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And this is all happening at the same time as washington is trying to figure out how to process the legitimately bad news, the legitimately terrible news out of iraq. i mean, as frustrating as it is to see somebody like john mccain cited as an authority on guantanamo when john mccain isnt even a authority on john mccains own position on guantanamo. the reason that john mccain has been ubiquitous in the media for the past week is because he is also supposedly the republican partys greatest expert...

Welker. lets get some further keft from clark kent irvin. with a welcome to you, what are you hear being this arrest? >> well, its not surprising to me that officials would hone in on this person so quickly. obviously, theres intense interest. this is against the backdrop of the boston investigation. of course, this is reminiscent of the anthrax attacks of some ten years ago, so it makes perfect sense this arrest would happen owe so quickly and well see what this fellow has to say. >> im curious...

This surveillance video showing the two suspects moving through the crowd at the marathon on monday. nbcs pete williams reports these two individuals will also now appear on official fbi wanted posters. the fbi had a choice about how they were going to talk about these individuals today. it is a choice that has to be inflected by our recent history of misidentify iing suspects in high profile domestic attacks, attacks like the anthrax attacks in 9/11 and olympic park bombing in 1996. the names a...

Tested. >> just minutes ago, senator wicker issued a paper statement thanking the fbi and capitol police for their professionalism and decisive action in keeping his family and his staff safe. he thanks the people of mississippi for their prayers and thoughts at this time. sean. >> thanks for being with us. joining me more with mr. on this and reaction from the dealing story we have new york congressman peter king along with the chairman of the house homeland security committee, congressman mcca...

Tested. >> just minutes ago, senator wicker issued a paper statement thanking the fbi and capitol police for their professionalism and decisive action in keeping his family and his staff safe. he thanks the people of mississippi for their prayers and thoughts at this time. sean. >> thanks for being with us. joining me more with mr. on this and reaction from the dealing story we have new york congressman peter king along with the chairman of the house homeland security committee, congressman mcca...

Jon: take a look at the dow, off 51 points right now, amid economic fears about the strength of the market in this country or the strength of the economy i should say. the philadelphia feds manufacturing index dropped substantially at a time when everyone was expecting it to rise a little bit. that led to fears along with fears of a recession that is under way in europe and some softness in the chinese economy that we are far from out of the woods in the worldwide economic situation in the dow. ...

>> there has been an arrest, so you probably arent aware of in mississippi, theres been an arrest in the ricin case according to two federal law enforcement officials here at cnn. they the arrest was in the tupelo, mississippi area.ell us this? >> yeah, i knew they had a suspect in this case, and im glad to see they have been able to apprehend and arrest this individual. and i would again make the assertion that it really has no relation to t boston bombings, its very reminisce end of the anthra...

Are, wolf. but i think because you saw the bombings on monday and now these letters coming on tuesday that that is a question that a lot of people have. theres some similarity here. and weve heard our dana bash talking about this. she certainly went through this following 9/11 with the anthrax attacks that happened. some letters of which went to capitol hill -- or one letter went to capitol hill. and there was -- that was something that happened weeks after 9/11. and in this case though were tal...

Since the anthrax attacks in the fall of 2001, you know, congress changed the tway receives mail. we know at the white house the mail receiving center is not at the white house. its in some other part of washington d.c. but how did the senate and the house change their tactics because mitch mcconnell said earlier today that the system that was put in place back then worked today. go ahead and explain that. >> absolutely right, bill. they moved it off site and it went to fatal in landover, maryla...

Terrorists as help dropped the bombs near the trash cans stphaoeu want to talk -- dash. jon: i want to talk to you about ricin in a minute and the scare that is underway on capitol hill where you are. i want to take you back a little bit by means after poll asked whether mens were worried, or how worried they were that someone in their families would become victims of a terror attack. right now the number stands at 36%. this is in august of 2011. go back to december of 2005 when asked that quest...