caracas is the murder capital of the world. that's not all. its inflation is well above a thousand percent. and what was once the richest country in south america, one that still sits atop the world's largest oil reserves, is now the world's worst performing economy. we met up with second grade teacher vanessa, and she invited us into her class. she tells us that some of her students have fainted from hunger. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: but it's not just the students. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: more than a third  of the country's teachers miss school every day, so they can stand in lines like these. hoping to buy the staples they need for their own children at a much cheaper government subsidized price. sometimes they wait for hours and get nothing at all. vanessa and her husband adolpho are two of the few teachers that, despite the journey, work every day. it's a two-hour hitchhike and a bus ride to and from school. they had to sell their car to survive. vanessa and adolpho have to alternate eating dinner on different n

now we can go to our correspondent in caracas.t of all tonight, we saw those pictures of the opposition leaders being bundled into cars last night by security services. we've heard a supporter of president maduro saying tonight that they violated their curfew at home. what has happened, do you have any idea where they are? it appears that both men are in a prison on the outskirts, in fact, outside caracas. very little more than that is known at this stage. theoretically they need to come before a judge to hear the reasoning for their rearrest. which, as far as we know, considering a statement was released by the government, is for two reasons. one is that they broke the terms according to the government of their house arrest, specifically because they released videos around this very controversial vote for a new legislative body, which they said was an appeal to people to take to the streets. obviously that's a very controversial idea, their lawyers and families deny that. but the other reason put out by the government was that th

caracas is the murder capital of the world. that's not all.ts inflation is well above 1,000% and what was once the richest country in south america is now the world's worst-performing economy. at this super market, prices shockingly high. workers tell us they don't have the staples of venezuelan life. flour, bread, butter, sugar and milk. what everyone here knows is that we are all under the watchful eye of government-backed militias, but this one woman was so desperate to tell her story, she was willing to risk it all to follow us out. [ speaking in foreign >> reporter: she says she's lost 30 pounds this year because there's not enough food. she wants the world to know, she says as she turns to the camera. refre repression is the new normal. the every day threat of violence mixed with the complete failure of the government is forcing hundreds of thousands to flee. that's because the death toll here is on the rise. due to shortages of medicine and basic supplies, there are no antibiotics. the government has tightened its grip on the most vulne

cnn's laila santiago live in caracas with the latest.s is a really disturbing turn of events. >> reporter: right. this has happened in the last few hours. venezuelans will be waking up to the news. much of it over tv and much of it over social media as the family of leopold oh lopez is tweeting that they are still waiting to find out where he is, why he was detained. to put this into context, this is one of the leaders really of the opposition, of this movement that has been so critical of the government. oftentimes when you're out at protests, you'll see his face on t-shirts of those speaking out against the government. and that is one person that has been detained overnight -- taken from his home overnight. the other person who was also taken, also on house arrest, the former mayor of caracas, antonio ledesma. so many questions out there now as to where they are, why they were taken. i have reached out to the government of venezuela to ask those two questions. at this point, much of the information is coming from surveillance video or

on newsnight, as the crackdown in venezuela intensifies, we hearfrom an opposition senator in caracashat does this sound and fury over brexit signified? —— signify. good evening and welcome to bbc news. more than three million british gas customers are facing a big rise in their electricity bills. from september the company will charge 12.5% more for electricity. it means a typical household on a dualfuel tariff will see its annual bill go up by £67. british gas says it's putting up prices for the first time in nearly four years because its own costs have risen. but the government and consumer groups have condemned the move. here's our business editor, simonjack. electricity, a basic need, a simple product. it's the same wherever, or whomever, you buy from. if you buy it from british gas, it will be 12.5% more expensive from september as the uk's largest supplier hiked prices for the first time in four years. given wholesale costs have come down over that period, why raise prices now? we do agree that, over the last few years, since we dropped electricity prices the last time, wholesa

