Much of today's climate change conversation centers on the future—on potential sea walls, climate refugees, economic shifts, and geopolitical changes. However, the reality is that the impacts of climate change are unfolding every single day, in every corner of America. The discussion shouldn't just be about the future; but about the present.

While many of us have faith in technology's ability to mitigate the long-term effects of climate change, it cannot reverse what's happening right now. Floods, fires, storms of the century, and shifting weather patterns have communities and even the insurance companies scrambling. Napa/Sonoma, Lahaina, and Texas. These are war zones of climate today.

To bring this into sharp relief, I'm joined by Jonathan Vigliotti, an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning CBS News national correspondent. His newly released book, "Before It's Gone: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town America.

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