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>> reporter: south korean government reports recently cited by harvard university say north korea has 13 types of biological agents, which it can weaponize within ten days. they say anthrax and small pox are the most likely agents they would deploy. >> anthrax is virtually the ideal biological agent for weapons purposes. it's a bacterium that is very hearty, can survive all kinds of conditions. it can persist. it is very deadly. you can aerosolize it and spread it around with sprayers. >> reporter: june 2015, kim jong-un tours the pyongyang biotechnical institute. the north carolinians said it...

They actually require these families to maintain a certain level of readiness to evacuate. and in this case we are able to ride along as they practiced taking some of these family off the peninsula. >> like a fish in a fish tank. >> reporter: for brianna martinez, home is a place that's technically at war. >> this will protect your child from chemical biological agent -- >> reporter: they are an american military family currently based in south korea where u.s. forces could one day be called to respond to threats from north korea. a looming possibility that could leave american civilians on th...

Mother. early tests show a letter sent to a republican senator from mississippi did contain a lethal biological agent. but more tests need to be done to confirm it was, indeed, ricin. the letter was addressed to senator roger wicker but it was intercepted before it reached his office. authorities say it had a memphis post mark but they don't know yet who sent it. wicker is now getting extra security. still ahead we'll go back to boston, just released pictures of a bomb device could help investigators determine how the marathon explosives were made, and perhaps who made them.

New this morning, tributes and protests as margaret that thatcher is bid farwell. after a procession through the streets of london. queen elizabeth attended the service along with david cameron. several representatives of the u.s. were there, including former vice president dick cheney and secretary of state henry kissinger. security was a concern after monday's bombing in boston, but there were no issues. early tests show a letter sent to a republican senator from mississippi contained a lethal biological agent. more tests will be conducted to see if it contained ricin. it was addressed to ...

powerful allegations about murray's actions and inaction. let's go to ted rollins in los angeles. what's the latest, ted? >> well, joe, it was a compelling day in court so far. it continues this afternoon here in los angeles. all day, it has been alberto alvarez, the director of lodgistics for michael jackson and he has taken the jury inside the jackson house during those critical moments of chaos while jackson was lying on his bed. he describes the scenario where he gets a call, rushes in, sees murray in the room. sees jackson laying there with his mouth open. he also testified that...