killed, including an eight-year-old. one person injured is a person of interest in this case. there are no suspects. one of the persons injured, a person of interest in this case. there was also an apartment in revere, massachusetts, thoroughly checked out with bomb-sniffing dogs and a large group of police officer. the fbi running this investigation. federal investigators were there as well. joining us now, a couple of people that were involved in that race yesterday. this is royal cortain and his wife, sinty. you were running that race and finished that three minutes before the bombs went off. what's the first thing you heard or saw and then you knew everything was wrong. >> they handed me a bottle of water. the explosion happened. we turned around and went, what was that? at that moment, we didn't know. then, the second one went off and they said, run.

go, keep going down the street. >> reporter: the police were telling you that. >> the organizers. the police weren't around. the organizers knew something was really wrong. they told us to go far down. >> reporter: at that time, you were waiting for your wife and you didn't really know where she was. she crossed the finish line on the other side. i heard the first bomb. everybody kind of looked up. everybody started running away. i ran toward the bombs, because that's where she was. no communication or understanding of anything as far as where people were. i had to zigzag in and out and as you are going through that area, that's when you started seeing the bodies. there were shoes and runners on the course. just kind of laying there. >> you two got back together. everything is okay for you two.

i know it is going to be a healing process. we wish the two of you the very best. thank you very much for talking to us coming down here. >> thank you. >> reporter: that is the story from here. live in boston, terry mcsweeney. >> no doubt, we will hear countless stories like that in the coming days. coming up in ten minutes, we'll have the story of an east bay football coach in boston this morning as his son goes through surgery as a result of those blasts. make sure to stay with us for continuous kofrm coverage o bombing in boston. is there. >> at 6:05, to breaking news in san jose where a family is now dealing with an unbearable tragedy. this morning, a little girl is dead and a toddler injured after flames ripped through the room where they were sleeping.

the girls apparently trapped inside a detached building next to a home on north fifth near east empire. that is where "today in the bay's" marla tallez joins us live. we understand you just spoke to the victim's grandmother. >> reporter: yes. we did speak to martha gal vin. she just introduced her 7-year-old granddaughters to us. marla gomez was lost in the flames. the call came in about 11:30 last night. she doesn't live here. she lives in san jose's evergreen neighborhood. here you are look at mariah angel gomez. her 4-year-old sister is in the hospital with burns to her body. her exact condition is not known. the grand moesh tells us the girl's mother and daughter left the girls for a moment in this detached unit behind this main

home. in that detached unit, the girl lived there with her 4-year-old sister and her mother. the mother had just gone into the main home to grab something for a moment. when she returned, the fire had started. the great grandfather rushed in with a fire extinguisher. he managed to get the 4-year-old out but it was too late. >> my dad tried and my son tried but couldn't get her. >> what did they hear? >> my dad said when he went in, he heard her crying. so he was calling for her. he said, mariah, mariah. she was crying. after the fire extinguisher, he didn't hear her no more. >> after clarifying, the great grandparents live in the main home in front of the detached unit where the great granddaughters lived. martha tells us she raised her since she was six years old and took care of her on most

weekends. when it was time to return her, she says, mariah begged her not to come home. the grandmother says she wishes she would not have brought her home. the call came in as i mentioned just before 11:30 last night. i want to give some credit to the firefighters. they knocked out the flames within ten minutes. they are undergoing some debriefing for stress. all about the family that is dealing with this unbearable tragedy. the cause is under investigation. live in san jose, marla tallez. >> so hard to hear. thank you very much, marla. >> that story just tears your heart out. three boys accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old classmate appearing in court for the very first time. they are accused of attacking audrie pott at a house party. she hung herself after pictures of the attack were posted online. her accused attackers in san

jose will soon be in court. good morning, bob. >> reporter: in about 2 1/2 hours, those three 16-year-old boys will have a custody hearing to determine whether or not they must stay detained at a njuvenie detention center. the teens are accused of attacking. the family says they will be here this morning to do whatever they can to make sure the boys are not released. during a news conference, pott's parents and stepmother say they are filing a wrongful death suit. she killed herself, they believe, out of humiliation. eight days prior to her death, three teens allegedly sexually asoughted her, drew and wrote words on her body, took pictures and shared them with classmates via text and e-mail. audrie expressed her horror in

