officer sean collier is being remembered. the university m.i.t. is holding a memorial service in his honor at the school's brigs field. vice president biden is there. he's expected to speak. we'll bring you parts of the service live throughout this hour. a number of the people speaking we'll hear from and number of performances as well. i'm anderson cooper. this is our special coverage of the boston bombings. a lot to bring you up to date on now as the families say good-bye to the victims. here's where we stand with the investigation. it is a fast moving investigation. delegation from the u.s. embassy in moscow has arrived in the russian republic of dagestan to interview the parents, the suspected bombers we're told the wounded suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev could soon be transferred out of the medical center. family members of those wounded in the attacks were still hospitalized there are angry about him being in the same hospital with their loved ones being treated. and the street where the bombs exploded is open for business. authorities allowed the

he was maybe 6 years old and he was convinced they were coming to get him. ♪ >> reporter: sean collier brotherhood of law enforcement. >> order. >> reporter: which was on full display at his memorial service last week. >> sean would have loved that if he could have seen it. helicopter fly over, tens of thousands of police officers from literally all over the world. i mean, ireland, canada, all over the united states. it was a shame sean couldn't have seen it because it was everything he loved. >> reporter: officer travis dixon was sean collier's roommate. he and collier graduated from the police academy together. their friend and fellow graduate transit officer dick donahue, seen here with collier, was also wounded the night of the shootout with the tsarnaev brothers. >> dick donahue, who graduated the police academy with me and sean, called my phone and was like, there was a shooting at m.i.t. it was sean. it's really bad. you need to go to the hospital. i knew right then that it wasn't good. and i went to the hospital, saw sean, and he had passed away. and then about an hour later, t

s obituary of campus police officer sean collier and one that america would come to know in the days g his murder, 12 days ago. >> there's two seans that were mourning. there's this symbol of what happened that people feel so connected to and they've been so great to us as his family reaching out and wanting to provide support and honor him, and that has been wonderful. then at the same time you realize this is my little brother that we're talking about and it's a whole other feeling. >> when they first started saying sean was a hero, you know, of course my first reaction was i don't want my brother to be a hero. i want my brother here. >> collier's brothers and sisters sat down with us at their parents' home in wilmington, massachusetts earlier today to remember their brother. >> when we talk about how much he always wanted to be a police officer, i mean that's all he ever wanted to do and when he was younger and his brother andrew and he used to, you know, get in each other's hair, andy would run for it and sean would run right after him literally making siren noises with his voice.

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will hold a public memorial for officer sean collier tomorrow.is expected to attend. we're also learning more about the moment surrounding officer collier's death indicating he may never have known what hit him. our own deborah feyerick has been digging into this for us. this is really one of the empty holes in this mystery. what happened that night. what have you been learning? >> originally some investigators thought that perhaps the officer had seen the two bombing suspects and so they panicked once they saw him but it appears officer sean collier never saw his killers. a source of direct knowledge of this investigation says the m.i.t. officer who was shot to death by the two alleged bombers thursday night did not radio into dispatch nor did he alert dispatch he was responding to two men who were fitting the description. the officer didn't even have time to activate his emergency alert before being shot five times as he said saturday in his patrol car. the source is telling us it took police nearly 13 minutes to actually get to the downed offi

sean collier achieved his childhood dream when he became a cop. army of officers attended his funeral today. we learned why collier was executed as he sat in his patrol car. more about that in just a moment. but first bob orr has information about a shopping trip one of the suspects took to buy explosives. >> reporter: on february 6, ten weeks before the marathon bombings, tamerlan tsarnaev walked into the sea brook new hampshire fireworks store and bought two lock-and-load mortars kits. each kit cost about $200 and contained 24 pyrotechnic shells. investigators now are trying to determine if the brothers used the black powder from those fireworks as the explosive in the pressure cooker bomb. tsarnaev's name was recorded in the store's computer system at the time of the sale. megan kerns was the clerk. >> i do remember first him having the accent and then him asking for the biggest stuff. i showed him one other product. he definitely stressed he wanted the biggest, loudest stuff. >> reporter: new pictures surfaced today of the early friday morning

officer sean collier. >> he would love this. sirens, flashing lights, formations, people saluting. he was born to be a police officer. he lived out his dreams. >> reporter: collier was only 27 when he crossed paths with the accused marathon bombers. >> we have suffered. we are grieving. >> reporter: today vice president biden couldn't seem to contain his anger. >> whether it's al qaeda central out of the fattah or two twisted, perverted, cowardly knock-off jihadis here in boston, why do they do what they do? if the purpose of terrorism is to instill fear, you saw none of it here in boston. >> reporter: though answers today -- ♪ shower the people you love with love ♪ >> reporter: -- but some comfort from james taylor. ♪ show them the way that you feel ♪ ♪ things are going to be much better ♪ ♪ if we only will >> reporter: and the m.i.t. symphony choir. in only 15 short months on m.i.t.'s campus, sean collier found a place in its heart. >> we know we'll see him again and he'll have that big grin and a hug for all of us. officer sean collier, we love you. [ applause ] >> reporter: kat

