in good standing doing stuff on the out trying to make the island the better place. nt to treasure island. when they do come just make sure this is my neighbor right here. make sure i'm right next door to you. >>[laughing] i am here for the employees because i see long-suffering. when i came here it wasn't anything. i am amazed how far [inaudible] she is doing good work and [inaudible] my name because i will be here. thank you so much. >>[applause] >> anyone else for public comment? >> i am carol harvey. i'm a citizen of san francisco and i have this question. several articles that have been written recently have given the impression that there will be no funding for affordable housing. so i was pleased to hear mark asked about this and sherry answer this. my understanding is not only will the homes that people are living in now be redone, rehab, but they will if they're in good standing be allowed to move into the affordable housing. i have a question. we understand it is always to that developers are responsible for including affordable housing in their projects. so

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the rain also impacted the october treasure island fleet. they canceled their sunday event but did have the fleet was open on saturday the 29th. our film productions last month included a filling bike cesar milan's dog nation on the island and on october 27, we had our annual halloween event at the ymca gym. much thanks goes out to the john stewart company team as well as tie-dye, job court, and the ymca , and the department of public health for making the event a success. on november 5 the navy hosted their very informational annual bus tour of their environmental program on the islands. speaking on questions of the affordable housing in recent conversations in the press, some of the figures that have been cited in terms the overall funding gap don't include all the funding sources that are available to us and are anticipated to be available to us. so the actual funding gap is significantly less than the figures that were reported in the newspaper but we continue to work with the mayor's budget staff and mayors office of housing on strategie

in good standing doing stuff on the out trying to make the island the better place. this is all i know good i went to treasure island. when they do come just make sure this is my neighbor right here. make sure i'm right next door to you. >>[laughing] i am here for the employees because i see long-suffering. when i came here it wasn't anything. i am amazed how far [inaudible] she is doing good work and [inaudible] my name because i will be here. thank you so much. >>[applause] >> anyone else for public comment? >> i am carol harvey. i'm a citizen of san francisco and i have this question. several articles that have been written recently have given the impression that there will be no funding for affordable housing. so i was pleased to hear mark asked about this and sherry answer this. my understanding is not only will the homes that people are living in now be redone, rehab, but they will if they're in good standing be allowed to move into the affordable housing. i have a question. we understand it is always to that developers are responsible for including affordable h

the islands are two of the four islands comprising what the japanese call the northern territories. japan maintains the islands are an inherent part of its territory. russia announced the deployment plan in march. and say test launches will be carried out before the end of the year. russian president vladimir putin is scheduled to visit japan next month. experts say russia is making clear its intention to beef up defenses on the islands before putin's visit. >>> japan scrambled a fighter jet on tuesday near the senkaku islands in the east china sea, after a russian military helicopter was spotted nearby. defense ministry officials in tokyo said the ka-27 patrol helicopter was flying near the islands for several hours. the aircraft didn't violate japan's airspace, but it came about ten kilometers from the airspace at one point. the official said the chopper took off from a russian navy destroyer heading south. japan controls the senkaku islands. china and taiwan claim them. the japanese government maintains that the islands are an inherent part of japan's territory. this is the first

it takes effect across the island. this is so much bigger than that i expect the period of mourning will be days if not weeks and there will be a state funeral the likes of which scuba has never seen and one of the biggest we've seen in recent years. i think many cuban also ask what now? cuba will continue to be led by raoul castro. so we can expect major changes to take place because he has always said he is the first follower of fidel castro. he has followed hill all his life and will remain true to the revolution but for many rubance, they want to see economic changes, political openings, they want to see a better relationship with the united states. many of the cubance i have talked about over the years would like to see a continuation of what president obama has embarked on. and now this is, even though it's mostly symbolic, it is going to concern a number of people about what the future looks like here because it is something that many people here have waited for for a long time. and now that it has dawned on them

this will move through the south islands. the other batch of rain is coming in from new york, and this could move into parts of western connecticut, western massachusetts, southern vermont, and in the higher elevations it will be cold enough that a little bit of this might fall as snow, but that would be the only area to worry about. in between just kind of cloudy. you've got rain on both sides of us. most of us will see a gray, dreary cloudy day. a little bit different for the cape and islands. of the day, but rest of us, just gray skies. and then finally tomorrow a nice, bright day. first one we've had in a while. it will be a little bit on the breezy side, and it will make it feel a touch cooler. temperature wise it will be a touch to cooler. dry on monday, but then a really good chance we'll see rain tuesday night into wednesday, and in between these two fronts there's a pocket of some warm air, and we might briefly get into that warm air on to at least the 50s on wednesday, and then another shot of rain wednesday night in

