nick schifrin, abc news, london. >>> a developing story from new england.an who took hostages at hillary clinton's campaign office in 2007 has escaped from custody. leeland eisenberg was being held in a minimum security prison on probation violations. he has a long-standing record. he was up for parole in august. >>> residents in denver are being warned about a possibly armed and dangerous prisoner who escaped from jail. initial reports say felix trujillo was wearing a deputy's uniform when he escaped last night. he has a long rap sheet and was held on aggravated robbery charges. >>> a violent storm system moving across the country. cell phone video from kansas shows hail pounding down yesterday. there was heavy snow further west. some parts of colorado could see blizzard conditions. meteorologist ginger zee says it could be a rough couple of days. >> big hail possible, also isolated tornadoes. tuesday is the biggest day for tornado fwrs kansas city, including st. louis, down dallas. it moves into the southeast and parts of the tennessee valley going into t

abc's nick schifrin has reported extensively from the region where the attacks unfolded. he leads us off tonight. >> reporter: 11 years into the war, the taliban can still strike with deadly accuracy. a convoy of american troops and diplomats were driving down this road in southern afghanistan this morning after pulling out of their base. they joined the local governor's convoy and were going to deliver books to schoolchildren. two suicide attackers sped for the u.s. truck and exploded killing three u.s. troops, one pentagon civilian and one female diplomat. one of very few killed in afghanistan during the entire war. secretary of state john kerry had just met her in kabul and called her everything a foreign service officer should be, smart, capable, eager to serve

one of the more touching moments in my life. >> reporter: nick schifrin, abc news, london. >> marathon runners truly are a special breed. they're very much a family and community. london police beefed up the forces by 40%. add aing hundreds of officers. >> the london marathon they decided they wanted to donate to the one fund boston. which is a fund-raiser that was established after the marathon. they're expected to raise $100,000. >> fantastic. >>> coming up, it was literally the end of the road for the boston bombing suspect. the inside of a man's beloved boat. >> and the boat was destroyed in the shootout. now strangers from across the country are stepping up to help. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our >>> imagine being cooped up in >>> imagine being cooped up ldy neighborhood. you finally go out and find him hiding in the boat in the backyard. >> that happened to one massachusetts man. for all of his troubles, his boat was pretty much destroyed. abc's ron claiborne picks up the story from there. >> reporter: neighbors and

nick schifrin, abc news, london. >> nick, thank you to you. >>> the other major hot spot, north korea and new images coming in, illustrating a growing tension and mystery along the border. south korean soldiers standing guard near the border that was shut down by the north this week. and on television in north korea, images of mass rallies in one city after the other. thousands of uniformed soldiers carrying banners and chanting slogans about all-out war. abc's bob woodruff reporting from seoul, south korea, where they're readying for the unknown. >> reporter: it's been four days since u.s. satellites last spotted two north korean missiles headed for the country's east coast. but for the past two days, the united states has not been able to pinpoint their locations. >> this is obviously making the administration very nervous, because we know there are two out there. we don't know exactly where they are and they could be launched any time and surprise not only the united states but japan and south korea as well. >> reporter: south korean military now speculate that if there is a launch

abc's nick schifrin is there. >> reporter: the men's winners have just come in behind me a few minutesr the spectators lining the route and especially for the americans running this race this is just not a marathon. from the beginning london remembered boston. 35,000 runners honoring the victims of the boston bombings with a moment of silence. and each one wearing a black ribbon in solidarity. just six days after the bombs ripped through the boston finish line, london boost its security. >> i feel pretty safe. you're always going to have terrorists, right? >> we're going to come out and do what we want to do. >> reporter: at the finish line, we saw a lack of security. this race ends right outside of buckingham palace. we got to wear these i.d. badges. we got our gear right here and not a single cop has come up to ask for our credentials or a single question. this race is about defiance. >> i'm going to run for the people back in boston. e last week, she won the boston wheel chair marathon. her life is defined by overcoming adversity. this morning, mcfadden won her second marathon in se

abc's nick schifrin is there. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, bianna.ing, dan. the men's winners have just come in behind me a few minutes ago. for the the half a million spectators lining this route, for the and especially for the americans running this race. this is not just a marathon. from the beginning london remembered boston. 35,000 runners honoring the victims of the boston bombings with a moment of silence. and each one wearing a black ribbon in solidarity. just six days after the bombs ripped through the boston finish line, london boost its security. >> i feel pretty safe. you're always going to have terrorists, right? so, it's -- you can't let it stop you from living your life. >> we're going to come out and do what we want to do. >> reporter: but at the finish line, we saw a real lack of security. this race ends right outside of buckingham palace. police here talked a lot about security. but to be honest, we haven't felt any of it. we got to wear these i.d. badges. we got our gear right here and not a single cop has come up to us and asked u

here's nick schifrin. >> reporter: 25-year-old anne smedinghoff in the word of her parents a beautiful soul. she was brave, generous, she knew the risks but volunteer to go to kabul. she was a press officer and highlighted stories of afghans who overcame the odds. ♪ afghan musicians playing in carnegie hall in new york. two boys who had never acted and appeared in an american movie were nominated for an oscar. her father sent me these photos. she didn't only want to go to kabul she wanted to travel throughout the country. >> just one of the many people who answer the call to serve our country in a myriad of ways. and for that we are forever grateful. >> reporter: that's what led her to this road in a poor city in southern afghanistan. she was escorting afghan journalists to hand out books to

abc's nick schifrin has the details. >> reporter: today, friends and family are mourning 25-year-old thigh described as vivacious and loving. anne smedinghoff, described as she worked in afghanistan as a press officer and in venezuela before that. this morning, an outpouring on sympathy on twitter and from her parents in a statement. she was such a wonderful woman -- strong, intelligent and independent and loving. you left us too soon. >> everything we stand for is embodied in what anne stood for. >> reporter: yesterday, anne was driving down this road in southern afghanistan behind the convoy of the local governor. they were about to deliver books to schoolchildren. that's when two suicide bombers sped straight for her truck and exploded two and three troops, a pentagon civilian and anne. the first diplomat killed in afghanistan since 9/11. anne knew the risks but wanted to help rebuild the city, part of the same team i met. when troops first arrived here. i saw them helping build a school, the one they planned to visit yesterday. as u.s. soldiers pull back, the diplomats on the fro

nick schifrin, abc new, london. >>> there are serious concerns about a new strain of the bird flu virus. the outbreak centers on eastern china where poultry markets have been closed down. the birds inside being slaughtered. so far, 21 people have gotten sick. six people have died. the biggest concern if the virus mutates again and is able to pass from person to person we would have no natural immunity and no vaccine yet to fight it. >>> to the simmering tensions on the korean peninsula. chairman of the joint chiefs says the pentagon has beefed up missile defenses and taken steps in response to north korea's threats. general martin dempsey says he doesn't see the north acting on those threats, but at this point, he can't take any chances. with more here is abc's lama zach in seoul. >> reporter: this new video released by a pro-north korean group shows what looks like the white house under attack. the text on the screen claims hollywood made this movie showing the north destroying the enemy. it has been days since u.s. satellites lost track of two mid range missiles sent by train to the n