we reported earlier on the millions of americans coping with extreme cold tonight, but that is not the only extreme risk the nation s electricity providers have to worry about. our chief law enforcement intelligence analyst john miller investigates the growing number of attacks on america s power grid. they re disturbingly used to carry out and stopping them is difficult. all of a sudden about 8:45 about 20 shots fired off right across the street. reporter: december 3rd someone shot up two power substations in north carolina. tens of thousands of homes and businesses were left in the dark. we don t have a fireplace. reporter: it took days to get the lights back on, and so far no arrests. the power system is inherently vulnerable, and it may not take all that hi-tech an approach to cause physical
need that really exists today. yeah. because again, it directly impacts them. we ll have to see. annie grayer, thanks so much. and you are in the cnn newsroom. still ahead for you on this sunday night we re going to check in on the celebrations in philly tonight as the eagles punch their ticket to the super bowl. plus, winter won t quit. a look at where millions are bundled up and bracing for brutal cold tonight.
thank you for watching and we will see you soon. we start this new week off on an unsettled note with low pressure nearby. monday, tuesday certainly will be wet and windy at times with sunshine and showers. around the middle part of the week high pressure over the near continent will settle things down. it wil turn dryer, coming in from the south it will turn exremly mild as well. low pressure sits towards the west of ireland. tonight it s going to stay breezy and windy, those winds picking up around southern and western areas and pushing bands of showers or longer spells of rain northwards, some of it quiteheavy in places. so with the cloud, the breeze, the rain nowhere particurarly cold tonight, lows of seven