nicholas maduro 24 hours ago was ready to board a plane and get back out of the country and that he wasoing to allow the man who everyone seems to think is the legitimately elected constitutionally recognized president of that country juan guaido assume power. then the russians essentially said no do not get on that plane stay in the presidential palace you are not going anywhere. that disrupted what some thought was a peaceful transition of power at a point when the country inflation and looking at historic poverty cannot get out of its own way. so what's happening right now is the clash against protesters as security as much security against each other. there are generals in that country who are very closely aligned and nicholas maduro the president who is keeping them reap, protecting them, providing food and medicine something the population of venezuela have very little of. don't have access to the same benefits that their commanders do. they are the ones who have sworn that they will not fire on his own people. why does this matter to you? the russians are involved. we are told ch

shannon: some of these countries who continue to support nicholas maduro. >> right.ssia for example, this is all part of vladimir putin's grand strategy which is he doesn't have a grand strategy but he's a meddler. he looks for gaps and weaknesses and tries to exploit the whether it is ukraine, russia and links in venezuela. they see an opportunity to annoy the united states of a support maduro and vladimir putin would be the most happy guy if the united states intervened, that would be the happiest day for him. >> one more thing about russia. they have a major investment in venezuela's oil industry. >> they do. this is similar to syria. the difference is caracas is a long way from moscow. russia really can't do logistically and on the ground the kind of things they could do in syria. >> they sent 100 military personnel to caracas. let's focus on iran now. >> iran and all its surrogates particularly hezbollah have long had a long-established footprint in latin america and among other things that is due to a lot of their fundraising, they get involved in kernel enterp

venezuelan forces aligned with nicholas maduro.n guaido and other nations at this point recognize as rightful leader of venezuela. wednesday evening in florida, president trump continued to throw the u.s. government support behind guaido. >> we also recognize the legitimate government of venezuela and we forcefully condemn the socialist brutality of the maduro regime. our hearts are united with the people of venezuela. >> back in september of 2018, the trump administration, the treasury department sanctioned nicholas maduro's defense minister but notable today, shepard, no one specific individual or individuals was identified by the treasury department essentially. they're putting those within the defense and security wings on notice. >> shepard: they're also making a push to clamp down on venezuela exporting oil. >> they are. a two-fold announcement. the second portion of it going after oil exports from venezuela, which the u.s. is trying to crack down on. they sanctioned two shipping companies, one based out of the marshall islan

massive ones in the streets of caracas calling for nicholas maduro to leave office. yesterday saw thousands of opponents of the maduro regime engaging with rocks and molotov cocktails with forces that at one time drove into the crowd on the streets running over some people. 60 total throughout the day were reportedly injured. president maduro appeared on state television saying the skirmishes have been defeated and his defense minister stood firm saying we reject this oppression by the north american empire. mike pompeo dropped this, prepared to flee to cuba yesterday. russia told him to stay. >> hundreds of people on the ground today over the past several months, it is clear that maduro intended to leave and the russians made clear he had not departed this time. >> reporter: despite juan guaido's call for the military to defect to his side, failed to appear en masse throughout the day. former un ambassador john bolton and donald trump's national security adviser warned the venezuelan people a transfer of power is necessary now. >> the people of venezuela, this has b

if you watch state tv, nicholas maduro visited the military at 5:00 a.m.urrounded by men in green uniforms. he shows the military is backing him. it's a question mark how long the backing will held. it's interesting which troops are doing the fighting. we're not seeing the regular low-level soldiers in front of the presidential palace. we're seeing more groups personal loyal to maduro. shepard? >> the cuban forces that the state department talks about, are they still protecting the dictator? >> shepard, it seems there's a variety of intelligence groups around nicholas maduro, including russian and cubans. as far as the exact figures go, it really depends who you believe. u.s. government would say 20,000 fighting forces. the cuban government would say 20,000 doctors. so far, neither side offering any documentation of their claims. >> steve harrigan in caracas. monitoring breaking developments there. continuing our team fox coverage, the state department correspondent rich edson in his post. rich? >> the administration is trying to keep up that pressure on t

