from our reporting a 17-year-old boy was killed and a woman was wounded when a package exploded in east austin. >> it happened inside their home. >> they took the package inside? >> correct. >> the first package explosion was yesterday and a man, a 39-year-old, was killed in his home in northeast austin. jim, tell me how investigators are going to be going about this? >> painstakingly forensic investigation. atf dispatched their national response team, that's the premier bomb team. i used to be on it and i directed it from washington. they are the cream of the crop for bomb investigation. the atf laboratory. the fbi is there too and austin pd bomb squad is very, very good. the talent is all there. they're going to process that scene and pick up the minute fragments of the bomb. they're going to put it together. this is everyday bred for atf, every special agent is trained in this extensively. and then we have experts on top of that. but there's also a white collar, heavy detective investigation going on by austin pd detectives. i'm sure the rangers are there, fbi, and atf. we normally set up a

the other one ended up in east austin.saying, there are surveillance cameras here. congressman michael mccall even came out and said that federal authorities have obtained the surveillance video. they are going through it, trying to see if there is a suspect that ended up bringing these packages here. >> ashley, we now know that they are saying these two packages are linked. are they giving any details as to why they believe these are connected? >> reporter: the only thing that they said is that in the past, the material that is inside of the bomb when it explodes, some of that is similar, in all cases. so, they found metal shrapnel. they also found nails. and all of those are consistent in each case. but, these two today, they were a little bit different, because they were found at fedex facilities. but, they are coming out. they said within the last hour, they do believe that these two are in fact connected to the other four that happened between march 2nd and march 18th. >> before we let you go, just quickly, the one th

. >> reporter: a 17-year-old is dead after a package exploded inside of his home in east austin. look at what the scene is looking like now. they say the boy grabbed the package off of his doorstep before 6:00 this morning and it exploded once he tried to open it in the kitchen. a woman in the 40s was also injured. she is in the hospital and is expected to be okay. police confirmed this was not delivered by any official service like usps. this was crafted by an individual and dropped off during the early morning hours. the interim chief says that they think this is related to the march 2nd package explosion in northeast austin when a man died from his injuries. and they are not ruling out the victims being targeted. they say the incident could be hate crimes, seeing that both households were african- americans. also monday shortly before noon, another explosion was reported in southeast austin. that victim was a 75-year-old hispanic woman. she is in the hospital with critical injuries. they are trying to piece together why these people are being targeted and they are not ruling o

first was march 2nd, that's when this all started in east austin.et's show you a map to give you some context. the first one march 2nd in east austin, ten days later, two blasts in a single day. all three of those were unidentified packages left on someone's front doorstep containing bombs. two people died and two were critically hurt with those. then sunday night, explosion number four, southwest austin. police say that device was planted near a fence and ed was armed with a tripwire that was activated by two guys going by on their bicycles. that was more advanced police say than the previous three and that's when the real sense of urgency kicked in and it's even more urgent tonight, now learning that the delivery methods have changed and they've made their way to these distribution centers. a lot of fluid information, we'll keep you posted from austin tonight. tucker? >> tucker: as you can see, we are trying to sort out those basic facts of this and as we are, the usual forces of division have tried to turn this into some kind of identity politics

but the ones previously, the one before the fourth one happened in east austin. this is in southwest austin. they thought at first it was targeting the east community. and a lot more people are on edge. >> understandably. >> police are confirming that this is the work of a serial bomber. and what's more disturbing is the higher level of sophistication. we heard police mentioning the trip wires used last night. what did law enforcement say about the more advanced design and their concerns about that? >> reporter: going back to the previous ones, the ones that happened on march 2nd and the won the on march 12th. those were delivered as packages on a doorstep. and this was a trip wire. it was activated by people being on the side of the road. they think the person is way more sophisticated. and anyone could have activated the trip wire. it could have been children. and people are asked to be vigilant as they watch out for signs. >> we know the reward has been increased and police say maybe the additional >> they've got tips and a couple of leads. they are writing the

