." >>> grief and joy following the death of cuba's former leader as the communist nation prepares to say good-bye to fidel castro, cuban exiles are hoping for change. >> it's ridiculous. a fund-raising notoriety driven fraud. >> and election officials in wisconsin are get ready to recount the ballots triggering a twitter storm by the president-elect. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. in haech havana's revolution plaza today to pay their respects to fidel castro. in miami's little neighborhood the tone is marketedly different. hena daniels is here in new york. >> cubans are observing nine days of mourning and today after 9:00 a.m., tens of thousands are expected to gather in the streets of havana when simultaneous 21 gun salutes will sound off in the capital. meanwhile in miami, they are looking forward to better times in cuba. massive crowds are expected today at havana's revolution plaza to pay tribute to fidel castro. mourners will be allowed to sign a book of condolences and on tuesday, a public ceremony is

it's the communist nation in more than half a century. president obama cleared the way for flights between the u-s and cuba to resume... as part of his plans to renew relations between the many cubans paying their respects to former president fidel castro today, honoring the founder of the revolution and his controversial legacy. andrea mitchell reports from havana. preparations for ceremonies today where fidel castro will be honored - before his remains are carried thug than 500 miles to their final resting place sunday - in a mausoleum built for this day. at the university of havana, students held their own memorial. "i think fidel castro was a good man. he always fought for the rights of cuban people" across the city - a dramatically different point of view.human rights protesters known as the ladies in white saying state security police warned them to stay home this week - instead of holding their weekly march. under raul now that fidel is gone. or is everything the same?"she says: "nothing will change the dictator raul castro will con

the communist island nation mourns the loss of the beloved father figure. but a very different scene in miami's little havana where cuban americans celebrated in the streets. >> i know we're not suppose to be celebrating death, but to us, this is closure. >> ninan: also tonight, castro's death prompts a wide range of reactions from president obama and president-elect trump to pope francis. former cuban prisoner alalan grossman and leaders around the world. where do future cuban relations go from here? is

memorials continue in the communist nation after the death of fidel castro. a huge gathering will take place today in havana... and then tomorrow castro's ashes will start a six hundred mile journey around the country. a funeral will take place saturday. president obama announced he will ?not attend any of the services. castro's death comes just as the obama administra cold war-era positions... could easily ?refreeze under the trump presidency. the president-elect sent this 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 appointm

counselwoman was born in cuba and left many loved ones behind when she and her family fled the communist nationshe said it was a surreal experience when she had to explain castro's death. >> i said i'm happy and i don't want to be happy about somebody being dead but i'm happy he's dead. if my grandmother was dying my father couldn't go see her. they separated a family. >> reporter: the feeling of hope and a new beginning reflected on the smiles of customers and workers in old city. the restaurant will be offering a free cocktail to every customer during happy hour until castro's funeral next week. and you can get more local reaction to fidel castro's death plus a fuller picture of the polarizing legacy he left behind. >>> a man is dead tonight after a five-hour stand off with philadelphia police in a wooded area of rauks burrow. they say he died from a self-inflicted gun shot. members of the marine unit rushed to the home around 5:30 this morning after neighborers reported hearing shots. investigators told us as many as 70 gun shots were fired from inside after search this is woods behind the h

. >>> the death of fidel castro what's next for the communist nation as the u.s. begins regular flights to havana today. >>> police search for two shooters. >> this is the act of brazen cowards who took these actions into their hands and these are their choices and we have to make the choice to hold them accountable. >>> today is cyber monday but deep discounts have already led deliver pizza. "early today" starts right now. great being with you on this monday morning. >>> it was a long holiday weekend for everyone, including president elect donald trump who wakes up in new york having arrived from his holiday and he's returned to his campaign slogan of a rigged election with a twitter tirade without providing any evidence to back up his claims. in addition to winning the popular vote if you deduct the millions who voted illegally, and tweeting election frauds, writing serious voter fraud in virginia, new hampshire, and california. so why isn't the media reporting on this? . >> california secretary of state is responding directly to trump's allegations posting this