nicholas maduro spray painting teargas and firebombs. >> the violence breaking out as juan guaido calledor, however the us is responding. >> reporter: juan guaido calling for massive street demonstrations on may day to try to get nicholas maduro to leave office. yesterday, day one saw thousands of opponents taking to the streets engaging with rocks and molotov cocktails as the security forces launch massive amount of tear gas and water cannons at the people. one time they drove through the crowd running over some people. in total, 60 people were reportedly injured. maduro appeared on state tv last night, defiant, the defense minister stood firm saying we reject aggression directed by the north american empire. mike pompeo dropped this counter that maduro was prepared to flee to cuba to hand over the reins of power. russia allegedly told him to stay. >> it essential to maduro's security, the cuban club soccer see that cut a deal with the venezuelans for tens of thousands of cheap barrels of oil every day. they provided security for maduro as the venezuelan military leader, embarrassing to

juan guaido speaking out on foxbusiness ramping up calls for a takedown of nicholas maduro's regime,to interfere in this their willing to support the stability and prosperity of venezuela. jillian: the white house requesting $4.5 billion to handle the border crisis, donald trump's administration said the money would expand border shelters, provide food and care for migrants and fund processing centers at the border, the request comes as a new caravan marches were the united states with thousands of migrants. rob: a special prosecutor could investigate the sudden dismissal of the jussie smollett case. attorney for the empire actor fighting to keep him out of court have all charges have been dropped. jillian: attorney general william barr taking series heat from senate democrats over the mueller report and a whopping 5 hour hearing on capitol hill. >> that conclusion is inescapable. >> not only put your own credibility into question but seem to be giving sanction to behavior through the language you used in the press conference. >> being attorney general the united states is a sacred t

nicholas maduro still holds the support and protection of iran, china, russia, and cuba.us military operation puts them under the purview of us southern command. admiral craig fowler came to light up options in the over secure conference room, the tank. afterwards the national security adviser said the united states will not tolerate foreign military interference in the western hemisphere. donald trump made it clear there will because for his usurpation and reproduction. the president took a softer tone speaking about his phone call today with vladimir putin. >> is not looking to get involved in venezuela other than he would like to see something positive happen for venezuela. >> the vice president fight back at congresswoman omar who said us policies are to blame for lack of food and medicine in the socialist country. >> he doesn't know what she's talking about. nicholas maduro is a socialist dictator. >> women of color heard this before, instead of we disagree, she doesn't know what she's talking about. they have to make us feel small. on the bridge between colombia and

mike pompeo said nicholas maduro was prepared to give up power tuesday and fly to cuba. and assertion the 1-time bus driver mocked. >> translator: mike pompeo said maduro has a plane ready to go to cuba to flee, and the russians took him off the plane and for bad him to leave the country. please, you are not serious. >> reporter: the venezuelan crisis is more than a dispute between maduro and juan guaido each of whom calls himself president. russian support for dictatorship in venezuela, mike pompeo told his russian counterpart, could derail us/russia relations. shannon: is the situation reaching a tipping point? rick scott was at the venezuelan border and joins us next. >> mom: hi. >> tech: so bring it to safelite. we can repair it the same day... guaranteed. plus with most insurance, it's no cost to you. >> mom: really? >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, ♪ safelite replace. your control. like bedhead. hmmmm. ♪ rub-a-dub ducky... and then...there's national car rental. at national, i'm in total control. i can just skip the counter and choose any car in the aisle i like. so

thousands of people coming out to try to topple nicholas maduro. ense that maduro could be gone. violent clashes between the protesters and the security forces of maduro. that has changed over the past three or four days. saturday, a couple hundred people answering the opposition call to come out on the streets. yesterday, down to a couple dozen people out there. so the street pressure on nicholas maduro has declined dramatically the past five days, shepard. >> shepard: steve harrigan on the ground for us. thanks. hundreds of thousands of venezuelans desperate to escape the violence, hunger and poverty have made the dangerous trek to neighboring countries. ellison barber is on the ground in columbia and give us a look at what people are facing as they try to get out. >> one in one of the trenches. this is where we believe some of the gun fire we heard on friday was coming from. we're with members of the columbia police force. they're on horseback here. you can see through the woods. a group of men sitting at a table on the venezuelan side of the riv

