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Caucus, a democrat has to bring in a republican or a republican has to bring in a democrat. so i think that effort right there in congress is sort of shattering this myth that climate change is a left issue or a right issue. the ice doesnt care what party you are. it just melts. and so i think we need to see that and move forward in all branches of our government because its critical. its a human issue. theres no plan "b" planet. >> and then when you deal with the whole question of politics in t...

Leave you -- did writing it leave you particularly d dispirited? >> its depressing so see how close we came during that decade to a meaningful solution or the possibility of one. and i think its also dispiriting how people then understood the science, had the same ideas about the need for a resolution, and still struggled to rally support behind common sense solutions. so thats depressing, certainly. i also think theres impetus to start talking about this issue in a different way, not simply as ...

Revolution, there is solar energy and wind, all very small, i understand, but do you look at -- is your glass half full in any way or did that article leave you -- did writing it leave you particularly dispirited? >> its depressing so see how close we came during that decade to a meaningful solution or the possibility of one. and i think its also dispiriting how people then understood the science, had the same ideas about the need for a solution, and still struggled to rally support behind commo...

Difference? >> of course. i think all of that comes into play. youre talking about a human issue, a human rights issue, not only a civil rights issue. >> thank thank you, sir i appreciate your time. >> youre welcome. when we come back, this is what the president said just yesterday. >> when you prosecute the par t parents for coming in illegally, which should happen, you have to take the children away. >> now hes reversed himself. what exchanged from yesterday till today? start with water thas...

Of the audio. what do you think the turning point was? >> well, i think when you talk about separating children who are three months of age -- heres another fact. a year ago, we were told that bethany was handling children, average age about 12. today the average age is 7, so its going down. so, i think that the focus on the most vulnerable population, children, who cannot communicate for themselves, who are barely able to say words and can only speak -- they can speak is the spanish, and some m...

Inhumane tactic to try to deter people from coming to this country. longer term? it inot sustainable. and, it is going to be ineffective. what we need to do is address the underlying causes for illegal migration in central america in the first place, in guatemala, honduras, el salvador. the poverty and violence in those countries is absolutely terrible. it is not getting any better. to address it you need aid to those countries. we need to build asylum refugee systems in neighboring countries, m...

Privately contracted for-profit in many cases, facilities that are contracted out by i.c.e. and cvp versus the federal detention center which is a government-owned union and shockingly because its a federal prison, the woman said it was the first time they were treated as human beings. it was heartbreaking. they wept every single time they talked about their children, and i promised them i would make sure that the american people knew exactly what was happening and that i believe with every fibe...

To innocent individuals. is it something that can come to a bipartisan solution? the president talked about loopholes, the atty. gen. talks about loopholes. is there enough motivation on capitol hill to get something done? >> whatever donald trump opposes democrats attack him, say no. having this meeting today drives home to the public how evil these people are and could cause enough democrats to realize it is time to do the right thing, they can argue with donald trump but this should not be a ...

Is it something that can come to a bipartisan solution? the president talked about loopholes today. the deputy attorney general talked about loopholes today. is there enough, at least at this point, motivation on capitol hill to get something done? to go our whatever president trump opposes, democrats seem in lockstep to ak him, they say no. by having his hearing today, the meeting today, it drives home to the public how evil these people are. that could cause enough democrats to realize its tim...

Columbine happened and he went to parkland high school. and not much has changed in his lifetime. where do we take our protection in dealing with issues like, you know, talk about weaponry, but talk about the human issue of this. the fillures that maybe have -- failures that have happened, we dont know this young man or these peoples mental capacities. but we know that about parkland. >> well, you know, harris, theres always warning signs, and there may be macro or micro in nature. it goes back ...