as a new yorker i said the jfk airport and i did not mean that. i meant the jfk library. the jfk library explosion was at 4:30 p.m. it has been announced as an unrelated explosion, but actually an explosion that could be related to the boston marathon explosions. at this p oi nt we do note know. i am getting new information and this is through a person of interest is now in custody. as the new york post newspaper which is owned by the parent company of this network was first to report, fox news has confirmed that authorities in boston are in fact guarding a person of interest who is currently in a hospital there. the person has severe burns. our sources say that authorities have yet to determine whether he was a victim or perpetrator. this is not that unusual. anybody who for any reason might raise any suspicious in the aftermath would be watched over and held for questioning. i am confident there will be a number of persons of interest. we already found controlled detonateses of devices that may or may not have been explosions. we know there was an explosion at the jfk li

the device at the jfk library was actually an insind rather device or a fire. we have not related it to this incident. two explosions occurred on boylston street. the information that we got about 15 minutes before the prior press conference could very well be premature. but we are still asking people to be calm, to go to their homes and to work closely with us. if they have information, we need to hear about it. that's 1-800-494-tips. the area of our 15-block area around the blast site will be closed down for the next 24 hours and maybe further than that. people should be aware of that as they make plans for tomorrow. we are looking at all of that right now. that's one of the investigative steps that we are taking. >> they said they were doing drills this morning, the same exact thing that happened. were you guys giving warning that this might happen? >> we were not given any notice. all of those things happened in preparation for this event but no specific intelligence that anything was going to happen. >> what type of device? do you have any idea? >> at this

one at the scene of the marathon, the other at the jfk library. and we also have seen a number of local communities raise their sort of alert level, putting more people on the street. and i'm assured, though, by a couple of federal officials that i've talked to that they're not -- this is not happening because of some additional information that something else is going on that we don't know about. that these -- that the department of homeland security, for example, an official there tells me it has not put out any kind of an advisory urging local communities to be on a higher level of alert. that what we're seeing around town or around the country, here in washington, around town, and around the country -- new york, other cities taking precautions -- is entirely driven internally, their own decisions to raise their level of security based on what they and the rest of us can see happening in boston, on the concern that if somebody is doing it there, somebody else may be trying to do it somewhere else. there are lots of unconfirmed reports, brian, we

there was an explosion at the jfk library. no one was injured there, bute,t again, here at the fin ib line i offinish linethe 117th runner, m two fatalities, and dozens wounded as they are beingg treated at area hospitals, all t over, really. real the bri brigham and women's hosl ngh and the number wounded are n dealing with tragic wounds as ua well. we understand amputations, ther have been those as well. well. the red cross not fifing givinga specific location, urging peoplp to donate blood if they can. mayor tom menino if you recall a had surgery over the week for aa broken leg, but he is going toto make his way to someplace where he can address the city of boston. at 5:30 on the fox news. we appreciate you joining usinin this afternoon.this this tragic accident, not accident, this tragic event unfolding, excuse me here in the city of boston at 2 i 2:50 this afternoon the two dead dozens oned. the cities of london, new york, los angeles, and san francisco and washington d.c., they arethy under heightened security as as well

at the jfk presidential library. boston pd through its twitter account is now saying update, jfk incident, meaning the john f. kennedy library, appears to be fire-related, which is exactly what we made of it all afternoon. so it's not consistent with an explosion related to this, which is good because we've got enough problems in central boston. >> no, that's right. and i know that the jfk library itself just put out a statement saying all aspects of the idea it's connected is speculation and they didn't want to go from there. so -- we're in that mode, where there's a lot of tidbits and not a lot of confirmation. and that's what the white house is trying to sort through, in dealing with all of the various incoming they have in in terms of trying to be careful. we know others have not been as careful, but be careful about what comes from a government official in particular. >> that's right. chuck, as you've been speaking, the white house has released a still photo of the president with two national security aides. denn

we have pictures from the jfk library, those who visited know it has a beautiful spot out of the water. of president's boat is part the display. you can see the boston fire unit outside but this next picture out of thelack smoke entrance and this is the subject of differing reports and much speculation. the police chief himself said we had a third explosion at the kennedy library. all afternoon during our coverage, we were aware of what was called an electrical fire in an equipment room out there. so we are going on this explosion notion based on the word of the police commissioner city of boston, that that is one way, the new wing of the jfk library. i want to bring in david abel. he was among the witnesses we have lined up to talk to us on the phone. you are with the boston globe. where were you when this happened and what did you see? >> i was standing on the finish line taking a video of runners coming in when the first blast occurred about 10 feet from where i was standing. smoke andume of white then a few moments later, there was a second blast. once i and other people who were t

