it is a historic moment for boylston street over at the corner of boylston and dartmouth. they're just getting the streets reopened here. a little confusion about how this is rolling out this morning, but as the day gets going, you're going to see a lot more people on the street. we just shot some very sensitive video. folks are very, very sensitive about opening this street, even running live shots down boylston street? the video shows them repairing one of the sites of the bombings. they're replacing the bricks and the cement. they're replacing windows blasted out. there is now a boston strong message. all of this as we are learning more about the plot and the aftermath. new pictures of the confrontation ben the tsarnaev brothers and police in watertown. in one of them, taken by witness andrew kitzenberg, you see the brothers firing at officers. hours later, the final standoff between authorities and the younger brother, dzhokhar, when david henberry climbed up a ladder to look inside his normally shrink wrapped boat. first he saw blood inside of it, then a body. >> my e

i didn't realize there was another one down on boylston street. but i just knew that i heard two large explosions. i thought they were both in the same area considering the carnage that i saw. that's what i was thinking that moment. now processing this, going back, i wasn't on that side of the street today, but last year i was right there, you know, going into the restaurants and bars with friends. this is what you do on marathon monday. you want to be at the finish line. you want to be actually on that side of the road. it's a better side to be on because that's where more restaurants and bars are, where people are enjoying it. you are watching it on the television and on the road. you are cheering each and every time somebody comes through. from the early morning on, when the wheelchairs come through, the early participants, you cheer from that moment on. the time when you see the people are finally coming in, the end of the pack and you're cheering those people on because you know they need it more than the people in the beginning. this is the

she was on boylston street. kiley, what did you see? >> scott, i was there, i was in between the two bombs. so when the first one went off i was directly to the right of it and we heard a loud explosion, looked around and saw smoke. that's when we knew that something had gone wrong. we heard screaming, yelling, people started running. and i actually ran in the direction of the other bomb. unfortunately ran directly towards that and that's when we started seeing young children being carried by their parents, being carried by police. we also saw some people on the ground. we saw blood all over. it was a really horrific, scary, scary scene. and right now i'm standing in copley square in boston and this medical tent is where everyone was brought when they were hurt and these people are truly, truly the heroes today because they were the ones who had to deal with everything and we talked to a lot of people who were not physically hurt but mentally devastated and panicked by what they saw. >> pelley: kiley atwood, thank you, kiley. let's orie

i would say, jackie, that boylston street sour fifth avenue in boston. and the next one over, newbury street is like madison avenue, high-end fashion. and we're showing a map of that area. the city. and then over to the north of that, the east of it -- to the right of the screen, is the treat-lined and grass-lined commonwealth avenue which very similar in its way to park avenue. it's very much that kind of section of town. it's always vibrant. it's always alive. those explosions happening, even without the marathon there, would have hurt a lot of people at anytime of the business day or weekend day, for that matter. >> absolutely. and i have to mention the boston marathon volunteers. of course, the police and firefighters and first responders and doctors on the scene did wonders today. but the boston marathon volunteers, volunteer each and every year for this never imagined they were going to be in a situation like this, responding in an instant. many people were telling them they were giving them their phone so they can call family members, because when

even traffic on boylston street is nice to see today. city. >> lovely. >> who knew? miguel marquez, thank you. >>> new this morning, delegates at the u.s. embassy in moscow are in dagestan to interview the parents of dzhokhar and tamerlan tsavraev. they are making the trip in full cooperation with the russian government, who is assisting in the fbi investigation. phil black has the latest. good morning, phil. >> reporter: the u.s. embassy sent a team from moscow to dagestan on tuesday. they are on the ground, interviewing parents of the two bombing suspects. it's significant, the first time u.s. officials had the chance to quiz the suspects's parents and in particular ask them about their eldest son, tamerlan tsavraev. where did he go, who did he see? when he visited them in dagestan in early 2012. we know that he was within russia for some six months, and one theory is, it was during that time, exposure to people, events, this very violent corner of russia, that in some way contributed to his radicalization and ultimately those events t

