going to be the opposition has been saying the same thing for eighteen years they used to say about hugo chavez and know about me for the last four years there is no other way to resolve a conflict in our country than through democratic means for three and a half weeks starting in may i urge the opposition to engage in direct dialogue and join the national constitutional assembly but they refused since then the only thing the opposition has been doing is taking more steps backwards right now the situation is dire they face political isolation they're leaning towards the far right and they've trapped themselves in this strategy of local acts of violence restricting the movement of people in the very districts that voted for them. the opposition is losing the support of the venezuelan people that voted for them in the past if not now why do you think the opposition always refuses to engage in dialogue with you when you get out of there because those are their orders the way the opposition behaves to a large extent stems from changes in u.s. politics and the ultra right politicians nominated for k

going to be the opposition has been saying the same thing for eighteen years they used to say about hugo chavez and know about me for the last four years there is no other way to resolve a conflict in our country than through democratic means. for three and a half weeks starting in may i urged the opposition to engage in direct dialogue and join the national constitutional assembly but they refused. since then the only thing the opposition has been doing is taking more steps backwards right now the situation is dire they face political isolation they're leaning towards the far right and they've trapped themselves in this strategy of local acts of violence restricting the movement of people in the very districts that voted for them. the opposition is losing the support of the venezuelan people that voted for them in the past if not now why do you think the opposition always refuses to engage in dialogue with you when you get out of it because those are their orders the way the opposition behaves to a large extent stems from changes in u.s. politics and the ultra right politicians nominated for k

going to be the opposition has been saying the same thing for eighteen years they used to say about hugo chavez and know about me for the last four years there is no other way to resolve a conflict in our country than through democratic means for three and a half weeks starting in may i urge the opposition to engage in direct dialogue and join the national constitutional assembly but they refused. since then the only thing the opposition has been doing is taking more steps backwards right now the situation is dire they face political isolation they're leaning towards the far right and they've trapped themselves in this strategy of local acts of violence restricting the movement of people in the very districts that voted for them. the opposition is losing the support of the venezuelan people that voted for them in the past if not now why do you think the opposition always refuses to engage in dialogue with you when you get out of it because those are their orders the way the opposition behaves to a large extent stems from changes in u.s. politics and the ultra right politicians nominated for key

jorge: alguna vez les amo a hugo chÁvez " el hombre más humanista que ha existido en el planeta". s y demÓcratas que ha tenido el paÍs. no he cambiado de opiniÓn en torno a eso. siempre he hecho referencia a cÓmo cuidaba la vocación histÓrica. jorge: en el 2014, usted rechazÓ la acusación del joven carrasco de presunta violaciÓn con el caÑÓn de un fusil por parte un efectivo de la guardia nacional. usted hizo estas declaraciones. >> la punta de un fusil, creen que una persona que haya sido violada, pueda sentarse en la audiencia de presentaciÓn? jorge: fueron correctas sus palabras? se arrepiente de lo que dijo? usted deberÍa defender a las vÍctimas. >> es correcto, el ministerio pÚblico y la fiscal general y los fiscales deben defender a las vÍctimas. es una atribuciÓn que nosotros tenemos, la principal que nosotros tenemos, la defensa de las vÍctimas dentro de las principales. jorge: pero no lo hizo con juan manuel carrasco. >> usted me permite hablar? en cada uno de los casos, nosotros practicamos horas las diligencias de investigaciÓn. incluso estuvimos entrevistando personalme

killed hundreds of people in november of that year, that was something that created a bond between hugo chavezsonally in the military that i will say transcended just the fact he came from them. that maduro inherited was very much designed to run and be fueled by chavez. it is a system that promises a lot, delivers much less, and that gulf is something that can be made up for in personal charisma and just lavish oil rents them and none of which apply in this new government under maduro. so the military's personal loyalty to maduro is much weaker than it ever was under hugo chavez. the reason i would think the military has taken less of an active role throughout this crisis has to do with two factors. one, during the largest oil windfall in human history, which essentially has disappeared, there is a lot of corruption. and much of the smuggling led to people who guarded the border. there's important narco trafficking that has gone on through venezuela, largely through the air force and the naval forces, so there a lot of the military brass who may not personally like maduro re-think used in a g

