Known as india has finally been recovered. If you havent looked at the c calendar, it is sunday may 16th. And its 7 00 a. M. Youre up early, but were grateful for it. Good morning to you. Grateful youre with us. Always a pleasure to be with you as well, christi. This morning, the un Security Council is set to meet to discuss the conflict between israel and hamas In Gaza as international concern escalates. I want to show you new video of what the Israel Defense forces say is the home of Hamass Leader In Gaza being hit by an Air Strike. The idf says he was not hurt. Were also seeing the moment journalists evacuated a 12story Building In Gaza, leveled by israeli war planes. The Associated Press is calling for evidence from the idf that hamas Military Intelligence assets were also inside. That was their reasoning, they said, for striking that building. Al jazeeras Acting Director calls the strike, there it is, you see it there, a war crime. The Biden Administration now facing growing international pressure to step up its intervention. President biden saying that in calls with leaders in that region, that israel has a right to defend itself but also that hes concerned about innocent palestinians, including many children getting hurt or losing their lives. The Prime Minister of israel, Benjamin Netanyahu vowing the Air Strikes will continue as long as hamas continues firing rockets. Israel has responded forcefully to these attacks, and we will continue to respond forcefully until the security of our people is reinstated and restored. We should note, Secretary Of State Antony Blinken apparently calling the head of the Associated Press offering this his unwavering support for journalists and Media Organizations around the world, and he apparently noted the indispensability of their reporting in conflict zones. He expressed relief that the associated Press Team on the ground In Gaza remains safe. I want to go live to israel now. Cnns hadas gold is in the city of where Rocket Sirens have gone off again this morning. Hadas, talk to us about the Pattepat Pattern youre seeing there of some of the sirens going off. Glad youre all okay but what are you seeing this morning . Reporter were 15 miles away from gaza to the south behind me. This city, according to the military has received the highest number of Red Alert sirens since the conflict began just about seven days ago. As you noted, already this morning, we got a Red Alert siren. When you hear it go off, took about 45 seconds to get to a shelter place. We got to our shelter, heard at least four explosions. Some of them could have been impact, some could have been the Iron Dome intercepting them. About 90 of the rockets that could be landing in populated areas. There have been around 300 rockets fired from gaza into israel. This is at a Pace And Intensity that the Israeli Military says they have not seen in previous conflicts. The idf says its responding with equal intensifying, buildings that are Housing Hamas militants. They have been releasing images which they say show hamas using civilian locations to hide behind in order to hide their assets, in order to conduct what they say are terrorist activities against israel. The death and the destruction is reaching horrific levels. In gaza, according to the Ministry Of Health there, there have been 181 deaths including 52 children. We have seen complete buildings destroyed, which, again, israel says that they are hosting hamas locations, but you can see just the destruction that these buildings are causing, and people are having to pick stuff out of the rubble, try to get survivors out of the rubble as well. In israel, ten people have been killed including two children, and a soldier, and one of the buildings that the Israeli Military destroyed is the building you were mentioning that hosted the offices of the Associated Press, and Al Jazeera. Now, the Israeli Military says they called ahead to give the people of that building time to evacuate. Were seeing some really dramatic video of the journalists trying to gather up their gear and get out of the building in time. The ap and Al Jazeera saying none of their staff were hurt but it was close. The Israeli Military is saying that that building also included some key Hamas Intelligence assets and that is why they targeted that building. The ap is asking for evidence of that because they say that in the time that they have been in the building they had never seen evidence of hamas being there. We have heard concern for multiple international Media Organizations as well as President Biden expressing support for indemnity media. The ap is saying that by their building being destroyed that the world will know less about what is happening In Gaza because their staff will not have a place to report from. As we have been standing here, we have continued to hear airplanes flying overhead. As we said we have received a Red Alert siren. The highest number in israel since the conflict began. What we are seeing and hearing, although there has been pressure diplomatically from the international community, it does not seem were heading toward a deescalation anytime soon. Hadas, Take Care Of Yourself and crew there. The escalating violence is forcing the White House to escalate its response. Top administration officials have been working the phones to express their concerns, including President Biden before he was heading out to his home in delaware yesterday. Lets get right out to wilmington, and Cnns Kevin Liptak traveling with the president. The un Security Council getting u. S. Backing to