people to stand for democracy, freedom, and the rule of law have been continually ignored by nicholas maduro who dreams of becoming a dictator. yesterday's illegitimate election confirmed that maduro is a dictator who disregards the will of the venezuelan people. the national constituent assembly aspires illegitimately to usurp the constitutional role of democratically elected national assembly. rewrite the constitution, and impose an authoritarian regime on the people. as such, it represents a rupture in venezuela's constitutional and democratic order. by sanctioning maduro, the united states makes clear our opposition to the policies of his regime on the support for the people of venezuela. the people who strive to return their country to a full and prosperous democracy. as the countries have to say, maduro is directly responsible for venezuela's dissent and for the destruction of democracy. at a maduro two oh fax list of a specially designated national reflects our commitment to not stand by idly as venezuela continues to crumble under the regime's abuses. we hope the sanctions will make

nicholas maduro condemned what he called a strange attack. be an accomplice to any act of violence. condemn them and i have ordered an investigation so that justice may be done. >> venezuela has been rocked by three months of violent protest during which at least 90 people have been killed. the opposition accuses nicholas maduro of destroying the country's economy and trying to create a dictatorship. the president says his critics are seeking to overthrow him why force with the backing of the united states. now we will take a look at what has been dubbed the fuller impulse of the seas. it's called energy observer and it is a hydrogen vessel that will sail around the world on her nobles for six years. it will be looking for the latest energy solutions all around the globe hoping to help build a clean future for generations to come. inrgy observer left normandy june. it is now in paris for its official inauguration. julia sieger is there. andhe mayor of paris official partners will inaugurate this racing catamaran that has been completely refurbished and is now a moving tech laborator

critics of president nicholas maduro say it's nothing more than a power grab.mired in economic crisis and violent demonstrations which began in april have left more than 100 people dead. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson, has just sent this report from caracas. it has been four months of anger on the streets of venezuela and there is no sign of an end. protest began after president nicholas maduro reversed a decision in congress, but by then the anger was clear. when former president hugo chavez came to power 18 years ago, many venezuelans wa nt to power 18 years ago, many venezuelans want to change. he won support among the poor because he promised to provide for them. it was the era of oil prices being high, but that is over. but his successor, nicholas maduro is accused of pushing venezuela to the brink. the government says the vote tomorrow is the only way to stabilise the economy and bring much—needed peace. the opposition says it is a dictatorial move and is boycotting the vote. the country is paralysed. there are daily queues and food shortage

instead president nicholas maduro wants a new assembly to rewrite the constitution. vends lands weren't asked to vote on the plans, only on who will be part of it. maduro's supporters said it was the only way to restore law and order. so you want peace fast, that's what you want? the crisis here is as much an economic one. the country went into a financial nosedive when oil prices fell, leading to skyrocketing inflation and shortages of food and medicine. >> the hierarchy of the dictatorship... >> reporter: lawmaker freddy guevara vows the opposition will go on. >> we have to go forward with the pressure. we have to go forward with international pressure. and we have to go and go and go like a river that goes to the ocean until the venezuelan people gets free. >> reporter: protesters vowed to keep taking to the streets, and more turmoil is likely ahead as the newly elected assembly could meet wednesday the start drafting the new constitution. anthony? >> mason: manuel bojorquez with the trouble in caracas. russia retaliated quickly after congress approved sanctions ag

as polls close in venezuela's constitutional referendum, nicholas maduro calls the unofficial vote "meaningless", but it adds more pressure on the embattled president. a scandal over horsemeat — police in spain accuse an organised crime group of trading meat that's unfit for humans across europe. swiss tennis star roger federer makes history by taking a record 8th wimbledon single's men's title. and for all you time lord fans, the new doctor who is a woman for the first time. hello and welcome to world news today. polls have closed for venezuelans voting in an unofficial referendum on government plans for a new assembly that could change the constitution. millions of people took part in the symbolic consultation, which follows months of political violence. improvised polling stations have been set up in more than 100 countries. earlier, our correspondent explained what was behind the vote. he can see opposition to the president and has plans to create a caused additional assembly. this ballot was used to show the government and the world that most people in this country want a change. there are

