bryce reed's stories attracted plenty of attention. friday, a neighbor who wants his identity protected said reed had several stories for him, but -- what was the thing that shocked you the most that he said? >> he told me he had a pipe bomb at his house. i was very concerned for the welfare of my family, so i decided to report it to the atf. >> reporter: later that day, bryce reed was arrested, and charged with unlawful possession of a destructive device. authorities saying he had indeed possessed the materials for a pipe bomb, and had given them to a friend who unwittingly took possession. on the same day bryce reed was arrested, the texas department of public safety announced a criminal investigation would begin into the explosion. does that mean authorities believe bryce reed might have caused the explosion? at this point, they say they're not speculating. reed's attorney says his client vigorously denies all the allegations against him, adding that he had no involvement whatsoever in the explosion at the west, texas fertilizer pla

had arrested thirty one year old bryce reed now bryce reed is a volunteer west far paramedic who happened to be fired just two days after the emergency and now the sheriff's department says that they went to a home in abbott texas near west of an acquaintance of reed was given a box which contained explosive material according to a complaint by the a.t.f. bryce reed admitted to being in possession to those materials and then he was arrested however over the weekend his. attorney said that he is not guilty that he is not in any way linked to the explosion and bryce reed is a very interesting character because he was seen all over the town of west in the aftermath of the explosion consoling families and he even spoke at the memorial which was attended by president obama and spoke for more than. fellow firefighters i was reading who was killed in the explosion a very simple solution and as we said earlier there is no known at link between this man and the explosion so far this plant has been under investigation since two thousand and six and it is fallen under the scrutiny of. material compa

federal prosecutors have charged bryce reed.awn any connection to the blast that killed 14 people. that's why this is somewhat confusing. authorities are launching a criminal investigation into the explosion. the state fire marshal's office has ruled out several causes and officials are trying to figure out where the fire started. joining me now on the phone is johnny curry out of las cruces, inment number. he rented a house to bryce reed for two years. johnny, were you surprised to hear that bryce reed was arrested? did this seem out of character to, when you think of him? >> i was surprised to learn yesterday about his arrest. didn't have any indication in our experience with him. he seemed like a pretty normal guy. >> did he seem like a nice guy to you, johnny? did he just kind of seem like a nice guy doing his job, which is obviously, you know, pretty admirable work, that profession. >> yeah, he did seem like a nice, normal guy, him and his girlfriend and later wife rented from us for about a year and a half and there was ne

we got to the scene in west texas the day afterwards, started talking with bryce reed right away.this, this is very notable. he told us there is more to the explosion than meets the eye. so we stayed in touch with him. bryce reed was actually a guest on anderson cooper 360, my colleague anderson interviewed him and we spent some time talking to him. it is very important to note this, authorities are saying they will not speculate on whether there is a connection between this arrest and the explosion at the plant, but they are not ruling it out. so that, itself, is noteworthy. of course, as you mentioned, the texas department of public safety announced this very same day that it is opening up a criminal investigation with the texas rangers, and with the county sheriff's office. is that just a coincidence or is there more to it? we don't know. maybe they don't know at this point. but what we're being told is that bryce reed had a pipe bomb according to authorities and gave it to someone else to hold. why did he have a pipe bomb? we have absolutely no idea. we do know that bryce reed

next hour we'll speak to the landlord of arrested first responder bryce reed. he'll be sharing with us some of the details about reed's past. you may be surprised by what we learn. and the white house is defending itself against accusations that it tried to cover up key details of last year's deadly assault on the u.s. diplomatic compound in benghazi, libya. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans died in that attack on september 11th. a source tells cnn that in the days following the assault, administration officials agreed to remove from government talking points an initial cia assessment that a group with links to al qaeda was involved in the attack. the house committee held hearings on the benghazi attack this week, and the e-mails have been turned over to congress as well. republicans want them to be made available to the public. the white house, though, insists there has been no cover-up. >> the white house changed the intelligence community's assessment of what happened. did the white house tell the intelligence community to say that there were

