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What were hearing today that went to the office of senator tom daschle, and reporters like us we run to the scene and we find out later that the letter was laced with anthrax. because of that many, many staffers on capitol hill, even senators had to take the antibiotic as did i. we all remember something similar happened at the offices of nbc in new york and elsewhere. turned out at the end of the day we found out much later that it was not a related incident to 9/11. but we didnt know that then...

Press secretary at the white house, jay carney, hes supposed to go into that briefing room fairly soon and brief all of us on what we know, what we dont know, a suspicious letter addressed to the president of the united states. a very similar letter that at least in one of the preliminary tests proved to be positive for ricin sent to republican senator roger wicker of mississippi that was discovered earlier this week. and now at an offsite letter -- similar letter addressed to the president of t...

Parts of the complex, but there is a heightened state of alert. senator levin is telling us about what happened in a michigan office, not here at the capitol. at weve been discussing, all mail to the senate is on hold here to the capitol. as we pointed out its always screened off-site. thats been a precaution for the last ten years plus. the news, karl levin said his office received something suspicious, and all of this is unfolding in what has been a very hectic, chaotic day on capitol hill. >>...

Went to senator wicker. and what some senators coming t told our congressional producers is the following. first of all, senator mccaskill has said that her understanding coming out of this briefing is there might even be a suspect in custody. the suspect is somebody who according to mccaskill, quo, writes a lot of letters. she also emphasized something we reported on earlier, this should be underscored, that this was caught at a screening facility. it did not come to the u.s. capitol. the reaso...

On. >> i think they just kind of crazy. kind of the prison life is probably getting to them. >> not only are the conditions much more stark than in the other cell houses, the inmates dont get out for the normal yard, dining room, visiting hours or any other privileges. what they get is one hour of yard and one shower a week. thats it. this is what the next six months hold for maurice. >> this is the penitentiary. the real deal. >> in addition to the problem prisoners like maurice, the segregatio...

To another part of the facility. others praised the action of the algerian military. >> fantastic. >> never been so relieved. i just want to come and go as off-site. >> yesterday, the algerians told the british and the american counterparts that the incident at oil facility was over. >> he told me the first operation wasnt complete but this is a large and complex site and they are still pursuing terrorists and possibly some of the hostages in other areas of the site. last summer, egyptian presid...

The real deal. >> in addition to the problem prisoners like maurice, the segregation unit also houses inmates with psychiatric problems. stateville doesnt have a psych ward, so until its determined that an inmate needs more comprehensive care off site, they are observed here. >> what is the emergency? >> that creates daily challenges for the staff. >> im in here for being assaulted in "h" house and im going to have mr. snyder and the head of investigations down here. i want the media. >> you wan...

>> this is the penitentiary. the real deal. >> in addition to the problem prisoners like maurice, the segregation unit also houses inmates with psychiatric problems. stateville doesnt have a psych ward, so until its determined that an inmate needs more comprehensive care off site, they are observed here. >> what is the emergency? >> that creates daily challenges for the staff. >> im in here for being assaulted in "h" house and im going to have mr. snyder and the head of investigations down here....

across the sky? im trying to hum that song. thats a pathetic effort. anyway, some people very concerned about the ufo possibilities here. we have the answer to what that fireball in the sky was. >> what are you trying to do? >> i was thinking about that 80s show, that 90s show. whatever. a woman wins gas money after she sues honda. she spoke to us when she first filed this lawsuit. she said the cars manual promised her 50 miles per gallon. it didnt deliver. can others cash in on her ...

>> this is the penitentiary. the real deal. >> in addition to the problem prisoners like maurice, the segregation unit also houses inmates with psychiatric problems. stateville doesnt have a psych ward, so until its determined that an inmate needs more comprehensive care off site, they are observed here. >> what is the emergency? >> that creates daily challenges for the staff. >> im in here for being assaulted in "h" house and im going to have mr. snyder and the head of investigations down here....