of seeing the strength of the people here, the determination to not be defined by this attack, they are exactly right. they will finish the race. there is no doubt about that. that does it for us. thanks for watching. "early start" begins now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com a chilling revelation from the surviving boston bombing suspect. new york city's busy times square was supposed to be their next terror target. plus, the reluctant hero who helped turn the tide and maybe even saved lives. new details on how a carjacking victim's split-second decision foiled the bombing suspects' escape. and a long wait at the airport could finally be over. new this morning, congress putting an end to furloughs in air traffic control towers. there's some good news for you. good morning. welcome to "early start." glad you're with us this morning. i'm zoraida sambolin in new york. >> and i'm john berman live in boston this morning.

it is friday, april 26th, 5:00 a.m. in the east, and this morning i am standing in front of that memorial, zoraida, that beautiful memorial that's been set up here in boston's copley square. there are running sneakers here, there are mementos left behind for all those people lost here in these tragic events nearly two weeks ago now. and as everyone here in boston around the country remembers, investigators are still piecing together their case here, and we begin with a chilling, new development in these boston marathon terror attacks. the tsarnaev brothers reportedly planned more attacks. and here's a live look at what was supposed to be their next target. that's new york city's times square, of course. the "boston globe" reports that anti-terror intelligence units in massachusetts were never advised that the fbi had looked into tamerlan tsarnaev's activities in 2011. and also this, the apparent security gaps do not end there. a u.s. official says a counterterrorism task force received a warning about tamerlan's extended trip to

russia nine months before the boston bombing. also, the man who says he was carjacked by the tsarnaev brothers over a week ago is now coming forward. what a story he has to tell. there are also new details emerging from those dramatic moments when dzhokhar tsarnaev was discovered hiding in that boat in watertown, massachusetts. miguel marquez is live at boston's beth israel deaconess medical center, the site where dzhokhar tsarnaev is still being treated. good morning, miguel. >> reporter: good morning there, john. and it is expected that mr. tsarnaev may soon be moved to either another medical facility, a civilian facility or a state-run facility that would be a part of a prison system. when that happens, we want to be here for it. all of that as we are learning much more about this investigation. in a shocking revelation, sources now say dzhokhar tsarnaev had no weapon when he was hiding in a boat, and a police officer injured during

the operation appears an accidental victim of friendly fire. this as it's revealed new york city may have been a target as the tsarnaev brothers sought to flee boston. >> the surviving attacker revealed that new york city was next on their list of targets. he told the fbi, apparently, that he and his brother had intended to drive to new york and designate additional explosives in times square. >> reporter: the brothers had six more explosives, another pressure cooker and five pipe bombs. 11-year-old aaron hern, injured in the attack, still wheelchair-bound, visited the memorial. if it was comfort he sought, he got it. >> where do you come from? >> california, san francisco. >> this is a little more like home, yeah. >> reporter: and 11 days on from the attack, there is this survivor story. >> i felt like my foot was on fire. i knew i couldn't stand up. and i didn't know what to do. i was just screaming, "somebody

please help me!" and i was thinking, who's going to help me? >> reporter: fr people did. then heather abbott had to make a decision she thought she never would, keep her left foot mangled by the explosion or have it removed. >> if someone had told me that i was going to have half a leg, basically, at the age of 38 before this happened, i think i would have never believed it, i think i would have been devastated. i think i'm going to be able to live my life in a normal way eventually when i get that permanent prosthesis. >> reporter: and finally, one more sign of boston's strength. marathon sports, site of the first bombing, tore down the paper and opened its doors. runners welcome once again. [ applause ] now, coming up in a bit, we are going to tell you a riveting story that the "boston globe" has in an exclusive with a guy named denny, a chinese international who was carjacked by the two tsarnaev brothers,

and then they spent 90 minutes cruising around boston, basically, as these two were seeking a way out of the city. it's a riveting story. john, we'll have it for you in a bit. >> you know, it really is, miguel. so many pieces of this puzzle still coming together. miguel marquez over at beth israel deaconess medical center, great to see you this morning. we want to go now to times square, the site the tsarnaev brothers allegedly had their eyes on for another attack. cnn's richard roth is there this morning. good morning, richard. >> reporter: good morning, john. yes, this may be the lightest in traffic during the 24-hour cycle for times square, crossroads of the world, but the damage that could have been inflicted, should the brothers have reached here, could have been catastrophic. new york authorities revealing that the men were intended to be coming here with perhaps an arsenal of weapons. tsarnaev, the surviving brother, was photographed here in times square not that long ago, which new york city police commissioner ray kelly said was

an ominous sign. >> we know that dzhokhar was photographed in times square with friends on or before april 18th of 2012, that he was in the city again in november of 2012. we don't know if those visits were related in any way to what he described as the brothers' spontaneous decision to target times square. >> reporter: mayor bloomberg of new york says the possibility that they were coming here is an ominous sign for the city, and of course, a reminder that new york city always needs help from the federal government. >> the fact is, new york city remains a prime target for those who hate america and want to kill americans. the attacks in boston and the news that new york city was next on the terrorists' list shows just how critical it is for the federal government to devote resources to high-risk areas.

>> reporter: this would have been a second possible attack here. two or three years ago, of course, a pakistani-born u.s. citizen failed to detonate a car bomb here packed with weapons. john. >> richard roth in times square for us, new york city always on the ready for this type of thing. thanks so much, richard. meanwhile, the father of the boston bombing suspects planned to travel from dagestan to the united states today to bury his oldest son, but now that trip could be in doubt, and their mother apparently won't be coming here at all because she is wanted on felony shoplifting charges in nearby nadic, massachusetts. cnn's nic robertson has the latest on all this from the capital of dagestan. good morning, nic. >> reporter: good morning, john. well, we learned late last night that the father wouldn't be coming today. last night his wife called an ambulance for him. it's not clear on his physical state right now, but he's been understood to have been ill for

some time, and it was decided after the press conference the pair of them held here yesterday that he was too ill to travel, despite during that press conference, he said he would be traveling yesterday, would have been arriving in the united states today. that seems absolutely off at the moment, and it remains really unclear what their real intentions are, when he may be fit to travel and if he will travel when he is fit. what we heard at that press conference were continuing denials from the pair that their sons were ever involved. the mother at one point saying she regretted ever taking the family to the united states. >> yes, i would prefer not to live in america now. why did i even go there? why? i thought america is going to, like, protect us, our kids, it's going to be safe, for like any reason, but it happened

