right a far left now and venezuelans are voting in a critical parliamentary election which will test the popularity of president chavez has united socialist party after both causing the previous poll into thousand and five the opposition is trying to win back seats to change the country's political course away from the let around two hundred fifty thousand police were deployed across the country ahead of voting with a seventy percent electro turnout predicted and. half its reports the result could hinge on who emerges victorious from the showdown between the country's rich and poor. it's an outstanding view from the top of one of the finest hotels in caracas venezuela. but on the ground there is a different reality a class war between the wealthy and the poor a battle that has been playing out here in venezuela since president chavez came to power in one thousand nine hundred eight it happened in almost every election and this one is no exception to. eat it is what has politically mobilized both sides of the class divides leading to scenes as distinct as day. this is. and that is. wh

and last call for venezuelans the country is voting in a highly contested national election which has been billed as a battle of the rich versus the poor. this week untapped the riches of the arctic dominated talks at an international forum here in moscow and the objective was to ensure that the competition for the billions of tons of oil and gas wouldn't overheat. if you stand alone yukon survive in the arctic that's how russian prime you have led him or putin explained that no country by itself can deal with the enormous challenges i had at the north pole he promised that what average treasures lie hidden under the peak layer of ice will be no fighting over the top of the world the arctic needs secure sustainable management and if there's anybody who has to stop with that we often hear some futuristic forecasts predicting a battle for the arctic are responsible analysis shows the majority of the frightening scenarios on the future of the arctic have no grounds whatsoever their goal is to provoke clashes among the arctic states and so that those who make the predictions can fish for

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live from moscow this is all venezuelans of voting in a crucial parliamentary election which is being seen as a test for the ruling party of president chavez after boycotting the previous poll in two thousand and five the opposition will try to win back seats to change the country's political course. hospice reports the ballot is likely to be dominated by a standoff between the rich and poor. it's an outstanding view from the top of one of the finest hotels in caracas venezuela. but on the ground there is a different reality a class war between the wealthy and the poor a battle that has been playing out here in venezuela since president chavez came to power in one thousand nine hundred eight it happened in almost every election and this one is no exception. it is what has politically mobilized both sides of the class divides leading to scenes as distinct as day. and night. but the people of venezuela are calling one of the most important election this year what they care is that building the national assembly whoever gave the majority of the national assembly will have the authority t

government funded n.g.o.s are causing venezuelans to cry foul in this election and sustain the money is going directly to opposition forces united states make whatever they want not around the world and nobody said nothing so they are angry because we are saying something about that. however the opposition refuses to acknowledge there is a link between the dollars pouring into this country and their campaigns these are going to get rid of chavez through votes in the market that's why we're going to vote on september twenty sixth against chavez a socialist communist project twenty first century so. hasn't helped us it was her favorite pro chavez elements also insist the opposition is composed of the wealthy elite with a prejudice towards majority poor. i hate discrimination and that it would be a position that white people don't trust and they discriminate like they were there the whites of the year the indians over there i am white powerful you know no no no from day to night both sides are behind two different messages. one calling for a balance in the parliament dominated by the go

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president java's claims victory in the the venezuelan election -- chavez claims victory in the venezuelan election. we're coming to you on pbs america and coming up later, coping with the floods. nigeria -- rising water has forced people from millions -- forced millions from their homes. we will have the latest on the plight of the chilean miners. north korea has announced that the third son of its leader kim jong-il has been appointed as the force -- as a four-star general. many believe that the party is preparing to anoint thee a man named kim jong-un as his father's eventual successor. from the south korean capital of seoul, here is one of our correspondence. >> from the trains pulling into an immaculate pyongyang central station to the choreographed uniformity of the arriving delegates, it is clear that something is going on. these are pictures that north korea is off authoritarian rulers want the world to see, showing a city being prepared for a very significant event indeed. the last time a major party gathering was held was in 1980 -- 30 years ago. that meeting sok kim jong il appo

from the venezuelan capital caracas, will grant reports. >> looking at the wreckage of flight 2350, iteems almost miraculous that most of the passengers were pulled out alive. the survivors are being treated in local hospitals. the plane belonging to the state-run airline was servicing an important route from the caribbean beaches of margarita island to the jungles of the river. it is a trip which is often popular with tourists, but this particular flight was mainly carrying venezuelan citizens. the state governor francisco gomez praised the energy si services for their quick reaction and said he had received logistical support from the national government and president hugo chavez. an investigation is urpped way as to what caused the crash which took place minutes from its final destination. this was the second such air disaster in venezuela in the past two years. in 2008, the plane belonging to a private company, santa barbara airlines, crashed, killed all 46 people onboard. the venezuelan government is increasingly identified tourism as an important area for economic expansion. but

