1 00:00:08,233 --> 00:00:09,602 Executing alpha pattern. 2 00:00:09,603 --> 00:00:13,203 Heading 236. 3 00:00:16,141 --> 00:00:18,119 Operational. 4 00:00:18,143 --> 00:00:19,954 ETA to eyewall 30 seconds. 5 00:00:19,978 --> 00:00:21,956 Roger, Teal-79. 6 00:00:21,980 --> 00:00:24,225 ATC clears Teal-79 operational. 7 00:00:24,249 --> 00:00:26,250 Squawk 20000. 8 00:00:27,419 --> 00:00:29,088 Relax. 9 00:00:29,089 --> 00:00:31,128 This ain't our first cat five. 10 00:00:31,129 --> 00:00:33,931 Yeah, but they don't make them like they used to. 11 00:00:34,933 --> 00:00:36,544 We have good transmit. 12 00:00:36,568 --> 00:00:38,546 Report status. 13 00:00:38,570 --> 00:00:41,382 Tropopause wind speed 210. LCLs scraping bottom. 14 00:00:41,406 --> 00:00:43,217 Air pressure... 15 00:00:43,241 --> 00:00:45,019 That can't be right. 16 00:00:45,043 --> 00:00:47,054 Holy crap. 17 00:00:47,078 --> 00:00:49,523 Major, flash traffic to NOAA. 18 00:00:49,547 --> 00:00:51,582 They are not gonna like this. 19 00:00:57,489 --> 00:00:59,934 J'accuse. 20 00:00:59,958 --> 00:01:01,402 Good morning. 21 00:01:01,426 --> 00:01:05,206 Basement nachos. Stairwell crackers. Den cookies. 22 00:01:05,230 --> 00:01:06,440 I deny all. 23 00:01:06,464 --> 00:01:08,309 Ooh, is that a wet/dry vac? 24 00:01:08,333 --> 00:01:10,367 Latest model. 25 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,386 - For the record, the nachos were me. - Oh. 26 00:01:18,410 --> 00:01:21,522 Still, you better be apartment hunting, Cookie Monster. 27 00:01:21,546 --> 00:01:24,014 Hunting, yes. Finding, no. 28 00:01:25,016 --> 00:01:26,294 Oh, wait, here's something. 29 00:01:26,318 --> 00:01:28,062 "Co-living creative Eco-space 30 00:01:28,086 --> 00:01:30,231 with adult playroom." 31 00:01:30,255 --> 00:01:31,599 Translation? 32 00:01:31,623 --> 00:01:32,667 He's too old to live there. 33 00:01:32,691 --> 00:01:34,101 Ouch, but true. 34 00:01:34,125 --> 00:01:36,570 - Hey. - Where's the coffee? 35 00:01:36,594 --> 00:01:38,973 - Whoops. - Good morning, sunshine. 36 00:01:38,997 --> 00:01:41,242 - Sorry, government business. - Come on. 37 00:01:41,266 --> 00:01:43,444 Oh, God, work is a mess today. 38 00:01:43,468 --> 00:01:44,369 What's up? 39 00:01:44,370 --> 00:01:48,949 Super Typhoon Blessing has record low pressure at sea level 40 00:01:48,973 --> 00:01:51,552 and is now the most powerful storm in recorded history. 41 00:01:51,576 --> 00:01:52,887 We're just gonna whistle past 42 00:01:52,911 --> 00:01:54,155 the irony of the name, huh? 43 00:01:54,179 --> 00:01:55,690 The cone of expectancy 44 00:01:55,714 --> 00:01:57,325 puts it on course for U.S. territory 45 00:01:57,349 --> 00:01:58,559 in the Marshall Islands. 46 00:01:58,583 --> 00:02:01,762 I have to prep meetings for NOAA, FEMA, DoD... 47 00:02:01,786 --> 00:02:04,799 It's the same story at State. I've got OFDA 48 00:02:04,823 --> 00:02:07,201 and USAID in overdrive. 49 00:02:07,225 --> 00:02:09,904 Whoa, acronym fight. Come on, babe, we got to go. 50 00:02:09,928 --> 00:02:11,038 - Yeah. - Ooh, can I get a ride? 51 00:02:11,062 --> 00:02:12,606 No, uh, we have a meeting this morning. 52 00:02:12,630 --> 00:02:14,108 - Not at the White House? - Ooh. 53 00:02:14,132 --> 00:02:15,443 - The plot thickens. - No, it's a campaign meeting 54 00:02:15,467 --> 00:02:16,711 - with Mike B. - Ooh. 55 00:02:16,735 --> 00:02:18,979 Cone of silence. Bye. 56 00:02:19,003 --> 00:02:21,371 Goodbye. 57 00:02:22,374 --> 00:02:24,352 The merry McCords. 58 00:02:24,376 --> 00:02:25,386 - All hail. - Hey, Mike. 59 00:02:25,410 --> 00:02:26,387 Gordon. 60 00:02:26,411 --> 00:02:28,856 Ooh! Look at that sporty coat. 61 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:30,571 It's a tactical anxiety vest. 62 00:02:30,572 --> 00:02:33,461 He hasn't been the same since a calico moved in next door. 63 00:02:33,485 --> 00:02:34,504 Button-nosed little monster. 64 00:02:34,505 --> 00:02:36,305 He's probably out murdering birds as we speak. 65 00:02:36,306 --> 00:02:38,899 - Calicos are actually female. - Whatever. The point is, 66 00:02:38,923 --> 00:02:40,334 cats are the worst, and no one should have them. 67 00:02:40,358 --> 00:02:41,702 Now, to brass tacks. 68 00:02:41,726 --> 00:02:44,105 I set up an appointment for you at the White House 69 00:02:44,129 --> 00:02:46,040 - with Pastor Eli Bragg. - Eli Bragg. 70 00:02:46,064 --> 00:02:48,075 - Of the Christian Redeemers Network? - Mm-hmm. 71 00:02:48,099 --> 00:02:50,111 It's an advocacy group for conservative evangelicals. 72 00:02:50,135 --> 00:02:51,846 Yeah, I'm aware. 73 00:02:51,870 --> 00:02:53,681 Pretty extreme. 74 00:02:53,705 --> 00:02:55,449 Let's call them "traditional." 75 00:02:55,473 --> 00:02:58,452 And Pastor Bragg is a big player in national politics. 76 00:02:58,476 --> 00:03:00,488 His voters vote, and his donors donate, 77 00:03:00,512 --> 00:03:02,857 which is more than I can say for your kombacha-sipping fanboy. 78 00:03:02,881 --> 00:03:03,958 It's kombucha. 79 00:03:03,982 --> 00:03:05,857 - "Kambucha." - What... So, where do I come in? 80 00:03:05,858 --> 00:03:07,962 CRN is having their annual conference tomorrow, 81 00:03:07,986 --> 00:03:09,887 and if you impress the good pastor... 82 00:03:11,256 --> 00:03:13,234 ...there may be a speaking slot 83 00:03:13,258 --> 00:03:15,302 for America's favorite religious scholar. 84 00:03:15,326 --> 00:03:16,670 I'll hold for applause. 85 00:03:16,694 --> 00:03:18,139 Has Russell signed off on this? 86 00:03:18,163 --> 00:03:20,107 - Please, what's not to love? - Let's start 87 00:03:20,131 --> 00:03:22,243 with 90% of their political positions. 88 00:03:22,267 --> 00:03:24,211 Health care, climate change, 89 00:03:24,235 --> 00:03:25,932 those detentions at the border. 90 00:03:25,933 --> 00:03:27,782 I'm sorry, what's your... what's your brand again? 91 00:03:27,806 --> 00:03:30,584 "Hey, it's the nice lady with the glasses." 92 00:03:30,608 --> 00:03:33,187 Diplomacy. Willingness to find common ground. 93 00:03:33,211 --> 00:03:34,955 Sure, Pastor Bragg will probably never 94 00:03:34,979 --> 00:03:36,791 support you, but if Henry 95 00:03:36,815 --> 00:03:39,894 can cozy up and show him you're not the enemy, 96 00:03:39,918 --> 00:03:42,696 maybe we can keep him from publicly opposing you. 97 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:44,365 Well, I'm feeling inspired. 98 00:03:44,389 --> 00:03:46,901 This is exactly the kind of outreach we need 99 00:03:46,925 --> 00:03:48,302 from Henry during the campaign. 100 00:03:48,326 --> 00:03:49,737 I don't know about the campaign, 101 00:03:49,761 --> 00:03:51,105 but I'll sit down with him. 102 00:03:51,129 --> 00:03:53,874 I believe in the power of scripture to unite people. 103 00:03:53,898 --> 00:03:56,010 Most wars notwithstanding. 104 00:03:56,034 --> 00:03:57,211 - I knew you were gonna say that. - Hallelujah. 105 00:03:57,235 --> 00:03:58,245 He's so easy. 106 00:03:58,269 --> 00:04:00,381 Why do I even... 107 00:04:00,405 --> 00:04:02,249 I mean, have you seen these FEMA numbers? 108 00:04:02,273 --> 00:04:04,452 250-mile-an-hour winds 109 00:04:04,476 --> 00:04:07,822 are gonna destroy 95% of single-family dwellings 110 00:04:07,846 --> 00:04:10,024 with the force of 20,000 Hiroshimas. 111 00:04:10,048 --> 00:04:12,521 Not to mention the storm surge, which is over 40 feet. 112 00:04:12,522 --> 00:04:14,957 The highest point on the Marshalls is 30 feet. 113 00:04:14,958 --> 00:04:16,997 And there's more than 50,000 people. 114 00:04:17,021 --> 00:04:19,733 Hey, you can pack it up. Meeting's off. 115 00:04:19,757 --> 00:04:22,736 Latest tracking from NOAA has Blessing making a hard swerve 116 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:25,206 away from the Marshalls, so Uncle Sam will get a soaking 117 00:04:25,230 --> 00:04:27,242 - but nothing worse. - So no landfall? 118 00:04:27,243 --> 00:04:30,211 Looks like it's headed for the Republic of Nauru. 119 00:04:30,235 --> 00:04:32,202 It's your mother's problem now. 120 00:04:34,506 --> 00:04:37,209 Nauru's taking a direct hit. 121 00:04:37,233 --> 00:04:39,353 Communication with the government is still down. 122 00:04:39,377 --> 00:04:41,322 Who's our point of contact? 123 00:04:41,346 --> 00:04:43,924 Best we got is a guy named David Akua. 124 00:04:43,948 --> 00:04:46,694 Part-time consular official at the U.N. in New York. 125 00:04:46,718 --> 00:04:48,629 He's on his way down now. 126 00:04:48,653 --> 00:04:50,397 All right, well... 127 00:04:50,421 --> 00:04:53,734 get with OFDA and pivot aid to Nauru. 