there's a roar in kenmore and a roar on boylston street. for the average runner, if you grew up in boston or new england, this is the ultimate achievement for them to run 26.2 miles with athletes aspiring to world records. >> we are watching the history of boston come together. the first boston marathon in 1887. we are seeing people involved in that marathon today being brought to a hospital founded in 1811, massachusetts general. we are watching this city bring its assets together in a crisis in a trauma and trying to move forward. they certainly do have all the equipment they need to get through what's coming. but it's hard to believe what they have been through already today. >> no, i mean, absolutely. my first thought when this, you know, my cousin actually works in the hotel across the street from where the second explosion was. i have some friends up there, you know, for the marathon or the red sox game. everybody else with family and friends there, you think of them and how they are doing. you talk to them throughout the day and ever

this is boylston street right at the very finish line. the most important part, aside from the starting line, which is way out in hop king ton, massachusetts on this day where the anchors from wfxt were making the point, it is patriot day. kid are not in school. what do they do? they go down to the finish line of the boston marathon. adam: they were talking in reports before talking to emily, 27,000 people for the area, the finish line, the runners. liz: 26,600 runners alone. anybody on top of that, viewers and spectators. there is huge number of people. adam: we just got off the phone, from mass general, 19 people and tufts medical center i'm assume they're different hospitals. i'm not familiar with boston. liz: yeah. adam: treating nine patients from the marathon. but we have no condition on those being treated at tufts medical center. liz: it is just a gigantic center for education and teaching hospitals. among the very best in the world. so, that at least is some good news. again as we were making a point in the 3:00 p.m., just shortl

they line boylston. i mean, literally for three quarters of a mile that street is packed with spectators because it's the last leg of the race so people are always screaming and yelling and giving their support to the runners which helps them with their final cake to the race. it was just that area. they knew that would be the greatest number of spectators. that's why the area was targeted. i can say this: i don't know of any runners that were actually impacted by the bomb because the bombs were on the sidewalk and the sidewalk spectators and runners are blocked off by a fence and when they pulled that fence down we didn't see anybody on the street as far as runners. runners were knocked off their feet but we didn't see any runners taken away by ambulance because of the blasts. >> pelley: jonathan elias on boylston street for us tonight. jonathan, thank you very much. about 120 people are still in the hospital being treated for various wounds. they went to emergency rooms all over the city. don daylor is

back in a moment live on boylston street here in boston after this. >>> back here live in boylston street in boston. the very latest on the man hunt for suspect number two still on the loose in watertown, massachusetts, people have been urged to stay inside throughout the day and if anybody comes to your home, don't answer the door. molly has been staked out at her position since the early, early morning hours, and she is back with us live now, and molly, curious to know, the neighborhood where you are, do you see many people out? are they heeding the warnings? or are people starting to merge? >> you know, for the most part people are heeding heeding the s but every once in a while, just a handful of people, less than ten, on the streets throughout the day. a couple walked by, a couple of folks walked by, walking dogs a little bit. so people are beginning to come out of their homes but for the most part they're not. most people are definitely staying inside. one little clarification that the massachusetts state police put out. they say to the media, in earlier reports the statement suspec

i watched how the smoke and glass came across boylston street.my mother and my wife were in the grand stands watching this. they were about 15 feet from the explosion. it was terrifying and obviously there were a lot of injuries in this and my heart goes out to the people who are injured and that apparently some people passed away. obviously my heart and prayers go with that family but it really -- we knew when we heard the second explosion that this race was over. >> pelley: paul burton of wbz. paul, thank you very much. jon lapook is getting new information from the hospitals involved. >> boston brigham and women's is now reporting unofficially that there are 18. this is from somebody i know there, not the official report. but that there are 18 wounded there. that's not official yet. >> pelley: our earlier report was that there were 19 at mass general. >> that's right. >> pelley: so a large number of people have been wounded in this. the boston police at this point are saying 23 injured, two dead. but these numbers were l change. >> pelley: i h

they had to be corralled off before they got to boylston street. everything turned quickly into a crime scene. we were all escorted out and we're in lockdown at the plaza hotel in the marathon media center. we can't move. so we're just following instructions now. you know, watching the news reports. >> steve, for folks watching around the country, i've been trying to figure out how to describe what this day is like every year in boston. it's almost like new year's eve in times square in broad daylight in terms of crowds and side streets being crowded, people packed into the bars, people in hotels. >> yeah, it's -- you know, my whole life, i've been living here since '85, and it's always been known as patriots day, the red sox playing at 11:00 last year when the temperatures were up in the 80s and a perfect day for the runners. about 40 degrees at the start. like you said, people have the day off. people are typically -- are kind of up on the sidewalk, and they were on there when the explosives went off. just a horrific day. >> steve, thank you very

