as you put it the irresponsible civility of europe in support of trump putsch attempt in venezuela latin america makes its commitment to peace clear you said that you forgot to mention that while most of latin america does. peace it also wants nicolas maduro out but you forget that actually common for example which is a group of fifteen a state school in the other direction so when you talk about latin america and you completely forgetting caribbean region which is part of our region so i started you know there's the old guard colombia costa rica guatemala honduras paraguayan they don't count for anything they have their views and they were pronounced themself and they actually participate actively in the debate in the security council they were there they spoke they have their voice raised and their claims of where they're on the table at the level of the ministers of foreign affairs it is only that at the security council they didn't guard your traditional strong. clutching at straws one on one of the worst aspects of this crisis is that you continue to refuse substantial offers of internation

mixed messages from the united states has created a strange kind of tension in latin america this tuesday on and for venezuela across the latin america and in those responding as one of those he's becoming down that something tells me this isn't going to be the end by long ok all right the number of thanks very much for that let's talk now to antiwar activist richard back welcome to the program a few things i'll pick up on this first of all how much support among the venezuelan people do you think whatever he has right. thank you well it's very hard to tell but i i think that we have to understand that one white go is not only supported by the united states government he is a creature of the united states government he's a creation. only about twenty percent of the venezuelan people polled knew who he was before it was suddenly announced after he consulted with mike pence and january twenty third that he was now the president he's never run for president he hasn't been elected by anyone and i think there really he has his the reality of the fact is that because he's so little known because he's kind of sort o

government is trying to tackle everyone cooperating with venezuela in latin america right now but you can also consider this an election stunt in some way donald trump in order to be reelected in two thousand and twenty is heavily dependent on supporters beyond his loyal fan base and he's now a has been looking at the let's you know community for quite a while now he's getting a lot of support from the venezuelan community in the united states and he's now looking at the cubans as well it is that what is going on to be looking at it from here in europe the reaction here in europe has been very negative to what the job of ministration is doing with the cuba what about the among the u.s. population is trump is he getting brownie points beyond his base as you said for what he's doing. well it really depends who you speak to if you talk to those whose property was confiscated or their ancestors before the cuban revolution in fifty nine and those people would be certainly happy to be able to file a lawsuit now and get compensated and say that but of course it also targets those who would j

venezuela. our latin america correspondent javier out of gave us is monitoring the situation for us from bogota in colombia i have yet what have you been hearing and seeing and reports there this is a story that is moving very quickly it is moving very quickly and as it is normally the case in these types of situations is very hard to tell what is true and what is not true so far what we have seen for sure is of course that liberation of the opposition leader leopoldo lopez and several movements that seem to be turning rather violent with tear gas launches by the police but so far we haven't seen any type of what we would expect to be a military action so the situation seems to be calm and that is what the government has been very quick to say that the situation in the country is normal and under control but videos from many users that are of course hard to tell if they're true or not seem to be showing a rather escalation of the violence and we've seen a lot of people gathered on the streets in caracas have you had who is supporting by the right now he says that he has the support of what he c

america and may increase to forty thousand. on the eighteenth u.s. president trumps that. goal of overthrowing left wing governments in venezuela. and cuba washington thinks that that will help to turn latin america into a territory under u.s. control or sharing a concrete steps taken against venezuela to destabilize it from the inside through consolidation of the opposition organization of protests and launching a hybrid aggression against the country that comes as the white house insists that as well it does not have a professional military institution u.s. special representative for about as well elliot abrams claims the country relies on armed gangs. venezuelans deserve to be protected by a professional military institution and not have their leaders rely on armed games or all or on foreign powers who send thousands of soldiers or intelligence agents. on the story we're joined live by and former british intelligence agent welcome to the program now why do you think the g.r.u. may have decided to go public on u.s. plans and latin america. i think it's become very obvious that america has never given up on the idea that latin america has its own backyard we've seen over the decades that

venezuela is almost unbelievable. when i first began to work on latin american affairs almost 40 years ago, venezuela was one of only two real democracies in latin america, along with costa rica. and it was the richest nation in the region. of stability in an often turbulent region. it was not only the birthplace of bolivar, but it was a beacon of his ideals. into government and political opposition,, they were the models for many democratic actors, just as it helped others achieve freedom it was generous with its wealth and took in migrants and refugees from across the hemisphere and across europe. hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought their talents to venezuela, where they were able to thrive and contribute to the future of the country. so the current state of affairs is not normal for venezuela, it is not acceptable for venezuelans, and i am absolutely convinced it is not the venezuela's destiny. the nation's history reminds us of the tremendous potential venezuela has and the country it will be when it escapes the current disaster. what does that new venezuela look like? just imagine a venezuela where you campaign for dinner using the bolivar'

