understand jfk library. does that mean they're domestic right wing extremists or left wing extremists or al qaeda? >> he was assassinated by somebody with a political ambition. hold on, michael. u.s. congressman bill kiet eati from massachusetts has fresh information. thank you for joining us by phone. >> well, it's a sad day in boston, certainly. and one that continues to unfold. the national guard contacted our office and wanted to state the obvious to people that please, stay in your homes, stay in your apartments. don't venture out. the reason they're saying that, besides the two bombs that were detonated at the finish line area and the one at the jfk library, there was also an undetonated bomb discovered at a hotel on boyleston street right in that vicinity. we have reports now, a source to my office saying there's another bomb undetonated that has been discovered. location of which is not disclosed at this point. there you have five bombs. two that were, you know, unfortunately took the lives of at lea

i meant the jfk library. the jfk library explosion was at 4:30 p.m. it has been announced as an unrelated explosion, but actually an explosion that could be related to the boston marathon explosions. at this p oi nt we do note know. i am getting new information and this is through a person of interest is now in custody. as the new york post newspaper which is owned by the parent company of this network was first to report, fox news has confirmed that authorities in boston are in fact guarding a person of interest who is currently in a hospital there. the person has severe burns. our sources say that authorities have yet to determine whether he was a victim or perpetrator. this is not that unusual. anybody who for any reason might raise any suspicious in the aftermath would be watched over and held for questioning. i am confident there will be a number of persons of interest. we already found controlled detonateses of devices that may or may not have been explosions. we know there was an explosion at the jfk library which is not far from the scene of t

there was an explosion at the jfk library. no one was injured there, bute,t again, here at the fin ib line i offinish linethe 117th runner, m two fatalities, and dozens wounded as they are beingg treated at area hospitals, all t over, really. real the bri brigham and women's hosl ngh and the number wounded are n dealing with tragic wounds as ua well. we understand amputations, ther have been those as well. well. the red cross not fifing givinga specific location, urging peoplp to donate blood if they can. mayor tom menino if you recall a had surgery over the week for aa broken leg, but he is going toto make his way to someplace where he can address the city of boston. at 5:30 on the fox news. we appreciate you joining usinin this afternoon.this this tragic accident, not accident, this tragic event unfolding, excuse me here in the city of boston at 2 i 2:50 this afternoon the two dead dozens oned. the cities of london, new york, los angeles, and san francisco and washington d.c., they arethy under heightened security as as well

one quick thing i want to follow up on is the jfk library thing. that is again part of the confusion. the library itself said from the beginning it was a fire, but the police as a precaution thought it might be related. so you've had other buildings evacuated, schools evacuated because of that. it's part, wolf, of the necessary i would say but unfortunate confusion that komdzs after an event like this. >> wolf, these devices may have been remotely detonated in which cases the people who pushed a button wouldn't be injured and may not be found for some time. but as fran townsend has said, there is surveillance tapes, may be other ways to identify who left the package where this bomb went off. i just wanted to add that, as we keep watching this same sequence, the flags of the 50 countries represented by these runners are flying. let's understand this is not just a u.s. event or a boston event. this is a world event. this boston marathon is iconic, and our response has to be measured and careful, but the world is in this problem together. and a lot of

he indicated it was related to all of this at the jfk presidential library. boston pd, through its twitter account, is now saying, "update, jfk incident, meaning john f. kennedy library, appears fire-related." which is what we made of it all afternoon. so it's not consistent with an explosion related to this, which is good. because we've got enough problems in central boston. >> reporter: no, that's right. and i know that the jfk library itself just put out a statement saying every -- all aspects of the idea it's connected is speculation, and they didn't want to go from there. so we're in that mode where there's a lot of -- a lot of tidbits and not a lot of confirmation. and that's what the white house is trying to sort through in dealing with all of the various incoming that they have in, and trying to be careful -- we know others have not been as careful -- but be careful what comes from a government official. >> no, yeah, that's right. chuck, as you've been speaking, the white house has released a still photo of the president with two national security aide