sean collier's body was delivered by motorcade to wilmington, massachusetts. tonight, new information about tsarnaev, straight from the hospital where he is in serious condition. if this bombing suspect has anything to say, lit have to wait. officials are saying that the 19-year-old college student has injuries to his throat and for now cannot talk. he was finally surrounded and taken down in a neighborhood in watertown, just outside of boston. but he did not go quietly. brian todd has details for you. >> reporter: as he was cornered, he engaged police with gunfire. it went on for several minutes and police lobbed in flash bang percussions to stun him. in the end, authorities showed their determination to catch the suspect live. listen to officers negotiate with him as he's holed up inside a boat. >> reporter: we snaked through alleys and back lots to get to within a couple hundred yards of the boat. there was a word of reassurance during negotiations. and an appeal to someone they knew was in pain. as we shot this exclusive video, police rushed us, saying we

they are still suspects in that kay as well. >> where was sean collier? >> he was beside a m.i.t.g monitoring traffic when this incident took place and was there when he was approached and attacked. >> was there anything that led to that attack? did he do anything? >> he was sitting in his police cruiser at the time. it appears the suspects approached from the rear of the cruiser and fired four to five shots into the cruiser. >> do you know what weapons were used? >> no. >> they were suspicious that maybe he could be a threat to him them and. >> we have no idea at this point in time. we're hopeful to get some answers. >> another police officer was injured in the course of that exchange as well. another transit authority? >> that was later in watertown when they were able to corner the suspects and the mbta officer received his wounds there. >> tell us about sean collier the 26-year-old m.i.t. police officer. >> he has been on the force 14 to 15 months plaqui. he was very much involved with the m.i.t. community and the homeless shelter in cambridge. he was committed to the communit

campus today for a memorial, honoring the campus police officer, sean collier. lieve that collier was shot by the bombing suspects as he sat in his patrol car thursday night. sean collier was just 27 years old. james taylor performed his song "somehow we a "shower the people" at the memorial. we'll listen to that as we show some of the sights of a city living up to the slogan, "boston strong." ♪ shower the people you love ♪ show them the way that you feel ♪ ♪ shower the people you love with love ♪ ♪ show them the way that you feel ♪ ♪ shower the people you love with love show them the way that you feel ♪ ♪ shower the people you love with love show them the way that you fe feel ♪ ♪ somehow we are the people you love with love show them the way that you feel ♪ ♪ i know things are going to be much better if we only will ♪ >> things are going to be much better. and they already are. that does it for this edition of "360." we'll be back one hour from now. another live edition of "360" from boston. piers morgan is up next after this short break. and makes things better

the stretch of road was reopened for the first time since the attack. ♪ >>> sean collier's family sayse was born to be a police officer and he lived out his dream. in cambridge, massachusetts, more than 4,000 people paid tribute to him. collier touched the community. the poignant memorial featured james taylor. the service is something his family says he would have loved. >> people asked me if sean was here, what would he think? are you kidding me? he would love this. sirens, flashing lights, formations, people saluting, bagpipes, "taps" the american flag. he would have loved it. >> among those in attendance, vice president joe biden who couldn't stop his anger. he called it two cowardly knock-off jihads. >>> a crackdown by government forces at a protest site triggered tuesday's unrest. clashes have been contained to remote areas, some fear it's a matter of time before they merge with the syrian civil war across the border. >>> now, to what could be deemed a double standard by congress. leaders of both parties are in talks to exempt lawmakers and they aids from obama care. the article

