——juan —— juan guaido. hello. saturday, the sunshine came back. but that's going to be harder to find through much of sunday. as cloud increases, some of us will see a bit more wet weather. but that comes after quite a hard frost to start the day. in fact, some places could well be into minus double figures, where the snow is deepest. you can see the extent of the frost as well, even in town and city centres, it's a cold start to the day. but for many of us, there will be some sunshine, but from the word go, northern ireland and western scotland, more cloud around here and some rain, sleet and snow, courtesy of these weather fronts coming in from the atlantic. and slowly pushing their way a bit further east as we go through the day. now, the early wet weather should be fairly soon out of the way in northern ireland. a damp start here. but again, the rain preceded by a bit of sleet and snow in places, and then that process moves across scotland. into northern england, mayjust fringe north wales. but south of that,

juan guaido as com pletely between the two.completely oppose that, he does not wa nt completely oppose that, he does not want that, he wants presidential elections, he wants maduro removed, so elections, he wants maduro removed, so there is no real room for discussion at this time. and the awful, disgraceful thing about all this is that while the politicians are bickering amongst themselves about what happens next, people are starving in this country and is used to be latin america's which is country. is there a danger that this sort of humanitarian crisis and is up sort of humanitarian crisis and is up being just a sort of powerplay between the us and china and russia? absolutely. maduro is politicising this humanitarian issue. he blocked humanitarian aid from coming in this week, on the colombian border. this whole geopolitical issue, trying to secure maduro's position, with china and russia supporting him, and his effo rts and russia supporting him, and his efforts to provide humanitarian aid on his own and be more independe

guaido." he says basically many of the opposition groups, including guaido, were groomed and trained specializes in regime changes around the world and also by the intelligence group strafor. i'm wondering if you could talk about guaido's history? he was virtually unknown, even in venezuela, until a few weeks ago. >> i believe 99% of the people did not know him before. january the fifth he was sworn the nationalnt of assembly, which was correct, then he went on with his plan. this generation of youngsters in venezuela, they were trained by intelligence groups of the united states and of other countries in order to make this regime change. what we saw in ukraine, what we saw in some countries in the north of africa, it is the same people training with all of these revolutions and whatever. it is a generation that was prepared for this. they know how to make violence, protests,, they know the words to use. nothing is coincidence. amy: we're going to go to break and come back to this discussion.

expressed all its support for juan guaido. maduro is still there, and he's not letting his people have access to things like food and medicine that we are sending and other countries are sending. so what do you do now? >> president trump asked me to be here on short notice to meet with nations that came together more than a year ago and came to be known as the lima group to isolate venezuela's dictatorship economically and diplomatically. in the wake of the brutality this weekend where literally the leader nicolas maduro was dmangs caracas at the same time his hen'member were burning food and medicine by the truck loads. we need to stand strong in our conviction that nicolas maduro is a usurper. he has no legitimate claim to power, and nicolas maduro must go. trish: i hear you. but how do you get from there to him actually getting on a plane and leaving and making room for the interim president juan guaido and free elections? >> this is all a process. from the first days of this administration, president trump made it clear th

but would you accept that mr guaido has to be careful.nald trump by telephone. we know that today, here in miami, other venezuelan dissidents are meeting vice president mike pence. if the venezuelan opposition is seen to be too close to the trump administration and to the united states, that may well raise suspicions back home in venezuela. it may allow maduro to use this narrative about us imperialism? is that a danger? you talked about the venezuelan military and how important they are going to be in the next phase of this crisis. do you believe there's evidence that there are divisions in the military and that there are some who want to now come out and supportjuan guaido? here's what a former maduro loyalists, who fled the country in 2015, hebert garcia plaza, here's what he said recently. he said, "right now the venezuelan armed forces do not have the capacity or indeed the desire to confront the population in a massive protest." ie, he is suggesting that, if millions come out into the streets, the army will not use repression to try

