you can certainly get winds in excess of 60, 70 miles per hour. >> we certainly appreciate that, ivan cabrera cnn's coverage of that massive explosion in texas continues after a short break. [ male announcer ] at his current pace, bob will retire when he's 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he's not. ♪ he's an architect with two kids and a mortgage. luckily, he found someone who gave him a fresh perspective on his portfolio. and with some planning and effort, hopefully bob can retire at a more appropriate age. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade.

so ivan cabrera instructed the f.b.i. and our intelligence community to continue to deploy all the necessary resources to support the investigation, to collect intelligence and to protect our citizens. we will determine what happened. we will investigate any associations these terrorists may have had, and we'll continue to do whatever we have to do to keep our people safe. one thing we do know whatever hateful agenda drove these men to such heinous acts cannot prevail. what they thought they could ultimately achieved,hey have already failed. they failed because the people of boston refus to be intimidated. they failed becauseas americans we refuse to be terrorized. they failed because we will not waver from the character and compassion and values that define us a as our country. nor will we break the bonds that hold us together as americans. that american spirit includes staying true to the unity and diversity that makes us strong. like no other nation in the world. in this age of instant reporting tweets and blogs, there

let's go back to our meteorologist ivan cabrera. this is going to make a big difference for first responders. >> they're going to have to contend with severe thunderstorms rolling through. this is horrific time. we knew this front was coming but didn't know what was going to transpire yesterday. here's texas. severe thunderstorm watch now in effect, very close to where we have that fertilizing explosion. expecting that watch to be extended further to the east. we're about 4 1/2 to 5 hours from the storms as they continue to roll in. i want to show you some of these storms are prompting severe thunderstorm warnings here through abilene and heading to the northeast. this line will continue pushing to the east. there's dallas and waco to the north, extreme northern along the county line where we have the fertilizer plant and i'm expecting those winds to be very gusty out of the south between 25 and 30 miles an hour. the only thing that's going to happen when those line of storms roll through is the winds are going to shift to the north