but was raised in maryland.hter] and for the last 12 years, she has been a fixture in the statehouse. part of the department of general services. insuring that these beautiful and hallowed halls, that today always look their best. her strong work ethic, her infectious personality and her willingness to go the extra mile make her a beloved part of this the team. in fact, she's a natural leader. taking on more responsibilities, learning basic maintenance and retears -- repairs so she might one day soon become a dgs maintenance mechanic. [applause] judy, i'm willing to write your letter of recommendation. [laughter] and i know a guy. [laughter] finish -- nearly a decade the of service to this state working in this very building. and today is the first time that judy has ever watched a state of the state. please join me in applauding her years of service -- [applause] and she is representative of so many state workers who are serving without a full team behind them and beside them. the team they need and deserve a,

but raised in maryland. and for the last 12 years she's been a fixture in the statehouse part of the department of general services. ensuring that the beautiful hollowed halls always look their best strong work ethic and her infectious personality and her willingness to go the extra mile make her beloved part of this community. in fact she is a natural leader taking on more responsibility learning basic maintenance and repairs so she might one day soon become an dgs maintenance mechanic. [applause] >> judy i'm one to write your letter of recommendation. and i know a guy. nearly a decade of service to the state working in the very building and today is the first time that judy has ever watched a state of the state please join me in applauding her years of service to this country. >> she is representative of so many state workers who are serving without a full team behind them and beside them the team that they need and deserve to support the people of maryland need and deserve right now marilyn's government h

if you think about the state of maryland, the state of maryland is a home of the nsa, the state of maryland as a home of sign or command. the university of maryland, it is home of four of the best hbcus in this country. so, there is a workforce pipeline. when you include that with the transportation that prince george county has, when you included for the fact that we will beat any other jurisdiction on cost and you include it and you include that with the administration's commitment to equity, the true decision is going to be prince george's county. we feel very good that the decision for the fbi to be in the state of maryland aligns deeply with this legacy defining decision that the federal government is about to make. >> all right, we thank you both on that. thank, you senator cardin. let's stay with governor more. governor, on wednesday president biden was in your state touting how his economic friends have helped create 12 million new jobs. more than any other president has created in four years. marilyn's unemployment rate decreased to 4% in december. how are the biden administration'

this is going to be maryland's decade.our ability to continue what we're doing around education and transportation, that's all being done in partnership with the biden administration. and i look forward for that partnership to continue. >> in your inaugural address, governor, you said maryland does not have to choose between a competitive economy and an equitable one. how will you put that into practice with your democratic majorities in the general assembly? >> yeah. i'm proud of the fact when we talk about governing, we address the fact that we've been offered false choices. that people say you have to choose between a competitive economy and an equitable one. you do not. if you look at our budget, the way we presented it, our budget, we actually put more towards public education funding, public school funding than any governor in the history of the state of maryland. and we still maintain a 10% in the rainy day fund for balancing about how we can prepare for any type of economic downturn that could happen within the fut

joining me now is my friend maryland's democratic governor wes moore. it's like the first time i'm addressing you as governor and i'm tearing up a little bit. it's so good to see you, and congratulations on your win. >> thank you. congratulations to you. >> we did good. our moms are proud. wes, governor moore. -- >> yes, they are. >> let's talk about what happened last night. there was a lot of surprise. it remains unclear how much biden expected to be heckled, but he turned it into a real moment. how long do you think he can play this strategy? do you think it's going to work? do you think republicans were now in a bind of their own making? >> well, i think the strategy is going to work because his strategy is just share facts. there's nothing else to it. when he talked about the reason investment matters and what it means to local individual communities, i can tell you right now that it matters to the state of maryland where the president was just here last week and together in partnership we announced new construction to the frederick douglas tunnel,

i love saying maryland's governor wes moore. you were always destined for it wes moore, since the day i met. you thank you for coming on this show. please come back all the time, and good luck with everything you're doing in the state. >> bless you. thank you so much. >> we have lots more to come tonight. the fallout after the rest of the top fbi spy hunter accused of working with the russian oligarch who played a starring role in the mueller report. the accusations against him might even get worse. plus, what's normal? and who's crazy? more on that, just ahead. more on that, just ahead welcome to zulily, a shopping paradise with deals on every scroll. you don't have kids, do you? uh yeah... ♪ but good deals aren't just for kids. there's stuff for you. you look great! so do you... don't forget the house! the house is like a best friend to buy presents for. for the house. save big on the brands you love. zulily. fun is part of the deal. (soft music) elevate your body and mind with aerotrainer. save big on the brands you love. ♪ b

