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Im fredricka whitfield. As the vetting process moves into full swing for Hillary Clintons Vice President ial picks, the former secretary of state is facing the fbis final probe into the use of her private email server. Sources tell cnn an announcement of no charges is expected within the next two weeks as long as no evidence of wrongdoing emerges from yesterdays interview with the fbi. The Campaign Hopes to put the more than yearlong controversy to rest and officially turn their full focus to the general election, but the issue still threatens to haunt her candidacy. Clinton supporter and potential running mate cory booker ruled out any possibility that an indictment would emerge. The new jersey senator also weighed in on the vp selection process. We learned more about Donald Trumps Vice President ial search this week, one of the names under consideration is new jersey governor Chris Christie. Youre very familiar with him. The two of have you worked pretty closely together on the issue of education. Would Chris Christie make a good werent . Look, as you know, Chris Christie and i, even though were different parties, and i can write a long dissertation on our disagreements, when i was the mayor of the largest city in the state and he was governor, we found ways to work together. Yot care who youre going to put with donald trump, youre not going to find a Good Partnership to lead this country, especially someone who has consistently degraded americans and deceived americans in just about his entire campaign. If i turn on the news in any given week, hes demeaning and degrading and deceiving another group of americans, and whether its muslimamericans or whether its judges, whether its people like john mccain but, Chris Christie, youre more obviously comfortable with him. Im telling you right now i dont care who donald trump picks. This is somebody thats a danger not only to our country but his recklessness, his disregard, his demeaning and degrading of other individuals will put this planet in peril. This is a dangerous man and i have heard whats come out of his mouth and its frightening what could happen if he was the commander in chief of this country and had his finger had the codes to the nuclear weapons. Two weeks ago you said you were not being vetted to be Hillary Clintons Vice President ial running mate. Is that still the case . Have you, has your staff provided any personal documents to the Clinton Campaign . You know, at this point i answered this question, talked about this, im just referring questions about the vice presidency to the woman thats going to have to make this decision. You should talk to the hillary Clinton Campaign. What i do know is on the democratic side there are many fabulous candidates, people that could really be strong that is not a no, sir. That is not a no. Thats exactly what it is. If you have a question like, that please direct it to the Clinton Campaign. I think i may have gotten the answer i need from that actually. Senator booker is not the only possible democratic vp candidate deferring all questions about the vetting to the Clinton Campaign. Three others did make the talk show rounds this morning. Are you being vetted for vp . Do you want to be . Thats a question that has to be asked to secretary clinton, and i have full faith, total confidence that shes going to make a great decision. Shes got a great core of people to choose from and well see, and well see. Its all about judgment, and donald trump is such a volatile individual, and what i have seen working with secretary clinton is that she is a steady hand. Im not going to speculate. I think im not asking you to speculate. Have you been contacted . I understand. Youve heard my answer. Thats what youre going to get, and i talked to the secretary Clinton Campaign. Lets talk about the possible running mates for clinton and trump. Joining me right now is jim kessler, who is the cofounder of the third way and is a Hillary Clinton supporter. Good to see you. Also with me is scottie nell hughes, who is the politics ed for f editor for rights alert. Com and is a donald trump supporter. The Clinton Campaign and possible running mates may want to focus on that part of the campaign but isnt the fbi interview and the possible outcome going to dog not just clinton but your cory bookers or elizabeth warrens ought there as well . I dont think its going to dog her for long. From all indications that i hear, theres not going to be any charges on this when i have talked to legal experts. It seems this is going to be a thing of the past. Im sure the Trump Campaign is going to use it. Thats what campaigns do, but i think shell move on and voters are going to move on on this one. And what do you see that clinton, the Clinton Campaign, is going to need as it entertains all of the options of the possible vp picks . What does that campaign, what does that candidate need in a possible running mate . Well, i agree with what cory booker said, theres a lot of excellent candidates out there for her. Theres a lot of good democrats. Cory booker is definitely one of them, tim kaine, some the other folks on there. Look, i think this has changed the Vice President ial nod. It used to be this was the attack dog that is going to, you know, as the president ial nominee rises above it, weve seen with donald trump that is not going to be the case on the republican side. I think somebody like cory booker or tim kaine or some of the others, can you appeal to the center of the electorate . Thats where this fight is going to be. Do you have a history of working with folks on the other side . I think people want to get things done. And do you, you