to begin. massachusetts governor patrick. >> this whole experience of how we dealt with this tragedy and how we recovered from this tragedy, the countless acts of kindness and grace have been an enormous source of strength and pride for all of us. >> also this hour, tough talk, president obama does not mince words with vladimir putin on the phone. an unusually blunt call about ukrai ukraine. that plus much more from boston this hour as we look back at the day of terror and the city now more determined, resilient and tougher than ever. >> i was carrying this flag and just my instinct was to go help him and see what i can do. just pray for the angels. >> i've been doing so much.

kind of fighting to fighting yourself to move forward. good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. today marks one year since the boston marathon bombings that took three lives and left more than 260 people injured. today in boston hundreds of survivors and first responders are all gathering to remember those they've lost and to celebrate the amazing resilience and heroism of a city and its survivors. >> remember it being really hot and smelled really bad. there was smoke everywhere, people were going crazy. there was debris all over us. feels like a month gone by because everything has been so quick and i've been doing so much, kind of fighting to --

fighting yourself to move forward. it's hard. it's hard work but it's worth it. i thought i was going to die. and now i'm walking around. you know, trucking through a tragic event and coming out kind of way better than before. >> that was jeff bowman, who brian williams has been tracking his progress this year, joining me from boston, ron mott and justice correspondent pete williams and susan page. ron, there in boston, so many emotions, sorrow and grief and all pride and strength. talk to me about the ceremony as it about to begin and about these amazing stories of heroism. >> hey, andrea, all of those emotions going to be on display during this tribute service. just getting under way here we're hoping the weather and rain holds off long enough for

when the service comes out here to the finish line that they can have a dry service to remember the moments at 2:49 when we're expecting a moment of silence to mark the one-year anniversary of when the first of the two pressure cooker bombs went off. one of the things people are saying here in town, as much as we want to remember and mourn the four people who lost their lives, three of them here near the finish line and the m.i.t. officer, this is a day to celebrate all who survived because the death toll could have been higher than the three here at the race, if not for the heroism of spectators and first responders and extraordinary teamwork that took care of severe injuries here, met with one survivor on sunday, thrilled to be back in town looking forward to be reunited with the medical professions who helped him. he said it changed his physically and emotionally. he feels he's got to devote and see to it he can help others in

need in whatever form that may come. but also, after we get through today, folks want to return the focus to racing, one of the great international road races in the country here in boston on patriot's day on monday. a lot of things to go forward here over the next four or five days and there's a lot of pride where we are today, andrea. >> jeff bowman who we just saw with brian williams wrote a letter to the "boston herald." i'm so sorry for the four we lost and all their family and friends. we stood together for a moment at the finish line. i will stand with you forever. i know my pain is nothing compared to yours. not just today but every day. i am lucky. i know. lucky to be alive, lucky to live in this city and have your love and support. thank you, boston. thank you for being here there for me and proving that nothing will ever stop us from being who we are. this incredibly moving letter to the boston herald, susan page,

all of the coverage, the boston globe won the pull pulitzer for their coverage. it's incredibly moving. >> the individual stories are so touching and they bring tears to your eyes and it must be a difficult decision for some of those who were wounded that day or had family relatives and friends who were killed on whether to come back for the services, to come back to the marathon on the 21st, when there's an act of a statement of defiance and survival or whether it will just will bring black a flood of terrible memories. >> i wanted to bring us all back to the moment four days later, it took four days before the final capture of dzhokhar tsarnaev. let's listen to how brian williams and local team as well were covering it that night. >> whth is breaking a little

news that they are hearing from the scene of this. let's listen in. >> he's alive. he's in custody and he's alive. they've asked for a medic for the scene. >> it's over. >> it's been a horrifying week in boston in the commonwealth, the nation, the world actually has been watching what's happening here, this chain of events. and really about the best possible outcome tonight, the second suspect wanted in the marathon bombings now alive, captured, in custody and about to be attended by medics there in watertown. >> pete williams, this was the story that you reported minute by minute. that moment when they captured dzhokhar, what went into that and where do we go next with the trial? >> a long search in which watertown was shut down and they found him after a man who owned the boat saw blood and opened the cover and saw somebody inside and called police. now authorities say while he was in the boat, they've said this in court filings, he was writing

