Venezuela’s opposition under siege

The World

Secret police in Caracas have arrested the vice president of Venezuela’s opposition-run parliament. Edgar Zambrano reportedly refused to get out of his car when authorities approached him. So officials towed the car with the lawmaker inside. Opposition lawmaker Adriana Pichardo tells host Carol Hills that she and other lawmakers are afraid they’ll be next.  

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