the cuban economy. american companies haven't -- have had difficulty penetrating the market even after the president tried to normalize relationships with the country. >> u.s. firms are still having problems making inroads into the island economy. still do noty understand a lot of the terms and conditions and exactly what it means and what you can do and what you can't do. >> it's been two years since u.s. president barack obama began normalizing relations with the island state, hoping to put an end to the decades of diplomatic isolation. that's not enough. >> obstacles come from north america. the measures president obama has taken are in the right direction, there are good measures, but they are insufficient. they maintain a blockade, especially in the financial sector. >> obama punched holes in the trade embargo already. parts of it are still in effect and only one thing can end it for good. >> it's going to be on us to engage in a pragmatic talk about whyd the embargo is no longer an effective tool. >> the republican-controlled u.s. congress -- critics say he's given way too much in return for far too little. french train maker and canada's bombardier has been awarded a contract to build new commuter trains for the

the impact it is having on the island's economy and relations with the u.s. >>> plus, a deadly derailment. more than a 100 people killed in india. the latest on the situation >>> across america this morning, police in georgia are investigating a heart breaking double murder/suicide. detectives say they received a call friday afternoon from a man who came home to the find his wife, 26-year-old son and 10-year-old dead. they believe the 26-year-old son may have killed the mom and sister before turning the gun on himself. >>> in fairfax, virginia, a hour of domestic --a horrible case of domestic violence there. a man set a woman on fire. the woman is said to be in critical condition this edward reeder. investigators believe they got into an argument and that is when reeder set the woman on fire. >>> hundreds of people are believed to be trapped after a train derailment in india. at least 107 people were killed and many more injured. 14 cars of the express train went off the tracks this morning. you see rescuers climbing through the wreckage to pull bodies out of the coaches. the cause of the

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the impact this is having on the island's economy and their relations with the united last hold-out of communism, cuba. allowing cubans to open small businesses of their own is a change. more on the pioneers determined to succeed in one of the most oppressive regimes in the world. >> reporter: welcome to burner brothers bakery. run by a brother and a sister, tony and sandra rodriguez. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> i'm marcus. >> reporter: they started selling cookies ou house in 2013. now they have really taken off. with the retail space, several employees and a catering service. >> can i have a gauva? what did you do before this? >> i'm a dentist. >> she's a dentist. >> you're a dentist? >> yes. >> and you're selling sugar? >> yes. >> how much did that pay? >> they pay me 1,000 pesos. a month. >> around -- >> and you make more money selling doughnuts? >> yes. >> in one day? >> not in one day. >> pretty close. >> people probably think this is just a bakery. no. it happens to be a thriving business in the face of very strong head winds of regulation. >> reporter: ted visits cuba

economic sanctions on the island. the economy very poor shape, and many people want to hear new ideas, new solutions to problems that have now existed for many decades of fidel castro's revolution. >> but at this hour and several hours after learning this news on the streets of havana, a sense of quiet as people start to understand this very important fact that has happened, that the former leader of cuba has died at 90 years old. patrick oppmann, cnn's dedicated correspondent in havana live with us. patrick will be with us throughout the next few hours, through the next few days i'm sure. thank you, patrick, for your reporting. stay with us. >> we've been getting reaction with patrick in cuba, the reaction in miami. over the next 24 hours we will be getting you as the world wakes up to this news the reaction across the world. cnn's matt rivas joins us from beijing. matt, it would be very interesting to know if there has been any official reaction in beijing at this very early stage. there mig not have been yet. if not, how do yo

there he discovered the mix of nationalities whose slavery fuelled the island economy. d say like sharecropping, really, found it difficult to get out of him. the hawaii want, chinese and japanese, and portuguese plantation workers, he was flung out of favor among the powerful when he wrote and photographed these people and settlement. here is the famous that went at 500 records. in tahiti they met a man called nature man, who was an early proponent and socialism and eventually run off by the french who got tired of his red wag. was a pilot and character in his works. he can see the tenderness of some of these photographs. a prince and a somoian princess. this man is called bob. he's the bottle for the story. this photograph great consternation at mcmilllen, can you guess why? it's not the naked savage. it's the fact that the white woman is in the same frame with the naked savage. we can talk about that in a bit. this was another photograph that mcmilllen witch to excise from the book. an 18-year-old boy who managed to join and later became a worldwide adventurer with hi

