Jan. 3: Maduro captured, arrives in U.S.

FOR WATCHING. TONIGHT, AND ALWAYS, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. TONIGHT, AND ALWAYS, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.

Y >>> CAPTURED BY >>> CAPTURED BY Keeping you up to 100% AMERICAN F FORCES, AMERICAN FORCES, ARRIVING IN NEW YORK JUJUST MOMENTS AGO ARRIVING IN NEW YORK JUST MOMENTS AGO AFTER A DARING RAID AFTER A DARING RAID INSIDE THE COUNTRY'S CAPITAL. CAPITAL. AND NOW, PRESIDENT TRUMP SASAYS THE U.

S. TRUMP SAYS THE U. S.

WILL RUN THE SOUTH AMERICAN NATIOION FOR WILL RUN THE SOUTH AMERICAN NATION FOR NOW. AMERICICAN NATION FOR NOW. THE MASSIVE ASSAULT NOW.

THE MASSIVE ASSAULT INSIDE VENEZUELA. THE MASSIVE ASSAULULT INSIDE VENEZUELA. NEW IMAGES OF U.

S. INSIDE VENEZUELA. NEW IMAGES OF U.

S. FORCES ATTACKING. NEW IMAGES OF U.

S. FORCES ATTACKING. EXPLOSIONS LIGHTING FORCES ATTACKING.

EXEXPLOSIONS LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT SKY. EXPLOSIONS LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT SKY. AMERICAN HELICOPTERS AMERICAN HELICOPTERS IN A DARING MISSION OVER THE NATIOION'S IN A DARING MISSION OVER THE NATION'S CAPITAL.

CAPITAL. THAT COUNTRY'S LEADER, , NICOLAS THAT COUNTRY'S LEADER, NICOLAS MADURO, CAPTURED BY MADURO, CAPTURED BY U. S.

FORCES. THE IMAGES OF HIM IN U. S.

FORCES. THE IMAGES OF HIM IN CUCUSTODY. THE IMAGES OF HIM IN CUSTODY.

AND LATE TODAY, AND LATE TODAY, LANDING IN NEW YORK. PRESIDENT T TRUMP LANDNDING IN NEW YORK. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING THE U.

S. WILL PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING THE U. S.

WILL OVERSEE THE COUNTRY SAYING THE U. S. WILL OVERSEE THE COUNTRY INDEFINITELY.

INDEFINITELY. >> WE'RE GOING TO RUN THE COUNTRTRY RUN THE COUNTRY UNTIL SUCH TIME. THE IMAGES FROM UNTIL SUCH TIME.

THE IMIMAGES FROM INSIDE THE WAR ROOM THE IMAGES FROM INSIDE THE WAR ROOM AS THE S STRIKES WENT INSIDE THE WAR ROOM AS THE STRIKES WENT DOWN. AS THEHE STRIKES WENT DOWN. >> AND THERE WAS A, >> AND THERE WAS A, AN ASSAULT LIKE PEOPLE HAVAVE NOT SEEN AN ASSAULT LIKE PEOPLE HAVE NOT T SEEN SINCE WORLD WAR II.

PEOPLE HAVE NOT SEEN SINCE WORLD WAR II. >> WHAT WE'RE SINCE WORLD WAR II. >> WHAT WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT THE >> WHAT WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT THE CHARGES MADURO WILL LEARNING ABOUT THE CHARARGES MADURO WILL FACE IN THE U.

S. WHILE VENEZUELANS IN AMERICA CELEBRATE IN THE STREETS. AMERICA CELEBRATE IN THE STREEEETS.

WHY THEY TELL ME IN THE STREEEETS. WHY THEY TELL ME THEY'RE HAPPY THE WHY THEY TELL ME THEY'RE HAPPY THE BRUTAL DICTATOR IS BRUTAL DICTATOR IS GONE. >> WHAT DOESES TODAY >> WHAT DOES TODAY MEAN FOR YOU?

>> FREEDOM. MEAN FOR YOU? >> FREEDOM.

>> AND ACROSS THE >> FREEDOM. >> AND ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN, THE IT AIRSPACE CLOSED IT TO THE ATTACK, CREATING TRARAVEL CREATING TRAVEL CHAOS ON THIS BUSY HOLIDAY WEWEEKEND. HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

TONIGHT, NEW DETAIAILS INSIDE THE AMERICAN TONIGHT, NEW DETAILS INSIDE THE AMERICAN OPERATION. INSIDE THE A AMERICAN OPERATION. >> AN EXTRACTION SO OPERATION.

>> AN EXTRACTION SO PRECISE, IT INVOLVED >> AN EXTRACTION SO PRECECISE, IT INVOLVED MORE THAN 150 PRECISE, IT INVOLVED MORE THAN 150 AIRCRAFT LAUNCNCHING MORE THAHAN 150 AIRCRAFT LAUNCHING ACROSS THE WESTERN ACROSS THE WESTERN HEHEMISPHERE. >> NEW QUESTIONS AND HEMISPHERE. >> NEW QUESTIONS AND NEW CRITICISMS ABOUT NEW CRITICISMS ABOUT THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE E ATTACK.

THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE ATTACK. AND WHWHAT HAPPENS NOW FOR THE ATTACK. AND WHAT HAPPENS NOW TO THE SOUTH TO THE SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY.

>> WE'RE NOT AFRAID AMERICAN COUNTRY. >> WE'RERE NOT AFRAID OF BOOTS ON THE OF BOOTS ON THE GROUOUND. >> AFTER A MILITARY E MISSION WITH HUGE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE U.

S. , SOSOUTH AMERICA, CONSEQUEUENCES FOR THE U. S.

, SOUTH AMERICA, AND THE WORLD. U. S.

, SOUTH AMERICA, AND THE WORLD. >> THIS S IS A SPECIAL AND THE WORLD. >> THIS ISIS A SPECIAL EDITION OF NBC EDITION OF NBC NIGHTLY NEWS.

VENEZUELA'S LEADER NIGHTLY NEWS. VENEZUELA'S LEADER CAPTURED. VENEZUELA'A'S LEADER CAPTURED.

REPORTING TONIGHT, CAPTURED. REPORTING TONIGHT, TOM LLAMAS. REPORTING TONIGHT, TOM LLAMAS.

>> AND GOOD EVENING. TOM LLAMAS. >> AND GOOD EVENING.

WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY MOMENT ON THE WORLD STAGE ON THE WORLD STAGE AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES, THE AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES, T THE UNITED STATES WENT TIME IN DECADES, THE UNITED STATES WENT INTO ANOTHER COUNTRY UNITED STATES WENT INTO ANOTHER COUNTRY TO REMOVE ITS LEADER TO REMOVE ITS LEADER FROM POWER. THIS WAS THE SCENE FROM POWER. THIS WAS THE SCENE OVERNIGHT IN L, OVERNIGHT IN VENEZUELA'S CAPITAL, CARACAS.

CARACAS. EXPLOSIONS LIGHTING UP THE N NIGHT SKY. UP THE NIGHT SKY.

LOOK AT THEM THERE. AS AMERIRICAN TROOPS LOOK AT T THEM THERE. AS AMERICAN TROOPS STRUCK MILITARY AS AMERICAN TROOPS STRUCK MILITARY TARGETS INSISIDE OF TARGETS INSIDE OF VENEZUELA AND CAPTURED THAT S CAPTURED THAT COUNTRY'S AUTHORITARIAIAN AUTHORITARIAN LEADER, NICOLAS MADURO, ALONG WITH 7.

