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and abc's mona kosar abdi leading us off tonight, she's in pinehurst, north carolina. >> reporter: with an army of bucket trucks racing to restore power, tonight, federal, state, and local authorities in moore county, north carolina, are hunting for suspects, after what they're calling an "intentional, willful, and malicious" attack on the power supply. >> early evidence suggests that it was deliberate and the investigation is underway. >> reporter: authorities say the suspect or suspects drove up to two power substations saturday night and opened fire, knocking out power to 45,000 customers. >> it's been a nightmare. >> reporter: moore county sheriff ronnie fields says whoever did this knew exactly what they were doing. >> what's been done here could cause the death of individuals, so -- and that's how serious it is. a st emergopening a ls decri shelter as temperatures >> we used all of our sanitation and everything today. being without water is worse than not having lights or anything. >> reporter: schools closed, hospitals running on generator power. authorities searching for a motiv

four hospitals located in south central north carolina, with our hospital here in moore county in pinehurstand we have moved a lot of our patient volume out to the other three hospitals that can support patients and have electricity. so i think as a health system we have really been symbiotic and leveraged our ability to take care of the region at large and are well on our way to do that each and every hour of the day with a great team. >> jonathan davis, really appreciate you taking the time to join us this morning. thank you. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, the flu, rsv and covid all come together to push respiratory illness rates to abnormally high levels. why health officials are wary of holiday gatherings this month and how hospitals are preparing. that's coming up. but at t the end of the day, you know you have a team behindd you that can help you. not havingng to worry about the future makes it possible to make the presesent as best as it can be for everybody. ♪3, 4♪ ♪ ♪hey♪ ♪ ♪are you ready for me♪ ♪are you ready♪ ♪are you ready♪ announcer: type 2 diabetes? discover the power of 3 in

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