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Open sources and i m not seeing a triggering device and that wouldn t make sense and if you are delivering the device and that clock will countdown. they don t know where the package is going to be when the clock counts down. i m presuming that the clock is meant to trigger the devices and has all the components like the we wires and the clock and the pipe. whoever is making these devices is looking to create chaos and panic. at a minimum to terrorize the country. they terrorized these individuals and they were intended to explode. that s a serious issue. what do you make of the fact that both the former vice president joe biden and maxine waters, they both received two of these bomb packages. the others at least as far as we know right now, they received one. is that at all important? i m not sure that it is. we don t know that the others will not receive additional ....
Of this team. just such great police work. commander rob fernandez, go get some sleep. thanks so much for being on new day. thank you very much. let s get to michaela. all right, alisyn. senators may be cutting into their week long memorial day recess as they scramble to save key provisions of the patriot act set toics peer june 1. showdown looms over competing surveillance proposals including one that would extend the nsa s controversial bulk collection of phone data. cnn s chief congressional correspondent dana bash live as the clock counts down. nothing like a deadline to get people talking. you know michaela the fact you say that is certainly note worthy because we have done this before when it comes to government funding, to keep the government open a potential shutdown a fiscal cliff. but when it comes to national security a program that people on both sides of the aisle say is crucial to keeping this country safe this is as a level of dysfunction even i haven t seen. ....
Earth. so it s the coldest place on earth, the windiest place on earth and the driest place on earth. reporter: and it s not just the temperature that has those on board worried. we ve got about ten days worth of food. we just did a stock take. we have several weeks of dehydrated foods. reporter: and when this helicopter does come, 18 people from the crew will stay behind to man the ship. and in the meantime, we did hear from one person on board who says morale is getting worse and people are getting a little anxious. cnn, washington. thank you for that. still to come, countdown to legal marijuana. when the clock counts down to new year s eve, one state will be able to sell legal marijuana. some are crying racism and ....
The wealthiest americans are protected. all right. we re taking a look here as the clock counts down as we head over the fiscal cliff. a live look at capitol hill as the sun comes up over washington. they re working, working away there on capitol hill. here with us now from washington, former white house press secretary and former senior adviser to the obama campaign, robert gibbs, who looks like he s on a ski vacation. very casual. is he in washington or colorado? i wish i was in colorado. nbc news chief white house correspondent political director and host of the daily rundown, chuck todd is with us as well. don t you know the trick? above the waist is all you have to worry about. you could have faked it. i mean, mika s wearing shorts, right? he s got his jammies on. i think the seriousness of what s going on is matched by my outfit. so you re wearing pajama ....
of epic proportions. wolf blitzer is off today. i m candy crowley and you re in the situation room. all eyes on the supreme court and congress with a potentially historic day on tap tomorrow. one that could be especially bad for president obama. we re expecting the justices long awaited ruling on health care reform. the president s flagship issue in one that impacts virtually every american. at the same time, eric holder could become the first sitting u.s. attorney general ever held in contempt of congress. the planned house votes stems from accusations the justice department is withholding documents on a failed operation that put guns in the hands of mexican drug cartels. president obama and his staff are bracing for all the possibilities. cnn white house correspondent, dan lothian, has details. dan, what are you picking up there as they do sort of brace for two really important decisions tomorrow? reporter: they really do. and on health care they do still belie ....