themselves. the mood remains festive hours after castro s brother, raul, cuba s current president made that announcement. listen in. listen in. [speaking spanish] alcides: raul castro said his brother s remains will be cremated today. nine days of national mourning are under way right now. tampa, as many strong ties to cuba. we will have more on the local reaction a little bit later on requesting good day tampa bay. first fox s brett bahr takes a look back on his life. reporter: the man born as fidel alejandro castro ruiz came to power leaving a rag-tag band of bearded rebels to overthrow a dictator. he ended up becoming one himself. he stood defiantly against ten u.s. presidents. influence and power called castro a hero. but for the u.s., he was the all-too-close face of the bitter cold war. and while the world could never completely dismiss castro politically, over time to some critics, he seemed more like a caricature with his wiry beard, faded fatigues and six-inch c
after castro s brother, raul, made in announcement. [speaking spanish] alcides: raul castro said his brother s 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. station s 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. presidents. around the world leftists who hated america s influence and but for the u.s., he was the all-too-close 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 6-inch ci cigars. the response to castro s communist regime came in 1961 when president john f. kennedy backed the failed where cuban exile were captur