. >> erica brannic is in the icu in boston. she was cheering on her mother. mom's okay but erica's sister and brother-in-law are also in the hospital. erica teaches at trinity in towson. the school said please pray for erica and her family. >> we go to harford county. detectives cost school children-- several trips were canceled that were to go to washington, d.c., aberdeen proving ground and new york city. >>> two bomb scares today in carroll county turned out to be fakes. the first one was called in about 8:30. the buildings were closed for the day. >>> a student was charged with calling in a fake bomb threat to west middle school. students were evacuated around 11 but returned to class when they found the call was a hoax. >>> it's tough to watch the pictures of the above the bomb -- boston marathon. we have more on how to talk to our children about these tragic events. >> the experts said there are times you just have to turn off the tv. that's what they say when this comes to the -- when it comes to the images. you see it again and again. one hour of tv, v

. >>> erica brannic is a teacher here in towson. she is still in the icu in boston. she's on the right, her mom's on the left. her sis they are nicole and brother-in-law were both injured as well. we reached out to trinity children's center. they said we do understand she is stable but not able to be contacted at this time. our community will pass along appropriate updates. please pray for erica and her family. >>> we had nearly 450 runners boston. they began to trickle back home. the runners, weary from the race and the emotional toll, flew into bwi. an er doctor had just finished his 13th boston marathon when the marathon went off. >> i would say sadly i'm -- i always had a feeling it wasn't a matter of if it would happen but more than when. it's a large event. it's very open to the public. there's no way of controlling everything that comes and goes. >> the doctor tried to get back to the finish line but first responders had already blocked off the area. >> it's taking the toll on some schoolchildren. jeff hager joins us with that story. >> reporter: the harford c