host: >> for a discussion on security of the us the electrical grid we're joined now by richard kauzlarich, codirector of the center for energy and science policy at george mason university, also a former u.s. ambassador. first, we were talking about the grid, what does that include? >> guest: that kind of the very basic question because my connection to the great is when i come home at night and through the electrical switch and i think most people can think that's the most important part. you've got the production of energy, which may come from coal, gas, nuclear power. you've got its transmission. ultimately he goes to consumers. so the grid is that whole network and that's what makes it so complicated and innocence so vulnerable because there are many points of entry. it's not just the physical grid or if the cyber grid is a. >> host: who was responsible for protecting the grid and how do you do that on something so fast? >> guest: that's one of the things were looking at atri geoe mason at our center for science andd policy because you have regulators incumbent both at the federal lev

casey: -- for discussion, we are joined by richard kauzlarich. we were talking about the grid, what does that include. that is the very basic question because my connection to the greatest when i come home at night and throw the electrical switch and i think most people think that is the most important part, but you have the production of energy which may come from coal, gas, nuclear power, you have its transmission, but ultimately it goes to the consumers. the grid is that network and that is what makes it so complicated and vulnerable because there are many points of entry. it is not just the physical grid it is a cyber grid as well. , host: who is responsible for protecting the grid and how do you do that on something so vast? guest: that is one of the things we are working on at george mason. you have regulators in government at the federal level and the state level. you have private companies that own the production and transmission lines and then you have third parties who produce the technologies the companies and the governments used to r

host: about 15 minutes left with richard kauzlarich, former u.s. ambassador and codirector of the center for energy, science, and policy at george mason university. tell viewers some of the work you do there. guest: we have tried to look at becausen a holistic way we recognize that a lot of technology is coming out of the engineering and science area that enable the production of energy and the distribution of energy in different ways. i am part of the public policy school. we look at all of that and say where the policy implications. how to regulators address the problems created by this new technology that maybe they do not have to deal with a couple decades ago? our objective is having across university program to hold faculty and students together and address those who are concerned about virginia energy issues. the problems we've been talking about this morning our national. lindsay is up next in powder springs, tennessee, a republican, good morning. tennessee.neer, can you hear me? host: go ahead. caller: this is a pet p volkmann -- this is a

host: richard kauzlarich works on these issues at the center for energy science and policy at george mason university. thanks so much for your time. guest: thank you. >> senate confirmation hearings for brett kavanaugh to be a supreme court justice are expected in september. senators are likely to question the judgment over roe v. wade, the 1923 decision that struck down many restrictions on abortion. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, c-span's landlocked cases presents an in-depth look at roe v. wade. we would hear from a supreme court reporter, david savage, discussing judge kavanagh's nomination and the abortion issue. week, book tv is in prime time. tonight at 8:00 eastern, sean spicer with his memoir "the briefing: politics, the press, and the president," and alan dershowitz with his book "the case against impeaching trump." wednesday, lillian discusses her book about harvey milk. and then richard munson on his book "tesla: inventor of the modern" thursday at 8 p.m.. 10tist self-help book, arguments for deleting your social media account right now. friday, "the capitalist come back:

host: about 15 minutes left with richard kauzlarich, former u.s.sador and codirector of the center for energy, science, and policy at george mason university. tell viewers some of the work you do there. guest: we have tried to look at becausen a holistic way we recognize that a lot of technology is coming out of the engineering and science area that enable the production of energy and the distribution of energy in different ways. i am part of the public policy school. we look at all of that and say where the policy implications. how to regulators address the problems created by this new technology that maybe they do not have to deal with a couple decades ago? our objective is having across university program to hold faculty and students together and address those who are concerned about virginia energy issues. the problems we've been talking about this morning our national. lindsay is up next in powder springs, tennessee, a republican, good morning. tennessee.neer, can you hear me? host: go ahead. caller: this is a pet p volkmann -- this is a pet p

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host: >> for a discussion on security of the us the electrical grid we're joined now by richard kauzlarich, codirector of the center for energy and science policy at george mason university, also a former u.s. ambassador. first, we were talking about the grid, what does that include? >> guest: that kind of the very basic question because my connection to the great is when i come home at night and through the electrical switch and i think most people can think that's the most important part. you've got the production of energy, which may come from coal, gas, nuclear power. you've got its transmission. ultimately he g