they worked with us over the course of several months in developing information that would help jim gandyand the weather team bring the impacts of climates change to life for their viewers. we went to evaluate wlosht it made a difference. we surveyed local tv viewers beforehand and a year later and what we learned from that evaluation is that jim gandy's viewers learned more about climate change in the course of one year than did viewers of any competing stations. that's pretty big news in my business. we're currently teaming now with noaa is -- and nasa and yale university to test this on a larger scale. we're testing it statewide in virginia currently. we're always simultaneously trying to scale this up. the educational materials we've developed, climate matters, we're trying to make them available to every weather catastrophe in every climate in america. so should they embrace this they have the materials they need to do so that's where the third assessment comes in. the information in the assessment provides the foundation for us to develop information for tv weather casters across th

we surveyed local tv viewers a year later and what we learned from that survey is that jim gandy viewers learned more during the course of one year in an did the competing stations. that's pretty big news in my business. we are currently, george mason and climate central, are teaming up with noaa and nasa meteorlogic al association. we are simultaneously trying to scale this up. the materials, the education and materials we developed which we call climate matters, we're trying to make them available for weathercasters to every community in america so should they wish to embrace a new role, the role of climate educators, have the tools to do so. and that's where the third climate assessment comes from. the information provides the foundation for us to develop broadcast quality materials for tv weathercasters across the country. so i'll actually close by saying as we've been here today, as tom carl alluded to, the president has actually been conducting interviews with tv weathercasters somewhere here in the white house. i don't know where i think he chose to use his time well because he is