i love saying maryland's governor wes moore. you were always destined for it wes moore, since the day i met. you thank you for coming on this show. please come back all the time, and good luck with everything you're doing in the state. >> bless you. thank you so much. >> we have lots more to come tonight. the fallout after the rest of the top fbi spy hunter accused of working with the russian oligarch who played a starring role in the mueller report. the accusations against him might even get worse. plus, what's normal? and who's crazy? more on that, just ahead. sugar in your family's diet, the more choices, the better. that's why america's beverage companies are working together to deliver more great tasting options with less sugar or no sugar at all. in fact, today, nearly 60% of beverages sold contain zero sugar. different sizes? check. clear calorie labels? just check. with so many options, it's easier than ever to find the balance that's right for you. more choices. less sugar. balanceus.org with unitedhealthcare my sister

sarbanes of maryland. we had not yet experienced the onset of the global pandemic which forced us overnight to move the federal government to a posture of substantially enhanced hybrid work. we deploy telework as the critical continuity of operations tool, it should be. we procured i.t. i.t. security we needed. supervisors figured out how to manage hybrid work. at the height of the pandemic, 75% of the federal work force was working remotely. not everybody will continue to telework full-time nor should they. federal telework participation rates have already decreased substantially as more federal employees move back in person. the most recent telework survey show that 47% of federal employees teleworked in the last fiscal year. but the fact remains that increased stability of telework is here to stay, in the private as well as the public sectors. the beur bureau of labor statistics found that 80% of u.s. businesses expect increased telework levels to continue after the pandemic. that's in the business comm

and an incredible majority leader and continues to serve maryland very well. know, i mean it sincerely, i don't think there's a better delegation in the entire united states of america than the delegation here in maryland including your state legislate yours as well. [applause] somebody who i was senior to but never referred to me as senator, would just say biden, come here. barbaramy kuls key. she's done a lot to make this day happen as well, all the years we worked on this baltimore, amtrak specifically. and finally it's been over three years since -- i didn't know you had seats, you ought to sit down. i said when i was running in 2020 for the job i said, everybody take their seat and there were no seats, the press said he is really stupid. i don't dare tell anybody to take a seat unless i see the chairs. thank you. it's been over three years since his passing but my late friend elijah cummings is with us in spirit, say, joe, you finally got this sucker done. [applause] c.e.o. steven gardner, steven, he knows he's got a strong support in amtrak, probably too

>> we are preparing as long as i'm the governor of the state of maryland maryland will be a safe haven for abortion rights. i believe abortion is health care. this is about how we are coming up with multiple ways of preparing for this and ensure that all women know that we believe that their health and safety and security and of the providers is something that should be guaranteed in the state of maryland. >> are you stockpiling the drug? >>er with not stockpiling but we're in preparation. >> stockpiling mig b t ongquesti. do whaverugs aila inla a state is goingbeittl different, but you can get those in our public health system, we're moving towards tribal nations providing access in any number of ways including abortion, direct abortion care inside a clinic and the chilling effect of not having these medications now routinely manufactured, is they're used to treat men and women for other like bleeding ulcers. we're going to have deaths unrelated because doctors are saying in my state i can't prescribe this. so this decision could have an even more chilling effect, so we're trying to f

i can tell you as maryland's governor, he was speaking directly to maryland last night. >> how so?ed on, he talked about infrastructure, since i've been governor, we were there together to announce a historic investment, billions of dollars in the frederick douglass tunnel, which will create 30,000 jobs. we invested $5 million going into broadband equity and expansion. he was talking about reproductive rights, i have said i want maryland to be a safe haven for abortion rights. he spoke to that. he talked about capping the price of insulin at $35. to see the president speaking directly to the things that we care about, that we talk about and that we are working on, was just incredibly heartening. >> in fact, aren't those the issues that american voters -- aren't those the middle class issues that -- >> that's right. that's what i think he did such a brilliant job of. he was speaking directly to the soul of the people. people right now, i think there's -- there's an understanding that while we made progress, we have so much further to go. we can go faster. we can go bold. i think abo