in good standing doing stuff on the out trying to make the island the better place. this is all i know good i went to treasure island. when they do come just make sure this is my neighbor right here. make sure i'm right next door to you. >>[laughing] i am here for the employees because i see long-suffering. when i came here it wasn't anything. i am amazed how far [inaudible] she is doing good work and [inaudible] my name because i will be here. thank you so much. >>[applause] >> anyone else for public comment? >> i am carol harvey. i'm a citizen of san francisco and i have this question. several articles that have been written recently have given the impression that there will be no funding for affordable housing. so i was pleased to hear mark asked about this and sherry answer this. my understanding is not only will the homes that people are living in now be redone, rehab, but they will if they're in good standing be allowed to move into the affordable housing. i have a question. we understand it is always to that developers are responsible for including affordable h

raised on the big island, he's a journalist. ication, and founder of the local contrast magazine. >> daniel: local culture is, very much so, trying to point a finger at anybody coming in going, "hey you're a haole, you don't belong." and, therein kinda lies a little conflict you have being a modern day hawaiian. and i still think that's something that we forget about these days is how educated and how accepting our kupuna, our ancesters, were. it was always built on inclusivity, aloha. >> anthony: mhmm. >> daniel: aloha is giving without expecting anything in return. you got this hawaiian culture that was a product of the polynesians that populated the islands. then you got this local culture that's a product of the plantation lifestyle. so, the japanese, the chinese, the koreans, the filipinos, the portuguese. >> anthony: if indeed all history can be explained by what's on your plate this is a prime example. behold, the plate lunch. the most identifiable, and essential, feature of the plate lunch is this. a big scoop, or two, of

you know, they have plans in place on the island. ere very prepared for the news that they announced today. and they have an iron fist grip on every neighborhood in that island. and they've got -- that's how they've been able to control it for over 55 years. because of this iron fist grip that they have there. so it's going to take some tough, tough policy decisions on the united states of america's part. i look forward to being part of any conversation and being helpful in any way possible because, you know, i'm the son and grandson of cuban exiles. i grew up in this community in miami listening to the stories from my grandfather and my grandmother and how they escaped the island. and escaped prison actually because they were able to get out. my grandmother's brothers, two of them were not so lucky. they were political prisoners for many years. >> it's really horrendous and horrible stories and difficult to listen to. quickly, before i let you go, sir, just talk about the economics of it. i mean, already you've got the flights going

one of the most exciting times in the history of the island. l of you, thank you for supporting small local firms that are hiring from our communities and building the types of projects we can all be extremely proud of. then also a shout out to paul pendergast. seriously, you are one of the best people that is just an advocate for small business and helps us and we really appreciate it. thank you. >>[applause] >> sorry for the confusion. i was thinking julie for being an amazing business leader. not just at the db community but his business venture. we need more sellers like you, julie. thanks. mr. pat condon for local union 34 representing the folks that got the job done. represent all units fit with local 261, labor union, with the operating engineers the carpenters, have to talk about that. thank you so much, pat. >>[applause] >> good afternoon joe when i think david golden state bridge and the authority for allowing me to speak. i heard a lot of talk. eight years in planning and 2.5 years to get the work done. so you know, all the trades are

his mother, other cubans, were trying to get to the united states from the island. he was the only survivor. eventually returned to his father and grandparents in cuba. now, almost 23 years old, elian is mourning castro's death. this interview aired yesterday. speaking in spanish, he sa and he saw castro as a father figure. he said fidel even attended his elementary school graduation. >>> at 9:08, as you return to work from the holiday break, we want to give you a heads up if you're planning to take metro. the next safe track surge ramps up tomorrow. happening on the orange and silver lines until december 21st. trains are going to single track between west falls church and east falls church. sunday after thanksgiving. the second busiest travel day of the year. we're talking about nearly 49 million people who traveled for the holidays, trying to find their way back home in time for work and school tomorrow. yeah, tomorrow, if you can think about it already. derek ward is live with what travelers should keep in mind. good morning. >> good morning. those 49 million peop

