but embattled leader nicolas maduro who sees it as a trap to oust him has vowed that emblock that aid to his own people. venezuela has the worst economic crisis in its history. the u.s. has pledged $20 million to help the country, and that has translated in to three deliveries of air cargo to a border town in colombia and there have been disputes on the ground there on how to get that aid in and whether the government will actually let it in. what a mess. global stock markets are mostly hire as day two of high level trade talks between the u.s. and china take place in d.c. today. you can see european markets are all higher. on wall street, leaning higher this morning ahead of the trade talks. there are high hopes here. the president is scheduled to meet with the chinese vice premiere this afternoon. the clock is ticking toward the march 1 deadline. the two sides have to move quickly if they want to reach a