the island, where the plantations were. there, he discovered the mix of nationalities whose slavery fueled the the island economy. i would say, like sharecropping, really. they were indentured on contracts, and found it very difficult to get out of them. the hawaiian, chinese, japanese, filipino, and portuguese plantation workers. he was slung out of favor when he wrote and photograph these people and the leper settlement on molokai. from a scientific point of view, and a sympathetic point of view. they were there for the fourth of july rodeo. onto the marquesas island, and here is the famous phonograph that when aboard the snark. 500 records. in tahiti, they met a man named ernest allen called nature men. he was an early proportionate of vegetarianism, socialism, and eventually runoff by the french, who got tired of his red loincloth and his red flag. you can see the tenderness of some of these photographs. the samoan prince and a samoan princess. this man was called bob, and we can talk about him a little bit later. he is the model for the story. this photograph caused great consternation at mcmillan. can you gu

he split families and forced people to flee the island and killed the economy. in the beginning of the revolution when he was taken prisoner he declared that history will be a solve me. the verdict against fidel castro has never been so cut and dried but that verdict will be written now. bass his life is over. a remarkable life. a life that affected so many people and has caused in cuba incredible divisions and changes. and this island will never be the same, no matter what happens now. so we expect a period of mourning. we expect, certainly, restaurants and bars to be closed. music will not be allowed to be played here. it is typically what happens when an important figure dies. we expect left leaning leaders from around the world to convene on havana. and certainly in the next days get a clearer picture of not only when fidel castro's state funeral will be carried out, where he could be buried, and then get some sense in the weeks ahead of how this will change cuba. i think people are digesting this news. my del castro always said after all the false reports o

the island was cut off. castro arrested hundreds. in the final years, the economy was propped up by another ally. venezuela. in the summer of 2006 after going through intestinal surgery, castro turned over to raul. he stepped down two years later. he wrote columns and emerging publicly for the pope's visit in 2012. and for vladimir putin and president xi jinping in 2014. to the end, castro insisted the revolution would out live him. >> if i die tomorrow morning, there will be no problem here of any sort because the remains a the people. >> reporter: still his real legacy may be holding power for half a century. longer than any other modern leader. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >> cuba will hold nine days of national mourning with his funeral are december 4th. >> what happens with the two countries up to donald trump. he has been critical of the we have kristen welker with more on that for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. so far no reaction from the president-elect. he is on a working vacation here in palm beach. i expected we will get a response by the end of the

as conditions worsened the a home thousands began to flee the island risking their lives. as the economy collapsed, castro was forced to court the hated capitalists asking businesses to invest their western currency in cuba. as time passed castro began to he broke his knee and arm in a stumble and then two years later he underwent intestinal surgery. as his health declined he turned over power to his brother. with his death, cuba now faces an uncertain future. bruce hall, nbc news. >> just 330 nautical miles north of cuba is miami, florida which we all know to be a cuban-american population. according to the research center cubans wanting to live in the u.s. show up at a port of entry and pass an inspection. however if they're found at sea they're returned back to cuba. last year the u.s. coast guard caught 3935 cubans trying to the florida keys are 90 miles from cuba. let's take you live now to little havana. this is what many cuban-americans in that region are coming out on the streets. you can hear chanting which means freedom. many flocking to miami during castro's 49 year people. >>