and in particular, cape cod, the south coast and the islands. main issues, localized flash flooding on the roads for the commute. and then as we look to the overnight, some of the potentially damaging wind gusts. and tomorrow, another round of rain moving in. liam and paula, back >>> overnight just a horrific crash in columbia. >> this is the plane right there carrying a brazilian soccer team to their biggest match ever. it slammed into a hillside and 71 people were killed and six survived. if crew declared an emergency and the plane lost radio contact during an electrical failure. 4:00 in the morning. >> reporter: claudia has been watching since before dawn from the cell phone store in framingham. and she's constantly on social media. >> everybody changed the profile pictures give them the support because the soccer, it's like a number one in brazil. >> some changing their profiles to show the team logo with a memorial ribbon. on a plane headed to heaven. >> everybody is happy, everybody is making fun. >> 300,000 brazilians live in massachusetts

russian controls the islands, japan claims them. e japanese government maintains the four islands are an inherent part of japan's territory. it says the islands were illegally occupied after world war ii. >>> people in tokyo are experiencing a cool tuesday morning and may be experiencing slippery roads this morning. robert speta joins us with the latest. >> indeed. going to be a little bit slick on the roads for a lot of people out here this morning. you don't want to be out and about doing that. but as far as the weather is concerned, maybe heading into this afternoon and wednesday, it's going to be much clearer. unfortunately, a little bit chilly so you would want to bundle up. one of the big reasons for this, take a look at the satellite picture, this area of low pressure continuing to dominate the pacific coastline of japan here. that's going to bring those scattered showers throughout the morning hours. but that is starting to drift away. that's kind of the good news here. we are looking at high pressure ridging its way in from

in fact, murphy first opened the baekery on the island with an all local staff. but after seven years, he moved across the water to christfield maryland, vexed by the island's idiosyncracies. >> roof leaks. power doesn't work. internet doesn't work. the bay freezes over. >> reporter: you regret you had to move? >> terrible. these are real people. >> reporter: the backery still employs any original smith islanders who want to stay on. >> how do you know if a smith island cake tastes good or not? >> when there is none left. >> reporter: but though she wishes the baekbakery well. mrs. marshal wonders if it is >> it's just our dessert. ,, ,, ,, ,, (coughs) cough doesn't sound so good. take mucinex dm. i'll text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. one pill lasts 12 hours, so... looks like i'm good all night! some cough medicines 12 hours. let's end this. >>> facebook promising changes to fight the spread of misinformation and fake news on the social network. founder and ceo mark zuckerberg is devising a plan to keep phone yo news stories off face book feeds. after

soviet union to secretly build missiles on the island. missile crisis then brought us to brink of nuclear war. thousands of well to do cubans flet the country. it was a state led by one man, him search. >> translator: he imposed the idea that those who didn't like it could leave. he divided families. >> many saw positives, education and health care for all. racial integrations. >> translator: what fidel achieved in the social order of this country has not been achieved by any poor nation or by rich countries despite submitted to enormous pressures. >> critics say it came at a terrible cost. >> translator: the freedom turned into the nightmare we live today because we have a toe tal arian regime. >> he never reached economic -- castro always blamed the united states and its embargo. many blame the man himself. his unwavering belief in inefficient socialist model. castro had little tolerance for -- opponents were often dpis missed as traitors, imprisoned or exiled. >>> as more and more dissidents were under arrest, castro became the target o

steady on the cape and the islands. and scattered north of the city and heading into southern new hampshire. this morning we saw icing in northern massachusetts and southern new hampshire. it's 39 in manchester. very cold rain. and parts of southeast mass will hit 60 degrees this evening as temperatures warm the wind comes up. and now we're gusting over 20 miles per hour. and the wind will continue to increase so a wind advisory for the south coast, the cape and the islands. and peak gusts 40 to 50 miles per hour. and there could be isolated damage through the midnight time frame. the main issues just localized flash flooding and the heavier downpours. and the stronger winds towards the cape and the islands. by the time we hit 8:00 it's mostly in eastern mass. and by 10:00 starting to exit. and drier towards tomorrow morning. one issue tomorrow morning in overnight tonight. another round of rain follows this for the day tomorrow. >>> for the latest on the storms and your weather any time check out the cbs boston weather