the communist island nation mourns the loss of the beloved father figure. but a very different scene in miami's little havana cuban americans celebrated in the streets. >> i know we're not suppose to be celebrating death, but to us, this is closure. >> ninan: also tonight, castro's death prompts a wide range of reactions from president obama and president-elect trump to pope francis. former cuban prisoner alalan grossman and leaders around the world. where do future cuban relations go from here? >> ninan: good evening, i'm reena ninan, and this is a western edition of the broadcast. the remains of cuba's longtime leader fidel castro were to be cremated today. the communist caribbean nation castro ruled for nearly half a century is observing fine days of mourning before a state funeral sunday, december 4. castro's ashes will be buried in the city of santiago after a four-day procession through the country. castroee death was announced by hi plans to retire as president in 2018 to be replaced by cuba's vice president. scott pelley looks back at the bearded re

what's next for the communist nation ashe regular flights to havana today. >>> police search for two shooters. >> this is the act of brazen cowards who took these actions into their hands and these are their choices and we have to make the choice to hold them accountable. >>> today is cyber monday but deep discounts have already led to black friday receipts.

he ruled the communist nation for nearly 50 years. cubans are observing nine days of mourning in miami's little havana, cuban many cuban americans are hoping his death will create opportunities for them to visit the island and finally connect with their culture./// ((paul joncich)) >>> elin gonzlez was the young boy who became known around the world during an international custody encounter between cuba and the us in 2000. now he's 22 years old. in an interview with cuban television- he mourned in fidel castro's death, comparing him to a "father". (((elian gonzalez) "he has a father, who like my father, i wanted to show him everything i achieved, that he would be proud of me. that's how it was with fidel. if i learned something i wanted show him, and there are still many things i want to show him." )) >>> castro's funeral will be held december fourth. before burial, castro's ashes will be taken cross country on the route the rebels took to havana in 1959./// ((paul joncich)) >>> castro's death has also sparked more interest in travelin

he ruled the communist nation for nearly 50 years. cubans are observing nine days of mourning and castro will be buried december 4. gabriel was an american tourist witnessing history. >> one of the most important things of the revolution is teaching to the cuban people. >> reporter: in miami's little havana cuban exiles gathered sunday to celebrate castro's death. florida congresswoman iliana ross lakeman was born in cuba. that our community is very optimistic and i think their hopes and their aspirations may soon be dashed because the reality of what raul castro represents will be setting down upon them. >>ep younger cuban-americans in miami hope castro's death will create opportunities for them to visit the island and finally connect with their culture. yvonne rodriguez's parents are from cuba. >> it could be the start of a resolution so that we can start visiting picked the are castro has said he'll step down in 2018.don champion, cbs news, miami. before castro is burried -- his ashes will be taken across the country on the same ro

flags are flying at half staff as the communist nation observes nine days of mourning. don champion, cbs news, miami. >>> and developing here in the drunk driver goes right through the front yard of several homes. >> and it was all caught on home surveillance. it happened out in buckeye. in the west park neighborhood. neighbors say around 1:30 this morning. the driver ran his truck through front yards. he destroyed trees, signs, and christmas decorations. amaze english he did not hit -- amazingly, he did not hit any homes or parked >> you don't think it's going to happen your neighborhood so it's kind of like -- oh, i don't know. you have a loss for words. it's scary. you know. he could have gone inside a house. >> we're hearing the man was arrested and now facing multiple charges. including criminal damage. we'll have the full story tonight at 10. >> right now she has been through a very traumatic event. and needs time with her family. >> the female of a -- family of a missing california man earlier this month, sheri papini went for a jog but never came back home. for t

the communist nation is observing 9 days of mourning. the funeral will be health december 4. >>> held december 4. >>> mock wood park rec center was destroyed by a fire this morning. it housed a preschool, after school program, and hosted camps for kids with developmental disabilities. about 250 to 80 kids used it every day. the mother of one little girl says her daughter can't stop crying. >> she's emotional about this. this is a great loss to the family and community. she's been going here since kindergarten. >> students will now be bussed to another center about two milsey away. >>> more than $85,000 has been raised for a south san francisco police officer. officer robby chan is in serious condition after he was hit in the head with a skateboard. surveillance video shows the suspect striking him, knocking him out, trying to use the same skateboard to get away, but was unsuccessful. the evergreen islamic center received a letter addressed to the children of satan. inside, the writer called muslims "a vile and filthy people,," and advised