se las ahorrÓ para presentarse ante guaidÓ. >> por guaidÓ, presidente con funcion de quienes los conducenvida para ayudarlos a salir. >> puedo sigue oculta mientras que nicolÁs maduro anunciÓ el rompimiento de relaciones con colombia por quÉ tuvo respuesta inmediata de la cancillerÍa en bogotÁ que dijo no reconocer tan rompimiento pues tampoco reconoce a nicolÁs maduro como presidente de ese paÍs en cÚcuta, colombia frontera con venezuela,visiÓn. pero mientras tanto en el sur de venezuela tambiÉn hubo enfrentamientos entre la poblaciÓn y militares. al menos un saldo de cuatro muertos y 18 heridos en santa elena, localidad fronteriza al estado de roraima, brasil donde tambiÉn saliÓ ayuda humanitaria. gente opuesta al rÉgimen llamÓ a salir a las clases para reclamar la ayuda sorpresivamente. tambiÉn lo nicolÁs maduro llamÓ una marcha por solidaridad y paz.+ >> la alegrÍa por el ingreso de un cargamento de alimentos y medicina en medio de la euforia popular. >> entrÓ uno de los camiones en la frontera de brasil y venezuela. >> pronto acabaron con ella abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes .

juan guaido himself only 35 years old. juan guaido told us on this program that children as young as 12 years old out in the treats protesting with their parents have been hauled off to jail. is that something you believe that regime would do? >> i can definitely tell you i believe it, even though it is something i don't think should be happening anywhere in the world. there are reports that the government is taking children from school be kidnapping them, and torturing them, and there are videos online to see water tiewrs they are doing. this is no secret. it's publicly available. the maduro regime is not going to stop. the only way to stop them is by force. i call personally because this is what i have been researching ander other dictatorship in the world. maduro will not quit. the only way guaido will stop him is to call for colombia and the united states to help us. they just need for guaido to call them. trish: i think a lot of them are willing and they are trying hard to make sure venezuela does have that freedom. b

quite happened next isjuan guaido? -- with one quite?aido is recognised by other countries. he announced today that in colombia, there are border, it is going to be established and all the humanitarian aid is god to be received. also is going to be established a centre to gather all the humanitarian aid. that is the activity that he is doing at this moment. he also called today to the army to bathe his constitution and granta army to bathe his constitution and grant a peaceful transition in our country. that is the only ingredient thatis country. that is the only ingredient that is already remaining to support the transition. the armed forces support the transition. nevertheless his land with other countries and these decisions to open the humanitarian channels throughout borders of code to require also but only the transition of power to one quite open it also the support by the army to let this food and medicine getting the country. in a transparent way. you are friends with opposition leader won quite open and he seems the key has com

made effo rts 0pposition leaderjuan guaido made efforts to get the aid across.nslation: this peaceful action is to save lives right now and it's clear that affects people the length and breadth of venezuala. with the lives of hundreds of thousands of venezuelans at risk, he denied the food and medicines were a front for us aggression. today has been described as d—day in venezuelan, a day when the loyalty of the armed forces will be tested. this was the moment a handful of soldiers broke ra nks moment a handful of soldiers broke ranks on the border but, until now, nicolas maduro has had the loyalty of his senior officers. across the country, people came out onto the streets chanting long—lived venezuala, some dressed in the colours of their country's flag, others in white, a symbol of peace. for many, this will go down as a day of history. translation: the aid is really important. thousands of venezuelans need it, and that is how many of us are living. president maduro maintains the aid is a us orchestrated show, an excuse to get involved in venezuala, but peopl

particularly if guaido is threatened.ssue because iran, hezbollah and russia are part of this this nexus in there, and they are intent on influence in this hemisphere and damaging the united states. blake: do you believe maduro thinks it's an option? >> i any maduro needs to believe it's an option. i am not inside his head. but i absolutely believe that president trump will unleash the 82nd airborne division and other units that are good at this kind of thing to go down there and protect guaido and take on maduro and his henchmen. we would make pretty quick work of them, i believe. blake: other interesting things that came from the cbs interview with president trump. he said he turned down a meeting to speak or at least to talk with or communicate in some form with nicolas maduro. president trump is not shy about talking to world leaders. we see this with kim jong-un, we see it with vladimir putin. everyone is there own set of circumstances. why do you think it was he said no to maduro? >> what's the strategic advantage i

recognizing one guaido.as appointed 11 ambassadors, including carlos becky of, who has been named ambassador to the u.s. he joins us now. you are the venezuela top diplomat but you have had difficulty accessing even your own embassy. i wonder how long are you in accessing venezuelan assets in the u.s., including u.s. bank accounts? carlos: thank you for the opportunity. as you know we are working with u.s. authorities to take control of our assets. to follow legal procedures, legal rules, and that is what we are doing. the main goal at this moment in ,ime, one, we need to keep protect our assets. we need to communicate that we have a new government and the rest of the entities should not follow instructions from the former government. the other phase that we are working out is how to take control orderly and progressively, following legal procedures. that is what we are doing right .ow with the u.s. authorities amanda: we see many nations adding their support to guaido, but also adding they want to see free

