on the colombian side of the border four truckloads of supplies tried to breach the heavily fortified symbol of an international bridge into venezuela but they never made it across the national guard was waiting at least two trucks was set on fire. was under than israel inside opposition supporters prepared to continue trying to open the car door it was the dark i mean they must have that when we planned to walk to the bridge where the humanitarian aid will into and then form an extraordinary human chain to bring it into venezuela. they remained confident earlier three soldiers had commandeered armored vehicles and ran them through the bridge barricades for deserving into columbia dozens more followed throughout the day. were supposed to look up the. was right it. was was was was was was was i was on. the. they nearly made it to the customs building despite the rubber bullets and the tear gas fired by the national guard. that's when the so-called quality levels or heavily armed pro-government gangs were brought in shooting live ammunition at will. the day ended with hundreds of unarme

the concert may have been held on colombian soil but it was all about venezuela. you know for you. to perform with the mob. of venezuela migrant who sang his signature song mayfly spanish for i left it's become the unofficial anthem for the several million venezuelans he fled the country's economic crisis some of those migrants attended the concert the emotions of what they've lost still roll oh you know. the concert is backed by british billionaire richard branson. he's hoping to raise one hundred million dollars to aid venezuela. on. the site but the festival atmosphere there lies the tensions building on the colombian border opposition leader. is urging venezuelans to make their way here on saturday. he wants them to pick up aid provided by the united states it's stored in a warehouse right nearby a steady stream of venezuelans have been crossing the border on foot in recent days to collect whatever supplies they can take back. but if vehicles are to come and transport large amounts of aid back into venezuela they want me to cross this bridge which is being blocked and guarded b

correspondent have gay this season the colombian city on the border with venezuela welcome have it how important and indeed how divisive is that support from the united states. well of course the support by the u.s. is important to the u.s. is a heavyweight in the american continent as we know and it has tools that no other country has to pressure and it could as my little and his government especially when we talk about sanctions for example against people close to me as my little or to the oil industry which is still the only real export of the venezuelan government and the core of the venezuelan economy that being said when we talk about military support things change why because if the u.s. decides to have some kind of military intervention into venezuelan territory to force a change of government it wouldn't be the first time this happens in latin america and that creates deep wounds especially emmet the leftist governments now we have one in a very prominent country mexico that has not even recognized one white boy as interim president so it is a sensitive context to talk about a

side and the one in the venezuela we will focus on the colombian side of course because the press is mainly here but in venezuela there is some mass mobilization of people trying to reach the border to receive the humanitarian aid and also to protest against the government in several parts of the country so attention is in the air right here where we're in right now you can see the trucks perhaps on the back side it's sort of the trucks with the humanitarian aid that there are due to start towards the border in just a matter of hours we heard that the interim president on by joe is in colombia right now even though he's not allowed to leave venezuelan soil how is he going to get back into that as well. well that is perhaps the most important question here because no one truly knows if the military is behind why do or not he claims that he has friends in the military and that is certainly true but the question is are there enough of his friends to actually mitigate to the effect of nicolas maduro supporters and that's the question it he entered colombia as the leader of the government

well i think the provocation which the opposition have called on the venezuelan colombian border it tosome extent responsible if there is any explosion of violence or loss of life in the board up by confronting a damsel although i am not one hundred of all venezuelan opposition activists we have a lot of forces. very much be in the hands of find where though and donald trump who promote this is a tent and we would we're led to believe in venezuela military. remain loyal to nicolas mother and and of course there are a number hundreds and thousands of both pro-government and anti-government supporters on the border which is of course a cocktail for any sort of violent outbreak in that region how is this a provocation if you have people on one side who are trying to get in aid into the country which by all accounts is deaf are deaf desperately needed and on the other side you have people with guns it's worth pointing out on the fence one of the side of the border there also thousands of civilian support in the government who are attending a concert yesterday and that border has been close

a correspondent how they are great us at the colombian border for us here they have been clashes early this morning what more can you tell us about that. well we've seen several clashes the ones you mentioned already in the record and also in vin as well other leader and it was my little has apparently tried to use all the state resources in order to ensure that no one actually reaches the border with colombia let's not forget that there's two stories happening today the one in the colombian side and the one in the van as well and we will focus on the colombian side of course because the press is mainly here but in venezuela there are some mass mobilization of people trying to reach the border to receive the humanitarian aid and also to protest against the government in several parts of the country so attention is in the air right here where we're in right now you can see the trucks perhaps in the back side it's so the trucks with humanitarian aid to die are due to start towards the border in just a matter of hours we heard that the interim president in colombia right now even though h

