a bostonnian... proud as a bostonnian to watch our emergency services people work soell. >> ifi: when that first blast went off did you immediately think it was a bomb or did you think it was a manhole cover exploding? >> i thought it was a manhole cover. we've had a few of those usually in colder weather than this. the first time i thought it was a manhole cover, but the size of the fire ball and the cloud gave us pause. then another one happened maybe 15, 20 seconds later probably 100 yards further down boylston street. that's when everybody knew that it was something more than just a random incident. so people were evacuated from the area quickly. medical people were responding just as quickly to those that were injured and hurt. >> ifill: as president of the boston city council have you been informed about what that "something more" might be? >> i have not. i mean, i talked to our police commissioner, and i know that the governor and his folks... everybody is working as a team. the state and loca

they may have underestimated not only bostonnians, but americans. >> yeah, absolutely.ntry great is when things get tough, we pull together. it was interesting comparing the cowardly act of the bombers or bomber to the courage of the first stoppedders and the people all around who rushed to the scene and pulled those grand stands down and got to those who were hurting. and this is a great nation and we will remain great despite the efforts of those who want to pull us down. >> steve: i think you got it right. coward. you said coward twice. they were. he was. we don't know. >> yeah. this makes no sense. in anyone would want to do this, their lack of esteem for human life. it doesn't make any sense. it makes you question, but also makes you want to pull your family a little closer, hug your kids tighter and do more to help your neighbor. >> megyn: before we let you go, any reaction from your dad and mom? >> i spoke to both of them last night. they were worried 'cause they knew i was at the marathon. they both called to make sure i was okay. they also just don't understand

bostonnians, celebrating the capture of the second of two suspected bombers. the other one of was killed in a firefight with police, two 24 hours ago. mike tobin is in watertown, massachusetts, where the cry of we got him could surely be heard. mike? >> reporter: it certainly could be heard. certainly felt by people. this is the location, yamy, where this painful chapter in the boston marathon tragedy, one of them, anyway, closed. that's the house. you talked about the driveway, where the boat's at the end of it. it's right there. the owner came out, saw the trail of blood and called police. now, there was concern that dzhokhar tsarnaev was strapped with explosives, there is a gun battle that ensued. but it resolved without further loss of life. a terrific police presence was here. dzhokhar tsarnaev was charged without miranda, this is because federal authorities were able to implement the... the national threat exemption. and that will allow them to continue to question him. now, just on the other side of the police tape is a spontaneous celebration, beginnin

as a bostonnian yourself, what do you think of all that, just how local officials responded, whether they, you know, blew the relief whistle a little too early last night, everything ended up okay, but it could have gone the other way. >> i'm not a security expert, so i can't comment on that. i do know that the governor, the mayor, police chief, the f.b.i., they were working 24/7. there were thousands of people looking for these folks and looked to me from a distance, but -- >> neil: do you worry it's beyond these two guys? >> you know, i'll let them solve that. i think i'm really here to talk about the fact that we've got to help the victims and i think everything is being done -- >> neil: i talked to other business leaders who are also contributing to this fund that you are, not to the degree you are, who say that they don't want to make this something that they have to do routinely, even though they love doing it because they want to make sure that this is an isolated event, that nothing was missed here. is it your sense that this is an isolated event, that there aren't more terro

i'm supremely confident that bostonnians will pull together,e take care of each other and move forward as one proud city and as they do, the american people pep will be with them every single r step of the way. you should anticipate that as we get more information, our teamsm will provide you briefings. brie we are still in the the investigation stage at this point. poin but i just want to reiterate, wt will find out who did this, ands we will hold them accountable. >> thank you very much. >> terror -- -- >> the united states barack obama speaking from the briefing room at the white house.hoe. to recap a little bit about what we heard from the president. the president saying we do notwo have all the answers just yet.y. the president sayses ha says hes with the fbi, the homeland security, and he has spoken byen phone with governor duval patrick of massachusetts and the mayor of boston tom menino.meni we do not know who did this examine we do not know why, rett rest assured any and all l responsible parties will feel fl the full weight of the justice.t a situation obviously that the e fu

. >> in terms of what we're going to do differently to ensure safety of bostonnians and americans, issuefts to more effective public safety measures that people with walk the streets in safety. melissa: as second bombing suspect remains at large, authorities and legislators are working to know sure we do not see another incident like this on u.s. soil, we often look for answers by changing laws. was there anything done that we could prevent this? and how to we not over reacted? our panel michael barrett, mike baker, and diligence. we have rod wheeler, former dc homicide detective, and fox news contributor, welcome, michael, start with you, this is our knee-jerk reaction, something like this happens, lawmakers almost don't want to miss the opportunity to jump in do something, many times with great intentions of trying to stop it from happening again, but they may or may not do sense, first i heard, these were individuals who came here seeking asylum, you could practically hear the door of asylum slammed shut? >> i think you are right, but it does not make sense, people are going to come i

