favorite people from fox and four females. and one guy. >> we'll see who that is. >> we are looking ford it. and great to have you here eric and america's news headquarters starts right now. thank you, guys, one year later in boston, a sense of closure for some and a lot of the pride for everyone in the town. it starts hq. i am bill hemmer live from the boston common. this is a special edition of hq. welcome back to elizabeth in new york. good day. >> thank you. it has been a year since the deadly terrorist bombings on the finish line that killed three people. that did not stop 37,000 runners

from signing up. an american winning the men's race. the first american man to win the marathon since 1983. and the women's winner is defending her title. and boston native finished 7th. and she finished fourth last year. >> that is a big desappointment for her. she was born and raced north of boston. this year's race was marketedly different for the runners and the people who packed the route with more than double the security in years passed. theyasmed up the police officer, of which 5 or 600 plains clothes officer. and many of them in the finished line. a lot of the dos and don'ts this year. and more rules than they have.

one don't was a back pack. if you had one you were stopped and checked and all of the runners were told to bring a fannie pack. quite a difference in the size. molly line is on security detail for us for the past two weeks figuring out what they need and doing and that is framing and molly what did they say about the race with a good five hours left now and tens of thousands of runners still on the course, how are things going. >> they feel like things are secower and no specified threats. and the law officers, among that group there are hundreds with specialized training and to look for threats and look out for an expositive or ia d.

and the massachusetts national guard combined with 26 different states are on hand to look for chemical and biological threats and massachusetts governor standing just above the multiagency coordination center. he came along with the homeland security dave johnson to look at things and how they are running and where everything is coordinated and this is what the homeland security secretary had to say. >> we look forward to a secure and safe event, but we remain vigilant. and one of the things we continually remind the public to do if you so something, say something. and every place on the course where we see crowds and surveillance cameras and they will be monitored from several places. there are also four state police

helicopters up in the air that have a down lake. and they have things looking at this from all different angles. bill. nmolly line framing in massachusetts. we'll be in contact with molly throughout the day as our coverage continues. and kevin culin, the paper won the pulllitxer prize. and kevin is with me this afternoon and good day for you. you just left the finish line and cover it every year. and what did you notice every year. >> one was clearly more police officers down there and more people down there. it is obvious that people have come in and not normally coming in on a marathon. and both from a security point of view and idea of coming back to the race. >> weather is fantastic. >> it was beautiful last year. and bostonians.

and anyone coming from the race and they are coming from countries around the world and when they say they want to make a statement what does that mean? >> the whole idea of not being deterred by what happened last year. and so there are noticeable. and i noticed people from different countries people are here and it is not in your face but people are clearly making a statement that this is our marathon. it belongs to the world and so the world is coming. >> i talked to the police commissioner. >> it is killing him because he can't run. now he is the stop cop. >> he wants to keep it friendly and family and fun. and you try to balance that with the amount of security around here. how are they striking that? >> i think first of all, there are standard line on this.

one of the check points and one of the cops there. you play hockey with them. and he made me open my coat. >> and security goes for everybody. to me, it is all after 9/11. the rules changed after last year. and i think people are take it in the spirit that matters. my son went through the checkpoint and can they -- they checked his bag. there were no specific threats that they knew of. an american has won. >> we are all trying to learn how to pronounce. >> he's naturalized american from aratribaia we call him meb.

>> he was here came to the united states as a refugee. it is a wonderful end and a coda. and those guys spurned the opportunities begin to them by this country. martin rich an eight-year-old by, they killed a woman named lindsay lu who came here to take advantage and they killed her. and to me it is poetic justice that an american who came here as an refugee, the immigrant story and he won the race. it is fabulous. thank you. >> we look forward to your piece tomorrow. he talks about the amount of charity. one follow-upped boston charity raised hundred million for the victims of the bombing. it is truly outstanding. and tributes to those victims

along the route. they are handing out 61 million to the victims and the victim's families. >> tragically so many of the survivors are young people with devastating injuries. many amputations, and terrible burns. and they have a lifetime of needs, so yes, the need continues and our donors are incredibliiy gunnerous. >> not only the survivors themselves. the money helps them to focus on their own personal and physical and emotional healing. and by being engaged in the community through its contributions is healing itself. >> that fund raised another

