today one 3rd of the ground fields in venice are uninhabitable. and rising water is threatening the buildings more and more often. global warming which is resulting in a gradual rise in the sea level will intensify this development even more. with the standard p.b.s. venice is destined to go under that is not my prediction but that of people who deal professionally with marine and climate issues the prohibition that is being done from the angle from essentially the same to the sea level rise by let's emitting 204-050-6070 meters. the demise of venice no longer seems to be merely a pessimistic scenario. and so once again the ingenuity of italian i. architects and engineers is called for to save the city. or. the most a project is an elaborate and expensive attempt by the italian authorities to say venice. concrete foundations weighing many tons have been sunk at all 3 little in inlets and hid in them all giant floodgates at highways have these can be raised as far as the water level requires. it. there is no doubt that if it is ever completed the m

long we're from the venice venetians born in venice most of us are venetian so to say stop with venice never. get to the prime minister took in the damage for himself visiting since marks basilica and meeting those working to rebuild he pledged millions of euros in help but. i saw great distress. today i spoke to a newsstand owner mr bulger whose eyes kiosk collapse in the canal. he lost everything. you can imagine what it means for someone who owns a business to see his world drowning in the water. as if he also promised to turn this into a reality the more a title defense system that has been plagued by corruption and delays they began planning it in 1984. before then locals must contend with an almighty cleanup operation that is expected to cost hundreds of millions. let's take you to the canal a city now due to abuse james jackson is in venice on st mark's place good to see you james it's raining out there pouring i can see behind you what's the situation like where you are. so it's very. it's been very long day for most of it for the people of venice everything has been flooded th

all of venice as 400 plots stand on these unique foundations. from the 11 century these architectural masterpieces were built on the constantly moving bed of the lagoon and the sandbags in order to build them the architects had to come up with something special because they faced several times at once. it means providing protection from the rising and falling some for. designing buildings that were as light as possible. and building on a moving substrate. the solution they came up with was brilliant they placed a wooden construction on the piles and weighted down with several layers of bricks . on top of this they built a surround of white stone from history on the age we are seeing it formed the 1st line of defense against the salt forces. that deals with the interface between the water and that that resists an infinitely long time because it's not probable to the salty water. the resistant strain stern is unaffected by the rise and fall of the seaboard. the heights of this protective wall corresponded to the tidal range in this way the water w

long we're from the venice venetians born in venice most of us are venetian so to say stop with venice never. italy's prime minister took in the damage for himself visiting since marks basilica and meeting those walking to rebuild he pledged millions of euros in help but. i saw great distress. today i spoke to a newsstand owner mr gallagher who saw his kiosk collapse in the canal. he lost everything. you can imagine what it means for someone who owns a business to see his world drowning in the water. he also promised to turn this into a reality the moves are a title defense system that has been plagued by corruption and delays it was designed in 1984. before then locals must contend with an almighty clean up operation that is expected to cost hundreds of millions. hi james so we saw that people are trying to assess the situation from what you've seen what is the extent of the damage so far so we've seen a lot of flooded shops we've seen coffee shops and hotels the whole streets of fold with water making it really hard to get around there's a lot of people coming out onto the streets to

in on this lagoon city's fortifications. >> we are from venice, venetians, born in venice. most of us are venetians, so stop with venice? never. reporter: italy's prime minister visited saint mark's basilica, and he pledged millions of euros in help. >> i saw great distress. today i spoke to a newsstand owner who saw his kiosk class in the canal. he lost everything. you can imagine what it means for someone who owns a business to see his world drowning in the water. reporter: he also promised to turn this into a reality, a tidal defense system that has been plagued by corruption. they began planning it in 1984. before then, locals must contend with an almighty cleanup operation that is expected to cost hundreds of millions. anchor: let's take you to the canal city. james jackson is in venice on st. mark's place. good to see you, james for the it is raining out there, pouring. what is the situation like where you are? james: so it is very wet still and very long day for most of the people of venice. everything havhas been flooded. the levels are still exceptionally high, and

