the area has been hit by waters reaching the highest lervels in 120 years. thousands have been forced to leave their homes. up with of the region's largest cities is under threat. staying in russia, president putin signed a decree banning all protests during next winter's olympic games. >> gay right activists planned demonstrations on the opening day of the sue chi game the gamy propaganda has been made illegal. >> zambabwe wants to attract more tourists after weeks of bad headlines over their election of the new president. we have more from the zimbabwe side of victoria false. >> elephants drinking water in zimbabwe and tourists sight a hippo in the water. some are her for the world tourism general assembly cohosted by the government. a few days ago the president was voted in for a 7th consecutive term in office. many say that the election was flawed. most african leaders say that the polls were credibility. the people hope to civility. >> what we need to do is very predictable, as a people, to have political stability. to manage our public perception well