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Different places. these hot spots that are at or very near 2 c, rhode islands at it, new jersey is going to be there soon if trends continue. they are a sign of the future we can already see now. they are ahead of the average, but the average is increasing. so other places are going to be like them unless the whole trajectory of the planet changes. and right now the policies on the table dont nearly add up to that. >> all right, chris mooney in washington, d.c. for us. thank you very much. and...

The threshold to avoid a, quote, host of catastrophic changes. they were aiming not to reach that threshold for another 80 years. but we are already seeing those catastrophic changes right here at home. joining me now one of the journalists behind this report washington post" environment and energy reporter chris moony. chris, great to have you with us and thanks for putting all this together. this is a startling report. and i know that your team found that 71 american counties have already hit ...

>> he certainly knows how to oppose it and he also seems to be pretty steeped in environmental law and constitutional law. his outlook is basically from the perspective of states saying that the epa has been oppressive. it has been trying to tell us what to do and we know how to regulate our own environment in the state of oklahoma, which is his state. we support clean air, clean water. we dont like epa telling us how to do it. when he gets to the point of questioning about whether climate chang...

Joining me is chris moony. thanks for being with us. >> good to be with you. >> what does the pruitt nomination say about the future of the epa? >> its a very controversial nomination. democrats have signaled that they want to fight it, and what it suggests is that this agency is going to really reverse itself greatly. its been under the obama administration its been really moving on many environmental priorities, including climate change, most of all, and in pruitt you have somebody who has bee...

Change and, quote goad republicans to do likewise. joining me now, chris moony. chris, thanks for being with me. >> great to be here. >> how do you expect the president to address republicans in this address today? >> i dont know if hell specifically sort of call them out on climate change or anything but i think that he will talk about how much its affecting florida, and you have this really politically complex swing state, where even a lot of republicans are starting to think theres a real pro...

Barack obama chose not to do that. he contradicted himself back in july of 2008 and he raised an unlimited amount of cash. this is a person who said that he was not going to take any super pac money or have anything to do with super pac money, and now hes changed his position on that. so you know, when you talk about fairness and you talk about being consistent and when you talk about standing for your principles, im not sure president obama can really -- has a leg to stand on when it comes to t...

Supports a woman. and the newest political poll that locks president obama and mitt romney in a dead heat. then, the science of the republican brain. a new book dissecting the conservative skepticism about what science teaches. the author of this book, chris moony, will join me. and the hollywood power couple teams up to support marriage equality. half of that couple. actor nick offerman, from "parks and recreation" will be here. chris? >> you dont want to weigh in on the mommy wars, do you, t...

With whats moving your money. final weekend before the tax deadline. your chances of getting audited, though, this year are lower. thats the good news. >> "usa today" is reporting that even irs has fallen on hard times. theyre coping with federal budget cuts, staffing reductions, and a hiring freeze. so the hoodds of an audit only about 1 in 90 this year. retailers are offering some procrastinators discounts as they try to get them and some early filers who got some refund money through the door...