venezuela. and cuba washington thinks that that will help to turn latin america into a territory under u.s. control. concrete steps taken against venezuela to destabilize it from the inside through consolidation of the opposition organization of protests and launching a hybrid aggression against the country comes as the white house insists venezuela does not have a professional military institution and u.s. special representative for venezuela elliott abrams claims that the country relies on armed gangs. venezuelans deserve to be protected by a professional military institution and not have their leaders rely on armed games or off or on foreign powers who send thousands of soldiers or intelligence agents. british intelligence agent thinks that such an unprecedented public step from the g.r.u. suggests venezuela's in critical danger. they realize that there is a strong effort stronger and growing efforts by the americans to subvert the government in venezuela and they need to take a stand so i think that this is very unusual step as you say i mean most countries intelligence agencies never go

venezuela. and cuba washington thinks that that will help to turn latin america into a territory under full u.s. control. concrete steps taken against venezuela to destabilize it from the inside through consolidation of the opposition organization of protests and launching a hybrid aggression against the country it comes as the white house insists venezuela does not have a professional military institution and u.s. special representative venezuela elliott abrams claims the country relies on armed gangs. venezuelans deserve to be protected by a professional military institution and not have their leaders rely on armed gangs or off or on foreign powers who send thousands of soldiers or intelligence agents. former british intelligence agent and i shan't thinks that such an unprecedented public step from the g.r.u. suggests that israel is in critical danger. they realize that there is a strong effort a stronger and growing effort by the americans to subvert the government in venezuela and they need to take a stand so i think that this is very unusual step as you say i mean most countries intelligenc

others china and russia though support who also maintains the crucial supports of venezuela's military well or latin america. joins us now from caracas see this process has been described by the opposition as a dress rehearsal for what it calls operation freedom but i significance is it really. you know how we are what you see behind me actually is one of one of the headquarters for the electricity company here in venezuela and this is supposed to be the final convergence point for the opposition major call for a show of force out on the streets of the whole country not just here in qatar cows and decease as you can see are pretty empty at this hour this is supposed to happen in about a couple of hours and significantly there are no stages. a month ago you would have seen that but the government has been arresting the drivers that have been trying to set up stages and and basically large shows all of them organize ation by the government so rather by the opposition so why are all the opposition leaders expected to get here and stand on top of a truck with a microphone and talk to his followers he needs to s

i was wondering whether the crisis in venezuela and the consensus in latin america for a peaceful transition in venezuela has any reflection within the latino community in terms of supporting a peaceful transition and more consensus around the issue of cuba, particularly around the issue of human rights and the need for a change in cuba but a peaceful change in cuba. mike: and we'll take a couple more if there are questions. additional questions here, please and then pretty soon, we'll come back to the panel to wrap up. >> local high school student. so we've touched on immigration and anti-semitism. specifically, how can we foster cultural acceptance and empathy from americans to those of foreign nations and from foreign nations to americans? mike: is there a final question? or should that be it? one more right here, please. here comes the mic. eunice redick, former state department. this is regarding opportunities in africa or missed opportunities on the trade side. there's been a lot of praise for the new build act that will create the new international development finance corporation and

american nation accuse your human rights abuses will be equally lord no not venezuela but the largest country in latin america brazil here is the now jailed presidential candidate speaking on r t the former ecuadorian president rafael correa before he was banned from running for president again by. my party wants me to run for president i support my candidacy and i'm ready to win the election and it is possible to restore brazil's economy to make sure that we see economic growth again create new jobs and help the poor become less pool if they know that i can achieve those things if they don't want to but who are they because this is what. luna's lawyer queen's counsellor an internationally renowned human rights barrister geoffrey robertson q.c. said on monday's show there is a mentality in the judges. determined no matter what to keep him in prison so that bowl scenario has a clear run would have beaten both scenarios not according to the brazilian embassy in london they told going underground unfortunately the words of mr geoffrey robinson do not correspond to the truth in brazil the judiciary is fully indep

