U.S. Rep. office receives a suspicious package

FORT LAUDERDALE – Reports of terrorist threats in the form of suspicious packages sent to Democratic politicians, a prominent investor and a media company grew Wednesday to eight. And that was just by 2 p.m. Eastern time.

Those who received packages that the FBI and local law enforcement were investigating included U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, whose Sunrise, Fla., office address was used on at least one package’s return address label.

There were no reports of injuries. Broward Sheriff’s Office bomb squad, Sunrise Police and Fire Rescue on the scene Wednesday where a suspected bomb was found inside the Sunrise Utility Administrative Center in Sunrise, Fla. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-schultz’s office is located inside.

Later Wednesday afternoon, Aventura police said they have evacuated city hall at 19200 W. Country Club Dr., where, along with municipal officials and police, Wasserman Schultz has an office.

“We are working a suspicious package,” said Aventura Police Sgt. Chris Goranitis said. “We’re waiting for the (Miami-dade Police) bomb squad.”

President Donald Trump said Wednesday, before a meeting about opioids at the White House, “The full weight of our government is being

deployed to conduct this investigation and bring those responsible for these despicable acts to justice. This egregious conduct is abhorrent to everything we hold dear and sacred as Americans. … We’re extremely angry, upset, unhappy about what we witnessed this morning. And we will get to the bottom of it.”

A package was discovered Wednesday morning at Wasserman Schultz’s Sunrise office in a corporate park, prompting the Broward Sheriff Office’s bomb squad to respond along with its robot.

NEW YORK – CNN moved its anchor desk to the streets around Columbus Circle Wednesday after a suspected pipe bomb forced the evacuation of the network and several buildings.

Like hundreds of people forced from their desks at the Time Warner Center, anchors Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto were told to get out of the building, even though they were on the air live shortly after 9 a.m. reporting about devices that were found in other locations.

But the anchors were quickly back on the air, using their mobile phones and white earbuds to communicate with their audience and the anchor desk in Washington.