>> florence unger. >> when police arrived, they noticed florence's body was in the lake next to a boat launch. 12 feet above was the deck outside the unger's cabin. >> when i looked up, there was a deck railing from the boat house and i noticed the deck railing was broke and fractured out. >> it looked as if florence had been sitting on the railing and it gave way. investigators measured the height of the railing and discovered that it was ten inches below the state building code. >> you look at that and think if somebody had been sitting on it, they could lose their balance and fall over the edge. i know i personally didn't want to sit on it. >> the splintered railing led to suspicions it was structurally unsound. >> they referred to it as a death trap and it was an accident waiting to happen. >> a person could reasonably piece together someone fell through a railing, hit the ground, and ended up perhaps in the lake there. >> florence's body was transported to the medical examiner for an autopsy. the medical examiner found no drugs or alcohol in her system. he did find evidence of sev

. >> does it make you feel closer to florence?s, very much so. >> what is the last picture you took of her that is in the show? >> the picture of her four weeks before she died. >> florence would have been 92 on valentine's day. >> this is the only picture of her really in pain. >> when she got sick, did you two discuss that you were going to continue to photograph her? >> i assigned myself to do her life as i remembered it with the joy, the happiness, and only a touch, a touch of her sickness. >> florence passed away from cancer in august 2012. art says gathering the photos for the show has helped him heal, though not entirely. >> it's very hard to do. she did like this picture quite a bit. florence did say don't cry for me when the time comes because i had a wonderful life, and she did and we did. >> the evidence is right there in the pictures. dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago. >>> well, thank you for sharing your florence with us. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the latest on the storm that's hitting

managed florence, it won't end well.e will only last six months. >> i don't think he is ready to lead italy especially because of the way he got there. he doesn't have enough experience. he went from governor of tuscany to mayor of florence to prime minister. what is he becoming next? the pope? >> he was appraised for closing down the city center to traffic, believe bicycle lanes and for a city plan that banned new bills. he was criticized for privatizing the local transport company and for slashing the salary of council workers. >> he once compared himself to the david of mickle angelo, but you'll youth and ambition proved sufficient to run florence, his critics say he needs a lot more than that to lead italy out of the economic crisis. >> one of them wrote a book. >> age doesn't matter, as his experience in florence shows, enthusiasm and energy can improve things, but they soon crash against old problems in this country, such as bureaucracy and the huge public debt. >> florence is known as the birth place of italy's re

does it make you feel closer to florence?ch so. >> reporter: what is the last picture you took of her that is in the show? >> the picture of her four weeks before she died. >> reporter: florence would have been 92 on valentine's day. >> this is the only picture of her really in pain. >> reporter: when she got sick, did you two discuss that you were going to continue to photograph her? >> i assigned myself to do her life as i remembered it, with the joy, the happiness, and only a touch of, a touch of her sickness. >> reporter: florence passed away from cancer in august 2012. art says gathering the photos for the show has helped him heal, though not entirely. >> it's very hard to do. she did like this picture quite a bit. florence did say," don't cry for me when the time comes because i had a wonderful life," and she did, and we did. >> reporter: the evidence is right there in the pictures. dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, g

the 39-year-old mayor of florence, mateo renzi. he says florence's lost is italy's gain. >> he is the best, he has ideas, he is a doer. he has energy to do thing. he never stops. it is difficult to keep up with him. i wish him good luck. >> not everyone in florence is sad to see him go. if he manages italy as he managed florence it won't go well, he will only last six months. >> he doesn't have enough experience. he went from governor of tuscany to mayor of florence. what will he do next, be pope? >> he was known for closing the city to traffic. he was also criticized for privatizing the local transport company and slashing the salary of council workers. once compared himself of the david of michelangelo. but his critics say he needs a lot more than that to lead italy out of the economic crisis. one of them is sylvio ben-e, who wrote a book, mateo the conqueror. bureaucracy and the huge public debt. >> florence is known as the birth play of italy's renaissance. now its mayor needs to prove he's the man to watch other the country's

