THIS IS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN FOCUS.

COMING UP, PROVIDING SAFETY FOR PETS DURING THE SUMMER HEAT FROM LONG WALKS.

2 TRIPS IN THE CAR, HOW TO AVOID THE RISKS OF OVER EXPOSING YOUR 4 LEGGED FRIEND TO THESE RISING TEMPERATURES, A POLITICAL WAR OF WORDS HAS BEEN TRIGGERED AFTER AN AMERICAN POLITICIANS CALLS FOR THE ARREST OF ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER.

SHOULD HE STEP FOOT IN THE UNITED STATES AND THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ARE IMPACTED BY ABUSE, NEGLECT AND POVERTY.

BUT ONE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT THEIR MISSION TO HELP THE MOST VULNERABLE BY TRYING TO MAKE THEIR LIVES AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE.

HELLO, I'M JENNIFER CRAWFORD.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID 90'S THIS WEEKEND WITH DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES PEAKING IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE EXTREME HEAT POSES A THREAT NOT JUST FOR HUMANS, BUT IT CAN ALSO HAVE A HARMFUL EFFECT ON OUR PETS.

THE REPORT FROM PETA FOUND THAT FLORIDA TRAILED ONLY TEXAS WITH THE MOST HEAT RELATED PET DEATHS OVER A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD FROM 2018 TO 2022.

BUT HOT CARS ARE JUST ONE OF THE RISKS THAT CAN IMPACT YOUR PETS DURING THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER.

>> THE CEO OF PATTY BAKER, HUMANE SOCIETY IN NAPLES, MISSED BECCA MORRIS.

>> JOINS US NOW ALONG WITH TRINKET LITTLE CHIHUAHUA MIX TO TALK MORE ABOUT HOW WE CAN KEEP OUR PETS SAFE DURING THIS SUMMER HEAT BECAUSE IT IS JUST BRUTAL OUT.

THERE IT IS.

SO HOT IS NO JOKE.

AND WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR PETS BECAUSE PETS ARE FAMILY.

AND THIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOR BABY IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE VULNERABLE DOGS AND CATS THAT YOU ARE SO CONCERNED ABSOLUTELY.

SO PUPPIES AND KITTENS FIT WITHIN THE VULNERABLE POPULATION OF ANIMALS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO BE WATCHING WHEN THE HEAT HITS AS BAD AS IT HITTING RIGHT NOW IN FLORIDA, WE ALSO WANT TO THINK ABOUT OUR SENIOR POPULATIONS, THOSE ANIMALS THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OVERWEIGHT OR ANY THAT MIGHT HAVE MEDICAL CONDITION SUCH AS HEART CONDITIONS.

WE REALLY WANT TO BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THOSE ANIMALS RIGHT NOW.

YOU KNOW, PUPPIES LIKE DRINK IT.

THEY CAN GET OVERHEATED SO QUICKLY.

IT'S IMPORTANT DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY THAT WE'RE KEEPING THEM INSIDE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING, REALLY FOCUSING OUR COULD ACTIVATE EASED DURING THE EARLY MORNING AND THE EVENING HOURS.

>> AND A LOT OF TIMES WITH VERY WELL-MEANING PET OWNERS DO NOT REALIZE.

>> HOW THE HEAT CAN IMPACT THEIR DOGS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE TAKING THEM OUT FOR A LOT NEW IN CHINA.

ALSO, REALLY, I THINK, AGAIN, I SAID PETS ARE FAMILY RIGHT UNTIL WE THINK WE WOULD HAVE OUR PET WITH US AT ALL TIMES.

BUT THE ONE THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT ON A REGULAR BASIS, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE GOING OUT AND YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AND YOUR ANIMAL CANNOT GO WITH YOU.

THEY NEED TO STAY HOME.

THERE IS NO AMOUNT OF TIME THAT AN ANIMAL CAN BE IN A VEHICLE AND THIS HEAT THAT IS NOT AN EMERGENT SITUATION PLOT, BUT EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN OUT NICELY HAPPENED.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

I THINK THAT AGAIN, WE THINK WE'LL HAVE ALL THE WINDOWS DOWN.

I'M ONLY GOING INSIDE FOR 5 MINUTES.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS DOING THIS THINKING SOMETHING BAD COULD HAPPEN TO THEIR PET.

BUT WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT EVEN WITH THE WINDOW CRACKED, IT'S NOT GOING TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AIRFLOW.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE CALLING NOT SPACE.