messages sent through facebook. >> i don't want to remember. it's a night i want to forget. i'm in hell. everyone knows about that night. the whole school is talking about it. my life is over. i asked repeatedly, what's wrong, you need to tell me. she just said, i can't do this. >> audrey pott's family is asking for ten people who supposedly saw those a ffor mentioneded pictures. it also names the couple that owns the home that was in saratoga where the assault took place. the three teenin, they would li to see them charged as adults. not clear whether that will happen. it is 6:10. this morning, we are also watching the weather as we give you a live look. the flag at half-staff in the city as well as many other cities across the nation because

of the bombings that happened in boston. if you notice there, the wind was really whipping that flag around. >> they might be stronger today. be ready, specially if you drive a high-profile vehicle. your straight line winds, not looking all that impressive. they will ramp up just as they did yesterday. by the end of the day, down right blustery conditions. let's talk about where we hit. 57-mile-per-hour in mt. diablo. 58 miles per hour in point reyes. 64-mile-per-hour in san francisco. readwood city, 47. we are expecting more in terms of power outages. we will have your full forecast coming up. a significant warmup headed our way. first, i want to check your drive with mike. a lot happening.

the westbound traffic off of the san mateo bridge, these folks, all these folks may have an earn u. look at the map. a crash, south 101 on the peninsula side at 92. it may affect the interchange. fuel leaking out and scrap metal all over the place. 280 is your alternate. i have an issue on the east side. 6:12, coming up. local runners caught in the boston chaos. >> they were at the finish line right there in the center of it. an east boy hit by flying shrapnel goes into surgery. reaction from his hometown next. [ wind howling ]

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6:14. it was an attack that may have been timed to go off at the moment when most people would be close to the finish line. four hours into the boston marathon after more than 17 people had crossed the finish line, thousands were still running in the marathon. several runners from the bay area were caught in that. christie smith joins us at the airport where people who lived through the trauma will be touching down in a couple of hours from now. >> reporter: the first flight in boston to sfo arrives in a couple of hours this morning. family and friends here in the bay area are already sharing stories of people who are right there at the finish line when the bombs went off including a young boy from martinez who was hit by shrapnel. he was hit in the leg. now, he is in the hospital recovering. he was there with his family,

including his father, who is the football coach at alhambra high school in martinez. aaron hearn is a sixth-grader. we spoke with i afamily friend that spent hours online and on the phone to see how they were doing. by all accounts, he was excited so see his mom compete. >> they were at the finish lane to congratulate katherine. they were right there in the scepter. >> reporter: the boy was taken to the hospital and into surgery and excepted recover fine. katherine hern sent an update. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." also new into the newsroom,

another angsle. >> scott mcgrew, this comes from a camera worn by one of the racers. >> reporter: it is a woman named jen tracy, says she was running in her first marathon. wanted to capture what a marathon looked like. take a look. there you see it captured right on the chest of the runner through a go-procamera. the explosion on the left-hand side, very frightening. no doubt police and fbi will be looking at that and other videos as they surface. >> the explosion caught objen several cameras as well. turning to business, the explosions came just before the close on wall street contributing to an already

uneasy sense of unease. china says growth is slowing. the worst dip on the dow in five months. gold prices fell more than $200 an ounce. one commodity owner said he had never seen anything like this. was it cypress? it probably wasn't that either. gold has value. it is used in the industry. it's value is largely propped up by people thinking it is valuable. yahoo! report increases. the new site redesigned, cleaner and more purple. the financial report comes after the closing bell.

google's comes thursday. yahoo! up 20% on the year. more than 50% since mayer took over. christina loren here to talk about what's going on outside. >> it is going to be windy. hole on to your steering wheel. you want to prepare for the wind if you are helping the little ones get out the front door. temperatures are chilly as well. you might want to pull out the jackets and coats. yesterday, we only hit the low to mid-60s. temps this morning, chilly. nine degrees cooler in livermore. seven degrees cooler than 24 hours ago in san martine. 9 degrees cooler. when you adjust the thermostat by 1 degree, it makes a substantial difference. winds are not that strong. they will pick up.

