president biden is expected to deliver a speech built by the white house as major before returning to washington. boris? there are new warnings from the white house about potential russian cyber attacks. intelligence shows the kremlin has been preparing for a strike and they could go after u.s. companies and critical infrastructure. the news is coming as cnn confirms the i issued a notice that hackers associated with russian internet addresses, scanned the networks of five energy firms and more than a dozen other companies. joining us now to discuss is the senior counterterrorist director. we appreciate you joining us. help us understand this scanning of different american companies amid these warnings about preparatory activity by russia. what do hackers gain from scanning these networks? is it an indication there s an