ben ando reports.he flooded householders wish lake in south yorkshire. james is typing it out, now six days in, surviving on no heating and a single lightbulb. two dogs, a god talk kenneth eric to ta ke two dogs, a god talk kenneth eric to take care of, he says evacuation is not an option. everything is wet, it's destroyed. but the big picture is that these bloods have swelled into an election issue. jeremy corbyn visited the area yesterday and described the government's response is woeful. the lid gems have a similar message. we cannot leave people living in this awful sense of fear. it is wrong but it seems to be downjust sense of fear. it is wrong but it seems to be down just to the local communities, important as this work is, this is clearly a national emergency. the album's emergency cobra committee met and ordered the army's standby battalion at catterick to be deployed in the prime minister offered further reassurance. i prime minister offered further reassurance. | know prime minister offered

ben ando reports. a moment to reflect on the devastating impact of a tide and civic failure. the 6—foot floodwaters were the highest for 50 yea rs, floodwaters were the highest for 50 years, surging through the 12th century crypt beneath the basilica as tourists outside waded through streets that had come canals and shop owners counted the cost. venice should be protected. a giant ring of 78 gates and dams was started in 2003 has become mired in corruption and delay. last night the italian pro— minister said that my stand. translation: we have spent a lot. there has been a lot of controversy and so many scandals in the past. what should we do? if we consider public interest and everything that is at stake, the only decision is that we must complete this and the fastest a nd that we must complete this and the fastest and most effective way to but italy is not famed for efficiency in civic projects. translation: they have done nothing. in italy that is how it is. our politicians are all thieves. they sho

our reporter ben ando has more. during the night, more water was pumped away.day is for the rain to ease, a possible respite for those affected areas such as the village of fishla ke for those affected areas such as the village of fishlake on the river don in south yorkshire. dozens of flood warnings remain in place, several of them severe meaning there is a threat to life. later, borisjohnson will chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee. the cobra meeting will discuss the ongoing response to the floods. 2.6 billion pounds is dead on flood defence in a scheme that started in 2015. labour accused the government of not doing enough to hit people in flathead areas. jeremy corbyn said ina flathead areas. jeremy corbyn said in a letter to the prime minister that if the floods that in surrey rather than yorkshire and the midlands it was far more likely a national emergency would have been declared. the liberal democrats say they will use government borrowing to create a £5 billion fund to support council and community flood defence schemes. let's get

our reporter ben ando has more.ers fell a little in st mark's square last night, venice had a moment to reflect on the devastating impact of a tide and civic failure. the six—foot floodwaters were the highest for 50 years, surging through the 12th century crypt beneath the basilica as streets become canals and the merchants of venice were left to count the cost. venice should be protected. a giant ring of 78 gates and dams was started in 2003 but has become mired in corruption and delay. last night, italia's prime minister said that must end. translation: we have spent a lot. there has been a lot of controversy and so many scandals in the past. what should we do? if we consider public interest and everything that's at stake, the only decision is that we have to complete this in the fastest and most effective way. 80% of the city is submerged. venice has 50,000 inhabitants, but takes in 36 million visitors a year 0 a city drowning in its own popularity, and the inexorable impact of a changing climate. another high ti

ben ando reports. to count the cost. the lagoon city should be protected. a giant ring of 78 gates and dams was started in 2003, but has become mired in corruption and delay. last night, italy's prime minister, giuseppe conte, said that had to end. translation: we have spent a lot. there have been lots of controversies and so many scandals in the past. what should we do? if we consider public interest, and everything that's at stake, the only decision is that we have to complete this in the fastest and most effective way. but italy is not famed for efficiency in civil projects. translation: they've done nothing, in italy, that's how it is, our politicians are all thieves. they should be injail. 80% of the city is submerged. venice hasjust 50,000 inhabitants, but takes in 36 million visitors every year. a city drowning in its own popularity, and possibly the inexorable impact of a changing climate. and another high tide is expected later this morning. ben ando, bbc news. steven speilberg, orson welles a

our reporter ben ando has more. during the night, more water was pumped away.espite for those in afflicted areas such as the village of fishlake on the river don in south yorkshire. dozens of flood warnings remain in place, several of them severe meaning there is a threat to life. later, borisjohnson will chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee. the cobra meeting will discuss the ongoing response to the floods. £2.6 billion is being spent for flood defences in a six—year scheme that started in 2015. labour accused the government of not doing enough to help people in flooded areas. jeremy corbyn said in a letter to the prime minister that if the floods were in surrey rather than yorkshire and the midlands it was far more likely a national emergency would have been declared. the liberal democrats say they will use government borrowing to create a £5 billion fund to support council and community flood defence schemes. the former us presidential candidate and first lady hillary clinton has critisised the uk government for not publishing a government

ben ando reports.e flooded householders of fishlake in south yorkshire. james is toughing it out, now six days in, surviving on no heating and a single lightbulb. with two dogs, a goshawk and ferrets to take care of, he says evacuation is not an option. everything we've got wet, it's destroyed. but the big picture is that these floods have swelled into an election issue. jeremy corbyn visited the area yesterday and described the government's response as woeful. the lib dems had a similar message. we cannot leave people living in this awful sense offearand limbo. it is wrong that it seems to be down just to the local communities, important as this work is, this is clearly a national emergency. the government's emergency cobra committee met yesterday and ordered soldier's from the army's standby battalion at catterick to be deployed and the prime minister offered further reassurance. i know there will be people who are worrying about the damage to their homes, who will be worried about their insurance si

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trains being diverted from doncaster and reduced services between there and sheffield. 0ur reporter ben ando. forecast today is for the rain to ease, a possible respite for those in afflicted areas such as the village of fishlake on the river don in south yorkshire. dozens of flood warnings remain in place, several of them severe meaning there is a threat to life. later, borisjohnson will chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee. during the night, more water was pumped away. the cobra meeting will discuss the ongoing response to the floods. £2.6 billion is being spent forflood defences in a 6—year scheme that started in 2015. labour accused the government of not doing enough to help people in flooded areas. the cobra meeting will discuss the ongoing response to the floods. jeremy corbyn said in a letter to the prime minister that if the floods were in surrey rather than yorkshire and the midlands it was far more likely a national emergency would have been declared. the liberal democrats say they will use government borrowing to create a £5 billion fund to support council and c

ando have some precedent some interesting politics and legal precedents. so,ben, you have off third a trick article -- author .nd article for the atlantic over the weekend president trump tweeted 75 times about impeachment, so it seems to be on his mind to some extent. right now the president seems fixated on uncovering the identity of the whistleblower. how should we evaluate what trump is doing now if we go to impeachment? benjamin: i want to answer this question with some of the poll data that bill started with. understand cannot the strategy of the president's impeachment defense that reference to that poll data. i think that is the ultimate defense. has driven four defenses and a sometimes indiscernible the launch of all four -- abouternible melange four. the first is denial. the second is character assassination. the third is process complaints. and the fourth's prerogative. go through this individually. each has mostly failed. which brings us to the fifth and real defense. the first one is denial of the facts. when the president started out by saying, no q