MADURO, ALONG WITH HIS WIFE, CILIA 27. PRESIDENT TRUMP PRESIDENT TRUMP LATER SHARING THIS PHOTO O OF MADURO LATER SHARARING THIS PHOTO OF MADURO ABOVE THE USS IWO PHOTO OF MADURO ABOVE THE USS IWIWO JIMA, AND LATE JIMA, AND LATE TODAY, THE PLANE CARRYIYING HIM LANDING CARRYING HIM LANDING IN NEW YORK, WHERE HE'LL STSTAY IN HE'LL STAY IN CUSTODY TO FACE CRIMINAL CHARGRGES. CRIMINAL CHARGES.

YOU SEE HIM THERE IN BLUE SURROUNDED D BY BLUE SURROUNDED BY FEDERAL AGENTS. WE H HAVE NEW DETAILS FEDERAL AGENTS. WE HAVE NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT THE WE HAVE NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT THE MILITATARY RAID TOTONIGHT ABOUT THE MILITARY RAID PLANNED FOR MONTHS MILITARY RAID PLANNED FOR MONTHS THAT RESULTED IN NO THAT RESULTED IN NO AMERICAN FATALITIES.

BUT THERE ARE ALSO BUT THERE ARE ALSO BIG QUESTIONS TONIGHT ABOUT T WHAT'S TONIGHT ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT FOR VENEZUELA. PRPRESIDENT TRUMP T SAYING TODAY THAT THE U. S.

WILL RUN THAT COUNTRY UNTIL A THAT COUNTRY UNTIL A TRANSFER OF POWER CAN HAPPEN, A TRANSFER OF POWER CAN N HAPPEN, A COUNTRY THE SIZE OF CAN HAPPEN, A COUNTRY THE SIZE OF TEXAS AND COLORADO COUNTRY THE SIZE OF TEXAS AND COLORADO COMBINED. COMBINED. THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT OF THE HORORRORS DOUBT OF THE HORRORS OF THE MADURO REGIME, AND THERE IS OF THE MADURO REGIME, AND THERE ISIS NEW HOPE FOR NEW HOPE FOR VENEZUELANS AROUND THE WORLD THAT A THE WORLD THAT A TURNING POINT HAS COME FOR T THEIR COME FOR THEIR NATION.

>> B BUT THERE ARE >> BUT THERE ARE ALSO NEW CONCERNS THAT THE U U. S. HAS THAT THE U.

S. HAS EMBARKED ON ANOTHER MILITARY MISSION EMBARKED ON ANOTHEHER MILITARY MISSION WITH NO CLEAR ENDING MILITARY MISSION WITH NO CLEAR ENDING IN SIGHT. IN SIGHT.

OUR TEAM IS COVERING EVERY ANGLE TONIGHT, EVERY ANGLE TONIGHT, BUT WE START WITH THAT OVERNIGHT BUT WE START W WITH THAT OVERNIGHT ATTACK IN VENEZUELA. , >> TONIGHT, VENEZUELA'S AUAUTHORITARIAN LEADER AUTHORITARIAN LEADER NICOLAS MADURO ARRIVING IN NEW YOYORK NICOLAS MADURO ARRIVING IN NEW YORK TO STAND TRIRIAL AFTER ARRIVING IN NEW YORK TO STAND TRIAL AFTER THAT DARING SECRET TO STAND TRIAL AFTER THAT DARING SECRET U. S.

MISSION TO THAT DARING SECRET U. S. MISSION TO CAPTURE HIM.

U. S. MISSION TO CAPTURE HIM.

VIDEO SHOWING VIDEO SHOWING EXPLOSIONS OVER DOWNTOWNWN CARACAS AND EXPLOSIONS OVER DOWNTOWN CARACAS AND CHOPPERS FLYING OVER DOWNTOWN CARACAS AND CHOPPERS FLYING OVER THE CITY AS THTHE U. S. CHOPPERS FLYING OVER THE CITY AS THE U.

S. CAPTURED MADURO AND THE CITY AS THE U. S.

CAPTURED MADURO AND HIS WIFE. CAPTURED MADADURO AND HIS WIFE. >> THIS WAS ONE OF HIS WIFE.

>>>> THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST STUNNING, >> THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST STUNNING, EFFECTIVE, AND EFFECTIVE, AND POWERFUL DISPLAYS OF AMERICICAN MILITARY POPOWERFUL DISPLAYS OF AMERICAN MILITARY MIGHT AND COMPETENCE AMERICAN MILITARY MIGHT AND COMPETENCE IN AMERICAN HISTORY. MIGHT AND COMPETENCE IN AMERICAN HISTORY. >> THESE IMAGES >> THESE IMAGES SHOWING THE COMMANDER IN CHIHIEF COMMANDER IN CHIEF WATCHING THE OPERATION AS IT T WAS OPERATION AS IT WAS HAPPENING FROM MAR-A- LAGO, AND THE HAPPENING FROM MAR-A- LAGOGO, AND THE PRESIDENT POSTING LAGO, AND THE PRESIDENT POSTING THIS IMAGE OF MADURO PRESIDENT POSTING THIS IMAGE OF MAMADURO IN U.

S. CUSTODY. THIS IMAGE OF MADURO IN U.

S. CUSTODY. BUT PERHAPS JUST AS IN U.

S. CUSTODY. BUT PERHAPS JUST A AS SURPRISING AS THAT SURPRISING AS THAT SECRCRET MISSION, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S Y PRESIDENT T TRUMP'S DECLARATION TODAY THAT THE U.

S. WILL DECLARATION N TODAY THAT THE U. S.

WILL NOW RUN VENEZUELA THAT THE U. S. WIWILL NOW RUN VENEZUELA DURING THIS NOW RUN VENEZUELA DURING THIS TRANSITION PERIOD.

TRANSITION PERIOD. >> WE'RE GOING TO RUN THE COUNTRY >> WE'RE GOING TO RUN THTHE COUNTRY UNTIL SUCH TIME AS RUN THE COUNTRY UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE CAN DO A SAFE, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE CAN DO A SAFE, PROPOPER, AND WE CAN DO A SAFE, PRPROPER, AND JUDICIOUS PROPER, AND JUDICIOUS TRANSITION. JUDICIOUS TRANSITION.

SO WE DON'T WANT TO TRANSITION. SO WE DON'T WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH SO WE DON'T WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH HAVINGNG SOMEBODY ELSE BE INVOLVED WITH HAVING SOMEBODY ELSE GET IN AND WE HAVE HAVING SOMEBODY ELSE GET IN AND WE HAVE THE SASAME SITUATION THE SAME SITUATION THAT WE HAD FOR THE LAST LONG PERIOD OF LAST LONG PERIOD OF YEARS. >> THE PRESIDENT >> THE PRESIDENT SAYING THE U.

S. WILL TAKE AMERICAN OIL SAYING THE U. S.

WILL TAKE AMERICAN OIL FACILITIES THAT FACILITIES THAT VENEZUELA NATIONALALIZED, AND HE VENEZUELA NATIONALIZED, AND HE WAS PRESSED, DOES WAS PRESSED, DOES THAT MEAN U. S. BOOTS ON THE GROUND?

THAT MEAN U. S. BOOTS ON THE GROUND?

>> WE'RE NOT AFRAID ON THE GROUND? >> WE'RE NOT AFRAIAID OF BOOTS ON THE OF BOOTS ON THE GROUND IF WE HAVE TO. GROUOUND IF WE HAVE TO.

WE HAD BOOTS ON THE WE HAD BOOTS ON THE GROUND LAST NIGHT AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL, A VERY HIGH LEVEL, ACTUALLY. . >> ARE YOU SAYING ACTUALLY.

>> ARE YOU SAYING THAT SECRETARY THAT SECRETARY HEGSETH AND RUBIO ARE GOING G TO BE ARE GOING TO BE RUNNING VENEZUELA? >> THEY'RE GOINGNG TO >> THEY'RE GOING TO BE A TEAM THAT'S WORKING WITH THE BE A TEAM THAT'S WOWORKING WITH THE PEOPLE OF VENEZUELA. WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE OF VENEZUELA.