know, are you qualified to be president . I think a lot of the folks on the democratic side definitely are, and i think with somebody like cory booker, youre looking at someone who is very adept at modern campaigning. Hes got about 2 million twitter followers. I think thats more than anybody else in the senate. So i do think hes he feels like a very modern candidate in what is going to be a very modern election. And, scottie, how do you see the Trump Campaign now trying to balance he is taking advantage of this fbi interview. Hes been tweeting. Hes been talking about how this folds right into the narrative that he has been espousing for a very long time that, you know, that she is not to be trusted. Yet at the same time hes thinking about and looking toward the general election and making a promise that hes going to reveal a possible running mate in time for the Convention Just two weeks away. I think both candidates right now are looking for Something Different when it comes to their vp candidate. I think on the democrat side, theyre really looking for somebody that will cause that engagement that gave barack obama the overwhelming wins in 2008 and 2012. But their risk is they dont want somebody that has more energy, that is more exciting than Hillary Clinton. So thats a really hard handle right there. The republicans, on the other hand, in a vp candidate are looking for somebody to more solidify, to more make the Foundation Stronger with government experience and somebody thats maybe more traditional. So two different candidates looking for two different things. But the idea gsh. Who is out in front . What is that person for donald trump who has that washington experience . We know Chris Christie, you know, has been working very closely with the campaign, has filled out whatever applications need to be filled out for that possible inclusion in that part of the race for donald trump. Is he a serious candidate or is there someone else . I think you will see Chris Christie somewhere within the administration, and obviously hes obviously a serious candidate if hes being vetted, but, you know, i think a lot of conservatives would feel comfortable with somebody like a governor mike pence. The question is, you know, does he have the energy to engage . Does he have enough of a state to bring in . We dont need any more energy within the Trump Campaign. We have a lot coming from the frontrunner himself. Another name being tossed around is colonel alan west. He brings in military experience. A lot of republicans want somebody that knows enough about the military as well as hes got obviously legislative experience being he brings in florida, which is a very much a battleground state for republicans. And obviously weve heard the rumors of newt and some of the traditional ones but theres a lot of great options on the republican side. The one thing we dont have to worry about that the democrats do is somebody thats going to overshadow our frontrunner and be more popular than the front rurer because its obvious the frontrunner is pretty cool. Recently Corey Lewandowski, hes been out in front quite a bit lately. This is what he had to say this morning on state of the union. Well, i think the Vice President al selection is going to come down to one persons comfortable and that will be donald trump. What he wants and what he has said he wanted is somebody who can help him accomplish his legislative agenda. Its going to be very important that hes cutting taxes, reducing our national debt, making sure our military is strong and having someone who has those relationships in washington is going to be a critical component of his administration. Newt gingrich is one of those people, Chris Christie is one of those people, governor pence is one of those people. Jeff sessions is another option. So, jim, how much will it matter for Hillary Clinton, who has that experience in washington, you know, who has the name recognition, how influential will it be in how her strategy or how her campaign pivots weighing on who donald trump would select as a running mate . Well, i think one thing thats very different between who donald trump is looking at and Hillary Clinton is, theres a lot of people on the republican side who do not want the job and are actively pushing away on it, and all of the names that are mentioned, newt gingrich, Chris Christie, mike pence, these are people on the downside of their political career. Like they have no place left to go. I mean, they are on the long slide to oblivion. So i think theres something very interesting thats going on there. I think with Hillary Clinton, look, this battle is going to be fought in the center. She probably would do best to pick a candidate who can appeal to moderates and sep tryst vote centrist voters. There are plenty of opportunities out there to do so. In terms of excitement, shes going to be the first female nominee of a major party ever. I think theres plenty of excitement out there. Cory booker, tim kaine, those are some very good names in the centrist space. Tom perez brings you some latino voters as well as Xavier Becerra and julian castro, but i dont think shes going to govern her choice by the person that probably very few people are going to know who donald trump is going to pick. All right. Scottie nell hughes, jim kessler, well talk again later in the hour. Meantime libertarian president ial nominee gary johnson says donald trump doesnt deserve to stay in the race. He outlined his concerns this morning on cnns state of the union. Well, just that he has said one hundred things that would disqualify anyone else from running for president , but it doesnt seem to affect him, and just turn the page and here is the