today, a grieving city is trying to he. president obama and the first lady joined in an interfaith service dedicated to the victims of the bombing and offered support and encourage m our prayers are with the injured. we will be with you as you learn to stand, walk, and, yes, run again. >> the cathedral was packed with victims, first responders, government officials and members of the community. there were prayers for those recovering from injury and tears for the three people who died, 29-year-old krystle campbell, lu, a native of china and 8-year-old martin richard. tracy helped his younger sister who lost a young. >> if my daughter were injured like that, so badly injured and so scared but she was incredibly brave. >> sources tell use that the f.b.i. has images of two men both possible suspects. the best video comes from cameras at the lord & taylor store. >> there is video that has raised the question of those, the f.b.i. would like to speak with. we need the public's help in locating the individuals. >> f.b.i. agents ar

. >> three daze after terror, a grieving city tries to heal. president obama and the first lady will join the boston residents at a service dedicated to victims of the marathon attack. >> they will remember those killed, 8-year-old martin richard, 29-year-old krystle campbell and a native of china and pray for the 200 people who were injured include those still in the hospital. also, a major break in the investigation. authorities believe they now have a clear image of suspected bomber. the f.b.i. is examining photographs including some taken at a lord & taylor store showing a man near the finish line using a cell phone with a black back strapped across his chest. >> if the f.b.i. has a face from surveillance video at lord & taylor or local television they could be able to use facial recognition software to run that face against databases. >> in addition, f.b.i.ing as are examining debris in the remains of a pressure cooker record at the crime scene. >> they will be able to identify the items down to, perhaps, the type of bag, the type of accel

today a grieving city tries to heal. president obama and the first lady will join boston residents at a service later this morning dedicated to victims of the marathon attack. they will remember those who were killed, 8-year-old martin richard and 29-year-old krystle campbell and a native of china and pray for the nearly 200 people who were injured including those still in the hospital. also this morning, a major break in the investigation, authorities believe they now have a clear image of the suspected bomber. the f.b.i. is examining photographs including some taken at a lord&taylor store showing a man near the finish line with a cell phone and a black back across his chest. if the f.b.i. has a face from the video at the lord & taylor or from local division, they may be able to use facial recognition software so run the face against databases. >> in addition to video and foes the tech agents are examining debris in the remains of a pressure cooker recovered at the crime scene. >> they can identify the items down to, pe

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. >> boston units as the city grieves. >> she was the one that touched me. >> families share their stories and struggle to recover. plus, eerie reminders of the days after 9/11. an envelope laced with deadly poison ricin, addressed to a senator, why? and mark sanford busted for trespassing on his ex-wife's property. yes that mark sanford, the man running for redemption in the u.s. senate race in south carolina. and star rookie. jack hoffman, the 7-year-old that touched the nation gets his own rookie card. live in the "cnn newsroom." food morning, thank you for being with me. i'm carol costello, a new development in the terror attack in boston. investigators have found the lid, an entire lid to a pressure cooker believed to very been d used in the bombings. that was found on a rooftop and that shows the remains of a pressure cooker, a shredded black backpack and what appear to be metal pellets. the device contained a gallon and a half of killing powder. partial circuit board also found. suggesting it may have been detonated by timer. one of the bombs may have been hidden in this light-color

comfort for a grieving city. >> like you, michelle and i have walked these streets. like you, we know these neighborhoods. and like you, in this moment of grief, we join you in saying, boston, you're my home. >> reporter: president obama delivering soaring ora tory with the first lady looking on from the first row attempting to calm nerves after what will be remembered as one of the worst moments of his presidency. part eulogy, part sermon, part rallying cry. >> if they sought to intimidate us, terrorize us, shake us from the values that make us who we are as americans, well, it should be pretty clear by now that they picked the wrong city to do it. not here in boston. >> the crowd began lining up at the cathedral of the holy cross a mile away from the bombing site hours before the service stretching for blocks beyond the church. many more than could possibly fit inside the 2,000 capacity building. those who found a seat listened as the president memorialized the three people killed in the terrorist attack, 29-year-old krystle campbell, 23-year-old chinese graduate s