at the jfk presidential library. boston pd through its twitter account is now saying update, jfk incident, meaning the john f. kennedy library, appears to be fire-related, which is exactly what we made of it all afternoon. so it's not consistent with an explosion related to this, which is good because we've got enough problems in central boston. >> no, that's right. and i know that the jfk library itself just put out a statement saying all aspects of the idea it's connected is speculation and they didn't want to go from there. so -- we're in that mode, where there's a lot of tidbits and not a lot of confirmation. and that's what the white house is trying to sort through, in dealing with all of the various incoming they have in in terms of trying to be careful. we know others have not been as careful, but be careful about what comes from a government official in particular. >> that's right. chuck, as you've been speaking, the white house has released a still photo of the president with two national security aides. denn

two at the jfk library i. several have been -- dorchester, suburb of south end of boston that has been shut down because apparent at this there was another explosion of the something is happening in boston right now beyond just the marathon. as we cover this, we want to stress information coming in is very sketchy and again while there may be at least one suspect that is under guard at a boston hospital, no one can jump to the conclusions about who or what person that is at the moment. adam has been making a point, remember oklahoma city, timothy mcveigh. homegrown terrorism. same with atlanta. adam: we do experience these things in the country but this, what is so troubling about this, you have confirmed four devices. the one exploded at 2:50. the second device, 10 seconds later and these two other devices which they are now taking apart. again we talked about this before. but they have been able, you think about the situation with the shoe-bomber who was taken off the airplane. they were able it use the mech

. >> what are you hearing about jfk library? >> we're trying to get additional information on that as well. i do have a federal source says two people believed to be dead, dozens injured. two people believed to be dead in this attack. >> we're starting to get reports from mayor bloomberg and los angeles police department as well going to take special precautions at the dodgers game tonight. we know pennsylvania avenue in front of the white house has been closed as well. what will police officers, police commissioners around the country be doing now in the wake of this bombing? >> here's what we know, baltimore city police, philadelphia, washington, d.c., on heightened state of alert. i expect you will see it across the country in major cities. again, for public transit areas where people will be congregating in large numbers. this will be standard operating procedures until people know more about is this an unfolding event or contained event that is over. >> look at pierre. you were talking about two dead confirmed so far, but t

we have pictures from the jfk library, those who visited know it has a beautiful spot out of the water. of president's boat is part the display. you can see the boston fire unit outside but this next picture out of thelack smoke entrance and this is the subject of differing reports and much speculation. the police chief himself said we had a third explosion at the kennedy library. all afternoon during our coverage, we were aware of what was called an electrical fire in an equipment room out there. so we are going on this explosion notion based on the word of the police commissioner city of boston, that that is one way, the new wing of the jfk library. i want to bring in david abel. he was among the witnesses we have lined up to talk to us on the phone. you are with the boston globe. where were you when this happened and what did you see? >> i was standing on the finish line taking a video of runners coming in when the first blast occurred about 10 feet from where i was standing. smoke andume of white then a few moments later, there was a second blast. once i and other people who were t

there was an explosion that occurred at the jfk library. so this is very much an ongoing event at this point in time. we are not certain that these incidents are related, but we are treating them as if they are. we're recommending to people that they stay home. that if they're in hotels in the area that they return to their rooms and that they don't go any place and congregate in large crowds. we want to make sure we completely stabilize the situation. we are setting up two telephone numbers that are very important. the first one is for families of victims and people who are trying to locate people. that number is 617-635-4500. that is the hot line. the second number if anyone saw anything at this incident, if anybody knows of any information that could lead to the arrest and prosecution of the individuals responsible for this, they should call us at 1-800-494-tips. that's 1-800-494-tips. that line will be staffed up tonight along with the fbi and the state police. we working with the alcohol, tobacco and firearms. we have the general here