anti-u.s. slogans on the inside of the boat. those are among the pieces of evidence that make the government confident and the lawyers are trying to get excluded to see how much they say is improper to put on in the trial. the trial has been scheduled for november third but the defense lawyers have big decisions to make. do they want to seek a change of venue. you can understand why they would want it outside of boston. on the other hand, boston is a city where people oppose the death penalty for tsarnaev. and massachusetts is a state that did away with the death penalty. federal government can still seek it there. they have to decide whether to get him to agree to plead guilty if the government were to offer an exchange, his guilty plea in return for not seeking the death penalty. lots to be done between now and november 3rd if the trial in fact happens then. >> is this a terror case? >> without question a terrorism case. >> is there any mental health defense? >> not so far. but the government just recently

said to the judge, if the defense is going to offer a mental illness defense, we want them to say so now. this is among the sort of pretrial things that are going to have to be worked out between now and then. the government already filed their filing say they would seek the death penalty if there was a conviction. that changes the thing very dramatically. the defense -- i would imagine is not going into this thinking they can beat the rap and get him acquitted. so the question is for them, i would think and they've said very little about this, most of the court filings in this case are under seal, very unusual. but i would think their calculus, how do we spare the death penalty. >> is part of the defense that he was under the influence of his brother, a minor player. >> we see some signals already in the court filings, said tamerlan was 26 and dzhokhar was 19, that his older brother was

much more into violent jihad. you can see them sketch out that theory. >> this presented enormous challenges for law enforcement and journalists. pete was singled out for the careful way that he dismissed things that were inaccurate. but this was one of those cases where a lot of inaccurate information got out and people unfortunately because of pictures were released, the fbi and we have an interview coming up with a special agent, they felt they had to put them out but it did lead too some to some people putting inaccurate pictures. >> and people wrongful accused and a reminder for all of us to be careful just because you have -- wait a minute and make sure you have it right as pete did. >> and "usa today" as well. >> as you continue to stand by in boston, this city has pulled together and american cities are resilient and amazing. we saw what happened in new york

and washington and pennsylvania after 9/11. but this was such an important day. just give us a moment to talk about what patriot's day means, the red sox at 11:00 a.m., this is such a celebratory day for every boston yan. >> reporter: it is patriot's day on monday. the mare none is traditionally run on that day. it's always a day that people hold near and dear, especially now after what we saw what happen last april 15th. you remember david ortiz getting in front of the microphone and saying what he had to say about the spirit of this city. this is our city and how dare you show up and bring this kind of violence to the city, that we will not only overcome but we'll show you how senseless your act with a and we're going to defeat your act with kindness. i was out of the country when this happened last year as a

reporter you want to be on the big stories, but i do recall that week -- i was struck by how this city pulled together. we've had tragedies all over the country, andrea, obviously in cities that pull together. i can tell you having lived in a number of places around the country, what happened here the week of that boston marathon was truly extraordinary and it's an honor to call it home. it's a great city and we're looking forward to four or five great days, a safe marathon come monday and chance for people to finish what they started last year with the marathon and did not get a chance to finish. hope to do that with this running. >> indeed. ron mott, thank you so much. massachusetts governor deval patrick is one of the leading speaks at the commemoration about to take place. he sat down with me to talk about what this day means to boston and to the nation. >> this is such a solemn anniversary and there's reason for joy in the way the boston community responded. let's go back a year.