128 00:04:53,758 --> 00:04:56,770 And you got to open a channel with DoD. 129 00:04:56,794 --> 00:04:58,105 We're gonna need Pacific Command 130 00:04:58,129 --> 00:05:00,441 to coordinate an airlift from Guam. 131 00:05:00,465 --> 00:05:01,876 Daisy, Matt, 132 00:05:01,900 --> 00:05:03,377 I need a statement ASAP. 133 00:05:03,401 --> 00:05:04,745 Uh... 134 00:05:04,769 --> 00:05:06,647 - support and sympathy? - As opposed to fire and brimstone? 135 00:05:06,671 --> 00:05:08,249 Yeah, and also, let's do 136 00:05:08,273 --> 00:05:10,251 a donations hotline. Get it up within the hour. 137 00:05:10,275 --> 00:05:11,452 Yes, ma'am. 138 00:05:11,476 --> 00:05:13,364 - What else you got? - Working lunch with PolMil. 139 00:05:13,365 --> 00:05:15,623 And did you hear the news about Ashley Whittaker? 140 00:05:15,647 --> 00:05:17,324 - What? Oh, my God, no. I love her. - No. 141 00:05:17,348 --> 00:05:18,893 She's dating Bryce Manley. 142 00:05:18,917 --> 00:05:20,294 - Is this really State business? - What? 143 00:05:20,318 --> 00:05:21,862 Wait a minute. I'm sorry, I thought she was with Zac Efron. 144 00:05:21,886 --> 00:05:22,880 As if he could compete with the star 145 00:05:22,881 --> 00:05:24,164 of the Swashbucklers franchise. 146 00:05:24,188 --> 00:05:26,800 She's a former goodwill ambassador, so... 147 00:05:26,824 --> 00:05:29,054 Uh, also, she helped us out of a big jam in Kazakhstan. 148 00:05:29,055 --> 00:05:31,293 That doesn't give gossip a free pass. I object. 149 00:05:31,294 --> 00:05:32,506 - Overruled. - Gossip? It's-it's like the... 150 00:05:32,530 --> 00:05:33,641 Right! My bad. 151 00:05:33,665 --> 00:05:35,276 Administrator. 152 00:05:35,300 --> 00:05:37,111 - Oh, no, Glenn. Please call me Glenn. - Oh, Glenn. 153 00:05:37,135 --> 00:05:39,446 Yes. I-I'm sorry, I wasn't expecting you. 154 00:05:39,470 --> 00:05:41,949 Right. The NASA administrator is here. 155 00:05:41,973 --> 00:05:43,284 He says it's urgent. 156 00:05:43,308 --> 00:05:47,021 Uh, are your people on Nauru okay? 157 00:05:47,045 --> 00:05:48,556 Well, the astronomers are fine, 158 00:05:48,580 --> 00:05:51,926 but the Gimbal-Solander telescope's a total loss. 159 00:05:51,950 --> 00:05:54,395 Ah. Well, I'm sorry to hear that. 160 00:05:54,419 --> 00:05:55,563 Yeah, so am I. 161 00:05:55,587 --> 00:05:57,888 But that's not why I'm here. 162 00:05:58,890 --> 00:06:01,368 Typhoon Blessing is a freak. 163 00:06:01,392 --> 00:06:02,770 It's the most powerful ever, 164 00:06:02,794 --> 00:06:06,040 two months before the official start of typhoon season. 165 00:06:06,064 --> 00:06:08,776 Set off alarm bells within the scientific community, 166 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,033 so we went looking. 167 00:06:11,035 --> 00:06:14,014 This was taken above the monsoon trough 168 00:06:14,038 --> 00:06:16,417 by our new GOES-18 satellite. 169 00:06:16,441 --> 00:06:18,052 Maps are like rashes. 170 00:06:18,076 --> 00:06:20,521 If it's big, if it's red, it's probably bad. 171 00:06:20,545 --> 00:06:21,689 Yeah, I'm getting hives 172 00:06:21,713 --> 00:06:22,790 just looking at it. 173 00:06:22,814 --> 00:06:23,857 Here's a patch 174 00:06:23,881 --> 00:06:25,225 of superheated ocean. 175 00:06:25,249 --> 00:06:27,127 Rising temperatures are outpacing 176 00:06:27,151 --> 00:06:30,331 even our worst-case models, so tropical cyclogenesis 177 00:06:30,355 --> 00:06:32,637 is gonna get more frequent, more destructive. 178 00:06:32,638 --> 00:06:34,902 So Blessing isn't a freak. It's the new normal. 179 00:06:34,926 --> 00:06:36,604 Well, there was a time 180 00:06:36,628 --> 00:06:39,206 when we couldn't link specific storms to climate change, 181 00:06:39,230 --> 00:06:41,442 but that time has passed. 182 00:06:41,466 --> 00:06:43,900 Which brings us to Nauru. 183 00:06:46,671 --> 00:06:48,240 The survivors need to leave now. 184 00:06:48,241 --> 00:06:50,250 - You mean until they rebuild? - No, no. 185 00:06:50,274 --> 00:06:51,785 I mean permanently. 186 00:06:51,809 --> 00:06:54,154 All right, hang on, hang on. 187 00:06:54,178 --> 00:06:56,790 Y-You want an entire people to just pack up and leave? 188 00:06:56,814 --> 00:06:58,626 Walls, dykes, levees. 189 00:06:58,650 --> 00:07:01,629 We have ways of fighting rising sea levels. 190 00:07:01,653 --> 00:07:02,663 Well, with bedrock, maybe. 191 00:07:02,687 --> 00:07:05,699 But this island's built on soft coral. 192 00:07:05,723 --> 00:07:08,736 Another high-frequency wave event could be... 193 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:10,337 Devastating. 194 00:07:10,361 --> 00:07:11,939 Yeah. 195 00:07:11,963 --> 00:07:15,643 It's like a tsunami hitting a sandcastle. 196 00:07:15,667 --> 00:07:16,977 And given the data, 197 00:07:17,001 --> 00:07:18,445 the odds of that happening in the near future 198 00:07:18,469 --> 00:07:20,447 are too high for comfort. 199 00:07:20,471 --> 00:07:22,449 Well... 200 00:07:22,473 --> 00:07:24,785 thanks for the pep talk. 201 00:07:24,809 --> 00:07:26,620 It's about to get peppier. 202 00:07:26,644 --> 00:07:30,090 Our Research and Analysis Unit ran some simulations. 203 00:07:30,114 --> 00:07:31,592 Today it's Nauru. 204 00:07:31,616 --> 00:07:33,394 Tomorrow could easily be Jakarta, 205 00:07:33,418 --> 00:07:35,462 a sinking city 206 00:07:35,486 --> 00:07:37,097 of ten million people. 207 00:07:37,121 --> 00:07:39,299 - You brief POTUS yet? - That's my next stop. 208 00:07:39,323 --> 00:07:42,002 But since most of these disasters cover foreign policy, 209 00:07:42,026 --> 00:07:43,804 - I thought you should be prepared. - Yeah. 210 00:07:43,828 --> 00:07:45,862 - Well, I appreciate it. - Yeah. 211 00:07:46,864 --> 00:07:48,208 Hey, hey. 212 00:07:48,232 --> 00:07:49,943 You keep up with Nadine? 213 00:07:49,967 --> 00:07:51,612 Now and again. 214 00:07:51,636 --> 00:07:53,247 Yeah, give her my best, will you? 215 00:07:53,271 --> 00:07:55,315 I will. 216 00:07:59,077 --> 00:08:01,255 Any update? 217 00:08:01,279 --> 00:08:04,625 Uh, yes. We just established a comms link with Nauru via NASA. 218 00:08:04,649 --> 00:08:08,595 Um, the casualties are even worse than expected. 219 00:08:08,619 --> 00:08:10,664 President Yispinza was killed in the storm, 220 00:08:10,688 --> 00:08:13,333 as well as all 19 members 221 00:08:13,357 --> 00:08:15,102 of the Nauruan parliament. 222 00:08:15,126 --> 00:08:17,271 How's that even possible? 223 00:08:17,295 --> 00:08:19,373 Parliament House flooded before they could seek higher ground. 224 00:08:19,397 --> 00:08:22,409 Our best guess is over a thousand dead. 225 00:08:22,433 --> 00:08:24,878 Uh... hundreds more missing. 226 00:08:24,902 --> 00:08:27,938 That's ten percent of the population. 227 00:08:29,907 --> 00:08:31,618 Okay, let's, um... 228 00:08:31,642 --> 00:08:35,022 let's activate the Overseas Contingency fund, and... 229 00:08:35,046 --> 00:08:36,824 So, who's in charge? 230 00:08:36,848 --> 00:08:40,094 A-According to their constitution, David Akua. 231 00:08:40,118 --> 00:08:42,162 The consular official? 232 00:08:42,186 --> 00:08:44,431 Part-time official. He's 23. 233 00:08:44,455 --> 00:08:46,834 He's also pursuing a master's in public health at NYU. 234 00:08:46,858 --> 00:08:48,435 He came to a, uh... 235 00:08:48,459 --> 00:08:50,037 assistants' mixer at UNGA. 236 00:08:50,061 --> 00:08:51,805 And now he's president. 237 00:08:51,829 --> 00:08:53,373 And here's the kicker. 238 00:08:53,397 --> 00:08:54,908 I don't think he knows. 239 00:08:54,932 --> 00:08:56,210 Ma'am. 240 00:08:56,234 --> 00:08:58,312 Mr. Akua has just arrived. 241 00:08:58,336 --> 00:09:00,403 Mr. Akua. 242 00:09:01,405 --> 00:09:03,350 - Madam Secretary. - Yes. 243 00:09:03,374 --> 00:09:06,320 Uh, I'm... I was expecting to see Ms. Zimmer 244 00:09:06,344 --> 00:09:08,522 - from the Office of, uh, Disaster... - I know. 245 00:09:08,546 --> 00:09:11,091 Um, but I need to speak with you directly. 246 00:09:11,115 --> 00:09:13,127 - Please have a seat. - Of course. 247 00:09:13,151 --> 00:09:14,728 I-I don't want to waste your time. 248 00:09:14,752 --> 00:09:16,029 I-I know you're busy. 249 00:09:16,053 --> 00:09:18,699 Uh, I don't even have my instructions yet 250 00:09:18,723 --> 00:09:20,334 with all the comms still down. 251 00:09:20,358 --> 00:09:23,470 So, what's the last thing you heard? 