Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Fidel castro who turned a small caribbean island into an American Foreign policy obsession is being remembered as a oppressive tyrant and savior of his people tonight. The very contradiction that defined his 50 years of rule. In havana where a nineday mourning is underway people openly wept in the streets after death broke. And people in Little Havana in miami celebrated. Fidel castro goes to his grave as a dynamic figure of the cold war who once nearly nudged the u. S. And russia into a nuclear war. Our team is reporting from around the region. We begin tonight with nbcs chief Foreign Affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. Good evening, lester. At miami airport cubanamericans are lined up to go to cuba visiting from the island. No place in america has been as affected by Fidel Castros nearly 50year reign as south florida. Hes revealed by many exiled during his reign. Even in his hay day he was admired b
What is to come. Today, saturday, november 26th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on saturday morning. Im Sheinelle Jones alongside dylan dreyer and we have Hallie Jackson here with us. Happy to have you here on this side. Nice to take a break sitting with you after stuffing myself for two days. And we start with a busy news day. Lets get to it. The top story is breaking news overnight. Cubas long time former leader fidel castro has died at the age of 90. Castro in power for nearly 50 years was in Failing Health in years. His brother, raul castro announced his death. Life. Reporter to his followers, he was commander or fidel. To enemies, a dictator. One of the worlds last communists. The illegitimate son of a land owner. He graduated with a law degree and doctorate. Tried running for the assembly until power seized. In 1953, castro led a coup. Castro ended up in jail for two years after it failed. In m
Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Fidel castro who turned a small caribbean island into an American Foreign policy obsession is being remembered as a oppressive tyrant and savior of his people tonight. The very contradiction that defined his 50 years of rule. In havana where a nineday mourning is underway people openly wept in the streets after death broke. And people in Little Havana in miami celebrated. Fidel castro goes to his grave as a dynamic figure of the cold war who once nearly nudged the u. S. And russia into a nuclear war. Our team is reporting from around the region. We begin tonight with nbcs chief Foreign Affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. Good evening, lester. At miami airport cubanamericans are lined up to go to cuba visiting from the island. No place in america has been as affected by Fidel Castros nearly 50year reign as south florida. Hes revealed by many exiled during his reign. Even in his hay day he was admired b
Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Fidel castro who turned a small caribbean island into an American Foreign policy obsession is being remembered as a oppressive tyrant and savior of his people tonight. The very contradiction that defined his 50 years of rule. In havana where a nineday mourning is underway people openly wept in the stet death broke. And people in Little Havana in miami celebrated. Fidel castro goes to his grave as a dynamic figure of the cold war who once nearly nudged the u. S. And russia into a nuclear war. Our team is reporting from around the region. We begin tonight with nbcs chief Foreign Affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. Good evening, lester. At miami airport visiting from the island. No place in america has been as affected by Fidel Castros nearly 50year reign as south florida. Hes revealed by many exiled during his reign. Even in his hay day he was admired by many around the world. To his followers, he was j
What is to come. Today, saturday, november 26th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on saturday morning. Im Sheinelle Jones alongside dylan dreyer and we have Hallie Jackson here with us. Happy to have you here on this side. Nico sitting with you after stuffing myself for two days. And we start with a busy news day. Lets get to it. The top story is breaking news overnight. Cubas long time former leader fidel castro has died at the age of 90. Castro in power for nearly 50 years was in Failing Health in years. His brother, raul castro announced his death. Look back at Fidel Castros life. Reporter to his followers, he was commander or fidel. To enemies, a dictator. One of the worlds last communists. The illegitimate son of a land owner. He graduated with a law degree and doctorate. Tried running for the assembly until power seized. In 1953, castro led a coup. Castro ended up in jail for two years after it f