AND UNFORTUNATELY IT GETS DANGEROUSLY HOT AND NOT VEHICLE VERY QUICKLY.

>> AND THEN WHAT IS THE RULE YOU MENTIONED THERE'S A THREE-SECOND RULE WHEN WE ARE TAKING OUR PETS OUT FOR A ABSOLUTE LEAST ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SEE OFTEN STAND THE HEAT OF THE DAY.

WE WILL.

SO PEOPLE WALKING THEIR PET.

>> ON THE PAVEMENT AND THAT PAVEMENT GET DANGEROUSLY HOT.

VERY QUICK.

SO I LIKE TO TEACH THE THREE-SECOND RULE WITH OUR HAND, TAKE HER HAND.

YOU PLACE IT ON THE PAVEMENT IF YOUR HAND CANNOT BE COMFORTABLY ON THE PAVEMENT FOR 3 SECONDS.

THEN THIS LITTLE KIDS TOE BEANS DO NOT NEED TO BE TOUCHING THE PAVEMENT.

IT'S TOO HOT.

WE NEED TO PICK A DIFFERENT TIME FOR THAT WALK.

>> WELL, I'M IN LOVE WITH TRINKET.

ISN'T HE AMAZING?

SHE SURVEYS AND AVAILABLE FOR A DOG AS SHE SO WELL BEHAVED.

I HAVE TO SAY GOOD GIRL.

>> NOW WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS IF YOU HAVE A PET, YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT TO LOOK FOR.

SURE.

ENACTED BY THE HEAT.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO DEHYDRATION IS SOMETHING YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT.

SO MAKING SURE THAT YOUR ANIMALS ALWAYS HAS ACCESS TO FOOD, FRESH, CLEAN WATER IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

AND ALSO AS WE'RE THINKING ABOUT HEAT STROKE AND WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE FOR A PET, IT'S EXCESSIVE SWEATING.

SO PANTING.

THEY'RE GOING TO POTENTIALLY SEEMED DISORIENTED.

THEY MIGHT HAVE PALE GUMS.

THAT'S THAT DEHYDRATION COMING ON.

AND ULTIMATELY THEY COULD END UP HAVING A SEIZURE.

SO IF YOU I FEEL THAT YOUR PET MIGHT BE SUFFERING FROM ANY SIGNS OF HEAT.

STROKE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT YOU'RE GETTING TO A VET.

NOW, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO IN THE HOME.

IF YOU LIKE YOUR ANIMAL HAS GOTTEN OVERHEATED, YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT GETTING THEM COOL BUT NOT TOO COLD TOO FAST.

SO WE ENCOURAGE A NICE COOL SPACE AND AIR FLOW.

WE WANT THEM TO BE GETTING THERE.

AND WE LOVE ALL YEAR, BUT WE LOVE OUR DOGS THAT WE ALSO LOVE OUR KITTIES.

YEAH.

AND DOES THIS APPLY AS WELL FOR CATS THAT DOES KITTENS, ESPECIALLY JUST LIKE PUPPIES ARE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT.

SO YOU DO WANT TO ENSURE IF YOU HAVE CATS OR KITTENS THAT GO OUT ON THAT PORT CHARLOTTE NIGHT THAT YOU ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW HOT IT MIGHT BE A NOT SPACE AND BRING THEM IN DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY AND LET THEM ENJOY THE LANAI SPACE IN THE EARLY MORNING AND IN THE EVENING, THAT'S GOING TO BE SO MUCH BETTER.

SO IF SOMEONE NOTICES THAT THEIR PET SEEMS TO BE SUFFERING, SOME OF THE SIGNS FROM THE HEAT, WHAT SHOULD THEY DO IMMEDIATELY?

SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT AS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND YOU DO NEED TO GET YOUR ANIMAL TO A VET FOR A CHECK-UP.

THAT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

PACKERS MAY SAY NAPLES, WE DO HAVE OUR YANNI MEDICAL CENTER IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT YOU ARE STOP LIST WITH A VET IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR VET HEALTH.

SPECIFICALLY WHEN YOU RUN INTO AN EMERGENCY SUCH AS THIS.

SO AGAIN, WE ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS AT NEW MEDICAL CENTER.

IT IS OPEN ON A SLIDING SCALE.

SO WE DON'T WANT YOU TO WORRY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT OR PETS.

FAMILY.

