more people are gathering in the streets of caracas as we speak responding to the call that juan guaido made earlier. he called people to take to the streets again to force nicholas maduro out of power. this is something people have been waiting for since january when juan guaido declared himself president in front of hundreds of thousands who supported him. just when we thought guaido was losing his momentum, this happens. this happens in the context where he -- at least he's showing he has military support to take the next step. since the beginning, juan guaido has been careful about any military action because he acknowledged he didn't have enough support. we saw juan guaido with the former -- right now former -- a political prisoner says a lot of what may be coming in the next days, hours or maybe weeks. >> do we know what was the impetus behind today's protests specifically, these military defections? >> reporter: well, we really don't know. i mean, we just -- we woke up with the military supporting juan guaido saying -- and calling the rest of the military to support and to

pro nicolas maduro rallies as well. we will bring you all the latest from caracas and the reaction from around the world. we have not heard much from the venezuelan opposition for the last few weeks. that changed early this morning with the opposition leader. that prompted speculation that he won support from the military and unleashed a day fast moving events. this is the scene in venezuela at the moment. these are scenes from caracas. people pouring into the streets to protest against the government of nicolas maduro. the president's supporters have called for supporters to go to the streets as well so both camps on the streets of caracas. but where this all leads remains unclear. nicolas maduro insists he has the support of the military in this putting down a coup. the us is wading on the side of the opposition. the definitive end to nicolas maduro's use a power began today. we have the people of venezuela. today the armed forces on the side of the people and of the side of the constitution. loyal to the people of venezuelan and their families. there have been years of sacrifice

stand up to military tanks on the streets of caracas. once again from doha everyone come out santa maria with the world news from al-jazeera there is also a warning from sudan's military to protesters there clear your barricades and respect the law. for the first time in two hundred years a japanese emperor has stepped down from his throne and hope to some of pakistan's refugees who've been living in caracas without citizenship but he is. breaking news this is out of venezuela where ahmed national guard vehicles in the capital caracas appear to run over supporters of the opposition leader won these pictures about twenty minutes ago as vehicles drove into crowds of people who had gathered near the the air base in caracas that is where the opposition leader on why don't appear with soldiers calling on venezuelans to rise up against president nicolas maduro saying there was no turning back the government is called it an attempted coup and insists the military chiefs are still firmly behind president maduro a moment ago and it's all i know what is happening in the capital today as whil

, leopoldo lÓpez junto con su esposa estÁn acudiendo a la embajada de chile en caracas. han sido reportados disparos, uno afuera de la base aÉrea la carlota, epicentro del llamado de guaido. vamos escuchar estos momentos. >>el coronel leal al crimen de maduro recibe un impacto en el cuello. >> entre las mÚltiples escenas caÓticas que el mundo ha visto hoy en venezuela, tambiÉn figura el incendio cerca la base militar la carlota, donde se pudo apreciar una columna densa de humo negrotal cual ven en las imÁgenes, vamos a conectar directamente hasta caracas en la plaza delta mira con nuestro corresponsal, sabemos que un reporte de las personasarrestadas y las lesionadas, adelante andrea. >> hola, le saludamos a esta hora desde caracas, efectivamente hasta este momento se conoceque ya se registran mÁs de 50 personas heridas que estÁn siendo atendidas en un centro de salud muy cerca de alta mira. hasta el momento hasta las 2:00 de la tarde hay 11 detenidos, dos en el estado carabobo, dos en el estadolara, dos en el estado tÁchira, es el saldo de personas arrestadas que se generan con los

president. hundreds of pro-government supporters takes the streets of caracas but the military remain totally loyal to him will bring in from his from the capital. into. the country for more than two hundred years. back i'll back some film praising the. premier warns of. the champions league semifinals live an exclusive interview. ahead affect the boss about a. new type of spanish club will have a big challenge on its hands. welcome to the program. but as well a celtic president says there is no turning back in his bid to remove president nicolas maduro the government says it is an attempted coup president dora has promised to put down the uprising declaring the army chiefs have pledged him that total loyalty. from adored ministration considers it a coup attempt the opposition is calling it operation freedom after his release from prison opposition politician leopoldo lopez stands in solidarity with the self-proclaimed president won quite zero and calls on his countrymen to join them. all venezuelans who want freedom show yourselves disrupt the system support our soldiers join us good

