but venezuela's opposition is far from united. there is a multitude of competing parties, egos, and agendas, and an age—old problem. can parties rooted in the upper and middle classes win over the poor? the biggest threat to chavismo right now doesn't come from the condemnation of long—standing political opponents, but from the alienation of core supporters. we travel deep into the countryside, in ba rlovento, to hearfrom farmers impoverished by a collapsed economy. state—controlled crop prices have lagged way behind inflation, so farmers have taken to a subsistence, hand—to—mouth existence. this is the cocoa bean. needs to be dried, needs to be prepared, but this is your basic ingredient for chocolate. rodolfo, given the state of the economy here, out in the countryside, do you see any future here for you and your family? were you a chavez supporter in the old days, and how do you feel about president maduro, today? in the last two weeks, venezuela has been rocked by a series of anti—government demonstrations, and spo

venezuela's bracing for what is called the mother of all protests. it is being staged today by opponents of the president nicolas maduro and his move to tighten his grip on power. venezuela has already been rocked by two weeks of violent protest that have left five dead so far. maduro has said the u.s. is behind the movement to oust him. he has also said the speaker of the country's opposition should be investigated to instigate a two. here's what she had to say. >> the repression needs to stop. the armed forces must left maduro's government no that the in his best the situation in venezuela is unsustainable. genie: we've got armen georgian has been following that in venezuela. previous protests over the past few weeks have turned violent. there is a risk of violence today and yet the opposition seems to be going into this mother of all protest almost upbeat. >> they've been galvanized by two recent events. first, the supreme court ruling on march the 30th who tried to strip the country's parliament of its powers. the court partly reversed its move.

venezuela is in dire straits. it does not have the money to spare and yet they dumped $500,000 on trump. and this guy who's dad donated to the inaugural to take away the sanctions on venezuela, do you think he one of you gotten a meeting with the national security council and the top adviser to the president had they shot shoveled him $666,000 to pay for something that was already paid for? this kind of thing has a name. it's one of those catchy political names. might remember it from the campaign. >> it's called pay for play. some of these were really, really bad and illegal. if it's true. it's illegal. you're paying and you're getting things. this was big stuff. pay for play. it's illegal. it's illegal. >> in a normal administration in a moll time, something like this inauguration donor thing, it would be the subject of multiple congressional investigations, right? it would be the biggest scandal in any number of recent presidential administrations. in the trump era, there's no congressional investigation of som

venezuela situation validates the right to own guns. in 2012 venezuela band private gun ownership. this week in opposition to the government growing venezuela president maduro said he would be giving away guns to 400,000 civilian -- so the next time someone tells you they are going to hell because trump is and office remind them of venezuela and remind them of the rights we have including our 2nd amendment and you know who agrees with me? one of the smartest minds in america. >> when you look at venezuela you understand why we are so you get 2nd amendment because guns preserve our freedom and liberty from tyranny. greg: he gave the information quite well. tom. >> i knew i had heard that somewhere, greg. greg: i believe it's so important that i have to repeat myself. >> nailing it in. greg: hey tom we keep hearing about america's utopia. what's the new show, comparing it to america at used to -- utopian university. venezuela is real life use topia going on right now. >> air focused on america. it's like anti-nationalism. they are critical people but they don't want to see the sadnes

necesitamos que hayan elecciones para que venezuela decida cuál es el rumbo que venezuela debe tomar" la manifestacin este mircoles se dio frente a la embajada venezolana en washington y se hizo para aumentar el sentido de urgencia en torno a la crisis que vive el pas suramericano. s/ mary sirvnts, manifestante "no hay alimentos! no hay medicinas! no sé qué está esperando la comunidad internacional para aportar una solución a venezuela". tambin en venezuela hubo protestas (nat). decenas de miles de personas que se oponen al gobierno de nicols maduro salieron a las calles de ms de 20 ciudades del pas para una de las manifestaciones ms grandes del aÑo. (nat) son demostraciones de impaciencia y desespero ante una crisis econmica severa, dicen. lo que piden una nueva eleccin presidencial, pero eso segn este analista, es poco probable. s/geoff ramsey, washington office on latin america "el chavismo se autodefine como un movimiento democrático por eso yo creo que maduro probablemente no va a hacer un llamado a elecciones antes de que venza su término" tambin en grandes nmeros protest

