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0 these are known passport holders. >> okay. but have -- have lprs also been contacted? >> yes. >> and what about siv applicants, people who are -- were in contact -- >> will we get -- >> im sorry. >> i dont expect you to have all of it, but then, you know, since this whole thing began theres been a lot of criticism of the administration over how it handled it and theres been a lot of pushback from people within the administration about the hand that you were basically dealt or what you say you ...

I mean, you know, loaded for bear, particularly those f-15s. thats a frightening possibility right there. >> well, obviously, they are very rarely going to train with live ammunition except on a very controlled circumstance on a range. theyve clearly gotten to a point, this was obviously a young student. hadnt even gotten to the point where they were training on aircraft. we need to take a step back, and im sure everyones aware of it. were going to look at how did the vetting process work, how d...

Everybody elses alarms went off. all the screening processes were increased. i think the secret service, the u.s. marshals and all the protective details just increased their surveillance of packages looking for these. and of course that went out in concentric circles across the country and many are were entwe intercepted. >> and how dangerous is this kind of pipe bomb? >> i think the fact that the pipe bombs were actually made of plastic pvc pipe reduces the amount of pressure that can build up...

The first bomb was discovered, that everybodys on high alert. so the screening processes were increased dramatically, and so all the other bombs were not actually delivered to where they ultimately intended to go. so it could be that. it could also be that this is not a sophisticated bombmaker. that its a first-time bomber. and we have to look at the materials he used and how sophisticated the devices are. and then hopefully well be able to determine whether or not he actually has done this befo...

Is it because the sender didnt intend for them to detonate or are we talking about an unskilled bomb maker here? >> could be a number of things. could be those two things you mentioned. it could also be that because the first bomb was discovered that everybodys on high alert. so the screening processes were increased dramatically, and so all the other bombs were not actually delivered to where they ultimately intended to go. so it could be that. it could also be that this is not a sophisticated ...

Are enough screening processes in place to do exactly what happened here to make sure things like this get screened out early on and these devices dont get anywhere near their intended target. >> thank you very much. again, the breaking news, you have these two suspicious packages delivered to former secretary of state hillary clinton, former president barack obama and just yesterday to george soros as well. well update you as soon as we get more. quick break. well be right back.

Terror here, none of them have engaged in the type of act of terror that we saw it take place in london or paris or germany. lets be very clear here, our screening processes are working because we are not seeing that level of attack happen here. if we want to engage moderate muslims, which most scholars have called for, we have to have them say that isis does not represent the larger community. we are a nation of -- >> it makes you feel very good to hear it -- >> the things that are stopping ter...

Many americans are traveling including here in times square. obviously its at the forefront of everyones mind given what happened in manchester. even yesterday at newark international, some of the (p< was seen when someone pointed out that someone left a pressure cooker in a brown bag near a trashcan causing a partial evacuation of terminal a. it was not an explosive device, but authorities in and some sources have told the new york post they believe it could have been a dry run. we shall see. s...

Many americans are traveling including here in times square. obviously its at the forefront of everyones mind given what happened in manchester. even yesterday at newark international, some of the was seen when someone pointed out that someone left a pressure cooker in a brown bag near a trashcan causing a partial evacuation of terminal a. it was not an explosive device, but authorities in and some sources have told the new york post they believe it could have been a dry run. we shall see. secur...

Part of why the ban was put in place? >> thats exactly right. and quite specific intelligence that not only were terrorist groups trying to manipulate or find the loopholes in the system, but they had possibly taken equipment to test it. in some ways this shouldnt be a surprise, for every defensive move the u.s. takes, the terrorists try to work afternoon -- work around it. and the challenge, as were seeing and you just saw basically in that tsa statement is that domestically, 2 million people a...