To hold a News Conference coming up at 5 00 eastern time, and of course well have that for you as it happens. Cnns natasha chen is near the scene of this Ongoing Police operation there in lebanon, tennessee, just about 25 miles outside of nashville, where theyre looking further into this suspicious vehicle. Shimon prokupecz is in downtown nashville. Also with me is cnn senior Law Enforcement analyst Andrew Mccabe joining us by phone. Natasha, let me begin with you and what is an active investigative scene here involving that suspicious vehicle. Reporter right, fred. Well, we just got here a few minutes ago, but i can tell you what this looks like here. Authorities have this roadblocked off. This is actually right at the entrance of a state park, cedars of lebanon state park. I just talked to someone who lives right on the other side of this barricade, and she says shes been stuck, unable to go home since about 11 30 this morning. She went to drop off her kids at church, and, you know, 20 minutes later, she comes back and cant get to her house. So this has been the scene for several, several hours. And at first, you know, people waiting here had no idea what was going on. But as we now know from a press release from Law Enforcement, they did receive a call at about 10 30 today of a white truck parked at a crosstown mall. Its about a 10, 15 minute drive from where we are right here, im told, from the people who live over here. And that it was playing similar audio to the truck involved in the Christmas Morning bombing at downtown nashville. From this standpoint right here, what we can see is a lot of Law Enforcement activity far down the road, far down this highway, and this is a pretty Rural Community here. Were seeing, you know, small communities, farm communities. This is, you know, near murphysboro, and near lebanon. So people here really have no idea whats going on. Theyve been watching this happen for hours. As youve seen from our affiliate footage, there has been, you know, bomb robots deployed here. So everybodys kind of watching and seeing whats happening. This truck seems to have made it from one county into another, so this is why there are multiple agencies here onscene working together to investigate this and make sure everyones safe, fred. And, na tasha, already multiple agencies there because just two days ago you had this Christmas Day blast bringing in atf, fbi, and local and state authorities. We have been able to see in this live picture provided by our affiliate, wsmb, that there is a robot there to further suspect this suspicious vehicle. All weve been able to see is that it would be on the side, seem to come in close, peer in, and then also toward the back. What do you know about, you know, the process or what other resources are there to further spec inspect this vehicle . Reporter all we can glean right now is from what we see from a far distance. So im just telling you what i can see from my own eyes here at a distance. I think that there are a lot of vehicles on both sides of the white truck, and i think you can see that from the aerials as well. But our affiliate, as you just mentioned, has footage of the robots that theyve deployed and also seeing people potentially suiting up to go near that truck. Of course this is something to be very careful about as they are reviewing how this might or might not be similar to what went on, on Christmas Morning. With that truck, all that is similar at this time is the report that it was playing audio similar to that truck. We dont know the specifics of what that audio was, whether it was the warning of a potential explosion or whether it was the song as we reported earlier today, the song playing at that downtown truck that truck located downtown was the song downtown by petula clark. A lot that were still going to ask in the hours ahead. Okay. So, you know, just extrapolating more, shimon, about the kinds of resources that are being used in this extension of the investigation now, we have been talking about how with this robot, it may have the ability to see inside a suspicious vehicle. It may have the ability to actually open doors sometimes as well. Then josh campbell, a cnn correspondent formerly of the fbi, who happens to be on vacation but sends me a message telling me about the other abilities of this robot. It also has the ability to have a High Pressure blast of water. Its capable of firing that water, potentially the goal being to separate any kind of wires from a power supply if there is Something Like that and any kind of explosive material. And sometimes when that is detonate, when the water is launched, it may render a big noise coming from a suspicious vehicle. But, again, we dont know what phase theyre in. What are you hearing from authorities about how they are continuing to, you know, peer into this vehicle, look at it, examine it, yet at the same time continue to follow many of the other leads, some 500 leads they talked about yesterday, with the nashville blast . Reporter right. And all of that, the capabilities of this robot, they can do a lot with that robot, but it doesnt mean theyre going to use any of those capabilities or theyre going to need to because right now we dont even know that theres anything that would require those capabilities. Clearly there is still something inside that truck that they want to get a better look at. You heard natasha talk about how she saw people putting suiting up, what appeared to be the bomb techs suiting up to possibly go closer to that truck to take a look at whats inside. So they send the robot in first with a camera. That robot will have a camera. They will be able to see inside that truck. Apparently i was watching some of our local reports, our affiliates, some of the local reports. They said they had seen that robot do it several times, like it was trying to open a door. So they may be trying to get inside that truck and see. But clearly theres enough in there that has raised some suspicious among the bomb