reporter: david, nicholas maduro controls state tv here and if you turn that channel on, you will see him. over the past 48 hours, you saw a lot of him, with soldiers, meeting with the generals, meeting with the troops, really surrounded by green uniforms wherever he goes. he's trying to show that the military remains loyal to him, loyal after a failed military uprising just two days ago. now maduro has vowed to punish those responsible for the uprising. he's issued an arrest for leopoldo lopez, one of the key opposition leaders. the real question this raises is if he arrests lopez, could the man the u.s. recognizes as interim president of venezuela, juan guaido, be next. u.s. officials have warned any attempt to harm or imprison guaido could lead to serious consequences. during this week, we have seen violent protests. more than 70 people injured on tuesday, 20 people shot on wednesday, four of them killed, at least one of those four a small child. we have seen the violence. it's not clear what's going to come next. right now the streets are quiet but guaido says he's going to escala

carley: opposition leader juan guaido is defined in overthrowing nicholas maduro's regime.e killed and 200 hurt during violent protests. aoc normally has a lot to say but not this time. the democratic congresswoman goes silent when asked if she supports nicholas maduro's regime in venezuela telling "national review," quote, the first caucus leadership on how we navigate this, many people in social media slamming ocasio cortez for not condemning the violence or speaking out at all. rob: william barr was not the main topic in the house hearing he skipped but you may not have known by watching the media coverage. >> we haven't attorney general lying about what is in the mueller report. >> donald trump's defense attorney, his lackey, his stooge. >> we haven't attorney general who has presented himself in a way, he is fully obviously corrupted. heather: he didn't show up at some wonder why media democrats are more focused on the attorney general than russian interference. rob: the independent women's forum and president of district media group has an idea what is happening here,

threatening cuba with a full embargo, keeping nicholas maduro in power. and early evening tweet warning cubans to stay out of venezuela or face the, quote, highest level sanctions. after watching a days worth of violent images from venezuela the president learned of the unfolding chaos this morning. by dinnertime mike pompeo made it clear maduro's time is up. >> options use military force is available. we hope there can be a peaceful resolution. >> reporter: mike pompeo pointed out 50 nations are recognizing juan guaido avenue venezuela's leader these are the nations that recognize madero's power including russia, china and north korea. maduro tweeted he has nerves of steel. >> nicholas madero has been hiding the whole day. >> reporter: john bolton released a video this evening speaking to the people of venezuela. >> victory is within your grasp. let's not let it slip away. >> venezuelan americans all the protest outside the country's embassy in washington dc, another pro maduro group voice their concerns. republicans on capitol hill are backing the trump

there has been a second day of protests on the streets of venezuela, after president nicholas maduro claimed to have defeated an attempted coup. and this video is trending on bbc.com. these two seagulls have become an unlikely internet sensation after photo—bombing one of the cameras used to monitor traffic in central london. nicknamed graham and steve, they have taken up residence on one of the key routes into the central financial district. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: fiona onasanya has become the first mp to lose her seat as a result of a public petition, after voters in her peterborough constituency called for her to be removed. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. turning off the taps. us waivers for iranian oil buyers, and today, if countries do not abide they could be hit with sanctions. it looks like meat, but it is beyond meet. we take a look at the appetite for vegan food ahead of the company's stock sale in the us. good morning, asia, hello, world. it is thursday. glad you could join us for another exciting add

the rank and file soldiers to join them in their efforts to oust the disputed president here, nicholas maduro. as for maduro himself, he is also trying to show himself with the military as often as possible. on state tv, in meetings, day in and day out, today he was at a cadet base shaking hands with cadets, giving them fist bumps and shouting back and forth loyalty forever. he's trying to show both those cadets and the people watching state tv that the army is still soundly with him. he's called the failed uprising on tuesday an attempted coup that has been organized by the u.s. here's maduro. >> translator: we say to the traitors, to the coup making oligarchy, to imperialism, let it be heard even in washington, loyal forever. reporter: so far, at least twice this week these protests have turned violent. more than 200 people wounded, several people dead. they are really squaring off against each other. maduro has begun to arrest those who he says are responsible for the failed uprising, but he is not yet there to arrest juan guaido, the man u.s. recognizes as the president of venezuela. back

venezuelan gathering out military posts calling on armed forces to oust disputed leader nicholas maduroouth american country is middle of an economic and political crisis with opposition leader an u.s. recognized president of venezuela calling for maduro to step down. vice-chairman of the house foreign affairs committee francis says the u.s. should be careful and how it gets itself involved in the conflict. >> we've done so much. we hate maduro. mead row is a bad guy your days are numbered you know like the school board bully we need to be care what feel we with say and make sure they mean business and be ready to do whatever we're willing to do even if it means military force which is a drastic option in latin america. >> with more on this is steve. steve. >> rick, juan, opposition leader an man recognized by the u.s. and 53 other nation as interim president of venezuela ised a milling now he made mistakes to unseek disputed president nicholas maduro he had told "the washington post" that he overestimated his support of the military. on tuesday he attempted to leave and put down in hou

