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Enforcement. but what he started is something that's going to create some everlasting change for individuals that look like him and look like me. >> reporter: and fredericka, a little more perspective. i spoke to city council member braxton winston. he's a protester-turned-politician. his point is, yes, this is the next step to take it to the ballot box for this particular movement, but he argues it's not enough. these candidates once and if elected need to have a greater understanding of the institutions that run local government and learn how to create political will to move their agenda for...

You helped break this story or gaetz's ex-girlfriend's cooperation. what more can you tell us? >> fredericka, this woman is a former capitol hill staffer. she did not work for the congressman, she worked for a different lawmaker, but she was linked to congressman gaetz in the summer of 2017. that is the time period that's really critical in the investigation into whether he may have had sex with an underage girl. to be clear, this ex-girlfriend is not the underage girl at the center of this investigation. these are two different people. but the fact that his ex-girlfriend has now signaled she ...

Influential. i think the president did an outstanding job. i'm watching from the side, and i'll tell you, as a practitioner and historian of diplomacy, it was first rate diplomacy. we have to see now whether the cease-fire is going to hold and whether hamas will exploit the situation to rebuild its arsenal and redig its tunnels. the actual achievement of the cease-fire, in the face of significant israeli opposition, keep in mind they will pay a political price for this. make no mistake about it. very unpopular position. it shows the influence that president biden has by coming out publicly, ev...

It's interesting, fredericka, the majority of israelis were actually against the cease-fire. almost 80% polled against the cease-fire. frankly, they don't want to go back to the same situation where hamas can replenish its missile supplies, start rebuilding tunnels and two, three years from now we're in the same situation. a lot of skepticism but also relief. i'm talking to you from tel aviv and there's a sense of coming back to life after being shut down 11 days under rocket fire and the year before that, corona. so big sense of relief here. >> you said israelis have a sense of peace after th...

Same. commander kenneth hodder, thank you so much, thank you for all you're doing. you always, salvation army, is always doing extraordinary work to help one another out. >> thank you, fredericka, so much. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. legal pressure surrounding florida congressman matt gaetz continues to mount. the republican lawmaker is under a federal probe over allegations of sex trafficking. cnn has learned gaetz's former girlfriend has now agreed to cooperate with investigators. this coming after joel greenberg, a close gaetz associ...