christopher burt says time is not on the side of the 1913 death valley record. was an investigation and it takes two or three years, 134 is probably going to happen somewhere on earth in the next three years anyhow, so it is kind of a moot point anyway, i think, going forward. the wmo is also looking into the new europe high temperature from italy in august. randy cerveny says it's important to get their investigations into extremes right. we need to know extremes so we can build a better world. we know that the climate is changing and we can in part judge that climate change by the quality of the observations that are being used to assess it. in a few months from now, a summit of world leaders to be held here in the uk will be hugely important in formulating a global response to climate change with the united nations saying that only a combined international effort can avert a climate catastrophe. the conference, called cop26, will be held in glasgow, a city which saw flash flooding after thunderstorms in august. we've asked some of the delegates from around th

burt? what are you talking about? >> they don't. they're not shopping for christopherpping, christmas, hanukkah, kwan say .>> and the -- kwanza and the december holidays and they're using purchasing power to buy more goods. first insights reported that 56% of consumers are now afraid to go to stores and interacting with the public and people working in the stores and as a result, 56% of people have aggressively decreased their spending intentions from labor day to new year's day. so concerns for the economy ahead along with product shortages and worker shortages that you referenced so well. dagen: burt, great to see you, always, my friend. burt flickinger. >> great to see you, dagen. dagen: always, finger on the pulse. still ahead, up in smoke, see what happens when this alligator takes down a drone from mid-air. that's a making a buzz. an amazing buzz this morning. we'll show you the full video. ♪ there is no denying that it's hip to be square. ♪ hip to be square. as someone who resembles someone else... i appreciate that liberty mutual knows everyone's unique. that's