timer. so you would have to set a particular message. 10 seconds, two minutes, four hours, some type of delay on it. also the fact that there were stickers on it. guys, let me jump in. we have james clapper joining us on the phone. director clapper, thank you for being with us. i m sure you have seen all of this, but this package, this 12th package was addressed to you. it was addressed to you here at cnn, where you are a contributor. two days ago you said that this was domestic terrorism, and now it is targeting you, sir. your response? well, first, poppy, to you and jim, just want to commend great job you did on the street corner the other day when the package arrived at cnn addressed to john brennan. it appears at least in this case they got the correct spelling in my name and they got the right
recognize a package that postal workers across the country have been warned about and shown photographs of in the postal system here at radio station. that postal worker was able to notify the postal police on scene here who contacted the joint terrorism task force and nypd. this area was secured while emergency service and nypd bomb squad responded. the package was isolated in the post office. the bomb squad was able to use their equipment to conduct an x-ray inside they saw what appears to be a pipe bomb consistent with other devices we have seen this week. contained in a package consistent with the packaging we have seen this week. it was addressed to an individual at a location in manhatt manhattan. the bomb squad was able to safely remove that package with the device intact, into the
asked her what happened. she said we just heard that someone saw something. we were told to evacuate the building and we did it in an orderly fashion. i also had an opportunity to speak to john miller, the deputy with counterterrorism, and he said what they re going to do is follow the same protocol they followed earlier this week. they bring in all the investigators and we have a myriad of investigators here from fbi, nypd, state police, bomb sniffing dogs, all here at the scene. they isolate the suspicious package, move it out as best they can. interview all those who came in contact with it to get whatever information they can get from those people to add to their investigation. so that s the scene right here at 52nd and eighth avenue. you can see the street here is cordoned off. a number of folks here who were trying to get to work, trying to get back to their apartment buildings here on 52nd street, trying to sort out what s going on, but again, this investigation very much now un
same time. five or six at a time. something you can really key in on. but when we talk about forensics, it s not just obviously dna and prints, which are the obvious links you re looking for, but also a very close examination of the components and tracing their origin. people, too. what did they know? did they see anybody buy this stuff. do they know someone talking about doing this kind of thing. i m sure they re canvassing for that kind of information and would welcome it if folks out there believe they have something to add. we re awaiting a news conference about to begin in new york city, just down the street from where the 12th package was discovered. we ll bring that to you live when it comes. meanwhile, we ll take a short break.
blocks south of where you are at this postal facility where once again that suspicious package was discovered early this morning. this package addressed to former director of national intelligence james clapper. the package fitting a similar description to the packages that we have seen earlier this week with the vanilla envelopes with similar markings. i had an opportunity to speak with a postal worker at the f l facility. sorry to interrupt. we are seeing live picture there of ems workers bringing a stretcher in. have you heard or seen or been told of an injury, or is this just precautionary? no, that s just precautionary. we saw that earlier. when i said what s happening here? what s going on with that? they said we re just doing what we re told. i spoke to john miller, who is the deputy commissioner of intelligence in counter