so that means the cape and the islands will be down wind of the water and with water temperatures in the 50s, that means a fairly warm night for the cape and the islands, with temperatures staying in the 40s, even some low 50s out ther also means the chance for showers will continue for the cape and the islands. again, plymouth down to chatham down to nantucket, do expect on-and-off showers through most of the night, even into term morning hours, and that's all part of an area of low pressure that's spinning around just off our shore. that will get out of here, and then skies will start to clear out for most of us as we head through the overnight hours and into tomorrow. and again, the exception will be the cape and the islands, where we could even still see a lingering shower early tomorrow of our monday. and fairly quiet weather during the overnight hours. the down side is temperatures are going to drop like a rock monday night into tuesday morning. so that means early election day, it will be chilly. if you're going to the polls before work it will be cold. during lunch break it w

. >>> coming up, the lightning host the islanders. we will >>> plus good news on the injury report for the tampa bay buccaneers. find out who might be returning to the lineup >>> you have about 10 minutes left for the heart walk. call 800-528-0808. we're hoping to close the gap. we have a few days until the heart walk. >>> give him the nickname of your choosing, the daughter not, even the muscle hamster, just don't call martin is doing all he can to get back on the field rehabbing a hamstring integrate -- injury. he suffered a setback in mid- october but he practiced in full pads yesterday and again today. his participation described as limited. coach doesn't seem convinced he will suit of sunday against the bears but he certainly hopes he can. >> i know we are trying to see there.. were going to take all the proper steps. >>> more good news on the injury front, evidence has been cleared to play sunday. he was in the nfl concussion protocol after taking a big hit on the sidelines. he leaves the national football league with a touchdown

to get businesses to invest in the island. they want to make these changes, what they say, irreversible. so the next president that comes in will be hard pressed to essentially dismantle the relationships that have been established during the past few months and past year or so. the question is how permanent will those changes be? we expect to hear from the make. i imagine he will be sensitive to concerns of what happened on the island. listen to reaction around the country. the unanswered questions of how much changes the president has initiated and how much of that will remain going forward under a donald trump administration. sheinelle. >> ron allen, thank you. >>> you heard ron talk about this. what happens next between the u.s. and cuba soon in the hands of president-elect trump. he has been critical in the pa nbc's kristen welker is near his home in florida. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump is on a working vacation in palm beach. i anticipate we will get some reaction later on today. the critical question is what d

leave the island today, please. why? why? just do what i tell you, please! we've learned, mr. solo, that ambassador vanderloon has disappeared. when last heard from, he was en route to the club thanatopsis. perhaps your mr. coleman can help unravel that mystery. i don't like it, sir, sending coleman into the lions' den. i'm afraid it's a risk we've got to take. we? into helping us. i share your concern, mr. solo, and your responsibility. but if it's any comfort to you, remember, the final decision was mr. coleman's. yes, central informs us that that is indeed the real taggart coleman and he has a triple-a credit rating. same class with the ambassador or these u.n.c.l.e. agents. don't play the ltle innocent with me, monica. i know all there is to know about you and mr. coleman. i believe the gossip columnists called it the great romance of the decade. merchant prince falls for poor little scullery maid. barnaby, i swear i didn't tell him anything, i only... but you did try, didn't you, old girl? well, just be thankful i'm a forgiving man. i'll overlook your clumsy attempt to dec

i thought that was the dust of the island. dn't realize something was off until i looked at the dive instructor and could see in his face he'd not seen that before. and he collected us and we slowly ascended to get back up to the surface. nobody could explain it. >> this day we were going to dive the north end of the similan islands. >> my sister decided she didn't want to dive with us that day. she was going to hang out with my brother. the currents were just absolutely crazy. the water was full of bubbles and there was no fish. we were against this rock, cliff island, so it just kept pushing you into the rocks and my dad and sally got swept away i think a mile or more away from us. >> i was actually in a vortex, and i went down about 45, 50 feet and they were just stronger and stronger. it was like just being gripped by a fist. >> i got caught by this rip current, and then i surfaced again and i saw these big waves, you know, seven to ten-foot waves, and what's generating a wave in deep water? >> i figured it was a very good