what's next for the communist nation as the u.s. begins regular flights to havana today. >>> one person is dead, nine others injured in new orleans as police search for two shooters. >> this is the act of just brazen cowards who took these actions into those hands and these are their choices and now we have to make our choice to pursue them and hold them accountable. >> today is cyber monday, the busiest online shopping day of the year, but deep discounts have led to hot black friday reindeer to deliver pizza. "early today" starts now. >> great being with you on monday morning as the sun is rising in havana, cuba. the country mourning the death of fidel castro. >> we also start after this long holiday weekend with president-elect donald trump who is now waking up in new york this morning having arrived from this holiday inn mar-a-lago and returned to his campaign slogan of a rigged election with a twitter tirad any evidence to back up his claims. in addition to winning the electeral college, i won the popular volt if you deduct the

students unfurled a gigantic flag at havana university, the communist nation is observing nine days ofrning. the castro's funeral will be held december 4th. don champion for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> a bar in olde city is marking passing of fidel castro by offering a drink special, from now until castro's funeral you can get a running cube at cuba libre. you can get, a cocktail v iv a cuba during hours of five to 7:00. customers are encouraged to participate in political discussion. >>> green party has initiated a recount of the presidential election results in wisconsin and eyeing several other states including pennsylvania. and the clinton campaign was initially reluctant to get involved but now they say they have also signed on. and wendy gilette reports. >> reporter: hillary clinton's campaign team announced saturday it will participate in the recount of the presidential election results, in wisconsin. green party candidate jill stein is calling for recounts in several states that helped donald trump win the white house. her party has raised almost six million-dollar, and filed

abc's -- jim ryan -- reports -- many cuban-americans are hoping castro's death -- will help the communist nation -- move toward democracy. pkg script: nats - "?cheering?" cheering and celebration in the streets of miami's little havana spilling over from night? to day. nats - "?cheering?" florida's cuban-american community marking the death of fidel castro - with open joy. - (no name provided) "we're celebrating the end of a man who separated so many families throughout the years. a man who killed many, who imprisoned many individuals just for thinking differently?." sot - (no name) "it's a legacy of destruction? of the economy, ecology, infrastructure and most of all the population, morally, socially and politically." the reaction in miami a far cry from the scene 90 miles away in cuba? there - flags at half-staff. the streets relatively quiet as people went to work? state t-v running i nats - felix rodriguez martinez / food stall worker (spanish) "...speaking spanish..." (verbate if needed) "well, there could be change, there might not be change, or maybe things will stay the same, that's for

today, many cuban americans are hoping castro's death will help the communist nation move toward democracy. abc's jim ryan has the details. says this man. in miami -- cheers. sot woman: "thank you god. he's not going with god, he's going with the devil because he is the devil." in death -- as in life -- fidel castro provoking powerful emotions. to many -- a heroic liberator. to many others -- a bloody tyrant. the young cuban revolutionary shot his way to power in 1959 -- overthrowing a pro- american dictator -- then declaring cuba a communist state. for the next fifty years, washington's side. in 1962, american spyplanes discovered castro had let the russians install nuclear missiles in cuba. president john f. kennedy ordered a naval quarantine of cuba -- and the world trembled on the nuclear brink. fidel castro : "yes, we were very close to the nuclear war, extremely close." the russians removed the missiles. as he told abc's barbara walters in 1977, fidel castro made no excuses for his heavy hand. bw: "no dissent or opposition is allowed in the public media." fd: " ... i could say, hones

he first commercial flight to the communist nation in half a century. president barack obama resumed the flights as part of his plan to renew relations between the two countries. american airlines plans to have four flights daily from miami to havana. >>> so this brings us to our question of the day. what do you think. should president obama attend fidel castro's funeral? this is something people are talk about. news3lv.com and click on question of the day icon. >> jeff: another question that people have i'm sure is what's going on with the forecast kelly because it started off with some rain and cold and now the sun's out. >> kelly: a little bit of rain and snow going on this morning. i want to start things out with a time-lapse look. this is the mount charleston lodge camera this morning where we did wake up to some clouds, some snow showers up there. but those clouds burned off, we got a little bit of sunshine. you can see the snow on the roof of that lodge starting to clouds rolling in. a mix of those on and off today. let's look at the current condi

cuban americans are now wondering how his death will impact the future of the communist nation. in miami's little havana, cuban exiles gathered again sunday to celebrate castro's death. but feelings were mixed even among the exiles - between hope for the cuba that castro ruled and hope for castro's beliefs to diminish. (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 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--

