CNN: ‘Mother of All Protests’ Erupts in Venezuela Amid Economic Collapse

BERMAN All right We ░░░░░░░░ getting our first look ░░░░░░░░ these pictures coming in ░░░░░░░░ Venezuela this is Caracas ░░░░░░░░ huge huge protests there ░░░░░░░░ comes after years of ░░░░░░░░ collapsed economy food medicine ░░░░░░░░ The president there Nicolas ░░░░░░░░ called for the army ░░░░░░░░ patrol the streets during ░░░░░░░░ protests and also for ░░░░░░░░ own supporters to stage ░░░░░░░░ counter march HARLOW Right ░░░░░░░░ Pozzebon a journalist is ░░░░░░░░ in Caracas for us ░░░░░░░░ are you seeing and ░░░░░░░░ is the background to ░░░░░░░░ of this POZZEBON Yes ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for having ░░░░░░░░ This is the main ░░░░░░░░ march that we re ░░░░░░░░ since the beginning of ░░░░░░░░ year and the opposition ░░░░░░░░ has tried of course ░░░░░░░░ you ve correctly said ░░░░░░░░ the midst of an ░░░░░░░░ crisis that has completely ░░░░░░░░ the social texture of ░░░░░░░░ country has been trying ░░░░░░░░ oust President Maduro for ░░░░░░░░ last year through a ░░░░░░░░ referendum on his power ░░░░░░░░ move didn t go ░░░░░░░░ because the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ it and now they ░░░░░░░░ trying to oust him ░░░░░░░░ straight action by marching ░░░░░░░░ trying to gather as ░░░░░░░░ support as possible So ░░░░░░░░ you re seeing just ░░░░░░░░ me is one of ░░░░░░░░ gathering places where opposition ░░░░░░░░ are gathering together to ░░░░░░░░ and march towards the ░░░░░░░░ palace and towards the ░░░░░░░░ of Caracas but it ░░░░░░░░ too early to see ░░░░░░░░ the turnout will be ░░░░░░░░ enough and if the ░░░░░░░░ was reached towards the ░░░░░░░░ and if Venezuela will ░░░░░░░░ to enter a new ░░░░░░░░ in the midst of ░░░░░░░░ most dramatic economic crisis ░░░░░░░░ this country has seen ░░░░░░░░ recent history HARLOW They ░░░░░░░░ calling it the mother ░░░░░░░░ all protests Again you ░░░░░░░░ looking at pictures out ░░░░░░░░ Caracas Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ Stefano Pozzebon We ll ░░░░░░░░ you more as we ░░░░░░░░ that.”