to reaffirm that the spirit of this city isspirit of this counl remain undimmed. -- shall remain undimmed. to governor patrick, mayor menino, cardinal o'malley and all the faith leaders who are here, governors romney, swift, weld and dukakis, members of congress and most of all the people of boston and the families who have lost a piece of your heart, we thank you more your leadership. we thank you for your courage. we thank you for your grace. i'm here today on behalf of the american people with a simple message: every one of us has been touched by this attack on your beloved city. of every one of us stands with you. because, after all, it's our beloved city too. boston may be your hometown, but we claim it too. it's one of america's iconic cities. it's one of the world's great cities. and one of the reasonseans the d knows boston so well is that boston opens its heart to the world. over successive generations you've welcomed again and again new arrivals to our shores. immigrants who constantly reinvigorated this city and this commonwealth and our nation. every fall you welcome students

america's spirit remains undimmed. our faith in each other and our love for this country, our common creed that cuts across whatever superficial differences we may have, that's what makes us strong. that's why we endure. in the days to come, we will remain vigilant as a nation and i have no doubt the city of boston and those around it will continue to respond in the same proud and hoe roik way they have thus far and their fellow americans will be right there with them every step of the way. may god bless the people of boston and the united states of america. >> hi, i'm tim scott, senator from south carolina. this week, on patriot's day a day that celebrates the beginning of our kyntry's journey toward freedom, a horrific stradge dioccurred. the boston marathon bombing left all of us with a heavy heart and we pray for the victims and their families. however the perpetrates of this act hoped to shake the confidence of a city, they only strengthened the resolve of the nation this became apparent immediately as first respo

america's spirit remains undimmed. our faith in each other, our love for this country, our common creed that cuts across whatever superficial differences we may have, that's what makes us strong. that's why we endure. >> the events in boston are having ripple effects with regard to security right here in the bay area. just ask anybody who went to the san francisco giants game last night. the team decided to step up security by scanning every single fan coming into the ballpark with a metal detecting wand. but the process was taking so long, more than hatch tlf the c was still waiting. screeners stopped using the wands so fans could just get inside. >> they should plan for these things. they should have staff who actually get us into the game. you pay a lot of money to get us into these games. >> it's a good idea because of what's currently going on in our country. they did send out a warning, arrive early for all sporting events. apparently 45 minutes early is just not early enough. >> there's no word yet if the giants

america's spirit remains undimmed.ur faith in each other, our love for this country, our common creed that cuts across whatever superficial differences we may have, that's what makes us strong. >>> the republicans agree senator tim scott of south carolina calls the first responders amazing americans who put their own lives on the line. both addresses were recorded before the second suspect was finally captured last night. >>> the boy scouts of america has announced a big change proposing to lift the ban on letting gay youngsters belong to the organization. the possible change in policy comes after the boy scouts conducted a survey earlier this year. but the scouts will continue to bar gay adults from serving in leadership roles. a local scout wants that rule abolished so he can become a scoutmaster. casey leonard is openly gay. >> it's tricky, and it's confusing because it sends scouts the message that it's okay to be gay until you are 18. >> gay rights groups have pushed for a total reversal of the ban. some religious

america's spirit remains undimmed. our faith in each other, our love for this country, our common creed that cuts across whatever superficial differences we may have, that's what makes us strong. >>> the republicans agree senator tim scott of south carolina calls the first responders amazing americans who put their own lives on the line. both addresses were recorded before the second suspect was finally captured last night. >>> the boy scouts of america has announced a big change proposing to lift the ban on letting guy youngsters belong to the organization. the possible change in policy comes after the boy scouts conducted a survey earlier this year. but the scouts will continue to prevent gays from serving in leadership roles. a local scout wants that rule abolished so he can become a scoutmaster. casey leonard is openly gay. >> it's confusing because it sends scouts the message that it's okay to be gay until you are 18. >> gay rights groups have pushed for a total reversal of the ban. some religious groups want it t

