Subcommittee will now come to order. I want to thank all the members and the witnesses for appearing before the subcommittee this morning. The chairman will now yield five minutes to migrate friend, mr. Mcnerney from california for five minutes. Good morning, mr. Chairman, i thank you for yielding me the five minutes and i thank the witnesses for coming this morning. Its an incredibly important issue that we needed to care a lot about and make good policy on. Were meeting today to discuss the state of Cyber Security in the grid and the continuing threats facing Americas Energy truer. We continue to see increasing threats to the grid originating both at home and abroad. Im glad to see the doe and ferc and others taking steps to address the growing dangers posed by nefarious actors. Our energy grid serves as the backbone of our economy Touching Every aspect of our lives and a reliable grid is also crucial to our National Security and for a clean energy future. For lawmakers to encourage
Want to take the chance at the time. Numerous facebook posts regarding a rumored shooting caught the attention of many. Roanoke county police say this rumor began from students talking about a threat on a school bus and then spread to social media. Its why parent eric inmon like others kept his son, a senior at northside high school, home. His frustration stems from the School System not informing parents of this situation until the time kids were leaving for school. In fact, he says it was social media and wsls10 that first alerted him. Parents had a right to be afraid for their children. School shooting i know were taken seriously, even threats. But, the parents should have been notified at the point the school knew so we can make up our own minds on how to keep our children safe. The School Systems spokesperson tells us in light of todays unusual circumstances the superintendent has agreed to excuse all absences. To be informed, but did not want to create more panic. The schools spo
The cdc . Wolf blitzer is off. Im brianna keilar. Youre in the situation room. We begin with new calls for attacks on the United States. Ominously, theyre coming from islamists and Al Qaedalinked militants in countries that president obama points to as Success Stories for his strategy of fighting terror by partnering with other nations. Were also watching the situation in north korea as u. S. Audiences pack theaters to see the interview, a north korean diplomat is fuming, blasting the movie as, quote, unpardonable mockery. Are the angry words a prelude to dangerous actions . Congressman brad sherman of the House Foreign Affairs committee is standing by along with your correspondents, analysts and guests. We begin with the new Terror Threats. Heres cnn pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr. Barbara . Reporter good evening, brianna. Just as the al qaeda and Islamic State are going after each other and threatening the United States, think of it as sort of a hatfields and mccoys feud. In sy