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president obama vows justice for those of responsible. , we will findtake out who did this. hy they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups, will feel the full weight of justice. for the pakistani taliban denies any involvement in this. we expect to get an update from officials in boston, including the fbi, around 9:30 this morning. reporting live, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> we're hearing from the a runner from rockville who was in boston when the bombs went off. >> tom roussey continues team coverage live from boston this morning. good morning. what's the latest? >> here in boston this morning we are seeing a lot of lights going on in the houses and apartments around here, many folks waking up to a new reality. beloved boston marathon forever changed by this. police are standing guard and the streets are still shut down. a huge number of streets around in the area where the bombs went off yesterday. here's video from yesterday. there were a lot of runners from the d.c. area in the boston marathon. many of them look forward to this all year. one man

. >> president obama is vowing justice for the victims of the boston bombings. here's a picture of mr. obama as he received the news from boston and short time later he addressed the nation. >> make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this. find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> members of congress observe a moment of silence tonight for the bombing vichlts chairman of the house committee on homeland security says this is a terrorist attack and the question is whether terrorism is foreign or domestic. >> people in boston pitching in to help those affected by the bombings. hundreds of people offered to host them in their homes for free. offering a bed or couch or ride whatever they can do to help. it's going on right now through google drive. >> mean time boston police relessed phone number for people to call to try to reunite with family friends. that number and we have it on the bottom of the screen is listed here. all that information is on a

. >> president obama is vowing justice for the victims of the boston bombings. here's a picture of mr. obama as he received the news from boston and short time later he addressed the nation. >> make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this. find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> members of congress observe a moment of silence tonight for the bombing vichlts chairman of the house committee on homeland security says this is a terrorist attack and the question is whether terrorism is foreign or domestic. >> people in boston pitching in to help those affected by the bombings. hundreds of people offered to host them in their homes for free. offering a bed or couch or ride whatever they can do to help. it's going on right now through google drive. >> mean time boston police relessed phone number for people to call to try to reunite with family friends. that number and we have it on the bottom of the screen is listed here. all that information is on a

. >> president obama is vowing justice for the victims of the boston bombings. here's a picture of mr. obama as he received the news from boston and short time later he addressed the nation. >> make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this. find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> members of congress observe a moment of silence tonight for the bombing vichlts chairman of the house committee on homeland security says this is a terrorist attack and the question is whether terrorism is foreign or domestic. >> people in boston pitching in to help those affected by the bombings. hundreds of people offered to host them in their homes for free. offering a bed or couch or ride whatever they can do to help. it's going on right now through google drive. >> mean time boston police relessed phone number for people to call to try to reunite with family friends. that number and we have it on the bottom of the screen is listed here. all that information is on a

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every all the facts and bring those who are responsible for this crime to justice as soon as possible. >> president obama also vowed to seek justice and promised boston would heal. >> boston is a tough and resilient town. so are its people. i'm supremely confident that bostonians will pull together, take care of each other and move forward as one proud city. >> the focus is, of course, on trying to find out who did this and why so far nobody has been detained. guys. >> thank you. >>> news of the attacks in boston sent people straight to twitter in many cases. we have one of the first pictures tweeted out from the scene to share with you now. the san francisco-based service reported the spike in service just minutes after the bombing. the first platform to report the news of the attack. several use the sight to post pictures of the scene and to let their family and friends know they are okay. law firm add new web page to help friends and family communicate with loved ones in boston. it's called google person finder. it allows others to let others know they're safe. you can find a link by going to ktvu.com. you can a

president obama has vowed to find and bring to justice whoever was behind the deadly terrorist attack today at the boston marathon. two bombs went off as dozens of runners were crossing the finish line. one explosion near the reviewing stand injured bystanders and knocked some runners off their feet. and second later there was another blast just down the block. at least two people have been killed, more than 120 wounded and many of them are in critical condition at this hour. rescuers pulled the injured away in wheelchairs at one point. at least one bomb that did not explode was reportedly recovered at the scene but there is conflicting information about that as this story continues to develop in the evening. tonight downtown boston is essentially locked down. police have urged people to go home and avoid large crowds just to be safe. the attack came at the end of the boston marathon, one of the oldest and most famous of the world's marathons. a grueling 26-mile race into downtown boston ending on boylston street. we have a team of correspondents covering every angle of the attack and