there was an explosion that occurred at the jfk library. so this is very much an ongoing event this point and time. we are not certain that these incidents are related, we are treating them as if they are. we are recommending to people that they stay home. if they are in hotels in the area, that their return to their rooms and that they don't go anyplace and country in large crowds. you want to make sure we completely stabilized situation. we are setting up to a telephone numbers that are very important. the first one is for families or victims, people who are trying to locate people. that number is 617-635-4500. that is the nearest foul line. the second number, if anyone saw anything at this incident, if anybody knows of any information that can lead to the arrest and prosecution of the individuals responsible for this, they should call us at 1-800-494-tips . that's 1-800-494-tips. liz: and now we're going to switch over to boston mayor making a statement right now. >> that's your camera right there. liz: and now he is not. let me go back

there was an explosion that occurred at the jfk library. so this is very much an ongoing event at this point in time. we are not certain that these incidents are row lated but we are treating them as if they are. we're recommending to people they say home. if they're in hotels in the area, they return to their rooms. and that they don't go anyplace and congregate in large crowds. we want to completely stabilize the situation. we are setting up two telephone numbers that are very important. the first one is for families of victims and people who are trying to locate people. that number is 617-635-4500. the mayor's hot. the second number, if anyone saw anything at this incident, if anybody knows of any information that could lead to the arrest or prosecution of the individuals responsible for this, they should call us at 1-800- 1-800-494-tips. that line will be staffed tonight looming with the fbi and the state police. we are working with the alcohol, tobacco and firearms, we have a general here from the massachusetts national guard. who has

the jfk library is some distance from the initial explosion. turns out that perhaps that's not the case. you know, we're going to learn more. there is going to be videotape surveillance, 9 intelligence community is going to go back and relook at the chatter and the e-mails and traffic they've been looking at lighting up to the race to--leading up to the race to see if something makes sense now that didn't makes sense before. there was the third bomb explode exploded under controlled conditions so there there will be forensic material, and we'll learn quickly what it was, how it was constructioned. the next 24 hours there will be quite a bit of evidence coming across to law enforcement and into intelligence. >> john: law enforcement is not convince that there is any link with the fire at the jfk library, and in a day full with speculation, much of it biased i applaud your caution on this. could this device point to one type of suspect over another? >> i don't think it can point to one. what we have here is is there is a tendency as individual de

we heard him say that the e incident at the jfk library isis not related to the bomb we had today. >> what do you think about that, todd. >> i know that a lot of peopleat are of saying, wait a minute, u have an explosion on boylstonbot street. you had one down the street from that one, and an hour later you have an explosion or something e going on at the jfk library. lir hard to not connect the three or is it. you tell me, you're the expert.e >> commissioner davis is makingg a good decision.cision. he he wasn't dant would be an alarmist early on the in investigation. he is taking in as much ch information just like we are ona the fly. he wants to make sure that the information that is being bei released is accurate. accura we can visit right back to recent incident in new town, connecticut where a lot ofof information came out early andly not all of it was really really accurate. i think he is taking the right r steps in being very conservativt with how much information is inn being released. >> we want to remind folks thatt the president barack obama willm be addressing the nation o

there was a fire at the jfk library. we want to get you more details now.r katie davis has the very latest. >> reporter: boston's back bay neighborhood remains on lockdown tonight as investigators try to figure out who was responsible for the deadly explosions here. nbc news has confirmed one of the two people killed was an 8-year-old child. it was a chaotic scene in boston as two explosives simultaneously detonated near the finish line of the marathon. counterterrorism officials tell nbc news that multiple explosive devices were found at the scene. they were timed to detonate at the height of the marathon, as large crowds gathered near the finish line. >> these explosions occurred 50 to 100 yards apart. and each scene resulted in multiple casualties. >> reporter: cameras were rolling as the explosions erupted near the main grandstand where spectators had gathered. >> there was one right at the finish line. it was just this huge pile of smoke. and then it sounded like a huge cannon went off. and then another one just happened right across from us. and it wa

getting conflicting reports about what might have set it off at the jfk library. >> i'm getting the same thing too, george. but many believe it is probably related. and setting off a bomb like that, again i have to harkin back to iraq and how they set off explosives there and that was actually a radio controlled device. if someone actually drops something into a trash can, it could be a timer or it could be radio controlled meaning it was set off by a cell phone, they have a number of ways to do that. but those were so closely timed, it was probably either on a timer or some sort of radio controlled device. >> again, we heard our own consultant dick clarke say this would have been about the size of an ied in iraq or afghanistan. >> it probably was. again, it was a powerful blast. and people felt that. but it wasn't enormous. and those blasts in afghanistan and iraq that do so much damage look to me to be about the same size early on in the war. you could probably put them in a backpack and no one would really notice. they obviously got bigger and bigger as the war went on, but a very sma

