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Thanks for your company today. In mexico, the u. S. Department of Homeland Security is helping in the search for a stolen truck carrying radio active material, cobalt 60 which the International Atomic Energy Agency says could be used to make socalled dirty bombs. The agency says all of this happened monday near mexico city. The truck was transporting the material to a waste storage facility. The iaea says the material was properly shielded but could be very dangerous if that shield were damaged or removed. Joining us now rafael romo, also evan perez. Lets start with you, rafael. Tell us about the kind of risk that this material presents in terms of that dirty bomb theory. Well, one of the first questions was that exactly, michael. Whether it be used to build a dirty bomb. The risk is certainly great but what we have found is that the cobalt that was stolen in the truck more than likely could not be used for that purpose and heres why. Just a few moments ago, i spoke with an employee at

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