we go from east austin to south austin to north of san antonio. what can you tell people from panicki panicking? >> this is a very fluid investigation. we want the general public to know this is our number 1 priority. we encourage anybody in the public that has information to cap our tip line, 512-472-tips. if they have any information. all leads will be pursued and investigated. again, public safety is the number 1 priority. >> i understand you've said that before. you have 500 federal agents here in central and south texas. this is still happening. how can you calm people's fears? you have more than 500 feel agents. the atf is saying this is the top priority. another explosion has happened. what can you do to calm people's fears? >> we have agents from across the country. we have our national response team here. we have k-9s here. we have intel specialists. working hand and hand with our fbi partners, state and local partners. we've been working around the clock. again, the public safety is our number 1 priority. we're providing all the resource

it's not just an east austin or a north austin thing now, it's southwest austin, that's not good.les> they put fear in everybody here that lives here you know." "there's this loss of security you know feeling of being able to casually walk around the block if you want to." the first bombing on march second took the life of a 39=year=old black man.the second and third killed a black teenager and critically injured a 75=year old hispanic woman.last night, a new and frightening development. reporting a 22-year-old male patient. a trauma (inaudible) paramedic discretion..." "that explosion injured two people that were walking along the side of the road. those individuals are currently in a local hospital. they are a 22 and 23-year-old males, both anglo males. the victims apparently set off the bomb when they actuated a trip wire. "this device is a little more sophisticated than what we have seen to date." it is more

if we showed you a map, the first two bombs were in east austin, the next one was in northeast austin, then two explosions in southwest austin, which means the city has been surrounded. the first four victims were black and hispanic, leading police to initially consider this a hate crime. the next or next two victims were white. we still do not know the ethnicity of the latest victim. you talk about the residents being on edge. in 24 hours, austin police got 420 suspicious package calls. they've gotten more than 1200 in the past week. 19 days in, still no message from the bomber.bo but now we find a goodwill store in the south east part of austin, texas, may have more than one, may be two explosive devices there. >> sean: we go back to geraldo,k who has more news that is developing with the new explosion in austin. >> breaking, breaking, breaking news, sean. breaking news. the helicopters are overhead, the austin police department tweeted out, "there was no package explosion in the 900 block -- the 9,800 block. items inside the package were not a bomb, rather an incendiary device.ce i

they know each other and worked in east austin.hey were important people in the community. >> martha: and belonged to the same historic church there? >> exactly. wesley united methodist church. >> martha: tell me where believe the package that blew up in a lady's home was not intended for her you? think it was intended for another member of this family? >> the first two bombings targeted an african-american who had a connection. these bombers have information about the family connections. the third bombing, a hispanic female, it seems like it was not part of the pattern. we have heard statements that i can't confirm that think bomb was misplaced and therefore had unintended cons. -- consequences. >> martha: is there another member of the mason family who lives near that woman? >> that hasn't been concerned. we can't confirmed that another member lives there. there are questions that will be resolved later. it's too suspicious at this point. >> martha: you can think of any reason anybody would want to hurt members of this family? >>

after he was captured on surveillance tape in an apparent disguise dropping off packages at an east austin fedex tour about 3 miles from sunday nights blast. then they finally caught up with him at a nearby motel where his vehicle was parked in round rock, texas, right next to pflugerville. when he started to leave, swat moved in. as they approached his vehicle, cops say conditt detonated an explosive device inside, killing himself. one officer was knocked back. another fired his weapon. once word started to spread that conditt was identified as the austin serial bomber, those who knew him say they were in a state of disbelief. here is one of his aunts who lives in colorado. here's what she told our denver fox affiliate. >> he was at my christmas table. he was a great kid. he was smart. he was loving, kind. i have no idea who this person is. >> conditt lived at this home with roommates, two roommates. they have been questioned by authorities. authorities say they are being cooperative. now the races on on to ensure that a, there are no other explosive devices that are out there. police and

you go from east austin to southwest austin to now north of san antonio. what can you tell people to keep them from panicking? >> this is a very fluid investigation and we want the general public to know that their safety is our number one priority so we encourage anybody in the public that has information to call our tip line, 512-472-tips if they have any information. all leads will be pursued and investigated. again, public safety is our number one priority. >> 500 federal agents here in central and south texas and this is still happening. how can you calm people's fears? you have more than 500 federal agen agents. another explosion has happened. what can you do to calm people's fears? >> we have agents from across the country. we have our national response team here. we've got canine explosives, detection canines here. we have intel research specialists. we're working hand in hand with our fbi partners, state and local partners. we've been working around the clock. again, the public safety is our number one priority and we are providing all the resourc

