public servants and military officials and all the power structures in order to perpetuate his rule. reporter: this matches what we hear on the streets. here where gold is a standard currency. many like this gold seller are just a cog in the system which is controlled all the way from the top. [ speaking in foreign language ] reporter: but with a river of gold running deep and the economy shrinking by half in yea years, there s little sign maduro and his men will turn their back on this. hear misery go hand in hand with environmental devastation. it s a free for all. a gold rush where the main winner is maduro. alisyn and john, cnn contacted
gold running deep and the economy shrinking by half in a span of five years, there is little sign nicolas maduro and his men will turn their back on this blood gold. here human misery goes hand in hand with environmental devastation. it is a free for all. a gold rush where the main winner is and cnn contacted the venezuelan government and the venezuelan central bank but obtained no response. the venezuelan government has dismissed u.s. sanctions in the past saying they are an attempt to get hold of its resources. we also reached out to the turkish government but received no response. and an emirates official did tell cnn they do take this seriously and they are in compliance with international law but couldn t comment on legal proceedings in another country. remarkable story. appreciate you going there to bring it to us. thank you. new turmoil inside one of the most powerful organizations
and they want to let them get money out of this. it isn t going to happen. what we have is a series of escalating bits of rhetoric from the iranians versus the americans with the iranians caught in between. dangerous times still, dave. nick peyton walsh, 9:42 in london. the context with the economy shrinking, sh rnking and the inflation dramatically increasing so they re not in a good position. they think they can outlast the trump administration. remains to be seen. stay tuned. as trump would say. he s been detained for six months by russia. what s being done to bring paul wheland home. his brother says not enough. we ll be reporting from moscow next. i was printing out labels and saving money. shipstation saves us so much time.
on that peninsula and that our allies and we on the homeland are safe as well. sandra: i want to get your thoughts what are happening around the world. newt gingrich said incredible changes are taking place around the world. the world is perhaps more in flux now since any time since the send of world war ii published on fox news.com today. in that piece he points to france and the reform efforts there, italy, the economy shrinking, the european union and the problems with brexit. what are your thoughts in this moment in time as we look at what is happening around the world. we certainly do have a world in flux. we have a lot of unrest throughout the world and with that you do see changes as migrants have moved from the middle east into europe we ve seen great changes there. we will always see changes.
winning ticket was drawn last night. it would be a quarter billion dollars if you took the lump sum cash, which is what i plan to do. it has been nearly a year since the power ball, total hit over $300 million. the next drawing saturday night. hope you have a back up. there are big problems these days in venezuela. the country is broke. economy shrinking and residents forced to endure long lines at stores as they try to buy the most basic of items. prices are through the roof and now they are running out of condoms. a three pack runs $62. 36 pack of trojans, $750. the same price as an iphone. this sounds crazy, but this is a major health concern in venezuela. they have one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy and stds so people need access to this. it is health care concern. 750 from a website that people go to when items are scarce. where they get the items but the