>> i was right down on boylston street. i am a professional writer myself. myself.ner i was doing some things and i was part of the announcing team. stepped onto boylston just past the finish line and are universal sports team was there getting ready for the recap show. we were just keeping our eyes on the finish line and it was a massive boom and smoke was billowing into the air. and to be honest, i thought that maybe it was the generator or was an electrical. i had my phone out and took a picture of the smoke. and then when the second one happened, i thought, this is foul play. at that point, we could see bodies laying down. industry, there were runners coming through the finish that were crying. they were trying to get away. a very emotional time for everybody. >> i do not know if you heard david, who was speaking a few minutes ago, describing the debris that was around. did you see a lot of glass, breaks, building debris on the street after the attacks? >> i could definitely see some degree, but really it was the smoke. my ears are ringing. and it was ju

walking down boylston street in the direction of the marathon finish line. the fbi has named them suspect one and suspect 2, suspect 1 wearing a dark hat, suspect 2 a white hat. they are both carrying bags. and the fbi special agency in charge said that suspect 2 in the white hat set down a backpack at the site of the second explosion in front of the forum restaurant at 755 boylston street. both suspects are perhaps the most wanted men in america. you will see these images many times in the coming hours. and days until these men are caught. so study them carefully. because as the fbi put it today, somebody knows who these guys are. >> we know the public will play a critical role in identifying and locating these individuals. somebody out there knows these individuals as friends, neighbors, co-workers, or family members of the suspects. though it may be difficult, the nation is counting on those with information to come forward and provide it to us. >> well, the fbi considers both men armed and extremely dangerous. if you know them or see them, you can let th

boylston street in boston. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ >> shepard: right now federal investigators are briefing the united states senate intelligence committee on the attack here in boston that killed three people and wounded now 170 others. we'll speak with the vice-chairman of the committee in just a few minutes on this newscast. meantime we're learning more about the explosives used in the twin blasts. is a mentioned earlier sources are telling us they were made from pressure cookers, the kind you might have in your house. makeshift weapons that attackers often use in other countries and even in some failed at

that image was captured as they walked on boylston in the vicinity of the intersection with gloucester street. the quality of the photos is quite good. but we will continue to work on developing additional images to improve their identification value. further, on fbi.gov, we have photos of the suspects. the photos and videos are posted for the public and media to use, review and publicize. for clarity, these images should be the only ones, i emphasize, the only ones that the public should view to assist us. other photos should not be deemed credible and they are necessarily will divert the public's attention in the wrong direction for vital law enforcement resources. for more than 100 years, the fbi has relied upon the public to be its eyes and ears. with the media's help, in an instant these images will be delivered directly into the hands of millions around the world. the public will play a critical role in identifying these individuals. somebody out there knows these individuals, as friends, neighbors, co-workers, or family members of the suspects. though it may be difficult, the na

>> i was right down on boylston street. i am a professional writer myself. myself.ner i was doing some things and i was part of the announcing team. stepped onto boylston just past the finish line and are universal sports team was there getting ready for the recap show. we were just keeping our eyes on the finish line and it was a massive boom and smoke was billowing into the air. and to be honest, i thought that maybe it was the generator or was an electrical. i had my phone out and took a picture of the smoke. and then when the second one happened, i thought, this is foul play. at that point, we could see bodies laying down. industry, there were runners coming through the finish that were crying. they were trying to get away. a very emotional time for everybody. >> i do not know if you heard david, who was speaking a few minutes ago, describing the debris that was around. did you see a lot of glass, breaks, building debris on the street after the attacks? >> i could definitely see some degree, but really it was the smoke. my ears are ringing. and it was ju

