and we just learned the third person was a grad student at boston university. the chinese consulate in new york has confirmed the woman was a chinese citizen but is not releasing her name. >>> we have continuing coverage tonight. ktvu crews have spent the day looking into the bay area's readiness for an act of terror. as well as looking into new clues that the fbi is uncovering in boston. we begin with john sasaki where he just spoke to the father of an 11-year-old hurt. >> reporter: i'm out here where they're having a fundraiser for the hern family. i spoke to his father and he tells me how 11-year-old aaron hern is doing after the injuries. he was waiting near the finish line with his father and sister when the bomb went off and he suffered a bomb injury. aaron is a sixth grader at martinez junior high school where flags are flying at half staff. the students and staff are doing what they can to help a family. in one class they're raising donations putting them in a jar. the entire family is well known in this martinez community. aaron's father attended the h

s right over here, fenway park over here, boston university, boston college. so many things revolve around this area. as john said a minute ago, if you're in this part of boston, it's an easy place to get away from. very hard now, and, and, i want to add this, as the police say, they don't want people to congregate, that's tough. many runners were gathering down here at the garden and boston common because they've been told to for a period of time. then police say we don't want people in groups. with this many universities and places people do gather, that's a tough order, wolf. >> certainly is. tom, stand by. we're going to get back to you. by the way, a spokesperson for boston's children's hospital, several people injured at the bombings are now in the hospital, six of them are children. one is the adult parent of one of the children, their conditions, according to the spokeswoman for boston children's hospital, are good to serious. no patient deaths reported at this hospital. but you can see all of the hospitals in the boston area right now receiving injure

. >>> we're just getting this in from boston university here in boston. third person killed in this boston marathon bombing yesterday, was a graduate student at boston university. i'll read the statement coming in from the university right now. one of the victims killed which blasts at the boston marathon on monday has been identified as a boston university graduate student. the student's name has not been released pending permission to do so from the family. the student was one of three friends who watched the race near the finish line. another of the three students also a bu grad student was injured and in stable condition atoston medical center. robert hill, the dean of marsh chapel, visited the injured student monday evening, and yesterday afternoon. he reports that she underwent surgery on monday and on tuesday. she is doing well, says hill. she and her friends are around her as she will soon have her family around her as well. the third bu grad student who was at the finish line watching what was going on, according to boston university, was unharme

in times like this that's what is needed. >> harvard, boston university planning vigils. >> there willmore, i am sure. >>> all right, as the search for clues continues in boston, diane sawyer sat down with one man who knows all too well what it feels look to lead a city under attack. former new york city mayor rudy giuliani said we still don't know how much evidence was caught on camera. >> they have a lot of surveillance cameras in boston. more than new york. less than london. you have very much focused on event with the lives of people. professional cameras, amateur cameras. it may be that some person photographing their husband coming across the finish line might have caught something. the critical film might not get turned in for two, three days. the person may not know they have it. people should go about their lives. they should not let whatever form of terrorist this is, shouldn't let them win. this is what they're trying to do to us. they can't capture us. they can't overwhelm us. they can't destroy us. all they can do is frighten us and stop us from doing the things that make

it's under the boston tab there at the top of the home page. >>> new at at the boston university. elaine live on campus, tell us about the gold folder and how it enables staff to identify at risks students. >> reporter: the to identify students in distress and hoep hopefully stop campus strategy before it happens. >> but , sometimes it's much more. >> we are also seeing first break and xie ty anxieties and bipolar and more significant challenges in the counselling center. >> by looking at specific indicators of distress. the resource in training program paid by california mental health authority programs. >> before the nervousness turned into anxiety and the sadness turned into depression and then we move towards real extreme live cases. >> they had a proactive plan in place for a while. >> it's been successful to identify somebody in concern that we can assemble this team and looking at the way to keep them help and keeping them safe. >> think the training should extend to the students. >> that are maybe having trouble. >> reporter: all uc campuses will launch ther the next year

mit, harvard, and boston university have canceled lectures. >>> now to the latest developments on the korean peninsula, a high ranking official is preparing to take off. he chairs the six-party talks on north korea's nuclear program. the negotiations have been stalled for more than four years. a chinese foreign ministry person says he has been invited. the spokesperson said they're discussions focus on maintaining peace and stability in the korean peninsula and keeping it free of nuclear weapons. wu is expected to stay from washington to sunday. >>> for more perspective, we're joined live by richard bush, a director at the brookings institution center. he has spent two decades serving in public institutions including the u.s. congress and state department. mr. bush, north korea's leadership appears to be holding firm on their stance. what are the options for the obama administration to stop north korea's can escalating threats? >> actually it seems that the current crisis may be winding down. north korea's rhetoric seems to have toned down a little bit. they could, of course, make ano