the venezuelan president is celebrating gains in parliamentary elections that could make the next fiveears difficult for hugo chavez. our correspondent in caracas has more. >> it is an atmosphere of order and peace. security was tight, as it is in most latin american elections. there were a few incidents of trouble and accusations of foul play at the polls. mr. job as voted himself at his stronghold in caracas -- mr. chavez voted himself and his stronghold in caracas. after several tense hours, the announcement finally arrived. it was a victory for president hugo chavez. >> the united socialist party had been majority of seats in state after state. but crucially, there will be no two-thirds majority for the elected leader, the magic number needed to pass reforms. opposition candidates had taken more than 60 seats in parliament, a block large enough to frustrate his plans over the next five years. it must be remembered they chose to boycott his election five years ago. as such, they will always take back some political space from president job as. -- chavez. until recently, the oppositi

maneuvers from both sides venezuelans from all over the country hit the polls to vote for the national assembly the obvious signs of election day paint the city. less traffic businesses closed down to accommodate voters the military is on high alert and lines wrap around the polling stations the rumors start to flare on the eve of the election allegations that voting machines were out of order began to circulate on the opposition side. but here at a station that is predominately pro opposition there were no complaints did you having trouble voting just now no no program no nothing no problem i'm very surprised what has been drilled into their heads is that the opposition will win close to fifty fifty. six eighteen nineteen. members. in the house you know they in the congress and maybe sixty seventy what the opposition claim all along used to be a message that they hold a majority on the contrary throughout the bow to live in years to the revolutionary process reelection and these do is going to be a victory for us. towards the inner city however the crowds display more support for the

venezuelans have been voting in a general election has been seen as a test of popularity of president of the charges and his ruling united socialist party hoffa's reports now from caracas. what we did see today at the polling stations was that most people said it was a very easy process there were no problems despite a lot of allegations from different sections here in venice all of that there were going to be a lot of problems on the actual voting day what has been reported that three tables were audited manually so the process here is an automated process so what you do is you have a receipt but you also vote through a machine and because of these three tables being counted manually the election results are yet to come and these three tables seem to be circulating on the independent media here in venezuela as a problem for the most part now another issue plaguing this election of course is the two science that seem to be polarizing the different views here in venezuela for example the opposition a lot of different chavez supporters insist that they're being funded by u.s. forces and

venezuelans have been voting in a parliamentary election that will turn as the popularity of president hugo chavez and his really united socialist policy and also he's. running the us live from caracas with the latest on how the count is how about the edge and how so why are there any significant problems councils in the voting process or did things run relatively smoothly. well we can't give a definitive answer as of this moment what has been reported is that three tables were audited manually so the process here is an automated process so what you do is you have a receipt but you also vote through a machine and because of these three tables being counted manually the election results are yet to come in this situation is an auditing process at the moment so we can't we can't say whether or not it's been a straightforward process but for the for the moment what we did see today at the polling stations was that most people said it was a very easy process there were no problems despite a lot of allegations from different sections here and but as well as there were going to be a lot of pr

on the streets of caracas it's almost impossible to avoid election time to get busy getting the venezuelan people know this election in many ways isn't it illogical dispute one deeply rooted in the history of latin america into what this is more than under the old war it's a work of interests and power the power that the right has always had over latin america more than any of your logical war it's about the right of the people in the of latin america to make our own decisions to solve our problems according to a real need decisions that will eventually reflect after this election is finally over r t caracas venezuela well take a look at some other stories from around the world. and the colombian president has hailed the recent raid on fark rebels as the beginning of the end for the insurgents he made the comments during a visit to the jungle area where the military killed a senior a far cleaner along with some twenty others the revolutionary armed forces of colombia movement have been fighting to take control of the country for five decades. at least twelve people have been killed and doz