tell me what happened in terms of when you first got the notification and how events evolved that terrible day. >> you'll remember the first of the two explosions went off a little bit before 3:00 and i had been at the marathon to crown the elite runners, the victors a little earlier in the day. i had an unusually empty afternoon andrea. i was heading home, it was a very mild day, spend a little time in my garden. i was on the expressway when i got a call from our youngest daughter actually in the back bay and dad, there's been a loud boom and everybody is running in the direction of the marathon. what happened? it was soon after that i got first call from the officials at the scene that something had gone very wrong and i needed to get back downtown. >> how long did it take before you had some intelligence and some information? i guess it was 24 hours before they were looking through photos and fbi analysts were beginning to spot what jeff bauman

indicated to them, there was someone standing next to him who was not behaving like everyone else. >> wasn't behave -- was behaving suspiciously. it was about 36 or 48 hours after the blast when we got first indication of who the suspects might be. that is to say some grainy images of who the suspects might be and a little while after that when we were able to get images good enough to make available to the public. that would have been by thursday afternoon. but frankly, andrea, when i got the first call, everybody's hope was that as tragic as it was, that it was an accident, and once the second explosion went off and having gone off so close to each other in distance and time, it was pretty apparent that there was some kind of coordinated attack. >> now, subsequently, we have an inspector general's office for the intelligence community indicating that russia did not

give the fbi as much help as it could have or should have that the follow-up questions that the fbi asked after initially interviewing tsarnaev, tamerlan tsarnaev were not answered. how does that make you feel? >> it's not new information for me, it's something i had been informed within days of the investigation being under way. it's obviously very concerning. i will say that based on all i know about the investigation and about the backgrounding and the nature of the intelligence, i'm not -- one would rather have had the follow-up from the russian intelligence authorities sooner but i'm not sure that it would have necessarily prevented what happened from happening. i think what's important, andrea, is that to the great credit of the community i work with and for, everybody pulled together. the medical teams pulled

together to care for and comfort the people who were hurt, law enforcement pulled together to solve the crime and the citizens pulled together to help us all heal. >> and could this happen again. for instance, looking forward to this year's marathon. you've obviously taken steps you're not going to share publicly. how safe are people in boston in massachusetts and throughout the rest of the country at these major events? >> i encourage people to come out and enjoy the race. we're going to have a record number of runners. i think we're going to have a record number of reporters as well. and it's going to be a great day. we have a very vigorous security plan in place. you're right, i don't want to get into all of the details but we have tried to strike a balance between assuring the public safety and really continuing what it is, a wonderful family public civic ritual. >> i know that the boston marathon is the iconic marathon,

given those more familiar with the new york marathon know how special and competitive boston is -- >> does new york have a marathon? >> let me tell you as someone who once ran it and finally finished, yes, your marathon is special and super competitive. what about those who could not finish last year? >> we're making a way for those who had run the marathon and weren't able to finish on account of it having been interrupted and stopped after the bombing to do so. there will be a number of folks running on behalf of some of the people who perished in the bombing. there will be those who were injured who will run the race this time and that's obviously a very, very special thing. we're trying to work outwei way for the nonelite runners, their family and friends can join them to round the turn and cross the finish line. >> we've all watched with such

humility the strength of the boston community and the survivors and emergency responders. those who were injured. tell me what boston strong means to you. >> well, it's been actually this whole experience of how we dealt with this tragedy and how we recovered from this tragedy, the countless acts of kindness and grace have been an enormous source of strength and pride for all of us, certainly for me. i think what we have displayed is what a community really looks like and that this community is citywide and indeed commonwealthwide. >> it is nationwide as well. boston strong, thank you so much governor deval patrick. >> great to be with you. >> and as ron mott mentioned earlier, a year after those two bombs claimed three lives and injured more than 260 people at the marathon as well as killing m.i.t. campus police officer

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angry mob. jim maceda joins us by phone. you've been driving through the area, what are you seeing? >> andrea, things are starting to pick up and move quite quickly after what seemed to be a lull of almost two weeks now. the past three or four days it's been a steady increase in tension and today was no exception. in fact, until today the ukrainian military seemed completely overwhelmed. there was no sign of military kin etic action at all. after the 9:00 a.m. deadline ran out on those pro-russian separatists if you will to surrender weapons and face this so-called anti-terrorist operation, well, about an hour outside of donetsk, we're sensing the operation has begun and the ukrainian military does seem to have launched what they are calling a special operation,