9 mile per hour sustained winds, the highest. make sure you are doing the best for fire safety. out on the ocean, pretty significant gusts on our buoys. more gusts inland. you see you are getting the reds and the pinks. 50-mile-per-hour gusts on the way to the bay area as we head throughout this evening. 5:00 p.m., as we head to the overnight hours, i want to make sure you are ready. we have had hurricane force wind gusts. up to 75 miles per hour. that will leave a mark. 78 in livermore. 68 in fremont. 70 today in san jose.

after we get done with the wind, tomorrow, the climb is on with the mid-70s. we hit the 80s thursday into friday. let's check your drive with mike inouye. traffic tuesday, a tough one. both sides of the bay. stick with me. 280 which moves very smooth through san mateo hills. it has a significant impact to the traffic. ov ov overturned truck. your two lanes are blocking your southbound commute. a major interchange. this will affect the folks coming off of san jose bridge. the southbound commute will be gummed up for at least another half hour. we haven't heard word about the

cleanup. gusty winds at times. keep that in mind. the dumbarton bridge might want to be your alternate if you are traveling over to the bay heading south through the area. northbound 880 toward tennyson, an earlier car fire. not much of a distraction. i don't see the slowing. it is the southbound commute direction on that side of the bay as well as you are heading there. there is a new crash. the car kind of flipped over on its side. we don't hear about any major injuries. a tough drive for the morning commute. stay clear, over to the right, if you can. slowdown not so bad here. building for 84 over toward sunol. no surprises for pleasanton or 680.

a crash up until about two minutes ago. that's the point where the two roadways meet. up toward 880 for 101 back to you. it is 622 right now. coming up, heartbreak and healing. we'll tell you how social media is using a childhood favorite to comfort people. two war veterans that rushed to help the victims as others were running away. ♪ alright, let's go.

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people turning to social media. one quote, from a book written by mr. rogers, who once said, quote, when i was a young boy and i would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, look for the helpers. you will always find people who are helping. >> among the helpers who rushed to the aid of bombing victims, a pair of soldiers who had just returned from battle overseas. when the explosion went off, training took over for matt and jeff. they were only 50 yards away when the first explosion went off. >> we helped the casualties, picking them up, putting

pressure on wounds. a lot of people were hurt. we ran as fast as we could. >> they didn't end there. after helping the wounded, the two servicemen ran to a local hospital to donate blood knowing the need was going to be there. >> that is what you call real life heroes. taking action after that tragedy. how capitol hill is responding to the bombings in boston. we'll have that live ahead. how the entire nation is respond. a flag in san francisco illustrated there at half-staff, like many across the country.

at that moment. >> it is a criminal investigation that has the potential, is a potential terrorist investigation. >> we will find out who did this and we will hold them accountable. >> we are going to get through this. the boston marathon boston marathon becomes the center of chaos. who is responsible and why the race was targeted are still a mystery. good morning. i'm laura garcia cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. we are anticipating a special report from nbc news. it could happen at any moment. a live press conference to look at the latest going into the investigation. be prepared as we get set to cut away. in the meantime, this morning, the blast zone, still sealed off from the public is a crime scene as the fbi combs through the wreckage looking for clues, any kind of clues. boston's heartbreak being felt city-wise. reporters covering that tragedy along the east coast. tracie potts with a look at how

capitol hill is responding to the bombings. we start with terry mcsweeney. >> jamie:ing us live in boston from a city that is now forever changed. >> reporter: good morning to you. it is a city that is forever changed. right now, it seems unable to move past that moment when the bombs went off. this is a street where the bombs went off. the runners were coming down. you can see that they are beginning to have a bit of a memorial here. some flowers showing up in this, the past half hour. as you look down boyleston street, it is a street frozen in time just as it was pretty much when the bombs went off yesterday. right now, take a look at an aerial view of the finish line at copley square. several streets shut down in all directions. a total of a mile worth of streets. it is all part of a crime scene. several streets have been shut down since after the race. police officers standing guard.

national guard, s.w.a.t. team fully armed walking the streets. a few hours ago, these streets were filled with total chaos. thousands of runners and spectators. more than 140 people are being cared for at hospitals this morning. three people killed including an eight-year-old. overnight, we learned authorities searched an apartment in suburban boston. we don't know what, if anything, was found there. we also know there is a person of interest, no the a suspect. a person of interest in the hospital. they are guarding his hospital room this morning. that's a story from here in boston as people try to come to grips with what happened here during the boston marathon. live in boston, terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> let's continue our coverage with tracie potts. she is live in washington, d.c. with a look at how the capitol is responding.