we don't know the extent of injuries at the jfk library. a state government official says there were no credible threats before the race, at least none known yet. security has been stepped up in boston and several other major cities, including new york city and washington, d.c., all of this out of an abundance of caution. we're deploying all of cnn's resources to bring you full team coverage of what's going on. a very important development on this day this boston. cnn executive producer matt frucci was on the scene at the time of the explosions. he was watching his brother run, participate in this marathon. tell our viewers, matt, what you saw, what you heard. >> sure. it was right near the finish line, maybe a mile, even less, to it. as i said before, it's lines, the crowds were packed. there were thousands on either side, hundreds running down the middle, all the runners heading toward the finish line. and that's when i heard a big explosion about 100 yards away from me, looked to my right and saw a big plume of white/gray smoke. it was go

two at the jfk library i. several have been -- dorchester, suburb of south end of boston that has been shut down because apparent at this there was another explosion of the something is happening in boston right now beyond just the marathon. as we cover this, we want to stress information coming in is very sketchy and again while there may be at least one suspect that is under guard at a boston hospital, no one can jump to the conclusions about who or what person that is at the moment. adam has been making a point, remember oklahoma city, timothy mcveigh. homegrown terrorism. same with atlanta. adam: we do experience these things in the country but this, what is so troubling about this, you have confirmed four devices. the one exploded at 2:50. the second device, 10 seconds later and these two other devices which they are now taking apart. again we talked about this before. but they have been able, you think about the situation with the shoe-bomber who was taken off the airplane. they were able it use the mecha

there was an explosion at the jfk library we believe was related. >> what is the history of that? >> as i explained earlier, there are a number of parcels dropped by people on the parade route, on the race route. anything that's out there right now is being viewed as a suspicious device. and we are clearing each one of these items with an eod team. they may be blowing things up over the course of the next few hours. at this point in time we have not found another device on boyleston street. >> have there been warnings leaning up to this? threats? >> none. we talk about the threat picture all the time as we lead up to this particular event. we have no information this was going to happen. >> can you tell us what happened at jfk? >> it's literally just unfolding. i don't have specifics. there was an explosion there. i'm sorry? >> around 3:00, there was a fire there. did this happen after that? >> we got reports after 3:00 that there was an explosion there. >> commissioner, any injuries at the jfk library? >> none that we know of. >> governor patrick said it was an attack. do you say

because i pass along information to you -- federal source said that there has been an explosion at the jfk library in dorchester. we don't know much more than that. but we're not even aware of the severity of that explosion, just that there was one at the jfk library there. we're hearing as well in the boston area, obviously, heightened secured, very difficult to get out of the city of boston, very difficult to get into the city of boston. jonathan in this city, and the attacks on the world trade center, not only in -- certain 1993 and after 2001, the cities get to he lockdowns and it's next to impossible to get in or out. that's increasingly looking look the case right now in boston but too early to say whether the entire city has been locked down. we do know the city of washington, dc is under heightened security, as well all monuments, bridges, are under watch as we speak. so obviously none of this would probably surprise you, bill. these are just cautionary efforts. >> absolutely. these type of things happen all across the country right now, where cities are invoking their emergency response p

we heard him say that the e incident at the jfk library isis not related to the bomb we had today. >> what do you think about that, todd. >> i know that a lot of peopleat are of saying, wait a minute, u have an explosion on boylstonbot street. you had one down the street from that one, and an hour later you have an explosion or something e going on at the jfk library. lir hard to not connect the three or is it. you tell me, you're the expert.e >> commissioner davis is makingg a good decision.cision. he he wasn't dant would be an alarmist early on the in investigation. he is taking in as much ch information just like we are ona the fly. he wants to make sure that the information that is being bei released is accurate. accura we can visit right back to recent incident in new town, connecticut where a lot ofof information came out early andly not all of it was really really accurate. i think he is taking the right r steps in being very conservativt with how much information is inn being released. >> we want to remind folks thatt the president barack obama willm be addressing the nation o

