and he knew hugo chavez quite well. and i said i'd really, really love to interview hugo chavez.lp you." and one day, i got this phone call, i was having dinner with the family, and oliver stone was on the phone, and he said, "stephen, it's on!" hugo chavez was fronting the south american film festival, and it was a red carpet thing, and i was invited onto the red carpet to meet him, and i said, "mr chavez, we do need to get this interview." and he said, "come to the palace later." so, very late at night, we ended up at the palace — with oliver stone, who came along too — and the hardtalk crew, and the venezuelan tv crew... there were about 25 people, all filming each other in this room. and we recorded an hour with chavez because he wouldn't stop talking. you know, it was fascinating. very combative. he wagged his finger in my face, and said, "i'm surprised the bbc has sent such an idiot." laughter so that was an adrenaline buzz of the highest order. i bet. but the other one that sticks in my mind, very different, was the corrections boss of the prison system in georgia, the man

con la imagen del expresidente hugo chÁvez en el billete de más alta denominaciÓn.r la falta de efectivo. >> es una soluciÓn que conseguimos al contrabando de billetes. >> la idea surgiÓ del propio hugo chÁvez cuando instÓ a los grupos emitir su propia moneda. esto nuevos billetes, han tenido buena acogida en esta comunidad. unas 4000 familias que habitan en este sector los utilizaron. esto es un ensayo y se planea llevar esto a otras zonas controladas por chavistas. arantxa: miles de personas felicitaron al papa francisco por su cumpleaÑos, tras aparecer en una de las ventanas del palacio apostÓlico, el sumo pontÍfice escuchÓ de feliz cumpleaÑos cantado por sus seguidores. pidiÓ la liberación de los catÓlicos arrestado por los islamistas el mes pasado. se dio un despegue con tres astronautas. se dejÓ ver un os--oso de peluche viejo dentro de la nave. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ noche de paz ♪ noche de amor ♪ brilla la estrella de paz ♪ brilla la estrella de paz ç ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ arantxa: natalie juÁrez desde univisiÓn deporte nos trae lo mÁs importante de la jornada. feliz: el mÁnchester

hugo chavez looking over caracas. but now he's. the poor living there in the barrios historically his political base have turned against the movement he created really that report came ahead of state elections in venezuela that saw chavez's movement sweep the board in state government she. that despite a venezuelan government under chavez which failed to sufficiently diversified economy away from oil and its saudi backed price instability so why is chavez's successor nicola my duro doing so well despite u.s. sanctions perhaps because of continual revolutionary ideas like these she are. giving the freedom i'm pulling out of him while of them are they getting the money now up out of fear or they're not going to set of a pickle enough i mean if. they're not getting the money or any sort of on it ah yes president glassman doro is announce a new oil backed crypto currency called the petro in some emerging economies way which will be another nail in the coffin of washington's federal reserve system donald trump's federal reserve chair pe

(soft music) the price of oil when hugo chavez took power in 1998 was less than $10. it eventually reached, i think in 2005 and 2006 $140. that's a tremendous bonanza. chile was growing, peru was growing, venezuela was growing. those aren't leftist governments, but then you had ecuador also oil dependent. leftist government rafael correa was growing evo morales in bolivia who was elected 2005, came in in 2006 also country started to grow. - you had about 50 million people who came out of poverty and into the middle class as a result not only of the commodities boom, but also of the smart financial policies. - and as you moved into the mid 2000's what you really saw was the idea that you should have growth and social inclusion all at the same time. and i think that is something that has been a broad based cry. you've got to have growth with social inclusion. and that is something which is universal across latin america. (soft music) - [narrator] the commodities bubble eventually burst revealing fundamental problems. economic disarray went hand in hand with political up

polling station in the north of the country: the government candidate came early to vote while hugo chavezket telling him in many years she has not received help from the government. people are disillusioned with politics here. those who did vote were divided. the day before the elections, became across far bigger queues than we saw at the voting centre. this is a part of life very common in venezuela. they've been here since six this morning in the heat waiting the gas. they have not had cooking gas for two months. the people here politics is of little concern. people start to block the road in protest. desperation gets the better of one man but kew jumpers desperation gets the better of one man but kewjumpers are not welcome here and he is sent away. translation: we do not have cooking gas, in an oil rich country, the richest country in latin america. translation: the ones that now, we've never had any help from the government. politicians need to wake up government. politicians need to wake up and sort it out. i may get in trouble this but i am venezuelan and i have needs like anybody e

meeting supporters while former leader hugo chavez watched on.came out a winner this weekend, help of course by the opposition‘s boycott. turnout across the country was low. people are disillusioned with politics here, and those who did vote were divided. a day before the elections, we came across far bigger queues than led to the voting centre. this is a part of life which has become all too common for the people of venezuela. these people are waiting for cooking gas, seven hours in the heat, and they are fed up. they haven't had any cooking gas for two months. for people here, politics is of little consequence. people begin to block the road in protest. they will not let any traffic through until a gas van turns up. desperation gets the better of one man. but queue—jumpers are not welcome here. he is sent away. translation: we don't have cooking gas. is that fair, in an oil—rich country? we are the richest country in latin america. for months, we have not had any food from the government. i will get in trouble for saying this, but i am venezuel

