many celebrating the death of fidel castro. two things about this former leader there can be no doubt. he was in power a long time. the feelings a mixed. martin savidge has more on his life and legacy. >> depending on who you talk to he was a legend or a despised dictator. there's little middle ground. castro came to power in 1959 overthrewing the then dictator. the new government gained the recognition of the united states. ♪ wasn't long before the bearded rebels leftist ideology put him on a collision course with america. especially when he aligned himself with the soviet union. seeing a threat the u.s. decided to act. >> i have directed armed forces. >> reporter: first launching a trade embargo failed by the bay of pigs invasion and several assassination attempts on castro this while the cuban leader allowed the soviet union to secretly build nuclear bases on the island. when they were discovered by the u.s. in 1962 the so-called cuban missile crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. as castro turned more and mor

this is the debate over the legacy of fidel castro. have to leave it there but i thank you so much for being with us. we will continue this discussion. thank you to peter kornbluh, director of the cuba documentation project at the national security archive. co-author of "back channel to cuba: the hidden history of negotiations between washington and havana." thank you to lou perez, jr. professor of history at the , university of north carolina at chapel hill. "cuba in the american imagination: metaphor and the imperial ethos." bill fletcher, author of "black america and the passing of fidel castro." of fidel castro." - today on america's test kitchen: bridget prepares the ultimate thick-crust sicilian-style pizza. becky shows us how to make homemade ricotta cheese. and julia makes pasta with cauliflower, bacon, and breadcrumbs. america's test kitchen is brought to you by dcs. dcs: manufacturers of professionally styled indoor and outdoor kitchen equipment. at dcs, our mission is design that delivers,

i want to go to another clip from the film "fidel: the untold story," directed by estela bravo. s fidel castro talking about che guevara filling his execution n in bolivia in 1967. >> i dream abobout him offten. i dream tthat i am talking to him, that hehe is alivee. it is a veryry special thing. it is hard to accept the facact that he isis deaead. that? i would say it is becauause he s always present. always preresent everywhere. amy: in 1997, three decades after he was killed, che's remains were found and returned to cuba. castro talked more about him in the film "fidel." >>>> dream abobout him often. i am talking to him, thahat he is alive. it is a very spepecial thing. it is hard to o cept the factt that he is dead. that? i wouldld say it is because he s waways p present. always present everywhere. amy: that from "fidel." we're going to go to break and come back and talk about the effect of cuba and fiidel castro and che guevara in latin america. we look at the life and legacy of fidel castro will stop he died on friday at the age of 90. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: thi

the death of fidel castro. want to show you, as well, this photo, this photo that was taken november 15th in havana. he met with the vietnamese president. this image of fidel castro. >>> our breaking news coverage continues after the break. stay with us. whythen get worse?nks taste chalky? introducing protein shots from 5-hour energy. protein shots from 5-hour energy are smooth and tasty, and still deliver 21 grams of protein with 100 calories. they're great for workouts, no matter how you work out... whether you're going for reps... or laps... or distance. you gotta try it... period. protein shots from 5-hour energy. great taste. 100 calories. 21 grams of protein. . >>> an historic moment, the death of fidel castro. castro who basically led cuba for half a century. he is dead at the age of 90 years old. he came into power in 1959 with a small band of revolutionaries. he overthrew an unpopular dictator and rode tanks and jeeps into the capital of havana. >> for decades after that, he ruled cuba with an iron fist

a towering figure of the 20th sent rip has died. fidelo, the man who led cuba for half a century, is dead at the age of 90. he came to power in 1959 with a small band of revolutionaries. he over threw an unpopular dictator and rode tanks and jeeps into cuba's capital, havana. >> and for decades after that he ruled cuba with an iron fist, creating a one-party state and bringing the cold war to the western hemisphere. aligning his country with the soviet union and denouncing the united states. he swept away capitalism in cuba, abandoned and expanded education and healthcare, but he clamped down on religious freedom and banned free speech and executing or jailing thousands of political opponents. >> patrick oppmann joins us live from havana, the cnn correspondent in cuba. of course, patrick, you find yourself in a peculiar situation because you have been the one for the last three hours or so more often than not breaking this news to cubans. what is going on now? >> reporter: that often happens here with international events, but it is reall