violence in the streets tonight in venezuela. police are squaring off against venezuelans and antigovernment events in several cities throughout that country. we have reported on venezuelans suffering on the show many times, unger on the rise, inflation skyrocketing, tonight, a different level to the protests there. correspondent steve harrigan reports on the latest. >> two weeks of tear gas, water cannons, and rubber bullets in venezuela culminating today and what the opposition called the mother of all protests across the nation. despite the risks of violence, demonstrators turned out in force. blood was spilled early with a young protester shot in the head. not cleared by home. an attempt by the supreme court to shut down the opposition-controlled national assembly, but there is a lot to be angry about in venezuela. the world's highest rate of inflation. the disappearance of basic items like milk and deodorant. and people going hungry in the nation with the largest oil reserves in the world. after 18 years of socialism in vene

any car plants in venezuela barely venezuela barely producing about due in part to lack of raw materials following complex security controls. shares of gm down 3% so far this year. meanwhile, we want to tell you these three people reportedly killed in clashes during antigovernment protests in venezuela. verizon communications tops our list this morning. the largest u.s. wireless company asked you to report its fourth straight decline in quarterly revenue before the bell. investors listening for verizon's plan for a future ceo lowell mike adams says he is open to making a deal with comcast, disney, cbs. charlie trained 10 right here reported the regulatory environment could lead to a flood of telecom mergers. american express insurance of america next vice president more than 2% in extended trading after the credit card companies latest quarterly results that beat the forecas the latest results from amex fell from a year ago, hurt in the end of the company's relationship with costco. lauren: coming up in the growing doubts for the tideland about tax reform. >> would like to get it done as

se ha convertido en el sÍmbolo de venezuela. hablamos con el fotÓgrafo. carolina: la policÍa arresta a un perro chihuahua por haber cruzado la calle de forma imprudente. ademÁs, 30 cargos. comenzamos. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ feliz viernes! con mucho gusto lo saludamos. carolina: bienvenidos todos. al fin, el viernes! tenemos mucha informaciÓn. carolina: comenzamos el viernes con la manifestaciÓn de decena de empleados de una panaderÍa en queen. se suman al histÓrico dÍa sin inmigrantes. rosario: decenas de trabajadores llaman a restaurantes y a consumidores de toda la ciudad de nueva york para que se abstengan de vender o comer pan. carolina: esto fue luego de que la empresa amenazara con despedir a 31 empleados indocumentados. rosario: muy importante la manifestaciÓn pacÍfica. los restaurantes son los segundos empleadores de inmigrantes en el paÍs. carolina: esta es la panaderÍa mÁs antigua de la ciudad de nueva york.esperemos que se pueda solucionar pronto. rosario: sobrecargado de trabajo, desinformado sobre las prioridades de deportaciÓn, asÍ se

the collapse of venezuela. now it has a socialist dictatorship and falling into anarchy, as you can see. wall street journal dan is here. these are our neighbors. it's a social dictatorship fighting the blood on the streets. what should we do? america. >> america, i think just may, in fact, be doing something. but quietly and behind the scenes. there's a number of dominates here, stuart, that have been very promising. mexico has denounced what is going on in venezuela and calling to restore democratic order. this is extraordinarily unusual. almost unprecedented, really because mexico never really interferes in other countries down there. mexico has been joined by canada and at least 18 other countries. the director of the organization of american states lisa made a very strong statement against the oa very hardly gets involved in situations like this. so pressure is building diplomatically, and i wouldn't be surprised if some of this was being driven behind the scenes by the national security agency of the unit

people in venezuela, people outside. john: once it became clear chavez's socialism wasn't working out as hoped and venezuelans were protesting and rioting, i thought american leftists would at least be embarrassed by their early enthusiasm. but, no, i think they're immune to embarrassment. after the tyrant chavez died, washington post leftist eugene levinson found all kinds of nice things to say about him. >> he was very smart, obviously, and tenacious and determined. was he a tyrant? we should remember he was democratically elected. why didn't he have popular support? because for many decades the poor of venezuela had been ignored. he provided medical attention that the poor in venezuela hadn't received before. john john he cared about the poor. capitalists don't. >> it breaks my heart to see the people who are suffering in venezuela and all these hollywood types don't seem to care or are blind to it. people like oliver stone, they don't want to see the truth. john: oliver stone called him a great hero. >> no. it's true

