central europe braces itself for further flooding as the danube approaches record levels. there are fears the hungarian capital may be next. and 30 years of marriage and much speculation, vladimir purr tin announce says his divorce -- putin announces his divorce on russian tv. >> in the weeks that the royal family came together to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the coronation, prince philip, the queen's husband, has been taken into a private london clinic for surgery. buckingham palace says his hospital admission isn't an emergency. he'll undergo an exploratory operation today under general anesthetic. the queen will carry out her engagements as normal, including a visit to the bbc headquarters in central london within the hour. andy moore has the latest. >> he knew he was going into hospital in just a few hours' time. but guests at the buckingham palace garden party had no idea. they said the duke seemed in good spirits and totally unconcerned. >> the duke looks in excellent form. he was ram-rod straight. he was talking, chatting, joking as he always does. none of the

the danube river has already burst through two dikes. the remaining flood barriers are sought in and still under threat -- are sodden and still under threat. residents across the region evacuate their homes days ago. farmers have returned to take stock of the damage. farmers gathering debris take stock of their medals. >> everything needs to dry out first. then we can start clearing the debris. that is not something a farmer can manage on his own. we definitely need support. >> help for small farm operations is unlikely to come from insurance companies. compensation for flood damage is limited. with the high waters have subsided, residents have also begun cleaning up. piles of rubbish and soaked- through furniture line the streets. unlike farms, many households are covered against flood damage, and there is hope that compensation is on the way. >> it is extremely important to document the damage. that means taking photos. how high the water was in the cellar or outside the building. of course, clients are obliged to minimize damage. they

the danube river has already burst through two dikes. the remaining flood barriers are sought in and still under threat -- are sodden and still under threat. residents across the region evacuate their homes days ago. farmers have returned to take stock of the damage. farmers gathering debris take stock of their medals. >> everything needs to dry out first. then we can start clearing the debris. that is not something a farmer can manage on his own. we definitely need support. >> help for small farm operations is unlikely to come from insurance companies. compensation for flood damage is limited. with the high waters have subsided, residents have also begun cleaning up. piles of rubbish and soaked- through furniture line the streets. unlike farms, many households are covered against flood damage, and there is hope that compensation is on the way. >> it is extremely important to document the damage. that means taking photos. how high the water was in the cellar or outside the building. of course, clients are obliged to minimize damage. they

jonah hull reports from the banks of the danube river near budapest. >> the danube has brought damaging floods to hungry before, but they have never seen the water is high is this. -- there was a sign that the highest water was in 1878. now we are 26 centimeters above that. it is the worst i have seen in my life, the life of my parents, my grandparents. live is very hard to under these circumstances, but we must remain calm and defend our homes. >> by sunday evening, the water level was nudging nine meters, far higher than the average six. in the capital budapest, major flood defenses are expected to hold, but below ground, the city's infrastructure is under strain. parts of the underground train system has been deliberately flooded to relieve water pressure, and there is a stench from sewage systems that have begun to overflow. prime minister viktor or done has been visible in the flood zone where thousands of volunteers and rescue workers have spent days filling sandbags in building defenses. the flood is now approaching budapest. two decisive days are ahead of us. the danger will be

. -- moving down a danube. >> the rising waters of the danube river, lapping at the feet of parliament. the flood weather's have already broken records. emergency teams have put in place a metal barrier, affording low level residential areas a small level of protection. wall provides protection up to a water height of 8.4 meters. that is 80 centimeters more than than the highest level ever measured here. >> it has been 60 years since this village was inundated by floods. now the rising waters of the new brick or are threatening the homes again. volunteers and local villagers have been fighting the danube for almost a week, reinforcing dams to hold back the waters do to peak on monday. but the mayor is confident it can be saved. panic.e is no villagers know what they have to do. at the same time, i must say that we have all the technical assistance. we are organized on a local level. the mayor has to organize it. we are flood experts. all so there are representatives from emergency teams consulting together. , statesrts of hungary of emergency had been declared as europe's second larges