recognized juan guaido as thehe leader of e country. nicolas maduro insists he is going nowhere and that he will never bow toto pressure from outside. also coming up, the pope delivers a message of religious tyrell -- tolerance to the united arab emirates. he made a historic interfaith address in the first visit by a pontiff to the arabian peninsula. millions of pilgrims traveling to northern india for one of the largest religious gatherings. hindus could be taking a dip in these waters, cleansing them of their sins and bring salvation. plus, the united states is sending thousands more troops to its border with mexico. donald trump says he is stopping an invasion of illegal immigrants. could i sasay it is a poliliticl stunt. our cororrespondent logo on patl with a border guard to find out more. the records tumbled in atlanta at the super bowl. the new england patriots defeated the los angeles rams to win american footballs biggest prize for the six-time -- six time. we would you through all the action. -- take you through all the action

for nicolas maduro as well, he calls juan guaido a puppet.at? isjuan guaido maybe seen as too aligned to the current us administration?” maybe seen as too aligned to the current us administration? i think evenif current us administration? i think even if it was not true at all, that is what nicolas maduro would say because that is the standard critique of the opposition. you could say it is true in the sense that he is banking a blot on the assistance of the us and off the eu, the countries that support him, but if you mean puppet in the sense that he is not acting on behalf of the opposition in venezuela, the majority of venezuelans support a change of government, if that is what you mean as puppet that i don't think that is a fair way to characterise it. he seems to be taking his own decisions, even though of course he is dependent on the support of the outside world at the support of the outside world at the moment. on the other side, nicolas maduro continues to hold onto power. he defies calls from the us and many other countries to hold

president guaido doesn't seek retribution against you, and neither do we. you must not follow maduro's orders to block humanitarian aid and you must not threaten any form of violence against peaceful protesters, opposition leaders, members of the national assembly, or president guaido and his family. we seek a peaceful transition of power, but all options are open. [applause] trump: we want to restore venezuelan democracy, and we believe that the venezuelan military and its leadership have a vital role to play in this process. if you choose this path, you have the opportunity to help forge a safe and prosperous future for all of the people of venezuela. or, you could choose the second continuing to , support maduro. crow booing] pres. trump: if you choose this path, you will find no safe harbor, no easy exit, and no way out. you will lose everything. [applause] pres. trump: so today, i ask every member of the maduro regime, end this nightmare of poverty, hunger, and death. let your people go. set your country free. now is the time for all venezuelan patriot

en canadÁ y reiterÓ su respaldo guaidÓ.le ha pedido que interceda. patricia; joaquÍn el chapo guzmÁn llegÓ antes del amanecer en la corte de brooklyn. per la primera jornada de liberaciÓn terminó sin veredicto. maÑana continuarÁn las deliberaciones. estÁ acusado de 10 cargos. si el jurado lo declara culpable podrÍa pasar el resto de sus dÍas en la cÁrcel. y mientras espera el veredicto en el juicio del chapo en sinaloa se vive una tensa calma donde antes hubo enfrentamientos armados. incluso hay una agitada vida nocturna en bares y cantinas. jessica: la vida nocturna en sinaloa estÁ llena cerraban las discotecas de moda para divertirse. hoy la realidad parece un poco diferente policÍas, militares y marinos, recorren bares y cantinas de la capital. observamos, entran hasta los baÑos de los antros buscando armas. la moda en la tierra de joaquÍn el chapo guzmÁn, fueron revisados. ¿te habÍa tocado un operativo? >> no. me preguntaron si traÍa la credencial. jessica: no pudo acreditar ser ¿te sientes mÁs segura? >> si, da mÁs seg

