N fist. Tonight live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. Breaking news, he ruled with a cigar in his iron fist. Tonight former cuban dictator fidel castro as died at age 90. Good evening. Im veronica de la cruz. Im ken bastida. It brings to an end a regime of the u. S. And cuba on the bring of nuclear war and ends with his approval of sweeping changes to the marxist government he built up over a force the 9 year 49 year rule. Reporter to supporters he was a revolutionary hero, to critics a ruthless dictator, but for better or worse, fidel castro was cuba for nearly 50 years. He was born in 1929, the illegitimate son of a wealthy farmer. In the late 1950s castro along with ernesto cha and other rebels began a guerrilla campaign. Under castro cuba became a communist country just 90 miles from the United States. The island nation established close ties with the soviet union and seized nearly all u. S. Owned properties. The United States responded with a long running trade em
N fist. Tonight live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. Breaking news, he ruled with a cigar in his iron fist. Tonight former cuban dictator fidel castro as died at age 90. Good evening. Im veronica de la cruz. Im ken bastida. It brings to an end a regime of the u. S. And cuba on the bring of nuclear war and ends with his approval of sweeping changes to the marxist government he built up over a force the 9 year 49 year rule. Reporter to supporters he was a revolutionary hero, to critics a ruthless dictator, but for better or worse, fidel castro was cuba for nearly 50 years. He was born in 1929, the illegitimate son of a wealthy farmer. In the late 1950s castro along with ernesto cha and other rebels began a guerrilla campaign. Under castro cuba became a communist country just 90 miles from the United States. The island nation established close ties with the soviet union and seized nearly all u. S. Owned properties. The United States responded with a long running trade em
The colleges engineering building. Police say the suspect drove on to campus in his car and just began to ran into a group of people before getting out of the the car and allegedly swinging that 95 stabbing them with a butlers 95. Again, an officer on campus eventually shot and killed the suspect. Police say nine people are hospitalized. Eight are in stable condition but one remains in critical condition. Students just returning to campus after thanksgiving break are stunned as news of todays violence spread. First alert it didnt really say anything. It said stay safe, run, stay, hide. Another minute later there was a report there was an active shooter on campus, and some people started running i was walking down 15th. People started running up 15th and people were like dont go to campus theres an active shooter. Reporter just back from thanksgiving break. The school issued a shelter in place warning this morning. But lifted it about an hour and a half later. Classes were canceled for
Story out of southeast. Thst d. C. Police crews now on theow n scene of an overnight homicide d in the district. N th you can see there investigators still at work in the 900 block of barney streettt z police tells a man was shota a to death around 10 30 lastt night. Ni police also tell us they are looking for two suspects. Fireworks flew at a Heated School Board meeting. At issue is the schools transgender policysg particularly the bathroom debate. Debate Melanie Alnwick is live withnwic the details of that story. Ry melanie. Reporter good morning,orterg guys, yesoo, so a lot of thingst still in transition here so in may the school board voted to include gender identity inity i part of its nondiscriminationrii policy but it didnt specifyspec what kind of accommodations would be provided. Ul pro currently schools have a gender neutral bathroom thatt transgender students cansan access but theres a processro that students and staff have to go through in order to beer t able to get access
The hazy, hot conditions, were over that. And today is more comfortable in the area. You can see to wake county. And the cumulous clouds taking us over. You will notice the sun and cloud mix and also still have that chance of a spotty shower. The 69 degrees Greater Cleveland right now. And look at the dew point. We were sitting in a lower 70s finally out of our area. And to cool down temperaturewise for today. And upper 80s near 90s and the forecasting of a high of 75 for Greater Cleveland. Right now, 72 and dover, new philly, 73 degrees and good morning. Upper 60s and that cooler air is working its way in. And huron county, were sitting in a lot of sunshine. And its going to be a great day to be outside. And still tracking the possibility of a little isolated activity. And around the 2 00 hour. And 72radding here and not heavy, duty rain. But wow. From yesterday . Ninetys we first brought you new after six hours, the is speck confirmed dead by police and this morning, whoever waiting