building damsre along the banks of the danube.ere andn is expected the river is already at the limit. this is a different picture entirely in the far north of europe near the arctic circle. in northern sweden, people enjoy the weather with temperatures reaching 100 degrees celsius. >> coming up, what do you do when your employer goes bust? many people answer that question one year ago at schlecher. but first, other news around the world. the pakistan national assembly has sworn in their new lawmaker. now has more than half the seats of the 320, after winning the national election. the first since pakistan's independence. 35 billionnnounced euros in aid to africa, for infrastructure projects and farming. the move is an attempt to catch up with their rival, china, which has invested in the resource rich continent. -- riot membered akena has ended her hunger strike. she was protest and the conditions at the prison colony in because she was not allowed to go -- go to her own hearing. she stopped eating 11 days ago. went bust aher empl

in austria, there are urgent efforts on the banks of the danube. he said the worst case is if the bank broke. the surrounding area would be flooded. deployed and been 30,000 firefighters have been working nonstop, some taking drinking water to the stranded residents. he says his team has not slept for 40 hours and people who did not want to leave their homes realized they did not have water to drink. central europe is a complex of rivers. they turned the region into a sea of difficulty, transports being disrupted. the full cost cannot be measured. the rivers are commercial routes for the barges. all of this has stopped. >> of emerging markets and major corporations, even those words are catnip, used in connection with burma. coca-cola is back on sale there, one of the major global companies moving into the country. we have this report from rangoon. >> you would not have seen this two years ago. these young people are taking advantage of all of the changes. >> i am i millionaire now. -- he is a millionaire. he is 28 years old and he is a millionaire

in austria, there are urgent efforts on the banks of the danube. he said the worst case is if the bank broke. the surrounding area would be flooded. deployed and been 30,000 firefighters have been working nonstop, some taking drinking water to the stranded residents. he says his team has not slept for 40 hours and people who did not want to leave their homes realized they did not have water to drink. central europe is a complex of rivers. they turned the region into a sea of difficulty, transports being disrupted. the full cost cannot be measured. the rivers are commercial routes for the barges. all of this has stopped. >> of emerging markets and major corporations, even those words are catnip, used in connection with burma. coca-cola is back on sale there, one of the major global companies moving into the country. we have this report from rangoon. >> you would not have seen this two years ago. these young people are taking advantage of all of the changes. >> i am i millionaire now. -- he is a millionaire. he is 28 years old and he is a millionaire

the river as -- is at its highest level and the danube has burst through levees. >> they are saving themselves. these farmers are cut off from their homes and stables by the water. they are cut off from emergency shelter by the flood as well. promises of government honey do not mean much right now. >> what saddens me the most is that we have to pay for all this. >> part of the problem is this. the german autobahn closed to traffic. 4000 people were told to leave their homes when the river broke through the levees nearby. many others are waiting, wondering what to do after being called in the middle of the night and told to move to safety. the families first to care of the horses and other animals. this woman says it is time to take care of themselves. > >> we have lost our home, one that we have built ourselves. i cannot think. i cannot feel anything. all i can do is wait. i feel helpless. >> there is a feeling that when the water has gone in the field have dried, the long hard journey back to normal life has just begun. >> we have the latest on the german city of dresden. >> the authorities a

the crest of the flooded danube river is expected to reach the capital. the city is bracing for a day news. soldiers have been hoping to .einforce dams and riverbanks -- the city is bracing for a diminution -- deluge. for a years in prison person convicted of fraud charges, but defense lawyers say the sentence was out of proportion to the offense. critics of the chinese government says this is political persecution. his wife is under house arrest. of fraud.convicted his sister says the charges were trumped up. prizefe of a nobel peace winner, she has been under house arrest for two years, but after the verdict, she spoke to journalists. she called the 11-year prison sentence persecution. >> the verdict is illegal. how can they hand down an 11- year sentence? perhaps this, country has gone mad. why do they hate us so much? caused ase has also stir among foreign diplomats, who are increasingly convinced it was politically motivated. theyith the information, have been linked. there was a call to the chinese authorities to release her. >> she was allowed to l