252 00:09:23,494 --> 00:09:26,373 A WhatsApp from my mother ab-about the flooding, 253 00:09:26,397 --> 00:09:29,076 but, I mean, that was before things got bad. 254 00:09:29,100 --> 00:09:30,377 Do you have news? 255 00:09:30,401 --> 00:09:33,046 - Mr. Akua... - Please, call me David. 256 00:09:33,070 --> 00:09:35,105 David. 257 00:09:36,908 --> 00:09:38,642 What is it? 258 00:09:43,677 --> 00:09:49,303 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com. 259 00:09:49,879 --> 00:09:51,480 But I work in consular affairs. 260 00:09:51,481 --> 00:09:53,872 I only took this job to help pay for grad school. 261 00:09:53,873 --> 00:09:55,942 We're gonna get you on a flight to Hawaii 262 00:09:55,943 --> 00:09:57,354 that leaves in a few hours. 263 00:09:57,378 --> 00:09:59,846 From there, a military plane will take you on to Nauru. 264 00:10:01,382 --> 00:10:04,284 I know you didn't ask to be president. 265 00:10:05,286 --> 00:10:07,197 My mum. I can barely breathe 266 00:10:07,221 --> 00:10:08,632 'cause I don't know if she's alive or dead, 267 00:10:08,656 --> 00:10:10,167 - and you're telling me... - We're doing everything in our power 268 00:10:10,191 --> 00:10:11,868 - to find her. - You mean, I'm supposed to take care of everyone? 269 00:10:11,892 --> 00:10:14,271 To help them rebuild? 270 00:10:14,295 --> 00:10:16,573 I'm afraid rebuilding isn't an option. 271 00:10:16,597 --> 00:10:19,075 What are you talking about? 272 00:10:19,099 --> 00:10:21,578 According to our best information, 273 00:10:21,602 --> 00:10:24,181 the island of Nauru is no longer habitable. 274 00:10:24,205 --> 00:10:27,184 You have to evacuate. 275 00:10:27,208 --> 00:10:28,585 I'm sorry. 276 00:10:28,609 --> 00:10:29,853 Evacuate? 277 00:10:29,877 --> 00:10:32,656 You spent $100 billion rebuilding New Orleans. 278 00:10:32,680 --> 00:10:34,891 I mean, if China can conjure whole islands 279 00:10:34,915 --> 00:10:37,027 in the Spratlys, I'm sure we can manage a seawall. 280 00:10:37,051 --> 00:10:39,196 - It's not that simple. - It should be. 281 00:10:39,220 --> 00:10:41,198 Nauru wouldn't be in this mess if not for the U.S. spewing 282 00:10:41,222 --> 00:10:44,267 massive amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. 283 00:10:44,291 --> 00:10:46,036 You owe us. 284 00:10:46,060 --> 00:10:47,037 I know. 285 00:10:47,061 --> 00:10:49,796 But we are past the point of no return. 286 00:10:51,565 --> 00:10:55,145 Relocation is the only assistance I can offer. 287 00:10:55,169 --> 00:10:59,216 Nauru has been home to my people for 3,000 years. 288 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,552 We speak a language shared by no one else on Earth. 289 00:11:02,576 --> 00:11:04,321 We will never leave. 290 00:11:04,345 --> 00:11:06,156 At the cost of your lives? 291 00:11:06,180 --> 00:11:07,157 Yes. 292 00:11:07,181 --> 00:11:09,192 Now, if you'll excuse me, 293 00:11:09,216 --> 00:11:11,984 apparently I have a plane to catch. 294 00:11:20,194 --> 00:11:21,238 Please tell me 295 00:11:21,262 --> 00:11:23,206 they found his mother. 296 00:11:23,230 --> 00:11:24,374 She's alive. 297 00:11:24,398 --> 00:11:26,076 Took shelter in time. 298 00:11:26,100 --> 00:11:29,079 When he gets home, he'll see things differently. 299 00:11:29,103 --> 00:11:31,348 Kind of counting on it. 300 00:11:31,372 --> 00:11:34,351 I have my team looking into 301 00:11:34,375 --> 00:11:36,353 relocation, but... 302 00:11:37,544 --> 00:11:40,523 ...finding a single country to absorb the whole 303 00:11:40,547 --> 00:11:41,925 Nauru population? 304 00:11:41,949 --> 00:11:43,660 Tall order. 305 00:11:43,684 --> 00:11:46,997 Especially in today's anti-refugee climate. 306 00:11:47,021 --> 00:11:48,565 No pun intended. 307 00:11:48,589 --> 00:11:51,368 I mean, that poor kid. 308 00:11:51,392 --> 00:11:53,903 He's the same age as Ashley Whittaker. 309 00:11:53,927 --> 00:11:55,872 Kind of puts the whole thing in perspective. 310 00:11:55,896 --> 00:11:56,873 Who's Ashley Whittaker? 311 00:11:56,897 --> 00:11:58,875 Seriously? 312 00:11:58,899 --> 00:12:01,411 Come on, the actress. 313 00:12:01,435 --> 00:12:03,079 Tally Rides Again. 314 00:12:03,103 --> 00:12:04,848 The Chronicles 315 00:12:04,872 --> 00:12:07,117 of Ashkenar. 316 00:12:07,141 --> 00:12:08,618 "Tonight we dream, 317 00:12:08,642 --> 00:12:10,053 tomorrow we slay." 318 00:12:10,077 --> 00:12:12,055 Wait a minute, I read about this. 319 00:12:12,079 --> 00:12:14,858 She's, uh, dating the Swashbuckler guy. 320 00:12:14,882 --> 00:12:15,992 Bryce Manley. 321 00:12:16,016 --> 00:12:17,127 You read about it? 322 00:12:17,151 --> 00:12:19,796 It was on Alison's Insta feed. 323 00:12:19,820 --> 00:12:21,531 I... look, I hardly ever understand 324 00:12:21,555 --> 00:12:23,700 what she's talking about, but I get the gist. 325 00:12:23,724 --> 00:12:25,368 He's twice her age, people are upset, 326 00:12:25,392 --> 00:12:27,037 and other people are upset that people are upset. 327 00:12:27,061 --> 00:12:30,407 It's the foundation for all major conflict. 328 00:12:30,431 --> 00:12:32,075 Look, ca-can I help you? 329 00:12:32,099 --> 00:12:34,010 Where is it? 330 00:12:34,034 --> 00:12:35,612 The emergency chocolate. 331 00:12:35,636 --> 00:12:37,147 Come on. 332 00:12:37,171 --> 00:12:38,415 In a secure location. 333 00:12:38,439 --> 00:12:41,541 You just want to save it for seductions. 334 00:12:46,146 --> 00:12:49,125 You know, the truth is, he's kind of right. 335 00:12:49,149 --> 00:12:50,727 Who, Akua? 336 00:12:50,751 --> 00:12:53,663 It is the fault of the United States 337 00:12:53,687 --> 00:12:55,999 and the other major carbon producers. 338 00:12:56,023 --> 00:12:58,668 At least, indirectly. 339 00:12:58,692 --> 00:13:00,337 But the question is, 340 00:13:00,361 --> 00:13:01,438 what do I do about it? 341 00:13:01,462 --> 00:13:04,040 Well, it's a twofold imperative. 342 00:13:04,064 --> 00:13:06,176 There's a moral responsibility, yes. 343 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:08,178 There's a practical one, too. 344 00:13:08,202 --> 00:13:10,013 Yeah. You know, according 345 00:13:10,037 --> 00:13:11,014 to Glenn, 346 00:13:11,038 --> 00:13:13,416 this disaster in Nauru 347 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:15,885 is just the tip of the iceberg. 348 00:13:15,909 --> 00:13:18,621 Future generations might not even get that reference. 349 00:13:18,645 --> 00:13:21,358 That's depressing. 350 00:13:21,382 --> 00:13:23,760 There has to be a way 351 00:13:23,784 --> 00:13:27,630 to tackle this more globally. 352 00:13:27,654 --> 00:13:31,701 I'm sorry, but I'm gonna have to... stew on this for a while. 353 00:13:31,725 --> 00:13:33,370 I totally get it. 354 00:13:33,394 --> 00:13:35,705 But you know what? 355 00:13:35,729 --> 00:13:37,707 You're kind of sexy when you stew. 356 00:13:42,236 --> 00:13:44,270 Oh, come on. 357 00:13:46,573 --> 00:13:48,107 Mmm... 358 00:13:52,179 --> 00:13:53,323 Talk to me. 359 00:13:53,347 --> 00:13:56,326 Uh, so far, Fiji, Tuvalu, New Guinea... 360 00:13:56,350 --> 00:13:58,661 they're all willing to absorb refugees from Nauru. 361 00:13:58,685 --> 00:13:59,863 You'd have to split them up. 362 00:13:59,887 --> 00:14:01,131 No way Akua goes for that. 363 00:14:01,155 --> 00:14:02,665 Yeah, will he go for any of it? 364 00:14:02,689 --> 00:14:03,833 'Cause, last I heard, 365 00:14:03,857 --> 00:14:05,932 he was refusing to give the order to evacuate. 366 00:14:05,933 --> 00:14:07,070 The secretary sent him the NASA report. 367 00:14:07,094 --> 00:14:08,204 We're hoping that moves the needle. 368 00:14:08,228 --> 00:14:09,205 What about Australia? 369 00:14:09,229 --> 00:14:10,206 Declined. 370 00:14:10,230 --> 00:14:12,031 They're chockers, apparently. 371 00:14:13,033 --> 00:14:14,544 That means "full." 372 00:14:14,568 --> 00:14:15,945 Then say "full." Keep pushing. 373 00:14:15,969 --> 00:14:18,014 Meantime, we've got our marching orders... the secretary 374 00:14:18,038 --> 00:14:19,549 wants us to examine the possibility 375 00:14:19,573 --> 00:14:21,951 of a reparations fund for developing countries 376 00:14:21,975 --> 00:14:24,421 suffering the consequences of global warming. 377 00:14:24,445 --> 00:14:25,889 Sounds familiar. 378 00:14:25,913 --> 00:14:28,691 The idea's been floating around policy circles for a while. 379 00:14:28,715 --> 00:14:31,194 Major carbon polluting nations, like us, 380 00:14:31,218 --> 00:14:33,263 provide money to protect 381 00:14:33,287 --> 00:14:35,398 or relocate the more vulnerable populations. 