While broadcasting live on-air about the growing situation involving “rudimentary” but “functional” explosive devices sent to the homes of former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as a suspicious package addressed to the White House, “CNN Newsroom with Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto” was interrupted by an evacuation alarm after police say they intercepted another suspicious package addressed to Time Warner Center, the home of CNN’s New York headquarters.
. @ShimonPro reporting now his law enforcement sources telling him a suspicious package was indeed found in the mail room of 10 Columbus Circle, the hub of @CNN in NYC.
— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) October 24, 2018
CNN has had to move its broadcast to DC because its Time Warner building in NYC has been evacuated
— Sam Stein (@samstein) October 24, 2018
.@ShimonPro reports –
NYPD is responding to a suspicious device discovered in Time Warner Center, where CNN is based, in New York, according to a law enforcement source. CNN has evacuated its newsroom as a precaution.
— Jake Tapper 🦅 (@jaketapper) October 24, 2018
Harlow and Siutto were discussing the packages sent to the Obamas and Clintons when a noise that sounded like a fire alarm went off.
“That sounds like a fire alarm here,” Sciutto said. “We’ll keep you posted.”
A few minutes later, Harlow interrupted a guest to pull the segment off-air.
“OK, we’re going to jump in,” Harlow said. “There’s a fire alarm here.”
CNN’s New York building (Time Warner center) has been evacuated. @Rene_MarshCNN has taken over anchoring from Washington DC
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) October 24, 2018