. >>> james taylor helps say good-bye to sean collier. >>> plus, why is george w. bush front and center today. >>> security at today's nfl draft is taken to a whole new level. >>> several explosions on fuel barges and light up the night sky. >>> "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for thursday, april 25th, 2013. >>> good morning. to you, i'm richard lui. frustration is growing in the air and on the ground as more of the nation's airports are hit by long delays due to forced government budget cuts. complaints are mounting and the white house says a compromise could be on the way. tracie potts has the latest from washington. >> reporter: frustration is mounting, richard, because people have to sit and wait for planes to take off. 1500 workers are sitting at home every day, furloughed, not on the job as a result of the sequester cuts. here in washington, an faa administrator was asked about that and asked why it took the agency so long to let airlines and airports know exactly who would face the hardship cuts. >> we have been talking ab

police officer sean collier.naev who was in another car -- there are two cars at one point in time. he would ultimately join his brother with the victim. quote, kwopt i don't want to die. i have a lot of dreams that haven't come true yet. the men drove through brighton. danny recounted one chilling exchange. "don't look at me tamerlan shouts at one point. do you remember my face? no, no, i don't. ". let me be clear, when we play this for you danny doesn't go on camera. the story is told by this reporter from wmur. here he was. >> they asked me where i'm from. i told them i'm chinese. they said they won't hurt me. i was thinking, i think they will kill me later. the victim told us his car was running out of gas so the men needed to fill up president of his daring escape, quote, i thought it was a very good chance for me to run so i made a judgment. i used my left hand to unbuckle my belt. i jumped out of the car and ran away across the street. the victim says he can't stop recording that moment. i was running. i w

campus in honoring the police officer sean collier at a memorial service. as shot several times. it was the first of several incidents that evening. police believe that were related to the suspected bombers. m.i.t. students and staff have created a makeshift memorial on campus. joining us now is dan lothian. the vice president will be here, his wife will be here. this will be a pretty moving ceremony honoring this 26-year-old police officer. dan. >> reporter: it really will be wolf. it is a difficult time for those in the boston area dealing with the aftermath of the bombings. the vice president taking part in the memorial service. the vice president will be delivering remarks during the noon service that will be praying tribute to someone who did what he could to help other people. there was a private funeral for officer collier yesterday, but this is again a more public affair. 10,000 people not only those in the m.i.t. community, but law enforcement officials from all other the country. he was involved in much more than law enforcement. he was involved wi

officials say for no obvious reason the brothers shot and killed sean collier for no reason. the vigil is set to be in his honor in his hometown of wilmington. poppy harlow is there. it is a sad story. you spoke to some of the people who were close to him, his close friends. >> i did. it was an amazing scene that unfolded behind us this evening. it was the vigil for that gunned down police officer sean collier, and we were there when the motorcade left boston medical center and brought out here to at least 500 people from the community and fellow police officers, and et cetera coming to honor this 26-year-old hero that we are told by so many people all he wanted to do was to be a police officer. he did realize that dream. tonight, we heard from his brother, andrew, and also the stepfather, and his boss, the police chief at m.i.t. and many people talking about their best memory of this man. and after the vigil, we had a chance to speak one-on-one with a man who knows collier very well, an m.i.t. police chief john difava and he discussed how much this young man meant to m.i.t.

where more than 14,000 gathered just a few yards from the spot investigators say officer sean collier was ambushed and killed by the bombing suspects. >> officer sean collier we love you. >> vice president biden told the crowd, the purpose of terrorism is to instill fear. you saw none of it here in boston. boston, you sent a powerful message to the world. >> reporter: one that continues to echo in the week of the attack. now, city officials say the recovery work here will continue for quite some time, but they also believe it's just as important that life continue in this area as well. that is the latest live here in boston. i'm jay gray, nbc bay area news. >> still a lot of healing. >>> back here at home fires crews in san francisco rescued people in a borngs apartment build. the fired start the on belay yo streets in pacific heights neighborhood. they were able to get the sister in his 90s and the brother and the two dogs out safely. the fire started somewhere in the top floor of the attic. no word yet on a cause. >>> we have an nbc bay area follow up. 15 families have, driven out o

one simply says sean collier, you will feather live in our hearts. >> shepard: eric, thank you.omebody hacks the twitter constant the "associated press" today and sent out a false message that president obama was injured in an explosion at the white house. that did not happen. the message was completely untrue. there will no explosions at the white house and nothing is wrong with the president. but wall street noticed the false tweet and look at what happened. see that spike there? that's not a spike. that's a stalagtite there? the dow just dropped hundred points. the reaction to fake news. the dow takes more than 150-points in just a couple of minutes. the good news for your 401k, the ap quickly denied in the false tweet and stocks jumped back on strong earnings report and were up 145 on the session today. >> the two men accused in the terrorist plot to blow up a train bridge faced a judge in conditioned. our first look at the suspects since canadian officials announced the arrests. they say the suspects got support from al qaeda group or member office an al qaeda group in rain