we'll wait and see what kind of definitive answers we get, but, as far as bryce reed is concerned, heposed to have made an appearance in federal court yesterday, which was abruptly canceled shortly where after his attorney and federal prosecutors came to an agreement. he is pleading not guilty to the charge he was charged with last week. but his attorney also consistently aggressively says he has nothing to do with the explosion here. so these investigators will be asked about that quite a bit here later on today, wolf. >> we'll have extensive live coverage, thanks, ed, in west, texas. that does it for me. i'll see you back here 5:00 p.m. eastern on "the situation room." chris chrouomo from new york pi up our live coverage right now. >>> good afternoon, everybody. it's just after 2:00 p.m. here in the east. i'm chris cuomo live in report. we have a major new headline. the united states government has lost two terrorists out of the federal witness protection program. cnn's jake tapper got hold of a scathing audit. we'll check in with him soon. first i want to bring in cnn analyst and f

this by a resident who claims that they received this inadvertently from -- or unsuspectingly from bryce reed himself. in the court documents, they say that reed admitted that he possessed these materials. why, and what he was doing with them, however, were not answered in those court documents. federal officials, attorneys in this case are saying that there is even no speculation at this point of what this man, this first responder, might have to do with that explosion. again, no connection, even no speculation on the part of federal prosecutors who are heading up this case. >> and david, it's interesting, because bryce reed is someone you might have seen following the explosion. he's someone who did television interviews. he was very visible, wasn't he? >> that's right. he was very high-profile. in fact, the night after the explosion, he actually gave a live interview on cnn, talking about how difficult this was for everybody in the community, trying to respond to this disaster, how devastated everyone was by the loss of life. and later on, he was also high-profile again, appeared very emot

friday, bryce reed was arrested. he's an emergency volunteer who was one of the first responders to the disaster. reed was taken into custody for possession of a destructive device. 14 people were killed in the april 17 fire. north dakota ranks number one in the u.s. for deaths on the job, according to a study by the afl-cio. it's followed by wyoming, montana, alaska, and arkansas. the safest states include new hampshire, rhode island, washington, connecticut and massachusetts. death tolls are prevelent in states with mining and oil industries that have more risks of injuries and illness. the study by organized labor says other worker deaths happen because undocumented workers are afraid to speak up about safety. talks are off - again - between caterpillar and the steelworkers' union in wisconsin. the union wants caterpillar to offer pay raises in its new contract. employees rejected a contract last week that froze wages for six years. talks between the two resumed wednesday but quickly ended. both the company and th

>> any indication as to why bryce reed had the makings for the pipe bomb? >> no. and in fact when i talked to his attorney, they hope to learn more about these charges when they get back into court on wednesday. right now, he's had a very brief conversation with his client and does not know a great many details about where these charges are coming from. >> reed has been in the public eye since the blast, right? >> that's right. he was giving interviews the day after. he was also very noticeable at a memorial service sometime later, actually delivering a eulogy for one of the fallen firemen. he's had a very high profile in this. a very well known figure for people who have been following the coverage of this disaster and the aftermath. and now, again, a very high profile for a man accused of a serious crime, which carried about ten years in federal prison if he's found guilty. >> david mattingly, live in waco, texas, thank you. >>> now the boston bombing and information the u.s. didn't have. russia withheld details on tsarnaev. he told his mother he was interested

bryce reed has been charged with possession of bomb- making materials. it's not clear whether the charges are related to the plant fire and explosion which killed 14 people last month. reed was at a memorial for the victims.and even spoke at that event. until now - investigators have mostly treated the incident as an industrial accident.but texas officials have now launched a criminal investigation. convicted killer jodi air- ree-as has been admitted to a prison psychiatric ward. she was found guilty of first degree murder this week in the death of her former boyfriend. air-ree-as has been under constant supervision.and is on suicide watch. she told a phoenix reporter in an interview that she prefers the death penalty to life in prison. she was moved to the psychiatric ward after the sentencing phase of her trial was suddenly postponed without explanation. she and her attorneys met with a judge in a closed door hearing - but there's no word on what they talked about. >> >> jacqueline: downtown san francisco finally seen clear skies. the fog has been pret

