Venezuela’s Guaido in video says troops have joined him in ending Maduro presidency

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Tuesday he had began the "final phase" of his plan to oust President Nicolas Maduro, calling on Venezuelans and the military to back him to end Maduro's "usurpation."

Guaido, in a video posted on his Twitter account, was speaking in the company of men in military uniform and opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez, who is under house arrest. He said he was at the Caracas air base, La Carlota.

"The national armed forces have taken the correct decision, and they count on the support of the Venezuelan people," Guaido said.