muchísimas gracias ileana garcÍa y josÉ parra. vamos a seguir con mÁs.ar! nos vemos mÁs adelante, en un ratito. ana patricia: ok, mi querido willy! alan: ahÍ ya no puede entrar la cÁmara. johnny: vamos a ver a william cuando salga de haber votado. ana patricia: mÁs adelante, andrea chediak te presenta cÓmo llevar tu dinerito. alan: michelle salas presenta su amor sin tapujos, y la casa britÁnica confirma el romance del prÍncipe harry que una actriz norteamericana. johnny: y ademÁs, te presentamos las Últimas tendencias de cabello para hombres, como al estilo de china miranda, messi y james rodrÍguez. estoy pensando dejarme las canas. yo me cansÉ de pintarme el pelo. alan: en "despierta amÉrica"! locutor: ¿eres fan de la banda y sueÑos algÚn dÍa cantar en un escenario? y sueÑos algÚn dÍa cantar en un escenario? puemi mamá es una "wetback" mi papá es un balsero duele mucho que alguien piense que eres menos de lo que eres mi mamá es una "wetback" porque nada debajo del agua a mi papá le gusta ser un balsero porque le gusta jugar con pelota ¿qué es esto? ¿un

stark picture, a bleak picture of exactly the reality of what's going on in cuba to this day and ileana, i know this is a very personal story for you. we do want yto thank you for joining us. >> let's bring in alex castellanos from our washington, d.c. bureau. alex was born in cuba. came to the u.s. shortly after castro took power. whose family fled cuba years ago. alex, let me start with you. you have a story, a very powerful story of being in school as a child under a newly empowered fidel castro. what was that like? >> well, that's one of the reasons my parents left cuba, took us out of cuba to the united states. i -- when fidel castro took over, i would bring school the coloring pictures of the brave cuban soldier bayonetting the cowardly american soldier brainwashing the kids and one day at school the teacher said pray to god for ice cream. and we closed our eyes, no ice cream and then the teacher says, well, let's ask fidel for ice cream, and, yay, we got ice cream. at first the castro regime tried to undermine the church before they decided it was easier to of fidel and raul cast

been waiting for a long time. >> i want to talk to you specifically about the human rights crisis, ileana. people can be locked up for speaking their minds. the government still controls most of the media. according to the latest state department report, there are 60 should that factor into u.s. relations going forward. >> oh, it should factor in very heavily and i know that there are fidel apologists around the world who say, oh, he's an iconic figure and he was just an old man but this is a man who -- i was born in cuba. had to flee with my family when i was only 8 years old. and people were fleeing cuba then in 1960 and they're fleeing cuba now, not because he's a because he was a ruthless dictator and he's had an opportunity to now allow his brother raul to slide into power, but the question of human rights under fidel or raul are just as bleak. they imprison people for speaking their minds. there's no free press. there's no show like your show in cuba. everything is state sponsored. state sponsored newspapers, state sponsored media. and human rights dissidents are the very peaceful g

for us this morning and joining us by phone is florida congresswoman is ileana ros-lehtinen, the first cuban-american member of the house of representatives. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. >> well, good morning. thank you so much. this was a day we've been waiting for a long time. >> i want to talk to you specifically about the human rights crisis, ileana. people can be locked up for speaking their minds. the government still controls most of the media. according to the latest state to 70 political prisoners, so how should that factor into u.s. relations going forward? >> oh, it should factor in very heavily and i know that there are fidel apologists around the world who say, oh, he's an iconic figure and he was just an old man, but this is a man who -- i was born in cuba. i had to flee with my family when i was only 8 years old. and people were fleeing cuba then in 1960 and they're fleeing cuba now, not because he's a charming, iconic figure but because he was a ruthless dictator, and he's had an opportunity to now allow his brother raul to slide into power, but the qu