$17 million and plans the second round of distributions this coming summer. all right bill. your nice work out there. in ukraine showing a deadly stand off with russia. he's plans to meet the ucrannian minister and vice-president. and the violence casting doubt on the deal they reached to restore peace in the ukraine. and john bolton is the former u.s. embassy. and thank you for joining us. >> glad to be with you. >> i will start with vice-president's trip. what do you think he will accomplish. how do you feel about this? >> we'll see if there are any new announcements. and the fact that the obama administration's policy in the face of russian aggression is

one of weakness and indeed the policy is failing. putin wants to establish a regime in kiev that is like moscow. >> ambassador, i am sure you read the new york times colume david brooks that the president has a manhood problem. sdo do you think the president has an image problem? >> i think the term is a distraction. i think the president is weak fill civically. and a weak lead are. he is indecisive and lives a worlgd of red rick. you can be a strong female leader like margaret thatcher or weak like jimmy carter. his weakness led to declining american influence in the world specifically the middle east.

>> we see two leadership styles between president obama and vladimar putin. i want to get your take on the spin tactics that putten is using and not phased by the west. >> it is not my style for an american leader. but the puttin has the strategy and knows what he wants and he wants to re-establish russia in the space of the former soviet union. he is carrying that out. barak obama has no strategy or policy at all and weakens the united states around the world. it is not only an image problem but a fact in terms of decloining military budgets and a president that is follow-uppedmentally disinterested in american national security except when he can't avoid it. putin sees that weakness and taking advantage of.

it >> i only have time for 20 more seconds. >> the president should slap sanctions on russia and barring the institutions. and bring ukraine in to the group >> many people thought they had to run the race and make it to tuesday to complete the cycle of recovery here in boston. as our coverage continues. there is news we are watching. emotions are running high as the death toll rises in the sunken south korea ferry. >> and a hard- footfought battle for the house and senate especially because of the obama care roll out. a top democrat said that is not the case.

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didn't appear to be dirty or all greased up. >> he appears fine considering that 80 percent of the stowaways die most from hypothermia since the temperature is minus 50 degrees. and others die from a lack of oxygen. the guy should not have walked off of the airplane nor gotten on it. security footage shoes him hopping the fence. tsa and the fbi are investigating. >> no system is 100 percent. and it is public to scale under the cover of darkness and remain undetected and this is what the teenager did. >> how did he survive? >> doctors say stowaways go into

a iberination. and their heart rate goes down and they don't use as much oxygen and we assume there will be a happy family reunion either in california or hawaii and right now. the 16-year-old is in state custody. nwow, william. thanks for joaning us. weigh are hearing from the runners across the finish line. an american wins on the men's side since 1983. we'll talk to them next as the coverage continues. it is patriot's day in boston here on hq. accusation of president playing politics on key stone. is that the case, we'll dpe debate it fair and balanced, next. ♪

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that group yet to finish. 5,000 people would come back this year and finish the boston marathon. it is a testaament to what it means. none man not here a year ago and darn fast. two hours and 52 minutes. sachson from kenya and living in mobile, alabama. congratulations first of all. wonderful time. you had to be here this year for a couple of reasons i will get to in a moment. what did it mean to you to run this race this year because of what happened a year ago. >> it meant a lot for me. and just to go to continue to run and we don't want to fear especially with what happened

last year. we would finish strong and come and run. >> that's great. did you notice security out there and did you so the police officers. >> security was very tight. and police are aware. so we kind of fell. the fans were cheering. and they keep pushingut and we kept going us. >> and the crowd along the way encouraged you. >> yes, sir. >> you are raising money for an orphanage out of the kenya. >> we have access to the computers. and i am raising money to be in the computer level there.

and we let the people get trained on the computer and for their top programs. and so they have access to in the computer. so that is what you get. this is wonderful. >> and your story is one of 36,000 stories today. i want to say congratulations. and thank you for sharing that with us. >> nice we have new fans, too. and great to meet you and my best to you. we'll talk in a moment. >> and among the sea of runners. former nfl quarterback and star of boston college and in newton mass. and raising money for his charity. and number 22 on the road today.