. >> in the bavarian town on the danube, the water is slowly receding, paving the way for a big clean-up. some people are being allowed back into their homes. despite that, the situation here remains critical. parts of the town are still underwater. many dams are in danger of bursting, and there's more rain orecast for the weekend. >> german foreign minister has made an unannounced visit to afghanistan far talks. he met with afghan president hamid karzai. he urged karzai to hold free and fair elections next year, and he demanded greater efforts to fight corruption on karzai's part. germany would pull out troops from afghanistan next year despite what he called a very difficult security situation. u.s. president barack obama has promised americans that the government isn't listening to their phone calls. obama has rejected criticism of u.s. anti-terrorist programs, and he says the programs are modest in scope. u.s. spiers have direct access to the internet service of big american communications companies. it includes facebook, apple, and google. the firms have denied working with the gove

floodwaters have slowly receded in hungary after the river danube reached its banks this weekend.lled 21 people across central europe. at least 40 people have died and 30 others are missing as storms continue to batter sri lanka. the coast is being searched for fishermen reported missing this weekend. clocked at over 100 kilometers an hour. millions of haitians are going without food every day. children in remote areas are most at risk, but the crisis is growing. and that is despite billions of dollars of international aid following the 2010 earthquake. >> along the coastline, malnourished children are becoming an all too common sight. many families are going days without food in it growing crisis that has largely gone unnoticed. it is now thought that two out of three haitians faces hunger n a daily basis. >> sometimes when it is time to get the children food, it is not easy to find them something to eat. sometimes the children do not eat enough. by the time we find something to eat, it is already late in the day. we do not have enough opportunity to feed them. >> almost 7 millio

water levels in the danube are set to exceed 11 meters, hired and -- higher than during the massive floods in 2002. the mayor said no one anticipated out bad things would get. >> we declared a state of emergency because of the extent of this catastrophe. we have requested help from army units to combat the rising waters. >> things are also looking grim and the eastern state of saxony. a state of emergency has been called and other regions are drowning as well. like east of dresden, a usually placid place has transformed into a roaring river, nearly to the point of overflowing. in the regionices have been working around-the- clock. >> we are keeping and i on the sky. if we get much more rain, it will really make things worse. >> no one expects the high water to end anytime soon. forecasters predict more rain this week. all of that precipitation is taking its toll across europe. at least two people are dead in flooding. please let up flood barriers to protect capital's historic center. check authorities have declared a state of emergency in many towns and villages. across the border, landsli

in germany an army of volunteers with sand bags have stopped dresden from being flooded but the danube has burst its banks earlier and evacuation is being prepared in hungary. >>> u.s. senators say it is collect data on calls to counter the threat of terrorism. >> right now the u.s. government knows who she is calling, who the call is from and how long they are talking the the u.s. government published this previously secret warrant demanding records on millions of subscribers. >> n.s.a. wouldn't just focus on verizon. they're focused on the communications, and that's at&t, verizon, sprint, any communications that might have information. >> u.s. senators are defending the surveillance, saying it's legal under the patriot act, they approved, it's been happening for seven years, and it's needed to keep americans safe from terror. >> the n.s.a. is trying to create a database to get ahead of what i think is a real threat, home-grown terrorist cells already here. >> what this program does is collect just phone numbers and trunk lines. that is put, walled off, the only time it can be used is

the worst floods in generations and central europe, hungary is the focus of concern as the .iver danube swells eastward a state of emergency has been declared. a germantown also remains entirely underwater after heavy flooding yesterday. the mostrnia, two of powerful men in the world are sitting down to meet. president obama and his chinese counterpart, xi jinping, are expected to address a whole series of issues, ranging from economy to cybersecurity. i am joined by former u.s. ambassador to china. thank you for being with us. think of all of these issues. which one will top the agenda? >> the issue at the top of the agenda is going to be one of trust. we have had a breach of trust between the united states and china over the past few years. we have to reestablish that element of trust and i think that is what the so-called summit meeting is all about. to let the two men get to know each other, to understand what the thinking is, to understand what their character is. that way, establish a dialogue that can be ongoing for years to come. >> how will american officials be trying to encou