the venezuela is coming -- the venezuelans are not coming out well. they have infrastructure but they did overspend. oreano andon between m corvaia, -- there's probably a lot more corruption then there was 5-10 years ago in ecuador but in terms of servicing the debt, ecuador stands out as being a child -- a high yield whennd people forget that he defaulted on the debt, he defaulted on the bonds he was not involved in. eno does not have a lot of latitude to default on the bonds because of the guy who test them to take over issued them. ecuador is dependent on foreign initiatives. if you are creditor it is going to be ok but the dispute is the legitimacy of the election. scarlet: he says he does not accept the federal board resolved. is a former lasso banker turned politician, as he have any interesting ideas about how he would pursue policy? >> most of the things he talked about was how the president of peru, heap was a previous banker -- it isn't trying to improve the business environment to help jumpstart the economy. joe: if you look at recent decad

venezuela is interesting. french election. talking political risk and hearing the latest on some m&a deals we've been seeing during q1 and what type of environment it is for m&a. >>> the world's most valuable pink diamond is once again up for auction. once again because the 59 carat pink star gem fetched $83 million back in 2013. it's not all that long ago. 83 million for that thing. the sale fell through when the buyer defaulted on the purchase. some experts are predicting that the internally flawless diamond could get a higher price when it comes back under the hammer in hong kong. we should all be going to these auctions, saying me, i'll take it default. can't pay. it's a big gem. big gem. sotheby's chairman for asia told cnbc why his firm chose to hold the auction in hong kong. >> we believe the market is right today for a pink diamond of this caliber and of this rarity, and that we will be ability to attract great buyers and great collectors here in asia. >>> coming up here on "street signs," downgraded. we will be discus

venezuela's neighbours are feeling the pressure as well. the colombian president called the ruling unacceptable and undemocratic. for his part, the liggett president nicolas maduro said he believed dialogue would help solve the crisis. he also said the situation needed to be discussed with the opposition. translation: i call on the national security council to deliberate tonight in order to reach a resolution for the venezuelan constitution and to restore peace and order in venezuela. whether this is a coup, as the venezuelan opposition claim, or a legimitimate move by thejudiciary, it is yet to be seen. the constitutional crisis is getting worse in venezuela with each passing hour, and it is likely to continue to spill over into the streets. will grant, bbc news. president trump has signed orders to tackle the dumping of cheap foreign goods in the us market and reduce the country's trade deficit. this comes after news that his former national security advisor, mike flynn, might be prepared to talk about russia's meddling in the election. j

the decision follows an outcry both inside and out of venezuela. gibraltar‘s chief minister has insisted spain has no say in the future of the british overseas territory. the eu says any brexit deal won‘t cover gibraltar unless there‘s a separate agreement with spain. the personal wealth of president trump‘s team has been revealed by the white house. the disclosures, which are a legal requirement, show his daughter ivanka has assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars. at 10pm, martine croxall will be here with a full

>> venezuela's opposition is unarmed. the violence is more often than not dispersed by government on -- government armed forces. that's wh back in 2014, what we are seeing again this year, protesters build barricades to prevent armed forces from accessing communities. there's really no chance for the opposition winning an armed combat without the revolt of the venezuela and arms forces. >> are there any hopes of peacefully resolving the deep divide in venezuela? >> the hope is there is enough popular pressure to enforce the government to call for general elections. analysts agree that it would ease the violence and quite down protesters, but that is not the only thing the opposition is asking for because they also ask for the government to free political prisoners and open humanitarian channels, something the government refuses to do because they say there is no humanitarian crisis. >> bringing us up to date on the latest. thank you very much. time for business news with -- and the latest from the 220 group meeting in the

whether this isa and order in venezuela. whether this is a true as the venezuelan opposition claim, orjust a move by the judiciary, opposition claim, orjust a move by thejudiciary, it is opposition claim, orjust a move by the judiciary, it is yet to be seen. the constitutional crisis is getting worse in venezuela with each passing hour, and it is likely to continue to spill over into the streets. president trump has signed orders to tackle the dumping of cheap foreign goods in the us market and reduce the country's trade deficit. this comes after news that his former national security advisor mike flynn might be prepared to talk about russia's meddling in the election. jon sopel reports. the allegations that just won't go away, that there was collusion between the russian government and the trump team during last year's election. and much of the attention is now focused on this man, general michael flynn. until a few weeks ago, he was the national security adviser, and one of those closest to the president. but his fall from

