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Basis. a five-day battle broke out between afghan security forces and militants near kabul earlier this month, killing at least 100 afghan troops and 35 civilians. the longest red tide algae bloom in a decade taking a terrible toll on florida's marine life, tourism, and economy. the state's governor declaring an emergency because of it. jonathan serrie reports now from florida. >> as red tide continues to choke the southwest florida coast, dead fish are piling up on white sand beaches. >> since our contractor has been on the island, he started august 1st, we've collected about 300 tons of fi...

Maybe he gets a better picture that way. this is the green tide which has hit the inland area, largely a result of the runoff from lake okeechobee. agricultural runoff, the fertilizer and other agricultural products running into the rivers, and leading to this kind of pond scum, which some have called it. it's actually kind of a green kale smoothie. this is in addition to the red tide, you see some of the fish and other marine life that have been killed by the red tide which is a separate issue but it's kind of a double whammy for the folks in southwest florida and south florida right now. it'...

Ongoing battle between salmon fishermen and agriculture in california, having nothing to do with the fires. frankly, the people risking their lives on the ground to fight this fire, the firemen, are saying this is not a water issue. how do you fight fires? you take down other trees so that you make fire lines so that the fire can't cross over. you dip huge buckets and helicopters into reservoirs that you then stick on the fire. the firemen know what they're doing. they know what they're saying. you know what i found really interesting, though? you brought up puerto rico. i'm in florida. we hav...

The fire can't cross over. you dip huge buckets and helicopters into reservoirs that you then stick on the fire. the firemen know what they're doing. they know what they're saying. you know what i found really interesting, though? you brought up puerto rico. i'm in florida. we have a toxic algae bloom here -- >> red tide. >> -- that is killing so many fish. well, we've got both. we've got red tide and toxic algae bloom. and i can tell you that there's a lot of people in florida who think that the government here, the state government, has a lot to do with it. now, trump won't say a word out of...

One a week ago is considered a fo foreshot, not that it matters much. they didn't take into account how fractured those homes were. >> thank you for the update, tom sater. a strange but natural phenomenon in florida is killing marine life along a 100-mile stretch of coastline. this is called red tide, which kills sea leaf en masse and turns the water red. this year it's so bad that florida governor rick scott has issued an emergency order to combat it. our rosa flores has details. >> reporter: a toxic algae bloom is encroaching on the beaches and marine life of southwestern florida, describe...