News coverage here in New York City now. Craig melvin at msnbc headquarters. The nation on high alert, on high alert over a domestic tryst terrorist whos been waging war through the u. S. Mail all week. Pete williams just a few moments ago reporting that a person has been taken into custody at this point, a person were told perhaps in his 50s taken into custody in florida for questioning in connection with the mail bombs that have been sent to prominent americans all over this country over the past few days. Details as to this persons connection right now, those Details Remain unclear. This coming as two more explosive devices were discovered today, a total of 12 devices have now been sent, 12 explosive devices. Today one package found at a new york postal facility on the west side of manhattan. That one was addressed to former director of national
intelligence James Clapper. The other intercepted in florida. That one was addressed to new jersey democrat cory booker. All of these devic
that person was taken into custody? not to put you on the spot. no problem at all. this fits the profile we ve been told as far as a possible location. it appears to me and we can t control this helicopter, but it appears to me to say fbi on the back of those armored plates. the body armor that they have. if so, that s likely hrt, the hostage rescue team of the fbi or the fbi local squad. so each fbi field office has a s.w.a.t. component, and then of course they have hrt which is the fbi s national program for making arrests on this. so at this point just taking a look at who we re seeing there, it appears to me that this is these are fbi resources. it would make sense given the nature of what we ve seen, a wide ranging 13 or i m sorry, 12 packages. i m jumping ahead of myself because my colleague is learning of a potential other package they re looking into in california at the moment, which