sarbanes of maryland. we had not yet experienced the onset of the global pandemic which forced us overnight to move the federal government to a posture of substantially enhanced hybrid work. we deploy telework as the critical continuity of operations tool, it should be. we procured i.t. i.t. security we needed. supervisors figured out how to manage hybrid work. at the height of the pandemic, 75% of the federal work force was working remotely. not everybody will continue to telework full-time nor should they. federal telework participation rates have already decreased substantially as more federal employees move back in person. the most recent telework survey show that 47% of federal employees teleworked in the last fiscal year. but the fact remains that increased stability of telework is here to stay, in the private as well as the public sectors. the beur bureau of labor statistics found that 80% of u.s. businesses expect increased telework levels to continue after the pandemic. that's in the business comm

senator and advocate for maryland. and congressman glenn iv. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] the thing is, he is married to a woman that has a tougher job than he does. she is a councilwoman. i should be on the county council. you know what? nobody knows the difference between a pothole in front of your house. it is everybody's problem, and guess who they go to, they go to the county. that is why i ran for the senate. [laughter] look, i am already hard at work delivering for working families. look, last week, i reported on a state of the union. [applause] [applause] it is strong. no malarkey, the soul of this nation is strong. the backbone of this nation is strong. and the people of this nation are strong, like all of you here today. you never give up. you heard me say many times, wall street in build america. they didn't. unions built the middle class. [cheers and applause] one reason i am standing here as your president is because of the ie bw, that is no malarkey, either. for the past two years, we have been carrying out my econo

host: ok, walter in maryland. this is lee in georgia. you are next, hi.ler: hi, this is lee nicholson. i just wanted to let you know that i think some of the earlier callers that were extreme relative to trump do not represent the middle of the republican party and they certainly don't represent the swing voters. we cannot win this thing if we don't get the swing voters. all those people who are diehard on the trump side need to give it up a little bit for the sake of the country and pick somebody who can actually win this thing. mentors win -- not just win the republican nomination, but the election. i voted for trump twice. but he has alienated so many people that he is not going to win the people who push him over the middle. that's all i'm going to say about that. host: lee, if i may ask, those moderate and swing voters, do you think there is a candidate out there like yourself that could draw some appeal when it comes to 2024? caller: i think a lot of these people. i think desantis, pompeo, haley, pence. there is a nice slate of people that won't all

the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: thank you mr. president, i rise today to talk about black history month which has its roots with carter g. woodson as early as 1915 and has been officially recognized since 1976. black history month is an opportunity for celebration and discovery. it's time to share the successes and contributions of black americans that are woven deeply into the fabric of american history. over the last year we marylanders made exciting history as wes moore became our state's 63rd governor, the first person of color to hold that office and the only currently serving black governor in the nation. we also elected anthony brown, former member of the house of representatives and a former lieutenant governor of maryland, to be attorney general. he too is the first black to hold this position in our state. they join adrian jones, the first black and first woman to serve as speaker of the maryland house of delegates who has held that post since 2019. nationally the senate made history by confirming

septiembre otra persona tuvo un fin similar sor rosa dÍa santos de 17 aÑos, se fue a la escuela en maryland despuÉs de 2 meses sus restos fueron encontrados. >> la mataron a pura puÑalada y golpes. su madre no quiere ser identificada porque temer represalias. como ella y una tercera madre que sufre en hondura, llora a su hija, primero desapareciÓ y luego en enero sus restos aparecieron en un bosque en maryland. >> hagan justicia por mi hija, que no se quede impune. reportera: aquÍ en la comunidad hay muchas preguntas como por ejemplo, si los casos estÁn relacionados y que se trata de droga, pandillas o otro tipo de crÍmenes, la policÍa no quiere hacer comentarios. los departamento de policÍa de al menos 3 jurisdicciones investigan y quienes los asisten sÓlo dicen. >> no es normal, que se encuentre en Área boscosa de esta manera. reportera: el fbi tampoco quiere comentar incluso este ex agente del fbi podrÍa tratarse de un asesino en serie. >> esto no va a parar, esto va a seguir, reportera: hasta el momento se reportan 2 arrestÓ en relaciÓn con la muerte de josÉ guerrero, se teme que mÁs jÓ