the third victim is identified as a boston university graduate student who was there as a spectator at the marathon yesterday. that is all the information that they're releasing about that individual. again, we are also learning more about krystle campbell, who was a 29-year-old from medford, massachusetts, was also a spectator at the marathon yesterday, had gone there with a friend to watch another person run the marathon. as they were waiting for him to cross the finish line the explosion happened. her family today, very emotional. speaking about krystle campbell. >> we are heartbroken, at the depths -- for krystle marie -- everybody that knew her loved her. she loved her dog. she -- she had a heart of gold. she was all smiles, we couldn't ask for a better daughter, we couldn't believe it happened. such a hard worker, in everything she did. >> reporter: the other victim, the third victim in this incident identified earlier as 8-year-old martin richard, also of boston. just a sad situation as we learn more about the victims from the bombings. back to you. >>> all right, aaron gilch

student at boston university. she was in her 20s. she had gone to the finish line to watch the end of the race with two of her friends. that's the story from boston. chris pollone, nbc news. >>> tonight, the boston bruins return to the garden to play for the first time since the bombings. monday night's game was canceled as a precaution. this is the first time they'll take the ice since the blast. extra security will be at the arena. the celtics game was also canceled monday. next game the celtics play at home will be a playoff game next week. >>> young local victim of that blast will undergo surgery. 11-year-old aaron martinez still in intensive care, waiting for his mother to cross that finish line. his grandmother tells us things were so chaotic there, the ambulance took him away before his parntds could join him. they then had to walk hospital to hospital, trying to track him down. aaron's classmates have started a collection to help the family pay for medical expenses. coming up at 5:00, we will hear from aaron's father. >> our o

. >>> boston university held a memorial service for lu lingzi of china killed in monday's attack. friends and classmates spoke in front of a packed auditorium today. she was remembered as a kind young woman with passion for music. friends say she loved her adopted hometown of boston. lu lingzi was at boston university studying statistics. >>> police and first responders lined the entrance of a church today in medford, massachusetts, for the funeral of 29-year-old krystal campbell. campbell worked as a restaurant manager. her family said she was at the marathon to cheer on her friend's husband. they said she loved going to the marathon and went every year. >>> the oakland a's were in boston to play the red sox. but a few players stopped by the hospital to visit a boy from martinez, injured in the bombings. a family friend shared this picture of josh reddick, brandon moss and batting coach ty, special trip to visit 11- year-old aaron hern today. he suffered a serious injury to his thigh. >>> and our coverage of the boston bomb being continues on ktvu.com. you can read the federal ch

>> a boston university graduate student from china and 29-year-old krystle campbell were killed in the blast. 76 people remain in the hospital, 20 of them in critical condition and president obama will visit boston tomorrow to take part in a prayer vigil for the victims. >> encouraging news this morning for the family of the martinez boy who was injured in the explosion. friends and neighbors are coming together to raise money to help the boy's family. our news reporter is live in martinez with more. >> good morning, it is amazing the love and support that martinez is showing for an 11-year-old aaron herned government is no different starting this morning, mountain mike pizza will raise money to help the family with expenses. last night a fundraiser raised $4,000 offering a pasta dinner at $5 a plate. the owners' grasped -- grandchildren go do school with aaron hern. slap them from the blast tore into his thigh. he is in children's hospital in boston. friends and family and total strangers wanted to help and they did. >> i talk on facebook about the sandwich special and this hit so clo

learning more about the third person killed, identified as a chinese grad student studying at boston university. we are respecting her family's wishes. we are not releasing her name at this time. we're following every new development in the boston marathon bombing investigation. pamela brown with the city's response to the attacks, senior medical correspondent elizabeth coh cohen, but we begin with susan candiotti. we learned overnight from the fbi has one of the two bombs was packed into a pressure cooker. the second was located in some kind of metal container. we don't know if it was a pressure cooker or not. susan, what else do we know knew this morning? >> good morning. these, as you said, are gripping photos taken by those fbi crime seen technicians. in particular, we are talking about a huge blast field that these things were found in. so just amazing work done by these analysts. as they found, for example, twisted debris, pieces of that metal container that the alleged bomber or bombers used to put this stuff together. so this is like a pressure cooker like you would use at home, that's

