Excessive tape, those are things to key in on. Every bomb maker, theyre just like bakers, they have their own special signature, how they crimp the wires, the tool marks, how they tape it up and type out the address. Thank you for your expertise. Were going to stand by, jim and i here. Were just about a block away from cnn, which is still closed because theyre looking at what that white powder could be. Well go back to the studio in d. C. I do want to reset what we know right now. Any moment now the president is expected to deliver a speech where hes likely to address these devices that have been sent to Public Officials and offices today. A pipe bomb appeared to be mailed to the Time Warner Center, which is where cnn is in new york. And there is white powder still
being tested in the mail room there. We have an image of a device addressed to former cia director john brenan. However, it was found there at Time Warner Center. Also targeted, former president obama, the clintons and forme
so this could go a number of different ways but keeping in mind the forensics here. we ve come a long way in the last few years. we can extract dna, get fingerprints, and also the components. the fbi laboratory does a wonderful job of tracing down these components, where they re made, where they re sold. are they unique in any way. and also the commonality of all the devices. are they similarly constructed. i believe one of your experts spoke earlier, bomb makers have a distinct style. they do things successfully the same way over and over again. so linking these devices together, you know, just based on the delivery points, there s a strong case here. but also linking these devices forensically, the type of wire, the type of components and so forth are also important. that s going to take some time but i think they have a very good handle on it.