meet and discuss this conflict. They will do so in just a few hours, but President Biden is still facing pressure even within his own party, especially within his own party to do more to confront israel. Yeah, and this is a situation that is taking on new urgency at the White House. Im told the president and his aides growing increasingly worried about the rising number of civilian deaths as the violence intensifies, and you saw this urgency play out yesterday with the President Pla placing Phone Calls to the israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and now, this is the second time that the president had spoken to netanyahu over the past four days, and in the language that the White House used to read out that call, you saw some important shifts. The White House said that the president raised his concerns three times about developments on the ground there in israel. They didnt use the word concerns at all on wednesday when the president first called netanyahu. Another word they used was palestinians. They didnt mention the palestinians on wednesday during the first Phone Call. They said the president noted this current period of conflict has tragically claimed the lives of israeli and palestinian individuals, including children. He raised concerns about the Safety And Security of journalists and reinforced the need to ensure their protection after an israeli Air Strike leveled the building that hosted the bureaus of the ap, and Al Jazeera. With ha to enjoy the dignity, security, freedom and economic opportunity that they deserve. So these are subtle shifts but they are important. Now, President Biden is of course not the first president to deal with this situation. But he came into office not necessarily prioritizing starting a Peace Process between the israelis and palestinians. Hes more focused instead and im told that the White House is placing a lot of stock in these talks between regional countries and parties on the ground to broker some kind of a cease fire. Ultimately the president s influence here, any u. S. President s influence would be somewhat limited. The u. S. Doesnt engage directly with hamas. They classify them as a terrorist organization. There is an american envoy on the ground in Israel Today from the State Department Meeting with senior officials. Theres no current u. S. Ambassador in israel. Well told that nomination could come in the next two weeks or so. Ultimately, what the president wants is countries like Egypt And Qatar to help foster these talks between the two sides, hope to come to some kind of agreement to stop the president has been closely monitoring Phone Calls. American officials have placed dozens of calls to the region over the past week or so. The president keeping very close tabs on those conversations. He updated netanyahu and habas on those talks in his Phone Call yesterday. Boris. Kevin liptak reporting from wilmington, delaware, thank you so much for the update. Pivoting back to the united states now, just days after the cdc announced that fully vaccinated americans no longer need to wear masks or socially distance indoors or outdoors. And big retailers and other businesses such as walmart, trader joes, theyre saying vaccinated customers can go mask free. Much of this relies on the Honor System. Heres cnns Polo Sandoval to explain. Reporter for the nearly 122 Million americans now fully vaccinated, this weekend came with a mix of relief and in some cases some questions with only 37 of the country fully vaccinated, is it too soon to unmask indoors, asks wilson huang. I work in an elementary school. I think i will probably wear a mask until i feel its safe enough to not. Its not just to protect me but to protect, protect the ones around us. Reporter all over the country, americans like huang are choose to go keep the mask on after the cdc announced its okay to lose it in doors if youre fully vaccinated. Its a personal decision, recommending you look up Transmission Rates in your county. If its high, consider some activities to be risky, and keep the mask on. If not, feel free to unmask like david harris. I feel comfortable. And some people may not. I feel comfortable outdoors. Reporter at least 19 states lifted mandates for vaccinated people following the cdcs guidance. Others studying the recommendations before deciding. Businesses face tough decisions of their own. Grocery chains, Mask Signs are gone but not actual masks. A lot of our customers are a little uncomfortable walking through the store with no mask. All of our team members, theyre all required to wear masks right now. Were not going to throw people out of the store if they come in with no masks. The new challenge will be knowing if those discarding their masks are fully vaccinated. Biden administration maintains americans will be on an Honor System. Im also, like, a little unsure about that because i definitely feel like youre going off of what people are saying and like, theres no really way to hold Somebody Accountable to something like that. Among some doctors, similar concerns. I think now were asked to trust other adults in a situation where theres every reason not to trust a lot of people right now because theres so much denialism, people who dont wear a mask, dont get vaccinated because they dont believe this crisis is real or they dont care. At least seven states have reached the Biden Administrations goal to vaccinate 70 of their Adult Population with at least one shot. New jersey became the latest this weekend. And last night, another round of fresh guidance from the centers for