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Moment. >> one of the first things that i -- right now im on the speaker as a bureau for the blood services. i basically motivate people. i go to colleges and companies and motivate people to donate blood. because i know how important that is firsthand. >> yeah. you lost a lot. >> yes. a whole lot. and secondly, i also protect the sharks. i help conservation sharks. i help to keep them alive. >> andy, and phillipe as well, why are we killing all these sharks? is it for steaks? is it for kabobs? ...

>> are more sharks being killed than are being replenished in our oceans? >> i think so. you know, the rate of over 100 million sharks a year being killed is far faster than we can replenish them. we know from research in most countries, most oceans around the world that shark populations are plummeting from baselines of just a few decades ago. and this is one of the greatest fisheries crisis were faces. a lot of people, i think, are complacent in that. they look and think of a shark that the on...

In -- i mean, its really -- thats more the case than they actually attack and eat, swallow, digest a human being. right? >> correct. the usual case is the shark sees the human and swims the opposite direction. less than 100 attacks per year worldwide. last year, 61 attacks, 5 fatalities. youre far more likely to get hit by lightning on the beach than by a shark. yes, sometimes when sharks come to investigate, its usually a case of mistaken identity. thinks you might be a seal, come up, take one ...

Whale or a shark. >> yeah. all right, ali, on 360, after a long bat that sparked a debate on freedom of religion in this country, a plan to build a muslim center and mosque near ground zero climbed a hurdle today. should the people behind the center be investigated by the government? thats what congressman rick loz you should happen. the battle over legal immigration and calls by top gop senators for hearings on changing the fourth amendment, 14th amendment to the constitution. the white house...

>> okay. well, no, i agree, but sharks are good for tv ratings. if i can just say that. >> thats true. >> were going to come back and talk more about sharks. because theres -- i have a million questions. especially if one is coming after you, what will you do? evs to go to college and everyone who started college but never finished... to late bloomers... full-time moms... and everyone who is good at something but wants to be great. welcome to kaplan university. the university thats changing the ...

The water. they use that to make a soup they flavor with chicken broth because the cartilage in the fin has very little flavor. its really the texture and the prestige of shark fin soup in asian cultures, mostly chinese cultures, singapore, china and around the world where these are consumed. we are hunting systematically sharks around the world that has a debilitating effect on the environment in which they live. if you think of wolves, how they help to keep the environmental system healthy. wi...

Dont enter the water if sharks are present. >> unless youre shark diving. >> unless youre shark diving but then you have a cage. >> or not. >> and a professional person or -- >> sure. >> dont you have a dart gun? is there anything you have with you? >> no. >> if you want to go swim with sharks, god bless. dont splash a lot. >> sharks are attracted by low-frequency noises. splashing, thrashing can potentially bring them in. not always. >> he swam probably -- you probably thrashed around a little ...

First since making the decision for running for president of haiti. were back with sharks. hypothetically, if a shark was coming at you or you were thinking of swimming in a great body of water, i actually have a list of things that people on this particular website about shark attacks have said. always swim in a group because i guess if youre swimming alone, they think you are a sea lion or seal. is that correct? avoid the water at night, dawn or dusk. is that correct sm. >> dawn and dusk are p...

Exactly. i actually thought i was going to get away but it caught my left leg. >> when it caught your left leg i would imagine, what ive read about sharks, they kind of pull and tug you and pull you under. are you still swimming? >> actually i felt the shark swim between my legs. it grazed my right inner knee, caught my left leg. i heard its teeth go. it caught me -- >> you heard the teeth on your bo bones? >> i heard those teeth on my leg. youre just shocked. you cant believe it. youre kind of ...

Outswim human beings and can sense panic. so probably the best thing to do is try and stay calm and turn around and face that shark. i have to say, ali, every time theres a shark attack or two every summer people delayer it the summer of the shark. thats a mistake. this does happen but it happens so infrequently. people are afraid of being attacked by sharks then they should be afraid of being hit by lightning. that happens more often. they should buy a lot of lottery tickets because youre more ...