It s a now there s one store that connects your life like never before store. the xfinity store is here. and it s simple, easy, awesome. and welcome back to our viewers here in the u.s. and all around the world. thanks for watching cnn newsroom. i m natalie allen. i m george howell. the u.s. president donald trump warned democrats the clock is ticking to make a deal on border security. he adds three weeks isn t much time. mr. trump said he may impose another government shutdown, that is if democrats don t give him what he wants. venezuelan s military attache in washington is breaking with president nicolas maduro. he said he backs the opposition
Allegiance from maduro. is that significant? yes, it s what the gamble of what declaring an interim presidency was hoping to provoke, of course, much more of that. he s doing it from a safe position in washington and we have to wait and see if others follow him. right now, guaido is hoping that others around the world other similar attaches will follow suit and some in caracas, but that s still yet to see. we know that the opposition led assembly in venezuela has offered amnesty to the military that steps away from maduro. that could be a tipping point. also, you know, word that perhaps maduro and the opposition are talking. would that be a very positive step and do you foresee with what we re looking at now that there could be a political solution to this crisis? there has to be a political solution to the crisis. i think some people have an
Unaccountable. reporter: an attack dog to go after trump s enemies and an ally to ridicule his critics. oh, my god, i m busted. drinking russian vodka, mueller, arrest me, libtards. reporter: and he says what trump needs to be said most. i m not aware of collusion by the russian state or anyone in the trump campaign. or anyone associated with donald trump. reporter: and the more in investigation tightens, it may be that president trump will need stone and others to keep holding that line. tom foreman, cnn, washington. all right. maybe chilly days ahead for mr. stone. that s your transition. okay. we ll take it. that s all i ve got. late at night here, and let s check in on conditions outside. look at this. would you rather be up in the midwest? george hails from chicago.
4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. we start with the political turmoil playing out in venezuela. the nation s military attache in washington says he no longer supports the president nicolas maduro. he told cnn he s now backing opposition leader juan gaudio. he says gaudio s road map includes transparent elections. it is not just the people in venezuela that are picking sides, nations around the world also doing the same thing. here is a look at some that are backing gaudio, including the united states, the eu and much of latin america. here is who is still backing maduro. russia, cuba, turkey, and china. the u.n. security council debated the venezuelan leadership crisis at a special meeting on saturday. the u.s. called on other nations to join in standing behind the opposition leader. several european nations indicated they would if maduro failed to call new elections by
Southern philippines. a military official says one of the blast happened inside the jolo cathedral in the province. it has seen the violence between the muslims and christians for decades. the u.s. envoy heading up talks with the taliban says there s been significant progress. but some issues still need to be worked out. he tweeted he is heading to afghanistan after six days of negotiations in qatar. he says the talks were more productive than past sessions. rescue efforts in brazil are now resuming after heavy rain forced them to stop overnight. it s quite unfortunate because hundreds of people are still missing after a dam holding back industrial waste from a mine collapsed. so far, 34 people confirmed dead there. venezuela s military attache in washington is being branded a traitor by the defense ministry. this after he told cnn he is