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>> where are you going? you're leaving? absolutely extraordinary, dare i say it, surreal moment. christine o'donnell, one-time tea party darling walks out of my studio rather than answering straightforward questions. you've heard all about the fuss. and if you missed it, tonight we're going to reair the whole interview all over again. i'm going to get some of the smartest people in politics and media to weigh in with their verdict. was it christine's day? or was it mine? >> all right. are we off? are we done? >> i'm not. i'm still here. decide for yourself. this is "piers morgan toni...

Greenville? >> reporter: well, there is a report now of a breach of a levee, but we should point out this is an abandoned and very old levee and it is not part of the mainstay of the levee system that is protecting most of the communities along the mississippi river here. this was in lake providence, it was an old levee that predated the 1927 flood. so that's how old this levee was. it had been abandoned, and it started overtopping there on thursday, and then it collapsed actually yesterday, and as a result of that, about 12,000 acres of farmland has now been flooded with water. but again, it ...

biggest cities in louisiana. but it means tiny communities could soon be under many feet of water. this is what it looked like in 1973. the one and only time the morganza spillway had to be opened. there's no guarantee it will even work. the mississippi river is already dangerously high in new orleans. the army corps of engineers is hoping that by diverting water through two spillways will lower the river level and spare the city. so far, the corps says opening the morganza spillway appears to be having the desired effect. the biggest test is still days away, the highest water, hundr...

I'm very happy later this afternoon, in matter of hours, we will be voting to save the american people $6 trillion, 6.go t6. $6.2 trillion over what the president expects to spend in our path to prosperity budget to create jobs and save our social net safety programs to put us on a path to reduce the national debt and all united in support of paul ryan. >> we have now context from the president in his own words in terms of how he approached this situation, budget battle. it was what he thought, though, was a private chat with campaign donors last night. president obama offered in this conversa...

Bubbles and isolation of whole groups, judging the cost is no longer worth the benefit. germany has lifted its ban on travellers from the uk entering the country. from wednesday, people who've had both vaccine doses won't have to quarantine. the changes also apply to those travelling from portugal, russia, india and nepal. people who aren't fully vaccinated will still have to quarantine for at least five days. later in the programme, about 25 minutes, we will be assessing what the economic outlook is for the uk economy if there is a vigilant third wave of coronavirus, what will it mean if rest...