on tuesday, night venezuelan president nicholas maduro gave a televised address and denied claims by u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo that he had prepared to flee venezuela. mike pompeo said in the afternoon maduro had a plaintiff leave to cuba and the russians got him off the plane and for bait him from leaving the country. mr. pompeo, what a lack of sincerity. to bolton also gave orders military and silly personnel in venezuela to join the coup. the skirmish in venezuela has been defeated mr. trump set off a thousand expletives and lies. my god, how far the men in the united states government willing to go. amy: maduro and guaido have both called on supporteters to take o the stres s today. at the united nations, venezuela's u.n. ambassador samuel moncada accused the united states and other nations of backing the coup attempt. >> this was not a domestic event growing from within. this came from abroad, without the e power of the united state, the cia, with the intelligence apparatus, without the money from the united states, without the economic war, without the government of pre

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last week, guaido tried to get the military establishment to finish the overthrow of nicholas maduro.hat failed. since then, maduro has been calling for continued demonstrations. neil? >> neil: thanks, rich. to retired army lieutenant colonel, daniel davis. colonel, i know we're hitting you broad side with the latest developments. guaido has been talking about getting u.s. help here, that this is too much for the protesters to handle on their own. what do you think? >> yeah, you know, honestly i think these measures were strange honestly. guaido has been trying to get the military to flip on his side since january. then last week when you had the best chance, it didn't happen either. so i don't know what these very small measures here are going to do. most people don't know that they have sanctions on them. doesn't give them money or anything. i don't know why they would switch. the bigger issue is why would we want to? any time we tried over the last several decades by regime change, it has never worked out well. when we try to insert ourselves in, we make their problems our problems

pete: nicholas maduro clinging on to power.t only in caracas. steve harrigan there and ellison barber on the border. watching angles to this story. not only humanitarian angle civilians trying to flee the violence erupting in venezuela also have the u.s. military and u.s. government posturing. the past 48 hours have been key for the trump administration and the pentagon the tank room you have top military brass looking to send a message to nicholas maduro that if you do not leave power the united states is considering all options. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo this week saying all options are on the table. he would not rule out military action in those meetings in the pentagon. do appear to be an effort by the u.s. military and government to send that message that they believe the formal leader of venezuela is juan guaido is not nicholas maduro. they would like to see a peaceful resolution according to the reports that we have read this week. >> speaking on the issue of peace. i wanted to talk to you a little about progre

wants demonstrators to take to the streets on a consistent basis until the disputed president, nicholas maduroyou had. the clashes have reportedly resulted in at least one death. dozens of injuries from rubber bullets and tear gas and live ammunition. the united states maintains that all options are on the table including military action if needed. here now exclusively congresswoman tulsi gabbard of hawaii, a combat veteran and 2020 democratic presidential candidate. representative gabbard, great to have you with us tonight. thank you very much for being here. >> great to talk to you. >> martha: what's your reaction to that? you heard kellyanne conway counselor to the president there and john bolton have also said this is not a coup. this is the will of the venezuelan people that guaido be in charge. >> well, i think what was mentioned there in that clip and i think you highlighted that the united states is putting all options on the table, including u.s. military options. that points to a much bigger risk and a much bigger danger that poses the american people in our own national security. an

they want this dictator nicholas maduro out but they want to do it peacefully.een a real change in tone since yesterday. juan guaido said yesterday he wants a military uprising. he has been leading marches for four months. it hasn't gotten the opposition anywhere. he wants something different yesterday. so we are seeing a change in tone. yesterday we saw a lot of squirmishes. even with military vehicles. 70 people in the hospital. and today it is turning violent again as well. it's a problem for juan guaido. is he backed by 50 nations but on the ground here in venezuela he really doesn't have much power other than to call his people out to march when they march they get slaughtered either shot or hosed down or hit with rubber bullets. so you have an odd situation where the u.s. and 50 nations support guaido again he is largely powerless on the ground. it's also getting to be a much bigger picture. this is just not about a battle over who is going to be president of venezuela anymore. it's not between maduro and guaido. each of whom calls himself president right

