No longer alive. Reaction, pouring in, as news spread of the dead of death of fidel castro at the age every 90n miamis Little Havana neighborhood, people shook to the streets in celebration. Im not here to celebrate death, but here to celebrate the beginning of the crumbling down of tyranny that has oppressed my people. Dictator that has hurt the lives of at least four generations of cubans. Inside and outside. Castro ruled cuba for nearly half a century. He seized power in 1959 with the military coup, and ruled with an iron fist. His legacy marched by human rights violations. However, some residents of havana expressing doubt that this news will change anything in the country at all. Well, there could be change, or maybe things will stay the same. Time will tell. One thing for sure, we are ready for whatever comes, because we cubans are always red. I president obama releasing a statement in part we extends hands of friendship to the cuban people. We know that this moment fills cubans with powerful emotions, president elect trump initially tweeted fidel castro is dead. But followed up with a more in depth statement saying in part quote though the tragedy death and pain caused by fidel castro cannot be re raised our administration will do all it can to ensure the cuban people can finally begin their journey toward prosperity. As the celebrations in miami continue in cuba, another story. President cast troll, fidels brother, has ordered nine days of national mourning, with the funeral of the 09 year old dictator scheduled for december 4th. In miami, florida bit keel phil keating, fox news. You will remember president obama restored diplomatic ties, opening up travel. But on the campaign trail, president elect donald trump promised to reverse all of that. Some cuban exile leaders say they dont want to cancel president obamas deal altogether, but rather, renegotiate. Any concessions that are going to be given to the castro regime, must come with a demands, and the demand must be respect rights of the cuban people. All eyes now on the trump administration, and how it will handle Us Cuban Relations going forward. Castros death is triggering intense emotions for Many Americans with cuban heritage. Here in our area todays developments are bringing back some very difficult memories. Fox 29s brad sat on joins us with that. A lot of local connections here there is afternoon i spoke with rich negative rink, former Philadelphia City managing director. He was born here in the u. S. After his parent fled cuba in 1961, his father was targeted for assassination, and rich saw it happen. To have such a terrible dictator rule for so long, with really iron fist over 11 million people, it is a great day in history. Fidel castros nearly 50year rule isnt just something for the history books. His dictatorship was real life for rich negrin and his family, witnessed the murder every his father who helped free thousands of prisoners from cuba in the 19 60s. My dad negotiated for the release of 3,000, and as a result targeted by radical cuban group, owe mega seven, targeted him asomugha as nation, and he was killed when i was 13 for his beliefs. Richards grandmother lives in new jersey. When he heard the news of castros death he was quick to give her a call. She was incredibly happy she outlived fidel castro, to show you how hot the passion burns among cuban americans, the fact that she could take a breath today, and he was no longer alive and breathing, gave her great, great joy. The question now is what is ahead. Fidel castros brother now rules, but at age 85, raol castro soon planning to step down. As cuba takes a step toward dem okras up, starts to look at real reform over time, having the united states, you know, put the carrot out there around the economy, and even reducing the embargo more and more, as we have reforms; where we need to go. Thats not going to happen overnight. But the steps are there. The president going therefore the first time, and now fidel castro kind of the old garb passing away, good start. Youre optimistic . Im very optimistic. Rich says demos rack i has to start with open internet and freedom of the press. Says there wont be any overnight change, as you heard, he is very hopeful. Dawn . All right, thank you, brad. We will of course continue to follow any developments in connection with Fidel Castros death. And reaction from around the world, you can look for updates on fox29. Com. Right there on our home page. Breaking news tonight. In the president ial election, Hillary ClintonsCampaign Announced today that it is going to take part in an effort to recount votes in key swing states, including pennsylvania. One every Clintons Campaign counsel made the announcement today on medium. Said the campaign joining Green Party Candidate jill stein, worth nearly 6 million to prom vote recount in wisconsin, michigan, and pennsylvania. Today said, quote, it is funds mental principal of democracy to ensure that every vote is properly counted. Well have full look at efforts to recount votes coming up a little later on in this broadcast. Now, to a developing story in philadelphias roxborough neighborhood, an hours long barricade situation at home on river road is now over. Police officers dodged bullets, trains on septas norristown, manayunk line came to a halt, and robots rolled into action during the tense ordeal. Tonight police say the man who started it all is dead, and there are a lot of questions that still need answering. Fox 29s Sabina Kuriakose has the story. Reporter investigators carry out long guns, sawed off shotguns, and handguns from this home along river street in roxborough saturday morning. For nearly four hours, it was the scene after large Police Barricade which began after police re ponded respond today a call with a man with a gun around 5 30 a. M. When he arrived, heard additional gunshots, saw muzzle flash, they saw a male with a firearm, at