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This is an ongoing investigation and we will have no further comment at this time. they're reporting the secret service and f.b.i. intercepted two packages, one for hillary clinton and one for former president barack obama. mike emanuel has more on the breaking news from washington this morning. what more are we learning? >> it strikes me this is the reason why in a post 9/11 world why they do mail screening at off site locations. people have been sending suspicious letters and packages and in this case there are two packages identified as potentially explosive devices that were sent to a form...

Mail bombs to people. what's your level of confidence? that one got resolved quickly that this will get resolved whoever is behind this will get caught quickly. >> my level of confidence is high that they will act quickly and identify the person or persons that are involved in this. you bring up the austin experience. that was different. those were sent to private residents. it comes to diligence on the part of a homeowner. what you have is you have mail screening processes that become more redundant in corporate environments, in government environments. that's where you want the cover, if you...

Functioning, whether they were is is still something that the fbi will determine by analyzing them all at facility at the fbi lab here in washington. the one delivered to soros was through the mail. all the mail sent to any person who receives secret service protection doesn't go to them directly. that's true of former presidents, former vice presidents and others. it goes to an off site facility where it's screened for precisely this sort of thing. it's not possible to send something hazardous to a former official. the same the place where you work at the white house or members of congress. a...

Haven't seen further police action here that there are not thinking the white powder was a chemical substance. charles, a lot of people wonder why these ex-presidents get the kind of protection that they get. i guess this is the reason for it. >> yeah, absolutely right. i think this is a perfect example of why comprehensive robust security operations and plans we main in place. not just for current public officials but former presidents as well. i think for the secret service as well as for the capitol hill police and law enforcement around, the mail screening process worked as it's supposed t...