president obama vowing to bring those responsible to justice for the incident that u.s. authorities are treating as an act of terrorism. >>> gold stabilizes after suffering the biggest one-day sell off since 1980. stocks fall and germany's zew index suggesting sentiment is weaker than we expect approximated. >>> and spain's t-bill auction not impacted by market jitters. madrid just over 5 billion euros in three years. >>> softbank defending i ining for sprint in the wake of dish's offer. >> announcer: you're watching "worldwide exchange," bringing you business news from around the globe. >>> for the latest out of boston this morning, as we said, three people are dead, more than 140 are injured after two explosive devices went off just seconds apart near the finish line of the boston marathon monday afternoon. area hospitals say at least 17 of those injuries are critical. counterterrorism officials tell nbc news other devices were found at the scene, but safely disarmed. the fbi has taken the lead on the investigation, but authorities have shed no light on a possible moti

. >> president obama vowed to bring those responsible to justice. >> we will find out who did this and hold them accountable. >> multiple explosive devices were found at the scene. boston now dealing with a mass casualty, as a shaken city tries to come to gribs with a violent attack in the heart of the city. katie davis, nbc news, boston. >>> police officers are searching for evidence. here are people who called in to us to report what they saw. >> we saw smoke, people running hysterically. knocking over the barricades to get off the way. >> you don't know what to do but to ex're get out of there. >> a lot of people on the streets crying. there were a lot of people that obviously saw it. there were a lot of people that didn't, and had no idea what was happening. >> a former army medic said he was inside a building near, and the force of the explosion knocked him to the floor. he got to work treating people until paramedics arrived. >> today's tragedy hit hard, a team from newtown wanted to honor victims of the sandy hook shooting. the runners dedicated each of the 26 miles to the 26 vi

. >> president obama vowed to bring anyone responsible to justice. >> we will find out who did this and we will hold them accountable. >> counter-terrorism officials tell us multiple explosive devices were found at the scene. police and emergency officials in boston now dealing with a mass casualty situation as a shaken city tries to come to grips with a violent attack in the heart of the city. >> as the afternoon wore on and we saw video of the explosions over and over, you notice the shot of an older man knocked to the pavement by the blast. we kept wondering who he was and what happened. a local paper gave us the answer. this is 78-year-old from washington state at the very end of this third boston marathon. he told the paper he heard a noise and found himself on the ground. with just ended up scraped knee and walked across the finish line. marathon is world famous. for runners a dream per 448 runners were from maryland. 59 of those registered runners list baltimore as som. other cities include annapolis, colombia, bellaire -- c olumbia, and bellaire. >> they are sponsored by local r

. >>> president obama vowed to bring whoever is responsible to justice and said he and the country stand united with the country. >> they have every single resource necessary to care for the victims and counsel the families and i made clear all american ezstand with the people -- americans stand with the people of boston. >> the facts are still being sorted out. this is being treated as a potential terrorist attack. >> i would ask the house take a moment to recognize the loss of life in boston as the tragedy continues to unfold. california calling for a moment of silence on the house of representatives. the senate also observed a moment of silence. and we have created a facebook badge of honor to -- badge to honor the tragedy in boston. share it on your wall. >>> new at 6:00 p.m., investigators recommended chevron and regulators make changes as a direct result of the explosion and fire 8 months ago. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler is here now with lawmakers promises to get tougher on big oil. >> the pipe that burst was half the thickness of the dime. the report claims chevro