soldiers at an app is said to be in the capital caracas another opposition figure a little bolder lopez he's been freed from house arrest he says it was the military the freed him now i don't know is saying this is the final phase of a plan to oust president nicolas maduro live not to our correspondent on the line today is a bush is in neighboring argentina today so what are you managing to pick up about what's going on in caracas right now. shelley quinn a very very agitated morning. what we know is that very early in the morning of the song a group of armed forces of the young very national guard against the government. consume their lives for the moping and then they hated the lived a very good and safe within the air in the center of product as it's called like that of the old i'm from there with. the local one well you know calling going to the military to relatives of the village perry to the people of one point i can take to the streets they said that this is the first state the last case before they called operation freedom in order to get the president to any qualified or out o

flew to caracas to find out. during the eleven hour flight i read all sorts of articles warning me that correct . if i wasn't murdered as soon as i got off the plane i'd be kidnapped. or die of hunger or disease. in prison. venezuela's capital is indeed amongst the most dangerous cities but so are dozens of cities in mexico brazil lo columbia. however the people there do have fun like we do they exercise much like us. children eat ice cream and some women carry refrigerators for some reason. surprisingly nobody tried to kill kidnap or imprison me when i arrived. during those first few hours i saw venezuela had fallen victim to the biggest propaganda plot of the twenty first century. and nothing will be coming out because i wanted to see life in the barrios the slums of caracas gatecrash which winnings i am i wanted to be to young people artists and workers see what they do for fun what they eat how they vote what newspapers they read their favorite hobbies. if. until we got hit by a taxi and we were left in the middle of the street. the police who we hadn't called arrived within mi

from juan guaido. the armed forces, not only in caracas but across the whole country are on the side of the constitution. now we are asking all venezuelans to ta ke to now we are asking all venezuelans to take to the streets. there was teargas and gunshots as thousands protested. the government says it's an attempted coup. president maduro insists the military remains totally loyal. this is the scene live in the capital caracas — with neighbouring countries worried — events might spiral into bloodshed. the white house has thrown its full support behind the opposition — urging the venezuelan military to join the uprising. this is an act of bravery byjuan guaido and others, for the freedom of the venezuelan people. there have been rival pro maduro rallies broadcast on state tv. we'll bring you all the latest from caracas here on outside source. the most dramatic moment yet in venezuela's political crisis. the venezuelan government says it's putting down a coup attempt by opposition leaderjuan guaido just hours after he called for an uprising to oust nicolas maduro from power. mr

maduro thousands of demonstrators have clashed with security forces outside an airbase in caracas armored national guard vehicles ran down protesters while soldiers used fear gas and live ammunition to break up the crowds the violence broke out after an early morning call to action by from the left had a lot to air base in a video shared online he said he had begun the quote. final phase of a plan to do it all and urge the military to join him why don't was accompanied by a well known opposition figure lippold who had been freed from house arrest he says he was released by members of the army under the orders of white oh a warning some viewers may find images in this report from. the starving. this decided is the moment that the anger and discontent raging throughout venice wait is right to oust president nicolas maduro and his government he posted this video filmed outside like a law to air base in caracas in the early hours of the morning surrounded by troops who have joined his cause. the call is for everyone to come out into the streets at this moment and to back what we've bu

looking at live pictures right here from caracas, venezuela. protests have been going on there for months, of course, but this, this is different. vice president mike pence sending out a message supporting the opposition just a short time ago. in his message, saying america will stand with you until freedom and democracy are restored. we're going to go live to caracas in just a moment, but we're also keeping an eye on the white house right now. as president trump is meeting as we speak with the top democrats in congress. meeting to try and come together to do something about the nation's aging and crumbling infrastructure. but crumbling and let's be honest, beyond repair, could also be the perfect way to describe the current relationship between these leaders. can they strike a deal? if their previous sit-downs on any indication, it will not be easy. kaitlan collins is at the white house following all this for us. what are you hearing about this meeting between the president and democratic leaders? >> well, kate, we know it's under way right now. we saw nancy pelosi and chuck schum

