a cuban- american.. tweeted the president's statement was "pathetic".. sen. marco rubio / -r- florida: barack obama is the president of the most powerful country in the world. and what i can pathetic is not mentioning whatsoever in that statement the reality that there are thousands upon thousands of castro regime." president-elect donald trump also tweeted about castro when the news broke. than later released his own statement calling the former leader a "brutal dictator" .. and that his legacy is one of "unimaginable suffering." senator rubio says he's confident the trump administration will bring the change the island nation needs in the wake of castro's death. sen. marco rubio / -r- florida: our goal is the national security and national interests of the united states and, as part of that, to do everything possible through our foreign policy towards cuba to incentivize and pave the way for the move toward democracy." i'm melisa phone... or both. why you might want to plan a vacation this cyber monday. tis the season for giving... but thieves are still on

mark cuban tweeted, we all need to give president-elect trump a chance, no one is bigger than us all.r, empathy to what extent? if some of these folks are in jobs in industries that are outdated, do we do this to the extent of holding back progress and holding back innovation? guest: i said we -- never said we should hold back progress. . am a big believer when we say empathy we need to understand what are the changes which are happening, where they are happening, and are there any things we can do in order to ease some of the pain? i am not talking about handouts or any of those things. i am talking about can companies like google and facebook and microsoft think about setting up smaller development units and -- in the middle part of the country or in the southern part likee country, how chattanooga is trying to do innovative tech startups there. knock on jobs have a impact on the rest of the economy. it has an impact on restaurants and other services, construction. it is not going to replace every single job. it does give some direction of hope to people. and similarly, we need to t

a cuban-american.. tweeted the president's statement was "pathetic".. sen. marco rubio / -r- florida: barack obama is the president of the mostp world. and what i can pathetic is not mentioning whatsoever in that statement the reality that there are thousands upon thousands of people who suffered brutally under the castro regime." president-elect donald trump also tweeted about castro when the news broke. than later released his own statement calling the former leader a "brutal dictator" .. and that his legacy is one of "unimaginable suffering." senator rubio says he's confident the trump administration will bring the change the island nation needs in the wake of castro's death. sen. marco rubio / -r- florida: our goal is the national security and national the of that, to do everything possible through our foreign policy towards cuba to incentivize and pave the way for the move toward democracy." i'm melisa raney reporting. castro was the last of the twentieth century's is set to be cremated and his ashes taken on a three-day journey across the country befor

moving on next this is madonna tweeting selfie saying a new fire is lit we never n next up mark cuban tweeted we all need to give president-elect trump a chance and support good lobby against what we disagree on no one is bigger and steven baldwin tweeted video from trump celebration saying "got bless america" and president of the usa and by the way donald trump sent out first tweet as president-elect and tweet we have it here we should and he will never be forgotten again and we'll all come together as never before. and 6:57 much more ahead. four more hours of coverage for you starts after the break. >> i like sitting here this is you starts after the break. >> i like sitting here this is awesome. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. all seems beautiful to me. we're looking for something that's comfortable but yet durable, and that's going to last us a really long time. i don't want to buy new furniture every couple of years. it's custom made so you know it

. >> you will be happy to know that mark cuban tweeted out we need to give president-elect trump a chance think donald disqualified himself. you cannot question democracy. >> hug, hug. you are a hugger. >> there's one thing. >> careful. >> it's time for mark to grow up a little. >> i want to thank my crew. they do all this hard work while we're just watching. they are huge. all the guys in the control room. when we told you we would be every step of the way and we told you if it's consequential we were going to be here. i don't know what the other guys are doing. we meant it. we also told you he would win. we told you that fans are shifting. we had a feeling it was analogous to what was going on in 1980. that's because we are nerds here. we respect history. we kind of see things in patt n patterns. that's what we do when we apply it to stock market coverage and unusual developments and not going crazy when the markets go crazy and see it for the moment it is. we believe that when we tell you it's a consequential election and the most consequential election of your life, then we should be

we have conciliatory tones from arch enemies, billionaire mark cuban tweeting out, we need to give president-elect trump a chance, no one is bigger than us all. and senator elizabeth warren proposing she and mr. trump put aside their differences. but he, remember this, the pair weren't too nice to mr. trump in the past. >> this guy, the other day is giving a speech from a teleprompter and has to remind himself. donald, stay on top of it. [ laughter ] it's like he's civil. donald stay on topic. no, i don't want to stay on topic. donald, stay on topic. no. >> a bully, a twisted bully who can't fight his own fight, who can't win a fair fight, who will never be president of the united states! >> and katrina, forgive me, we have breaking news, elizabeth warren gave a speech today, we will fight back on attacks on anyone, a lot of those, many of those people that voted for mr. trump, but she's essentially saying he sits in a glass tower, whether he sits there or in the white house, will not give an inch on any threats to minority groups. what do you make of that? >> well, it's a good thing we're not goi

