where it will be detonated if it cannot be defused on scene. it would typically be transported to rodman's neck, well away from this area, if they cannot defuse it here. >> the one thing we keep hearing, and i know my colleagues in washington are hearing the same, but the new york police department telling me this device so far, based on what they know, is similar to the devices they've seen sent to the other locations that we were reporting on, on the air, as we got taken off the air because of the alert inside cnn. so that's the operating assumption, that there's some connection. >> i have also been trying to reach the mayor's office for comment. we believe he may be on his way here. of course, we'll try to bring you whatever we can from mayor de blasio as soon as possible. >> all right, guys. thanks so much. i'm going to go back to washington, d.c. shimon, i think you have any