maduro, many guaido. grief, if you believe in justice, you can act and you can let them come back home. >> our life has been on hold and not being able to just call your dad when you need something, when you just want to talk. it's just, it's been really difficult. >> i need my husband here. it's difficult. but i don't understand what happened, why. >> it's been a blur for our family ever since. there's not a moment i don't think about him. elizabeth: you hear the grief, you feel the heartbreak, the pain and the suffering there. joining me now is national security analyst walleed ferris. what do you say to all this? they are so concerned. venezuelans, we hear it all the time at "the evening edit," they're so worried for the political prisoners as well in these prisons in venezuela. your take. >> absolutely, i would be very concerned. look what happened in syria. the worst time is when you have an authoritarian regime jailing people including americans and then there is a change, a political change. in the

under rim president juan guaido has three powerful supports. the vendans. second, everything he has done is on the constitution. and third almost 60 countries already recognize guaido as the interim president. he said february 3 the humanitarian aid is going to start. i want to say thank you to all the countries that are doing these efforts to provide food and medicine to venezuelans who are suffering. colombia and brazil are doing the logistics. trish: how does that work? maduro if he continues to say no, i'm not allowing this stuff in and he send the venezuelan army there, what happens? >> as i said in the beginning, the regime is cracking, and also the armed forces. venezuela has more than 2,000 generals. that's more than nato. the maturity of the -- the majority of the soldiers are desperate to get rid of maduro. they are suffering from the same things as other venezuelans. in the next week we'll see more soldiers, you know, obeying the constitution and respecting juan guaido and we are close to restoring democracy after 20 years. trish: that will be an

-backing for its self- proclaimed president j guaido.but president maduro is not showing signs of leand seems to continue to have the support of the military. so, how did this situationpp ? what is the united states role in venezuela? and is there a connection between venezuela policy and increasing oppition to the government in haiti? for perspective and analysis, we turn to christopher batini, an adjunct professor at columbia university's school of international and public affairs and americans," a newsletter focused on latin america and the caribbean. we've had lots of conversations on this program about the kind of immediate crisis that ven venezuala is going through, the lack of smedicine and food on thlf, the things that the people are suffering through. in the bigger picture, how do we get here? >> a large part of it is actual politics, what happr the last 20 yeerks and the 20 years that this government has been in power. first under hugo chavez and nik last maduro. we slowly closed off all the avenues for political rticipation, t

guaido?ll of a sudden you are the new leader of the national assembly and the interim leader as many countries have recognized you of venezuela, but how did you come to this activism? i think you were very young from hugo chavez first came to power. >> translator: yes. i was barely 15 years old. we never stopped believing in our country, in our generation, and we've gone through a lot with this dictatorship, through a lot of sacrifices and a lot of loss and the security that we live here in this country. we always remain constant, and this is really a moment of -- we have gone through a lot of sacrifice for many parties to a reconstruction of a country. it is our goal to reconstruct our country and particularly all of that effort that we're going through, that we inserted here to be able to restore venezuela as it was. >> juan guaido, thank you so much for joining us from caracas in venezuela today. thank you. it's clear the maduro regime is trying to intimidate him having earlier this week s

overwhelming tojuan guaido.gnise him as president. so, this support, this international support has been the key to make a difference in terms of what we have seen before historically when the opposition tries to make a country —— a change in the country. the answer to that question is that there is a lot of international support and that is what he is counting on to make the humanitarian aid enter the country. i know there was a concert last night at that colombia border and a numbering —— a number of neighbouring presidents attended to show their support. but the military resolve it's really being tested here, isn't it? because the opposition, juan guaido, has made a direct appeal to the military to join them. yes, what we believe is that there is a lot of fear on the military ranks, thatjuan guaido won't be able to fulfil the promises he made of amnesty and for giving all the military officers who joined the opposition forces. they need to stand by the constitution and by the people. but there is a lot of fea

venezuelan people and we are with juan guaido.ontinue to be with him and we'll continue to be with venezuela. how does he get back in now, sir? >> well, you know, venezuela is a very large country with a lot of borders. he can get in. the problem is what happens after he gets in. there is no question there are orders from maduro and the former head of secret service of intelligence of castro who is giving the orders to maduro and the orders are to arrest guaido. not to kill him at this moment. at this time. i think they realize even that would be a bridge too far for them. the world opinion has turned against the maduro dictatorship. but i believe the vice president, i believe him when he says that we are going to stand with guaido. but i think that we not only have to fight this battle inside venezuela. we also have to make it clear to that government in havana that controls -- that is controlling the actions of venezuela that there is going to be a price to be paid for the violence that they are endangering venezuela. trish: we

