to havana are scheduled to land today. initiated by obama and relations with cuba. >> a sunday afternoon of dominoes on the porsche in havana. bars and nightclubs closed until after the funerals. >> missing all of the music culture. >> tourism up 12% first half of this year. monday american airlines flies in and delta and bringing total flights to 100. >> fidel's death unlikely to cool the freezing relationship but could come from the north if donald trump follows through on his warning. >> we will cancel obama's one-sided cuban deal made by executive order if we do not get the deal we want and the deal that people living in cuba and here deserve. >> this havana family watching special programming and cuban tv say they are unalert because of trump's hard-line status. abc news havana. >> as cubans twiet see how donald trump will proceed with president obama. trump and the president have been speaking regularly on a number of issues. declined to give further information on the content of the calls but last spoke saturday for

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the people of havana grieving. while in little havana, dancing in the streets. the question is what is next for u.s. and cuba relations. >>> and cyber monday. millions of americans hunting for bargains online. be aware. retailers are hunting you too. she is hunting for presents for me. >> no, i have been buying for myself. >> welcome to "early start." i'm miguel marquez. >> i'm christine romans. it is 31 minutes past hour. let the recount begin. wisconsin election commission set to meet to establish timeline for recounting every vote in the state from november 8th. that's touching off a trump twitter storm. calling the recount a scam. he calls hillary clinton a relationsh hypocrite for getting behind it. in addition to winning the electoral college in a landslide, i won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally. he is calling voter fraud in virginia, new hampshire and california. he said why is the media not reporting it? we have more from ryan nobles in palm beach, florida. >> reporter: trump wrapped up the holiday weekend in mar

havana's normally bustling revolution plaza was quiet. workers were busy preparing for two days of tributes to the dictator who led the country for half a century. thousands of cubans will pay their respects in the shadow of the monument to national hero jose marti and a sculpture of revolutionary leader che guevara. inside the cathedral lettisia fonseca prayed and reflected. castro was someone who helped us a lot she said, especially the cuban community of the lower class. on saturday at castro's former university dozens of students chanted "i am fidel." pedicab driver lanzaro alonzo said he hopes cast troes death would not slow progress in cuba. "we continue to work hard," he said. "there will be great moments country." people here will gather for official state memorials starting tomorrow, with the largest expected on tuesday at revolution square, where castro delivered some of his most fiery speeches. his remains will then be taken from havana to santiago, essentially retracing in reverse the steps he took in victory with the revoluti

to havana are scheduled to land today. it's one of the most recent examples of the warming of relations initiated by president obama between the u.s. and cuba. abc's jim avala is there this morning. >> a sunday afternoon game of come mows on the porches in havan a. bars and nightclubs closed until after the funerals. the visitors have noticed. >> missing all of the music which we know is part of the culture. the first half of this year. monday american airlines flies in and delta and bringing total number of direct flights to more than 100. fidel's death unlikely to cool the warming relationship between the u.s. and cuba, but the freeze could come from the north if president-elect donald trump follows through on that campaign warning. >> we will cancel obama's one-sided cuban deal made by executive order if we do not get the deal we want and the deal that people living in cuba and here deserve. >> reporter: this havana family watching special programming on cuban tv. they say they are on alert because of trump's hard-line

so already out on the streets in little havana. celebrating the death of a figure they consider a dictator and a tyrant, the cause of so much pain over the past 50 years. there's an announcement that body will be cremated on saturday and then we can expect an elaborate burial service, perhaps with world leaders from around coming to cuba to mark the occasion. a controversial figure in his 50-year rule he brought the cold war to the west. he almost caused a nuclear war in 1962 between the soviet union and the u.s. over the cuban missile crisis. he managed to stay in power through thick and thin. he is seen by both friends and enemies as a brilliant orator, a man who could speak for hours at a time. he had an image for television with his beard, cigar and his military-speak. even through economic tough times after cuba lost the economic backing, the soviet union in 1991, he managed to stay in power. the country economically is pretty much where it was when he became to power in 1959, a back water. the relations with the u.s. have bee