american artifacts, we visit the ellis island immigration museum to learn about the immigration experience. peter urban: good morning, my name is peter urban, and i am a park ranger here at ellis island. this island for many americans is a place where their story began. 12 million to 13 million americans came to this island, this building in order to be given the ok to go out and start their lives in the 1800s and early 1900s. a lot of people don't know about ellis island, so let me talk briefly about the island itself. we are 27 acres in size, but in the original island, it was three acres. a small island in the middle of the harbor rarely above sea level at high tide. it for most of its life was a military installation. it was used in the war of 1812 and was for storage. somewhere around 1890 it was decided by the federal government this would be the place they would institute the first building specifically for the processing of immigrants, and so they did construct to that building between 1890 and 1892. the building you see here was not the first processing center, it is ac

in fact, murphy first opened the baekery on the island with an all local staff. but after seven years, he moved across the water to christfield maryland, vexed by the island's idiosyncracies. >> roof leaks. internet doesn't work. the bay freezes over. >> reporter: you regret you had to move? >> terrible. these are real people. >> reporter: the backery still employs any original smith islanders who want to stay on. >> how do you know if a smith island cake tastes good or not? >> when there is none left. >> reporter: but though she wishes the bakery well. mrs. marshal wonders if it is still a smith island cake if it isn't baked on smith island. >>> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back. i'm a reseat dance fitness instructor actor i'm a copywriter i'm a veteran i have lupus cerebral palsy i'm blind and i'm working in a job i love i love because i was given a chance to contribute my skills and talents to show that my disability is only one part of who i am who i am who i am (franklin d. roosevelt) the inherent right to work is one of the elemental privileges of

infrastructure financing district i also want to recognize that the treasure island development authority director is - in the audience i believe and i also see our public finance officer and see kate hartley maybe in the audience oh, yes, sir. kate hartley from mohcd to do a presentation a few weeks ago we were concerned about some of the gaps in the affordable housing funding and market-rate funding that we've seen given your commitment to the building 27 and a half percent affordable housing on the island he it being a big piece of why question had move forward unanimously with this development project on the island several things have not workout in the last couple of years with the increasing of construction costs as well as the stated overturning our redevelopment we use as we were depending upon using it more affordable housing and many questions came up from the board of supervisors rightly so how we plan to build the commitments we've made to the public with the first two affordable housing parcels calendar to be available for development in 2018 we want to make sure th

the russian-controlled islands are claimed by japan. the move is seen as an attempt to tighten moscow's grip on the area. the regional government will provide the helicopter. residents have been calling for a better means of transportation. the japanese government maintains that those and two other nearby islands are an inherent part of japanese territory. the islands were illegally occupied after world war ii. the territorial issue is expected to come up when they meet in mid-december. >>> taiwanese coast guard officials held rescue drews on an island in the south china sea. china, the philippines and vietnam claim it. ships and helicopters were deployed to simulate the rescue of a crew of a foreign ship that had caught fire. taiwan has been increasing its presence on the island and has built a runway there. this is the first time the government invited journalists to the island since may when the president took office. relieved to bee trying to show that typing belongs to taiwan. >> there is no doubt that taiwan has sovereignty over th

over the island nation for nearly 50 years. on the streets of havan marks the cubans are mourning their former leader fidel castro. they stand in line for hours in revolution plaza to. leave flowers and pay tribute to the man who led the nation for nearly 50 years. and places like venezuela, there are tributes as well. people there stood in line to sign a book of condolences and add to the memorial at the a striking contrast to the scene in miami. cuban exiles celebrated the death of a man they called a dictator. fidel castro died at the age of 90. after a lifetime spent thumbing his nose at western powers. more recently, relations between the u.s. and cuba had thawed. evidence of that seen monday with the first commercial flight from miami to havana. passengers wondered how cast fro's death would impact their >> i'm a tourist. i would like to go to cuba, to havana, to enjoy the music and the bars and the jazz clubs. and as far as i know, everything is closed now. >> anchor: in havan marks the that won't change until after decem

