patriots day and the marathon day and peace and coming together.in an interfaith message of prayer. now we move to the new dimension, and that of course is justice for the victims. and for their families and thirdly, what are we doing in the future. it's been referenced here. that we're living in a very intolerant and a very violent society. what do we do to protect innocent people from this type of despicable act that took place in boston last monday. there we go again, the first and moimt obligation of all of us in government, is the protection of its citizens and there's the challenge ahead. >> let's get back to yo-yo ma. i wouldn't want to be on the other side of crime and punishment in this case, they're going to catch these guys, let's get back to him. >> i hope so, cries, i agree. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> he's amazing. we're going to hear now from the governor who has been excellent in these occasions, i'm always more and more impressed by deval patrick, the governor of massachusetts, he's going to precede the president. >> in my faith tradition, scriptur

the boston marathon always coincides with patriots day, when we commemorate the battles of lexingtononcord, the first of the american revolution. sadly, it was on patriots day when we celebrate the values of freedom and democracy and the fiercely independent spirit of america, it was on that day that evil reared its ugly head once again and countless innocent men, women and children fell victims to a senseless and unspeakable act of brutality. but we know that bombs of terrorism may kill and injure, but they cannot crush the american spirit. today we thank cardinal o'malley for opening the embrace of his cathedral to all of us. to president obama, to governor patrick, to mayor menino, to all who are in public service, to the religious leaders of the commonwealth, to every citizen, regardless of creed, we gather as a community, as brothers and sisters in the household of god, to bow our heads in solemn prayer for the repose of the souls of three innocent victims whose lives were violently taken and for the countless victims who will bear painful wounds for the rest of their lives. we

and once again we're reliving that again on patriots day.mericans join here together in boston to renewing their values as americans, whether you come from ireland, as my family or you come from italy or you come from africa or israel wherever it is. as americans we may have come over in different boats, but we're all in this together today. >> robert gibbs, i want to get back to the president's speech and the things he said. this was worked out over i assume a couple of days getting ready for this. this was an important message from the president. about life and what you face, run with endurance the race that is before you. you don't look for races, they come to you. this is a race that's come to us, how we have to deal with this. this is not going to be the last bomb explosion in our lifestyle. this the is the world we're living in. anti-government feelings, east versus west. and not just politics, but dangerous things. you will run again. and then the way as sort of the father or mother of the country, if you have a woman president, it wi

patriot's day. it's a day that celebrates the free and fiercely independent spirit that this great american city of boston has reflected from the earliest days of our nation. it's a day that draws the world to boston streets. boston is a tough and resilient town. so are its people. i'm supremely confident that bostonians will take care of each other as one proud city and as they do, the american people will be with them every single step of the way. you should anticipate that as we get more information, our teams will provide you briefings. we're still in the investigation stage at this point but i just want to reiterate. we will find out who did this and we will hold them accountable. thank you very much. >> that was president barack obama live from the white house making his first statement since this horrific occasion this afternoon, 3:00 p.m. in boston. mike barnicle who is in boston, you heard the president say several things. one, that he has spoke to the leaders and the congress that no repub

literally standing in front of a patriot missile battery. our thanks to you. >>> new in iran, the government says they inaugurated a brand new uranium processing facility. it is located in the country's central province of yaz. the u.s. navy released video of a laser attack weapon deployed to the persian gulf. the demonstration shows the laser bringing down a drone. the weapon is a warning to iran not to step up activity in the gulf if tensions over the nuclear program build up. >>> so the search for two kidnapped florida boys taking a dramatic turn. the focus this morning now on cuba. law enforcement is confirmed that 2-year-old chase haguen and 4-year-old cole arrived safely in cuba. they were allegedly abducted by their father joshua who sailed the whole family there. victor blackwell is live in tampa. this is getting stranger by the moment, victor. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, this also could now start an international political fight. it was the hillsboro county sheriff's office here in florida that first reported late yesterda

we are just two blocks from this patriots day attack, boston, the boston marathon, will never be the same. a massacre at the boston marathon, first one explosion then just yards away, and moments later, a second. blood stained the pavement, shrapnel ripped through bodies. >> so terrifying, so scary and so loud. >> reporter: there was a medical tent already set up near the boston marathon finish line and witnesses describe victims dragged to it with their arms and legs sheered off. >> i run over and there is body parts. >> reporter: parents tried to shield their children, a boy, 8 was among the dead. >> multiple people gone here. >> i am praying for all of them we are all trying to put pressure on all the wounds, tourniquets whatever we could do it was chaos. >> reporter: police directed runners away from the chaos they ordered everyone to steer clear of trash cans, and police methodically looked for more explosive devices among the abandoned backpacks. >> need more ambulances down to this location okay. >> yes, sir they have been notified they are on the way. every unit possible goin