i want it picked by an american and served by a venezuelan in a spot where i get a brazilian. >> nancy pelosi said she saw no problem with the stun. others say colbert mocked the process. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think stephen colbert's testimony before a congressional committee on migrant workers was appropriate? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that is watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> they say timing is anything. it was completely off on that. 65 degrees on tv hill. the orioles face a sweep of the blue jays. the ravens host the browns. >> they are loaded with sugar and calories. some teenagers think sports drinks are healthy. >> we are tracking several accidents right now.ac i thought it was crazy feeding in the fall. i always feed in the fall. but, it's the best time. feed your lawn in the fall. the fall feeding makes all the difference in the world. what the fall feeding does is build the roots.. that's when the roots sorta want nutrition. i give my lawn scotts winterguard. it's like a root building machine. it builds your lawn

i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a -- and served by a venezuelan where a chilean givesbrazilian. >> the comedian keeping it up through the -- this happened in our country today. here's a little more. >> i would like to recommend that now that we've got all this attention that you excuse yourself. i'm asking you to leave the committee room completely and submit your statement instead. >> speaker of the house nancy pelosi on the other hand with a different view supporting colbert in his what she called truthyness. >> an american -- the committee, had a point of view, he can bring attention to an important issue like immigration. think it's great. >> david, the -- give us the deepest analysis we can muster as to the nation of the political discourse in this country when a man who plays a nonexistent character is called in to testify on the use of foreign immigrant labor such as then he can get a venezuelan to get a chilean to give him a brazilian, where are we in the cycle of american politics? >> you asked for a serious answer. i'm going to give you a serious answer. i've

i won it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served by a venezuelan in a spot where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> besides brazilian waxes, there were also talks of serious issues such as being susceptible to heat stroke. nancy pelosi defended the testimony and he brought along plenty of television cameras to cover the issue and members of congress. reporting live on capitol hill, rebecca cooper, abc7 is. >> president obama is firing back is firing back after the iranian president said that 9/11 was an inside job. he said that the u.s. government orchestrated the attack. members of the european union walked out under protest. president obama called that rent and sensitive. >> it was a fool. -- it was hateful. doing it here in manhattan, just a little north of round zero, for him to make a statement like that was inexcusable. >> the former rham hostage met with the iranian president this afternoon. her two companions remain imprisoned in iran. >> developing news in the fight of gays in the military, it is said that the constitutional rights were violated when she

in return he asked the fbi agent posing as a venezuelan spy for $800,000. the u.s. venezuelan government of seeking weapons' secrets. >> thank you. >>> a claims of hope for those 33 trapped miners in chile. no a company from pennsylvania has provided rescue crews with a drill that's made of foot wide bore hole in part of that mine whalely's government calling that a pivotal development. the men could be free earlier than expected. it had been expected they may be down there until november. the small hole has to be widened for the miners to be pulled to safety. >>> damage did on the sideline. texas high school quarterback dies after collapsing during last night's football game. reggie garrett had just thrown a touchdown pass, running off the field he was then to the ground. he had a history of seizures. doctors are an waiting autopsy results for an official cause of death. >>> banks and credit card companies aren't the own ones getting creative with rules. more and more people, desperate for interest, have started opening up several high interest checking accounts an

i want it picked by an american and served by a venezuelan in a spot where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> nancy pelosi said she saw no problem with the stunt. republicans said colbert mocked the process. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think stephen colbert's testimony before a congressional committee on migrant workers was appropriate? you can e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. appropriate? i do not know. funny? yes. >> 65 degrees on tv hill. passengers on flight are glad to be back on the ground. >> a stolen van ends in tragedy. >> this is 695 at liberty road. >> this is 695 at liberty road. the roads are four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cablcable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don

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no picked by mexican i want to pick by an american but then slice by guatemalans and served by a venezuelan in a spa where to lay in gives me a brazilian. >> compared described as one day working in the field at the invitation of the farm workers. >> this experience gave me a small understanding of why so few americans are clamoring to beginning exciting career as seasonal migrant field worker after working with these men and women picking bands, packing corn for hours on end side-by- side in the unforgiving sun i have to say and i do this mean sincerely, please don't make me do this again it is really, really hard. >> the end of his testimony he turned at least partially serious they be you could offer more visas to the immigrants let's face it will probably be doing these jobs anyway. >> the audience some members of the media pleaded their complaints are writer for mother jones magazine accused him of making a mockery of the hearing. the washington post agreed to an abc reporter was not amused sang " really not sure this is funny. " there was invited to testify. >> warmer out there today

i wanted picked by an american, sliced by guatemalans, and served by as venezuelan in a spot where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> as part of the united from workers take our jobs campaign. only seven actually took them. >> we have ignored it too long. it is time to face this issue mano a what ever the spanish word for hamano is. >> it was his intent to mock the process. >> he tried to stop the testimony completely. >> i am not asking you not to talk. i'm asking you to leave the committee room completely and submit your statement instead. >> while many were amused? >> his message got through to the people that would to an end to see him. congress is already kind of a circus. i don't think it really changes it too much. >> others wonder if a more serious tone of brought a better tone. >> he had a few serious moments. he explained the reason why he is taking this issue. he says he believes that migrant farm workers are suffering and have no rights. >>> if you thought today was a scorcher, you were right. it even broke a record. we can break down the numbers now. dodge will this ever

