and jeffrey sachs tells us why 2015 is our last chance to act on climate change. but first here's my take. the obama administration's foreign policy energies are now fully engaged in the middle east. negotiating the iran deal sending special forces into iraq supporting saudi air strikes in yemen, working with the syrian rebels. whatever happened to the pivot to asia? remember the basic argument behind the pivot was that the united states was overinvested in the middle east a crisis-prone region of dwindling importance to the american national interest. asia, on the other hand is the world's future of the world's four largest economies three are in asia if measured by purchasing power parity. as lee kwan yu often told me america will remain the dominant power in the 21st century only if it is the dominant pacific power. and yet the united states is once more up to its neck in the middle eastern morass. president obama and john kerry spent little time in asia. few new initiatives have been announced. the transpacific partnership, a trade deal that was at the heart o

but my next guest, the famous economist jeffrey sachs, says this is our last chance. sachs is the author of a new book "the age of sustainable development." he's also unabashedly an alarmist. but he says we really have only a matter of days to act, 256 days, to be exact. why? well, listen to him. so you come bearing some pretty grim news, particularly about climate change. describe why you think this is sort of the last chance we have. >> we've known for decades about climate change despite propaganda to the contrary. the earth has been getting warmer, and the climate is becoming more unstable. 2014 was the hottest year in instrument record. and we felt it not only in high temperatures around the world but in floods, in droughts, in extreme storms, and there's a lot more to come. and the world set this year as the time to change course because negotiations failed, failed, failed. they finally said 2015, this is it, and if we don't do it this year, we're not going to be able to stay safe in terms of the climate system. it's going to run out of control. >> step back. in

jeffrey sachs and i say, let's reverse this next year. >> i like the earth's institute's analysis thatng. >> annoying. annoying in california here. >> dr. sachs, thank you very much. >>> coming up mike barnicle is warming up his seat at fenway. the mlb network will invade our set next with a look at the new season. oh, my god, opening day, two days away. keep it right here on "morning joe."to e. and then i saw him slowly coming down the aisle. one of those guys who just can't stop talking. i was downloading a movie. i was trying to download a movie. i have verizon. i don't. i get that little spinning wheel. download didn't finish. i finished the download. headphones on. and i'm safe. i didn't finish in time. so. many. stories. vo: join us and save without settling. verizon. know your financial plan won't keep you up at night. know you have insights from professional investment strategists to help set your mind at ease. know that planning for retirement can be the least of your worries. with the guidance of a pnc investments financial advisor, know you can get help staying on track for