with boylston shut, you can't get across the city. it makes it a night player, but beyond that, the city doesn't feel normal and now the buses, the sirens, just feels like a normal city again. starting to come back. >> really pleased to hear that. miguel, thank you. also learning more about the possible charges against the suspected boston marathon bomber, dzhokhar tsavraev, including the lack of state murder charges, ashleigh banfield joins us now. you spoke with the sussex county district attorney. what did he tell you about pending charges? >> reporter: well, he certainly told me that while many were wondering there would be a state prosecution alongside the federal prosecution, we know that some of the charges outlines against the man who is recovering behind me in this hospital, there will not be a state-level prosecution with regard to bombings, that doesn't necessarily apply to the m.i.t. officer, sean collier, who is remembered today by colleagues, that's another county over the river. middlesex county prosecutors may, in fact

boylston street. but they have to block it off crime scene. going to have anybody in and out of there so the fbi can do its job. molly, thanks very much. we appreciate it i want to go to my old friend emily ruiny now. she is the host of greater boston i worked with her wcbtv in boston years ago. emily was near the scene or on the screen when the bombs went off today. tell us what happened, emily. >> bill, i had just stepped on the street. i had been trying to avoid the marathon as congressman peter king said here it was holiday. patriots day. a lot of people were off including me. i was going to catch the scene at the finish line. heard two large explosions. i thought the scaffolding had started falling. i didn't run over. i could insphantly see people coming my way. now i have got to move. i have got to get over there. instantaneously you had fire and police and emergency personnel on the scene. so, they were already pushing people back. and, as you know on marathon day the security is set up so tight. they have got those barricades on either

they don't want anybody walking on this portion of boylston street, scott. >> pelley: boylston street right there in the heart of boston may be closed down for some time. terrell, thank you very much. other cities coast to coast have stepped up security in light of what happened in boston and we'll have that story next.,,,,, plans were activated in many major cities in new york. hundreds of counterterrorism officers hit the streets and patrols are up in los angeles as well where we find bill whitaker tonight. bill, what's the situation there? >> scott, police and sheriff's departments are providing extra security to high profile locations like public transit, government buildings, shopping centers, any place where crowds of people might gather. there will be an increased police presence at sporting events, including tonight's dodgers game in los angeles which is a high profile tribute game to jackie rob inson. the stadium will be staffed with additional police officers, bomb squad personnel and bomb sniffing dogs. commander andrew smith with the l.a.p.d. >> we're looking at critical s

and then 20 seconds another explosion took place up boylston street. it was a complete scene of chaos. >> so you, steve, were out there and you're standing there watching this. >> as you stood there, there was a blast 10 to 15 seconds later across the street? >> yeah. >> where did it seem that second blast was in proximity to where you were? >> further up the street. so that's in the street. it's right near the finish line, next block up is where fairfield street intercepts with boylston street. they were about 100 miles apart near the finish line simultaneously. >> i mean, this is horrible. mike, i'm going to have to go in a minute. the president is going to address the nation. mike barnicle, if someone we have no idea, no confirmation at all on what is behind this, but if someone domestic, foreign wanted to make a statement to -- let me come back to that. the president is coming. let's go live and listen to president obama. >> we're continuing to monitor and respond to the situation as it unfolds and i directed the full resources of the federal gover

exeter and boylston. and i've worked that marathon as a police officer, az sergeant, as a lieutenant, as a superintendent, and as a police commissioner. and it's for me, as you might appreciate, just horrific. i have relatives running in that event. and it was really just both shocked and concerned when i first heard of it. >> and commissioner, i mean, it's been described at that side of boylston as opposed to the risers, the kind of reviewing stands -- >> bleachers. >> had more kind of public access. it's hard to navigate the streets at the end of the route every day of the year, but i guess more of a possibility of some movement among pedestrians along that stretch. >> right. that area, looking at it, would probably have been a restricted area. you have bleachers on one side of the street obviously the side of the street where the bombs apparently went off. but that block contains the, if you will, the press stand that goes across the street. that would normally be a restricted area. it would not be ope