382 00:14:35,422 --> 00:14:37,734 It was debated at the Stockholm Protocol, and no one gave it 383 00:14:37,758 --> 00:14:40,003 the time of day. But that was before Super Typhoon Blessing. 384 00:14:40,027 --> 00:14:41,471 So this could be our moment. 385 00:14:41,495 --> 00:14:43,873 Don't count on it. Trust me, nothing makes rich people 386 00:14:43,897 --> 00:14:46,209 run for the hills faster than the word "reparations." 387 00:14:46,233 --> 00:14:47,544 You know, that's a good point. 388 00:14:47,568 --> 00:14:49,345 Maybe we should call it the Resiliency Fund. 389 00:14:49,369 --> 00:14:50,980 Hides the ball, doesn't lie. 390 00:14:51,004 --> 00:14:52,081 I like it. 391 00:14:52,105 --> 00:14:54,083 Reach out to some think tanks for polling. 392 00:14:54,107 --> 00:14:56,686 I'm gonna touch base with my counterparts 393 00:14:56,710 --> 00:14:59,222 in Japan, India, China, and the E.U. 394 00:14:59,246 --> 00:15:01,591 Well, if you need more motivation, RMSC Tokyo 395 00:15:01,615 --> 00:15:04,561 is reporting a new cyclone in the Western Pacific Basin. 396 00:15:04,585 --> 00:15:06,986 It should be a named storm within the hour. 397 00:15:10,991 --> 00:15:12,291 Henry, Pastor Eli Bragg. 398 00:15:13,460 --> 00:15:15,271 Pastor Bragg, Dr. Henry McCord. 399 00:15:15,295 --> 00:15:17,106 Hello, Pastor. Hi, I'm Henry. 400 00:15:17,130 --> 00:15:18,708 - Hi. Ruby. - My daughter Ruby Bragg. 401 00:15:18,732 --> 00:15:20,610 She's our national co-chair 402 00:15:20,634 --> 00:15:22,879 and spokesperson. We were just talking 403 00:15:22,903 --> 00:15:24,647 about the storm. Tragic swerve. 404 00:15:24,671 --> 00:15:26,916 Certainly took NOAA by surprise. 405 00:15:26,940 --> 00:15:28,117 It's a Providence 406 00:15:28,141 --> 00:15:29,452 for the United States. 407 00:15:29,476 --> 00:15:31,754 - I see His hand in it. - I assume 408 00:15:31,778 --> 00:15:34,424 you're not implying that somehow the people of Nauru 409 00:15:34,448 --> 00:15:36,493 deserve this because they're sinners. 410 00:15:36,517 --> 00:15:38,828 Do you doubt God's role in natural disasters? 411 00:15:38,852 --> 00:15:41,264 No. No, no, I doubt our ability 412 00:15:41,288 --> 00:15:42,265 to read His intent. 413 00:15:42,289 --> 00:15:44,067 Let's pivot to the intent 414 00:15:44,091 --> 00:15:45,535 of this meeting. 415 00:15:45,559 --> 00:15:47,570 I'm sure Henry is very eager 416 00:15:47,594 --> 00:15:48,638 to speak at your conference. 417 00:15:48,662 --> 00:15:50,807 And we are eager to have him. Rube? 418 00:15:50,831 --> 00:15:53,843 Uh, yes. This is essentially an olive branch situation. 419 00:15:53,867 --> 00:15:55,778 Politically, we're at odds, but we'd like 420 00:15:55,802 --> 00:15:58,081 to maintain a respectful dialogue. 421 00:15:58,105 --> 00:16:00,350 Particularly if Elizabeth McCord becomes the next president. 422 00:16:00,374 --> 00:16:02,352 We're exploring our options. 423 00:16:02,376 --> 00:16:04,454 But for this dialogue to work, 424 00:16:04,478 --> 00:16:06,289 we do need to set a few ground rules. 425 00:16:06,313 --> 00:16:07,824 We simply ask that you steer away 426 00:16:07,848 --> 00:16:09,325 from any controversial topics. 427 00:16:09,349 --> 00:16:11,928 We want to build bridges here, not burn them. 428 00:16:11,952 --> 00:16:14,964 I was thinking that I would speak about poverty, 429 00:16:14,988 --> 00:16:16,499 what it meant in the life 430 00:16:16,523 --> 00:16:18,368 of Jesus and how his followers 431 00:16:18,392 --> 00:16:20,770 - are called to address it. - Fine. 432 00:16:20,794 --> 00:16:22,639 Fine by me. 433 00:16:22,663 --> 00:16:24,340 I preach the gospel of charity every Sunday. 434 00:16:24,364 --> 00:16:26,042 Then it's settled. 435 00:16:26,066 --> 00:16:28,244 Please give Conrad my best. 436 00:16:28,268 --> 00:16:29,512 I'm praying for him, 437 00:16:29,536 --> 00:16:30,513 - as always. - Nice to meet you. 438 00:16:30,537 --> 00:16:31,781 Nice to meet you. 439 00:16:31,805 --> 00:16:32,782 Have a blessed day. Take care. 440 00:16:32,806 --> 00:16:33,783 Oh, thank you. 441 00:16:33,807 --> 00:16:35,341 Of course. 442 00:16:39,313 --> 00:16:40,757 That was interesting. 443 00:16:40,781 --> 00:16:42,091 Yeah. 444 00:16:42,115 --> 00:16:44,360 I get where Mike B.'s going with this, 445 00:16:44,384 --> 00:16:47,196 but the CRN's a viper's nest. 446 00:16:47,220 --> 00:16:49,132 You stay frosty or you'll find a pair of fangs 447 00:16:49,156 --> 00:16:51,323 dangling from your neck. 448 00:16:54,061 --> 00:16:56,446 Hi. 449 00:16:56,447 --> 00:16:59,026 So, remember when Ashley Whittaker was secretly dating 450 00:16:59,050 --> 00:17:00,928 Bryce Manley while also dating Zac Efron? 451 00:17:00,952 --> 00:17:03,430 This needs to take a turn towards work very quickly. 452 00:17:03,454 --> 00:17:04,765 - Wait for it. - I was poking around 453 00:17:04,789 --> 00:17:05,766 Bryce's Tumblr. 454 00:17:05,790 --> 00:17:07,634 Turns out he owns a giant property 455 00:17:07,658 --> 00:17:08,635 in Fiji. 456 00:17:08,659 --> 00:17:09,937 Bryce Manley Island. 457 00:17:09,961 --> 00:17:11,572 Well above sea level. Safe for at least 458 00:17:11,596 --> 00:17:13,774 two centuries, even with the latest NASA projections. 459 00:17:13,798 --> 00:17:16,844 - Right. - Plus, if you look past the infinity pools 460 00:17:16,868 --> 00:17:19,980 and tacky statues, it has the infrastructure to support 461 00:17:20,004 --> 00:17:23,283 Nauru's population and-and core domestic industries. 462 00:17:23,307 --> 00:17:25,219 Props for thinking outside of the box, 463 00:17:25,243 --> 00:17:26,687 but we don't have the cash. 464 00:17:26,711 --> 00:17:28,021 Mm, might not need it. 465 00:17:28,045 --> 00:17:32,159 I mean, why has Manley been so MIA since Swashbucklers 5? 466 00:17:32,183 --> 00:17:33,527 Turns out he's in a legal battle 467 00:17:33,551 --> 00:17:36,797 with the IRS over an alleged "tax-related impropriety." 468 00:17:36,821 --> 00:17:39,199 How much impropriety are we talking? 469 00:17:39,223 --> 00:17:40,991 So much. So much impropriety. 470 00:17:41,993 --> 00:17:43,971 Mm, it's worth a shot. 471 00:17:43,995 --> 00:17:45,606 Now all we have to do is convince 472 00:17:45,630 --> 00:17:47,307 a bankrupt celebrity to give us his island, 473 00:17:47,331 --> 00:17:49,877 convince David Akua to abandon his homeland, 474 00:17:49,901 --> 00:17:52,112 and then convince Fiji and the U.N. to recognize 475 00:17:52,136 --> 00:17:55,148 the new island as the sovereign nation of Nauru. 476 00:17:55,172 --> 00:17:57,885 Hmm, that's a lot of convincing, 477 00:17:57,909 --> 00:17:59,152 when you put it that way. 478 00:17:59,176 --> 00:18:00,443 Yeah. 479 00:18:03,461 --> 00:18:06,707 I mean, no wonder this guy's bankrupt. 480 00:18:06,731 --> 00:18:08,041 Yeah, that's just the private island. 481 00:18:08,065 --> 00:18:10,010 Don't forget about the three yachts, 482 00:18:10,034 --> 00:18:11,845 the six castles, the 12-bedroom tree house. 483 00:18:11,869 --> 00:18:12,846 Manley's on his way 484 00:18:12,870 --> 00:18:13,847 with his lawyer now. 485 00:18:13,871 --> 00:18:14,848 I'm having Matt and Daisy run point. 486 00:18:14,872 --> 00:18:16,083 How far do we take it? 487 00:18:16,107 --> 00:18:17,438 Give him a medal if you have to. 488 00:18:17,439 --> 00:18:18,752 This is our best chance 489 00:18:18,776 --> 00:18:21,288 of convincing Akua to evacuate. 490 00:18:21,312 --> 00:18:22,889 Well, I hope he reconsidered. 491 00:18:22,913 --> 00:18:23,890 Yeah. 492 00:18:23,914 --> 00:18:25,092 Ready for SVTC? 493 00:18:25,116 --> 00:18:28,362 Uh... we'll find out. 494 00:18:28,386 --> 00:18:30,530 Jay, get a meeting at the White House. 495 00:18:30,554 --> 00:18:31,932 The sooner we can 496 00:18:31,956 --> 00:18:34,768 pivot to a resiliency fund, the better. 497 00:18:34,792 --> 00:18:35,969 The destruction's horrific. 498 00:18:35,993 --> 00:18:37,838 There are bodies everywhere. 499 00:18:37,862 --> 00:18:38,972 In the rubble, 500 00:18:38,996 --> 00:18:40,140 soaking in the mud. 501 00:18:40,164 --> 00:18:42,075 I am so sorry. 502 00:18:42,099 --> 00:18:43,076 Thank you. 503 00:18:43,100 --> 00:18:44,111 I have to ask, 504 00:18:44,135 --> 00:18:45,579 did you read the report? 505 00:18:45,603 --> 00:18:47,547 From NASA? Yes. 506 00:18:47,571 --> 00:18:50,083 And I can see the erosion with my eyes. 507 00:18:50,107 --> 00:18:51,551 I know the risks are high. 508 00:18:51,575 --> 00:18:53,987 Fatal, if you stay, David. 509 00:18:54,011 --> 00:18:55,989 But the good news is 510 00:18:56,013 --> 00:18:58,825 we may have a lead on finding you a new home. 511 00:18:58,849 --> 00:19:01,595 Are you familiar with Laweron Temple? 