sherrie johnson is live this morning at bwi with more on local runners from the event. this is a live look at camden yard. we will go to sherrie johnson in a few minutes at the airport where a number of local runners, more than 100 were making way to come home. >> reporter: that's exactly right. there are 450 runners that are from our state here, we are here at bwi where a number of them came in already last night and some are expected today and even tomorrow. we checked with the airline, the first flight from boston is scheduled 7:30 this morning, folks should pour in. the joyous and exciting event of the marathon has been overshadowed. the howard county striders sent runners. the group crossed the finish line before the explosion. they are shaken by what happened. phil coaches the junior striders, he crossed the finish line in boston 17 times, when the explosions happened he put on the jacket to show his pride. >> boston, that's special for me. those who had a chance to be a part of it, they will always remember it. when you go to the marathon you feel like a super st

sherrie johnson is live with the latest and what is leading our investigators to think there might be someone else involved. >> two weeks after the bombings they found dna -- female dna on the pressure cooker bomb. they are not sure if it's from a victim or someone who handled the component they searched the home of tammarlin. if dna is found, it doesn't prove the mother was in preparation of the bomb. she says she was not aware of her husband's plan. the man was identified as many kale. he said he knew tammarlin but had no role in the bombing, he has been interviewed by law enforcement. >> how far did that radicalization go? how much involved was the mea sha? did he do more than put the thoughts in tammarlin's head or get tammarlin to change his philosophy about his religion or do more? >> the defense team representing the bombing suspect got a boost with the addition of judy clark , the lawyer who managed to get life sentences instead of the death penalty for clients like the uni bomber and the gunman that injured gabrielle giffords. back to you. >>> a rusted plane part could lead t

sherrie johnson, abc2 news. playing the role of cheerleader at the finish line when the explosions happened. she was a teacher in towson, now in icu this morning. the one you see on the right. family friends reports by facebook that she is expected to be taken off of a today and foot. her sister is in the hospital with a broken leg and her brother-in-law is being treated for a series of cuts and bruises. >>> attack shows no matter how often you are prepared, every city remains vulnerable. baltimore is on high alert with beefed up patrols. for a lengthy home stretch and security is prepared to responds. >> reporter: orioles will host the rays starting tonight for a 9 game home stretch here at camden yards. police will be beefing up security, not only here around the ballpark, throughout the city in the parking lot and light rail. the police commissioner ordered more officers at critical sites around the city including at the ball game, expect to see more security at transportation locations including penn station

sherrie johnson is live at bwi thurgood marshal with the local runners and a numb of people made it home yesterday. some will be coming home today. >> reporter: that's right. we are here at bwi, many did return yesterday, several will be coming in today, we caught up with runners like ryan, he crossed the finish line yesterday, 1:15, he spoke to abc 2 news over skype from his hotel in boston. he and several other runners gathered belongings and left the anybody hype area. he spent much of the area making -- left the finish line area, he spent much of the afternoon waiting for runs. >> we heard what sounded like a cannon. you would never think this would happen. >> reporter: he says he would return to the boston marathon next year as a runner, and coming up at 5:30, we are going to hear from the striders, a group also up there for the marathon. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> erica was rooting for her mom at the finish line when the bombings happened. the teacher at trinity episcopal is at icu. she is on the right of the picture. she hopefully will be taken off of a vent ventlator. her si

sherrie johnson is live at bwi, with more on local runners because we understand they numbered the hundreds, many of them coming back as early as today. >> they are expected to be back today and tomorrow. we talked with the airlines and flights from boston coming in this morning. a number of folks expected to return today. an exciting and joyous occasion, the marathon has been overshadowed by a deadly attack. several runners, the group crossed the finish line before the explosion. after the explosion, the runners spoke with abc 2 news via skype from a hotel room. playing the role of cheerleader, roopting on her mom when the explosions took place. a teacher at trinity's church in towson. currently in icu this morning. she is the one you see on the right. a friend reports she will be removed from a vent later today and have surgery to repair her foot. mom is said to be doing okay and the sister is also in the hospital with broken leg. her brother-in-law is being treated for various cuts and bruises. our team coverage continues. the o. s are starting a lengthy home stand. i'm sure security is

