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venezuelans have repeatedly showed dissatsz fax with the the economic system by voting for chavez or his agenda 14 out of 15 elections. and there's all of these polls. earth institute jeffrey sacks, you've had him on this show a lot. he's hardly a spokesperson for left populism in latin america. conveniencvenezuelans were listf the happiest in all of south america. gallup poll, latin barometer in chile. venezuelans have voted for chavez for the last decade so i think that we can't really sit here and say that the economic situation hasn't improved dramatically for venezuela. >> charlie: but i think the point he was making was it has improved throughout south america. >> the caribbean also. you were talking about the pros and kons. i think you hear a lot of the mainstream media about chavez this dangerous radical. he went too far. in my personal view he didn't go far enough. i think there's been this conflict between the top-down and the bottom-up. chavez talked about participatory democracy, socialism for the 21st century. that was always a bit vague. i think you always had that cont

year. >> rory carroll, your response to mark as well as this, following chÁvez's death last month agreed we spoke to the venezuelanrk, returned to caracas for the state funeral and praised the work of chÁvez for the corporate >> venezuela has lord poverty dramatically. lowered poverty dramatically. we had free universal health for everyone. those kinds of achievements are fantastic. >> rory carroll, your response? >> there has been changes made in the last 10 years, but a lot of the social aims appeared to be fraying. those people in poverty appear to more less slowed since 2010. if you visit public hospitals in venezuela, as i've done many pretty mackenzie in. there's broken glass, often shortages. people have to bring their own medicine and bed sheets. criminals can break into hospitals and threaten staff. these are the main hospitals in caracas where talking about. if you go outside the capital, it can be even more grim. a health warning, if you like, over the acclaim for some of these social programs, unfortunately. that said, poverty has fallen and people do have more money in their pockets, and that is great

nobody was claimed responsibility and former venezuelan president hugo chavez has been declared the winner opponent is demanding a recount. nicholas madeira supporters took to the streets and his challenger, enrique took 41% and he has been the interim leader since former venezuelan president hugo chavez died last month, and campaigned on the socialist revolution. >>> another hearing on the california death penalty system, it has been seven years since the last execution and they will review an appeals court because prison officials did not look into revising the three drug execution method. right now they are working on a new execution method using one drug. the legal matters over this method will not be resolved any time soon. >>> the bridgestone study says 95% of participants ages 21 admit to talking on cell phones, post being on social media and texting while behind the wheel but when passengers are in the car they don't mind disconnecting from electronics. how are they doing. >>> they are doing okay, it is just a reminder if you are going to be driving especially with winds. at a bay

formal college education or training, but he has what nobody else does, the anointment by hugo chavez, the venezuelan president who died of cancer last month. >> you should elect nicolas maduro. i ask you that from my heart. >> reporter: maduro led chavez's state funeral which was attended by world leaders. no one in venezuela would dare run against the man who was the right hand of a leader who is widely viewed as a martyr. no one except the former mayor and now governor ran against hugo chavez last october and came within 10 points of beating chavez. the 40-year-old strongly forges relations with some country. what does venezuela have in common with iran or belarus? >> reporter: the race for the presidency has become an all-out war accusing the military to mobilize voters. maduro has been highlighting social programs created under chavez and telling voters that he would do away with them. and then there are these surreal moments during the speech to launch his campaign maduro claimed chavez appeared to him in the form of a little bird to give him spiritual support. the story has been ridiculed by t

here, 'up the borders and many undocumented workers but it's all coinciding with former venezuelan president hugo chavezay nine before immigrants rights day and carolyn is right there right now and she is one of the group leaders and she is fighting for girls like wendy, she is a teenager and she still does not qualify for citizenship. >> because she is too young, she is not legal to fight for herself and people could end up in deportation proceedings because of a cracked like or cracked taillight or for something like that. >> we watched them about an hour ago pull out of headquarters and that's where the main staging area is right now and there are some officers across the street here from the alcohol rally and most -- from the actual rally and most of them are teenagers and officer done think it will get out of hand and they are more concerned about may 1st. channel 2 news. >>> although they are close there is no agreement for immigration bill and they now have a guest worker provision which would allow tens of thousands of low skilled workers to come into the country but the senator says there are s