the device at the jfk library was actually an incendiary device or fire. we have in mind that directly to this incident. right now this is two explosions that occurred on boylston street the information begun about 15 minutes before the prior press conference could be premature. we are still asking people to be called, to get to their homes and to a work closely with us. they have the information, we need to your about it. 1-800-494-tips. as the governor said, the area, about 15 blocks around the blast site will be closed down for the next 24 hours and may be further people should be aware that when they make plans for tomorrow. [inaudible question] >> we are looking at all of that right now. that is one of the investigative steps. [inaudible question] >> as i said earlier, there was no specific intelligence. recently increased our posture around the big event like this. all of those things happen in preparation for the event. no specific intelligence that anything was going to happen. [inaudible question] >> at this point in time it is too early to get int

but there was a third incident at the jfk library that we believe was related. >> any word as to what was found? >> as i explained earlier, there are a number of parcels that have been brought by people on the parade route, on the race route. anything out there right now is being viewed as a suspicious device. we're clearing each one of those items with the aod team. they may be blowing things up over the course of the next few hours, but as of this point of time we have not found another device on boylston street? >> anything this morning about the threat. >> none. we talk about the threat picture all the time that leads up to this particular event. we have no information that this was going to happen. >> can you tell us what happened at jfk? >> it's literally just unfolding. i don't have specifics. there was an explosion. >> that was earlier. around 3:00 there was a fire there. was there something after that? >> we got reports after 3:00 there was an explosion. >> any injuries at the jfk library? >> none that we know of. >> they said there was an attack. would you say this was a ter

the john f. kennedy president presidential library was part of it. the jfk library is some distance from the initial explosion. turns out that perhaps that's not the case. you know, we're going to learn more. there is going to be videotape surveillance, 9 intelligence community is going to go back and relook at the chatter and the e-mails and traffic they've been looking at lighting up to the race to--leading up to the race to see if something makes sense now that didn't makes sense before. there was the third bomb explode exploded under controlled conditions so there there will be forensic material, and we'll learn quickly what it was, how it was constructioned. the next 24 hours there will be quite a bit of evidence coming across to law enforcement and into intelligence. >> john: law enforcement is not convince that there is any link with the fire at the jfk library, and in a day full with speculation, much of it biased i applaud your caution on this. could this device point to one type of suspect over another? >> i don't think it can point to one. what we

there was already reports that there was an incident at the jfk library that the police initially said, a fire. >> that's been debunked. >> that's been debunked. i'm saying that as a reason, a precaution. because even things that come out officially might not be true. you have to wait and see as far as rumors go, definitely. be careful about that. >> absolutely. >> there are clearly all kinds of rumors going around the city. and it's a chaotic scene. >> joe, thanks for joining us. >> thanks, joe. we appreciate it very much. joseph battenfield joining us, once again to recap, two people are confirmed dead tonight. many more injured when two bombs exploded near the finish line of the boston marathon. that happened around 2:50 p.m. eastern time this afternoon. they were timed to detonate at the height of the marathon as large crowds gathered near the finish line. u.s. intelligence officials say two other unexploded bombs were found near the course in a public statement, president obama said they still do not know who is responsible, but whoever is responsible will, quote, feel the full we

getting conflicting reports about what might have set it off at the jfk library. >> i'm getting the same thing too, george. but many believe it is probably related. and setting off a bomb like that, again i have to harkin back to iraq and how they set off explosives there and that was actually a radio controlled device. if someone actually drops something into a trash can, it could be a timer or it could be radio controlled meaning it was set off by a cell phone, they have a number of ways to do that. but those were so closely timed, it was probably either on a timer or some sort of radio controlled device. >> again, we heard our own consultant dick clarke say this would have been about the size of an ied in iraq or afghanistan. >> it probably was. again, it was a powerful blast. and people felt that. but it wasn't enormous. and those blasts in afghanistan and iraq that do so much damage look to me to be about the same size early on in the war. you could probably put them in a backpack and no one would really notice. they obviously got bigger and bigger as the war went on, but a very sma

getting conflicting reports about what might have set it off at the jfk library. >> i'm getting the same thing too, george. but many believe it is probably related. and setting off a bomb like that, again i have to harkin back to iraq and how they set off explosives there and that was actually a radio controlled device. if someone actually drops something into a trash can, it could be a timer or it could be radio controlled meaning it was set off by a cell phone, they have a number of ways to do that. but those were so closely timed, it was probably either on a timer or some sort of radio controlled device. >> again, we heard our own consultant dick clarke say this would have been about the size of an ied in iraq or afghanistan. >> it probably was. again, it was a powerful blast. and people felt that. but it wasn't enormous. and those blasts in afghanistan and iraq that do so much damage look to me to be about the same size early on in the war. you could probably put them in a backpack and no one would really notice. they obviously got bigger and bigger as the war went on, but a very sma