opposite. my kids just, america took my kids away from me. only america. >> reporter: now, we've heard a lot about how tamerlan, her oldest son, was sort of set on a more radical path by a man he met called misha. we heard from the mother in the same press conference saying how she was impressed by misha, how she felt ashamed that she wasn't a good muslim, and after this first contact with him, how she began praying regularly. john? >> such an interesting piece of this puzzle. we have to learn so much more about this, nic, this mysterious misha figure. nic robertson with us in dagestan this morning. thanks so much to you, nic. as we're talking about the suspects, we want to keep the focus as much as we can about the victims, and we have an image to share with you that really defines the phrase boston strong. it is an amazing picture. look at the cover of "boston" magazine. that is just beautiful. those are running shoes forming a heart with the message "we will finish the race." those words, of course, spoken

by president obama at that memorial one week ago. every single pair of shoes in this image was worn by someone who ran the boston marathon the day of the attack. and again, the slogan "we will finish the race" just one of the many important mottos for this city, which, zoraida, is so boston strong. >> it's really great to watch everybody come together. and also, as you watch all the victims that are returning to the site, have you seen any of them there, john? >> we've seen so many people walk by this site and i've had a chance to talk to a lot of the victims, some who want to go by the site, some who are taking their time, would rather not go there right away. it's obviously a very poignant place for people who went through that awful day more than a week ago, zoraida. >> yeah. it seemed to be really healing for a lot of people. it's been great to watch. thank you, john. new this morning, the senate voting to put furloughs air traffic controllers back in the towers and hopefully end the long airport delays that you have been experiencing this week. the house could vote on the bill today and controllers likely

would be back at work tomorrow at the earliest. so, that means today, which is a very busy travel day, could be a long one if you are flying. faa employees were furloughed because of the forced spending cuts. so, pack a little patience this morning if you're at the airport. and round one of the nfl draft is in the books, and it turned out to be a very big night for some very big linemen. >> eric fisher, a blue-collar family, suburban detroit. now drafted by the kansas city chiefs. >> incredible night. 300-pound defensive tackle eric fisher of central michigan picked first last night by the kansas city chiefs. in fact, the first seven selections in the first round were all linemen. fisher never expected to hear his name called right off the top. >> this is so hard to process, the fact that i was the number one pick in the nfl draft.

it's a dream come true, something i've been working for for so long, and i'm standing here right now and i just can't believe it yet. >> that's a really big guy. here are the top five picks from last night's first round. at number two, another offensive tackle, luke joeckel of texas a&m. he heads to the jacksonville jaguars. the miami dolphins trading up to number three to select linebacker dion jordan of oregon. at number four, another offensive tackle, lane johnson of oklahoma chosen by the philadelphia eagles. and rounding out the top five, defensive end ziggy ansah of byu, now a detroit lion. and making news for not getting picked, notre dame's manti te'o, hoping someone will take a chance on him in round two tonight. i was trying to figure out, what's the difference in money between round one and round two? in the figures from 2010, an average of $2.2 million earned by second rounders compared to $15 million for first round. that's quite a difference.

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welcome back to "early start," everyone. i'm john berman live in boston this morning. we're standing in copley square at the site of the simply stunning memorial to everyone who suffered in these horrible boston marathon bombings one week ago. it's not even 5:30 in the morning, we've already seen people come here to pay their respects to this beautiful site. there's some new, chilly developments in the terror investigation here to tell you about this morning. before their plan unraveled, the tsarnaev brothers reportedly set their sights on a new target. new york city's mayor michael bloomberg says these brothers wanted to bomb times square. also, the "boston globe" says that anti-terror intelligence units in massachusetts were never advised that the fbi looked into tamerlan tsarnaev's

terrorist activities in 2011. and another apparent security gap, a u.s. official says the u.s. counterterrorism task force received a warning about tamerlan's extended trip to russia nine months before the boston bombings. so, zoraida, a lot of questions still here about how this all came together and what opportunities may have been missed to find these brothers. >> and every day new details. we'll check back with you. thank you. 17 minutes past the hour. the united states on the record this morning saying publicly that it believes the syrian government has used chemical weapons on civilians in its ongoing civil war, but the white house is moving cautiously now, even though some folks in congress want a swift response. here's pentagon correspondent barbara starr. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: march 19th, aleppo, syria. there is talk civilians here have been attacked with chemical weapons but no confirmation. now, suddenly, defense secretary chuck hagel traveling in the middle east? >> the u.s. intelligence community assesses with some

degree of varying confidence that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in syria, specifically the chemical agent sarin. >> reporter: the white house sent letters to congress responding to questions about chemical weapons used and calling for a u.n. investigation after the debacle over iraqi weapons, hagel says the u.s. needs to confirm exactly what happened. >> we need all the facts. we need all the information. >> reporter: senator john mccain told cnn's jake tapper it's not the response he wants. >> disappointment but not surprise. the president has not wanted to engage in syria in any way, any meaningful way for a couple of years. >> reporter: mccain wants a no-fly zone, weapons provided to the syrian opposition and chemical weapons secured. president obama had promised action but was never specific. >> a red line for us is we start

seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my calculus. >> reporter: a senior u.s. official says the syrians continue moving chemical stockpiles, causing even more worry. hagel is sending the first armored division's headquarters from ft. bliss, texas, to jordan. the official tells cnn it will spearhead securing syria's weapons if ordered. >> we could use air strikes, drone strikes. there could be teams of special forces who go into the country. >> reporter: but the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff who is reviewing military options says troops aren't the answer. >> do you have confidence that we could secure it? >> not as i sit here today simply because they've been moving it and the number of sites is quite numerous. >> reporter: the u.s. is adamant there will be no go-it-alone military action for american troops, but many allies are still reluctant to get involved, and it's raising questions about

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the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombing telling investigators that times square was in their sights. plus, new this morning, a harrowing, firsthand account from the carjacking victim who gave cops a chance to catch the bombing suspects. and putting an end to the long wait at the airport, congress finally taking action on control tower furloughs. welcome back to "early start." thanks for being with us this morning. i'm zoraida sambolin in new york. >> and i'm john berman live in boston. it is friday, april 26th. and zoraida, we are standing in front of that beautiful memorial here in boston that's been laid out here for all the victims of the attacks. the candles are burning, and it's only 5:30 here, but it is such a beautiful, lovely sight. we often say makeshift memorials. there's nothing makeshift about this. this is perfect. meanwhile, there are some chilling, new developments in the terror investigation here. the tsarnaev brothers reportedly had other bombing targets, and we're going to show you a live picture of what was supposed to

be the next target. we're talking about new york city's times square. we've also learned from the "boston globe" that anti-terror intelligence units in massachusetts were never advised that the fbi had looked into tamerlan tsarnaev's activities in 2011. and in a little bit of a different angle, a u.s. official says a counterterrorism task force received a warning about tamerlan's extended trip to russia nine months before the boston bombing, but there was never any follow-up. plus, the man who says he was carjacked by the tsarnaev brothers over a week ago is now coming forward. he has a chilling story to tell. so, let's begin our coverage there with miguel marquez. miguel, the 26-year-old who was allegedly carjacked spent 90 terrifying minutes with those alleged bombers. >> reporter: it's a story not to be believed, really. you read through it and the "boston globe" has it this morning in an exclusive. this is a guy who doesn't want to be on tv, doesn't want attention. certainly, everyone's been chasing this guy, but he spent 90 minutes with the brothers in