page turned and now we have another reason that might disquau di disqualify a president ial candidate. That statement in and of itself, its racist. Gary johnson there, this coming on the heels of trumps controversial tweet where he targeted his rival Hillary Clinton. Criticism started rolling in after the republican presumptive nominee tweeted an image, you see the opposing images. At first using a symbol that many say resembles a star of david and then not long after trump deleted that and retweeted the same message but this time within a circle. Political commentator Corey Lewandowski commented on that as well this morning. Look, a tweet is a simple tweet, and the bottom line is you can read into things that arent there. This is a simple star and to make an accusation, its the same star that sheriffs departments across the country use all over the place to represent Law Enforcement, and to read into something that isnt there is i think, again, thaet t thats the Mainstream Media trying to attack trump for something that isnt here. Trumps campaign didnt respond to cnns request for a comment on the issue. Coming up, isis claiming responsibility for last nights deadly bombing in baghdad. Its now marking the third terror attack on civilians in less than a week. The latest on the war on terror next. I laugh, i sneeze. There goes my sensitive bladder. Sound familiar . Then youll love this. Incredible protection in a pad this thin. I didnt think it would work, but it does. Its called always discreet watch this. This super absorbent core turns liquid to gel, for incredible protection thats surprisingly thin. So i know im wearing it, but no one else will. Always discreet for bladder leaks isis is claiming responsibility for within of two devastating attacks overnight in baghdad. At least 126 people were killed in all in two separate car bombings. The attack happened in a busy shopping area in central baghdad as people were breaking their fast on one of the last days of ramadan. This is the third major terror attack claimed by isis in the past week. First last weeks shooting and bombing at the istanbul airport killing 44 people. Two days later civilians taken hostage at a cafe in bangladesh. 20 were killed. And now iraq. We will full coverage, Senior International correspondent ben wedeman is following the biggest attack there in iraq. Also with me is cnn military analyst Lieutenant Colonel rick francona. He is a former u. S. Military attache in the middle east. Ben, let me begin with you, if you can tell us more about the neighborhoods targeted in these attacks in baghdad. Fred, the major attack happened right in the middle of the center of baghdad. There were hundreds of people out on the street shopping, strolling, going to cafes, really just doing what normally people do on a hot summers night in baghdad when we believe a truck bomb went off at about midnight. Not only the blast causing huge damage, but it set fire to many of the buildings around it. We understand that people are still being pulled out of the ruins. According to the iraqi police, among the 125 dead they say are at least 25 children and 25 women. Now, when the iraqi Prime Minister went to the scene to inspect the damage, many people very angry at the fact that once again security has failed in baghdad. They essentially drove him out of the area pelting him, his car and his entourage with rocks and bottles. Fred . And, ben, the white house has now issued a statement on todays bombings there in iraq saying this, these attacks only strengthen our resolve to support Iraqi Security forces as they continue to take back territory from isil. So, colonel francona, iraqi forces just took back the city of fallujah which is only about 50 miles down the road from baghdad. Are people seeing this bombing as a form of retaliation of sorts for what has been taking place there . Yeah, i think so. And also its kind of surprising to many of us that they were able to mount this attack after being driven out of fallujah because we believed that many of the previous attacks had been staged out of fallujah. I think the Iraqi Government was hoping if they cleared anbar province, ramadi and fallujah, that that would cut down on the amount of violence in baghdad. Because, you know, the people of baghdad are more concerned about their own security than whats going to happen several months from now for the liberation of mosul. So the Iraqi Government, they have got to get a handle on this or the government will fall. Nima in istanbul, turkey, days after that deadly, you know, attack there. Now we understand that some 13 of 27 suspects rounded up in connection to that airport shooting and bombing investigation are in court today. So whats expected in that kind of legal proceeding . Well, the expectation is that the judge will decide whether or not they can now be formally arrested, and that will give the authorities a sense whether this line of investigation, whether these people are the ones that they want, but just in terms of the Bigger Picture in terms of the week that were having in this isis fight back, whats really interesting is how many of these are turks. Only three of those arrested so far are foreigners, and given that the attackers themselves are believed to have been foreigners, this gives you a sense about the fears here of the homegrown Terror Network and the way that isis is coalescing those two strands, the foreign fighters with the local support base and how this plays into isis Bigger Picture plan, which is to give this perception that they do still matter, that they are still able to carry out these attacks whether in baghdad, bangladesh or istanbul. Turkish sources acknowledge to us if you want