castro: i want to salute to the people of the united states. english is the same, like the other time, but the other things i want to tell, i wish that you -- to the general assembly of the united nations. thank you very much. narrator: the first arriving in new york are representatives from czechoslovakia. they are not greeted by any united states government representative, not being guests of this country. novotny makes his arrival speech in his own tongue. despite their status as high-ranking red leaders they are almost ignored by numerous demonstrators, many of them european refugees who protested the arrival of khrushchev and other arriving reds on a russian liner, on which the heads of five satellite states arrived on a dank and foggy morning, heading up the east river to the deep river dock. it was harassed by cruising parties of hecklers. one boat hired by the longshoremen's union. onshore, hundreds of demonstrators massed, despite heavy rains. ♪ on shabby pier 73, carpets had been laid by soviet emissaries for the occasion. the pier sw

of more significance is fidel castro as the opening ceremonies.visit are part of a program to woo the goodwill of castro in cuba. while he was boosting russia n industrial and military achievements, a soviet composer was leading the city symphony orchestra. the soviet may have made real progress toward link trade and reestablishing diplomatic relations, thus adding to american headaches in our troubled relations with this caribbean neighbor. ♪ narrator: cuba celebrates the seventh anniversary of castro's revolutionary movement with a red chinese delegation and one from bolivia as a quarter million march past castro's viewing stand. this appearance on the sierra where he directed the revolt against the batista regime was one of castro's few public appearances. suffering from a lung infection, he has laid aside duties to take dr.'s orders -- doctors orders for complete rest. castro's brother raul was enjoying this triumphant section in moscow at the time. here at the moscow trade union house, he seems to respond eagerly to the soviets' wooing of cub

castro seizes more united states property. now in the summer of 1960 the united states and cuba have reached the point of no return. in washington the eisenhower administration is now convinced it is in the united states national interest to get rid of fidel castro. at this moment in guatemala a cuban exile army is being created by the cia. a cuban exile air force with b26 bombers. they are the instruments with which the cia plans to overthrow fidel castro. havana, summer 1960. fidel castro admits publicly for the first time there is unrest inside cuba. counter revolutionary activity. among his opponents now is his former minister of public works, leader of the mrp. >> the mrp was highly organized and well extended over the whole country. reached almost every section of the cuban life, city institutions, professional organizations, labor unions, the militia, the army. and we have people inside fidel castro's office. >> the mrp operates in the cities. it's an underground movement specializing in sabotage. in the mountains is an

castro takes personal command. the roads out of havana are clogged with troops moving up to the invasion beach. but in the first hours, the brigade pushes inland. castro has not yet been able to bring up his tanks and heavy guns. the first communicae reports satisfactory progress. over the beach are 12 b-26s. shortly after dawn, they are attacked by the three castro jets that survived saturday's airstrike. five of them are shot down. the brigades' communication ship and supply ship are sunk. within a few minutes, the men on the beach have lost their air cover and their supplies. now, castro can bring up his tanks without fear of air attacks. and he can bring up thousands of his milicianos. by afternoon, castro is pressing the brigade hard. how are they to survive? where are they to get help? some expected to come from the ground. there is no uprising, there is no sabotage, there is no help from the underground for the brigade. well, the next 48 hours, the men on the beach take a terrible pounding. they wait for hel

fidel castro.ys an unknown person in his politics, but certain to be dominant in cuba, as a new era has just begun. >>> fidel castro demonstrates his unchallenged power over cuba's masses. he announces his resignation as premier and the response is explosive. from shops and factories, mass demonstrations by workers and students, calling on castro not to resign, hailing castro as the leader of the revolution. the president shown just after the revolution, when castro shown him, was ousted to be replaced by the former ministry of revolutionary laws. but sit certain whoever may be president or premier, fidel castro is number one man in cuba. in an emotional four-hour broadcast that evening, he accused the former president of treason, toppling him. fidel castro's dramatic show of strength makes it clear that after 6 1/2 months, he is still riding high on a wave of turbulent, mass e voegs. ♪ ♪ >>> 1 million machete wielding peasants in response to the call of fidel castro for a celebration of the sixth