he led the island nation for more than half a century. a live look in miami, hundreds of people spilling into the streets in celebration. they have been there for hours. this news has been out for about five hours at this point and point. some waiving cuban flags, and others banging pots and pans. the revolutionary is known for defying u.s. president and building a communist state just 90 miles from the shore of the united states. [applause] >> reporter: for more than four decades fid el castro was antiamericannism he delied in being a constant thorn on the side of u.s. presidents. the fid el castro's revolution was born in the mountains of cuba. he swept into havana in 1945. >> havana and the people surrounded him, and prodded him. fid el our liberator. proclaimed his parkists believes and forged a close alliance with the soviet union that would endure during the cold war. castro personally led the resistence and the american invasion failed miserably, a major embarrassment for president kennedy. >>> they orchestrated the greatest mu clea

the island is entirely under my control. there's absolutely no one in the neighborhood who could possibly help you escape. have you changed your mind? did you think i would? the next stop, mrmrambassador, will be the doorway to your own private hell. it's not that i don't trust her, it's just that i want to make sure you know how that is. no, i don't. it's agency rule. but even if i did, i couldn't show you well, maybe you could bend the rule, just... this once, hm, maybe? you really don't trust her. now, the reservation list, please. -i'm sending for it. -okay. this gentleman has a problem. thanatopsis reservation list. no, actually, i don't have any problem. it's really not that important. i gueses in the long run, you can trust... most women, anyway. -oh, i have mr. solo. -yes, mr. solo? r thrush. they use it to carry vips on charter flights to the island. have you got hold of any names yet, mr. . lo? no, but i have high hopes. the girl at the travel agency wouldn't show me the passenger r st for flights to the island. i'm

t the fooid are for the treasure island development ifd and efd so to reimburse costs by the developer as well as to help fund the affordable housing development on the island the cf d will reimburses certain infrastructure costs as well as creating a capital reserve for sea level rise and a imperpetual fund for the three hundred acres of parks and part of treasure island program the resolution relates specifically to the financing plan, which is the guiding document for did formation administration of the infrastructure revitalization and financing district t the i f that drafted with the terms of disposition agreement and it's champion blend it was adopted in 2011 if this item is move forward today it will catch up with the items in committee on october 15th and considered at the full board at a future hearing with the those other items include the intention to form the two districts if those are approved before our break this year we will expect 9 public hearing on the formation of district and the vote of the property owners within the dist

communism was the only ideology permitted on the island. critics of the government often faced lengthy jail sentences. this 1980, castro declared anyone who wanted to could leave on a boat it to the u.s. nearly 125,000 took him up on his offer. but castro resisted major free market reforms, or lifting prohibitions on life in cuba. as always, castro claimed he knew best. known for his ever present cigar, beard, fatigues and marathon speeches, fidel castro would remain a thorn in the side for ten u.s. presidents. it wasn't a cia that forced him from pow eveer but a botched sth surgery. he turned the reins over to his brother raul. a now weak and informed castro retreated from the spotlight. he made a rare public appearance to call on communist party officials to remain loyal to his revolution after his death. soon i will be like all the rest castro told officials, everyone's turn comes. in cuba, there are few monuments to fidel castro. no streets are named after him unlike other strong men, the cuban leader avoided appearance. but schoolchildr

that will change in the days ahead. this is an islandnist party controls the media and now they will begin the process of mourning fidel castro, something so many foreso long have wondered what -- have hoped for this, so many false rumors over the years but tonight, finally the news is real. i remember fidel castro used to joke when he did die nobody would believe it because there have been so many false death reports over the years and now we are living that moment. of course it is very real for cubans who have to live with the after effects of this revolution that completely changed life on this island and continues to really affect every single cuban citizen. not only here but the millions who fled and left and now live in the united states. >>> cnn's dedicated correspondent to cuba who has covered it for many years. patrick on the line with us. >> we are going to take a short break. cnn will stay on this for the foreseeable hours. if you are tuning in just now around the world, know you are learning of the death of fidel castro. poss

millions fled the island as the dictator seized property, silenced the prez and more. >> he has caused pain an all generations of the cuba. >> leaders in congress agree. >> the truth is he was a he should not be revered. he should be reviled. >> all at his cost. his sadness, his tragedy, his death is terrorism and narco trafficking. that is the legacy of the fidel castro. >> president obama was more measured saying history will judge the enormous impact of this as they celebrate cuban americans feared little will change in soon. castro's brother raul remains president but he's 85 and has said he'll retire in 2018 so now this is hope for the future. >>> news4's david culver has made several trips to the island since president obama journey as he returned with his mother and grandmother, visiting their homeland for the first time in 54 years. lucky to have david culver joique us this evening. thank you for being here. so moving forward, now all eyes are going on the on cuba as we look at the burial of fidel castro. so we're going to be seeing a lot of significant locations. can you tell

