Reporter carol, were just arriving at the mosque right now. Law enforcement officers put up gates to keep people back. Seeing a crush of emergency vehicles including a number of ambulances. What were being told from Fire Department and the Police Department is that at least ten envelopes were found, white powder discovered in the envelopes. It is not at all clear ha that powder is or whether that powder poses a threat. But a spokesperson for the Police Department and the Fire Department are both saying that, as many as 11 people may have come into contact with the substance, so they are taking precautions, having all of the people checked out by medical professionals now. It will take some time, however to determine just what that powder was. We know the testing has started but could take hours, possibly as many as eight. There may not be an an answer until later tonight in belgium. But a city that has been under the highest Terror Threat level for days now. Partial lockdown that peopl
mississippi, says it s their christian duty to take in refugees. i m joined on the phone by the mayor of that town, ruffin smith. good morning, mr. mayor. good morning. happy thanksgiving. happy thanksgiving to you, too. how would you characterize christians who feel that we should halt the refugee program, at least for now? i m for halting the refugee program? yeah. do they have a point? i believe a large degree the issue has been led by fear and uncertainty, fed upon by people in positions, their politics to do so. why do you believe it is your town s christian duty to accept these refugees from syria? well, we adopted a resolution in support of the united states. we did not specifically say
you ve said that politics has made its way into this crisis. what do you mean by politics? who s to blame for americans fearing these refugees so much? i d really rather not take away from the positive message that we re trying to send. louise is on the forefront of trying to be an example to the rest of the country in a positive action. mayor ruffin smith, thank you for joining me on this thanksgiving day. appreciate it. thank you. have a blessed day. thank you. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. good morning. i m carol costello. thank you for joining me. break news out of brussels this morning, right now police are investigating suspicious envelopes containing white powder at the city s grand mosque, this according to emergency medical spokesman. residents on edge after the brutal terror attacks in paris.