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>> joining us now is new york city's republican candidate for mayor and former chairman of the mta, joe loda. thanks for joining us. >> great to be with you. >> we talk a lot on the show about income inequality. i'll quote some stats from the census bureau. 21.2% of new york city residents live below the poverty line in 2012, which is up from 18.5% in 2007. it's undeniable there's a discrepancy and a large one between rich and poor. i wonder why you think mr. deblasio's attention on this qualifies as marxist. >> i'm putting forward proposals to deal with the issues. bill is not. i'm talking --...

On a growing west coast wildfire. why it might take months now before this fire is out. >> i have never seen it like this on the lake. we can see all the way to south lake tahoe which is about 18.5 miles away. but as you can see, the visibility's about half a mile.

Wettest summer on record. in just july, miami beach got a whopping 18.5 inches of rain. in ft. lauderdale, they saw nearly 15.5 inches of rainfall. in wichita, this minivan needed a boost after stalling out in the flooded street. in fact, kansas broke 144 rainfall records in the first week of august alone. and they're not alone. chattanooga, tennessee has already seen more than 4 inches of rain this month. that's more rain in the first two weeks of august than they usually see in the entire month. philadelphia is having its s soggiest summer yet. last month they set an entire record for rainfa...

Check out this video of a cyclist struggling to get through the flooded downtown streets. georgia, tennessee and arkansas have seen flash flooding this season as storms continue to drench the south. for many places, it has been the wettest summer on record. in just july, miami beach got a whopping 18.5 inches of rain. in ft. lauderdale, they saw nearly 15.5 inches of rainfall. in hutchinson, kansas, it poured for a week straight. just look at this road that buckled and collapsed. in wichita, this minivan needed a boost after stalling out in the flooded street. in fact, kansas broke 144 rainfal...

Cyclist struggling to get through the flooded downtown streets. georgia, tennessee and arkansas have seen flash flooding this season as storms continue to drench the south. for many places, it's been the wettest summer on record. in just july miami beach got a whopping 18.5 inches of rain. in fort lauderdale, they saw nearly 15.5 inches of rainfall. in kansas it poured for a week straight. look at this road that buckled and collapsed. in wichita, this van needed a boost after stalling out in the flooded street. kansas broke 144 rainfall records in the first week of august alone. and they are n...