Nothing. Nothing. 03 vo continues so much loss. So much damage. Tonight the devastg we have nothing, nothing. So much loss and so much damage. Tonight the devastating wild fire in lake county is being pinned on a sear willurial arso. The news starts right now. Thanks for joining us on this special edition of nbc bay area news. Im raj mathai. And im janelle wang. One man might be to blame. Here is what we know about the socalled clayton fire. It started saturday but picked up sunday ripping through clearlake and beyond many hundreds of people forced to evacuate. Tonight this twist. Athorities announcing Damin Pashilk has been arrested. Here is his picture. Accused of being a serial arsonist, theyre blaming him for starting over a dozen fires over the last year. Cheryl, this is a huge development. How did they track him down . Reporter theyre really not saying exactly how they tracked him down. Well probably find out more about that mr. Tin the coming d. Right now im standing where two h
On cspan 3 committee will come to order. Today were discussing a topic. Theres Cyber Security and how to stop the bad guys. Whats not been discussed in great detail is what the consequence will be from a massive cyber attack that brings down for example a large portion of the electric for an amount of time. With the electrical power system is, what consequences should the federal government tell the state and local government to prepare for . In other words, for how many people and for how long should states plan on being without power . The federal government does not now for every significant hazard that we face. Whether its a category five hurricane hitting miami or an 8. 0 hurricane. The federal government does not have the basic planning scenario for a cyber threat in the you power system, and theres a huge disparity in different groups think and what is a potentialle scenario in what state and local government should prepare. Its significant for the local government. If the power
Committee will come to order. Today were holding a hearing to discuss a timely topic. Theres been numerous hearings on Cyber Security and how to stop the bad guys. Whats not been discussed in great detail is what the consequence will be from a massive cyber attack that brings down for example a large portion of the electrical grid for an amount of time. The purpose is to answer an important question. With respect to suber threats to the electrical power system, what consequences should the federal government tell states and local governments to prepare for . In other words, for how many people and for how long should states plan on being without power . The federal government does this now for every significant hazard that we face. Whether its a category five hurricane hitting miami or an 8. 0 earthquake in los angeles. The federal government has realist scenarios for states and cities to plan. The federal government does not have this basic planning scenario for a cyber threat to the
The electrical grid is under attack and then the power sector is all too familiar with the devastation storms like Hurricane Sandy can leave behind and the physical attacks like the 2013 incident and the sub cap station in california. 2013 incident in the substation in california. Thankfully in the cases of storms and physical attacks, the sector has strong plans in place and the systems to restore the power quickly and to avoid the loss of life and property. I am concerned about a cyber attack. Are there similar plans in place for the industry and for the state and local government . Will those provide the same types of protection . Most recently i have been discussing this topic with those in my district asking what they will do in their communities if the power is out for a long period of time. Honestly, most of them do not know because we dont know what to plan for. We have brought together the right people here to tell us today. We are also going to discuss what preparedness looks
Its just a matter of time before something similar happens here on our west coast. But theyre not talking about the area around californias san andreas fault. Instead theyre looking at the Pacific Northwest as don dahler will report in our cover tori. A 9. 0 earthquake and tsunami devastated eastern japan in 2011. And Scientists Say its a question of when, not if, it happens here in the Pacific Northwest. This would be like five or six katrinas all at once up and down from california to canada. Morning. A really big one. How do you go from a High School Student who doubted her looks to a grammywinning pop star almost overnight . Tracy smith does the honors. Meghan trainor always knew she had the talent to be a big pop star. She just never thought it would happen. Did you get told no a lot . Yeah. Even by myself. Why . Because i just i didnt think looked like it. She was wrong. Later on sunday morning all about that superstar, Meghan Trainor. Cowan holly hunter is on oscar winning actre