could have thrown switches and disrupted power flows. just a few months ago, the republican chairman of the senate intelligence committee was warning, sounding the alarm, that the u.s. is still not prepared to guard against future russian cyber attacks on the upcoming elections. >> this issue is urgent. if we start to fix these problems tomorrow we still might not be in time to save the system. >> but again, if one subscribes to the brand new presidential ethos you won't pay attention or worry or fret but, quote, remember what you're seeing and reading is not what's happening, unquote. for the rest of you who want to understand what you're seeing and reading and who understand this is actually all happening, thanks for watching. cnn's kaitlan come linls at the white house for us. when president trump says russia is pushing for democrats to win, do we have any idea if there's anything behind that claim? >> reporter: well, jake, that's the question. we've asked the white house if the president has any new