>> this is a city on edge tonight after two bombs went off in east austin earlier today and it's all out with hundreds of thousands of people in town for sxsw. both of these bombs were delivered in packages and left on people's doorsteps. the first was picked up by a 17-year-old. he took the package inside into his kitchen, that's when it exploded. it killed a teenager and also injured in 40-year-old woman. the second bomb went off in the neighborhood i'm standing in right now, a 75-year-old woman is now in critical condition. take a listen to one of her neighbors. >> they just told me she was bleeding, she had a cut on her face. her legs were split. her finger blown away. it was very hard for her to say, describe all that and her emotion, crying, stuttering. she couldn't keep her words straight. >> a third bomb went off ten days ago in northeast austin. that explosion killed a 39-year-old man. all the victims, all three bombs affected victims who are minorities. authorities say they are not ruling out that this could be a hate crime, but right now there are simply more questions tha

if we showed you a map, the first two bombs went off in east austin. and the second in northeast austin. now two in southwest austin. that means the city has been surrounded, the first four victims were black and hispanic leading to police consider this a hate crime. the next two were white and we don't know the ethnicity of the latest victim. you talk about the residents being on edge. in 24 hours, austin police got 420 suspicious package calls. they have gotten more than 1,200 in the past week. 19 days in. still no message from the bomber. but now we find that a goodwill store in the southeast part of austin, texas, may have more than one, maybe 2 explosive devices there. >> sean: stay there. we go back to geraldo who has more news that is developing. geraldo? >> breaking, breaking news. the helicopters are overhead. the austin police department just tweeted out, there was no package explosion in the 9800 block of brody lane. it was an incendiary device. i repeat, an incendiary devices. they have no evidence they're related. so i don't understand this

person touched or opened them and two people were killed between those three blasts at homes in east austin. and then you had number four sunday night. number five at the distribution center. so please say this shows them that the incidents are getting more sophisticated and they think of it is the work of the t they say it is unprecedented. so a lot of unanswered questions tonight but i can tell you this is a city on edge. not to be trite, but it is a city on edge. people just don't know where the next call will come from. so that is the latest right here on the ground. laura, we'll keep you posted as soon as we learn more. >> laura: okay, casey, thanks so much. what three things to law enforcement need to know to narrow down who this suspect is, who it might be? let's go to the experts. a former deputy assistant director of counterterrorism, directed the federal task force that went after the unabomber, and a fox news contributor, mark fuhrman, a retired l.a.p.d. this is, like, surreal, by the moment, things are changes, we might have the news conference. your wealth of experience in trac

and these were in east austin, traditionally known as a lower income area, if you well. so that's where that theory came out that they might've been targeting specific groups of people, a hate crime. but with the tripwire being put on the device sunday, police say that meant it was designed to hurt anybody who discovered it. not a specific person. that kind of took the weight out of the argument a little bit. >> kimberly: casey, thank you. we will take it around the table. greg, your thoughts, in terms of the facts and with the police and authorities know so far. reluctant in the middle of investigation to give out some signature elements of the bombs and how they compared or they are dissimilar. >> greg: clearly we don't know much from that. these events show once again how an individual or a group of individuals can command an audience and its as contagious as it is alluring. could be copycats, could be the media focuses on it so heavily that it's irresistible. the challenge in this world is to somehow fight this numerical significance where one person, a shooter or bo

the first three attacks took place in east austin.n and one hispanic elderly woman that was attacked. the two victims that were injured last night. two white young college males. so perhaps with the new detail, the new revelation, it might have changed the poerms what vorss think about what might have been seen as a hate crime. >>> a city on edge. thanks so much. >>> and one of the most sacred places, a mortuary. where the men and women who return if war are laid to rest. two of the seven killed in a helicopter crash in iraq. the report he spent months in that secret dover mortuary where cameras are not allowed and he conducted access for his new book. he sat down with us to explain this most private and sacred of moments. >> it takes a very particular person to work at dover. the thing that they explained to me is families don't even realize, and they don't believe it until they see their son or daughter. so mortician there's spend 14 hours rewiring someone's jaw, and then smoothing it over with clay because they want to let a family