boylston street is where everyone just -- it's shoulder to shoulder standing room only. everyone is trying to see. the pros finish and the friends and families finish, and everyone just kind of scattered once the second one went off. very, very frightening. very, very scary. >> according to some other news ort reports, there have been two more -- the associated press specifically -- explosive devices found in boston. we were told not long ago that counterterrorism crews were roving around boston looking at other landmarks, other places where bombs might be located. we're told by the associated press citing sources in boston that two of those devices suspected devices have been found. john, you are from the area. tell us more about what your sources are telling you. >> just a little bit. number one, we're told the first official law enforcement briefing will be at 4:30 p.m. being held at the weston hotel copley square, very near where the explosions took place. that tells you police feel they've secured that area. it's in that area. one of the sources i spoke to via e-mai

boylston street is now finally open for business. the public is being allowed back to the site of the attacks. we're hearing for the first time from the suspect's former brother-in-law who is married to one of the sisters. he thinks the man identified misha may have been influenced the older brother and who then influenced the younger one. >> i'm not sure if he inspired or taught him to be radical islamist, but he surely did have influence and did teach him things that would make tamerlan go away from the people and go more into the religion and maybe that's possible that he suggested to him some radical ideas. >> again, the full identity of this misha, what impact he may have had on the older brothers not clear. >>> the u.s. delegation has arrived in dagestan to try to interview the parents of the suspected bombers. >>> when the barriers came down on boylston street and the public was aallowed back in. customers are returning. the tragedy is still fresh in everyone's mind. brooke baldwin joins us from boylston street. what's the moo

we've pretty much cleared the boylston street area. there are no further devices that we've located at this point in time, but we are getting reports from various places about suspicious packages. that's perfectly understandable in this situation. i'm not prepared to say that we are at ease at this point in time. we are still very actively pursuing every lead that we have. [ inaudible question ] >> can you confirm that? an 8-year-old child was killed? >> i'm not going to confirm that right now. we will have that information for you first thing in the morning. the medical people are compiling that as we speak. >> can you characterize this as an act of terrorism? >> this is a very powerful blast with serious injuries. >> is the investigation the entire marathon route? >> no. >> have you searched the entire route? >> well, the investigation will lead us in various places, but right now, that area that the governor outlined is our main point of focus right now. [ inaudible question ] >> regarding your search for additional devices, are you

in the middle of boylston street. >> i was there with you.ust to walk up and down bo boylston street to see where the two bombs went off. and to see people coming from all over. they just want to express their solidarity and see this city come back to life. it was really inspiring to me as well. all right, brooke, you'll come back later this hour. stand by. >>> i spoke to a business owner on boylston street. he's had a business there for more than three decades. listen to this. and you're back in business today, first time in a long time. this is the first day you're really open for business here on boylston street. >> we've been closed for about nine days now. it's really been tough. from a financial situation, from the terrorist attacks, from employees with families not getting paid. you know, just dealing with this on a daily basis it's really been tough. the federal government has come in and the mayor's office has helped us. everybody's been wonderful. but the bottom line is, financially, it's been tough. boylston street's buzzing. >> i

i wassen boylston street near the finish line. had left about 30 minutes before this incident occurred. and a short time ago we and our top staff went down to the scene. it was a large and disturbing scene. like each of you, i'm praying for the victims and their loved ones. this is a terrible, terrible day for them. they, and the public as large can count on our very best and most seamless work in the days to come. seconds after those bombs went off, we saw civilians running to help the victims right alongside members of the boston police department and boston ems. and in the hours that followed, police and medical personnel from across the region have sent dozens, maybe even hundreds of volunteers to help us here in boston. that's what americans do. in times of crisis, we come together and we help one another. moments like these, terrible as they are, don't show our weakness, they show our strength. thank you. >> take any questions? >> moments before the bomb went off, is this another tactic to take away liberties? >> no. >> ther