talk about. i'm dana perino. here's shep. >> shepard: it's noon on the west coast, 3:00 in caracas, venezuela. today two leaders are struggling for control of the nation. one has support from moscow. the other has support from washington. at stake, the fate of a nation and its tens of millions of people. we'll take you to the capitol as tear gas fills the air and where people are desperate for food and medicine taking to the street. reporting begins now. a live look the uprising in venezuela. we've seen tear gas and water cannons, chaos in the streets of caracas. the venezuelan opposition leader, juan guaido is launching what he calls the final stage of operation freedom to try to topple the disputed president, nicholas maduro and a warning about the next video. this afternoon, we watched as an armored military vehicle plowed through a crowd of protesters. >> shepard: there it is. we have not gotten reports on injuries. anti-government demonstrators have thrown rocks and molotov cocktails at the police. this started when juan guaido posted a message from a base this morning as troo

boiling with protesters filling the point streets of caracas. nicolas maduro and his government insist they have the support of the military ansay they are putting down an attempted coup. opposition leader juan guaido has called on his supporters to enter the final phase of ending president maduro's rule. our reporter starts our coverage from caracas. >> get started this morning with tear gas fired at thousteds of protes in caracas. opposition leader juan guaido calling on venezuelans and the military to back him. the call is for everyone to come out to the streets at this moment, to give back into whatov we have built the years. prominent ops a --it opposionic politn jailed in 2014 and released last night by security staff loyalty mr. guiado. throughout the day, tensions rose. growing crowd of protesters throwing rocks at the mie tary base in pital. the situation now is uncertain. protesters have thrown stones and anything they can use against the national guard and the nationals guard using all the means they normally use. they are great- throwing graph -- throwing gas canisters and

streets of the capital city of caracas and turning violent at times as some demonstrators clash with sources loyal to maduro. and we'll show you pictures but we warn you what you are about to see is disturbing because you'll see what looks like armored vehicles driving straight into this crowd and knocking people over and mowing them down. there has also been teargas and the sounds of gunfire. so our journalist stefano is live in caracas. and stefano, tell me what is happening now and why the u.s. is so invested in this outcome? >> reporter: brooke, happening now, it is tense when everybody is trying to understand whether these military uprising will be successful essentially the question hanging over the sky here in caracas is how many military units join the forces with juan guaido who has the crucial support of the white house, the u.s. government and many other countries in the international community. more than 50 states do recognize juan guaido as the effective legitimate acting president of venezuela and do not recognize em -- embattled nicolas maduro as president. the clashes

by soldiers asked an airbase in caracas he said the final phase of a plan to remove nicolas maduro had begun and there was no turning back now right now. which is a suburb of caracas we've got one guy that he's just disappeared just study but below the graphics of the television channel that we're getting these pictures from but he's been there with a loud hailer and a microphone calling on any elements pro mature elements of the army to lay down their weapons. to join him. and he's still calling for that out in the streets. meanwhile have a look at some of these other live pictures we've got for you the tension really building we've seen tear gas being fired at the supporters and then trying to throw back as well the situation develops and then i would say probably deteriorated in just the last couple of hours or so let's start with. a latin america bureau in buenos aires to bring us up to date. though really throwing down the gauntlet challenging nicholas my daughter saying that this is the moment this is the beginning of the end. as we saw in the video filmed outside the law the

thousands of demonstrators have clashed with security forces outside an airbase in caracas armored national guard vehicles ran down protesters while soldiers used tear gas and live ammunition to break up the crowds the violence broke out after an early morning call to action by. the airbase in a video shared online he said he had begun the final phase of a plan to oust. i'm a doodle and urged the military to join him when i don't was accompanied by a well known opposition figure leopoldo lopez who had been freed from house arrest lopez says he was released by members of the army under orders of white oh now a warning some viewers may find the images in this report now from side to hideout the starving. this is how an homage to military vehicle in caracas responded to antigovernment protesters the crowds had come out after all cooled by opposition leader one to join him and soldiers that have defected. these men all fighting against the venezuelan military they want support for. the fighting continues between forces loyal to and against president nicolas maduro in caracas crowds gat

escalating, wolf, there's been a lot of violence on the streets of caracas today and it is not at all clear tonight which leader has the full backing of the venezuelan military. >> reporter: it is one of the most violent moments of this spontaneous uprising that continues tonight, as protesters swarmed one of venezuela's armored military vehicles, pelting it with options, another swept in from the left, slamming into the crowd. seconds later, as the chaos swirls, another vehicle comes into view on fire. all of this unfolded today, outside lacarlota military air base in venezuela's capital. juan guaido today declared, this is the final phase in the effort to topple president nicolas maduro. guaido, recognized as venezuela's president by the united states and more than 50 other nations, has led months of protests against maduro. but today, it escalated, as guaido made a more sweeping call for venezuela's military to back him. >> tonight, it's not clear who is in control. throughout the day, scenes like this played out on the streets. crowds scattering as shots were fired. and on a bridg

