given by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation to award genius and all its forms. the award comes with this stipend of $625,000 to be paid out over five years so that the recipients can pursue whatever they want. i was so thrilled he was one of the 24 grant recipients. then i saw another tweet that my friend from high school the writer and star of the hit broadway musical hamilton also won the genius grant which is fitting since we here on the show highlighted him back in march as part of msnbc s seven days of genius. two awards. who else is on the list? i went to the web page to see who else was there. i scrolled down and my aunt is there. alex truesdale. that s my aunt. i was like holy crap. aunt alex. i was literally jumping up and down in my room because there is not a single person i could think of more deserving. alex runs this amazing organization called adaptive design organization.
winning the esteemed mcarthur genius grant. that is of course, the award given by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation to award genius and all its forms. the award comes with this stipend of $625,000 to be paid out over five years so that the recipients can pursue whatever they want. i was so thrilled he was one of the 24 grant recipients. then i saw another tweet that my friend from high school the writer and star of the hit broadway musical hamilton also won the genius grant which is fitting since we here on the show highlighted him back in march as part of msnbc s seven days of genius. two awards. who else is on the list? i went to the web page to see who else was there. i scrolled down and my aunt is there. alex truesdale. that s my aunt. i was like holy crap. aunt alex. i was literally jumping up and down in my room because there is
if you would give me one moment to explain. all in starts right now. good evening from miami. i m chris hayes. tonight, my exclusive interview with former vice president al gore. i m here in miami participating in a conference organized by the climate reality project, non-profit chaired by gore that in the last 18 months has trained thousands of people from over 100 countries the facts of our climate reality. and the backdrop for the conference could not be more appropriate. yesterday, the streets of miami beach were hit with coastal flooding exacerbated by climate change. a report this summer found that florida faces more risk from the effects of climate change than any other state in the union. joining me now is former vice president and climate activist al gore. wonderful to have you here. it s great to be here. thank you very much for participating in the conference. you know, i was thinking to myself that you the last time you were running for office, you w
agreeing to disagree. i this i you re not answering my question. the fight to defund planned parenthood gets nasty on capitol hill. if you would give me one moment to explain. all in starts right now. and good evening from miami. i m chris hayes. tonight, my exclusive interview with former vice president al gore. i m here in miami participating in a conference organized by the climate reality project, non-profit chaired by gore that in the last 18 months has trained thousands of people from over 100 countries the facts of our climate reality. and the backdrop for the conference could not be more appropriate. yesterday, the streets of miami beach were hit with coastal flooding exacerbated by climate change. a report this summer found that florida faces more risk from the effects of climate change than any other state in the union. joining me now is former vice president and climate activist al gore. wonderful to have you here. it s great to be here. thank you very