president obama vowed to find and bring to justice whoever is e.sponsible. jonathan elias of our cbs boston station wbz was right there at the scene on boylston street when the attack occurred. jonathan? >> reporter: well, scott, our backs were actually up against the grandstand. it's from behind the grandstand we understand they recovered the device that did not detonate. but if our backs were to the grandstand and literally like right across the street is where the bomb went off it would be the equivalent of -- see these guys walking behind me. that's about the distance where the bomb went off. 30 feet away at the finish line across boylston where the runners were coming across the finish line. perfect day, runners were ecstatic coming across the line. we were standing there with our photographer and producer and high fiving and celebrating with the runners and in an instant we heard this blast. it rattled us, we saw the smoke come up off the sidewalk. for the first instant everybody stood still not knowing what had just taken place. within a matter of sec

president obama has vowed to find and bring to justice whoever was behind the deadly terrorist attack today at the boston marathon. two bombs went off as dozens of runners were crossing the finish line. one explosion near the

grief tuesday with a 15-block crime scene at its center, president obama vowed those responsible would be caught and brought to justice. >> what we don't yet know is who carried out this attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic, or was the act of a malevolent individual. but we will find out. we will find whoever harmed our citizens. and we will bring them to justice. >> a lot of questions in the beginning of a major investigation. and brian, as if this wasn't enough, there is what appears to be another terrorist scare. this one in washington. what's going on? >> a suspicious letter sent to mississippi senator roger rickart. it had a white granular substance, two field tests indicated it was ricin, a highly poisonous substance. it's been sent to a lab to do full tests and we'll know the result of tests tomorrow. >> it could shake up the delivery of mail? >> it could shake up the delivery of mail but at this point, there's no indication it's connected to what's happening here. >> thank you very much for that and more on the report on the bombing here. when we c

president obama is vowing that those responsible will feel the full weight of justice. >> and of courseour coverage on the tragedy in boston will continue in just a moment. first let's check in with bob to get a check of the weather. bo ? >> temperatures are pretty close to where we should be this time of the year. we've had a lot of clouds. 55 now. we got into the low 60s this afternoon. slightly below average. the humidity is up a little bit. east winds at 6. the barometer has been rising 30.30 inches. warm spot, looks like d.c. at 59. oakland at 50. 57 over in hagerstown. locally, low to mid-upper 50s by the bay. the bay temperatures jumped up around 55, 56 degrees. so it's warming up slowly by surely once again. d.c. still close to 60. it's the east winds keeping the clouds in. by tomorrow afternoon they'll start shifting more to the south. that means we'll probably get rid of the clouds and temperatures will start back on their way up. there's some pretty mild air down in the south right now. memphis is 75. dallas, this late at night, is 78. some of that warm air. you can see the d

president obama vowed to find and bring to justice whoever is responsible. jonathan elias of our cbs boston station wbz was there on boylston street when the bombs went off. jonathan? >> scott, i was 30 feet away from that initial blast and we were filming people coming across the finish line for what should have been an end of a jubilant race. i mean, they were ecstatic. people were raising their arms up in the air, my producer, my photographer, myself, we are high-fiving these guys and just cheering them on and then a second later the bomb went off. when that first bomb went off we held our ground not knowing what had just happened and then seconds later the second bomb went off and that's when we knew exactly what was going on. we ran toward the scene of the initial blast as everyone else was running away trying to get out and off of boylston street. police officers down the street were holding up their hands and stopping some 9,000 runners still on the track telling them the race was over, they can't come down boylston and the carnage that was left on th

obama urged against a rush to judgment. not using the word "terrorism." he vowed justice for those responsible. >> make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this. we will find out who did this. we will find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups, will feel the full weight of justice. >> the cities across the country remain on high alert for other potential plots. officials advise if you see something, say something, but they say the best a

president obama vowing we'll find them and bring them to justice. good morning everybody. the focus of our show this morning. welcome to the "full court press" here on your local progressive talk radio station and on current tv. this tuesday morning. april 16. good to have you with us. we're trying to keep you up to date on all of the news of the day, not just boston, what else is going on here in our nation's capital, around the country and around the globe. taking your calls at 1-866-55-press. your comments on twitter at bpshow or on facebook at facebook.com/"bill press show." be our friend on facebook. join the conversation here on this tuesday morning. good to have you with us again. we have reached out to some of our good friends this morning to help us through the news of the day. joining us from the aclu, the senior legislative council chris anders in studio with us again this morning. good to you have back. >> good morning. >> bill: i know you guys made a little news over the weekend call on the white house to come forth with their policy on drones. i want to hear