the source for the word of an explosion at the jfk library, which is rather far from boylston, downtown boston, is the commissioner himself. we have known about what came in as an electrical fire in an equipment room at the library. the national archives, which runs the system of presidential libraries, is not confirming this as an explosion related to the marathon explosion. so a bit of a disagreement. so the source on that terrorist explosion is the chief of police.

this one at boston's jfk library. >> that incident turned out to be an unrelated fire. "the new york post" said 12 people had died, wrong, and police had a suspect in custody, wrong again. and there was speculation about who might be behind the attack based on zero evidence. >> the suspects range from international terrorists to lone wolf inspired by international terrorists to someone acting on their own on behalf of a domestic cause. >> people tend to be on the far right, although that's not a good category. extremist, let's call them that. >> on wednesday cnn followed by fox news, the ap and the "boston globe" reported there had been an arrest in the case, but that story soon fell apart. >> investigators have identified a suspect. that's the word our local affiliate in boston is using. a suspect believed to be responsible for the boston marathon bombing and that an arrest is imminent. >> one of our sources from our national security contributor, one source says who tells me that an arrest has been made in the investigation. >> what we have been told is no arrest has

or jfk library. boston police and federal authorities converge on the scene and are now searching for clues to who is behind these explosions. mary is live in the newsroom with the latest information. >> reporter: boston's police commissioner wrapped up a news conference, just a short time ago, with an update on the investigation so far. and a warning for people in boston. >> we're recommending to people that they stay home. that if they're in hotels in the area, that they return to their rooms, and that they don't go any place and congregate in large crowds. we want to make sure that we comeetdly stabilize the situation. >> as spectators ran from the scene, many of them left behind bags or backpacks. the police commissioner says each of those bags is being treated as a suspicious device and is being inspected. and wjz just got this word out of baltimore county. as a result of today's tragic events in boston, police chief jim johnson, has directed all commanders to begin effective immediately, checks

and the fact that one at the jfk library is of great concern. we don't have evidence that there are any more out there. but we really tonight know at this point in time. it's too early. >> everyone is praising the local authorities on the ground. they apparently did find a couple of unexploded devices. they stopped the cellular use right away because cell phones could detonate some of these ied's for a better word, these bombs in many cases. they did a fantastic job, didn't they? >> they did. remember, just like on 9-11, going to the fire station across from ground zero, these first responders need to be commended. look, it happened very quickly. but the response they gave after the fact could have potentially saved more lives in turns of cell phones can detonate ied's f these were ied's, they could have stopped further violence and killings. i think they have done extraordinary jobs. >> where do we go from here? >> there is a full investigation. homeland security folks on the ground, f.b.i., tabf, coast guard is in the waterways. we talked to t

there was an explosion that occurred at the jfk library. so this is very much an ongoing event at this point in time. we are not certain that these incidents are related, but we are treating them as if they are. we're recommending to people that they stay home, that if they're in hotels in the area that they return to their rooms, and that they don't go anyplace and congregate in large crowds. we want to make sure we completely stabilize the situation. we are setting up two telephone numbers that are very important. the first one is for families of victims and people who are trying to locate people. that number is 617-635-4500. that is the mayor's hotline. the second number, if anyone saw anything at this incident, if anybody knows of any information that could lead to the arrest or prosecution of the individuals responsible for this, they should call us at 1-800-494-tips. that's 1-800-494-tips. that line will be staffed up tonight along with the fbi and the state police, we are working with the alcohol, tobacco and firearms. we have a gene