everything she did... >> the third person killed has been identified as a boston university graduate 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. authorities are asking the public to identify the bomber. boston is pulling together. police line the streets but residents are trying to get back to their lives. >> we are strong people and will not let anyone push us around. you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us. >> officials have received a number of trips. >> president obama heads here tomorrow to attend a service in honor of the victims. >> before you go, pressure cookers are so co

this chinese national was a grad student at boston university. the university passing on their condolences to the family but not releasing any information about her. >> molly line. we will check in with you lart this morning. >> we are getting our first look at what's left of one of the bombs that exploded as well as the shredded backpack in which it was apparently hidden. our fox affiliate obtained these photos. dale russell has the details. >> it is the first look at what is left of the first deadly device. 9 bomb that exploded at the finish line of monday's boston marathon sent shock waves across the country. the investigation is already underway as agents sift through the remaining pieces of the bomb hoping to draw a clear picture of how it was built where it was built and ultimately who built it. they reported the device was a pressure cooker bomb common cook wear through out the world. the crime scene pictures obtained exclusively show pieces of a stainless steel pressure cooker with an underwriter laboratory number. one picture shows the i

a chinese graduate student who was studying here at boston university. of course we are respecting her family's wishes not releasing her name at this point. >> just shows you this is an international tragedy. >> all around the world. and back to those 2,000 tips coming in globally. we have every new development in the boston marathon investigation here covered for you this morning. multiple reporters out and about. pamela brown with the city's response to the terror attacks. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen live this morning at brigham women's hospital. but we want to begin with susan candiotti tracking the latest on this fbi probe. new pictures this morning of this badly damaged pressure cooker here. what can you tell us? >> good morning, brooke. you know, these bits and pieces are so crucial to investigators because not only will they take them to try to piece these explosive devices, homemade devices back together again through working on them at the fbi lab in quantico, virginia, they're doing that now, but they'll also try to trace back

they originally appeared in a photo essay for boston university magazine. i'm not sure why they were there because he didn't go to boston university but this is a photo essay that shows him training for boxing. what's interesting about it is there were a number of captions attached to it, both in the magazine and the photographer's web site in which tamerlan says "i don't have a single american friend. i don't understand them." he hoped to be selected for the u.s. olympic team, he says, in this essay. that he'd rather compete for the u.s. than for russia where, of course, he lived for a time. he says also in this photo essay that he doesn't drink or smoke anymore. he says "god said no alcohol, i'm a muslim, there are no values anymore. " and he worries people can't control themselves anymore. there are also a couple photographs of him boxing with the woman in this who is identified as his girlfriend. he says that she is half portuguese,f italian and converted to his islam. now we do know he recently married someone and has a child but we can't be certain th

as we told you, a chinese national studying at boston university.e 2,000 people turned out last night for a candlelight vigil, paying tribute to one of the youngest victims. cnn's pamela brown is here with that part of the story. >> good morning to you, john and chris. what a turnout last night. thousands, as you said, turned out to remember the lives of 8-year-old martin richard. also hundreds gathered on the boston common for a candle light vigil. throughout the city so many people coming together to pay their respects, and honor the victims of monday's tragedy. an outpouring of raw emotion from a community struck by grief. friends and family of 8-year-old martin richard gathered in a park near his home to remember him and pray for his family. his 6-year-old sister lost a leg, and his mother has a serious brain injury. on tuesday friends and relatives dropped off flowers at the family's house in the dorchester section of boston. martin's unforgettable smile has become the face of monday's senseless attack. his picture celebrating his first communi

there's boston commons, boston general, boston college and university, food called boston, baked beanboston chicken. sports teams called boston. red sox. bruins. celtics. of course, a marathon called boston. what is a city to do when a happy, joyous event gets twisted into a nightmare. there is still going to be remembering. >> people are coming to take pictures of it because there was a bombing here. i mean, it might not be remembered anymore as the historic boston marathon it's the marathon that had the boston bombing. >> that reality may be harder to shake. boston sports writer and broadcaster. >> we are the hub of the universe, i just don't think this becomes any kind of defining event. it might be associated with the marathon for a long, long time. but it won't be attached to our city. >> and do you know what that is? regular folks, not celebrities, but wheem with lives to live do just that. >> anything else? >> today it was people like michelle who was back at work serving up abbotts frozen custard, now in its 111th year. and this inspector switching tracks for the boston transi