. >> there is still masses of water coming from upstream on the danube. we cannot say how that will affect the situation here. >> the expectation is that things will continue to get worse in some places before they get better overall in germany. >> elsewhere, nato has agreed to set up a rapid reaction force to tackle cyber attacks trade the dissidents -- defense ministers held a special session on cyber crime. ofck hagel has accused china links to recent cyber attacks. saidecretary-general attacks were becoming more frequent. >> last year alone, we dealt 2500 significant cases. three hoursevery day and night every day of the year. the increasing sophistication of these attacks, our security has not been compromised. -- thehe number of number of unsolved his appearances has become a human rights crisis according to amnesty international. maria rameau's does not know if she will see her grandson again. he disappeared last week while out at a nightclub in mexico city. or even forot slept days. we are desperate. >> question the missing persons leticia said sh

people in austria are bracing for the danube river to swell even further. many towns have been flooded, and hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes. >> in the czech capital, prague, the deluge is threatening the city center, but forecasters say the rain is receding and the river has likely peaked. in germany, it is a trial that has gripped the country and left many asking why a neo-nazi gang was aiming to -- was able to carry out a killing spree for years and detected. on tuesday in munich, the search continued. a key witness took the stand. >> he is a former member of the nsu terror cell, which is suspected of killing 10 people over a decade. he is alleged to have provided the gun used in the crimes. >> the accused man hit his face from the tv cameras before the hearing began. behind closed doors, he told the court how he became a neo-nazi as a young man but left the scene many years ago. >> my client wants to do all he can to help ascertain what exactly happened, and a large part of his motivation is to try to come to terms with what happe

. >> this is southeast germany where the danube meets two other rivers. here the waters are at their highest level since 1501. in austria, slovenia, poland and hungary they are bracing themselves. tonight in prague they warn they will have to open the flood dams of the vltava river as they are close to bursting the >> amazing pictures there from central europe. and it is still raining in those areas. now for an escape from all these news and worries, -- mystery, and live jazz, the hall marks of the speakeasies of the 1920's. party planner juliette campbell tells the bbc how she keeps that excitement and intrigue in new york city's night life today. >> i run a speakeasy. mermaid, party with a a 1920's-1930's party. i've been doing it for about six years. the speak easy is the same thing it is today. it's an illegal accomplishment where you serve alcohol and there is jazz and dancing. in new york -- or -- we have a cab eret law which means you have to have a cabaret license to have more than three musicians on stage where there is alcohol and people dancing

in slovakia, their waters of a complex of rivers, including the danube, rose to the highest level in living memory. people found they could not get home. -flowing rivers mean barges cannot move. they cannot cope with the torrent, and the bridges are now too low. error are also political -- there are also political recriminations, people asking why it is so bad. in southern germany, the leader of bavaria said part of the problem was that landowners have resisted engineering schemes which would have allowed flood warnings -- floodwaters to escape safely. stephen evans, bbc news, berlin. >> now within the past few minutes, the british foreign secretary william hague has announced that thousands of kenyans were mistreated during the mau mau insurgency of the 1950's. he has offered compensation. -- let's gonairobi to central london now. we are joined by march and a -- by martin day. , -- martin, first of all you must be relieved that justice has been done after such a long, long court battle over so many years. >> it was 10 years ago since the mau mau first came to see me, sitting in a ho

people in austria are bracing for the danube river to swell even further. many towns have been flooded, and hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes. >> in the czech capital, prague, the deluge is threatening the city center, but forecasters say the rain is receding and the river has likely peaked. in germany, it is a trial that has gripped the country and left many asking why a neo-nazi gang was aiming to -- was able to carry out a killing spree for years and detected. on tuesday in munich, the search continued. a key witness took the stand. >> he is a former member of the nsu terror cell, which is suspected of killing 10 people over a decade. he is alleged to have provided the gun used in the crimes. >> the accused man hit his face from the tv cameras before the hearing began. behind closed doors, he told the court how he became a neo-nazi as a young man but left the scene many years ago. >> my client wants to do all he can to help ascertain what exactly happened, and a large part of his motivation is to try to come to terms with what happe

