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Moment. >> one of the first things that i -- right now i'm 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? >> they're worth a lot of money. ppe as well, why are we killing them? steaks, what? >> a bowl of s...

>> 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 we're faces. a lot of people, i think, are complacent in that. they look and think of a shark that the only good shark is a dead shark. that's not really true. >> andy, would you say it's about changing o...

In -- i mean, it's really -- that's 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. you're far more likely to get hit by lightning on the beach than by a shark. yes, sometimes when sharks come to investigate, it's usually a case of mistaken identity. thinks you might be a seal, come up, take one bite. they do come back and eat you. >> it's mike me and pate. it's disgusting. you've been back...

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? that's 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 weighing in today saying they're playing politics. we're going to hear from both sides on the issu...

>> okay. well, no, i agree, but sharks are good for tv ratings. if i can just say that. >> that's true. >> we're going to come back and talk more about sharks. because there's -- 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 that's changing the face of education... to undergraduate degrees,