it's not clear yet whether the evidence links bryce reed to the explosion at the plant.now have an idea of where the body of boston bombing suspect -- tamerlan tsarnaev is buried. tamerlan's body isn't in massachusetts. but in central virginia. it is reported he is buried at this muslim cemetery in doswell. neighbors in the county are upset over the burial. an islamic group says it was an interfaith effort to give tsarnaev's body a final resting place. one world trade center has now become the tallest building in the western hemisphere. standing more than 17 hundred feet tall. crews finished up installing a silver spire on the roof today. it will serve as a world- class broadcast antenna. and it will have an l-e-d powered light that can be seen for miles. the new tower is at the northwest corner of the original world trade center site. we are now 9 days to this year's bay to breakers. sponsored by craigslist. kron 4 will bring you all the fun. we'll have cameras and crews along the course bay to breakers, happening sunday may 19th. you to pass started to charge users to

the attorney for first responder bryce reed said he will plead not guilty having the materials to make a bomb. reed, a participate, treated victims at the explosion in west texas. his lawyer says he is not involved in what happened. there's still no word what caused that fire and explosion. 14 people, most firefighters, died. >>> news now from the boston bombing investigation this hour, and today we're talking about how well the united states and russia shared information about bombing suspect tamerlan tsarnaev. the answer might be not very well. a u.s. official tells cnn that russia knew more about tsarnaev's radical leanings than they revealed. this is information the fbi could have moved on before the bombs went off at the boston marathon. paula newton is live in boston. what did the russians know about tamerlan tsarnaev that they kept to themselves? >> reporter: they apparently had proof that the mother of tamerlan tsarnaev and tamerlan were communicating about his desire to join extremist groups in russia. we don't know the exact nature, but apparently it raised a red flag with th

the attorney for bryce reed says his client had nothing to do with the blast and that he looks forward to his day in court. police arrested reed last week, but so far have not linked him to their ongoing investigation into that explosion at the fertilizer plant in west. the blast killed 14 people and injured hundreds more. >> rick: stand-off in new jersey stretching past the 24 hour mark. police say a man with a number of hostages remains barricaded inside his home in south trenton. it all started yesterday when police got a call about the suspect. they say they found him inside holding a gun. the officers quickly left the house and set up a perimeter. local media reporting a woman and teen-ager are now dead. >> he's a guy from the neighborhood. she just had met him. she's new to the neighborhood. they made acquaintances. they were friends and it's a about three months. i don't know what went wrong or how it went wrong, but this is what we have now. >> rick: homes in the area have been evacuated as a precaution. we'll keep you posted if anything happens. >> arthel: well, severe weather

bryce reed was an incident commander at the fertilizer fire. he lost his best friend in the explosion. he spoke at the memorial service. at 2:00 this morning, federal agents -- not local -- took him into custody for possessing an explosive device. just hours ago, the texas department of public safety said the cause of the explosion was under criminal investigation. that is new. as a first responder, reed was assigned to one side of the fire. his best friend, cyrus, was assigned to the other. he died in the blast along with five of reed's coworkers. after the explosion he was shown as a brave and sympathetic figure. here he is speaking at his friend's memorial. >> he always hated the term hero. he and i shared the belief that heroes are persons etched in marble and that a hero is a sacred and solum term reserved for only those who paid the ultimate practices pryce when others would falter or run. my brother with woo disagree but i believe that all privy to this incident can attest that my brother, and all those who lay with him, are heroes now a

bryce reed is accused of having materials to make a pipe bomb, but authorities are not linking him to the explosion investigation. >>> about two hours from now, nasa astronauts will begin an emergency space walk to fix an ammonia leak at the international space station. this ammonia is used to cool the power systems. you can see it here. see these little flecks near the bottom of your screen. that's the ammonia. it falls like snow because of the environment. they noticed the leak on thursday. if the leak is not fixed, nasa says it could shut down cooling systems in a matter of walk. this emergency space walk is scheduled for two hours from now, 8:15 eastern, and of course we'll show it when the hatch opens and the repair begins. let's go back to brianna keilar in cleveland. >> thank you. we'll be watching that as well as other headlines, including the obama administration which is opn defensive over a deadly attack which killed the ambassador and three other americans in libya. apparently, officials are more involved than they first let on in tweaking those talking points the white ho

