voter is whether you want those costs to be paid for with the system of health today, or an official state system paid for with new taxes instead. with your truth test y am brandon rittiman. >> as always, you can see all of brandon's research online, if you are into that kind of thing. >>> boulder county has a sneaky awesome way to get people information about voting this year, slip it under their nose when they least expect it. kicking out coasters to bars, breweries, restaurants, next time you are knocking one back in boulder county talking way too loudly about political views information on how to text to register to vote and how to get your ballot in on time. cheers to civic engagement. >>> i have had the dream, you have had the dream, the question is, why do so many of us have this one particular nightmare? >>> how denver keeps on trucking. >> failure is not an option in this industry. >> we never knew about the fleet >>> the most colorado thing we saw today was by lisa dianne martin, she made it to the top of the last 14er that had eluded her in a quest to paint the landscape from the color

system because the state administrators its own elections, the breaches any states did not compromise the system in other states. instead of causing a national crisis, the breaches notified election officials across the country that they should be on high alert. with these new information officials across the country they started administrating system security checks and double checked their procedures. the eac took action as well. upon learning of the attacks was in security system testing guide and other voting machine information to election officials. at eac were focused on election security since our inception as an agency and we are quickly and we acted quickly and we realized the current events demand our help. both are voluntary voting system guidelines and best practices focuses on ensuring the security of our elections. this year we have also created a new initiative to help election officials better administer their elections this fall. it is called the be ready 16. through. through be ready 16 we distributed voter training material, current current information and guides to election officials draw the country. we also integrated topics such as election security into our public

system because the state administrators its own elections, the breaches any states did not compromise the system in other states. instead of causing a national crisis, the breaches notified election officials across the country that they should be on high alert. with these new information officials across the country they started administrating system security checks and double checked their procedures. the eac took action as well. upon learning of the attacks was in security system testing guide and other voting machine information to election officials. at eac were focused on election security since our inception as an agency and we are quickly and we acted quickly and we realized the current events demand our help. both are voluntary voting system guidelines and best practices focuses on ensuring the security of our elections. this year we have also created a new initiative to help election officials better administer their elections this fall. it is called the be ready 16. through. through be ready 16 we distributed voter training material, current current information and guides to election officials draw the country. we also integrated topics such as election security into our public

has already said there's no case there, there was no harm there, but in contrast, the official state department system was hacked in 2015 by a reported russian hacker and it apparently was a terrible cyber intrusion against a federal agency and against our country. so i'd like to put this in perspective about what we're really talking about and some members of this committee may not remember that in the 1990's this is exactly what the republican leadership did under former chairman dan burton who was chairman of this committee. they falsely accused undisputedly, historically, they falsely accused the clinton white house of intentionally destroying emails to hide them. and they launched hearings, massive investigations and their claims turned out to be completely false. completely unsubstantiated. just like these claims that they're putting forward now are unsubstantiated. and then back then, just like today, they wildly exaggerated their claims. and i want to read from the actual report that this committee put out under former republican chairman, dan burton, in october of 2000. and where they actuall

state and local government officials. first, cyber hygiene scans on internet facing systems provide state and local officials with recurring reports that identify any vulnerabilities and provide mitigation recommendations. second, our cyber security experts can go on site to conduct risk and vulnerability assessments. these assessments are more thorough and dhs provides customer with full report of vulnerabilities and recommended mitigations following the testing. dhs will continue to share relevant information on cyber incidence through multiple avenues. for example, dhs as published best practices for securing voter registration databases. more broadly works with the multistate information sharing and analysis center, or msisca, provides threat and vulnerability to state and local government officials. it was created by dhs to support state, local, tribal and territorial governments and partially grant funded by dhs. the msisac has a representative co-located with the ncik to provide access to information and services for state chief information officers. during this election season dhs's nkik is prepared to provide inci

state park has been closed since august 24th. fifty-nine year-old tina werner fell 35 feet to her death after she disconnect herself from a safety system. state officials said yesterday that they approved today's reopening, after a thorough inspection. >>> well, honored a hero today at drexel hill middle school. >> ♪ >> the girls ensemble performed for fire fighter michael morgan. the deputy chief died this past spring after a brief illness. school honored a hero in the up are darby drexel hill community each year to commemorate, the 9/11 attacks. >>> and in washington today, attorney general loretta lynch led a moment of silence at department of justice ahead of the 15th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. she also dedicated a commemorative plaque for the survivor tree which was planted in the department of justice's courtyard on last years 9/11 anniversary. lynch said it was from a pair tree that stood on the world trade center plaza on september 11th, 2001, and narrowly survived the terror attack. she said it is a token of the nation's determination to persevere. >>> in the race for the white house now hillary clinton and donald trump continu

