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Whats happening on either side of the border, russians looking very closely at whats happening in ukraine and what help ukrainians might be getting on the ground. the west looking very clearly at that military buildup. but it could be more subtle than that. theres going to be some reporting coming out on cnn digital from our cyber specialist reporter later today which looks specifically at that, the increasing cyberattacks that weve been seeing over the course of the last few weeks, clearly orch...

Bill to the presidents desk. and if the final vote tally was announced late last night the energy in the house chamber was electric. >> on this vote the yeas are 228 and the nays are 226. the motion is adopted. >> all right, so that cheering there signified passage of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill which will allocate $550 billion of new spending into transportation projects, the utility grid and broadband including $110 billion for roads, bridges and other major projects. $666 b...

Voted late last night to send the bipartisan infrastructure bill to the presidents desk. as the final tally was announced late last night, the energy in the house chamber was electric. >> on this vote the yeas are 228 and the nays are 226. the motion is adopted. [ cheers ] >> all right, so that cheering there signified passage of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill which will allocate $550 billion of new spending into transportation projects, the utility grid and broadband, including ...

♪♪ on this vote the yeas are 228 and the nays are 226. the motion is adopted. [ cheers and applause ] we have breaking news. that was the moment the house voted to pass the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package which is being touted as the largest single investment in transit and water projects in recent history according to the white house. heres some of whats in it. theres $550 billion in new spending that will go into transportation projects and the utility grid. the package i...

Have the numbers to do it. would you suggest that the black caucus play the same hard ball and say, fine, no infrastructure bills of either size until we get voting rights through the senate. >> and right now, yesterday, because thats what -- politics is about who gets what, when and where. as ari said, they have weaponized the filibuster. its not just a relic of jim crow, its a relic of anti-womens legislation, anti-voting legislation, anti-consumer protection. it is a terrible tool. and we sho...

The sections of the population here. we have seen real impact here in and around the new york area. there was a massive festival that was expecting a large turnout, and sporting events that have been canceled and even too hot for the horses in saratoga springs where the races were canceled for the first time in 13 years. so it is speaking to the levels of effects here. finally, the concern here is that the utility grid could potentially bend under pressure. however, utility officials are saying ...

And unfortunately you also have the infrastructure destroyed, the utility grid is destroyed and peoples lives have literally been changed forever. arthel: who so what is fema doing to help the good people of florida and how on track is fema in the aftermath of hurricane michael? >> well, i think fema is doing a great job. the realities of femas preparation can never truly take place similar to what happens on the ground. in other words, you cannot prepare for a cat 5. you can do everything with ...

Russian hackers feel far more interested in interested this year in demonstrating they can disrupt the american trick cal utility grid. >> the confidence is not super high. i do think that on the policy, they have been far better than his words. theres always going to be this die very generals. the president, of course, when youre president of the united states and the leader of the free world, your words matter. your policy can do a lot. your words also shift the game. putin felt that when they...

Homeland for 16 years, i would have said you were crazy. but the reason we have seen that is because the men and women in our military, our intelligence services, our diplomatic core, and law enforcement, are still protecting our homeland. and theyve gotten the support from congress in order to do their job. >> congressman, on a separate topic, ive been reading your twitter feed, and you seem to be very fired up about cybersecurity. let me read for everybody what last week you said. who is is th...

Airport outside of washington, d.c. a plane which we believe will be carrying the expelled russian officials back to moscow. the officials have to leave by noon sunday. our team is covering this story from all angles. we begin with cnns polo sandov sandoval. a spokesman for the utility company in vermont calling this an attempt to infiltrate utility systems. >> we would be dealing with a much different outcome had the power grid thats run by this utility grid been compromised. which were told ac...