think the opposition has been doing this for eighteen years first against hugo chavez and for the past four years against me there's no other way to resolve conflicts in the country than through democracy and elections in may for three and a half weeks i tried to establish direct dialogue with the opposition i wanted to include them in parliament but they refused it's a period of political isolation they drifted into right wing radicalism they were imprisoned by a strategy of violence and ignoring those who voted for them i. thought it would have been as waylays ready for any scenario i think is insane for the extreme right in the us to be talking of a blockade against venezuela in fact they've already started an indirect blockade against our financial system this was the cause the crisis over the past three years but we have economic strength in venezuela always pays what the owners and fulfills its responsibilities in two thousand and seventeen two thousand and eighteen and two thousand and nineteen our country will continue to fulfill them. while to discuss the latest on venezuela w

the government is suggesting they have kind of maintained the same level of support since hugo chavezon the streets of venezuela, i would suggest. nevertheless, they say those are the results they will be working with. they will attempt to set upa working with. they will attempt to set up a national constituent assembly in a few hours. what happens after this vote? it is murky at this stage. one version of the reality is both sides, both the government and opposition, will have a legislative body. there will be a question of which one to listen to. the ruling party will have the executive, legislative, and essentially judicial executive, legislative, and essentiallyjudicial branches executive, legislative, and essentially judicial branches of government, as well as strong support from the military. it looks like that would be the side of the aisle, political colours, that are respected and heeded to. but the opposition will notjust take that lying down. that is why there will be more disruption and violence as a result. it was really good to get your thoughts on that to be will grant

martino, this is turning into a mess, and maduro doesn't have the charisma of hugo chavez to keep people't have a financial plan, and it's all catching up to him. when does he step down? >> it's the description you gave. it's a terrible situation with the country. the government controlling the situation is collapsing because the financials of the government are basically empty. the international reserve. the money in the central bank i low today. it's really low for the government. some people think already that the country is going to go into default by october this year. unable to pay the debts, the bond. the situation in the country is really terrible. people are looking for food, medicine, and the situation is going out of control. trish: it's sad to see. i spent some time in venezuela, in caracas and the countryside trying my darnest to get an interview with hugo chavez. got to talk to a lot of the people. he never came through, by the way. got to talk to a lot of the people at the time. there was a splintered group there. some loved him, a lot hated him. but the one thing they had

periodista: en 1999 un proceso similar se llevÓ a cabo con la llegada de hugo chÁvez a la presidenciastituya las actuales autoridades y que se nombre un gobierno interno que resuelva la crisis universitaria. pero las actuales autoridades no estÁn de acuerdo con la iniciativa estudiantil. aseguran quÉ intervenciones de la seguridad no es posible. ♪ ilia: llegÓ la hora de echarle un vistazo a nuestra ventana al tiempo. anthony: hoy el dÍa ha estado tranquilo en nuestra zona, la temperatura un poco alta en 87 grados. las lluvias han bajado esas temperaturas hacia el norte. pero todavÍa continÚa una gran masa de humedad en nuestra zona que hace sentir unos cuantos grados de lo que toca para esta fecha. 90 se siente en philadelphia, allentown en 84. la temperatura continuarÁ en descenso, pero tambiÉn vamos a tener la posibilidad de una que otra tormenta en nuestra zona. los pasados dÍas tuvimos tormentas que dejaban acumulados de seis pulgadas hacia el sudoeste de philadelphia, donde alcanzamos 6.2 de acumulado. esto se puede repetir en el dÍa de hoy, tenemos un sistema hacia el norte que