this is a city that is grieving. it's also a city that's coming together. and we saw it in a very big way and in a heart warming way last night in dorchester which is the home of 8-year-old martin richard. a big crowd came out to show support for the family. it is hard to even imagine what they are going through not only losing an 8-year-old but the mother who had to undergo brain surgery. she had a very serious injury whether the entire family was near the finish line of the boston marathon. and their little girl, just 6 years old, first grader, who lost her leg. but last night we saw people lighting candles. they were laying flowers, stuffed animals and a lot of peace signs. one of the moving pictures that has come out of this is less than a year ago when little martin richard had made a sign that said no more hurting people when he was in a peace march at school. the school where he went called him a bright energetic young boy who had big dreams and high hopes for his future. and the entire community it seemed wanted to come out and show support for his

this comes as president obama helps this grieving city say good-bye to those who lost their lives. >>get back to boston, but we want to begin with this small town, population 2,700, west, texas, and the county that surrounds it. it has now been declared a disaster area this afternoon by texas governor rick perry. we heard from him around lunchtime. and that move comes in the wake of what governor perry called a nightmare scenario. so, this fertilizer plant fire that resulted in a massive explosion. explosion. take a listen. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> are you okay? >> i can't hear! i can't hear! >> as this fertilizer plant continues to smolder right now this afternoon, authorities are not ready to give up on finding survivors trapped in the rubble from that blast. it could be felt 50 miles away. >> incredible, the reverberations from this blast and search and rescue teams are combing at this hour, as they have been for hours and hours through all the debris from last night's massive explosion. the thing is, and this is difficult here as we're trying to report on the story

dimension, where infinite good sits on his throne, at this very moment gazing lovingly upon this city, grievingus and those who have literally lost life or limb, then perhaps evil would have achieved the victory that it sought so fruitlessly on patriots day. but we are people of faith. we believe in a benevolent god who holds a steady hand over history. even as he allows hatred and fanaticism to have its moment, it's also declared time and time again due to the many voices of melinneal faiths that in the end goodness will always prevail. yes, weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning. events such as the one that graced us on that bright monday afternoon just a couple of days ago remind us that we inhabit a mysterious world where a loving, sovereign god sometimes allows a flash of dark energy to penetrate our domain. but only to ennoble us and to extract from us an even greater measure of good and generosity. the dilemma of evil is that even as it carries out its dark, sinister work, it always ends up strengthening good. and invoking even more strongly the very light that it s

dimension where infinite good sits on his throne, at this very moment gazing lovingly upon this city, grieving for and with us and those who are literally lost life or limb than perhaps evil would have achieved the victory that it south so fruitlessly on patriots day, but we are people of faith. we believe in a benevolent god who holds a steady hand over history, who even as he allows hatred and fanaticism to have his moment, has also declared time and time again through the many voices of millennial faiths that in the end goodness will always prevail, that, yes, weeping may stay for the night but joy comes in the morning. events such as the one that graced us on that bright monday afternoon just a couple of days ago remind us that we inhabit a mysterious world where a loving sovereign god sometimes allows a flash of dark energy to penetrate our domain but only to ennoble us and to extract from us an even greater measure of good and generosity. the dilemma of evil is that even as it carries out its dark sinister work, it always ends up strengthening good, and invoke even more strong lit very l

this is still a city that is very much grieving. we heard the reports about the funerals today for krystle campbell. today there is a memorial service for the 23-year-old graduate student from china who was at the marathon with a friend. ut it is still a very delicate situation. it is starting to get back to normal. boylston street is still closed to the public. it is due to reopen in the next 24 hours, initially businesses will be allowed back to reopen and i would imagine that we will see normality return here. >> david willis in boston. thanks very much. well, for more on the case against the bombing suspect goes from here i spoke a short time ago with pat who served as assistant attorney general for national security. using a weapon of mass destruction, what is the thinking behind that charge? >> well, it is a federal charge. they wanted the case to be in federal court where the death penalty was available to them. it is a common charge in terrorism cases. a weapon of mass destruction can be any explosive device and in this case