latin america editor. newman and caracas. venezuela one country with two rival assemblies delegates to the controversial constituent assembly which is loyal to president nicolas maduro needed no convincing voted overwhelmingly to strip opposition leader of his legislative immunity. that the next step is for the supreme court to begin a trial that can be accompanied by an arrest warrant or other precautionary measures is accused of public office betrayal of the nation taking money that belongs to the venezuelan state and much more the constitutional lawyer says the trial will likely start immediately but clearing the way for why those arrested is a risky proposition the white house has warned of more than once that is why the president or harmed in any way there would be a quote significant response from the united states. just hours earlier in the same legislative palace why they all had overseen a session of the opposition controlled national assembly which in january proclaimed him interim president of the country neither he nor the

an american nation accuser human rights abuses will be equally lord no not venezuela but the largest country in latin america brazil here is the now jailed presidential candidate speaking on r.t. to former ecuadorian president rafael correa before he was banned from running for president again by your phasor can get back to my party wants me to run for president they support my candidacy and i'm greatly to win the election it is possible to restore brazil's economy to make sure that we see economic growth again create new jobs and help the poor become less poor if they know that i can achieve those things if they don't want it to happen but who are they because this is what lunas lawyer queen's counselor an internationally renowned human rights barrister geoffrey robertson q.c. said on monday's show there is a mentality in the judges. determined no matter what to keep him in prison so the whole scenario has a clear run would have beaten both so naro not according to the brazilian embassy in london they told going underground unfortunately the words of mr geoffrey robinson do not correspond to the truth in br

needed food now nutrition as it has start levels leaving a quarter of venezuela's population in urgent need of humanitarian a our latin america at its newman has more now from the coil and central venezuela. the emblematic sugar refinery is in israel is a valley hasn't been processing locally grown sugar cane for at least two years francisco to central explains that the source of the problem is homegrown. producers non-printing came in so we're importing brown sugar from brazil and nicaragua which we were from in to white sugar in the been willing accomplices in. who you'll is a historic town it was where the spaniards established venezuela's first capital in the sixteenth century says ned been dry me this it's a first child valley where the sugarcane industry was king. it's sad to see what's become of the crew you're the mother city of venezuela and out. everything you see there to live photos was sugarcane they've planted limon trees now but they dying because there are no pesticides. under former president chavez the refinery was taken over by the state followed by price controls the producers say made growing cane unprofi

venezuela's president have stripped opposition leader of immunity means he could not be prosecuted on accusations of violating the constitution after declaring himself interim president a latin america at its a c. and human reports in caracas for. venezuela one country with two rival assemblies delegates to the controversial constituent assembly which is loyal to president nicolas maduro needed no convincing voted overwhelmingly to strip opposition leader of his legislative immunity. that the next step is for the supreme court to begin a trial that can be accompanied by an arrest warrant or other precautionary measures is accused of public office the trial of the nation's taking money that belongs to the venezuelan state and much more the constitutional lawyer says the trial will likely start immediately but clearing the way for why those arrested is a risky proposition the white house has wanted to know more than once that is why the president or harmed in any way there would be a quote significant response from the united states. just hours earlier in the same legislative palace why they all had overseen a session of the opposition controlled national assembly which in january pro

steps intended to pressure cuba into giving up support for venezuela's president nicolas maduro an expert on latin america we spoke to says washington's move. everyone i know it's crazy they want to govern you know parts of the world they could ruin their country i have here in cuba i'm cuban. we one led them take anything away. trunk in my opinion what he did is criminal because he knows how much effort we make how hard it is but this is one more effort a completely cross traded trumpet ministration attempting to push cuba as well or nicaragua and the country that is attempting significant change or sovereignty back it is meant as a punishment and the threat to other countries around the world it's meant to as a threat to the e.u. in terms of doing any business with cuba or with one as well or is it going to change anything in cuba now anything in burma as well or not is an illegal yes completely of violation of international more on every level. a senior south african politicians being branded a racist for urging black voters not to waste the ballots all white care that the ruling a.n.c. party secretary

steps intended to pressure cuba into giving up support for venezuela's president nicolas maduro an expert on latin america we spoke to says washington's move could backfire. but this is one more effort completely cross-tree. trump administration attempting to push cuba as well as nicaragua and the country are those attempting significant change or sovereignty back it is meant as a punishment and will threat to other countries around the world it's meant to as a threat to the e.u. in terms of doing any business with cuba or when. is it going to change anything in cuba now anything in burma as well or is it illegal yes. a buyer lation international law on every level. in a bid to feed their families people or water in syria or accuse any season or prop of course but truffles which are considered a delicacy in the west are supplementing. becomes a big catch though the hidden dangers to this harvest and. oh. oh. there's a truffles grow during thunderstorms this year was rainy and many truffles grew you can pick them by hand with a simple trial. unfortunately many locals couldn't retrieval the crops because of

