ust couldn't get to it. >> that's unbelievable. congratulations to them. >> maybe we will get their advice for the next show. that's it for us in washington. america's news headquarters rolls on from new york. time is running out for the counter terrorism powers of the patriot act and the white house is warning there is no plan b to keep the program running without new legislation. >> put the politics aside, put our national security first. pass the usa freedom act now. >> my colleagues do we really want this law to expire? we better be ready next sunday afternoon to prevent the country from being in danger. >> our forefathers would be aghast. >> with less than 48 hours to go before it's set to expire the senate meets in a special session this weekend, trying to hammer out a deal. former white house chief of staff and new hampshire governor

john suenunu is here to weigh in. her family thought she would never wake up but miraculously she beats the odds and after years of hard work graduates with honors. you will meet this courageous young lady and hear more of her amazing story. ♪ an iconic song and the man who wrote it now pens a top-selling children's book celebrating patriotism. country music star lee greenwood is here to share what it means to be a proud american. first, new developments in the fight against isis. the terror group claiming responsibility for a series of deadly car bombings. the attacks happening thursday night, targeting a pair of luxury hotels in baghdad,

killing at least 15 people and then leaving dozens more injured. the deadly blast coming just hours after the white house says in no uncertain terms that the u.s. won't be responsible for the security situation in iraq. let's bring in retired four-star general wesley clark, the former supreme allied commander of nato. great to have you here on the program. >> thank you. >> the president saying we are not responsible for iraq's security. and believes that a 60-country coalition will be in his words slowly pushed back isil out of iraq. but isn't that the problem when you talk about doing this slowly since we are witnessing the terrorists bring down key cities like ramadi and mosul and slaughtering thousands as we speak, isn't the 60-nation coalition simply a symbol and one that is not really doing much to wipe out isis because in fact if they were all engaged, isis wouldn't nearly be as successful as it is right now. >> well there's no question

that time is moving very quickly against the united states in this mission. but americans have to understand that this is a struggle for regional dominance between iran and shia islam on one hand and turkey saudi arabia and sunni islam on the other. isil is a tool of the sunni powers. it's more than a terrorist state. it's a geostrategic force. it's there as a blocker between iraq and bashar al assad in syria. it's there so that iran can't have an easy ride through iraq into syria and on into the mediterranean. whether these sunni powers are actively supporting it covertly supporting it or just have people cheering on the sidelines, there's a lot more to this than simply a terrorist force advancing on baghdad. so the united states is into deep deep into the geostrategic

power politics of the region. that's what makes it so complicated. >> are you among those who believe that if we had left at least 10,000 u.s. forces in iraq that isis would not have achieved a foothold and that iran would not be running the show right now? >> well i don't think that would have actually done the trick because what happened was that iran wanted the united states out. there was always going to be pressure and even if president obama had given in on the status of forces agreement and said okay you can try american forces in iraqi courts and do whatever you want to them iran would have created some other pretext. malaki the prime minister was in iran's pocket. it was a hard thing for us to admit that but that's in actuality what happened. isil emerged as a result of fighting and money and weapons going on in syria. they pulled together baathist leaders, they marched in syria, they got their momentum up in

syria and then with the connivance of other powers they attacked mosul. they did that to go after malaki and he suffered and was removed from office and replaced. isil became like a frankenstein. it was started for one purpose, it transformed itself it's become larger than life now and it's drawing in recruits from all over the world. so it is a problem but it's more than a terrorist problem. it's a problem for the region first and foremost and it's got to be dealt with in the context of the transformation and modernization of islam as well as the geostrategic competition between iran, turkey and saudi arabia. >> so you don't think leaving some of our troops there would have at least slowed them down? >> i don't think we would have accomplished much with 10,000 troops there. because honestly the momentum was up with isil in syria so it wasn't about iraq at all.

