maratÓn de boston, en la capital de la naciÓn las medidas de seguridad nos e dejaron esperar cathy lanier policia metropolitana "tenemos un plan que hemos puesto en practica para tener la ciudad segura, eso hacemos siempre que hay una amenaza en cualquier lugar nacional e internacional, hasta que nos sintamos seguros de que no hay amenaza para washington dc" silvana quiroz univision washington "la calle pensilvania, no han sacado a las personas y esta cerrada bajo "lock down" o alerta" asÍ fue que calles aledaÑas a la casa blanca fueron cerradas y permanecieron en alerta. policÍas y agentes del servicio secreto se desplegaron a lo largo y ancho de la ciudad elvira turista venezolana "con todas las medidas de seguridad y todo y todo cerrado tenemos que esperara y hoy es nuestro ultimo día aquí y pues todo esta cerrado las calles y la policía por todos lados y la verdad estamos un poco consternados con lo que esta pasando" javier turista panameño "preocupación porque ahora estamos de vacaciones aquí y la que venia teníamos que estar en boston y pues bueno nada solo precaución antes cualquie

lo importante es que ejerza sus derechos " por su lado la jefa del departamento de policÍa, kathy lanier

. >>> and here at home, vincentent gray, and kathy lanier say that the event won't change the eventsor today. we will be back.  >>> good morning be everyone. i'm sara simmons.m sa >> i'm wisdom martin. ma this morning, we continue toinue follow developing news thatws ta comes out of boston after thattt deadly attack at the into ton marathon.mara >>> here is the latest that we haves the at this hour. ho police are searching anrchi apartment at the bostonboston community. a investigators will only say aa search warrant has been issued.. the attack is being treated ast an act of terrorism.terroris a federal source confirms to fox news that a saudi national who o in the u.s. on a student visa is being questioned in the bombingb but so far is not class need as a suspect. more than 140 people were injured more than a dozen of them are critical this morning.n >>> a live look outside this ths morning, over washington d.c.shc where flags are flying at half-staff in honor of the the victims who were involved in that terrible tragedy at the the boston marathon. it is tuesday, ap

today police chief cathy lanier was among experts taking part in the event at the washington hotel in northwest. they discussed domestic and international terrorism,, law- enforcement, and foreign relations. >> 9/11, there's been 50 prospects against the united states within the u.s., 42 of which could be described as onegrown or domestic plots people from our own communities. so who is in the best position to detect those? that's local police. >> she insists d.c. is the most prepared city in the country. suspected of groping a woman on an american airlines flight from miami to reagan national airport earlier this month is expected in court today. according to court documents, he allegedly grabbed the victim's breast and touched other parts of her body as she slept. the softwareicted executive's travel and ordered him to undergo a mental evaluation. >> in a florida courtroom, second-degree murder suspect george zimmerman has waived his right to a pretrial immunity during. he could have tried to gain immunity under florida's stand your ground laws. he's accused in the death of florida

the youngest member of the la orrock 9 was carlotta walls lanier who was 14.interviewed her earlier this month at the national conference for media reform and asked her to describe that historic day december 25, 1957, when the little rock nine finally integrated little rock central high school. >> that was a wonderful day because we had a jeep in front and a jeep and back and we were in station wagons with bayonets and guns and the whole 9 yards. there were there to protect this and see to it that we got in the school. once we got into the school, we all had an individual bodyguard. the troopers were all up and down the hallways. they did not come into the classrooms, but they were up and down the hallways. that is how i went to school. 1958.was for 1957- a helicopter was buzzing over the schools and 1200 troopers were on the football field and the grounds and so forth for the first two or three weeks. i don't wish that on any young person, but that is what was necessary for us to get our education. and i'm happy that it took place. >> so they kept out the ang