he is also the manner of florence but he has no experience on the national stage. cabin and has more on the menu describes himself as into these tiny button the young and ambitious. a teal green he was elected head of the democratic party last december. the thirty nine the all male florence has devastated his desire to become prime minister. even though he has no experience on thursday she called for change of compliments criticizing him because it tough for not acting quickly enough to restart the economy and then insisted that today we see the need to open a new phase in having new government which can run its natural course and i live in an invisible. the community and the share has cost the coalition a wide open program but the stitch i did it on. inspired by a former priest has promised a twinkle in his preview will lead the party. branson is noted for its relaxed style. this gained popularity by cutting local taxes republicans recycling in florence. you could still breathe a breath of fresh into account in and long tainted by instability and corruption scanda

oh, oh, there goes aunt florence. everybody just goes crazy.t the camera and everybody started dancing. it was the best time because she was really upset, you know, losing her sister and her brother and then just to have that moment of inspiration really helped her out and everybody was in a great mood. it was the best experience i've had in a long time. >> yay! ♪ >>> what's it feel like to be a seashonell b them ottoof the seashore? kind of like this. you see a surfer with a go pro on his board and he gets knocked around by a wave, but his go pro has gotten knocked loose. now you see this thing just pouncing aroue inbouncing aroun indian ocean up against the reefs below. we got this video from juking video and the guys that posted this video have sped it up. this is over the course of 20 minutes this go pro getting washed over, raked over the reefs. >> sounds like they put it in the garbage disposal. >> yeah. they realize once that camera was gone it was pretty much ingog to take a miracle to find it and one of the guys ran back and got snorke

the monster of florence who killed eight couples from 1968 to 1985, then vanished. >> when you are aust making things up. but this was real. >> preston would quickly abandon his work of fiction for the real thing and began to learn how the monster targeted young lovers engaging in sex, mostly in cars in the hills above florence, killing first the man and then dragging the woman out of the car, mutilating and removing her genitals. for 17 years always using the same gun, the same knife, killing again and again as police failed to solve the case. >> yes, again and again the police arrested innocent people, interrogated them brutally, thought that they had extracted all kinds of really important confessions from them. >> preston says with the suspects in custody, the monster would kill again. police chased wild theories of a satanic cult. preston and spezi began to write of a lone killer and terrible police work. >> the book, you know, to be honest, really criticized their investigation very thoroughly, and it wasn't just criticism. it presented irrefutable evidence that the police were

it happened in florence, removal of works to some 38 tuscan villas. the great concern was bombing by the allies destroying the museums or other cultural treasures inside the cities. the problem gets stickier once the allied invasions begin in particular in italy and sicily and nap ls. because in the case of florence, the museum officials didn't have the vehicles. the nazis had confiscated them. they couldn't get them from the villas back into the city, and there they are safe from allied bombing, but in the middle of ground warfare. it was a perilous situation, and ultimately, the removal by iss forces taking these things on the basis they were supposedly safeguarding them. >> host: susan is calling from springfield, missouri. you're on booktv on c-span2. >> caller: hi. thank you guys for being there. my question is about, like, christian art? forgive me, i haven't had a chance to read your book, so i'm new to all this. but i just wonder especially in iraq and places where there might be more religious, you know, type p artifacts and so forth, if they

so when i was in florence, a lot of american universities there. i hired an american professor to take me around the city one day a week and show me these things through her eyes. i want to see what, i want to learn about these things in a very, very hands-on way. and it was a great, great experience to understand how sculpture moves, why churches that both appear to be the same, one's more important than the other. and, of course, i'd say europe was my classroom, and florence was my school. and it really was an extraordinary opportunity. >> host: robert edsel, is there a dollar figure that you can put on the art that was stolen by the nazis? >> guest: it's as high as you want to make it. we really get into an exercise of futility trying to put numbers on it, you know? do we approach a trillion? we might when we think about paintings today, some paintings selling for $150 million, $200 million. we have to ask what would happen if a leonardo da vinci could be sold. i'm here we're in the $250-$300 million range. you start to think that in some of the

so florence harding is nailed really by these historians as lacking integrity.she scores right at the bottom there. the other first ladies that tend to be the bottom, in many cases they're associated with little known presidents and some of the presidents, both johnson and pierce, who sort of book-ended the civil war, a time in our country where we were really looking for great leadership and it wasn't until lincoln who, of course, is one of the most highly regarded presidents, took over. but the first ladies before and after the civil war were seen as giving very little value to the country, very little value to presidents who themselves were unsuccessful. >> and the siena research did this in collaboration, in partnership with c-span and our first ladies series this past year. one of the new categories on this survey, greatest political asset. jacqueline kennedy, michelle obama and nancy reagan. one other new topic area was lasting legacy. and, again -- eleanor roosevelt topped that. >> what is it about those five ladies, don levy? >> greatest political asset