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obama spoke out just a few moments ago. he never used the word terror or terrorist, but he's vowing to find out who is responsible. and he's vowing that they will be brought to justice. >> we still do not know who did this or why, and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all the facts, but make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this, and we will find out who did this, we'll find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups, will feel the full weight of justice. >> two bombs, exploded right near the finish line at the boston marathon. nearly 27,000 people were participating in the marathon. about half had completed the marathon. the other half were still running, but they immediately cancelled the marathon. at least two people are confirmed dead. at least 80 or 90 are being treated at local hospitals. others have been injured, as well. we're told federal authorities have characterized this as a terrorist attack, but it's not clear whether it might have been carried out by foreign or domestic terrorists or carried out by a sophisticated group or unsophisticated group. could have been just a lone wolf-type terrorist.

obama vowed to find those responsible for the bombings. >> any responsible individuals or groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: white house officials say they are treating the bombings as an act of terrorism. in boston, susan mcguinness, wjz eyewitness news. >> the explosions happened four hours after the race started. the elite runners were finished but others were still on the course. >> the runners included wbz reporter paul burton, wbz our sister station in boston. here is his account of what happened. >> reporter: 50 yards from the explosion saw both of them go off. smoke and glass everywhere. we did not know what it was at first. we thought it sounded like a canon going off. we thought it was strange because we never heard cannons go off at any time during this race. so, we didn't know what to do. we kept on running. then when the second explosion happened we were stopped dead in our tracks. that's when everyone started running in the opposite direction toward us. we are 50 yards from the finish line trying to finish the race and we saw it all unfold. i watched how the smoke and the glass came across boylston street

obama urged against a rush to judgment. not using the word terrorism. but he vowed justice for those responsible. >> make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this, we'll find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: now cities across the country remain on high alert this morning for other possible attacks. officials advise if you see something, say something but they say the best advice is to keep living out your life. john and diana. >> all right, devin, always good advice, thank you from washington for us. >>> devin just touched on this big cities almost immediately went on high alert following the attack. >> here in new york there was an increased police presence throughout the city. cars lined the streets in times square which was itself the scene of an attempted bombing back in 2010. police with bomb-sniffing dogs visible at area airports, as well. >>> and a high alert on the west coast also. in los angeles, police put more patrols to work in the

obama vowed to find those responsible for the bombing. >> any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: white house officials say they are treating the bombings as an act of terrorism. susan mcginnis, cbs news, boston. >>> investigators are doing a thorough search of boston, as many as two unexploded bombs turned up near the end of the course and were safely disarmed. another device under a grandstand was not a bomb. one man was questioned, a saudi national spotted near the scene of the explosions right before those bombs went off. >> when the blast happened, he began to run. now, in context, a lot of people began to run, a civilian who thought this individual was acting suspiciously chased him and tackled him and turned him over to place saying i saw him over there acting suspiciously and he ran. that may mean a lot. it may mean nothing at all. >> investigators say the saudi man is being cooperative and is denying any involvement. he has not been arrested or charged. >>> here at home, transit agencies are stepping up security and vigilance. however, there are no reports of specific th

obama vowed to find those responsible for the bombing. >> any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: white house officials say they are treating the bombings as an act of terrorism. now, the city of boston is on high alert. very, very high alert around this city as it wakes up. new york city also area of high alert around subways and certain landmarks and cities around the world are looking at security plans including sunday which has the london marathon. london marathon coming up and as for the city of boston, the governor here deval patrick said city of boston will operate today but it will not be business as usual. >> i don't expect that. susan mcginnis in boston. thank you. >>> following the explosions in boston, security was tightened around the country. at the white house the secret service shut down access to pennsylvania avenue. patrol cars blocked entry points but the white house was not on lockdown and the park across the street remains open. in new york city, a police command truck was moved to times square. security was stepped up at landmarks like the empire state build

