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To get out, get out of what? there is actually no mechanism that forces people to do what the treaty requires and it really is not about climate change. those who are worried about that issue should want it to end because it gives a false impression about the issue. it is an economic issue. >> i will bring the train back to the coverage issue. more on the politics of the climate issue coming up. back to ellen. coming off what tammiy said. looking at the white house press briefing and scott pruitt comes out has been a hostile press corps and there is the reporters sitting and waiting. the first...

I'm jenna lee. epa administrator scott pruitt also took to the podium, trying to handle a little damage control on the climate issue. here he is. >> we have nothing to be apologetic about as a country. we've reduced our co2 footprint to levels of an early 1990s. in fact, from 2000 to 2014, we reduced our carbon footprint by over 18%. and that's been largely accomplished through innovation and technology, not government mandate. so when we look at issues like this, we are leading with action and not words. >> jenna: let's bring in our panel. great to have you both. lead by example rather than t...

So how is it a big surprise that so many people that president trump has put america first? let's bring it to cat, eboni and myself. what john said, kids are now going to have more asthma now because we pulled out. john kerry has done two things in ten years. one was put together the paris accord that put america behind everybody else and number 2 is the iran deal that turns over billions to terrorists -- i'm sorry, iran who are free to do what they want to do with it. this is the left. this is their religion. >> here's the problem. we said here yesterday and said we cared about the climate. p...

But you're certainly worried about hip hem heading up the ep why? >> i'm very worried about scott pruitt heading up epa for a variety of reasons, starting with the climate issue. scott pruitt does not seep to accept what almost all of the world scientists and all the world governments do. which is that climate change is happening. it's caused by human beings. and it has very, very bad effects. so that's the start of the problem. >> okay, so when you look at the biggest risk here, what is the single biggest climate change measure that you think could go away under a trump administration with pr...

Everyone from the pope on down has emphasized how important it is for the planet to concentrate on the climate issue. president hollande said a few days ago that the best response to the terrorist attacks is to carry on with the climate summit. protecting the nearly 150 heads of state and 40,000 delegates where expected will be a challenge for french security forces. 2,800 police and army will patrol the site itself. 8,000 more will reinforce french borders. in all, 120,000 security personnel will be mobilized across the country. the leaders will only attend the first two days of the conferenc...