bryce reed is charged with possessing a destructive device.ossessing the components of a pipe bomb, including a 3 1/2 inch pipe a fuse, and chemical powders. federal officials say in late april reed gave the materials to a friend who became suspicious and called the local sheriff's us a. nbc news has not been able to reach reed's attorney for comment. crystal has been the paramedics neighbor for at least three years. >> i just don't believe it. i don't believe it. i don't think he had anything to do with the fertilizer plant at all. >> reporter: authorities say they will not speculate whether the arrest has any connection to the plant explosion, but on friday the texas department of public safety and the local sheriff's office announced they were launching a criminal investigation into the blast that killed at least 14 people and injured more than 200. until now the fire and the explosion last month at the west fertilizer company had been largely thought of as an industrial accident. the initial report into what caused that fire and explosion

a west, texas, emergency volunteer identified as bryce reed was arrested early this morning for possessionctive device, but so far we do not know of any connection between reed's arrest and the criminal probe that was announced today. we'll stay on that for you, of course. and what we're monitoring here mainly is this expected white house briefing where administration spokesman jay carney is expect to address new questions being raised about the benghazi attack. how was it handled. did we know there was an attack coming, or was it random. these it rations of talking points, some 12 it rations, why so many, what do they mean, was this about putting politics over what happened to the real people there on the ground. those are hard questions. when he comes up to take them, we'll bring it to you live. first, a break. [ male announcer ] from red lobster's chefs to your table our seafood dinner for two for just 25 dollars! first get salad and cheddar bay biscuits. then choose from a variety of seafood entrées. plus choose either an appetizer or a dessert to share. offer ends soon at red lobster!

. >>> federal officials say bryce reed is a volunteer paramedic who allegedly gave the materials to athen contacted a local sheriff. >>> a homeowner in port angeles, washington, is accused of going on a rampage with a bulldozer-like vehicle. get this, to get even with his feuding neighbors. really? he's accused of destroying two homes, damaging two others, and knocking out power to thousands. he was arrested for malicious mischief. >>> and a school bus driver in central florida is accused of encouraging two teenage girls to fight, and even, listen to this, took them to her home so they could fight some more. she's been fired and is facing several charges, including child abuse, and those are your fast five headlines. >>> now to cleveland where the last of the three women kidnapped in cleveland is now out of the hospital. after over a decade of just horrific captivity. knight was rescued monday, michelle knight, along with amanda berry and gina dejesus. she was the first of the three women to be kidnapped back in 2002. police say 52-year-old ariel castro repeatedly raped the women over

bryce reed will appear in court on wednesday. reed on friday but stressed that he has not been linked to the april 17th explosion. reed is reportedly heartbroken over the explosion. in which he lost friends and continues to help his community rebuild. reed was one of the first responders that helped in the aftermath of the explosion. but two days afterwards he for unknown reasons. >> we will be right back. >> police are warning big victims that pg&e are requesting payment their money back. >> turning now to the nba staff curry is today's game. curry injured his ankle in the game. x-rays are-and no nra is expected. game 4 is at or coke or in of this afternoon. >> bay to breakers is right around the corner and the race organizers are stepping up security following the kron 4's grant lodes shows us the changes. breakers. sunday may 19th. >> rotors and revelers will take to the streets sunday morning may 19th. in will end about 7 mi. away along the ocean. between fulton and lincoln. bay to abate breakers is a wonderful tradition. >>

bryce reed -- reed has not been linked to the blast that has killed 14 people. jenna: there are a lot of comparisons. we're sure you heard some of them to the troubled presidency of richard nixon. watergate comes up with the investigation as well. doug mckelway with comparisons. tell us about what you uncovered. >> reporter: too early to say whether the scandals rise to the level of watergate and nixon administration. it was only yesterday after all attorney general eric holder announced to the criminal probe of irs handling of tea party groups. watergate from the actual break-in to the president nixon's resignation esolved over more than two years. perception in politics count for a lot and comparisons to nixon are sprouting up like dandelions in springtime. >> let me say this i never seen anything like this except in the past during the nixon years. >> reporter: not just orrin hatch referencing the irs scandal. democrats and the president's loyalists are also troubled by it and the associated press scandal. listen to senate majority leader harry reid on the ju

