stay strong and called for more protests. translator: the regime wants to wear us out, brothers and sisters, and, yes, the road has been very long. the road has worn us out. but we will never tire in the search for freedom, and we ll stay in the streets. but at a different rally, sitting president nicolas maduro blamed the u.s. for hacking venezuela s power grid and he had a warning for washington. translator: if the gringos dare to launch a military action on the country as requested by the opposition, would the bombs fall only on the charistas. two leaders saying two very different things. our paula newton was there at both events and filed this report from caracas. reporter: another tense day on the streets of caracas and venezuela as they were dueling protests and rallies on the streets of caracas. the opposition had gathered in multiple points around the city
and i think at this stage, this early, when there s so many people throwing their hat in the ring, that s going to rise to the top if if he runs. really quickly, i think that popularity like that vanishes quickly when you get into the arena. hillary clinton was incredibly popular as secretary of state, and you can see what happened. once you get into the arena, that kind of popularity fades quickly, that s part of the danger for him. good to have both of you with us, thank you. we re live from south by southwest in austin, texas. three cnn presidential town halls back to back this weekend. john delaney at 7:00, tulsi gabbert at 8:00. protesters clashing in the streets of caracas as the crisis in venezuela continues to worsen. cnn takes you there. plus are you concerned that if you
before his supporters moments ago, he announced according to associated preside associated pg off ties with colombia. interim president guaido tweeting this afternoon the first shipment of aid had entered venezuela through the brazilian border. so no doubt, tensions are escalating quickly. this is a developing situation minute by minute and the world is watching. kendis? let s find out what the situation is on the ground in caracas, venezuela. let s bring in new york times reporter anna herrera. you know you tweeted a few moments ago, the contrasting image of maduro, the president and many others dancing there in the streets of caracas. and then those other images we re getting from the border of clashes and people being fired on by tear gas. not only that, but also the
been policy changes that haven t been taken in active coordination, in consultation with america s european partners. we always appreciate your insights, thank you for joining us. thank you. still ahead here on cnn newsroom, duelling rallies in venezuela. thousands of protesters taking to the streets of caracas as the power struggle between two leaders continues to heat up. also as we were just talking about, a key nuclear treaty between the u.s. and russia is no more. we will talk more about that coming up here. prestige creams not living up to the hype? one jar shatters the competition. olay regenerist hydrates skin better than creams costing over $100, $200, and even $400. fact check this ad in good housekeeping. olay. in t easy. 12 hours? 20 dogs? where s your belly rubs? after a day of chasing dogs you shouldn t have to chase down payments.
.well almost anything. leave no room behind with xfi pods. simple. easy. awesome. click or visit a retail store today. a warm welcome back to viewers here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom. and we thank you for it. i m george how. i m natalie allen. nicolas maduro is facing new challenges as he fights to stay in power. thousands filled the streets of caracas calling on him to step down. meanwhile, the country s ambassador to iraq announced he s defecting from the government. he s the first ambassador to do so. pope francis is set to kick off his historic trip to the you natured arab emirates.