these people say that unless they get on the street and fight, they believe that nicholas maduro willdo what he wants in this country. remember, this country dealing with a humanitarian crisis, severe shortages of even basic food and medicine. a game changer could be the trump administration. they're say figure maduro goes -- saying if maduro goes through with the vote that there will be strong and swift economic reaction from the white house. christine, dave? >> all right. thank you very much for that. >>> let's check cnn "money stream." global stock markets lower after what was a mixed day on wall street. the dow hit a fresh record high. the dow is 30 stocks. a slump in tech dragged down the nasdaq and s&p 500. tech has been a huge driver of the stock market of 23%. these five tech companies have had an out-sized effect on the market accounting for more than one-fourth of the gains in the s&p market. four of five closed lower. some on wall street worry stocks may have gotten too hot. for now, investors are shrugging off high valuation, instead focusing on big corporate profits. and

lea: president trump threatening strong and swift economic actions against venezuela has nicholas madurooes along with plan that the constitution. they will not sin by his venezuela crumbles. more than 7 million people rejected the plan on sunday in a symbolic referendum. >> i am here because my conscience as a citizen demands they be here. this is strong evidence that people are unhappy. at the international level, regardless of whether it has electoral powers, this is the citizens power. this is the change people are waiting for and we are all here for that. lea: more than 90 people have been killed in violent clashes between protesters and police his venezuela struggled with widespread shortages and inflation. cheryl: staying overseas here, south korea taking steps to ease tensions with north korea. seoul is formally proposing talks to improve ties with the north on friday at the border. they want to resume reunions of families separated during the korean war. south korea's new president wants to improve ties with pyongyang even after the north launched its first intercontinental ball

everything that can go wrong has gone wrong under nicholas maduro's rule. it used to be one of the wealthiest in latin america, a modern democracy am a a -- democracy, a petrol state with as much oil as saudi arabia. not optimistic, but that is the way it is being seen. annette: eight people have been killed when a female suicide bomber detonated her vest. the bombing occurred in the -- in this area. it is the second time in one week that female suicide bombers have sought to cause carnage in the town. peoplet 30 fi -- 34 have been declared missing after a military vessel sank off the atlantic coast. helicopters have rescued three soldiers, and will continue the search. some 37 people were on board the ship. it was on a routine mission when it sank on sunday. our correspondent has more. reporter: according to the cameroonian ministry of defense, the logistic vessel was heading here for the refueling at the base their. it should be pointed out that the peninsula borders cameroon and nigeria. personnel capsized at sea, yesterday at 6:00 a.m. local time. the c

nicholas maduro's opponents say the government is trying to cling to power by setting off a constituent assembly. believe the assembly would be biased towards the president. the chief prosecutor has refused to appear in court. she is facing charges after she opposed the government's ofision to strip congress its last powers and rewrite the constitution. our correspondent told us more. next she has been a part of the venezuelan government for decades. she rose through the ranks to become a chief prosecutor. almost 10 years. has jailed government opponents, ignoring widespread corruption. the last two months she made a surprise break with the government announcing maduro from trying to start a dictatorship and supporting the protesters who have been in the streets over the last three months. very unusual move that has become the opposition's biggest hope of breaking the deadlock in the country now where the isgest hope of a government about to remove the last vestiges of democracy. there have been some other rebellions. nothing really that has moved the armed forces. they continue to stay

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the embattled president nicholas maduro supports the vote but many in the opposition plan to boycottclaiming the election is part of a power grab. >>> now to alaska where the fbi has made an arrest in a murder aboard a popular cruise ship there. the woman killed while thousands of others were on board. and this morning, the victim's husband is in custody. nbc's miguel almaguer has the chilling details. >> reporter: with the emerald princess docked in juneau, alaska, the fbi says a murder was committed at sea. 3,400 passengers were on board the cruise ship as investigators pored over a cabin splattered with blood. an affidavit says a witness walked into kenneth manzanaras' room where wife christy was lying on the floor. when asked what happened, he replied, she would not stop laughing at me. investigators say manzanares had blood on his hands and clothing. >> i don't remember the last time we had a murder on a cruise ship in alaska. >> reporter: the utah couple was with their children. authorities took him into custody as he reportedly blurted out, my life is over. departing seattle s