using armored vehicles and some special operations soldiers, against groups of armed militants and specifically those who have occupied a military air field, one of the dozen or so towns controlled by the rebels. focusing again on that air field, eyewitnesses say a ukrainian fighter jet had earlier today tried to land at the air field and forced to abort when it was fired upon by presumably a pro-russian militants and we understand now from the ukrainian president that his troops have retain that air field, though there's no confirmation of that. in the meantime, you've got these armed militia who have set up checkpoints now and this is becoming more and more of an issue. they are blocking off the main roads in this region as a way to control the area and we've seen

some interesting video of a ukrainian tank that was cut off by these checkpoints from its unit and being harassed by pro-russian militia men. the tactic does seem in this particular case to be working against keep in mind the ukrainian military that has never before had to deal with insurgents, it's not trained to deal with insurgents, it's trained to fight conventional war. back to you. >> jim maceda. it seems as though there's a well organized russian insurgency there. thank you so much. in boston, the tribute to those affected by the boston bombing one year ago today is now under way. vice president biden will speak at 1:00 and we'll bring that to you live. later this afternoon, a moment of silence followed by the tolling of bells to have all have a chance to reflect on the incredible stories of survival and recovery and those who are

lost, his sister jane lost her leg in the same bombing attack. the richard family gathered at the finish line for a wreath laying ceremony. let's listen again to the tribute happening at the center in boston. ♪ ♪ oh beautiful for spacious skies ♪

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and this morning's state and local prosecutors announced capital murder charges against alleged kansas shooter frazier glenn cross. savannah gis a vanna guthrie sp corporon who showed strength because of her deeply held faith. >> somehow god and my life and family and friends have prepared me for this. and so i'm uplifted by that. itch my moments but i'm uplifted by the fact that they are in heaven. >> and nbc's ron allen is live in overland park, kansas. it's an amazing degree of

strength mindy corporon have. visiting her mom in the retirement center, this community must be so battered by this terror. >> they are, andrea and may find relief in what's happened here at the courthouse today. the suspect is going to be arraigned in about an hour and the prosecutors here said they are going to file murder charges, the strongest charge they can file here in the state of kansas. one count of capital murder, the grandfather and grandson who were murdered and the other is premeditated case in the case of woman visiting her mother at the retirement home. the capital murder case is the one that carries the death penalty. they both carry life without chance of parole. just on the state charges, there's every possibility and every likelihood, dare i say, that frazier glenn cross as he's known or miller will spend the rest of his life in jail if not worse if convicted of these

charges. there's the federal investigation going on as well. the expectation he would be charged with hate crimes. the federal prosecutor said they were not ready to do that. that investigation continues. the decision should be made in about a week's time or so he said. it has been his recommendation throughout the process that in fact the hate crime charge be filed. so that's to come as well and that potentially also carries the death penalty. >> and ron, you just came from outside pittsburgh where at the franklin regional high school we had that horrible slashing by the student last week. and today the students are back in school. we have a picture now to show that they have actually gotten back in school. you can see brett hurt in the wheelchair. he is gracie evans' best friend and she's in the picture hugging them. they are back and strong. but you've had quite a difficult couple of days yourself, my friend. but it's good to see school is back open there outside of

pittsburgh. >> it has been quite a week for these communities, and yes it is quite something to be covering them. and i can tell you that along the way, we do meet so many inspiring people like brett, who i interviewed last week and the families here as well. it's remarkable how given what they are going through, that they are able to stand up with such grace and elconsequence and honor the lives of the loved ones they've lost. they want the focus on loved ones, not on the suspects. because to some extent they feel like that let's the suspects, let's the bads guys if you will win. it's been a remarkable couple of weeks and here talking to the families of the grandfather and the grandson who were killed, it's been very moving. the process goes forward. there will be more services this week, very emotional gatherings but as you said, in the case of school system there, school is back open. they were going to open on monday but they delayed it a bit

because they weren't quite ready. it's a process and some students are trickling back and there are counselors there but it's a difficult process and it's a lot that these young people have to go through in murrysville we're talking about a high school, a suspect who waso was right in t midst of this community of 1200 students. it's very difficult. we were talking to the students for them to go back to that place where you are supposed to feel so safe and place where you're supposed to thrive and learn for them to do that. so again, just very difficult week for these two communities here, though perhaps some sense of moving forward because the suspect has been charged with murder that could lead to the death penalty. andrea? >> ron allen on top of the story there as well. thank you so much, ron. >> and back in boston at the tribute to those affected by the boston bombing one year ago, let's listen as boston children's chorus performs.