your sexual state might come pales to of latin america brings him to the border of venezuela as he tries to rally regional allies. and a storybook ending for tiger woods at the masters as he wins his first major tournaments in eleven years. i am. but we begin in sudan where the military council has conceded to a key demands by protesters and promised to restructure the national intelligence and security service a new intelligence chief has been appointed it's an hour in the hour wolf who resigned as head of the council has also stepped down from his post as defense minister and has been retired the council says it will buy political parties to decide on a new civilian prime minister our state president's omar al bashir as party will not spill lights to join the transitional governments and on thursday the military of course tough words or more are bashar ending thirty years of his rule demonstrations though remain in the streets of khartoum and are. calling for an immediate transition to civilian governments. we do not call for the removal of demonstrators by force in fact the reason we

democratic party that there's this renewed attention on socialist leaning governments in latin america be it cuba or venezuela and you know if you were to sort of play the read the tea leaves or maybe sort of pontificate in terms of what's happening within the oval office you might expect someone to say hey you know you want to talk about socialism there's your socialism that's venezuela with during that failed economy and it's within cuba and there's those screws start start to start to tighten it plays very easily into the calculus of the campaign trail in two thousand and twenty so you know my personal contention is that cuba is very much a domestic policy issue whether it's florida and swing that state or whether it's building the rhetoric that they might need to combat whoever is donald trump faces in two thousand and twenty lection david what kind of impact could these you'll see it's actually have on the ground practically and in juba. well it's you know it's remarkable right now because cuba relies on only a few factors for ports economy that it's only been growing by about one or two percent througho

venezuela, which you know i follow closely. crisis which we have not seen in latin america in its modern history, and david malpass and i have hadiscussions on that and he was very concerned even before he got his nomination, with what is going on in venezuela. he needs to really act in a number of areas. he has got to show people that he really believes that the world bank can be a major factor in infrastructure and development, but also in tackling corruption and taking on problems like this tremendous refugee problem that we are seeing throughout latin america, driven by the enormous number of refugees, which are getting close to 4 million, out of venezuela. >> i want to move on to the state of the markets, in particular, the continued headwinds we keep getting over economic growth. the last time we spoke to you, i arek we said the risks certainly mounting, particularly when it comes to investment risk. are there still too many market participants out there that are feeling complacent that we are setting up for another year of these so-called goldilocks circumstances on the markets? to you before,id there is so much liquidity

what we concluded was that the thing that made the most sense in south america, latin america and particularly in venezuelation of american states. there are some powerful and wealthy countries in south america that can work together to step up and solve the problem. now, that's really good for a bunch of reasons. it's good for them to show that they can get something done and work together. it's good for us because it gets the conclusion we want without us having to put american troops anywhere near it. and finally, it sends a signal to everybody else that they're capable. the problem though is how do you get rid of maduro -- trish: make him an offer he can't refuse, i guess. go ahead. >> here's the problem with getting rid of any dictator, particularly brutal dictators. they don't want to go because they think their alternative is the international criminal courts and maybe being executed. it's a tragic thing, because maduro needs to be punished beyond belief, but you may not get him out in time. maybe he should go live in cuba. maybe he should get free passage to cuba, and then the rest of the world ste

latin america. and it was billed as a foreign policy speech on latin america at large, but the three countries that were the focus of his speech were cubea venezuela and nicaragaragua which he dubb the troika of terror. president trump also traveled to miami to deliver another major foreign policy speech on venezuela and florida is serving as the backdrop for u.s. policy towards latin america. it's easy to see why the communities would and should have a major role at the table when determining some of these decisions in u.s. policy toward the region, but there's a danger that comes when personalization drives policy rather than national security interests. there are risks that come when emotions, strong emotions and many of them incredibly justified are dictating u.s. policy and in some respects military training, military planning toward the region. >> fantastic. thank you very much. >>> laura, if i could move to you. my fellow -- [ inaudible ] >> i wondered. i realized you're not studying africa or latin america per se. but studying homeland security in the united states. in a way, you can maybe speak to the theme of interlinkages as well as any

organization of american states talks about human rights and the political systems in latin america countries, particularly in venezuela. here are his remarks from new york university's washington, d.c. center. >> in a way the story of the americas has been the result of the struggle between some people -- some high principles, usually democracy and human rights, and some poor people. dictators, terrorists,, criminal gangsters corrupt politicians and businessmen, self-serving leaders, men and women who do not care about democracy, human andts, eliminating poverty closing the inequality gap in our continent. these ethical people have complete the prevailed in our continent, but their share --formal power over billions no matter the cost. it usually does not matter. it means destroying basic human rights and liberties. of an entire population, as in the case of the surviving dictatorships on the continent. no matter if the cost means destroying natural resources. no better if the cost of holding onto power means being permissive with human rights abuses elsewhere, or if the cost of winning an election means being lenient

