49 years later he was one of the longest ruling heads of government. Raul saying it was with deep sadness that he announced his brother, fidel, had died before 10 30 last night. Greeted by celebrations in miami. This is a live look at Little Havana. Earlier that street was packed. Many rebellers could b carrying cuban flags and banging on pots and pans. Thousands flocked to florida during castros 49year reign. Fidel castro came to power in cuba in 1959 following a widely popular revolution that overthrew the dictator. The rebels left this ideology and put them on a collision course with the United States, and it wasnt long before the small caribbean island found union at the height of the cold war. The alliance brought the world to the brink of the cuban war. Directed the armed forces to prepare washington retaliated by imposing a political embargo against cuba, providing education and healthcare for all. What fidel achieved in the social order of this country has not been achieved by
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Area was hit with heavy reign and thunderstorms. And evacuations in popular resort town and the flames are at the edge of dollywood theme park in pigeon ford. The fire fueled the situations are absolutely dangerous. Theyre dangerous for our fire fighter and daivrping are you four residents and daiching for for visitors. They forced workers to evacuate and had to leave more than 10,000 animals behind. Animals shoulding safe as long area through tomorrow as well as this weekend not clear if its enough. Well get to the story in a secretary. Lost night circumstance until gaithersburg and two to three people were injured and scene is clear now. Those victims injuries not lifethreatening no words on arrests or what led to the stabbing. Unidentified plume on potomac. Crews monitoring the substance floating done the potomac maryland with the latest. Whats going on, mel. This is important plant has intake valves and sucks in four million gallons of water today and that becomes drivring water fo
President elect of the United States. And we found that out this morning when trump announced that he wanted to avoid any appearing of conflict of interest. Hes having legal documents drafted that are going to extract him from the corporation, that bears his name. Were going to get more details about exactly how its going to work at a press kwompbs his kids in two weeks. This move though indicates how quickly Inauguration Day is approaching. And so does a dinner that happened last night with secretary of state contender mitt romney. Mr. Trump took mr. Romney to a fancy dinner at a french restaurant in a Trump Building around the corner. The two were joined by the Incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus for what looked like an allbusiness occasion. And on his way out, romney revealed that he has done a 180 from the primaries. Of course the big trump detractor. Instead now expressing to reporters that he really appreciates the way that trump has handled himself, since winning
Hospital. In Charlotte North Carolina a decision not to charge a Police Officer who shot and killed a black man. Oo the da says officer brint lee was defending himself in a confrontation against lee scott. Evidence backs up the story that scott was armed and ready to fire. It is my opinion officer vincent acted lawfully when he shot mr. Scott. Scotts family has insisted he was not armed. A gun with his dna on it was found at the scene. Cocked with a round in the chamber. Families desperately searching now for loved ones as the death tole rises to 7 since the fires exploded sunday night. The original blaze appears to have been started by a human. Rain is exhausting little relief to exhausted firefighters. They are seen on the concrete taking their first break in 36 hours. Gatlinburg is expected to reopen tomorrow giving thousands of ee evacuees the first look at the aftermath. Even more destruction down south. Alabama is under a state of emergency as storms rip across the street. A man