he gained popularity by cutting local taxes and promoting recycling in florence. they hope he will bring fresh air to italian politics come along tainted by instability and corruption scandals. many times say they are keeping their expectations low. >> i don't think much has changed. >> really tired of it all. never see real results. >> renzi wants economic reform in order to restore confidence in the economy. >> you are in front of the presidential palace where nicoletta is expected to hand in his resignation letter today. >> yes, exactly. with actually meeting president napolitano now. he is headed to the presidential palace and he thanked all those who have helped him along the way. he is expected to hand in his resignation. he is now being made to step down after pressure saying that he has not done enough to help the economy. he is resigning on the day that new information has come out that italy reported its first positive quarterly growth since 2011. 1%is only up a little by 0.1 -- 0.1%. the collector will hand in his resignation and then the ball is in nap

the scrapper, the mayor of florence.is determined to move the party to the middle ground, and demolish the old political institutions, which has brought europe's third largest economy to the brink of bankruptcy. >> we're expecting of at least six months of full power as a government, not as a party leader, or thinking of ideology or transformation of the party, it's decisions, the economy, et cetera. >> reporter: to the weary ordinary citizens the skeptical looks like another political groundhog day. >> translator: it is a really bad idea. nothing will change. they are all the same. what program does he have? he don't know what his policies are. one prime minister takes our money, another arrives and they take more. >> translator: i don't understand what will change i hope something will change. >> reporter: whoever takes charge will have to deal with unemployment now at a 40-year high? italy. there has been some good news on the economic front. latest figures show that italy's gdp edged up by 1%. and there has been no m

. >> the 39-year-old mayor of florence has his work cut out for him. rising unemployment and a government mired in bureaucracy. >> until recently few people outside italy would have recognized matteo renzi. now he is on course to become the next prime minister and to put an end high-level corruption. >> in this difficult situation, i will employ all of my energy to reform italy. >> previously the mayor of florence, renzi became the leader of the centerleft democratic party in december. at the time, he ruled out unseating the prime minister, but on thursday he did just that when he put forward the motion for new government. critics say the 39-year-old does not have enough experience and will soon run out of steam. his ambitious plans include influencing electoral reforms by the end of the month and overhauling the jobs market. >> we hope that renzi will keep the promises he has made. what he has said so far seems good, very constructive. he is young and very active, so now we need to see concrete action from him. >> they are making us die of hunger. i'm

i suppose it's been the longest day for the mayor of florence who is still waiting for the hour of his anointment of prime minister. as italy's youngest prime minister. in the last few minutes we've seen perhaps the biggest piece in the jungle of italian politics come and go, and that is silvio berlusconi, and he is still very much a force in italian politics. he said when he was leaving the palace behind me that he was going to stick to an agreement that he made with the mayor of florence, matteo renzi, and that is to push through reforms to the political system here. so silvio berlusconi is still feeling very much a victim not of just politics but the judiciary of italy, but it looks like he'll stand by the young mayor of florence. as i say these talks have gone on well into the night. we may see the midnight oil being burned there, but i think now as most commentators have been saying as the night goes on that we will only hear the appointment happens some time tomorrow. let's wait and see. i'm not going to predict thing anything in italian politics. >> if matteo renzi does end up a

the florence man friend to stumbling blocks on sunday and trying to shore up support for new coalition government to office to had called to ministry and the ministry of economic development of fourteen feet and down and pointing to a candidate for the crucial economy ministry is creeping top. the situation is complicated. ramsey doesn't have the knowledge to lead tennessee. doesn't have a political majority. because there's a part of the center on eight hits with his majority keeps bands that there are very many people are hoping for him to fail he doesn't control his parliamentary group which was created by the previous leadership of the pasta to the talk about ego. so i believe there are many products. this month's new friends his turns in on monday. leftists like an accord with this morning's cent to one point he became the majority in parliament the dungeon the nine minus eighteen with greek east ally if the government groups to leftist and pushed for the elections. he didn't overwhelm use of finding housing and employment can be difficult for convicted offenders. the christian no

