in cuba who tell me that there is great sadness as if the father of the country has died. >> philip brenner, professor at american university, we appreciate your insight this morning. thank you very much. >>> and coming up heren fidel castro's death. >>> and a look at the flood of tourists hitting cuba. could it change everything? keep it right here. family road trip! fun! check engine. not fun! but, you've got hum. that's like driving with this guy. all you do is press this, and in plain english, ?coolant?, you'll know what's wrong. if you do need a mechanic, just press this. ?thank you for calling hum.? and if you really need help, hum by verizon. the technology designed to make your car smarter, safer and more connected. put some smarts in your car. don't miss out on great black friday deals that are still happening right now at lowe's. like this dewalt 20-volt cordless combo kit for only $149. plus get up to 50% off kobalt mechanics tool sets. make your home happy with the season's biggest savings at lowe's. nivea in-shower body lotion after washing apply and rinse 24 hours of moisture

. >> joined by philip brenner from washington. a professor at american university and an expert on latin america. professor, thanks for joining us. we're hearing so many perspectives of castro on this show. how do you think he'll go down in history. >> that's an important question because i think americans are getting a wrong picture about fidel castro the rest of the world is very saddened by this. probably the last of the great americans should understand why that is. >> why is it in your view? because we've been hearing from people throughout the show who say he was a tyrant, violent and led his people to sort of countless miseries. >> well, in fact, you heard something about the achievements in cuba. the most important achievement probably was that he gave cubans a sense of dignity. that was true for about 20% of cubans before the revolution. there was no democracy that they ever experienced in cuba. they had corrupt governments before that did very little for the majority of the people. the vast majority of cubans benefited f