Good morning. Welcome back to today on saturday morning. Im Sheinelle Jones with Hallie Jackson in for craig and dylan dreyer. We begin with the breaking news. The death of fidel castro. The dictator hadnt been seen the last few years. He died at the age of 90 last night. We have nbcs Andrea Mitchell with a look back at his life. Reporter he was commander or just dictator. One of the worlds last communists. The firebrand started life simply. Illegitimate son of a land owner. He graduated with a law degree and doctorate. Tried running for the National Assembly in 1952 until batista seized power. And in 1953, castro led a group years until amnesty and he went into exile. In mexico, he regrouped with his brother raul and ernesto. The three led a force back to cuba in 1956 waging guerlla war in 1959. At first the young leader telling the u. S. He was not a communist. Meet the press in april of 1959. I am not communist. Reporter he confiscated the property of the wealthy and silenced newspa
Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with jose dias balart. Good evening. We begin with an unfolding tragedy in norge california where it appears there could be a staggering death toll after a fire broke out as a warehouse being used for a party. It happened last yooek in oakland, just across the bay from possibility as many as 40 people may have lost their lives. And the questions about safety in that building are growing tonight. Nbcs Gotti Schwartz is there. Reporter overnight in oakland a Late Night Party turned into a warehouse inferno. Understand, dozens unable to escape what firefighters described as a worst case scenario. There is just a tragedy and there is the smoke clears, yellow tarps confirming a gutwrenching death toll expected to climb. Firefighters say about 75 people were inside the warehouse known as the oakland ghost ship when a fire broke out on the second story. The space home to a handful of artists most inside last nigh
The gm is confident riders will see improvement. Reporter in a room chock full of elected leaders, metro employees, and media, gm paul wedefeld charting a new course that quite simply caters to the rider. What they want is the trains to run on time and the buss to run on time. Thats what they want. The big message is i want i customers to know that i get it. That you get it. That we get it. At metro. Reporter all throughout this speech the gm feeling confident that metro will turn it around. So what are the specifics . Were going to put a much greater emphasis on customer experience, particularly with regards to reducing the number of delays due to track issues, the delays due to car issues, then were going to improve the environment, particularly in the stations. Reporter heres a little bit more on the Transit Agencys goals. Get metro back to good. Thats their plan. Theyll do that by focusing on rail cars, specifically to make sure theyre running smoothly the system will become those
Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with jose dias balart. Good evening. We begin with an unfolding tragedy in norge california where it appears there could be a staggering death toll after a fire broke out as a warehouse being used for a party. It happened last yooek in oakland, just across the bay from possibility as many as 40 people may have lost their lives. And the questions about safety in that building are growing tonight. Nbcs Gotti Schwartz is there. Reporter overnight in oakland a Late Night Party turned into a warehouse inferno. Understand, dozens unable to escape what firefighters described as a worst case scenario. There is just a tragedy and there is the smoke clears, yellow tarps confirming a gutwrenching death toll expected to climb. Firefighters say about 75 people were inside the warehouse known as the oakland ghost ship when a fire broke out on the second story. The space home to a handful of artists most inside last nigh
Line and now a fit as officers step in to prevent a local bakery from going bust. Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, Thomas Roberts. Good evening. 39 Million People in a dozen states are at risk of Severe Weather and flooding this weekend. Floods have claimed three lives in texas. That state bracing for more potential thunderstorms over the next 48 hours. All of this as the east coast braces for the impact of newlynamed Tropical Storm bonnie with sustained winds at 70 miles per hour. We begin with Janet Shamlian in texas. Reporter Lightning Strikes across Southeast Texas and days of torrential rain, triggering flash flooding and heroics like this, Police Officers brave rising waters to save a woman from her sinking car. No holiday for homeowners like jennifer and daughter ray lynn who could leave their house only by boat. We are surrounded by water. Reporter so are many as creeks spilled over the