and boston and a professor of journalism at boston university barry thanks for joining us. glad to be with you tom can you give us a summary first of all of what what happened today and where we're at what our state of knowledge is right at this moment right around three o'clock long after all the. internationally competitive runners had finished the boston marathon an explosion went off right at about six thirty nine boylston street just about half a block from the finish line people were just coming up on the finish line after twenty six miles an explosion on the south side of the street that was against a building that was sent by that kind of snow fencing that they put up for advance to keep crowds back the force of the blast echoed off that building and came out into boylston street it blew out windows all along the ground floor it blew windows as high as the third story in a building where it seems like the blast was centered. people began to move away from that and go and attend to the entered one about thirteen seconds later a block and a half further west another e

we also just learned that the third person who died was a boston university graduate student. investigators here in boston say their hunt for a terrorist -- for a suspect in these terror bombings is still preliminary, and this case, they say, is wide open. >> among items partially recovered are pieces of black nylon, which could be from a backpack, and what appeared to be fragments of bbs, and nails, possibly contained in a pressure cooker device. in addition, this morning, it was determined that both of the explosives were placed in a dark colored nylon bag or backpack. the bag would have been heavy because of the components believed to be in it. >> let's bring in our chief national correspondent john king working his sources, doing serious reporting on what's going on. it's clearly a preliminary stage at its infancy. the fbi agent in charge says of this investigation. >> only a little over a day old, this investigation. but you do start to sense a bit of frustration from sources you talk to in private, and at the public briefing, you heard the fbi special agent in charge, ask

difference in your mind between the national coverage i mean you live in boston your professor boston university you're right there on the ground back you you were you went through the bombing area right after it happened and any fundamental difference qualitatively obviously quantitatively but. between the local coverage from boston local coverage and the national coverage and if so what was it and what might have caused that difference if you identified one one of the things that's really good about some of the local coverage is some of the older guys like kevin cullen from the boston globe i saw him on i guess c.n.n. had him on m s n b c had him on while they were talking about the. one fund they raised twenty million dollars and here's a guy going around boston. and he knows all the cops he's been down to these watering holes. cops he's been drinking with them easements weapons stories and when he looks for a source he can talk to somebody you can ask somebody and have a real conversation where somebody that just rolls into town. they don't have the same connections with people so that there

and the third victim we learned late today, a boston university graduate student from china. her name not be released, but we do know from her linked in page that she was studying mathematics and statistics at boston university set to get her master's degree next year. the three people that were killed in yesterday's attacks were not combatants. they were on a day off going to enjoy it with their friends. they were people like us that never could have imagined that their day would end the way it did. their friends and family loved them and are full of grief, and we honor that and remember them tonight. thanks for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. up next, more of our continuing coverage of the breaking news in boston. "piers morgan" is live. also on a lot of medications that dry my mouth out. i just drank tons of water all the time. it was never enough. i wasn't sure i was going to be able to continue singing. i saw my dentist and he suggested biotene. it feels refreshing. my mouth felt more lubricated. i use the biotene rinse twice a day and then i use the spray throughout th

boston university says the third victim was a graduate student at boston university.the victim was one of three friends watching the race at the finish line. a second student was injured but is slowly recovering we do have a team coverage of nationally and locally. killionn with nikole live in washington. >> investigators say the pressure cooker for pact with a metal, nails, and all behrings -- a ball bearings to inflect

and the third victim we learned late today, a boston university graduate student from china.be released, but we do know from her linked in page that she was studying mat math ix and statistics at boston university set to get her master's degree next year. the three people that were killed in yesterday's attacks were not combatants. they were on a day off going to enjoy it with their friends. they were people like us that never could have imagined that their day would end the way it did. their friends and family loved them and are full of grief, and we honor that and remember them tonight. thanks for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. up next, more of our continuing coverage of the blaking news in boston. "piers morgan" is live. but if you're not drinking it, it's going to get dry again. i recommend biotene. all the biotene products like the oral rinse...the sprays have enzymes in them. the whole formulation just works very well. it leaves the mouth feeling fresh. if i'm happy with the results and my patients are happy with the results, i don't need to look any farther. ♪ (train