danny glover, oliver stone, sean penn and harry belafonte praised hugo chavez.picture is still on walls everywhere, and one of his flunk key -- 401(k)ies now presides. is some of the people who voted for it are mad they didn't get all the goodies they were supposed to get, and others are mad because since chavez took over, venezuela's economy has been in the tank. the news site the pan am posts latin america and its experiments with social justice. its editor, what's going on? >> people living through a nightmare of socialism. it's been -- we're seeing the outcomes now that's been building for more than ten years. there is a wave of corruption, crime, inflation. the people are leaving in droves. so -- john: why does that have to go with socialism? this was supposed to your everything. >> right. they have ruined incentive to be productive. they've violated property rights, they've confiscated property. so they have taken away the incentive for companies to be there. so if you can't keep the fruits of your labor, what incentive is there to build a productive econo

. >> is this president trying to impersonate hugo chavez, recep ergogan, vladimir putin? this is exactly the kind of language that leaders use when they are trying to undermine the press. >> kimberly: here with common sense and reaction here is former arkansas governor mike huckabee. great to have you on the program. looking forward to talking to you about this. when this happened thisin weeke, cnn, the rest of the liberal media started, in my opinion,he overreacting to the tweet. what do you think? >> the amazing thing is, this is a news media that told us the shakespeare in the park where donald trump was murdered on stage, that that was just theater, but somehow pro wrestling is so real they are afraid of it. this is amazing. most of the wounds the press think they are experiencing are self-inflicted. i don't know of anyone who is calling for anybody in the press to be hurt.se quite frankly, i don't know of anyone who wants to hurt the press. they want to laugh at them because they hold him in contempt. what's happened is a sense that the press no longer practices jour

. >> estuvo en primera fila en el funeral de hugo chavez y fue el consentido del rÉgimen por muchos aÑosnidos y europa, tambiÉn hizo un pedido urgente a todos los lÍderes polÍticos. (informaciÓn en pantalla) el asesinato durante una protesta de uno de los miembros del grupo musical formado por miles de jÓvenes inicio su rebeliÓn y de sus pupilos. >> como mÚsico nos afecta demasiado la situaciÓn del paÍs. >> ademÁs la presiÓn para que gustavo, el maestro se pronunciara. >> en su declaraciÓn dijo sentir la obligaciÓn de evitar que los venezolanos sigan derramando su sangre. >> willie dejÓ el sistema de orquestas patrocinado por el estado hace dos aÑos por razones polÍticas y se ha convertido en un Ícono de la protesta pacifica contra el rÉgimen de maduro. >> de nada sirve que diga soy opositor o quita la constituyente cuando tambiÉn voy a tocar, obligo a la orquesta que toque en el panteÓn nacional en eventos del gobierno para maduro. >> argumentando situaciones logÍsticas ajenas a su voluntad, la orquesta simmon bolÍvar suspendiÓ presentaciones en colombia y a nivel nacional, en caracas p

i'm not an expert in venezuela, but you can just imagine, there was a reason why hugo chavez, a strongr took over. >> neil: you know what, charlie, you are an expert at math, and you are an expert at money coming in and out, for all the money coming in, it doesn't just have to be venezuela, protesting in europe, a lot of money, cradle to grave promises that far exceeded what was going out. eventually, there is a reaper to pay. that reality hits different times for different countries, even states, like illinois. >>. >> reporter: right, when you don't have social mobility, this is what you get. here is the thing that makes america great, and why our system sustains and why it is scarey that the future might not be sustained. there was social mobility or there was at least a belief that if you worked hard, you know, you could overcome your financial situation and move up. and you know, if that does not exist, dictators will take over. one of the good things about the trump economic agenda is that it wants to restore some of that old fashioned capitalism that provided that upward mobility

