Carolinas are being swamped by these heavy rains and high winds from Hurricane Florence.

The best scientists in the world are all telling us that our activities are changing the climate.

I don't think it's a hoax. I think there's probably a difference, but I don't know that it's man-made.

Experts say that we have until 2030 to avoid catastrophe.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is to the point.

The state of California has been a leader in cleaning up automobile pollution

since smog first became an issue decades ago in Los Angeles,

car capital of the world.

Now, after weeks of secret negotiations, the state has divided the automobile industry.

Whatever other automakers might do, Ford, Honda, Volkswagen, and BMW of North America

have agreed to defy President Trump's effort to roll back emissions standards established by

Barack Obama. But the architect of the deal declines to use the language of warfare, she calls

it an olive branch to President Trump. She is Mary Nichols, veteran chair of the State Air Resources

Board, appointed by Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democrats Jerry Brown

and Gavin Newsom. She's taken time from her vacation to join us on To the Point. Welcome.

Thank you. It's a pleasure. You call this an olive branch to the administration. They've already said

it's a terrible idea. What do you mean by an olive branch?

Well, sorry to say that they didn't really look at it before that statement was made. It did come really, I think, before even the details of what we had offered had been published.

But the basic idea here is that if the auto companies are achieving

an improvement in their overall regulatory environment, that they feel can give them some

flexibility that they need, allow them to continue making their most profitable vehicles,

but at the same time continue progress towards cleaner and more efficient vehicles.

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