lo importante es que ejerza sus derechos " por su lado la jefa del departamento de policÍa, kathy lanierque el oficial en cuestiÓn tiene derecho a tener el respectivo proceso legal como todos los ciudadanos antes de ser juzgado " en washington dc lilianc mass univision .. al parecer, el proyecto para una reforma migratoria estaria mas cerca de ser presentado. el grupo de los ocho senadores estaria listo para presentar el martes de la proxima semana la legislacion.. fernado pizarro, con mas informacion. el grupo bipartidista de senadores presentaria su propuesta migratoria el martes. en la camara, donde tambien se negocia una propuesta, democratas dicen que esperan ver su contenido. a mi me parece que el de l camara se va a demorar 1 poco mas. me parece que el del senado va a salir primero y vamos a reaccionar a el, pero pienso y en los proximos dias veremos el plan del senado. me parece que es plan donde vamos estar de acuerdo en 1 parte enorme de eso." la casa blanca tambien aplaudio los avances pero indico que espera ver los detalles. esperaremos ver lo que el grupo de 8 senadores prod

. >> chief lanier says that officers did stop one person on sunday during the marathon, and that person was carrying two backpacks. turns out the man was a member of the media. >>> for the first time ever, backpacks and duffle bags will not be allowed on the infield at the preakness race. that was changed after the boston bombings. only clear liquids will be allowed. the race is on the 18th, more than 800,000 people attend the event every year. >>> and april is almost out of here. hopefully, april showers will exit as well. doug, what do you think? >> april showers bring may flowers. that is what is happening today. today is april 30th. tomorrow, may first, bringing us sunshine, that will help everything come out of the woodwork. right now we're sitting at 59 degrees, the visibility is getting better. the clouds are raising just a little bit. the rain moving off to the west, the winds are still out of the northeast at about four miles an hour. we have light drizzle out of the area. the storm team 4, we're continuing to see the rain and drizzle throughout the rest of the evening, making

and mayor vincent gray, and police chief kathy lanier say sy that extra police measures arecs already in place. plac >> we leave that we are well prepared to defend the 632,000 0 people that live here and theand many thousands of people who visit the city at this time of the year. >> for washington d.c. because we have so many event here anded because this is the nation's capital, the combination of law enforcement resources here, united states state park he police, metro transit police and all ofan our partners around hee working so closely together.toge we have a lot of assets and resources here and everythingevg that needs to be in place is inn place. >> the u.s. is not the only only country beaching u beefing up sy extra patrols will be on hand tort funeral of the martha thatcher. and they are also reviewing reve security plans for sunday's london marathon. >>> california congressman darrell, called on the house of chamber to recognize the lives e lost in boston as the tragedy uneld toed. toed and john boehner observed arveda moment of silence.silence. president obama was briefed

immediate area of the white house has been closed off -- >> we've been listening to mayor gray and chief lanier who are saying no information on any credible threat tied to the washington, d.c. area. i want to check with katie davis, who is with our nbc station out of hartford. katie, are you there? >> reporter: jim, hi. yes, we're here live along the marathon route. things still a bit chaotic here. at this point all of the injured people have been taken to hospitals nearby, but all the streets remain shut down as local police as well as federal investigators begin the investigation tonight. we have some video we want to show you of the moments just after the blast happened. terrifying for people running the marathon, spectators, anyone who was in the area at that time. again, two people killed. 23 others injured. many of those people with very serious injuries, amputation injuries. nbc news now hearing from multiple sources that those bombs contained shrapnel and that that is what led to so many of those serious injuries. back to you. >> that was katie davis reporting from boston. thank you, k

secu what can you speak to the security here in the region, mayor gray, and chief kathy lanier speakingut that yesterday. shed more light on that, please. >> we have been prepared,prepar, there's been security sweeps down pennsylvania avenue, checked the garbage containers i and there will be a strong police presence here.nce here. we will have eight federal units, the marines, the navy, n, the air force and the army.my. we rl prepared. prep we're ready to go and want people to come downen and joy the 151st anniversary of d.c.y y mancemancipation day. >> what is your message aboutmes the importance of this day and making sure that people do still come out and take part? >> i think the significance of f today is that we celebrate one e nation on a day that we are are seeing the tragedy in boston. what we are celebrating with emancipation is that president d lincoln freed those who are free here. we're celebrating an american freedom and a commonality herehe today that this nation is mourning those that were killedd yesterday in boston, that we don't know what the motive or who did it, we