unless you had taken those 10,000 troops pulled them out of their bases all over iraq pulled them away from baghdad and basra and shoved them into mosul in combat at the last minute you might not have accomplished anything. look the defense secretary ash carter called it right. the iraqi force under this government of iraq is demoralized. it doesn't want to stand and fight. the reality is in this region the fighting is being done by zealots on both sides. sunni zealots like isis and al qaeda on the arabian peninsula and shia zealots like hezbollah. that's who's doing the fighting. ordinary people are trying to get out of the way. that's one of the problems the iraqi government has in trying to motivate its armed forces. >> general dempsey made some news this week with remarks that the administration was surprised by just how focused isis was in its bid to seize control of key

areas like mosul and here's what he had to say. i would like for the audience to take a listen. >> because of course look there are several things that surprised us about isil. the degree to which they were able to form their own coalition both inside of syria and inside of northwestern iraq. the military capability they exhibited. the collapse of the iraqi security forces. yeah in those initial days there were a few surprises. >> what's your reaction to those remarks, the fact that the administration was actually surprised by the strength of isis? >> i think general dempsey is calling it like it is. what you're looking for in a senior military leader like general dempsey is candor. he's not trying to be politically correct. he's saying it like it is. the question is why is it we were surprised. the answer is there's just a lot that goes on in this part of the world that the united states

can't monitor, much less control. that's one of the things we have to realize, that we're not omnipotent. no matter how good our special forces are, no matter how good our technology is no matter how brave our service members, no matter how much we sacrifice, 100,000 americans or 10,000 americans are not going to be able to handle the transformation involving tens and hundreds of millions of muslims as they go through the throes of modernization and compete geostrategically in this region. the wisest u.s. policy is to shape it to work it just as the administration's trying t of the center of it don't put u.s. ground troops in there, work it with unmanned aerial vehicles and technology protect our friends like jordan and israel shape the conflict from the outside, try to limit it try to cut off the flow of reinforcements cut off the money to it but don't get dragged into it because there's nothing that would reinforce isil more than the opportunity to fight on the ground against

americans. then they could convince every muslim that they're recruiting that the united states is against islam. it isn't true. and we don't want to play that game. so we have to be smart when we fight against this. time is on our side. big time is on our side. let's don't get panicked into doing something that makes it worse. >> general clark, thank you so much for joining us today with your insight. really appreciate it. all the best. >> thank you. now to another deadline. the patriot act set to expire tomorrow at midnight. senators will be meeting in a special session to decide whether to thwart the powers of the bill. the most controversial aspect the bulk collection ever phone records from millions of americans. those supporting the act say the government's surveillance powers shouldn't be weakened at a time when the threat from isis and other militant groups remains very high. but others believe it violates americans' privacy rights. at this stage tensions remain quite high. >> we have entered into a

momentous debate. this is a debate about whether or not a warrant with a single name of a single company can be used to collect all the records, all the phone records of all of the people in our country with a single warrant. our forefathers would be aghast. >> i worry about privacy, too, but i also worry about the safety and security of the united states of america, and i watched the nation vilify the men and women who work at this agency. >> joining us now with reaction former white house chief of staff under president george h.w. bush and former new hampshire governor sununu. welcome. great to have you on the show today. i'm happy to have you on the program to talk about this because it's such an important issue. at a time when the threats against isis and other militants remains very high is this the time to really cut the program that is designed to stop

terrorist acts? >> i don't think it is and i have a lot more confidence in senator rand paul's sincerity if he weren't using this in all his fund-raising letters. look the country needs intelligence. we have to know what is happening and the fact still remains there has not been a single instance that we know of that the privacy of a specific american citizen has been violated in all the years this act has been in place. if senator paul doesn't like aspects of it then he ought to be working to get amendments and modifications. but this idea that it all has to go because senator rand paul wants it to go is in my opinion, exposing the country to serious security problems. >> senator paul is putting it out today that he is going to do everything he can to even block the vote in the senate tomorrow. >> yeah well look for a guy that believes in the constitutional process, the

constitutional process really is based on the house and senate making decisions on legislation and then sending it to the president. yeah he's using his senatorial prerogative to create problems but eventually a piece of legislation will come to the floor and it will go to the president. the country needs these tools for security. >> and you know he's also he and others are also saying that the privacy rights trump aspects of the patriot act and he says simply it's not fair to americans that anything like this come into play at a time when privacy is so important to our freedom. >> well if he really felt that that was having that kind of an effect he ought to at least bring a couple of examples of individual privacy rights being violated. he doesn't have any. >> the reality of this program, nsa program on collecting phone records, is that authorities will not be listening to your conversations without a warrant. yet this perception has been just the opposite with opponents