THAT'S OUR MISSION AS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY PETS AS WELL.

WELL, THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU POINT OUT BECAUSE COST IS A BIG BARRIER SOMETIMES FOR PET OWNERS TO TO SEEK HELP FOR THE ABSOLUTE LEE.

WE SEE, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CHOOSING TO NOT PROVIDE THAT CARE FOR THEIR PETS.

AND WE UNDERSTAND WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT BUDGET AND WE'RE THINKING ABOUT GROCERIES AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED TO GO TO PROVIDE FOR OUR FAMILY.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS.

BUT IF YOU NEED SUPPORT, PLEASE REACH OUT.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT YOU AND HELP YOU KEEP YOUR PET WITH YOU AND IF SOMEONE IS INTERESTED IN PERHAPS A LIVING TREE CAN JOIN THEIR FAMILY, WHAT DO THEY NEED TO DO?

YOU CAN STOP BY PATTY BAKER, HUMANE STUDY, NAPLES.

ANY TIME WE OPEN FOR ADOPTIONS AT 12, 30, WE LOVE TO HAVE YOU.

I THINK SHE'S GOING TO HAVE A FAMILY REAL SOON BE A THING.

SO I DO THINK SO.

SHE'S ADORABLE.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TO AJ TO DRIVING UP FROM NAPLES.

ENSURING IS A REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

THICK ICE.

>> NOW, IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PATTY BAKER, HUMANE SOCIETY OR IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT BEAUTIFUL LITTLE PUPPY.

TWEAK IT.

YOU CAN CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE AT P BHS NAPLES DOT ORG.

AND COMING UP NEXT, THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK CALLS FOR THE ARREST OF ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER.

SHOULD HE STEP INTO THE BIG APPLE?

WE'RE TALKING TO A PROFESSOR FROM FLORIDA WHO JUST RETURNED HOME FROM THE MIDDLE EAST A NONPROFIT GROUP HEADQUARTERED IN FORT MYERS SAYS ON ANY GIVEN DAY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, MORE THAN 1000 CHILDREN ARE DISPLACED AS A RESULT OF ABUSE, ABANDONMENT OR NEGLECT IN THEIR OWN HOME.

THE ORGANIZATION CALLED AND HIS FRIENDS SAYS MANY OF THE CHILDREN WILL BE IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM FOR A YEAR OR LONGER.

THEY STEP IN TO HELP PROVIDE A SENSE OF NORMALCY IN THE LIVES OF THESE CHILDREN.

OFTEN IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS.

>> I'M NOW JOINED BY THE CEO OF AND HIS FRIENDS MUST JESSICA.

>> KESTNER.

>> AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO OUR STUDIO THING TODAY.

HAVING ME.

>> YES.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT AND HIS FRIENDS IS BECAUSE IT USED TO HAVE A DIFFERENT IT DID.

IT DID.

SO WE WERE PREVIOUSLY THE GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOUNDATION.

SO SOME PEOPLE STILL KNOW US AS THAT.

BUT WE'RE NOT NEW.

WE'VE BEEN AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

WE RE BRANDED PREVIOUSLY.

WE ONLY SERVED ONE SECTION OF CHILDREN THAT WERE IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.

IF THEY HAD A GUARDIAN AD LITEM VOLUNTEER, WE STARTED ADDING DIFFERENT PEOPLE, DIFFERENT KIDS THAT MAY HAVE NOT HAVE THAT REPRESENTATION OR MAYBE A VULNERABLE FAMILY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO HELP PREVENT THAT CHILD COMING INTO THE SYSTEM AS WE REALLY WANTED A NAME THAT ENCOMPASSED ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO SO WE REBOUNDED IS ABUSED, NEGLECTED, ABANDONED.

THOSE ARE ALL OF THE CHILDREN THAT WE SERVE.

AND WE'RE DOING MORE THAN WE'VE EVER DOWN SERVING MORE CHILDREN THAN WE'VE EVER DONE.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO KEEP GROWING AND KEEP THAT MOMENTUM UP.

AND IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THE CHILDREN THAT WHO SERVE ARE DWELLING WITHIN THE 20TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.

CORRECT?

CORRECT YET.

SO ALL OF THEM ARE EITHER PLACED HERE.

THEY'RE LIVING HERE OR THEIR CASE LIVES HERE.

