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Memorable speech to world leader at the u.n. in 2006 he called president george w. bush the devil. he died today after a long battle with cancer. barbara walters interviewed chavez at the height of tensions between venezuela and the u.s. barbara joins me by phone. first of all, how are you? because theres a concern over your health. youre back to work. >> im back to work and im just fine. chavez not only called him -- called president a devil, he called him a donkey. and he said he wasnt too sma...

Hugo chavez at the united nations general assembly was calling george w. bush the devil and was saying that he spoke after george w. bush and he could still smell the sulfur in the room. that kind of anti-american rhetoric is what made him a thorn in the sides of administrations on both sides. then you will remember that sort of staged photo op. where hugo chavez sort of ambushed president obama early in his presidency, during a summit in latin america handing him a copy of a being boot. getting...

20 miles, you go west 20 miles, you get to dulles airport. people are certainly there, its not far from town. 10 to 15 inches. then a little farther west with the appalachians kind of mountains theres that lifting so it squeezes out all moisture, 20 inches of snow there. >> strong stuff, thank you very much indeed. well turn to international breaking news. youre looking live at the streets of caracas where venezuelans are mourning the death of hugo chavez. reviled by some, loved by others. he ...

Championing the poor by building schools and health clinics. but critics say his attempts to remake venezuela backfired. >> an enormous amount of money spent uselessly. conflicts with the united states, limit takes to freedom of the press, throwing opposition leaders in jail or throwing them out of the country. >> reporter: he bonded with cubas fidel castro who became his mentor, and embraced irans mahmoud ahmadinejad. he taunted the u.s., even calling then president george w. bush the devil at ...

Schools and health clinics. but krit tibbs say his attempts to remake venezuela backfired. >> an enormous amount of money spent uselessly. conflicts with the united states, limit takes to freedom of the press, throwing opposition leaders in jail or throwing them out of the country. >> reporter: he bonded with cubas fidel castro who became his mentor, and embraced iran mahmoud ahmadinejad. he taunted the u.s., even calling then president george w. bush the devil at the united nations. toward the ...

Sanctions and use venezuelas uranium reserves for its nuclear program. its one less friendly to russia and castros cuba and regimes around which financed their campaigns and other aspects. this is a potentially huge change. >> brian: the country suffers from lack of electricity. 70% of the food has to be imported. theyre a country that is rich in oil! there is no reason for it. you remember what he did in 2006 and that we talked about, our president did, even upset charlie rangel who said how di...

>> shepard: this is the fox report. tonight, a jam-packed newscast. the highest close ever for the dow. plus back-to-back storms. the midwest pounded again. but first from fox this tuesday night. the leader who once called former president george w. bush the devil is dead. venezuelas vice president reports hugo chavez died today after a two-year battle with cancer. he was 58 years old. the vice president made that announcement just hours after he accused foreign enemies of making chavez sick. an...

Using his power so silence journalists yet championing the poor by building schools and health clinics. >> an enormous amount of money spent uselessly. conflicts with the united states. limitations to freedom of the press, throwing opposition leaders in jail or out of the country. >> reporter: he bonded with f fidel castro and mahmoud ahmadinejad and supported left-leaning countries in latin american and taunted the u.s. even calling then president george w. bush the devil at the united nations....

In 1992, chavez, now a lieutenant colonel, led 12,000 troops in a failed coup against perez. chavez was jailed, but pardoned two years later. by then a champion to the left and the poor. he was hardly a democratic ruler, using his power to silence opponents and journalists and to nationalize private companies while championing the poor by building schools and health clinics. but critics say his attempts to remake venezuela backfired. >> an enormous amount of money spent uselessly. conflicts with...

>> shepard: 24 minutes past the hour. the united states gave the venezuelan president hugo chavez cancer. thats the official word from the venezuelan vice-president today. the vp called chavezs illness an attack and the result of conspiracies against chavez through his 14-year rule. you think we have problems? government officials today said chavez, the man who once called president george w. bush the devil, is suffering from a severe and new infection, they tell us, they call his condition very...