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>> we are concerned that there still may be other devices out there. we want to make sure that if you receive specific packages or bags that, call 911. >> within the last hour, federal officials have said they have a reasonable level of certainty there are no more package bombs "out in the public." but public safety remains their number one priority in so tonight, several blocks around the suspect some here remain sealed off. bret? >> bret: jonathan hunt in texas tonight. jonathan, thank you. up...

Update after the suspected bomber, the austin bomber who has terrorized the city for the last few weeks was finally tracked down sometime overnight near a hotel on i 35. >> im chief of police of the austin police department. the special agent in charge of atf, and the special agent in charge of the fbi, austin mayor steve adler and several other members of the austin police department executive team. you are aware it has been a long three weeks for the community of austin as we have dealt with p...

Its hard to believe what is going on. >> he seemed like a -- a very normal kid which is what everybody says -- or most neighbors say in these type of situations. but over the years, there is nothing that i could point to. >> reporter: now that normal kid is accused of a string attacks with package bombs. a couple that were deadly. lets get back to the investigation. you touched on the foreign or exotic batteries as agents call them. this is what they used, and ordered online from asia to tie the...

What happened at a goodwill store in south austin tonight wasnt the result of a bomb but instead they are saying it was some device. austin police put out a statement that says at this time we have no reason to beleiieve this incident is related to pre u previous package bombs. it happened at a goodwill store. it happened to man in his 30s. he was taken to the hospital with serious injuries that is not life threatening. austin, texas is a cultural capital that is unique and beloved and important...

White men in their early 20s. both suffered significant injuries, leaving nearby residents in this affluent neighborhood shocked. >> before we had to look for a package. now, you have to look for everywhere. i mean its harder to see a wire than it is a package, so thats very scary to me. >> reporter: this city is on edge. three package bombs left overnight on porches have detonated since march 2nd, killing two african-american men and severely injuring an elderly latina woman. its thought those ...

Theyre going to retrieve and pull them back. >> reporter: the sound of that blast was caught on a home security camera about a half mile away. the victims are described as white men in their early 20s. both suffered significant injuries, leaving nearby residents in this affluent neighborhood shocked. >> before we had to look for a package. now you have to look for everywhere. i mean its harder to see a wire than it is a package, so thats very scary to me. >> reporter: this city is on edge. three...

Antonio, texas, about the package bombs that have been exploded, that have exploded. last night one on a conveyor belt at a fedex processing facility. that followed an explosion from a trip wire, just before that. and then package bombs that we had seen in the austin area. i want to bring back cnn law enforcement analyst and former u.s. marshal art roderick in new york, cnn law enforcement analyst and former supervisory special agent at the fbi james galliano with us. if you live in this area, t...

Responsible for these, we dont know. and whether the authorities have any real idea of who might be behind this, we dont know either. they may have more clues that theyre not telling us to keep the investigation secure as is often the case in this. obviously they are looking for somebody with a fair degree of skills at building not just explosive devices but the trigger mechanisms. the package bombs, when you build those often you find that they explode before theyre put in place. none of those ...

This. a tripwire bomb is more sophisticated than the package bombs that we were dealing with. they want to track down who ever is carrying out the package bombings in austin and the one that exploded outside of san antonio quickly. and officials say they are bringing in everybody to help them in the search for whomever is behind all this. >> we have agents from all across the country and a canine explosives and detections here and intel research specialist and we are working hand in hand with st...

>> he and his friend were riding a bicycle about a block from their house. it was so dark they couldnt tell and they tripped and set off this explosion, didnt see it. it was a wire. and it blew up. todd: thats the grand father of one of the latest victims who, like i said, set off a trip wire on sunday night. the ap reporting that that blast left what appeared to be nails stuck into his leg. this fort fourth blast follows three package bombs at homes around the austin area which killed two and i...