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reporter: tonight, venice s watery nightmare continues. the city bracing itself for more misery. the worst floods in half a century, causing millions of dollars in damage. it s hard to see the businesses that are struggling and they re cleaning, and then the next day it just floods again. reporter: a new attraction for tourists perhaps, but for local businesses it means ruin. so, what can venice do? this is the moses barrier. it s at the mouth of the venice lagoon, and it s supposed to be a wall that rises up out of the water blocking the sea, going from there all the way over there. but after years of delay, it still doesn t work. locals blame corruption and political apathy on the failed multibillion dollar project. the government promising to get it working with hundreds of years of history at stake and the threat of rising sea levels looming large, venice has rarely felt so vulnerable. the state of emergency has released over $20 million of immediate relief and compenation, b

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