leader as supporters confront the military on the streets of caracas. everyone come all santamaria this is the world news from al-jazeera there is a warning from sudan's military to protesters there clear your barricades and respect the law. and the u.s. president says anyone seeking asylum should get a bill from the government but that might be easier said than done. a day of fast moving dramatic developments in venezuela to take you through right now the government of president nicolas maduro says it is facing down a coup by supporters of the opposition they don't want to go i don't know speaking from a military base where and his supporters say the time has come to confront the door as a government and still in doubt the ultimate loyalty of the country's powerful military this report is from sort of hide it. i think. this is how an homage to minutes from vehicle in caracas responded to antigovernment protesters the crowds had come out after a call by opposition leader one to join him and soldiers that have defected. these are men all fighting against the venezuelan military they

:00 in the evening in venezuela's capital caracas where clashes are still ongoing between protesters and the police. authorities say they're dealing with an attempted coup, after the opposition leader juan guaido called on protestors to take to the streets in a final push to overthrow president maduro. our correspondent in caracas, guilermo olmo, has the very latest on this ongoing situation. it started this morning, with tear gas fired at a thousand protesters on a bridge in caracas. opposition leader mr guaido calling on venezuelans and the military to back him to end president maduro‘s rule. translation: the call is for everyone to come out into the streets at this moment to get back into what we have built over the years. alongside him, leopoldo lopez, a prominent opposition politician jailed back in 2014 and released last night by security staff loyal to mr guaido. gunfire throughout the day, tensions rose. a growing crowd of protesters throwing rocks at the military in the capital. the situation now is quite unclear, quite uncertain. we have seen all around how protesters are

streets of caracas and throw maduro out. the demonstrators are being met with armed forces but to warn you, what you are about to see is disturbing and graphic. you will see what -- armored vehicles driving into the crowds, mowing people over. just some of what has been going on in the past couple of hours as we've been watching there in caracas on the streets and learning cnn has been taken off the air there. journalist stefano is in the capital of caracas and tell us what is happening right now. >> reporter: what is happening, brooke, is that the intense standoff between the security military forces who are still on the side of embattled president nicolas maduro and the propertiers that have be propertiers -- and the protests here are still ongoing. just at the end of this road, just at the background of the pictures, you could see smoke rising because teargas has been used profusely today and paramedics caring those affected or injured. we've been hearing for the best part of today live ammunition being fired here in caracas. which is quite a significant development. but the re

behind jim our child has more from the capital caracas. at age sixty two lopez didn't expect to still be raising children but that's exactly what she's doing she's responsible for her three grandchildren dennis molly carlos and armando facing a dire economic situation in venezuela their mother was forced to leave the country in search of work it's a situation that's been repeated across the country with parents leaving their children in the care of their extended families or neighbors out of despair and on the running of broken my daughter left seeking a better future she was already a widow with three children and even though she worked hard to hear what she'd make wasn't enough i tried to support her but all i get is six dollars a month in pensions she now senses money so that the children can eat at least. hyperinflation caused in part by u.s. sanctions has reduced the country's cash flow by more than fifty percent with unemployment on the rise children are increasingly being left behind while their mothers and fathers search for work. the second up clinic in caracas specializes in

supporters confront the military on the streets of caracas also warning from sudan's military to protest is there a clear your barricades and respect the law. and barbara starr in london with the top stories from europe including theirs. for our politicians to get together a priest to criticize politicians at the funeral of murdered journalist leader of the key appeals for them to make more moves towards unity in sport it's a big night in the champions league kickoff is an hour away as i x. face tottenham in the first leg of the semifinal clash. it's been a day of fast moving dramatic developments in venezuela the government of president nicolas maduro says it's facing down a coup by supporters of opposition leader. speaking from a military base why don't. the time has come to confront government but still in doubt is the ultimate loyalty of the country's very powerful military starting with the support from sort of hide it. this is how an homage to military vehicle in caracas responded to antigovernment protesters the crowds had come out after all cooled by opposition leader one quite to j