survivor also criticized fororwa forcing thousands of his fellow cubans to flee the island, and ruining this island's economy. permitting he wasthla a revolutionary who stood up to the united states, synonymous witht nationalism. for many people, cubans say, what now? a sense that there is a chapter history will be changing on this island and they're looking towards the hope for a better economy and for more freedoms is not clear if those things will come a time efficient wind has begun i cuba as they react to the news of the death of fidel castro , patrick oppmann, reporting from cuba.a. cleveland police officer valence video help them to trac down aem gas station shooter. attack is kevin freeman reports that the gunmen believed to be the trigger man. on friday the police released surveillance video taken from the shell gas station at west 150 and lorain avenuem shows a man kicked amount of a black sheep a around 9:30 p.m. saturd september 3 the walks inside th gas station, there's a clear image of his face. >> the clerk, is not wanted us to show his face or the use of his name,o the video shows a m makes a

but as conditions worsened at home, thousands began to flee the island...risking their lives on the 90 mile trip to the economy. with no subsidies, castro was forced to court the hated capitalists...asking began to show the effects of age. he broke his knee and arm two years later he underwent intestinal surgery. as his health declined he turned over power to his brother raul. but with fidel castro's death cuba now faces an uncertain future. bruce hall, nbc news. coming up later in the hour, on new this morning... an overnight crash blocks traffic. this happened near downtown cedar rapids. the iowa d-o-t reports the crash happened between exit 20-a and exit 19b on -380 at last check, all southbound lanes of traffic are blocked. police are not commenting on injuries at this time- stick with us as this story develops. the fire still smoldering yesterday. the fire chief says they kept water on the main building to keep the fire from spreading on thanksgiving day. take a look at the rubble left behind now. the building that burned--was mostly storage for used oil recyclables. one woman saying this situation "i'm g

s the united states put a trade embargo in lace that still stands with the cub an economy failing thousands began to flee the island risking their lives on the 90 mile trip to the u.s. in declining health for several years. breaking news updates on fidel castro's death. just go to whdh.com or you can download the 7 news mobile or tablet apps. >> anchor: we're following breaking news right now out of mattapan. police say they are investigating a body that was found inside of a hole on bismark street. amaka ubaka is live at the scene with the latest. >> reporter: billion, nicole, it's still an active skin out here. police tell us they found the body of a woman in her late 20's here at this apartment complex. we're told she lives on the unfolded around 3:30 this afternoon. we were first on scene as ambulance and police arrived. what we know so far is that a person who lives here called 911 after an apartment door was forced open and initially police thought it was a home invasion, but when they got here, they found a woman inside who had died along with her three children, all under the ages of three years old. it tur

theing island face restrictions. travel.tegories of educational and religious activities. >> rebooting his economy, francois fillon has been the conservative official presidential candidate, beating alain juppe in the primary runoff. fillon is the clear favorite to eat the fryer -- to beat the far right leader. more on the reaction to his win on sunday. >> on sunday francois fillon became the conservative friends presidential nominee. before alains juppe. >> francois fillon offered he would be in the conservative party. what we need now is to come together. reporter: polls predict the final mayor -- the final round of the presidential election will see fillon against the front leader. the far right party has reason to be worried his catholic values and anti-immigrant rhetoric will attract traditional national front voters. the defense party is fighting to discredit his economic plans, most notably his desire to shrink the french state. >>'s plan is very harsh. they cannot bring together a majority of french people. reporter: the success of a man hasn as the french thatcher organized many socialists looking for party u

the soviet union, cuba's economy imploded. on makeshift boats, thousands fled the regime. >> the legacy is a complicated one. there's no for getting how many cubans left the island under duress. >> reporter: in the 1990s, the aging ruler courted u.s. religion welcoming john paul ii. and most travel to the island was cut off. castro arrested hundreds. in the final years, the economy was propped up by another ally. venezuela. in the summer of 2006 after going through intestinal surgery, castro turned he stepped down two years later. he wrote columns and emerging publicly for the pope's visit in 2012. and for vladimir putin and president xi jinping in 2014. to the end, castro insisted the revolution would out live him. >> if i die tomorrow morning, there will be no problem here of any sort because the remains a nucleus of leaders without a the people. >> reporter: still his real legacy may be holding power for half a century. longer than any other modern leader. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >> cuba will hold nine days of national mourning with his funeral are december 4th. >> what happens with the two countries up to donald trump. he has been critical of