president obama vows to bring whoever is responsible toob justice. >> we still do not know who did thiswhy. w and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all h theav facts. but make no mistake: we willke get to the bottom of this and a we'll find out who did this, we'll find out why they did this. >> three people were killed in the explosions including eight-year-old martin richard.lm he was reportedly watching his father run the race, giving his father a hug moments before as he crossed the finish line. his sister and mother were seriously injured in attack.ta >> there's heightened securityut at a number of high risk locations as precaution. >> that includes the white house and today's emancipation day parade.. melanie is live along the routeg with the details this morning. melanie? >> good morning, wisdom. we can definitely see a noticeable police presence herer in downtown d.c. behind me is freedom plaza wherh the parade is supposed to wrap up today. pennsylvania avenue closed to most of road traffic but footoot traffic as well as vendors certainly also here setting up. n

president obama addressed the nation just hours after the boston explosions vowing that whoever is responsible will feel the, quote, full weight of justice. >> we still do not know who did this or why. people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. but make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this. we will find out who did this and why they did this. >> the president said there will be increased security around the country and that the federal government will support the city of boston in every way it can. >> the bombings in boston delayed several flights nationwide, including some heading into and out of the bay area. it also sparked a more visible police presence at our local airports. you can see the video here. officers started looking through trash bins for anything suspicious. >> we saw the police dog and we saw the guy on the motorized thing walking around and we seen a group of policemen standing there making their presence known, which is good. a whole lot of relief knowing they're here. >> none of the local airports changed its security alert level. >> google has launched a people finder in the aftermat

president obama vowed to find those responsible for the bombings and to bring them to justice. the president never mentioned the word terrorism but the fbi is treating the explosions as a terror act. no group so far has claimed responsibility for the blasts. >>> cities around the country have increased police patrols in light of these bombings. the secret service has spannedded its security perimeter on the white house as well. and police in london are getting very strict with their security because the london marathon is coming up this sunday. >> wusa9's delia goncalves is live in the satellite center with more on the response to the explosions. >> what are the latest developments we're hearing, delia? >> reporter: we can tell you that police along with the f.b.i. and several other federal agents have raided a home in revere, the suburbs of boston. they made that raid last night. we don't quite know the connection at this point. of course, this investigation still unfoaldzing. the blast -- unfolding. the blasts have shaken bostonians and many folks around the world. cbs report

speaking at the white house, president obama cautioned against a rush to judgment and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice> we still do not know who did this or why. and people should not jump to conclusions before we have all of the facts. but make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this. we will find out who did this. we will find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> witnesses of the bombings described gruesome injuries in a sea of blood. the first witness here is carlos arredondo who has appeared a number of times on "democracy now!" he became a prominent anti-war activist after his son was killed in iraq in 2004 driving around the country and his son's fifth of truck. >> the bomb went off right in front of me. my first instinct was to try to help them. i remembered a fellow who lost both lambs and everybody around him was missing limbs and a big puddle of blood. a young lady was begging for help. a horrified seen. >> this seems like most people's lower extremities. there were some bad looking people. i am crying for a

obama declared it terrorism. >> anytime bombs are used, it is an act of terror. what we do not yet know is who carried out this attack were white. >> the president brown -- vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice followed by a briefing on an investigation now led by the fbi. >> we will take over, we will go to the ends of the earth to ratify the subject or subjects who are responsible for this despicable crime. a federal investigators appealed for public. >> we're looking for the public school cooperation. we're looking to see if there's any video or photographic evidence. >> vice president joe biden said one thing is for certain. >> we will find out what happened. we will find out who did this. >> lawmakers briefed on the probe say it is not clear if a foreign or domestic terrorist group or an individual is behind this. >> similar pressure cooker explosives have been used in afghanistan, india, nepal, and a julyn according to 2010 joint fbi and military intelligence report. >> while most of the people were running away from the scene, soldiers who recently returned from battles of interaction and ran toward the blast. many of them were 50 yards away from the explosions. picking up casualties