in contrast, the official state department system was hacked in 2015 by a reported russian hacker and apparently was a terrible cyber intrusion against a federal agency and our country i would like to put this in perspective about what we are really talking about and some members of this committee may not remember that in the 1990s, this is exactly what the republican leadership did under former chairman dan burton who was chairman of this committee. they falsely accused, undisputedly, historically, they falsely accused the clinton white house of intentionally destroying e-mails to hide them and they launched hearings, massive investigations and their claims turned out to be completely false, completely unsubstantiated just like these claims that they are putting forward now are unsubstantiated. then, just like today, a wildly exaggerated their claims. i want to read from the actual report that this committee put out under former republican chairman dan burton in october october 2000. they actually claimed that the fake scandal was bigger than watergate, and mad quote from their repor

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and local officials to do your utmost and we are here to help. >> johnson says it's important for state officials that look for vulnerabilities in their system. >> i'm meteorologist erica martin. we are seeing steady downpours through the afternoon hours for delaware, new jersey and the metro area. in fact a stalled frontal boundary, we'll keep showers off and on throughout the weekend. we can expect widespread flooding concerns as well. if you look to the bottom of the screen so here is your flood threat. upper delaware until 2:00 p.m. and coastal flood advisories for the shore until noon. considering we do have the heavier downpours it's something to keep in mind. so far just over 7 inches. over 4 inches for cape may. farther north notice that we are seeing lower numbers. of philadelphia about an inch and a half rainfall total. we do have steadier downpours through the afternoon and evening hours. finally seeing a break by tomorrow. wilmington just under 3 inches for you. another issue that we do have, current wind pattern. we are getting this on shore flow. wind speeds ranging between 8, 10 to 20 miles per hour. these are sustained wind s

state. trump's campaign has been dramatically outspent by clinton's when it comes to ads. a homeland security department official tells the associated press hackers have targeted the ofer registration systemsthan 20 states in recent months prayed in august the fbi warned state officials to improve their election security after hackers targeted systems in illinois and arizona. u.s. officials say election systems are generally not connected to the internet, making it harder for hackers to alter election outcomes. in jerusalem, a somber goodbye today to former israeli prime minister shimon peres. he died this week at the age of 93. he had won the nobel prize for helping negotiate a historic peace treaty with the palestinians. president obama was a monthly dozens of world leaders in attendance. >> i could not be more honored to be in jerusalem, o say farewell to my friend shimon p justiceo showed us that are at the heart of the zionist idea. mark: peres will be buried next to yitzhak rabin, who was assassinated in 1995. six people have been killed in landslides triggered by a major typhoon in southeastern china. more than 23 people are still missing. torrential brought rain and strong winds in

official, a state official, and the like. state officials are -- this is the way our system is set up and their province.t's their jurisdiction. it's how we do elections in this country. you can develop a consistent set of best practices that we should follow. >> jeh johnson, thank you very much for coming on this morning. >> appreciate you walking over. >> "hardball's" chris matthews is here on set and nbc news political director chuck todd and hallie jackson covering donald trump in michigan where a new poll just out shows how debate audiences are reacting to his performance. we'll have that coming up on "morning joe." for a 100% fresh mouth. just ask listerine® users. the very people we studied in the study of bold. people who are statistically more likely to stand up to a bully. do a yoga handstand. and be in a magician's act. listerine® kills 99% of bad breath germs so you can feel 100% in life. bring out the bold™. go to boldpercent.com to join the bold percent for the chance to win a trip of a lifetime. >> still ahead on "morning joe" -- >> pop quizzes is not his forte. he needs time to expound wh

security department official tells the associated press hackers have targeted the voter registration systems of more than 20 statesnt months. month warned state officials to improve their election security after hackers targeted systems in illinois and arizona. u.s. officials say election systems are generally not connected to the internet, making it harder for hackers to alter election outcomes. a warmancis has received welcome from the leader of the georgian orthodox church, who calls him a dear brother. relations between the church and the vatican have been strained. in 1999, tensions were so high urgedhe orthodox church its a full to stay away from a mass of pope john paul ii. hope francis issued a rebuke on friday, insisting that the republic had sovereign rights. the italian police have found two van gogh paintings that were stolen from an amsterdam museum in 2002. they were hidden in a farmhouse of an organized crime syndicate in naples. they are "in relatively good condition. " the coatings were considered -- the paintings were considered among the most important artworks in the world. global news 24 hours

