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The heartland are feeling the effects of climate change. their croplands are drying out faster than they used to. parasites and pests are showing up sooner in the growing season and sticking around longer which requires more inputs, more pesticides and herbicides more mechanical removal of weeds. this is costly. then there's more flooding. so this is the time, everybody, to address this. i just want to disabuse everybody of a common notion. people say to me, bill nye, science educator, guy, what can i do about climate change? well, yes, recycling bottles is good. that's a good thing. not using...

Thanks, david. now i want to turn to the politics of weather. what a big story this week. and this morning in jakarta, indonesia, secretary of state john kerry gave the first in a series of speeches on climate change saying it is threatening the world's way of life. i'm going to discuss the debate over climate change policies in just a moment with science educator bill nye and -- the science guy and republican congresswoman from tennessee marsha blackburn. but first, is the growing cost of our recent weather disasters creating a new focus on the need for action on climate changing? this week...

Russians yesterday. that's not the end of the story. do you think they'll win gold? >> boy, i sure hope so and i think so. there's such heart and passion with our athletes there in sochi. i know we're not getting as many medals as i would have liked to have seen, but i have been very very proud of watching our athletes. when shaun white, for instance, didn't get that medal, he showed a level of maturity and thoughtfulness and sportsmanship that i think was a model for people around the world. so yeah, go usa. i'm very excited to watch these hockey games. >> well, said. governor romney, thanks ...

Joining me now to go head-to-head, bill nye, science educator and ken hand president and founder of answers in genesis u.s. and the croatian museum. welcome to you. very high profile and much talked about debate on creationism versus evolutionism. so ken hand, let me start with you. who is responsible for this massive snowstorm raging across america? god or science? >> actually, the bible tells us the whole of creation is running down because of man's pull. and so we do have extremes in weather patterns today. but there's been climate change ever since the flood of noah's day, we would say, ma...

Have a plan. whether you have 13 minutes or 45 minutes of lead time, there has to be a plan for reasons just like this. >> you saw the damage last night. that was shawnee and those were mobile homes. what we see today were not mobile homes. these were real house built structures, nailed to the foundation or to the slab, and they were devastated just like those mobile homes were yesterday. this is a big tornado. >> that's exactly what they will be evaluating of course, is between the ef-4 and whether or not there is a threat for ef-5, is how strong the buildings are. not just whether or not the...