one man a former ems worker in the town of west by the name of bryce reed is arrested on an unrelatedut his attorney and several city officials here say they don't believe he had anything to do with this explosion. christine? >> the cause still a mystery. ed lavandera, thanks. >>> a dire warning that a new security plan for the statue of liberty would actually leave it more vulnerable to attack. since september 11th visitors have gone through airport-style security checks in manhattan or jersey city before boarding a ferry to the statue. the new park service plan would instead screen visitors on liberty island, and nearby ellis island once they arrive. chuck schumer says it's a bad idea. >> can you imagine if airplane passengers were not screened before they boarded a plane and instead they were screened after the plane landed? that makes no sense. it would be unimaginable. that's what the park service is doing here with trips to the statue of liberty. >> park service officials sayed plan does not compromise the safety of visitors or security at the statue of liberty or ellis island.

course, in the last few days there's been a great deal of intrigue surrounding a man by the name of bryce reed who was arrested last week in charges of possessing a pipe bomb. authorities are not saying whether or not he is connected to the explosion investigation here at this point. his attorney insists that he had nothing to do with the explosion and is innocent of all the charges that have been filed against him. but regardless a lot of questions surrounding him, swirling around him, as to what exactly his role may or may not have been in this explosion. so far investigators aren't providing many answers. we'll see if that it changes in the next couple of hours, chris. >> ed, let us know what you hear. thank forz the report. we'll be back in a little bit to you. >>> we'll go elsewhere, north texas now, ten deadly tornadoes like this one causing at least six deaths. seven people are still missing. over 100 homes were just flattened overnight. we're getting a better glimpse today with daylight just how vicious the storm was. cars and houses in a habitat for humanity neighborhood literally rip

bryce reed is charged with possessing a destructive device. court documents allege that the 31-year-old paramedic admitted to possessing the components of a pipe bomb, including a 3 1/2-inch pipe, a fuse, and chemical powders. federal officials say in late april reed gave the materials to a friend who became suspicious and called the local sheriff's office. nbc news has not been able to reach reed's attorney for comment. crystal ledaen has been the paramedic's neighbor for at least three years. >> i just don't believe it. i don't believe it. i don't think he had anything to do with the fertilizer plant at all. >> reporter: authorities will not speculate whether the arrest has any connection to the plant explosion. but on friday the texas department of public safety and the local sheriff's office announced they were launching a criminal investigation into the blast that killed at least 14 people and injured more than 200. until now, the fire and explosion last no at the west fertilizer company have been largely thought of as an industrial accid

but an ems technician in west, texas, named bryce ashley reed, 31 years old, is being held without bond after being arrested by federal marshals for possessing what authorities described as a destructive device, an explosive device. we are continuing to follow both of those stories. again no links announced yet. but the parallels are kind of interesting.en spoke at funel services for one of his fellow ems workers who was killed in that explosion in west, texas back on april 17th. we'll stay on top of it. jenna: well over the last few weeks we've been talking a lot about the boston terror suspects, the brothers, one of them an american citizen, were going to american schools, they were emersed in our communities but allegedly motivated by their faith to commit murder. with their faces on television screens and internet and newspapers for close to a month, it is now once again sparked some debate about muslims in america. and that said, if we're going to have that debate, they're not the only face we should be looking at and we have a new face for you today. this young woman is a inker so

bryce reid. details of reid's arrest came as authorities last week announced they've launched a criminal investigation into the blast that killed 14 people. they have not tied reedo the probe however. >>> to fort hood, texas where an army sergeant who helped run a sexual assault prevention program is now accused of sexual assault. an administration official tells cnn there is a, quote, distinct possibility the accusation may be related to prostitution. the soldier has been suspended, no charges have been filed. >>> to mexico where officials are preparing for possible evacuations. the shadow of a volcano near mexico city. the l.a. times reports more than 10,000 people could be displaced if volcanic activity intensifies. authorities are warning of a possible lava flow and a big shower of ash. the volcano has been active since 1994. >>> now to bangladesh where recovery efforts have ended following last month's collapse of a garment factory building. more than 1100 people were killed, but thousands more were rescued alive including a teenager reshma who survived 17 days before workers plucked her out of the rubble. cnn spoke one-on-one with reshma in the exclusive i