visual police presence at the city's landmarks, like the chicago theater. even union station. many commuters heading home ran into bomb-sniffing police dogs and extra police officers on hand at the city's train and bus stations. city officials say there's been no specific threat to the city of chicago, but they are not taking any chances. of course, remaining extra vigilant. chicago has two major airports, o'hair and midway, millions of people pass through every year to get through one part of the country to the other part. and authorities tell us they are keeping their eyes open for anything suspicious. there's a chicago blackhawks came tonight versus the dallas stars, some 20,000 people fit in that stadium. we can expect security to be on high alert there tonight. officials tell us there will be a moment of silence for the victims in boston at that blackhawks game tonight. so a heightened sense of

security here in chicago, but many trying to operate as normally as possible, given the circumstances. >> thank you so much, alex. from chicago to los angeles. also games taking place there. of course heightened security measures and abc's cecilia vega is waiting there. >> just like alex in chicago, we want to emphasize here in southern california, that there has been no incredible threat, but heightened security at this evening's dodgers game. it's yet to begin, but there's an increased police presence here. this is the type of event that law enforcement are focused on, areas where large crowds are expected to gather, not just sporting events, but shopping malls and transit hubs. we're seeing the same thing in airports, like los angeles international airport. travelers can expect do see

bomb-sniffing dogs, increased police, extra security going through the airport, not just at lax, but airports all around the region. police are also reaching out on social media, twitter and facebook, asking the public this evening to be especially vigilant. again, we want to emphasize there has been no incredible threat in southern california, but the message from law enforcement all around california tonight, to the public, is to watch out, to be alert, and to report anything that seemed out of the ordinary. >> all right, see something, say something, taking on a whole new heightened meaning. thanks so much. now we want to go to our abc producer kendall heap, because she was there, near the finish line in boston at the moment the bombs went off. kendall, i want to bring you in once again, describe to us once more exactly what you felt because you were there in the first seconds. >> diane, my brother-in-law and i were watching right at the corner of hereford and boylston street as the runners take the

final lap towards the finish line. all of a sudden you hear and feel a large explosion and see white smoke, a plume of smoke, 20 to 30 feet high go up in the air. about five to ten seconds later, another explosion. i saw a fireball and more white smoke as then chaos ensued and folks realized something was wrong. >> and the air smelled of sul fur? >> it did. the wind was blowing and it began to smell like sulfur and runners were diverted, very confused, not knowing whether to continue. but police got to the finish line soon as they could. >> and was there anyone who came to you and told you what it was? how did you learn? because you were one of the bystanders there who tried to figured out what just happened. how did you figure out that this was indeed what was feared? >> well, we saw police officers

directing everyone off the street. they wanted to clear the street, stopped the runners, tried to get the pedestrian off the street. but a lot of folks ran toward the explosion, trying to help those injured. and police who are lining the routes of boston streets for the marathon anyway, completely ran right in just moments later trying to help those injured. >> all right, kendall heap, again, the entire abc news team spanned out across the country, but we thank you so much for your early and completely vivid and horrifying reports from today. thank you. and we are hearing of so many grave injuries, severe burns, amputations, one hospital saying the emergency room was like a war zone. dr. sebastian, a trauma surgeon at jamaica hospital here in new york. help me understand, when mass general, when a hospital in boston gets the call this has happened, how do they know where

to begin? >> one of the things that all hospitals of that size in particular have in place is a disaster plan. we practice these a few times a year. we do it here in new york at least every six months, those plans have in place mock exercises. we've put our resources in play. we even have fake patients come into the hospital. so having run those exercises repeatedly, gives you some preparation. >> it's one thing to have a plan, another to have two bombs going off at the boston marathon. >> absolutely. i mean, certainly this is completely unexpected. no matter how good your plan is, you will be overwhelmed. you're going to be dealing with a huge volume of patient with a wide spectrum of injuries. it's not easy. but what i've seen so far, they're doing an amazing job. >> you've talked about the wide spectrum of injuries. we've heard of severe injuries to people's legs, severe burns. >> absolutely. the heat from a blast like this can cause severe burns.