has already said there's no case there, there was no harm there, but in contrast, the official state department system was hacked in 2015 by a reported russian hacker and it apparently was a terrible cyber intrusion against a federal agency and against our country. so i'd like to put this in perspective about what we're really talking about and some members of this committee may not remember that in the 1990's this is exactly what the republican leadership did under former chairman dan burton who was chairman of this committee. ey falsely accused undisputedly, historically, they falsely accused the clinton white house of intentionally destroying emails to hide them. and they launched hearings, massive investigations and their claims turned out to be completely false. completely unsubstantiated. just like these claims that they're putting forward now are unsubstantiated. and then back then, just like today, they wildly exaggerated their claims. and i want to read from the actual report that this committee put out under former republican chairman, dan burton, in october of 2000. and where they actually

systems in illinois and arizona. they are looking at russian go hackers. >>> homeland security says it's tough to hack because they are not connected to the internet. >> it's important now for state officials to vulnerabilities in their system. the most sophisticated, devastating cyber attacks occur because of an act of spear fishing. somebody opened up a bad e- mail. >> two democratic senators are asking the u.s. the election commission to step in. federal law requires mail-in registrations to be postmarked 30 days before the election, sunday. charles schumer says all states should allow post marks by tuesday. the senators say some states are violating fed law. in colorado, even though it's a good idea to register, you are legally able to show up in person, registan and on election day. >>> it is human nature to like to be recognized, and that means more when it's a better education for young people. 9news journalist reports on how that applies to one high school in denver. >> reporter: who are this high school senior, courtney well son. >> if they doesn't -- wilson. >> if they don't have the power. >> reporter: learning about core values. >> being responsible for yourself, and helping ot

system. state officials approved the reopening after a state inspection. >> the adorable cotton girl who is overtaking the internet. that's story at 6:30. third president? male teacher: and the largest planet? male teacher: someone we haven't heard from. female teacher: anyone else? through internet essentials, comcast has connected more than 3 million people in need to low cost, high speed internet at home, helping to make sure that every hand in the classroom goes up. male teacher: okay, veronica. amphibian. male teacher: excellent. welcome to a brighter future. comcast. now after two hours, an accident on i-95. >> nighttime bike ride turns violent, police are looking for the person who let bullets loose in a triple shooting. >> north korea has it's latest, and most powerful nuclear test. >> a 5-year-old walks blocks home. >> matt o'donnell is off, it's an incredibly busy morning for our karen rogers. we'll go over to her and then we'll go over to david murphy. it's the seblgd -- second morning in the row with a problem on i-95. yesterday it was pennies that closed i-95. it was a multi-vehicle accid

the department of homeland security stands ready to assist state and local election officials in protecting their systems. it's important to emphasize what dhs since does not entail. it is strictly voluntary and does not entail regulation, binding directives. does this make things better or worse that they would get involved, even in a limited capacity? >> terrible, david, it would be a complete power grab. when the secretary of state of louisiana asked the head of dhs several weeks ago whether or not there was any credible evidence at all of a potential cyberattack, the head of dhs said no. why would they do this? because they want to take over local elections so they can do the same thing with elections that they had the irs do by going after conservative groups. >> we can talk about that in a moment. but bruce, they say that they're not going to like supersede local authority. that has been said by a lot of federal agencies that eventually do supersede local authorities. does it concern you? >> not really. i mean, i think we've had all these, you know, hacking incidents almost daily of major political

state. she claimed she didn't remember. clinton didn't recall receiving emaims that should not be on a unclassified system. and relied on state officials toous their best judgment when handling classified information. craig boswell. >> anchor: cleveland's serial killer took lives and they hoped the city of cleveland would turn the eyesore in to a park. there is now a mace to remember the victims. >> reporter: many who live around the lot hoped a place where all can come to reflect and remember the 11 lived around this neighborhood but murdered in the house that once stood here. >> no one should have to wait seven years for it to be done. we are talking about 11 women that got killed here. sdmshgs >> it was horrible. they would hurry up and rush out and give the people that is supposed to be taking care of >> reporter: they and could community groups spruce up the place. >> we are not going to point to blame or shame anyone. we are going to say we are willing, able people who can come by here and take care of our own. >> it took hours of hard work. pulling weeds and garage and cutting the overgrown grass. and people came from all around