police officers escorted the casket of sean collier, the m.i.t. officer shot and killed last week allegedly by the bombing suspects. savannah guthrie spoke to his five siblings on the "today" show. >> ever since a very young age, this is what he's wanted to do, and he did it. he worked his tail off, and he really has made us all very proud of him. >> reporter: boston university remembered chinese graduate student lu lingzi last night. a cousin translated her father's words. >> last night, your home town lit you an everlasting candle, lighting up your path to heaven, so that you won't lose your way any more. there will be no bombs or terrorist attacks in its path. ♪ sweet caroline >> reporter: through individual donations and events like this race in west hartford, connecticut, the one fund boston is raising money for those most affected by the bombing. >> i'm honored to support. >> reporter: the total $20 million and growing. the proceeds to be distributed by ken feinberg who oversaw victims funds for 9/11 and the bp oil spill. >> the number one g

and an mit officer, sean collier, the fourth person to die.fatally shot while in his car on thursday night. charismatic, just one of the ways people are describing the tsarnaev brothers. >> i think for the sake of everybody out here, the sake of the families, and everybody affected by the tragedy, we need questions answered. he is the one to do it. he is. he has incredible insight and this being because i feel like -- i don't want to make assumptions, but i feel like he was the follower in the situation, and he came out alive because he was scared. that's my assumption. i am not speaking for everybody. we needed him to come alive because we needed answers. >> a follower, suspected killer and terrorists. tell me about his older brother, how you knew him? >> i knew him as a high school friend. his sister, bella, was friends with my wife. and he was protective of little sister and he would always be around. we got together and we hit it off and had lunch and would chitchat, and after high school we would see each other, and he would catch me up w

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police officer sean collier, were buried. authorities believe sean collier was killed because the suspects wanted his gun. a memorial service will be held for him today. and edward lawrence is outside beth israel hospital medical center. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. investigators have returned to the hospital to interview the teenaged bombing suspect. he's reportedly telling them how and why the bombing accident happened as the people of boston heal. police escorted the victims of the boston marathon bombing back to the scene of the crime on tuesday night. they arrived on crutches and in wheelchairs for a private service. >> when you're face to face with the people that were directly affected and you see the bandages, you know, you just feel what they feel. >> reporter: these newly obtained photos apparently show tamerlan and dzhokhar in a shoot-out with police early friday morning. tamerlan was killed during the exchange. dzhokhar escaped but was later captured hiding in a boat. he was taken here with

officer, 26-year-old sean collier. he joins us on the phone.a very difficult dav >> absolutely. i just had an opportunity to interview the roommate of the fallen mit officer. through tears he talked about what a brave and good young officer sean collier was. he was being described as a guy who always goes and tries to help other people. >> do we know how long he was with mit. you look at this photo and it strikes everyone how young he looks. >> what i know . >> i think it has been since january of 2012 with the mit campus police. i believe he spent some time at the mit museum as an officer in charge there. and he was slated in the next few months to be hired -- re-hired as a police officer. >> did his neighbors know him well? >> i have spoken to a few neighbors and the neighbors that knew him just described him as a lovely, kind young man . >> heartbreak situation. thank you so much for joining us in our coverage today. >> okay. >> once again shs cnbc continuing live coverage in the situation in massachusetts. we will take a quick break and be

officer, sean collier, 26-year-old old. there's the memorial service going on. we saw the hearse earlier. we had a moment of silence for him as i was going down the street. thousands 0 people are showing up. the 26-year-old officer lost his life on saturday -- on friday during a chase and then also it is believed that the suspect, one of the suspects in this case shot and killed him in his police car. 26-year-old sean collier of summerville has been identified obviously as the victim of that sheeth and now they're holding a memorial service for him on the m.i.t. campus. we'll bring you more information but those are live picturesy ear looking at now. in the meantime, let's talk about the suspect here. holly hughes joins me now. he's in atlanta. he's a criminal defense attorney, she's also a former prosecutor. so holly, cnn has been told that dzhokhar tsarnaev will be questioned under something called the public safety exception which means he will not be read his miranda rights and senator john mac cain wants his classified as an enemy combatant. >> don, that's

campus police officer sean collier was also laid to rest tuesday. investigators tell cbs news the brothers assassinated the officer in his car so they could take his gun. vinita nair, cbs news, boston. >> reporter: we have also learned six weeks before the boston marathon bombings the older brother was at a new hampshire fireworks store. we're told at the store he bought two mortar kits. it's unknown at this time whether that was what was used in these two pressure cooker bombs but certainly another piece in the puzzle. >> any idea why it's taking so long for people to come forward with these injuries. >> reporter: you know, i think in a lot of instances, these people thought they had temporary injuries like a ruptured eardrum. they thought, hearing will come back quickly. only now they're realizing things are not getting any better so we have heard from now 26 hospitals in and around the boston area and that's why that number of people injured was updated. >> okay. vinita nair in boston, thank you. >>> the bay to breakers race is helping victims of