and the spirit of this country shall remain undimmed. to governor patrick mayor menino, cardinal o'malley and all the faith leaders who are here, governors romney, swift, weld and dukakis. members of congress and most of all, the people of boston and the families who have lost a piece of your heart. we thank you for your leadership. we thank you for your courage. we thank you for your grace. i'm here today on behalf of the american people with a simple message. every one of us has been touched by this attack on your beloved city. every one of us stands with you. because after all, it's our beloved city, too. boston may be your hometown, but we claim it, too. it was one of america's iconic cities. it's one of the world's great cities. and one of the reasons the world knows boston so well is that boston opens its heart to the world. over successive generations you've welcomed, again and again, new arrivals to our shores. immigrants who constantly reinvigorated this city and this commonwealth and our nation. every fall you welcome students

and the spirit of this country shall remain undimmed. to governor patrick, mayor menino, cardinal o'malley and all the faith leaders who are here, governors romney, swift, weld and due cokus and most of all the people of boston and the families who have lost a piece of your heart, we thank you for your leadership, we thank you for your courage, we thank you for your grace. i'm here today on behalf of the american people with a simple message. every one of us has been touc d ed by this attack on your beloved city. every one of us stands with you. because after all it's our beloved city too. boston may be your hometown, but we claim it too. it's one of america's iconic cities. it's one of the world's great cities. and one of the reasons the world knows boston so well is that boston opens its heart to the world. over successive generations you've welcomed again and again new arrivals to our shores. immigrants who constantly reinvigorated this city and this commonwealth and our nation. every fall you welcome students from all across america

the memory of her will continue undimmed, strong and clear for years to come. in keeping with the unusual, unique character of margaret thatcher herself. >> thank you, mr. speaker. may i begin, on behalf of my right honorable friend, pushing our deepest sympathies to the family of baroness thatcher to her children and grandchildren. i want to thank you, mr. speaker, for calling parliament. it is the right thing to do in this chamber that she dominated for so long. we, the representatives of the people of the united kingdom should meet here to pay to get and also to reflect on her long period in office. ,he was many things, a pioneer first female leader of a major political party in the united kingdom. the first female prime minister. she did break that last ceiling. she also broke through the social barriers, standing in the way of anyone at that time and generation from becoming the leader of a major political party. she was a woman of personal and political courage, a politician of formidable ability, a states woman who transformed not only the united kingdom

america's spirit remains undimmed. our faith in each other, our love for this country, our common creed that cuts across whatever superficial differences we may have that's what makes us strong. that's why we endure. in the days to come, we will remain vigilant as a nation. and i have no doubt the city of boston and its surrounding communities will continue to respond in the same proud and heroic way that they have thus far and their fellow americans will be right there with them every step of the way. may god bless the people of boston and the united states of america. >> i and the senator from south carolina. this is a day that celebrate our journey toward freedom. hasboston marathon bombing left all of us with a heavy heart. we pray for the victims and their families. can shake hope they the confidence of the city. they have only strengthened the resolve of our nation. this became apparent as first responders ran toward unknown dangers. they put their own lives on the vine to help others. we are still thankful for t

america's spirit remains undimmed.th in each other, our love for this country, our common creed that cuts across whatever superficial differences we may have, that's what makes us strong. that's why we endure. >> reporter: alex, we have seen the president go into an all-too-familiar role which is sort of the consoler in chief. we saw him assume this role, of course, after the newtown shootings, the shootings in tucson, arizona. he took on a similar role, of course, this week. but when he came out to speak last night, he also gave some indication into what he had instructed lawmakers to do and federal officials to do moving forward which was to really answer some key questions, including, of course, what motivated these two young men to take these actions and then also were they working with anyone else? were there any accompliceaccomp? we are being told according to senior administration officials with whom i've spoken, federal officials, the national security team will be in contact with their counterparts overseas as