hija de ledesma desde caracas.e lleva acabo una sesiÓn para discutir la elecciÓn de la asamblea nacional constituyente del domingo. javier: francisco, gracias por estar con nosotros. cÓmo estÁ el ambiente? francisco: buenos dÍas. justamente, estamos enfrente de la residencia donde vivÍa ledesma. conversamos con una vecina que nos contaban detalles de la detenciÓn. hubo golpes. la despertaron a ella. dieron todo el procedimiento policial. tuvieron el valor de salir del apartamento para enfrentar a estas personas. pudieron grabar algunas imÁgenes que estÁn dando vuelta al mundo ahora. es la situaciÓn que se estÁ viviendo aquÍ. la seÑora estÁ muy nerviosa con todo lo que viviÓ. carolina: se esperan mÁs manifestaciones para hoy? francisco: hay una sesiÓn especial de la asamblea nacional. hay invitados varios embajadores. estar en embajador de mÉxico y de francia. todo estÁ rodeado por seguidores del gobierno. estÁn haciendo presiÓn en las calles. amenazando a representantes. varios han resultado agredidos con golpes y

katy watson reports from caracas.side the parliament building, you'd never guess this was a country in crisis. hugo chavez's face and influence is neverfar away, but today it was about his successor. president maduro, who has remained defiant despite the criticism heaped upon him about what many have called a fraudulent election. "criticism has always been here", this woman told me. "that the people have been on the street 18 years, first supporting hugo chavez and now president maduro, who was legitimately elected by us." this new assembly will have the powers to rewrite the constitution. there's little detail as to what that means in practice. but the new president gave a hint of what was to come. we've not come to destroy the constitution, she said, adding they wanted to remove obstacles from the government's path. the assembly has been justified as the only way to bring peace to the country after months of often violent protest, but earlier on friday the pope warned it would only encourage a climate of tension, no

en caracas, venezuela, francisco, univisiÓn. sus lujosos campos de golf, en unas vacaciones de 17 dÍas, pero antes de salir de la casa blanca grabÓ su mensaje reiterando su promesa de proteger la economÍa y los trabajos de los estadounidenses. enfatizÓ la protecciÓn para que los inmigrantes reciÉn llegados reciban beneficios sociales, y volviÓ a expresar su apoyo para reducir la inmigraciÓn. reportera: el presidente resaltÓ una y otra vez que pone a los trabajadores y a las familias estadounidenses primero. >> no podrÁs obtener ayuda social de inmediato ni bien llegas a nuestro paÍs. reportera: eso le decÍa a los inmigrantes, y al mismo tiempo mandaba un mensaje a quienes lo eligieron. esta semana, el presidente, junto con dos congresistas republicanos, impulsaron la ley que crearÍa un nuevo sistema migratorio basado en mÉritos, frenando el acceso al paÍs de personas con baja capacitaciÓn laboral. un documento publicado por la casa blanca indica que mÁs del 50% de todos los hogares de inmigrantes reciben beneficios en comparaciÓ

sin embargo gobierno de presentadora: desde caracas, francisco con los Últimos detalles.ciones al amanecer. es el fuerte, sede de la 41 brigada blindada, una de las mayores en poder de las fuerzas armadas. un grupo de uniformados, comandados por un capitÁn, que estaba siendo perseguido por el gobierno, intenta tomar el fuerte militar y envÍa un mensaje de liberaciÓn al paÍs. >> nos declaramos en legÍtima rebeldÍa, unidos hoy mÁs que nunca con el pueblo de venezuela. francisco: los combates continÚan, rebeldes y leales al gobierno se enfrentan a tiros por horas, alfredo, vecino del cuartel, despertÓ con las detonaciones. >> se empezaron a escuchar algunas detonaciones. francisco: en los alrededores, decenas de civiles se salen a las calles a apoyar el lanzamiento. se viven horas confusas, tres personas abatidas, 11 heridas en los ataques, militares en las calles se reprimen las protestas. helicÓpteros sobrevuelan el lugar. en caracas, las unidades militares se ponen en alerta, vehÍculos tÁcticos y artillados se colocan en las entradas del fuerte militar, el mÁs grande del

