he joins us from havana. >> reporter: cuba is in nine days of mourning and things coming here to revolution plaza to say a final goodbye. one of the most remarkable things we have seen in havana is scene. a line of people who have come to the place where fidel castro made many political speeches. until just a few years ago, he was the only leader some cubans had ever known. >> for education, for culture, for sports, cuba was an important country. >> reporter: ivan waited in line with his entire family, havana to be part of history but we found people from all over the world in line. one group of dutch tourists just happened to be in havana when the news of castro's death brought to the world.>> we heard about the dying of fidel castro so we took a cab and went here. >> reporter: they came to stand in line with native cubans because while many americans have always thought as fidel castro as a dangerous, communist dictator, the view in the netherlands is different. >> people. we like the cuban people also so it is no problem for us to stand in their world and bring him a last goodbye. >> rep

we begin with our correspondent who joins us from havana. what is the reaction to castro's death? >> good morning. the usually busy and bustling streets of havana are decidedly quiet this morning. mater students held a remembrance for their leader. mourners will have a first opportunity to publicly pay their respects starting tomorrow. with the largest gathering expected on tuesday at havana's revolution square. the scene of some of castro's most fiery speeches. his remains will be taken down a symbolic route from havana to everse the victory march he took with the revolutionary army in 1959. his funeral will be held next sunday in santiago known as the cradle of castro's revolution. john? >> dickerson: thank you. florida republican senator marco rubio is the son of cuban immigrants and join us us from miami. what would you like to see change in now? >> i would like to see more of a democratic opening on the island of cuba, free press stop putting people in jail because they do not agree with you and stop helping nort north korea. and a lou the parties to be able to function. the

we sent news channel 8 jeff patterson to cuba and he joins us from havana. >> reporter: good evening. tonight te respects to fidel castro. this is revolution square where he made many of his famous speeches. three popes have given mass at this location. the line here snakes all the way up into the monument as people file by the remains of fidel castro. he was cremated several days ago and this country is now observing nine days of mourning. there's usually music in the streets of havana. locations have completely closed down. they aren't even selling alcohol anywhere in cuba to observe and pay respects to fidel castro. they may be dancing in the streets in miami, florida, but they aren't doing that here tonight. some of these people will literally wait hours to pay their respects to fidel castro. after the observances here a funeral procession will wind its way through the entire country as fidel will be laid to rest in santiago week. jeff patterson, news channel 8. >> jeff will be reporting all week from cuba. the funeral for fidel castro is presenting somewhat of a dilemma for world

. >>> this is what it looked like in havana, cuba just moments age death of fidel castro. sarah rosario joins us from little havana, miami where crowds say that they are not celebratin death but instead they hope for a new chapter of freedom. >> reporter: dancing on sidewalks, to the rhythms of pots and pans, cuban-americans in miami haven't stopped partying since friday. >> i would call him a dictator, >> reporter: celebrating the death of cuban president fidel castro, who ruled for more than 50 years. >> hopefully we will have a future democracy in cuba and i will be able to visit the land of my birth. >> reporter: even though his brother raul castro is in charge, residents in little havana hope communist ideologies died with fidel castro making room for prosperity and freedom. a good thing for the economy, tours him. american airlines and launched the first commercial flight from miami and new york to havana. another step toward restoring diatic lations. this as cubans in the homeland are in the midst of nine days of mourning. today, they will pass fidel castro's remains in revelation square, a so

jay gray joining us from havana where folks wonder about the future of these two countries. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. a big concern for both americans and cubans. lines continue to stretch in most every direction from here along size the plaza on a day fill w concerns in this island nation. the blast of cannons shatters the uneasy silence that hangs over cuba right now. a 21 gun salute. >> we are very saddened. >> reporter: streets are blocked for miles and line stretch for hour, cubans from every corner schoolchildren,ed a did you tell adult, everybody the son of raul castro, thousands waiting for a chance to file past the simple memorial. items just a few seconds, bruh for many, an emotional good-bye. >> he's a symbol of cuba. >> reporter: cuban journalist says even though he was no longer el president, the death of fidel castro leaves about what comes next. >> we grew up always thinking he was the person with all the answers. now i don't think anyone can say what is going to happen. >> reporter: many concerned about what castro's death means to the growing economic relationship

