Sunny and mild wednesday afternoon. Highs will reach 57 for the upstate and 49 in the mountains. The seasonably cool air will stick with us through the rest of the work week with lots of sunshine on the way. The weekend will be even warmer as highs climb to 67 in the upstate on saturday and 63 in the mountains. Showers will be possible by late sunday. 3 wrap up 3 now lets send it over for the latest on traffic. 3 were watching one accident in Greenville Countyits at white horse road extension and fork shoals road. And one crash in Spartanburg County at fairforest road and north pine streettroopers are reporting injuries there there 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam oneye85 3 and we told you about two deadly crashes in greenville on last nights icy roads. Now we know more. About the People Killed. Killed. One crash claimed the life of 17yearold lauryn agnew. She was a senior at southside high school, where counselors are being made available to her friends and classmates. Tr
Who died in upstate accidents related to icy conditions. 3 while the family still has so many questions about what happenedthey say they know lauryn is in a better place but will miss her infectious smile 3 a young life taken too soon 3 she was intelligent you know an she had a lot going for her. Donald irby didnt even get the chance to tell his first grandaughter goodbye goodbye 3 i love her dearly and going to miss her a whole lot. Hes not the only onelauryn agnews aunt, who considered the teen as her own, says the loss is undescribable 3 3 that was my baby, i miss her. Investigators say lauryn was heading down verdae boulevard last nightduring the winter stormwhen she hit a slick spot causing her honda to cross over and hit a tow truck driver head on she died a short time later at the hospital 3 3 there was never a moment that she was just not smiling. She loved her family and her friends. And likely one of if not lauryns best friendher always remember lauryns strength strength 3 sh
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