i do want to emphasize for moments ago these are colombian soldiers earlier on protesters in this colombianseized a city bus and lit it on fire. nobody was injured or killed in that attack but these are colombian soldiers, calm down, everyone just calm down. and trying to restore calm on that side of the border but whether you're on that side of the border or the brazilian side of the border with colombia it is a situation that right now has deteriorated rapidly. some said this was telegraphed yesterday when there were protests ahead of these that killed at least three people and injured dozens more and that this was all but sort of pre- ordained if you will, because this was a planned response, the protesters weren't going anywhere, and soldiers were telling them well you better not go to any of these checkpoints and they are. again this is at one of these checkpoints where there was aid along the border between venezuela and colombia, brian has more. hey brian. reporter: hey neil well yeah it looks like just moments after juan guaido spoke he said in that speech just for about two minutes

on a sunday will ramp yet he is in cuckoo tower forest on the colombian side of the border with venezuela saudi sounds or what's the situation there on the ground right now what happened on saturday. well as the situation is relatively calm here in the kuttab but there's a huge military presence on the call on the inside the border we are seeing some heavy armored vehicles of the colombian army police lined up on the streets there leave that to the bridges into venezuela which are closed and will remain so for the coming days there are also a number of venus williams who remain stuck on the colombian side and would like to go back home to cross back home and we were told by the police that this one of the reason they are there they want to make sure nothing happens today that there will be more protests and they want to make sure they can keep order at the bridges colombe aside this being cleaned up and the president of colombia and to get together with the vice president to word that toward the area. near the bridges to see the situation there a day after this very long day of fighting t

opposition leader why doso off the convoy of aid trucks in the colombian town of speaking alongside colombian the colombian president while the idol called on troops to allow the convoy to cross into venezuela peacefully he said president would doodle would be held responsible for any violence. well i mean that. this is a landmark point in our history to allow the humanitarian aid to get in and to allow prosperity we must respect the human rights of the venezuelan people to the generals and all the countries that have formed this coalition the aid that's been sent in we are turn lead grateful to you we're here at the friendship bridge and this is where all of our people have come together to help venezuela this humanitarian aid is going into the country peacefully to save lives so you're going . to monetary nay has just been handed over to the president in charge of venezuela who want quite as we demand that it be allowed to pass peacefully intervention territory so that he can help those who need it stopping it will be attack on human rights might be a crime against humanity for president be

not pull them out so you stop we can't continue supporting aggression from colombian territory so i've decided to cut all political and diplomatic ties with the fascist colombian government and the ambassadors must leave in twenty four hours. to protect the lives and well being of colombia and public servants and yet they return to colombia will be an organized as soon as possible and not europe. or self-proclaimed leader of an israel or one of wide door had urged the military to allow aid into the country by saturday this issue asian spiraled out of control on the border as that deadline expired and trucks were still unable to cross. yeah it was god oh my. god. oh god oh. well here at the t. and d. to us bridge crossing right on the colombian venezuelan border i'm on the columbia side you can see venezuela behind me there was a lot of momentum here the small inning to get these so-called humanitarian aid trucks through but for now it seems to have largely fizzled out here now made an appearance this morning he climbed up on one of the trucks addressed the crowd then he made a statemen

to cut all political and diplomatic ties with the fascist colombian government and this ambassador's must leave in twenty four hours. off spending to protect the lives and well being of colombian public servants and their return to colombia will be organized as soon as possible and like you're going to have the self-proclaimed leader of venezuela one go i adore her age the military to allow aid into the country by saturday the situation spiraled out of control on the border as that deadline expired and trucks were still unable to cross. was the out. was ok was was . was well here at the d.n.d. this bridge crossing right on the colombian venezuelan border on the colombia side you can see venezuela behind me there was a lot of momentum here the smalling to get these so-called humanitarian aid trucks through. made an appearance this morning he climbed up on one of the trucks addressed the crowd and he made a statement standing alongside his allies and the president of chile and the president of paraguay the other bridge crossings in the area have seen violent clashes indeed now one. hum

just minutes ago and we understand that one person is wounded and the colombian police here is trying to see if they can do anything or if the volunteers can move them on the colombian side and see what's happening with him so scuffles have just started and that seems to be the reason for them i guess this really just symbolizes that we are in an impasse that the situation is in progress in one way or another the aid didn't go through on saturday as the opposition leader and you know recognized by some countries as the new leader all of venezuela why do it said the aid would do so what is the opposition expected to do next. there's no doubt barbara that this situation remains extremely volatile here also the border bridges are closed a lot of people on the venezuelan side the pend on being able to cross into colombia to make a living to find food and maybe things that they can find a back home this increases tensions of course we know that the border will remain closed on the colombian side for at least another couple of days when it's well as i said that they will remain closed indef

