joining us now is kassidy quinn bretlor in newton, massachusetts. thank you for joining us tonight. >> thank you for having me. i wish it was under better circumstances, obviously, but thank you. >> were you there as a spectator of the marathon? >> i was. i worked downtown and a co-worker was running in the marathon. i went down to the finish line to see him. i realized a couple minutes before the explosions he already finished the race, so i went about 30 feet back behind the finish line to get a perfect picture of the finish line as any photographer wants to do. before i got to take the picture, i heard the loudest noise i have ever heard in my entire life. >> you were on boylston? on which side of the sidewalk? north or south side? >> on the opposite of the bleachers for the viewers. >> okay. so you were just east of the street? >> yeah, i was on boylston street, about 30 feet east, i would say of the finish line. >> so, right there. did you hear -- what was your experience of the two explosions? >> well, the first explosion happened. when the fi