host: emily atkin. guest: i realized when this was happening yesterday when the president said this independent study from g.w.u. said 3,000 people died in puerto rico, it wasn't -- it was fake. it was a plot by the democrats to make him look bad. it's false, obviously, but the -- it's also not terribly surprising. the president and his base, they don't trust constitutional -- i.n.s. constitutional -- institutional science, and you see that with their rejection of the science of human caused climate change. the science that says that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere make -- they cause global warming and they make rainfall that's stronger, etc., etc. but the rejection of peer-reviewed science and rejecting this death toll number is a rejection of that science. it's also a way to say don't trust scientists, trust me. the scientists are the democrats. so it's part of that -- it's part of that whole theme there. host: we heard from a caller earlier who said that the university who came up with the number

host: emily atkin.st: i realized when this was happening yesterday when the president said this independent study from g.w.u. said 3,000 people died in puerto rico, it wasn't -- it was fake. it was a plot by the democrats to make him look bad. it's false, obviously, but the -- it's also not terribly surprising. the president and his base, they don't trust constitutional -- i.n.s. constitutional -- institutional science, and you see that with their rejection of the science of human caused climate change. the science that says that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere make -- they cause global warming and they make rainfall that's stronger, etc., etc. but the rejection of peer-reviewed science and rejecting this death toll number is a rejection of that science. it's also a way to say don't trust scientists, trust me. the scientists are the democrats. so it's part of that -- it's part of that whole theme there. host: we heard from a caller earlier who said that the university who came up with the number of d

[room chatter] >> new republic staff wrater emily atkins discussing the hurricane's potential public health. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning and bob wadward is joining us on "washington journal" monday to talk about his new book, fear, trump in the white house. also, ken star will join us tuesday the discuss his book contempt. memoir of the clinton investigation. weekend, weekend, of the this saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern fox naws host discuss discusses her thoughts on the president trump presidency with her book, liars, leakers and liberals. >> i came out and one of my press people said to me, there's already an article what happened at the dairy farm. i'm like, really? what does it say? i said but ing that they alleged that i said x, y, and z. and i remember sitting in the car, i didn't realize that it was fake news, but i said how can i possibly run against someone where the fix is in it's already rigged, they're saying i said things that i never said, that i did things i never did, five minutes ago? >> coverage of the 2018 book est

also, new republic staff writer emily atkin on the environmental impacts and public health impacts of the hurricane. ♪ 'sst: hurricane florence moments away from making landfall in the carolinas on this friday morning, september 14th. wind gusts up to 90 miles per hour in some areas and power gone for hundreds of thousands. the government is warning it is a slow-moving, wide storm that could cause life-threatening storm surge. we want to know your calls on the government's preparedness as florence makes landfall. eastern, central part of the country, 202-748-8000. mountain-pacific, call in at 202-748-8001. those of you impacted by this hurricane or others in recent history, 202-748-8002.

host: emily atkin at our table this morning. staff writer for the new republicans. wrote several pieces of late about the hurricane. hurricane florence as it makes landfall today. she'll take your questions and comments here this morning about preparedness. that te on july 17, nearly five million households registered for fema assistance in 2017. more an the previous 10 years combined. the wildfires in california were their

of this, chief washington reporter for the boston herald, kimberley atkins, jonathan swan, maria cumar, and joining us in new york emily jane fox, a senior reporter at "vanity fair." they're all msnbc contributors. let's just start. the future of brett kavanaugh as a supreme court justice, we thought it was going to be on a glide path. but it appears to be in jeopardy because the woman accusing him of sexual assault has now come forward. and in one case it has a republican senator saying that the confirmation should be put on pause, and that's a key republican senator jeff flake who sits on the committee. he could make that difference. christine ford tells "the washington post" that she wrote the confidential letter to senator diane feinstein alleging kavanaugh assaulted her more than three decades ago when they were in high school. "the post" reports that since wednesday she's watched, drawing a blanket denial from kavanaugh, a roiling nomination that just days ago seemed all but certain to succeed. now ford has decided that if her story is going to be told, she wants to be the one to tell it. that story involves alle

your public staff writer emily atkin will discuss the hurricanes potential public health and environmentalimpacts. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" by friday morning and every morning at 7:00 eastern. take you back to capitol hill were members of the house ways and means committee met this morning to debate and vote on three tax bills being called tax reform to point out. the hearing began at 10:00 a.m. this morning and ended just before 5:00 p.m. eastern time. >> the