the democracy the president is anointing guaido. justification there. and a lot of latin american countries have recognized him as well. it's the world community doing this with the exception of the normal standouts, russia, iran, china, cuba, turkey. it's legal. liz: does the military need to see other countries supporting juan guaido before they start to peel away? peter, we were talking about the venezuelan general who defected. >> you had one general go and the defense attachÉ defect as well. there are 1,000 generals in the venezuelan army. the low-ranging people are more dissatisfied because they don't do as well as the generals. the head of pdvsa, they are lining their pockets. they are not going to leave. that's going to be the breaking point when they start to peel away. the international support for guaido will help them make that decision. liz: we have portugal saying no, maduro, you are not getting $1 billion in bank fund sent to you. we are block that. maduro gave the military control of vast commodities, commodities up

that means that they will probably back quite go first. -- guaido first.rent: we know there are some latin american countries, as well as russia, which are firmly on nicolas maduro's side. how does that fit into the equation? javier: that gives nicolas maduro and a lot of confidence. it's not only russia, but china that has still not recognized juan guaido as an interim president, and therefore backs maduro. that is a lot to do with oil business. venezuela has the biggest oil reserves in the world. strong ties in the oil industry to russia and china. both countries have finance nicolas maduro's government for a long time now. we don't know if that would lead to military support in case there is some sort of military action. something people definitely hope the government can't avoid at any cost. brent: javier arguedas and colette -- in colombia. thank you. president maduro's closure of the border is causing hardship on the colombian side. traders in the market towns used to rely on venezuelans coming across the border to buy their goods. not anymore. >> th

. >> el presidente interino de venezuela juan guaidÓ tiene intenciÓn de no perderse el acontecimiento presidente, daniel garrido sigue este viaje, vamos con Él. >> el presidente encargado diputado juan guaidÓ va a recorrer seis estados al menos, 900 kilÓmetros casi hasta llegar a la frontera colombo- venezolana esto si las autoridades venezolanas lo permiten, recordemos que guaidÓ tiene medidas cautelares luego de proclamarse presidente de la repÚblica el pasado 23 de enero ante una multitud, lo que el gobierno ha dicho es anticonstitucional, el diputado guaidÓ salio no sabemos si en un vehÍculo o en uno de los buses de la caravana, pero podemos confirmar que se estÁ trasladando en este momento hacia la frontera para dar inicio a este operativo que esÁa supuesto a hacer entrega de humr colombia, estados unidos y otras naciones hacia el territorio venezolano, es por ello que juan guaidÓ se estÁ trasladando, en este momento a la frontera, hay versiones de diferentes agencias pero no hay nada certero, lo Único es que el presidente encargado juan guaidÓ se desplaza en este momento hacia l

china talking to interim president juan guaido. china interested in protecting the billions it has invested in venezuela. can china or russia go after the billions of dollars taken out of the country by maduro socialists? we'll bring in a former top american general to break it down. i'm elizabeth macdonald. "the evening edit" starts right now. [♪] welcome to the show, you are watching the fox business network. we have every angle covered. we have edward lawrence in washington and casey stegall on the border in el paso, texas. reporter: the democrats and republicans say neither got everything they wanted, but they can live with the compromise on border security. >> the tentative agreement represents a welcome path forward for our country and away from the government shutdown. >> this is where the president wants to go top secure the borders of the united states. reporter: it has $1.35 billion for a barrier wall of steel slats. and no deal on immigration reform for the so-called dreamers. senator chuck schumer introduced a bill with

>>hay dos con heridas de gravedad, el otro cayó del puente. >> el presidente encargado, juan guaidó dioilitar y policías, y cruzaron a colombia, dijo que todo iba muy bien . >> va a entrar la ayuda, sabemos que no es suficiente para el pueblo. >> hubo camiones que cruzaron. >> pero . >> en el puente santander hay una batalla campal, pasaron 4 camiones con ayuda humanitaria, dos fueron incendiados, uno fue robado y otro regresó al lado colombiano. >> en tienditas miles de personas esperaron por horas, la policía colombiana les cerró el paso, un día de frustración para seguidores de juan guaidó, pero están dispuestos a seguir adelante . >> no nos vamos a rendir, vamos pa' lante porque somos venezuela. >> se está viviendo de euforia en el puente santander porque han detenido a oficiales de la guardia bolivariana, de las tropas venezolanas, no sabemos si ingresaron por voluntad propia a colombia o si los han atrapado, son momentos de mucha tensión los que se viven en la frontera que es un polvorín. >> mucho cuidado, gracias por el reporte. >> lejos de la frontera, nicolás maduro organizó un

