time. tomorrow he debuts for the orange and black. as for the team they're searching for a lot more consistency. >> i think we're playing good hockey and it's eventually going to come and hopefully the sooner the better so we can start climbing in the standings. >> we've got work to do with 60 games left and like i said

before. hopefully get back into the playoff race early and not let it slip away. >> so the hardwood, the 6ers are on their home court tomorrow against the defending world champs king james and company in town for the second time this season. they will have joel embiid available. the team making that official. the 7'2" big man will play tomorrow, but not travel to toronto for monday's game against the raptors. embiid didn't play in the 6 ers' loss to the bulls on friday. college football, nova hosting st. francis, nova jumps on top 10-0. later, in the first quarter, zach bed nazric. he's got reservations for six, all nova. and what may have been coach andy tally's final home game, nova wins, 31-21, denise, back to you. well dozens of philadelphia

kids will stay warm this winter. thanks to operation cold war for kids. members of the local chapters of alpha phi alpha fraternity. the fraternity raised more than $3,000 and 70 kids got to pick out new winter gear at burlington coat factory in center city. >> it did feel like coat weather today. >> with the wind gusts today. so definitely a breezy day today. breezy day tomorrow. but the big story denise is that we desperately need rain and the good news is mother nature will provide that. i'm going to go into our futurecast outlook. we have a system moving in from the ohio valley. it will continue to work through overnight monday into tuesday. bringing us plenty of rain. i do think we could see over an inch and a half of rain just on tuesday alone. a second system develops out of the gulf, i notice it's southwesterly there. so temperatures are not going to be the issue. in fact it's going to be pretty warm on tuesday and wednesday. but the good news is, we are going to get the much-needed rain. everything clearing by the second half of thursday.

and your ten-day outlook looks pretty decent as far as temperatures go again. now tomorrow will be a gusty sunday. with temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s. but then tracking those showers, getting in overnight monday into tuesday, and hanging tight at least through early thursday. but again, i have to emphasize when you're seeing a 12-inch rainfall deficit. in trenton, that's a huge problem and we need the rain. >> that's going to come. >> it sounds like monday night umbrellas, get the umbrellas handy. >> coats and then umbrellas. that's nbc 10 news for now. for erika, danny and all of us here, i'm denise nakano, see you back here tonight at 11:00. n"nbc nightly news" is next.

on this saturday night. death of fidel castro. the passing of a dictator whose half century rule over cuba brought the world to the brink of nuclear war and forced generations of cubans to flee to america's shores. the eruption of joy by cuban-americans and the starkly different reaction to the president and the president-elect. severe weather could mean a treacherous trip for those heading home after the long holiday weekend. and the digital front line. how google joined the fight against isis using their latest technology as a weapon. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from c