here, 'up the borders and many undocumented workers but it's all coinciding with former venezuelan president hugo chavez day nine before immigrants rights day and carolyn is right there right now and she is one of the group leaders and she is fighting for girls like wendy, she is a teenager and she still does not qualify for citizenship. >> because she is too young, she is not legal to fight for herself and people could end up in deportation proceedings because of a cracked like or cracked taillight or for something like that. >> we watched them about an hour ago pull out of headquarters and that's where the main staging area is right now and there are some officers across the street here from the alcohol rally and most -- from the actual rally and most of them are teenagers and officer done think it will get out of hand and they are more concerned about may 1st. channel 2 news. >>> although they are close there is no agreement for immigration bill and they now have a guest worker provision which would allow tens of thousands of low skilled workers to come into the country but the senator says there are

chavez named maduro his air. signs paid for by the government are reminding venezuelans to protect the policies put in place by hugo chavez. many are found in government buildings at this one on the side of the state oil company. it says shauna lives, the fight continues. the opposition candidate says he would model alice's after brazil's government which relies on free-market growth and social growth programs. he has caused -- called the campaign a race of epic proportions, the -- comparing it to a fight between david and goliath. he says the opponent's campaign is illegally bankrolled by the government cared >> they need state resources to win this election. >> loyalty to chavez runs deep elizabeth,s like who looks over a makeshift chapel. it is all that matters to her. >> it was his decision and we respect it, so we will support him all the way and vote for .im >> a devotion and allegiance that will likely play a decisive role in the election. >> at least 12 people are dead after gunmen opened fire and threw a grenade in a bar and the mexican city of guatemala are. 17 people were also injured. police suspect the

he has been the interim leader since former venezuelan president hugo chavez died last month and he will continue the social list revolution. >>> a nine-year-old girl has set up a lemon that i had stand -- lemon aid stand with the hope to enrich people and teach people about child slavery. >> reporter: they created a lemon aid stand and has worked there three days in a row and was inspired after seeing boys forced to carry heavy rocks. >> kids should be playing and nobody should work like this. >> it is a for profit company, nobody can work in the interest of the good rather than in the interest of the profit. >> her father said vivian has raised more than $10,000 at the stand and the family has a website which says virtual lemon aid and they hope to bottle it and have it in newsstands by next month. >>> traffic is moving well on 880 westbound as you head out to the mcarthur maze, no major problems if you are driving on 680, this is a look at 880, traffic is moving a long very nicely and also at the bay bridge toll plaza, on highway 1011 looks food likewise for the san mateo bridge. >>>

maduro is the man that chavez told venezuelans to vote for.olicy of lavish aid to the poor and antiu.s. platform. he already expelled two u.s. diplomats accusing them of espionage. he opposes a 40-year-old state governor who has more moderate views and wants better relations with the u.s. whichever of the two wins could have a tough governing venezuela. it faces basic shortages of etemperatures like food and electricity despite its wealth. it has been a bitter one month campaign. both candidates exchanging insults and battleling. if it is a close vote we could see street protests in curacaa in days to come. back to you. >>> a florida veteran and bar owner is ready for a fight for -- to fight for his country again. he is being fined for displaying military flags. it is one of our most clicked stories online. peter doocy in the newsroom with more on that. peter. >> reporter: a tallahassee city ordinance requires a permit for banners and flags. the only exceptions are the american flags, state flags or p.o.w. flags. he flees flags for the navy, a

melissa: decision time six weeks after president hugo chavez's death, venezuelans will go to the pollst a new leader. maduro is well ahead in the polls. he promised to continue chavez's socialist policies after receiving the late leader's endorsement just before his death. economy and crime could have broad implications for the oil market. venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves even ahead of saudi arabia. >>> blackberry is fighting back against claims z10 returns are exceeding sales even enlist iting the help of the sec. lori: you heard steve wood reference this quickly about interest rates. they're still at historic lows and falling but the stock market at these record highs, you have got people still selling off bonds. they don't need that perceived safety. 1.72 on the 10-year. the 30-year yield at 2.92%. suiting right back we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the