Disease Control and prevention. This one having to do with schools offering Inperson Teaching to students. The cdc recommending they mask up for the 2021 school year. The concern is currently children under the age of 12 are not eligible to receive a vaccine. Polo sandoval, good to see you, thank you. So lets talk to dr. Anand about all of this. Hes an emergency room physician. So good to see you again, doctor. Thank you for being here. Do you trust people enough since were kind of on this Honor System . This is a hard question. Yeah should we trust people, can we trust people. Its hard to say that. The people who were not masking before these recommendations came out are still not going to be masking, and we dont know if theyre vaccinated or not. Theres an association between lower Vaccination Rates and not using masks in certain parts of the country. We have to take all of those things into account, and the cdc recommendations are based on science, they are being guided by science. The problem is that they are good recommendations and they provide safety for people who are vaccinated in places where cases are low, and vaccine rates are high. New jersey, 70 with at least one shot. That means there are lots of places in the country that are much lower than either the 37 fully vaccinated or the 55, 56 that are partially vaccinated. We have to look at that on an individual basis. Which is really difficult on an individual basis to make that discussion, that determination, is It Safe for me to go unmasked. And really, for those who are fully vaccinated, this is going to be okay. Its going to be okay for you to go indoors, even if there are other people unmasked. Its for the people who are unvaccinated, havent gotten vaccinated that dont have the same safety going into indoor spaces, and unfortunately the cloth masks that most of us are using, they protect everyone around us and dont protecti us. It creates a hard position to be in, should i go indoors when there are lots of people who are unmasked. Is that going to be safe. Heres the question, whether we can get to herd immunity, and what its going to take to do it. There are states going to great lengths to entice people to get vaccinated. I want to share a couple with you. First of all, just this week, new York City is offering tickets to Sporting Events and popular attractions and free Subway Rides to get people to designated Vaccination Sites. You have maines governor, Janet Mills giving out free fishing licenses, State Park Day passes, Gift Cards to places like ll bean, and then youve got ohio governor mike dewine, this is a big one, people are talking about, hes Offering State Drawings for two really big prizes, one is a full Ride Scholarship to State Colleges and universities and if youre over 18. A Lottery Drawing for A Million dollars. The ajc here in georgia is reporting that governor Brian Kemp is considering Quote A Variety of options. That as quote from somebody in his office. How hopeful are you that these kind of enticements will actually get people to Vaccination Sites . Any incentive we can create is helpful. It will convince some people to go and get vaccinated. How many, we dont really know. Weve got some data saying 50 would make people who are on the fence decide to get a vaccination. Double that to a hundred, maybe thats a bigger bonus. Maybe if we have a Stimulus Package around getting vaccinated. We have moved past that phase or were mostly past the phase of people who want the vaccine no matter what. It doesnt matter if theres an incentive, theyre going to get it. Were moving into the carrot phase, we have to offer People Something more to convince them to do it. I dont know what the best incentives are. I dont think anybody knows what the best incentives are. Those are going to be necessary. The other side is what sticks should we be imposing as well. How should there be punishments to not getting vaccinated. And Thats Something that i think is going to come. The federal government has said they are not going to do a vaccine passport. Private companies are going to create these. Thats a help for businesses to say whos vaccinated, who isnt, where is It Safe, and also for individuals to know im walking into a place that requires some sort of proof of vaccination, and that makes me safe in that space. I think theres to me it seems unimaginable that we dont work towards some kind of a system that verifies that people are vaccinated. And lets talk about kids as well. Because this new Pfizer Vaccine that, you know, could be could give vaccinations to kids 12 to 16 now, give us a reality check. Would you please, on covid and kids, we have heard so many different things, through the whole process that kids dont transmit the virus as easily, kids dont get the virus as easily but at this stage of the game, where we are now with this virus, what is the reality for kids and covid . Just like kids and covid is everything else in covid, nothing is black and white. Everything has grays, and nuanced. Younger kids probably transmit at a lower rate than Older Kids do. Older kids 12 and over, transmit similarly to adults. There is the dichotomy, and we have seen outbreaks in communities where kids are passing it to other kids. Theyre spending more time together as adults are getting vaccinated. Kids are coming together more. So kids clearly transmit. There are lots of kids who get sick from this, 130,000 hospitalizations over the pandemic. Thats a huge number. Thats more than seasonal flu. While deaths are low amongst the under 18 group. It is higher than most