FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Striking workers in Venezuela are only part of the reason for higher gas prices in the U.S. That strike is forcing the world's fifth biggest oil exporter to import gas to cope with its own fuel shortages. Venezuela's president says he's winning the battle against the strikers. CNN's Lucia Newman is in Caracas via videophone with more on the impact of the four-week-old strike now.</s>LUCIA NEWMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good evening, Fredricka. Indeed today is day 27 of this crippling general strike in Venezuela, although things are fairly calm here in the capital Caracas.</s>WHITFIELD: All right, Lucia, thank you very much from Caracas. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Strike in Venezuela Hurts Country's Economy