critics of the country's president, nicholas maduro, say it's nothing more than a power grab and sayhey'll boycott the vote. there's been a majorfire at a music festival in spain. thousands of people were evacuated from the tomorrowland dance music event in barcelona when flames engulfed part of the main stage. it's not clear at this point whether anyone has been injured in the fire or how the fire started. the main pension scheme for british universities has a deficit of more than £17 billion, the largest on record for any retirement fund in the uk. the financial hole widened in the past year as investments failed to pay off. there are warnings that pension contributions or student tuition fees may have to rise to close the gap. joe lynam reports. they are the future captains of industry, but the cost of studying has mushroomed in recent years. now there's concern that tuition fees might have to rise again. that's because the main pensions scheme for lecturers, known as uss, has posted a record black hole and ways have to be found to reduce it. universities only have a limited numbe

critics of the country's president, nicholas maduro, say it's nothing more than a power grab and sayhey'll boycott the vote. there's been a majorfire at a music festival in spain. thousands of people were evacuated from the tomorrowland dance music event in barcelona when flames engulfed part of the main stage. it's not clear at this point whether anyone has been injured in the fire or how the fire started. now on bbc news it's dateline london. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week we hear more about europe's migrant crisis. one of my guests is just back from seeing the impact of the continuing flow of people into italy. we'll discuss the state of the french presidency. and — what a week in the white house. my guests this week are the writer and broadcaster yasmin alibhai—brown, agnes poirier from france's marianne, john fisher burns of the new york times, and the british—somali journalist and writer at prospect magazine, ismail einashe. welcome to you all. we will begin with the migrant crisis. we talked about it not that long ago, but it is an issue that i

critics of the country's president, nicholas maduro, say it's nothing more than a power grab.hey are also urging their supporters to boycott the vote. there's been a majorfire at a music festival in spain. thousands of people were evacuated from the tomorrowland dance music event in barcelona when flames engulfed part of the main stage. it's not clear at this point whether anyone has been injured in the fire, or how the fire started. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, the team are in vegas, making faces for cash. hacking for cash. and free cash! vegas — home to casinos. elvis, sort of. uh-huh. super—fast knot tying. wide, open spaces. limos. the strip. and this week, the largest hackfest on the planet. if there's one week of stuff in vegas that isn't staying in vegas, it's this week's bsides, black hat and notorious def con gatherings. this is the week where hackers rub up against law enforcers and everyone peeks over each other‘s shoulders and networks. so, let's get straight into the action. and for our first act of the show, daniel here has got an extra piece

opponents of president nicholas maduro say it's just an opportunity for him to gain more power in a countrywill grant is in caracas. this is one of the main arterial roads in eastern caracas. normally it would be full of traffic and pedestrians. this is one of the main paths through the city. today it is just a catered completely. —— barricaded. the streets are deserted. every few hundred metres there is rubbish, barbed wire, young men and women are sitting at protecting the streets from anybody coming through, any traffic. this is the environment in which sunday's vote is due to take base, and it is happening notjust vote is due to take base, and it is happening not just in vote is due to take base, and it is happening notjust in this part of caracas but across the city. —— take place. wherever there are neighbours who are opposed to the mid— euro administration —— maduro administration —— maduro administration and sunday's vote, which they see as the final imposition of a dictatorship in venezuela, people are turning out and closing the streets, and they say they will continue to do so un

critics of the country's president, nicholas maduro, say it's nothing more than a power grab. a majorfire at a music festival in spain. thousands of people were evacuated from the tomorrowland dance music event in barcelona when flames engulfed part of the main stage. it's not clear at this point whether anyone has been injured in the fire, or how the fire started. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, the team are in vegas, making faces for cash.

president nicholas maduro voting for the special assembly of delegates to rewrite the constitution. opposition leaders who are boycotting the election say he's looking to install an autocratic system. >>> next tonight, a shooting at an upscale vacation resort. an american lawyer with his guard was tied up. the second american tourist shot in two months. so are tourists at risk now? here's abc's marcie gonzalez. >> reporter: a manhunt in the turks and caicos for a man who shot an american tourist. michael jones and family were returning to this lavish beach front rental home friday when two masked men forced their way in, overpowering the security guard on duty. >> the security guard had been lightly bound at the scene with his own shoelaces. >> reporter: jones, a prominent attorney and law professor, reportedly confronting one of the intruders who shoots the 57-year-old. the gunman only getting away with a laptop. >> what we don't know why a shot was discharged. >> reporter: jones transferred to a hospital in south florida, where tonight he is listed in stable condition. this luxury

