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Wear attack is spreading today. thousands of new computer systems have been effected. the attack hit more than 200,000 systems in more than 150 countries including businesses and health care systems. think hospitals around the world. the malware blocks computer access. >> who is behind this attack? have we ruled out that this is a state action? >> we have not ruled it out. attribution is always a bit difficult. we are seeing an attempt to hold this data for ransom. >> let's bring in former executive assistant director at the fbi. the president and chief security officer at a firm that speciali...

And defined. those reserved to the states are numerous and indefinite. we were supposed to be a different legislative body. our federal government was always intended as a limbed purpose national government, not a general purpose national government, one possessing complete police powers. we've seen a slow but steady drift over the last 80 years away from this principle of federalism, such that powers exercised at the federal level could no longer be described as few and defined, but more appropriates numerous and indefinite. in liement of the supremacy clause, any pouser we exercise through t...

Pu bush two came to ourself, there was an assault on climate change at that time. we were able to get through that time period by local, state action. we're hoping we can do the same now. but this is a national treasure. i would hope everyone in your audience understands that climate science is a treasure for our kids, for our planet and for our future. >> you have colleagues at uc davis who are actually doing this sort of copying of data. to folks that hear that, how under the gun do the people in your community -- and i know a lot of climate scientists who already feel under the gun, frankly...

Territories before. but how much could it be the case that a new administration would just say to the department of energy or the epa, yeah, we're just going to get rid of all of these parts of the government that do all these readings that produce this, what we believe is a hoax? >> i mean, it's certainly hard to quantify exact what that would look like and to the extent that the executive can kind of come in and determine these things, but you know, this isn't without precedent when bush two came to ourself, there was an assault on climate change at that time. we were able to get through tha...

Adversaries are developing more and more so fistsophisticated capabilities. we have to recognize drones are not going away. they're going to become instrument of state action and instrument of i'm afraid of terrorist action in the future. we're the dominant country in the world using drones. we need to revisit the question. how are they authorized? when are they appropriate? >> were you referring to alan gross as the u.s. aid worker in a cuban prison? >> yes. i'm sorry if i didn't use alan's name. alan gross was the worker imprisoned in cuba. senator layhi and i had the chance to meet with him...