. >> reporter: that's michael oppenheimer, who says climate change is like loading the dice or tilting pinball machine. making it more likely that we'll have heat waves, intense rainstorms and higher sea levels. it's not a pretty picture. >> over the long-term, it's not. and if we don't act to stem the emissions of the gases, eventually, it gets disastrous because earth simply keeping warming. >> reporter: it figmight feel c outside of your house tonight, but 2010 may turn out to be the hottest year on record. and in fact, the last decade was definitely the hottest on record. despite all that come peopling evidence, climate scientists say they now feel more embattled than ever. and some of their biggest opponents, they say, are politicians on the right. in one congressional hearing, a congressman argued that god said earth will stay safe for m mankind. and here's what john boehner told george stephanopoulos. >> george, the idea that carbon dioxide is a car sin know jen, that it's harmful to our environment is almost comical. >> reporter: what is your reaction? >> well, no one is assert

stephanie oppenheim from toy portfolio.com is here. >> hi, al. >> good to he see you steph. >> happyss. bumpy ball, explore, play with them on the floor. they are crazy cars, you hit them, they light up. big kids, small kids, they have small parts. >> all right, $15. puzzles? >> puzzles i love, thomas the tank, big balloon puzzle, kids play with them after the holidays are over. i like that. >> orders up. >> game, a fun game, has a bell to play, our testers loved it from the people who brought us banana grams this is zip it. i love saying zip it. a great word game. you have to make words fast against other players and zip it up. good take-along for the holidays. >> 20 bucks, choices widen out. >> hard tore me to pick them on our list. dr. seuss what's in the cat's hat game, kind of like a 20-questions game for school-aged kids. this is my best. spin art, a blast, it has frequencies, very cool. under 20. >> play doe? >> you can put play doe in that as well. >> cool. >> this is the jewelry tree from creativity for kids. put it together. it is a really pretty thing to decorate in their

when used oppenheim the abrupt appearance there slowdown would be much more dramatic. >> tuesday states that california will probably see more public spending cuts, more jobs being lost. >> the last four years of the bad, unemployment high that's a lot private-sector jobs your id companies have fired people during the slowdown in recession. what will happen now, or sing state budgets not been funded with taxes. therefore, will see more teachers laid off, prison guards laid-off or services cut. if the story for 2011 and 2012 will be more public jobs and housing benefits would take away from teachers i think it's going to be contributing to unemployment. the unemployment will be 9% by the end of 200011 it will move in the right direction but it isn't going anywhere soon. >> i love things because as portugal, italy, ireland, greece and spain. a lot of people think stain that 20 percent unemployment for the general population 40% for people under 25. if this massive problems are what have the problems this year. if that should cause the market to pause, we pause with breeze because of irela

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but one book american prometheus is a wonderful book about the beginning and about oppenheimer and thether scientists and the mentality. there is a struggle at play that is there today, really within the u.s. government. and it's quite extraordinary as you've both said that we keep repeating history. and what is different today as you authority heard is not only are there nine states and the potential for more proliferation among state, but there are these nonstate terrorist which is the film by reference to as the trailer did. mom stayed at various who are poised -- who are trying very hard to acquire weapons grade material that is not a care in many parts of the world. and then you have states like pakistan where competing forces for control of pakistan have said they will use the nuclear arsenal of pakistan to hit the united states. they've actually said that. these are not forces to be dismissed lightly. those were the in-state that have arsenals. but also among these nonstate nurse. and there's quite a chilling image in the count down to zero of a former soviet -- a citizen of a f

>> michael oppenheimer. you've spoken about the inevitable retrenchment in the american engagement in the world. not due to intent, but to just the fiscal limitations. but you've also acknowledged that the threats don't conveniently go away in that world. in fact, in some respects they get worse. so you've set up this tension for us. what's that world look like in 15 years when we have retrenched, we're spending less in the military, we have less physical presence, presumably, in the world, our security commitments are less reliable, the world has become more dangerous? but the world hasn't left us alone. we're still a target, presumably n that system. in that system. how do we respond in 15 years or so to the inevitable threats and sort of the tug on american engagement that hi to haveically we've -- historically we've almost always responded to? >> we are going to have to set priorities, and that will mean not doing some of the things that we've done in the past. there's a lot of interest in sending forces

>> a carrier in one. >> everybody had a good time and got it all n stephanie oppenheim, thank you so, 'cause we are making chicken under a brick. that's it. there's no brick in ere. there's just chicken, baby, but first, this is "today" on c. >>> thisorning in today's holiday kitchen, under a brick. the name maybe strange but it is a classic comfort italian dish and a real crowd pleaser. john delucie is the executive chef and owner of the royal restaurant at the raleigh hotel in the south. newest restaurant, congratulations. >> thank you very much. the lion. >> the royal. >> you are busy. >> it's a busy guy. >> tell me about the royal. >> the rol is in the beautiful raleigh hotel. >> south beach. >> and though not very warm there right now -- >> no, i know. >>reat to be there, a lot of fun. >> all right. great. >> back and forth from miami to new york. >> tell me about this dish. this is something that is sort of a classic italian. >> yes, this is -- well, we -- you know, go to your house, pick out a brick, like al said, cover it with foil. so ea. i took it, a beautiful, organic, hor

one month -- one book, "american prometheus," is a good book about the beginning, oppenheimer, and the other scientists and the mentality and struggle that is at play today really within the u.s. government. it is quite extraordinary that we keep repeating history. what is different today, as you have already heard, is that not only are there nine states and the potential for more perforation -- a proliferation is that the year -- there are non-state actors who are poised and trying very hard to acquire weapons-grade material that is not well secured. then you have states like pakistan that where competing forces have said they will use the nuclear arsenal to attack the u.s. these are not to be dismissed. within states with arsenals and among these non-state actors. there is a chilling countdown to zero of a citizen of a former soviet state trying to sell h.e.u. to people he believe represent members of a terrorist organization. he's trying to sell this. he's poor. his greatest and -- his greatest ambition in life is to have a lamb beginning. this is just one snapshot -- is to have lam