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Thinking down. >> tucker: i remember that. >> even then early on. >> tucker: i remember bill kristol getting out there sand saying we think saddam did this as pretext for a war in iraq. of course it was all lying and propaganda as usual. again, these are not sent, these were placed outside homes? that seems odd to me. >> it is odd. and here's what it suggests. when you go into a residential neighborhood, and you walk up on somebody's porch and you place a package, or you go out into another residential neighborhood and you take the time that's required to place and then set and prepare a trip ...

It's out of texas. the atf has confirmed the nbc news that there was an explosion inside a fedex facility in a town about 65 miles from austin, that there were no injuries per the atf so far. it's unknown if it's related to the other recent explosions from austin. the fbi also responded to the facility for an explosion and they are on the scene. that comes after officials said the recent string of explosions in austin, texas, is clearly the work of a serial bomber. four explosions have hit the texas capital in the past three weeks, killing two people and wounding several more. authorities also...

Ground. >> yes. some very disturbing details coming out and you mentioned that bombing at the fedex facility overnight. initial calls suggest that that explosion involved a package with nails in it and that it was bound for austin. again, authorities have not officially confirmed that just yet, but that's something investigators will be looking at. i'm standing here at the scene of the fourth explosion that happened late sunday night here at this neighborhood that is completely on edge. the bomb blew up just a short distance from me here. there were two men in their 20s, one on bike and one on...

Is this bomber? >> yes, he's adept at making the fusing and firing systems. we sort of wigged out about the trip wire. but look, the process to rig a device, one way to do that is an interior trip wire. you open the lid. the string pulls the contact. to go to a trip wire, you just put a longer string. it's not that much of a sophistication necessarily. he's mastered the little micro switch that either detonated the device when you open it or tilt it or move it. we call it anti-disturbance device. he has a trip wire. now he's going back to a package device. he may have a safe arm switch. here's...

These packages. the one -- the latest one, as you mentioned, near san antonio, where it -- one fedex employee was treated and released at the scene for minor injuries. the initial dispatch calls you're about to hear suggest there were nails inside that package. take a listen. >> nails and metal in the bomb, package was going to austin and building is being evacuated at this time. there were 75 employees that were in the building. >> so certainly hundreds of federal investigators are now working this case. about 500 with the fbi and atf. they are trying to find a suspect here. trying to find a ...