The best laid plans of the government have been overturned by the will of the venezuelan people. This crowd is as much a celebration of hugo chavezs life as it is a funeral dirge. It is extraordinary, this queue stretches to four kilometers. You cannot see it. There are mothers, children, grandparents all taking part in their final farewell to hugo chavez. They benefited from his social policies. It is sad because this is the last day we are going to see his body and see his face. I came here at 8 00 in the morning with my son. We have artie been in already been in. People here are in tears. It is more than that. These are the people that he gave a sense of respect to and access to power that they never had before. Really was, in life a larger than life he really was a larger than life president. In death he is quickly becoming a religion. The cult of hugo chavez which has rallied the venezuelan people over the last couple of days. They will now have a longer period in which to have hi
The bbcs Katty Kay Katty Kay is in the capital. Whats the latest . It is a little bit chaotic. You have all of these foreign dignitaries flying into the country. Two u. S. Congressmen are here as well as 33 heads of state, all expecting a massive state funeral tomorrow. The government has decided that so many venezuelans want to pay their last respects to hugo chavez, to see his body lying in state, that they are going to extend this period that his body is lying in state indefinitely. The balmy the body will be embalmed. It will be put in a glass casket so that venezuelans can file past and see the man that they loved so much. It has let the situation for the funeral up in the air. We think there will be some sort of official ceremony tomorrow, but not actually a funeral. The best laid plans of the government have been overturned by the will of the venezuelan people. This crowd is as much a celebration of hugo chavezs life as it is a funeral dirge. It is extraordinary, this queue stre
Over isis those folks could kill americans over ebola, even over the economy. Is isis really a threat to the United States and europe right now . How bad is the Ebola Outbreak going to get before it gets better . And what about the economy . Are we on the verge of another recession. Also, well take a look at oil, the price of which is falling in the midst of all these tensions. Why . Well explain. And ill take you inside my investigation into my own roots, where i came from. This is all the old lands of the Ottoman Empire. What i found surprised me. But first, here is my take. From the start president obamas syria policy has foundered because of a gap between words and deeds. Hes done it again, having declared that the aim of american policy is to degrade and destroy isis. He now finds himself pressured to escalate military action in syria. This is a path destined for failure. In fact, the Obama Administration should abandon its lofty rhetoric and make clear that it is focused on a str
Almost walltowall coverage we have seen in the past couple weeks. It is clearly a huge story, but are Media Outlets being irresponsible with this fullcourt press . Are they creating hysteria and fear in communities across the country . Are they scaring people to death . Or are they, we, doing our jobs . Holding the government and private hospitals accountable, raising life and death issues . Will all the coverage stop other hospitals from making the same terrible mistakes that were made at the dallas Presbyterian Hospital . I think there are elements of truth to both of these sides. Thats how the answers to Big Questions usually are, all of the above. So this hour youll hear from journalists on the front lines who have been thinking about these things just like i have. But lets start by recapping some of the events this week that may have been driven by irrational fear. Local officials canceled school in parts of ohio and texas because children at those schools may have come into conta
Nominee gave bret baier inside into what qualities hes looking for in his choice for a Vice President ial running mate. I want to pick somebody that is very good, who is solid, who is smart. I am not looking for an attack dog. I am looking for somebody that really understand what we are talking about. I would rather have the whole thing be on policy. One of the final candidates on the short list is indiana governor mike pence who met with the trump family again yesterday. He had this to say afterwards. I think hes giving it very careful consideration. We are humble to be a part of that. There are a sonumber of other ne worthy americans that they are considering. I am honored to be on that list. Not giving anything away there. One of the other finalists is former speaker of the house Newt Gingrich. In recent days some of trumps camp indicated he would be better suited for a National Security advisor role. Gingrich told sean hannity last night it is really only donald trump himself who k