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[ applause ] that is the boston children's choir at the commemoration in boston today. kevin collin is a columnist for the globe and was there the day boston will never forget. you distinguished yourselves in

so many ways, let's talk about a year later, as you write about the images that continue to haunt you. >> yeah, this is a very emotional day for all of us, thank you for those kind words. we're wrestling with -- i think you saw today how somber it was at the wreath laying ceremony, very sad and yet i can't help but whenever i see jane richard, i smile. in spite of myself. so to see her doing so well, that alone is -- you know, it's a great bond for this town to see that. >> let me quote from your column, you write 8-year-old martin richard is lying there dead and his little sister jane sitting on the sidewalk stunned. her hair singed, looking down at where her left leg used to be and just when that image begins

to consume me the other image appears, it is jane richard. she's smiling leaning on crutches and just been fitted with her cheetah leg, her prostheses and jane richard is step dancing to an irish reel and the dark gives way to the light. you've completely captured the grace we see her as she was walking out on the field for the red sox opening day. she is just such an amazing child. that is such an extraordinary family, the mom lost her vision in one eye the dad was there lost his hearing in one eye and they lost their son, their middle child and one of their other little boy has had post-traumatic stress. she lost her leg and they hang together. they symbolize the city. they are. i know boston strong can be overused but i think you look at the richard family and they embody it. the other things that are floating in everybody's minds,

we lost two great firefighters in this town two weeks ago. and one of them, mike ken dip was one of the first responders. and as i had my qualms today, mike and another firefighter, frankie flynn ran down the street together and took care of people and saved people's lives. now here we are a year later and franky is dead of cancer and we lost mike and his lieutenant eddie walsh in a fire two weeks ago. there's an aux lot of sadness in this town. that's why it's very important to say jane richard and see her smile sfwl a standing ovation at the ceremony we're seeing on part of the screen for first responders. the pictures of them just jumping into action and running toward the danger, rather than away. >> yeah. >> said so much about boston, your town. how is boston doing today? >> i think as well as can be

expected. this is the anniversary but we've really been in commemoration mode here for several weeks. we have another week to do before the race itself. so i think people are doing as well as they can and people are helping each other, that's the legacy of this whole thing. that was an evil thing that happened a year ago not far from where i'm standing. but the evil and hate res was overwhelmed by goodness and compassion and strangers taking care of strangers and neighborhoods taking care of neighborhoods. it is a bittersweet day but most people in boston will tell you the other thing that came out of this tragedy, we feel as though everybody has our backs. and that goes for people we've never met. so very emotional day i must say. i feel weirdly emotional at different times so far this day. >> i know i've talked to people who were there at the finish

line and people in mass general who were the emergency doctors, i interviewed one of the doctors yesterday who had run the marathon and ran back in and took care of people and john kerry tweeting about this. he had always gone to the marathon and this was very much part of his dna. i was with him on his plane, flying back from tokyo and landed in chicago for a refuel and meet with the family of a young foreign service officer who died in afghanistan who worked with him. there at o'hare at ten of 3:00, all of a sudden on the military jet we saw the news. kerry was calling his daughter, who is a doctor at mass general to find out where they were. for anyone who is a boston yan, this is a moment they can never forget. >> we're the biggest little city in america. so what happened that day was very personal, just the firefighters from engine seven and tower ladder 17, when they

came on scene, they weren't just tending to citizens, they were tending to the neighbors. most of the firefighters on engine seven had a direct relationship with the richard family, shawn o'brien, his daughter was in the same class as martin and martin was kind to his daughter ava. kevin meehan, his daughter babysat for the richards. it's just all of those little connections, i would defy somebody to come into this town and find somebody that didn't have some kind of connection with somebody who is directly impacted by those bombings. so again, i think you'll see -- i'm assuming it's coming through. this is a very resilient city and a year later we're in a better place. >> well, kevin, you're one of the chroniclers of it. thank you for sharing with us today. and a tribute to the victims and survivors and first responders is under way as we've been showing you there in boston.