. >> reporter: senator marco rubio, a cuban-american, tweeted the president's statement was pathetic. >> president obama is the president of the most powerful country of statement the reality that there are thousands upon thousands of people who suffered brutally under the castro regime. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump tweeted also when the news broke and released a statement calling the former leader a brutal dictator and his legacy is one of unimaginable suffering. senator rubio says he is confident that donald trump >> as part of that, do everything possible through our foreign policy towards cuba to incentivize and pave the way to move towards democracy. >> top aides to president-elect donald trump say the cuban government needs to make changes, but wants to keep a better relationship with the u.s. top aides to mr. trump say the cuban government needs to move towards enacting greater freedoms towards their people and be willing to give americans something in return if it wants to president obama. mr. trump's incoming chief of staff says the president-elect will reverse p

. >> senator marco rubio, a cuban american tweeted the american's statement was pathetic. >> barack obama is the president of the most powerful country in the world and what i call pathetic is not mentioning in that statement the reality that there are thousands of thousands of people who suffered brutally under the castro regime. >> he also tweeted about castro brutal dictator and his legacy is one of unimaginablsuffering. >> our goal is the national security and national interest of the united states and as part of that, to do everything possible through our foreign policy toward cuba to incentivize and pave the way for the move toward democracy. >> melissa rainy news channel 8. >>> coming up we'll see where the president elect stands on filling up his political roster. >>> also ahead, making sure you arrive alive. ride sharing services like uber and lyft are good for getting you from point a to point b, but is one safer than the other? >>> we're staying milder as we wrap up this long holiday weekend. the new workweek ahead may feature shower chances. the storm team 8 forecast >>> well,

a cuban- american.. tweeted the president's statement was "pathetic".. president-elect donald trump..called the former leader a "brutal dictactor." senator nation. a contestant in the miss minnesota usa competition is making history. she's become the first somali american to compete. "i feel like i'm here to bust those misconceptions and stereotypes of muslim women" halima aden made the top 15 in last night's event. although she didn't win, many already consider her a star. during the competition aden wore a hijab and remained covered during the swimsuit section. shout out to all my somali girls just know your beautiful and know you are empowered and know you can do anything you want to try.. aden says she's been bullied for wearing her hijab, and hopes the beauty pageant will break misconceptions. 0:00 nats of singing 0:0 hundreds united on the lincoln memorial in washington d.c. yesterday to send a message of unity. organizers of the interfaith comforting message after a divisive election season.. you'll remember protests broke out in d.c. in the days

>> we are seeing lots of americans at our cafe and lots of dollars that are helping the cuban people. >> this tweet by president- elect donald trump threatsening to terminate president obama's policies have cubans on edge. >> it would be disastrous for the cuban people. anybody who cares about the cuban people woul and maybe working to find a solution because that's where the two worlds can meet. >> her business opened two years ago. she has lawyers and engineers working at bartenders, waiters and cooks because they are restaurant is the best work they can get. even with more flights, more tourism, more money, she says cubans aren't any closer to living the lives they want to lead. >> there's nothing intangible that's changed. so, it kind of i think is slowly putting a damper on a lot of people's feelings about things in. >> tampa, abc action news. >> news tonight a fort myers couple in jail on child abuse charges. the parents passed out from taking prescription drugs. the baby's diaper also looked like it hadn't been changed for hours. that baby now with dcf. >> two suspects in jail and a third on

a cuban- american.. tweeted the president's statement was "pathetic".. dgx president-elect donald trump also tweeted about castro when the news broke. than later released his own former leader a "brutal dictator" .. and that his legacy is one of "unimaginable suffering." senator rubio says he's confident the trump administration will bring the change the island nation needs in the wake of castro's death. a hearing is scheduled for today in the retrial for a former university of cincinnati police officer... but first-- new details about a deadly shooting in new orleans. jessob is in the newsroom with the latest. new orleans police beefing up security after a shooting in nine others injured. it happened early yesterday morning on bourbon street. police arrested two people - but say they just happened to have illegal weapons on them. investigators are still searching for the suspected shooters. police believe the shooting stemmed from an argument between the two - who did not know each other before that night. the two men got into a fight earlier saturday n