let me understand whatjuan guaido wa nts to let me understand whatjuan guaido wants to co—if he were he promise elections very soon? that is basic will i one of his main goal, he said that he's going to call free elections as soon as the government of nicolas maduro accepts the transition. he calls maduro an usurper and says he needs to step down, once he does the first thing they will do is call for elections, another concern in venezuela is humanitarian aid, juan guaido has stressed this point over the last few day, saying that the humanitarian aid is going to enter the country soon, and he has urged the country soon, and he has urged the military personnel to allow the aid to enter the country. he gave a statement today and he said he had reports that the military personnel we re reports that the military personnel were intending to intercept the humanitarian aid, that were supposed to be go through colombia. i know you follow venezuela media closely, how has the reaction been to this big ans nounsments from europe? -- announcement. in wens we have two narratives, we have a countr

guaido constitutional president until credible elections can be held.et's hope it takes is closer to ending the humanitarian crisis. there is a lot of cooperation going on between frain -- spain, france, germany. and now the u.k. calling for president maduro, if he has not respected the deadline, to step down. over in the united states, u.s. president donald trump hasn't t ruled out t miliy intervrvention. has the u.k. used similar language? >> not at all. concern about the unfolding humanitarian crisis. about theall weekend fact that there have been thousands of venezuelans in the .treet protesting juanan guaido is increasingly recognized by the internationanl community as t the interim lead. and for the moment, president -- what is interesting is, the former mayor of caracas was telling british media that support in the military is waning. that is what one has to watch out for in the coming days. the big concern is this declaration of president maduro couldn't rule out the possibility of civil war. of couourse, we know russia has accused eu and states

they reached out hard to double down behind guaido.other side supporting maduro are quite few. those you would expect — cuba, nicaragua, bolivia. in this hemisphere, of course, russia, turkey, china, globally. but still far more limited than the western coalition that seems to be backing guaido at the moment. how effective do you think mr guaido can be? he says his family has been threatened. we know that he has been stopped from leaving the country and there has been a move to freeze his assets. on the other hand, he has been telling the new york times that his team has been speaking to the military and the security services. it's an interesting development for him to mention that. again, right now, all signs seem to point to the fact that the military seems to be behind maduro. for how long we don't know. but certainly there have been calls by the opposition to the military to essentially break with maduro. this is part of the amnesty provisions that were launched last week in an effort to try to compel many in the military to put do

mr guaido has dismissed that.in reports from caracas: all eyes now on venezuela, where it's not hard to find scenes like this. the embattled president, nicolas maduro, insists his people are not paupers. 19—year—old anders would beg to differ. he only eats what he can find. translation: people don't throw things away anymore. before, they threw out everything — food, clothes, shoes. sometimes i don't find a thing. so i don't eat. right across the street, at the neighbourhood fruit and veg stall, plenty on display, but few customers. they talk here about the maduro diet, enforced weight loss due to hyperinflation. what can you not afford to buy any more, what things did you eat before that you can't eat now? "meat, chicken, milk," says irene. "thank god there are no toddlers in my house. anyone who can is leaving the country. " i've got a handful of potatoes here. if you buyjust this much, you've spent a third of the average monthly wage. and prices are skyrocketing — they've doubled in a month. food is a key battl

beaming on stage, the man many now look to as a saviour, juan guaido. being called venezuelan‘s obama, he's a powerful symbol, but an untested leader. today, he tried to court the military with what voice he had left. "welcome to every officer thatjoins the side of the constitution," he said. "we have amnesties, soldier of the nation, you have a role in the recovery of the nation of venezuela." these were the images broadcast by state tv. massive crowds that some claim were suspiciously large. president maduro offered to bring forward parliamentary elections to this year. that might sound like a concession, but the opposition already control parliament, so he's not given much. back at thejuan guaido rally, venezuelans literally throwing their money away. it's worth little or nothing anyway. the opposition has called for protests to continue until the maduro era is consigned to history. orla guerin, bbc news, caracas. and i've been speaking to orla guerin about the mood in the venezuelan capital during those mass protests. it was a real sense of expectat

