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Grunwald a writer with political magazine i live down here in miami we know something about Climate Change down here, im working on a book about it myself. I really want to thank all of you for coming this is such an important topic. This is the only planet with pizza. We do need to try to save it. This is a tough topic that not everybody wants to hear about. These guys have done is really incredible. I remember interviewing al gore he said when he does talk siesta think about three budgets what is talking about climate yes to think about a time budget because people can only listen for so long he has to think about a complexity budget because people only have so much tolerance for that and then he is to think about a hope budget because is only so much climate people can take the doom and gloom before they start to nod off. We have an incredible panel here guys will have tough times with the hope budget. David has written an incredible book about how we are all screwed. [laughter] nat
Programs youll see today. You can check your Program Guide or visit our website booktv. Org who a full schedule. And joining harris is the author of this book information wars. We lost the global battle against this information and what we can do about it. Information about the u. S. To the world track is yes. In olden days during the cold war we used to say telling americas story to the world. And how did you do your job, its funny, took me a while to figure out the parameters of the job what are the things i came to the conclusion was the way we tell our story is will be to our store to ourselves with american media, newspapers, magazines, tv. Rather than produce content ourselves i used to do during the cold war i thought lets show people how they cover ourselves. That was one part of it. The other part was the more strictly Public Affairs things where people are standing in front and you have to have the government line. Its safe use of your stance on issues, heres our policy, make
Spots, the altamont pass, 2 to 5 miles per hour, but angel island, 16 to 27 miles per hour. You can see kind of a tale of two forecasts there. As the heat is really going to be stuck inland today. And around the bay, but not at the coast. Were starting off your 12hour day planner, 56 to 66. Midto upper 60s at the coast today. 82 to 86 around the bay from noon to 4 00. 96 at noon. Well be at 60 at the coast, 70s around the bay, 80s and 90s inland still at 7 00 on this spare the air day. More on that coming up. Okay, we want to begin with developing news out of texas. Search and rescue efforts continue this morning in the hardest hit areas of the state after hurricane harvey. This morning, houstons police chief says they have completed 2,000 rescue missions so far. Fema officials estimate at least 30,000 residents will have to stay in shelters temporarily because of the catastrophic flooding. That flooding is expected to continue. And it will only recede slowly. Rain has been pounding up
President trump heads to texas today in the wake of Hurricane Harvey we joined by former white house staffer now president ial historian tevi troy author of the book shall we wake the president . Two centuries of Disaster Management from the oval office. As the president steps into texas what advice would you give him on this trip today . Guest thank you for having me. Our hearts go out to the victims in houston and i also want to a a special thanks to all of the rescuers the First Responders and the volunteers. We should have all of those people in our hearts and prayers at this time. Anderms of President Trump leaving the white house its very important to show a number of things. Leadership you are on top of the situation. Competence to your people are running the operations appropriately and compassion and if you dont show those things then you start to have problems. We have seen this in the past with the president. Its also important the location of where he is going. Go to a plac