at first it was in the east austin area, and now the explosion on sunday night happened in the southwesta. so as they are being dispersed in different areas, people are raising even more concerns. >> can you talk about this for the explosion? from what i understand, the device was attached to a for sale sign and had a tripwire? >> reporter: that's right. so, apparently behind me, this is the street. they actually just opened this backup in travis country. this is the neighborhood where the explosion happened. this has been taped off since yesterday and is now back open. that this street is where it happened. apparently two men in their 20s were on bikes. that's when they came across this tripwire which triggered the last explosion. so, authorities are actually telling us that this could have been the two men, it could have been children, it could have been anyone when talking about this specific explosion. >> those two men were hurt. do we know their conditions tonight? >> good news, they are in stable condition but very shaken up as you can imagine. because they did not know how they wo

. >> the previous three explosions happening in other parts of texas capital city north and east austin. but those came in the form of a package left on doorsteps or on porches with a bomb actually inside. the one here in this neighborhood known as travis country, well, it was just placed sitting next to a fence. so two men were seriously hurt when they were riding by on a bicycle. they think they inadvertently hit that line, triggers the blast. so, as this investigation ramps up, authorities are imploring the public to be vigilant and report any suspicion packages to authorities. and that's one of the reasons so many additional resources have been brought in because we understanding literally hundreds and hundreds of phone calls and tips are coming in. obviously all of those have to be looked at and researched and exhausted so it's going to take a lot of marijuana power, but they are throwing a lot at it since a lot clearly at stake. >> martha: a lot going on there. a dangerous situation. thank you very much. here on the story that a gripping his state texas governor greg abbott. gover

he was a musician and a student at east austin college prep. like anthony stephan house, draylen mason was also a member of the wesley united methodist church, which was founded more than 150 years ago by blackfin and women newly freed men and women. police have not released the suspects then, but described them as a 24-year-old white male. they say the investigation is still underway and they do not know whether he s acting alone. president trump met with saudi arabia's crown prince, mohammed bin salman at thwhuson tuesday, during which they finalized a $12.5 billion weapons deal. human ghts groups warn the massive arms deal may make the united states complicit in war crimes committed in the saudi-led bombing campaign in yemen. this is president trump speaking about the weapons deal. pres. trump: someththate are no- thanks. and that have been ordered and will shortly be started in construction and delivered, that system, $13 billion. , the hercules, great plane. 3.8 alien dollars. e brady vehicles, that is the tanks, 1.2 billion dollars. billi

the previous ones and east austin were delivered packages.y were delivered on people's front door steps. this one was attached to a sign, they believe. two men were walking, and that's when it exploded. so that tripwire actually activated that. it could have been those two men, it could have been children, it could have been anyone. >> i don't want to overstate things but i'm curious, how afraid are people in austin, texas right now? >> reporter: they are on high alert. we were out here late last night and receiving text notifications on our phone and saying, stay inside of your homes if you are within a certain radius of this neighborhood which is travis country. people were saying, i'm fearful. i've lived in this neighborhood since 2012. there is another person whose brother was living in a house nearby and could not see anything. nor could he get past the tape. he did not know who was at risk. everyone is trying to be as cautious as possible. for the first the signs were, okay, it could be a package. now that it is a tripwire, it has made

the next bomb went on ten days later in a kitchen at home on east austin killing 17-year-old draylon mason and injuring his monday. and then a package exploded when a 75-year-old woman picked it up. she was critically injured. last night's bombing happened ten miles to the west. the device was left on the side of the road. >> police say last night's explosion may have been set off by a trip wire and it came just hours after officials made a public plea to the bomber. >> we hope this person or persons is watching and will reach out to us before anyone else is injured or anyone else is killed. these events in austin have drawn worldwide attention and we assure you that we are listening. we want to understand what brought you to this point and we want to listen to you. >> jay gray joining us live from austin. and former fbi profile clint van zan zandt. jay, what more do we know about the explosion and how is it different or connected to the others? >> reporter: well, we know it is different in the sense of you how it was detonated. the first three packages were left at doorsteps and app