states to make sure their voting registration is free of hackers. james comey says hackers are trying to break into voter register systems of states. officials are not saying which states have concerns. jeff pegues is in pennsylvania >> reporter: first, arizona and illinois and now multiple law enforcement sources are telling cbs news a total of about ten states have had their systems probed or breached by hackers. we learned that information as government officials are becoming increasingly concerned about russian efforts to disrupt or influence the election. >> we are urging the states just to make sure that their deadly bolts are thrown and locks are on. >> reporter: on wednesday on capitol hill, lawmakers questioned fbi director james comey about whether the russians were trying to breach u.s. election systems. >> there has been a variety of scanning activities, as well as some of attempted intrusions at voter registration databases beyond those we knew about in july and august. >> reporter: officials are reluctant to blame russia publicly but privately the government officials believe the russian government or hackers working with it ar

it's a chance for drivers to give the state's new electronic tolling system the run-through, to give it the once over and give feedback, back to state officials about this new electronic tolling system. now, one big item here on the agenda is the price that people have to pay who do not have an e-z pass. the people who don't, will end up paying significantly more than people who do have one. and the compost will be upwards site on the scene. you've seen them, the big metal structures along the mass turnpike. then it will cost 60 cents to mail you the invoice. that will be done by cameras, theme take a picture of your place and find out who owns the car and massdot will send the registered owner the bill. the idea of tracking cars has also brought up privacy issues. massdot has procedures in place, tracking speeding cars, for instance, won't be done, but for public emergencies like an amber alert, officials coming tonight will address these concerns. this is the first of seven meetings across the state, once again, set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. we'll be inside and have a full report on drivers' concerns coming up tonight on the fox 25 news at 1

state, many she didn't remember. not be on an unclassified system and repeatedly said she reliede on state officials to use their best judgment when handling classified information. asked what "c" referred to one on e-mail, clinton stated she a did not know and could only speculate it was referencing paragraphs marked in alphabetical order. she questioned the classification level and said she saw the e-mail as a "condolence call." >> good morning. >> reporter: days later, the evidence clinton or her aides ath intentionally mishandled classified information, but director james comey was still critical.ar >> they were extremely careless. >> reporter: today, the clinton campaign said the "materials made clear why the justice department believed there was no basis to move forward." but donald trump seized on the rare release of f.b.i.f documents, saying, "i really don't understand how she was able to get away from prosecution." while investigators said cyber attackers tried to gain access to clinton's server, the f.b.i. found no evidence they were successful. c the information on her server wasn't compromised, in part be

is the designation that shouldn't be put on the systems but also feel strongly that there are ways we can collaborate as secretary of state or officials with a lot of different branches of the federal government to make sure we are prepared that we are informed and that we can better protect our systems. the working group right now has been a series of phone calls to go over what the dhs ruled out for the need or that they may want to voluntarily take advantage of some of the things that have been talked about. right now from all i know unless we have some sort of other events pop up, that's probably all that's going to happen other than the states knowing they can reach out to the dhs directly. from the state of georgia we are already doing a lot of things that have been offered so we don't have the need for the assistance. it's not that we are not grateful for it being out there it's just something that thankfully we have been working on this issue like you were saying cybersecurity for three years and they know the state house as well. we see that everyday not only in the secretary of state's office but across the state government

recall receiving any emails she thought should not be on an unclassified system" and repeatedly said she relied on state officials to use their best judgment when handling classified information. clinton's campaign says the materials only prove why the justice deparment decided not to forward. craig boswell, cbs news washington./// ((sharie johnson)) >>> most polls show trumps support among black voters is under 10-percent. don't forget 8 news now is your local election headquarters where we have you covered on all the local races and issues that mater to you both on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((sharie johnson)) >>> just how well does your what new research has found that suggests... your four legged friend may understand more than you know./// ((sharie johnson)) magnitude earthquake rattled temblor struck about nine miles south-west of pawnee, oklahoma. it damaged at least one historic building and six other buildings... now uninhabitable. in tulsa things got shaken up for one couple's wedding day. (((bride): "i kind of think it's good luck. so we were just upstairs and it all started shaking an

. >> reporter: state officials want parents, students and schools to remember that the testing system is in transition. they will leave scores will -- they believe scores will improve over time. new this year, letter grades for 6 components. district upgrades will not be given up until 2018. according to cleveland.com there setting the bar higher for students to be considered proficient in the subject. in the past 80 percent of students with score that, but this year it shows less than half students scored proficient in some subjects. i'm checking the state's website and we will let you come down. >>> the same drink a day may take the pain away may no longer be true. why a glass of wine is not good for you and it is not what the doctor ordered. olivia pope we're talking to >>> good morning, welcome back. 4:39 is the time. if you will be a part of your morning rush, you are going to look at temperatures in the 50s to start. it is pretty cool in cleveland but pretty cool and a lot of dropping down to the low 50s impossible upper 40s. you are hitting the road in dry conditions so that is