that's an injury that takes a long time to heal from, requires multiple operations and interventions. but the amputations are certainly the most traumtic things. what kills people is the brain shaking, it can cause instantaneous or delayed death. >> like being in iraq or afghanistan with an ied. >> it looks very much the same. and as you said, incredible response by the emergency teams there in boston. thank you. now we want to turn now to pierre thomas for more on the investigation. pierre, anything new at this hour? >> the information we have, there's a person at a local hospital up there in boston that they are talking to tonight. trying to get a sense of whether he's simply a witness or something more. that person's background is being checked as we speak. they're trying to get a mosaic of his life and determine

whether he was involved or not. the other key thing going on, they're looking at the crime scene, trying to get pieces of those bombs, those two portable devices left at the scene to give them an indication of, is there a signature, a particular group or organization that uses these types of bombs? that will tell them a great deal. >> any sense, are they still going door to door, car to car along this 26-mile route? >> one of the things complicated the situation, a lot of people left their packages and pocket books and backpacks along the running route. so now, police have to go through each one of those items to see if there were any additional bombs left behind. further deceleracomplicating th situation. law enforcement officials and fbi are talking to witnesses to see what they saw. the other thing is surveillance tape. they're looking for any

surveillance tape that might give them an idea who might have left those bombs behind. >> i know this is a labor intensive investigation when you have bomb-sniffing dogs, but maybe it's a naive question. is it possible to deploy a whole host of dogs along this route and get an answer? >> believe me, if they have those type of canine units available, those dogs will be deployed tonight. they will also use various types of technology to scan those packages. again, right now, they have to secure the scene as nightfall comes along, to make sure nothing is taken from the scene that might be useful in the investigation. >> and just one quick question, when you started calling today, when were the first sentences said to you by the people who watch homeland security? >> well, the difficult thing for them was they were caught flat-footed by this incident obviously. there was no information on any threat coming in that said this would happen. we were on a different story

with fbi officials who scrambled to respond once this took place. >> all right, pierre thomas, as we have said, working all day and will be working all night on this. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl has been at the white house today tracking the reaction of the president. >> the president was informed within minutes and brought together his national security team. he met in the white house with his chief of staff and with his homeland security adviser. got on the phone with the fbi director muller, directed the response and then with officials up in boston. but diane, when the president came out a short while ago to talk to us in the briefing room, he vowed that his administration would get to the bottom of who was behind it and hold them responsible. and he also had a message for the people of boston. >> i directed the full resources of the federal government to help state and local authorities protect our people, increase

security around the united states as necessary, and investigate what happened. the american people will say a prayer for boston tonight. and michelle and send our deepest thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims in the wake of this senseless loss. >> the president and his top national security advisers have also been briefing members on capitol hill, key leaders like the chairwoman of the senate intelligence committee who not long ago, told abc, it is a terrorist incident. it could be foreign, it could be home-grown, but there's no question, this is terrorism. now, the president didn't use that word when he came out to talk in the briefing room a short while ago. when i asked about that, a senior official said there's no question this was an act of terror. anytime you have multiple explosions like this, these are acts of terror. but the official went on to tell me, however, we don't know how carried out this attack. a thorough investigation will

have to determine whether or not it was planned and carried out by a terrorist group, whether it be foreign or domestic. >> right there across the street from you, pennsylvania avenue still shut down. any other heightened security you can see around you at the white house? >> yeah, this started happening within minutes of what happened in boston. we started noticing they had rolled out the yellow police tape out in the plaza that used to be pennsylvania avenue, right in front of the white house and had pushed the public back into lafayette park. looking out there now, still the same situation. the area immediately surrounding the white house has been closed off. it's basically a matter, diane, of extending the security perimeter. those who work at the white house are still able to come and go. we're still able to come and go, so it isn't a total lockdown of the kind you saw on september 11, but it is clearly heightened security here at the white house. >> all right, jonathan karl

standing by. and still ahead right here on "world news," more details on the bomb, in boston pouring in. videos pouring in, the latest on this developing story, breaking news on the investigation when

as we heard from pierre thomas, authorities are still searching for any indication who

might be behind these bombings in boston. they are studying the image of first the bomb and then the other one that detonated. abc's consultant brad garrett, a veteran of the fbi, his specialties taking clues like that, and profiling targets of investigation. thanks for being with us. where do they begin tonight? >> this is an agenda driven crime. in other words, somebody or some group wanted to make a statement today. now, was that driven by an organization or was it an individual? so the key is, can they hone that down quickly? the problem, if it's an individual, he or she may not be connected to a group. >> when we talk about signatures with bombs, what are we talking about? >> well, that's the components of the bomb. typically home-made bombs, like you can learn to build a bomb on the internet, are sloppy bombs

basically. and they're not designed -- the timers aren't designed in a professional way. if this bomb was built by someone that was a bomb maker from iraq or afghanistan, there are signatures of those types of bombs. and if it's not that, and it looks like it's devices that were purchased locally or here in the united states, that then gives the investigators another direction. >> so the fact that we're told it was small, apparently portable, doesn't necessarily lead you in any direction, domestic, foreign, any particular direction? >> no, unfortunately. because obviously there have been a number of backpack or small device bombs used around the world by al qaeda and like-minded groups. the only thing i can say, this window from april 15th to april 20th, we've had a lot of domestic terrorism historically and i would be looking at that. >> thanks, brad.

