they say here you have the bridge. but even during those clashes back there, when we were speaking to you earlier on, dana, we saw another police officer from the venezuelan side hand himself over to the columbia forces. he was met with furry from those venezuelan government protesters. but let me set the scene a little more widely for you. this was supposed to be a day of unity, getting humanitarian aide into a country from which 3.1 million people have fled because of human tar yar issues. and sad what happened, if you put aide workers moving towards the police to keep subsidized food packages coming to their family inside venezuela, we have the clashes returning here. perhaps a little less violent than an hour ago, but many injured and a scene really which will make possibly nicolas maduro feel comfortable that the
across the river, trying to get to the venezuelan side proper. and there are intermittent clashes on the bridge down here. although strangely, a venezuelan singer who fled the country called nacho just caused pandemonium when he got on and said everyone should rest. the chaos still persists. that is being replicated in two other points along the border. to the extent that john bolton, the u.s. national security adviser, and very much the loudest beater of the drum against nicolas maduro within the white house has tweeted that it s quite clear today that the maduro government, i m paraphrasing here, treats its civilians, shoots them with live rounds, prevents humanitarian aid from being across the border with tear gas and those who back nicolas maduro should be careful about who they choose to support, going on in a further tweet to suggest that maybe more sanctions and isolation in venezuela as a result of what
question that what has happened in venezuela presents issues f h human rights abuses and abuses of government and there have been incredible violence. people are being jailed for political purposes. and so we need to take it very seriously. and this today from senator bernie sanders. quote, the people of venezuela are enduring a serious humanitarian crisis. the maduro government must put the needs of its people first, allow humanitarian aid into the country and refrain from violence against protesters. cnn s nick paton walsh is on the border right now, isa soares is in caracas. nic, we saw you and your crew in the middle of complete chaos earlier today. explain the situation right now. it s significantly calmer, but bizarrely, we still hear the regular firing of tear gas. you can hear it now down there on the other side of the bridge. that s because the protesters trying to get across found more luck going under the bridge,
the heart of this crisis where the venezuelan president today made a military threat against the united states. can you tell us what s happening there now? absolutely, ryan. we saw juan guaido supporters take to the streets earlier today, making their way to army barracks, heeding the call of juan guaido. but a few hours later, we also heard from nicholaolas maduro w spoke to a loud crowd, and before he started speaking, he danced. he danced on stage while rubber bullets and while gas was being thrown, tear gas was being thrown. where nick paton walsh is and where so many other venezuelans are to try to bring that aid in, to try to contrast the image. and then he threw many, many attacks, not just at juan guaido, calling him a clown, saying he s a puppet of imperialism, of the u.s. government. he then had this to say about whether, if he s threatened, this is what he s going to do. take a listen, ryan.
legitimacy of nicolas maduro, and therefore, they have no ties. so now the question remains, what other pressure is the international community, including the u.s. have, to try to asphyxiate the government of nicolas maduro. issa suarez in venezuela right now. nick paton walsh on the border with colombia with venezuela, both covering this growing crisis in those two countries. thank you, both. please stay safe and your crews, as well. we appreciate your excellent reporting. coming up, the billionaire owner of the new england patriots caught up in a sting, accused of soliciting sex from prostitutes. plus, president trump s fixation on the democratic primary. new reporting on how he plans to cause chaos and sew division among his rivals. mismatched soc, spilled coffee on my shirt. then i get there, and my laptop dies. but somehow. i nailed the presentation. i loved that feeling. at country inn & suites by radisson,