it is just one month afterjanuary 23 when guaido said that he was the president of venezuela.this strategy to pretty emotional slogans before any strategy. it is very early. maudro is controlling the army, it is a government and a regime. —— maduro. this whole state is controlled by people who are close to president maduro. i think the best strategy for the opposition and the rest of the world is just to wait and see. it is a small signal, it can be more small today and tomorrow. does it also suggest, though, that perhaps support for president maduro in the country has been underestimated 7 president maduro in the country has been underestimated? it has been underestimated, even when he had 60% of the opposition, he used to say he had the popular support of 10%.m is always very short term plans by the opposition, which normally, as you have seen, do not bring any results. but to be honest, 80% of the population is a dense to president maduro. —— against. venezuela is under a humanitarian crisis and maduro governs with army boots and militia. here in the uk, the prime minister

in one of his first act, president guaido invoked the same constitution that oscar carried through thekies to notify the world that maduro was illegitimate. within 30 minutes, the united states was proud to be the first nation in the world to recognize president guaido. [applause] by the way, john bolton is here. where is he? working hard. more than 50 countries around the world now recognize the right government -- the rightful government of venezuela , and the venezuelan people have spoken and the world has heard their beautiful voice. they are turning the page on socialism, turning the page on dictatorship, and there will be no going back. [applause] president trump: peaceloving nations are ready to help venezuela reclaim its democracy, dignity, and destiny. all of the nations in our hemisphere have the shared interest in preventing the spread of socialist -- socialism. socialism by nature does not respect borders. it does not respect down greece or the sovereign rights of its citizens or neighbors. it is always seeking to expand, to encroach, and to subjugate others to its will. th

neil: have you heard anything from the opposition leader juan guaido?nk his message is message of hope and for us, our priority is to plea for my father and the men's release and we hope a peaceful resolution for them but also for venezuela as a whole, our plea is the same for any leader in the world. neil: when you hear and see images that have come across of protestors gathering throughout the region, whether you're on the colombian or venezuela side or you're on the brazilian or venezuela side of the border and you see how it's gotten, how just it's disintegrated, what goes through your head? >> wow, it's tremendous. for us there's anxiety, there's fear but there's also hope. like i said, you never know what's going to happen. of course, i fear more my father's safety, anything can happen but we remain hopeful and we pray and it's possible that there can be a peaceful resolution. we hope for that. neil: i'm sure you do. a lot of other people do. you've been very strong through this yourself from every indication i've heard. my best to you and your fa

guaido. i agree with the way you started. it is not for us to choose the next president of venezuela. it is for venezuelans. we can help is a lot of other countries can help and facilitating free elections. the national democratic institute, the freedom house, a lot of equivalence and other countries are quite good at giving assistance. rep. castro: i know you have spoken about the fact that -- you mentioned all options are on the table. and in a private setting, we had a conversation, which i won't get into, but i want to reiterate one point. one of the reasons i disagree with that approach. the reason i disagree with the statement and approach is i i believe it gives license to countries like china and russia to further engage with venezuela and do it in the name of protecting venezuela's sovereignty by drumming up the idea that the u.s. is going to invade the nation of venezuela. i strategically think it was a bad statement. with that, i yield back. >> thank you. we will remind persons in the audience that any manifestatio

guaido is the legitimate leader.ou have got an interloper, essentially a rogue element willing to attack a u.s. convoy with humanitarian aid. that would be a tough one. >> maduro didn't interview today with the bbc in which he's accusing the trump administration of war mongering. you saw the petitions he's asking people to sign. if you want food, you have to sign a petition where you pledge your allegiance to him. it's in english even though most of of those people don't read english and they are reading the spanish inside. he's trying to present this as the big bad u.s.a. coming in and taking over. you have enough support from columbia and brazil that we can get this aid to the people without having to dig in a military way. >> it's disgusting, but one of the ways maduro keeps power is by controlling the food. it hasn't bothered him for years that his people have been suffering on the streets. starving people demand food as they should. what happens to the military. does maduro order the military to fire on his own