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he joins us from havana. what kind of reaction are you getting from people there in havana?cuba is now officially in a state of mourning that will continue for nine days. that means last night after the news broke, bars and night clubs were shuttered. this morning, i heard that from his son and manager that a famed tenor was set to give a concert. that was canceled. it's a very different atmosphere than miami. a somber atmosphere. let's walk through what's going to happen. so throughout the weekend there will be this kind of very somber atmosphere. starting monday we suspect that fidel castro's ashes, he asked to be cremated will be displayed in the museum of the revolution square here. and tens of thousands of people will walk by that -- those ashes to pay respects to him. and those ashes will be transported 700 miles from where i am. he will be buried on december 4th. so quite a schedule to go here. of course, cubans not sure what comes after that. in the immediate future, is cuba will put on a funeral to mark the passing of this controversial icon. >> patrick oppmann than

patrick ottoman is joining us from havana. what can you tell us athis stage?'s early hours. >> reporter: that's right. news landed like a bomb on cuba. a man who has ruled this island and had influence across the world for 60 years now. just beginning to feel the aftereffects. announcement made after typical event here to mark a revolutionary victory. i'm told that raul castro took to the stage to announce the death. iconic leader who has angered u.s. presidents for decades. some have called him a dictator, others a freedom fighter. but a man who has lived a life like few others and apparently that life has come to an end. raul castro, the younger brother and current president of cuba announcing tonight that fidel castro has died at age 90 and this is an event we'll be talking about for days and perhaps weeks to come and certain an event that many have been waiting for. fidel castro been in bad health for so many years now but continued on and over the years we saw less and less of him. but incredible influence in cuba and around the region in latin america an

he is joining us now from havana. >> reporter: cuba is in nine days of mourning. for many, that means coming here to say a final goodbye. one of the most remarkable things we have seen in havana is this scene, a line of people who have come to the place where fidel castro made many political speeches. until just a few years ago, he was the only leader some cubans had ever known. >> for education, for culture, for sports, cuba was an important country. >> reporter: ivan waited in line with his entire family, found people from all over the world in line. one group of dutch tourists it just happened to be in line when news of castro's death brought to the world.>> we took a cab this morning and went to hear. >> reporter: they came to stand in line with native cubans because while many americans have always thought of fidel castro as a dangerous, communist dictator, the view in the netherlands is different. >> he did a lot for the cuban people. stand here and bring him a last goodbye. >> reporter: we found one group of americans in line from new jersey. they sailed to

patterson is in the middle of it all the only local reporter covering this historic event and joins us now from havana. >>reporter: by some estimates more than 1 million people have come to revolution plaza for an official service for fidel in havana told me for him and many others this is a very special night. >> for the country perhaps the last big leader of the 20th century. first the 20th century in today with the death of fidel castro. >>reporter: he told me people have come here not because they were forced to by the government because they want to be here for fidel >> he offered very could help them target education, public safety. things we did not have before. >>reporter: the service part of the official nine days of mourning. steve ruppert was from tampa and leading a tour boat when it was announced. >> a little surreal for me i've been coming here for 20 years and i always wondered what this moment would be like. it was strangely subdued. >>reporter: subdued as cuba faces a new era without fidel castro. is there uncertainty for the future her? even though fidel was not absolutely in charge

nearly and brink are the same thing, right, michelle -- >> reporter: yep, 1962. >> joining us from havana that. and i kind of remember because it was a little scary, but not quite. almost. you are a glint in your grant parent's eyes? >> many went to sleep not knowing if they would wake up because that's how close they felt the u.s. was to a nuclear war with cuba, and the worst of the tensions between the two countries and one of the reasons why to this day they are so tense despite the thawing of president obama, and now that castro is dead he has not been in charge in ten years, and the question is now that he is gone, does that mean some of the reforms, the tiny, tiny reforms that have started, will they grow, will they become more expansive? remember, the government here has complete and thorough control over the economy that would be unimaginable to post people in the world today, and for young americans not even conceivab conceivable. if bernie sanders had its way, this is what the u.s. would be like because this is a socialist economy where the government is in charge of most things