between the killing of the m.i.t. police officer and the shoot-out in watertown around 1:00 a.m. last thursday. so, he pulls up along a side street, 11:00 p.m. somebody knocks on his window. he rolls it down, tamerlan tsarnaev jumps in the car, puts a gun to his face. they drive around for 90 minutes. they talk, they have the most mundane conversations about new york, about cds, about all sorts of stuff. at some point, they have to stop for gas because his brand-new mercedes -- and this is a guy who's done quite well for himself. he's from china. you know, he started -- he went to school here, now he's in a start-up here, and this is a guy who had a lot to live for, he said, and was just scared to death he was going to die. when he went to fill up his brand-new mercedes with gas, it was cash only. and because it was cash only, dzhokhar had to get out, go pay with cash. at that point, tamerlan fumbled with a gps device, he says, put

his gun down, and this guy known as danny -- he won't go by his real name -- snaps off his seat belt, grabs the door handle at the same time, jumps out of the car. he can feel tamerlan grab him as he jumps out of the car. runs across the street to a mobile station, begs the guy to call 911, which he finally does, and survives. an unbelievable story. then police are able to track that suv down and finally, it ends as it did. john? >> it's amazing, he actually probably saved lives, miguel. he kept those brothers from getting very much farther. they were only caught in watertown. it could have been a longer search for them. meanwhile, we are getting a clearer picture, miguel, about some of the intelligence miscommunications that happened over the last several years dealing with tamerlan. >> reporter: yeah. also in the "globe" today, a very interesting story about whether or not the information that the various federal agencies, cia and fbi, shared with local authorities here. there is something called the

fusion center. there are many of them across the country established after 9/11, and they are meant to be sort of a clearinghouse for data and analysis of information like this. those little data points about tamerlan's interview, about the concerns that they had at a federal level were never shared with this local agency. it's not clear even if it was shared whether that information would have proved useful to the local authorities because the fbi office in boston knew about it, but they didn't share it then with local law enforcement. so, it may be one of those situations where the dots just weren't connected, but we're going to have to wait for more on that, john. >> all right. miguel marquez with us this morning in boston from the beth israel deaconess medical center. miguel, great to see you this morning. i did get to spend some time yesterday with a family recovering from these awful attacks. kevin white and his mother, mary jo, both suffered injuries in the blast. they were just a few feet away from the first explosion. mary jo's husband, bill white, a

vietnam veteran, lost a leg in the blast. he is still in the hospital this morning. that whole family affected. his son describes what happened the second the bomb went off. >> from what i recall, we were close to the finish line and kind of meandering, stopping, starting, stopping, starting. and suddenly, there was this loud explosion, which to me sounded very metallic and almost had an echo to it. and i saw a huge flash of light, blinding, and then just dark. i am right here. i kind of got blown away from the blast by about five feet. my father's in the red right here laying down and my mother is right next to him over him, and you can see that the blast happened right around there. >> we'll have their just amazing story. again, that whole family affected. >> that's incredible. >> and we talked about their survival and their recovery, which is ongoing, and zoraida, we'll have that full interview at 8:30 this morning on "starting point." really nice people. >> but the whole family, john.

my goodness, what are the chances? looking forward to that. thank you. all right, 36 minutes past the hour. the house could vote today to put furloughs air traffic controllers back to work. the senate approved a plan last night that would free up some money. the goal is to end the big delays that have made flying such a pain in the neck this week, but those workers wouldn't be back in the towers until tomorrow. they're saying that's at the earliest. so, today it's a busy travel day. it is friday. it could be very ugly for you. cnn's zain asher at new york's laguardia airport. you're sharing probably the bad news, right? it's going to be a tough day for commuters. >> reporter: absolutely, an ugly day to say the least. this entire week, in fact, has been very disruptive for pilots and passengers alike. in fact, monday, tuesday and wednesday we saw 3,000 flights delayed, specifically because of budget-related reasons. basically, let me just break it down for you. the faa essentially had to try and find a way to save $600 million between now and september, and as a result, they

had to sort of lay off or furlough 10% of air traffic control officers in that time. as a result, you had more space between planes, you had planes circling in the sky for longer, you had planes sitting on the tarmac for longer as well, but pilots are being very open about this, saying hey, you know, guys, if there are delays, it's actually not our fault, it's because of the sequester, it's because of budget cuts. we're seeing lots of delays at major airports as well, so we're talking laguardia, jfk, l.a.x. we're here at laguardia right now. there's not too much to report in terms of delays right now. that's because it's still very early in the morning. it's 5:30. but we are expecting delays a little bit later on. so, bottom line, if you are traveling today, just make sure you contact the airline or the airport in advance. zoraida? >> and if you don't do that, then pack a lot of patience. you know, last week also, this past week, it's been also mother nature, right? it added to those incredible delays. so, hopefully, it will get better. zain asher live for us at laguardia, thank you very much.

38 minutes after the hour. disturbing new developments in syria's bloody civil war. the obama administration confirming there is evidence the assad regime has used a chemical weapon. it is sarin gas. cnn's senior international correspondent arwa damon is in amman, jordan, this morning. arwa, so, that famous red line, has it been crossed? >> reporter: well, so far, the u.s. administration is saying no. they want to get proper corroborated and clear facts. they're saying that this initial assessment is being put forward with varying degrees of confidence. very important to look at the specific wording that the u.s. is using. no one wants to see the same kind of devastating mistake when it comes to the failures of the intelligence community that we saw taking place in iraq when it comes to syria at this stage, but when it comes to the issue of chemical weapons, that most certainly is something that everyone is taking extremely understandably very seriously. it is believed that syria does have one of the largest stockpiles of chemical weapons

in the world. the u.s. has been trying as best it can along with other allies to monitor the movements of these chemical weapons. they do believe that they have been moved by the assad regime. but here's the especially disturbing part. the exact specifics of where they are and how much the syrian government may possess, no one is entirely sure about that at this stage. >> so, arwa, they are saying, the obama administration is saying that there is evidence. what is that evidence? >> reporter: well, this is based on initial reports that are really focusing on three to four attacks that took place this year, one of them happening last month in aleppo, another happening outside of damascus. earlier, a few months ago, there was one such case in homs. a lot of this initially being based on evidence such as blood samples, soil samples, but again, they're not releasing those specific details just yet. if you ask the syrian population that has been suffering for so long, they will tell you that the red line in syria, well that

was actually crossed a long time ago. >> all right, arwa damon reporting live for us in amman, jordan, thank you so much. 40 minutes past the hour. the blast could be felt more miles, but the people who lost loved ones will feel it for the rest of their lives. coming up, a moving tribute to the first responders who gave their lives. take a look at that. oh, my goodness. west, texas. we'll be right back with much more. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. and be good for your face? [ female announcer ] now there's new neutrogena® naturals acne cleanser. acne medicine from the wintergreen leaf treats breakouts. no parabens or harsh sulfates. for naturally clear skin. [ female announcer ] neutrogena® naturals. for naturally clear skin. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard,