>> as they were securing the scene in boston, they were bringing out extra officers here, many of whom remain on the capital grounds. patrolling visitors have been told, expect to see increased law enforcement presence as officials try to work out what happened in boston. there was a security shutdown around the white house. the metro, airports, extra police. a heavy presence after these bombings, explosions in boston. what is going on with the investigation? lawmakers are expected to find out today as the fbi, homeland security and others come to brief key lawmakers on the intelligence committee about what happened on that race. president obama got updates overnight while you were sleeping. this morning, he is expected to get more updates telling his aides to keep me posted and make sure the fbi has what they need.

some things have been put off on capitol hill. the immigration bill that was to be rolled out will be introduced but not with all the fanfare as expected. other things may be put off. emancipation day, a parade, a big concert in d.c. local officials tell us, that is still on amid this heavy security presence. laura? >> tla >> thank you very much. they found themselves at the center of all the chaos. a hayward woman that watched, a frantic search for her husband. coverage of the bombings in boston. we are updating our website, nbcbayarea.com around the clock.

6:34. a live look over the south bay. we are watching the weather for you. the sun starting to peek out there. calm conditions for now. those winds are going to pick up as they did yesterday. a live picture. beautiful start to the day over san francisco. cloud free later on. it will be very windy, specially at the coast and higher elevations. we are starting out rather chilly. 44 degrees in san jose, 38, livermore. you are now at 43 degrees in concord. winds right now are the most calm we are going to see all day long. they are going to continuously pick up between now and 5:00 p.m. that will make for a rough ride home if you drive a high-profile vehicle. breeze for your tuesday, turning windy by evening. this wednesday, the winds are going to relax. afternoon warming, a little bit

of warming for tomorrow. beach barbecue weather returns at the bay area. 70-degrees inland. i'm watching what's behind mike inouye this morning. you have a traffic alert, huh? >> this is oakland behind me. we just lost our chopper shot. there is an overturned big rig on the peninsula. i hope we can get that chopper shot back. this is southbound 101 at 92. we talked about this overturned big rig. it looks like a chopper shot is out. it is carrying ai load of scrap metal back. it spilled out across the roadway. this is right underneath the 92 interchange. there is a lot of activity and a lot of roadways, four major roads in both directions of 92 and 101, which are able to he soo see all of this activity.

chp doesn't have them beginning to do the cleanup there. this is going to be a while. they just called for an extended eto. extended time of opening. that will be at least a half hour from now, looking at probably another hour or so. a backup that's building, very slow from kiho. 280, also an option for you. you have to get your way back over to 101 farther down the peninsula. southbound, 101 through san mateo. on the east bayside, south 180. 238 through hayward. the crash at winston does sound like things are calming down a bit. we have an overturned vehicle blocking part of the fastball and the center devit. no major injuries. the noncommuter side will be seeing some spectators slowing. watch that. the hayward loop, that configuration changed weeks ago.

we are just watching the wind advisory for the san mateo bridge. the dumbarton bridge to the south. oakland, a quick look past the col seus. the camera was shaking a bit by the wind. the lighter volume of traffic here as well as the south bay. curious for a traffic tuesday. we have a backup at the toll plaza. the metering lights were turned on a little early before 6:00. they back up to about west grand. back to you. the time is 6:38. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a helicopter slams to the ground in south korea. we will tell you how a training exercise turns very dangerous for u.s. service men and women overseas. a live look for boston where we are awaiting a news conference to begin about the investigation hoping to hear new details about the boston marathon bombing. here you go little man.