it's not just an east austin or a north austin thing now, it's southwest austin, that's not good.o gonzales> they put fear in everybody here that lives here you know." "there's this loss of security you know feeling of being able to casually walk around the block if you want to." the first bombing on march second took the life of a 39=year=old black man.the second and third killed a black teenager and critically injured a 75=year old hispanic woman.last night, a new and frightening development. reporting a 22-year-old male patient. a trauma (inaudible) paramedic discretion..." "that explosion injured two people that were walking along the side of the road. those individuals are currently in a local hospital. they are a 22 and 23-year-old males, both anglo males. the victims apparently set off the bomb when they actuated a trip wire. "this device is a little more sophisticated than what we have seen to date." it

eg glor: david begnaud in austin, thank you. the east coast is about to get hit with the third major winter storm in 11 days. lonnie quinn is chief weather caster at our new york flagship station wcbs. lonnie? >> it's uncanny to see them happen with this kind of frequency. there is a difference between this storm and the last storm we had. we path right now will take it further off shore. the last storm pushed up close to the coast. by being more off shore, inland areas into new jersey, the hudson valley, it's more of a nuisance snow. it becomes plow-able along portions of long island and the connecticut river valley. it's major storm from boston up into maine. taking a look at how it will progress, this will have an impact on the morning commute around boston and new york city tomorrow. and then it sort of balloons up as it gets up into northern new england. this is a lot of snow, gang. it looks like anywhere from boston up into the merrimack valley into maine could be seeing this pink shaded color. that's 12 to 16 inches of snow, and t

to look at the way this enveloped the city of austin, first three bombs, packages dropped off, were the easte of boston. the trip wire was set off on the west side. then you move down to the fedex retail distro center where they were mailed from, the south part of the austin. then the city of round rock. this literally encompassed the entire city. >> tragic. one of the victims, 17 years old, musical prodigy. the other, 39 years old. that's left the city -- waking up for the first time in weeks not afraid. sounds as though from local media reports that this started to come together last night. 9:00 or so according to somebody at wfaa when they started to zero in on this guy. we don't know what the exact last moments were like, but we are hearing reports that he detonated something, and there was also the adp saying the officer-involved shooting around the same time. it sounds like a showdown at the end. >> absolutely. and understanding the deadly force policy for most police departments, in particular the fbi, which as you point out i was in for 25 years and am familiar with. it the rules of

. >> reporter: three package bombs were left on porches in east austin. all three exploded killing two people and severely injuring two others. all the victims were black or hispanic. assisting austin police are over 500 federal officials. by sunday afternoon, 735 suspicious packages were reported. 435 reads were called in and 236 people had been interviewed. a reward for information has risen to over $100,000. m manley held a press conference before sunday's explosion to directly address whoever is responsible. >> we hope this person or persons is watching and will reach out to us before anyone else is injured or anyone else is killed. >> reporter: the two men who were injured in sunday's explosion were on bikes. they were either riding them or walking them by the device when it wasn't off. the good news is they're hospitalized but they are in good condition. officers are also telling us this is going to take them a while to clear this neighborhood to make sure all residents are safe. they could be in here most of the morning. >> hopefully it won't take t

east. the austin bombing suspect dies as police close in.m an official from the "austin american statesman." word that the serial bomber is dead, committing suicide as law enforcement close in there. tony plohetski of "austin american statesman" is on the phone now. what are authorities telling you? >> reporter: the authorities are telling me that this all began really within the past hours in terms of the identification of a suspect in this case. what investigators are telling me is that they stitched together who this person is, who the suspect is, using range of information that includes score receipts that -- store receipts that they have been able to compile in recent days showing suspicious transactions, as well as security video from a fedex

and so the other explosions happened in parts of east austin. so not terribly far. but the difference, according to police with this incident, versus the others, those were delivered as packages, left on someone's doorstep with a bomb inside that detonated. two people died in those blasts. officials are determining whether similar explosions, materials used. forensic information they are collecting right now to see if what happened here last night is, in fact, connected to what we saw in austin last week. and that, this morning, remains the big question out of austin, texas this morning. >> bill: thank you on that. right on breaking news there casey stegall, we will be back to you as we get more leads. >> sandra: keep following that story. the president plans to fire robert mueller. it follows a series of weekends tweets slamming the counsel and special investigation. the counsel warns against taking any action. >> i don't know what the designs are on mueller. but it seems to be building toward that. and i just hope it doesn't go there because it can't. we can't in

