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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper gives update on power outages after grid attack

Workers work on equipment at the West End Substation, at 6910 NC Hwy 211 in West End, N.C., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, where a serious attack on critical infrastructure has caused a power outage to many around Southern Pines, N.C. (Karl B DeBlaker/AP)
Workers work on equipment at the West End Substation, at 6910 NC Hwy 211 in West End, N.C., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, where a serious attack on critical infrastructure has caused a power outage to many around Southern Pines, N.C. (Karl B DeBlaker/AP)

Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes speaks with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper about the state of power outages in Moore County after an attack on two electrical substations.

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