at the hotel, and he celebrated when castro -- with castro and from that day on, russia had won castro'sdence and they became friends. nicholas: -- host: is that it would happen, nicholas? nicholas: that is what happened. a lot of that was political theater. i think castro intended to stay in harlem for appearances. he already was developing a relationship with the soviet union, wasn't sparked because of this act of generosity in the part of khrushchev. these things are usually political theater. it is interesting that on that trip, castro did meet -- eisenhower would not meet with him, but he met with the vice, richard nixon, who was impressed by this young, charismatic, new leader of cuba. but said afterwards that he is either incredibly naive about communism or is one of them. host: i am going to show for everyone a clip from president kennedy, who was speaking about the bay of pigs invasion to the american society of newspaper editors on april 20th the medic, 1961. here is what he said. [video clip] >> the president of a great democracy like ours and the editors of great newspapers s

an ailing fidel castro.k after raving for a half hour, the cuban premiere loses his voice, but he regains enough strength to come back and announce his latest blow against the united states, the seizure of three-quarters of a billion properties. castro promises to pay for it all in 50 years. but at the rate the cuban economy is failing, the payoff may come sooner than he expects. ♪♪ this is definitely a pro-castro crowd enthusiastically defacing the telephone company building. a day after this demonstration, senior castro charges that the u.s. in what he calls fascist priests are in a part to defeat the revolution. he says his government has been generous to the church. but there are no clergymen at the mock funeral of the telephone company. in costa rica the organization of american states votes sanctions against the dominican republic led by venezuela who complained that the dominican trujillo had ordered an attempted assassination of venezuela's president. and diplomatic sanctions are voted. united states

castro knew what was happening.d agents in guatemala where the cuban exiles -- most of them -- were being trained. but also, he was relying mostly on american and regional newspaper reporters who would hear things from the cuban exile community in miami and were able to piece together pretty much the whole story. in fact, "the new york times" on january 10th, 1951, at a front page above the fold, about the map article explaining that the u.s. was preparing cuban exiles for action against the castro regime. president eisenhower, who was in the last days of his administers -- administration, said that basically they had the whole story. and yet, planning went forward. one of the many blunders of this operation. host: who were these cuban exiles who were being trained for this assault brigade? how long had they been outside of cuba and what type of support could they realistically expect if they got to cuba? nicholas: after castro took power in early 1959 and started nationalizing industries and expropriating the prope

do to castro what castro had done to the dictator batista before him. and so as the planning went forward in the late days of the eisenhower administration, the plan kept getting bigger. it started with we're going to infiltrate 30 or so trained guerillas at a time that would link up with resistance forces, and then by the fall of 1960 and especially after the election it sort of morphed into this conventional amphibious operation that had these presumptions that the cuban people were ready to rise up against castro, which was totally false. one of the mistakes was that the operational planners were not consulting the cia analysts who knew cuba best. the analysts were never asked, well, if we're able to put a force ashore would the cuban people then rise up? i mean there's a lot of discontent in cuban society, but castro's grip on power it seems pretty secure. anyway, the analysts were never asked that question. >> let me remind everyone watching that they can take part in this conversation about the bay of pigs 60th anniversary. we're going to open up

castro takes personal command. the roads out of alana are filled with trust moving to the invasion beach. but, in the first hours the brigade pushes inwards. he is not yet to bring up his tanks or heavy guns. the first communique of the brigade reports that it is progress. over the beach are 12 b 26 is providing air coverage. shortly after dawn, they are attacked 23 castro jets that survived saturday's airstrikes. five of them are shot down. the grades to supply ships are sunk. -- the brigade's two. within a few minutes, they lost air cover and supply. now, castro can bring up his tanks and the fear of air attacks. and, he could bring up thousands of his militia. the afternoon, he is pressing the brigade hard. how are they to survive? where are they to get help? some expected it come from the underground. there is no uprising, there is no sabotage, there is no help from the underground for the brigade. for the next 48 hours, the men on the beach take a terrible pounding. they wait for help. none times. they say eve