ileana: bueno, lo mismo que sucediÓ con el brexit en gran bretaÑa. relaciones exteriores. satcha: quiero que hablemos del voto hispano. se hablaba del "gigante dormido". en florida una encuesta indicaba que serÍa hillary clinton la vencedora por el voto hispano y no fue asÍ. ¿quÉ significa esto? especialista: lo que nosotros notamos es que si salieran los hispanos, la relaciÓn de votos fue de 34%, que es un margen muy pequeÑo. lo que pasa es que esto no sucede en todo el estado. en la poblaciÓn blanca donald trump obtiene una victoria contundente. a pesar de que hillary clinton tuvo un gran triunfo en los hispanos, el tuvo una compensaciÓn en la población blanca. arantxa: un lugar en donde tambiÉn se ha visto una fuerte reacciÓn por parte de la gente despuÉs de estos resultados histÓricos es en las redes sociales y carolina nos acompaÑa desde ahÍ para conversar con nosotros sobre lo que se ve en social media. carolina: pues si, bastantes reacciones en las Últimas 24 horas. especÍficamente una palabra que ha estado trendy y es hashtag #canada. y la pr

ileana? >> thank you, melissa. >>> it's the last-minute push to election day and hillary clinton and donald trump are making final arguments to the voters. weijia jiang has the latest. beyonce helped hillary clinton excite voters in cleveland, ohio friday night. >> we have unfinished business to do, more barriers to break. with your help, a glass ceiling to crack once and for all. >> reporter: both candidates used their final friday before election day to focus on issues, clinton in pittsburgh small town america with stops in new hampshire and ohio and hershey, pennsylvania. >> i didn't have to bring j-low or jay-z, the only way she gets anybody. i'm here all by myself. >> reporter: as the race moves into the final hours, a new national poll gives clinton a 2- point lead when you factor in third party candidates. among the 13 battle ground states that will decide the election, clinton leads in pennsylvania, wisconsin, michigan, and virginia. they include florida, north carolina, and colorado.

ileana ros-lehtinen / (r) florida:33 - :43 "the truth is he was a sadistic murderer who brought great suffering to the 11 million people of cuba. he should not be florida :44 - :53 "all that is has caused is sadness..is tragedy, is death.. obama. who moved to normalize relations with cuba. was more measured. saying: "history will record and judge while president elect donald trump said: "fidel castro's legacy is one of and the denial of fundamental human rights." cuban americans fear little will change in cuba soon. castro's brother raul remains president. but he's 85. and has said he'll retire in 2018. so now, there's hope for the future. (natpop celebrations) chris pollone, nbc news, new york. president-elect donald trump taking to twitter this morning to react to n fidel castro. he reacted with four words -- fidel castro is dead. mister trump later released a statement calling castro a brutal dictator who oppressed his own people for nearly six decades. "all right, so you say you're would you open a trump hotel right time, when we're allowed to do it. right now we're not. i wouldn'

ileana: demÓcrata y republicano.niÓn es muy importante. se dice que a partir de que donald trump empieza con estos mensajes difÍciles se abre una puerta de que sabÍamos que en los estados unidos existÍa este tipo de gente. se abrÍa una puerta al racismo, al odio. >> yo creo que es muy sencillo. uno tiene que asumir de que uno hace responsable de lo que dice. Él le hablÓ a un grupo de personas particular que vienen por la frontera sin buenas de intenciones. para mi no estaba hablando ni conmigo, ni con el venezolano, ni con el salvadoreÑo. >> definitivamente el paÍs estÁ dividido. existe el temor. a mi me llama mucha gente. yo soy mÉdica, pero soy activista social. son 13 millones de personas que vienen a este paÍs que aportan a la economÍa 185 millones de dÓlares al aÑo! y son personas que tienen hijos en este paÍs. y hay niÑos que estÁn traumatizados porque no saben lo que va a pasar con sus padres! la retÓrica que usó donald trump era la de dividir la familia! >> por quÉ ganÓ donald trump? de cada 100 hispanos 30 v