he is the mayor of florence, with no experience in government. now he is tasked with running italy. >> i would like to assure the president of the republic, the political parties and above all, the italians who are watching this government crisis that i will devote all the energy, courage and enthusiasm that i am capable of. >> he reeled off an ambitious agenda, constitutional reform by the end of the month, jobs reform by march. passing is a political outsider, a man who promises to break the caste of old politics, and his lack of experience is part of his political appeal to many italians. matteo renzi's power lies in his being different. some compare him to tony blair. he has an easy smile, but in truth, he is a political unknown. >> he has no alternative but challenging the situation. i'm not sure that he knows how difficult the situation is. >> today there was a small pro protest that yet again italy to an ning yet again unelected prime minister. >> he has unbridaled ambition. i see it as being for personal gain and not something that will h

especially from his option rival the manner of florence. but let us have enough the resignations come be placed on women folk stage maneuvers i think if you missed the institutions he must really say what you want to do especially those who want replacement must present a program to the italians this is becoming. notice the unelected left his intention to stay above party politics and convince italians his new coat attachment is what the country needs one. it seems many a full end of the atomic ambitions leader of the democratic up to my children's sake. from his phone's the bases building momentum and seems prepares to cost isn't that's why it is helpful to sylvia bayliss tony over electoral reform for tumble. the former prime minister chavez still hangs over to his politics which up to such a long period of domination by one man is now in flux. the vacuum just waiting to be filled. a little on the whole syrians have been killed in a three week since peace talks began them at any of time in the civil war according to a new report. the brit

it in the senate for the prime minister's job on monday the thirty nine year old form a matter of florence takes is the position of that period of prolonged political uncertainty. he wasted no time enhancing out the direction he wants to take the country. the noise in my view the outlook in iowa the more costly. the it city that's all i imagined and that we want to rebuild his wand that can be a will lead to. i'm not afraid to say this. the political process must understand however that then not pay to treat parliament's like to send him off for the purposes of entertainment was rather a stage for negotiating hard for reforms. he and i will follow. ramsey also a promise to reform the ponderous justice system. invest in schools as tackle the debts another confidence but it will be held in the lower house on tuesday where the prime minister's center left democratic party holds the majority soon off to victor yanukovich rejected the free trade deal with the eu russia drawn to the last fifteen billion dollars to camp. the first instalment of three billion was paid before the uprising that topp

the 39-year-old mayor of florence is tipped to become prime minister as talks are underway to form aernment in italy. he would be the youngest in history. he has never been an p.m. and could get the top job without winning an election. david has been following the talks in rome. >> reporter: a small group of protesters for the most prominent politician to arrive. silvey row. he might have been expelled from the senate but he's still a force to be recognize inninged with in parliament. >> translator: we express to the president our worry over the crisis that's occurred outside of the apartment in just one party leading to the proposal of government without a single word of that government's agenda. we are in op skins but ours will be a responsible on him since like it always has been. >> reporter: he has never been elected to apartment will you hopeparliamentbut hopes to takes of the old political institutions. demonstrators from the five-star movement founded made their feelings clear at a demonstration outside the parliament on saturday. >> translator: just another illegitimate lead

with children see is widely expected to get the country's top job the thirty nine year old mayor of florence would be italy's youngest prime minister political leaders are meeting with italian president giorgio napolitano at the queen on palace. it's part of the process for deciding who will form the country's new government after the democratic party withdrew their support for the ruling coalition. that is likely to be replaced by the new leader of the center left democratic party the trio rinsing is a popular figure with the italian open up of the tunnel wants to know that the present era florence also has support in parliament. ramsay has long called for drastic measures to do with italy's economic problems. more reforms are needed to combat chronic high unemployment. he says strong action is the only way to shore up space in the country's future. i'm going to rome ga to get everything changes but it will all stay the same in that there's nothing no democracy. everything is finished and nobody gets nothing more than a power game that with god. tell us that sentiment any cities in the emer

previously the mayor of florence. ramsay became the leader of the center left democratic party in december at the time she rolled around on seeking prime minister and recollect. but on thursday he did just that when you put forward a motion for a new government. critics say the thirty nine year old does not have enough experience to tackle italy's economic problems and will soon run out of steam. his ambitious plans include implementing electoral reforms by the end of the month and overhauling the jobs market. this is the gavel pattinson and thank the folks that legacy will keep the promises he's made each of these twenty cents so far has seemed very constructive. if he's young and very active said so now we need to see some concrete action. it's tough but at the league of their making us die of hunger. i'm are tired and my tension is five hundred seventy euros a month to live with him he would be important that they were made in the frenzy is enjoying the limelight. italians don't have a say in the matter. he set to