in a tweet he wrote, "if cuba is willing to make a better deal for the cuban people, the cuban/american people, and the u.s. as a whole, i will terminate deal." the tweet came the same day commercial flights to the island nation resumed. american airlines took off from miami, jetblue departed from new york. michelle caruso-cabrera reports tonight from havana. >> reporter: although fidel castro stopped ruling cuba ten years ago, his presence loomed large until the end. observers have long speculated that his successor, younger brother raul, might make more meaningful economic changes once fidel was gone. >> the economic reform program that raul began in 2011, which is to move toward more of a market socialism on the china model, was something that fidel castro had always rejected himself. and the normalization of u.s./cuban relations is something that fidel castro was very skeptical about. right after obama's visit to havana in march, he said that cuba didn't need anything from the united states. >> reporter: it's the third official day of mourning for fidel castro here in cuba, and thou

again, president-elect donald trump on the death of fidel castro simply tweets fidel castro is dead. >> the first cubanmerican elected to congress tweeted as well this morning saying tyrant and thug fidel castro is dead. we must work for a cuba that is free, democratic and prosperous. now castro lived long enough to see a historic thaw in relations between cuba and the united states, including the reopening of the u.s. embassy in havana last year. here is our rafael romo. >> fidel castro knew his days were dwindling, telling cuban communists before his 90th birthday this year, soon i will be like everyone else. after a near fatal illness in 2008, castro turned the reigns of power to his younger brother raul. and as cuba's new president began taking tentative steps toward reform, the u.s. began to ease its restrictions. but fidel castro was suspicious, writing in january, 2015, that although he doesn't trust u.s. policies and have not exchanged a word with them, this does not mean, however, that i would oppose a peaceful solution to conflicts or threats of war. in september last year, fidel met with pop

cubans. >>> a couple of pictures tweeted out by governor rick scott raised questions after he spent time meeting with president-elect trump in new rk mean for his future but last week, governor scott says he likes his current job and is not interested in a different one. >>> it is a major setback for the bolts. team captain steven stamkos is headed for surgery to fix a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee. we talked to a local surgeon about when he could be back in the game.>> we can see him heading to the locker room. >> reporter: and bad news for lightning captain steven that. the sheer force causes the meniscus to tear. >> reporter: orthopedic surgeon doctor phuc vo seizes injury often with athletes. he tells us if steven stamkos has the torn pieces removed, he will be back to the game in short time. >> it's painful and can lead to arthritis. down the road, 10 to 25 years down the road, we can develop arthritis. >> reporter: if they repair it -- >> the future of e four months for that to heal so the athlete is out of action for a long time. >> reporter: fans are hoping for the best. >> i w

. >>> fidel castro's death may have cubans worried about their future. in a tweet by president-elect donald trump isn't helping matters via facebook video we spoke to an american business owner in cuba about trump's tweet. she says the changes made under president obama have given many cubans hope. she learned that president- elect trump threatened to reverse that progress if the cuban government doesn't make changes she was shocked. >> it the cuban people. i think anyone who cares at all about the cuban people would be really working to find a diplomatic solution and you know, maybe really working to find a business solution because you know that's sort of where the two worlds can meet. >> she owns a restaurant which is now required to observe that nine days of mourning for castro, and again, she won't be able to play music or serve alcohol. >>> vice president-elect mike pence is telling reporters to be ready saying today is going to be a benchmark day for the going to be announced toe, only saying he have been busy. president-elect trump is causing a stir followi

cuban people." new jersey senator tweeted, 's oppressive legacy will haunt the cuban regime, and our hemisphere forever" meanwhile, florida republican "humanntative tweeted, rights continue to be repressed in the wake of the bell castro's death that fidel castro's death -- fidel castro's death. cuban people deserve no less than democracy." and president-elect donald trump released a statement saying in part, "though the tragedies, death, and pain caused by fidel erased, ourt be administration will do all that it can to ensure that the cuban people can continue their journey toward prosperity and liberty." >> tonight :00 at -- tonight at 8:00 eastern time, there will be panel.e -- a >> even when we get together as black folks in this country, and we have an agenda, we have to understand that we have to unite with other people. the object is to win. we do not just want to struggle for the sake of struggle. there are thousands of people and art community -- there are hundreds of people that have been jailed or beat or are dead. we are not activists and revolutionaries because it is fun. my mother and fath