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welcome back. 44 minutes past the hour. the people of west, texas, they are trying to move on with their lives by saluting the heroes who gave their lives. our hearts go out to them. cnn's ed lavendera attended a memorial service for those killed in last week's fertilizer plant explosion. ed, when we were heading to you earlier, we were teasing this segment and all we saw were coffins lined up, draped with the american flag or texas flag. very, very sad. >> reporter: it was a really

powerful several hours that took place yesterday afternoon in waco, just down the interstate here in central texas, as thousands of people turned out to pay their respects. ♪ >> reporter: amid the solemn melodies of bagpipes, tears flowed and flowed. thousands of firefighters and first responders honored the victims killed in the earth-rattling explosion at a fertilizer plant in the small town of west, texas. the flag-draped coffins were a poignant sight, but it was the videotaped eulogies from family members that offered the most gripping emotion. >> he was a true hero, always one of the first to answer every call. >> he was a strong, caring man, good family man. he did everything for us. he never missed a sporting event of ours in his life. >> he was the friend that showed up to help you even before you asked. >> we will love you forever, we

will like you for always. as long as we're living, our son you will be. >> rest in peace and take care, sweet son. i love you. >> i cannot match the power of the voices you just heard on that video. >> reporter: president obama and first lady michelle obama attended the memorial service. the president honored the smalltown strength of a town like west. >> america needs towns like west. that's what makes this country great is towns like west. you have been tested, west. you have been tried. you have gone through fire. but you are and always will be surrounded by an abundance of love. >> it just looks like a bomb went off. >> reporter: in the coming days, residents will begin moving back into evacuated neighborhoods, but homecoming for some, like

susan, won't be happening any time soon. she's lived in this house 19 years. this is just unbelievable. >> it's just -- i'm just thankful i wasn't here in the kitchen. >> reporter: her house is just 300 yards away from the blast site. her son escaped with only scratches on his leg, but when you talk to susan, you can sense how losing friends in the explosion and watching neighbors lose their homes is taking a toll. what does it mean to you to have so many friends out here helping you? >> there's no words. people have come up to this door, and we've been here, we don't even know, offered help. people have brought food, offered money. people have come from i don't know where, and it's awesome. it just warms my heart. >> reporter: and zoraida, as presidents often do in times of tragedy like this, that person will meet privately with victims' family members, and after the ceremony, the memorial ceremony yesterday, president

obama met with these families of the victims privately, and that meeting lasted more than an hour. so, it was after the ceremony and memorial service had ended. marine one didn't take off from waco for more than an hour. so, you can imagine just how an emotional and long meeting that was with those family members. zoraida? >> all of it's so emotional. we're glad you're there for us. ed lavendera reporting live, thank you. coming up, the police chief apologizing for a video that is now 27 years old. the controversy over this parody of officers making fun of the homeless. i said officers making fun of the homeless. "early start" back after this. hello!

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welcome back to "early start," everyone. i'm john berman live in boston. we're at the memorial site here in copley square, really near the finish line of the boston marathon. this memorial is such a

beautiful place. we've seen runners coming by this morning to check it out, which is such a nice sight to see also. there are four crosses there for the four people who died in the bombings and then the subsequent shooting of officer sean collier one week ago. there are new developments to tell you about this morning in the investigation. it seems that boston was not the only site for the tsarnaev brothers. they had planned more attacks. their next reported target, new york's times square. packed nearly 24 hours a day with residents, tourists from around the world. we all know times square. also new this morning, the "boston globe's" reporting that anti-terror intelligence units in massachusetts were never informed that the fbi had investigated tamerlan tsarnaev's activities in 2011. and on a different front, another apparent security gap, a u.s. official says a counterterrorism task force received a warning about tamerlan's extended trip to russia nine months before the boston bombing, but nothing ever came of that contact. zoraida? >> all right, thank you, john. 52 minutes past the hour.

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welcome back. 58 minutes past the hour. trending online this morning. it's an example of why diamonds aren't always a girl's best friend. meet myriam. the 80-year-old tampa woman doesn't want to show her face after a night at a charity event that she's finding a little hard to swallow. a local jewelry store put a fake diamond in every glass of champagne at the fund-raiser except one. the winning glass had a genuine $5,000 sparkler in it. we'll let myriam and the yewler pick up the story there. >> what are the odds of this happening? and i was not paying a whole lot of attention. with the first sip i had taken, i had swallowed it. i just felt certain, well,

they'll find the winner and i won't ever have to tell anybody. >> there was 400 glasses of champagne we had to test, and we finally get to the end and still no diamond showed up. >> i said, oh, gosh, now i have to tell them. >> what could possibly go wrong, right? so, myriam went for a colonoscopy the next day and tests confirmed that she had, indeed, swallowed the winning diamond. so, she says she's going to keep the gem in her family. we stress, she does not mean that literally. oh, poor woman. i wouldn't show my face either. "early start" continues right "early start" continues right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com a chilling revolution from the surviving boston bombing suspect. new york city's times square supposed to be their next terror target. plus, a reluctant hero who helped turn the tide and maybe saved lives. new details on how a carjacking victim's split-second decision foiled the bombing suspects' escape. and the long wait at the

airport could finally be over. new this morning, congress pug a end to furloughs in air traffic control towers. a lot of folks are going to be happy about that. john, good morning. welcome to "early start." nice to have you with us. i'm zoraida sambolin in new york. >> and i'm john berman live in boston this morning. it is friday, april 26th. this is copley square. this is the memorial for all the victims in the marathon bombing attacks. they took all the memorials around the city and they brought them together here to make one big site, and it is simply stunning. you see running sneakers, you see flowers, stuffed animals for martin richard, the 8-year-old, who was of course killed so tragically here. >> john, it looks like there's a guy -- >> beautiful place. >> yeah, it is. i'm seeing the guy in the red jacket. is there a place for people to actually write messages as well?