. >> is this president trying to impersonate hugo chavez? recep ergogan, vladimir putin, this is the kind of language that leaders use when they are trying to undermine the press. >> it is insanity, it really is. obviously it's an attempt that might be successful to drum up violence against journalists which is something he's been doing right along. >> it's a really disturbing look at the man running the country. look, you take somebody, you slammed them to the ground, you put a logo on identifying them, that is what fascists did in the 30s. >> he's going to get someone killed in the media. maybe that will stop him. >> kat: it should come as no surprise that the president telegraphed his latest offensive during remarks at the celebrate rally this weekend. >> the fake media is trying to silence us. but we will not let them. because the people know the truth. the fake media tried to stop us from going to the white house, but i am president, and they are not. we won and they lost. the fact is, the press has destroyed themselves because they wen

que redacte una nueva constituciÓn, la cual reemplazarÍa la que promoviÓ el fallecido presidente hugo chÁvezos cansados, necesitamos llamar a elecciones. >> cÓmo es posible que la gente se estÉ muriendo en un hospital porque falta una medicina, o que a la gente le estÉn matando porque esté protestando porque quiere mejor calidad de vida? reportera: la convocatoria pretende que todos los venezolanos ratifiquen su voluntad. >> la invitaciÓn a todos los venezolanos es que no se queden en su casa, salgan a la calle a votar. reportera: es importante mencionar que sÓlo mayores de 18 aÑos de edad pueden participar en la consulta soberana que se llevarÁ a cabo este omingo, sÓlo toca tener una cÉdula o pasaporte venezolano. no importa si estÁ vigente o no. presentador: le rindieron tributo pÓstumo a la mujer policÍa asesinada en su cumplimiento del deber. reportero: miles de agentes de policÍa de varios rincones del paÍs inundaron varias cuadras para darle el Último adiÓs a esta oficial. la madre de la oficial rompiÓ su silencio durante la ceremonia para expresar su dolor. madre: tengo el corazÓn rot

well, to begin with he was a hand—picked successor of hugo chavez. olas maduro. as time has gone on and the oil price has dropped exponentially in venezuela, he has not been able to maintain the same social programmes that president chavez was able to offer to the people, specifically in terms of food subsidies, education and health care. those have dropped off dramatically and the country is facing rampant inflation, food shortages and so on. of course, the corruption and violence have never gone away, so it is a very difficult picture. and in that environment, he has haemorrhaged the support that president chavez used to enjoy. he is just not as charismatic as hugo chavez was while he was alive. and as well as the opposition boycott and the violence you have described, he has also attracted international criticism because of this election? exactly. the neighbouring president of columbia said he would not be recognising the result because he said the whole election process was spurious. that echoes what the opposition here believe. they are boycottin

oscar: the attorney general was loyal to hugo chavez.he fact that she has become critical in the last few months means they have lost a branch in government that they used to contntrol. she is also a symbol of the internal discontent. she has become the number one target of this constituent assembly and she remains defiant , saying she will stay in her position. she even said she will file a case against maduro foror crimes against humanity. we could expect more as this assembly is installed. gerhart: pretty strong stuff. why is this new constitueuent assembly soo controvoversial? oscar: this elecection was maduo 's response to months off protes andnd it is designed to constrtruct those institutions they lost control of. cocoress, led d by the opposion. for r many it e evident i it ia power g grab. i'veve been coveringlelections re s since 2012 and i nevever sw vovoting centers a as empty as yesterda so to come up with a number r tt wawas higherer than what you u k chavezez ever achieieved was hao believe. but the amount of viviolence we

maduro came to power in 2013, venezuela's bolivian revolution, begun by his charismatic predecessor, hugo chavezing badly. price controls and the state seizure of industry had apparently failed. when the oil price fell, venezuela's extravagant spending didn't stop. the country found itself borrowing heavily and increasingly reliant on imports of food and medicine. in the last four years, the economy has shrunk by a third. the imf estimates that inflation is running at over 700%, the highest in the world. the people began to go hungry. three out of four venezuelans lost an average of 18lb in weight last year. corruption, say critics, helps the regime to stay in power. by controlling foreign exchange, the government decides who prospers. the army are kept onside by being given charge of the most critical imports. the media is muzzled. in march, maduro's supreme court declared the opposition—led national assembly to be illegitimate. days of daily demonstrations and violent clashes with the security forces followed. over 100 have died, and thousands more have been arrested. then, in may, president m