cnn's chris moody is live for us from little havana there in miami. chris, talk to us about what people were telling you because for some even i know the representative from that area, u.s. representative eliana ross tweeted after so many decades of oppression, the tyrant castro is dead and a new beginning can finally dawn on cuba and its people. she basically said this isn't a celebration of death but it's an opportunity to begin a new chapter of freedom. you, however, say you did indeed see people celebrating this man's death. >> reporter: that's right. make no mistake about it, the celebrations happening here in little havana over the nighttime and passing along all through the day was a celebration of fidel castro's death. it is something that a lot of these people, particularly those that fled his regime, have waited a long time for. there's been so many news stories in the past and rumors that he had passed away. people would come into the streets only to find that he had not and now that it's true the people here are overjoyed. they are -- even

tens of thousands are expected to visit havana's revolutionary square to honor the revolutionary leader. jay gray joins us live fromhavana with more on the mixed reaction we are seeing from castro's death. >>> mixed reaction in the states there are obviously a lot of cuban americans exhilarated by the death of fidel castro. here in havana, it's been somber, quiet, very different than you would normally see in this vibrant city. the lines have formed here as they begin what will be the first of several public memorials over the week for fidel castro. along this narrow street in old havana, inside this modest, but well-kept home. he reflects on a new cuba without fidel castro. >> translator: the lost of fidel castro has two faces, one clear, one dark. >> he's lived here almost as long as castro was in power, following for the most part the same routine every day while the country he loved has changed around him. change that was necessary, according to robert. he says in castro's later years, his leadership strayed from problems at home and focused more on the international standing of the island nation. now with raul

michelle is with us from havana. michelle, i'll turn to you to lead the questioning here but, ted, what do you make of these early bursts from president-elect trump with respect to undoing or redoing the "deal" that the obama administration reached with raul castro and cuba? >> if trump is looking for an unpaid adviser on foreign policy as regards to cuba, i volunteer. my naanalysis is this. early on trump said he approved of obama's opening except he would have gotten a better deal. later on he said that he would cancel the deal unless cuba could make very clear concessions on human rights and in religious freedoms. i think that it kind of depends partly on which trump shows up on january 20th. is it the deal maker? is it the let's make a deal guy. the businessman? the pragmatist? or is it someone who would embrace potentially the embargo and the republican hard line toward cuba? and so that's up in the air. >> michelle, what -- >> i would -- >> i was going to ask you what do you think the cuban administration, raul

. >>> the first commercial flight to go from the us to havana, cuba in 50 years touched down today. cubans saluted the pact american airlines flight wife spring water from fire trucks above the plane. the usa in cuba signed a deal days after the death of dictator fidel castro. >>> 8 on your side will be reporting live at from cuba to get on the ground reaction to the death of fidel castro. right now, reporter jeff patterson is in have an and we will checking with him as soon as we are able. >>> people in one south florida neighborhood are being allowed back in their homes after an overturned fuel tanker caught fire. the tanker crashed sunday, shutting down a long stretch cape coral. all homes within 1000 m were evacuated and just when it seemed like fire crews were getting a handle on the situation, the flames reignited. >> the next thing you know everybody screams run and a catches fire. i looked over my shoulder and there was a huge fireball in the sky. >> the tanker caught fire while emergency crews were removing its battery. the cape coral fire department says an explosion is no