coming up next on "world news," new eyewitness testimony from the moment the bombs de

and now i want to bring in a mother who was in marathon there with her husband, her two young daughters in boston. i think we have a photo. can we bring it up? i want to show you, there she was approaching the finish line, as we know. it was a traumatic event for

everyone involved. are you there, are you joining us? >> yes, i'm here. >> terrifying to watch that scene. tell me where your daughters were and what you felt and saw. >> honestly, i was so happy to see my daughters and my husband. i had just -- i was ironically running down the left-hand side, if you're watching on the screen, the right-hand side where the blast was. three miles prior, slapping hands with wonderful spectators that there were supporting us. i knew they'd be on the right-hand side so i moved over so my kids could see me finish. i was ironic because the blast happened right there. when i looked to my left, there were runners down, there were people down. it was just so terrifically horrific. >> what are you saying to your daughters tonight? >> they are in bed right next to me, just trying to decompress.

we're trying to make sure that everything's good for them. and that they can keep talking to us about it. >> what did your husband say when you finally reached him? >> it was amazing. because it was a scene that was just so chaotic. the first blast happened, and then the second blast happened about ten seconds later. i immediately looked over to the bleachers because we thought another one might happen. he's a big guy, about 240 pounds, and 6'4", and he had one daughter under each arm. so i wanted to make sure he got out of there fast as possible. >> it is a stunning picture to watch. so good to hear your voice. be safe and close with your family tonight and we know you will be. thank you so much. >> thank you.

and we thank you so much for watching tonight. all of the developments throughout the night at abcnews.com. "nightline" with a full wrap-up. i'll see you again tomorrow night. but boston, as you know, is one of america's great cities, filled with resilience and spirit. so on this day, when something terrible happened, we want to remind you of all those who rushed to help.

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good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil. >> we're bringing continuing coverage of the breaking news in boston it was chaos at the boston marathon today. >> this was the moment one of two blasts went off two, people were killed, at least 86 injured after two explosions near the finish line of the boston marathon. >> we're just getting word now that one of the dead is an 8-year-old child. so far, nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack but homeland security officials say it was a coordinated and sophisticate add tack. >> abc 7 news has live team coverage here in the bay area with our laura anthony. and we have spoken with several runners in boston just

ahead. >> at tack led to an increase in security nationwide. all flights grounded for 30 minutes at boston logan airport. operations are now back to normal. the secret service expanded security at the white house and less than an hour ago, the president addressed the nation saying the government will increase security as the united states feels is necessary. >> there were no specific threats before the bombings. >> we still do not know who did this, or y people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have facts. but make no mistake we'll get to the bottom of this and find out who did this, we'll find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> taking a look now, this is the finish line at the boston marathon.

you can see a lot of debris in this area. this is where the tragedy took place. >> this is an active crime scene. investigators want to scour the area, it looks like debris is remaining because they want to find parts from one of the explosive devices to try to trace back the source of this and find the man, or people, responsible. >> of course, san francisco police just one of the many agencies putting it's department on heightened alert. >> abc 7 news joins us live now with more. leanne? >> i'm going to start out wlaitest to tell you. at 3:21 this afternoon, the department of emergency management activated that emergency operations center to level out that means they'll be be on stand by and ready to assist if needed. police are also patrolling

streets to make sure people here stay safe. they'll pay attention to areas where large crowds gather and with a lot of tourists. stit's critical infrom a structure zprks z.muni. people returning home tonight will see more police officers and, the market street corridor is one area police will pay extra attention to. >> the officers in the san francisco police department assigned to patrol were assigned a uniform put on the streets assuring the public we're out in number autos i just want to reassure everyone in san francisco we're safe and that we've alerted all of the different departments from the mta, public works to our events people. and we're looking at every single event that we have scheduled in our city this week, and every week and every day from here on.