the jfk turns out not to have been an explosion according to the boston police. there was a fire at the jfk libraryag versus been lowered at half-staff at the nation's capitol because of the terrorist bombing. it has been called a terrorist bombing, we just don't know who the culprits are. we do know the victims eight-year-old jack williams was one of the victims. he passed away. you hear the stories and it becomes even more crystal clear than the video shows one local hospital has 22 victims there. and four of them are amputees. this is what terrorism looks like. all right, i want to bring back lindsay moran former c.i.a. officer. her book was called "blowing my cover: my life as a c.i.a. spy." thank you for coming back to talk about this. often in the case of politics when an event like this happens every screams too soon about. but now in the intelligence community they're screaming too late what went wrong? what happens afterwards to try to assess how this could have gone down without our intelligence community knowing? >> i any you're absolutely right across the intelligence community an event

a fire at the jfk library, this was in the new wing of the library and did cause some damage there. the fire is now out. no injuries at that location. we have no word of historic documents or anything, there, actually damaged. this happened so soon after these two explosions, of course, a lot of questions this afternoon. could this possibly be connected? ? >> all right, thank you very much, amanda. and from amanda, and we're now getting a picture -- this is exactly what you were talking about, amanda. this is a picture sent to 7 of a fire. that looks like quite the fire. quite the fire at the jfk library, as amanda mentioned that started shortly after these explosions. we don't know if it's related. so we're not trying to connect the dots here but it's very interesting this is happening and certainly if, in fact, this is just unrelated, just yet another complication for boston fire departments to handle because i would imagine that most of the department personnel, as is police -- we're hearing of another explosion. do we know where this explosion happened? we're getting -- all righ

. >> a federal source said that there's been an explosion at the jfk library in dorchester. we don't know much more than that. >> we have a bit of a disagreement. the source for the word of an explosion at the jfk library, which is rather far from boylston, downtown boston, is the commissioner himself. >> we've just learned of yet a third bombing. this one at boston's jfk library. >> that incident turned out to be an unrelated fire. "the new york post" said 12 people had died, wrong, and police had a suspect in custody, wrong again. and there was speculation about who might be behind the attack based on zero evidence. >> the suspects range from international terrorists to lone wolf inspired by international terrorists to someone acting on their own on behalf of a domestic cause. >> people tend to be on the far right, although that's not a good category. extremist, let's call them that. >> on wednesday cnn followed by fox news, the ap and the "boston globe" reported there had been an arrest in the case, but that story soon fell apart. >> investigators have identified a suspect

at first the police commissioner reported another bomb had exploded at the jfk library. >> the third one occurred at jfk about a half hour ago. but it turned out to be an unrelated fire. according to intelligence sources there was no online chatter previous to the bombings. >> we have no information that this was going to happen. >> reporter: a white house official called the bombing an act of terrorism. here's what counterterrorism experts are telling us is likely happening in the investigation right now. surveillance video from the numerous cameras in the area is being downloaded and reviewed. and the bomb material that was recovered is being carefully gathered and undergoing forensic analysis. but there's something else that will no doubt need to be investigated in the days ahead. how was someone able to plant and detonate explosive devices with all those surveillance cameras, thousands of eyewitnesses and plenty of law enforcement? this man says it's easier than you might think. >> in an open society like the united states, we are vulnerable. >> reporter: sean henry is the former

and the fact that one at the jfk library is of great concern. we don't have evidence that there are any more out there. but we really tonight know at this point in time. it's too early. >> everyone is praising the local authorities on the ground. they apparently did find a couple of unexploded devices. they stopped the cellular use right away because cell phones could detonate some of these ied's for a better word, these bombs in many cases. they did a fantastic job, didn't they? >> they did. remember, just like on 9-11, going to the fire station across from ground zero, these first responders need to be commended. look, it happened very quickly. but the response they gave after the fact could have potentially saved more lives in turns of cell phones can detonate ied's f these were ied's, they could have stopped further violence and killings. i think they have done extraordinary jobs. >> where do we go from here? >> there is a full investigation. homeland security folks on the ground, f.b.i., tabf, coast guard is in the waterways. we talked to th