nbc news's correspondent is on the scene at boylston street.have just received new video that we have not shown before. new video from aptn that clearly shows the second blast. we have been able to see the first blast on the video today, but looking at the second blast. i want to bring in now michael lighter, ms nbc news security analyst, former director of the national counterterrorism center. thanks very much for being with us, i appreciate having your expertise to tap this evening. >> good to be here, rachel. >> can you give us, i guess any sense of context for understanding how sophisticated, how big these types of bombs were compared to the other types of explosive devices that are used in attacks around the world. can you give us understanding of the size? >> it's difficult to estimate but something like a suitcase or medium backpack could carry 50 pounds of explosives and provide a lot of damage for a radius of 150 feet out. they look like they are smaller than that, which would fit with the description they might have been backpacks. as

we pretty much cleared the boylston street area.o further devices that we located but we are getting reports about suspicious packages. that is understandable in this situation. i am not prepared to say we are at ease at this point. we are pursuing every lead we have. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i am not going to confirm that right now. we will have that information for you in the morning. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> this is a powerful blast with serious, serious injuries. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> no. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> well, i mean, the investigation will lead us in various places but right now that area is our main point of

i need lanes open here. >> boylston, we need to set up a perimeter. get people away. >> get everybody out there. use kagz, there may be additional devices. use caution. >> i need someone on social media, let people know. we are sweeping the street to make sure it is safe. get them out once it is swept. we have all the victims off the scene. >> we are finishing the evacuation of the surrounding buildings. >> the last call, referring to an explosive sweep that lasted hours this evening n midst of everything, you hear for a call at the jfk library, that turned out to be an unrelated fire. many in the marathon crowd that tried to call out on their cell phones couldn't, because the system was overloaded. much like the trouble we had on 9/11. >> a eventual tribute, house speaker has ordered the flags to fly at half staff out of respect for the victims in boston. >>> security is stepped up at the white house, including airports and metro stations, there is no incredible threat, there is a precaution here and across the u.s. cities tonight. more on what is be

we're standing in copley square on boylston street.vance the nation's system to track terrorists after tamer lan tsavraev was cleared. what massachusetts officials were told, if anything, about that the probe. we have juliette kayyem, your paper reporting that local officials were not informed that in 2011, the fbi had been warned to check out tamerlan tsavraev. >> that's right. the entity they would have been informed under is the joint terrorism task force, includes a lot of federal agencies, as well as state and local, and the point is to share regional information. because there is all sorts of information that needs to be shared. they are collocated in a building here in which they are all working together. what has become clear from the boston globe story," state and local officials were not specifically notified that the fbi had done that initial investigation. it had been put on the big list, that we have been talking about. half a million people, but no specific, hey, boston, hey, massachusetts, we checked out this guy, want y

. >>> a beautiful look at the memorial that has grown day by day here on boylston street. four crosses of the four victims. sean collier, krystle campbell and martin richard. a new case has been made in the ricin letters. this comes just days after prosecutors dropped charges against another man. alina is following the story from tupelo, mississippi. alina? >> the judge of a son who received one of those ricin letters say he hopes it is a step towards justice for his family. this is who authorities now believe mailed the three ricin laced letters. federal prosecutors have charged james everett dusky. he is known of possessing a biological agent for use as a weapon. that agent according to the u.s. attorney's office, was ricin. >> this could have been devastating. mom could have died. >> reporter: steve holland's mother is the mississippi judge who received one of the letters. dutschke ran against him in 2007. >> he was a mad personality. vicious kind of guy. he attacked me personally and even my entire family. >> reporter: last week charge as were dropped against the first

yes, boylston street, right for the marathon passes under. as we get more information, we will post you on this. lauren simonetti, we have crashed through the ceiling for the lows of the session, down 223-point and plummeting. what is going on? lauren: right when your show started is when w they got wordf the marathon. ben willis came over and said look at the market, that is when we went under 200. we're also watching citigroup, up just about 1%, obviously one and a half, broader market started selling off a little bit more. the issue with citigroup is they have a decent earnings report for the first quarter. the investment bank advised on more m&a. things are looking pretty good, although on the conference call they definitely sounded a little bit more cautious than wells fargo as well as jpmorgan. a rare green arrow, back to you. liz: we want to recap, there have been dramatic explosions at the finish line of the boston marathon. that is when 2:55 you heard ben willis said watch out, this could be an issue. we have an aerial shot of what i