was fidel castro a communist? now you have to recall that in late 19 fifties and early 1960s, the battle against the so-called international communist conspiracy was the organizing principle in which american foreign policy was based. and was interest the spread of communism that was so feared, it was the fact that the communist had nuclear weapons. and given the rhetoric coming out of the -- cruise travelers saying all sorts of things like we will bear you and those were literally his words. they see more and more willing to use them. i emphasize this to point out that the communist country 90 miles from american shores was simply intolerable, not just the conservatives like barry goldwater, richard nixon, but really to everybody so. fidel castro was interrogated on the subject of communism anywhere he went on his visit. vice president nixon, by congressional subcommittee, by scores of journalists, everyone asked him the same question. doctor castro, are you a communist? and he answered the same every time. no, h

castro's b-26s have no nose gun. pilot is identified from a newspaper picture is a member of the brigade. the airstrike he took part in was intended to destroy castro's air force. more are planned. two castro has been dealt a serious blow, but his entire air force has not been destroyed. the crucial fact is, three jet trainers are untouched. the airstrike has humiliated the united states before the world. it has humiliated adlai stevenson, who did not know that what he told the u.n. was not the truth. the united states reacts to the world outcry against the bombing. the other two air strikes are postponed. this decision leaves castro with three undamaged jets. these jets will be the key to the failure of the invasion. sunday, april 15. the exile leaders do not know the invasion fleet is already at sea. [speaking in spanish] >> a waiting meet at the steps of the plane that brought me from miami were two people who identified themselves as officials of the american agencies. they took me 12 traded, and in a short while

it doesn't oust castro. many members of the brigade were rounded up and captured and in many respects, the bay of pigs actually helped castro to consolidate his power inside cuba. prior to the bay of pigs, people could speak out against castro, there were embryonic movements against castro, but after the bay of pigs he was able to crack down on these opposition movements and lock in his power. when he met with american ambassador deen russ, the secretary of state under kennedy, he said thank you so much for that ridiculous operation because it allowed us to lock down power inside cuba. so let's look quickly at what went wrong. there's a lot of rushed planning when it came to the bay of pigs. we knew through intelligence that the soviets were going to ship advanced weapons to cuba as part of the deal that castro had made with khrushchev, and so we couldn't wait long to kind of figure out how to get this done right because eventually the cuban exiles would be dumped on the beach and running up against state of

and they ought to find some way to help anti-castro cubans take up arms against castro. of course, this is exactly what the eisenhower administration was trying to do. when nixon saw this in the newspapers, he was outraged. somebody in the cia, he thought, must have told kennedy about the cia's plan. now kennedy was claiming this as his own idea when, in fact, he, richard nixon, had been pushing for this operation for months. but nixon couldn't say that because it was a covert operation. so he just had to shut up and let kennedy pretend the whole thing was his idea. that's probably what he should have done. that's not, in fact, what nixon did. instead in the fourth debate, he lashed out at kennedy's statement denouncing it as irresponsible and foolish. he gave a long thoughtful argument as to why a covert military operation against the castro regime was a terrible idea. dangerously irresponsible as he said in the debate. nixon later explained that this lie of his was very painful, but that it was his "uncomfortable and ironic duty." then he added from that point on, i ha

anti-castro cubans take up arms against castro.y what the eisenhower administration was trying to do. when nixon saw this in the newspapers, he was outraged. somebody in the cia, he thought, must have told kennedy about the cia's plan and now kennedy was claiming this as his own idea when, in fact, he, richard nixon, had been pushing this operation for months. it was a covert operation and had to let kennedy pretend it was the whole idea. it's probably who wha he should have done but not what he did. in the fourth debate, he lashed out denouncing it as irresponsible and foolish. he gave a long thoughtful argument why he thought a covert military operation against the castro regime was a terrible idea, dangerously irresponsible, as he said in the debate. nixon later explained that this was very painful but it was his, quote, uncomfortable and ironic duty and then he added, from that point on, i had the wisdom and wariness of someone who had been burned by the kennedys. vowed i would never enter an election being vulnerable to them o