. >> is this president trying to impersonate hugo chavez. putin? >> president gets two scoops everyone around gets one. and no word if there were sprinkles. >> desert course he gets two scoops of vanilla with his chocolate cream pie. >> he gains weight according to source. does not trust people around him. he is with drawing. if he wants to say that obama and bush says i look the in his ice. >> he is president snowflake. okay. everything he said. they are mean to me and don't like me and i don't understand. >> populist. way to stand out mr. president. we are proud of you, buddy. way to go. you are a populist >> making a fake cover of a magazine about himself. lying and destroying the country. >> donald trump, being a smuk. >> looked leak a thug. like a goon. you look at the handshake, look at this. what a thug. it is -- an embarrassment. he is mauling him like an idiot. >> this is unbalanced. he is not well. >> he is putip's hostage. >> like somebody pooping their pants and peopling looks and saying that is modern art. don't you understand? i'm mak

meeting supporters while former leader hugo chavez watched on.ner this weekend, help of course by the opposition‘s boycott. but turnout across the country was low. people are disillusioned with politics here, those who did vote were divided. the day before the elections, we came across far bigger queues than we saw at the voting centre. this is a part of life that has become all too common for the people of venezuelans. these people are waiting for cooking gas, they have been here since 6am this morning, seven hours in the heat, and they are fed up. they haven't had any cooking gas for two months. for people here, politics is of little consequence. people start to block the road in protest. they will not let any traffic through until a gas van turns up. desperation gets the better of one man. but queue—jumpers are not welcome here. he is sent away. translation: we don't have cooking gas. is that fair, in an oil—rich country? we are the richest country in latin america. translation: for months, we have not had any food from the government. i will

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venezuela once the richest country in latin america, 1999, hugo chÁvez comes to power, starts a socialiste, dictatorship, large-scale wealth and redistribution. two decades later, nearly three-quarters of the population in poverty. people even dying in hospitals by the score. so is this a dream that bernie sanders has for the united states? jonathan, did it work in venezuela? . >> it never works. socialism always fails every time it has been tried to the extent it has been tried. and they point to venezuela, bernie sanders, or maybe sean penn, susan, and they say, oh, that wasn't real socialism. believe me. that was real socialism. it's the ideas, liz. that's what moves the culture. capitalism, freedom, that's why we're successful. socialism, that's why venezuela is a mess and why so many of these politicians continue to push those policies. liz: it's a good point. veronica, the democrats and bernie sanders act like there are more saints in government than all of christianity. venezuela was one of the world's largest exporters of oil. it has the world's largest oil reserve, it's in collap

in 2015, a brazilian magazine reported the late venezuelan president hugo chavez transferred technologyitico piece alleges the obama white house pulled back on hezbollah investigations. it quoted john brennan saying the policy's intention was to build up modern elements within hezbollah. >> it is delusional. everybody in the iranian hierarchy, whether they are moderate on religious and social issues or extremist, all of them favored the iranian nuclear weapons program. >> the administration would ignore one terrorist group because you were trying to curry favor with another group. >> one of two members is calling for congressional investigation investigations. >> bret: we will stand the story. thanks. next up, the paddle on what tax reform really means and where we are tonight. next. no matter how the markets change... at t. rowe price... our disciplined approach remains. global markets may be uncertain... but you can feel confident . . it's red lobster's new ultimate surf & turf event. and that means five mouthwatering pairings to choose from. like our new feast with lobster-wrapped sc

. >> is he trying to and president hugo chavez? vladimir putin?e president gets two scoops, everybody else around the table gets one and no word if there were sprinkles. >> at the dessert course, he gets two scoops of vanilla ice cream with his chocolate cream pie instead of the single scoop for everyone else. >> he gains weight according to sources, does not trust people around him. not a good picture. >> he is a racist. he came proverbially as close as you can possibly come to shouting at a rally the n-word, that is what he did down there. >> donald trump of being a small compared >> he looked like a thug could he look like a goon. you look at the handshake, what a thug. >> you have somebody inside the white house of "the new york daily news" who is mentally unfit, people close to him say he is mentally unfit to. people close to them during the campaign told me had early stages of dementia. >> david: i asked a simple question, where is the policy disagreement and all of these comments from the media? i know that they are out there, somewhere. jo