. >>> fidel castro's death has many cubans worried about their future and a tweet by president- elect trump is not helping matters. he's threatening to reverse relations between the u.s. and cuba if the cuban government doesn't make an acceptable deal with the u.s. we spoke with an about mr. trump's tweet. shawna bomb says the changes made under president obama have given many cubans hope and mr. trumps comments shocked her. >> it would be disastrous for the cuban people. anyone who cared at all about the cuban people would be really working to find a diplomatic solution and really working to find a business solution because you know, that's sort of where the two for castro. she cannot play music or serve alcohol. >>> the new judge in former university of cincinnati officer ray tensing's murder retrial may recuse himself as early as today. tensing is accused of killing sam debose during a traffic stop last year. the new judge in the case may recuse himself because he represented one of the debose's children in probate court. a mistrial was declared earlier this month after jurors were

cuban relations. just this morning president- elect trump tweeted this. look at your screen. he wrote, if cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the cuban people, the cuban- american people and the u.s. as a whole, i will terminate the deal. what does all of this mean? here is the breakdown from the white house. >> well, just days before he was elect the, donald trump promised to reverse the nation's diplomatic deal with cuba. >> we will cancel obama's one- sided cuban deal made by executive order if we do not get the deal we want. >> reporter: on sunday, mr. trump's incoming white house chief of staff signaled the whole deal is up in the air. >> president-elect trump is going to be looking for some movement in the right direction deal with cuba. >> reporter: in peru earlier this month president obama reassured latin american business owners that u.s. ties to cuba will not be cut off. >> all those things i expect to continue. >> reporter: the white house and the president-elect were on opposite ends of the spectrum in their comments on fidel castro's death. in his stateme

cuban relationships. former conservative talk show host tweeted this. he was a murdering dictator. he wanted americans to die in a ussr nuclear attack. neal boortz is here. >> nobody told me that tweet was going to be read on cnn. i'm an old retired guy. >> are you changing your idea about your tweet? >> not a bit. i saw another tweet. about a lady that said this will be a rough time for moral clarity. another one said, he invigorated a nation and restored sovereignty but enough about hitler. castro was nobody to be admired. it takes nothing to go into the photographic archives and see the people that didn't like him lined up against the wall and shot. he was a murderous dictator and not deserving of any accolade. they have literacy in cuba but they can't read what they want to. >> with his death, how do you see the potential of cuba moving forward? do you believe that his death is in any way going to symbolize an opportunity or create hope? >> yes. i any so. >> in what form? >> i think that raul castro, who has already seen some of the benefits of the limited amount of capitalism

and then people were more hardline, particularly cuban americans tweeting out how much fidel castro wass hoshlg, you know, was a dictator, which he was. so, what do you make of that? it is a weird dichotomy that's developing around his death. >> also interesting that donald trump not analysis a statement that castro is dead but put out a dr that he was a dictator. but then you see vladimir putin saying that fidel castro is an inspiring example for all countries and people. so, you have donald trump's buddy, putin, praising castro in no uncertain terms whatsoever, so i guess, the point of view of trump, he likes his dictators more in a suit with a russian accent, not messy and sloppy looking like castro. >> it is a weird thing because you do have donald trump now at odds, at least the staff written statement, which i presume was written by his team. there's the pence camp, which parts romney to be the secretary of state, hard line on russia, did they write it? or was it the bannon side? >> i think it's the pro-bannon saying i still need cuba, i still need the cubans in florida to win my

cubans are paying their respects. president elect donald trump tweeted today that he might end the obama administration's normalizing of relations with cuba. he said he wants cuba to make a better deal for the cuban people. in michigan, the board of state canvassers than 10 thousand people cast a ballot for him. it's the state's closest race in more than 75 years. the win gives the republican 306 electoral votes to democrat hillary clinton's 232. green party candidate jill stein is expected to ask for a recount, and has until wednesday to do so. a judge will decide if former cedar rapids substitute teacher mary beth haglin, who is 24, originally denied the allegation to school administrator s. but in numerous interviews with the media, she admitted that she had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old washington high school student while she worked there. kcrg t-v nine's dave franzman is live at the linn county courthouse. dave, haglin and her attorney made some unusual decisions about the type of trial she would have. rather than a jury trial last week, meaning the judge alone will decide the case. that by itself isn'

florida republican congresswoman who was the first cuban-american ever elected to the house tweeted tonight, tyrant and thug fidel castro is dead. we must work for a cuba that is free, democratic and prosperous. and in little havana in miami, there are reports of celebrations in the streets. people are honking their horns and banging pots and pans. no word yet on an official funeral service. in the newsroom, abc7 news. >> thank you. we first told you about fidel castro's passing with a push alert on the abc7 news app. you can download it for free and make sure you get any breaking news updates as soon as they happen. >> and our other top story, a wet thanksgiving weekend. let's take a live look outside from the abc7 exploratorium camera. it is dry right now, but in just a few hours rain will befalling across the bay area. >> drew is tracking the storm with live doppler 7. drew? >> we are tracking the thickening clouds and the rain is moving on shore in the next couple hours. live doppler 7 shows it is quiet and you look to the north and west and there is the rain. it is less than a hundred

