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>> okay. that kind of makes you sick, doesnt it? >> it is sickening, youre right. >> hopefully the pressure cooker lid yields some clues. >> other big story, the discovery of a ricin tainted envelope meant for a u.s. senator. on its way to republican senator roger wicker of mississippi. its going through additional tests, results considered in a day or two. dana bash has more. >> cnn can now report that the envelope addressed to senator wicker did test positive for ricin at the actual lab. so th...

Senator wicker did test positive for ricin at the actual lab. so there was a more formal and reliably positive test beyond the initial test conducted in the field. thats according to the senate in sergeant arms terry gaynor. we can also report that the markings on the envelope were not outwardly suspicious. there was no return address and it was postmarked from memphis, tennessee, which is not far from the senators home state of mississippi. they have closed postal facilities for two or three da...

Generally take 24 to 48 hours. those tests will happen at an army research lab in maryland. of course coming just a day after the terror attack in boston, its reasonable to wonder if this potentially poisonous letter is linked to boston. the chairman of the house homeland security committee said at this point no. >> it did test positive for ricin. we have no evidence whatsoever connecting the two between the ricin incident and the boston bombing incident. since 9/11, since the anthrax scare, we ...

>> so many fears, so many suspicions only a couple days after the terrorist bombings here at the boston marathon and now these suspicious letters may be laced with this poison ricin, may be laced with this poison ricin reminds me, i assume a lot of our viewers out there, the anthrax-laced letters that occurred shortly after 9/11. it may simply be coincidental. we dont know. theres so much we dont know. were waiting for this white house briefing, jay carney, the white house press secretary suppos...

Other suspicious packages led to partial evacuation of a senate office building on capitol hill. lets go to our chief congressional correspondent dana bash. what is the very latest? >> reporter: although these letters did test positive in the initial tests we are still waiting for the formal test that is coming from a lab in fort detrick, maryland not too far from her in washington. terry friedman over at the justice department is reporting well not likely get those results until tomorrow. the h...

Devices that killed three people and injured at least 183 mored a yesterdays bottom marathon. mcmccall told reporters today that it was most likely gunpowder that was used in the devices and chairman mccall joins me now. i want to start with the other breaking news we had tonight is reports of a letter containing ricin sent to the republican senator from mississippi. im wondering what your understanding is of that at this moment and what your understanding is of any possible link to what happene...

>> shepard: yes. >> i guess theyre just saying were overdoing it in some cases. maybe not in yours. >> shepard: he says you dont need them for sinus infections. he is wrong, i need them. >> i dont think he is saying every case is the same. >> shepard: you think im not here much now. id never be here. yesterday was brutal. >> we missed you. >> shepard: all right. at least four former employees at a peanut company now face federal charges in connection with a salmonella outbreak that killed nine p...

Pennsylvania, 18 in massachusetts. right now 47 states are reporting widespread levels of the illness. at the same time, theres been a run on flu vaccine with shortages popping up. the cdc, 128 million doses have been distributed, only 135 million were made. joining me now is dr. alexis pal per rin. good to see you. >> nice to see you. >> how are things at your e.r.? >> crowded. its a mess, weve gotten to the point where were handing out masks when people come in with any kind of could have or f...

Something like that? >> a doo rag. >> i hate you so much. >> swimmer tests negative for drugs. greg, it is funny you purposely miss name ryan lochtes name. >> if his family found out i was sending the letters written in my own blood things would get weird. >> i lost track. how many twitter accounts have you opened so you can tweet him various things? >> 647. is that obsessive or weird? >> anything under 6:50 you are fine. >> i hope he loves the portrait i made out of my discarded toe nails. >> i...

If you dont test positive, you cant really say it is called defamation. >> let me go to you. do these communists have any right to be as annoyed as they are by our suspicions? they are communists. >> and they are also incredible capitalists. they are better capitalists than the u.s. >> thats true. they are comme capitalists. >> a business guy in shanghai said five years ago when our government knocked on the door to tell them what they are doing wrong and today they say how can we help you. in t...