>> i did not know the venezuelans until i became president of honduras and i met hugo chavez.y record as a citizen is well known throughout my entire life in honduras. i am a democratic minded man. i am a pacifist. i don't use weapons. plus, i have a clean record throughout my life. my private life. my public life, my administrative life. no one can have any doubts about me. in terms of my thinking and my ideology and my ways of thinking , i share directly with all --ple struggling for justice venezuela, the people of bolivia, central america, the ecuador, thea, --ple of mexico, the people the sandinistas all have struggled against dictatorships for centuries. that is consistent with my way of eating. defend that revolutions in the african countries, the middle east are putting up with so much pressure by the empire. i am a defender of just causes and i identify with that. because of that, they say i have some affinity with the people. it is true. the struggle being carried out by nicolas maduro to defend his natural resources that the united states wants to recover oil for th

people really idolized hugo chavez, madura's predecessor. but today he has almost no support. the poor who saw their quality of life really improve under chavez are now suffering more than anyone. the their babies are dying of hunger. people are staying indoors for fear of violence. there was a huge protest moment. that people called the last battle for democracy. and the protesters didn't win. so madura is still in power but with very little popularity. >> looking forward to 2018, can you give us a sense of what might happen here based on the people you're following? >> there's a lot of hopelessness in venezuela. people put it all on the line over the summer. more than 100 people died. many more were injured. right now, society has ground to a halt. people don't go to work. people don't go to school. they're waiting. and the world has kind of forgotten. >> adam, very quickly, and ben, i'm going to get your thoughts. in 2018, what is going to happen in yemen? very quickly. >> unfortunately, it looks like things are set to get worse. the huthys are refusing to give any ground.

. >> is this president trying to impersonate hugo chavez? vladimir putin?esident gets two scoops. everyone else around the table gets one and no word if there were sprinkles. >> he gains weight, he doesn't trust people around him. he's withdrawing. not a good picture. >> if he wants to say that, barack obama wants to say h whatever. if george bush says i've lookeds in his eyes -- >> now he's president snowflake. everything he says. they are mean to meet and they don't like me. >> sean: of course, it's a way to lash. here with reaction, michelle malkin. it gets even more superfluous. when you start doing reports that the inside of this particular dog's ear looks like donald trump. when he eats and advised guestss over he takes two scoops of ice cream, everybody else gets one scoop of ice cream. he drinks diet coke. he likes mcdonald's, wendy's, pizza, and kentucky fried chicken. so do i and i think probably most americans do if they are honest. and then you add the serious stuff to this. a year's worth worth of lies, big examples of phony news. i don't even

. >> is this president trying to impersonate hugo chavez? erdogan? vladimir putin?parently the president gets two stoops. everyone else around the table gets one and no word if there were sprinkles. >> at the dessert course, he gets two scoops of vanilla ice cream with his chocolate cream pie. instead of the single scoop for everyone else.is >> he gains weight, according to sources, he doesn't trust people around him, he's withdrawing, not a good picture. >> he's a racist. okay? he came proverbially as close as you could possibly come to shouting at a rally the n word. that's what he did down there. >> donald trump, again, being a schmuck. >> he looked like a thug, he looked like a goon. a a you look at the handshake, look at this. just what a thug. >> and you have somebody inside the white house that the "new york daily news" says is mentally unfit, that people close to him say is mentally unfit, that people close to him during the campaign told me had early stages of dementia. >> david: i mean, amazing. what you saw is not just a mirage. in fact, according to a st

unfortunately, irresponsible policy pus in place by president maduro and his predecessor, hugo chavez, have brought the country no near economic collapse and created a dangerous humanitarian crisis. statistics tell a tragic story. maternal deaths in the country increased by 66% from 2015 to 2016. while infant deaths increased by 30%. there were 240,000 confirmed malaria cases in venezuela in 2016 which is a 76% increase over 2015. a survey carried out by three reputable venezuelan universities found that nearly three quarters of venezuelans lost an average of at least 19 pounds in 2016 as a result of lack of proper nutrition. despite massive shortages of food and medicine, president maduro continues to reject efforts to bring humanitarian assistance into the country. last summer, mr. maduro handed control of the country's food supply over to the venezuelan military and while many venezuelans starve, some of the military brass are making money hand over fist by selling the country's scarce food supplies on the black hark. that's like letting the fox into the chicken coop. in short, pre

even in that fraudulent constituent assembly, you would hope that there are people there that like hugo chavez and believe in the stuff he believed in, but have to see that this thing is a disaster. that this incompetent man is destroying that country and starving their children, that there's no future in the direction that they're headed. we hope that this situation improves in the years to come. senator cardin was on the floor yesterday discussing this. i want to reiterate it. i hope next year early we can move on a bill that we have introduced together called the venezuela humanitarian assistance and defense of democratic governance of 2017. this helps address a lot. it puts in place a plan to help with this humanitarian crisis. you need a government that allows us to do it, but knowing that the united states working with canada and mexico, argentina, colombia, peru, brazil, spain and the european union, knowing that there are these countries ready to step in and help might be an incentive for decent people still left in that government to step forward and begin a process of transition. it