steve joins us live from havana from more. steve. >> melissa the cannons rang out here in havana at 9:00 a.m. sharp but really hours before dawn tens of thousands of cubans were lining up in the darkness to pay tribute to fidel castro, we have seen very public emotion on the streets, most people guarded but the government taking firm control over the mourning process, shutting down any concerts or festivities or knocking out birthday parties, castro's ashes will be moved across the country to the city, santiago, that's where he began the cuban revolution in 1963. questions on whether he will try to accelerate the pace of economic reform in cuba now without base brother looking over his shoulder anymore. also a big question now remains for u.s.-cuba relations. thousand have fought over the obama administration, will that continue or be reversed under president trump. melissa, back to you. melissa: certainly interesting to watch. thank you so much steve. jon: fidel castro is being mourned in some segments of the cuban population

cbs news correspondent don champion joins us live from the little havana the streets. >> reporter: literally. good evening, kathy. last night's gathering here in little havana stretched well into the early morning hours here in certainly -- take a look over my shoulder at the people still here, we could see a repeat of that tonight. all-night people have been showing up singing and cheering to mark what they call a symbolic moment in cuba's history. the gatherings here in the cultural epicenter for cuban- been passionate and emotional. many of those who showed up shared stories about family members in cuba and during decades of oppression at the hands of castro. diaz's father was imprisoned by castro's regime. and broke down talking about her new hope for freedom for all cubans. >> so suffering. small child. and i'm here every single day here. this is my country. and i'm hopeful. i'm ve >> reporter: tonight many of the people gathered out here who have been in touch with family members in cuba say their loved ones have a downright fear of showing any kind of relief in public over castro's de

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nbc's jay gray joins us live tonight from havana. jay. >> reporter: good evening, jessica, from havana. lines that formed early this morning before the sun came up still stretch in all directions and as far as you can see here on a day filled with both emotion and uncertainty in this island nation. the blast of cannons shatters the uneasy silence that hangs over cuba right now. a 21-gun salute to el commandante. >> we are all very sad with the loss of our commander. >> reporter: streets are blocked for miles. cubans from every corner of the city. schoolchildren, adults, even the son of president raul castro. thousands waiting for a chance to file past the simple memorial. it's just a few seconds, but for many, it's an emotional good-bye. >> he's the symbol of revolution and he was a symbol of cuba. >> reporter: cuban journalist says even though he was no longer el presidente, the death of fidel castro leaves a void, questions and concerns about what comes next. >> we grew up always thinking the president had all the answers. now i do

speech and executing or jailing thousands of political opponents. >> patrick oppmann joins us live from havanacnn 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 really the first time i remember in five years of living and reporting here i was informing cubans of such a massive event that has such implications and creates such emotions for them. most people just sort of froze, and you could tell they would remember for the rest of their lives how they learned this. in the last half an hour or so we've seen more live reporting on cuban tv and online about the death, informing cubans at this late hour about the death of cuban leader fidel castro. i think many people will wake up to only then learning the news if they're not getting calls from relatives in miami who are already aware. of course, this is an island where many people do not have internet still

havana erupted in celebration. >> the streets filling with people cheering the news and glenna milberg from our abc station wplg joins us right now. morning. from what we call little havana and where i'm standing on southwest 8th street this is sort of the -- been the de facto area where people through the decades have come to protest and rally all things cuba. today, this morning for the past five or six hours it has been the scene of a huge celebration. and so many people around the country are going to look and say, well, isn't that so disrespectful celebrating a human being dying? and i'm here to sort of what the celebration is about today is possibly the beginning of freedom for cuba and that freedom is such a central theme, it's a very diverse community, but very unified in coming from a place where they were not free to vote for an elected leader. many of the people who are in the older generation who had come here in the '60s had family members murdered. politically persecuted. many of the later arrivals, some in the '80s on the marielle boat lift and came in rafts, crossing the straits of florida. so many thoug

joining us from havana, host of "andrea mitchell reports," andrea mitchell and in miami, msnbc correspondentou. you interviewed fidel castro a number of times over the years. what's the outlook there this morning? >> reporter: it's a somber havana and cuba. they'll line up in the first of a week long public ceremony. he was cremated over the weekend. remains will be carried more than 500 miles to santiago where there was a mausoleum built near his birth place and where the revolution started. as you can imagine, mixed reactions. there is a lot more support here among the older generation of cubans. the people who remember the revolution and remember their leader. he is celebrated here frankly for health services. for education. for things that i witnessed personally over the years. i first came here in 1999 to cover the fierce anti-u.s. protests and over the years had a number of argumentive long evenings and interviews with fidel castro often starting at midnight or later going through the early hours of the morning. that said, in 2003 they started cracking down and a number of years later

