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briefed on the details and joins us on the phone. >> ive just discussed this. its a nonmetallic device that was intended to be put on an american bound airline. it never made it to the airline, its right now, as you said, being tested and analyzed by the fbi. a concern would be that being nonmetallic as to whether or not this would affect the security in our airports. this is an ongoing operation. this particular part of it occurred about -- sometime last month. sometime in april. its ...

we are joined by congressman king on the phone. whats the latest you can tell us? >> we spoke with napolitano. a nonmetallic device that was intended to be put on a american-bound airline. it never made it to the airline. its being tested and analyzed by this fbi. obviously a concern would be that being nonmetallic as to whether or not this could evade security in our airports. thats a really concern. also, this is an ongoing operation. this particular part of it occurred about some ti...

whitney houstons final hours. nuclear standoff. it happened in japan. could it happen here? >> i always thought it was fatally flawed. unfortunately, fukushima proved me right. >> safety concerns over an aging nuclear facility. deadly cargo. would you believe this laser printer is a weapon of terror? well show you how al qaeda got these printer bombs through security and onto planes. revealing investigations, fascinating characters, stories with impact. this is cnn presents with yo...

nuclear standoff. it happened in japan. could it happen here? >> i always thought it was fatally flawed. unfortunately, fukushima proved me right. >> safety concerns over an aging nuclear facility. deadly cargo. would you believe this laser printer is a weapon of terror? well show you how al qaeda got these printer bombs through security and onto planes. revealing investigations, fascinating characters, stories with impact. this is cnn presents with your hosts tonight, randi kaye and...

nuclear standoff. it happened in japan. could it happen here? >> i always thought it was fatally flawed. unfortunately, fukushima proved me right. >> safety concerns over an aging nuclear facility. deadly cargo. would you believe this laser printer is a weapon of terror? well show you how al qaeda got these printer bombs through security and onto planes. revealing investigations, fascinating characters, stories with impact. this is cnn presents with your hosts tonight, randi kaye and...

were there any warning signs? whitney houstons final hours. nuclear standoff. it happened in japan. could it happen here? >> i thought it was fatally floud. unfortunately fukushima proved me rate. >> concerns over a nuclear facility. deadly cargo, would you believe this laser printer is a weapon of terror? well show you how al qaeda got these printer bombs through security and onto planes. revealing investigations, fascinating characters, stories with impact. this is cnn presents with ...

were there any warning signs? whitney houstons final hours. nuclear standoff. it happened in japan. could it happen here? >> i always thought it was fatally flawed. unfortunately fukushima proved me right. >> safety concerns over an aging nuclear facility. deadly cargo. would you believe this laser printer is a weapon of terror? well show you how al qaeda got these printer bombs through security and onto planes. revealing investigations, fascinating characters, stories with impact....

it happened in japan. could it happen here? >> i always thought it was fatally flawed. unfortunately fukushima proved me right. >> safety concerns over an aging nuclear facility. deadly cargo. would you believe this laser printer is a weapon of terror? well show you how al qaeda got these printer bombs through security and onto planes. revealing investigations, fascinating characters, stories with impact. this is cnn presents with your host tonight randy kay and dr. sanjay gupta. >> ...

Complex in eastern afghanistan in nangarhar province. the complex, itself, was large, but there was also a relatively extensive tunnel system underneath the complex over on the ground. it was a largely sand-built tunnel. so the reason that this munition, this bomb was used, is because it doesnt necessarily penetrate, its not what they call a bunker buster, but when it strikes a target, it lets off a blast wave or a shockwave, so that wave would penetrate down into those tunnels and bring them do...

Produces a large blast effect. i think most of her injuries were a result of the blast effect, result of a high velocity weapon. >> she is expected to fully recover. >> it probably saved a lot of lives. >> yeah. absolutely. we heard last night there were a couple of shots off the bat and then a pause. that pause may have given crucial time for people who are right in the food court to get away from the gunman. also the mall and the local police had practiced for a scenario just like what happene...