the list of u.s. presidents who have had to deal with fidel castro. eisenhower, kennedy, johnson, nixon, ford, carter, reagan, george bush father, george bush the son and of course obama. we can't say he outlasted obama because technically he's not done with his presidency yet. but continue presidents that he outlasted, 11 presidents that had to deal with fidel castro. >> he's had a long, log hng history. rafael, thank you so much and of course stand by as we continue to follow this breaking new this is hour, the death of fidel castro. we'll be right back. generosity is its own form of power. you can handle being a mom for half an hour. i'm in all the way. is that understood? i don't know what she's up to, but it's not good. can't the world be my noodles and butter? get your mind out of the gutter. mornings are for coffee and contemplation. that was a really profound observation. you got a mean case of the detox blues. don't start a war you know you're going to lose. finally you can now find all of netflix in the same place as all your other entertainm

that's kind of the legacy you get with fidel. eone that some people see as an unbelievable leader, in the sense that he took this tiny island of about 11 million people. and made it relevant on the world stage. he was a towering figure. and then you also have people that have taken, as many belongings as they can carry and put them on a floating plank of wood to risk their lives in the ocean to get away from what this man created. so there really is no middle ground with fidel. my thoughts right now, of course as i said with my grandparents and my parents. in terms of political system, the real question is what's going to happen in 2018, where fidel's daughter raul said that he will step aside. but as far as political changes it's mostly a symbolic figure. and he's been mostly a symbolic figure for the past years. by the way, i can tell you, at least for my parents, today is the day they've been waiting for a very, very long time. >> boris sanchez, thank you for the political rundown and very personal as well. we thank you. >>> ou

my grandfather fought in the revolution. not with fidel castro. country and when things took a turn fidel made it clear the direction he was heading by arresting any sis dissidents and putting many of my grandfather's friends in front of firing squads, because of that, my father was put 20 years in prison for basically refusing to speak out. he was considered a lucky one by many of his friends. sadly, you have generations of people, like my grandfather, like my parents, waiting to have relief because so many of their lives were taken away from them. my grandmother landed in cuba and had a store. after castro took power, suddenly that did not belong to her. all of her hard work was fidel castros. my grandparentses are no longer around. i don't think my parents believe that things are suddenly going to change on the island. they saw fidel at this point as mostly a symbolic figure but this is certainly a moment for them to remember. i know my grandmother who was waiting for this moment as long as i have been alive. she kept an obscenely huge cuban fla

castro at the same table. so he asked fidel castro, you leave early, please, so that i don't have the situation. well, fidel castro had the phone conversation recorded and after the fact we leased it to international media -- released it to international immediate why just to embarrass the president. that gives you the idea of the kind of politics he played. and he was not shy about having a fellow head of state be put in such a difficult position as he did with president very vente fox in the early 2000s. >> this is again a figure that -- there are some -- you will hear some responses like the president of venezuela, nicolas ma bureau, some who revered him. but when you look at the streets of miami, this is a man many people hated. people are dancing and celebrating in the streets as they hear the news that fidel castro has died at the age of 90 years old. stand by, our viewers here in the united states and around the world. cnn will continue to bring you the very latest on this breaking news right after the break. for adults

so perhaps that will be the shift now that fidel is gone. point remains that raul has been in charge and you can see that over the last ten years. >> joel ross, giving us context and background live from london. joel, we appreciate you being with us. we'll stay in touch. i'm sure we'll have a lot more to talk about in the days x weeks and months to come. >> absolutely. thank you very much. >>> one of the cubans mourning the death of fidel castro is elian gonzalez. as a young boy in 2000, he became the focus of an international custody battle. remember this image. his mother fled with the boy to the united states. but she died when their boat capsized. he was recovered and taken to live with the family in miami. but his father in cuba wanted him back. u.s. federal agents eventually seized him at gunpoint and he was returned to cuba. now, in his early 20s, gonzalez has become a castro supporter. he said this about the leader's death. >> translator: he is a father. who like my father, i wanted to show him everything i achieved. that he would be

