Amid reports that bombs were sent to Bill and Hillary Clinton’s home in New York City and to former President Barack Obama’s office, CNN’s headquarters in the city was evacuated Wednesday morning after a suspicious package was found in the mailroom.
CNN anchors Jim Sciutto and Poppy Harlow quickly go to break as alarms went off in the building — the Time Warner Center would then be evacuated.
CNN anchor Rene Marsh, located in Washington, D.C., picked up the coverage after the commercial break.
Network reporter Brian Stelter tweeted that it’s not certain at this point that CNN was the target.
“Per a source at CNN’s parent company WarnerMedia, the package was received at 9:30am in the TWC mailroom. WarnerMedia does not yet know who it was addressed to,” he tweeted.
Per a source at CNN's parent company WarnerMedia, the package was received at 9:30am in the TWC mailroom. WarnerMedia does not yet know who it was addressed to.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 24, 2018
Staffers from the network, to include Sciutto, and others posted images and video from outside the building on Twitter:
Scene outside CNN NY HQ right now. #NYPD Bomb squad here. @CNNnewsroom pic.twitter.com/avUVaSKDRu
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) October 24, 2018
CNN New York was just evacuated. Police everywhere pic.twitter.com/yZLB6Cep0i
— Eric Levenson (@ejleven) October 24, 2018
West 58th St is blocked off around CNN and the Time Warner Center. Lots of police, sirens, and media. pic.twitter.com/7Hahg09p5R
— Eric Levenson (@ejleven) October 24, 2018
The scene outside CNN’s NYC offices pic.twitter.com/gD27ymkcFA
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) October 24, 2018
Bomb scare mayhem! CNN's @jimsciutto and @PoppyHarlowCNN anchor from the corner and tell @InsideEdition what it's like to become the news! pic.twitter.com/9zyC2ZRn5t
— LES TRENT (@LESTRENTtv) October 24, 2018
Total traffic jam around Time Warner Center with sirens everywhere pic.twitter.com/OsBb6jtQi5
— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) October 24, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence condemned all three incidents.
“We condemn the attempted attacks against former President Obama, the Clintons, CNN, and others,” Pence said. “These cowardly actions are despicable and have no place in this country.”
We condemn the attempted attacks against fmr Pres Obama, the Clintons, @CNN & others. These cowardly actions are despicable & have no place in this Country. Grateful for swift response of @SecretService, @FBI & local law enforcement. Those responsible will be brought to justice.
— Vice President Mike Pence Archived (@VP45) October 24, 2018
To their credit, Sciutto and Harlow continued reporting from the scene via cell phones.
Proud of @PoppyHarlowCNN and @jimsciutto and all our @CNN colleagues as they keep reporting the news after being evacuated from CNN TWC in NYC. 💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/rP3P6OArQH
— Maria Spinella (@mariaspinella) October 24, 2018
CNN anchor Jake Taapper would report shortly thereafter that a suspicious package was also mailed to the office of former DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Breaking — The Sunrise, Florida, office of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has been evacuated after a suspicious package was found mailed there this morning, according to a spokesman for the police department. Are is secured and the bomb squad is on site.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 24, 2018
With CNN being added to the other targets, which included billionaire George Soros earlier this week, the left wasted little time pinning the attempted bombings on the right.
https://twitter.com/Toure/status/1055117128620220417
CNN President Jeff Zucker issued a statement saying all other CNN facilities have been checked and cleared.
Jeff Zucker’s update to CNN employees: “I can confirm that we have checked all of our bureaus worldwide, and have found no other devices at this time.” pic.twitter.com/ChyYGIKTjq
— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) October 24, 2018
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