respecting the cease fire after rates which killed $34.00 palestinians and catastrophic flooding in venice has residents scrambling to limit the damage done to that ancient city by the highest tide of half a century and this prime minister calling the floods a blow to the heart of the country. on large thank you so much for joining us everyone and we begin with breaking news in the u.s. authorities say at least 5 people have been injured in a school shooting in southern california a police are currently hunting a male suspect after he reportedly opened fire at saugus high school in the city of santa clarita all the school and several others in the area have been locked down the severity of the victim's injuries is not yet clear all right we want to get you the very latest now this is very much an unfolding story and we're going to head to l.a. to jason campbell donya he is the bird chief there for n.b.c. news radio jason what can you tell us. right you know several law enforcement agencies have swarmed to different areas where they believe the gunman may be hiding he's described as an asia

long we're from the venice venetians born in venice most of us urban mission so to say stop with venice never. put it to the prime minister took in the damage for himself visiting city marks basilica and meeting those working to rebuild he pledged millions of euros in help but. i saw great distress. today i spoke to a newsstand owner mr bulger whose eyes kiosk collapsed in the canal. he lost everything. you can imagine what it means for someone who owns a business to see his world drowning in the water. as if you know that he also promised to turn this into a reality the more a title defense system that has been plagued by corruption and delays it was designed in 1984. before then locals must contend with more bad news friday has brought yet another exceptional inundation of salty sea water. all right so james we saw pictures there of locals and authorities really trying to deal with the damage but from what you can see there in venice what is the extent of this damage so we're going to have to wait for the tides to go down to see the real extent because one thing to note is this is so

joining us now from venice is g.w. correspondent julia julia 3rd major flood in less than a week in venice just give us a sense what's the situation right now how is the city coping with this. this city is coping relatively well all things considered but people are starting to become a little tired of all this flooding now so many floods so frequently are really exceptional and people are not prepared they're trying to clean up their homes again clean up their shops again and they're staying strong and venice is a resilient city but it is getting to a point where the spirit is starting to go down however everybody thinks that hopefully the worst is behind them and that they can start working towards coming back on their feet again i mean of course benny venice is a historic city it's a unesco world heritage site i mean do we know how bad the damage is yet we're hearing estimates in the hundreds of millions even towards the 1000000000 euro mark . what we've heard is that it will take time to really be able to establish

for us in venice thanks very much. in iran thousands of people have been out on the streets protesting against the government's decision to raise petrol prices by 50 percent and also introduce rationing since the price hike many demonstrators have abandoned their cars along major highways and join mass rallies in the capital tehran but some of the demonstrations have turned violent and at least 2 people have died as a result of the protests with many more injured. iranians have taken to the streets in the capital tehran and a number of cities across the country in protest of the government's move to raise the price of petrol by 50 percent the angry demonstrations have seen protesters blocking roads setting fire to tires and attacking public property. iran's leader ayatollah ali khamenei says he supports the price hike despite the unrest. down a major decision for the country based on expert assessments this decision must be executed. the move is in part a response to the failing economy provoked by u.s. sanctions but h

all about where from venice venetians born in venice most of us are been metion so to say stop with venice never. get to the prime minister to ken the damage for himself visiting sin marks basilica and meeting those walking to rebuild he pledged millions of euros in help but all. the imprecise are great distress. today i spoke to a newsstand owner mr gallagher who saw his kiosk collapse in the jew deck you can know. he lost everything. you can imagine what it means for someone who owns a business to see his world drowning in the water or services and if you don't have any he also promised to turn this into a reality the more was a title defense system that has been plagued by corruption and delays and he began planning it in 1984 before then locals must contend with an almighty cleanup operation that is expected to cost hundreds of millions. and earlier i spoke to our correspondent james jackson in venice and this is the update that he gave us almost everyone in venice will have been affected in some way especially business owners and people living on the ground floor 70 percent of the cit

