here s the new piece of breaking news. the embattled president of vens way la says he s ending diplomatic relationship with the united states. this comes after president trump recognized an opposition leader as the legitimate president of venezuela and it comes after days of violent protests in the country. let s begin in cora cass. can you give us a little bit of context as to why he would have said this and where would these diplomats go? reporter: it s exactly we are seeing history in front of our eyes. earlier today, the president of the national assembly here, the president of parliament swore himself in as an interim president with the support of the united states of america and of many other countries around the world including canada.