a fire at the jfk library, this was in the new wing of the library and did cause some damage there. the fire is now out. no injuries at that location. we have no word of historic documents or anything, there, actually damaged. this happened so soon after these two explosions, of course, a lot of questions this afternoon. could this possibly be connected? ? >> all right, thank you very much, amanda. and from amanda, and we're now getting a picture -- this is exactly what you were talking about, amanda. this is a picture sent to 7 of a fire. that looks like quite the fire. quite the fire at the jfk library, as amanda mentioned that started shortly after these explosions. we don't know if it's related. so we're not trying to connect the dots here but it's very interesting this is happening and certainly if, in fact, this is just unrelated, just yet another complication for boston fire departments to handle because i would imagine that most of the department personnel, as is police -- we're hearing of another explosion. do we know where this explosion happened? we're getting -- all righ

there was an explosion that occurred at the jfk library. so this is it very much an ongoing event at this point in time. we are not certain that these incidents are related, but we are treating them as if they are. we're recommending to people that they stay home, that if they're in hotels in the area that they return to their rooms, and that they don't go any place and congregate in large crowds. wasn't to make sure to completely stabilize the situation. we're setting up two telephone numbers that are very important. the first one is for families of victims, people who are trying to locate people. that number is 617-635-4500. that is the mayor's hotline. the second number, if anyone saw anything at this incident, if anybody knows of any information that could lead to the arrest and prosecution of the individuals responsible for this, they should call us at 1-800-494-tips. that's 1-800-494-tips. that line will be staffed tonight, along with the fbi and the state police, we are working with the alcohol toe p babacco firearms. we have the gen

at first the police commissioner reported another bomb had exploded at the jfk library. >> third one occurred at jfk about a half hour ago. route but it turned out to be an unrelated fire. according to intelligence sources there was no online chatter previous to the bombings. >> we have no information that this was going to happen. >> reporter: a white house official called the bombing an act of terrorism. here's what counterterrorism experts are telling us is likely happening in the investigation right now. surveillance video from the numerous cams a in the area success downloaded and reviewed and the bomb material that was recovered is being carefully gathered and undergoing forensic analysis. but there's something else that will no doubt need to be investigated in the days ahead. how was someone able to plant and detonate explosive devices with all those surveillance cameras, thousands of eyewitnesses and plenty of law enforcement? this man says it's easier than you might think. >> in an open society like the united states, we are vulnerable. >> reporter: sean henry is the former e

they're saying that fire apparently broke out at jfk library shortly after the marathon explosions.f it's connected. not knowing the scale of the fire. as we saw that skyline picture of boston, mary and i were struck that the smoke was farther away from the boyleston street area. >> it was definitely the jfk library you saw in the distance. >> just wanted to add that to it. it just speaks to the skittishness of the market, bob pisani, doesn't it? >> what struck me, art, maybe you can react, essentially this occurred towards the end of the boston marathon. it had been -- the leaders had crossed the line several hours before. if you wanted to make some statement, it seems odd you would do it several hours later -- >> actually -- >> people coming in towards the back. >> bob, i was looking at the times. they were coming in around 4:09. you're pretty much at the heart of the number of people running that marathon. four hours and nine minutes. there are 27,000 people running the race. very few are in the elite groups that end under three hours. a lot of them are at that core level at abou

there was a fire at the jfk library.g versus been lowered at half-staff at the nation's capitol because of the terrorist bombing. it has been called a terrorist bombing, we just don't know who the culprits are. we do know the victims eight-year-old jack williams was one of the victims. he passed away. you hear the stories and it becomes even more crystal clear than the video shows one local hospital has 22 victims there. and four of them are amputees. this is what terrorism looks like. all right, i want to bring back lindsay moran former c.i.a. officer. her book was called "blowing my cover: my life as a c.i.a. spy." thank you for coming back to talk about this. often in the case of politics when an event like this happens every screams too soon about. but now in the intelligence community they're screaming too late what went wrong? what happens afterwards to try to assess how this could have gone down without our intelligence community knowing? >> i any you're absolutely right across the intelligence community an event