able to communicate after a week filled with tragedy shock fear and a mass lockdown of the city of boston has grieved out a sigh of relief that locals want to see justice and find out the motives behind the terror rocks that made so many question the illusion of safety they have been living under just as marty massachusetts. a suspect family claims to have been under f.b.i. surveillance for the pasta five yes' and refused to believe the young men carried out the atrocity travel to the north caucasus where the brothers parents now live to learn more about their background. that middle and sad and naive and amateur boxer who dreamt of representing his adopted country the united states he claimed to have no american friends but married a local woman katherine and they shared a daughter by contrast his younger brother john had a period well adjusted popular in high school and even won a college scholarship yet sadly they were revealed as the main suspects in the boston marathon bombings their father was the first to step up to claim his two boys who were set up i'm confident of my children's innocence an

dimension where infinite good sits on his thrown, at this very moment, gazing lovingly upon this city, grieving lost life or limb, then perhaps evil would have achieved the victory that it sought so fruitlessly on patriots' day. but we are people of faith. we believe in a benevolent god who holds a steady hand over history. even as he allows hatred and fa nat sichl to have its moment, it's also dough chaired time and time again through the many voices of millennial faith that in the end goodness will always prevail, that yes, weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning. events such as the one that fwralsed us on that bright monday afternone just a couple of days ago remind us that we inhabl a mysterious world where a loving, sovereign god sometimes allows a flash of dark energy to penetrate our domain but only to innoble us and to extract from us an even greater measure of good and generosity. the dilemma of evil is that even as it carries out its dark, sinister work, it always ends up strengthening good and evoking even more strongly, the very light that it so desperately trie

like chicago and other cities every night you can see a parent grieving the loss of aard to be patient. but the nature of the process is it takes time. and i would think that by next spring, you might have another opportunity here to move on this, the other thing i would say is there's been an awful lot of criticism of those democrats who didn't vote for most democrats did for that didn't. but if i'm sitting in their shoes and i see that we can't, you can't get to 60 votes, do you want to cast that vote in a losing cause? i would think some of those democrats might be willing to reconsider. if they thought the law had a chance to pass. >> david axelrod, thank you very much. our msnbc analyst and former obama white house top adviser. we'll be right back. he's not gou some labradoodle, he's gonna sell you tropical fish! he's got salt water tanks, fresh water tanks, brackish tanks, tanks you can't even fathom. that fish?! no you're not ready for that fish. precision aquatic manipulation. he boils his water perfectly for his velveeta shells & cheese. advantage. this guy. l

hospital a week after the boston marathon bombing but at the same time the city is trying to remember those who lost their lives. >>> grieving college community, the 22-year-old graduate student died last week in the boston marathon bombings. members of her family arrived from china for a memorial service. >> when i think about lu lingzi, the first thing that comes to mind is her smile. >> reporter: one victim, crystal campbell was laid to rest marking one week since the last taking a moment of silence... they took a flag and flew it half staff as a symbolic thoughtful way they handed over the flag. from his hospital bed, a few miles away, the 19-year-old is accused of unleashing the terror along with his older dead brother he had conspired to use weapons of mass destruction resulting in death and he could face the death penalty. dozens of his alleged victims remains hospitalized. >> i am angry, i am not angry 100% of the time but i am defiant and i want to come out stronger. >> a memorial service for officer shawn collier and we are hearing vice-president joseph biden will be in attendance but they are reopening boyleston s

a city on edge and still grieving. a memorial grows by the hour near the site of the bombings where the fbi is still hard at work. friends and classmates from boston university remember 23-year-old graduate student lindsey leu. the victims will be honored again tomorrow morning here less than a mile from where are they lost their lives. the president and first lady coming to the cathedral to join in an interfaith service. marcy gonzalez, abc news, boston. >>> a key piece of evidence a bay area company says it came from them. investigators released pictures of the bombs that went off and fremont company tenergy saw one of their batteries and immediately called the fbi. abc 7 news reporter sergio has that part of the story. >> pieces of the bit and pieces of components used in the boston bombing. when employees notice one of their singed batteries in the pictures they called authoritys. >> we contacted both the boston police department and the fbi. >> reporter: benjamin mull is a vice president. he says this type of batt

