Hello from Greater Washington, I'm Chuck Todd and this is the Chuck Podcast.

Later in the show, we joined by former FBI counterintelligence officer Peter Struck.

We've been charged to the Bureau's Russian investigation in 2016.

We'll discuss what happened then, take a peek at Russia's cards and the upcoming election

in the first.

I want to talk about science's role in what happens in November.

The years voters rank climate change low on their list of priorities until recently.

In the crazier that is 2020, science is screaming to be heard.

In a pandemic, wildfires and hurricanes, sweeping vulnerable parts of our nation, presidential

election is seen to be quiet by comparison.

For better or worse, Trump's support has stayed relatively the same.

It's a blessing and a curse for the incumbent president, whom you'll remember, lamented

a couple of months ago that his approval was below Dr. Fauci's and there's Trump's

weakness.

He can't seem to bend any of this science to his will.

With me today is Laura Helmeth, Editor-in-Chief of the Scientific American, which endorsed

a presidential candidate for the first time in their history of 175 years of publishing.

Laura, good to have you.

Welcome to the Toddcast.

So this had to be quite the debate in your newsroom.

When you choose to do something, when you choose to step into politics these days, I assume

it's a, everybody's holding hands a little bit.

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