Maduro Assassination Attempt, Immigration, Food Shortages Shake Venezuela

An assassination attempt involving drones was made on Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, while he was making a speech over the weekend. Thousands of Venezuelans are also crossing into neighboring countries, including Brazil, amid a severe economic crisis that has sparked a food shortage in the country.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with BBC correspondent Guillermo D. Olmo (@BBCgolmo), who's in Caracas, Venezuela.

This BBC interview can be heard in the Here & Now podcast or with the WBUR app.