city of boston. here we know our neighbors. we grieve for them. >> as an american, my heart is broken.or the pursuit of freedom and liberty has never been stronger. >> i have to give it to the bostonians. people were giving us water, food, blankets to wrap on. everybody was lending a hand -- and these are complete strangers. ♪ >> if you want to know who we are, what america is, how we respond to evil, that's it. selflessly, compassionately, unafraid. ♪ >> we're strong people and we're not going to let anyone push us around. you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us. >> that's who we are. we're fighters. >> we will not be bullied. we will not be pushed around. we will not let someone force us to be afraid of our own shadow in the city we call home. >> we must not feed the terror. this is america, and even greater than that, this is boston -- a home of the patriot. >> and don't forget "nightline" later tonight. we'll leave you now with the sounds of "sweet caroline," the anthem of boston baseball fans and tonight, america's anthem too. ♪ good times never seemed so good ♪ ♪ i've be

this is a closese-knit place, t city of boston. we grieves and for the little boy from dorchester. but we also know our heroes, the men and women who wear helmets, badges, the runners who helped us yesterday during this time of need. as we go together on this issue with all the law enforcement officials, we're going to make sure the city pulls together. we will get it under control. let's continue to work together. let's keep offering a helping hand to individuals who may need it during this very difficult time in our city's history. ive he's been mayor for 20 years now. i've never seen law enforcement pull together, working together to solve our crime and our city as they have but also to help people pull together, business community, neighbors, everyone. this is a tragedy but boston is a strong city. we're a city that will get through this. like the governor said, we set up a resource center over at the castle near the park plaza hotel where staff will be there available to give information to individuals who have been invoed in the marath

this is a close knit area the city of boston and here we are grieving for the little boy who we knew from door chester and a want to say -- and i want to say we know our heroes, the runners and the people who wear the badges who helped us during our time of need and as we get together with all lawn enforcement -- law enforcement officials we want to make sure we work together and let's continue to work together and let's give a helping hand to individuals who may need it during this difficult time in our city's history and i have been the mayor for 20 years now and i have never seen law enforcement pull together the way they have but also people are pulling together, the business communities, everyone and this is a tragedy but boston is a strong city and we'll see them get through this and we set up a resource center over near the castle near the plaza hotel where staff will be able to give information to individuals involved in the marathon 9:00 to 5:00 and our phone number is available and the hotline (617)534-5050 and there is a 24 hour hotline (617)635-4500. we received calls fro

city coming together. and people still grieving to be perfectly honest. >> and interesting because everywhere you went, everybody kind of had their own view of this. they all wanted to tell you where they were, what they experienced even if it wasn't something that directly touched them, it impacted them in ways large and small. >> that's exactly right. and boston, you know, we'd like to think of ourselves as a big small city. it's such a small footprint and so many people take part of this event really didn't have to scratch the surface very far to find everybody has been effected in one level. >> i think there's a lot of people who want to be part of it next year. >> i will say this, if the intention was to in any way undermine the race going forward, it had the exact opposite effect because they -- i think they'll try to get more people to run next year. >> no doubt about it. >> so many people feel the way you do. >> it's a great cover. thanks for being with us. >> appreciate it. >> great to see. gives you a real sense of what it's been like here the last almost two weeks. support for the bombing victims can

