After castros brother, raul, made in announcement. [speaking spanish] alcides raul castro said his brothers remains will be cremated today. Nine days of National Mourning are under way in cuba. Tampa, as many of you know, has strong ties to cuba. Stations kellie cowan is on brett bahr takes a look at the rise and fall of the dictator. Reporter the man born Fidel Castro Ruz came to power league a ragtag band of bearded rebels to overthrow a dictator. He ended up one himself. Castro stood defiantly against ten u. S. President s. Around the world leftists who hated americas influence and but for the u. S. , he was the alltooclose face of the bitter cold war. And while the world could never completely dismiss castro politically, over time for some critics he seemed like a char cature with his wiry beard, faded fatigues and 6inch ci cigars. The response to castros communist regime came in 1961 when president john f. Kennedy backed the failed where cuban exile were captured and sent to priso