embers, they're going to happen more frequently. >> when we talk about efforts to combat climate change, often people talk about the price tag of the legislation being proposed. in the united states alone, however, the cost of fighting these fires, just these fires, has shot up to $1.9 billion just last year, more than a 170% increase over the previous decade. are there any signs that lawmakers are grasping the economic consequences of doing nothing about climate change? >> you're seeing it on the local levels in counties in northern and central california, around paradise there. yes, we're in a state, also, where private firefighting is a booming industry because the publicly financed local municipalities, cal fire can't keep up. if both towns are burning, who does it? this takes a whole new mind shift. a lot of that will be led by insurance markets where they're