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Good Morning America

Sunday, January 4

Good Morning America

ABC News

Politics, Entertainment News, Daily News, News

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Fallout as US captures Nicolás Maduro in large-scale strike in Venezuela; Who is Nicolás Maduro and what are the charges he's facing?; Boy rescued from icy pond reunites with hero officers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

And we do say good morning America on this Sunday, and what a 24 hours it's been.

0:04.4

Just a day after the U.S. strike in Venezuela, ousted President Nicolas Maduro is in federal jail here in Manhattan this morning, facing drug and conspiracy charges.

0:13.3

The U.S. Special Forces rage shocking the world and leaving Venezuela in chaos and confusion.

0:19.4

A dictator gone in a flash. And hours later, the leader

0:22.5

of the United States saying the U.S. will run the country and tap its enormous oil reserves.

0:27.9

And we have team coverage on these stunning developments this morning. We begin with the latest

0:31.4

on Maduro's arrival in the U.S. and the new details we've learned overnight on the daring

0:36.1

U.S. raid leading to the arrest of Maduro and his wife.

0:39.6

ABC News, senior political correspondent, Rachel Scott, joins us from the White House.

0:43.4

Rachel, good morning.

0:44.8

Wick, good morning to you, and it has been an extraordinary 24 hours.

0:48.3

This morning, Nicholas Maduro and his wife were waking up behind bars and U.S. custody.

0:53.3

It was a dramatic operation that unfolded

0:55.6

under the cover of darkness. But this morning, there are major questions about what exactly

1:00.3

comes next, as President Trump now vows the U.S. will be running Venezuela and is not rolling

1:05.4

out American troops on the ground.

1:08.1

Overnight, Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and his wife touching down on

1:11.9

U.S. soil surrounded by federal agents. ABC News obtaining these images, showing the ousted leader

1:17.8

handcuffed on the tarmac in New York, dressed in a blue sweatshirt, sandals and a black

1:22.4

beanie flanked by DEA agents. Just hours after being captured and removed by American forces.

1:30.2

It capped off a dramatic military operation that ended with President Trump declaring the U.S.

1:36.0

will now run Venezuela and cease control of its oil reserves, vowing to take a, quote, tremendous

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