one day after the death of fidel castro. his funeral set for december 4th and leading up tot the island nation had declared nine days of mourning. castro died at the age of 90 years old late friday. his remains will be cremated and will be displayed at revolutionary square in havana. that plaza was completed in 1959. that was the year that castro came to power. the mood in havana was quiet. many people there thought of him as a father figure to the nation. quite the opposite though, in miami, florida. cuban exiles celebrated. they took to the streets in little havana to celebrate the death of fidel castro through the night and into saturday. there are some in the many people around the world who considered him a brutal dictator. cnn's international diplomatic editor nic robertson is live following developments in havana and is here to talk more about the situation. nic, what is the reaction you're hearing on streets of havana. >> caller: it's somber and solemn. it's a contrast to little havana in miami. there's no sense of ce

you will see children in school repeating the ideas of fidel. the programs of fidel. we're going to have a glorification of the individual as part of the efforts to maintain this kind of revolution. >> well, what's your take? do you anticipate a change to these normalization efforts once president-elect donald trump takes office? i've heard different opinions today. >> well, i expect donald trump to pause on any unilateral concessions toward the cuban government. i think he will try or he will stop the wet food/dry food policy that allows cubans to arrive in the u.s. to remain there. reach american soil or send them back if they're captured on water. there is going to be probably a tightening of the cuban adjustment act passed in 1996 that permits cubans to enter the united states and return to cuba one year. it doesn't make any sense if somebody leaves the country because of repression, after one year, they're going to go back and then they can go back as many times. so, this has to be tightened, limited, and so on. some of the things that obama has introduced without

the cigar chomping, bede firebrand who once gave a seven-hour speech is silenced this morning. fidel castro survived multiple assassination attempts by the u.s. government but went quietly overnight after nearly a decade of failing health. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: fidel's brother, president raul castro, announcing the death of his older brother on state television ending the broadcast echoing that infamous revolutionary slogan. >> reporter: castro remained skeptical and suspicious of the u.s. right up this will his death, defiantly commenting after president obama's historic visit that cuba will never forget the bay of pigs invasion and does not need america. >> translator: i am a communist, a marxist, socialist communist. i am not afraid to say i am a communist. >> reporter: fidel castro was born in 1926 out of wedlock to a wealthy cuban land owner and his maid. he went to catholic schools and then studied law. his two passions were baseball, he was very good at it, and politics. he became an activist for the poor and working class. in 1956 after being expelled b

i know the fidel castro news is the thing weighing on most people. i want to go around and get everyone's take on this guiliani versus romney situation. david, from the idea that romney would first have to humiliate himself and give public apology and prostrate himself before donald trump to get the job, i'm wondering why somebody a realist and russian realist would even want the job. >> we are only hearing this from camp trump. the romney side has been very quiet. you need to absorb this news with skepticism. a lot of people in trump world are nervous an want to block him for the interests you mention. they want to get close to russia and some for public and some private reasons may not be disclosed. general flynn was taking money from rttv even while accepting classified security briefings. team trump has a lot to say, team romney, very quiet. >> one of the people not being quiet, mark, is kellyanne conway, who is said to be on the team guiliani side. they seem to be on the side of rewarding the faithfulness of guiliani of the sexual scandals and a

the u.s. government but went quietly overnight after nearly a decade of failing health. fidel's brother president raul castro announcing the death of his older brother on state television ending the bruise revolutionary mantra. castro remained skeptical of the u.s. right up to his death. defiantly commenting after president obama's historic visit that cuba will never forget what the bay of pigs invasion and does not need america. >> translator: i am a communist, a marxist, socialist communist. i am not afraid to say i am a communist. >> reporter: fidel castro was born in 1926 out of wedlock to a wealthy cuban land own a then studied law. his two passions were baseball, he was very good at it and politics. he became an activist for the poor and working class. in 1956 after being expelled by cuba's american supporter dictator fulgencio batista, castro returned secretly with his brother raul to wage a guerrilla wore seizing power in 1959. >> the road to havana paved with castro. >> reporter: in 1961, president john f. kennedy just elected approved the cia trained invasion force of

life of fidel castro. >> in theappearances more rare. but fidel castro's tone remained defiant as ever. >> socialism or death. fidel castro loved to hate america at every political turn. [speaking foreign language] >> his own political stock albeit small soared during the international custody fight for elian gonzalez. when the u.s. return his little prince castro called the moment a moral victory. the man born to castro cruz came to power to overthrow a dictator. he ended up becoming one himself. castro stood defiantly against 10 u.s. presidents. around the world, leftists who hated america's influence and power called castro a hero. but for the u.s., he was the all too close face of the bitter cold war. and while the world could never completely dismiss castro politically, over time to some critics, he seemed more like a caricature with his wirery beard, faded fatigues, and six inch i cigars. the man who would lead the small caribbean island to communism was educated by jesuit priest and earned his law degree at t

