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Olympic games. and as you said, his reputation is on the line, and if these games are hit in a major way, putin takes a major hit as well. >> all right, eric and fred, thank you so much for being with us this evening. >> thank you, judge. and coming up, the american power grid could go down at any moment. do you know what to do if the lights go out? did you know that this little straw could save your life? information everyone @w@wowowpge

It also had cybersecurity protection, and, of course, for the 100 senators, they have different strategies on how to deal with cybersecurity, and that's what stopped the bill. and it was unfortunate, to say the very least. >> well, unfortunate and -- >> i was a co-sponsor of that bill. >> congressman, what can people do to get their legislators involved in this? >> well, from my perspective, if they could call their own members of congress and ask them to support both the shield act and cipa, the critical infrastructure protection act, that would help me greatly. just by word of encouragement,...

Stoves. they use wood. and some faraday bags, prepare for those things, put those devices in the bag and then put them in a faraday cage, which is over here, which is just a trash can. none of these are very expensive solutions, but everyone can do it. this is just a galvanized can, cardboard lined, and if you put your objects in there, they will be protected from an emp pulse. >> i have with me in the studio, and folks, it's not dog food, it's the kind of food you can buy which is freeze dried. this is lasagne with meat sauce, macaroni and cheese, shrimp, that kind of thing that i guess you j...

This should be recognized as one of the most important bills pending in washington today. curiously, though, almost 60% of congressman upton's campaign contributions are from electric utilities and lobbyists and oil and gas investors. in the interest of fairness, we've invited congressman upton to appear on this show for the last four weekends. he's declined. and his office didn't answer our request for a statement. so with me now is arizona congressman trent frank who served as chairman of the congressional electromagnetic pulse caucus. congressman, what is congress doing about the grid? >> w...

So what happens if the power does go out? short of building yourself a bunker, is there anything you can do to prepare? my next guest says yes. scott hunt is ceo of practical preppers. sco scott, you're an engineer. you got into this not because your nutso over this happening, but you got into this because you started to see there were some disasters that left us without the ability it take care of ourselves. you say you're preparing for the power grid to go down and that it's something everyone should do. why? >> basically because, first of all, it's good to be here with you, judge, but if th...