in contrast to little havana. david begnaud is there. >> reporter: charlie, when news first broke that castro died. it turned into something of a street party. right here in front of cafe well-known gathering place for cuban americans. this weekend, more than 3,000 people celebrated peacefully. >> this is it. the icon is gone. and hopefully everything is going to change. fernando hernandez one of 14,000 children who came to the u.s. between 1960 and 1962. during operation. fearing castro their parents sent them here hoping life would be better. parents for putting me on that plane to come here. i am very happy about that. >> reporter: for some cuban americans, castro's death is bittersweet. her exiled mother didn't live to see the day. >> i am happy that i came to share this moment with my mom. >> reporter: it is so personal for these people we have spoken to in that it is bringing up these old painful memories. the crowds that we saw over the weekend are gone. the roads are open again. but cuban exiles are planni

charlie rose is in havana, cuba, this morning. he'll report on the death of fidel castro in a moment. jeff glor is here with us in new york. good to have you here. >>> donald trump is lashing out at hillary clinton's campaign for getting involved in a recount effort in three key states. green party presidential campaign has raised more than $6 million and that is enough to pursue vote recounts in wisconsin, michigan, and pennsylvania. >> president-elect attacked the clinton campaign in a series of tweets. he alleged widespread voter fraud and disputed hillary clinton's nearly 2 million vote lead. mr. trump tweeted this. i won the popular vote. manipulated, now that the recount is on, it wants e >> this is a total and complete distraction and a fraud and something that they should drop. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump's chief of staff reince priebus blasted the clinton's campaign decision to join the recount. >> i think everybody know this is a waste of time and money for everybody and only to divide this country. >> repo

i'll be back later with closing thoughts from havana. now let's go back the norah o'donnell with the rest of the day's news. >> o'donnell: charlie, thank you so much. president-elect donald trump warned on twitter today that he will terminate president obama's deal with cuba to normalize relations if cuba doesn't make a better deal with its own people. mr. trump spent the day weighing his choices for secretary of state. here's major garrett. >> it's going to be a busy week. get ready. buckle up. >> reporter: vice president-elect mike pence's promise went unfill filled today as president-elect donald trump continued to ponder his choice for secretary of state. retired general and former c.i.a. director david petraeus met with mr. trump for nearly an hour. >> he basically walked us around the world, showed a great grasp of a variety of the challenges that are out there, and some of the opportunities, as well. so very good conversation, and we'll see where it goes from here. >> reporter: petraeus' stock is rising. after the meeting, the pre

news channel 8 is in havana with reaction. i am keith cate. >> i am jennifer leigh. thank you for joining us. a convicted killer will be released as he appeals his conviction. trevor dooley shot and killed a man on a basketball court after an argument over skateboarding. today, a judge decided he can stay home while waiting for a new trial. rod carter is live right now at the hillsboro county jail. the judge signed the order this afternoon granting trevor dooley a 100,000 dollar bond. still no word tonight on exactly when he will be removed -- released from the jail here. i just checked inside and they say they have not received the paperwork but once they do it will probably be sometime late tonight. in the meantime, that judge's order came with a lot of restrictions, one of which is he cannot have any contacts, >> it's so difficult. >> reporter: karina was shaking when i gave her the news. how do you feel about that?>> of course, it's extremely disappointing. we were sort of expected this though -- expecting this though because the judge had granted bond in the pas

marci gonzalez, abc news, havana, cuba. sean: meantime, today the first commercial flight took off from miami to havana. this is the first time in over half a century that u.s. airlines are making the milestone flight. multiple flights have gone to cuba since president obama small island nation, but today's flight was the first that landed in havana. if you're looking for flight deals today is a good day to go , online. cyber monday is underway. experts say slow summer travel sales should result in big airfare and hotel deals. and most retailers, like walmart, target, kohls, and amazon, are all offering online only deals. i don't as where -- i know that is where kevin spent a good five or six hours this morning looking at cyber monday deals. kevin: weather maps. sean: i couldn't see the other side of the computer screens. kevin: a couple systems we're tracking coming up. sean: plus coming up on today's , "cooks corner," we're making a got any good gift ideas? ? verizon prepaid is gonna be my gift ? ? no extra charges ? ? ca