a thirty nine year olds rainsy of mayor of florence. vowing to pass on electoral reform law that would be key to breaking italy's political gridlock earlier i spoke to our own correspondence in the groove to it. the actual goal that happened i just added to that idea. we saw hundred and thirty six a bowl in favor of vinci's motion sixteen votes the gains and two at steve's and safety what he has the full leg and new fees the new government one la still twenty eighteen and will push to those much needed reforms he talked about radical profound out of the forms that the country needs he says the county's me at a crossroads and now's the time to take away some bills i want to read these words so i think the county has bolted we had prime minister that to officiate announcing that he will head out to the presidential palace tomorrow friday the militant handed his resignation and so after ten months in that position. he got into that position across that position did. this left right coalition government is unlikely partnership between the c

the mayor of florence is meeting with italy's president.about being named prime minister, we think. >> roosting outlook. >> made for strutting. debut and theek ceo. we talk about the british plan -- british rant going global. -- brand

the italian president malls how to fill the vacant post of prime minister with the young mare of florence not the look and see poised to take a little late to still not right in just a minute. welcome back staples like ebenezer months when bush talks. thus the un mediated some october he has expressed his deep regret that the geneva peace talks aimed at ending the bloodshed and syria have ended without results. the warring parties have held two rounds of talks in this latest round ended with both sides pointing the finger of blame each other when due date is set for a solid round the frenchwoman a subtle use of blame to fail those talks on the regime of syrian president bashar assad was sick. listen to opera he had to say to the syrian people i'm very very sorry and apologize to the city and people not that hopes. which were very very high that something would happen here i do that. you want to delete a lot has been achieved in homes. give them even more hope maybe this is the beginnings of her the coming out of the explorer because it's daddy. i apologize to them that the only store boun

remember, this is the mayor of florence, a lovely town. nothing against florence. . 336,000 people he will now be the prime minister of a country of 60 million. >> thank you so much. try to get back to berlin in one piece. if you see audrey hepburn, say hello to her. hans nichols, our chief international correspondent. how did he win that? >> that is a very impressive title. but you are coming back? >> something of an a to point out because here's the market take of what he just told us. the 10-year in italy is 3.70, 10 basis points worse than state. -- intense pain. in spain, 3.60. a big deal. the fact that italy is in worse shape then spain. >> maybe they can make mario draghi the new president. >> i am sure a lot of investors will like that. coming up. it is valentine's day, after all. shopping for a diamond ring got a lot easier. trends emerging in luxury. we will get you up to speed. right here on "bloomberg surveillance." ♪ >> i'm scarlet fu here with tom keene and adam johnson. let's get you some company news from the files of "bloomberg west." sony grabbing t

so when i was in florence, a lot of american universities there.i hired an american professor to take me around the city one day a week and show me these things through her eyes. i want to see what, i want to learn about these things in a very, very hands-on way. and it was a great, great experience to understand how sculpture moves, why churches that both appear to be the same, one's more important than the other. and, of course, i'd say europe was my classroom, and florence was my school. and it really was an extraordinary opportunity. >> host: robert edsel, is there a dollar figure that you can put on the art that was stolen by the nazis? >> guest: it's as high as you want to make it. we really get into an exercise of futility trying to put numbers on it, you know? do we approach a trillion? we might when we think about paintings today, some paintings selling for $150 million, $200 million. we have to ask what would happen if a leonardo da vinci could be sold. i'm here we're in the $250-$300 million range. you start to think that in some of thes

now he has got a lot of reputation in florence as the mayor for breaking down institutions, for having new ideas, for being a tony blai blair-like figure. but he's got a lot of work to do on the economy. he has got a lot of work to do on the political stem here. eyes will be on him how soon and quickly he starts. then they'll judge, well, he's just another politician, or he's going to make a real difference. >> can you expect any eye-catching policies that will make him stand out? >> well, it's impossible to see into his portfolio to see what his policies will be. i have been talking to the professor of economics. he said that renzi is the business and broker's candidate. they think he'll make a difference. the stock market turmoil we've seen has not happened. the brokers and the businessmen like renzi so they feel he's going to start cutting taxes, making sure he gets an increased revenue by making cutbacks elsewhere. i don't know if that's going to go over well, but the businessmen at least think he has got the guts, and he's young enough to make sure that he reaches ambitiously for