he announced a push to oust embattled president nicholas maduro. the 71 people were injured. >> right now san jose police are working to identify these to homicide suspects. they are wanted in connection with the deadly shooting downtown. police say they both got into a fight with the victim, mark jones, and then one of them killed him. that shooting happened on december 5, at east virginia street and south third street. if you recognize those individuals, san jose police want to hear from you. >>> tonight the clock is ticking for santa cruz largest homeless encampment to pack up and move. a federal judge ruled the city can clear them out. roughly 200 people have been living at the tightly packed tent highway one since november. the campers sued the city to stay there. but a judge declared it is not a livable space. but mostly by friday morning, now the city is preparing for a massive cleanup effort. >> there are layers of debris, there has been human waste across the camp, needle waste as well. it is something we will have to remove some layers of

nicholas maduro will not remain and we hope aer, transition will occur sooner rather than later. i am proud congress has worked in a bipartisan manner to support the venezuelan people in their push for a peaceful transition. the house passed three bills that went to committee. they were for broad assistance to the people, cutting off private arms sales. cubarying to curb russia security cooperation. i have always said foreign policy should be bipartisan. i always said partisanship should stop at the water's edge. this is what we try to do in the foreign affairs committee. that is why we are touted as the most bipartisan committee in the u.s. house of representatives. years, we worked together. chairman, welf as were doing that as well. important we are working together. humanitarian assistance, as i ills,oned before, three b cutting off private sales of arms. it is clear u.s. military intervention must be off the table and the trumpet ministry should must follow the law and come to congress if it intends to use force. people don't realize geographically, venezuela is twice the si

opposition leader has again urged his supporters to go on nationwide protests against president nicholas madurouaido is recognised as interim president by more than 50 countries. this follows a failed military uprising in an attempt to oust mr maduo last month. the us insists it doesn't want war with iran, after sending a second navy ship to the middle east amid growing tensions. another aircraft carrier is already heading towards the persian gulf to deter what the pentagon calls an increased threat from tehran. briony sowden reports. as america's carrier strike group moves closer to the gulf, the pentagon sends more firepower to the region in a show of military force. a navy ship and an air defence missile system are also heading to the middle east, just days after the uss abraham lincoln and b—52 bombers were deployed. washington says it is sending a clear message to iran, because they had warnings about an unspecified attack. it released this statement but did not go into detail. the us patriot missile defence system can counter ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and advanced aircraft, and

top story: there's been a second day of protests on the streets of venezuela, after president nicholas maduro claimed to have defeated an attempted coup. opposition leaderjuan guaido has called on people to stay on the streets and support a general strike. there's no sign so far that the military is switching sides to support him. he told a senate committee he was absolutely confident that donald trump had not unlawfully obstructed the investigation, into russian meddling in the 2016 election. and this video is trending on bbc.com... these two seagulls have become an unlikely internet sensation, after photo—bombing one of the cameras used to monitor traffic in central london. nicknamed graham and steve, they've taken up residence on one of the key routes into the central financial district. that's all. now on bbc news. it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. this year marks the 30th anniversary of the chinese government's suppression of the pro—democracy protests in tiananmen square. since then, china has undergone a remarkable economic transformation. what

opposition leader juan guaido called for strikes to futher destabilise the embattled president, nicholas maduroe the country. meanwhile russia has accused the united states of aggression after the us defence secretary suggested america could intervene militarily. nick bryant reports from the venezuelan capital caracas. the opposition promised to make this the largest march in venezuelan history and the country's future could well be determined by whether that prophecy turns out to be true. tens of thousands answered the call to protest — proud patriots, some who looked like caped crusaders, angry that their beloved country has become a failed state. "we must stand firm", shouted this man, "with the conviction we'll gain freedom", and demonstrators such as businessman carlos gonzalez vowed they would keep on taking to the streets. we are looking for the freedom of our country. that is our mission, we have got to do everything we can to get the freedom. that is the most important, today, tomorrow and forever. in the midst of these crowds, the opposition leader, juan guaido, desperate to keep up t

opposition leader juan guaido calling for the military to oust sitting president nicholas maduro.n an early morning video guaido kaying "the moment is now" calling for his support torse take to the streets, and many answering that call. >> trevor: that's right. as we speak, venezuela is in the throws of an attempted coup. after five years of repression and economic crisis, the country has just finally reached a tipple point. it's either that or everyone was just super inspired by watching "avengers: endgame" and "game of thrones" in the same weekend and they're, like, we can do it! ( laughter ) i say it's a coup, but according to john bolton, president trump's national security advisor and janitor who ate his own mop, this is not a cool. no, the u.s. government says it's not a coup because the u.s. government recognizes juan guaido as the legitimate president. yeah, so this is not a coup. and you've got to admit america is pretty gangster about this. if it likes the people overthrowing the government it's not a coup, it's just cool. ( laughter ) in other international news, i.s.i.