. >> reporter: all three bombings happened on austin's east side. it is a predominantly minority community, and historically an african-american part of town. >> i'll be extra on alert now more so than normal. >> reporter: so far, officials have not ruled out the possibility this may be a case of terrorism or hate. david begnaud, cbs news, austin, texas. >>> this morning, the top democrat on the house intelligence committee is disputing a report from republican members that concludes there was no collusion between the trump campaign and russia. committee republicans say their investigation into russian meddling is complete. committee democrats will get to see the full report today. republicans dispute intelligence claims that the russian government worked to help the trump campaign. democrats call the report incomplete and misleading. >>> president trump tweeted in all caps that the report found no evidence of collusion, vindicating him. >>> in southwestern pennsylvania today, voters go to the polls in a closely watched special congressional electio

he was from southwest austin to east austin to north austin where eventually was killed. though, fred, if the if the motel room was essentially a depot, he may have built the bombs in his house in pflugerville. this is speculation. but maybe had them there. maybe at 9:00 when the police had him surrounded, just waiting for the s.w.a.t. team to show up, tactical team, maybe he was going to make another bomb run then? >> i think so. i think that is why law enforcement moved in. they couldn't let him leave that scene with any kind of bomb. the real silo we were talking off the air, one of the surveillance units is watching him, that is skilled art, follow someone like that without tipping your hand so to speak because things can go quickly south in one of these kinds of operations. steve: sure. we have heard apparently the local authorities in early stages didn't have any solid clues, reaching out to him to start a dialogue, they were checking hardware stores, who did you sell those nails to? they have been selling a lot of nails. apparently there were other common component

austin in less than three weeks. cops say the first three package bombs were placed on people's door steps on the east side of austin. those explosions killed two and injured two others. a fourth attack happened on the other side of town last sunday. police say two people triggered a trip wire in that bombing and were injured. today the man blamed for those bombings is dead and some of his victims now know that his last moments on earth were marked by the same explosive agony that he inflicted on them. let's get to the chief correspondent jonathan hunt. he's live in round rock, texas, a suburb of austin where the suspect died. jonathan, talk us through how they tracked this guy down. >> it was an extraordinary and combined effort by federal and local law enforcement. they got their big break when he walked in to the fed ex store in the sunset valley suburb of austin. we were there yesterday clearly there, more than a dozen ceiling-mounted cameras in that store. some of those caught pictures of him wearing the wig and the gloves. investigators were able to get a positive i.d. on him from that. they were able to get th

three of these devices were left on the east side of austin. and dropped off. one was on the west side of austin and comprised of a trip wire which acted as a switch. he is showing you three different types of delivery systems, three different types of victim activated bombs. i could see it on law enforcement faces today. they are worried and concerned and trying to get out in front of this. >> back in the 1970s, there were significant numbers of bombings in the united states. radical groups and the like. it's not something we have really seen much over the last several years. correct me if i'm wrong. >> no, that's true. but many of those bombings, many of them directed at law enforcement. i think maybe people considered law enforcement a worthy target from people's beliefs. but in this case when you put these on, you know, random porches or trip wires that anybody could literally detonate the bomb just going through, it's more of a to whom it may concern or to anybody. and then now with the going to distribution centers, a fedex or, you know,

think the big break was you remember there were three packages delivered on porches on the east side of austin and trip wire on the west side of austin. the two packages that went to the fedex facility in the south part of boston and the fact that a, one of them didn't explode giving investigators a chance to find out the bomber's signature and maybe latent prints as well as the fact he had to physically take those packages into a store to have them shipped. >> good quick police work. >> absolutely. >> two days, amazing police work. the police atf and fbi, yesterday you had a maryland deputy sheriff as an sro confront a school shooter and take him out. two amazing days for law enforcement and the country. >> important people in customau do not let your guard down. they don't know if this person planted more devices, a serious threat could skill exist -- >> good caution should be taken. >> thanks very much. >> infuriated and disappointed and rattled, that is how sources are describing the mood of the president and chief of staff this morning, this after a leak about the president's phone call w

