inspire a great deal of fear. republicans aren t immune to this either, but certainly a lot of people who have been outspoken about the president are really, real nervous today and deservedly so. this is designed to frighten and i m afraid when we see a bomb truck going down the highway in new york, this is a vivid image that will stick with us for a while. andbratton understand that they have to go about their business. and we know in opa-locka, florida, investigators are zeroing in here on that location as a place of interest clearly. it is not like a post office where we go to mail letters or buy stamps. this is a sorting facility. and so what is your expectation now of how close investigators might be to catching whoever is
enter superintendented at intercepted at a mail facility in florida. and the other package was found in new york city. the package in this morning was addressed to james clapper. that makes 12 total packages found in the last week all targeting democrats orri icriti of president trump. the president is receiving constant information about this. we know he has period from the fbi, dhs. and the president is tweeting about what he calls the, quote, bomb stuff saying that the news is not talking politics, slowing the momentum when it comes to the ramp up ahead of the midterms. that is where we are at this moment in time. here s what we expect in the next little bit. one, we will matter from new york city officials about what is happening in midtown as you take a look at that bomb truck
in the area because a fire truck came streaming down this street screeching with its fire alarm blaring. and people ran afraid for what might be about to happen here. people are on edge. mayor de blasio pointed out this is indeed terrorism because people have been frightened by what has been happening. stick around. i want to check in quickly as you look at that bomb truck, nbc news investigator tom winter on the phone, i know with your sources talking with members of law enforcement as you are looking live now at that shot, tom, what are you hearing about not just what is going on in manhattan, but you also in florida in opa-locka, that mail center there where this package addressed to are cocory booker found. and this is believed to be the same batch of suspected devices
facility on 52nd street in manhattan. that is where the bomb truck that you saw rolling through the streets of new york city have been coming from. you can take another look at it there. it is headed to that bronx facility where investigators will be able to pick it apart, search for evidence, look for any clues about the person or people who may be responsible for this. let me go back to rehema ellis who is right in midtown. in about 20 minute, we ll get a briefing from the police dech department, right? reporter: we certainly hope so. there has been a change in the level of activity. several of the emergency vehicles have left the area. one of the bomb squad vehicles has left the area. i cannot tell whether or not that tcv vehicle which is the cement mixer-like truck that would have had the package placed inside of it, i can t tell from where i m standing
has been leading the charge. you got it. the acting national deputy. so i think that the fbi director if he hasn t gone over, i hope he will very, very soon. because you i think that he is the chief on what is going on around the country now. and we understand that in addition to apartments and restaurants on 52nd street in new york, the postal facility is across from a school that has been evacuated, and that is where we expect that the presser will be happening. that is on the upper right hand corner of your screen. on the left you are looking at a wide shot from above new york city, that is the chopper that has been following the bomb truck. and in the bottom right is the scene on 52nd in midtown manhattan. and again, that is where the package addressed to james clapper was found. michael, we ve heard officials talk about how this has been in their view an act of terror. it is meant to scare people. it is meant to freak people out. it certainly is temperature i mean it is defi