512 00:19:01,619 --> 00:19:05,399 Yes, one of the largest megalithic structures 513 00:19:05,423 --> 00:19:06,533 in Micronesia. 514 00:19:06,557 --> 00:19:08,635 And I understand that it survived the storm. 515 00:19:08,659 --> 00:19:10,103 Because it was built to last forever. 516 00:19:10,127 --> 00:19:13,407 With pale, red bricks that catch the morning sun. 517 00:19:13,431 --> 00:19:14,608 It means little to outsiders, 518 00:19:14,632 --> 00:19:17,344 but it's the center of our spiritual lives. 519 00:19:17,368 --> 00:19:18,979 It's home, and... 520 00:19:19,003 --> 00:19:20,380 we cannot leave it behind. 521 00:19:20,404 --> 00:19:21,782 So don't. 522 00:19:21,806 --> 00:19:25,385 The Army Corps of Engineers will move the temple brick by brick. 523 00:19:25,409 --> 00:19:27,621 And build temporary housing while you wait. 524 00:19:27,645 --> 00:19:29,289 I'll talk to my people, 525 00:19:29,313 --> 00:19:30,824 see what I can do. 526 00:19:30,848 --> 00:19:31,958 Thank you, David. 527 00:19:31,982 --> 00:19:33,093 And good luck. 528 00:19:34,718 --> 00:19:36,963 First of all, huge fans. Yeah, I was 529 00:19:36,987 --> 00:19:40,367 a Swashbuckler every Halloween in middle school. 530 00:19:40,391 --> 00:19:43,370 And recently, because that franchise is still fresh. 531 00:19:43,394 --> 00:19:45,372 I've read your proposal. 532 00:19:45,396 --> 00:19:46,940 Can't say the same for my client. 533 00:19:46,964 --> 00:19:49,509 Well, the deal is simple. You donate 534 00:19:49,533 --> 00:19:52,345 your island to Nauru, and we lean on the IRS to forgive 535 00:19:52,369 --> 00:19:55,348 - your debts. - So, uh, Ashley says hi. 536 00:19:55,372 --> 00:19:57,184 Your girlfriend. That's great. Hi. 537 00:19:57,208 --> 00:19:59,119 But I have to say no. 538 00:19:59,143 --> 00:20:00,654 My client is attached 539 00:20:00,678 --> 00:20:01,655 to his asset. 540 00:20:01,679 --> 00:20:02,856 It's hallowed ground. 541 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:04,257 The site of our betrothal. 542 00:20:04,281 --> 00:20:05,926 The locus of our wedding. 543 00:20:05,950 --> 00:20:07,561 You and Ashley? 544 00:20:07,585 --> 00:20:08,695 Congratulations. 545 00:20:08,719 --> 00:20:10,163 Yeah, but why not just throw your wedding 546 00:20:10,187 --> 00:20:11,398 on one of your yachts? 547 00:20:11,422 --> 00:20:13,200 Or a castle? Or the tree house? 548 00:20:13,224 --> 00:20:14,167 Ooh, the tree house. 549 00:20:14,191 --> 00:20:15,702 Because the alternative is prison. 550 00:20:15,726 --> 00:20:17,304 Prison? 551 00:20:17,328 --> 00:20:20,073 What, wha-what do you mean, prison? 552 00:20:20,097 --> 00:20:21,475 - Jail. - You're heavily 553 00:20:21,499 --> 00:20:22,809 overextended, Bryce. 554 00:20:22,833 --> 00:20:25,212 You, you told me islands were a good investment. 555 00:20:25,236 --> 00:20:27,881 - I did not tell you islands were a good investment. - Yes, you did. 556 00:20:27,905 --> 00:20:29,349 - Or blimps. - Blimps? 557 00:20:29,373 --> 00:20:31,284 - Blimps are the future. - Blimps are not the future, Bryce. 558 00:20:31,308 --> 00:20:32,953 - Hello, we talked about this. Just... - I know. 559 00:20:32,977 --> 00:20:34,354 - How many times do we have to talk about this? - Islands, blimps. 560 00:20:34,378 --> 00:20:36,556 I am... I'm sensing some conflict here. 561 00:20:36,580 --> 00:20:39,115 So, how can we make this work? 562 00:20:42,052 --> 00:20:43,530 The Nobel Peace Prize? 563 00:20:43,554 --> 00:20:44,764 - Just the nomination. - Really? 564 00:20:44,788 --> 00:20:47,400 It'll die in committee, but I'm afraid Bryce insisted. 565 00:20:47,424 --> 00:20:49,603 And then we get his island? 566 00:20:49,627 --> 00:20:51,204 Pending approval by the IRS. 567 00:20:51,228 --> 00:20:54,407 But all signs point to yes. 568 00:20:54,431 --> 00:20:57,410 Next time I say give a guy a medal, don't. 569 00:20:57,434 --> 00:20:59,179 An appropriations bill 570 00:20:59,203 --> 00:21:03,750 to pay for other countries to deal with climate change? 571 00:21:03,774 --> 00:21:07,120 Yeah, just one question on that: a-are you nuts? 572 00:21:07,144 --> 00:21:08,655 This is our only way 573 00:21:08,679 --> 00:21:11,658 to get our Resiliency Fund off the ground. 574 00:21:11,682 --> 00:21:13,860 India, China, the E.U. 575 00:21:13,884 --> 00:21:15,929 are already willing to come on board. 576 00:21:15,953 --> 00:21:17,764 But only if we make the first move. 577 00:21:17,788 --> 00:21:19,366 - Yes. - It's a gesture of good faith. 578 00:21:19,390 --> 00:21:21,735 Made necessary by decades as the world's top carbon polluter. 579 00:21:21,759 --> 00:21:22,969 Well, haven't we done enough? 580 00:21:22,993 --> 00:21:25,438 We already signed the Stockholm Protocols. 581 00:21:25,462 --> 00:21:28,108 No. Those were benchmarks for future emissions. 582 00:21:28,132 --> 00:21:31,711 But many people, including the Nauruans, are suffering now. 583 00:21:31,735 --> 00:21:34,648 Sir, Congress will laugh us out of committee. 584 00:21:34,672 --> 00:21:37,417 56% of Americans support the Resiliency Fund. 585 00:21:37,441 --> 00:21:40,287 - That's a clear majority. - And since when is a majority enough? 586 00:21:40,311 --> 00:21:42,656 Half of Congress serves in gerrymandered districts, 587 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,224 beholden to their base. 588 00:21:44,248 --> 00:21:46,092 Guys like Owen Callister won't even debate climate change. 589 00:21:46,116 --> 00:21:47,460 Some others might admit it's happening. 590 00:21:47,484 --> 00:21:48,962 But take action? 591 00:21:48,986 --> 00:21:51,064 You... You got another thing coming. 592 00:21:51,088 --> 00:21:52,332 So it's pointless to even try? 593 00:21:52,356 --> 00:21:54,834 Oh, hello, you must be new here. 594 00:21:54,858 --> 00:21:56,236 Did you talk to Glenn? 595 00:21:56,260 --> 00:21:59,005 Yeah. NASA's projections are staggering. 596 00:21:59,029 --> 00:22:00,540 This is happening. 597 00:22:00,564 --> 00:22:03,209 Extreme weather will destabilize countries all across the globe. 598 00:22:03,233 --> 00:22:04,844 Triggering waves of refugees 599 00:22:04,868 --> 00:22:06,513 and accelerating the rise of ethnic nationalism. 600 00:22:06,537 --> 00:22:08,815 Sir, there's already 601 00:22:08,839 --> 00:22:12,018 another typhoon forming in the Pacific. 602 00:22:12,042 --> 00:22:13,987 It's worth the fight. 603 00:22:14,011 --> 00:22:15,422 Not when we lose. 604 00:22:15,446 --> 00:22:18,091 If Congress rejects this Resiliency Fund, 605 00:22:18,115 --> 00:22:20,927 it could hamstring our environmental agenda for years. 606 00:22:20,951 --> 00:22:22,495 I'm sorry, Bess. 607 00:22:22,519 --> 00:22:25,088 I can't let it happen. 608 00:22:28,726 --> 00:22:30,704 We're on our way to CRN right now. 609 00:22:30,728 --> 00:22:34,808 Just, uh, I'll check in with the Swedes tomorrow. 610 00:22:34,832 --> 00:22:37,777 Okay. Great. Thanks. 611 00:22:37,801 --> 00:22:40,246 That was Jay. 612 00:22:40,270 --> 00:22:42,682 The IRS chief counsel signed off 613 00:22:42,706 --> 00:22:45,385 on the Bryce Manley deal. 614 00:22:45,409 --> 00:22:47,587 And Nauru's on board? 615 00:22:47,611 --> 00:22:49,222 Providing we move their temple. Yeah. 616 00:22:49,246 --> 00:22:51,291 Well, that's great news. 617 00:22:51,315 --> 00:22:53,560 Is it? 618 00:22:53,584 --> 00:22:56,329 Eccentric, broke movie star 619 00:22:56,353 --> 00:22:58,531 with Nobel fetish 620 00:22:58,555 --> 00:23:00,867 donates his private island? 621 00:23:00,891 --> 00:23:03,136 Probably not many times we can go back to that well. 622 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:06,172 Which is why I thought the Resiliency Fund 623 00:23:06,196 --> 00:23:07,707 was a no-brainer. 624 00:23:07,731 --> 00:23:09,876 The crazy thing is, 625 00:23:09,900 --> 00:23:12,145 they can't even debate 626 00:23:12,169 --> 00:23:14,080 the perils of climate change in Congress, 627 00:23:14,104 --> 00:23:18,418 because a cabal of special interests won't let them. 628 00:23:18,442 --> 00:23:20,610 Guys like Eli Bragg. 629 00:23:22,179 --> 00:23:23,990 Oh, come on. 630 00:23:24,014 --> 00:23:26,660 You know the CRN is all in on climate change denial. 631 00:23:26,684 --> 00:23:28,461 Do you want to turn around? 632 00:23:28,485 --> 00:23:31,798 Well, I want to hold their feet to the fire. 633 00:23:31,822 --> 00:23:33,266 Babe, I'll go there. 634 00:23:33,290 --> 00:23:36,302 As long as we're willing to accept the consequences. 