ted koppel: yep. >> that's all i got. ted koppel: you're going to leave it to me, aren't you? is clearly one of the questions we have to consider. this comerree is all station about cyber security and the dangers of a cyber attack to what degree is that a function of people who have been in the cyberss of dealing with warfare. by coming up defensive mechanisms that silence implies may not even be needed. is i have looked at the -- that the danger israel. real. are people going to get rich? there always has been people who have gotten rich from the defense industry. the difference between getting rich by creating omissions or helicopters or bombers or who are than people trying to find solutions to cyber warfare and hacking. say, alexander likes to and he is the former head of the nsa, he likes to say there are only two kinds of companies in the united eights today. those that have been hacked and those that don't yet know. in other words, everybody. and he's probably right. maybe a slight exaggeration, but probably right. you mentioned at the beginning of the discussion, that

maybe a slight exaggeration, but probably right. >> host: ted koppel, you mentioned at the beginning of this discussion that both russia and china are already in our grids. >> guest: yes. >> host: how do we know that? how did they get in? >> guest: well, the only reason i know it is because people who, high ranking people who were in the nsa have told me so. and i think they're in a position to know. and the flip side of that, of course, is we are in the chinese grid, and we are in in the russn grid, and anything we can do to to -- anything they can do to us we can do to them in spades. however, the difference between a nuclear attack and a cyber attack is in the case of a nuclear attack when those missiles are headed toward the united states, the question of attribution doesn't even arise. we know exactly where they came from. we know it the moment they leave their silos. in the case of a cyber attack, we may not know for months. so it becomes virtually impossible for the president of the united states to order a counterattack at least in the early days and weeks. and once you're a

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reporting from washington, ted koppel. good evening.. where once there were nine democratic hopefuls, we're now down to three serious contenders. i'm joined tonight by the democratic front-runner, senator john kerry. congratulations. congratulations on a big day, senator. well, thank you. thank you, ted. joining me as well from the campaign trail, senator john edwards. my pleasure, ted. tonight i would like to talk about the two americas we are currently-- hold that thought, senator. and from his home in connecticut, the big loser in this week's primary races, senator joseph lieberman. well, i really don't see myself as a loser, ted. you can call it whatever you want, senator,

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electric grid the topic of a book by ted koppel. the book "lights out" examines the potential for a cyber attack on the u.s. electric grid, how vulnerable the grid is to an attack, and agree to which electric companies are prepared to respond. >> the notion that you are going to give over control of the defense of your industry requires that you give up a lot of information that a lot of these companies to not want to give up. there was a bill passed last fall in the senate after years of wrangling that has private industry willing to pass on information to the government, but only after they have sanitized it. watch "the communicators" sunday night at 8:00 p.m. et on c-span2. >> president obama is currently overseas for a multi-day trip that has included stops in the united states and the united kingdom. two spoke about u.s. german relations and answered questions on trade, defense, and the syrian refugee crisis. this is 50 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, i would like to bid a warm welcome to the president of the united states of

tribes -- >> monday night on "the communicators," the topic of a new book by ted koppel. -- book, "like" "lights out," examines the potential for attacks on the electric grid and the degree to which government agencies and electric minis are prepared to respond to an attack. >> the notion that you are going to give over control of the defense of your industry requires that you give up a lot of information. there was a bill passed last fall in the senate, after years of wrangling, that now has private industry willing to pass on information to the government. but only after they have sanitized it. communicators" monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. announcer: next, prime minister's questions at the british house of commons. then, president obama continues his trip with a stop in germany where he had a joint conference with angela merkel. later, the former head of u.s. central command talks about military challenges in the middle east. this week, david cameron spoke about president obama's visit to the united kingdom. he also took questions on education, trade, and immigration. due o

things, like conducting this live interview on abc's "nightline" with ted koppel in 1992. >> you want to bring me up an allegation, you confront me with it. >> reporter: and of course there were the celebrity scientologists to manage, like "king of queens" actress leah remini, now a vocal ex-member who published her own memoir about her life in the church, "troublemaker," last year. >> i think, uh, david miscavige loves his position and power and uses that power to hurt people and comes down hard on anybody who questions him. >> reporter: leah was a big deal, but there is no more prominent celebrity scientologist than tom cruise, with whom david bonds in 1990 during the filming of "days of thunder." >> tom cruise thinks that david is the top thetan or top spiritual being on this planet. >> reporter: the top spiritual being on this planet. >> yes. now that l. ron hubbard is gone, they're like the best of buddies. >> reporter: what is the difference between being a sea org member, and being a celebrity in the church? >> well, it's like, you know, getting to be at the cool table. >> repo

electorate grade is a topic of a new book by ted koppel.ut,"ok, "lights surviving the aftermath, examines the potential for cyberattacks on the u.s. electric grid, he looks at how companies are prepared to respond to an attack. >> the notion that you are going to give over control of the defense of your industry requires that you give up an awful lot of information that a lot of these companies do not want to give up. there was a bill passed last fall in the senate after years of wrangling that now has private industry willing to pass on information to the government. they havefter sanitized it. >> watch the communicators monday night at 8:00 eastern. now, a look at the process for selecting a vice presidential candidate with former campaign stop from the 2008 and 2012 elections. they talk about how someone is fitted for the job and the relationship between a presidential candidate and running mate. this was hosted by the bipartisan policy center.