YOU HAVE A VICE PEOPLE OF VENEZUELA. YOU HAVE A VICE PRESIDENT WHO'S BEEN PRESIDENT WHO'S BEEN APPOINTED BY MADURO, AND RIGHT NONOW, SHE'S AND RIGHT NOW, SHE'S THE VICE PRESIDENT, AND SHE HAS, I AND SHE HAS, I GUESS, THE PRESIDENT. PRESIDENT.

SHE HAD A LONG CONVERSATION WITH CONVERSATION WITH MARCO, AND SHE SAID, WE'LL DO WHATEVEVER WE'LL DO WHATEVER YOU NEED. >> PRESIDENT TRUMP >> PRESIDENT TRUMP LATER TELLING THE NEW YORK POST,T, U. S.

LATER TELLING THE NEW YORKRK POST, U. S. TROOPS WON'T GO TO VENEZUELA, SAYING, IF THE VICE PRESIDENT DOES WHAT IF THE VICE PRESIDENT T DOES WHAT WE WANT, WE WON'T WE WANT, WE WON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

AND TONINIGHT, THE AND TONIGHT, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS JOINT CHIEFS REVEALING NEW DETAILILS OF WHAT HE DETAILS OF WHAT HE CALLED THE AUDACIOUS OPERATION TO CAPTURE CALLED THE AUDACIOUS OPERATION TO CAPTURE MADURO . 150 OPERATION TO CAPTURE MADURO . 150 AIRCRAFT LAUNCHED MADURO .

150 AIRCRCRAFT LAUNCHED FROM 20 BASIS. AIRCRAFT LAUNCHED FROM 20 BASIS. PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM 20 BASIS.

S. PRESIDENT TRUMP GIVING THE GO-AHEAD PRESIDENT TRUMP GIVING THE GO-AHEAD AT 10:0:46 P. M.

GIVING THE GO-AHEAD AT 10:46 P. M. LAST NIGHT.

AT 10:46 P. M. .

LAST NIGHT. GENERAL DAN KANE LAST NIGHT. GENERAL DAN KANE SAYING THEY HAD BEEN SAYING THEY HAD BEEN WATCHING MADURO FOR MONTHS.

WATCHINGNG MADURO FOR MONTHS. >> TO FIND MADURO MONTHS. >> TO FIND MADURO AND UNDERSTAND HOW >> TO FIND MADURO AND UNDERSTAND HOW HE MOVED, WHERE HE AND UNDERSTAND HOW HE MOVED, WHERERE HE LIVED, WHERE HE HE MOVED, WHERE HE LIVED, WHERE HE TRAVAVELED, WHAT HE LIVED,D, WHERE HE TRAVELED, WHAT HE ATE, WHAT HE WORE, TRAVELED, WHAT HE ATE, W WHAT HE WORE, WHAT WERE HIS PETS.

ATE, WHAT HE WORE, WHAT WERE HIS PETS. >> PRESIDENT TRUMP >> PRESIDENT TRUMP DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPENED WITITH U. S.

HAPPENED WITH U. S. FORCES CORNERED MADURO INSIDE HIS MADURO INSIDE HIS COMPOUND JUST AFTER R 2:00 A.

M. COMPOUND JUST AFTER 2:00 A. M.

LOCAL TIME, THAT 2:00 A. M. LOCAL TIME, THAT MADURO TRIED TO RUN LOCAL TIME, THAT MADURO TRIED TO RURUN TO A FORTIFIED SAVE TO A FORTIFIED SAVE ROOM.

>> HE WAS TRYING TO >> HE WAS TRYING TO GET INTO A SAFE PLACE. GET INTOTO A SAFE PLACE. YOU KNOW WHAT A SAFE PLACES?

ALL STEEL. BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO ALL STEEL. BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO GET TO THAT T DOOR.

BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO GET TO THAT DOOR. HE MADE IT TO THE GET TO THAT DOOR. HE MADE IT TO THE DOOR, HE W WAS UNABLE DOOR, HE WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE IT.

>> THE OPERATION >> THE OPERATION COMES AFTER A FEDERAL GRAND JURY FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTED MADURO AND HIS WIFE ON CHARARGES INDICTED MADURO AND HIS S WIFE ON CHARGES OF NARCO TERRORISM HIS WIFE ON CHARGES OF NARCO TERRORISM AND IMPORTING OF NARCO TERRORISM AND IMPORTING COCAINE. COCAINE. MADURO WAS PREVIOUSUSLY INDICTED IN 2020.

>> MADURO AND HIS WIFE WILL SOON FACE >> MADURO AND HIS WIFE WILL SOONON FACE THE FULL MIGHT OF THE FULL MIGHT OF AMERICAN JUSTICE ANAND STAND TRIAL ON AMERICAN JUSTITICE AND STAND TRIAL ON AMERICAN SOIL. AND STAND TRIAL ON AMERICAN SOIL. >> THE PRESIDENT >> THE PRESIDENT ALSO REVEALING H HE SPOKE TO MADURO ALSO REVEALING HE SPOKE TO MADURO TWICE.

SPOKE TO MADURO TWICE. >> I I SAID, YOU GOT TWICE. >> I SAID, YOU GOT TO SURRENDER.

>> I SAID, YOU GOT TO SURRENDER. AND I ACTUALLY TO SURRENDER. AND I ACTUALLY THOUGHT HE WAS THOUGHT HE WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO DOING SO, BUT NOW HE PRETTY CLOSE TO DOING SO, BUT NOW HE WISHEDED HE DID.

DOING SO, BUT NOW HE WISHED HE DID. >> ALL OF IT ECHOES WISHED HE DID. >> ALL OF IT ECHOES THE U.

S. S. INVASION OF THE U.

S. INVASION OF PANAMA IN 1989. PRESIDENT GEGEORGE H.

W. BUSH SET THE MILITARY TO CAPTURE BUSH SET THE MILITARY T TO CAPTURE DICTATOR MANUEL MILITARY TO CAPTURE DICTATOR MANUEL NORIEGA, WHO HAD NORIEGA, WHO HAD BEEN INDICTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING. DRUG TRAFFICKING.

HE WAS LATER CONVICTETED IN THE HE WAS LATER CONVICTED IN THE U. S. THAT OPERATION, U.

S. THAT OPERATION, LIKE THIS ONE, CARRIED OUT WITHTH NO LIKE THIS ONE, CARRIED OUT WITH NO CONGRESSIONAL CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION. TODAY,Y, THE TODAY, THE ADMINISTRATION DEFENDING THAT MOVE.

ADMINISTRATION DEFENDING THAT MOVE. >> THIS WAS AN DEFENDING THAT MOVE. >> THIS WAS AN ARREST OF TWO ARREST OF TWO INDICTED FUGITIVES OF AMERICAN JUSTICICE.

OF AMERICAN JUSTICE. IT'S JUST NOT THE KIND OF MISSSSION THAT KIND OF MISSION THAT YOU CAN PRE-NOTIFY, BECAUSE IT ENDNDANGERS BECAUSE IT ENDANGERS THE MISSION. >> THE U.

S. AND MANY >> THE U. S.

AND MANY OTHER COUNTRIES ACROROSS THE GLOBE ACROSS THE GLOBE VIEWED MADURO AS AN ILLEGITITIMATE ILLEGITIMATE PRESIDENT WHO STOLE AN ELECTION. AN ELECTION. HIS GOVEVERNMENT ACCUSED BY THE U.

N. HIS GOVERNMENT ACCUSED BY THE U. N.

OF CRIMES AGAINST ACCUSED BY THE U. N. OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.

