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Poor and they were out in big numbers today throughout caracas. many were dressed in bright red. some were festive and cheered and others openly wept as the casket went by them. for part of the time, the parade was led by the vice president who was the designated successor. hand picked by chavez. it is a seven-day mourning period and followed by election in a month or so to pick a new president. that will be watched very closely by the united states that gets about 8% of their crude oil from the oil-rich nation. >> thank you, mark. let me bring in editor jim frederick. as you heard, ending his...

Finding and forging a new majority, turning weakness into opportunity and seeking to create a more perfect union. strategist david goodfriend and editor jim frederick. there were interesting names on the short list. the decision was the president. is that an obvious decision or a risk? >> it's always a safe choice. people think it's more automatic than it actually is. we had a tough time this year. the pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the taliban is one of the most forceful proponents and symbols and acti activist of women's rights was the runner up. it was a squeaker, but we had to ...

facebook for $100 billion. ceo and founder mark zuckerberg expected to make something like $20.3 billion, co-founder eduardo saverin $$2.6 billion. here is a clip from "the social network." >> you signed the papers. >> you set me up? >> you're going to blame me because you were the business head of the company and you made a bad business deal with your own party? >> this will be like i'm not a part of facebook. >> it won't be like. you're not part of facebook. >> a lot of controversy surrounding eduardo saverin, renounced his u.s. citizenship, moved to singapore, a country with no ta...