>> there are msage boards, chalk, and all the runners who ran in the race are leaving their running shoes behind. it's a beautiful site, worth coming to boston just to see it. new york times square was the target of the next bombing. also new this morning, the "boston globe" reporting that anti-terror intelligence units in massachusetts were never advised that the fbi had looked into activities in 2011, and the apparent security gaffes do not end there. on a different front a u.s. official says a counterterrorism task force received a warning about tamerlan's extended trip to russia nine months before the boston bombing, but there was never any apparent follow-up. also we're now hearing from the man who says he was carjacked by the tsarnaev brothers over a week ago and spent a terrifying

90 minutes with the alleged bombers. he has an amazing story to tell. there are also new details emerging from those tense moments when dzhokhar tsarnaev was discovered hiding last week in that boat in watertown, massachusetts. want to go to miguel marquez at boston's beth israel deaconess center. that is where dzhokhar tsarnaev is still being treated this morning. good morning, miguel. >> we're not entirely sure he is still here, actually. while we had photographers and people staking out the hospital all night, they were sort of shoved off around 1:00 in the morning here, and a lot of the police officers that had been behind us earlier, they all took off and there are reports that he may have already been moved to another facility. that's something we are trying to get confirmed. all of that as we are learning more details about this investigation. in a shocking revelation, sources now say dzhokhar tsarnaev had no weapon when he was hiding in a boat. and a police officer injured during the operation, appears an

accidental victim of friendly fire. this, as it's revealed new york city may have been a target as the tsarnaev brothers sought to flee boston. >> the surviving attacker revealed that new york city was next on their list of targets. he told the fbi apparently that he and his brother had intended to drive to new york and detonate additional explosives in times square. >> reporter: the brothers had six more explosives under the pressure cooker and five pipe bombs. 11-year-old aaron fern injured in the attack, visited the memorial. if it was comfort he sought, he got it. >> this is a little more like home. >> reporter: and 11 days on from the attacks, there is this survivor story. >> i felt like my foot was on fire. i knew i couldn't stand up. and i -- i didn't know what to do. i was just screaming, somebody please help me.

and i was thinking, who's going to help me? >> reporter: four people did, then heather abbott had to make a decision she thought she never would. keep her left foot, mangled by the explosion, or have it removed. >> if someone had told me that i was going to have half a leg, basically, at the age of 38 before this happened, i think i would have never believed it, i think i would have been devastated, i think i'm going to be able to live my life in a normal way eventually when i get that permanent prosthesis. >> reporter: and finally one more sign of boston's strength. marathon sports, site of the first bombing, tore down the paper and opened its doors. runners welcomed once again. and, john, we have confirmed that dzhokhar tsarnaev has been moved to a prison facility in massachusetts. that happened overnight. the u.s. marshals office

confirming to cnn that he has, in fact, been moved. i'm sure it comes as a great relief to the hospital because we've all been camped out here, but also there's been several patients here cared for by -- that were injured in the attack were also here. their friends and family were not happy that mr. tsarnaev was here as well. john? >> miguel marquez at beth israel deaconess medical center. to confirm what miguel just said. the suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev has been moved to a medical facility at a prison in fort devons, massachusetts. he has been moved and of course, very sensitive issue because a lot of the victims at beth israel were not happy that he was also there. this also just in to cnn we learned that the mother and father of the suspect, dzhokhar and tamerlan tsarnaev, the mother and father have left dagestan and are now in another part of russia. the mother tells us that the father's planned trip to the u.s. has been delayed

indefinitely. cnn's nic robertson has the latest on these details from the capital of dagestan. good morning, nic. >> reporter: good morning, john. it seems that the health issues that her husband has been facing have led the wife now to make this statement that as far as the family is concerned that trip that we heard yesterday that he was going to make to the united states, expecting to arrive as early as today for his son tamerlan's funeral, they're saying that's been postponed indefinitely, and beyond that they've now left dagestan from for another part of russia. this is what they're telling us right now. all this information is new and just in. what we heard from the mother yesterday was very telling detail about how much the relationship between her two sons tamerlan and dzhokhar, a lot of speculation, obviously, tamerlan was the one that really took a sort of radical understanding of islam and pushed that on his younger brother. this is what she said about their relationship.

>> yes -- american now. why did i even go there? i thought americas -- i don't understand for like any reason but it happens. only america. >> she was really emotional in that press conference. clearly there talking about how she was devastated. she thought they made the wrong decision by going to live in the united states. she said on a friday when tamerlan would come back from college, tamerlan would greet him, hug him, kiss him on the head. she described a very, very strong and powerful relationship between the two brothers.

>> nic robertson, our thanks to you from dagestan. of course that news that we just learned the mother and father of dzhokhar and tamerlan tsarnaev have moved from where they were in dagestan and are now in another part of russia. another piece of this developing story. zoraida? >> new this morning, the house could vote today to put furloughed air traffic controllers back to work after the senate approved the plan. nearly 1500 of them had to take unpaid time off because of those forced spending cuts. the goal is to end the big delays that have made flying such a pain this week. those workers wouldn't be back in the towers until tomorrow. they're saying that would be at the earliest. so today, my dear friends, could be really ugly for you. cnn's zain asher is live at new york's laguardia airport. do they have delays at this hour? >> no delays at this hour. it's still early. but it has been a very disruptive week for passengers. and pilots have also been complaining, as well.

monday, tuesday, and wednesday we saw 3,000 flights delayed, specifically because of budget cuts. essentially the faa had to find a way of reducing their budget by $600 million, as a result they reduced staff at air traffic control towers by 10%. so what you saw was more space between planes. planes being on the tarmac for longer, planes circling in the sky for longer. i just spoke to a pilot from american eagle. here's what he had to say. >> it's just been torture. that's all i could say. it's been torture and i've never been -- i haven't been home on time yet. so i plan on coming back about 3:00 today, probably going to be about 6:00. so plan on being on duty for at least 12 hours today. >> that pilot also told me that he's being very open and honest with his passengers saying, hey, guys, if there are delays it's not our fault, it's because of the sequester. it's because of those budget

cuts. if you are planning on traveling today or tomorrow just make sure you call the airport or airline in advance. zoraida? >> i've got a family member who is traveling and they went on the overhead and said, we're delayed and it's because of the sequester. so if you want to blame somebody, blame them. >> they're open and honest about it. >> thank you very much, zain asher live for us at laguardia airport. very big night for some very big linemen in the first round of the nfl draft. >> with the first pick in the 2013 nfl draft, the kansas city chiefs select eric fisher, tackle, central michigan. >> that's a big boy. 6'7", 306 pound defensive tackle eric fisher of central michigan, congratulations. picked first last night by the kansas city chiefs. in fact, the first seven selections were all linemen. and fisher never expected to hear his name called first by the commissioner.

