that white nationalists are racist, i m totally against that, as well. but that s not a democratic definition. and as unbelievable scenes play out here and across the globe, the catastrophic reality for homeowners in florida, where the governor is waging a culture war on climate change. when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. today on capitol hill christopher wray, director of the fbi came before the judiciary committee. ray is a lifelong republican. he was, of course, appointed by donald trump. inhis testimony today, he faced hostile questioning from fellow republicans. republicans, you see, in the defense of donald trump, have adopted the line that the fbi is a bunch of out of control woke deep state maniacs looking to purge conservatives and politically target republicans. it s an idea that is pernicious and also comical if you know anything about the history of the fbi, who with his tended to target over the decades, or the fact tha
actual response to this pressing issue, and so if they decide to, wait for it, attack farmers insurance for being too woke. the state chief financial officer released a statement saying, quote, i sincerely believe that today s actions, huron farmers insurance as well on its way to becoming the bud light of insurance. no amount of culture war is going to solve the basic problem here. insurers are fleeing the market, and insurance premiums are shooting up. ben keys is an economist and professor were at university of penn state studying the cost of climate crisis for years, specifically insurance. he joins us now. ben, you ve given testimony for the senate on this. you wrote a new york times op-ed on this. what s your farmers is not the first, but why are they leaving? thanks so much for having me, chris, this isn t about wokeness. it s about the weather. storms have gotten more severe, more frequent, we have already had 12 storms this year across