. >> lieutenant medeiros has a problem with me. >> you tell him. >> he's a [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> with gomes safely restrained, deputies conduct a search of his cell, checking for weapons or other contraband. it isn't long before they find cause for concern. >> we discovered inmate gomes tied multiple shoelaces around his shower head. inmate gomes has done this in the past to not only use the shoe laces to pull and activate sprinkler heads but he's also attempted on several occasions to harm himself by tying the shoe laces around his neck. >> deputies cut down the shoe laces and confiscate them. in the past, gomes and other inmates have caused floods by damaging shower or sprinkler heads. >> he'll tie the shoelace to the sprinkler head and yank the mechanism on the sprinkler head that allows the sprinkler to activate. it causes a lot of damage within the facility and the housing units. >> i'm going to take your blood pressure. >> jail regulations require that while an inmate is restrained, he receive a medical evaluation every 15 minutes. >> his general condition is stable, it's okay f

brent: we know medeiros is furious that the u.s. has sanctioned.these punitive measures, will they influence the outcome of the vote over the weekend? reporter: that seems unlikely. i remember in 2015 the obama administration imposed sanctions on venezuelan officials as well, and they were congratulated and they were given high-ranking positions in maduro's government. the same thing happened yesterday. it was in a televised event. publicly, this is not affecting it all the elections on sunday. but it is a warning for a looming nationwide sanction on our oil revenue and that would really affect everybody here because it compromises 75% of venezuela's income. the u.s. is still venezuela's biggest client. brent: if maduro succeeds in these elections -- you live there. you know how it is on the ground. a new dictatorship, what will that mean for the country and the people? >> well, it doesn't affect much the crisis we are living right now. not only opposition, but also those critical to maduro said these measures will have little effect on the severe

and in the words of evan medeir medeiros, this reflects the resiliency of the relationship. the second striking thing to me is, of course, how much we are familiar with each other's views and how much we know each other personally and individually. that includes some younger-generation scholars and think tank people. in fact, because of the deepening understanding of u.s. think tank like csis, a great number of chinese think tanks have been established in china in recent years. when we have specific issues to discuss or to debate, we know who we are going to talk to to seek advice from. and i would like to mention a paper i did with my friend, ken lieberthal, five years ago, and we co-authored the report on china/u.s. distrust. and this distrust was reflected in evan medeiros' discussion on whether the united states wants to change china's political system. that is what we see as a very deepened distrust. in thedistrust has been dispelled or reduced. my answer is no. i think the strategic trust has deepened and it's become more extensive. but at the same time, have the two c

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and in the words of evan medeiros, this reflects the resilience of the relationship.he second striking thing to me is, of course how much we are familiar with each others' abuse, and how much we know each other personally and individually. that includes some younger generation scholars and the think tank people. in fact, because of the deepening understanding of u.s. think tank like csis, a great number of chinese think tanks have been established in china in recent years. when we have specific issues to discuss or to debate, we know who we are going to talk to, to seek advice from. and i would like to mention a paper i did with my friend five years ago. .. i think it has deepened and become more extensive. at the same time, it has the two countries move closer to confrontation. why is that? why is it a contest between the two things? i can give some reasons reflecting in the report. first, we increased mutual understanding. we are more balanced and more sophisticated views with our domestic, separate audiences. we are much less influenced by conspiracy theories becau