electric grid is a topic by former "night line" ted koppel. "lights out ""examines the u.s.c grid, how vul nubble the u.s. electric grid is to attack and how companies are prepared to respond to an attack. >> the notion that you are going to give over control of the defense of your industry requires that you give up an awful lot of information that a lot of those companies do not want to give up. there was a bill passed last fall in the senate after years of wrangling that now has private industry willing to pass on information to the government but only after they have sanitized it. >> watch "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >>> white house council of economic advisers chair furman on the decision to weigh in on the fcc's plan to create a competitive market for set top boxes. he also talks about recent job and economic gains at a christian science event last friday. >> okay. we're going to start and have some people join us in progress. thanks for coming. i'm dave cook from from "the monitor." our guest is mr. furman. we appreciate his coming back. his

out," k, "lights the author, ted koppel. the sunday night on q&a, he talks about the musical chemical and the consulting work he did on the musical. it, i said reading really? hamilton's life is a classic hip-hop narrative. i was thinking what on earth is this guy talking about? he said to me on the spot is my first question was 10 hip-hop be the vehicle for telling this kind of very large and complex story. i'm going to educate you and he did. you can pack more information into lyrics than in the other. it is very dense. hip-hop natalie has rhyme innings, it has worked play, internal rhymes. he started educating me. 8:00 easternht at and pacific on q&a. president obama is currently overseas on a multi-day trip. one of his tops was in london where youth town hall. and included members of the u.s. members young people initiative. pres. obama: hello, everybody. thank you so much. hello, london. it is good to be back in the u.k. thank you for the wonderful introduction. was saying backstage i would vote for her for something. [

ted koppel in his book says that we should plan on six to 18 months of uninterrupted black -- blackouts could cause it in days and not weeks. today we're going to hear testimony from the federal emergency management agency, the department of energy, the department of homeland security director, the congressional and the electrical industry. i hope to get this for the states that are on the ground and will be first charged with the protection of people and property. imagine what we would do without electricity for a day, week, month, a year. all critical infrastructure is dependent on the electrical grid , particularly the lifeline sectors and transportation, water and financial services. if the goal of the bad guys is to collapse the system, they're going to try to cut off the power. there have been reports of hacking attempts on the facilities by foreign parties and the national security and public safety and economic competitiveness and according to the homeland security, the energy sector was the target of more than 40% of all recorded -- all reported cyberattacks. more discerning wa

koppel. c anchor ted "lights out" examines the potential for cyber attacks on the u.s. electric grifmentd he looks at what could happen and the degree to which government agencies and electric companies are prepared to respond to an attack. >> the notion that you are going to give over control of the defense of your industry requires that you give up an awful lot of information that a lot of these companies do not want to give up. there was a bill passed last fall in the senate after years now has ing that private industry willing to pass on information to the government, but only after they have sanitized it. >> watch monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. > this year's c-span student cam competition features the "road to the white house." what issues do you want presidential candidates to discuss? on you of -- one of our entries is from jenks, oklahoma. ethan dennis wants presidential candidates to discuss mental illness. his video is titled, before the fall, a season for prevention in mental health care. >> last year i spent six months making a short film about mi

ted koppel in his book says we should plan on six to 18 months of uninterrupted blackouts.ustry seems to say a cyber attack could, at most, cause an interruption in terms of days, not weeks, and today we're going to hear testimony from the federal emergency management agencying department of energy, the department of homeland security's national protection and programs director, the congressional research service, the north american electric reliability corporation, and representatives from the electrical industry. i hope to get an answer to this question for state and local governments, who are on the ground and will be first charged with protection of people and property. imagine what we would do without electricity for a day, a week, a month, a year. virtually all critical infrastructure is dependent on the electrical grid, particularly telecommunications, transportation, water, and financial services. and if the goal of the bad guys is to collapse the united states' economic system, they're going to try to cut off the power. there have been reports of hacking attempts o

electric grid is the topic of a new book by ted koppel. the book "lights out, a cyber attack, a nation unprepared, surviving the aftermath" examines the potential for cyber attacks on the electric grid. he looks at what could happen, how vulnerable the electric grid is to attack and to the degree in which government agencies and agencies are able to respond to the attack. >> the notion that you are going to give over control of the defense of your industry requires that you give up an awful lot of information that a lot of these companies do not want to give up. there was a bill passed last fall in the senate after years of raininging that now has private industry willing to pass on information to the government, but only after they have sanitized it. >> watch the communicators tonight at 8:00 eastern on espn2. >> c-span's "wall street journal" live every -- "washington journal" live every day with policies that impact you. adam talks about the presidential primaries in pennsylvania, maryland, rhode island, connecticut, and delaware. and t

