deidra abboud, who is muslim, has phased numerous online attacks because of her religion.ake tweeted, hang in there, sorry you have to put up with this. lots of wonderful people across arizona. you will find them. now abboud is an attorney and community activist who is seeking the 2018 democratic senate nomination to try to flake from his seat. it is great to have you with us. explain to everybody watching the time of messages that you are receiving via social media. >> it's very interesting that the same people who are accusing me of being an oproposed woman are also using freedom in america to attack a muslim woman in america. it's been everything from go back home, even though i'm from arkansas. you you should die because you're muslim. muslims don't belong here. all muslims should leave, even though we've been here for quite a long time. america's made up of all different kinds of people but muslims aren't the only one that are receiving these attacks. these attacks are against everyone that is considered an "other," so the black community is getting it. the latino com

it's time americans stood up and say that's not up. >> deedra abboud, thank you again. best of luck to you. sorry again this happened to you. >> thank you. >> thank you. i want to bring in dean obeidallah, an opinion contributor to cnn who posted a commentary today about this incident. and cnn political commentator andre bauer. good evening, gentlemen. she was very well spoken. >> hello, don. >> very smart lady there. dean, i know you feel strongly about this. >> sure. >> what is your reaction to what you just heard? >> i thought she was great. and i must say i have never praised a republican before ever on cnn. so wake up with wolf blitzer, this is breaking news, i did. jeff flake did the right thing. jeff flake what everyone should do as a profile in leadership. >> i say it's extraordinary, it really shouldn't be extraordinary. >> but in today's climate it actually. you know what? there are parts of the republican base that are going to be upset that jeff flake spoke out about against anti-muslim bigotry. my tale of two republicans. flake stands up against bigotry. do

he tweeted, hang in there, dedra, sorry you have to put up with this, and abboud thanked him for rejecting behavior that doesn't reflect american values. the wus hite house is recruitin republicans to challenge him in the primary. >>> a wildfire is threatening yosemite park. the entire town of mariposa has been vac waevacuated. power inside the park has been going on and off as the detwiler fire it's mo it one of more than a dozen wildfires in the western united states. >> paul williams has the national forecast for us, good morning, paul. >> good morning,a ariel, kendis. >> it includes salt lake city and close to seattle. numerous thunderstorms still causing concern for flooding, courtesy of the monsoon at moisture coming out of the south. so we have yet extended problems with urban flash flooding, sudden flooding and desert washes and blowing dust in the desert. ariel, kendis? >> what was tropical storm dawn is still making waves. a new one is forming and its name is hillary. that's right, don and hillary it's just a coincidence of course. and this hillary has just come from lists drawn

. >>> jeff flake encouraged diedre abboud after she reportedly got hate-filled messages.democratic flake actuated, hang in there, degra. sorry you have to put up with this. lots of wonderful people across arizona. you'll find them. >> that was very nice. >>> journalists are suing president trump. they say the change was improper and actually endangered species. >>> the washington post reports all dogs are related to the wolves. dogs separated from the wolves about 40,000 years ago. instead the most plausible explanation all dogs are domesticated in one single instance but there ee no indication when it has been. since then dogged have evolved into the breed we know and love, love, love. >> there's charlie with barkley. >> barkley. >>> new research shows americans have die bee's or at high risk for the condition and many don't know it. the new government numbers note more than 114 million who suffer from it. 132,000 dying knowed children. 24% of americans with diabetes don't know they have it. >> richard haass served in the administratio administrations. he's authored or e