dimension were infinite good sits on his throne, at the very moment gazing lovingly upon this city, grieving with us and those who have literally a lost life or limb, then perhaps evil would have achieved the victory that it saw so fruitlessly on patriots' day. but we are people of faith. we believe in a benevolent god who holds a steady hand over history. even as he allows hatred and fanaticism to have its moments, has also declared time and time again through the many voices of millennial faith that in the end, but this will always prevail. that yes, weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning. events such as the one that raised us on that monday afternoon just a couple of days ago, reminds us that we inhabit a mysterious world, where a loving and sovereign god sometimes allows a flash of dark energy to penetrate our domain, but only to ennoble us and to extract from us an even greater measure of good and generosity. the dilemma of evil is that even as it carries out its dark, sinister work, it always ends up strengthening good. and evoking even more strongly the very ligh

city of boston. here we know our neighbors. we grieve for them. >> as an american, my heart is broken.bostonian, my resolve for the pursuit of freedom and liberty has never been stronger. ♪ >> i have to give it to the bostonians, people were giving us water, food, blankets to wrap on, everybody was lending a hand and these are complete strangers. >> you want to know who we are, what america is, how we respond to evil, that's it. selflessly, compassionately, unafraid. >> we're strong people and we're not going to let anyone push us around. you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us. >> that's who we are. we're fighters. >> we will not be bullied. we will not be pushed around. we will not let someone force us to be afraid of our own shadow in a city we call home. >> we must not feed the terror. this is america and even greater than that, this is boston. a home of the patriot. >> and stay with us at abcnews.com for the very latest. "nightline" at its new time, 12:35 a.m. eastern, and i'll see you again tomorrow. >>> and a dramatic new development to the shooting death of a paramedic

city. and really the entire country as we grieve for those lost and injured in the boston marathon attack.e nation begins to heal, we support them from afar, sports is playing a huge role in the process. at the red sox double-header, first responders were honored. it's being called the high-five in the fifth. people turning to the fan next to them and offering them -- >> do a high-five, harris. >> harris: high-five for boston, baby. good to see you, pete. >> we always talk about the healing of sports. never on display more than this weekend in boston, but the red sox and bruins had home games yesterday. the red sox had a rousing national anthem. they won the game in heroic fashion. neil diamond came out and sang "sweet caroline," as a rallying song, came in from l.a. and sang the song, a surprise. if the fifth inning today, the red sox p.a. announcer instructed fans to take a moment and high-five the moment next to them. known as the high-five. it might be a traditional moving forward. on the dugout, first responders given a hug. it was a great moment. the bruins acrosstown, usually in the

grieving process. friday, boston was on lockdown. yesterday, the city came back to life. the epicenter, if you will, was fenway park, this is one of america's grand old baseball stadiums, and yesterday, it felt more like a cathedral. there was a pregame ceremony to honor the victims, survivors and first responders. also, one of the highlights during the eighth inning, neil diamond took the field to lead the crowd in his song "sweet caroline." ♪ sweet caroline ♪ good times never seemed so good ♪ >> reporter: red sox fans have been singing that song in the eighth inning of every home game since 2002. this week, diamond's song became america's song. george, during that game, there were some chicken-skinned moments. people were standing and cheering. and yes, crying. as one fan told us, quote, we can finally breathe again. >> okay, byron, thanks very much. >>> we're joined by boston mayor tom menino, mayor, thank you so much for joining us this morning. what an extraordinary morning it has been. you have been mayor for 20 years. it actually began for you in the hospital. how

city of boston. here we know our neighbors and grieve for them.for the little boy who we knew from dorchester but also today i want to say we know our heroes also. they are the men and women who wear helmets, the badges, the runners that helped us yesterday during this time of need and as we go together on this issue with all the law enforcement officials, we're going to make sure the city pulls together. now we got it under control. let's it into work together. let's keep offering our helping hands to individuals who might need it during this very difficult time in our city's history. i say to all of you, i've been the mayor for 20 years now, i've never seen law enforcement pull together working together to solve our crime. but the business community and neighbors, and this is a tragedy but boston is a strong city. we set up a resorce center over at the castle near the park plaza hotel where staff will be there available to give information to individuals who have been involved in the marathon and it's open from 9:00 to 5:00 and phone number is -