selling the idea that the nsa can have unlimited access to all of your conversations. why haven't supporters of the patriot act done a better job of countering this? >> well we probably haven't done that good a job but you are absolutely correct, there's no listening in to conversations. it is primarily a process where they can do a statistical analysis once they identify a terrorist to see who the terrorist has been communicating with. >> if the senate does reject this and there's no deal what impact is this going to have and where do we go from here starting right after the deadline passes? >> i think you're going to see a concerted effort if it doesn't pass to get a piece of legislation through that provides the basic intelligence rights to the national security teams to continue to protect the country. both the president and the republican leadership and the democratic leadership in congress all three of those groups are supporting good legislation and it is a rare

event when you get that kind of agreement. we ought to take advantage of it and get good legislation. >> governor john sununu great to have you on the program as always. thank you for joining us. >> take care. thanks for having me. while we're hearing from lawmakers, we are also seeing widespread protests on the internet over the patriot act. more than 14,000 websites protesting with a redirect that looks like this. it says congress this is a blackout to anyone visiting with a congressional domain address. instead of renewing or changing certain provisions of the patriot act, the activists want congress to let them expire. now we want to hear from you. should congress extend provisions of the patriot act? tweet me your answers@uma pemmaraju. we want to hear what you have to say about this. i will read some of the responses later in the show. turning to other news the family of fallen u.s. army soldier reeling after learning that their son cannot be buried at arlington national cemetery

due to burial rules surrounding his death. christian fisher is following this story from our washington bureau. why exactly won't the army allow him to be buried at arlington national cemetery? >> the army says staff sergeant thomas forke is not eligible because he was not active duty at the time of the accident. the 26-year-old was one of 11 killed in a training mission last march. it was a blackhawk helicopter crash off the coast of florida. he never deployed overseas but had been a soldier in the louisiana national guard for eight years, but because he was not on active duty orders an army spokeswoman says quote, while eligible for inurnment he does not meet the requirements for burial in arlington national cemetery. what that means is he can be cremated and his ashes kept at arlington national cemetery but he can't be buried there. >> very emotional issue for this family. how did that response and the army's decision go over with the family? >> not well.

he left behind a wife who is seven months pregnant. she says some day she wants to be able to take their child to his grave. that's why she's now fighting to appeal this decision. then there's his father a former green beret who says it shouldn't matter if his son was active duty or not. he died while serving his country. >> my son's life and his blood is no different than any other's. he should not be in a special category that has to be cremated and put in a smaller urn. my son deserves a plot a ground burial in arlington cemetery, and he gave all for it. >> it's now been 80 days since that accident but so far, the army is standing by their decision. >> i know you will be following this story very closely. our hearts go out to the family. thank you for that update. blues giant b.b. king laid to rest in mississippi, his funeral taking place in indianola where he first gained

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race dominated by hillary clinton. hundreds of people gathering in a park in baltimore where he made that announcement. the 52-year-old democrat was the mayor of that city once before serving two terms as governor of maryland as well. ed henry is joining us live with the very latest on the story. welcome, ed. great to see you. >> good to see you. i'm still here at that park federal hill historic in downtown baltimore. what martin o'malley is trying to do is find that space on the left that he has been unable to find so far. you mentioned hillary clinton far ahead of him but even democratic socialist senator bernie sanders has been ahead of martin o'malley in recent days. what he's trying to do is maybe find some oxygen among the elizabeth warren wing of the democratic party. he talked a lot about economic populism he talked about taking on wall street. in fact even wrapped up that rhetoric about wall street into his comments about the baltimore

riot something he needs to take on head on because that has obviously been front and center in this very city and people have questioned his legacy as mayor and governor of this state. take a listen. >> tell me how it is that you can get pulled over in this country for having a broken taillight but if you wreck the nation's economy, you are absolutely untouchable. >> reporter: talking about the fact there were absolutely no prosecutions of top wall street baron barons after the economic collapse. again, that is the kind of rhetoric we have heard from elizabeth warren. she's not in this presidential race. martin o'malley now is and is hoping to pick up votes on the left. >> you mentioned the baltimore protests. there were some protesters at this event, right? >> reporter: yes. in fact it's a group called the baltimore bloc b-l-o-c. they are upset with martin o'malley saying that when he was mayor of this city his police force was too aggressive in its