. >> mitt romney tweeted best wishing for our president, may his victory speech be his guide. >> mark cuban said we need to no one is bigger than us all. son mccain tweeted, congratulations to donald trump as chairman of the armed services committee a work to confront national security challenges and support the troops. >>> if you weren't following the election on social media you may have been the only one. facebook and twitter saw a pike in engage. yesterday. twitter sad 75 million e lection day tweets were sent by 3:00 a.m. entire election 4 years ago. facebook said there was 716 millions and likes. >>> dc voted to make it a state. with the new congress and president elect the city must move to plan b. dc leaders will still work to present a retisoluoon t that new congress in january but willik marketing campaign. studies suggest that 80% of americans are unaware that dc residents pay taxes, have representation in congress but don't a vote if either. >> we need to take air fight to -- our fight to the people. taking it to capitol hill is not going to work if we don't have the support of

tweeted out a picture of that. my mom and aunt, a lot of emotions for the cuban-american community. some people in miami are celebrating and other people in a painful moment right now reliving what was a very difficult past. >> when you talk about that family connection, when you look images coming in from little havana, if we can zoom in at the faces here, it spans generations. the mixed emotions, getting reports out of cuba where people are actually learning about the death of fidel castro. as you know, as someone who has visited cuba, word gets passed along a little slower. >> yeah. five trips in the past year have the advantage of social media being instant. that is not the case in cuba. a lot of times they have to go to wi-fi hot spots to connect. no doubt this word is starting to spread on the island nation. a lot more. we will continue to cover. >>> we want to turn our attention to tom. we're hoping for finish today. >> it's going to be returning. we have a clearing sky and temperatures are rather chilly everywhere. we're hovering in the upper 30s and 40s. shenandoah valley i

florida republican congresswoman who was the first cuban-american ever elected to the house tweeted tonight, tyrant and thug fidel castro is dead. we must work for a cuba that is free, democratic and prosperous. and in little havana in miami, there are reports of celebrations in the streets. people are honking their horns and banging pots and pans. no word yet on an official funeral service. in the newsroom, abc7 news. >> thank you. we first told you about fidel castro's passing with a push alert on the abc7 news app. you can download it for free and make sure you get any breaking news updates as soon as they happen. >> and our other top story, a wet thanksgiving weekend. let's take a live look outside from the abc7 exploratorium camera. it is dry right now, but in just a few hours rain will befalling across the bay area. >> drew is tracking the storm with live doppler 7. drew? >> we are tracking the thickening clouds and the rain is moving on shore in the next couple hours. live doppler 7 shows it is quiet and you look to the north and west and there is the rain. it is less than a hundred

i believe after donald trump, the president-elect did, first he tweeted "fidel castro is dead!" then condemned the late cuban in a statement issued hours after castro's death, the statement read -- not clear who wrote it or tweeted it -- "the world marks the passing of a brutal dictator who oppressed his people for nearly six decades. firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering, denial of fundamental human rights." trump am senior adviser, kellyanne conway. >> we're allowing commercial aircraft. pretend we're doing business with the cuban people when really we are doing business with the cuban military. he as been very clear that the major priority now is to make have the same freedoms that cubans here in america have, which is political, religious, and economic freedom. make sure they are finally free and make sure the american fugitives face the law. amy: that is kellyanne conway. you responduh, can to her description and also talk about what this means for today as this all takes place in this period leading into donald trump presidency and what this means? >> i can. but let me just follow up on lou pere

in a tweet this morning, the president elect wrote: if cuba cuban/american people and the u.s. as a whole, i will terminate deal. ((john tuman - political science professor, unlv: would caution about generalize what his policies might be simply of the basis of some tweets and also some things he may have said on the campaign trail when he was trying to win the election.)) ((karen castro)) tuman says it's unlikely for the communist government to collapse... but many cuban americans are holding on to hope. ((yasmany garcia - cuban-american: si pienso que si algo vaya a cambiar en el futuro.)) ((karen castro)) "i think something will change in the future." >> while we haven't seen celebrations... like in the streets of little havana, florida.... i'm told there will be an event this friday at a local cuban restaurant. ((dave courvoisier)) >>> the unlv football team finished it's season with a disappointing loss to its rival from the north. ((denise valdez)) >> reno routed the rebels on saturday... but maybe all isn't lost. sports director chris maathuis joins us with more. ((chris m

