thousands of Venezuelans hacking a
bridge on Colombia's water with
Venezuela for a star-studded concert to
raise money for Venezuelan relief
efforts and to pressure Nicolas Maduro
into allowing much needed emergency food
and medicine across the border this
weekend
well right now the music is still
playing but it's coming from the
Venezuelan side of that border and
that's where a rival hands off in a
swale festival organized by President
Nicolas Maduro is going on as we speak
tonight local 10 News has team coverage
tonight with Louie Aguirre reporting
from the side of that concert in cucuta
Colombia and Cody waddle on the
Venezuelan side of the bridge Louie
let's get things started with you Laurie
Calvin you could just imagine we are now
just hours away from that potential
showdown at the border will Maduro
succumb to worldwide pressure and allow
that much-needed humanitarian aid across
the border into Venezuela it was such an
emotional day it's estimated over a
hundred million dollars was raised in
aid for Venezuela as three hundred
thousand people came out to the theand
ITA's bridge to attend this concert that
has so much riding on it a chance for
freedom fill the air as the Sun began to
set on cúcuta Colombia were Friday
thousands gathered with the hope that at
last a new future is dawning for
Venezuela as interim president one way
tho entered Columbia and was there to
take it all in
why though joining Colombian president
even bouquet and other heads of state
and an estimated crowd of over 300,000
for seven hours thirty five of the
biggest international Latin music stars
took the stage maluma sadly Selena Rubio
carlos vives and Puma they all came from
different countries but sang with one
voice this was Venezuela I'd live a
concert to raise funds and awareness for
the crisis in Venezuela we need medicine
when it would a mess Alice is terrible
but it's happening right now this
concert is all about bringing
much-needed relief to Venezuela the
brainchild of virgin entrepreneurs Sir
Richard Branson who pulled this together
in just three weeks as tensions continue
to mount on the border as Maduro refuses
to allow much-needed humanitarian aid
into the impoverished country there's so
many people suffering in Venezuela this
is so important because we need them to
open the border so the aid can get in
this concert a symbol of hope for all
Venezuela at the end an impromptu cover
of John Lennon's Imagine leaving the
crowd to wonder about the future of
Venezuela and get this there are reports
tonight that Maduro cut off electricity
to parts of Venezuela he cut off
Internet access
Direct TV so that no one in Venezuela
could watch the concert here in Colombia
that's because he had his own show to
put on
on the other side on the Venezuelan side
of the bridge said I'm Tony oh that a
cheetah and that's where we find my
colleague Cody WeDo who continues our
team coverage tonight Cody and Louie
that battle of the bands is continuing
here in San Antonio
nicolas maduro sconce are still going on
at this hour but we were there just a
few hours ago and there were very few
people there really just a few hundred
and while this seems like all in good
fun there is a serious fear here on this
side of the border tonight that tomorrow
this
[Music]
we did see mykonos my Lunas concert
taking place throughout the day today
but like I said only about up to a
thousand people attended the the
military here has really militarized
this city we are seeing roadblocks every
few miles and I think that that that the
worry is that tomorrow those arms may
actually be used as wonged why though
says he will enter humanitarian aid into
this country
reporting live here in san antonio
lozada i'm cody Watteau back to you guys
big battle at the border thanks a lot
Luke