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hotel, not far from where we are. it will be a crowded room with members of the media from boston, across the country, and around the world, of course, people here covering this event and runners from their countries. it will be crowded in terms ofs. >> fbi is taking the lead in this investigation, what we've been told they are starting from square one. there was nothing intelligence wise on the radar and we should note that the mayor is in a wheelchair. >> thomas menino broke a leg at

an event saturday. we're expecting to hear from richard deloriere, the governor there and the u.s. attorney carmen ortiz. >> everyone, thank you for coming. less than 24 hours after yesterday's act of terror, we wanted to organize a briefing for you with the information that we have. the mayor is here. the members of our congressional delegations, all of the law have.ement leadership, several the mayor is here and members of our professional organization. a couple points i want to mention at the outset. i told you yesterday that the fbi has taken charge of the investigation, special agent in charge, rick delorea.

it is important to clarify that two and only two explosive devices were found yesterday. other parcels, all other parcels in the area of the blast have been examined but there are no unexploded bombs. there were no unexploded devices found. over 150 people were injured yesterday in the blast. some gravely. our thoughts go out to all of those injured and killed and to their families and friends. i personally want to thank the extraordinary first responders for their extraordinary work yesterday. every single one of them, those on-site and those that got to the site promptly there after, performed beautifully as have the areas hospitals. i've been calling around to the heads of the hospitals personally to thank them as well. it's our hope that tomorrow we will organize an inter-faith

prayer service to help our community heal. we don't have details but we will provide them when we have them. there is a support center that was opened yesterday in what we call the castle opposite the park plaza hotel on arlington and stuart street, i think it is. the mayor has provided staff to help people cope with this extraordinary event. it will be open from 9:00, i think, until 5:00, beyond this evening. finally, everyone should expect continued heightened police presence and everyone should continue personally to be vinlg vigilant. the investigation continues. all of those in law enforcement will be present in force in the area around the blast and throughout the city. with that, let me turn it over

to mayor minino. >> yesterday, terrorist brought to the city of boston. tragedy was bought braut to one of our neighbors also. city of boston. here we know our neighbors, we grieve for this is a close-knit place. we grieve for our neighbors and the little boy we knew from rochester. also, today, we know our heroes also. the other women and men that wear helmets, the badges, the runners. they helped us during this time of need. as we go together. we are going to make sure this state pulls together. we got it under control. let's continue to work together. a very difficult time in our city's history. i'm a mayor for 20 years. i have never seen law enforcement pull together, working together to solve our

crimes and help people pull together, business communities, neighbors. boston is a strong city. we will get through this. like the governor said, we set up a resource center over at the castle near the park plaza hotel. staff will be there available to give information to individuals that have been involved in the marathon. open from 9:00 to 5:00 and the phone number is -- 635-5040, i believe. our hotline nurm is 617-534-5050. also, the 24-hour hotline that you need information also, that number is 617-635-4500. the last several hours, we have received calls from all over the world asking for information about the tragedy and how they could help us. a bad day for boston. i think if we pull together, we

will get through it. a lot of people willing to work together to make this a better place for all our people. as we gather here today, with all our officials, let's say boston will overcome. >> thank you, governor, thank you, mr. mayor. the president of the united states has pledged his full support in all efforts both to keep the city safe and to find the person that did this and bring testimony to justice. we did not have to reach out to the president. the president reached out to us. he called the governor. he called the mayor. he called the members of the delegation, because the president is actively involved here and responding. on behalf of our congressional delegation, senator cowan is here with me and congressman lynch and all of the members of our delegation. we want to extend our thanks to the first responders, to the firefighters, to the police officers, to the ems, to everyone on the scene, including the volunteers who came and

helped those in trouble and helped save lives. we also want to thank those from all around the country and all around the world whose prayers and thoughts and offers of help have poured in. we are deeply grateful, as the mayor says. boston will survive. >> thank you, governor. good morning, my name is r >> thank you, governor. good morning. i'm rick deleora. i am the special agent in charge. i would like to start by thanking the first responders from boston ems and boston fire department and volunteer physicians, nursing staff and physicians who volunteered. their services and heroic actions saved lives yesterday afternoon. we continue to work shoulder to shoulder with our jtf partners at the boston police department, the massachusetts state police as well as all of our other jtf agencies. our mission is clear, to bring

to justice those responsible for the marathon bombing. the american public and the city of boston and the commonwealth of massachusetts want answers. this group of men and women pledge to do everything possible to get those answers. this remains a very active investigation. our ongoing investigation in various locations throughout the area goes on. there are no known additional threats. we continue to interview various witnesses and process the crime scene, which could take some time. the citizens of mass as and the city of boston should expect to see the fbi conducting greater activity in the greater eastern massachusetts and boston area. assistance from the public remains critical in establishing a time lean of events which leads to swift conclusion through due diligence and strong investigative activity. we commend the public and the city of boston for the information that's been provided to law enforcement so far.