years with influenza. So covid is worse than the flu no matter what anybody says. That data is there. Kids can get sick. Most are not. That doesnt mean we shouldnt get them vaccinated. I got my son vaccinated on the 14, the first day he was eligible as over 12, we went and got a vaccine, and i cant wait for my other two to be old enough to get their vaccines too. This is what we need to do to bring safety to our kids, to put them back in school but also keep them in school. To get them back to their usual activities. This is the safe way to do that. There are a lot of parent who would like to see that happen. Doctor, we always appreciate you being here. Thank you. Thank you. Something to watch for in washington this week, the first full week with Congresswoman Elise Stefanik in a Leadership Role in the gop, will she be pushing trumps agenda or looking to the future . Well discuss. And listen, it took nearly a week to find india. That tiger in texas is safe and sound were happy to tell you now. We have some details for you on how this Wild Animal Search came to an ending. It may not actually be over yet based on all of the aspects of this story. Well be right back. burke Phone It in to 1800farmers to get Policy Perks, like a Home And Autobundle discount. man im phoning it in and just saved twenty percent. burke get your Policy Perks by calling 1800farmers. Go ahead, Phone It in. We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum if a computer can replace a Truck Driver or a cashier, ultimately wont a Computer Code itself . Do we actually see a society that moves back to emphasizing, prioritizing and putting great value on the arts . As we start to manage our technology usage, we could see somewhat of a Renaissance Era in society that moves back to prioritizing Music And Ballet and fine arts. The creativity of thinking out of the box, how you can take basic things in the world and create something thats highly productive. When i think about my children, i think about creativity. Im less focused on technical skills, than i am in terms of making sure that the mind remains open. I am katy huberty. We are morgan stanley. We got him, and hes healthy. If you havent been keeping up with this story over the last week, you may want to sit down. This is india, the tiger that authorities in houston have been searching for for several days now. Its finally in the safety of the citys animal shelter. I think we all put ourselves in that position of looking out the window and seeing that, right, so cnns Rosa Flores is with us now. Police say the owner of this 9monthold bengal tiger, and when you look at that and think, its nine months old, did surrender the animal last night. What do we know about what happens from this Point On . Reporter you know, its all a little complicated, just like everything with this story and the circumstances are a little sketchy as well. But let me take you through it. According to the Houston Police department, it was a concerned citizen who called the police about this tiger. And this concerned citizen knows gia cuevas, the wife of victor ougal cuevas. For the past week, his attorney has been denying that cuevas owns the tiger. And gia has known the whereabouts of this tiger all along. Take a listen. The tiger was passed around a little bit, but ultimately gia knew where the tiger was at all times. If it wasnt with her, she knew where it was at. Reporter now, despite the fact that you just heard that from police that cuevas knew where the tiger was all along, police say they will not be filing charges. Having a tiger in houston is a misdemeanor. Police say they will not be citing cuevas either. As for the tiger, according to police, the transfer of the tiger to authorities happened on the West Side of town, and this tiger was in a very small cage and it was agitated. Now this tiger is beyond the gates that you see behind me now, boris and christi. Were expecting for this tiger to get a medical evaluation before its turned over to a sanctuary later today. Glad it all turned out okay, rosa. Im sure the Tiger King people are scrambling to the phone to get the rights to the story for the sequel. It is bizarre. We appreciate you bringing it to us. Well done, rosa. Thank you. We could see something happen in d. C. This week that we havent seen in a long time. Compromise on Capitol Hill. 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House Speaker Nancy pelosi have been trying to negotiate on this since the insurrection happened on January 6th. And you know, for a while, we didnt even know if they were going to be able to reach a deal on this. They actually appointed two members of their House Homeland Security committee to reach a deal, negotiate on this. Benny thompson, the chairman negotiated with John Katko, the republican ranking member of that committee, and reached a deal and announced this on friday. I want to talk a little bit about whats going to be on this commission, this 9 11 Style Commission to investigate the insurrection. The commission would include a Tenmember Panel with half appointed by democratic congressional leaders including the chair, and half by republicans including the vice chair. The panel would have the power to issue subpoenas if they are signed off by both the Chair And Vice chair. The chair is going to be a democrat, the Voice Chair will be a republican. The commission would be tasked with issuing a final report by The End of this year making it a quick Time Line for the panel to put out its final product. You know, after the agreement was announced on