dimension were infinite good sits on his throne, at the very moment gazing lovingly upon this city, grievingus and those who have literally a lost life or limb, then perhaps evil would have achieved the victory that it saw so fruitlessly on patriots' day. but we are people of faith. we believe in a benevolent god who holds a steady hand over history. even as he allows hatred and fanaticism to have its moments, has also declared time and time again through the many voices of millennial faith that in the -- in ut this will always lways d, goodness will a prevail. that yes, weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning. events such as the one that raised us on that monday afternoon just a couple of days ago, reminds us that we inhabit a mysterious world, where a loving and sovereign god sometimes allows a flash of dark energy to penetrate our domain, but only to ennoble us and to extract from us an even greater measure of good and generosity. the dilemma of evil is that even as it carries out its dark, sinister work, it always ends up strengthening good. and evoking even more str

city of boston. here we know our neighbors, we grieve for this is a close-knit place.eighbors 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

grieves for the innocent victims. they call it a callous act that has demonstrated our family. >>> boston. channel 2 news. >>> the mississippi city man mailing poison ticketed letters was release from jail today. the charges against him, tropicalled. >> i respect president obama. i love my country and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. >>> the attorney for 45-year- old paul ken curtis says his client may have been framed. they say a search of his home did not find the poison. this comes as the second fbi searched his home today in connection with the case. >>> in canada today, bail was denied for two men planning a attack on a train. we'll show you video of one suspect arriving at a courthouse. he and another man face charges of conspiracy. they will remain behind bars in a caudad january facility. >> deputies arrested 31-year- old joshua slatedder. he admitted to being in a pasture at the time of the shooting two weeks ago trying to poach with a across bow. officials say he shot this horse named cash. cash later died. later is being held on $25,000 bail. >>> two bills introduced another t

soldiers with assault weapons stand guard across the city, part of the stepped-up security presence that authorities say will continue here as the grieving continues as well. emotions still raw, but for many now shifting away from the shock and fear immediately after the deadly blast. >> i'm really angry. >> reporter: and anxious like investigators who are aggressively working to determine who is responsible. jay gray, nbc news, boston. >>> okay, jay, thank you. terry mcsweeney is also in boston for us tonight. terry, it's been so emotional for people here in the bay area i can only imagine how difficult it is for everyone there. >> reporter: good evening. raj. i'm here on boylston street, yes, the memorial continues to grow here. throughout the day hundreds, perhaps thousands of people have brought flowers and candles in memory of those who died and those who were injured, but all the buzz is for a suspect in custody heading to the federal courthouse, hundreds of people there including an 8-year-old girl. take a look. her name is ava. when she heard the news she texted her father and needed to be there, she wanted to see the man who kil

city of boston. here we know our neighbors. we grieve for them. >> as an american, my heart is broken.he pursuit of freedom and liberty has never been stronger. >> i have to give it to the bostonians. people were giving us water, food, blankets to wrap up. everybody was lending a hand. these are complete strangers. >> you want to know who we are, what america is. how we respond to evil. that's it. selflessly, compassionately, unafraid. >> we're strong people. we are not going to let anyone push us around. you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us. >> that's who we are, we are fighters. >> we will not be bullied. we will not be pushed around. we will not let someone force us to be afraid of our own shadow in a city we call home. >> we must not feed the terror. this is america. and even greater than that, this is boston. the home of the patriot. >> the home of the patriot. >> they are tough people. they are so tough. and the race next year according to all organizers it is going to be on, it is going to be bigger and better. there is a sense of like defiance there, like, uh-uh. mo

city of boston. here we know our neighbors, we grieve for them.m dorchester. also today i want to say we know our heroes also. they're the men and women who wear helmets, who wear the badges, the runners who helped us yesterday during this time of need and as we go together on this issue with all the law enforcement officials, we're going to make sure the city pulls together. we got it under control. let's continue to work together, let's keep offering a helping hand to individuals who may need it in this very difficult time in our city's history. i just say to all of you i've been mayor for over 20 years now i've never seen law enforcement pulling together, working together to solve our crime in our city as they have but also how people pulled together, the business community, the neighbors, everyone. this is a tragedy but boston is a strong city. we're a city that will get through this and like the governor said, we set up a resource center over at the castle, near the park plaza hotel, where staff will be there available to give information to