arrests and he had a so-called zero tolerance crime policy. they were shouting at him that he was a liar allegedly on some of his policies they were trying to interrupt this event. martin o'malley was largely able to overcome that and i would point out it was a bit unscripted possibly some difficult moments for o'malley but on the other hand i have been at a lot of hillary clinton events. these small roundtable carefully scripted you don't see any protesters and outbursts there because it is so carefully orchestrated. in this case martin o'malley opened himself up public rally, had some protests but was also able to get his agenda out there. >> there are those who suggest he probably should have chosen a different city to launch this bid, perhaps. he certainly is in good company with mrs. clinton and bernie sanders. we shall see what lies ahead. thank you very much. >> reporter: great to see you. don't miss fox news sunday tomorrow. we will have an exclusive

interview with republican presidential candidate carly fiorina. shocking new allegations rocking former house speaker dennis hastert. what hush money was reportedly covering up and how his former colleagues are reacting. plus an amazing story that we will bring you in just a few minutes. an inspiring story of a young girl in a coma who never believed that she was going to wake up. now she's graduating from high school and joining us to share her compelling story. when eating healthy and drinking water just isn't enough to ease my constipation i trust dulcolax tablets. i take dulcolax for dependable overnight relief and in the morning i am back to myself dulcolax, designed for dependable relief 40% of the streetlights in detroit, at one point, did not work.

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welcome back. now it's time for a quick check of the headlines making news right now. defense secretary ash carter criticizing china for building new artificial islands in the south china sea, warning that

the aggressive actions could increase military activity in that region. chinese officials rejecting the criticism, saying the u.s. is making too much out of the situation. nearby a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rattling japan, rocking chunks of the main island. thankfully no injuries or damage have been reported at this time. but parts of tokyo remain without power. india getting some relief from a deadly heat wave. showers and thunderstorms lowering the temperatures in the southern parts of the country. monsoon rain expected next week. heat wave has killed more than 2,000 people there. back in this country, the number of people killed in this week's deadly floods now stands at 29 after dallas police say they have found the remains of another victim. today, flood advisories still stretch from texas to missouri

as the region grapples with another round of dangerous storms. here's what it looks like today in the dallas area. roads once again turning into rivers. will carr is standing by live in dallas. will what kind of weather can we expect today? >> reporter: well uma, this area got pounded by bad weather again this morning. behind me is the trinity river. the national weather service just told me it's expected to crest at some point tomorrow morning. you can see behind me a stop sign that has water all the way up to the top. this path cut off by flood water. off to my right you can see the trees here are completely swamped by all of this water. now, we have a map of what the trinity river normally looks like. some people around here call it the trinity trickle. it normally looks like a stream compared to what we're seeing now with this river swollen. this is an area that's seen a lot of flash flooding over the past two days. it's forced the closure of loop 12 at i-30 a very busy area. cars had to be abandoned and it

created traffic nightmares. to our south, there are mandatory evacuations for the cities of wharton and rosenberg in southeast texas due to concerns over dangerous situations. you have to keep in mind that one inch of moving water can move 1,000 pounds. this has been historic rainfall so far. the national weather service saying that 35 trillion gallons of rain have fallen across texas this month alone. this morning, one of the local forecasters said for the past five years, he has been hoping for rain due to drought conditions. he said this is the first time he's now hoping for sunshine. uma? >> will, thank you so much. the numbers from this disaster are getting even more grim at this time. isn't that true? >> reporter: that's right. throughout the course of the week the numbers have gone up. right now, 24 people have been killed from these storms that started last weekend. we can tell you 12 people still unaccounted for. late yesterday, they identified the body of 6-year-old andrew

mccomb. he and his family were swept away over memorial day weekend when they were inside their cabin. his mom and sister are still missing. his father thankfully survived but that is a tragic example of just how dangerous these elements can get very quickly. >> amazing story and one that's simply not over just yet. our hearts go out to the folks in texas in that area. thank you very much for the update. now to a developing story and new details on that federal indictment against former speaker of the house dennis hastert. a law enforcement source telling fox news that the former illinois congressman had allegedly been paying someone to cover up sexual misconduct happening when he was a high school teacher. molly hennenberg is following this story from d.c. >> reporter: the alleged misconduct happened decades ago prior to former republican speaker dennis hastert's government service. but the reaction around washington has been astonishment. here's what the white house had to say.