they are also accused of illegally taking undeclared funds from the late venezuelan president, hugo chavez. the ruling means they will be detained for 18 months. the former president said he looks forward to defending himself in court. >>> senate republicans unveiled their new healthcare bill but already two republicans have said they will not vote for it. senator rand paul of kentucky and senator susan collins of maine say they oppose the newly revised healthcare bill. if one other republican will not vote for the bill, it won't pass. the changes in the revised bill include an extra $70 billion for states to create their own reforms. an extra $45 billion to battle the opioid epidemic, and allowing people to buy cheaper healthcare plans with less coverage. a vote is expected next week. >>> right now it's 4:16 am and we want to check in with sal and traffic. you said it was crowded and you said the altamont pass is pretty crowded. >> yes. even though there's not a lot of stop and go traffic, you know that some days are more crowded than others. apparently dave had a lot of friends driving a

not only the opposition has been saying the same thing for eighteen years they used to say about hugo chavez i know about me for the last four years you thought for a moment there is no other way to resolve a conflict in our country than through democratic means as you do over three and a half weeks starting in may an. oppositional to engage in a direct dialogue and join the national constitutional assembly but they refused since then the only thing the opposition has been doing is taking new steps back with me right now the situation is dire and you think face political isolation sic i don't know they're leaning towards the far right and they've trapped yourselves in this strategy of local acts of violence restricting the movement of people in the very districts that voted for them the opposition is losing the support of the venezuelan people voted for them in the past. oh it's navy day here in russia and president putin us congratulated the fleet and the country's northern capital in petersburg thousands of spectators turned out to see the latest sea ferrying hardware that russia has to of

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the lobby the opposition has been saying the same thing for eighteen years they used to say about hugo chavez i know about me for the last four years and it's not for them i really is no other way to resolve a conflict in our country than through democratic means. you are through and how your weeks start in him and the opposition also engage in a direct dialogue and join the national constitutional assembly but they refused since they are not the only thing the opposition has been doing which is taking almost gets back with me right now the situation is dire and you think face political isolation get out on that they are leaning towards the far right and they were trapped in cells and this strategy of local acts of violence restricting the movement of people in the very districts that voted for them the opposition is losing the support of the venezuelan people voted for them in the past. we've been hearing from both sides on the crisis in venezuela. purpose is not all it's a right there comes the jewish and the purpose is to get rid of the nationalists on the we're to war with two thirds of t

late president hugo chavez looms large in this part of caracas, on the walls it's his face, not presidento‘s you can see. but mr maduro wants to continue his legacy. he says a new assembly that could rewrite the constitution is the only way to bring peace to the country. the opposition boycotted the vote today. instead, many came out onto the streets to keep up the pressure against the government. carlos is a university student and part of what's known as the resistance, playing his part in the protest movement by blocking roads, because he says he wants a better venezuela. everything that we can find here, we use to protect us, because this is, as i say, it a critical situation. they are shooting us, they are killing people. there are more than 100 people that are dead. as police gathered on the other side of the street barricades, the protesters got ready for another confrontation. people here can't quite understand how such a rich country has got to this point. the political and economic crisis has never been so bad. but the feeling is here it willjust get worse. that much was clear —

lasted over months and months, when they were trying to get rid of president maduro predecessor hugo chaveze has no need to listen to these protesters? he feels that they are criminal, that they are engaged in an economic war against that they are engaged in an economic waragainst him, and that they are engaged in an economic war against him, and are backed by what he says are foreign forces. he usually means the us in this case. for him, he feels he is arguing that they are stopping him from creating a peaceful situation and tackling the economic difficulties in the country is having. the president would argue that despite the fact he is elected he has got to go because? he is taking away their rights. they have been striking since march when the supreme court is simply decided to ta ke the supreme court is simply decided to take over the role of the national congress. we have seen months and months and months of near daily protests, mostly from young people who have nojobs. the daily protests, mostly from young people who have no jobs. the schools are closed and the economy is in tatters.