it's patriots day, and wfxt is our fox station. fox 25 for boston is covering this as it happened in their city. let's listen. reporter: explosions near the finish line, happening just before 3:00 this afternoon. less than an hour ago. many people were crossing the finish line. we talked to maria earlier. this hour, her husband ran the race, had just crossed the finish line, and maria said within a matter of minutes of him crossing the finish line she heard not one but two explosion economies described it seemed as though the explosions did not happen on the ground level but seemed to have happened in a building. so, again, still getting different reports in, but we're hearing that from witnesses on the scene. if you're coming down boylston street -- >> shepard: in big cities, you see the size of the buildings, you don't always know from whence a noise comes. there's clearly been an explosion at one of these buildings because we have seen the glass blown out in a floor that's not the ground floor. publish publish but be don't know

it is his patriotic duty. >> i agree.more money than that. >> and 18%. 18%. >> i dare you to try that, kirsten. >> sean: and they criticize romney for the second bite of the apple at 13%. good grief. by the way, thank you both. coming up next we will pit the words of republican senator rand paul against the rhetoric of democratic senator dick durbin on the subject of immigration reform. and then later don't miss what this hilarious highlight reel that we put together for you after obama's teleprompter was stole. >> whey we took swift and aggressive action in the first months of the administration to pull our economy -- oh, goodness. sorry about that, guys. >> sean: we willle show you what happens when the president's teleprompter fails which could explain the heavity jail sentence one guy got for trying to steal them. we always want to hear from you on this program. log on to the companion site hannity live. follow the show and give us your thoughts on kirsten and cheap skate biden and much more. go to foxnews.com. [ slap

patriots day. what was supposed to be a boston marathon celebrating life. an iconic eye vent, the fulfillment of life long dreams for many has turned into a deadly nightmare. at least two people have been killed, dozens others have been injured and maimed. and at least two explosions near the finish line of the venerable boston marathon. a third incident at the jfk library, officials are not sure, they believe it was fire related, perhaps not tied to the bombings. it's a bit vague at this hour. fox news is being told that authorities were guarding a person in the hospital who may be a person of interest. you just heard the police commissioner addressing some of the questions there about that. molly line begins our coverage from boston. >> two loud explosions on the north side of boilston street. injuring dozens of people, killing at least two. the sounds of cheering quickly turned to sirens as first responders rushed to treat dozens of wounded spectators. >> body parts. people have been blown apart

ops patriot's day.e people on the side of the street toward the end of the finish line the crowd was so loud a quarter of the mile from the explosion he never heard it what he described to me is that the race just stopped in front of him. and they were told that literally stop and turn around and go back you won't complete the race. that was his experience at the end. >> >> >> bill: we have got to compliment the boston authorities here. according to emily rooney who was right there, they really got in there fast and security the area and got the people under control. there wasn't any stam peefding or anything like that. we have to thank the local authorities for getting in there and fire authorities as well. final question for you. >> to add to that point, i talked to a gentleman david calhoun who came in from atlanta, georgia. he was at the top of heart break hill, which is right around the 20-mile mark. that's the foint where if you are going to finish the race you clear that hill and you are home fre

patriot's day. it's a day that celebrates the free and fiercely independent spirit that this great american city of boston has reflected from the earliest days of our nation. draws the world to boston streets in the spirit of friendly competition. boston is a tough and resilient town. so are its people. i'm extremely confident that bostonians will pull together, take care of each other, and move forward as one proud city and as they do the american people will be with them every single step of the way. >> shepard: the white house says the president has been in touch with federal law enforcement officials and leaders in massachusetts over the past few hours. ed henry is our chief white house correspondent and is live for us there tonight. ed? >> yes. queenk, shep. the bottom line is when you heard the it the speaking there vowing that justice will be brought to this investigation as it it unfolds there he did not use and that is the world thai. the whitehouse tonight does believe this is that i remem

on patriots day, which is a statewide holiday. the marathon begins 26 miles from boston in hopkinton, massachusetts. all along the marathon route, along boston college, up heartbreak hill, down commonwealth avenue into the city itself and then to boyleston street and the finish line you have hundreds of thousands of people offering help and assistance. cups of waters. an orange slice to runners, complete strangers from around the world and around the country. of course, the joyous moments occur at the finish line. not for those world-class runners, but for people who run for a cause. your neighbors. people you know. people who are running on behalf of someone who has passed away. running on behalf of the jimmy fund, the cancer fund, research fund here in boston. running for aids awareness. any number of causes. and when this event occurred yesterday, it is because of the communal spirit that inspires so much of patriots day and the marathon, this was as if someone came into your living room and attacked you in your home. that's th