it is his second marathon as well. thank you again. >> elizabeth, back to you in new york. >> and chairman of the democratic national committee doesn't believe that politics will sway the decision on the key stone poop line. the state department is delying the decision. and now will not come until after the midterm election. we have simon and president and founder and former clinton advisor. derek, i want to start with you. and heard from the dnc, do you agree no politics are played here? >> that is a great question. of course, politics are played

here. everything that the white house is doing is based on politics. they have labor union friends who want the jobs and on the other hand iermentallist who don't care and tom stier, a billionaire who pledged 100 million to influence the upcoming election and his own political advisor said where it is spent depends on the key stone poip line. >> it is all politics. and they would support eventually 42,000 jobs and bring 800,000 barrels of crude oil to the coast. simon, i want your reaction? >> i think what is important to recognize how much the energy picture in the united states have changed a last now years. they will be larmingly energy independent. and they will be bringing more

local energy in to play. and we have sewn a huge increase in renewables. and on the balance, it is far better than it used to be under president obama and will get better if we end up passing co stone. i am a supporter of it. and happy to say that. and the weather gets passed, it is not that big of a deal and political and work through the political system and we are close to a decision. >> we are not sure when the decision will be made but we think it will be pushed back. and derek, we are seeing red state democrats backing off and lewisville and alaska and other states. and what about those races in the key states. >> those are the people who have most to gain. and that means that is the people president is willing to

risk to appease the environmentalist. and i am for alternative energy we have to live in the real world. and we need oil to generate not only gas linbut electricity and it is not as though the oil will sit in capped cand sands until we decide to do. it will go to china. we can be almost energy independent as soimon said or completely independent and a exporter and that would help weep western you've. there is no down side to this. and whether the debate is over 42,000 or 45 permanent jobs. it is more than we have now. >> simon what do you think. it behooves the administration

but also for the red state democrats if they did make a decision. >> we can't overstate the importance of co stone and shouldn't under statement it either. >> it has been five years. >> i understand. but a lot of the energy picture has improved. (talking over each other) >> it has improved dramatically. >> all on private lapd. >> we have started to -- it is not like the things are standing pat. this will be one piece of a broader puzzle and important for the advocates not to overstate. it is one piece of the larger puzzle. i am a democrat who hopes it can gets done. whether it happens now or six months from now it is not that big of a deal. >> it is to the people who need

the work. >> thank you for joining us. >> gentlemen, how did it go? >> awesome. >> elizabeth, we are talking to a few more runners coming over here in the boston common. first, a series of drone strikes killing 55 suspected al-qaeda militants reported in an hot bed for terrorist. this on the heels of new video. and the what all of this could mean for the intl fight against terror. ralph peters on that, next. get all your favorites all day, everyday.

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past five months alone. they will tell us how worried we should all be. >> powdered alcohol. and yeah, powdered alcohol. add water to make booze. is that a good idea? all on the real story in the top of the hour. thank you. and a third day of deadly drone strikes in yemen. the al-qaeda militants were killed in the south of the country. days after the air strike killed several suspected militants. 55 now dead in that region. if true, what does that mean. colonel peters is here. welcome back to you. if it is true, what does this tell you? >> it tells me several things. this is good news frpt ain't no down side to killing that number of al-qaeda terrorist.

and secondly, it tells me, we were getting worried about these guys not only the terrorist prop gappeda video and they were patting each other on the back. and may have helped to tip us to the target. but more intelligence showing that president obama's restriction on drone attacks were back firing on us. and so this is all good. that is a large number of al-qaeda terrorist whether they are recruits or old drill sergeants, it is a good, good score. the important thing. they are a tactic and not a strategy. and we still don't have an aggressive strategy for dealing with al-qaeda. >> you said something there. do you think that the public dissimination of that video led possibly to the series of attacks we heard about in the last 72 hours?

>> it stands to the sense it embarrassed us and gave the go get them guys in the cia a leverage on the white house administration types that wanted to cut back on the drone strikes. as a former intel. smart people looking at those propaganda videos. and yahoo wonderful video from yemen. they might have picked up clues. and we to have friends and that might have helped in the targeting and the video might have back fired on the terrorist. >> and also the now intelligence you suggested has us worried. and from one sense where does that opinion come from. >> that is my view of on reading the tea leaves. but clearly al-qaeda was never destroyed and dismated and

annihileated. and couple of things. ultimately al-qaeda is not about us and whether we cut back and increase drone strikes and they create more terrorist. there will be more terrorist anyway. the problem is the comprehensive failure of the civilization of the middle east. that is what they work through themselves. in the meantime it is no short term fix. it is a long struggle. and sorry. that's the bad news and you got to kill these guys and i wore pink in a tribute to code pink. if not for code pink we wouldn't be killing the terrorist that fast. the obama administration looked at the protest against gitmo. it is a lot easier to kill the bad guys.