at the moment fidel castro has passed away. an president who handed over the reins of power to brother raul castro a couple of years ago and undergoing dramatic change over the last years and especially the last months with diplomatic relations restored with former u.s. impact from people who knew fidel castro as leader of the country and essentially a father figure for cuba for many years now. will that change? what it's going to change psychologically for cubans and for the polit igs of that country? all of those questions will be getting answers to in the hours and i dare say the days to come. former president and revolutionary leader was 90 years old. rumors have periodically surfaced about his death before but can confirm that fidel castro has passed away in havana. born in cuba, fled the cuban revolution in 1959 turning island nation into the first communist regime in the western hemisphere. seeing pictures with venezuela president. ruled for many years as prime minister and president. and cuba in general and fidel in part

we begin with the death of fidel castro at age 90. some, a revolutionary hero, the father of modern cuba. to others, a brutal tyrant that ruled with an iron fifty. when he took over power, he released white doves signaling a new era. 57 years later, his death is triggering two very different types of powerful reactions. some are shedding tears of grief and others, tears of joy. miami, the heart of the cuban exile community, spontaneous celebrations erupted. many say his death will close a dark chapter in cuba's history. >> for cuban immigrants in miami, we are just happy that we have hope now. >> the mood in the cube ban capl is quiet and sombre. many are wondering about the political implications and what might come next. >> reporter: the cuban people are feeling sad because of the loss of our commander and chief, fidel castro. we wish him, wherever he is, that he is blessed and us cubans love him. >> his body will be created in accordance with his wishes, says his brother who took over cuba's leadership in 2008. he held on to power

>> he left cuba because of the threat of communism that they noticed. fidel castro was bringing to the country. so, we all moved in 1960 to miami. >>nd he decided to actually go back and fight along with others. tell me about what his participation was and as we know, the bay of pigs invasion was a failed invasion. >> yes, it was. my father decided to go to the bay of pigs invasion. he told my mom he was going to deliver arms, never told her where he was going. we found out because my grandfather who was still in cuba saw him on tv. but his ship was bombed. kennedy had withdrawn the back-up support they had and he had to swim to shore, got caught and was in jail for three years. >> so let's talk a little bit about that. your family is in prison, your family is here in the united states, you've eventually made it here, you're wondering about your loved ones. those years in prison, what was it like to explain why people would be out here literally dancing on the grave of a head of state? >> castro was a murderer. he separated families, and the things that my fa

. >>> a tale of two cities in the wake of fidel castro's death. the people of havana grieving and in little havana, they are dancing in the streets. >>> and welcome to cyber monday. millions of americans hunting for the best deals online. where should you be searching? welcome to "early start." i'm miguel marquez in for john berman. >> i'm christine romans in for christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. migu miguel, nice to see you. let the recount begin. setting timeline for the recount of the votes from november 8th. that is setting off a trump twitter storm. the longest since he has been president-elect. he is calling the recount a scam and hillary clinton a hypocrite for getting around it. and in winning the electoral college in a land side, i won the popular vote if you count the people who voted illegally. he is claiming serious voter fraud in virginia, new hampshire. why is the media not reporting this? serious problem. trump offers zero evidence to support these claims. we get more from cnn's ryan nobles in palm beach, florida. >> rep

i was able to pass along the news of fidel castro's death. ine he was very emotional and at the same time gave me a smile of a sense of relief that we have one less dictator in the world today, and i think for my father who lost so many of his friends, self of them executed by the castro regime, by a firing squad, and my father who was tortured in the cuban jails, it was a difficult moment in your life, where his properties were stolen by this government where, what people saw as a vision of this revolution has turned out to be a nightmare for so many families. so i think that at this point while you're seeing all these celebrations go on today in miami and my father being able to take a moment and reflect, there's so much work to be done in cuba. we know the brother raul castro has a stronghold. the cuban people continue to lack the basic rights and many of them live in poverty. >> this brings me to my next question. you wrote a piece back in march and seemed infuriated that the u.s. didn't require more drastic reforms at the time, not only w