katy watson, bbc news, caracas.es is on the brink of disaster. a leading charity says a change in government policy has led to demands from the taxman for backdated payments for workers. mencap says the total bill could top £400 million. the game of thrones star, kit harrington, has been raising awareness about the issue and he's been speaking to our health editor, hugh pym. do they go together in groups to do their activities? with time out from his filming commitments, kit harington is campaigning for a cause close to his heart. he's concerned about a financial threat to charities which run supported homes like this for residents with learning disabilities. what is her favourite song? he is worried about the future care of his cousin, who has downs syndrome and learning disabilities. he needs to live the life that he loves living. when my aunt cannot care for him in the way that she has, we need to find that for him, my worry is that we will not be able to. care workers who stay overnight used to get a flat rate o

policÍas y militares contra manifestantes de la disidencia en el este de caracas. >> es una asambleaores 3 c1 protestaban, el oficialismo celebraba.. >> la excanciller rodrÍguez preso dirÁ el nuevo poder que va a reescribir la carta magna y va a derogar los poderes establecidos. >> a esa derecha le decimos que si no toma el camino democrÁtico y de la acciÓn polÍtica se impondrÁ la justicia. >> partidos de gobierno apoyaron al otro lado de la ciudad a los 545 nuevos miembros de la constituyente. >> si no reflexionan hermano, van a desaparecer. >> con la instalaciÓn de la constituyente regresaron al capitolio los cuadros de bolÍvar y chavez, fueron retirados del parlamento cuando asumiÓ en enero de 2016 la actual mayorÍa de la oposiciÓn, tambiÉn regreÓo a casa antonio ledezma esta madrugada, de leopoldo lÓpez solo se sabe que permanece detenido en la cÁrcel militar de ramo verde, desde caracas para noticias telemundo. >> tras ser redeportado a mÉxico, pascual solo quiere reunirse con su hijo anthony, quien se recupera en el hospital luego del maltrato fÍsico por parte de familiares que

respondiÓ y con dureza a presidente venezuela, las advertencias de la casa blanca cayeron mal en caracasn con fuerza entre los venezolanos (hablan inglÉs) . enan con fuerza entre los venezolanos. (hablan inglÉs) (hablan inglÉs) . desde la desde la asamblea constituyente cuya instalaciÓn ha sido el punto de inflexiÓn en las relaciones entre caracas el washington el gobierno venezolano calificÓ la advertencia calificada como imperial el gobernador tambiÉn condenÓ las palabras de trump. >> las declaraciones hostiles del presidente de estados unidos de amÉrica. >> la oposiciÓn ha sido prudente. >> somos conscientes que los problemas de los venezolanos los vamos a resolver nosotros. >> la advertencia del presidente estados unidos se da luego de 4 meses de protesta que han muerto mÁs de 130 personas. >> en las calles hay opiniones divididas. >> tenemos que dejar que donald j.trump haga lo que tiene que hacer pero que lo sepan hacer bien. >> aquÍ quieren buscar intervenir por el petrÓleo eso es algo que no tenemos que permitir. >> en los Últimos dÍas el gobierno de perÚ expulsÓ a su embajador d

reporting on the fast-moving events in caracas.nd next to that mass trial in turkey were almost 500 suspected coup plotters, including generals and pilots have gotten underway. they are accused of leading the coup to topple the government oferdogan. most under arrest for some time, but some are being tried in their absence. correspondent: in what was clearly intended to be a public spectacle, the defendadas w whee paraded d before demononstrato babaying for blood. some tried to get through security to attack the accused as they were put into the courthouse. specially built for the event and with public gallery space for more than 1500 people. many outside where chanting that they wanted the death penalty. turkey repealed capital punishment in 2004, but many want it reinstated. >> we have confidence in the judiciary. we think they will be sensed to the heaviest punishment -- sentenced to the heaviest punishment. i want the death penalty back so they can be hanged. >> i expected justice from the court and i want a new law to be enact