the danube river is expected to reach record levels in the hungarian capital of budapest.place a million sandbags to keep floodwaters out of the city. at least 21 deaths are blamed on the flooding in germany. the czech republic, austria, slovakia, and hungary. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" now, apple revamps its iphone and a billionaire claims a magazine made him seem poorer than he really is. ashley morrison is here in new york is here with that and more. good morning, ashley. >>> good morning to you, anne-marie. well, asian markets were higher after the prime minister promised more tax cuts. tokyo's nikkei gained 5% while hong kong's hang seng added a quarter percent. wall street's stocks ended on a high note after reports showed businesses hired more workers than expected in may. the dow jumped 207 points on friday while the nasdaq climbed 45 points. >>> apple is expected to unveil a music service and updates to the software that runs its iphoneses and ipads. apple's annual developers conference gets under way today in san francisco. experts predict apple will reveal a ne

dot com while you're there take a look at some of the images of submerged central europe as the danube does its work the river swelling to record highs and hungary's fearing for its most intense floods check out our pictures from budapest online and every sassing revelation about the red planet nasa rover may have uncovered evidence of martian drinking water which may have sustained why or in that on r.t. dot com. all there was a surprise announcement from russia's first couple on thursday president putin and his wife linda are to divorce after nearly thirty years of marriage and in their first joint public appearance in more than a year a couple told russian t.v. why they're calling it a day. so much due to the sort of waters here in the region is my job and all my activities mean i'm an absolutely public figure some people enjoy this and some don't lose some people that there's simply an incompatible with such a lifestyle that my wife has done a nine year shift by my side basically the decision was mutual. tradition. cygnus a club like that of most said it was in fact unusual decisio

hungary's bracing yourself for its worst ever floods as the mighty danube river swells to record highs citizens have pitched in to put up defenses in a state of emergency has been declared the waters are expected to hit hardest in the capital budapest over the weekend widespread flooding in central europe left thirteen dead since last saturday. thanks for being with us tonight break programs lined up for across towards next in fact taking a long hard look at just why the u.s. government's throwing so many of its resources in its legal procedure bradley manning is a question often asked to try to get some answers that after the break. the school board in batavia illinois has decided to punish one teacher for his bad behavior by putting him on a strict probation player what did he do to be deserve be part of this probation plan to do select punch a student in the face or to go on some sort of horribly racist or sexist ranted for the class so he just reminded the students that as americans they have the right to not incriminate themselves to. put it more simply he told the students that t

take a look please to it the images of the submerged central europe we've got lined up there is the danube does the worst the revers river swelling the record highs in hungary's fearing for its most intense we've got the pictures that we distrust of the people involved want to check them out if you get a minute. or so to the swansong for russia's top ballet dancers who's been fired from the rambo show a fierce online daters the backstage backstabbing of the venue that's already rocked by that acid attack scandal. now think twice before you tweet that's the advice from police and media experts in the wake of a number of recent arrests in the u.k. for posting offensive messages on twitter along the correspondence or further reports on how british police are playing catch up when it comes to laying down the law and how to counter abusive online comments. we trust our officers with a baton we trust some of the c.i. sprit and yet for some reason we can't trust some of the twitter account in the wake of the recent will it murder a number of arrests were made across the country after police respo

. >>> people in hungary are bracing for rising levels of the danube, they are already under water and it is expected to get worse. there is an also a mobile flood wall in place. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes. 15 people have died so far in floods across central europe. >> this will rise in libya. >> 27 people have died in clashes between protestors and in line with the military. protestors stormed a pro government compound in the city of benghazi. they died of gunshots. they are praying for nelson mandela. mandela, seen here earlier this year, has spent a second night in the hospital with a lung infection. he is listed as being in serious condition. doctors say he is able to talk and breathe on his own. >> been through this many times and been through worst issues. he survived and i think at his age, his willpower is strong enough. >> news of his illness has prompted an outpouring of support from people around the world. he is considered by many the founding father of south africa's democracy. he spent years in prison for fighting against apart tide. >> -- a

