Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanport. Here's what's coming up.

The problem is we don't have any time to waste.

Is bipartisanship the answer to our climate crisis? Democratic

Congressman Ted Deutsch sure thinks so. He tells me the world can't wait for a new

president to take action. Then, the life and times of Frederick Douglas,

Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Blight

digs into the world of the former slave

who some call the greatest figure America has ever produced.

Plus, the CEO who looked death in the face and was inspired to improve the lives of his employees.

Our Hurry Srenovasan speaks to Mark Bertelini. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Wancour in London. Time is ticking away

for the United States to act on climate change.

While people are now regularly taking to the streets begging for action to combat

the impending disaster, politicians are paralyzed. Government hasn't been taking the steps

necessary to hit a deadline from the United Nations, which says that we must half

emissions by 2030 to prevent a catastrophic 1.5 degree rise in temperatures amid the

inaction Democrats are splitting over what to do, push sweeping reforms like the

Green New Deal or focus on moderate bills that are more likely to garner bipartisan support.

It's a divide that's only set to grow as the 2020 election approaches and climate rises up the list of

voters concerns. Florida Congressman Ted Deutsch says there is no time to wait and

his bill to increase a carbon tax has received bipartisan support.

He joined me from Washington to talk about this new environmental bill as well as gun control

and the recent Russian hacking of his own state.

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