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♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ welcome back to "early start," everyone, i'm john berman live in boston this morning. we have two big new pieces of information in the boston bombing investigation at this hour. we just learned the u.s. marshal service confirmed to us, in fact, that suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev has been moved from the beth israel deaconess medical center here in boston, he is now being held at a prison facility in fort devons, massachusetts. that's 30-plus miles or so west of boston. this houses male offenders who require specialized or long-term medical or mental health care. that is a big development.

we also just learned that the tsarnaev parents have left their home in bag stan for another part of russia. we don't know where. and we also learned that the father's trip to the united states has been delayed indefinitely. there is other news. also this disturbing development that the sarbayev brothers were planning another attract, this one on new york city's times square. this morning the boston globe reports anti-terror intelligence unit in massachusetts were never advised that the fbi had investigated tamerlan tsarnaev's activity in 2011. and on another front, another apparent security gaffe, a u.s. official says a counterterrorism task force received a warning about tamerlan's extended trip to russia nine months before the boston bombing, but there was never any follow-up and that was never passed on. so a lot of news. also a lot of questions this morning. >> a lot of last-minute developments. 15 minutes past the hour. the obama administration on the record saying it believes the syrian government has used chemical weapons on civilians in

its ongoing civil war. but the white house is moving cautiously, even though some in congress are calling for a swift response now. we're joined by pentagon correspondent barbara starr. we have talked about this red line for a very long time and president obama saying that if they cross that red line for using chemical weapons that the white house would take action. what are we hearing this morning? >> zoraida, the evidence is mounting now, not conclusive according to the administration, so the question is, if syria did cross the red line, what would the white house do? maybe the real question for many is, is there anything that can be done. >> reporter: march 19th, aleppo, syria. there is talk civilians here have been attacked with chemical weapons but no confirmation. now, suddenly, defense secretary chuck hagel traveling in the middle east? >> the u.s. intelligence community assesses with some degree of varying confidence that the syrian regime has used

chemical weapons on a small scale in syria, specifically the chemical agent sarin. >> reporter: the white house sent letters to congress responding to questions about chemical weapons used and calling for a u.n. investigation. after the debacle over iraqi weapons, hagel says the u.s. needs to confirm exactly what happened. >> we need all the facts. we need all the information. >> reporter: senator john mccain told cnn's jake tapper it's not the response he wants. >> disappointment but not surprise. the president has not wanted to engage in syria in any way, any meaningful way for a couple of years. >> reporter: mccain wants a no-fly zone, weapons provided to the syrian opposition and chemical weapons secured. president obama had promised action but was never specific. >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical

weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my calculus. >> reporter: a senior u.s. official says the syrians continue moving chemical stockpiles, causing even more worry. hagel is sending the first armored division's headquarters from ft. bliss, texas, to jordan. the official tells cnn it will spearhead securing syria's weapons if ordered. >> we could use air strikes, drone strikes. there could be teams of special forces who go into the country. >> reporter: but the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff who is reviewing military options says troops aren't the answer. >> do you have confidence that we could secure it? >> not as i sit here today simply because they've been moving it and the number of sites is quite numerous. >> so there you have it. the top u.s. military official saying he doesn't even think the u.s. military could secure it. the white house is really ruled

out at this point any go it alone u.s. military action. allies are reluctant to get involved. but the pressure, the political pressure is mounting on the white house to do something to show more support for the opposition. zoraida? >> you know, barbara, as we were watching there what the president said, he said a whole bunch of chemical weapons. if we see evidence of a whole bunch of chemical weapons so you have to wonder what that means, as they continue looking at the evidence here, right? >> well, you know, this is the real question. what is the red line? how much is a whole bunch of chemical weapons? what we know now is they are investigating several potential attacks. we know that they say they have some evidence, some confidence, but i think iraq looms very large in this administration's mind. the debacle there for many years, the intelligence debacle is not something they want to repeat so they are saying they want more intelligence, more certain information, but not saying what they're going to do about it. zoraida? >> love having you there.

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welcome back. good morning to you. we're "minding your business" this morning. it's been a solid week for the stock market. we are loving it. >> it has been up. and it will be up on the week. stock futures are lower, dow off about 38 points but it has been a solid week. at 8:30 we're going to get the first look at economic growth

for the first quarter. experts forecast 2.8% growth. the fourth quarter of last year you can see the little slim blue bar. it wasn't good. it's been a bumpy year. you want to see strength and increasing strength so that you can get some jobs growth. now one bright spot is housing. here's what's going right in the real estate market. super low mortgage rates. these are brand-new numbers on your screen, folks. 30-year fixed rate, 3.4%. super close to a record low. 15-year fixed. that's a popular refinancing tool. 2.61%. for the 15-year. i think those numbers were inverted. low inventory. buyers are creating this sense of urgency. there's not a lot for sale out there. here's another reason why the housing market is recovering, prices are rising. they're rising slowly as we told you yesterday, just half a percent during the first quart er but they are rising. here's what could stop the recovery. first, this is very investor

driven. you've got cash buyers. you've got people buying five, six, seven properties in vegas and phoenix. what happens when that dies down? some people say that could help create a little housing bubble in some of those markets, too. the jobs market needs to rev up. we need more jobs growth. three generation "y" loaded down with debt. so the next generation of buyers is not likely going to be as enthusiastic as say generation "x" was, or even able to rush into buying. that's something people are really watching, as well. >> it kind of makes sense. what's the one thing we need to know about our money? >> air traffic controllers could go back to work as early as saturday. that could ease the long lines and delays. but what hasn't been fixed is congress' inability to think long-term about what's best for the american economy. so, as those lines get shorter at the airport, let's remember, congress is stilll lurching fro crisis to crisis. don't pat yourself on the back, washington. even though we have shorter lines. >> thank you so much. 25 minutes past the hour.

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two breaking developments this hour in the boston bombings case. first, cnn learning just minutes ago the surviving suspect no longer it the a boston hospital. he has been moved. also, this from our cnn team in russia. the suspect's mother and father also on the move. heading to another part of that country. not coming here. >> and putting an end to the long wait at the airport. congress finally taking action on control tower furloughs. welcome back to "early start." i'm zoraida sambolin in new york. >> and i'm john berman live in boston. it is friday, april 26th. about half past the hour right now. and we begin with two new breaking developments this morning in the boston bombing

case here. the u.s. marshal service confirms to us that suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev has been moved from the beth israel deaconess medical center. he is now being held at a prison facility at fort devens, massachusetts, about 30 miles pest of boston. this is a facility which houses male offenders who require specialized or long-term medical or mental health care. we've also learned that the tsarnaev brothers parents, the parents have left their hometown in dagestan and the mother tells us that the father's trip to the u.s. has been delayed indefinitely. this comes on the heels of new information that the brothers were planning another attack, this one new york city's times square. they also reportedly had plans to drive their on april 19th, the night they wound up in a shoot-out with police. we have complete coverage of all these new developments. we're going to go first to the issues now with the surviving suspect, just moved out of the hospital miguel marquez live at

boston's beth israel deaconess medical center where dzhokhar tsarnaev is no longer. miguel? >> john, it sounded like it happened between 1:00 and 3:00 this morning that mr. tsarnaev was moved from here at beth israel. the last we knew, his condition was fair. it's clear that he has improved enough that he could be moved. that was one concern that doctors here had. despite community concerns about him being cared for at the same facility where victims of the bombing he helped carry out were also being cared for. the facility he went to is a decommissioned military base. it can take high security prisoners, but more importantly, it has a hospital facility where they can continue to care for him until he's completely well enough to be put into another prison presumably to wait trial here in the boston area. but at the moment we can say he has left boston.

