as they celebrate, cuban-americans fear little will change in kuba soon. castro's brother raul remains president, but he's 85 and has said he'll retire in 2018. >> hopefully we will have a democracy in kuba and i will be able to go back and visit the land of my birth. >> reporter: a glimmer of hope that didn't exist before. chris pollone, nbc news, new york. >> the passing of fidel castro is bringing back harsh memories for cuban-born families in the bay area who escaped the country. coming up in 25 minutes we'll talk to a south bay fire chief who was only 15 years old when he and his family fled kuba for a better life in the u.s. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, colin kaepernick sparks another controversy. this time it centers around a t-shirt. >>> plus, hustler boss larry flint is in the bay area for a grand opening that's causing some controversy. >>> live look out this morning. 7:10 is the time on sunday morning. you're looking live at christmas in the park in san jose. going to open up in about two hours. open from 9:00 till midni

white elephant building in the newbo district.marion will also get 75-thousand dollars to improve the kuba and kurtz buildings.a total of 965- thousand dollars in state grants will help fund governor branstad is sparking debate over the future of the iowa public employees' retirement system.some conversvative groups suggest replacing the system with a defined contribution program - similar to a 4-0-1-k.many wonder whether that change would meet workers' needs."i am open to considering changes, but i want to assure people that we are not looking at eliminating anyone's benefits or changing it in a way that would create hardships."opponents say public employees should be concerned about any potential plans to change the system.the program currently covers 350- thousand workers.thousand workers. the nurses' union at u-i-h-c are asking for an increase in pay in order to keep nurses working there.a six percent increase is being requested due to the understaffed hospital.with republicans having complete control over iowa legislation next year -- union officials are concerned about the possible c

white elephant building in the newbo district.marion will also get 75-thousand dollars to improve the kuba and kurtz buildings.a total of 965- thousand dollars in state grants will hel 14-projects across the state. don't forget -- cbs 2 connects with you - call cbs 2 if you see news happen.800 222 kgan. you can also email tips, pictures, and even video --to news -- at cbs 2 iowa dot com. that's a quick look at your wednesday morning news.get more news anytime online - at cbs 2 iowa "moonlight." ahead how hollywood was part of his career plans and why the movie is already the talk of oscar buzz. patagonia will give charity all $10 million of its black friday sales and fulfills a pledge made last week. the money will go to environmental nonprofits. online spending surged over thanksgiving weekend and cyber monday set an internet sales record of nearly $3.5 billion. >>> "the washington post" says the army is in a hockey fight. the nhl's new team in las vegas is calling itself the golden knights. but that is also the name of a decade old army parachuting team. army lawyers are looking into the