we have enormous topics unfolding sim ul tan yously here with the expectation that the guns bill on manchin toomey, the expanded background checks, the votes are not there. that is expected to fail. between now and 4:00 p.m., if minds are change echanged, it c changed and we re seeing realtime effects with boston, with the letter and the height bed state we all live in. we ll keep you posted if there are further developments. again, suspicious package here. no immediate concern. i don t believe we re being evacuated. thank you so much. again, kelly o donnell from capitol hill on a suspicious package there, part of the senate being evacuated. as you were speaking, we ve gotten confirmation that a letter addressed to the president contained a suspicious substan substance. kristen welker standing by with more on the suspicious letter
back now with more breaking news we ve been following. a number of suspicious letters, the most recent sent to president obama. kristen welker standing by at the white house with more. let s reset for our viewers at home. what do we know about this point about the letter received at this off site mail facility? well, craig, it was received on the 16th. addressed to president obama and seems to contain a suspicious substance according to officials with the secret service. important to highlight the fact it was intercepted at an off site facility. i am being told it is not uncommon for letters to undergo tests when they are received at this facility, so this is a part of the process, this letter is thought to contain a suspicious substance, so right now, obviously, heightened concern surrounding that. now, white house press secretary, jay carney, is expected to hold his daily
together to do big things, and i know there are leaders on the other side of the aisle who share that belief. president obama there in his weekly address, kristen welker standing by at the white house. what s the president going to be talking about when he heads to the hill next week, kristen? reporter: craig, good afternoon. i think he will be talking about a whole range of topics and everything from immigration reform to gun control, but i think the focus of these discussions will be on deficit reduction, the sequester. that was certainly the focus from president obama met with rank and file members of congress during this past week, as you mentioned during the lunch and he also had dinner with 12 gop senators. this is really coming against the backdrop of the president being criticized to not reach out to members of congress. it marks a reset, circumventing congressional leaders dealing with the rank and file republicans to try to get something done on deficit reduction. the que
constitutional. i think we have to be laying out the law. so much demagoguery from republican opponents, an opportunity to really take a fresh start on part of the argument and discussion with the american people this gives a boost into that discussion. the bottom line, a great win for the country and the american people. just to remind everybody, we are watching the shot right there on your screen, mitt romney is going to be taking that podium at 11:45. speaker boehner, john boehner is supposed to also be delivering his reaction any moment as well. we are watching that. the president is expected to deliver his address to the american people coming up at 12:15. nbc s kristen welker standing by live for us at the white house. kristen, a lot of people talking about how mitt romney watched this from his room at the washington hilton to get this
reconciliation, or is it going to be chaos? so far the signs are good. but they ve been practicing up to now. the eyes of the world are upon him. that s why they re careful about revealing whether he died or not. they don t want to make a mistake because this really is the moment the world will be holding them to account for the first time really. we re going to the white house in just a moment. richard, you want to jump in real quick. just other details. in that industrial park where gadhafi was apparently captured still alive and executed, there were many large water drainage pipes, and he was apparently hiding in this drainage ditch surrounded by big cement water tubes. let s go to nbc s kristen welker standing by live at the white house to update us about what we can expect to hear from president obama. kristen, will we hear anything shortly about a confirmation of the death of moammar gadhafi? reporter: hi there, thomas. white house officials tell me they are working hard