friday, reporters spoke with House Minority Leader Kevin Mccarthy to get his take on the deal. He said he was still looking at it, but that is not stopping democrats from putting this to a vote this week. They plan to vote on creating this 9 11 Style Commission that would investigate the events on the insurrection on January 6th and the events leading Up To it, and theyre going to vote on a 2 Billion supplemental Funding Bill that would improve and increase capitol security. Bottom line is this is a major breakthrough, bipartisan deal, bipartisanship is rare here these days, and here is something that happened this week and its also major because negotiations had been stalled for so long on this. Boris, christi. Rare bipartisanship, indeed, Daniela Diaz on Capitol Hill, thank you. Lets dig deeper and discuss with alex burns, a national political reporter for the new york times. We appreciate you being with us this morning. Good morning good morning, congressional leaders were at odds for months over this commission want House Speaker pelosi ultimately making some notable concessions. As we heard from Daniela A Moment ago, its unclear if republican Leader Mccarthy is on board. What is your read on this . Ultimately, do you think it passes with his support . Im not sure it will pass with his support, but i do think it will pass the house. The democrats have majority there. Its not clear that there is the appetite among republicans for really waging a fight against this, that Vice Chairman of the house, Homeland Security Committee John Katko who negotiated the deal with his democratic counter part, Benny Thompson is respected in his conference, and frankly there are not a whole lot of Substantiative Arguments against proceeding with an inquiry like this, boris, theyre really just political ones, concerns that this could be embarrassing to the Republican Party or embarrassing to former President Trump trump, but you clearly have seen among the Rank And File off houe republicans. Theyre overwhelmingly aligned with Donald Trump, and quite far to the right. A willingness to entertain the importance of actually looking into what happened on January 6th as it was for many of them an attack on them as well. On that note, alex, house republicans theoretically could be voting on this commission less than a week after they booted out Congresswoman Liz Cheney from her role in leadership, a clear sign that the party is still behind former President Trump. She was punished for telling the truth about his nonsensical claims of election fraud. She vowed in an interview with our Colleague Jake Tapper that she would prevent trump from getting to the oval office. But at this point, if trump ran again, he would have a very good chance of winning the nomination. Do you think this report could hold weight in changing the popularity of former President Trump among republicans. Well, i think that it really depends on just how deep the commission delves, just how willing it would be to use the Subpoena Power that daniela alluded to. The idea that you have the power to compel testimony from people that, you know, could include figures like Kevin Mccarthy, figures like mike pence, but you need sign off from both sides, it is sort of a daunting obstacle and the fact that there is a bipartisan compromise to create this commission does not necessarily mean that there will be the same sort of spirit of bipartisanship that would actually let the Commission Function and do its job, so i think thats the big task looking over the horizon, even if this clears the house, even if it clears the senate. The lawmakers that i talked to, boris, think it is likely to go forward, that there is likely to be some form of commission and panel, but the seriousness of it, i think the comparison to the 9 11 commission is frankly a really high bar for any inquiry of this kind to meet. Alex, theres also been this awkward, weird sophomoric tension on Capitol Hill between Democrat Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasiocortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene, Green Confronting Aoc in the halls of congress. You say this spat clearly shows how deep the gops internal problems go and youve been speaking with republican lawmakers and strategists about what this means for winning future elections. Im curious about what theyre telling you . Well, the reality is boris, that Marjorie Taylor Greene is behaving in a manner that is obviously totally inappropriate for a member of the house, that its straight up harassment of one of her colleagues, and the fact that she is somebody who is not just a member of the republican conference but that there are other members of the republican conference that stand Up To defend her, and defend her behavior shows that there is a really, you know, i dont know that its a massive block, but its significant and obviously very vocal block of members of that conference who are simply way outside the mainstream. Leadership knows this, strategists tasked with winning future elections knows this. They wish there was some way to make her go away. As far as i can tell, theres nobody developing a strategy for making that happen. Thats part of what Liz Cheney has been lamenting during this series of Entinterviews Sh has been doing. She feels the Republican Party is leading into trumpism with bombast, and Social Media stunts like were seeing from Marjorie Taylor Greene. Thank you for sharing part of your sunday with us. Thanks a lot. A former friend of Congressman Matt Gaetz just struck a deal in a Sex Trafficking case. Hes agreed to plead guilty and could give up named prosecutors, the question is what does that mean for the florida lawmaker. Were talking about that with Elie Honig next. [truck horn blares] vo the subaru forester. Dog tested. Dog approved. Is now a good time for a flareup . Enough, crohns for adults with moderate to severe crohns or ulcerative cotis. Stelara® can provide relief and is the only apoved medication to reduce inflammation on and below the surface of the intestine in uc. You, getting on Th Flight . Back off, uc stelara® may increase your risk of infections, some serious, and cancer. Before treatment, get tested for tb. Tell your doctor if you have an infection. 