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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 feder...

The Vice President would be a pretty good one. Well see. We had a meeting with the Vice President and two cochairs and well see where that leads. But theres a lot of work to be done. Fortunately the panel provide a recommendation to further enhance our abilities to prevent, and respond and protect against a buy logical incident. Today we have the opportunity to discuss recommendations with the heads of several agencies, senior people in several agencies who will be responsible for implementing s...

Also hear from an attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council and head of nuclear institute. Hearing expected to start in just a moment. Chairman is about to sit down. We should see the gavel come down here in a moment. Live coverage on c span3. Good morning and welcome to our hearing legislative proposal to advanced the use of Nuclear Energy. I want to thank all of our witnesses that advance and ill be introducing each of you before your fiveminute opening statement, but we want to than...

Officials are overwhelmed. The United States and the European Union reaching out to iran. The secret and e. U. Foreign policy chief discussed the issue with their iranian counterparts in new york. Talks are expected to take place in russia as the diplomatic editor james bays explains. All eyes will be on russian president Vladimir Putin, when he makes a whistlestop trip to new york, spending less than a full day in the u. S. To attend the United Nations General Assembly. Everyone wants to know w...

The disappearance of 43 students in mexico. And the pope in philadelphia. So weve got the euts autos d states and the European Union, Frederica Mogherini discuss the issue, and will likely reach out to russia which has increased its military presence in syria. Diplomatic editor james bays in new york. All eyes will be on russian president Vladimir Putin when he makes a whistle stop to new york spending less than a full day in the u. S. To attend the United Nations General Assembly. Everyone want...

At the mosque in occupied east jerusalem. The Syrian Civil War in its 5th year and with refugees continues to go 3 to europe to escape, there is a clear and renewed diplomatic push to bring the fighting to an end. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry has been meeting with the russian Prime Minister on the sidelines. Similar efforts have been made to engage iran. Russia has deployed he soldiers, we hopeons and aircraft to syria, but president putin has warned any attempt to overthrow the assad reg...

Disappeared. Israeli Security Forces fired stun grenades and rubbercoated steel bullets at the alaqsa compound. Hundreds of palestinians gathered outside the mosque. Imtiaz tyab has more from east jerusalem. The situation at the alaqsa mosque compound is currently calm. Its a different situation to what we sue a few hours oo when israeli police, border police, began confrontations. Security forces use stun grenades and rubber coated steel bullets in the confrontations. There are no reports of in...

Haram. T poles close in an election that could pave the way for Catalonian Independence from spain. Until doha, we will have all of the days sport including the latest from sundays matches at the Rugby World Cup with a big win from ireland in front of a world record crowd. Wi with the Syrian Civil War in its 5th year and with refugees continue to flee to europe to escape it all, there is a clear and renewed diplomatic push to bring the fighting to an ends. U. S. Secretary of state john keshry ha...

The u. S. And the European Union approaching iran to help finder a solution to the syria conflict. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry and eu policy chief Frederica Mogherini discussed the issue in new york, and likely to reach it to russia which has increased its military presence in syria. Diplomatic editor james bays is in new york. Vladimir putin makes a whistle stop to new york to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Everyone wants to know what his intentions are regarding syria. On ...

Negotiations is that each country will have to decide based on its own circumstances, its own capabilities, hopefully with as much salutary pressure as possible to do your best but that each country was going to have to make the decision about exactly what to do and how to do it. By the way, that goes for developed countries as well as developing. But even more important for developing countries who were trying to reassure that they can take on the fight for Climate Change without imperilling th...