Certainly an impact of a major hurricane. I dont think were going to miss that, whether it hits the outer banks or all the way down somewhere north of charleston, maybe myrtle beach, thats still up in the air because were still about 80 hours away. Right now, 105mileperhour storm, but the National Center for Atmospheric Research said by 1 00, theyll take this to 120, which will take this to a cat3 hurricane. Thats likely, but well see. Thats the 11 00 advisory. Were still an hour away from that. Its forecast to be 150. What does 120 or 105 . Forecast to be 150mileperhour storm by tomorrow afternoon. And that is going to be right over the warm water, and its going to try to drive itself right into the carolina coast. Now, there are still some models that try to stop it. There are still some that try to turn it to the right a little bit. But otherwise, just going straight into the coast with a significant storm surge. 150mileperhour storm in the water, even if its 130 when it hits land, it still has the surge of a 150mileperhour storm because the storm has been out there sucking all that water in for so very long. This is what were going to be seeing here. A storm surge alert, and also then a flash flooding alert with this. Let me show you what this looks like. The sun is up in the atlantic ocean, and its really a couple very good pictures here. Well take you to three different storms because were talking about florence, but isaac is out there and helene is out there as well. Theres florence. What a storm out there. Just zooming in to the morning shots of this, as the sun was rising over the atlantic, it looks like a buzzsaw. It looks like something i would put on my chop saw and make some miter cuts, and those are the bad ones when they look this symmetric, we know they are growing and growing quickly. Poppy. Okay, chad, keep an eye on it for us. I know you will. Thank you very, very much. In washington this morning, specifically at the white house, one of the president s top aides, Kellyanne Conway says she for one is not taking part in the search for whomever wrote that anonymous New York Times oped. Others are. The president wants jeff sessions, the attorney general, to investigate. Lets go to the white house, abby phillip is there. We know from our reporting that the white house is very focused on who wrote this. And theyre narrowing down the search. But Kellyanne Conway told you this morning its not part of what im looking at. She said shes not in any way involved in the search, even as the president is clearly pushing his aides to find out who the person is. Hes raised in the last Week National security concerns, concerned he might be in meetings with people or this person who wrote this New York Times oped. On the other side of this, in lieu of finding this person, in lieu of a name coming out, we have a lot of officials denying they were the ones behind it, and offering themselves up to take a Lie Detector Test. Listen to Vice President mike pence. Should all top officials take a Lie Detector Test and would you agree to take one . I would agree to take it in a heartbeat. And i would submit to any review of the administration. One of the claims made in the oped is that there had been discussion of invoking the 25th amendment to even remove the president from office. Have you ever been part of a conversation about that . No, never. And why would we be . And this has become a test of loyalty, as to who within the president s inner circle is loyal enough to him and as we saw last week, dozens of senior officials, cabinet members coming forward saying i didnt do this. But at the same time, its been days. No name has emerged, and were looking to see how far the president is going to push his aides and even potentially his attorney general to find this person, potentially prosecutor them, but of course, theres been no indication they know of any reason why this person would need to be charged with anything given there was no classified information disclosed in that oped. Exactly. Abby phillip at the white house, thank you for the reporting. Lets talk about all of this. Washington post reporter, cnn political analyst carren is with us, and our Senior Editor of the atlantic, ron brownstein. To you first, the president just tweeted again, you know, saying phony books, articles, tv hits, et cetera. Ignore all that. The economy is good. He called it a joke, the woodward book. He called it another assault against me. This morning in another interview, bob woodward is standing by his reporting and hes saying this. Listen. Theres a couple things that are they leap off the page. You have john kelly, the white house chief of staff, calling the president idiot. Saying were in crazy town. Thats a quote. Yes. John kelly now says that never happened. I didnt say it. Jim mattis, another person, quoted as saying the president s understanding is like a fifth or sixth grader. He comes out subsequently and said i didnt say it. Are they lying . Theyre not telling the truth. Okay. So to you, assuming bob woodward did not, the journalist he is, did not misquote or fabricate this, that is not his reputation at all. Why would kelly or mattis put their names to lines like that in the first place . Well, i mean, everybody in the white house who may have ever said something critical about the president is trying to establish the fact that they are loyal to the president right now. I