en el alma que estÁ preso ahÍ y no sÉ que le estÁn haciendo ahora. >> en esta cÁrcel en afueras de caracasndo medidas restrictivas de libertad. >> el gobierno dijo que el beneficio de casa por cÁrcel les fue revocado. >> tenÍan limitaciones, restricciones de declaraciÓn polÍtica. >> el regreso a la cÁrcel de lÍderes opositores se ha dado el mismo dÍa en que tres parlamentarios chavistas han creado su propio grupo en asamblea nacional. >> venimos a defender a chÁvez a pelear con la oposiciÓn. >> para maÑana la oposiciÓn ha llamado a marchar nuevamente por calles de caracas, daniel garrido noticias telemundo. >> desde la extradiciÓn de joaquÍn "chapo" guzmÁn el "cartel de sinaloa" ha ido perdiendo terreno frente a otros grupos criminales en principales ciudades de estados unidos, entre ellas chicago. allÍ rubÉn pereida hablÓ con un agente encubierta de la dea sobre el rumbo que lleva el crimen organizado en esa ciudad. >> como agente eng booet de la dea por mÁs de una dÉcada ha visto cÓmo el "cartel de sinaloa" ha, pero desde la extradiciÓn de su lÍder y arresto de otros operadores asegura q

slums surround cities like caracas.f them, in the middle of the crisis, have become poor. what is life like? translation: what we need now is food, a lot. what about crime in neighbourhoods like this? crime is everywhere. you are not safe in many places dot with this situation, people are turning to crime to be able to feed their kids. that's the way it is. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the natural beauty of the scottish highlands. now the isle of skye is under increasing pressure from drive—through tourism. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millenium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun s

thousands of government supporters march in the venezuelan capital, caracas, as the new constitutional assembly takes office. plugging the leaks. america's attorney general condemns what he calls the staggering level of unauthorised access to classified government information. we will investigate and seek to bring criminals tojustice. we will not allow rogue anonymous sources. . . with security clearances to sell out our country. the heat is on. health warnings across europe as some countries experience the most extreme heat for a decade. and juggling the media attention. neymar, the world's most expensive footballer, says hejoined paris st germain, because he wanted a new challenge. hello, and welcome to bbc world news today. venezuela's new constituent assembly has been sworn in. their role — as controversially called for by president nicolas maduro — is to re—write the existing constitution. the elected representatives — more than 500 of them, almost all of them allies of the president — gathered in the parliament building for the ceremony in caracas. while, outside, confrontations

katy watson is in caracas.io ledesma screams for help as he is taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there's panic while someone else yells that venezuela is now a dictatorship. he wasn't the only one to be taken away, officers also seized leopoldo lopez, an opposition leader released from prison a few weeks ago but placed under house arrest. tensions are running high in venezuela after the election of a new assembly that will effectively rewrite the and. there have been violent protests in recent months and on monday former mayor mr ledezma released a video on social media criticising the weekend's vote. he called the vote a fraud, saying public powers had become a political machinery at the service ofa political machinery at the service of a totalitarian regime, a tyranny. leopoldo lopez also made his voice heard while under house arrest. the supreme court said on tuesday it had revoked their house arrest because they have made political statements and they'd also received intellig

katie wasn't bbc news in caracas. and a brief time ago i spoke with noises rendon associate director of the americas program at the center for strategic and international studies. is also from venezuela. well if you think you very much coming in the legitimacy of this assembly has always been in question now we have allegations of vote tampering which the government has denied but how does it feel this crisi. basilisk going through the dark as crisis ever in his history teases not only thi. india start two days ago star really years ago. and do i just hop in sunday ripper sans de. officially the advanced is becoming a totalitarian state. we if we fail assembly that he's. pretending to impose. not only dismantling institutions rewriting laws and codes. but also announcing you want tory days. change in property rights changing their right to practice limiting their freedom of speech. these assembly perchance to impose a new cuban or north korea type of ceased. you already have one hundred twenty people dead. street prot

. >> en las calles de caracas hubo apoyo al alzamiento militar y tambiÉn hubiero respuesta de la guardiaciÓn se reÚnen en una universidad para insistir en los mecanismos para recuperar la democracia, julio borges pidiÓ al gobierno investigar este alzamiento. >> queremos saber la verdad que no nos vengan con cuentos chicoss con una cacerÍa de brujas. >> luis ortega se uniÓ a este encuentro dijo no tener mÁs informaciÓn de lo sucedido en la instalaciÓn militar al tiempo que reiterÓ desconocer su remociÓn. >> (aplausos). >> pero otros sÍ hablaron de lo ocurrido en valencia. >> un diputado disidente del chavismo y exministro de nicolÁs maduros podrÍa atribuirse al mal estar que hay en la fuerza armada por los problemas econÓmicos que atraviesa el paÍs. >> la familia militar igualmente sufre la falta de medicinas, inflaciÓn. >> el hecho quiere decir que muestra lo que es a profundidad la situaciÓn militar en el paÍs. >> tanto el chavismo llamaron a la prudencia ante el tipo de acciones militares en caracas,s adriana mucho nÚÑez, noticias telemundo. #. leopoldo lÓpez fue de vuevuelto a su arre