ocasio-cortez: i thank my friend from maryland for yielding. you know it's so rich, rich to hear the other side discuss the sacred right of voting, discuss what our veterans and our service members fought for and the sacred right for voting while defending and continuing to defend the disenfranchisement of american citizens in d.c. for their right to vote. they don't believe in statehood. they don't believe in the -- in the actual enfranchisement and voting rights for d.c. residents who are u.s. citizens and yet they have the audacity and the gall to not just continue in that position and claim they believe in the sacred right to vote while denying that right to vote for an overwhelmingly black city but then expanding their position, expanding their position so that in direct contradiction of their, quote-unquote, conservative values of small government and defending freedom have decided to expand the jurisdiction of this body to meddle into the business of d.c. residents. the d.c. city council has the right to determine its policies for d.c. r

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for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. ivey: i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 energy infrastructure. also, legislation that would expand tribalands. members are expectedo vote to end a cdc rule requiring covid vaccinations for foreign travelers entering the u.s. they will also consider recent actions by the city council of washinon d.c., one thawould block the city from allowing documented immigrants from voting in city elections, the other reversing a recent decision to reduce penalties for certn imes. when the house returns, watch live coverage on c-span. >> the state of the union is strong because you, the american people, are strong. >> president biden delivers the annual state of the union address, outlining his priorities to congress, on tuesday, his first state of the union speech since republicans won back cont

and now five major colleges, michigan state, lsu, maryland, university of denver, and the universitylorado, have announced multiyear partnerships with sports betting companies that include placing ads at games, along with promises to, for example, focus on responsible gaming and education. colorado was actually paid for bets made using a university promo code, until that deal became public. >> i think it's very scary. paul: sports economist andy zimbalist. andy: there are many colleges now that are jumping into bed with sports book companies. they're allowing the sports book companies to come onto campus and to appeal to the students to get involved in gambling. paul: hey, i gamble on sports. it can be fun, sometimes lots of fun, but, says zimbalist: andy six percent of betters tend to become problem or compulsive gamblers. so, we're talking about tens of thousands of students who are likely to become or if they're not already problem gamblers. paul: students like these at the university of maryland. >> to introduce something like gambling on campus seems like putting kerosene on a f

john was the secretary of the maryland department of health and mental hygiene and member of the maryland health services cost review commission, which he chaired for a term. he spent 19 years in maryland state government. our second panelist today is deborah, who is a fellow at m athematica, and has spent 30 years as a health policy analyst focusing on long-term services and supports for older adults. she recently has co-authored a series of reports and evaluations of the massachusetts health policy commission's efforts related to growth targets. she held positions at the institute for the future of aging services and the intergovernmental health policy project at george washington university, so a long history in dealing with state issues. the theme of our discussion today for the next half hour or so -- and i want to encourage q&a. send those in as we are going. you can type your questions into the q&a. the theme we will be talking about today, obviously, is spending growth target setting, but within that, we are looking at the state and national divide. what should the state and natio

the chair: the gentleman from maryland. mr. raskin: i would just close on this one with this thought. the majority comes forward with a plan to say we want to know an estimated inflationary impact of an executive order and then we have a series of christmas tree amendments saying, and make sure you include the cost to rural areas. make sure you include the cost -- the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. raskin: i would like its overall cost. i yield back. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed. to -- is agreed to. the gentlewoman will suspend. the chair understands that amendment number five will not be offered. it is now in order to consider amendment number six printed in house report 118-4. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the cle

: applied for and received federal rental assistance through the nonprofit united way of central marylandhs of back pay plus funds for three months rent got them back on their feet. laura do you ever think at all : about where you would be if that assistance didn't come through? >> absolutely. i know for sure that we would be facing hardship, you know, if we didn't get that assistance and kind of get that boost running that, you know, we probably would be facing homelessness. laura but even though she has : work again and housing -- jessica says roughly half her income goes toward rent. she's not alone. more than 40% of tenants in america meet the federal definitionf rent burdened, meaning they spend at least 30% of their income on rent. the assistance jessica received from congress -- part of some $46 billion over multiple coronavirus aid packages -- is all but spent by the state of maryland. that, plus persistent inflation, rising interest rates, and supply chain issues in the construction industry have meant evictions are creeping back to pre-pandemic levels. jessica worries for hersel

