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35,000 people in moore county, north carolina still don't have power, this after what police are describing as an attack on the substation. the power grid going out as a result this weekend. >> utility workers scrambling to fix this massive issue in a matter of days. this issue was created in just seconds. they're hoping to get power back on for some folks by today. whitney wild has been covering this from the beginning. whitney, as i understand it, there's evidence that investigators found on the scene. what more are they telling you about what they're learning? >> reporter: this is excellent...

Verified more than 700 attacks on ukraine's health infrastructure, including hospitals, since the war began — which he said was a clear breach of international law. he called for a "humanitarian health corridor" to be created to all areas of ukraine. half of ukraine's energy infrastructure is either damaged or destroyed. this is already having knock—on effects on the health system and on the people's health. put simply, this winter will be about survival. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has called on his country to try to limit its use of energy after what he says has been systemati...

Ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has called on his country to try to limit its use of energy — after what he says has been systematic damage to ukraine's energy grid by russian attacks. there have been what he described as unscheduled power cuts due to what he says is a higher level of consumption than can be provided for. translation: of course, energy workers, utility workers, - rescuers and everyone involved are working at their maximum. but the systematic damage to our energy network by the attacks of russian terrorists is so significant that all of our people and businesses should...

As much power as they can. translation: of course energy workers, utility workers, - rescuers and everyone involved are working at their maximum, but the systematic damage to our energy network by the attacks of russian terrorists is so significant that all of our people and businesses should be very frugal and try to spread consumption across the day. i've been speaking to oleksandr kharchenko, director at the energy industry research centre in ukraine. i asked him if the country had enough money and supplies to restore power and fix the damage. it's not a question of enough money right now, ...

The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County and a union representing more than 260 workers have agreed to a new five-year labor contract. Authority board members last week approved the collective bargaining agreement with the Utility Workers of America Local 164 that includes pay raises totaling 14% over the life of