that point they backed out, they made a clear barricade situation. Swat teams, fire, marine crews surrounded the home which lies along the schuylkill river, a land and water search for 594 year old prospect ensued, while Police Negotiators tried to make contact inside the home. Twentyfive neighbors were evacuated, others told to stay in place. Authorities allege the armed man had military training, and arsenal of wept nones his home. Hours into the standoff, without hearing from the alleged gunman, swat teams sent in robots. We inserted robots with cameras into the property and we were able to see that the male was down. The suspect found dead from a self inflicted gunshot wounds, according to Philadelphia Police chief inspector, joe sullivan. It was like something out out of a tv show. Told to take shelter in her home, alongside her 83 year old mother, throughout the hourslong ordeal. Says her neighbor had acted irradically in the past. Periods of yelling, and screaming, and obscenities, it never went this far to where he was shooting his gun. We new he had them. We were all very nervous about somewhat that unstable having them. This investigation is not over. Detective right now combing through this home for clues. Theyre trying to piece together a picture of exactly what led the suspect to allegedly fire shots randomly in the early hours of the morning, and without heeding Police Officers called to stop. In roxborough, Sabina Kuriakose, fox 29 news. And an investigation is underway tonight after Philadelphia Police officer shot and critically wounded a man in kensington, it all started last night when Police Say Two officers asked a man to stop on the 1800 block of east clementine street. We dont know exactly y they say the man, how much, reached toward his waistbands, and the officers reported seeing a buldge under the mans sweatshirt. Then police say the man took off running, officers gave chase, but officers say the man eventually fired a gun toward them. They returned fire, hitting the man several times. That man is in the hospital in critical condition. The officers were not hurt. Police say a woman, who was walking in the area was hit in the leg by the gunfire, but the good news is she will be okay. To your fox 29 weather authority, now, the start after crisp, clear evening. Meteorologist, monica, with more on how the night and the rest of the weekends is shaping up. Reporter actually well see those clouds continue to clear out. So if you can see all that much sunshine today, i think tomorrow is your day. We will actually really clear out this cloudage. You can see, it was cloudy earlier today, and then it started to break apart. Want to expand this back though, so you can see, there are showers, snow or rain, north and west of us. Up through new york and back into western pennsylvania. They are continuing to push east, but as they do, breaking apart, so were going to hold it mainly dry for the rest of tonight. Here we are taking a look at high for today, 50 degrees in philadelphia. A few degrees below normal, trenton at 50 degrees, Atlantic City at 54 degrees. Heres where we stands right now, 47, for those of us in philadelphia, weve got temperature of 40 degrees in pottstown, reading, also, coming in at about 43 degrees. Tonight, it is going to be dropping. Talking 30s, seven 37 degrees in the sit, outside the suburbs, near freezing, so be sure to bundle up, dawn. Thanks, monica, will do. Great day to go shopping in haddonfield. The jersey town is making the whole weekend about buying great and local gifts for the holiday season. Several stores had special deals for todays Small Business saturday. And as you can see, people were out in numbers to check some Holiday Gifts off their list. Business owners are specially happy about todays turn out. This is where you can measure just how successful you really are. If people are making a point to come to support your business, that means you are getting something right, doing something right. So it is just kind of a sign things are going well, and it just kind of boosts your energy for the rest of the season. Haddon fields event just one of many Small Business saturdays going on in our region today. I was out in Chestnut Hill myself. In kentucky, an amazing rescue, involving a pregnant woman. But she wasnt the one who needed help. How she saved a mans life after he caught the fire. Plus you havent stopped smiling. Why . Children in one local neighborhood really thankful that an area grand ma got the help she needs to keep feeding them. Why we have you our viewers to thank for all of that. Sean . Dawn, it is the final week in regular College Football season. Both penn state and temple have accomplished championship dreams. We breakdown all of the scenarios for you later in sports. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. That means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. So in the 3. 7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local ed jump record, fly, gary, fly. His friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song. His sister can live stream it. While his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. Get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just 79. 