reporter: now some maryland students said they like the partnership.ocial work professor greg stewart. >> i am concerned that certainly the state of ohio has made this an option. reporter: stewart studies addiction at the university of cincinnati in ohio, where sports betting became legal last month. >> it's so convenient for people to engage in this experience. the use of my phone and i don't have to go anywhere. i don't have to talk to anyone. reporter: you could do it in class. >> you could. reporter: and as mit finance professor andy lo once told me: >> neuroscientists have documented that the component of the brain that gets stimulated when we engage in financial rewards is really the same component that is stimulated by cocaine. it's the dopamine system. >> we've seen a big spike since 2018 in risk for gambling problems. reporter: keith whyte is tracking that impact at the national council on problem gambling, supported in part by the gaming industry. >> our national surveys between 2018 and 2021 show a roughly 30% increase in risk for gambling p

the measures she received from coronavirus aid package is all but spent by the state of maryland.rsistent inflation, rising interest rates, and supply chain issues in the construction industry have meant evictions are creeping back to pre-pandemic levels. jessica worries for herself and others. do you think that your local elected officials or national elected officials are doing enough to help renters like yourself? >> absolutely not. laura: the white house recently outlined regulations and a bill of rights to make housing more affordable and to empower renters like jessica. but the immediate impact is questionable. pres. biden: housing is a right in america. laura: president biden vowed to tackle the housing crisis within days of taking office. and after a year of meetings with industry and tenant advocates, announced a slate of actions. agencies will begin collecting data on unfair rental practices like tenant background checks and egregious rent increases. the justice department will review competition in the housing market. and the federal housing finance agency will explore

i'm about 8000 from the state of maryland. more in other southern states that black men are a part of civil war. i have to talk to hollywood about why they won't make any other movie but glory. but one day i'll get to that and again be, very rich, hopefully. but i'm african-american widows. these women who are the wives of deceased, they are what they had their husbands have passed away in service. the union army after 6865, i hope you all understand what that means. these women are the literal represent of freedom. their husbands gave their lives for freedom. and so these women have not they their husbands are not there. and so they first come to the freedman's bureau say, listen, look, my is gone. what am i supposed to do? those are the first women who really ask for dependency, even when i should be clear, when you don't want dependency. oliver out is how we're stops dependency. the agents disrespect oliver otis howard and say forget oliver, we're got to keep giving it the widows because their husbands sacrifice their lives

, and they were married at mount airy, which is in upper marlboro, maryland. and this is where george washington parke custis was born. he was the fourth, the only boy out of four. and in 1781, this was during covid. so this place was closed. i had to sneak on to the property and get that photo. but nobody really minded. i think. so because. jackie dyes when custis, an infant, six months old, early november 17, 81, george washington parke custis and his sister nellie, the two youngest, are adopted by george and martha washington and raised at mount vernon. the two older girls stay with their mother and so that meant that custis was raised in a life of luxury which is exemplified by several of the portraits done by notable painters the day. this is a couple of samples and this is the most famous one which was took about seven years to actually complete but it shows about an eight year old washi as he was called by his family with his hand on a globe. and i like to interpret that as high hopes that george, martha washington had for him. he was doted on by martha

speaker i yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from maryland mr. hoyer. gentleman from maryland. speaker ladies and gentlemen, the house. i rise and greet and in shock the tragedy that at 11:39 a.m. this morning has stunned us all. in an instant, the incredible energy that we have harnessed broke loose and destruction and devastation occurred. among the seven people whom we lost was first teacher in space, christa mcauliffe. she was my friend. her husband, steve, was a law clerk in my office for two years, going on. she got her master's from bowie state in prince george's county. she taught in our school system for years. she now, as you know, mr. speaker teaches in new hampshire hampshire. christa was a warm warm, caring, capable human being. she was accorded the highest honor her country could give her. she was selected to represent her colleagues colleagues in one of america's most exciting and important efforts, the she embodied. mr. speaker, of the qualities we would hope for in the very best of our teachers. we had a rally, mr. speaker. in august of 1985 as the school year

former maryland governor larry hogan.r insight and analysis are nbc news white house correspondent peter alexander, amna nawaz. tom friedman columnist for "the new york times." and danielle pletka of the americanized institute. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history. this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. 15 days after the u.s. shot down a chinese spy balloon and after a canceled diplomatic trip to beijing, tensions with china have now escalated again to accusations that china may be supplying russia or may supply russia with lethal aid in its war against ukraine. on thursday the president did try to turn the temperature down a bit with china, acknowledging that the three unidentified objects shot down over lake huron, alaska, and canada were not tied to china but were likely simply research balloons. >> we seek competition, not conflict with china. we're not looking for a new cold war. i expect to be speaking wit