, accuseddof handing over a claasified document to an undercover fbi agent, who was posing as a venezuelan agent. the scientiit insisted he has >> nothing was secret. >> according to charging undercover agent he could develoo a bomm for venezuela in ten years. >>> finally some progress in trap half a mile underground. a hole has reached the men. this holl will eventually be their escape route. the head engineer says this is progress, but much more work still needs to be done. it coull take another 4 to 6 weeks. the minors have been trapped since auguss 5th. >>> there's a different kind of rescue going on in hartford county. ast month a garbage man res kud six puppies that were left for dead. today they stole everyone's heaat. there was much to celebrate. dozens of dogs and theii owners came here to raise money for the animal rescue. it was six little puppies that stole the >> this is lisa. she's a little scared. >> so sweet, though. >>reporter: they are six-and a half weeks old. these puppies are lucky to be alive. last month a garbage man who stopped for a cigarette break found them in a

it at a lot of the area of the leaders in the world all rights opinions more than venezuelan president hugo chavez is denounced by critics as a dictator what does the future. every month we give you the future we help you understand how and what to bring the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world acknowledging update on r g. russian historian. with the foreign intelligence service has been working with archives in recent years to get detailed information on the communications of salvias agents now. classified said school says despite france's refusal to help. to help its part now under that agreement it is true though that. troops on the western borders and some of the troops in central regions were put on full alert there were twenty frontlines of visions and also warplanes bombers fighters already to help build up until the bomb was one clear addressed a crowd of fifteen thousand party faithful and. in september david forney journalist working israel has written a book about the only. one of the most important parts of this president spanish is a tryst

opponents of the venezuelan president are celebrating gains in parliamentary elections. they could make the next five years very difficult indeed for hugo chavez. they won a third of the seats in the assembly. our correspondent is in caracas. >> the bill passed in an atmosphere of order and peace. security was tight as it is in most latin-american elections, but there are few incidents of trouble or acquisitions of foul play. mr. chavez vaulted -- voted in a socialist stronghold and called it the best voting system in the world. once the votes were cast, the results took much longer than expected to be published. after several tense hours, the announcement arrived. it was a victory for president chavez of sorts. >> the guided socialist party had won the majority of seats in state after state, but crucially, there was to be no two-thirds majority for the note -- for the left-wing leader, the magic number needed to pass his socialist reforms. opposition candidates has taken -- have taken more than 60 seats, not large enough to frustrate his plans in the next five years. th

going to make it a lot of people are not the readers in the world polarized opinions more than venezuelan president hugo chavez is denounced by critics as a dictator what does the future. a russian historian and a former officer with the foreign intelligence service has been working with archives in recent years to get detailed information on the cipher communications of salvias agents now that the documents have been declassified such cough says despite france's refusal to help czechoslovakia moscow is ready to help its part now under that agreement it is true though that nobody asked for support. troops on the western borders and some of the troops in central regions were put on full alert there were twenty frontline divisions and also warplanes bombers fighters all ready to help pull up a deal with one hitler addressed a crowd of fifteen thousand party faithful in. last september david forney journalist working israel has written a book about the unique agreement one of the most important parts this president spanish is addressed on the czech radio station on the day when he decided to

i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served by a event someday lan venezuelan in a spa by a chilean. >> we're going to go to the craziness you're in the middle of, but i'm in new york, vaughn in washington and we're seeing this and a lot of us are offended, an institution that while can get mocked all the time went down a road we thought were not even capable of. what did you see out in nevada? how did you see this from your perch? >> wait a second, that's a steven colbert character? that's not the real stephen colbert? i'm shocked to hear that. we didn't know that here in nevada. >> right. >> but seriously, the real problem is what you know. people hold congress in such disrepute already and think it's a joke and then they see steven colbert go before congress in character and make comments like you just said, i can't see how that helps the democrats. they can say they're bringing a higher profile to a big issue, but people see it as a comedy show. >> it is. here's even more of stephen colbert, vaughn. take a listen. >> i've got to ask, why isn't the governmen

new leaders in the world polarized opinions more than venezuelan president hugo chavez he is hailed by supporters as a champion of venezuela's poor communities but he's also denounced by critics as a dictator what does the future hold for chavez and his revolution. if you. still. discuss venezuela's president and future i'm joined by in new york he is the founder of the human rights.