. >> joining us now is jeff ramsey, assistant director for venezuela for the washington office on latin america. jeff, put into context for us this significance of u.s. support for this armed coup here. i suppose it's one thing to support an opposition leader, juan guaido, as the u.s. has done very publicly to this point, but now, there's gunfire on the streets of caracas. military on military here. the military split, apparently. what is the u.s. end game here? >> yeah, well, you know, i think first it's important to clarify it has so far been really heavy on optics and very light on substance. yes, we have seen yet another group of low-level, low-ranking venezuelan military figures come out in support of juan guaido, but as has been the case for the last few months, the generals, the higher ups in the armed forces, remain with maduro. so i don't think this is really changing the equation. so far, as the reporter on the ground made clear, no reports of injuries or necessarily continued gunfire between both camps. i mean, this really is now a gathering of civilians. it looks like it's becoming

they are guiding it but it's not only us it's the eu as well in latin america supporting it because of the horrendous situation in venezuelay the candidate is the legitimate leader and should be, he found a puppet of the us he's a genuine venezuelan politician. at these things work in complex ways as we all know especially latin american politics. now we are supposed to be the stable boring country, and yet i... exactly, sea mlessly country, and yet i... exactly, seamlessly moving tojeremy corbyn, and he's facing down the talent spearheaded by his deputy, calling for label to signal a backing for a referendum basically they came out with five to have a day which is absolutely completely predicted by everybody in the question is whether the romaine faction who want to settle it within labour well stay behind him. what we are seeing so far this evening as there is really barreling to criticism of this decision and this equivocation. as a huge reaction on twitter with people from the peoples of for example saying 0k from the peoples of for example saying ok now you can't but labour you have to vote for the other parties this

violating the constitution after declaring himself interim president a latin america as well as in yemen with more now from caracas. venezuela one country with two rival assemblies delegates to the controversial constituent assembly which is loyal to president nicolas maduro needed no convincing voted overwhelmingly to strip opposition leader one of his legislative immunity. that the next step is for the supreme court to begin a trial that can be accompanied by an arrest warrant or other precautionary measures why do is accused of public office betrayal of the nation's taking money that belongs to the venezuelan state and much more the constitutional lawyer says the trial will likely start immediately but clearing the way for why those arrest is a risky proposition the white house has.

venezuela by those like myself as american imperialism or u.s.-backed coup. i reject that. this is our fight. freedom and democracy in latin america is our fight. and i remind these critics that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing. we cannot let evil triumph in venezuela. it would be a failure of leadership with disastrous consequences. there is only one option left to get aid to the people of venezuela. it is something that no one is willing to talk about. it is becoming clear we'll have to consider the use of american military assets to deliver aid. maduro and his thugs have left us no choice. i applaud president trump and his administration for taking bold action by recognizing juan guaido as a legitimate president of venezuela and organizing the international community to do the same. the sanctions implemented by this administration against the maduro regime and its puppet master in havana reflect their commitment to freedom and democracy in latin america. and yet maduro remains in power. the people of venezuela continue to suffer, and the influence of cuba, russia, china, and the

democratic presidential racs wi secretary of state mike pompeo rounds out his latin america tour with a visit to the colombia/venezuela border. and in our signature segment: peru, once a refuge for venezuelan refugees, changes its policy. next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. esue and edgar waim iii. seton melvin. the cheryl and philip lstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that'shy we're your retirement company. additional support has bee provided by: and by the corporation for publ contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us the white house insisted today that president trump did not encourage violence against democratic congresswoman ilhan omar when he tweeted a video that included snippets of comm

venezuela and the other ration. it's cut off aid to central america, threat don't cut off the border. very difficult government for latin american leaders to get blind and support venezuela. which is critical. the trump administration's levels of public approval are very low in the region now. >> sreenivasan: secretary pompeo was placing responsibility on china and russia's feet.th what doe mean? >> well, the problem is that russia sent twoplanes three weeks ago and unloaded military equipment and 1,000 russian troops, and that really is a show of force in support of maduro and against u.s. policy. and then there's china whichas lent at least $16 billion to venezuela. so what the u.s. is is to demonstrate that these are rescue partners and it's unfortunately citing monroe actrine of 1823, which goes a long way bac doesn't have a pleasant history in atlanta america, but it is very woried that this possible regime change in venezuela has taken on a scale of geopolitical dimen rsis wisia and china now, and the u.s. does not like having china and rulia medding in its own, if you will, what it considered its backyard. >> one