I PRESSED OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. I PRESSED HIM IN A AN INTERVIEW HIM IN AN INTERVIEW SEVEN YEARS AGO. >> THE U.

N. ANAND >> THE U. N.

AND HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS ESTIMATE HUNDREDS OF ESTIMATE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF YOUR BECAUSE OF YOUR ADMINISTRATION. THEY THINK HUNDREDS THEY THINK HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE DIED ALSO SINCE Y YOU CAME ALSO SINCE YOU CAME INTO POWER. WHY ARE PEOPOPLE WHO INTO POWER.

WHY ARE PEOPLE WHO PROTEST YOU AND UP WHY ARE PEPEOPLE WHO PROTEST YOU AND UP EITHER DEAD OR IN PROTEST YOU AND UP EITHER DEAD OR IN JAIL? EITHER DEAD OR IN JAIL? >> NO HUMANS RIGHTS JAIL?

>> NO HUMANS RIGHTS ORGANINIZATIONS HAVE MADE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DEATHS. YOU'RE LYING, TOM, YOU'RE LYING, TOM, HE SAID. AND NOW, CHAOTIC AND NOW, CHAOTIC CONDITIONS IN VENEZUELA.

CONDITIONS I IN VENEZUELA. LOCAL JOURNALIST VENEZUELA. LOCAL JOURNALIST ANNA VANESESSA IS LOCAL JOURNALILIST ANNA VANESSA IS OUTSIDE A OUTSIDE A SUPERMARKET.

>> IT'T'S A LARGE SUPERMARKET. >> IT'S A LARGE LINE. >> IT'T'S A LARGE LINE.

OBVIOUSLY FILLED LINE. OBVIOUSLY FILLED WITH PEOPLE TRYING OBVIOUSLY FILLED WIWITH PEOPLE TRYING TO GET WHATEVER THEY WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO GET WHATEVER THEY CAN TO SURVIVE TO GET WHATEVER THEYEY CAN TO SURVIVE WHAT'S COMING NEXT. CAN TO SURVIVE WHAT'S COMING NEXT.

>> WHILE IN THE WHAT'S COMING NEXT. >> WHILE IN THTHE U. S.

, VENEZUELANS >> WHILE IN THE U. S. , VENEZUELANS TOLD US THEY'RE TOLD US THEY'RE THRILLED.

>> WHY ARE PEOEOPLE THRILLED. >> WHY A ARE PEOPLE HERE SO EXCITED? >> WHY ARE PEOPLE HERE SO EXCITED?

>> WE ARE >> WE ARE CELEBRATING FREEDOM AND LIBERTY THANKS AND LIBERTY THANKS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP, WE WERE E ABLE TO GAIN TO PRESIDENT TRUMP, WE WERE ABABLE TO GAIN OUR FREEDOM BACK WE WERE ABLE TO GAIN OUR FREEDOM BACK >> MY WIFE HASN'T OUR FREEDOM BACK >> MY WIFE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO HOME BEEN ABLE TO GO HOME SINCE, SINCE SHE WAS A KID. A KID. MY KIDS HAVE NEVER GONE TO VENEZUELA.

MY KIDS HAVE NEVER GONENE TO VENEZUELA. SO THIS IS HUGE. GONE TO VENEZUELA.

SO THIS IS HUGE. >> AND THIS WHOLE SO THIS IS HUGE. >> AND THIS WHOLE OPERATION SHROUDED OPERATION SHROUDED IN SECRECY.

I WANT TO BRBRING IN I WANT TO BRING IN COURTNEY KUBE NOW, BECAUSE, COURTNEY, BECAUSE, COURTNEY, MOST OF THE PENTAGON, WHWHICH YOU PENTAGON, WHICH YOU COVERED, DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS COVEVERED, DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS UNTIL LAST NIGHT? UNTIL LAST NIGHT? >> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, T TOM.

RIGHT, TOM. TWO U. S.

OFFICIALS TETELL NBC NEWS THAT TELL NBC NEWS THAT MANY SENIOR PENTAGON OFFICIALALS WERE OFFICIALS WERE BROUGHT INTO THE EXACT TIMING OF THIS EXACT TIMING OF THIS OPERATION UNTIL LASTST NIGHT, BECAUSE THE O DETAILS WERE SO CLOSE HOLD. THE CHAIRMAN O OF THE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS, GENERAL DAN N KANE, JOINT CHIEFS, GENERAL DAN KANE, ANYTHING OPERATION ANYTHING OPERATION OF THE LUBRIZOL WAS THE CULMINATION N OF THE CULMINATION OF MONTHS OF PLANNING AND REVEVERSAL, MONTHS OF PLANNING AND REVERSAL, INCLUDING BUILDING A AND REVERSAL, INCLUDING BUILDING A MOCK MADURO SAFE INCLUDING BUILDING A MOCK MADURO SAFE HOUSE TO PRACTICE HOUSE TO PRACTICE ON. THE CIA HAD A SMSMALL ON.

THE CIA HAD A SMALL TEAMAM ON THE GROUND TEAM ON THE GROUND IN VENEZUELA STARARTING IN AUGUST, ACCORDING TO A SOURCE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MATTER. AND THOSE MONTNTHS OF MATTER. AND THOSE MONTHS OF F WORK PAYING OFF WITH UR WORK PAYING OFF WITH ABOUT A 4 1/2 HOUR OPERATION TODAY.

M? TOM? >> ALL RIGHT, COURTNEY K KUBE FOR US.

TO THOSE QUESTIONS NOW ABOUT WHAT'S NOW ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT FOR VENEZUELA AND WHAT IT MEANS NEXT FOR VENEZUELA AND WHAT IT MEANANS THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS THE U. S. WILL RUN THE COUNTRY FOR RUN THE COUNTRY FOR THE TIME BEING.

PETER R ALEXANDER HAS PETER ALEXANDER HAS THAT PART OF THE STORY. STORY. >> TONIGHT, HOURS AFTER THTHAT STUNNING AFTER THAT STUNNING RATE CAPTURING VENEZUELA'S ER NICOLAS MADURO, THERE ARE GROWING PRESENCE -- BUT THE THERE ARE GROWING PRESESENCE -- BUT THE U.

S. WILL NOW RUN PRESENCE -- BUT THE U. S.

WILL NOW RUN THE COUNTRY. U. S.

WILL NONOW RUN THE COUNTRY. >> WE'RE GOING TO BE >> WE'RE GOING TO BE RUNNING IT WITH A GROUP,P, AND WE'RE GROUP, AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE IT'S RUN PROROPERLY. GOING TO MAKE SURE IT'S RUN PROPERLY.

>> BUT OFFERING FEW >> BUT OFFERING FEW DETAILS, AND WHEN PRESSED WHO WILL DETAILS, AND WHEN PRESSESED WHO WILL MAKE UP THAT GROUP MAKE UP THATAT GROUP -- >> THE PEOPLE THAT HT >> THE PEOPLE THAT ARE STANDING RIGHT BEHIND ME, WE'RE BEHIND ME, WE'RE GOING TO BE RUNNING IT. IT. >> SAYING SECRETARY OF STATETE MARCO RUBIO OF STATE MARCO RUBIO HAD SPOKEN TO MADURO'S VICE MADURO'S VICE PRESIDENT, WHO HE SAYS WAS SAYS WAS COOPERATIVE.

BUT TONIGHGHT, VICE BUT TONIGHT, VICE PRESIDENT ELSLSIE RODRIGUEZ APPEARED PRESIDENT ELSIE RODRIGUEZ APPEARED DEFIANT, DENOUNCING DEFIANT, DENOUNCING THE OPERATION AS AN ILLEGAL KIDNAPPIPING, CALLING ON VENEZUELANS TO TAKE TO THE STREETS. TO THE STREETS. PRESIDENT TRUMP NOTABLY DISMISISSED THAT COUNTRY'S OPPOSITION LEADER MARIA KATRINA MARIA KATRINA Machado IS VENEZUELA'A'S NEXT PRESIDENT.