on the colombian side. border where of course things are unfolding very very quickly alison there in pity for the moment thank you for that let's go to mohammed just juba he joins us live from on the brazilian border now there we're actually hearing that on a truck did manage to get through the border into venezuela where you are tell us tell us more about. well that's right barbara it's been a very interesting sequence of events that we've witnessed so far just in the past ninety minutes if you can look behind us you would see in the distance not too far away a white truck with some aid workers standing on top of it several venezuelan migrants that are gathered around it now this is a truck that has a venezuelan license plate it was already in brazil when it approached the border going towards the venezuela there is about maybe a few dozen boxes in that truck small boxes we don't yet know what kind of aid although we have seen some of the workers on top of that truck distributing water bottles to the migra

going to morning of the twenty third why don't himself appeared on the colombian side of the t. and deep this bridge crossing urging his supporters to ensure they got across we will very soon this unity bridge will work to bring all of the venezuelan people together the humanitarian aid is definitely on its way to venezuela in a non threatening and peaceful way to save lives at this moment in venezuela now there are about three or four hundred protesters at the entrance to this area about a kilometer away who are pretty rowdy and seem ready to march across the bridge and accompany this humanitarian aide. hundreds of protesters outside the bridge crossing demanded the elected president of venezuela he called us from a duro be overthrown and the humanitarian aid passed through its border well that's all right my little flip them with my door down with the door nobody likes you and or get up while marching to let the humanitarian aid and the duros not letting him into the country this is the closest point we can get to on the t. and d. to bridge crossing directly behind me or the s

just minutes ago and we understand that one person is wounded and the colombian police who is trying to see if they can do anything or if the volunteers can move them on the colombian side and see what's happening with him the head of the roman catholic church has called for an all out battle against the abuse of minors pope francis made the pledge on the fourth and final day of an unprecedented conference on sex abuse within the church the voting has just wrapped up in senegal's presidential elections president salah seeking a second term in faces four main rivals to his. observers say as many as thirty five people were killed in election violence in nigeria on saturday it's expected to be a close call between president mohamed bihari and his main rival. and the red carpet is being rolled out for the academy awards in what could be a night of history making firsts for the film industry this nice black panther is the first superhero movie ever nominated for best picture meanwhile mexican film roma is also up for the top award if that wins it will be the first time the award has gone

in the colombian border town of kuta and i asked him to tell us what's happening around him. pilot i will we are located at the seimone border leave out of bridges one of the bridges connect in colombia and venezuela back there what you can see is venezuela colombia at the border is just a few steps in the front and what you're seeing here is the face of the crisis in venezuela people going back and forth crossing the border into colombia to get food and medicine that they can either not afford or simply not find in their home country authorities here have reported that in the last few days there has been an increased influx of migrants that are trying to get these products they are stockpiling afraid of what could happen during the weekend and dad has let the authorities to declare yellow alert here in the city and of course also to try and reinforce the security with at least one thousand five hundred or more personnel that is going to try and keep people safe right and as all of this is unfolding right behind you there is this rival these rival concerts they're going to ta

of standing to protect the lives and well being of colombian public servants they return to colombia will be organized as soon as possible. all the self-proclaimed leader of venezuela one door had urged the military to allow aid into the country by saturday the situation spiraled out of control on the border as that deadline expired and trucks were still unable to cross. i was. five zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero. zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero i thought oh yeah. all right well here at the t. and d. to us bridge crossing right on the colombian venezuelan border i'm on the colombia side you can see venezuela behind me there was a lot of momentum here the small inning to get these so-called humanitarian aid trucks through. made an appearance this morning he climbed up on one of

to cut all political and diplomatic ties with the fascist colombian government and the ambassadors must leave in twenty four hours. to protect the lives and well being of colombian public servants they return to colombia will be organized as soon as possible unlike europe. and the self-proclaimed leader of venezuela one way door had urged the military to allow aid into the country by saturday president maduro claims the convoys are pretext for a u.s. intervention this is your ocean spiraled out of control as the border as that bed line expired and trucks were still unable to cross. i was. five zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero. zero zero. zero. zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero. zero. zero zero here at the ten deep this bridge crossing right on the colombian venezuelan border i'm

of spending to protect the lives and well being of colombian public servants they return to colombia will be organized as soon as possible like. venezuela colombia border was shut down to keep out aid convoys sent by the us president maduro claims that aid is being used as a cover for arms the never ease through the venezuelan opposition. was that was. when his wife and soldier something using tear gas to push people back president would do or has also closed the border with brazil self-proclaimed leader one of the military to allow aid into the country by saturday the situation spiraled out of control as that deadline expired. god. god. god god god god god oh. well here at the ten deep this bridge crossing right on the colombian venezuelan border i'm on the colombia side you can see venezuela behind me there was a lot of momentum here the small inning to get these so-called humanitarian aid trucks through but for now it seems to have largely fizzled out here now made an appearance this morning he climbed up on one of the trucks addressed the crowd then he made a statement standing a

