congressman, i want to pick up on something because i talked to a lot of people over the day. you re the only person that i ve talked to that really had the opportunity to be around him. we re looking at pictures of him but you were in his presence. what was it like to be around him? what was he like? well, hardly ever see him when hisouth wasn t moving and telling a story. you couldn t have a conversation with him that didn t last two or three hours. he was humorous but he was serious, and it s true that people paid a hard price for their independence from batista, but it was no question that he brought a sense of equality with all the people in cuba. you know, the interesting thing that i have found, and i visited miami a lot, is that the younger people don t have the same feeling of bitterness towards fidel. and they really want to improve our relationship, and they would
1.2 million. nbc s kerry sanders. thank you. let s bring in congressman charles rangel who joins me on the phone. thank you for calling in. good to be with you. you met fidel castro when he visited your district back in 1995. who was your impression? and also in 1960 you were in law school at that time? when he first came to new york in 1960. yes, but i was working at the hotel where he was a guest, and also, i met with him a half a dozen times in cuba. talk to me about your impression of him. well, it depends on whether you re in cuba or in little havana. i m quite certain that they re not celebrating his death in cuba, as he brought health care and he got rid of batista a he was able to make literacy a part
you, will be very upset by the passing of fidel castro. will they be upset because this is something that we see in countries with similar situations he has represented the entire contemporary history of the country for half a century? so there are emotions attached to that. or will he be upset because they miss his style of governance? well, futurecast is has been the leader or a leader of the cuban revolution since the days of the revolution, since the overthrow of batista, an ambitious dictator who killed tens of thousands on the island. so it s fidel castro represents the best of cuba, along with the other historic leaders of the revolution. and they are very much respected by people across the island. of course mistakes have been made. at the end of the day, cuba is a proud independent company that s achieved an awful lot despite the ongoing aggressive u.s. blockade for over 50 years. i do have to push back with one thing. i mean, even human rights watch has a very g
there s a rush to see who has seats on a plane. the last plane out at the airport. this involved power, glory, and money being snatched from those who had it under the corrupt regime of batista, and it involved executions and it involved a lot of upset and tumult. if you can see, i want to interrupt you real quick because we have video from little havana because people are celebrating in the streets. this is live video of little havana with people celebrating the death of fidel castro. that shows you right there people who have lived under his regime. people who had in little havana fled. this is what the congressman was talking about earlier. people who remember him from those 1960 days, from that
luckily drivers put on their breaks to avoid hitting the balloon. whoa. very close. it landed safely in a field nearby. can you image? the toronto blue jays eliminate a texas ranger after one of the most bizarre plays ever. russell martin s throw to the mound hits the batter and then rolls away. the runner on third scores giving texas the lead. the umpire s initially ruled the play was dead, but then changed the call. upset fans, they started throwing bottles and cans on to the field. the game was delayed nearly 20 minutes. at the bottom of the inning jose batista crunches a three run home run giving the jay s the lead for good. final score 6-3. they face the kansas city royals tomorrow. 38 minutes after the top of the hour. he posted a picture of a stack of carbon facebook. a week later he was dead.