get rid of castro. yes. both eisenhower and kennedy were unwilling to commit at least openly us military forces to the overthrow of the castro regime one of the great concerns was to maintain good relations with the rest of latin america latin america. latin american people saw the united states as overbearing they didn't like them on road doctrine. they didn't like to be in america's backyard. they and so for for good foreign policy reasons it was ruled out that we would have the united states military openly go against the castro regime now. kennedy considered that when it came to the event that happened some 18 months later, and that was a cuban missile crisis, but that's another another story. what made us officials decide to back this bay of pigs invasion what was going on that made us official decide to consider any type of intervention in cuba at this point. well castro was definitely posing up to the soviet union. at the time this is in the depths of the of the cold war tensions are high. there's a a

phone castro at the hotel, and he celebrated with castro.m that day on, castro, russia had won castro's confidence and they became friends. host: is that what happened, nicholas? guest: yes, a lot of that happened. but most of it was political theater. i think castro intended to stay in harlem for appearances. he already was developing a relationship with the soviet union. it wasn't sparked because this act of generosity on the part of khrushchev. these things are usually political theater. host: it's interesting that on that trip, he met with vice president richard nixon, who was impressed by this young, charismatic new leader of cuba, but said afterwards that he is either incredibly naive about communism or he is one of them. host: i am going to show for everyone a clip from president kennedy, who was speaking about the bay of pigs invasion to the american society of newspaper editors on april 20, 1961. here's what he said. [video clip] >> the president of a great democracy such as ours and the editors of great newspapers, such as yours, h

found castro at the hotel and celebrated with castro.rom that day on, castro, russia had one castro's confidence and they became friends. >> is that what happened, jake? is that what happened, nicholas? >> yes. that's what happened. a lot of that was political theater, but castro intended to stay in harlem for appearances. he already was developing relationships with the soviet union with a spark because of this act of generosity on the part of khrushchev. these things are usually political theater. it's interesting that on that trip, castro did meet -- eisenhower would not meet with him but he met with vice president, richard nixon who was impressed by this young, charismatic new leader of cuba. that he said afterwards that he is either incredibly naive about communism or he is one of them. >> i'm going to show everyone a clip from president kennedy who was speaking about the bay of pigs invasion to the american society of newspaper editors on april 20th, 1961. here's what he said. >> the president of a great democracy such as ours and

castro leaders most prominently i'll handle castro spain why do i bring up his name there handle castro. then lieutenant colonel back in 2014 was the main person who negotiated the normalization of relations between the united states and cuba he also organized the visit of vladimir putin in that same time period and today colonel castro is part of the ministry of the interior continues to be an important force this and so describing him as the one who's pulling the strings in cuba now roll castro even though he's stepping down will still have i believe a veto over what takes place in the country for some time whoever replaces him as the head of the communist party of the last name isn't castro will have to respond to both role and alejandro castro in what is actually done let me bring in ambassador for a quick come back on some of that particular on the point ambassador this is seems to be the widespread assumption among some at least that at all castro will continue to pull the strings behind only some strings behind the scene. i think he will turning to the elder person to be consulte

whatever happens to castro in cuba, or to his revolution in the future, whether castro stays on as the leader or whether his revolution fails, cuba will never be the same again. it will never go back to things as they were. south america will never be the same again either. pope john warned in that talk that the gulf between the rich and the poor had to be bridged. the continent of the south of us will never be the same again because the words gotten around that that gulf can be bridged. better lives are possible. schools to learn to read and write are possible. that one does not have to age quickly and die young because of hard work and hunger and disease. better houses to live in than mud huts and packing cases with tin roofs, these things are possible. this word has gotten around. the trouble is, though, this word is not being spread by christian men who practice a christian charity as pope john suggested. it is being spread by revolutionaries who practice a very different method as suggested by the men who offered these goods and services to mr. castro to help him try to stabilize