99 per month online for the first year. Cable cant offer that. Only fios can. More on a developing story. It appears the 2016 election isnt quite over yet. The Green Party Candidate, jill stein, is seeking recounts in three states, wisconsin, michigan, and right her in pennsylvania, where trumps margin every victory was extremely thin, and today picked upstream. Foxs garrett ten i has the latest. Hillary clinton could still end up in the white house, depending on the outcome of recounts in several key battleground states. The chances that far happening, are slim to none, but, still, Green Party Candidate, jill stein; launching an effort to recount votes in states including wisconsin, pennsylvanian michigan, all states where donald trump narrowly beat hillary clinton. While stein admits there is no indication that haak g or vote tampering took place in any of those states, a hands full of Computer Science expert are claim ago hack choir have potentially influenced the election. Of course, there is currently no evidence to support that claim. Still, stein says, a full recount is needed for voters reassurance. We are standing up for voting system, that we deserve, that we can have confidence in, that has integrity, and security, and that we know is not subject to tampering, malfeasance, hacking, and so on. Reporter stein has already raised more than 5 million in this effort well on it way to the goal of 7 million. Following the election, the Clinton Campaign said it looks into every report of hacking or voting irregularities, as well, and found nothing. But late yesterday, when the Wisconsin Election Commission received steins request and agreed to move forward with the recount, clinton team jumped on board. That will post on medium, clinton attorney marker i can al lie as, now that a recount is underway, we believe we have an obligation to the more than 64 million americans, who cast ballots for hillary clinton, to participate in ongoing proceedings to end sure an accurate vote count will be reported. The official recount effort in wisconsin is expected to get underway late next week and the filing deadline for pennsylvania is monday, in michigan is wednesday. In washington, im Garrett Tenney fox news. In Center City Philadelphia this shopping spree is all about helping other. Today Burlington Coat factory opened it doors to children in need for its annual Operation Cold war for kids. The alpha few Alpha Fraternity raised more than 5,000 for todays event. They gave under served children in the area a 50dollar voucher to buy a brand new coat of their choice. It is the third year for this event. The spirit of thanksgiving, alive in a kensington neighborhood, where people doubt that anybody really cared about them at all. We showed you their struggle little over a week ago, one feisty grants mom is fighting city hall, and anybody else getting in the way of her feeding some hungry children in a community stricken by poverty, and joyce evans went back to report on good news all made possible by you our viewers. The generosity has been overwhelming. It has been wonderful. Reporter and it keeps oncoming. Color books, art supplies, fresh fruit, pastries, bread, every day. Someone was calling, someone was knocking, neighbors were like a lady cam on the block and dropped some things off. Reporter including a Philadelphia Police officer, not patrolling the neighborhood looking for folks up to no good. Came with a whole trunk full of food and so he had gave us about three cases of this juice, all sorts of smacks. An officer pulled up . Pulled up sunday morning. Thats not all. That go fund me had been up little over two years, we had already raised 4,000, now there is 9,000 in there. Reporter cant touch any that far yet but were loaded with cheese sticks, everybody was great because they bought us a lot of dry goods. Are you open for business again . Open for business. Open for business. Reporter now a no announcement necessary. Miss monicas door was open. You havent stopped smiling. Why . I am just so happy. Reporter she is not the only one thrilled to be here. What do you like best . Reporter the bad news came during the first visit to 3125 reach street. I actually doesnt have nothing to give them. Reporter she was able to scrounging up just enough for the kids who came inside thinking that the Summer Meals Program miss monica had run for the past two summers had been extended to go year around. But now she is closed. Reporter you want her to open back up . These little faces, why Monica Wright refuses to take no from city hall, harrisburg, or washington, d. C. , after she was denied an usda funding for her project to feed hungry kids, and provide a fun, safe place for learning, if only for couple of hours a day. Weve been living in a depressed situation for so long on this block. Reporter but her kensington rowhouse does not meet qualifications of the at risk after school meals program. The school year version of the Summer Program she just ran out of the same house. It shouldnt be as much of a fight. You know . In order to do something in your community. But now we have a foundation to get the things done that the city wants done so that we can qualify for the usda. Reporter now she is open again. Thanks to outpouring of support from our viewers, miss monica says she can continue to fight through all of that red tape, and her struggle to get the kids fed and off the streets. We want so it is time to come down to miss monicas place, we be so happy, and it be really fun. She didnt give up. That will encouraged us not to give up. She is a blessing to the neighborhood. Neighbor and parent has been volunteering here since the very beginning. Let the christmas of spirit spirit spirit every christmas earl. I arts and crafts donated by generous fox 29 viewers. I tell you the city really proved this is a city of brotherly love. Joyce evans fox 29 news. I like to see those smiling faces, theyve started petition drive doortodoor and on line to take the cost out of qualifying for public money. If you want it help out monica and those sweet children, we have information on fox29. Com. History resurfaces in one of the great lakes after nearly 150 years of big ship is drying out. Tonight we know why it sang, and what happened to the people on board. And do your kids know about pinky . It could be deadly. It is far to easy to get. How people are getting their hands on a drug thats not only illegal, it is not even meant for human use. my hero zero by lemonheads zero really can be a hero. 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