but there was a third explosion at the jfk library that we believe is related. >> was there a device that was found? or what was the history of that? >> as i explained earlier, there are a number of parcels that have been brought by people on the parade route, on the race route. anything that's out there right now is being viewed as a suspicious device. we are clearing each one of those items. they may be blowing things up over the course of the next few hours. but at this point in time we have not found another device on boylston street. >> any warnings leading up to this? any threats that something like this would happen? >> none. we talk about the threat picture all the time leading up to this particular event, and we have no information that this was going to happen. >> can you tell us what happened at jfk? >> it's literally just unfolding. i don't have specifics. there was an explosion. >> around 3:00 there was a fire. was that after that? >> we got reports after 3:00 there was an explosion. >> any -- >> none that we know of. >> [ inaudible ]. terrorist attack? would you say this

the police commissioner says authorities are not certain the explosion at the jfk library was related to the other blast, but they are treating it as if it is. >> as with all these developments, we will keep you posted. abc news will have complete coverage for you coming up, a ♪ [ female announcer ] from meeting customer needs... to meeting patient needs... ♪ wireless is limitless. [ female announcer ] from finding the best way... ♪ to finding the best catch... ♪ wireless is limitless.

explosive sweep that lasted hours this evening n midst of everything, you hear for a call at the jfk library, that turned out to be an unrelated fire. many in the marathon crowd that tried to call out on their cell phones couldn't, because the system was overloaded. much like the trouble we had on 9/11. >> a eventual tribute, house speaker has ordered the flags to fly at half staff out of respect for the victims in boston. >>> security is stepped up at the white house, including airports and metro stations, there is no incredible threat, there is a precaution here and across the u.s. cities tonight. more on what is being done to keep you safe, jackie? >> well, we can tell you that every law enforcement agency is on high alert tonight. >> reporter: the most visible is near the white house, and lafayette square. within moments, of the explosion says at the boston marathon. they quickly evacuated the plaza in front of the white house. >> they ordered everybody, and frantically running up and down with the tape. i asked if it had going do with the explosions at the boston marathon. >> reporter:

the close with the dow down 200 points, i'm seeing a wire report there's now smoke coming from the jfk libraryhat area out on the waterfront near the university of massachusetts campus. they're saying that fire apparently broke out at jfk library shortly after the marathon explosions. not known if it's connected. not knowing the scale of the fire. as we saw that skyline picture of boston, mary and i were struck that the smoke was farther away from the boyleston street area. >> it was definitely the jfk library you saw in the distance. >> just wanted to add that to it. it just speaks to the skittishness of the market, bob pisani, doesn't it? >> what struck me, art, maybe you can react, essentially this occurred towards the end of the boston marathon. it had been -- the leaders had crossed the line several hours before. if you wanted to make some statement, it seems odd you would do it several hours later -- >> actually -- >> people coming in towards the back. >> bob, i was looking at the times. they were coming in around 4:09. you're pretty much at the heart of the number of people running that

the second blast was about a block away. there were reports of a third blast at a nearby library, the jfk library. we have since confirmed that was some unrelated mechanical fire within the library, no report of anybody hurt there, but again two confirmed blasts. we're also told there was a third what is referred to commonly as a controlled detonation. that's a strategy done by the boston police department, the bomb squad. they found a suspicious package or device. that was strategically detonated. let's go ahead and give you some numbers. again, folks, this is very fluid. we'll update these numbers, but as of last check, 53 people injured in all this. two have been confirmed dead. many of those injured are injured critically as you can see the video on your screen. there were reports of folks missing limbs, a lot of video of bloody bystanders, runners, folks in the area when the explosions took place. another thing interesting to point out that we're just learning, the families of newtown, connecticut, remember being hosted in a vip -- were being hosted in a vip suite directly next to the site whe

and a third bomb went off close to the jfk library, also in boston. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. there have been multiple explosions at the annual boston marathon here in the u.s.. the blast happened at the finish line. authorities have confirmed that two people are dead and two dozen injured. coveragewe have full and we start with this report from the bbc north america entered. >> one had just crossed the finish line, a normal, happy holiday. then an explosion. people do not really understand what happened. one woman falls to the ground. isn another explosion this patriots' day in massachusetts. policey services and were quick on hand to pull debris off of the survivors. it seems emergency services reacted quickly and efficiently. walked 20 feet away and a bomb went off. it knocked me to the ground. everyone started running, panicking. >> there is already plenty of speculation about what caused these explosions. the white house is being cautious, saying that the president has told his administr

