we will speak to lacy's mother, as well as the director of --jacqueline olive. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. "the wall street journal" is reporting the ouster of venezuelan president nicolas maduro is the first ststep in na trumpet ministrations plan to reshape latin america with cuba next on its radar. according to the repeport, the u.s. is planning to announce new measures against cuba, including sanctions on restoring cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. the move could seriously hamper foreign investment in cuba. the u.s. and plans to target nicaragua. in november, national l security adviser john bolton dubbed the three nations the troika of tyranny. last week vice president mike , said president trump is not a fan of u.s. interventions abroad, exexcept for "in this hn is fair." self-declared president juan guaido said he is reached out to russia and china. refused his come to be president. orders reporting the maduro government plans to sell gold from cent