but this is about venezuela and we're going to fight to change our country. opponents of president maduro said the ban is part of his concerted effort to stifle democracy. the armrest was initially sparked by a supreme court ruling to limit the power of the country's opposition controlled national assembly. the court eventually backed down but accusations of autocracy remain. translation: this is a dictatorship. the people on the street are demanding elections. that's my reason for being here. in venezuela were not living, we're surviving. there's no food, no medicine, no security. the shortage of food and medicine is a symptom of the country's wider economic problems for which the government and opposition blame each other. a three—year recession has led to steep inflation and low salaries. nicolas maduro says us backed business elites are responsible for the downturn but these people have stopped listening and venezuela is facing the biggest sustained protest against its leader for three years. david smilde is a seniorfellow at the washington office on la

reporter: as venezuela's crisis deepens, political tension rises. this a voter registration drive by the opposition justice first party. >> why don't they let us have elections? that is why we have to do all this. and many people that are here -- i wasn't poor but now i am. reporter: there have been weeks of clashes between protesters and police since the socialist government tried to abolish the powers of the opposition-controlled national assembly. opposition leaders called it a coup against democracy, and they want president nicolas maduro out. the last time the street violence was this bad was three years ago. the leader of the anti-maduro protests back then was imprisoned for 14 years. i met lopez's mother, a tireless campaigner for his release and for political change. >> something is going to happen. and it is not only going to be for the poor. it is for venezuela. reporter: she took me to the military prison where her son is held. she yelled to him, he yelled back. >> look at that. look at the cars. reporter: a jeep has just come out of the

they called the president a dictator and accused him of eroding democracy in venezuela. ana navarro is joining me now. ømmc know you are passionateñ what is happening inew venezue for viewers who mayc÷ think it a country that= doesn't impact6 everyone should vt concerned. >> reporter: well, first of all, because they are human. i don't think that the world or the international community should turn a blind eye to the kind of oppression that the people of venezuela are suffering. but more than that they are in our hemisphere, they are our neighbors, it's a two-hour flight from miami. here in south florida we've got tens of thousands of venezuela ex aisles and political a sigh lease who have sought refuge in florida while all of this political unrest is happening in venezuela. it matters because the world is small. we don't live in isolation. we don't just shut our eyes and windows and return off our lights and think if everything is okay in our country it doesn't impact us. it does. they are also one of the largest producers of oil. it matters. and, you know, i'm so

power politics in venezuela — president maduro claims the credit as the supreme court reverses its decision to strip the congress of its authority. as britain vows to protect gibraltar during brexit negotiations — spain insists it will have a direct say on the territory. and after he was lost for words, bob dylan finally collects his nobel prize for literature. hello and welcome. a landslide in southern colombia has left more than 2000 people dead. than 200 people dead. police and rescue teams are at the scene — but their efforts are being hampered by poor weather conditions. the local governor has called the situation in the southern city of mocoa "an unprecedented tragedy. " sangita myska reports. urged on by soldiers, people living in the city of mocoa run for their lives. there is no time to collect possessions, because this is what's coming. deadly mudslides have engulfed parts of southern colombia, submerging homes, businesses and people. as rescuers continue the search for survivors, the president today declared a state of emergency across the region. unusually heavy rains floode

power politics in venezuela: president maduro claims the credit as protestors call on the supreme court to reinstate the authority of the congress. we have a special report from mosul‘s battered museum, after the islamic state group tried to destroy iraq's unique history. these were statutes of gods and this wasn't just cultural vandalism. it was an attempt to remake history, to destroy a civilisation, to destory a memory. and, after he was lost for words, bob dylan finally collects his nobel prize for literature. hello and welcome. a landslide in southern colombia has left more than 250 people dead. police and rescue teams are at the scene, but their efforts are being hampered by darkness and bad weather. many people are still missing and it's feared the number of people who lost their lives could rise. the local governor has called the situation in the southern city of mocoa "an unprecedented tragedy". greg dawson has the latest. from the ground you get a sense of the force of the mind which pushed ca i’s the force of the mind which pushed cars through buildings and with trees fro

jose is an anchor in venezuela. he has covered venezuela for many years. good morning, jose. what is provoking this protest? >> greta, you know what's going on in venezuela? a disaster. it really is. the situation that's happening in the world -- one of the most rich est countries in the world as far as natural resources are concerned, it has the largest reserves of petroleum in the world. and yet we're seeing a country where essentially power is being held by one particular group. it's hugo chavez's people that are now with the president nicholas maduro. what he's done is consolidated power at the risk of destroying the economy. just last month, greta, inflation was at 455%. think about this. that's inflation rate of the month of february in a country where most people have a tough time finding a way to find their daily food. and, so, just earlier this month, the president and his puppet, the supreme court, decided to remove -- to cease power from congress -- excuse me. they decided to say congress doesn't legislate any more. and, so, now you have a situation where they've k