and a third bomb went off close to the jfk library, also in boston. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. there have been multiple explosions at the annual boston marathon here in the u.s.. the blast happened at the finish line. authorities have confirmed that two people are dead and two dozen injured. coveragewe have full and we start with this report from the bbc north america entered. >> one had just crossed the finish line, a normal, happy holiday. then an explosion. people do not really understand what happened. one woman falls to the ground. isn another explosion this patriots' day in massachusetts. policey services and were quick on hand to pull debris off of the survivors. it seems emergency services reacted quickly and efficiently. walked 20 feet away and a bomb went off. it knocked me to the ground. everyone started running, panicking. >> there is already plenty of speculation about what caused these explosions. the white house is being cautious, saying that the president has told his administr

at first, the police commissioner reported that another bomb had exploded at the jfk library. >> a third one occurred at jfk an hour ago. >> reporter: it turned out to be an unrelated fire. according to intelligence sources, there was no online chatter previous to the bombings. >> we had no indication this was going to happen. >> reporter: a white house official called the bombing an act of terrorism. here's what counterterrorism experts is telling us what is likely happening in the investigation right now. surveillance video from the numerous cameras in the area is being downloaded and reviewed. and the bomb material that was recovered is being carefully gathered and undergoing forensic analysis. there is something else that will need to be investigated in the days ahead. how is someone able to plant and detonate explosive devices with all of those surveillance cameras, thousands of eyewitnesses and plenty of law enforcement? this man says it's easier than you might think. >> in an open society like the united states, we are vulnerable. >> reporter: shawn henry is the former executive a

>> if we're talking about the jfk center and we're talking about -- neil: jfk library in boston. >> the library, and that's in dorchester as well as two spots -- neil: so one pimp -- person couldn't do that alone. >> it would be difficult. could they do it alone? if they had a cell phone, detonators, timers on it, it potentially could be done by one individual. unlikely, but potentially. the police department and fbi lab will start to put these things together, and they put it together like a puzzle. a bomber has a specific way, ingredient, prescription that they put these bombs together. and that's what they'll look at. they'll look to see if they were put together the same way. were they put together with buck shot? with ball bearings? how'd the, you know, explosive device was put into it and how they were finally detonated. if they all match, you know you have one party or parties who have put together the bomb in the same type of way. neil: you know, i think it was you, tom, and if i'm quoting you out of place, please, correct me. i've talked to a lot of people. but i think after th

away where there was a fire at the jfk library. ere have been conflicting reports on whether this incident was occurred to the explosions downtown. in the news room, charles clifford, kron4 news. >> pam: we're going to take a quick break and come back with more. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. this week, a crazy low price on tide, $10.99 for 100 ounces. skip the warehouse. quilted northern is $10.99 for 24 double rolls. and dryer's ice cream is just $2.99. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you s

. >> people were caught by two explosion and another one at the jfk library. police are dismantling two more devices. there are a lot of questions right now. we just don't note answer to all -- know the answer to all of them. people were taken to tents. they became triage tents. we know at least 23 people have been hurt. two have died. bomb squads have been called. people were told to stay away from trash cans and police try to figure out what caused these explosions. the boston marathon facebook page said two explosions went off. we understand 86 have been hurt and they happened at mile marker 26. it was supposed to be a special place. we also know off duty boston police officers have been called. the new york city police, they're stepping up security at hotels, locations in new york. washington is on heightened alert. many who work there are taking the train heading back to baltimore. several people from maryland were running in the race and their families have spent the afternoon trying to find them the. >> reporter: 4438 marylanders -- 4438 marylanders -- 4

