thing every year so sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you don't. >> coming up, we'll have the latest weather forecast with what you you can expect today during your celebrations. we're going to start with two u.s. cities responding to a series of mass shootings last night that left a combined eight people dead in fort worth, texas then in philadelphia. in fort worth, three are dead and more than a dozen injured after two separate shootings. while in philadelphia, a gunman wearing a bulletproof vest and armed with an ar type rifle killed five people and injured two. a toddler and a 13-year-old boy. at least one man is now in custody and officials there are set to give a press conference at the top of the next hour. we'll cover that for you live. in a statement, president biden responded to the violence writing quote, today, jill and i grieve for those who have lost their lives and as our nation celebrates independence day, we pray for the day when our communities will be free from gun violence. he also called on republicans in congress to quote come to the table on meaningful common sense reforms that the american people support. priscilla thompson is in houston and rehema ellis is following the philadelphia story here in studio. what more can you tell us about the two shootings in texas? unrelated? >> so those two shootings richard appear to be unrelated. one of them happened just before midnight at a community block party that was happening to celebrate the fourth of july. and that is the shooting where there were three people killed and eight injured including a minor believed to be among the victims. what police described was really a chaotic scene. they were called out to this neighborhood on the west side of fort worth and when they got there, there were cars everywhere. foot traffic everywhere. they had difficulty even getting some of those balances in. they were able to find a number of those victims in a parking lot and get those folks treated but one officer actually found a victim and had to put that victim inside of his patrol car and bring that victim to an ambulance just because of the chaos and really the area where this happened. it was a block party so we're talking about a crime scene that is blocks wide, blocks long and still a lot of questions about motive here and what weapon was used. if there was one or more suspects. at the same time, earlier in the day, there was or earlier in the night, there was another shooting at a private residence. this is believed to have stemmed from some sort of altercation where a handful of people were injured in that shooting. so really just devastating news as folks are trying to be out celebrating the fourth of july holiday and having to deal with that gun violence, richard. >> priscilla, what are law enforcement asking for now in terms of suspects? do they need more information? >> yeah, they do need more information. as it relates to the shooting at the private residence, a suspect has been arrested and that is being investigated by a gang unit but as for the other shooting where three people were killed, law enforcement are asking anyone with information about what happened, who was there, may have video of what led up to the shooting or what happened as the shooting was happening to come forward because they are still looking for a suspect or potentially suspects. of course, any additional answers about why this happened. richard? >> thank you so much for that. now move to philadelphia and what we're learning today at this hour. suspects, do we know what the motive is and different from the cases that we're hearing from priscilla, this was a moving target if you will. >> seems that way, richard. one of the things we're trying to find out from police is a motive. we don't know if the victims were targeted or if this was a tragic, random act of violence. authorities are saying they have in custody a 40-year-old male and they were able to take that man into custody in an ally way. he was actively shooting when they approached him but was able to be surrendered to police without police firing their weapons. he was armed with an ar 15, a gun, another gun. he was wearing a bulletproof vest and had a police scanner. heavily armed. they say they arrested a second person who they say had picked up a gun and was firing at the shooter. we don't have any information as to whether they maintained that person in custody. we only know about the man who is 40 years old who they're trying to figure out at this point why did he pick up those weapons? why was he so heavily armed and why did he go into that community last night. >> this could have turned out to be something much, much worse as well as how effective law enforcement was in this case. >> there are seven people all together. five of them are dead. five males. one as young as 15 years old. 20 years old. 29 years old. 31 years old. and 59 years old. again, all men, we don't know if they're related. we know police found four of the men in the streets of philadelphia. several hours later, they found another man in his living room who was dead. there are two other victims, children, really. one a toddler, 2-year-old male, and a 13-year-old male suffering from gun shot wounds to the leg and we expect according to authority, they're expected to recover from their injuries. >> thanks so much, rehema as well as priscilla on these two stories we're covering in the last 24 hours. earlier today, we're going to the topic of escalating violence in the middle east. israeli police saying eight people earlier today were hurt in a car rammed into a group of pedestrians at a shopping center in tel aviv. officials say the driver got out and started stabbing people. hamas