buenas tardes comenzamos con la extrema tensiÓn que se vive en venezuela, por lo que muchos califican como un golpe el estado del chavismo. incluso la fiscal federal y general de ese paÍs, cercana al gobierno. asegurÓ que la decisiÓn del tribunal supremo de arrebatar los poderes de la asamblea nacional. es una ruptura del orden constitucional. mientras las calles se llenan de muestra de repudio y agresiones. daniel garrido en caracas con lo Último. >>> afuera del tribunal supremo de justicia, hoy le tocÓ a la prensa recibir los golpes en el suelo, ven a la periodista ely angÉlica gonzÁlez rodeada por un grupo de soldados de la guardia bolivia rihanna que la agreden sin piedad. minutos despuÉs queda en libertad, pero visiblemente afectada. >>> me estaban dando patadas me jalaban el cabello, me empujaban pensaba en mis hijos, en mis 3 chamos. >>> cerca del sitio otro equipo de prensa se convierte en noticia. >>> sacaron una pistola y me quitaron la cÁmara y me dieron un golpe entre 40 o 50 guardias nacionales chls >>> el mÁximo tribunal lalo diera un golpe contra la democracia

venezuela se paraliza con el carolina:ahora venezuela se paraliza con el gran plantÓn nacional. la oposiciÓn busca generar presiÓn ante el gobierno. javier: anjelica nos trae lo Último, lo que estÁ sucediendo ahÍ. angÉlica: hoy en venezuela se desarrolla una nueva convocatoria hecha por la oposiciÓn se llama el gran plantÓn nacional, que consiste en que la gente separen las principales arterias viales del paÍs para bloquearlas e impedir el trÁnsito, y la dinámica normal del paÍs diariamente, esto estÁ sucediendo en caracas, y tambiÉn esa sucediendo en otros estados del interior del paÍs. lo que se quiere es segÚn la oposiciÓn enviarle un mensaje a nicolÁs maduro y decirle que el paÍs es inviable mientras Él se encuentre en el gobierno. para poder llegar a una solucione la crisis de venezuela que ya lleva tres dÍas en la calle pidiendo al presidente nicolÁs maduro que reconsidere y tome una decisiÓn en cambio a su gobierno. javier: vimos que venezuela aparentemente no se queda con las manos abajo, estÁ peleando hasta el Último respiro, como dijo un poeta

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: clashes on the streets of venezuela. thousands protest against a political ban on the leader of the opposition. two people have died in a fire at a residential care home in hertfordshire. it happened in the early hours of the morning. more than 30 other people had to be rescued from the new grange care home in cheshunt. andy moore reports. this was home to more than 30 elderly and infirm residents. many of them used wheelchairs. the fire started as they slept. they were unable to make their own way to safety. when firefighters arrived early this morning, they found a fierce fire raging in the roof space, which was spreading to the first floor. as you can see, the roof has since collapsed. a neighbourfilmed the blaze, stretching from end to end of the building and occasionally flaring up. firefighters had to go into the flames to carry people to safety. this being a residential care home, there were over 30 people, some of which were unable to escape themselves. and we ended up carrying out a number of rescues, over 30, t

john: but people in venezuela love these dictators. i mean, reuters reports a venezuela politician rolled out a variation of the lord's prayer. our chavez who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. may your legacy come to us so we can spread it to the people. give us your light to guide out every day. lead us not into the temptation of capitalism. >> yeah, that -- john: and people applauded. >> this is the cult of hugo chavez. and that is not the people of venezuela, that's the socialist party who are loyal to him. they're part of the crony system. they're part of the problem. they don't want to have open, fair elections, and so that's why they're afraid of it. john: thank you, fehr gus hodgeson. i should say you don't sound latino, but you're from -- >> new zealand. john: open media in -- >> all across america. john: because you felt it was -- >> there's a lack of free speech, and we really have to address these topics. we go where the free speech is least, so venezuela is one of those places. cuba is even worse. john: thank you. next,