we have now been told by boston university the name of the graduate student, the third person killed in the boston bombings. a graduate student from china. an 8-year-old boy was killed, a 29-year-old woman was killed and now we've confirmed this graduate student from boston universitiling also killed boston university just tweeting this. grad student has been id'd in the blast. that sweet coming from boston university. now we know, julia, three people dead. nearly 200 injured. half have been released from the hospital and treated for their wounds. but so many others they remain in the hospital. i've been speaking with doctors here, amputees, major head injuries. the shrapnel, the ball bearings, the nails that were packed -- and this i want to show our viewers. this is a pressure cooker. this is the actual model of the pressure cooker that this terrorist apparently used to put a bomb inside, put shrapnel inside and an explosive, maybe a timer to kill and injure as many people as possible. >> and the fatalities -- yeah, john's from here, a reflection of the city and what the marathon me

this is a picture we first got and the 23-year-old was a graduate student at boston university and was reportedly with two friends at the finish line when the bombs exploded. claudine wong ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> last night several people gathered to pay tribute to the bombing victims. >> this was the emotional scene at the boston common. they carried banners declaring peace here and every everywhere. troops were there in the wake of security and bombings. >>> and they were there to pay tribute to the victims and they are also doing some things here in the bay area to honor some of the people who are here and one person who was injured, a marathon runner from los gatos said she was lucky to be among those who competed in the marathon and that's because 58- year-old christine kennedy was a finalist finishing the big race in less than three hours and she crossed the line nearly two hours before the bombs went off. now she tells the los gatos patch, she said thank god i am fast enough to finish in that time so my friends and family were out of harm's way. >>> and a special tablet

and that boston comes together as a community and boston university can come together as a community and we can show how much love there is and that can beat out all the hate that was shown yesterday. >> reporter: storms toppled the barricades several times smashing flowers and sending signs flying. there's a question on how long these memorials can with stand the wind and weather. but boston police assure us they will pick up these barricades every time they fall. in boston, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> stay with us for continuing coverage in seven minutes the security changes that some area spectators may notice. and the type of forensic evidence being analyzed to find those responsible for the bombings. >>> a family is grieving the loss of a 7-year-old girl who died in a fire in japan town. the fire started last night on north fifth street in a detached garage that had been converted into a bedroom for mariah and her 4-year-old sister. the 4-year-old suffered burns in the fire but survived. >> we tried to get through the house and they were still in there. so my daughter an

in line, we met many bay area residents including students of boston university. >> i think this is a really big way in order to restore that unity, and especially for boston university, it hit home and i think this is a great thing for everybody, especially with the president, it is powerful to reinstate that faith in the community. >> what we have behind us is a group trying form a human line to keep out protesters from the west borough baptist church than group is here -- excuse me. >> reporter: there is a large group coming through and that group is here to protest the president's arrival and this group will block them. it is a pretty chaotic scene as thousands gather to hear the president and the first lady speak. they will be arriving and speaking at 11:00 a.m., reporting live in boston, patty lee, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> we have some information on the 11-year-old boy who injured in the boston bombings. the mother tells us her son is recovering after a successful operation on his injured leg. he -- we also understand his breathing tube has been removed and the next con

she did everything... >> the third person killed has been identified as a boston university you graduate student from china. it is not just boston with a heavy heart. at yankee stadium a tribute to the victims "sweet caroline" playing, a fenway park favorite. ♪ sweet caroline authorities are putting together more clues. abc7 news has obtained these photos of a shredded backpack and pressure cooker modified and used as a bomb. >> it appears this device may have been dropped in a backpack inside the trash can or outside the trash. >> this is insufficient evidence to decide if a second explosion was made in the same fashion. police line the streets but residents this boston are pulling together and trying for get back to their lives. >> we strong. we will not let anyone push us around. you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us. >> officials received a number of tips they are following up and president obama will come here tomorrow to attend the service honoring the victims. live in boston for abc7 news. >> thank you. a martinez boy injured in the bombing is making progress in the hos

harvard and go on to boston university and boston college and northeast yern mit ., where a cop was kill would in this ongoing rampage. this is a mecca for a town including the two suspects in this terror attack . so now what will likely be revisited is the visa policy and where they are from and how and the latest from tom, he is a staples' founder and a big bostonian and there when all of this went down. we want to get into what you experienced that day. tom, do you worry that there might be an overreaction to the city and town and state that thrives on drawing talent from all over the world? >> no, i think bostonians are mature and i don't think there will be after overreaction. a day in our office is literally two blocks and mit is our landlord at highland capp two blocks where the policemen was shot . two blockings and used to train in the star market in watertown many years ago. they are familiar neighborhoods and the fact that these guys were living less than a mile from there and a shoot out and a lock down in brookline and couldn't leave the house it a very