we strongly encourage that assistance to continue. it is paramount to explain the fbi and our role to a greater extent. the tips we have received in reiterating the resources. we have received voluminous tips over the last 18 hours since the incident. we have staffed our 1-800-call-fbi tip line. we are bringing attentional vict additional victim response. they are on site working as we speak. to the extend the crime scene still plays, it may be that for several days. the fbijtt is logically following up on a variety of leads. you will see us and our law enforcement partners interviewing, maybe your neighbor, your co-worker or even yourself in many could go days. please cooperate with law

enforcement authorities. they allow for swift action which will hopefully yield swift results. that does not diminish our assistance in combing through the leads. we are just beginning upon that path. thank you very much. i'm gene marquez, acting special agent in charge, atf, boston field division. at this time, atf has done a partial nrt, national response team activation. we are bringing our explosive specialist here to the scene and working jointly with the fbi and its partners on the jttf. we have certified explosive specialists, explosive enforcement officers, special agent bomb techs and canine. at this time, we have approximately 30 forensic specialists en route or on the

scene. to dispel any rumors, there were rumors floating around that there were seven devices. at one point. that is not true. that happened as a result of some suspect packages that were disru disrupted. we only had two devices and both were those that did the damage and were involved in the explosives incident. at this time, we are looking for the public's cooperation. we are looking for any video or photographic evidence if you can please contact the fbi's hotline or the city's hotline. we would like to review any kind of media that you have out there. we are pursuing those investigative leads at this time. the scene is going to take several days to process. we ask for your patience as we're working in that area and for your cooperation.

>> good morning. i'm united states attorney carm good morning. i'm you states attorney, carmen ortiz. i want to extend my condolences to the families of the loved ones lost in yesterday's attack on the city of boston as well as those that were hurt and may still be fighting for their lives. our thoughts and our prayers go out to them. what happened yesterday was a terrible tragedy. it was amazing to see as you have heard from my colleagues here, how people just helped one another ran toward the blast to assist another person in greater need, people who were just there for those that were hurt and in a dire situation. it was amazing to see how the city of boston, and people from around the world that were part of yesterday's boston marathon, helped one another, consoled each other. there are so many moving parts

to an investigation such as this. i can't begin to thank everyone who has been involved. law enforcement, medical professionals, emergency responders and really just regular citizens who became heroes yesterday. i want to repeat as i did state it yesterday, this is an active and ongoing investigation. rest assured, we are bringing all of the necessary resources to assist in this matter and that we will conduct all that we can for all of our law enforcement partners. i have been in touch with the attorney general several times, eric holder and he has pledged all good resources from the department and others on behalf of the federal government to help boston recover from yesterday. i ask for your patience and your understanding as we continue to pursue leads, to gather evidence and to get to the bottom of who did this and why.

thank you. good morning. my name is ed davis. i'm a police xhcommissioner for the city of boston. we are in the process of securing and processing the most xloex crime scene we have dealt with in the history of our department. we are doing that under the direction of the fbi and in partnership with the atf. we have secured the perimeter with members of the national guard. i would like to thank the people working closely with us. we received assistance from chicago, los angeles. units have responded from new york city and baltimore. we are working very closely with all of our partners on this complex investigation. i want to stress that the area around the crime scene, which was yesterday, was 15 blocks, has been reduced to about 12 blocks at this point in time. we will continue to collapse that crime scene as the facts

and circumstances make that available. we want to open up as many streets and get people into the buildings as quickly as we can. we are working diligently on that. please be patient with us in the time we need to process the crime scene. we expect that scene will go for another two days anyway. people should make appropriate plans. i want to stress that any information that you have, any videos or photographs that happen, not just at that scene or anywhere in the immediate vicinity could be helpful. our focus is on processing that evidence right now. we are looking forward to working with our partners to bring the individuals responsible for this heinous crime to justice. good morning. my name is timothy alvin. i'm the superintendent of the massachusetts state police. as i said earlier in one of our briefings, there is really two or he parts to this