WE HAVE SOME CHILDREN THAT THEY'RE ABUSE HAPPENED HERE, BUT MAYBE THEY'RE PLACED OUT OF THE CIRCUIT.

THEY'RE LIVING IN NORTH FLORIDA, WHEREVER THE WEARER DCF CAN FIND THEM A HOME.

SO THEY MAY BE WITH AN AUNT OUTSIDE OF OUR AREA.

BUT WE'RE STILL SERVING THEM TO.

WE DROPPED BEDS AND CLOTHING IN DIFFERENT THINGS.

BECAUSE TRADITIONALLY THEY'RE THEY'RE HERE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED.

WHAT IS YOUR CORE MISSION?

WE ARE ALL ABOUT NORMALCY.

WE'RE ALL ABOUT JOY.

WE'RE ALL ABOUT HAPPINESS.

WE'RE ALL ABOUT HOPE.

AND I SAY ALL THE TIME WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THE TRAUMA DOES NOT GET THE FINAL SAY FOR THESE CHILDREN.

SO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED, WHETHER IT'S CLOTHING, ABED, A CAR SEAT IF THEY NEED TUTORING OR IF THEY WANT TO PLAY SOCCER, WE PAY FOR LOTS OF CAPS AND GOWNS.

WE PAY FOR PROM DRESSES, HYGIENE PRODUCTS.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND THEN THE OTHER SIDE OF OUR PROGRAMMING IS ALL ABOUT EXPERIENCING JOY.

SO THESE ARE HEARTFELT, HANG OUT ONCE A MONTH, AT LEAST KIDS COMING AND HAVING A MOMENT OF JUST HAPPINESS AND BEING A KID NEXT WEEKEND WILL BE AT HAD PINS FOR BACK TO SCHOOL BASH WILL WILL BRING PROBABLY 400 CHILDREN TO BOWL AND PLAY IN THE ARCADE AND GET OLD NAVY GIFT CARDS TO BUY CLOTHING AND UNIFORMS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

SO WHAT WE'LL SEE HAPPY KIDS WILL SEE LAUGHING.

KIDS WILL SEE KIDS THAT ARE BOWLING AND EATING ALL THE HEALTHY STUFF LIKE PIZZA.

AND, YOU KNOW, CHICKEN NUGGETS AND WE'LL SEE SIBLINGS REUNITE, YOU KNOW, HERE IN THE 20TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH SIBLINGS NOT GOING INTO FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS TOGETHER.

AND SO WE SEE THESE INCREDIBLE HUGS BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, SISTERS THAT HAVE NOT SEEN EACH OTHER AND 6 WEEKS, 8 WEEKS, 6 MONTHS.

THEY'RE COMING BACK TOGETHER AT OUR EVENTS.

AND SO IT'S ONCE A MONTH WE CAN PROVIDE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO FEEL NORMAL FEEL JOY, BE IN PUBLIC WITH ADULTS THAT THEY CAN TRUST AND ALSO MAKING SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION.

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN TRAUMA?

>> WE DID OUR JOB AND THEY CAN FORGET ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COURT SYSTEM.

EXACT DURING THAT TIME.

HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK.

I MEAN, NO ONE THERE.

THEY'RE NOT DIFFERENT.

>> THEY LOOK LIKE THE OTHER KIDS THAT ARE AT THE BOWLING ALLEY.

THEY'RE ABLE TO JUST LET LOOSE AND HAVE FUN.

THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT FITTING THE LABEL.

A FOSTER CHILD.

THEY'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, AROUND NEIGHBORS, THE DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

THEIR LIFE ISN'T UNDER A MICROSCOPE.

SO 2 HOURS AT A BOWLING ALLEY THAT MAYBE NOTHING FOR US, BUT IT'S EVERYTHING FOR THEM.

>> AND THIS MISSION IS VERY CLOSE TO YOUR HEART PERSONALLY.

AND YOU OFFERED A BOOK A TELL US ABOUT THIS NEW PUBLICATION.

I DID.

SO SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.

>> IS REPRESENTATION AND THE CHILDREN THAT WE SERVE AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH TRAUMA BEING ABLE TO SEE THEMSELVES REPRESENTED.

AND I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THERE WAS A BOOK, A CHILDREN'S BOOK THAT ONE OF THE KIDS COULD OPEN UP AND GO.

OH, MY GOSH, THIS PERSON GETS IT.

THIS CHARACTER GETS IT.