635 00:23:36,326 --> 00:23:38,338 You bet. 636 00:23:38,362 --> 00:23:40,774 Look, I'm-I'm all for shared values. 637 00:23:40,798 --> 00:23:43,076 But the planet is dying. 638 00:23:43,100 --> 00:23:45,378 We have to, at least, be able to talk about it. 639 00:23:45,402 --> 00:23:46,846 Sold. 640 00:23:46,870 --> 00:23:49,005 All right, how much time do we have? 641 00:23:52,476 --> 00:23:55,522 Genesis 2:15 uses two Hebrew words 642 00:23:55,546 --> 00:23:57,123 to describe God's purpose 643 00:23:57,147 --> 00:23:58,925 in placing man in the Garden of Eden: 644 00:23:58,949 --> 00:24:01,561 "Avad" and "Shamar." 645 00:24:01,585 --> 00:24:03,596 Meaning "serve" and "protect." 646 00:24:03,620 --> 00:24:06,666 It's the core of our purpose here on Earth, 647 00:24:06,690 --> 00:24:09,502 and our instruction for worshipping God. 648 00:24:09,526 --> 00:24:12,238 But it's hard to claim you love the Creator, 649 00:24:12,262 --> 00:24:15,008 if you're ignoring the profound harm 650 00:24:15,032 --> 00:24:17,844 being done to His masterpiece. 651 00:24:17,868 --> 00:24:21,781 The longer we neglect our duty to God, 652 00:24:21,805 --> 00:24:24,050 the farther we stray from His purpose, 653 00:24:24,074 --> 00:24:26,853 and the closer we are to succumbing 654 00:24:26,877 --> 00:24:30,290 to an existential threat to humanity: 655 00:24:30,314 --> 00:24:32,358 climate change. 656 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:38,662 I know that wasn't the speech you imagined. 657 00:24:38,663 --> 00:24:42,302 The whole point of the invitation was unity. 658 00:24:42,326 --> 00:24:44,304 We face a common threat. 659 00:24:44,328 --> 00:24:47,273 Solidarity is our only option. 660 00:24:47,297 --> 00:24:50,043 Your husband quoted Genesis, but the moral of that book 661 00:24:50,067 --> 00:24:52,479 is that humans are fallible. 662 00:24:52,503 --> 00:24:56,750 Most doctors used to think that leeches cured pneumonia. 663 00:24:56,774 --> 00:24:59,819 You really want to put your chips on that square? 664 00:24:59,843 --> 00:25:03,823 Your megachurch is in a flood zone near Greensboro. 665 00:25:03,847 --> 00:25:06,259 Millions of your followers 666 00:25:06,283 --> 00:25:08,561 are within reach of Atlantic hurricanes. 667 00:25:08,585 --> 00:25:11,197 We can help protect 'em, 668 00:25:11,221 --> 00:25:13,900 but we need to act now. 669 00:25:13,924 --> 00:25:15,668 Ma'am, I'll level with you. 670 00:25:15,692 --> 00:25:18,304 In my opinion, this whole climate thing 671 00:25:18,328 --> 00:25:20,540 is just a Trojan horse to grow the power 672 00:25:20,564 --> 00:25:24,444 of the federal government and undermine our liberty. 673 00:25:24,468 --> 00:25:27,580 Not the government I work for. 674 00:25:27,604 --> 00:25:29,572 Or one I want to lead. 675 00:25:32,442 --> 00:25:34,220 Come along, there are some folks I want you to meet. 676 00:25:34,244 --> 00:25:35,611 Okay. 677 00:25:42,152 --> 00:25:43,329 Hey, Ruby. 678 00:25:43,353 --> 00:25:44,587 Dr. McCord. 679 00:25:46,223 --> 00:25:50,403 I, uh, I liked what you said about God's masterpiece. 680 00:25:50,427 --> 00:25:52,539 I did a semester abroad in New Zealand. 681 00:25:52,563 --> 00:25:54,407 And hiking above the Milford Sound, 682 00:25:54,431 --> 00:25:55,842 looking down at the fjord, 683 00:25:55,866 --> 00:25:57,377 I've never felt closer to God. 684 00:25:57,401 --> 00:25:59,779 I felt the same way when I was a pilot, 685 00:25:59,803 --> 00:26:02,148 - seeing the curvature of the Earth. - Hmm. 686 00:26:02,172 --> 00:26:05,051 Too bad the Earth's flat. 687 00:26:05,075 --> 00:26:09,289 Unfortunately, my father isn't really one for hikes. 688 00:26:09,313 --> 00:26:10,456 Or empirical date. 689 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:12,759 I'm guessing you are. 690 00:26:12,783 --> 00:26:14,561 It's a generational thing. 691 00:26:14,585 --> 00:26:16,062 Kind of hard to deny science 692 00:26:16,086 --> 00:26:17,430 when you can reach into your pocket 693 00:26:17,454 --> 00:26:19,255 and FaceTime your friend from Kenya. 694 00:26:21,491 --> 00:26:23,403 You think I'm a hypocrite 695 00:26:23,427 --> 00:26:26,696 because I accept global warming and I work for CRN. 696 00:26:29,199 --> 00:26:31,778 Have you seen any of the footage from Nauru? 697 00:26:31,802 --> 00:26:33,713 I'm not caught up on it yet. 698 00:26:33,737 --> 00:26:38,184 There's an interesting young man down there, uh, David Akua. 699 00:26:38,208 --> 00:26:39,986 - You heard of him? - No. 700 00:26:40,010 --> 00:26:41,487 You should Google him. 701 00:26:41,511 --> 00:26:44,490 I will. 702 00:26:44,514 --> 00:26:46,315 Goodbye, Dr. McCord. 703 00:26:50,687 --> 00:26:53,327 You sure I can't get you something to drink? 704 00:26:53,328 --> 00:26:55,668 No, I won't be here long. 705 00:26:55,692 --> 00:26:58,271 You've been saying that for the last 20 minutes. 706 00:26:58,295 --> 00:27:01,307 Because they keep not getting here. 707 00:27:01,331 --> 00:27:03,690 - Hello. - Not a moment too soon. 708 00:27:03,691 --> 00:27:06,312 I wet/dry vac'ed the carpet, I ran the dishwasher. 709 00:27:06,336 --> 00:27:08,781 I applied for some apartments... I'm off to bed. 710 00:27:08,805 --> 00:27:09,916 - Thank you. - Mike. 711 00:27:09,940 --> 00:27:11,150 You just can't play ball, can you? 712 00:27:11,174 --> 00:27:13,353 It was my speech, Mike. 713 00:27:13,377 --> 00:27:16,089 Cut the crap, Professor. We both know you're in this together. 714 00:27:16,113 --> 00:27:17,824 So what if we are? 715 00:27:17,848 --> 00:27:19,692 We started a dialogue. 716 00:27:19,716 --> 00:27:22,061 Yeah? Well the pastor ended it. 717 00:27:22,085 --> 00:27:24,397 CRN just announced a $10 million donation 718 00:27:24,421 --> 00:27:26,499 to Owen Callister, so congratulations. 719 00:27:26,523 --> 00:27:29,535 You just lost Iowa... and me. I quit. 720 00:27:29,559 --> 00:27:32,005 Are you kidding? 721 00:27:32,029 --> 00:27:34,073 No, kidding was what I was doing to myself 722 00:27:34,097 --> 00:27:36,009 by thinking you could actually make this work. 723 00:27:36,033 --> 00:27:38,745 By crawling through the muck, 724 00:27:38,769 --> 00:27:40,914 toiling thanklessly for a pompous blue blood 725 00:27:40,938 --> 00:27:42,715 who'd rather be self-righteous than president. 726 00:27:42,739 --> 00:27:44,350 - Excuse me? - Hey, let's just take a breath here. 727 00:27:44,374 --> 00:27:47,620 I spent months getting you this opportunity. 728 00:27:47,644 --> 00:27:50,223 And you-you flush it because you're feeling mopey 729 00:27:50,247 --> 00:27:52,091 about your Resiliency Fund, whatever the hell that is. 730 00:27:52,115 --> 00:27:53,359 Mike, it's time for you to leave. 731 00:27:53,383 --> 00:27:55,161 - I'm on my way. - Mike. 732 00:27:55,185 --> 00:27:57,897 Hey. I am not your puppet. 733 00:27:57,921 --> 00:28:01,067 If I see a chance 734 00:28:01,091 --> 00:28:02,936 to shift the paradigm, I'm gonna take it. 735 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:05,895 Why can't you just trust me? 736 00:28:06,897 --> 00:28:09,175 Because I'm not a politician. 737 00:28:09,199 --> 00:28:12,068 And that's exactly why you're gonna lose. 738 00:28:18,358 --> 00:28:21,653 Okay. Well, tell USAID to pre-stage supplies 739 00:28:21,654 --> 00:28:24,800 and have PACOM standing by. Yeah. 740 00:28:24,824 --> 00:28:27,903 Keep me posted. Thanks. 741 00:28:27,927 --> 00:28:29,938 That was Blake. 742 00:28:29,962 --> 00:28:33,509 Tropical Storm Phoebe is now a typhoon. 743 00:28:36,802 --> 00:28:40,415 So, Netflix and chill? 744 00:28:40,439 --> 00:28:43,952 Is there a category for "self-righteous blue bloods"? 745 00:28:43,976 --> 00:28:46,488 Mike went too far. 746 00:28:46,512 --> 00:28:48,924 I... thought maybe you were gonna punch him. 747 00:28:48,948 --> 00:28:50,782 Me, too. 748 00:28:52,785 --> 00:28:54,552 What if he's right about me? 749 00:28:55,655 --> 00:28:58,000 You know, one of the reasons I've relied 750 00:28:58,024 --> 00:29:00,369 on Mike for all these years is because 751 00:29:00,393 --> 00:29:03,639 his assessment of people is always dead-on. 752 00:29:03,663 --> 00:29:08,366 So, for him to say that about me is... 753 00:29:12,038 --> 00:29:14,550 This is the part where you... you say, 754 00:29:14,574 --> 00:29:18,220 "No, he's mistaken and insane." 755 00:29:18,244 --> 00:29:19,788 He's not mistaken. 756 00:29:19,812 --> 00:29:21,623 - Uh, thanks, pal. - Or insane. 757 00:29:21,647 --> 00:29:23,358 I mean, tonight, maybe a little. 