that things will continue the same here and of course cubans continue to leave the island in record numbers and the economy here remains in very dire circumstances. so while there's perhaps hope for many cubans that this passing of the torch, the most significant old guard, the historic leader of the old revolution, as he was called as died there their lives will be improved but there's no evidence to prove that will happen because the people that fidel castro trusted most, his brother raul, remain in control of this island. >> i want to follow up on what i was asking you a about vulnerability to the cuban government. i understand what you are saying, they were prepared for this eventuality and of course they prepped for it and the fact the cremation is happening in a few hours shows they were ready and planning for this. this is the kind of event of such magnitude and fidel castro casts such a long shadow over cuba that this is the kind of thing that can reshuffle the cards. that's why i'm asking you the question. if you think there is potential for vulnerability there or still the cuba we have analyzed f

as conditions worsened at home, thousands began to flee the island, risking their lives and a 90 mile boat trip to the united states. cuba's economy collapsed. cast on row was forced to ask businesses to invest their western currency in cuba. as time passed, castro began to show the effects of age. he broke his knee and arm in a stumble in 2004. then two years later, he wurnd went intestinal surgery. as his health declined, he turned over power to his brother, raul. but with fidel castro's death, cuba now faces an uncertain future. bruce hall, nbc news. >>> back in our area this morning, we're following the fallout of a police shooting in philadelphia. officers got into a gun battle with a suspect in the city's kensington neighborhood. that suspect is in the hospital this morning and an innocent bystander is recovering after getting caught in the crossfire. nbc 10's monique braxton is live at police headquarters with the latest on the investigation. monique. >> hi, rosemary. that innocent bystander is a woman who is in her mid 30s. we understand she has been treated and released from the hospital. during the shoot-out, she was hit

the island was cut off. castro arrested hundreds. in the final years, the economy was propped up by another ally.gh intestinal surgery, castro turned power over to raul. he stepped down two years later. he wrote columns and emerging publicly for the pope's visit in 2012. and for vladimir putin and president xi jinping in 2014. to the end, castro insisted the revolution would out live him. >> if i die tomorrow morning, there will be no problem here of any sort because the remains a nucleus of leaders without a doubt have great authority among the people. >> reporter: still his real legacy may be holding power for half a century. longer than any other modern leader. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >> cuba will hold nine days of national mourning with his funeral are december 4th. >> what happens with the two counci countries up to donald trump. he has been critical of the thawing relationship for months. we have kristen welker with more on that for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. so far no reaction from the president-elect. he is on a working vacation here in bapalm

shift 10 percent of the purchases we in rhode island make a big box stores to local stores, purchases already made a 10 percent shift. a kid at over $300 million to the local economy. >> the small business and ministration estimates 96,000 small businesses in rhode island. >>> and a new restaurant with no prices on the menu. to pay what you feel and possibly pay it forward. >> is fired by restaurant while traveling in australia, >> david decided to adopt this philosophy. serving food. with no set prices on the menu. he started food karma. what started as a pop up stand quickly grew. >> i bought a trailer. it business. >> three years later, food karma is a place to call home. and there they officially opened up for business this past week. >> it will be open six days a week. >> they say there were people that believed in the vision that helped this happen. not just the employees but the loyal customers who have been there since the beginning. >> my family has been giving started. >> also believed in karma cafe 's mission. >> is the concept of taking care of each other. >> david says running food karma and karma cafe has really confirmed his belief that people want

is one of only 4 states in the country that sets the prevailing wage rates solely on union contracts. erika: your economy, voters in tiverton, rhode island approve plans for a new casino. the board of elections confirms the measure won by more than 350 votes. twin rivers plans to open the border in 2018. emily: amazon is preparing to start a refund program for customers whose kids made purchases without permission. a federal judge has laid out rules for how amazon should reimburse those customers. the refunds come after kids made purchases while playing video games. the rules call for the e-commerce company to set up a notice and claims process starting next year. amazon now requires a password for in-app purchases. emily: a quirky holiday in china turning into a huge financial success. today marks singles day in china -- it is a version of valentine's day for people without romantic partners. alibaba, the country's biggest e-commerce brand, said sales by its thousands of retailers top to $13 billion in just 15 hours. that's four times the amount americans spent last year on cyber monday. erika: a state of emergency in north carolina as