the supreme court in venezuela has done a u—turn on its decision to strip the congress of its powers. britain says it will protect gibraltar from britain says it will protect gibraltarfrom any britain says it will protect gibraltar from any sovereignty claims by spain during brexit negotiations. and find out why hundreds of yellow cars have flooded this english village. let's begin in colombia, where the country's president, juan manuel santos, says the number of people killed by mudslides has risen to more than 150. swollen rivers and heavy rains has forced mud onto homes and roads affecting in the city of mocoa in the sounth of the country. sangita myska reports. urged on by soldiers, people living in the city of mocoa run for their lives. there is no time to collect possessions, because this is what's coming. deadly mudslides have engulfed parts of southern colombia, submerging homes, businesses and people. over 150 are dead, and hundreds more are injured. as rescuers continue the search for survivors, the president today declared a state of emergency across the region. unusually h

but venezuela is facing a serious economic crisis. shortages mean people have two 0 all day for food and medicine, and opposition leaders repeated their demand for new elections. translation: the government can't avoid its responsibility. the violence that was sown by the government. what is the solution to this violence? the vote. over the last three weeks, 20 venezuelans have vote. over the last three weeks, 20 venezuela ns have died vote. over the last three weeks, 20 venezuelans have died during the unrest, and there are plans for new protests for saturday, and to a wrecked roadblocks on monday, to grind the country to a halt. —— to erect roadblocks. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: turning blue. the british city that went naked in the name of art finally sees the results, as a new exhibition opens. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought they would actually go through with it. some places have already had nearly as much ra

all after sudden venezuela is magically bad. it's completely dishonest. so take responsibility of what happens when the state runs everything. when the state controls everything. when they fear they are losing power they try to control more and more and more. that's what's happening in venezuela. buck: did you see the msnbc banner? in a year where there is a lot of stuff you can points at. this is very simple and it's become complex in terms of how to fix it. this was inevitable. there are some ironclad laws of economics that people of the bernie sanders crowd in this country refuse to accept and believe. just because of you say something is the price, it's not the price. we can pretend all day and say it will even out in the end. but turning a blinds eye to the corruption of chavez and maduro. there are motorcycle gangs rolling around beating up protesters and people in this country are all about occupy wall street. they are working things out their way. kennedy: that's not working things out, and that's not social justice. and you are right, the solutio

presentadora: crece la tensiÓn polÍtica en venezuela ante la mega marcha convocada la oposiciÓn y el oficialismo. existe gran preocupaciÓn por el posible uso de fuerza excesiva. ♪ locutor: este es su noticiero univisiÓn con ilia calderón y enrique acevedo. enrique: el presidente donald trump, su secretario de seguridad john kelly y el procurador general jeff sessions uma se refirieron a las pandillas como la ms13 y lo que para ellos es una amenaza a la seguridad pÚblica. permitirÁn arrestos y deportaciones aunque no todos los miembros de estas camisas son inmigrantes. indocumentados.. reportero: el gobierno norteamericano declarÓ la guerra a las organizaciones criminales transnacionales. de manera especial a la mara salva trucha. la violenta pandilla salvadoreÑa que, segÚn estados unidos, tener 10,000 miembros en 40 estados de esa naciÓn. es responsable de horrendos crÍmenes y representa una grave amenaza a su seguridad. el fiscal general dijo: si usted es un pandillero, lo encontraremos. destruiremos sus redes, cortaremos sus fuentes de ingreso, eliminarnos a sus miembro

enrique: lo ocurrido en venezuela no paso desapercibido en washington. rex tillerson dijo que al gobierno estadounidense le preocupÉ que nicolÁs maduro viole la constituciÓn venezolana. tambiÉn reportero: la situaciÓn en venezuela ha capturado la atenciÓn del presidente donald trump. apenas tres semanas despuÉs de tomar posesiÓn, su administraciÓn y puso una serie de sanciones contra el vicepresidente venezolano y mÁs tarde el mandatario apareciÓ en una fotografÍa. parece que la paciencia estratÉgica ejercida durante la presidencia de obama, sse agotÓ. >> eso no solamente le da transparencia a todos los crÍmenes que estÁn ocurriendo a nivel oficial. reportero: asegura que las sanciones financieras al rÉgimen de maduro, podrÍan extenderse en los prÓximos meses pero advierte que cualquier reacciÓn unilateral, serÍa insuficiente. >> la presiÓn en la oea, es necesaria. reportero: la pregunta que muchos se hacen es, quÉ esta haciendo la oea para establecer el orden democrÁtico. >> es necesariodevolver la soberanÍa al pueblo venezolano

