In a prepared statement, President Clinton said the bombing in Oklahoma City this morning was an attack on innocent children and defenseless citizens. "It was an act of cowardice, and it was evil. The United States will not tolerate it. And I will not allow the people of this country to be intimidated by evil cowards," he maintained. The president said he was deploying an FBI crisis management team and declaring an emergency in Oklahoma City. The president took no questions from the media. Following the president's statement, the attorney general briefed the media on steps taken thus far by the FBI to apprehend the bomber after which she took questions.