Machado RECENTLY WON THE NOBEL PEACE THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AND HAD BEEN IN HIDIDING IN FEAR OF PRIZE AND HAD BEEN IN HIDING IN FEAR OF THE MADURO REGIME. IN HIDING IN FEAR OF THE MADURO REGIME. TODAY'S DRAMATIC THE MADURO REGIME.

TODAY'S DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENTS DEVELOPMENTS ORDERED BY A PRESIDENT WHO PRESIDENT WHO PREVIOUSLY CAMPAIAIGNED AGAINST CAMPAIGNED AGAINST U. S. NATIONBUILDING.

>> OUR CURRENT >> OUR CURRENT STRATEGY OF NATIONBUILDING AND STRATEGY OF NATIONONBUILDING AND REGIME CHANGE IS A NATIONBUILDING AND REGIME CHANGE IS A PROVOVEN ABSOLUTE REGIME CHANGE IS A PROVEN ABSOLUTE FAILURE. FAILURE. >> THE PRESIDENT TRUMP P WAS ASKED TRUMP WAS ASKED ABOUT THAT TODAY.

>> WHY IS RUNNINING A ABOUT THAT TODAY. >> WHY IS RUNNINING A COUNTRY IN SOUTH >> WHY IS RUNNING A COUNTRY IN SOUTH AMERICA AMERICA COUNTRY IN SOUTH AMERICA AMERICA FIRST? AMERICICA AMERICA FIRST?

>> I THINK IT IS >> I THINK IT IS BECAUSE WE WANT TO SURRRROUND OURSELVES WITH GOOD NEIGHBORS. WE WANT TO SURROUND OURSELVES WITH OURSELVES WITH STABILITY. WE WANANT TO SURROUND STABILITY.

WE WANT TO SURROUND OURSELVES WITH OURSELVES WITH ENERGY. >> ANDND VENEZUELA'S >> AND VENEZUELA'S OIL IS CENTRAL TO THE E U. S.

'S FUTURE OIL ISIS CENTRAL TO THE U. S. 'S FUTURE PLANS THERE.

THE U. S. 'S FUTURE PLANS THERE.

>> WE'RE GOING TO >> WE'RE GOING TO REBUILD THE OIL INFRASASTRUCTURE, INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH WILL C CAUSE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. WHICH WILL CAUSE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. IT WILL BE PAID FOR BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

IT WILL BE PAID FOR BYBY THE OIL COMPANIES DIRECTLY. >> THE PRESIDENT SAYING ONCE AMERICAN SAYING ONCE AMERICAN OIL COMPANIES TAKE BACK THEIR BACK THEIR FACILITIES, THEY'LL START T PUMPING MORE OIL. >> I WOULD EXPECT OIL PRICES ON SUNDAY >> I WOULD EXPECT OIL PRICES ON SUSUNDAY NIGHT WHEN THEY D NIGHT WHEN THEY START TRADING AHEAD OF THE NEW WEEK HERE OF THE NEW WEEK HERE TO BE DOWN A COUPLE OF DOLLARS A BARREREL.

OF DOLLARS A BARREL. >> STILL, TONIGHT, THE MISSION OUSTINING THE MISSION OUSTING MADURO IT'S PARKING DIVIDED OPOPINIONS. REPUBLICANS PRAISING IT.

>> YOU'RE A BAD GUY IT. >> YOU'RE A BAD GUY ANYWHERE IN THTHE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, YOU'RE WAKING UP THIS S MORNING AND UP THIS MORNING AND YOU'RE REALIZING THAT WE E HAVE A THAT WE HAVE A MILITARY AND A PRESIDENT WHO IS PRESIDENT WHO IS STRONG AND RESOLUTE IN DEFENSE OF OUR R IN IN DEFENSE OF OUR IN STRINGS. >> Reporter: >> Reporter: DEMOCRATS SHARPLY CRITICIZIZING IT.

>> THIS IS AN ILLEGAL WAR. THERE IS ZERO LEGAL ILLEGAL WAR. THERE IS ZERO LEGAGAL RATIONALE FOR WAGING RATIONALE FOR WAGING WAR WITHIN OR AGAINST VENEZUELA WAR WITHIN OR AGAINST VENEZUELA WITHOUT A VOTE OF AGAINST VENEZUELA WITHOUT A VOTE OF CONGRESS.

CONGRESS. >> AND, PETER, LET'S PICK IT UP RIGIGHT PICK IT UP RIGHT THERE. MORE DEMOCRATS MORE DEMOCRATS TONIGHT ARE PUSHING BACK ON N THE BACK ON THE PRESIDENT'S ACTIONS.

>> T TOM, THAT'S RIGHT. THE TOP TWO DEMOCRATS IN THE TOP TWO DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS, CHUCK CONGRESS, CHUCK SCHUMER AND HAKEEM JEFFRIRIES, SAY THAT JEFFRIES, SAY THAT THEY WANT IN A MEDIA BRIEFING FOR LEADING THEY WANT IN A MEDIA BRBRIEFING FOR LEADING LAWMAKERS AND THEN THE REST OF CONGRESS TO BE BRIEFED. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAIDID PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID CONGRESS WAS NOT BRIEFED AHEAEAD OF BRIEFED AHEAD OF TIME, AHEAD OF THE OPERATION, BECAUSE OPERATION, BECAUSE LAWMAKERS HAVE, IN HIS WOWORDS, A HIS WORDS, A TENDENCY TO LEAK.

TOM? TOM? >> PETER ALEXANDER FOR USUS.

>>>> PETER ALEXANDER FOR US. PETER, WE THANK YOU FOR US. PETER, WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.

FOR THAT. THE U. S.

HAS BEEN BUILDING ITS CASE BUILDING ITS CASE AGAINST MADURO FOR YEARS, AND THE YEARS, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS NOW DEPARTMENT OF JUJUSTICE IS NOW PREPARED TO MAKE ITS PREPARED TO MAKE ITS CASE IN COURT . HALLLLIE JACKSON HAS CASE IN COURT . HALLIE JACKSON HAS THAT PART OF THE HALLIE JACKSON HAS THAT PART OF THE STORY.

THATAT PART OF THE STORY. >> NICOLAS MADURO STORY. >> NICOLAS MADURO NOW IN NEW YORK, SET >> NICOLAS MADURO NOW IN NEW YORK, SET TO FACE E PROSECUTION, ACCUSED OF LEADING A, QUOTE, CORRUPT ILLEGITIMATE ILLEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT THAT, FOR DECADES,S, HAS LEVERAGED GOVERNMENT POWER TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE ILLEGAL PROMOTE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, INCLUDING DRUG TRARAFFICKING.

DRUG TRAFFICKING. >> HE IS A FUGITIVE E OF AMERICAN JUSTICE. >> THE INDICTMENT DETAILING MADURO'S ALLEGED NARCO ALLEGED NARCO TERRORISM, ACCUSING HIM OF P PARTNERING WITH CARTELS AND A MASSIVE COCAINE TRAFFICKING TRAFFICKING OPERATION, AND HE AND HIS WIWIFE ORDERED AND HIS WIFE ORDERED KIDNAPPINGS, BEATININGS, AND BEATINGS, AND MURDERS AGAGAINST THOSE WHO OWE THEM MURDERS AGAINST THOSE WHO OWE THEM DRUG MONEY OR DRUG MONEY OR OTHERWISE UNDERMINE THEM.