i had an editor, sherry johnson from new mexico, wonderful woman. the actual book itself, as far as the thoughts of the book, i have written them. i didn't have a ghost writer who gave me the material. sherry, as editor would help me. >> where did you write it? >> i wrote it in india. it's called goa and specifically mccloud, which is a city -- i was five -- >> how did you write it longhand or dictate it? >> i ended up -- i had one of those, i don't know what you call it you speak into this mic. i actually would sit down on word on the computer, go to either down by the ocean, we'd go to the tee shops. i would type it up and i would send it to sherry and would start chapter by chapter. i returned to newark, ohio and did editing for my return which is around may 31st and did editing up to january to when we pushed the send button. >> why did they publish? >> that was ellen ratner. she opened her own publishing company. right now they have murray hemingway. they have published a book by sherry johnson who was my editor. who has published a book about h

and our editor, sherry johnson, was just absolutely amazing. ellen rattner, francesca's here tonight, changing lives press. i never thought i'd do a book, but my cousin, god rest his soul, wrote knute rockne. so i always told the republicans he coined the phrase, the gipper. and ronald reagan, that was his successful movie. so i always gave my cousin credit -- sorry, ellen -- for electing ronald reagan. my cousin told we i needed to write a book. i just never thought i'd write this one or write it this way. so i put a lot of thought into it. didn't do the book at first, and then i did "60 minutes" with my former chief of staff. and neil and i agreed to do it together, and here's why we did. it was percent to have the two of us. it -- it was better to have the two of us. if i said this, neil could say, no, huh-uh, bob, or vice versa. so in my opinion having the two of us side by side was a better way to do that. so i went to india then and saw "60 minutes" over there. and when i saw it, i watched jack abramoff. i did this to mideast, period. --

assistance the assistance i do for some people, i was able to read this book and her editor, sherry johnson was absolutely amazing. changing my spare spirit never thought i'd do a book, but my cousin, god rest his soul, francis wallace always told the republicans, equaling the freeze the gipper. ronald reagan, that was his successful movie. but my cousin always told me, you need to write a book. i just never thought i'd rate this one i read it this way. so i put a lot of thought into it. didn't do the book affairs. i outlined that in here. then i did 60 minutes of my former chief of staff and neil and i agreed to the 60 minutes together. this ever going to have jack abramoff on 60 minutes and neil and india. it is better to have the two of us. it shows more of an honesty fact your if i see this coming could say no, bob, or vice versa. in my opinion, the two side-by-side with the battery to do that. i went to india for a one-month trip and saw 60 minutes over there. when i saw it i watched jack abramoff. jack did not do this to me. i did this myself. i made those decisions. i watched jack ab

and our editor, sherry johnson, was just absolutely amazing. ellen rattner, francesca's here tonight, changing lives press. i never thought i'd do a book. but my cousin, god rest his soul, francis wallace, wrote knute rockne. so i always told the republicans, he coined the phrase the gipper. and ronald reagan, that was h successful movie, okay? the one he was known best for. so i always gave my cousin credit -- sorry, ellen -- for electing ronald reagan. [laughter] but my cousin always told me you need to write a book. i just never thought i'd write this one or write it this way, this book. so i put a lot of thought into it. i didn't do the book at first, i didn't want to do it, and i outline that in first. and then i did "60 minutes" with my former chief of staff. and neil and i greed to do it together, and i'll tell you why we did. we said we're going to have jack abramoff, neil and you. and it was better to have the two of us. it shows, i think, more of an hon the city factor. if i say this, neil could say, no, huh-uh, bob, or vice versa. so

avon obviously had problems with this model as sherry mccoy comes in and avon, i think, on the mend and do not underestimate johnsonas been very quiet. >> i think that is part of the strategy. there is no rush and there isn't necessarily a rush to deal with ackman in the sense of creating this massive short squeeze that some have speculated would really cause him pain. >> it hasn't happened, and just because it hasn't doesn't mean it won't. >> why hasn't it? >> it's just a big fluke. >> he's in there and not getting out and he's said many times and that is mr. ackman, i'll take it to zero. >> what kind of bagger? >> that's terrible. terrible. >> it's a mini bagger. >> you want to bring in scott wapner here who knows a lot about the herbalife story and has already had a pretty busy 24 hours. >> you couldn't ask for more tension than this at the opening bell. >> i, like you guys, speculating on what this could possibly beyobe wonder ing if it involves something from carl icahn. worth noting as well that back in early march he upped his position to 15.5%. he now has two of his nominees on the board over at herbalife a