top story: there's been a second day of protests on the streets of venezuela, after president nicholas madurojuan guaido has called on people to stay on the streets and support a general strike. there's no sign so far that the military is switching sides to support him. he told a senate committee he was absolutely confident that donald trump had not unlawfully obstructed the investigation, into russian meddling in the 2016 election. and this video is trending on bbc.com... these two seagulls have become an unlikely internet sensation, after photo—bombing one of the cameras used to monitor traffic in central london. nicknamed graham and steve, they've taken up residence on one of the key routes into the central financial district. that's all. now on bbc news.

no wonder the mood of triumph from nicholas maduro, the fortress in caracas, proof that he has survivedpposition leader seeking to oust him. in the last seven days, things didn't go to plan. was this the week when you missed your chance? when you botched your chance? translation: the only person hurt this week is maduro, he is losing again and again, increasingly weak and alone and has no international support. 0n the contrary, we have acceptance, support and future options. every afternoon, and a mountain overlooking the capital, the cannon is fired in honour of president maduro's men tour. nothing this week has disrupted that routine. the military has reasserted its dominance in venezuela, and for now, it is upholding the status quo. dog breeders selling puppies on the black market have been forced to pay back more than £5 million in tax as part of a clamp—down on illegal puppy farming. customs officers found fraudsters making huge profits by breeding puppies on a mass scale — with little regard for their welfare. simonjones reports. distressed dogs kept in appalling conditions by bre

opposition leader has again urged his supporters to go on nationwide protests against president nicholas madurois recognised as interim president by more than 50 countries. this follows a failed military uprising in an attempt to oust mr maduro last month. four people have been killed and at least ten others injured by an explosion in the colombian capital, bogota. the cause of the explosion has not been established but the police said the building was used to make gunpowderfor the popular local game of tay—ho. officials in pakistan say an attack on a luxury hotel in the port city of gwadar in baloistan has ended with the deaths of all three gunmen. at least one security guard at the pearl continental hotel was killed. a militant separatist group, the balochistan liberation army, said it carried out the attack, saying it was targeting chinese and other foreign investors. gwadar is the centrepiece of a multi—billion—dollar chinese project, which militants say is little benefit to local people. our correspondent secunder kermani who's in islamabad has more on how the attack unfolded. well, what w

there has been a second day of protests on the streets of venezuela, after president nicholas madurois trending on bbc.com. these two seagulls have become an unlikely internet sensation after photo—bombing one of the cameras used to monitor traffic in central london. nicknamed graham and steve, they have taken up residence on one of the key routes into the central financial district. that's all. stay with bbc world news.

opposition leader has again urged his supporters to go on nationwide protests against president nicholas madurosed as interim president by more than 50 countries. this follows a failed military uprising in an attempt to oust mr maduro last month. lithuanians are electing a president to replace the popular dalia grybauskaite at the end of her second and final five—year term. with nine candidates in the running, it could go to a run—off at the end of the month at the same time as the european parliamentary elections. more than a0 states in the us have filed a lawsuit against 20 pharmaceutical companies. they are accusing them of price—fixing and conspiring to reduce competition. this follows a five—year investigation into why prices have sometimes suddenly increased and in some cases by over a thousand percent. chris buckler, our correspondent in washington, explained why over a0 states are filing these lawsuits. according to that investigation at times they seem to be doubling, tripling, or as you mentioned there, rising by more than i,000%, sometimes with no explanation whatsoever. and that is