. >> president obama is vowing those responsible for the bombing will feel the full weight of justice. and the commander-in-chief promised all federal resources at hand. >> i have also spoken with governor patrick and mayor menino and made it clear they have every single federal resource necessary to care for victims and counsel the families. an that all americans stand with the people of boston. >> the white house says the attack is being treated as an act of terrorism. >> in washington, lawmakers observed a moment of silence. moments after getting word about the boston explosions at the capitol, flags low lowered to half staff. house speaker boehner, said while this is a terrible day the american spirit will help us carry on. our coverage of the terror at the boston marathon does not end here. later this half-hour, the banner headlines from the newspapers worldwide, covering the developing story. stay with us us abc news and abc news.com all day long. >> to other major headlines we are following this morning the a plan to reform the nation's immigration system will be introduced to

also last night, president obama spoke to the nation shortly after the suspect was taken into custody vowing to find out what happened and seek justice. >> we will determine what happened and investigate any associations that these terrorist may have had and continue to do whatever we have to do to keep our people safe. >> speaker of the house john boehner said we are all so proud of the people of boston and watertown for showing great resolve and assisting authorities throughout the ordeal. this has been a long day and a long week . along the week, we have gained many examplings - examples of courage and character. >> and this is the moment mem nilse cent of the learning osama bin laden was dead. chant of usa. usa. listen to (chants) this. (chanting usa) >> thank goodness. that the moment that everyone needed so badly. that moment of recognition that this young man was not going to slip through their fingers in boston. >> yeah, i tell you, people are back out again. you can see the same shopping street here in boston, i mean it was a ghost town all week. fich days, monday through friday and i heard a horn a bit earlier and you know

obama vowed to find those responsible for the bombings. >> any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: white house officials say they are treating the bombings as an act of terrorism. cbs news, boston. >>> one video of the explosion comes from a rather unique angle, from a runner who was just about to finish the race, when the first explosion hit. that image was posted on the youtube page it came from the camera of a woman approaching the finish line. the woman's daughter posted my mom didn't finish the race but we're all safe and that's what matters. it's one of the most iconic images, a 78-year-old runner named bill ephraim out of washington state falls down right after the first explosion. >> shock waves just hit my whole body, and then my legs started jittering around. i knew i was going down, and so i ended up down on the blacktop, and i didn't feel severe pain but i rolled over and seen a little scratch on my leg but nothing too bad. i laid there momentarily. >> he eventually made his way back to the hotel under his own power. >>> and many people from the bay area were at the bo

president obama addressing the nation last night vowing that those responsible for the carnage will feel the full weight of the justicet's go back to brooke baldwin. >> john, it's a heart wrenching story around boston. cities around the country immediately went on alert. specifically our nation's capitol at a heightened level of security. in new york city police have stepped up patrols in prominent locations including the extensive subway system. shannon travis has more on this nationwide story. walking around times square, you can see the police presence. they're out and about this morning. >> absolutely. you can expect to see that there in that and other cities. want to be careful and saying we're not hearing about any credible threats in other cities from law enforcement. however, out of an abundance of caution they're obviously, as you mentioned, introducing this heightened state of alert. you mentioned new york city. obviously there's an increased alert on subways and hotels. you'll see more police on the ground in time square there. they're also deploying these critical response vehicles until they learn more ab

