WFOR (CBS Miami) late news - Hugo Chávez death - 2013-03-05
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[0:00] 00 Let me help you.
[0:03] >> If I were you,
[0:06] the world would shine.
[0:10] If I were you, then I'd be strong. Cuz
[0:13] you work it out while I look. If I were
[0:17] you,
[0:20] [music] wish I were you.
[0:23] If I want you
[0:27] enough for you
[0:34] >> from Miami Dade, Broward and the Keys.
[0:37] This is South Florida's CBS4 News.
[0:41] >> Now at 11, Venezuela is without a
[0:44] permanent leader tonight after learning
[0:46] of the death of President Ugo Chavez.
[0:48] And in Caracus, Venezuelans gathered in
[0:51] the streets mourning the death of one of
[0:53] Latin America's most controversial
[0:54] leaders.
[0:55] >> And live pictures from here in South
[0:57] Florida. People have gathered in Dural
[1:00] celebrating the death of Ugo Chavez.
[1:02] >> Good evening. The Venezuelan government
[1:04] says Ugo Chavez died at 4:25 this
[1:07] afternoon at the age of 58 after
[1:09] succumbing to cancer. And tonight, we
[1:11] know Chavez's funeral will take place on
[1:14] Friday and that elections will be called
[1:16] within 30 days to take the place of a
[1:18] man who survived four elections himself.
[1:23] >> News of Ugo Chavez's death came shortly
[1:25] before 5:00 p.m. from a somber
[1:27] Venezuelan vice president. The nation's
[1:30] commandante, he said, was dead. It
[1:32] wasn't long before tearful Chavis
[1:34] supporters took to the streets of Kacus,
[1:36] mourning the death of their beloved
[1:38] president. A scene in stark contrast to
[1:41] celebrations that broke out in Dorado,
[1:43] home to thousands of Venezuelan
[1:45] Americans. To them, Chavez was a tyrant.
[1:50] >> The man who divided Venezuela came from
[1:53] humble beginnings. A career military
[1:55] officer, he led a failed coup in 1992.
[1:58] He used his charisma and pop