let's begin with francisco rodriguez. talk about the situation in venezuela right now and what you are proposing. >> now therere is a standoff in venezuela between the government maduro which is unpopular but still has the support of military leadership, and the opposition who has regained the power to mobilize in support its base it has lost over the past year and a half. and nothing much seems to be changing in terms of the standoff. in some variety or another, we have seen it over the past two decades. the new ingredient we have right now is huge international pressure, and that takes different forms. on the one hand, you have trump in the u.s. who is explicitly talking about the possibility of military action. on the other hand, you have the european union who has shied away from taking the steps but recognized juan guaido as interim president of venezuela. u.s.importantly, you have economic sanctions, oil sanctions. and the sanctions are going to be crippling for an economy like venezuela's. more than 90% of venezuel

analysis by a right wing economist a critic of the job as a mother were all governments named francisco rodriguez companies willing khana missed in september of last year published an analysis about the impact of u.s. sanctions on the country and if you look closely at his data it shows that the sanctions against the economy. illegal under international law of course have cost them as well as six billion dollars so when you compare that him out to the amount of so-called humanitarian aid that's being pledged from the u.s. and from richard branson in this crass political spectacle it's very apparent that not only is that money a drop of a drop in the bucket comparatively speaking but the motives behind it are nothing but cynical it's you know if the united states or or richard branson or the venezuelan opposition had any interest in helping the people of an israel in helping the cause of economic recovery in venezuela they would pressure for an end an immediate end to u.s. sanctions which are causing so much damage the sanctions are not only cost of the venezuelan economic crisis but they are a bi

the atlantic council senior follow and the consulting president from jacksonville florida and francisco rodriguezhief economist. francisco, let's start with you. bring us up-to-date with where we are with you. a lot of countries are coming around to support juan guaido. >> 21 countries from the european union recognized juan guaido as president of venezuela. most of the important countries in the developed world and the western hemisphere are recognizing one wide-out. nicolas maduro appears to maintain the support of the venezuelan military. you have to remember the military is centralized. venezuela is a police state. this has enabled maduro to maintain the support of the military and i think we may be headed toward a showdown and a confrontation. there's going to be an attempt to bring in humanitarian aid that has been promised by the u.s., canada, and other european countries. it is being -- it is being brought to the border of venezuela and colombia and venezuela and brazil. nicolas maduro has vowed to stop it from coming into the country. alix: allen -- ellen, how does this play out in terms

francisco rodriguez was head of the venezuelan congressional budget office in the early part of the decadethe most knowledgeable trade thers on latin american debt markets. he joins us right now to tell us why he thinks maduro's time might be running out. francisco, welcome. it's good to have you here. >> thank you for having me. trish: i know you changed your model. >> we're changing it almost every day, and definitely these sanctions are hitting. they're hitting the economy, they're hitting the regime. it's basically being closed off from access to all types of resources. it can't sell oil in the u.s., it can't import products that it needs in order to produce its oil in the u.s. but also companies in india and in other places don't want to do business with this regime, because it's a regime that's become toxic. so, obviously, this is going to have a big effect on maduro, but he still has the support of the military. i mean, surprisingly but true, the military came out after juan guaido swore himself in and pledged their loyalty for nicolas maduro, so the question is how do you break --

leader one quite so interim head of states so in a video posted to social media general francisco esteban yan as rodriguez called on members of the military to follow his leads he's the first active and as well in general to publicly back quite though since he proclaimed himself president last month general younis is head of strategic planning with the air force so the air force still loyal to nicolas maduro tweeted this in response we could not have expected less from the traitor division general francisco esteban yanez rodriguez nephew of the corrupt general yanez mendez by the way is being investigated by the comptroller general for corruption hash tag always loyal never traitors are latin america editor of the cinema is joining us from caracas a correct us how significant is this defection. mean this is a big development as you can. imagine this video viral on the in its way that it is as you say the first time the high ranking general has publicly affected in this way and it comes at a very very crucial i'm sure that meeting next month it has been not only will count on the armed forces and support t

expected less from the traitor division general francisco esteban rodriguez nephew of general yanis mendezho by the way is being investigated by the controller general for corruption has always never traitors meanwhile there's a mass demonstration right now in caracas called by the opposition leader. tens of thousands of anti-government protesters are demanding nicolas maduro his resignation and is also a huge rival protest in support of the president let's bring in latin america at its end to see a new man who is in caracas for as lucy a tell us about what's been happening in these last few hours. while i'm at the one corner a small corner where this demonstration that began three or four hours ago is still taking place behind me. carnival atmosphere that the demonstration is more or less ending now on another part of me president. i'm going to be going. i need let me on the anniversary of the hour. this has been and i'm normal demonstration the people here are feeling very a bold and very very optimistic that that government time in office is not the end particularly after hearing the ne