>> that was a controlled explosion on boylston street. but there was a third incident at the jfk library that we believe was related. >> any word as to what was found? >> as i explained earlier, there are a number of parcels that have been brought by people on the parade route, on the race route. anything out there right now is being viewed as a suspicious device. we're clearing each one of those items with the aod team. they may be blowing things up over the course of the next few hours, but as of this point of time we have not found another device on boylston street? >> anything this morning about the threat. >> none. we talk about the threat picture all the time that leads up to this particular event. we have no information that this was going to happen. >> can you tell us what happened at jfk? >> it's literally just unfolding. i don't have specifics. there was an explosion. >> that was earlier. around 3:00 there was a fire there. was there something after that? >> we got reports after 3:00 there was an explosion. >> any injuries at th

we've pretty much cleared the boylston street area. there are no devices we've located at this point in time but we are getting reports from various places about suspicious packages. that's perfectly understandable in this situation. i'm not prepared to say we are although east at this point this time. we are actively pursuing every lead that we have. >> reporter: in the explosion, can you confirm that, that an 8-year-old child was killed? >> i'm not going to confirm that right now. we'll have that information first thing in the morning. the medical people are compiling that as we speak. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: extent of injuries, how -- >> this was a powerful blast. there are serious, serious injuries? >> reporter: are you searching the entire route? >> the investigation will lead us in various places but right now that area the governor outlined is our main point of focus right now. >> reporter: speaker telling people to be

he was right there on boylston street as the bombs went off. can you tell us what you saw? >> reporter: scott, we were not more than 30 feet away from when this blast went off. let me set the scene as what was happening. we were four hours into the third and final wave so the crowd as far as spectators began to slowly thin. i guess that would be the only silver lining in any of this because they were ten deep and all of a sudden coming across the finish line we were watching and videotaping folks, high fiving and cheering them on and all of a sudden a blast went off. it shook us and we were looking right at where it went off so i saw the plume of smoke come up off the sidewalk. we froze not realizing what it was. we thought maybe -- you know, we have old infrastructure in boston, perhaps it was underground gas, something. the next second another bomb up the street further went off. we knew exactly what was going on then. we reacted by running towards the scene and there was a photographer, producer, we were running in, people were running out. we were followed by e.m.s., a

>> reporter: we're on -- we are on boylston street and arlington street which is -- boylston is where it happened just about three blocks behind me. you can see the blockade there with the police lights right there. right down that street if you can see that far is where these two explosions went off. closer yesterday but they have moved us back here today. it's literally just a couple of blocks that way. >> susan mcginnis live in boston. we'll check again with you soon. thank you for that report. >>> one of the other images we saw among the more arrivic images, one particular one seen by people around the world. it was 78-year-old bill ifrate of washington state. he was about to cross the finish line when he was knocked to the ground by one of the blasts. you can see he fell right in front of a photographer and was surrounded by responding officers. this picture quickly went viral. bill was only five feet away from the blast. >> i head for the finish line feeling pretty good about my time and everything looked real good. i got within about 15 feet of the finish marker and a terrible

he was right there on boylston street as the bombs went off. can you tell us what you saw? >> reporter: scott, we were not more than 30 feet away from when this blast went off. let me sort of set the scene of what was happening at that moment with the marathon. we were a good four hours, maybe four hours and two minute into fe third and final wave, so the crowd, as far as spectatores, began to slowly thin. i guess that would be the only silver lining in any of this. all of a sudden, coming across the finish line, we were watching and videotaping folks, high-fiving them and cheering them on and all of a sudden this blast went off. shook us in our feet and we were looking right at where it went off, so i saw the plume of smoke come up off the sidewalk. and we froze for a second really not realizing what it was. we thought maybe-- we have old infrastructure in boston. perhaps it was some sort of underground gas, something. and the next second another bomb up the street further went off. we knew exactly what was going on then. we reacted by running towards the scene. a lot of p