THEM. NOW, ATTORNEY GENERAL PAPAM BONDI GENERAL PAM BONDI SAYS MADURO WIWILL SOON FACE THE FULL WRATH OF AMERICAN JUSTICE ON AMERICAN SOIL IN AMERICAN JUSTICE ON AMERICAN SOIL IN AMERICAN COURTS . THE CASE SOIL IN AMERICAN COURTS .

THE CASE AGAINST HIM TO BE COURTS . THE CASE AGAINST HIM M TO BE BROUGHT IN THE BROUGHT IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICICT OF NEW YORK, WHERE NEW YORK, WHERE MADURO WAS FIRSTST INDICTED IN 2020, AND WHERE BARRETT BERGER FORMERLY WORKED AS A FEDERAL WORKED AS A FEDERAL PROSECUTOR. >> MY GUESS IS THIHIS PROSECUTOR.

>> MY GUESS IS T THIS IS A CASE THAT IS IS A CASE THAT IS BASED LARGELY ON COOPERATOR COOPERATOR INFORMATION. YOU CACAN'T REALLY BRING CHARGES LIKE THIS AGAINST SOMEBODY SO HIGH UP THIS AGAINST SOMEBOBODY SO HIGH UP LIKE THE PRESIDENT E LIKE THE PRESIDENT UNLESS YOU HAVE INSIDERS. INSIDERS.

>> MADURO BECAME PRESIDENT T OF PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA FOLLOWING G THE DEATH OF HUGO THE DEATH OF HUGO CHAVEZ IN 201313, HOLDING ONTO POWER DESPITE MULTIPLE ELECTION IN WHICH HE WAS ACCUSED OF HE WAS ACCUSED OF MANIPULATING AND IGNORING RESULTS. MANIPULATING AND IGNORING RESULTS. HIS TENURE MARKED BY HIS TENURE MARKED BY WIDESPREAD PROPERTY.

MASSIVE PROTESTS IN MASSIVE PROTESTS IN THE STREETS, AND DRUG GANG G VIOLENCE. DRUG GANG VIOLENCE. >> HE PERSONALLY OVERSAW THE VICIOUS >> HE PERSONALLY OVERSAW THE VICIOUS CARTEL KNOWN AS OVERSASAW THE VICIOUS CARTEL KNOWN AS CARTEL DE LA SOLIS, CARTEL KNOWN AS CARTEL DE LA SOLIS, WHICH FLOODED OUR CARTEL DE LA SOLIS, WHICH FLOODEDED OUR NATION WITH LETHAL WHICH FLOODED OUR NATION WITH LETHAL POISON, RESPONSIBLE NATION WITH LETHALAL POISON, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS OF POISON, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS OF COUNTLESS AMERICANS.

COUNTLESS AMERICANS. >> HIS CAPTURE AND REMOVAL NOW REMOVAL NOW POTENTIALLY TO BECOME A A CENTRAL BECOME A CENTRAL POINT OF ANY TRIAL AGAINST HIHIM. POINT OF ANY TRIAL AGAINST HIM.

>> THE BIGGER AGAINST HIM. >> THE B BIGGER QUESTION IS, ARE WE ALLOWED TO BASICALLY INVADE OTHER COUNTRIES IN ORDER COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO CAPTURE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN INDIDICTED TO CAPTURE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN INDICTED UNDER U. S.

LAW? WHO'VE BEEN INDICTED UNUNDER U. S.

LAW? AND I THINK THE S AND I THINK THE ANSWER TO THAT IS QUITE CLEARLRLY NO. ANSWER TO THAT IS QUITE CLEARLY NO.

>> AND WITH THAT, QUITE CLEARLY NO. >> AND WITH THATAT, HALLEY JOINS US NOW HALLEY JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM OUR WASHININGTON BUREAU. WASHINGTON BUREAU.

VIEWERS ARE GOING G TO BE WATCHING OUR COVERAGE AND WATCHING TONIGHT WONDERING WHY WAWAS WONDERING WHY WAS MADURO'S WIFE ALSO ININDICTED? INDICTED? >> YEAH, SHE IS SEEN AS AN SEEN AS AN INFLUENTIAL POLITICAL FIGURE INN INFLUENTIAL POLITICAL FIGURE IN HER OWN RIGHT THE POLITICAL FIGURE IN HER OWN RIGHT THE FORMER ATTORNEY FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL THERE.

AND IN T THIS AND IN THIS INDICTMENT, SHE'S ACACCUSED OF ACCEPTING BRIBES AND HELPING TO MAINTAIN STATE- SPONSORED GANGS AS SPONSORED GANGS AS PART OF THIS ALLEGED DRUG TRAFFICKING DRUG TRAFFICKING OPERATION. WE COUOULD SEE NICOLAS OPERATION. WE COULD SEE NICOLAS MADURO'S FIRST COURT WE COULD SEE NICOLAS MADURO'S FIRST COURT APPEARANCE AS SOON Y.

AS MONDAY. TOM? >>>> ALL RIGHT, TOM?

>> ALL RIGHT, HALLEY, THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, HALLEY, THANK YOU. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TODAY ALSO THREATENENING OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION.

ONE OF THOSE ONE OF THOSE COUNTRIES, COLOMBIA. IN OUR G GABE IN OUR GABE GUTIERREZ IS THERE LILIFE FOR US TONIGHT, LIFE FOR US TONIGHT, AND GABE, THERE ARE DEMONSTRATIONSNS AS WE DEMONSTRATIONS AS WE CAN SEE ALL ACROSS THE CAPITAL THERERE. THE CAPITAL THERE.

>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, TOM. RIGHT, TOM. THIS CROWD SUPPORTS WHAT PRESIDENTNT TRUMP WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP DID.

ACCORDING TO THE DID. ACCORDING TO THE U. N.

, VENEZUELANS U. N. , VENEZUELANS HAVE BEEN DISPLACED OVER THEHE LAST 12 OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS.

ABOUT 3 MIMILLION OF YEARS. ABABOUT 3 MILLION OF THOSE ENDED UP RIGHT THOSE ENDED UP RIGHT HERE. MANY OF THEM, , THIS HERE.

MANY OF THTHEM, THIS IS A HISTORIC NIGHT IS A HISTORIC NIGHT -- PRESIDENT TRURUMP HAS SOME HARSH WORDS -- P PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SOME HARSH WORDS FOR THIS COUNTRY'S HAS SOME HARSH WORDS FOR THIS COUNTRY'S PRESIDENT. PRESIDENT. >> TONIGHT, AFTER THE U.

S. C CAPTURE OF >> TONIGHT, AFTER THE U. S.

CAPTURE OF VENEZUELA'S NICOLAS VENEZUELA'S NICOLAS MADURO, THE TRUMP ADMININISTRATION IS WARNING OTHER COUNTRIES, HINTING THEIR LEADERS COULD COUNTRIES, HINTING THEIR LEADERS COULD BE NEXT IF THEY THEIR LEADERS COULD BE NEXT IF THEY COOPERATE WIWITH DRUG CARTELS, INCLUDING PRESIDENT GUSTAVO PETRO IN NEIGHBORING PRESIDENT GUSTAVO PETRO IN NEIGHBORING COLUMBIA. COLUMBIA. >> IS MAKING COCAINE,E, THEY'RE COCAINE, THEY'RE SENDING IT INTO THE UNITITED STATES, SO HE UNITED STATES, SO HE DOES HAVE TO WATCH HIS -- DOES HAVE TO WATCH HIS -- >> SCENE LINING UP HIS -- >> SCENE LINING UP NEAR C COLUMBIA'S NEAR COLUMBIA'S BORDER WITITH VENEZUELA AMID BORDER WITH VENEZUELA AMID HEIGHTENENED SECURITY.