praised that as a heroic expense to the ongoing raid by the israeli military on the refugee camp. that's where israel is carrying out its biggest military operation in the west bank in some two decades. at least ten palestinians have been killed so far in the latest violence. joining us now, retired lieutenant general steph twitty. the former u.s. commander of u.s. european command and an nbc news military analyst. lieutenant, general, when we look at what has happened so far, the question might be why now. why are we seeing this in the last two days? >> yeah, so this has been a powder keg waiting to happen. over the past year and a half, the palestinians and israelis, they've been fighting each other at a lower level. there have been about 130 palestinians that have been killed over the past year and a half. about 22 israeli citizens that have been killed. and the israelis view the jenin refugee camp as a breeding ground for tourists. both from hamas and iranian backed proxies. they think that's where this balance has stemmed from. of course ever since netanyahu has been in power, there's been very little communications between the palestinians and the israels so the question would be how does this end given that this has been a major attack on the refugee camp and in the past 20 years as you know, the israelis have not struck this camp. >> again in the far north of the west bank closer to lebanon is the space we're talking about right now. we look at netanyahu specifically. having put together a coalition government, why might this make sense for him as the leader right now in israel? >> well, what he's trying to do is he's received a lot of pressure from the israeli civilians. the violence has gone up in israel as a result of the cross border so to speak attacks from hamas and the palestinians. and the israeli populous, they're tired of the violence. so they have called on netanyahu to do something about this and as a result, this operation has occurred here and we'll see what the results will be here. of course, proportionalty needs to be the thing that occurs here. as you know, the palestinians, they do not have the tanks, they do not have the aircraft and so forth. so we'll see how the israelis respond because we don't want this to really blow any farther than what it's already blown. >> proportionalty. something we often bring up when talking about this region of the world. "the new york times" saying this car ramming and stabbing is raising in their words, fears of a spiraling tit for tat. hamas also coming out saying and supporting what has happened so far saying they'll increase they're calling if you will all forces and energies to now capture the idf's movement here. what is the thought? will we see proportional response from hamas and others in the territories or will we see something that may go away slowly as we have typically seen historically? >> well, there's no dialogue between the two. israel and palestine. and there's no outside dialogue going on in terms of diplomacy. i think this is where egypt, perhaps uae, they have a relationship with the israelis and palestinians. i think we need to start some kind of diplomatic relationship going to where we can get some type of third party to come in and help out here because i see this as spiraling out of control at this point. >> typically we know the third party is the united states or the u.k. how is the current potture compared to previous administrations facing this dynamic? >> i'm sure that both u.k. and our government, they're putting together their strategy now. to go in and try and simmer things down here. i have to suspect that the state department has been on the phone both with the israelis and the palestinians. >> retired lieutenant general twitty, great to hear from you. appreciate your time. still ahead, it's been one year since the deadly mass shooting at a july fourth parade in a small town called highland park, illinois. we're going to speak with one of the survivors a year later. plus, what the secret service is now saying an the suspicious white powder that prompted a short evacuation at the white house. and we're tracking severe weather in parts of the united states threatening july fourth plans. what you have to know when we come back in 60 seconds. know w come back in 60 seconds. aff, ar. i'm an older student. i'm getting my doctorate in clinical psychology. i do a lot of hiking and kayaking. i needed something to help me gain clarity. so i was in the pharmacy and i saw a display of prevagen and i asked the pharmacist about it. i started taking prevagen and i noticed that i had more cognitive clarity. memory is better. it's been about two years now and it's working for me. prevagen. at stores everywhere without a prescription. the weather is not letting up as people head to beaches, barbecues and parades. 31 million people are under heat alerts with temperatures in phoenix expected to reach up to 112 degrees while another 113 million with facing potential tornados in wyoming and colorado. in parts of the northeast, flash flood warnings have been issued as some areas could receive 2 inches of rain an hour. joining us now, antonia hilton from long island city where the new york city firework barges are stationed. guad in miami and also, meteorologist, michelle grossman. how could this impact the celebrations? >> everyone here in queens is crossing their fingers because there was a downpour a little while ago. we've been hearing thunder but macy's has told us at nbc they are still moving ahead. there are crews here still getting ready and that people can expect tonight their biggest show yet. this is the largest fireworks display across the country. the 47th year they've been doing