here is a point of view shot running up boyleton. kaboom right there is the first one. we have a graphic on our wide screen over there that shows the first iks employings -- explosion was at 2:50 and about 15 seconds later. many people were running toward the explosion. >> this is one of the main reasons it is suspected terrorism. it's not an accident when one and then two goes off. it has one of the hall marks of terrorism. al qaeda affiliated or inspired groups will try to hit one blast try to cause people to run away and try to hit you at the place where you ran to and there were some reports the second blast was biering than the first. >> this is hallmark of al qaeda one of their operations. >> part of the theory of what happened if they were detonated because they were so close you have two guys dropping two bags you have one guy who dropped both of them and then he is going to detonate them by a cell phone. apparently they have subpoenaed cell phone records from the area. they will try to triangulate where everybody was if there was a signal sent out nearby at 2:5

we are coming down boyleton street. literally, i heard a cannon go off. i saw a whole bunch of smoke. i go, why would a cannon go off? recognizing four hours or something. i saw the second one go off. i immediately stopped. >> you're running running with h of kids. >> i'm with five of my kids, we're finishing together. we all stepped dead in our tracks and the police were escorting us off. we didn't know what was really happening. it was terrifying. we saw a whole bunch of people running back the opposite way on boyleton street towards us. we thousand this race was over. >> just want account on the ground. let's turn to charles payne, the former chief of the office of bombing prevention for the department of homeland security. charles, thanks for being here. >> glad to be here. >> your thoughts on this day from your perspective, knowledge and experience. >> bret, today, unfortunately, is a day that a lot of us knew was on the way for a long time, much like the way the devices were placed. it's been a marathon since 9-11. they've done a lot of training and

. >> 911, we have another backpack at boyleton.et people away from it. >> we're going to get the victims out. we're then going to conduct a sweep to make sure there are no other devices on the street. we will then get people out of the restaurants and bars. >> steve: total chaos and so many -- thousands of people had crossed the finish line there. it was at the conclusion of the boston marathon. >> megyn: it was a joyous moment. >> steve: absolutely. the biggest party day in the whole year in boston. so you got all these hundreds of runners who are gathered right there at the finish line. they feel helpless. they want to help. they contact help as a first responder 'cause they're not trained. so they go right over to mass general and they donate blood. >> brian: look at this. let's go through megyn's papers. right there, that's on the cover of the new york post. boston bombs rock boston marathon. three killed. >> megyn: the look on her face, you can see this in so many pictures we're going to show the viewers in the still shots, th

reopened and of course will be the reopening to everyone there along boilton street and each end of boyletontreet on each block there is memorials on each side of those. they will have to remove the memorials and make memorials for those eventually. >> i am sure you are outside fenway park right now. security obviously tight through out the boston area and the suburbs. what's it like in the iconic area where you are? >> right, of course security is tight going in. there's no feeling of animosity when you are going in and everything is being searched. people are going along they will pat the police officers on the back. this is all one big happy family out here going to a baseball game trying to stay safe at the same time. watching baseball and getting this all back up double header today it is a lot like therapy for everyone. they are happy to see the police presence not just here but all across the city. >> a lot of talk about how the sports are helping to deal. for now thank you very much craig boswell. good to see you. >>> many counties already declared disaster areas as i bring you this

that followed 11 minutes before the bombs went off, security cameras picked up the two turns on to boyleton street. the affidavit said the younger brother's dorm room was searched. there they found a quote large pyrotechnic, large black jacket and white hat that matched the appearance worn by bomber two. we will have that in the hour ahead. plus an interview with s.w.a.t. team members who apprehended him. the hour is more than about the suspect. it is about how the city is mourning and healing and staying strong. late today, a week after two bombs went off there, the fbi handed control of that stretch to boyleston street back to the city. beginning the process of turning a crime scene in to one of boston's main arteries. with dignitaries gathered, a bagpipe playing, the flag which has been flying at half staff for the last week was lowered and folded. earlier today, at ten to 3:00, that same stretch of boylston, all corners of boston, watertown and beyond, fell silent. silence fell over washington as well, including the white house, where president obama observed the moment, traders on wall

right now this incidents consists of two explosions that occurred on boyleton street. the information we got about 15 minutes before the prior press conference could very well be premature. but we are still asking people to be calm, to go to their homes and to work closely with us. if they have information, we need to hear about it. that's 1-800-494-tips. as the governor said, the area, about 15-block area around the blast site will be closed down for the next 24 hours and maybe further than that. people should be aware of that when they make plans for tomorrow. >> is there any security -- (inaudible). >> we are looking at all of that right now. that's one of the steps we're taking. >> they said they were doing drills this morning for the same exact thing that happened on bostonglobe.com of the were you given warning ahead of time? >> we increased posture around a big event like this. awful those things happened in preparation for this event, but there was no specific intelligence that anything was going to happen. >> what type of device, do you have any idea what type