HEIGHTENED SECURITY. PETRO HAD STSTRONGLY DENIED ANY DRUG PETRO HAD STRONGLY DENIED ANY DRUG TRAFFICKING TRAFFICKING ALLEGATIONS, AND TODAY Y REJECTED ANY ALALLEGATIONS, AND TODAY REJECTED ANY UNILATERAL MILITARY TODAY REJECTED ANY UNILATERAL MILITARY ACTION. ACTION.

PRESIDENT TRUMP'S HARDLINENE SUPPORTERS PRPRESIDENT TRUMP'S HARDLINE SUPPORTERS SEE THIS AS AN SEE THIS AS AN OPENING FOR MORE POTENTIAL U. S. OPENING FOR MORERE POTENTIAL U.

S. INVOLVEMENT IN LATIN A. AMERICA.

CAROLINA OR SENATOR LILINDSEY GRAHAM CAROLINA OR SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM POSTING WITH -- THE POSTING WITH -- THE DRUG CALIPHATE IS MOVING TOWARDS DRUG CALIPHATE I IS MOVING TOWARDS COLLAPSE. MOVING TOWARDS COLLAPSE. FREE CUBA.

THE COLLAPSE. FREE CUBA. THE ADMINISTRATION ALSO ADMINISTRATION ALSO CALLING OUT CUBA.

SECRETARARY OF STATE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO, A CUBAN-- AMERICAN WHO IS RAILED AGAINST ITS COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT THROUGHOUT HIS THROUGHOUT HIS POLITICAL CAREER, TODAY Y ACCUSED THE POLITICAL CAREER, TODAY ACCUSED THE COUNTRY OF PROPPING TODAY ACCUSED THE COUNTRY OF PROPPING UP T THE MADURO UP THE MADURO REGIME. >>>> LOOK, IF I LIVED REGIME. >> LOOK,K, IF I LIVED IN HAVANA AND I WAS IN HAVANA AND I WAS IN THE GOVERNMENT, I'D BE CONCERNED, AT I'D BE CONCERNED, AT LEAST.

>> YOU BEEN LEADER >> YOU BEEN LEADER McKELVEY IS CANAL RESPONDIDING TO McMcKELVEY IS CANAL RESPONDING TO STRIKES IN VENEZUELA STRIKES IN VENEZUELA TODAY. SAYING CUBA CONDEMNS SAYING CUBA CONDEMNS THE ACTIONS OF AN ACT OF STATE ACT OF STATE TERRORISM. AND IN MEXICO, WHERE TERRORISM.

AND IN MEXICO, WHERE PRESIDENT TRUMP PRESIDENT TRUMP AGAIN THREATENED TO GO AFTER D DRUG GO AFTER DRUG CARTELS. >> SOMOMETHINGS GOING >> SOMETHINGS GOING TO HAVE TO BE DONE WITH MEXICO. TO HAVE TO BE DONE WITH MEXICO.

>> THE GOVERNMENT >> THE GOVERNMENT THERE ALSO SLAMMING THE STRIKES, URGINING THE STRIKES, URGING THE U. N. TO DE- ESCALATE TENENSIONS, ESCALATE TENSIONS, ADDING LATIN AMERICACA AND THE CARIBBEAN IS ADDING LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN IS A ZONE OF PEACE.

AND THE CARIBBEAN IS A ZOZONE OF PEACE. GABE GUTIERREZ, NBC A ZONE OF PEACE. GABE GUTIERREZ, NBC NEWS.

GABE GUTIERREZ, NBC NEWS. >> AND OURUR COVERAGE NEWS. >> AND OUR COVOVERAGE CONTINUES IN JUST 60 CONTINUES IN JUST 60 SECONDS WITH HOW THE U.

S. S. MILITARY U.

S. MILITARY STRIKES HAVE CAUAUSED TRAVEL CHAOS HERE AT >>> WE'RE BACK NOW >>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH THE CHAOS IN WITH THE CHAOS IN THE CARIBBEAN AFTER THE U. U.

S. MILITARY THE U. S.

MILITARY STRIKES IN OW >>> WE'RE BACK NOW VENENEZUEL VENEZUEL THE CARIBBEAN AFTER THOSE U. S. MILITARY THOSE U.

S. MILITARY STRIKES IN VENEZUELA. VENEZUELA.

THE AIRSPACE OVER THE CARIRIBBEAN SHUT DOWN, LEAVING AMERICAN TOURISTS STRANDED. AMERICAN T TOURISTS STRANDED. JESSE KIRSCH HAS THE STRANDED.

JESSE KIRSCH HAS THE LATEST. LATEST. >> FROM AN HOURS LONG LINE IN MIAMI LONG LINE IN MIAMI TO STRANDED CROWDS IN PUERTO RICO, IN PUERTO RICO, TONIGHT, THE U.

S. ATTACKS INSIDE ATTACKS INSIDE VENEZUELA ARE CREATINGNG TRAVEL VENEZUELA ARE CREATING TRAVEL CHAOS IN THE FINAL CREATING TRAVEL CHAOS IN THE FINALAL STRETCH OF THE HOLIDAY RUSH. >> THE COMMUNICATION AND THE UNCERTAINTY AND THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE WHOLE SITUATION HAS BEEN OF THE WHOLE SITUATION HAS BEEN TOUGH.

TOUGH. >> MAX BLUHM SAYS HE AND MORE THAN 20 AND MORE THAN 20 FAMILY MEMBERS WERE SUPPOSED TO FLY HOME FAMILY MEMBERS WERE SUPPOSED TO FLFLY HOME FROM ST. LUCIA IR TODAY, AND THEIR FLIGHTS WERE CANCELEDED.

CANCELED. >> YOU CAN'T FIND ANY FLIGIGHT ON YOUR >> YOU CAN'T FIND ANY FLIGHT ON YOUR AIRLINE BACK TO THE ANY FLIGHT ON YOUR AIRLINE BACK TO THE U. S.

FOR A WEEK. AIRLINE BACK TO THE U. S.

FOR A WEEEEK. >> YES, AND THE U. S.

FOROR A WEEK. >> YES, AND THE ISSUE REALLY BECOMES >> YES, AND THE ISSUE REALLY BECOMES WITH A LOT OF FAMILY ISSUE REALLY BECOMES WITH A LOT OF FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE MEMBERS WHO HAVE YOUNG KIDS WHO NEED MEDICATITIONS, WHO NEED DIAPERS AND FORMULA. >> THEY'RE NOT THE FORMULA.

>> THEY'RE NOT T THE ONLY ONES IN LIMBO. TODAY ALONE, HUNDREDS OF CARIBBEAN FLIGHTS CARIBBEAN FLIGHTS WERE CANCELED, ACCORDRDING TO FLIGHT AWARE. OVERNIGHT, THE FAA ISSUED EMERGENCY ISSUED EMERGENCY ORDERS CLOSING AIRSPAPACE OVER VENEZUELA AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CARIBBEAN, WARNING CARIBBEAN, WARNING OF A POTENTIALLY HAZARDRDOUS SITUATION AND ONGOING MILITARY ACTIVITY.

U. S. TRANSPORTATION U.

S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY WRITING, T THE CLOSER WRITING, THE CLOSER FOR TO ENSURE E THE SAFETY OF THE FLYING . PUBLIC.

WHEN APPROPRIATE, THTHESE AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS WILL BE LIFTED. PUERTO RICO, MORE PUERTO RICO, MORE THAN HALF OF TODAY'S FLIGHTS IN ANDND OUT FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF SAN JUAN HAD BEEN CANCELED, ACCORDING CANCELED, ACCORDING TO FLIGHT AWARE. AND LOOK A AT THESE TO FLIGHT AWARE.

