president barack obama in washington, d.c. both were intercepted prior to delivery to those locations. as the time warner center in new york city hosts the cnn offices was evacuated after a suspicious package was found in the mailroom. that s what you re watching bear the left side of the screen. the devices traveling out of new york city. we have seen reports that it is going to a facility right outside the city where they can examine and potentially detonate the device. it s in something that looks like a cement truck almost, to keep it safe on that transport. they did not want to detonate it on-site. catherine herridge catherine herridge has the latest from washington on this. catherine? thanks, melissa. in the last few minutes we have been able to confirm that the secretary of homeland security, kirstjen nielsen, has been briefed this morning. she is currently monitoring the situation. we also confirmed that we have and i think it very significantly two federal
professionalism with which cnn has handled this situation. at the cooperation that they have brought to the situation. i would like to thank them for that. this is the world we live in. terrorism, the attempt to spread fear, is the world that we live in. it is heightened lately. the mayor is exactly right. there are more tensions than usual, but this is the world we live in. also, a little perspective the first terrorist attack in new york city was 1993. 25 years ago. that was the bombing of the world trade center. in some ways, this is nothing
i want to think the people of new york city for the way they are handling the situation today. i also want to think our first responders. commissioner, to you, and all the women of the nypd. thank you for the insert in your efforts today. fdny, officer of emergency management, our state and federal partners, everybody worked swiftly to address this situation and contain it. i also want to commit everyone at cnn for the professionalism with which they handled this very troubling incident. we, at this time, do not have other credible and specific threats against locations in new york city. i want to let all new yorkers know, you can go about your daily routine knowing the nypd and all of these other agencies are here to protect you. it is important to note that this is ongoing, as we have more information we will provide it. i emphasize, there is no
responded to reports of a suspicious package at cnn. our intel emergency services and south responded mutely, secure the area, and began a search of the building. responding to a device that appeared to be alive explosive device. the bomb squad responded, secure the device, and we moved it to investigation. additionally, there was an envelope containing white powder that was discovered as part of that original packaging, and we are in the middle of investigating that right now. the area has been scrubbed with dogs and equipment and found no additional threats besides the white powder. we are working with our law enforcement partners, and responded strictly to secure the scene. nypd is currently deploying resources around the city out of abundance of caution. if anyone see something that looks suspicious, please call 911. anyone with information about this incident today, about
off-site screening center. someone like george soros, obviously not. melissa: when you look at her to contact in order to tell them to protect themselves, as it is laying out, these are all people that were connected to members of the former administration. it you look at john brennan, as we report, that s how the cnn package was addressed. he was obviously a ca director. eric holder was obviously the attorney general. debbie wasserman schultz was the chairman of the dnc. president obama, obviously. hillary rodham clinton was obviously secretary of state at that time. george soros, a donor to that campaign, or to the administration. that lays out at least we are just saying, as you look at it and try to see a pattern where you would kind of put out feelers to see where else to look or who to protect in the near term, that does seem like a pattern you would reach out to of people. i m sure, as you said, the secret service already is. or, the fbi out there, trying to look for similar