. >>> despite his party's landslide loss in recent elections, president nicholas maduro is vowing tostitution to cement his power. the country is in chaos and a lot of people just want to get out. our correspondent met up with many of them on the border of colombia. at this border checkpoint, luggage is the easiest we to spot venezuelans looking for a new life. marcos gonzalez crossed into colombia with his wife and son. >> translator: this is real . cross into colombia even just for the day in search of food and work. but now they're fleeing the deadly fighting between the venezuelan military and protesters who blame the government for the country's economic collapse. jose oripesa, fled leaving behind his wife and two children because he feared becoming a political prisoner. >> translator: because i see children who have nothing to eat, people who are hungry, elderly knocking on my door for coffee or food. medicine is also in short supply. on the colombian side of the border, the main hospital used to see one or two venezuelan women a week for prenatal care. now its up to five or si

. >> what percentage of support you think there is for nicholas maduro? >> i think you can see it was slow, pretty low. >> well, of course. because people don't have a sense of normalcy. and what we want of course is to exercise our right. >> will help us to understand the magnitude of the situation. >> i will start out by giving you some numbers to talk about this type of reality, which is at a very basic level, human tragedy. it is definitely between 2012 and 2016 by 20%. that is a decline in per capita income. this he would look at an additional contraction from five to 10%. if you add that in, we will have a per capita income of close to 35 and 40%. let's put that in magnitude. there are only six countries in the world in this century that have had this magnitude of economic depression. we talk about syria and the republic, iraq, united arab emirate, all but one of them are countries that have been at war. so is the type of contraction we see associated with armed conflicts. if you look just at latin americans, there are only two countries that compet

they claim that president nicholas maduro is trying to get rid of the assembly. at least three people have been killed. >>> progovernment forces dead natured some sort of explosive, setting bikes on fire in the capital city of of caracas. security forces later fired tear gas at the same group of about 50 journalists. >>> a new website in texas is encouraging californians to make the move to the lone star state. not for the committee, or the lower cost of living, but for the politics. it's called conservative move.com. the site connects people in blue states with realtors to sell their current home. it was started by a man who left california himself just six months ago. >> thank god i am gone. i mean, i went back a month ago for work. i don't miss it. >> we basically appeal to what everyone already knows. that there's a lot of blue state refugees. they want to come to a red state for the same reasons that we're here, and we're making the process easy. >> according to figures from the texas association of realtors, more than 65,000 californians moved to texas in 2

. >> the nation of venezuela, about 7 million people voted to reject the president nicholas maduro'slans. opposition leaders held a symbolic and unofficial referendum sunday. the president said that vote, meaningless. >>> george. a romero died. he wrote and directed the cult classic "night of the living dead" and was cred tonsidered t father of zombie films. he died of lung cancer. he was 77 years old. >> federer now has 19 grand slam titles at 35 years old. he is the oldest women deimbled champion. >> prince charles's wife, camilla, is celebrating her 70th birthday. >> this portrait was released in honor of the occasion. she is rarely heard on camera. but the duchess spoke about our max foster during busy day of public engagements. >> what you do, you do your back step and you step forward with your left. >> a few dancing tips for the guests at a tea party in bristol. in aid of those who support the elderly. then a special guest arrives. >> some of the people from -- >> the duchess would have been retired herself if she didn't have a job for life. it's important for members of the r

venezuela after a controversial vote, one opposition leaders regard as a power grabby the president, nicholas maduro. they are calling for more protests after demonstrations turned violent. the video you are about to see is disturbing. [ gunfire ] >> election day clashes between protesters and police there. one officer caught on fire. that claimed at least ten lives. paula what has the response been from maduro today? >> reporter: well, nothing so far today. let's say early this morning in a firy speech he called donald trump an emperor and said what do we care what the united states thinks. that was in response to trump say thg is a sham election and moves maduro into a dictatorship and we will move with with strong sanctions. they could ban oil imports from this country. half of them go to the united states. the problem is it could bring up gas prices. the administration said, look, all options are on the table. it will be interesting to see what kind of sanctions are there. poppy, as i was on the streets, i asked what people think of the sanctions. they are fearful, under the heading, be careful

