Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20121030:19:52:00
State of our national grid? i mean what sort of improvements could be made? what sort of investment would be required to really get it to the best possible condition? >> well, we have -- believe it or not -- the best electric grid in the world right now, and it is far superior to other parts of the world, but, again, electricity is so essential. we need to continue to improve things. we need to continue to improve our response and recovery to storms. right now we have more than 50,000 people, an army of people in here to help restore power. but the magnitude of the task is huge. this is the bi...