we will speak with climate scientist michael mann. then we look at the broader climate crisis, the bigger picture. >> we are in a disaster that is happening every day in different parts of the country. when i say that, i mean floods are ravaging different parts of kampala, different parts of uganda, and across the african continent. amy: we will speak with climate activist vanessa nakate, founder of the africa-based rise up movement. her new book is titled "a bigger picture: my fight to bring a new african voice to the climate crisis." all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president biden has declared a major federal disaster in kentucky as communities across eight states are reeling from a deadly tornadoes that ripped across a swath of the southern and midwestern u.s. friday and saturday. around 100 people are feared dead with the highest death toll in kentucky, where at least 80 people were killed. this is kentucky governor andy beshear. >> it is like no

and michael mann is lying on tv saying that that is not the case.o do -- we have to do the leg wear it every time to combat these fallacies that when in fact if only they did this about crime. whether you can actually see the direct links between no cash bail and the revolving doordash but they won't do that cause and effect. but they advocate for it because there is no solution to it which maintains their power. >> dana, the pouncing on this before -- how many, 100 people still missing roughly. before the dead are even found, the pouncing on this is just so -- >> you might remember when the surfside condo collapse, secretary granholm at the department of energy, the first thing she said as she blamed on climate change. that wasn't what it was. they just jump on up. and immediately, they don't take scientists' data or evidence and link it to their policies, they just say the tornado strengthens our case for the build back better because of climate change positions are in there. every -- they are just losing every sunday as a justification for bill b

joining me now is michael mann, penn state university, director of the earth system science center, author you so much for joining us. i hate it is about this tragic story that we see playing out. but let's start with what we have learned so far in this instance. what more do we know about these types of storms and were forecasters expecting it? >> yeah, it's good to be with you, ayman. it is difficult to predict these very large outbreaks. but there is one basic factor here that we know is at work. these very warm conditions that we saw over the last week over essentially the southern half of this country with temperatures in the 70s and 80s in the southern central states, parts of the east coast as well. those are very unusually warm temperatures for this time of year, and the gulf of mexico is extremely warm right now. and we know that that moisture is streaming into the southern united states. so you have all this warmth. you have all this moisture. and that's one of the major ingredients for these huge outbreaks of tornados. you need a lot of turbulent energy in the atmosphere. that's

that don't know, you played hannibal lecktor for the first time on film, and it's a fantastic michael mannilar 'cause you've obviously played a lot of villains throughout your career, some fictional, some real-life. do you always approach it the same way as logan roy? do you have to find some part of them to be empathetic towards? >> you have to find -- the rule number is, when you play a role, you don't judge you must never judge, because that guides you into all kinds of territory which is meaningless. so you don't judge who you're playing. you play it from his point of view, and however confused that point of view may be and you have to find a way into that, and that's -- to me, part of the craft of being an actor you have to actually make it real, make it true if you're playing hermann goring, for example, who is regarded as probably one of the most vile people of the 20th century, you know that his background was very complicated because he was a major flyer in the german air force, he abandoned his planes in switzerland because he was disgusted by the treaty of versailles he then wen

. >> michael mann, as always we really appreciate your expertise. thanks. as we try to get our heads and arms and hearts around this incredible disaster. >>> and illinois is another state hit hard by the tornados. six people died at an amazon workplace, warehouse that took a direct hit from a really fast twister on friday night. first responders rescuing 45 others from the wreckage. nearly half the building was destroyed despite the 11 inch thick concrete walls. nbc news correspondent morgan chesky joins us from nearby that warehouse in edwardsville, illinois. just how much warning did they get there? >> reporter: i had a chance to speak to an amazon representative earlier today, and they tell me that the sequence of event started around 8:00 friday night. that's when the tornado sirens started to go off in the area. there had been the threat of severe weather, but hearing that sound made it all too real. it was at that point that managers inside this warehouse, which is about 100 yards from where i'm standing, you can't see any of it at this point in time,