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>> i think it's important, i had this conversation a moment ago, it is a moment to discuss the fact that you have infrastructure issues in florida because of rising sea levels and you've been in a struggle with the federal government and state officials who don't have your view of how to deal with this. >> oh, my goodness. some of my colleagues in the senate from texas and oklahoma they are climate deniers. well, look, who needs a great shout out? the national weather service, the national hurricane center and noaa with all of their sat elit's that are giving marchment of ocean temperatures, l...

>> got a lot of people in apartments in ft. lauderdale and they may think they are safe because they are higher up. what are infrastructure issues that people maybe not from the area will be thinking about, services you may not have as a result of this. >> great point. we've talked about this and set up so many different ways for the public to be informed through social media, e-mails and code red system and alert system. you're absolutely right, the infrastructure issues, we've had storm water issues here in ft. lauderdale for years. we've been addressing it and put over 200 valves in place i...

Rebuild. but there is a lot of concern also about what this may mean. we've had three historic flood occurrences in the last three years. this was just the most severe of it. so there is some concern about what are long-term solutions that the city or the federal government will be able to bring about to make a city that is essentially the bayou city for a reason. how do we overcome that and deal with some of the infrastructure issues. hope from a federal perspective that something will deal with this. and climate change. the immediate concerns are really helping our neighbors and doing what w...

A man of very few words and very wise, but i think for someone like him to come out and show support to you and your family and empathize, and also to make that kind of statement, it shows he and others are concerned about the preservation of our democracy. >> can you and other lawmakers, what can you do to counter act this potential threat? >> i think that, you know, the blessing is that you have committees like the armed services committee, transportation and infrastructure, and of course intelligence, and there are others who are probably some of the most bipartisan committees on the hill, ...

At the pump. william la jeunesse has more. >> you want to have a screwed up state with a bunch of potholes? go ahead. but that's insane. reporter: california governor jerry brown is leading a pack of states raising their gas tax this year. >> states across the country are facing infrastructure issues. their roads and bridges are aging. >> the federal government first imposed a penny a gallon gas tax in 1932. today it's 18 cents, but hasn't increased in 24 years. with gas prices now exceedingly low, 28 states raise their gas tax in the last five years to an average of 31 cents a gallon. the low...