want to take a look at some of the images of submerged central europe as the danube does it worst still doing so is a speak the river swelling to record highs hungary's fear and concerns that some of its most intense floods to date me right now check out the pictures from budapest we've got for you. also to the russia's top she's been fired from the renowned bolshoi theater all my details of the backstage back stabbing at the venue that's already been rocked by that acid attack scandal of course earlier this year. and a refreshing revelation about the red planet nasa's rover may have uncovered evidence of martian drinking water now which could they save sustain life and work up to speed on what i had to r.t. dot com. saren gold does not come easy. ravaged by poverty a country torn apart by athlete divides into golf's and i'll do it to you war. when the peacekeepers leave one of the world's poorest nations as the comp to the next few minutes to test if we. watch our special coverage by you or do not see. miley victims here. on our team. pakistan's newly sworn in prime minister's redouble

you're there we want you to take a look at some of the images of submerged central europe as the danube continues to do with the river swelling to record eyes hungary's fearing for its most intense floods check out the pictures from budapest they're awful for people going through that right now to talk. the swan song for russia's top ballet dancer has been fired from the renowned bolshoi theatre on line to get details of the backstage back stabbing at the venue that's already rocked by that acid attack scandal. bus to refresh revelation about the red planet masses rover may have uncovered evidence of martian drinking water which may sustain life again will you up to speed on that one r.t. dot com. sarin gold does not come easy. radish by poverty a country torn apart to play to ethnic divides into golf's in a dirty war. when the peacekeepers leave one of the world's poorest nations as the calm to the next few really tearing catastrophe. why should special coverage buy you a few national malique african heat. on our team. u.s. lawmakers threw up another hurdle to close on the ground tell

the danube river in lower austria likely to swell to the level it reached in 2002 flooding. man died in a landslide, three other people are missing. austria's vice chancellor says it is still getting worse. >> and check this out. this is the czech republic. a state of emergency is now in effect. at least three people there have died. this is the worst flooding in more than ten years. heavy rainfall over the past couple days also caused landslides near prague. about 3,000 people in the city have now been evacuated. >> such a beautiful place. and in germany now folks dealing with the heaviest rains there in 50 years. evacuation orders in effect for three entire regions. troops are being deployed to help with rescues. >>> and from flooding to fires, crews are trying to get a handle on this. take a look at these pictures, unbelievable. this is about an hour just northeast of los angeles. the l.a. fire department's saying that the so-called powerhouse fire about 40% contained now. but really hard to predict. this fire doubled in size just over the weekend. >> yeah. amazing, isn't

the danube river also surging threatening now to reach its highest level ever in hungary. that crest sort of moving down the river towards the coast. >>> and turkey's prime minister standing by his riot police and his government's handling of a weeklong protest that swept through his country. he spoke to a european conference today in istanbul. he said he's not against democracy, he's against terror and vandalism. said his security forces handled the protests better than other european countries would have. >> the violent street fighting of course grew out of a protest over plans to tear up a park, one of the last green spaces in istanbul and build a new development including a shopping mall. two people died. a policeman also died. 4,000 were hurt over several days and nights of demonstrations. >> and britain's prince philip, the queen's husband, will spend his 92nd birthday in the hospital. the duke is expected to have exploratory surgery on his abdomen today we're told. might stay in the hospital for two weeks. >> this is an operation that bucking ham palace says was pre

flooding rivers forcing some 1,200 people in hungary to clear out but good defenses along the danube9 people have died in the flooding. >>> in switzerland heavy rains caused mud flows including one that washed over train tracks as a train was passing by. we're told the tracks are now out of commission for at least a week. >>> a group of mishermen off the coast of alaska got more than they bargained for. >> oh, oh! oh my god! are you kidding me? >> are you kidding me? >> no. >> that's a killer whale going after the halibut they were trying to reel in. you don't see that every day. no doubt they'll have fish stories to tale. >> they're mammals, whales are not fish. >> my 7-year-old would correct me. >>> coming up, you thought driving hands free was safe? think again. the latest on why you may still need to ignore your foe. we all have one. that perfect spot. a special place we go to smooth out the ripples of the day. it might be off a dock or on a boat. upstream or in the middle of nowhere. wherever it may be, casting a line in the clear, fresh waters of michigan lets us leave anything