we are heart broken by the loss of our wonderful and caring son and brother, sean collier. our only solace is that sean died bravely doing what he committed his life to do -- serving and protecting others. we are thankful for the support and condolences offered by so many people. we are kbroogrieving this loss ask that the media respect our privacy at this time. and so we will. you see the m. p i.t. markings on his lapels. campus police officer. did not even have a chance to do his job. the accounts are he was, sadly basically executed by one or both of these suspects. older brother and younger. younger brother still alive being transported to a hospital. what's going to start happening there in watertown, and you can tell this already, you saw one tactical officer come out toward the waiting crowd. it will be a kind of gauntlet. people are so anxious to express their thanks. you will hear every entering and exiting vehicle applauded now and here is my prediction coming true. this is going to happen all night long. these are the people who liberated their town in effect. go

police officer sean collier, who was killed in cambridge, mass, last week.warren joins us now for the interview. senator, thank you very much for being here. we're happy to have you with us. >> thank you. it's good to be here with you. >> more than $23 million has been donated to the one fund so far in just about a week. can you describe the kind of support that's been pouring into boston and what you think it's going to practically mean? >> it's been a tough ten days for boston, for people in boston, but there has been a real outpouring from around the country, around the world, of prayers, of thoughts, of good wishes, and now people have got a very tangible way to be able to help. the victims of this terrible bombing have had their lives turned upsidedown. we've lost children, we've had people who have lost limbs, people who have been burned, people who have shrapnel wounds, and they are going to have a long time recovering, and so what this fund is about is to make sure that every penny goes directly to the victims so that they have the best possible chan

. >> for sean collier. >> a memorial service is held for sean collier. >> boston, you send a powerful message. >> boylston street reopens to the public. >> they have turned it into a makeshift memorial. >> we have not yielded to our fears. >> there's also questions about the fbi's prior contact with the alleged bomber. >> that's the question that some members of congress are asking. >> how could whave msed all this? >> it's not working. >> serious concerns raise this morning. >> new details about communications between the russia and the u.s. >> about whether the u.s. agency shared information. >> the dots were not connected. >> it's not like they don't both know what the other has. in fact, they all know. >> russians contact the fbi. questing information about tamerlan tsarnaev. >> the fbi checks it out, finds nothing negative. the russians send their same request to the cia. >> they both ask the russians several times for more information. they never get any. >> is this going to become a major political issue? >> terrorism as a weapon is losing. >> vice president joe biden insists t

his brother remembered sean as someone who loved country music, someone born to be a police officer. vice president biden was there and called collierble son, brother and tried to console his family. >> the moment will come when that thing that triggers the memory of sean, that moment, whether it's a song or a season or a holiday. or passing a little league field, whatever it is -- you'll know it's going to be okay when the first instinct is, you get a smile to your lips before you get a tear to your eye. >> under the police officers gathered to remember their fallen brother. many in the crowd wore badges that said, collier strong. there was also a performance by james taylor who played with the boston symphony orchestra. ♪ >> nothing will fill the void left by sean collier's death and his friends and families lives. his brother said today was the right tribute. >> are you kidding me? he would have loved this. the sirens, flashing lights, formations, people saluting, bagpipes, taps, the american flag, he would have loved it. >> he would have loved it, we'll be right back. i've always kept my eye on her... but with so much health car

his younger brother remembered sean as somebody who loved country music and someone born to be a police officer. vice president biden was there and called collierson, a remarkable brother and tried to console the family. >> the moment will come when that thing that triggers the memory of sean that moment, when there is a song or season or holiday or passing a little league field or whatever it is. you'll know it's going to be okay. when the first instinct is you get a smile to your lips before you get a tear to your eyes. >> hundreds of police officers gathered to remember their fallen brother, and many in the crowd wore badges that said collier strong in honor of him. the memorial also included a performance from boston native, james taylor who played with the m.i.t. symphony orchestra. ♪ show him the way you lead >> nothing will fill the void left by sean collier's death in his friends and family's lives, but his brother said that today was the right tribute. >> are you kidding me? he would love this. he had sirens, flashing lights, formations, people saluting. bagpipes. taps. the american flag. he would have loved it. >> he would have loved