>> and with, regard to bart, ditto on that. police wanted to heighten patrol alerts and tonight, commuters will see more officers. police say it's important for everyone to know that if they see something sus spishus, something out of the ordinary, to please report it. same with san francisco pd. the mayor says he's concerned about beta breakers that happens on may 19th. he says he wants to find out about what happened in boston before taking any drastic measures. and all events here in san francisco. i'm live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> thank you. people heading to tonight's warriors games in oakland can expect to see more police patrolling the complex. police say this is just

precaution, interest tl is no threat to events and just mex mentioned there are enhanced measure hz blais at bart stations and police are asking the public to be vigilant and report sus spishus activities. a man convict aifd 2003 terrorism plot to attack u.s. officials in jordannan is applauding the atark in boston and said today let the americans feel the pain we endured by their armies occupying iran and afghanistan, killing people there. that is a direct quote. he did not take credit, however, counter terrorism official told washington post it does carry the hall mark of an organized terror group like al qaeda. >> scores of runners were in boston for the marathon. we spoke with several by telephone, included dean karnassis. he completed the race. >> it was just all of a sudden this wave of terror came over

people. they weren't sure which way to turn, what is going on. so it was a numb -- it was surreal. >> none of them knew of injuries from friends and family for the marathon. >> many paems and friends here are having a hard time reaching loved ones in boston. >> a lot of it has to do with phone lines being jammed up there. here in the bay area, many of the folks are trying to reach loved ones at running specialty store which is in pleasant hill, the owner and her staff learned about the bombs at the finish line from facebook. she and a staff member were at the boston marathon and know well the area allowing the finish line. they remember td security being heavy with little access to n.and out of the area once

the race started and they were saddened to hear about those killed and injured in the spirit of this the event but they were relieved. they knew those that seemed to be okay every one is just checking they're okay. we know lots of people there. >> it's really terrible. boston marathon, it's the goal for many runners to celebrate fitness pushing their bodies beyond expectation. >> nicole ready had a bid for the race, she was register bud had to cancel at the last minute. she says last year she finished about 1:30 in the afternoon eastern time that, would have been a little before the explosion. she says while the leaders would have been long gone at that time, there are large numbers of people crossing the line and the spectators stands were packed. in the newsroom laura anthony abc 7 news thank you.

>> boston police have released a number for people to call to try to reunite with family members. and google created a person finder tool to help track loved ones. you'll find the information on our web site. >> california senator boxer expressed her grief about the bombings in a statement released minutes ago. senator boxer says my heart goes out to families who lost loved ones. and i am praying for the recovery of all of those injured. >> before the explosions runners in the boston marathon paid tribute to victims of another national tragedy. a special mile marker was placed at the end of the 26th file and featured boston city seal with 26 stars one of each victim of the december 16th shooting.

>> in the wake of the explosions british police are reviewing security plans for sunday's london marathon, the next major international marathon. thousands of people crowd london streets. london considered a top target for terrorists. the race's chief executive commented in boston saying it's sad day for our friends in running. >> weem have continuing coverage on abc 7 news at 5:00 and 6:00. you can get the latest developments on our web site abc 7 news.com and on twitter. and abc 7 news reporter is heading to massachusetts for a bay area perspective on the tragedy. ama's live reports will begin tomorrow, here on abc 7 news and will be treat tweeting updates. >> still head at 4:00 parents of a teen who killed herself after police say she was sexual assaulted speak out.

what they want done now so this is not happening again. >> any state firefighter responding to a call but bullet is stopped just before impact. abc 7 news will show you the device credited with saving his life. >> you'll hear from a paramedic who helped save a young boy after a pitch hit him in in the chest. >> now, back to boston two. explosions killed two people, injuring scores more. you can see the scene right here. no one has taken responsibility yet for the attack. for the late yeflt developments go to abc 7 news.com and follow us on twitter.

parent of a high school student who committed suicide after police say she was sexual assaulted at an alcohol fueled party spoke today. the parents of audrey potts say they have in doubt their

15-year-old daughter committed suicide as a result of the assault. police say a photo was taken and passed around. audrey hung herself eight days late yes, she says her daughter never told her what happened. >> think that audrey did try to reach out to friends but not to an adult that knew how to handle the situation. >> the world was a far better place when audrey was alive. it would be a safer place if these young men are put behind bars, and responsible for their actions. >> the potts say she was the victim of cyber bullying. officials released this statement as we quote now our staff takes every allegation of bullying seriously and have examined records and found audrey never sought counseling regarding bullying nor made reports of bullying. >> redwood high school is mourning the death of a popular football play killed

along with his uncle in a fiery crash saturday. the 16-year-old was the passenger in a ferrari driven by his 75-year-old uncle robert dunn that went out of control, hit a tree and burs into the flames. the cause remains under investigation. >> it appears firefighters communication device saved his life when he was shot on call today. his squad responding to a call at 1:40 this horn morning in berkly. police say an 88-year-old man fired a gun that hit firefighters phone, which is a pager like device, then grazed him. the elderly man was taken in an ambulance and has not yet been charged. >> we're hearing from paramedic who's saved a young baseball player over the weekend playing in a cal ripken game saturday. a pitch hit him in the chest.