THIS IS NOT A BOOK THAT READS, YOU KNOW, ON IT WAS ENTERING FOSTER CARE AND SHE WAS GOING THROUGH THE SYSTEM.

IT IS ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL THAT IS GOING THROUGH SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T FEEL QUITE RIGHT.

AND I THINK WE CAN ALL REGARDLESS OF OUR HISTORY AND REGARDLESS OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH, IT IDENTIFY WITH THAT FEELING.

AND SO SHE'S MOVING ALONG A PATH WHERE SHE'S TRYING TO FIND HOPE.

SHE'S TRYING TO FIND CUMBER.

SHE'S TRYING TO FIND JOY AND SHE MEETS FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY THAT REMIND HER THAT SHE'S NOT ALONE, THAT SHE IS WORTHY OF JOY AND COMFORT AND HOPE AND ALL OF THESE THINGS AND IT ALL CULMINATES IN A BIG PARTY THAT SHE GETS TO EXPERIENCE AND SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT THINGS DON'T FEEL QUITE RIGHT RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY WELL AND WITH THE HELP OF FRIENDS, SHE CAN GET THERE.

AND SO I'M SO EXCITED FOR KIDS TO READ THIS, BUT I'M EXCITED FOR COMMUNITY TO READ IT BECAUSE FRANCIS IN OUR NAME FOR A REASON, EVERY SINGLE PERSON HAS THE POTENTIAL AND ABILITY TO BE A FRIEND TO A VULNERABLE CHILD.

AND THIS BOOK SHINES LIGHT ON THAT TO, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO STEP UP AND TO HELP THE KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT NEED IT.

>> AND I LOVE THAT.

YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS BOOK.

>> THEY DON'T GO TO YOU AND I WAVED MY RIGHTS.

IT'S ALL GOING ON THIS FRIEND.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE BIRTHDAY CAKES AND MEMORIES AND JOY AND NORMALCY FOR KIDS THROUGH THIS VEHICLE AS A FUNDRAISER.

>> IT'S WONDERFUL.

AND AS WE GET READY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR, WHAT ARE SOME UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND MILESTONES CERTAIN WALLER SUPPORT USHERS.

SO BACK TO SCHOOL IS A BIG ONE.

I MEAN, THERE'S >> NO SHORTAGE OF PARENTS RIGHT NOW.

THAT KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND CLOTHING AND UNIFORMS ARE.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SUPPORTING THESE CHILDREN.

WE DO.

OUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH AT HAD PENS AND THEY ALL OF THE FOSTER CHILDREN.

WE SERVE THAT DAY, GET AN OLD NAVY GIFT CARDS.

SO WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO THE UNIFORM SCHOOL AND WE NEED THOSE ARE WE JUST HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL CLOSED?

WE'RE GETTING THAT THEY'RE THEY GET A STAPLES GIFT CARD AND WE BELIEVE WHOLEHEARTEDLY IN CHOICE AND GIVING THESE CHILDREN CHOICE A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, YOU GET WHICH AGAIN, YOU DON'T PITCH A FIT RIGHT IN AND YOU GO INTO A FOSTER HOME AND MAYBE THEY ALREADY HAD A BED WITH BETTING.

SO WE'RE BIG ON CHOICE.

WE WANT TO GIVE THEM THAT GIFT CARD.

SO THEY'RE PICKING OUT THEIR OWN CLOTHES.

WE WANT TO GIVE THEM THE STAPLES CARD.

SO IF THEY WANT TO PICK A BACKPACK WITH SPIDERMAN ON IT OR IF THEY WANT TO PICK A DANCE SPORT, BACKPACK THEY CAN OR THEY'RE HIGH SCHOOLER THAT NEEDS ONE OF THOSE SUPER HIGH-TECH EXPENSIVE CALCULATORS.

WE CAN PUT IT TOWARDS THAT.

SO WE'RE GIVING THEM THE TOOLS TO MAKE THE CHOICES TO FILL THE NEED, BUT ALLOW THEM TO FEEL CONFIDENT, PREPARED AS THEY GO INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR.

SO THAT'S THE BIG ONE AS WE COME UP.

AND THEN BEFORE WE KNOW IT WILL BE HALLOWEEN AND WILL BE GETTING COSTUMES THAT IT'LL BE CHRISTMAS AND WILL BE GETTING GIFTS INTO THE HANDS OF OVER 1200 CHILDREN.

WILL.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING ANY TODAY.

IT'S BEEN GREAT TO ME.

