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.

Paul show climate change, very high on the list of issues for Democratic voters, and candidates

for next year's presidential nomination are being told to put up or shut up.

Joe Biden is taking heat from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for what she calls an

unacceptable, middle-ground approach compared to her Green New Deal. She says you're either

fighting for our future or you're not, and her support is much sought after by White House

hopefuls. Washington State Governor Jay Inslee stands out by calling climate change his number one priority.

When he announced in March, he did not have a strong legislative record to boast about, but within a month,

he signed a package of five ambitious proposals.

Now he is here to talk about his own record and his prospect for winning the nomination.

Governor Jay Inslee, welcome.

Yes, thanks for having me. Thanks for addressing the climate crisis. It's timely.

Is it an emergency?

Well, it's a crisis, and I think that's the right way to think about it, because the science

is so disturbing,

and it keeps breaking upon us like a tidal wave.

Every time we turn around, there is a new data point coming in,

showing the acceleration of this problem.

And we know that it affects the larger ecosystem.

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