he hopes that there will be change in venezuela soon so that migrants who fled into neighboring countries can finally return home brew is third leg of a latin america tour that's already taken him to chile and is expected to arrive in the colombian autistic border city of could time very soon well venezuela's opposition to one is in the oil rich state of xenia where there been demonstrations against power outages why do is trying to organize more nationwide protests against president meanwhile madieu or himself has called on militia members to defend his government during anniversary of the bolivarian revolution latin american editor lucien human reports from caracas. a show of bravado on the tenth anniversary of venezuelans bolivarian militia already burned out one and we are ready for the americans if they come let there be no mistake if they answer they want to make it out. this is an emblematic anniversary for the bolivarian revolution abel thirteenth two thousand and two was the data that its leader although chavez was able to overturn a coup against him briefly ousted him and installed an opposition leader whether a crime or not as than his w

you obviously spoke to eliot abraham's trump special envoy in venezuela he's been associated with death squads across central and latin america the pope made archbishop brumaire o. a saint recently and abrams is implicated in the support that was given then contributed to his assassination why was he the man you wanted to call from switzerland when it came to well in effect stealing as we know from the recording was subsequently leaked sealing money from the venezuelan people. so he called me tourists and he's a nice guy and i know that he is a great experience specially in foreign relations and we knew each other many years so she kept he's on my knee now it's freeze again so dictator might do or this is all an april fool joke forget it your name is an x. ray we better stop now before we create an international incident that's just here very quickly a clip from and this really is isn't that this really is donald trump's u.s. special representative to venezuela elliott abrams who we were just speaking there who with the e.u. want to pick their candidate to overthrow the democratically elected leader of venezuela we're trying.

back united states economic war will undoubtedly continue on countries in latin america this week with further sanctions on venezuela and cuba being eyed by the trumpet ministration is it any wonder when measures like these are parroted by major nation mainstream media but the new film that follows the life of revolutionary cuban ballet dancer colace acosta uses dance to dispel the mainstream media myths around cuba. as well as highlight the effects of decades of u.s. economic war in the socialist nation we met up with the film's writer paul laverty who also wrote i daniel blake with ken loach and the film's director isha in central london i started by asking paul what made him choose the project i'm a very good friend called and recall that it is a scottish producer should read carlos's autobiography no way home call is a cost of about valid answer yes and it's a terrific read noise or get it done so he's a great writer and it was hilarious the because just really sparky very very funny he grew up in a very pure and ivana his dad was an absolute brute but he's also loved in a sort of strange sort of way. going to w

china and its influence in europe and around the world, or supporting our efforts in latin america with regards to venezuela. you name the issue and allies are there with us and that is really what our foreign policy has been about, how successful it has been. democratic and republican leaders for 70 years, it's something we shouldn't risk without having a very serious debate. host: a lot of callers waiting to chat with you. lee is next, watertown, in -- minnesota, independent. caller: so how are you today? host: doing well, go ahead. caller: yeah, i just wanted to mention that the previous president had tried several have theny times, to rest of the nato allies up their game on defense spending and i just think that trump is on the right track here. things on a does whim. he definitely does things on a whim. he says things that he doesn't do. i will admit that. but i still think he's on the right track. way thato equalize the america spends around the world with all the other countries. we can't keep shouldering the economic heart of it all. you know? we have to equalize that. to spent,t we are now, we are

constitution after declaring himself interim president earlier this year a latin america editor lucy newman reports from caracas. venezuela one country with two rival assemblies delegates to the controversial constituent assembly which is loyal to president nicolas maduro needed no convincing voted overwhelmingly to strip opposition leader of his legislative immunity. that the next step is for the supreme court to begin a trial that can be accompanied by an arrest warrant or other precautionary measures is accused of public office betrayal of the nation taking money that belongs to the venezuelan state and much more the constitutional lawyer says the trial will likely start immediately but clearing the way for why those arrested is a risky proposition the white house has warned of more than once that is why the president or harmed in any way there would be a quote significant response from the united states. just hours earlier in the same legislative palace why they all had overseen a session of the opposition controlled national assembly which in january proclaimed him interim president of the country neither he nor the