this. they say there's going to be 60,000 shells launched from barges all along the east river behind me here. 30 different colors and shapes and effects. so people are still coming here. they're getting ready to secure their spot by the water. people made reservations at bars and restaurants that have great views for the show. but the real question is not so much rain and, it's the lightning. that could make it unsafe for people to come here and be here in large crowds. take a listen to the executive producer. >>. >> this year's show's going to be the best yet. this is our annual gift back to our local residents, our guests coming from. it's going to be a night of music, celebration, of honoring america and celebrating the way that we know and we love to do in new york city. >> and richard, weather aside, the good news is that even if you don't live in new york city, you'll be able to enjoy these fireworks by tuning in to nbc tonight. they should get started around 9:25 p.m. and rain or shine is my understanding. as long as there's not severe weather and lightning, the show will go on. >> we do not want this to be canceled. you can see all the kids and the smiles that are, they're warming up right now, basically. what happens if it gets canceled? did they say? >> they have not said. frankly, people are just trying to ignore that possibility at the moment. i think people don't want it to be jinxed. they've told us they're monitoring everything closely. they're going to keep an eye out on severe weather. they mentioned lightning as the element they're really keeping a close eye on. but right now, the hope is things are going to get back on schedule even out of coney island where the infamous hot dog competition was just delayed. >> no. >> the hope is we can move ahead as planned. >> if you delay the hot dog competition, you've stopped history. that cannot happen. guad, you and i know this. let's talk about conditions in miami before we get to michelle here. >> reporter: conditions here are very nice. we've had more visitors than expected here this week. in fact, miami beach is the top beach city destination this fourth of july weekend. the airport authority says they'll be serving about a million passengers going through miami international airport the entire week and as you can see, conditions are perfect. it is hotter than usual. i keep saying the sand behind us is so hot, you can't walk on that barefoot. you have to wear shoes because it's so hot. life guards say they have a lot of tourists that aren't familiar with the ocean and water so they ask them to pay special attention to the water if they're going to get in because of the possibility of rip currents in the area and other parts of florida. frankly, anywhere in the u.s., rip currents are a danger and make sure to hydrate, wear sun block and find shade throughout the day. another important message is for any adults on the beach consuming alcohol, it is never recommended to go in the ocean to try to cool down. that's always a bad decision. so they do keep reiterating how important it is to keep drinking water and remain hydrated and people here also waiting for the fireworks. all across southern florida. the fireworks are taking place right in front of us here are doing something new and cool which is going to be mixing fireworks with drones. so people looking forward to that. >> that's awesome. fair warning. i'm going to ask you for your over under on that hot dog count. michelle, over to you now. how to conditions look in both areas and across the country with 30 plus million? >> hi there, richard. we have some soggies stormy, steamy conditions so not ideal for many of us but we'll lead with this because i think new york city, we're going to dry out by 7:00. certainly by 8:00. crossing those fingers. this is a snapshot for today was you can see a lot of green on the map. that's indicating where we're seeing showers an the severe risk throughout the portions of northern plains, central plains, upper midwest. then the steamy side, record heat in the southwest, pacific northwest and that is whatry radar looks like. you notice those flashes of lightning, too. so we're contending with that, with that in the northeast and new england area as well and really heavy downpours. think of those summer like storms where we're seeing those downpours. i think in the philadelphia area, new york city, boston, d.c., we're going to clear that out later this evening but for now, 13 million people still at risk for really strong storms. denver area, upper midwest. the concern with that is that trees are going to come down. powerlines. it's warm in many spots. also we'll see hail. the few chances for tornado, that's not the biggest threat but still not zero. that's the soggy and stormy part. now we have the steamy part. this has been the story for weeks and weeks and weeks. 31 million people impacted and that's dangerous because we're spending a lot of time outdoors. we want to celebrate today with parades and picnics and then the fireworks so you want to take those breaks like guad mentioned. drink lot of water. spend time indoors in the air-conditioning. if you can, find the shade outside. phoenix, up to 112. heat advisories in the upper midwest. 