officer sean collier. president joe biden will be speaking at that memorial service in about an hour from now. >>> well, in the wake of the home-grown terror attack, we remember another. it's been nearly 50 years since four young girls were killed after members of the ku klux klan bombed the birmingham alabama church where they were worshipping. the pictures of these four girls puts a devastating new face on the country's racial terrorisms. today in washington, the house of representatives will move one step closer to posthumously awarding them with the congressional gold medal. joining mess is congresswoman terry sewell, also joining me is diane braddock, the sister of carol robertson, one of the girls who was killed in that bombing. ladies, good morning. congresswoman, i want to start with you. explain how this measure came about to want to move ahead with this ceremony? >> you know, it's a long overdue recognition, in this the 50th anniversary year, the alabama delegation came together, both republicans

reports say that officer sean collier was killed.fter that a black mercedes was stolen leading police on a chase. throwing grenades and pipe bombs out of the windows. one suspect, tamerlan tsarnaev was killed. day five, witnesses describe the mayhem. >> we saw the explosion. we must have heard about 60 gunshots. >> reporter: 2:40 a.m. a robo call sent to watertown incidents. >> there is an active incident in watertown right now. all watertown residents should remain in their homes. >> reporter: 4:22 a.m. a suspect on the run. >> we believe this to be a terrorist. we believe this to be a man who's come here to kill people. we need to get him in custody. >> by 8:00 a.m. friday, all of boston and surrounding areas shut down, as an unprecedented manhunt ensues for suspect two, dzhokhar tsarnaev, brother of suspect one. >> we have suspended all the public transit service and that will continue until we think it's safe to open all or some of that. we're asking people to shelter in place, in other words to stay indoors with their doors lock

. >>> and a memorial was held for sean collier. the tsarnaev brothers killed collier. probably in an attempt to get his gun. sean collier was 27 years old. >>> a threat to safety. >> we are very concerned. >> what leaders in this bay area county want to do that could put the entire community at risk. >> at 10:30,. >> there's a pot club here, another one around the corner we counted five within a mile of each other. officials are saying how many does one city need. >> temperatures dropped more than 15-degrees today. how much cooler it'll get tomorrow. >>> back in january the contra costa county has shut down a fire station. and now the city is considering closing another station. >> reporter: all signs are counting to this fire house as the next one to be shut down. it is station 87 here in pittsburg and all of this is coming right as we're entering fire season. green grass turning brown and some neighbors around here getting particularly concerned. >> we are very concerned, that is where we get our service. >> reporter: the contra costa fire district is very big. >> it

officer sean collier. we'll talk with the m.i.t.n officer and what they want people to remember about him. plus the man accused of sending a ricin laced letter to president obama and other officials, there he is, he's been set free. where the investigation into those poison letters is now leading police. but again, they've let him go. he no is no longer a suspect. >> they do have somebody that they are that they think may be behind this so we'll learn more possibly on "starting point." thank you, christine. >>> and happening now, dangerous flooding turns deadly in the nation's midsection. swollen rivers are already to blame for four deaths in that area, and governor jay nixon declaring a state of emergency in missouri after flash flooding drenched many parts of the state. cnn's jim spellman is live in st. louis for us this morning. jim, paint the picture for us. it's pretty dire out there. >> take a look, this is st. louis. we're just below or just north of the famous gateway arch. this is sort of a boat terminal here. usually not u

police officer sean collier tomorrow and vice president joe biden and dr. jill biden are both planning to attend. >>> we know the tsarnaev brothers spent several years in the republic of dagestan in the russian caucasus. that's where their parents still live today. cnn's nick naturen walsh has been working the scene there. he joins us now from the capital. what have you learned this morning. >> john, i had a lengthy talk with zubeida tsarnaev, the brother of the two alleged boston bombers. very emotional, having in the last few hours, early morning actually seen social media video which shows of course tamerlan tsarnaev, that confirms to her that she was, in fact dead. she had when i spoke to her hours earlier believed he was still alive. clearly incredibly distraught, but now believing he is deceased. telling me that she believes his sisters and perhaps uncle will be taking his body to a mosque in cambridge, massachusetts, for burial either today or tomorrow. that was something that u.s. officials can confirm, whether his body is being released to them. bu

three were killed from the blast from the bombings and sean collier was shot and killed thursday nightting in his car. >> and police officers and firefighters from all around the boston area saluted officer collier as a hearse drove his body to a funeral home yesterday. it's not clear why one of the suspects shot and killed him, but they say collier had been responding to a loud disturbance call. he had been a police officer for just over a year. >> last night huge crowds from the m.i.t. community came out to pay their republics to collier at a vigil. those who knew him said he was always laughing and had a great smile. collier was born to be a police officer. >> and friends say collier love ed to go camping and hiking. they finally recalled how he brought ear plugs for his entire cabin so people could block out his snoring. now they are trying to keep his memory alive. >> it's heartbreaking. i really can't express -- the entire m.i.t. community in words. >> what is the message? is there a message that you would like to send? what this city has gone through is complete hell, complete h