investigation. there is the investigative part, which the fbi is taking the lead on. there is also a logistical presence and component of this. i'm speaking to the public. you are going to see an enhanced presence from the boston police, from the state police, from the national guard and from our law enforcement partners,through the metropolitan boston area over the next day and probably longer. that's not for any particular reason other than to provide some comfort to the public, who are using transportation centers or going about their business. so we are engaged with the police. you will see more troopers, nation willing guardsmen there and police like you do every day. that presence will be significantly enhanced. we are doing that for the comfort of the public chblth we

are looking for cooperation. it is not to inconvenience anyone. we don't think it will be. you also may see an enhance presence at logan airport. there has to be hundreds, if not thousands, of photographs or videos or observations that were made doup at that finish line yesterday. they are sitting out there amongst everyone that's watching this event this morning. i would encourage you to bring forward anything. you might not think it is significant. it might have some value to this investigation. the mayor has given you tip lines. there are plenty of those. the fbi has them as well. if you call in, i assure you that someone will follow up on your photos or videos you want to submit for consideration. thank you very much. good morning. my name is daniel connolly. i'm the district attorney here

in boston. what occurred yesterday in boston was an act of cowardice. while there will be an opportunity in the future at the conclusion of this investigation to officially define this act. an act of cowardice and of this severity cannot be justified or explained. it can only be answered. to that end, some of the finest investigators at the local, state and federal level have been working through the night to not only conduct interviews and process the scene but to ensure that those interviews are legally sound and that the evidence is recovered with the greatest care. at the same time, police and other law enforcement agencies have been actively working to ensure the safety of our city. at this time, the las that we have suffered is enormous. thanks to the effort of emts, police officers, firefighters,

volunteers, ordinary citizens, doctors, nurses and the medical staff at boston's world class hospitals, we can say with absolute certainty that more lives were saved. for this, we can all give thanks. in the days and the weeks to come, we will do our very best to keep the public and the media apprised and advised of the progress of this investigation and our work. it is important, however, for the sake of the victims and of this city that our investigators be given the room to do their jobs so that the truth can be found and so that justice can be served. moments like this and our response to them define who we are. in the past 24 hours, this city of boston has shown its strength, its compassion and its determination to see justice done. >> thank you, dan. we are happy to take questions. we are going to try to take as many questions as you have so

maybe we will go from side to side. [ inaudible question from reporter ] >> more than the evidence is the [ inaudible question ] >> more than the evidence is the extraordinary cooperation. the major and others have said at the federal, state and local level and indeed from the region, we have an unprecedented level of law enforcement support. they are working very hard. e are going to break away from this press conference for a moment to allow more stations to join us, while others will be leaving us. we are going to break away to allow more stations to join us and others leaving us.

4 office . deslaurier. some of the things they're saying of key importance right now they know of no additional threats to this area or any other threats at this present time. of cou did not know about the threat that occurred yesterday at ten of 3:00. they say there were two explosive devices. there had been reports as many as five other devices had been found unexploded. they say that is simply not true. we know that at least 150 people have been injured as a result of this bombing. lester holt is joining me as well here in boston, what else caught your attention, lester? >> matt, several officials have made a very specific plea to the public. they are asking for any media, any still pictures, any video that people may have shot right at the scene or very close by that might shed some light on

who planted this device. several officials of these devices have made this plea. also one of the things that struck me was the fbi noting that we have interviewed people and that we will be interviewing other people. it may be your neighbor. it may be your friends. it may be you, basically telling us not to read too much into that but they are going to be talking to a lot of folks here. >> the boston police commissioner, edward davis, said that this is the most complex crime scene that they have ever been asked to process. it was 15 blocks in size. it's been now cut down to 12 blocks. it starts just behind where lester and i are sitting this morning on boylston street, going up to about five blocks to where the finish line was yesterday. the mayor of boston, thomas menino, said "we grieve for our friends and for our neighbors." he made special note of the 8-year-old boy who was killed in these bomb blasts, from dorchester. he also said we know who our