america and has not quite such a long history of opposing notjust nicolas maduro but his predecessor, hugo chavezesident obama and george bush junior, chavez and us, and president obama and george bushjunior, were at loggerheads through his time in office, washington has a long and bloody and shameful history in latin america, the involvement of the caa in and doing democratic elections from 1954 in court mother right through until cuba, who has felt the brunt of washington policies towards it over the decades. on this, i feel like the vast majority of venezuelans are internally moving against the government now because they are tired of his policies they don't think they are working, they are experiencing long queues, rampant inflation, rising crime, he is no hugo chavis but that traditional supporters of travellers are also rejecting him. ifi traditional supporters of travellers are also rejecting him. if i were with you in caracas, would i be aware of the unrest or visit quite localised? you probably would. you have to be just around by motor bike a lot because barricades are set up on street

not the huge queues we are used to seeing snaking around the block during the days of president hugo chaveze are controversial elements to this vote, particularly these points of registration which opposition members of parliament say are basically a form of control to make sure government employees are voting. nevertheless, those who have turned out so far say this process is legitimate and necessary for the peace and security of venezuela. today the people will decide the sovereignty of this country. so, through the constituent assembly the people will execute —— exercise popular power, others do not want the people to decide the future and wa nt to the people to decide the future and want to control things in the hands of the few, that is what we are taking on with this vote. as much as some are preparing to vote today, others are getting ready for the others are getting ready for the other side of the coin, the opposition protest. translation: we are going to keep turning out to defend democracy in venezuela. it sounds poetic to say i am prepared to give my life but the young people hav

not only the opposition has been saying the same thing for eighteen years but used to say about hugo chavez you know about me for the last full use for there is no other way to resolve a conflict in our country than through democratic means. for three and a half weeks starting in maine the opposition to engage in a direct dialogue and join the national constitutional assembly but they refused but since then the only thing the opposition has been doing is taking most deaths back with me right now the situation is dire they face political isolation they're leaning towards the far right and they've trapped themselves in this strategy of local acts of violence restricting the movement of people in the very districts that voted for them the opposition is losing the support of the venezuelan people voted for them in the past. today marks navy day in russia and president putin has congratulated the fleet in the country's northern capital for petersburg thousands of spectators turned out to see the latest seagoing hardware that russia has to offer there for us. i'm. the four fleets of the russian n

late president hugo chavez looms large in this part of caracas, on the walls it's his face, not presidentu can see. but mr maduro wants to continue his legacy. he says a new assembly that could rewrite the constitution is the only way to bring peace to the country. the opposition boycotted the vote today. instead, many came out onto the streets to keep up the pressure against the government. carlos is a university student and part of what's known as the resistance, playing his part in the protest movement by blocking roads, because he says he wants a better venezuela. everything that we can find here, we use to protect us, because this is, as i say, it a critical situation. they are shooting us, they are killing people. there are more than 100 people that are dead. as police gathered on the other side of the street barricades, the protesters got ready for another confrontation. people here can't quite understand how such a rich country has got to this point. the political and economic crisis has never been so bad. but the feeling is here it willjust get worse. that much was clear — just a

it's going to be tasked with rewriting the current constitution set out under former president hugo chavez over five hundred representatives will be chosen from key groups in society but the initiative has angered the opposition they say it's simply a way of extending the president's powers we heard from both sides of this big divide. the purpose is not all it's a right there comes a decision the purpose is to get rid of the nationalist were to war with two thirds of the bow does precisely the reason and they have now but they did five percent of rejection of the regime sold the resources to the e.c.b. go. and unconstitutional there's a presidential election in two thousand and eighteen were made during is going to be up for a vote in the opposition is going to run for president regardless of the outcome of the constituent assembly it's an open democratic process the opposition can run their own candidates and they can participate in it but they have called to boycott it instead of taking part and if they have the majority as a state they do pick it easily run with a majority of constituen