>> all right, eric geller joining us from washington tonight. thanks so ch. >> thank you. >> sreenivasan: for a thirprday, esters gathered across the united kingdom against president trump's policies and statements. tltoday in scod, thousands of anti-trump demonstantors marched chanted in the capital of edinburgh. >> no trump, no way. immigrants are here to stay. >> sreenivasan: at a city park, critics brought a 20-foot balloon depicting the president as a baby. it was the same one flown over yesterday's protests in london. and a greenpeace protester breached a no-fly zone over the turnberry club, paragliding with a banlr reading "trump, w below par." in managua, nicaragua, toda dozens of university students along with priests, doctors, journalists and other civilis are now free after being trapped inside a church overnight during gunfire from pro-government forces, but not before at leastn one peas killed and several ot rs were wounded in the attack. nationwide, skirtshes have been ing place for months between pro-government forces and those de

susan: eric geller, what does this bipartisan senate bill you referenced in this discussion do other an funding? eric: it sets up a grant program, but the funding mechanism would have to be dealt with separately, so the appropriators would have to agree to fund it. it mostly focuses on process. it doesn't have regulation, as i asked the secretary about for vendors. it doesn't tell them to stop using paperless systems. it focuses on making the secretary feel like the federal government's listening to them. better channels for sharing information. it sets up a grant program they can apply for. the money would have to be requested separately. it expedites security clearances. it is focused on making sure the federal government is saying "we hear you" to states. susan: everyone is thinking of russian interference right now, but what is the broader threat facing the american election system besides the russians? eric: there are a lot of ways you can disrupt an election without attacking the voting machines. our power grid is very vulnerable. there are adversaries now seeking to find ways i

susan: eric geller, what does this bipartisan senate bill you referenced in this discussion do other than funding? eric: it sets up a grant program, but the funding mechanism would need to be dealt with separately. the appropriators would have to agree to fund it. it mostly focuses on process. it does not tell them they have to stop using paperless systems. it focuses on making the secretaries feel like the federal government is was named. it creates better channels for listening them. it sets up a grant program they can apply for. it expedites security clearances. it is focused on making sure the federal government is saying we hear you to the states. they have felt like washington was not listening to -- was not listening. susan: everyone is thinking about russian interference but what is the broader threat facing the american election system? -- there are a lot of ways to disrupt an election. our power grid is vulnerable. there are adversaries working to find a way into a power grid system. if you can disrupt the lights you can disrupt an election even if you have not touched the v

susan: eric geller, what does this bipartisan senate bill you referenced in this discussion do other an funding? eric: it sets up a grant program, but the funding mechanism would have to be dealt with separately. it mostly focuses on profits, so it doesn't have regulation, as i was asking the secretary about. it doesn't tell them that they paperless systems. it focuses on making the secretary feel that the federal government is listening to them. ramets up again a grant or that they can apply for. clearancess security . it's really focused on making sure that the federal government is saying that here you to the states because for a long time they felt like washington was listening. is your beach. everyone is thinking about russian interference right now, broader threat facing the american election decides corruption -- the russians? >> guest: -- our power grid is very vulnerable. adversaries right now are seeking to find ways into power grid equipment. if you can take down the lights in the city while they are voting, you have disrupted the election without touching the voting genes.

systems will not be completely upgraded by election day. , what does geller this bipartisan senate bill you reference to other than funding? eric: the funding mechanism would be set up separately, but it mostly focuses on kind of process, so does not have regulation, as i was asking the secretary about four voting vendors. it does not tell them they have to stop using paperless systems. it focuses on making governments feel like the federal government is listening to them. it sets up a grant program they can apply for. it expects security clearances. it's really focused on making sure that the federal government is saying, "we hear you" to states. because they have for a long time felt like washington wasn't. >> everyone is focused on russian interference, but what does the broader threat? eric: there are a lot of ways you can disrupt an election without attacking the voting machines. adversaries right now seeking to find ways into the tower grid equipment. if you can take down the lights in a city while they are voting, you have disrupted the election, even if you have not touched voting machines. the vulnerability of critical