reaffirm that the spirit of this city is undaunted and the spirit of the country shall remained undimmedmalley and all the faith leaders who are here, governors romney, swift, weld and dukakis, members of congress, and most of all, the people of boston and the families who've lost a piece of your heart, we thank you for your leadership. we thank you for your courage. we thank you for your grace. i'm here today on behalf of the american people with a simple message. every one of us has been touched by this attack on your beloved city. every one of us stands with you. because, after all, it's our beloved city, too. boston may be your hometown but we claim it, too. it's one of america's iconic cities. it's one of the world's great cities. and one of the reasons, the world knows boston so well is that boston opens its heart to the world. over successive generations, you've welcomed again and again new arrivals to our shores; immigrants who constantly reinvigorated this city and this commonwealth and our nation. every fall, you welcome students from all across america and all across the globe

america's spirit remains undimmed.ur faith in each other, our love in our country, our common creed, whatever superficial differences we may have, that is what make the strong. that is why we endure. i have no doubt that the city of boston will continue to respond the same proud and her work way that they have thus far. their fellow americans will be with them every step of the way. may god bless the people of boston and the united states of america. host: from the new york daily news, a may shape -- a makeshift memorial has been set up. a crime scene investigation and the pictures of the three victims, including a student from china that was studying at bu, a 29-year-old woman and the eight-year-old boy with funeral services expected this week. two of the victim still remain in critical condition. back to your calls and comments, the l.a. times writing about this on this sunday morning -- the boy scouts of america allowing gay scout but no gay leaders. the l.a. times writes -- next and is joining us from akron, ohio.

. -- undimmed. to governor patrick, mayor menino, cardinal o'malley, and all the faith leaders who are here, governors romney, swift, weldon, dukakis, members of congress, and most of all, the people of boston and the families who have lost a piece of your heart, we thank you for your leadership. we thank you for your courage. we thank you for your grace. i'm here today on behalf of the american people with asmple message, every one of us has been touched by this attack on your beloved city. every one of us stands with you. because, after all, is our beloved city, too. boston maybe your hometown, but we claim it, too. it's one of america's iconic cities. it's one of the world's great cities. and one of the reasons the world knows boston so what is that boston opened its heart to the world. over successive generations, you've welcomed again and again new arrivals to our shores. immigrants who constantly reinvigorated the city and this commonwealth, and our nation. every fall on you welcome students f

reaffirm that the spirit of this city is undaunted and the spirit of the country shall remained undimmedtrick, mayor menino, cardinal o'malley and all the faith leaders who are here, governors romney, swift, weld and dukakis, members of congress, and most of all, the people of boston and the families who've lost a piece of your heart, we thank you for your leadership. we thank you for your courage. we thank you for your grace. i'm here today on behalf of the american people with a simple message. every one of us has been touched by this attack on your beloved city. every one of us stands with you. because, after all, it's our beloved city, too. boston may be your hometown but we claim it, too. it's one of america's iconic cities it's one of the world's great cities. and one of the reasons, the world knows boston so well is that boston opens its heart to the world. over successive generations, you've welcomed again and again new arrivals to our shores; immigrants who constantly reinvigorated this city and this commonwealth and our nation. every fall, you welcome students from all across a

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america's spirit remains undimmed. our faith in each other and our love for this country, our common creed that cuts across whatever superficial differences we may have, that's what makes us strong. that's why we endure. in the days to come, we will remain vigilant as a nation and i have no doubt the city of boston and those around it will continue to respond in the same proud and hoe roik way they have thus far and their fellow americans will be right there with them every step of the way. may god bless the people of boston and the united states of america. >> hi, i'm tim scott, senator from south carolina. this week, on patriot's day a day that celebrates the counning of our kyntry's-- ntry's journey toward freedom, a horrific stradge dioccurred.-- tragedy occurred. the boston marathon bombing left all of us with a heavy heart and we pray for the victims and their families. however the perpetrates of this act hoped to shake the confidence of a city, they only strengthened the resolve of the nation this became apparen