. >>> florida senator marco rubio is the son of cuban imms. 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. things like, i don't know, free press. stop putting people in jail because they don't agree with you politically. stop helping countries like north korea evade u.n. sanctions. don't invite the russians to open a military base 90 miles from our shores. allow independent political parties to be able to function. that you find in virtually every country in the western hemisphere except cuba and now increasingly venezuela. that's what i'd like to see, and i'd like to see our foreign policy geared toward accelerating that. i believe it is in our national interest to see democracy take hold on the island of cuba. and so we should examine our foreign policy including all the changes that president obama made in that lens and through that lens. >> why not just reverse? >> well, as i said, there a

but the deal was made with fidel's brother, president raul castro. it was the first major discussion between presidents of the u.s. and cuba since 1961, and fidel was still nowhere to be seen. despite his decline from public life and politics, the communist icon continued to publish editorial columns and assumed the role of an elder statesman. >> desjardins: read more about fidel castro's impact on history, and reactions to his death in the cuban community in miami, at www.pbs.org/newshour. >> desjardins: for more on fidel castro's foothold in history and what it means now, i am joined here in the studio by carla robbins, an adjunct senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. she's also a pulitzer prize- winning journalist formerly with the "new york times," "the wall street journal" and "u.s. news & world report." and in washington, william leogrande is a professor of government and a specialist in latin american politics at american university. he's the author of "back channel to cuba: the hidden history of negotiations between washington and

he's one of the iconic revolutional leaders of cuba. again, fidel castro has died at the age of 90 years old. he came to power in 1959 and since then has ban force in world politics unlike any other. we've been have fidel castro, and we are now going to go to andrea mitchell with a look back at fidel castro's life. >> to his followers, he was commandante or just fidel. to his enemy az feared dictator. one of the world's last communists. he graduated with both a law degree and a doctorate, tried running for the national assembly in 1952 until cuban strongman batista seized power and canceled the elections. in 1953 castro led a reasonable e rebel group against batista's military barracks and failed. castro ended up in jail for two years until ab am nest where i when he went into ebs i'll. in mexico castro regrouped with his brother, raul, and fellow revolutionary ernesto riviera. the three led a force back to cuba in 1956. two years later on new year's day, 1959, they toppled batista and marched into havana. "meet the press" in april 1959. >> i will n

a statement from the president on the passing of fidel castro. this time we extend a hand of friendship to the cuban people. we know that this moment fills cubans in the united states with powerful moments. fidel castro altered the course of individual lives, families and the cuban nation. history will record and judge the enormous impact of the singular figure on the people and the world around him. nearly six years, the relationships between the united states and cuba was marked by discord and profound political disagreements. 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 by the many things that we share as andhbors and friends, bonds family, culture commerce and common humanity. this is for the cuban americans who have done so much for our country. we offer condolences to fidel castro's family, and our thoughts and prayers are with the cuban people. in the days ahead they will recall the past and look to the future. they must know they have

the death of fidel castro. the long time cuban dictator dead at the age of 90. his brother raul making the late night announcement on cuban >> as celebrations spillut into the streets of miami's little havana. castro's half century reign forced thousands to flee for their lives and brought the u.s. and cuba back to war in the '60s. he presided over 11 presidents in power. now the u.s. and cuba are enjoying better relations, what a look back at the history and what is to come. today, saturday, november 26th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on saturday morning. i'm sheinelle jones alongside dylan dreyer and we have hallie jackson here with us. happy to have you here on this side. >> nice to t sitting with you after stuffing myself for two days. >> and we start with a busy news day. let's get to it. the top story is breaking news overnight. cuba's long time former leader fidel castro has died at the age of 90. castro in power for nearly 50 years was in failing health in

the embargo and resume relations with cuba as long as fidel castro is in power? >> translator: if i were the obstacles, i would be willing to give up not only my position and responsibilities but even my life. what i would never do is negotiate the revolution. the revolution is not negotiable. socialism is not negotiable. sovereignty and the independence of our country are not negotiable. that i would never negotiate. >> does it seem crazy to you that american presidents every four years allow the american people just to vote them out of power, that they put their entire power at risk every four years? >> translator: i think four years is too short for any program that you want to undertake. in eight years you can do a bit programs. in 12 or 20 years you can do much more. >> just fascinating interviews from barbara and diane right there, but we want to switch gears a little bit and take a look at the weather and for that we send things over to rob marciano. good morning, rob. >> good morning, paula. hi, dan. of course, the holiday weekend and a lot of people outsi