he is 40 miles northwest of here, and presumably being cared for there until he's well enough to stand trial. john? >> miguel marquez. again that news just breaking. we just confirmed that from the marshal service that dzhokhar tsarnaev has been moved. now to the new developments about the tsarnaev brothers' plans. they may have been planning another attack, the site of that next attack could have been new york city's times square. cnn's richard roth is in times square for us with these new, chilling details. richard? >> that's right. you mention last minute. we don't know how much planning might have gone into an attack here in times square, john. new york city authorities seemed to think it was a spontaneous process, where the brothers would have headed down to new york in that hijacked vehicle. now the 19-year-old was photographed here in times

square not long ago, which officials here consider a bit of an ominous sign. new york city police commissioner ray kelly would like to know more. >> the nypd intelligence division is actually investigating to determine dzhokhar's movement in new york city, as well as who he might have been with here. new york city detectives and supervisors joint terrorism task force with the fbi are assisting in the ongoing investigations of both boston and new york. >> reporter: in the car another pressure cooker device, several pipe bombs. times square here in new york, the crossroads of the world, escaped considerable damage in 2010 when a man tried to potentially detonate a major car bomb. and then was arrested a short time later at the airport. birds are chirping. late spring still here in the air, john. and that is always the normal

concern here in times square. major tourist attraction in the city. >> it was interesting to hear from the mayor and the new york city police chief yesterday saying new york is always at the ready and they were looking into this. they didn't sound overly alarmed but it was a development worth watching nonetheless. richard roth in times square, thanks so much. meanwhile we have a heartwarming image to share with you that's in some ways really defines the spirit and the meaning of boston strong. want to take a look at boston magazine's new cover. show you this picture right now. those are running shoes forming a heart with the message, we will finish the race. those words, of course, spoken by president obama at the memorial service here last week. every pair of shoes in that image was worn by someone who ran in the boston marathon more than week ago the day of that awful attack. zoraida, where i'm standing right now is the memorial site in boston. boston's copley square just a half a block away or so from the finish line of the boston marathon. it is a beautiful sight. there are lots of people coming

here in these early hours. there are specific memorials to each of the four victims who died over the last week and a half. as well as running shoes that people who ran in the marathon are leaving behind and message boards where people can leave special notes to all the victims who have suffered here. it's a beautiful, beautiful sight. >> it's really great that they have that. because, even if you didn't know anybody, if you weren't personally affected it's so nice to be able to go and share your thoughts. right? and honor the victims, also. thank you, john, i appreciate that. all right, so new this morning, the senate voting to put furloughed air traffic controllers back in the towers, and hopefully end the long airport delays that you have been experiencing this week. the house could vote on the bill today, and controllers likely would be at work tomorrow, they're saying that would be at the earliest. so that means today, which is a very busy travel day of friday, could be a long one if you're playing. faa employees were furloughed because of the forced spending cuts. and a developing story out of

russia where officials say 38 people were killed in a hospital fire today in the town of ramensky. just outside of moscow. 41 people were inside the psychiatric facility at the time. only three managed to escape. the fire may have been sparked by an electrical short, and tomorrow will be an official day of mourning in russia for those many lives that were lost in that fire. a lot of them were found still in their beds. and the people of west, texas, trying to move on with their lives by saluting the heroes who gave theirs. cnn's ed lavandera attended a memorial service for those killed in last week's fertilizer plant explosion. very moving and a very powerful tribute. ed? >> rid was striking, zoraida, to say the least. firefighters and first responders from across the state showed up in force to pay their respects. ♪

>> reporter: amid the solemn melodies of bagpipes, tears flowed and flowed. thousands of firefighters and first responders honored the victims killed in the earth-rattling explosion at a fertilizer plant in the small town of west, texas. the flag-draped coffins were a poignant sight, but it was the videotaped eulogies from family members that offered the most gripping emotion. >> he was a true hero, always one of the first to answer every call. >> he was a strong, caring man, good family man. he did everything for us. he never missed a sporting event of ours in his life. >> he was the friend that showed up to help you even before you asked. >> we will love you forever, we will like you for always. as long as we're living, our son you will be. >> rest in peace and take care, sweet son. i love you. >> i cannot match the power of

the voices you just heard on that video. >> reporter: president obama and first lady michelle obama attended the memorial service. the president honored the smalltown strength of a town like west. >> america needs towns like west. that's what makes this country great is towns like west. you have been tested, west. you have been tried. you have gone through fire. but you are and always will be surrounded by an abundance of love. >> it just looks like a bomb went off. >> reporter: in the coming days, residents will begin moving back into evacuated neighborhoods, but homecoming for some, like susan, won't be happening any time soon. she's lived in this house 19 years. this is just unbelievable. >> it's just -- i'm just thankful i wasn't here in the kitchen. >> reporter: her house is just

300 yards away from the blast site. her son escaped with only scratches on his leg, but when you talk to susan, you can sense how losing friends in the explosion and watching neighbors lose their homes is taking a toll. what does it mean to you to have so many friends out here helping you? >> there's no words. people have come up to this door, and we've been here, we don't even know, offered help. people have brought food, offered money. people have come from i don't know where, and it's awesome. it just warms my heart. >> and, zoraida, yesterday and today city employees here in the town of west have been given the days off to attend funerals and the memorial service, as you saw yesterday. and yesterday after the memorial service, president obama and michelle obama spent more than an hour meeting with the victims' families privately before taking off from the waco area in marine one. zoraida? >> i'm sure that helped some of those folks quite a bit. ed lavandera, thanks so much. as we walk this week, saying what can we do? i want to remind you that we

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43 minutes past the hour. christine romans joins us with a look at what's ahead on "starting point." >> dropped my microphone. ahead on "starting point" breaking news in the boston investigation. the suspect has been moved from the hospital to a prison

facility. as we learn they had another bombing target in mind, new york city's very crowded times square. this as we learn about communication failure between massachusetts and federal intelligence agencies about one of those suspects. is the nation's security system broken? then the white house confirming that chemical weapons have been used in syria. president obama called this a red line. so, does that mean it's been crossed? and will the u.s. have to take action? plus one of the world's most popular ufc fighters telling us his story about how he made it to the top. it's a really interesting story of leadership, quaint frankly. georges st-pierre joins me live with his new book, "the way of the fight." >> that's why you were asking. >> i know. >> i could not keep up. they're in really good shape. >> yeah, yeah. looking forward to that. 44 minutes past the hour, can i say this twinkie lovers rejoice. the new owners of hostess brands revealing your favorite guilty food pleasure is coming back.

the creamy velvety cake that you crave will be in store shelves sometime in july. i used to eat these a lot when i was a little girl. the rest of the snack brands will return after that, most likely in august or september. hip hip hooray. and the big surprise for people who showed up at a subway stop in new york city to find michael buble singing. ♪ ♪ with my head hanging down and i wonder ♪ >> okay this is right around the corner from our building. next time folks if you happen to be there could you tweet me and let me know? he was supposed to sing yesterday at an event promoting expanded wi-fi in new york city's subway system. the show was canceled when myer bloomberg was called away to give a press conference on the plot to bomb times square.

