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Scary morning, at least five suspicious packages picked up, addressed to different politicians and to cnn. Obviously, the intent was to scare. None went off. No one hurt. But a message was certainly sent as the investigation continues, so does our consideration of how to make this better. Jake tapper picks up our coverage now. This is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. We begin with breaking news in our national lead. The fbi and other Law Enforcement agencies are trying to figure out who sent at least six suspicious packages to a number of highprofile targets, including f...

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The state Department of Corrections has changed its mail-handling policies after two correctional officers at State Correctional Institution at Dallas were sickened and hospitalized from tainted mail, officials said. Mail containing K-2, also known as spice, was recently sent to the Jackson Twp. prison, exposing the officers to the synthetic marijuana, the department said in a news release. The mail was designed to appear as if it was coming from the court system, which did not require a pre-approved control number as did mail from others, such as attorneys, the department said. As a result o...

>> yeah, it's a key question for me and for investigators as well. because it goes toward the heart of purpose mission and what's coming next. typically, these mail bombers, serial bombers, serial killers, they don't stop until they're caught. if the purpose here was simply to silence prominent democrats from speaking out, that's not working. and he sent these -- he or she or the group sent these packages to places where they should have known had mail screening. you're talking about former presidents of the united states. they don't open their mail initially. what was behind this, and it look...

Right now. clearly this is all unfolding as we speak. what is happening now from the law enforcement perspective? detail it for me as far as what steps are currently being taken now. >> well, the first step is the examination of the devices. how are they put together? do they look like they were made by the same person or small group of persons? how were they packaged? how were they going to be detonated? then where were they mailed or delivered from? these were placed in the mail to come to the columbus circle mail screening or the white house mail screening or the clinton and obama residenti...