runners honored pat tillman. our sister station in phoenix has the story. >> reporter: 30,000 strong. arizona proved we are united, undeterred in a week of bad news. at the ninth annual pat's run, you came together with friends. you wheeled your kids. >> about 55 to 60 pounds. >> reporter: honored our brothers and sisters in uniform. number 42, pat tillman. >> it never gets old seeing them please come across the line, marie with smiles on their faces. >> definitely never gets old. every year, i'm blown away by the support and participation. >> it's awesome. it's the best day of the year. >> reporter: this year, it took on special meaning for the youngest participants. you have two brothers, twin brothers right? >> yeah. >> reporter: how old are they? >> 12. >> reporter: they decided not to run with you? >> they were scared by the boston bombing. >> reporter: and you came out today, they changed their mind, but you didn't. why not? >> because i like to run. >> reporter: what started out as a 5,000 person race has g

pat tillman who thought the war in iraq was illegal. i great with pat tillman about that. his family was lied to about the circumstances surrounding his death. and george w. bush gave speeches about pat tillman that were lies. every time i hear about his principles i keep wonder why he's not on trial for war crimes for lying to the families of pat tillman, for the families that have died in the middle east. i wonder why the obama administration chose continuity instead of a break. >> that point, which is one that is a critique often levelled against president obama, especially on the loeft, is the idea that whatever happened in the george w. bush administration became the new normative. it became the normal way to respond so we now see the scripts emerging. >> all of this stuff becomes all right because it's put in the contest of a war. we declared war against terror, which is a war against tactic, which is silly. and you know now we have mi militarized everything. we see it as an attack to the state as opposed to an attack against individuals. we see it as an act of war i

that there was a plot to murder him and he also worked under and it's interesting to note the xo pat tillman was a man who was killed the young football player now another important thing to point out is that he said that he actually compared the situation in iraq to the red dawn movie he said that he described the people as the wolverines and himself and his fellow soldiers as the cuban and he said that it was really hard for him to realize and accept the role you know can imagine and we have about thirty seconds left but what did he feel when he saw this video being released i mean was he conflicted all about bradley manning's role really soon but first he was he was upset but then he realized that he was a hero bradley manning he called him a hero he says that he wants him to released and that nothing should stop that he said that yes he was bad the other soldiers in the video were bad now bear in mind he was the one that actually saved those children he got reprimanded for the fact that he saved those children by his commanders or so he sets and then the video came. and everyone the whol

this time about bringing, 10200-meter records, joining nelson mandela, pat summitt, jimmy valvano, pat tillman and mohammed normally -- ali. he's proud of his countless kids he has counseled over the years. his wife, charlene and his children and one of his sons in the audience tonight, melita. he is 16 grandchildren he's proud of and a 99-year-old mother he's really proud of. [applause] when you get to read his book, one of my favorite chapters and john spoke was the one that spoke right to my soul, the one that redefined it turned to so many use. i do anything for my mother. there's a story in there for john's mother cannot did outside of her apartment complex in harlem because there's so many caterpillars in these trees that are dropping onto her and affecting her, so she said inside the sassy apart it in the summertime and she wants to be outside, so sean is a young man, high school age at those and listed his supervisor and says we need to spray those trees. get out of here. he says i'm telling you my mother is suffering. i hope so she can set him apart bench. he says i'm going to bring t

also in arizona for the pat tillman run. >> it's not a secure environment, we can't put fences aroundut an officer every two feet, and we rely on all eyes out there. >> with so many groups out there, so many large events, regardless of the event, the security is knowing of the threat before the event occurs. that means intelligence and lots of cameras, electronic surveillance, and more law enforcement. >> i think the public, since 9/11, said we'll deal with that. >>> why finding out who carried out the boston bombing will help security officials everywhere. >> that was miguel marquez. we're learning more about this let goring to the white house. and now this letter, as we learned, is very, very similar to a ricin-laced letter set to a mississippi senator this week. we're awaiting this press conference with jay carney. >> yes, what i can tell you is that according to the street service on tuesday, a letter addressed to the president, that contained a suspicious substance, was intercepted at an off sight mail facility. if there is something suspicious or dangerous in it it can be screen

it's the same problem in tempe, arizona, at this week end's pat tillman run. >> extremely challengingnvironment. we can't put fences around, can't put an officer every two feet. we rely on every set of officers. >> so many radicalized groups, so many individuals out there, so many large events and soft targets, regardless of the event, the best security is knowing of the threat before the events occur. that means intelligence and lots of cameras, electronic surv surveillance and more law enforcement. >> for the most part, the public has said we'll accept that, it's the world we live in. >> reporter: identifying who carried out the bombing will help security officers everywhere, but no way will it change the threat to large public events. russian officials have also said in sochi for the winter olympics, they are watching what happens. and it's music festival season. it's the coachella vest festival and 4th of july events are very open events as well. all authorities looking at boston. hoping once they figure out what happened in boston it will help them go forward and make their venue