while the outcome wasn't as some of us may have hoped, nikola maduro will not -- nicholas maduro will not remain in power forever and hopefully there will be a peaceful turnover. i support the venezuelan people for their push for a peaceful democratic transition. the house passed three bills that went through my committee that will provide humanitarian assistance and cut off arms control materials like tear gas and try to curb russia, venezuela security cooperation. i've always said foreign policy to the extent possible should be bipartisanship. i've always said partisanship should stop at the water's edge. this is what we try to do on the foreign affairs committee and why our committee is constantly touted as the most bipartisanship committee in the united states house of representatives. for six years when i was ranking member and served under he chairman from california ed royce we worked together and now with myself as chairman, we're still doing that as well and is very important mr. mccall and i are working ogether. humanitarian assistance, cutting off private sales of arms and

finally get something done. ( ♪ ) kennedy: venezuela opin oppositn party went all in to oust nicholas maduron power. guaido produced a full plan, it has not paid off yet. john bolton said, the end is still near for the socialist dictator. >> if you are maduro can you look at your list of minister any more and trust him, i don't think so. i think that he is surrounded by scorpions in a bottle, it is just time. kennedy: scorpions in a bottle, my second autobiography. this morning m maduro met with some of his loyal troop. when it started he was prepared to leave but the russians and cuban government convinced him to stay. to quote elton john, maduro still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah. what will it take? with me now. president of diligence llc, mike baker, welcome back baker. >> a fine elton john impersonation. kennedy: a lot of people think that i should be besteck -- and doing a las vegas show. alas here we are. how is maduro still holding on to power. >> because he has a conten contt of cubans and russians in charge of his intel operation. the cubans are owned by the russians, they have been f

juan guaido and nicholas maduro both calling for supporters poteet hit the streets. capital has remained largely peaceful. maduro is focusing on rounding up the leaders of the uprising and some claim there are high ranking officials of his government. >> there were a large number of people involved. several of them have now said no, no, no, not me. they're trying to cover their tracks. others have been arrested. >> reporter: government supporters reject the claim and say the uprising was carried out by a small number of troops who they say will soon face justice. >> traitors, military men saying they were tricked. they are traitors to our country. >> reporter: maduro and his supporters blaming the u.s. for his opposition and the white house is denying involvement but stands behind guaido. the administration says all options remain on the table. >> military action is possible if that's what's required that's what we'll do. >> reporter: national security adviser, john bolton, called a meeting of the national security council to consider the response. >> up next here on

was nicholas maduro. >> right. trish: where is he?> he does not trust the army force, he does not trust in his inner circle. he has to bring cubans and russians to protect him, that is why we have strongest support which is the people of venezuela, and also we don't have any doubt that at the end was day army force will back the constitution and will be backing the people of venezuela. under the leadership of juan guaido. trish: with united states as your friend, instead of russia, we heard russia, we heard from secretary pompeo, russia prevented and stopped maduro making his exit. he was ready to go, last minute russians said, you need to stay. >> well, that is why we need to be on this streets tomorrow with massive demonstration and also request to our army force to help us in order to facility a transition in venezuela, we have support not only from u.s. but 54 countries across the globe. at the end was day we'll prevail, i don't have any doubt. you have been a witness of determination of venezuelan people fighting on the streets,

high-ranking officials representing nicholas maduro and opposition leader juan juan guaido for next oratorycussion. the us isn't taking any chances, suspend commercial and cargo flights between the us and venezuela. the department of homeland security determining the political unrest and increased tension pose a risk to all life. images show fully assembled missiles on boats in the persian gulf that sparked the order to remove us personnel from iraq but we told you about yesterday according to the new york times although those images have not been released. this comes after a veiled threat saying iran would not be difficult to enrich uranium to weapons grade level. despite that, us and iranian officials said neither country is seeking war. firefighter shot and killed when responding to a call. the 14 year veteran of the wisconsin fire department was one of four people start when responding to a medical emergency at a public transit center. the police officer was also hit. there condition is unknown. witnesses said police took someone into custody. police have not confirmed any arrests but s

the opposition trying to wrestle power from nicholas maduro. he was close to leaving, but the russians stopped him. >>> two people are dead and four hurt after a shooting on the campus of north carolina at charlotte. last day of classes, tragedy there. good morning. welcome to "early start," i'm christine romans. >> huge news today. we start in the nation's capital. the question everyone was asking after attorney general barr released his summary of the mueller report. >> would bob mueller support your conclusion? >> i don't know whether he supported my conclusion. >> we now know the answer. he expressed concern barr's four-page letter to congress did not fully capture the findings of the 448-page report. barr said he didn't know if mueller supported the conclusion, that was two weeks after the special counsel expressed his concerns to barr. >> they also vented frustration about the way the findings were s summarized. it's sure to come up when barr testifies this morning. >> special counsel robert mueller expressed concerns in a letter to willi