>> cornell. when you back off of the drone program, what dow argue is the affect of that? >> you take the panel off of the drone program things happen on the ground. what is that? >> what happens is. we think by backing off the drone program will make all of the tribal leaders happy and they want al-qaeda gone. and it just gives the terrorist breathing space. drones are a tool and not a strategy. and they are important tool in a strad edgy. i would like to see it to yemen to the massive concentrations of al-qaeda in syria and killing al-qaeda operatives in syria is not helping assad and helping keep america safe.

al-qaeda still wants to kill americans and sorry pacifist of the world the argument is kill them first. ncornell. thank you. ralph peters, in washington. could be a game changer in the short term of the country. as you pointed out. we are back to boston in a moment. first here is elizabeth in new york. >> and what caused a experienced sky diver with jumps to his death. a runner who finished his third boston marathon. ♪ ♪ and i got the tools ♪ to do it my way ♪ i got a lock on equities ♪ that's why i'm type e ♪ ♪ that's why i'm tyyyyype eeeee, ♪ ♪ i can do it all from my mobile phone ♪ ♪ that's why i'm tyyyyype eeeee, ♪ ♪ if i need some help i'm not alone ♪

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v. the fda is looking into why an experienced skydiver fell to

his death yesterday in a new jersey backyard. the 49-year-old brooklyn man was wearing a wing suit which lets you fly top-forward as you come down. the fed are investigating whether his specialized parachute opened properly. but here's what folks on the ground say they saw. >> the chute was here and he was here. so soon as i seen that, i knew he was in trouble. >> i saw the jumpers and i says, look, the parachuters. then i notice there had was one over here which shouldn't be and he kind of looked like he wasn't conscious. he was just spinning. >> officials say the victim had done hundreds of skydives. from boston today between the video feeds and the p.a. system they set up for additional security measures and doubling of the police force, it was a day of tension and this race will continue for another five hours. one man who was finished, bill miles, from portland, oregon. it is his third boston marathon. he ran last year and he's my guest now. after another completed race,

just under the three-hour mark of 2:59. well done. >> thank you. thank you. >> for you, and for the others, how important was it this year to be here? >> huge. huge. i think its he's huge to show our strength, our commitment to the event and to our city and that we're not going to let an individual take it away from us. >> was it different this year? was the vibe different? was the attitude different? >> there was definitely a different vibe. i think there was almost more energy to the event where it really picked up. a lot of folks really excited about it. people really getting into it. i think a very positive vibe which was great. >> did you notice security differences this year between last year? >> there was not a whole lot. there was nothing that was in your face about it. they did a great job balancing. one of the big changes was being able to take your bag up to the

starting line. but it wasn't a big deal. it was not a big deal. i know that they've probably been doing that for years before they started letting bags up there, but everybody had a great time. >> want to show our audience what you get for that? >> this is our medal this year. >> what's that mean to you? >> these are huge. i love these things. my kids got for me a wall placard where i can hang all my race bling and i love -- they love playing with they will. it's huge for me to have that and be a part of this event. >> congratulations. i think for the people of boston, to be honest with you, they appreciate the fact that you've come back and that you're here for them today. good luck back in oregon. hang with me one moment. okay? >> i will. >> we've got a special treat, let's say, from boston in a moment, as our coverage continues right after this. huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.

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well, last year when the bombings hit, they were certainly wondering whether or not the runners would come back this year. not only did they come back, but they came back in record numbers with 36,000, the largest field ever in a boston marathon. an american finished strong. an american man won today's marathon, the first time in 30 years that's happened. you got to go back to 1983 to see that. we've got a few fox news runners in the mix as well, including senior producer jay seroco. he was not able to finish last year's race because of the bombing. he was approaching the finish line when the attack happened. right now jay's on the course, almost at the half-way point. we're pulling for him. also running today, fox and friends co-host anna was all jacked up to get on the course earlier today when she was on fox and friends.

great day in boston. beautiful turnout, elizabeth, as you can see from the weather. few more hours to go and we'll have this thing complete. then we'll move to tuesday and we'll complete that circle. i'm bill hemmer live in boston. >> bill, hats off to you. what a great show and great coverage. the real story with gretchen starts right now. thanks, guys. we start with the fox news alert on the crisis in ukraine with the headline today -- well, that didn't last very long. pro-russian separatists reportedly behind an attack breaking the so-called easter truce end an agreement between ukraine, russia and the western nations. i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story" for a monday. three foreign journalists held for hours today before being released after international demands. vice president joe biden now in kiev getting ready to meet with ukrainian leaders there trying to find