for the latest also coming up italy declares a state of emergency after catastrophic flooding in venice the highest times in half a century the government calling the floods upload to the heart of the country. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us we begin in the united states where schoolchildren have again become the target of the shooter 2 people are reported dead 4 others are in the hospital 2 of them in critical condition a male suspect reportedly opened fire at saugus high school in the city of sanford florida new york los angeles police say that he's in the hospital and in grave condition after turning the gun on himself are joining me now from los angeles is jason kept a donia he is the l.a. bureau chief with n.b.c. news radio good evening to you jason so this death toll in this tragedy is rising what were do we know about the victims. well right now there are multiple people in surgery and the gunman. is considered to be in grave condition now i just spoke with the los angeles county sheriff alex being away about and he tells me that you know the shooter did some damage b

this is you don't reduce line for berlin keeping afloat catastrophic flooding in venice as residents scrambling to limit the damage done to their ancient city by the highest tide in half a century a precious iconic landmark submerged staggering levels of water swamping the sinking city at least prime minister calling the floods a blow to the heart of the country also coming up. at 10 u.s. troops alister new militants wind down their rocket attacks on israel after 2 days of violence that saw $34.00 palestinians killed in israeli raids plus thing in sherman going tells police to keep a closer eye on vigilante groups after neo nazis claim to be carrying out patrols on the streets of orlando. and white children are likely to suffer most from climate change experts say the combination of rising temperatures and toxic air means the next generation is especially vulnerable to lifelong damage to help. iraq it's great to have you along everyone well we begin this broadcast in venice a world heritage site and a jewel of a city battling catastrophic flooding priceless landmarks are submersed to

and joining us now from venice is data correspondent delhi nearly a number of major flood hit venice what's the situation where you are right now. so water which did speak around 1 pm today around $150.00 centimeters now it is slowly going down it is and it will continue to do so through the evening today we were walking around and again shops and homes were preparing for the tide they were getting ready to stop the water from coming in but also to clean up again after the tide people are starting to become tired this frequency of high tides is very unusual and exceptional so spirits are starting to slowly go down and people are hoping that this will be the beginning of the end of this flooding here when you have people proper of preparing a lot of churches shops homes it's a unesco world heritage site i mean do we know how bad the damage is yet how extensive it is so experts we've been talking to have told us that it's still too early to assess the real extent of the damage the mayor of venice has estimated at least 1000000000 euros but what we've understood is that we will have to

long we're from the venice venetians born in venice most of us are venetian so to say stop with venice never. italy's prime minister took in the damage for himself visiting sin marks basilica and meeting those working to rebuild he pledged millions of euros in help but. i saw great distress. today i spoke to a newsstand owner mr gallagher who saw his kiosk collapse in the jew decker canal. he lost everything. you can imagine what it means for someone who owns a business to see his world drowning in the water. as if you got it he also promised to turn this into a reality the more a title defense system that has been plagued by corruption and delays and he began planning it in 1984. before then locals must contend with an almighty cleanup operation that is expected to cost hundreds of millions. james jackson joins us now from venice and hopefully we can cross over to him now and he's at st mark's square by the looks of it james clearly another dramatic day and tell us what you've been seeing that people have been telling you you know really what has been happening dramatic is definitely

for the latest also coming up italy declares a state of emergency after catastrophic flooding in venice the highest times in half a century the government calling the floods a blow to the heart of the country and a tenuous truce in gaza after 2 days of violence that claimed the lives of $34.00 khalil stadiums israel says it's respecting a cease fire palestinian militants have stopped their rocket attacks as well. and why children are likely to suffer most from climate change experts say the combination of rising temperatures and toxic air means that the next generation is especially vulnerable to life long crawl. off it's good to have you with us we begin in the united states where children attending school have again become the target of the shooter one person is reported dead at least 4 others are. in the hospital 2 of them in critical condition a male suspect reportedly open fire and sal his high school in the city of santa clarita near los angeles police say he's been wounded and taken into custody. and joining me now from los angeles is jason kept a donia he's the l.a. bureau chief