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florida congresswoman ileana ros-lehtinen was born in cuba. (sot begnaud feed u.s rep. ileana ros-lehtinen/(r) florida- 27th district) "our community is very optimistic and i think that their hopes and aspirations may soon be i think their hopes and aspirations may soon be dashed because the reality of what raul castro represents will be uber -- some younger cuban- americans hope castro's death will create opportunities for them to visit the island and american 15:12:23) "it could be maybe the start of some kind of a dissolution so that we can start visiting. we are extremely curious we love the so we can start visiting. we are extremely curious. we love the culture and we fell in love with cuba without even going there through our parents stories. >> reporter: raul castro has said he will step down in 2018. before castro is buried his ashes will b the country in the same route that the rebels took to havana back in 1959. castro's death could prompt more interest for americans going to cuba. traveling to the island nation from the united states is still very complicated

live in northeast dc, ileana diaz. >> thank you. >>> the dc city council approved the district's death with dignity bill today. the vote was 11-2. that legislation gives mentally with six months or less time to live the option to take their life with a doctor's prescription. mayor muriel bowser is expected to approve the bill. >>> new charges leveled against a former school aide accused of child sexual abuse. deonte carraway is accused. a new victim was identified in carraway reportedly filmed the kids at an elementary school where he worked as a volunteer. >>> there are new questions about the man charged with sexually assaulting two young girls insided a womens bathroom at a sterling burger restaurant. the 20-year-old suspect is a registered sex offender who is still on probation. northern virginia bureau chief peggy fox is looking into who was responsible for keeping an here with his aunt. it is less than 500 feet from that elementary school. registered sex offenders are not automatically prohibited from living this close to schools. >> i am horrified. horrified. >> it's shocking wh

ileana ros-lehtinen / sadistic murderer who brought great suffering to the 11 million people of cuba. he should not be revered, he should be reviled."s/ rep. mario diaz-balart / (r) florida :44 - :53"all that is has caused is sadness..is tragedy, is death.. is terrorism and narco- trafficking. that is the legacy of fidel castro." president obam who moved to normalize relations with cub was more measuredsaying: "history will record and judge the enormous impact of this singular figure on the people 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." (nats celebrations)as they celebrate, cuban americans fear little will change in cuba soo castro's brother raul remains presiden but he's 8 and has said he'll retire in 2018.so now, there's hope for the future(natpop celebrations)chris pollone, nbc news, new be sure to join lester 5:30... for much more reaction to the death of fidel castro. time now for our first look at the weather this afternoon. its' been yet another mild, no

ileana diaz is live with more details. >> students say it happened here on the front lawn of the school. while they dozens of fights here, they've never seen one quite like this. >> i heard a gunshot. i turned around and see someone was like getting tased. >> the loud noise wasn't a gunshot but a taser gun being fired to keep 17-year-old frederick high school senior under control. >> this kid punched this one girl. >> she was walking by then he ran up and punched her. everybody was trying to get to their bus. everybody stopped and watched and saw what happened. the girl is a sophomore who goes by titi. detectives say she was knocked unconscious. >> she hit her head and started bleeding and she was on the ground. he punched her really hard. >> as staff ran to call for an ambulance. school resource officer and an officer from the sheriff's department jumped in. >> diego tried to run from the cops. he fell to the ground and was arrested. >> the senior has been charged second-degree assault on an officer, resisting arrest and failure to obey an officer. >> it's not normal for a guy to just

take a listen to what ileana had to say. >> as news of fidel's death spreads across cuba, we are receiving reports that pro-democracy voekts are being rounded up and thrown in jail, purged from the streets, one last measure that symbolizes fidel's legacy as a brutal tyrant. that is his legacy. >> reporter: and strong words from cuban-americans lawmakers, including marco rubio. let me read you part of what he had to say. one thing is clear, history will not absolve fidel castro. it will remember him as an evil, murderous dictator. the fup of cuba ultimately remains in the hands of the cuban people and now more than ever, congress and the new administration must stand with them against their brutal rulers and support their struggle for freedom and basic human rights. this was from ted cruz, also, of course, cuban-americans congressman who says, fidel castro's death cannot bring back his thousands of victims, nor can it bring comfort to their families. today, we remember them and honor the brave souls who fought the lonely fight against if brutal communist dictatorship he imposed on cuba. tha

