>> one of the other things that they've done is to co-opt politicians, like james inhofe, senior senator of oklahoma who has declared climate change to be the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the american people while it continues to ravage his state because indeed oklahoma has been at the front lines of the impacts of climate change on the u.s. the record drought, the record heat that they've seen in recent years. but, you know, other politicians like joe barton, who was the chair of the house energy and commerce committee, a large number of politicians, sadly many of them on one side of the partisan divide, republicans in particular, whose campaigns have been financed heavily by fossil fuel interests and who are now doing little more than acting as advocates for fossil fuel interests. when it comes to the question of, you know, passing legislation to deal with climate change, that's really the scientization of politics that i was talking about. this idea that the underlying scientific evidence is just a political football to be contested as any other political issue would be contested

senator james inhofe is the ranking member of the senator armed services committee. >> they are crazy out there. they are rapidly developing a method to build up a major u.s. city. isis, they are really bad terrorists. they are so bad that al qaeda is afraid of them. >> this is beyond anything that we've seen. so we must prepare for everything. the only way you do that is you take a cold, steely hard look at it. and get ready. >> the president may now be regretting his choice of words back in january when he mocked isis in an interview with "the new yorker." the analogy we use around here sometimes and i think is accurate is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant. the white house yesterday from martha's vineyard suggested the u.s. is prepared. >> to date, we have not seen them focus on that type of planning but that doesn't mean we are not going to be very mindful that they could quickly aim to pivot to attacks against western targets outside of the region. they show the intent or they show plodding against the united states, we'll be prepared to deal

republican senator james inhofe said in an interview this week that isis is planning a major attack on the u.s. blowing up a major u.s. city. that's the way he put it. do you agree that that's an immediate threat? >> we're certainly well aware of the potential that this group has to bring home to america. and to europe bombers, suicide bombers and the like. that's always a possibility. the homeland security associations with doing their best to identify individuals. they have the potential of coming back. as to its imminency, it's always possible. will we be successful? i think so. it's always a possibility. we must be aware that home grown terrorists do exist in the united states, and that needs to be watched also. >>> there is new controversy in ferguson after a night of protest. what is this new controversy about? >> a very good day to you. today, there is news about two police officers who have been suspended. the first one is dan page, a st. louis county police officer. who in a youtube video evidently -- he was on duty here on these streets of ferguson during these protests. and

senator james inhofe is the ranking member of the senate armed services committee.y are crazy out there rapidly developing a plan to blow up a major u.s. city. isis are really bad terrorists. so bad al qaeda is afraid of them. >> the president may now be regretting his choice of words back in january. when he mocked isis in an interview with the new yorker quote analogy we use around here sometimes is in a laker puts on a jv uniform that doesn't make them kobe bryant. suggested the u.s. is prepared. >> to date, we very not seen them focus on that type of planning but that doesn't mean we are not going to be mindful that they could quickly aim to pivot to attacks against western outside of the region. they show the intent or they show plotting against the united states we'll be prepared to deal with that if necessary. >> meanwhile another al qaeda linked group in syria, a rival to isis has released a new kidnapping video today showing lebanese soldiers who they are threatening to kill if hezbollah fighters don't stop helping breashear >> jennifer griffin live for us