the former cuban leader and revolutionary, fidel castro, has died at the age of 90. just hours ago, his brother announcing his death on cuban state television. now the world pauses to remember one of the past century's most controversial figures. to some the inspiring face of a revoluti revolution, towering figure in cuba, never wavering in his beliefs. >> do you know there's a heaven or a hell? >> no. >> to others a ruthless dictator that brought the west to the brink of nuclear war. now his legion of faithful followers mourning. but his detractors celebrating in the streets. his death galvanizing the beginning of a new era as cuban/american diplomacy resumes. >> this special edition of "nightline" will be right back. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. we begin tonight with breaking news out of havana, the death of fidel castro. the activist who became a rebel, who became president, the de facto dictator of cuba, dead tonight at the age of 90. the announcement made this even big cuba's president, castro's younger brother raul. no word yet on the cause of de

inside the havana cathedral leticia fonseca prayed and reflected. "fidel was someone that always helped us a lot," she said. "especially the cuban community of the lower class." university dozens of students chanted "i am fidel." pedicab driver lazaro alonzo said he hopes castro's death would not slow progress in cuba. "we continue to work hard," he said. "there will be great moments that will come for this country." people here will gather for official state memorials starting tomorrow with the largest expected on tuesday at revolution square, where castro delivered some of his most fiery his remains will then be taken from havana to santiago, essentially retracing in reverse the steps he took in victory with the revolutionary army. meg, his funeral will be next sunday in santiago, known as the cradle of castro's revolution. >> manuel bojorquez, thank you. >>> about 225 miles north of havana it's a very different mood. more like a party in miami's cuban-american neighborhood little havana. david begnaud is there. >> reporter: this is the second day that p

the death of fidel castro. the long time cuban dictator dead at the age of his brother raul making the late night announcement on cuban tv. >> fidel castro. >> as celebrations spill out into the streets of miami's little havana. castro's half century reign forced thousands to flee for their lives and brought the u.s. and cuba back to war in the '60s. he presided over 11 presidents

more details about the funeral for fidel castro. we know that right now today as of 6:00 this morning nine days of national mourning began. castro's funeral is scheduled at the life of a man who built a communist state 90 miles from the u.s. >> reporter: for more than four decades fidel castro was anti-american jump per son fieed. he delighted being a constant thorn in the side of u.s. presidents. fidel castro's revolution was born in the remote mountains of his forces swept into havana and ousted the u.s. backed dictator. >> havana and her people went wild. they surrounded him. fidel, our liberator, our savior. >> reporter: the revolutionary soon proclaimed his beliefs and forged a close aliance with the soviet union that would endure for the remainder of the cold the 1961 invasion at the bay of pigs. castro led the resistance and the american invasion failed miserably. less than a year later castro and the soviets orchestrated the greatest nuclear crisis the world has known. after a tense standoff the soviets relented pulling their

celebrations have been under way since the exile community learned of the death of fidel castro. and kerry sanders is in little havana where people have been gathering. i know people have been coming by the droves throughout the morning, and it seems like it's getting bigger out there, the celebrations? >> reporter: it's growing as we speak. you can see all the folks that gathered who are celebrating, and the road was closed and now with kye ocho open, you can hear the celebrations that are born out of a cuban die as supra. we have seen waves of cubans leaving the island, many of them political asylum, and others refugees. carlos, how do you feel right now? i feel good. i'm happy for what has happened. what do you think the future is for your country in cuba? i don't think anything is going to change, no. i think it's going to continue equally. the solution of what could happen in cuba towards democracy is with the cubans in cuba, not here. when did you leave the country? he came in a boatlift, and it was a controversial boatlift, he not only allowed people to come here, but he em

he is there talking about the death of fidel castro. is picture you're seeing right there, the last public picture that we have of fidel castro that was taken just ten days ago. patrick, here is what i want our viewers to understand is so extraordinary about your presence there. this happened overnight. many people there weren't watching television. some people don't have internet. so when you asked them their reaction for about the death of fidel castro, you were essentially telling them at that moment he died they did not know. that is an stroort position to be in. help us understand what their reactions were. >> reporter: yes. and i have to say having lived here for five years you run through how this is all going to play out the scenario you expect of this major news event that you expect one day to cover. never did i think that it would involve me telling cubans that this really icon of their entire life, someone who has affected for the good and bad just about every cuban that lives here, that i would be the one informing them that