it marks patriots day. a uniquely massachusetts holiday, not celebrated anywhere else the red sox play at 11:00 in the morning on patriots day. it is a completely boston- centric, boston eccentric event. >> people go to the game at fenway and that are there for the runners coming through? >> yes. they tried to do that. it is american league baseball so the game runs into the end of the race. but they do, because the race goes down beacon street. then they wait for their friends or whatever. very rarely to the red sox cooperate enough that you get out to see the elite runners. but the square is generally a festival, a place of that time. pierce,ght now, charles the people you're talking to, the heroism you saw -- for example, we just spoke to carlos arredondo who lost both his sons, one to suicide and 1 in iraq. he is there placing tourniquets on people who have lost their limbs. >> there is a number of remarkable stories like that. i think he pointed out the really tragic part is the first responders have t

a home of the patriot. >> and stay with us at abcnews.com for the very latest. at its new time, 12:35 a.m. eastern, and i'll see you again tomorrow. >>> and a dramatic new development to the shooting death of a paramedic in the oakland hills, five teenagers now under arrest for his murder. good evening, everyone. oof on the same day that paramedic is buried, five young teenagers are arrested for his murder. quinn boyd shot in at a stop sign two weeks ago for at the time an unknown reason. nick smith is live tonight with the five arrests we're talking about. nick, all 16 years old or younger. >> by told you that i would be meeting with the chief. we knew there had been a break in this case. we did not know is that people arrested would all are under age 16 years old, five people all of them from oakland, all friends, none of them gang ties but all of them accused in he being responsible for the death of quinn boy yes, take a look at video we shot from the scene. 34-year-old quinn boyer shot after leaving his parents home two weeks ago today. this view shows you t

the patriot act, i was for it. i was stupid.or the patriot act with some sense, which was not far enough, should never give them enough power. warrantless wiretaps, absolutely wrong again. i was caught up in the whole war thing. completely foolish to trust a government. so what i said to you in that e-mail was, the only thing i would really change, slowly but surely i lost my entire faith and government having any answer or being square or decent and all. i don't believe that they have the individual at heart. believe they have their power card. it was foolish of me to think otherwise. john: and why santorum? >> well, that one was because i believe that he was the only one out there that really kind of understood the war that this government was waging on religion. in particular this demonstration. i was not happy with any of the candid it's. in the end i was supporting romney. i was not happy with any of them i thought all of them, except for making bridge, were much better than the choice of obama. that is what i was going for

in fact, it was patriots day, the holiday we celebrate there. it's not the place where your mind is ready or poised to shift into any kind of negative or kind of crisis coverage. i'm just wondering if you can kind of replay it in your head, the fractions of seconds where you went from what you were doing, you thought you were covering a marathon and wedding. you went from that to realizing, you are covering a major historic american disaster. >> caller: yeah, we knew it immediately. the kind of carnage we saw, this wasn't something small. some people said early on maybe a manhole blew up. i couldn't imagine a manhole blowing up would cause such a horrific situation. i knew something was bad. because there were two explosions. i didn't realize there was another one down on boylston street. i heard two other explosions. i thought they were in the same area considering the carnage that i saw. that's what i was thinking that moment. now processing this, going back, i wasn't on that side of the street today, but last year i was right there, you know,

the patriot act, i was for it. i was stupid.e patriot act with some sense, which was not far enough, should never give them enough power. warrantless wiretaps, absolutely wrong again. i was caught up in the whole war thing. completely foolish to trust a government. so what i said to you in that e-mail was, the only thing i would really change, slowly but surely i lost my entire faith and government having any answer or being square or decent and all. i don't believe that they have the individual at heart. believe they have their power card. it was foolish of me to think otherwise. john: and why santorum? >>ell, that one was because i believe that he was the only one out there that really kind of understood the war that this government was waging on religion. in particular this demonstration. i was not happy with any of the candid it's. in the end i was supporting romney. i was not happy with any of them i thought all of them, except for making bridge, were much better than the choice of obama. that is what i was going for. john:

a walkoff on patriots day! fans can catch some of the marathon. it is now the longest running annual marathon. this year the 117th annual. the event has overcome hurdles, finally allowing women to run with the men in 1972, and now letting disabled athletes compete. over the years, many marathon runners have drawn inspiration from dick and rick hoyt, the father and son who have completed the race more than 30 times. the sta the uof the pair was unveiled in the days leading up to the race. and we have heard from the hoyts on their facebook page. they say everyone on their team is okay. they say, though, to please, let us pray for all the victims and their families. so vanna? >> thank you. mike lua is an author and columnist at "the new york daily news." good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> this is hitting the heart of boston in so many ways, and the soul and spirit of the city. >> anybody who has ever attended this race, anybody who has ever spent time in boston and i went to college there, my two s