. >> on saturday that meant returning to fenway park where bostonnians knocked back to their favoritestime. they also went back to the scene of the shootout and capture. >>> there will be more grieving and healing this morning, carolyn, when this church behind me holds a mass. boston is very much remembering, but also it's very much moving on. live in boston, abc7 news. >>> let me ask you this: we are hearing there may have been a red flag raise bed these two brothers. what are law enforcement officials saying? >> well, carolyn, tamerlan was on the fbi's radar two years ago. apparently a foreign government, we think it's probably russia, a foreign government reached out to the fbi asking for information, saying they were concerned that he had become a follower of radical islam. the fbi checked it out, and they didn't find him to be a threat. pretty remarkable. >>> a lot of questions going to be asked about that, though. thank you very much. have a good morning. >> thank you. >> a new folk hero has emerged out of boston's terrible week. his name is dave. he is the guy who found the sus

we should all rally around bostonnians, let's not play politics of division and call islam is a faithf the extremists and of the extremists and terrorists there is no such thing. there is politics behind. this let's not play politics. i agree with the president. we should all be vigilant and not rush to judgment and cast a whole -- >> bill: i got it we appreciate you coming on. we are asking do you believe the u.s. government doing all it can to protect us from terrorists? do you believe the u.s. government is doing all it can to protect we the people from terrorists? yes or. no directly ahead, tom brokaw says the u.s.a. should rethink drones because they could have motivated the boston terror bombing. colonel david hunt takes exception. john stossel on surveillance cameras. they broke the boston bombing case. stossel is weary of them. those reports upcoming. >> bill: personal story segment former news anchor tom brokaw last night stating motivation for the terror bombing might have been the u.s. drone policy against al qaeda and the taliban. mr. brokaw apparently wants to reevaluate

if you ever thought that bostonnians are tough, they have quite a resolve, and you can se it in the sports >> and the marathon is huge. >> not just anybody qualifies to run it. >> this is a big time deal tomel get into the boston marathon. that is why thousands of runners who qualify to do it do. it's a one day deal it's a hugee event every year.even can you see that by the numberss that showed up to run the race itself. it's -- there's not many towns i put chicago in there and of course, new york in there asas great sports town with boston. if you saw the yankees what they did yesterday, new york with 9/11 what happened there and too see this happen now with boston. they feud a lot on the baseballa field but when things like thiss happen, they come together. we saw yesterday they melded the yankee emblem with the red sox emblem, mutual respect that goes out. this crosses over sports lines, obviously, they might be rivalsi there but when stuff like this happens they're all one. one. >> i noticed that some of ourt u local sports stars tweeting outg as the news was developing. rg3. >> we pla

before we get out of here, i wanted to share a little bit of the flavor of these bostonnians who are alexander is 22 years old. he's a huge new york jets fan. >> not really, but wishful thinking. >> bill: that is a joke. you're in red, white and blue for a reason. >> yes. >> bill: you were at the marathon finish line and you left four minutes before the bombs go off. >> that's right. >> bill: i don't know what these last couple of days have been like for you, or what you thought about, but how lucky are you? >> i am blessed. my grandmother said, my guardian angel was there for me on that day. i was very blessed to have the time in which i was able to walk freely without being damaged or hurt or anything. >> bill: you know, as america looks into your town, what does america need to understand? >> america knows that a massachusetts is a spirit of america. we're at the forefront of freedom here. we do not negotiate with terrorists. we do not deal with terrorists and freedom will prevail and we will keep moving on. >> bill: so will you. >> thank you very much. >> bill: great looking getu

better today and as the president said, you know, this is not something that gets americans, that bostonnians all americans do not succumb to terrorism. >> susan mcginnis live for us in boston this morning, thank you. >>> it is 5:33 now. a boy from the east bay continues to improve in a boston hospital this morning. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is in his hometown in martinez where the community is trying to help this young bombing victim. she joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. from businesses to aaron hern's schoolmates everybody has been rallying around this family. the 12-year-old is still in intensive care this morning at boston children's hospital. his mother posted an update on facebook last night saying that he is doing okay, that he has opened his eyes a couple of times and that he has communicated with nods that he is comfortable. right now he has a tube down his throat and is heavily sedated so he can't speak. they also said he is frustrated with his lack of ability to communicate. they are trying to keep him calm and rested. he will have surgery again today

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i'm sure bostonnians will pull together, take care of each other and move forward as one proud city and as they do, the american people will be with them every single step of the way. you should anticipate that as we get more information, our teams will provide you briefings. we're still in the investigation stage at this point, but i just want to reiterate, we will find out who did this and we will hold them accountable. thank you very much. >> president of the united states saying they do not know who is responsible here, but make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this. essentially, mr. chairman, chairman of the house homeland security committee back with us, saying the united states is resilient and will find out who is behind this. >> i think that's right. and i received a call from the white house about 30 minutes ago. we discussed this and talked about the role the federal law enforcement, state and local, they're all working together. i think i made the same comment to the white house that the president just made and that is today we are not democrats, republicans. we're a