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♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. toaster strudel! now retired richard delor ya was in charge of the fbi office when the bombs went off today. he spoke about the day last year the investigation and a new report about information the fbi had available to them. >> how important was it for you all to have released the photos which ended up leading to the identification of the tsarnaev brothers? >> i think that was critically important, andrea. we had various investigative paths we could have taken that week. we could have held onto the photos and not released them and hoped to identify black hat and white hat through other means,

including technical coverages or we could have shared those photos with the american public and asked the american public to assist us in identifying these individuals as quickly as possible so that we could arrest them as quickly as possible and safely as possible. there were various pros and cons to each pathway we could have taken. we had a vigorous discussion in my office wednesday april 17th and thursday april 18th, around midday on thursday, the 18th, we gelled around the position that we were going to release the photos at the press conference later that day. i stand by that decision. i strongly feel it was the correct decision and we knew all week that support from the american public would be absolutely critical in allowing us to savely apprehend the subjects and we felt that was quite true and prophetic auz the week went on. >> you were unindated with cell phone video and people responding. how do you watch all of this and assess it and figure out what

could be the critical clues you needed to identify the suspects. >> we had over 120 analysts and agencies at the fbi laboratory in quantityco, virginia, analyzing thousands and thousands of still photos and videos we were receiving. we had many individuals in boston as well analyzing photographs. but when you acquire videos that are in very approximate location to the blast sites and it gives you a window into individuals that were around those blast sites, preceding the blast, those are the videos you focus upon and watch hundreds and hundreds of times until you can spot patterns of activity that indicate you're on to something. >> you told 60 minutes it was your wife the night there was another shooting who first said these could be your suspects. tell me about that. >> yes, she did andrea, that was the evening of thursday april 18th after we held the press conference at the sheraton where we revealed the photos of white

hat and black hat to the world. i got home fairly late, about 11:00 and my wife and i turned on the 11:00 news that evening and we saw a story about m.i.t. police officer who was subsequently identified as officer sean collier who was murdered on campus that evening. cambridge, massachusetts is a pretty safe city. has an excellent police force and police department. and m.i.t. police department is excellent. we were -- i was shocked and surprised by that but did not link it at the time to have anything to do with the boston marathon bombing investigation but my wife looked at me, rick, i bet your press conference has caused these guys to flee and have but they murdered this police officer and they are on the run. i looked at her, i don't no think so and went to bed. but she was really -- really was

quite until area hin her analys >> she was married to fbi and picked up the skill. is there any regret sean collier might be alive if you didn't release photos and make them more violent. >> we think of him every day and every agency that participated in the investigation. but we are making the very difficult situations we're making that week under intense pressure and great deal of stress. nobody could have foreseen that it would have resulted in the murder of a campus police officer in cambridge, massachusetts. what could have reasonably been foreseen is the fact that the subjects could have been more bombs and set the bombs off and caused carnage greater -- similar to or greater than what they caused in boston on april 15th. i think that's the key thing to think about in that situation. but we pray for officer sean

collier and the other victims every day. they are in our hearts and minds. >> and what about the inspector general report suggesting that the russians did not give the fbi any responses, follow-up or inquires from the fbi that perhaps the tsarnaev link to the potential violence could have been prevented if russia had been more cooperative with the fbi? >> sure, andrea, i want to emphasize i participated -- interviewed as a part of that report but not read the final report nor have i had access to the final report. however, based upon media reports if it was true that the russians did not fully disclose material information to the fbi despite our repeated requests to do so after we had interviewed tamerlan tsarnaev in 2011, then that's very unfortunate because if that information is true, that information would have been valuable to us. i can't say it would have caused us to detect the plot beforehand

