States as the fbi struggles to keep tabs on positive terror suspects. Is it enough top prevent another attack . Inside the United States . North korea nukes. Satellite images reveal major nuke construction at north koreas main rocket launch site. Is kim jonguns regime building mobile missile launchers capable of a Nuclear Attack . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. There are shocking new details tonight about the anthrax scare sparked by u. S. Army researchers who sent live anthrax samples to labs around the country and north korea where 22 people were exposed, and now this disturbing revelation. The potentially deadly shipments were sent by fedex. Were covering that story. Much more this hour with our correspondents and guests including white house communication director jen sake standing by live at the white house. Begin with our pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr learning more about the little tear anthrax shipments. Barbara what are you finding out . Reporter i have to
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however, i have done far more more ukraine than president obama. and obviously, that caused quite the ruckus. the chairman of the committee asked ambassador yovanovitch to respond in realtime to the tweet. she said that she found it intimidating and now chairman schiff is suggesting that the tweet constituted in one way at least witness intimidation. let s as we watch the republican members including congressman jim jordan not actually a member of the house intelligence committee normally but put on the committee to be a bulldog of sorts. we are expecting him and the chairman of the committee adam scschiff to come out and take questions from reporter and will bring it to you like when it happensal while we wait, review of the day. jen sakai, what do you think was
concerns that can be addressed through a bipartisan bill the house already passed. wolf? michelle kosinski at the white house. thanks. more on what s going on. joining us the white house communications director jen sakai. thanks very for joining us. thanks for having me. what s plan b if the senate fails to act by sunday night? well wolf there isn t a plan b. flz no magic bullet. no switch here. this is really an issue that the senate needs to work through and 338 democrats and republicans voted to move foerz on the usa freedom act in the house. the question is can the republicans work through a family feud to get to agreement over the next couple days? we re waiting and looking to see. but let me press you on that jen. if it s so important and the senate fails to act by the deadline don t you think there should be some sort of plan b in place? a backup plan ready to kick in
whose hearts are broken. reporter: rescuers were able to save this family who was trapped in the second story of their home outside of houston. lives have been lost. reporter: today president obama said the rebuilding process will take time. i m confident obviously that these communities will ultimate ultimately get back on their feet. it does remind us that it is never too early for disaster preparation. . and jen, new video in showing the devastation in women we areimberley. tell us how hard the area you are in was hit? reporter: this is the worst flood they ve ever had in the history of this area. you know that river rose so fast and so high and they are still cleaning up and will be cleaning up for a very very long time and it s going to take a while. they are hoping they do not get a lot of rain.