one of the most remarkable things we have seen in havana is scene. a line of people who have come to the place where fidel castro made many political speeches. until just a few years ago, he was the only leader some cubans had ever known. >> for education, for culture, for sports, cuba was an important country. >> reporter: ivan waited in line with his entire family, havana to be part of history but we found people from all over the world in line. one group of dutch tourists just happened to be in havana when the news of castro's death brought to the world.>> we heard about the dying of fidel castro so we took a cab and went here. >> reporter: they came to stand in line with native cubans because while many americans have always thought as fidel castro as a dangerous, communist dictator, the view in the netherlands is different. >> people. we like the cuban people also so it is no problem for us to stand in their world and bring him a last goodbye. >> reporter: we also found one group of americans in line from new jersey. they sailed from key west to

havana it's a very different mood. more like a party in miami's cuban-american neighborhood little havana. david begnaud is there. >> reporter: this is s day that people have taken to the street here in little havana. as one woman said, we're not celebrating the death of fidel castro but we're celebrating the potential for freedom in cuba. it's still front-page news. i want to show you the front cover of the "miami herald." the picture of fidel with one word, "dead." it's still all people are talking about in miami. the streets are still closed and they're blaring music in front of cafe versailles. tanya madrigal came to the united states when she was 9 years old. here? your parents came with you. they are now deceased. why is it important for you to be on the streets tonight? >> to support my cuban family. to support -- all these people have come here today to celebrate. and to teach my daughter it is a moment in history. and the reason why i'm here, for freedom. i left when i was 9 years old and i've never gone back

plus this -- >> i was born in havana, cuba in april of 1953. my life started basically about the same time as cuban revolution did. >> life under castro's rule. a cnn executive producer

charlie rose is in havana, cuba, this morning. he'll report on the death of fidel castro in a moment. jeff glor is here with us in new york. good to have you here. >>> donald trump is lashing out at hillary clinton's campaign for getting involved in a recount effort in three key states. green party presidential candidate jill stein says her campaign has raised more than $6 million and that is enough to pursue vote recounts in wisconsin, michigan, and pennsylvania. >> president-elect attacked the clinton campaign in a series of tweets. he alleged widespread voter fraud and disputed hillary clinton's nearly 2 million vote lead. mr. trump tweeted this. i won the popular vote. if you dededuct the millions of people who voted illegally and that claim was found to be false by independent fact checkers. the clinton campaign general counsel responded last night tweeting we are getting attacked for participateing in a recount that we didn't ask for by the man who won election but thinks there was massive fraud. jan crawford is following th

up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4--havana subdued. the city is in mourning for fidel castro, its former president.we look back at his legacy. and taking a live look after a sunny and mild saturday with highs near 50, sunday was foggy and damp, and rain moved in by late evening with downpours overnight, and lows in the lower 40s. it remains cloudy with scattered light rain today, highs in the upper 40s, and a south wind once again with another .5" possible until 2am, brisk winds and lows in the lower 40s. this week cuba continues mourning the loss of fidel castro and honoring his legacy. the former cuban leader's remains will be brought to havana's revolution play today and a mass public planned for tuesday.nbc's jay gray reports. (nats from street)hidden along a narrow side street in old havana.inside a modest but well kept home.roger travafreites reflects on a "new" cuba...without fidel castro.(roger travafreites/h avana resident :15-:22)"the loss of fidel castro has two faces one clear one dark."he's lived here almost as long as coo

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embassy in havana opened shortly afterward. american tourism in cuba forever transformed. >> the progress that we marked today is yet another demonstration that we don't have to be imprisoned by the past. when something isn't working, we can and will change. >> reporter: in may of this year a carnival cruise liner docked in havana, the first american and in august, the first direct commercial flight traveling between the two countries since 1962. americans now flooding the island and filling up hotels with record bookings. on my trip to cuba this past may, i ran into several american tourists. >> now it's here. the americans are here. the tourism is here. >> reporter: an influx of visitors bringing much needed income to cuba's tourist industry, a big difference from my first visit 20 years ago. i first came to cuba 19 years ago, and at that time this area, old havana, was pretty much in disrepair. i came back a second time two years later, and this area was being restored, and now 19 years after my first visit to havana, old ha

the medical school, school of latin america based in havana. there were many american students who went down to study medicine in havana. there were breakthroughs on medicines and all kinds of biotechnical advances. they were beginning to do a lot in areas where they had hoped to export to the united states. they did get an export for the medical advances. >> chief correspondent andrea mitchell. thank you for your insight into the man on a personal level and to his legacy. appreciate you being here. >> reporter: sure thing. >>> what the death of falk means for the new administration and how relations will change. new reaction from donald trump's florida base in palm beach, up next. per roll more "doing chores for dad" per roll more "earning something you love" per roll bounty is more absorbent, so the roll can last 50% longer than the leading ordinary brand. so you get more "life" per roll. bounty, the quicker picker upper but my back pain was making it hard to sleep and open up on time. then i found aleve pm. the only one to combine a sleep ai