daniel garrido tiene lo Último este caracas. >> el poder constituyente antes de reescribir la carta magnae ha cobrado la primera vÍctima, la fiscal general luisa ortega dÍaz a quiÉn dsacaron. >> rodearon la fiscalÍa. empujones y golpes recibieron a la abogada de 59 aÑos. >> esto es parte de la dictadura que estamos viviendo en venezuela. >> esto es una dictadura. >> uno de sus escoltas fue detenido por las militares durante el forcejeo. en medio del incidente orden deba dÍaz abandonÓ el Área en moto. >> ortega dÍaz hizo carrera en el paÍs como abogada defensora los derechos humanos y a partir de ahora no ha descartado iniciar su carrera polÍtica. >> todo esto se dio al tiempo que los 545 constituyente iniciaron la primera jornada que compartirÁ el espacio del capitolio en caracas con sesiones de la asamblea nacional. >> ha sido suspendida del cargo la seÑora dÍaz ha sido in habilitada y prohibido su salida del paÍs. >> para ortega dÍaz serÁ reemplazada por el hasta ahora defensor del pueblo. >> la primera determinaciÓn es extender el perÍodo por 2 aÑos. #. por su parte la oposiciÓn venezo

katie watson in caracas.t remind us why the attorney general wants to do this, what are the claims? the claims are that the vote on sunday, the numbers we re that the vote on sunday, the numbers were inflated, the government said more than 8 million venezuelans voted for the constituent assembly. but the voting company says actually that was inflated by around 1 million. that is being generous, that some people, some independent polls, saying the number was far lower than that. but president maduro is defiant, saying 10 million venezuelans maduro is defiant, saying 10 million venezuela ns want to vote maduro is defiant, saying 10 million venezuelans want to vote but 2 million were held back by fires, barricades and bombs. so he is justifying it saying these numbers are correct. that is the fallout, the government is being accused of fraudulent voting and the government says it's not true. so they want to carry out a full investigation, how much power will she has and how will she be able to do what she wants?

a cierre primera los manifestantes en la ciudad de caracas. guarda nacional habÍa forzado la puerta de en el salÓn elÍptico del palacio legislativo para instalarla constituyente. los retratos del fallecido presidente o chÁvez que habÍan sido retirados por la oposiciÓn volvieron a la sede del parlamento y desde ahÍ, se dirigieron a los venezolanos. >> aquÍ lo que hay es una crisis de una derecha fascista tratando de destruir un pueblo libre. poco antes de la instalaciÓn antoÑuelo ledezma fue devuelto a su casa donde tendrÁ que cumplir arresto domiciliario. leopoldo lÓpez continÚa recluido en la casa de Álamo verde. ramÓn: te regreso nuestra zona, bomberos lograron controlar en un 70% el incendio que ha consumido 20 acres en autlÁn ejidos . se espera que logren contener hasta un 90%. las autoridades aseguraron que ya se encuentran en la etapa final. los bomberos permanecerÁn dÍa y noche para asegurarse que las llamas estÉn totalmente extinguidas. con estas imÁgenes en vivo de la ciudad de san josÉ nos enlazamos con suheily lÓpez belÉn. ya estÁ p