venezuelan people to stand for democracy, freedom and the rule of law have been continually ignored by nicholas maduro who dreams of becoming a dictator. yesterday's illegitimate elections confirm that maduro is a dictator that disregards the will of the venezuelan people. the national constituent assembly aspires illegitimately to use the constitutional role of democratically elected national assembly, rewrite the constitution and impose an authoritarian regime on the people. as such, it represents a rupture in venezuela's constitutional and democratic order. but sanctioning maduro, the united states makes clear our opposition to the policies of his regime and the support for the people of venezuela who strive to return their country to a full and prosperous democracy. as the country's head of state, maduro is directly responsible for venezuela's descent and for the destruction of democracy. adding maduro to ofac's list reflects our commitment to not stand by idly as venezuela continues to crumble under the regime's abuses. we hope the sanctions will make all maduro regime officials reconsider how th

president trump threatening venezuela with serious sanctions if the country's president, nicholas maduros along with the latest power grab that would make him what jugo chavez was. national security expert rebecca hendricks. what is he trying to do, to clarify? >> the ma dur owe government is trying to consolidate power. something that 7 million venezuelans rejected. this is what he's been trying to do with the help of the cuban government, consolidate power. it is a socialist country, of course. he's mismanaging the country's weltd. the venezuelan people are starving. as they starve they protest. as they protest maduro cracks down, the venezuelan government has been shooting protesters, locking people up, with an iron-fisted hold on the venezuelan country. the trump administration says they won't let it go further down this pads, enough is enough and threatening with pretty serious sanctions. >> neil: as if maduro is being subtle. i remember last week a couple of his supporters, thugs, were beating the you know what out of those inside the wall of congress. i wonder, now, with so many v

the president has said that nicholas maduro whose dream of becoming a dictator, the us has vowed to takeeasures against venezuela if the vote goes through. it could come quickly. as early as tomorrow. it is likely sanctions could target venezuela's oil industry and as well as half of the oil that comes to the us. >> thank you steve. eric? >> a city on the defensive. after police say an immigrant is accused of attacking two women. and how many times the suspect was deported! plus, vacations cut short for tens of thousands of tourists. why they were told to pack up on a beautiful hot july weekend. and get out of one us destination. >> we enjoyed it while he could at least. while they allowed us to. it's intelligent nutrition with 15 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. boost® the number one high protein complete nutritional drink. afi sure had a lot on my mind. my 30-year marriage... ...my 3-month old business... plus...what if this happened again? i was given warfarin in the hospital, but wondered, was this the best treatment for me? so i made a point to talk to my doctor. he to

in venezuela, president nicholas maduro has claimed victory after a controversial election sunday over whether to create a national constituent assembly, which their right-wing opposition says was a move by maduro too can further consolidate his power. at least 10 people, including a candidate, died during widespread violence and protests. the venezuelan government says despite an opposition boycott, at least 8 million people cast ballots on sunday. the u.s. is threatening to increase sanctions against venezuela over the election. includingtries, canada, brazil, argentina, and mexico, say they will refuse to recognize the election results. in india, protests continue against the massive sardar sarovar hydroelectric dam in central india which is nearly operational after decades of struggles. the project threatens to submerge more than 140 villages which couldthousands of residen. the indian supreme court has ordered some of the affected residents be forcibly resettled by today. some have launched a hunger strike while hundreds of others protested over the weekend. prime minister narendr

venezuelan president nicholas maduro has accused his opponents of waging a "armed insurrection" and economicotage backed by the united states. opposition groups have accused maduro of turning into a dictator. the recent round of street protests began after the venezuelan supreme court stripped the opposition-led national assembly of its legislative power. the protests come as venezuela's economic crisis is worsening as the country suffers from high inflation and food shortages. amy: last week, pope francis appealed for a peaceful and democratic solution to the crisis in venezuela. sisters,rothers and venezuela's independence day will be marked july 5. i would like to assure this beloved nation they are in my prayers and expressed my closeness to the families who have lost their children and the demonstrations out on the streets. i feel for an end to the violence and a peaceful and democratic solution to the crisis. let us pray for our lady for venezuela. pope is the first latin american pope. he is originally from argentina. well, over the past few weeks, other dramatic events have occurred