from havana. for us this morning and joining us by phone is florida congresswoman is ileana ros-lehtinen, the first cuban-american member of the house of representatives. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. >> well, good morning. thank you so much. this was a day we've been waiting for a long time. >> i want to talk to you specifically about the human rights crisis, ileana. people can be locked up for speaking their minds. the government still controls most of the media. according to the latest state to 70 political prisoners, so how should that factor into u.s. relations going forward? >> oh, it should factor in very heavily and i know that there are fidel apologists around the world who say, oh, he's an iconic figure and he was just an old man, but this is a man who -- i was born in cuba. i had to flee with my family when i was only 8 years old. and people were fleeing cuba then in 1960 and they're fleeing cuba now, not because he's a charming, iconic figure but because he was a ruthless dic

steve harrigan joins us by phone from havana with the latest. steve? >> reporter: people are uncertain just how to react. where the government enforces control over protests and even people's emotions. what we'll see here now is a funeral procession beginning monday morning where we will see public mourning in havana, people will file by a picture for the only lead er, the past 0 years. that will go on monday and tuesday here in havana and the ashes of fidel castro, he was cremated on saturday will be carried along a procession, that will trace the reverse routes of the route he came to power in all the way back in 1959. it will go all the way back to santiago for three days. of course in it power now is fidel castro's brother, 85-year-old raul castro so with fidel leaving the scene to an 85-year-old in charge, we could see a change in the next few years. the mood here is really strange. people, many of them, uncertainly how to feel especially for many of the elderly cubans i've spoken with. he's really been the only figure they've ever known in charge

us from florida. we very much appreciate your time. >>> joining us now is juan yakimino, a global network reporter and is in havana, cuba right now. an, thank you for joining us. can you give us reaction from cuba of the passing? yes, could you tell us about the immediate reaction of the passing of castro? >> well, the announcement was made on cuban television by president raoul castro. it came past 11:00 p.m. at night. this is friday night. people are sleeping basically in havana. they will wake up to the news to be honest. so tomorrow morning there will certainly be news on the streets of havana when they wake up to the news. people are in bed at this moment. it is 2:00 in the morning. only people following news and others are up, but the general population is basically asleep. it will be tomorrow when the reaction will be certainly heard. i can assure you there will be -- the streets of havana will be full with people reacting to this announcement that came on cuban television late friday night by raoul castro himself. i think it was -- it was a good thing that it was said immediately, like the government had said that they woul

scene in miami were cuban exiles in we had been in little havana since the news first broke in joins us with reaction. >> reporter: good morning from the little havana neighborhood where it has been more than 24 hours since the cuban community has learned of fidel castro's death. they have all gathered in the heart of miami's cuban community . at first glance you see celebrating but when you scratch the surface you see emotions run deep. he has been waiting for this news -- she has been waiting for this news for decades but there is someone missing. >> my mother died 2 years ago and she was able to see this. the first thing we did was go to the cemetery and put her cuban and american flag. >> so you're thinking of her today. how special would this have been? >> all my god. i'm sure not thousands celebrated singing the song of freedom. the artist also joined in on the celebration. for this cuban-american the focus is not on celebrity appearances but rather his grandfather. he actually passed with couple of months ago and he always said he would love to have seen the state. i feel like i'm representing my family and him by being here

