Venice, Italy, is facing the second worst flooding in nearly 100 years, and high tide could hit nearly twice the normal level on Friday. At least two people have died, and the city’s mayor has closed the historic St. Mark’s Square. Holly Williams reports. Source

A death row inmate in Texas could learn Friday whether the U.S. Supreme Court will hear his case. Rodney Reed is scheduled to be executed in five days for the rape and murder of 19-year-old Stacey Stiles back in 1996, but he has a wide range of supporters saying he’s innocent. Omar Villafranca reports from outside the Supreme Court. Source

“I got punched in the face,” said one emergency room nurse, while others worry for their safety Source

Day 2 of the public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry begin Friday with the testimony of former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. President Trump removed her in May and two months later, speaking to Ukraine’s president, he described her as “bad news” and warned she was “going to go through some things.” Nancy Cordes reports on what to expect at the hearing. Source

The singer said in a social media post that Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta, who purchased her former music label, won’t let her perform her old songs on television Source

Marie Yovanovitch was abruptly removed from her post as ambassador to Ukraine in May Source

The House speaker told reporters that bribery is “in the Constitution attached to the impeachment proceeding” Source

Group Demand Justice shows up Kavanaugh’s first speech since becoming a Supreme Court justice and beams video from his confirmation hearing outside Source

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett ripped off Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph’s helmet and hit him with it in the final seconds of the game Source

San Francisco Bay Area transit system has 45 days to respond to initial claim; man’s lawyer says case “smacks of racial profiling and selective law enforcement’ Source