which are currently unfolding as we speak on the streets of caracas and they did as you've been speaking we are looking at live pictures of a street in caracas where a building appears to be on fire as crowds have gathered to watch you talk about washington putting its weight behind what's going on that they're likely to do more than provide just war words. that's the quick the key question right now phil many people have looked at trump's repeated statements that they will do everything to support as a tacit endorsement of military intervention that said we need to be very clear eyed on that and say that in terms of military mobilization from the united states we haven't seen anything significant as of yet washington d.c. instead has been pursuing a policy of economic pressure we've seen that in sanctions linked to the majority regime as well as those sanctions on the oil industry really throttling sales an output from venezuela remember that the venezuelan oil industry and its sales accounts for ninety six percent of its foreign income in a country which is already in dire economic str

on the line from the venezuelan a capital caracas asking let's start with what we just heard from one he didn't quite answer the question as you as you see what's going on on the streets how much support from the military does he have. well i accept now what he has been reporting is that at least forty military officials are supporting hand right now or. defending him at the moment now the. military has not disclosed what rank they have or called they are but they are active members of the military we've also seen in the past month. several military and police officials. trickling into colombia leaving venezuela not to support one white goes for president cheney and that is an estimated three thousand official that have left venezuela and deserted. because of my little armed forces to join one way don't in colombia now that support. estimated and. influential are important but of course it is a very dangerous to disclose the names and have done numbers of these officials because there is a persecution against military officials an uprising in the military here in the next where there

embattled president nicolas maduro. these are live pictures coming to us from caracas. vice president pence, secretary of state mike pompeo and national security adviser john bolton have all tweeted their support for guaido while venezuela's information minister is calling it a coup and maduro is vowing to win the fight. we have journalists on the ground in caracas. we've seen, stefano, protests like this before, but why is this different? >> reporter: yes. brianna, as you said, we've seen these before. the key difference is that we're seeing members of the ministry, people in uniforms, green uniforms, standing side by side with opposition leader juan guaido in this very same square where i'm speaking to you right now. we haven't seen -- we had not seen those images so far. ever since earlier this year, juan guaido declared himself the acting president of venezuela and urged the top brass of the military to abandon nicolas maduro, to effectively defect against the embattled president marredo. so far, those calls were last unheard. what we've seen today is that guaido still r

influence. in venezuela. and this week. in addition to cuba's action caracas received a delegation from iran to begin direct air service between these two rogue capitals . this blacklisted airline. is used to export terrorism by iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps which president trump formally designated as a foreign terrorist organization on monday. this is the company that nicolas maduro keeps. and these nations continue to prop him up even as he inflict suffering on the venezuelan people. just two months ago the dictator in caracas actually danced. while his own citizens were shop and truckloads of desperately needed food and medicine byrne. unlike nations that are subsidizing the dictator in caracas under the leadership of president donald trump the united states has been standing with the people of venezuela. and we are committed to helping. the families and communities that have been devastated by the madeira regime. at this point the united states has sanctioned more than one hundred fifty government officials and organizations loyal to the dictator we sanctioned state

. >>> lo que aumenta... salieron a las calles. y hubo represiÓn. y carolina reporta desde caracas. >>> la operaciÓn libertad para la oposiciÓn venezolana momento de presiÓn popular. >>> no tengo miedo. no me baÑÉ. pero me quiero comer dos bistec, porque tengo hambre. no le tengo miedo a los policÍas. mata de hambre. >>> se dio bajo la mirada de la guardia nacional. custodiaba la capital y grupos ya denominados abiertamente paramilitares. el gobierno califica como resguardo. en el interior del paÍs hubo represiÓn de un helicÓptero lanzaron bombas lacrimÓgenas, fueron retenidos por algunas horas. >>> la crisis de servicios bÁsicos continÚa, sobre todo en el interior del paÍs, razonamiento planteado por el nicolÁs maduro no se cumple. hay estados que no llevan 3 dÍas sin electricidad. >>> pese a la amenaza de juicio y pÉrdida de su inmunidad. juan guaidÓ participo en la convocatoria. >>> hacer represiÓn. encarcelamiento. >>> por su parte, el chavismo llenÓ con empleados pÚblicos el centro de caracas. >>> 0 violencia, no vamos por agresiÓn y no aceptamos inge sen