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the president of that nation nicholas maduro is raising his country's minimum wage.l with almost daily demonstrations like the one you see here on the streets of caracas, venezuela. people demanding his resignation. >> this weekend's rallies are centered around the treatment of attorney general louisa ortega. raphael roma takes a look at how this former madura ally has become one of his biggest critics. >> reporter: she's a self-described longtime loyalist of hugo chavs i a s ez and one top officials in that country's embattled government. but louisa ortega has become president maduro's most outspoken critic. >> translator: i believe that we are destroying the legacy of president chavez. >> reporter: ortega was argued in favor of cracking down on protests and jailing opposition leaders like leopoldo lopez. now amid three months of anti-maduro demonstrations and violent clashes and dozens of deaths, she's made a dramatic turn around. she's started investigating incidents of police violence against protesters and charged the former head of the national guard with human

the crime rate is soaring, the economy is collapsing, the president, nicholas maduro scheduling a votet a new assembly and redraft that country's constitution. critics are calling it a dangerous power grab. let's get to cnn's leyla santiago live in caracas with the latest. >> reporter: to chris, those opposing the government are calling for a 48-hour strike. when you would usually see cars out and about, cars at a standstill, what we are seeing on the roads are closures. what else we see, devastation, desperation, people actually going through trash as they try to find something to eat. as we walked the streets yesterday, it was actually difficult to find a pile of trash with unopened bags because everyone had been sort of rummaging through as a way of survival, as a way to find food, given the food and medical shortages. i talked to one woman who became very excited when she found an empty jar that she could just sort of scrape the chocolate for food. clearly the food shortages, the medical shourd tajs, the instability in the economy is causing people to get out onto the streets, not

nicholas maduro, as a result of today's sanctions, all actions of madura, subject to berules, e frozen. they stand for democracy, freedom and the rule of law and have been continually ignored by nicolas maduro who dreams of becoming a dictator. yesterday's illegitimate elections confirm that maduro is a dictator who disregards the will of the venezuelan people. the national constituent assembly aspires illegitimately to usurp the constitutional role of democratically elected national assembly. rewrite the constitution and impose an authoritarian regime on the people. as such, it represents a rupture in venezuela's constitutional and democratic order. by sanctioning maduro, the united states makes clear our opposition to the policies of this regime and the support for the people of venezuela who strive to return their country to a full and prosperous democracy. as the country's head of state, maduro is directly responsible for venezuela's descent and for the destruction of democracy. adding maduro to ofec's list to nationals affects us not standing by idly as venezuela conducts these ab

nicholas maduro is taking the country down the path of less democracy. be an interesting 10 days for that vote. that was my conversation with charles, former u.s. ambassador to venezuela. scarlet: coming up next, an update on the sale of the miami marlins club from baseball commissioner rob manfred. from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ scarlet: "what'd you miss?" the future of the miami marlins, the team roles over potential bids. earlier today, i asked baseball commissioner rob manfred about the future of the club. >> i do not know whether it will make the august owners meeting or not. i am confident a deal will get done for the marlins. we have three groups. we are sorted in that tedious phase of the process of due diligence, making sure the financial structuring is all done, and i think the marlins will be in a position fairly soon to make a decision on which bid they are going to take. what is the biggest: obstacle, price? rob: no. it is making sure the governance documents and financial structuring comply with our rules. the marlins have to decide wh

ministerry's defense and allies of nicholas maduro could be included.r majuro plan to continue plans to establish a new congress to rewrite the constitution despite a warning from president trump. more than 7 million people participated in an unofficial referendum to oppose the legislation. tokyo, uncertainty over the final budget of the 2020 olympic games will continue until 2019 according to the head of the olympic organizing committee which is searching for more cost-effective options. the estimated cost of the tokyo games has soared to $12.6 billion, twice the amount tokyo proposed when it was awarded the games for years ago. news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. julia: coming up, more perspective on health care. congressman mike kelly from pennsylvania is coming up. from washington, this is bloomberg. ♪ scarlet: this is bloomberg markets. i'm scarlet fu. julia: and i'm julia chatterley from washington. let's get more perspective on the debate over health c