ososcar: nobody y wants b bloodn the colombian border.ition has stated theyey want to persuadade the militaryo open the border and let the humamanitari aid i in. they said ththis is the berlin wall of venezuela. they stateted that r repeatedly. they sayay they are confidenentt the milititary will change their view and will open n their boror to let the eightht and. ---- aid in. what we will bee looking at is how that able reach the other parts of venezuela. the border mighthte one step, but the e rest of the way is pretty tricky. the opposition is confident that they can get thehe aid to caracs in 72 hours. those are 72 hours that we will be attentive to looking at how they will do that. phil: how is the venezuelan army preparing for saturday''s event? oscar: the venezuelan armrmy, we have seeeen how thee president s asked the army to stay within ranks to defend the country against any attack or invasion. howewever, we have seen, yesterday, we sasaw a high-rankg official f from the g government recognize juan guaido o president. that has

if you speak tojuan the colombian border. if you speak to juan guaido and the colombian border.d their supporters, they say no matter what, this aid will come through, there are informal routes, smaller routes, it's a porous border and a really big border, they will get their radian no matter what so the question will be on saturday morning, when the trucks start moving, how the relationship with the armed forces will be. juan guaido has been calling on the armed forces to let this aid in, saying the most important thing is to look at yourfamily, the most important thing is to look at your family, look at the fact they need medicines and food. everyone in venezuelan needs these things. any to come into the country. its hoping to put it on the hearts of minds of the officers. it will interesting —— will be interesting to see what happens on saturday. without this fairly bizarre spectacle down on the border ofa bizarre spectacle down on the border of a concert on and then a rival concert just a couple of a concert on and then a rival concertjust a couple of hundred metres away. wh

of standing to protect the lives and well being of colombian public servants they return to colombia will be organized as soon as possible like you're going to. a local reporters are saying seven people have been injured during clashes on the venezuela colombia border you can see the live pictures just on the screen here behind me usa deliveries are trying to cross among those crowds a group of writers also set a bus on fire. was venezuelan soldiers have been using tear gas to push people back president maduro has also closed the border with brazil self-proclaimed leader one go door hazard to the military to allow aid into the country by saturday and the situation spiraled out of control as that deadline expired. god was. was was. was oh it was. well here at the t. and d. disparate crossing right on the colombian venezuelan border on the colombia side you can see venezuela behind me there was a lot of momentum here the small inning to get these so-called humanitarian aid trucks through but for now it seems to have largely fizzled out here. made an appearance this morning he climbed u

thousands of volunteers in venezuela have registered to travel to the colombian border to bring in u.s. aid they took an oath before the opposition leader one guy bill in the capital caracas more than two hundred tons of aid is arriving the colombian border food and medicines from the u.s. has become a key issue in the past juggle between president nicolas maduro and one why don't do it has refused to allow in aid from colombia he says is all part of the u.s. policy to remove him from power says venezuela is starving you know what i mean there was here. of course the volunteers both but will not only be at the border on the prairie twenty third there will be demonstrations at all of the cities of venezuela for the aide to. john hendren joins us live now from washington d.c. john so the first of several u.s. military planes carrying aid has arrived on the colombian border with venezuela what more can you tell us. that's right daryn these planes came massive c. seventeen cargo planes from homestead air force base all the way from florida landing in nearby colombia but the longest or the

nicolas maduro brands the humanitarian aid blocked at the colombian border fake saying venezuelans aren't beggars and. this is children and babies in his country die from contaminated food and water. the intent of this is al jazeera live from london also coming up a fire in a dorm at the training complex of one of brazil's top football clubs kills ten all of them reportedly teenagers. thailand's king condemns his sister's shock decision to enter the race to be prime minister calling it inappropriate. and experts carefully dismantled a bridge in genoa which collapsed last year killing forty three people. and over in israel as opposition has made a new pill to the military to allow desperately needed aid stuck on the colombian border to be let into the country trucks carrying food and medicine arrived in cooktown thursday but president nicolas maduro ordered his troops not to let the aid in a representative for the self declared president on why go as urged the armed forces to ignore maturer saying the supplies also for them and their families. if i do what i'm being a part of this is for y

venezuelan opposition supporters or take the aid to trucks trying to breach the colombian border. meanwhile troops loyal to president were due to fire tear gas and live ammunition at protesters some others have the fact. hello i'm barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up . payoff it seems that some polling stations in nigeria will president mohamed people seeking a second term. and new protests in sudan after president bashir declares a state of emergency and replaces all state governors with military officials. thank you for joining us we begin the program in venezuela where several aid convoys supported by hundreds of opposition activists are trying to force their way into the country. trucks carrying american made and volunteers are trying to breach the border from colombia by driving across bridges separating the two countries earlier violence broke out in the. on the venezuelan side as troops and other president maduro supporters fire tear gas rubber coated steel bullets and live ammunition to try to stop the protestors colombian authorities sa