it is patriots day. they mark the lexington and concord battles. the red sox play baseball and they run the boston marathon. tonight the death toll stands at two. over 100 injured. we want to go to jonathan hall who reports from whgh tv. we have been watching their live coverage and airing it to a national audience. jonathan, you are at brig ham women's hospital where they took some of the injured, correct? >> reporter: that's right. boston-area hospitals have been completely inundated with patients. they drill for this. they say they are up to the task and they are ready, treating seriously injured people. this knows no bounds. it didn't discriminate on age or gender. we understand here patients ranged in age from 3 to 62, both men and women. dozens pea being treated here. we saw fbi agents, atf agents going in and out. massachusetts state police, the boston s.w.a.t. team is guarding the entrance of the hospital. it is on lock down. nobody in, nobody out unless they have the proper identification. of course, relatives of those injured are allowed

today is a holiday in massachusetts, patriot's day. it's a day that celebrates the free and fiercely independent barrett that this great american city of boston has reflected from the earliest day of our nation. it draws people on the street in the spirit of friendly competition. boston is a tough and resilient town. so as a people, i am supremely confident bostonian will pull together and move forward as one proud city. as they do, the american people will be with them every single step of the way. you should anticipate as we get more information, our teams will provide you briefings. we are still in the investigation stage at this time, but we will find out who did this and we will hold them accountable. thank you very much. >> chuck todd, directly in front of where the pay -- where the president was standing. we just heard this, repeating be added in the law enforcement that the first reports are wrong. the president cannot get out ahead of this and say too much too early. it's going to be a long night for investigators. >> for him

patriots day, boston marathon, a special day in massachusetts.nows what is going on right now. we're watching what is going on. mike brooks, our law enforcement analyst is helping us now. matt frucci, our cnn executive producer, who happened to be in boston watching what is going on, he's there as well. as we look at these pictures, you got to be worried, mike, that if it is some sort of -- hopefully it isn't, it is some sort of terrorist incident that there isn't going to be follow-up elsewhere. >> you're absolutely right, wolf. and, you know, in other cities, if this does wind up being a terrorist event, improvised explosive device here in boston, other cities are also going to be placed on high alert. new york, washington, most major cities, because you don't know the extent of this. but, again, right now, it is pure speculation because we don't know the source of the explosion. but you just don't know. and, you know, and out of abundance of caution, i'm sure there are other places in boston right now, if anyone sees anything, please pick up t

it was patriots' day. do you think that the date might play in the investigation? >> the date, april 15th, tax day, patriots day, the marathon, please be individual dots that investigators will think about. they will be careful to, the media, i include myself in that, now, we want to connect those dots very quickly and say, look. it was pats' day. it might be extremists. these are all individual dots that, at some point, will make sense. but right now, the federal bureau of investigation, the boston police, others in the u.s. government, are really in the process of collecting all of these dots. the date, potential groups that might have made threats before, the forensic information. looking at overseas intelligence. and it's really only after all of those dots are collected, that you very slowly and methodically start to connect them slowly. so, it may very well be that april 15th had some consequence here. it could turn out it had nothing to do with it. this was simply the boston marathon or simply an attack of opportunity. a factor, do we know if it's positive o

constitutional and of course it's it is well what they're doing was legal in this because of the patriot act you know for the men of the constitution due process who's looking over the shoulders of the police to determine if what has gone on is lawful meaning constitutional well the patriot act throws all that out so and then it raises questions about drones drone surveillance those those that said well gosh we could have unleashed drones in this situation well no you can't because who then looks over the shoulder of the operator of the drone that ultimately may pull the trigger and now and then next are talking about militarization of drones meaning armed drones or surveillance drones and as long as there is due process that's that's the real key here and apparently that was thrown out the window and that's because of the patriot act this is these individuals were not read their rights they were treated as good as opposed to innocent until proven guilty and that's one of the things i was going to ask you about because you're talking about the constitution had not due process there was a

