CNN newsroom evacuated for 'suspicious package' investigation

CNN newsroom evacuating.
(Image credit: Screenshot/Twitter/Josh Billinson)

As CNN was reporting on the explosive devices mailed to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, a "suspicious package" investigation began in its own New York City building.

An alarm went off in the network's newsroom at the Time Warner Center on Wednesday morning, signaling an evacuation. The NYPD tweeted that it is "investigating a suspicious package in Columbus Circle," where the Time Warner Center is located, and CNN reports that a hotel and businesses in the area have also been evacuated. CNN President Jeff Zucker sent an email to employees confirming the investigation, adding that all CNN bureaus "around the world" were being checked.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.