obama vowed it will be a swift and thorough search. >> we will find out who and why they did this. any responsible individuals or groups will feel the full weight of justice>> police questioned a man who was injured in being treated in a boston hospital. >> chris palone, nbc news boston. >> 6:51. time for weather and traffic on the one's. >> tom klerein is here. not too bad a start today. >> we had sunrise at 6:30 and now there is a blanket of clouds coming under the region. we have temperatures in the 50s. there is the sunrise. right now 56 at the airport with a light breeze and mid and upper 50s. as we look at the after noon highs, it is going to be in the 60s and 70s. right near the bay, it will be in the mid 60s. most locations there should make it well into the 70s. the high pollen counts will be in place today and thursday. it will be all the way into the end of the week. we ought to get that pollen watching out. between now and then, highs likelihood of those storms maybe lingering showers cooler weather as we move into the next part of next week. >> good morning. still checking on an earlier car fire past the beltway. shopper four live over the pa

obama vowed to find those responsible for the bombing. >> any responsible individuals, responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: white house officials say they are treating the bombings as an act of terrorism. and the fbi is is appealing to marathon spectators, anybody that may have planted themselves at the finish line may have taken video, any audio or field pictures, the fbi wants to see those to unveil any evidence and clues to help them figure this out. in boston, susan mcginnis back to you. >> thank you for the live report. we are getting a sense of the scrambling that went on with boston law enforcement after the blast. here's a listen. >> this is an emergency, i need officers. >> you need to stay off the air. you need to stay off the air. make your way over there. off the air and make your way over there. >> besides the two bombs that went off, at least one other device was reported in the area and was safety disarmed. another device turned out not to be a bomb after all. a man was taken in for questioning shortly after the bombing. he's a saudi national who was spotted near the scene of the explosions

at the white house president obama vowed it will be a swift and thorough search for whomever planted the device. >> anyresponsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: police questioned man who was injured and being treated in a boston hospital. the investigators say he's not considered a suspect nora person of interest. and so far police are still not commenting on the specific aspects of their investigation. however, we do know they spent seven hours in revere, massachusetts. not too far from where we stand right now. and going through an apartment building. they were seen bringing out evidence bags to their cars p however, no arrests were made. th charisma loan. now back to you. >>> we are learning more this morning about the little boy who may be the youngest victim to lose his life in yesterday's attack. this is 8 year old martin richard. our sister station in boston is reporting that martin was watching his father finish the race when he was killed in that blast. his father is suffering a severe brain injury and his 6-year-old sister lost her leg. earlier this morning a single candle could be seen lit on the stoop of the family's

. >> matt on monday evening president obama spoke about this tragedy offering his thoughts and prayers to the city and vowing justiceto sit down with him shortly before these explosions and we talked about a number of things in the headlines. we began with the gun legislation before congress that many say is now hanging by a thread. >> i think we've got a good chance of seeing it pass if members of congress are listening to the american people so let's just take the example of background checks. 90% of americans think that we should make it tougher for criminals or people with serious mental illnesses to obtain a gun, and so the notion that congress would defy the overwhelming instinct of the american people after what we saw happen in newtown, i think, is unimaginable. >> you are asking democrats and conservative states to take a tough vote politically, something you, yourself, did not do. you didn't run on this in 2008 or 2012, not after tucson, not after aurora. >> i think that all of us had to reflect on what we did or didn't do after newtown. if the question is, is this potentially difficult politically because

obama addresses the country vowing to find those responsible. >> make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> no matter how many times you see it it is still just as terrifying. i do want to show one photograph, as well, speaking to what was not the hundreds and hundreds of bags waiting for runners who were never able to claim them again, a snapshot of innocence and perfection on that patriots' day suspended if not lost. george. >> josh, the runners across the finish line right before the moment of impact, bill iffrig is right here, 78-year-old bill i have africa, rebecca roche and we have seen that image. i want to put it up on the screen as you were just approaching the finish line, the blast hit and you went down right there. tell us what you remember. >> yeah, i didn't know what had happened. all of a sudden this enormous blast right next to me and it just kind of buckled my legs and i knew i was going down so i hit the blacktop, i started looking around to see how we were doing and i seemed to be okay but didn't get up right away. >> you fell from the impact but barely injured. >> im