. >> boston university will hold a memorial service for one of those that lost their lives in the boston bombings on monday. vict vehic lingzu lu. >> pal ra brown take add closer look at her life when it was cut short. >> reporter: her sweet smile, bubbly personality, eagerness to help others. just some of the ways those that knew 23-year-oldli lingzu lu a question. >> we all loved her. >> reporter: after starting as a boston university grad student last year, lu quickly became a well-known figure in the school of mathematics and statistics where she was studying. >> i admitted her, i recruited her, i welcomed her, i advised her, i taught her. i interacted with her on so many different levels. >> reporter: her professor said she was an excellent student who had big dreams to study in the u.s. so she could go back to china as a businesswoman. how hard is that, to know what a bright future she had and that's been taken away from her? >> i -- i can't say how hard it is. i mean, it's completely senseless. it's -- there's no rhyme or reason to it. it's such a waste. it's such a waste of all t

paul church, there are events at boston university and brandice university. gathering for a vigil for the victims as well as a vigil for the -- itself. the white house announcing today that president obama will travel to boston the day after tomorrow to speak at a service at boston's cathedral of the holy cross. the president branding the attack as an act of terrorism, but officials don't know quote whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist ors, foreign or domestic, or the fact of a malevolent individual. finding out -- that law enforcement is poring over as we speak. what officials are trying to get from the public, that's next. for those nights when it's more than a bad dream, be ready. for the times you need to double-check the temperature on the thermometer, be ready. for high fever, nothing works faster or lasts longer. be ready with children's motrin. then you'll love lactose-free lactaid® it's 100% real milk that's easy to digest so you can fully enjoy the dairy you love. lactaid®. for 25 years, easy to digest. easy to love. >>> one of the firs

the third victim has now been identified as a graduate student from boston university, but her name hasot been released pending notification of next of kin. seventeen other victims tonight remain in critical condition. some have lost limbs or arms, many have suffered severe injuries ttheir legs. doctor operated to remove shrapnel, mostly ball bearings, pellets, and nails from the victims. one doctor today predicted that the worst of this ordeal is over for most of his patients. here is massachusetts general hospital trauma surgeon dr. george bell moss. >> more confident. no further life will be lost. and ting some of the patient's back to the operating room to further address their loans, but they're all hemodynamics stable. some of them woke up completely. i talk to them. clear mental status. so overall. lou: 32 victims in all have undergone major surgery at four boston hospitals. meanwhile, president obama has left no question that the boston marathon bombing was an act of terrorism. the fbi is it evidence response team processing a scene along with the alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and

. >> also today boston university will hold a memorial service r lingzi lu. >> authorities wait to fully question dzhokhar tsarnaev, but it's not clear if he'll everybody be able to talk again. elizabeth cohen joins us from boston where it is 2:00 a.m. and the vigil continues and what kind of shape is he in? >> we are told that he's in the intensive care unit and that he has been intubated and sedated, that means a tube has been put down his throat, he's been attached to a ventilator which is breathing for him. in this case they sedate patients because it's so uncomfortable, even painful. you can't have a conversation when they're in this condition. they can put them on sedation holidays where you take them off the sedation briefly to assess their cognitive ability. >> he's a suspected terrorist after all, are there police officers by the bed in scrubs guarding him. >> our affiliate tells us that there are two guards by the bed and he is handcuffed to the bed. i would guess these guards are not wearing scrubs, they're not touching him or doing procedures on him. but a guard at each side,

and that boston comes together as a community and boston university can come together as a community and we can show how much love there is and that can beat out all the hate that was shown yesterday. >> reporter: storms toppled the barricades several times smashing flowers and sending signs flying. there's a question on how long these memorials can with stand the wind and weather. but boston police assure us they will pick up these barricades every time they fall. in boston, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> stay with us for continuing coverage in seven minutes the security changes that some area spectators may notice. and the type of forensic evidence being analyzed to find those responsible for the bombings. >>> a family is grieving the loss of a 7-year-old girl who died in a fire in japan town. the fire started last night on north fifth street in a detached garage that had been converted into a bedroom for mariah and her 4-year-old sister. the 4-year-old suffered burns in the fire but survived. >> we tried to get through the house and they were still in there. so my daughter an

