show. tonight in our series rising tide, climate crisis the political disconnect on climate change. while business booms on the south florida coast, local government officials are putting politics aside to focus on solutions to keep their towns dry. but governor rick scott and senator marco rubio continue to deny the science. reporter: flooding at high tide, always a big issue. high tide number two began and like clockwork the ocean water reappeared on miami beach. alton road flooded again. no surprise at all. many people consider this to be ground zero for a rising sea level and flooding in this town. they have spent millions of dollars addressing the flooding so far, but it s going to take a major infrastructure project to make it right for the future. there is no overnight fix, but we know what we re doing. we re moving forward. there s no bigger believer and no bigger cheerleader than