In Caracas, Venezuela, there is growing concern for the health of President Hugo Chavez who is reportedly experiencing serious breathing difficulties in a hospital in Havana, Cuba, where he has been undergoing surgeries and treatment for cancer.
Chavez is due to appear at a swearing-in ceremony in Caracas on Januray 10th, and it seems unlikely he will be there.
Reporter Phil Gunson in Caracas explains the constitutional path ahead in case President Chavez was unable to show up.