ted koppel in his book says we should plan on 6 to 18 months of uninterrupted blackouts. the industry seems to say a cyberattack could, at most, cause an interruption in terms of days, not weeks. and today we are going to hear testimony from the federal emergency management agency, the department of energy, the department of homeland security's national protection and programs directorate, the congressional research service. >> the north american electric reliability corporation, and representatives from the electrical industry. i hope to get an answer to this question for state and local governments who are on the ground and will be first charged with protection of people and property. imagine what we would do without electricity for a day, a week, a month, a year. virtually all critical infrastructure is dependent on the electrical grid, particularly the lifeline sectors, telecommunications, transportation, water, and financial services. and if the goal of the bad guys is to collapse the united states economic system, they are going to try to cut off the power. there ha

ted koppel in his book says we should plan on six to 18 months of uninterrupted blackouts. the industry seems to say a cyberattack could at most cause an interruption in terms of days, not weeks. today, we are going to hear testimony from the federal emergency management agency, the department of energy, the department of homeland security's national protection and programs directorate, the congressional research service, the north american electric reliability corporation, and representatives from the electrical industry. i hope to get an answer to this question for state and local governments. imagine what we would do without electricity for a day? a week? a month? a year? virtually all critical infrastructure is dependent on the electrical grid, particularly the lifeline sectors, telecommunications, transportation, water, and financial services. and if the goal of the bad guys is to collapse the u.s. economic system, they are going to try to cut off the power. there have been reports of hacking attempts on electrical facilities by foreign and domestic parties. our nation

the author, ted koppel. >> and the senate just gambling back in a couple of seconds ago, ready to work on the date for federal energy and water project. that bill that sets ending on this project for 2017. a number of amendments pending. others will vote on one of those this afternoon at 5:30 eastern. one deals with army answer our prayers, providing us with the privilege of entering your throne room whenever we desire. today, inspire our lawmakers with your wisdom, infusing them with a steadiness of purpose that glorifies you. give them power to follow after goodness, striving passionately to please you in their thoughts, words, and deeds. lord, bless all their undertakings and cause them to prosper. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader leader. mr.

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bite ted koppel. it examines the potential for cyber attack from the u.s. electric grid.oks at what could happen and how vulnerable the u.s. electric grid is to attack and the degree to which government agencies and electric companies are prepared to respond to an attack. >> the notion that you are going to give over control of the defense of your industry requires that you give up an awful lot of information that a lot of these companies do not want to give up. there was a bill passed last fall in the senate after years of wrangling. has private industry willing to pass on information to the government but only after they have sanitized it. >> watch tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. " continues.journal host: on the front page of "the new york times" - they are talking about a decision that was announced last night by the ted cruz and john kasich campaigns to work together in three upcoming primary states to keep donald trump am receiving the nomination. here is the statement from the ted cruz campaign -- the john kasich campaign released a statement from their

and turning to koppel, if ted cruz is successful he could stop donald trump from reaching that magic number of 1237. that's what we keep hearing, tony, does the mapgt@add up to that? if he does well he could arrest donald trump's movement? >> reporter: i'm in bays her's market. ted cruz will be giving a speech tomorrow at the middle school. terra haute has correctly predicted the eventual winner of the white house for 30 consecutive elections and only been wrong twice. this market is 100 years old, family-owned. for the entire hundred years, generally speaking, the people who vote right here on this line is where they line up. the people who vote at this line and the polling booths right be lined me, they get it right. ted cruz is trying to win the vote. they really have contrasting styles in this state and they're appealing to two pretty dead set voting blocks. on the ted cruz side there's an evangelical win in the southern part of the state. yesterday we were in evansville, his wife heidi was there trying to attract the more christian and conservative vote. donald trump is up in in

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electric grids a topic of a new book by ted koppel. the book "lights out, a cyber attack a nation unprepared surviving the aftermath," looks at what could happen how vulnerable the u.s. electric grid is to attack and the degree to which government agencies and electric companies are prepared to respond to an attack. >> the notion that you are going to give over control of the defense of your industry requires that you give up an awful lot of information that a lot of these companies do not want to give up. there was a bill passed last fall in the senate after years of rangeling that now has private industry willing to pass on information to the government. but only after they have sanitized it. >> watch "the communicators" tonight 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> sociologist, lawyers, technologists and researchers talk about surveillance of the african-american community and its effect on freedoms of black americans. georgetown law school hosted the event earlier this month. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to surveillance government m