the country's president is expected to nominate the mayor of florence. he's the third italian prime minister to fall in three years. another round of snow is riping though the north-east. 5 to 10 inches is expected. this is the third storm new england had this week. in socchi, the u.s. men's hockey team defeated russia after an 8-round shoot-out. the final score u.s. 3, russia 2. tj oshie scoring the winning goal. >> the medal count: >> those are the headlines. "america tonight" starts now. gooech and thanks for -- good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen, and you're watching "america tonight," the weekend edition. we start with california, running dry. the northern part of the state is seeing some showers, it won't be enough to help the statde

the mayor of florence is tipped to become italy's prime minister. rns -- matteo renzi will become the youngest prime minister in history. >> a small group of protesters waits for the prominent politician to arriving, silvio berlusconi. he may have been expelled, but he's a force to be reckoned with in parliament. >> translation: we express to the president our worry and surprise over the crisis. leading to the proposal of a new government, without hearing a single word about the government's agenda. we are in opposition. ours will be a responsible opposition, as it always has been. >> matteo renzi has never been elected to parliament, but hopes to take over the reins of power and overturn the political institutions. demonstrators from the 5-star movement, founded by the c comedian made their feelings clear. >> just another independent leader. >> matteo renzi is likely to receive a vote of confidence. here, outside the political circus of rome, you get a different perspective. a sense of alienation. >> this couple had an addition to their family, 5-m

the 39-year-old mayor of florence met with the president on monday and said he accepted the challenge. >> emotions run high at the president palace on monday ahead of the arrival of italy ace new prime minister in waiting. it's expected the president napalitano asked the mayor of florence. >> they and many italians are angry renzi is the third prime minister without a vote sinc since 2011. >> they as many other italians are angry that renzi will be the third prime minister appointed by the president without a vote since 2011. >> renzi said italians needed to vote. where is the vote? we didn't vote for him. >> i'm not surprised. it's not the first time someone becomes prime minister without a vote. i won't vote any more. what's the point? >> matteo renzi will now start a round of consultations with the government as he knows he'll have to win a confidence vote with the senate and lower house of parliament before he can take office as italy's youngest-ever prime minister. journalists say winning the parliament approval is only the first step. >> at this point i think it's very likely th

it's flo-ho's birthday, florence henderson. she's 80 years old. she was a font of wisdom.here are specific brady bunch episodes that change your life forever. bobby brady's infatuate with jesse james. that changed his life. there are so many episodes. there was a short series, which is by the way, why i like it, but anyway, happy birthday. >> did you ever have her hairstyle? >> i tried to get it. i actually met her. >> what was her name? >> florence henderson. remember, wesson oil? >> of course. >> not in cooking. >> oh, my god. oh, my goodness. i can't believe that just happened. eric, you're next. please save us. >> tomorrow morning, after you watch usa hockey beat the russians, head over to cash it in. we're going to talk about income inequality, opportunity, and the lap dog media who gives a free pass to president obama and executive orders, and hash tag cashing in. >> i was supposed to be on the show. >> do you want to explain your absence? >> bob was supposed to be on for the second time. he forgot to show up. >> i have to do another date. >> andrea, save this show.

and hasn't succeeded in anything in an election apart from being the mayor of florence.ere is a democratic deficit here. and everybody on the streets is very aware of that. and they are getting very cynical about italian politics here. >> thank you very much indeed. >>> while communities are hit by flooding across britain, they are now preparing for a multi-pronged attack. simon mcgregor-wood reports. >> reporter: believe it or not, flood levels along the river thames have stabilized in the last 24 hours. yet more rain is on the way. the body of water like this will only increase. authorities are preparing for the worst here. it's called an aqua dam, it is filled with water to keep the water out. but james house will be on the wrong side of the dam, all he has are these sandbags. >> we have beaten it so far, i have kept it out of the kitchen, i have been up on two-hour shifts for the last four nights, but yeah, now the flood water is got a bit, i can lift the sandbags, and get better sheeting down. >> fresh wet sand arrives to fill sandbags for forever needs them. a few

