WHITFIELD: That huge explosion targeting police motorcycles in the Venezuela capin -- capital rather, where a vote is under way that could hand President Nicolas Maduro even more power. Earlier, Senator John McCain tweeted about this situation there saying this, "We stand with the people of Venezuela today who deserve democracy, not sham elections and Maduro's repression." CNN's Leyla Santiago joining me now with the very latest on this. So Leyla, what is happening with all of these protests and this kind of unrest and even a candidate being killed?</s>LEYLA SANTIAGO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Right. That candidate, Fredricka, died last night after somebody broke it -- a group broke into his home. He was shot and killed. His name is Jose Felix Pineda and he was one of the candidates that people would have been voting for today. We went to the polling sites. There were some lines, although when I asked multiple people how this compares to prior elections, Jose Felix Pineda hey tell me this was much smaller lines, much shorter lines at these election sites. Now, while some people spent their day going to that election poll, which, by the way, closes in about half an hour, others took to the streets. You saw that video of the explosion in the area of</s>WHITFIELD: Wow, incredible images and a lot of volatility in that election on that election, on this election day. Leyla Santiago, keep us posted. Thank you so much. And we'll have much more from the NEWSROOM after this.
Pro-Government Candidate Killed In Venezuela