Exclusive interview with Venezuela’s interim leader

TO REPORT FROM INSIDE THE COUNTRY SINCE U.S. FORCES CAPTURED. FORCES CAPTURED AUTHORITARIAN LEADER NICOLALAS MADURO. AUTHORITARIAN LEADER NICOLAS MADURO. KRISTEN WELKER WAN. NICOLAS MADURO. KRISTEN WELKER WAN EXCLCLUSIVE INTERVIEW. KRISTEN WELKER WAN EXCLUSIVE E INTERVIEW WITH INTERIM PRESIDENT. WITH INTERIM PRESIDENT DELCY RODRIGUEZ. >> Reporter: A RARE. DELCY RODRIGUEZ. >> Reporter: A RARE LOOK INSIDE VENEZUELA. >> Reporter: A RARARE LOOK INSIDE VENEZUELA AFTER THE REMOVAL OF. LOOK INSIDE VENEZUELA AFTER THE REMOVAL OF NICOLAS MADURO. AFTER THE REMOVAL OF NICOLALAS MADURO. INTERIM PRESIDENT. NICOLAS MADURO. INTERIM PRESIDENT DELCY RODRIGUEZ. INTETERIM PRESIDENT DELCY RODRIGUEZ MEETING U.S. ENERGY. DELCY RODRIGUEZ MEETING U.S. ENERGY SECRETARARY CHRIS WRIGHT. MEETING U.S. E ENERGY SECRETARY CHRIS WRIGHT TELLING US SHE WILL. SESECRETARY CHRIS WRIGHT TELLING US SHE WILL ALLOW NEW ELECTIONS. ALLOW NEW ELECTIONS HERE. DODO YOU COMMIT TO. HERE. DO YOU COMMIT TO HOLDING FREE AND FAIR. DO YOU COMMIT TO HOLDING FREE ANDND FAIR ELECTIONS HERE IN. HOLDING FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS HERE IN VENEZUELA? ELECTIONS HERE IN VENEZUELA? >> Translator: >> Translator: ABSOLUTELY. YES.

ABSOLUTELY. YES.S. >> Reporter: RODRIGUEZ. YES. >> Reporter: RODRIGUEZ IS A MADURO LOYALIST, >> Reporter: RODRIGUEZ IS A MADURO LOYALIST, TAKING OVER AFTER THE. TAKING OVER AFTER THE U.S. CAPTURED MADURO AND HIS WIFE BRINGING. U.S. CAPTURED MADURO AND HIS WIWIFE BRINGING THEM TO THE U.S. ON. M. NARCO-TERRORISM CHARGES. THEY HAVE PLEAD NOT. CHARGES. THEY HAVE PLEAD NOT GUILTY. THEY HAVE PLEAD NOT GUILTYTY. THE MADURO REGIME. THE MADURO REGIME CONSIDERED ILILLEGITIMATE BY THE. CONSIDEREDED ILLEGITIMATE BY THE U.S., THE EU AND MANY. ILLEGITIMATE BY THE U.S., THE EU AND MANY OTHER COUNTRIES. OTHER COUNTRIES. DO YOU SEE NICOLAS MADURO AS THE. DO YOU SEE NICOLAS MADURORO AS THE LEGITIMATE LEADER OF. LEGITIMATE LEADER OF VENEZUELA? >> SO, YESES, I CAN TELL. VENEZUELA? >> SO, YES, I CAN TELL YOU THAT PRESIDENT. >> SO, YES, I CAN TELL YOU THAT PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO IS THE. YOU THAT PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO IS THTHE LEGITIMATE PRESIDENT. LEGITIMATE PRESIDENT. >> Reporter: WHILE SESECRETARY WRIGHT SAYS.

>> Reporter: WHILE SECRETARY WRIGHTHT SAYS OPENING THE OIL. SECRETETARY WRIGHT SAYS OPENING THE OIL INDUSTRY HERE CAN LEAD. OPENING THE OIL INDUSTRY HERE CAN LEAD TO DEMOCRACY --. TO DEMOCRACY -- >> THE UNITED STATES HAS ENORMOUS LEVERAGE. >> THE UNITED STATES HAS ENORMOMOUS LEVERAGE OVER THE INTERIM. HAS ENORMOUS LEVERAGE OVER THE INTERIM AUTHORITIES IN. AUTHORITIES IN VENEZUELA. >> Reporter: DO YOYOU. VENEZUELA. >> Reporter:r: DO YOU TRUST INTERIM. TRUST INTERIM PRESIDENT DELCY RODRIGUEZ? PRESIDENT DELCY RORODRIGUEZ? >> RONALD REAGAN, . >> RONALD REAGAN, TRUST T BUT VERIFY. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH DELCY FOR FIVE WEEKS NOW. WITH DELCY FOR FIVE WEEKS NOW. IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING. WEEKS NOW. IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING COOPERATION. COOPERATION. >> Reporter: AS FOR OPPOSITION LEADER. >> Reporter: AS FOR OPPOSITION LEADER MARIA CORINA MACHADO, OPPOSITION LEADER MARIA CORINANA MACHADO, WHO GIFTED HER NOBEL. MARIA CORINA MACHADO, WHO GIFTED HER NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TO. PEACE PRIZE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP, WILL YOU MAKE SURE SHE CAN. PRESIDENT TRUMP, WILL YOU MAKE SURE SHE CAN N RETURN HERE SAFELY AND.

YOU MAKE SURE SHE CAN RETURN HERE SAFEFELY AND EVEN RUN FOR PRESIDENT. RETURN HERE SAFELY AND EVEN RUN FOR PRESIDENT IF SHE WANTS TO? EVEN RUN FOR PRESIDENT IF SHE WANTS TO? >> T Translator: WITH. IF SHE WANTSTS TO? >> Translator: WITH REGARDS TO HER LIFE, >> Translator: WITH REGARDS TO HER LIFE, WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND. WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS SUCH A FUSS ABOUT IT. WHY THERE IS SUCH A FUSS ABOUT IT. WITH REGARDS TO HER. FUSS ABOUT IT. WITH REGARDS TO HER COMING B BACK TO THE. WITH REGARDS TO O HER COMING BACK TO THE COUNTRY, SHE WILL HAVE. COMING BACK TO THE COUNTRY, SHE WILL L HAVE TO ANSWER TO VENEZUELA. COUNTRY, SHE WILL HAVE TO ANSWER TO VENENEZUELA WHY SHE CALLED UPON AN. TO ANSWER TO VENEZUELA WHY SHE CALLED UPON AN INTERVENTION, A. INTERVENTION, A MILITARY INTERVENTION. >> Reporter: YOU WON'T. MILITARY INTERVENTION. >> Reporteter: YOU WON'T HELP HER RETURN? >> Reporter: YOU WON'T HELP HER RETURURN? >> Translator: IT IS. >> Translator: IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS UP TO ME. NOT SOMETHING THAT IS UP TO ME. >> Repeporter: SECRETARY. UP TO ME. >>>> Reporter: SECRETARY WRIGHT BELIEVES. WRIGHT BELIEVES ELECTIONS COULD HAPPEN HERE WITHIN THREREE.