stories of courage and loss from the boston bombing, the city and the nation remembers the victims and searches for answers. i'll talk to grieving friends of 8-year-old martin richard and the bride and groom who escaped the marathon with their lives and said "i do" right afterwards. here's what we know, a photo taken by a member of the public before the twin blasts shows a light-colored bag on the sidewalk next to a mailbox, they believe the bombs were in a dark-colored bag or backpack. federal law enforcement sources tell cnn the devices were inside pressure cookers and they believe bbs and nails were part of the explosives. the toll of injured up to 183, three more have died, including 8-year-old martin richard, and 29-years old krystle campbell. president obama will travel to boston on thursday. >>> we have the remains of a pressure cooker, a shredded black backpack and some kind of ball bearings or metal pellets. what can we read into this at this stage? >> you are looking at what they have in this investigation, which is the bombs themselves. apparently two very similar if not twin bombs placed in black nylon bags that they

. >> the past 24 hours, this city of boston has shown its strength and determination. >> we know our neighbors, grieve for them. we know the heroes, also. boston will overcome. >> reporter: tonight, here in boston, we are learning much more about the investigation of yesterday's explosions on boylston street. the bombs were pressure cookers containing shrapnel hidden in backpacks or nylon bags detonated by timers. fragments of nylon were found at the bomb sites from the bags that held the explosives. investigators found pieces of what they believe to be b.b.s and very small nails thought to be the shrapnel from the bombs along with what they think are pieces of a pressure cooker used in making one of the bombs. in all, three people were killed and at least 176 people are counted as injured in the attacks. 71 of them are still in the hospital tonight. 24 of those people are in critical condition. at a press conference this evening, the fbi, again, asked for the public's help. >> there were no claims of responsibility. the range of suspects and motives remains wide open. importantly, the person who did

city of boston they can rest easily. the two people that planned these attacks are dead or arrested. >> reporter: the threat may be over but the grieving and healing have only just begun. pam and brian it has been one week since the boston marathon bombings so this afternoon the governor and mayor have asked for a moment of silence at 2:50. after that bells will be ringing here in the region to honor those that have lost their lives but also those that are still recovering in the hospital. there are 54 of the victims still in area hospitals and three of them are in critical condition. >> tori, i know that the city of boston is still continuing to move forward from this. in terms of the victims who lost loved one, are there plans for any funeral services at this point? >> reporter: there are. and really this will be a tough week ahead for family members and loved ones of the victims. later on today there is a memorial service for crystal campbell. she of course is one of the victims who lost her life and that will be taking place in massachusetts in a suburb outside of boston. also happening today at boston university students are comin

city, it was a failure. >> we also send our prayers to the collier family who grieve the loss of their son and brother, seanrs are with the campbell family of medford, their daughter krystle was always smiling. she would have turned 30 next month. our prayers are with the lu family of china, who sent their daughter, lingzi, to bu so she could experience all that this city has to offer. and our hearts are broken for 8-year-old martin with his big smile and bright eyes. they set out to intimidate us, to terrorize us -- well, it should be pretty clear by now they picked the wrong city to do it. [ applause ] >> not here in boston. not here in boston. >>> chaos in the streets. >> the crowd was chanting burn it up, burn it up. >> a bridal alteration, altercation. >> he is the guy who throw us out. you need to kill this guy. >> a video vigilante confronts a cop in a no-standing zone. >> what are you doing? what are you doing? you can't touch me. >> i can do whatever i want. >> and -- >> show me which one. >> bullies scared straight. >> i'll [ muted ] you up. >> and a case of sticky fingers. devastating day care an