hamilton township councilwoman ileana schirmer was born in cuba but left loved ones as a child when she and her parents fled the communist country. schirmer tells us explaining castro's death to her own children has been difficult. >> i said i'm happy. i'm happy. and i don't want to be happy about somebody being dead but i feel happy that he's gone. my parents couldn't freely go back and forth to cuba if my grandmother has died. they separated families. >> another cuban-american lawmaker from new jersey, u.s. senator bob menendez says fidel castro's death opens the way for possible democracy in cuba. menendez has opposed president obama's move to restore diplomatic relations with cuba. the democratic senator says certain conditions must be met for that kind of arrangement. >> release all political prisoners. hold free elections. permit a free press. let the u.n. commission on human rights enter the country. and then, and then, you can have a relationship with the united states. >> menendez also wants cuba to return fugitive convicted in the shooting death of a new jersey state trooper i

ileana ros-lehtinen/(r) florida- 27th district) "our community is very optimistic and i think that their hopes and aspirations may soon be raul castro represents will be setting down upon them" (sot yvonne rodriguez/cuban american 15:12:23) "it could be maybe the start of some kind of a dissolution so that we can start visiting. we are extremely curious we love the culture and we fell in love with cuba without even going there through our parents story" (-:34)despite some anger, younger cuban americans in miami may now have the opportunity to visit the island and connect with their culture. breaking overseas -- a bomb detonated near the u-s embassy in the philippines.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie hn details. stephanie?that's right dora-- authorities over in the philippines found an improvised explosive device only a few feet away from the u-s embassy--take a look at this video that i found. you can see ruble in the street from the bomb--the police bomb disposal unit investigating it.witnesses say they saw a man ride off in a taxi after the placing the bomb in the bin.authorities in the p

ileana ros-lehtinen/(r) florida- 27th district) "our community is very optimistic and i think that their hopes and aspirations may soon be dashed by the reality of what raul castro represents will be setting down upon them" (sot yvonne rodriguez/cuban american 15:12:23) "it could be maybe the start of some kind of a dissolution so that we can start visiting. we are extremely curious we love the culture and we fell in love with cuba without even going there through our parents younger cuban americans in miami may now have the opportunity to visit the island and connect with their culture. overseas--north korea have observed several days to mourn fidel castro's death.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is at the breaking news desk with detials. stephanie?dora- north korea will observe a three-day period to mourn the communist leader. starting today and ending wednesday night.flags will fly at half staff outside of official buildings for the deceased north korea's kim jong un sent a wreath to the cuban embassy . back in 1960 the two countries established a relationship-- both of the count

ileana ros-lehtinen r-fl "... he was a sadistic murderer who brought great the 11-million people of cuba." this was the first sunrise over post-castro cuba. no one knows yet if it means a new day. jim ryan, abc news, miami. many went to shops throughout eastern iowa for small business saturday. it started six years ago as an effort to get more people spending holiday dollars at eastern iowa for small business saturday. it started six years ago as an effort to get more people spending holiday dollars at local businesses. many businesses throughout eastern iowa capitalized on the day including raygun. the shop in cedar rapids saw a bunch of people yesterday. workers there say it was double the amount of custo online shopping continues to get more popular, one raygun employee says a day like this proves people still value shopping in person. "it gives me a sense of community. people want to come out to support us, support local businesses. and it just shows that the internet is not taking over with all the cyber deal

we also spoke with a republican congresswoman, ileana ros-lehtinen, who herself came to the u.s. when she was a child. what's the rest the country to make of all that's happening outside of versailles? >> i know. i know people are looking at these visuals and they're thinking are these people nuts? they're celebrating someone's death. and we're not. we're celebrating an opportunity of a new beginning. a new dawn. we're never going to stop dreaming of a free cuba and working toward one. >> reporter: we noticed today that people were taking small cuban flags and bringing them to nearby graveyards, where their relatives are buried. as one woman said, "i wanted to put a flag at the grave of my mother and father, who didn't live long enough to see this day come." meg? >> david begnaud in miami for us. thank you. >>> florida senator marco rubio he discussed his views of the death of fidel castro with john dickerson on "face the nation." >> senator, what would you like to see change in u.s.-cuba relations now? >> well, i'd like to see more of a democratic opening on the island of cuba.