but now guaido is arranged humanitarian aid into the country.ill force the army to choose between helping the starving people of venezuela or supporting their corrupt leader. they also said that guaido has reached out to them and to have private meetings with the venezuelan military. if either one would swap sides, there may be change. otherwise, there may be a clash coming. dana? >> dana: benjamin hall, thank you. mary o'grady in her column titled no dialogue for maduro write, venezuela is not divided. mr. maduro should consider himself lucky if he gets out of venezuela alive. mary o'grady joins me now. you write not only about venezuelans not being divided. it is important for people to understand that guaido is the legitimate interim president under their constitution. >> right. and you can see how powerful cuba an russia have been in trying to build a propaganda narrative around the idea that he has somehow declared himself president. i spoke to a constitutional scholar about this to really try to understand how he became the legitimate pres

president guaido asked for the u.s.ations to ask for assistance that maduro has denied the crisis exists. we ask for full support for sanctions to those individuals who have stolen a lot of money from the venezuelan people and to continue to work with the u.s. partners and allies to create pressure on maduro to support the agenda of president guaido. that was put on the table. that's what was asked and we'll continue to ask. >> guaido, in his "new york times" op-ed called for unity in venezuela and alpointed out tha key to support is military support. he said he's had secret meetings. have you been a part of those meetings and is there a sense that the military is coming to his side? we are not seeing publicly generals jumping over to guaido's side. that can be key, as you know, moving forward. >> it's clear to differentiate and not put everyone in the military in the same situation. venezuelan militaries are venezuelans and they live the same dire situations. there's been a lot of public support. i can name a couple. n

how effective do you think mr guaido can be?een stopped from leaving the country and there has been a move to stop his assets. he has told the new york times that his team has been talking to the military and the security services. it is an interesting development for him to mention that. again, right now, the signs of centrepoint to the fact that the military seems to the fact maduro. for how long we don't know. but certainly there have been calls by the opposition to the military to essentially break with the maduro —— break with maduro. they want many in the military to put down their weapons or back down from supporting maduro. either in favour of the opposition or some form of transition that might see the exit of maduro. knowing what you know about mr maduro, had you expecting to play it from you? i don't know. whether or not is time is limited will be dependent on military institutions. i think the military has been, remains, will remain a key to transition or continuity, change or continuity in venezuela. we will see how

participaron el vicepresidente interino juan guaidÓ y el vicepresidente de estados unidos.uela, ademÁs de una iniciativa. el vicepresidente mike pence se reuniÓ en privado con el presidente interino, jua guaidÓ y con miembros de la comunidadvenezolana. reitero que para washington todas las opciones permanecen sobre la mesa. >> al continuar llevando presiÓn económica y diplomÁtica sobre el rÉgimen de maduro,esperamos tener una transiciÓn pacÍfica a favor de la democracia. pero como ha dicho claramente el presidente trump, todas las opciones estÁn sobre la mesa. >> el presidente encargado en venezuela comenzÓ su interrupciÓn en el pleno, pidiendo un minuto de silencio para las vÍctimas de la violencia el pasado 23 de febrero. dijo que el rÉgimen de maduro, al que acusÓ de ser un santuario para terroristas, es una amenaza para lÍrica latina.tarde con el canciller de colombia dijo que existen mÚltiples amenazas contra el presidente interino y a su familia. en la entrevista con univisiÓn, dijo que Él reconoce los riesgos pero que van a regresar igual. nos vamos a sumar esta exig

en conferencia de prensa, guaidÓ contó detalles de cÓmo logrÓ cruzar la frontera.Ómo llegamos aquÍ hoy a colombia cuando proveyeron el espacio aÉreo, cuando prohibieron todo tipo de zarpe marÍtimo, obstaculizaron las vÍas, dispararon a diputados que venÍan en caravana a la frontera. en este momento hay presos producto de eso. estamos aquÍ precisamente porque las fuerzas armadas tambiÉn participaron en este proceso. >> cada uno de los que separÓ en la tarima derrochÓ talento sentimiento. un veterano de 1000 batallas tampoco pudo conquistar su emociÓn. reportero entre todos los que cantaban que mÁs como vio a los casi docientos 1000 espectadores en el lado colombiano del porte fronterizo y puente de la unidad fue el Único que no cantÓ. : >> y usted, nicolÁs, se pudriÓ antes de madurar! >> Éste mexicano con su declamaciÓn doblegó hasta el llanto colombiano y venezolanos. con esta sola intervenciÓn se llevó a miles de aplausos y dio paso a miles de artistas. >> hoy estamos acÁ sin bandera polÍtica simplemente haciÉndonos eco de una necesidad que el pueblo venezolano ti