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Scary morning, at least five suspicious packages picked up, addressed to different politicians and to cnn. Obviously, the intent was to scare. None went off. No one hurt. But a message was certainly sent as the investigation continues, so does our consideration of how to make this better. Jake tapper picks up our coverage now. This is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. We begin with breaking news in our national lead. The fbi and other Law Enforcement agencies are trying to ...

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>> yeah, its a key question for me and for investigators as well. because it goes toward the heart of purpose mission and whats coming next. typically, these mail bombers, serial bombers, serial killers, they dont stop until theyre caught. if the purpose here was simply to silence prominent democrats from speaking out, thats not working. and he sent these -- he or she or the group sent these packages to places where they should have known had mail screening. youre talking about former presidents...

Right now. clearly this is all unfolding as we speak. what is happening now from the law enforcement perspective? detail it for me as far as what steps are currently being taken now. >> well, the first step is the examination of the devices. how are they put together? do they look like they were made by the same person or small group of persons? how were they packaged? how were they going to be detonated? then where were they mailed or delivered from? these were placed in the mail to come to the...

York city. its interesting that the secret service is saying this morning that the packages were actually identified during routine mail screening. so i think at this point we dont know exactly how close to the residences the packages got. it was late last night the secret service is saying that a single package was addressed to our former first lady hillary clinton. then it was early this morning that mail screeners discovered a package to former president obama. they were intercepted at that p...

Service, because they were doing the mail screening. so we dont know if a courier brought it, if it was routine mail. but while the investigation was going on here, hillary clinton in florida gave public remarks at a political rally about the events of the day. >> it is a troubling time, isnt it? and its a time of deep divisions. and we have to do everything we can to bring our country together. >> reporter: now, details of this device have not become public at all. but billionaire george soros,...

Suspicious package was found and when authorities responded to this area. jake? >> rosa flores in sunrise, florida, outside the office of congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. thanks so much. lets go to jean casarez outside hillary clintons house in chappaqua, new york. president clinton was home today when this went down, and hillary, of course, we >> reporter: that is exactly right. you know, it was late last night, and it was here in the c area. and they were doing a routine mail screening,...

About this explosive packages sent to two former presidents and other public officials? >> well, the first thing that comes to mind is the systematic methodology that the secret service deploys to direct former presidents, counter presidents and all work in this instance. mail screening, its a critical part of the protective paradigm thats built around all of our protectees. in this instance, the device, both multiple devices were found seen and render safe protocols were deployed in chappaqua a...

Hearing us here, theyre connected now? >> a minute later, cnn anchors pop poppy harlow and jim sciutto were evacuating headquartering along with hundreds of employees, and tourists and new yorkers touring the building. >> were going to find out what the latest is here. >> well be right back. >> reporter: about two hours later, the new york police department removed the bomb from the building in a specialized truck. another bomb was addressed to former president barack obamas home in d.c., the se...