scott helman. thanks for joining me. you're up in boston.s noticeably different in terms of this marathon versus last year's? >> you know, there's a ton more people, for starters, along the course and the sidelines. this is a big day every spring. this is like our irish spring holiday in boston as you well know. it's always well attended. this year was beyond anything i've ever seen. i just came from the finish line. this is hours after the start. a couple hours after the elite runner have finished. it was just throbbing with people. it's a wonderful 16. >> did you notice anything in terms of security that was clearly, markedly that was aheaded this year? >> you know, they did a pretty good job. but you could tell. there are different barricades. they were limiting the number of people that could go to the finish line area. the last few days they were flying helicopters over to establish a base aviation level to use as a baseline were something to happen. but there are definitely reminders that this is a different marathon than years in the

biden remarks bruce mendleson, at the scene when the bombs went off and helped the injured and scott helmanm, keeping the country riveted. scott, tell us, do you expect any actual policy guidance points from biden during the rarksz. do you think he'll address the concerns about the fbi response to the event a year ago and how we're going to strengthen our security apparatus? >> i don't know, ronan, but my sense is that's not the tone that anyone is going for today so i would be surprised especially knowing biden and how emotional he can be and how important boston has been to him. i would be surprised if he went there. today is more about honoring the victims and the city and looking forward. i would be surprised if we saw much in that direction. >> bruce, what do you think people who are looking at this today and wondering what they would do if they were caught in the middle of a crisis like this should think? what's the first response when you hear bombs like this and how do people muster the strength to help others as you did? >> well, the first national response is to run away. i guess

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author scott helman and jenna russell will be with us to talk about their book "long mile home." >>>what's it looking like? >> it's a cruel day in the midwest all the way down through the deep south. everyone is saying where's spring? on the east coast you'll be saying that come tomorrow. first things first. we have to watch the severe weather that yesterday happened in mississippi sweeping up along the mid-atlantic coast. they were hit pretty hard in mississippi overnight. they saw some very strong winds. this was not a tornado, they said this was straight-line winds. even straight-line winds of 60 to 80 miles per hour can do some significant damage to things that are not tied down. so let's show you the airports, because this will be significant throughout the day and probably get worse before it gets better. almost two and a half hour delays at laguardia, 30 at jfk. as i mentioned, the rain hasn't even arrived yet. the huge story last night through the great lakes was the snow. detroit had 3 inches of snow last night. how cruel is that? they were 70 degrees over the weekend. and w