a memorial was planned for the third victim, lingzi lu on boston university's campus tonight. critically injured transit officer, richard donohue remains hospitalized. >> this was an injury where the officer's blood volume was almost entirely lost to the point of the heart stopping. >> reporter: now doctors are saying they are cautiously optimistic about his recovery. >> reporter: today at 2:50 p.m., the exact time the first bomb went off a week ago there will ab moment of silence throughout the state of massachusetts. that will be followed by a ringing of the bells in boston and elsewhere. john? >> that's right. the city and the state will come together one more time today at 2:50 p.m. pamela brown, our thanks to you. >>> as developments unfold, investigators will examine the activities of tamerlan tsarnaev including a trip he took to russia. he was on the fbi's radar because of possible links to extremism, so did the agency drop the ball? joe johns has that part of the story. >> reporter: investigators still have a lot to learn about this case, but there's already enough inf

chinese student at boston university was among the three people killed and she is identified as well. an 8-year-old boy also died in those bombings. he was are watching the race a along with his parents analysis. cnet crystal campbell also died and she had been going to watch the boston marathon since she was a little girl. >>> here in the restaurant they held a fundraiser for the injured boy from the boston marathon bombings. workers volunteered their time and donated the money. the fundraiser was to raise money. he was waiting for his mother to finish the bombings. we speak to his father. >> he is under sedation. he has a breathing tube in and erin is scheduled to undergo an operation today and is expected to make a full recovery. he will be back in time for his 12th birthday. >>> and they are putting together a special vigil run, it will be three miles long, one mile for each victim. then they will have a candle light vigil and those who are asked to participate are being asked to wear the colors of the boston marathon. and we will have continuing coverage and we will have a live r

the third victim was attending grad school at boston university. esterday -- day before yesterday. victoria, a student at northeastern university. she's being treated now at tufts medical center. when she was taken over to the area where they were trying to triage people, she was hysterical. but there was a guy by the name of tyler who helped her and now yesterday, the governor of that state did his best to find tyler. here is the governor. >> his name is tyler. that's all we know. tyler. one of the things he said to her to calm her dawn was to show her his own shrapnel wound or scar from his own shrapnel wound from when he was in afghanistan. victoria very, very much wants to thank tyler personally. so if tyler is out there and listening or reading your reports, we would love to hear from tyler so that we can connect him to victoria. >> gretchen: a friend of tyler's heard that yesterday late afternoon, called up tyler and said, i think they're talking about you, tyler. and they want you to get in touch. why? because victoria wanted to personally th

one of the three people killed has been identified as a chinese national and grad student at boston university. the other two are a 29 year old woman. and an eight year old boy. heart=rending images of pain and suffering from boston globe photographers. but this one may be even more painful. a schoolroom picture of eight year old martin richard, holding a sign saying "no more hurting people." martin was standing next to his father watching runners crossing the finish line. >> dispatcher: we have a multi casualty incident here >> pam: the boy took the full force of the blast. a pediatrician who tried to treat him at the scene told her husband. >> she thought he was african american because of all the soot and debris that was around. >> martin's sister lost a leg in the blast. his mother has a head injury. a neighbor says his father returned to their home late last night. >> "i saw him get out of the passenger seat and he looked like he was in a state of shock. i said 'bill.' he didn't answer me. he just walked very slowly into the house. so, his friend came over and i said 'is everything okay?'

boston university has announced that one of the three victims was lu lingzi from china, a graduate student in mathematics and statistics. president barack obama will visit boston on thursday for a memorial service for the victims. >>> north korean leaders have set out conditions for resuming talks with diplomats from the u.s. and south korea. they say u.s. and south korean forces must stop joint military exercises, and the u.n. security council must withdraw sanctions. u.s. secretary of state john kerry said last week that american diplomats are ready to talk if the north koreans move to drop their nuclear program. members of north korea's national defense commission said the proposal was unacceptable. they called on the security counsel to retract economic penalties imposed after the country's latest missile launch and nuclear tests and demanded that u.s. and south korean commanders suspend military exercises currently under way in the south. the commission members also said the military forces and the people of north korea are closely watching what steps the u.s. and its followers will t

late yesterday afternoon boston university officially released the name of the third victim killed, ayear-old graduate student and chinese national by the name of lingzi lrk u and the parents obtained expedited visas and may be on their way from china to the u.s. that is according to a state department source. lingzi was standing on the finish line. one of her friends was suffered injuries and taken to the hospital. after that a frantic search erupted on social media from fends looking for lingzi and that was followed by a wave of sympathy. her lost has sent shockwaves throughout the bu campus what has a strong chinese community. here's what one student had to say. >> we just know our friend was lost in this. we are really devastated. we are trying to do something for her. i know there was a vigil yesterday and so many people came and they show up and give support, from chinese students. we want to do more for her. >> there will be a memorial service on the boston university campus at 7:00 tonight and, again, we are learning this morning from a state department source that lingzi's pa