the boy ran a few feet then collapsed. the paramedics who happened to be watching jumped from stands and rushed to his aid. >> we realized his last breaths were just gasping. his heart stopped and then, dan began to administer ventilations and i began to do compressions on him because it was clear he had no heartbeat and was not breathing. >> the boy suffered cardiac arrest and still being treated at childrens hospital in oakland expected to remain there until tomorrow. >> still head heavy construction work that just got underway to take bart into san jose. >> a report on the chevron refinery fire. what you need to know and how you can weigh in. >> i'm sandhya patel. dusty winds around the bay area nu. i'll show you areas under wind advisory and when winds dial dial back. >> back out live to boston now, no suspects in custody.

in connection with the deadly explosions near the finish line two. people were killed, including an 8-year-old child and 100 injured. police have not yet described the

today eight months since chevron's richmond fire, the u.s. chemical safety board released it's first report on that disaster. abc 7 news explains the public ask now read this report and weigh in with reaction online before, a meeting. >> the u.s. chemical safety board says 19 chevron employees were engulf naid cloud forming when a process fluid escaped from a pipe. the cloud was so dense, workers could not see, some had to feel out on hands and knees. the smoky fire erupted two minutes after the cloud and one firefighter was able to

escape from a truck only because he was wearing full fire protection gear. the csb makes 17 recommendations to chevron including using pipe made from materials less likely to corrode and makes recommendations to contra costa county urging stronger regulations. >> it goats a philosophy within refining industry we belief should ab proved. act yaif dopgs of safer technologies instead of weighting -- waiting for things to break. >> the public meeting is friday night at the richmond convention center. >> time to check on the weather right now. >> it's really blowing out there. you probably felt the cool wind outside. >> yes. >> it's going to continue. it has been a cool afternoon

temperatures into 50s. live doppler 7 showing you some showers but north and east of the bay area you can see higher terrain around clear lake seeing isolated showers could see an isolated shower or two throughout the evening through this evening. we've seen thunderstorms moving across parts of highway 50, and snow in the sierra nevada but it's winding down and moving south as you can see. so tahoe has been seeing snow. gusty winds now. sfo gusting to 53 miles per hour. earlier up to 55 miles per hour. 41 miles per hour wind gusts at half moon bay. you can see strongest gufrts around this area. 45 in san carlos swrechl a wind advisory until 9:00 p.m. tonight. gusts up to 45 miles per hour will continue and this covers san francisco bay. gale warnings for coastal areas and inside san francisco

bay until 9:00 p.m. tonight. as you look at the view you can see cameras shaking a bit. blue skies and windy conditions. 52 in san francisco. here is a look at wind we have an area of low pressure coming through. isolated showers developed last night. cold, windy conditions settled in right thaind system. here is what is coming up. 7:00 p.m. tonight you'll notice gusty winds near the coastline. into 10:00 p.m. strongest near the coast is still going to be gusty. by the morning winds start to drop off around the area about 30-35 miles per hour wind gusts except around fairfield. wind advisory from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. tomorrow as they'll continue to see strong winds out of the north.

tomorrow morning our temperatures will fall in nornl bay valleys. clear skies going to be cool around the rest of the bay area as well, tomorrow afternoon, sunshine a breezy day. winds could gust up ta 35 miles per hour. most other areas will be into mid to upper 60s and will be a nice day. winds drop off, warmer weather coming beginning on wednesday, mid-70s inland valleys. low to mid-80s into the weekend. no rain to talk about. other than that isolated chance tonight. >> thank you. >> up next how san francisco police are reaching out to gay community after an attack on a

san francisco police expanding safe zones throughout the city. >> the this places

members -- areas members of the gay and lesbian community can go if they're beaten or harassed. >> anyone has a problem, anyone has a concern you need to come forward and put your faith in us. we'll not betray that trust. >> april 1 a transgender woman was hit in the head by two attackers near 16th street bart station. it has chief sur asking local businesses to create local safe zone autos heavy lift n ot bart expansion project got underway today. >> crews started excavating trenches. sky 7 over construction work this morning in san jose. project officials plan to put down over 21,000 tons of steel and have to move 850,000 cubic yards of dirt. work expected to last about nine months.