in venezuela where violent clashes continue on the streets of the capital caracas unrest erupted after venezuela's opposition leader and self declared president one why go urge the army to help him topple nicolas maduro this footage shows an armored vehicle a government vehicle plowing headlong into a crowd of. administrators outside the military base in the city the protesters were answering why those called to take to the streets to president maduro why do says he's secured the backing of military leaders but madeira has valent to stop what he's calling a military coup saying he has the total loyalty of his military commanders. well in an exclusive interview with d.w. . was asked how he justifies his call for an uprising against the government of its white. area and it's clear that they are the ones who if you snipped government powers they have carried on a continuous coup since two thousand and eighteen they have disregarded the rule of law they have discounted the constitution they failed to hold free and fair elections and they seized power today the armed forces have taken

capital caracas or rejoin the dublin correspondent he joins us on the line welcome let's start with with the army we heard there saying that armed forces have sided with him that does that isn't quite the whole picture is it. well we're thinking that the army is part of the army and supporting one way or at least forty officials have are supporting him in today's. revolt against. and among the islands and. director of the intelligence force here in venezuela christopher paper so all we are seeing that he is getting some support from a high ranking official we don't know how that will translate into the rest of the ranks in that the military and how. strong is the support that mother would or is getting from the military as well we've heard from nancy agents from. the defense minister but we haven't heard anything from the other military officials act they tend to do when we see one of these uprisings occur and going to sway them and how is today's uprising different from the others that we've witnessed over the last two months. well it's very significant first of all that we're seei

in the capital caracas also there was another prominent opposition figure leopoldo lopez who's been on the rest since. twenty fourteen in a three minute video posted online why don't claim he is not getting military support. those today brave soldiers brave patriots brave people who are following our constitution and answering the cool today the armed forces are standing behind the people and the constitution. the government in caracas is calling people to stand with what it calls venice with those glorious armed forces are not to yield to provocation it's also accusing neighboring colombia of plotting the op rising one point those been courting support from the united states on a number of european nations since making his first move in january invoking the venice will and constitution he claimed president maduro all but stole the twenty eight thousand election to cling to power since then the merger of governments face pressure not least from the washington which it accuses of meddling in its affairs and plotting a military intervention let's cross live now to political analyst ch

violent clashes have erupted on the streets of the capital caracas as venezuelans opposition leader and self declared president urges the army to help him topple nicolas maduro now this footage that you're about to see shows an armored government vehicle headlong into a crowd of demonstrators outside a military base in the city the protesters were. called to take to the streets to oust president maduro. said earlier that these. secured the backing of military leaders but his valid to stop what he calls a military coup saying he has the total loyalty of his military command it's. a fluid situation this hour and in a d w exclusive we asked one white oh how much backing he really has from venezuela's military. he went over there are some key elements in this process and they are that the armed forces are not with nicholas matilda and they have to change and to such now with the people and the constitution venezuela is in a state of occupation of course there has been a lot of persecution within the armed forces even some carried out by the cuban intelligence and counterintelligence service

live to caracas for the little girl. also coming up the end of an era in japan's emperor akihito abdicates in a solemn ceremony in tokyo security policy it's the first abdication the country has seen for more than two hundred years. and with the champions league semifinals looming we have an exclusive interview with liverpool's much loved coach. ahead of his team's clash with barcelona he tells us why the spanish club will have a big challenge on the town. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us we start with breaking news from venezuela self declared president though says what he calls the final phase of a plan to oust president nicolas maduro has now begun now in a video posted on his twitter feed he called on the military and the people to join him in a coup saying the moment is now now he's surrounded by men in military uniforms as well as by the opposition leader leopoldo lopez the government says. it's confronting what it's calling a small group of traders and has called on supporters of president nicolas modo to rally at the presidential palace but quite though

military base in caracas, as battle for political power intensifies. one of the world's critically endangered animals, the sumatran orangutan, could be extinct within two decades. we report on the industry that's fuelling the decline. we report from nottingham on mobility — social mobility, or the lack of it, and what can be done to promote better career opportunities outside london. commentator: threads it through to van de beek, who has time and scores! and ajax put tottenham hotspur under pressure in their champions league tie this evening. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: england'sjudd trump has got off to a flying start in the quarter—finals of the world snooker championship. good evening. some of the victims of the worst scandal in the history of the nhs have been giving evidence at a public inquiry. the inquiry is looking at how thousands of people were given contaminated blood products in the 19705 and 1980s. almost 5,000 nhs patients contracted hiv or hepatitis c, after receiving products that were infected — including those who had transfusions after an opera

