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Argue do things that may be irrational, do things that are wrong. it is a very complex world out there. and we have to deal with that. >> wnbcs reporter joins us here live. jonathan, what can you tell us about the letter that was mailed to president obama? >> it was intercepted by the secret service in that offsite mail facility. we were told they had mail coming out of louisiana where all three letters originated. that one could be on the way. they were able to find it, attract, stop it and now...

Right now. the new york city police department saying letters containing threats to the mayor michael bloomberg contain material that has now tested positive, initial tests for the poison ricin. the deputy police commissioner, paul brown, saying the letters were opened in new york on friday. he said the anonymous writer threatened the mayor, threatened mayor bloomberg with references to the debate on gun laws. civilian personnel in new york and washington who came into contact with the open lett...

Threat that hadnt been made public. >> weve had another incident today im told at bowling air force base of the same substa e substance, so i dont know. i do not know -- >> heres what we can tell you. the defense intelligence agency says alarms went off tuesday at a mail facility at bowling air base indicating the possible presence of dangerous toxins. tests found no specific packages, but they are taking more samples. so, while questions about information sharing in boston and the head scratchi...

Case. paul kevin kurtis was supposed to appear in court today on charges he sent threatening letters to president obama and other officials but the hearing was canceled abruptly and kurtis was released. his attorney says the case has not been dismissed but she is pushing to get the charges dropped saying her client has been set up. to make all of this even more complicated were also following reports of yet another suspicious letter. this latest one was found at a mail facility at bolling airfor...

Sleep number. comfort.individualized. to find your store, visit sleepnumber.com. welcome back for live continuing coverage from boston. we have more breaking news tonight. a letter that tested positive for poisoned ricin was reviewed in the capitols mail facility in washington. they said the letter did test positive for ricin and it was addressed to the office of republican senator roger wicker of mississippi. the letter is undergoing further testing. senator wicker now has a protective detail...

Viewers who might be tuning in just now what exactly we know about this suspicious letter addressed to the president? >> reporter: this letter, wolf, went to an offsite mail facility. as you see on capitol hill, the white house does the same thing when it comes to mail. you send a letter to the president, it doesnt go obviously directly to the white house for precaution. it goes to an offsite mail facility at an undisclosed location where it is screened, scientifically tested to make sure it is ...

Preliminary test. the envelope addressed to, again, the white house, was quarantined and is part of now a coordinated investigation headed up by the fbi. this statement notes that operations here at the white house were in no way impacted. it never reached any area that touches the president in any way. the statement also adds that filters at a second government mail screening facility -- filters, also tested positive for ricin this morning on a preliminary basis. now, ive been previously told t...

Everyone is on high alert, and thats appropriate. if there is one letter, its very common for other people to want to get engaged with the criminal schism. so if you remember 9/11 was followed by anthrax. they were not connected. two very different groups of people. someone may have saw this happen, want today get involved, and started releasing letters. we dont know what this is, so i like to wait because we dont know when they were delivered. were they delivered after or before the boston bomb...

Positive for. so were digging and trying to get more information on it, brooke. i want to welcome in our viewers from around the world and all over the u.s. right now, we have a great deal of breaking news coming into cnn right now. the area behind us fill very much a crime scene. while that is going on, the nation is very much focused on that, there is other breaking news out of washington where we learned overnight a letter addressed to senator roger wicker tested positive for ricin, and als...

Bombs not just how they were made but who made have made them. >> doug luzader we just dont know who yet. all mail delivery to the u.s. senate has been stopped this after a letter containing the potentially deadly poison ri ricin was sent to a u.s. senator. peter doocy is outside of the senate mail facility. good morning, peter. >> good morning patti ann. the suspect levtter never made t to roger whittakers office. the building behind me tested positive for ricin poison. advanced testing is be...