venice is built on marble and solid rock. the problem, though, is when you see these high tides, these especially high tides. today is considered extraordinary. saltwater gets into places where it s not really supposed to be. the worry is when it gets into some of the bricks. yes, the water comes up quickly and leaves quickly, but the salt doesn t. so what happens then is it gets in there and makes its way out and deteriorates the rock. so there are serious questions about how much more venice can withstand before it s going to have some serious repair bills on its hands. they re already seeing that at st. mark s basilica, the bases of stone columns and old marble bases they re already having to replace. they worry if something s not done about this, it s only going to get worse. nick? scott mcclain in venice. thank you very much. finally, people magazine says singer john legend is the sexiest man alive.
this precious marble. they are finding it hard to replace. obviously it s a costly repair bill when we are talking about a basilica 9 00 years old. the mayor said 30 years ago he didn t believe in climate change. today he says the evidence is undeniable. something needs to be done about it, he says. a lot of damage being done to priceless plates. we ll check in with you later. thank you, scott mcclain, in venice. details emerging about what could be the largest public offering. saudi aramco giving details to retail investors, giving them a chance to own a piece of the world s most profitable company. the range is below $10 a share. now, even if it prices at the lower end, it could still raise $24 billion, just shy of the 25 billion raised by alibaba, the world s biggest ever ipo.
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destroying precious works of art but also the people who live here the houses are destroyed and they re not feeling particularly hopeful about getting that money back some someone i spoke to this morning told me that the government always sends money but we never see any of that. our correspondent james jackson reporting there in venice thank you. now a man has died in hong kong after being caught in clashes between pro-democracy demonstrators and a group opposing them the 70 year old street cleaner was hit in the head with a brick on wednesday it s not clear who threw it earlier this month a student fell from a multi-story parking garage and later died the unrest in hong kong has worsened in recent days after more than 5 months of anti-government demonstrations and we can get an update on the situation now correspondent finding a is standing by in hong kong highly ts what can you tell us about this lace that latest incident of this man having died on wednesday