in his will in opposition supporters protect aid to trucks trying to breach the colombian border. meanwhile troops loyal to president to do to fire tear gas and live ammunition of protesters others have defected. hello i'm barbara starr you're watching live from london also coming up. chaotic scenes at some polling stations in nigeria where president mohamed hari is seeking a second term. a new protests in sudan after president bashir declares a state of emergency and replaces all state governors with military officials. we begin the program in venezuela where several aid convoys supported by hundreds of opposition activists are trying to force their way into the country. trucks carrying american aid and volunteers are trying to breach the border from colombia by driving across bridges separating the two countries now earlier violence broke out in the rain on the venezuelan side as troops and other president of the supporters fired tear gas rubber coated steel bullets and live ammunition to stop protestors colombian authorities meanwhile say some of the aid will be transported by

mr clyde of the colombian president. and the president why don't we admire your courage in the courage of all the opposition leaders who have come together to make this stand to end the suffering and and the oppression in the usurpation and dictatorship in venezuela. i did because for them have a arcade as in the colombian city of kuta on the border with venezuela welcome have a how important and indeed divert divisive is that support from the united states. well phil it depends on what type of support we're talking about of course the united states needless to say is a very important very heavy country in the american continent and it has a lot of influence in latin america particularly so when we speak about sanctions for example or that have just been increased the united states today announced that four more governors of it as well it will be subject of sanctions people who are very close to equalise my little well of course that type of support is very welcome and that's not forget that the united states still buys

on the colombian side british billionaire richard branson is organizing a concert to raise money for the opposition in response president maduro will hold his own concert on the opposite side of the bridge. and covering those events for us we have our very own javier i gave us who is standing by where the concerts are due to take place soon so on javier tell us how are these being seen i mean are these really a sideshow to the other events the political tension there in venice fail or are they seen as a sign a further confrontation between the two sides. these are definitely signs of more intense confrontation at least between colombia and venezuela let's not forget that colombia has taken about a million immigrants from venezuela and the country has a very strong interest in making sure that venezuela prosperous in its very own interest and this bridge where we are standing right now the border between colombian as well it still is and will probably continue to be the most important spot where the crisis in venezuela is with visible where people cross every day to provide basic good

we saw a lot today actually, the colombians are suggesting, the colombian authorities, that 60 or morey forces deserted by fleeing across the border today. so this has been a steady flow of deserters, but the military as an institution still remain behind mr maduro and it does not seem as though the amnesty that the opposition is offering is attractive enough for them to switch sides. it is also very difficult to imaginea sides. it is also very difficult to imagine a true because of the structure of the armed forces, which makes it very difficult for any substantial body of the military to get together and act in unison. 0k, many thanks for talking to us from caracas. the headlines on bbc news: at least two people have been killed and more than 20 injured on venezuela's border with brazil, as opposition supporters try to move humanitarian aid into the country. three cabinet ministers threaten to defy the prime minister, saying they'll vote to delay brexit unless a deal‘s approved by mps. ajudge in chicago has set bail at $1 million for the singer r kelly in his sexual assault case. spo

army and the colombian police forces that being said we don't know how sustainable the situation isbecause you already saw the desperation of the people who depend on these sales and on top of that we have we have thousands of it as well and who cross the border to come and support why do but you couldn't get back in there and they are now facing a close border they can't see their families they can't provide for them because they were planning to buy the food and medicine here so that together with the clashes with the venezuelan forces at the other side of the border we might see an escalation of violence on this side of the border with colombian authorities even because they are trying to keep the border safe and shut down at least for a few hours more and we hear that it's going to be one or two days maximum but if that desperation that we just saw in the video in the report and the desperation of it as well as trying to get back home escalates then we will probably see a whole other level of clashes during the week so the situation still is tense i mean what seems to be a regul

welcome to the program trucks carrying us humanitarian aid for venezuela have arrived at the colombian border but it is not clear whether the help will be allowed in the opposition leader. requested the emergency supplies for venezuelans in desperate need of help but president nicolas maduro says that the shipments are part of a u.s. led chua temped he has ordered the military to stop the trucks from entering the country. this is where their journey ends on the colombian venezuelan border desperately needed humanitarian aid is aboard these trucks but the gates into the crisis stricken country have been sealed on the other side venezuela's military still largely loyal to president maduro has been ordered to prevent any shipments crossing the border next to the soldiers anxious citizens wait and hope for food and medical supplies to be let through yet the point that sooner or later that bachus going to open and the humanitarian aid will rife the people if in this way that tired of being hungry i am a muslim my mother died nearly two weeks ago the doctors were unable to operate on her we