. >>> hugo chavez hand picked heir has narrowly won sre -- venezuelan's presidential campaign. you don't have to understand the chants or know the candidates to hear the passion. >> the place where i grew up no longer exists. >> reporter: maritza got in line to vote, along supporters of chavez. they support chavez heir. >> he represents continuity of the chavez project. the socialists boulevarian project. >> reporter: police stepped into this argument. >> this guy is with the venezuelan government and he's trying to get a picture of me. >> reporter: there was no proof of the claim that some say elections hasn't handed one man. a poster next to the voting table of chavez that claims his victory is your victory. the question is how much his influence lives on. >> it's about the democracy and about the liberty in venezuelan. >> they only represent a tiny amount of the vote in venezuela. >> reporter: they say they're votes won't be counted until the official vote is in. >>> the tax deadline is here. the last minute unexpected help from some bay area students that they're providing

this woman says chavez didn't die but is alive inside every venezuelan. havez is in heaven in the company of important historical figures like venezuelan independent healer. these are the messages venezuelan voters are exposed to daily as they get ready for the april 14 presidential election. chavez's hand picked successor, former foreign minister nicolas maduro surrounded by a sea of chavez loyalists in red. maduro told people attending his rally that the spirit of hugo chavez appeared to him in the form of a little bird while praying. >> translator: the little bird landed on a wooden beam in front of me, stared at me and whistled. it whistled and i answered back by whistling as well. the little bird flew around one more time and left. and i felt the spirit and the blessings of commander hugo chavez were there for this battle that begins today towards the battle of april 14th. >> reporter: meanwhile the opposition is crying foul alleging using public resources for propaganda purposes. >> translator: where is the money coming from? from the campaign of lie

be following us please keep us updated with the latest well just six weeks after long time venezuelan ruler chavez passed away voters headed to the polls to elect a new leader this past weekend and what is being described as a razor thin victory java's his hand-picked successor known as moto actually won the election on sunday night meeting opposition leader enrique. ski by fifty point six percent to forty nine point one percent now do it all begins a six year term and he already has a lot on his plate from the country's energy ventures to its economy r t international correspondent tess are silla has more. the campaign has not been long but neither has it been short on passion well we're here in a district that really has support for the. so-called successor as you can see from all the graffiti here the people really having a very festive attitude and a lot of them selling paraphernalia haley get shot this is really a bastion of chavez a support many people tell me of the kind of benefit that they have gained from fourteen years of having taught us as president talking about education talking abo

chavez was re-elected last october even though he was ill with cancer. he died on march 5th. venezuelans living in chicago joined their countrymen by voting at the venezuelan consulate, deciding between opposition leader henrique capiles and acting president nicolas maduro. maduro is chavez's hand picked succssor, and the favorite to win. he says if he wins, he's prepared to re-establish relations with the u-s "in terms of equality and respect". >> secretary of state says the u.s. is ready to reach out to north korea if they take steps toward giving up their nuclear weapons. he was in japan meeting with their foreign minister on last stop of his asian tour. north korea threatened to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the u.s. and south korea in early march. his trip was made to solidify support for curbing north korea's nuclear program while reassuring u.s. allies >> the u.s. will do what is necessary to defend our l.a. i allies... but we want to find a way to have peace >> he went so far as to leave the door open to negotiation with the north that might not require them to its

original memo online to find out who was doing the utmost to destabilize the former venezuelan president hugo chavez and tip him out of power all that and more on our website. a salafi cleric has issued a fatwa online allowing worries of jihad in syria to rape norm sunni women human rights groups have already dubbed the situation in the country a rape crisis with both sides of the conflict being accused of sexual assault syrian academic a member of the syrian dialogue dr young has told me that rape has become one of the weapons in the conflict those who are committing the war crimes and the. and the child abuse and and the rapes on the ground are the very same tools that the opposition is using the opposition on the ground has house militants so-called a or so-called free syrian army as well as those who fight under the umbrella of our front or al qaeda or other similar affiliations those are the tools who are committing these atrocities and if they are to be condemned by the opposition it means that they are condemning their own tools. a second round of talks over iran's nuclear program has begun t