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first and thought it was racially motivated because of the three original package bombs on the east side of austin. then you had the trip wire victim activated device on the west side that injured two caucasians. terrorism is violence or intimidation in the pursuit of political or social goals. very distinct and narrow definition. this could have also been a hate crime. somebody could have hated a particularly ethnicity or religion. it could have been somebody who is was an anarchist. creating mayhem by setting these bombs. very distinct differences. helps us get into the mindset so we can try to foresee the next person like this that's going to come on the line. >> in terms of the mayhem that you bring up, sources telling us at cnn, law enforcement officials, that the motivation was mayhem and death which feels broad. if that's what you're trying to sew, mayhem, packages are dropped off, then there's a trip wire, then packages are sent. as we see that progression, what does that tell you? >> what that tells me initially is he's probably been paying attention to the media, also probably did some r

our skis, but initially i believe the first three packages that were delivered were on the east side of austin. they were delivered to homes of people of color or latinos. the issues that they had -- we immediately us isuspected a potential hate crime. then when it moved to the west side, into a different neighborhood, and it was basically victim activated, that changed. we're going to see the behavioral analysis, the folks that put together psychological profiles go through this with a fine toothed comb and i expect that the information we get out of this upcoming presser will be critical to helping steer us toward a motive. >> yeah, we are awaiting that press conference, i should say, we expect it is going to start any moment, we'll be taking that live as soon as it does begin. this was shipped through fedex. so that could provide some clues or maybe it would not. everything -- just off the top of my head, i'm thinking if you have to walk into a facility, would there be cameras, what type of payment was used, all of these things. what would you be looking for? >> hopefully there is some fore

the three previous explosions taking place on the east side of the austin area. this particular location in southwest austin. so quite a ways away from where the previous explosions had taken place. also, authorities believe that a trip wire is what detonated the latest explosion. that also very different from the other three explosions. that is why the police chief here in austin is telling residents across the city to be highly vigilant about their surroundings. >> it is very possible that this device was a device that was activated by someone either handling, kicking or coming in contact with a trip wire that activated the device. so that changes things. we now need the community to have an extra level of vigilance and pay attention to any suspicious device, whether it be a package, a bag, a backpack, anything that looks out of place, and do not approach it. >> reporter: as you can see behind me, this area has been cordoned off by police. they have issued warnings into a half mile radius from where this explosion took place to remain in their homes until they

east. breaking overnight. police in austin, texas are looking for a serial bomber.king under the belief that the blasts killed two people and the this was reported by dawn song drive near republic of texas boulevard. two people were injured. >> police are asking travis county residents to stay home until 10:00 a.m. local. the chief says the way the device was detonated is serious cause for concern. >> it is possible this device was a device that was activated by someone handling or kicking or coming in contact with a trip wire that activated the device. that changes things. we need the community to have an extra level of vigilance and pay

east. breaking overnight. police in austin, texas are looking for a serial bomber. authorities are working under the belief that the blasts killed two people and the this was reported by dawn song drive near republic of texas boulevard. two people were injured. >> police are asking travis county residents to stay home until 10:00 a.m. local. the chief says the way the device was detonated is serious cause for concern. >> it is possible this device was a device that was activated by someone handling or kicking or coming in contact with a trip wire that activated the device. that changes things. we need the community to have an extra level of vigilance and pay attention to a package or bag or backpack or anything that looks out of place and do not approach it. >> the two men injured in the blast are in good condition at local hospitals. local schools are excusing absences today since school buses cannot get near the scene. this is after the reward for information for an arrest was raised to $115,000. the tension in austin affecting the sxsw festival. a bomb threat sat

