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You know, and before the last few years, you know, suffered ptsd after 9/11, after apparently responding to the scene there at ground zero. did the mother mention that at all to you? >> no, the mother wouldn't mention anything at all. what we do know is back on september 11th, apparently, aaron alexis was working at a community college that's right there, whether he was on his way to work, there are certain things he saw that clearly affected him. the campus where he was working became a staging ground for first responders. and in those immediate days, everybody was sort of pitching in, volunt...

And also just to get information, so it's been one of those days of the ebb and flow in a lot of places. >> jennifer, i was wondering. you look at all this debris, and i'm wondering how long does it take to clear all of this debris, where does the debris go? who is in charge of this? i mean, i think that has to be a huge issue at this point, right? >> well, you know, i don't want to try to speculate in these early days on how long it will take. i can tell you that this community, there are neighbors coming out who have not been affected who are pitching in, putting on work gloves and helping f...

At the same time he appeals to a little bit of a younger crowd and he's not necessarily -- he's a more effective communicator than his father was frankly. >> your thoughts and who would be the best candidate for the gop and who would be the best candidate for your column. >> for my column, i like the results of the cpac poll because rand paul would be terrific. imagine paul running an isolationist campaign. marco rubio who's holding his own among the conservatives, a much more plausible candidate, but christina's right, it's not completely wide open and some of the most popular figures were on...

And everyone pitches in. >> brian: where is the leadership? sometimes in a group like that, you need leadership, somebody to take the helm, but you're saying everyone is equal. >> everyone is equal in terms of pitching in, however, the skipper sets the stage and the passion, but there's a collaboration and would i call distributed leadership. so, it doesn't mean it's a democracy, but the leadership roles are spread around. >> brian: dennis, you say take calculated risks like into the storm. >> absolutely. they were thinking what should we do. they saw other boats sliding down the faces of the ...

good morning and welcome to "early start." i'm ali velshi. zoraida is off today. >> i like these hours. >> i'm eating a hot dog this morning. >> i love that about you, ali velshi. i'm ashleigh banfield. it is 5:01. it's the holiday but this fourth of july is less about celebration and more about patience for many americans. and in some cases, even survival. because for six days now there have been many of your fellow countrymen with no power in this extraordinary heat wave. at least 20 people have now died since thursday when deadly storms slammed the east, slammed the midwest. and a...