his ashes will be buried december 4th in the island's second largest city. around the world, people are remembering fidel castro. to some, he was a hero of the cuban people. to others, a tyrant. a vigil was held in paris last night. a group gathered in front of the statue of the latin american independence leader. confrontation between castro supporters and detractors. the tensions erupted at the cuban embassy, where dozens of people were gathered. police eventually had to step in to calm things down. in latin american, castro supporters in bueno ares left messages. >> i want to offer our deepest condolences on the death of fidel castro, to the castro family and the people of cuba. >> that response is getting a lot of reaction online. in the middle east, here, palestinians also mourning fidel castro's death. the late palestinian -- arrafat, visited cuba. we'll be talking with chuck todd in a few minutes. you can search our nbc washington app for more. >>> the largest fire fighting aircraft was called in to help extinguish the flames that broke blame for sprea

the population. that is what ellis island does. it serves as a way to clear steerage class passengers to come into this country and start their lives. there is a clear delineation for the immigrants. if you have the money, you are in. if you don't have the money, you are going to get checked. when we had inside in a couple of minutes, we will start the story of those immigrants who come off the ship and are brought down here by a ferry and are going to enter the front door and come into the first floor of ellis island. it would have looked dramatically different than it does today. ok, we are about to enter the main entrance of ellis island. across the way a point of note. , these beautiful buildings that are now abandoned were the hospital complexes that were run by the united states public health service which was a fantastic crew of doctors who cared for immigrants who were detained for medical reasons. about 10% of the people who came through here were detained for medical reasons. the string of buildings you see here were for n

the people on the island, they were all very old. (man on screen) 'gentlemen, we all know that all living beings' 'are born with certain antibodies' to combat the aging process. we also know that these antibodies are only capable of retarding or slowing down that aging process. 'that is why some men live to be over a hundred' 'while others die, say, at two, ten or twenty.' but this little seal was infected with some culture that completely destroyed his ability i will verify these findings in more detail after i have been able to discover what that culture is. the letter attached to the carton.. ...it should be decontaminated by now. unknown cultures, young seals dying of old age 'all this scientific mumbo jumbo' 'instead of a simple logical explanation.' maybe there is one, sir. hese islands which could be anywhere from two hundred miles to a thousand miles from the coast of norway. depending on where he stuffed himself with the bluegilled sardines now, what if something poisoned him and heheas carried dead back down along the coast

when she took her daily walk along the island's esplanade and he walked his pug dog pugle, but mrs. jerome refused to allow jennie to invite him to dinner. however, jennie implored and as the following day was rand dolph's last on the island, her mother relented. she received a handwritten invitation on the back, i shall be most happy to see you at dinner this evening. truly yours, c.h. jerome. it was once again a bewitching evening at villa rosetta. jennie played the piano. she later described randolph's proposal to her at this their third meeting. she wrote that she and randolph had walk in the garden, when finding ourselves alone for a moment, he asked me to marry him and i said yes. we agreed not to say anything to my mother as she would not understand the suddenness of it. they were engaged to be marry within two days of meeting. >> and i i think you can see why randolph was so keen to propose to jennie. she was such a beautiful girl. jennie and randolph met the next day -- randolph was met to leave the following morning but postponed his trip sending jennie this note, dear miss

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this is somebody who despite the fact he was a leader of a small island, not important geo politically became a leader known around the world. how many people are known by their first name but fidel castro was. certainly tonight people are reeling with the news of his death here in cuba. >> cnn's dedicated correspondent to havana, cuba. i want to touch on something you mentioned last hour. the statement that fidel castro was described as immortal until proven otherwise. this is a leader revered and loved by many. and hated and despised by many. what would you say the reaction is as you point out the news is starting to slowly get traction there in cuba. that this former leader has died. >> i think people are stunned. there's a been a silence and sadness. i haven't seen too many tears. that perhaps will come later. whether they are real or people being told by the government to show their sadness at fidel castro's passing. for many of the young people here they never knew him as president. he has been out of power and out of sight for ten years. certainly in the last years of rule here