technicians there and the officers and the investigators where they feel they need to go in there. Authorities here are not saying anything about whats going on there right now. We are expecting to hear from authorities here in about an hour. So perhaps they will address whats happening there. Right now we see no connection outside of the audio message thats being played. That, of course, is very concerning and what alerted someone to the police. It appears it was perhaps a 911 call around 10 30 this morning that brought officers to this truck. But, again, we just dont know enough about whats happening to make any kind of determine nation as to what police there are dealing with. Its important to know that really police all across the country are sort of on high alert for similar activity, perhaps copycat type of activity. So thats what were seeing here. People saw something. They picked up the phone, and they called. We know a lot of people across the country are paying attention to what happened here. Its, of course, very concerning. So for now, we know very little. But whatever is going on there, there is enough concern where authorities, as we see, theyre using a robot, and at some point it appears theyre going to go in and take a closer look at whats inside this truck. Then they may be use an x ray. They have equipment where they can xray if theres a suspicious box inside, if theres some suspicious bag or some kind of a suspicious package inside. The bomb techs will actually they have the capability to xray it. So thats why they want to suit up. They will go in and xray it and take a look and see what it is. The other significance here is this has been going on for several hours. This isnt something that just happened. So im curious as to why this has been going on for so long, and hopefully well get those answers. In this live picture right now, as you talked about a bomb tech, we were looking at an individual who seemed to have a protective suit that was right next to the robot, you know, right near that suspicious vehicle. Also with us is former Deputy Director of the fbi, Andrew Mccabe. Andrew, what strikes you as you look at these live pictures, this Ongoing Investigation of this suspicious vehicle, the robot being used, and what appears to be maybe a bomb tech or someone in a protective suit near it . How are they making an assessment, and what can you share with us . Well, frederica, what this looks like to me is a classic example of bythebook investigation of a suspicious vehicle, particularly in a time and a location where we have reason to believe that a similar device was used on Christmas Morning. I think its important to remember that bomb techs all across this country are all trained to exactly the same standards and processes and procedures. So theyre completely interchangeable. So you could put an fbi bomb tech on a team with a local police bomb tech, and they know the exact same procedures and equipment and ways to approach situations like this. And then, andrew, let me just interrupt you for a second because now were getting a different angle this time from our affiliate, which shows that suspicious vehicle from the rearend now with the back door open and at least one individual, protective gear, that has entered that vehicle. Now continue your thought or add to it based on these new images, if you would. Sure. So in those procedures, you always start with the things that are safest for the operators involved, and thats sending the robots as youve seen over the last couple of hours. The fact that we have a live bomb technician in the back of that truck right now indicates that they sent the robots up. They got a look inside. Either they werent able to get inside or they were able to see in, and they just couldnt determine what they had with the robot. That means youve got to elevate things, and youve actually got to put people on that scene. Of course they do that from inside those incredibly protective suits. And typically you would have one bomb tech, and now it looks like things are being tossed out of that vehicle. Of course difficult to discern what that is in this live view right now. But typically would you have one bomb tech, or might there be another that could have entered before we were able to see this live view . You know, youd usually send one person up first to get a look at the situation. If theres a lot of debris or material in there that needs to be moved that requires two people rather than one, then theyd send another person out. But youd never want to put more people on that scene than you absolutely need because its an incredibly risk and dangerous thing to do. You can see in this shot, there is so much debris or material in the back of that truck that to determine what they have, they really have to theyre going to have to sort through every piece of equipment and, you know, stuff, whatever is in the back of that truck is going to have to get pulled out and very carefully taken apart to make sure theres not something in there that can hurt anyone. What were seeing right now is really the consequence of many hours, as shimon was telling us, from when the first call came in. So for many hours, theyve had to make their assessments, use the robot before. Now were seeing for the first time a bomb tech thats actually entered that vehicle. Again, Ongoing Investigation about this suspicious vehicle just about 30 miles outside of downtown nashville, now just two days after an rv exploded in downtown nashville. Thanks to all of you. Well check back with you as we continue to do more reporting on this investigation. All right. On to covid now. The worst may be yet to come as dr. Anthony fauci warns of postholiday covid surge. Many americans are facing financial crisis after trump refuses to sign a bill extending Unemployment Benefits. Details on all of that next. These days you need more than an education. So thats what we give you. Introducing Career Services for life. Learn more at phoenix. Edu millions