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We have not seen confirmed instances since the anthrax attack in 2001. this now appears to be -- we have seen lots of hoaxes, white powder jobs across the city over the years, this now appears to be another confirmed case, not seen since 2001. >> jonathan, thanks for the latest on that. >> thank you. coming up, ezra klein is here and going to reveal something that republicans really don't want you to know, something they're hoping their scandal fog will prevent america from seeing, but ezra is not letting them get away with that, coming up. i want to make things more secure. [ whirring ] [ d...

Are confirming he did receive this letter and that he did not suffer any illnesses or ailments as a result. >> what do we know about the content of the letter. was it all about guns? >> we know the letter was mailed on, both letters were mailed may 20th from shreveport, louisiana, and in the letter we don't have direct quotes, but it is explained to us, says no one is going to take our gun rights away. this is including threats against mayor bloomberg. that's the content of this. it does not appear to be linked to previous letters sent to the white house and congress a few weeks back. again, i...

Laboratory tests to know if this is actual ricin. that's piece one. piece two is, you're absolutely right. this combined with the attack in boston can shake people's faith system and its security. in this case, the system is working pretty well. none of these letters are getting to their intended targets, being screened effectively, much like the response we saw in boston, we're seeing some of the systems we put in place post-9/11 work. now it may be too late to save everyone, but it is providing a effective defense. >> in terms of the sophistication to carry out a mail attack, if you will, ho...

Mohammed was told after they captured him when he started to talk, he said what's next? he goes, you'll find out. so if you're a c.i.a. agent and you're questioning khali shaikh mohammed, what's next? you'll find out and there's an anthrax attack at home, we have the buildings burning and all the other guys captured. what do you do? time for the good cop, bad cop or say we have to turn it up a notch, mr. president, i need your permission to get that. that's what happened. i'm talking about jose rodriguez who took over in counter intelligence in charge of capturing al-qaida and getting the most...

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