he ruled the communist nation nearly 50 years. cubans are observing nine days of mourning. castro will be buried december 4th. gabriel is an american tourist witnessing the moment in history. >> one of the most important thing of the revolution, you know, is teaching to the cuban people to love each other. >> reporter: in miami's little havana cuban exiles gathered sunday to celebrate castro's death. florida congresswoman iliana ross le nton's parents were born in cuba. -- leyton's parents were born in cuba. some younger cuban americans in miami home castro's death will create opportunities -- hope castro's death will create opportunities for them to visit the island and finally connect with their culture. >> it could be maybe the start of some kind of a resolution so that we can start visiting. we are extremely curious. we love the culture and we fell in love with people without even going through our parents' story. >> reporter: cuba's president raul castro said he'll step down in 2018. >> fidel castro's ashes will be interred next sunday following a public memorial. >>> a

father of the communist island nation. back here at home, two children injured when their delaware home goes up in flames. this happened overnight. a south jersey police officer is injured in a head-on crash, those stories and more just a moment. we turn our attention to meteorologist chris sowers and the forecast. i know you're struggling with your voice. >> it's mild. it was fine a second ago. there you go again. kind of battling today. but as we get you outside, what you'll notice this morning is temperatures are fairly mild. we're already in the 40's in the normal high for this time of year is about 52. so not too bad, especially considering the time of year and it's quiet out there. not much of a breeze. we are expecting the breezes to pick up as the day wears on. right now, it's fairly tranquil. 38 in allentown, philadelphia, checking in at 45. take a look at cape may, not too bad, 48 degrees. atlantic city at the airport 47. now, satellite 6 along with action radar are noticing a couple of areas of moisture, if you'

flags are flying at half-staff as the communist nation observes nine days of mourning.icans castro cast a dark shadow over their entire lives including a former ranking philadelphia official. cleve bryan joins us now live from the cbs3 stat center with more on castro's local impact. >> reporter: natasha for five decades castro tried to squash anyone who tried to oppose his rule over cuban as philadelphia former deputy mayor and managing director when he was a boy he was caught in the crossfire. former philadelphia deputy mayor rich negron is cuban american and says to many people on and off the island nation the death of fidel castro is a day of celebration. >> for much of the folks in the cuban communities it's like a lot like the death of osama bin laden. >> reporter: his parents fled cuba in 1961 because of the communist revolution. he grew up hearing stories of the atrocities. >> of people being imprisoned people being murdered and killed and having really kangaroo court and bad trials. >> reporter: negron's father was a leading advocate for normalizing relationship

the communist island nation mourns the loss of the beloved father figure. but a very different scene in miami's little havana cuban americans celebrated in the streets. >> i know we're not suppose to be celebrating death, but to us, this is closure. >> ninan: also tonight, castro's death prompts a wide range of reactions from president obama and president-elect trump to pope francis. former cuban prisoner alalan grossman and leaders around the world. where do future cuban relations go from here?

meanwhile many cuban americans are wondering how castro's death will impact the future of the communist nation 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 people without even going there through our parents' story. >> for burial castro's ashes will be taken cross-country on the route the rebels took in 1959. >>> tomorrow donald trump will get back to work filling the his former spokeswoman made it clear who she does not want nominated as secretary of state and president-elect trump weighed in on the recount effort of wisconsin. donald trump took to twitter sunday morning to criticize the recount effort launched by the green party that now has support of hillary clinton's campaign. hillary clinton conceded the election when she called me prior to the victory speech and after the results were in. nothing will change. the president-ec clinton's own words to touch during the campaign about accepting the results of the election. >> the idea that we are going to drag this out now where the president-elect has bee

. >>> and the death of fidel castro, what is next for the communist nation. >>> one person dead, ninethers injured in new orleans as police search for two shooters. >> this is an act of just brazen cowards who took these actions. these are their choices and now we have to make our choice to pursue them. >> today is cyber monday, but deep discounts have already led to hot black friday receipts. >> and domino's is training reindeers to deliver pizza. "early today" starts right now. good to be with you on this monday morning. >> it was a long holiday weekend for everyone including president-elect donald trump who wakes up in new york having arrived from his holiday in mar-a-lago. and he's returned to his campaigned slow gap of a rigged election without providing any evidence to back up his climbs. in addition to winning the electoral college in a landslide, i won the popular vote if you deduct the millions who voted illegally. he writes serious voter fraud in virginia, new hampshire and california. so why isn't the media reporting on this? serious bias, big problem. >> now california sec