venice will stand up. it will a lwa ys pray. venice will stand up. it will always stand up. but i'd deem it appropriate that promises made by the government and all political forces be carried out. strong winds brought these surges of water into venice and are threatening other areas, too. further south, venice and are threatening other areas, too. furthersouth, in florence and tuscany, the threat of the rising river arno. back in venice, the waters are now due to subside but a massive cleanup operation lies ahead, as well as the co nsta nt operation lies ahead, as well as the constant fear: what about next time? in sri lanka, a controversialformer defence chief has been elected president. gotabhaya rajapaksa took more than 52% of the vote, which was split along ethnic lines. from colombo, our correspondent yogita limaye reports a wartime strongman returns, as sri lanka's most powerful. mr rajapaksa is seen as a leader who can keep their country safe. we don't have enough protection for the people. you see everywhere there are bombs and terrorists, day by day a lot of terror

in order to g gern all the problems of venice. we will face the problems of big cruise ships and coordinating better with the appropriate authorities. >> local authoririties estimee that 85% of the city was inundated in the past days. high winds and heavy rain drove the water level to almost 190 centimeters. it hasn't in this bad since 1966. the mayor blamed climate change for the extreme weather and said venice was on its knees. there is also plenty of anger here. >> i have a small shop and we had around 15,000 euros worth of damage. i was prepared for 60 centimeters of water but it was well over 70 centimeters. my pump was not strong enough to stop it. >> an undersea barrier is being constructed to protect venice from high water but it is not finished. it has faced constant delays since construction began in 2003. as locals take in the aftermath of the flooding, officials say the damage could total hundreds of millions of euros. >> earlier, we spoke to our correspondent in venice. she gave us this wrapup. >> venice has gone back

reporting from st mark's place in venice to thank you for your continued coverage. next to watch out tony stark if you're watching because on the shores of england a real life iron man has soared into the record books earlier today daredevil inventor richard browning blasted into the skies above right inside his jet engine powered flight suit of the british rocket man smashed the previous world record for the fastest speed using a jet suit hitting 138 kilometers an hour all that's more than double the speed of the previous record which was also set by browning in 2017. and reminded of the top story that we're tracking for you this hour a california hospital has now confirmed a female victim of a school shooting has died from her injuries at least 4 other people are being treated after a gunman opened fire near l.a. . thanks so much for watching a few of your business outcomes is up next also you know. the monsoon season but i usually do agree about the people vote for over the rich and home the fortunately the whole lot of emotions in that we can look. at the bottom

recede and the people of venice salvage what they can. just see this city floods regularly and venetians take precautions the owners of this jewelry store normally prepared for one and a half meters of floodwaters but the high water on tuesday 190 centimeters of salty sea water swelling into the city. this hotel's entrance is reinforced with metal barrier the water breached it you know there's a recession which i think we have 70000 years of damage more loss. obviously we're still counting the level of damage and we're trying to fix parts of the electricity . we threw away around a 1000 years of food because it was all in a large fridge and the fridge filled with water. where to get to italy's prime minister saw the damage for himself. but. i saw great distress. today i spoke to a newsstand owner mr gallagher who saw his kiosk collapse in the canal. he lost everything. you can imagine what it means 1st someone who owns a business to see his world drowning in the water. if you've been in. an undersea barrier called the most is being constr

this is t w news coming to you live from berlin catastrophic flooding in venice much of the historic city is still underwater after the highest tide in half a century prime minister says the floods are a blow to the heart of italy also coming up with a program and an easy call me in gaza the militant islamic jihad group announces a cease fire after days of heavy fighting israel says it's holding fire for now and will answer quiet with quiet. plus the trump impeachment hearings at the world's television screens house democrats hope to prove the president abused his power to discredit a rival trump himself says they're on a witch hunt and in any case he's too busy to tune in. hello i'm terry barton good to have you with us the worst flooding in venice in more than 50 years has brought calls for more to be done to protect the historic city from the ravages of rising sea levels the italian cabinet is set to declare a state of emergency much of the city center is under water the mayor is blaming climate change and says the damage will run into the hundreds of billions of euros prime minis

