Oil industry in Venezuela opens to private investors

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Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, has signed a law that opens the country's oil industry to private investors -- reversing decades of tight state control. The move was demanded by the United States after it captured President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month. We have a report from Venezuela's decaying oil heartland. The Trump administration has suggested it is planning to 'draw down' federal forces in Minnesota if there is cooperation from officials after the fatal shooting of two US citizens in the state. Meanwhile action is being planned to protest against an immigration clampdown. We look at planned protests in California. US President Donald Trump has said it's 'very dangerous' for long-standing ally Britain to do deals with China. It comes as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is currently in the country for official talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. We speak to a former economic advisor to President Trump. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy. (Photo: Old oil infrastructure in and around Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. Credit: BBC).