francisco: las oficinas en caracas estÁn cerradas y vacÍas.d anunciada y la que arroja el sistema es de al menos 1 millÓn de votos. francisco: desde el aÑo 2004 viene proveyendo tecnologÍa electoral al gobierno, pero los resultados fraudulentos el domingo la convierten ahora en su enemigo. >> es una aseveraciÓn irresponsable con base en estimaciones sin fundamento en la data que maneja exclusivamente el poder electoral. francisco: una ruptura que despiste lo que siempre afirmÓ el gobierno sobre esta tecnologÍa. >> tenemos el sistema electoral mÁs perfecto del mundo entero. francisco: sus mÁquinas han contado millones de votos desde entonces siempre en medio de la polÉmica y las dudas por parte de la oposiciÓn. >> con obvias fallas en los resultados tanto en el 2004 como en el 2013 donde estudios estadÍsticos han demostrado inequÍvocamente que hubo fraude. francisco: para despejar las dudas sobre un presunto fraude el presidente maduro llevÓ a abrir las cajas y evitar las acusaciones de que el dictador. >> me dicen dictador, no tengo nada de di

just about a year in caracas, u.s. government worker, i don't want to go beyond that describing my role there. want to make two comments. president trump made the comment about possible made ry intervention, he president maduro stronger, that s something he feeds on, he likes to portray us as the enemy nd the cause of their economic -- that did us no good. the other comment is that when i i heard to the states, a lot of people sharply rightly ng chavez and so. chavez didn't do a lot of good for the country in the long run. but i want people to understand, there is a reason why people elected chavez. if you really care about venezuela, you need to know why they got where they are today. that is eason for because even though the country excuse me, my dog is attacking me. vast oil wells, that wealth was not shared with the country. majority of population had limited access to healthcare and higher education. because of that, the country country with oor vast oil wells, chavez appealed going le and said, we're rian, e this

en la ciudad en caracas hubo algunas manifestaciones.on en una ceremonia simbÓlica. dijeron que el programa se va dar en cÁrceles de ese estado, para evitar que criminales sean puestos en libertad. la iniciativa genera el rechazo de activistas pro inmigrantes. al borde de la deportaciÓn se encuentra un indocumentado padre de cuatro hijas estadounidenses. el hombre de 49 aÑos fue arrestado cuando llevaba a una de las menores en la escuela. el inmigrante tiene 25 aÑos en estados unidos. abogados resolvieron todo en su contra. la corte desestimÓ la red patricio que tendrÍa lugar para la semana prÓxima. la depresiÓn tropical emily esÁa en el atlÁntico. volverÍa a ganar fuerza de tormenta. mÁs de 30 condados de florida declaran estado de emergencia. el mal tiempo creÓ condiciones difÍciles en carreteras. la guardia costera rescatÓ a dos pescadores cuya embarcaciÓn naufragÓ en aguas del golfo de mÉxico. precisamente, para conocer lo Último de emily y los detalles del tiempo pasamos con ana patricia. adelante. ♪ ♪ ana patricia: asÍ es. comenzam

caracas, theyinto don't allow them to go into the city. haveimes the protests turned violent.he democracy and any well functioning society, people should be able to d demonstrate they are against the government. not just a is concern of security. there are serious limitations ' lives.t on venezuelans have the right to decide whether they want to revoke their president. faced that, hez went to the referendum and he won the referendum. maduro has not allowed the referendum to go through. there is nothing resembling a normally coherent argument about why it was that the referendum was stopped. the government alleges there was fraud, but they point to signatures which had already been accepted from the tally. there were enough signatures, thehe presumed fraud signatures, to move forward. maduro would lose a presidential election right now, according to every poll. the government knows that. that is why they don't want to hold elections. once we get restrictions on the ability to elect your leaders, we are talking about a -- of what we call democracy. it was a quick slide between t

it's only an combina from the wall street journal in the venezuelan capital caracas. thank you very much for that update. next up pyongyang's official news agency has admitted that a ballistic missile walls deliberately fired by the regime over japan this week. quoting leader kim jong hoon the k. c. n. n. e. agency said the launch is just the first step of a wide operation. in the pacific region. on an official visits to japan the british prime minister to resume a house this wednesday called on china. to do more to pressure north korea to abandon its nuclear and missile program. well the u. s. presidents donald trump has said that talking is now notes beyond sir. racial harassment class explains. kim jong moon said this was a mere curtain raiser. pyongyang really images claiming to show tuesday's launch of a ballistic missile and the japan. the defiance north korean leader promising more just like it. sending a clear message to the u. s. and south korea despite their warnings of severe repercussions. because hermit kingdom's latest provocation forced an emergency mee