and we can take you to venice now to a julio bobo he works at the venice institute for the study of contemporary history so good of you to join us sir now the governor of the venator region a look at syria described the floods as apical liptak devastation a with more rain forecast how worried are you. starting to that in reward and now because what was supposed to happen it is really happening in the end this is keeping to slowly sink into the bottom. level of the dives in constantly growing and we see that in this moment we don't have a real project that seems to work for try to put at least the situation on hold or under control until it will be able to be handled the completely i'm wanted to because i see that what was called an extraordinary time you started to get them are a more normal what happened yesterday it was a clear demonstration that there was in the control of the situation so it briefly if you can in terms of the authorities handling of these floods i mean what do you make of it were they prepared. we're not prepared the major project who was supposed to help us to protect the c

the mayor of venice says the very future of the city is now at stake. the tide has risen again on same azza square the basilica one of venice's most iconic landmarks is among the worst hit by the flooding its crypt has been swamped by more than a meter of water. prime minister just epic content rushed to the city twist sets the situation he promised his government will act swiftly to provide funds and resources. we will hold a cabinet meeting today where we will declare a state of emergency as requested by the region's governor. this will allow us to start allocating funds for rescue 8 and to restore services across the city. and. local authorities estimate that more than 85 percent of the city was inundated in the past days high winds and heavy rain drove the water level to almost 190 centimeters it hasn't been this bad since 1906 mayor. blame the climate change for the extreme weather and said venice was on its knees there is also plenty of anger here the most and undersea barrier system aimed at protecting venice from high water has faced constant de

this is news coming to you live from catastrophic flooding in venice much of things started centers on the water off the city were swamped by the highest tide and pop century the prime minister says the sounds of a blow to the heart of italy also coming up. a front journal column in gaza rockets are fired into southern israel just hours after the announcement of a cease fire with the palestinians the agreement was supposed to end some of the heaviest fighting in months along the gaza border. and why children are likely to suffer most from climate change experts say the combination of rising temperatures and toxic air means the next generation especially vulnerable to long term damage to their health. i don't welcome. good to have you. the prime minister of italy says the flooding disaster in the city of venice is a blow to the heart of the country decepticon grave was preparing to release emergency funds to deal with the aftermath of the flooding damage is expected to run into hundreds of millions of euros and the merit of venice is the very future of the city is at stake. the tide has

and for the very latest let's go live to venice and. delhi julia what's the situation in the city today many historic building seemed to have been badly affected by rising waters. yes so as you can see behind me we have currently reached a new high tide peak it is definitely not as high as a record setting one. yesterday and the night before but we are now at around 120 centimeters so i would say it is slightly below my knee i'm standing in water at the moment and one of the most hit buildings is say marks basilica behind me the water entered the building broke the windows invaded the crypt underneath up to 165 centimeters and it covered completely the floor of the business. that may cause damage to the marble and the mosaic on the floor of the basilica and to the columns in the crypt the damage will have to be assessed in the future when the water starts to dry out but it looks like it's in the millions of euros country as we couldn't report because huge public anger in venice over the long delayed flood protection system what can you

venice floods dozens of times every year. most of the city is just four to five feet above sea level. but locals here tell us that this is not normal. st. mark's square is normally postcard perfect. this morning it was totally submerged, leaving venetians to clean up the mess and try to go about business as usual. the mayor of venice is blaming climate change and residents like miklos csillaghy agree. >> the world is generating climate change, and venice is one of those cities that's going to go first, so this is a big problem, and the world should act to protect it. >> reporter: st. mark's basilica, dating back nearly 1,000 years, was inundated yesterday, causing millions of dollars in damage. pierpaolo campostrini worshipped here as a child and is now in charge of protecting this historic treasure. when you see the damage, does it break your heart? >> absolutely. i was crying here. >> reporter: it's obviously very emotional for you. >> yes, it is. >> reporter: many here also blame the italian government for failing to compl

venice is a world heritage site. give us a sense of the impact that this is all having, not only on the historic monuments, but on the people who live in venice and tourists.“ monuments, but on the people who live in venice and tourists. if i could just provide a bit of history? venice provides a very interesting example to the interaction between man and the environment. due to its geographical position and proximity to the sea level, it is extremely sensitive to climate change. to put into context, records of sea levels in venice started in 1872. the mayor put 1950 as an example. if i could give you a number before moving on to the impact. between 1872 and 1950, venice only had one severe event, severe as in more than three centimetres above sea level. since 1951, we have had 20 such events. we have had 11 severe flooding events since 2000, six of which have been since 2000, six of which have been since 2012, and we have two in the last two days. that is scary but also puts into context, the impact climate change