of americans are set to enter the new year on the brink of financial crisis. President trump spending the morning at one of his golf courses while delaying a decision to sign or veto a 900 billion relief package passed by Congress Just days ago. Lets get straight to cnns Jeremy Diamond who is in West Palm Beach traveling with the president. Jeremy, any new indication from the president on what hes going to do . Reporter no indication other than the fact that the president continues to complain about this 900 billion Coronavirus Relief legislation. Of course it would have made more sense for the president to complain about the legislation before it was passed. That is when his administration, treasury secretary steve mnuchin, was supposedly negotiating with congressional negotiators on the president s behalf. The president , though, was completely on the sidelines and didnt interject to try and get those 2,000 payments instead of the 600 which mnuchin and his administration approved of. And so now it has been five days since the president made that threat to torpedo that legislation, and we dont know whether he will sign it, whether he will veto it, or whether he will simply allow this legislation to continue to languish. What we do know, though, is that this is plunging millions of americans, tens of millions of americans deeper into financial uncertainty. Whether its those unemployed americans who lost this weekend, those supplemental federal Unemployment Benefits or the americans who are counting on that 600 check to be coming next week, or even the millions of businesses that were counting on more ppp loan funding. All of that in limbo has the president continues this, and that is what senator pat toomey, a republican from pennsylvania, was warning of just this morning. Listen. As he leaves office, he will i understand he wants to be remembered for advocating for big checks, but the danger is hell be remembered for chaos and misery and erratic behavior if he allows this to expire. So i think the best thing to do, as i say, sign this and then make the case for subsequent legislation. So we talked about the fact that more than 12 million americans already lost supplemental Unemployment Benefits this weekend. More pain could soon be on the way for more americans if the president doesnt sign this legislation by tuesday because that would trigger another Government Shutdown in the middle of a pandemic. And of course it is just damning to be watching these images of the president of the United States golfing three days this past week amid this financial uncertainty for tens of millions of americans in the middle of this Holiday Season and the pandemic raging at the same time. Fred. All right. Jeremy diamond, thank you so much. So the president s delay is having real impact on millions of jobless americans who are depending on these crucial benefits to make ends meet. Joining me right now to discuss all of this is lily rain, a Small Business owner in North Carolina who has lost much of her business. Shes depleted her savings since the start of this pandemic. And, lily, so good to see you. Good to see you too. So you struck me with your story on npr, you know, saying that youve got 4 in your account, and youd wondered if the president or members of congress have any idea what that feels like, you know, as they try to figure out whether americans should get, you know, 600, 2,000, whatever the amount, if they should get a dime at all in all of this. So have you heard from any of these leaders, you know, from congress or, you know, anyone who can empathize, who will say anything to you at this juncture . I dont feel that any of them are reaching people like me. I honestly feel that were struggling, and they have no idea what its like. Theyll talk about 600 being a lot while wearing a dress that costs 2,400 or more. They have no idea. So your pet sitting business was thriving before this pandemic. You felt like you had achieved financial security, and you were saving up to hopefully, you know, by a home. You felt confident about where you were, and then everything came crashing down with this pandemic. Tell me what this road has been like for you. This road has been really rough for me. Like i still have an occasional regular or two that go out of town, but im not doing like i said, my basic things. I dont get to walk dogs. I dont even get to go feed dogs because everyones home right now, and those that arent home arent traveling anyway. Its been like a lot to deal with. Essentially for me, my daytoday is gone, and a lot of my daytoday is now sitting at home waiting for this to be over. Youve had to lean on a lot of Family Members. Have you been feeling like how long can they continue to help you . Absolutely. And how humiliating, you know, that is and can be. Its not just my Family Members. Like my friends got together and donated 70 last month so i could pay my phone bill not my phone bill, sorry, my electric bill. And thats, to me, devastating. Im an difficult, andadult, and have to rely on anyone but myself. I know youre really grateful because youve got people who love you and around you who want to help as best they can. But when you look at closing out 2020 and you look at entering a new year, do you see any signs of being hopeful . I am hopeful that this vaccine helps. Im hopeful that that happens and that, like, the people that i know will take it so i can go back to work, and a lot of those people will. But i do know several people who are scared to death of it and wont take it, and that leaves me really nervous and really shaky. Im not looking that forward to 2021. Yeah. Congress passed, you know, legislation promising 600 in relief. The president says he wants more. He wants 2,000. Still unclear whether he will sign this bill or veto it. We know hes an avid tv watcher. If he is watching right now, lilli, what do you say directly to the president or members of congress . Honestly just pass the 600. We can fight for more later. But right