-cuban relations in a series of tweets.l, there was this on saturday after the news broke. fidel castro is dead, a celebratory tweet. then you had a second statement put out by the president-elect in which he was highly critical of fidel castro and said while the pain, the tragedy, the death that he caused cannot be erased, that his administration stands ready to help the cuban people along toward their journey toward prosperity and liberty. then we had this morning a tweet from donald trump saying this, if the cuban government is not willing to negotiate a better deal for the cuban people and for the united states, he will terminate the deal. that means the bargaining is now open. now, nobody expects any quick resolution of this. the immediate reaction of the cuban government doubtless will be to retrench and say they're not going to be bullied by the united states. but this is a long process that is just now beginning. one early decision that donald trump will face, either in january or six months after that, is whether t

. >>> donald trump took to twitter to make his first public comments about the cuban leader fidel castro. he tweeted, it's cuba is unwilling to get -- to make a better deal than the usa as a whole, i will terminate them. presumably he is referring to the executive actions taken by president. obama to normalize relations. >> more on the reaction from around the world.>> a mixture of joy and grief around the world, following the death of fidel castro. in many parts of the united states they reacted with celebration. wow, cuba itself beginning nine-day period of national mourning. >> and allies around the world. >> cindy condolences to the cuban people. >> the demise of comrades is not only a great lost the cuban people but a great loss that breaks the hearts of our people. >> and, under the solid leadership the party, government, and people will be carry forward the aspirations. >> but other world leaders have a more measured response noting his achievements in healthcare and education while condemning his human rights record. >> god was a polarizing figure. i mean, some people who feel very strongly

he tweeted that he would terminate president obama's deal with cuba if the cuban people were not treated better. but is trump's tweets about illegal voters, the tweets that are in the headlines this morning about illegal voters. here to talk about trump's allegations is nbc's senior political repo if you deduct the millions of votes that were done illegally. has his team come up with any reason for saying that? >> they don't have a really good answer at all. it is important to note that that claim that there were millions of people who voted illegally? that's absolutely false. there's no substantiation behind that claim. as it turns out right now, donald trump was the fair and square winner of the presidential election. popular vote lead. she has more than two million more votes than donald trump right now. and it probably will end up growing beyond that in the coming days. >> mark, talk about the states where trump is claiming that there was this run, what's behind his claim. >> on twitter he singled out three states, california, new hampshire and virginia. what do those three states ha

. >>> and castro's death has many cubans worried about tase future right now. in a tweet by president-elect trump, he's threatening to reverse relations between the u.s. and cuba if the cuban government doesn't make a good deal with the u.s. we spoke to an american business owner in cuba about trp' the president obama have given many cubans hope. she says trump's comments shocked her. >> it would be disastrous for the cuban people. i think anyone who cares at all about the cuban people would be really working to find a diplomatic solution and really working to find a business solution because, you know, that's sort of where the two worlds can meet. >> her restaurant right now is observing the nine days of mourning for castro. she can't play music or serve failing public schools. the obama administration now giving states more time to identify those troubled schools. the rules just released provide a broad framework for states as they design new accountability systems and narrow achievement gaps. it's a key part of a bipartisan education law that replaces the no child left

trump tweeted today, if cuba is unwilling to make a better deal r cuban-american people and the u.s. as a whole, i will terminate the deal. >>> the first commercial flight from the u.s. to havana departed from miami today. this was an american airlines flight. southwest flights from tampa to havana will begin on december 12th. these flights are made possible under those newly restored and perhaps tenuous ties between cuba and the u.s. >>> pope francis appointed a new petersburg. parks sat in on several meetings today as the transition got underway. he comes to the diocese of st. pete after leading in tallahassee and pensz cole. opportunity and calls his leadership style approachable. >> as a bishop, i've always tried to be a pastor, so i try to be pastory in my work and relationships with priests and with those i encounter through the ministry. >> with the area, because back in the '80s he worked in the financial sector before going to seminary. >>> checking outside again now, it's been a -- so dry for so long. we haven't seen rain in a while. >> i looked at the pictures from gatlinb