and he did his best to destabilize former venezuelan president hugo chavez and trip tip him out of power it's all spelled out in the original memo you can find on our website. dot com. bird flu panic is spreading across china and its neighboring countries many thousands of poultry have been slaughtered and markets are being closed down to prevent the spread of the virus six people have died so far out of the fourteen infected raising the alarm over a possible break of the flu strain already shown thomas has more on the virus on the panic. there is evidence of a localized type or panic specifically regarding the h seven n nine strain of the flu virus if you look at what's happening in china twenty thousand birds slaughtered from one market there from a place where the birds tested positive live birds tested positive in hong kong the stock market shares dropped particularly in relation to chinese airline companies because they want to restrict travel vietnam bans poultry imports from china japan puts health posters up at points of entry from people coming from china taiwan raises the corte

playing with power of god the story of how the us did its best to destabilize former venezuelan president hugo chavez and force him from power it's all spelled out on our website. and also that merkel baby in india a ten month old girl survives after thirty six hours trapped under the rubble of a collapsed eight story building in mumbai head to our web site with a full story. behind bars without charge and starving for justice hunger strike as a danton away have been engaged in a desperate act of defiance for two months now the race to their health is growing rapidly but here are sufficient continue to downplay the scale of the crisis and federal public defender carlos warner a lawyer for granted detainees told r.t. the government's drug itself into a no win situation. the military is under estimating the number by at least two thirds i think we have at least one hundred thirty men on hunger strike in guantanamo as we speak today the resolve has not changed in a week the military can force feed them they are playing a game of chicken with an opponent who is ready to die and you can't do that you will

may have done its best to destabilize former venezuelan president hugo chavez and ship them out of power it's all spelled out in the original memo you can find on our website. a second round of talks over iran's nuclear program has begun with tehran again reiterating the peaceful nature of its atomic energy project a previously the world powers that offered it a choice the lifting of some sanctions in exchange for a hole to new iranian production and offer iran refused on the grounds that it was unfair professor side mohammad marandi from the university of tehran explains why. the demands are basically. they run against iran sovereignty and iran's independence. both individuals and nations they are innocent until proven guilty the iranians. have been open to the i.a.e.a. the iranians actually halted nuclear enrichment enrichment for about two years they . allowed that this will no protocol to be implemented in iran for extra inspections and insights that iran. didn't have to allow them into for those two years and there was no evidence at all ever found that iran's nuclear program was an

. >> ama: right now in san francisco, venezuelan nationals living in california are loudly taking part in their country's special election to replace hugo chavez. voters were in the crossfire of exchanged between supporters of the opposing socialist and freedom parties. one. >> the election is happening today in venezuela. here is good that we can express our opinion of venezuelans living in the united states, but our vote here is symbolic. >> after the death of chavez last month, venezuela has been led by his foreign minister. he is being challenged. >> a controversial new business in the north bay is now hiring. >>> the one thing that helped the tug boat crew survive in the waters off the coast before the coast coast arrived to rescue them. >> then learn how the irs may harness the power of social media to help catch tax cheats this year. >> a much cooler air mass is heading our way, perhaps with showers. we'll have the >> ama: a life raft helped a tug crew survive after their boat sunk yesterday off big sur. rescuers were able to lift four crew members to safety. no injuries were reported. the boat sank while pulling a barge. the coast guar

viewing the google doodle and a lot of days, as a matter of fact, many people left former venezuelan president hugo chavezorated what would have been his 86th birthday since yesterday was also easter some questioned the holiday themed doodle and some talked about their disapproval and threatened to which is search engines. -- switch search engines. >>> it was so horrible and there is the injured player and look at the time mate's faces. you can see how bad this was. he was trying to block a shot. the coach cried. the landed to hard he broke his leg in two places and had to be carried off. he inspired his team and he kept saying, just win the game. he had successful surgery and they put a rod in his tibia and closed up the wound. he is expected to join his team next weekend for the final four. >> breakout the peanuts, it is opening day for baseball at the coliseum tonight and they will take on the seattle mariners and the amount? >> well they are down in l.a. today. matt cain will take the mound and at&t park will be open and up watch the game -- -- and you can watch the game for free. >>> good morning eve

viewing the google doodle and a lot of days, as a matter of fact, many people left former venezuelan president hugo chavezve been his 86th birthday since yesterday was also easter some questioned the holiday themed doodle and some talked about their disapproval and threatened to which is search engines. -- switch search engines. >>> it was so horrible and there is the injured player and look at the time mate's faces. you can see how bad this was. he was trying to block a shot. the coach cried. the landed to hard he broke his leg in two places and had to be carried off. he inspired his team and he kept saying, just win the game. he had successful surgery and they put a rod in his tibia and closed up the wound. he is expected to join his team next weekend for the final four. >> breakout the peanuts, it is opening day for baseball at the coliseum tonight and they will take on the seattle mariners and the amount? >> well they are down in l.a. today. matt cain will take the mound and at&t park will be open and up watch the game -- -- and you can watch the game for free. >>> good morning everybody, let's look a