city, it was a failure. >> we also send our prayers to the collier family who grieve the loss of their son and brother, seanyers are with the campbell family of medford, their daughter krystle was always smiling. she would have turned 30 next month. our prayers are with the lu family of china who sent their daughter lingzi to bu so she could experience all that this city has to offer. and our hearts are broken for 8-year-old martin with his big smile and bright eyes. they set out to intimidate us, terrorize us, well, it should be pretty clear by now they picked the wrong city to do it. not here in boston. not here in boston. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> put your handses up. >> i guess the worst part about gangs is paranoia. it's like a virs, it invades. >>> former gang members attempt to leave deadly rivalries behind. but for some, the past is anything but resolved. >> i don't think no one could ever take this p

city of boston. here we know our neighbors. a little boy who we knew from dorchester we grieve for him. le know our heros also.y are the men and women who wear helmets, the badges, runners, helping us yesterday during this time of need and as we get and go together on this issue with the law enforcement official, we make sure the city pulls together. we've it under control. let's continue to work togethert let's keep offering a helping thoond individuals who may need it during this very difficult time in our city's history byy saying to all of us, the mayor for 20 years now.. i've never seen law enforcement pull together, working together to -- pulling together to solveo our crimeel and -- solve our our crime. it's a tragedy but boston say strong city. we're going to get through this. like the governor said we set up a resource center over at the castle near the park plaza hotel where the staff will be there available to give information to individuals involved in the marathon. open from 9:00 to 5:00 and the phone number is 635-5040 i believe. the number is -- wrong number. 617-534-5050. also the 24 hour hotli

grieving. right now the house of representatives offers its prayers to the victims and the city of boston. we also give thanks for the professionals and good samaritans who prevented further loss of life. this is a terrible day for all americans, but we carry on. we will carry on in the american spirit and come together with grace and strength. now let's see what's happening in new york city where the specter of 9-11 is very heavy tonight. sister city seeing terrorism, or at least what's being called terrorism at this hour, believed to be. eric shaun is outside on the streets. hello, eric. >> hello. yes, new york city mayor michael bloomberg says there is)uí6 no n specific threat against new york city, but here in the city that lived through 9-11, you can see they're taking no chance. heightened security, these units are all part of a unit created because of 9-11. the critical response vehicles. 1,000 counterterrorism officers deployed on the streets of new york city. there is increased security in hotels, prominent locations, and we have seen bomb sniffing dogs that have been focusing on

city. >> yester day this terror brought tragedy to boston. this is a close-knit place and we know our neighbors and we grieve for them. the little boy who of losses live forever the other men and women who wear helmets and badges, the waters who helped during this time of need. as we go together on this issue we will make sure that they stay close together. we have this under control unless continue to work together and keep our hands helping to people who needed. i have been the mayor for 20 years and i have not seen law- enforcement pull together so much that they did. this is a tragedy but boston a strong and we will get through this. we have set up a it resource center at the castle near the plaza hotel. staff will be there and it will be available to give people information. it is open from 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. you can call 685-5804. hour hotline is 617-534- 5350. there is a 24 hour hotline and that number is . we have received calls from all over the world and people are wanting to help. this is a bad day for boston and i believe once we pull together we will be able to get through this. as we gather here today

this is a city united an outpouring of support for the folks who are in the hospitals recovering and deep sympathy for the families of the victims who lost loved ones. >> overnight, boston grieves the neighborhood for martin richards just eight years old killed by the attack. >> the boy's home, neighbors dropped off flowers and children remembered him in a park where he played. another victim, 29-year-old crystal campbell is remembered at the marathon cheering on her friend's boyfriend. >> i cannot believe this happened. everything she did... >> the third person killed has been identified as a boston university graduate student from china. it is not just boston with the heavy heart. at yankee stadium a teen tribute to the victims, sweet caroline played, a fenway park favorite. ♪ sweet caroline >> this morning, authorities are putting together more clues. we have obtained the photos of a shredded backpack and fresher cooker modified as a bomb. >> this device may have been dropped in a backpack inside the trash can or right outside the trash can. >> an f.b.i. advisory says there is insufficient evidence to determine if the second explosive was made from a pressure cooker. authori