this bomber was able to think about this, first three package, east saoeufpltd third, trip wire, west side of austin. dropped off papblsz in south austin p. finally corraled by police and ended up being killed in the northern part of austin. >> where is the surveillance video? we're asking people in their homes if they have any. all of that still being worked outcoming into play. what do you want to know that we are not getting an answer to? >> blessedly, there are no perfect crimes. criminals are like all of us. they take the path of least resistance. they do things where they're comfortable and do things generally in their back yards. the most difficult part of this will be, it's a bombing investigation. the most blast analytics. i have stood over many of crater from an ied in afghanistan and watched in austere conditions some of the bomb text to put together the pieces that you need to find out what the signature of the bombmaker was and then track that back and all the forensic evidence. we're blessed in the 21st century. latent fingerprints can be pulled from next to nothing. they have dna. the

rob: we have two big stories, austin, texas and extreme weather, the east coast getting pounded with wind, snow and coastal flooding, this is the fourth nor'easter in three weeks. jillian: the storm dumping wet, dangerous snow in maryland, this bus lost control into a creek. >> rose to the skies, 3000 flights already canceled today. senior meteorologist janice dean tracking all the weather this morning, another busy day. >> a foureaster is what our 4:00 am crew was calling it. it could to more snow on new york city than they have ever seen this time of year. temperatures right now, 38 new york, too warm on the surface but we will get snow later this morning into the midday and afternoon. dc could see one of the biggest snowfall totals for march. future radar two areas of low pressure, one across the mid-atlantic, the other a coastal event and depending where the heaviest bands set up we could see over a foot, a foot and a half, two feet of snow. we will be watching and bring the latest throughout the day today. rob: keep an eye on the storm. jillian: a fox news alert, serial bomber i

austin incidents so far? >> this guy has gone out of his comfort zone. he was easti-35 for the first three bombing work southward. now he's in an entirely different area of austin and the device is different with a trip wire. he's showing to us and investigators that he knows how to make a device and he knows how to make them detonate in different manners, and they can't rule out there will be other device that will dote nate via remote control or a sensor device. they have to have their eyes out for all of these things. kennedy: joey, you are the bomb expert. what are the first things these investigators are looking for with the switch from package bomb to trip wire? >> i lifted fingerprints off bombs in afghanistan after they blew up. but the reaction from the police so far tells me they have not found anything. there is a low tech means to make bombs the way they have been shown. if they are blowing up when you move them and now a trip wire. there is low tech ways of doing that and low tech ways of arming it. i can't make the jump and say they will start radio de

beta o'rourke, the much touted democratic former punk rocker, won 87% of the vote in austin but only 32% of the vote in eastcounties only 42% in laredo, and 50% in dallas. so far he's just kind of a phenomenon among white liberals. >> it is interesting, when i looked at the raw totals between the republican primary and the democratic primary and the senate race and i was thinking, the dscc nightmare would have been if it was a one to one ratio and you saw the democrat surge that much because it would have sent a signal that it is worth competing -- the scc should target that. but looking at the numbers, are they making the right call of probably holding off on big investment in texas. >> we haven't seen many polls in that race. but there is no doubt about it that the detriple c, the house arm of democrats operation is investing in texas in 2018. there are those three districts that you highlighted where republicans hold seats that voted for hillary clinton and there are something happening that is making texas a slightly purpler shade than it used to be. for a generation, what we've seen is that the migrati

east coast. breaking news overnight. the suspect in the string of austin bombings is dead.rs say the suspect was 24-year-old white male. he killed himself by detonating a device in his car as the police approached the car. law enforcement holding a news conference earlier this morning, saying that they still do not have a motive. >> that's the one thing we don't have right now is a motive behind this. we do not understand what motivated him to do what he did and that will also be part of the continuing investigation as we try to learn more about him and to understand why he took the actions that he did. >> maria: police are calling for people to remain vigilant because there may be more devices out there. they are unsure if this individual acted alone. let's get to texas right now. todtodd pyro is live on the grod in round rock this morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: we do not yet have the name of this individual confirmed by authorities because two reasons. one, they need to identify his next of kin. and two, the coroner needs to positively identify him. with that