let's bring in congressman charles rangel who joins me on the phone. in. >> good to be with you. >> you met fidel castro when he visited your district back in 1995. who was your impression? >> and also in 1960 >> you were in law school at that time? when he first came to new york in 1960. >> yes, but i was working at the hotel where he was a guest, and also, i met with him a half a dozen times in cuba. >> talk to me about your impression of him. >> well, it depends on whether you're in cuba or in little havana. i'm quite certain that they're not celebrating his death in cuba, as he brought health care and he got rid of batista a he was able to make literacy a part of the cuban government. and let's face it. a lot of people fled cuba to get to the united states, they weren't fleeing castro. they wanted to get to the united states of america. and many of them were fleeing batista when he led. and so today, there are a lot of young people that hope that they can return to cuba under raul castro, who certainly had far more reform ideas than his brother, fi