joining me now from capitol
hill, congressman bill flores.
the explosion happened in his
district.
congressman, first let me say,
our thoughts and prayers are
with everyone in west right now,
and i know you've been in touch
with local authorities.
what can you tell us.
>> well, chris, i want to start
by saying that the terrorist
attack in boston and the tragedy
in west remind us of the risk
that modern life presents, and
i'd ask all americans to pray
for these two communities and to
hug your families a little
tighter tonight before you put
them to bed.
i can tell you this.
when we got the first news of
the incident we reached out to
the county judge scott felton
and also to the county sheriff
in mckellenan county, pernell
mcnamara and asked them for
help.
let them know if they needed
help in federal assistance and
we followed up by senator
cornyn's office and senator
cruz's office, and i got off the
phone a few minutes ago with
governor perry.
he says he's ready to respond
whenever...