. >>> lester holt joins us, we'll turn overseas from havana, cuba. >> he has a look as what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." hey, lester. >> hi, keith and erin. late information on the suspect in that awful attack at ohio state university. was it an act of terror? we'll tell you what we know about him. >>> a massive outpouring of emotion in havana here, you can see the lines behind me, cubans waiting for hours to pay their respects to fidel castro. >>> delta airlines takes action against a passenger whose on board political rant sparks outrage. we'll see you tonight for "nbc nightly news." keith and erin? >> lester, see you at 6:30, thanks for that. >>> back in philadelphia, breaking news just into nbc 10. skyforce 10 is live here. this is a deadly accident involving a septa bus near 23rd and chestnut street. we're told a woman was hit by a bus and died at the scene. we're gathering more information right now. we'll bring that to you as soon as it becomes available to the nbc 10 newsroom. >>> and as lester was just talking about, as cuba moves forward without fidel castro, police i

jay gray is in havana with a closer look >> reporter: good evening from old havana. two days after the death of fidel castro. crew us are preparing revolution plaza for memorials tomorrow, tuesday and a public funeral on sunday for fidel castro. >> the people are very sad that he's gone. very sad. but they realize younger ones especially realize it's a new movement. >> reporter: even though those mb ongoing tribute from students stand ong the steps of f the university. sxwl simon so sad because fidel is very, very important forren people. >> reporter: for an older generation, those feelings run much deeper as does the void that comes with their loss. >> translator: now the cuban people are obligated to fill in the vacuum that fidel has left if we want to contito >> reporter: a country both young and old, anxious for what comes next. >> normally, these streets would be filled with vendor, music an celebrations. tonight though, it is quiet here and across much of the city. part of nine days of official mourning. the man whose led this nation for seven decades. >>> activists are in d.c. protesting the dakota pipeline.

from new york. a number of airlines including frontier, southwest, spirit and united also start flights to cuba in the coming weeks. jeff patterson just landed in havana this afternoon. he will bring us live reports from cuba beginning tonight. >>> one man in las vegas found a unique and downright smelly way to get back at porch pirates targeting his neighborhood. eric snow put out what he likes to call the bait pack. surveillance cameras cut the two thieves rolling up to his home to steal the package but what was inside? snow describes it as reprocessed dog chow. in case you are not tracking, he means a box of dog poop. >> hopefully these people will doing it. >> pretty brilliant. snow and his neighbors will keep an eye out over the next several days to see if their stinky tactic keeps the thieves away. >>> ever heard of rudolph the red nosed pizza delivery guy? domino's is testing the reindeer delivery method in northern japan. reindeer trainers are exploring different delivery options such as mounting a delivery case on a reindeer's back or requiring them to drive a zz devices -- but what goes great with pizzas beer. what goes great with peers watching the super bowl in person. ha

has covered cuba 12 years and joins us by telephone from havana. porsche, how did the news break and what is the reaction inside cuba? >> alex, it's very difference from the reaction in miami. the news broke, the late newscast last night. there was a statement by president raul castro. very briefly. it clearly was a huge surprise because after they showed the tape with the announcement, the d say the reaction here has been very quiet. people who learned about his their tv sets. as i drove through the city this morning, streets are empty. very little traffic. people inside their homes trying to digest the news. >> there is going to be nine days of mourning in the country and i'm just wondering if you're sensing already any sort of generational difference in reaction to this? >> reporter: there is a generational difference, because the important thing is that fidel castro didn't die while he was still president of the country. he wasn't in office scene since 2006 and certainly after 2008 when raul castro took over permanently. so the younger generati

us state department removed cuba from sponsor state terrorism. about three months later the us then reopened its embassy in havana which has been closed for 54 years. it was controversial. cuba continues to repress and conduct arbitrary tests and public acts of shaming against dissidents. how about trade? let's talk to an expert. this is cindy thomas, she facilitates trade agreements between us companies and the cuban government. the first change, direct commercial flights between the us and cuba.>> it feels more like open more than any other place. >> banks in america are not allowed to complete transactions with banks and cuba. >> time and complexity and the cost and doing business. it makes it feel much more like a normal transaction with any other business in any other country. not quite friends, not enemies, more like for enemies. trump could undo all these changes and on the other hand it would take an act of congress to make them all >>> what can be done to stop stealing dozens of weapons. >> thousands of workers protesting walking off the job nationwide and in tampa bay. >>> a day of disruption. >>> 1 million christmas lights and what do t