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systems in illinois and arizona. now many other states' election officials are expressing their own concerns. correspondent rich edson has that story. >> reporter: 18 states have requested the department of homeland security help protect their computer voting systems ahead of election day. >> we have an increasing level of sophistication with nation state actors, activists and so forth. >> what we are seeing are efforts to get into voter registration rolls, the identity of registered voters. things of that nature. >> reporter: cyber theft has already affected the 2016 election. hackers stole e-mails from political operatives at a democratic national committee. the hacked e-mails show bias toward hillary clinton over bernie sanders. senior dnc officials including chair debbie wasserman-schultz lost their jobs. homeland security secretary jae johnson stresses he has seen no attempts to hack electronic voting machines to alter choices. the white house claims it is confident in voting system security. >> because elections are controlled at the state and local level and they're add m ministmi admin

have been working with state election officials, local election officials, to help them with their cyber when they ask. >> the department has helped 18 states secure their voter systems. ohio and pennsylvania are among them. states are on alert after illinois and arizona's voter registration databases got hit over the summer. >>> with the election a month away, denver 7 is joining other local groups to keep you innormed about the ballot this is free, it starts at 6:30 tomorrow eveningg >>> two middle school rivals in north carolina are coming together to help a little boy's dream come true. >> this is awesome. he scores a touchdown. he loves football and always looks forward to the big game. this year hi came with a sign that said "eat my dust." he is wheelchair bound and can barely speak. >> the snap, handed it to lou. a class meat pushed himmalong. when he got there, players from both teams circleed him and chanted his names. >> one, two, three. >> lou, we're cheerrng for you. >> way to go, lou. >> one, two, three, lou! on the scoreboard, but it made his day and that counts way more than anything. did you see the players from the other team pretending to tackle him

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systems in illinois and arizona. now many other states' election officials are expressing their own concerns. correspondent rich edson has that story. >> reporter: 18 states have requested the department of homeland security help protect their computer voting systems ahead of election day. >> we have an increasing level of sophistication with nation state actors, activists and so forth. >> what we are seeing are efforts to get into voter registration rolls, the identity of registered voters. things of that nature. >> reporter: cyber theft has already affected the 2016 election. hackers stole e-mails from political operatives at a democratic national committee. the hacked e-mails show bias toward hillary clinton over bernie sanders. senior dnc officials including chair debbie wasserman-schultz lost their jobs. homeland security secretary jae johnson stresses he has seen no attempts to hack electronic voting machines to alter choices. the white house claims it is confident in voting system security. >> because elections are controlled at the state and local level and they're add m ministmi admin

state and tloek tl local election officials with measured success. talking on "morning joe" this morning. >> we are seeing, also, it's important to make this distinction, we're seeing also efforts at hacks into the systemsstate and local election officials. and one of two of those have been successful, into the online presence of state and local election officials. exactly who did it is also still under investigation. >> but at this point, can you 100% guarantee that you're going to have a clean, electoral process, or has it been compromised? >> it's never a clean -- >> when have we ever had a -- >> from a cyberstandpoint, can you say, definitively, going into november 8th, that these voter databases -- >> can be protected. >> there are -- well, there are cyberattacks, cyberintrusions in this country, virtually every day -- and -- >> sam, your not going to get an answer. >> it's going to be a major topic of discussion coming up at this upcoming cybersummit we're throwing and partnering with the aspen institute and m.i.t. for the cambridge cybersummit on wednesday, october 5th. for more information and to register, go to cnbc.com/cybersummit. truly concerning words. i mean, you talk about all the things

targeting activity against state board of elections systems, the alert disclosed the fbi is currently investigating cyber attacks against the state. later, the fbi warned officials in arizona about russian assault on their election systems and hackers also attacked the election system in illinois where they were able to download the data of 200,000 or up to do hundred thousand voters. in august, the department of homeland security convened a conference call warning date election officials and offering to provide federal cyber security experts to extend vulnerabilities and yesterday it was announced that 18 states have requested election cycle security help to defend their election systems. director tran one, since these flash alerts and warnings went out over the summer, are you letting us know whether or not there have been any additional attacks on state operations or databases since then? >> a variety of scanning activities which is a preamble for potential intrusion activities as well, some attempted intrusions, voter registration databases beyond those we know about in july and august, we are urging state to make sure the deadbolts are thrown and their lock