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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 cnn's 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 that's run by this utility grid been compromised. which we're told according to the company, burlington, electric did not happen. here's what we understand did happen...

It is going to be a big fight. >> you can take the word of the states who looked at it saying it is not good for jobs electricity cost and bad all around. >> if you cut the greenhouse gas emission in 2030 by 6% that could transform our electricity industry. when you look at the states balking at this they have more summer than others. if you put pressure on the grids and utility systems it has to come out in dollar bills so those people are going to pay more because who wants to suffer because the white house thought it was a good idea. >> and large political implications. i don't doubt we wil...

That china will get too strong. i'm not too worried about china getting too strong. i am worried that america might be getting to weak. other nations having a strong economy is not bad for the united states. it is one less hungry mouthed country wanting us to take care of it and of their people. if they have money maybe they will buy the things we innovate and make. we need to fear not making things. that happens because of excess regulation, litigation, and taxation. it drives money and jobs away from the working men and women. i was stunned that china is more like america used to be and amer...

Richard, how vulnerable are the u.s. power grids? >> the problem we see with the cases is the systems are connected to the internet. when you have a system that's connected to the internet, anyone around the world who has internet connectivity as well can reach it. that's what's struck me in these two reports that were listed. actually three. each system was able to be accessed remotely -- >> how do you deal with that. >> disconnect them. the problem is we don't seem to have any regulation around that. some of the regulation was based around the old telephone system dialing up via modem and --...

Hospitals. we have taken them into our city limits and into waco and hillcrest and providence hospital where they are being treated jie. can you say the names again. >> hillcrest hospital is our primary trauma care center. the majority of the injured were taken there. the overflow was taken to providence hospital as well inside waco. at this time we are still trying to evacuate some of the homes. we are going house to house, business to business, and we are seeing quite a bit of devastation in that area. what they are trying to do is move people away still. they are having to be very cautious ...