but it would have been very relevant and valuable to the investigation. >> thank you very much for joining us, it's been a year and there's a lot of healing and a lot of courage on all sides. thank you for your years of service to the fbi. >> thank you very much, andrea. >> and right now in boston, patrick downs is speaking, he lost his leg in the bombing. >> to those in despair and our treasures to those in need. we chose to love and that has made all of the difference. in the days that followed, we continued to express profound love by sewing the threads of community. we made our city safe again. gave blood, performed and underwent countless surgeries and began the long journey of psychological and physical rehabilitation. our hospitals showed why they are the best in the world, not

only through their clinical expertise, but by their enormous capacity for compassion. and while many of us here struggle to heal within those hospital walls, a movement coalesced throughout our city, state and country. boston strong a simple phrase with a not so simple meaning became our uniting call. it symbolized our communal determination to spread compassion, generosity, unity and pride. it is the firefighter running towards danger and the police officer ensuring our safety. but it's also the quiet moments, individual snap shots of grace. it's the countless hours our families spent by our bedsides sometimes in silence as they offered their love by their

presence alone. it's the fellow survivor offering her hospital room to allow a married couple to reunite. it is a private visit from a wounded warrior telling us and showing us that it will get better. it is the movers volunteering their time to help the newly disabled transfer to a new home. it's the department store employee such searching for clothing to accommodate medical devices. it's the passer by who sees a prosthetic leg and nods in solidarity and strength. it's the ribbons proudly displayed on our cruisers, ladder trucks and buses and cars and it is certainly when a band of bearded brothers brings home a championship to a beloved ballpark and its fans. [ applause ]

>> we have heroes within our families, a devoted brother who drove for hours with a caring friend to be by his brother's side and serve as chief of staff. a loving sister who moved across the country to care for her family. parents stricken with fear and overwhelming sadness who found a way to spend day after day in hospitals with hopes of willing their children back to health. extended family giving all they could to support those they love and couples both wed and unwed and stayed by each other's sides through the emotional agony of watching someone you love suffer and beauty of knowing you'll get through this together. in sickness and in health. never has that vow felt so tangible. we would never wish the devastation and pain we have experienced on any of you.

however, we do wish that all of you at some point in your lives feel as loved as we've felt over this last year. it has been the most humbling experience of our lives. we hope you feel all of the emotion we feel when we say thank you. >> to our fellow survivor community, what would we do without each other? we should have never met this way but we are so grateful for each other. we have shared our despair, sense of loss, and challenges as well as our hope, and gratitude and triumphs. we have been there for each other and we will continue to be there to pick each other up and celebrate milestones for years to come. most of all, we'll cherish the friendships our families have forged with bonds of mute you're admiration. and to those who continue to

strugg struggle, ongoing medical care and prospect of heart wrenching surgical decisions, don't forget for a second we'll be there for you at a moment's notice. we will always remember our guardian angels. lindsay, sean, crystal and martin. whether we raise them as our children, knew them for years, met them once or only know them in spirit, we will carry them in our hearts to their families know you'll never be alone and that the city stands beside you. we remember those who died as pieces of us, the intellectual charm of lindsay, sean's commitment to justice, crystal's infectious smile and the childhood charm of martin. step seven point two one two.

peace, that will be the lasting message to us. we all know when historian writes about these events they will tell of the utter devastation that was brought upon our families and how four guardian angels came to be. but i hope they will tell of the unfailing compassion and unity that followed. we no longer have to think sill forrically about the human capacity of the human spirit, it is here in the stiff boston. whether our families have been here for generations or recently called boston home, we know we have written ood another chapter in a rich history of revolutionary people and take pride knowing we're part of something much larger than ourselves. in this spirit, we choose this marathon monday to show the world what boston represents through our deeds and

dedications. for those of us who will ride and run, we will do so for those who are no longer with us. for a family member with cancer, for our great city, and for countless other causes. for those of us who will crowd the route, we'll embrace roles as motivators and emotional catalysts. and for our guardian angels, let them hear us roar. let's show them they live on in our bonds of family, friendship and community. and in the infectious thursday we'll feel on the third monday in april for years to come. i'm so proud to be a bostonian because i'm so proud to be connected to all of you. [ applause ]