i went back to the university of havana where i used to study. i spoke to some of the young kids to find out how they feel about the legacy of fidel castro and if they feel like it's an important one to continue. take a listen. do you think that fill did del complicated and misunderstood? >> yes. i think he was. i think he do -- i think he did what the best intention. >> fidel wasn't wrong. i mean -- >> reporter: when you say he wasn't wrong, what do you mean? >> look at all the people here. they are here because of he. >> i would like to say the world, this is not the end. we are the future. this legacy that he left us is the most important and we have to continue that. >> reporter: alex, every single young person who i spoke to said they felt like socialism as an idea was very important. while they admitted they wanted to see a few things change, like, for example, they wanted more access to the internet. they want to be able to order things like clothes online, something they can't do right now. young people are -- they have to call friends in

abc news havana. donald trump will proceed with diplomatic ties we learn he is in regular contact with president obama. trump and the president have been speaking regularly on a number of issues. declined to give further information on the content of the calls but last spoke saturday for about 45 minutes. >>> one subject which may not have come up was the unexpected renaming of trump tower. someone trolling google maps managed to change the name of president-elect's home to dump tower. you can only see it when you are just zoomed in at the right angle. >>> a search is under way for two inmate who's escaped from the santa clara county jail. $20,000 reward being offered dangerous are on the run after a daring jailbreak in san jose, california. abc news getting an exclusive look inside their cell. >> these are pretty tough and strong. that's why i'm so surprised they were able to cut through it. >> these are the bars left behind by chavez and campbell. group of four inmate who's orac orchestrated a get a

he rolled into havana atop a tank a week later. he came down from his guerilla stronghold in the sierra maestra mountains, joined by his partner in revolution, the argentine che guevara, and a small rebel army. they had toppled the right wing dictator fulgencio batista, who had been in and out of power in cuba for 25 years. castro quickly nationalized u.s.-owned companies and property in cuba, along with church holdings and the farms and businesses of wealthy and middle class cubans. the u.s. responded with an economic boycott that lasted decades, and castro began an alliance with america's superpower rival, the soviet union. >> sreenivasan: departing president dwight eisenhower severed all links with cuba. >> there is a limit to what the united states and self-respect can endure. that limit has now been reached. our friendship for the cuban people is not affected. >> sreenivasan: the hardships placed upon the cuban economy, and castro's repression of his cuban opposition, sparked a series of mass migrations that would profoundly a

>> the best bar in havana. it's the best restaurant in havana. if anyone wants to experience real life in cuba, you ought to come here, and you can see it all. >> but enrique knows dinner here costs the average cuban almost two months' salary. so they stay away. he wants to change that. less tourists, more locals? >> more locals, less tourists, yes. that's one of my dream. >> and how do you think that becomes possible? >> i hope the economy, our cuban economy, can grow and develop. >> with 40 employees, enrique is helping to grow that economy -- even though 20 of his best workers recently left for america. nothing is easy here. i have a lot of respect for you and a lot of admiration, but now i want to eat your food. >> yes, of course. that's the most important. >> let's go eat some food. up next... you ever go fishing? >> no. >> travel down any road in havana, you'll find a surprise at every turn. ioye! at red lobster's holiday seafood celebration nothing says "treat yourself" like any of these indulgent new dishes. so try the new grand seafood f

cnn havana. >> those who just turned on your tv. breaking news, fidel castro, former cuban leader is now confirmed dead. he was 90 years old. for years had been out of the public eye. rumors surfaced about his death previously but now confirm he passed away in havana. here with colleague george howell and be with you for next couple of hours on this breaking news of the utmost importance. this is one of the seminal figures of the 20th to 21st century. few people in this planet have had their names so closely associated with one country but that's the case of fidel castro. >> led for nearly half a century, a major figure in cuba. will be interesting to see the reaction in miami and cuba. cnn has the only dedicated correspondent in cuba. patrick is live with us this hour. reading the headline for viewers in the united states and around the world, fidel castro dead at 90 years old. are you hearing reaction there? >> reporter: yes, i spoke to someone on the way to the office. who never hid from me her absolute hatred of fidel castro and