the virgin islands. there's a long tradition of those who have done well in the merion economy and they want to give backilanthropy can never replace to cover the basic national parks service, but it gives us a moment of excellence. a bright line of what we couldn't do. >> you've talked about the national parks service as being the nation's story teller. what do you mean by that? >> well, i think it's an inhempbt responsibility of the national parks service to remind americans of our responsibilities to each other. and to this nation. when you think about the places that we have a responsibility to not only protect, but interpret the statue of liberty, ebenezer baptist church, the washington monument, these are not only physical place, they are ideas and they're embedded in the instituti constitution, in the civil rights movement. our job is to tell that story in a nonjudge mental way as a reminder to all americans that we have high ideals as this nation and we are striving to get there. >> is there a new emphasis on telling difficult stories in the parks and how does that connect to building an audience

the island. castro retaliated arresting hundreds of dissidents. cuba's economy was propped up by another leftist ally, oil-rich venezuela. in the summer of 2006 after undergoing intestinal surgery, he temporarily turned over power to his brother raul. on december 2nd of that year cuba commemorated the 50th anniversary of the revolution and had a delayed celebration of fidel's 80th birthday, but an ailing fidel castro did not attend the celebrations. two years later he officially stepped down and was succeeded by his brother. he spent his later years writing columns about his life experiences emerging publicly pour pope benedict's visit to havana, skps for vladimir putin and china's president chi in 2014. never commented on president obama's breakthrough with raul castro to normalize relations, and fidel was noticeably absent when his brother welcomed home three cuban spies. heroes in havana, long imprisoned in the united states. to the end castro insisted his revolution would outlive him. >> if i die tomorrow morning, there will be no problem here of any sort be

revolution and when the economy was doing better, they tend to have a lot of affection still for fidel castro and raul castro. and in the few public opinion polls that have been done on the island by outsiders, that generation is still supportive. but the younger generation is badly disaffected. these are people who grew up in the special period when the economy was a disaster. and for them, the revolution means privation. and a lot of them don't see a lot of future for themselves in cuba, and that's why so many of them are leaving. >> desjardins: carla, you know, it's remarkable to me, this was a man who was the longest in power of any 20th century ruler, except for monarchs. >> it's remarkable what repression can do for you. >> desjardins: and i think my question to you is then, what do you think his legacy may be now, beyond his ability to stay in power? he said in april in his farewell address that, "cuban communism's legacy will live on." what does that mean, and is there such a thing? >> i think that's sort of delusional. eventually, it will unravel. i mean, in the world of the internet, even being an island, you cannot be that separated. and as bill said, this generation

but then thousand thousands began to free the island, risk it will their lives with the 90- states. as the soviet union collapsed, so did cubas economy. he was forced to court the hated capitalists, asking businesses to invest their western currency in cuba. as time passed, castro began to show the effects of age. he broke his knee and arm in a item until 2004, and then underwent intestn't surgery, and as his health declined, he turned over power to brother, raul. but with fidel castro's death, cuba now faces an uncertain future. >>> good morning, thanks so much for being with us. i hope you're having a wonderful extend holiday

the united states. you can lower your interest rate and exchange rate and that leads to more experts and helps your economy grow. iceland, for instance very small island, small country but iceland has one of the biggest crises. it had the most poorly behaved financial sectors but they recovered very quickly and one of the reasons is because they have a flexible exchange rate. they were not part of the euro. then the worse after they've taken away the mechanisms of adjustment, they tied the hands of the countries even further and said you can't stimulate the economy for the fiscal policy or have more than the 3% deficit. and thethen they sent to the cel bank you have to focus just on inflation so that there's a lot of employment if you are worried about any inkling of inflation, raise interest rates so in 2011 when the economy was in bad shape they raised interest rates twice a. so i try to explain is in a sense, it was flawed from birth and the ghost of a major controversy going on about what went wrong. there's one group othere is oneo say the only problem is they did the wrong policies, they did their own thing and the fact is they couldn't have bee