he is expected to ask the mayor of florence to try to form a government. asthere was little ceremony he arrived at the presidential palace on friday to hand in his resignation. he was prime minister for just 10 months. consult with will party leaders to choose a nominee to replace them. the president wants to announce the name by saturday. , the manc party leader who forced him out. a will be inheriting coalition of centerleft and center-right. skeptical he can make it work. >> yesterday they said he did not do what he should have done. it made too many mistakes. it will be the same. have his energy, but that will not be enough to change things. >> many italians seem equally unconvinced by the revolving door of prime minister's. >> a really bad idea, nothing will change. what his policies are. what will you do? ourprime minister takes money and another one takes more. as one of his supporters, i don't think this is [inaudible] the prime minister should be chosen by vote and this did not happen. >> opinion polls show frustrated voters would prefer to go bac

essentially the mayor of florence summoned the prime minister. he is the head of the party. after the meeting, enrico letta sounded like a prime minister who is contemplating leaving office. >> i lived every day as if it was my last one, broad coalition change after just two or three months. i had to follow the development of the situation step-by-step, very carefully. letta didn't know whether or not he had the support of the party. his fall would be the fourth government in 2.5 years. the question for the mayor of forest is, does he want to be premier now or wait, consolidate his strength and be premier later on, perhaps with more democratic legitimacy. >> i guess there are three options. one is renzi becomes prime letta doesn'tse have support anymore. the other is a cabinet reshuffle where enrico letta puts renzi's people in cabinet. the third is the call for new elections in the spring. scenariow election would be if renzi decides to go for it today and decides he wants to be the leader. and the president will have to talk to all the coalition partners, see whether that

>> florence harding. in 1920, there were states that of course had extended suffrage, but 1920 was the first presidential election in which women voted. of course the one result was we got warren harding, so they may want to reconsider the constitutional amendment at that point. james cox would have been the first divorced man to be president. who knows how much of a factor that was in the outcome. small number of women apparently turned out to vote in 1920. it took a while to get into the habit. >> for that particular generation to get with it. >> divas watching in orlando, florida. what is your question or comment -- steve is watching in orlando, florida. >> what was the treatment in those times, she was very flamboyant and all that, but a month or two into his presidency, she got a stroke. >> i know that he was very instrumental, the president himself, in her rehabilitation and the rehabilitation of her speech. he would practice with her for hours. i don't know what the prescribed treatment for a strok

mike personal favorite first lady is florence harding. i want to ask the panel why do you think that the american public tends to forget some of our first ladies who have been extremely accomplished, and we remember others? we can say dolly madison, mrs. kennedy onassis, etc., and instantly know. we can say mrs. taft and mrs. harding, and people forget. did all of first ladies get along with each other? >> i have some of the women we have discovered in the series that were really quite accomplished: by the wayside historically? >> quite friendly, the same thing can be said of presidents. we tend to remember those first ladies who are associated with the most dramatic events in our history, and or who have the most vivid personalities. those personalities are translated in different ways for different media. television has been a transforming instrument over the last 50 years. anyone who lived through that weekend in november 1963, will never forget the images of jackie kennedy. >> anyone who lived through 9/11 will remember hearing that v

. ♪ to italy now where the mayor of florence arrived in rome and asked for a new government by napaliano and he is 39 years old and the youngest and these are from the presidential palace and we will go outside that palace in rome. and explain who we are waiting to come out of the door and what they are likely to say. >> well, actually there were moments of tension here ahead of his arrival when not everybody is so happy to see him, to become prime minister even though he is out from the italian electorate and they belong to the party of italian, who was in opposition in the last government and chanting elections now, elections now and they as many others in italy are disappointed by the fact that he is appointed directly by the president without going to a general vote. well, he is the third consecutive prime minister since 2011 in italy to be appointed this way and the italian summit and said they are tired and want to choose a prime minister. we spoke to other people who say actually what is the point to going to vote because the last vote we had in february 2012 did not produce an