but this time, free from castro.re are all kinds of cuban groups like these, most of them disunited, disorganized, but intensely, wholly committed to counterrevolution against castro. >> i was commander of a command base. i was chief of the army school there. when communists were sent to teach at the school, i reported this to fidel castro. this was last march. i then realized that fidel castro too with communist. i had to go underground. after three months, i was transported to brazil and then came to the united states. i am a member of the anti-communists and the alliance for liberation. i am ready to join those already fighting castro. >> this is dr. antonio varona. he was prime minister. today he is in exile and counterrevolutionary. then there is dr. carillo. he escaped from cuba and is with the democratic revolutionary front. once minister of cuban education, he was a strong anti-bautista man. today, he is preparing to fight castro. he left to medical school to join castro, only to learn later about castro's pl

castro al-jazeera. plenty more coming up on the news hour including opponents but if he didn't form a national unity government aimed at restoring democracy. a dire situation unfolding and most aid agencies want of severe ferry shortages. and of sports a disastrous day for red bull and the 2nd formula one race the season said it will be here with that story later. it's the end of an era and cuba after 6 decades cubans will finally have a leader who is not a castro or raul castro the brother of the late for the castro is stepping down the leadership of the old powerful communist party is passing to a younger generation and little else is unlikely to change america at a time and reports. from his seuss navarro and his wife haven't missed an episode of the series conquering a dream a special state t.v. production about the cuban communist party. it's part of the lead up to the end of the castro era window castro renounce is his last and most powerful position for a moment by the secretary general of the on

almost 5 years after fidel castro died than last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman it's unlikely to mean the end of 89 year old road castro's influence at least in the immediate future and the sierras and joins us now so you say that the last of the castro brothers now stepping down who is poised to replace him. well everything seems to be going according to plan so far unless there is a a deviation from the original script to me the espana who is currently the president who replaced. astral 5 years ago will also take over the 1st the position of the secretary general of the communist party and he will hold both positions just as fellow cast of the did and just as up to bill passed and didn't before him that seems to be the tradition but i can tell you about b.s. crime and he is 60 years old and tricks him young by communist party standards and killed part of a new generation as they call it that was born with the revolution and so he is. not put. kitty charismatic but he likes music rock'n

almost 5 years after fidel castro died the last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman it's unlikely to mean the end of 89 year old role castro's influence at least in the immediate future. you see in human al-jazeera. my face is al jazeera and these are the headlines for democracy activists in hong kong have been sentenced for taking part in antigovernment protests in 2019 former politician martin lee was given a suspended sentence of 11 months and media tycoon jimmy lie received 2 separate jail terms.

castro has said these were mercenaries. according to press reports, the final message to be relayed on the refugee forces on the beach, came from the rebel commander. when i asked if he wish to be evacuated, his answer was, i will never leave this country. that is not the reply of a mercenary. he has gone now to join in the mountains, other guerrilla fighters, who are equally determined that the dedication of those who gave their lives shall not be forgotten. and cuba must not be abandoned to the communist. and we do not intend to abandon it either. [applause]. thank you and people have not yet spoken their final piece. and i have no doubt today, and the revolutionary council, led by doctor -- and members of the families of the revolutionary council, and i am informed by the doctor yesterday, they are involved themselves. and the island will continue to speak out, and break free for free and independent cuba. meanwhile we will not accept mr. castro's attempt to blame this nation, and his regarded oppression. but there are u