. >> you may have heard someone reference a possible explosion at the jfk library miles away. we later found out that fire had nothing to do with these bombings. >> this morning we are hearing from local runners. one of those runners is a hero. a doctor in that group performed cpr on a runner. they say boston looked like a war zone. >> i said this can't be a bomb. >> i have seen something like that. and when the second bomb went off, we knee this was for real. >> more than 1200 people from washington maryland and virginia ran in the mayor thon. >> ahead why things looked like a party. >> and will you need your umbrella today or the sunglasses? >> tom and danella are back. >> 5:06 is your time [ telephone rings ] good evening, this is flo. [laughs] yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. >>> good morning. we have low clouds and chilly temperatures. right now down into the low and mid 50s. few braths in the clouds party sunny by noon time. by then we should be in the upper 60s. low to mid 70s and a party sunny sky slight ch

and the word, of course, of another bomb elsewhere placed at the jfk library is apparently turning out not to be true. at least five other packages have been found on the street, have been deemed suspicious and are being destroyed. but there is no firm confirmation of whether they were actually explosive devices although some officials tonight say there is reason to think that some of them were. we are told, by the way, that one of the two victims killed in the explosion was 8 years old. boston police say there was no specific intelligence warning of any kind of attack. federal officials tonight say there is no reason to think that this is part of any larger threat. at this point they believe it is confined to boston. but a meeting tonight will decide whether any kind of national alert will be sent out. there is no suspect in custody, authorities say. but some people are being questioned including some with injuries who were taken to boston hospitals. one of those, a person in whom there is some interest is a young person who was here on a student visa. brian? >> pete williams in our w

the third explosion reported at jfk library. but that was not ruled as part of the marathon attack. there were no reports of injuries there at jfk airport. or jfk library. boston police and federal authorities converge on the scene and are now searching for clues to who is behind these explosions. mary is live in the newsroom with the latest information. >> reporter: boston's police commissioner wrapped up a news conference, just a short time ago, with an update on the investigation so far. and a warning for people in boston. >> we're recommending to people that they stay home. that if they're in hotels in the area, that they return to their rooms, and that they don't go any place and congregate in large crowds. we want to make sure that we comeetdly stabilize the situation. >> as spectators ran from the scene, many of them left behind bags or backpacks. the police commissioner says each of those bags is being treated as a suspicious device and is being inspected. and wjz just got this word out of baltimore county. as a result of today's tragic events in boston, police chief jim john

. >> while she's worked for several new york nonprofit organizations, including the jfk library. >>> out of cypress might not be over yet. you might remember the country just struck a deal to bail out its failed banking system. it's going to cost some of the biggest deposit forors more tha% of their saving. >> if the bank needs more cash, it could take another 22% on top of that. those with the most in the bank could lose 60% of their accounts if things don't get better fast enough. >> can you imagine? >>> we're going to go to myanmar, the country's shift from strict authoritarian rule has brought about an amazing change. private newspapers. >> for the first time in almost 50 years, private daily newspapers are now being sold in the country starting today. it really puts an end to the state monopoly, until recently, reporters in myanmar, they face some of the harshest restrictions in the world. >> i heard that all of these editions from all of those newspapers that went on sale sold out within a couple of hours. >> there you go. >>> back to the story out of brazil. police say they hav

the air. boston police say there was also a fire at jfk library in the door chester neighborhood. police now say as of this moment there is no evidence to connect it to the bombings. they think it was a fire, unrelated. they are still investigating. nobody was hurt that -- in that fire. take a look at the map of the area now so you can get a sense of what happened. the blasts 200 feet apart. twin explosions on patriot's day in boston when people were running the marathon, families and friends cheering them on. thousands packing the streets on a holiday there. and in an instant, everything changed. "the fox report's" correspondent jonathan hunt was on air with us when this happened and has the latest information from our newsroom. jonathan? >> shep, first the timing of this. the last runners actually were recorded crossing the finish line at 2:57 eastern time that gives you a pretty accurate picture of exactly when those two explosions ripped through the scene. one first, then another. about 14 seconds apart by our count as we listened to the explosions on the video that you saw. n

reports of more possible bombs, air traffic grounded, a separate fire at the jfk library that proved be unrelated. soon hospitals report fatalities and scores of serious injuries including lost limbs and injuries to children. then shock as we get details of one of the deaths, martin richard, an 8-year-old boy whose sweet smile became the face of the tragedy for many. boston and the nation on high alert. at 6:10 p.m., the president condemned the attack. >> we still do not know who did this or why. >> federal officials quickly classified the bombings as an act of terror and put all hands on deck with a level one mobilization. all sports and cultural events in boston cancelled, the finish line at the boston marathon now a crime scene bustling with investigators looking for clues. >> someone knows who did this. >> reporter: day two, with no one in custody, law enforcement makes a plea for the public's help, asking for video and photographs. >> we ask that businesses preserve and review video surveillance, we are asking the public to remain alert. >> reporter: the investigation finds only