758 00:29:23,382 --> 00:29:27,629 But... you are stubborn and high-minded 759 00:29:27,653 --> 00:29:29,765 and, ironically, for a former spy, 760 00:29:29,789 --> 00:29:31,867 completely allergic to duplicity. 761 00:29:31,891 --> 00:29:34,836 So are-are you finished? 762 00:29:34,860 --> 00:29:36,572 There's a but. 763 00:29:36,596 --> 00:29:38,307 He-He's overreacting. 764 00:29:38,331 --> 00:29:42,911 First of all, the evangelical community is not a monolith. 765 00:29:42,935 --> 00:29:45,147 So Pastor Bragg gave money to Callister. 766 00:29:45,171 --> 00:29:47,749 He represents a narrow band of believers, 767 00:29:47,773 --> 00:29:50,352 and within that, there's dissent. 768 00:29:50,376 --> 00:29:53,555 I actually had a productive conversation with his daughter. 769 00:29:53,579 --> 00:29:55,891 - The spokeswoman? - Yeah, Ruby, yeah. 770 00:29:55,915 --> 00:29:58,360 Also, Mike B. talks about your campaign 771 00:29:58,384 --> 00:30:00,896 - like the election is tomorrow. - I know. 772 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:02,598 Right? I haven't even declared. 773 00:30:02,622 --> 00:30:05,267 It's a long game. 774 00:30:05,291 --> 00:30:08,070 So y-you're saying there's hope, 775 00:30:08,094 --> 00:30:10,505 maybe I didn't just ruin everything? 776 00:30:10,529 --> 00:30:13,508 I'm saying that if you're involved, there's always hope. 777 00:30:13,532 --> 00:30:15,477 Oh, my God. 778 00:30:15,501 --> 00:30:17,302 I love you so much. 779 00:30:19,372 --> 00:30:21,773 Got any chocolate? 780 00:30:25,778 --> 00:30:27,889 I wasn't expecting to hear from you, 781 00:30:27,913 --> 00:30:30,092 not after we backed Callister. 782 00:30:30,116 --> 00:30:31,927 I don't care about the money. 783 00:30:31,951 --> 00:30:33,729 Neither does my wife. 784 00:30:33,753 --> 00:30:36,431 Then why are we here? 785 00:30:36,455 --> 00:30:38,033 I looked you up. 786 00:30:38,057 --> 00:30:39,601 You used to be an activist. 787 00:30:39,625 --> 00:30:43,695 Coal ash is a major problem in our communities. 788 00:30:44,930 --> 00:30:47,275 And you spoke out. 789 00:30:47,299 --> 00:30:50,646 My father raised me to believe that my voice matters. 790 00:30:50,670 --> 00:30:52,014 He was right. 791 00:30:52,038 --> 00:30:55,917 Christ is good news for the poor and vulnerable. 792 00:30:55,941 --> 00:30:58,687 We're compelled to care for our neighbors. 793 00:30:58,711 --> 00:31:01,923 Charity is a cornerstone of our ministry. 794 00:31:01,947 --> 00:31:05,360 We do good work without addressing climate change. 795 00:31:05,384 --> 00:31:09,564 And if you don't, then none of that matters. 796 00:31:09,588 --> 00:31:12,834 God's creation will be uninhabitable. 797 00:31:12,858 --> 00:31:14,803 I, um... 798 00:31:14,827 --> 00:31:19,274 I looked up that guy in Nauru, David Akua. 799 00:31:19,298 --> 00:31:21,977 I can't imagine what he's going through. 800 00:31:22,001 --> 00:31:24,179 So use your voice. Speak out. 801 00:31:24,203 --> 00:31:27,249 Yeah, that's... that's easy for you to say. 802 00:31:27,273 --> 00:31:30,452 I could trash my career, blow up my family. 803 00:31:30,476 --> 00:31:32,054 I know it's a leap, 804 00:31:32,078 --> 00:31:34,656 but you're more powerful than you give yourself credit for. 805 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:36,591 If you believe that what we do 806 00:31:36,615 --> 00:31:38,093 in this life determines the next, 807 00:31:38,117 --> 00:31:40,718 there isn't any choice at all. 808 00:31:43,322 --> 00:31:45,367 What did you have in mind? 809 00:31:45,391 --> 00:31:47,402 A simple resolution? 810 00:31:47,426 --> 00:31:50,372 Yeah. The Resiliency Fund was too big of a swing. 811 00:31:50,396 --> 00:31:52,808 - I get that now. - What would this resolution say exactly? 812 00:31:52,832 --> 00:31:54,076 The truth. 813 00:31:54,100 --> 00:31:55,911 That carbon pollution causes climate change. 814 00:31:55,935 --> 00:31:57,279 Too bad the truth 815 00:31:57,303 --> 00:31:58,613 doesn't whip votes. 816 00:31:58,637 --> 00:32:00,849 But Ruby Bragg does. 817 00:32:00,873 --> 00:32:02,784 What if I told you she was backing this? 818 00:32:02,808 --> 00:32:05,954 She'll go against her father? In public? 819 00:32:05,978 --> 00:32:07,522 If she can divide CRN's lobbying power, 820 00:32:07,546 --> 00:32:09,057 it may put us over the top. 821 00:32:09,081 --> 00:32:10,459 Then feel free. 822 00:32:10,483 --> 00:32:13,528 But are you sure you want to go all in on a resolution? 823 00:32:13,552 --> 00:32:15,864 - It's symbolic at best. - Absolutely. 824 00:32:15,888 --> 00:32:18,133 And unfortunately, it isn't just symbolic. 825 00:32:18,157 --> 00:32:19,735 As crazy 826 00:32:19,759 --> 00:32:22,571 as this sounds, we have to define truth 827 00:32:22,595 --> 00:32:26,541 and agree on a shared reality 828 00:32:26,565 --> 00:32:28,543 before any real work can even begin. 829 00:32:30,202 --> 00:32:32,414 Excuse me, sir. Madam Secretary, 830 00:32:32,438 --> 00:32:34,049 you have an urgent call from Blake Moran. 831 00:32:34,073 --> 00:32:36,040 It's about Typhoon Phoebe. 832 00:32:38,043 --> 00:32:40,989 Please tell me that it's shifted. 833 00:32:41,013 --> 00:32:43,225 Uh, the American and European models both 834 00:32:43,249 --> 00:32:45,961 have Phoebe making landfall in Nauru in less than four hours. 835 00:32:45,985 --> 00:32:48,930 She's already a category four. 836 00:32:48,954 --> 00:32:51,533 Give me David Akua on SVTC 837 00:32:51,557 --> 00:32:53,068 right away, please. 838 00:32:53,092 --> 00:32:54,603 Yes, ma'am. 839 00:32:54,627 --> 00:32:56,138 The USS Comfort 840 00:32:56,162 --> 00:32:58,106 and the amphibious transport ship San Antonio 841 00:32:58,130 --> 00:32:59,541 are anchored off Yangor. 842 00:32:59,565 --> 00:33:02,911 They can embark every single Nauruan in less than an hour. 843 00:33:02,935 --> 00:33:04,846 What about our temple? 844 00:33:04,870 --> 00:33:07,105 I'm sorry, we're out of time. 845 00:33:08,541 --> 00:33:10,085 Look outside, David. 846 00:33:10,109 --> 00:33:12,187 The storm surge is rising. 847 00:33:12,211 --> 00:33:14,322 I promised them. I mean, what-what do I do? 848 00:33:14,346 --> 00:33:16,124 Declare martial law. 849 00:33:16,148 --> 00:33:18,126 Order everyone to staging points 850 00:33:18,150 --> 00:33:20,562 and follow the instructions of Pacific Command. 851 00:33:20,586 --> 00:33:22,564 I-I don't know what to say. 852 00:33:22,588 --> 00:33:24,566 The truth, David. 853 00:33:24,590 --> 00:33:25,801 Even when it hurts. 854 00:33:25,825 --> 00:33:27,602 Even when people don't want to hear. 855 00:33:27,626 --> 00:33:29,304 It's not that simple! 856 00:33:29,328 --> 00:33:31,773 You don't know what it means to them, to me. 857 00:33:31,797 --> 00:33:34,009 I... There might be a chance if we can... 858 00:33:34,033 --> 00:33:35,811 David? 859 00:33:35,835 --> 00:33:36,878 David? 860 00:33:44,428 --> 00:33:46,611 Why haven't we heard anything? 861 00:33:46,612 --> 00:33:48,508 Well, the outer storm bands knocked out 862 00:33:48,532 --> 00:33:50,043 our satellite relay in Guam. 863 00:33:50,067 --> 00:33:51,812 Comms are slower than usual. 864 00:33:54,505 --> 00:33:55,916 Jay Whitman. 865 00:33:55,940 --> 00:33:57,640 It's PACOM. 866 00:33:58,642 --> 00:34:00,187 Evacuation's complete. 867 00:34:00,211 --> 00:34:02,245 Come on. How many? 868 00:34:04,348 --> 00:34:06,326 A few dozen refused to leave the temple, 869 00:34:06,350 --> 00:34:08,328 but everyone else made it off before landfall. 870 00:34:08,352 --> 00:34:09,696 What about David? 871 00:34:09,720 --> 00:34:11,097 What about David Akua? 872 00:34:11,121 --> 00:34:12,599 Is he on the manifest? 873 00:34:12,623 --> 00:34:14,568 On the USS Comfort. 874 00:34:14,592 --> 00:34:16,470 His mom, too. 875 00:34:16,494 --> 00:34:18,271 Thanks, Admiral. 876 00:34:18,295 --> 00:34:20,941 Now the real work begins. 877 00:34:20,965 --> 00:34:22,944 Uh, Ambassador Harriman said the U.N. is ready 878 00:34:22,945 --> 00:34:25,392 to take up the vote on the sovereignty transfer tomorrow. 879 00:34:25,393 --> 00:34:27,704 We'll make sure to keep up the pressure in the media. 880 00:34:27,705 --> 00:34:28,882 What about the storm? 