response they said we cannot have expected less from the trades had the vision general francisco esteban yanez rodriguez nephew of the corrupt general yanez mendez who is by the way being investigated by the comptroller general for corruption hash tag always loyal never traitors meanwhile the opposition has called for rallies across venezuela they have already started in the capital caracas madonna has until sunday to comply with a deadline set by the european union to hold elections. has been speaking to al-jazeera he says he's not interested in talks with nicolas maduro latin america editor lucien human. so you had any battled president nicolas maduro overseeing military exercises intended to let opponents know that he has the means with which to crush in israel as internal enemies are clearly not intimidated by the man who insists that he's venezuela's legitimate leader looked at all the part of an interim president as he called on the news wayland's to return to the streets on saturday to further pressure president maduro to resign. in an interview with al-jazeera self-proclaimed president quoting w

francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. cold temperatures are expected tonight under clearing skies. some inland valleys will be closer to the upper 20s through mid 30s. shorelines will be relatively warmer upper 30s around san jos upper 30s around oakland, and low 40s around the san francisco peninsula. expect a dry and cold day on monday with highs in the low to mid 50s. a wet, windy system with higher snow levels will impact the area through midweek. coastal ranges can see 2"-4" of rain. most of the bay area could see 1.5"-2.5", but rain shadowed south bay may see closer to around 1.00" snow levels will rise to 6000-8000 ft if the tropical moisture plume comes in as warm as is expected. drying out on thursday until more wet weather arrives friday into next weekend. (jr stone) (jr stone) in entertainment news tonight... michelle obama made a surprise appearance at the grammys tonight. (justine) host alicia keys invited lady gaga, jada pinkett smith and jennifer lopez to join her on stage at the staples center in l-a to sa

francisco's embarcadero.... (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. dry and seasonably cool weather is expected for most of the bay area for the second half of the weekend. overnight lows tonight will be in the 40s thanks to the blanket of clouds. daytime ll remain in th upper 50s. in the north bay there is a chance of light rain late tonight and on sunday. a plume of moisture will bring periods of moderate to heavy rain to the majority of the bay area for the first half of next week. another potentially wet system may bring more rain to the bay area late next week and into the following weekend. (justine) coming up -- 25 years after pablo escobar's death... one of his former colombia homes now reduced to ashes... what this means for the people affected by the infamous drug kingpin. (jrstone) and -- two former inmates are back with their families after serving time for a crime they did not commit. yep. i'm doing this. we're really doing this. grandma! (gasp) we're finally doing this. ha! i am so doing this. we're really doing this! you could be doing

) (vicki) now lets check in with mabrisa rodriguez-- she has a look at the traffic mess in that area. (vicki) (vicki) taking a live look outside-- san francisco's embarcadero. another storm is expected to hit just in time for the weekend... (grant) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was partly cloudy and chilly again today. storm clouds are gathering off the coast and will move in on friday. highs today were only in the 40s and 50s. tonight will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers early tomorrow morning. rain will be come heavy at times during the day before turning to showers in the late afternoon. highs tomorrow will be very chilly and in 40s to low 50s. more cold rain and low mountain snow are possible over the weekend. more storms are forecast for next week too. (grant) (grant) another big story tonight... it's no secret the bay area is expensive... but the entire state is dealing with an affordable housing crisis. (vicki) and a new survey shows more than 60 percent of the 18-to-34-year- olds living in california say they can't afford it. mike luery has the story. jared an

francisco's embarcadero.... (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez.espread rain and isolated thunderstorms are expected tonight as a storm moves through the bay area. a cold weather system originating in western canada will bring more showers and colder temperatures monday into tuesday. snow levels will lower to 1500 to 2000 feet by tuesday morning with some snow likely in the hills around the bay area. dry and cool weather is forecast from wednesday through thursday, with overnight lows near freezing in the inland valleys. shower chances will redevelop by thursday night and friday. (justine) coming up -- fallout continues for virgina governor ralph northam after he diend being in a racist photo. who else is calling for him to resign. (jrstone) and -- a bay area cheese staple. showcased next on dine and dish. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california househo

francisco's embarcadero.... (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. rodriguez.-- protests erupted during a special story time outside a public library in pennsylvania. why some parents are upset... (justine) contra costa county library is hosting a drag queen story time later this month... meanwhile, protests erupted during a a similar story time outside a public library in pennsylvania...(jrstone) the controversy stems from the person who was doing the reading.chantee lans explains. (nats)hate evil.. love good.. was among the signs held outside of lansdale public library.the controversy.. surrounded.. an event inside.. called "drag queen story fun time with annie"it's a public children's book reading to help them understand bullying..diversity.. and discrimination.the host.. a lansdale resident and drag queen.. who requested the room.. named annie christ. margaret zglinicki/protester : "we think that this event should not be taking place. we think it's not good for the children and it's wrong."tom meyer/librarian: "some people ask me why don't you have a bible