AND LOOK AT THESE LINES IN MIAMI. LINES IN MIAMI. SOME TRAVELERS SAY THEY VOIDED OVOVER SOME TRAVELERS SAY THEY VOIDED OVER FOUR HOURS FOR HELP THEY VOIDED OVER FOUR HOURS FOR HELP REBOOKING.

FOUR HOURS FOR HELP REBOOKING. >> WE WERE SUPPOSED REBOOKING. >> WE WERE SUPPOSED TO G GO TO BARBADOS TO GO TO BARBADOS FOR OUR HONEYMOON, BUT WE A ARE NO BUT WE ARE NO LONGER.

>> TONIGHT, SOME >> TONIGHT, SOME PEOPLE STRUGGLING TO REACH PARARADISE, PEOPOPLE STRUGGLING TO REACH PARADISE, WHERE MANY MORE ARE WHERE MANY MORE ARE APPARENTLY TRAPPED. AND D MOST U. S.

AIR AND MOST U. S. AIR CARRIERS SAY THEY'RE OFOFFERING TRAVELERS CARRIERS SAY THEY'RE OFFERING TRAVELERS ADDED FLEXIBILITY.

OFFERING TRAVELERS ADDED FLEXIBILITY. TOM? TOM?

>> JESSE KIRSCH FROM M. I. A.

>>> WE'RE BACK NOW >>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING U. S. >>> WE'RE BACK NOW >>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING U.

S. OIL COMPANIES WILL SOOOON COMPANIES WILL SOON MOVE INTO REBUILD VENEZUELA'A'S THAT MOVEVE INTO REBUILD VENEZUELA'S THAT UPDATED OIL VENEZUELA'S THAT UPDATED OIL INDUSTRY, SO JUST UPDATED OIL INDUSTRY, , SO JUST HOW MUCH OIL ARE WE HOW MUCH OIL ARE WE TALKING ABOUT, AND WHAT WILILL IT MEAN WHAT WILL IT MEAN FOR GAS PRICES HERE AT HOME? FOR GAS PRICICES HERE AT HOME?

FOR THAT WE TURN TO FOR THAT WE TURN TO TOM COCOSTELLO. >> MOST EXPERTS SAY >> MOST EXPERTS SAY IT WILL TAKE YEARS AND BIBILLIONS OF AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR U. S.

OIL COMPANIES TO R REBUILD COMPANIES TO REBUILD VENEZUELA'S DECAYING OIL STRUCTURE. LY OIL STRUCTURE. VENEZUELA A ACTUALLY HOLDS THE LARGEST HOLDS THE LARGEST OIL RESERVES ANANYWHERE IN THE OIL RESERVES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, 303 BILLION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, 303 BILLION BARRELS MORE THAN WORLD, 303 BILLION BARRELS MORE THAN SAUDI ARABIA, SAUDI ARABIA, CANADA, IRAN, IRAQ, RUSSIA.

RUSSIA. VENEZUELA'S VICE PRESIDIDENT TODAY SAID PRESIDENT TODAY SAID THE REAL U. S.

GOALAL WAS TO CAPTURE VENEZUELA'S OIL AND NATURAL RESOURCES. IT NOW PRODUCES LESS IT NOW PRODUCES LESS THAN 1 MILLION BARRELS A DAY THAN 1 MILLION BARRELELS A DAY COMPARED TO 11 DI COMPARED TO 11 MILLION BY SAUAUDI ARABIA, 22 MILLION SE ARABIA, 22 MILLION IN THE U U. S.

, BECAUSE IT'S PRODUCING SO IN THE U. S. , BECAUSE IT'S PRODUCING SO LITTLE, MOST EXPERTS IT'S PRODUCING SO LITTLE, MOST EXPERTS DON'T EXPECT A DON'T EXPECT A GLOBAL SUPPLY DISRUPTION, BUT ININ A GLOBAL SUPPLY DISRUPTITION, BUT IN A FEW YEARS, MORE OIL E SUPPLY COULD BE LOWER GAS PRICES HERE AT HOME A AND HERE AT HOME AND WORLDWIDE.

TOM? TOM? >> ALL RIGHT, TOM COSTELLO FOROR US.

COSTELLO FOR US. TOM, WE THANK YOU. WHEN WE COME BACK TOM, WE THANK YOU.

WHEN WE COME B BACK TONIGHT HERE ON >>> WELCOME BACK. >>> WELCOME BACK. IT'S BEEN A STUNNING IT'S BEEN A STUNNING 24 HOURS.

JUST ASK NICOLAS JUST ASK NICOLAS MADURO. HE WENT TO SLEEP A AS MADURO. HE WENT TO SLEEP AS S THE LEADER OF THE LEADER OF VENEZUELA.

A. HE WOKE UP TO U. S.

HE WOKE UP TO U. S. SPECIAL FORCRCES CAPTURING HIM AS CAPTURING HIM AS ASSAULT HELICOCOPTERS OBLITERATED HIS ASSAULT HELICOPTERS OBLITERATED HIS MILITARY MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

RIGHT NONOW, MADURO IS RIGHT NOW, MADURO IS ON U. S. SOIL IN CUSTODY, ACCUSED OF ON U.

S. SOIL IN CUSTODY, ACCUSED OF BEING A NARCO CUSTODY, ACCUSED OF BEING A NARCO TERRORIST. BEING A NARCO TERRORIST.

THE U. N. HAS ACCUSED TERRORIST.

THE U. N. HAS ACCUSED HIM OF KILLING HIM OF KILLING HUNDNDREDS.

WHEN I ASKED MADURO AN ABOUT THAT IN AN INTERVIEW, HE SAID THEY WERE LIES. INTERVIEW, HE SAID THTHEY WERE LIES. TELL THAT TO THE TELL THAT TO THE FAMILIES WHO H HAVE NEVER SEEN THEIR IN LOVED ONES AGAIN AFTER SPEAKING OUT AGAINST MADUDURO.

AGAINST MADURO. IT WAS SOMETHING I HEARD TIME ANAND TIME HEARD TIME AND TIME AGAIN TODAY, THE OUSTING LEADING TO OUSTING LEADING TO CELEBRATIONS BREAKING OUTUT FROM MADRID TO MIAMI. VENEZUELA AND IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES CELEBRATATING THE END OF MADURO'S BRUTAL REGIME DID BUT THERE ARE MOUNTING THERE ARE MOUNTING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF THIS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF THIS OPERATION.

OPERATION. THE CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST MADURORO AND AGAINST MADURO AND HIS WIFE, AND WHAT HAPPENS IN THE HAPPENS IN THE REGION. THE PRESIDENT REGION.

THE PRESIDENT EXPLAINING TODAY THE PRESIDENT EXPLAININGNG TODAY MARKS A NEW CHAPTER MARKS A NEW CHAPTER IN HIS AMERICA FIRST POLILICY. POLICY. IT NOW INCLUDES OUR NEIGHBORS GET A NEIGHBORS GET A DRAMATIC SHIFT IN A REGION NOW CHANGED DRAMATIC SHIFT IN A REGION NOW CHANGED FOREVER.

FOREVER. WE HOPE TO LEARN MORE IN THE COMING WE HOPE TO LEARN MORE IN THE COMIMING DAYS AND WEEKS AS DAYS AND WEEKS AS THE MILLIONS WHO HAVEVE LEFT VENEZUELA HAVE LEFT VENEZUELA AND I WAS STILL THERE WOWONDER WHAT THERE WONDER WHAT THIS ALL MEANS FOR THEM. THEM.

THAT'S NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THISIS SATURDAY. THATAT'S NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THIS SATURDAY. I'M TOM LLAMAS I'M TOM LLAMAS REPORTING TONIGHT FROM MIAMI.

REPORTING TONINIGHT FROM MIAMI. WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FROM MIAMI. WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

FOR WATCHING.