At a second scene, that scene four locks away from the original blast at the second location on 27th street, authorities have located a Pressure Cooker with wires poppy said some duct tape and a note attached to it. What theyre doing asking people at that second scene on 27th street to stay away from their windows out of just an abundance of caution. There appears to be this suspicious device on the scene and at some point theyll have to take it away or debt nalt the device or see if its an explosive device. The mayor said theres no evidence of a terror connection. Listen to this. Saying that there is no evidence at this point of a terror connection to this incident. This is preliminary information. Its something we will be investigating very carely, but there is no evidence at this point of a terror connection. I also want to affirm that based on what we know at this hour, there is no specific connection to the incident in new jersey. Its too early to say anything definitive on those
Showing all morning. It could be heard several blocks away. Officials say it happened in or near a dumpster. A second device which looks to be a Pressure Cooker with wiring was found locked away. Thats being analyzed at the moment. New york mayor, bill de blasio says the explosive, was quote an intentional act. Investigators are analyzing security footage that may possibly show a person near that explosion. We do know theyre examining that carefully at this hour. Cnn is covering this from all angles. Jessica schneider at the scene of the blast there in new york. Were also outside the hospital where the victims were taken as well. Lets start with jessica outside where this happened about 8 30 saturday night. Give us an idea of the situation behind it, that theres an area cordoned off. How much of the area is still shut down . Victor, theres a big area shut down right now. About 20 blocks of cross streets are shut down. Were on 23rd street. This explosion happened just down the block her