antonio ledesma, former mayor of caracas.amatic video as you hear a man asking for help, yelling for help. a woman in the background filming it all. letting people know that he is being taken into custody. yelling the word "dictatorship" over and over as he is taken into custody in pajamas, by the way, and put into a vehicle by the intelligence agency. we're learning much of what has developed overnight through videos that are posted on social media. the daughter of ledesmo saying he was kidnapped yet again and demanding more answers as we are, as well. we have reached out to the government. we have asked those questions, and we're still waiting to hear back on the whereabouts of the two individuals. dave? >> and trump national security adviser h.r. mcmaster saying indeed nicolas maduro is a dictator. thanks. >>> the u.s. is slapping sanctions on venezuelan president nicolas maduro, demonstrating the trump administration's opposition to his regime. >> yesterday's illegitimate elections confirm that maduro is a dictator who di

there were popular uprisings in caracas. [inaudible] violence of the opposition.[inaudible] what comes next. if the maduro government is still there imprisoning and torturing people the general secretary in a hearing on venezuela he said we -- [inaudible] the first one is an open military dictatorship. it may be with maduro or without maduro. i don't think maduro has -- but the only thing you cannot do with a bayonet is --. [inaudible] there are lots of rumors that maduro is no longer useful and he's going to be deposed. the second is international pressures and national tensions and demonstrations in venezuela and military unrest will lead to a general election and the third is an idea that the majority of venezuelan leadership doesn't want a foreign military intervention. you perhaps heard president trump this weekend saying other solutions are possible besides a military one but we will see. [applause] >> our speakers are ready to take questions. the first one is that lady. please give us your name. >> does this presentation. >> will you stand up? >> it reminds

from caracas, the bbc‘s katy watson. viva la patria! for president maduro, this was a big win.ngth but for the millions of people who boycotted the vote, it was a hollow victory - if that. this morning, caracas felt like a normal city, people getting back to work after a difficult weekend, but still venezuelans are divided. luis voted because he says he's had enough of the protests, but adelaida didn't. as a venezuelan, she says she feels so hurt, she's worried about her family. agustin has been managing this taxi rank for 17 years. he says people here are fed up with food shortages and spiralling inflation. he didn't want to be identified but he said he voted out of fear. i had to vote, he tells me, worried about rumours the government would remove his subsidised food if he didn't. the late hugo chavez is still an icon here, his face a constant reminder that he was the leader who started venezuela's socialist revolution, but high oil prices helped support him. with an economy now in crisis, president maduro is losing friends at home and abroad, not least in the us which today

katy watson reports from caracas.l witticism grows over the vote, nicolas maduro appears defiant. there were more than 10 million venezuelan soon came out onto the street and 8 million could vote. the rest faced the barricades. the company that provided the vote said the government inflated the numbers of those who turned out. based on the robust nature of our system, we know without any doubt that the turnout of the recent election for a national constituent assembly was manipulated. the head of the electoral authorities in venezuela said these claims are baseless and irresponsible. they are not bowing to pressure here or abroad, saying the country is now at peace. fewer grey. this man drives a taxi. translation: opposition protesters broke in. translation: 0pposition protesters broke it when i went through a road block because this taxi was given to me by the government. i am fed up. politics is like a marriage, both sides need to sit down and talk. the oppositionjust thinks about themselves. venezuela would be bett

i wanted to show you caracas, the capital of venezuelan.they have been arrested because they were planning to escape. no evidence has been offered to back up that claim. but what may well be relevant is this video. posted online by antonio ledezma. he called sunday's election a fraud. he accused the government of abusing public powers. that has not gone down well. he also urged people to take to the streets. i'm showing you these pictures time and time again over the last few months. violent protests, violent clashes with the police. just on election day on the day after at least ten people died in venezuela. the vote on sunday was for a constituent assembly. not a regular election. this assembly can add to or older the country's constitution. that's why it is controversial. —— alter the country's constitution. they disagree onjust the country's constitution. they disagree on just about everything to do with it. in the last few hours the us has called for the release of these two opposition leaders. will grant is in caracas. this is the lat