a meeting is being held in the colombian capital bogota on monday to discuss the crisis. us secretary of state mike pompeo says the president's days are numbered. there have been hundreds killed from starvation over the past weeks and months, millions of people having to flee their homes, 10% of the venezuelan population. the days and weeks and months ahead, the madeira regime will understand that it's days are numbered. let's speak to the bbc‘s chris buckler, who's in washington. this idea that concrete action has to happen. any ideas what that will be? i think it is going to be yet more sanctions, yet more diplomatic pressure. if you take a look at who vice president mike pence is meeting in bogota, he is meeting countries who are part of what is known as the lima group, a series of countries across the americas trying to find a peaceful solution to the problem that have been plaguing venezuela for so long. certainly there is going to be more pressure put on nicolas maduro to try to force him from the presidency are possible, but we are not talking about military action

this is what the aide looks like on the colombian side of the border bridge these venezuelan refugees or rely. on a community kitchen to get them through the day. of the british newspaper of assad reports that prime minister theresa may is preparing to agree to a new package of workers' rights after brags that the move would see the u.k. match the e.u. on certain provisions concerning workers according to the sun may has proposed the changes to lawmakers in the opposition labor party in a bid to get her withdrawal deal passed through britain's parliament reported maneuvering in london comes after a trip to brussels where leaders stonewalled her request for any changes to the divorce deal. and he breaks it demonstrators in brussels risk getting run over to relay their message to the british prime minister as she headed for new talks with evaders but thursday brought no progress. in a you commission head john clarke repeated that he would not grant may's request to renegotiate the withdrawal agreement as an e.u. commission spokesman explained. the work to the political. may says new neg

the market at the colombian venezuelan border it's where venezuelans go to purchase basic goods from colombia the closure of the border is bad for business on a regular sunday safina motto which sells ninety five kilos of potatoes today she only sold five well they were all still the produce from wednesday and we don't know if we can invest again gavin maybe if they open the border in some but they say it will stay close to that and we're wondering where to go now to help our struggling families in venezuela it's really tough if the border remains closed she will lose everything. cannot get intimate with already lost a lot of our projects. look how many tomatoes we have last they only last two days or a day with this son we have to work like this on the sun damage is the peppers the potatoes the carrots. carlos says to put out a market is the only option for thousands of venezuelans though if they close the border for two days we suffer though you know why because our customers they are not from colombia they don't come from kuta or pump lono work or on our go summers are the venezue

just bridge crossing on the colombian side of the border with venezuela behind me you can see ten trucks carrying six hundred tons of what the u.s. government says is humanitarian aid to be delivered to venezuela and the venezuelan government is refusing it saying this is actually not humanitarian aid the red cross and other major international humanitarian organizations are refusing to participate in this saying also it is not humanitarian aid on the morning of the twenty third why don't himself appeared on the colombian side of the t. and deep this bridge crossing urging his supporters to ensure they got across we will very soon this unity bridge will work to bring all of the venezuelan people together the humanitarian aid is definitely on its way to venezuela in a non threatening and peaceful way to save lives at this moment in venezuela now there are about three or four hundred protesters at the entrance to this area about a kilometer away who are pretty rowdy and seem ready to march across the bridge and accompany this humanitarian aide. hundreds of protesters outside the bridge cro

orla guerin, bbc news, on the venezuela—colombian border.aty watson is in caracas. she explained what might happen next to the humanitarian aid that is stockpiled near venezuela's border. well, if you speak to nicolas maduro, he says that it won't be coming in. he's told his armed forces to be on high alert and not to let any unautharized vehicles cross the border. unauthorized vehicles cross the border. he has also closed the border with brazil, he closed that late on thursday night. and said he will evaluate what he does with the colombian border. if you speak tojuan guaido and his supporters, they say no matter what, this aid will come through. that there are informal routes, there are smaller routes, it's a porous border and it's a really big border, that they will get their aid in no matter what. so i think the question will be, on saturday morning, when the trucks start moving, how the relationship with the armed forces will be. juan guaido has been calling on the armed forces to let this aid in, saying that the most important thing is

being very critical we see four and more and reports coming from different sides of the colombian as well on border mainly over the bridges that connect the two countries that so far we can confirm that it there is at least a twelve wounded even though reports are conflicting because some say the number could be up to twenty years there is also fire happening right behind us in would in your city in venezuela were two trucks carrying humanitarian aid were burnt therefore we can still see the traces of this mold and this shows us a very. clearly that the situation is not orderly this is a full on confrontation that so far has the lead to no deaths as far as we know but that could escalate very quickly and get worse throughout the day. we saw in that report several venezuelan soldiers have left their posts today can you tell us anything more about that. what this shows is that there is definitely some degree of division in the military these members in general can be up to twenty people from what we know from different authorities in venezuela that have today supported one way though w