. >>> former venezuelan president hugo chavez's hand picked successor has been declared a winner but his opponent is calling for a recount. nicholas madera supporters challenged 15% of the vote. he has been the interim president and campaigned on the socialist revolution. >> many venezuelaians campaigned outside and showed support for nicholas but others said it was time for change. >>> two people are recovering from a shooting near a contra costa shopping mall. it happened near the hilltop mall in richmond. the two victims were a man and woman who were shot inside of a car. they drove from the scene, called for help and they had helicopters come for them. they are being treated and still no motive yet on the shooting. >>> they are trying to revive the death penalty and it has been years since the last execution in california. a repeals order will try to stop excuse because they failed to comply with administrative rules in revising the method. right now they are working on a new execution procedure using a single drug but the legal battles over the death penalty will not be resumed

. >> the death of the venezuelan president hugo chavez was a econd chance for enrique caprias. thousands pour into the street to support a rally in what is he government strong hold. >> caracas bolivar avenue was up to capacity a show of support for enrique caprisa. many here like these teenagers will be first time voter who is grew up turned late hugo chavez and his bolivarian revolution. >> we believe in him. he is the future of this revolution. we want a separation of power not of society. >> although most recent polls show him running in second place. he sounded extremely confident insisting he will win sunday's snap election. he accused his competitor of hiding behind the image of hugo chavez and of being incapable of solving their problems. >> caprillas is the guarantee. i'm not the opposition. i'm the solution. > he also dismissed as idiculous government claims. with the elections less than a week away, the opposition that it willnceded be an epic challenge but he remined his supporters that david did beat goliath. >> thousands of colombians took part in a race to protes

. >> the venezuelan capital has denounced equations between u.s. chavez and jesus christ.if truth is told, mystical cults around him began not after he died, but while he was still very much alive. >> he was often referred to as the man of the thousand miracles. made aaimed that he had pact with the devil. >> the working class is, the biggest believers in the religious magical culture the exceed -- tries to accept reality through divine intervention think that you a job as was a force that came here to save them -- hugo chavez was a force that came here to save them. >> he was blamed of exploiting whichor electoral game, may go far in the country where the people believe as much in the supernatural as they do in their politicians. >> 10 years since the statue of saddam hussein was pulled down in baghdad during an invasion. it is regarded as symbolizing the end of his reign. it lasted 24 years. after the fall of baghdad, the anniversary is just another work day. where once there were only portraits of saddam hussein, another are portraits of upcoming elections. the fall of

twenty four hours a day this is live from moscow in an unexpectedly close race venezuelans look to have voted for hugo chavez's hand-picked successor as the next president nicolas maduro suggests chavez's socialist policies will live on after his death from cancer rival and he is refusing to concede demanding a recount because the figures show he's only two hundred thousand votes behind. in the capital caracas with the latest. talk about the reaction coming from the supporters of mother roy it was almost instant as soon as the results were announced fireworks were going off cars were honking and people his supporters on the street very excited very happy of course about the results but there were there was a lot of waiting really hours of of anticipation people holding their breath because the margin really has been very very narrow let me just read to you the latest figures that we have it's fifty point sixty six percent for forty nine point zero seven percent this is out of a seventy eight point seventy one percent participation and this is about ninety nine percent of the votes counted already at this point

millions of people turning out to vote six weeks after the death of venezuelan president hugo chavez. he painted the united states as evil, called the former president the devil, all while selling our country billions of dollars worth of oil. now his hand picked successor on the ballot. what the outcome could mean for all of us in measuring. . and a hollywood a-lister confronted by a stalker, up close and personal at the gym. also, a dramatic rescue. sailors in trouble miles off shore with nowhere to go, but up. stay close. this day calls you. to fight chronic osteoarthritis pain. to fight chronic low back pain. to take action. to take the next step. today, y will know you did something for your pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a pain reliever fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can helpeduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. anti-depressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta inot for children under