>> this falls in the category of an active department of justice criminal investigation. but i think i can speak pretty faithfully for everybody here at the white house that even though speaker hastert served as speaker of the house in the other party, that there's nobody here who takes -- who derives any pleasure from reading about the former speaker's legal troubles at this point. >> reporter: from current republican house speaker john boehner, this statement. quote, the denny i served with worked hard on behalf of his constituents and the country. i'm shocked and saddened to learn of these reports. the indictment says that someone identified as individual a came to hastert sometime around 2010 and discussed something that happened in their past between hastert and individual a. here's how the indictment lays it out. quote, during the 2010 meetings and subsequent discussions, defendant john dennis hastert agreed to provide individual a

$3.5 million in order to compensate for and conceal his prior misconduct against individual a. shortly thereafter defendant began providing individual a cash payments. prosecutors say hastert was illegally structuring money withdrawals from various banks. a law enforcement source tells fox that hastert was trying to cover up sexual misconduct from decades earlier, possibly going back to the '70s and early '80s when he was a high school teacher and wrestling coach in yorkville, illinois. hastert also has been charged with lying to fbi investigators for telling them he was withdrawing the money to keep it for himself. back to you. >> molly, thank you very much. well doctors once declared she was brain dead after a tragic mishap left her in a coma. taylor's family had all but given up hope. but she beat the odds making a miraculous recovery. the 17-year-old now celebrating

her graduation from high school. she joins us now from des moines iowa. welcome. great to have you here on the show today. i have to say, we are so pleased and thrilled that you could be with us and to know that you have graduated from high school. >> hi how are you? >> more importantly, how are you doing? >> i'm doing great. >> talk to me for a moment about the fact that the doctors had declared that you were brain dead and that your family had all but given up hope. >> yeah. it was a struggle for me and my family. i mean we didn't know -- i mean i didn't know what was going on. i had woke up in kind of a panic and shock, not knowing what was going on because i did not remember anything. i mean it was just a tough struggle and fighting process throughout the whole entire stay at the hospital. it was a crazy experience but i'm glad i'm still here today. >> of course. i know you have some memory

problems about what actually happened but as i understand it you fell off of a car when you and your friends were just hanging out together playing around and it was one of those situations that no one would have ever thought could turn into this situation, of course and leading you into a coma. i also understand you credit the power of prayer for your recovery. >> correct. i do. i believe the healing hand of god saved me and it helped my family get through the whole struggle of not knowing whether i'm going to be normal again or not because i did have to relearn everything like how to walk talk kind of that stuff, like walking was the most struggle for me because it was painful and like i would get frustrated because i knew i could do it before but i couldn't do it now. >> of course. it took years to get you back to be able to walk and to have physical movement. i know that this has been an

ordeal that no one could ever imagine dealing with but somehow, you persevered. what was it throughout this process that gave you the courage to fight on? >> i think it was more just me knowing in my mind that like i can do this and i didn't want to give up because i still wanted to graduate with my class. like i wanted to go back to school and see my friends. i wanted to live the life of a teenager, pretty much. >> of course. that moment of walking across the stage to get your diploma, what was that like for you? i know it must have been thrilling. >> yes, it was incredible. it made me happy. i tried not to cry but i kind of got teary-eyed because you know doctors said i wasn't going to be able to do that and i did so it was really exciting. it just made me really happy that day. >> of course. i know so many people were pulling for you, your school is behind you. this has been such an ordeal but

to know that you have beaten the odds must be an incredible feeling and as i understand it you are already out going on job interviews. >> correct. i am. >> what is it you want to do with your life as you move forward? >> i want to be an event planner. >> we wish you all the best. i think of you as a miracle, a documented miracle, because there are really few words to explain what happened obviously, and you credit the power of prayer for your recovery. we want to let you know we wish you all the best. so proud of you. >> thank you. >> take care. well a classic anthem still resonates more than 30 years later. we are going to talk to country music legend lee greenwood about his new chart-topping project for young people. plus after traveling to the stars and back legendary astronauts receiving a very special honor here on earth. all that and more still ahead.

