His condition remains a mystery. On state tv they applauded his return, but failed to mention his health. Journalists try to find out more. This journalist wants to know about the president s treatment. This is the reply. The president is going to begin a new phase of treatment. It is impossible for an venezuelans to judge whether or not hugo chavez is fit enough to be their president. He has not appeared in public for weeks. It is left to his supporters to boast about his recovery. He did not arrive in a structure or on a wheelchair. The president will come continue to manage maleki always has. The government has not explained why it hugo chavez has returns now. Ministers admit that he is in a continued battle with cancer. For more on the return of hugo chavez to venezuela and what the future of the country holds, i spoke with the president of the interamerican dialogue. Hugo chavez is back in venezuela. Part of venezuelans any wiser about their president s conditioned . There is a lo
Good morning everyone. 10 00 here on the east coast. 7 00 out west. And were starting with the breaking news. North korea is coming out swinging at accusations by the fbi that it is behind a massive cyber attack on Sony Pictures. North korea says it is being framed by the United States. And that is not all. Pyongyang says the insults to its Supreme Leader showings americas hostile tendencies and while america continues to point the finger at us we suggest mutual investigation with america on this case. Pyongyang warns of serious consequences if that doesnt happen. And all this as top sony exec is defending the decision to yank the movie from Theatrical Release. President obama calls that move a mistake. I am synthetic to the concerns that they faced. Having said all that, yes i think they made a mistake. We have not caved. We have not given in. We have pers veered and we have not backed down. We have always had every desire to have the American Public see this movie. Senior media corre
I do, and we have it right now. We have a Defense Budget that is about 600 billion. The problem is were still spending i think because of this large military Governmental Organization build up over the years, were still spending despite world war ii kind of fights. We have litera torl combat ship. The Defense Department doesnt want them. The government doesnt want them and yet these individual districts where they are built we keep building them because that is their meal ticket. We divert some of that money, not all of it into fighting todays wars, which is isis and terrorism. And we have plenty of money there. And were talking about soft targets like nightclubs and even malls that are not defended right now. The fbi says it is strapped for resources. Is that where the money should go . I think at this point we need to look at every possible option because clearly isis is not contained. And yesterday the cia director came out and said isis is as dangerous as ever, which really squashe
Of cuba. Former cuban leader fidel castro is dead at the age of 90. His brother made that announcement. In havana, it is quiet. News slowly reaching people. Many people waking up to this news. The Cuban Revolutionary to installed a communist government in the country obviously is no more. Look here, though, at what youre seeing happening in miami. Very different atmosphere there. Cuban exiles to the state of cuba. You can hear them banging pots and pans. And many of them, weve been hearing chanting freedom. We have cnns Patrick Oppmann in havana. Hes the only american correspondent in cuba. Patrick, ive been hearing that you have been actually breaking the news to some of these people that youve been talking to that fidel castro is dead. Help us understand what thats like for you and what their reaction is, in that moment they realize hes gone. Reporter people are just stunned. Even though fidel castro, of course, has been ailing now for a decade. There have been numerous false reports
Pruitt . The tonight democrats and republicans calling for pruitt to be fired. Theres a change coming. Theres a change coming. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. One of the most infamous members of Donald Trumps cabinet, the one living in a lobbyists house in washington, d. C. , epa head scott pruitt now appears to be hanging on to his job by his finger nails after a swirl of negative stories increasing the perception the Trump Administration as a whole is an ethical mess. According to politico, the white house has been actively considering firing pruitt behind the scenes possibly following the release of an inspector generals investigation noose pruitts lavish travel which weve covered here but which for the record is not even the scandal of the moment. Because this morning, the white house claimed that pruitt is still in the president s good graces. An Administration Official telling the news trump called pruitt to keep fighting and that the adm