is in qatar on the colombian side of the border for osiris sondra what is the situation like there on the on in this morning. situation here is relatively calm after a long day of battles on the bridges connecting colombia with venezuela here the bridges are closed on both venice where they signed to close the border here indefinitely and colombia said that at least for the next two days this will be the situation there are a lot of policemen on the colombe end side controlling the border making sure that there are no protests and we've also heard that there are a number. of families on the other side of this bridge claiming for the bridge to be open to some of them are migrants who are hoping to cross into colombia and others or. who come to call on me on a daily basis more than thirty thousand in this well and cross this bridge on a daily basis that they're searching for food in medicine that they can find the other side but they also sell things that they buy in venezuela and sell for a profit on the colombian side or work here so they're hoping that this is to ation could change s

not pull them out so you stop we can't continue supporting aggression from colombian territory so i've decided to cut all political and diplomatic ties with the fascist colombian government and its ambassadors must leave in twenty four hours. reporters in the area are saying seven people have been injured during clashes on the venezuela colombia border where usaid deliveries are trying to cross and as well in soldiers have been using tear gas to push the people back and a group of writers set a bus on fire. was. it was present in the duros also close the border with brazil plainly the saturday deadline to let us aid into the country has expired and as well and rioters have been hurling rocks at border guards. was. going to. die thanks. to our was. very you know i don't play well here at the deep this bridge crossing right on the colombian venezuelan border i'm on the colombia side you can see venezuela behind me there was a lot of momentum here the small inning to get these so-called humanitarian aid trucks through but for now it seems to have largely fizzled out here now made an appea

correspondent dan cohen is in the thick of it on the colombian side of the border defend its lights let's get the latest from him he says standing by for us good evening to you dan just run through them exactly where you are and what the situation is there. well this is the t.n.t. just bridge crossing behind me you can see this is. where colombia and venezuela meet you can see the infamous shipping containers that we've seen in so many photos this is a far as well as anyone is allowed to go police are under strict orders to not allow anyone to pass into a colombian president iran do it gives the order for these ten trucks carrying six hundred tons of so-called humanitarian aid to cross the bridge and attempt to enter venezuela and venezuela's borders the police are saying that duquesne may allow protesters to cross with them as well some of these protesters have told us they're prepared for violence so this could escalate into a real clash the the aid is is prepared to be delivered if multiple crossings this is the last one where the deliveries will start at the other bridge crossings pro

to a charity concert in defiance of the venezuelan president's aide to blockade the event on the colombian border organized by the british billionaire richard branson aims to raise one hundred million dollars to help venezuelans software and medicine shortages also coming out of the. pope francis outlines new steps to stop the sexual abuse of children in the top but church the move comes as a summit in rome hears harrowing testimony from survivors of rape and assault by members of the clergy. and powerhouse football club chelsea appeals of pan am signing players until twenty twenty the team has been accused of breaching rules about signing minor. waiter welcome to the program we start in venezuela where the standoff between the countries rival leaders is playing out as a battle of the bands groups from the opposing political camps have organized rival concerts near kuta a colombian city on the venezuelan border british billionaire richard branson is backing the opposition concert. which is underway with an audience of tens of thousands grants and is hoping to raise one hundred million doll

and sitting on the colombian side of the border the opposition is trying to work out how to get it into the country after the aid was blocked by the venezuelan military on the orders of president nicolas maduro the opposition leader one guy doe is challenging the do it for control of the country is urging the army to let it through but would euro's call the aid a political spectacle staged by the u.s. to increase the pressure on him well the aid shipment is intended to be the first of many the u.s. and aid agency says it contains enough food to feed five thousand venezuelans for ten days there hygiene kits for seven and a half thousand people including soap and toothbrushes there are also nutritional supplements for the six and a half thousand malnourished children and enough high energy biscuits to feed ten thousand children for a month. but not all the crossing points between venezuela and colombia a closed this is the simon bolivar crossing between the two countries which hundreds of venezuelans and colombians have been passing through over the last few hours it's estimated as many a

orla guerin, bbc news, on the venezuela—colombian border. a free lance the journaljoins us.ening. today has been a long and eventful day. thousands of people showed up for this concert for venezuelans crossing people showed up for this concert for venezuela ns crossing over. spirits were high. it was a very positive event with a lot of emotion but it did not quite mask the underlying tension of what could happen tomorrow. will the military stick with nicolas maduro? what were venezuelans at the concert telling you about what they think about this aid stand—off? you about what they think about this aid stand-off? obviously, most of them were in support, others were very emotional about the possibilities of tomorrow. that nicolas maduro was going to fall, that change will come, but many do not see how. with all the international attention, in the last couple of weeks, will it get through? one person told me they we re through? one person told me they were worried for the safety of the volu nteers were worried for the safety of the volunteers bringing the aid through. where peo

