CNN was back on the air late Thursday roughly 40 minutes after a phoned-in bomb threat to the network’s New York office prompted an evacuation.
UPDATE: All CLEAR at Columbus Circle, pedestrian traffic is now open. Thank you for your cooperation. pic.twitter.com/nPEOWuGBV6
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 7, 2018
Authorities confirmed the bomb threat to Fox News. By shortly after 11 p.m., CNN personnel were reporting that everyone was safe while authorities gave an “all clear.”
The NYPD is investigating a bomb threat near CNN NYC's office at Columbus Circle. Due to the threat, the office has been evacuated. Right now CNN is airing taped programming due to the disruption.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 7, 2018
“The NYPD is investigating a bomb threat near CNN NYC’s office at Columbus Circle,” Stelter wrote. “Due to the threat, the office has been evacuated. Right now CNN is airing taped programming due to the disruption.”- READ MORE