the victims of the bombings, as the governor said, martin, lingzi, krystle, sean collier. tonight, you're going to have many questions, but i want to say, as i said the last several days, this has been a very active and ongoing investigation. and although for some of you, tonight is a closure, for me, the journey continues. and so this will continue to be an ongoing and active investigation as we sought all the details, continue to evaluate a tremendous amount of evidence and file our formal charges. but i will say this. i have never been prouder to stand with a tremendous group of law enforcement here, from the colonel to the commissioner to my federal colleague, rick deslauriers with the fbi. all of the agencies, state and local departments that have worked so hard, so hard since the attacks on monday. so committed and putting their lives on the line, as we fought the last 24 hours to try to get a suspect into custody. and so, my journey and my office's journey begins and this investigation will continue. so, we'll not be able to provide the details that you may want at

sean collier, a campus police officer, patrolling the m.i.t.pus, he was in his patrol car when he was killed. tom ridge, that is only another way to emphasize just why we had that terse comment about an hour and a half ago from governor deval patrick. we're getting new information, we're extending this lockdown. stay in your homes, this is dangerous. it's clear that they do not know where this suspect is, right now. they do not know if there is an accomplice, if there's a cell. how many more may or may not be involved. but until they do, they want everybody to be safe. >> he's prepared to do. i mean it's quite obvious, and death and destruction, the havoc that he's rendered over the past four days suggests to everybody involved, i know they would like to capture him. could potentially have all kinds of information, but even that process, once, if they identify him, even that simple, not simple, that process of trying to capture him alive, is complicated because they don't know, not only is he armed, but whether or not he has an explosive device

officer, sean collier, just 26 years old, he was killed. 15 other boston and massachusetts policemen who were injured in last night's gun battle. a deadly, deadly, awful toll. tonight the satisfaction for the people in that area and for boston and for america, the bomber in custody and alive at the moment. we don't know the extent of his injuries. we'll try to find out more. fran townsend, i believe you're with us now. national security correspondent for cnn. in terms of the fact that this has happened within four days, fran, this has to be considered a big success for the fbi. >> reporter: absolutely. it's a tremendous success. and i think what you heard at that press conference is them saying it was actually -- it's a team success. you really -- you needed the watertown police and the boston police, no one agency could have done it on their own. but the fbi gets tremendous credit. look, they're going to have to answer real questions, though. today we're very happy that this has been brought to the conclusion. but they're going to have answer questions. a foreign government, i suspe

acause of the boston marathon bombings shot and killed sean collier at m.i.t. vice president joe biden was there. >> whether it is al-qaeda or two twisted cowardly knock offs here in boston. >> he said his brother was born to be a police officer and he lived out his dream. >>> one of the two suspects accused of trying to detrail a train was in court this morning. -- detrail a train was in court this morning. they are charged with conspiring with al-qaeda. >>> a mississippi man said investigators ripped through his home as they tried to figure out who sent letters with raisessen to president obama and a senate -- ricin to president obama and a senator. he is the second person investigated in the case. authorities dropped charges against another man. >>> wild brawl between a high school team teacher and -- school teacher and her student and it was caught on video. the teacher took the about to's makeup because she was -- student's makeup because she was using it during class. >> reporter: the incident in the math class is caught on cell phone video by another stu

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university police officer sean collier was shot at cambridge. this is the area. he later died. not long afterra that and still in cambridge we got the reports of a carjacking, police say the suspects car jacked a car, later released the owner. police were soon looking then for the suv and followed it west to water town. about 1:00 a.m. eastern time people reports shots of gun fire and explosions. then in a shoot out suspect number one, 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was killed. a transit officer richard donahue was also injured but dzhokhar tsarnaev escaped, that's the brother known as the man in the white hat. he got away and that's when this manhunt started and the area from water town to boston, that shelter in place was put in and for hours authorities went door to door with no luck. it seemed that the day would end without finding him and certainly that was frustrating for authorities. 6:00 p.m. eastern time the shelter in place was lifted in boston and the surrounding areas but then a short time later the reports of shots fired in water town and that's when that standoff s

of, sean collier in his cruiser.nfirmed they do have surveillance videotape showing the suspects approaching the cruiser from behind, but other evidence, including possible witnesses, well, that may be scarce. so here to talk about it is heather hanson good, to see you. the feds were the first to file charges, charms which carry the death penalty. so, if he is convicted and sentenced to death, what becomes of any potential state charges? >> i think they'll pursue the state charges. in memory, and in respect for officer collier, there's the carjacking charge, the officer donohue whoa -- who was also injured. they should pursue those charges. a fair thing to too. >> you never know what can happen on appeal, a conviction can be overturned or a sentence reversed so proceed with state charges. >> that's right. he is up for the death penalty but masts doesn't have the death penalty, and so if you get more and more concurrent charges, it could add to a longer sentence. >> no double-jeopardy concerns here. >> no. this is eve