our hope is that we can get a change in the regime in caracas as soon as possible so that venezuelans can return and help rebuild their country the u.s. backs the venezuelan self-proclaimed interim president as he calls for a military uprising while the government in caracas says it is putting down a. russian national jailed in the us for working as an unregistered foreign agent has been fielding it will porter's questions my boots and i explained how she was briefly quizzed by the investigation and how she coped with solitary confinement. but cambridge university launches an investigation into the profits it may have made from the slave trade during the cold war era. broadcasting line direct march studios in moscow this is our to international honest certainly glad to have you with us now we start with some news just in from the united states two people have reportedly been killed in a shooting at the university of north carolina at charlotte that is according to local t.v. citing police sources the campus is under lockdown and several more people are injured a suspect ha

hard for many . reports from the capital caracas some communities are working together to try to cope. for decades many working class venezuelans have had to collect water from points like these at the bottom of the mountains that surround the valley that is caracas the country's infrastructure has forever been underdeveloped however in recent weeks the number of those queuing up to gather water has noticeably increased several electricity blackouts has meant that water plants haven't been pumping to homes across the capital was bella's nearest comes here once a week with her two children despite being economically secure if they wait for more than an hour with their buckets and containers. have been coming more often in recent weeks because there's no water when we have water in our building it's not drink a bowl or use it for others but we can't drink it. what's confounded the problem even more is that caracas has witnessed an unusually dry period with no rain reservoirs like this have dried up. but the government sees the main reasons for the water crisis are subject choice and the

gathered in caracas in support of venezuela's opposition leader want the government says a group of soldiers are attempting a coup. the first time in two hundred years the japanese emperor has stepped down from his throne. and the u.n. warns bad weather is making it incredibly difficult to reach thousands of survivors of cycling and mozambique. do not take the law into your own hands that is the warning from sudan's military council to protesters who were still on the streets calling for an immediate civilian government a news conference a short while ago the military council said it is negotiating with protesters and good faith. has more. sudan's generals war their patience has limits they want the protesters on the streets of the capital how to remove roadblocks checkpoints and allow trains to bring food supplies across the country where they were there we are responsible and we have to take responsibility as a military council as it once is no military council we have to protect the citizens and protect the law we will not accept any chaos or attack on civilians and their propert

there been mass protests also this time against venezuela's president in the capital caracas opposition leader why it's called one rally to keep the pressure on nicolas maduro to stand down why there has been recognized for most western and south american countries as the nation's leader after declaring himself interim president earlier this year our last in america at the turn lucien newman was at the opposition rally. and this is what opposition you know one of my daughters labeled the first day of what he has labeled operation liberty that is supposed to be the beginning. for the government of president nicolas maduro but in actual fact what this is is an attempt to show that he can still mobilize hundreds of thousands of them israel and throughout the country to show the government that they are not afraid of the riot police that a lot of the clothing people still try. writing here that i don't think i've run into a protest. is useless says but the ship it is he keeps talking about socialism but lives like a millionaire and imperialist we haven't had water for more than a

the sound of automatic gunfire on the streets of caracas, venezuela. an attempted coup under way right now in venezuela. live gunfire heard there at an airforce base in the capital, caracas. a spokesman for nicolas maduro claimed the situation is under control, however, juan guaido, the opposition leader, says he has members of the venezuelan military backing him and calling for the people, his supporters, to take to the streets for the final phase of what he is calling operation liberty. his supporters gathered at their air force base where the clashes began with forces still loyal to maduro. both maduro and guaido are claiming support of some of venezuela's military. keep in mind, the u.s. is expressing public support now for the people battling the government there. secretary of state mike pompeo, the national security adviser john bolton, as well as the vice president, mike pence, all saying we are with you. joining me now is the journalist stephono, as well as cnn senior international correspondent nick paton walsh. first, you were on the ground there, tell us what you're se

the last mughal we'll go live to caracas for the very latest is also coming up the end of an era in japan emperor akihito advocates are in a solemn ceremony in tokyo's imperial palace it is the first application the country has seen for more than two hundred years. the so-called islamic state for least as a propaganda video that they say shows the group's leader abu bakar. he claims the easter bombings in sri lanka or the group's revenge for its defeat in syria. and with the champions league semifinal looming we have an exclusive interview with liverpool's much loved coach ahead of the team's clash with barcelona he tells us why the spanish couple have a big challenge on the fact. i'm sumi so was going to thank you for joining us we start with some breaking news from venezuela opposition leader why though has posted a video on social media calling for a military. and if he says the moment is now. now he is surrounded by men in military uniforms as well as another key opposition leader leopoldo lopez wedo says what he calls the final phase of a plan to oust president nicolas maduro h