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they don't see him as an objective voice with the fidel legacy. the party will continue here for the next few days. in havana, as you know, there are nine days of mourning. a stark contrast. miguel, christine. >>> boris, thank you very much. breaking overnight. a deadly shooting involving a chicago police officer. it started with a domestic violence call late last night. the suspect fired at officers and took off running. he was shot and killed during a foot chase. officials say they found a 24-year-old pregnant woman shot in the abdomen. she is hospitalized in serious condition. an independent review board is now investigating. >>> troubling story. 18 minutes past the hour. sunday night football. broncos and chiefs. big gamble in overtime decided the critical match up. andy scholes has highlights in the bleacher report next. you. imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes... priority boarding..

that, of course, is the biggest question. fidel castro has not been really in charge since 2006 when his brother raul effectively took over control of the country. but there are, of course, hopes and beliefs that the passage of fidel castro will somehow make an impact. this is what some of the folks here had to say as they were looking forward. >> i think this is going to mean a change. >> my parents never lived to go back to their country or nor my grandfather or my grandmother or any of my family members that have passed on. and i am here because they brought me here. they brought me to the u.s. to save me. >> alex, some of the people out here said yesterday and repeating again today that while fidel castro is now dead, now they would like to see raul castro gone, gone, they believe, because then there can be real change in the country. >> yeah, and kerry, based on the sentiments you were expressing relative to fidel, how much has raul instigated the kind of emotional response we have seen applied to fidel? >> well, if we go hist

ths said very little in the fact the fidel castro altered the lives of many. we're back here live in little havana. i moved a few steps away from here now we are on the sidewalk. people are starting to show up with their cuban flags. you can see a large media presence. no doubt a world events that people -- event that people are witnessing firsthand. we will be here throughout the day is the street where you saw tons of people here yesterday. right now traffic is open at that perhaps will change as people wake up and get out here again to continue to talk about what has happened in the lives of cubans. >> reaction to fidel castro's death here in tampa is mixed. many older cuban americans remember the dictator in his heyday and they are rejoicing >> it was really emotional. i don't even know how to explain it, but we were there when this happened. is really nice. >> now tampa has one the largest cuban-american populations in the us. won -- guzman hopes his death will mean better relations. >> it has been too long for the cuban community and the better to reach

the country will be focused on the funeral for fidel castro. a lot of people are saying what is next. we waited so long for this to happen and there's uncertainty in the air here in cuba. >> right. it depends on the country, some say long fare well, others say good riddance. thank you very much for that view. >>> the white house has just released a statement on the passing of fidel castro. we want to get to that. >> reporter: as you know, this is a critical time for u.s. and cuba relations. this really was a achievement for president obama normalizing relations with cuba, open those relations diplomatically. i want to read the statement we just got the white house saying for nearly six decades the relationship between united states and cuba was marked by discord and profound political disagreements. 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 thing wes we share as neighbors friends, and common humanity.

from the broadcast center in new >>> cuba's farewell to fidel castro. we're in havana as the island nation begins a week of rallies and tributes to its father figure. but here in the u.s. some cuban americans say history will not absolve the man they call a brutal dictator.>> him. history will condemn him. >>> also tonight, president-elect trump slams election recount efforts as a scam. >>> the young victims of the chattanooga school bus tragedy are laid to rest. concerns were raised about the driver weeks ago. >>> and the online holiday shopping rush is on. could cyber monday shatter an internet sales record? >> it's going to be a very strong cyber monday. >>> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm meg oliver. 21-gun salutes will fire in cuba's largest cities today as the island nation begins a week-long choreographed farewell to its long-time leader fidel castro. the communist dictator, who wore his animosity toward america as long as his trademark beard, died friday at the age of 90. manuel bojorquez is in havana. >> reporter: meg, cubans are grieving t