A makeshift barricade is blocking aid to Venezuela

The World

Nicolás Maduro has ordered troops to block the border shared by Colombia and Venezuela, thus blocking US aid from entering the country. Host Marco Werman speaks to journalist Luke Taylor who is in the border city Cúcuta about how Venezuelans are reacting to the barricade.

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