to hit western targets, its easier to hit a site in turkey. They believe isis is in an active recruitment to play into that bigger push to reassert their brand Still Matters to the wider world. Nima was talking about isis and its relevancy, trying to show its power. When we talk about bangladesh and even turkey, as she said, using homegrown people who are less than suspecting to carry out these attacks. I mean, this is strategy that is leading to very sizable results for isis in all of these places. How big of a problem is that for counterterrorism . Well, i think its going to be a much bigger problem than it is now. As we see isis losing territory in syria and iraq, and thats inevitable, that eventually theyre going to get kicked out of iraq, hopefully out of syria. Theyve got to go somewhere. Theyre looking for somewhere to go. Theyre looking for how the organization will be structured after that. These are smart people, and theyre looking forward to what theyre going to have tod do. We see them moving to libya, looking for failed states and striking out all over the area and seeking the recruits, and although weve seen some decline in recruitment, theyre still drawing new recruits to their cause. So then, ben, is that the case though in iraq . Are these iraqis or are these people from who have been training in syria who have made their way across the border into iraq carrying out the attacks . Well, there are noniraqi, arab, and foreign elements involved in the fighting in iraq with isis, but by and large, many of them are iraqis. Dont forget that isis, many of its commanders are former officers from the army from intelligence of the fallen regime of saddam hussein, and when youre talking about the changes on the ground, for instance in iraq i just got back from baghdad. The feeling was getting rather upbeat. The Iraqi Government, ordinary iraqis have been saying, look, weve driven isis out of ramadi, out of fallujah, out of tikrit, it does appear, in fact, it is the fact that isis is on the run in iraq, and, therefore, if youre putting yourself in the mind of isis, what better way to strike back at this time when theyre losing ground steadily, losing hundreds of men in this fight than to strike back in the heart of baghdad in an area where there are hundreds of innocent civilians and, thereby, causing this crisis for the government. Those scenes were angry iraqis are chasing the Prime Minister out of their neighborhood after this attack are a bonanza for the propagandists who are working for isis, fred. Ben wedeman, nima, colonel francona, thanks to all of you. When we come back, the fbis investigation into Hillary Clintons private email server may be nearing an end and the timing is crucial as the decision could come just days possibly ahead of the Democratic National convention. 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Were you given that indication today that no charges would be filed, and are you confident no charges will be filed . Chuck, i am not going to comment on the process. I have no knowledge of any time line. This is entirely up to the department. All right. Joining me right now, cnn investigations correspondent chris frates. So, chris, well, there are sources that are saying this really could be wrapping up. It had been made very clear that her interview would be that kind of final stage, but how confident should the Clinton Campaign feel that the outcome will be in her favor . Well, certainly, thats what our sources are showing us. But as is not a surprise to you, fred, the republicans are still pouncing all over this regardless of what the outcome is going to be, and thats not surprising, right . If you have a Presumptive Democratic nominee who sits down with the fbi for 3 1 2 hours, youre going to make some political hay out of that. We heard from donald trump yesterday who made the argument that it would be impossible for the fbi not to charge Hillary Clinton. The rnc said, you know, she was trying to skirt transparency laws, and all the republicans seem to key in on that meeting between president clinton and Loretta Lynch on monday where their planes were on the same tarmac in phoenix. Bill clinton popped over to Loretta Lynchs plane to make what everybody describes as a social call but republicans really jumped on the meeting saying here you have Hillary Clintons husband talking to the same official who is overseeing the investigation into Hillary Clintons private email server. Thats not right. In fact, senator tom cotton, a republican, made that case today. Take a listen to what he had to say. I think the events of the last week though do call into question attorney general lynchs judgment in taking a private meeting with bill clinton. I think it was very unwise of her to take the meeting, very unwise of him to seek the meeting, and since she has not fully recused herself from this decision, i think it raises questions about political interference in this investigation. Now, youre going to continue to hear that again no matter what happens in this investigation. Republicans have said, you know, that Loretta Lynch for a number of reasons, one, because she was appointed by president obama to the attorney generals office, and president obama out there campaigning for Hillary Clinton. Two, because president bill clinton made her a u. S. Attorney in new york. That all those ties, all those friendships call into question her ability to be impartial. She says shell accept whatever the career prosecutors and fbi recommends in this case and apologized and said it was a mistake to meet with bill clinton. This is something you will continue to see from republicans and as far as this investigation goes, fred, it looks like