Normally, not a big deal. But when you have 50 reporters hanging around, it gets complicated.

Not sure what the delay is, but the meeting between Gov. Bill Richardson and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been pushed back by about six hours. The reporters -- from both the pro and anti Chavez media, which is how they have described themselves to me -- seem to have it pretty posh here inside the presidential grounds. I'm talking about a room full of people texting on Blackberries, kicking back on leather couches or sitting in the stadium seating press room. Just outside the door, waiters are serving small sandwiches and neat little pastries. Did I mention the fresh squeezed juice? As a U.S. reporter, this is all a little odd to me, but nice. Something different. The grounds of the White House here, known as Miraflores, strike me as a mix between a military compound and a nice country home in the tropics.

Anyway, Richardson did meet this morning with the foreign affairs minister and the Venezuelan ambassador to the United States. Don't know yet what happened, because I was waiting outside. More info when I get it.



Here's a shot inside the media room. That's a pre-recorded Chavez speech playing in the background