for began on the streets of caracas it's almost impossible to avoid election time the ability to venezuelan people know this election in many ways isn't it illogical dispute one deeply rooted in the history of latin america into what this is more than under the old war it's a war of interests and power the power that the right has always had over latin america more than any of your logical war it's about the right of the people of latin america to make our own decisions decisions that will eventually reflect after this election is finally over. r t caracas venezuela. the latest crewmen to return from the international space station have been telling of their experiences after one hundred seventy six days in orbit a day longer than planned do you have technical glitch but of interest to earthling reporters has been not all of them and found in space but the things they missed most back on planet earth. you know. i love spicy food i make real hot chili sauce myself. i finished off all the spicy could jump start this and shocked everyone by making. sandwiches feel as good as a rock. i missed s

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this may look like the kinds of supermarket you can find anywhere, but for years the venezuelan government has sold and subsidized food at low prices to the poor. with inflation the highest in latin america, your position blames the government for the highest cost in living. the government says that initiatives like this now are selling products at regulated prices for reasons that the socialist party should contain control of. for their part, the opposition candidate has made the price one of the main issues of their election campaign. in may tens of thousands of tons of food destined for the government subsidized markets were found rotting in ports or dumped in landfill sites around the country. the opposition used the scandal to acues the government of corruption. while the question of food prices is important, many voters say their main concern is crime. >> we're asking for security. we want a better standard of living for us, the poor, and we want our money to go further. >> opposition leaders have brought a petition on violent crime to the assembly. they were met with a hostile recep

then sliced by guatemalan and served by a venezuelan in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. because my great grandfather did not travel across 4,000 miles of the atlantic ocean to see this country overrun by immigrants. he did it because he killed a man back in ireland. that's the rumor. i don't know if that's true. i'd like to have that stricken from the record. >> what did you think you were going to get when you invited stephen colbert? house speaker nancy pelosi was later asked what she thought about colbert's appearance. >> do you think it was appropriate? >> of course it's appropriate. he's an american. the committee has a point of view. he can bring attention to an important issue like immigration. i think it's great. >> so nancy pelosi liked it. some others didn't so much including house majority leader steny hoyer. >> i think his testimony was not appropriate. no, i think it was an embarrassment for mr. colbert more than the house. >> and he should not have been called? >> i don't know about whether he was called, but what he had to say, i think, was not the way it

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i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served by a venezuelan in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> reporter: nancy pelosi saw no problem with the stunt. >> he has a point of view, he can bring attention to important issues like immigration. >> reporter: republicans said colbert mocked the process. >> if you don't know they were illegal, they might have been legal workers there, is that correct? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: privately, some democrats worried the whole spectacle would fan the flames of voter disgust with washington at a time when the electorate is already on edge. >> whatever the spanish word for monois. >> reporter: on thursday night, what should have been a stayed candidate debate turned into fight night in vegas. audience members broke into a physical scuffle trading punches. just the latest sign of america the angry. >> see you back here at 5:00. >> reporter: the president, even among supporters wednesday night in new york, was repeatedly interrupted by hecklers. >> we listen to you. we heard your point. >> reporter: and at a

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then sliced by a guatemalan and served by a venezuelan in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> reporter: at the end of the hearing, even colbert acknowledged this issue is no laughing matter. >> this seems like one of the least powerful people in the united states are migrant workers who come and do our work, but don't have any rights as a result. and yet we still invite them come here and, at the same time, ask them to leave. >> reporter: and if this was a bid for publicity, it certainly worked. consider this: just a couple of weeks ago, that same house subcommittee for citizenship and immigration held a hearing and not a single camera showed up. today there were dozens, katie. >> couric: not just another day at the office, right, nancy? >> right. >> couric: thanks so much. and still ahead here on the "cbs evening news," the odd couple. both are overcoming obstacles on and off the track. and new prescriptions for dealing with a growing form of drug abuse. [ robin ] my name is robin. and i was a pack-a-day smoker for 25 years. i do remember sitting down with my boys, and i'm