today as a national strike got underway, the first strike since a 2002 topplee that failed to nicholas maduro'sdecessor vez.go shabbos -- hugo cha it is meant as a national disapproval of president maduro's attempt to rewrite the constitution to grab more power. london police are trying to identify victims at the fire of building arel getting help from the first responders after the 9/11 attacks. the after bolton police said policee -- metropolitan said that the extort nares size of the scene made it necessary to call on experts who worked after the collapse of the world trade center. at least 84 people died in the blaze in west london. overl news 24 hours a day, 120 countries -- i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. back to you. julia: thanks, mark. coming up, goldman sachs ending an era. next.t says about what's from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ julia: this is bloomberg markets. i am julia chatterley. scarlet: i am scarlet fu. let's head to julie hyman. julia: taking a look at retail today. the retail etf that we track -- it is up about 0.6% today, helped in part by stronger than estimated

even though they were arrested before the beginning of the protests against the government of nicholas maduroing to the human rights advocate most detentions have taken place in the middle of the demonstrations. >>> tonight sarah huckabee sanders will discuss her involvement in politics as daughter of are governor mike huckabee, why she joined the trump campaign and how she approachs the job of deputy press secretary. here is a preview. >> walk us through a typical day for for sarah huckabee sanders. >> i don't know if there is typical day. starts around 5:00 a.m. i get up, i have only one early riser. hawk, my 3-year-old. i spend time visiting with him in the morning before i leave, get to the office, early enough to try to read through and catch up on any news that took place before i went to bed. and then we start with a series of staff meetings around 7:15, talking about the news of the day. prepping for what we want the message of the day to look like, and responding to any stories that may be coming up. you know, from there every day is a little different than the one before which is on

critics say nicholas maduro wants to tighten his grip on power and silence pro efters.anctions could include a ban on imports of venezuelan oil that. could mean rising gas prices for americans. venezuela has yet to allow cbs news to enter the country. manuel bojorquez is on its border with colombia where the crisis is spilling over. manuel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is the bridge that connects the two countries, and though it's always been a busy border crossing, the number of venezuelans walking this way into colombia only increases as the violence and instability in their country intensifies. the luggage coming through makes this look like an airport, but it's the bridge that spans the border between venezuela and colombia. thousands of venezuelans cross daily in search of food, medicine and work. some return home. but marcos gonzales says he can't. >> it's very difficult. >> reporter: his wife and son are coming with him. >> he had a heart surgery. >> reporter: there's no medicine, she says. he has autism too and needs medication. on the other sid

they charge their president nicholas maduro with failing to manage the country‘s economy effectively, to basics. where have the problems come from what other problems? the economy, it has the highest inflation in the world a lot of people are struggling to get five to buy food and medicines. 80% of the population said in a poll there were only eating twice a day. this is a country with one of the highest oil reserves in the world. the government, earlier this year, tried to disband the national assembly or congress, which is led by the opposition. the opposition it was the last remaining area of political dissent. that ticked off three months or more of protests from today. this is a desperate situation. there was a video on the bbc website of people chasing after bin lorries, family. notjust a few. people taking out bags of waste and feeding it to their children. this is such a desperate situation. child malnourishment has gone up 30% in the last year. as soon as the figures went out, the minister for health was sacked for revealing the figures from many people in many places telly t

jail and now moving to rewrite the constitution so for the third time this year the embattled nicholas maduroe of socialism, increased by 50, two or three years ago. it is $3 today. this comes as -- rewrite the constitution, lawmakers and the opposition party routinely beaten up. the average venezuelan, $12.50 on minimum wage and this is basically a leading light of oil rich company, a few years ago, depend on the likes of bernie sanders, oliver north and sean penn on the failure of socialism. this is what socialism brings. this is the reward of socialism in venezuela was oliver stone. thank you. >> oliver north would not be a fan. charles: margaret thatcher said the inevitable in a socialism when you run out of other people's money, historically it has been bloodshed and violence. that is your historical exclamation point. i we headed that way? >> already happening. with the army going to intervene. in the past venezuela has a history of coups and the army will realize this is an untenable situation. they get food, severe malnutrition, starvation and this cannot continue. printing money is n