host: maryland, south carolina, republican line.ant to talk about journalistic integrity, and how c-span is one of the loan trustworthy sources in the media right now. i listen and hear so many different points of view. it is a beacon on the hill. why is allen block firing his own journalists? that's all i have. host: let's go back to this idea that what many of you as far as this: campaign are concerned. as far as mr. bloch is concerned, it does not affect our editorial programming, and the fact that you hear from a lot of different viewpoints on this network and on this program goes to that end. i will go to zach in san francisco. democrat. hello. caller: how's it going? i want to talk about the 2024 election. it is a competitive election. i really appreciate senator feinstein's work. [indiscernible] i think he's brilliant and he did a fine job during the impeachments. i think he will be fine. i am a gen z voter. you probably don't get a lot of them. i'm supporting biden to run again at this point. i think he is been a pretty good

now, mind you, i had just finished working at maryland spingarn. so i said to her, are those things? she said, those are the papers. and any helen burroughs? so i'm like, oh my goodness, you got to get these things to the library of congress. now i wanted them at the library of congress because i knew they'd get processed quickly. now i am and because i'd worked for moreland, spingarn had even been trained. the national archives. i went to the library of congress and i said, you know, you've just got these papers. and i have training. i work for you for free and help the current library. and so processing these papers and i spent my entire. of like 1978 working in those papers. so i got to see all those nanny helen burroughs in the archives, even before they actually got to be public. that was a wonderful experience, i must tell you. it just transformed my life. it transformed how i wrote it. transform the themes that i was writing about. so that's my happiest archive moment. well i don't really have a real happy archive. of. i just remember partic

lauren blanchard reports, federal officials arrested a near no leader and a maryland woman. for allegedly planning to attack electric substations. power plant plot has been foiled in maryland, the justice department said two suspects intended to destroy key electrical substations near baltimore accused we're not just talking. but taking steps to fulfill their threats and further their extremist goals. federal charges for conspiracy to destroy an energy facility have been filed against 27 year old brandon russell of florida and 34 year old maryland resident sarah clint daniel. the affidavit says agents believe the suspects were racially or ethnically motivated and wanted to take out power during the winter in order to cause the most harm. thankfully agents stopped the plot before there was any damage. daniel and russell conspired and took steps to shoot. multiple electrical substations in the baltimore area. aiming to quote completely destroy this whole city, russell daniel appeared in federal court monday afternoon from their respective states they met online while serving e

as fox news, lauren blanchard tells us now federal officials arrested in neo leader and a maryland womanfor allegedly planning to attack electric substations. power plant plot has been foiled in maryland, the justice department said two suspects intended to destroy key electrical substations near baltimore accused we're not just talking. but taking steps to fulfill their threats and further their extremist goals. federal charges for conspiracy to destroy an energy facility have been filed against 27 year old brandon russell of florida and 34 year old maryland resident sarah clint daniel. the affidavit says agents believe the suspects were racially or ethnically motivated and wanted to take out power during the winter in order to cause the most harm. thankfully agents stopped the plot before there was any damage. daniel and russell conspired and took steps to shoot. multiple electrical substations in the baltimore area. aiming to quote completely destroy this whole city. russell and daniel appeared in federal court monday afternoon from their respective states. they met online while servi

a neo-nazi group leader and one other person to launch an attack on the electrical power grid in maryland. in just the last three months we have seen at least nine different attacks in three differentck states targeting electrical power substations to deliberately cause power outages and damage electrical infrastructure so power can't be returned easily. one of the unsettling emerging themes in these attacks is the frequent involvement of white supremacists and neo-nazi groups. this is emerging as their current terroristic tactic of choice. it's not always them but appears to be often them as they plan the power grid attacks to set off civil unrest and what they hope will be a race war but, again, this waswa a surprise announcement by the fbi and justice department in maryland. kathleen is a researcher, leading researcher on these kind ofse threats on the united stat. she's going o to join us here le tonight. >>> but we start tonight with a story and with a guest who has everybody tying themselves number knots rightty now. he isno a big deal, veteran new york lawyer. his name is mark pome