highly radioactive and come in a form that would lend itself to being strapped to an explosive and used in a bomb. so when this was first reported earlier in the week, i think itç kid send off did send off some alarm bells at the iaea and also in law enforcement. but as happened with all these sorts of incidents, including a famous one in brazil, what has happened here is that folks stole this not knowing what they had, and then they made the fateful judgment to open up the to break the seal on that cobalt 60, and i would if i were a betting man, and i m not i would bet they re not going to be long with us. bill: really? if they opened it up right in front of them, they are toast. bill: really? yeah.bill it s that dangerous? it is that dangerous. it is amongst the most highly radioactiveç substances used in industry and in medicine today. you know, there s all sorts of you wouldn t know this walking around, but we are floating in various radiological
crack open the large white medical device with this radioactive material. cobalt 60 is what we re talking about here, it is used in hospital settings to treat things like cancer. the material found yesterday not far from where that truck was initially stolen, but just to be on the safe side, a 500-meter perimeter has been set up. there was reportedly less than 40 grams of cobalt 60 in that capsule. not a huge amount, but enough to be fatal to those who opened it and were exposed. and those thieves are still on the run, by the way. area medical centers have been notified many case they show up in case they show up suffering from radiation exposure, but this raises a larger question of how the material is handled, stored and transported. mexico s top nuclear official says this truck was not outfitted with gps to track it once it was stolen from that gas station on monday, and one expert on nuclear security tells
truck carrying co-bullet 60. it s not known if all the material is recovered. cobalt 60, terrorists could use it to make a dirty bomb. what do we know about this, brian? anderson, this information coming from the director of the mexico s national committee for nuclear security. he says the truck that was stolen on monday was found just north of mexico city. the container which contained the cobalt 60 was not on the truck when found but the container was found about a half mile away. key piece of information, the container according to this gentleman from the mexican nuclear agency had cobalt 60 inside of it but not clear if officials have been able to recover all of the cobalt 60 inside. the container was found opened and cobalt 60 was found inside but it is not clear if all of the cobalt 60 has been recovered. we believe they are still
tips at restaurants across the country has struck again and it s a good thing. this time in washington state, when the bartender read the receipt and saw the $5,000 tip, he double checked with the tipper to make sure it was not a mistake. the man had been signing each tip with the instagram user name tips for jesus so at least that bartender saw the mystery man in person. mexican authorities have found a stolen truck packed with radioactive material. the thieves thought they were stealing an ordinary truck but the truck was carrying material that could have been used to make a dirty bomb, found not far from where it was taken on monday. authorities believe they recovered most of the cobalt 60 that was headed for a radioactive waste storage center but those thieves may have cracked open that device and may have been exposed to radioactivity. cnn s nick parker is in mexico city to tell us more. good morning. reporter: good morning, carol. yes, the truck found or reported
kilmeade cash. be on your 5:00 a.m show. i knock, nobody answers. any time. come on over. in the news this morning, a stolen truck carrying extremely dangerous materials just found and at least some of that material was recovered. the truck was headed to a storage facility near mexico city when two armed gunmen confronted the driver and took off. the truck was carrying a medical device used in the treatment of cancer patients. inside it, cobalt 60, highry radioactive. authorities worried this could be used to make dirty bombs. the thieves are still on the run. the san antonio spurs and minnesota timberwolves were about to play down in mexico city, but smoke filled the arena, forcing that game to be called off. apparently a generator malfunctioned and the smoke filled that arenaful the matchup will be made up, but this time in minnesota at a later date. this would have been the nba s first game in mexico since 1997. the co-host of the hgtv