almost 5 years after fidel castro died the last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman it's unlikely to mean the end of 89 year old role castro's influence at least in the immediate future to see a newman al-jazeera. there are calls for calm in chicago after police released footage of an officer shooting a 13 year old boy dad. was killed last month then what police called an armed confrontation but the video shows he was unarmed when he was chased down an alley incident comes a difficult time with protests in the city of minneapolis as well over the death of unarmed black man dante wright sharing a routine traffic stop. when u.s. president joe biden is saying his country must act against gun violence off to another mass shooting claimed a lives the late night incident unfolded at a logistics in indianapolis christensen a miracle it's. another corner of america the scene of yet another mass shooting this time at a fed ex facility in indianapolis a gunman opening fire late on thursday night killi

reporter: almost five years after fidel castro died, the last remaining castro brother is stepping downther he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman, it is likely to mean the end of 85-year-old raul castro's influence in the media future. anchor: in his farewell address, raul castro round he would always be prepared to defend his country and the communist party. >> nothing compels me to make this decision. i ardently believe in the strength and value of example and the understanding of my compatriots. let no one doubt that as long as i live, i will be ready to defend the country, the revolution, and socialism with more force than ever. let's shout, long live the free cuba. long-lived for dell. homeland or death! >> we are joined from now from washington. is there a sense of anxiety inside cuba about what the future holds for the country? >> i think there is. it is different for the ordinary cuban leadership. the leadership is worried that ordinary cubans will not believe in the legitimacy of the leadership, with the revolutionary heroes now departi

if the leader is not named castro, what will his name be? i- castro, what will his name be?from him as president. miguel diaz, we're going to learn soon and this is just the first day. but when he gave his opening address and talked about the being comfortable with the revolutionaries who he has bequeathed his legacy to, i think that gives us a clear indication that gives us a clear indication that miguel diaz is high in the running. ill bejust a rubber stamp vote on monday when whoever it is is chosen. but i think you got thatjob because he is loyal to the castro line. you still exactly what they wanted him to do, he has not gone too far in terms of reform and he has clearly cleared everything with castro before doing anything and i think he is very much there man. cuba for some is played in a central role, including the most dangerous moment in the history of humanity, the cuban missile crisis in 1962. what role does cuba now play in the world? i what role does cuba now play in the world? ~ ., �* , what role does cuba now play in the world? ~ . �* , ., what role does cuba

castro al-jazeera. and in minnesota a former police officer who killed a black motorist has been charged with 2nd degree manslaughter dante writes was so soft he was stopped for minor traffic violation al-jazeera spoke to a witness who says police did not give an immediate medical care. reports from brooklyn minnesota. brooklyn center police have only released a few seconds of body count footage from just one of the officers involved in the shooting of 20 year old dante write the criminal complaint against officer kim says she fired one round into the left side of the victim the victim then stated that he shot me and the vehicle sped away for a short distance before crashing into another vehicle and coming to a stop the victim was pronounced dead at the scene off to medical intervention was unsuccessful. carolyn hanson lives opposite the crime scene she rushed out of the house when she heard what was happening and she was quoted in media accounts discussing the oft amount for example in this article in

katty: someone who does not have the name castro is now running cuba.ouse says the world will hold the russian government to account if the prominent opposition leader alexey navalny dies in prison. press secretary jen psaki said moscow should expect consequences. navalny has been on hunger strike for nearly three weeks and being moved to prison hospital. more international pressure on president putin following new u.s. sanctions for meddling in elections. steve rosen beck reports from siberia on the growing tensions with russia. steve: where is russia going under vladimir putin? what kind of a country is the president building? what is he thinking and planning? getting inside vladimir putin's mind is one artist's job. he sees a leader determined to keep our. -- power. >> however you mix up the pieces, russia's jigsaw will always shape putin. he's outplayed everyone.all of his opponents have been removed, jailed, poisoned or killed. steve: alexander was poisoned and later imprisoned. he's on hunger strike. there's is growing concern about his health and

