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>> yeah. and this one down here on the bottom. >> reporter: the algae that cause red tides occurs naturally in saltwater, but human activity on land can make the situation much, much worse. >> while they love nitrogen and phosphorus -- >> which are fertilizers. >> yeah. >> that's burning sugar? >> processing. >> processing sugar. >> reporter: generations of sugarcane farming has altered the chemistry of lake okeechobee and the health of the everglades. in wet season florida dumps a massive amount of water into the most delicate ecosystems. while in dry season that water is diverted to farms an...

Called red tide as mike said but you have the night general coming in and giving it a booster shot. >> reporter: now scientists from florida gulf coast university are testing water up to 20 miles offshore looking for the definitive proof that america's sugar habit is making red tides worse. you're looking for the smoking gun? >> i'm looking for the smoking gun. i think we also have to realize that collectively we got to this point. it took 70 years, 80 years to get to where we are now around it will take a while to work our way out of it. >> reporter: the beach should be full of tourists. i fi...

Farming has altered the chemistry of lake okeechobee and the everglades. in the wet system, it diverts into the ecosystem. in the dry season, it's great for the economy, horrible for the environment. >> you have a natural phenomenon called red tide, as mike said. but you have the nitrogen then coming in and giving it a booster shot. >> and now these scientists from florida gulf coast university are testing water up to 20 miles off shore, looking for the definitive proof that america's sugar habit is also making red tides worse. >> you're looking for the smoking gun. >> i'm looking for the smok...

>> this is the villain right here. this is the red tide. >> yeah. and this one down here on the bottom. >> reporter: the algae that cause red tides occurs naturally in saltwater, but human activity on land can make the situation much, much worse. >> while they love nitrogen and phosphorus -- >> which are fertilizers. >> yeah. >> that's burning sugar? >> processing. >> processing sugar. >> reporter: generations of sugarcane farming has altered the chemistry of lake okeechobee and the health of the everglades. in wet season florida dumps a massive amount of water into the most delicate ecosystem...

Life and give it another try in three years it's funny he said that because steve bannon mentioned something similar. >> she talks about how the smart she is. i think she is dumb as a stick. she has every intention of testing water to run again in 2020. and my response is bring it, baby. bring it. would you not love to see a rematch of donald trump and hillary clinton? come on! jesse: i think this is reverse psychology. they are goading hillary to take another run at it. >> wouldn't you expect after hit rally hundreds of millions -- expect after literally hundreds of millions the russians gave