i-report. protesters setting fires in the street. senior latin affairs bureau, rafael romo. will the bloody clashes there end soon? reporter: the situation konlts to be very tense, don. with continuing protests on both sides. the opposition and the government. today there was a protest near where i am in eastern caracas. the government called for a rally for elderly people. and you would think that the government, president nicolas maduro, is campaigning. yesterday he met with women. today with the elderly. tomorrow he s meeting with governors. so you have all of this political activity going on, with both sides trading accusations of trying to incite the violence and create even more turmoil. what s the strategic importance of venezuela for the united states, don? well, venezuela sells 40% of its