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Talk to your doctor about the Juvederm Collection of fillers. 43 minutes past the hour right now, Joel Greenberg, the former congressman, this is happening in florida, and hes expected there to plead guilty in a deal with prosecutors. Sources say as part of the deal, greenberg could cooperate with investigators looking into whether gaetz had sex with a 17yearold and broke Sex Trafficking laws. We need to point out gaetz has vehemently denied all of this. Cnn legal analyst, and former assistant u. S. Attorney for the southern district of new york Elie Honig with us, it is so good to see you. Thank you for making time for us this morning. First of all, when we look ahead to whats going to happen tomorrow, we know that greenberg is pleading guilty to six charges. They include identity theft, wire fraud, Sex Trafficking of a minor. Pro prognosticate whether you think this deal is going to move forward. Greenberg has his own skeletons. He has a closet full of skeletons. This Plea Deal is certain to move forward at this point. Its an 86page document, signed by the prosecutors, by Joel Greenberg, by his lawyer. They had Joel Greenberg initial every single page of that. The only way this does not happen is if Joel Greenberg has a last second change of heart, which is disastrous because he has admitted the crimes to prosecutors or two, if prosecutors learn something new that they didnt already know or know that Joel Greenberg has lied or withheld information. Both of those things are extremely unlikely. I do expect this plea to go forward tomorrow. And because he has a bit of a credibility issue, obviously, im assuming that if youre prosecuting this case, lets say, elie, youre going to want to look for some sort of corroboration of the things that hes saying. Does the exgirlfriend fill that spot . She helps, yeah. Corroboration, you said the exact right word. That is the key with any cooperating witness, especially Joel Greenberg. Ive dealt with many many cooperating witnesses. Joel greenberg would be among the absolute worst in terms of the crimes he committed, the dishonest he has displayed, of course the Sex Trafficking of a minor is a heinous crime. What you need to do is back up a witness like that every way possible, documents, emails, texts, and other witnesses, and if this exgirlfriend independently supports some of the things that Joel Greenberg says, that will help bolster his credibility, thats important to prosecutors. So as we say, gaetz has vehemently denied this, but gaetz is talking publicly as well, so are there any red flags in what you have heard him say thus far . Yeah, he would be better served not to talk about all. The denials are fine. Hes absolutely entitled to the presumption of innocence, he has that presumption as of this moment. He has not been charged with anything. And if he does get charged hes of course entitled to a trial to all of his constitutional rights. It is not smart for him to be out there talking. He cant possibly help himself. For example, remember the day after, the day of these allegations surfacing, he went on Tucker Carlsons show on fox, and did an interview, and he acknowledged the existence of some woman who claimed he had dinner with Tucker Carlson with, and that in itself is an admission that ultimately can be used against him. So if im his attorney and im sure his attorneys are asking him, advising him to keep quiet, but you Cant Force a client to do something. You can just advise them. Real quickly, the justice department investigation, and this is whats interesting, it goes back to the Trump Administration and to then attorney general william barr, how does that play into this . Because do partisan politics, do they go out the window as an excuse here . They should. I mean, hes still using it, matt gaetz, hes still saying its a witch hunt. Everyone from the Trump Doj to the current doj to quote the establishment is trying to get him, so hell continue to play the Blame Game but thats an important fact to keep in mind. This investigation was started under the Department Of Justice while Donald Trump was in office. Okay. Elie honig, we so appreciate your perspective. Thank you so much, have a good day. Thanks, christi. The last 12 months have been tough on a lot of folks, but for one high School Student in california, this last year was especially difficult. We were moving from hotel to hotel, kind of begging them not to kick us out. But this story has a happy ending you will not want to miss. That is next in the good stuff. Stay with us. When i was younger you need a financial plan that fits the way you want to live in retirement. A plan that can help grow and protect your money. Now or in the future. With an annuity in your plan to help cover e essential expense, you can live the retirement you want. 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