committee. allowing inquiries on their way to continue. appointing a sole committee, like homeland security, in charge of the entire effort. mitch mcconnell, who led the charge against the commission, continues to insist it s just not needed. we were all witnesses to a. i was there. we all know exactly what happened. i don t think we would learn anything further by having yet another level of investigation. and that s why i oppose the january 6th commission. amid all of that, there are new signs of the escalating threat to this country from cyberattacks. new york times reporting that back in april, new york city s transit system, largest in the country, was breached by a hacking group believed to have links to the chinese government. the company that runs ferry to cape club has reported being the target of ransomware attack. jbs, the world s largest meat processor, has resumed some of their production after a
we know the virus can spread more easily. o donnell: all right, nancy cordes with the math tonight. thank you. and tonight, two new major cyber attacks, this time against the new york city subway and a ferry system in massachusetts. they come as the company that supplies about a quarter of america s beef is still dealing with a crippling ransomware attack, apparently launched from russia, one that could push the price of meat higher. cbs jeff pegues has late details. reporter: tonight, the world s largest meat processor, j.b.s., is still trying to get fully up and running again following the weekend hack. at its plant across the country, many of which were forced to close yesterday, some shifts today were canceled, while others were delayed, and that s meant lost pay for some workers, cattle farmers and the truckers that handle the cattle. it is expected to have an effect on grocery store prices, too. that impacts the drivers, the trucking companies, the large companies like j.b
a know focus and new concerns over infrastructure this morning. a word that might glaze the eyeballs but it is in the spotlight today. after you build it how do you protect it. this time targeting the country s meat supply. jbs the biggest meat processor is restarting shipments now, but you still have restaurants bracing for possible shortages and possible prices with fears about what company could be next. after our hotdogs no one is out of bounds here. we re going to talk to a cyber security expert about why
a bipartisan deal to fund that infrastructure and jobs plan. tomorrow, he ll resume talks with senate republicans. right now they re only about a trillion dollars apart. meanwhile, the administration is dealing with the second ransomware attack in less than a month in our country involving our critical supply chain. the target this time is a company called jbs. they happen to be the world s largest meat processor. they happen to be the number one beef supplier in our country. company officials today told the white house that the attack was in his direction attempt by a criminal group lightly based in russia. earlier, reports indicated most if not all of the company s u.s. plants were shuttered. tonight the associated press reporting the company expects most of its operations to be back online tomorrow. one member of the senate intelligence committee warned that we re still not taking these attacks seriously. i can t overstate how