mean, youre talking about Lie Detector Tests. Youre having investigations called for by the president of the united states. Thats got to be an element of concern to people who are in the administration, who are trying to say no, it wasnt me, whether or not it was them. We havent had anybody come forward and say yes, i penned that oped. Its unlikely well see that happen anytime soon. But its not the first time that we have heard we have seen reporting about discord in the white house, about members of the staff pushing back against the president who then on the record will say, oh, no, i didnt do it. This is a well established pattern. Its just the level to which its gotten in the woodward book, its surprising that the certain quotes, the certain anecdotes hes telling, they are surprising, but in a way, kind of the culmination of what has been a pattern since this administration started where you have seen this sort of tension play out over and over again. Ron, part of the white house strategy here is to point to the economy and say the economy is good. Nothing else matters. I mean, if that were true, the president s poll numbers would be much higher. As has been the case with previous president s with strong economies. Listen to something that i found fascinating that Kellyanne Conway said to jake tapper yesterday, paraphrasing the president about the woodward book. Hey, bob, it doesnt matter what you write in the book because the economy is dpoog so well, were doing great in terms of bringing peace not war around the globe. If the president wanted to talk to woodward, shouldnt he have had a choice. Thats the greatest story not told. Ron, i suppose it works for the president s most ardent supporters but what about everyone else . What about the independents he got that he needs again . By the way, on the woodward book, this is a washington ritual that goes back to the 1970s of immediately after a bob woodward book is published, all sorts of people say no, i never said that. Look, we have seen this movie for 40 years. And you know, theres no question that sometimes things get a little embellished, but the basic stories have held up over time. Now, on your point, its really the key point here, which is that unemployment is under 4 , and the president s Approval Rating is only around 40 . That level of unemployment, i think for most president s, we would talk about 55 or perhaps more of the country approving. That delta, that difference is really made up primarily of voters who believe that donald trump is either temperamentally unsuited to be president by judgment, temperament, or val s values. And the paradox republicans face is many of the places doing best in the economy, particularly the whitecollar suburbs and big metros are the places where the doubts are the deepest and thus their vulnerability is the greatest. So the idea that the economy itself will be a silver bullet, certainly, its better than not for republicans, but this election seems to be driven more by the anxieties about the personal behavior of president trump, his commitment to the rule of law, and the demonstrated unwillingness of republicans in congress to really impose any kind of constraints or barriers on him. So speaking about those republicans in congress, powerful republicans like republican senator ben sasse of nebraska, who said yesterday to jake tapper that he wakes up every morning thinking about possibly leaving the Republican Party to become an independent, he also said this. Im committed to the party of lincoln and reagan. As long as theres a chance to reform it, but this party used to be for pretty definable stuff, and frankly, neither of these parties are for very much more than being anti. Okay, you can talk. But what are you going to do about it . Thats exactly what jake asked him, and he said, well, you know, talking is an important part of democracy. It is, but also when you sit on armed services, on the banking committee, on the service committee, what are you going to do to check the president . Theres that element of people are voicing a lot of opinions but not necessarily putting their money where their mouth is. Also, you have to remember, theres a lot of figures in Congress Eyeing 2020 and thinking about how they might position themselves to be more appealing beyand their state confines. The field is open with the passing of john mccain and the retirements of bob corker and jeff flake coming up, there is room for somebody else in the Republican Party to step up as the criticinchief of the president. You have to stay in the gop for it to work well, but ben sasse is one of the names people are tossing around about somebody who could be that sort of answer to the trump wing of the party. Its just it doesnt seem like hes quite sure where he wants his political future to lie. And hes very new in congress also. Youre talking about the departure of fairly senior people leaving this gap into which ben sasse knows, he must know people are thinking he could fill it, but its not clear if thats what hes going to do. I mean, sasse does embody the kind of white collar center right voters finding it harder to identify with the Republican Party under trump, but he certainly, as you both said, hes not put his money where his mouth is. Right now, jeff flake and ben sasse are both on the judiciary committee. This is a moment of maximum leverage. They could say they would not vote to sent