rudimentary but functional. that means they were exmoplosiv devices. excuse me. that sounds like a fire alarm here. >> the anchors continued reporting on the story until they couldn't any longer. >> we're going to jump in. there's a fire alarm here. >> we're going to be right back. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> and good morning. i'm renee marsh in washington, d.c. we are following some developing, breaking news. we can tell you at this hour the time warner building in new york city has been evacuated. jim and poppy harlow, who you saw anchoring, they had to evacuate the studio. >> forced out of the building, the reporters kept reporting on the street outside of the time warner meeting.