Island, and derrick ward has local reaction. Im erica fitzgerald. Reaction is pouring in from all around the country. Citizens and politicians are saying they have been waiting all their lives for this moment. We begin our team coverage. Reporter thousands poured into the streets of miamis little havana. It is a day many cuban have anticipated for years. Im 34 years old and ive been waiting my life for this moment. Reporter castros rise to power in 1959 tour families apart. Millions fled the island as the dictator seized property, silenced the prez and more. He has caused pain an all generations of the cuba. Leaders in congress agree. The truth is he was a he should not be revered. He should be reviled. All at his cost. His sadness, his tragedy, his death is terrorism and narco trafficking. That is the legacy of the fidel castro. President obama was more measured saying history will judge the enormous impact of this as they celebrate cuban americans feared little will change in soon. C