this is the second independence of venezuela. this is the day we have been waiting for, longing for. the confrontation quickly triggered conflict with security forces. in caracas, police fired teargas and rubber bullets at demonstrators who attempted to converge on the office of the state ombudsman. the violence wasn't restricted to the capital. this was the scene in san cristobal in the west of the country where protesters also clashed with riot police. but the president remained defiant. speaking at a rally of his supporters, he accused the opposition of plotting a coup. and the protesters of attacking the police and looting shops. translation: we have captured more than 30 hooded people, violent terrorists. we have caught more than 30 today, fully identified. venezuela, an oil—rich country, seems to be locked in a political stalemate while its economy collapses and violence flares up again. leonardo rocha, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: unlocking the mysteries of magma. how satellites could predict volcan

venezuela, not saudi arabia, has the largest reserves of oil in the world. it doesn't tap those. it doesn't tap because it doesn't know how. and it doesn't have the resources to. it's... instead treated pdvsa like a piggy bank. it's used it to subsidize the price of everything in the country. - [roth] there are horrible shortages in venezuela. the economy has been so mismanaged that you can't even get basic necessities in the grocery store. people have to search to get their day's meals. the old american adage: no taxation without representation, works in reverse as well. if a government doesn't have to appeal and service its people in order to receive taxes; if it can gain its revenue by just pumping oil out of the ground, it starts ignoring the people. - [narrator] analysts suggest the blow to russia's oil industry may be encouraging vladimir putin to distract russians from their economic woes with a more aggressive foreign policy. - [johnston] russian foreign policy and the oil prices; there is a view that their may be connection there in the sense that,

it's a time of economic and political crisis in venezuela. weeks of violent protests have turned deadly. patrick otman takes a closer look at the showdown between venezuela's government and the opposition. >> reporter: as violent anti-government protests in venezuela rage on, a dire situation is getting worse. in the latest clashes, demonstrators have faced down armored vehicles, been bombarded from the air with tear gas, even jumped into a river to escape the calamity. both supporters and proponents of the government have taken to the streets in an increasingly bitter stalemate that has divided the country, even families. on wednesday this man released a video calling on his father, a top government official charged with investigating human rights abuses, to take action. >> translator: dad, at this moment you have the power to put an end to this injustice that has sunk this country, he says. i ask you as a son and in venezuela's name which you serve to reflect and do what you are supposed to do. long ridden by social divisions, venezuela has

venezuela. varias personas captaron el momento en el que los agentes tratan de agarrar los objetos lanzados. el mandatario se toca la frente como si hubiera sido alcanzado por uno de ellos. varias personas arrestadas. esta maÑana entrevistamos al lÍder opositor y le preguntamos sobre ese incidente. mÁs adelante, tendremos la respuesta. cientos de estudiantes, padres, maestros, se rebelaron -- congregaron en una vigilia para recordar a la profesora y al alumno que murieron en el colegio. autoridades informan que el niÑo que muriÓ respondio el nombre de jonathan martÍnez, tenia 8 aÑos y era mexicano. la cancillerÍa mexicana dice que brinda asistencia a los padres del menor. 3 explosiones hacen aÑicos la ventana de un autobÚs de un equipo de fÚtbol, o mÁs bien, del equipo de fÚtbol en alemania. el incidente se produjo cuando futbolistas se trasladaban a un estadio para enfrentarse contra mÓnaco. no se descarta que los responsables estÉn tratando de despistar la investigaciÓn. uno de

the violence level in venezuela was through the roof and the inflation was eight 100%. kennedy: it will be 2000% next year. >> this is full-blown crisis time. there's no making concessions, there's no way they can mollify people or come together in an agreement. they have to go to new elections you need to look at a reset which is a tariff tech terrifying thing of the venezuelan economy. it started with the social justice rhetoric that people in this country are often times very fond of. we need to make things cheaper for the poor can afford afford it. kennedy: he inherited it and made it worse and took it to its end. >> he doubled down on chavez freedom economic policy. when he came in it was already a mess. the problems with the idea that chavez had put into place, the problem was in fact that the yankees were causing problems in the business owners were becoming leeches on the economy. this is a replay on what we've seen before. i will say, i do not want to allow many people in this country, and they are on the left who are writing in support of chavez and madero say