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Patrick oppmann reporting from cuba. the only u.s.-based correspondent in cuba. patrick, thank you for that report. the reaction from miami. many residents there, cubans living in exile, they say his death as closure. owe showed you the aerials. you see there on the ground where hundreds of people came together and met in miamis little havana district. many people screaming with joy. banging pots and pans, celebrating the death of castro. heres more. >> were outside -- this is the epicenter of...

Death has drawn mixed reaction. in miami, florida you see here where people came together despite the rain to celebrate the death of fidel castro. but in havana, it is a different scene. people have been quite quiet there. news of castros death has likely not reached many cubans as it broke late at night. and it is important to point out as we heard from patrick oppmann that many learned from him. lets talk now about little havana in miami. it is the home to thousands of cuban immigrants and exi...

He was. fidel being gone will just mean that the iconic part of the revolution is gone. raul is still there. there will be a change in not having fidel around but they will still have power. >> patrick oppmann there in cuba is talking about the surprise people feel when he is telling them that fidel castro has passed away. at one time, castro has declared that history will absolve him. im wondering, do you believe his legacy in immediate days in immediate weeks here, after his death will take a ...

Those people must be celebrating right nows as we see these images from miami. >> just to be clear, i understand the emotional impact of this, and given the personality and the mark on history that fidel castro will have left, regardless of what you think of him, regardless of the politics. but the people who are in the street right now, presumably theyre not looking for substantive change in the short term? >> they would certainly hope so, i can tell you that. they would certainly hope that. >>...

Fidel castros ashes down the entire length of the island just about people paying their respects all along the way. a very controversial leader but today many in cuba are mourning. >> patrick oppmann, thank you so much for bringing us that perspective there from cuba. we appreciate it. want to go straight to chris moody who is in little havana miami and atmosphere there. >> chris what are people telling you there this morning? >> reporter: its the opposite of mourning. people were dancing in t...

Nine days of mourning started just about an hour ago. the video that you see here for his 90th birthday celebration, that was back in august. we want to go to patrick oppmann, now, he is there in cuba. and patrick, i was just talking to martin about this you are going to have an interesting place in history for a lot of these people in cuba. because i know that youve been talking to them. it happened overnight, and you ended up being the very person informing them that fidel castro had died. hel...

Loved him because he forced a hated dig traitor out. but over years many people lost hope and faith, and for many of the cubans i did speak with on the phone or ive seen the post on social media now, theres sort of -- not ambivalence, but exhaustion and they want to know how this improves their future and if this will lead to something better because cuba has suffered through so much. theres still u.s. economic sanctions on the island. the economy is in very poor shape, and many people want to h...

The passing of this controversial icon. >> patrick oppmann thank you so much. lets talk more about thiswi wi my panel. good to see both of you. >> good to be here. >> so i wonder, as we hear these sentiments coming from leaders around the world, from russia, china and india, is it your feeling that particularly in these days of mourning in cuba there might be visits from those leaders who are expressing compassion on the passing of castro? >> well, we dont have, i think, all the details yet on t...

People in cuba as reported by patrick oppmann who broke the news in cuba. at the end of the day, the government has been planning for this, this is not a surprise at all. but from your perspective, when you heard that he had passed on, what was your initial reaction? >> i was surprised. i was asleep. i was awoken by the story. and i couldnt believe that it was happening but, yes, cuba had been preparing.government had been preparing. fidel castro had been preparing. and that speech that he showe...

But schoolchildren are required to memorize his speeches, revere him as a hero and recreate his triumphant arrival once a year so that after hes gone, fidel castros influence will endure for generations to come. patrick oppmann, cnn, havana. >> he was a leader that many described as immortal until proven otherwise. >> and just before we prepare to wrap up this show, this is the last official photo of fidel castro released to the public. it was taken ten days ago november 15th in havana, he was m...