So, who might intentionally have targeted US electricity infrastructure and why the lead

starts right now?

Moments ago, the North Carolina Governor addressing a criminal act, a targeted attack on power

substations leaving thousands of customers, including those in hospitals without power

in the December cold.

Are there any suspects and does online chatter point to any possible motive?

Plus, protesters into very different countries taking on two very oppressive regimes.

Could their demonstrations spark change in Iran and China?

Plus, the wonder of that erupting volcano in Hawaii that's more like an emotional trigger

for those who live near the mountains base.

Welcome to the lead I'm Jake Tavern, we start today with our National Lead Moments

ago.

We got an update from officials in North Carolina after the FBI joined an investigation

there into quote, intentional and targeted attacks that left tens of thousands of

North Carolinians without power.

Utility crews responding to the outages found at least two power substations damaged

by gunfire in more county, that's about an hour southwest of Raleigh.

People officials have not announced a suspect or a motive and the local sheriff has not

ruled it out as an active domestic terrorism.

Attacks on the United States power grid have been the subject of extremist chatter in recent

years.

And CNN's Whitney Wild starts off our coverage from more county North Carolina where it

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