>> golden gate transit officials are pulling the plug on i've yeah saying it doesn't work well. officials say it was not worth spending $6,000 a month on service so spotty but the agency is not giving up completely and will take a look at using a stronger, 4 g network. >> you know, it's april 15th meaning your tax are due by midnight tonight. advisors say you can file for an extension. however, if you owe money you still need to send irs a check by tonight's deadline. a handful of post offices will stay open late today to acom acome -- accommodate last minute filers. we have a list of places and times on our web site. >> checking healthy living news a 4-year-old boy in china tested pose five for a new strain of bird flu. the second case reported in

the nation's capital in just two days. >> total number of reported cases is 61. until saturday all cases had ln limited to eastern parts of china saturday a 7-year-old girl was the first beijing's first case of h 7 n 9 transmitted from birds to humans. >> big concern is that the vir jus spreading silently. it doesn't affect birds. you can't see where it's going. that concerns people that it could spread beyond china. >> they've developed a test for anyone traveling to china who becomes ill. >> it seems lullaby skpdz music have a positive affect on baby's health accord to a study. researchers studied affects of live music and lullabies on infants in 11 different intensive care units and found

music increases to eat, sleep, and self regulate. findings in the journal pediatric autos new warnings from the fda over an ingredient found in diet supplement autos it is known as dmaa promoted as a way to speed up weight loss. the fda says it can cause increased blood pressure, shortness of breath and problems and heart attacks. the agency received 86 reports of illnesses and death as associated with the products containing this supplement. >> well, thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> boston marathon bombings can weigh heavily on the minds of fans and how police are now changing their protocol autos initiative forcing happiest place on torj shut down rides.

>> i'm sandhya patel. blustery now. wind advisories up, i'll show where, what to expect when winds start to die down. >> as you have heard a series of explosions rocked the boston marathon killing two people and injuring 100 more. the nation and bay area are on alert. good evening. >> we begin with the very latest on the boston bombings. an 8-year-old boy is one of the two killed in the explosions. we'll have a look now near the finish line. an investigation is underway. police now have to search every backpack left behind at the site and survey each victim. there is no word on the motive. the president told the nation

who ever is responsible will feel justice. >> i am confident that boston will pull forward, take care of each other and move forward and as they do, the american people will be with them every step of the way. >> before the deadly explosions runners paid tribute to 26 victims of the newtown, connecticut shooting with 26 minutes of silence before the race to honor 20 children and six adults killed. also there was a special marker at the end of the 26th mile. boston marathon is popular with runners in the bay area. a number of them talked to laura anthony. >> the boston marathon is like the super bowl for runners so lots of runners for the bay area were in boston. one of those injured is a boy from martinez, one of aaron hern's parents crossed the

lichblt he was there waiting and got a piece of shrapnel in the leg. friends tell us he went through surge skri doing fine. >> all of a sudden we heard a loud bang. >> reached by telephone in boston, a bay area gary peyton just finished a race picking up his medal. he heard an explosion. then, seconds later another one. >> it was a matter of seconds. probably between 10, 15 seblgdz. then, all of a sudden a bang, gechblt like, wow. >> joannea ran in the race, the first marathon. she said waits a beautiful, clear day until the end. she was in the shower when the blast went off. >> it was scary. and i wanted to make sure everyone was okay. oo was going to run this year.

>> nicole works at sleep feet registered for the marathon but decided at last minute not to go she. did run last year. >> there is so many people there. it's, there are so many law enforcement. there are people. there are security. you don't see -- you feel safe. >> one of the runners you heard from there is an official for san francisco marathon. tonight at 6:30 we'll hear from her about how this tragedy might impact security for that event here. we'll hear from dean karnassis who just finished some interviews when the blast went off. >> thank you. people turn to facebook to see whether loved ones and friends were injured in this race. on the pages the san francisco road runners there were

updates on bay area runners. police have release aid phone number for foam try to call to unite with family members. google has also created a person finder tool to help track loved ones. the information is at abc 7 news.com. >> just giving you more perspective on what happened here today this, map shows an area of downtown where bombings happened. runners approached the finish line. the first happened just feet from the finish line. second explosion about 10 seconds later in this area. those two blasts less than 600 feet apart whit happened. we're going to show you mand rin hotel. a lot of