francisco's embarcadero.... (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez.l be ending tonight as drier air moves into the bay area. lows tonight will be dropping into the mid to upper 20s in the coldest interior valleys with mid to upper 30s around the bay. highs monday and tuesday will be in the mid to upper 50s, which is still about five degrees below normal. on wednesday expect only a slight chance of showers with rain amounts under one-tenth of an inch. expect another round of cold air so snow levels will be very low again. thursday and friday look to be dry, but a storm from the west could make its way into the bay area late next weekend. for the presidents day holiday, bart will operate on its saturday service schedule on monday. the transit service said it would run longer trains on the different lines at the start of service. the early bird express bus service, which began last week to accommodate the later weekday start time for bart service on the transbay tube, will not be available monday. (justine) coming up -- a former new york congressman anth

francisco dan thorn kron4 news. (justine) taking a live look outside....(jr stone) meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez our forecast. . another round of another round of widespread rain and isolated thunderstorms are expected tonight as a storm moves through the bay area. a cold weather system originating in western canada will bring more showers and colder temperatures monday into tuesday. snow levels will lower to 1500 to 2000 feet by tuesday morning with some snow likely in the hills around the bay area. dry and cool weather is forecast from wednesday through thursday, with overnight lows near freezing in the inland valleys. shower chances will redevelop by thursday night and friday. (jrs) tonight c-h-p is investigating a deadly wrong way crash on highway 101 in san francisco that killed two people and injured nine others. (justine) the northbound lanes near the silver avenue are open now after being shut down for several hours. kron 4's sara stinson has the details on the horrific crash. (on cam) <"chp investigators spent over seven hours on the scene of this wrongway fatal crash in the northbound

francisco's embarcadero.... (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguezrs will move through the north bay this evening and overnight. overnight lows will be in the 40s. daytime highs monday will remain in the 50s. a slow moving atmospheric river will bring moderate to heavy rain to the bay area from monday through early wednesday. the north bay is the area most likely to see the heaviest rain and potential flooding, primarily from monday afternoon through midweek. heavy rain is also possible from the golden gate south to the santa cruz mountains. expect 3"-5" of rain for the north bay valleys, 5"-9" for north bay mountains, and 2"-4" for the rest of the bay area. another storm system may bring more rain to the region by saturday into sunday. (jrstone) now to national news -- intelligence chairman adam schiff is threatening to call special counsel robert stmuelration to court if necessary if the full report on the russia investigation is not made public. in an interview -- schiff says his committee will be watching attorney general william barr to see if h

francisco's embarcadero.... (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. expect light-moderate expect light-expect light- moderate showers through sunday afternoon in the bay area, bringing half an inch of rain or less, with higher amounts in our local mountains. accumulating snow is likely above 3,000 feet, with snow levels lowering to around 2,000 feet by sunday morning. overnight temperatures turn colder early in the upcoming work week as sky conditions clear. a chance of showers will return by the middle of next week, with below normal temperatures expected through the work week. shocking video shows the moment an s-u-v hits a rockslide... and then goes airborne. details ahead. details ahead. (jrstone) and -- racist fliers found on a high school campus. how parents and school administration is handling the situation... when we come back. oconomowoc, wisconsin could face legal trouble for distributing what the school district describes as hate speech. this after a parent says her daughter was shown this flyer. it says "n-word pass." the parent.. who ask

francisco by whole life. i used to play down by 16th street. >> president melgar: okay. thank you, mr. rodriguez. >> thank you. >> president melgar: next speaker from the left side. >> hello. i'm katey, and i'm here to conclude the project from project 16. we understand that market forces are not within the full control of city government but how you respond to them is. we can build affordable housing here. the future is ours to decide. mass displacement is not inevitable, it is a place that people in positions of power choose for our community. we ask that you join with our community in choosing to build a better future. you can choose to build housing in the mission that causes evictions, stress, displacement and stress on an elementary housing or a project that uplifts the community. the marvel represents the future of the housing community, the future of san francisco. make this a reality and help us build it. thank you. >> president melgar: thank you very much. we will now take a speaker from the middle aisle, please. [speaking spanish language] [through the interpreter] >> clerk: thank you

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you both for being with us, vijay prashad , tricontinental institute for social research, and francisco rodriguez, an economist. to not thevenezuela amazon, but amazon and what happened in new york. it is pulling out. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: veruca salt's "i want it now" from the sounundtrack to "willy wonka and the chocolate factory." this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: we end today's show with the fallout after amazon anannounced it was scrapping pls to build a major office facility in new york city. the decision came under mounting pressure from grassroots activists and local politicians who opposed the deal. amazon had announced the project in november after new york governor andrew cuomo and new york city mayor bill de blasio offered nearly $3 billion in tax subsidies to come to the city, potentially creating 25,000 jobs. as part of the deal, new york even offered to build a helipad for amazon ceo jeff bezos, who is the ricichest man in n the w. one of thehe leading opponents f the deal wasas democratic cong