face to face interview going to ground from the headlines claims counterclaims in caracas and how the and they chat it's privatizing. all the civil coming up in today's going underground so the lives of hundreds of thousands of british children in tory britain are apparently under threat according to the charity the trussell trust as u.k. children lose access to free school. meals during the summer holidays years of blairite labor and tory austerity have been put into sharp relief in one of the richest countries in the world meanwhile record rises in homelessness have accompanied the transfer of wealth from social services to defacto taxpayer benefits for the city of london some believe that all it would have taken for engineer liberal leader jeremy corbyn to be prime minister of britain right now instead of theresa may propped up by a party linked to far right paramilitaries would have been of the lethal grenfell tower inferno had happened before and not after june's u.k. general election joining me now is the founder of the big issue crossbenchers lord bird who is proposing the crea

from caracas the bbc's katie watson reports. nnova. until you know doesn't screams for help because he's taken away in his pajamas by the venezuelan intelligence at this. someone else yells that venezuela is now is it take to ship. he was nearly one to be taken away offices also sees leopold and loeb as an opposition leader who was released from prison a few weeks ago. but placed under house arrest. tensions are running high in venezuela off the election of a new assembly. that would effectively rewrite the constitution the been violent protests in recent months. and on monday former man mr ledezma released a video on social media criticizing the weekends but. i believe i mean if we let everybody that i sent folder he called the vote to forward saying public powers have become a political machinery. at the service of a totalitarian regime a tyranny. you pulled a lupus also made his voice heard while under house arrest. the supreme court said on tuesday it had revoked the house arrest because they'd made political statements. did also r

surround see like caracas. many venezuelans used to be middle class this to be a very rich country but now most of them. the middle of the crisis come. for. good boys w. i knew about you what's life like. nobody was. when the. body. now what we need food a lot. you give us a willing see woody out what about crime in neighborhoods like this. crime is everywhere you're not safe in any place. but this situation right now many people are turning to crime to be able to feed their kids. nnova. when it comes to heavy white says one dinosaur which is bigger than all the rest. seventy six times this plot eighteen colossus white as much as a space shuttle. and dwarf toys relatives. the findings come off to fossils were discovered in argentina five years ago. brief time ago i spoke with cut johnson a paleontologist at the smithsonian's museum of natural history. stanislaw was longer than a blue while and heavier than a dozen african elephants how demand plenty to get to be set outsized well there are a lot of plants and t

american states deems the vote in venezuela illegal countries like nicaragua and bolivia came to caracas as defense insisting the international community should respect the rights of a sovereign country reporting from miami marina r.t. . islamic state rockets killed twenty five year old r.t. arabic journalists khalifa al ticket over the weekend in homs syria alcatel was filming a report on syrian army operations in the area when he was hit by a barrage of isis rockets according to the head of r.t. arabic spiro in damascus r.t. editor in chief margarita simonyan said this for the first time in artie's history a person who was working with our channel and hotspots has died i wish courage to colludes family friends and colleagues and everyone who knew and loved him we will do everything we can to help his family in this situation. and that is our news tonight thanks for watching here on our team america we're back tomorrow night. you know what most expedient street looks like a real bitch this would be analyzing the bottom. line with the like you not i got. the. limit so. i'm simone dollars

the bbc‘s katy watson sent this report from caracas.io ledezma screams for help as he's taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there's panic, while someone else yells that venezuela is now a dictatorship. he wasn't the only one to be taken away, officers also seized leopoldo lopez, an opposition leader who was released from prison a few weeks ago but placed under house arrest. tensions are running high in venezuela after the election of a new assembly that will effectively rewrite the constitution. there have been violent protests in recent months and on monday former mayor mr ledezma released a video on social media criticising the weekend's vote. he called the vote a fraud, saying public powers had become a political machinery at the service of a totalitarian regime, a tyranny. leopoldo lopez also made his voice heard while under house arrest. the supreme court said on tuesday it had revoked their house arrest because they'd made political statements and they'd also received intelligence the two men were try