capriles would not negotiate with the government white the oppression continued and as long as leopoldo lopes remains in prison. >> that leads to cracks because the governor of the state where the protests began, who is backing off. this is a loyal chavez associate for decades, he's come out saying that he doesn't believe that he's opposed to the way the government put down protests with weapons, and called for political prisoners including lopez to be released. >> this is similar to ukraine. >> the governor was with chavez in 1992 when they had the first coup. the question is whether these protests are sustained. whether they go along with the government or decide enough is enough. >> how about the role of cuba? it's a big deal. the opposition is making a big deal saying the cubans are involved at all levels and cuba needs venezuela to be on their side. oil is a significant part of the economy, so the cubans can't afford to lose nicolas maduro as an ally. >> consider this - venezuela is 15% of cuba's gdp. that's for the 100,000 barrels of oil a day. in return cuba sent about 40,000 doctors a