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 being done to keep you safe, jackie? >> well, we can tell you that every law enforcement agency is on high alert tonight. >> reporter: the most visible is near the white house, and lafayette square. within moments, of the explosion says at the boston marathon. they quickly evacuated the plaza in front of the white house. >> they ordered everybody, and frantically running up and down with the tape. i asked if it had going do with the explosions at the boston marathon. >> reporter:

two others were sighted, one, of course, at the jfk library not too far away, at least one other that could have gone off that did not. so you're hearing a lot back and forth about multiple explosions. when we talk about that, that also includes multiple potential explosions. i only stress that because that would be very analogous to what happened in the city of madrid only a couple of years after the 9/11 attacks in this country and, shortly thereafter, in london a year after those attacks in madrid. they were following pretty much the same theme, multiple timed deviceeattacks that were meant to insure the maximum amount of terror in both cities. the body count, the injury count significantly higher than what appears to be the case in boston today. i stress what appears to be. all right, to rich edson right now on the president's response to all of this, and he has, rich, i understand, martialed all forces to help local authorities in massachusetts get to the bottom of this, right? >> he has, neil. saying that we don't know who did this or why, we will get to the bottom of this. he s

the police commissioner says authorities are not certain the explosion at the jfk library was related to the other blast, but they are treating it as if it is. >> as with all these developments, we will keep you posted. abc news will have complete coverage for you coming up, a ♪ [ female announcer ] from meeting customer needs... to meeting patient needs... ♪ wireless is limitless. [ female announcer ] from finding the best way... ♪ to finding the best catch... ♪ wireless is limitless.

at first, the police commissioner reported that another bomb had exploded at the jfk library. >> a third one occurred at jfk an hour ago. >> reporter: it turned out to be an unrelated fire. according to intelligence sources, there was no online chatter previous to the bombings. >> we had no indication this was going to happen. >> reporter: a white house official called the bombing an act of terrorism. here's what counterterrorism experts is telling us what is likely happening in the investigation right now. surveillance video from the numerous cameras in the area is being downloaded and reviewed. and the bomb material that was recovered is being carefully gathered and undergoing forensic analysis. there is something else that will need to be investigated in the days ahead. how is someone able to plant and detonate explosive devices with all of those surveillance cameras, thousands of eyewitnesses and plenty of law enforcement? this man says it's easier than you might think. >> in an open society like the united states, we are vulnerable. >> reporter: shawn henry is the former executive a

there were reports of a third blast at a nearby library, the jfk library. we have since confirmed that was some unrelated mechanical fire within the library, no report of anybody hurt there, but again two confirmed blasts. we're also told there was a third what is referred to commonly as a controlled detonation. that's a strategy done by the boston police department, the bomb squad. they found a suspicious package or device. that was strategically detonated. let's go ahead and give you some numbers. again, folks, this is very fluid. we'll update these numbers, but as of last check, 53 people injured in all this. two have been confirmed dead. many of those injured are injured critically as you can see the video on your screen. there were reports of folks missing limbs, a lot of video of bloody bystanders, runners, folks in the area when the explosions took place. another thing interesting to point out that we're just learning, the families of newtown, connecticut, remember being hosted in a vip -- were being hosted in a vip suite directly next to the site whe

boston police say there was also a fire at jfk library in the door chester neighborhood. police now say as of this moment there is no evidence to connect it to the bombings. they think it was a fire, unrelated. they are still investigating. nobody was hurt that -- in that fire. take a look at the map of the area now so you can get a sense of what happened. the blasts 200 feet apart. twin explosions on patriot's day in boston when people were running the marathon, families and friends cheering them on. thousands packing the streets on a holiday there. and in an instant, everything changed. "the fox report's" correspondent jonathan hunt was on air with us when this happened and has the latest information from our newsroom. jonathan? >> shep, first the timing of this. the last runners actually were recorded crossing the finish line at 2:57 eastern time that gives you a pretty accurate picture of exactly when those two explosions ripped through the scene. one first, then another. about 14 seconds apart by our count as we listened to the explosions on the video that you saw. n