but then the sun comes up while they're still talking and andre ship is fired upon when the patriots see it said he is trapped so arnold says okay. let's go back to smith's house and we will figure out another way to get you to safety in new york city. they go back to the house and arnold says put on smith's jacket this will disguise use of people thank you are an american. do me a favor and ride back down to new york city to make sure he is safe. everything seems great they come to tarrytown and smith by this point* is pretty tired he was up the whole night and he wants to sleep so he turns around and sure enough 6 miles later andre is jumped by militiamen and they for a scam and strip search and find the plans to west point in his boot. quickly will whole plan starts to unravel and arnold gets wind of this and he escapes then washington find out and he quickly sensed his men to get joshua. what is striking is washington has said his disposal john andre and john smith in the exact same plot and both have damning evidence against them and he says to smith, i have enough evidence to h

schoumacher: as their "patriotic chore," man and machine opened new lands.ductivity and profits soared. farmer kenneth littorecalls his father's wartime effort. during the outbreak of world war number one, there was a great drive put on to increase feed supplies and food supplies to feed not only our army and civilian population but populations in europe that had been overrun. and in so doing, he thought he was doing the patriotic right thing and bought another 900 acres. he felt he was just as patriotic and just as involved in that war as the man that was toting a rifle. schoumacher: even the end of the war did not end the growing demand for u.s. farm products, for the threat of famine hung over a starving europe. responding to the call of herbert hoover, leader of the u.s. relief effort, the farmer raised his output even higher and fed two continents. never before had demand been so strong. never before had profits been so great. even the small farmer prospered. dr. wayne rasmussen, chief historian, u.s. department of agriculture, comments. the marginal fa

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check out the patriotic socks. extra classy gesture, mr. bush gave each young lady a rose. >> oh. >> how cute is that? got to love it. >>> want to tell you about diane sawyer's exclusive interview this week. she'll set down with george w. bush and laura bush on the eve of the opening of the presidential library at southern methodist university and diane will get a special tour and anchor the news from the library on wednesday. >>> things not going well for the houston astros, the worst record and worst start since 1983. >> which brings us to the game against cleveland yesterday. the indians batter, long fly off to right. houston's outfielder tries to make the catch. all he winds up with is a mess. popcorn. soda. all thanks to a fan. >> whoa. almost looks like he threw it on him. >> classic. >> check out his girlfriend. >> wow. >> man. that is a good time. >> that home run gave cleveland a 4-2 lead. went on to win the game. worst part fan who lost the popcorn was named fan of the day. a day he will remember. so will we. >>> coming up. when w

patriots' day commemorating the first shots fired in the american revolution.ng the battles of lexington and concord fought near boston in 1775. >> the real patriots' day is april 19th. that is the date that counts for people on the extreme right in the united states. as it happens, massachusetts celebrates patriots' day on the third monday of the month. >> reporter: but for every conspiracy theory about domestic extremists or international terrorists there is this fact. april has seen its share of random senseless violence aimed at the innocent and vulnerable in public places. soft targets. on this day six years ago the virginia tech massacre and this saturday april 20th marks 14 years since the deadly cl colum school shooting. my sources tell me today the priority is simply to go where the evidence points, george. >> okay. thanks, pierre. let's bring in richard clarke, the head of counterterrorism for presidents clinton and bush. an abc news consultant now and you were there for waco and there for oklahoma city. how much would you be paying attention to these

out and three years later the supreme court changed its mind and said we may be interested and patriotism and unity but not by beating of schoolchildren >>host: so today most class's begin with the pledge. >> so can a child said legally? >> there constitutionally protected in there right not to have to say the pledge of allegiance. >> the spirit of the law. who are in the people in your book? >> than and beverly are less well-known than they should be and were involved in a very important religious movement from the '60s through the late nineties as part of it and the merchant evangelical culture and them like others migrated to california to set up the major church and eventually became deeply involved in politics. beverly to is of particular a long dash particular interest founded a group which is concerned groups for america baster organization on five spiritual principles bible, a family, patriotism, to the of marriage, to the of life and began to litigate that religious parents should have more control over what their children were taught in school arguing that era for women was a vi

the union claims patriot coal plans to cut its pension and healthcare programs. the company denies it and says in a statement: "...patriot coal is not proposing to eliminate healthcare for umwa retirees. in fact, the company's proposal could make hundreds of millions of dollars available for these retirees." an oil spill in an arkansas neighborhood is drawing concern from around the nation. clean- up crews are still tending to the spill, which originated from a crack in an exxon mobil pipeline. the oil was on its way from canada to gulf coast refineres when a leak caused the oil to flood the streets of a subdivision. investigations into the pegasus pipeline are ongoing. exxon mobil said a recent inspection of the line showed no red flags. a spring surprise is happening at gas pumps around the nation. for the first time in a decade, gas prices fell in march and could continue to fall. prices dropped because of an increase in refinery production and lower oil prices during the month. according to aaa, prices at the pump declined 15 cents in march. the average gallo