our hope is that we can get a change in the regime in caracas as soon as possible so the venezuelans can return and help rebuild their country the united states backs the venezuelan self-proclaimed interim president quite as he calls for a military uprising the government in caracas says it's putting down a coup attempt. national jailed in the us for working as an unregistered foreign agent has been fielding reporters' questions explained how she was briefly quizzed by the motor investigation and how she coped with solitary confinement. britain's prestigious cambridge university launches an investigation into profits it might have made from the slave trade during the colonial era. of our live news from russia this is our c.n.n. national brain moscow where it's just one in the morning here it's six pm in venezuela where we've been focusing on for the past few hours and developments there in venezuela is long a long time ally. and venezuela's opposition leader white though has claimed asylum at the chilean embassy in the venezuelan capital caracas leopoldo lopez is the foun

filling the streets of caracas all for the opposition. and president maduro urged their supporters to rally. and thousands are evacuated from their homes in southwestern iran where floods have already killed seventy people. the head of libya's u.n. backed government is accused want all twenty five to of betraying him his military offensive against the capital this is have to as troops advance into the outskirts of tripoli in a speech to the nation fire also said the international community must differentiate between the grasses and those who want to maintain civilian rule mahmoud has more now from tripoli. gunfire on the outskirts of libya's capital. forces loyal to will have to trying to push did with this city. they say they have seized some areas south of tripoli these claims have been denied by the tripoli and the recognized government on saturday the prime minister by someone. to remain firm against have to discourses. we reiterate our cool to all libyans throughout the country east to west north to south to the necessity of giving priority to the interests of the country unifyin

pym reporting. in venezuela, there have been clashes outside a military base in the capital caracas. the authorities say they dealing with what they say is an attempted coup after the opposition leader juan guaido announced he was in the final phase of ending the rule of president maduro. mr guaido declared himself interim president in january and has called for massive street protests to force mr maduro from office. from caracas, our correspondent guilermo 0lmo reports. it started this morning. with tear gas fired on those on a bridge in caracas. 0pposition leaderjuan guaido calling on the opposition in the military and the president's rule. translation: the call is for everyone to come out to the streets at this moment to get back into what we have built over the years. alongside him a prominent opposition politician jailed in 2014 and released last night by security staff loyal to mr guaido. gunfire throughout the day, tensions rose. a growing crowd of protesters throwing rocks at the military in the capital. the situation now is quite unclear, uncertain. we have seen all around

air force base in caracas, the capital, and both maduro and guaido are claiming that they have the support of venezuela's military. that will be the key question, who is right? joining me now is cnn's senior international correspondent nick paton walsh, he has been on the ground in venezuela many times. what is the latest and how serious a threat is this to the sitting government of nicholola madu maduro? >> we've talked about this continuing protest movement inside venezuela but today is something very new. we are talking about juan guaido who has declared himself the interim president, is being recognized by dozens of countries including the u.s. and european union. for the first time as dawn broke saying he was in a military base standing up flanked by what looked like to be venezuelan national guard, venezuelan army with riot police vehicles behind them and an opposition leader who is supposed to be under house arrest, lopez, to one of his sides standing there and saying this is the beginning of the end. this is what we call operation freedom and calling on people to stand up a

members in caracas. president trump watching it from the white house and the trump white house supports the venezuelan people. another one afghanistan war vet custody charged with playing a terror attack in southern california and where we start today. i'm bill hemmer. welcome to tuesday in new york city. nice to see you. >> sandra: good to be back together. i'm sandra smith. federal prosecutors say mark deminger planed to commit mass murder in long beach, california in retaliation on two new zealand mosques. >> at times mr. today mingo said he wanted to kill jews when they walked to synagogue. other timings he wanted to kill and target police officers, attack a military facility or crowds at the santa monica pier. his stated belief in violent jihad and that americans should pay for attacks on muslims around the world. >> sandra: jonathan hunt live in los angeles with more. >> the man is 26 years old and infantryman who served in combat. according to prosecutors, wanted in his words to give americans, quote, a taste of the terror they gladly spread all over the world. >> he repeatedly s

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