YES, THANKS FOR HAVING.

YOU KNOW, WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU BACK.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANKS.

>> FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HONEST FRIENDS AND THE RESOURCES THEY PROVIDE OR TO FIND A COPY OF THE NEW CHILDREN'S BOOK.

YOU CAN VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT HONEST FRIENDS, DOT ORG.

NEW YORK CITY'S MAYOR RELEASED A VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA RECENTLY URGING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ACT ON AN ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU BY THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT.

IN RESPONSE, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP REAFFIRMED THAT NETANYAHU WILL NOT BE ARRESTED IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE ICC ISSUED A WARRANT FOR PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU IN NOVEMBER OF 2024.

ON WAR CRIMES CHARGES INCLUDING STARVATION AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.

IN THE RECENT VIDEO, NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI CALLED THE PRIME MINISTER A WAR CRIMINAL AND CONDEMNED ISRAEL'S ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE CEASEFIRE THAT WAS AGREED TO WITH PALESTINE IN 2025.

>> AS HUMAN BEINGS, WE HAVE SPENT GENERATIONS BUILDING A SHARED UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE CRIMES SO GREAT IF AND ALL OF HUMAN.

WITH THEIR EYES WITH THEIR HEART.

BUT THEIR CONSCIENCE SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE DEVASTATION.

HE IS ROTTEN, UNDERSTAND HE BELONGS BEFORE A COURT OF LAW.

AS I'VE SAID, I AGREE WITH THE ICC.

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SHOULD BE ARRESTED AND TRIED FOR HIS CRIMES.

>> FOR MORE ON THE LATEST ON ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST.

I AM JOINED BY NEIL RUGGED CHESKY.

HE'S A PROFESSOR OF HUMANITIES IN THE HAMILTON SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, MR.

RUGGED CHESKY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> SO DELIGHTED TO BE WITH YOU.

>> AND YOU LITERALLY JUST RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO ISRAEL HOURS AGO.

WHAT IS THE REACTION IN ISRAEL TO THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY CALLING FOR THE U.S.

TO EXECUTE THE ARREST WARRANT FOR ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN >> YES, IT'S A VERY INTERESTING QUESTION.

I'D SAY PEOPLE WERE INDEED TALKING ABOUT IT.

IF YOU LOOKED AT THE NEWS, YOU KNOW, THE NIGHTLY NEWS LAST NIGHT, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, IT WAS I WOULD SAY THE 4TH AND THE 5TH ITEM AND PEOPLE ARE YEAH, VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF U.S.

ISRAEL RELATIONS FROM THE ISRAELI SIDE.

HOWEVER, I MUST SAY IT'S SORT OF YET.

THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S ONE WAY TO PUT IT RIGHT BEFORE 35TH ITEM ON THE NEWS.

IT'S KIND OF DWARFED BY THE GRAVER, YOU KNOW, MORE IMMEDIATE QUESTION IS REGARDING POTENTIAL ESCALATION WORTH YOU'RE ON AND THE SAUDI NUCLEAR ENRICHMENT HILL TO SOME DEGREE AS WELL.

SO IS THERE.

IT'S JUST SORT OF HIM DURING NAGGING QUESTION, THE FUTURE OF THE U.S.

ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP.

BUT THERE ARE, AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST SO MUCH HAPPENING.

>> NETANYAHU IS EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN SEPTEMBER IN NEW YORK.

HOW WILL THESE CALLS BY THE MAYOR FOR HIS ARREST IMPACT HIS ATTENDANCE?

YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON THAT.

>> YEAH, I DON'T KNOW IF IT YEAH, THAT IN IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

THIS IS THIS IS STILL WEEP FOR MANY, MANY MILES TO GO BEFORE WE REACHED THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THE ESCALATION IN IRAN PROMISES AND PITFALLS OF THAT CAN TAKE OUT CAN CAN TAKE THIS AND SO MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.

BUT I THINK THE ISRAELI VIEW HERE SHARE, YOU KNOW, PROMOTED BY PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU AND OTHERS.

IS IT QUITE EASY TO SAY YOUR HELP ON HEALTH ACRA SEE OF THIS YEAR?

THE NBA?

NO, NO, NO, NO STATEMENTS FOR WERE MADE AGAINST THE LEADERS OF OTHER REGIMES.

ONE COULD THINK OF WITH ABYSMAL HUMAN RIGHTS RECORDS.

I MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU AS WELL AS OTHER NO PLAUSIBLE LEADERS OF THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT.

I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S TOO MUCH HISTORY OF STRONG COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL AND TOO MANY INCREDIBLY SOLID REASONS, BOTH AT THE LEVEL OF VALUES AND INTERESTS IN THE ISRAELI U.S.

RELATIONSHIP FOR ITS SIMPLY TO ERODE.

OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THEIR DISAGREEMENTS AND A JURY OF QUESTIONS AS AMERICANS AND ISRAELIS ARE RECKONING, A USE.

WHAT WE BELIEVE, WHAT WHAT IS WHAT IS OUR ROLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST OF THE WORLD?

THESE QUESTIONS ARE NOT COME UP, BUT I THINK THERE'S SOME UNDERLYING CONFIDENCE THAT THE LOGIC OF THE U.S.

ISRAEL STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WILL BE MAINTAINED.

>> A RECENT GALLUP POLLS SHOW AMERICANS ARE SPLIT ON FAVOR ABILITY TOWARDS ISRAEL DROPPING FROM 75% BACK IN 2021.

2, APPROXIMATELY 50% TODAY.

WHY DO YOU THINK THIS IS HAPPENING IN YOUR OPINION?

>> YEAH, IT'S A REALLY THIS IS A REALLY HARD ONE AND IT SHOULD BE SHOULD BE STUDIED ALONGSIDE OTHER ISSUES ARE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SWIFT CHANGES.

AND THE MAYOR AND AMERICAN SOCIETY WRITES, I'M NINA TO DIFFERING DYNAMICS, CHANGING GENERATIONS.

NOW THE RISING OF THE MILLENNIALS AND GEN Z VERY DIFFERENT DIFFERENT DIFFERENT SENSIBILITIES.

SO I SEE THAT AS A SPECIES OF ONE OF HIS LARGER RECKONING, AMERICANS ARE HAVING ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, AND YOU KNOW, INTERESTINGLY HAPPENING IN AMERICA'S 200 50TH YEAR ABOUT WHO WHO ARE WE?

WHAT ARE WE BELIEVE?

WHAT'S A ROLE IN THE WORLD AND WHAT'S WHAT'S ARE ALL AT HOME.

AND THIS QUESTION OF, YOU KNOW, ALLIANCES WOULD IT WOULD IT WOULD EMERGE IN CONTEXT.

AND I THINK FROM ISRAEL'S POINT OF VIEW AND I TRY TO LOOK AT YOUR TRUCK, TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHY HOW IS THERE IS REALLY THINK ABOUT THIS?

I I THINK THAT THERE'S A SENSE THAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DEEP DISAGREEMENTS.

THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE THAT.

WE ASSUME THAT THIS, YOU KNOW, US U.S.

ISRAEL REOPEN ALWAYS HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, ROCK SOLID.

BUT ACTUALLY, THAT'S QUITE A RELATIVELY NEW PHENOMENON IS REALLY ONLY WITH ISRAEL'S VICTORY BY THE 1967 WAR AND THAT ITS ROLE IN WASHINGTON AS A SIDE, LOOK, WE CAN WE CAN TRUST THESE GUYS.

THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL.

THEY THEY THEY'RE THEY'RE STRONG MISSION TO SHARE OUR PRINCIPLES.

BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THIS THIS IS, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC OPINION CAN BE CAN BE FICKLE.

IF YOU ASK ME ISRAELIS, I TO DO BETTER AND ARTICULATING IT'S A STRONG INTEREST SPACE REASONS FOR THE ENDURANCE OF THE US'S RELIANCE.

BUT OF COURSE, IT'S UP TO AMERICANS TO MAKE MAKE MAKE UP, MAKE UP THEIR MIND EYE ON THAT ISSUE.

>> MR.

RATHER CHESKY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY WITH YOUR EXPERTISE.

>> ANY TIME IS A DELIGHT TO BE HERE.

>> HERE'S ANOTHER FACT FROM THE WGCU NEWSROOM WORLD LEADERS FREQUENTLY REFERRED TO BENJAMIN NETANYAHU BY HIS NICKNAME.

THE BE NOW ACCORDING TO THE JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY, NETANYAHU GOT THE NICKNAME IN CHILDHOOD FROM HIS FAMILY.

IT WAS A SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF HIS HEBREW GIVEN NAME AND THE MONIKER WAS GIVEN TO CLEAR UP ANY CONFUSION.

THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN WITH HIS OLDER COUSIN ALSO KNOWN AS BENJAMIN.

COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE FREE FOOD WAS CITED WITH CODE VIOLATIONS BY THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL.

NOW ORGANIZERS OF THE COMMUNITY FRIDGE ARE AT IT AGAIN FOR WHAT THEY CALL A NECESSARY SERVICE FOR THEIR COMMUNITY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

OVER 150,000 PEOPLE FACE FOOD, INSECURITY, ACCORDING TO SAINT MATTHEW'S HOUSE, THAT IMPACTS ABOUT ONE IN 8 ADULTS AND ONE IN 6 CHILDREN TO COMBAT THIS ISSUE.

THE CAPE CORAL COMMUNITY FRIDGE PROVIDES FREE FOOD FOR NEIGHBORS IN NEED.

BUT EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE GROUP WAS TOLD BY THE CITY THAT IT FACED CODE VIOLATIONS WGCUS GIULIANA LOPES SHARES HOW ORGANIZERS ARE NOW WORKING WITH THE CITY TO FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION.

>> SO ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO, I SAW THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LOSING THEIR JOBS AND THINGS LIKE GOTTEN A LITTLE TAP.

I STARTED THE COMMUNITY FRIDGE THAT PEOPLE CAN STOP AND TOP EITHER SOMETHING OFF.

PICK SOMETHING UP OR, YOU KNOW, JUST PICK SOMETHING UP THAT THEY NEED IT.

>> FOUNDER DION LOPEZ STARTED THE CAPE CORAL COMMUNITY FRIDGE AS A WAY TO HELP NEIGHBORS GOING THROUGH HARD TIMES FOR YEARS, THE FRIDGE OPERATED IN SIMPLE FASHION.

TAKE WHAT YOU NEED, LEAVE WHAT YOU CAN.

IN MARCH, LOPEZ SAYS SHE FOUND A CITY CODE VIOLATION NOTICE ON HER DOOR, GIVING HER 5 DAYS TO REMOVE THE REFRIGERATOR.

THE NOTICE CAME AS A SURPRISE AS THE FRENCH HAVE BEEN OPERATING FOR OVER 5 YEARS WITH NO ISSUES.

>> I MEAN THAT THERE WAS A LIE.

LETTERS WRITTEN TO THE CITY.

THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING, HEY, HOW CAN WE HELP?

WHAT CAN WE DO?

CAN WE GET SOMETHING BUILT AND SO, YEAH, I MEAN, THERE WERE SERIOUS.

>> THE SUPPORT EXTENDED BEYOND LETTERS WITH PRESIDENT ATTENDING THE CAPE CORAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN MARCH TO SPEAK UP ON THE ISSUE.

IT WAS VERY HEARTWARMING JUST TO KNOW THAT THERE.

I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MANY PEOPLE CAUSE.

>> I SEE PEOPLE TRICKLING IN AND OUT EVERY DAY I SEE DIFFERENT FACES.

BUT AT NIGHT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME THAT I DON'T GET TO MEET THAT.

I DON'T GET TO SEE AND THAT ARE HELPING THAT I AM HELPING THEM AND THE PHONE CAUSE THEY JUST DON'T STOP.

HEY, THANKS FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

SO IT'S VERY TOUCHING THE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, SUCH A SUCH A SMALL THING OUTSIDE AND IT'S JUST TO ME THAT IT'S HELPING SO MANY PEOPLE.

>> A PERMIT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO BUILD A PERMANENT STRUCTURE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE COMMUNITY FRIDGE TO REMAIN OUTSIDE AND ACCESSIBLE.

24 HOURS A DAY.

>> WE MET WITH THE CITY.

THEY MARKED UP THE SOUTH THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED AND WE'RE GOT IT BACK TO THE BLUEPRINT GUY AND HE'S WORKING ON IT RIGHT NOW TO GET IT STAMPED AND AFTER THAT GETS PUT IN, THEN HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE BUILDING.

>> ALL THE PERMITTING PROCESS MOVES FORWARD THE CAPE CORAL COMMUNITY FRIDGE REMAINS OPEN.

IT CONTINUES TO ACCEPTING DONATIONS TO SERVING PRISON.

MEEK.

FOR WGCU NEWS, I'M GIULIANA LOPES.

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A PERMANENT FIXTURE.

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