president to visit the communist nation in nearly 70 years. the president reopened ties with cuba in 2014, ending more than 50-years of tensions. castro commenting on president obama's historic trip to the country earlier this year, saying in a letter to state media, "we don''t need the empire to give us any presents." president obama did not meet with fidel castro during his 3-day visit. for the first time in the state's history, a presidential recount will be performed in wisconsin. green party presidential candidate officially filed for the recount yesterday. the move comes after reports of statistical anomalies in wisconsin's vote totals, and discrepancies with exit poll numbers. >> we are not doing this to the benefit of one candidate over the other. of the american public, so we can trust that our votes are counted. andy: jill stein's campaign has also been raising money online to cover the costs of recounts in michigan and pennsylvannia. the deadline to file for a recount in pennsylvania is monday. michigan's deadline is wedensday. by fe

castro ruled the communist nation for nearly half a century. cubans are observing nine days of mourning. castro will be buried on sunday december 4th. >>> a child is still in the hospital after a two-car crash in carver. paramedics air lifted an 8-year-old to a hospital in rhode island. the accident happened on re-tremonth. two other pe the hospital. >>> and a driver of a cash crashed into a utility pole this afternoon. the road was closed while crews repaired the pole. an adult and two kids in the car were fortunately not hurt. that crash happened around 2:00 this afternoon. >>> now to protests at a college in western massachusetts. hampshire college in amherst died not to fly the flag after the presidential election. >> we have the reason and why it >> reporter: hundreds of veterans gathered at the campus, but the president is standing by his word saying that's not going to happen. [ chanting ]. >> reporter: hundreds mostly veterans chant their country's name while waving the american flag. their protests at the college is against the school's

that would be the 9th test launched this year by the communist nation. launches in two other tests in defiance of the sanctions. the north korean leaders have expressed a desire of a missal capable of striking the united states. >> pope francis says the catholic church's ban on women priests still stands. the pope made the statement in a response made on a trip to sweden. pope john paul ii wrote the church has no place for ordination on women and his definitive stance. now back to "red eye." >> being flabby ain't too shabby. chubby dads are more attracted to women and livelonger men who put on weight after fatherhood are less likely to suffer from prostate cancer and doughy dads in vest their time in their kids rather than looking for other women. and their increased levels of fat could make them more attractive to the ladies. whatever you say, yale researcher. bottom line, the fat guy, hot wife is not cynical. it is supported by hard scientific research from yale university. that's good. it is science. kristen, i know that you appreciate a guy with a dad

president obama made the dramatic first step to normalize relations been -- between the communist nation for donald trump has a different view. vastly different responses from the president and president obama extended a hand to friendship to cuba avoiding any member -- mention of castro devastation and moved forward to normalize relations between cuba. >> this is a new day between our 2 countries. >> the president offered condolences to his family. >> marco rubio who's family is from cuba lashed out at the president's response saying, pathetic statement on the death of fidel castro with no mention of the thousands killed and in prison. >> the response from president- elect trump different from obama first reading fidel castro is dead! then in a statement recalling or brutal dictator with the legacy of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering -- on the campaign trail -- we will cancel obama once had a cuban deal. >> the deal now allows more travel and trade between cuba and america. steps taken as congress refuses to lift a 50 year long epidemic -- economic embargo on cuba because of

today, many cuban americans are hoping castro's death will help the communist nation move toward the details. in havana -- tears. for the people of cuba. he was everything, says this man. in miami -- cheers. sot woman: "thank you god. he's not going with god, he's going with the devil because he is the devil." in death -- as in life -- fidel castro provoking powerful emotions. to many -- a heroic liberator. to many others -- a bloody tyrant. the young cuban revolutionary shot his way to power in 1959 -- overthrowing a pro- american dictator -- then declaring cuba a communist state. for the next fifty years, castro was a thorn in washington's side. discovered castro had let the russians install nuclear missiles in cuba. president john f. kennedy ordered a naval quarantine of cuba -- and the world trembled on the nuclear brink. fidel castro : "yes, we were very close to the nuclear war, extremely close." the russians removed the missiles. as he told abc's barbara walters in 1977, fidel castro made no excuses for his heavy hand. bw: "no dissent or opposition is allowed in the public med