Brett Kavanaugh to the floor unless they get a vote on legislation protecting bob mueller. They have leverage. Theyre choosing not to exercise it, and really to do nothing. Almost to act like kind of pundits in the bleachers kind of commenting from afar and denying the Actual Authority and power they have to try to advance the goals they say they support. Thank you both. A lot to cover this monday. We appreciate it. Ahead for us, a major shakeup at cbs, the Ceo Les Moonves is out. This as six more women come forward accusing him of sexual abuse and misconduct. What does it mean for the network and what will justice look like for these women . Also, is senator ted cruz in jeopardy of losing his seat to a democrat in texas . Why the Lieutenant Governor of texas is reportedly asking for president trumps help. And Serena Williams fines thousands of dollars after this outburst at the u. S. Open. The controversy, the fallout, and why serena says this was blatant sexism and now a number of her male tennis costars are backing her up. Lilly. She pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. But once a week i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. 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He is the first ceo of a fortune 500 company to lose his job because of allegations sparked in the midst of the me too movement. His departure comes as the number of women who accuse him of harassment and assault has grown to 12. This morning, we heard from one of his accusers who says moonves destroyed her life. Listen to this. Thats a joke, its so bad. Of course, he did. I mean, he took my whole career right after he appeared naked. He came running into my office and did this whole thing about that i didnt send the memo to anybody. And then he picked me up and threw me against the wall. I mean, i just lay on the floor and cried. I mean, i didnt know what was going to happen to me. In a statement, moonves said he was saddened to leave the company. He claims the allegations against him are untrue. And i should note, this statement offers no apology. Cbs this mornings Norah Odonnell spoke about the allegations on her show this morning. Just after she had to address similar accusations, of course, about her former coanchor charlie rose. Heres what she said. For me, its been another sleepless night thinking about this. The pain that women feel. The courage that it takes for women to come forward. There is no excuse for this alleged behave. It is systematic and it is pervasive in our culture. This, i know, is true to the core of my being. Women cannot achieve equality in the workplace or society until there is a reckoning and a taking of responsibility. Our senior media correspondent Brian Stelter is with me. You broke this story when it happened yesterday, that moonves was out. When norah talks about pervasive, im glad she said that. You cant say that enough, from Harvey Weinstein on down to les moonves, how big is this, and how powerful was he in the industry . I think for the entertainment industry, this is the biggest me too earthquake that was imaginable. Because moonves until yesterday was arguably the most powerful tv executive in the business, running the top broadcast network and was among the highest paid men in the television business. Frankly, one of the highest paid ceos in america, no matter what industry youre in. Youll see here on screen, he was at cbs running the company for about 20 years. And he was making about 70 million a year. So ultimately, this is a story partly about money, partly about power. Meanwhile, the company is trying to move on. The new acting ceo sent out a memo to staffers. The title was looking forward. Theyre trying to turn the page. Im not sure how possible thats going to be given the outstanding questions about money. Talk more about what is alleged that he did to these 12 women, because ronan farrows new reporting that broke yesterday morning and then subsequently moonves was out, that really is what moved the needle. Really what happened here, if you want to know the story behind the story. Pharaoh starts talking to these women in august. Six additional women who are fed up, frustrated cbs wasnt taking action against moonves. He starts doing his reporting. After labor day, he starts calling cbs. Within 24 hours of him calling cbs, we started hearing moonves was going to leave. Thats an example of how reporting has impacted, the new reporting clearly moved the needle here. Its partly because of the allegations in the followup stoary that came out yesterday were even more disturbing than the first story by describing forced oral sex and other allegations. We have reporting of what he said this morning on cnn. There thread through these stories is of really vindictive retaliation, something he denies but a lot of women woo dont know each other say over and over. Retaliation. Abusing his power in cases where he was rebuffed by these women. Insuring they wouldnt work for cbs in the future. Those are the kinds of claims. Theyre pretty similar claims from various women at various points in his career. Now, it is true many of these allegations date back decades ago, but this is all what the two law firms are looking into. The two law firms cbs hires to look into the allegations. They have been at work for more than a month. Doesnt seem like theyll be finished anytime soon. That will determine if moonves is going to wa