dr. halter? >> it's just shocking. half million pieces of plastic are going in the ocean. but the kicker is, this plastic is breaking down into small pieces of confetti-like material that the fish are eating at all levels. let me put it to you this way. everything in the ocean is plastic today. and if that isn't bad enough, the plastics are the most perfect sponges for ddt, pcbs, flame retardants, phthalates and a little bit of poison. biomagnifies up the food chain 100,000 times. so when you have your fish, you're having a lot of poison, ed. >> that's not good news, because i love to eat fish and i love to catch them too. you know, this is scary stuff. paul, would we have anticipated this some five years ago. >> the trends have been clear, ed, for the better part ofica y ical three decades now. i tell people, it's easy to read an article on the web, easy to watch a cable news program and take some talking points. it's much more difficult to really spend the time, take the time and dig into the data. there's plenty of

dr. reese halter, meteorologist paul douglas, great to have you with us tonight on this topic. >>> that's "the ed show." "politicsnation" r with reverend al sharpton starts right now. >> good evening and thanks for tuning in. tonight's lead, is america ready for another bush? it's looking more and more likely. former florida governor jeb bush will run for government, it looks. today he released a statement saying, quote, i have decided to actively explore the possibility of running for president of the united states. jeb's been dropping hints for months. and just yesterday said this at a commencement speech. >> we're seeing more and more that people often model their lives on their parents. if their parents went to college, so do they. if their parents married late, so do they. i can tell you from personal experience, if your parents worked in politics, well, you know the rest. >> he said you don't have to follow your parents' foot steps, but it's pretty likely. a new poll shows mitt romney would actually lead the gop field. but if romney doesn't sit this one out, this poll's got jeb as n