florida republican congresswoman, who was the first cuban american elected to the house, tweeted tyrant and thug, fidel castro is dead. we must work for a cuba that's free, democratic and prosper us. we first told but it last night with a push alert from the abc7 news app. download the app free and get news and updates as they happen. >>> san jose police are trying to find out who sent a letter to a mosque with hate language. lilian kim has the story. >> the letter addresses the people of evergreen islamic center. called them the children of satan. calling muslims violent and filthy people. it arrived on wednesday and is is now in the hands of the san jose police department. >> it was disturbing. some of our parishioners were upset. >> the board president of the islamic center said officers arrived right away to investigate. >> we wanted to let law enforcement know in case there's on unfortunate event, people are prepared. >> the letter said president -elect trump is going to do to the muslims what hitler did to the jews, and muslims would be wise to pack their bags and get out of dodge

trump tweeting, quote, if cuba is unwilling to make a better keel for the cuban people, the cuban americand the u.s. as a whole, i will terminate the deal. president obama said over the weekend, during my presidency, we have worked hard to put the past behind us, pursuing a future in which the relationship between our two countries is defined not by our differences but by the many things that we share as neighbors and friends. joining me now, democratic congresswoman debbie wasserman-schultz of florida. good morning, congresswoman. >> great to be with you. >> donald trump released a statement describing castro's legacy as one of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering. i realize as a democratic congresswoman, president obama, that's your guy. donald trump, not so much your guy. but as someone who represents south florida where there are so many cuban americans, whose statement do you really prefer? >> well, i prefer my own statement, the one i put out following fidel castro's death. essentially, underscoring that the cuban people will benefit at least from putting behind them fidel ca

among them, florida senator marco rubio, himself a cuban-american and one of the most outspoken critics who tweeted, president obama issued a pathetic statement on the death of fidel castro with no mention of thousands who he killed. jeb bush tweeted, failing to mention that millions have suffered because of fidel castro is a strategy. joining me, joan walsh, terrell germane star and senior political reporter for msnbc news. thank you all for being here. let's talk about the politics of the response. you had jeb bush, ted cruz and marco rubio leading the pack in terms of really being critical of president obama's statement, but on the other hand, you had donald trump tweeting out fidel castro is dead, exclamation point. what was the response to both of those responses in south florida among the cuban-american community? >> well, i think this is one of those cases where the cuban-american community overwhelmingly was in favor of the response mentioned by donald trump, not so much his initial tweet which was a little bizarre at first to be honest with you but the followup response which the point is

cuban policy. he threatened to reverse normalization efforts. this morning he tweetedba is unwilling to make a better deal for the cuban people, cuban-american people and u.s. as a whole i will terminate the deal. this is an emotional issue, especially for cuban-americans living in places likes miami. they were told in cuba to keep their doors closed and not play any music in the wake of this news but in miami they were celebrating all night long. should president-elect trump completely tear up this deal? >> he certainly can because it was executive order like some other things that barack obama has done. anyone who looked at our cuba policy for any amount of time that understands at crucial moment you're cutting a deal you have to get concessions from the castro regime otherwise you're giving away the farm, that is exactly what barack obama did. in donald trump's reaction distinct difference between how obama held it. it was outrage just the statement he put out. it was value neutral. didn't point out the fact this dictatorship done to free expression and free speech

cuban leader fidel castro's death. >> in little havana, in miami, his death is being tweeted as we see here. take a look. iles. there is cheering by cuban exiles who escaped his regime. cnn's cliff moody and alejandro concejka are joining us live. i want to start with you, i'm sure you talked with the people in the crowd, i will point out that u.s. representative arianna ros-lehtinenen who was born in cuba, said what was seen isn't necessarily a celebration of his death, but, quote, an opportunity of freedom. are you seeing that, celebrating that or the fact that castro is dead this morning? >> reporter: i think that's what a politician would say. there are people in the crowd who are explicitly celebrating the death of fidel castro. this is day, even though it might not have sparked change, but a day they've been waiting for a long time. they've been meeting in the streets right now. the sun is just now rising and people are still dancing in the streets and will continue throughout the day here in the part of miami where so many cuban exiles live. >> alejandro, what are you hearing from friends and famil

speaking out .president-elect tweeted if cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the cuban people, the cuban american people and the u.s. as a whole, i will terminate deal. >> president obama not the only leader being criticized brett for the passing of fidel castro. so it kaunt prime minister justin trudeau. for using the hashtag trudeau to ridicule his blowing p glowing statements. they are worth a read. >> kevin, thank you. >>> the reaction to fidel castro's death creates rif today also marks the first commercial flight in more than 50 years. passengers erupted into applause when the inaugural flight landed. the white man accused of gunning down nine african-american church goers in south carolina last year will act as his own attorney. the judge called the move unwise. the 22-year-old could face the death penalty if convicted. >>> up next more than one million protesters take to the streets of south korea. we'll tell you why. >> fox 32 in chicago where police say at least 68 people were shot during the thanksgiving weekends. eight people died. last year eight people were kille