up till now as president will take the post of secretary castro announced his departure last friday and on that same day declassified files revealed he had been the target of a cia assassination attempt as early as 1960 start off explains. raul castro reveals he's stepping down what better time to disclose your country meal the idea of assassinating him this is the perfect metaphor of cuba u.s. relations as the cia has published once top secret cables describing how in 1960 the agency offered $10000.00 to a pilot flying roll castro from prague to have to arrange an unlucky accident the plot can be added to what some say were the hundreds of assassination attempts on rolls brother legendary el commandante fidel providing a glimpse into just how big a thorn in america's side cuba was and even remains to this day clearly the castro regime. will not change by its own choice. but cuba must change. i don't care how i die but rest assured if they invade us i will die in combat. you don't make friends with uncle sam by overthrowing a dictatorship ruled by his appointee or by building a soci

two-years later, as it became evident fidel castro would never be able to return to power, raul castroer permanently, as president. and first secretary of the cuban-communist party. castro has said he would begin a transition to a new generation of leadership in cuba. and step down, after ten years in office. in 2018, he turned over running the day-to-day operations of the cuban government to his handpicked successor, miguel diaz-canel. and now, 60 years to the month after castro defeated the u.s. backed forces at the bay of pigs and cemented their hold over cuba, raul castro, 89, is stepping down as head of the party. the rare revolutionary, who lived long enough to retire. and after that, if my health permits it, castro said in 2018, i will be just one more soldier with the people defending this revolution. cuba, without the castros in power, looks, pretty much, the same. a destroyed economy, a one-party state. a still-contentious relationship with the united states. but for cubans, the end of an era has arrived. patrick oppmann, cnn, havana. >>> that wraps this hour of cnn "newsroom

almost 5 years after fidel castro died the last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman it's unlikely to mean the end of 89 year old role castro's influence at least in the immediate future to see a newman al-jazeera. or has found while address raul castro valid he'll always be prepared to defend his country and the communist party now that guy it's yours. nothing compels me to make this decision but i fervently believe in the strength and the value of example and the understanding of my compatriots and let's know in delegates that as long as i live i will be ready with my foot on the steerable to defend the country the revolution and socialism with more force than ever lets out long live a free cuba long live fidel home and or death. or is written extensively on cuba u.s. relations he joins us now from washington is there a sense of anxiety and you think inside cuber about what the future holds for the country i think there is there it's different for a good ordinary cuban and no leadership lea

the 1st time in decades cuba's communist party will not be led by a castro role castro the brother of the late fidel castro is stepping down as the party's 1st secretary his successor will be voted in at the end of a 4 day party congress. and there will be rallies in chicago in support of a teenage boy who was shot dead by the police on thursday bodycount footage was really showing an officer chasing 13 year old adam toledo and then shooting him even though he had appeared to surround. the gunman who shot and killed 8 people at a fed ex plant in the u.s. had previously been interviewed by the f.b.i. after his mother flagged up his mental health concerns officials also revealed 19 year old brandon hole was a former employee at the indianapolis center having lost work in late 2020 president joe biden issued a statement describing gun violence as a stain on the country his christian salumi. another corner of america the scene of yet another mass shooting this time at a fed ex facility in indianapolis a gunman opening fire late on thursday night killing workers outside in the car park bef

as party chief, ending six decades of rule by the castro brothers.

dead, long live castro.at there's more freedom of expression. from what we understand is that these very important meetings this weekend, they will be discussing about how to open up without losing control. and just on that point, it's worth quoting something that the economist mentioned in a recent article. this is from a state newspaper headline. dealing with the covid crisis, it said, "capitalism results in superfluous health care and socialism delivers it in just the right dose." so some things don't change — castro or no castro. that's it for dateline london. my thanks to lyse doucet, annalisa piras, and henry chu. thank you for watching. we are back next weekend. goodbye. hello. no significant rain on the way again this week. there is an atlantic weather system close to parts of northern ireland and scotland, so a little rain during monday for some here. but for most of the, uk it's high—pressure, it's dry and, after a chilly start, it will feel quite warm in the sunshine. this area of high—pressure ex