julia sunday in venice thank you very much for that update on the floods in the city of. israel and the militant palestinian group islamic jihad have agreed on a cease fire deal to end the heaviest fighting in months along the gaza border at least $34.00 palestinians including a family of 6 have been killed israel says it's quiet with quiet but insists it will not stop its policies of targeted killings of militants. into the night sky above gaza before being snuffed out by israel's iron dome missile defense system. as d. broke into bacon a fraud piece here. news of a deescalation in the air. we confirm the decease fire deal was reached under the supervision of egypt and it went into effect on the ground at 5 am with islamic jihad to conditions of. the dealing kluge the occupier israel submission to conditions to stop this as a nation's protect the march of return demonstrators and to begin the procedures to break the siege of gaza. the clashes began after israeli forces killed a senior commander from the palestinian militant group islamic jihad they fought back firing hun

is mose able to defend venice? >> yes, mose will be ab to protect the city of venice from exptionally high water. that means water that exceeds 3.5 feet above sea level. >> reporter: so this is what the gate looks like when it's down? >> yes, this is the gate when it is standing on the bottom of the inlet. >> reporter: dario berti is engineering androduction manager with the company building the mose project. construction began in 2003, testing, in 2013. if this is the first project of its kind, how can you be so sure that it's going to work? >> ( translated ): well, ts is thresult of years and years of planning and experiments on models, trials in tanks. it's been tested in all possible condions. so, we're certain it will work. there hasn't been technical reviews about whether they are doing the right thing. and thai do find seriously alarming. >> executive director of a nonprofit group calledre here venice, which is trying to raise awareness of the challenges facing venice. >> so there a lot of concern among vene

venice never. get to the prime minister to kidney damage for himself visiting sin marks basilica on meeting those walking to rebuild he pledged millions of euros in help but. i saw great distress. today i spoke to a newsstand on arms to bulger who saw his kiosk collapse in the ju decker canal. he lost everything. you can imagine what it means verse someone who owns a business to see his world drowning in the water because it was as if you don't have any he also promised to turn this into a reality the moves are a title defense system that has been plagued by corruption and delays it was designed in 1984 before then locals must contend with more bad news friday is expected to bring yet another wave of exceptionally high tight and didn't you correspondent james jackson is following the story for us in venice hi james what is the situation look like today in the city. well i think things have taken a bit more of a dramatic turn compared to yesterday they've just met we've just had to move our camera b

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let's get the latest from venice now with the w.'s julia south delhi good morning to you julia venice has seen the 3rd major flood in less than a week house of coping with all this water. that is is slowly going back to normal today after being hit again as you said yesterday people are cleaning up their shops cleaning up their homes trying to get back to normal life supermarkets starting to open again and schools are back today after a few days of break people are confident that they will pick up but they are hoping that the attention will not go. way from their city after the tide start to go down and that money will come assistance will come to try to get back on their feet you know when we look at all of this floodwater places like st mark's square you know how have the landmark buildings in venice been doing are they permanently damaged more about all the art in the city how safe is the city's cultural heritage from these wars. one significant number is that about one in 2 churches in the city have been flooded and that is signi

james jackson there in venice. now some of the other stories making news around the world today media outlets in lebanon are reporting the political parties have agreed on a new prime minister mohammad. former finance minister is tipped to lead the country his predecessor resigned at the end of october following nationwide anti corruption protests the demonstrations have thrown 11 on into political and economic turmoil. the 16 year old who killed 2 students and wounded 3 others in a southern california high school has been described as a quiet and smart youth no one expected to turn by the teen turned the gun on himself after the shooting he survived and is in a critical condition. turkey has begun to porting people it believes to be a foreign terrorist fighters thousands are currently detained in turkish camps a family of 7 has arrived here in berlin germany's foreign ministry has confirmed their german citizenship but says it doesn't know whether any of them are fighters of the so-called islamic state turkey has