venezuela is in the middle of a power struggle between socialist president nicholas maduro and opposition leader juan guaids. guaids and heavily armed troops this week tried to overthrow the president. >> we will remain united and the armed forces are listening to us, this message of union and progress >> guaids says his next move will be to escalate a series of national strikes to shut down the government entirely. >>> here at home happening today a rally at the san francisco british consulate demanding the release of wikileaks founder julian assange. rally organizers say they support whether or not he has and freedom of the press and -- whistle blowers and freedom of the press. there will be a march to the federal building today. >>> the palo alto police department is being sued by a man that claims he was arrested without cause he said the officers violently made fun of his sexuality because he is gay. the police department says they are not making comment because it is a pending litigation. >>> one neighborhood in the east bay officers its support to a homeless couple. three months ag

shannon: a new blue to venezuela's opposition, security forces loyal to nicholas maduro arresting thef the opposition-controlled congress, edgar zambrano was towed to jail in his car surrounded by security forces a week after the failed uprising. james comey speaks out for the first time on the mueller report and joins the debate over whether or not the fbi spied on the trump campaign. >> the fbi doesn't spy, the fbi investigates. 's tom dupree and molly hemingway next. you make bigger plans. set higher goals. the new 2019 ram heavy duty the capability you need and things you never imagined in a truck this powerful. every little thing, for those who are on to bigger things. with who we are as people and making everybody feel welcome. ordering custom ink t-shirts has been a really smart decision for our business. i love the custom ink design lab because it's really easy to use. they have customer service that you can reach anytime. t-shirts help us immediately get a sense of who we are as a group. from the moment clients walk in, they're able to feel like part of the family. - [spokesm

secretary pompeo said the fall of the disputed president nicholas maduro's government was imminent and he did not rule out military action. this weekend, north korea claimed to have test add new missile for the first time in more than a year and has said secretary pompeo is not welcome at future talks. as the secretary travels to destinations unknown, the german media said it was a snub to merkel and berlin. the chairman of the german foreign affairs committee called the cancellation regrettable and said even if there were unavoidable reasons nor the cancellation, it unfortunately fits to the current climate in the relationships of the two governments. pompeo is scheduled to be in london tomorrow. rich edson reporting live. rich? >> the meeting with angela merkel is off. sometimes they do take trips without telling the media. he's surfaced in north korea and war zones on previous trips. pompeo was just in finland. the highlight is meeting with the russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov. he's supposed to travel after germany, which isn't happening, to the united kingdom and then greenl

-backed opposition leader juan guaido's uprising failed to overthrow nicholas maduro a dictator thatan and china are propping up. guaido haas been calling for maduro's troops to defect and fight for liberty. maduro has been posting photos of himself surrounded by generals and soldiers who he says are loyal to him. we're hearing from a protester, run over by one of the regime's armored vehicles. it was one of the dramatic scenes of the uprising. even though he almost died, he remains defiant. he can calling for venezuelans to keep rising up against maduro. >> i tried to get out and run, to get out of the pack. it came quickly and ran over me. at the time it passed over me, i remember the darkness. i didn't see anything. it was all dark. the only thing i thought of is that i was alive. that's when i thought because it knocked me out. without fear and with the same conviction and strength, if we all go out together, maduro will not stand the pressure and he will resign no run over by the tanks and now speaking. venezuela's neighbors are overrun with refugees. aid workers telling npr, th

with thousands of supporters of opposition leader juan guaids clashing with troops of president nicholas maduro>> difficult days are probably coming because of the pushback, the persecution and internal witch hunt by the armed forces >> the white house called for a military uprising to remove president maduro failed, for the most part leaving the socialist president still in control of the country. he mocked secretary of state mike pompeo for stating he was ready to go into exile. >> reporter: mike pompeo says maduro has a plane ready to go to cuba, to flee and the russians took him off the plane and forbade him from leaving the country. mr. pompeo, please, you are not serious. >>> the attorney general william barr faced five hours of question from the senate judiciary committee yesterday but did not show up for today's hearing in the house judiciary committee to discuss his handling of the mueller report. now more on why the attorney general skipped today's hearing. >> we didn't choose not to have mr. barr come. he chose. >> reporter: attorney general william barr's boycott in today's house he