881 00:34:28,906 --> 00:34:30,384 Tracking east. Possible threat 882 00:34:30,408 --> 00:34:32,175 to Samoa, but we'll stay on top of it. 883 00:34:34,325 --> 00:34:36,470 All right. Thanks, guys. 884 00:34:36,494 --> 00:34:38,772 Ma'am. 885 00:34:38,796 --> 00:34:41,708 Nina, did Mike B. return my call? 886 00:34:41,732 --> 00:34:42,832 No, ma'am. 887 00:34:45,670 --> 00:34:47,648 Get my motorcade, will you? 888 00:34:47,672 --> 00:34:49,483 Right away. 889 00:34:49,507 --> 00:34:51,385 Have you looked at the MRI? 890 00:34:51,409 --> 00:34:53,253 What do you mean you haven't seen it? 891 00:34:53,277 --> 00:34:55,589 I sent it via Dropbox over an hour ago. 892 00:34:55,613 --> 00:34:57,457 No, I'm not yelling 893 00:34:57,481 --> 00:34:59,159 at you, Fräulein. 894 00:34:59,183 --> 00:35:02,663 - Bitte. I am... - Yes, I know there's a wait list. 895 00:35:02,687 --> 00:35:03,830 Bitte. Bitte. 896 00:35:03,854 --> 00:35:05,832 I will, I will resend. 897 00:35:05,856 --> 00:35:07,834 Spezialität Hundeklinik in Hamburg. 898 00:35:07,858 --> 00:35:09,202 They have a drug trial 899 00:35:09,226 --> 00:35:11,204 that has shown promise in transgenic mice. 900 00:35:11,228 --> 00:35:13,106 But, yeah, I know what you're thinking. 901 00:35:13,130 --> 00:35:15,309 Experimental drug therapies in-in Germany... 902 00:35:15,333 --> 00:35:16,743 iffy track record, right? 903 00:35:16,767 --> 00:35:18,835 But desperate times, huh? 904 00:35:20,438 --> 00:35:22,449 This is about Gordon, huh? 905 00:35:22,473 --> 00:35:24,351 He has a sarcoma. 906 00:35:24,375 --> 00:35:26,353 It started in his liver, and now, well, 907 00:35:26,377 --> 00:35:28,288 it's apparently everywhere. 908 00:35:28,312 --> 00:35:31,325 Chemo is not an option, it's too late for surgery, and 909 00:35:31,349 --> 00:35:33,460 I swear I saved this to the desktop. 910 00:35:33,484 --> 00:35:35,963 Sweetheart, 911 00:35:35,987 --> 00:35:37,297 bless your heart. 912 00:35:37,321 --> 00:35:39,099 I waited too long. I should have 913 00:35:39,123 --> 00:35:41,201 brought him in weeks ago. Instead, I blamed the cat. 914 00:35:41,225 --> 00:35:43,236 Mike, you didn't know. 915 00:35:43,260 --> 00:35:45,138 He's old. 916 00:35:45,162 --> 00:35:46,773 Did you get a second opinion? 917 00:35:46,797 --> 00:35:48,709 I got five. 918 00:35:48,733 --> 00:35:50,243 And now they're recommending palliative care, 919 00:35:50,267 --> 00:35:52,179 which is vet-speak for "quitting," which I won't do. 920 00:35:52,203 --> 00:35:53,480 We're gonna save you, buddy. 921 00:35:53,504 --> 00:35:55,849 You can help me clear him through E.U. Customs, right? 922 00:35:55,873 --> 00:35:57,725 I saved it right here on the desktop, I swear to God. 923 00:35:57,749 --> 00:36:00,572 Mike. Stop. 924 00:36:01,245 --> 00:36:03,646 Just stop, okay? 925 00:36:16,527 --> 00:36:18,705 You know how Truman said 926 00:36:18,729 --> 00:36:21,842 if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog? 927 00:36:21,866 --> 00:36:24,544 I did. 928 00:36:24,568 --> 00:36:26,636 God, now what? 929 00:36:37,782 --> 00:36:39,760 I'm your friend, Mike. 930 00:36:39,784 --> 00:36:41,618 I'll always be here. 931 00:36:45,689 --> 00:36:48,935 I remember when Gordon came to UVA as a puppy. 932 00:36:50,761 --> 00:36:52,339 He peed in the faculty lounge. 933 00:36:53,731 --> 00:36:55,042 He peed in my office. 934 00:36:56,734 --> 00:36:58,879 - In my shoes. - He, he always 935 00:36:58,903 --> 00:37:01,014 looked right at you when he did it, too. 936 00:37:01,038 --> 00:37:03,773 Oh, those were the days. 937 00:37:05,042 --> 00:37:07,287 Eight hours to Germany. What am I thinking? 938 00:37:09,313 --> 00:37:11,648 That it's really hard to say goodbye. 939 00:37:17,088 --> 00:37:19,066 Thank you. 940 00:37:20,791 --> 00:37:22,469 And I'm sorry about yesterday. 941 00:37:22,493 --> 00:37:24,438 - Don't worry about it. - Ah. 942 00:37:24,462 --> 00:37:27,174 Oh, in your stupid climate resolution, 943 00:37:27,198 --> 00:37:28,909 you really should add a... 944 00:37:28,933 --> 00:37:31,378 an expression of sympathy for the people of Nauru. 945 00:37:31,402 --> 00:37:33,480 No one wants to look like a heartless jerk 946 00:37:33,504 --> 00:37:34,915 for a symbolic vote. 947 00:37:36,807 --> 00:37:38,218 I thought you quit. 948 00:37:38,242 --> 00:37:40,220 What did I just say about quitting? 949 00:37:43,447 --> 00:37:45,097 The Dalton administration 950 00:37:45,121 --> 00:37:46,660 has just put forward a resolution 951 00:37:46,684 --> 00:37:49,162 that takes responsibility for global warming. 952 00:37:49,186 --> 00:37:52,632 Now, your father called it "toxic propaganda." 953 00:37:52,656 --> 00:37:55,802 With respect, I disagree. 954 00:37:55,826 --> 00:37:59,039 I love my dad, but he's so afraid of government regulation 955 00:37:59,063 --> 00:38:02,476 that he's willing to ignore 99.9% of scientists. 956 00:38:02,500 --> 00:38:04,744 You know what's scarier than big government? 957 00:38:04,768 --> 00:38:06,012 Massive typhoons 958 00:38:06,036 --> 00:38:07,180 in the Pacific. 959 00:38:07,204 --> 00:38:09,182 Drought and wildfire in the American West. 960 00:38:09,206 --> 00:38:10,884 Starvation and disease. 961 00:38:10,908 --> 00:38:12,185 But those things, when they happen, 962 00:38:12,209 --> 00:38:13,820 aren't they the will of God? 963 00:38:15,112 --> 00:38:17,691 The Lord calls us to be stewards of this Earth. 964 00:38:17,715 --> 00:38:21,094 Now, if He really wants these things to happen, 965 00:38:21,118 --> 00:38:23,263 why would He give us the power to change it? 966 00:38:23,287 --> 00:38:24,931 I disagree with the Dalton administration 967 00:38:24,955 --> 00:38:26,366 on more issues than I could name, 968 00:38:26,390 --> 00:38:30,103 but I represent a generation of young evangelicals 969 00:38:30,127 --> 00:38:31,605 who care about climate change, 970 00:38:31,629 --> 00:38:34,307 and we won't stay silent any longer. 971 00:38:34,331 --> 00:38:35,509 - Wow. - So, to be clear, 972 00:38:35,533 --> 00:38:36,943 you pers... 973 00:38:36,967 --> 00:38:38,945 She's good. 974 00:38:38,969 --> 00:38:41,271 Her old man better watch his back. 975 00:38:42,606 --> 00:38:46,186 Or you could just be moved by her sincerity, you know. 976 00:38:47,645 --> 00:38:50,323 Sorry, sir. Um, Dad, you wanted to know. 977 00:38:50,347 --> 00:38:51,992 The vote on that resolution is starting. 978 00:38:52,016 --> 00:38:54,027 Ruby Bragg's 979 00:38:54,051 --> 00:38:56,029 TV interview is trending on Twitter. 980 00:38:56,053 --> 00:38:58,532 And my sources on the Hill say the phones are lighting up. 981 00:38:58,556 --> 00:39:00,133 PR-wise, it's an earthquake. 982 00:39:00,157 --> 00:39:02,435 Maybe let's avoid natural disaster metaphors for a while. 983 00:39:03,694 --> 00:39:07,040 Final tally on S-Res 607. 984 00:39:07,064 --> 00:39:09,876 "A resolution in support of the people of Nauru 985 00:39:09,900 --> 00:39:11,711 "in their difficult time, 986 00:39:11,735 --> 00:39:14,414 "and in recognition of the role carbon emissions 987 00:39:14,438 --> 00:39:16,816 "by industrialized nations played 988 00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:20,053 as a contributing factor to the disaster." 989 00:39:20,077 --> 00:39:23,356 51 in favor, 47 against, 990 00:39:23,380 --> 00:39:25,325 two abstaining. 991 00:39:25,349 --> 00:39:26,493 Resolution passes. 992 00:39:28,419 --> 00:39:30,430 Admitting climate change? 993 00:39:30,454 --> 00:39:31,631 That's a watershed. 994 00:39:31,655 --> 00:39:33,200 I just wish these resolutions 995 00:39:33,224 --> 00:39:34,434 had the force of law. 996 00:39:34,458 --> 00:39:36,269 - Me, too. - Guys, there's 997 00:39:36,293 --> 00:39:38,205 something you need to see. 998 00:39:38,229 --> 00:39:40,173 What is that? 999 00:39:40,197 --> 00:39:42,842 That is... Nauru. 1000 00:39:42,866 --> 00:39:44,511 Zoom in. 1001 00:39:44,535 --> 00:39:45,879 We are zoomed in. 1002 00:39:45,903 --> 00:39:47,470 Wait. Go back. 1003 00:39:49,907 --> 00:39:51,284 Where is it? 1004 00:39:51,308 --> 00:39:52,586 Not there. 1005 00:39:52,610 --> 00:39:54,287 That-That's impossible. 1006 00:39:54,311 --> 00:39:57,057 It's happened before, in Hawaii, the Bay of Bengal. 1007 00:39:57,081 --> 00:39:58,425 Yeah, but those were specks. 1008 00:39:58,449 --> 00:40:00,527 Nauru is eight square miles. 1009 00:40:00,551 --> 00:40:02,362 The coral sediment collapsed under the wave pressure. 1010 00:40:02,386 --> 00:40:03,763 And without bedrock... 1011 00:40:03,787 --> 00:40:06,032 You're kidding. So the entire island 1012 00:40:06,056 --> 00:40:08,224 just... disappeared? 1013 00:40:09,226 --> 00:40:11,260 NASA confirmed. It's gone. 1014 00:40:12,596 --> 00:40:13,830 Wow. 1015 00:42:18,328 --> 00:42:24,428 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com.