and a third bomb went off close to the jfk library, also in boston. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. there have been multiple explosions at the annual boston marathon here in the u.s.. the blast happened at the finish line. authorities have confirmed that two people are dead and two dozen injured. coveragewe have full and we start with this report from the bbc north america entered. >> one had just crossed the finish line, a normal, happy holiday. then an explosion. people do not really understand what happened. one woman falls to the ground. isn another explosion this patriots' day in massachusetts. policey services and were quick on hand to pull debris off of the survivors. it seems emergency services reacted quickly and efficiently. walked 20 feet away and a bomb went off. it knocked me to the ground. everyone started running, panicking. >> there is already plenty of speculation about what caused these explosions. the white house is being cautious, saying that the president has told his administ

and a third bomb went off close to the jfk library, also in boston. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. there have been multiple explosions at the annual boston marathon here in the u.s.. the blast happened at the finish line. authorities have confirmed that two people are dead and two dozen injured. coveragewe have full and we start with this report from the bbc north america entered. >> one had just crossed the finish line, a normal, happy holiday. then an explosion. people do not really understand what happened. one woman falls to the ground. isn another explosion this patriots' day in massachusetts. policey services and were quick on hand to pull debris off of the survivors. it seems emergency services reacted quickly and efficiently. walked 20 feet away and a bomb went off. it knocked me to the ground. everyone started running, panicking. >> there is already plenty of speculation about what caused these explosions. the white house is being cautious, saying that the president has told his administ

. >> you may have heard someone reference a possible explosion at the jfk library miles away. we later found out that fire had nothing to do with these bombings. >> this morning we are hearing from local runners. one of those runners is a hero. a doctor in that group performed cpr on a runner. they say boston looked like a war zone. >> i said this can't be a bomb. >> i have seen something like that. and when the second bomb went off, we knee this was for real. >> more than 1200 people from washington maryland and virginia ran in the mayor thon. >> ahead why things looked like a party. >> and will you need your umbrella today or the sunglasses? >> tom and danella are back. >> 5:06 is your time [ telephone rings ] good evening, this is flo. [laughs] yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. >>> good morning. we have low clouds and chilly temperatures. right now down into the low and mid 50s. few braths in the clouds party sunny by noon time. by then we should be in the upper 60s. low to mid 70s and a party sunny sky slight ch

. >> people were caught by two explosion and another one at the jfk library. police are dismantling two more devices. there are a lot of questions right now. we just don't note answer to all -- know the answer to all of them. people were taken to tents. they became triage tents. we know at least 23 people have been hurt. two have died. bomb squads have been called. people were told to stay away from trash cans and police try to figure out what caused these explosions. the boston marathon facebook page said two explosions went off. we understand 86 have been hurt and they happened at mile marker 26. it was supposed to be a special place. we also know off duty boston police officers have been called. the new york city police, they're stepping up security at hotels, locations in new york. washington is on heightened alert. many who work there are taking the train heading back to baltimore. several people from maryland were running in the race and their families have spent the afternoon trying to find them the. >> reporter: 4438 marylanders -- 4438 marylanders --

away where there was a fire at the jfk library.here have been conflicting reports on whether this incident was occurred to the explosions downtown. in the news room, charles clifford, kron4 news. >> pam: we're going to take a quick break and come back with more. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. this week, a crazy low price on tide, $10.99 for 100 ounces. skip the warehouse. quilted northern is $10.99 for 24 double rolls. and dryer's ice cream is just $2.99. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you

at the nearby jfk library. now very uncertain at this time as to whether those are related. some authorities say yes. others said no. what we can tell you is that no one was hurt. cnn's reporter is in boston tonight and has the latest. you've been reporting on this throughout the day. tell me the very latest as to what is happening right now. >> i'm standing right downtown. i'm a flew blocks away from where the explosion took place. i came over here right after the blast and streets were just shut down. i had to walk over here. it was just a sea of people, obviously. it wasn't exactly mayhem. there were lots of people just milling about. coss funed. not sure what to do. checking their phones. i definitely saw families looking for loved ones and actually saw one family reunite and burst into tears and just as i'm talking to you, i happen to find a woman come up with appears to be one of her friends. they just embraced. one of them started crying. you know, people here are definitely shaken. and downtown boston is sort of settling in and emptying out. people are saying it look