CBS News: Person of Interest Identified in Nashville Blast

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tom Hanson ░░░░░░░░ you for joining us ░░░░░░░░ News have learned that ░░░░░░░░ have identified and are ░░░░░░░░ a person or people ░░░░░░░░ interest in connection with ░░░░░░░░ explosion that hit downtown ░░░░░░░░ on Christmas day A ░░░░░░░░ enforcement source tells CBS ░░░░░░░░ that the AT T ░░░░░░░░ may have been the ░░░░░░░░ The blast caused considerable ░░░░░░░░ to the building knocking ░░░░░░░░ internet and mobile phone ░░░░░░░░ for a wide area ░░░░░░░░ Nashville and parts of ░░░░░░░░ Investigators also believe the ░░░░░░░░ was intentional but they ░░░░░░░░ speculating that the loss ░░░░░░░░ human life was not ░░░░░░░░ main goal Nashville police ░░░░░░░░ this picture on Friday ░░░░░░░░ the rv that they ░░░░░░░░ held the explosive device ░░░░░░░░ say the vehicle had ░░░░░░░░ parked outside the AT ░░░░░░░░ building on Christmas Eve ░░░░░░░░ day before the blast ░░░░░░░░ we are join now ░░░░░░░░ jessi Mitchell from Nashville ░░░░░░░░ thank you for being ░░░░░░░░ us A lot of ░░░░░░░░ information and moving parts ░░░░░░░░ this story fill us ░░░░░░░░ reporter Well Tom that ░░░░░░░░ just came in in ░░░░░░░░ past hour Our chief ░░░░░░░░ correspondent Jeff begaze confirmed ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement sources that ░░░░░░░░ have identified a person ░░░░░░░░ persons of interest and ░░░░░░░░ are investigating that at ░░░░░░░░ time Law enforcement sources ░░░░░░░░ to CBS News that ░░░░░░░░ person or persons of ░░░░░░░░ are in connection to ░░░░░░░░ rv so they are ░░░░░░░░ into where this person ░░░░░░░░ persons may have come ░░░░░░░░ and how and why ░░░░░░░░ came to the scene ░░░░░░░░ blow up this area ░░░░░░░░ downtown Nashville As you ░░░░░░░░ the theory is that ░░░░░░░░ AT T building may ░░░░░░░░ been the target but ░░░░░░░░ is one of many ░░░░░░░░ they are exploring now ░░░░░░░░ impact was great as ░░░░░░░░ said knocking out service ░░░░░░░░ the region and it ░░░░░░░░ grounded flights at the ░░░░░░░░ We are waiting for ░░░░░░░░ press conference by the ░░░░░░░░ to happen any moment ░░░░░░░░ it is such a ░░░░░░░░ scenario where this explosive ░░░░░░░░ off in the middle ░░░░░░░░ the night it was ░░░░░░░░ in the middle of ░░░░░░░░ night and blew up ░░░░░░░░ the early morning on ░░░░░░░░ day fortunately not a ░░░░░░░░ of people out and ░░░░░░░░ there was that audio ░░░░░░░░ that was so odd ░░░░░░░░ people to evacuate the ░░░░░░░░ What more do we ░░░░░░░░ and where are authorities ░░░░░░░░ terms of their investigation ░░░░░░░░ this time reporter They ░░░░░░░░ really trying to figure ░░░░░░░░ the motive why would ░░░░░░░░ person come here on ░░░░░░░░ morning at 6 30 ░░░░░░░░ to set off a ░░░░░░░░ across blocks of destruction ░░░░░░░░ the busiest part of ░░░░░░░░ Thankfully we had that ░░░░░░░░ and people in this ░░░░░░░░ were woken up by ░░░░░░░░ banging on their doors ░░░░░░░░ leave now And that ░░░░░░░░ telling people to evacuate ░░░░░░░░ down giving them an ░░░░░░░░ of what it was ░░░░░░░░ to happen and it ░░░░░░░░ them valuable time to ░░░░░░░░ out and really prevent ░░░░░░░░ loss of