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New details on Hugo Chavez's final moments
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Steve Harrigan reports from Caracas, Venezuela
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- Date Mar 7, 2013
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We're getting some new details now -- Hugo Chavez is final moments at general says that the that the Venezuelan president.
Died Tuesday of a massive heart attack after making it clear that he was not ready to go.
Final preparations are underway for Travis funeral tomorrow the service is expected to -- leaders from around the world Steve Harrigan is streaming live from her office Venezuela.
Justine what is the latest there and what about this story that we're hearing.
Martha government officials still pretty close -- on what actually caused the death of Hugo Chavez he fought a form of undisclosed cancer for the past two years.
But this news coming out from the head of his presidential guard saying Hugo Chavez.
Unable to speak his final words were mouth he said I don't want to die please don't let me die.
Any time on the streets of Venezuela people are lining up for more than a mile sometimes waiting ten hours around the clock to pay their respects.
The body if you go Chavis many of them weeping openly.
And in preparation for this state funeral tomorrow praise is coming in for Hugo Chavez from dictators around the globe.
From Syria's Bashar Al aside from -- -- dictator Alexander Lukashenko from the Cuban dictatorship.
And from the group has a -- considered a terrorist organization.
By the United States they say that Hugo Chavez was -- -- and loyal supporter Martha.
-- that's -- it write a list of votes that are weighing in.
To grieve his passing so when well the elections take place is a thirty day period as -- nasty.
That's what's supposed to be by the constitution but no date announced yet the likely front runners the -- -- picked to follow him.
-- -- girl who is really trying to act as much like Hugo Chavez as possible his campaign slogan is I am Chavez.
And he's wearing similar close to what Travis war.
Walking next to the coughing all day yesterday wearing.
Rain slicker with the Venezuelan colors are really trying to capitalize on the emotion and the love of a large segment of the population.
For Hugo Chavez in the run up to this election which should take place sometime in the next thirty days Martha.
Thomas -- happens.
Past couple contenders out there for the spot Steve thank you very much we'll be watching the back.