he moved on to become governor and rose to fame as a straight talking player of florence.f appointed prime minister, he will be the third consecutive since the 2011 to be appointed for the president without a vote. he said he would preferred to win elections outright, but not until a new voting law is introduced. >> i think he disappointed the majority of those who would have voted for him in the next election. >> right now, we need a young lead tore shake things around. i hope he is backed by the government to lead italy out of this mess. >> while his promise, questions remain whether his youthful enthusiasm will win people over. some say he represents italy's last chance to recover. >> italy tried everything, and trying a new generation is possibly the last chance for the country. if even this chance fades, then probably they will be led to believe there is no way out. >> on saturday, the president is deciding whether he is the right choice to lead the country out of the economic and political crisis. while he proved popular, many here feel he should have been elected by

i want to recognize florence mar who is going to be implementing our gross receipts tax. our bureaucracy of tax she is incredible she's bringing in over $100 million a major to make sure everybody pace what they on the other hand, and sonya thank you for your work. we process numerous transactions through the mail on line and over the phone and it's our cashiers that bring in the money. our office of financial empowerment mayor we're doing great work. our gross receipts project is led by jenny and that's an exciting project the biggest change to our tax system in the city and we're stepping up. our it groping group is led by richard. our investment portfolio is managed by michelle the average daily processing is round $1100 million. our project group is lead by rebecca thank you for your hard work here doing a grow job. our property tax group led by phil and thank you for your work. our tax paper group the first line of defense is led by grace and our banking group that's handling the transactions is led by janet. that's the team of managers that run the incredibly import

the mayor of florence has aftered widespread reform ousting enrico letta. gave the latest a short while ago. tomorrow, officially, he will meet with a different political party, represented in parliament. mr. renzi said he wants to take all the time that is necessary, but recognizes the urgency of the situation. he knows he needs to move fast. he wants the support of center-right parties, including the new center-right party. he is crucial. he said he wants to listen to what renzi has to propose in terms of a program, and is probably holding out for more in terms of negotiation. when renzi does come to power, he has presented a very ambitious agenda, particularly in terms of timing. he says he wants to lay out the reforms. the electoral reform, the labor reform. public administration in april. tax reforms in may. >> he is standing on a platform of change from outside. it is not a shock to see the italian government falling. it happens every few months. >> it still remains to be seen. just today, you had the itch ratings agency -- fitch ratings agency keepin

1942, 120,000 japanese american men, women and children were segregateed and put into prison camps florence says many families lost everything and were never compensated for losses. >> only about owe $0.10 on the dollar. took about 40 years for it to finally are are are into law z those that suffered most had passed away >> this year's commemoration will be held saturday from 2:00 until 4:00 >>> a group is touring california to push for an increase in funding for preschool education. the group held a rally there to call on the state toin crease budget for early childhood education by billion. >> children who don't get access to care and education have a hard time competing with fellow students and so far behind they seldom catch up. >> state democrats are pushing a bill that would expand pre-k programs to all 4-year-olds in california. >> this is some encouraging news for baby boomers older drivers are better drivers than 20 years ago. insurance institute says that is not the case for drivers 70 and older. researchers say seniors are getting healthier and cars, safer. >> that is all good. >

he handed in his resignation on fry and florence's mayor spearhead the his h removal ands next in line and would be the youngest prime minister in history. a green light from the obama admin clearing banks to do business with the legal marijuana industry. banks have been avoided the pot industry over fear of prosecution. the sale and the use of marijuana is still illegal under federal law. those are your head lines, i am morgan radford, live from new york city, up next "consider this." and remember you can always get the latest news online at aljazerra.com. check check >> can sass could become ground skiero in the battle for -- zero in the battle for equal right. if you pay $1 million, should you get 1 million votes >> former nazis used to win the cold war? >> alcohol abuse and art - an oscar nomination. >> i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this".

the 39-year-old mayor of florence met president george napolitano on monday. first to make the country more governable and to create jobs. from rome, this is claudio levanga,. >> ahead of the arrival of italy's new governor in waiting. 39-year-old mayor of florence to form a new government. >> translator: we are preparing a new government and want to discuss it with the other parties. this is what we are expecting to do, constitutional reform by the end of february, jobs romp in march, public relations reform in april. >> right wing demonstrators chanted, public elections now. first president to be appointed without an election since 2011. >> renzi said, italians needed to vote. where is the vote? we didn't vote for him. >> i'm not surprised. it's not the first time someone becomes prime minister without a vote. i won't vote anymore, what's the point. >> renzi will start now. a round of talks with political parties, as he knows he will have to win a confidence vote in both the senate and lower house of parliament before he can take office as italy's youngest-e