life that ░░░░░░░░ have been so much ░░░░░░░░ It certainly could ve ░░░░░░░░ a lot worse although ░░░░░░░░ extent of the damage ░░░░░░░░ still so significant it ░░░░░░░░ really staggering So is ░░░░░░░░ anything else that the ░░░░░░░░ are zeroing in on ░░░░░░░░ now Any single detail ░░░░░░░░ is grabbing their attention ░░░░░░░░ most reporter They are ░░░░░░░░ just trying to piece ░░░░░░░░ the rv and what ░░░░░░░░ used to detonate it ░░░░░░░░ the blast was so ░░░░░░░░ They are trying to ░░░░░░░░ out what explosive was ░░░░░░░░ and how and why ░░░░░░░░ put together this explosive ░░░░░░░░ this place at this ░░░░░░░░ on Christmas morning And ░░░░░░░░ should be getting more ░░░░░░░░ in a very short ░░░░░░░░ of time we hope ░░░░░░░░ learn what that motive ░░░░░░░░ have possibly been if ░░░░░░░░ think the AT T ░░░░░░░░ was the target there ░░░░░░░░ also a lyft headquarters ░░░░░░░░ that intersection just two ░░░░░░░░ behind me and there ░░░░░░░░ lots of theories they ░░░░░░░░ working with We hope ░░░░░░░░ learn more very soon ░░░░░░░░ you spoken to anyone ░░░░░░░░ the ground How our ░░░░░░░░ residents reacting to this ░░░░░░░░ must have come as ░░░░░░░░ devastating shock reporter We ░░░░░░░░ heard to CBS News ░░░░░░░░ of people have spoken ░░░░░░░░ lots of witnesses and ░░░░░░░░ are just waiting on ░░░░░░░░ morning and still in ░░░░░░░░ beds for the most ░░░░░░░░ when this happened and ░░░░░░░░ ve seen on surveillance ░░░░░░░░ a man walking his ░░░░░░░░ at the time of ░░░░░░░░ blast But it has ░░░░░░░░ been a nightmare year ░░░░░░░░ people here starting with ░░░░░░░░ tornado earlier this year ░░░░░░░░ pandemic has wiped out ░░░░░░░░ biggest part of music ░░░░░░░░ the tourism industry here ░░░░░░░░ that s what helps ░░░░░░░░ city thrive People aren ░░░░░░░░ coming and it is ░░░░░░░░ near as vibrant as ░░░░░░░░ normally is and now ░░░░░░░░ Just when people are ░░░░░░░░ back from the tornado ░░░░░░░░ ripped through the entire ░░░░░░░░ now we have a ░░░░░░░░ that they have to ░░░░░░░░ from It s been ░░░░░░░░ a tough year for ░░░░░░░░ as you mentioned I ░░░░░░░░ also to just learn ░░░░░░░░ about how this investigation ░░░░░░░░ going into this explosive ░░░░░░░░ Are investigators looking at ░░░░░░░░ like what kinds of ░░░░░░░░ and where they were ░░░░░░░░ what color the smoke ░░░░░░░░ can you give us ░░░░░░░░ more information what are ░░░░░░░░ hearing from investigators when ░░░░░░░░ comes to just how ░░░░░░░░ device was created and ░░░░░░░░ led to the blast ░░░░░░░░ They are still keeping ░░░░░░░░ lot of information close ░░░░░░░░ the chest until they ░░░░░░░░ out if the person ░░░░░░░░ persons of interest are ░░░░░░░░ out there whether they ░░░░░░░░ at the site when ░░░░░░░░ explosion went off They ░░░░░░░░ find some human remains ░░░░░░░░ in the debris and ░░░░░░░░ night they told us ░░░░░░░░ it was simply matter ░░░░░░░░ it s very messy ░░░░░░░░ there and they ve ░░░░░░░░ restricted the airspace this ░░░░░░░░ even though there were ░░░░░░░░ and drones flying over ░░░░░░░░ sign yesterday Now access ░░░░░░░░ been restricted so they ░░░░░░░░ really holding this investigation ░░░░░░░░ to the chest and ░░░░░░░░ hope to learn more.