97 portland well above normal for this time of year. let's look at this. we want to spend time on the fireworks forecast. i mentioned boston, new york city. d.c. i think richard i do think we're going to clear it out by 7:00, 8:00 a.m. that's good news. we're soggy now. then the isolated chance for storms then back to the west, phoenix tonight, los angeles, 59 degrees. overall, the west looking good. >> it says fireworks forecast so we're looking at the smile forecast because of all the kids watching us now. quickly, folks are going to be making it back home now. how does travel look, michelle? what are you seeing? >> for tomorrow, the bull's eye will be the upper midwest. we're looking at strong storms moving through chicago and that's going to be a problem. especially in the afternoon, the evening hours. we're looking at storms threatening the gulf coast tomorrow so we have some spots like atlanta could see storms and throughout the middle of the country. we're stuck in this weather pattern where things don't move very quick. so we're going to be stuck with the upper midwest into the central plains with some travel problems tomorrow. >> okay. joey chesnut's record is 76 franks and buns. what's your every under? what's your number? >> 76. okay. i'm going to say, i have to respect that. up it to 78. >> 78. okay. beat the record. >> bring their a game today. >> i got some information. >> extra hours now to get ready. >> he got 26 down so far in the first three minutes. unfair information to you i know. what's your over under on this? >> i, i don't know how someone can go through 78. i mean, i don't know. 70. i have no idea. >> okay. so -- >> i have trouble. >> he's close. michelle, you get the benefit of hearing the other two. >> all right. so my mouth is watering in not a good way. i'm a risk taker. 82. >> whoa. okay. i'm going to go with 73 because the weather is a little heavy so he's going to feel a little not so strong today but he'll still win. thank you for your reporting on this july fourth. all of us having a little fun. appreciate that. from torrential rain to reigning champs, the nation's favorite fourth of july tradition, the men's division of the hot dog eating competition back on after being postponed earlier due to severe weather. again, i just gave you some of the information. that famous eating event known for having one who will eat as many hot dogs as you can in ten minutes. earlier today, the defending women's champion victoriously tore through 39 and a half nathan's franks and buns. all eyes are now on joey jaws chesnut. he's working to defend his title and mustard belt. he is about four minutes in now. he holds the record for devouring a lot of hot dogs. we're saying 73 here. i've seen 76 in ten minutes. we'll be keeping an eye on that because it's so important. also ahead for you, how civil rights groups are now going after harvard university just days after the supreme court's decision restricted race conscious admissions and next, democrats are on the attack now in the 2024 battleground states hoping one big issue will help them keep the senate. like dynamic charting and risk-reward analysis help make trading feel effortless. and its customizable scans with social sentiment help you find and unlock opportunities in the market. e*trade from morgan stanley. lila: before i was diagnosed, there was nothing really to worry about. and then when i was diagnosed, there was just such a big weight put on my shoulders. every night, i felt like maybe i won't wake up tomorrow. but there's no way that this is going to win. i'm winning. announcer: st jude children's research hospital works day after day to find cures and save the lives of children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. beth stewart: there are treatments that were invented within the walls of this hospital that have continued to improve the cure rates for pediatric cancer, and st. jude's not going to stop until every single kid gets that chance to walk out of the doors of this hospital cancer free. lila: if it weren't for st. jude, i wouldn't be sitting here today. peter: this place has really shown us the strength of what can happen when so many people work together as one. people want to be a part of the cure. announcer: thanks to generous donors like you, families never receive a bill from st. jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food so they can focus on helping their child live. for just $19 a month, you'll help us continue the life-saving research and treatment these kids need. join with your debit or credit card right now and we'll send you this st. jude t-shirt that you can proudly wear to show your support. christen: i think it's the most worthwhile place to put your money when it comes to childhood cancer. lachaka: because it takes a heart for somebody to say that i'm willing to give to st. jude so that they can help save more lives. that's huge. damon: our giving to st. jude is right up there with our mortgage. that's the priority that we put on giving to st. jude. announcer: please call or go online right now. become a partner in hope today. hi, my name's steve. i lost 138 pounds on golo and i kept it off. golo's changed my life in so many ways. before, i was over 300 pounds. now, i literally have the ability to take a shirt off and go out in the sun where i would have never done that before. try golo. it works. lactaid is 100% real milk, just without the lactose. delicious too. just ask my old friend, kevin. nothing like enjoying a cold one while watching the game. who's winning? 