closely tied together over the decades. and it will be interesting, it will be telling to see he which world leaders are there at the final ceremony for fidel castro. >> very telling on a diplomatic level. >> cnn contributor jill dougherty live for us. jill, thank you very much. jill has a lot of experience in russia and we get a sense of the reaction there today. let's talk now about the little havana neighborhood in miami, florida. it's the home to thousands of cuban immigrants and exiles. >> and chris moodity ity is fo the reaction and he joins us live. chris, what are you hearing? it's the middle of night and this has been going on for hours. just 11 minutes past 5:00 in the morning florida time. what is it like? >> reporter: that's right. there is celebration in the air here in little havana, the home