were expecting that we should see some kind of decision within the next couple weeks, but always important caveat here, we expected this to be wrapped up long before now. So there could be some surprises left in store, fred. Right. And still lots of critics saying even if Loretta Lynch is just reviewing, it kind of abdicates her role as the u. S. Attorney general. I mean, that job would mean that you would have some input on an investigation like this. Still lots ever unanswered questions. Still lots of criticism coming in all directions. Chris frates, thank you so much. Appreciate it. Youre welcome. Coming up, numb chucks, swords, ladders, dont even think about it. But a loaded gun, thats fine to bring. The dos and donts surrounding the Republican National convention. Next. In the morning. Noon. Evening. Enough is enough its time to use fixodent plus adhesives. 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Cnn white house producer Christian Holmes talked to one of those delegates. They cant bring guns into the Convention Hall but it doesnt necessarily apply to all the surrounding events . Thats exactly right. The u. S. Secret service told us there is a secure perimeter and that is the arena and the immediate surrounding areas, but anything outside of that secret service says theyre deferring to ohio state laws. Ohio is an open carry state which mean that is people who have legally purchased firearms can carry them in any public area, parks, streets, outside of that secure perimeter. Now, in that area there will be events. There are also designated protest areas within there. So as you mentioned, i did speak with a pennsylvania delegate, james klein, who said he and his wife will both be taking firearms to protect themselves from violence that hes seen at rallies as well as possible terrorist threats. Here is what he had to say. There were violent activities at trump rallies. Later, of course, there has been a lot of activity by isis, and in all candor, this adds a level of seriousness to the threat. I would think that this would be a big target. Clearly, theyre not afraid of dying. In fact, they seek death, but i was elected to go, and that is my duty, and i cannot i cant be intimidated. I cant allow myself to be intimidated and to betray the people who elected me. If the police handle it right, if theres nothing that happens, even greater. But i think that none of us can really count on nothing happening ever. And, fred, i did push him on that asking him if he was concerned at all about potentially mixing people who were armed with unarmed civilians and protesters, and he said that he was trained and would not use lethal force unless it was necessary. Okay. So, kristin, to underscore, there is a list of what you can, what you cant bring, you know, into this area. These are items that are banned from the Republican National convention. Swords, switch blades, nunchakus, hatchets, drones, fireworks, containers of things, glass bottles, lasers, ladders. Its a very peculiar list. Whats behind this. Also on the list was sleeping bags, tennis balls, pieces of rope or tape that were over a certain length there. You know, and these were set by the Republican National committee. Now, when we did ask again the secret service about this as well as the Republican National committee, they are deferring us to ohio state law, which just says that when it comes to guns, they will let it be an open carry state, and they are allowing firearms, but they arent allowing as you mentioned, sleeping bags, tennis balls, glass bottles, anything that can be thrown. Again, those arent things you need a license to have whereas a firearm they do you do need a license to have. All right, kristin holmes. Thanks so much. I want to bring back jim kessler, a former policy director for the Group Americans for gun safety, and scottie nell hughes, Political Editor and donald trump supporter and gun owner as well. Good to see you both. What about this list . This is a very unusual list. Scottie, how will this be interpreted . Well, this is a very hard issue for me, ill be honest with you. Not only going to my third rnc and knowing the chaos and co commotion, but also this year my family will be attending as members and delegates themselves. So this is very hard for me to sit there and say when emotions are so high on the inside, you know, a bunch of people having firearms kind of scares me. I usually believe in a case like this, its best to leave it to Law Enforcement. On the outside, however, is where i believe where most people are afraid of the danger after looking at the rallies of san bernardino. We already know theres going to be very large, very contested protests like always, and so, you know but there will be reinforcements of security, and that should be the reassurance, would it not, particularly outside the perimeter at these other, you know, events, and doesnt that send a message enough to people that they should feel safe and secure . They dont necessarily have to be prepared to take matters into their own hands . Well, absolutely. But here is the thing. First of all, i like the idea of surprise where people do not know whether or not these people are carrying. I myself, my husband, were conceal carry handguns owners. People will not know if well have a gun on us or if well have any sort of weapon. I think this is where the governors of these states could step up and help alleviate it by saying were going to send protection, send state troopers, were going to send state protection for these delegations and i believe it should be at the Republican Party and Democrat Party both. I think if we sat there and overwhelmingly show theres Law Enforcement protecting these