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i'm john berman live in boston this morning. we have breaking news in the marathon bombing investigation.

the u.s. marshals service confirms to cnn that marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev has been moved from the beth israel deaconess medical center here in boston. he is now being held at a prison facility at fort devens, massachusetts, about 30 miles west or so of boston. while we bring you the latest developments in this case we also want to remember the victims here. of course i'm standing right in front of the memorial in copley square. i also want to introduce you to the white family. i got to spend some time with them yesterday as they recover, three of them, from the boston marathon attack. kevin white and his mother mary jo were both injured in the blast. they were just a few fight away from the first explosion. bill white a husband and father, vietnam vote ran, he lost a leg. he remains hospitalized this morning. and his son kevin describes what happened when the bomb went off. >> from what i recall we were toward the finish line, meandering, stopping, starting, stopping, starting, and you isly

there was this loud explosion which to me sounded very metallic and almost had an echo to it. and i saw a huge flash of light, blinding, and then just dark. i am right here. i kind of got blown away from the blast by about five feet. my father's in the red right here laying down and my mother is right next to him over him, and you can see that the blast happened right around there. >> it was hours before the son kevin knew that his mother and father were both okay. harrowing, harrowing moments for all of them. and my full interview with the white family, including their recovery and how they plan to move forward, that comes up at 8:30 this morning on "starting point." they are a very, nice, resilient family, zoraida. >> really looking forward to that. thank you very much, john. it is 15 minutes past the hour. new this morning, seattle police dusting off a skeleton in their closet. a 27-year-old parody music video that shows officers making fun of homeless people.

♪ under the viaduct, where dirt is our floor ♪ ♪ under the viaduct, who could ask for more ♪ ♪ under the viaduct, we'll be drinking our booze ♪ >> the 1986 video was part of a training film shown to seattle cops. the departments current interim police chief was in it. he said he wants to be transparent and get ahead of this and apologize. >> the attempt at humor clearly was wrong, and again, i am deeply sorry for it. but i own it. frankly, now that i'm in a much higher profile position, at some point eventually it could have come out, and i promised the media, i promised my officers, i promised the command staff that i would be open and honest and approach things head on. >> the department has come under federal scrutiny in recent years for its treatment of minorities, as well. as predicted the first round

of the nfl draft was heavy on the really big guys. first-time two offensive tackles went as the number one and number two overall picks. it was quite a night. joe carter is here with the "bleacher report." good morning. >> good morning, zoraida. yeah, what this draft lacks in star power is more than made up for in size, and surprise. the first seven selections, seven, were all big boys. offensive and defensive linemen. >> with the first pick in the 2013 nfl draft, the kansas city chiefs select eric fisher, tackle, central michigan. >> oh, and this is a big boy. 6'7", 306 pounds. he's not only tall and athletic, he's still growing. 22 years old. now his job next season is a big one. he has to protect the chiefs new investment, quarterback alex smith. >> this is so hard to process. the fact that i was the number one pick in the nfl draft, it's

a dream come true. something i've been working for for so long and, i'm standing here right now, and i just can't believe it yet. >> all right. jacksonville really set the tone for the rest of the night by picking another big guy, offensive tackle luke joeckel. a record number of offensive linemen were taken in this year's first round. now, field position largely ignored. in the first 32 picks only one quarterback was drafted. no running backs were taken. now, with the fifth pick, detroit, you can say, really rolled the dice. defensive end ziggy ansah. the guy was born and raised in ghana, he only knew soccer most of his life. he didn't move to the united states until 2008, picked up football and only played for three seasons at byu. but the lions really liked this guy. >> all right so making news for not getting picked, notre dame line backer manti te'o. he was passed up by all 32 teams in the first round.

maybe it's because he's got major baggage. or maybe it's because he played poorly in the national championship game against top talent alabama. he must have had a feeling this was going to happen because he did not make the trip to new york city. instead he's in hawaii with his parents where he's going to watch for his name to be called, perhaps later today. and you got to feel bad for this guy. it was a rough night for west virginia quarterback geno smith. he made the trip to new york city, he was waiting in the green room to have his name picked. but instead, he waited, and waited, and waited, and his name was never called. aaron rodgers knows that feeling. he's the quarterback many predicted, jeno smith, would go in the first round, but instead passed up by all 32 teams. he said i'm not going to go through this again. he's going to fly home and watch the second round with his family. well, the miami heat, they won again last night. they beat the milwaukee bucks by 13 to go up 3-0 in the series. but the big story, miami veteran sharp shooter ray allen. he set a new record.

he's now made more playoff three pointers than any other player in nba history. he passed up reggie miller with 322 playoff three pointers. and zoraida, coming up just after the top of the hour we're going to talk more about the nfl draft and perhaps the most touching story of the night came not from a player who wases picked, but from a former nfl player. >> all right well i'm going to stay tuned for that. that's quite a tease. >> thank you. >> "starting point" just minutes away. and with this morning's breaking developments in the boston bombing, the suspect and his parents on the move this morning. ♪ even superheroes need superheroes, and some superheroes need complete and balanced meals with 23 vitamins and minerals. purina dog chow. help keep him strong. dog chow strong.

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john berman continues our coverage live in boston with "starting point" right now. good morning, everyone. i'm john berman live in boston where we begin this morning with breaking news. cnn confirming that the surviving boston bombing suspect has been moved to a prison medical facility outside boston. we have the developing details. and within the last hour, cnn also learning the suspect's parents have left their home in dagestan, but not to come here to the united states. we're going to go live to dagestan with more on where the parents moved to, and why. plus we have new details on what the alleged bombers were going to do the night that they were caught. >> he and his brothers decided spontaneously on times square as a target. and they would drive to times square that same night. >> and this morning we're hearing from the man whose

carjacking led to the brothers' capture. he recounts those heart pounding 90 minutes and his brave decision that almost definitely saved some lives. then, was the red line crossed? we've learned that chemical weapons have been used in syria. will the u.s. now have to get involved in the civil war there. plus will the delays go away? the senate making a late-night deal to ease air traffic controller furloughs, but some say this doesn't really solve the problem. and big sports news. surprise at the nfl draft. the number one pick, not who many people expected. and more trouble for manti te'o. they simply continue, no team yet for manti te'o. it is friday, april 26th. a huge day of news in this special edition of "starting point" begins right now.