chavez in last november's election. he has call ford change to help revitalize the economy. he enjoys growing support from businesses and venezuelans with high incomes. one recent poll still showed maduro leading the race. venezuela was staunchly anti-u.s. under chavez. >>> the streets of london were filled with protesters. they were expressing their anger over the taxpayer money used to pay for the funeral of margaret thatcher. about 200 protesters gathered on saturday. local media say about $15 million will be spent for protecting important guests at the funeral to be held at st. paul cathedral. many criticize her for leaving people jobless. >> she saved the country for people like her. >> i just personally think that she did what she did for her country, whether it be right or wrong. it did help some people. obviously some people it didn't affect their lives. so just let her rest in peace. >> police will be on high alert on the day. funeral as protests are being planned near the venue. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe has pledged to step up the search for the remains of japanese war dead on a small pacific island that saw

that chavez created the bolivarian revolution the structures that chavez put in place those structures are quite imbedded now in venezuelan society it's going to be very difficult to uproot all that can be very difficult to record all of that but i think the danger is and what usually happens when great leaders like chavez die is that you have all sorts of currents of opportunism that will take over the movement in these parties and i think that could be the danger now in the years ahead where you will get people because one of the problems the we're seeing here is that clearly in this election maduro. he was the choice to challenge themselves he has a lot of credibility he's quite popular but the one that many issues discussed in this election it was more about personality and cherries and it was more about you know who's going to. i mean i think. there are two men the two men are behind that but i can take chavez's chavez issues at the top of the political spectrum as you say perhaps that campaign platforms have been lacking a bit in substance but if i can for a moment here all the larger picture the broader scale let's

translator: although we have lost a great leader, the memory of president chavez will live on in the voices and fists of the venezuelan people. and now, it is my pleasure to introduce one of the most talented singer-songwriters of his generation. "rocket man." >> "tiny dancer." >> translator: "tiny dancer." >> "philadelphia freedom." >> translator: "philadelphia freedom." >> and "lion king." >> translator: "lion king." [ speaking spanish ] >> translator: ladies and gentlemen, mr. elton john! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> hello, caracas. hello, crocodile-aracas. [ laughter ] i should confess, i didn't know hugo chavez very well. but as the saying goes, "hey, a gig is a gig." [ laughter ] i did a bit of research, and it turns out president chavez was quite a complex man. so here it goes. everything in this song is true.

riding a wave of sympathy in the wake of president chavez's death and numerous polls are showing don't the venezuelan is in general believe the voters are in revolution as a child was project was known has been good for venezuela and i think that's why they will turn to look for a man to do what i think a man who is very interested in improving relations with the united states and he started negotiations last october our goes to go see asians turn sour in the wake of evidence that the rest are open trying to undermine his interim presidency by establishing contacts with the going to serve the military and so we'll have to see whether that can be repaired again i think so and the terms of other issues though my daughter will probably place less of an emphasis on foreign policy bench i was there too i think because he's going to have to focus a lot more on domestic issues our team will closely be following the venezuelan actions bring you the latest developments in the fight between the dero and the prelate that's along with analysis and expert opinion on what kind of future the country may be facing t

be riding a wave of sympathy in the wake of president chavez's death and numerous polls have shown that the venezuelans in general believe that the boulevard in revolution was project was known as mean good for venezuela and i think that's why they will tend to vote for a minute or so you don't think we'll see any big changes in domestic policies pursued by chavez if madeira gets in. no i don't think so my daughter has been very clear that he intends to follow in chavez's footsteps very closely and has basically taken up childlessness a program for his reelection campaign last october and said basically that he wants to implement everything that had originally been proposed so and there's a knowing that he's a loyal follower of chavez's there's no reason to believe that he would do anything differently really but he is left chavez's left a legacy of nessie of problems hasn't the corruption crime crumbling infrastructure isn't there i really going to have the leadership qualities and the charisma to follow those policies well i would challenge the notion that there are massive amounts of problems i mean