delegates as they go from event to event, i think it will help subdue some of the fear that might be happening within the delegations. Arming ones self not only top of mind at the conventions but also on capitol hill. This week the house is set to vote on a gop sponsored gun bill but the democrats oppose it. Among the key provisions are the department of justice would have three days to prove whether a suspected terrorist should be allowed to own a gun. It would require Homeland Security to step up its efforts against radical terrorism and it would revoke u. S. Passports from members of designated terror organizations. So, jim, what is the mindset of why some democrats would be against this and, of course, many republicans for it . Well, first of all, lets just say thank goodness that the Republican Convention is outlawing water pistols because i think thats the thing that we really need to worry about here. Look, theres a bill being brought to the house floor. There was a sitin by democrats demanding a vote on guns after orlando. Speaker paul ryan had a choice of either caving to democrats or caving to the National Rifle association. Hes trying to do a little bit of both. This is a National Rifle associationbacked bill. It is completely unworkable. Thats what Law Enforcement says. Its what part of it being unworkable . Clearly both sides are saying they want to do something, but they cant come together on what that thing is. So why is this unworkable . Okay. Both sides want to do something, but republicans who are in control want to do something that also gets the sign off for the National Rifle association, and that is proving to be an impossible task. So the only thing theyre doing is a scheme to basically kill first and then deny the gun later. You know, you have to prove that the person is a terrorist before that person is denied a gun where the other lists are these are folks that are suspected terrorists. That was what the bill was in the senate that was a bipartisan bill, and then if you are denied a firearm because you are on one of these two pretty discrete watch lists, you can at that point appeal that decision, but this one they have to prove first and they have three days to prove that when somebody is going to buy a gun that they are, in fact, terrorists. I mean, who are we kidding . That is not going to work. So, scottie, is that underscoring that criticism that, you know, the republicans are too much in the pocket of the nra, unwilling to do something until the nra endorses or gives the thumbs up on a measure . No. I think this is republicans actually working with democrats and not acting like children and throwing a temper tantrum in a sitin on the floor. I think this is actually great for paul ryan to do because for republicans, this is a question about Constitutional Rights and due process. It should be a nobrainer since we are the majority. If they do pass, it they say, listen, we are trying to make a difference, we are trying to stop terrorists from getting guns in their hands. I think democrats should recognize that and at least take the step to work with them on it, and you can always encourage that increase as need be but lets get something on the books and the republicans at least are saying youre either going to stand and help us keep these guns out of terrorists hands or do a sitin on the floor just to get whatever provisions that you want that take away the due process and Constitutional Rights as we think here in america. All right. Its pretty simple. The Second Amendment either extends to terrorist or it does not. Democrats think it does not. Republicans arent really sure. Were talking about International Terrorism but thats another conversation. And another conversation. Scottie, you know many would take issue with the temper tantrum and the fact that protest is as american as apple pie. Yeah, but theres rules that are involved in the house and why are you going to sit there and reward children that throw a temper tantrum and not expect them to do it again for every other issue they dont get their way on. Theres no water pistols. There you go. That we can agree on. In water pistols on the congressional floor. Scottie, jim, thank you. Thank you. Were also continuing to monster a situation developing right now in new york city. The bomb squad is on a scene there in central park after an explosion injured one person. Police are trying to figure out what caused the explosion. Could fireworks this Holiday Weekend have anything to do with it . A teenager is in surgery after part of his leg was severed in that blast. I have no idea what it was. It sounded like a cannon. So thats why i thought it was like a fourth of july thing. All right. E area around the incident still closed, but the rest of the park remains open to the public. Much more right after this. 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And how did this happen . We hear there is a the plan of correcting this potential overflow of lake okeechobee is at the root of this problem, but would an environmentalist or wouldnt the army corps of engineers or anyone be able to anticipate this would be the result of releasing this water . This is the way the system was biuilt with the state of florida and the federal government agreed to 50 years ago. It was built to do this, and, yes, you could foresee that we were going to have increasing number of algae blooms. The more phosphorous is in the lake, the warmer the water is, the more sunshine there is, the more likely you get a bloom. This year we have analogy bloom in lake okeechobee that is toxic. That has the high etion level of toxins they have ever tested before and its 100 square miles. They were dumping