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♪ i'm proud to be an american where at least i know i'm free ♪ ♪ and i won't forget the men who died -- ♪ >> it's an iconic song that has come to symbolize america's values of freedom and liberty written by a patriotic american who also happens to be a country music superstar who has written a best-selling new children's book and is introducing god bless the usa to a whole new generation. joining us the author of proud to be an american, country music legend lee greenwood. great to have you on the show today. talk to me about why you wanted to reach out to young people and celebrate the values of patriotism through your eyes. >> i time for a new

generation to actually get familiar with how important it is to be a patriot. my wife kim and i read to our kids they were very young. those early years before they go into school there are a lot of things about geography, animals, insects, the world around them. i have written "proud to be an american" to give parents and grandparents a chance to teach their kids at an early age what it means to be a patriot and what patriotism is all about. >> do you think that's missing today in classrooms around the country? >> as we begin to pull away from the constitution and the flag and even the reverence of god in our lives, "proud to be an american" is merely a tool for parents and grandparents to give their kids a lesson early on. >> i know it's already becoming a best-selling book. it was number one on amazon's list already. that must make you feel very happy, knowing that the message is being heard. >> well i like that people are accepting my message about proud to be an american. it's the lyrics of "god bless

usa" which has been around for an awful long time. on the front of my book i immediately displayed the city of new york with the statue of liberty prominently displayed on the front. it's important that people know kids are going to visit the new york landscape and all over the united states so i have a lost pictures inside and some things about our military who have paid the price. >> your song such an iconic one that resonates today all these decades later. why do you think the lyrics of that beautiful song connects with people all over this country? >> well i'm proud to be an american. i'm proud to be a citizen of the greatest country on earth. i think everybody who hears my song and sings it agree. this is the third generation for god bless the usa to be played in all venues across america and of course during the fourth of july season it's generally those people who come to see our show that sing it the loudest. >> are you surprised by its popularity over the years, the fact that it has become part of the american culture? >> no, not really.

the people that i sing for are usually very proud to sing along with me and they are proud to wave the flag as well. >> when you think about the impact that it's had on this country and now you've got this book i mean it really is making a difference in the lives of people and as you point out, reaching young people is so vital today. >> it's time to be united in our approach to world pressure and of course we have so much world pressure around us all the time. if the kids learn early on to be a patriot, by the time they get in their 20s and 30s it will make a difference in our culture. >> you are an amazing individual who continues to thrill us with your music and the fact that you are continuing to sell the message of american patriotism and the fact that it is still something to be so proud of we thank you so much for joining us today. all the best to you, sir. >> thanks, uma. well the u.s. astronaut hall of fame holding a 25th

annual induction ceremony this afternoon. the organization honoring four veteran space explorers, including the first female astronaut. that ceremony getting under way about 45 minutes ago at the kennedy space center in florida. a number of fellow astronauts are expected to be on hand and we wish them well. they are true pioneers indeed. a unique pet therapy program drawing lots of attention. how adorable. take a look, folks. they are helping one group of people who work in a really stressful environment and fox news launching an exciting new show this weekend as well. >> i have a brand new show premiering sunday 10:00 p.m. on the fox news channel. it's like the five minus four but at ten and i'm an 11.

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under scrutiny by environmentalists who say little clean up was done on the first day. a new and unique pet therapy program in pennsylvania helping healthcare workers and animals. the bringing in adoptable animals to relieve the stress of hospital staff there. joining us live with more about the program, brian. >> for years hospitals around the country have relied on furry friends offering pet therapy to reduce stress anxiety, pain depression. but only one hospital is offering the same therapy for staff. the hospital of the university of pennsylvania brings in animals to relieve nurses doctors and other icu nurses. >> from the nurses to the emergency department the newborn nursery it is just a nice break. >> they started the program called pet a pooch two years ago

and since then they created the center for nursing renewal where staff go to relax. and pets are brought from the local shelter which on any given night has up to 400 pets. >> it is an added attraction that you are not only getting some relief but you are providing relief on the other side for the dog or cat. >> 80% of the staff say the animals boost morale and decrease stress. so far about two dozen dogs and cats have been adopted by the staff. >> rewarding to see how well they can do and how well you can train them. >> also raised more than $10,000 for the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. >> what a great program. >> really is. >> those furry friends are so

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