>> best part, best restaurant in havana. if anyone wants to experience real life in cuba, come here, you can see. >> enrique knows dinner here costs the average cuban almost two months salary. so they stay away. he wants to change that. less tourists, more locals? >> more locals. less tourists, yes. that's one of my dream. >> and how do you think that becomes possible? >> i hope the economy, our cuban economy can grow and develop. >> with 40 employees, enrique is helping to grow that economy. even though 20 of his best workers recently left for america. nothing is easy here. i have a lot of respect for you and a lot of admiration, but now i want to eat your food. >> yes, of course. >> let's go eat some food. >>> up next, you ever go fishing? >> no. >> travel down any road in havana, you'll find a surprise at every turn. will your business be ready when growth presents itself? american express open cards can help you take on a new job, or fill a big order or expand your office and take on whatever comes next. find out how ame

as we saw, a lot reaction on the streets of little havana in miami. we will have more on that in a few minutes. >>> a thanksgiving weekend of gratitude for a california family. sherri papini was found chained >>> and the presidential vote now set for a recount in at least one state. former green party candidate jill stein filing that with the election commission in wisconsin. stein's pushing for the same thing in the swing states of michigan and pennsylvania. her goal isn't to overturn the results, but establish voter integrity. >>> let's go back to reaction in miami where people celebrated into the night after learning of fidel castro's death. with more. good morning, kerry. >> reporter: good morning. we have a little bit of a sun shower. people have gotten under the overhang. you can see folks gathered out here. she is wearing a shirt that says "cuba." there is anticipation and a lot of people waiting and in some cases almost a lifetime to watch fidel castro die. now it seems odd. why would you want a head of state to die? you have to understand the

flight from havana to miami in decades. this is the inaugural certificate. >> this is the first flight to miami out of havana. >> am i the first passenger to get one? >> you know, you could be. >> i'm the first one. the inaugural certificate. a pin for every passenger. miami since the american airlines flight, and you can see people in the terminal, all taking photographs and videos, because it's an historic moment for cuba. when we got to the door of the plane, the cuban flag on the american airlines jet. you can see the cuban flag just outside the pilot's window there. the entire crew, extremely excited to be part of this flight. and so were the passengers back in that terminal, capturing it all. that crew, those families so kind to us and we thank you. thank you for watching on a monday. i'll see you right back here we begin with ricky news out of a live look from our roof camera in downtown denver. but if you have called this case you can see that glow for many miles away. >> it's visible from the interstates. a lot of

andrea mitchell has more on that from havana. >> reporter: good morning, alex. donald trump is the new president, going to have to decide how far to roll back president obama's opening to havana. even as this country tries to asays the legacy of its founding father, a legendary figure. havana's revolution square, where thousands of cubans are expected to pay respects to fidel castro, dissidence against his regime, the first sunday in 13 years that the protesters known as the ladies in white did not march after church. she says it was out of respect to the mourning period, but clearly a bigger factor, nbc news has learned, state security police told them to stay at home. if you all wanted to go out and march today, what would have happened? she says they will punch us, beat us, put us in jail until the national days of mourning are over. that's what happened last march when they protested during tight security for president obama's visit to havana. but she says nothing will change with fidel gone. his brother raul is still in charge. a different take on cuba toda

abc's david muir is in havana. >> reporter: all across havana, we noticed the flags at half staff. the cubans honoring their long-time leader. and on the streets of the capital, the cuban people mourning fidel castro who defied ten u.s. presidents for half a century. he took power on new year's day 1959, promising democracy. but soon throwing opponents in jail. there were executions. and taking over all u.s. businesses here. signing a pact with the soviet union. the u.s. would respond with sanctions. president kennedy approving the invasion of cuban exiles entering at the bay of pigs. it failed. castro won. 11 million people live here in cuba making just $20 a month. by some estimates, just 5% have internet access in their homes. on the streets, something else. the american tourists. there are now more of them here than there have been in decades. this group from california. what do you hope for the cuban people? >> i hope to see them have a better life. have -- be open. more open and more happy. experience more. be able to travel outside of the cuba and see other people. see how o