. >> ileana ros-lehtinen defeated both tyrant and thug, fidel castro is dead.a cuba that is free, democratic and prosperous. >> and in cuba and the united states, with the u.s. opening of the embassy in havana. >> reporter: fidel castro's were dwindling. saying soon i will be like everyone else. after a fear fatal illness in 2008, castro turned the reins of power to his younger brother raul. as cuba's new president began taking tentative steps towards reform, the u.s. began to ease its restrictions. fidel castro was suspicious writing in january 2015, although he does not trust u.s. poles and have not exchanged a word with them, this does not mean however that i will would oppose a peaceful solution to conflicts or threats of war. in september of last year, fidel met with pope francis and they talked about problems of humanity which the pope had condemned cuba's totalitarian regime. and barack obama visited cuba seven months after we established diplomatic relations. he met with raul castro, but not fidel. here we was shown in occasional photos with foreign lea

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ileana ros-lehtinen r-fl "... he was a sadistic murderer who brought great suffering to the 11-million people of cuba." this was the first sunrise over post-castro cuba. no one knows yet if it means a new day. jim ryan, abc news, miami. the red thread gallery in des small business saturday. the display had small works from local and regional artists. with christmas around the corner, some say it was the perfect time to pick up a holiday gift. . " it's exciting i'm glad the people come in and support local artists because we have a wonderful array of artists in the des moines and surrounding area " each piece of art was priced at 75 doll less. for the fifth straight year, t-v nine and the heritage area agency on aging are teaming up to "fill the plate." the annual telethon raises money for meals for older adults throughout eastern iowa. we hope you'll join us and participate this tuesday during any of our t-v nine newscasts. we'll tell you about some of deals you can find online foggy conditions for some across eas

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our spanish speaking sister station telemundo 62 spoke with ileana schirmer, the south jersey lawmaker was just a child when she and her parents fled cuba. schirmer is the first hispanic woman to hold public office in mercer county. it's something she said she could not have predicted when the castro regime tore her family apart. >> my parents couldn't freely go back and forth to cuba. if my grandmother was dying, my father couldn't go see her. you know, they separated a family. >> a celebration at cuba libre. the restaurant is offering customers a free rum and coke during happy hour. >>> you can read more local reaction to fidel castro's death plus see a more complete picture of the polarizing legacy he leaves behind it's all on the nbc 10 app. >>> eight minutes past 7:00 right now on this sunday. still ahead on "nbc 10 news today," keeping porch pirates away. those are the holiday grinches swiping your christmas presents from your front door. coming up we've got the tips to make sure that your gifts actually make it under the tree. and not into somebody else's hands. >>> also ahead a

. >> reporter: ileana schirmer says the reason she is in the united states is because of fidel castroafter her parents fled a communist cuba. >> my parents couldn't freely go back and forth to cuba. if my grandmother was dying my father couldn't go see her. you know, they separated a family. and brought a lot of pain. >> reporter: pain she says was her fuel when she came to this new country from her hometown of colon. now making history along the way as the first hispanic woman to serve in public office in mercer county. but her smile isn't the only one. >> it was something almost surreal. i've waited my whole entire life for this man to pass. >> reporter: inside this cuban restaurant a 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 anti-climactic because he is out of power essentially for ten years, but you know something that cuban exile community has been waiting for for close to 60 years. >> reporter: a change this local leader says was surreal as she explained what was ha

we have gotten reaction from congressman ileana ros-lehtinen. she was born in cuba.obama policies, of the castro regime. let me read a statement that she put out, she said, "a tyrant is dead, and a new beginning can dawn. on the last remaining communist bastion of the western hemisphere. not until the gulags are closed, political prisoners are freed, and liberty is restored can the united states fully end its embargo against the communist regime in havana. the time to act is now." so some strong words there from the congresswoman. and again, we are monitoring reaction. i think a lot of lawmakers, elected officials trying to determine how to respond and just how measured they want to be because you do have a lot of folks in mourning, saddened by the news. that is one of the first reactions we're getting, response from the congresswoman. >> trump vowed throughout the campaign to undo obama's executive orders regarding cuba. but with castro's death now, do you think he'll follow through? >> reporter: that's the big question -- what does this mean for u.s. and cuban rela