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(mooo) wow, smart cow! new reporting today from nbc news about how democrats are planning to tackle what is going to be a very difficult electoral map in 2024. on top of the presidential election, senate democrats will be defending 23 seats compared to the ten seats that republicans will be defending. already in swing states, democratic senators up for re-election, nbc news reports the party is hammering likely opponents over abortion rights. after a year of bans across the country. this strategy includes races that do not have republican challengers as of yet. joining me now is nbc news correspondent, ali vitali and christina greer, political analyst at the grio. ali, going to start with you on this. how are democrats using this issue right now? so early as you know. very, very well in the race for 2024. mostly for fund raising? >> for fund raising and frankly they're preparing so this it's fertile soil going forward. we know abortion was such a boone to democrats when in theory, the landscape should have been unfavorable to them. especially in red states, they were able to hold on to key seats that showed them what the power of leveraging this issue could look like. now in talking to the head of the democratic senate campaign arm, gary peters is aware of the fact not only does he have 20 plus races playing defense but the nature of those races like wisconsin, like nevada, they don't necessarily need a challenger in places like pennsylvania or wisconsin for example to know the kind of republican candidate that the democrat is likely to face off against and it's something that senator peters when i spoke with him for the anniversary of the dobbs decision said he was clearly thinking about. they know what this meant in 2022 but also for peters, you have to remember he was the first sitting senator in 2020 to share his own personal story of abortion. his first wife had an abortion. had trouble getting that care to the point where she had to get sicker in order to get the abortion care she needed for a fetus that was unviable. so for peters, this is really the merging of personal and politics. especially as democrats leverage this issue going forward. >> you talked about as well as funding, the idea of narrative, right, ali, on this. and they're warming up for 2024. how's it different that you've heard when you're on the road from the midterms to where we're at today in terms of how democrats are leveraging abortion rights today? >> i think what's going to be really fascinating is as i'm out there covering the 2024 race on the republican side, it's a presidential year. you and i both know in years where there's a presidential battle, the top of the ticket set it is tone. watching these contenders really awkwardly dealing with this question of what the right week mark is on abortion restrictions. watching people like ron desantis pass a six week ban. that pushes the party to the right and that's going to be an active debate. each month these republican candidates stand on the debate stage and frankly get pushed more to the right to make it out of a primary, that's something we're going to watch democrats be able to seize on. so they're not just looking at what's happening at the state level though that's where most of the action is and reproductive advocates will say that's where the real fight is being waged but at the same time, when it comes to setting the national arc of this and really trying to define republicans as anti abortion, that's something democrats are going to be able to do because of it's a presidential year and because the issue is so hot. >> christina, will this work for democrats? >> it absolutely will, richard. we've seen when abortion is essentially on the ballot, people come out to vote. i think about the work of the executive director of emily's list which supports pro-choice democratic women. we've seen time and time again, when women talk about abortion, they win elections because this is an issue that doesn't just affect women. it affects men and entire families. the republican party can't say they're the party of quote unquote life when they're willing to put a woman's life in danger because of this arbitrary week deadline. this is not the right debate. it's pro-choice very anti-choice. republicans are saying that a grown woman should not have autonomy to make the choices she and her family need to make over her own body. i think the more democrats push that real conversation about it's a pro-choice very anti-choice, you get a lot of people off the sidelines. that's men and women. especially first time voters who realize this is a real issue and we've seen rollbacks over the last few months and years. >> as ali was underlining, this is statewide. this worked well for the campaigns. when we add in what happened last week with affirmative action, which do you think works better in terms of getting those much sought after undecideds to the polls? >> i think it can be a larger conversation about the courts. you know, republicans have always talked about we want to choose a candidate that can get us the support justices and judges across the country. i think democrats have always sort of sat on the sidelines. we've talked more about executive and ledge es lative branches but now i think the democrats understand the real importance of the judicial branch. so if we can couch this conversation not just in a right to choose, but larger equity issues, nine people making decisions, i think democrats will have a really successful series of candidates if they can articulate. and this is always an issue with democrats. if they can clearly articulate what is at stake for democratic voters to get them off the sidelines but we know it's tried and true. when abortion is talked about by men or women in a distinct fashion, people come out to vote and they vote for the democratic candidate. >> our july fourth friends. thank you so much. a secret service official has confirmed to nbc news a suspicious substance was found at the white house sunday and that it's tested positive for cocaine in a preliminary field test. that discovery of the substance prompted a belief evacuation. authorities have sent the small amount of a white powdery substance discovered in a work area in the west wing to a lab for further testing as they determine how this got into the white house. the secret service did not specify where exactly in the west wing the substance was found but they confirmed president biden was not in the white house at the time it was discovered. the white house has declined to comment so far. up next, what's changed since the deadly mass shooting at a july fourth parade in a small town in illinois a year ago? 