. >>> we continue to track morning, former president fidel castro, who built the first communist nation in the western hemisphere. this is just 90 miles from u.s. shores. decades, fidel castro was anti- americanism personified, delighting in being a this morning in the side of u.s. presidents. the revolution was born in cuba, a brilliant tactician and swept havana new year's day in >> people surround him. di fell our liberator they roar, fidel our savior. >> he forged a close alliance with the soviet union that would remain through the cold war. the u.s. struck back with the bay of pigs. castro led the resistance and less than a year ago, the nuclear crisis the world as known. the solve vets soviets relented, pulling their missiles from cuba. island, risking their lives on a 90-mile boat trip to the u.s. with no subsidies, businesses are asked to invest in cuba. castro began to show the signs of age, breaking his arm and knee in 2004 brother raoul. but with castro's death, cuba now faces an uncertain future. . >> we are just getting word that he will be cremated this morning in the next

he said he does not expect to see any dramatic changes from the communist nation. >> the bottom line is from day-to-day affairs the transition happened about a decade ago. so this is a historical milestone, and i imagine a psychological one for a lot of people. but but from a practical standpoint cuba today is governed exactly the same as >> on the other side of the aisle this morning senator bernie sanders argued it is important for the us to work with them and defending president obama's statement that offered the castro family his condolences. with united states of america has relations with china, relations with other dictatorships all over the world. the goal right now is to see what we can improve. and to do what we can to improve their economy. and to make sure the younger older generation. >> with funeral is scheduled for december 4. we are still waiting to hear who they are from the us will be sent as an official representative. in washington, fox news. >> in the wake of fidel castro's death congressman mcgovern is calling for the removal of all restrictions between the us a

. >>> and the death of fidel castro, what is next for the communist nation. >>> one person dead, nine in new orleans as police search for two shooters. >> this is an act of just brazen cowards who took these actions. these are their choices and now we have to make our choice to pursue them. >> today is cyber monday, but deep discounts have already led to hot black friday receipts. >> and domino's is

government following the death of castro threatening to cancel president obama's deal with the communist nation unless multiple conditions are met. you'll hear what they are next. thope to see you again soon.. whoa, whoa, i got this. just gotta get the check. almost there. i can't reach it. if you have alligator arms, you avoid picking up the check. what? it's what you do. i got this. thanks, dennis! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. growwwlph. it's what you do. oh that is good crispy duck. >>> in 2014, president obama restored diplomatic relations with cuba after more than 50 years of embargoes and severed ties. the deal, however, may not remain in place when president-elect trump takes office. he tweeted this morning, "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." he's saying you're fired. >> i believe him. i love the idea of doing a deal with cuba. i'm on record of saying that. president obama and john kerry never addressed some of the suffering t

is the "cbs morning news." >>> grief and joy following the death of cuba's former leader as the communist nationay good-bye to fidel castro, cuban exiles are hoping for change. >> it's ridiculous. a fund-raising notoriety driven fraud. >> and election officials in wisconsin are get ready to recount the ballots triggering a twitter storm by the president-elect. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to it

united states and cuba, which is a complete change of where it started with castro when he took the communist nationher years where everybody was very isolated there. where do you think the political arm of this is going to end up now that castro has passed? where do you see politics going and the relations with the u.s. and cuba? >> well i think that progressive view has been that the effort to punish country ors governments or companies that deal with castro haven't really succeeded. the attempt to isolate him never worked. he could always say it was the sanctions against him that caused the failure of cuba to develop economically. and i think they're all going to be removed thanks to president obama. president obama has been the innovator in our relationship with castro. clearly he wants to move to very normal relations, diplomatically and socially as well. clearly in his administration obama would like to end the isolation of cuba completely. but the communist government down there in cuba does not believe in free elections. there's a real difference. they're not a free country and you're not al

the death he said on nbc's meet the press he is not expecting to see dramatic changes from the communist nation. >> the bottom line is as far as the practical day-to-day affairs, that transition happened a decade ago. it's a symbolic milestone and practically cuba today is governed contactually the same way as 48 hours ago. >> president obama is receiving criticism for the statement released yesterday offering his condolences to the castro family. today senator bernie sanders is defending the septemberments and on cnn's "state of the union" said it's important for the u.s. to work with those that it disagrees with. >> the united states of america has relations with china. we have had relations with brutal dictatorships all over the world. the goal is to see that we can improve our relationships with the people of cuba, to do what we can to improve mare economy and make sure that the younger generation does better than the older generation. >> as of right now, fidel castro's funeral is scheduled for december 4th and waiting the find out who if anyone the u.s. is sending as an official representa