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White House dismisses ominous climate change report

A long-awaited report, the National Climate Assessment, was released Friday and paints a dire picture of the future. The report was compiled by more than a dozen federal agencies and mandated by Congress. It finds climate change is already causing more frequent and severe storms, floods, wildfires and tornadoes. But the findings are at odds with many of the policies set forth by the Trump administration. Weijia Jiang reports.
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