1 May 2019

US backs Venezuelan coup attempt

From Morning Report, 8:10 am on 1 May 2019

There's chaos on the streets of Caracas in Venezuela, after the opposition leader, Juan Guaido, promised to end the rule of President Nicolas Maduro. Mr Guaido has called on the millitary to defect and help him oust the incumbent dictator. He posted a video of himself flanked by soldiers, promising to end the rule of Mr Maduro and calling on Venezualan citizens to join him on the streets. Our Washington correspondent Daniel Ryntjes has been following the developments closely and talks to Susie Ferguson.