worsened at home, thousands began to flee the island, risking their lives in the 90-mile boat trip to the united states. as the soviet union collapsed, so did cuba's economy. with no subsidies, castro was forced to court the hated capitalists, asking business toes invest their western currency in cuba. as time passed castro beg broke his knee and arm, and had surgery. as his dealt declined he turned power over to his brother, raul. but cuba now faces an uncertain future. bruce hall, nbc news. >> reed: my last television market was miami, i can guarantee there will be no other >> exactly. well, a storm is expected to roll in this weekend bringing the possibility of valley rain and mountain snow. >> reed: chloe beardsley is tracking the latest. >> chloe: we're at 47 degrees in las vegas right now and we're expecting much chillier weather next week. here's a look at that storm that we're talking about right now, so far just now moving into the coast. you can see the bulk of the activity is still in the pacific northwest, seattle is getting there, all the way stretching out to portions of northern california. it's going to hit us pretty soon, starting tomorro

the island. there was a liberalization there , incremental to their economy, and there was an agreement to establishlomatic relationships with the united states. these are all moves that are dramatic reforms, even if they seem incremental to us. we also know fidel was the leading skeptic of normalization to the united states. we know this because he said it himself. jeffrey: you think there is a huge difference between fidel castro and his younger brother? then: i do not want to understated. they certainly agree about more than i would. there is no question that raul castro has taken a much more pragmatic approach to many issues. they need to allow foreign firms to hire cubans, and things with their currency that would make a difference in the lives of ordinary cubans. what we also know is that this is the beginning of the readership transition in cuba. raul castro says he will step aside next year. we should do what we can to empower reform in cuba. if we shut the door right now, all it does is to incentivize us to turn back the clock. jeffrey: this sounds like the conversation we had about iran. a

the economy. this proves it. little island in manhattan and a few other urban centers where you have the issue as well. you really have a lot of people that are worried about their jobs, you have a lot of skilled workman in this country who can't produce, can't produce and i don't think donald's saying we should put tariffs up but we should stop trade, but he says fair trade and fair trade means that in many cases when you are dealing with some of the foreign countries, china or india, we have exports and huge tariffs and we do not demand tariffs from them and so -- trish: in other words, who wins in that case? global investor, the people with capital invest and the worker who winds up losing his or her job in the meantime is the by-product effectively? >> the by-product really is. number one, our economy is being held at the federal reserve. when you have zero interest rates essentially, you build bubbles. you have bubbles and they're going to blow up. in real estate that's starting to go up a little bit. in every what. >> --

the island. there was a liberalization, incremental of their economy and there was an agreement to establish diplomatic relations with the united states. these are all dramatic reforms in the cuban context even if they seem incremental to us. what we also know is fid e8 was the leading sceptic of normalization with the united states. he said it himself including editorials after the president's travel. >> do you think there is actually a huge difference or a large difference between fidel and his younger brother. >> i don't want to overstate it because they are castros, they are brothers. they surely agree about more than i would agree with raul castro about however there is no question that raul castro has taken a very pragmatic approach to certain issues. there are bigger reforms they need to do. like allowing foreign firms to hire cubans, like union fying their currency, thins that would make a big difference in the lives of ordinary cubans. what we also know is this 9 beginning of a leadership transmission cuba. raul said he would step aside next year. we should be doing whatever we can to empower

people who were involved in trying to sell you things to get american dollars because of the dual economy on the island was totally delusional. no, everybody loves me. everybody thinks i'm great. he would blame the united states and blame me for being an american. i mean, it's just like craziness. >> juan. we love you and your insight. we don't want this to become a castro speech and go on for 11 hours. [ laughter ] >> that's possible with me. >> juan, we will see you back on the five on monday. thank you. >> thanks, guys. >> big news this morning. fidel castro. from someone who got to meet him you know who else jackie i ban nez. >> thank you. good morning to everyone at home. turning now to headlines learning the name of the first measure service member fighting isis in syria. scott dayton was a highly decorated navy sailor with 23 years experience in the military. specialist. killed by iek in northern syria on thanksgiving. same explosion injuring another american. a police officer clinging to life after being viciously ambushed with a skateboard on thanksgiving day. the disturbing video showing 12-y