, bob a journalist professor at boston university. and with us here in the studio, todd starns, a fox news radio talk show host who broke the florida story where professor ordered his students to stomp on the written name of jesus. so, bob, let's start with you. i went to bu as you know. in 1976 when i graduated with a master's degree from there. a man named john silver who was the president of the university. it wasn't radical left university then. it tilted left. but it wasn't crazy left. and there was a lot of diversity within the faculty. you went from abc news as a correspondent right to the journalism school at bu and i was in that school. but, you're now in a place that is very left. are you not? >> >> yes, i thinkgone further and further to the left. and i think first of all you are correct under john silber. there was at least an effort that was put up to control or to bring more than a single point to bear on an issue. he was legitimate academic in the true sense of the word. he passed away this year for those of you who did

paul church, there are events at boston university and brandice university. gathering for a vigil for the victims as well as a vigil for the -- itself. the white house announcing today that president obama will travel to boston the day after tomorrow to speak at a service at boston's cathedral of the holy cross. the president branding the attack as an act of terrorism, but officials don't know quote whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist ors, foreign or domestic, or the fact of a malevolent individual. finding out -- that law enforcement is poring over as we speak. what officials are trying to get from the public, that's next. o ? because every flake is double-toasted... splashed with sweet honey... and covered in rich double-roasted peanuts. mmm. [ hero ] yummy. [ male announcer ] kellogg's crunchy nut. it's super delicious! her long day of pick ups and drop offs begins with arthritis pain... and a choice. take up to 6 tylenol in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. all aboard. ♪ >>> one of the first things the investigators said to the publi

boston university says another fatality was a graduate student. the father of eight-year-old mark richard thanking everybody for their support following his son's death. his wife and sexual daughter suffered serious injuries and asked for continued prayers. more than 170 people hurt by the blast, two children among the dozen or so still in critical condition. the injuries ranged from shrapnel wounds to broken bones and severed limbs. we will get an eyewitness account from a marathon winner blocks away. a warning from consumers. a massive recall of contaminated meat. 13 states affected nearly half a million pounds of cooked meat, poultry and products over possible listeria contamination. joining me now. thank you for coming on tonight. there's a story getting zero attention. except for this show, can't think of anybody reporting on this. it seems to be widespread as you and i talked, we will show the brand names and the stores carrying this so people can make sure that the or meat is safe. what is this listeria contamination? >> it is unclear how i

stay with abc7 news for the newest details on the boston university bombing suspect and we will tweet the latest developments at abc7 news. >> today is the first test of how the air travel will cope with federal sequestration cuts that began yesterday. air traffic controller are being furloughed and abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has potential impact here. >> the duty manager tells me so far no major delays reported at sfo but she pointed out it is early and today will be a true test. it will be essential you check with the airline today. if there are so many factors at place, it is hard to tell exactly where the delays will be, how long they will be, it will depend on what airports you use, what carrier you take. in will be fewer controllers at airports because of the sequestration cuts ordered b congress. the f.a.a. says safety will not be compromised but there will be delays and today is the first big test as it is the first business day of the cuts. air traffic controllers hope that pressure from the public will stop the furloughs. this is going to be impactful and we agree the

i can't believe this happened. >> reporter: the third person killed was a boston university grad student. president obama arrives here tomorrow morning. these type of pressure cookers bombs are popular with terrorists in pakistan, afghanistan and india and used in the attempted bombing in times square in 2010. susan mcginnis, back to you. >> we know it's going to take a long time to go through all the video and those thousands of photos that people sent in. the fbi says of course someone knows who did this. are they any closer to finding a suspect? >> reporter: as far as suspects, there was a saudi man who was being looked as a -- as -- as recently as yesterday and there was a search warrant that brought things out of his apartment, several bags taken out. he has since been cleared. they say he has been fully cooperative. he was simply there as a spectator to see the at the end of the race. he is not a suspect and never was. he was simply a witness to the crime. >> how about the mood in boston? i know, day one is awfully tough. we have a couple of days now. are things starting to get bac