it on the east coast theyre releasing it on the east coast and the west coast because they dont have anything else to do with it. So whats the answer here . Because now youve got a giant problem, a giant growing problem of this toxic algae that is suffocating wildlife, bird life, marine life. What can be done at this point to correct it, fix it, stop it . First of all, if we could come back later to were not just talking about the fact that were spiraling into a massive fish kill in Martin County and on the west coast estuary. Thats the next step after the algae blooms. It dies. You get a fish kill. But were talking about human health. This is floridas flint, michigan. You can no longer pretend were adequately protecting the public from that toxic algae. But what do we do about it . We have known since 2000 when Congress First approved the plan that we need to buy land south of the lake, treat the water, and send it south to Everglades National park in florida bay. When you make a comparison to this is floridas flint, michigan, do you also feel this is criminal . Not yet. Lets give them a little time to look at the fact that there is growing evidence nationally and internationally that this bacteria doesnt produce just one toxin. It produces a half a dozen toxins. One of those toxins has been identified in an increasing number of scientific studies as causing als, alzheimers, and par kinsons. I realize that sounds like chicken little. I realize it sounds overdramatic. Look at the evidence. We are the poster child for something thats happening as we get global warming, as we get increased fertilizer in our waterways, thats happening all over the world, and we need to find out what the effects of it are and we need to be able to warn the public about it. Youre talking about something thats going to have an effect 30 years from now. We cant wait 30 years for that to happen. So then short term, maggy, real quick, you said expect fish kills. That is were on the precipice of that right now, but short term, is there anything that can be done to stop the growth to skill the bacteria right now to potentially save the lives of humans, the economies of many, the lives of any wildlife . As far as i know, and i have listened to a whole bunch of different ideas, if you kill the algae, it then releases the toxin to the water, releases the nutrients in the sediment and it does it all over again. So there is no easy answer other than the fact that we are pleading with the corps of engineers and they have been somewhat responsive that we need at least a break for the eastern and western he isestuaries to g them time for some relief from this massive flow of algae. The second shortterm is that we have a plan which is the ev everglades restoration plan. We need to buy land south of lake okeechobee so we can store and treat and convey this cell, and we have the money and the amendment one, that 75 of floridians voted for, and we have an option with u. S. Sugar to buy 150,000 acres. We need to do that and we need to do it now. Very fascinating and very complicated. Maggy, thank you so much for your time. I appreciate it. Okay. Thank you. And well be right back. Bud light party here to discuss equal pay. Women dont get paid as much as men and that is wrong. And we have to pay more for the same stuff. What . Yeah. Cars. What . Dry cleaning. What . Shampoo. What . You pay more but get paid less . That is double wrong. Im calling everyone i know and im telling them about this. This has got to stop bud light proudly supports equal pay, thats why bud light costs the same no matter if youre a dude or a lady. Yeah mom you have to pay more for a car than dad. No one treats my mom like this some neighbors are Energy Saving superstars. 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Reporter last month a bullet struck a 3yearold boys side as he sat in his fathers car leaving him paralyzed. A few days later a 4yearold boy holding his mothers hand felt blood pouring down his face after he got shot in the face. He survived, but the children are just the latest innocent victims of chicagos continuing violence. In the month of june, 72 people were killed with a total of 429 shooting victims. One recent shooting took place near downtown in front of several people getting off the subway. The fourth of july weekend was one of the deadliest of the summer last year. At least nine people were killed. Over 50 more were injured in shootings. Heading to this years long Holiday Weekend, more tough talk from police. Repeat gun offenders are telling us that theyre not going to stop their behavior unless we stop them, and so thats what were going to do. Were going to stop them. Reporter police say 5,000 officers will be on the streets over the Holiday Weekend helping to protect big events, but the south and west side neighborhoods of the city are where the bulk of the murders and shootings are happening, but just look at the numbers so far and the increase in violence is easy to see. This year through the end of june, there were 315 murders. Over 100 more than the same period last year and more than 700 more shooting victims recorded through the First Six Months of this year according to the Chicago Police department. Windy City Residents can only still hope for some winds of change to help blow away a crime problem that only seems to be getting worse. Ryan young, cnn, chicago. A great part of using the usaa Car Buying Service was seeing the different discounts. It had like a manufacturer discount, it had a usaa member discount. All of them were already built in to the low price. I know that i got a better deal than i would have on my own. 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