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>> reporter: yeah, so i think that's the key of it right there, richard, at the end you were talking about getting past it. i think today seems to be about defiance in a sense. they're memorializing, remembering, but they're also not going to allow this, they say, the community leaders, let the events of last year define this community. they want children to have the fireworks. they're doing a drone show tonight but they are having celebrations in addition to the moment of silence, they have musical performances but they are again mixing that with some somber times. what was behind me was the parade route. this became the scene of a march that hundreds participated in. people have shirts on that have highland park messaging but there were also people wearing stars and stripes. this strange dichotomy and multiple lenses through which people are going to be seeing this holiday in this community, but there's an element of defiance here. here's what the mayor told us earlier. i'm sorry. actually don't think we have that, richard. i'll send it back to you. again, it's a mix of different elements here. different emotions. but again, not letting this memory completely define this holiday here. >> so appreciate your reporting there. thank you in highland park. joining us now, ashley beasley, a survivor of the highland park shooting and anti gun violence advocate. before this, what did you do? now you trying constructive. after that incident that you and i, you were on the ground running and not knowing where to run. we were watching the video here, covering the story, not knowing what was happening. now you know what happened. what are you doing to try to prevent this from happening going forward? >> i've been working really hard with our lawmakers trying to get support for a federal ban on assault weapons as well as other pieces of gun safety legislation. until we pass these laws, these mass shootings will continue to happen. we know that 77% of mass shooters including our mass shooter, buy their weapons legally and ar 15 style weapons like the one used at our parade, kill six times as many people per each public mass shooting event. so it is critical for us to pass gun safety legislation to cut off the easy access to these weapons, to prevent the next mass shooting. >> how is that going? >> you know, we have made progress. lucy mcbath recently took over the assault weapon ban in that house and she hit the ground running on june 13th. she filed a discharge petition for the federal assault weapon ban to sort of get around you know the difficulty of trying to get it through with kevin mccarthy. so we are seeing lawmakers who are not going to stand idly by and wait for something to happen. they are taking this matter in their own hands and they are pushing last year hr 1808 passed the house with bipartisan support. we are working very, very hard on the senate side to get the assault weapon ban up for a vote. we are leaning on leader schumer and leaning very hard on senator dick durbin, who is our senator here in illinois and we are urging him to mark the federal assault weapon ban bill in the judiciary committee will he has the votes to pass it. we are just doing whatever we can to get him to do that. >> you told the story. you were there with your 6-year-old son. a tradition there in highland park. family and friends. very close community. how is he now doing a year later? >> you know, i just wrote a piece and it just was publised not five minutes on the hill. the most impactful and biggest thing for me coming away one year out is that we are not talking about the full impact that mass shootings have on communities. in my own family, my son, you know, he has had to have therapy for entire year. i have receipts from that and luckily we have insurance but not everybody has insurance to get those resources to heal. he is doing a lot better but he's going to need an iep at school next year to help him because he has ptsd from the shooting. and his public school will be picking up the bill for that to put resources in place to help him because he is struggling from what happened to him. so i think you know, on the one hand, we are very lucky in our family to have resources to help him get the care that he needs to help him heal but across the country, communities, whole communities, are impacted by mass shootings and gun violence and the resources aren't there, so i truly believe that we need to expand the conversation that we're having about mass shooting events. we need to talk about them like we talk about tornados and earthquakes and we need to talk about the entire community. 30,000 people live in highland park and they are impacted by the mass shooting that happened here. thousands ran for their lives that day. thousands of people need resources. and so you know, i think as a country, we need to and we owe it to the citizens of this country who are affected by gun violence to take care of them in the aftermath of these shootings. >> taking care of you and your son and family and of course, a big hug to him a year later. looking forward to celebration of july fourth there in the future of your town. thank you so much for your time. we'll be right back. u so much f. we'll be right back. . that cold water can't clean. cold water, on those stains? 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