he lifted the hu hud huddle ine order that kept bostonnians at home all day long and said you are now able to go about your are way. within a matter of minutes this series of events came about where there was 20 to 30 shots fired according to wet necessaries at the scene and then a number of explosions which may have been flash bangs as authorities tried to enter the area. our local station wfxt fox 25 for boston and new england has been all over this today and interrupting prime time tonight. let's join this them for live local coverage. >> reporter: spirits high not only from the crowd which is breaking into applause as you can hear. >> can you ask some of those people how they feel? talk to some of the people right there hear what the watertown residents have to say. >> reporter: we are leave on fox 25 and i just notice that you guys were part of the crowd that was cheering here. had you been watching long? what do you think of the job that the emergency crews have done? >> how long have we been here? >> leak 45 minutes. >> no. >> reporter: did you hear the bangs? >> we heard the f

and on friday, a million bostonnians in several cities from watertown to cambridge, they were confinedeir homes, they were not allowed out because of that shelter in order. there is unbearable heartbreak and sadness for the victim this is weekend. and suddenly, that wave of celebration and relief when police captured dpok dock friday night. the nation and particularly that city starts to begin the process of healing. mike tobin, live in watertown with the very latest. good morning, mike. >> reporter: you know, just as dzhokhar tsarnaev was taken into custody and the spontaneous street celebration, the people said with the immediate threat gone they can start turning their attention to those who lost their lives. that's exactly what they did. several hundred people gathered in a nearby ball field and lit candles, in recognition not only to the people who lost their lives, but to the federal and local authority who is helped to bring this thing to a resolution. wilmington, another visual for m.i.t. campus police officer, sean collier, shot several times while sitting in his car at 10:30

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after niven-less than, yo 9/11,w firsthand what the bostonnians are going through today. to it's food to see the sports spos world coming together.rld coming >> it sure is. is. >>> tucker barnes is here to to update us on today's forecast. o we do have emancipation day day parade taking place. a lot of folks looking at thists forecast with interest.h >> yeah, and the good news isooe the weather is going toto cooperate. it's not going to be a perfectle sunny day today, but we will wil trend toward more sunshine as su you get into the late morning mo and afternoon.rnoon. it should be temperature te pleasant in the mid-70s. mi it should be dry, that is the most important part of thert o forecast today. we will take a look of the 57 th washington, it remains cold,s cd really in boston 42 degrees this morning. 62 in atlanta. notice that sort of orgy sea on the map, that is where the warme air is hanging out. out to the west it remains coldd and believe it or not another an winter storm is developing out there. denver is 23 degrees, casper is 20, and cheyenne, and laramierae ar

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i would not use the word revenge at this point, but bostonnians are ticked off about what happened at their town and their marathon and the tradition this town had for more than 100 years. they want this thing taken care of. and i bet if you asked a lot of the folks in this street, they want this person alive and i think the police want that, too, try and get answers to why. why did they do what they did on monday afternoon and from where did that motivation come? >> eric: bill, why did they do it? some of those answers, some of those questions may be answered if they get the address of this guy. now you have a name. there is likely an address for this guy. i got to think one of these perimeters being surrounded by cops would be his home address, his apartment to find out what was going on inside there, an indication of that happening? >> eric, if he slips this noose, he's good. i'm not saying he's going to. in fact, we hope for the opposite outcome here. but this police presence has been significant and i find it highly unlikely that he will be able to get much movement out of here.

bostonnians and a people from massachusetts and throughout the country especially when you go into aill pay attention a little bit more. not be embarrassed by saying i saw somebody leave something over there that looks a little suspicious. we changed the way that we are approaching these things but not going to let them change the way we do it. we will still show up as evidenced by what is happening down in boston right now. a lot of of people there. a fantastic 118th marathon with a tremendous amount of people showing up and standing strong. that is what we do, boston strong. >> shannon: something tells me it will be a record crowd out there. thanks for joining us today. >> thank you very much. >> shannon: we have been asking if you think a federal judge should have read boston bombing suspect dhokhar tsarnaev a miranda warning while the fbi was still questioning him. donald said no way and the question is who authorized this mockery of justice. devin said, yes, he is a u.s. citizen regardless of the horrendous crimes he committed. the u.s. one of the best benefits innocent until pr

. >> steve: we are all bostonnians. that has been said across the country.sweet caroline" which has become the anthem for the boston red sox. >> brian: many people say that's the whole story. maybe i should skip the story 'cause you just gave it away. >> gretchen: you would not give up sports. >> steve: you've got a lot more details. we've got details for you. a fox news alert. 170 people were hurt in the bombings in boston. many suffering broken bones or shrapnel wounds, many lost limbs. now those victims are starting to share their stories of survival. wtxf reporter chris o'connell joins us live from boston with more. chris, good morning. >> good morning, guys. we're now putting the faces to this tragedy, the names of the victims slowly emerging. of course those three people that are dead. among the 170 people that were injured, those injuries ranging anywhere from minor burns, blown out ear drums to double amputations. one story in particular that is quickly making the rounds, among the seriously injured, there are two brothers who went on to cheer a frie