they cut off power as a safety measure. and as bad as havana was hit, the east coast took a bigger pounding before it turned its sights north. french president, emmanuel macron, is heading to st. martin and st. barts on tuesday to oversee relief there. cnn s jim bitterman joins us from paris to talk about it, mr. macron not necessarily going to be get ago warm welcome. no. in fact, it could be quite hostile from what we seen, michael. basically a lot of people who have lived on the islands have come back to france we saw a military flight yesterday with a number of people who can complained about the inattention of the french government to their plight. the fact they had to wait five days for food and water.
itself of hurricane preparedness, but the death toll in cuba now stands at 10. the most in any country hit by the storm. it struck nearly the entire coastline, defenses were overwhelmed by the store. the president has called on the country to rebuild. and there are hopeful signs cadets clear rubble from the streets and classic american cars are again shining in the bright sun. these two share a park bench and cigar while sandwiched between fallen trees. the island of cuba, he says, is used to hurricanes and we have until november, there could be more. so cuba will keep a close eye on the sea for additional hurricanes as they begin the long walk to recovery. patrick opman,cnn havana.
personality. but school children required to memorize speeches and revere as national hero and commemorate his arrival as revolutioniaary havana. will endure for years to come. cnn havana. those who just turned on your tv. breaking news, fidel castro, former cuban leader is now confirmed dead. he was 90 years old. for years had been out of the public eye. rumors surfaced about his death previously but now confirm he passed away in havana. here with colleague george howell and be with you for next couple of hours on this breaking news of the utmost importance. this is one of the seminal figures of the 20th to 21st century. few people in this planet have
if you have a u.s. bank account, don t access it online from here. it may end up frozen. you may want to stick to bottled water and be sure to peel your fruits and veggies or you might end up sick. beware of driving here, it s easier and safer to hire a taxi like this and classic cars can get you around town in style and on the cheap. make sure you negotiate your price ahead of time. you want to take home the legally allowed $400 in souvenirs, cuba wants $100 of that to be cigars and rum so you can make your own mojitos at home. embrace the slower pace of life here. in an oasis like this, that s a good thing. will ripley, cnn havana. now star wars, the force awakens. that movie is starting the new year the same as it ended the old year. by breaking records.
this breaking news this morning. the parents accused of abducting their two young sons and sailing to cuba, they are back in florida this morning and they are under arrest. josh and sharyn hakken and their two boys were spotted yesterday at a havana marina by a cnn reporter. cnn s victor blackwell is live in tampa this morning where the boys have been reunited with their grandparents. good morning, victor. good morning, john. those parents are in jail here in hillsboro county in florida. they face state charges, joshua hakken, the father, faces a federal count of flight to avoid prosecution. but we know now from the fbi and the local sheriff s office that what happened was the state department initially received the information that the hakkens had moved to cuba. had moved by boat to cuba and were there at the marina. it was cnn s patrick oppmann in havana who confirmed it. saw the boys. saw the boat. and actually spoke with joshua and sharyn hakken there. in havana. and after that,