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Two Places Where Debris Being Taken
Aired February 03, 2003 - 14:24 ET
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MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: There are two places where those pieces of debris will be taken, one to an Air Force base outside of Fort Worth, Texas, the other, in Louisiana, near Shreveport, at Barksdale Air Force Base, and that's where we find our CNN's Mike Brooks.
MIKE BROOKS, CNN ANCHOR: Good afternoon, Miles.
That's correct, here at Barksdale Air Force Base, this is where the evidence will eventually come. The other place that evidence will be taken will be Carswell Air Force Base, near Fort Worth, Texas. But this will be the main command post for the investigative team that is securing, collecting, tagging and bringing that etched here to Barskdale Air Force Base.
Also, that team is called the NASA mishap investigation team. The other team that is also here is the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, which is headed up by former Navy four-star Admiral Harold Gehman. Now that is the board that will give the overall report, if you will, after the investigation is finished. But the folks right now with the mishap investigation team consist of about 150 people from a number of different government agencies that are collecting that evidence to bring it here, and also to Carswell Air Force Base -- Miles.
O'BRIEN: CNN's Mike Brooks. Every time we do this portion of the story, and I think it's worth underscoring, and it must sound awfully repetitive to some people, but we invite people to stay away are from this stuff, right?
BROOKS: Absolutely, Miles. And I think we cannot talk about that enough. It's very important -- some of this debris has toxic residue on it.
Now, there is no radiological danger from this. It was said earlier today in a news conference, but it is sharp. There is toxic residue on this debris. And it's important that we stress that if you do see it, notify your authorities, let the professionals handle it, don't pick it up, and even out of ghoulish curiosity, please don't take it from where it originally lays.
Now, there have been stories of this evidence showing up on eBay already, Miles, and that's just unbelievable.
O'BRIEN: Unbelievable is the word that comes to mind, and certainly if anybody thinks they're going to make any money off eBay, actually what you're going to get is probably a call from the FBI. CNN's Mike Brooks, Barksdale, Air Force Base. Thanks very much.
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Aired February 3, 2003 - 14:24 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: There are two places where those pieces of debris will be taken, one to an Air Force base outside of Fort Worth, Texas, the other, in Louisiana, near Shreveport, at Barksdale Air Force Base, and that's where we find our CNN's Mike Brooks.
MIKE BROOKS, CNN ANCHOR: Good afternoon, Miles.
That's correct, here at Barksdale Air Force Base, this is where the evidence will eventually come. The other place that evidence will be taken will be Carswell Air Force Base, near Fort Worth, Texas. But this will be the main command post for the investigative team that is securing, collecting, tagging and bringing that etched here to Barskdale Air Force Base.
Also, that team is called the NASA mishap investigation team. The other team that is also here is the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, which is headed up by former Navy four-star Admiral Harold Gehman. Now that is the board that will give the overall report, if you will, after the investigation is finished. But the folks right now with the mishap investigation team consist of about 150 people from a number of different government agencies that are collecting that evidence to bring it here, and also to Carswell Air Force Base -- Miles.
O'BRIEN: CNN's Mike Brooks. Every time we do this portion of the story, and I think it's worth underscoring, and it must sound awfully repetitive to some people, but we invite people to stay away are from this stuff, right?
BROOKS: Absolutely, Miles. And I think we cannot talk about that enough. It's very important -- some of this debris has toxic residue on it.
Now, there is no radiological danger from this. It was said earlier today in a news conference, but it is sharp. There is toxic residue on this debris. And it's important that we stress that if you do see it, notify your authorities, let the professionals handle it, don't pick it up, and even out of ghoulish curiosity, please don't take it from where it originally lays.
Now, there have been stories of this evidence showing up on eBay already, Miles, and that's just unbelievable.
O'BRIEN: Unbelievable is the word that comes to mind, and certainly if anybody thinks they're going to make any money off eBay, actually what you're going to get is probably a call from the FBI. CNN's Mike Brooks, Barksdale, Air Force Base. Thanks very much.
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