worsened at home, thousands began to flee the island, risking their lives on a 90-mile boat trip to the united states. as the soviet union collapsed, so did cuba's economywith no subsidies, castro was forced to court the hated capitalists, asking businesses to invest their western currency in cuba. as time passed, castro began to show the effects of age. he broke his knee and arm in a stumble in 2004 and then two years later, he underwent sbesal surgery as his health declined, he turned over power to his brother, raul. but with fidel castro's death, cuba now faces an uncertain future. bruce hall, nbc news. >> cuban state tv says that castro's funeral will take place on december 4 after nine days of national mourning in cuba. his brother, raul, says his body will be cremated and his remains will be buried in the eastern city of santiago. news of castro's death sent hundreds of exiles, both young and old in miami, into the streets to celebrate. the heart of the cuban diaspora, miami has long called for the end of the communist regime. castro's death seen by many in miami as the bittersweet end to a painful era that left them separated from their country,

worsened at home, thousands began to flee the island, risking their lives and a 90 mile boat trip to the united states. as the soviet union collapsed, so did cuba's economy. with no subsidies, castro is forced to heat the capitalist, asking businesses to invest their western currency in cuba. as time passed, castro began to show the effects of age. he broke his knee and arm in a stumble in 2004. then two years later, he underwent intestinal surgery. as his health declined, he turned over power to his brother, raul. but with fidel castro's death, cuba now faces an uncertain future. bruce hall, nbc news. >> we will have continuing coverage of fidel castro's death all morning long right here on the air and on the nbc 10 app. any new information, any new developments that come in, we will pass them along to you. >>> back in our area, we're following the fallout of a police-involved shooting in philadelphia. officers got into a gun battle with a suspect. the suspect is in the hospital this morning. an innocent bystander who got caught in the crossfire is recovering. nbc 10's monique braxton has all the details for us. she's live outside police headquarters. m

jfk install a naval blockade around the island and come the closest the world had ever seen to a nuclear war. the thorn inside the 11th american president, cuba's economy shrank in half. his brother took over. still the aged castro scored a victory when president obama ended a half century of estrangement and restored diplomatic relations. fidel, by then rarely seen, remained defiant, railing that cuba hardly needed the united states. while his regime will go down as the most oppressive of modern times, fidel cuban rule. infant mortality rates were among the lowest. >>> relations with cuba will soon become an issue for president-elect trump. joining me now from mar-a-lago, the trump holiday retreat in palm beach is trump's incoming chief of staff, reince priebus. mr. trump took a hard line about here he is in the campaign. >> all of the concessions that barack obama has granted the castro regime were done through executive order which means the next president can reverse them, and that i will do unless the castro regime meets our demands. >> but in a statement he issued yesterday about castro's death did not repeat that pledge. does mr. trump intend to

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the soviet union, cuba's economy imploded. on makeshift boats, thousands fled the regime. >> his legacy is a complicated one. there is no for getting how many cubans left the island under duress. >> reporter: in the 1990s, a ruler courted business men and tourists. he welcomed john paul ii in cuban trained doctors and exporting medicine. in 1999, a custody battle over 6-year-old elian gonzalez. months later, a federal court ordered the child removed from miami. elian returned to his father and hero's welcome in havana. exhaustion in 2001. tripped and broke his knee and arm three years later. the bush administration tightened sanctions cutting off travel. castro arrested hundreds of dissidents. cuba's economy was pumped up by oil from venezuela. turned over power to his brother raul in 2008. then he commemorated the revolution and had a celebration of the 80th birthday. fidel castro did not attend. two years later, he stepped down. he wrote columns about his life experience emerging for a pope benedict visit in 2012. and for president jinping in 2014. he never commented on the president obama break through to normalize relations. fidel was absent when his brother