on the colombian side of the border. the steady stream of venezuelans crossing the border continues without pause with your fishel entry points closed these pathways are the only option for the thousands who regularly cross into colombia for supplies we cross with food and medicine you have sick people who need treatment cancer treatment others doing jobs the closing affects us all but not everyone can walk and people are dying and soldiers patrol the area but people gangs control the paths in charge the equivalent of two u.s. dollars to cross on wednesday when this will end security forces reinforce their barriers across this bridge with more shipping containers loaded with soil and rock . bridge. thousands of people crossing. now the government says it wants to reopen this and other illegal crossings with. but that they don't have anybody to engage with on the other side. we're trying to make contact with officials on the other side for humanitarian reasons we're hoping that at least patients who need special treatment

and i venezuela's opposition has made a new appeal to the military to allow aid stuck on the colombian border to be let into the country trucks carrying food and medicine arrived in cougar town thursday but president nicolas maduro ordered his troops not to let the aide in the opposition has warned that blocking it could constitute a crime against humanity and a representative for the south declared president. as urged the armed forces to ignore my dura saying the supplies also for them and their families. if i do what i'm being a part of this is for you it is here for your children this is to provide aid to the soldiers of the fatherland it is time to be on the people side i assure you he will be the guarantors that these tons of humanitarian aid go to where they have to go out president has called that fake aid and a cheap show by the us saying that israel is aren't beggars and it should be given to poor colombians instead. our national sovereignty is made corner of the inside this so-called humanitarian aid and peace is threatened by the government of donald trump who last sunday in

side of the colombian. and the kurdish led forces trying to evacuate more civilians from my souls lost profits of territory in syria hours after. and far as well have all the day's sport including india's cricket board are calling for pockets to be banned from this year's world cup. our top story this hour sudan's president omar bashir has declared a one year state of emergency across the country and he has dissolved the central and state governments bashir also called on parliament to postpone constitutional amendments that would allow him to run for another presidential term in two thousand and twenty now the move follows months of demonstrations across the country which were initially triggered by price rises but then quickly developed into protests against the shias rule. well. very many already that. are to clear the following to impose a state of emergency people going to dissolve the national unity government to dissolve the provincial government and we will continue to take measures to implement wha

venezuelan opposition supporters protected aid to trucks trying to breach the colombian border but two trucks have gone up in flames many protesters have been injured in clashes with forces loyal to president maduro and two people are reported dead near the brazilian border. chaotic scenes at some polling stations in nigeria with president mohamed will hari is seeking a second term. a new protests in sudan after president bashir declares a state of emergency and replaces all state governors with military officials. and for a small have all the day's sport including they know massie's course his fiftieth hat trick to help barcelona take a big step towards retaining the spanish league title. thank you for joining us we begin the news hour in venezuela where there are reports that two people have been killed near the border with brazil in clashes clashes over attempts to get aid into the country the deaths were reported in the border town of something a little bit what end where another two people were killed on friday a local doctor says the violence took place infighting between opposit

venezuela's struggle turns into a battle of the bands with rival concerts on either side of the colombian border. and kurdish led forces try to evacuate will civilians from pockets of territory in syria just hours after as strikes. sudan's president tomorrow bashir has declared a one year state of emergency across the country and dissolved the central and state governments but she also called on parliament to postpone constitutional amendment amendments that would allow him to run for another presidential term in two thousand and twenty now this move follows months of demonstrations across the country which were triggered by price rises initially but then later developed into a sustained challenge against bashir his rule. well. in any order there. are to clear the following to impose a state of emergency program to dissolve the national unity government to dissolve the provincial government and we will continue to take measures to implement what i have ok country requires us to stand together tomorrow itself to remain united patient and tolerant i am certain we will be an example to follo

and president doris closure of the border is also causing hardship on the colombian sides traders in the market times used to rely on us weapons coming across the border to buy their goods but no longer. put out a market at the colombian venezuelan border it's where venezuelans go to purchase basic goods from colombia the closure of the border is bad for business on a regular sunday safina motto which sells ninety five kilos of potatoes today she only sold five made me and well they were all still the produce from wednesday and we don't know if we can invest again gavin maybe if they open the border. but they say it will stay closed that we're wondering where to go now to help our struggling families in venezuela it's really tough if the border remains closed she will lose everything. and not get in america i guess i'm we've already lost a lot of our projects. look how many tomatoes we have left they only last two days or a day with this son we have to work like this on the son damages the peppers the potatoes the carrots. carlos says to put out a market is the only option for thousa