and the president tweeted that he called castro to send his solidarity and love to the cuban people. the south african president acknowledged his leadership and friendship. of course we'll this morning and from around the world, and here in the tampa bay area as well. 6:52 this morning. stay with us. . >>> every age, they're amazed and intrigued when they walk in and see it. >> running through christmas night at the chairly grand christmas center, admission is $5 for adults and $3 for kids. we continue to cover breaking president fidel castro dead at the age of 90. there are celebrations in the streets of miami and we'll have reaction coming up from around the world as newschannel 8 this i really did save hundreds of dollars on my car insurance with geico. i should take a closer look at geico... geico has a long history of great savings and great service. over seventy-five years. wait. seventy-five years? that is great. speaking of great, check out these hot riffs. you like smash mouth? uh, yeah i have an early day tomorrow so... wait. almost there. goodnight, bruce. take a closer lo

dagen: trade tides between the united states and cuban companies, when he tweeted, if cuba is unwillingake a better deal for the cuban people, the cuban-american people and the u.s. as a whole, i will terminate a deal. a lot of u.s. companies are now investing in cuba because of what the current administration does. what kind of pushback would trump see if he keeps this promise about our policies to cuba? >> well, i think that it would be wise of president-elect trump to follow through with his campaign promises because what we saw in president obama, our sweetheart deals, give away, one-way concessions from the united states to the cuban regime, there's no freedom in cuba. there are no free enterprises that are operating. there's no open market. there's no real investment and i understand the lure of an american businessman wanting to do business with a state-controlled entity where you don't have a court system, where you can take your problems to and get your business deals worked out, because, gee, you don't have to worry about strikes like the one going on in o'hare that you featur

tweet monday: quote.. ."if cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the cuban people, the cuban-american people and the u-s as a whole... i will terminate deal." meanwhile-- the first commercial flight from the u-s to havana... took off from miami monday. this was an american airlines flight. orlando will have ?its first commerical flight... later today. southwest airlines starting on december 12th. these flights are made possible under those newly restored ties between cuba and the u-s. the catholic church in saint petersburg is getting a new bishop. pope francis just made the appointment this week. bishop gregory parkes will replace bishop robert lynch who's retiring after nearly 21 years. parkes sat in on several meetings as the transition began. he comes to the diocese of st. pete after leading diocese in bishop parkes says he's blessed to have been given the opportunity. he calls his leadership style... approachable: parkes is somewhat familiar with the area. in the 19-80's... he worked in the financial sector before going on to seminary. "cyber monday" are behind us...the ?next big shoppping date is

finally john tweeted can someone please find him a cuban football team to be traded to so he can seehow good cuba really is, zing. i kind of like that one. that's tonight's twitter storm. meanwhile, new allegations that russia may have been pushing so-called fake news in an effort to sway the election. that story is next. also, president-elect trump and former massachusetts governor mitt romney they famously feuded as you just heard during the primaries. is the president-elect ready to forgive and forget? the answer, straight ahead. ♪ is just as precise, but only takes a few minutes. so you can get a custom mortgage solution without missing a beat. quicken loans. proud supporter of college athletics. [drum line sfx: rocket] for over 100 years like kraft has,natural cheese you learn a lot about what people want. honey, do we have like a super creamy cheese with taco spice already in it? oh, thanks. bon appe-cheese! okay... everyone talks about what happens when you turn sixty-five. but, really, it's what you do before that counts. see, medicare doesn't cover everything. only about eig

we know that this moment fills cubans with powerful emotions, president-elect trump initially tweeted fidel castro is dead. but followed up with a more in depth statement saying in part quote though the tragedy death and pain caused by fidel castro cannot be re raised our administration will do all it can to ensure the cuban people can finally begin their journey toward prosperity. as the celebrations in miami continue in cuba, another story. president cast troll, fidel's brother, has ordered nine days of national mourning, with the funeral of the 09 year old dictator scheduled for december 4th. in miami, florida bit keel -- phil keating, fox news. >> you will remember president obama restored diplomatic ties, opening up travel. but on the campaign trail, president-elect donald trump promised to reverse all of that. some cuban exile leaders say they don't want to cancel president obama's deal altogether, but rather, renegotiate. >> any concessions that are going to be given to the castro regime, must come with a demands, and the demand must be respect rights of the cuban people. >> al