police officer sean collier, who was shot to death in his cruiser thursday night, reportedly by the brothers. his murder sparked the deadly manhunt for them. people who came to his vigil who didn't even know colyer thanked him for touching their lives. and later this morning there will be another mass for the victims of the bombing at the cathedral of the holy cross. the same place where president obama spoke at a service on thursday. after that there will be an interfaith service at the growing memorial on boylston street, the site where the bombs went off on monday. in the newsroom, kira klapper, abc7 news. >> thank you, kira. >>> police are saying the tsarnaev brothers used an atm carb longing to a carjacking victim before the shootout on thursday. the car owner also told police the pair admitted they bombed the marathon and killed the police officer. their father said his sons could not have planned that attack because the fbi was watching them. but fbi agents say that is not true. they did speak to the older brother, tamerlan, back in 2011 after the russians informed them he had a radic

police officer sean collier. >> officer sean collier, we love you. president biden who seem to make news by suggesting that tsarnaev brothers were self radicalized. >> why were there al qaeda central out of the fatah or two twisted, perverted cowardly knockoff jihadis. >> investigators saying nothing is ruled out as boston takes another big step toward normal. >> i think life in boston is very important that things move on because everyone has been very upset for the past week. >> reporter: the urban flow returning to boylston street except at the locations of each bombing. those places, like a world still on hold, places of reflection, places where emotions still flow. at the memorial to the victims, jill biden, wife of the vice president, stopped to pay her respects. >> reporter: now, one other thing i want to point out to you, jeff bowman, the guy who lost both legs in the bombing here, there was a picture tweeted out of him at the hospital sending a birthday to another victim, it is absolutely amazing. eight -- ten days on, life is moving on for

police officer sean collier. >> officer sean collier, we love you. >> reporter: in attendance, vice presidenten who seemed to make news by suggesting that tsarnaev brothers were self radicalized. >> why were there al qaeda central out of the fatah or two twisted, perverted, cowardly knockoff jihadis. >> reporter: investigators saying nothing ruled out as boston takes another big step toward normal. >> i think for life in boston it's very important that things move on because everyone has been very much -- very upset for the past week. >> reporter: the urban flow returning to boylston street, except at the locations of each bombing. those places, like a world still on hold, placeses of reflection, places where emotions still flows. at the memorial to the victims, jill biden, wife of the vice president, stopped to pay her respects. and another sign of just how strong boston is, a picture tweeted out last night of jeff b bbauman, the guy in the wheelchair who lost both his legs. it's hard to think about. he delivered an 18th birthday present to sydney corcoran also injured in the bombings. just

sean collier's murder sparked a deadly manhunt for the two brothers suspected in the boston marathonombings. the older brother, tamerlan tsarnaev, was killed in an intense shootout thursday night. the search for his brother ended friday night. the 19-year-old suspect was found hiding and bleeding in a boat sitting in the backyard of a watertown resident. dzhokhar remains hospitalized serious condition under heavy guard in a hospital in boston, unable to communicate. but officials are casting a wider net in the complex investigation in what motivated the brothers. two of his classmates were arrested saturday in new bedford on administrative immigration violations. after five days of terror, people in boston are trying to move on. >> we put it behind us and are moving on. >> on saturday that meant returning to fenway park where bostonians flocked back to their favorite pastime. they also went back to the scene of the shootout and capture. >> there will be mao of that. there will be more grieving and healing. boston is remembering, but carolyn, it is also moving forward. live in boston,

ington, this is for -- in wilmington, this is for sean collier. he was on the job for a year when he was shot to death alleged lie by the bombers. there were similar ones in boston and waterton. the motive may never matter to those grieving the loss of a loved one. lillian campbell's grand branddaughter, krystle, was one of three who were killed. she lived in boston for the last three years taking care of her 79-year-old grandmother. the grandmother said the nightmare will never be over. >> a mother is not supposed to bury the young children. >> krystle's family said she worked long hours as a restaurant manager. the 29-year-old often went to watch the runners cross the finish line and standing with the friend when the blasts went wrong. >> meanwhile, professional sports teams are back in the boston area. everybody joining in -- everybody joiningno in last night for the bruins game. they observed a moment of silence beginning -- the game was set originally for friday and postponed because the city was on lockdown. the browns ended up losing it to