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Both parties to work together on those issues. thats certainly something the president is seeking to do. >> so, ben, im curious, preparations for monday, are they all done at this point and when do you start planning for this? im guessing you have to do it even before the election is done, right? >> thats true, there are many officials, particularly at those security officials and congressional officials who put the events on the mall together, prepare the security, the logistics, theyve been wo...

Energy. and in the whole budget negotiations at the end of the year, one of the seemingly small issues was the fact that credits for wind industry, which is a huge industry in minnesota and wisconsin and other places. those will continue. had that not happened, those industries that are just now really emerging would have shut down. >> like everything else, though, climate change is unfortunately painted as a partisan issue. what kind of a consensus are you hearing from those 300 other mayors th...

Everybody wants to be first, everybody wants to be a drum major, but if youre going to be a drum major, be a drum major for service, be a drum major for justice, be a drum major for looking out for other people. >> watch coverage of president obamas official swearing-in tomorrow morning at 11:55 eastern here on msnbc. and then watch msnbc for all day coverage of the public inauguration ceremony on monday. today is the final day of the u.s. conference of mayors winter meeting. nearly 300 city l...

Brother conspiracy theories around science and no concessions have been made to the rising tides, sea levels and storm surges. we see that based on whats happening to the city today. >> its a great point and sort of goes from sal lin ski had rules for radicals and right wingers rules for rhetoric. one of the rules is, if somebody terrible happens that so clearly demonstrates the need for reform whether progressive reform or any kind of regulatory system what were told is, to acknowledge that rea...

Versatility? their adapitation, as you were saying. farmers dont have to adapt to these climate issues, ty just grow whats going to grow. ive seen this across the country and whats happening in the dakotas, like we were saying. they used to be the largest grower of dried beans and theyre growing corn and soybeans because its a promise market. when you grow the dried beans, nos one setting the price. are we kate creating agriculture -- >> explain what the link is here because i grew up in the bra...

They will roboticize everything. theyre not going to hire more humans. the joke i tell in the book is that todays modern american factory just has two employees a man and the dog. the man is there to feed the dog and the dog is there to keep the man away from the machines. all of these have unintended consequences. right now net immigration from mexico to the united states is zero. where is the immigration coming from? its coming from central america, three states, honduras, el salvador and guat...

Control. he wants to raise taxes probably again. and the challenge on those issues is, those democrats are, the president doesnt have to run for reelection. but theyre worried hell drag their numbers down. >> what about the people going through the 2014 congressional elections, do they look to the president as being someone who will help them fund-raise? do they rely on him for that or do they move past because hes getting into that lame duck status? >> it totally depends on the member and what ...